WORLD’S DOINGS
Of CURRENT WEEK
C R O W N P R IN C E H U M B E R T
New Coal Era Is Seen.
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
DECISION Of CONEERENCE UNANIMOUS
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Russians are bombarding Bulgarian
ports with great energy.
Large forces ot Germans and Aus
trians have invaded Serbia.
An interchange of telephones in
Portland, Or., hotels is ordered by
the Oregon State Public Service com'
mission.
I t is now declared a fact that Bul
garia made a definite agreement last
H ay to enter the war on the side of
Germany.
Information reaches Geneva by way
o f Munich from a source which is re
garded as reliable that Koumania will
The eleven-year old Crown Prince
soon issue a decree for general mobil Humbert of Italy, while visiting the
ization.
king at the leonzo front, made hie way
An aeroplane coming from Bulgaria along several miles of the Italian
dropped numerous bombs on Nish, k ill trenches and sent the following tele
to his grandmother Queen
ing five persons and wounding two gram
others. It then returned safely to Margherita: “ I am on Austrian terri
tory. I aeeieted in an artillery engage
Bulgaria.
ment thla afternoon.”
Able German agents have convinced
the general public of Greece that Ger
many is invincible, and the Greeks
are not enthusiastic over going to war
against the Teutons.
“ VEST POCKET” WIRELESS SET IS
MADE PRACTICAL BY NEW YORKER
A shaggy haired goat overestimated
his fighting ability at the Portland zoo
when he wandered into the buffalo
paddocks and gave battle to one of the
big male buffaloes. The goat’s bat
tered remains were taken to the city
incinerator for cremation.
Total casualties o f officers in the
British army from the beginning of
the war up to September 27 have
reached a total o f 17,074. O f this
number 6176 were killed or had died of
wounds, while 10,469 were wounded
and 1429 were listed as missing.
Reports from the western front say
that Moroccan soldiers raptured by the
Germans consider themselves guests of
Germany and not prisoners, says the
Overseas New Agency. They are op
posed to France, which compels them
to fight against their religious convie
tiona.
A well-defined earthquake was felt
in San Francisco at 9:26 o ’clock F ri
day evening. Buildings shook percep
tibly but no reports o f damage have
been received. Tables on the fourth
floor o f the Metropolis Bank building
slid across the floor. There was no
excitem ent on the streets, however.
Eugene— The completion o f the W il
lamette-Pacific railroad from Coot Bay
to Eugene w ill change the character of
fuel burned in the W illam ette valley
i* the opinion o f Judge John S. Coke,
o f Marshfield, who arrived here to pre
side in Circuit court cases in which
Judge G. F. Skipworth is disqualified
by reaaon of previoua association or
| personal interest.
It will be poeaible to abip coal to
Eugene to be sold cheaper than wood
when mining development now under
way ia completed and the new branch
| line o f the Southern Pacific ia in
Mexican Capital Receives News With operation between the coal fields and
this city, he said.
Great Rejoicing Amnesto for
J udge Coke declares that the South
ern Pacific and other interests are
All Who Submit Is Plan.
preparing to open minea on a large
scale. A t the Beaver H ill mine, owned
Washington, D. C.— Recognition of by the railroad, a depth o f 32,000 feet
the party led by General Carranza as on a 32-degree slope has been reached,
the defactn government in Mexico has be announced.
been unanimously agreed on by the
Judge Coke see# a wonderful future
Pan-American conference as the step for his home county.
to be recommended to their respective
"W ith only water transportation,
governments.
excepting the recently
constructed
Secretary Lansing, on behalf o f the
United States government, expressed timber road, a community o f 10,000
its intention to recognize General Car people has grown up around Marsh
ranza, and the ambassadors of Brazil, field,” he stated. " W e have the har
Chile and Argentina and the ministers bor, timber, coal and dairying, an un
o f Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala usual combination of resources.
transmitted the decision o f the Wash
"H arb or improvement at Coos Bay,
ington government, as well as their representing the investment o f $700,
own opinions In agreement with it.
000, has just been completed. The
Full Agreement Reached.
district raised $600,000 by bonding,
Mr. Lansing has obtained the ap
proval of President Wilson to the and about $100,000 was contributed by
plan, and before the conference began private subscription. We now have 31
all the ministers in Uie Latin Ameri feet o f water inside the harbor at or
can corps also had given their adher dinary high tide and 36 feet o f water
ence to it.
on the bar at ordinary high tid e.”
The attitude of the conference was
regarded generally as the most im
Banks Report Gains.
portant diplomatic step In the Mexi
can situation since the United States
Salem
—
Rapid growth o f busineas
decided to withhold recognition from
the Huerta government, more than during the past two months and an
two years ago. It meana that the Car early return to normal conditions are
ranza government will receive uiC indicated in the report of Superintend
moral support of the United States ent o f Banks Sargent, showing the
and that an embargo on shipments of condition o f banka in Oregon at the
arms to opposing factions will be laid close o f business September 2 last. In
as soon as recognition actually is ex- the combined statement o f the 176
M M
which probably will be within
state banka and 88 national banks in
a fortnight.
the state comparisons with correspond
ing figures o f a year ago point to a
News Pleasing to Carranza.
Vera Cruz.— General Carranza re general financial improvement.
Although the total demand deposits
ceived with great pleasure the newB
that the Pan-American conference at of all banks in the state, including bal
Washington had decided to recognize ances due to other banks, show a de
him as the defacto government In crease o f $6,212,476.65 for the year,
Mexico, although he pointed out that there has been a steady increase dur
he hail received no official notice to ing the last three months. The state
this effect. lie will not alter his plans
for a trip through the northern states. ment just issued shows a gain o f $1,-
Ih response to questions Genera! 813,538.12, since the statement of
June 23 last.
Carranza said:
Tim e and savings deposits continue
"W hen peace absolutely is restored
and tranquillity really established to grow and now reach a grand total
throughout the country, amnesty will o f $37,620,873.17, an increase of $2,-
be granted to all these persons, but 379,672.88 since the statement of
not now. T o permit them to return at September a year ago.
this time would be to endure their ma
Rediscounts with the Federal re
cblnations within the republic.
"T h e Immediate effect o f this news serve bank amount to $140,316.20,
will be a great moral strengthening of having increased only $36,525.67 since
the cause of constitutionalism and a the June call. Other rediscounts and
Corresponding disheartening of oppos bills payable are unusually high at this
ing factions. There will be no more time o f the year, amounting to $2,-
formal battles. Fighting of that sort 533,430.30.
According to Superin
already has ended, but naturally the tendent Sargent, thia is because farm
struggle to put down minor outbreaks ers apparently are holding tbeir crops
and lawlessness must be continued for for higher prices.
a greater or less time in a country
The national banks of the state now
such as this, where there are exten
have an investment of $461,78.3 34 in
slve open areas.”
the stock o f the Federal Reserve
Mexico City.— News o f the decision bank, and are carrying recerve bal
to recognize the Carranza government ances with that institution amount
was received with great joy by the ing f * $1,454,609.41.
m ilitary element here. A ll the news
papers Issued special editions. Gen
Governors Are to Attend.
eral Pablo Gonzales, commander of
the Carranza forces In Mexico City,
Salem— Governor Withyeombe w ill
will hold a reception in celebration
be present at the Pacific International
o f the event.
Livestock Exposition at the North
Portland Union Stockyards, probably
several days, but certainly December
9, for that date has been set asiJe as
"G overnor's D ay,” and in addition to
Portland.— Mrs Abigail Scott Dunl- the Oregon executive it is expected
way, 81 years old, sister of the late that the governors o f at least three
Harvey W. Scott and known as the other Western states w ill be in attend
"m other of woman suffrage In Ore ance.
gon.” died at Good Samaritan hospital
According to advices received by
at 12:60 o'clock Monday morning, fol Governor Withyeombe from O. M.
lowing an illness o f several weeks
Plummer, genera! manager of the ex
Mrs. Dunlway underwent an operation
recently for an Infection in her foot position, Governor Lister, o f Washing
and for some time there had been vir ton, and Governor Alexander, o f Idaho,
have accepted invitations. It is also
tually no hope of her recovery.
At (lie bedside at the time of her expected that Governor Stewart, of
death were Ralph R. Duniway and Dr. Montana, w ill attend. Governor Kend
C. A. Duniway. sons. Dr. J. C Zan and rick, o f Wyoming, also may be on
the nurse.
hand, and perhaps Governor Hunt, of
Mrs. Dunlway’s death came white Arizona.
she was sleeping peacefully.
Embargo on Arms io Opposing
Factions Sure to FolSow.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHP1
Apples picked from the oldest apple
tree on the Pacific Coast, in Vancouver
Barracks, Wash., have been sent to
the department of Agriculture by A.
A . Quarnberg. This famous tree is
almost 90 years old and produced a fair
crop o f apples this year.
RECOGNITION TO BE (OREGON STATE NEWS
GIVEN CARRANZA
Bedford Hills, N. Y. — A compact
and efficient wireless receiving and
sending apparatus, invented recently
by Dr. H. Barringer Cox, of this place,
is to be lent to one o f the foreign pow
ers for use in the trenches, according
to announcement o f the inventor.
The device, which may be strapped
around the waist and d eftly hidden by
the folds o f a cloak so as to be invis
ible to an unsuspecting person, is in
reality a "vest-pocket” wireless ap
paratus, as complete as any.
The sending apparatus consists of a
box in which are five dry cells and a
vibrator. The electric pulsations are
started by tapping a telegraph key,
and the current, which the doctor says
is modified with a hidden transformer
of his own invention, sends out its
messages in waves, long and short.
The equivalent to a half watt, or one-
eightieth as much as is required for
the ordinary electric light bulb is the
amount of electricity necessary. From
the box projects a wire.
In warfare use this wire is carried
down the leg o f the soldier and con
nected with a metal plate or spur in
the shoe.
The receiving instrument
consists of a drum about which is a
coil o f wires. On top of this is a fine
deflector. It has a pair o f ear-pieces
such as is worn by telephone operators.
Dr. Cox can send and receive mes
sages by this instrument over a dis
tance o f 18 miles.
When he desires
to receive a message he raises his cane.
American harvests this yeai will be
the most valuable ever produced. With
the wheat crop exceeding a billion
bushels, the largest ever turned out in
one season by any nation: a corn crop
which also may prove to be the largest
ever grown, the government's October
New Y ork — So tremendous has been
crop report announces preliminary
the volume o f trading on the stock ex
timates which indicate record harvests
change this week that several prom
o f oats, barley, rye, sweet potatoes,
inent brokerage houses announced that
rice, tobacco and hay.
they were considering the advisability
Congress probably w ill be asked to of asking the board o f governors of
approve in December a continuing the exchange to declare Monday a full
building policy for the navy, having holiday, in order to g ive their over
for ita object maintenance o f the navy worked clerks a rest. Many firms have
on the basis o f at least 4N first-class been obliged to work their forces day
battleships. The proportion o f super- and night. In one house two clerks
battle cruisers, scouta, destroyers, sub were taken away in an ambulance in
marines and auxiliaries w ill be worked an exhausted condition.
out from this figure.
I The exchange governors, when ap
proached on the subject o f closing the
John Kipling, o f the Irish Guards,
exchange, maintained that they had no
Phone Company Replies.
only son of Rudyard Kipling, is re
right to cut off the security business
London Prohibits Treating.
Salem— A llegin g that section 8 o f
ported in the latest casualty list as
o f the country on such short notice.
London.— The anti treating regula the public utilities act, referring to
‘ ‘ missing and believed to have been
The promise was held out, however,
tion in connection with the use and common-user . facilities, procedure and
k ille d ." John K ipling was 18 years
that should the great volume o f trad
old. On account of his delicate health
sale o f alcoholic drinks has gone Into interchange o f business, is in violation
ing continue next week, the declara
effect in tsindon and the surrounding
his parents were reluctant to allow
tion o f a special stock exchange holi district. It Is the most radical and o f the state and Federal constitutions,
him to enter the army, but the boy
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
day would he cjwsiderad.
far reaching effort for the curtailment company has filed with the Public
insisted he should assume his share of
o
f
drinking
yet
tried,
for
It
affects
the war and his father eventually
nearly 10.000.000 persons, and viola Service commission its answer to the
Chicago Under Sunday Lid.
yielded.
complaint of the Public Service League
Chicago — Mayor Thompson, in a tion of tlio regulations is punishable and others o f Portland.
W ith the
by
a
fine
of
$600
and
six
months
In
Speaker Clark and his son were In a
message to the city council, announced prison.
The authorities have given Home Telephone A Telegraph com
posse that met and dispersed a mob of
notice that the penalties will be en pany, the Pacific is defendant in a
20 men that attempted to lynch Har that the owners of all saloons in Chi
forced without mercy. The law is ex- ] complaint to force an interchange of
rison Rose, a negro,
at
Bowling cago hereafter would he forced to obey pec ted to curtail the consumption of
telephone service in Portland.
Green, Mo.
The mob attacked the the state law, which provides that alcoholic liquors by 60 per cent.
The
jail, broke the outer doors and was they remain closed on Sunday.
Quake Rips School Base.
pounding with sledge hammers on the mayor ordered the city collector to
Oriental Sailors Battis.
Baker — The most serioua damage
inner door when the sheriff appeared notify in w riting all persona holding
Seattle.— T w o hundred t'hlnesc and done by Saturday night's earthquake
with the posse. The mob was quickly licenses for saloons that they must
dispersed. Rose is under indictment comply with the requirements o f the Japanese sailors o f the Oreat North- 1 was found with the opening o f school
state law. For many years owners of ern liner Minnesota engaged in a free Monday when a large crack in the east
for the murder o f a farmer.
saloons in Chicago have defitxl the for ail fight aboard the big vessel Sun aide o f the Brooklyn school building
Germany accedes to every demand state law governing their operation on day and before police reserves restor foundation, extending from top to bot
ed order several of the combatants
o f the United States and promises pay Sunday.
tom, was discovered. The interior of
were severely cut and bruised and one
ment o f indemnity for the sinking of
the building was not damaged and
Chinese
was
suffering
from
burns
the Arabic in which Americans lost
British Casualty List.
caused by scalding water
The trou effort* to repair it at once w ill be
their lives.
I-ondon -Casualty lists published in ble began when (0 Chinese made a made. Reports from outside districts
The Earl o f Derby, at the request o f clude the names o f 119 officers and 3,- rush to break up a Japanese birthday show that the quake extended north
Lord Kitchener, secretary for war. 607 men.
Within a few minutes every and south through Raker in a narrow
A list under date o f Sep party
London, has undertaken the direction tember 26 gives the names of 86 offi Oriental aboard ship was fighting wttn atrip, but points 20 miles east or west
o f recruiting for the army.
The Earl cers from the Western front, o f whom fists, feet, bottles, chairs, belaying fe lt no tremors.
of Derby served In South A frica aa 20 are dead
The dead include Lieut. pins or any handy weapon
chief press censor and later aa private Col. John R. E. Stansfeld, commander
Horse Kicks Child in Face.
secretary o f Field Marshal Ix>rd Rob of the Second Gordon Highlanders:
Prince Dies of Wound.
Pendleton —W ith her face and skull
erts during the Boer war. He has also Lieut. Col. Arthur Harkln, commander
I-ondon.— Prince Frederic of Thurn crushed in by the hoof of a horse she
held offices aa financial secretary to o f the Seventh battalion of the North
had attempted to pet, little 4-year-old
the war office and as postmaster gen amptonshire regim ent; Col. Godfrey and Taxis died In a Ruaalan base hot
pltal. according to a Petrograd dis Bessie Madden was brought to St. An
eral.
Morris, o f the Eighth Gurkhas, and
patch to the Post, after being severely thony's hospital here f ”om Hermiston
Mayor Thompson o f Chicago, has Lieut. Browne, son of the earl of wounded in an encounter with Rus Wednesday by her parent*. An opera
Ken mare.
sian raiders in the Vilna salient.
tion waa performed and although the
caused the " l i d " to be clamped on the
child'* condition is dangerous hopes
city on Sundays.
The " w e t a " claim
Allies’
Loan
Beady
to
Sign.
A
dispatch
from
Amsterdam
Sep
are held for her recovery. A fte r try
that the mayor has broken his pre
N ew York — The contract for the tember 24 said the Berlin Lohal An ing vainly to have the hone lower its
election pledges.
telger
had
announced
that
Prtnre
head the child walked around and
$500,000.000 credit loan to Great B rit
In response to a message from Gov ain and France probably w ill be signed Frederic had been killed while fight pulled ita tail.
ing
in
the
Dniester
ernor Hall, o f l-ouiaiana, asking for Wedneeday by the members o f the
Com mercial Club to Raorganix*.
assistance in taking care o f the home Anglo-French commission and J. P.
Kaiser to Expert Spuds.
less, Actin g Secretary Newton, o f the Morgan A Co., agenta in the United .
Corvallis’ — The Corvallis Commer
I-end-m—
The
German
potnto
crop,
treasury.
authorised public health State#.
cial club has started a campaign to re
Lord Reading Is expected to
service officials to lend tents and other sign for Great Britain and Ernest M s l-1 estimated at 60.000.00® tons. Is the organize under the plan adopted by the
largest In the htatory of the country,
equipment to Gulf Coast hurricane suf let probably w ill sign for the French
says a Berne dispatch to the Poet. The Portland Chamber o f Commerce and
ferers
Governor Hall telegraphed government. Preparation# also w ill be supply Is so abundant that Germany Salem Commercial club. H. V. Chase,
that 6000 or (000 persons were home mail# to rloee the underwriters' books, baa withdrawn the prohibition against who reorganised the Portland
and
lees and destitute.
which w ill probably be done soon.
Salem clubs, is here to take charge.
exporting potatoes to (Switzerland
Stock Exdwnge Clerks Overworked.
SUFFRAGE CHAMPION IS DFAD
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SYNOPSIS.
H all Bontatslls, artlst-rhotographsr, prs-
rea fo r ths day’ s work In his studio.
R
odW Fisher, his assistant, reminds him
sf a party hs Is hi gtvs In the studio that
night, and that hta business Is In bad
financial shape
Mr. Doremua. attorney
and Justice ox th# psacs. calls and Inform s
H all that hla Uncle John's w ill has left
him ROOO.UOU on condition that he m arry
before his tw enty-eigh th birthday, which
begins at midnight that night Mrs Rena
R oyslfon calls at the studio and H all asks
her to m arry him at once. Ohs spars for
time, but Anally agrees to give him an a n
swer at the party (hat night
Miss t'arts-
lyn Dallya calls and H all proposes to her
She agrees to give him an answer at the
party
Rosamund Oale, art modal, calls
H alls tries to rush her Into an Im mediate
arrlage
C H APTE R V— Continued.
■he sat bolt upright and stared at
him with harder and more glittering
eyes "Today? What in the world do
• isn’t bel
Why. he’s mussed up my
hair awfully. But he Is sweet. Isn’t
be. Mias Fisher?” «h e smiled wicked
ly and went out.
Into the studio Flodle (hot, n bullet
Hail was not in eight.
, out of n gun
’ She pounded nt the door of the dark
room, stopped and listened, pounded
,
again. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hall emerged, scowling.
"W hat’s the matter?"
She grabbed him by the arm.
"Mr. Bonlatelle! Oh, Mr. Bouletelle.”
she cried, "you haven't gone and done
It again, have you?”
"W hy, you see” — Hall began to stam
mer— "really I think she's the best of
the three— don't you? It Just came
over me- ahe’a so devilish pretty, Flo
dle— and— well, she's going to give ms
my answer tonight."
"Oh. Mr B onlatelle!" Flodle. d *
»pairing, dropped Into a chair and
gUred „
Then lhe lhook
faer hg
„ „ h, d
1
"W eil,” ahe said In a hard, dry voice.
" I ’ve heard of men who went out
looking for trouble, but you are the
first one I aver knew actually to go
and order it delivered at the house!"
Hs was a tall, gaunt, stoop-shoul
dered man. with a long upper lip.
Deep llnas, «harp aa saw cuts, ran
down hla chaeks. and from the ends
of hla gaahllke mouth. Hla nack waa
flabby, the corda showing Ilka th* ribs
of a fan
Rusty provincial garments
bung looaaly upon him. draping hla
bony body, and In hla bands b* held a
soft, felt, prehistoric hat. H * was not
nt all a city person; an* almost smalt
salt marshes at low tide, and clams.
Hta ill-cut hair, too, suggested wet
seaweed.
Flodle. at another time, would have
had trouble in reatialnlng her (mile.
Now her heart was too heavy; har
sense of the ridiculous inhibited She
merely loqjtad him over carelessly,
added him up aa some sort of drum
mer person, and replied that har em
ployer waa not in.
"Ain 't In, eb?" Ha, looked her over
Inquisitively. "W hat b* you, anyway,
hla w ife?" H * pierced har with his
little blue eyes.
T h * word* stung her to th* quick;
hsr nerves wars all exposed.
She
managed hsr fee*, however, and re
plied. "No, I'm bit assistant, that’s
all. Bookkeeper, sort of."
Ha waa atlll watching her shrewdly
"A in ’t going to marry him. be ye?”
Flodle. sensitive as she was. could
not help showing a tittle of her dls-
trese. The color began to rise on her
cheeks
In her embarrassment she
bridled
"Is that any business of
yours?” she answered In meek resent
ment.
"Y ep," he said, "considerable, as It
happens.
Hasslngbury’s my name.
Jonas B. Ain't never beerd o' me, be
ye?"
Flodle gasped. "O h! Not Mr. Bon!-
steile's cousin Jonas?"
Hs nodded solemnly. "Fust cousin—
once removed.”
"Oh," she exclaimed. “ Mr. Bonla
telle will be awfully sorry to have
r ° W ' a;. H? " B“ n l,t,ll* r
"W hy. I'm In a h u rr y -.r e n t you?
8h. rose and smoothed down her
skirts.
"W hy, you know, Hall, of
sours* I've got to get mas consent
first, anyway. Naturally. 1 suppose
shs'li want to know whether you're
able to support me, and all that. You
don’t really have to work, do you?"
"I'm afraid I do.” He looked at her
C H A PTE R VI.
•ueerly. "W h y?"
Oh, nothing, only— I don’t know—
It was two o'clock In the afternoon.
m as
funny,
sometimes— It
really
doesn't matter, but— well, you know
crying Seated at her desk,
I'm crazy about you. in spite of any her bills littered, her account books in
disorder, her head was down on her
thing, no matter what happens 1”
"When can you find out?” he asked »rms, in an attitude of dismal abac
She did not weep, she cried
little angrily. It was maddening. don
Just as he had his millions within Hall Bonlatelle married—and not to
Married to whom?
Ah, that
reach. For with her consent again the beri
was tb* worst of it. If Flodle bad
millions beckoned.
Oh, 1 don’t see that there's any par known the Identity of her rival her
ticular hurry. Of course I ’d have a lot sorrow might have, before now, been
In do In any case. There's my clothes." transmuted Into anger. Would Mrs.
"Bother your clothes! I ’ll get you Royaiton. or Carolyn Dallya become
Or, worst of all,
anything you want after we're mar Mrs. Bonlatelle?
would the wedding ring be worn by
ried I'll be well able to afford It.”
"You w ill?" She eyed him shrewd Rosamund Gals? Flodle didn’t know.
Even Rosamund
ly.
"Oh, well, then, 1'U go right Hall didn't know.
home and speak to ma. Of course you I dldn t know herself. Hence Fiodle's
want It settled. I understand
I tell
« n<l
■Pl«ablng. trick
y*u, I'll let you know tonight, when 1 ling, soaking the dark blue blotter of
come to the party."
Fiodle's desk.
"F ine! You will come, then?"
[ At two-ten sundry sounds, translat-
"O f course I'll come! 1 say. Hall, If ed
Flodle s intimate knowledge of
s gives her consent, w e’II announce Hall Bontstelle’s ways, Indicated his
our engagement to n igh t!" Her eyes approach. She sat hastily down at the
sparkled, as she held out her hands 1 typewriter and began to print off this
and let herself be folded In his arms Interesting message:
"Quiz Jack; thy frowns vex G. D.
for a farewell klsa. In that caress his
fears were forgotten
Then she freed Plumb.”
Interesting mainly because, a con
herself and walked to the office door.
"Qood-by. Hall, dear!
Oh. I hope coction of Flodle s debutant* days at
l can be happy!
And say. won’t the typewriter. It contained everv
“ Ain't In, Eh?”
those swells open their eyes, though. known letter of the alphabet. Now It
when they hear the news?” She hur- served to focus her mind on her fin
missed you. But I'm afraid he won't
rted through the office without so gers, and hide her face from scrutiny i be back till lata this afternoon.”
When Hall cams In. she bad copied
much as a nod to Flodle.
“ Won't, eh? Wall, uow, that's too
Flodle Jumped up. "Oh, your boa. the statement nine times, and seemed bad I did want to have a little dish
( too busy for speech.
Miss G ale!” and tiand d It to her.
“ Say, I'm going out, F lo !” h* an o' gossip with Hall. But, come to
Oh. y e s !” Rosamund took It. and
nounced.
and tapped with hla stick on think of It I dunno but perhaps you'll
emerged from her dream to look the
do Just as well.” Again he Inspected
the floor thoughtfully.
the room. "N ice place he's got her*.
Flodle kept right on: “ thy frowns
live here, though, does he?"
j vex O. D. Plumb.” But love and curi Don't
Flodle pointed Into the studio. “ Yes.
osity won against embarrassment. Sha
he has a room In there."
wheeled round in her chair.
"What
"And where do you Ur», m iss?”
are going to do, Mr. Bonlatelle?
Jonas demanded boldly.
| There's work for you to do, I should
His tone was offensive, and Fiodle’s
| think— ”
blush deepened. She managed to be
“ Lord, 1 don't feel mueh like work
polite
"Oh, quite a way from her*
today, but I've finished Mrs Royal- |
In darkest Harlem.”
tou t plates. Carry Dallya'. too; some
" H ’m !" Jonas’ eyes were fastened
of her poses are not half bad. Sha s j
on her keenly, watching every change
almoet pretty, did you know It? I j
"AlD't
didn't have time to develop Rosamund. In Fiodle’s expressive face.
sweet on him. be yeT”
She can wait; I expect I'll have plenty
Flodle rose In wrath. What right
of time for her later.”
had he— why should h* stumble so on
At the Inflection Flodle turned to
th* truth!
It was torture far her
him again with a heartbroken look, j
She walked toward th# stockroom
"Oh. Mr. Bonlatelle! Have you— really
trembling. " If you'ii excuse ma, Mr.
— made up your mind that sh*— "
Hasslngbury, 1'v# got some pictures to
Flodle couldn't finish She choked
print." She started to enter
Hall laughed. "Lord, made up my !
"Hold on a minute, miss. I want to
mind! What good would that do? It's
talk to y e !” said Jonas, beckoning
up to them, now
Well, I'm on the
with a bony finger.
way to buy th* ring—and I ought to
"I'm sorry, but I'm awfully busy,”
get a suit of clothes to go away la— !
Flodl* stammered
I haven’t anything at all to wear.”
"W all,” he remarked, "ao be I. Thla
Flodle bit her lip hard. “ Oh. Mr.
Is Important, though. I guess you can
Bonlatelle!—■" was ahe going to break
spars me flv* minutes or so. I didn't
down, after all? In despair, her fin
com* up all the way from Branford,
gers flew to the keys of her machine
Connecticut, and miss prayer meettn'
"thy frowns vex G. D. Plunafc
Quit
night at that Just for tha fun o f It.
Jack— "
See hare: la Hall married, or sot?
H*
tapped
her
playfully
with
the
That's what I waut to know.”
"I'v e Got to Get Ma's Consent First,
tip
of
his
stick
"Wall.
I’m
off.
Flo
Anyway,"
Still Fiodle's color mounted. “ No,
Ses you tonight Be here early 1”
he's not Why?”
little assistant over with scornful
Flodle turned a wretched fac* to
"See here, m iss!” Jonas beckoned
triumph. "Thanks.” She threw It 1 him. Her eyes were wst.
again
' Set y t down; you needn't b*
about her neck Jauntily
Oh, say
"But 1 don't know how yeti want afraid. I ain't goln' to hurt ye. I ’m a
never mind those prints. Miss Fisher, the rooms decorated. Mr B onlatelle!"
religions man and a church member;
'll get them when 1 come tonight." Up
"Oh. I don't care— us* your owe ye ran trust me
Mebb* you think
went her chin
taste
It'll b* all righ t You can de I'm stlckln' my nos* Into what's non*
All right." said Flodle sweetly. " I f It. So long, F lo !” And hs was off
of my business, but. land! I'm hi*
I have time to find them I will.”
Flodla went to the washstand be cousin, and I guess I got a good right
"Ttm e? I'd like to know what you're hind the screen and dabbed her eyea
to know hla plans on the subject o’
here fo r !"
In cold water, then Inspected herself matrimony." H* gazed at har cruelly.
"T o wait upon— “ Flodle paused for mercilessly In the mirror.
A sigh
And I expect you know why. Now,
effect—"cu stom er»!" and brought It Sh* made a fac# at herself and r * don't ye?"
out with force.
f turned listlessly to work.
"N o," said Flodla faintly, leaning
Well, you may not be hare sc yary
But mental occupation waa la p o *
oa th* desk for support.
long tf you don t look out. said Rosa | sible; Flodl* had too much on har
"I see ye know moro n you're willin’
mund "But while you are. It wouldn't mind already
Manual exercise was t# let oa," b* continued
" I w o n 't
hurt to be a bit more poltte. Miss what sb* needed to keep her from
horn yesterday, miss, nor yet th* day
Fisher."
giving up to her misery There were the before, and 1 know somethin' about
Flodle held herself In well, replying. freshly developed plates— sh* went
women. If I be a bachelor
Up In
"No. that * true. But sveryon* Is so Into tbs dark room to get them
Branford thay call ma weather w ise
kind, usually, and Mr. BonlsteDe Is al
Taking the rack full of glass nega Wall, th* eigne oa a woman’s face is
waya ao nlc* and dear to me. I sup tlvee. sh* »m erged and walked tato
Juat as easy, sometime*
Now see
pose I am spoiled.”
tha office.
Busy with melancholy h er*—" he hitched hts chair nearer
"O h ! ” Rosamund's eyes were pis thought* of Hall Bonlatelle. a shock
to Flodl# "You don't want Hall Bonl-
tols "Yes. h* Is a d e a r!" She gave I awaited her
Thars was a stranger stella to git married no m ores 1 do
a glance In th# mirror "H e's a sav- j I d th* room,
Ain't that ao?”
age when ha s affectionate, though, j "M r Bonlstelie la?”
(TO BE CO NTINU ED .)
4,0 00 M IL E S F O R C A R N A T IO N S
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C h ic # «# Dentist Gees Half Way Acres*
Centlnent and Back ta Pro
cure Flowers
C. Kew. a Chines* dentisi of
Shanghai, who Is la Seattle ca hi*
way horns, doesn't (a re about distando
or obstacles once he makes up his
mind h* wants something
Mr Kew
arrived ea the Fsciflc coast from
Shanghai la search o f health.
He
vlalted the various cities along the
Pacific slop* and cam* to Seattle a
"It never occurred to me until t
w t*k ago.
bow odd It mutt seem to anyone
After booking hi* passage for Chlaa travel to Fhleego and back for a I
hs fouad that h* had several day* to carnations said Mr Kew. “ Howat
waft, and remembering that h* had I am a lover of flower* and wan
tied a string oa his finger to ramtnd thla especial kind, ao I guess my 1
himself to bring horn* soma carna was not wasted I saw a lot of tai
tion planta, took tha first train for eating country and Chicago It*
Chicago and sought a florist notad for which by th# way was most extn
the excellence o f hla carnations.
dlaartly dirty — Seattle Dispatch
He Just has returned from Chicago th* Portland Oregonian.
with his carnation plasta aad w ill sail ,
Tuesday for Shanghai, where th */ will F Bulgaria » population Is now esti
add their pan to hla flower gardes
mated at «.» 00,000