Tuesday, February 13, 1923
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
PAGE THREE
TheJOY
' of
LIVING
I SIDNEY GOWING I
Hliutratiou by Ellsworth Young
Copyright 1931 by Sidney Gowing
(Continued from last week)
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I.-Dlsliking the prospect of
a month's visit to her austere aunt, Lady
iirythea Larab, at Jervaulx abbey, and
tier cousin, Alexander Lambe, Almee, vi
vacious daughter of the Very Reverend
Viscount Scroops, Is In a rebellious mood.
CHAPTER Il.-She wanders Into the
park, there encountering a strange youth
In trouble with a motorcycle. He laugh
ingly introduces himself as "Billy," Amer
ican. The tw cement the acquaintance
fcy a ride on the motorcycle, the, "Plying
Sphinx," and part. With Georgina Ber
bers, her cousin, Aimee sets out for Jer
vaulx. On the way she decides that Qeor
t;ina shall impersonate her at Jervaulx,
while she goes on a holiday. Georgina's
horrified protest is unavailing.
CHAPTER III.-Happy in her new free
dom, Aimee again meets "Billy." He tells
her his name Is Spencer, and she gives
hers as Amy Snooks, at presest "out of a
Job." Billy offers to take her Into part
nership in selling the Sphinx. In a spirit
of madcap adventure, she accepts. The
two proceed to the town of Stanhoe, tak
ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER IV.-That night Aimee visits
Georgina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. By her dominant
personality she compels Georgina to con
tinue the subterfuge,
CHAPTER V.-On a trial spin next day
on the Sphinx, with Billy, Aimee almost
collides with a carriage in which are her
aunt, Georgina and Alexander. The pair
escape unrecognized.
CHAPTER VI. Georgina learns that
Lord Scroope is coming to visit Lady Ery
thea and, realizing what will happen on
his arrival, is In hopeless bewilderment.
CHAPTER VII. While Almee Is secretly
'tslting Georgina at Jervaulx, the place is
burglarized. Aimee escapes.
CHAPTER VIII.-Georgina learns, with
much relief, that Almee has got away,
CHAPTER IX. Police Inspector Panke
decides that the robbery is the work of
"Jack the Climber" and "Calamity Kate,"
noted thieves, who travel on a motorcy
cle. CHAPTER X.-Bllly, aware of his
'partner's" nocturnal Jaunts, is troubled,
lie follows her, on the Sphinx, to Jer
vaulx. He hears the commotion, at once
suspects burglary, and follows two figures
on a motorcycle who are apparently in a
desperate hurry. Cornering the pair, Billy
knocks out a man who attempts to shoot
him, picking up a package the fellow had
dropped. He discovers the other fugitive
to be a woman. Stopping to aid her, she
ftrikes him with a stone, rendering him
unconscious, and the pair escape.
CHAPTER XL-Recovering, Billy dis
covers the package he had picked up Is a
jewel case, containing emeralds. Realiz
ing they must be part of the loot from
Jerfaulx, he starts for the abbey. On the
way he meets Aimee, with the police In
pursuit. In a secure hiding place, a cave
among the crag pits. Almee tells him the
whole story. He urges that she make a
frank confession to her father, but on re
flection both realize Aimee's good name
lias been compromised by her two nights'
fibiv sf Ivv cnttfliA
"There's several of these around
liere," snld Billy, "but this Is one you
don't find unless you hunt for it with
a sounding pole. It's a heap quieter
spot than the high roads tonight. Sup
pose we sit down."
They seuted themselves on the
powdered crag in tha cave's mouth.
"It's time to show down our hands,
partner," said Billy. "Do you mind
putting me wise? Don't leave any
thing out. I want the facts."
Aimee was silent some moments.
She found It difficult to begin.
"It was like this, Billy."
She plunged Into the tale, and went
through It from beginning to end
leaving out nothing. It took some
time. She could hardly see Hilly In
the gloom. JJe mnde no cnninientg ;
hs was so silent that sometimes she
wondered If he was there. Billy was.
for a time, too flabbergasted to speak.
At the finish, she heard a stifled,
grunting noise, a sense of something
shaking. It seemed to touch a spring
In Almee. She bowed her head on
her knees and laughed till her cheeks
were wet.
"Haven't I torn It !" sha monned.
"And I downed Cousin Alexander
and the butler's got yards of my
skirt !"
Billy wiped his eyes with his sleeves.
"An' you can laugh," he said, with
intense delight, "after all that! Gea,
but you're the stuff I Sand right
through. You're all right. As long
as you can laugh, the Ked Gods'll
stand by you 1 An' so will I. I'm one
of 'em."
"Billy 1 There's nothing but you
between me and thoss beastly police.
Aimee Gave a Little Cry,
But I'll bet it's enough. What's to be
done?"
"Hear my ilde of It I" said Billy,
dropping on his knees and producing
the Jewel case. "Here's the first
item 1"
He opened the esse and shone the
torch upon It. Almee gave a little
cry. Billy explained briefly how he
had come by the gems. He said little
about the struggle ; that point was as
sore as the side of his head. The best
of us have our pride.
"One of them knocked me out for a
spell, and like a fool I let 'era get
away," he said. "I guess I didn't get
all the goods, but this looks like an
ace flush to me."
"How splendid you are!" cried Al
mee, a catch In her voice. "Why,
those will be the Lambe emeralds.
I've heard of them everybody has.
They belong to my Aunt Erythea !"
"Then I shouldn't wonder If they
scooped the jack-pot. But there's
some high cards out against us. See
here. We had to run for It. Here's
the police prancin' over the country
after a man and a woman on a motor
cycle for I guess they must be wise
to It. Here's me with the stuff in my
pocket, and you with a dress sample
in the hands of the sleuth-hounds.
Been the station-house for ours, If
they'd got us Just now an' there'd
be too much explaining to do. We'd
have hit the cells for the night, sure.
No place for you, partner. And all
the newspapers spreudlng themselves
over It."
"I know. It's f-fenrful!"
"Not a bit!" cried Billy. "For now
you can get In ahead of the cops
Don't you see? I'ut your folks wise
to it lay down all your cards.. You're
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"But I enn't, Billy! It'll all have
to come out, then. Every bit of It,"
said Aimee with a gasp.
"Why, of course it will! It was
bound to come put anyway, soon or
late. You didn't think you coutd keep
up this Jervaulx racket? I don't see
any way you could do that. But you
can keep It In the family. You've got
to face the music."
There was a long pause.
"I tan't." said Almee, scarcely
audibly.
Billy was amazed. If It had not
been so dark and an Incredible sup
position In any case he would have
supposed from her voice that she was
crying.
"You aren't afraid?" he said won
derlngly. "Of a row? No! It Isn't that."
Billy sat down beside her.
"What Is it then, partner V he said
gently.
"I never thought of It till Georgle
told me," said Almee In stifled tones.
"Told you what?" he answered qui
etly. "What's the trouble?"
"About staying there. I Ivy cot
tage!" Billy moved slightly.
"I I don't quite get yon," he said.
"I can't tell Dad!" Almee put her
hands over her eyes and burst Into
tears. "I daren't I Billy, what am I
to do!"
CHAPTER XII
A Gambler's Chance.
Billy stared straight before Mm.
When at Inst he found his voice, it
had so dazed a tone that Aimee hardly
recognized It. He laid a hand on her
shoulder.
"This thing's got me guessing," said
Billy slowly. "I I don't know what "
"Of course, you never thought twice
about it. And no more did 1 !" said
Almee. "I didn't care! And I don't
care now ! or I wouldn't If it wasn't
for Dad. But people It's all this mis
erable sentiment that's what's
wrong."
"Yes?" said Billy dizzily. "Well"
"And now why, the police are look
ing for a man and woman on a motor
cycle, and they'll find out we were
at Ivy cottage. They'll get my de
scription. And even when they find
out who I really am"
Billy drew in his breath sharply.
"Georgle told me It was my finish
even before this silly burglary hap
pened," continued Almee gloomily.
"Georgle knows about these sort of
things. It Isn't the burglary that mat
ters. I could get over that. It's this
this other thing."
Billy was silent.
"The Idea Is," continued Almee, with
the same remarkable calm, "that I've,
lost my character; like a housemaid
that's been stealing, or a groom
caught selling the corn. Only I
haven't been caught yet.
"But If Dad knew! You don't
know my father, Billy. I couldn't ex
plain him to you. Dad Is just about
the dearest thing that ever lived in
his way. But he belongs to a time
about two hundred years back. Mother
would understand; but not Dad. It's
his creed that a girl mustn't be even
suspected. It was only tonight Geor
gina told me Oils thing would well,
It would break bis heart. And I know
him ; I see she's right. If you and
I"
"Stop!" said Billy hoarsely. "Don't
say any more. I I've got to think
this thing out."
Almee found that he had suddenly
left her, Presently she became aware
of the outlines of his big figure, stand
ing motionless just outside the cave
He was there quite a long time. Al
mee sat where she was, twisting her
handkerchief between her fingers. She
felt very much calmer. The trouble
and the stress were now with Billy.
He came back, and stood over her.
"I'm a coyote," he said quietly,
"What I need is a quirt laid across
me. I've been a fool."
KEASO.V FOR HIS Sl'CCKS.S
An efficient credit man was being
complimented on the success of his
follow-up letters and was askeu
where he got hs secret for success
from.
"Well," he replied, "I saved the
letters from my son at college when
he wrote for money."
"Not a bit !" said Aimee quickly.
"How should you know?"
"It was my business to know !
There isn't any excuse. But things
are so different, where I come from.
And I don't know anything about
women. We think a lot of women,
down my way, but we don't talk about
them much. Partner, this thing I've
let you In for through my foolish
ness it's broken me all up."
"Because I'm Lord Scroope's daugh
ter?" "No I" said Billy shortly. "Be the
same If you were his housemaid. But
it's up to me to see you clear you
and him, too. And I'll do It."
His voice was so confident that
Aimee's trouble fell away from her,
as a sun-ripened chestnut sheds Its
prickly husk.
"What are we to do then, Billy T
"It seems to me," said Billy gently,
"that the simplest way Is the best
way. Let's you an' me go to the old
man. No use talkln' about It here.
I'll put It straight for you, partner."
"No !"
"I hope I can make him see sense
even If he's two hundred years old,
as you say. It's all my fault. It Isn't
yours not one scrap of It. I won't
say much but come right along with
me to your father now an' leave the
talking to me."
Almee rose.
"Never! I won't hnve It, Billy!"
she snld desperately. "I don't know
I don't know what you might sny. If
It cemes out I'm done for anyhow ;
I'm going to take the chance that It
won't ! There must be a way to stop
It there must be some wny.
"It's my trouble mine! And I
won't have It given nwny."
Billy drew a quick breath and
straightened himself.
"Ulght!" he said. "Those are the
orders. I accept them. I s'pose a
man can't give away a girl's secret,
If she wants It kept. I know that
much."
"Wfty, of course," said Almee sim
ply. "But will you please understand,
Billy, that I'm not going to drag you
into this. The best thing you can do
is to get away out of It all. I shall
manage all right. I don't want to "
"Cut that out," said Billy very qui
etly. "It don't go." There was a
pause. "I did think, for a while, It
might be best for you. But that's
wrong. I've got to be right on hand,
for I'll be wanted. Now hold on while
I tell you what we've got to do,"
"Yes?" said Almee eagerly.
Billy stretched out a long arm,
plucked a leaf from the bramble that
screened the cave, and chewed It pen
sively. "There's Just a gambler's chance,"
he said at last. "It's pretty thin
like drawing to a three-card flush.
But It's wonderful how they come olT
sometimes, If you back your luck,
good an' full."
He flashed the torch round the walls
of the cave.
"What d'you think of this place?"
"It's snug."
"Snug!" echoed Billy admiringly.
"That's you! It would give some
women fits. But you've sand. Do you
think," he added diffidently, "that you
could make out here for a bit? Could
you sleep here?"
"Certainly I could. Why, they'll
never find me !"
"Come up here," said Billy, leading
the way along the cave, which turned
In a long curve, narrowing to a very
small space. At the end stood the
Sphinx.
"She'll have to stay here, too.
There's a bit of risk to that but very
little. We can't help It. In the pan-nler-cnse
you'll find Iron rations, a
con-opener, biscuits, au' chocolate. I
always curry those. Down the pit
yonder, just by the nlder bush, Is a
spring of water. Thut settles sup
plies. "Now, the first deal Is to keep you
right out of the way. For a few
hours, perhaps for a day or more
I can't sny how long. But we've got
to put up a bluff. And you'll be at
least as safe here as anywhere In the
British Isles.
"Our best chance Is that the police
may get the bracelets onto the real
thieves right away. I'm not much
stuck on that chance. Police, wher
ever you strike 'em, are well, they're
Just police. We're In a lot more dan
ger from them than that dead-heat
who broke Into Jervaulx, ami the fe
male rattlesnake he had along. The
police mustn't get you, at any price.
AM th'v. mustn't get me either.
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Only there's" more" to It fiian"thaf.
Half a hundred things. There's a
mighty tangled deal in front of me.
"Now, I'm going to sail rl-lit in. All
you've got to do Is lie here In this
cache till about seven or eight o'clock.
I'll he back here by then. If I'm not,"
said Billy quietly, "it'll be because
I've fallen through. You bet your life
I won't. But If I don't get here by
then, you must throw your hand In,
just get straight to your father, best
way you can. Do you promise that?"
"Y-yes! But tell me what you're
going to do, Billy!" she said breath
lessly. "I can't tell you anything. I'll have
to play the hand as It's dealt me; lt
just depends how the cards fall. And
don't you worry any I" he said ear
nestly. "If you get doubtful or scary,
just wash lt right out of your mind,
an' say this: 'Billy's running the tiling
for me, an' he'll see me through !' I'm
off. Shake !"
With a sudden gesture Almee put
both her hands In his. He gave them
a crushing grip, and broke into the
sunniest smile.
"We sure are seeln' life, partner I"
he chuckled.
Almee replied with a rather tremu
lous laugh. The next moment Billy
had dropped her hands, and was gone.
Once clear of the crag-pits, Billy
made for the road by another route.
While climbing a gate he glanced at
the luralnoua dial of his wrist watch,
and emitted a whistle of consterna
tion. Aimee's account of herself was
absorbing, but he did not realize till
now what an unconscionable time
they had spent In the cave. The night
was nearing Its close.
Billy avoided the roads. He struck
right across country and readied Ivy
cottage with as little loss of time as
possible. But the eastern sky was
rapidly lightening when he arrived.
Entering the garden with extreme cau
tion, Billy found everything quiet. He
climbed the trellis deftly, and heaved
himself through Aimee's window.
With a cert 11 In sense of embarrass
ment Billy swept the walls with his
torch, unhooked the blue dust-cloak
that hung on the door, folded lt small,
and packed lt Inside his jacket. That
was the main object of the expedition.
He also annexed a enke of soap, a
towel and a brush and comb these
latter he had himself bought for Almee
at Syderford on the first morning.
Billy again descended the trellis,
raked over his footprints carefully,
and with all possible speed shook the
mud of Ivy cottage from his feet.
It was broud daylight when he had
crossed the fields and came within
sight of Jervaulx abbey. He hid the
cloak and Its accessories under a thorn
bush, glanced at his watch again,
seated himself under the hedge, and
lit a cigarette.
He drew the Jewel case from his
pocket jind examined .the necklace,
(Continued on Piifro Five)
CATHOLICS TO 1'IGHT
OKKGOX SCHOOL LAW
Washington, Feb. S. Catholic:;
throughout the nation today were
asked by the National Cathulic Wel
fare Council to raise $100,000 to
carry the legal fight against, the Ore
gon anti-parochial school law- to the
United States supreme court.
The money raised will be called
the "Catholic Educational Fund" and
the appeal was sent to all members
of the heirarehy1 in the United States,
signed by Archbishop Hanna, San
Francisco; Bishop Muldoon, RocTc
ford; Archbishop Dow-ling, St. Paul;
Bishop Schrlemb, Cleveland; Bishop
Walsh, Portland; Bishop Gibbons,
Albany, N. Y.; Bishop Moltoy, Brooklyn.
SALVATION ARMY WORKER
HERE
Mrs. C. Underwood, a Salvation
Army worker, was in Heppner Satur
day In the. interest of that most wor
thy organization. Mrs. Underwood Is
au accredited worker and collector
of funds and is sponsored by the Be
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks and the American Legion. Shu
represents the Portland corps of the
Army and is stressing the need for
funds just now for the White Shield
Rescue and Maternity Home and the
Industrial Homo at Portland.
Mrs. Underwood reports that re
sults from this county wero hardily
up to hop expectations duo, no doubt,
to the unfortunate financial condition
in tho wheat and stock sections.
Wife (away from home) : "Hor
rors! I forgot to turn oil' the electric,
iron! "
Husband: It's all right. Nothing
will burn long; I forgot to turn off
the water in the bathtub."
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice, is hereby given that the un
dersigned as administrator of tho
estate of C. F. Williams, deceased,
has duly filed his Final Account In
said estate in tho County Court of
Morrow County, Oregon, and that
Wednesday, tho 14th day of Feb
ruary, 1923, at eleven o'clock In the
forenoon of said day, and the County
Court room In the County Court
House at Heppner, in said County and
State, has been duly appointed by tho
said Court as tho time and place for
the proving of the same and hearing
of any objections thereto.
Dated this 10th day of January,
192J.
W. P. MAHONBY,
Administrator of the Estate
3 8-4 2 of C. F.Williams, Deceased.
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