THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1B»4
TH E SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PACK TWO
II have io shoot me flral. Hotti'*
Lum** caught hold of Ruddy
lludily recoiled, hl» nmutb tell
father and held him by main force
Mr Gordon was struggling viol- upvtl. Bi» eye» tlxml Ihoiuaelvee ou
her
Incredulous. «larlled, mad
eiitly
dened with surprise There waa a
"Damn you. Lomax. unhand me
terrible moment of silence.
Roddy you young devil, you
"God. you love hint!" he gaspe-
"Give the signal. Haddon." »aid
the major sharply. "I can't hold
III* fai her. brokeu liaise from
thia old octopus forever'''
Lomax now. hail him hv the urtu,
Roddy sprung to hl» position bin he wrenched the pistol from Ihe
weapon gleaming In th e m o o n lig h t hoy's relaxed fingers It odd v sag
Richard faced him Haddon. shaken rut over lignina! him, while Nancy
still facili him. h e r face a white
and gray, began lo count.
as a star nail her heuntllul hall
"t)n»', two, (hr----- "
I Budtlenly a whlteclud figure tumbling about her shoulder*
»prang ,,ut of the hallow of the Roddy was dumb
Mi Uonloii dm** d him along
shrubbery. I.lko a flush It leaptal
between Ihe duelists Nancy cover "Come!" lie aid huskily, ami then
"you young tool, yon. she loves him
,,,| Richard with In i own laaty
you've maili* trouble i uough, let
'Stop' she crl d. panting, "you
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEW S
Published Every Thursday at
Springfield. Lana County, Oregon by
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
H. E. MAXEY, Editor
Entered a« second das» matter, February 34. 1*4)3. at the poetotftee,
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FINAL INSTALLMENT
Roddy wa* stripping off Ills coal
Roddy ran down through the and waistcoat; his hands were firm
BONNEVILLE ANO FLOOD CONTROL
Morgan ground». Into the river now The moonlight caught the red
Full development of the Bonneville dam power plant meadow. Then he aloud still a mo- In his hair and showed It. clipped
meat. thinking, hla clenched hand close from the nape ot hls neck
de|M*nds upon one of two conditions. Either the power must at
hi» chin.
HU hard watching him silently, was
be sold to the patrons of the now existing utilities or to
He renumbered Major lximax. struighter and taller and stronger
new settlers on the land. If it is to be new settlers then Lomax! He started The mojur wa* The hoy was right, he ought to he
there must be a greater development of the Willamette the man! He loved Nancy. He had shot he would fire in the atr.
Richard came down the alepa;
valley in small acreage tracts. And this leads us to another alway* petted Nancy.
There was a light in the study challenged and challenger took
development—flood control of the Willamette valley front
window; he knocked at the side their weapons Richard walked to
Cottage Grove to Portland. For it is only on the good land door. How long the old inan was his place and the moonlight shone
of the river bottoms that a dense population can be sup­ in coming!
full on hint, a big man. big In body
Then the door opened The little and soul He had not uttered a I
ported.
old man stood there In hla shirt word Both Lomax and Haddon ob­
Draw a circle 500 miles around Niagara falls, where sleeves, hla eye» peering out of jected.
"Shift around you're a shining
there is greatest development of power, and you include their crease*
"I've got to see you. major, at mark!" they exclaimed in unlsou
70 per cent of the population of the United States and
once—alone!" he panted
Richard laughed dryly. "There's
the same percentage of markets. Draw a circle 1000 miles
The major closed the door delln a saying that Death loves a shin }
around Bonneville and you have the most sparsely settltnl erately "Coma III here. There'e no Ing mark. Rod. I believe we m ake I
area in the United States. Large industries do not go away one about—A n gles gone to bed," hands oral."
"Sit down. Rod What * wrong?
“I’m damned It I do!" Rod said,
from their markets any more than a merchant moves u
big store out of a city to the country cross roads. Bonne­ Out with It"—he smiled grimly— shaking with passion. "I'll fight
ville will never attract many large industries with a 1000 "hone t confession'* good for the Time up, major?”
soul."
A* he spoke there was a crackl ’
mile freight haul differential. The market must be here in
“I haven't come to confess any Ing of twig* behind them and a ,
the west and the answer to that is more population on the thing." said Roddy, with a dry shout, a hoarse vociferous shout.
"HI. there! Hold on. you—y o u '
fertile lands of the Willamette river bottom. And before throat. "I've come to ask you tc
this more intensive settling of these lands takes place there do me a favor, the greatest favor! young rascal, what're you doing I
must be protection from floods and this must come about To be my second; I've challenged here?" Mr Gordon came up. breath­
Richard Morgan to fight me tonight less. hat lea*.
by government aid in flood control.
—out on his own lawn—to the
He plunged Into the middle of
death."
the
group, snatched his son by the
Bonneville is to be the nation's power yardstick the
"What!"
nape of the neck, like a puppy, and
president said at the dam site. If it is to be a yardstick in­
“Morgan has insulted my sister fairly shook him
stead of a white elephant then it must be used to its full
“Lomax Haddon. Richard— what
capacity. There is no other way in justifying the millions with a ecret marriage, he's drag
it cost than by full use in a new field. The government ged her name In the dirt, and I've the devil d'you all mean by this?"
should see that it is good business to control the floods of challenged him to fight—now. to­ Roddy blazed. at white heat,
wrenching himself away from him.
the Willamette valley in preparing a new field for settle­ night!"
"I'm
here to avenge my sister's
“A
secret
marriage?
What
the
ment of new power consumers.
honor." he shouted. "If you've for­
deuce d'you mean?"
"What I say! He did It and hack gotten It. I haven't. I’m a Gordon
ed out because—because I'm a rot «till!”
The chief occujwtion of some of the middle west farm­ ter. He's ashamed to marry my "Gordon fiddle stick s!” his
ers it is said is feeding the corn, they are paid for not rais­ sister. He's insulted Nancy Vlr father hook with a passion as
ing, to the pigs they are paid for not raising.
ginia I've challenged him He * ac great as his. "It's a damned pity
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cepted, he's got to fig h t!”
you didn't think of being a Gordon
The old man got up and began to before, you young scaluwag' D'you
The voters at the November election will no doubt
wa!k about the room. "I’ve known happen to know that that man's
“plow under” a few surplus candidates.
Dick Morgan all hl life, there's money kept you out of Jail?"
something wrong—Nancy'* been
His son gasped For a moment
Who is the vice-president of the United States7 Give trying to hide something, to save he was dumb Then he rallied, his
you one guess. Wrong!
somebody. I've seen It!" he stopped vonng face set hard and tight
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short. "Rod Gordon, you're the nig­ again.
"Did my sister go to this man
ger In the woodpile!” he shouted
"It doesn't matter what I am I for money—to save me from Jail?"
am not here to answer questions!"
"Yes. confound you. she did—
Roddy replied fiercely "You know that's It. that's the whole o f It. It's
my sister. I’m defending her honor. your fault every bit of It. sir!"
• •
• a
r«d*. "Th* Holy Btbk,'
Roddy reeled. For an Instant the
I'm
ready to die for It. Will you
and which con tains Four G:«t Treasures.................................
stand by me, or won’t you? That'* world turned black; then a blaze of
the question."
fury burnt his shame up.
He went up to Richard and shook
The old man drew a long breath.
"I will!"
hlr pistol In his face.
The peril of building up an organization around a sin­
"I know why she married you
There was a moment ot silence.
gle person is that when he dies or withdraws the organiza­
"I'm an old man." said the major, now. damn you. III—I'll kill you
tion falls to pieces. "An institution is the lengthened "this Is illegal. Who’s his second? for It!" he shouted, “you damn'
shadow of a man,” but there have been many men eminent The cartel should be properly de­ coward!"
Richard folded his arms. "Go
livered. You could fight to-morrow
in their day who cast no such shadow.
at sundown He has the choice of ahead. Rod.” he said bitterly, "1
The good they did, as Marc 'Anthony said, is oft inter­ the weapons, the place and the deserve It—but I've a word to say J
red with their bones. Surely this process of disintegration, hour."
Mr Gordon. Major lximax. Had
natural enough following the death of their leader, would
"It's all fixed—I won't wait until don. all of you. I didn’t know until
be inevitable when Jesus, The leader, had died a felon’s tomorrow!” Roddy's breath came tonight of the scandal that has
death and the followers were unlettered peasants. The In short gasps and his eyes blazed, been launched against the loveliest
authorities at Jerusalem took this complacent point of "he'll have a second when we get girl In the world. I deserve to be
view and rested easy
there: he’s chosen pistols; the time killed for exposing her to *t. I
They received a rude shock within a very few days. Is now. the place, his own lawn— stand here tonight to expirate It
Peter and John, in preaching on the streets of the city and he’ll die there or I will, please God, In my blood. Nancy Virginia Is my
wife, gentlemen, and I love her I i
performing deeds of healing, gathered crowds that inter­ to-night!"
The major thought a moment. have always loved her. and I am i
fered with traffic and caused them to be arrested. Think­
ing to overawe these simple fellows, the High Priest Annas | Then he brought out a polished glad—I say this facing death here
as you know,— I’m glad and proud !
and bis colleagues presided personally at the trial. Picture wood box.
"Duelling pistols. Rod. I’ve had that she bears my name.”
their amazement when Peter broke into vigorous denunci­
'em years. Maybe they'll come In
Mr Gordon caught at his son
ation of them as the murderers of the Lord.
handy."
again. "Yon hear him? He speaks
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John,
Roddy nodded, his white face like a man. He loves your sister.
. . . . they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that
drawn. "I'll use anything he's got," He's married her. Confound you,
they had been with Jesus.
he said shortly, "come major. It'a you donkey, you. you're making a
public scandal. Lomax, help me
Those words deserve notice for the light they throw time— the moon’s right!"
"Bully for you!" the major lake this boy home! Richard, go
upon the figure and manner of the real Jesus as contrasted
HI* fierce old *oul scent­ In the house!" he shouted, "what
with the unsatisfying portraits of Him that have come chuckled.
ed the smoke of battle.
d'you mean by standing up there
down to us through the ages. Painters have painted Him
They took the short cut to the for this lumox to shoot at? You're
and writers have written about Him as a "man of sorrows”, Morgan house. Two figure* were
a brave man. I take off my hat
a physical weakling, a "lamb,” an unhappy man who was standing
on the steps
to your courage, sir, hut I— I’ve
disappointed and glad to die. The conquering attitude of
"Bv gad." ejaculated Major Lo­ had all I can bear! Rod Gordon,
the disciples does not tally with such descriptions. The max.
“he’s got Haddon!”
he’s marfled your sister!"
Bible does not say of them, "seeing the lamb-like charac- ,
As he spoke, the hanker came
"Has he?" Roddy breathed heav
ter of Peter and John” or “seeing that Peter and John down
the steps.
lly. his face rigid. "I want to see
were men of sorrow and acquainted with grief," but "see­
here. Lomax," he said In 'he l’cense, I want to see the cer­
ing the boldness of Peter and John" the authorities knew an "See
aside, "can't we fix this up? tificate of this secret man-lag-. I
that such men must have been the friends and companions
It's—It's deplorable! It's our duty want to know If he’s made a dupe
of Jesus.
as seconds, can't we stop this of my sister!”
Richard met his look squarely.
So characteristic was this boldness, so vigorous were young — young firebrand?”
The major's Jaw snapped to. His own face was hard now. "You
the disciples in the propagation of the faith, that within
can see them all. We were married
less than twenty years the rulers of the far removed city “D'you know what's It’s about?"
of Thessalonica were troubled by the report that
"Some quarrel about Rod Gor­ In church. But we'd better settle
don’s sister, Isn’t It?” Haddon was our differences now. Do your duty,
These that have turned the world upside down are come
utterly confused; had It been his gentlemen. I accepted Ills challenge
hither also; . . . and these all do contrary to the decrees of
fault? Ills fault for telling Helena? and I'm ready.”
Caesar, saying that there Is another king, one Jesus.
"This can't go on!" Haddon gasp­
The major set his black box on
Only a little later, not more than forty years after the the sun-dial. “I reckon you've heard ed. coming forward, "I want to say
death of St. Paul, Pliny the Roman Governor of Bithynia of the scandal?” he said In an un­
is compelled to write to the Emperor Trajan for instruc­ dertone.
"Richard threw back his head.
tions as to how he may check the growth of this extra­
Haddon started violently. "My "All right, Haddon, another time!
ordinary new sect.
God! Is It that?”
Give us the signal, gentlemen."
'em alueet" he whlapered
Ituddv wa* all» apeeehleea. Ha
yielded to the uldar mail* turva;
he let hlm sell la* drugged away,
Lomax unit Haddon following them
aa dumb aa he was They walked
slowly Twice Hoilily «tumbled Ills
ear* were alnglng. but he heard
hl* father'* voice, after a moment
"Yon young donkey, you'" and
then It broke and grew husky,
something metioil in him He look
>d at the hoy'* dejected I n »
"I m proud of you "
''I'm proud of you."
Hi,dd. wa* nllelil, III* head sag
ged with his shoulders, Ills la m
burned He kuew now the prim
hla lister had tutlil to keep him out
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OE E. DUNNE
for
GOVERNOR.
H is P la tfo rm Sum m arizes:
UNKMPIAlYMKVr I unqualifiedly pledae my anrnggt e f­
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A w llllu g
mifn's right to a Job la a b asic humanitarian principle.
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