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' his own. Garson looke^l into the many moments, then entered his car.
pain-filled eyes of the younger man. A half-hour later a much puxxled
and he saw there understanding of Nolan was receiving instructions that
what Garson had said, and gratitude brought from him an astonished
By A. W. Peach.
I — gratitude that made Garson’s heart question, "Why?” and hts astonish
ment was not much lessened when
throb.
Then Garson turned to her. “I Garson answered:
OLAN, keen-eyed and lean-faced, up this eve, and try to clinch the
took the chair that Garson of game.X All’s fair in love and war,” will go now. You had better keep
“I’ve loved and lost, lied and re
fered him. They were sitting Garson finished grimly, nodding Scott with you. He has been under formed, tonight, and all I have is a
great strain; everything has worked) memory; and that’s why I want
In the private office of Garson’s farewell to his friend.
About 8 o’clock he motored to the out well; and I’m sure he’ll never everything straightened out for Scott.
suite, but Nolan looked around cau
tiously and peered through the door, mansion that had been the home of get into such a box again.”
Waste no time. Good-by."
the Aldridges since the early days
then rose and closed It.
In the shadow of the great door
y
"I've just run on to a tip that of the city.
at the side, she touched his arm. | o u W A N T T H E B E S T S P R A Y . : , ?
You want to
timB,
When she came to meet him with ’’Grant, I do love Ted, as you have
may Interest you. Grant, and 1
temper, trouble and trees.
Y
o
u
w
an
t
to
raise
fruit
that
both
hands
extended,
her
gray,
sha
seen
now;
but
I
honor
you
from
the
thought I would pass it along. Scott,
liriogs the highest price».
that dyed-ln-the-wool rival of yours, dowy eyes bright with an unusual ¡bottom of my heart for aiding him; i
Y o u w ant to know all about
our sprayer before you buy.
Is just about to blow up. He’s got welcome, he was thrilled as he had 1 and I give you my friendship as a j
T h e re is more yoogHigh to
Into some bad stock and It’s carry seldom been before. Her cheeks reward.”
W r i t « for
‘know. D o You Want To
C ataloaa« 8 /
Kaow
The Price?
were
rosy
with
some
excitement,
and
ing him down; he's tried everywhere
Her lips, warm and fragrant, tEinSONMORtlHTW.
Manufacturers 182 Morrison St, Portland. Or«.
for credit, but he can’t raise a loan her manner was warm and friendly. j touched his, and she was gone.
of a dime.” Nolau finished smil When they were seated together In
He stood in the dusk, silent, for
one of the quiet rooms of the great
ingly.
house,
his
impression
deepened
that
Garson looked at him In surprise.
•‘Is that so?" he said thoughtfully. something had happened to change
•‘Sure, It is so. There’s a chance her attitude toward him. She was
that he may get out even, but it’s now as he had dreamed she might
so poor it’s not worth considering. be some time, and his usually cool
I thought I’d step in and let you beating heart quickened.
After they had chatted of many
know. I imagine it’s going to be his
finish, and if it is, I guess you things, “the nothings that make up
won't be bothered by him much so much of life,” she leaned toward
him and rested one small hand on
longer.”
“It looks that way, all right,” the back of the wide lounge.
He jumped at her first words,
said Garson. “Thanks for the word,
Will,” he added, as Nolan, picking stiffened at others, and his throat
was beyond utterance when she fin
up his grip, went out.
B y OSWALD WEST
When the door closed behind him, ished.
“Grant, Scott was here late this
Garson leaned back in his desk
Governor of Oregon
I had heard rumors
chair, and his face grew set with afternoon.
through a friend In Beecher’s office
thought.
REGON should go dry be
Opportunity had put a scheme Into that not only was he on the verge
his hands, a scheme by which he of business failure, but. also, that
cause there docs not exist
might be able to put an end, as he had used money that you had
a
single
reason on earth why it
Nolan suggested, to Scott’s rivalry. given him to invest. He was in
should
stay
w et
such
terrible
stress
of
mind
that
It
Both men loved Alice Aldridge,
The w ar news from Europe
and the love and the rivalry had wasn’t all clear what he said, but
strikes us with h o rro r; yet this
been of long duration. She was a he did say that he used your money,
great war, with all its carnage,
but
that
it
was
a
loan
from—”
girl worthy of the love of a strong
"A loan from— pardon me, go
past, present and future, will
and upright man; her Ideals were
not prove a drop in the bucket
as high as her life was gentle and on.”
«Ye*—and. Grant, I knew you
pure. She had seemed to favor
compared with the ravages
Scott during the last months, in would he modest about it; but real
which are being made through
Oarson’s view; at least, if Scott were ly, it was a noble thing to do, and
out the land by booze.
out of the way, there was no other I could almost love you for it!”
We boast we are the greatest
He turned to her, his mind tang
dangerous rival.
nation upon earth, and in our
ling
its
thought,
as
he
looked
Into
“I’ll play the game close, and see
efforts to preserve this position
what, can be done. If Scott— ’’ her gray, tender eyes. He mastered
we boast we must strive con
Then the plan cleared. Scott was his feeling.
stantly to raise, or a t least main
She went on. “It would not take
Impulsive, boyish In thought and ac
tain, the standard of our citizen
tion. It occurred to Garson that If very much more for me to give my
ship, and to accomplish this end
money were placed In the other’s self— wait, please, please! I am not
we must unceasingly fight o r
hands at this time of crisis, he ready— just yet, but it was a deed
would be so tempted to use It that which showed a kindly heart; and
ganized greed and graft, stamp
be could not stay himself. And If I’ve always thought you did not
out poverty, vice and crime,
Scott did use money entrusted to have It.”
protect the home and make life
A maid came with a card, but be
him for investment he was liable to
more pleasant for those who
fore
the
tray
was
offered,
Scott,
drastic laws whose infringement
have been less fortunate than
haggard
of
face,
dusty,
and
quiver
meant imprisonment.
others. I t is idle, however, to
Grimly Garson thought the matter ing, came toward them. He stopped
talk of progress along those
over and grimly he decided. He short and swayed.
He waa breathing hard, but his
lines so long as King Alcohol
would put the plan through—the
occupies the throne.
plan that meant wreckage and ruin widely strung, breatiess words car
ried meaning. He turned to her.
Who grabs the pay check from the honest work
for Scott If he was tempted.
For the first move, Garson sent “Alice, I—I have come to say I’m
man on Saturday night and makes his wife and
—I’m to be arrested—-1— ”
for Scott.
little ones go hungry?
She went to him with that curi
When the slightly younger man
Mr. Booze.
appeared, his face. In spite of Its ous little sound that can be de
Who sows the seeds of poverty and distress
scribed
only
by
saying
It
Is
a
outward control, gave sign of worry
everywhere?
and anxiety; It was a boyish face, mother-sound, and her arms went
Mr. Booze.
a friendly face, without sign of great around his neck. “Hush. Ted, wait
Who loads upon us most of our tax burdens?
—sit down here with me.”
will, yet not weak.
Ils sank down
His curly head
Mr. Boose.
Garson explained briefly his pur
The W ets protest against our voting the state
pose in sending for him. “I want was drawn against the white bosom,
dry because it will close Paul W essinger’s brewery
to put a few thousands into Dalton and he broke Into the wrenching
and be equivalent to the confiscation of his prop
stock, and 1 thought you might be sobs that are torn from a man's har
willing to place It for me. The rowed soul.
erty, but they do not tell you how the brewery
Garson. who had risen, looked on
stock, I suppose. Is readily convert
was bnilt through the ruination of homes and the
ible into cash, but I shall want to In wsnder, then with understand
ffonfme-ation of pay checks They do not tell you
hold It for investment. You may ing. Some one had warned Scott,
that every brick in the building represents a
and
he
had
gone
to
the
only
one
he
take as long as you like In buying
broken heart and the color of the bnildinff is em
could
come
to—
the
girl
he
loved,
tt. Do you care to undertake the
blematical of the blood which has dripped there
and the girl who, beyond all ques
commission?”
tion, loved him. The boyish spirit
from.
Scott's face had whitened and red was broken; and Garson knew why.
W henever I think of the devil I think of boose,
dened, and It was almost pitiful to Fortune and the love of one true
and
whenever I think of booze I think of the
see the eagerness with vhich he heart are the stakes for which, since
devil, for the devil is booze and booze is helL
agreed to carry out Garson’s re time Immemorial, men have sinned
Old Booze is an outlaw who has been long pur
quest.
and suffered. The boy before him
sued but never subdued. At no time and nnder
When he bad gone. Garson smiled could not bo blamed.
no circumstances should he be given quarter, and
to himself. “He’ll be using that
Ho stepped over. "Pardon mo,
it is the duty of every good citizen to stand ready
money before night to try to save may I ask-what 1s wrong?”
to sand-bag him whenever he sticks his head in
himself.
Walked right into the
Scott lifted wild eyes. "You—
sig h t All Oregon will have a chance to sand bag
trap!”
you here? Garson. I—I— a warrant
The next day Nolan was put on Is out for me for embeullng funds
him on November 3, and for the Lord’s sake 1st
Scott's trail, and he reported In the you—"
us make a good job of i t
afternoon.
Garson laughed. “Well, that la a
“He's gone and done It, Garson, devil of a note—pardon me. Miss
IF YOU BELIEVE WITH 6ÜVERH0R WEST, VOTE—
and the rumor's out that he used Aldridge— there must be some mis
your money. He’s been under too take I loaned you that money. The
close watch to get by, and he was strain has been too much for you,
about wild. I guess the tramps are Scott, this week; you aren't as
all In your hands. Play ’em!”
tough as the rest of us. Why. I
Pvld
by «U« OB-.-.mttt«« ot O b * flandred,
"I will that! Nolan, see Stafford certainly advanced that money as a
748 M o rg u Buildtod. Portland. Orvgoa.
and have him start proceedings; tell loan, and I’ve got more U you want
Scott I wonld like the stock, having it"
changed my mind, and so forth. You
Scott rose unsteadily to his feet
Aaov how; put it through, l i t run and gripped Carson's hands In both
Trumps in the Game of Love
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AN EDITORIAL
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