PAGE TWO
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
[jingle Bells
WHAT HAPPKNRD SO PAR
Tom Bilbeck 1» the narrator. He 1» a
fat newspaper writer who drive* a
tumbledown car he call* Grandmother
Page. He is In love with Maryella. his
rival being Jim Cooper. The three are
member* of an amateur drumatic club
Plans for a play at the Old Soldiers'
Home are under way. tiraiuhnotner
Page has engine trouble while Mary,
ella is out driving with Bilbeck. and
Cooper in his big roadster, takes Mary
ella home. After Maryella has left
Bilbeck is able to start his car again
The amateur players are to give
Pygmalion and Galatea. In their ver­
sion Bilbeck is to act as the statue,
and Maryella gets peeved when she
discovers that Bilbeck is bowlegged.
Mrs. Hemingway later flatters Bit-
beck and talks to him about the play.
Bilbeck pats her hand, only to find a
rough hand grasping him by the
shoulder and lifting him out of his
THURSDAY. AVGUST 1. I»21*
A I E ilt * H o te l S G Sllleck w ,i
snoring too,
Or. Van Valiah Hare H r C U. Van
Mrs. Ilsninilngway opened her beau Va I »ah of Portland spent the week­ registered at the Kills hotel n, ,
j tlful blue eyes
end ill Springfield visiting ul the week
"Oh. John!" she exclaimed joy­ home of Ills mol her. Mrs A. II Van
Lsbanon
M an In T o w n
E m n ie -i
fully as she recognised her husband V a la a li
R asm ussen. I.e h a u o n re s id e n t was In
even in n derbv hat snd snowshoes
A l S p r in g fls ld H o te l L e o n a rd G rin
He made no move to respond Io Hie o f W a lt e iv ilie und F P ilk in o f Suu S p r in g fie ld fo r m e d ic a l Irsalm sut
W e d n e s d a y m o rn in g
i entreaty In her voice
Francisco, C a lifo rn ia , w e re re g ls le re d
"Why, what's the mutter?" she th is w eek u l the S p r in g fie ld h o le !
Rsbhan al Blue River— D r W c
j>eiU,e,|
Keldian made a professional trip
"You know very well," he returned Be sure It It B E T T E R B R E A D Ni » Blue River Tuesday night Io y|,
savagely. 'When I arrived I found
H om e Bakery, sor» M ill S tre e t
pul len I a liie r e .
you In Tom Bllbeck'a arms,"
Go Io
B e lk n a p
S p rin g s
M r ati-l
"Me?" she said Interrogatively N O T IC E O F S H E R IF F 'S SA LE ON
E X E C U T IO N IN F O R E C L O S U R E
M rs
W a lle r S c u ll le ft M un d a y f>
"Impossible.
It must have been
N o tic e Is H e re b y G lv e u lliu l hy
B e lk n a p S p rin g s , w h e re th e y w ill re
Maryella von saw "
v ir tu e o f an e x e c u tio n and o rd e r o f
"It was not." hastily disclaimed
sale III f i l l ecloNUre lasued o u t o f th e m a in fo r suiue Ilm « fo r M r. S e n t' i
C ir c u it C o u rt o f la m e C o u n ty , O reg o n , h e u llh .
voice in the rear of the group.
My heart sank. I was In hopes on th e illa t day o f J u ly . 1929. In a
In ju re d a l M ill A C T r a v is Is la i I
s u it w h e re in , on th e 3011» day o f J u ly .
that I would tie spared Marvella's 1929, ill MUld C o u rt J u lie K I I h i I i - h .
o f f a l (ho lo c a l B o o th K e lly m ill a i
participation in this scene
re c o v e re d Judgm ent u g a ln a t d e fe n d th e re s u lt o f a q u ite s e rio u s In ju ry
"I don't knew what happened." a n is C h a rle s M E lllo t l, unti lo lle
M r. T r a v is In ju re d tw o o f h is v e rtu
Mrs. H e m m ln g w n y w e n t on. s lig h tly E llio tt , h u sb a n d and w ife , fo r th e aum
"'If you don't mind." said the rush In blindly where even angels
sheriff, "we won't go back until wouW pause to put on goloshes
morning. It's storming so hard out
I stumbled down the stairs. Came
now that I doubt if we could get agalu the faint cry:
through. I'll just put my horse in
“Help!"
the stable."
it was In Mrs. Hemmingwav '*
"You can't, the stable is burnt up." voice.
said the colonel.
I peered in at the door of the great
A compromise was effected by living-room. which was faintly Ilium
quartering the horse in the cellar. inated by a single oil-lump on the
As It happeued. there was an out­ table—the electric current was sup
side runway leading to the base­ piled only until one o'clock
I tils
ment. down which supplies were us­ covered later The room was chill
ually wheeled in trucks. After con with the penetrating cold of a win
siderahle persuasion the horse was ter's morning when the fires have b e w ild e re d , " b u t I'm s u re th a t I can o f *2,1100 00 m id lu te re a t th e re o n at b ra e on Ills track In a f u ll a n d w ill ho
th e r u le o f « •; p e r annulli fro m Oct u n a b le to w o rk fu r som e lim e
induced to negotiate this and was lied j beached their lowest ebb.
explain everything."
17th. 1928, a ln i fo r th e fu r th e r sum
to a post in one of the small store- | Mrs Hemmingway was walking up
Wlile they were tulking the floor o f *150 110 us a re u a o n u h le a tto rn e y a
R e tu rn to C a lif o r n ia
M rs
V lv l.i i
rooms below.
and down frantically
screaming trembled violently and there was a fee h e re in , to g e th e r w ith Its costs a m i
H u r le y and fa m ily o f S a n ta Ross.
This done, the colonel assigned us "Help! " every time the thumping niuffled vrni(h henealh UR Soo|) f(|,. d la b u rs e lis i n ta In th is s u it, m i l said
C a lifo r n ia , w ho h a ve
been v is itin g
seat.
quarters for the night. Fortunutely. (and moaning would reoccur
lowed a prolongin' lireiiVing of glass e x e c u tio n to m e d ire c te d c o m m a n d in g '
me In th e num e o f th e S ta te o f O re w ith fr ie n d s In Springfield vicinity
Mr. Hemmingwav. husband of one there were enough vacant rooms so , Suddenly she saw me as 1 advanc-
as If a brick chimney had fallen gen. In o rd e r to s a lis fv sa id Jud g m e n t, j fo r tin - post « o a k . re tu rn e d Bunday
of the members, thinks Bilbeck Is in
i ji
u
. ..
.
love with his wife During the argu h
h f he ladle8 couW bave au 80 out of th*‘ durkn*‘8s As she did through a skylight.
In te re s t, a tto rn e y 's fees, co sts id s u it to th e ir hom e
and A i- r ru in g costs, to t e ll th e fo llo w
meet the two men receive notice that apartment, while we men were billet an almost Inarticulate cry of desper­
CHAPTER IX.
there is a jail escape at the peniaontl- ed on cots iu the general dormitory, ate fear escaped her Ill’s ami she
lu g d e s c rib e d re u l p r o p e r ly to w it
V is ito r* at tlvs Qor rls H o m e— T G
T he Gay D eceiver
ary This escape keeps Bilbeck busy where most of the veterans slept.
B e g in n in g a t llie S o u th w e s t c o rn e r '
pitched forward.
Conjecture was superfluous The o f l.o l F iv e (5 ) B lo c k T w o (2 | in Gorrle of Portlund und George Rim
at his newspaper work, so that he
CHAPTER VIII.
I jumped quickly enough to catch disturbance was In the basement. We J o h n C h r is tia n 's A d d itio n to Eugene. ney of Cushman spent the week-end
gels away from the dramatic club.
her. She had fainted.
" H e lp ! ”
But Maryella summons him and starts
plied down by the inside stuirway L u n e C o u n ty , O reg o n , m id ru n n in g In Springfield visiting nt the home of
telling the story of "Dollyanna" who
Mrs Hemmen way refused to retire
th e nce N o rth 55 fe e t, th e n c e East 30
While I looked around anxiously
Some one hud been thoughtful t'cel. thence North 50 te e t, th e nce Mr Gurrle's mother. Mrs. C I Gorr <
believes ahat everything that happens un„, Uer husband Came. , offered
for a place to d*po8lt - hVr
fUl1
•
nou«h
'°
bring
'he
lump
from
the
turns oat for the best
East 20 fe e l, th e n c e S o u lit till fe e t, und Hr.
The players arrive at the Old Sol- 8" up w1th ber- but she declined length I became aware of anew souna table. By It« lig h t w e d iH vovered a lie n, . W i s i 5 0 feel tu (he p ia i o f
diere' Home, being greeted royally and vehemently.
a rapping at the front door I was wreck that Impoverishes description. b e g in n in g , a ll in E ugene. L u n e C o u n ty.
To Visit in Nevada Miss Irena
meeting Pilk Henweaher and others. j "You know what John would think too busy to bother about It then. 1
O reg o n .
J u h i > e f C h a s e G u ld e n s le fl M onday
The play at the Old Soldiers' Home
he found you and 1 sitting up picked up Mrs Hemmingway bodlb The post to which we had tied the
N ew T ite rs fo re . In th e nam e o f th e
sheriffs horse hud been torn out
is interrupted because of a fire, the
for Carson City mid Reno, Nevada
alone together," she explained.
and started for the table where the bodily und a tier of shelves contain S ta le o f O re g o n , m c o m p lia n t-! w ith
players and veterans escaping.
th e s u lit e x e c u tio n und o rd e r o f sale, wktre she will spend u few week i
Riding away from the scene of th e , 1 agreed with her heartily, so we lamp was. In the absence of a couch ing several hundred glass jars of a nd In o rd e r to s a tis fy sa id Judgm ent,
yls'llng with h-<i father and other
Ill-fated play In their costumes and, fixed a good warm fire in the stove I could put her on that.
fruit which was supported hv the in c lu d in g In te re s t, a tto rn e y 's fees relatives
overcoats, they are held up by es- and left her alon/ to welcome her
1 had nearly reached It when the post had collapsed and slid Its hurili n c o s ts m id a c c ru in g costs. I w ill, on
caped convicts, one of whom is cap-
.
S u lu rd a y . Hie 31st day o f A u g u s t. 1929,
tared by Bilbeck after a struggle.
i sp o u se- I' «»«W be only a few outer door was flung violently open, to the cement floor.
M a rria g e L ice n se e lasued
u t th e h o u r o f one o 'c lo c k In lh a fte r
The captured thief is taken back to | hours until morning, and I did not admitting a swirl of flying flakes.
The horse, wlnnving continually to m uin o f s a id d a y. a t th e S o u th w e s t
D
u
rin
g th e past ws-ek th e county
the Old Soldiers' Home and the Sher- bother to undress, but threw myselt With them came a gentleman who himself, hud retreated to a corner of fr o n t d o o r o f said C o u n ty C o u rt III
c le rk hits Issued m a rria g e lic e n s e s to
Iff is sent for. As the car refuses to exhausted, on my cot
Eugen»-,
l.u
n
e
C
o
u
n
ty
.
O
reg
o
n
,
o
ffe
r
strode In unannounced.
He was the basement followed by the up
budge the players must stay there,, . . . .
fo r s a le a n d s e ll f o r ca sh . u l p u b lic (he fo llo w in g C h a rle s E llio t t . M u n i«
and Mr. Hemmingway. hearing this
d,d not s'eep- however. The wearing a derby hat tied onto his rooted post
a u c tio n , s u b je c t to ré d e m p tio n as c e llo , C a lifo r n ia , uud L o is H a in e s,
over the phone, says he is coming storm outside was making a con- head with a muffler and was o ilie r
T O B E C O N T IN U E D
p ro v id e d by la w . a ll o f tin - r ig h t, t it le E u g e n e ; W ill In ill H a m m o n und M a ry
right to the home—as he is suspl-1 tinuous racket around the eaves and wise ineffectually bundled against
and In te re s t o f th e , said d é fe n d a n ts
Cions of Bilbeck and his wife Mean corners of the building that nearly 'he storm in a black broadcloth over­ N O T IC E O F S H E R IF F 'S S A L E O N C
H a ro ld
h a rle s M E llio tt , to n e E llio tt , hus S h irle y , b o th o f F lo re n c e :
while the Sheriff arrives.
E X E C U T IO N IN F O R E C L O S U R E
hand a n il w ife , u nd E va M ille r , und a ll R o b in so n and lh - lla - lllu i k e rh y , bo th
drowned
the
chromatic
snores
of
the
coat
with
the
collar
turned
up.
On
NOW GO ON W IT H T H E STORY
Notice Is hereby given that hy vir­ p e rso n s c la im in g hy, th ro u g h o r under o f E u g e n e . W llllu u i H a rd e s ty , E u g e n e
veterans.
! his feet were a pair of suowshoes.
tue of an execution und order of sale th e m o r a n y o r e lth e y o f th e m . In und u n it E va V o g e lp o h l, o f S u th e rla n d .
The excitement of the evening' Good heavens!" I exclaimed, In foreclosure Issued out of the <’lr. , to th e s a id p re m ise s.
He stopped in amazement as he
A, (J. Hines and E va M ille r , b o th o f
, cult Court of I.nne County. Oregon,
still kept my blood racing and my j ‘’^ ° are you?”
H. L. BOWN.
taw our group.
S lltc o o s . and F re d Heimuli and D re *
on the 29th day of July. 1929. In a
S
h
e
r
if
f
o
f
la
m
e
C
o
u
n
ty
,
O
regon
prisoners.
nerves
at
high
tension.
I
listened
John
Hemmingway,
confound
you”
"You've g et a lot of
suit wherein, on the 26(h day of Ju|v ;
A I X-15 ÏJ-29 I Meed, b o th o f M u p le tu n
for the ouening of the door w rhlch|he Krowled. stepping toward me with 1929. In said Court The Pacific Sav­
ain't you,” ho commented.
upraised
fist
and
tripping
t
over
hl»
the ' would indicate that Mr Hemming.
ings ,v Ixtan Association, a Washing-
“These aren't all prisoners,
own snowshoes, which he » had for­
fur- ,on Corporation, recovered judgment
colonel explained hastily. "There's J *vay had arrived,
against the defendants Will G. Nor-
only one.”
■ The sonorous slumbers of our gotten he had on.
ni
y
>
place
He led the way to Bill, who, trussed j coun'rl'8 ex-defenders began to fray
In Oaks Lumber Company, a i or-
up In bis chair, had fallen asleep
temper. W hat right had every- burden on a long table before he poratlon, The First National Bunk of
peacefully.
bod>' to 9leeP while I struggled in could reach me. Just in time I,Junction City, a National Blinking
straightened up to find myself in his Corporation, and Alsea State Bank,
.
vain
to woo Morpheus*
77 EAST BROADWAY
EUGENE
The entire situation was explained l
w
an Oregon Corporation, for the sum
grasp.
might
have
become
accustomed
to
of
*1047.16
and
interest
thereon
at
to the sheriff while he peeled off a
We wrestled back and forth silent­ the rat« of 10% per annum from
SERVE YOURSELF AND SAVE
layer or two of clothing and revealed a regular snore, but there was one— ly. Twice he kicked me in my bruis-d September
25. 192S. and for the fur­
Comrade
Pilk
Henwether.
for
a
dol­
himself as a small old man. with
shin with his snowshoes. The only ther sum of ,1100. und for the fur
watery blue eyes and considerable lar—who gurgled In hfs sleep. The way I could prevent a repltitioti of ther sum of »100.00. and for the costs
foliage in front of his face.
His exasperating part about it was that those tactics was to stand on the and disbursements of this suit, and
execution to me directed cum
beard was white, except where it was 1 he didn't do it all the time. Only oc­ broad webbing of the shoes myself. said
mandtng me In the name of the State
casionally above the diapason of his
Stained with tobacco-juice.
'fellows came this unearthly gurgle as A" ’ WelKht‘d son,e,blnK over Mvo of Oregon, In order to satisfy sal I
Judgment, Interest, attorney's fees,
if dishwater were disappearing down hundred. I effectually anchored him cost of suit and accruing costs, to sell
to the floor.
a sink.
the following described reul property,
While we stood embracing one to-wit:
S p e c ia l
I tried to calculate the Interval
L o t e ig h t (81 In b lo c k n in e <9l In
between
explosions
and
finally another in a deadlock a low moan College
Hill Park Addition to Eugene
thought I had him timed to twenty- escaped from the Bps of Mrs. H.m- L : ne C o u n ty , O reg o n .
mlngway.
S a tu rd a y
eight seconds. Then he fooled me
Now Therefore. 1n the name of the
Haunt you better take care of Stutc of Oregon, In compliance with
by missing on one cylinder and re­
maining quiet a full minute. It was your w ife? " I panted, apprehet: ,iye the said execution and order of sale,
60c WHITE LAYER
and in order to satisfy said Judgment,
lest she roll off the table.
almost a relief when he burst forth
CAKE 4 9 C
incliiiing interest, attorney’s fees,
"You
seem
to
be
able
and
wll'ing
again.
o.:ts and accruing costs, I will, on
to do that," he hissed vindictively. Saturday, the 31st day of August,
Saturday only at the
Something had disarranged his
“You home-wrecker."
White Front Grocery, Main
1929, at the hour of one o'clock In
timer, for he became erratic from
"You are mistaken,” I returned the afternoon of said day. at the
between 4th and 5th.
now on, sometimes firing twice In
8. uthwest front door of the said i
hastily.
succession and sometimes falling me
County Court House In Eugene, I^ane '
Get yours Early. Made
“Of course." he sneered. "I didn't County. Oregon, offer for sale and '
tor two or three revolutions at a walk in Just now and find her In sell for cash, at public auction, Rub- I
and Baked by the
time. His compression was wonder­
your arms at four o'clock In the Ject to redemption as provided hy :
trouble was In his spark.
NEW HOME BAKERY ful. At The
morning! I only thought it was you! law, all of the right, title and Interest j
last my brain gre% curdled with
of the said defendants Will O. Nor- 1
In reality It was some one else and wood, and Zelma Norwood, his wife.
futile exasperation.
I may have
Phone 103
405 Mill St.
you were up In your room fast Twin Oaks Lumber Company, a cor­
dozed, or possibly I had a fever de­ asleep! ”
poration, The First National Bank of
lirium. I don't know. Anyway, It
Junction City, a National Banking
w as n m a r»e».i.i-
■
.
To
emphasize
his
remarks
he
Corporation, and Alsea State Bank,
was not a refreshing sleep that came hailIed o„ w|fh
his right arm. which an Oregon corporation, and all per-4
S A V F W IT H t A F E T Y
to me and It was crowded w ith
I had carelessly allowed to escape sons claiming by. through or under
A T
nightmares.
and
'hem or any or either of them, In and
9uddeny I opened my eyes and me, and belted me energetically in to
said
premises
the
ear.
The
S /o re
, listened Intently to a new sound that
H. L. BOWN,
I don't know what might have
Sheriff of Lane County, Oregon.
( had been beating againstmy eardrums
happened further between up had
A Í-8-15-22-29 ■
for several minutes during my doze
we not been separated hy a willing
A series of Irregular tappings, ac­
assortment
of
half-dressed
old
companied by a low moaning, became gentlemen.
audible above the steady roar of the
"Stop this racket!” shouted tthe
storm. My relaxed nerves became
sheriff,
displaying his star conspic­
alert once more.
uously.
"I represent the law and or­
What was It?
der around here and I'm going to
The Irregular thumping was re­ have peace!”
peated. It sounded far away, and
I was dragged off from Hemming- '
yet strangely near, as If it might be
way’s snowshoes. We stood glaring
in the walls of the building. Was It
at one another. It Is Impossible to I
a spirit tapping?
Instantly forget a ringing blow on !
I had never believed In such
the
ear. I find, even If it Is delivered
things, but then I had never had
by a very good friend. On his side j
proof of any kind to convince me.
We winh to announce that we have moved Into our beautiful new
One hair-raising supernatural Incl- I suppose that his resentment toward
me was at least particularly Justified
store at the corner of Fifth and Main Streets and will be glad to have all
¡dent will make
a spiritualist of _ by appearances. It was hard to think i
our customers and other friends come in and visit us.
anybody.
of those things Just then, however. !
i A sudden sound of some
Our business in Springfield and vicinity has grown so rapidly that
one and as a matter of fact, I didn't.
Sixteen Ounces
j strangling made me sit up In bed
larger quarters and better facilities for handling groceries were needed
"Good
morning,
Mr.
Hemmingway,"
j 1 his last was In the room so I soon
In line with our policy of serving the public the best we remodeled the
decided that It was my friend the greeted Jim Cooper, arriving in what
building
for our new quarters and now have one of the best icrocerv
I thought at first was an abbreviated j
stores
in
the country.
”
y
eccentric
snorer,
who
had
hit upon sleeping garment, but which I later I
Puretest Milk of Magnesia
a new speciality.
is a reliable antiacid for
We have faith in Springfield and we know you will be as proud as
But the thumping and the moaning discovered was his Greek tunic. ’'’Glad
counteracting excess acid
! you got here at last. Why—What the
we are of the new store. Make this your headquarters when you are
continued.
I
t h r e w off the covers
In the stomach and is a
deuce— ?’
down town. We’re always glad to see you.
“nd got out of bed. determined to
gentle laxative for restor­
i His glance had rested on the
Investigate.
I had Bo
ing the bowels to normal.
prostrate form of Mrs. Hemmingway.
Sold only at your Rexall
bul^ 7oe n° POCketf' ln my tl*ht8- “Mrs. Hemmingway fainted.” I ex­
but
I
felt
my
way
to
the
door,
bark
Qrug Store.
plained.
l"K my shins only once on an ,
"Oh, I see,” he considered thought­
cot.
William’s Self Service Store
Special Saving in
L A D IE S ' D R E S S
SH O ES
Ladies’ Dress Pumps, Ox­
fords and Ties. Patents,
Blondes and Kids. High,
low and medium heels.
S p ecial P ric e d
$ 1 .9 8
For Heartburn
and
Constipation
$ 2 .9 8
Visit Us
IN O U R NEW ST O R E
50 cents
Flanery’«
DRUG STORE
T
a - MvC J*--«»
fully. " I suppose It's all for the best
Jointly came a cry for help,
I imagine that Is the only way any
made haste. I am o chivalrous
tool; no one ever yells for assist one could get any rest In this In­
stitution."
•nee without getting It from me
I
Evidently Jim had noticed the
GRAY’S CASH AND CARRY
DALLAS MURPHY, Manager
Phone 22
Next door to former location Fifth and Main St».
4