^/^bany_^)irectory
stunned and wonnded about the shoal-
The »«’oats bad no slaep that night.
f L ’ ,...? ,* 7
Wm to bis feet
This is good advice: " I i you live F L O R A L & M U S IC S H O P and led him away. He was tremblln» They sat down by the trail side lean
h fear.
Solomon found a pins Ing against a log and lighted their
in Albany, trade in Albany ; if yon live
We grow our own cut flowers
in some other town, trade in that town. '
re
still burning, near where the pipes.
But in these antomcSle days many re­ Gold bander!, Kubrum and other hardy
"You member Bill Scott?” Solomon
L®4 _ be<”
By 1,8 ll«ht thev
lily bulbs now on hand.
siding elsewhere find it advisable to do
Ms wound»—the old scout whispered.
at least part of their buying in the
Nice geraniums every Saturday,
having with him always a small sur­
“Yes
We spent a night In his
larger town. Those who go to Albany Phone 166J
house.'
geon s outfit.
to transact business will find the firms
"He were a mean cues Sold rum
1- ^ 7 *• *’ oO,8r
be sake«
named balow ready to fill their require­ Phone 312 Y
Satisfaction guaranteed
to tha Injuns, I alius tot' him It were
ments with courtesy an t fairness.
in the Indian tongue.
Price id, 50
"About a mils down tha trail. If» wrong but—my Ood A'm lghty!— I nev­
A lb a n y B a k e ry , 321 L yo n street,
F R E D B. J O N E S
*
,n<1 8 b°J>” M lil tha warrior er 'spected that tha fire In the water
Best oue :-pound
pound loaf of bread made
T ake us whar they be,'’ Sotomoc ware a goln’ to burn him up sometime.
5 cents.
No, sir—I never creamed be wore a-
commanded.
Wedding cakes to order.
ALBANY
The three started slowly down tht goln' to be punished so—never.”
They lay back against the log with
A Ibany F loral Co. C ut flower* Piano Tuner for leading music stores in trail, the warrior leading them.
their one blanket spread and spent
and plants. Floral art for every Albany,* Inquire Davenport music house
the night In a kind of half sleep.
and all occasions.
C H A P T IR X V III
Every little sound was "ilka a hick
________________Flower phone 458-T.
New
In the rib a” as Solomon put it, and
The
Volea
ef
a
Woman
Sobbing.
^ l b n c y Electric Store,
Store. Radio and
Over tha ridge and more than a drove them Into tha look and listen
seta. Electric wiring. Delco Light used
mile away was a wet, wild meadow. busloess." The women was often cry­
products 202 Second
ing out or the cow and horses getting
G l e n n W il l a k d
w m . H ö f l ic h . bought, sold and exchanged at all times | They found the cow and horses feed
tng on Its edge near the trail. Tht up to feed.
”M.v son. go te sleep." eaid Solomon.
B E N T. S U D T E L L
A uto Electric Service— Recharg-
moon, clouded since dark, had cornt
B e fo re you d e fin ite ly plan
vacation spot, you can prob­
able A & B batteries— W IL L A R D Phone 76-R, 123 N. Broadalbin st., Albany I out In the clear mid-heavens and “I tell ye there ain't no danger now—
your
vacation trip, find out
storage battery. Phone 23. 119-121 W
a b ly are tw o o r th re e fo r
thrown Its light Into the high wlndowt not a bit. I don't know much but T
Second st. H. D. Preston—J. C. Cochran
about the low summer round­
about what you expected the
of the forest above the ancient thor­ know Injuns— plenty.”
trip fares, now effective May
ti ip to one would cost.
oughfare of the Indian. The red guldt
I J I u e B ird R e s ta u ra n t, 309 Lyon
In spite of hie knowledge even Solo­
22 on Southern Pacific Line«.
of
the
two
scouts
gave
a
call
which
street. E a t here w h en in A lbany.
mon himself could not sleep. A little
Let one of our agents help
You’ll probably discover that
Open from 6 to 2 and 5 to 8.
was quickly answered. A few rods before daylight they arose and began
you
with your plana. He can
farther
on,
they
saw
a
pair
of
old
M bs . B l o u n t .
you can do much more than
to stir about.
suggest many added feature*
you th o u g h t on the money
C
• “ “ »« *» blankets near a
“1 was badly burnt by that fir«,
R U N S W I C K
which might not occur to you.
<
CRAW R
tic k e t of blnck timber. Thev could Jack whispered.
you planned to upend.
PH O N O G R A PH S
And he'll tell you of a ser­
hear the voice of a woman sobbing
"Inside!"
Solomon
answered.
”8o
W
ith
a
trip
to
the
East,
you
at
Shoes that cost less per month of wear | n* ar where they stood.
vice that makes the trip com­
was I. My soul were a-sweatln' all
______ W O O D W O R T H ’ S
can combine a visit to mnny
Womsrn. don't bs skeered o' ns— , night.”
plete— fine trains, Southei t
delightful Pacific Coast re­
ws're friends—we're goln' to take ye
TAavenport Music company offsrr
Pacific men who consider y r j .
Tbe morning was chilly. They gath­
hum," said Solomon.
ports for a surprisingly low
Piano-case organ, good as new
ered birch bark and dry pine and soon
a guest, a Dining Car sen ice
The woman came out of the thicket bad a fire going. Solomon stole over
additional fare.
Estey organ, good as new
that fa aa economical rs 4* h
with a ilttlt lad of four asleep In h e i1 to the thicket where the woman and
Used Pianos.
Or instead of seeing just one
excellent.
»•
anna.
child were lying and returned In a mo­
E p astb u rn Bros.— T w o big grocery
Where do ye live?” Solomon asked ment.
In fact, thia entire organization of the
"
stores, 212 W. First and 225 Sooth
’ Far south on the shore o' the Mo-
Southern Pacific ia anxious to help in
"They're sound asleep," he said In
Main. Good merchandise at the right
h a n k ,' she answered In a voice trem­ a low tone. "We'll let 'em alone.”
prices.
every possible way. Take advantage of
bling with emotion.
He began to make ten and got out
this valuable assistance.
“What's yer name?”
I P l i t e C a fe te ria an il confectionery
the last of their bread and dried meat
Optometrist,
with
'I
’m
Blit
Scott's
wife,”
she
an­
Home cooking. Pleasant surround­
and bacon. He was frying tbe latter
swered.
ings.
Courteous, efficient serviee.
when he sold:
F . M . F rench & sons
W e make our own candies.
Cat’* blood and gunpowder!" Sol­
'That 'ere Is a mighty likely wom­
w. s. D u ncan .
omon exclaimed. "I'm Sol Binkus.”
J E W E L E R S — O P T IC IA N S
ern. "
She knelt before the old scout and
Lpilm e developed and printed.
He turned the bacon with hts fork
Albany, Oregon
C . P. M O O D Y , Halaev. Agent
kissed his knees and could not apenk
and added:
We mail them right back to you.
for
the
fulness
of
her
heart.
Solomon
Woodworth Drug Company, Albany, Or­
“Tum ble purty when she were
bent over and took the sleeping lad
egon.
from her arms and held him against young. Alius hated the rum business.”
Jack went out on the wild meadow
i r * t garage going n o rth .
his breast.
Tires, accessories, oils, gasoline,
Don t feel bad. We’re a-goln' to and brought In the row and milked Over the worst plaren I had the boy I
repair work.
on my back while Solomon carried has been in the lim elight before,
take keer o' you,” said Solomon. “Ayes, her, filling a basin and a quart bottle.
Solomon
went
to
tbe
thicket
nnd
W. H. H u lb d r T.
'Mis'
Scott' In Ida arms as If she were skipped out.
You take good care o f your •lr, we be 1 They ain't nobody goln' called:
a baby. He was very gentle with her
to
harm
ye—
nobody
at
all."
A rthu r Ham er wa* a north-bound
pORD SALES A N D S E R V IC E teeth, yet they may he replaced
“Mis' Scolt I"
To Mm. as you know, a woman has
There was a note of tenderness In
passenger
Friday.
Tires and accessories
The
woman
answered.
But w ha t about your eyes? M akt the voice of the man as lie felt the
been a sacred rreature since his wife
Repairs
"Here's a tow'l an' a lettle Jug o' died. He seemed to regard the boj
Mrs.
L.
E. Walton spent Saturday
chin
of
the
little
lad
with
his
it a rule to have them examined
K ir k -P o l l a k M otor Co.
soap, Mis' Scott. Ye kin take the boy as a wonderful kind of plaything. At
thumb and finger.
afternoon in Eugene.
once
a
year.
p i r t r n i l l e r F u r n itu re C o ., fu rn i-
'T>o ye know what they done with to the crick an' git washed an’ then the camping places he spent every mo
The bonds have been voted ahd
come to the fire an’ eat yer brenk- ment of Ms leisure tossing him In the
ture, rugs, linoleum, stoves ranges.
B ill? ’ the woman asked soon In
now
we'll have the bridges.
fust.”
Funeral directors. 427-433 west First
air or rolling on the ground with him
pleading voice.
street, Albany, Oregon.
The boy was a handsome, blond lad
"One day when the woman sut b>
The scout swallowed os his brain
M r* . J T- W o o d d y o f B ro w n sville
jp C L L E R G R O C ER Y , S ^ l / o ii
began to work on the problem In hand. with blue eyes and a serious manner. the fire crying, the little lad touched
was
an Albany shopper Saturday.
His
confidence
tn
the
protection
of
his
her
brow
with
his
hand
and
said:
"Bill broke loose an' got erway. He's
(Successor to Stenberg iiroa.)
" 'Don't he skeered. mother.
Tro
gone,” Solomon answered In a sad mother was sublime.
Earle Stanard and wife of Browns­
Groceries
Fruits
Produce
"W liat'a yer name?" Solomon asked, brave. I'll take care o’ you.'
voice.
Phone 263R
ville spent Friday in Albany.
looking up nt the lad whom he had
"Solomon came to where I was
"Did they torture him?”
P W. S E X A U E R , auto and gen-
t urtis Veatch spent
last
week
breaking some dry sticks for the fire
"What they done I couldn't Jes’ tell lifted high in the air.
1 » e ra l pai a ter
"Whig Scott," the boy answered tim ­ and said laughingly, aa he wiped a working on his ranch near Cottage
ye. But they kln't do no more to him.
Get my estimate.
idly with tears In Ids eyes.
He's gone.”
tear from bla cheek with the back of Grove.
201 E. First street
“What I Be ye skeered o' uie?"
M m great right band:
She seemed to sense his meaning
Ted Mitzner filled in as minister
These
words
esnte
front
the
little
•' 'Did ye ever see sech a gol' dura
and lay crouched upon the ground
U O L M A N & JACK8ON
with her sorrow until Solomon lifted Isd as he began to cry: "No, sir. cunnln' leetle cricket In yer born days at the M. E. church at Shedd Sunday
Grocery—Bakery
I ain't skeered. I ’m a brave man."
—ever ?’
morning.
her to her feet and said:
Everything in the line of eats
"Courage Is the first virtue In which
Look hero, little womern. this don't
"Always thereafter 1>* referred to
Opposite Postoffice Optometrists, Manufacturing Opticians
H. W . Stanard, Brownsville mer­
do no good. I ’m goln' to spread my the .voting are schooled on the fron­ the boy as the Little Cricket."
Albany, Oregon
chant, took the train here fo r Port­
ub Candy C o., F irs t street, next
blanket under the ptnee an' I want ye tier," Jack wrote In a letter to his
Jack wrote In another of Ms letters
door to Blain Clothing Co.
to lay down with yer boy an' gtt some friends at home In which he told of that as they fared along, down to land, Saturday.
Noon lunches.
tbe history of thst day. "The word* ward the aown lands of the upper Mo­
H
A t the university of C ali- sleep. We got a long trip tomorrer.
Mrs. Curtis Veatch and son Wayna
Home-made candy and ice Cream. "
‘"Taln't so bad as It might be— ye’re and manner of the boy reminded me hawk. Solomon began to develop tai
fornia hospital a baby started
nd Charles Hamer
were Albany
of
my
own
childhood.
ent* of which none of Ms friends had
to bleed at b irth aud before it kind o' lucky a'ter all Is said an’
U u b Cleaning W orks, Inc.
visitor* Thursday.
Solomon held Whig In his lap and entertained the least suspicion.
done,”
he
remarked
as
he
covered
the
Oor. Pourth and Lyon could be prepared for a blood
fed him and soon von his confidence
woman and the child
Matter Dyers sml Cleaners
M r. and M r*. N. A . T in ik from
He has had • hard life full of fight
transfusion its arteries collapses).
The wounded warrior and the old The backs of the horses and the cow and peril like most of u* who were
M ade-To-M easure Clothes
Clifton spent the week end w ith Mr,
The heart ca vity wag pierced w ith men were not to be found They had were so badly galled they could not
born In this New World." tbe young nnd Mrs, J. C. Bramwell.
I f you have frie n d * th ey ghould a hypoderm ic needle and four sneaked away Into the hush
Jack he ridden, but we were able to lath man wrote "He reminds me of some
ounces
of
the
father’s
blood
was
have your photograph.
and Solomon looked about and tha the packs over a blanket on one of of the Old Testament heroes, and
Mr*. H F. En glish w ent to E u -
Clifford's Studio
injected. The ch ild began to im ­ latter called but got no answer
the horse» tVe drove the beasts ahead | la cot this land we have traversed
gsne T h u rs d a y , the guest o f U r.
333 West First street. Albany.
prove st once and is now well.
"They're skeered el'ar down to the of us. The Indian* had timbered tbe j like the plains of Mature? What a
j.nglish's mother and sister.
toe nails,” said Solomon
"They swales here and there eo that we were gentle creature lie might have been If
agneto electric co
able
to
_paas
them
with
1
1
(Us
trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Boner of Eu­
Shipments of
American couldrTt etan’_ ! t here. A Hghtnin'
I be had had a chancel How long. 1
Official Strömberg carburetor serv­
ice station.
Couservative prices. All
' wonder, must we he tin}era of men? gene came down to visit Mrs. S. C.
wheat from the Columbia
work guaranteed
119-121 W. Second. riv e r during the last few months of
A* long, I take It, es there are sav- Basj
Thursday.
M r*. Boner was
I ages against whom we inu*t defend fonnerly Miss Frost Bas:i.
1923 were nearly half of the entire
M A R 1N ELLO PARLORS”
1 ourselvee."
(A beauty aid for every need) amount shipped from the U nited
Mrs. J. F. Wella of Brownsville and
The next morning they met a com
S t Francia Hotel
States, and in December they were
pany of one of the regiment* ot Gen­ Her daughter, M r*. Loomis, and
Trop.. I nga H augk more than half.
eral Herkimer who had gone In pur­ granddaughter Barbara, were all
I en and money are ' best when
suit of Ktd Snout and Ms follower*
passengers to Ssltm Saturday.
busy. Make your dollars work in
Learning what had happend to that
our savings department. A l b a n y S t a te
evil band and It* leader the soldier*
Mias Wanda Veatch went to Eu­
B a n k . Under government supervision.
faced about and escorted Solomon ««d gene Thursday to spend a few days
E Di
D E A L E R
IN
H A Y , G R A IN
AND
. Ills party to Oriskuay.
M u r p h y M otor Co. B uick and
with her sister, Mis* Enid Veatch,
Motor Hearse.
Chevrolet automobiles. Tires and Efficient Service.
who is a student at the U . of O.
(To be continued)
Lady
Attendant
aeceteories.
_____'Albany, Oregon. Phone 70"
Brownsville...... ........................... Oregon
Guy R rtm w ell and fam ily
from
Halsey Happenings otc.
Brownsville and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
oscoe ames hardware
Hover of Harrisburg were visitors
the
(Continued from page I)
W IN C H E S T E R STO R E
at the J. C. Bramwell home Sunday.
W - L. W R IG H T
Mrs. 8. P. Brock has been serious­
322 W. First st.
Mortician & Funeral Director
ly ill.
M r. and Mrs. R. F. Campbell and
1
X
Halsey and Harrisburg
C S. G IL B E R T A SON
I
two sons, who went to Eugene last
Builder»' and »belt hardware, gar­
C all D. T a v l »R. Halsey, or
Lida E. Gum is sueirtg Charles L.
week to re«ide, did not find work aa
den tool», crockery and glaaaware.
\V. L. W r ig h t . Harrisburg
Gum for divorce et Albany, by gum!
expected, so returned to Halsey and
New Stock.
New low pneea.
1 A ll the children of the W. C. T . U. le ft fo t Kelso, Wash., Friday.
C T IM S O N T H E SHOE DOCTOR
fnrm home were admitted, free, to
Second street, opposite Hamilton's
Albany will change its three-quar­
the Globe theater, Albany, Friday.
•tore.
ter -inch service water pipe into
"Sudden Service.”
T h e p la y was " Boy o f M in s .”
Bryant park to one of an inch and
Y V a ld u Anderson A Son, d is trib -
A t a meeting Friday evening the a quarter, it being conceded th at
’ ’ utora and dealers for Maxwell, Chal­
Pine Grove cemetery association vot- sufficient water ought to be supplied,
mers. Essex. Hudson & Hupmobiie ca-a.
( ed an assessment of $1 a share for row that 60c a night is charged
Accessories. Supnlies. 1st & Broadalbin.
campers.
cleanup and maintenance purposes.
H ALLS'
Piano Tuning and Repairing
FURNITURE AND
FARM MACHINERY
Get a Finer Vacation
th is w ay
____
B
SHOE
~ V OtKVIVt
W hy suffer irom
headache ?
Have your eyes
examined
8. T . FR EN C H
Southern Pacific
Have Your Eyes Examined
Once a YTear
F
Meade & Aibro,
H
M
.
M'
O. W . F R I M
“ DELBERT S T A R R '
Tuneral Director and Li­
censed Embalmer
STO RAG E
Have you used any ot F I S H E R ’S
EGG
X P R O D U C E R ? Include a sack with your
X next order of poultry feed and jo u will be sur-
prised with results obtained.
Also Twine
New and Second-hand Wool Sax.
3
,
R
C eE K E R A L
O. W . FRUM
Amor A. Tussing
FARM LOANS
Write for booklet describing our 20-
year Rural Credit Amortized Loans.
Tbe loan pays out In 2t> payments, re­
tiring the principal. Cheap rales. No
del*y.
B k a m L a n d C o .
133 Lyon St., Albany, Ore
FARM LOANS
BARBER SHOP
at lowest rate of interesL
First-Class Work
Heal Estate
Prompt service.
Insurance
Courteous treatment.
W' m B a in . Room 5. First Savings Bank
bmlniag, Albany
Agent for Eugene Steam Laundry
Sent Tuesdays.
J. W
S T E P H E N S O N . Frop
Garden Tools •• garden crops, and alto in eating them
O ur prices sell our goods
H IL L &<S
The Linn county Jersey picnic will
On the Henry Zimmerman place
l>e at McConnel 'a Midway Jersey
Suaday afternoon Milforil M ailer saw
farm , a mile west of Shedd, next a good-aized porcupine. Porey la no
Saturday. Cheater Mulkey, presi-
racer. Milford turned a box on its
i dent of the state Jersey club, ia ex­ aide and with a stick prodded the
pected to be the principle speaker.
animal
until it entered. Then ha
Russell Loomis, M yrtle Piper and fastened it in. Monday morning he
Bob W ard, Sodaville on their way to had hi* capture on exhibition In fro n t
Ivebanon by auto, stole several hun­ of C lark’s confectionery and had
dred dollars worth of articles from quite an attendance. The porcupine
a stalled c»r that had been tempor­ doe* not, as popularly believed, throw
arily deserted beside the road. The his quills, but the fellow who kicks
g irl has confessed
Loomis and him ia likely to take tome away w ith
Piper were arrested, but W ard, who h i« -
.
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