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T ie n tell ipp If you hav discovered I tum u neuiziea, racmg rm* new ter.
what—Is missing.”
ror, striving to control herself befor,
| said
Surprised, she listened silently. He
thi* man whoee very look dlacouregwi
Mr W at. H . iV H K K I.E B
I
Thus did Barbara take the Brat step turned away, laid one of their coats
weakness. The coolneat of hta i,«»r
* from ant the net af lifelong cooraa- Just Inside the door, and threw him
ng, us he stood playing with the
• » t e r i » 'o .
f l . i : a yaar la a d ra a o *
tlona, tad tread the free aparfoumaee self down upon It. Within a few
weapon In hla hands, calmed her
beyond.
A d ve rtn in g , 20c an incb ; nodiacouc
bracing hor to a simulation of th*
minutes he was sleeping .the sleep of
for lim e or «pace : no charge for cou
“You flt tn so well—aa tr it Is year sheer exhaustion.
same feerlessmes*
ooaiOon or c jaugea.
natural sphere r aha added.
"Show me," she said,, going to him
But the girl sat for long under the
t e •T’a ld -fo i paragraphe." l e a lia*,
He smiled half to himself, patted little window, lost In thought, won
Quietly, aa If explaining the mech
a » a d v a rtisin g dlagulaad aa o a w *
the spare aaat bealda him. Rather dering over his word*. And ever her
inisni of a watch, he explained how
wonderlngly she approached, looking, mind reverted to pqe sentence. A
It worked.
ho thought with compunctlo* i
“I will load It. and Ox It ready for
few words of praise from one whose
T H E F A R M E R ’S BURDENS
tremely young and delicately made. opinion
us*" he concluded.
you* huFe
unconsciously
To inform a sensitive girl ef the forth learned to respect, qpd what a world
And tbe girl who, tn England, had
A government survey covering
coming attack of possible cannibals of courage do th iy bring In their
shrunk from all firearm * took the lit-
816 farms io Linn countv oi
wsa to Croft, ton times more formid tra in !
tie weapon from him eager y. welcom
able the« mooting them single-hand
ing It as a valued friend bringing, poe-
which cash rents were paid showed
9
\ \ » —< W F t r « i g H T S V r u t K » a » - » « n a z u . C O M A M fT
ed. Ho " i s not versed In the hi
albly, the greatest succor of all.
There are no pl«»sant hours of tw i
that in 1920 the average rent w«t
filing of these situation*
light in the troplU. Tbe sun set*
As they sat In the dark hut, upon
12.47 per acre and the averag
their upturned suitcases, near ths
and soon the wortd Is wrapped In
Taking her hand, he drew her down
valuation w»s $70
Thia means
window aperture, the strain upon Bar
darkness. It had disappeared behind
close beside him; then. In a few
bara's nerves became almost unbear-
the west bill, and already a few stars
gr
return to the uwner of 3-
curt sentence* he told her.
were Rhowlng In the swiftly darken l able. With every minute her faith in
per cent, from winch taxes am
The fingers he held closed convul ing sky, when Croft came out of the
the electric ruse, never strong grew
sively upon hl* ow n; her free head
other items must be deducted. 1
weaker; nntll It ebbed away, leaving
clenched Iteelf upon her knee; tbe hot to where Barbara was collecting only a ghastly death, or worse, creep
farm prices have varied since 1021
faint color drained away, leaving her the remains of thplr supper. He car ing nearer with the rising of every
it is believed that rents have prac
face quite white.
ried something I n ‘ his hands.
(C o n tin u e d )
j face, she made a plunge.
8tar-
• • • She faced the moment
Can't we go—hide tomewher*—on
t caliy followed them, so that th
"Do yon understand a revolver?” he when, her companion slain, she wouid
« . » • alatitaa. and C ro ft* ¡¡iusl.i I
“I want ,0 bnow— "
the reef)” she urged, turning dark Inquired.
seize the revolver, turn the dark muz
situation is substantially the same
of a friendly compact was destroyed
“Yea? What?” Quickly his eyes eyes of fear upon him
zle to her fluttering heart, place her
She
turned
rouqd,
mingled
tsar
and
Hostility was evident. He soon re * #ear(,hed her own, causing her to low
Ou page 3 is a chart showini
He shook his head. Very thought relief In her fact. "Have you one? finger on the trigger. . , . ghB
Used
that
an
attack
waa
being
organ
er
fliem
confusedly,
fully,
from
every
point
of
view,
had
the farmer’s conception of th
N o ; I have never fired one In my life. clasped und unclasped her clammy
lead for the following night, thongt
“I can t remember what happened— he considered the position. Should
hands, sitting upright; then crouching
I wouldn't dare I”
principal sources of his unequal
b»i could not distinguish the plans bo I *m airald I------ did I behave rather they, by hiding, etude the natives to
‘Well, I want to show you how to back against the bamboo. . . . Only
log
laid
[
stupidly,
lust
night?”
night, It would be but a reeplte. The
burdens. The chief of these is lov
use this little beegt, in case anything fenr of disgrace in ber companion's
He stretched out his hand for a ba
Emboldened by tbe absence of an)
same danger would surround them ev goes wrong and you are left—”
opinion restrained her wild impulse
prices of farm products as com
sign of their enemy, the men remained nana, peeling It with irritating deliber ery moment they spent here; they
to rise and flee somewhere— anywhera
She laughed, miserably.
pared with those of what til
standing for several minute*, gnzlnj ation before replying.
could never know peace or safety. For
" If they manage to ki)I you, they —to escape this fearful ordeal. Had
“You were, naturally, slightly un
dawn the slope at the solitary nut
farmer must buy.
tome reason these natives were hos will soon finish me off.!^
Croft touched her or spoken, heir con
hinged
after
all
your
experiences.
wherein Barbara lay unprotected. At
tile: something must be done to over
trol would have snapped altogether.
He
regarded
her
In
silence,
for
o
The government daily market last,
This guarded reply was unsatisfac come their hostility. Cntll and unless
after an Indistinct colloquy, they
But he sat perfectly still, his gaze
moment.
news service, under date o moved slowly forward la its direction. tory
a friendly compart could he made,
"They wouldn’t kill yon.” he aald fixed upon the dark slope down which
She
felt
exasperated.
Looking
Heroes
they
must
be
forced
to
leave
the
two
For
a
moment
Croft's
heart
seemed
November 14, shows the gaunt
quietly. “Do yon understand my their enemies would come, hit mind
stop beating. To expose himself, at him. she fancied the suspicion of white people alone, through fear All
apparently oblivions to all else.
meaning?”
let th a t has to be run by a bo: to
a
Kntle
hovered
around
hla
lip
*
this he explained to the girl, who rec
inarmed, would mean certain death,
As she watched him, her fevered
Her face went very white. For _
"You realize, of course, that any ognized tbe wisdom of It, as well as
of Oregon apples and the num and the consequent abandonment of
brain seemed gradually to grow calm,
few minutes she paced up and dow *
thing I did— or said—Avan because— I *n « t she deemed the Impossibility.
the
girt,
whose
life
now
retted
upon
ber of profits taken from it be- j
her faith In his confidence and In
"Two! Against, possibly, hundreds!
h l* to a fate probably far worse. In- mean. It was not my normal state!
genuity to «treugthen. . . . The strain
lore it reaches the consumer it >lde the hut. If he could but reach It,
“Oh, I quite realize that I" His tone How can we make them fear ns?” she
relaxed. Hope struggled feebly with
asked hopelessly.
lay the suitcase containing his re caused her to look up quickly again.
New York. The New York re
in her heart. She no longer felt the
"Why are you laughing?" she asked
volver. Should he risk all and dash
"Through their Superstition," he re
wild desire to scream or to escape. Her
tailer took $1.87, the jobber tool from
plied promptly. “Once make them be
his hiding place or— 1 A sigh of uneasily.
elenebed hands parted, »nd »he sat
49c, the wholesaler 39c, the rail i relief escaped hl* Up* when the men
“Why are you so afruld)” he re lieve we deal with the supernatural,
back with a sigh.
torted.
suddenly
halted.
For
wbat
seemed
nn
or poaseaa magical powers, and they
roads 80c, the shipping organi
Those who, from lack of imagination
Nonplused, she took refuge In a will make us ta b * T h * dread of death
zation 27c, leaving $1.18 of the eternity he watched them confer to-
and lta sense of fear, face a terrible
evldeetly divided In opinion dignified silence. Finishing her break or disease from violating a tabu will
$5 tlbe box of tipples sold for, foi -•Ihor,
ordeal with gallantry, are Jnatly called
m th* wisdom of tbetr venture. When fast, she looked round the buy—at the
them to shun us like lepers.”
brave; but those who, tortured by
the grower. The retailer go? at last they turned and made off rugged hill beside them, tbe palms und cause
Barbara, inexperienced in natives'
these possessions, foreseeing all with
more profit on the sale than thi toward the south ef the island, he dense forest trees In the background, ways, was only half convinced. She
shrinking dread, yet meet It with no
grower got for the entire sea fouad hl* clenched bands, were ahak- the coral shingle and white sand listened Incredulously to the scheme
outward flinch, deaorve the laurels of
son’s labor and expenses.
ng and his brow was w et He hur- stretching down to the magnificent he propounded, her knowledge of elec
heroism. Some such thoughts flitted
.led down to the hut, where he found blue of the lagoon. In the distance the tricity being limited.
The solution of this problem i
through O o ft’s mind, as be sat wait
J white-faced girl Ineffectually bar reef and vast stretch of limitless sea:
I will get eome gtlck*” he conclud
ing, fully conscious of the suffering
co-operative
marketing. When ricading the door with suitcases.
the Intensely vivid colors and contrast es rising; “and place everything In
silently endured by his companion.
this has been tried it baa moi
She uttered a walcoaalsg cry on his shone In the sunlight with extraordi
th* “ I »ball turn In for a
When she relaxed against his shoulder,
nary brllllnnce.
appearance at the window.
bit- This afternoon we’y strengthen
often been a failure than a euccen
he drew a breath of relief. . . .
" It ’s all very beautiful.” she said at the walls of the h u t; and I'll put up a
“How did you escape) Where were
What seemed like hours passed In
not because the principle is wroto
last, conversationally.
you) What caa we do)“
partition. Then we shall each have
the silence end darkness. Then Bar
but because of faulty ip p lie tt »
“It Is f" he agreed warmly, rising to
rbom until w , can build another hut
To his own amassment perhaps at
bara suddenly raised her head.
much as h er* he laaghed— almost his feet. Bringing his mug filled with Plenty of work before u * if rescue
Home, like the Pacific Coast Pou,
Have I been asleep?" the whis
happily.
water, he sat down close beside her. doesn't come soon 1"
pered. In astonishment.
try Producers, have been so man
811eqtly, «he helped to collect sticks,
"Now, please mend my head.”
“They have gone away," he replied.
He turned to answer, whipping sud
sgsd us to relieve the farmer of
Barbara was concerned over his pal an extraordinary numbness pervading
We enn’t do anything at present.”
denly back to the aperture, and cran
her
mind.
Oroft's
spirits
rose.
He
lor
and
the
lines
surrounding
bis
eyes.
portion— a aniall portion—of tl
She gated at him in some bewilder
ing forward. A sound had reached
“You look worn o u t!” she exclaimed had faced and eluded death too often
ment, knowing nothing of the reac
uuconaciouabie 'oil the middlewr,
bis intent earn— the faint distant
tion which had caused that atrange Involuntarily. "Didn't you sleep well to fear It. His confidence In this slm-
crepitation of snapping twigs.
rake off between him and the co
pie ruse puzzled her.
light In hla face; and he laughed last night?"
Now that the dreaded moment had
Collecting the rubber shock absorb
Burner. More must he done aloi
ugaln, boyishly; then leaned farther
“Not a w in k!” He glnnced quickly
arrived, Barbara was eooedous of an
er
belonging
to
tbe
wireless
outfit,
he
in
far
a
closer
Inspection
of
the
blue-
up
at
her.
Wheroupon
her
unruveled
this line, but wise aa the serpen I «
utter lack of agitation. Save that ber
eonhialon returned fourfold; and she Broke the sticks into short stakes,
clad figure with It* cloud of hair.
fingers closed upon his arm, sbe gave
a co-operator « h o can no »leer ti
showing
Barbara
how
to!
cover
them
"You are bettor)" he ashed.
finished her Job In silence.
They Wouldn’t Kill You,» He said. no sign: her eyqs {oUoweiJ lit* peee-
enterprise as to »void the pitfal
Tbe paleness of her «hooks changed
•Tin going up the hill to the wire This done, be proceeded to fix them
“ Do You Understand?"
(Cnutitiued on page 4)
suddenly to rod under his scrutiny.
less.” he observed then. “You need firmly In the ground round the hut,
craftily dug in its path by (I
I 1 m all right," ah* muttered, not fear the natives. They won't re then attached the aerial to the top of
profit taking go-betweens.
turning away.
turn until they have mustered tbetr each: thus forming a wire circle a few
Inches above the ground, as far from
There are those who fear th>
“I will go back for the water,” he numbers."
remarked; and hla face disappeared
the great Farm Bureau noarketib)
At her look of alarm he continued the hut ns the Amount of aerial per-
from tbe sp ertnr*
hurriedly; “I've got a scheme for mltted^ The two ends were carried
corporation, in auquirii g the bu»i.
Barbara's tulad was uneomfortably scaring them off altogether. I shan’t through the entrance and connected
nass of five leading Chicago pro
confused. Safe In some refuge, aho be long away. I f you shout, I shall to the transmitter Within.
G row n., bridge work and fillings
It wil
Now !” he exclaimed, “when I
duoe gambling firms, with a sea
kad seemed to be sleeping for hour*. hear.”
pay you to get my prices on your dental work
wave,
press
the
key
on
the
transmit
When
she
awoke
she
instinctively
There was no suggestion of her com
in the exchange and a string .
Cusick bank building, Albany
sought for a hand which proved not pany being required. She watched ter here, and watch the result.”
mid-west warehouses, has paid tv
He wpnt out to the w ire ; and, kneel
to ba there. Througliout tbe terrified him disappear, with a sickening sense
much for its whistle. Let ■■ hop
moments that ensued, vague Impres of the oppressive loneliness that she ing down, placed one hand about half
sions of some mldtegbt event chased dreaded; but pride forbude her utter an inch above It. Raising the other
not i hl Is we await the outcoini
elualvsly through her brain. They ing a word to detain him. Then, with he gave the algnal.
Our sympathies art all on
She pressed the key as directed. Im
th
were Intensified hg Croft's sppear- unconscious Imitation of Croft, she
bide of the bureau
anca. Vainly rhe tried to capture the threw her head a little back; clenched mediately, a series of bright blue
sparks flashed, like flreflle* from the
threads; to s *|« ra ta the real from her hands; anil entered the hut. . .
Tbe eccomi handicap, in
th. the chaos of delirium. AU was coo-
wire to his hand, which he repeatedly
While
the
natives
hurried
to
the
opinion of these fermare, is higl
fuslou, Jumbled repetitions of accups south, to prepare for battle, the man Jerked away; then, delighted with Its
taxes. Tbe ” • are oot going to h.
ulated horrors. She caught first at sat on the ground beside the transmit success, he returned to her
“You se*" he explained, “the vol
tfd u cel by another e ip e a .iv , co., one thread; then lost It and caught at ter, staring out to sea. his brain work
another. Hut aver at one point her ing on the scheme to which be bad ume of current to always large with
grcsional inv».Ug,|m n, t0 di.
cheeks burned. How much was true) Just alluded; bis mind torn between wireless, therefore takee effect by
known, nor bx Surely not—. _,The more the thought, conflicting decisions. In this predica sparking at the moment of contact
a 140.000 oamp.lgu to beat an the more conr’lnced did she become ment. at the mercy of a tribe of hos The human body 1* of course,!a con
of lta Incredible reality. . .
How tile savages, there were but two for ductor; Our visitors will get ttrf shock
Oregon ¿income tax. Dor bv , , 0<|
could she face her companion) 11» lorn hopes of defense. One lay In the of their U v e » -eepee!ally»,, they ueu
»0« to Salem a le g i,|.Ure C0B,
eloue could place
the unraveled little weapon down In the hut. with Its ally approach- any object of a (£ , k by
threads In Iter hands
But how to Hmltt-d supply of ammunition; the oth waddling ulong on their stoma«is "•
lo«ed of lawyers and city traders
He chuckled with the anticipatory
make him do so7 H q w -
er In the Inherent siqierstltlon of the
over - a
So engrossed wefe ’ her thoughts Islanders. I f once the latter could be enjoyment u of a arhoolboy
------- ,-----
Merrill, 80 uiiits south of K ian
that she started violently, qt the sound roused; If hl» ruse, for nil Its wildness. 1 "
Joke; then suggested having
■th Fall., has diteb.rgad it . ou of his voice again at, the window.
succeeded, their lives might yet be some
"" h ” food.
Mechanically she fetched Atpit Dol
'Your nerve* are aWluqljv weak,” he safe. On the other huud, wireless ines
policeman because there Ì . nothin
remarked.
sages might reach a ship In time. ly's box and drew out tins of be»if and
for him to do. Halsey ¡, equalj
"They ere aot I” she snw, oped Indlg There was not enough electrical en- coffee, heroically trying to sha*e In his
nantly Was she always ta feel fool wgy
for
both
purposea. . . . confidence
well-behaved. Both ar,
,,u|
He talked on. compelling Bar to at
lah and. above aU, appear so. with Which should It be?
town, surrounded by pro.p.rou
this men)
"My God!” he muttered to himself. tend. diverting har thought* until the
« m is . Compare them, as loc.
Opening the door, she toot'< in on« ’ Was ever a man In such a d— d po meal ended, covertly watching her ev
♦D expression.
Then h* drew her
tlon. for happy homes, with l.tgs of the basin* without looking ; up
sition?"
within the hut. to rest.
A scented, steaming bath co uld not
c iti*, like Seattle, where police an
have been more welcome thus t. la t l it
Mechanically again, ahe entered, go
accused of bootlegging and chil
tle basin of cold Water. The f r « hness
No better tonic could have been glv- ing to the tlttl* window and looking
luvlgorated ber, reviving * girlls h In <>*i to Croft's mind than this necessity •ut. droartly, toward th* palm*. H *
arati g«t drunk at school.
terest in appearance* Unpuck h i f a for Immediate action. Until he had fixed up the do*e. then came over to
ttey traveling rnlrrer. she proceed. I te mad* hla derision and the details were her
Soon tbe legislature will be j(
"Y*o don’t feel at aU n a r v o u r he
do up her hair, dressing la one of the matured, be forbore to alarm Barbara
asked nonchalantly.
cool washing frocks Intended for At '«•• with the prospect before them.
••Mioo. Than look for th . pre.
t r a il*
She turned, wtth a forced « l i e .
For about two hours he was absent.
lobby to urge , he publication I,
Croft was thumping en the hut ifc • • Then a spiral of gray smoke ascended
“Oh, no! . . . Dear m * nsl
l b . n a w ,p .,w ri, 0 ,
mending breakfast, before the corupl«
. . O f court« not." ah* an*w*r*d.
from the hilltop, and he appeared with
with terrific emphasis.
hts arms full of wire.
put forth in t h . votar.’ pam phl.t,
Hon ef this toilet. His quick glance-
"That's all right I You're * piocg,
“I hav* left a beacon burning. In
thus substituting ona extravaga
took In bar dainty end very civilized’
inc appearance down to the gray sued«
<^s»e a paaalng vessel— " Abruptly h* •«ul for a g ir t!"
for another. Abolish the
e ^ sed. standing still, hit eyes upon
She flashed an Indignant look at hla.
rbo|> •hoes ; hut he made no comment.
thing.
the Afure emerging from the hut.
which, la spite ef herself, faded aa she
Again the content, of the old tin box
- A transformation !" he exclnlmed ; met th * onanpectsd laughter In hta
proved Invaluable, with the addition of
• «’ rang* n*w ton* tn •y e *
«h. department of agricalturr bananaa and coconut. They spread and t \ #r*
“You wanted »dventuro" b* ro-
fcom m and. p.r.dichloroban.inr their store upon the ground outside, tn ' hl* VO. N t e
T h * u MlBty »hoes and stocking* had minded b*r. “You vented to ’feel
’ o rape I clothe* moth*. No .elf. re the early morning sunshine.
been dis Yar«l*d. the hairpins thrown H f* to learn the ‘meaning* of thing*
Con rare« tlon
languished.
Croft
may commun,cat, with E . . „ „ Lee erf the Salvhtte. Arm y
•preting moth will , , By wh, „ aeemed abstracted, deep In thought. away. W ’ <h ■ >on« ‘ b'c* plait »wing to »und the -dwv chord*’ Well '
the
Yon
have
yeur
heart**
dtetro—at
ths
White
Shield Home. 56i M avf.tr .van« * r o ttk lld . t > r r o n .
ing
down
k
*
r
bac*.
rolled
up,
Her riddle of th * night lay an
«uc^a word a* that 1« tolerated
6«i>» fw t s
'- b the sand, • she very bedrock of nature' Seize It.
salved . . .
Jkxbar.! DrUig to y>. very dregg! ,
several fo rth » glance* at ip*
Independent—Not neutral—n *w i
paper, published eveiy Wednesday
A b
|
(last *d him ■ shy look of Inquiry. —
"It team* mure — »"-in hers." - M
SINNERS \
^ J N HEAVEN
B*" CL,VE ARDEN
Dr. C. FICQ, Dentist •
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