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surprise and antlsfa«tlon. was found sand ’hat won t mine ragweed Yours,
! to be In fairly good condition
The evrept along I’orlage. la mostly sand
l roof was whole
Apparently, deer- It’a all right to apeud a vacation on.
hunters had used the place the pre :hough It's pretty lonesome, eve«. In
vloua autumn aa a camp. There was summer. I'm sfruld you'll be pulling
a rusty but serviceable stove which up slakes again pretty soon “
Eddie had a giant, »liable Jaw. He
he did not recall aa having been there
thrust It forward unconsciously aa h"
previously. In the kitchen.
The kitchen was a leanto adjoin­ answered: ‘‘Oh. no. we won't. We've
ing the main building
The bigger ( decided to locate in the northern pnit
structure was divided Into a combina­ of the state. We haveu't seen much
tion llvtiur-nwim and dining-room, and of our laho. but we like what we've
C u m •» r«w
Uni«««'»
ediu.«l
a bedroom considerably sm aller The seen. I don't think It's lonesome
M ic h a e l
J. P h illip «
living-room had chairs and a table, here-— " He looked doubtfully at
of a sort, and there were bunks nailed Patsy Jane.
IU »sa f r a t i o n s l{y H e n r y J^y L e e
22 depar Unenti ol ihe ( -llene oí
"Neither do 1.' she supplemented,
1_ to the log walls on two sides.
O *m nrt^ht M io h a a l V . P h i l l i p «
L ie i «ture. Science and the A rta
spiritedly
”1
want
to
stay
here.
I
"Why, we can stay here tonight.
■A thrurukllaiaar» A tsleoutor fi««vioe
love
it
If
the
farm
won't
support
us.
And ,» (*•
•/
Pat," he announced gleefully "It
A rc h ite c tu re and A llie d A r t s —
nvy
husband
ran
find
something
to
do,
won't be much of a Job to clean up
buBircess A d m in istratio n Educe-
I'm sure We won't need much."
Wonder If Ihe pump’s nil right?"
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Sealman considered without speak­
A few strokes of the handle of the
la w —M e d s ine M u»s
Phy«
ing
for
a
time
He
spoke
slowly:
You see. it sort of puts us in the hole Iron '•pitcher" pump near the back
cal Education — S cxtolo gy-S o cial
THE LEADING CHARACTERS — he had finished.
•
Well.
If
that's
the
way
you
feel
about
"But I don’t know and makes the long hairs right If you door brought up an abundance of
V o r k -E s t e n a io n Division
Edison Forbes. a young reaMaat of
Eddie nodded
“W ere alttlng It I mlaht be able to use you. Forties
Scottdale. goes on a little joy ride with that 1 would have done It." he confer fall down on me. I'd like to turn the clear, cold waiter
I oiler- Vrs» Opra» Srptoabrt I t . I*>D
I'm raising a good deal of alfalfa
another young fellow
Some liquor red frankly. "If I'd thought they'd laugh against 'em Now run along tJ pretty." he declared. "Let's have
lately
They’ve taken to feeding
that
little
wife
of
yours."
i
lunch
I'm
crasy
to
tear
In
anil
make
la consumed. They are stopped svd convict. It dldn t seem possible they
sheep on these harrqne Most of my
pw
«♦*»
In the train-ride from Ihe capital t , this place Into something "
denly by the sight of a boose truck could do that on the evidence."
OrvfBFt / t»^n*w. 0»«
I need a
In mid-afternoon, as thev scrubbing laud's under cultlvntlon
driven by
J “Anyway, you did," returned the Scottdale Edison came as near to
hand— —” he stopped. ”1 ie ll you
Scoots Libbey, a worthless charae- • governor. "The world calls you a true happiness as at any time in his and furbishing happily, thev had a t ’olue over slier you’ve seen aboil
ter. who has smashed hla trachine in chump for th a t But somehow my life. The fate which he had faced and visitor He had walked to ihe cabin your taxes and mode up your mind
rolling jam
Jackplne
w r the
th«» rolline
pm* wastes *......... ..
..
to another car, killing its lone occu­ boy. I'm for you. There's too much so narrowly escapist had toned down o over
"(b o xi d a y to you." he began " I saw . w h e th e r yo u 're going io a a ty
pant. a weman. Forbes' compam n thinking of ourselves and too little tue riotousness of his Joy. The tor­
(TO BE CONTINUED)
My
end Libbey quit the scene hurrWly, thlnging o fthe other fellow in the nado of emotion which had carried the smoke front your chhnnev
name
Is
Isaiah
Sealman
My
land
him
breathlessly
to
the
depths
of
world
today.
leaving the former alone, to f t « a
FOR SALE OR TR A D E
MISS BILME BEIU1
I suppose you're surprised at my misery, through the uncertainty of the »•Joins part of your quartersertlon
constable who reasons that Eddie.
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For
Springfivht property
Eight-
_ governor's office and on Ihe west "
Journey _ to _ _
Uie
with the scent of whiskey about h.m sending for you. Fact 1» Edison we _______
Phone 156-J
"H ow do you do?" greeted Eddie, room House and six lots at Drain
must be connected in some way with should know each other. DM you through most of the interview that fol
#J7
II
street
Springfield. Ore.
Good
house
and
gocxl
¡and
See
N
A
taking
the
poffertxl
hand
’*!
am
Edi­
the accident. Accordingly, Forbes is ever hear that your father was one of lowed, had left him somewhat exhaust
How,-
A 11 IS
son
Forbes.
T
h
ia
Is
my
w
ife
“
my
best
friends
40
years
ago?”
nd.
arrested.
Sealman. Somehow. Ihe name fit­
"He mentioned. you sometimes be-I go
g
of
Out on bail Eddie keeps from his
ted him admirably, Eddie thourht He
fore
he
died.
sir.
fu|
lan4Vor
swaihed
in
the
Ineffable
wife the name of the person he was
"Well. I brought you here on his Uou<M |h gt h>>
man- f r - e was as sleek as a aeal which had Just
with. Forbes does this to shield the
He had
vounger fellow who would be ruined account. When we were both young
u k e up emerged f-om the water
if the truth were learned. Insteal »ters we worked In Ihe lumber w ood. )(fe
wRh
Jan<>
, ^ „ ()n smooth brown hair, worn long, but
. , xi
... XL i kept In excellent order He had a full
Eddie bears the brunt of the clrcum together It was he who gave me my doors did not open blackly
behind
foreheml and a large
stantial evidence and at his trial is 'sta r t
He came Into a little money him They had closed, closed forever
UKn 1
‘
IKh brldgvxt n os- The lower part of
. declared
______________
*nd
sentenced
to
nrt
about
the
time
I
had
a
chance
to
buy,
.
.
.
__.
.
.
gu tlt^ -an d .entenced
pr.
,, J "That's a,
„ „ as , I want
s s „ near
want to
to get. t|g fg(,e
by , b-srd sev-
son for a long term of years At the In a couple of year. I cleaned up a x »e . raid . to
« h
im s e lf w
ith a
|(<hter , hgn
h, |r „
himself,
with
a shudder
shudder , ,
Jail one of the authorities approaches
•That's what boose did for me I’ll « m also »leek and well kept
Tb*
mighty comfortable stake. There was
and Introduces himself
never take another drink!” But even man wmw large. Inclined to Rtoutn***.
no stopping me after that.
"Of course I paid him back long as he reiterated the pl-dge anxiously and with an air of being above the
CHAPTER V.
he was conscious of a lack, of a void rough frontier clothing which he wor
In the only nafe way to handle your personal
But
a warm
¡ a ago
go.
o
u t I’ve
i v e always
a x x s y s had
esu »
«.
. . .
.
. . .
>“ • »T ^ e center, «hieb a good stld
"I’m Warden Courtney." announced spot in my heart for J o . FMrbe. If
“Here for a summer outing. I sum
income no that you will have aomething left
the newcomer. ‘ "You’re to go up to J It hadn't been for h !x . the chances drink would plug up effectually.
pose?" persuaded Sealman. aa he
at the end of the year. You decide upon a
A Change ef Scene
Lansing right away. The governor. are about fifty to one I'd never been
looked about with large, shrewd blue
certain limit of expenae for rent, clothing,
Scottdale hummed like a swarm o> eyes.
wants to see you."
food auppllea. recreation and other Iteiun.
governor of Michigan.
Edison looked at him uncompre | •T h at’s why I sent for yon. Edison. angry bees over the governor's par­
"Here for good." returned Eddie,
De|xialt all of your earnlnga with ua on a
hendingty. “The governor?" he atom-1 I feel I owe his ton something. I kept don. The community had never been smiling frankly. ”t own this place,
checking
account. Pay your bills with a
for
Albright.
In
all
his
campaigns
it
mered. ‘ Me— why?”
you
know.
We
thought
we'd
give
the
an eye on your case. I couldn't inter
check. We do the bookkeeping so that you
The warden smileck “He'll tell you fere until you'd had your trial When had voted for his opponents, profess­ north a trial."
can check up the money you spend with the
when you get htere. If you hurry I heard you'd been convicted I tele- ing church-goers who singled out the
Sealman shot him a quick glance
budget. Your deposits are a complete re­
iw j heard
llr_lv that people named
you can catch the next Interurban • phoned the warden to send yon down liquor lay In their speeches as the "I t had
cord of income. The cancelled checks show
limited. There's one due ln 10 a d o ­ . Boy. I've pardoned you "
one they would enforce most vigor- i p,,rbp, owned It” he said, slowly
your expenditures.
This applied to Scottdale "But I thought you'd abandoned IL
ptee."
"Pardoned me— pardoned *" gulped ously.
which, furthermore, disapproved of The taxes------ "
"But—" Edison looked about u n ­ Edison.
You will And It easy to leave a part of your
Richard Albridght because he was
certainly.
"By Jove, that's so!" Interrupted
“Yes. I read the evidence pretty
earnings In your account every month and
"No offleer; you go alone." Still close. I came to the conclusion you known as a “liberal."
Eddie, frowning thoughtfully. T ’vs
almost without knowing It the road to Inde­
Judge Parsons Issued a public state­ neglected the taxes for some time. I
smiling the warden shook hands with were telling the truth. I w as far
pendence will grow smooth and straight for
ment in which he declared that the must go downtown tomorrow and ss,-
him
"Good luck.” The handclasp enougn
you. It Is Just one of the wuyB we can help
enough away rrom
from swoitnaie
Scottdale noi
not to
io be
ue
__
on
propelled Edison toward the door. blinded by prejudice, and local issues k °’ *fnor • at on * aH a *r' a
about them
you.
.
7*
..
'o
f
power,
and
made
the
Forbes
case
__
"You know where the station is? All Q.»
'
a a fw
aaax man
r
"Vnil
n f F
You I Intend
to farm. Mr. Forbes?"
So you're
free
man
_ "travestry of Justice
right; better step lively."
"To tell the truth. I don t know."
Edison sat motionless, bereft of the j To Edison and his wife the town had
He caught the car. He did not power of speech. “Of course the long­
returned Bridle
"We haven't had
Protected by Electric Burglarly Alarm System
know what to think. In fact, the hairs will rant about my turning you become Impossible. He could have time to look around and decide
I I
stayed
on.
found
work
of
some
kind.
waves of emotion which had passed loose." arent on the governor, with a
don't suppose much of this land is
A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD C O U N TR Y
over him made clear thinking impos­ good natured smile. "But I'm through and forced it to revise Its estimate. good
I haven't any Implements or
But
the
game
was
not
worth
the
can
sible. He dared not hope; but the car with this term. 1 should worry what
horses------"
wheels clicked endlessly: “The gov­ they say. when my conscience tells me die. He knew something of the inert
vindictiveness
toward
the
erring
of
Sealman nodded agreement. "The
ernor, the governor, the governor—" I've done right. Now Edison— ” ••
!
which
small
communities
are
capable.
SPRINGFIELD
land
isn't much good. It goe-t In
and it seemed a song of hope.
"Yes. sir.”
■ It might be years before he could fight streaks up here in the Jackplne coun
When he reached Lansing he found
•'There's one thing 1 want you to | back
grudged position again These try. There’s an occasional belt of
that Governor Albright was expecting promise me. You know your father , wouid be years of loneliness and os-
good land and then a belt of white
kiat When he gave his name to the was a fine man and a clever roan. He ' tracism
ittendant in the executive suite, he would have gone a long ways If it
"It Isn't worth IL Eddie." agre-d
was ushered at once into the private ha4jn-t
for__”
Patsy JaJne. soberly when, the first
office. "Well. Forbes." grunted the
.., kcow
,,qnor.-
rapture of reunion over, they discus­
rovernor. as they shook hands, “how
x.
x
. . . x_ . .
x -\
» . i x
.
x„, „
"That s right, boy.
It looks as sed the future. "Any boy that was
many
n
U
P though you've started the same way. born here and tries to be somebody
mV De ° y°x< *
«a
a-» There’s nothing ln It; never has been, Is under a handicap They can't admit
e xu s x g man w jse age w s
you’d he can possibly be as good as someone
kard to estim ate and whose hair was
__
.
. .
x .x j x a .x
promise me, Edison— not to quit who comes from away. No; we'll go.
yf a certain shade which defied the F
drinking, because that may be beyond But where?"
coming of gray. Edison started at the
•'I've thought of that." replied Eddie
your strength, but to try to quit drink­
beginning and told him the whole
eagerly. “Don't jx>u remember dad
ing."
story, withholding only the name of
'•Oh. Governor, 1 promise to quit had some cutover pine lands near
bis companion.
Long Portage? Let's go up there. The
'•So you took a chance on prison now, forever!” breathed Edison.
land Isn't much good. I suppose. Bat
The
governor
clapped
him
on
the
to protect this fellow who was with
luerc's a house on the place, anyway
you?" queried the governor, when shoulder. “All right, lad; that's fine. there was three years ago when I
went fishing on Portage creek.
"It's wonderful up there in the sum­
mer. We can make the land support
I us. If you'd care to go so far from
civilization and rought it, Patsy Jane/'
he concluded, wistfully.
"Why, of cuorse I would. Eddie."
she returned promptly “I'd love It!
If the land won't support us. why
there are opportunities there Just the
same as there are here. It’s that or
942 Willamette St., Eug ene, Oregon.
a big city. And I hate big cities.”
n , "So do I." he rejoined, his face
‘ clearing rrngically "I’m crazy to
I give the wilderness a trial We'll buy
' e second-hand bus and some camping
i stuff and start."
It was nearly noon of the third
; day when surmounting a considerable
! ridge, they wtas the roof of the log
F or H ot W eather
; cabin. Patsy Jane greeted it with a
triumphant chirrup. The Journey had
MODERN people ere hard to satisfy. But Camel has pleased
been a pleasant one They had left
them and they have made it the most famous cigarette of
For the man who prefers knit union
behind the prosperous section of the
suits these knitted, ankle length suits
all time.
state wlh Its paved roads, with the
Present-day smokers are "tasty,” and they recognize in
are just the thing. Of excellent qual­
first day. Concrete had been replaced
Camel the choicest tobaccos grown, blended for smoothness
ity ecru ribbed.
by gravel, which in turn yielded to
and mellowness. Camel leadership in this modern world is
dirt turnpikes.
an overwhelming tribute to the taste and fragrance of this
These made way for sandy tracks
Short sleeves and full cut and well
quality cigarette.
which wiggled with apparent aim less­
shaped. An exceptional value at the
Camel will prove itself to you. W h a t a cool, satisfying
ness through the Jack-pine country.
very low price of—
smokel When, you try Camels, you will tee why they ere
Spring was appreciably more tardy as
first and favorite with p r e s e n tly smokers. Have a Ctmel!
they
penetrated
northward
The
nights were chill but the days were
fine and sunshiny.
The Forbes’ hundred and sixty
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acres ueere tw elve miles east of the
village of Long Portage They had
stopped In the woods town for pro­
visions and other supplies It boasted
n railroad division headquarters, s
saw mill, and little else.
The log house, much to Eddie's '
& $ O I1
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SWAMP
MARCELLING
the household
BUDGET
s u m
w a ii m
Commercial State Bank
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chooses Cam el
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