>
H alf fearful, half incredulous. Henri
Cbristoplie stood stock still and gazsd
stupidly at tbe American.
"That 1 caunot believe!" be said at
last. But in a moment more he had
to believe i t
Even little Jeanns
knew It. She came flying into tbe
room and flung herself into ber fa
ther's arms.
“ Mon pere, mon pere! The Ger
mans ars coming!” she cried in terror.
Her father looked down at her ten
derly.
"There, there! Do not cry!” Chris
toph# said, trying as best be could to
calm her fears. "They w ill not hurt
you or me."
As for Charlie Brown— be promptly
forgot all personal considerations. Hs
became at once the newspaper man.
tbe news gathering machine.
"The Germans are coming! And I ’ ns
In the thick o f It! God, what a story!”
he exclaimed. It was what hs had
dreamed of.
Heurl Christophs put bis daughter
away from him. aa an uneasy thought
crept over hint
“ Go to your room, Jeanne, and atay
there till I call you.” he aald gently.
A equfused murmur, as o f many
voices shouting In the distance, pene
trated that still room where they wait
ed.
And with every moment that
passed It grew louder.
From his post In the window Char
lie Brown beheld a column o f people
sweeping up the road. They were still
"Really, sir." she said, with assumed
hauteur, ” 1 t*eg you to explain this
mystery— this— "
"M y s te ry — " he took the word out
O f General Interest
sf ber mouth— "shall w e say rather
N ew Y ork — The necessity for the
the mystery o f Geuera! Jacques,” he
United States to show a pruoer appre-
corrected her politely.
| ciation o f the business received in tho
"Oh. you are— "
way o f war orders from the entente al
“ A friend o f France! , . . And
lies is the subject o f a statement ii Car Shortage Reaches 2186
your password?” He waited for ber
| sued here Tuesday by Henry P. Davi-
to supply the mystic word.
in State of Oregon
j son, o f J. P. Morgan & Co., detailing
"Courvoisler!" she said In s low
his impressions o f the financial and
voice.
Salem — The car shortage on the
m ilitary situation that he found on his Portland division of the Southern Pa
"G ood!" he exclaimed with satisfac
* * *
»
recent trip to Great
Britain and cific Wednesday reached 2186, a new
tion.
“ The other day to General
eaj Z l z ï arv th e ? f r a s e a *
P*
| Prance. He returned Monday from record, and indications that it will
Jacques at the fort you offered your
_
England, after having assisted in the continue to mount are given in reports ¿VJTTJGQ 0r-C ^,O £M Í f:0\A2¿ -A '£ LV A . ’ TJKK Or ’ 7T/M W IV A¿>Vl
services for France,” he ventured.
L
C ‘" > * -W/, . -,
s/rJT
‘ ‘ ~ ''1 “■
WW
j arrangement o f the new 1300,000,000 which have been received by the Ore
“ Yes!”
j British loan.
"H e wishes now to take advantage
gon Public service commission. The
SYNOPSIS.
him start. “ And by the w ay." be aald.
------------
j “ It is perfectly clear that i f we re company reported that it had orders on
of your offer.”
“
while
I
think
o
f
It.
I
want
to
warn
—
S—
gard Great Britain and Prance as de- file fo r 2667 freigh t cars and only 371
" I am ready.” she answered quietly.
The chief characters are Ethel WII- you aliout that chap I met at tea at
Live News Items of All Nations and ■irBb|e customers and wish to continue empty cars available for loading.
He proceeded sw iftly to the busi
loughby, Henry Htreetman and Capt. your place. Streetman. he called him
Larry Re«1mon<1
The minoi characters
to sell them our products,” the state
ness In band.
Residents in Tillamook county who are Hlr George WagstafY of the British self. You remember him?”
ment
says
in
part,
“
we
must
treat
Pacific Northwest Condensed
“The Germans will be here tonight,
dmlralty arid Charles Brown, a New
own stock are threatened with serious
To hide her confusion Ethel rose aud
j them as a producer usually treats a de- consequences because of their inability York newspaper correspondent. Ethel,
and here the road forks, one turn to
a
resident
of
Sir
George's
household,
moved
a
few
steps
away
from
the
for Our Busy Readers.
| sirable customer, in which event I am to obtain hay. Large amounts o f hay secretly married to Streeirnan. a German
the right, the other to the left— you
confident we w ill continue to supply are shipped annually to Tillamook. spy, though she did not know him as table.
kuow?"
“
Yes,
I
remember
him
very
well,”
su«h.
Captain
Redmond,
her
old
lover,
them largely, not only during the war, This year only a few cars are available returns to England after long absence.
“ It is Important the general says,
she
answered.
reconstruction period and a shortage in hay has resulted.
Krom him she hams the truth about
that he should know which road the
The total registration for the city of but for the
"
I
happened
that
night
to
get
some
Street
man;
furthermore,
that
he
has
Germans take— whence comes the at
The Public Service commission re betrayed her simply to learn naval se
1.08 Angeles indicates that its popula j which will follow.
“ Great Britain and Prance have not ceived a vigorous complaint from cret«. The Europear, war breaks out. <1o|>e on him,” Charlie went on. In en tack. . . . You are to inform him
tion now is 628,426.
tire
Innocence
of
the
effect
his
words
Ethel prepares to accompany Streetman
only carried on the war on the W est Rosenberg Borthers, o f Tillamook
ro Brussels as a German spy In order to hud upon her. "H e's what you might by telephone.”
The new Trolpastta canal in Sweden ern front, but have at the same time
“ But they will cut the wires," Ethel
asking for relief.
They assert that get revenge tnd serve England. Captain call a professional spy— working for
Kedmond, Ethel and Charlie Brown turn
has been opened by K ing Gustav. The | developed their own manufacturing re
they annually ship in from 100 to 160 up at a Belgian inn as the German army the German secret service now. That's objected.
canal connects Wener Lake and the sources in a way which surpasses be
•
“ All that they can find," he agreed.
cars o f hay from the W illam ette valley comes.
why he stuck up for them that after
North Sea.
lief, so that today they find themselves and store it in their warehouses. This
"But last night, while the others slept,
noon; but really he's a Russian.” .
well
equipped
and
in
a
position
to
pro-
A greater Canada, industrially and
season they declare they have been
“ A Russian!” Ethel exclaimed, star we buve strung a wire from the fort
Hers Is a big opportunity for
politically, when peace is declared, is | vide not only for themselves, but in a getting only one car every 10 days,
tled.
in spite of herself, by that sur to— that chimney!” By the merest nod
Charlie Brown, the New York
predicted by Baron Shaughnessy, pres I large degree to assist their allies.
he Indicated the huge fireplace that
where they need from one to three a
prising
news.
" I n stating this I do not mean to day. W ith no hay Btored, the T illa
newspaper
correspondent,
to
ident o f the Canadian Pacific railway.
projected into the room.
“
Yes,"
he
continued.
"H
e
got
kicked
imply that there are not many things
show either a world of good sense
“ H ere?" she exclaimed.
out o f Russia ten years ago for some
Detectives in St. Louis have recov they w ill require from us, as they did mook people foresee a serious situa
or a state of mind bordering on
tion next winter, when it w ill be im
He bowed.
dirty business. Then he worked for
ered (13,000 o f the $32,000 stolen from before the war, and w ill after.
I do possible to ship in because of the un
insanity. The problem is up to
” 1 hove beneath my coat a tele
a paymaster o f the Burroughs Adding mean that there are many supplies
the English against the Boers. They
him—
whether
he
will
stick
by
couldn't stand him either— he's an aw phone.” he continued hurriedly. " I f
Machine company in Detroit August 4. which they would rather purchase certain railway connections at that
hie friends, no matter what oc
tim e of the year.
ful rotter. I dou't know mueb about madame will he good enough to change
curs, or consider the safety of
Ten persons, mostly school children, from us than produce at home, reserv
him after that. Now lie's with the places with uie and keep watch, while
remained for an hour and a half in the ing the resources required for such
hie own person. There is a big
Germans. . . . You'll forgive my I connect the Instrument, the affair
municipal hydraulic elevator at Oregon j production for other purposes to their Hood River School Board to
thrill in this installment. It de
speaking of this," he said, "but I will be simple."
better
advantage.
The
point
is
that
City, Or., when the cage stuck mid
scribee the meeting and plan
"O f course!” Ethel responded.
Use Fuel Oil This Winter
thought perhaps as you're lu the ad
today
their
position
is
one
o
f
indepen
way in its 90-foot shaft.
ning of spies.
The Frenchman stole to the fireplace
miral's family, he might be trying to
dence compared with that o f two years
flood R iv e r — Hood R iv e r ’ s high
An invitation from the Japanese to
pump you about some of the navy's aud crept Inside the wide opening.
ago.”
school building and the $30,000 annex
___________________
Ami while his bend and shoulders
hold the
next convention o f the
secrets.”
to the structure, now nearing comple
C H APTE R X II— Continued.
vanished momentarily up the cblmuey
W orld’ s Sunday School association in
"O
b—
thank
you
for
telling
me!"
slit
tion, w ill be heated with oil. W ith a
Tokio has been accepted. The conven
exclaimed gratefully. Aud. somehow, he busied himself with his work o f at
fe w necessary changes made the old
Ethel consented to the arruiftement.
taching the Instrument to the daugllng
tion w ill be held after the war.
From a She was Immensely relieved that the she felt the least hit guilty that she
wood furnace w ill be used.
wire within.
12,000-gallon tank the fuel w ill be quick-witted Journalist so readily ac could not lie frank with him. “ And
Nine aviators from the army train
“ All Is well?” he called In a low
one thing more— ” she added, as be
pumped to the furnace by the electri- cepted her alias.
ing school in San Diego, five o f whom
Athens — The torpedoing o f the
seemed about to leave her. "you won’t voice, as his deft fingers twisted the
cally driven pump.
were flying for their junior m ilitary
‘Good, good!” their delighted host
end* of the wire.
Greek steamer Angheliki on Saturday
speak o f meeting me here?
By UBing oil instead o f wood the
aviators’ licenses, made the round trip
’‘Sweet consomme, eh?
" It Is done," the little man declared.
near Piraeus, with
many Greeks school board estimates a saving of exclaimed.
You'll promise, won't you, even though
to Ixis Angeles without mishap.
He quickly brushed a few clinging
aboard, was carried out without warn more than $276 w ill result thiB year. Boiled chicken, an artichoke, a bit of I can't explain?"
salad, and some coffee— real American
The British mine-sweeping vessel ing, it is said here. This action is be
"M y dear girl,” lie protested, “ I’ ve particles o f soot fioai Ids sleeves.
The oil delivered at the b ig new tank,
coffee, without chicory, eb, m'sleu?”
Genista has been torpedoed and sunk, lieved to indicate that since the cap
been on so many gtorics, I ’ve Inter "The telephone Is In the far corner,"
costs $1.20 per barrel. Body fir cord-
l ie was already edging toward the
according to the British admiralty. A ll ture o f Constanza the German sub
viewed so many people, I ’ ve seen so he explained, "beneath some tree
wood is sellnig for $5.50 per cord. By
door that led kitchen ward, to begin
the officers and 73 members o f the marines have obtained a new supply of
much o f human nature, that I know branches. It cannot be seen.”
the tim e the wood is sawed and put in
crew were loBt, only 12 escaping.
benzine, enabling them to resume haaementB the cost is increased aliout his preparations for a meal that should pretty well when to print u story aud
“ And what am I to do?” she asked.
forever perpetuate his iun lu the mem
“ At the earliest possible moment
Even the price o f stale bread has o|ierations in the Mediterranean.
when to kill It— and I'll go through for
$1 per cord. A barrel o f oil, it is
Greek naval officials are particularly said, is more than equal to half a cord ories o f his two guests.
after tbe Germans arrive and you
been
increased
in San Francisco.
you any way you want me to."
“ Great!
Sounds Immense!”
Mr
"Y e s te rd a y ’s bread” used to sell two bitter that the attack seems to have of wood.
Ethel turned to him Impulsively, have found out which road they take,
Brown rejoined with enthusiasm.
call on that Instrument.
An officer
loaves for a nickel. Now the price is been made within Greek territorial
gratefully.
“ Yes, in'sieu—immense!
That 1»
will be waitlug every moment from
three loaves for a dime or four for 16 waters, only a few miles from Salami,
"Thank you— you're a dear!” she
where a formidable allied fleet haB
Coos Tract May Be Cut.
your good American word. . . .
I |
now on. I have signaled that tbe con
cents.
I told him.
been stationed Bince September 1.
shall
serve
such
a
dinner
as
the
Lion
nection Is made.”
Marshfield— A company o f Marsh
And
at
that
moment
the
French
spy
Everything in the port o f Constanza
The loss o f life is now said to reach
d’Or never has seen before!”
And
" I understand— and you may depend
that would have been useful to Field 200, though the full number aboard the field men o f whom W. J. Conrad is an Henri disappeared In high spirits. — he o f the newspaper— returned.
ou me.” she promised.
interested member, is negotiating for
Marshal von Mackensen's forces was Angheliki is not known.
And.
paying
scant
heed,
apparently.
The subma
A fter the depressing dullness o f the
And be bad already readied the door
destroyed by Russian sailors before rine, it is further said, warned ships the timber from a tract o f Southern
past weeks It was Indeed exhilarating | to Ethel and her companion, he sat to take Ids departure when be came to
the fo rt was evacuated, says a Reuter endeavoring to rescue the Greeks to Pacific land lying west o f Boulevard
down
at
a
table,
lighted
another
ciga
ark, an addition located between to minister to two appreciative pa rette. and resumed his intent reading a sudden halt. "N ow may I ask you
“ Ths Germane Are C om lngl"
dispatch from Petrograd.
keep off.
are Madame de Lorde?” he Inquired in
Marshfield and North Bend. The tract i trons.
once more.
The adoption o f a resolution forbid
Ms
quaint
English.
By
the
time
Cbrlstophe
had
van
some distance off. But even through
contains about 700 acres and had some
Chrysanthemum Show On.
As soon as he caught sight o f the
ding its members from engaging in the
■Yes!”
the dust he could see that it was a
o f the only remaining old growth tim ished Ethel Willoughby bad quite re
stranger
Charlie
Brown
warned
Ethel
Washington, D. C. — The govern
practice o f the division o f fees under
"N ow It la perhaps liest that you be horde of frightened people, men, waes-
ber adjacent to the city o f Marshfield. covered her self-possession. And when
with
a
quick
“
Ssh!”
any guise whatever, was a feature o f ment’s 16th annual chrysanthemum
told,” . . .
he continued. ‘'Before en, children.
In the event the deal is consummat Charlie Brown turned to her with a
“ It must he nearly time for dinner.” you came a gentleman In the service
the Clinical Congress o f Surgeons o f show opened here Tuesday and will ed, the tim ber w ill be logged into look of inquiry iiikiu his face she was
"W here are they from, my friend?“
North Am erica in Philadelphia.
continue throughout the week in the Pony inlet and sold to the various ready to meet bis scrutiny wtlb a stout Madame de Lorde remarked carelessly, of your country, a gentleman who met Charlie asked his startled host
ns
i
f
their
conversation
bore
only
upon
you In Brussels— lie ask for you.”
The tim ber in beurt.
Some utterances o f the feelin g that b ig hothouses o f the department of mills on Coos Bay.
"They come from many miles away.
“ You seem surprised— and quite nat trivial matters.
Ethel started at Ills announcement. I think, m'sleu.” he answered.
the activity o f Am erican warships in Agriculture. The exhibit includes 260 question lies in the Pony inlet water
“I
“
That’s
so.
And
If
w
e’re
going
to
urally,”
she
said,
“
at
hearing
that
man
And
she
drew
nearer
to
him.
varieties,
many
o
f
them
indigenous
to
shed, but its cutting would not affect
know everyone In this neighborhoods
rescuing passengers from the vessels
dine
together
I
think
I'll
go
wash
lip—
call
me
Madame
de
Lorde.”
“
Captain
Redmond!"
she
exclaimed
England,
France,
Australia
and
Japan.
the Coos Bay W ater company’ s supply,
and these are strangers to me."
sunk by the German submarine U-63
“ Well, that afternoon I knew you or tho folks will think I belong here," In a low voice.
off the American coast amounted to a Among the new specimens are Mrs. G. since the reservoir is above the place
"H ere they cornel” tbe American
Mr.
Brown
said,
glancing
down
at
the
us
Miss
Willoughby,”
he
replied.
"Ssh—
ssh—
madame!"
he
warned
her.
breach o f neutrality were made in the G. Mason, Dawn o f Day, Lord Hopeton where it is proposed to cut.
said excitedly, as the vanguard o f the
wreck
o
f
Ids
once
Immaculate
new
“ But I was then Madame de Lorde,”
“ It was he,” he whispered.
England is repre
House o f lairds by Baron Beresford and J. T. Raynor.
rabble poured up the street almost tn
Ethel explained glibly. “ You see, Mr Eugllsh suit. "Oh, 1 almost forgot my
"Is he here?” she asked eagerly.
sented by His M ajesty and Queen Mary
and Baron Sydenham.
the place where he waltod and
Mail
Service
Improved.
vanity
hag!"
he
exclaimed.
And
he
Brown, I'd been married secretly.”
and Earl Kitchener, and France by
“ He could not wait. He must re watched.
"You'd better go to your
Ex-President T a ft, in a speech at Marquis Visconti Ventosa.
retrieved his paper parcel from the turn to his work.” he enlightened her.
“ Secretly?”
Marshfield— Smith R iver residents,
room, Madame de Lorde,” he told
8t. Louis, attacked Samuel Gompers,
"But what was he doing here?” she Ethel.
who live on a tributary o f the Ump
“ There were rensons— good res table where he hail dropped It. Then
president of the American Federation
demanded In nlarni.
qua river, and have a stream navigable sons,” she rejoined. “ I could not ex he weut Joyfully to his room.
Government to Find Jobs.
"Yes, perhaps I had," she admitted.
o f Labor, for misleading labor with
The little Frenchman waved her to But she still lingered, fascinated by
Seattle United States Commission for 26 miles, are to have an improved plain what they were then; uor can I
reference to the Danbury hatters’ rase
C
H
A
PTE
R
X
III.
now.”
a
nearby
chair.
mail
service.
Instead
o
f
receiving
the contagious fear that Impelled those
and fo r shifting to the shoulders o f er General of Imm igration Caminetti
semi-weekly mails, they w ill hereafter
“ Not so close, madame!” he begged peasants ouvvnrd. A man. disheveled,
‘ Surely surely!” he acquiesced, for
others
the
responsibility resulting Tuosday announced extension o f the
Der
Tag.
Cap he had not the slightest desire to pry
She sat down obediently.
Federal governm ent’s work for the un be supplied three times a week.
wild-eyed, thrust his head In at tbe
from his bad counsel.
Meanwhile Ethel Willoughby, alias
"W hat was he doing here?” she door of the Lion d'Or.
employed o f the nation to women and tain W illiam Dewar has obtained the Into her private affairs, "lin t what
Miidunie
de
I.orde.
strolled
aimlessly
Cognizance o f the allied blockade girls, teachers and others follow ing contract, w ill leave Sulphur Springs, on earth arc you doing In this dead-
asked.
"The Germans are coining!“ be
was taken by the I’ostolfice depart professional vocations, honorably dis at the head o f tidewater, on Tuesdays, ami alive spot?” And then, in the next to the cigar counter and leaned neg
"H e came to arrange about the tel
warned them. ‘'Y’ ou'd better get out—
ligently
against
It.
Her
feelings
were
ment in recommending to postmasters charged army and navy men— in fact, Thursdays and Saturdaya.
The mail breath, he exclaimed, ns a sudden In
ephone." the fellow told her. “ It is
they're coming this w a y !" he repeat
at offices where international money everyone in search o f a jo b - in a far- route is between Sulphur Springs and splratlon came to him. "Oh, by George! decidedly mixed— compounded o f pleas his plan.”
ed breathlessly. It was plain that h#
orders are sold, to post notice advising reaching plan to place the department Rcedsport, but arrangementa have Ilow dull o f me! You're honeymoon ure and uneasiness. As It turned out.
” Hls plan!
Then he will come
had run far.
And Immediately be
she found It agreeable to meet Mr. back—”
patrons to purchase such orders in o f Labor at the service o f all people. iieen made for a private extension to lug, o f course!”
started on again. But Cbaille Brown
Brown. It was a distinct relief to be
tended fo r Christmas presents by De The movement, he said, had been ac
ardiner, three miles from Reedsport.
“
He
could
not
be
certain,
mndame."
"N ot exactly!” Ethel replied. Just a
called to Mm.
able to talk to someone against whom
cember 1, or as soon after that tim e as corded the enthusiastic approval o f 21 Smith river is one o f the most fe rtile
“ But he's alive, aud well—”
She
tilt lamely, perhaps.
"M y husband she ivus under no necessity o f being
“ W alt a minute!”
convenient.
and
productive
sections
o
f
Oregon.
could
hardly
wait
for
his
nnswer.
of the leading women's organizations.
Isn’t here—Just now.
He had some
"You are sure?" Cbrlstophe Inter
on her guard. But at the same time, a
"Yes. madame. quite so ”
Roumanians lose Constanza, an im
business lu Brussels, but I came on matter of business had brought her to
posed.
“ Oh, thank God!” Ethel murmured.
Everett Repels I. W. W.
portant port on the Hlack Sea, to the
ahead."
70 Cars of Apples to Go.
The man came Inside then.
Courvoisler, and the Inn. To be sure. In a tone of vast thankfulness.
Germans and Austrians.
Everett. Wash. — When word was
She had. Indeed, left Streetman In
"Sure! Sure! They're not a aide
Roseburg
—
That
approximately
70
Her
fellow
spy
smiled
at
that—
a
received Tuesday that 45 men, said to
the Belgian capital. “ Shall you he
ahead!" he gasped hotweeu great sob-
A fte r killing Sheriff Stier. o f Queens be members o f the Industrial Workers carloads o f apples w ill be shipped from
'nippy
smile.
stuylug lung?” she asked Mr. Ilrown
like breaths. And already Christoph«'*
county. New York, with a shotgun, o f the World, were coming by boat Douglas county to the Eastern markets
“ I am glad I have told yon,” he
"N o ! I ’m off lu the uiornlug." he
neighbors crowded through the door
and keeping at bay a |K>sse o f police from Seattle, 200 citizens gathered un during the present season is the esti
said. ” 1 had thought perhaps It was
Informed her.
way an l peered curiously at the fel
and deputy sheriffs who had surround der the leadership o f deputy sheriffs mate o f local buyers.
The Umpqua
an affair o f the heart. He had the
low. "They came through our town—
The Information relieved her vastly
ed his home, Frank T aft, 65 years of and stood guard at the wharf. When
alley Fruit Union w ill handle about
look. . . . And now. madame. for
I saw 'em— I — I. Amlre Leinatre. . . .
age, was shot and instantly killed by the steamer docked and the men came 30 carloade o f apples, while the Pro She had not relished the thought of
what you will do permit me to thank
I saw 'em -a ll graylike— millions of
one o f the besiegers. T a ft shot Stier, ashore the waiting citizers loaded ducers’ Fruit company w ill ship about having to confess to the American that
you. It Is for France."
V
'em—and they're still coming! There's
who served him with a warrant after them into automobiles and drove them the same amount.
In addition to the Monsieur de I.orde was no other thun
"And for L a rry !" Ethel murmured
no end to them!”
he hau been adjudged in contempt o f beyond the city limits, where they were consignments handled by these firms Ills erstwhile acquaintance o f the tea
softly.
But ns a
court for failing to appear as a wit- warned to return to Seattle.
"But wo have done nothing
They
not less than 10 carloads o f apples will party— flenry Streetman.
It was Ethel's turn to want him
neaa.
be assembled and shipped from distant spy In his majesty's service. Ethel took
then.
For a door opened.
Henry will not hurt us," the innkeeper told
as easily to subterfuge ns a duck to
him Innocently.
parts o f the county.
Chrli topbe had returned.
Railroad Needs $10.000.000,
The wholesale price o f flour is now
Thus far this season 11 carloads of water. She surprised herself often by
The man turned his piteous eyes
"Good day, in'aleu!" the little man
quoted in 1‘ortland at $7.80 a barrel.
Seward, Alaska The Alaska Engi
apples have been shipped from Doug tbe readiness with which plausible
upon Cbrlstophe — upon Cbrlstophe,
said cheerfully. And he departed.
neering
commission
w
ill
ask
congress
tales sprung to ber Mps.
Twenty-four Indians o f the Goeur
las county.
"Ah, madame!
Dinner Is ready!" who had not yet learned what was In
d’ Alene district have qualified to be for tietween $10,000,000 and $11,000,-
“ Oh! Then you won't he able to
Cbrlstophe announced to Ethel. "And store for Min.
000
for
construction
expenditures
on
come U. S. citizena.
meet Monsieur de Lorde," she said
Economy P roves Costly.
where Is the American gentleman?”
the government • railroad during the
with a note of regret " I don't expect
The U. S. Supreme C-ourt refused to
Portland
Saving
o
f
waste
paper
and
" I fancy he will be here directly."
next fiscal year.
The commission
him
till
tomorrow.”
review the conviction o f the three i
Does it occur to you that
she told him.
Monday bought 10 lota at the foot of other combustible material by business
Charlie Brown murmured Ills regret
officials o f the Western Fuel company, j
Madame Oe Lorde may be dis
"Ah. good, good! But we must not
Adams street as a site for a terminal houses o f the city w ill necessitate the at that circumstance.
o f San Francisco, who were convicted
covered ae a epy by the Ger-
spoil the chicken.” he said. He had
passenger station.
city incinerator once more to use fuel
o f defrauding the government by false ;
“ But what are you doing here?" |
mans the flret time she tries to
taken especial pains with that chick
in
the
furnaces
at
the
city
incinerator.
weighing o f dutiable coal.
The men
....
Ethel asked him then. "Perhaps you've
make a move? There Is a fins
en, and he wished It to tie served at
The heavy supply o f paper and other u secret In your past too?” she added
will now have to serve their respective
,
D i* ,roy<,r Blown Up.
piece of graphle descriptive
-
4
lust
the
proper
moment.
prison terms.
iondon— A dispatch to Exchange inflammable stuff has made the pur gayly.
work In the next installment.
" I *uy!" Mr. Brown exclnlmed. “ I
chase of fuel at the plant unnecessary
Telegraph from Athens says:
But Mr Brown could lay claim to
Just happened to glance out o f my win
Seattle proposes to take over the
"T h e Embros Corfu correspondent for several years. It is reported that no such romautlc excuse.
(TO BE C O N TIN U E D .)
dow
What's going on over there?"
power plants o f the Puget Sound Trac reports that the wreckage o f an Ital- an insufficient amount o f combustible
"Oh. I cams over looking for a war."
"W hy. nothing, m'sleu!" his host re- I
tion company, at an estimated coat of ian torpedo lioat destroyer blown up by material is being received now to keep
he explained.
FulflllmenL
plied happily.
"Aud your dinner Is
A request is made for
$10,000,000.
a mine laid by an Austrian submarine the fires going.
“ X<
The bees know not whether they wtll
“ And you haveu't found It?"
ready. It Is delicious. I promise yon.”
j off the Epirus coast, fell upon the sub a $2000 appropriation for purchase of
Viacount Grey, secretary o f Eng-
"Nothing like It st all!” he replied
Curiously enough. Mr Brown's In eat the honey they hurveeL . . .
fuel for the plant next year.
marine and completely destroyed it . ”
land’a foreign affaire, says allies won't
"The day after I saw you I got a
terrst In dinner had suddenly abated Aa they go from flower to flower, col-
talk peace, but declares objects o f this
'■t i ore honey than themselves
straight tip to beat It for Belgium. I |
“ But something Is hsppenlng! Look
Lumber Tax is Appealed.
Invasion o f England is Possibility,
wsr must lie realized, as a guarantee
id their . T-prlng can need, let os
bought yon one and a half cylinder
for yourself!” be urged.
Oregon
C
ity
—
The
Weyerhaeuser
laindon
Field
Marshal
Viscount
o f international peacu o f the future.
- ' fr"in r . ; ity to reality, seeking food
1S4'i bicycle, and I ’ve pedaled away for
Henri CUrlstopbe went to the door
French, commander in chief o f the Land company, E. S. Collins, W. R.
for the Incomprehensible flame, sad
Spontaneous combustion caused the armies in the United Kingdom, ad Burt, Frank E. Dooly, and the estate three days, till I feel all legs and hack
and gazed down the village street
thus ertnln o f having fulfilled our or-
explosion o f a 20,000-gallon tank of dressed the volunteers at Derby Sun o f T. D. Collins, represented by C. L. My right name, thta minute. la George
And while he stood the. e. looking
I Have Beneath My Coat a
.
. duty, prepare ourselves for what-
And Charlie Brown
gasoline at the plant o f the California day. He said that an invasion o f the Starr, Portland attorney, Tuesday be W. Acbewell!”
through
the
shimmering
heatwaves
phone.“
1 fall. . . . Ths very sue-
Food Products icmpany at San Pedro, British isles was not a mere supposi gan an appeal from the board o f equal sat down by the table upon which Ma
that dickered above tbe cobblestones
pi -ion ? The possible aimlessness at its
which was partially destroyed by the tion, but a possibility. This they must ization to the circuit court in an at dame de I.orde waa resting her trtm Streetman expected to Join her there
Charlie Brown took another survey
: Win only raadsr tho
elbow.
lire which followed.
later. But In the meantime Ethel ex of the commotion be bad witnessed
tempt to obtain lower assessment on
be prepared to meet.
h’. fy the clearer, wtll only add mors
"M r Brown," Ethel said, “ you're not pected to meet someone e:«e first Who from his mom.
their timber holdings, assessed st more
William G. Sharp, American am
purity, (lower, dlsln’ erestednsaa and
than 91.000^000. A similar case now English I am: but you are an Anglo- that person might be sbe did not know,
Russian Cities Want Food,
"Ye*, ye*, insteu—you are right!"
bassador to France, sailed on the
fr.-edoni to the ardor wherewith It still
is pending in the state supreme court. fiaxou, and you must sympathize with except that tlie unknown was a epy Christoph# exclaimed presently. "There
l
’etrngrad
Minister
o
f
the
Interior
American line steamship St. Paul, ac
iceks “ — Usuries Maeterlinck.
in the service o f the French.
The county is fighting to uphold the the allies ”
:*
a
.'„.lid
O
t
dust
and
people
are
run
Protopopnff
has
applied
to
the
m
ilitary
companied by hia family, to return to
"Furs I do!” waa his prompt re
No so o n er did he find himself alone nlng down that road, some are coming
authorities, according to the Kech, for Nease timber cruise, on which all tim spouse.
his post.
Origin of Opera.
with Ethel than ths little Frenchman this way.” . . .
| iwrmiaaion to draw upon the m ilitary ber assessments are based.
He turned away
Opera originateli » I t h ths ancient
'Then,
whatever happens while dropped bis psper,
Samuel H ill declares before a San stores for fo a l supplies for the popula-
from the door
And upon his hmad Greek* In the librettos of Sophoclse
you're here." the continued with an air
"Bonjour. madame!" he said.
China Pheasants Liberated
Francisco audience, that Washington. | tiona o f Petrograd ami Moscow.
fa -e there was an e i | n ,g|n ,
and Aeschylus, From ths custom of
of great earnestness, “ whatever bap-
" I beg your pardon!" Rtbel said.
Oregon and California should petition ,
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bewilderment.
What can It mean, n.uslraiiy declaiming the -*• —ans,
Gaston — J, H. Weacott, o f this peua. I want you to remember that I
"D
o
not
look
a
runtnl
—stay
where
the government to build a highway
Virginia Goes "D r y .”
m sleu -" be aaked.
place, has just recevied s crate of
and parts of ths dialogs««, c a p * P m
along the oeesnfront in these states.
Richmond, Va.
V irgin ia entered young China pheasants from the State sm English a n j that It la England I you are!" the stranger told her crisply
• It's tbe Germans!” Charlie cried In modern opera.
serve alw ays . . . You will bellevs
All
at
ones
It
occurred
to
ber
that
which could be used in tim e o f war to the ranks o f prohibition state* at mid Game commission, to be liberates! in
great excitement.
this somewhat Inferior looking Indi
carry materials necessary to the pro night Tuesday, sw elling the total of this locality. They were turned out i t r
"O h!"
Despite tbe tight rela she
"Ok. of course I w ill!" he assured vidual might be he «born sbe eougbt
A Philadelphian Is tbs Inventor at
tection o f the mast, or in peace timee 18. No liquor can be shipped and car on the Benjamin W ant farm near a
tried to keep on herself, that one low a paper bag the top
her.
And
Immediately
s
thought
came
o f which la ra-
But
she
could
not
be
sure.
And
sbe
for the benefit o f pleasure seekers, or riers havo'served notice that raine w ill |>atrh o f kale and w ill be carefully
wou.J
, > Ethel’s enforced and so cut thal it forme a
tuto Charlie B rowns head that made resolved to bid* ber time
for other legitim ate purposes.
be received for shipment.
protected.
aaadlo.
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