VOL. T. CLOVERDALE C L O V E R D A L E , T IL L A M O O K C O U N T Y , OREGOW. J U N E 28, 1912. A DONATION Bw »I VLt f I LARNED NO. 44 in itia l let tel uu it. th is she loused on the dining tab le and stood w aitin g for him to w ith d ra w H e saw by the pallo r on her face and other signs ! th a t she was badly frig h ten ed , aud he felt a pang at having caused her an noyauce. So Instead of going at once he stopped to reassure her T a k in g a card fro m his pocket aud a pencil, he asked her to w hat in s titu tio n be should send a donation She was not especially Interested In any and for a for you when you commence mom ent could not th in k ot any W hile she was try in g to do so an elderly paying by ch»>cka on this j xentlem an, w ith a gray m ustache, step ped into the room bank instead of in cur* T h e girl turned paler s till. If th a t ___ rency. Many a leak in w ere possible, tea rin g th a t the story would not go dow n w ith the new your ca§h will bo stopped, many a saving made in your ex­ com er and there w ould be trouble penditures. Why not open an account today and commence “ Uncle. sbe said, "th is gentlem an Das m ade u bet th a t he would m b this enjoying the benefits. house ' "In d ee d !" said tin* uncle quietly "Yes. at the ----- club. H e is to w in O NLY GOVERNMENT EXAMINED BANK i $100 and give it to any c h a rity l may suggest.“ “ A hundred d ollars! T h a t ’s no price fo r a g en tlem an b u rg lar to pay for the • « privilege o f robbing a house. He might have got a w a y w ith $5.000 or j $. i.i nm i w o rth o f property. C o uld n't i you m ake it Sl.OOO. sir?" C h am b e rlin was very rich, but rich men don't like to p art w ltti tlie lr rnon ev anv u .u ,,r th ll„ poor men He said he mtKbt double the am ount o f his I t W ill b e o Eucky D ay “ Yon tliii.i vmi onirt m ake a good burg lar. do »on- uevei get caught aud all th a t? I d .ike to .»ee you try it, A ■ilk stn k i n a like you won id soon be tak en io n wouldn t iiave the coolness to save you rself '* “ 1 w ouldn i un:id try in g it Just once.” " I ’ll g iv e you an indiii euient. I'll bet you n hundred you w o n t go into the bouse of some em in en tly respectable fa m ily - whom you rtou t know , m ind y o u —and rob them or some a rtic le ' "T h a t's ju s t the kind ot a Job i d tike to try The danger m it would m ake it fe a rfu lly interestin g " A m i it you got caught it would g ive you an excellent o p p o rtu n ity to show youi presence o f m ind "So it would I m in k I'll go you "H e re 's my check W e ll put the stakes I d H a w k in s h an d s' T h is dialogue occurred between P ick T h u rsto n and Ned C h am b e rlin at a club, and the next night C h am b erlin tn evening dress sallied fo rth to b u rg la r Ire a gentlem an s d w e llin g tie w alked w innings I'lie gentlem an stepped to slow ly up au a risto cratic avenue, and. a telephone In the hull and called fo r selecting a tiowse m id w a y betw een two a police station street lum ps aud standing w e ll buck in i C h am b e rlin w as cornered, lip oh llod shadow, he entered the yard and. tak out th a t he would m ake his donatioo lng the parts o f a b u rg la r’s Jim m y from S l . O O i ) hi3 side pocket, began lo s le w them “ 1 have called the police. ’ said the together in order to secure the length g en tlem an ; " it w ill now cost $2.000." o f handle required for leverage. Then, "D o n e !" cried C h am b erlin , tearin g m ounting u side porch, he pried up a that before he could assent ttie price w in d o w and entered u room. of tus e xp erim e n t would go up another H e stood listening tor a w h ile , but. thousand hearing no sound, began to explore. A “ A ll rig h t." rem arked the gentlem an. fa in t light troin w ith o u t h a rd y e n ­ “ N ev er mind the |>o||oe H a v e you a abled him to move w ith o u t stum bling blank check in your pocket, sir? If against a n y th in g , and he got his baud so please m ake the am ount payable to on a large uncovered table Suspet t st. I.tike's hospital. " ing ne was in a d ra w in g room, lie was C b a m lie rlln . w ho carried a check hunting for the sideboard, when there book a lw a y s with him. w ro te a check ! w as a sudden b u r s t ,,f lig h t, a young for $2.000 anil handed It to the gen lady stood at the d«>oi of the room. | tlernan. who took it and said: w ith her tingei on an electric button “G w e tid o lln . this is M r C ham berlin. She appeared astonished, uot ut find | met him once at his club, hut he has lng some one in the room, but some fo rg o tten me H e ear: afford to pay one in evening costum e for any freak tn which he tra y choose C h am b e rlin braced himself for the to indulge " encounter it was his rig h t, under the "Goodness g racious’* from G w en . provisions of the bet. to tell any story he pleased, and tie decided to lell the W h y Lincoln Holpod a Bug. tru e one. President Lincoln was w a lk in g w ith " I beg pardon for Ih e trespass." be a frie n d about W ashington and turned said, " b lit I am sure th a t is. if you are ; back for some distance to assist a a w om an of the w orld I shall have beetle that had got ou Its back and lay your sym p ath y a fte r you have heard on the w a lk . legs sp raw lin g in air. the reason for my being here Last v a in ly fry in g to tu rn itself over. Th« night at the — club i bet a friend frie n d expressed surprise that the pres a hundred dollars that 1 would hur id e m , burdened w ith the < ares o f a glum e a dwelling, brtngiug him some w a rrin g nation, should rind tim e to stolen article to prove the robbery spare in assisting a ling. I f you will permit me to take away n “ W e ll." said Lincoln, w ith that home­ spoon 1 will be happy to donate my ly s in cerity th a t touched the hearts of winnings to any charity you may m illlo u s o f Ids cou n trym en “do you suggest.’’ kn o w th a t I f I had le fl that hug s tru g ­ The girl by this time bad regained g ling th e re on his back I wouldn't her composure, fo r Cbamlierlln spoke have fe lt Just rig h t. I w anted to put softly and did not seem one to be him ou bis feet and give him uu equal afraid of. Nevertheless at>e consider chance w ith all the o th er bugs o f his ed him to be one of those villains who class.”—Kansas City Star, d r e s s tti. uiselves like gentlemen for the purpose o f aiding them to hood­ For sale—Several thrifty four- wink whoever they may meet. Site D. T. W erschkul, pretended lo tieheve hit» atory and. go­ moths old pigs. ing to a sideboard. o|