Submarines Sink
NEWS NOTES OF German
Three English Battleships Farming Course Mailed
to Eighth Grade Teachers PLAC ED
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
London—The British cruisers Abou-
kir, Hogue and Cressy, of identical
tonnage and armament, were sunk at
7 :30 a. m. Wednesday, on the North
Sea by five German submarines, ac
cording to an official announcement.
First the Aboukir was torpedoed; as
the other vessels drew in to rescue the
crew, they in turn were sunk.
This was the severest loss the B rit
ish navy has suffered during the war.
British cruisers and torpedo boats
came quickly to the assistance of the
doomed vessels, and it is reported sank
two of the German submarines, while
three others escaped.
The three crusiers carried more than
2000 men, but no estim ate has yet
been made of the number of saved or
lost. The fate of the cruiser Pathfind
er, sunk recently in the North Sea by
a torpedo, proved how quickly a ship
may be sent to the bottom by an under
w ater attack and it is therefore be
lieved that the loss of life is bound to
be heavy.
The steam er Flores took 287 survi
vors of the sunken ships into the Dutch
port of Ymuiden. The steamer Titan
picked up 114 men, one of whem after
ward died. Twenty of the wounded
were kept on board the vessel, while
the others of the wounded were trans
ferred to British men-of-war. The
Lowestoft, another British craft, res
cued a good number.
The German policy of keeping the
German battle fleet in harbor and at
tem pting to pick off B ritish ships one
by one thus far has resulted in the loss
of three 12,000-ton cruisers, the Path
finder of 3000 tons and two small craft
destroyed by mines.
Salem — That the agricultural work
in the schools may be thormigh and
conducted so as to give the best re
sults, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Churchill is mailing all
eighth-grade teachers copies of a
course of study prepared by F. L.
Griffin, of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege. The course is intended to satify
the demands of teachers and patrons
of the schools in the elements of agri
culture. The introduction says;
"A griculture should be taught, as
far as possible, in terms of the child’s
own experience. This centers the work
of the school around the dominant in
terests and activities of the home and
the community. Students m anifesting
a great deal of interest in agriculture
should be encouraged to apply their
knowledge at home. That phase of
agriculture most attractive to them
should be organized into a definite
project to be worked out at home un
der the supervision of the school.”
It is planned to devote about half
an hour each day to the study of agri
culture. The teachers are urged when
they believe the pupils will be more
interested in agriculutral topics than
the one assigned to permit them to
continue that work as long as it is
thought profitable.
Mr. Churchill regards the formulas
and rules given for scoring various
crops in the circular as of particular
importance. The pupils are urged to
write the Division of Publications,
United States departm ent of Agricul
ture, for various booklets for farm ers
and to the Oregon Agricultural college
for copies of its various publications.
“ By having the pupils w rite for
these bulletins three or four weeks
before they are needed,” says the cir
cular, “ each child not asking for more
than five at one time, a splendid school
library can be obtained free of cost
and the puplis will be procuring a
good training in letter w riting at the
same tim e.”
HONEY
MOONS
this, I’m going down to the hotel and
apologize."
“You will do nothing of the sort;
uot with that eye."
"All right. I was always worried
for fear you’d hook up with some duke
you'd have to support. Now, I want
to know how this chap happens to
be my son-in-law. Make It brief, for
I don't want to get tangled up more
than is necessary.”
Nora crackled the certificate in her
fingers and stared unseeingly at It
for some time. "I met him first in
Rangoon," she began slowly, without
raising her eyes.
“When you went around the world
on your own?”
"Yes. Oh, don’t worry. I was al
ways able to take care of myself."
"An Irish idea,” answered Harrigan
complacently.
"I loved him, father, with all my
heart and soul. He was not only big
and strong and handsome, but he was
kindly and tender and thoughtful.
Why, I never knew that he was rich
until after I had promised to be his
wife. When I learned that he was the
Edward Courtlandt who was always
getting into the newspapers, I laughed.
There were stories about his esca
pades. There were Innuendoes re
garding certain women, but I put
them out of my mind as twaddle. Ah,
never had I been so happy! In Ber
lin we went about like two children.
It was play. He brought me to the
Opera and took me away; and we had
the most charming little suppers. I
never wrote you or mother because I
wished to surprise you.”
“You have. Go on.”
"I had never paid much attention
to Flora Desimone, though I knew that
she was jealous of my success. Sev
eral times I caught her looking at Ed
ward in a way I did not like.”
"She looked at him, huh?”
"It was the last performance of the
season. Wo were married that after
noon. We did not want anyone to
know about it. I was not to leave
the stage until the end of the follow
ing season. We were staying at the
same hotel with rooms across the cor
ridor. This was much against his
wishes, but I prevailed.”
“I see."
“Our rooms were opposite, as I said.
After the performance th at night I
went to mine to complete the final
packing. We were to leave at one
for the Tyrol. Father, I saw Flora
Desimone come out of his room.”
Harrigan shut and opened his hands.
“Do you understand? I saw her.
She was laughing. I did not see him.
The Belgian recruits of the 1914
class have been called to the colors.
! \\
The number of Paris families has
decreased 962,454 since the census of
1911.
Lillian Russell, the actress, was
P ic tu re s
’ ,
operated on for appendicitis in P itts
burg.
fy
n
The Germans in retreat from France
have fortified again and plan another
stand.
Rev. W. T. Sumner, of Chicago, is
chosen bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Oregon.
According to dispatches from Ber
» J'
lin, the Belgians are accused of com
m itting atrocious acts.
CHAPTER XIV.
British war office adm its the sinking
Journey’s End.
of three of her warships in the North
Harrlgan dined alone. He was in
Sea by German submarines.
disgrace; he w*as sore, mentally as
Chicago gains 806,668 in population
well as physically; and he ate his din
since the government census of 1910,
ner
without relish, in simple obedi
according to the Bchool census.
Salem—John H. Lewis, state engi vestigations and general development ence to thoee well-regulated periods
work.
neer,
has
received
word
that
the
United
j of hunger that assailed him three
Summer came to an end this week in
States Geological survey has just It is expected that the Boring sheet times a day, in spring, summer, au
W ashington when President W ilson’s
issued a topographic map of the Ore will be issued this month and the Pine tumn and winter. By the time the
"offiice” tent was taken down.
gon City quadrangle, which includes sheet in Eastern Oregon by the end of waiter had cleared away the dishes,
first founded 5765 years ago in the
200 square miles south of Portland. the year. A number of other sheets I Harrigan had a perfecto between his
temples of Israel, ushering in Rosh
The map is on a scale of one mile to will be issued next spring.
teeth (along with a certain matrimo-
Hashana, or the Jewish New Year.
an inch, and is printed in several The Geological survey also has for | nial bit), and smoked as if he had
colors, and show’s all details, even the free distribution a bulletin on the wagered to finish the cigar in half the
The’m inister of finance of Russia
houses, and differentiates between results of spirit leveling in Oregon, usual stretch. He then began to walk
has prohibited the exportation of man
paved and unpaved roads. The maps done in co-operation with the state en the floor, much after the fashion of a
ganese except to the allied nations.
may be secured from the survey in gineer. This bulletin gives the exact man who has the toothache, or the
A hodcarrier on a San Francisco Chinese Complain ol III
W ashington, D. C., for 10 cents each, elevation, instrum entally determined, earache, which would be more to the
skyscraper slid 13 stories down a rope,
Treatment
by
Japanese
or from survey agents in Portland. of over 3000 points in Oregon, in I point. To his direct mind no diplo-
burning out the palms of both hands.
Pekin — The correspondent here of This map is one of a series that is be nearly every county. It is intended | macy was needed; all that was neces
A Petrograd dispatch says many de the Associated Press has received ing gotten out under a co-operative for U3e by those engaged in general sary was a few blunt questions. Nora
serters are arriving at Russian head
agreement between the Geological sur development work, and by civil and could answ er them as she chose.
quarters, mostly Slavs and Bohemians. letter from Charles A. Leonard, of the vey and the state of Oregon, and is irrgation engineers. A sim ilar bulle Nora, his baby, his little girl that used
to run around barefooted and laugh
Jam es E. Sullivan, famous Olympic American Southern B aptist mission at intended to be used for drainage in- , tin has been issued for W ashington.
when he applied the needed birch!
games commissioner, and a noted au Lai Chow, Shan Tung province, in
How children grew up! And they
Logging Hunks Ordered.
Weights and Measures Law never
thority on held athletics, died in New which Chinese reports of ill-treatm ent
too old for the birch; they
of the local inhabitants by Japanese Salem — Having decided to make
York.
Is Criticised by Bureau certainly grew never
did.
compulsory
the
use
of
the
safety
log
troops
in
the
country
are
repeated.
Because reporters were required to
Salem
—
Declaring
that
if
action
They
heard
him
from the drawing
Mr.
Leonard
relates
the
passage
of
ging bunk, Labor Commissioner Hoff
enter the back door of the official
tramp, tramp, tramp.
press bureau in London, the war w rit the western section of the Japanese announced that he would invite the six were not taken soon Oregon would room;
"Let him be, Nora," said Mrs. Harri
army, which he says was about 5000 companies offering the bunks for sale become the dumping ground of incor gan,
ers have gone on strike.
wisely. "He is in a rage about
strong,
composed
of
cavalry,
infantry
rect
weights
and
measures
and
non
something. And your father is not
People in Vienna are rioting because and artillery, and which went through in this state to equip a train with
of the government withholding the Lai Chow. The advance guard of the their devices for demonstration pur standard packages of goods discarded the easiest man to approach when he’s
war news. Several persons have been cavalry did not molest the Chinese poses. Each company will be asked to by other states, F. S. Holbrook, of mad. If he fought Mr. Courtlandt, he
one car of the train so the rep the United States Bureau of Standards believed he had some good reason for
killed and many arrests made.
population and compensated them for equip
doing so.”
resentatives
of the logging companies
what
provender
they
took,
but
when
General Beyers, head of England's
have little trouble in determining of the Departm ent of Commerce, has “Mother, there are times when I
troops in South Africa, refuses to lead the larger detachments arrived torren may
conferred
with
Mr.
Buchtel,
state
dep
believe you are afraid of father.”
which they intend to adopt. Accord
the Boers in campaign against the tial rains were falling. For this rea ing
to the commissioner, the Oregon uty sealer of weights and measures, “I am always afraid of him. It is
Germans, holding the conflict unjust. son the Japanese did not pitch their conception
of logging bunks for many with regard to preparing amendments only because I make believe I’m not
but entered the best Chinese years was four
In the synagogues of Portland, Or., tents,
stakes driven in oppo to the Oregon law for submission to that I can get him to do anything. It
homes
and
compelled
local
merchants
Monday was heard the Shofar, or and other Chinese to work for them. site sides of a flatcar. To unload, two the next legislature.
was dreadful. And Mr. Courtlandt
ram ’s horn, blown in keeping with the In many cases they dried their wet stakes must be chopped in two at the Mr. Holbrook said the Oregon law was such a gentleman. I could cry.
custom which Jewish records say was lothes by making fires of the furni bed of the car, it being up to the chop was far from being a model and that But let your father be until tomor
many respects it was not workable. row.”
It is officially announced from Zanzi ture in the middle of the room. The per to find a place of safety when the in
In place of county sealers of weights “And have him wandering about
bar that the British cruiser Pegasus, men fed their horess on the ripening logs began rolling. Many failed to do and
measures appointed by the County with that black eye? Something must
which was recently attacked and crops anil the soldiers killed chickens so, and, as a result, sustained injury courts,
he urges the appointment by be done for it. I’m not afraid of him.”
disabled by the German cruiser Koen- and cattle for their own use, fre or were killed.
the State departm ent of district seal “Sometimes I wish you were.”
igsburg, has been beached.
quently with inadequate or no com
ers who will be directly responsible to So Nora entered the lion's den fear
Hop Crop Nearly All In.
In a desperate attem pt on the part pensation.
the S tate department.
lessly. “Is there anything I can do
Mr.
Leonard
says
the
Chinese
wo
Woodburn
—
Hoppicking
is
nearly
of the chauffeur of King Albert, of
“ The idea is to provide a plan for for you, dad?”
men,
terrorized,
deserted
their
homes.
Belgium, to deliver him to the Ger
completed, and with the exception of giving the deputies continuous w ork,” “You can get the witch hazel and
mans for a price, the king promptly Five, he said, committed suicide, few yards, the crop was housed be continued Mr. Holbrook. “ Under the bathe
this lamp of mine,” grimly.
either
to
escape
attack
by
the
Japan
shot him through the head.
fore the rains. The crops still out present arrangem ent many of the She ran into her own room and re
ese
or
after
they
had
been
attacked.
The ‘‘Oregon Apple Box” bill which The various Japanese proclamations are showing some mould, and will not county sealers are not continuously turned with the sim pler devices for
be of as good quality as was expected. employed in this work and as a result reducing a swollen eye. She did not [
has been before congress for several posted
in the war zone, declaring The
yield probably will be 20 to 25 little is accomplished. In many parts notice, or pretended that she didn’t,
years, was stricken from the unani friendship
to
the
Chinese
people
and
mous consent calendar, which means republic, explain the necessity of ter per cent less than last year, although of the state several counties should be that he locked the door and put the
yards report an increase. Early included in one district. This scheme key In his pocket. He sat down in
it will not come up at this session.
minating Germany’s m ilitary and naval some
samples
are in gooil shape and should would in no way disrupt or interfere a chair, under the light; and she went
activities
in
the
Orient
and
exhort
the
German papers are adopting a more
command
the top m arket price. Buy with the work in large cities like Port to work deftly.
sober tone, some of them even men people to continue their occupations ers are not
in the field w ith orders as land, which m aintain their own depart ‘T’ve got some make-up, and tomor
tioning a possible retreat “ for stra t unalarmed.
usual
at
this
tim
e of the year. The m ents.”
row morning I’ll paint it for you."
egic reasons,” from France for the
only sale reported was at 17 cents.
"You don't ask any questions,” he
purpose of “ punishing the Russians.” German Wireless Station
School Standard Is Set.
said, with grimness.
A message from Petrograd says that
Danger Signs in Street.
Sought in Southern Oregon
Albany—More than 40 rural schools "Would It relieve your eye any?”
“I Am a W retch,” She Said.
during three days the Russians in Ga
of
the 130 in Linn county were stan- j lightly.
Oregon
City
—
A
resolution
calling
licia have captured 15,000 Austrians, W ashington, D. C. On complaint of for the [xisting of danger signs on dardized last year, according to a He laughed. “No; but it might re My wedding night! She came from
including 150 officers. Many cannon, the British embassy, the Department
his room. My heart stopped, the
street was adoptefl at a special statem ent by County Superintendent lieve my mind.”
quick-fire guns and supplies also have of Agriculture has begun a search for Main
Jackson, of this city. Linn county has "Well, then, why did you do so world stopped, everything went black.
ouncil
meeting,
despite
the
protests
a
mysterious
wireless
plant
supposed
been taken.
a thing? At your age! Don’t All the stories that I had read and
to be operating in the mountains on of property owners and attorneys rep always ranked high in the number of foolish
know that you can't go on whip heard came back. When he knocked
While the Germans were bombard the Pacific Coast. Information fur resenting them. The action follows standard country schools. The objects you
at my door I refused to eee him. I
ing Rheims Cathedral a beggar stood nished to the departm ent is vague, but three years of postponement and prom of the rules just received are to pro ping every man you take a dislike never
saw him again until that night
in the doorway seeking alms and was apparently the plant is busily engaged ises and expresses the determ ination of vide cleaner school grounds, well-kept to?"
I’aris when he forced his way into
not injured by the destruction of the in sendnig messages uncensored by the the council to force the property own school buildings, proper lighting facil “I haven't taken any dislike to in
apartment."
building. The man was crippled in Federal goverment. Forest rangers ers to accept permanent improvement ities, adequate ventilation and heat Courtlandt. But 1 saw him kiss you." my “Hang
it, Nora, this doesn’t sound
the street. If the property owners ing, and to bring the attendance up to “I can take care of myself.”
the French war of 1870.
who patrol the mountains are under of
"Perhaps. I asked him to explain. like him !”
the
maximum.
Any
rural
school
in
consent
to
a
permanent
street
im
stood
to
have
received
orders
to
look
Austrian aeroplanes which flew over
provement, the resolution adopted the state meeting the requirem ents 1 He refused. One thing puzzled me, "I saw her.”
the Russian army were destroyed, and for the wireless outfit.
though I didn’t know what it was at "He wrote you?”
immediately will be given a banner.
probably
will be killed.
on the body of a dead aviator were
the time. Now, when a fellow steals ”1 returned the letters, unopened.”
found lists of the Austrian reserves
Dry* Sweep Virginia.
a
kiss from a beautiful woman like “That wasn't square. You might
Rain
Ruins
Dallas
Fair.
and notes as to their positions, which Richmond, Va. The statew ide pro Tax Roll Fixed at $19,735,115.
you.
Nora, I don't see why he should have been wrong."
greatly aided the Russians.
Hillsboro Assessor Crandall has es Dallas—The second day of the Folk feel mad about It. When he had all "He wrote five letters. After that
hibition forces won a sweeping victory timated
County
fair
was
practically
ruined
by
[
the
total
of
the
1914
tax
i
4]
but knocked your daddy to by-by, he he went to India, to Africa and back
The German emperor has taken up at the polls in Virginia Wednesday, re $19,735,115, and the board of equal
the heavy rain. Thursday night a said that you could explain.
to India, where be seemed to find con
his quarters in Luxemburg, according turns at midnight showing a majority at ization
here to begin correc heavy electric storm visited this sec Don’t press so hard,” warningly. solation enough."
to a I’aris dispatch. To guard against of 32,825. W ith complete returns tions of will the meet roll.
to the tion, followed by one of the worst “Well, can you?”
Harrigan laid it to his lack of nor
possible raids by French aviators a from all the cities and 44 of the 100 State Tax commission’s According
report of last downpours of rain that has been wit- “Since you saw what he did, I do mal vision, but to hie single optic
squadron of aeroplanes is in constant counties Bud with scattering returns year the assessor’s summary
nesse«! here in years. The rain con not see where explanations on my there was anything but misery in her
readiness to beat off attacks.
from other counties, the total vote is about 50 [ xt cent of the actual gives
cash tinued to fall all Friday and late into part are necessary.”
beautiful blue eyes. True, they
121,763.
Of
this
vote
the
drys
re
A dispatch from Vienna says that
valuation. This does not include the
night. Few were brave enough to j "Nora, I’ve never caught you in a sparkled with tears; but that signified
General Itadko DlmictriefT, Bulgarian ceived 77,453 against 44,618 for the assessments of the railways, nor tele the
the fair. The amusements did 1 lie. I never want to. w lien you were nothing: he hadn't been married these
m inister at Petrograd, who resigned local optionists. The cities which graph or telephone systems, the values attend
a poor business. Saturday morning it little you were the truthfulleet thing thirty-odd years without learning that
from the diplomatic corps of his coun were expected to roll up a majority for of which are fixed by the state.
cleared off somewhat and the sun shone I ever saw. No m atter what kind of a woman weeps for any of a thousand
try to join the Russian field forces, the local optionists gave 1315 for the
most of the day. Exhibits and amuse- I a licking was in store for you, you aud one reasons.
drys.
was fatally wounded in the lighting at
ment features were the best seen here. weren't afraid; you told the truth. “Do you care for him still?"
I Vonien Oppose 8-Hour Law.
Tomaszow.
. . . There, that'll do. Put some "Not a day passed during these
llixxl
R
iver—
The
members
of
the
Volunteers Off.
A Bordeaux dispatch says the mag Rome, Italian
cotton over It and bind It with a many months that I did not vow I
Woman’s Political Research club in
Coyote Scalps Worth $5.
via
I’aris
A
dispatch
receiv
nificent set of ancient tapestries which ed here from Lyons, France, says that various parts of the Hood River val Prineville — Crook County court is handkerchief. It’ll be black all right, hated him."
hung in the cathedral of Rheims was 5000 Italian volunteers under General ley, who recently have made a study offering a reward of 5 for every coy but the swelling will go down. I can "Anyone else know?”
removed before the bombardment by Giuseppe
the eight-hour law. have condemned ote killed between now and December tell ’em a tennis ball hit me. It was "The padre. I had to tell some one
Garibaldi, son of General of
officials from the office of the under Ricciotti Garibaldi.
the
measure. The defeat of the ini 1. and hopes in this way to check what more like a cannon ball, though. Say. or go mad. But I didn't hate him. 1
received tiative
secretary of the fine arts, and is now their red shirt uniforms have
measure by a heavy vote here is feared may become a serious out Nora, you know I've always pooh- could no more put him out of my
and are leav is predicted.
in a place of safety.
The Upper Valley citiz break of rabies in the southern part of poohed these amateurs. People used life than I could stop breathing. Ah.
ing for an unknown destination to a t
are also opposed to the bill, accord the county. In addition to the coyote to say that there were dozens of men I have been so miserable and un
It is reported in Tokio that the Ger tack the Germans. General Ricciotti ens
ing to the members of a good roads which bit Emil von Lake a few days in New York in my prime who could happy!" She laid her head upon his
man crusier Emden has sunk five B rit Garibaldi has received a message from delegation
in this city.
ago, other infected animals have been have laid me cold. I used to laugh. knees and clumsily he stroked it. His
ish steam ers otT the coast of India. his son saying that he had learned that
in the same vicinity an«l cattle Well. I guess they were Tight. Court- girl!
The passengers of the vessels are said the Canadian Italians intended to raise Dear Tree Promises Second Crop. seen
men.
who
own large herds in that part landt's got the stillest kick I ever ran "That's the trouble with us Irish,
to have been saved.
a regiment to aid the allies anil declar
of
the
county,
are becoming alarmed. into. A pile driver, and if he had landed Nora. We jum p without looking, with
Cottage
Grove
Mistaking
this
lx>au-
ing that he would be delighted to in
The Holland-America Line steam corporate
They
will
undertake
a hunt for infected on my jaw. it would have been dormi out finding whether w ere right or
tiful
weather
for
the
return
of
spring,
this laxly into his m l shirts.
bene as you say w hen you bid me good wrong. Well, your daddy's opinion is
ship Kyndam, which sailed from New
coyotes during the next few days.
a
pear
tree
on
the
A.
B.
Wixxl
prop
night In dago. That's all right now that you should have read his first
York September 8 for Rotterdam, was Following a complaint entered with erty has sent out blossoms for the sec
until tomorrow. 1 want to talk to letter. If it didn't ring right, why.
seized by a Rritish warship and United States D istrict Attorney ond time this year. It has already
Inspectors Hunt Scahics.
Draw up a chair. There! As 1 you could have jumped the traces. I
brought into Cork harbor.
Reames by Thomas Erskine, British produced one crop and Mr. Wood says Salem Two inspectors have been you.
I’ve never caught you in a lie. don't believe he did anything wrong
The Brazilian government has de consul at Portland, the Department of he expects to have a second crop about employed by the State Livestock and said.
I find that you’ve been living a lie at all. It isn't in the man's blood to
cided that the merchantmen of the bel Agriculture instructed the forest offi Christmas time.
Sanitary boanl to wage a campaign but
for
years. You haven’t been do anything underboard.”
ligerent nations which entered Brazil cers in Southern Oregon to ascertain,
against s«'abies among the sheep in square two to me,
to your mother, nor "But I saw her," a queer look in her
ian ports because of the war must be if possible, the location of the power W inston Prune Drier It timed. Malheur and Harney counties, accord to the chaps nor
and eyes as she glanced up at him.
detained until the conflict is over.
ful wire leas telegraph plant that is Roseburg - The large prune drier ing to Dr. W. H. Lytle, secretary of made love to that you. came You around
probably
"I don't care a ktoodle If you did
presumed
to
he
operating
in
the
woods
the
boanl.
An
epidemic
of
the
dis
owned
bv
Norman
Agee
in
the
heart
The French war office has issued a of Southern Oregon in the interests of of the Winston fruit district was ease appeared among the henls last didn't look at it that way. but there's Take i? from me. It was a put-up job
the fact. I'm not Paul Pry; but acci by that Calabrian woman. She might
note that all persons employed in the
burned to the ground Saturday night. year, and the boanl has since been dentally I came across this,” taking have gone to his room for any num
hospital service who are found guilty the German government.
The drier was stocked w ith prunes, waging war against a recurrence of the document from his pocket and ber of harmless things. But I think
of neglecting to give proper care to
and the loss will total $3000. Mr. the disease.
Queen Visits liefugers.
handing it to her. “Read It. W hat's she was curious."
German prisoners left behind because
Agee carried $1000 insurance on the
the answer?"
"Why didn't she come to me, if she
of their wounds will be immediately London Queen Mary, accompanied prunes.
Marion Taxes raid Fast.
Nora's hands trembled.
by the Belgian m inister to Great B rit
wanted to ask questions?”
relieve«! from duty.
ain and several of her ladies, visited
Salem The tax roll of Marion coun "Take« you a long time to read It. “1 can see you answering them. She
President Wilson has annuonctxl that the Belgian refugees in Alexandra pal Monmouth Prune Crop Light. ty for 1914 was almost 11,000,000— Is It true?"
probably Just wanted to know If you
expenses of government departments ace. Her majesty was much interest Monmouth The prunes in this vi the largest in the history of the county “Yes."
were married or not. She might have
during the next fiscal year would be ed in these unfortunate people and cinity are being brought to the dryer and $953,288.40 has been collected. “And I went up to the tennis court been In love with him. and then she
kept as low as possible. He indicated gave expression to her sympathy. As rather slowly, because the crops are The uncollected taxes total $43.519, of with the Intention of knocking his might not. These Italians don't know
that every effort was to be made to she entered the dining hall, where a small. Mr. Niggli, who lives south of which $9000 is charged against the head off; and now I'm wondering why half the time what thex 're about, any
economize, in view of the falling off new batch of refugees had just arrived, town, brought in some that averaged Oregon & t'aliform a railroad on tim ber ho didn't knock off mine. Nora, he's how. But I don't believe It of Court
of the governm ent's revenues, caused she was greettxi by a wild outburst of eight to the pound, and says he has hoblings. The railroad tax is under t man. and when you g< t through with lan d t He doesn’t line up that way.
by the European war.
cheering.
litigation in the Federal court.
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Besides, he's got eyes You're a th o u
sand times more attractive. He's no
fool. Know what I think? As she
was coming out she saw you at your
door; and the devil in her got busy.”
Nora rose, flung her arms around
him and kissed him.
"Look out for that tin ear!”
“Oh, you great big, loyal, true
hearted man! Open that door and
let me get out to the terrace. I want
to sing, sing!”
“He said he was going to Milan in
the morning.”
She danced to the door and was
gone.
“N ora!” he called, impatiently. He
listened in vain for the sound of her
return. “Well, I’ll take the count when
it comes to guessing what a woman’s
going to do. I’ll go out and square
up with the old girl. Wonder how this
news will harness up with her social
bug?”
Courtlandt got into his compartment
at Varenna. He had tipped the guard
liberally not to open the door for any
one else, unless the train was crowded.
As the shrill blast of the conductor's
horn sounded the warning of "all
aboard,” the door opened and a heavily
veiled woman got in hurriedly. The
train began to move instantly. The
guard slammed the door and latched
it. Courtlandt sighed: the futility of
trusting these Italians, of trying to
buy their loyalty! The woman was
without any luggage whatever, not
even the usual magazine. She was
dressed in brown, her hat was brown,
her veil, her gloves, her 6hoes. But
whether she was young or old was
beyond his deduction. He opened his
Corriere and held it before his eyes;
but he found reading impossible. The
newspaper finally slipped from his
hands to the floor, where it swayed
and rustled unnoticed. He was star
ing at the promontory across Lecco,
the green and restful hill, the little
earthly paradise out of which he had
been unjustly cast. He couldn’t under
stand. He had lived cleanly and de
cently; he had wronged no man or
woman, nor himself. And yet, through
some evil twist of fate, he had lost
all there was in life worth having.
The train lurched around a shoulder
of the mountain. He leaned against
the window. In a moment more the
villa was gone.
W hat was it? He felt irresistibly
drawn. W ithout intending to do so,
he turned and stared at the woman
in brown. Her hand went to the veil
and swept it aside. Nora was as full
of romance as a child. She could
have stopped him before he made tho
boat, but she wanted to be alone w ith
him.
“Nora!"
She flung herself on her knees in
front of him. “I am a w retch!” she
said.
He could only repeat her name.
“I am not worth my salt. Ah, why
did you run away? Why did you not
pursue me, importune me until I
wearied? . . . perhaps gladly?
There were times when I would have
opened my arms had you been the
worst scoundrel in the world instead
of the dearest lover, the patientest!
Ah, can you forgive me?”
“Forgive you, Nora?” He was
numb.
“I am a miserable wretch! I doubt
ed you. I! When all I had to do was
to recall the way people m isrepresent
ed things I had done! 1 sent back
your letters . . . and read and re
read the old blue ones. Don’t you
remember how you used to write them
on blue paper? . . . Flora told me
everything. It was only because she
hated me, not that she cared anything
about you. She told me that night
at the ball. She was at the bottom
of the abduction. When you kissed
me . . . didn't you know that I
kissed you back. Edward, I am a miser
able wretch, but 1 shall follow you
wherever you go, and I haven’t even
a vanity box in my handbag!” There
were tears in her eyes. “Say that I
am a wretch!"
He drew her up beside him. His
arms closed around her so hungrily,
so strongly, that she gasped a little.
He looked into her eyes; his glance
traveled here and there over her face,
searching for the familiar dimple at
one corner of her mouth.
"N ora!” he whispered.
“Kiss m e!”
And then the train came to a stand,
jerkily. They fell back against the
cushions.
"Lecco!” cried the guard through
the window.
They laughed like children.
“I bribed him," she said gaily. “And
now . .
"Yes, and now ?” eagerly, if still be
wildered.
"Let’s go back!”
THE END.
HAVE FIGURES OF ATHLETES
American Business Men of Today Far
Better Proportioned Than Those
of a Generation Ago.
"The American man, the American
business man of forty or forty-five, has
got a new shape," said a tailor. “He’s
got a lean, straight shape—full chest,
narrow hips. But if you could have
seen him a generation ago!
"The business man of forty expected
to be fat and soft a generation ago. Ho
rather admired, in fact, a fat, soft
shape. The richest business men were
fat and soft—and that made a fashion
of It—lust as Queen Alexandra's lame
ness made a limp fashionable in Vic
torian times.
"W hat stomachs our fathers had at
forty or forty-five! Feather-bed
stomachs which they balanced by bend
ing backward. A big stomach was a
sign of success, a sign of gentility. If
you were lean, why, you must be a
laborer—perhaps you didn't get
enough to eat.
"W hat is the cause of the slender,
agile figures of today? Open air and
exercise—that's the cause. Golf is the
cause. Motoring Is the cause.
"My friend.” the tailor impressively
ended. ”my books show that the mid
dle-aged business man of today Is
four inches bigger around the chest
than the middle-aged business man of
1S90. and It inches smaller around the
stomach.”
Brittle.
Little Elsie (after being lectured)—
“Mamma, the commandments break
awful eaay, don’t they?” — Boston
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