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T H U R S D A Y . AUGUST I«. 1»34
T H E SPR IN G FIE LD NEWS
Miss Gordon ran t walk very well
yet. the ankl''« Juat bandaged."
"I'm so aorry •" Helena began.
Published Every Thursday at
But Nancy cut them both short;
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon by
she straightened herself and began
to walk quite steadily across Hie
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
room,
_________ _____________II. K MAXEY, Editor
''l ilt going right home," she said
Euiered a» second class matter, February 24. 1503. at the postoffice,
"Bit down." Richard ordered
Springfield. Oregon
sharply, "your foot will twist
again.*'
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Nancy (lung him a look that
One Year in Advance
1150
Six Months
5100
l>r allied defiance.
Agony wua
Two Years lu advance
52.60
Three Months
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shooting through the hurt muscle ,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1«, 1»34
but alte trod on the foot with un
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE----- picked her up ill his ai ms and car Iron will She had Hie aide door
REFUSE TO SIGN—VOTE "NO”
Nancy Gordon trade« herself In ried her up Hi long path to his <i|o'u when Itlchard sprang to Iter
aid.
marriage
(or fifteen thousand dol own house.
Petition peddlers seeking to obtain a vote on the state
lars- the price of her family hon­
" I 'l l h elp you hom e a n y w a y ." he
liquor control law are am ong us representing both drys and or—and the freedom of her brother. "Don’t struggle so!" said Rich-j said
wets. Our advice is to refuse to sign and if either side gets Roddy, who «tote, tor a woman, ant sharply, "If you've hurt your But Nancy recoil ol from his
that amount from the bank In which
sufficient signatures to put their m easure on the ballot. he works. Nancy, desperately in ankle, you'll make It worae I'm touch "(Jo hack to Iter!" she
going to bind It for you."
whispered, hi-r face flushed still
“ Vote No,” Neither dry fanatics or wet schem ers should love with yonug Page Roemer,
As lie spoke he carried Iter Into! wll|,
,mlll
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and Richard la loved by Helena
m ake m onkeys out of us simply because we have the ini­ Haddon. a sophisticated young mar­
his office and put her gently down
Helena stood by Hie table, draw
ried woman
Kingdon
Haddon.
tiative and referendum in this state.
Helena's hnsbund. sees the elopers, on the old leather lounge In the lng off her gloves III. hard noticed
he came In. bewildered and
The Kuux liquor control law is not perfect. Neither is but holds his counsel. After the corner. Nancy a impulse to spring n
ceremony, Nancy returns to her up vanished with a new pang Injaigry and in doubt That ankle
any other law we have. But ou r present state liquor system home, and continues to see Page
her ankle, and he was taking off nut I hurt horribly. If It hurt at all
has not had time to prove itself. B etter let the legislature who urges her to divorce her hus­ her shoe ami feeling of her foot. The doubt shook him. but lie no­
band Mr. Gordon, to release nis
examine the set up and improve the law through am end­ daughter
from what he considers Then ignoring her. he went to the ticed how white und soft Helena's
her
shameful marriage, sella his door and called sharply:
m ents to m ake it more workable than to have a m easure
hands looked, and that she hud dis
house to hts friend Major Lomax,
"Mammy Polk, some hoi water!" carded her rings lie did not even
made by selfish interest.
who rents it to the original owner
Nancy, sitting on the side of the notice the usual pluln hand on Hie
Helena 1 jealous of Richard's In­
While there are some bootleggers still am ong us viola­ terest
In Nancy, although she lounge, clenched her hands on the n arrlage finger
tions of law under the present system is not one-fifth what knows nothing of the marriage, edge of it until her knuckles "I always coma at the wrong
tries o make trouble. Once whitened. How cool he was' It
it was under prohibition. Under prohibition homebrew and
time. Richard. I'm as Inopportune
Page comes to Nancy's home and
was made in a large per centage of our homes. Now hardly makes love o her. Nancy Is frantic made her even hotter with anger to as the nteaalea!"
—she loves 1‘age hut refuses to go see how root he was
He pushed a chair forward. "On
anybody m akes home-brew, and in hard liquors the boot- hack
on her bargain with Richard
"Ain't swell.>d any, Mlat' Rich­ the contrary." bis voice said,
k-ggcv is finding it difficult to operate in Oregon, regardle s by divorcing him.
ard," Mammy Polk observed dryly, "you're ulwuya welcome. I hope
Now Go On With tho Story----------- on her knees to help hint
of w hat may be said of other states.
you're not nervous again, Helena'’"
Nancy winced "She thinks I'm
She sank Into the chair, putting
Richard sturted perceptibly at
B etter policing or abolishing of the exclusive beer par­
playing hurt!" she thought
up her bauds with a graceful ges
the
sight
of
Nancy,
hut
he
came
in
lors is needed and with a few other changes it seem s to us
Richard's hands were deft and turc to push back the light veil
the Knox law will work as well as it is hum anly possible to quietly now. greeting th->m all eas­ fine on her ankle. He bound It she wore,
ily. even cheerfully.
swiftly, neatly, thoroughly.
handle the liquor situation.
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“Well, I don't sleep at all," she
“I'm sorry I'm late, major," he
"There, mammy, that’s a figure replied with Iter provoking smile.
This much can be said with certainty, any liquor con­ said simply, "had a bad case—had eight— ee?" he said good natured- "I suppose you'd scold dreadfully If
trol system we may have will not work in the hands of ex­ to stay all night.”
Iv. and then, pushing aside the hot I should ask for chloral or mor­
The major, releasing Nancy's water, "that'a all. you can take the phine or anything to make me
trem e wets or drys. Public welfare dem ands that we keep
sleep!”
the m atter out of both their hands. Refuse to sign any pe­ hand, turned on him crustily. "Kill howl away now."
ing yourself for some old beggar.
Mammy rose slowly to her feet.
Richard drugged his mind buck
titions and "Vote No.”
I'll warrant!" he said sharply.
I reckon yon-all forgets I'se got from Its absent contemplation and
Richard laughed grimly. "I'm ter put on her stoikln's io her. look«*«! at her Intently.
PROFITS BECOME TH E OBJECTIVE
harder to kill than that
major." she remarked with dignity.
"I wouldn't give It to you." lie
But Nancy had snatched It up j said gravely.
"Humph, you look like an owl!
Business is conducted for profit. There is no other Nancy—where's that girl." the old and pttlle<l It on herself.
She smiled, drooping her lids
motive that has been discovered that will spur the individ­ man looked about, bewildered
“I'm going right home.” she «aid over eyes that softened too much
ual to use all his ingenuity and resources as the hope of
Mammy Polk courtesi«*d. "If you- when they met his; even a little
She went out with Angie." Rich
p ro fit Nobody objects very much to anybody m aking ard said dryly. "Let me see your all wants nte I'nt right out io <le
profits. Most of the outcry against the very rich is based foo’, major." and he laid hold of kitchen, peelin' potatoes.” she sahl ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■B
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upon what they do with their profits, or upon the suspicion the bandages
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majestically. "I reckons three ain't
that they did not deal honestly in getting them.
Meanwhile. Angle found It hard comp'ny noways." she added.
Nancy. lacing up her sh«»e fran­
There is a lot of talk going around now about “abolish­ to keep her friend even a moment.
ing the profit motive." It c a n ’t be done. Those who talk But Nancy had utterly forgotten tically, star«*d after her with furi­
t
about it confuse business enterprise with professional that Angle might be hurt about her ous eye«.
WE GIVE YOU A
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labors. The professional man, if he lives up to the highest brother She wrenched her hand “Richard, you've told her!" she ■
standards of his profession, puts service to his fellows first free of Angie’s detaining fingers cried
"I've got to go!” she cried,
He raised his eyes without a
and money profits second.
"Mama wants m I promised—I'll smile
As a people, we have become imbued with the business come again!"
"Is there any new reason to hate :
THROUGH
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idea of profits th at we are prone to look upon governm ent
She was off. running down the me. Nancy?” he asked dryly. “I
as a business to m ake money in. whereas governm ent ser­ path like a frightened deer. She haven't told her "
vice should be the mogt jealously restricted of all the pro­ swung around, ran down to the She was ashamed of h-r unrea
fessions.
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hack fence, climbed over Into some sonable anger.
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blackberry brambles, stumbled and
"I'm sorry,” she «aid In a low ■
Southern P atitu lik e« you to
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voice. “I—I thrust myself into your •
Chicago, New York and most
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We have som ew hat of a new deal in liberalism in this twlstf-d her ankle.
She tried to take the short cut life. I—was Just sordid!"
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other eastern c m r* through
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state if anyone should ask you. We are now supporting
Ctihfurnfa for the came rail
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our poor relief with liquor sales money and conducting our to her home but a sudden pang He looked at her. passion In his •
fare a« a trip Mraight Fax and
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4-H Pairs with the profits from horse race betting. Makes «hist agonv through her ankle, she eyes. ”1 love you.” he answered: ■ ■ hack
See your local agent or
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one feel like advocating a lottery to pay off the public debt. stumbled again, went lame and "I want the chance to teach you ■ write J A OKMANDY. 705 £
to
love
me."
tried
to
hobble
toward
the
river.
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She could sit there on the bank
She shook her head. "You don't
This has been the dryest year since w eather bureau until he had gone home, she know me—I—I'm not a good wo­
observations have been made in the United States. Now thought, and then she flushed with man to have for a wife—I—” she
anger; she hated herself for being stopped, gasping, and then, hotly: .
can you appreciate W illamette Valley clim ate?
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so childish. She winced with shame "I’ve let Page Roemer kiss me—
as much as with the pain In her since we were married!"
The city has a wonderful crop of wild carrots on vac­ ankle. Suddenly she determined to In spite of himself, he started
ant lots and streets. Breaks all previous records.
walk straight across the field and The Instinct of the caveman to
go home. But h«r courage failed selxe his woman and keep her.'
utterly when she saw that he was l»>aped up In him uddenly he put
taking that way home. If she went his arms around Nancy and kissed
a step farther It would look as If her. He kissed her forehead, her
she wanted to meet him. There checks, her lips, her throat. Then
was Ju°t time to avoid the encoun­ she wrenched herself free, hot and
trembling.
ter.
Holy B ilk.*
"How dare you!" she cried.
She turned hurriedly and tried to
sod wtsA coo tsins Four Great T f a
run down the path behind the pine
"How dare I?” he laughed bitter |
tr««es. But her hurt ankle suddenly ly, "didn’t you tell me that you let
gave way. her foot turned under Page Roemer kiss you? And I’m
her and she went down, full length, your husband! Would you rather
THE FIRST MIRACLE
in the pine needles, not ten yards have another man kiss you?”
The tenth in our list of the disciples is Thom as, a from the Morgan gate. She was
She was furious, her face glowed
moody fellow who insisted on thinking things out for him- struggling to her knees crimson with color. "Let me go," she cried,
seif. “Doubting T hom as” he has been called because after with mortification, when Richard "1 hate you' 1x4 me go—you said
the resurrection, when some of the disciples claimed to have reached her.
you didn't want a woman who did
seen Jesus, Thom as answ ered s to u tly
“You're hurt!” he exclaimed, n't love you!”
bending down to lift her hack to
"Yes. I know It!" he said hoarse
Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails,
her feet.
ly. "I know It—I thought I could let
and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thurst my
"It’s nothing—I stumbled,” she you go, but what If 1 can't? What'
hand Into bis side, I will not believe.
aid sullenly.
If my love Is too strong for It—If— '
He was holding her firmly, sup­ —” he caught her hands now and
It is unfair to Thom as to rem em ber only his doubt and to
forget that when the disciples were trying to dissuade Jesus porting her, and his deep eyes held them, looking down at her ’
Love In his face, love triumphant
from His last dangerous journey to Jerusalem it was this looked straight Into hers.
"Good heavens, Nancy, don’t hate and beautiful, but dominant and
same Thom as who exclaimed, “Let us also go, th at we may
me so!” he cried violently.
die with him.”
selfish, too. "»oppose I will not let
She pressed her lips determined von go?"
There was as num ber eleven another Simon, whose ly together, tears of anger In her She panted, trying to break away;
surnam e, “the zealot,” does not mean th a t he personally eyes. "Let me go,” she panted. ”1 j from his hold, her eyes ablaze with :
was of an over-zealous disposition but th at he had been a didn't go lame on purpose—I—I'm anger.
participant in one of the sporadic revolutions against Ro­ not throwing myself at your head
“You've got to let me go—you—” i
man authority.
again!”
she wet her parched lips—"you
He let her go out of his arms as 1 paid for me—that’s how you feel,
And finally there was Judas, the only one of the twelve
I know It—and you’ve taken half
who was not a Galilean but who, as a member of the royal If she had stung him
"Why don't you go then?” he ask- the money back. You've got to let i
tribe of Judah, felt himself superior to the crowd of fish­
me go!”
ermen, publicans and common f o l k . B etter educated ed her harshly.
She kept her blue eyes fixed on
He flung her hands from him,
than the rest, a man of business ability, he was treasurer.
his, fury leaping up In them like ai rising to his feet, his face dark.
When Jesus said, “T ake no thought for the morrow, consuming flame
"You love that fellow! You want
saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink,” it may
"You thought I ran this way on Roemer's kisses not mine! I—” he
have Bounded all right to the other eleven, but you can im ­ purpose!" she said slowly, "I dld-J choked with fury—"he shan’t have
agine the look of mingled cynicism and worry on the faqe of n’t. I didn't want to see you—I you!” he began to walk up and
Judas who had to pay the bills. Equipped by talent and don't want to see you at all.”
down the room; "he shan't have
training to be of larger service than any of the others, he
He stood looking at her for a i you. do you hear me, Nancy?”
was the only traitor.
moment, dumb with astonishment,
He stopped short. The door of
then something—almost a revela- i Ills office stood ajar and he sud-
These, then, were the “twelve” who were destined to
tlon—made the blood go up hotly denly saw a woman’s figure coming
change hum an history.
Into his face
¡down the hall.Unannounced, Mam-
But he did not move. He was my Polk had admitted a patient. It i
The public life of Jesus appears to have covered just
three years: a year of organization and small beginnings; watching her, his own breath com­ was Helena Haddon.
a year of dram atic deeds and g reat success; a year of dim ­ ing abort.
"Nancy, stay here—I'll take her
inishing popularity and disappointm ents.
Nancy did not look at him. She Into the other room,” he said below
tried to walk straight past him to his breath, going to m«*et his vlsl-
He started quietly in the little towns near His home, the path. She did achieve three tor.
talking to whomever would listen where people gathered. straight firm steps and then a But Nancy had struggled to her
There was a m arriage in the neighboring village of wince of pain shook her. She wav-! feet. "I’m going home," she gasped, j
Cana, and He was invited with His m other. At a critical ered, stretched out a hand Involun- and steadied herself, leaning on the
moment in the celebration Mary caught a look of distress tarlly and caught at the neareet table besid° her.
IS AS CLEAN
in fhe eyes of the hostess and with quick feminine instinct branch; It sated her from falling, Helena heard her. "Don’t let me
break In on another patient," she
divined the situation. The wine had given out. There but her face turned white.
AS SUNSHINE
He saw it; the angry lover was said, smiling, and then, coming to
occurred then the first miracle of Jesus, the transform ing
suddenly merged In the doctor. She the door: "Why, Miss Gordon, are
of w ater into wine.
wa« hurt and he could help her. you 111, too?"
Very few serm ons are preached about this miracle, and She had done something to her foot! Richard flushed. "It's a twisted
It is usually glossed over as being not quite in keeping with In the fall. It would take his skill ankle," he said briefly, "let me take
the character of His life and work. But, it was significant.. to mend It. Without a word, he you Into the library, Mrs. Haddon;
color went tip lu her (are and trans to Ihv window Helena was wink-
figured II.
Il«4 hack hot tears. Mite had seen
"Bite's beautiful,' he thought re R h ltaiq « face aa ha looked at
Nancy, and every Instinct of her
luctantly.
"I've taken lota of It already.", natura leaped up Into furious jaal
I In- ousy
he suhl. laughing quietly
"Richard, I'm wretched—whal's
creased the dose last night."
the use of lying” King and I hat««
"Whntr
h other cordially I •" she gov-
"Chloral." Bite atlrrml In hsrl
chair, and lie saw that her chin erad her face with her bands
TO Ut CONTINUED
was shaking
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
"Look here. Helena. this won't
do." he spoke kindly, with genuine
concern "Ho von know. I ought to
tell King?"
King'" Bite sat up. turning Ihe
Mas of angry ay« a on him “Why
King * He's thinking of uothing of
no orc hut hl new race borav he
got from Lomax. Ils and (lie
groom are at hint day und night,
gi-t’iug hint In shape He's to race
next month King cure« more to
have that horse will the race for
him or Io win hilus -If lu u goll
tournament, than he «urea for tuy
soul!"
Bite rose from her « hair utitl want
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