calling of that name. He heard no look on his face was deeply abhorrent
whispered answer. Instead, the door to Bruce.
Curiously. Simon's face
he had Just passed through that softly flushed, and he whirled in hie chair.
Horace Larwill ot Crawford.villa Head act. That will not bar the
behind him.
“Do you mean anything In particu­ was to be tried ia Albsnv vesterday Enterprise.
For a fleeting instant he hoped that lar. Old Bill?" he demanded.
on a charge of poeeqssiug intoxi­
the wiud had blown It shut For it is
Twenly-two acres of wheat exam­
“It looks to me like maybe Dave's cants.
always the way of youth to hope—as forgot a lot of things you told him,
ined in this county by the iaspect-
f
long as any hope la left. His heart and be and Linda are havin' a little
or» thia year waa certified as souud
ever seen in Halsey is on display
leaped and he whirled to fare t t Thao sparkin' time together out In the
and 60 acres rejected.
at the store of
he heard the unmistakable sound of a brush. ”
bolt being slid into place.
A t the county fair baby show
The idea seemed to please the clan.
k i n d u r * t5 * c®un|F ia,r l,al)Y »bow
Some little space of Ume followed
~ 'll
i
V m i k i i (luwatd Coruutt, aon of C larence
But Simon's eyes glowed, and Bruce
in silence. He struggled with growing
Coruutt and wife, won the first
himself felt the beginnings of a blind
i horror, and time seemed limitless.
with bright porcelain and shining
rage that might, uuleae he held bard
prixe in the class for children .over
nickel which need no polish. Up-
! Then a strong man laughed grimly In
upon IL hurl him against their re­
3 years old.
to-date cooking apparatus ; latest
the darkness.
and
get
price*.
morseless weapons. “I don't want any
improvements.
Karl W . Harmon, who had an
We handle G O O D Y E A R , F I» K sad
more such talk out of you. Old Bill,"
CHAPTER XX
Simon reproved him. "end we've talked O A T E S T IR E S and are able to sell taction sale Mouday on the Mc­
enough, anyway.” Ute keen eyes stud­ j you a tire at almost any price you wish Lain place, ha* rented a farm a
■to pay.
As Bruce watted, his eyeg slowly be­
RUGS
ied Bruce's flushed face. “One of you
in
Automobile repairing. W illard bat­ few miles west of Albany,
came accustomed to the darkness. He
give our guest a chair and fix him up
L IN O L E U M S
Menton county.
began to see the dim outlines of his In It with a thong. We don't want tery service.
Our prices sell goods
fellow occupants of the room— fully I him flying off the coop and getting
HALSEY G ARAG E
CO NG O LEUM S
N. C. Smith end wife of Canby,
seven brawny men seated Io chain shot nntll we ns done talking to Mm ”
FOOTK BROS., Props.
former
residents of Halsey, re­
about the walls. “Let's hear you drop
Phones {
16x5
turned to this place Thursday to
(To be continued.)
I Residence, 164
your rifle.” one of them said.
reside on tbeir farm about three
Bruce reacqtnlxed the grim voice as
DtKh buy for the winter feeding. There
lect In the past twenty years It need­ Simon's— heard on one occasloo before.
miles from towo.
were wide, greet, pastures, ensllvered ed painting and many of Its windows
He let his rifle fall from hie hands. He
by the moon, and fields of corn laid
The paver* on the Halsey-Har.
'vert, broken. Bruce rejoiced to see knew that only death would be the
ont in even rows. The old appeal of that there were no lights In the east
risburg contract laid 615 feet of
the soil, an Instinct that no person of wing of the house; the window that answer to any resistance to these men.
concrete Monday, which was a
Anglo-Saxon descent can ever com­ I.lnda had Indicated In the note was Then Simon scratched a match, and
without
looking
at
him,
bent
to
touch
record dav’a work. They expect
pletely escape, swept through him
Just a black squure on the moonlit It to the wick of the lamp.
to reach Alford by the time the
They were worth fighting for, those wall.
The tiny flame sputtered and flick­
Enterprise is out and then lie off
fertile acres.
There was a neglected garden close ered. filling the room with dancing
for the winter.
Not for nothing have a hundred gen­
to this wing of the house. I f he could shadows. Bruce looked about him.
erations of Anglo-Saxon people been reach this spot In safety he could ap­
Simon sat beside the fireplace, the
Robert Jackson, who came from
tillers of the soil. They had left a proach within a few feet of the house
lamp at his elbow.
As the wick
A'pina, Mich., looking for a lo­
love of It to Bruce. He knew what
and still remain In cover. Ho went caught, the light brightened and stead­
cation, last week, ha* rented the
It would be like to feel the earth's flat, then slowly crawled toward IL
ied, and Bruce could see plainly. On
K. 8. Marsters farm, on the
pulse through the handles of a plow to
Once a light sprang up In a window each side of him. In chairs about the
Brownsville road. The Marslera
behold the first start of green thlrgs
near the front, and he pressed close walls, sat Simon's brothers and his
In the spring and the golden ripening
family will mova to Brownsville.
to the earth. But in a moment it went blood relations that shared the estate
In fall; to watch the flocks through the away. He crept on. H e didn't know
with him.
They were huge, gaunt
breathless nights and the herds feed­
The grand master of I 0 O. F.
When a watchman' m one of the dark men, moat of them dark-bearded and
ing on the distant hills.
and other grand officers of that
Windows would discern his creeping sallow-skinned, and all of them regard­
Bruce looked over the ground. He figure. But he did know perfectly Just
organisation and the Rebekahs are
ed him with the same gate of specula­
knew enough not to continue the trail what munner.of greeting he might ex tive Interest.
expected
at the next meeting ofjthn
farther The space In front was bathed pect In thia event. There would he a
Bruce did not flinch before their
Brownsville Rebekahs, which will
In moonlight, and he would make the Single little spurt of tire in the durk
gaze. He stood erect as he could. In- J
be a joint meeting with the I. 0 .
best kind of target to any rifleman ness, go small ’that probably his eyes stlnctlvely defiant.
0- F. in honor of President M il­
watching from the windows of the would quite full to catch It. I f they
“Our guest Is rather early,” Simon
dren McMahan.
bouse. He turned through the coverts, did discern It, there would be no time began. "Dave hasn't come yet, and
seeking the shadow of the forests at £pr a messuge to be recorded In bis Dave Is the principal witness.“
The Brownsville Good Citisen-
one side.
brain. It would mean a swift and cer­
A bearded man across the room an­
ship league ha* adopted resolution*
Oy going In a quartering direction tain end of all messages. The Turners swered him. “But I guess we ain't
recommending preference of pub-
ha was able to approach within two would lose no- time In emptying their goln' to let the prisoner ge for lack
lications which do not advertise
hundred yards of the hodse Without rifles at him, and there wouldn't be the of evidence.“
cigarets. The Halsey E ' erpriee
emerging into the mooftllght. At that slightest doubt about their hitting the
The circle laughed then—a harsh
ha* repeatedly refused offers of
point the real difficulty of the stalk mark. All the clan .were expert shots sound that was not greatly different
good pay for advertising cigarets.
begun.
He hovered In the shadows, and the hange was close.
from the laughter of the coyotes on
then slipped one hundred feet further
Shake, league I
The place was ueeply silent. He the sagebrush bills. But they sobered
to the trunk of a greet oak free.
felt a growing sense-of awe. In a mo- whan they saw that Simon hadn't
A oarload or two of what in the
lie could see the house ’much niori ment more, he slipped Into the Rhad laughed. His dark eyes were glowing.
plainly now. True, It hud suffered nett ows of the neglected rose gardens.
eastern
states would ba called eaw-
"You, by no chance, met him on the
logi were unloaded here Tuesday.
strain a musculer Jerk that might have
He lay quiet an instant, resting. He way home, did you!" he asked.
revealed Ids position. But when he didn't wish to risk the success of his
They are of cedar und are to bo
•T wish I bad," Bruce replied. “But
turned his head he could see nothing expedition by fatiguing himself now
set beside poles of the Mountaiu
I didn't"
hut the coverts and the moon above He wanted his full strength qnd
States Power company which are
T don't understand your eagerness.
them. A gurden snake, or perhaps a breath for uny crisis that he should You didn't seem overly eager to meet
rotting off at the ground. The
blind mole, had made the sound.
meet In the room where Linda was us."
poles, bolted and wired to these
Four minutes later he was within confined.
Bruce smiled wanly. These wilder­
atuba, w ill thus have a naw leaso
one dozen feet of the designated win­
Nevertheless, the stock of his rifle ness men regarded him with fresh In
of lift.
dow. There was a stretch of moon­ felt good In his hands. .Perhaps there terest. Somehow, they hadn't counted
The Ladies' Missionary society of
light between, but lie pnssed It quick­ would be n running fight after he got on his smiling. I t was almost as If be
ly. And now he stood In bold relief the girl out of the house, and then his were of the wtldernaae breed himself,
the Chriatiao church, aome 14 in
against the moonlit house-wall.
•umber, gathered at the church
cartridges would be needed. There Instead of the eon of cities. “I'm here,
He was In perfectly plain sight of might even be a moment of close work am I n o t r he said. “It Isn't as If you
Tuesday and were taken in oars to
The
New
York
detnoorati
c
plat
any one on the hill behind. Possibly with what guurds the Turners hud set came to tny house first.” •
the home of Mrs, Edna Chance,
orm favors light wines and beer,
Ills distant form might have been dis­ over her. But the heavy stock used
“Yes. you're here.” Simon confirmed.
where a meeting waa held and re-
cerned from the window of one of the like u club, would be most Use to him “And I ’m wondering If you remember (bat ia merely a vote catcher.
freahmanta enjoyed,
Mra. John
(Continued from page 1)
‘There
a
in
't
no
euch
anim
al."
lesser houses occupied h.v Simon's kin. then.
what I told you Just as you left Mar-
Pittman
wm
leader
in
the
literary
But he was too close to- the wall to
Thia is Columhas day.
Many times, he knew, skulking fig­ tin's store that day—that I gave no — Junction City Times.
program.
be visible from the windows of Simon's ures had been concealed In this gar­ man two warnings.”
Mrs. Clair M iller waa shopping
house, except by n deliberate scrutiny. den. Probably the Turners, In the
■I remember that," Bruce replied.
Experiments to demonstrate the
at the county seat Friday.
And the window slipped up noiseless­ days of the blood-feud, had often wait­ “I sew no reason for listening to you
vaine of the dry copper carbonate
ly In Ids bunds.
ed In its shadows for a sight of some I don't see any reason now, and 1
J.C . Bramwell and wife were a) treatment for grain smut are to be
He was considerably surprised.. He one of their enemies In a lighted win­ wouldn't I f It wasn’t for th a t row of
the race* at the fair ground Satur­ conducted by H . H - Eastman,
had expected this window to be locked. dow Old ghosts dwelt In I t ; he could guns." *
day.
Riverside; C. T- Starr, Plainview,
Simon studied his pale race. “Per­
see their shadows waver out of the
J.
B. Cornett and C. H. Brown
Mrs
Joaie
Smith
and
daughtei
corner of his eyes. Or perhaps It was haps you'll be sorry you didn't listen,
before this night Is over. Ahd there
Mary and Frank Kirk snd John Shedd; W . H . Abraham, Peoria';
only the shadow of the brambles,
We have lots of good ______ Seliash went to tfce fair Thursday
P. 8. Freerkeen. Harmony; Leo
ere many hours yet In IL Bruce—you
blown by the wind.
Zeller, Thomas; C. R. Evans,
came
up
here
to
these
mountains
Once his heart leaped Into his
Misa
Gertrude
McKern
was
it
Lake Creek; W illiam Robertson,
throat at a sharp crack of brush lie- open old wounds.”
“Simon, I come up here to right on hand and are getting morteverv day town last Thursday for the day, Waterloo; Joe Dobrkovsky, Rich
side lifm ; and be could scarcely re-
returning to Corvallis the next ardson Gap; C. H . Poland, Shedd,
wrongs—and you know It. I f old
he would soon encounter the door that wounds are opened. I can't help IL“
day.
and J. P. Stern»», Tallman.
led Into the Interior rooms.
“And tonight.” 8lmon went on as If
to »»2
In a moment he found IL He stood he had not been answered, “you hare
The
Harrisburg
hotel h*s
(Continued on page 4)
waiting. He turned the knob geutly;
Mrs. Joseph
to »40, Very good changed hands »gain,
come unbidden Into our bouse. It Used ranges »20
then softly pulled. But the door was
conditon. All nt^bsrgam prices.
Wooley has it now snd has closed
would be all the evidence the courts
locked.
the dining room.
422 West First sL. Albany, Oregon.
would
need.
Bruce—that
you
crept
In­
There was no Hound now but the
to our house In the dead of night. I f
Mrs. Mildred McMahan went to
loud beating of his own heurt. He
could no longer hear the voices of the anything happened to you here, no
word could be raised against us. You
wind outside the open window. He
ol
were a brave man. Bruce.”
wondered whether, should he hurl all
; whom she is the state head, j
GtrABXNTSSD WOBK
'So
I
can
suppose
yotf
left
the
his magnificent strength against the
got home Tuesday.
L aunobv
panels, he coaid break the lock; and note?"
The circle laughed again, but Simon
tf he did so, whether he could escape
Mrs. L E. Walton had charge
C lkanino and P b esumo
with the girl before he was shot down. silenced them with a gesture. "You’re
of the telephone office Satnrday
D D R IB E L IN . Prop.
But his hand. wandering over the very keen.” he said.
while C. P. Stafford and wife went
"Then where Is Ltqde?" Bruce's
lock, encountered the key.
,tn Eugene to consult an expert
eyes
hardened.
“I
am
more
Interested
. M . F r e n c h a S ons
- It was easy, after all. He turned the
.about Mr. Stafford'» eye*.
ALBANY
OREG.
key.
The door opened beneath his In her whereabouts than tn this talk
with you."
hand.
I Liun county his t brae Jersey
“The lost seen of her, she was going
I f there had been a single ray of
calf clubs, three Holstein, two
Office 1st door south of school bouse
light under the door or through the up a hill with Dave. When Dave re­
shorthorn, four sheep clubs, five
turns
you
can
ask
him."
keyhole, his -course would have been
Halsey, Oregon.
1
pig
club*, and two go»t dubs,
The bearded man opposite from
quite different. He would have opened
j Each one was represented in the
the door suddenly In thnt cuse, hoping Simon uttered a short syllable of a
Handles Town snd Country Property. tryout at O. A C. Sept. 12. The
to take by surprise whosoever of the laugh. “And It don't look like he's go­
Ha W at Considerably Surprised. Ha clan were guarding Linda. To open a ln j to return." he said. The knowjng Give him s call snd see if be can ts animal husbandry and dairy hus­
W IL D E Y LODGE NO. (JÍ,
Had Expected T bit Window to Ba door slowly Into a room full of ene­
you up.
bandry departments at the college
Regular
meeting next Saturday
Locked.
mies Is only to give them plenty of
arranged lor the classes of hog»,
night.
»beep, dairy, and ’ beef cattle on
Some way, he felt less hopeful of suc­ time to cock their rifles. But In this
which the youngsters worked.
cess. He recalled in his mind (he di­ ense the room was in darkness, and all
rections that Linda had left, wonder­ thnt he need fear was making a sud­
Charles Holloway and wife of
ing If he had come to the wrong win­ den souqd. The opening slowly
Brownsville
visited at the Wheeler
Widened.
Then
he
slipped
through
and
dow. But there was no chance' of a
LA W Y E R AND NOTARY
home Sunday,
The Holloway*
mistake In this regard; It was the north- stood ten breathless seconds In silence.
“Linda,”
he
whispered.
He
waited
have developed a farm near Browns­
emnv st window In the east wtng. ■
B bowksviixm , Outoon
ville that many a farmer might
However, she had said that she would a long time for an answer. Then he
study ea a model with profit.
he niullued In an interior room, and J stole farther Into the room.
possibly the Turners had seen no need ' “Linda,” lie said again. "It's Bruce.
They hare reared a fam ily and
of Imrrlers other than Its locked door, i Are you here!”
sent them out into (be world re­
And
in
that
unfathomable
silence
ha
t'Fot.nlily tlipy |md not even anticipated
spected citisena. And now they
ATTO RNEY A T LA W
heard a sound—a sound so dim and
that Bruce would attempt a rescue.
have retired from their many
small that It only reached the frontier
lie IcatxMl lightly upward and j of hearing. I t was n strange, whisper­
Cosick Bank Building,
year* of hard work snd are living
slipped silently Into the room. Except ing. eerie sound, and It filled the room
in their South Brownsville home,
Albany, Oregon.
for the moonlit square on the fl-ior It . like the faintest, almost Imperceptible
with a handsome new auto and
was quite In darkness.
gust of wind. But there was no doubt­
other modem conveniences to take
He stood a tnomeut, hardly breath­ ing Its reality. A living creature oc­
the rough edge off from life in their
ing But he decided It waa not best to ; cupied this place of darkness with him.
declining years.
strike a match. A match might reveal and waa either half-gagged by a hand­
e-tid e* ao longerfueeded or sneered«!
his presence to some one In so adjoin
kerchief over the face or was trying
The Dunlap drug company of by better one* which so nebody would
Ing room. He rested his hand against to conceal Its presence by muffling Its
»1,
IveriSeement the
Brownsville sella periodicals but like to obtaia Au advertisement
the wall, then moved alowly around , breathing. “Linda. ' be said again.
of thle. coating 25c.
'night find *
c, might
refuses to handle those that ad. eue
the room. lie knew that by this course I There was a strange response tq the
buyer and covert whet
The most enticing line of
K ITC H EN
RANGES
Before buj ing automo-
bile supplies of anv
It Will pay you to come to
H I L L & C O .,
....
.
Halsey Garage
FURNITURE
==
Sportknit
Sweater Coats
The type.of Sweater Coat the young
fellows are wearing Two pockets. In
brown, blue and green heathor. A splen­
did garment for warmth in or out of doors.
Can be worn under the coat or as a coat
itself.
Priced at $ 3 .7 5
[ maint CLOTHINGS]
ALBANY
OREGON
Jots and Tittles
E. L. Stiff
FURNITURE EXCHANfiE_
USED FURNITURE
Beauty Banquet Ranges $65
The Old Stand Barber S b »
V a S S j* “
We make a
Specialty of
Friendship,
Engagement and
Wedding
Rings
W . J . R ib e lin
)ealer
in Real Estate.
I- 0. 0. F.
Amor A. Tussing
For the best cash prices see
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C. C . B R Y A N T
H A Y . G R A IN . FEE
A N D LIV E S T O C K
First-class grinding and grain cleaning done
at any time
FARM ERS"” ’ "“ 3
¿ CASH
vocate the weaktuiug of the Voi- ■owoelv trash into goo-l