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THURSDAY. FEB »!. 1980
And you did To run away, to humll
SERVICES OF EXPERT
POISONED CRAIN MIXED
late me. , . Well, despite everything,
you are my wife, and I've caught you.
AVAILABLE IN MAKING
TO FEED GROUND PESTS
and I have you. You can't get away
INCOME TAX RETURNS The Idins County Agricultural
rrom that, my dear.**
"No." she said flatly.
,
T 1 ‘
.
agent Is already gelling buey with a
Ixual people who are bothered with
,
,. ,
He reclined upon the sand, prop munv . i . i . i i .
oampalgit to rid lbs county of many
many details In making out their In-
^ L L U S ^ R M 'E D b y d c n a l d
r il k y
ping hla head Up With one hand, and i-ome 1 ..
~ . may secure the «ray dl«««rs at**1 other ground d <-
come tag statement
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1 In pesta. O, H Pletcher, county agent,
stared at her.
services of a deputy front the office
,, ,,
'
.
"You've never guessed how desir of the Collector of Interna. Revenue
, ‘T * * ’S * ?
What'8 Gone on Before
1 Steep well, my dear?
Members of the crew were swinging able you are. Lucy?"
by visiting him a, h l. office In Eugene ' ‘" ’L T a w t
r“
a ,
t
Tt at party In Palm Bea< h given I "Say Faunce, would you mind let- outward the davits where was slung
Men
have
asked
me
to
marry
.om
etlm
e
between
February
1
and
13
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by Mr. Cooper Clary. Leeson. an at j ting me have a word alone with my a
motor boat; stewards were placing them." she retorted
adn between February « and March T
» • ' ’ X f«r «he use la he cam
torney. meets Lucy Harkness, known
supplies In the boat. She entered the
"But you didn't; you married me 16 inclusive A deputy will be eta.lim- I
as Devil-May-Care because of her ad w ife*'
"
gr"Und
Fauuce flushed at the brusqueneas pilot house where Modane stood by Do you know why?“
venturous lift
In a game In which
ed In Kugene on the above mentioned ' The p,"a,,n * UI b* pl‘"'*'d
»•«*
partners are chosen for the evening. ‘ of the request He glanced at Lucy. the wheel. She held out her hand.
"You've Jtiat told me why." she said dales to assist the puhllr with their !
p'”lnd* • a,h and <l'»"'*buted
Lucy Is won by Tim Stevens, who hss
“I’m not a bit afraid of him, Per
"Oh. that' Th.it wi a the Immediate I '
"I want to thank you captain, for
a reputation as a heart breaker
to dealers In all parta of Iho rounty
lllln
I Is
B
J
UKI
f a
problems. Thia
Just
part of
saving me.” she said.
Leeson Is a bit Jealous. Tim Stevens gus," she said
motivating Impulse Hu. behind .hat, genera, state wide service
before
Marach I. The poison Is no*
„
»hlch la |
Reluctantly the doctor arose and
tells Lucy they are going aboard his
wasn't It fate. Lucy?'
Modane glanced at Stevens.
being provided by Clyde O. Ilunlly, available at the county agent's office
boat, the Minerva, and she accedes walked forward. Stevens leaned to
“Perhaps," she admitted.
"Why. ma'am. Mrs. Stevens, why
Internal Revenue Collector to make In the l*roducers' public market for
In order not to be a quitter. Asked it ward his wife.
ma'am—"
"And fate, when It brings a man
she is sorry that he won her com -1
the annual Income lax problem less thorn fermera whu are bothered
pony, Lucy says she Is not and that
" “ere were you going with
Stevens slapped him on the back, and a woman together, means love. bothersome
earlier than usual
evidently fate arranged it
Tim Pounce," he demanded
I "Attaboy, Modane- Modest as anv does It not. Lucy?"
after Y L . w M° P 1O° k,I,S
dOn', ” *“ mln*’ ,e ’“ ng T°" W’
mv
»*”’ ° f
* •» -
She looked at him coldly,
The deputy will also he ln Cottage
Spends Sunday at Ashland George
g
. *
Leeson.
were r ) | ng
gpt>|ld
nlRh, on Mra steTen(|
e ,ernB„ <ratefu, , 0
"Don't be a cad." the said. "Don't Grove on FVbruary 24 and In Junction Kennett mudi- n business trip to Ash
Aboard Stevens boat, Stevens tells R am rod » uinn.i -rh ... _
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Lucy he loves her. to which she re- Barracuda Islaad Th*‘n we were you for leaping into the water after try to Justify yourself by persuading City on February 36.
land on Sunday.
plies with contempt. He becomes an- i
nk «*’ 8O®« Bahama key and stay her, and so am I I'd be a widower vourself that, in spite of everything.
gry. and she becomes afraid of him. there."
but for you. Modane. Instead of a I’m really In love wilh you but haven't
Stevens tells Lucy that he will not
'Forever." he sneered
bridegroom starting upon his honey found It out. Be man enough to do
let her go until she has promised to
“Until we became tired of It. Un- moon."
what you Intend to do without ex
marry him. To escape him she leaps ... . . . . . ..
•
• • •
Into the water from her cabin window. 11; . »ad ,lm e to ,hlnk
cuse. Love you? I think you are the
swimming a short distance under tha
"Well you're going to Mo Just that
It was a busy afternoon that fol- moat
runtempllble
thing
that
water.
thing. Only you're going with me, lowed luncheon. Stevens had no aug
breathes
Are you aallsfled."
Lucy reaches land and meets Dr. not F aunce"
gestlons to make to her, but he ac
"Plenty." he Mid. "And now. my
Perugus Paunce on an Island^ He
- r>on.t
abaurd -- aba
cepted her aid. He chopped wood; he dear wife, will yon please go to the
takes care of her and takes her home.
.
Mv
God!
you
talk
to
me
erected
the
tent,
first
clearing
a
Everyone is worried about her. and
Ahsunl
------...
tent and wait for me!"
when she meets Stevens he Is frantic, 1 °t absurdity! Listen, my dear Lucy space for It back from the beach He
Well, she had proposed the game,
regretful and stll ardent In his love, you left me. to run away with Paunce found the spring which trickled In a
Leeson Informs Lucy that Stevens □„
thtnk
,
h
made the rules, and Interpreted them
must raise a quarter of a million
..
.
J '
' wonu tiny stream to the sea, and cleaned She had given her word Io save Fer-
dollars or go to Jail at five o clock. *rould eonwU-t me of murder if 1 killed It out. and sunk in It the aluminum
container, which held the butter.and
,h \ ,lr- dful
Lucy goes to her bank and raises the him out of hand?"
She washed the dishes, put ' ‘
T u 7“ ”
h”
8h"
„
. . , . ,
“You wouldn't dare." she breathed Cheese
As rapidly as weather pvrniltB. work on the development of
Lucv goes *n Stevens to help him
..._ a
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rose obediently, walked to the tent,
nt
he
refuses
to
take
money
from
a
„
Aad
why
not?
Yo”
knp"
»utter
but
w y no
ou knew better them In order, stacked the stores be
this beautiful memorial park I h going forward. With the
entered It. and the flap fell behind
woman to whom he is not married ’ ou *n<>w that my hands are Itching neath a tarpaulin which Stevens
filing of the plats for the two new areas fittingly named
her.
So Lucy marries the man she hates, now to toss him overboard. So help stretched between poles which he
••Evwgreen" and •Hillcrest”—the final design of the park
"Lucy," he called
and promptly runs sw
away
ay from him. me G
od upon
un on my
mv w
o n t of
nt honor
h,,».,._■*
a had
.a chopped and
__ , sunk
__ . deeply
.
God.
word
In the
becomes evident.
going to her friend Fergus Paunce.
Her voice came back to him. clear,
"Your word of honor?" she Jeered sand.
and tells him what she has done.
unafraid, tinged with contempt
"Upon my word of dishonor, then.
Stevens sets out In search of Lucy.
How long do you expect to remain
" W a lir
Meanwhile. Dr. Paunce and Lucy I'll kill him here and now unless you here?” she asked. To save herself.
No great effort of the Imagination Is required to visual-
launch a new boat A hurricane argee, without further word, to go she could not keep anxious timidity
"I wanted to tell you: you need not
lie
the
park as It stain will be - a retreat of charm and love
wrecks them on their first thip. Lucy
be afraid of me. I don't want you
liness and peaceful beauty.
Is saved, and finds herself on board with me to Barracuda Island, to share from her tones.
and never wit want you. So far as
He shrugged carelessly.
the Minerva, wondering what has hap the tent I'll erect there, to be mine!"
I m ronrerned. my girl, you may go
Faintly, far away, her voice sounded
pened to Dr. Paunce.
"Oh. I told Modane to drop by In
Now go on with the story.
to hell and be damned forever."
as she made her decision.
Remember that every dollar Invested In the park_
a week or so. If we weren't here I
CHAPTER V.
Stevens clapped his hands; a Fill- told him to cruise over to the Baha
under the terms of the trust agreement goes Into the
She felt her throat constrict and plno steward came running.
She understood now exactly why
actual wark of development, administration, and other nec
mas and get trace of us there. Why?"
she had married Stevens She had In
was conscious of an almost master
essary ex|M*uses.
"Please tell Dr. Faunce I wish to
"Oh. I Just wondered." she said.
tended to revenge herself upon him
ing desire to scream. If Fergus had speak to him.*' said Stevens.
"What do you care where we go. so
by making him a byword for the
not been saved. If he. her mad com
Faunce came at once, no fear, but long, my dear, as you are with me?"
panion in her mad adventure, had anxiety upon his face; worry, Lucy
And remember, too. that every dollar Invested by the
mean hearted public to laugh at. She
Since they had landed his manner
had not comprehended her own mo
been lost, then life would have no knew for her.
public
In the origin al-or wholesale” distribution of the
and words had been impersonal. Now
tives. but he nad made them clear to
savor, not even a reason for continu
property
will be returned two-fold when the sites are resold
My wife and I," said Stevens she felt the Jeer behind them. And her In that conversation on Barracuda 1
for actual use.
ance. If she. impelled by motives
this
was
the
man
who
professed
to
which even to herself were obscure. easily,
ea'" y' "have
baTe composed
co” poaed our differ- n‘a ™
®a" «»«> professed
Island.
had dragged
Faunce to
death.
And 80„ . Doc,or' ’ “
' h0..t0° k * * In
TO BE C O N T IN U E D
bad
dragged Faunce
to his
his death
her spiritual agony. Well, she would
Don't you owe it to youraelf to know all about ‘Rest-
then she would be guilty of that send you to Miami in the Minerva,
while she and I continue ln a motor- not give him the satisfaction of know
Haven.”
death.
TRANSFERS
DEPOT
MAN
, boat, the voyage that you and she Ing her fear, her horror of him. In
She cried out at sight of him. and began I leave It to vour own decl- stead, she would show her contempt.
TO TERMINAL YARDS
he leaped from the chair. She leaned sion what explanation you may make,
"Quite right. Inasmuch as Paradise
against the outer wall of the cabin |f any. it would, of course, sound Itself would be hell If you were pre
Max Coglll, for several ye -s ynrd
and laughed. He was so ridiculous plausible If you stated that your boat sent, what difference can it make clerk at the local Sou'hern Pacific
in those clothes, obviously borrowed had been picked up by Mr and Mrs what we do or where we are?"
seallon, was transferred last week to
from Steven's supply. Then she Tim Stevens, honeymooning on their
“That'a more like Devil May Care ‘
,ral"
»« 'he Eugene .
wept slightly, but dried her tears as cruising house-boai. and continuing the
high spirited
whL'm
w™ ♦*rmfnal yardM. h .
ip hirh
nniritxtri maiden
muMom —
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Jarksoo, of
he advanced upon her. She held out a deux on Barracuda Island Any un- ed and w on ." he mocked her "Well Eugene, 1« filling the position former-
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her. hands to him.
| wittlug injury you may have Intended let s have some supper "
"I wanted to die," she said. "The doing a man who had never Injured
o n ce again his manner became im-
fear that I'd dragged you to death
you would be balanced by such a a'personal,
1
lighthearted, even gay. and
As his hand dropped gently upon story. I think
she was angry and humiliated that
hers and imprisoned it, she met his
He rose abruptly and went forward.
she took her tone from him. Why
glance.
They saw him enter the pilot-house
should he have any power over her
If she had not known before, she where Modane the skipper steered whatsoever, even the power to make
would have been informed now. He the Minerva. Faunce looked at the her smile or frown?
loved her with that overmastering girl.
"Lucy.” he broke a long silence,
“You—want th is’” he asked.
love which is only given to middle
“do you hate me?”
She nodded, avoiding his eyes.
age. Youth is romantic and desirous
“And despise you." she said.
• Because, my child. If you don't—"
but the middle years bring selfless
"Why did you marry me?” he
he
began.
devotion
asked.
"Don't. Fergus," she said brokenly. ' She cut him short.
"I don't Just know why,’’ she hon
"Fergus, he’s my husband, and— estly replied.
"My dear, I can't help it. It seems
to me that It's always been so, and | I'm com'ng to m y-senses.
"I do,” he told her.
and ’ alked a »«Y: »«ready
always will be so. But I'm not going I, Sh*“
“Then why?"
to bother you with It, Lucy, dear. 1 m obedience to orders tfven by
"Because, as my wife, you could
didn't mean you to read It in my Stevens, the Minerva was losing way. hurt me more than In any other way.
eyes. But you have, and I am glad,
because if ever you need any one.
—I don't want to be dramatic, but I'd :
There are two angles from which
die for you. Lucy.”
to view a Job of printing.
"Oh, Fergus, don't speak of death,
(1) As a mechanical proposi
w e’ve been so close— so near— Her
tion
Involving the use of type,
voice ceased; the hand that rested
paper, ink and machinery, or
beneath Faunce’s fingers moved un
easily, and then the fingers clenched.
(2) As a means to an end
Faunce looked up.
Stevens had
— utility or sales.
emerged from the pilot-house forward
The first Is the ordinary printer’s
and was now approaching them.
OF
viewpoint.
Unwillingly Faunce admitted the
great charm of the man. His big
The second is ordinarily the buyer's
body moved cat-like, smoothly, grace
viewpoint.
fully. He had the knack of wearing
clothes well, and his blue-flannel
The difference between printers who
double-breasted Jacket became him.
are "job printers” and the Willamette
Tho display includes:
The yachting cap could not entirely
Press organization Is in our effort
AT
hide the blond curls, and the tan of
to view every printing Job— whether
his face but made his teeth the whiter
the simple form or the most elabor
a s they showed In a smile.
ate selling piece— In Its relation to
GRAVE VAULTS,
"Better dear wife of mine?" he In
the final task It must accomplish.
quired.
(Next to Springfield Bakery)
URNS,
To us, typfc, Ink and machinery are
She felt a taunt in the inquiry and
friendly genii existing only to do the
she blazed.
VASES,
will of their masters. ’'Sales power”
“I suppose I owe you my life?" she
BIRD BATHS,
or “utility” is the service we demand
queried.
from them.
: He shrugged hla wide shoulders.
GARDEN BENCHES,
"No need for protestations of grati
SEPTIC TANKS.
tude. my dear. The hurricane hit the
Minerva and we were scurrying for
the lee of Barracuda Island when we Doom will be open for this dis
saw the waterspout hit your craft play every day for the next few
We didn't know who was In your
weeks.
boat, but we did the obvious thing.
W e managed to save you. Rather a
Designern and Printers
shock to pick one’s bride out of the
ocean, clasped In another man’s
Springfield, Oregon
arms, but as one gets older one un
derstands that lire Is a lurid melo
drama when It isn't a savags farce.
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