THURSDAY MARCH 22. HL'S
PAGE SIX
T he girl waa, suddenly again a llttl"
fur«, I follow th e ««a. M aster o’ my ' t'h , no.” »he «aid. "yfttl're not at all
.............
- - explained. Win n ufrald H ark ? Wa» th at u sound of
th e eo rt."
Hut »he
own cra ft."
I'abo) ru w aa uum si'il, acept leal. »lie had found th e re w as »one mo B urke, m oving?
H er th u m b touched th e to rch As a
aboard, »he recalled a popular coinedv
"Hilt why . .
lig h ten in g da»h, 11» ray »lud fobaerd,
a
b
u
rg
lar
e
n
trap
p
ed
,
all
unknow
n
to
"I'm «tow ed aw ay 'c a u se I hail
I t'm ak e my w ealing q u iet! If thl» yacht ' th e other», w ith a lions» part* under landed full upon th e p lu w p vest. Ilia
chubby In fan tile tape. B urke still sa t
' put» back w ith m e," he added. "I'm a g u a n i In q u a ra n tin e ; no end of m ys­
! corpse.
T h a t'» why I th an k you tery , ex citem en t, before lie'll been d is­ on Hie tru n k
Again d ark n e g a ; Im p etietiab le. In-
Y k ep t still and th o se h o u rs counted. covered "A nd I hoped.” »he conclud­
m om ent sh e th o u g h t th a t h ere w as a
also th o se of th e w atch below.
I Now. sh e 'll m ore likely hold h er ed. "w e could gel up a Utile plot. 1 1 ni hl ut Into.
C H A PT ER I.
B efore B urke ciihl have m oved, she
•But C ap tain P e d ersen ." she ask ed boy.
S om ething piratical, th rllly . "B ui," »h"
course."
H and of th e Genii
w hirled tow ard Hie e n try , aw llched on
a t la st - th e a p p a ritio n of th e cabin
But aa th e d isk of illum ination
addeil
resignedly,
"n
o
t
a
one
would
T
he
girl
sm
iled
d
elightedly.
On«'"
W hen th e sq u are sun-brow ned hand
the light.
had seem ed very d a rk sk in n e d —have moved u p w ard it rev ealed th e hod) of again, A rabian N ights, ahoy!
be scared al you."
w ith th e lace m itt upon it w as th u rst
T he shaft leaped across, and th en In
n t we still a J a p or a M exican ab o ard , a man. annuli. plu m p; d ressed In a
F
rom
the
d
a
rk
th
e
re
cam
e
a
pm
from th e o u te r d a rk n e s s in th ro u g h
T h ere hail been, tt »eem ed a C hinese
Its circle, vivid a g ain st Hie iloorl t h e n
w ay one m ight a ss o c ia te w ith the
or m aybe a co lored ch ef?"
longed
chuckle.
"W
ell."
h
esitated
m erch an t of B agdad no. Honolulu
th e p o rt of h er cab in ab o ard th e y acu t
sp ran g Into being a savage face. W ild,
T he sailin g m a s te r shook h is head ra c e tra c k , rin g sid e T h e cheeked S lid ,
who was sending a carg o to C alifornia B urke at length. "If y in s ls t on pirate» iu p p e r I iiom I, It held rigid ns Jungle
K ain bow, M iss P a lm y ra T ree had been
T h e g trl h u rrie d aw ay to h e r cabin fan ci vest, b rig h t tan gloves, above all
.
.
But
why
not
som
e
stu
n
t
a
th at would go u n d er th e h u tch es rice
lying to r som etim e, w ith h er eyes
Hon c a u g h t by photo llashllghl 1'lld.ir
to m ak e su re th o se p rin ts had been th e w alk in g stick, w ere ludicrously un
and
ten. but com e out coolies ami little m u re g e n te e l? A- c m ic rrl say? a g n at m at o f lialr, fierce s ta r ln s eyes,
closed.
_ 1 real. T h e n o rm ality of e v e ry th in g on nau tical.
Know
a
lot
o'
n
ativ
e
songs
"
A nd th en , w hen she opened h e r ;
R
he|>
sh p
The face now b ro k e Into a y In and opium . He w anted Jlllt tile lig h t sort
In sam ple lie gave h e r a p h ra se ; a grluuliiK lips draw n back from Iw i
ey e s a t last, it w as to d isco v er ta e glad uow th a t som e In stin ct had kepi th e m an said : "I a sk you. la ly, Is it of m an along to sucuggle them
i
h
n n fln t frag m en t, rh y lh m without low s of sq u are te e th th a t clam ped u p ­
sin ew y sun brow ned h and w ith th e h e r from ex p lain in g O f all on board, fa ir t'k eep m e hove to u n d e r yer light, through, am t I'onnpe B urke, who li.id
m usic; low voiced w ords, inclininoli i, on Hie blade of a ten Inch knife
b la c k iace m itt upon it. T he h an d had she alo n e knew.
w hen I c a n 't m ake out a line o' yer been Idling ab o u t th e tow n w in p o ly sy lla b ic .
It w as not Ihe face of B urke
•
chosen.
com e th r u s tin g in from o u tsid e th e
It w as not th e face b f a w hite m an
rig
?"
P alm y ra b egan to giggle in th e m ost
"
T
h
e
r
e
,"
he
c
o
n
c
lu
d
e
d
«HI»
a
to
rn
ii
"Blit, ludy." lie ex p lain ed ea rn e stly ,
y a ch t. T he g irl becam e aw are only
(TO BF C O N TIN U ED )
Juvenile
fashion.
“N ev er before.' ‘ S h e took up th e w a te r und »and "d o n 't m istak e. I su re m eant t'ldtiy of pride. "S o m eth in g lik e ih .it ."
Ju st iu tim e to see it raised , « eex in g ly
wdches
and
put
th
e
s
e
on
th
e
tru
n
k
th o u g h t she. "ex cep t in th e th e a tre or
But
the
girl
scorni
i
m
inlsiro|»v
ta lr and sq u a re w ith I'm le Sum
I
in beuediction. F or an in s ta n t th e b aud
BLIND FOR 30 YEARS.
b etw een th e co v ers of a book, have 1 next to th a t on w hich he sat. T hen planned both t'm a k e a piece o'»!«l •
He relapsed Into tin' laugh to i
re m a n e d
in us. T h en
it reced ed ,
she
backed
aw
ay
to
a
s
e
a
t
opposite,
com e w ith in h ailin g d is ta n c e of ad
WOMAN REGAINS SIGHT
m oney and do my plum b duty us i Irrita tio n . ''P ira te s It Is." lie a»s • d
g rasp ed th e low er edge of th e opening
v en tu re.
B ut now. w ith th e yacht tu rn ed th e to rch upon them .
“
Ami
c
i
d
i
If
yer
hunch
a
in
't
i.irt
o
'
citizen
by
tip
p
in
g
olT
th
e
c
o
n
trab
an
d
a s if su p p o rtin g a body, let go and
>• -,
Carpi I'teri ivllle, Ind . Mur
sc a rc e ly o u t of sig h t of land, fascin at- , title of th e gloVeil h a n d s sn atch ed
H is c o u n ten a n ce beam ed w ith e n jo y ­ nio, m aybe wo could fram e 'em up a
d isap p eared .
up
th
e
w
ater,
an
d
he
d
ru
n
k
eagorly.
A
fter
30
y
ears
of
blind-
I A utoc.ister)
in g m y s te ry m ak es its p resen ce j
T he g irl s a t back, serio u sly dis­
“ Not ev ery lady," he w ent on n Inilr- m e n t of tho Intend«*I coup; Innocent sta rtle . W ouldn’t be a bit »lirpr. cd Hess, Mr* C arrie S lllery, sev en ty
know n."
Not
a
bit."
He
w
as
much
anmsi-d.
of any slig h te st p ercep tio n of tlm
tu rb ed . H er first th o u g h t had beeu
In th e no t rem o te p ast th is g irl hud . tngily, "w ould lay below a t m idnight,
She rem ained unco n v in ced and ho yen rs old. sees again. A w akening
th a t a seam an w as out sale on som e been a dev o ted r e a d e r of T re a su re . t'f e r r e t o u t a sto raw av ."
sham e of bail faith.
from a nap, M rs S lllery. w ho lives on
As he w en t on. how ever, Ills fe a t­ laughed again
d a n g e ro u s du ty , th a t he w as sw ep t Islan d . And today, s ta rtle d by h er I As th e R ainbow d ro v e Into a n o th e r
a farm , suddenly began to dep ict v a ri­
T h e re was alienee for an Interval.
aw ay.
She w ould have g iveu th e su d d en re a lizatio n of re sp o n sib ility in sea th e re cam e ag a in th a t fe tte re d ures tu rn e d u sty with disg u st. I 'm l"
ous o b jects In the room
T h e cause
a la rm . B ut she had re s tra in e d h e rse lf _
a d u |t p ro b ,em
V m clin k and clank of iron aw ay som t Sum had proved an u n b eliev ab le tig h t j T hen. " t)“y’ know w here th e gangw ay has baffled physician«.
on a positive p ercep tio n th a t th e hand and Jo h n , sh e w as In a mood to flee w here In th e dark. At th e sound Palm - wad. an d th e O rie n ta ls had discovered I» y'canie Iu a t? " he n»ko<| unexpect-
w as no t to rn from its grasp. It had aw ay b ack to th o se Irresp o n sib le days. y ra s tirre d w ith a re tu rn in g d isq u iet, j B urke's attcnigit. T hey had se t gun- edly.
T he girl looked puzzled, tow ard ,
d e lib e ra te ly le t go. A nd th e re had
So. as she Jum ped up on th e b e rth vague but In sisten t, th a t could scarce-1 m en a fte r him . And "fo r a reason
him ; tu rn ed h e r gaze In th e d irectio n
ly
have
been
a
resp
o
n
se
to
a
n
y
th
in
g
!
w
hich
the
m
an
did
not
ex
p
lain
—he
been no cry.
' ag ain , she w as d em an d in g th a t p ira te s
Springfield Night,
in th e m ail’s tone.
j w as consplcuoua.
of Ihe door. "Y es." slut said wonder- I
T he g ir l lau g h ed u n c e rta in ly in a lu rk ab o ard . “ Yes. u n d o u b ted ly ." she
Friday,
March 23,
inglv,
"I
know
ex
actly
w
here
It
Is."
"I could of laid up ash o re ." he con­
She sh ifte d th e lig h t to h is face.
gro w in g a p p reciatio n of th is la s t c ir­ affirm ed, "th ey h av e m istak en th e
I
ELKS TE M P LE
cluded.
"b
u
t
som
e
u
lav
ale
devil
"W
h
y
a
re
you
a
b
o
ard
?"
she
dem
anded
"T
h
e
n
."
said
P
onape
B
urke,
"Just
cu m stan ce. T h e ap p a ritio n h ad been y a c h t for a tre a s u re seek er."
Eugene
He h e sita te d . "B e c a u se ,” he ex p lain ­ Shanghai«« my b an k ro ll and leaves give It one Hash w ith y er torch."
s ile n t a s a ghost. W as it really a
T h e g irl s a t s ta rin g a t th e fin g er­
m
e
Just
plain
on
th
e
beach.
So
1
ed p resen tly , "I'd so o n er be here th an
h an d a t all, o r only a d re a m ? It seem ­ p rin ts. S he w as se rio u s again.
stow es a w u y h ere."
ed very real, b u t sh e'd h ad only an in­
O ught sh e to tell C ap tain P ed ersen . In th e cold, cold grave. N ot." he added
P alm y ra th o u g h t It safe to believe
s ta n t. . . .
Mrs. C raw fo rd ? S he sa t fo r a tim e. w ith a sh iv e r w hich s e t the plum p
he m ight re a lly have been robbed. "So
ch
eek
s
a-trem
b
le.
"
th
a
t
I
a
in
't
cold
A gain P alm y ra lau g h ed ; th is tim e d istu rb ed . T h en , a ll a t once, a laugh I
then." «he Inquired In a to n e of re g re t, I
in m u sical m irth .
'
H ere e x p ressio n b ecam e om inously j h ere, to o .”
"y o u 're not. a fte r all. a p ira te ? I felt )
“G rav e?” Inquired P alm yra.
Yes. w hen one th o u g h t it over, th e m ischievious.
"B u llet," ex plained th e stowviwa.v. you m ight hav e h e a rd the R ainbow j
w hole v ision had b o rn e th a t exagger- j “I m u st." sh e an n o u n ced , "see o u r
T h e g irl sm iled Invisibly. She did w as se e k in g b u rled tr e a s u re .”
5th and B S t
a te d
im p ressiv en ess
com m on
to ( p ira te ch ief a t once and alone., for
Ponape B urke sh o t a look of In te r­
th in k any o n e would feel It nec­
d ream s. As sh e opened h e r ey es th e ' a v e ry sp ecial an d se c re t reaso n ."
E. W. Collin», Jr. Prop.
e ss a ry to shoot such a plum p little e s t In h e r d ire c tio n . T h e n , ap p a re n tly
h an d a p p eared to be risin g above h er
annoyed
th
a
t,
fo
r
even
a
m
om
ent,
he
P alm y ra w as se a rc h in g th e R ain ­ m an.
in a g e stu re , solem n, w arn in g ; a som e­
"A s fo r w ho I am ," h e continued. could have ta k e n h e r seriously, he
bow.
She had p e n e tra te d as far. in
th in g of ineffable p o ten t.
"I'm
a sk in g you, lad y ; do y’know the voiced a p ro test.
P a lm y ra sh iv ered once ag ain in th e th e 'tw een -d eck s, as th e sp ace s e t L in e? T he Line islan d s. I m e a n —the
P re s e n tly ; "M iss, w hy did y'lny |
asid
e
fo
r
th
e
h
eav
y
b
aggage
o
f
th
e
chill air. She slam m ed sh u t th e port.
G
ilb
erts.
M
arshalls.
C
aro
lin
es?"
below
h e re ? "
T h en sh e dived back into h e r co v ers; g u ests.
She had lain below m ischievously
S he sh ook h er head, ’hen realizin g
V
an
an
d
Jo
h
n
an
d
th
e
W
am
polds.
drew th e m up to h e r chin.
h e could n o t see. ad d ed a spoken nega to co n su lt a b u ccan eer. So. "I'm «orry
All Work Guaranteed
W ith th e ch im in g of five b ells of w ho bad follow ed h e r, stood clinging
you d o n 't sm ack m ore of th e S panish
tive.
th e m o rn in g w atch —h a lf p a st six one to a n o th e r. lau g h in g ly puxxlfd at
“
DODGE
SERVICE A SPECIALTY”
"If y 'w as know ing t'th e Line. ludy. M ain," wns w hat she said.
o'clock—th e g irl aw oke to a se rio u s th e way sh e had polked an d peered
T hen he ask e d : "B u t w hat did
you'd
sav
v
y
Ponape
B
urke.
N
am
ed
mood
I in to d a rk co rn ers.
Come in and get acquainted.
a fte r th e b ig g est o' th e C arolines by * y'have In m in d ? M aybe we could do I
W hy th is v oyage?
' V an reg a rd e d h e r sev erely . "R eal-
a d m ire rs— " a ti tt e r —"an d also them b e tte r'n y’th ln k ."
S he could no t doubt it had. in som e b . " he said, "re a lly 1 m arv el a t anyone
P alm y ra shook h e r h e a d Invisibly.
a s is n o t so ad m iring. As I says be-
w ay, to d o w ith Van B uren R u tg er, try in g to ex am in e th e fab ric of a
Ouch, —
Jo h n T h u rsto n . F o r she had seen a y a c h t w ith o u t a m icro st» p e.
K A F O U R Y B R O S .K A F O U R Y BROS.— KAFOURY BROS. — KAFOURY BROS.— KAFOURY BROS.— KAFOURY BROS
♦
g re a t deal of th o se tw o w hile th e fam ­ su p erficality . D ep lo rab le.”
♦
T
h
e
o
th
e
rs
laughed,
but
not
th
e
girl.
♦
ily, from B oston, had been in S o u th ern
♦
3 Busy Store.: PORTLAND SALEM SPRINGFIELD
As she half re a c h e d o u t for a big
C alifornia.
*
♦
W hen Mrs. C raw ford and th e Warn- • tru n k a d ip of th e R ainbow d ro v e h e r
♦
*
pold s is te rs and D ennis M cC arthy and ex ten d ed h an d on and dow n over. H er
♦
C o n stan ce C raw ford h ad com e idling fingers cam e, r a th e r aw fully, in to con- '
ta
c
t
w
ith
a
so
m
eth
in
g
w
arm
and
fu
rry
,
tri
up th e co ast in th e R ainbow , th e g irl
With a purchase of a dollar
o With a purchase of a dollar
had n o t su sp ected . B ut five d ay s la te r but solid. A nd— th e so m eth in g m oved!
a
"
L
a
st
n
ig
h
t,"
she
said
a
little
breath-1
or over you will receive a
h e r p a re n ts w ere bundlin h e r ab o ard
m
or over you will receive a
— w ith o u t an y ex p lan a tio n th a t ex-1 lessly, “ I fe lt lik e A laddin. B ut now,
>
surprise package Free. No
surprise package Free. No
p lain ed — and th e fam ily w as bound, a t now It’s Ali B aba. All B aba, an d a
red tape just present a
le a s t for H onolulu, p erh ap s Jap an th ie f— I m ean a p ira te — b ehind ev ery 1 D
O red tape just present a
H ad V an alone been asked as a fellow j one of th e se tru n k s. E v ery o n e."
ll- sales slip to cashier and get
sales
slip to cashier and get
v o y ag er she w ould have u n d ersto o d . ! “A p ira te ? ” Van w as co m m en tin g , i <
a surprise package FREE.
a surprise package FREE.
B ut w ith Jo h n also h e re she w as a t a T h en , le t's go. I sh o u ld n ’t' w an t to I
j w alk th e p lan k till I'd had my te a .”
lOlB.
Containing Merchandise of
Containing Merchandise of
T h e to n e w as lig h t. B ut h e w as, I
She w as Inclined to look upon th is
value to $2.00.
value to $2.C0.
y a c h tin g as in d elicate, b ru ta l; penn in g fo r th e second tim e in five m in u tes, ■
d
u
stin
g
w
ith
a
h
a
n
d
k
e
rc
h
ie
f
a
t
his
,
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
h e r up. as on a stag e, to play fo r them
h an d s. Born to th e A m erican a ristro -
all an en d less tria n g le of co u rtsh ip .
As if in p ro te st th e re ro se from th e c r a c y ,' he had a n alm o st h e re d ita ry |
m ain cabin th e e a rn e s t voice of Jo h n d is ta s te fo r th e d in g in e ss an d g rim e
T h u rsto n , follow ed by th e gay laugh i of th e u n d e r p laces. Give h im e v e r
of Van B uren R u tg er. B efore h e r th e 1 ,.«e p re p a re d and p ro p e r stag e o f life».
stro n g in te re stin g face of T h u rsto n . T h e re , indeed, he could be a su re and
One lot «eamleBs heather mixed
fo rm e d itself. W hat a sp len d id q u ality g ra c io u s figure,
caí u 30c
w value.
lu iu v .
Work Sox. Regular
P a lm y ra a ss e n te d . “ I go.” she said,
o f b rain an d will an d c o u ra g e ; to
Opportunity
Day
hav e forced o n eself up. a t th irty , from "b u t I sh all re tu rn . 1 like th ese low er
5 PAIRS
n o th in g a t all to reco g n itio n in one's re g io n s; so still, so d ark , so m y s te r­
ious.
I
sh
all
re
tu
rn
—”
she
paused
professio n . B ut sh o rtly h is fe a tu re s
w ere rep laced by th e h an d so m e h ig h ­ sig n ifican tly — "to n ig h t. I sh all com e ;
b red v isag e of h is riv al. V an, she de­ b ack ....................
"S h e m e an s,” in te rp re te d V an, “to i
Blue Chambray Work Shirts fine weave and
fended, had done none of th is becau se
good weight, 2 pocket shirt.
th e re w as none to do. And h e r p a r­ sn e a k p ick les and ham , ch ick en and
Opportunity Day
e n ts. In fav o rin g him . had h er h ap p i­ Jam fo r one re a l u n in te rru p te d . .
T he g irl laughed. "A s you h av e said
n e ss a s th e ir sole co n sid eratio n .
W arn ed by th e voices th a t it w as w ith food and d rin k , I sh all re tu rn a t j
tim e to d ress, P a lm y ra Jum ped out. th e sacred h o u r of m id n ig h t.”
S h e gave th em a c o v ert glance. B ut, '
And only now, did sh e th in k of th e
u n a w a re of th e h an d , of th a t h id d en j
band sh e had seen.
S he had dism issed th p a p p earan ce p resen ce, n e ith e r T h u rsto n n o r th e
as a d ream , b u t it seem ed so real now o th e rs realized th a t h e r, to th em , idle I
Athletic Union Suits very fine
,
th a t w hen she had clothed h e rs e lf she c h a tte r held an y p u rp o se of re tu rn .
T h ey m oved to go.
Blue wrist Canvan Gloves good dimity checks, Regular $1.00
clim bed upon th e b e rth for an o th e r
value.
A nd once m ore th e r e cam e from i
weight.
look th ro u g h th e port.
Opportunity Day
Opportunity Day
B en d in g down to gaze out, she b e ­ o u t th e d ark th a t ste a lth y w raith of
so
u
n
d
—
in
tim
id
atin
g
,
sin
iste
r.
cam e a w are of a so m eth in g on th e
Two Suits
M idnight.
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Red Hair Blue Sea
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By STANLEY P. OSBORN
DANCE
Dodge Service Garage
General Automobile Repairing
Oils and Greases
FREE
FREE
a.
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Successors to
THE FARMERS EXCHANGE
SOX
$1.00
SHIRTS
69c
GLOVES
caused h e r to s ta r t hack in s u rp ris e ;
P a lm y ra sw ung th e b u lk h ead d o o r i
th e p rin t o f m o ist and d irty fingers.
She s a t a sto n 'sh e d . T he h an d , then, open.
Now th a t sh e w as alone, how d iffer­
had been no d ream , b u t real flesh and
e n t It w as dow n h e re ; th e d a rk n e s s I
blood?
P alm y ra had an u n ex p ected sen se of m enacing, aliv e w ith g ro an in g wh tap-
evil. S he Jum ped down and h u rrie d ! e rs o f sounr' y e t *m Pty Have for th a t
fo r th e co m p an io n w ay to In v estig ate. j u nseen presence. S he w as, u nexpect-
T he g irl w as only a m o m en t In v e ri-' ed' y’ a h ttle afraid ,
ty in g h e r im p ressio n o f th e ev en in g , Dut
had h e r defin ite purpose,
before.
1 P alm y ra
e n te re d ,
placed
sand-
She sh o t a glan ce tow ard C aptain ; wi<:hes. a b o ttle of w ater, an ele c tric
P e d e rs e n 's h a n d s B ig and sq u are I tw c h on ,h e ,leck - T h ”n a’,c' *h " ’
1
enough, h eav en knew , h u t fiery red ' h eav y door.
"H p re
I am ,”
sh e
an n o u n ced
and flaxen b ristle d . At th e w heel
ch
eerily
..
I
stood one .Tohannsen, h is h u g e paw s
S ilence.
gripped on th e spokes, A s c a rle t b al­
S he got up, w aited, th e to rch ca st­
let girl d anced, dtaqualifylnglv, on th e
hack of one and of tti» o th e r th e Index in g a moon of lig h t upon th e food and
w ater.
finger w as m issing.
In th e c e n te r of H ip sp o tlig h t w ere
're s e n tly sev en b ells cam e, w ith
bi e a k fa s t for th e w hole crew , so th a t tw o feet. T h ey w ere sm all, en cased
she w as able to scru ,.n lzo , n o t only In b u tto n shoes. T h ey d an g led , Juven-
the men who had been on deck, b a t
alx lnche’ from the deck' For 8
PAIR
SHOES
Gne lot. of Ladle«’ Slippers and
Oxfords broken sizes, values to
$4.00.
Opportunity Day
for
SUITS
Men’s high grade Suits.
ues to $45.00.
$1.50
Regular val­
Opportunity Day
$29.75
Ladies’ Hose
OVERALLS
Values to $1.00
Boys’ and Youths’ heavy Blue Denim hlgliback
bib or copper riveted pockets In waist. Made like
mens’ garments.
Opportunity Day
UNDERWEAR
98c
Opportunity Day
2 for $1.00
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