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M. & J. CAFE
A lbany baking co .
Featuring
405 West First
BUTTER-NUT BREAD
A lbany Floral Co.
Cut flower*
and plants. Floral art for every!
and all occasions.
Flow er phone 458-f.
ALBANY
STATE
BANK—We
^ * in v ite fyour business. Savings and
commercial accounts. Capital, surplus,
undivided profits. tlOO UOO
E ASTBURN'S grocery
4 th and Lyons Street
The place to buv good groceries at the
right price. On the corner, pientä of
room to parle. Albany.
V O R D SALES AND SERVICE
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Tires and accessories
Repairs
K tax-FoLt.aK MoToa Co.
2 5 c Meals
1 I 5 Lyon st.
Albany
Oregon
George William Wright
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Loan* money at
on farm*
as rt choosss
Y o u n e e d n ’t fly up In
th e a i r an d lo o k f o r m e
I ’m a ll r ig h t .
M a y b e y o u w i l l g e t som e s a tls ta c t lo «
o u t o f th e In c lo s e d ad.
I w o u ld h a v e
t a lk e d to y o u a b o u t* th le th in g tn p e r
son. b u t y o u w o u ld h a v e c a lle d a n a m
b u la n c e a n d h a d m e p u t tn th e p r iv a t e
w a rd .
“T h at 1* *11.“ said Miss Sylvester
slowly.
"R ead the advertisem ent." came In
a strange voice from across the tahlo.
The paper rustled ngnln as Miss
Sylvester herd the bit of finely p rin t
ed paper to her stenographic eyes.
W a n te d : S m a ll, r e d -h a ir e d , f r e c k le d -
fa c e , b a r e fo o t bo y. o f a b o u t s ix te e n
y e a rs , to a c t aa o o m p a n lo n to a m a n o f
f o r t y - f lv e y e a rs w h o Is fo rc e d to tu r n
b a c k th e c lo c k .
M u s t k n o w h o w to
flab, s w im , h u n t, a n d liv e In a c a v e I f
n e c e s s a ry .
Im p e r a t iv e t h a t h e Is a
c o u n tr y bo y w h o hex n e v e r liv e d In
th e c ity . G - l l l , C h ro n ic le .
A fter th a t for ten m inutes th ere'
was silence In th e private office of
Mr. Thom as B rent.
Then Philip
Your eyes examined and a flue
The Only Way
CHAPTER I
S crottles w andered unsteadily to a
That « the way I got my start. I'm
pair nt
rtmiller Furniture Co., furni
self-made all the way through. I
The door which led to the private window and stood looking out.
“Give It out he has gone to E u
ture, rugs. linoleum, stoves ranges
haven't got a loafing bone In my body, office of Mr. Thom as Brent, had been
H ere G oes
Funeral directors. 427-433 west First
rope.”
he said a t last. “Nobody will
and—”
closed
all
morning.
More
than
being
As Thomas Brent left the elevator
street, Albany, Oregon.
"You've been keeping a t it pretty closed. It was locked, as Philip believe a sane man could do such a
be resembled som ewhat a man at bay.
in a frame of your own choice
His bunds were deep In his pockets, steady for the last tw enty or twenty- Scrottles. the first aid and assistan t of crazy thing. W hat we are going to do
IN T E L W RECK IN G CO
bis Heavy chin was Jammed against five years, haven't you?” Doctor Jo r Mr. B rent, had found out a fte r several I don’t know. I guess I will have to
4.16 W e s t 1st
Ineffectual attem pts to open It. Still look for him myself, and bring him
bis collar, and his lips were In a don asked.
Used Parts for all cars
"Day and night," came the answer. more m ysterious w as the fact th at back. T h a t’s th e only way—"
straight line. There was a g litter In
“W here will you look?" asked Miss
his eyes which carried an impression “Why, man, I had t o ! You ought to Mr. E rent had left his hotel early
ernstilchiiiR, stam ped goods,
have seen th a t foundry when I took that morning and should have been Sylvester with a quick upw ard Jerk
of pent-up rage.
fancy work of all kinds at the
of her head.
“Id io t!" he grumbled to him self hold of It. I've built the thing up to at work long ago.
/
Jewelers and Optometrists
SPEC1AL1Y SHOP
It all put a puzzled expression on
"W hat s he think I am, anyw ay? a half-nVUIon-dollar corporation. See?
“I don't know,” S crottles said wltli
3111 West second st.
Doesn't he know I have som ething bet There Isn't any company In the state the face of Scrottles. A nything ont ol a sigh.
Albany, Oregon
ted to do than to go tearing «round handling any bigger contracts than I th e beaten track alw ays seemed tc
U O L M A N A JACKSON
puzzle him.
the country like a wild man? I know do right now—”
Grocery—Bakery
CHAPTER III
Must sell
"So I see,” Interrupted Doctor J o r
E verything in the line of eats
what I’ll do"—he stopped short and
"I don't know w hat I'll do," he said
dan.
"You
don’t
have
any
amuse
Opposite l’ostoffice
waved a hand Impotently—" I’ll see a n
to the stenographer as he RRt at his
In the Jutting Ledges
other doctor, th at's what. I'll see ments. do you, Mr. B rent?"
desk. "H e ought to have been here
"W hat do I w ant with am usem ents?" a long tim e ago. He never stayed
I f V B C o n f e o t i o n e r v . N ooi near Halsey. W'il sell on easy w hether anybody is going to make an
Indian creek strolls along through
“ E lunches.
Home made candy and terms to resposible party. Phone idiot out of me."
the other man growled. "I need a
aw ay before w ithout letting me bluff and p rairies—mostly the former.
ice cream First street, next dooi r<
tonic, th a t’s w hat I need—and some
And cleft In the highest of thpse. one
know. I—”
Whereupon
Mr.
Thomas
Brent
dived
or
address
I.
A.
Given,
Blain Clothing Go.
body to keep this eternal gang of
hundred
feet by a sloping footpath
us
fast
as
his
palpitating
heart
would
"I
beg
your
pardon."
It
was
the
V a n d r a n H o te l, A lb a n s .
money grabbers off my neck."
MI’ERIAL CAFE, 20» >V. F irsi
allow him Into another office building
voice of a young man at his shoulder. above wlwre the reflection of the
“M arried?"
Philip Scrottles looked up Into the »hlinnterlng moon told of the w ater,
Harold G. Murphy Prop.
and scanned the register of names.
“No—never had tim e."
Phone 665
face of John E dw ards of the checking I * ^ 7 ,s at ,llat niBtlt two fiffures.
Soon, punting from the exertions of a
“Live In a hotel. I suppose?"
Wg Nxvea cco sa
T heir faces w ere lighted from the
hurried entrance, he stood before a
“Yes—when I'm not moving around departm ent.
glow of the fire which blazed cheerily
professional-appearing man In one of
"W ell?” he asked.
trying
to
find
some
place
w
here
the
Tennings Auto Top Shop— Auto
the upper suites.
E dw ards seemed to h esitate a little. on the ledge they had made their
service is decent enough for a white
Manufacturer* of
•* trim m ing, seat covers and winter in
B rent’s my name," he said shortly, man to exist on.”
"I—I came to ask again about my resting plnce. T he great rocks behind
closures. 202 It Second. Phone 418J
them were dark shadow ed and formed
•Thomas Brent. I’m president of the
T here was a pause In which the un- raise,” he began. “I believe I am en a background of alm ost overpow ering
N. L. Jennings Manager
Amalgamated Foundry company, and umiable Mr. Brent looked gloomily at
titled to one. I have been working
I've Just been having a session with the floor, and Doctor Jordan, his hands here a good while, and there have w eirdness. Beyond gaped the d a rk
cave, of.' rath er,
a pure Idiot One of your tribe," he dashed before him, gazed abstractedly
and Buyers o f Eggs
AGNETO ELECTRIC CO.
been no objections to my work. II ness of a sm all
a sheltering hollow In the Jutting
added sarcastically.
Investiga’» the new Prestoliti
seemg—”
the celling. At last the physician
The heads of
Battery prices before buying.
A Farmers' Co-operativo Doctor Jordan smiled blandly. at
S crottles pounded his desk. “This ledges of rocks.
turned and leaned across his desk.
"There are Idiots In all classes," he
One was
Isn’t any tim e to ask for a raise," he both figures w ere hare,
“You
said
som
ething
about
a
cave,
Creamery
t> ia n o s !
P ia n o a ! ! S o n n i b ij
much so, because it w ore a crown
said with a laugh. “Now w hat's your
ejaculated.
"It
seems
th
a
t
you
would
or
som
ething
of
the
sort,”
he
sug
E hargains in tecond hand pianoa; ont
particular grievance?"
get It through your head a fte r a while of baldness. Both sh irts were open
gested. ’
$«S5, one 8193; one 1250 t a l l a t
a t th e neck. Both pairs of feet were
The
president
of
the
Amalgamated
that we don’t w ant to raise you.
A pudgy hand slammed the desk.
Davenport Music House. Albany
Foundry company seated him self and "Just w hat I said,” Thomas Brent
“But I must have a raise,” Edw ards short of covering—but In them w as ;t
grunted In a distressed sort of way.
burst out excitedly, “and I want to put broke In. "T here are certain things g reat difference. Those of the boy
pU L L M A N CAFE
“T h ere’s enough of a grievance," he It up to you as a fair, sensible man of In my life th a t demand It.
I have w ere brown and calloused, while those
E
Good food. Popular pncei
Laundrv sent Tuesdays
began. “Here I’ve been going to Doc medicine and ask you w hether you be been figuring on getting m arried for of the bald one w ere gingerly extend
227 W. First
tor Jim Henderson for the last ten lieve any man th a t voices a scheme some time, but I can 't do It as long ed. toes ram pant, splotched with
Agency H uh Cleaning Works
years and paying him my good money like th at on another human being has
as my salary stays as low as It Is m arks of purple and blue.
A E 3E S P L A C E
for w hat I thought was professional a right to practice In a civilized com
N either the man nor the boy had
now."
J^OSCOK AMES HARDW ARE
work, and now when I need him. he munity. It's an outrage I" he broke
"Well, you can't count th at against spoken for a few minutes. The young
comes rising up with a proposition out again, once more punishing the ns," S crottles answ ered him.
The Winchester Store
"We er person was busy attaching the
that a ten-year-old schoolboy ought to desk with an em phatic fist. Doctor pay a man w hat he's worth. If he n' h,tP
two frog saddle* to twr
know Is pure Idiocy. You know w hat Jordan smiled at his nervous anger.
w ants to get m arried, th a t Is not our iorked sticks preparatory to roasting
lie's Just told nte to do?" he asked
"Well, I think the best way for me lookout nt all. You ought to realize thera The older m an's mind w as busy
with a sudden flare of anger. "H e to decide on th at would be after h ear that. Edw ards."
I 'D thought.
st lowest rste of interest.
told
me
to
live
In
a
cave.”
"B ut I don’t believe you are paying I
F rec,s. ’ he began In a complaining
fo r th e 'jo y ® o f bo yh ood *
Fo
ing the exact story of w hat was sug
Real Estate
Insurance p la Oh
"A cave?" Doctor Jordan appeared gested to you. Now w hat did Doctor me what I'm w orth," E dw ards retort- soyf of volce< " “ Y ippt h u rt.”
y in ' h o o k e y , flahln*. w w lm m ln '
Prompt service. courteous treatm ent
• o n a ole c a t ’ W h a t
Interested. “ I think we had better get Henderson say?"
ed. "I know I am young and all that,
"Stone bruised, mebbe," came from
W m ' B a in , Room 5, First Savings Rank
m an la th e re w h o to the bottom of this thing. Tell me
"Say? He didn’t say anything. He but Just the sam e I have the ability I the boy' “T ha t's alw ays the way,
huiluing, Albany
w o u ld not lik e to
everything
from
the
beginning."
e x p e rie n c e
th e m
Just gave me orders, th a t’s all. He to do n lot of things th a t you don't I ,hou8h- when you first take off your
Mr. B rent looked I t the floor a min turned me around four or five times, give me credit for. If you would only !hoPS- T hey'll toughen up a fte r a
a g a in , fo r n a b o rt
If you enjoy a good meal
ttm
e
a
t
le
a
n
t?
One
ute, then with his hands on his knees punched me in the ribs, looked a t my
And know a good meal when voll gel il
give me half a chanee here I could whlIe
1 know Jennie says when I
m an
d id — T h o m as
You'll be back for you’ll not forget It.
I B re n t, m illio n a ir e , he begun, w hile the sharp eyes of Doc eyes. Jerked my tongue half out of
show you. Now to be frank, Mr. Scrot- flrst ,ak e off n,y e,|oes In the spring
1 my
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.
•
If
i_ _ _
tor Jordan watched his every action.
d y s p e p tic ,
c yn ic
head and stared at It. Then he got
tles, I m ust have a raise, or I will be I look like a bow legged goose on a
an d
g ro u c h — In
“ Well. It's enough to drive anybody some so rt of a telephone Instrum ent
hot
griddle."
forced
to
leave
my
position
and
hunt
M r C oop er a a to ry
crazy," he began. "H ere I've been and found out w hat my h eart was do
M r Brent, undergoing th e first
G EO . M. GILCHRIST
W h ile he did not
another. Of course, 1 would like to
working for the last twenty-five years ing.
a
c
tu
a
lly
reduce
stay, but J m ust—”
painful stages of his m etam orphosis
ALBANY
itlie n u m b e r o f hie trying to build up a good business and
"Then he sat down as If It was the
T icket office Hell l.ine Stage.
Scrottles Interrupted with a gesture stared glumly ahead. “Who’s Jennie?”
> « a r a , he did auc
It Just seems th at everybody in tb» most natural thing In the world.”
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"It has alw ays been a rule of this he asked.
o e e d In r e lie v in g
b lm e e lf
of
th e ir
world Is eternally hanging around try Brent continued, "and told me about company th at we hold no man here
‘Why, Jennie's my sister," “F re c k ”
w e ig h t.
He
b<
ing to bleed me for something. I
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TUSSING & TUSSING
the best thing I could do would be to against his will. Mr. B rent has m ad e. returned. "She's older than
t i m e a boy jg u ln
haven't got an employee th a t's satis go back to n atu re with a vengeance. up his mind th a t he Is not going to she’g tw pnty-one. She w orks In the
t a a r t a e y N y le y
I t f e v e r y th in g but
lawyers
give any more raises around here. I p,,y' but shp comes out every couple nt
fied. All of them are kicking for more
C o o p e r.
a nd. o f course,
He said 1 ought to get a freckled
tha'A
In tim a te
money all the time. All I hear Is
H«l*«y and Brownsville
w la d g a o f th s a a e ra ta o f n a tu r e
face kid th a t knew everything about und th a t rule will be enforced. I air weeks to see ma and me. 1 goes« if
money, money, money.”
• V k 'r h o n ly a b o y k n o w « and w h ic h
the woods, and find a little shark or very sorry, Mr. E dw ards, but If you ma hadn't looked a t Jennie and seen
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Ills hands went up and waved wind
n " ona e as t th e ago o f bovh ood can
w hat the city had done for her I
cave som ewhere and live In It for
« • r s a in
B ut B r m r t e n d th r n rx i
don't care to work here at your pres wouldn’t have been here now."
REFEREE'S SALE OF RiLAI. ESTATE ” • * » k in g , a r e a l good s e c o n d -h a n d mill fashion. "I'm getting, tired of it— six months— not go near th? city or
ent salary, you had better find Hnoth
tired of everything. I'm sick of the
The bruises on Mr. B rent's feet ab
« n v w la S g a o f th o se s e c re ts
H e did
anything of th at kind, you know.
NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN. That not ba.-oine to w is e u a b o y . b u t e ll
whole blamed business. I know what Ju st live out In this crazy place w ith e r position.”
sorbed
his attention too much for him
pursuant to an order of sale mad* and « In s ' a t th e fa.I 01 a r
I ought to do, but nobody will let me
The young m an's hand tw itched, hl*
boy. he
out a telephone or anything else, w ith
to delve Into F reck's conversation to
entered in the C ircuit Court of th r Ia s i d a d a l o t
do It. They w on't let me run the busi out any conveniences—Just make a face grew the least hit pale, then sud
le a rn e d •<» m uch an d fo u n d
S U te of Oregon for th e County ol sue P i ra n n t nxat
ness the wav I w ant to—and I'm presi
denly he turned and left the office, any depth. He merely grunted while
Held o f e x p lo r a tio n o p e n
Linn, Dept No 2, on th e 28th Day ol in g b e fo re h im t h a t he did not w a n t dent, too, understand that. Every time wild man of myself, th a t's all. Now while the eyes of Mr. S crottles once the boy w ent on.
If you can beat th a t for pure, down
Tou see, ma knows th a t Jennie
April, 1927, in th a t certain suit therein m 1 *> b a c k to hla m o n e y baga «o d th e I tu rn around somebody Is sticking a
more turned tow ard the door of
right Idiocy, I'll—”
knows w hat's w hat and she's Ju st been
•xa
tthrg
lir
a
o
f
t
h
.
m
a
r
k
e
t
p
la
c
e
s
wherein Jesse B Schroll. Annie M
B rent's office.
requisition for money In my face and
nt r t h e f a c t t h a t c e r t a in raseale w a re
"N othing Idiotic about th at at all.'
Schroll his wife, and Clara L. Carlson O
It has Just got on tuy nerves until I
“He ought to be here— he certainly thinking lately that maybe the place
<ryi a g to p u t o v e r s io in e lh ln g on hln,
Doctor Jordan broke in. “It's sound
and C. E. Carlson her husband, were an d 'th e re w ax a c e r t ,.In s a tis fa c tio n , , , can't stand It uny longer. I need a
ought
to be here," the confidential ain 't nice enough for Jennie to come
sense."
to visit us in. So she w anted to get
plaintiffs, and Emory Wallace Schroll w e l l ae lbs’ spice o f a d v e n tu re , in d e Ionic or som ething of the kind—
"Sound sense? F or nte to go out m anager mused. "I can't make It out.” a new rug for the parlor, but. huh I
fe a tin g th e m . e ve r
lu re d h im b a c k
Ruby Almon, H L. Almon her hus A
"I've been working ever since I was
Then,
som
ewhat
uneasily,
he
tele
n - a ls o , a w o m a n e n te r e d hie life , ■
band Pearl P Sturgis. J H. S turgv w o m a n w h o ,.' p r e s u m a b ly , o b je cte d to knee-high to a grasshopper. Curried und live some place w here I'll get the phoned the Janitor.
Five minuter we haven't got any money. So when
rheum atism , spots before my eyes,
her husband, and Oeorge W Schroll hla r u n n in g b a r a fo o t, a a th e r ln g atone papers to get through school on and
later,
the
door
having
been opened I got a chance to tak e this Job, I took
chlgger bites, and everything else?"
— huw .m u c h wrarae >hay h u rt
and R uth Schroll his wife, were de
washed
dishes
In
a
restaurant
at
night.
by
the
m
aster
keys
on
the Janitor’s It. Five dollars a week would help
h A n 'b a y d. a \ » b o y !— F i l l i n g In th e
“Do you good to get all those things
out lots.”
fendants. and appointing and d irect v r * a « . e le e p l, ig Jn w e t ’ - lo t h e , by a
and more.
Now, look here, Mr. ring, Mr. Philip Scrottles entered the
Mr. B rent had looked up quickly.
ing the undersigned as sole referee tc c e m p flre <n t h e w o ods, l e t t i n g hie h e ir
office and started hastily tow ard the
B
rent,"
the
doctor
added,
leaning
for
“I didn't say anything about five dol
«ell the real property hereinafter de and w h is k e rs g r.« w , a nd a tV a r w ts e act-
fable
by
Mr.
B
rent's
desk.
Two
enve
w ard forcefully, “you are forty-five
" g Il k a a w li g n X n
T h a t la a lw a y s
lars a week," he broke In. “I said
scribed. I. the undersigned referee will 1 * W * V k.-m a , frjo i'g e r Is a lw a y s d r a w
years old; you look fifty-five. Your lopes lay there. He picked up the four-forty. ~
By George! If I'd go to
? " 8 a ‘u rd ,y ' the 4th D ly ° f Ju n t In g th e e h e c k r e in , W a boy. an d some
nerves are broken down, and your di sm aller, read the note It contained the end of the earth, there would be
in g th e
th© hour of One o’clock P M * • w a e lh e a r t or w ife la a lw a y s _ d o __„
and then motioned In an agitated
gestion
Is
bad.
Your
mind
has
become
|
of said day. a t the iro n ’ d o o r n r i k . 1 ilZ** , h ln * ,O1’ » man,.. Jute a* ssch o f
somebody nagging me for money."
courthouse at Albany iJ. . ,
-
,h e | .
* ' b<' u' ** ” »” > >‘ h* •"»«« Prlce-
centered on one thing until It Is a l m anner for Mr. B rent's stenographer
"Beg your pardon, sir, but I w asn't
em m nouse at Albany In Linn County I ’• • • • • - r . t . of , . x l . t . ne, t
"I
can't
make
It
out."
His
voice
most a m anta with yon. And you must
nagging." Freck Interrupted. “You
Oregon, offer and sell at public auc I '" - ‘" " » v * rlsv C m * Ur h«. w ritten
w
as
husky.
“You
read
It.
Miss
Syl
get aw ay from It. I don t care how
«aid you would give me four-fifty now
tlon to th e highest bidder for cash I
**
P kind, o t go od .to r t » »
you do It, or w here you go, but for six vester."
re a /p ro X ™ , 2 2 2
* I
'X
The stenographer rustled briskly bv and five If I gave satisfaction.”
months you must cease to be a p art of
“Well, you haven't given satisfac
r al property on execution, subject t e l •*' ,o r'«- •« » « » . or ,h . „ 5 rad o n s, of
Mr B rent's closed desk to the table
the Amalgam ated Foundry company.
tion yet.” Mr. Brent said, adding, how
confirm ation of said court, all the fol- I s .
*n i pf eiecu« n r a
Probably
H
er
brows
contracted
as
she
read
"If
you
w
ant
to
go
to
the
woods
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k * la baxt
lowing real property, to-wlt
AU of I » > • • . *" £rpw" ,hrou«‘* hl* clrcua
som ewhere and hunt, very well. If I Shp compressed her lips and allowed ever. with a little tw inge of conscience,
T t ** ?*
w tttc n
than >0«
Blocks 32, 39 and 40 of the City o f , IV
you a re a pretty good boy, though.
Of th a m f o r , , m i n ( t ,
-,t m » « «
you w ant to get your freckled-face boy I hpr pve" f° roll a bit as she laid the
Halsey In Linn County, Oregon a l s o l ’ 1"*’ , H a * , on « b e r w h o act» • l , V r « "
What are you going to do with thos*
and live In a cave and do your own I nofp
on the tsble—w ithout com frog
legs?"
-r o m hAm«. Join«d a o lr "ua and
beginning M Ft West of the 8 W .‘ **rk ,«
cooking, all the bettor. I say all the I mpnt Scrottles waited Im patlentlv.
F o r a a v a r a l v a a r a k» * 1 1
com er of Block 38 m the City of H al-1 • d .
"I'm going to cook 'em. See. here’a
b
etter
because
th
at
will
show
you
one
I
"W
ell?"
he
asked.
at S r r t h r b in tops
p; ’ «n h«
&•< a m e
•ey In Linn County, Oregon and run
port of your life you have missed I Miss Sylvester spread her hand yours and here's mine.” Freck hand-
' t » a tu r e w r t t « r f o r n t » • p s -
»
nlng from thence North 7 » Ft to the t P k ar»
ra t» h f
" ''" ’• n
’ ■»
entirely. Did you ever reflect th a t you I *n<^ shrugged her shoulders. She snld M Mr. Brent his forked stick with
county road
Thence West 123 r t
. „ 5 ,‘‘s Wangling on the end.
never hnd any boyhood, th at you h a v e 1 nothing
—
Scrottles again picked up
» « ■ « n tiitit
otfle»r In t h r T s M a t
Thence South 720 F t to a point due
* II brush the fire aw ay a little so
been shouldering a m an's responsibil * a ° a ?
• 7 4 h t” ’
•"<! »u »•
’ bl ‘
ra P* r -
»' we can get down to the embers and
W of the place of beginning; and
ities sod w orries ever since you we«e
I
then
It Into the hold em over and let 'em roast."
thence East 123 Ft to beginning as
old enough to remember. Think It hsrule of Misji Svlv^^t^r
said blocks are numbered de.lgnated
Mr. Brent, doubled up on the ledge
over, Mr Brent." W ith th at D octcr h l / v ' ^ ’
k * * ' h* ° rd" * d' • » "
and described on the maps and plats
Jordan leaned hack with an air of hxv- his voice was a bit strange
-t felt him self taking rath e r an eleohan-
The
flr?t
three
chapters
Of Mid city of record tn the o office
i n c e i _ x a<
,x '
.
leg finifhed the interview, whllw | c o u ld m ^ e e well—w ithout my glasses." tine interest In the doings o t nts young
of the County Recorder of said Coun
’*• t O O p P T 8 s tO T V a r e
companion.
Thomas Brent, too bewildered to be
Miss Sylvester obey ed, and read :
'Then w h a t* ' he asked.
longer angry, rose and left the office
•"i.'S'n’i'S
iiS
li“
’
“
l'7
'kin
w
eol
r
Enterprine.
Dear S-rottl»«
FRANK RICHARD
Slowly he stnmhled to the elevator
T here won't be any 'then w hat’
h o r ten cent a w o w ill send
Sol* Referee
a fter th at." said Freck. "W *'l| Just
shaft m attering som ething to himself
Tussina * Tuotua Atty* for Piff»
as he went
eat 'em." A moment later he added:
the i e n tire a to ry to any
Hewitt 4 Sox,
" I t’s going to rain “
"Those fellows have either got s
aMtys for Dfu Emory Wallace I ad d T PAA in Q«'effOH. *"? « »
conspiracy against me, or elte tjey
Mr. Brent looked at the young
t’y you as you
fit I fl * .
wchroll et al.
t D» Vtxnfl» Mf.'nt Up *nd W*v«d Wind
w e ------
m e rg .
know tojijethlDg." Breot s a u i il "Well, o r not I .1 - ’ . ear* w hsthtr
-
prophet with a queer expression In
HfiMp it sen t to a friend.
Kit,' Fashion.
Stfcecl n o k - , e - , ,, ,l,o u t »»y'hlng his face.
• •
*—*•'
er It ,'M i»t ju t. ju jt
flow do ¿os fcaow It 1* going j«
F
Baltimore bldg., Albany, Oregon
coprexan
Tone Reading Glasses
F
$ 6 to $ 7 .5 0
F. M. French & Son
H
High Grade Used PIANO
I
A lb a n y
Creamery Association
LINN BUTTER
M
, Modern
Barber Shop
A
FARM LOANS
PARAGON CAFE
ä
Clocklûmed Back
I never went Into a thing halfw ay In
my life, and If I ’ve got to do this
thing. I'm going to do it up brown.
I'm going to leave th a t fool shop of
mine so fa r behind It never will catch
up with me. This crazy thlng’U kill
me—I w on't live through the first
week of It, but I'll see the thing
through or bust a blood vessel doing
It. I suppose I'll have to put an ad
vertisem ent In the paper fo r th a t
freckled-face kid. I w onder why It Is,"
he asked him self as he turned down a
I side street tow ard a new spaper office,
'th at they are alw ays talking about
those freckled-face boys th a t live In
the couutry and do all th a t sort of
thing? I don't see w here th ere Is any
thing so fine about that. I never had
any freckles when I w as a kid. Well,”
he grunted again, "freckles or not,
here goes
. ..
,,, i„
“ With | the Clock
Turned B ack”
fy
Courtney Ry/ey Cocpey
CHAPTER II