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Published every Thursday e t H e r
miston, U m atilla County, Oregon by
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December, 1109, at the peetofflce at
Herm iston, U m a tilla County, Oregon.
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"Save yourself the trouble." Hsxnn
-eplied. “ I enn see them Just as wel'
vhen you hold them In your hands
(Concluded F ro m Page O ne.)
I All you need to undereland la that 1
1 have a better chance than you to go
m ercy o f a more or lee» In d iffe re n t to W ashington."
" I f we two fight each other. West
w orld and forced to s h ift fo r him -1 j
self.
H e punched c a ttle In Colorado field goes," M cKlruber said earnestly.
and then trie d his hand a t w h e a t] “W e need a senator nt Washington.”
“T hat's why 1 Intend to go. as yon
fa rm in g , o nly to be cleaned out com
p letely In one bad season. T h e n he ] may as well tell your friends. I ’ve
w en t to the coal field s o f U tah w here been working much longer than you
he w orked on the coke ovens u n til can gue»s for thia very end."
“Don't you realize you w ill be de
th e w a r broke o ut.
H e w a , m a rrie d |
nounced aa a tra ito r to your c au ser'
in 1914.
“I f the enuse means so much to you.
Thompson was assigned to an a r- ] throw your Influence my way. I f yon
tlllc r y re g im e n t. But It was not In « did thnt, Westfield wouldn't have a
the cards for h im to see the b a ttle j chance?
fields of
F rance.
An
a tta c k
of]
“ You’re d -d well rig ht," M cKim ber
spinal m e n in g itis kept him in the shouted. “T h e man I Indorse would
camp hospital fo r a year.
W h en the get In even If you w ere he. I'll tell
From
now ,ng
mi
w a r ended he was try in g to r e c u p e r j
’dev,"e"m.vaelf
to .how
It.
M y success has come from finding,
almost unerringly, the weak spot In
every man’s make-up. 1 got my chance
at International Motors by finding out
so much of B rew er’s life in London
(hat he was forced to take me in to
protect himself."
“You're a d— d blackm ailer," Mc
K im ber cried hoarsely.
“ I am,” Kaxon agreed. “T h e phrase
does not offend me in the least. Why
should It? Is there any more power
ful weapon?
Most traito rs In the
great w ar were forced into espionage
because the enemy threatened ex
posure as the price o f refusal. In the
draw er before me are two articles.
One Is an autom atic pistol." Raxon
opened the draw er and put the
weapon on the w ritin g table at which
he sat. “ I am not going to threaten you
w ith It. T h a t Is old-fashioned, stupid
stuff. 1 am merely rem inding you 1
have It at hund i f you should at
ate from th l» disease and fro m
« ...
f >r (hp crooked WBrd
0„
tack me."
effects o f u mastoid operation.
H e]
gre
My f io d , T o
you ex
T here was undisguised amazement
was p a r tia lly p aralyzed on one side
me {o work f or y o u !”
In the bigger man's voice.
and had a w eak h ea rt.
Physical
..jf you're going to be abusive,"
“ Attack you? W h at for?” -
“Because exhibit 'B ' w ill cause you
w ork was out o f th e question.
Raxon said coldly, "we may as well
considerable distress, and
I
have
B ut gamencss and
a n a t u r a lly . stop."
rugged
con s titu tio n
pulled h im I
M cK im ber struggled Into a little less known men of your type to see red
Raxon buluncad
th ro u g h .
As a disabled veteran he violent mood. H e might yet be upie In sueh moments.”
took the v ocation al tra in in g offered » divert t h . R u n ambIMpn to some a square envelope In his thiu hands.
“ I f It's blackm ail you are thinking
by the V e te ra n s B u reau, g ra d u a tin g ! -«« * *
¿ ck." he said. "1 rec-
of In connection w ith me,” said Me
fro m the p o u ltry course at C o rv a llis ognlze thnt you deserve some reward ] K lm ber scornfully, “you are wnstlug
and settled In T u m a lo In 1922.
, for w hat you've done In the past, hut time.
I t ’s you who are using old-
T h e firs t th in g was to b uild a I'm entitled to the nomination. It Is fashioned stupid stuff, not me. 1 tell
M cKlm
you, my life Is nn open book."
fo u r room house and
one p o u ltry my Just rew anl 1 w ant.”
"W ith one uncut page," Kaxon re
bouse.
A baby g ir l. M ay , had been her's voice became almont conciliatory.
born In 1919.
H a v in g established . “Don't you see the Justice o f It? I marked. "I'v e cut th a t page. It cost
' wnnt In m / old age the opportunity ol tim e and money, hut It wus the best
lys fa m ily . Thom pson Bettled down to
j serving my country."
Investment 1 ever tnude. T h in k back
the business of m a k in g p o u ltry pay.
"And I.” Paul ltuxon sneered, "wnnt a bit over this life of yours that Is
B u t he kept his w e a th e r eye to .w ln d - I In my early middle age the oppertu- an open book. Is m ere anything in
w a rd and d iversified to th e ex te n t of nj j y n i serving myself. Why drag your 1 It that might hurt you If It got out?'
ra is in g vegetables and a lfa lfa hay. c<,untry In? Do you think I'm a pollt- I “ Not a thing," cried M cK im ber de
T h e y bought a Jersey cow and Mrs. ¡ctt| idealist Just because bad achltec- fiantly. But there wns lacking that
out
a
s tra w b e rry ] ture offends me?'
ring of confidence he had previously
Thom pson put
M cK im ber rose to his feet.
He shown.
Fear was mastering him.
patch.
knew he hud lost, and he wanted to T here wus no madness about this
‘ ‘O ur firs t
p o u ltry
house
cos, go before he forgot the slender, sneer
steady-eyed man opposite.
> 1 1 9 ,” he told me. “ It has more than ing man was his host
“ Very w ell," said ltuxon briskly.
paid for itse lf.
T h e firs t year our
„„
. "They told me you were n danger» "You force me to spenk. You talk of
eggs sold fo r an average of 3K cents
nign „ hp #gld K, |>w,y «.but , don't yourself ns a self-mnde man who rose
a dozen and cost 12 cents to p r o - .
they gauged your rottenness cor- from being a machinist to the owner
ship of a vast organization.
T hu t’s
duce.
] rectl.v.”
’ •T h e second y e a r o u r 462
ad u lt
“I take good care to keep that from true. In W ho’s Who It's w ritten for
all the world to see. Dut there nre
b irds averaged 224 eggs each. T h e them."
eggs sold for 35 cents a dozen and, I
“ awa» to n,e' certain omissions. I can supply them
That's why you are here, McKim ber,
a confessed rival.”
a llo w in g fo r the loes of 17 hens, gave
to listen to the w ritin g between the
Itnxon laughed. T h e spectacle of
us a p ro fit
llt or
p « . i , per
p e r hen
n e o , or a
of >4.17
lines. When you were twenty you left
this tall, portly man, whose career had
to ta l p ro fit for t h e farm of >2,200.
y tlc a for St. Louis ami got a Job in
been so successful, amused him.
"T h e th ird year, 1924, the records
“T he trouble w ith you, M cK im ber,” the Davis foundry. T here you studied
ilrn flliig , Hiid three years luter, having
on house No. 1 showed a net p ro fit he snld, "Is that you don't under-
made good, entered the employ ol
per h rn of >4.10.
O ur farm gross]stand you are a corpse. Politically,
W illiam Graham, Mrs. M cK ln ,*“”■'»
receipts th a t y e a r w ere > 4 ,t0 0 .
j you are dead and hurled. Yon Hre not
uncle, who owned the Rochester .
‘I
"T h e fo u rth ye a r, 1925. the f l9ck : ■ riv a l; Don't flatter yourself to that
anil Iron mills. Later you married 'll'1
was renewed by c u llin g out »ome of ] « ^ ' ^
.. M cK lm b<r tbnndered(
niece."
the old hens and rep lacin g them w ith ]
(|ie W()r)(J ghgl, know whflt hgg
“ W elf," said M cK im ber, his tl. ■ «
p ullets.
T h e records on 2 . 0 hens, mggti)| tK.(w(,pn
constricting, "what about It?”
th a t y e a r showed an average ol 215]
,,|f yOU dotl«| lower your voice, all
“Your employer singled her ou; «
eggs and a n et p ro fit per
hen
of ] the world w ill hear,
You're not a all his relatives nud left his fortune
>6.07.
W e sold 1 0 ,0 0 0 egg's
fo r I broadcasting station.
Hit down.
1 to her on condition she married you.
He had confidence In you.
He hnd
h atc h in g purpose» In P o rtla n d a t a sent fo r you because there’s n lot I
rend the open hook nnd liked the con
p re m iu m of 16 cents per dozen, m a k have to say which you wouldn’t care
tents. I f he hud lind access to that
in g th e average price 42 cents per to miss.”
uncut pnge, lie would have known that
Iteluctanfly,
M
cK
im
ber
sank
hack
In
doxen. O ur 1 925 gross Income was
his chair.
H e was enwrapped by a your first w ife was still liv in g ." .
> 6 ,00 0 . W e
h ave
three
p o u ltry
" I divorced her," M cK im ber cried.
certain and unwelcome uneasiness.
houses now and keep about 1,000
“I can prove It."
The man facing him seemed so secure,
hens.”
"The decree was not made absolute
so unconcerned, so sure o f ultim ate
until three months a fte r you married
Thom pson Is a g re a t hand fo r fig - ] triumph,
your employer’s niece.
It's a nice
ures.
H e loves them and keeps them
“T h e first thing to tell yon," Rnxon
legal point, and I've no doubt his other
stored a w a y In h is m ind, w here he began, “Is, I am going to Washington
m u lls them over and Is ready to snap You w ill q uit In my favor and len-1 nephews and nieces would be quite
ready to fight It. I f the condition of
them out fo r anyone who asks w ith -
a" y °u r great Influence. N aturally
you must have an excuse which seetns getting the fortune wns your marriage
out re fe rr in g to his account books. (
a true one. I have It all ready pre to Graham's niece, you did not fulltll
F o r sevaral years he has cooperated
It, because you did not m arry her. A
pared. You are too heavy even for
w ith the Oregon A g ric u ltu ra l
o l" y Oar height, and the pouches under
Idgniiinus union Is not m arriage in
lege as one o f th e ir fo rty dem onstra- vo„ r eyM »re unhealthy signs. You
the eyes of the law. You must have
known that, or you wouldn't have gone
tlo n p o u ltry farm s, keeping y e arly i had better drop out, because yonr
through u second ceremony. The first
cost accounts.
B u t It Isn't Just n specialist tells you there Is heart and
m arriage was by n Justice o f the
d em onstration s tu n t w ith hint.
H e ' kidney trouble.
1 shall refer to the
peace.
T h e second was at a New
keeps records p rim a r ily
to
know fact In my siteeches w ith great re-
York church. You obtained Graham’s
w here h„ stands and w hich w ay he Is gret."
fortune under false pretenses, and you
headed
M cK im ber spoke w ith deliberation.
were a b ig am ist It's nut good deny
] "They told me you were dangerous,
I found hint p u ttin g up a big stack #nd , know vo„ Hre „ trw|to r
y„„r
Ing I t "
" It wns all done Innocently,” Me
o f a lfa lfa hay.
H e gets about 60 party, but not until this moment did I
Klndier protested. “As Got! Is my wit
tons In tw o c u ttin g s from
12
1-2 believe you were absolutely crazy,
ness, I thought I was free to marry
nedes, of w hich 40 tons Is sold and They call your sort of madness megalo-
In the divorce suit there wns nothing
the balance fed out.
He grows the mania." M cK im ber rose to his feet.
that reflected on me personally.”
G rim m v a rie ty .
"I've met all sorts of knaves and fools
"W h a t has that to do w ith It?”
In politics, hut you're the worst yet."
Mrs. Thompson has proved h cr- . i “W hat a senator you w orld hnve
Raxon asked cynically.
“ It may be
self a w orthy helpm ate to a man of m gde!„ n „ xon collllnpnted
“ jm vou
t i n t you thought you were free to
m arry. But that mokes no difference.
George Thompson's m ettle.
She wa» R,lppose | should hnve talked like this
i l l the day of my visit, so I could not tf , had not been certain yon were The world won't think that. Yïeslü fill
won't think that.
Nor w ill the big
ta lk to her, h ut It
re q u iris
lit t le harmless, a ra ttle r w ith his poison
papers that are aupportlng him. You're
Im a g in a tio n lo p ic tu re the «lark d a y R sacs extracted? My success has come
through, M c K Im lv r, th a t’s all. You'll
she lived through w h ile her husband ' mainly because 1 understand h ilt. tun
never hold public o.Tlce again If Ibis
was fig h tin g g a lla n tly (or his life motivation.
I ’m going to »how you
gets out. T h a t’s not all. You are go
snd h ealth , or the labor and uncer how It Is that when you leave here It
ing to help me Into the seunte, and
ta in ly of g o ttln g a foothold as pion w ill he to start a Raxon boom In yonr
your friends nre going to help
If
own city. Sit down, M cK im ber.”
iere In a new section o f the country.
your friends try and kn ife me, you nre
John M cKim ber, who prided himself
A baby boy. L lo y d , was borii to the
upon taking onlere from none. dropi>ed thé one who w ill bleed.”
Thom pson* In 1925,
McKimber sat motionless. Baron
sgaln Into Ills seat. It seemed to hint
cared nothing about his Innocence
H e r litt le »tra w h e iT y patch has he was talkin g to a Itaxon he had not
produced
an
almost
Incredib le until now understood. H e found hlm- G uilty or Innocent. M cK Im her was the
loser.
H e turned dull eyes toward
am ount of f r u it and plants and has "elf noticing what a cruel mouth the
the envelope ltuxon held up.
helped m a te ria lly In the farm pro- other had. ami how In thosa brown
“ In this Is the entry of yonr first
gram .
In 1924 berries w orth >125 * ' * • * * • * « “ ' * flw>ka of
w ere m arketed and >75 w orth
of « » io n gaxeil at him aa an executioner marriage. Someone . it n page oui o»
the register and offered It to me for
p lan ta; this fro m a q u a rte r of an
at a ¿
sale.
I bought It.
T h e re are also
'
. .
.
.
him for death. M cK im ber knew that
acre.
T h e patch has grown to a h a lt
hgd
h 0|d |B I t)W
some letters yon w rote to your first
acre.
From it w ere sold In 1925 who h«d , dyUanik. , Ild >T„
w ife when yon found she was s secret
about 20 ,00 0 p la n ts at >10 a thous- nitty.
d trk e r.
H e r son by a second mar
and and 100 crattw of berries at aa
- i f | stsy." he said huskily, “It w ill
riage sold them to my agent. Pathetic
letters In th e ir way, but you know
average of about >2.50 a crate.
he to hear you give away more secrete
how the modern yellow newspaiier
T h e Thompson's house I» »m all but »••out youself. Perhaps I shall learn
laughs at pathetic things, especially
cosy and the law n is decorated w ith bv w ha‘ trickery you got this place,
when they affect pulltlctil opponents.
flo w e r beds and some fin e native and
« w a a J ° " « « “ ,,M w n
I hope the need for publication may
Junípera. T h e y both tak a an active ¡
Rgion
never come. Some day they may be
p a rt In a ffa irs o f the com m unity h|» old urbanity, “as I have got every-
yours."
M r. Thompson la president of the (|,|ng else In my life, by using men
"W hat do you want for that en
local p o u ltry club
and
la a lw ays »» tools.
I studied men and found
velope, tf It contains w hat you say?"
read y to give a b eginner the bene- them pugnacious. noisy, and vain. I t
"You'll never have h alf enough
f i t of hla know ledge and experience v a a hard to Influence them by my
money to buy It. Why do you persist
In underestim ating ine? Keallse here
of the p o u ltry buslntys.
Ills h ea lth subdued personality, even though I
has been com pletely recovered and **ad the right on my side. I do not
and now th a t you are beaten. You
w ill never go to the senate. I f I don't
to see h im today you w ould not s n p -i B‘, ,
1 knew that had to ha over.
come. In other words, I determined
go , then W eatfiehl wins, and you will
pose th a t he had <v«r had a day's
|o develop som ethlu| |v p a k e up flit
|tg thg traitor to yow parly,
fttr-
llln e M In hie 11(9.
What la
Absolnta obedience, or do
It to be?
these things go to Westfield?"
McKimber'» head dropped. T here
«as a consciousness of physical feeble
ness about him, a devltallxatlon which
he had never before experienced. It
was curious, he reflected, that the
-cose of anger had le ft him. I t was
he measure of his defeat.
“I can’t talk now. Tom orrow my
brain w ill be clearer." Unsteadily he
rose to his feet and walked to the
door.
Puul Raxon watched him go out, a
broken man. O riental In his absence
o f pity, he enjoyed hum iliating one of
M cKIm ber's domineering sort.
To
bring low such gave him nn Increased
sense of power. H e disliked big. a r
rogant men w ith loud voices and as
sured gestures.
Raxon was aroused from his pleas
Ing reflections by u noise on the door.
It was Alfred, the «lark footman, who
entered anil told him that he was
wanted on the long-distance telephone
Raxon shut the precious' envelope In
his wall-safe and passed out, not even
glancing at the man who stood re
spectfully at the door.
When Fleming Bradney was assured
that Raxon hail gone, he hurried hack
Into the room. Then he did a curious
thing. He kneeled down by one of the
bookcases and pried back a board
with a screw driver. Then he peered
Into the darkness where he had re
ently been mistaken for a rat. Brad-
ney reached into this space and pulled
•>ut Nitn. head first.
She wore riding breeches nnd golf
stockings, and at first could hurillv
stand upright. T he constraint of the
position had become torture. In Nlta's
hands was a notebook, several pencils,
and a flashlight. Every word which
had passed was taken down. It wus
her tusk now to go to her room nnd
runscrihe It fo r Peter Milm an'g bene
fit.
It wns not until the two had passed
'he danger zone tlm t they spoke.
•W ell.” Bradney demanded, “did you
yet anything?"
“ I got everything." she answered.
He wondered why there was no exulta-
«lou In her voice.
Bradney resumed his duties, which
consisted m ainly In handing refre fit
ments to thirsty dancers. For a little
while lie stood by Barnes.
•'It's all right,” Bradney w hispered;
“she says she has everything.”
"She must he tickled to death at get
ting I t —eh?”
“On the contrary, she looked de
pressed. I didn't understand It at tlie
time. O f course, there was physli-nl
discomfort and constraint, and the
possibility of being found out.”
“She'll he nil right tomorrow," snld
Barnes gleefully.
L ate r he hnd the opportnnlty to talk
It over with Viscount de Guillnin.
"W ell?" snld the sculptor engeily
“W hat happened?"
H e listened to w hat Barnes had to
say.
"Has Nltn shown you anything yet?”
“No. None o f ua enn go to tier room
because she's supposed to be out for
the evening, nnd It's locked. Bradney
soys she wasn’t as cheerful as she
might have been. I wonder why.”
“She might hnve heard something
damaging to M cK im ber.’'
“W hy should thnt distress her?”
"H aven't you yet seen that your girl
and Robin are in love w ith one atioth
1 er?
My God,” M illet went on pas-
' »Innately, to Barnes’ extreme surprise,
"are you so blind?"
Floyd M alet had witnessed the
whole affair. H e was more, sensitive
lo It than his companions, because he
hnd fallen hopelessly In love w ith her
himself. I t wns one of those charming
anti romantic attachm ents which come
to men of middle years and bring them
at first an agony th a t time transmutes
to the trnest o f friendships, never
wholly separated from the love which
brought It to flower.
“N lta would do nothing to upset our
plans," Barnes said. “I f she has one
quality above others th a t I admire. It
Is loyalty. 8he'll stick by us.”
“I didn't doubt her loyalty,” Mnlet
said quietly.
"T here Is something
which brings In Its train greai suffer
ing. I leave tomorrow. I'm a fra id 1
have not been much use."
“ N lta's as good as fired,” snld
Bnrnes. "G ertrude Itnxon fights her
]
]
j
]
I'd like to call 'êr up and- give er a
piece of my mlqd."
" It would not be a valuable pres
ent," Raxon said. "1 w ill sea that this
does not occur again.”
“Anything else, sir?” 'Enry asked,
a trace of insolence in his voice.
the court house a‘ P endleton, Urna- A d m in is tra to r of the ro tate of Goorge
t ills C o un ty, Oregon, as the place j
Anderson deceased.
for the h ea rin g of p bjectio n» to such j Raley. R a le , t W a rn e r, A . 8 Cooley
fin a l account and
thereof.
the
s ettlem en t j
I I . H . H O BSO N.
and John F. K ilk e n n y . A tto rn e y s
fo r A d m in is tra to r, Pendleton, Ore
gon.
61-5tc.
CHAPTER X
$100 REWARD
Mrs. M cKIm her was only concerned
hut the girl her sou chose should tie
ufllciently 111 love w ith him.
Hhe
oved beauty, and had been attracted
o Agatha at first sight. Mrs. M cK lm
her was prepared to belli her son. She
eslized that It would not be easy io
(T o
be
con tin ued .)
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
N otice is hereby given th a t the
undersigned, as a d m in is tra to r of the
estate o f George Anderson, deceased,
has file d his fin a l account and rep ort
in said estate w ith th e c le rk of the
county court of the state of Oregon
for U m a tilla county; and th a t the
Judge thereof has fixed S aturday,
the 2 4 th day of Septem ber, 1927, at
the hour of ten o'clock A. M . as the
time and the county court room in
1
OF WHICH $50 WILL BE PAID BY THE UMATILLA COTTTTY
BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION, AND $80 BY THE Ui«DELS.u -
KT) FOR INFORMATION LEADIKO TO THE CCI WCTIC,
C,
THE PARTY OR PARTIES THAT CAUSED THE D. S
OF A NUMBER OF COLONELS OF BEES OH THE
S E '
RANCH, OWNED BY THE UNDERSIGNED.
(Signed)
I. N. HARTS00K.
I
MONTANA’S RICH REDWATER VALLEY
OPENED BY NEW RAIL LI’IE
Tracts arc etailaU c 1m large scale
la rstin g in the Kcduatar Valley
BUMMP.R E X C U R W O N FARES
IN EFFECT MAY J2 TO SEPT. 30
R ETURN LIMIT OCTOBER 31,1927
W
aooM om vM
E
KANSAS C IT Y
APID development of the great
R ■> fanning country in the Red
water Valley of Southeastern Mon
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Low fares also to other points in
Middle W est, South and Bast.
L iberal stopover? p erm it visiting
Zion N a tio n a l Pakk
G ran d Canyon N a tio n a l P a rk
Y ello w s to n e Na tio n a l P o rk
Hooky M o u n tain M at*l P a rk
F or I l lu s t r a t e d
B o o k le ts,
Reservations and Inform ation,
address A gent named below.
U N IO N
P A C IF IC
TUB OVBKLAND ROUT«
,F. C. Woughter, Agent,
Hermiston, Oregon
Choice of 500,000 acres
only $10 to $20 an acre
ta n a is seen in th e o p e n in g o f
1,000,000 acres by a new branch line
of the Northern Paci fic Rail way run
ning 63 miles from Glendive.
Here the Northern Pacific will sell
direct to farmers a half million acres,
obtained from the U. S. Govern
ment, at prices ranging from only
$10 to $20 an acre, with 20 years to
pay. Taxes are extremely low—only
10tol6centsanacre. Special advan
tages are available to neighbors and
colonies desiring to settle together.
Diversified or mixed fanning is 1
successful th ro u g h o u t th is area.
Com has increased by hundreds of
thousands of acres in the last few
years in Southeastern Montana. Hog
production has grown rapidly. All
classes of livestock are raised. The
dairy industry is getting a good start.
Communities already are estab
lished. Churches have been built.
Schools are open. There is progress
ahead. With the coming
road markets will be cio;
farmers will come in. Lai.u
will increase.
The Northern Pacific Railway wrii
help fanners in getting started right.
Settlers are wanted who seek a real
chance for themselves and their fam
ilies. The Northern Pacific will send
a representative to talk the m atter
over, if desired. Investigate this op
portunity. Let us send
you booklets, prices
an d easy p a y m e n t
I plan. All sent free.
M A IL COUPON!
J. M. Hughes, Land Commissioner,
NortheryPacific Railway Co.,
Drawei 16* St. Paul, Minn.
Without obligation on my part please
send all information about Redwater
Valley Country.
Name.
Town .
Stale. .
Buster Brown’s
2 FOR I
STARTS THURSDAY
Two pairs of Shoes for the price of one.
If you can’t use two pairs, bring a friend
and divide the cost.
Shoes for less than cost.
-N ita ’a
aa
Good as
Barnes.
Fired.”
Said
all the time. I shall be glad to get
out of it,
I've been talkin g to the
Swedish maid« about it. T hey seem
certain alie'» going and don't want her
gW erM M wage-ecale to he cut down.”
Barnes wns presently called Into
Mr. Itaxon's presence.
" It nppeare,” said Kaxon, "th at yon
told the other nian to fetch me to the
teleptMNW for a longdistance call,
t'e n trs l tells me there have been no
l«>nc-<llstance calls since luncheon.
How did that happen r
H e looked
keenly at 'E nry.
"Central!" snld 'E nry w ith lofty
scorn, “If I was yon, air. I'd complain
abgut that young woman. I've ad to
»peak to her tot , aovero myself, hot
the «1'tol care,.
W ith y o w permission,
SALE STARTS THURSDAY
Tell your friends. Don’t miss the Greatest Shoe
Sale Pendleton has ever had.
BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE
PENDLETON
(O/ten until JO Saturday night)