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C o p y rlth t. 1906, by P ra n c lt Lynd«
C H A P T E R X I V . — (C o n tin u ed .)
T h e h a n d s of his w a tc h w ere p o in t­
i n g t o 8 o’clo ck t h e f o llo w in g m o r n i n g
w h e n T o m m a d e h i s w a y t h r o u g h th e
t h r o n g in t h e G r a n d C e n t r a l s t a ti o n
a n d f o u n d a cab. T h e s a i l i n g h o u r of
t h e B a lt i c w a s 10, a n d h e p i c k e d h is
c a b m a n accordingly.
“I s h a ll w a r t y o u fo r a c o u p l e of
h o u r s , a n d It’s d o u b l e f a r e If y o u d o n ’t
m iss .
271 B r o a d w a y , f irs t.” w a s his
fillip f o r t h e d r i v e r ; a n d h e w a s s p e e d ­
ily r a t t l i n g a w a y to t h e
dow n-tow n
address.
T h e t a k i n g o f t h e c a b w a s h is first
m i s t a k e , a n d h e d i s c o v e r e d it b efo re
h e h a d g o n e v e r y far. T i m e w a s p r e ­
cious, a n d t h e h o rse, p u s h e d to t h e p o ­
lice lim it, w a s to o slow. T o m s i g n a le d
his Irishm an.
“G e t m e o v e r to t h e E l e v a t e d , a n d
t h e n g o to M a d i s o n S q u a r e a n d w ait
f o r m e ,” h e o r d e r e d ;
and
by
th i s
c h a n g e o f c o n v e y a n c e he o b t a i n e d his
h iall a n d w o n b a c k t o t h e F i f t h A v e ­
n u e H o t e l by l a t e b r e a k f a s t tim e.
F r o m t h a t on, l u c k watf with, Jrlm.
T h e F a r l e y s , f a t h e r a n d i n n , w e r e In
t h e l o b b y of t h e hotel, w a i t i n g fo r t h e
o t h e r s to c o m e d o w n to t h e c a f e b r e a k ­
f a s t . T o m s a w t h e m , c o n f r o n t e d th em ,
a n d w e n t a t t h i n g s v e r y concisely.
"I h a v e c o m e all t h e w a y f r o m Boston
t o a s k fo r a fe w m i n u t e s of y o u r time,
M r. F a r l e y , ” h e s a i d to t h e p r e s i d e n t
" W i l l you g i v e it to m e n o w ? ”
" S u r e l y ! ” w a s t h e g e n i a l rep ly , a n d
t h e p r o m o t e r s i g n e d to h i s so n a n d
d r e w a p a r t w i t h t h e I m p o r t u n a t e one.
"W ell, g o on, m y bo y ; w h a t c a n I do
f o r you a t t h i s l a s t A m e r i c a n m o m e n t ?
—som e m e s sa g e fro m y o u r good f a th -
•r?*
"N o ,” s a i d T o m , s h o r t l y ; " i t ’s f ro m
m e. I n d iv id u a lly . Yo u k n o w in w h a t
s h a p e y o u h a v e left t h i n g s a t hom o;
t h e y ’ve g o t to b e sto o d on t h e i r fe et
b e f o r e y o u g o a b o a r d t h e B a lt i c . ”
" W h a t's th is— w h a t's th is ? W hy. my
d e a r y oung m an! w h a t can you possi­
b ly m e a n ? ”— t h i s in b u t t e r e d t o n e s of
th e g en tles t expostulation.
“ I m e a n J u s t a b o u t w h a t I say . You
have sm ashed C hlaw assee Consolidat­
ed, a n d n o w y o u a r e g o i n g off t o leav e
m y f a t h e r to h o ld t h e bag. Or, r a t h e r ,
I s h o u l d sa y , y o u a r e t a k i n g t h e b ag
w i t h y ou.”
’W h y , T h o m a s — y o u m u s t b e lo sin g
y o u r m ind!
Y o u ’ve— y o u ’ve
been
s t u d y i n g to o h a r d ; t h a t ’s It— t h e t e r m
w o r k u p t h e r e in B o s t o n h a s b e e n too
m u c h for y o u .”
" C u t it o u t, Mr. F a r l e y , ” s a i d Tom,
s a v a g e l y , all t h e G o r d o n f i g h t i n g blood
s i n g i n g In h i s v ein s. " Y o u ’v e g o t a
t h i n g to do, a n d It Is g o i n g to be dono
b e f o r e y ou l e a v e A m e r i c a .
W ill y ou
talk s tr a ig h t business, o r n o t? ”
" A n d if I d e c l i n e t o d i s c u s s b u s i n e s s
m a t t e r s w i t h a r u d e s c h o o l - b o y ? ” he
I n t i m a t e d m ildly.
" T h e n It will be r a t h o r t h e w o r s e for
y o u ,” w a s t h e d e f i a n t r e j o i n d e r. " A c t ­
i n g fo r m y f a t h e r a n d t h e m i n o r i t y
s t o c k h o l d e r s . I sh«U t r y to h a v e you
a n d y o u r so n h eld in A m e r i c a , p e n d i n g
a n ex p e rt e x a m in a tio n of the c o m ­
p a n y ’s a f f a ir s . ”
I t w a s a l o n g sh o t, w i t h a t h o u s a n d
c h a n c e s of m i s s i n g . If t h e r e w a s a n y ­
t h i n g c r i m i n a l in t h e F a r l e y a d m i n i s ­
tratio n , the evidences wero doubtless
well b u r i e d .
B u t T o m w a s lo o k in g
d e e p i n t o t h e s h i f t y b l u e e y e s of his
a n t a g o n i s t w h e n he fired, a n d he sa w
t h a t h e h a d n o t w h o lly m iss ed . N o n e
t h e less, t h e p r e s i d e n t a t t e m p t e d to
c a r r y it off lig h tly .
" W h a t do y o u t h i n k of th is, V i n ­
c e n t 7” h e sa id , t u r n i n g to h i s son.
“ H e r e is T o m G o r d o n —o u r T o m — t a l k ­
in g w ild ly a b o u t I n v e s t i g a t i o n s a n d a r ­
r e s t s , a n d J d o n ’t k n o w w h a t all. S h a ll
w e g iv e h i m h is b r e a k f u s t a n d se n d
h i m b a c k to s c h o o l ? ”
T o m c u t In q u i c k l y b e f o r e V i n c e n t
c o u l d m a k e a reply.
" I f y o u ’r e s p a r r i n g to g a i n tim e. It’s
n o use, Mr. F a r l e y . I m e a n w h a t I sa y,
a n d I’m d e a d In e a r n e s t . ” T h e n he
t r i e d a n o t h e r l o n g s h o t : "I tell you
r i g h t n o w w e ’ve h a d t h i s t h i n g co ck ed
a n d p r i m e d e v e r sin c e w e fo u n d o u t
w h a t you a n d V i n c e n t m e a n t to do. You
m u s t t u r n o v e r t h e c o n t r o l of C h l a w a s ­
s e e C o n s o l i d a t e d , le g s ll y a n d fo rm ally ,
t o m y f a t h e r b e f o re y ou g o a b o a r d th e
B a ltic, o r — y ou d o n ’t go a b o a r d ! ”
"L et m e u n d e r s ta n d ,” said the tr e a s ­
u r e r , c u t t i n g In. " A r e y o u a c c u s i n g us
of c r im e ? ”
" Y o u will And o u t w h a t t h e a c c u s a ­
tio n Is, l a t e r o n ,” s a i d T o m , t a k i n g y et
a n o t h e r c a r t r i d g e f ro m t h e l o n g - r a n g e
box. " W h a t I w a n t n o w is a plain,
s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d yea o r no. If e i t h e r of
y o u Is c a p a b l e of s a y i n g It.”
T h e p r e s i d e n t too k h is so n aside.
”I>o yot| s u p p o s e D y c k m a n h a s been
t a l k i n g to o m u c h ? ” h e a s k e d , h u r ri e d l y .
V i n c e n t s h o o k h is head.
"Y o u c a n ’t tell • • • It loo ks a
li t t le ro ck y. O f co u r se, we h a d a r i g h t
t o do a s we p l e a s e d w ith o u r o w n . b u t
w e d o n ’t w a n t to h a v e a n u n f r i e n d l y
c o n s t r u c t i o n p u t on t h i n g s . ”
" B u t t h e y c a n ’t do a n y t h i n g ! " p r o ­
t e s t e d t h e p r e s i d e n t . "W hy, I’d be p e r ­
fe c tly w illin g to t u r n o v e r m y p r i v a t e
p a p e r s . If t h e y w ere a s k e d f o r ! ”
“ Yes. of c o u rse. B u t t h e r e w o u ld be
m isconstruction.
T h e r e la t h a t c o n ­
tr a c t w ith th e com bination, for e x a m ­
pl e; we h a d a eig h t to m a n i p u l a t e
t h i n g s so w e’d h a v e to close d ow n, an d
It m i g h t n o t t r a n s p i r e t h a t we m a d e
m o n e y by d o in g I t But. on t h e o t h e r
h a n d . It m i g h t leak out. a n d t h e r e ’d be
n o en d o f a row. T h e n t h e r e Is a n o t h ­
e r t h i n g : t h e r e Is so m e b o d y b e h i n d th is
w h o Is b i g g e r t h a n t h e old s o l d i e r or
t h i s y o u n g fo o tb all t o u g h .
I t ’s too
n icely t i m e d . ”
" B u t you w o u l d n ’t t u r n t h e p r o p e r t y
o v er to G o r d o n , w o u ld y o u ? ”
T h e y o u n g e r m a n ’s sm ile w a s a m e r e
co »tortlon of t h e l l p a " I t ’s a su c k e d
or .i n e,” he said.
" L e t t h e old m a n
h o v e it. H e m a y w ork a m i r a c l e of
s< rne s o r t a n d pull o u t alive. I sh o u ld
cull It a sn a p , a n d t a k e h im u p too
q u ic k .
If h e w i n s out, so m u c h t h e
b e l t e r fo r all co n c e r n e d . If he d o e s n ’t,
why, we left t h e p r o p e r t y e n t i r e l y In
h i s h a n d s , a n d h e s m a s h e d It. D o n 't
y o u se e t h e b e a u t y of It?"
T h e p r e s i d e n t w h e e le d s h o r t o n Tom.
" W h a t you m a y t h i n k y ou a r e e x t o r t
Ing, m y d e a r boy, y o u a r e g o i n g to g et
t h r o u g h s h e e r g o o d - w i l l a n d a d e s i re
t o g i v e y o u r f a t h e r e v e r y c h a n c e In th * |
w o r l d . ” h e sa id , b l a n d l y " W e d i s c u s s ­
ed t h e p l a n o f e l e c t i n g h i m vice p r a s t -
d e n t , w i t h p o w e r t o a c t , b e f o r e we left
h o m e , b u t t h e r e s e e m e d to be s o m e o b ­
jec t i o n s . W e a r e w illin g to g i v e h im
full c o n t r o l —a n d t h l a a l t o g e t h e r a p a r t !
f r o m a n y fo o lis h t h r e a t s y ou h a v s seen I
At t o m a k e . B r i n g y o u r leg al co u n s e l
h R o o m 127 a f t e r b r e a k f a s t a n d we (
M
y ou are out of a Job In the middle jf
s u m m e r ; a n d I u n d e r s t a n d y ou a r e not
fu lly sa t is f ie d w ith t h e r e a s o n t h a t w i s
g i v e n — h a r d tim es. Y o u h a v e b een s a y ­
in g a m o n g y o u r s e l v e s t h a t If t h e p r e s i ­
d e n t a n d t h e t r e a s u r e r c o u l d g o off on
a h o l i d a y t r i p to E u r o p e , t h e s i t u a t i o n
c o u l d n ’t be so v e r y d e s p e r a t e .
I s n ’t
th a t so?”
“T h a t ’s so ; y o u 'v e h i t It In t h e h e a d
first c r a c k o u t o’ t h e bo x,” w a s t h e
s w i f t r e p l y f ro m a s c o r e o f t h e m en .
“G o o d ; t h e n w e’ll s e t t l e t h a t p o i n t
b e f o r e w e go a n y f u r t h e r . I w a n t to
tell y o u m e n t h a t t h e h a r d t i m e s a r e
h ere, s u r e e n o u g h . W e a r e all h o p i n g
t h a t t h e y w o n ’t l a s t v e r y l o n g ; b u t t h e
fiiot r e m a i n s t h a t t h e w h e e l s h a v e
stopped.
L e t m e tell y o u : I ’v e Ju s t
co m e d o w n f r o m t h e N o r t h , a n d t h e
s t r e e t s o f t h e c itie s u p t h e r e a r e full o f
Idle m en . All t h e w a y d o w n h e r e
d i d n ’t se e a s i n g l e I r o n - f u r n a c e
In
b la s t, a n d t h o s e of y ou w h o h a v e b e e n
o v e r t o H o u th T r e d e g a r k n o w w h a t t h e
c o n d i t i o n s a r e t h e r e . Mr. F a r l e y has
g o n e to E u r o p e b e c a u s e h e b eliev es
t h e r e Is n o t h i n g to be d o n e h ere, a n d
t h e f a c t s a r e on h is side. F o r a n y b o d y
w ith m o n e y e n o u g h to live on, t h is Is a
m i g h t y g o o d t i m e to t a k e a v a c a t i o n /
T h ere was a m u rm u r
of p r o t e s t ,
v o iq /n g Itself g e n e r a l l y In a d e n i a l of
th u p o ssib ility for m en w ho w ro u g h t
w u n f fi e l r h a n d s a n d a t e In t h e s w e a t
of t n e i r b row s.
” 1 R n o w t h a t , ” w a s T o m ’s re jo in d e r.
" S o m e o f u s c a n ’t a f f o r d to t a k e a lay
off; I c a n ’t, f o r one. A n d t h a t ’s w h y
we a r e h e r e t h i s a f t e r n o o n . C h l a w a s
see c a n b lo w In a g a i n a n d s t a y In b l a s t
If w e ’ve all g o t n e r v e e n o u g h to h a n g
on. If we s t a r t u p a n d go on m a k i n g
pig. It’ll be on a d e a d m a r k e t a n d w e ’ll
h a v e to sell It a t a lo ss o r s t a c k It In
t h e y a r d s . W e c a n ’t d o t h e first, a n d
I n e e d n ’t tell you t h a t It Is g o i n g to
t a k e a m i g h t y l o n g p u r s e to do t h e
s t a c k i n g . I t will b e all o u t g o a n d no
Inco m e. If------ ”
" S p i t It o u t , ” c alled L u d lo w , f r o m t h e
f o r e f r o n t o f t h e m i n e r s ’ d ivision.
“I
r e c k o n we all k n o w w h a t ’s co rn in ’.”
’’I t ’s a c a s e o f h a l f a l o a f o r no b r e a d .
If C h l a w a s s e e b l o w s in a g a i n , It will
be on b o r r o w e d m o n e y .
If y o u m e n
will t a k e h a l f - p a y In c a s h a n d h a l f In
p r o m is e s , t h e p r o m i s e d h a l f to be p a i d
w h e n we c a n sell t h e s t a c k e d pig, wo
go on. If not, we d o n ’t. T a l k It o v e r
am ong yourselves a n d let us have your
d e c is io n .”
T h e re w as h ot c a u c u s in g and a fair
i m i t a t i o n of p a n d e m o n i u m on t h e f o u n ­
d r y floor fo llo w in g t h i s b o m b - h u r l i n g ,
a n d T o m s a t d o w n on t h e e d g e o f t h e
p l a t f o r m to g iv e t h e m e n tim e. C a le b
G o r d o n s a t w i t h i n a r m ’s r e a c h , n u r s i n g
h is k n ee, d i l i g e n t l y s a y i n g n o th in g . It
w a s T o m , u n d o u b t e d l y , b u t a T o m wh o
h a d b e c o m e a citiz e n o f a n o t h e r world,
a n e w e r w o r ld t h a n t h e o n e t h e e x - a r -
t l l l e r y m a n k n e w a n d lived In.
He —
C ale b— h a d f re e ly p r e d i c t e d a r i o t a s
t h e r e s u l t of t h e h a l f - p a y p r o p o s a l ;
yet T om had applied the m atch and
t h e r e w a s n o e x p lo sio n . T h e b u zzin g ,
a r g u i n g g r o u p s w e r e n o t r i o t o u s —o n ly
fierce ly q u e s t io n i n g .
( T o be continued .)
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief!
General R esum e o f Im portant Events
Presented In C o n d e n se d Form
fo r O u r B u sy Renders.
B A C O N R E A C H E S R E C O R D P R IC E
C o r n Is
C h e a p e r, But P a c k e r s
T h e y C a n ’t G et H o g s .
Say
Chicago—In the face of a steady de
cline in the price of hogs and the corn
on which they are fed, Chicagoans
who desired to eat bacon discovered
that they were compelled to pay the
highest price ever obtained for the salt
meats in times of peace—35 cents
pound sliced.
If the housewife was willing to cut
it up herself she might have this fig­
ure reduced to three pounds for $1, but
that was the best she could do. It was
up, and to all appearances would stay
at this record-smashing figure for some
months.
For a number of mysterous reasons
that still are unexplained, the forces
that usually result in hammering the
price of bacon down seemed to have an
opposite effect upon the food.
The packers insisted that they could
not get enough hogs to supply the de­
mand; that they were losing money
because the porkers were not being re­
ceived at the stockyards.
However, the market report showed
that the demand for live hogs was
weak and that they were left standing
in the pens daily. It showed also that
the prices are now much lower for the
live hog than six months and a year
ago, when no retailer would have con­
sidered asking 35 cents for a pound of
bacon.
The average price paid for hogs at
the stockyards was $8.49 per hundred
as against an average of slightly more
than $10 six months ago. Market re­
ports for a year ago show that from 10
to 25 cents per 100 pounds more was
paid for porkers than is being paid by
the packers now.
Corn, the pork producing cereal, also
has been failing consistently but with­
out any effect on the price of the fin­
ished product.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
DAM
T O C O S T S I6 0 . 0 0 0 .
T h irty -five M ile s o f C a n a l in L a k e
C o u n ty P ra ctica lly F in ish e d .
Lakeview—During the year the Ore­
gon Valley Land company has has ex­
pended $300,000 on irrigation works in
the Goose Lake valley during the last
year. Aside from the flume work
practically the whole 35 miles of canal
from the Drews creek dam to Thomas
creek is completed. The Hanson Con­
struction company has a few hundred
yards of canal to complete and sev­
eral other small sections are still un­
finished, but all told there remains
probably less than a quarter of a mile
of canal to finish.
As to the flume
considerable of the piling is in place,
and in Drews canyon the lumber is on
the ground for a considerable distance
and a force of men is engaged building
it. It is 12 feet wide and 6 feet in
depth in the clear.
In excavating for the flume a vast
amount of heavy rock work was en­
countered and in one place it was nec­
essary to drive a tunnel through solid
rock for a distance of 400 feet. All
the way up Drews creek canyon one
is impressed with the magnitude of the
work, but it is not until the dam is
reached that one fully realizes the vast
work that is being done.
The esti­
mated cost of the dam is $150,000.
In the first place a trench is sunk
down to solid rock. Then a cut is
made into the rock which in some in­
stances reached to a depth of 12 feet
and in no place is less than four. The
cut is then filled in with concrete and
on top of it is built a solid wail of con­
crete and masonry some 30 feet in
width at its base, and to a height of 25
feet. This wall is reinforced in front
by loose rock and sand and in the rear
by a hand-built rock wall as well as
loose rock fill, the base of which is
about 125 feet.
I N C O R P O R A T E B IG F I R M .
E a st e rn O r e g o n L im e and G y p su m
D e p o s its to B e W o rk e d .
Portland — The Western Lime 4
Plaster company, having a paid up
capital of $350,000, has been organized
by Portland capitalists for the purpose
of engaging in the extensive manufac­
ture of lime and all kinds of hard and
finishing plaster. Charles F. Beebe is
president of the company; Charles E.
Ladd, vice president and treasurer; M.
B. Wakeman secretary, and W. C. Hay
general manager.
The company has extensive deposits
of lime rock near Huntington, in Bak­
er county, and gypsum deposits cover­
ing about 1,000 acres in Northern Bak­
er county on the line of the Oregon
Short Line’s Lewiston branch. Lime
kilns with a capacity of several hun­
dred barrels a day are being erected on
the company’s property near Hunting-
ton. At Gypsmu, in the northern part
of Baker county, the company is pre­
paring to begin the erection of a plas­
ter mill with a daily capacity of 400
tons of hard and finishing plaster.
General Beebe said that the company
would be shipping lime from its new
kilns within 30 days, but that it would
be probably six months before the
plaster mill begins operations.
In addition to manufacturing lime
and plaster, the company will handle
building materials of all kinds.
Forty packers in a Washington orch­
ard put up 2,139 boxes of apples in
one day.
It ia reported that a great lake has
been discovered in the Northwestern
wilds of Canada.
Roosevelt declares that the buainess
men’s fear of him is caused by false
reports of Wall street.
Belva Lockwood celebrated her 80th
birthday and says she does not feel any
older than she did at 28.
The price of cotton jumped $3 per
bale on the strength of census esti­
mates of the visible supply.
Bacon reached the highest price in
10 years at Chicago, though com is
cheap and hogs are standing in the
pens.
A Federal grand jury in California
has indicted William Longfellow for
setting fires in the Klamath reserve
the past summer.
8 5 A c r e s B r in g $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 .
The entire student body of the Colo­
Portland
— Grindstaff & Schalk and
rado state university, numbering 500,
Dr. Sandford Whiting have bought 85
went on strike because 17 of their
acres at Sycamore station, ten miles
number were suspended for hazing.
east of Portland, on the O. W. P. line
A revenue cutter reports thst the
to Cazadero, paying $15,000 for the
natives of the Aleutian islands, off
property. This makes the price per
S W E E T H E A R T S O F ’6 5 W E D .
the Alaskan coast, are being exterm­
acre a trifle over $176, which is con­
inated by consumption, measles and
sidered very cheap for land in that vi­
pneumonia.
W o m a n ’s P s y c h ic “ H u n c h ” R e su lts
cinity. This tract was the property
of Laura M. Gammans, and lies next
F in d in g o f Playm ate.
Special census agents report no ir
to Johnson Creek park, which has been
regularities whatever in San Francisco
Los Angeles, Cal. — There months
platted. Johnson creek runs through
returns.
ago Mrs. L. A. Robinson, a prominent
the land just sold, making it desirable
The steamer Regului was wrecked local club woman and long a widow,
for fruit raising.
began
to
think
deeply
of
F.
J.
Ford-
during a storm off the Newfoundland
ham, sweetheart of her girlhood, and
coast and her crew of 19 perished.
C la ts o p H a s 2 , 6 9 6 V o te rs.
Z O N E I S R I C H IN C O P P E R
of whom she had not heard for 45
Astoria—The registration bookt lor
Officials of Tacoma have been years. The thought brought an in­
obliged to order recall petition blanks tense longing to see him, and of the N e w D e v e lo p m e n ts in E a ste rn O r e g o n the coming state and county election
have been closed, with a total of 2,696
printed, to be used against themselves, wish was born a “ hunch” that she
M in in g Indicated.
in the county, although there is a
could
find
him
by
going
to
Brooklyn.
A red hot rivet falling onto a tem­
Sumpter—That mining activity in chance that these figures may change
porary flooring started a fire in one of She went. The result was an almost Eastern Oregon is being actively re­ slightly when they are checked over.
Portland’s new steel frame skyscrap­ unexampled romance.
The second day after she reached the vived was declared by Emil Melzer in This is 361 less than the registration
ers.
eastern city Mrs. Robinson met her his address before the mining congress for the general election two years ago,
when the total was 3,057. The short­
Losses from recent forest fires in first love, now an old man, on the here.
“ The extension of the Sumpter Val­ age is in the city precincts. These
Montana and Idaho are estimated at street, and they instinctively recog­
ley railroad beyond Austin,” he said, are 430 behind, due to a lack of inter­
$16,000,000. The burned areas will nized each other.
T H E R ED DAB OF DEATH.
has made the Greenhorn district more est in the election.
be sold.
Precisely as in her case, life had “ accessible,
with many good prospects,
T r a f f ic M a r k o n th e S te e l S k e le to n
A storm and tidal wave swept an is­ brought and death had taken the mate which in time will not fail to make
Figures Show Bulge.
o f th e S k y s c ra p e r.
land in the Mediterranean, causing of Fordham leaving him free and his
" S e e t h a t b i g blob of s c a r l e t p a i n t ? " great property damage and the loss of memory had been bringing up visions their mark. In the north end of the
Salem—Reports of county assessors
Eagle mountains, now accessible by are being received by the state tax
s a i d t h e e n g i n e e r aB h e p o i n t e d t o a several lives.
of the woman he had adored as a little railroad
from La Grande to Joseph, commission and the three so far filed
g i r d e r h i g h u p in t h e s k e l e t o n of t h e
girl. Now the announcement is re­ prospecting
has become more active —Columbia, Lincoln and Polk—show
United States Senator Shively, of ceived here that they will be married
n ew s k y s c r a p e r . " T h a t r e d s p o t m e a n s
and the district deserves more atten­ substantial increases. In the reports
t h a t o n e of t h e m e n w o r k i n g o n t h e Indiana, will suffer the amputation of in Brooklyn in December at the home
tion. In the southern part of Baker as now received an apparent difference
b u ild in g w as killed
by
t h e g i r d e r a toe to prevent infection from blood of Mrs. Robinson’s daughter.
county near the Baker-Malheur line, is shown, which causes a decrease on
s w e e p i n g h i m off t h e s t r u c t u r e w h i l e poisoning from a corn.
lies Mormon Basin, an old placer camp,
b e i n g p u t In p o s i t i o n ."
In view of the steadily decreasing A L E U T S N E A R I N G E X T I N C T I O N with the Rainbow mine, which has the face of the reports^ as county as­
sessors are not assessing telephone,
T h e v i s i t o r c r a n e d h i s n e c k a n d Baw deficit in postal revenue, the postmas­
made an excellent showing and which telegraph and railroad lines. With
a r o u g h p a t c h of v e r m i l i o n p a i n t o n ter general predicts one-cent letter
W h ite Plague, A ls o M e a s le s and P n e u ­ will not fail to make its mark in the this fact taken into consideration, the
o n e o f t h e floor g i r d e r s u p o n t h e s i x ­ postage in the near future.
gold production of the state.
The totals as shown indicates large in­
m onia, K illin g T h e m .
te e n th story.
“ I t m u s t bo a d a n g e r ­
Surveyors are running a Une prepar­
Humboldt mine, within a short dis­ creases. _
Port
Townsend,
Wash.—The
natives
o u s life," h e s a i d to h i s e n g i n e e r i n g
atory to Duilding a barbed wire fence
tance of the Rainbow, is still in the
friend.
between Texas and Mexico, to prevent of the Aleutian islands are threatened earlier stages of development and has
Registration Under Three-Fourths
“Yes. T h o s e m e n u p t h e r e a r e w o r k ­
cattle from crossing into each others’ with extinction because of the ravages fine possibilities.”
of
tuberculosis,
measles
and
pneumo­
in g u n d e r t h o c h a n c e o f I n s t a n t d e a t h
Burns—The registration books have
territory.
It was strongly brought out in sev­
nia, according to a report brought by eral
at an y m om ent.
T h e y 'l l w a l k a l o n g
closed with only 781 registration out of
of
the
papers
read
by
mining
en­
The estate of Stanley Ketchel, late the revenue cutter Tahoma, flagship of
t h e t o p m o s t g i r d e r , 300 feet a b o v e t h e
gineers that Eastern Oregon has prom­ a possible 1,200 voters in Harney coun­
s i d e w a l k — a l i t t l e p a t h o f s l i p p e r y i r o n champion middle weight pugilist, who the Behring sea seal patrol fleet. Cap­
ising copper deposits.
Mr. Mezler ty. Of these 429 are Republicans,
live i n c h e s w i d e — a n d w ill l e a n o u t ­ was murdered by a farm hand in Mis­ tain J. H. Quinlan, of the cutter, de­
pointed
out
that
25
miles
east of Ba­ 299 Democrats, and 53 miscellaneous.
w a rd a g a in s t tho w ind.
You o r I souri, is valued at $18,000. He won clares that remedial action is impera­ ker City a zone traversed the country
over $100,000 in the prize ring.
tive.
c o u l d n ' t d o i t f o r a se co n d .
PORTLAND MARKETS.
which is filled with copriferous iron
Captain Quinlan advocates the as- pyrites,
"N ow a n d a g a in th e r e 's an accident.
On the third day of the internation­
and
the
deposits
were
large
Wheat—Track prices: Bluestem,
A c h a p slip s. A w o r k e r g e t s h i t by a al aviation meet at New York, J. sembling of all the tribes and clans, enough to permit work on a large
86c; club, 82c; red Russian, 80c; val­
s w i n g i n g g i r d e r a n d flu n g off. A n o t h ­ Armstrong Drexel set a new American now scattered in isolated camps, at scale.
ley, 85c; 40-fold, 84c.
e r m a n t a k e s a n i n c a u t i o u s s t e p a n d altitude mark by reaching a height of some point where they may receive
Barley — Feed, $21.50 per ton;
He says condi-
fa l l s off i n t o e t e r n i t y . T h e m e n w o r k ­ 7,105 feet.
He then landed safely in medical supervision
W ASCO P R O D U C T S
O N S H O W . brewing, $23.
tions in the archipelago are pathetic.
i n g n e a r by d o t h e i r b e s t to g e t a t the center of the field.
Miiistuffs—Bran, $25 per ton; mid­
The natives would undoubtedly resist
h i m if he m a n a g e s to g r a b t h e g i r d e r
Eggs retail at 5 cents apiece in Ta­ concentration, still they witness help­ R a ilr o a d s W ill M a k e D isp la y s in C h i- dlings, $33; shorts, $27; rolled barley,
h e ’s f a l l i n g f ro m , a n d t h e r e a r e s o m e
coma.
a g o and S o u t h e r n Sta te s.
$24.50(0 25.50.
lessly the extinction of their race. The
s w i f t a n d r e c k l e s s r a c e s w i t h d e a t h to
Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil­
Walter Wellman says he will again Aleutians are famous for the beauty of
get to t h e ir c o m ra d e a t a n y cost in th e
The Dalles — The Dalles Business
live o r t e n s e c o n d s a l l o w e d t h e m w h i l e attempt to cross the Atlantic in an the baskets which they weave from Men’s association, through its secre­ lamette valley, $19(9)20 per ton; East­
grasses.
s t r o n g f i n g e r s a r e s l i p p i n g a w a y f r o m airship.
tary, Judd S. Fish, has been engaged ern Oregon, $21(9:22; alfalfa, new, $15
The Tahoma will make a report to all summer in supplying the Great ©16; grain hay, $14.
a s l i p p e r y b e a m flan ge. If t h e w o r s t
One man was killed and two others the National Geographic society on
Corn—Whole, $31; cracked, $32 ton.
h a p p e n s a n d t h e m a n f a l l s In s p i t e o f
njured in the first football game under the new erution of Mount Bogosiov. Northern Railroad company with pro
Oats—White, $27.50©28 per ton.
t h e i r e ffo rts, t h e n t h o y a p p l y t h e d a b
ducts
of
Wasco
county
which
are
to
be
new rules at St. Louis.
Castle Rock, one of the largest of the exhibited in a car that will tour the
Apples—King, 75c©$1.25 per box;
o f r e d p a i n t , a n d t h o I r o n w o r k e r s call
Gravenstein, 75c@$1.25; Wolf River,
Andrew Carnegie has returned from Bogosiov islands, was greatly reduced Southern states this winter.
It a d a y . T h e y d o n ’t s p e a k m u c h of
t h e m a n t h a t is g o n e , a s a ru le. H e ’s Europe and appeared very feeble upon in size during the year. Perry island,
Fine specimens of crabapples, apri­ $1@1.25; Waxen, 85c©$1.25; Bald­
C H A P T E R XV.
which disappeared in an eruption two cots, peaches, pears, almonds, beans, win, $1.50; Northern Spy, $1.2601.76;
soon f o r g o t t e n . T h e m e n c o n s i d e r It landing from the steamer.
As e a r l y a s 1 o’clo ck In t h e a f t e r ­
years ago, has reappeared and a new
Snow, $1.75(92; Spitzenberg, $1.25©
The New Mexico constitutional con­ island has been thrown up. The new tomatoes, eggplant, rhubarb, blackber­ 2; Winter Banana, $1.76@3.50.
noon, th e e ld er H e l g e r s o n , a c t i n g a s fate.
ries,
prunes
and
cereals
have
been
sup­
“
Y
o
u
’d
t
h
i
n
k
,
by
t
h
e
w
a
y
,
”
w
e
n
t
o
n
vention refuses to support the initia­ island freak has been named Tahoma.
day w a tc h m a n a t the Iron-w orks, had
Green Fruits — Pears, $1.25@2 per
plied and the association is now secur­
o p e n e d t h e g r e a t y a r d g a te s , a n d t h e t h o e n g i n e e r , " t h a t t h e h i g h e r u p t h e s e tive and referendum feature.
box; grapes, $1@1.25, per box; 17%c
ing grapes and apples.
m e n b e g a n to g a t h e r by t w o s a n d m e n w o r k e d t h e m o r e c a r e f u l t h e y ’d
Graham-White, in a Farm an biplane,
W ill L e a v e s P ro sp e c ts .
t h r e e s a n d In l i t t l e c a u c u s i n g k n o t s >n b eco m e. T h e y a i n ’t p a r t i c u l a r l y c a r e ­
The association has also furnished a per basket; cranberries, $8.10©9.50
♦he s a n d floor o f t h e h u g e. I r o n - r o o f e d ful, b u t t h e y d o g u a r d A g a in s t t h e made over 63 miles in two hours in a
fine display of various Wasco county per barrel; quinces, 75c© $l. per box.
Boston—Believing
herself
a
bene­
drizzling rain and a 27-mile wind.
Vegetables—Beans, 3©5c per pound;
f o u n d r y bu ild in g .
S o m e of t h e m o r e
ficiary to the extent of some million products for the car of Oregon exhibits
h y p n o tis m of heig h t. One of th e m en
h e e d f u l s a t t o w o r k m a k i n g s e a t s of
which the 0 . R. 4 N. company is mak­ cabbage, 1©1>4 c ; cauliflower, 50c©$l
Dredges
on
the
Panama
canal
have
dollars
in
the
will
of
a
rich
man
in
w
o
r
k
i
n
g
o
n
a
h
i
g
h
g
i
r
d
e
r
g
e
t
s
p
a
r
a
­
t h e w o o d e n flask f r a m e s a n d b o t t o m
ing up to send to the Chicago land per dozen; celery, 40®75c; corn, 12®
b o a r d s ; a n d In t h e p o u r i n g s p a c e f r o n t ­ ly zed n o w a&id a g a i n hy a s u d d e n f e a r uncovered an ancient galleon buried in New York, whose name is not dis­
show,
which ia to open in November 1. 15c; cucumbers, 25©40c per box; egg
20
feet
of
sand
300
feet
from
the
beach
closed, Miss Cora Johnson, who died
in g o n e o f t h e c u p o l a s t h e y b u i l t a t h a t h o l d s h i m m o t i o n l e s s a n d s t i l l
here a few days ago, left a will dispos­ The secretary finished shipping ce­ plant, $1®1.25 per crate; garlic. 8®
line.
r o u g h - a n d - r e a d y p l a t f o r m o u t o f t h e on h i s I ro n b eam .
reals, apples and grapes this week, 10c per pound; green onions, 15c per
s a m e m aterials.
“ T h e m e n look o u t f o r t h i s s o r t of
Federal officers in Chicago seized ing of such property, although being as the car leaves for its journey in a dozen; peppers, 6c per pound; pump­
As t h e n u m b e r s I n c r e a s e d t h e m e n t h i n g , a n d t h o r e m e d y Is t o d i s t r a c t
possessed
herself
of
only
$100
at
her
kins, l>4c; radishes, 15®20c per doz­
f e l l i n t o g r o u p s , d i v i d i n g first on th e h is a t t e n t i o n by a r o u g h blow o n t h o $300,000 in counterfeit Nicaraguan death. Miss Johnson, of whom little few days.
bank bills, and also captured three of
en; sprouts, 7@8c; squash, l % c per
c o l o r -l i n e , a n d t h e n by tr a d e s , w i t h th e
The
farmers
and
orchaidists
are
also
a
known,
made
several
public
bequests
w h i t e m i n e r s In t h e m a j o r i t y a n d d o i n g b a c k o r In s o m e c a s e s by e x c i t i n g h i m the counterfeiters.
of $500 each to hospitals and homes, preparing apple exhibits to be sent to pound; tomatoes, 25050c per box; car­
to a n g e r t h r o u g h a n y m e a n s In t h e i r
m o s t of t h e t a lk in g .
An
attempt
was
made
to
assassinate
and leaves $500,000 in trust for the Spokane for display at the National rots, )1®1.25 hundred; parsnips, $1©
W hen th e m a n gets lig h tin g
" W h a t ’s all t h i s b u s t i n ' a tx y it y o u n g p o w e r .
1.25; turnips, $1.
T o m , ” q u e r i e d o n e o f t h e m e n In th e m a d h e Is f r e e d f r o m t h e p a r a l y s i s of Major General Pino Guerra, command­ benefit of Charles Edward Holbrook, Apple show November 14 to 19.
Potatoes — Oregon, $1.25@1.35 per
m in e rs’ caucus.
"Might* n i g h e v e r y t e r r o r o r w h a t e v e r y o u m a y ch o o s e to er of the Cuban army, by a member of son of H. W. Holbrook, Newton, Mass.
hundred.
O il W ell D o w n I.IO O Feet.
o t h e r w o r d w i t h old C a l e b w as, T o m , call It. H e g e t s u p f r o m h i s g i r d e r to the Cuban secret police.
buying price. $1.10
m y son, T o m . ’ W h y , I rlco lle ct h im m a k e a r u s h fo r t h e o t h e r fellow to
A dynamite bomb with lighted fuse
S u f fr a g is t H o n o r s 8 0 th B irth d a y .
Dufur—The Beavis-May*oil well is per Onions—Oregon,
hundred.
w h e n he w a s n 't n o m o r e 'n k n e e - h i g h
attached
was
hurled
from
a
suburban
down
to
a
depth
of
1,100
feet
and
the
do h i m u p . a n d t h e m o m e n t h e is s a f e
Washington, Oct. 26. — Belva A.
Poultry—Hens, 15®16c; springs, 15
to a h o p - t o a d ! ”
train into a Chicago residence, but the Lockwood, lawyer, surffagist and twice work is progressing slowly on account ®16c;
"W ell, you b e t y o u r life h e ’s a h e a p he Is r e s t r a i n e d by t h e o t h e r m en .
ducks, white, 16®18c; geese,
‘W h e n e v e r you see a s k y s c r a p e r lady of the house seized it, pinched off candidate for the presidency of the of the hard formation in which the 11c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, 22Q
h l g h e n ’n t h a t n o w , ” s a i d a n o t h e r , wh o
had* c h a n c e d to b e a t t h e s t a t i o n w h e n f r a m e w o r k , ” c o n c l u d e d t h e e n g i n e e r , the fuse and threw the bomb into the United States, and one of the best drill is working. The well is located 25c; squabs, $2 per dozen.
t h e G o r d o n s, f a t h e r a n d son, left t h e
e a c h d a b o f s c a r l e t p a i n t o n t h e I r o n street.
known women in the country, yester­ nine miles west of Dufur, on Ramsey
Butter—City creamery, solid pack,
tra in together.
" l i e ' s a h a l f a h e a d m e a n s t h a t s o m e m a n h a s co m e to h i s
day celebrated her 80th birthday. creek, in a beautiful little valley,1 36c per pound; prints, 37®37.Qc; out­
t a l l e r t h a n t h e old m a n , a n ’ b u i l t like d e a t h .
which
is
not
only
rich
in
its
oil
pros­
E very
sk y sc ra p e r and every
The imperial senate of China, before I’ve never had an 80th birthday be­
side creamery, 35(<i36c; butter fat,
o n e o’ M a j e ’ D a b n e y ’s t h o r o u g h b r e d s . b r i d g e ts t h e m o n u m e n t to s o m e l i t t l e
it had been in existence three weeks, fore, and I ’ll never have another, so I pects. but in fine fruit, grain and vege­ 36c; country store, 24®25c.
B u t I r e c k o n he a i n ’t n o t h i n ’ b u t a
The oil which is
g r o u p o f u n k n o w n w o r k e r s , l a b o r i n g voted to memorialize the throne for the decided to take a day off and have a table land as well.
Eggs—Oregon, candled. 37© 37lvC
s c h o o l -b o y , for all o’ t h a t . ”
found in the sand and water is what is per dozen; Eastern, 29032c.
" U a r - r - r ! ” s p a t a th ird . " W e ’ve hnA a t d izzy h e i g h t s a n d d a l l y i n g w i t h s u d establishment of a general parliament. birthday cake,” she said. Mrs. Lock-
called
“
three
in
one,”
the
best
in
the
u
n
d
e
a
t
h
a
s
p
a
r
t
o
f
t
h
e
i
r
d
o
y
’s
w
o
r
k
.
”
wood
says
there
is
no
difference
between
o n e kid to o m a n y In t h i s outfit, all
Pork—Fancy, 13c per pound.
A slow moving freight train on the being 80 and being 28. “ Yes, I’m as world, with a paraffine base. Gaso­
— N ew Y o r k P re s s .
along.”
Veal—Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13c
line
and
kerosene
are
refined
from
it.
Southern
Pacific
near
San
Jose,
Cal.,
strong, ss far as I know, as I ever
"Yea, c h i m e d *:t a f o u r t h , a " h u c k l e ­
per pound.
A
C
j
r
e
l
c
u
l
S
t
a
t
e
s
m
a
n
.
ran
into
a
pile
of
boulders
which
had
was,” said Mrs. Lockwood.
b e r r y ” m i n e r f ro m t h e B a ld M o u n t a i n
Hops^-1910 crop, 10©13c; 1909,
O r c h a r d P a y s B ig R rofit.
d i s t r i c t . "I d o n 't believ e t h e old m a n
T h e s a y i n g t h a t " a l l m e n b a r e t h e i r been placed on the track with the evi­
nominal; olds, nominal.
k n o w s , him self. H e fit a r o u n d a n d lit p r i c e " la a s c r i b e d to S i r R o b e r t W a l ­ dent intention of wrecking a train.
Nyssa—M. J. Jenkins, who has a
T a c k in S k u ll E ye C u r e .
Wool—Eastern Oregon, 13©17c per
a r o u n d , ta l k i n ' to me, a n d n e v e r sa id pole. W h i l e a p e a k t n g of a f a c t i o n In Had a passenger train struck the ob­
Atlanta, Ga. —William Williams, a fruit ranch two miles from Nyssa, pound; valley, 17(919c; mohair, choice,
n o t h i n ’ m o r e ’n t h a t t h e r e w n s goln* to
parliam ent
w hich
bitterly
o p p o s e d struction a serious wreck would have negro, is in jail here charged with shipped 21 cars of prunes from 65 32033c per pound.
b e a m eet In ’ h e r e a t 2 o'clock, a n d T o m
resulted.
swindling, on account of the peculiar acres, netting him between $11,000
Cattle—Beef steers, good to choice,
— h is son Torn- - w a s g o l n ’ to s p e a k to s o m e o f h i s m e a s u r e s h e s a id . "Y o u
see w i t h w h a t t e a l a n d
vehem ence j
cure for blindness which he devised. and $12,000. He secured the highest $505.50; fair to medium, $4.50©5;
it”
The Swiss balloon landed at Villa His remedy consisted in driving a tack market price paid in Chicago and Cin­ choice spayed heifers, $4.5004.75;
T o m a n d h is f a t h e r
entered
th e t h e s e g e n t l e m e n o p p o s e me. a n d y e t 1
b u i l d i n g f ro m t h e c u p o l a side, a n d T o m k n o w t h e p r i c e of e v e r y m a n In i b i s Marie, Quebec, 1.100 miles from the into the back portion of a blind negro’s cinnati. From the apple tree» and good to choice beef cows. $4.2504.50;
starting point in the international bal­ skull and charging $2.50 for the opera­ alfalfa in the same orchard he sold a medium to good beef cows, $3.60®4;
m o u n te d the flask-built p la tfo rm w h llj house except th r e e .”
t h e m e n w e r e s c a t t e r i n g t o find se ats.
Of s o m e w h o c a lle d t h e m s e l v e s p a ­ loon race.
tion. Robert Ward, the victim, told $5,000 crop this year. The Nyssa Pro­ common beef cows. $303.50; bulls,
H e m a d e a g o o d ly f ig u re of y o u n g t r i o t s h e s a i d :
"P atrio ts!
I could !
the police judge that the tack process duce company expects to shin 25,000 $3.5004; stags, good to choice. $4®
m a n h o o d , s t a n d i n g a t e a s e on t h e pile r a i s e fifty o f t h e m w i t h i n f o u r and
The National Y. M. C. A. has raised was not very painful, but that Wil- to 30,000 boxes of apples this fall. 4.60; calves, light, $6.7507.10. heavy,
o f f r a m e s u n t i l q u i e t sh o u l d p r e v a il, t w e n t y h o u r s . I h a v e r a i s e d m a n y In one million dollars
with which to ex- -Hams’ manner of taking the $2.50 The company now has msny’packers.
$3.7605.
a n d t h e g l a n c e s f iu n g u p f ro m
th e
hurt considerable.”
—Top. $9.600 9.85; fair to me­
t h r o n g o f w o r k m e n w e r e fri e n d l y r a t h ­ o n e n i g h t . T la b n t t o r e f u s e an un­ tend its work in foreign countries.
G ra n g e O r g a n iz e d at W a ld p o rt.
dium, $9.5009.75.
e r t h a n cr itic a l. W h e n t h e t i m e cam e, r e a s o n a b l e d e m a n d a n d u p s p r i n g n John D. Rockefeller gave $450,000.
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h e b e g a n to s p e a k q u i e t l y , b u t w i t h a
Sheep — Best valley wethers, $3®
The new White Star line steamship
c e r t a i n m a s t e r f u l q u a l i t y in h is voice
New York—Election night will be been organized by State Deputy Cyrus 3,25; fair to good wethers, $303.25;
Every m i n d hss Its choice between Olympia was launched at Belfast, Ire­ dry after the regular closing hours. H. Walker, with a good charter lisL best Mt. Adsms wethers. $404.25;
th a t u n m istak ab ly constrained a t t e n ­
tion.
t r u t h a n d repoee.
Take which y*« land. She is the largest vessel »float, More than 200 applications for all- Thia makes four granges for Lincoln best valley ewes. $30 3.50; limbs,
"I s u p p o s e y ou h a v e all b e e n told please- - y o u can navar have both.— measuring 882 Q feet in length and 94 night licenses to hotels and restaurants county in a month’s time, and likely
choice, Mt. Adsms, $505.25; choice
w h y t h e w o r k s a r e s h u t d o w n ^ w b y | Etneraon.
feet in width.
were refused by Mayor Gaynor.
more will follow.
valley, $4.750.5.
will go t h r o u g h t n e f o r m a l i t i e s . A r e
you satisfied?”
“ I s h a l l be a lot b e t t e r sa t is f ie d a f t e r
t h e f a c t ," s a i d T o m , b l u n t l y ; a n d h e
t u r n e d a w a y to a v o i d m e e t i n g M a j o r
D a b n e y a n d t h e lad ies , w h o w e r e c o m ­
in g f ro m t h e e l e v a t o r t o Join t h e t w o
e a r l y r is e r s .
H e h a a seen n ex t
to
n o th in g of A rd ea d u r in g th e th r e e B os­
t o n y e a r s , a n d w o u l d w illin g ly h a v e
s e e n m o re. B u t t h e n e w m a n h o o d w a s
w a r n in g him t h a t tim e w as short, a n d
t h a t he m u st not m ix b u sin e ss w ith
se n tim en t. So A rd ea sa w n o th in g b u t
h is b ack , w h ich , c u r i o u s l y e n o u g h , s h e
failed to reco g n ize.
P i c k i n g u p h is c a b a t t h e cu r b , T o m
h a d h i m s e l f d r i v e n q u i c k l y to t h e o f ­
fice o f t h e c o r p o r a t i o n l a w y e r w h o s e
n a m e h e h a d o b t a i n e d f r o m Mr. C l a r k ­
so n t h e d a y befo re, a n d w i t h w h o m he
h a d m a d e *4 f r l r e a p p o i n t m e n t b e f o re
l e a v i n g Bostfin.
The
attorney
was
w a i t i n g f o r h im , a n d T o m s t a t e d t h e
c a s e s u c c i n c t l y , a d d i n g a b r i e f of t h e
in terv ie w w hich h a d Just ta k e n place
a t t h e hotel.
"You say they ag reed to y o u r p r o ­
p o s a l ? ” o b s e r v e d t h e l a w y e r . “D id Mr.
F a rle y Indicate the m e th o d ? ”
"N o.”
" H a v e y o u a co p y o f t h e b y - l a w s of
your com pany?”
T o m p r o d u c e d t h e p a c k e t of p a p e r s
r e c e i v e d t h a t m o r n i n g f ro m h i s f a t h e r ,
a n d h a n d e d t h e r e q u i r e d p a m p h l e t to
Mr. Crosw ell.
" H ’m — h a! t h e u s u a l fo rm . A s t o c k ­
h olders’ m eeting, w ith a resolution,
w o u ld be t h e s i m p l e s t w a y o u t of It;
b u t t h a t c a n ’t b e h eld w i t h o u t t h e p u b ­
l i s h e d call. You s a y y o u r f a t h e r Is a
stoc k h o ld e r?”
" H e h a s fo u r h u n d r e d a n d t h r e e of
t h e o r i g in a l o n e t h o u s a n d s h a r e s .
I
ho ld h i s p r o x y . ”
T h e a t t o r n e y s m i l e d sh r e w d l y .
"Y o u a r e a v e r y r e m a r k a b l e y o u n g
man.
You s e e m to h a v e c o m e p r e ­
p are d a t all points.”
T h e c o n f e r e n c e In R o o m 327, F i f t h
A v e n u e H o tel, h eld w h ile t h e c a r r i a g e s
w e r o w a i t i n g to t a k e t h e s t e a m e r p a r t y
to t h e pier, w a s b r i e f a n d b u s i n e s s l i k e .
S o m e t h i n g to T o m ’s s u r p r i s e ,
M ajor
D a b n e y w as p r e s e n t; a n d a little la te r
he l e a r n e d , w ith a sh o c k of r e s e n t m e n t ,
th a t the M ajor w as also a m inority
s t o c k h o l d e r In t h e m o r i b u n d C h l a w a s -
se e C o n s o l i d a t e d , T h e m a s t e r o f D e e r
T r a c e w a s a s g r a c i o u s to C a le b G o r ­
d o n ' s so n a s o n l y a D a b n e y k n e w h o w
to be.
" N o t h i n g co u ld g iv e
me
g reateh
p l e a s u r e , m y d e a h boy, t h a n t h i s p l a n
o f h a v i n g y o u h f a t h e r In c o m m a n d a t
G o r d o n l a , ” h e b e a m e d , s h a k i n g T o m ’s
h a n d ef fusively. "I h o p e y ou'll h a v e us
all m a d e m l l l l o n a l h s w h e n we g e t b a c k
h o m e a g a i n ; I do, f o r a fact, s u h . ”
T o m sm ile d a n d s h o o k hla h ead .
" I t lo o k s p r e t t y b l a c k . Ju s t n o w , M a ­
jor.
I ’m a f r a i d w e ’r e In for
rough
w eather.”
T h e l e a v e - t a k i n g s w ere brief, a n d
s o m e w h a t c o n s t r a i n e d , s a v e t h o s e of
t h e g e n i a l M a jo r. T o m p l e a d e d b u s i ­
n ess, f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , w i t h h i s a t t o r ­
ney, w h e n t h e M&Jor w o u ld h a v e h a d
h i m w a i t to tell t h e l a d l e s g o o d - b y ;
h e n c e he s a w no m o r e of t h e t o u r i s t s
a f t e r t h e c o n f e r e n c e b r o k e up.
N o t to lose tim e , T o m to o k a n o o n
t r a i n b a c k to B o s t o n , firs t w i r i n g h is
f a t h e r to t r y a n d k e e p t h i n g s In o r d e r
a t G o r d o n l a f o r a n o t h e r w eek a t -ill
hazards. W in n in g back to the te c h n i­
c a l school, h o p l u n g e d o n c e m o r e Into
t h e e x a m i n a t i o n w h irlp o o l, d o i n g his
b e s t to forget C h lu w a sse e C o n so lid ate
ed a n d Its m o r t a l s i c k n e s s for t h e t i m e
b e in g , a n d s u c c e e d i n g so well t h a t he
p a s s e d w i t h co lo r s fiytng.
B u t t h e sch o o l t a s k done, he t u r n e d
d o w n t h e old leaf, p a s t i n g It firm ly ¡n
place. T e l e g r a p h i n g h is f a t h e r to m e e t
h im , on t h e m o r n i n g of t h e t h i r d d a y
fo llo w in g , a t t h e s t a t i o n In S o u t h T r e ­
d e g a r , h e a l l o w e d h i m s e l f a few h o u r s
for a run up the N o rth S h o re a n d a
c o n f e r e n c e w ith
the
M i c h ig a n
iron
k i n g ; a f t e r w h i c h h e t u r n e d h is face
s o u t h w a r d a n d w n s soon s p e e d i n g to
the battle-field th ro u g h a land by this
t i m e s h a k i n g to Its I n d u s t r m r f o u n d a ­
t i o n s in t h e th r o e k o f t h e p a n i c e a r t h ­
quake.