H A L S B Y E N T E R PR I SB T. J. SKIRVIN The Secret Adversary SBBD MKBCHANT A ll kinds of Feed New and second gram sacks. Sack iw ine Clover seed. Chop­ ping lone to suit. Prices right. •skecr'etlons. 11.10 a year in advanoa Advertising, 20c an in c h ; no discount lor tim e or space ; no charge for com­ position or changes. • t e "P a id -fo r Pai ngrapha.*' te a Use. ■ e advertising disguised as nswa HALSEY STATE BANK Halsey, Oregon C A P IT A L FLO UR Golden I-oaf ...$ 2 .0 0 W hite M ountain 2.15 AND SU R PLU S $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 Commercial and Savings accounts Solicited HALSBY, Linn Co.7 Ore.7 Oct." 187*19?. >eer. That isn’t the only unat* 'finable thing it wants. One indication of prosperity s the fact th a t both our county fair and the state fa ir show arge surpluses of receipts over -■xpenses this year. Many a half-starved lawyer doctor or store salesman ight have been a prosperous rmer. "The Brown Mouse” A m e ric a n E a g le (Continued) . Fire Insurance Co. Tommy fay silent There was noth­ ing to say. He had failed. Somehow or other the omnipotent Mr. Brown had seen through his pretensions. Suddenly a thought occurred to him. "A very good speech, Conrad,” he said approvingly. ‘But wherefore the bonds and fetters? Why not let this kind gentleman here cut my throat without delayl” “etarn,” said Number 14 unexpect­ edly. "Think we’a as green as to do you In here, and have the police nos­ ing around? Not ’att 1 We've ordered the carriage for your lordship tomor- H ay is worth ju st as m uch in storage a'« you m ight get for it in case o f fire. Th 3 I Am erican Eagle Fir© Insurance com pany [will pay y o u 85% o f the cash value in case o f loss by fire. sion, confined in the tunnel, forced them to flee. The cat caught fire and burned up. Posses of Oregon, California and United S tates officials are scouring the surrounding coun­ opposite Halsey Garage try for them. One of them is >t all hour« up to 11 p. in. believed to have been identified as A. A. Hodges, a paroled con- J vict. One more added to thousands row mornln’, but In the meantime of argum ents against the parole 1 w* re not taking say chances. gee I Talking as though you were «till at system. First-Class Work the blooming Ritz, aren’t you?” A move is on foot to have all I Tommy made no reply. H e wee en­ parole and indeterm inate sen-1 Agent for Eugene Steam Laundry caged in wondaring how Mr. Brown Sent Tuesdays. had discovered big identity. H e de­ tence laws repealed. The ju ry I rided that Tuppence, in the throes of w . S T E P H E N S O N . Prop. I and judge who hear all the evi-| anxiety, had gone to the police, and Chat hls disappearance having been dence in a trial are in a better! made public the gang had not been position to impose a proper! alow to put two and two together. penalty when an offender is I, I Tlie two men departed and the door «or canti convicted than a Daro Imnrri I Quarters o f, B E E F •lammed. Tommy was left to his C. P. STAFFORD, Agent Barber sh o p » Baths purpose» at canning prices * C . H. F A L K C . L. F A L K JR "High income taxes tend to HALSEY > drive otherwise productive capi­ tal into tax-exem pt securities.” This argum ent m ight be used! Cash paid for by the advocates of a stiff in­ Cream, Poultry, Eggs and come tax instead of by its op­ ponents. The money “driven I Veal. M . H. S H O O K . into” those securities is s e t a t Am or A. Tussi ng work on public ¡m n m v p m o n f u I Cream and Produce Station I To M arguerite!” Tommy had run beck te the stain s. , But Zh v*1 ? lm * ° aBd ,M T t ’»•»' r. r • w r t ' - i r * / , t w,th fc,m- Then h|' ■ ' 7 . T ”*' c<*ur,d WM leaping dowi ls . 1 ^ ^ ^ * “ ' * < • cry at thi X ra A ftM h*m th< B « | meditation«. They were not pleasant enea. Already hit limbs felt cramped end stiff. He was utterly helpless, and ha could tee no hope anywhere. About an hour had passed when ha heard the key softly turned, and the door opened. I t was Annette. Tom­ my’s heart beat a little faster. He had forgotten the girl. Was It pos­ sible that she had come to his help? Suddenly ha heard Conrad’s voice: “Come out of IL Annette. He doesn’t want any supper tonight" "Oul, oul, Je sals bten. But I must take th^j other tray. We need the lawyer and notary H a lsiv , O rkoon John L. Engbretson of Butte smoked a pipe in bed. He went to deep and it fell from his mouth and set the bed on fire and he was fatally burned. He) was 88 years old and left a wife and two children, who ought to fight tobacco as Mrs. Wallace Reed fights narcotics. I farm loans « are making five-year loan* on .county farms at 3>i% PIU1 commis- Call on B eam L a n d C o ., 1JJ Lyon St.. Albany, Ore A system of rural credits backed by the nutionai treasury has afforded tem porary relief to some farm ers but w hat agricul­ tu re needs is relief from the ne­ cessity for such credit. Real prosperity comes with keeping) o u t of debt, not with g etting in. It Is touching to see the solici­ tude of men of large incomes for the Oregon wheat grower. They fear he will make more than $2000 profit and therefore have to pay an income tax if th e law isn 't beaten a t the polls Nov. 6. H ill every farm er In this val­ ley who is making more than $2000 profit per year please stand up and be oounted, so we can know whom to congratulate if the income tax is defeated? Fliea flee and fleas fly from oil of Tansy or almost any of the essential oils. Try a few »•prigs of tansy in a flea-infest­ ed room or bed. The American Federation of. Labor w ants the Volstead act Blackened to allow wine and I f,inrke»h 1U5 Sh* «"ranged It care fully, then turned to Tommy. “T e e ” T* ’1 th* keT ° f * * d 0 o ,r • 7 77'. vonvicis a t Salem are dis­ pleased a t the removal of W ar­ den Smith. TTiey will be md- derate, however, and allow Governor Pierce to rem ain in of­ fice if the re a d ie r* fail to getj his scalp, which they threaten I Carefully Conducted Sur- V h,<’ W• ‘ h• , W * °* «" children be- to attem pt again in the sweet t ,'2r e S lr a and «‘ a“ « b . v . by and by. coffee. W hilst he ate, be read a morn- Ing paper propped np In front of him. Suddenly he stiffened. There was a long article on Kramenln. who waa de- scribed ea the “man behind Bol­ aheTlsm" In Russia, and who had Just arrived In London—some thought as an unofficial envoy. In the center of the page waa his ° ^ r«d'« rush w ith . i portrait. a‘ 7 ‘,b t * 1th hl* fl«‘ - » cu g hl “So that’s who Number 1 Is," said .< f Z u * L * " thT polM “f th aJaw and I Tommy. “Not a doubt about It; I ™ t °r The M,,ond “ •» 'f*pp«d over hla body and fell. From > must push on.” H e paid for hls breakfast, and be­ higher up the staircase there was a i took himself to Whitehall. There he . aah’ Z Dd * b nlI,t « r«z,d Tommy's sent up his name, and the message L - * ,r * aIUed ‘ hat It would be »kat It was urgent A few minute« h o ^ . ,# r bi* h* " lth 00 , e t ° Ut later he was in the presence of the iZ J 00” M P®*lhle. As regards man who did not here go by the name I Annette he conld do nothing. e f "Mr. Oerter.” . toT th* doori «lamming I t And ee. briefly and succinctly aa serted1 Th* »quara was de­ possible he detailed the experiences of serted. 1« front of the house waa a the last few days. [b ake rs van. Evidently he was ito Half-way through, M r. Carter inter­ ♦A 7 T i / * * * “ 0,,‘ * Leodon * rupted him to give a few cryptic or­ and hla body found many mlliis ders through the telephone. AU traces from the house In Soho. The driver of displeasure had now left hla face. Jumped to the pavement and tried »to Ha nodded energetically when Tommy bar Tommy’s way. Again Tommy’s bad finished. *"d drl’ * «Prswhed "Quite right. Every moment’s of on the pavement. value. Fear we aball be too late any­ Tommy took to hie heels and ra n ^ - way. They wouldn't w ait. Would nooe too soon. Thu front door opened clear eut at onee. Still, they may and a hall of ballets fallowed him- have left something behind them that Fortunately nreie of «»era h,t hlm a , w ill be • clue. Tou aay you've recog­ turned the corner o f the square. nized Number 1 to be Kramenln? h l r n ^ V “ thta’ "" h* ' hOUr ’ hUt T0“ n l, haard ° * B iu U T ' “ * ,#t ° ther* out- Lock It and give me the key" The footsteps died away. Tommy ay petrtfled with aronxement The ob- J t Annette had thrust Into hls hand ,kiBefore he had tlu,a ts ber sny- thing more, she had ,lfh t, dr Z k ’adder * Bd wag ,n “ ld«t or the group with a loud cry. F rX o ih ." P* nknlfe- blade open ! Tbe German turned os her with an 7 ,be had «»udlously ! oath. Most of these children are being V h,m- and har actl° “ Get out of this. Go to your room !" d k ? .'1 ? d° *Ch° ° l work “ "rf*’’ ,he h *«B ’ 1th the light, he caffie to the eon- se lf*d L r7’’.k 0”f lT J 0“ » ? *» ™ g him­ ) ? 'C,p °.f * c«»»U nt nervous straw esnsed The 7 rOCm " a* ‘>verl0«ked. by M g le c t of eves thst need help. And h?ra 7 7 a peePho1« «onmwhere self down the back of the ladder. 8o long as they did not turn round . . the p itifn l part Is thst the parents' lx l how guard all waa well. He crouched behind the eorsnee of the condition does not save L H 'he had ..w a y , ^ en |n the child Iroro the penalty he is con­ ” ’Pbo«zd- They were still between 7 W ' hat h’ ” ad prob^ F been him and the etalrs. stantly paying. uader observation all the time Had "Ah 1” Annette appeared to stumble over something. Rh. stooped. - M ou sm n rthl t a h f rn*u, viola la clef!" h . 7 proved a that he was peraonH||y «• Annette „„ Optometrists. M anufacturing Opticians had The German snatched It from her ■cqualnted with Jane Finn, but he Albany, Oregon naI' * l‘«d the door. Conrad stum­ Pr* ,” nd* d The bled ouL swearing. "He's get away." ) • really , i In tend­ ^ ’Impossible, Ha would have passed on that point he could come to no c At that moment with an ecstatic * But there was a more vita •m ile Tommy pulled the string, a that drove out all others, crash of crockery came from the attic 1 bound aa he waa manage I «bore. In . trice the men we“ . pu7h bonds? He essayed cauiiom ind ^ d a? ” P ,h* rickaty Iadd* ! the opan blade up and dow ¡M v e lppftarsd tots the darkneaa j cord that bound hls two i O pto iu etri.t, w ith 1 gether. It was an awkward ‘ fla3h Tom“ y fro » J and drew a smothered "OW F M. F r e n c h a S o n s ; hls hiding place and dashed down th . f from him aa tha knlfo cut Stairs, pulling the girl with him There S J E W E L E R S — O P T IC IA N S ; wrist. But slowly and dog X £ / 2 e l , , t 7 han " • ' * » « > £ ; < Alltaay, Oregon [ i wont on sawing to and fro. He cut ririd^d ' ndc1««'» At last they i the flesh badly, but at last he felt (lie ’ ^,d7 rtoor «WUD< «Pen. H < > r t r t slacken. With hls hands free, the turned Annette had disappeared. ( reht was easy. Tommy stood «pell-bound H a * aha / run upstairs .gain? Wh, t ( ra™ Waa ,o hind up h l. b l ^ m , wrist. Then he sat on the P ~ £ ~ d h .,1 He fumed with £ S .\h ? t ” " n t Cy,Br«d had ktn the key of the door, so ho could it told anJ exchanged at all times « P e rt 'It t l . more s .- s t .n c . Annette The only outlet from the B E N T. S U D T E L L d(W ’ «msequently h . n o R, 13JN Broadalbin s t, Albanv ould perforce have to wait until the twa men returned to fetch him But l 't ^ ? n ? * r Hh'S ' Tt'ra“ y «wiled : loving with Infinite caution in the 1 M I 7 7 a*' M eade & Albro H ‘ T ,,< # ' ” ,"“I "’? iVotsg over tha deserted house seemed te Tommy to partake of the character e t a dream. Everything was Just as It bad been. Tha prison room •with the crooked pictures, the broker^Jus Jn tjie attic, the meeting ’ W hy sufTor from • headache? 1 Have your eyes < exam ined " ! Y e s; it is m eans 8. T . FR EN C H ; FURNITURE AND FARM MACHINERY k clone ptom ptly and rtaten ably. Phone N s . 2t>9 * nara room, be found and unbooked th« famoos ptetura. Ha f a t so economical pleasure that h l. * r , t p„ n woold he wasted. There was now nothing to bnt te w e lt He waited. M»»«< >l*wly. Tommy Ik* _ai»hj t alm ost here. That See our new and com plete line ot H eaters V’ e so licit your stove Repair business, HILE & <§ A ny Girl in Trouble m»y (wcmrWncats with Saaign Lee ol the Salvation Army at the Wh ite Shield Home. Sfc5 Mayfair aveaoe, Portland, Oregon.