expected. I wus certainly rejoiced, be
cause 1 knew Important developments
were to come. At the appolnteil time
(Continuel! from first page)
I went to the bank and waited In the
shadow o f the st<*ps. Ten minutes
training lu this respect, but why should
lat“ r Mrs. Pixley went up the steps.
slia have lle<l as to the school where
1 Joined her. Alie tapped at the «loor.
him hail studied?
ami it was opened by the watchman.
I made no progress after nailing the
W e went In behind the counters. Mrs.
lie upon Mrs. I'lxley and at last deter
I ‘lx ley opened a safe, took out some
mined to make her acquaintance uud !
heavy account book, which I laid on a
l».v pretending ns a friend, or to be |
high desk for her.
smitten with her, to get the secret from j
“ Ilo w is It that you can come here
her. I'niler pretense o f being a bank at such a time and open this safe?" I
examiner I became familiar with the I asked her.
employees, sho among the number. I '
“ The watchman Is in my secret. I
treated her with deference and sym- j
am allowed the combination o f this
pa thy. One day when she wfls leaving 1
safe, which contains only books.”
the bank after business hours l joined
And here began the revelation. I am
her and walked with her. Passing a 1
something o f an accountant, this being
aestuurant, I told her that I was going i
one reason why I was put on the Job.
In to take a lonely dinner. Would she j
Mrs. Pixley spent two hours with mo
help me out with her company? She
over a act of books, showing me that
consented, and, selecting a table In a
Carterhad manipulated them to conceal
corner where wo could converse with
certain peculations. And the entries
out being overheard by others, we dined
bearing upon them were so dovetailed
. ogether.
into certain entries lu a set o f books
I commiserated with her at having that had been kept by her husband as
such a husband, expressing wonder to make it appear that Pixley was the
that any man should desert so charm defaulter. And I could not see how
ing n woman. She seemed to fool very Pixley could have shown that he was
bitterly toward him, but, of course. If Innocent lu the matter. I looked aside
she were a thief as well as he, It at Mrs. Pixley and asked:
might be a part o f her game to feign
“ How about the woman with whom
this. I asked her If she suspected who your husband decamped?"
was the wenrin with whom her hus
“ I was the veiled woman who went
band had go.tc away, and she said she with him to collect the money owed
felt sure of the person, I got nothing him, hut I didn't go away with him.
out of her. hut » ..s Impressed with One day he discovered how Mr. Carter,
the belief that there was a good deal to conceal his peculations, had manipu
In her, whether for good or for evil, lated these books. He came borne so
though 1 ill! not I'e I that It was for broken down that I, fearing ho would
evil. A fter dinner I escorted her to make a poor showing under an inves
her home and left h t at the door, at tigation, concocted this plan whereby
the same time receiving an Invitation I might have nn opportunity to study
to call upon her
out the problem for him. The watch
Despite all my efforts I found noth man, Callahan, has always been my
ing to Implicate Mrs. I’ lxley, and there husband's friend and at the risk o f
was no evidence at the hank to prove losing Ids Job lias admitted me here at
that she was purloining its funds, dead o f night. I have had an expert
though the president had put Carter accouutant with me at times, and to
« mi th«» watch for this. A fter a time gether we have unraveled this conspir
<’nrt«'r said that, whatever was hei acy and can make a showing such as I
way o f taking money, It was so sub have given you."
“ Where did you get your knowledge
tle that It was beyond his penetration.
However, the cash on hand was con o f bookkeeping?"
" I studied It nftcr my husband left.
stantly deficient, and Darter suggest-
ed that Mrs. I’ lxley be simply ois- The person you sent to find out about
«-harged without any reason being glv- that caught me unawares. But at the
«‘ii her. The president communicated time I «lid not know she came from
this to me. and I suggested that he you.”
“ Mrs. Pixley,” I said admiringly, tak
put the matter off. I had become c«ni-
vlneed that Mrs. Pixley had a secret. ing from under my coat m.v badge of
1 was stendlly gaining her confidence, office and handing It to her, “ I re
and 1 hoped in time she would let sign in your favor. I f 1 am worth $10
a day as n detective you are worth a
« mi t something. To this he assented.
A couple o f days after this 1 re- hundred.”
As we I«»ft the bm^k I handed a
celved a note from Mrs. I’ lxle.v, as fol
twenty dollar bill to Callahan, but ho
lows:
Dear Mr. Detective—You a r e on the declined to accept it. The next morn
w r o n g t r a c k In s h a d o w i n g me. C o n c e a l ing I called on the bank's president
y o u r s e l f under t h e steps leading up to and was obliged to confess that nay
t h e hank t o m o r r o w n i g h t (or. r a t h e r , the
work had been done by the woman he
n e x t m o r n i n g ) a t 1 o 'c lo c k «ind w a i t t ill
had sent me to watch. Carter’s books
I come.
M. D. P.
I cannot tell why, but 1 was not so were examined without Ids knowledge.
much astonished at tills as might be I’ lxley was sumnion«»d home by Ills
w ife and put in Carter's place. Mrs.
Pixley was given the shares o f the
U
k o f the bank, worth $8,500, and
husband Is ns cblpi>er ns before lie
lugubrious.
No, sir, I don’t believe thnt a woman
is any more liable to divulge a secret
than a man, especially when It be
comes her Interest to keep It. At uny
H a* ren ted the well known
I rate, such Is my experience
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Yen will fled an np-te-date
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A charming young member o f a wo
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authorship, recently met a gushing
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“Oh, Mrs. Blank. I am so glad to
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I enjoy your stories so
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inUllng as an afterthought, "H e Is lit
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308 X YES IS A VOTE
FOR YOUR CHILDREN
ONE
NORMAL
NOT
)
ENOUGH
Oregon has but one Normal School. This school
is located at Monmouth. Excellent as is the work
of this school It is utterly unable to supply but a
small part of the need for trained teachers for the
State.
O f m o r e t h a n 6,000 school te a c h e r s in th e p ublic schools
of O re g o n , b u t 13 p er c e n t h a v e been t r a i n e d f o r t h e i r
pro fe s s ion of t e a c h i n g in N o r m a l Schools.
r
It is a well established fact that our one Normal
School cannot supply the needs of the entire state.
That is why we ask for your work and vote for the
proposed Eastern Oregon State Normal School at
Pendleton, Oregon.
C iV E
EASTERN
O REGON
SQUA R E
DEAL
E i g h t c o u n t ie s In t h e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y h a v e e m p lo y e d
d u r in g t h e p a s t f i v e y e a r s , 203 t e a c h e rs w h o h a v e g r a d u
a te d f r o m t h e M o n m o u t h N o r m a l as a g a in s t 39 M o n m o u t h
N o r m a l School g r a d u a t e s f o r t h e e i g h t le a din g c o u n tie s
o f E a s t e r n O re g o n .
D u r i n g t h e past f i v e y e a r s t h e a tt e n d a n c e of s tu d e n t s
f r o m n in e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y cou nties w a s 877 s tu d e n t s
as a g a i n s t 91 s t u d e n t s f r o m n in e of t h e le a din g c o u n t ie s
o f E a s t e r n O re g o n .
Owing to the crowded condition of our one Normal
at Monmouth and also the distance and expense of
attending, students from Eastern Oregon are com
pelled to go to neighboring states to secure their
training as teachers.
O NLY
CO STS
4
CENTS
PER
$ 1,000
T h e a n n u a l m a i n t e n a n c e cost of t h e pro posed S t a t e
N o r m a l School in E a s t e r n O re g o n a m o u n t s to b u t one
2 5th of a m i l l or 4 c e n ts on a th o u s a n d d o lla rs of t a x a b l e
p r o p e r t y . I s n ' t it w o r t h t h i s to h av e y o u r c h i l d r e n t r a i n e d
to b ec o m e u se fu l and p r o d u c t i v e c itize n s ?
STRONG
ENDORSEMENTS
Among those who strongly endorse the establish
ment of the proposed* Eastern Oregon Normal School
are Governor Withycombe, J. H. Ackerman, Presi
dent of the Monmouth State Normal; W. J. Kerr,
President of the Oregon Agricultural College; P. L.
Campbell. President of the State University; Robert
C. French, former President of the Weston Normal,
and practically all ot the leading educators of the
State. J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of Public In
struction, voices the sentiments of those who are
most familiar with the need of more adequate Normal
facilities when he says:
“ O re g o n 's g r e a t e s t need f o r its r u r a l schools is th e
t e a e h ; r w h o has had f u l l p r e p a r a t i o n to do h er w o r k .
Su ch p .- e p a ra tio n ca n best com e t h r o u g h N o r m a l School
train in g .
.
" I t r u s t t h a t t h e v o t e r s of t h e s t a t e w i l l assist in ra is in g
t h e s t a n d a r d of o u r schools by e s t a b l i s h i n g a S t a te N o r
m a l School at P e n d le t o n . T h e lo c a tio n is c e n t r a l , t h e i n
t e r e s t of t h e people of P e n d le to n in e d u c a t i o n m o s t e x c e l
le n t . and t h e la rg e n u m b e r of p >p :Is in t h e pub lic schools
w i l l g iv e a m p l e o p p o r t u n i t y to s t u : !e.-ts to g et t h e a m o u n t
of t e a c h i n g p r a c ti c e r e q u i r e d in a s t a n d a r d n o r m a l s c ho ol.”
All the above educators ins st that a standard
Normal School must be located in a town of 5000
or more population and having enough grade pupils
for teaching practice.
VOTE
RIGHT
B y v o t i n g Y E S f o r No. 308 you w i l l h e lp to g iv e to t h e
school c h i l d r e n of O re g o n the s a m e a d v a n t a g e s e n j o y e d
by t h e school c h i l d r e n of o u r n e i g h b o r i n g sta te s .
V o t e Y E S f o r N o . 308.
Eastern O regon State Normal School Committee
.1 H. Gwinn. Secy., Pendleton, Ore.
(Paid advertisement)
Notice of B<>ard<>f Equalization Meeting Office Ground Floor
Bell Phone 53-J
T«xl«l Hotel.
Notice is hereby given, that on Mon
P. O. Box 147
day, September It th, 1SRB, the County
Board of Equalization will m«»et at the
With R«illie Watson
Court House, in Tillamook City, Ote-
gon. ami public examine the assessment j
roll for saitl year, ami correct any error
in valuations, description of land, lot, or 0
other property. Said board will con
tinue iu session from day to day until
the examination, correction and eqali-
zntion of the assessment shall be <-om-
pleted. All persons who may be inter-j
ested in the assessment of their prop-1
ertv should appear at said time an«!
L. V. E B E R H A R D , Manager.
place, ns no changes can be made after
the adjournment. All protests must be
tiled with the board the tirst week.
Complete Set of Abstracts of the Records
Dated at Tillnmook City, Oregon,!
of Tillamook County, Oregon.
August 8th, P»l*>.
OREGON
C. A. Johnson, Countv Assess >r. T IL L A M O O K .
Abstracts on Short Notice
by the
PACIFIC ABSTRACT CO.
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good meal at a moat reasonable price
Take the old reliable W hite stage for
call at M. Oleson's in the Ramsey Hotel a comfortable, safe and sure trip to
dining room.
Tillamook.
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