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F L O O R C O V E R IN G
Congoleum and Lino­
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STO VES and
the yard
RANGES
Our prices are made with
the best makes
the object of selling
goods
See our stock and prices before you buy
I slowness and deliberation. He was no
longer afraid. It was just as It had
been before—a «arm figure lying still
, and helpless for his own terrible pleas-
( ore. A few more steps and he would
¡be near enough to see plainly; then
(Continurd from page I)
—after the grizzly habit—to fling into
We have lota of good
i ,,le l'h«rge. He paused, his muscles
Up 10 Ssptember 15, 1922. in
setting. And then the meadows sud- Linn count/ there were registered
. deuly rung with the undulations of 20 motor
vehicle dealers 298
his snarl.
chauffeurs, 689 motor vehicle oper- oa hand sad are getting taoreeverv day
Almost unconscious. Bruce did not
aturs, 9*1 mo'nrryclee, 8951 pM .
understand what had caused hla utter­
ance/ But strangely, the bear had lift- •enger cars, 8 aiubulaucet aud
ed his head and was staring straight hearses, H busses and stages, 81
; over him. For the first time Bruce commercial cars of less than one
i heard the wild beat of hoofs on the ton capacity. 266 trucks of from
turf behind him.
one to live tous capacity and 11 Uaed ranges $30 to $40, Very good
conditoa. All n£bargaiu prices.
! He didn't have time to turn and trailers of from one to five tout
423 West First at., Albany, Oregon.
look. There was do opportunity even capacity, or a total of 4823 licensed
I for n flood of renewed hope. Events passenger and commercial motor
I followed upon one unother with star- Vehicle«.
l tltng rapidity. The sharp, unmlstak-
The big Shedd-Davis stcre at
' able crack of a pistol leaped through
the dusk, and a bullet sung over his Shedd has a new roof.
b<Hly. And then a wild-riding figure
George Lnubner followed the
swept up to him.
building of the new lumber shed
It was I.inda. firing os she came.
How she hud been able to control her with a tine uew office building at
horse and ride him Into that scene hie lumber yard.
The Blade Glittered; but Linda Waa
of peril no words may reveal. Per­
The W F. M. S met with Mrs.
Afraid ta Look at tt Closely.
haps, running wildly beneath the lash,
M-
P. Gardner Saturday after­
the Soared loads that the Turners cul­ his starting eyes did not discern or In­
noon. The lessun, ••India’« H er­
tivated. She went to their very edge. terpret the gray figure scarcely a score
M. F r e n c h & S o ns
It woe a rather high point, so she of yards distant from Bruce; and it itage," was discussed by Mrs. A
ALBANY
OREO.
waited here for the moon to emerge Is true the grizzly’s pungent smell— W. Foote and Mre. B M. M iller.
demonstration showing the
again. Never, It seemed to her, hod It a thing to" terrify much more and to A
moved so slowly. But oil at once Its be interpreted more clearly than any views of two missionary women
kind o f dim form In the moonlight— was given by Mrs. B. M. Miller
light flowed forth over the land.
H er eyes searched the distant was blown In the opposite direction. and
Mrs. D. 8, McWilliams.
spaces, but she could catch no glimpse Perhaps the lashing strap recalled the Mrs. \ anNice was a guest and
of Simon between the trees.
Evi­ terrible punishment the horse hnd un­ became a member of the society
dently he no longer walked In the dergone earlier that evening at the Mesdames A. W
Foote, Arthur
direction of the house. Then she looked hands of Simon and no room was left Wesley, B M M iller, E. B Pen-
for any lesser terror. But most likely
out over the tilled lands.
land, D. Sturtevant, John Stand-
Almost a quarter of a mile away of all. Just as In the case of brave
she saw the flicker of a miniature Soldiers riding their horses Into bat­ ish, Frank Hadley, Van Nice, D
dyers
clean er s
shadow. Only the vivid quality of the tle, the girl’s own strength and cour­ 3. McW illiams aud Eli«» Braudou
were present.
moonlight, against which any shadow age went Into him.
t a il o r s
hatters
was dear-cut and sharp, enabled her to
The hear reared np, snarling with
Mrs. C. T. Cook and Claud»
discern It a t.a ll. It was Simon, and wrath, hut for a moment it dured not
Of the strange, d a rt figure th aU lay
who have been ill with the grip’
tween the moonlit tree trunks.
evidently bis business had taken him charge. *1 he sudden appearance of
so prone In the grass In front. The
There was very little of reality Into the meadows. Feeling that she the girl and the horse held him mo­ are better,
darkness dropped over him as the
The foremost figure was on the right track at lust, she mentarily at bay. The girl swung-to
Lyle Chance and wife are vary
moon went behind a heavy patch of sbont either.
was bent and strange, but she knew urged her horse forward ugain, keep­ the ground In one leap, fired again, ill with the grie.
Mre. Lilliad
cloud.
Local
that It could be no one but Elmira. ing to the shadow of the timber at thrust her arm through the loop of Howe, nurse, of B ownsville, is at-
And In that moment the K iller un­
Agent
first.
the bridle rein, then knelt nt Bruce’s
derstood. He remembered now. Pos­ The second, however—half-obscured
t ’ nding them and Frank Hadlev
Simon walked almost parallel to the side. The white blade that she car­
sibly the upright form of Simon had behind her—offered no interpretation
hae been lookiug after their liv».
FOR SALE
of outline at all at first. But at the dark fringe for nearly u mile; then ried In her left hand slashed at his
suggested It to h im ; possibly the wind
t >0k. Both patients are reported
bonds.
turned
off
Into
the
tilled
lands.
She
turn
of
the
trail
she
saw
both
figures
had only blown stralghter and thus
mending nicely.
In vivid profile. Elmira was coming rode opposite him and reined In the
The horse, plunging, seemed to Jerk
permitted him to identify the troubling
homeward, bent over her cane, and horse to watch.
her body hack and forth, and endless
Mis« Minnie Harlow of Rug»n from 1 to 3 years old. Big, fine ewes.
smells. All at once a memory flashed
When the, distance hnd almost ob­ seconds seemed to go by before the
she ted a saddled horse by Its bridle
-'»me Wednesday to lie the goe<-t
over him— of a scene In a distant glen,
rein.
scured him. she saw him stop. He last o f the thongs was severed. In
and similar tall figures that tried to
•f her courin, Mrs. J W . Moore,
Still keeping Simon in sight, Linda waited a long time, then turned hock. reality the whole rescue was unbeliev­
drive him from his food. He had
Saturday the Moores accompanied registered Or will let out on shares 25
The moon went in and out. of the ably swift. The man helped her all
ran
swiftly
toward
her.
She
didn’t
charged then, struck once, and one
old ewes, or at $130 per head
understand the deep awe that stole clouds. Then, trusting to the distance he could. "Up— up Into the saddle," □er to Eugene for the weeu end.
of the forms had lain very still. He
to
conceal
her,
Linda
rode
slowly
out
she commanded. The grizzly growled
Prof. English and family spent
remembered the pungent, maddening over her—an emotion that even her Into the clearUig.
again, advancing remorselessly toward die week end in Eugene.
fear for Bruce could not transcend.
odor that had reached him after his
to freshen thia fall.
Simon re-entered the timber, hla In­ | them, and twice more she fired. Two
blow had gone home? Most clearly of There wak a quality In Elmira’s face
Mre. Mary Weat was the
all, he remembered how his claws liad and posture that she had never seen spection seemingly done, and Linda of the bullets went home In hts great
ue-t
I W A N T TO HUY
before. It was as If she were walking still rode In the general direction be body, but their weight nnd shocking
struck and sunk.
»I her daughter. Mrs. Effie
[»».
In her sleep, she came with such a had gone. A curious sense of im­ power were too »light to affect him. •rland, over the week end.
1 Carload
He knew this strange shadow now.
It was Just another of that tall breed strange heaviness and languor, her pending events came over her us she He went down once more on all fours,
headed on toward the distant wall of preparing to charge.
A lb erto Kuonte and Nora Pshrs-
he had learned to bate, and It was sim­ cane creeping through the pine needles
forest beyond.
of
the
trail
In
front.
She
did
not
Bruce, In spite of the fact that his «on came home from W illamette
ply lying prone as hla foe had done
Then, the clouds slowly dimming un­ limbs had been nearly paralyzed by for the week cud.
after the charge beside Little rivet*. In seem to be aware of Linda’s approach
der the moon, the light grew with al
the tight bonds, managed to grasp the
fact, the stlll-lylng form recalled the until the girl was only ten feet dis­
Krcell Saeed came homo for (he 477 West BlgbthRatre»It,AETng™e.Ro ie
most Imperceptible encroachments. A t saddlehorn. In the strength of new­
other occasion with particular vivid­ tant. Then she looked up, and Linda
first It was only bright enough to born hope be pulled himself half up week aud,
saw
the
moonlight
on
her
face.
ness. The excitement that he bad felt
She suw something else too, but she show* her own dim shadow on the on It, and he felt Linda's stroug arms
before returned to him now; he re­
Mise Marjory Loot spent (be
didn’t
know what It was. Her own grass The utter gloom that was over behind him pushing up. The horse
membered hts disappointment when
week eod at the O. F. Neal home
the
fields
lessened
and
drew
away-
like
plunged
In
deadly
fear;
and
the
Killer
the whistling bullets from the hillside eye.i widened. The thin lips were
receding curtains; her vision reached leaped toward them. Once more the She ia attending the U. of (J
above had drive» him from his dead. drooping, the eyes looked as If she
ever farther, the shadows grew more pistol cracked. Then the horse broke
A petition hae been filed asking All kinds of F I S H la seeaoa
But there were no whistling ballets were asleep. The face was a strange
clearly outlined end distinct. _ Tlien and ran In a frenzy of terror.
net
of
wrinkles
In
the
soft
light.
Ter­
that
the widow be appointed ad-
now. Except for them, there would
the moon rolled forth Into a Wholly
Quarter, of B E E F
for c . l . g
Bruce was full In the saddle by then
have been further rapture beside that rible emotions had but recently died
miuietretor
of the estate of the
open patch at iky«—a white sphere and even at the first leap his arm
ind
left
their
ashes
upon
It.
But
Linda
purposes
at
canning
prices
etreara; but be might have It now.
' • ‘• J . W. Hulte end Mo«e King,
.new the, this was no time to stop with a sprinkling of vivid stars around swept out to the girl on the ground W illiam Morfit and J. 0 . Kettle
The old hunting madness came baek
It—and
the
silver
radiance
poured
w . F .C A R T E R
beside him. He swung her toward
and wonder and ask questlona
to him. It was fair game, this that
down.
him, and at the same time her hands well appraiaera.
Olve me the horse," she command­
lay so still In the grass. Just as the
It was like the breaking of dawn
caught at the arching back of the
W . P. W ahl and fam ily were
body of the calf had been and Just ed. “I’m going to help Bruce.”
The fields stretched to Incredible dis
"Ton
can
have
It,”
Elmirs
answered
at
the o u n ty eeat Saturday.
as the warm body of Hodson In the
tancea about her. The forest beyond
distant glen.
In an unfamiliar voice. “I t ’s the horse
emerged In distinct outline; she could
J-
H. McMahan and wife at.
GCABAKTggO WOBK
The wound at hla side gave him •
that—that Dave Turner rode here—
<ee every Irregularity In the plain.
tended the liveetock ahow io Port-
L avmobv
twinge of pain. It served to make hie
and he won’t want him any more."
And In ODe instant's glance she knew
laud.
Linda took the rein, passed It over that she had found Bruce.
memories all the clearer. The lurid
CfcBAMi»» ano Paeseino
lights grew In his eyes. liege swept
the horses bead, and started to swing
Miae Nettie Spencer ia spend-
Hla situation went home to her In
over him.
D- D. R IB E L IN . Trop.
Into the saddle. Then she turned with one sweep of the eyes. Bruce was
I mg some weeke visiting with r
But he didn't charge blindly. He re­ s gasp as the woman slipped some­
j nephew and family at Corvallis
not alone. Even now a great, tower­
tained enough of his hunting camion thing Into her hand.
ing figure was creeping toward him
Mre. B- M. Taylor of Corvallis
to know that to stalk was the proper
Linda looked down and saw It was from flhe forest.
Linda cried out,
course. He moved farther out from the hilt of the knife that Elmira hail and with the long strap of her rein
I r¡sited her sister, Mrs. M
B
the edge of the forest
carried with her when the two women lashed her horse Into the fastest pnee
Southern, the letter part of last
At that Instant the moon came out
had gone with Dave Into the woods. It knew.
I week.
and revealed him, all' too vividly to The blade glittered; but Linda was
Bruce did not hear her come. He
All work done promptly and
Charles Mornhinweg and W ill
Bruce. The K iller’s great gray figure
afraid to look at it closely. “Ton lay In the soft grass, walling for
I K irk were at the county seat bat- reasonably. Phone No. 269.9
In the silver light was creeping t o
death.
A
great
calm
had
come
upon
might need that, toe," the old » m a n
j urday.
ward him across the silvered pees.
said. “It may be wet— I can’t remem­ him; a strange, quiet strength Hint the
•
•
•
•
•
pines themselves might have lent to
ber. But take it, anyway.”
The ootinty farm bureau will
When Linda left her house, her first
Linda hardly heard. She thrust the him ; and he made no cry. In this
try to have the Canada thietle law
realization was the need of caution. U blade Into the leather of the saddle, dreadful last moment of despair tin-
emended aa M r. Stevenson »ug.
nfllce t»i dont • »nth g »
would not do to let Simon see her. then swung on the horse.
ho*
worst of Ids terror had gone and left
geata, doing away with the fen
H r
And ehe knew that only her long train­
his
thoughts
slfigulnrly
clear.
And
She rode swiftly until she began to
days’
notice
to
ownera
to
cpt
ing In the hllle, her practice In climb­ fear Simon might hear the hoof beat but one desire was left to him: that
» ti i D e a l e r
in
I weed.
ing the winding tra lla would enable of her mount; then she drew np to the Killer might be merciful and end
her to keep pace with the ftmt walking • walk. And when she had crested his existence with one blow.
W . A. Cumming»
•
man without being seen.
the hill and had followed down Its
county seat Tbur-<ia
I
t
was
not
a
great
deal
to
ask
fo
rt
In her concern for-Bruce, Linda bad long slope Into the glen, the moon
completely forgotten the events of the went under the cloud« for the first but be knew perfectly that only by the
Prof. English eei»
mercy of the forest gods could It come
earlier pari of the evenlr<. W ild and time.
ise right on ths word ’ p».*v
to pasa They are usually not so kind
Amor A. Tussin?
stirring though they were, they bow
la sometime« used by
She lost eight of Simon at once, to the dying; and It is not the’ wild-
ood
seemed to her as Incidents of remote Seemingly her effort to eave Bruce had animal way to take pain, to kill at
writer« as the peat teyae of "prove •»
L A W Y E R AND N O T A R Y
years, nothing to be remembered la come to eothlng, after elL But eh. , h . flrat Mow. Ye, Ms eye« U d
Nevertheless, it has fallen la.-gelv
this hour of crisis. But she remera- didn’t turn back. There were light «tralght.
The Killer cxgpt slowly
For the First F ifty Fat, She Waa Half into dieu«e in the last g» rrv
hered them vividly when, two hundred I patches in the aky, and the mooo
Dragged.
except in a leg I I.-.-«
toward h im ; more end more of his
ynrd» from the h«use. Kite saw two might shine forth again.
lew.
«»ranee figure, coming toevgrd her be- J She followed down the trail toward tas, body was revealed above the tell »addle. For the first fifty feet she
heeds of the gras.. And now all that
M .»« I’*
w a. half dragged, but slowly—with
Bruce knew was a great wonder—a
Bruce1» help— the pulled herself up home lu Eng- or i- no« v
strange expectancy and awe of what to o position of security.
her father, W. J. Carey, wlio wa«
the opening gates of darkness would
T U R P IN ’S
W I L D E Y L u u t i E f i t ) . 65.
The Killer's charge had come a ffw having a good deal of trouble with
f*veal.
Regular
meeting next Saturday
rheumatism.
(Continued on page 4)
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& Co.
Furniture
[ [ S||ff Exchmge
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9x12 Pabcolin Rugs, $11
Beauty Banquet Ranges $65
to »»J
We make a
Specialty of
Friendship,
Engagement and
Wedding
Rings
For the best cash pijces see
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h a y , g r a in , reed
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W E DO DYEING
First-class grinding and erain cleaning done
at any time -
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Cor Fourth and Lyon ats.
Albany
Oregon
E. C. Miller,
50 B lackface Ewes,
1 Shropshire Buck,
2 grade Jersey h eifers
S
Oat and Vetch or Clover Hay
and 1 car Cheat Hay
Fresh and Cured Meats
The Old Stand Barter Shop
F. M. GRAY,
Draym an.
W. J. Ribelin
Tailoring Goods called for & Delivered
P re^ sin f
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Bv hsvinir th»1' o rk'Y ' T° ' r T * P'U cood',ion ior neit season's are.
von i l l . n 7 i .„n
? ’ ,hU “ me
,M r' wh”
L h .n
R epairing
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Men a Saits cleaned.......... ..... $1.50
Soils p ressed.^ . . . . . .
Pants cleaned..$0 and
Coats cleaned . . . . . . . .
Peats pressed___
Coats pressed . . . . . . . .
O coats cleaned............
O'coats pressed..........
PRICE LIST
Women's Suits cleaned ................$1.30
11
Suits pressed---- 75c to 100
Salts cleaned .....3 0 to I 50
Skirts pressed. ..25 to 1.00
gloomers eiOaned_____________ .75
Dresses eleaned........................75 to 2.00
O'coe,s e ' e a n e d . .$1.50 to 2.00
O'coata pressed........................ 75 to L25
Cloves cleaned........................ ,5 to 25
he
! .h
\
,O t “
* * re Piir e d
‘ PHug.
an e.Pm .to o( th e c " t f
M r' C®™' '» ‘ nd ' « «
ke
to ett.tnate of tne coat of repairing it
^ ^ r £ a r ‘J X Z ± T 1 “ ,,,i,* entO i
w*o d ,hield cleaner», top
d," t
patching™ I many other useful winter accessories.
. nvbm e‘ 7n P 7 ^ ,HO,' tV ' T?".'.O*PeC(<>Ur,' n" *
• » ’» •cceMori.s at
any time, aud onr prizes are thejlowea, it la possible to make.
Halsey Garage f0™
V
More taxes are 'lelinquent in
this county than ever before.
night.___________
ADMiMiiTBATua's S al a
D. S. McW illiams wee at the
Notice la herebv glv»n th»t by virtne
of an order of the county court of Linn
county seat Saturdar.
county, <>regon, mail» October Uth,
1322. authorizing «nd directing the nn-
dersigned aa adininlatratoe of the estate
of W. H. Kirkpatrick, deceased, to tell
lota 5, A, 7 and * in E. Hayes addition to
Volunteeis ere rocking the road Haliey, Linn county, Oregon
Therefore, I will, from and after the
oetween ffbedd and Fayetteville, 20tb dey of Noeember 1922, at nty re«t-
I he Methudiet and Presbyterian ■lence in Hslaey, Oregon, sell the real
property above deaerthed at private aale
•omen of Shedd have a onion to the highest bidder for cash in band
roiesionarv society.
entopet to coufirmnUoa by said couiU
F. M. U bav . Administrator.
(Continued oa page 4)
I - L- 9 w a h , Atty. for Admr.
Tbe first iuvenile industrial olub
thia veer is a sewing club »t
Franklin Butte.