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HALSEY ENTERPRISE, HALSEY. OREGON. MARCH 15, 1928 The Cream of the Tobacco Crop E ISLAND By ETHEL HUESTON WNU Service Copyright 1927 by The Bobbs-Merriil Co. blame me. I had to go. My late la to have my breakfast and you shall crew, take It to Ml iml In readiness for Bemis when he went down for the mented Grandfather Wallace put It have coffee with me." Without moving from her chair, Gay winter season later on. He had ex Into his will that I couldn't Inherit unt'l I went to college. Left me an swung up a wide tray that hung to pected to finish the job on the Island, On th « v « rg « o f n e rv o u s co] Infant In arms, as you might say, the the wall, and connected the electric lie said, In three days, but now he was la p se , d u e to o v e r w o r k , G a y De la n e , a u c c e a s fu l N e w Y o rk a r tfa i beginning to feel it would take him arms of a guardian. Guess who? The toaster. aet-ka re a t a t Id le (a la n d She As she gave him a cup of coffee a week. administrator, darn her. That’s what re n ts a c o tta g e , th e 'L o n e P in e ,” got her so stuck on administrating, their fingers touched, and their eyes He said he had gone with MacMil fr o m a n is la n d c h a r a c te r , the met lingeringly. Hand's speculatively lan on one of Ids trips to the Arctic, " C a p ta in ,” a n d h is a ls te r, A l k e she did such a good Job with me.” A n d o v e r, " a d m in is tr a to r . '* G ay had been to the Arctic circle twice, in “ It wouldn't hurt you to go to col smiling, Gay s a little cloudy. Anda th e c o tta g e la te n a n te d by As they drank their coffee slowly, fact, but he didn't like IL Said it was lege.” an e ld e r ly la d y , " A u n t a lm lr y , " w h o c o n s e n ts to m o ve to a n* "Going to college would he simple she studied him furtively, noted his too cold. Wished somebody would o th e r abo d e , th e " A p p le T re e ." plant the next pole In Florida or Mex euough. I had to go through.—I did. easy slouch In the comfortable win A w a k in g fr o m slee p , G a y im a g —Rowdoln. I hated to go there, 1 dow-seat, marked the brown arm on ico, nice warn, place to look for i n e she sees th e fa ce o f a C h in a m a n p e e rin g In t h * w in d o w On was afraid I'd turn out a poet, I the window-seat But she avoided things. He had been In the World an e x p lo r a tio n o f th e Is la n d G ay, thought It was required for gradua meeting the merry gray eyes beneath war, and served overseas seven s ta n d in g on th e se a sh o re , la h o r months. He said be did not like that tion. Rut Gramp was dead set on the dark up-curling lashes. r ifie d b y th e a p p e a ra n c e o f the “ Do you f lir t Mr. Wallace?" she either. • Rowdoln. Well, I went It did me d r i f t i n g b od y o f a d ro w n e d m an. w h ic h she n e rv e s h e r s e lf to “ Why not?" Gay was a little bitter. no harm. I've never even written vers asked suddenly. "Hope to tell you I do," he an “ Were you afraid? Or are you a b r in g to th e sh o re . A b u lle t llbre. Though sometimes I feel It w o u n d In th e te m p le s h o w s th e swered warmly. pacifist? Or perhaps you had to get come over me all of a sudden—I feel m an to h a v e been m u rd e re d G ay "Oh I Then you need no warning. up too early In the morning?” America’s Stage It now when I look at you.” m a x e s h e r w a y to th e 'C a p ta in " We have quite a wicked little flirt In w it h th e s to r y R e tu r n in g w ith "No. 1 didn't mind those things. It Gay frowned nt him, but be smiled Favorite h im to th e sh o re , th e y And no the neighborhood, and I was going to was the uniform. I couldn't stand the disarmingly. Ills was a pleasant b o d y th * r e , a n d G a y 's s to r y o f warn you. But since you do, you can uniform. The collar made my neck th e In c id e n t is set d o w n to an smile. Ills lips were thin, their curve take care of yourself.” “Good old Luckies! a tta c k o f "n e rv e s " G ay, u n a b le Itch. My neck Itched for fifteen half-cynical, half-humorous, very sen "Oh, 1 thought you meant yourself. months without stopping. One gets W e’ve been pals for to c o n v in c e h e r n e ig h b o rs o f the sitive. The vuunted mustache was tru th d ra w 's a p ic tu r e o f th e I thought It was a sort of 'Help Want tired of It, that’s all.” years. A nd like an old hut a shadowy outlining fringe. Ills fa ce »f th e dead m a n, In te n d in g ed,' like the newspaper ads. 1 was to send It to th e a u t h o r itie s She skin had been fair no doubt, save for willing to apply.” Gay’s eyes were dark. She felt sad friend they treat me me< ts a s tr a n g e r , a p p a r e n tly a n the rich coat of tan that covered him. dened. This aimless, planless, hope well. No irritation to o th e r v is it o r to w h o m she te lls Again the friendly, smiling silence. His hands were hard and brown, small less, dear young mat violated her th e s to r y a n d s h o w s th e p ic tu r e To one like Gay. whose religion was m y th r o a t a n d no 11« ' Mks h e r to le t h im ta k e It for their strength, smaller than her highest Ideals, outraged her finest work, whose god accomplishment, It b u ' <Jay re fu se s. N e x t d a y, a fte r own, she noticed quickly. coughing. A nd I ap came as a distinct shock to know feelings. He was utterly Impossible, a n ig h t sp e n t w it h " A u n t a lm lr y , " When he said at last, reluctantly, that this one, with the strong hands, she told herself furiously. But when C .ty fin d s th e p ic tu r e h as been preciate Lucky Strike ta k e n fr o m th a c o tta g e . that he must go and see Auntalmlry the ready wit and the smiling eyes. her eyes met his. Involuntarily she —the full body tobac smiled. Impossible, but how pleas she went with him to the door. co with the toasted ant to have him there In the window "Come again," she told him pleas seat at her side, drinking her coffee, C H A P T E R IV — Continued flavor that’s been the antly; “ come often." smiling at her with the dark gray “ I feel myself slipping," he said sad same since that day eyes beneath those softly curling “There yon hove me In a nutshell. ly. “ slipping. However. I am no cow we met.” lashes. Th< Island dynamiter, burner and ard. I'll come.” Ridiculous, she said to herself, that bomber. Col anybody you want Later In the evening. Gay went a man should have gray eyes and blown up? Hand's home.” down to the I’ler grocery store. On curly lashes. "Hand who?" she asked. Gay was every lip was the laughing word, Ridiculous, hut something very dis amazed, that having heard the words "Rand’s home." But whereas before turbing, rather sweet, about It when a hundred limes, “ Whet, llnnd comes she had taken no notice, now she ex one caught the full bright friendly home." she hnd never felt sutllclent perienced acute Interest, paused glance of them. Interest to Inquire, “ And who Is breathless at the name, and drank In every word that fell from native lips Hand?" Many times again would Uny CHAPTER V Delano hear those words, but never on the subject of Randolph Wallace. again without a th rill of personal In The combustion of the union between teresl, hope and Joy. Manhattan and the state of Maine was Randolph Wallace Indeed stood for ©1928, The American Tobacco Co., Inc. not entirely approved on the Island, “ Hand Wallace." everything In the world of which Gay she gathered, but altogether loved, al "Oh, you're another Wallace." Delane professedly disapproved. It Scapegoat Used to M u s ic T y p e w r ite r though the Island never openly ac " I a ril uol only another Wallace, | was not merely that he did not work, A musician of Milan, Italy, has Just am a whole section of them. The Wal knowledges Its loves. but he disapproved of It on principle. Carry Off Smallpox As the dusk fell she went out. alone, devised a novel form of typewriter laces run In branches. I'm the third He objected vigorously to the en The ancient Hebrew custom of load bran It. All I lie other branches unafraid Into the little whispering for thronement of Doing, which was log the sins of the people on a scape that turns a blank sheet of paper Into dwindle ofr Into uncles und aunts, and est and walked up nnd down, slowly, Gay s god. He declared stoutly that goat, which bore them off Into the wll- a complete musical score, says Popu nephews, sons nnd cousins. Hut I'm deep In thought The Island seemed labor In Itself was a childish, Ineffec derness, has a modern parallel In a lar Science. It writes the lines of the a wlmlif series all by myself. It's changed to her, warmer, softer. She tive thing, that the need for It was a stnff, the musical notes themselves certain district In central India. It felt vaguely troubled, vaguely pleased, quite a distinction." confession o f Inferiority, that Joy In with all accidentals and marks and Is not sins, however, which the modern accomplishment was not merely the even the accompanying words. Gay Int.ghed ns she pressed the strangely stirred. When her thoughts scapegoat is required to carry off, but last word In selfishness, but was also electric button that turned the heat turned to the amazing young man and smallpox. When an outbreak of small her surprising encounter with him lido tier ten kettle. the sure mark of a narrow nature, Maybe This Contains a pox occurs In a village, the Inhabitants her lips curved Into tremulous smiles lacking vision. “ We'l have n party." she said resort to the ’eretno’ny of "Nlensl." A Hint for You! "We re so glad Hand's home. And and her eyes brightened with pleased The Present Captain, He Explained He asked Gay why she had never female goat Is bought by public sub- Los Angeles, Calif.—" It was my expectancy. She shook her head at married. while we are waiting for the water Carefully, Wae Really His Great- sMption, and Is adorned with the par good fortune to get one of Dr. to holt—tell me. where does your herself wamlngly. She was not de Uncle. "Because there Is so much to do,” ticular type of ornaments usually a f Plerce’i books several years ago and aeries lit Irdo the lout ensemble of ceived. She knew these symptoms. she cried Intensely. "Because I want fixed to the Image of a goddess. The It has b e e n a She liked but feared them aiso. was an Idler, a dawdler on the face to accomplish something In the world, House Wallace?'' wonderful help to For the first time, the practical of the earth, that he had no profes get something done. Because 1 want goat Is then apparently looked upon ns me while bringing I! dolph Wallace's versl in of the an Incarnation of the goddess of the boyishness of her costume was dis sion and wanted none, no business to work, work hard, nnd work well.— up my family. Ths fnmliv history, a very facetious, flip disease. The animal Is supposed to plain advice given pani and slangy version, begun with tasteful to her, and when she get up nnd wns glad of It, no ambition and Why don't you?” she ended mildly. remove the epidemic ns she Is passed Is Invaluable to the tirst t'uptnln Wallace who was his on the morning after Hand's return, delighted In Its absence. He called “ Because life Is too rare nnd fine a on from village to village until she mothers. great grandfather. The present Cap for the tirst time since she came to himself a retired gentleman, and said I thing to he devoted to the meie grimy reaches her own temple, or Is de "The use of Dr, the Island she discarded her knickers It was a poor Island that couldn't tain he explained carefully, was real , physical effort of doing this or doing voured by wild beasts on the way. Pierce's Favorite ly Ids g re a t uncle, although he called nnd silken shirt. Half aRhamed of the support at least one; In fa it, he said, that. Soul Is too frail nnd too dell _ / \w Prescription during him Grnrip, because, as he explained, Instinct that prompted her, but none the entire state of Maine united to cate t9 be enslaved In the chains of expectancy aud af- When You Feel a Cold Coming On. "al' the other Wnllnccs call him the less obedient to Its guiding, she support him. terward was to me dnlly toll for hoard and keep.” T a k e L a x a t iv e B R O M O Q U IN IN E T a b - took from her trunk a costume that “ But don't yon do anything? You , * " the greatest help, Cramp, nnd It avoids confusion." The ,h e C o ld a n d fo r tify ! H alf the time, she realized that he i h . I ? 7 don't Just loaf, do you?” wns one of her chief treasures, a it gave me strength, sp irit and nerve, administrator, Mrs. Alice Andover, th e s y s te m a g a in s t a n a t t a c k o f G r ip I have also used the 'Golden Medic* studio pajama suit, patterned after on "I-o n fl Certainly not. Bums loaf. wns only laughing nt her, making fun or In flu e n x a . JOc.— Adv. «.¡a Ills great aunt. B ui an undertone of Discovery' for a bad cough and bill "Tour voice, except that It has Improved Japanese style, all In black Landed gentlemen—retire." serious conviction In whTt he said ousness, and It has entirely rid mt nnd fairy blue, the trousers long and Gay scrutinized him gravely, re so n ic expressiveness, Is rnther state Touched T r a p p e r ’s H e a r t of these troubles."—Mrs, Nosmli always she felt In Idjn Inherent wide, the coat, which was really an marked the muscular arms, the Of Maine," Gay said thoughtfully. •eteynier. 150 N. Dltman St. Dealers yearning of pure spirit for freedom, A trapper at Orange, Texns, placed W rite Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. •'Hut you do in seem like the others over-blouse reaching to the knees, straight shoulders, the vigorous tan, . more freedom, always more. Work, a trap In what he thought was a mink richly embroidered, all soft lines and the deep and understanding eyes. And for free medical advice. You are different." he declared, was confining, success trail, but one morning he found a big delicate curves. With dainty blue he w ii an Idler In thia ruggci land! "Sly father committed a faux pas," nnd gold slippers and sheer gllken She shook her head regretfully. “ A wns pinioning, ambition the sternest muskral fastened In IL After the anl he confessed. "He married an nctress ■ L IA C H hose. It was a delectable studio con world full of things to be done," she slave-driver In thp universe. Only In mal had been killed, the trapper ob ' ^íree"IcJ,erJi2,, p '* * ’ Foar akin basotlfol. also from New York who was up here with thought, desire, the soul wns free. served a nest which had beeD pre- coction, designed for theatrical ef said slowly. "And you do nothing." the actors' summer colony oi.e year. Gny chafed restlessly at his easy ! pared by the mother rat while fast In »1 25 ,r*:h,_w’ Ussd fect, Inspired for the enravtshment of He explained that for ten weeks tie 1." he said slowly, "I am the combus an D r. C H foor d-sler o r srrite audience. Barry C o .. 2 9 7 S M tchfsan A v«.. Chicago had been doing the coast of Canada Indolence, his serene nnd ipparently J the trap, as she had three feet free tion that results from the union of Within the nest was a new horn litte r with a photographer In a fishing Gay changed her eusel, considering Manhattan nnd the state of Maine.—It he could work, that, on occasion, ha of rats. “ I’d give the price of a g0od It'» Th ere hat been a warning to the whole now not so much the allowance of schooner, getting pictures. He had good light for her work ns unobstruct returned to the Island to finish up a both hard and many furs If I Lad seen the young ro Li' 0 -1 ^USI cauie from the drawing state." he added modestly. ed view for herself, and sat where by little work he was (loin* on a motor wel' with mind, with soul, with body. muskrats before I killed their mother " lo u r parents—" Guy prompted, ' "■ if. he liked It. It for her hide,” SHld the trapper. the slightest turn of her eyes she launch, for Bemis, a lumber man at A" '1 ' U>atVb S g ere’8 D° drawlng room ln enthralled with Ids flippant tale. He was to get the boat "'P listen to work that could command the entire slope to Bangor. “ We were nil out I. a boat togeth the orchard below, and the lane that ready, and with a couple of men as lie decried Jane—ie s , there ,g deDt|gt hag A n E a r ly S ta rt er. I an sort of remember It, though IT.l c.E 0NT1NVID.» led from the pier to the Captain's First Millionaire— Do you remember Globe ’’e ' C that bulld|n«--T oronto 1 was a huhy. Sudden squad—boat house. Whoever ventured forth, must went over - Strange, Isn't It? They pass that wny. x-M : X-: i -, X-; » . X :-x-:-x-:-x->x-:-x->x-> Making your first money? Second Millionaire—Yes, had a fa ir were both strong, able-bodied, good At ten minutes to eleven he came ly good Income as a child by taking '1 vi' 2 T fIoes not Bllow the praise swimmers, used to the sea. I was a down Jauntily nnd crossed Into the my castor oil without a fuss. b a ity Hut I floated ashore In my him m u *T" ,0 <lle: she enthrones orchard. Guy leaned forward. Old “ I” ’ he heavens.-Horace. mother's arms. She was dead, my fa With many men It Is a common r | ■ 1 W- vena,—Horses, he turn left to the Apple Tree? No, i readily unfold them and ther was dead. Hut Hand ertae straight toward the Lone I'lne he habit to carry a few odd hills In eon ' ' ' d ho wants at any time, re home." venlent pockets to save themselves balance securely and re "Oil. that Is very sad." Gay's eyes made his wny. (»nee he stopped to the trouble of pulling out their wal pick nnd tiiste and toss away a little turnirg them to his pocket. had darkened with her ready sympa lets to pay for small articles pur thy. her slim hands twisted together gesso apple. Again he paused, to an chased. Frequently these bills are swer the eager calls of the boys at To E n d C hu rch D e b t lie smiled at her. To hide her sud folded In Indifferent fashion an I den emotion, bay turned quickly to the pier. Rut he came on. Aiuos -kinner had never done any I stuffed Into pockets where other bill», FOR, M EN, He came to a sudden halt outside the sen Ing of tee folded with equal carelessness, may real w ork; Instend, he had tried to la , W OM EN A nd hoys the wtudow, and stood a moment, e i J T HE N E W E ST Hut her desire for Information vent soi . thing that would bring hitr be reposing. V STY LES F O R SPRING A ¿3» a fortune. about this surprising person was lim spellbound. She looked up, then, and Bankers point out that this Is apt (x - itless. She wanted to know about hla smiled. Meeting nn old friend, he rushed up to t>e a costly habit, ns a hill may be "Yon are blotting out my sun to him, greatly excited. education, where he had gone to «America’s dropped when some of then» are with shine,” she said. Best Known SKoes school. "I've cot H at la st!" he shrieked drawn from the pocket They point “ I fondly hoped that I was bringing The grammar grades In the Island out that there ts one proper way to "Made my fortune, sure as eggs I" School house. It seemed, he had per It.’ he returned Impudently. "Don't "W! at Is It this tim e r asked hie handle bills thus carried; that Is, by friend. sisted doggedly through, and took a get up. I always come right In." < smoothing out the bill», placing them ; mere ’ s a way great deal of quiet satisfaction In ex “ Just a little device," said Skinner. . He suited action to hla words, and together, preferably with the smaller plaining that the three missing bricks came and sat In the window seat close denominations on top amt larger he “ but It w ill bring me millions. Every Read I l o i l o . ' church In th country'll buy one. Yoe beneath the window on the southeast to her elbow. Gay turned about tn D esp ii low, although that Is entirely a matter corner had been removed by hla own her ehalr and regarded him pleas of preference. Then one end of the see. It's a collecting box with differ •pendouilw (n > l ‘ prices h«v» « ent slots for different coins. A ll -B hands at the age of nine years, to antly. little pile of bills Is turned Inward to ver money falls on velvet, while cop facilitate his departure from the sect “ Is Auntalmlry herer he asked the depth of about an ineli or so and pers drop on a hlg bell I" of learning wbsB the teacher reached apologetically. folded down, after which the bills are for the well known educational birch "No. she Isn 't Isn’t she at the Ap creased lengthwise down the center brunch he entire high arhool course ple Tree?" P la y or G e t O ff S tage and foliled over. Finally the narrow he had encompassed. If not with Shakespeare says, “ All the world’! e “ Well, I didn't really step to see. strip of bills Is foldi-d from end to end nuke r— ’ ‘ rise (n M stage and men and women are but ae honor, at least without serious rule I thought I'd better Inquire tier» Brst. In the most convenient little wad. •’ ’*» in the rn " ’ tors on It.” But be failed to say hap In the elty of Portland. So she Isn't here. hear, dear, all that In this way the bills are all locked there’s an understudy ready and wait I o « e ¡ TO _ "And then darned If I didn't go to iossg walk for nothing." together and there ta no danger q Ing to take the conceit out of most e college.' he told her. "Hut d o st "Not for nothing. I am Just going any being » p ira te d and hut, while us. Let us play our parts welL— Ore " ' - e™# - * •*r 1 i • ; £• d ° lg l a s iTT ve<m r,‘WM- ‘ S<rw. CO. —• Brockrow. M m . STORY FROM THE START “I Appreciate Lucky Strike” Says George M. Cohan It s toasted No Throat Irritation - No C ough . 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