HALSEY ENTERPRISE, HALSEY, OREGON, MAY 10, 1928
O ld P r e ju d ic e s
IDLE ISLAND
By ETH EL HUESTON
WNU Service
"Oh, yon think 1 am chaffing. But
1 mean I t 1—Miss Delane, tell me.
Rand helped with the Christina» If I should sell out—all my Inter­
party plana. On little white card», ests—my business connections—would
gay with candle» and holly, they you—marry me? Would you even
think of It? I know It Is too soon for
printed the Invitation.
you to know— But would you let me
Auntalmlry's Christinas Party
come where you are. let me see you,
at the Loue Pine
try to make you love me— Is there
Christmas Eve
any chance for me at all? I would
Five O’clock.
have some money. I could take care
Just one week before Christmas, of you. We could go any place—
the liudloug boys waded through the West, or to Europe, anywhere."
snow all over the Evergreen end of
There was no doubting the sincer­
the Island, and delivered the Invita­ ity of his words, the eagerness of bis
tions, one to every house. It could desire.
not have been more than ten minutes
“ Don’t,” Gay said gently. “ Ton w ill
after she received the announcement
spoil our pleasant friendship, and 1
that Alice Andover was to be seen
have liked I t It Is because you have
»ailing grandly up the hili, a sort of been away, you have been lonely, per
full-rigged majesty In her advance.
haps worried. It Isn't really I you
Gay met her beneath the pine.
want. Why, you don't even know me.
"Now don’t blame me, 1 hadn't a It Is Just—woman, companionship,
thing In the world to do with It. 1 sympathy, soft things. That Is all.”
only lent her the cottage as she asked.
But he shook his head, clung to her
She did everything herself. She sold
hands. “ Gay, It Is you. Nothing else.
everything she owns to pay for It,
Nobody else. You. From the moment
and It Isn’t going to cost you s cent.
I saw you down In the cove— Oh, I
She hns gone without Jelly, gone with­
know you don’t love me now—but
out butter, gone without cake, gone
couldn’t you? If 1 get things all
without sugar—It’s her party, and
straightened out, and—do something
none of our business. If you ask me.”
else— Gay. Isn't there a chance?”
Alice Andover sank weakly Into a
From somewhere down the lanp
chair. " I might have known IL That’s
the thanks I get. That’s how folks sounded the low siren of a car.
Ronald llstpned a moment, but still
take to good, honest, conscientious
administration. And then the au- clung to her hand. "Gay, don’t say no.
Don’t soy anything. Just wait, think
duclly to Invite me to the party.”
“ Oh. please come I She'll be so dis­ of me a little, and as soon as 1 can—
appointed If you don't come. She I w ill come again. But try to think
wants you to see how cleverly she of me—If not with love—at least with
a little tenderness.”
has managed."
Quickly he lifted her hands, palms
"Oh, I’ ll come. And since she’s got
the unmitigated audacity to have a upward, kissed them passionately, one
Christmas party In spite of my orders, after the other, crushed them to his
I ’ll send my presents as usual. Oh. I face and went away.
Gay sank Into the big chnlr and
always give little things—people been
here for years—all In the family, you burled her face In her arms. A crim­
know, and 1 being the administrator. inal I That nrtless, boyish. Ingenuous
So you can tell the foolish old woman man, with the pleading voice and the
I ’ll send my presents ns usual. Pve eager eyes? But even a criminal de­
never missed one of Auntalmlry’s par­ serves some kindness o f thought from
ties yet. not since that first devil- the woman to whom he gives his love.
Gay was very kind.
cursed one fifty years ago when—”
•’Oh, don’t. She—Rhe thinks may­
The next day, very early, Rand ap­
be he Is the Unknown Soldier at peared at her door, dressed roughly
Washington ; she—”
for outdoor winter weather, In heavy
Alice Andover stared. 8he opened oilskin coat and breeches. He was
her mouth, closed It with great firm­ hurried In manner, preoccupied. He
ness nnd blinked hard nt times.
told Gay he wa» obliged to run down
"Unknown Soldier I—Good heavens. to Boston P r a few days on business.
What next?" Then she added humor­
"Now you sit tight while I’m gone,”
ously, with a bright glint In her gray he cautioned her. “ I ’m on the trail,
eyes, "Well, whatever he Is, thank and I'm going through with It. I've
God, It Is unknown. That’s nil I’ve told the folks I’m looking for a Job,
got to say for Buddy Bridges—Un­ and they won’t expect me home until
known Soldier.”
they see me. You Just wnlt here. Say
The next day Rand climbed the nothing to anyone.
Do nothing.
tali pine and strung It with Christmas Don't set your foot In those woods
lights from topmost point to lowest
under any circumstances. And at
branches, round and round, a hun­ night. Gay, please, to please me, go
dred Utile colored bulbs, nnd connect, down nnd stay with Auntalrnlry. And
ed them to a switch beside the win­ don’t worry, for I shan’t be In any
dow where Auntnlinlry could turn It danger.”
on before the parly. Auntnlinlry was
“ You are not going to Boston,’’ she
enchanted with the Idea of wiring the said bitterly
"You are going Into
tall pine; she had not dreamed of those woods, to lie under the piazza
such royal welcome to her Christmas nfld watch the clubhouse, and try to
guests. I or days before the party catch those murderers. They’ll catch
she talked of little else.
you, first. Band, don't, please don’t
ft was only three days before What business Is It of ours If they
Christinas, the twenty-second of I>e- break the law? What are their affairs
to ur ? Why should you risk your
Ufe—”
•«Oh, there's no danger, Gay, not a
bit of I t I’ll he careful, I promise
you. Just a little weather eye out
for squalls. No, 1 am going to Bos­
ton. I have gone to Boston. Get that
In your mind, nnd stick to It. I shan't
be able to write you, nnd I may not
he home for several days. Just wait
for me, and don't worry.”
But Gny did worry, worried heart-
brcnklngly. But she would not go to
Auntnlinlry. Rand might come, and
she wished to be there, waiting for
him where he left her. He might
need her—a shot In the night, a
scream of terror—Gay set her small
sleek head determinedly.
Nothing,
nothing In the world should keep her
from going to him In answer If he
called for help.
She was glad for the excitement of
the Chrlstmaj preparations to occupy
her hands. If not her thoughts, through
I the dreary duys that Intervened.
It never occurred to her that he
i would not tie back by the twenty-
j fourth of December for the party on
Christmas eve. But the morning
pnssed, and he did not come. Gay had
I no heart for the laughter, the young
Oelivsrsd the Invitations, On» to
excitement of the Island lovers, the
Every House.
flushed Joyouaness of Auntalrnlry.
Band did not cotne. It would he
reinber, In the thick darkness of the
enrly evening, that Rnnntd Ingram Christmas eve, her Christmas eve, and
Rand did not cotne.
came again.
At three o'clock Gay took Aunt-
lie entered hurriedly. Ids manner
for the first time showing something alutlry by the hand and led her down
troubled.
something
furtive.
He to the Apple Tree, where she put her
glanced over his shoulder nervously, bodily to bed, tucking the blankets
nnd closed the door behind him about her nnd begging her to take a
sadly needed rest
swiftly.
So It could have been but very little
“ I shouldn’t have come," he began
hurriedly. "But I had to. I came to after three when she softly closed the
Portland to close up some contracts, door of the Apple Tree behind her and
and 1 simply stole the time end made set her feet In the path through the
the trip over on the afternoon boat snow to the top of the hill. And
to see yon
I must catch the first glancing up, ahead of her la the path
boat hack. Short—but I had to see saw ■ man walking toward the cot
you. Gay, I have thought of you con ! tage. Gay almost called out to him,
stantly. Your face has awum before 1 expecting Rand, because she wanted
my eyes, your voice rung In my ears, 1 Hand But before sound left her lips
the light little touch of your fingers—" 1 she silenced the call, for ahe saw that
I It was » stranger, one who seemed to
He shook his hesd Impatiently.
"Mr. Ingram,“ she aald with pretty mate his way unsteadily lb the face
• f the brisk wind frv ’u the sei, stag
sas don i
i a*
sett»» a llttlw.
k.''»I I d " tv>t like I t "
CHAPTER X— Continued
—
U p s e t b y T e s ts
Don't Make aToy
O ut o f B a b y
-Babies Have N erves
Argument Is Found in Value
of Oversized Potatoes
for Seed.
By R U TH BRITTAIN
(P rep ared by th e U nited S taten D ep artm en t
o f A g ricu ltu re.)
Phases of the moon and position of
the horns still govern planting opera­
tions, particularly of potatoes, in many
sections of the country. The light or
When he reached the piazza of the | "We’ll Just roll him over In the cor­ the dark of the moon, or whether the
Lone fin e , he did not wait to knock, | ner out of the way," she said briskly, horns point upward or down are of no
but opened the door slowly and went nnd cover him up with the rug, and concern to hortlculturallsts of the
In, closing It after him. Gay was but let him sleep It off. We’ll lock the | United States Department of Agricul­
a little way behind, and she ran In door, and keep him here till It Is ture, but they are Interested in pro-
i vlding information looking toward set­
breathlessly, but stopped short tn sur­ over.”
“ W ill he stay drunk all night?" Gay tlement o f some o f the other disputed
prise when she did not find him In the
askked. "Shouldn't we give him ' questions dealing with potato planting.
living room nor the kitchen.
William Stuart and several assist­
“ Hello,” she called. “ Hello I Any­ something—’’
“ Whisky I 1 wish we had some ants report on experiments in potato
body op there?” But received no an­
whisky. If we had time—maybe we planting carried on In leading potato-
swer.
districts,
Norfolk,
\a .;
Frightened by the unnatural silence, could keep him drunk for a week. I growing
and mindful of Rand's words of warn­ don’t know Just how long It does last, Presque Isle, Maine; Greeley, Colo.,
ing, she went to the desk, slipped her but I know the party lasts all nig h t and Jerome, Idaho.
Merits of Potato Sets.
pistol deftly Into the pocket of her He may sleep It off."
heavy coat, and then she climbed the
“ I have a little cognac. Brought
Growers have long disputed the
stairs, watchful and a le rt
It In myself—from Paris—In the toe comparative merits of potato sets cut
And there Indeed she found him, of my dancing slipper. Real stuff,” from the stem and and from the seed
lying face downward on the soft rug Gay said proudly. "J was keeping It end of the tubers. Some previous ex­
of her bedroom floor.
for a wedding, but he can have that.”
periments seem to nave Indicated con­
"Wh-what are you doing?” she de­
"Good! We’ll give him a big— siderable superiority for one end or
manded foolishly.
“ What do you swig—of It.” She brought out the the other. The seed values of the
want?”
nautical term with a nautical swag- two ends probably differ somewhat in
He neither mo ed nor answered.
different varieties. Results varied with
So Gay went to him timidly and bent
I the weight of the set, according to nu-
over him that she might see his face.
I merous tests, and the data us u whole
His eyes were closed, his lips hard
seem to indicate that as the weight of
set She tried to raise him, bnt his
the set Increases there is a greater
head fell limply from her hands.
response from the apical (seed) set
She shrank away from him, shudder­
than from the basal (stein) set.
ing with fear.
Another fru itfu l source of argument
Is found in the value of oversized tu­
CHAPTER XI
bers for seed. Most growers of seed
potatoes have a strong prejudice
The crisp voice of Alice Andover
against using large-sized tubers. A ft­
had never sounded so sweet to Gay’s
er three yeurs of experiment the iu--
ears as at that moment
vestlgators conclude that “ sets from
“ Gay Delane' Where are you? I
oversized tubers ure evidently as pro­
saw you take that foolish crenture
ductive us those from normal-size tu­
home, so I came to see If I could—
bers, and in seasons when a consider­
What Is the matter?"
able proportion of the seed stock
Gny beckoned to her sternly from
grows too large to satisfy commercial
the top of the stairs. "Come up.”
demands It may be recommended for
she said, and her voice was hollow.
seed purposes. The chief objections
"Come up.”
that have always been raised In re­
gard to oversized tubers are that
Alice Andover was never one to
there Is more wastage in cutting. In­
hesitate In a crisis. She came at
volving a larger quantity by weight
once, breathing hard. Gay pointed
dramatically to the bedroom.
to plant an acse, and in addition that
they ure slightly more difficult to cu L '
Alice Andover gave one wide-eyed
glance and saw the prostrate form.
Use of Immature Seed.
“ Good heavens, oh, good heavens!
Several experimenters have claimed
Where did he conic from—where did
great advantages front the use of seed
you get him—1 mean—"
dug when It was somewhat immature.
“ lie came up the hill Just ahead of
Departmental experiments at three sta­
She Shook Her Fist a. the Door.
me. Walked right In. Came upstairs,
tions were Inconclusive. At the Idaho
and evidently fell down there. Or lay gcr, both doubtless Inherited from the stutlon the Increased yield from Im­
down. There he Is.”
long line of seafaring ancestors. mature seed ranged from 77 bushels
Alice Andover crossed the room and '•We'll keep him as—tight as a lord— an acre for one variety to 180 bushels
stood above him, touching the Inert until the pnrty’s over.”
an acre for the best of three varieties.
body tentatively with the toe of her
Carefully but sternly they rolled
shoe.
him over half out of sight beneath
Italian Red Clover and
“ Drunk,” she said disgustedly. the window-seat, and covered him.
"Dead drunk."
Alfalfa Seed Worthless
So Gay brought the precious smug­
Gay breathed more freely. In some gled bottle of cognac, never yet un­
Results of tests conducted at several
relief. “ Oh, Is that It? I —was afraid sealed, and they gave him a generous experiment stations show conclusively
of—oh, terrible things 1"
swallow, forcing the bottle between that red clover and alfalfa seed from
At that moment, spasmodically he Ills teeth not without much difficulty. Italy are unfit for use anywhere In the
moved, and his face rolled hack Into He choked over It and coughed pain­ United States. Alfnlfa seed from South
fully, while the conspirators held their America also has been declared unfit
the lig h t
breath In a panic above him. But for use In certain parts of this coun­
"Oh, oh I" Alice Andover’s explnna
tlon was a startled gasp. “ Oh, my God, presently he relapsed Into troubled try. It now begins to appear that a
breathing again.
I believe— Oh, poor Almlry. 1 be
similar study of adaptation must be
"T hat’ll hold him for a while,” said conducted with red clover and alfnlfa
lleve It Is Buddy Bridges. Come home
to his poor trusting mother—dead Alice Andover grimly.
seed from different sections of the
drunk. Oh, It Is all my fault. Oh.
They locked the door upon him and | United States nnd adaptability areas
what In the world have I done? Bud­ went downstairs. But when Alice An­ located and defined. It has been dis­
dy Bridges—poor Almlry. All my dover moved os If to go to her own covered now that red clover seed pro­
fault."
home, Gay refused to be left alone In duced In the Wllllamette valley, of
"Buddy Bridges? Oh, really? Oh, the house with the drunken creature I Oregon, produces less hardy plants
Auntalrnlry—how
happy—”
Then upstairs, and Alice Andover was Ilian seed produced in Wisconsin, Mieh-
came sickening realization of the pain obliged tq remain, fixing herself up ' Igan or Minnesota and may prove to
It would be to the little old woman for the party as well as she could lie as undesirable as Italiau seed.
to hnve him come home to her like with Gay’s face powder and electric
this, dead drunk. Better a thousand curlers. They had tea to strengthen
times fo r her to live on In her trust­ their shattered nerves, nnd at five Grasshoppers Have Well
ing Ignorance, fondly believing him an o'clock tiptoed up to the bedroom to
Balanced Mineral Bodies
unknown hero, pure nnd fine. “ Oh, give hint another potent draught of
You hnve, no doubt, observed, and
poor Auntalrnlry! See here, Mrs. An­ the cognac. He swallowed this time often heard people remark about
dover, this drunken creature shall not with less difficulty, and as he drank, chickens and turkeys doing so well
spoil the poor dear’s Christmas party. to their horror, his eyes opened, eyes where they had range and had access
The way she has slaved, and saved, large and dark. Gay noticed even In to a lot of grasshoppers. Do you
r.nd starved herself— He shan't I Let that horrible moment, eyes now vlslon- know that a grasshopper's body, when
her have one happy night—It may be less, not seeing. When the muffled chemically analyzed, shows that Its
her last, since Buddy came home like heavy breathing recommenced, they
body Is made up of a perfectly bal­
this. He shan’t spoil IL Not If I tiptoed front the room.
anced mineral mixture? The grasshop­
hnve to poison him.”
Alice Andover, because the opening per's body contains a large per cent
Alice Andover, trained to efficiency of his eyes had frightened her, was of vital minerals, and that's the secret
freshly furious. She shook her fist
by yenrs of hard administrating, sad
as to why chickens nnd turkeys do
denly became practical and decided. nt the door when It was safely lockej well on them, und are always seen
Being In charge of things always behind her.
chasing grasshoppers. The same Is
aroused her latent cleverness.
(TO B E C O N TIN U ED.»
true of other bugs and worms, and Is
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do so well on free range.
C opyright 1927 by T he Bobbs Merrill Co.
F lint Axe« o f Stone A g e Found in Sw ed en
The 4,500-year-old-stock-tn-trade of
a Stone age peddler in flint axes has
been found by some workmen In a
gravel pit In the Swedish province of
Soederntnnlnnd. The peddler'» hoard
consisted of a number of light gray
tllnt axes of exquisite shape and work­
manship, evidently hidden In the
ground by the trader, who seems to
have wandered a long way from the
south of Sweden to barter his axes for
the precious furs of the hunters of the
Soendermanland forests. The poor
peddler seems to have met his death
for he never returned for his axes
that now are said to be the best find
of Its kind ever made In that part of
Sweden.
Almost every week new Important
S e n te n ce T h a t “ Stum ps”
The spelling of this sentence Is said
to trip up many of the best ste­
nographers: " It Is agreeable to view
I the unparalleled einhar-assment of an
( harassed saddler or peddler serenely
sitting upon a cemetery wall ganging
I the symmetry of a perfectly peeled
1 p o s it« .” — F e e » th e O ntlou k .
discoveries of treasures hidden thou­
sands of years ago, runic stones, grave
mounds, and wall drawings, are re­
ported from different parts of Swe
den. the soil of which hns turned out
to be a vast treasure house for arch»
ologists.—Kansas City Star.
Easy to Please
Mr. Merryweather had bought a
new pair of shoes through the posL
When they arrived he wus entertain­
ing a bachelor friend.
“ You won't mind If I try these on
now?” he asked his visitor, and pro­
ceeded to undo the pnreel.
He slipped his foot Into one of the
shoes, only to withdraw It with a
howl of pain. There was a large nail
sticking up In the heel.
"You’ll send them back at once, of
course?” said the visitor.
“ No,” replied Merryweather, “ I
don’t think so. The nail was proh-
ahly pat there to keep one's foot from
sliding forwards."—London Answers
The Ohio river Is derived from the
Seneca Indian "hee-yab,
rneaaln*
beautiful river.”
Make repeated plantings of beans
and corn so as to have a continuous
supply of these vegetables.
• • •
For carrots, no ftesh manure should
be applied. It mnkes ’em knotty and
rough, und they often crack. Carrots
like a sandy sotl, not too rich.
• • •
Some of us don’t have much suc­
cess with lettuce after the hot weather
conies. The secret of making It do
well then Is to provide some shade
and give It plenty of water.
• • •
In a small home garden, plants can
be saved from cutworms by putting
a collar of stiff paper In the ground
around them. This should go Into the
ground two inches and reach that high
above IL
• • •
Watch the young cabbages and nip
the cabbage worms. When white but
terfiles put In an appearance they
mean cabbage worms. A spray with
| an arsenic compound w ill check them
1 in a hurry.
Much of the nervousness In older
children can be traced to the over
stimulation during Infancy, caused by
regarding baby as a sort of animated
toy fo r the amusement o f parents, rel­
atives and friends. Baby may be
played with, but not fo r more than a
quarter of an hour to an hour dally.
Beyond that, being handled, tickled,
caused to laugh or even ecream, w ill
sometimes result In vomiting, and in ­
variably causes irrita b ility , crying or
sleeplessness.
Fretfulness, crying and sleeplessness
from this cause can easily be avoided
by treating baby w ith more consider­
ation, but when you Just can’t see
what is making baby restless or upset,
better give him a few drops of pure,
harmless Castoria. I t ’s amazing to see
how quickly It calms baby’s nerves and
soothes him to sleep; yet It contains
no drugs or opiates. I t is purely veg­
etable— the recipe is on the wrapper
Leading physicians prescribe It for
colic, cholera, diarrhea, constipation,
gas on stomach and bowels, feverish
ness, loss of sleep and all other “ up­
sets” of babyhood. Over 25 milliori
bottles used a year shows its over­
whelming popularity.
With each bottle of Castoria, you get
a book on Motherhood, worth Its
weight In gold. Look fo r Clias. IL
Fletcher’s signature on the package so
you’ll get genuine Castoria. There are
many imitations.
C h ris tm a s C a rd s
The earliest example of the art of
making Christmas cards is attributed
to J. C. Horsley, R. A., wh-> in 1S46
made designs of this character. Sub­
sequently the demand for these to­
kens became enormous, and at present
Christmas cards are often of much
artistic merit In both design and
coloring.
If You Need a Tonic, Get
the Beat!
Fresno, Calif.—“ It is not long since
I was all rundown In health and fin­
ally decided to try Dr. Pierce’» Gol­
den Medical Discovery, as I knew
of other people In my neighborhood
who had constantly relied upon Dr.
Pierce’s remedies and always re­
ceived satisfactory results. I took
only a few bottles and by that time
I had regained my normal health.
"Dr. Pierce'» Pleasant Purgative
Pellets are good, too.”—Manuel Y.
White, 539 Calltsch SL
A ll dealers sell Dr. Pierce’» Pel­
lets, 30 cents for 60 Pellets.
When run-down you can quickly
pick up and regain vim, vigor, vita l­
ity by obtaining this Medical Dis­
covery of Dr. Pierce’s at the drug
»tore, In tablets or liquid, or send 10c
to Dr. Pierce'» Invalid»’ Hotel, Buf­
falo, N. Y., for trial pkg. tablets.
Just W a it !
"My play w ill be produced tomor­
row.”
“ How th rillin g !”
.
“ Yes, the manager said he would
produce It for me tomorrow If I would
call for IL” —Montreal Star.
One of the secrets of enjoying life
is not to want more of anything than
you can have.
CAN NOW DO
ANY WORK
Thanks to Lydia E. Pink-
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I Vegetable Com­
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and the Pills for
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can c e r ta in ly
praise your medi­
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they have done
for me and I
_ wish you success
in the future. I can do any kind of
work now and when women ask me
what has helped me 1 recommend
your medicines. I w ill answer any
letters I receive asking about them.’*
—M rs . E mma G rbgo , Route 3, Box
53, Denison, Texas.
FIRST AID TO BEAUTY
AND
CHARM
N o th in g
m a rs an o th e r­
w ise beau tifu l face as th e
in ev itab le lines of fatigue
an d suffering caused by
f i n ’d , a. hin< feet. AU1TS
FO O T-nst, th e A ntiseptic.
H ealing Pow der, Insures
foot com fort. It m a Toi­
let Neceaaity. i*hake it
I d year »hoe« in the
morning, >hop «11 day—
iHinc« all
•▼ening—
then k< yonr mirror tell
the stonr. Trial p«u k-
«cr and a Foot-Eaee
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sent
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