CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WJ
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume o f Important Eventa
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
The Alaska-Yukon exposition has
paid a Anal dividend of 4 per cent.
Governor Deneen, of Illinois, re­
fuses to desert Taft for the new third
party.
Another New York society girl has
disappeared mysteriously and not the
slightest trace of her can be found.
Great Britain plans extenive addi­
tions to her navy, in order to wrest
supremacy of the seas from Germany.
U. S. District Judge Hanford, of
Washington, has resigned, and all
charges against him for misconduct in
office have been dropped.
Lightning striking the Are alarm
system at Vancouver, Wash., sent in a
general alarm and the Aremen all
turned out in the rain and darkness to
answer it.
A few swift kicks by a government
mule put an automobile out of com­
mission near Chehalis, Washington.
The machine had to be towed back to
the shop for repairs.
SCOFFS AT WAR.
Dr Hermann Paaschs Says German
Menace is Myth
Vancouver, B. C.—“ The ‘German
menace’ now occupying so much at­
tention is only a myth. Belief in its
existence has been encouraged by
French Chauvinists or ultra-patriots
with the idea of embroiling Great
Britain and Germany.
I think that
war between those two countries is
inconceiveable. It is unfortunate that
an element among the British people
misunderstand the aims and aspira­
tions of my countrymen,” said Dr.
Hermann Paasche, national liberal
leader and vice-preside nt of the Ger­
man Reichstag. Dr. Paasche and his
wife reached here by train and will
sail for the Orient on the Empress of
India.
"O f course the misunderstanding,
so far as England is concerned, is due
to the increase of the German navy
during recent years, a policy that is
supported by the National liberal
party as warmly as it is by the Con­
servatives.
“ The growth of our navy is a na­
tural evolution in harmony with the
expansion and development of the Ger­
man empire. Today our export trade
has attained to almost two thirds that
of Great Britain and is growing by
leaps and bounds. Our iron and steel
production is now over 16,000,000 tons
annually, or double that of Great Brit­
ain. Under these circumstances we
feel justiAed in protecting our sea­
ports, lines of communication and sea­
borne commerce.”
RAIN AND HAIL
CREATE HAVOC
Umatilla county late Saturday did
more damage than ever before known,
rich harvest Aelds being rendered total
losses, with barns, haystacks and live
stock entirley destroyed. Damage to
property generally is estimated to be
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Only through prompt action of
neighbors spreading the alarm were
many lives saved in the waM of water
Ave feet high and varying from 300 to
600 feet in width, which swept Butter
Greek- valley, carrying before it farm
houses, livestock, wagons, haystacks
Cloudburst Sweeps All Before It in fences barns and other buildings. The
o f i f GaniofncI fie CantSe
Butter Creek Valley — Idiho
settlers were advised in time to take
flerciu y etc.
Wheat Belt Hard Hit.
to the hills and turn their cattle loose
to seek shelter in elevated country.
H a st ¡atom s L11 FPEDEPIC TIIORNBURGH
Pilot Rock sustained a heavy alfal
> O fin p M .rfB .A l A a o e j M tx x /u c tn m .rr
Baker, Or.—Thousands of dollars crop loss, the same being beaten into
damage was done by the largest and the ground by the heavy fall of rain
h a u stlo n sm iled w ith a g lin tin g fra n k ­
SYNOPSIS.
most peculiar hail storm in this part The fall of hail was so heavy near that
n e ss and hum or.
of the coutrny in years. Some of the city that the foothills were white as
"If you w a n t m e to tell you— ” he
b e g in n in g o f g r e a t a u t o m o b ile
stones were seven-eighths of an inch snow. A cloudburst above the town r a A c e t t t h h e e m
e c h a n ic ia n o f t h e
M e r c u r y . began.
in diameter.
j caused Birch Creek to rise rapidly S t a n t o n 's m a c h in e , d r o p s d e a d . S tr a n g e
“ I have a sk e d you.”
s s e F lo y d , v o lu n t e e r s , a n d Is a c ­
With hardly any warning the hail and all bridges across the same were c y e o p u te t h d , . J e In
“ It s tru c k m e ra th e r h ard . B ut—
th e r e s t d u r in g t h e t w e n t y -
beat down with such fury for seven washed out.
fo u r h o u r r a c e S t a n t o n m e e t s a s t r a n g e r . I’d like you to like m e a s w ell a s I
M
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,
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d
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c
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a
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r
a
e
lf.
T
h
e
minutes that pedestrians could not
The heav.est crop loss, however, oc M erc-D ry w in s r a c e . S t a n t o n r e c e iv e s do you.”
venture on the street, horses whipped curred in the southwestern portion of f lo w e r s fr o m M is s C a r lis le , w h ic h h e I g ­
” 1 need a m ec h an ic ia n to ra c e w ith
by stones ran away, and one ice wag­ the reservation in the heart of the n o r e s.
me fo r th e re s t of th e se a so n ,” S ta n ­
on team tore down -Second street, magniAcent wheat belt, three of Uma
ton g av e b rie f in fo rm a tio n . “ Do you
CHAPTER III.
scattering ice for blocks.
w ant th e p o sitio n ? ”
i till a county’s prominent wheat kings
The greatest damage was done in — John Crow, George Perringer and
Floyd stra ig h te n e d ; even in th e u n ­
The
Finish,
and
After.
the country, the storm going north­ Tom Thompson—being among the big
M orning arch e d its golden h o u rs c e rta in lig h t th e c o lo r could be seen
east, although gardens and orchards in losers. Crow Agures that he and his a cro ss th e still sp eed in g c a rs, and to rise o v e r his face.
the city were badly cut. In Missouri son lost half of their reservation crop, m elted slow ly in to noon. T h e w e ary
“ You’d ta k e m e ; y o u ? ”
Crops Destroyed and Fruit In­
jured In Eastern Oregon.
ELEANOR M.
INGRAM
J
JAPANESE RULER WHO LIES GRAVELY ILL, AND MEM­
BERS OF ROYAL FAMILY.
SUFFRAGETTE ARRESTEO.
A convict at Folsom penitentiary, Leader Accused of Incendiarism Is
Defiant.
California, has refused to speak for
two years, and will be examined as to
London—Dr. Etheret Smith, a lead
his sanity. He is under sentence of er of the suffragette movement, was
death for an attempted jail break.
arrested here on a charge of compli­
city in the attempt to burn down the
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, de­ historic residence of Lewis Harcourt,
clares the United States will not re­ secretary of state for the colonies, at
gain in 50 years the prestige it has Nuneham Park, July 13.
lost in Mexico by failure to protect
On that date two women were found
the rights of its citizens in that coun­ in the grounds of the residence by the
try.
night watchman and one of them, Miss
A highwayman near Aberdeen, Helen Craggs, a daughter of Sir John
Wash., robbed the occupants of an CraggB, was arrested. She was found
automobile and then forced the driver to be carrying a quantity of inflam-
to take him, with the other passen­ mable material and spirits.
Miss Annie Kenney, who, in the ab­
gers, on a "pleasure trip” about the
sence of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
city.
and her daughter, and of Mr. and Mrs.
The emperor of Japan improves Pethick-Lawrence, the joint editors of
slowly, but is not yet out of danger.
Votes for Women, is running the Wo­
men’s Social and Political Union, sent
The famous old apple tree near Ap a spirited reply to Mrs. Henry Faw­
pomattox court house, Va., under cett, who on July 19, on behalf of the
which Lee surrendered to Grant—long
committee of the National
since carried away piece by piece by executive
Women’s Suffrage societies, issued a
souvenir hunters—is to be replaced by protest against the militant tactics of
a tree planted by Governor Woodrow the Women's Social and Political un­
Wilson.
ion.
Miss Kenney declined to do any­
General Pedro Ivonet, the last of
the Cuban insurgent leaders, has been thing to quench the militant spirit
which the "government’s treachery
killed.
has aroused.”
Oregon Agriculture college at Cor­ ^“ The government,’ says Miss Ken­
vallis has issued a bulletin on "camp ney, " lit the Are of revolt in the wo­
men’s hearts and muBt accept the full
K iii 'K ii n n
cookery.”
M A T S U H I T O — U K L IIW , K V Il'H F .S S U n i i I K O —
[■in.\ci:.ss S A D E — H I G I I T . C llO W .Y PIII.M 'IC Y O S I1 IIIIT O .
responsibility for their recent protest
Henry Poeblcr, who established one and for the more serious protests that
of the Arst trading posts in Minne­ may be made in the future.”
Flat much grain was hewn to the and one 130-acre tract of land will not
sota, is dead.
ground. The hail remained on the even be cut, so badly is it demolished.
DATE ORCHARD PLANNED.
Woodrow Wilson has named a com­
ground th< re, and it is feared froze Crow had just cancelled half of his
many of the gardens. All buds were crop insurance.
mittee of 14 members who will have
Trip
to
Be
Taken
to
Asia
for
Pur­
cut off so that future berries and
charge of his campaign.
Perringer says his loss will be, at a
pose ot Obtaining Young Treee.
fruits were damaged in that way.
Premier Asquith was greeted on his
conservative estimate, $9000. County
A
path
was
cut
for
several
miles
Pasadena, Cal.—Paul and Wilson
arrival in Ireland by a hatchet thrown
Judge J. W. Maloney, a reservation
at him by a suffragette, and an at­ Popeen, millionaire residents of Alta- between North Pine and Homestead as farmer, places his loss at $3000; also
tempt was made to burn the theater dena and owners of large tracts in the if an army had tramped through it.
Sam R. Thompson, a big rancher in
Four flue horses of W. Mitchell near the
Imperial, Coachella and Carrise val­
where he is to speak.
same vicinity, estimates the loss
leys, are about to establish the largest Homestead were killed by lightning. to his crop will be ten bushels to the
A genuine oil war is on in Spokane date orchard in the world in the Sal-
Lewiston, Idaho — A grain crop acre.
between Rothschild and Rockefeller ton Sea region. Their plan is to be­
which
was destined to be the heaviest
Roads over the reservation were
interests, and it is believed it will gin with 10,000 acres. With China,
spread over the entire country.
Ceylon, Northern India and Bagdad ever produced in this section of the rendered impassable, and in many in­
State of Idaho, received a severe set­ stances teams and autos were left by
The cruiser Marblehead cut short included in their itinerary, they will back by probably the severest hail the roadside until help could reach
leave
next
week
to
buy
young
date
her visit to the Seattle Potlatch, and
storm that har. ever swept this section. them. One farmer reported that his
is believed to have taken offense at trees to set out in the Southern Cali­ The Btorm passed over the Camas net earnings for Sunday amounted to
doubt expressed by a Seattle newspa­ fornia valleys.
Many thousand trees, including the Prairie, the rich grain belt of Central $45 as the result of hauling machines
per as to her target scores.
various varieties which grow in South Idaho, about 6 o’clock Sunday night, and wagons out of a big mudhole ‘near
A New York stenographer at the
Asia, will be shipped to the demoralizing all telegraphic and tele­ his place caused by the downpour of
meeting of the National Commercial ern
United States by the two California phone connections. For an area of 75 Saturday night. The hailstones were
Teachers’ federation in Spokane, land owners. Experiments made by square miles the hail beat down upon so large and fell with such force that
broke the world’s record by writing them have proved that the best qual­ the heavy stand and after calculation the grain was not only beaten to the
an average of 116 words a minute for ity of dates can be raised in the sev­ it is believed that between 5000 and ground but the heads snapped off.
one hour.
eral places selected and it is their in­ 7500 acres in the vicinity of Grange- Most of the insured grain is a total
tention to introduce date raising as ville, Idaho, will suffer a loss slightly lOM.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
one of the state’s greatest fruitgrow­ exceeding 75 per cent of the yield.
The farmers will lose heavily, as
Woman Wants Home Life.
W heat—Track prices, new: Club, ing industries.
Pasadena, Cal. — Mrs. Margaret
They will return in December and but a small percentage of the crop has
786 i )79 c ; bluestem, 826 / 83c.
Old:
been insured against hail.
The Hamilton, wife of former superinten­
Club, 846i86c; red Russian, 846686c; immediately begin operations in the weather
had
been
threatening
here
for
Imperial
country.
bluestem, 886689c.
the past four days. Numerous minia­ dent of schools and prominent in wo­
Hay — Timothy, $1466 1 5; alfalfa,
ture cloudbursts have been reported on man's organizations, refused the invi­
Trial of Glass Ordered,
$ 116612 ; clover, $ 10 ; oats and vetch,
tation to become a candidate for the
the prairie.
912; grain hay, $9.
San Francisco — Superior Judge
legislature on the Prohibition ticket.
The
heavy
downpour
will
check
the
Millstuffs — Bran, $26.60 ton; Lawlor has refused to dismiss the last
“ My Arst duty is to my home,” said
harvest operations several days.
shorts, $28.60; middlings, $32.
Mrs. Hamilton. “ I would rather wash
remaining graft prosecution indict­
Corn—Whole, $39; cracked, $40 ton. ment
dishes, darn Btockings, cook, sweep
now
standing
against
Louis
Pendleton,
Or.—The
cloudburst
and
Fresh Fruits — Cherries, 86110c;
former vice president of the terriffic hail storm which swept over and do family washing, or any other
apples, old, $ 1 . 5061)3 per box; new, Glass,
work that falls to a mother's lot, than
PaciAc
States
Telephone <& Telegraph
76c6i)$1.50 box; peaches, 606686c box;
deprive my children of associations
company.
The
District
attorney
Duluth Votes for Dances.
currants, $ 1 . 6061 ) 1.75 box; plums, 76c
and influences of a mother by being
66$l-26 box; pears, $1.76602 box; sought the dismissal of the indictment
Duluth, Minn.—The proposition to elected to the state legislature.”
on
the
ground
that
several
of
the
wit­
apricots, $1601.25 box.
make the public school buildings in
Berries — Raspberries, $1.76601.86 nesses who previously testiAed against Duluth social centers and to allow
Elk Hikers Arrive Home.
crate; loganberries, $ 1 . 7661 ) 1.90 crate; Glass were dead, and that the state dancing
in them was carried at a hotly
Brooksfleld,
Mo.—The three young
had
no
grounds
for
a
case.
Glass
was
blackcaps, $2602.26;
blackberries,
The wo­ members of the Elks' lodge of this
convicted in the Superior court, !but contested school election.
$ 1 . 60601.66 crate.
clubs of the city were arrayed place, Messrs. Herman F. Clark, Fred
Melons — Cantaloupes, $2.26602.76 the case was remanded for second trial. men’s
in favor of the proposition against the S. Lyons and Cecil D. Stone, who left
per crate; watermelons, IK 'ilfc per
combined efforts of the clergymen, the here April 30 and walked the entire
Forestry Msn Are Alert.
pound.
Lewiston, Idaho—Better equipped women winning by a large majority. distance of 2223 miles to Portland,
Vegetables — Artichokes, 656075c
campaign waged by the women Or., to attend the annual B. P. O. E.
per dozen; beans, 2603c; cabbage, 160 than ever are the forest officials of the The
was so vigorous that the leaders were convention, reached home again Sat­
Clearwater
and
Selway
national
for­
l)c pound; cauliflower, $1.26 dozen;
warned on the day before election that urday afternoon. They walked into
celery, $6616 crate; com, 306040c ests of North Idaho to Aght the Ares they were violating the provisions of Portland on July 3. were royally en­
dosen; cucumbers, $1 box; eggplant, which may occur this year. With 300 the corrupt practices law.
tertained during the convention and
12 |c pound; head lettuce, 20(ff26c doz­ miles of trail and almost 200 miles of
furnished return transportation by
en; peas, 861 9e pound: peppers, 1066 - telephone lines permeating every sec­
rail. They were given an enthusiastic
T. R. Show Tickets Sold
12 |e ;
radishes,
166620 c
dozen; tion of the forests and with lookout
welcome here.
Chicago—The
sale
of
tickets
to
the
stations
to
scan
every
section
of
the
spinach, 4606c pound; tomatoes, $160
third
party
National
convention
in
reserves,
there
is
little
likelihood
that
1 26 box; garlic, 86010c pound; car­
General Ivonet Killed.
Ares can gain much headway on the Chicago, August 6 , was opened at
rots, $1.76 sack; turnips, $1.26.
Havana—General Pedro Ivonet, the
Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur­ patrolmen who will be put in the serv­ headquarters. Within a few hours it
banks, old, $1 per hundred: new, lc ice. The heavy rains make outbreaks was announced $1500 had been receiv­ last of the leaders of the recent Cuban
ed, $1000 being for 60 tickets from uprising to remain under arms, was
at the present time improbable.
pound.
one man. whose name was not given. surrounded and killed by government
Eggs—Case count, 23c; candled,
Medill McCormick said it was planned troops at the Nombre de Dios planta­
Londonari Fear Advance In Meat.
26c; extras, 27c.
London—London housewives are de­ to have the receipts from the tickets tion, near Santiago. General Ivonet
Butter — Oregon creamery butter,
spondent over the prospects of dearer pay most of the convention expenses, with General Evaristo Estenoz, took
cubes, 30c pound; prints, 31c.
meat in consequence of the spread of estimated at $25,000. A general com­ the Arid in Oriente province with
Pork—Fancy, lOdOlO^c pound.
the catttle plague, and the closing of mittee of arrangements, with various about 1500 men last May as a protest
Veal—Fancy, 14(u:14ic pound.
was
appointed. against the Morro law, which provides
Poultry—Hens, ll$66.12c; broilers, the London markets is likely to have a subcommittees.
that there shall be no recognition of
146015c; ducks, young, 12c; geese, far-reaching effect. That the author­ Ralph C. Otis was made chairman.
political parties on radical lines.
1066lle; turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, ities are fully alive to the dangers of
Smugglers Are Thwarted.
the situation is evidenced by the fact
246026c.
Three Die From Plague.
El Paso, Tex.—Victor Ochoa, orig­
Cattle—Choice steers, $6.76606.90; that a flock of sheep was held up by
San Juan. P. R. — Three deaths oc
good, $ 6606 . 60 ; medium, $5.766 i 6; the police until they had passed the inal Mexican revolutionist against
choice cows, $6.76666 26; good, $5.60 examination of a veterinary surgeon, President Dias 20 years ago, was ar curred Monday in the suburbs of San
rested here by the American federal Juan from bubonic plague. One sus­
606.76; medium, $ 6606 .60; choice hastily summoned for the purpose.
Thiee cases
authorities and charged with a viola­ pect has been found.
calves, $7608.26; good heavy calvee,
Floods S w iip Japan.
tion of the neutrality laws. Ochoa is were reported to the authorities.
$6.60; bulls. $$. 60606 . 10 ; stags,
$4 76i(i.6.
Tokio—Unusually heavy rains and alleged to hare been implicate I in the Since the outbreak of the plague there
Hogs — Light, $8a8.40; heavy, floods have prevailed on the northeast­ arrival here several days ago of a con­ have been 37 cases and 26 deaths
The Haffa-
ern roast.
Four hundred persons are signment of 140.000 rounds of ammu­ throughout Porto Rico.
$ 6 .260(07.
Sheep—Yearlings, $$0>i4.25; weth- missing and are believed to have per­ nition and several cases of rifles, pre­ kine vaccine has been administered to
era, $ 861 .4.36; ewes. $36i.S.60; l a m b s , ished. Much damage has been done sumably intended for the Mexican all persons residing in the infected
rebels. He failed to furnish bond.
I districts.
to crops.
$4606.26.
d riv e rs had se ttle d to ste a d y e n d u r­
a n c e g a its, sav in g th e ir e n e rg y and
I h e ir m ac h in es fo r th e m o re s p e c ta c ­
u la r w ork of a fte rn o o n a n d e v en in g .
At n in e o ’clock th a t n ig h t th e ra c e
would end.
T h e M ercu ry c a r h a d re g is te re d
n in e ty m iles m ore th a n th e D uplex,
both of them bein g m an y te n s of m iles
in a d v a n c e of th e o th e r c o m p etito rs.
At six in th e m o rn in g S ta n to n had
gone In fo r a b rie f re st. A t e ig h t he
w as back, and k e p t th e w heel u n til
one in th e afte rn o o n . V ictory w as in
his h a n d s if n o th in g h a p p en e d to his
c a r; a n h o u r and a h a lf lo st in re ­
p a irs w ould tr a n s f e r all his a d v a n ta g e
to th e D uplex.
H e w as Jealously
a fra id to in tru s t h is m ac h in e to his
a s s is ta n t d riv e r, and c o n se q u en tly
m e rc ile ss to h is m ec h an ic ia n and him ­
self. B u t F loyd m ade no com plaint.
A t h a lf-p a st one, all th e c a rs w ere
s e n t to th e ir c am p s w hile an h o u r
w as s p e n t in hav in g th e tra c k h u r­
ried ly m ended by g a n g s ‘of w orkm en.
T h e road-bed in p lac es w as fu rro w ed
like a plow ed fleld by th e flying
w heels.
M eanw hile th e a fte rn o o n
crow ds flowed in, filling th e sta n d s to
suffocation, m assin g on th e p ro m e­
nade, b a n k in g in a solid row of p ri­
v a te a u to m o b ile s b e h in d th e screen .
W hen a t h a lf-p a st tw o th e ra c e rs
w e e re ca lle d to s t a r t anew , S ta n to n
sh a rp ly sc ru tin iz e d h is m ec h an ic ia n
b efo re lea v in g th e cam p.
"I'm going to keep this car until the
end of the race,” he announced, not
unkindly. "If you don’t think you can
stand seven hours of it, say so; and
’ll have them find some one to re­
lieve you. They can rush Rupert here
from up the Hudson by four or five
o’clock. If you get In for it, you’ll
finish, if I have to tie you in your Beat,
'm driving to win.”
“ Y es.”
“You know —oh, I can tu n e up a
m otor, I u n d e rsta n d m y w ork, b u t for
road ra c in g —you know 1 c a n ’t c ra n k
y o u r c a r o r c h an g e a tire w ith o u t
help.”
S ta n to n sm iled grim ly.
“I g u e ss I am big e n o u g h to c ra n k
m y own c a r,” he q u o ted a t him . “ You
h ave y o u r n erv e, I c a n ’t h av e a w h in ­
ing q u itte r to d riv e w ith m e. I m ak e
you th e offer; ta k e o r leav e it. B ut
re m e m b e r, I am lik ely to b re a k your
n e ck .”
" I ’ll c h a n c e th a t,” a n sw e re d Floyd,
d ra w in g a quick b re a th , and held o u t
his sle n d e r han d . “I’ll com e.”
T h e p a c t w as m ade. In a fte r tim e,
S ta n to n cam e to w o n d e r a t its bald
sim plicity.
T h e a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r o v e rtook
Floyd, a little la te r, w hen th a t young
m ec h an ic ia n , a t le a s t superficially
c le a n e r a n d w ra p p ed in a long dust>
c o at, w as lea v in g th e tra in in g c am p
“ See h e re, F lo y d ; you a re going to
ra ce w ith S ta n to n rig h t along, he
sa y s.”
"Y es, s ir.”
Mr. G reen a g ita te d his fo reb o d in g
head.
"You w o n ’t g e t alo n g w ith him ,” he
a s s e rte d d a rk ly . “No one does. He,
he is— you’ll see. B u t you w o n 't
leav e u s on th e e d g e of a race, will
you? W e a re e n te re d a t M assach u ­
s e tts , fo r w eek a fte r n e x t; you’ll tu rn
up on tim e, no m a tte r w h a t he does
in b e tw e e n ? ”
“ S urely, sir. I w ould n o t leav e any
one w ith o u t notice, of c o u rse.”
" P le n ty of no tice, Floyd. F o r you
c a n ’t s ta n d S ta n to n .”
S ta n to n a t th a t m o m en t w as In his
te n t, c o n te m p la tin g w ith cynical spec­
u latio n a flo rist’s box of fra g ra n t
green lea v es lying on a c h air. T h ere
w as no c ard w ith th e se , b u t th ey w ere
sp ra y s of lau re l. In fa n cy he saw the
m essa g e th a t had a cc o m p a n ied th e
orch id s, th e d e lic a te ly e n g ra v e d le t­
te rs : V alerie A th e rto n C arlisle. Did
Stanton to m k out hia machine u
hia mechanician. 80 m« driver* grow
se n tim e n ta lly a tta c h e d to their cara,
w a tch in g th em fondly and je a lo u sly ;
he did not, c o n siste n tly a n d te m p e ra ­
m en ta lly p ra c tic a l iu o u tlook on the
m in o r fa c ts of life.
It w as in th e ra ilro a d depot, th e
m o rn in g he s ta r te d fo r M a ssac h u se tts,
th a t S ta n to n saw h is m ec h an ic ia n for
th e first tim e sin c e th e B each victory.
Floyd w as se a te d on one of th e w a it­
ing-room b e n ch e s, re a d in g a m a g a z in e ;
in his g ra y su it a n d long o v e rc o a t, his
h e a d w ith its c lu s te rin g b ro n z e c u rls
b e n t o v e r h is book, h e looked lik e a
p a rtic u la rly d e lic a te a n d p re tty boy
of e ig h te e n , p e rh a p s e v e n a trifle ef­
fe m in a te
R em e m b erin g th a t cry
from th e m id st of th e p e rilo u s s tru g ­
gle w ith th e D uplex: "C ut him c lo ser;
h e ’s w eakening!
C ut him c lo s e !’’
S ta n to n ’s lip cu rv ed in a m u sed a p p re ­
c ia tio n a s h e c ro sse d to th e ab so rb ed
read er.
"Good m o rn in g .” h e re m a rk ed .
F loyd g lan c ed up. th en ro se w ith
a n e x c la m a tio n a n d held o u t his hand,
h is re a d y color risin g like a g irl’s un­
d e r h is fine, c le a r skin.
“Good m o rn in g ; I d id n ’t see you
com ing,” he re sp o n d ed .
“ No, you w e re re ad in g . You a re go­
in g — ”
"T o L ow ell. T h e c a r is a b o ard , you
kno w .”
“ I did n o t k n o w ,” c o rre c te d S ta n ­
to n w ith in d ifferen ce. H e w as stu d y ­
ing th e o th e r c u rio u sly , striv in g to
a n aly ze A*8 s in g u la r a ttra c tiv e n e s s
an<*
re a so n w hy he, Stan-
ton, should feel p le a su re a t th e p ro s­
p e ct of h a v in g th is com panion a t his
sid e ; he, w ho h a d n e v e r fo rm ed frie n d ­
sh ip s a s m ost m en did.
Floyd lau g h ed , h is g re y e y e s m is­
chievous.
“W ell, I know . W e ’ve been w o rk in g
all th e w eek a t th e m ach in e, and w e’ve
got h e r tic k in g lik e a w atch .
You
d o n ’t b o th e r a b o u t th a t— I su p p o se you
d o n ’t h a v e to, it's up to us. But if
you w ill ta k e h e r o u t on th e tra c k to­
m o rro w , PH tu n e h e r up to th e last
n o tc h .”
Suddenly S ta n to n p u t h is finger on
th e th in g h e sought, one th in g th a t
m ad e th is m ec h an ic ia n d iffe re n t; and
voiced his th o u g h t b e fo re c o n sid erin g
wisdom .
“ Y ou're a d iffere n t c la ss, F lo y d ,” he
s ta te d a b ru p tly . "Y ou’re no w orkm an,
n o r d e sc e n d a n t of w o rk m e n .”
Floyd s ta re d , s ta rtle d a t th e b ru sk
irre le v a n c e , th e n
m elted
in to
a
stra ig h t, d ire c t sm ile a s he m e t the
k e e n gaze.
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D .)
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
Imagination Truly It a Wonderful
Thing, as Kansas Man Is Likely
to Admit.
E v ery su m m e r J o h n F ish e r, a Lib­
e rty g ro cer, and F ra n k C ockrell, a re ­
tire d fa rm e r, m a in ta in a cam p at th*
m o u th of S hoal c re e k on th e M issouri
riv e r, about 15 m iles below K an sas
C ity and four m iles so u th of L ib erty .
L a s t su m m er th e y w ere e n te rta in ­
ing, am ong o th e rs. J. D. T ay lo r, a
fa rm e r of n e a r M anoia, a bout 65 m llez
n o rth w e st of A lb erta, C anada.
The
h o sts and th e ir g u e s ts t w ere grouped
aro u n d a sm all cam p fire, sc a n tily a t­
tire d and p a rta k in g of fried catfish
T h e s c a rle t of re s e n tm e n t flushed
th ro u g h F lo y d ’s g rim e -stre a k e d pallor.
“ You w o n ’t h av e to tie m e,” he
pro m ised , w h ite te e th c a tc h in g his lip.
“I ’ll n o t flinch. Go o n .”
S ta n to n a c tu a lly lau g h ed , b en d in g
to h is lev ers.
I d id n ’t m ea n to tie you to k eep
you fro m ru n n in g aw ay, b u t to k eep
you from fa in tin g a n d fa llin g o u t,” he
explained. “ B ut— ”
T h e c a r boun d ed forw ard.
T h e tra c k had been filled in w ith
w et m ud from th e Infield—on th e first
c irc u it th e h eav y L ozelie c a r skidded
a n d w e n t th ro u g h th e fen ce a t th e
n o rth tu rn . A fte r th a t, n o th in g could
h a v e in d u ced S ta n to n to allow his
m ac h in e in o th e r h an d s.
H ous a fte r h o u r passed. T h e noisy
m u sic of th e b an d c ra sh e d o u t m on­
o to n o u sly ; th e crow d sw ayed, m u r­
m u rin g , a p p la u d in g , exclaim in g , argus-
ey ed a n d kaleidoscopic in color and
m otion.
A t su n s e t, w h en th e M ercury m ad e
tr ip in to cam p fo r su p p lies, n e ith e r
of its m en le ft th e ir se a ts . T h e b e am ­
ing M r. G reen cam e to sh o w er con­
g ra tu la tio n s upon S ta n to n , a n d w ith
him th e h e ad of th e M ercury Com ­
p any, h im self a fo rm e r d riv e r w hose
q u ie t a p p re c ia tio n had an e x p e rt's
alue. S ta n to n w as le a n in g a c ro ss th e
w heel, c h a ttin g w ith th em , w hen hia
e m p lo y e r b ro k e th e th re a d of speech.
" W h a t Is th e m a tte r w ith y o u r
m ec h an ic ia n , S ta n to n ? ” he queried.
S ta n to n tu rn e d , su d d en ly conscious
of a lig h t w eig h t a g a in st his shoulder.
W ith h is m o v em en t, Floyd a lso s t a r t ­
ed e re c t, th e ir g lan c es crossing.
•N othing,” th e d riv e r briefly a n ­
sw ere d to th e o th e r's q u e stio n . "T ire d ,
p e rh a p s; h e h a s b e en w orking. As
you w e re sa y in g —”
B ut th e glim psed p ic tu re sta y ed
w ith S ta n to n ; th e fa tig u ed young face
a g a in s t h is a rm , th e drow sy, heavy-
lidded e y e s flashing keenly aw ake,
th e In v o lu n ta ry e x p re ssio n of an g ry
sh a m e a t th e m o m e n t's w eakness.
And h e w ould so o n e r h a v e tied Floyd
in his se a t, a fte r th a t, th a n h ave added
th e fine In su lt of offering to reliev e
him .
R eady," som e one c a lle d ; th e w o rk ­
m en sc a tte re d In e v e ry d irec tio n , and
Stanton Wat Leaning Across the Wheel Chatting With Them.
th e M ercury w as off once m ore.
"C a r cornin’," w a rn ed th e m ec h an i­ sh e ta k e him for a m a tin e e idol, he with relish, when Taylor grabbed at
c ia n , a s th ey sh o t from th e paddock scoffed; or, w h a t did sh e w a n t? Som e­ his leg and arose to his feet with a
e n tra n c e on to th e tra c k . "D uplex th in g , she w a n ted so m e th in g of him. howl that sounded like the siren of
W h a t?
Only a m u se m e n t, probably. the Gunter.
a h e a d .”
F loyd w as h im self a g ain , w atch fu lly He had not grow n to m anhood In New
"I’m a goner, boys," he groaned, as
Y ork c ity w ith o u t le a rn in g th a t m en he hopped around on one leg, grip­
b u sin e sslik e , n o n c h a la n tly fe a rle ss
C o lo r a n d glow faded from th e sk y ; a n d w om en in a c e rta in se t alleged ping the other powerfully with both
once m o re th e s e a rc h lig h ts flared o u t th e ir e x tre m e w e a lth a s a license, hands and imploring someone between
a ro u n d th e tra c k and tra n sfo rm e d It w hich free d th em from th e re s tra in t whiles to get a club and get busy.
I a silv e r ribbon, ru n n in g betw een of sm all c o n v en tio n alities, and a rro ­ “There's a snake In my pants leg as
a lls of ebony d a rk n e s s except w h ere g a n tly took such div ersio n a s th e m o­ big as my arm and it’s squeezing and
th e lam p-gem m ed s ta n d s arose. Al­ m en t offered. And should he play th e biting me to death.”
re ad y n e w sp a p e rs w e re b ein g crie d g am e to w hich sh e in v ite d him , o r
Fischer grabbed one side of the
a n n o u n cin g S ta n to n 's com ing victory. d e clin e it? W as It w orth w h ile? H e trouser leg in question and Cockrell
D riving e v en ly , ste a d ily , re fu sin g w as w eary to e x h a u stio n , but still he the other and they ripped with right
II c h a lle n g e s to speed d u els and a t ­ re m a in e d gazing a t th e box of lau rel. good will, but no snake appeared.
“You e a n 't s ta n d S ta n to n ,” Mr. When Taylor was sans pants, how-
te m p tin g none of his d eadly ta c tic s of
he n ig h t before. S ta n to n pilo ted bis G reen w as w a rn in g Floyd, by w ay of ! ever, they took the remnant from his
a r to th e in e v ita b le re s u lt. At nine farew ell.
hands, and closely merged with the
And th e m ee h an le la n w as laughing. | interior was found the stringy remains
lock th e flag d ropped, and am id a
h u b b u b of e n th u sia sm th e M ercury
1 of a small frog.
CHAPTER IV.
ro ssed th e line, w inner.
1 “And that's what Imagination will
L a te r, w hen th e triu m p h a n t tu m u lt
do for yon.” said Taylor, as he hunted
th e M ercury cam p had som ew hat
The Road to Massachusetts.
1 up a bos and climbed upon it tailor
su b sid e d . S ta n to n w alked o v e r to I S ta n to n and Floyd did not meet j fashion to finish his Interrupted ses­
h e re Floyd w as lea n in g a g ain st a | a g a in fo r a fo rtn ig h t. T h e ir w ays o t sion with the fish.—Kansas City Jour
colum n of un u sed tire s.
life did not run parallel except when nal.
’You’ve had tw en ty -fo u r h o u rs of a race was due or taking place. The
roe.” he said a b ru p tly . "H ow did it Mercury car had gone bark to the
Upto-Date Mummies.
s tr ik e y o u ? ”
factory for a thorough overhauling,
Occasionally one meets a man wht
F loyd ra ised h is ra n d id g ray e y es after the twenty-four-hour grind, and reminds him that not all the mum­
to the other's face, and in sp ite o t ex it would have as soon occurred to mies came from Egypt.
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