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    THE CONDON GLOBE
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THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
rHere and There
and Everywhere II
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O f
. A. Duma continues to improve,
M. Fitzmnurice made a busi
ness trip to Arlington Tuesday.
Miss Grace Randall of Olox
vihilcd relatives in this city a
few dnys this week.
Alex Baard of FohHil passed
through this city Wedne?dny tn
his way to Portland.
G M. Frost, a Portland real
estate dealer, was in town on
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Scott of
Fossil were in this city VYednes
thy morning on their way to
Fort'.and.
Delbert Ward, the papcrhang
er returned from his homestead
Tuesduy and is again ready for
work.
Dr. Donnelly went to Portland
yesterday to visit his ton, Edgar
who is in a sanatarium there
and improving rapidly.
Mr 8. H. A. Thiessen and little
daughter, Usonia, went to New.
berg on Wednesday to visit with
relatives for a few weeks.
Mrs. M. J. Tierney, formerly
of this city, was taken from her
home at Bell, Wash., the first of
the week to a hospital in
Spokane.
G. L. Rinehart returned Tues
day from a few days visit with
his sister, Mi s. Geo. Taj lor, in
Portland.
0. P. McGee of The Dalles
whs in this city the first of the
week looking into conditions here
with the view of investing in a
firm J
Lester Wade went to Arling
ton Wednesday to deliver six
cars of cattle which he recently
sold to J. E. Reynolds.
The smoke rolling out of the
slack at the big Gilliam County
mill this week looked good to
the residents of this city but the
engine was fired up only to grind
up some feed. It is a shame
that such valuable proirty as
thii mill should be allowed to
stand idle.
The Globe will print any kind
of posters, for shows, dances and
and sales. The attractive kind
at lowest prices. .
WHEAT CITY MEAT MARKET
KAESEMYER BR08 Proprietors
HOME CURED AND FRESH MEATS
ALL KIKES OF STOCK BCUCHT
AND SOLD
White Corner Building Condon, Oregon
The Honor i&of the- Big Snows
"It's the mechanical wonder of the
age!" You can't buy the Ford mech
anical features in any other car at
any price. That's one reason why
you must get yours now if yon want
to drive "the mechanical wonder of
the age" this season.
"Everybody It driving a Ford. "--Over 200,000
In tervice. New prices-runabout $525- tour
ing car $000--delivery car $(J26--town car $800
'with all equipment, f.o.b. Detroit. Get par
ticulars from br. L. L. Taylor, local agent.
GOO
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9 GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE?
EVERYTHING NOW
IN STOCK TO
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25 PER CENT OFF fD?:
From December 7th I will hav in my show window a daily bargain
at less than cost. It will be replaced bv another at toon at it is told
Watch My Window and Save Money. Open Until 9 In The Evening
.:. WILLIAMS THE JEWELER .:.
SYNOPSIS
In the far northwest the !' of John
Cummins die, leaving bebr Mallaa
Jejuni Jan Tboreau eonwe from the Uar
Land with tola violin. Mukae, tb
Cree. had once eplad en an Enailahnua
paapln thrvB the Cummin window.
Muke had elaln the Kneilihrnae, It
makai hie home with Cummlni. end the
te nwolve to bring up the bebr In olv
III ul manner. The mentloa ef a mlaatoo
err ancere Jan.
Jean 4e Or a vol, hunter, la coming to
Uo Halo with hie Indian bride. A mla
ennary la coming elao to the big caribou
rdaet. for some unnamed wrong of the
nut Jan reaolvee to kill the miaeionsrr.
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CHAPTER IV.
The Fight at Dawn.
T wat a new team. It baa come
from the trallt to the east and
Jan's heart gavt sudden Jump
at be thought of the nitaalonary
bo wat ex period wltb I be overdue
mall. At flmt be bad mind to Inter
rept tb figure laboring acrue the
pen. but without apparent reaaon bo
changed bit court and approached too
sledge.
At be csme nearer be observed a sec
ond figure, which rot from behind
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F. E. BENNET, Proprietor
Light and Heavy Hauling Hauling Trunks and.
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CONDON,
Phone No. 10X
OREGON
He Shot Out Powerful Fist and Sent
the Boy Reeling te the Ground.
the dogs and advanced to meet him.
A doxeo naeea ahead of tb team It
stopped and waited.
"Our doga are to near eihauatlon
that we're afraid to take them any
nearer." said vole. "They'd die lib
pupple under those packs!"
The voice thrilled Jan. Ue advanced
with bla back to the Ore. to that be
could tee the stranger.
"Ton com from ChurcblllF be
asked.
Ella words were hardly a question.
Thej were more of an excuse for blm
to draw nearer, and be turned a little,
so that for an Instant the glowing tire
flashed lu bla eyes.
"Yes; we started from the Etawney
Just a week ago today."
Jno bud come very near. The stran
ger Interrupted himself to stare Into
tb thin. Here face that bad grown
Ilk a whit cameo almost within
reach of blm. Wltb a startled cry be
drew a step back, and Jan's violin
dropped to the snow.
For no longer than breath there
waa alienee. Tb man wormed blm'
self back Into the abadowt tneb by
Inch, followed by the while face of the
boy. ' Then there came shrilly from
J tin's lips the mad shrieking of name.
and bis knife Bushed at be leaped at
the other's breast
The stranger was quicker than he.
With a sudden movement be cleared
himself of the blow, and at Jan's arm
went past him, the point of tb knife
ripping bis coat sleeve, he shot out
powerful flat and sent the boy reeling
to the ground.
Stunned and bleeding. Jan dragged
himself to his knees. Ue saw the doga
turning, beard a low voice urging them
to the trail and taw tb sledge disap
pear into the forest B staggered
from his knees to bis feet and stood
twavlns In his weakness. Then be
followed.
Be forgot that he was leaving bis
knife In tb snow, forgot tbat back
there about the fir there were other
dogs and other men. He followed,
sickened by the blow, but gaining
strength as he pursued. Ahead of blm
be could hear the sound of tb tobog
gan and the cautloua lashing of whip
over the backs of tb tired huskies.
The sounds Oiled blm with Bene
strength. He wiped away tb warm
trickle of blood that ran over bis cbeek
and began to run, tilowly at first.
swinging tn the easy wolf lope of tb
forest runner, with bis elbows close to
his sides.
At that pace he could have followed
for hours, losing when the pack took a
sunrt galnlug wben they lagged, an In
stst'ent Nemesis just behind wben the
weighted dogs lay down In their traces.
.When he beard the cracking of the
whip growing . fainter be dropped hi
arms straight. to bis sides apd ran
more swiftly, bla brain reWTsw wKb tb
madness of bis desire to reach the
sledge, to drag from It tb man who
bad struck blm. to chok life from tne
foe that haunted tbat mental picture
of bla. grinning at him and gloating al
ways from th shadow world, Just be-
yond th pale, aweet lovellneaa of the
womao who lived In It
Be did noteei tb soft "no parked
anow onder tb beat of bla feet Be
received the lash of low banging bush-
te without eiperlenclng the sensation
of their sting. Only be knew that be
wanted air -more and more air-and
to get It he ran wttb open month.
struggling and gaaplng for It and yet
oot knowing that Jean d l.ravols
would hav called blm a font for tb
manner In which, he sought It
U beard'" mbrV and" roor" fatally
th run of tb sledge. Then be beard
it no longer. Bit heart swelled In
Dual bunting effort, and be plunged
on until at last nia tegs crumpieu
under blm and he pitched face down
ward In the snow. Ilk a thing stung
by sudden death.
It waa then, wltb bis scratched and
bleeding face lying In the snuw. that
reason began to return to blm. After
a little while be dragged himself weak
ly to bis knees, still panting from tb
mad effort be bad made to overtake
the aledge- From a great distance b
beard faintly the nol.se of shouting, tb
whinnering echo of half a hundred
voices, and be knew that the sound
cam from tb reveler at the post
It wat proof to blm tbat there bad
been no Interruption to the carnival
and tbat the scene at the edge of tb
forest had been witnessed by none. U
turned again on the trail.
Where the forest broke Into an open.
ItKhted by the stars, he found blond
In the footprints of tb leading dog.
Halfway serosa the open be saw where
the lender bad swung out from the
trail and the others of the pack bad
crowded about him. to be urged on
by the lashings of the man's whip.
Other signs of the pack's growing ex
haustion followed close.
Tb man now traveled beside the
aledge where the trail was rougb and
rode where It was smooth and bard.
The deep Imprints of bis heeled hoots
In tb soft snow showed tbat be ran
for only a abort distance at a time
hundred yards or less-and that aft
er each munlng spell be brought the
pack to a walk. He was heavy and
lacked endurance, and ibis discovery
brought a low cry of exultation to
Jno's llpa
Be fell Into a dog trot. Mile after
mile dropped behind blm. Other miles
were ahead of him. an endless wllder
nesa of miles, and through tbem the
pack persisted, keeping always beyond
sound and vision.
The stars began fading out of th
skies. ' Jan followed more aud mora
slowly. -There was bard breathing ef
fort now In his runuing-effort that
caused him physical pain and discom
fort Bis feet stumbled occasionally
In tb anow. His legs from thlgb to
knee began to ache wltb tbe gnawing
torment that centers n the marrow
bone, and wltb this beginning or the
"runner's cramp" be waa tilled wltb a
new and poignant terror.
Would the dogs bent him out? Slough
ing In his trail, bleeding at every font
would they still drag their burden h
yond the reach of his vengeance? The
fear fastened Itself upon blm, urging
blm to greater effort and be called
upon tbe last of bis strength In a spurt
that carried him to where the thick
spruce gave place to thin bush and tbe
bush to the barren and rocky aide of a
huge ridge, up which the trail climbed
strong and well defined. For a few
pace he followed it then slipped and
rolled back as the fatal paralysis dead
ened all power of movement In his
limbs. Be lay where he fell, moaning
out hla grief with wide staring eyes
turned atralght up Into tb cold. gray
of the starless sky.
For a long time he was motionless.
Tha' be negad slowly to crawl up the
trail. Some of the dull paralytic ache
was gone from his limbs, and as he
worked bis blood began to warm tbem
STORING ICE FROM
COLUMBIA RIVER .
NEARBLALOCK
(Continued from page 1 .)
The Columbia river is full of
running ice and there has been
some fine skating in places along
the river.
Frank Bash :s chief cook at
George Long's and he is alsu the
U. S. Mail carrier from the train
to the post office.
Railroad freight crews top and
eat at the depot dining tables.
Mrs. VV'heir sets a table that
causes all who eat once, to re
turn.
J. A. Smith has had a carload
of alfalfa hauled to his ranch
from Blalock.
The Mayor of Blalock is think-
of enforcing some of the city
lavs, so don't get drunk and
then come to Blalock.
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kimtiMi ni twiL uoose Bnooung ja nearly
Cautiously b lifted bla face over th thing of the past for this Seasoil,
rocks and looked out upon a plateau ftnl a fo knt,ifpP)l' ipft nnA
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winter's wind and covered with rocka "ey ueeii t"40 IUU" w
and bushes. Ola face wat to white much that they look thin.
that at little distance It might hav
heeu taken for a toow bar. It went
whiter wben few yards tway he saw I
tbe Ore. tbe man and tbe dogs.
Tbe man wan close to tb little blaze.
bis broad shoulders buncbed over,
steadying a amall put over tbe flame.
Beyond him were the doe boddled
auoul the sledge. Inanimate aa death.
Jan drew himself over tbe rock.
Once be bad aeeo big footed lynx
creep upon a wide awsk fox. and. Ilk
tbat lyox. be crept upon tb man D
lde tbe tire.
arored. and bla pointed nostrils qui
ered In the air. Jan lay flat In th
auow. Then the dog's
between bia paw, and tn boy moved discovered a strictly harmless
n I MmaW fnr tKia f?isrr0ceino Asu
inch by Inch be advanced. Tb Inch- ' , , ,. ..
multiplied tbemselve into foot, ease anu iu nje -.iiuwu us uieiiis
Into new strength notlf he stood op
stid tnlff-d ilk an animal In tb wind
tbat wa coming over tb ridge from
tbe south.
There waa something In thst wind
that thrilled blm. It stung bla oostrtls
to quick sensing of tb nearneaa
of something tbat was human. He
swelled amok. In It tber waa tne
pungent odor of green balsam mixed
wltb a faint perfume of pltrb pi
nd because tbe odor of pltcb rrew
stronger as be ascended b knew that
waa a amall Or tbat waa making
tbe smoke, wltb none of th fierce, dry
woods to burn op tb smell. It
fir hidden among the rocka. tiny
lire, over which tb fleeing mlaslooer
was cooking bin breakfast
Jan almost moaned aloud lo bla glad'
oexs, and the old mad ttreogtb return
ed to bis body. Near tb summit of
tbe ridge be picked up club. It was
s short, thick club wltb tb beavy od
WANTED - Young person to
copy information from public rec
ords at Court House. Address
IK.E. Pusey, 316 Spalding Bldg.,
43 It Portland, Oregon.
Better than 8panklng
Spanking will not cure children
of wetting the bed, because it is
one of tb tired dog not a habit but a dangerous dis
ease. The C.H. Rowan Drug Co.,
Then the dor muxxie dropped Dept. 1456, Chicago, III., have
i he root lengthened into yards, and they will send a 50c package Se
oul th man remained honched over curfcly wrapped and prepaid Ab-
me last leap, and hi club crashed solutely Free to any reader of
down upon tb missioner bead. Tb The Condon Globe This remedy
mao pltcbed over Ilk log, and. wltb
a shrill cry. tbe boy waa at bit throat
"I am Jan Thoreaa!" he shrieked
"I sm ao 'J'boreao Jan Tboreta-
i-ome to keel youT Be dropped bis
club and wat upon th man' chest.
ills slender On iters tightening Ilk steel
wire about the thick tbroat ot his en
niy "I keel you slow alow r be died
as the missioner struggled weakly.
Tbe great thick body heaved onder
also cures frequent desire to uri
nate and inability to control urine
during the night or day in old or
young. The C H. Rowan Drug
Co. is an Old Reliable House,
write to them today for the free
medicine. Cure the afflicted mem
bers of your family, then tell your
nim. and be put aii bi strength into neighbors and friends about this
his bauds. Something struck blm In remedy.
the face. Something struck mm again
aud again, but be felt neither tbe pain
nor the force of It, aud bis voice sob
bed out bla triumph as be choked. Tbe
man's bands reached up and tore at
bis hair, but Jan saw only tbe mis
sioner' mottled face growing more
mottled and bis eyes staring In greater
agony up into bis own.
I am Jan Thorcau, be panted again
aud again. "I am Jan Tboreau, an' I
kiH-l you-keel your
The blood poured from his face. It
blinded blm until be could no longer
see i be one from which be was chok'
lug life. Be beut down bis bead to es
cape the blows. Tbe man's body
beared more and more; It turned until
he wits half under H. but still be hung
lu the thick tbroat. as the weasel hangi
lu tenacious death to the Jugular ot It
prey.
Ttie nilssloner'a weight wns upon
blm in crushing force uow. His huge
bunds struck and tore at the boy's bead
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Thar Was Death In Each of th Two
Grips.
and face, and then they had fastened
themselves at bis neck. Jan vras con
scious of a terrible effort to take in
brent h. but he waa not conscious of
pain. The clutch'did not frighten him.
It did uot make blm loosen bis grip.
Ills lincers dug deeper. He strove to
cry out still his worda of triumph, but
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