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 . ,
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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,
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. 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
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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, ___________ __
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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
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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
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gome
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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
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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
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Northrup.
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