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I PAU» »IX THR SPRINGFIKî.n NKWS TIÍUR8DAY, APRIL IO. 1030 ruin mu. Luke has n bi< influant-« In Ounner mm the door, the City «.id even now the mere eu*- Margaret « . . unprepared for the COUNTY AGENT GIVES ' gestion that 1 was antagonistic to him type Ih«i ca„,e Into the room The WORM POISON FORMULA . In making a o.g d iffered a." , m M > hawk iac. had . , (|| B|)d The following formula for poisoning To hl» surprise she la us bed a certain reflnoniont which she had cutworms has been recommended by “Hanlon, you're making ms feel Ilka not expented a pig You d ont Imagine I would al- "Are you Mrs. Msddl.on?" drawled 1» H Fletcher. lame County Agrlcul- ' ° f R"M* tO *Ufi*r becaua* ’h* »«»l«or. and she Inclin ed her hoed lural agent. In maponae *lo several requests for Information concerning ' of the help he tried to glee m u f t «lightly. Margaret Ijafem*. engaged to be Danton Morrell was puxsled. Why My name I. H ayn.e -th e police meane of combatting these peats. married to Luke MaddUoa. la with him when he encounters Ounner the floors were firmer, the doors she had worked It out to th e hour. “An was she so cheerful* And then he re- know me ns Gunner llaynee I'm a "Mix logelher. dry. X6 pounds of . Haynes, ._ 7 — . n American m rau iu croon. an crook. in In a a i s**mrd heavier She opened one of soon as I am certain that Luka la at membered that she would be la Jewel thief among ,th .r things." he coarse bran, one pound of table salt, London hotel lobby. Danton Morell ‘heae ard showed him Into a room. and one pound of white araeulc, or Ronda In a few days, would be unite,! said ? M ygn rete brother. Rex ¡the comfort of which wae rather Ronda I shall go to him.** "Kxactly what will you any to him? srlth her husband. The thought m ad. HI. to o . wgk a . c.lm . . though he Pnrla Green Add one quart of cheap Is watching them, and wonders If u . . rstner Gunner recognises him after seven ’ ' . * , expected something He He coud coud not not reslat reslat asking aaktng thia thia him wince, he was beginning to un w er. announcing him self the member molaseee to two gallons of warm wa year*. That eight Rex 1. found dead » « t ^ U r t y uninviting. and It w«s question, though hs realised eve« » . derstsnd how big a place thia girl of an honorable guild ter ITepare Ihe mash for dlatriou- and by his side a note addreeeed to Po“ ,b,e U>*t had this been the case ha anoka th . w . n h ** h l. atoter aayln, that he had been he would have declined the b Z . ° f had made for herself In hit life. It wae j •'! met your husband once; hs tried tlon by adding enough of (he eynip ehooia ns . •olu,,OB '*1« <lry poisoned bran not like Danton Morrell «0 allow any Io do me a service ruined bv k in . ia ik . MaddUoa» M .aai«.,.-. and g . o n eelsew h ere H « lne ¿ 7 * 2 * I , a tactical error. ruinad by ts taking Luke advice. Morell talk M add Ison later elsewhere But the " bed __ .. * ” mixture Io make a roarae crumbly woman a foothold In the mild thing •Io him one. Mrs. Maddlson — was ---- He 8,w ber allffen; that cold look that Rex had cashed a check (tor n ea t the sheets sp o tless; the furnl- came back to the beautiful eyes. mash which will readily fall apart he called his heart; but Insensibly, Again she nodded. X1S.M« signed by Maddlson ture. though plain, wae ample, and a When erallered over (be ground." and for some reason which he could "That Is entirely a matter between Mr Danton Morrell la a friend of Margaret does sot know that her small fire burned In the grate. “Ordinarily about fifteen pounds of Luke and me. I have made thia not understand, she whom he had In yours, la he not?“ la a larger. Her love for Maddlson • e e the poisoned mash will be required mess. I am afraid, and I must get tended should he a dupe had become turns Io hate but she keeps her pro "Yes." ahe aald coldly. "Why?" rkanty looked at Margaret In horri out o f it" mise la marry klm. for each acre (rested." said Mr. mat a factor. It was unbelievable. "I waa wondering . . . Mrs Maddl- His consternation After the wedding Margaret asks fied smasemenL And with this came another reali «011. would you think t was Imper cher. "The poisoned bran maeh la dis In his desperation he blundered that the wedding. lourney be post-1 w n almost comic. again. sation She waa In love with her tinent If I Baked you wliy yUUr hut tributed by broadcasting over tba ponM. sad that Luke leave her fot i •'You've riven hack .11 . Infealed area anil under (he lop« of "You owe something to Rex's mem husband! two days, claiming that she is going he mo""7 band left you?“ to have a nervous break-down. * ’ you' h* »tammered. potato«« and other plants that are be He had opened hla lips to speak ory. I don t know what you're feel Her steady eyes met hla. In the meantime. Luke finds that Wh? shouldn't I* Tye enough to ing about Luke, but there's a fact when there came a knock at the door ing attacked Aa the culworms do Ho you think you would b e’" she he is short a sum of money at the live on." said she. “Mr. Stiles as Bloat of their feeding at night, the that can not be overlooked. Luke and the maid entered. hank, and rings up his wife to ask trustee of the fund I asked qulally. and saw the faint sm ile poisoned belt should be Mattered la 'There's a gentleman wishes to of hla. her to let him draw It. He is amaxed . . . . . to be refused, and by Margaret say- 8um e,cn‘ allowance" the evening so that II will be freeh .. . 1 when he found he was ruin- speak to yon. Madam- a Mr Haynea.' TO BE CONTINUED lng she will keep It In revenge for u n . lJ x i . ° n/ . ‘.L her- <,umb: **' h# hoa» ,1#d «“» ««'1 further Into when Ihe worms begin Io feed. Had Margaret been looking at him, his mining her brother. Luke "is un founded. AI1 bis fine schemes had she would have seen Dnnty'« fa.-» ■ - — the mire. His god Is money"— able to reply, and leaves her He been blown away as s feather Is hlow , L0AD l im it s lif te o on wanders to the Thames embankment. h_ eauier Is blown "Yet he gave ms everything, and go pale Juveniles Hold Msetlng trying to guess what the trouble Is. ' *" e ' She sarbJ him the when I refused him money, he went "He says he knows Mr. Maddlson TWO LANE _____ CO. HIGHWAYS Th" meeflng of the Juvenile Clrclo Luke regains consciousness two troublp of speaking and gave him away without a word. Don't you real klightly. and he wants particularly weeks later in a hospital, with no- time to recover himself for she w e n t Curtailed load lim it, on the Mc m h '“ ' ‘Y 7 . ' ,b,‘,r* W " ’" c n n - ise, Danton, that had he gone to a to see you." thing to indicate hla identity. He has on: Kcnxle and W illa m e tte h ig h w a y . , h*' * ‘“rd«X »f'er- EMnton .taped at her. lawyer, had he gone to the courts— a heavy beard and the hospital peo- '-r.,u„ » Which have been e n f X e d th u .u r n . """ 'h* pie call him Smith, a name which he " neTer bw n in Parts had he done anything— I must hare "You did not tell hint I was here, ___________ __ ¿ 1 8l*r,n « ««>«•<»>. according t„ Mrs M yrtle decides to keep and see what hap- **nce he went away were removed on ome Interested given him the money back, not be- did you?” he began, and saw the look Monday and full Kgglmann. senior guardian of (he pens. The nurse comes Into his Person must have sent that wire I c a u s e h- h .s — _ 1 ■ Z k --------- summer weight loads will he permit room with the announcement that a almost feel as thought 1 » had an5r <>K* rl«ht to It, of astonishment on her face. Juveniles A short business meeting ted on these roads, according to Ray. friend wishes to see him. ¡b» „ » , 7 L “ ‘° but beca“a* 1 »<* have dared "Do you know him?" followed by sn snlertainm enl sod re * " “ ‘J ? “ * gome « « “ • f° ' «» f e e a public Inquiry. He may Now go on with the story. He nodded and glanced significant mond U ulsh, resident engineer. freshments const II uted the program. The sections which have been un ly at the girl. l t , x eh , r n r r r - — The next meeting will be held »Her “A frleud of yours wishes to "Just wait a moment outside, will der the weight limit ban were the school starts la September. terribly cruel, but I cannot right one I should be awfully uncomfortable wrong with another. That la the eon- you." •aid Margaret. When the girl Thur*,on Waltervllle sec tions of the you." she said. "He says he knows 'f I thought my money made any dlf- »(deration which made me give hack had gone m e and an d th d n .,» closed ahe ask McKenile, and the Goshen-Lowell you." the » door Birthday Dinner Qlven ference in your scheme. sections of the Willamette Luke frowned ______ _ Danton. ,h e money to Mr Stiles.'. she went on ed: "Who Is heT' Mrs. M II. Hunlly entertained at "A friend? I'm sure he's m lets ken H ,Ppf,y’ ^on'r® » rich man." He's a man I don't think you The 400 pound load limit remains In a voice less tense more agreeable a surprise d.nuer at her home oa me for somebody else." * ntT nodd« l «lowly. He had that almost friendly. ought to see He's a criminal, the effective on the Cheshire Ix>w Paaa Monday evening in honor of the “No, he particularly asked for you. recelTP<1 » warning letter We shall hare to thresh out this fellow who was arrested that night summit section of the Sluslaw high birthday of her husband. Major M B. He said the man who was stabbed; ot rora *• banker, for he had been business of Rex— It is rery ugly and at the Carlton. If you take my advice way. Hunlly a group of relatives and course. I didn't tell him your name 8pen<,,ng money and losing large hurtful, and I can t think of U calmly you II send him away." close friends were Invited. was Smith, because It Isn't." i **B” hls f,T °rite gaming house In She hesitated. Furchases Supplies — Mrs. W H. was Smith, because It isn't.1 .. . . «>— » «««»« a n ------ now. Luke s<s«z may hare u«wo »urn«* some ex explana plana- Oh yee. It is sister—I'm profound- ,hat hl8 financial position ,lo n - »Her«» may hare been a rery ex- Larimer, of Fall Creek, purchased "If he knows Luke— " Maréela Résidant Here — Mrx. Roy curious: let let him him come come In. ln." j wou d soon be unassailable. cellent reason why he refused to help He does not—that's Just a trick to grocery supplies In Springfield on ly carious; Withers. Of Marcóla, was a Saturday -Monday. With an effort he recovered hit hal- pnor « « At any rats. It s my Job to and he's pretty dangerous." The man who came In he had never visitor In this city. ance and forced hla voice Into a tone f,n'l , (,<‘ truth." "Then you'd better be here when he seen before. His shabbiness was re of Indifference. He was almost livid with a fury he comes." and ahe saw by his conster lieved by a collar of such surpassing I m not sure that you're wise. Did could hardly disguise His lips curled nation that thia was noe an ar(.,p t. w hiteness «hat Luke guessed It had you consult your lawyer?" able suggestion. "I'd better tee him In a sneer. been bought for the occasion, as also She shook her head, w ill you wait In the little drawing had the violent necktie. Ho was a j “It seems to me that the result or room r- In matters of conscience one does man w i’h a very small face, sharp- your reconciliation—I suppose that » 1 not consult lawyers." Margaret was In that mood he could featured; his heavily lidded eyes It was difficult enough even to glanced furtively left and right before make Intelligent conversation. Her With everybody F U .u ci.H y It may X T t V a r t £ ^ ^ X '-o r Z he came stealthily to the bed. attitude was a dead wall built across "AH right, sister." His voice was hla easy p ,t h. and , , mompn, high and husky and Luke remember seemed unscalable He had to play for ed that Lowing'« voice was that way. time now; his cunning told him that and wondered If this was a relative. so long as he had heron his sld» th .r» "Is this your frien d r asked the was no rvasop why he should lose nurse. hope He had dreamed of hundreds of The man nodded. thousands; he had been certain of ' The nurse disappeared and the man tens of thousands; there was still an bent oyer the bed. He smelt musty added thousand or two for the Dh king and unsavory ag though his clothes and ossibly a greater haul if he had been stored in a damp place. played the game shrewdly. "Joe says that as you d'dn't squeak Rond??-’ dO y° U eXPeCt f- he's going to make things right for you.” ■" d'lv '8 ’(»"o” »he said very "Didn't what*" ar.ked Luke. "Squeak. Don't he funny When you come out. see him. He slipped a dirty pi»ce of paper under the pillow, and Luke hoard a well-remembered rustle. “There's s fiver for you. Joe says he’ll look after you." “God bless him!" said Luke sober ly. “If ever there was a man who wants looking after. It’s me." I Luke left the hospital on a snnny afternoon, and could walk without assistance, for he carried no baggage. He was strong enough to walk, for he had taken exercise on the terrace of the hispftal; but he had lost weight and his clothes hung loosely upon him The mysterious man had told him to go to Mrs Fraser, at 339 • Glnnett street. He pushed open a door; a cracked bell clanged, and after a while there emerged through a door leading to the shop parlor a sharp-faced woman with brassy hair, who greeted him Use the beautiful new Simplex Iroaetta with all the superficial friendliness which he discovered was the normal attitude of the small tradesman ln this neighborhood. , “t am Mrs. Fraser," she said. F lo w e r s everywhere...next to the Thtx special offer is good for a limited •1 was told to call and see yon." A worthy leader time only, l ake advantage o f it now! See tor the Luke began, when she Interrupted liedg-i, under the windows, in flower him quickly. what ironing the modern Simplex way new Oregon Spirit "Are you the man from the hospital boxes, in beds, in yard corners, means. See how much time it saves you, —Smith?" CHARLES HALL, how much money, how much works along tne back fence. Inexpensive, Luke smiled and nodded. She lifted Republican for Governor, started with nothing and the flap of the counter. “ rred his way to success easy to grow, colorful, fragrant. 'T om e In, will you. I thought you with bis own bands. He la w asn’t com ing out until tomorrow.” the kind of man red-blooded There are no better seeds offered Oregonians admire and re- She led the way Into a frowsy little •Pect. and whom they will tnan those obtainable in Northrup, parlor and closed the door communi | be proud to see In the Gov I f you want to keep it, let the Irao atta cating with th e "shop carefully. ernor’g chair. He will be a King & Co. s Seed Box at your "It's lucky I had the room done up ' P«y fo r Itself w ith the worthy champion and lead p h o n e c a ll t o d a y for you today. I’m a rare one for 1 er for the new Oregon Spirit dealers. M ake S e le c tio n N< money It saves yon each lo w . I srln* nP|ri‘ ,hat ,s &o,nK to getting things done In time, w ill you week- .¿¡7!. down b rin g s y o u th c ^ ^ "Pell Progreaa for Oregon come this way. Mr, S m ith ’’’ ir o n e tte to m o r ro w »(¡X month ,Or Ha" *■ • »°te Curiosity Impelled him to follow for Forward Oregon." ca sh her. At the first sight of that dingy shop he had been tempted to tarn “Industrialite Oregon" back, te find a new foothold to life; Sdv.. Hsll for Oersrner r-j,a but now be went after the woman L- ® *S"«»vr almost gaily. For that was the weak PorUsod. Or« ness of Luke Maddlson; a consuming curiosity as to what would happen next. At some tim e or other there had Ï ‘. 1 A candidate f o r GOVERNOR who has won signal success by his own efforts An extraordinarily liberal offer TEN DAYS, A b so lu tely FREEI Iron on the Ironetto Then Decide for | Northrup. M ountain states power C ompany