HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25. 1927.
PAGE THREE
PW1CEDAR.
The Leading Characters,
EDISON FORBES, a young resi
dent of Scottdale with an inherent
craying for liquor is held for the
death of a woman who has been kill
ed by a bootlegging truck. Circum
stantlal evidence points to Forbes and
rather than tell the truth of the epi
sode, he sands trial, which results in
a long prison sentence. He is soon
pardoned, however, but back in Scott
dale he and
PATSY JANE, his trusting wife,
agree that public sentiment against
him is too strong so they migrate up
north to some land that has been in
the family for years. While here they
form the acquaintance of
ISAIAH SEALMAN, a shifty neigh
bor who is anxious to buy their land.
hddie learns that the back taxes
amount to over eight hundred dollars
but as he has five months to pay he
decides to refuse Sealman's offer of
$1200 and try and get final title to his
property Sealman's offer having led
him to think it very valuable. But
things do not go well. Eddie drinks
heavily from some bootlegger's po
tions, is forgiven by Patsy, but soon
after falls in with the same gang, gets
drunk, and wakes up in a freight car
in Chicago many miles away. Stride
en with remorse he returns to his
csbin but finds his wife has left and
in her place a ruffian, who orders him
out. A fight ensues in which Eddie
finally knocks his opponent stone
cold.
CHAPTER XIII
Patsy Declares Herself.
Eddie backed until he possessed
himself of the rifle. It was loaded, he
found. He straightened the uncon
scious man, thrust the table aside,
and permitted the other to slide to
the floor. He sat huddled against the
logs by the fireplace. Rifle in hand,
and with frequent glances at the
blood-stained figure, Eddie looked
about the cabin.
All his belongfhgs had not been
thrown out. His suitcase under one
of the bunks had not been disturbed.
Nothing of Patsy Jane's was to be
found. She had taken the other bag
and left the cabin before the usurper
arrived. But it wasn't like Pat to
go without a word. She had left a
message. It should be here, if the
motor-tramp had not destroyed it.
His glance turned to the fireplace.
There were ashes and blackened em
bers, a crumbled newspaper, and, yes,
partially under the backlog, a little
ball of white paper.
He smoothed it out. It was in pen
cil in Patsy's firm, thorough-bred
writing, the letters pointed and well
shaped. "They have just told me in
Long Portage," he read, "that you
passed through town on a truck yes
terday, drunk. So I cannot stay any
longer. There is no use. You would
ruin both our lives. I know you can
conquer this habit if you wish. Show
that you care enough about me to do
it. I am going to town to work."
He looked up. The eyes of his late
adversary, from a face that was a
smear, were fixed upon him. Eddie
laughed grimly, drew a chair for
ward and sat down, confronting the
motor-tramp. The rifle was across
his knees. "Found out who owns the
house?" he asked.
"Yes," responded the man in a sub
dued tone. "You do. Can I have
tome water?"
"After we've talked. Who sent you
here?"
"Nobody. I came along and found
It-"
"You knew I was coming back.
Why did you try to drive me out with
a gun?"
The man did not speak. "Well,"
went on Eddie, "there's a law against
trespass. Guess I'll turn you over to
the sheriff."
The motor-tramp looked up. "Don't
do that, mister," he pleaded. "I'll go
away from here. I won't bother you
again, honest I wontl Let me go."
Eddie considered. Nothing particu
lar could be gained by Bending the
fellow to the county jail. If he had
been hired to hold the cabin against
its rightful owner, he was merely act
ing for someone else. He would not
know that other's motives. It was
possible, too, that he was telling the
truth; that he was a wanderer who
had stnyed in the cabin before.
"All right," agreed Eddie, "I'll let
you go. But you must get out of this
country and stay out. First, clean up
this place and put all my stuff back
where you found it. If you try any
funny-business " His finger-nails
clicked significantly on the stock of
the rifle.
The man rose unsteadily. He wash
ed the blood from his face at the
pump and took a long drink of water,
lie ran the rusty car out of the gar
age, loaded it with his belongings
and tied them in place with pieces
of wire and rope. Piece by piece, be
restored Eddie's furniture and bed
ding, after sweeping and scrubbing
the floors and burning the litter in
the fireplace.
When he left, his rifle accompanied
him. But Eddie had taken the pains
to remove all his cartridges. The vic
tor washed his own hurts. He was
lelieved to find that the Bcalp wound
was not serious. He trembled with
weakness as he cooked and ate the
first satisfying meal in several days.
His strength flowed back after he
had eaten. He prepared to set out
for town. It was a long walk, if he
could get no ride, but he had to find
Patsy Jane, Ho must convince her
that this time his resolution was com
plete and sincere, thnt he would never
drink again. The thought of her
working in Long Portage made him
writhe. All this little world, as all
their former world of Scottdale, must
Michael J.
consider him a drunken failure.
He was surprised to note that this
eventful day was but half spent. The
sun was overhead when he took to
the road. He had not walked far
when he was overtaken by Milo Bull,
foreman of the Davenant ranch.
"Hop in," invited Bull, stopping the
car alongside. Eddie surveyed the
lanky Bull with shrewd glances. He
was freshly shaven, and a necktie
was knotted awkwardly under the col
lar of his flannel shirt.
"Mr. Davenant's coming on the af
ternoon tram, isn't he?" queried Ed
die.
"Yeah," replied the foreman, "Got
a telergain yesterday."
"Now, don't you go hiring too many
men down town," commanded, Eddie,
smiling. "I'll be over bright and
early tomorrow."
"All right, Forbes; if there's a job
for anyone, you 11 have it." He looked
at Kddio quizzically: "Of course it's
none o my business, but whose buzi
saw did you tangle with "
"Found a tramp in my cabin and
he didn't want to leave," explained
Eddie. "I'd been away for a few
days and when I came back he'd tak
en possession."
A short distance from town they
Baw two motor cars ahead of them in
the road. One, bulging like a fat man
carrying many packages, Eddie rec
ognized as the property of the tramp.
When their car came into view the
other one, headed toward them, was
started and the conference which had
been going on was broken up. The
eastbound automobile, Eddie noted as
it passed them, was occupied by Seal
man. He went first to Long Portage's
largest garage. His car was there,
the attendant told him readily, glanc
ing curiously at his disfigured face
the while. The missis had brought
)t in a week or so ago. She said he'd
call for it. "She's working in Mr.
Kinnane's office," he added, watching
Eddie to see how the information
"But I can't win it
without you!"
"You can't win it
with me. That's been
proven."
would be received.
"Thank yn" " returned Eddie, non
committally, and drew back to cover
the charges. He drove two blocks up
the street to the one-story frame
building which served Lawler Joseph
Kinnane as an office.
Mr. Kinnane was in court. Patsy
Jane was alone in the sunshiny main
room when he entered. The color
left her face and her hand flew to her
throat when she way his disfigure
ment. "Eddie!" she breathed, "you're
hurt!" But she kept the tall pine
railing between them and recoiled
when he attempted to take her in his
arms.
"Not much," he replied, with a rue
ful smile at the repulse. "A tramp
had our houtfe and didn't want to
leave. But I got him out, finally."
She surveyed him anxiously. "Don't
you want to hear about it where I've
been?" he went on, eager to justify
himself, and restless under her grave,
unsmiling eyes.
"Why, yes, Eddie."
So he told her everything. He
blamed himself fully and made no ex
cuses, though his boyish, disarming
smile pleaded for him. "I know
I've said this before," he concluded,
"but this time I mean it. I'm through,
Pat. Never again. I'm off the booze
for life. There's nothing in it from
any standpoint.
"Besides, the stuff's getting worse
and worse. It's downright dangerous.
But it won't catch me. Ill never take
mother drirk. So you just quit here
and come on back home. Im sure of a
job at the Davenant ranch tomorrow.
CHAPTER XIV
A New Job.
"Poor kid," he rattled on, for her
attitude nor her expression had not
changed, "it must have been tough,
that night alone in the house, not
knowing where I was or what had be
come of me." Concern and contrition
overspread his face. "I'm a beast,
Pat; a selfish beast. But it's the last
time. Where you staying?"
"With Mr. and Mrs. Kinnane. They
are nice old people."
"Well, we'll forget all this and start
out on the right foot. I'll see Mr.
Kinnane and explain "
"No." The word stopped him In
midscntence. "I can't do it, Eddie.
This has not been an Impulse. I've
thought it nil ou. I don't dare go no
any longer. Drinking is a habit with
you. It will become more of a habit
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as the years go on until you are just
a sot." She drew her breath sharply.
"It will never be any easier to stop
than it is now. You have a fight on
your hands, a terrible fight. It must
be made right away if you're to win.
"But, Pat-" There was hurt and
bewilderment in his eyes and his
tones. "I know it; I know all that.
Put the fight is won. I ve told you
I'll never touch another drop. When
the craving for the stuff comes you
must be there to help me fight it.
She smiled sadly. "I've been wiln
you before when the craving came
and it didn't make any difference.
she reminded him. "You're mistaken,
Eddie. The fight isn't over. You can't
win it with crutches. You must win
it alone."
"But I can't win it without you!"
"You can't win it with me. That's
been proven."
It was a wretched hour that fol
lowed, painful for both of Them. Ed
die pleaded with all the power of a
lovable personality. It grew harder
and harder to hold out against him
but Bomehow Patsy Jane did. "No,'
she would say, "I don't dare. If I
give in now, Eddie, you'll never win.
I know it. You 11 always be a drunk
ard, if poisonous liquor doesn't kill
you before your time. Please don't
ask me."
He gave over at last, his face sul
lenly clouded. "Well, when are you
coming back?" he asked, more un
kindness in his tone than he had ever
displayed toward her before. "When
will this cure be complete?"
"Oh, I don't know I don't know,"
she replied drearily. "There hasn't
been a single month since our mar
riage that you haven't had liquor;
that you haven't been drunk. Maybe
six months or a year "
He echotd her words with angry in
credulity. "Why don't you get a di
vorce and be done with it?" he de
manded. "I think that's what you're
aiming at!"
He slammed the door violently as
he went out. But remorse overtook
him before he reached the car. He
went back, to find Patsy bowed in
tears over the typewriter. "I'm a
beast, Pat," he said, remorsefully.
"I'm no worth crying over. It wasn't
true, that nasty thing I said. You're
light. It will have to be fought out.
And I suppose I must do it alone. I
ran see you sometimes?"
She nodded and smiled through her
tears.
H. P. Davenent decided to go thru
with his ambitious schemes for the
ranch, and Eddie was hired as one of
his farmhands for the summer. The
wages Davenant paid were above the
usual scale. But he demanded super
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planting in the older fields; the break
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and, when the planting was done and
before the need of cultivating, the re
moval of great pine stumps.
As Eddie worked his mind engaged
in endless calculations. Even if be
saved every cent, sold the car and
their household belongings, he could
not, by several hundred dollars, raise
enough money to pay the back taxes.
But he had a vague idea that money
could be raised elsewhere. Perhaps
the governor, or Davenant, would ad
vance it. Anyway, he would not wor
ry until worry was necessary.
He lived at the ranch but spent
Sundays at his own cabin. Usually
he left Davenant's early, so that he
might have many hours at home. It
was his first impulse to seek Patsy in
town every Sabbath, but her plead
ings and his own pride changed that,
She had urged him to stay away, thus
making it harder for both of them
So only occasionally he went to Long
rortage for dinner with Patsy at the
Kinnane's returning to the wilderness
in mid-afternoon.
One Sunday in late May he was at
me caoin eariy. ne was replacing
a broken board in the floor when he
heard the ponderous throbbing of an
automotive engine. He looked out
curiously. A big truck, its load close-
ly swatched, swung down from the
north. It made the turn in front of
his door and went on toward Long
Portage. Within half an hour there
was another, and inside a similar
lapse, another.
"Must be a liquor ship is at the
landing," he thought, putting away
his tools, "buess I II go up and see
what she looks like."
Curiosity was not the only motive
for going. He had not conquered the
craving for liquor. At times the appe
tite swooped down like a tidal wave,
utterly submerging him. Then he
clung to one anchor: the thought of
Patsy Jane.
"You'll lose her if you slip," he
warned himself. "You'll lose her for
ever. And what kind of a world would
it be without her? She believes you
can beat the booze. Show her she's
right. She's worth fighting for. You
're the luckiest man in the world that
she loves you enough to give you a
chance."
He had beaten the wave so far, be
cause there was no liquor available
when the appetite rolled the highest.
There was none on the Davenant
ranch, principally because Davenant
hated it, and would not have on the
place a man who drank. So victory
of a sort rested with Eddie.
When the craving subsided, it left
him, some times, sullen and resentful
toward Patsy. He would tell himself
that she was deserving of no consid
eration; that any fight for her sake
was fruitless because she had aban
doned him in time of need. This un
reasonable mood soon passed, how
ever. Then he would acknowledge she
was right. Love welled up anew, and
he resolved to make the fight for her
sake. If he did win, it would be for
her.
But on this Sunday his heart beat
recklessly as he left the house and
went out along the lonesome road to
the north. His eyes were alight, his
step buoyant. There was in the air
something of the fearful exhiliration
'hat men exhibit as they go into bat
tle. Soon he passed a fourth truck.
There were two on the seat in front,
a third perched on the rear of the
load. All eyed him suspiciously as
they jolted by. Another two miles
and he came on a fifth truck in the
bottom of a little valley. The crew
of three was changing a tire. His
hands clenched involuntarily and
blood surged into his eyes. He rec
ognized two of the three Jake, the
driver, and Culley, the big guard.
They were the men who had given
him drugged whiskey and locked him
in the car bound for Chicago.
There was no retreating, for Cul
ley had looked up and the recogni
tion was mutual. He saw the guard's
hand go swiftly to his hip pocket. He
saw him speak cautiously out of the,
corner of his mouth. Whereat the
other two men straightened and stood
in an attitude of waiting, ready to
snatch out a weapon if the necessity
arose.
He decided on a course of action,
and throtled the rage that possessed
him. "Hello, there, sports!" he called
gaily. "It's a long time since I saw
you fellows. Where have you been?"
(Continued next week)
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