person can decide that.“ ~
bonne rt
j e l l the t in e it was a bluff ! Itla fl iYoe
u n ir a i
i C K r K is r ;
•'W hor asked Tommy.
But he
“I do the service, monsieur.“
know le u than a kitten. But your n um
knew the answer.
1 see," said Tommy. “You know ber » up now, you b— swine.”
“Mr. Brown—”
what I asked you Just now. Have yon
^ ^ b a n v j ^ / ) i r e c t o r v One Registered Pure Bred
“Shall I see him?“
(T o
continued)
ever heard that name?*'
'•Perhaps.”
“1
have
heard
people
speak
of
Jane
“Oome,” said Conrad harshly,
Finn, I think.”
Tommy rose obediently. Outside the
“You don’t know where she laY’
T h is is good advice; " I f you live
T don't know where the papers are door his Jailer motioned to him to
Sunday evening, to a crowded in Albany, trade iu Albany ; if you live about one year eld. W eight about JM
Annette shook her head.
mount
the
stairs.
B
e
himself
followed
— but I believe I can find them, if
She's not In this house, for in house, Lon Chamlee, the minis in some other town, trade in that tow n." , *•, In good health and ready to be
I produce the papers—you give me my close behind. On the floor shove Con stance T*
P- A. P gaiM ow
t e r , preached his first of a Jut in these automobile days many re bred
rad
opened
a
door
and
Tommy
passed
life and liberty la exchange. Is It a
"Oh, no. monsieur. I must go now— series of popular addresses at nding elsewhere find it advisable to do
it least part of their buying in the
Into a email room. Conrad lit a his» they will be waiting for me.“
bargain ?"
the Church of Christ. This larger town. Those who go to Albany
“And If we refuse T* said the Ger la» gas burner and went out. Tommy
She hurried o u t The key turned la
to transacr business w ill find tbe firms
one was entitle^ “Adam's Rib”. named
man quietly.
beard the sound of the key being the lock.
below ready to fill their require
turned In the lock.
.The men wrote letters on the ments
Tommy lay back on the couch.
with courtesy an 1 fairness.
He set to work to examine his T o n , J I ° n d e r K w h o , , h e r ’ , r e "
®ubje®> ‘ My ideal Woman,” and
“Tb« 28th,” he said thoughtfully,
(Continued from pegs 1)
prison. It wag a smaller room than to im i ?, as he continued to make in- these were read from the pul A U ’a n y B ak ery, 321 L yon street,
“la less than a fortnight ahead__”
Ruffed grouse may not be le
Best 1 one-pound loaf of bread made.
Tor a moment the German heid- the one downstairs, and there was roads on the loaf. “With a bit of pit.
Generally speaking, the 5 . cents.
luck, that girl might help me to get
gally killed this year.
ta' e<)- Then be made ■ slen to Conrad, something peculiarly airless «bout the
ideals
held
up
by
the
men
were
Wedding calces to order
atmosphere of It. Then he realised out of here. She doesn't look like one
him Into the other room.”
fairly high.
Open season for quail and
of the gang."
For live minutes Tommy sat on the that there was no window. He walked
lbany
E
lectric
Store.
China pheasants begins Sunday.
At one o'clock Annette reappeared
Next Sunday evening the
bed In the dingy room next door. Hla round IL The walls were filthily dirty,
Delo Light products
heart waa beating violently. He had n s everywhere else. Four pictures »1th another tray, but thia time Con next in the series will be de
The D. S. McWilliams family
livered on “Eve’s Hubby,” when
risked all on this throw.' How would hung crookedly on the wall represeSb. rad accompanied hs?.
W m . h ö f l ic h become Albany residents th is
That evening Tommy sat on the
lng scenes from “Faust.” Marguerite
they decide?
the women’s letters on “My A lbany Floral Co. Orders filled week.
bed. and cogitated deeply.
Would
At last the door opened, and the with her box of Jewels, the church
Ideal Man” will be read from
carefully for everywhere or any
Conrad
again
accompany
the
slrl?
If
Mr. A. C. A rm strong was on
German called Imperiously to Conrad scene, Siebel and hla flowers, and
the pulpit. Now’s your chance, time. I lowers, wire any where in U. S.
he
did
not,
should
he
risk
trying
to
Faust and Mephlutopheles. The latter
to return.
the
sick list the first of th e
or
CxnadZ
Flow
er
phone
458-J.
ladies;
w
rite
the
preacher
a
let
week.
The German was seated once more brought Tommy's mind back to Mr. make an oily of her? He decided that
he must leave no stone unturned. H is ter this week and address it to A L B A N Y G A R A G E .
behind the table. He motioned to Brown again. In thia sealed and
Stude-
the Halsey postoffice. Tell U3
The county tax commission
closed chamber, with Its close-flttlng position was desperate.
balcer" and " S t a r ” automobiles.
Tommy to alt down opposite to him.
At
eight
o'clock
the
familiar
sound
General repairing and supplies
your conception of the ideal
m et yesterday a t its office fn
We accept,“ he said harshly, “on heavy door, he felt cut off from the
G. T. Hockensinith.— Lloyd Templeton. Albany.
world, and the sinister power of the of the key turning made him spring man.
arcb-crlmlnal seemed more real. Shout to his feet. The girl was alone.
Sunday evening, Oct. 21, the D l u e Bird R esta u ra n t, 309 L yon
The county agent question
'Shut the door,” he commanded. T
as he would, no one could ever hear
last in the series will be given 4 4 street. Eat here w h in in Albany. will probably go to the voter»
him. Tlie place was a living tomb. . . . want to speak to you.”
on “How to Get M arried.” This Open iroiu (i to i and 5 to 8.
She obeyed.
Nov. 6.
With an effort Tommy pulled him
Mas. H l o u n t .
is for young people especially.
Look
here,
Annette,
I
want
you
to
self together. He sank onto the bed
~ Lee Brown of Plainview, re
Every pupil ja the high school
and gave himself up to reflection. His help me get out of this."
P
R U N 3 \v I C K
She
shook
her
head.
tiring
from the business, sold
should be present.
head ached badly; also, he was hun
p h o n o g r a p h s 1100 sheep a t auction las» week
“Impossible. There are three of
There were 55 on tim e last
gry. The silence of the place was
at
them on flic floor below."
dispiriting.
at an average price of $8.75
Sunday a t Bible school. Boost,
W O O D W O R T H 'S
“Oh
1"
Tommy
wus
secretly
grate
apiece.
“Anyway,” said Tommj, trying to
folks,
boost
for
99
on
time,
ral
cheer himself. “I shall see the chief— ful for the Information. “But you ly day, Oct. 21. Listen: Two I? a s t b u r n B r o s .- - T w o big gro cery
Bolton & Landers, who have a
»tore», 212 W. First and 225 South
the mysterious Mr. Brown, and with would help me if you could?”
splendid young people from the Main. Good merchandise at the right 100-aere poultry farm near Al
"No, monsieur.”
a bit of luck In bluffing I shall see
“Why not?”
Eugene Bible University will be prices.
bany won everything in sight
the mysterious Jane Finn also. After
The girl hesitated.
present on rally day with some C ’llni» d evelop ed and p rin ted . on White W yandotte poultry a t
that—”
“I dare not, monsieur; I am afraid m ighty fine musical selections, *
We mail them right back to you.
After that Tommy was forced to
the state fair.
of them.”
admit the prospect looked dreary.
you will want to hear them. Miss Woodworth Drug Company, Albany, Or-
She
turned
away.
egon.
W. A. McCart, 62, who kept
The troubles of
future,
— the
— —
. . . . how
"Wouldn't you do anything to help Vivian W histler is a vocalist of
a
small store at H arrisburg,
ever, soon faded before the troubles
note, having sung in the Happy I p ir s t gar ge g o in g n orth .
of the present. And of these, the most another girl?" cried Tommy. “She's
committed
suicide by shooting
x
Tires,
accessories,
oils,
gasoline,
too. Won't
Immediate and pressing was that of . about
' “L ' your
° Ur, age.
are' too>
Wo- you save Harmony Q uartet for several
himself last week on account of
repair work.
hunger. Tommy had a healthy and j h" Yo ^ , tbel#I c lu tc b e ,r
years and being also a graduate
despondency over the death of
W. H. H u l b u r t .
vigorous appetite. He regretfully rec- ! “v««„
Jane F ln n r
of voice in the university is now
his wife last June.
tpiood’e
dry
goods
store
ia
the
beat
instructor in voice in th e Eu
ognlied the fact that he would not
“It Is her you came here to look gene Bible University. Veltie 4 place in Albany to buy dry goods.
mnke a success of a hunger strike.
At Lebanon
a 3-year-old
for? Yes?”
larniahiqga and notions, Service is our daughter of Fred S truber had
He prowled aimlessly about his
P
ruitt
is
well
known
to
Halsey
motto.
"That's It.”
prison. Once or twice he discarded
—------------------- vwM l the
i n g e r first
s o j two
n e r fingers of her
The girl looked at him. then passed people, having led the singing — ------- ■'
dignity, and pounded on the door. But
LX1RD SALE« AND SERVICE n ght hand chopped off by h e r
for
the
evangelistic
meeting
last
her
hand
srross
her
forehead.
nobody answered the summons.
Tire» and accessories
brother while a t oalv
"Jane Finn. Always I hear that spring. He is also an excellent *
Finally a bright idea flashed across
Repairs
violinist and will bring his in
his brain. Conrad waa undoubtedly name. It Is familiar."
K j r k -E o l l a k M otor C o .
Miss Beneta Stroud will e r -
“We Accept," He ¿aid Harshly, "on the tenant of the house. The others,
Tommy came forward eagerly.
strum ent with him.
L V u m ille r F urnitu re Co., fu rn i- amine all pupils in Linn county
Terms. The Papers Must Be De with the possible exception of the
‘‘You must know something about
____
Pastor. 4 ture, rug«, linoleum, »loves range». schools fo r signs o f tuberculosis.
livered to Us Before You Go Free." bearded German, merely used It as a her?”
Funeral director». 427-433 «est F ir*t She represents the Oregon Tu
But the girl turned away abruptly.
terms. The papers must be delivered rendezvous. Therefore, why not wait
street, Albany, Oregon,
berculosis association.
“I know nothing—only the nnrae."
In
ambush
for
Conrad
behind
the
door,
to us before you go free."
The Woman’s Study Club U u b Cleaning Work«, Inc.
She walked towards the door. Sud
and
when
he
entered
bring
down
a
Mr. and M is. McAdoo have?
"Idiot I” said Tommy amiably.
denly she uttered a cry. Tommy held the first meeting Thursday •"*"
Cor. Fourth p«J Lyon leased
the Scio Tribune to
“How do you think I can look for chair, or one of the decrepit pictures, stared. She had caught sight of the
afternoon with the new presi
Master Dyer» and Cleaners
them if you keep me tied by the leg smartly onto his head. One would, picture he had laid against the wall
Charles
E. H unt and wife fo r
M a d e -T o -M e a s u re Clothe»
of course, be careful not to hit too
dent, Mrs. Sidney J. Sm ith,<
here?”
three months so they can to u r
the night before. For a moment lie presiding. Mrs. T. J. Marks was
hard.
And
then—and
then,
simply
“What do you expect, then?”
en aud m on ey are best » b e n the east till new year's.
caught a look of terror In her eyes.
"I must have liberty to go about walk out If he met anyone on the As Inexplicably It changed to relief. elected vice-president and Mrs.
busy. Make your dollar« worn id
way
down,
well—
Tommy
brightened
This is. fire prevention week,
the business In my own way.”
our saving» department. A l b a n y S t a t u
G.
W.
Laubner
was
appointed
Then
abruptly
she
went
out
of
the
at the thought of an encounter with
H a n k , tinder government supervision. by proclamation of the gover
The German laughed.
chairman
of
the
finance
com
room.
Tommy
could
mnke
nothing
of
“Do you think we are little children his lists. Ruch an affair was Infinitely IL Did she fancy that he had meant m ittee to fill vacancies caused
nor, and we are all building fires
IVI tiler M otor tìale»
to let you walk out of here leaving us more In his line than the verbal en to attack her with It? Surely not. by the removal of Mis. G. T. •*-’
4
Oakland and Jewett car»
to keep ourselves warm. It is
counter
of
this
afternoon.
Intoxicated
a pretty story full of promises? One
He rehung the picture on the wall Kitchen to Portland and Mrs.
also anti-rarcotic week in AI
Supplie» and acccascries
of our number will carfy out your In by his plan. Tommy gently unhooked thoughtfully.
First and Baker St».
Albany, Oregon bany, by proclamation Df M ayor
D. S. McWilliams to Albany,
structions minutely. If the operations the picture of the Devil and Faust,
Three more days w fnt by In dreary
and
settled
himself
In
position.
His
The
names
of
five
applicants
orton
&
Speer
Servie»
Com- Young.
ere complicated, he will return to you
Inaction. Tommy felt the strain tell
pauy
with a report and you can Instruct hopes were high. The plan seemed ing on his fierves. He saw no one but were presented by the member
Jacob Kutch, from south of
to him simple but excellent
Headquarters for good tire»
him further."
Conrad end Annette, and the girl lied ship committee to be voted upon i'bcn" 65
Halsey, moved his family to Al
Time
went
on,
but
Conrad
did
not
First
and
Lyon
“You’re tying my hands,” com
the next meeting, 'hie
bany Satuiday. His brother
appear. Night and day were the become dumb. He gnthered from Con at
plained Tommy. ‘It's a very delicate
urphy
course
of study, “Travel in
rad
that
they
were
waiting
for
orders
. „ M otor Co. Bniolc and Charley moved to the ranch to
same In this prison room, but Tom
Affair, and the other fellow will muff
Ch«» v ro
from “Sir. Brown." Perhaps, thought Scotland and Ireland” promises
Chevrolet
automobiles. Tires and
take charge of it for the ensu
dt up as likely as not, and then where my's wrist-watch, which enjoyed a Tommy, he was abroad or away, and
accessories.
certain degree of accuracy. Informed
to
provide
interesting
programs
ing
year.
shall I he? I don't believe one of you
¡Albany,
Oregon.
Phone
200.
him that It was nine o'clock in the they were obliged to wait for hla for the year’s work.
has got an ounce of tact.
George Maxwell and wife autf
evening. Tommy reflected gloomily return.
The lesson for the day was D e a l estate. Money to loan. A ll
'Those are our terms. Otherwise
But the evening of the third day
that If supper did not arrive soon It
4 4 kiods ol insurance written.
Mrs.
Ida M. Cummings of Al
death I"
given by Mrs. Laubner, Mrs.
would be a question of waiting for brought a rude awakening.
Call on J. V P ip r ,
bany have gone to Newport to
Tommy leaned back wearily
Stafford
and
Mrs.
Mornhinweg
It was barely seven o’clock when be
A lb an y State Bank Building. enjoy an outing when the rush
‘•I like your style. Curt, but at breakfast. At ten o’clock hope de
covered “the country,”
serted him, and he flung himself onto heard the tramp of footsteps outside and
tractive. So be It, then. But one
oscoe , am es ~ h a kd w a rk _ there is over and the fishing
the bed to seek consolation In sleep. In the passage. In another minute “Scotland”—“the people” and a
thing Is essential—I must see tbe
good
the
the door was flung open. Conrad en reading from “Penelope’s Pro
In
five
minutes
hla
woes
were
for-
girl."
WINCIIES1ER STOKE
gotten.
tered With him was tbe evil-looking gress”—Wiggins. The form er .122 W. FTi
E. S. Hayes has sold practical
irst s t
, "What g tr ir
The round of the key turning In Number 14. Tommy's heart sank at talks
were
illustrated
with
ly
all of the oak and ash wood
"Jane Finn, of course."
the lock awoke him from hla slum the sight of them.
g . 8- G I L B E R T & S O N he advertised. Mrs. W aggener
beautiful scenic views.
The other looked at him curiously
“Evenin', guvnor,” said the man,
ber».
Not
belonging
to
the
type
of
for some minutes, then he said slowly,
Mrs. F red Smith, Mi's. Inez
advertised a lost purse with $10
Chinaware and gift »hop
hero who la famous for awaking In with a leer. “Got those ropes, mate?”
and as though choosing his Words
I'
reeland
and
Mill
Leitner
were
330
West
First
in
it and it was promptly retu rn
Albany
full possession of his faculties. Tommy
The silent Conrad produced a
with care:
ed by the honest finder. Chancy
merely blinked at the celling and won length of fine cord. The next minute guests of the club.
"Do you not know that aha can tell
Mrs. D. S. McWilliams, who C T E N B K R G B R O S., groceriei, Sickels advertised a cow for'
dered vaguely where he wag. Then Number 14's hands, horribly dexterous,
yon nothing?"
produce. 2.3J Lyon Street
he remembered.
were winding the cord round bis has been an active member of We fruita,
sale in our last issue. The pa
sei) groccries and
Tommy’s heart beat a little faster.
limbs,
while
Conrad
held
him
down.
The
door
swung
open.
Too
late.
the
club
since
its
organizatioiFin
pers were placed in the post-
Buy
eresili.
Elione
263R
Would he succeed In coming face to
"What the devil— T began Tommy. 1907, and who will be greatly
Tommy remembered his scheme of
office Friday morning and early
face with the girl he was seeking?
Q
T
IM
S
O
N
T
H
E
3
H
0
k
"
D
0
C
T
0
Ì
But the slow, speechless grin of the
obliterating the unprepossessing Con
missed, was complimented by a
in the morning, although it was
“I «hall not ask her to tell me any
Second Street, opposite Ham ilton'»
rad. A moment later he was glad that silent Conrad froze the words on hla
thing,” he said quietly. “Not to so
dainty shower of handkerchiefs. sture.
raining, a would-be buyer was.
he had. for it was not Con rati who lips.
many words, that la."
Mrs.
B.
M.
Bond
was
a
grac
inquiring
the way to Sickels’.
"Sudden
Service.“
entered, but a girl. She carried a
Number 11 proceeded deftly with
"Then why see her?”
Advertise z your w ants in th e
tray which she set down on the table. his task. In another minute Tommy ious hostess.
W
f
a
l
d
u
A
uder-un
A
^
i
i
n
.
diatrib-
Tommy paused.
’ ” iilors and dealers for MaRwell, Chai- Enterprise.
“To watch her face when I a»k her _ In the feeble light of the gas burner
bun"‘r was a mere helpless bundle. Then at
A Reminescince
le question,"
o n e a d n n " he
» . replied at la st
» To“ ®y bllnked « b e r. » • rterrtded last Conrod spoke;
iners, Usses, Hudson A Hupinobile cars.
one
The Terminal Taxi company
“Thought you'd bluffed ue, did yon?
Again there v u a look In the Ger at once that she was one of the most
Among the Indian girls who Accessories, Supnliea. 1st & Broadalbin. of Salem started cars on the
With what you knew, and what you
beautiful »Iris he had ever seen
man's eyes that Tommy did not quite
participate in this week’s cele
Albany-Brownsville line on th e
There was a wild-rose qnality about
understand-
bration a t Klamath Falls to
her
face.
Her
eyes,
set
wide
apart,
1st. The time schedule appears
"She will not be able to answer
mark the beginning of work on
were hazel, a »olden hazel that again
among
our
advertisem ents.
your question."
recalled a memory of sunbeams.
the N atron Cutoff are the great
Three predecessor» have tried
“That does not matter. I shall have
A delirious thought shot through j
grand daughters of the famous
seen her face when I ask IL
SHOE g the game and quit. The new
Tommy's mind.
Indian woman, Winema. She
The German looked at him search
■
i
/
SERVICE
§ people propose to give the line
'Are
you
Jane
Fton?"
he
asked
Ingly. "J wonder whether, after all.
, was active during the trouble-
a tryout. If patronage enough
breathlessly.
you know as much as we think?” he
j some years in ending tribal war- Siine» Ibat cost le«« per month of wear is given to w arrant it, a reduc
The girl shook her head wonder-
said softly.
I fare and, a t the risk of her own
tion in fares will be made. T he
logty.
Tommy felt bis ascendency less sore
life, tried to save the lives of
“My name la Annette, monsieur."
service is a great accommoda
than a moment before. Hla bold bad
General Canby and a number of
8he spoke In a s o ft broken English.
tion and we wish it success.
clipped a little. But he waa puzzled.
his soldiers.
•O hr said Tommy, rather taken
What had he said wrong? Ha spoke
This is narcotics week in Al
shack. "F rancalser he hazarded.
Canby led a party th a t was to
out en the impulse of the moment.
"Out monsieur.
Monsieur parte
bany
by proclamation of the
meet
Modoc
chieftains.
Winema
‘There may be things that you know francaJse?”
mayor. In the early days of
reached
them
before
the
meet
erhlch I do not. I hare not pretended
"Not for any length of time." said
j the week the Globe th eatre ran
to he aware of all tbe details of your Tommy. "Whafa that? Breakfast r
ing, informed them the Modoc
I “Human W reckage,” Mrs. Wal-
show. But equally Pre got something
chiefs planned a massacre and
The girl nodded
Tommy dropped
up my sleeve that you don't know off the bed and came and Inspected
j lace Reid’s exposition of the
pleaded with the white soldiers
atflrat And that's where I mean to the contents of the tray. It consisted
| terrible results of th e use of
to a t least arm themselves be-
•cere. Danvers was a d—d clever fel of a lo s t seme margarine, and a Jug
i drugs, and in the window of
I fore going to talk peace with
low—" He broke off aa If he bad said of coffee.
! one of the drug stores sat a
the Modocs. The w arning was
too much.
"The living la not eqnal to the Ritz.“
;
grinring human skeleton la
1
not
heeded
and
only
one
white
The German's face had lightened a
be observed with a sigh. “But for
beled: “ W hat you are, I was.
(man returned alive.
what we are at last about to receive
| W hat I am you will be,” su r
•Danvers." h« murmured. “I _
the Lord has made roe truly thank
rounded by samples of narcotics
Ha paused a minute, then waved to ful. Amen."
Mr. and Mrs. C. G, Gulliford
Oosuwd. “Taka him away. Vpstairs—
_
and
of instrum ents employed in
of
Woodburn
spent
the
week
He drew up a chair, and the girl
psu know."
i^ s F —'
j their use, with pistols, knives,
.
end
with
Mrs.
Gulliford'«
turned away to the door.
•W ait a urtante.’ said Tommy
I etc., logical implements ol the
They ™™ _■ _
“Walt a sec," cried Tommy. “There “Thouakt You'd Bluffed U r , old YeuJ- brother. W. L. Norton.
^What about the giri’“
advanced dope fiend.
are lots of things I want to ask you. dlda t know. Bargained with u» ' And I a,re on t h e ’r w a y to I"onF Beach
»111 non about JL Only om
Asasati WW n o ynu Mag to this
(Continue» on page 4)
~
__ *
Cal., to make their home.
•Then—then—’’ angry and baffled,
the word! failed him.
Tommy looked round. He saw an
ger and bewilderment an every fare,
but hla calm assurance had done its
work—no one doubted but that some
thing lay behind hla words.
Church of Christ
Poland China Sow
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Ladies’ ¿study Club
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