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* I ! ' nlletiti. NO. 8. MOHO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY II, 1902. VOL. I. “T h ere 1» nonvxm ; and no picket th a t 1 know of," M-Kee w ent on. "Jtftill, I th o u g h t it safer U> g et pa*»«* for myself and ‘boy.’ 1 liad th a t d a p .v r Yankee. Maj. llond, f«»r supper, to g et tlie m .! T h a t la th e reason 1 was lota.” ’•You d ear, go««’, boy!" The girl held out her hand w arm ly. “ But w hat a riak for you!" T he clear face of the lioy grew grave, ‘ but he retalced the little hand gently, ’ aa be answ ered, w ith earnestness: “ Risk for me! lk-ss. y m fo rg et the grave peril t>>r her. Yon forget, too. th a t 1 would riak som ething really se-1 rioua—ton time» th is—for j'ou!” Ilia W / i ó C tifi/ br j u I'M ian a runm it 6* w M a u w H i o th er hand covered th e little one he held. Her t-ve w as tu rn ed awpy. and she A R omance o r tu b R rn n x io w . m eut was l«*t. Fitzhugh had been re- w ithdrew h e r h a n d —but very g e n tly — plsced by a blonde youth w earing per aa she anxwered, in a lialf »i-dt: “ Iluah, Willie. We a re not speakinff fect cloth««, ami his own particular smile upon hl» fair, chiseled features, of tfvit now. B u t ! d > th an k y u, w ith * Yet under ni„re th an one r«*»f which all my heart. Tell me,”—she in te r undeniably arisU eratic. Ills own par covcrtsl a fam ily of th e l»e*t old stack, ticular knack, loo, elevated hia arched rupted hi-rself suddenly,— “ was mamma every h e art twating In perfect unus<n w onderingly, yet never really talk in g seriously w ith Peyton w ith the »trnggling southrons, were re eyebrow» 1 ceive«! men ami w u m n who widely d if w rinkling hi» »oft, boyish forehead. A Fitzhugh!*’ character in hia ow n patenttxl w ay, I "Sem ingly In deep aartteU .” McKee fer«'«, in every public m atter, but were answer-,xl "Com ing sud'ter.ly on Miss bhermun County ie l».»uti«l«l ou the north by the Columbia Hiver, on wholly rongvuial in every mr -UI one. biding carefully any stre n g th of char- Nina and me, she stopped, b u t n o t l»e- " » H E 1» «O W R E T C H E D A T T IIJ . t * E l .A T . th a t tactful gnw c which ba* ever ! f *r a the eart by the John Pay K iw , on the w a rt by the D-achut, a R a w . And fore ( h a l heard her m y: But you are will m ak me late. ^1 am 1 lie«-n the chief charm o f Baltim ore so- V irginian; your place la then-!' and had duck h u n t a t dawn, an m u .1 te a r m y • lid on the south hy Watoo County, and embrace« In « id .boundarlrt ■ clely deftly rounded danger«»«»* and eau g h t hi» reply: ’Perhaps; b u t noth self av ay now.” tn*a> lu-roua heaulauda of „pinion, to A m om ent late r liestac W estchester, ing is d o in r thia weath«-r. I may go •trip of country about K5O square miles. glide safely Into those neu tral w ater» w ith unusual aw kw ardne,« fo r her, aa-rnas, and--*’ T hen he eaught sight of of simple social contact. us and stopped to shake hands w ith me.” : caught her flounce upon a carved c hair Tne urioeipal production ol the County la wheat, although large E xception, thtfVc were, even in such k t "Y ou're welotm e!" the girl »aid. w ith and fled upstairs to re p air dam ages. quantities of oata and barley are railed annually. Sherman County house hold*. w here the fair M arylander a t o » of her head. "1 am glad he did Passing h e r cousin in th e hall, she w his hu<I th o u g h t h«-r e a r profaned by although one of the smallest in the State, can in production »>•• placed court«-.>u, sAdres* from the Yankee, her not. w ith me! I m istrust th a t man. pered: "R eady at tw o, sharp!” Willie. Hi« nam -an 'h raee should make / alongside ol the largest, a to n e a.xth of the entire wheat crop annually hand polluted by his Micial t*»U< hl Such T he ladies' dreasing-ronn show ed no him a southern aoklier, yet he stayed openly |>ara«h,l th eir aympulhl«** and , x per led from the State of Oregon is taken from this .County. abroad long, and now dnw.Ues ab»ut oeeupunt to th e girl'» glance th ro u g h aang aloud th e prut*** of th eir dear W ashington and B altim ore as a ‘society it* door, and, passing u p th e d a rk sta ir one», self-exiled to do b a ttle for th e m an.' while hi» brother» are sleeping in way beyond, to th e th ird story, ah«» Fruita of all kind« boar in abundance and are of the very best quab rnuac they knew to la- right, even a» tapped softly a t a chtaod door, e n te rin g snow and eatin g m ule flesh!” the first « ruMol.-n« ,»attle<l for the *cp- w ithout p i using for reply. “ Well, scarcely th a t bud.” the youth Some of the beat orchards in Eastern Oregon are to be found ulcher! And some of tliese defiant fair A bowed female f m i before th e firo retortetl. w ith a smile. “ A letb-r old raE ed suddenly a t the * ,tm<L, fr m th e onea—fortunately, though, In ran- ex- P ete brought C arroll fr>m Gilmore hands th a t covered it a pale faoo ceptl«»n- deth-d all order» und re g u la H ow ard is full of muffin w orries’ and crow ned w ith gl«*»y coils of ruddy hair; A portion of the County is peculiarly adapted to stockraiaing, and tion prayerfully u r,d » rln g uutrtynlom starv atio n tlanv«*» in Richmond— I» rd ! and the eag er eyes of Ctirolyn Clay ques by tlauntiug the ro nfedrrute color» and u, I nearly forgot! T his is for Azr; th e run tioned hungrily those o f her fr; nd. thousand« of sheep, horse. and cattle of the »*.1 breads and highest — in a t least tw o iibtance»—w rapping ner said it w as for your m ither; b u t I them w lvea in th e adored »tan. and bar». "<th. 1 m »*: I th o u g h t yon would s « w grades are to be found within her borders. could not catch her alone.” He drew a come! liar, he suc< oeded? Can I get In full publicity. tin y folded »lip from hia poekvt, glanc o f f r A» fearleaa a» they w ere injudicious, ing w arily out to see if p rying eye« The assessed valuation placed uj»on property la very low. a« wHl a« some B altim oreans not only b rought "Y es. Car.»: all is ready.” t note»’ it* tran sfer to Miss llessi.-’s fair »uttering upon them selves, but w illfully "T h an k God! T h an k God!” Min* Clay the t a i levy, as there is no need of either being high, the County l* i« | hand and its quicker disappearance in nullified th eir chance* to relieve th a t of m urm ured, w ith a choking sob. "O h, entirely out of debt with plenty of money in her treasury to nv t all those a,w ent ones whose « sum - they ao her bosom. Bess! hrul an y th in g stopped me again 1 “ I d on't like F itzhugh’« course, my should have de»spair.xl—broken down! ilefemltsl stnl revered. But the quiet, A C U A K A C T K B IS m s uW 5¡ patxjttkd her obligation«. self." he w ent on: ‘ and 1 hope your and more tac tfu l set, w hile doing noth- Never before havo I h e e a ao ncrvvus— WAT. m other'» leetur«* may w ake him up." iug to h u rt th e ir ow n conaetenuea, y e t so oppressed! If a n y th in g has hap The County has a fine two-story brick courthouse, surrounded by kept on ca«y U n i t » w ith thuse of differ- seter he had. universally popular for "N ot if his own aelf-reape«*V sleeps.” pened over there—if F airfar;—” th e girl retorted, b itterly. "H e doesn’t ing political color. Ami who »hull plainly adm irable traila and perf-x-t F o r an sw er lies«-- tYcatcher,ter dr- vz well kept grounds. blast« them If. a t the »am«- tim e, they m anners, wa» Mr. W illiam H ow ard Mc- . look like a dastard in w ar—” from her bosom th e crum pkxl Rote. T hu "N o r a laggard in love, neither, if I eye and e ar alert fttr every chance Kee. o th er girl clutched it eagerly, rnshed to The principal business places in the County are Wasco, Grass \ alley ki-pt which m ight profit d istan t fricmU. by A not«xl “ society m an," spite of his can judge a m an.” McKee urged. “ A the table lamp, am i devourod, w ith ready hand >* «»pen p u n » ? F o r m»my ni,sturine«: m ajority and alm«»t girlish face like Ms m ust have th e soul of a b u rn in g eyes, th e hastily-i*ribl»led and Moro, all thriving towns. ,.f the»«-, also, htwl th e ir nyxt of kin in gcntlemwa. he wa* descended from “ a m an behind it. T hen he'» so lately words, w ith o u t address o r signature: the MMithern arm y—som«- a» hum ble sigaer" on bis m other’s »¡de. from from E urope—” “ Only a m cm ent V» u n ite. Am al privates, some, again, higli in rank und w ealthy ancestry on both. He was, "T h ree m onth«.” she broke In. “ Cam most w ild w ith doubt. She should he M-ndlng eeho of th eir nam es beyond th e too, a btnlding w it. wh««Be gtuxl h e art paigns are planned and won in less bock, but has not even been heard river for deedaof d e rrin g do. and unfailing tact made him as popular time! It had been m ore graceful to fr*"w Fr.trfcx ao worses h is fever p e r Moro, tho County Seat »»I Sherman County, is located near the cent« r Thu» the social situ atio n of the hour w ith the club set as he w as w ith the stay abroad th a n to re tu rn only to haps lighter. M essenger waits- God wa» OBC of exeeaxllng delicacy, demand- • germ an" by divine right of heels, lounge about union clubs and t«»a«ly guard you—and her!” of the County. It has a population of some 500 inhabitants, each am lug b»r It» solution not only tact and But peculiarly wa* W illie McKee Y ankee oflieials." Miss Clay reread th e word», twie©, every ons of whom has the interests of the town at heart; and no « i raM- in soeiety usage, but eovrage, in- facile prineep» in all private theatrical» “ Perhaps he came here to-night on thrice, and pressed them to h e r and am ateur perform ances, ever famous th e ir account,” McKee an. were«!, w ith trem bling lipm ere they form ed th e ference how they may be divided on religious, political or other quee- Udligence. anil diplomacy a* well. Of old hiatoric fam ily on both »ides. jn Baltim ore—hi» "lig h tn in g change*" one of his quizzical lifts of his eye words: (ions, when anything pertaining to th e welfare of the town comes up ami w ith u nstinted mean», the Gilraor being in««st famous. "P oor, d ear m other! Iloa- anxious brows. “ But w asn’t he soft on hrr then lhav act as ons man. working together in unity to accompli* i t ••• G rays w ere facile lenders in the gayest Scarce perceptible query of his brows once’ It « e tn a to me th a t a t Capon, she m ust be! But o ur baby i* l-ett.-r, event* of th a , eventful w inter; and to- b ro u g h t lig h te st reply from th e girl’s her first sum m er o u t—" th a n ’- G«xl! How did it eome*” purposes in view; and in every instance success crowns their efforts night'» m usicale—sim ply an informal droopaxl lash«**; and Sir. McKee salin “ Willie ?.l -K«se bro u g h t it to m am m a. A quick, w arning gesture cut off hb» one, alm ost im prom ptu, to which gue*ts tered dow n upon th e cabinet m inister, speech and wheeled him to th e light, as C arroll M eredith m et ‘old Pete u t ‘tl»o Moro is about 1400 feet above the sea level, and is located upon roll )uwl been bidden only the previous day like " th e A ssyrian”--reversed. Mrs. G ray approached, leaning on Fitz F e r r y . ” I tc M lt lfill wa»eelips«xt, in q u a lity nt least, by "Y ou arc the priestess of sim plicity h u g h 's arm. Again th e okler w em an read th e le t ing ground that slopes gradually to the northeast, making po previous orèasion. to-night. Cousin Hcsbic,** he said, easily. T he la tte r's quick eye rested but an ter; then, w ith a ikvp sigh, she sb?cd jdetura to the traveler entering the city from any direction. Mis» Westch«-«ter had finished a *1 really believe you have discovered Instant on th e young m an. flashed l»avk erect, thin k in g . And a fair c o n tra st sparkling rendering of a Chopin w altz, th a t the judge*» gran d m o th er was to th e girl, anti then his face—ra is c l w ere th e women, seen th u s: Bessie Moro has a fine system of waterworks, and in fact is tliejonly town when her slater w as led to the piano by {Scotch; though he ha» droppctl the Me, from the low b o w - was as vacuous a» West bester plum p, fresh, p etite, h e r i low ball dress show ing th e jx rfe e t neck I cabinet diiiiirt roinUtcr. minio**«. T • he deep hush which cling» to me." the average beau’s wheu he said: m the County which owns its own water plant, furnishing an abun A "Y ou arc m istaken, sir." th e digni w rapping all in the muaie-room through " I t i* so long since we met, Miaa and b u st aqd softly-rounded a n n a <*f dance of water to its citi.cn«, •• well as having an unlimited supply in the not««« of ClottBod’a “Jew el Song — tary answerctl, ra th e r frigidly, at in te r Bessie, th a t I told your m other, though lately-budded w om anls«*’.. h e r b rig h t ior " F a u s t” was th en a novelty la ruption of hi» tct«-a-t«-te. I leave on the m idnight train for W ash face grave and soft in sym pathy, r r d its case of fire. l ’ari» broke into spontaneous rush of “ llcg pardon, really!” the young man ington. th a t 1 m ust stop to felicitate d a rk eyes tender th ro u g h un died teuiv^ giovisi hands together, dem anding its retorted, blandly. "1 tho u g h t 1 hud you on tim e's perfected p n v e sso f chang , Carolyn Clay tall, m ajestic, defiant- ber> , gran d head throw n l«ack. th e supple about you in som ething some- ing th e little girl into th e w om an." Moro has one of the best graded schools in tho County, and no pains encore. T he light of well-won praise n ,a(j the g irl’» richly colored face, a* she whcrc; | nit xtre'rc m aking history w> He extended Wa ungloved hand: and curves „f lier f>rm w ell relieved by th e nr expense are spared in building up tho school, each year making it lit m ists I her dark eyes from fringing ftlst now adays, th a t really a fellow the girl, p u ttin g her own into it w ith as 1 rough riding-habit, its sk irt tu rn ed m lashes. Suddenly they fell upon a new- can ( p a te n ti to keep accurately to it,” m uch of frost as her sunny n a tu re could and sewed lightly. t<» be used a t need. trailer than the preceding one. At length, w ith a sigh—more o f decis eomer in the door-way, and th e lig h t "W here do you come from. Willie?” condense, noticed, wom an-like, how ion th a n of discontent.—ohe «iropp. d n,.s,4t» a»ked, h e r quick ta c t catch brow n anti firm it was. .Moro lias banking facilities equal to any found in the State, as well quickly changed to u deeper and more jnto her low chair again, w ith the <|uiet m eaning one. But »he quickly dropped • bov*a p ert tone. "Y ou are dread- “ You w ere too gootl,” she answ ered, querj-: as enormous business bouses of all kinds th at carry full lines of every h c r face, anti her fingers itlly touched fu lly late, sir!” quietly. “ And perhaps, in tim e’s name, "A t w h a t hour, dear?” |h c keys again. "N ot a bit of it. eoz. Been here an 1 should th an k you for the implied thing needed in the workshop, on the farm or in the home. •Tlandaome fellow, that! q uite dis h o u r—in the conaervatory w ith la 1**11® "A t tw o th is m orning.” th e o th er an com plim ent to him ." swered, prom ptly. "W illie is supposed tin g u e," the cabinet m em ber said, fob fn,m Philadelphia. W as nm ttsl "Indubitably, no!” the V irginian ex ( to be going ducking; h e hna passes, if Moro has a bright future bifore it, and at no distant day it« popula tow ing her glance, th en lettin g his ow« Nina. out by your m am m a's Roman regard a* claim ed, courteously. " I t was b u t his tion will be more than doubled, as those’seeking a pleasant and idea rest adm iringly on th e face she diti not she strolled in on th e arm of Peyton bounden duty: and. som etim es a little | needful. You will roach ‘the F e rry ’ by daw n: the m x>n w ill be late to-m orrow , to reply: Fitzhugh. Handsome ,l<>g. th a t fellow; slow, time ever fulfills th a t.” plaoe to live, with transportation facilities of tho very best at its door, raise antPthc riv er Is clear.” "A n old friend o f—m am m a’s. Did anti thx'p. t«x,." "Y ou com plim ent him again," she re with several religious denominations represented, with the very best yen never m eet him before, judge?” A gain Miss Clay’s lips moved, b u t "T h a t sw arthy, handsom e m an ju st plied. more coldly. “8o few do th eir yfdy th e half-audible sountl came: “ Scarcely ptw»ible. Miss Bessie.” the now a t the d«x,r?” th e »««cretary queried school, with one of tho healthiest locations in.the State,|will come and bounden d u ty ’ now adays." “ M erciful God! 1 th a n k Thee! d ignitary answenxL "E ven am ong the quickly, a* be eaught the flush deepen "1 have asked Mr. F itzhugh to join build themselves a home with us and help enjoy the benefits that can thousands of new fact*». 1 would not ing on the g irl’s cheek. (To be Continued.) our little p arty to Philadelphia for only be derived from a town th at has tho many advantages that Moro forget th a t one. Hut we are forgetting "Y es.” ahe replied. S .w o s a W o m a n 's L ife. •Faust.’" Miss Nina broke in. joining the prhat 1» more im p o rtan t—the encore." “ A friend of yours. Miss Bessie?” gxissi sses. To have given up would have I«lt shall be a sim ple old ballad, “ I know Mr. Fitzhugh," she answ ered, group. " I hope he w ill," McKee said, eour- th en ," she answ ered; and again . he shot quietly; but she shot a quick, m eaning meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, one sw ift glmiee into the dark eyes oj glance nt her cousin, as she added, teously, intuitively feeling th a t the of Dorchestei, Mass. For years Peyton Fitzhugh, elegantly languid in “ but we have seen very little »»f him of frost was grow ing moro crisp. "B u t he tell* m e,” the P hiladelphia evening dreaa. lie made no movement lute '' she had endured untold mi-t-rv save to sintsdh, ra th e r foppishly, the "F rom the nam e he should be a Vir beauty answ ered, w ith a p re tty pout, “ th a t he is pledgt'd to join a larg e hunt- from a severe lung trouble and oh- block h a ir brushed low on his broad ginian," th e judge said. brow. Next in sta n t all the fire in the "O r Seoteh. like -m e," W illie McKee ing party in w estern V irginia next gitinate cough. “Often.’'slo writes, r « M tl< M > lu « Ih la m a c M ln i. V t ««III «Mid g irl’» v ibrant soprano w as ringing in added. Innocently, com ing to the res w eek. r s fc »e l»» el» O e * e l o f ( o r n l . h P a a . A m e r ic a s "W h at will you gn to hunt. F itz ‘’1 could •carcoljr breathe and some th a t old rebel d itty : “Charlie la My cue. r lt t p o .lt l» n m odal» o f v la n o a m id o i | a a i I» m in ia t i hugh?" Willie M*-Kee naketl. naively. times could not s p e a k . All doctor* ' Tfcl« I t l u . i r a U '. n I . ■ r r p r o lu i- lt n n o f onn. I f you In te n d ' D arling!" The e leg an t tra ito r listened, T he m inister only sm iled nt the per Av> d h e r quick glance shot in th e ques 1 b u y ln « no«» o r In lb » near fu tu re w . w ill » la d I y «en d I b i . ' to the very las, note, leaning lightly sistent biulinnge o f the youth: the wife and remedies failed tii) 1 used Dr. F rinl.M M w.1 M l to yo u . T h e — ni In la t a r e « b a r » b een p r o d u r c i pgninst the d<»»r fram e, b u t w ith no of a n o th er g reat mnn herself a b ril, tioner’» eyes, ns the V irginian answ ered, • • • S T » « t e .» « , T b » r r o n . l l l u l » t h e in o » , » , i x - n - | r r l King’s New Di-t >vi ry *«„ C- u‘uu p- (dinngtsl expression on his strong, quiet linnt musician -approached the piano, calm ly: ' a 4 r r r l l « l a « r* a l l e r a r c r a r c . b r a». T b .y nuablo you to] "A n y th in g th n t m ay lx- trapped or tion and was completely cured.’* face. Nor did he respond to—even if suiToundt'd by an adm iring group, and m ake » M lla fa r ia r y M la c llo » o f a y ln n o n r organ aa to c ia o l apponrM oa an« color la r o w n w a homo. W llb the platea he e au g h t—the quick glance th e singer n ns the secretary Joined it Bessie W est killed.* But I am risking the W ashing Sufferers from coughs, colds, throat WE W llLSENB PUR H tW SOUVENIR CATAlOfiUI eyes again sent him w ith the last note, chester slipped her arm in to her cous ton expross. tbxxl night. You ladies l l a o r a r a l e l y r v y r c r n l , a ll H ie la ie a l a tyk-a In C o r f b u t his gloved h a n d joined in the ap in's ami passed Into th e dei>p bay w in may possibly eonjecttire p a rt »‘f my re and lung trouble need this graud g ret in m issing the Philadelphia trip .” n la h A n ie r le a » o r n a li, « a d p lu n iM I I I . a w o r b o f a r i , plause as the bachelor functionary at dow. remedy, for it never disaj»p«?ints. jo b « I I I appreciate and I I la yours fo r tho a a k ln a And the polished tra ito r strode through th e piano, Itentllng over the girl in evi "A nything more?” she asked, eager I t fu lly aa piala« our ualq ne Oornlab l*lan o f M lllu « Cure is guaranteed by all drug the room and disappeared, ns he turned d en t adm iration, said, softly: ly. as the shadow of heavy curtain» "E nviable ‘Charlie,’ M»»» Bessie. But veiled them from the buzzipg throng nt the front dtxir, m uttering: gists. Price 50c and tl.tX). T rial "Bah! T hey cannot suspect— ’Tis you certainly do sing Scotch ballads w ithout. T h ia n i . i t » baa c*nm «n<tcJ Ila r i! to l l i r r 1 ottlts free. eon anm re." U a a r l r r a f a M i l l ia n W atlafled P u r e h a .e r a .J "Yes; everything is ready,” the boy chefr very v.i uitv Ix a ts me. But i W R IT S rou rv u , IX r o H M A T IO M . A d d ro M .j . “ T h an k yon," she answ ered. "Simple, answ ered low. "C am d l M eredith got must And out th e hour—and the ro u te.” A group of gilded youth and niekvb There is a good opening in Moro unscientific as they are, *>m t of them back from ITinee George’s th is evening. are g re at favorites of mine. This, for Obi Pete reerossed last night; the river plated age had approached Ih e gtrls. for a family of rustUrs to do wash WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY. instance:” is clear, a n d l am going down ducking a t McKee glanced a t his watch. "P ard o n w h at stupidity of stviety ing and work out. It : - aino st ii She broke quickly Into the liltful tw o o’clock in the m orning.” • t i » t fi « calls rudeness," he »aid: " b u t really it is po8sib le to get this of w ork. melody: "A ll the Blue Bonnets Art» S 9 T S A R S . " I am ta glad!" the girl m urm ured, com plim ent , for I fear such distraction ] *, . . Over th e Border." B ut th e glam-e she feelingly. "She is so w retched nt the I doue at auy price, »cut to the doorw ay as its oeeoinpaui- delay.” * . L iff. *♦*.• L SHERMAN COUNTY if* OHE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE COUNTIES IH THE STATE. A C o un ty of varied resources and suscep tib le to an increase in p ro d u ctive n e ss to do ub le w h a t it is at present. « f ?, C ITY OF MORO. ■VERYTPERSOII ORE TEIR'8 FREE TRIRL. CORNISH CO, ”, 4 **