menace her, yet LuO been Quite unable xqpvlx* booVptates from o rj C -
to recollect w h a t1 Evidently, after
operation I frequently perform , . U
M IL LE R & T R A C E Y
a worthless book that had t„
all. some shock, whatever form It had
taken, had affected her memory In tills •oma Interesting person m m , 0
Independent F u n rn l Director«
his valuable plate. This u . r
particular. On that point she had tcid
V l f J i t t A U <73.00 UP
constated
o f a small shining afu
a
the
truth.
I
answered
qu
ickly:
v ia w ro m » t .
.jju ca p a n . which I mied w lti n‘^
“ Why. nobody could tell, Mias
Bet. 20(h and 21 at St«.
venor, what was meant by an lnvoron- * v q bottted drinking water c o S ^
Brief Resume of Happening« o f 1
Hruadwa} 2091.
tnry, half-conscious exclamation Ilk* lently on tap near by; a hot-point 2
the Week Collected for
By
v ice ; and a beuutlful new whits l z
that, and you said nothing further."
AGNES
MILLER
She « id le d for the first time, I o f blotting paper.
V . V . V . V . V . V . V A 'A V ;
Our Readers.
thought with un air of relief, and re
H avin g dropped the bot-polnt tol
Í
MES
joined:
the water, I sut contem plate 7
F or that
Ï :
worn
leather cover o f r i „ rL "
“ I ’m ever so much obliged to you
Disbursement» made to run the A l
PIC N IC LUNCH
for helping me to piece that recollec “ N otes." I somehow, at the m u o7
bany schools during the year 1927-28
did n ot exactly like the idea 0f
tion out. l’ ou have no Idea how fool
aggregated $134,578.77. Receipts dur
Order
your
«upply
of
lsb It made me feel, being unable to aruting book and bookplate- 2
ing the year were $123,891.85.
remember what bad happened when I seemed to be mysteriously
cooked meat«, bacon or
•«..J
The Oregon Cattle and Horse Rais
a common purpose. I could Uut ^ '
wus still conscious! 1 do appreciate
ers' association convened In Enter
ham« at
your taking the time to come here to
ever, define the purpose, nor con’ i i
prise with a large crowd of stockmen
help me, when you must be so busy
well suggest to Mr. Darrow to th l
W N U Service
present from all parts of the state.
I understand from Mr. Alray your again. I thought about Peter,
© by T li« Century Co.
JOHNS M A R K E T
work Is with the rare books Darrow*«
I hud not seen since Tuesday, as ?
Th e new airport at Elgin, sponsor
Is so famous for. I suppose you no
was constantly out on business' \
ed by the American Legion, was form
Phone A T 4913
sooner buy such things at Harrow's
thought about Julia Grosvenor, aJ
ally dedicated last week during the
than they ore all snapped right up b>
still ruther shook my head over |,T
lirst day of a three day celebration.
M U L T N O M A H , ORE.
him In Durrow’s on Monday morning
Everything seemed disroai— N0[ a ‘
collectors?”
The construction of a 500-foot tun I thought perhaps, however. If 1 could
wus something entirely heartening out-
"Th
ey
go
pretty
quickly,"
said
1
.
P .V W
V . V . '. V
V .S V W A W
nel on the O-W. R. & N. at Weather- talk with yea, knowing you were there
side the window . . . inside the sh„*
“’ For Instance, a few o f the modern
by, 15 miles north of Huntington, w ill at the time, that you might help me books from Judge Lea vitt’s have been
Captain Ashland, rosy and ehe. ?
recull purt of what I fall to remem
be commenced In the next few days.
slummed the door In the face of ,
sold alreudy.”
her.”
gale, shook his beautiful drip;, ,,
Feed
A forest fire, believed to have been
As Julia Groavenor had listened to
Gravel
“T h a t ’s a good Idea," said L looking
tweed eout and hat. und made for ra,
this reply with much more than mere
caused by sparks from an engine, has at her keenly, and remembering what
Grain
desk with a keen glance that took m
Cement
polite Interest, 1 risked another feeler
been discovered along the Sumpter
Peter hud said to Mr. Aluiy about bis
every detull o f my occupation, and a
“
All
the
old
books
from
such
a
col
Valley railroad, half a mile north of Impression that Jullu Grosvennor had
Hay
Sand
smile like sunrise.
lection,
however,
are
likely
to
be
held
lost track o f her surroundings when
Austin.
T say, Isn’t this Jolly!” tried the
Flour
Lime
he encountered her In the aisle. “ 1 In reserve for special advertising, and
According to word from Salem, War-
captain. "T e a !’*
not
to
go
on
sale
fo
r
a
few
weeks,
fn
suppose," 1 hazarded, "the shock you
renton’s city water supply Is first
Mash
Plaster
“ I f it only w e re !” I groaned, rue
this case, for Instance, we should wain
suffered robbed you temporarily of
class In Quality. The latest tests give
fully regarding the steaming pot „|
to offer the best books to customer*
Shingle«
your memory to some slight extent
Scratch
a rating of “ Class A ," the highest
who we know have a special Interest
w uler and the fa ir white blotter, which
Nothing unusuul about that.”
Lath
mark possible.
In Vlrglnlana—llteruture reluting tc certainly creuted the mirage ol a tei
H IL L S D A L E .
“ I shouldn’t wonder," she agreed.
tray oasis in an afternoon desert of
Virginia."
Th e Clatsop County bank, recently “ Well, to begin at the beginning, you
Brick
OREGON
“ W hat I am really supp.M
" I see. My grandfather’s Interest In gloom.
organised at Seaside, has been made know my grandfather collected litera
to
be
doing
Is to be soaking off rh!>
that
line
wus
partly
due
to
the
fact
a depository for postal saving funds. ture about Virginia? He hud a big
everfustlng bookplate with this hot
thut
his
father
was
a
Virginian,
and
collection,
gathered
Just
In
the
Iasi
Deposits must be covered by accept
■ V « V . W A V . V d V a V « V . Y . \ ,. V . \ V . V ■ . W W W V . V . V W . W A V . W .
purtly to his own acquaintance with •w ater."
few years, too. Lust Sunday we saw
able collateral.
“ Orders, eh ?" said the captain, (•
the state."
•
In the paper that Durrow’s had bought
The Gold Beach Packing company
fably.
“ Oh. you should Ire tm ng
1 saw It was time for m* to g o ; for
a number of Vlrglulu books from
last week sent 600 cases of canned Judge Leavitt's famous library, and I
tea. W’ hy not? Tliere’s plenty [tore
1 had given Julia Grosvenor the infor
salmon to Brookings for loading on planned at once to see If any o f these
inatlon she desired: first, If I had no w ater outside."
the steamer Martha Buehner tor de would Interest my grandfather. So on
"Yes, we have no drought—ot «>
ticed her strange footgear In the shop
livery at Astoria.
that Monday; secondly, If she had In ter,” I countered, realizing that any
Monday I went to Dnrrow's. As I am
any way given herself away before foreign visitor to these shores (. .$
Robbers last week robbed the Mitch not fam iliar with the shop. 1 spent a
cheated If deprived o f a sample ol
she
entirely lost consciousness; and
good
deul
o
f
time,
perhaps
more
than
ell State bank at Mitchell of about $100
typical uutive humor relating to our
thirdly. If Clurlhew’s "N otes” had yei
I
realized,
searching
for
the
books
In
in cash. The robbers used tools stolen
characteristic civilization. My duu: o-
been sold. I wus pleased to have sat
those niHtiy alcoves. Finally I found
from the high school building to bat
burreled effort, which I admit w«.a!d
Islied her, there wus evidently so very
some of the Leavitt books In the his
ter open the vault.
Portland Electric Power Company
little that could win the confidence of not go o ver big with the Theater guild,
tory section, and I followed the shell
S heriff Floyd Huntley of Curry
delighted the simple-minded Islander.
such u reticent nature. I would cull it
ou which they stood, around Into the
Keprescntcd Loc;'.lly by
county, a member o f the Gold Beach next alcove, and— "
a day. 1 rose, and so did she.
“ You certainly should have tea." tie
" I do hope. Miss Fuller," ehe said observed. “ You Americans take your
She broke off a minute, her lips
buseball team, suffered a brokeu Jaw
trembling.
sweetly, “ that we muy meet again In business so seriously I Now, over in
last week lu a game between Gold
M U L T N O M A H ELE C T R IC C O M P A N Y
happlej circumstances."
my shop we think we ought to know
“ And there In front o f me,” she
Beach and Smith River.
I left the solitary girl In the dark , something about books, hud all that—
finally continued, "lylu g on the floor,
Bids were received at Roseburg last I
l ’ay your Electric Li^ht
enlng shadows o f the curious, bright
this store
w e’ve been going along somehow since |
week for the construction of a new
colored old drawing room. Her strange seventeen-seventy— and yet we always
story was to remain uppermost In my
*• I hone Broadway 9899-R-4
Multnomah, Oregon I* courthouse for Douglas county. The 1
knock off every afteniuun for tea
county expects to spend about $275,-
thoughts, whatever my occupations in Don’t you think you ought to have
V .W .V / .W l i V .V A V / A W .W .V .W .'.V .V A W .V .V .'A V b V V i V .' 000 on the construction.
the next hours.
ten?”
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1 felt my powers o f resistance grad
Remarkable and continued Improve
ually leasing m e: the captain w.n« es-
By Thursday afternoon l had actual
ment In the dairying industry in the
ly got the rare-hook catalogue under i tremely purpose!m, u. ,..e u ... »
Coos bay district Is disclosed by the j
mildness. I wondered dimly how t c
way.
I hud made a report to Mr
annual reports for the two CoQuille
Revolution und ull that Imd i s
Almy
about
my
Nornmtidy
terrace
cow testing associations.
ever held out against the British men
visit, and .since then he had not called
Evangeline, the 11-year-old daughter
X
tality.
on me fo r anything. So 1 hnd spent
#
of Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Millard, suffered
Thursday
morning assembling the
“ It never occurred to me In the light
two broken anus, cuts ami bruises, j
books to be advertised, mid I was now
o f a duty,” I began, and then sudd«:
Multnomah, Oregon
when she fell from a merry-go-round
ready to w rite an elegant literary in it did. Captain Ashland, who plain!'
at H aielgreen park lu Salem.
troduction to the catalogue.
wanted ten, with a passloD incompre
“ 1 shall begin," I decided, “ “W ith
hensible to those reared at soda font
An apple tree on the Clarence Bad- !
tulns, wns muklng a visit possibly '‘o'
out parallel in the annals o f col
ger (arm near Dayton, with almost
a
certain great Importance to tl>-
lectors’
opportunities,'"
and
reached
fully developed apples on It. Is bloom
across the desk for one o f a row of
house,” and Mr. Darrow'* eoulideno
ing abundantly for the second time
eight newly sharpened pencils.
In
In me would become more entire, <•
this season. It Is of the snow var
stead, I picked up the telephone re doubt. If I pleased his nephew. ”B
iety.
now you pnlut my duty out to me." I
ceiver. “ What Is It?" I Inquired, an
A throng of 20,000 people enjoyed
swering the summons without too finished, “ 1 see It clearly. As P1
X
much enthusiasm.
suggest, It Is o f a patriotic cbaracU’
Vale's eleventh annual Fourth of July
Our Constitution forbids cruel an
A refined accent fur off lu the dls
celebration. The three-day program,
tance announced Itself as Mr. Durrow, unusual punishments. You shall c
which closed at dawn Thursday, was
go without your tea."
Mentally I
"About that . . .
ah . .
cata
the most varied and successful ever
added. "A nd 1 shall delay reuiovin;
logue. Miss Fuller?”
held.
"Yes, Mr. Durrow T"
that bookplate 1”
The Bank of Oregon City celebrated
“ You know what 1 mean?"
‘T soy, am I putting you out h''r |
Its 47th anniversary July 1. This w
‘‘The new rare-book catalogue?”
1 rlblyT*’ beamed the delighted cuptui
the oldest bank lu Clackamas county
“ Ah . . . 1 was thinking about “ One never drinks tea in a shop
and was founded In 1881 by Thomas
Clarlhew's ‘ Notes.’
. . , You know America, does one?"
CUarman, E. L. Eastman, and J. T.
what I mean?"
‘ T h e r e ’s precedent for It here; sis
And There in Front of Me, Lying on
Appersoo.
“ In connection with the catalogue?* : years ago this room wus a di;
the Floor, I Saw My Grandfather "
“ Ah . . , possibly you might In room.”
The captain looked relieve
Advance work ou construction ig
clude It.”
i
saw
my
grandfather!
H
I»
right
“
The
w
ater’s
nearly boiling. "
the Southern Paclttc company's 97-
" I will do so."
wrist was cut, blood was spurting out
you sit down, like King Alfred t
mtle line between Klamath Falls and
“ In the Interest o f culture we might Great, und watch It so It doesn’t bur;
of It.
I remember turning, running
Alturas, Cal., w ill begin early this
favor the private collector above the while I get the tea things?"
Into the aisle, and stumbling, and
week with the arrival of construction
then, they say, I screamed for help. 1 trad&"
Th e captain informed me earnev
unglneera
“ Yes. Mr. Darrow."
don’t remember doing so. or nnythlug
that King A lfred watched cakes, i
“ Then about that . . . ah
. o r that w ater wouldn’t burn; and ni"ti
Additions to Christian churches In else, except that oue Instant I saw
der 1 rent you. . . . You know what ed guard w hile I withdrew. But
Oregon during the year totaled 3653, you. until I found myself In the hos
I mean?"
Mr Alttty thought maybe you
C. F. Swander, state secretary of the pilot
i the end o f the aisle I was halted
“ I beg your pardon?”
denomination, reported at the Oregon could help me fill up some o f the
Mr. Case. In the set of bounding «"
'V ertu ln ly you must rem em ber! It
Christian missionary convention uow gups."
o f his office.
Tliey
were
certainly
numerous had to do with the bookplate In that
lu session at Turner.
“ Miss F u ller!
How mneb of tl
enough. Miss Grosvenor had given no book."
catalogue Is done?’’
The statemeut of coudltkm made by definite Idea of how she hud occupied
"T o remove It and advertise It for
"A ll the notes. I ’m Just begim
the banks of Forest Grove at the call her rime In Durrow’s; she had made sale?”
to
w rite It."
of the controller of currency show a no allusion to the difference she hud
“ Have you not done so? Why not?"
“ It must be finished by noon tot-
"Because
the
copy
for
the
trade
substantial Increase.
The combined had with her grandfather.
And I
See me three times every 15 hundred miles
Journal advertisements doesn't go out row."
resource« of the two banks on Juue frankly doubted that she was telling
I stared, then glared.
,
and 1 !l keep your bus running like a new
until Friday afternoon."
the truth when she Intimated she had
39 totaled $1.607.949.
"W h at kind o f uotice is this?
The
rest
was
silence
for
about
no
recollection
whatever
o
f
peeing
top. You it save a lot of jack on repair bills too.
The Mulkey school district. No. 90,
thirty seconds.
Mr. Darrow was so 1 can’t ho done! You know I’ve lo»t
I’eter, as of course, her narrative lui
near Coqullle, will hold school In the
anxious to be cross to someliody, dts- whole o f this week— "
piled. 1 resolved to find out
winter time rather than during the
“ Yes, yes— "
liking, us lie did, to have murders lu
“ And Mr. Darrow has Just
summer months as heretofore, ac
“ I ’ll go on from the point whore tils shop, thut ll wus simply cruel not
still m i re work on me— ”
is the life of your automobile every car should
cording to unanimous vote ot the tax you called for help, then." sahl L “ 1
to give him a chance. But I was ob-
“ W hat’s that?"
saw you enter the shop, but not again
payers of that district.
lubricated frequentl) it you want to save dollars
durute; Mtid when the thirty-first sec
until
you
ran
up
the
able.
I
wus
talk
“ Tn Include and feature that b-
your repair hills.
Since Oregon began cooperating with
ond had ticked off my wrist-watch, he
log to Mr. Burton, who travels for us
lie
Legal f.Kfc ia lion won l buy-
the federal government under the ma
remarked graciou sly;
Joe
will sec that your car is lubricated p ro p
We heard your scream; then you came
“
Clurlhetv
s ‘ Notes T
ternity and Infancy act six years ago,
“ Suppose you remove It promptly
running up the aisle ns Mr. Burton
Exasperated by the new orders -
erly, and the .car will hear “ ! o e’s ” closest
the mortality rate for the state has
and Include It In the rare book cats
rushed down It. You stop[>ed short."
Interruptions, I snapi>ed:
scrutiny.
dropped from 82 8 per 10,009 births
logue. 1 believe— l ’aptalu Ashland la
1 continued carefully, "then you stum
“ Yes. You know about It-
to 59 per cent, according to statistic«
my au th ority; I am not his equal a* Mr. Cuse? T b t t I n. •
Mod— " 1 glanced away, fo r the poor
prepared by the children s bureau of girl was paler than e\er and begin a Judge— that that bookplate has explaining.“ when, even
,
ruther more than common
Inter
the department of labor.
ning to breathe hard—“ and you called
-----
t light
ifili m
i t r i u i * i Into
m v V..«
filtering
the » ! '
A complete automobile inspection as to \our
est. . .
____________
You know what
I mean? td* two rear alcove». I P
Deposits In Albany’» three bank«, out. Just as you fain ted: “Keep It
3Iske sure that you advertise It as an sudden change o f erp > '
mission and differential will repay you many
for
b m I’
Don’t
yon
remember
that?’
as shown In the June $0 statement,
extraordinary cur:o«lty, a faked tna» face, from worry to angry a-
She controlled herself, und maided
are 10 per cent greater than at the
" I do now." she said quite frankly
terplece o f supreme historic and sr- I had been too shmpt
lf
‘
corn «ponding rail In 1927. The com
"but you have recalled it.
It was
Interest and value.
Thank do my best." I added bn* '
bined deposits now are $3,459.000, or completely obliterated from my mem you- . . . You have my entire cooA
pentantly. And If be <1
'
$334.000 greater than last jrx»*r at this ory. no doubt by shock. It’s a shock
dence, Miss F u ller!“
me again, most generously :
time.
to recollect It, too."
I smiled enthusiastically and made
“ Tm afraid I :
Three hundred eighty Infants and
“ I'm so sorry to upset you."
• fluttering ejaculation, fo r in nine well I My excuse must b*
children of preschool age were weigh
"A nyth in g’« better than a gnp tn years’ association with Mr. Darrow 1 aa much o f a surprise
What . . . what did
had mustered the art.
ed and measured la the county-wide your memory.
yourself.
But I didn’t kn<’
tlUiníÓHJF. OfiC*PROHf BR ¿225
baby clinic Just completed In Cnlon . . . people think 1 meant?"
"N ot a wholly bad Idea. In Itself." I yonr extra work "
She had remembered Peter, then
reflected, hanging up.
“ I shall have to think o
county. Clin ice were held In La
c
Grande, Elgin. Cove, Medical Springs when she saw him in the shop, and
So first o f all I sent fo r the t^ -k excittu,; to snv id » ' 0 t fli
C à p ifrM e (fa & J iw t* v f A t* , y t e t /
•luce 31 >nd:iy. had I hvu cotisctoUa that
aud North Fowder,
f r « |D Mr. Roberts' safe. When it ar- dull b»w>k; and to ret
| «nmcilihig tud happened vvhhb nil£ht
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
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>
The
C o lfax Bookplate
Electric Ranges
Heaters
Everything Electrical
i
I
i
1
I
Copeland Lumber Company
ATwater 1935
“Dependably”
Serving the Lumber Consumer
LET \v
DO IT I
LUBRICATION
Save those Repair Bills
H U D S O N -E S S E X r%
'lejlcct
JornoV um 'A OfatiLs
E W KETCH UM
Juj
ana,
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(To be Continued