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The Beaverton Review FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1932 Tin licavertu. # Everlasting W h isper, By Jackson G regory CHAPTER XI—Continued — 1*— She went ahead and began to clam her down the cliff*. H alf way down the wondered why he w i i nol follow in g She looked up Juat It time to ace him, standing at the month o f ihe cars, clutching a heavy b a g ; he had been tying the mouth o f IL Now be cast It outward so that it fell, rolling and dropping to disappear at last In the snow-bank below. And then he began, though hesitantly, to follow her. "That's one thing Mark King won't get.” he announced with emphasis. At last he stood beside her In the snow. •That bagful la m ine! There'a a for tune tn It, and It's mine.” His avarice disgusted her. Juat now the thought o f gold sickened. "W e are wasting time," she remind ed him. l i e followed her to the cave, casting a last look behind him. Gloria w» ; trying to pot out the tire; I f til fortune should lead Brvdle's crowd here. It would be Juat as well If they found no smoldering sticks to tell them that the fugitives could not be far off. She called to Gratton to help her. • “ Maybe.” he said thoughtfully. *Td better bring that bag in here and hide It.” "N o.” she said. "L e a v e It where It la W e must hurry beck to tbe other ca v a ” But he grew stubborn over It. Heed leas of Iter expoet ulationa he left her extinguishing tbe tire and went back for the gold. H e appeared, drugging the heavy sack after him. and disap peared swiftly, going Into the deeper dark o f the further end o f the cave. What a treacherous, thieving, petty animal be was— She started and whirled about. There was a new sound In the air. a low mamble. a vague murmur. Men's voices. Her first thought was o f K in g ; then she knew that It was too soon for him to have gotten out o f the mountains, found assistance, and re turned. Gloria whirled again, thla time toward the dark Into which Gratton had gone. Blindly she hurried after him ; clutched at his sleeve. “ Listen r she whispered. “ T h e y are .outside. They have followed y o u !" The Tolcea came nearer, roee higher. Gratton began to shake as with a ter rible chill. I “ I f they find me— oh, my 0— d. I f they find me— They killed a man they thought had the bacon— I had It all the tim e! My G— d, Gloria. If they find me— ” “ Sh !“ she commanded. “ Be s till! Maybe they w ill go by—“ T w o or three men out there were speaking at once; then all were silent i The silence lasted so long that Gloria 1 began to breathe again. Surely, sure ly Brodle and his men had gone— Then again came Brodle's deep, sin ister Tolce: “ Back thla way. boys,” he shouted. “ H e's gone In here. W e'Te trapped the dirty white r a t " Gratton, had be been left to hla own devices, would have stood stock-still where he was, frozen to tbe ground In terror. Gloria tugged at him, whis pering over and over; "T h e y are com in g ! Don't you hear th em } Quick! W e must try to hide." A t last he seemed to awaken from a trance; be started and began hurrying with her, crowding by her, stumbling on ahead in the darkness, seeking the cars’s unfathomed depths o f darkness. Gloria, looking back, saw Brodle's great bulk outlined against the snow outside. H e came In ; she saw hit rifle ; hla figure was absorbed In the shadows She saw other men follow ing h im ; how many the did not know. She had bnmped Into a w all o f rock. They could go no further. Thla wa* the end. Brodle shouted: "Gratton I Better step out Urely Ilka a man now. W # got you anyway." Then ha be gan to gather the scattered firewood; a match flared In hla hand; hla face leaped out o f the dark lika a d evil's Gloria's heart sank In despair; sha fe lt ss though she were going to fa in t | But all tha time her bands had been groping. A t the moment when the fe lt that her knees were givin g way under her, aba found where an arm o f the cava continued, narrow, slanting up ward steeply, cluttered with blocks o f stone. Sbe tugged at Gratton's s le ev e ; she crept Into this place and fe lt him d ose behind her, crowding, trying to press by bar. She gave w ay briefly, fa it him scrape past, and began crawl ing. following. A fe w feet farther on U M tg ths and pi tha tuoasL C op yright by Chsrles Scribner's sons W .N .U . Servies Issued every Review F rid a y a t B eaver ton, Oregon. on Tueaday. Miss G eorgien s Jones uf H ill« Isvro was n dlm ter guest at Uh« honte o f Mr. and Mre. J. W. Spra- gue on Sundny. Faltered as se rond-class m ail m at ter Dec. 9, 1922 a t the P oatoffleo clutched her shoulder and drew her Ing toward Iho side o f the cav*. toward Mr. 11 ud Tuhy uf (\dum bia Cntv- at Beaverton. O regon, under the closer to him, hla face thrust down to the way out. Ilsr one thought waa vrsity, Jack l ’ lerson and Miss Mur- to dart out aud hurry up the cliff to net o f M arch 3, 1379. M rs come to the hiding place o f which cetiee Tuhy o f M arlyhurot C ollege "L e t me g o !” she cried. Mark King had told her. w ere viaitin g Itavldcna Merkt last "E asy does It.” said Jarrold. "K asr J H Hulett, Editor A Publisher E n d e ). _ * s. m " I never aee such gold, aud me au — kid I I'm o f a notion I'v e eeen that old timer In Ihe m in es" It waa Steve face o f yours somewhere*.“ Mr. and Mrs. J. W . Mprague am) "N e v e r mind the kid." Brodle was Jarrold muttering. "Tula was broke Itoyd Sprague wwre T h an k sgivtn g « oft Ihe mother lod s Oh. my Gawd I" growling savagely. “ It's Gratton first. gueala at th « ho nie o f M r. nnd Mrs. Gloria made another quiet step -and LOCAL N EW S Out with him, Benny.” another. Still no one saw her. An 8*1' --------- H II. 1,' Hudson a t th eir farm hom » The otheis bore down upon Gratton other atop; ahe went quicker; their ncar Kinton tie shrieked at them ; he begged ahrll Miae Davidena M crlo returned hacks were toward her. And still no ly ; he battered them with his fists, T u esday from M arlyhurot College one saw. Yea, Gratton alone hnd seen, Tho itetirkah Nocdle and Social striking weak, valu blow s Benny, lie watched her with bulging eyea. to eprtid the h olid ay« a t home. though the smaller man, had him by elult w ill m ee« F rid a y (to d a y ) at She could read hla thought so p lain ly: the collar. M rs F lo y d T e f f t spent novernl the Imme o f Mra I), A. Hhearer. he was screwing up hla courage In "S o,” said Brodle heavily. days w ith M r TV-fit at Eugene on Uie W alker r w d . A ll membera make a dash for the open himself Gratton began an Incoherent plead Hla eyes followed her step by alep o v e r the week end returning home • r e urgvd t<> he present. lug, arrested luipatleutly by Brodle's tilt, i f only he would look Iti some great voice. other direction) I f any one of them “ Shut up ! Tou've had your lu saw Gratton's lelltnle face— nlngs; It's mine now. You swiped Then Gratton began a alow with grub when It’s the same thing as ilrawal from the o th er«; be meant to slitting a man's gullet. Now you get do aa he saw Iter doing. your« I" Gloria taated the clean freeh out | H e Jerked up his rifle. Benny and the Italian let Gratton go and Jumped aide a ir ; ahe was within three paces j nimbly aside. Gratton stumbled amt o f the Une o f enow. Then there wus a sudden noise; Gratton, Inching off sagged. For SATURDAY - MONDAY. DECEMBER 3 - 8 "S to p !" Gloria shrilled. She broke backward, had «tumbled over a dead | stick. The men by the fire were i away from Jarrold'a grasp and ran startled out o f their oblivion. She toward Brodle. “ You dou't know whal made s dash fo r Iho exit. In two grent you are doing. You—” strides Jarrold waa upon her and had | "Close jo u r trap, kid," Brodle thun dered at her. “ Unless you want tbe caught her by the shoulders, drugging PRIMROSE her hack. And Gratton stood again, second bullet." 49-lb. sack his feet glued to the grouud. "E asy does It. Brodle," Jarrold “ Trying to make a sneak for I t!" shouted. "She ain't no kid, I tell you boomed Brodle. “ I'll show you— " She's a girl. That's Ben Gay nor'» girl "N ot yet, Brodle. you big f<*«l 1“ the one Gratton wanted to marry, the veiled Benny. "T h is Is only a sackful. one K ing took away from him. Keep No. 2, Broken Slice« I le a got to show us where this corns your eye peeled ; King would be around 3 cans for from." I som ew here!" Grafton pointed to Gloria with shak Brodle said ponderously. "Ben Gay ing finger. nor's girl, you say? Then we're red hot "King found It first. She wns with on the right trail, boys! You knowr him. I made her show me the sack of what her and King would be after I* ■'The gold Is here, llr o d le '" Gratton j gold. I was going to go back to your H ,"cP.°nund cried out wildly. 'K ing had got to It ramp, to tell you- before us. but I’re found IL I was | ~ C u t It." commanded Brodle. “ Leave out the Ilea and talk straight and fast coming back to tell you— ” Brodle had small liking for a coward Where is the reat o f It? Where did thla Oleomargarine f I'im ’ <ir;m. Fresh Medi um I and now hla bull’s Tolce cut Gratton's come from ?" "I'm trying to tell you." «aid Grot chatter short ton hurriedly. “ T h ere— there'» another "N o solid mountain o f gold Is going ra ve; up above. T h at'« where King to save your hide— ’’ Benny began to jig up and down In had his cainp; that's where I got tho “ Back Thla W ay. B oy«," Hs Shout, a frenzy o f ezcltement. sack. It's up there—" sd. “ Hs Has Oons In Hsrs. W s'vs “ Hold your hand. Brodle. you big "N o wonder she wanted to skip Trapped the Dirty W hite Rat." foo l." he shouted. “ I f he does know out." Jeered Steve Jarrold. “ Where's where It la, g lre him a show to lead thought o f K ing with wild longing, King all thla t i m e r he demanded. “ Up □s to IL B efore King gels bark. I f while Gratton cringed and tried to In the other cave, m a y b e r you popped him off now, how would screen hla body with hero. “ No." Gloria said dismally, aeeklne we know where to look?" "H ere's the grub he s to le !" It was to Jerk away from hla evil glance and Benny's cracked, nervous voice, full o f Brodle snarled at Benny. But he whisky-laden breath. “ He has gone— " wrath. saw wisdom In obeying the command “ That's good; let him go. W e don't T h e light o f the fire flared higher, to hold his hand. Gratton began a care, do we? Eh, girlie? But gone brighter. Suddenly the nura Jarrold rapid, vehement talking, explaining, a r where?" called sharply: A M ALT gulng, pleading; he had not meant “ W e were short o f food— he Is hunt “ There’s some one with him. There’ s to steal the fo o d ; he could lead them T h at c a m . »2 lng— maybe he has gone for help— " two o f ’em, Brodle. Go easy I" to the gold. Money-hack r , n c “ And you showed Gratton where he " I don’t care how many's with him “ Shut up P Brodle cried disgustedly G uarantee ^ a l l a hid his gold? That's a nice little she or who they are," Brodle bellowed. "S o’s you keep your lying face closed trick, alu't It? W ell, while the show "T h e grub-stealing thief has got bis I ’ll give you one show. Step liv e ly ; lng"» good, lead us to the rest o f It." coming to him. Step out. you Illy-Uv- where Is It?" Gratton, grown ntmble, darted she«,I ered sneak, and take your medicine." Gratton turned and sped toward the with Brodle always close at hla heel«. Gloria pressed back against the rock, spot where he had hid the gold. Brodle, | on by Jarrold, came her flesh quivering. She saw two men hts rifle shifting In hla hands, leaped | next, and a fter them the other«. They and then another two coming toward a fte r him. Gratton was down on his made the climb safely and hastened her. The first sound broke from Grat hands and knees, scratching among Into the upper cave eagerly. ton's llpa now, a little gurgling moan. the loose stones like a dog digging for “ It ’s somewhere back there," said Then Gloria, with more sbuddersome a buried bone. Brodle put a heavy thought o f rough hands upon her than hand on his shoulder and jerked him Gratton. "M ore Are," «hooted Brodle. He o f a rifle ball, broke away from her back, burling him to on « side. Thus tossed on an armful o f dry w ood ; the It was Brodle who found the bag and cowering companion and came hastily flames caught and roared; shadows dragged It forward to tbe Are. dump to meet them. quivered and danced. Already Benny lng Its contents on t?ia ground. All “ I'm coming o u t” she cried. was at the far end o f the c a ve; the It was all that sbe could do to hold rushed forward and snatched up blta others ran after him. Even Jarrold herself erect and come back into the o f tbe ore that had rolled from tbe relinquished Gloria's arm, eager to be more open cave. In the flickering half- sack ; one o f them shouted In w ond er; In at the finding. Bnt he called to light she looked a slim frightened boy. another seized the nugget from his Cane & Maple her as he w ent: "A ll o f a sudden the woods Is gettln’ hands; they all talked at once. “ You stick where you are. I'm not Gloria had stood powerless to move. all clattered up with folk ." grunted 1 Q c $ -I 09 Tall cans N ow she saw Gut: In their flush o f ex forgetting you this time.” I 2 H -lb. pkg. Benny. "W h o In blazes are you, kid? lï/ p t. la a l # C Fascinated, she watched them. They citement no one was looking toward A n ’ where’s your mamma?" ran like blood lusting dogs thst had her. She began slowly, silently, edg- A shout broke from Jarrold. ne briefly lost their quarry, that were <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> seeking everywhere, in every cranny, with slavering Jaws. They turned Baby Beef aside Into aide-pockets o f the main C ard Playing Confined to M en in O lden Times cavern; they got torches and looked high and lo w ; they went back and The low ly place held by ancient P layin g cards have had many shapes fdrth, up and down; they stumbled women Is Indicated by ths fact that and forms during tbs centuries. Not against one another and cursed an early forms o f playing cards had no until com paratively recent times have g rily ; they caught up bits o f stone, queen In them. Archeologists explain the various denominations o f the cards ran hack to the fire to see I f the fra g this by pointing out that the face cards been represented on them by number«. ments were shot with g o ld ; cursed and s thousand years ago represented the T h e values ofathe cards w ere repre hurled the useless things from them, court, and that women were then not sented usuallyTjy trees or vines with and ran back again, to Jostle and seek half as Important In court as ths Jes two up to ten leaves, scorns or flowers. and be flrat; they were not so moch ter, or Joker, says a writer In the N ew Instead o f counting the spots, the play like dogs now as human bogs, fighting to get first Into the trough. York Times. F or hundreds o f y e a n e r« coonted the leaves or flower*. Sugar-Cured But they did not forget Gratton, and women w ere not considered o f suffi they did not forget Oloria. No escape Modern Sense o f C hivalry cient Importance to be included in ths now waa possible. card games played by the men. For "M y husband,” walla a worried wife, For an hour they sought tirelessly. many centuries cards were exclusively “ Is forever spouting about those days a man’ s gem e—wo» ien w ere too busy when valorous knights championed Their fagots burned ou t; the amoke with their household duties to play •chivalry.’ W hat la chivalry T’ she asks choked th em ; they coughed and cursed, cards. Now, o f ths millions o f bridge the Meriden Journal. "C h ivalry," de came out fo r fresh air, dived Info the p la y sn In the Cnited States, it is esti fines ths editor, "Is that nobis quality dark again. T h e short day was pass mated that more than half are women. in • man that makes him considerate in g; the entering light, where they had Thus Is the history o f tbs progress o f every woman, who Is beautiful, and torn the canvas aside, grew dimmer, ¿n d (t ill they searched. o f wostanhqpd portrajed in playing lgn’t married ^ r* < **4 * g p am " . “ T 'Y 'H ii They wees In a pocket with no outlet save the way they had come She stood, turned toward the trout o f the cave, and waited. “Get a fire going, b oys” Brodle's rumbling base was cwlltug. "T h e little skunk's run to r. hole; we'U smoke him out." Brodle lighted his fire. The other men—dully she counted them n ow ; there w ere five o f them all told— were gathering wood, heaping It on. The light flared higher, brighter. Sbe could see the faces o f the men now their eyes reflecting the Are. looking like the eyes o f wolves. Brodle car ried his rifle as though he fully In tended using It. At his side a man they called Benny fidgeted and blinked. By Benny stood a scarecrow o f a man. BralL Close by. were a aqua! Italian and tbe man who had brought the “ Judge" to marry her to Graltou. the leering Steve Jarrold. "M ore fire, boys.” called Brodle. "1 think I see where he Is.” It appeared d e a r that Immediate discovery was Inevitable. Gloria S P E C IA L F E A T U R E S FLOUR ______r f- Prunes, Large Italian, 4 lbs. y Pineapple, “ “ "" W alnuts, Ore. St’d. 2 lb*. C O C O A , Baker s, NUCOAl 95c 1 4c 25c 29c I Oc EGGS sugar \ 2 lbs. 25cf 25 lbs. $1 (>-*| doz. 27c Cheese, Full Cream, lb. 1 1 H. O. Oats, Large pkg. 29cJ Salt*, Morton’s lod. pkg. ÔC Mayonnaise Best Foods pt. 29c BALCO Honey, 5-lb. pail 39c Big Roll Toilet Papet. 6 for 25c Del Maiz Niblets, No. 2 can 1 Oc Coffee, A IR W A Y , lb. pkg. 23c M AX-I-M UM BR AND S PANCAKE FLOUR 15c SY R U P MILK 0*7 6 for ... ^ jMeats o f Quality " A R M O U R ’S STAR STEAKi lb. 17c HAMS Sliced Armours BACO N 13 Jc !*t. 10c per lb ., PICNICS lb. 10c I t M ust B e C u ckoo
