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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1926)
RURAL E N T E R P R IS E A — t. I to m s surprise— said graciously. In E nglish, w ith a a accent, "Afonslear. you a re veree w elcom e." w as not at all w bat Steele had expected to find a t Ogoke lake. In ste ad of belonging to a type m ore o r less comm on to the fro n tier railro ad tow ns, the girl posing a» the siste r of Laflam m e w as unde niably handsom e, w ith a m ass of straight, black hair, and th e b rillian t olive skin w hich so o ften c h a ra c te r izes the q u a rte r or eighth blood. For tl a t she w as a breed, he had no doubt. E xtending a ro u n d arm , she gave Steele her hand w ith som ething m ore th an the p re ssu re dem anded hy hos pitality, a s h e r w hite teeth flashed in GEORGE M A R S H a smile. “It Is kind of you, m adem oiselle, to AUTHOR- OF tak e me In to n ig h t.” he said. Hnd the T O IL E R S OF TH E T R A I L " thought shaped its e lf sw iftly, a s her " T H E W H E L P S OF THE W O L F * I thick lashed eyes m ade a. bold ap praisal of the stra n g e r Ht O g o k e , th a t COPYRIGHT / y THE PENN PUBLISHING CO. th is girl, o f whom Laflam m e had tired. l thimine tonight, If I knew w hat you | m ight have know ledge invaluable— C H A P T E R I X — C o n tin u e d m ight even, by th e a d ro it use of her and Michel had In yo u r h ead s? ” evident vanity, b etray th e p lan s of D avid shook his head. "L aflam m e “ Ton m et th a t skunk. ilM you?” he the lord of Ogoke lake. F o r th a t she NEW HANDY PACK rasped. his control gone. T hen, get- j ees sm a rt m an. H e tell you nodlng “ N othing about w h a t? ” dem anded should be in ignorance of th e in fa tu a J tin g him self in hand, he w ent o n : tion of the la tte r fo r D enise St. O nge I fits hand — j “Ami th e people a t W alling E lv e r Steele. “ N odlng 'bout sen d ln ' P ie rre to w as unlikely. pocket and purse ) —<lld you atop th e re ? ” “Oh, la, l a ! E et ees to ourselves C oaid th e fre e -tra d e r have read the sc a re de In ju n —’b out ste a lln ' de fu r we are kind. E es eet not so, L ouis?” [ thought» o f th e m an who faced him, tra d e from St. Onge, wld w hisky.” M o r i f o r y o u r m o n ey “ Yes, m onsieur," replied Laflam m e “ W ell, possibly he w on't ta lk , but and the b a il Peppermint a» he asked fo r new* of th e doom ed linlessyou see the "Bayer Cross” on tablets, you are not with a leer, “ Judging from th e to ilet Chew ing Sw eet fo r any m oney j (Mist, he would h ave s ta rte d a s one I’ll give him a good opening.” of madem oiselle, one should say IT Is getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin prescribed by physi» T h e living room In th e com fortable s ta r ts a t th e w arning of a ra ttle r. F o r Look for Wrigley’s P. K. Handy Pack , th e m ention of W alling Klver stirre d q u a rte rs of Louis Laflam m e w as a to Rose th a t you a re kind. You have cians and proved safe by millions over 25 years for a tierce deaire In Steele to m angle rev elatio n to th e m an who a n tic ip a te d not worn th a t thing in m onths. R ose." ^^^m ^ou^D ealeFs^ountr^ lia e S “ No? I had reason. I do n o t w aste I w ith his b a re h an d s the m an who finding th e rude fu rn ish in g s typical of Colds Headache Neuritis Lumbago th o u g h t to obtain D enise St. ''»nge n o rth ern fu r posts. T h e shelves of m yself on the blind.” “Ah l Hut m onsieur Is not blind, , by bribery. Hut th e bronzed face of books, th e fu rn itu re — m uch of It Pain Neuralgia Toothache Rheumatism { th e A m erican m asked his tu rb u le n t brought from th e ra ilro a d by canoe— eh?” “ No man ees blind who h a s been j thought» a» he Inten tio n ally draw led, th e larg e graphophoue. th e pictures, w ere Indicative of ta s te s w hich h a r d month» een the no rth w ith no one { w atching I.aflam m e’s ey es: “ W ell, It’s a long story. Q ueer case. ly sq u a red w ith th e re p u ta tio n of th e but the squaw s to see, eh, M onsieur Steele?” And she sm iled suggestive [ W alling River, very in te re stin g to an trad e r. "You a re ex trem ely co m fo rtab le ly Into S teele's am used eyes. T hen j ethnologist— like m yself. T hey 'v e h a d here,” he said, as L aflam m e led him her face d arkened. “Oh, I forgot, [ a h a rd sum m er.” , Accept only ' ‘Baver” package S teele knew from the quick In tere st Into th e room. “ Y ou're fond of m u m onsieur has com e from W ailing River," she said In a low tone, husky In th e o th e r’s face th a t he had w on— sic?” which contains proven directions. "All I T h e re 's w here th is life Is with emotion. th a t how ever deep w as Laflam m e'» H andy “ B ayer” boxes of 12 ta b le ts . Good, th o u g h t Steele, s h e know s, d is tru s t of his m otives in tak in g the b arren , m onsieur,” Im pulsively re Also bottles of 24 and 100— D ruggists. and will tnlk. plied th e F renchm an. "W hy, I've Azptrtn Is the trade mark o f Bayer MaouXacture o£ UcoOKeUcartilceUr o f Sallczlicacld Ogoke tra il, tile de sire for new s of th e Then lie gam bled w ith : “ O ne can girl a t W alling River, for an Inkling h itched my dogs and trav e le d c le a r to O ne w ay to convince a girl th a t m en of th e n a tu re of St. O nge's an sw e r to th e ra ilro ad In the m iddle of w in ter never see too m any b e au tifu l women, T h e C y c le are not a n p els Is to lot h e r m a rry one. his offer, w ould re su lt In an Invita to h e ar som e m usic. I t ’s the th in g I m adem oiselle." “ How do you feel a s a w id o w er?” "Oh, you think h e r b e au tifu l, eh?” tion to spend th e night a t th e post. miss, and th e phonograph Is c o ld ; I "W ell, one w eeps fo r h is w ife a t And he sm iled Inw ardly a s th e m an tire of It. If I played m yself, hut I replied Rose Laflam m e, tap p in g th e ! first from du ty , th e n from h a b it, a n d don’t." T hen L atlam m e tu rn ed a ten se floor with th e toe of h e r slipper. , n e r of I-attainm e sw iftly changed. th e n from p le a s u r e ! " —V ie n n a D la Louis say she ees not.” “ M adem oiselle St. Onge— w as she face on Steele. “ Did she play w hile M uskete. you w ere a t th e p o st?” “Come, m onsieur." In te rru p te d the well ?” F o r an In sta n t th e m uscles of trad er, w ith a scowl a t th e speaker, I “ W hy, as to th a t, I h a rd ly know A cid eto m a eh , h ea rtb u rn and nauaea are co r recte d w ith th e use o f W rig h t s In d ia n w hat to say,” Steele answ ered. “ Las- S teele's body stiffened. T o speak, as a s an O jlhw ay w om an stood in the V eg eta b le P ill«. 372 P e a rl S t.. N . y . A dv. celles show ed up th e re Just ns I le ft.” a stra n g er, of D enise St. O nge w ith doorway, announcing dinner. A s they seated them selves a t the “ W hat? L ascelles a t W ailing R iv th e m an who had plo tted ru th le ssly to G iv e H e r T im e table, Steele w as highly o p tim istic of j e r? ” exploded I.ntlam m e, p a te n tly “T h e re is f a r too m uch ro u g e w hat his stay a t th e post m ight dis- ; knocked off hla feet a t th a new s. y o u r lips, d e a r ! ” close. W hether Laflam m e had decided “ W hat—w h at h a s happened? H e ’s PRICE $1.50 AT YOUR DRUG STORE "O h, w ell, m o th e r, th e ev en in g Is to ta k e him at his word, or still stis- [ not going to m arry h e r th is fa ll? ” young y e t " Write fot free ¡JooMet pected Ills presence a t Ogoke, D avid • “ No, h e ’s not going to m arry h e r— KOENIG MEDICINE CO. had more chance o f learn in g th a t th is fa ll.” So em p h atic w as S te ele 's I Don’t B e D ln fl w i r e d . 1 0 4 5 N WELLS ST. CHICAGO, ILL. night than he, but th a t the o u trag ed tone—so Anal th e a ta tem en t th a t It K e e p C o le 's C a r b o l l s a l v e in t h e h o u s e . pride of Rose Laflam m e w ould lead i I t s to p s p a in f r o m b u r n o r c u t q u i c k l y drew from Laflam m e a sidelong g lance j Loa Anffelea’Neweat a n d h e a ls w ith o u t sc a rs . A t a ll r o o d her to talk. If the o p p ortunity offered. . of curiosity, In th e course o f S ja r e s t 30c a n d fiOc- o r J- W . C o le C o.. he w as now sure. H er re fe re n ce to ’ less p acin g of th e landing. ■ 1 2 1 S. E u c lid A v e .. O a k P a r k . 111.— A d v . W alling R iver had cleared any doubt •'W hat brought him up r lv R f th e n ? ” on th a t score. T he c an k e r of jealousy I f som e p eople pro fited by th e ir e r “ Why, th is W lndlgn tro u b le,” lied F o r b u rn in g o r acsJv I’d«, und the flouted woman a Instin ct for r o r s It w ould keep th em b usy d e c la r Steele, anxious to learn If P ie rre had and to re lie v e inflamma* i Street fio n and »o ren eaau ae M itc h e ll ing dividends. revenge would play havoc w ith th e b rought th e new s to Ogoke. E y e S a lv e , acco rd in g to d ire c - 17th tk x M . S o u th in g , h ealin g . lialf-hreed In Rose Laflamme. T he eyebrow s o f th e F ren ch m an ■ A L L A BU 0K EL 7 0 0 ROOMS “ You a re from New York, M onsieur lifted In su rp rise. 14T W a v e r ly ris e « Naw T e r t Steele, th a t w onderful city I have “ W lndlgo tro u b le ? W h at do you 300 ’ ¿¡£“ $1» never seen?" the h ostess w as saying. menu, Mr. S teele?” KEEP EYES W E L L ! , “ Yes. It la my hom e, but I seldom 200 S teele w as confident th a t Laflam m e BATHE TIRED E Y E S ! see It.” e n jo y y o a r w as dissem bling with Dr. Thom pson’« Hyrwatcr. social d a tie s , “ Seldom see It? And all th e life “ Why, h a v en 't you heard th a t th e a p o rta or th e re to enjoy—th e th e a te rs, the IN F L A M E D E Y E S W alling valley la overrun by m an e a t C O O P GA RAGI- re c re a tio n s t U»o I)r. Thompson's Myewater. b eau tifu l w om en?" ing W lndlgoes?" he laughed, closely RUB YO UR E Y E S ? T r y H O S T E T T E R ’S “B ut th e re a re b eautiful women I’se Dr. Thom psons Myewater. w atching L atlnm m e'a d a rk face. Hut ' irO ra te d S t o m a c h H itte rs - E nvy, lik e tire, Nours upw urd. w h o le f.in i» to n ic, a p p e tis e r and elsew here, m adem oiselle; Ogoke luke, though, a m om ent before, the tr a d e r co rre c tiv e BATHE YOUR EYES | fo r Instance," Steele hazarded, lifting Use Dr. Thompson'« Hyewater. ’ A t A U D r u g g is t» had m ade no effort to conceal his em o B ye Inflection end Infletiuiiatlon ere healed e e ern lflh t by ualns K om en B ye Itelaem . The HoeteUar C e.. PlUaborah. I his glass to th e girl as he glanced tion at th e m ention o f D enise St. Onge. A ek y„ur d r u x ile i tor II , , n t Jer or eend SAVE YO UR EY E S ! Io 171 I’enrl a t., N V Ady fu rtiv ely a t I-aflainme. S teele now looked Into cry p tic eyes. "M on Dleu, but you a re the flat Thompson’s EYEWATER "M on D leu, no! You m ean to any C E L E B R A T -É O M ental plctisu res n e v er cloy. te r e r ! You are a m an of th ee Indies, HELPFUL EYE WASH th a t th e In d ian s a re frig h te n e d ? ” __ m onsieur, even eef you d e se rt them 1170 Hirer. Troy. N V. Booklet. “ Yea, you m ight call It th a t,” said D r . Is a a c T h o m p s o n 's E y e w a t e r to trav e l een th is w ilderness." Steele, fncetloualy, “although I think “ It Is only th a t my Insp iratio n Is th a t I w ould m ake It a hit stronger. g re at th is evening," he returned. You don 't h e lle v eln th e W lndlgo, Mon Laflam m e laughed u n p lea sa n tly In sle u r L aflam m e?" win o ver h e r fa th e r— to buy her. sick to s II C hronic In d ig estio n . G as on 8 to m a rh , I.allum m e sm iled., "You a re a J o k e r. ened Idin. Yet m enace though he was the g irl's face, kindling w ith p lea su re HAS BEEN indigest / oh J Dlstrea.v In pit o f S to m a ch , H eartburn, Mr Steele We will discu ss th e Indian to th e post a t W alling River, his at th e rem ark. In a flush, she tu rn ed Sour S to m a ch . B ilio u sn ess, S pells. w ith w hat was n e a r a snarl, her dark Relieving Coughs Hick Ilea,lax hes.gM'Hin ot H eavin*«« in aii|>erstltlon ton ig h t over som e—a —e x h a tre d a u d jealousy o f L ascelles m ight 6 B ellans R ig h t Hide. C o n stip a tio n . C olic, V o m itin g . cellen t w hisky. If you like. You will be put to good use If th e opportunity eyes flaming. "Yon see, from o th ers S to m a ch T rou b le in a n y Form . fo r 5 9 Years Hot water do me th e honor to dine w ith me— and offered, and Steele Intended to play th e re Is a p p re c ia tio n !” T hen, light R eliev ed W ith o u t O p eration In T o u r Own H om e C a n y a bottle in Sure Relief my siste r. M adem oiselle R ose La- upon th o se passio n s o f his host this ing a cig arette, she rested h e r round W rite for F R E E B O O K LET e lto w s on th e table, and leaning to very night. flam ine." your car and always keep it in the I .OKI NG P A R K C LIN IC w ard Steele w ith a challenging look, ! • • • H arm on P la ce, M inn eap olis, Minn. house. 30c a n d 90c at all druggists. M adem oiselle St. O nge seem ed to "T h an k y o u !" And Steele, aeeom- p anted by Antoine, of th e sc a rre d face, he g re atly d epressed and played little s ta rtle d him w ith : “Say m ore p re tty w ords to me, von big A m erican !" re tu rn e d to th e canoe, delighted th a t the few- d a y s I w as th e re — th en L u» Steele threw a sidelong glance at No Doubt In g r a titu d e h it Interview , w hich had s ta rte d so In- celles a p p e a re d ," he said. and 75< PkgsSold Everywhere “ \ \ hy d id n 't B row n cry out w hen auspiciously, had closed w ith an Invi “She despises th e dog. and yet he T.aflamme, to And only am used to le r — K a rh h o u r I sp e n d w ith you Is lik e a p e a rl to me. Dickey » OLD RELIABLE Eye Water ta tio n to p ass a t le a st one night a t th e has o p rn ly boasted a t A lbany he ance. He w as In doubt w h e th er the he s a t on th e h o rn e t? " girl w as m aking a forlorn a tte m p t to “ H e fe lt It heneutli him ." r e lie v e s s u n a n d w i n d - b u r n e d e y es. post. She— Aw, q u it s trin g in e me. would m arry h er,” sneered Latlam nie. aro u se the tra d e r's Jealousy or m erely Ponan t h u rl G e n u in e In R e d F o l d i n g W hile he shaved and changed his “ I don't th in k he ever will," threw set on his own conquest. Since his lin a . IKc n t a ll d r u g g i s t s o r b y m a ll. D IC K E Y D R U O CO.. B r is to l. V a - T c n a . clothes In the shack assigned to him, out Steele, lighting th e c ig arette and w h ith er Laflanim e. w ith m arked passed him and w utchlng th e play of ready a n sw ers to a few w ell-chosen h o sp itality , had sent hot w a te r from | em otion on th e handsom e face o f the questions of Laflam m e'» regarding New York. Steele believed th a t the his kitchen, S teele held a council of ol her. la tte r'» suspicions had faded. R ut w ar w ith David, who had m ade a "W h y r It w as too early to h azard an a tte m p t M u tu ili h asty re ro n n o .sta n c e o f th e post. "B ecau se she would kill h erself b r i n , , fluirk lea rn anyth in g H e w as dealing “Did you see P i e r r e T” f irs t." relief Rub on » itb a m an both ru th le ss and pow er “ No but I sm ell plenty w hisky on "N o n se n se ' Women don 't do It. • l i t t l e s i thio ful. So Steele w as discreet, hut he I f y o u r b o d y Is s k in n y a n d rletn, «!*««•■ 4 de In ju n " reO’ m onsieur scoffed th e trad e r, hut the saw th a t little m ore w hisky w as need r «N ru n -d o w n . If y o u c a n t e a t o r “ How m any h u n te rs a re th e re here fleeting look of approval which Steele een* I . •kareeat B e llo (L ee e M e U a ig h ea te r e<' to loose the tongue of th e girl he- sle e p , h a v e fits o f n e r v o u s n e s s , still? " caught belled the w o rd s I.artau im es yond control. For th a t he w aited. p im p ly c o m p le x io n , you need “ Seex— seven tipi here. Q ueer n a tu re w as elem ental. T o him. T a n la c to p u t s o m e s o lid fle sh her (TO lilt C O N T tN V B D > t'lng, w'en I ask why dey a re not on death w as p re fe ra b le to having o n y o u r s ta r v e d b o n e s a n d b r i n g her de tr a p lines, one of deni any dey not th e w ife of Lascelles. y o u b a c k t o h e a lth . N o th in g but Ju stice hunt de»>s long s n o w s ” Steele w rithed in hi* c h air as T a n la c is N a t u r e 's g r e a t t o n lo In th is G od's world, w ith Its wild " llo w m any post se rv a n ts h a s he o th er paced back and fitrth. but a n d b u ild e r. I t is m a d e , a f t e r t h a ilrllng eddies snd m ail-foam oceans, got th e re a rc eight c ab in s? ” fa m o u s T a n l a c f o rm u la , o f ro o ts , w elfare of th e girl a t W allin lilt v here men snd natio n s p erish as If "Good niam-e." haarlem oil hao been a world b a r k s a n d c u r a t i v e h e r b s g a th ¡ienianded th a t be sm other .11 " (hour law and Judgm ent for an nn- “ Did they speak of W alling R iver or w ard reflection of his thought! e r e d f ro m t h e f o u r c o r n e r s o f wide remedy for kidney, liver and !n«t thing ste rn ly delayed, dost thou t h e glo b e. th e W lndlgo?“ fought him self slowly Into a bladder disorders, rheumatism, ate ihink th ere fo re th a t th ere Is no Jus- "N o," Get a b o ttle o f T a n l a c a t y o u r callousness a t the m ention l e? It Is w hat th e fool had said In ! lumbago and uric acid conditions. d r u g g i s t s to d a y . S t a r t t h e g o o d “W hy do yon suppose he Is feeding nam e, necessury, if he w ere | It!» h e art. It la w hat th e wlae In all w o rk a t o n ce. Y o u 'll feel b e tte r all th e se bush In d ian s—w hat Is he nut his host time» w ere wlae hecauae they dealred r i g h t fro m t h e f i r s t I n a w e e k ’s being them for?” “ M onsieur.” Lafli in te ’Ped hu ’ knew forever not to he. I tell tim e y o u 'll fe e l l i k e a n e w p e rs o n . Thanks Tanlac D avid’s dark fe a tu re s stiffened as p acin g a n d »1 own v H A A R L E M O IL a thee again th e re la nothing else but F o r T a n la c g e t s r i g h t d o w n t o his eyes sisig h t a crack In th e floor. amok I n th e chair, •you are tor Good Health J u s tic e ; one strong thing I find here th e s e a t o f tr o u b le . I t p u rifie s Steele paused In h it shaving io glance Then. he w alked to t| t h e b lo o d , a id s d ig e s tio n , h e lp s below—th e Just thing, th e tru e thing 'Severe etom aeh re'ete w orried m e quizzically a t hla friend. room, added ■ "She will correct internal troubles, stimulate vital t h e a p p e tite , p u t s o n p o u n d s o* • • • If the thing la unjiist. thou for o v er a veer, l ^ e fo rm ed after “Oh. w ell,“ he laughed. "I suppose th a t ra t of th e Kevil lot flesh. organs. Three sizes. A ll druggists. Insist retina. M r k td n e v e . to o , b o th ered I" hast not succeeded, though bonfires you've prem ised Michel not to tell »III m a r ry — me." m e, en d .e v e r , hackee h e .. T h .n k . on th e original genuine G old M id a l M illio n s o f m e n a n d w o m e n b lu e d from north to south, and bells to T anlac m t appetite , n d d i.ee - m e w h at you th in k o f a n ything you "You »eeui hard h it." aa Id w h o w e r e o n c e s i c k ly a n d d is t lo o sre O . K. s n d «11 pam s hav* rang, and ed ito rs w rote leading a r ti »ee here. I m ust w ait until N ovem "A lthough she »pent but o n d iM p iea red .'’ c o u r a g e d h a v e b e e n lif te d r i g h t cles. and the Just thing lay tram pled b e r" w ith her fa th e r and tnyaelf I fo healtl1 a n <l s t r e n g t h b y W in . A . Jackson out of sight to all m ortal ey re — aa T h e OJIhway rose, rested a hand on her charm ing, and I t h e T a n la c t r e a t m e n t . O u r files 1844 Y rw dellS«. ■ "W h y lufler when akin trouble» yield abolished and a n n ih ilated thing — - - t a t u »te Traffic Officer lY in d e lp h tt, P s. th e sh o u ld e r of hla c h ie f “Eet ees you ” c o n ta in o n e h u n d r e d th o u s a n d T hom as Carlyle. 18dk s n d M arket Sts. ao eatily to the healing touch ol g lo w in g te s ti m o n i a l s f ro m g r a te not so. boas; bnt I prom ise Michel “ She la th e — Shiah Itoae !” And fu l users. aotnet'lng Som etam you know." b'.th men htoked to aee a « - <« U n iq u e S e p te m b e r T a n la c w ill h e lp y o u J u s t a s “T h a t a all right. D a v id ; I w ant you e n te r th e room Steele got to hli for p r im e , r i g o r o u s h e a lth . D o n 't I t h a s h e lp e d m illio n s o f o th e r» . D uring all the v a ria tio n s in d ie cal- to keep yo u r prom ise, but don 't you "Rose, thia la M onsieur Steete eadar p u t (»If good h e a lth a n y longer, a n d B u y a b o ttle a t y o u r d r u g M ora Septem ber ha» alw ays bad 90 aee th a t I m ight get more out of La T h e w om an w ho Joined th em <u* - I a . , * fo r c o n stip a tio n ta k a T a n la c Veg» handy packs 3 .*5S /VALLEY 7 VOICES PIRIN WRIG1EYS SAY “ BAYER ASPIRIN” - genuine DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART «5M PASTOR KOENIG'S N E R V IN E bpjack flour J or E p ilep sy N ervousn ess & S le e p le s s n e s s . HURT? ± $2« 2oo;;„h-:;h$2'o H O S T E T T E R ’S STOMACH BITTERS Sure Relief GALLSTONES.......... Boschee’s Syrup ELL-A N S FOR INDIGESTION N e u r a lg ia ! MUSTEROLt Let this great Tonic build you up! FOR OVER ZO O YEARS GQLD MEZlv niSPEL THAT RASH Resinol to d a y a n d a t a r t t h a w in n in g tig h t tabla Pllla, 8