HALSEY ENTERPRISE, HALSEY, OREGON. JEN E 7. 1928
Captain Garman's eyeTurned slowly
through a sort of form—to get the dolpb Wallace, and he was laughing.
out
to sea, swept the horizon. Hi*
"
I
know
that
boat,"
the
captain
papers right—and I'll sign you on.
But you would be very foolish to tie said, “ she’s been held up time and men were w illing to fight, and the ship
yourself to—an underling—nnlees you time again, but she always manages was built for speed as well as for
are very eure you are very much In to get clear. Slick as the dickens, endurance. But what chance, with
that gang. Money back of them. six of the steel gray service dogs
love, would you not?"
Famous Authority’s Pule
lurking watchfully at bay, hemming
That's bow."
“ I—suppose so."
*By R u th B rittain
them
In.
Rather
matcb
wits
with
the
“
She’s
a
beauty,"
Rand
said,
admir­
“ I'll say so. Of course, all this Is
lawyers
In
the
courts,
which
be
had
ing
eyes
on
the
Roger
Williams.
only laying np trouble for myself.
The coldness of the morning sir, done before, and come off never sec­
Ronald, who bas been my friend, w ill
be my enemy, but I can take care of the grayness of the pale dawning, the ond best
“ You'll And everything O. K., 1
Ronald. Our doctor 1s a rank Idiot tang of salt on bis lips and In hla
when there’s a skirt about, and there’ll nostrils, exhilarated and thrilled him. fancy," be said Imperturbably, “ but of
“ What’ll they do with her, I wonder course If you Insist I w ill return with
be trouble with him, and trouble with
—the
boat? I know there’s a big re­ you."
the
crew,
and
trouble
at
the
ports.
T a lk in g A b o u t O n eself
The passengers were hurried np
ward out for this gang, but I think
But then. I've had trouble before.'
Speech of a man's self ought to be
He smiled at her. “ You are a very I'd rather have the boat Do you sup­ from below, huddled back against the
seldom and well chosen. I know one
pose they would give ber to me. In­ railing, and witb them Gay, once more
pretty g irl—and a very brave one.
was wont to say In scorn, ‘‘He must
think It's the nerve of you that really stead of the reward? I feel Just like In her dark slicker and leather cap,
needs be a wise man, he speaks so
By
gets me. Worth a bit of trouble, I settling down to a profession this who had slipped among them as they
much of him self'; and there Is but
fancy.”
morning. The last of the Captains passed the captain's door. Gay's heart
one case wherein a man may com­
ETH EL HUESTO N
was glad In the knowledge that she
A short rap at his door caused him Wallace. I think I'll go to sea. Gosh
mend himself with good grace, and
was saved. But when, In the rear of
to pall himself up. Impatiently.
how
Gay
would
laugh."
that Is In commending virtue In an
“ Not now, not now. I ’m busy," he
The captain laughed, too, compan- that group on dec.:, she saw Itand, deb­
other, especially If It be such a virtue
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said sharply, although he barely raised lonably. “They'll put her up at auc­ onair, trium phant smiling, ber first
W N U r Service
Baby specialists agree nowadays,
whereurito himself pretendeth.—Ba­
his voice above Its wonted softness.
tion,” he said, “ and If you really want feeling of heart-bursting Joy that he that during the first six months, babies
con.
was
safe
gave
way
to
one
of
humilia­
CHAPTER XIII— Continued
“ Sir, beg pardon—It Is very Im­ her—and If your charges against
must have three ounces o f fluid per
portant."
—18—
the gang hold water—they'll fix It up tion and shame. Rand came In tr i­ pound of body weight dally. An eight-
C ities o f C la te
"Now, 1 won’t bite you,” he said,
The captain, with a bare sign Indi­ so you can bid her In. They couldn’t umph, with the United‘States navy at pound baby, fo r Instance, needs twen­
Buildings and whole cities of glass "don't be afraid of me. Just be a cating Gay to move back Into the
give her to you outright—at least I his back, to find her here, knlckered
are predicted by a well-known archl good girl and do as I tell you. and— shadow of the room and remain quiet, don’t think so—too much red tape and booted, like a thief among thieves, ty-four ounces of fluid. Later on the
rule Is two ounces o f fluid per pound
tect. There would be two shells of sweet papa I" He laughed lightly at went to the door. A seaman passed
But they could let you In on the bid­ captured, disgraced and bandied light­ o f body w eight The amount of fluid
glas* to a high building, 18 Inches or his own humor, then be added briskly, him a folded bit of paper on a tray.
ly
from
man
to
man.
She
sank
back
ding, and see that you bad the
absorbed by a breast-fed baby Is best
so apart, leaving spuce to be made "See here, Ron. io n ’ll have to be The captain read It, nodded his head
farther Into shadow, almost pre­
money."
determined by weighing him before
Into at least a partial vacuum. Glass married at once. I f anybody should reflectively, glanced back at Gay.
Rand’s eyes, already shining with ferring the hazards of the sea with and after feeding fo r the whole day;
buildings would probably lie heated come on board to look us over, you
“ Send the chief engineer to me," he pride of ownership, roamed the Roger Garman and the Roger Williams, to and It Is easily calculated fo r the bot­
and cooled In the same way as
smuggled the girl aboard without my directed the man.
Williams, showing strong and stanch humiliation before the dear loved eyes tle-fed one. Then make up any de­
thermos Mask is used to maintain heat knowledge or consent She la your
And then he came to Gay. The com­ In the gray light, coasting the waves. of Rand.
ficiency w ith water.
and cold.
sweetheart seel And you did I t So panionable frankness of his voice was
Go over the lot of them,” came the
"I wonder I never thought of it be­
Giving baby sufficient water often
they'll have nothing on the ship. Now gone. Instead It dropped to Its most fore," he mused thoughtfully. “ Yeh— crisp order. “ Look for papers, espe­
H a y d n 's N a tio n a lity
If you get married at once It w ill clear silky flneness, a fineness she already Captain Wallace, last of the line. cially, and weapons. Lieutenant take relieves his feverish, crying, upset and
restless spells. I f It doesn’t, give hltn
learned meant danger.
Haydn has always been considered me of any suspicion of complicity.”
Pleased to meet you." He grinned the second detail, and search the a few drops o f Fletcher's Castorla.
Y-yes sir," stammered Ronald
a German, but Rahran, the village In
"Now tell me, who knew that you Joyously to himself, thinking of Gay. ship.”
F or these and other Ills of babies and
which he was born, changed rulers faintly, his eyes pleading with Gay.
came aboard this boat?” Ills eyes
As they pullgd alongside be spoke
Gay coward farther Into the corner. children such as colic, cholera, diar­
when Germany annexed I t
Before
hypnotized her.
N-no,” she gasped.
again, suddenly.
Search her! She watched the ap­ rhea, gas on stomach and bowels, con­
then It was Croatian. Illg music has
"Nobody," she said quickly. “ I give
Yes. You came for that, did you
’Any red tape to keep me from proach of a brisk young officer with stipation, sour stomach, loss of sleep,
more of the Slav character about It n o t!" There was severity beneath you my word. Nobody knew IL”
going aboard first? I want to make horrified staring eyes. She bit her
than Teutonic, but no doubt some of the captain's amorously playful tone.
“ Who would discover your absence, sure of a good looking chap, with sad 1 Ips until she tasted blood; she would underweight etc., leading physicians
say there’s nothing so effective. I t Is
It Is susceptible to German lntluence
You came for It—now you get It. and search for you?"
eyes like a cow.”
not move, she would let him handle purely vegetable—the recipe Is on the
'Nobody. I am an orphan, an artist,
Not all women are so Incky. We’ll
The captain laughed and motioned her, let him search. At the sudden
F o r m a lity
have Bates and Hodge come up to 1 live alone. The people on the Island him up, so that the first feet aboard slap of his hand upon her hip she wrapper—and millions o f mothers
have depended on It in over th irty
Only takes a minute, w ill think I have gone to New York the Roger Williams were not those of shrank back silently.
Little Jean wus visiting her small witness I t
Feeling the years of ever Increasing use. I t regu­
cousin. They were playing and hav­ nothing to I t really. Otherwise, Gay," for a v is it Nobody w ill seek me. I
bulk of the pistol In her pocket he lates baby’s bowels, makes him sleep
ing a glorious time together when he explained kindly, “ It Is an Irregu­ am a free soul. Ask Ronald Ingram.
tliust his hand roughly Inside her coat and eat right, enables him to get fu ll
Jean’s father came to tnke her home. larity and we have many reasons for Ue knows."
“ Oh, no!” Her faint gasp was Irre­ nourishment from his food, so he In­
The engineer touched the door,
After she had donned her coat and not wishing to subject ourselves to
pressible, Instinctive. But soft as It creases In weight as he should. YVlth
You, who know opened It and came In. He did not
hat, she turned around and said: "Say, an Investigation.
was, It carried across the deck.
each package you get a book on Moth­
everything, know that.”
glance at Gay In the corner. The cap­
come back to me, somebody I”
“ See herel"
erhood worth Its weight In gold.
Ronald’s eyes begged her for as­ tain handed him the bit of paper.
With a bound, Rand leaped from his
Just a word o f caution. Look for
sent, for acquiescence, promised pro­
“ Shall we show them our heels?"
A to m ic E n e rg y
posture o f careless grace against the the signature o f Chas. H. Fletcher on
The engineer considered. “ How are
According to the theory of Dr. Rob­ tection. But Gsy did not look at him.
rail, and hurled the astonished group the package so you’ll be sure to get
'Captain,” she pleaded desperately, the papers? Everything tight?"
ert Millikan, the cosmic rays which
from side to side before him.
the genuine. The forty-cent bottles
“ Tight as a drum. Except this worn
physclsts detect coming to the earth T —1 did think so. I—1 did want to.
He caught Gay's arm, and drew her contain thirty-five doses.
But
now—suddenly—1
am
frightened,
from Interplanetary spnee are the
an—who smuggled herself aboard.
about, amazed. Incredulous.
form of energy freed by the break­ I am not sure. He seems different to But we can fix that up. The papers
‘That't the stowaway," the captain
me.
My—my
heart
falls
me.”
S tre e t to Be B a llro o m
are perfect”
down of atoms In the process of crea­
explained sllklly. “ Found her under
“ Ah I” The brown eyes were narrow
tion of new atoms.
Entertaining
guests together and
"Then I say we lay to, and give 'em
my own bunk. I was Just going to
black slits. The voice sank to a purr. the gab. What to run for? Then
using the stree't as the ballroom Is
marry
her
to
my
second
officer.”
You know—what you know. Much. they know It's g u ilt Face 'em, and
the plan being worked out by resi­
H o w Com pass W o rk s
Gay," stammered Rand, “ Gay, Is
One shrinks from a lawfully wedded
dents of one side of North street,
The compass does not point exactly husband who happens to be—at odds flaunt I t I say.”
It you? But It can't be you I But
London. Under the shadow of West­
The captain smiled at him, nodded
to the geographical North pole, hut to with the law?”
It Is you!”
minster the neighbors of the small
assent "You're right, or course. All
the magnetic North pole, which Is
Gay cowered before him.
“ Oh and ancient street have become well
"Oh, no, It Is not that.” She Hashed rig h t then. I'll- be right down.”
some distance away from It, Its ap­
Rond,”
she
sobbed,
“
I
thought
they
sudden warm look full upon him.
The engineer went o u t
acquainted, and as their homes are
proximate position being "0.8 degrees
had captured you and I came to be too small for entertaining on a targe
Not th a t What Is the law to a wom-
The captain came to Gay and took
N. latitude and !*> degrees W. longi­
with you, and they hadn’t and you acale, they propose to cover the pave­
n r who—really loves? But do I? Or her hand. His voice was soft, his
tude.
weren’t and—”
was 1 only thrilled for a time, stirred touch caresslve.
ment with an awning and throw open
She was a pitiful, ridiculous figure their respective houses, which w ill be
by mystery? Really. I do not feel the
“
Now.
Gay,
this
Is
your
chance,
A
H o w B lood T ra v e ls
In
the
flapping
slicker.
The
faint
same to Ronald. I thought him so boat Is drawing up to us to look over
used as places for sitting out. Dinner
Assuming the heart to beat »19 times rugged, so big, so virile. Now be­ our papers. You can go back on It If
morning light showed her wan face, w ill be served In each house so that
a minute at o rdinary h eart pressure, side you he seems—young—Ineffi- you wish. Would you like to?”
smeared with tears.
guests w ill have the choice of at least
the blood courses through the veins clent. Can he hold my love?”
“ Gay,” Rand repeated, helplessly, a dozen meals.
Wild hope throbbed In Gay's heart,
nt the rate of 207 yards In a minute,
staring at her, unbelieving. " It can't
The captain's head went back In a bent such a tumult of glorious relief
or seven miles nil hour, 108 miles a great soft laugh. His eyes upon Ron­ she felt he must have heard Its music.
be you—It Isn't—”
T a c tfu ln e s s R e w a rd e d
day, and 01,320 miles a year.
“ Rand,”
she pleaded tearfully,
ald Ingram were straight and unfath­ But she remembered what Ronald In­ The Roger Williams, Showing Strong
As a reward for their tactfulness
and Stanch In the Gray Light
"Please I He can marry us, the cap­
omable. “ Oh, thnt Is fair. Is it not, Ron? gram had said, she was warned by
during the great strike In Great
H a v e H a rd T a s k
She must be sure of herself. But you the silken softness of the captain's active United States service, but the tain, he can nairy anybody. R a n d - B ritain In 1920, policemen of Edin­
just
to
please
me.”
cannot
slay
here
while
yon
decide.
To develop the wisdom of serpents
voice. Stilling as best she could the Idle wandering ones of Randolph Wal­
burgh, Scotland, are to have a recre­
“ Gay, do you mean—”
while they retain the guilelessness of Not the thing, you know. Come with hope that swelled in her heart nt the lace. Naval officers, however, were
ation building. A fund for the pur­
doves Is the task which faces the re- me. The captain Is the official guardian thought of rescue she said fa in tly:
"Oh,
Randi”
close behind him, followed by twenty
pose was raised by people of all
llglo moral forces If they would aid o f his guests. I w ill tnke enre of you
"Oh, no. Not y e t Can't I Just stay service men.
“ Well, there’s no reason why he ranks, most of whom were opposed
on—with the boat? Can't I wait till I
In the moral regeneration of society.— —until yon are sure."
Rand demanded to each other during the strike, and
Captain Garman stepped up to them can’t Is there?"
Ronald Ingram Aung himself against am sure?”
ltluhold Nlehbtihr.
quietly, all at ease. “ You say you're quickly of the officer who commanded were kept In order by Hie police.
the door.
“ Are you sure yon want to?" His
after an escaped convict, but you the capture.
“ No." he shouted. And then more voice was a velvet breath. “ This may
K e e p in g U p W ith Junior
“ Not If you make It snappy," said
come
well heeled for a single stow­
P o e try on P ro d u c tio n Basis
fnlntly, “ Never.”
be your last chance to go bock. Are away.”
On the whole, It's wiser not to start
the officer, Inugliing In huge enjoy
yon
sure
you
wish
to
stay
on?"
Two high school boys called on W il­
The
captain's
pleased
eyes
did
not
ninklng a pal of the boy till nfter the
“ You have found no stowaways ment of this unexpected turn. “ Be­
liam Herschell, poet of the Indianapo­
“ Yes. please. I am not afraid now.
boy Anlshes with periphrastic Latin wander from Gay's vivid face, where
aboard, then?" asked the officer cour­ fore I take over the boat”
lis News, asking him to honor their
conjugations and quadratic algebraic fear and daring struggled for control. You w ill tnke care of me. 1 took a teously.
“ Oh, we'll he snappy, that's the yearbook with a poetical Introduction.
He did not so much as vouchsafe a chance and came. I’d rather take
equations.—Arkansas Gaxette.
“ Well, a sort of one. A w om an-
thing we do best Gay, think a min­
“ Why, yes. boys, I ’d be glad to
glance to the officer who deAed him. another chance and stay. I f you'll let running after one of my officers. We
ute 1 Pull yourself together. Are—
me."
But the silken voice purred.
w rite a little verse or two for your an­
you—sure?”
discovered
her
under
my
own
bunk,
D e s ire N e v e r F u lfille d
nual. When do you want It?"
"Good for you I" His voice was
“ Oh, yes, Bonald. Oh, yes. Come
If you can Imagine such gall. I was
“ Oh, Rand!"
Our desires always disappoint ns : Gay.”
warm and hearty. “ 1 see we re going
“Oh," replied the boys, “ we’ll Just
Just going to marry them when we got
“
Well,
how
about
It,
captain?
for though we meet with something
Bit here and wait for It."
Ronald Ingram slid slowly away to hit tt of? first rate. I'll Ax It up your message. Only this woman.”
You’ve no objections, have you?”
that gives tis satisfaction, yet It never from the door, his eyes upon his boots, with Ronald. Stick to the original
“ W ill you bring your passengers np
"M arry her I Marry you I” ejacu­
thoroughly answers our expectation.— and stood motionless while the cap­ story. Gay. You smuggled aboard—
S a fe Guess
and let us look them over?"
lated the captain, dazed with the sud
Rochefoucauld.
tain. with Gay's hand In his, led her under my own bunk—I always tell
“ now much do you think I mad*
“ We are only a freighter, as you denness of thia surprising new de­
bnck to the room from which he bad the truth when convenient—and I know. But we carry up to twenty
last year?”
mand. "Y ou! Good lord 1 Another
didn't see you until I had Anlshed my
brought her.
B u t T h e y G e t th e C oco n uti
“ About 50 per cent."
passengers
on
the
side.
Sublimated
one! Came on board after Ingram,
“ You're not only a very pretty girl, paper work ready to turn In. I was steerage passengers they are, cheap. switched over to me, and now got the
“ F ifty per cent of what?”
It Is said of native Sumatruns that
Just
going
to
marry
you
to
Ronald
they are too laxy to climb coconut you're a very wise one.” the captain
“ Whatever yon say.”
Their papers are all rig h t I went hooks In you. All right, all rig h t
when
they
signaled
us
to
lay
to.
Now
trees so they train monkeys to go up said, as tie helped her, solicitously at­
over them myself."
I'll marry anybody. She's the smooth
the trees and get the fru it for them. tentive, from the big slicker, and put you've got balance, and you've got
“ We'll look them over, If you don't est worker I ever saw. Jim, bring up
her coat, gloves and leather hat upon nerve. You'll get through t t Right?” mind.”
the book from my desk, It’s open to
Gay nodded briefly.
a hook on the wall, beside his own
Captain Garman gave a quiet order the page. We'll have Itonny for one
P ro b a b ly H o t M u s ic
"Stay right here. I won't have you In an unruffled voice, and a man de­
coat. "1 like that,” he smiled, giving
Scientists have been able to set Are It a little pat. “ Looks nice and do
up at all unless I have to.” He pulled tached himself from the group and of the witnesses. Good lord—another
one—and been aboard less than two
to wood by sound waves, produced inestlc. Sit here."
a book from the rack on the shelf ran down to put It Into execution.
hours.”
probably by some Jazz band Instru­
He put Gay Into a big chair, and and threw It on the table. “ Marriage
“ Were taking you back with us,
ment.—New York Herald Tribune
In the pale gray light of Christmas
service,"
he
said.
"Just
ready
to
glanced appraisingly the length of the
captain,” the officer went on slowly. morning, standing out bravely, a dis­
slim young Agure, In Its knickers and read the lines over you. That'll clinch “ We have the goods on you. If you
heveled absurd little figure, with a
O rc h id M a tu re s S lo w ly
boots and Annnel s h irt Gay self con­ I t Don’t be frightened. Gay. They want to go peaceably, all rig h t Or If
Nearly Ave years are required for sciously straightened her tie and may be only rum runners. They've you want a scrap, we have the guns band of desperate criminals to left of
her, a troop of American guardsmen
an orchid plant to mature under glass smoothed her sleek dark hair. Now nothing on ns. Just sit tight, and"— on you."
to rig h t with Captain Garman, wanted
from a seed and only about one seed that the protection of the high collar lie kissed her hand—" I like you. Poor
“ What charges, sir?"
for a hundred crimes In half a hun­
In a million produces blossoms.
and the low set esp was gone, weari­ Itonny I"
“ Oh, a nice variety.
Running dred ports, reading the service over
Then
he
went
ont
unhurriedly,
smil­
ness, exhaustion, showed In her face,
Chinese, for one thing. Getting crooks her In a soft and silken voice. Gay
and her eyes were fringed with black. ing back at her.
out of the country on our side, and Delane, In boots and rubber slicker,
Gay turned off tne light In the room
He touched the belt, and stood In
bringing them In on the other. L ittle
with tear blinded eyes and salt stained
the «loot to answer It. "Some port," got her coat and bat, and crouched mailer of murder, too. If I am not face, renounced her freedom forever
he said, "two glasses. You are tired," by the door which she held ajnr. Ils
mistaken.”
(TH E END.)
tening. When the moment came, she
he said to Gay. "Are you hungry?"
Intended
to
run
out
boldly
and
de
“ No. But I feel—very tired."
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DON’T suffer headaches, or any of
The boy passed In the tray at the mand a rescue.
those pains that Bayer Aspirin can
The captain stopped to apeak to
door, and the captain quickly Ailed a
T r o p i c a l B ir d s H a p p y O n l y W h e n E m p lo y e d
end in a hurry I Physicians prescribe
Ronald, to explalit Gay's new status.
small glass for her.
i t and approve its free use, fo r it
Take this. And then yon shall rest. •nd the two men went on deck to­
does not affect the heart Every drug­
In the tropical bird house at the
Itut Hrst, let me tell you this. No. gether. Already a smalt boat manned
The weaver comet from the Trans­
gist has it, but don't fail to ask the
drink I t It will quiet your nerves. with twenty men had put out from the Auduhon Park too. New Orleans, lives vaal and lake regions of Africa, south­
druggist for Bayer. And don't take
a
collection
of
birds
said
to
be
the
It has been a shocking n ig h t" tils coast patrol and was drawing swiftly
ern Asia and Australia. When the
any but the box that says Bayer, with
most Industrious creatures of all liv­
kindness was disarming. Gay drank up to the Roger Williams.
raffia la placed In the bird house the
the word genuine printed in red:
OPERATION NOT NECESSARY
ing beings. They are so Industrious,
It slowly, M t the grateful warmth In
"Don't look so good," said the cap
little workers start weaving nests
her throat at her heart She smiled tain slowly, scanning the horizon, for say the zoo supervisors, that mate
When the supply of material Is ex­
at him.
lying about them lay six boats of the rials with which the tiny creatures hausted they start tearing down nests
cal method .Wtieeimet.t „ h k ji
"Now you are going to steep, but little coast guard fleet completely carry on their unceasing labors are already woven and rebuilding them.
K K S tlO O -
w e tHuuraled hook
these things you must bear Io your hemming them la. " I t ’s something withheld from the spacious bird house Thus they occupy themselves until all
mind. You can see that you are tied more than rum," he said. " I wish we except during certain hours. When the but exhausted.
M L I S IUMINA t S o <«
birds are deprived of this material,
to
the boat as long as you live, can't could get rid of that d —d girl.”
F tfc R B F V N tW D . Send
known as “raffia." a kind of palm
you? Now. Is there any reason why
LjjJoUy
______
N o t o f Rose F a m ily
fiber, they become dissatisfied, appar­
yon should lim it yourself by marrying
CHAPTER XIV
ently because they are forced to re­
RECTAL i COLON CLINIC a young subordinate? People are only
The name "Ros» of Sharon Is gives
main Idle.
married for the eyes of the world
to an ornamental ahrub called Hible
With the captain and his chief offi-
The birds are known as "weavers,"
Well, the eyes of the world aren't go
r
~
. . • wc
cer In the bow of the boat putting out getting their name from the work In eus syrlncus. The Rose of Sharon re
Ing to see much of you. Welt go | for the Roger W illiam ^ stood Ran
ferred to In the Bible was probably
▲•pirta ta
which they are so proficient
th* tra.’* mark e f
a kind of narcissus.
R u n t Stone a F a k e
Concerning the authenticity of the
Kensington Rune Stone, Or. Walter
Hough, head curator of anthropology
of the Smithsonian Institution, makes
the following statement: ‘This stone
wus established as a fake by the con­
fession of the man who Inscribed It.
The work was cleverly done and de­
ceived many, but a scholar found that
a few runes not In use in 1302 were
used and Anally the faker made a
clean breast of It."
Idle
Island
How Much Water
Should Baby Get?
PILES
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