Tuesday, February 6, 1923
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
PAGE FIVE
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SIDNEY GOWING
'yjl IlliutmiotMby Ellsworth Young
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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-
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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)
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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
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