"Wall, I described Mr. Brent to the pened last night?"
Late tnat mgtit, after many a stop
"Maybe. Mammy Taylor said before •after many gruntlngs and changes of Pertaining to
agent and It m m i that a man of his
daacrtptton get off th . train here day she left she—"
mind on the part of Thomas Brent,
before yesterday morning lugging
"Well,“ broke In the man of the red Freck led his employer up a little nar
Public Schools
thret or four baskets. There wns n feel “Freck, we got to move, and It's row runway from Indian creek and
bey with him, too, and that's about the up to you to find a cave where ten then to the mouth of a large cave.
only way we caa hope to trace him— thousand men on horseback with
Halsey Players W in a
(To be continued)
through the boy.”
search warrants couldn’t hunt us out
Ball (iam e or Two
Then came the other voice: ‘‘They if they had to. And you've got to do
Oregon, "The State Magazine." Is
are liable to be In any one of a hun­ It quick. L'uderstand?"
(School R eporter)
the title of a new and handsome
dred places, and the only thing we can
Freck looked up unconcernedly. “I monthly published at Eugene. This
The baseball teams of Halsey hl
do Is to stay around here until we know one already," he said and gazed first number is artistically printed and
learn that boy's haunts and then trace Interestedly at the newly manufac­ profusely illustrated. Its contents in­ engaged In play with Monroe hl Friday
them out. We've got to get his signa­ tured prongs of a bean shooter.
clude some official information regard­ on the local diamonds. The Halsey
ture to that thing, and we've got to
The man above him allowed his face ing Oregon scenic wonders and agri­ girls lost. 41 to 34 a ^d the boys won
have him in there to send it through. to lighten. The corners of his Ups cultural advantages and an illustrat­ by 6 to 1 over Monroe.
I<ow you are sure that you stand with spread wide, then wider. The eyes ed discussion of the ptocesses of na­
him all right, are you. Mr. Scrottics?" lighted with a spirit that only the ture which clianged a cast scope of ' The cast of “The Path Across the
The Injured toe sprang into activity steadily rising sun could equal ocean into the present mountains, i Hill" is planning to give the play at
again—and then ceased at the sound "Freck," said Mr. Thomas lirent with valleys and plains of Oregon.
The j Oakville Friday, May 20 The pro-
of the confidential manager's voice. a wealth of feeling, "1 think you are name of the managing editor, Albert ceeds of the play will go to Oakville
"Tea, he's trusted me In everything. going to he my confidential agent."
Rebel, suggests that it will be lnde- community. The Oakville community
I can get him to do it, all right. He
1' ‘ 11
J will also bring a play to Halsey some
won't see through."
"What does he place the plant at
time later, and the proceeds will go
now?” the other man questioned.
to the high school gymnasium fund
"He figures it about a hundred thou­
Z* There is about $250 now In the gym
sand shy of what It is. I believe if 1 I
fund. The high school also has a
talk hard enough i can get the place !
away from him for four hundred thou­
X Quantity of paper to sell which will
sand dollars. That's two hundred i
J add to the sum. We earnestly urge
thousand leas than it's really worth. I
9 the patrons and friends to support
You would have to split the difference |
C the Oakville play here at Halsey, so
with me If I got it."
There was a pause for a moment. |
W that a good gymnasium can be erected
9 in the ncar future.
and In that space of time all the colors j
In the rainbow flared through the an j
• ] Nora Coldiron received a slight In
gry mind of Thomas Brent. Scroltles I
0
Jury to her eye Friday by a ball, while
the man he had trusted for years, was |
A the girls were practicing at noon, and
false. This was the reason that Items
a
was unable to attend school In the
which should have gone Into the profit 9
X afternoon.
column had gone into that of loss. The !
9 j The Bible study examinations were
man whom he had trusted to work j
0 given Friday. Elsie Reynolds took the
between him and the plant at large
a
Old Testament in the forenoon and
had been really working against him. I
J Helen Carter, Elsie Reynolds and
He had been a traitor.
• , Charley Wright took the New Testa
The gyrations of a music master (
ment in the afternoon.
could not have equaled then the twitch- !
The botany class makes frequent
lng of Mr. Brent’s injured toe as he H
trips to Lake Oogle for the purpose
came to this realization. A wild de- 11
of obtaining flowers and plants. They
sire was In him to leap out, grasp the
are chaperoned by their teacher, Miss
offending employee by the throut and
Furgeson.
shake vengeance out of him, but some
The student body officers for next
thing held him back. The voice had
year are president Carl Sperling, vice
begun again.
president Carl Isom, secretary Bessie
“We’d better wait until morning be­
Reynolds, treasurer Jennie Nlcewood
fore we do anything,” the stranger
reporter Wilma Wahl, sergeant-at
was repeating. “Then we’ll get hold
arms Francis Leeper.
of this kid's mother, find out where
The boys' baseball team played Tan
he’s liable to be, and go after him. I
gent Friday, April 29, and won, 6 to
think that is best."
If you A re P la n n in g to M odernize
Club work makes better boys and
Together they moved away into the
girls. Better boys and girls make bet
darkness, leaving the owner of tlie
ter citizens. Better citizens make
Y o u r K itch en • - -
Amalgamated Foundry company palpi
better country. Be patriotic and at
toting behind the truck.
tend on achievement day at the school
“You thieves 1” he cried as he shook
NOW is the Time to Do It ’ ’ J
house, Saturday, May 21.
his hands in the air. "You holdup
There will be an exhibit of all club
men! You pickpockets! You thugs!
work of Halsey and surrounding
You blackmailers! You robbers! You
O u r G r e a t S p e c i a l O ile r
schools, an Interesting day's program
purse
snatchers!
I'll—I'll—I'll—
and baseball 'k.wnau. Come and see
Blame me If I'll do anything of the
the work of the clubs and schools.
kind," he ended up shortly.
For a moment he remained in
thought, a trembling sort of thought,
Did you notice in last week
as It were, in which his whole body
Enterprise
how Mr. Dunn in “ The
Balance
in
Eighteen
Easy
Payments
shook aguelike. At last he swung "his
Water Baxrer ” almost but not
head with that doggedness which had
Wired in completely, and we take your fnel range for credit
characterized his business life.
9 quite names familiar placer, people
"No; I'll not go back there and fight
and events in and about San Fran
'em," he said at last. "I'll l"t ’em run
cisco? When lie writes of tht
their game as long as they want to run
Now Get Your
• Colorado river an J the wonderful
it, and then I'll rise up and swat 'em
—like a fly. That's what I'll do," in
ciops resulting from the combina
added with some satisfaction in the
lion of water with desert soil and
thought. 'Til swat ’em hard.
"Where In the world have I heard
climate ha applies no disguise, but
that voice!" He rubbed his chin
San Francisco be calls "Golden,”
thoughtfully. “Where have I—Ilrndy I"
the Southern Pacific the "Sun
he exclaimed suddenly and slummed
a hand on the truck. “Brady, that's
down ” road, its president, Mr
who It was—Brady of the Kelly
See This M arvel of Efficincy Today
* Towne, " Towle,’’ Spring Valley
Griggs company. They think they'll •
"Crystal Springs," etc.
take me In for four hundred thousund.
do they! Well, they won't, i'll Just
let them chase themselves before they
The Oregon Voter asserts that the
get me In on the deal. Brady, hull!”
Patterson Income tax. if adopted. wlU
ountain tates ower ompany
He swung his arms something after
increase taxes of payroll industries tn
the fashion of a windmill, “Woof!
Oregon by as much as 100 per cent. If
Get me back to town to throw away a
that is true, it is a confession that
hundred thousand dollars, huh? Not
' those whose taxes will be so increased
If I know i t ! Not by your red ban
are now paying to the tax collectors
danna!"
j only three per cent of their net in-
I comes, for the maximum rate of the
3« whirled and started back down
the railroad track. Suddenly a sud
Patterson Income tax bill Is only three
den thought hit him and lie almost
per cent. How happy the farmer
ran. "Those crawdadders!" he ex
1 would be if he could get his taxes
■ down as low as three per cent of his
claimed.
1 net income.—Eugene Register.
Steadily he pushed forward. Now
and then he stubbed his sore toe
against a Jutting tie and groaned with
The Pathfinder of Washington. D
the pain of It. Rut the exclamation
j C., Is an excellent weekly In many re-
came through set teeth, for Thomas
i spects and its circulation shows that
On Any
Brent, with a determined air, pushed
its merits are widely appreciated, but
on.
in its discussion of consumption In
"Sting me for a hundred thousand,
' its "Our Health" department it over­
will they?" he repeated time after
looked what we regard as the most
time. "Yes; they will—not!"
important measure in fighting that
whether you buy from
It was long after gunrlse when the
disease We refer to the extensive ex-
your Local Dealer or
sleepy eyes of the freckled face boy
. ¡»sure of the patient to direct sun-
perceived the figure of a bedraggled
from us direct.
I light, the ultra-violet rays of which
man tolling up the slope toward the
have the power of penetrating the
5 fle > I O ? lo 0 9
Cave de la Brent. His eyes were
body and killing the tubercle microbe
heavy, but there was an air of detpr
These rays cannot go through win­
On F o u r B ic y c le
mlnatlon In them. He limped, but his
dow glass, and that, more than the
Prices From ’2150 Up
steps did not falter. His fare was set.
Iresh air even, accounts for the suc­
G
et
full
particulars
‘Treck," be exclaimed, “I'm hungry!
cess of the outdoor treatment of tu­
by mail today. Use
Give me something to eat.”
berculosis.
coupon below.
The boy was on his feet now. “What
do you want, Mr. Brent?”
There was once a man In Chicago
Sold On Approval
“Anything short of sole leather,”
with an exceedingly exalted opinion of
came the answer. “I’ve got an appe
You are allowed 30
his own city. He died, and upon
tlte that Is an appetite. I want a loaf
d a y s’ actu al riding
reaching his eternal home he said to
of bread, and I want the slices cut
t e s t b e fo re sa le is
the attendant who opened the gate:
thick, and I want about ten times ns
binding.
Really, this does great credit to Chi­
much gravy as you made last night
cago. I expected to see some change
Did you get any frogs this morning?"
in heaven.” The attendant replied:
“Tee—four."
This isn't heaven."
name
of
nearest
Mead
Dealer.
"I want all of 'em, Freck; I'm bun
?
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Slice after slice of gravy snake I
bread was aalted and slowed away
Frog lag after frog leg disappeared
before Thomas Brent leaned buck
grunting with satisfaction, and crossed
bis hands over bis stomach.
“Freck," he eald with a look toward
tha cave, “where'» those crowded
darar
“Gana."
r.
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