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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1923)
Tuesday, February 6, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON PAGE FIVE ;;prhejoY I living ! SIDNEY GOWING 'yjl IlliutmiotMby Ellsworth Young I J Cupyrrifit '9" h Sidney Gowini (Continued from page three) Tie Jrojipefl on TmeTinee, "opened the case, and switched the little electric torch over it. ISilly gave a stifled gasp. On a bed of cream silk velvet reposed a neck lace of amethysts, ending in a loop of nine superb aineralds that shone with changing green fires under the torch's glow. Billy was not un expert in gems, but he guessed that these were such as a prince might be proud to own. "This is ths darnedest game I ever was up against," he said dazedly, re turning the case carefully to his pocket. lie made a rapid examination of the Sohinx. and at once became aware of Calamity Kate's handiwork. In olte of the best intantions, however. wl,iat enterprising" lady had overestl- r - mated the vulnerability both of Billy's skull and his motorcycle. She had done some damage, but had missed the more vital parts of ths Sphinx. After ten minutes' work Billy's ca pable hands restored the machine to fair running order, and he rode away down the lane. Both lamps were out of action. Any further pursuit of the thieves lie put aside ns a useless proposition. He had a vague idea that they had gone hours ago ; In fact, however, he had not been unconscious more than a few minutes. "There's only- on 3 thing to do," said Billy, "an' that's" A disconcerting thought flashed through his mind. The bumping of the jewel-case against his side sug gested it. "Gee!" he murmured, "I'm Little Boy Blue, all right. But If I was to run against the cops now, lt'd tnka a heap of explanation before they slugged me. My story'd look pretty thin. Jewel-case motorbike It only wants one Item to complete the out fit I" He turned on to the high road, rap Idly resolving on a plan of action as he rode. It was a good plan, but a few moments later It wai hopelessly upset again. He was, as It happened, nearer to Stanhoe than to Jervaulx abbey, and as he turned In the direc tion of the latter Billy became aware of someone running toward him along the road a dark figure, with a pe culiar moving gleam of whiteness about it. He stopped the Sphinx Im mediately and thrust out his feet to steady himself. The dark figure checked In Its stride, hesitated, and seemed about to bolt back again. "Partner!" cried Billy in amaze ment. "Is that you?" The rsply was a wild gasp. Almee, breathless, muddy, with an appre ciable breadth of white cambric show ing at the base of her skirt, rushed up to him and seized his arm. "Billy! Oh, I'm so glad I'm so glad!" she panted. "Billy, I I'm in on awful mess ! The absolute limit I" "Howl Why?" "I was In a house and it was burgi'd" gulped Almee, struggling r breath "they thought It was me 1 I scooted they're chasing me." It wns not a vividly lucid explana tion. But Billy's intelligence depart ment connected with it at once; It supplied the missing factors. Befora he could answer, a pair of lights fished into view far down the road, Woachlng at speed. "Cnr!" exclaimed Airaee, and with a note of panic "Billy, suppose it's Pfllice? If 10, they'll be looking for Rr She made a dash for the pll iiqa ef fh (Sphinx. "Get me out of U2, Billy start her quick !" "Not en your life!" said Billy swift ly. "That'i the last thing on earth you now. Come with me." He ran back fifty yards along the road to a field gate. In a few mo ments he had It open, thrust the Sphinx through, let bar fall behind the hedge, and dragged Almee with him into the ditch. They had hardly gained that cover when the car swept , "y with a roar, showing a glimpse of J)olice helmets scudding past the low rampart of thorn fance. The majesty of law and order, sweeping inexorably through the night. A rattle, a hoot, and It was gone. In the ditch there was painful si lence. Billy mechanically felt hll bulging pocket, glanced for a moment t the Sphinx, and then starad blankly at Almee. "Close call, partner," he observed. 1 "I thought It must be they," said AUue. breathlessly. "I wonder they fcavw't called out ths military as welL All the countryside seems to be char S me I Billy I" she said, with a ius tldou tremble In her voice, "you'll wlp at, won't yon? HI tell yon about It I I've kept It from you, but X won't my longer. I " Billy laid a hand on har arm. "Amy," he said quietly, "just repeat this piece to yourself. Say : 'I'm safe, my partner's lookin' after me.' Got that? I'll see you through; you've nothin' to worry for at all. But we can't talk here. We've got to baat It." He picked up the Sphinx. "Follow close after me, an' keep quiet." He wheeled the machine along tha field path at a run, passed through another gate, crossed a stretch of heathery common-land, and made for a small copse at the foot of the slope. Aimae trotted behind silently, with an odd sense of relief and security. Billy would see it through. He had said bo. He hulled by the copse, and looked round to make sure of his bearings. 'It ought to be close handy hers," he said. "Yes I've got it." He pushed on to a small bosky dell wliicu led into a series ot old crag- pits, masked with brambles. Aimee wondered how ha could find his way so confidently In the dark ; she had not the remotest idea where she was. "Wait here a minute. I'll come back for you," said Billy. He wheel ad the Sphinx away along a scarcely visible path, and presently returned without it. "I was fooling around here on an off day, first time I came to Stanhoe," he said, "an' I lit on something that's goln' to be mighty useful. The old Sphinx has got to disappear for a bit, an' you'll soon understand why. Fol low behind ; there's ouly room for one at a time." He led the way through the bram bles and, pressing ahead, turned on the light of his pocket torch cau tiously. Aimee, close at his haels, presently found herself in the en trance of a sandy cave with a very small mouth, screened by rough creeper and brush., boys' game, which resulted in a vic tory for the town team. Considerable donation and county work is being done on the Goose berry road. The road is being treat ed with gravel and is greatly improved. Bert Mason returned from a trip to Portland on Friday evening. There are many cases of la grippe in town and more absence from school than at any time this winter. The lone basket ball boys return ed Sunday from a trip to Condon and Fossil. They were defeated i-.t both places. Funeral services will be held on Sunday for George Miller, who died in Heppner on Saturday morning. The services will be under auspices of the lone Lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stender were visitors in lone Wednesday night. A considerable number of farmers from this section attended the farm bureau meeting in Heppner on Sat urday. Ora Barlow was in the city Wed nesday from upper Eightmile. He states that the peach trees in his vi cinity are well advanced and likely to suffer from the present cold weather. Mrs. Win. Barlow is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Lee Howell. Mrs. Howell, who has been quite ill, is now somewhat improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mason were shopping in the city on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle of Heppner were visiting Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter of lone and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lundy on Rhea creek. Mr. and Mrs .Elmer Griffith en tertained at five hundred on Friday night. Prizes were won by Kmil Swanson and J. W. Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mafhison were in on Friday with a load of hen fruit from their ranch and poultry farm. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams were in town on Saturday doing their shopping. O. A. C. EXTENSION DEPARTMENT ACTIVE The educational campaign in co operative marketing is but a part of the well-rounded program of sixteen phases of projects conducted by the extension service of the Oregon Agri cultural College in 192, and reported in extension bulletin 354 just issued. The activities include Writing an average of 123 letters a day during each working day of 1922; printing 100,000 copies of bul letins for distribution; conducting ex tension schools in seventeen coun ties; organizing 675 boys and girls in club work; assisting in reclama tion of many thousand acres of wet lands by drainage; demonstrating pruning, spraying, thinning and soil building methods in many orchards of the state; securing the adoption of better feeding and breeding prac tices and assisting in disease control among the herds and flocks of the state! determining cost of wheat, milk and alfalfa production; con ducting gopher, squirrel and jackrab bit control campaigns; co-operating with the federal government in train ing wounded soldiers and sailors for successful farming. Farmers and others interested may write for extension bulletin 354. (Continued next week) 1 i IONE lone, Feb. 3. Ellen and Oscar Bergstrom, w;ho have been in Port land for the past several months, re turned home'on Sunday. Masons and Eastern Stars aio very busy planning a carnival, supper and dance, the proceeds of which will be applied on furniture for the lodge hall. In the basket ball game played on Friday night between the lone and Condon boys' teams the lone boys won by a score of 22 to 19. The lone high school girls played a game with the town team at the close of the w 8 A II Mimuii.nuiTj 4Bnm&wiek -T-m-raTT3Trn,! iu.i nM True Tones! without "metallic" suggestion This scientific tone chamber, light as a violin, as tensely resonant as a drum head, is largely responsible for Brunswick's Supreme Posi tion in the musical world. Sl. 'trttnxwtck Oval ioim Amplifier JACK MULLIGAN at Ilarwood's Jewelry Store HEPPNER, OREGON Phone Main 1062 January Records now on Sale 1 UII llll!!lj: INI! I! 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