I sba!I learn If Ton eared for m e a t resentm ent, he tru ste d to bo able to
all or If It w as Jn -t th a t I caught you pay off tlie scoro In h i. own w sy, later
Sir George lifted his eyebrow s ever
on the r*bound.”
“ W hat <lo you m ean?” 8 bo faced so slightly a s he glanced a t Kthel'o
Of General Interest
him ten»ely. 9ucb acenea w ere new caller.
“T hat. air. 1» a m a tte r I should pre
to her. T rouble, of a aort, abe had
known. B ut never a n y th in g like this. fer uot to discuss.” be replied.
"P ard o n me, air, but as a loyal E ng
It had been h ard enough to aee ber
reaourrea d w indling »readily, w ithout lishm an I am n atu rally In te re s te d ”
And then E thel stationed herself be
the m ea n t of replenishing them , a n d
Oregon Victims Alleged to Have
w ith actu al peuury «taring her In the hind the tea table.
"Come!
L et's ta lk of peace and
Lost $30,000 to Promoter
face. B ut now Kthel knew th a t th a t
w ia aa nothing com pared w ith the te a .” she said. It m ade h e r feel guilty
E ugene — Officers o f th e U nittid
situ atio n In w hich she bad u nw ittingly to sit there and h ear Streetm an try to
S ta te s governm ent a re in v e s tig a tin g
placed herself. To be tied for life to pry inform ation out of Sir fleorge be-
nAtSAZn car/ the / e m a e ij a
th e record of F. G. M athiaon, San
a
man w ho did not love h e r—who ueutb his ow n roof. And It seemed
r
o
c
/-
y
seem ed an abso lu te brute— th a t w as th a t the least she could do to repay
F rancisco re al e s ta te d ealer, a rre ste d
T .rX a ” T T J ^ r r V A in T fO K t "
i -K K . C O M J l ' A
worse, u thousand tim es, th an any him for hls m any kindnesses w as t*
W ashington, D. C. — T he first ses reduced d u rin g th e in v estig a tio n , nor in O akland, Cal., Monday, according to
p rotect him as best she m ight from
m ere financial difficulties.
for
30
days
th
e
re
a
fte
r,
and
work
in
sion of th e S ix ty -fo u rth
congress,
a s ta te m e n t m ade here by D is tric t A t
he Interrupted. It seemed to him th a t
SYNOPSIS.
S treetm an did not a t once reply to Streetm an'» In defatigable curiosity.
excess of e ig h t hours to be paid for at
her objections w ere interm inable. her F or u few m om ent* he regarded
w hich adjourned F riday, S e p t 8, w as
— 1—
They bad no sooner tak en their cups
torney J. M. D evers. A tto rn ey D evers
a pro r a ta ra te .
G eorgy
W agstaff,
daughter
of S ir And under the stre ss of tbe u rging I her hatefully, as If »be w ere already from her w heu Georgy II agstaff b u rst
concerned chiefly w ith national de
T ariff—C re atio n of a non-partisan also sta te d th a t th e a u th o ritie s believe Get<rge, of t h e B r i t i s h a d m i r a l t y , h i n t s a t
from bis superior* bis forliearance wa* a hatefu l th in g lu bis eye*.
into the room.
ta riff com m ission of five m em bers to th a t M athiaon, who is charged w ith a l i a l i o n b e t w e e n h e r g o v e r n e s s . E t h e l
fense.
To hide hls I “ I w onder, my denr,” be said a t last.
W i l l o u g h b y , a n d H e n r y S t r e e t m a n . E t h e l fa st reaching its end.
"H ello, everybody!” she greeted
in
v
e
s
tig
a
te
and
advise
congress
on
W hen th e gavel fell congress had
h av in g obtain ed tit l e to re al e s ta te in d e n i e s it. H e n r y 8 t r e e » m a n c a l l s o n E t h e l a nxiety and hls Irritation, be stepped
••J w onder If today It I* only I th a t them . “ H ere’s Guy and hls mother.'*
w h i l e w a i t i n g f<*r h s r t a l k s t o B r e w s
d irec te d re o rg a n iza tio n and re-equip ta riff re v isio n ; repeal o f th e fre e su g l.a n e and L inn counties w orth from a te n r d , Bi
to
tb
e
window
and
looked
out.
r G e o r g e « c.utler, w h o is a G e r m a n
count w ith you or If you have— m em o Close behind her followed Mrs. Ste
a r provision of e x itin g ta riff law ;
u t his f a i l u r e to g e t a t a d m i r a l t y
"B u t Sir G eorge tru s ts m e.” E thel |
phen F alco u cran d her good-looking son,
m en t of th e arm y and navy for defense am endm ents in cre asin g d u tie s on dye $30,000 to $40,000 in exchange for s p p a y p . e r a s b o In
ries. . . . W e shall see."
S i r G e o r g e ’s p o s s e s i d o n .
He
resum ed
S treetm an stilled a mouth-
of th e c o untry a t th e unprecedented stuffs to encourage m an u fa ctu rin g dye bogus a b s tra c ts of title to T exaa land, p h o n t - s t o G e r m a n s e c r e t s e r v i c e h e a d
“ No. no, H enry!" she protested. who w as, as everybody knew , m ore
filling G erm an oath w hile he listened
cost of $656,000,000, w ith a u th o riz a stuffs in th e U n ited S ta te s ; en ac tm e n t did not o |ie ra te alone and th a t o th e r q u a r t e r s
" I'm —I'm very fond of you,” she said than devoted to Sir George W agstaff's
tio n s th a t w ill increase th e to ta l in of an a n ti-d u m p in g provision to pre a rre s ts re v ea lin g a conspiracy to de trCj<rtrtrtrtrCvC;tx'tx'tx<x<rtrb-trtrti {rCr& 'CrCrb^ to ber. "W hen lie a n sw e rs my ques brokenly.
vivacious daughter. “ W e'd have been
tions.” she continued, "be does so be
th re e y ears to n early $800,000,000. vent d u m ping of fo reign-m ade goods frau d on an e x te n siv e scale a re prob
here earlier," Georgy explained, “ blit
“
F
ond?”
T
he
sm
ile
th
a
t
he
gave
A fine young Englishw om an
en use be thin k s I’m Ju st Idly curious. her wa» nothing If not cruel. “Come, Mrs. F alconer and Guy bad gone to
W ith all o th er ex p en d itu re s, a p p ro p ri a t less th a n fo reig n m a rk e t p rices; able.
1« cau g h t in tho not of in te rn a
H e never dreum s I ’d rep eat w hat be then! K iss me!” And he a tte m p ted a m atinee."
a tio n s w ere b rought to th e grand to ta l a u th o riza tio n fo r th e P re sid e n t to re
D istric t A tto rn ey D evers prepared
tional plotting and is m ade tho
says to anyone. It all p u tt me lu a
o f $1,637,583,682, th e g re a te s t a g g re ta lia te a g a in st fo reig n natio n s p rohib re q iu stio n papers for M athiaon, to be
"Silly show !" tb e blase Guy added
to em brace ber. B ut she pushed him
victim of circum stance»—trag ic
beastly position. Kir George Is a loynl
g a te in th e c o u n try ’s h isto ry , and e x itin g im p o rta tio n of goods from the signed by th e governor. In th e ev en t
in a bored draw l. "T he etern al tri
j a w ay from her.
circum stances. She becom es In
E nglishm an, and If be th o u g h t—”
ceeding th a t for th e last fiscal y e a r by U n ited S ta te s by lay in g an em bargo a Federal charge is p e rfe rre d th e s ta te
“ No! All th a t la over. Not until we angle or som e such nonsense!"
S treetm an would not let her finish.
nocently involved w ith an ene
m ore th an h alf a billion dollars.
"Ve>-y tiresom e!" hi* m other agreed.
• an let people know. T his secrecy
a g a in st im p o rts from offending na w ill likely tu rn th e p riso n e r over to
He
wheeled
about
and
said
slm
rply,
to
my
of
h
e
r
country
and
he
pro
E x p en d itu res, n e ce ssitate d by p re tions.
th e F ed eral a u th o ritie s for tria l, he
m akes me feel us tf I w ere not your "A nd so noisy! Full of shots and
forestall
even
tbe
m
erest
m
ention
of
ceeds
to
use
her
as
a
tool.
How
paredness and th e callin g in to action
wife. W hat G eorgy said Is enough to pistols—and m ostly about some poor
C otton fu tu re s a c t— P ro v id in g a pro said.
such a thing as an In form er— let alone
shs la cornered and prodded, as
of m ilita ry fo rces to m eet th e M exican h ib itiv e ta x on cotton sold fo r fu tu re
In one of th e le tte rs in th e posses
m ake me believe, alm ost, th a t It has cren tu re w ho'd sinned and repented.”
spy—
boye m ight tease a wounded
em ergency, dem anded revenue le g isla delivery in fictitious or w ash sales.
sion o f th e officers M athiaon is said to
“T h a t's the so rt of play l disap
all been Ju st aome horrible Intrigue.”
"A
nd
you
nre
a
loyal
Englishw
om
an
wild anim al, is told vividly in ¿C
tio n ip th e closing days of th e session.
P hilippines I.aw to provide for a have w ritte n th a t ho had ‘‘unloaded
'N o n se n se ; nonsense!" he scoffed. prove of. particu larly for my daugh-
—and I am loyal to— F ra n c e .”
th is Installm ent.
C ongress responded by doubling the m ore autonom ous go v ern m en t o f the th e O regon stu ff” and had done very
"T hen why do you pass y o u rself off " I f I prom ise you now th a t next w eek
norm al ta x on incom es, c re a tin g an in islands,
e n la rg in g self-governm ent, well. The “ O regon s tu ff" re fe rre d to
we m ake our m arriag e public, will
ns an E nglishm an?”
h e rita n c e ta x , m un itio n s ta x and m is reo rg a n izin g election law s, e sta b lish is alleged to have been land to w ihch
'•Because It Is the wish of my em you believe m e?"
cellaneous excise ta x e s to ra is e $305,- ing an e le ctiv e se n a te and p rom ising he hail obtained title in ex ch an g e for
S tre etm an , the Germ an spy, and
"Yea. H enry! I will!” she said In a
000,000, and by d ire c tin g th e sale of independence w henever, in th e ju d g alleged w orthless a b s tra c ts of tit l e to R osder (a lias B rew ster, th e b u tle r), ployers, tbe French secret service. It voice tu which th e re rung renew ed
fs
the
wish
of
F
ra
n
c
e,”
lie
declared
lu
$130,000,000 P anam a C anal bonds.
m ent of th e U nited S ta te s, th e P h ilip T ex as land.
a re discussing the possibility of war. u gran d m anner, which he Intended to hope.
C ongress e stab lish e d a ta riff com pine fieople d e m o n stra te c a p a b ility for
A tto rn ey D evers sta te d th a t in the
He stepped quickly to her side again.
c arry conviction w ith It.
m ission, a g overnm ent sh ip p in g board it.
cases he had in v estig a te d , th e a b
C H A PT ER II—C ontinued.
H enry S treetm au w us not the so rt of
“
It's
all
q
u
ite
beyond
ine,”
she
said
to re h a b ilita te th e A m erican m erchant
A p p ro p riatio n s fo r all purposes s tra c ts o f title w hich on th e ir face
With A hopeless air. They had had m an tw
oppo rtu n ity th u t of
m a rin e ; a w o rk m en ’s com pensation w ere:
w ere genuine and se t up a c le ar chain
“ Yes. yes! O f course!** Streetm an
And never ^eret*-
com m .ssion to a d m in iste r a new u n i Agriculture............................... t
24.K4S.sr,2 of title p urported to have beer, m ade agreed hastily, as If he would forestall m any such discussions.
do t^ a t, he stipulated, I
form com pensation law ; a fa rm loan A r m y
hy an a b s tra c t com pany w hich did not any patrio tic exhibition. “ Still, oue y et had she been able to u n d e rstan d
Ifiplnmati«- and conMular ..............
6.‘.156.096
the reasons th a t S treetm an put forth uiust secure for I; ranee th is lnform a-
b an k in g sy ste m ; a child labor law ; . Dint
rict of C-olumhia
12.K41.907 e x is t. T he records in th e county in would like to live w ith the luxuries
T b a t will
w lth unv ary in g glib ness. “ W hy should tion concerning the fleet
25.74h.U60 w hich th e T ex as land is located con
e n la rg ed th e syBtem o f self-g o v ern I Fortifications..........................
of life. One day ! shall m ake the
• <4
F ran ce wish to know a bout our fleet?” m ean prom otion for me— money—•
m en t in th e P hilip p in es and enacted 1 .«'ifislativ«* and executive
87.926,690 ta in no record of such a b stra c ts .
gran d coup; and tbeu to cease all
"Ah! th a t I do not know ." he re m uch m oney! And w ith th a t I need
I
m any o th er im p o rta n t law s which had M ilita ry A c a d e m y
T he land M athison p u rp o rted to con tbla—** H e broke off suddenly, for he
................................
fit,:« - • •.
plied.
"T he secret service gives me no longer w ait on my fam ily. You
been co ntem plated by th e a d m in istra I i Navy
vey
to
th
e
L
ane
county
fa
rm
e
rs
alleged
l'ensiona.............................. .
l.r>H.066.,JdO 1
beard Miss W illoughby stirrin g on the
their Instructions, it Is for me to fol u n d e rstan d ? " he asked her.
Pootflfllcv
.
2*22.937.67;* to have been sw indled of th e ir farm s,
tion.
o th er side o f th a t closed door. “ Sssh!
and harbor...........................
40.59*.135 1
"Yes. H en ry ! I do!”
low, not to question them . It Is uiy
Most im p o rta n t le g isla tiv e e n a c t S Itiver
u n d r y c iv il
12*.299,886 belongs to Mrs. H. M. K ing, reputed
To the door!**
“Good! T h a t's settled.
And you
w ork—uiy fu tu re ." H e d re w n e are r
131,074.673 to be a m u lti-m illio n aire, o f C orpus
m en ts of th e session, ex clusive of law s l>rnuu»ent appropriation«...........
“ Very good, Brewster!** Mr. Street- to her, and hls m aste rfu l eyes gazed will tak e the first o pportunity to speak
Shipping bill ..............................
50. 1 uo.nun j
fo r natio n al defense, included th e fo l lAeficienciw....................................
72.600.OO0 i C h risti, T ex. It is p a rt o f h e r ranch,
m
an
said
in
a
clear,
firm
voice,
which
full Into hers.
" I t Is o u r future, to Sir G eorge?" H e w as filled w ith
Rural credit*
*•. 100,000 w hich consists of a M exican g ra n t th a t
low ing:
lie Intended to c arry well l»eyond th at
road* ................................
6.000,000
elation a t the happy tu rn of affairs.
G overnm ent sh ip law — A p p ro p ria t <;«««!
Floods............................................
2,000,000 1 has never been subdivided, tie r a g en t. closed door. “ I’ll w ait here for Miss E thel!" he cried w ith a p p a re n t em o
But he w as doom ed to quick dlsap-
tion.
ing $50,0(10,000 to o p e ra te ships in
A ttorney R obert K leberg, in a le tte r
Willoughby.**
Gr and total
............................ I 1.637.5H3,i»i2
'B u t Isn’t F ra n c e E tigluud'a ally?” polntuu-ut. "You w ill?” he persisted.
fo reig n and co astw ise tra d e when u n
to D is tric t A tto rn ey J . M. D evers
And then Sir G eorge’s b u tle r bowed she asked. "I c a n 't u n d e rstan d w hy
In ad dition to th e to ta l th e re w ere sta te d th a t M athison w as unknow n to
"No!"
ab le to lease them to individuals or
and left the room.
| a u th o riz a tio n s for e x p e d itu re s in fu him.
"W h a t? " he exclaim ed, scarcely be
she should need this Inform ation.”
p riv a te corporations.
naval, good
C hild labor law D enying in te rs ta te tu re years, including
" lu tim es like these it is best fo r I Hevlng Ills ears,
From A ndrew Konsen, who sw ore to
CH A PTER III.
each country to know all possible ! “ I u n d e rsta n d th a t for som e reason
com m erce to products of m ines and roads, ta riff com m ission and o th er ex th e com plaint a g a in st M athison, title
about every co u n try .’* lie explained. ¡you urc try in g to bribe m e w ith these
q u a rrie s em ploying c hildren under 16 p e n d itu res to b rin g th e to ta l to ap p ro x to L ane county land w orth $10,000 and
$2,000,000,000, but th ese $600 in personal pro p erty w as obtained
A Foe in th e H ousehold.
y e ars o f age and fa cto rie s, m ills, can im ately
"You will he doing no w rong to Eng- | prom ises of yo u rs to betray Sir
B rew ster had hardly closed ihe doors land w hen you get me the fac ts | i G eorge’» confidence. But I’m sick of
n e rie s and o th e r e sta b lish m e n ts em ¿m ounts do not properly apply to th e in exchange fo r an a b s tra c t of title
a p p ro p ria tio n s for th e fiscal year.
behind him before E thel W illoughby desire.” He s a t dow n beside her, and, j
ploying c hildren under 14 years.
deception.
I won’t do it any
callin g for 320 a cres o f th e T exas land.
In addition congress enacted Hn un Itossen announced som e tim e ago th a t appeared.
R ural rre d its law — E sta b lish in g a
placing his arm ab o u t her, he drew her longer; and you oug h tn ’t to ask it of
“Oh, H enry! You surprised me." she close to him. “ You will And out to- me.”
fa rm loan board in control o f a system usually larg e am ount of m iscellaneous he had sold his fa rm and th a t he was
legislation, including re o rg a n iza tio n of going to T exas to develop h is new ly said.
of fa rm loan m o rtg a g e banks.
night a bout the fleet?” he pleaded.
“ Indeed!” he said, w ith a vicious
“ I eam e before the others,** Street-
W o rk m en 's com pensation law Pro th e p a te n t office; provision fo r tria l of acquired land.
B ut there w as som ething about hls show of acorn. “ Aud if It should hap-
space
sy
stem
in
place
o
f
w
e
ig
h
t
sys
mnu
explained,
"because
there
Is
som
e
v id in g u niform sick and accident bene
p erelatent w heedling th a t m ade E thel l**n to come to Sir G eorge anonym ous
From F ierce * Dehel, of P le asan t
thing you m ust do for me a t once.’’
fits for em ployes of th e F ederal gov tem fo r paym ent for ra ilro ad mail Hill, t itile to a 320-acre tr a c t of l.ane
W illoughby—o r Mrs. S tre etm an —sus- [ ly” —lie stressed the w ord—“th a t you “You T hink, T hen, T here Will Be W al
serv
ice
and
leav
in
g
to
the
In
te
rs
ta
te
Betw een R ussia and G erm any?“
“ A bout tbe fleet, I suppose,’’ she plclous.
e rn m e n t and benefits to dependents
j had a lready ’betray ed ills confldence,*
county land was obtained by M athison.
Com m erce com m ission d e te rm in a tio n
in ra s e of death.
M arvin M artin, of B row nsville, L inn said, som ew hat w earily, as she turned
"I c a n ’t help feeling th a t there is w hat would y our position be h ere?” te r,” Sir George com m ented from hit
aw ay from him.
E m ergency revenue la w — P ro v id in g of th e m ethod and ra te o f pav: c re a county, gave a deed fo r 378 a cre s of
som ething behind all th is—som ething He w atched her narrow ly, to see w hat place on the settee.
"I am glad,
fo r doubling th e norm al incom e ta x on tion of a N ational i'a rk b ureau in the O regon land and a note for $2800 for
“ flow did you know ?” He shot the you a re not telling m e,” she said effect hls th re a t m ight have upon her. Georgy, %
th n t you w ere not th ere.”
d
e
p
a
rtm
e
n
t
o
f
fhe
In
te
rio
r;
e
sta
b
lish
th e low est c la ss; m aking an add itio n
an a b s tra c t o f title to 480 acre s of question at her alm ost too quickly for slowly.
"You w ouldn’t do th a t? ” she e x
“Oh, I saw It last w eek,” said
al su rta x ra n g in g from 1 p e r cen t on ing w arehouse re g u la tio n s for cotton T exas land.
I’liitio u . But for the m om ent he ex
Itespfte Ids confident nlr. Streetm an claim ed. ns a sud d en fe a r gripped her. Georgy w ith m ischievous satisfaction.
th a t p o rtio n o f Incomes exceeding and g ra in and p roviding a new grain
S. J . Johns, of M yrtle C reek, D oug perienced
som ething
approaching couhl not easily look into h e r sea rc h All a t once It stru c k E thel th a t her
“ And ycu ought to go, father. You'd
$20,000 to 13 per cent on am ount of g rad in g law ; e x te n sio n for a y ear of las county, w as about to com plete an alarm . But her a n sw e r reasnured him. ing eyes.
H e w as uncom fortable I position had indeed becom e d esperate. weep over the heroine.
F rightfully
incom es in excess of $2,000,000; levy th e g overnm ent W ar R isk Insurance exchange of his p ro p e rty fo r T ex as
“ N ow adays It Is only of the fleet And he rose ab ru p tly and took a few ; She had not dream ed th a t she w ould dam aged lady—w a sn 't she. G uy?”
ing a grad u ated ta x of 1 to 10 per cent b u re au ; u n ifo rm law m ak in g bills of land offered hy M athison.
H e took
you nsk,” she told him. And she re quick, restless steps about the room. I find herself in such an im passe—a n d
“Oh, frig h tfu lly !” sold Guy. "Com
on in h e rita n c e s ra n g in g from $50,000 lading negotiable.
M ath iso n 's a b s tra c t of title to an a t garded him w ith eyes th at w ere p a
"W hy—w hat .an im agination!*’ he a t tho hands of her husband, of all pletely beyond rep air!”
Proposed leg isla tio n w hich failed of to rn ey . T here w as som e qu estio n as
to $5,000,000; a 10 per cen t n e t profit
thetic, If not reproachful. Once It lmd exclaim ed, forcing a laugh a t last. people.
"I knew the m inute she w alked oo
ta x on m an u fa ctu re rs of m unitions, 5 e n a c tm e n t and has gone over u n til to T exas law and le tte rs of inquiry
seem ed to her th a t H enry S treetm an "R eally, E thel, you’re q uite a b su rd !”
“ I should not like to do it.” Street- she w a sn 't a good w om an. She w ai
pur re n t n e t profit ta x on m anufac next w in te r includes th e im m ig ratio n w ritte n to a tto rn e y s in T ex a s revealed
aflA
Interested
In
her.
But
of
late
«he
m
an
replied.
“
B
ut
I
Intend
to
len
m
—
"B
u
t
alw
ays,
before
we
w
ere
m
a
r
so pale and elrele-y. and so beautifully
tu re rs of m a te ria ls e n te rin g into m uni b ill; th e c o rru p t p ra ctic e s ant to lim it th a t th e a b s tra c ts of t it l e w ere not
had been obliged to ad m it to herself ried, you w ere so kind, so thoughtful. I shall le a rn —about the fleet tonight; dressed.” Georgy explained, as *hs
tio n s ; a license ta x on a ctu ally in v e s t cam paign e x p en d itu re s fo r e lection of genuine, it is sta te d .
that
th
at
Interest
had
quickly
waned.
You
talked
only
of
pretty
things.
But
ami
through
you!"
he
declared,
with
w atched her fa th e r squirm . Shocking
ed c ap ital sto rk of c orporations c ap i th e P resid en t, Vice P re sid e n t and
undisguised d eterm ination.
H er handsom e caller paid no a tte n
her respectable p a re n t w as one ol
talize d a t m ore th an $09,000; w ine. m em bers of congress; a vocational ed-
tion
to
tlie
obvious
com
plaint
th
a
t
lay
She
tu
rn
ed
upon
him
like
$ome
G eorgy's favorite diversions.
b eer and liquor e x cise ta x e s and mis-1 ucatlon bill passed by th e se n a te ; con-
Baker Mill is Burned.
in E thel's answ er. In the m ost m a t
hunted wild th in g then, ready to fight
se rv atio n leg islatio n , including the
"You m u stn ’t talk this silly cyni
cellaneous sta m p tax es.
ter-of-fact
fashion
he
proceeded
desperately in one Inst, m ad effort.
B aker F ire destroyed th e saw m ill
cism ." Kthel reproved the tw o young
Good roads law P ro v id in g fo r co puhlic lands w a te r pow er bill, the
stra ig h t to the business th a t w as up
“Oh! So th a t’s w h at y o u r love, your people.
o p e ra tiv e Federal aid to th e s ta te s for Shields n a v ig ab le stre a m s w a te r power o f th e O regon L um ber com pany a t
affection, am o u n ts to, is it? ”
con stru ctio n o f highw ays and appro bill, w hich failed in c o n feren ce; th e South B aker Monday a fternoon, caus perm ost In his mind.
“ D on't w orry!” G eorgy retorted.
• T u t It any w ay you choose.” w as •‘F a th e r know s I don’t get th a t aort
"You m ust learn a t once from Sir
p ria tin g $76,000,000 to be sp e n t in five oil lea sin g bill, including re lie f for ing a loss of $40,000, w ith no insurance.
hls
callous
answ
er.
"B
u
t
1
m
ust
have
T
he
blaze
is
believed
to
have
s
ta
rte
d
George
w
here
the
ships
a
t
Splthead
C
a
lifo
rn
ia
nil
m
en;
a
tlissi
control
hill
years.
of ch at from my very proper gover
this inform ation. . . . Come! W hat ness. It's ju s t h e red ita ry from him.
are going.” lie announced bluntly.
P ostal sav in g s law -A m endm ent in w hich passeil th e house and a bill to hy Pow der-like saw d u st in th e engine-
do
you
say?”
room,
ig
n
itin
g
from
th
e
fire
un
d
er
th
e
’F
in
d
out
If
1
1
n■
\
m
II
t
•
thor.
o
r
If
c re a sin g the am ount w hich individuals e stab lish c itize n sh ip fo r n a tiv e s of
I express w hat he feels but doesn’t
hoilers. In an in s ta n t th e e n tire m ill
“ W hat is there for mo to say?**-
they will disperse—and how .”
d a re say .’’.
m ay deposit from $500 to $1000 w ith l’orto Rico.
w
as
ablaze
and
burned
rapidly.
F
o
r
a
As
she
faced
him
again
there
was
“
Exactly!**
he
reto
rted
.
“
I
am
glad
F our tr e a tie s w ere ratified by the
In te re st, and a ad ditional $1000 w ith
B ut Sir George r e fu s a l to be a n
beseeching in her voice, her eyes, her
fo see th a t a t Inst you ap p rec ia te the noyed by his d a u g h te r's hectoring.
sen ate. T he m ost im p o rta n t w ere th e w hile th e e n tire $100,000 p lan t and
o u t in te re st.
situ atio n .“ T hey both sta rte d th en a t
whole m anner.
F ederal re serv e A m endm ents, in long-pending N ic ara g u an convention m any o th e r b uildings w ere th rea te n e d ,
"A t least I deserve credit for my
tin* sound of voices. " It is Sir George.” modi sty ,” he obsonevl dryly.
“ W alt, H enry, w a it!” she begged
cluding am endm ent to th e C layton providing for th e a cq u isitio n of s c a n s i hut th e B aker fire d e p a rtm e n t and 150
S treetm an said. “ I shall leave p re s
'B efore we go Info th at, tell me—
a n ti-tru s t law p e rm ittin g officers and ro u te and naval s ta tio n s rig h ts in the m en workexl heroically and k e p t the
Several cars
when are you going to let people know
ently. B ut I shall som e back in an ttrCrttir&'Cr(ttr'Crtr'Cr£rCrtrfr?.\tt < frW ri-J
d ire c to rs of m em ber banks to becom e Ray o f F onseca for $3,000,000 and (lam es from sp read in g .
hour. . . . And you will have found ■£
w e’re m arried?”
officers and d ire c to rs o f not m ore th an th a t ratified in th e closing hours pro of lum ber w ere pulled to sa fe ty ju st
Will E thel get the dr rouging j
out ab o u t the fleet?”
S treetm an rem em bered then th a t he
tw o
o th er
non-com peting
b a n k s; v id in g for th e purchase o f th e Danish in tim e.
naval inform ation from S r 'j
M
Oh!
I
suppose
so!”
she
replied
W
est
Indies
for
$25,000,000
A
nother
hail
a
m
any
sided
role
to
play.
And
am endm ents p e rm ittin g n a tio n a l banks
£ G ec.ge—and will th e raft* r t.? ?
“ But It m akes m e hate m yself—and <: pass it along? Or w II S r ]
K lam ath Realty T ra d e d .
•hereupon he w ent up to the girl; and
to e stab lish fo reig n branches, lib e ra l w as th e tre a ty w ith th e R epublic of
y
o
u
!”
tak in g one of E th el’s hands in Ills,
K lam ath F alls — S everal im p o rtan t
izin g re g u la tio n s for d iscounting com lla y ti p roviding fo r an A m erican finan
£ George, suddenly tu£pl»:e t '2 o J
“ Really? Wlint n pity!” he M id with !: unexplained actions, rcfur.o t
while lie put a n arm around her. lie
m ercial paper and |> erm itting m em ber cial p ro te c to ra te . T he m uch-disputed real e sta te deals w ere m ade in th is
5>
mock
sym
pathy.
ooked dow n a t her in a moat loverlike
b anks in tow ns of 5000 o r less popula IHtnding tre a ty w ith Colom bia, a fte r c ity la st w eek.
j* ta lk to the girl?
T he Rocky P o in t
tio n to a ct as a g e n ts for insurance se v e ra l y e ars of consideration, w as Sum m er R esort, conducted fo r th e past fashion.
favorably re |m rted from th e fo reig n
C H A PT ER IV.
com panies.
“ All. my d ear! I’d let them know
few y ears hy Mr. and Mr». C harles D.
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D »
R ailroad leg isla tio n C re atio n o f a re la tio n s co m m ittee w ith an am end W ilson was sold to W. W . S m ith, of now this m inute— If I only could!” he
C ath erin g Storm Clouds.
jo in t sub-com m ittee o f se n a te
and m ent reducing from $25,000,000 to th is city. The p ro p e rty is on govern exclaim ed.
b u l t cm p t a s i
And then Sir G eorge W ngstnff joined t ow n
"B ut we m ust announce our m a r
house in te rs ta te com m erce com m ittees $15,000,000 th e proposed am ount to be m ent land and Mr. W ilson held a 25
riage a t once." she said quickly.
them, w ith Ids tru ste d b utler. Brew
to in v e s tig a te necessity for fu rth e r paid fo r th e |ia rtitio n of i'an ain a.
y ear lease on it. Mr. S m ith said th a t
| ster. in hls w ake, b e atin g a mtftTln T hriving Com mun ty Qrov.s
"A nnounce our m arriage -w h y ? ”
leg isla tio n fo r railro ad s and th e In te r
he would build a larg e hotel a t Rocky
tray.
cause of D s e o . X. of A.,.
Im p o rte d M onkeys Dying.
"G eorgy W agstaflf told me Just a
s ta te Com m erce com m ission, question
P oint, w hich is a t th e e x tre m e n o rth
P u re Ai - c.
E thel w en t cnvty to m eet tier bene
o f governm ent ow nership of public
San F ra n c isc o O ut o f 100 m onkeys ern end of U pper K la m a th lake, ami few iniuufee ago th a t when I said I
factor.
At least, h e r m an n er w as
u tilitie s and co m p arativ e w orth of w hich a rriv e d here F rid ay from th e will have th e hotel ready for use when w as In B righton a friend of hers saw
Hoffland Neb., from a little ra ilro ad
blithesom e: but her h e art w as leaden
governm ent ow nership as a g a in st gov
voq and me together In Paris." she re
O rien t for governm ent lab o ra to rie s, 40 th e to u rist season opens n e x t sum m er. plied In trag ic tones.
aiding a y ear ago, with tw o o r th re e
“ Hello, Sir George!” she said.
e rn m e n t reg u latio n .
”No!
All
T
h
at
Is
O
ver,”
She
Said.
' Yon did not explain?" lie asked
“ Hello. E thel!”
They w ere good cars tam iir.g on th e trac k . ha3 grown
R ailroad e ig h t-h o u r day law E sta b have died and m any o f th e su rv iv o rs
Saw m dl May Be C lo se d .
l
the navy, paN those two. T he d a u g h te r
lish in g e ig h t hours a s th e sta n d ard for are rep o rte d dying. The m onkeys w ere
oik * j until it has been placed on the raiir«
"T h at we w ere on our honeym oon? now, a I way> It Is the lb
;
Salem — The p lant of th e H am m ond No! I kept my word to y , u I s a id You seem In ten 4ted o
reckoning th e com pensation of railroad to have been used fn r e x p e rim e n ts w ith
tu their I of Ids oldest aud d e a re st friends, | i n a p as a full-fledged tow n. ship.
em ployes o |s-ra tin g tra in s in in te rs ta te in fa n tile p a raly sis serum . T he mon L um ber com pany a t Mill C ity , em ploy i w as In B righton.” S ite
U it for E thel had alw ay s occupied n niche j c u t th irty c ars a day. llo'Ttujul pi\
1 at plans, their secret
com m erce a fte r Ja n u a ry 1, 1917, and keys, according to th e officials in ing b etw een 600 and 600 m en in the him In « puzsled way
ill h e r own in Sir G eorge's affection*. ! isos to gro.v sfltl m ore, the O oiiu u
he
her th at you m arried
W orld-H erald says.
S ti Ol tin : 111’s p a t i e n e e ha«l ro ■H ot! s i r G o o r g e \ n « h *t o f t h e
p roviding for a com m ission of th re e to charge of them , w ere in gissi h ealth m ill and woods, m ay be fo rce d to close th ru nn<1 1**00« 1 th o n<H»r in a n e r v o u s
’i» type
It is all on account of potash and it-j
t h e 1 r« n k t llg p o in t .
in v e s tig a te th e effects of th e eig h t- Until th ey reached th e te m p e ra te zona, down, th e com pany in fo rm s th e S ta te fa ah o n .
i g ii s l ll i n .
A in i a t h o q il e d
II o w a t. Oil th o
| by products. Tho fields
l li il'aii<) a n )
•*o f o o ir<e. It’s e .is l y p r o vet! t h .it Î f lo u in fh w I n to a M ith len r ^0
hour standard, p re sen t w sg es not to be w here th e cool b reezes proved too Puhlic S ervice comm iaaion.
i l e t r.-i r y . n o t in Oe?| »vor
he h
It o f
m uch fo r th e ir se n sitiv e
lungs.
T he p latfo rm s a re said to I* badly t i l l n«»t h Mr!g lit « w .” E t h e l
t u r m ri a i UT l i k e a th u m b -r o li Mill »1 o n Kthel b e r s i- f
B u t h o w »« 11)1 • e u ia h u | the only cu es In the l nitod S t a 'c j
r o n t in u e il
D eath in nearly ev ery case w as th e congested w ith u n delivered o rd e rs and •'Ups
pure a rtic le la
im p rei s a lv e . w lt?i It « k(*( II. £T l y e v e s . whore th e alm ost
B ritisn H auler Is L ost.
r g y set» h otl t o t h in k y o u an«1 Iter.
re su lt o f pulm onary trouble.
th e S outhern Pacific m u st fu rn ish ! .
” A Ml o n m r s iil o 1 a s k w h y jr nu in a r
M o li
h ls f. 1 « t w l it« »llllIK h a ir . M iti lili e x - found. In \ (ah and so u th e rn I alitor-
y o u o in in n g l u e w h a t
London— A R ritish aero p lan e w as I
equipm ent w ith in a w eek o r te n days «hp tn u a t h a v e t h o u g h t O b !
1 >r lo v e s
1 th n k (p lia it » uni n i «TU.
Ami
w h y lim a i rieri m
>iíe t b e uia. w here th e m ineral is taken from
lost in a ra id S atu rd ay over S t. Denis,
F re n c h P lants V isited
to p re v en t a shutdow n. T he com pany th ere I h » t ills s o o r o o y ? 1 on t h e i t . ” •:ot !” h «• s
r i t i.
h in ts
ilit c n r HS th i t s i r i ; »or;?e kelp bods, the cost of reducing t b j
in Belgium , 30 m iles so u th e a st of
P a ris
M em bers o f th e A m erican had o rd e rs fo r 220 c a rs w ith th e r a il S h e s a n k u p o n th o hi t to o r. n il s t ; ire fi
II! q lîi •k a lira**r brought E tti
t o l i s p i i 0*1
o v e r y b o d y . t in re w a « pur»' potash from the vegetable m a ile r
Brussels.
Econom ic
M ission,
now
v isitin g road on A ugust 31, w hich it has been ii'tfii lily t the fliH»r- Ì OK»» unhappy Iter f e e t.
s o in e t
b is h
t h a t w m e r i m akes the m ark etab le product expen
“ S a tu rd ay
aftern o o n naval aero- | F rance, w ere received S a tu rd ay by unable to secure.
sive.
a ’r u
•H It If
- V — **
o n e t 1.11 h o w a s
a p re tty h r M e
to Pv* m on to trills*
planes a tta c k e d th e enem y aerodrom e . David M cnnet, of th e N atio n al A ssoci
j«!
Ife
.1 V
<ii r MlSt't| ll m s o lf n in i b e n t
h e r a n « w e r a sb !« MS i f it with.
H ere is found an alm ost pure a rtic le
a t S t. D enia," saya an official s ta te a tio n of Econom ie E xpansion, and also
M sn IOO Y e ars O ld Dies.
e r r r h rr
*t w o f K l.jq l i s t e n i n g t
a f t MV m in th a t rcc» .-- ta te s nothing but pum ping,
” 1 ll« t (1ro ppori In f o
m ent issued here. " A la rg e num licr of c onferred w ith re p re se n ta tiv e s o f v a ri- | Salem
G eorge W. B e n n ett, aged
**>
W o m u <t wa ft u n t il 1
»nr!
1 th o u g h t so
In u to « ! •OCIOS
Fri p “O lili «1 «1 t o n it ie h» boiling an 1 dr* mg when it io ready for
bom I* w ere dropped w ith good eflfect. ous in d u stria l groups concerning w ays 100 years ami 6 m onths, died Monday •a n
siili.
lier
e e tu a t t o r s u Itli tu r f u . l y "
w u li k e n Ot»t
y o u r tea . !
m l 1 t r y n e v i r t o the re; nc* y. w here it brings the herc-
O ne of our m achines fa iled to re tu rn . of developing the com m ercial re la tio n s at th e S ta te Insane hospital. H e hail h- A p t
Jut II«) w I b e a r
«i a s b ren k my d *»rri
e»l ! *i b i« in »«t p la n slb't* ut «tu
«1 «•> o lia r m it >£ a tofo
* fc
rric e of $:.00 a ton. A
“ D uring th e sam e aftern o o n a naval '■ o f th e tw o countries. D u rin g th e stay been a p a tie n t of th e h o sp ital since
e |m
i hi« igo packing com pany Was con-
roily W
aeroplane successfully a tta c k e d and I in P a ris the m em bers w ill v isit th e 1910 ami previous to th a t tim e w as an
tra c 1 for th e to w n ’s e n tire o u tp u t for
w ent
a p re tty
bro u g h t down in flam es a h ostile k ite I p rin cip al in d u strie s ami th e b ig g est e s in m a te of th e S o ld ier's Hom e a t Rose-
d >iu
» If »11
■ou. Sir (
11 *god.’* An
i ears.
balloon near O stend. ”
ta b lish m e n ts w orking for th e arm y.
burg. Mr. B en n ett w as born in New
I y from her
In
Fn,
at tbe adii
th e s e
York and served th ro u g h th e C ivil w ar.
IS If tt!
flux II
ided
•ui ti
Mtn et m.i U
In tern atio n al Race.
S ta te s May L ose Rule.
3 6 1 ,6 9 3 C an ad ian s A rm ed.
He hail no known re la tiv ie a and th e
a rc in te n t a rnluat hls V1 gtlr ’•e. a t unit h i In pilot more th in ventured.
T he sp littin g up of th e R othtebfld
C edar Rad ids, !«. A decision w hich
ms
ually s.t jri.
O ttaw a. O nt. (a n s ila has 361,693 body ia being held pending in stru c tio n s
“R a tt e r busy. yea!” w i s s i r Gee»nre’a fam ily of F ra n k fo rt Into British.
m ay. In effect, e stab lish th e a u th o rity men un d er arm s, according to figures from B e n n e tt‘a guardian. C a p ta in J .
No. n«>T* Ktl tel crie« l
V« u h a re anh! th.it f *r a
“ It l«r.’t aomeePhat abort an sw er
H e Wl « al F rench and o th e r branches has been
of th e In te rs ta te Com m erce com m is announced T hursday.
»ri bin i "V. n ’vr • rue. It w — s 'D< t a flirt
Ih irin g
Au A. B uchanan, of Koeeburg.
—a few *•«ays reni!y . w h rn a t lei*ur*\ to en te r an Interesting, though not rem ark ab le
sion to o v e rru le rules e stab lish ed by gu st th e re w ere 7246 e n listm e n ts, as
. a ihe »to or tw o
or luce wo wore m arried ” lin e e s —
upon a ri seua«l on of in y t(>pic—ex
phenom enon of iBb last 150 y e ars o t
th e s ta te s for in te rs ta te business, was a g a in st 8675 in Ju ly , 10,796 in Ju n e Heavy Rain C a u se s L o ts to G ro w er* . ,
T hat w
“tUl
reek the»»”’ ie agr •cd In «les
he ■etoiteri oept snob aa tt ueberi ip‘*n hls high finance, and waa recently Instanced by
handed down here S aturday in th e F ed ami 15.090 in May
prom
ise
*
’And
to
pernii
ret
they
1
Am1 you will
«1 Ule you Uni kuow u oflh'e. Anri th ere he w aa exi •eet] !n£lj th e fact th a t a sm all F rench c ruiser,
S heridan The show ers o f S atu rd ay
e ra l court in th e so-called South Da
tght about tbe fleet?" be tiloi al 1 your !Ife *•
touchy.
se ttle d down in to a ste a d y drizzle, learn
ih a t recently rem oved G erm ans from a
k o ta express r a te case.
The decision
B rem en is E x p ec te d S o o n .
the aam e hr n t h .
“ 1 ri oa’t km >w who m
*ra tal k 'n g
"You th nk. th on. tbei ■e wil l»e w ar Spanish liner, was form erly a Rothm
th re a te n in g w holesale d a m a g e to g ra in
overruled the p e titio n o f South D akota
"H ut. H enry, If I do **k <!r George
bout." etie sui t in desperation
I*omb»n It is re p o rte d here th a t th e and hope.
H oppicking com m enced
tietw eea
R ussia
and
G erm any?” child y a c h t
sh ip p ers for an Injunction to re stra in G erm an su b m arin e m erch an tm an B re w ith th e g ro w ers a n x io u s to g e t th* end be telle ine. len t tt ra th e r a sh a h
"N or do 1." be rejoined. " I t » a s S treetm an asked Mm eagerly.
He
•» p re ss com panies doing business in men m ay he e x p ected a t an A m erican crop* in. T hey e stim a te a 20 p e r cent hy th;ng to do th en to com* to yon som e m an In th e a rm y —a captain. I contd not do otherw ise iban Ignora
The governm ent of Venezuela w in
th e s ta te from in cre asin g th e ir ta riffs po rt w ith in lu days.
think. I do not know hie Dam*: hot 3tr G eorge's slightly frigid reply to
loss a lre ad y — 100 hale* o f th e 600 th a t • a d - ”
add a a In stitu te of m o d e n 1» nguegg
to conform w ith th e u n ifo rm ra te s
"Me, no, no a e I 'r * o ften h-*-' **u!” I shall And It ont. am i then perhaps hls previous question. If be fe lt any
Sh« |>n>babljr w ill duck a t N»ss waa e stim a te d aa th e eeaeon o u tp u t
to l u school of comm erce.
fixed by th e In te rs ta te com m ission.
Ic n d o n , Conn.
I from th is section.
NEWS ITEMS
64™ CONGRESS ADJOURNS About Oregon
Record Shows Appropriations Exceeding
by More than Half Billion Past
Year’s Expenditures.
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