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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1910)
Ç—Zelda Dameron—P CIUrTFH XVII I ( '«.I,Ilnur,! ) >!• 4»cl*to*l to g o direct to Dam»r >n • nd apeak to him of the defect In the deed, more from curtoolty »• to whet the old man would »ay than with jnr Idea of helping the altuatlun on hie part, conaldervd pr*jf**»»l*>nally or per sonally; but ho Ju»llfi»d hlmaelf o the wore <>f the old relatlonahlp be tween Carr and Dameron. t'arr wee out of reach; iMlghlon did not even know hie exact addreae at thia Um» And there wao old Rodaay Merriam, hla beet friend, and there wax Zelda* Idameron eat at hla .took with a maae of papers before him aa iMlghton en tered The old man wore a oarloua air, to which the mass of pap**ra contrib uted. A puailed lo*k crossed hla face aa ho ralaed hie ey»a and retarded I.»lghton dreamily Then auddenly, .a though Juat re. tiling l^rlghlon. ha arnlled and rose from hla chair ”My dear Mr iMlghton, thia la a rare honor; I am delight*'*! to eee you, air " lie had never greeted iMlghton •> « r.lially before. "I*ardon me .Mr Dameron I hava come on an Impertinent errand " I can’t Imagine It," aald the old man. graciously nut I do so on the score of your old friendship with Mr Carr He la al»»nt or I ahould have referred the aubj»*-| of my errant! to him You undoubtedly have your own counael In Mr Carr'a abaenca." M>oelf! I have enjoyed Mr f irr’e advice through eo many years that I feel I have a fair knowledge of the law We have both" -and ho Indicated Mor- Ml a g- «• ,r. ................. joyed the Instruction ot an excellent pl» eptor a'. I h" »• I ver hit hands "Well, air!'* "I.have Juat happened to learn of « deed given by you to the Patoka land and Improvement Company for a bl*xk of lota lying south of town. Of course. It la a pure oversight, but you neglect ed to gel an order of . ->*irt. approving the sale I th *gbt I would mention II to you It is a sale of sonie Import ance And now I am sure you will pa rdon me " Morris turned toward the door, but the g| | num i >d eaten hand. "Ah." he began, with a droll air of coquclri. "we have had th*- same pre captor? You have a capital eye. Mr. Leighton. I quite admire It In you. and I thank you. ! am aware of the provision you Indicate Hut I have pro vided for It The Jude« la away from home Juat now and the gentlemen to whom I have sold were anxious to get title without, delay. It doesn’t look quite regular. I admit My duties as trustee are nearly at an end Only a few days more of responsibility. W« will make a new deed If ne.-veeary — but the purchaser will be protected. We are all all honorable men!" "Very good. air. I am sorry to have disturbed you" and Leighton went out I>amerun’a manner had been odd. ths bld man had frequently spoken to him al home, but usually with cold formal lly; but hla greeting a moment t»efore had lieen with exuberant cordiality Morris had never quite made pomeron out. and he was not Battened with an explanation that the ; ->r»»t lawyer at And the old man had deliberately lie 1 about the absence of the Judge of the court, whom Morris had Seen but • few hours l>efore. The bubble that E»rw Dameran had blown upon the air was near the end of its perilous voyage Ills dream >f corn at a dollar a bushel a dream wrought of the tllmlisl shadows—was dispelled. The danger of a great de struction of corn by mid September frosts had passed A member of th*< Chicago firm of brokers through whom he had been trading, had called that day, having paid a visit to Marlona merely to see what manner of man It was who had cast money upon the waters eo prodigally, maintaining a fantastic dream of values at the ex pense of a small fortune. iMlghton'» call had made Dameron uneasy, tie had squandered hla own property months before; and now Sei- da's estate was largely dissipated; and he faced the necessity of rendering •*■ account of his stewardship within a few hours. l-eighton undoubtedly knew something of the transactions by which the real estate held by Kara lunuron. trustee, had been sold; and If iMlghton knew, then Rodney Merriam, who was at homo again, would un doubtedly know at once. He must save himself; a plan had formed In hie mind by which he could hide his duplicity •nd put off for a year perhaps forever —the fa. t that the gr*.a',er part «f Zol- da'S property was gone Hut first he must get Into his own hands the op tion ho had given Halcomb for the sale of the creek strip. The sale had hung fire unexpectedly, but he rsjolcwl that this property had been saved un til the last; he firmly believed that ho should ultimately bring back to the empty treasury the money he had thrown away; but while he waited he must study more minutely the condi tions that created price» In a short while, all would be well again; but ho muri retain his hold upon what re mained of Zelda's property. Capital would be necessary for hla future op erations The creek strip must be saved and hold for a greater price than oats on»Ion carried Ho sent at ones for Halromb, who came In looking a trifle annoyed "I wish you wouldn't sent for mo at the busiest hour of my busiest day. Mr Irameron I suppose you want to know about the purchase of the creek strip Well, we're not quite ready to close It to-day. That’s a big echomr and all our money Isn't paid In yet." "Then the option I m ist have back the option at once " And the old mo spoke In a peremptory tone that was In marked contrast with the mildly In sistent note he had of late been using "Not at all. sir That la a thirty-diy option and has ten days longer to run " "To be sure, but the trust expiree to morrow; I had no right to bind the estate tiey on d my trusteeship To morrow Is my daughter's birthday My administration of her affaire Is ended. I must trouble you to give me the pi per " "Not much, I won't! We’ve been de layed for a few days, but you've got to carry out the deal That was part of the oonslderatlon when we took your lots; and moreover you accepted mon The trusteeship ey on the option Of course, your doesn't cut any tea -laughter Is morally, If not lognlly, bound by your acta. I can't stop any longer Hefore the 10th of Ortobar we ll f-e ready to cloe*. and meanwhile you'll please be good enough to remember that approval of th» sale of those lots Home of three people we're Belling ’ ■ may l*e silly enough to have the title looked Into and I don't want any non sense about IL You remember I fixed all that with my company to please you merely to get that option. My own hands are dean, you understand. If anything happens. Good day. Mr. iMmsrvn." "Hut wait I can't do It. I must have that option—" began iMmeron. and there was a pitiful whine In hie voice; but Halcomb went out and slammed the door J. Arthur Halcomb had enjoyed a successful year Things were running smoothly with him; he had no doubt In tlto world that he could rfilitn» hie “pt I...-» -n th- <(<-k strip of land whenever he wished. He knew Zeids Immeron, and he was quite convinced that she was not a girl to avoid obliga tions Incurred by her father. 1'H.ll ri It XVIIt Morris expected Rodney M< rriam to manifest wrath and Indignation at the recital of Kara Immeron's Ill-doing, but the old gentleman In Seminary H-|uare listened in silence, and at the »»id asked; "Well, what are wo going to do about Itr" "That's the rub—there's not mu* h of anything that you can do. The trust Is a wide-open thing He Isn't requir ed to report to anybody and he gives no bond; but he must get the court's approval before he cells anything, and then he must reinvest the money in other realty. It la significant that he has been selling at desperate prices toward the end of his trusteeship. He must l*e han! up." Merriam had never sp‘ken of hla brother-in-law to lx>lghton except In terms of respect, and he hesitated now "My sister's Idea In making that will." he began, quietly, ''was to deal generously with a blackguard. It was her pride. Rhe had made a mistake" He (mused and the blood rushed to hla face He was checking hla wrath with difficulty. "He had ruined her life. We were all opposed to her marrying Bare Dameron; but she was not a child, but a grown woman Hhe left her prop erty to Zelda through him; and she wouldn’t admit to the rest of us. even at the »nd. that she did not trust him Hhe doubtless thought his avarice would protect her child." "As near as I can make out, all the property that Mr. iMmeron will ba able to turn over to hla daughter will be the farm out here and the old home stead and the creek property He sold the Dameron IWo*-k about twe months ago 11« has sold the original holdings and he has not bought any other real property with the money, as the will provided. There ta. you know, no pen alty for a non-performance of the ob ligations of the trust. Hla needs have undoubtedly grown quite recently, for he has been doing buelneee with Hal comb—fooling away the property. Maybe he's Insane!" “Ixm't be a foot; he's sane enough; he's a thief, that's all!" «declared Rod ney. Irascibly. "If Miss Dameron wished to take advantage of her rights she might have this last sale »»! aside. I win under take to do that." "And a nice lot of publicity we't get out of It. too Na str. wo won't do that sort of bustoeaa. My family has lived in thia town a good many years, and some of us have been fools, and some of us have failed, but Zelda has the right key. She's pitched It pretty high; but well keep It at the same note. If we can How much did ha get for those lots?" "Twenty thousand dollars; but no doubt my friend Halcomb kept a hand some commleeton. I'll rather enjoy settling with him " “He's one of the Jewels produced by our college, isn’t he?" “He was the bright particular star of mr claae Ho was well fitted by na- i ' ture la be a clerk tn a runu r»n»ra< J Buttee. store, or more likely, a barker for a Tltore la no place tn which brwaa circus el de-shew or the advance agent and buttar <*n to. so bor.ol'.«lol or for a hair tonic. Hla education ruine-1 poSeoti ous os In the nursery T;«e him. He has the smooth facility of i the superficial mind -even showed wiwes thing you can give a young I some literary gift, and wrote the boot baby, under a year old. ta bread, says s writer Rut later on broad bw í eaea> a In the class " It should nevor bo "I know the type A short horse conwie useful ' soon curried " given nww to a child at aay age but One wty Is to pay no attention There's the option on that ptoca of e»*Ja bran*, or toast, or bread baked ground out on the creek It might pos to It; at least not until it de* crisp to the oven, la excellent for •Ibly be binding on Mias Dameron after children They really want more velop« into pneumonii, or t the trusteeship has been closed Hal • crisp foods nowadays, and if this tact bronchitis, or pleurisy. An cumb'e pretty smooth, and if the ol4 ' man la In straits, you can't toll what was taken to heart the next geaer». other wsy is to ask your doc Gon would suffer leea from ¿«-oywd he'll do" tor about Ayer’s Cherry Pec tectb and weak digestion "Let him blow It all In. Morris I toral. If he says, “ The best shall be disappointed Is there's a cent Hsslthy (ngland. left He can have the money I want thing for colds,” then take it. We have much to l»am from F?ng the glrL" Do as he says, anyway. England "Halcomb ta undoubtedly • elndllng land In the way of bigtone hla aaaoelatas in the land o»*npany; owes her great eoperli rity In that rw- they are quite likely to squeal lial- si*c< to spacial laws and regulation^ - mb w • ildn't hesitate al«- *t throwing and also to th» ch-apness of 1. m »» t! ■■ ' an . for any Irregularity an lam aary" foods -Harts Hrgtono. eron." ' l-v-t him do It What do we care Dry Cleaned Them. I for Itemaron'" "Why la your grandpas fane band- When th« bowtls are c«nvt:pated, poi "Hut I th • :ght you wanted Io avoid ag«*1 sonous substsnees are s'»orbed into the asks the lady next door I a scandal. for Mias Itameron'u sake—. "He was sleeping In bis big chair." blood In steed <>' being dsily remo*. ed from • rhe body a* nature intended. Knowing explains the little girl, “and Willie best thing and the right thing You this danger, doctors alwsvs inquire about turned the not sic of the vacuum - 1 — the conation of the bowels. Ayer's Hill*. are not anxious for publicity " rr against bls whisk* rs*—Life aa«A» ay ta» i. c. Ay»» O».. Law»u. Mm -■** | M.-et certainly not" "We've gut to approach Mise Danto» on. and tell her the whole matter It I is not a pleasant thing to do. but If , ; we get her help if that should eoetn the beet way " Catarrh and Blood Dlsoaao - Ila»« rwr »*»! »r J pUt» and brad#« They were deeply engr*»»»-*! and dll dor»« F*< <ait -».f-t»*wn pair «< • wo puata Doctors Failed to Cure. ' r.eacawukrv not hear ths bell r the servant open Miss Ma>»el F. Dawkins. IJI4 lafay- PM1CDI Ing the front d- *r ette Ht, Fort Wayno. Ind writs»: Iw (IW IS 00 •'fncle Rodney!" "For thr»» years 1 wae troublm! with Ok kew ha 11 St H->th men sprang ta their feet Sai catarrh and blood dlaeaae. 1 tri“d sev GM »«to* JI w eral doctors and a d< un different rem- da stool tn the library door. iBMWia* Si 00 "Glad to see you. Zee." Bald her an eiiira, but nun» of them did me any to » IO m . SO»« • <>o<L A frl- r.d told me of Hood's Far* cle, quietly a>l -Tllia. 1 t “k two bottles of thto GU MG* rtw. $S 00 Rhe looked from one to the other an-1 inedlcine and was aa well and strong le« kW Ka-War _ . _ nodded to Murria. aa »ver. I feel like a different persoa I**«« SOr ”Y -u 4 m t |< - k »*■ awfully glad. I ar d re ommend >1- “d'a to any one suf hKHT MKTIIODB must aay. If I've come In upon a con- j fering from catarrh." f'aln'r«« F«t»«rtinn Fre* when platwi or bHdffP Get It today In usual liquid form or splracy t'il take myself off The gloom work w erde»wl Ctontoultai-on Fr««. You cantwC (.hwulaled tablets > utoJ bareatabo- here la eo thick you could grow mush get better worh •nywhena. no matter h*vw anurh you pay room» in tt" AN Warb fisNv GaaarafWeetl far Fifteen Year« kmbsrrsMing "I'm glad you happened In. Z«ov There's something I wish to speak u> Hlcootiglie are dlrtlnctly mortifying you about. We may aa well discuss It to ths victim Aa they arw sigi«» of now and If It's agreeable to you. fl poor dlgoatlon an ! may mean twvd IIJ« NS^hsngton Sl.t should like Mr !x>lghton to stay. It's ; e»*snarh tn»ubto, If of frequent occur a legal matter that we may want him rence*. they should be treated mmtlcln Portland, Oregon to advise us about" ally F'*r temporary cures try gradu Take rar e» »nd tmnefer to Waahinrlon St. "You have a serious air I have yrv» haven't l»en breaking any laws, you l ally dissolving a small lump of sugar Flow alpping of b<4 two. Certainly, Mr lailghton may on the tongue water le a!»o g*»**!, or gargling the stay " Cured m ' Hit down. M rrls." said Mercian^ As ttr. at wit!i too w. *- r Three li barately. Days Z< l l.< had taken a chair In the corner away from the sm- birring fire, and Marrlam found the chair that h» like! least, with an unformed Idea that such self-immolation fitted him bettor for No Hypodermic Infections This is the ponular ex Y<aa ma take ihto treatment at the Institute an unpleasant task Ito did not begin or your home and pour n>»f.«y wili heireturned pression of the thousands Imni d'itely »nd whll ha ollretad hla if a perfect cure ib not af?r«*t«-*i Inree'itfate thoughts Zelda watched him with thia, t< all! only take a few wnsm«mta to phone of persons who have taken tM for u.f«wmat»«-rt . SMetal amusement reference *■' M‘i rath' h »r full inf«»rnua- Hosteller’s Stonidth Billers ' If > ou knew how funny you took, Uuri phone, ante or rail at »he i'ncle Rodney. I'm sure you'd laugh during th*' tiast 57 years NEAL INSTITUTE And you see m a llllle ultra-Serio.>s /Itome. .WerBho// J400 in Cists of Blodtinx. Heart ^4 Had! t -u, Mr Leighton Pleaaa. uncía, loa t scold me!" burn, t1t*<!(i<H he, Indiges- "Yea Yea. to be sure." said Mer- ’ (ion, l>v spepsia, (oslive- rlam. absent-mindedly, and I^lghton and Zelda exchanged a smile *'I want nes-s, Biliousness, Malaríd, to speak to you about your property HANO-acwao CLJ/^ETC fever and Ague. If you process OI1WC.O There are some things connected with i MKwa sa oo u jo . »s oo. »s.jo, m oo. »s.oo your affairs that you must know." suffer from these ailments WOMF.X S S3 40. M.M 40, M "Rut father attends to everything— get a bottle of the Bitters boys ' *a oo »a 40 &. »s 00 youll certainly waste your talents on THE STANDARD me Ito let us talk of something cheer- ' today. It will do you good. FOR 30 YEARS fut " Tk»y »>» »b»elut»ly tk» "You know that your property, what mo»t popular »»4 b»»t »bo»» your mother had and wished to give to tor G m pitc» n> America you. was left in trust Your father la Th.y •»■ tb» l»»d»r»»wry- wh»t» !<•<»■•• they hold the trustee " th.tr »hap», f.t brttot. "Yea. I know that." look toll»» sad w»»r loo- otitsaxTio ' Y ■ ir father’s p-were have l-een sb r.t ttkaa oth.r m»k»» solute, lie Is not required to to give j Th»y ar» po»ltlv»ly th» STOMACH an accounting to any ->ne except, of m»»t »canonu<»l »bo»» for you to . Otirse. to you. when he turns over th» l»ourla»»»m» «ad th» r»t»il pnr» ar» oa th» bottom —• valu» ,u»r»ot»»d property on your birthday—that I» to TAKg NO SUBSTITUTg! It root d»»Mr morrow " «•»so* •'‘»»ly r»“ W-It» Io* Mall O*4«i catalog. "Yea. I boileve to-morrow la the first W. L DOUGLAS. B oh I io ,. m »~. of October. I understand perfe<-fly that mother wished ma to know that she trusted father aa she expected me Irnts, Awnings, Sails Union Painless Dentists Uta, Mitrami» Ger« ea^ (e*«n to trust him That Is all very simple" 1 or ! '*• at fert'TY pr me "Everything was left to > jr father's r^llFM UM AM) AWSISG (O discretion, but there were a few mln «r fl bi. Hrat ht- Peruæd. <H requirements In rase he should set! real estate, he was tn get the approval of the court; and he was to buy other real «-state with whatever he rt-allsed." ■ 'That’s pr<du»bly Important, but not amusing 1 really dropped tn to ask what you were going to give me for my blrth«1ay I’m almost sorry I came." TWf eee te gmt W teeri ri tos toerite li|iW>w toe Out-of-Town People ) tot e •« mk Ler ~Y»ur father has sold some of the He fWy w« toMWd a t a<w f • tobrsehl reaee«ht«er <het swr tare te an i»ry«*ise»l ih<to ftsM autos to «wm toad »eetoi «w tadw TM VBMM real estate——" em -U i»» tee** «»»«tre t'nuea hr»de» «»»4 Flete e.,r|| MSÍ HUW, 11M C Ama» FwMa< 0»-a- U» • dar 4 kr,«euif> Foalii»s»i? pe«ai«M«B eitrer*. "Of course. You escape a lot of trou- j la« free ehea pkpee er Lr-dgee «rw uMered H« rw bls by not having real estate, eo father « »ha ttMwK U- Situ« >ee4M to i ftwrte • ih.ml tba tais Mn Maderita ne Uri. enaltxlf . Ms« ersieh says—taxes and all that nut on:» le« ehr» «te» ihe« « mw » sabeatifte aa4 careful «>>rk. L o 4> sitonloHts more, pardon me"' K .wtol Teeth The color was dying out of her far» hrt ter Weh or Frieth without Hat** $ I >0 ’■> $5 and she twisted her fingers nervously ' (rt 1 t rsvwne $ I 50 tu $5.<M> Her heart was beating fiercely. It had ‘ F rekirirwR» $1.50 t« $5 00 (k-»> <w >*t<re4a*n FUI.nra $1 <H) Up . ome at last this hour In which eh» fi Iver Fi.'!1 re $O< u $ | t>0 must face an attack upon her father | iMuat Plate Mede $7 50 N«. «-harp«» flit ree» F.itrwct ?>< eben « thw Hhe had known that It would come, an t work to 4«w»e U v*are Guarantee with all wu H l she knew that aha should meet tt It Houm is a. toi» sa. Olh Mum*« Su «et. angered her that the terms her uncle . used were unfamiliar Isiw ami bust- | nose were unknown worlds to her Hhe again followed her uncle's recital close- ! |y; ho was speaking with a sharp pr« etalon that he had never used before in talking to her. <83 M adhon S t . F oitia «», Outen "Your father has sold a great deal of I your property." he repealed; "and It ' appears that through neglect"—he beg- J tlated—"or forgetfulneaa. the court's 1 approval was not aeeured In at least one ease. Of course, thia can be cor rected." WhenYou Take Cold Years of Suffering Dr. B. E. Wright Dr. B. E. Wright Co. It’s Simply Great Drink Habit W. L. DOUGLAS OSTETTER' BITTER FINKE BROS. (To bo continued.) Heeileeo R««rnl(y. "Before tbelr marriage be aald abe Should ba treated like a queen " "Well." answered Mias Cayenne, "be has kept bis word after a fashion His household Is very like one of tbwe llttl» luropean monarchie*." When a girl marries tn haste •omotimee her last chance It's *
