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A n d t h e n : "I r e c k o n w e 'd b e t t e r be g e t -
t i n ’ t h e m b e r r i e s . I t look« like It m i g h t
• h o w e r s o m e ; a n d p a w ’ll kill m e II I
a i n ’t h o m e t i m e t o g e t h i s s u p p e r . ”
H e re w a s an end of th e playtim e, and
T om helped industriously w ith th e b e r ­
r y - p i c k i n g , w o n d e r i n g t h e w h i l e wh y
s h e k e p t h e r f a c e t u r n e d f r o m h im , a n d
w h y h i s b r a i n w a s in s u c h a tu r m o i l ,
a n d w h y h i s h a n d s s h o o k so If t h e y
h a p p e n e d to t o u c h h e r s In r e a c h i n g for
t h e plg g in .
B u t th is new mood of h e r s w a s more
u n a p p r o a c h a b l e t h a n t h e o t h e r ; a n d It
w a s n o t u n t i l t h e p i g g t n w a s filled, a n d
they h a d begun to re tra c e th e ir ste p s
t o g e t h e r t h r o u g h t h e f r a g r a n t wood,
t h a t s h e l e t h i m se e h e r e y e s a g a i n ,
a n d told h i m s o b e r l y o f h e r t r o u b l e s :
h o w s h e w a s 15 a n d c o u l d n e i t h e r r e a d
h o r w r i t e ; h o w t h e w o r k m e n ’s c h i l d r e n
In G o r d o n i a h o o t e d a t h e r a n d called
h er a m o u n tain c rack er w hen she w ent
d o w n t o b u y m e a l o r t o fill t h e m o l a s ­
s e s Ju g ; a n d , l a s tly , h o w , s i n c e h e r
m o t h e r h a d died, h e r f a t h e r h a d w o r k ­
e d l i t t l e a n d d r u n k m u c h , till a t t i m e s
t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g to e a t s a v e t h e p o ­
t a t o e s s h e r a i s e d in t h e l i t t l e p a t c h
b a c k o f t h e c a b i n , a n d t h e b e r r i e s sh e
p i c k e d o n t h e m o u n t a i n side.
"I h a l n ’t n e v e r told a n y b o d y af o re ,
a n d y o u m u s t n ' t tell, T o m . B u t t i m e s
I 'm s c u r e d p a w ’ll u p a n d kill m e w h e n
— w h e n h e a i n ' t re e lin ’ J u s t r i g h t . H e ’s
s o m e g o o d to m e w h e n h e a i n ’t r e d ­
e y e d ; b u t t h a t a i n ’t v e r y o f te n , n o w a ­
days.”
T o m ’s h e a r t sw e l l e d w i t h i n h i m ; a n d
t h i s t i m e It w a s n o t t h e h e a r t o f t h e
P h a r i s e e . T h e r e is n o l u r e k n o w n to
t h e m a n p a r t o f t h e r a c e t h a t Is h a l f
so p o t e n t a s t h e t a l e o f a w o m a n In
t r o u b le .
“D o e s —d o e s h e b e a t you , N a n ? ” h e
■ iked; a n d t h e r e w a s w r a t h f u l h o r r o r
In h is voice.
F o r a n sw e r she b ent h e r head and
p a r t e d t h e t h i c k b l a c k lo c k s o v e r a
l o n g sc a r.
’’T h a t ' s w h e r e h e g iv e m e o n e w i t h
t h e sk illet, a y e u r c o m e C h r i s t m a s .
A n d t h i s ”— o p e n i n g h e r f r o c k t o s h o w
him a b la c k - a n d - b lu e b ru ise on her
b r e a s t — ’’It w h a t I g o t o n l y d a y a f o r e
ylsterday.”
Tom w as burning
w ith In dignant
c o m p a s s i o n , a n d b u r s t i n g b e c a u s e he
c o u ld t h i n k of n o a d e q u a t e w a y o f e x ­
p r e s s i n g it. In all h i s f ifteen y e a r s no
o n e h a d e v e r l e a n e d on h i s b e f o re , a n d
th e sense of p ro te c to rsh ip over this
a b u s e d o n e b u d d e d a n d b l o o m e d like a
J u g g l e r 's rose.
"I w i s h I c o u ld t a k e y o u h o m e w i t h
m e, N a n , ” h e sa id , sim p ly .
"No, y o u d o n ’t ,” s h e snld,
firmly.
" Y o u r m a m m y w o u ld call m e n little
h e a t h e n , s a m e n s s h e u s e d to; a n d I
r e c k o n t h a t ' s w h a t I a m — I h n l n ’t h a d
n o c h a n s t t o be a n y t h i n g else.
An d
y o u ’re g o in ' to be a p r e a c h e r , T o m . ”
W h y did It r o u s e a dull a n g e r In h is
h e a r t to be t h u s r e m i n d e d o f h i s ow n
s c a r c e - c o o l e d p le d g e m a d e on h i s k n e e s
u n d e r t h e s h a d o w i n g c e d a r s ? H o co u ld
n o t tell; b u t t h e f a c t r e m a i n e d .
"Y o u h e a r me, N n n ; I 'm g o i n g to
t a k e c a r e o f y o u w h e n I ’m ab le.
Vo
m a t t e r w h a t h u p p e n s . I’m g o i n g to t a k o
c a r e o f y o u ,” w a s w h a t h e s a i d ; a n d
a low r u m b l i n g o f t h u n d e r a n d a s p a t ­
te rin g of ra in on th e leaves p u n c tu a te d
t h e p ro m is e.
S he looked a w a y a n d w a s
silen t.
T h en , w hen th e rain b eg an to com e
f a s t e r : " L e t 's r u n , T o m . I d o n ’t m i n d
g ettln ' w et; b u t you m u stn 't.”
T h ey reached th e grent rock s h e lte r ­
in g t h e b a r r e l - s p r i n g b e f o r e t h e s h o w e r
b r o k e In e a r n e s t , a n d T o m led t h e w a y
t o t h e r i g h t . H a l f - w a y u p Its s o u t h e r n
f a c e t h e b i g b o u l d e r h eld a w a t e r - w o r n
c a v i t y , r o u n d , a n d d eep ly h o llo w ed , a n d
carp eted w ith
cedar
n e e d le s . Torn
c l i m b e d In firs t a n d g a v e h e r a h a n d
f r o m t h e m o u t h o f t h e li t t le c a v e r n .
W h e n s h e w a s u p a n d In, t h e r e w a s
r o o m In t h e n e s t - l l k e hollow , b u t n o n e
t o sp a r e . A n d on t h e I n s t a n t t h e s u m ­
m er show er sh u t down upon the m o u n ­
t a i n s id e a n d clo s ed t h e c u v e m o u t h its
w ith a thick curtain.
T h e r e w a s n o s p e e c h In t h a t l i t t l e I n ­
t e r v a l o f c l o u d - l o w e r i n g a n d clo m l-
llftln g . T h e b o y t r i e d f o r It. w o u ld
hnve tak en u p th e confidences w here
t h o s t o r m - c o m i n g h a d b r o k e n t h e m off;
b u t It w a s b l a n k l y Im p o ssib le. All t h e
c u r i o u s t h r i l l s f o re g o n e s e e m e d to c u l ­
m i n a t e n o w In n si n g l e b u r n i n g d e s i re :
t o h a v e It r a i n fo r ev er, t h a t h e m i g h t
n e s t l e t h e r e In t h e h o llo w o f th o g r e a t
r o ck w i t h N a n so clo se to h i m t h a t h e
c o u ld feel t h e w a r m t h o f h e r b o d y n nd
t h e q u i c k b e a t i n g of h e r h e a r t a g a i n s t
his arm .
Y e t t h e s l e e p i n g c o n s c i e n c e d id n o t
stir. T h e m o m e n t of recognition w as
w i t h h e l d e v e n w h e n t h e c lo u d c u r t a i n
b e g a n to lift a n d h e co u ld se e t h e lo n g
l a s h e s d r o o p e d o v e r th o d a r k ey es, a n d
t h e flush in t h e b r o w n c h e e k m a t c h i n g
h i s own.
" N a n ! " h e w h i s p e r e d , c a t c h i n g h is
b r e a t h ; " y o u 'r e — y o u 'r e t h e ------ ”
S h e sl i p p e d a w a y f ro m h i m b e f o re
h e c o u ld find t h e w ord, n n d a m o m e n t
la te r she w as calling to h im fro m b e ­
low t h a t t h e r a i n w a s o v e r a n d sh e
m u st hurry.
H e w a l k e d b e s id e h e r t o t h e d o o r of
t h e m i s e r a b l e log s h a c k u n d e r t h e s e c ­
o n d cliff, st ill s t r a n g e l y s h a k e n , b u t
s t r i v i n g m a n f u l l y t o b e h i m s e l f ag ain .
T h e n e e d e d fillip c a m e w h e n t h e m o u n ­
t a i n e e r s t a g g e r e d t o t h e t h r e s h o l d . In
t i m e s p a s t , T o m w o u ld q u i c k l y h a v e
p u t d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n h i m s e l f a n d T ik e
B r y e r s o n In t h e s q u i r r e l - e y e d s t a g e of
In t o x ic a t io n . B u t n o w h i s p r o m i s e to
N a n w a s b e h i n d h im , a n d t h e G o r d o n
b lood w a s t o t h e fore.
" I t w a s m y f a u l t t h a t N a n s t a y e d so
lo ng.” h e s a id , b r a v e l y ; a n d h e w a s
Im m ensely relieved
when
Bryerson,
m a k i n g q u i t e s u r e o f h i s I d e n t i ty , Oc­
c a m e e f fu s iv ely h o s p i t a b l e .
" C a p 'n G o r d o n 's b o y —*f
c o u ’sc ;
d i d n ’t m a k e o u t t o k n o w ye, ' t firs’.
C o m e a w n In t h e h o u s e a n ’ s i t a sp ell;
c o m e In, I s a y ! ”
A g a in , f o r N a n ’s sa k e , T o m c o u ld do
n o l e s a I t w a s t h e final p lu n g e . T h e
b oy er as c o m e o f a b s t i n e n t sto c k , w h ic h
w a s p o s s ib ly t h e r e a s o n w h y t h e sm ell
of th e r a w corn liquor w ith w hich the
c a b i n r e e k e d g r i p p e d h i m so fiercely.
Be t h a t a s It m a y , h e c o u ld m a k e b u t
a feeb le r e s i s t a n c e w h e n
the
tipsy
m o u n ta in e e r pressed him to d rin k ; and
the slight b a r rie r w ent down altogether
w h e n h e s a w t h e a p p e a l i n g loo k In
N a n 's e y e s
S tr a ig h tw a y he divined
t h a t t h e r e w o u l d be c o n s e q u e n c e s f o r
h e r w h e n h e w a s g o n e If t h e m a u d l i n
d e m o n s h o u l d b e a r o u s e d In h e r f a t h e r .
S o h e p u t t h e t i n c u p t o h i s l ip s a n d
coughed a n d str a n g le d o v er a single
Swallow o f t b s fiery, n a u s e a t i n g s t u f f .
d id t h i s f o r t h e g i r l ’s sa k e , a n d t h e n
r o s e a n d fled a w a y f r o m t h e m o u n t a i n
w ith his h e a r t ablaze a n d a
fearful
clam or as of th e Judgm ent tru m p e t
s o u n d i n g In h i s e a r s.
T h e n ex t m o rn in g he c am e hollow -
e y e d to h is b r e a k f a s t , a n d w h e n t h e
c h a n c e offe red, b e s o u g h t h is f a t h e r to
g i v e h i m o n e o f t h e m a n y b o y 's Jo b s In
t h e Iron p l a n t d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r v a ­
catio n —ask e d a n d obtained. And n e i­
t h e r t h e h o te l on t h e m o u n t a i n to p n o r
t h e h o v el c a b i n u n d e r t h e s e c o n d cliff
saw
h i m m o r e t h e lo n g s u m m e r
through.
C H A P T E R X.
It w as Just before th e C h ristm a s h o l­
idays, In h i s f o u r t h y e a r o f t h e s e c t a r ­
i a n school, t h a t T o m G o r d o n w a s e x ­
pelled. W r i t i n g t o t h e R e v e r e n d S i l a s
a t t h e m o m e n t o f T o m ’s d i s m i s s a l , t h e
p r i n c i p a l c o u ld v o ice o n ly h i s r e g r e t
a n d d isa p p o in tm en t. It w as a m ost s in ­
g u l a r c as e. D u r i n g h i s firs t a n d seco n d
y e a r s T h o m a s h a d s e t a h ig h m a r k a n d
h a d a t t u l n e d to It. On t h e s p i r i t u a l sid e
ho h a d b een s o m e w h a t n o n - c o m m i t t a l ,
to be s u r e , b u t t o offs et th is, h e h a d
d e e p l y I n t e r e s t e d In t h e p r e p a r a t o r y
th e o l o g i c a l s t u d i e s , o r a t l e a s t h e h a d
a p p e a r e d t o be.
B u t o n h i s r e t u r n f ro m h is
first
su m m e r sp e n t a t home there w as a
m a r k e d c h a n g e in h im , due, so t h o u g h t
D o c t o r T o lliv a r , t o h i s a s s o c i a t i o n w ith
t h e r o u g h e r c l a s s o f w o r k m e n in th.?
Iron mills. I t w a s a s If h e h a d s u d ­
denly grow n older an d and h ard er, and
t h e d i s c ip l i n e of t h e school, a d m i r a b l e
a s t h e R e v e r e n d S i l a s k n e w It t o be,
w a s n o t s e v e r e e n o u g h to r e f o r m him.
’’I t g r i e v e s m e m o r e t h a n I c a n tell
you, m y d e a r b r o t h e r , to be o b lig ed to
c o n f e s s t h a t w e c a n do n o t h i n g m o r e
fo r h i m h e r e , ” w a s t h e c o n c l u d i n g p a r ­
a g r a p h o f t h e p r i n c i p a l ’s l e t t e r , ’’a n d
to a d d t h a t h i s c o n t i n u e d
presence
w ith u s Is a m e n a c e t o t h e m o r a l s of
t h e sc hool. W h e n I s a y t h a t t h e o f ­
f e n s e f o r w h i c h h e Is ex p elled Is b y no
m e a n s t h e first, a n d t h a t It Is t h e d o u ­
ble o n e o f g a m b l i n g a n d k e e p i n g I n ­
t o x i c a t i n g l i q u o r s In h i s ro o m , y o u will
u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e good r e p u t e
of
B e e rs h e b a w a s a t stake, a n d th e r e w as
no o t h e r c o u r s e o p e n to us.”
T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n t u r n e d h is b a c k on
th r e e a n d a h alf y e a rs of Beersheba,
w i t h h o t t e a r s In h i s e y e s a n d a n a n g r y
w o r d o n h i s lips. T h e P l n t s c h l i g h t s
w e r e b u r n i n g b r i g h t l y in t h e P u l l m a n ,
a n d t h e s e — a n d t h e t e a r s —b l i n d e d him.
S o m e o f t h o s e c t i o n s In t h e m i d d l e of
t h e c a r w e r e m a d e d o w n fo r t h e n i g h t ,
a n d w h i l e h e w a s s t u m b l i n g In th o
w ake of th e p o r te r over the shoes and
t h e h a n d - b a g s le f t In t h e aisle , t h e
train started.
’’L o w e r ten, s a h , ” s a i d t h e b l a c k boy,
a n d w e n t u b o u t h i s b u s i n e s s In t h e l i n ­
en lo ck er. B u t T o m s t o o d b a l a n c i n g
him self w ith th e s w a y in g of th e ca r
a n d s t a r i n g h e l p l e s s l y a t th o o c c u p a n t
o f l o w e r tw elv e, a y o u n g g irl In a g r a y
tr a v e lin g coat an d hat, sittin g w ith her
fnce to t h e w indow .
“W h y , y o u — s o m e b o d y ! " s h e e x c l a i m ­
ed, t u r n i n g to s u r p r i s e h im In t h e a c t
o f g l o w e r i n g d o w n on h er. “ Do y ou
k n o w , I t h o u g h t t h e r e m i g h t be Ju s t
o n e c h a n c e In a t h o u s a n d t h a t y o u 'd go
h o m e f o r C h r i s t m a s , so I m a d e t h e p o r ­
t e r tell m e w h e n wo w ere c o m i n g to
B e e r s h e b a . W h y d o n ’t y ou s i t d o w n ? ”
T o m e d g e d Into t h e o p p o s i t e s e a t a n d
sh o o k h a n d s w i t h hur, all in m i s e r a b l e ,
c o m f o r t l e s s silen ce. T h e n h e b l u r te d
out:
” l f I’d h a d a n y Idea y o u w e r e on t h is
t r a i n , I ’d h a v e w a l k e d . ”
A r d e a l a u g h e d , a n d fo r all h i s m i s ­
e r y h e c o u ld n o t h e l p r e m a r k i n g ho w
m u c h s w e e t e r t h e low voice w a s g r o w ­
ing, a n d h o w m u c h c l e a r e r t h e b lu e of
h e r e y e s w a s u n d e r t h e fo rc e d li g h t of
th e gas-globes.
“Yo u a r e J u s t t h e «nine r u d e boy,
a r e n ' t y o u ? " s h e sa id , len ien tly . "Aro
t h e r e n o g i r l s In B e e r s h e b a t o t e a c h
y o u h o w t o be n i c e ? "
”1 d i d n 't m e a n It t h a t w a y ,” h e h a s ­
t e n e d t o sa y . " I ’m a l w a y s s a y i n g th o
w r o n g t h i n g t o you. B u t if y o u only
k n e w , y o u w o u l d n 't s p e u k to m e ; m u c h
less let m e s i t h e r e a n d t a l k to yo u .”
" I f I on ly k n e w w h a t ? P e r h a p s y ou
w o u ld b e t t e r tell m o a n d let m o Ju d g e
f o r m y s e lf , ” site s u g g e s t e d ; a n d o u t of
t h e p a s t c a m e a flick o f t h e m e m o r y
w h i p to m a k e h i m feel a g a i n t h a t sh e
w a s I m m e a s u r a b l y h i s se n io r.
" I ’m e x p e l l e d ,” h e sa id , b l u n tly .
“O h ! ” F o r a full m i n u t e , a s It s e e m ­
ed t o h i m , s h e l o o k ed s t e a d f a s t l y o u t
o f t h e w i n d o w a t t h e w all of b l a c k n e s s
H ittin g p a s t , n n d t h e s t e a d y d r u m m i n g
o f t h e w h e e l s g r a t e d o n h is n e r v e s a n d
g o t In to h i s blood. W h e n It w a s a b o u t
to b e c o m e u n b e a r a b l e s h e t u r n e d a n d
g a v e h i m h e r h n n d a g a i n . ‘‘I 'm J u s t a s
so rry a s I can b e ! ” sh e declared, a n d
t h e s l a t e - b l u e e y e s c o n f i rm e d I t
"It wus th is w ay : three of th e boys
c a m e to m y r o o m t o p l a y c a r d s — b e ­
cause th e ir room s w ere w atched.
I
d i d n 't w a n t t o p l a y — oh, I’m n o n e too
g o o d ; ”— t h i s In a n s w e r to s o m e t h i n g
in h e r e y e s t h a t m a d e h im e a g e r to tell
h e r t h e e x a c t t r u t h —" I 'v e d o n e It lo ts
of tim es.
B u t t h a t n i g h t I’d b een
t h i n k i n g — well, I J u s t d i d n 't w a n t to,
t h a t ’s all. T h e n t h e y s a i d I w a s a f r a id ,
a n d o f c o u r s e t h a t s e t t l e d It."
" O f c o u r s e ." s h e a g r e e d , loyally.
“ W a l t ; I w a n t y o u to k n o w It all,”
h e w e n t on, d o g g ed ly . " W h e n M a r t i n
— h e ’s t h e G r e e k a n d L a t in , y o u k n o w
—s l i p p e d u p o n us, t h e r e w a s a b o t t l e
o f w h i s k y o n t h e tab le. H e to o k d o w n
o u r n a m e s , n n d t h e n h e p o i n t e d a t *he
bo ttle, a n d sa id , 'W h i c h o n e o f y ou does
t h a t b e lo n g t o ? '
Nobody said a n y ­
t h in g , a n d a f t e r It b e g a n to g e t s o r t of
— well, k i n d o f m o n o t o n o u s , I p ick ed
u p t h e b o t t l e a n d o ffe red h i m a d rin k ,
a n d p u t It In m y p o c k e t. T h a t s e ttle d
m e.”
" B u t It w a s n ’t y o u r s , ” sh e a v e r r e d .
H i s s m i l e w a s a r a t h e r fe ro c io u s
g r in . " W a s n ' t It? Well, I to o k It. a n y ­
w a y ; a n d I've got It yet. N o w see
h e r e : t h a t ’s m y b e r t h o v e r t h e r e a n d
I'm g o i n g o v e r to IL You n e e d n ' t let
on like y o u k n o w m e a n y m o r e . ”
" F i d d l e ! ” s h e sa id , m a k i n g a f a c e a t
h im . " Y o u s a y t h a t like a li t t le boy
t r y i n g , oh, so h a r d , t o be a m a n . I’ll
believ e y o u a r e J u s t a s b a d a s b a n r a n
be. If y o u w a n t m e to ; b u t y o u m u s t n ' t
l>e r u d e to me. W e d o n 't p lay c a r d s or
d r i n k t h i n g s a t C a r r o l l College, b u t
s o m e o f u s h a v e b r o t h e r* , a n d —well,
we c a n ' t h elp k n o w i n g . ”
T o m w a s s o b e r l y s i l e n t fo r t h e sp a c e
o f h a l f a h u n d r e d r a i l - l e n g t h s . T h e n he
s a i d :'T w i s h I'd h a d a s i s t e r ; m a y b e
It w o u ld h a v e b e e n d i f f e r e n t "
"N o , Ind eed, It w o u l d n ’t
Y o u 'r e go -
Ing t o b e J u s t w h a t y o u a r e g o i n g to
be, a n d a d o z e n s i s t e r s w o u l d n ’t m a k e
a n y d iffe rence.*
u n o n k e y o u Would m a k e a l o t of
d i f fe r e n c e . ” It m a d e h i m b l u s h a n d
h a v e a s l i g h t r e t u r n u f t h e l a r g e n e s s of
h a n d s : b u t h e s a i d It.
S he laughed.
" T h a t ’s nice. B u t I
m ean w h a t I say.
Sisters
w o u l d n ’t
h e l p y o u t o b e good, u n l e s s y o u re a lly
w a n t e d t o b e g o o d y o u r s e l f . T h e y 'r o
Ju s t co m fo rta b le p e r s o n s to have
aro u n d w hen you a re
taking
your
w h ip p in g for being n a u g h ty .”
"W ell, t h a t ’s a g o o d d eal, i s n ' t It?"
A g a i n s h e m a d e t h e a d o r a b l e li t t le
f a c e a t h im . "D o y o u w a n t m e t o be
y o u r s i s t e r fo r a li t t le w h ile—-till y o u
g e t o u t o f s c r a p e ? I s t h a t w h a t you
a r e t r y i n g to say ?”
H e t o o k h e a r t o f g r a c e , f o r t h e firs t
t i m e In t h r e e b a d d a y s . " S a y , A r d e a ;
I 'm h u n t i n g fo r s y m p a t h y ; J u s t a s I
u s e d to a l o n g t i m e a g o . B u t y o u
m u s t n ’t m i x u p w i t h m e. I 'm n o t w o r t h
It.”
“ Oh, I s u p p o s e n o t ; n o b o y Is. B u t
tell m e ; w h a t a r e y o u g o i n g to <lo
w h en you get back to P a r a d is e ? ”
" W h y — I d o n 't
know;
I
h a v e n ’t
t h o u g h t t h a t f a r a h e a d ; g o to w o r k In
t h e ir o n p l a n t a n d be a m u c k e r all t h e
r e s t of m y life, I r e c k o n . "
“A n d a l l t h e w a y a l o n g y o u ’v e b e e n
m e a n in g to be a m in is te r ? ”
H e g r i t t e d h is t e e t h .
" T h a t ’s all
o v er, n o w ; I r e c k o n i t ’s b e e n o v e r for
a lo n g ti m e . ”
“T h a t Is m o r e s e rio u s . D o e s y o u r
m o t h e r k n o w ? S h e m u s t n ’t, T o m ; It
will J u s t b r e a k h e a r t . ”
" A s If I d i d n ’t k n o w ? ” h e sa id , b i t ­
terly . " B u t. A rd ea, I h a v e n ’t b een q u i t e
s q u a r e w i t h you. T h e w a y I told it
a b o u t t h e c a r d s a n d t h e w h i s k y you
m i g h t t h i n k ------ ”
"I k n o w w h a t y o u a r e g o i n g t o sa y.
B u t It n e e d n ’t m a k e a n y a l l - t h e - t i m e
differen ce, n eed i t ? Y o u ’ve b e e n b a c k ­
s l i d i n g — Isn ’t t h a t w h a t y o u call i t ? —
b u t n o w y o u a r e s o r r y , a n d ------ "
" N o ; t h a t ' s t h e w o r s t of it. I’m no t
s o r r y , t h e w ay I o u g h t to be. B esid es,
a f t e r w h a t I ’ve b e e n t h e s e l a s t tw o
y e a r s — b u t y ou c a n ’t u n d e r s t a n d ; It
wo u ld J u s t b e m o c k e r y — m o c k i n g God
I told y o u I w u s n 't w o r t h y o u r w h ile."
S he sm iled gravely. "You a r e such
a boy. T o m . D o n ’t y o u k n o w t h a t all
t h r o u g h life y ou'll h a v e t w o k i n d s of
f r i e n d s : th o se w h o will s t a n d by you
b e c a u s e t h e y w o n ’t b e lie v e a n y t h i n ?
b a d a b o u t you, a n d t h o s e w h o will t a k e
y o u fo r J u s t w h a t y o u a r e a n d still
s ta n d by you?"
H e sc o w l e d t h o u g h t f u l l y a t her. "S av,
A r d e a ; I ’d J u s t like t o k n o w h o w old
y o u a r e , a n y h o w ! Yo u s a y t h i n g s e v ­
e r y o n c e In a w h ile t h a t m a k e m e feel
a s if I w e r e a li t t le k id In k n e e - b r e e c h ­
es .”
S h e l a u g h e d In h i s face. “T h a t Is
t h e r u d e s t t h i n g y o u 'v e s a i d y et!
But
I d o n ’t m i n d t e l l i n g y o u — s i n c e I’m to
be y o u r s i s t e r . I’ll be 17 a li t t le w h ile
a f t e r y o u ’r e 18.”
“ H a v e n ’t y o u e v e r b e e n foolish, like
o th e r g irls?” he asked.
S h e laughed again,
m ore heartily
t h a n e v er. " T h e y s a y I’m t h e si lliest
t o m b o y In o u r h o u se , a t C a rro ll. B u t I
h a v e m y lu cid I n t e r v a l s , I su p p o s e , like
o t h e r peo ple, a n d t h i s is o n e of th em .
1 a m g o i n g to s t a n d b y y o u to-morrn-.v
m o r n i n g , w h e n y o u h a v e to tell y o u r
f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r — t h a t Is, If y o u w a n t
m e to.”
H i s g r a t i t u d e w a s to o
large
for
sp e ech , b u t h e t r i e d t o look it. T h e n
t h e n p o r t e r c a m e to m a k e h e r s e c t i o n
d o w n , a n d he h a d to s a y g o o d - n i g h t
a n d vanish.
( T o be continued.)
PA L A C E R A Z E D IN T EX A S.
W i l l B e lle p ln c e t l b y n M m l e r n
S to r y o fltec H u ll.lin g .
Ten.
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
G e n e r a l R e s u m e o f I m p o r t a n t Event*
P r e s e n t e d In C o n d e n a e d Form
f o r O u r Busy R e a d e r s .
Advocates of states’ rights find little
support at the conservation congress.
A New York actress now claims
150,000of “ Lucky” Baldwin’s estate.
Catholic newspapers at Madrid free­
ly predict the early removal of Premier
Canalejas.
Coulee City, Wash., went “ dry”
by one vote, and the one saloon in the
town will be closed.
Roosevelt was elected temporary
chairman of the Republican state con­
vention of New York
Robbers who looted a S. P. mail car
in Louisiana, overlooked packages of
currency containing $260,000.
Cholera has become epidemic at
Naples, Italy, and many have died in
the streets of the poorer districts.
Rioting became general in the Ber­
lin Btrike and over 100 persons were
injured by charging police, many of
them seriously.
George Chavez, who crossed the
Alps from Switzerland to Italy in an
aeroplane and met disaster while try­
ing to land, died of his injuries.
Walter Broakins, in a Wright aero­
plane, sailed about over the city of
Chicago for 20 minutes and then re­
turned and landed safely at the start­
ing point.
Strikers and police had a pitched
battle in the streets of Berlin.
Two German torpedo boats ran
ashore during practice evolutions.
Western roads are charged with con­
tinued violations of the anti-rebate
laws.
The Republication organization of
South Carolina continues under control
of colored men.
Mayor Gaynor of New York, says he
is not a candidate for nomination for
governor of New York.
Before a mass meeting at Pueblo,
Colo., Bryan declared that the Roose­
velt policies were preached by himself
14 years ago.
It has been learned that Captain
Longan, of West Point, was “ si­
lenced” by the cadets for questioning
their veracity.
Taft was too busy to see the Sultan
of Sulu upon his arrival at Washing­
ton, and an audience was arranged to
take place later. -
Casper S. Crowinshield, American
consul at Naples, is dead.
He was
prominent in relief work at the Mes­
sina earthquake.
An Alaskan miner has returned to
his former home st Montesano, Wash.,
just in time to Bave two valuable tim­
ber claims from tax sale, aa he was
supposed to be dead.
Chavez, who crossed the Alps in an
aeroplane and was then badly injured
in trying to make a landing, is very
low and physicians give very little
hope for his recovery.
Nine trunks belonging to Mrs. N.
H. Slater, a wealthy woman of Read-
vilie, Maas., were held by customs
officials at New York.
Mrs. Slater
said she could not remember exactly
how many fine gowns she brought with
her.
Three large railroad companies are
negotiating for the purchase of rein­
forced concrete ties in vast quantities
from a California company which has
perfected the new ties so that they
have stood many months of the hardest
kind of service.
Six were killed and 12 injured in a
trolley car wreck at Tipton, Ind.
The Sultan of Sulu has arrived in
New York to study American customs.
Bobby Lynch, of Niagara Falls, Ont.,
successfully ran the rapids in a barrel.
Forester Pinchot captured a giant
swordfish at Avalon, off the California
coast.
PIN C H O T ST O R M BREAKS.
A tta c k s U p o n Him C h e e r e d
ing C o n g r e s s .
by Min­
Los Angeles — The long expected
storm against Pinchot and his policy of
conservation broke in full force at the
American Mining congress here.
“ Socialist,” “ Dreamer,” “ Honest
but impractical,” were some of the
terms hurled at the head of the de­
posed forester.
The lone defender of Pinchot, S. C.
Graham, a local oil operator, delivered
his defense in absolute silence and
when he finished with a fervid burst of
oratory there was not a sound of ap­
plause.
Ed. F. Browne, of Aspen, Colo.,
started the expression of disfavor to
Pinchot by presenting a resolution de­
claring that the withdrawal of all coal
lands from entry in the Western states
and “ an ill-considered law attempting
to segregate the coal beneath from the
surface rights,” would destroy the
great mining interests of the country
and the proposition to lease the min­
eral lands “ is rank Socialism adopted
from the laws of New Zealand and
Australia, and this man who advocates
the action is a Socialist.”
Representative Smith, of Bakers­
field, fiercely attacked “ over-lordism
by the Federal government as to
natural resources.” He was cheered
to the echo.
Ex-Representative C. A. Barlow, of
Bakersfield, attacked Pinchot and his
policies.
“ Pinchot is a good man but
thoroughly impractical as to oil,” he
declared. The delegates shouted ap­
plause. Barlow said Pinchot’s ideas
led to the United States fixing the
price of oil and would abrogate the
laws of demand and supply and would
end our government.
T. A. O'Donnell, a Los Angeles oil
operator, declared himself anti-Pin-
chot.
“ Pinchot is honest but misguided,”
he said. “ I favor the oil men’s associ­
ating with the congress and the pass­
ing of some resolution of natural re­
sources and conservation as applied to
the oil business here. But I am for­
ever against the drifting of the gov­
ernment toward a bureaucratic super­
vision of Western mining and forest
industries.”
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
M ED FO R D PEARS COSTLY.
C R A N B E R R Y YIELD BIG.
P ro fit o f S 2 a B ushel S h o w n
Picking a n d P a c king.
A fte r
Marshfield—The harvest of the cran­
berry crop in Coos county is nearly
over and the yield this year is big.
One small patch yielded cranberries at
the rate of almost $5,000 an acre.
This was on the McFarland place. It
was 6 feet long and 10 feet wide and
from it were taken Bix bushels of cran­
berries. If an entire acre was covered
with vines yielding at the same rate
the acre would produce 1,633 bushels.
The berries sell for $3 a bushel this
year and this would be a yield of $4,-
899. It costs for harvesting and for
boxes a little less than $1 a bushel.
The average of all of the cranberry
marshes in this locality this year will
be about 400 bushels an acre. Allow­
ing $1 a bushel for picking and pack­
ing, this gives the grower a profit of
$800 an acre.
Nearly all of the cranberry marshes
are along North slough, tributary to
the bay, and there are hundreds of
acres available which have not been
Bet out. The land must be of a peat
formation. The heavy bottom lands
will not do. Land which is made of
decomposed vegetable matter, such as
is found in the old beds of lakes, is
the only kind adaptable in this part of
the state. It must be of such a na­
ture that the water will drain through.
In addition to the necessity of hav­
ing a certain kind of soil there must
be available a quantity of fresh water
so situated that it can be controlled
and the marsh flooded when desired.
The ground must be especially pre­
pared and made level and sanded. The
expense is not so much in securing the
plants and setting them out as it is in
the preparation of the soil.
The
marshes can be started at a cost of
about $150 an acre if the grower un­
derstands his business.
Then it is
four years before a good crop is se­
cured. The plants live for years if
tended.
W HEAT FREE FROM S M U T .
EARTH SH A K E S; S E T T L E R S FLEE
M o s t S u c c e s s f u l H a r v e s t in Y e a r s Is
N ow D r a w in g t o C l o s e .
Volcanic D i s t u r b a n c e s D e s tr o y H o m e s
a n d F r i g h t e n Pe ople.
Flagstaff, Ariz.—Remarkable earth
disturbances continue north of Flag­
staff extending through to the grand
canyon. J. P. Chaves, a well known
stockman, brought in his family, and
others have followed since, all very
much alarmed.; Chaves’ adobe house
was shaken from its foundation, the
corner cracked, and the chimney top­
pled off.
Lava stones weighing many tons
were torn from the lava bed and
crashed down the mountainside. Only
a few stockmen live in that section.
Those who have come in refuse to go
back.
The rumblings seem to come from
the direction of the grand canyon and
cover an area of 40 or 50 miles along
the mountains. The earth tremors
have been continuous since Saturday,
and occasionally with much violence.
Both whites and Indians bave fled from
the region.
There are more than 30 old volcano
craters in the section, but so far as
known none have shown any sign of
activity. The phenomena are believed
to be due to faults in the earth’s crust,
which is slipping. The whole country
is of volcanic origin. No alarm is felt
in Flagstaff.
Pendleton—Probably the most suc­
cessful harvest season Umatilla county
has ever ^had is being brought to a
close. In those parts of the wheat
belt where harvesting is done by
means of the combine, harvest was
over some time ago. The season was
shorter by several days than any other
ever experienced in this part of the
state. This was probably due princi­
pally to the fact that there were from
30 to 40 new combine harvesters and
several new headers to assist in caring
for the crop. One Pendleton dealer
alone sold 29 combines. A second
cause for a short harvest was the ideal
weather. There was but one shower
during the entire season.
A third cause was the substituting
in not a few instances of the steam
and gasoline engines for the 20 to 30-
horse teams on the combines.
There has not been a season in re­
cent years when the growers had to
contend with so little smut. The
quality of the grain has been of the
best and some phenomenal yields have
been reported.
Early season estimates of 5,000,000
bushels for the county have been ex­
ceeded.
Other authorities say the
country’s crop fell short of the 5,000,-
000 mark.
Fully half the crop has already been
sold. The greater part of the wheat
sold brought in the vicinity of 80 cents.
whelmingly controlled by negroes.
the structure.
E a s t e r n S h ip m e n t* Bring G ood Pric es
for C arlo ad s.
Medford—One hundred and forty-one
cars of Bartlett and other early pears
have been shipped from Medford to
date. The average price received has
ranged from $2.40 a box to $3.60,
which is the price that John G. Gore
received for a car load of Bartletta in
Chicago.
This price beat by 27 cents the re­
turns that the Burrell orchard received
at New York earlier in the season for
a car, which for a time held the blue
ribbon as to banner prices of the year.
Of the cars that were shipped from
Medford the Rogue River Fruit & Pro­
duce association shipped 73, the Bur­
rell orchard 47, John G. Gore 11, Hill
Creat 18, Bear Creek 7, Hall 2 and Al­
len 2.
John G. Gore’s prices averaged $2.70
a box; those of the Burrell orchard
$2.55 each, those shipped by the Ro­
gue River Fruit & Produce association
$2.50 eacn, and the Bear Creek orchard
$2.68 per box.
It cost growers from 70 cents to $1
to ship and market and about 50 cents
to produce a box of pears.
The prices this year were lower than
last year becasue the crop waa two
weeks earlier in ripening and thus was
thrown into the market before the Cal­
ifornia season was over.
Comice,
Howells and d’ Anjou pears are now
being shipped. The Bose and Winter
Nellis are yet to be picked.
U niversity O p e n s .
University of Oregon, Eugene—The
State University opened its doors to
incoming Btudents Sept. 20, and from
all indications it is entering upon the
most prosperous year within its his­
tory. The first of the registration days
was set aside for the first-year stu­
dents and a total of 287 filed their reg­
istration certificates. Practically all
of these are freshmen and an unusually
large proportion of them are from
Portland and Multnoma '■ounty.
Students will continue to register
throughout the week, as many are late
returning.
A. R. Tiffany, registrar, predicts
that the registration this year will
reach 800, which will eclipse all pre­
vious records.
Several additions have been made to
the university faculty. Professor Ar­
thur Collier, of Harvard, who has been
connected for many years with the
United States geological survey, has
been chosen to fill the chair of geology,
which has been vacant since the death
of Dr. Thomas Condon.
Union S h i p s 3 5 6 C a r s .
Freewater—The Milton-Freewater
Fruit Growers’ union has had an ex­
ceptionally profitable and busy season,
having shipped 365 cars of fruit, 150
of which were prunes. The apple crop
is now being sold. The lower grade
has been disposed of at the average
price of 70 cents a box, a little lower
than last year’s average. The union
has decided to stamp each box with the
number of apples it contains, instead
of grading them in tiers. One hun­
dred carloads of apples will be shipped
immediately.
A f t e r h a v i n g b een i n s i t u s i n c e 1735
t h e s t o n e a n d m o r t a r o f t h e V era-
m e n d l p a l a c e w ill be u s e d i n t h e c o n ­
s t r u c t i o n o f a m o d e r n t e n - s t o r y office
b u i l d i n g , a N ew Y o r k H e r a l d ' s S a n
A n t o n i o c o r r e s p o n d e n t sa y s.
Instead
of h e a r i n g th e g asc o n a d e s of S p a n ish
L a r g e A m o u n t Receiv ed.
c o n q u i s t a d o r e s a n d t h e d o lce v o ic e s o f
Salem—According to figures just
s e ñ o r i t a s t h e y will h e r e a f t e r l i s t e n to
given nut, receipts during the five days
t h e cl i c k o f t y p e w r i t e r s a n d t h e g i g ­
of the State fair last week were $27.-
g le s o f t h o s e w h o w o r k t h e m .
No
500. This includes [paid admissions,
m o r e will t h e y lo o k u p o n p r o u d D o n a
money for concessions and incidentals.
f r o m f a r H i s p a n o , a r m e d cap-a- pie a n d
This figure does not furnish an ade­
I n c a s e d In h e l m e t , v i s o r , d o u b l e t a n d
quate idea of the total amount of mon­
cu irass, for h e re a fte r tw e n tie th cen­
ey received, however, as there were
tu ry busin ess m en w ith g reen neck­
large sums taken in from various
t ie s, p i n k so c k s, p i g e o n - t o e d s h o e s a n d
H O M E R U L E N O W S E E N NEAR
sources prior to the opening of the
p a d d e d g a r m e n t s w ill be t h e o n l y c o m ­
fair. It is estimated that the total at­
panions.
B e fo r e t h e s t o n e s g e t t h a t
R e d m o n d '» S p e e c h E n th u s e s A m e r i ­
FALL W H E A T T O BE T R I E D .
tendance for the week was 42,500.
fa r, h o w e v e r , t h e y will be p u t t h r o u g h
c an Irish to P le dge Help.
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Buffalo, N. Y.—Irishmen from all
PORTLAND MARKETS.
concrete c o n stru ctio n . T h ey a re lim e­
With S p r i n g - S o w n W h ea t.
parts of the United States and Canada
s t o n e , o f e x c e l l e n t q u a l i t y a n d w ell
Wheat—Track prices: Bluestem, 90
rallied to the standard of John B. Red­
Klamath Falls—That the farmers of
a d a p te d for th e ir fu tu re m issions.
mond and his colleagues in the Irish the Upper Klamath country have come @9l)4c; club, 83@84c; red Russian,
W ith th e V eram en d l palace passes
Nationalist party. I t was the opening to the conclusion that they must resort 81c; valley, 88c; 40-fold, 85@86c;
one of th e best k n o w n a r c h ite c tu r a l
of the fifth biennial national conven­ to some other method to make a suc­ Turkey red, 82(388.
r e m a in s of S p a n ls h - A m e r lc a n c iv iliza­
Barley—Feed, $22 per ton; brew­
tion of the United Irish league, but cess of wheat raising, other than sow­
tion. I t w as e re c te d a lm o st s im u l t a ­
ing, $28.
the
sessions
resolved
themselves
into
ing
in
the
spring,
is
shown
by
the
fact
neo u sly w ith th e M ission S a n A n tonio
Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil­
a continuous eulogy of Redmond, Dev­ that a dozen of the largest farmers are
de V alero, now th e Alam o, a n d for
lamette valley, $19(320 per ton; East­
lin
and
O’Connor
and
their
colleagues,
banding together and sending away for
m a n y y e a r s w a s t h e w h i t e h o u s e of
and a ratification of the policies they fall seed wheat with which to make a ern Oregon, $21(322; alfalfa, new, $15
th e S p a n is h p ro v in c e of B exar, a t e r ­
@16; grain hay, $14.
represent.
test the coming season. They intend
r i t o r y c o m p r i s i n g all o f T e x a s .
In
Corn—Whole, $32; cracked, $33 ton.
to sow several acres of fall wheat and
t h o s e d a y s , h o w e v e r , It w a s m e r e l y
Millstuffs—Bran, $23(324 per ton;
W
o
m
a
n
's
L
u
g
g
a
g
e
S
e
i
z
e
d
.
give
it
a
thorough
test.
k n o w n a s t h e g o v e r n o r ' s h o u se , a d e ­
middlings, $31; shorts, $25(326; rolled
New
York—Mrs.
H.
N.
Slater,
of
That
the
farmers
cannot
successfully
sc rip tio n m o re s u ita b le t h a n V eram en-
Readville, Mass., related to the prom­ grow spring sown grain in the Upper barley, $24.50@$25.50.
di p a l a c e . T h e l a t t e r n a m e It r e c e i v e d
Oats— White, $27(327.50 per ton.
inent Slater family of New England Klamath country one year after an­
b e c a u s e o f I ts o c c u p a n c y b y t h e la s t
Green Fruits—Apples, new, 50c@
and financialy interested in a New other has been demonstrated. With
M exican g o v e rn o r of T exas.
The village of Flippin, Ky., was York firm of the same name, was not an unusually wet season spring grain $1.50 per box; plums, 40<375c; pears,
The
bu ild in g
stood
In
S oledad
wiped off the map by a terrific wind permitted to take away her baggage will make good yields, but with a dry 75c@$1.26; peaches, boxes, 50@75c;
s t r e e t . Its s i t e m a r k i n g f o r m e r l y t h e
when she arrived from Europe in the season it is invariably short and the grapes, 50c@$1.25 per box; lugs, $1.35
and rain storm.
@1.40; 20c per basket; cranberries,
n o r t h e a s t e r n c o r n e r of a la rg e public
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. She de­ yield is hardly worth harvesting.
sq u a re, th e c e n te r of w h ich w as occu­
$8.50 per barrel; watermelons, $1 per
A strike has been begun in New clared the model gowns valued at $1,-
hundred; cantaloupes, $1@2 per crate;
p ied by t h e B ia z a d e s A r m a s o f S a n York City which will affect 125,000 400 and additional personal effects
Sugar Beets Thrive in Klamath.
casabas, $3.50 per dozen.
F e rn a n d o Presidio.
I n i t s r e a r w a s bricklayers and workers in kindred: worth $300, but the customs inspectors
Klamath
Falls—That
sugar
beets
of
Vegetables—Beans, 3(35c per pound;
n b i g g a r d e n , w h i c h e x t e n d e d t o t h e trades.
insisted on a complete appraisement of an excellent quality can be grown in
cabbage, 2c; cauliflower, $1.50 per
h a n k s of th e San A ntonio river, the
the
contents
of
her
nine
pieces
of
Klamath county was demonstrated this dozen; celery, 90c; corn, 12@15c; cu­
A woman claiming to be the legal
w hole ho u se an d g a r d e n b eing a t one
week, when John Bauer, a gardener of cumbers, 25(340c per box; eggplant,
Baldwin. has baggage.
t i m e s u r r o u n d e d w i t h a v e r y s t r o n g widow of "Lucky”
this city, brought in a specimen from 6c per pound; garlic, 8(310c; green
p a l i s a d e a n d d e e p d i t c h e s . It w a s n o brought suit to break the will of the
C h i n e s e T r o o p s V iew ed.
deceased millionaire.
his garden that measured 15 inches in onions, 15c per dozen; peppers, 6c per
u n c o m m o n th in g to h a v e th e I n d ia n s
Pekin—The final events of the visit length and 11)4 inches in circumfer­ pound; radishes, 15@20c per dozen;
m a k e r a i d s r i g h t In t h e c i t y In t h o s e
A French countess has arrived in of Jacob Dickinson, the American sec­ ence and weighed eight pounds.
squash, 40c per crate; tomatoes, 25c@
d a y s a n d fo r t h a t r e a s o n d e f e n s e s o f New York to bestow an estate of many
retary of war; Brigadier General Clar­
The beet was not fully grown, and
th a t k in d were necessary.
millions upon her American grand ence Edwards, chief of the bureau of was only planted as an experiment. 50 per box; carrots, $1@1.25 per sack;
T h e o l d b u i l d i n g w a s t h e s c e n e o f daughter, whom she has just discover­ insular affairs, and their party to Pe­ An effort will be made to interest beets, $1.50; parsnips, $1@1.25; tur­
nips, $1.
m a n y a r o m a n c e o f lo v e a n d m u r d e r . ed living in Pittsburg.
kin, were a review of a division of sugar men in the beet industry in Kla­
Potatoes—Oregon, $1.25 hundred.
A l m o s t In Its s h a d o w a M e x i c a n g e n ­
modem troops in the open country
Onions—New, $1.50 per sack.
A veteran of the Boer war, unable north of Pekin and a luncheon given math county, and to secure a sugar
e r a l c a u s e d to be b u t c h e r e d l i k e p i g s
factory
for
this
city.
Poultry — Hens, 17@17>4c; springs,
a n u m b e r o f S p a n i s h a n d o t h e r p r i s ­ to support his wife and baby, attempt­ by the commanding officers in the bar­
17@17)4c; ducks, white, 17@17*4c;
oners w ho
had
been
u n f o r t u n a t e ed suicide with the same revolver racks. The American party then left
T o Protect F orests.
geese, ll@12c; turkeys, live, 20c;
e n o u g h t o s i d e w i t h t h e S p a n i s h g o v ­ which had saved his life in battle, but for Moscow.
Representatives of the
Salem—The Baker Forest Protective dressed, 22(3.25c; squabs, $2 per dozen.
e r n m e n t d u r i n g t h e M e x i c a n r e v o l u ­ the bullets failed to make a mortal Chinese army and of the foreign board
association, with a capital stock of
Butter—City creamery, solid pack,
t i o n . T h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h i s sc en e, wound.
will accompany the Americans to the $6,000, ha« filed articles of incorpora­ 36c per pound; prints, 37@37)4c; out­
p ictu rin g the a ssassin as he w h etted
It is said the Illinois Republican j Russian frontier.
tion with the secretary of state at side creamery, 35@36c; butter fat.
t h e k n i f e o n t h e s o l e s o f h i s s h o e s convention will endorse Taft and ig­
Salem. The purpose of the corpora­ 36c; country store butter, 24@25c.
e v e r y t i m e h e h a d s i l t t h e t h r o a t of j nore Lorimer.
T a f t Busy; Sultan W aits.
tion is set forth to be co-operation
Eggs—Oregon, candled, 34@35c.
a prisoner, form s one of th e m ost |
Washington — Haji Jumalo Kiram, with the state and Federal govern­
Pork—Fancy, 13c per pound.
s t i r r i n g c h a p t e r s In T e x a s h i s t o r y . In ! John F. Gilman was elected com­ the Sultan of Sulu, found President; ments against the destruction of for­
Veal—Good, average, ll@12c per
t h e V e r a m e n d l p a l a c e B e n M i l a m m e t mander-in-chief of the Grand Army for Taft too busily engaged with affairs of ests by fire.
The incorporators are pound.
h l s e n d a t t h e a s s a s s i n ' s h a n d a n d In the ensuing year.
state to see him when he called and an Grant Giddis, J. Stoddard and W. C. i Cattle—Beef steers, good to choice,
i t s p a t i o a n d t h e s h a d e d w a l k s o f It*
Roosevelt predicts a complete rout audience was arranged for the follow­ Calder, of Baker City, and H. B. Bun- $5.25@5.75; fair to medium, $4.25@
g ard e n s J a m e s Bowie, d e s ig n e r of th e
The sultan and his shem, of Spokane.
4.75; choice spayed heifers, $4.50@
of
the “ Old Guard” at the Republican ing afternoon.
fam ous knife b e a rin g hls nam e, coart- j
native advisers, escorted by Colonel j
4.75; good to choice beef cows, $4.25
state convention at Saratoga, N. Y.
ed a n d w o n I ' r s u l a V e r a m e n d l , s a i d to
Hugh L. Scott, U. S. A., visited the |
040,000 Building at Medford
@4.75; medium to good beef cows,
h a v e b een by f a r t h e p r e t t i e s t w o m a n j
During the recent forest fires In War department, where they met Ma­
Medford—Work has been begun on $3.75(<i4.25; common beef cows, $2(3
In T e x a s .
Washington a photograpeh was picked jor General Leonard Wood, chief of the two-story $40,000 concrete and 3-75; bulls, $3.75<34; stags, good to
All t h a t r e m a i n s I n t a c t o f t h e fa- | up by the wind and carried six miles.
staff of the army. Through an inter- brick block at Main and Riverside choice, $4(34.26; calves, light, $6.75@
m o u s o ld s t r u c t u r e n o w a r e * p a i r
An International Conciliation board preter he chatted with General Wood. avenue by contractor R. J. Stewart, 7; heavy, $3.75(35.
of c ed ar d eo rs w h ich h a d sw ung on
and is to be completed by the middle
Hogs—Top, $10.50@10.75; fair to
has been organised in San Francisco
N e g r o e s C o n t r o l S t a te .
t h e i r h i n g e * s i n c e 1735.
T h e y a re
of January. This building will be 75x medium, $10@10.25.
and in future it will decide all labor
e l a b o r a t e l y c a r v e d a n d u n u s u a l l y w ell
Columbia S. C.—The plan to w rest, 100 feet in dimensions. The lower
Sheep — Beat Mt. Adams wethers,
difference*.
preserved
F o r som e tim e to com e
control of the Republican political or­ floor will be used as a store room and $4(34.25: beat valley wether*. $3.25@
John B. Ryan, a New York multi­ ganization of South Carolina from the the upper floor will contain a number 3.50; fair to good wethers, $3(33.25;
t h e y w ill s w i n g In a p r i v a t e r e a l d e n c e
In t h i s c i t y , b u t It Is h o p e d t o put | millionaire. offers to build at his own negro did not materialise at the party’s . of office rooms. J. M. Root and San best valley ewes, $3(33.60; choice Mt
t h e m In s o m e m u s e u m In t h e n a a r fu­ expense a fleet of 1,000 aeroplanes for state convention, and it will be over­ Francisco associates are financiering Adams lambs, $5.25(35.50; choice val­
lar a
t war purposes.
3
ley lamb«, $5«! 5.25.
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