i.
in
i
1
T
— * im '
11 j
“K n e w w h a t? ” ro u sin g h erself.
Big Change Likelg in
' T h a t C o u rtla n d t n e a rly lo st h is Ufa
in th e e ig h ties."
American Shipping Laws
"In th e e ig h tie s !" dism ay ed a t h e r
W ashington, D. C.— W hile the act
slip.
recently passed by congress intended
"L a titu d e s. P o la r e x p ed itio n .”
to make it easy to g ra n t A m erican
"H e a v e n s ! I w as m iles aw ay."
St. H elens—To keep the boys of St. every student an opportunity fo r sys-
T h e p a d re to o k h e r h a n d in his own
reg istry to foreign-built ships will i Helens out of th e saloons and pool- tem atic exercise,
a n d began to p a t it softly. I t w as th e
Boys now a t work may have th eir
prove ineffective in th e prevailing rooms a fte r ith e ir hours of work are
n e a r e s t he d a re d a p p ro a c h in th e way
shipping crisis by which th e U nited done, th e school board has arranged hours shortened th a t they may attend
of su g g e stin g cau tio n . H e a lo n e of
special
courses
and
classes
th
a
t
may
be
classes,
while
those
who
propose
soon
S tates is confronted, th e tieup th a t
th e m a ll knew .
attended day or night.
to leave school will be given vocational
exists on both coasts of th e U nited
"O h, I believe I re a d so m e th in g
These courses are designed to m eet instruction,
S tates probably will move congress
a b o u t it in th e n e w sp a p e rs."
the
needs
of
a
large
num
ber
of
boys
of
The
normal
pupil
will
be
given
his
to so d ra ft the A m erican shipping laws
Turkey has mobilized.
'F iv e y e a rs ago.” A bb o tt se t dow n
Classes in
as to m ake a recurrence of this em school age, who are now w orking in full four-years' course.
his te a cup. "H e ’s th e b ra v e st m an I
1
the
industrial
plants
of
the
town
and
business
and
in
industrial
a
rts
and
sci-
M artial law has been declared in barrassm ent impossible.
The d eclar
know . H e ’s r a th e r a frie n d le s s m an
Sw itzerland.
ation o f London to which th e U nited whose education has not been com- ences will be furnished to the student
b esid es. H o rro r of m oney. T h in k s
pleted.
a
t
work.
The
lib
rary
will
be
held
A 97-day dry period in Missorui has S tates as well as the w arrin g nations
e v ery o n e is a f te r him for th a t. T rie s
In
addition,
th
e
board
proposes
to
open
a
t
night,
w ere p arties, will preclude the pur
been broken by a drenching rain.
to throw it a w a y ; b u t th e Incom e piles
The board consists of Dr. Edwin
chase and operation by th e U nited outline a system of out-door play on
up too quickly. S ee th a t In d ian , p a ss
T w enty-tw o
thousand
Canadians
S tates o f any of the vessels th a t have well protected grounds, w here many Ross, Judge R. S. H atton, and C harles
ing th e c a k e s?
W o u ld n 't th in k it,
have enlisted in the English army.
'
team
s
will
be
given
daily
practice
and
Graham,
and
Miss
A
lice
Quick,
clerk.
been flying the flags of G reat B ritain,
w ould you, t h a t C o u rtla n d t c a rrie d
Prisoners in Folsom, Cal., peniten Germany, France or other nations.
him on h is b a ck fo r five m iles! T h e
tia ry have been releived from w earing
N evertheless th e tie-up of shipping,
In d ian had fa llen afo u l a w ounded
stripes.
both on the A tlantic and Pacific, due
tig e r, and th e b e a te rs w ere m iles off.
I’ve been w a tch in g . T h ey h a v e n ’t even
Theodore Roosevelt desires an early to the fa c t th a t most all ships plying
sp o k e n to eac h o th er.
C o u rtla n d t’s
tria l in the dam age su it ag a in st him betw een th e U nited S ta te s and tra n s
oceanic
ports
sail
under
foreign
reg
is
p ro b ab ly fo rg o tte n a ll a b o u t th e inci
for $50,000.
try , and th e in ability of th e U nited
d en t, a n d th e In d ian w ould die r a th e r
Salem — The S ta te Tax commission the commission. H e says:
The women of France have been S tates on sh o rt notice to build up a
th a n e m b a rra s s h is sa v io r be fo re
“ I t is our opinion th a t 10 per cent is
called to the fields to g a th e r th e u n h ar m erchant m arine o f its own, doubtless has announced th a t 10 per cent is the
s tra n g e rs .”
|
to
tal
penalty
to
be
added
to
tax
es
de-
the
to
tal
penalty
to
be
added
to
tax
es
vested crops.
will lead to perm anent legislation by
"Y our friend, th e n , is q u ite a h e ro ? ”
'
linquent
Septem
ber
1.
A
m
ajority
of
delinquent
on
the
first
day
of
Septem
-
SYNOPSIS.
The B ritish lin er Olympic sailed congress under which, a fte r the Euro th e sheriffs had construed th e law as ber. This penalty applies to tax es as
W h at w as th e m a tte r w ith N o ra ’s
pean
situ
atio
n
clears,
it
will
be
possi
from New York, carry in g only coal
voice? A bb o tt looked a t h e r w onder-
m eaning th a t th e delinquents would originally charged, and is not in addi-
E l e a n o r a d e T o s c a n a w a s s i n g i n g In
ble
for
A
m
erican
capital
to
acquire
and provisions.
ingly. T h e to n e w as h a rd a n d u n
P aris, w hich, p e rh ap s, a c c o u n te d for E d
foreign-built ships and operate them have to pay in te re st a t the rate of 12 tion to the cum ulative penalty of 1 w a r d C o u r t l a n d t ' s a p p e a r a n c e t h e r e . M u l
m usical.
per cent a y ear from A pril 1 in addi- per cent a month applying during the t i m i l l i o n a i r e , h e w a n d e r e d a b o u t w h e r e
German societies in Portland, Or., under the A m erican flag.
" H e c o u ld n 't be a n y th in g else, b e
five m onths prior to Septem ber 1, the f a n c y d i c t a t e d . H e m i g h t b e I n P a r i s o n e
are collecting funds w ith which to help
This does not mean th a t congress tion to th e 10 per cent.
d a y a n d K a m c h a t k a th e next. Follow ing
ing Dick C o u rtla n d t's boy," volun
In
a
le
tte
r
to
W
ill
C.
Sm
ith,
sheriff
date
of
delinquency.
The
10
per
cent
th eir countrym en.
t h e o p e r a h e g o e s t o a c a f e a n d is a c
will pass a ship subsidy bill, for the
te e re d H a rrig a n , w ith e n th u sia sm . “It
a t G rants Pass, Comm issioner Gallo- delinquency supersedes and takes the c o s t e d b y a p r e t t y y o u n g w o m a n . S h e
I t is reported th a t th e G erm ans in a chance of th a t is ju s t as rem ote as
g a v e h i m t h e a d d r e s s o f F l o r a l i e f ti m o n e .
ru n s in th e fam ily."
way
defines
th
e
law
as
construed
by
place
of
all
prior
p
e
n
a
ltie
s.”
vocal riv a l o f T o s c a n a , a n d F lo r a gives
single sea fight, lost 19 ships to the ever, but it does mean th a t those who
“It se e m s stra n g e ," o b se rv ed N ora,
h i m t h e a d d r e s s o f E l e a n o r « , w h u m h e 1.«
have been objecting to g ra n tin g A m er
English and French.
d e t e r m i n e d t o s ee .
C o urtlandt enters
" th a t I n e v e r h e a rd you m en tio n th a t
ican reg istry to desirable vessels built More Good Roads Are
Wallowa
County
Wheat
E l e a n o r a ’s a p a r t m e n t s .
She o rd ers him
you knew a Mr. C o u rtla n d t."
A ustrians and S ervians in Globe, abroad will find objections overridden.
o u t a n d s h o o ts a t him .
The next day
Wanted in Lincoln County
Yield Largest in History a P p a p r i e s a r a Is n c s e h o o c f k t e h d e p b r y i m t a h e d o m n n y a s . t e r i R o e u a s l i z d i i n s g
"W hy, N ora, th e re 's a lo t of th in g s
A riz., m et in a pitched b a ttle but no
There is a p articu lar reason why
nobody m en tio n s u n le ss ch an c e b rin g s
one was seriously hu rt.
E nterprise — W hile no th resh in g re t h a t h e m a y b e s u s p e c t e d o f t h e a b d u c
N ew port—P etitio n s are being cir
congress will desire to broaden the
tion o f E l e a n o r a C o u r tl a n d t a r r a n g e s for
th em up. C o u rtla n d t—th e one I knew
The pre culated asking th e county court to tu rn s have been made yet, it is the a n a l i b i . E l e a n o r a r e a p p e a r s a n d a c c u s e s
An aeroplane ram m ed a Zeppelin A m erican shipping laws.
— h a s been d e ad th e s e six tee n y e ars.
farm ers
th a t W allowa C o u r t l a n d t o f h a v i n g a b d u c t e d h e r . H i s
balloon, destroying th e dirigible, in vailing situ atio n is one in which the have placed on th e ballot a t the fall belief of
If I knew h e h a d h a d a son, I ’d fo r
s a t i s f a c t o r y to t h e police a n d th e
county’s w heat yield w ill be th e la rg a c l h i a b r i g la
U nited S ta te s finds itse lf overstocked
the attBck before Liege.
e is d i s m i s s e d .
E l e a n o r a f le es t o
g o tte n all a b o u t It. T h e only g ra v e
w ith many supplies which norm ally it election the proposition of bonding the est in its history. Several thousand L a k e C o m o t o r e s t a f t e r t h e s h o c k . S h e
y a rd isn ’t on th e h illsid e ; th e r e ’s o n e
San Francisco board of supervisors
follow ed b y a n u m b e r o f h e r ad m ire rs ,
could and would sell abroad.
The county for $190,000 6 per cent, 20 acres of land are producing th e ir first is
a m o n g th e m th e prince w ho really p r o
u n d e r e v ery b o d y 's th a tc h ."
has voted 12 to 4 to lift th e ban on
European m arkets are largely closed to year bonds, th e money to be used in crop. The straw is not as long as last c u r e d h e r a b d u c t i o n . C o u r t l a n d t a l s o g o e s
T h e p a d re nodded a pprovingly.
dancing in “ U ptow n” cafes.
m ie H a rri-
year, but the heads seem b e tte r filled t g o a n C . o r m e t o i r e a d n d p r t i h z e e f r i e g h m t e e r e t a s n d J i m
these supplies and the over-stocking the construction of perm anent roads.
N o ra w as n o t p a rtic u la rly p lea se d
L ast spring sim ilar p etitions were w ith grain. L ast year sum m er rains e a n o r a . w h o s e r e a l n a m e is f N a t o h r e a r H o f a r E r i l -
G erm ans are reported to have quit o f the home m arket is expected to
w ith th is p h a se in th e play. C o u rt
circulated
and
th
e
required
num
ber
of
g
a
n
.
H
a
r
r
l
g
a
n
t
a
k
e
s
C
o
u
r
t
l
a
n
d
t
I
n
t
o
h
i
s
produced rank, heavy straw th a t made f a v o r a t o n c e . H e i n t r o d u c e s C o u r t l a n d t
attack on th e city of Liege, Belgium, force down prices, to the d etrim en t of
la n d t w ould find a v a lia n t cham pion
a fte r losing thousands o f men.
A m erican producers and exporters. names secured, bu t th e County court, fine appearing fields, but the season is t o h i s d a u g h t e r , b u t t h e l a t t e r g i v e s n o
in h e r fa th e r, w ho w ould b lu n d e r in
not
caring
to
ta
k
e
th
e
responsibility
of
sign of e v e r h a v i n g m e t h im before. She
short
here
and
in
many
instances
the
And,
by
th
e
sam
e
token,
A
m
erica
finds
Mrs. Woodrow W ilson, w ife of the
s tu d io u s ly a v o id s him .
w hen som e fine p a sse s w ere bein g ex
calling a special election, a m ass m eet
P resident, died a t th e W hite House its supply of im ports heavily curtailed, ing of the citizens of the county was heads did not fill and the g rain ripen.
c h an g ed . A nd sh e could not te ll him ;
especially
on
th
e
A
tlan
tic
Coast,
by
D
ry
farm
w
heat
is
good
on
land
C H A P T E R V III— Continued.
a t 5 o ’clock T hursday evening.
sh e w ould h av e c u t o u t h e r to n g u e
reason of th e fa c t th a t it has not the called by the county judge and as the properly sum m er fallowed last year,
“ I h ave had m any w icked th o u g h ts
ra th e r.
On account of th e European w ar vessels to b ring in various commodi opponents of good roads w ere in full and seeded in th e fall.
W here the la te ly ,” re su m ed N ora, tu rn in g h e r
"W ill you fo rg iv e m e?" a sk e d C e
A m erican children will go w ithout ties. This will affect th e revenues of attendance influence was brought to seed was drilled in on stubble, th ere is
g a ze a w ay from th e te n n is players.
le s te of C o u rtla n d t. N e v er h a d sh e
bear
and
the
special
election
was
not
m any toys fo r C hristm as th is year.
the governm ent, as well as th e busi
practically no crop.
L ast y ear th is S he a n d th e p a d re w ere s ittin g on th e
fe lt m ore ill a t e ase. F o r a full te n
called. It is believed, how ever, th a t
Many instances are being told of the ness of th e country, and th e object les th e county court will now place the m akeshift method produced good re lo w er ste p s of th e v e ra n d a . T h e o th
m in u te s h e c h a tte d p le a sa n tly , w ith
sham eful tre a tm e n t of R ussians who son will be one th a t congress cannot proposition before th e people a t the sults, on account of th e unusually ers w ere lo ite rin g by th e n e ts.
n e v e r th e s lig h te st h in t re g a rd in g th e
abundant
rains.
ignore.
w ere caught a t G erm an
w atering
“T h e old p la in t d is tu rb s y o u ?”
ep iso d e in P a ris. S h e could sta n d It
reg u lar election. Good roads are bad
Many hom esteaders are raisin g th eir
places and rest-cures.
“Y es."
no longer. "W ill you forgive m e?”
ly needed here, as in w in ter it is al first crop th is year, and the resu lts are
■'Can you n o t c a s t i t o u t w holly?"
" F o r w h at?"
m ost impossible to g e t over th e pres directly proportionate to th e ir labors
Dr. Aked, th e erstw h ile pastor of Berlin Is Reached by
a te h a s m an y te n ta c le s .”
" T h a t n ig h t in P a ris."
the R ockefeller church in New York,
U. S. State Department en t ones w ith a team and m ost of the last fall and th is spring. W here they ‘‘H
" W h a t p ro d u c es th a t condition of
"D o n o t p e rm it th a t to b o th e r you
farm ers come to tow n on horseback, w orked th e soil thoroughly they have
wonders why th e Socialists of Europe
fnind?" m ed itativ ely . "Is it because
in th e least. I w as n e v e r going to r e
W ashington, D. C.— S ecretary B ry laying in a stock of provisions in the
perm itted the w ar to begin.
splendid crops, but w here they ju s t w e h a v e w ronged so m eb o d y ?”
c all it."
an announced th a t the A m erican gov fall.
scratched th e surface and tru ste d to
The B ritish are reported to have ernm ent now was in comm unication
"O r b e ca u se som ebody h a s w ronged
" W a s it so u n p le a s a n t? "
luck, they have had no luck. The most u s? ”
captured the lin er Kron P rinz W il w ith all its European em bassies and
"O n th e c o n tra ry , I w as m uch
successful of the new se ttlers as a rule
helm, of Germ any, co ntaining 6000 legations.
Three Burned to Death
"O r m isju d g ed us, by u s h a s been
a m u sed ."
are
those
from
the
Palouse
country
of
tons of coal and $5,000,000 in gold.
For many days the S tate d epartm ent
"I did not te ll you th e tru th ."
in Oregon Forest Fire W ashington and Idaho, who have m is ju d g e d ? ” softly.
"Good g ra c io u s !” ex claim ed N ora,
"S o I h ave found out."
The M exican cabinet has discussed has been unable to com m unicate w ith
learned
the
secret
of
raisin
g
good
dry
D rain — T hree men lost th e ir lives
sp rin g in g up.
“ I do n o t be lie v e th a t it w as you."
the change of governm ent and it has Ambassador G erard, a t Berlin, but
in a fo rest fire w hich destroyed all the farm w heat, w ith sum m er fallow and
"W h a t is it? ”
im pulsively.
been decided to p erm it th e constitu com m unication was restored Monday.
cam p equipm ent and th ree donkey en much w orking of th e soil.
" F a th e r is com ing u p th e p a th ! ”
"T h an k s. I h a d n o th in g to do w ith
tio n alists a peaceful entran ce into th e Mr. Bryan telegrapherl inquiring about
The snow storm and fro st th a t v is it
"I am glad to se e him . B u t I do not
A rcher M. H untington, president of gines o f the Leona Mills Lum ber com
M iss H a rrig a n s im p riso n m e n t."
capital.
ed all E astern Oregon and neighboring re c o lle c t h a v in g se e n th e face of th e
pany,
tw
o
m
iles
w
est
of
the
tow
n
of
the A m erican G eographical society,
“ Do you feel th a t you could m ak e
The steam er Advance made a round and others, reported arrested as spies. Leona. The fire is still rag in g and a s ta te s early in Ju n e reduced the a lfa l m an w ith him .”
a co n fid an t of m e?"
fa yield, but did little or no dam age to
tr ip successfully through th e canal
large
force
of
men
are
fighting
it.
T h e lith e e a g e rn e s s w e n t o u t of
A ssurances th a t A m ericans soon
H e sm iled. "M y d e a r M iss F o u r
from Colon to Miraflorea Lakes.
The would be able to leave G ermany were
The dead are John P. D urfee, A lbert grain.
N o ra 's body in sta n tly . E v e ry th in g
n ier, I h ave co m e to th e place w h e re
steam er C ristobal made th e Bame trip given several days ago and the opening Safley and George Hughes.
seem ed to grow cold, a s if sh e had be
I d is tru s t even m y se lf.”
Choose New State Road Route com e enveloped In o n e of th o se fogs
last week.
H iram A pplegate and several others
of com m unication w ith A m bassardor
" F o rg iv e m y c u rio s ity !"
Eugene — W ith the developm ent in th a t suddenly blow dow n m enacingly
C o u rtla n d t held o u t h is cup to Rao.
Belgians appeal to A m erica for G erard was expected to clear up all w ere badly burned.
view
of
a
tra
n
s-s
ta
te
highw
ay
from
The
fire
sta
rte
d
from
a
log
on
which
from
h
id
d
en
iceb
erg
s.
F
o
rtu
n
a
te
ly
“ I am glad to se e you a g a in .”
w heat, but th e U. S. ex p o rters are in doubts on th e subject w ithin th e n ext
the
W
illam
ette
valley
to
E
astern
O
re
tw
o
blasts
of
dynam
ite
had
been
th e in q u irin g ey es of th e p a d re w e re
"A h. S a h ib !”
clined to w ait until the suprem acy of 24 hours.
One of the charges did not gon, seven governm ent officials left n o t d ire c te d a t h er. H e w as h ere, n o t
One of th e first m essages from Mr. placed.
T h e little F re n c h w o m an waB to m
the seas is settled before a tte m p tin g
Eugene
Tuesday
for
E
astern
Oregon
expolde
and
th
e
men
w
ere
afraid
to
a dozen y a rd s aw ay, com ing to w a rd
G erard was a form al notification from
w ith c u rio sity a n d re p re ssio n .
She
to ship grain.
by
way
of
th
e
M
cKenzie
highw
ay
and
h er, h e r fa th e r's a rm in his! A fte r
th e Germ an foreign office th a t most approach th e spot to com bat the fire
w a n ted to know w h a t c a u se s had p ro
th e McKenzie pass.
The A m erican liner St. Paul sailed German porta had been mined and re un til it had spread beyond control.
w hat had p a sse d h e h a d d a red !
It
duced th is u n u su a l d ra m a w hich w as
The trip is a sequel to a sim ilar trip w as not o ften th a t N o ra H a rrlg a n w as
The victim s w ere caught when the
for Liverpool w ith one of th e larg est questing th a t A m erican
ships be
u n fo ld in g b e fo re h e r eyes. T o be p re
"Will
You
Forgive
Me?”
eastbound consignm ents of mail ever warned ag a in st n av ig atin g in any wind suddenly changed th e course of made by the sam e engineers last year, su b je c te d to a to u ch of vertigo, b u t a t
se n te d w ith effects w hich h a d n o a p
follow ing which a large sum of govern th is m o m e n t sh e fe lt t h a t if she stirre d gin w hite and th e o th e r is pag an p a re n t c a u s e s w a s m addening. It w a s
carried by a vessel leaving New York. ports which m ight be bases of hostili th e fire, surrounding them .
m
ent
money
became
available
for
the
Mr.
D
urfee
is
survived
by
a
wife
e v e r so little sh e m u st fall. T h e sto c k brow n."
n o t d issim ila r to bein g ta k e n to th e
Two large B ritish liners bound from ties for foreign forces.
A nother report from Ambassador and tw o children, and Mr. Hughes developm ent of the McKenzie highw ay w hence she had sp ru n g , how ever, w as
"I'v e got n in e p a irs of shoes, and second a c t of a m odern pro b lem play
Liverpool to New York took refuge in
over
the
Cascades,
w
hich
was
consider
leaves
a
bride
o
f
th
ree
months.
a g g re ss iv e and fe a rle s s; a n d by th e y e t th e re 's a lw ay s so m e th in g th e m a t a n d b ein g forced to leav e b e fo re th e
the harbor a t H alifax, N. S., to avoid G erard said he understood the English
ed th e first step in th e creation of a tim e C o u rtla n d t had re a c h e d th e o u te r te r,” ruefully. "I n e v er n o ticed w hen c u rta in ro se upon th e th ird act. S h e
German cruisers who w ere chasing Channel had been mined, but did not
g re a t tra n s-sta te highw ay through m ark in g s of th e c o u rts, N ora w as
say by whom.
Consular Barclay,
Steps for Big Hoad Made.
I p u t th em on.
B esides, I w a sn 't had laid all th e tra p s h e r in te llig e n t
them.
S isters and Redmond. The route from physically h e rse lf again. T h e a d v a n com ing.”
C harge d ’A ffairs o f th e B ritish em
m ind could in v e n t; a n d N o ra had calm
St.
H
elens—
F
illin
g
nine
columns
in
When the German am bassador and bassy, who was a t the sta te d e p a rt
there E ast is not announced definitely. tag e of th e m ee tin g w ould be his. T h a t
" T h a t's no defense. B ut re s t easy. ly w alked o v e r th e m o r aro u n d . N o ra ” s
his suite, num bering 100 persons, a r m ent suggested th a t G ermany prob th e local paper, the County court pub
The trip is also considered prelim w as in d u b itab le. A ny m is ta k e on h e r
m ind w as C e ltic; F re n c h in its a d ro it
rived in H arw ich, England, a contin ably mined th e channel, but th a t he lishes th is week a com plaint filed in inary to fu rth e r road work on the Mc p a rt would be p lay in g in to his hands. I'll be a s se c re t a s th e g ra v e."
“ Now, I fo r one w ould n e v e r have n e ss a n d Irish in its w a tc h fu ln e ss a n d
gent of th e rifle brigade received them had received no advices to w arn A mer th e
condemnation
proceedings for Kenzie highw ay, w hich according to If only Bhe had know n!
nottced if yon h a d n 't called my a tt e n te n a c ity . A nd now sh e had s e t h e r
and presented arm s.
The am bassador ican ships to th a t effect. Mr. Barclay rig h ts of way fo r th e Colum bia H igh the plans of th e highw ay engineers, is
" L e t us go a n d m ee t th em , pad re," tion," said th e p a d re, ste a lin g a g lan ce a r ts of p e rsu asio n in m otion (a id e d by
in reply to th e honor raised his hat.
to
be
one
of
the
principal
interm
oun
sh e said quietly.
W ith h e r fa th e r, a t h is ow n Im m acu late p a te n t le a th e rs. a p iq u a n t b e a u ty ) to lift a c o m e r of
said he had called merely to fa c ilita te way. I t is set fo rth in the bulky com
cable com m unication for the American plain t th a t as the Columbia Highw ay ta in highw ays betw een the W illam ette h e r m o th e r a n d th e o th e rs, th e in e v it
"A h, p ad re, th a t wife of m ine h a s th e veil from th is m a n 's h e a rt. C heck
The A m erican governm ent will a l
a b le in tro d u c tio n w ould be sh o rn of eyes like a pilot-fish. I'm in for it.”
governm ent via Ixtndon to points on is a public necessity it is deemed ad valley and C entral Oregon.
m ate !
low only stric tly censored messages to
its d anger.
th e continent, since all
m essages visable to m ark out and establish a
"I should lik e to help you," sh e
"B orrow one from th e colonel before
be sen t out by th e pow erful w ireless
Grasshopper
War
Is
On.
road
60
feet
wide
through
the
proper
“ N o ra !” It w as h e r m o th e r calling. you go hom e." su g g e ste d A bbott.
passed through B ritish censors.
said, tru th fu lly
statio n s on th e A tlan tic Coast.
tie
s
described.
Sheriff
A.
B.
Lake
Salem
—
G
rasshoppers
are
playing
S h e p u t h e r a rm th ro u g h th e p a d re's,
S tate d ep artm en t officials denied a
"In w h a t w a y ? ”
" T h a t's n o t h a lf bad," g ra te fu lly .
passed th ree days in th e lower end of havoc w ith crops a t the farm of the and th e y w en t fo rw a rd leisurely.
It w as u se less, b u t sh e c o n tin u e d :
H a rrig a n beg an to re c o u n t th e tria ls
The dreadnaught Florida, of the U. report th a t A mbassador G uthrie, a t the county serving summons in pro S ta te Insane asylum.
Dr. R. E. Lee
"W hy, fa th e r, I th o u g h t you w e re n ’t of fo rg etfu ln ess.
“ S h e does not know th a t you w e n t
S. navy, is stationed in th e channel Tokio, had presented a note to the ceedings for these rig h ts of way.
S teiner, superintendent, has reported com ing," sa id N o ra
H e r voice w as
Slyly from th e c o rn e r of h e r eye to F lo ra D esim one's th a t n ig h t."
leading out of New York, Httd the cap Japanese governm ent, dealing with
to the S tate Board of Control th a t the w ith o u t a trem o r.
"A nd y e t sh e s e n t you to w atch m e."
N o ra looked a t C o u rtla n d t, w ho w as
tain inspects the cargo of every ship |H)8sihle developm ents involving Jap an
pests have v irtu ally destroyed the po
Cannery Line Considered.
" B u t so m any th in g s h a p p en e d a f te r
in China. It was indicated, however,
T h e p a d re h a d n 't th e le a s t id ea th a t a t th a t m om ent s ta rin g th o u g h tfu lly
leaving th a t port.
th a t A mbassador G uthrie was m aking
G resham — A stockholder of the ta to crop and th a t they are dam aging a volcano m ig h t a t any m o m e n t open in to his te a cup and s tirrin g th e c o n w a rd th a t sh e e v id e n tly forgot."
" T h a t Is p o ssib le .”
I t is announced th a t the Canadian inform al inquiries to learn the in ten G resham F ru itg ro w e rs’ association re other crops. He says the insects are up a t h is side. H e sm iled benignly.
te n ts in d u strio u sly . H is fa ce w as a
“ R egim ents,
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
"C hanged nty m ind.” said H arrig ait. little th in n e r, but a sid e from th a t he
governm ent will tak e im m ediate ac tions of th e Japanese governm ent w ith ports having te n ta tiv e assurances th a t of th e K ansas v ariety .
tion should any a tte m p t be made to u n respect to th e w ar. It was considered the O.-W . R. & N. would build a track b attalions and arm ies of the pests | “ N ora. Molly, I w a n t you to m ee t Mr. had ch an g ed sc a rc e ly a t a ll; and then,
He Didn't Mind the Crowd.
duly enhance prices of food stuffs on likely th a t if Jap an , on behalf of her to G resham to handle the business of have sw ept down upon the fa rm ,” C o u rtla n d t. 1 d o n 't know th a t I e v e r b eca u se th e s e tw o y e a rs had le ft so
“ We are fighting said a n y th in g a b o u t it, but his fa th e r
ally, Great B ritian, tak es p a rt in an the association cannery if an annual said Dr. S teiner.
T h e m o st e m b a rra s s in g m o m en t of
account of th e European war.
little m ark upon his face, a tin g e of
attack on th e German colony of Tsing income of $500 w ere guaranteed. The them as best we can, and believe we w as o n e of th e b e st frien d s I e v e r had. u n re a so n a b le a n g e r ra n o v e r her. "M en m y life w as w hen I once e n te rta in e d
The Hindus employed at th e H am Tail, a form al effort would be made by
track will run from T routdale, and the have the b e tte r of the s itu a tio n .” Dr. ' H e w as on h is way up here, so I cam e h a v e died a n d w orm s h a v e e a te n a young m an frien d a t o u r cam p at a
mond Lumber com pany's mill a t A s the U nited S ta te s to preserve C hina's
route of th e road would be up B eaver S tein er said th a t so fa r as he had 1 alo n g w ith him ." T hen H a rrlg a n them ," sh e th o u g h t cynically. P e rh a p s p o p u lar lake, on S u n d ay , w rite s a C hi
toria, Or., are said to be planning to neu trality .
c o rre sp o n d e n t. T he
creek and across to C leveland’s addi learned the asylum farm had been the pau sed a n d looked ab o u t him em bar- th e a ir b etw ee n th em w as su fficient cago T rib u n e
retu rn to India soon to join in the
ra sse d ly . T h e re w e re h a lf a dozen ly ch arg e d w ith e le c tric ity to convey young m an had been v ery a tte n tiv e all
tion. It is estim ated the cannery will only sufferer.
revolution th a t is expected to ensue,
u n fa m ilia r faces.
ship out 600 carloads annually in a few
France Gets Sew Gunn.
th e im p re ssio n a c ro ss th e in te rv e n in g d u rin g o u r a c q u a in ta n c e sh ip but I
while England is involved in war.
Tax Dispute Is Settled.
T h e colonel quickly step p ed in to th e sp a c e: fo r h is ey es c am e up quickly, n e v e r had th o u g h t th e a ffa ir serious.
P aris — The Creuzot Steel works | years. The association will tak e up
Secretary Rcdfield, of the d e p a rt
I w en t to th e c a r w ith him and, a s
th e m a tte r of railroad connection.
St. H elens — The County court of breach, a n d th e in tro d u c tio n of C o u rt b u t not quickly enough to c a tc h her.
m ent of Commerce, says: "A m erican has presented to the French govern- j
Colum
bia county has settled the tax la n d t b e cam e g en eral. N ora bow ed, S h e dropped h e r g lan c e to A bbott, u su a l, th e re w as a crow d th ere . W e
m
ent
26
com
plete
b
a
tte
rie
s
of
105-
rrops can and m ust move to Europe,
and becam e a t once en g ag ed in an a n tra n s fe rre d it to th e B arone, and final stood back u n til th e o th e rs w ere on
Growers After Cannery Site.
dispute by th e follow ing order: " I t is
which m ust have our w heat or starve. m illim eter guns of a new type, which
im ated c o n v e rsa tio n w ith th e B arone, ly let It re s t on h e r fa th e r face.- F o u r b oard and th en he ste p p ed on th e Bret
hereby
ordered
th
a
t
w
here
one-half
of
G
resham
A
m
eeting
of
the
G
res
had
been
ordered
by
a
foreign
govern
J u s t as soon as the question of su-
w ho had ju s t finished his s e t v ic to ri h a n d so m e r m en she had n e v e r seen.
s te p and stood talk in g .
the
taxes
against
any
p
articu
lar
parcel
ham
F
ru
itg
ro
w
e
rs’
association
will
be
ously.
premacy of th e seas is settled com m ent ju st before the w ar broke out.
As th e c a r s ta rte d , I held o u t m y
"Y
ou
n
e
v
e
r
told
m
e
you
knew
C
o
u
rt
of
real
property,
all
the
tax
es
on
per
called
this
week
to
select
a
site
for
the
The company inform ed the govern- i
m erce w ill be resu m ed .”
T h e p a d re 's ben ig n sm ile slow ly lan d t." said H a rrlg a n , sp e a k in g to h an d to say good-by a n d h e held it so
sonal
property
charged
ag
ain
st
any
m ent th a t it stood ready to pay indem-1 co-operative cannery. This announce
faded.
firm ly th a t I could n o t escape. T h en
A bbott.
American tran s-A tlan tic liners have nity for the non-execution of the con m ent is made by P resident H. E. person
has
been
paid
before
abolished first and th ird class passages, tra c t. A* the m anipulation of the D avis. Six site s in G resham have April 1 next follow ing the assessm ent,
" J u s t h a p p en e d th a t w ay. W e w ent he leaned over a n d k isse d m e on th e
C H A P T E R IX.
and only accept second class or ste e r guns require s|>eeial knowledge, a num been offered Field
to school to g eth e r. W hen I w as little head w hile 1 ra n alo n g b e sid e th e
Superintendent and th e rem aining h a lf is paid before
age. Many European royal persons ber of the Creuzot men have enlisted S terlin g , and T routdale has offered a Septem ber 1 next following, the pay
th e y used to m ake me w e ar c u rls and m oving c a r tn sig h t of all o u r c s x p
are accepting second class passage to handle them . The g ift represents free site, track ag e and a $1000 bonus. m ents so made shall be accepted in full
w ide collars. M any's th e tim e C o u rt frien d s.
Dick Courtlandt's Boy.
home on American ships, ra th e r than a value of over $3,000,000.
P re se n tly th e s e rv a n ts b ro u g h t out la n d t w alloped th e school b ullies for
Grounds for th e new cannery will lie paym ent of all said taxes, w ithout
Mexican “Cartwheel” Hats.
tak e any chances on foreign vessels.
the tea-service. T h e silen t d a rk skinned m u ssin g m e up. 1 d o n 't se e him m uch
broken by S eptem ber 1, say the direc in te re st or p e n a lty ."
G eneral V illa, like m ost of his c o u n
Sikh, w ith his fierce c u rlin g w h isk ers, th e se days. O nce in a w hile he w alks
tors.
Dudley Field Malone, collector o f ;
Canada Huy* Submarines.
his flashing eyes, th e sem i-m ilitary, in. T h a t's all. A lw ays seem s to know try m e n . has a fancy for large-brim m ed
enterprise Camp Moved.
th e F o rt o f New York, had all the
Seattle, W ash. Two powerful sub
Ashland’s July Rainfall Tiny.
foreign consuls in New York before m arine vessels ju st completed a t a Se
E nterprise — The construction camp sem i-oriental garb, topped by an en o r w h e re his frien d s are. but none e r e r h a ts . An A m erican who se rv ed for
eom e y e a rs a s s e c re ta ry of a M exican
m ous brow n tu rb a n , claim ed C ourt- | know s w h e re h e is."
him in the custom house and asked a ttle shipyard for the Chilean navy
Ashland — R ainfall in th is locality of the E ast Oregon Lum ber company,
A bbott p roceeded to e la b o ra te som e c o rp o ra tio n , sa y s th a t " th e M exicans
them , upon th e ir honor, to co-operate have been sold to the Canadian govern for July was th e lig h test fo r years, not which is building a railroad from En la n d t's a tte n tio n : and It m ay be added
w ith him in seeing th a t the n eu trality m ent. They proceeded to V ictoria, B. exceeding J of an inch. July was also te rp rise north, has been moved five th a t h e w as glad to h a v e so m ething of his frie n d 's ex p lo its N ora heard, po ssess a sp ecial w e a k n e ss fo r h a ts
of the U nited S tates is observed. All C., under th e ir own steam . The Chil an unusually clear month. The hottest m iles north of this city. A t the lower to look a t u n e n tb a rra sse d ly . H e w a n t a s if from a fa r V aguely she c au g h t of th e c artw h e e l type. It Is by no
ed to c atch th e Indian s eye. but Uao i a glim m er of w h a t th e c o n te s t w as m ean« u n u su a l in M exico to see a
promised to do so.
ean governm ent was to have paid day thus fa r in th e season w as July 18. end of the road, the company has fin had no glan ces to w a ste ; he w as con
going to be. S he cou!d see only a lit m an w earing a h a t w o rth $30 o r $35,
ished
the
grade
through
E
nterprise
and
which
reg
istered
99
degrees.
August
More than 1000 A ustrians employed $500,000 for th e subm arines, which
cern ed w ith th e Im m e d iate b u sin e ss of tle w ay; ; still, sh e w as o p tim istic a lly w hile h is su it Is n o t w o rth a dim e. In
across
its
m
illsite,
to
the
point
where
in W indsor, O nt., and vicinity, are be had been christened lquique and An opened up smoky and dry. The local
su p e rin te n d in g th e se rv ice
confident of th e resu lt. S he w as ready one p a rt of th e c o u n try a law h a s been
ing kept under close surveillance by tofag asta, and it is supposed th a t the w a te r supply, due to ex ten siv e im a connection will be made w ith the O.-
"O h, yea; l a m very fond of Com o." Indeed, now th a t th e sh o c k of th e e n a c te d im posing a fine of $10 on e v ery
th e au thorities. Leaders of th e Austro Canadian governm ent paid th is sum in provem ents in th e system , has re W. R. & N. tracks. The sw itch is on he found h im self re p ly in g m echanical
m eetin g w as p a st, sh e found h e rse lf m an found to be w earing a h a t m ore
hand for this, and will be put in
H ungarian colony have been officially cash. T here had been a controversy mained p lentiful.
shortly. The E ast Oregon company ly to Mrs. H arH *an H e gave up lta o not at all a v e rse to a conflict. It would th a n 39 in ch es wide.”
warned th a t any of th e ir countrym en over w hether the boats fulfilled th e ir
w ill begin laying steel rails in a few as hopeless so fa r a s com ing to his be so m e th in g so let go th e pent-up
Safety Meeting Is Held.
who are suspected
of
conspiring promise in th e contract.
re scu e w as co n cern ed . H e began, w ra th of tw o y e a rs N e v er would she
T he A rtful S ch em er.
ag ain st G reat B ritain will be arrested.
Roseburg — The Southern Pacific weeks, and prom ises train s by October. d e sp ite his re p u g n an c e, to w atch Nora. sp eak to him d ire c tly : n e v e r would
"W hen it com es to w ays and m eans.
Housewives Make Appeal.
company th is week held its initial
M aking no demands, but strik in g in
And all th e w hile M rs H a rrig a n was she p e rm it him to be alone w ith h e r; ! m y w ife Is a w o n d er."
Salmon I'ickling Held l~p.
sym pathy w ith those at Newell, W.
New York - The N ational H ouse "S a fe ty F ir s t” m eeting in th is city.
talk in g and h e w as re p ly in g , ar.d she j n e v e r would sh e m iss « ch an c e to
"Some fixer, e h ? "
A
storia
—
The
inability
to
ship
Employes
w
ere
present
from
all
sec
Va., 600 boys employed as mold ru n w ives' league has sent to all its mem
th o u g h t him c h arm in g , w h ereas he tw ist his h e a rt, to h u m ilia te him. to
“I should say so. H e r la te s t s tu n t
pickled
salmon
to
G
erm
any
on
account
ners and b atte rs up, walked out on a bers throughout the U nited S ta te s an tions. S uperintendent B urkhalter pre
bad not form ed any o p inion of h e r at sn u b him
is to e n c o u ra g e a n a ffa ir of th e h e a r t
strik e and as a result 30 p otteries appeal urging th a t every fam ily live sided. George W ilde, a ssistan t super of the w ar is the cause of considerable all n o r la te r could re n te m b e r a word | "So I h av e h e ard ," sh e w as dim ly ' b e tw ee n th e h ire d girl and th e h a n d
probably will have to suspend o|>era as simply as possible while the w ar in intendent of th e mechanical d ep art w orry among the local packers. Three of th e c o n v ersa tio n .
co n scio u s of say in g
som e m ilkm an, so th e girl w ill g e t up
m ent, w ith headquarters at Portland, o f th e cold storage plants have stopped
lions, and 5000 men be throw n out of Europe prevails.
" T e a '" baw led th e colonel. T he verb I "D tdn t know you knew ," said Ate e arly tn th e m o rn in g " — P itts b u rg h
The em pickling, and during th e balance of the had its d istin c t uses, a n d one g eneral-1 bolt.
work.
The boys are regarded as
"E x tra v a g a n t living at th is tim e ," delivered th e ch ief address.
D ispatch.
season the great bulk of the catch will
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WE K
St. Helens School Board
Adopts Entirely New Plan
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Briet
PLÀCET
UQNEY-
HAROLD
m acgra :
Hciuri
Delinquent Tax Penalty
Decided as 10 Per Cent
j
assistan ts to the forem en and are hired the appeal asserts, "w ill cause g re a t ! ployes w ere asked to offer suggestions
go into cans.
and a general discussion followed.
by them directly.
suffering among the poor.”
$
CD.
RH0D
ly applied It to th e co lo n e l's o u tb u rs ts
w ith o u t being d e p re sse d by th e feel
ing of inelegance.
T h e re is in v ariab ly som e slig h t hes
ita tio n in th e selectio n of c h a irs
a ro u n d a te a ta b le in th e open. N o ra
scored th e first po in t of th is sin g u la r
b a ttle by seizing th e p a d re on one
sid e and h e r f a th e r on th e o th e r and
pulling th em dow n on th e bench. It
was a d ro it in tw o w ays: it p u t C o u rt
lan d t a t a safe d ista n c e a n d in now ise
offended th e y o u n g e r m en, who could
find no c a u se fo r a la rm in th e close
proxim ity of h e r tw o fa th e rs, th e sp ir
itu a l and th e physical. A few m o
m en ts la te r C o u rtla n d t saw a sm ile
of m alice p a rt h e r lips, fo r h e found
him self betw een C e leste a n d th e in
ev ita b le frum p
"T o u c h e d !” h e m u rm u red , fo r h e
w i b a th o ro u g h sp o rtsm a n a n d a p p re
c ia ted a good po in t even w hen ta k e n
by his opponent.
"I n e v e r saw a n y th in g lik e it," w his
pered Mrs. H a rrlg a n into th e colonel's
e ar,
"S aw w h a t?" h e asked.
"M r. C o u rtla n d t c a n 't keep h is eyes
off of N ora."
"I s a y ! ” T h e colonel a d ju s te d his
eye-glass, n o t th a t he e xpected to see
m ore c le a rly by doing so, b u t because
h a b it had long sin c e tu rn e d an affecta
tio n in to a m ovem ent w holly m ech an
ical. "W ell, w ho can blam e him ?
Uad! if I w ere only tw enty-five or
th e re a b o u ts."
Mrs. H a rrig a n did n o t en co u ra g e
th is re g re t. T h e colonel h a d n e v e r
been a rich m an. On th e o th e r hand,
th is E d w a rd C o u rtla n d t w as v e ry r i c h ;
he w as young; and he had th e e n tre e
to th e b e st fam ilies in E u ro p e, w hich
was g r e a te r in h e r ey es th a n e ith e r
y o u th o r rich e s. B etw een sipB of te a
sh e builded a fine c astle in Spain.
A b b o tt and th e B arone c a rrie d th e ir
cups a n d c a k e s o v e r to th e ben ch an d
s a t dow n on th e g ra ss, T u rk ish -w ise.
B oth sim u lta n eo u sly offered th e ir
c ak e s, and N o ra took a lad y finger
from each. A bb o tt lau g h ed a n d th e
B arone sm iled.
"Oh, daddy m in e !" sig h e d N o ra
drolly.
"H u h ? ”
"D o n 't le t m o th e r see th o se sh o es.”
" W h a t's th e m a tte r w ith ’em ? E v
ery b o d y 's w e arin g th e sam e."
“ Yes. B ut 1 d o n ’t see how you m an
a g e to do it. O ne shoe strin g is vir-