THURSDAY. FWnRUARY 6. 1981
TH E SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PAGE THREE
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all placea?
With an effort he pulled him self to­
gether.
"No. I’ve never been to Swltaer-
! land."
“No!
I know every Inch of It. Had
j a tour on a motor bike there last sum­
mer. She was som e bike, toot I had
i a * p»« lal engine fitted to her."
6fTBESUgS>
By
r o l l MALE --Good Milk Cow, with
flrat calf, Ouernaey and Jcr*ey
mixed; alao on« K«ntl« hum«, weight
Ibou pound* Lum Anderson, City
hall.
3 19 81
V iclls from Fall Creak Mra. Roy
WIIAT HAS GONE BEFORE
The undersigned. Executor» of the llrew ir of Fall Creek visited relative*
Olles Chlltoriham seta out to make
eatate of Hugh M. Price, deceased, In Springfield on Saturday.
| Julie Farrow love hlme. Intending to
have filed their Final Account In the
throw her over In revenge for the aul-
In tna C irc u it C o urt of tha S ta ts of
matter of said eatate with tbu County
| d d e of his brother Rodney, whom
Clerk of lame County, uregon, and Oregon for Lana County.
j Julie cast off He succeeds, but finds
un order ha* been made and entered L G. HELBOCK. I'Ulutlff,
that he has fallen desperately In love
Veraua
MANY FOUR-H CLUBS TO
of record by the County Court of
! xpth her him self. W hen he discovers
ALICE M HELBOCK, Defendant.
said
County
directing
thia
notice
and
(hat It was not this Julie Farrow, but
RECEIVE CHARTERS SOON appointing Saturday, the 7th day of
To aald defendant, Alice M. ilel her cousin of the sam e name, who had
February, 1931, ul the hour of tun bock: Yor are hereby summoned to ! driven his brother to der.th. But Giles
Th« follow ing 4 II clubs will receive o ’clock A. M. for the bearing of ob­
r
nl
h w i u ' • . . married.
to an American
named
. Barrow,
__ girl
charter* In lb« near future according jections to aald account and the aettle­ In the above eu tltled cause and court Sadie
with whom
he haa not
within four w eeks from the first pub­ lived for a long time. Sadie unexpect­
to It. ('. Kuehner, lotue couuly club nient of «aid eatate.
Hater thia Kth day ul January, 1931. lication of this summon* and If you edly turn-) up In Ixmdon, at a party
leader Th« charter* are presented to
fall to answ er, for want thereof, at lilies' mother's house, but both keep
JOHN M PRICE
th« Individual club* when th« tuem
plant!
will apply to the court or
-
__________JKHHE A. FOUNTAIN
he relief asked In the com plaint, vlx.. | JuU^ dtal, i „ toned( enleri, ,nUj the
bera have all axunplaled their work on
SUMMONS
hat the marriage contract and r ela w, )(|
|Jf 0, u ,nil(,n t, t
to
one project. Th« 11*1 give* (be numu*
In tha C irc u it C ourt of the State of
Hon existin g betw een plaintiff and d
h
angul, h
b a wr,-nc« 8oho
of III« leaders, club nuum, and uuiuber Oregon for Lane County.
defendant be set aside and wholly
waI)U
„„
h<fr , X)mb. r<|
11. II. Brundage, trustee, Plaintiff,
of ni«mb«ra eurollnd.
annulled.
This sunimou*
la served .. ' who had first Introduced her to Chlt-
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va.
J. F. Ito««, Dexter— Baxter outiux U lysiea W. Ellmaker and Ruth L. upon you by virtue of an order of tenham, demands money from Giles
Ellmaker, Ills wife, Francea A. Ell­ C. 1*. Barnard, County Judge, made with the threat that If he la not paid
d u b , 1» tnviuberat cooking); Mlaa Ixila
maker, a widow, The Bank of Com and filed In this suit Jan. 22, 1931, he will tell Schofield that Chittenham
Klugilny, rout« S, E ugeue -Trlpe-ll
mere«, Eugeue, Oregon, a corpora­ directing the service of this sum mons and Julie spent the night together on
Couklng club, 8 mem bers; II. W. Cum
tion, trustee, Ruth-Robertson Pow­ upon you by publishing the sam e for the SR. Bernard Pass Later Julie con­
•rou, Wealflr
W estfir Handicraft
der Company a corporation, William j four weeks In the Springfield N ews, fess«« to Chittenham that she loves
Johnson, doing bualueM under the and requiring you to answ er In this him.
clu, IS membera, It»«* Mathew«, Crea
name and sty le of the Johnson case within four w eeks from the first
At a spiritualist seance at Giles'
wall Induatrloua Workers Handicraft,
Furniture Company, Eugoue Planing publication o f th is sum mons which Is m other’s house Sadie Barrow, his
lb member«; Mr*, tlladya Ito»», Cot
Mill Compauy, a oorporatlon, Terrlll- made Jan 22, 1931.
wife, suddenly goes blind. She calls
». D. ALLEN,
Volgbl Planing Mill, a corporation.
lag« Drove I.uthum Mowing club, IK
to him and he responds, revealing the
Attorney for Plaintiff, residence and
Waller*
Bushong
Lumber
Company,
member*; G. E. Newmun, L o v e l l -
fact that she Is his wife. Julie, who
P.
O.
Address,
Eugene.
Ore.
a corporation, F. K. Melvern and J.
Star Cookers club, II member*; Ml*«
J.22 29 F.6 12-19 has sent Schofield aw ay because of
E. Bryan, partners doing business
I her love for Chittenham. goes home
Mubel William«, Crow Stage, Eugene
under the firm name and style of
N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
In despair. Chittenham follow s her,
Melvern * Bryan, Nets P. Jorgen­
- Vaughn Variety Vlttlera, 6 mem
N otice is hereby given that the un but she sends him away and decides
sen,
J.
II
Blake.
William
Preelon.
designed, latouu T. Montgomery, has jjj,,- will accept Schofield. She goes
bora, .Ml»« N eill« It. lx>ep, rout« 1,
l t v r u t l I I I a w l a< * o o i i f e l v
E „
« » ill
*
si
I.
I—
and C. II Halea, parlours doing bust been l appointed
executrix of t the
will . to Schofield's
hotel. I He
Is out, but
Kugen« River Rood Hough boy», 19
uus* under tlio firm name and style und (-stale of John G. Montgomery, she leaves a note with him.
member*, Mr*. Itoy 8. Woodruff, rout«
of Preston A H ales, C. A. lo r d s and deceasod, by the County Court of
Schofield’s reply Is to return Julie's
O. D. Maclatren, partners doing bust- 1-ane County, Oregon, and all persons n(,te unopened.
I. Kugene- lllvur Ituad Jolly Cbafa 8
Later h e calls on
in-»«
under
the
firm
name
and
style
having claim s ugalnst said esta te will j ch itten h am and tells him that Ix>m
members; Mr*. I la tel Itoehrtnger,
of Cords A Maclsareu, It. A. Babb, present sam e duly verified at the law bar<i hB8 told him of the night that
route 1, Eugene Jolly Chefa, 8 mem
John Hoe and lUchard Roe, partners office of W hitten Swafford, 202 T lf q b a
Julio spent together at St.
doing buslneaa under the firm name fany B ld g , Eugene, Oregon, on or Bernard
bare, Mr*. J. It Fl»h, rout« S, Eugene
He believes the worst of
aud style of the Perfection Wall Bed before alx m onths after thia date, * j un». o ile s throws Schofield out. So
M other» Helper Cooking Club, 10
Compauy, W alter A. Woodward
Dated and first published January lhat fa what the world believes about
membera.
Lumber Company, a corporation, H. 29th, 1931.
tbe Kir| be |Ovea!
Seven dub* In th« vicinity of Junc­
W. White, doing business under the
LEONE T. MONTGOMERY,
NOW GO ON WITH TH E STORY
tion City will alao b« presented with | name and style of White Electric
Executrix of the will and esta te of
Compauy, F. J. Berger, J. W. Cope­ John G. Montgomery, deceased.
their chartara soon.
land Yards, a corporation, and Vern W hitten Swafford, Attorney.
It was long after midnight now and
D. Mcobert* and Frank W. Mcobert,
J.29 F.5-12-19 26. 5h ere were many motor-cars and taxi­
N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
partners doing buslneaa under the
Nolle« I* hereby given that the uu
cabs speeding along the streets, carry­
firm name and atyle of Mcobert
N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
d«r«lgnod haa been duly appointed
W
arehouse
Company,
and
Lillian
M
ing people homewards from dances
N
otice
la
hereby
given
that
the
un
Admlulatrator of the eatate of Catb
Travis, a widow, defendants.
duralgned has beeu duly uppointeu ,,nd theatres.
urine E Adam*, deceased, and any
To F. K. Melvern, J. E. Bryan, anil
of the esta te of Hanover E.
and all person* having claim* agalnat ltlchard Roc. member of the partner­ Executrix
Pitta, deceased, any and all persona i Giles wondered what Julie was do-
th« «aid ««late are hereby required ship known a* I‘er feet Ion W all Bed
havlng claim s against the sold estate ing. Lying awuke perhaps, hating and
Io proaent aald claim* duly verified Company, defendants:
are hereby required to present said ; ,|esptalng him—the thought was like
»« by law required, at my law office,
IN THE NAME OF THE »TATE
Beckwith llulldlng, 717 W illam ette Ht., OF OREGON, You are hereby required
Eugene, Oregon, In latnu County, Dra­ (o appear and answ er complaint which I’ue, attorney for the eatate at Spring- he was Ued hand and foot by the
gon, within a lt moutha from the data ha* been filed against you In the
field, Oregon, In Ixine County, Oregon, lalms of a h elp less woman who would
of tbl* notice
above entitled Court and cause within
Hated and flrat published Jauuary four w eeks from the date of the first within six m onths from the date ol perhaps walk in darkness for the rest
thia notice.
S, 1931.
of her life. . .
[.uhllcatlou of thia summons, and if
Hated January 6th, 1931.
Hale of last publication February yvm fall to so appear and answ er the
Tired out "as he was, Chittenham
GERTRUDE
POTTER,
:>. 1931.
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
Executrix of the estate of Hanover never closed his eyes all night, but
II. E. SLATTERY,
the relief prayed for In hl* complaint, E. Pitta., deceased.
towards eurly morning. Just as the
AdmlnlNtrator of the eatate of Cath­ to-wit: for a decree foreclosing plain
Frank A. DePue, attorney for Estate.
arine E. Adatna,deceased.
tiff’s mortgage upon the following
grey daylight was show ing between
________________J.8-16
23-39-F.6
Address 717 W illam ette M.,
described real property: Lot 2 In
the curtains he fell into a restless
Eugene, Oregon,
Block numbered 20, In Oroaa’ Addition N O T IC E O F S H E R IF F '8 8 A L E ON
dose, to be awakened alm ost immedl
J.8-16-22-2D-F.6 to Eugene. In Istne County, State of
E X E C U T IO N IN F O R E C L O S U R E
N otice la hereby given that by ately, It seem ed, by the Insistent ring
Oregon; also Beginning at the North­
Estate of Z. T . M ou ntjoy, Deceased. east com er of the Levi W. Zumwalt virtue of an execution and order of Ing of the telephone at his elbow.
N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
Donation I .and Claim No. 62, Nortlfi- sale in foreclosure Issued out of the
"Hullo— yes! hullo! who Is It?”
Notice la hereby given that Jane cation 4941, In Township 17. Mouth. Circuit Court of Lane County, Oregon,
Mountjoy hu* been by the County Rang« 6 Weal of the W lllam ete Merld- on the 10th day of December, 1930,
"Is that you, Mr. Chittenham? Blm
Court of tbu Htate of Oregon In and lau, running thence Mouth along the In a suit w herein on the 14th day Lennox speaking— ”
for lam e County, appointed Executrix east line of »aid claim Forty (40) of October, 1930, In said court L. M.
"Yes— oh, yes, Miss Lennox.”
of the laat will and textam ent of Z. chains to the Moutheust corner of the Travis, Inc., a corporation, recovered
Olles was fully awake now, and yet
T. Mountjoy, deceased.
North half ( f t ) of said claim ; thence Judgment against F. W. Schults and
All peraona having claim* against W est parallel to the north line of Ida Belle Schultz, his wife, defendants the power of thought seem ed to have
the eatate of aald deoeaacd are horeby said claim Forty-five (46) chains, for the sum of $2177.00 with Interest deserted him.
notified to present the »ante duly thence North Twenty (20) chains, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum,
Som ething had happened to Julie—
staten and v«rlfled, at the residence thence East thirty (30) chain*, thence from the 13th day of December, 1928,
In Mprlngfleld, Oregon, of *ald Execu­ North Twenty (20) chains, thence aud for the sum of |62.19 taxes, and som ething terrible—som ething tragic
trix, within alx months from thia 22nd East Fifteen (16) chain* to the place for the further sum of *260.00 as at­ and unalterable which would never
of beginning. Also Lot four (4) and torney's fees herein and the costs und permit him to see her again.
day of January, 1931.
JANE MOUNTJOY,
the N ortheast quarter of the North­ disbursem ents herein In the sum of
Som ething—
Eecutrix of the Last W ill and T esta­ east quarter of Section Twenty-eight *36.30 which Judgment was enrolled
"Hullo! hullo—" Blm’s voice at the
(28). A lso beginning at the North­ and docketed lu the Clerk's office of
ment of Z. T. Mountjoy, Deceased.
w est corner of Lot Three (3) of said said Court In said County on the 14th 'phone again.
A. E. W heeler, Attorn y
____
___________J.22 29 F 6. 12-19 Section T wenty-eight (38) running day of October, 1930, and said execu­
"Julie's gone— ” Blm’s voice was
thence South 14.96 chains, thence East tion to m e directed commanding me
N O T IC E O F F IN A L S E T T L E M E N T
33.70 chains to the East line of said in the name of the State of Oregon, very clear and quiet, and yet its under­
The undemlgned, Administrator of Section Twenty-eight (28), thence
lying agitation was unmistakable.
the Estate of Crank Stokea. deceased, North 14.96 chains, and thence W est in order to satisfy said Judgment, In­
"1 cam e back to town early this
hu* filed her Final Account In the 32.70 chains to the place of beginning, terest, tuxos, attorney's fees, coats of
matter of »aid E state with the County all In l-ane County, Oregon; and that suit, and accruing costs to sell the morning. I hadn't heard from her
Clerk of lam e County, Oregon, and you. and each of you be forever barred follow ing described real properly, to- for som e days, and I was worried. I
an o~der ha* been made and entered and enjoined from assertin g any claim wtt;
The N ortheast Quarter of the North­ came up on the early train, and I was
of record by the County Court of I of right, title or Interest In or to
*ald County, directing thia notice and said real property, or nny part thereof, east Quarter of Section (20) Township In the flat by -half-past nine, but she
appointing Frldny, the 27th day of save and except the statutory right Twenty (30) South of Range Two (2) had gone. There was a note left for
Ea. t of the W illam ette Meridian, in me— a note to be posted—she does not
February, 1931, at 10 o ’clock A. M. of redemption.
for the hearing of objection* to *ald
This sum m ons Is served upon you I-ane county, Oregon, and the W est say where she Is going—sh e Just
Account and the Hettlement of nald by the publication thereof for four one half of the »ou th w est quarter of
says sh e Is not coming back any­
E* late.
su cccesslve w eeks In the Springfield Southw est one quarter of southeast
Dated at Eugene. Oregon, th is 29th News, In accordance with nn order quurter of Section 17 und Lots No. 1, more.”
day of January, 1931.
duly made nnd entered by the Hon. 2 and 3 in Section 20 Tp. 20 S. R. 2
For the first tim e her steady voice
LIDA T. HTOKKH,
(1. F. Sklpworth. Judge of the above East W illam ette Meridian in Lane shook, and broke with a ring of an­
Adm inistratrix of the Eatate of entitled court. The date of the first County, Oregon, excep tin g therefrom
the tollow ing described tracts; 9.44 guish.
Frnnk Stokes, deceased.
puhlloutlon la January 16th. 1931.
acres deeded to O. E. R. R. Co. O ct
'•oh, Mr. Chittenham , what does It
Janie* K. King,
DONALD YOU NO,
4, 1906, by deed recorded Oct. 29,1 mean? What can have happened to
410-11-12 Miner llulldlng
Attorney for plaintiff,
1906 lu Vol. 73 page 94 Lane County
Eugene, Oregon
860 W illam ette Streot.
Deed Records, also excepting 23.98 her?”
Attorney for Administratrix.
E ugene( Oregon.
"I'll com e round at once.”
J.16 22-29-F.6-12 acres deeded to the S. P. R. R. Co.
J.29-F.5-1219 26
Dec. 30, 1909 by deed recorded Jan.
It seem ed to Chittenham that he had
29, 1910 In Vol. 86 page 249 Lane never taken so long to dress—his
County Deed Records. Also except
27-100 acres deeded to latne County hands shook go that he bungled every­
for Roadway Dec. 3, 1912 by deed rec­ thing—each moment seem ed an eter­
orded May 8, 1913 In Vol. 102 page nity, and yet In less than three-
72 Lane County Deed Records, also quarters of an hour he was round at
General Law Practlee
one acre deeded to Fred Fisk, Aug.
9, 1916 by deed recorded Aug. 14, 1916 the flaL. Blm still wore her hat and
I. M. PETERSON
In Vol 114 page 86, Lane County Deed coat, and her calm face and steady
Records. L eaving 60.67 acres of land eyes looked strained and afraid.
Attorney-at-Law
>-
more or less In said Lane County,
She attem pted no greeting—she
City Hall Building
S tate of Oregon.
Just handed him the letter which Julie
Now,
therefore.
In
the
name
of
the
Springfield, Ore.
S tate of Oregon, In com pliance with had left.
298 Main St.
Rosldonea 198 C
said execution and order of sale and
"Dear Blm,
«* J
«2 M
in order to satisfy said Judgment,
“I am going away. I'm so sick of
Interest, taxes, attorneys fe«H, costs
of suit nnd accruing costs, I w ill on of my life. I have tried— you know I
Full Auto Equipment
Saturday, the 14 day of Feb., 1931, have— and I’ve failed all round. So
JEWELER
at the hour of 2 o’clock In the after I’m Just going away, and not coming
Lady Aaslstaat
noon of said day, at the Southw est hack any more. Don’t worry about
Repairing a Specialty
front door of the County Court House,
Springfield, Oregon
In Eugene, Ixtne County, Oregon, offer me— I'll find happiness som ehow.
nr
"Julie.”
for sa le and sell for cash, a t public
auction, subject to redemption as pro­
Giles read the letter, and laid It
vided by law, all of the right, title down on the table. His face was grey,
nelson leghorn farm
franka de pue
and Interest of said defendants, F. W,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Lane County's Oldest Breeders
Schults and Ida Bello Schults, his and though he tried to speak, he could
of
wife, and all persons claim ing by, find no words.
NOTARY PUBLIC
C. WHITE LEGHORNS
through or under them or any or
Rim was watching him steadily with
ses. j I those
,
eith
er o f them In and^tojiald prem ises,
clear, understanding eyee that
Button
Springfield
SPRINGFIELD
OREGON
H. L. BOWN, Shorlff, |
seem ed to see so much.
Phono 81-F-M
Building
Oregon
By A. E. Hulegaard, Deputy.
J.16-22 29-F.6-1I
"Why has she gone, Mr. Chltten-
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Ruby
M. Ayres
ham ?” she asked at laat, painfully.
He would have launched out Into a
glowing description of the machine,
but Schofield cut him short.
Who was the woman who drove
a car up there? I knew one once— "
He broke off with a sharp memory
of the reckless way in which Jniie had
boasted to him of her achievem ent.
"I did it all right—only I couldn’t
get down—the snow waa too bad—and
! the wind!"
For a moment he could not answer,
then he broke out passionately:
•‘It's my fault—all my fault. Oh,
my God ’ W hat a brute I've been to
her— "
Blm'* reddened Ups sm iled waver-
Ingly. Suddenly she began to sob.
He remembered how ahe had shlv-
"Oh, poor little Julie!
Poor little | ered—’•! never heard wind how l like
Julie!
You men are all the same.
it did that night—It waa as If the souls
Why can ’t you leave us alone If you
of all the damned were up there,
only mean to bring us unhappiness?”
»creaming for m ercy.”
Chittenham made no reply He was
i That waa 80 llk<i her—she had been
thinking of that night at the top of the , ond
ta|kjng eItravagand
St. Bernard and of the radiant hap­
hap-
And , t muHt hay(j
th#
piness in Julie's face when she first
night she h?d spent with Chittenham.
cam e to his arms. T hen he had been
The other man went on cheerily;
offered a Joy too great ever to be re­
“I never knew her name, but she
captured and, fool-llke, he had let the
was a little slip of a thing—fair, I al­
m om ents pass without tastin g their
ways like fair women—eh?
I re-
full realization. And now, perhaps, he
member noticing her because she waa
would never see her again— perhaps
the only woman In the hotel— a rotten
already she had escaped from him Into
hotel, too— she had a man with her—a
darknes and silen ce which he could
decent sort of a chap. I remember he
neither penetrate nor break.
gave me a tip about a new engine
After his Interview with Chittenham, he— ’’
Schofield reeled out Into the street
Again Schofield cut in im patiently:
from Mrs. Ardron’s bouse like a
“You don’t remember his name? It's
drunken man. For the moment he Grange, but tw o people I know did
was mad with passionate rage and the t|,at tr| p an<J__..
bitterness of d isillu sion m en t
The ot’h er man Uughed
He had made an Idol of Julie, and
- Ve>> oddly enoughj i ran
cruel hands had dragged It down from him only a day or two ago— Chltten-
the pedestal whereon he had set it, ham> hi„ name wa„ _ what dJd yoa
and broken It
say?”
He was In no fit state to listen to
"Only that it’s a coincidence, but I
reason or to be sanely Just. As is so know Chittenham.
Surprising how
often the way with single hearted sm all the world Is.”
people, the first poisoned arrow had
‘‘Yon know him? R eally. I like
taken deadly aim.
the fellow. He and I sat up together
The depths of his love was also the all that night, talking motors. It was
measurement of his despair and Jeal- too darned cold to sleep. He knew a
ousy—he believed the w orst of Julie lot about en gin es—he told me we . .
—he im plietty believed the tw isted
“You mean that night at St. Ber-
story told him by Lombard of
that nard?”
night sh e had spent with Giles Chit-
"Vee. You see, we— ”
tenham on the St. Bernard.
Schofield got up suddenly, his face
For w eeks he had known that her white, his eyes imploring,
reck less gaiety was but a blind to
"Will you sw ear that th is is the
cover a great unhappiness, and now he _ truth?” he asked thickly.
felt like a man who for long has
The other man stared,
groped In a dark room and has had
“The truth? Why, what on earth
a blind suddenly Jerked up in his face
to admit a dazzling lig h t
''Is it true that yan and he sat up
Bitter words which Julie had inad- all that night? Oh, I know I must
verten tly let drop, little incidents seem out of my mind to yon; but
which he h im self had subconsciously answ er me. If you know w hat this
observed, seem ed suddenly to fit like m eans to mo ”
pieces of a puzzle into one com plete
But before the answ er came he
whole.
knew what it would be; knew Just
At the end of the road he turned how base and unfounded were Lom-
bllndly to cross over he had no set bard’s lies; knew Just how cruelly he
•dea in his mind —he did not care had misjudged Julie— knew also that
where he w ent or what becam e of him with his own hands he had w ilfully
It was only when a warning shout brought his last hope of happiness to
and the sharp grinding of brakes pene- the ground and broken it.
trated.hls m isery that he realized how
• • •
nearly he had been run over. A wing
Bim Lennox and Chittenham sought
of the big car that had alm ost killed everyw here for Julie, without succees.
him, struck his shoulder and sent him They enquired of every one whom
down on his knees in the greasy road. she had ever known, and searched
When he dragged him self up again every spot in London she had ever
the driver was beside him. anxious, visited.
angry and apologetic.
Chittenham w as torn betw een his
"My God. that was a near shave! anxiety for Julie and his d istress for
What the hell do you m ean by wan­ Sadie.
♦
dering about Piccadilly like that— I
He had told Bim the whole story.
hope your not hurt— No?
Sure
“I only wish to God I had told you
you're not? W ell, com e along with before," he said, when he read the
me and have a drink. I've got a flat kindly sym pathy and understanding In
not five m inutes aw ay.”
her e y e s .'
And before he could answ er or
"We will find Julie— ” H e broke
resist, Schofield found him self in a off as Bim turned away. "You don’t
rosy bachelor-looking room off St lx,lleve we shaU eTer flnd her>» he
James' Street with a servant taking accused her angrUy. “You're afraid
his coat away to be brushed, and his , o adm, t ,t but yQU
ghe ,g
host m ixing a stiff w hiskey and soda. dead ••
He was razed and sore, and yet in
Bim made no answ er, and he w ent
a way the shock had brought him on paggjonately, driven by his own
back to bis senses.
dread and pain.
He realized that he had made a fool
‘•People don’t take their lives so
of h im self and the realization w as not e a sj|y
j un e w ag never a coward,
pleasant. H e gulped down the w hiskey s h e U come back
nnd soda, and made no objection when ‘ Bu, h, 8 own hope’ wag not Tery
his glass refilled.
real. He was haunted by the dread
The driver of the car stood watch- , hat s,om{1 day hp wou,d fead Ju9t
Ing with kindly, sym pathetic eyes. such anothpr headIlnp ln the
He was a big. bulky man with a red, ag {bat wh,ch had announced her
bitten face that looked as it it had counsln’s tragic death. . He spent bis
been exposed to all w eathers, and he tim e betw een the nursing home where
had a deep, Jovial voice.
Sadie was and Bim ’s flat.
"Glad you’re not hurt,” he said after
Doris Gardener's heart gave a queer
a moment. "It w as a near shave, eh? little throb of pain w henever she
By Jove, you gave me a nasty turn, thought of G iles Chittenham, rfhd
I can tell you. I've driven thousands
•there were tim es when she hoped
of m iles In my tim e on motor-bikes paga|onately fhat gadlp would dle
and In all sorts of Tin Lizziee. but
him fr##
Rut Sadtt> ghowpd no
this Is the first time I’ve knocked any R.gns of oblig)ng ghe hftd changed
one down. Rotten sensgtion, I assure wondprfuI,v a)ncc thp f, rgt ghock> and
you! H ow ever, as long as you re not , hRd
qu,pt and „bedIpot 8he
h u r t-h a v e som e more w hiskey.
djd pvprvthing ahp waa told wtth
He went on talking as he fetched theU(. pagernega> and abp waa alway8
the decanter.
gen tle and grateful to Giles.
"You a m otorist? No! Never drive
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yourself—W ell, I won t let ony one
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drive me—m akes me as nervous as a
o n v r . ,T e i i p
woman. Though talking about women
o
B O Y L U I S L IP
1 m et one once with som e pluck— j
IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
Drove a car up the St. Bernard ln a
Eugene P eebles of Goshen was
blizzard. Know the road up the St.
brought to Springfield Monday eve­
Bernard ?”
"No.” There was a curiously sharp ning to have several stitch es taken
In his upper lip as a rosult o f a bad
note In Schofield’s voice.
It alm ost seem ed as If Fate was cut received ln an automobile accident
laughing at him again. Why should when the machine he w as riding In
tt Is man m ention the St. Bernard of w ent Into the ditch.
GO HEN
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