THE MBDFORD fttAIL TRIBUNE, MED
OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DISOKMBHR 8, 1009.
6)e
Riverman
By STEWART
EDWARD WHITE
Copyright. 190. by Ih MeClur Com
pny Copjrijht. 1907. 1908. by
Sltwn EdwrJ Whltt
Chapier
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B r became dltllcult for Orde to un
1 dcrstnnd the home life of the
I Hlshops. Everybody seemed a
victim to the caprice of the moth
cr. who became hysterical at the slight
est provocation and,, was fond of coiv
tnn ting Imaginary Ills In order to gain
added attention.
The day after his walk with Gerald
1 Is imp. Orde and Carroll had arraug-.
ed :r a walk? But Mrs. Uishop met
the:;! at the 'door ;ht)d domauded that,
lyr daughter stay at home to attend
to -i-vcral trivial matters. Ilut the
eVi-.r.itg turned out; very well form
tin-.- . Orde coulll not have steid
uiu' n more. They had the parlor quite f
to themselves. Carroll tool; the cover
from. the tall harp. and. leaning her
cheek against It. she played dreamily
fur n half hour. Her arms were bare ,
Her soft bosom pressed against the
bnad sounding board. There Is about I
the i nes of n harp well played some-1
thins luminous, like the rich, warm j
sunlight. When the girl muted the
6trlngs at last It seemed to Orde as I
thnuzh all nt once the room had per-j
ceptlbly darkened. He took his leave
finally, his spirit soothed and restored. I
Tranquillity was not for long, hovr
rver. Orde's visits were naturally as
frequent as possible. To them almost
Instantly Mrs. Bishop opposed the
strong nnd intuitive Jealousy of ego
tism. She had as yet no fears as to
the young roan's Intentions, but ln
stlnctlvcly she felt an Influence that
apposed, her Qwq supreme, dominance
The week passed. Orde saw as much
as he could of Miss Bishop. Gerald
idraself .ecemed to be; much occupied.
Precisely at 11 OTery itnornlns. bow.
ver. he nppeareJ at the gymnasium
or his practice, and In this Ordedrop
ped Into the habit of Joining film.
When the young men first stripped In
ach other's presence they eyed each
other with a secret surprise. Gerald's
Blender body was gracefully muscled.
His bones were small, but his flesh
was hard. Orde had earned from the
lver the torso of an ancient athlete
Thp round, full arch of hla.cheft was
popped by a mass of clean cut muscles.
Across his back, beneath the smooth
kln. the muscles rippled and ridged
ind dimpled with every .movement,
ffhe abdomen showed the peculiar cor
rugation of the very strong man. HI
arms were magnificent.
Murphy." called Gerald, "come
here."
A very hairy, thickset, bullet head
ed roan, the type of semlprofesslonal
handlers." appeared.
"Do you think you could down this
.fellow?" asked Gerald.
Murphy looked Onle over critically.
"Who ye rlngln' In on me?" ho In
quired. "This Is n friend of mine." said Ger
ald severely. "Ever box much?" Ger
ald asked Orde.
"Box?" Onlo laughed. "Never had
time for that sort of thing., nad the
Stoves on a few times."
"Where did you get your training,
sir?" asked the handler.
"My training," repeated Orde. puz
xled. "Oh. I see! I was always pret-
S She flayed dreamily or half an hour,
ty heavy, and I supposo the work on
the river keeps a man In pretty good
shape."
Gerald's langor vanished. "Put on
tho gloves with Murphy," be suggest
' ed. "will you? I'd like to seo you two
nt It."
"Surely," agreed Orde good nntured
ly. "I'm not much good at It, but I'd
Just us soon try."
Gerald rung a bell, aud to tho boy
who answered ho said:
"Bun over to tho club nnd find Mr.
Wlnslow, Mr. Clark nnd whoever else
1s In tho smoking room and tell them '
from iue to come over to tho gymnasi
um. Tell them there's some fun on."
Gerald managed a word apart with
the trainer.
"Can you do him. Murphy," ho whis
pered. "Sure!" said the handler. "Them
kind's always as slow as dray horses.
They gets muscle bound,"
"Give It to him," said Gerald, "but
don't kill him. He's a friend of mine,"
Then he stepped back, the same Joy
iu his soul that Inspires a rlvcrmnn
when he encounters a high banker or
a cowboy as ho watches the tenderfoot
about to climb tho broncho.
The first round was sharp.
' Orde hnd stood like a rock, his feet
(planted to tho floor, while Murphy
hftd circled around hlmt bitting at will.
Orde lilt back, hut without landing.
Nevertheless Murphy when questioned
npnrt did not seem satisfied.
"The man's pic Iron." said lie. "I
punched him plenty hard enough, ntul
It illiln t seem to jnr mm."
The gallery nt one cml of the ruimlng
track hnil by now half tilled with In:
teresteil spectators.
"Time!" cnllcil Gerald for rouml 12.
Murphy went In more viciously, aim
ing nnil measuring his blows accurate
ly. Onle stood as before, hitting back
nt the elusive Murphy, but without
much effect, his feet never stirring.
The handler landed almost at will, but j
without apparent damage. Ho grow
ugly Anally lost his head.
"Well. If ye will have It!" he mut
tered and aimed what was Intended as
a knockout blow.
Gerald uttered a half cry of warn
ing. Onlc's head snapped back: but.
to the surprise of evorj oiu tin4 punch
had no other effect, ami u ti:U-k ex
change of Infighting sent Murphy
stnggerlng back rrflm the encounter
The smile disappeared trotii Utile's
face, and his eye had calmed.
Onle turned buck" to hlx uittngoulst.
The latter aih an ed, oiuc more, his
bullet head Mink between tils .haui-,
dors, his little eyes twinkling. uuie n!
tiger Orde sprang forward, hitting out
He lay qulUttlU.
fiercely, first with one band, then with
the other. Murphy gave ground, block
ed, ducked, exerted all a ring general's
skill either to stop or avoid the rush.
Orde followed him. Insistent Murphy,
ducked in and planted a number of
short arm Jabs at close ranee. The
round ended almost Immediately to a
storm of applause from the galleries.
Orde sprang at his adversary in the.
third, repeating the headlong rush",
with which the previous round had
ended: L The young man hammered,
away" tirelessly. Insistently, delivering
a hurricane of his two handed blows,
pressing,, relentlessly In. as Murphy
shifted and gare ground, his head up.
bis eyes steady. The gallery was In
an uproar. Perspiration stood, out all
over Murphy's body. His blows failed
of their effect and some of Orde's
were landing. At length, bewildered,
he closed In to straight slugging, stand
up, give and take.
Orde dropped slightly his right shoul
der behind bis next blow. The glove
crashed straight as a pile driver
through Murphy's upraised bands to
his face. The trainer was burled
through the air to land doubled up
against tho parallel bars. There he
lay quite still.
When, however, Orde perceived that
Murphy was unconscious be ran for
ward to the professional's side.
"Do you suppose he's killed?" he
gasped.
"He's Just knocked out" reassured
one of the men.
Tho clubmen crowded about J
"You're a wonder, ray friend." said
one. ;
"By Jove, he's hardly breathing fast
after nil that rushing," said n second. I
Later, when the youug men were
resting after n rubdown, the true sig
nificance of the affair for Orde came
out Since the fight Gerald's customa
ry lassltudo was gone, nis eye was
brlclit. nnd a color mounted beneath
the pale olive of his skin. He looked
across at Orde several times, hesitated
and at last decided to speak.
"Look here. Orde," said be, "I want
to confess something. When you first
came I had lots of fun about you. You
know your clothes aren't quite the
thing, nnd I thought your manner was
queer. I want to apologize. You're a
man, and I like you better than any
fellow I've met for a long time. And
If there's any trouble In the future j
I'm on your Bido. You know what I ,
mean."
"nialinn tvna Orflii'fl rnnlv 'vnil'rn
not near so much of a dandy ns yon
think you are "
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I
N the course of the happy moments
he had alone with Carroll, Onle
arrived at a more Intimate piano
of conversation with her. Ho
came to an understanding of her un
questioning acceptance of Mrs, Bish
op's attitude. Carroll truly believed
that uoua but herself could perform
for her mother the various petty oillces
that lady demanded from her next of
kin nnd that her practical slavery was
due by every consideration of filial af
fection. In his hotel room ho brooded
over the state of affairs until his
thoughts took n very gloomy tinge in
deed. To begin with, In spite of his
mother's assuranco ho had no faith
'In his own cause. Ills nequnlntniiee
with Carroll wns but an ulTuIr of
months, mul their actual meetings
comprised Inotvdllily few days, Orde
wns unturally humble minded. It did
not seem conceivable to lilni that he
' eould win her without n long court
ship. Anil supenulileil wns the almost
Intolerable weight of Carroll's lilens as
to lur domestic duties.
Nevertheless, nt the very moment
when he bail maile up his mini! that It
would be utterly useless even tu In
dulge In hope for some years to come.
he spoke. It came nbbut suddenly nno
cntlro,y without premeditation.
The two had escaped for n breath oi
nlr late tu the evening. Following the
conventions, they merely strolled to the
end of the block nnd back, always
within sight of the house. Carroll was
iu a tired mid pensive mood. She held
her bead back, breathing deeply.
"it's only a little strip, but It's the
stars," said stu-, looking up to the sky
between the houses. "They're so quiet
and calm and big."
She seemed to Onle for the first
time like n little girl. A wave of ten
derness lifted Onle from his feet. He
leaned over, his breath coming quickly.
"Carroll!" he said.
, She shrank back.
"Xo. no! You mustn't!" she cried.
She did not pretend to misunderstand.
"it's life or death with me." he said
"1 must not!" she cried, fluttering
like u bird "1 promised myself Ion.
ago that I must always, always tak
care of mother."
"Please, please, dear," pleaded Orde
He had nothing more to say than tins,
Just the simple Incoherent symbols of
pleading, but In such crises It Is rather
the son than the tongue that speaks.
His hand met hers nnd closed about It.
"Don't you care for me. dear?" asked
Onle very gently.
"1 have no right to tell you that," an
swered she. "1 have tried, oh. so hard,
to keep you "from saying this, for 1
knew 1 hod no right to hear you."
"You do care for me!" he cried.
They bad mounted the steps and
stood Just within the vestibule.
"Carroll." cried Onle. "tell mo that
you love me! Tell me that you'll marry
mo!"
"It would kill mother- If I should
leave her." she said sadly.
"But you must marry jne." pleaded
Orde, "We are. made for each other.
God meant us for each other."
"It would have to be after a great
many years." she sold doubtfully.
"Good night. Come to me tomorrow."
She slipped Inside the half open door.
Orde turned away and walked up
the street bis eyes so blinded. by the
greater glory that he all but ran down
an Inoffensive passerby. Then as the
first effervescence died a more gloomy
rlew of the situation came uppermost
To his heated Imagination the dead
lock seemed complete. Carroll's devo
tion to what she considered her duty
appeared unbreakable. And then his
fighting, blood surged back to his heart
The, fever of the argument coursed
through tils veins all that long night
7 will marry iou whenever you my."
until daylight found him weary and
fevered. By a tremendous effort he re
strained himself from going over to
Ninth street until the middle of the
morning.
lie entered tho drawing room to find
her seated at tho piano. Ills heart
bounded. She did not look up until he
stood almost at her shoulder. Then
she turned nnd t held out both tier
hands.
"It Is no upo. Jack." she said. "I
care for you too much. 1 will marry
you whenever you say."
ItDE found a noto at tho hotel
tho noxt day asking him to be
in Washington square at half
past 2. Carroll met him with a
bright smile.
"Things aren't quite right at home,"
sho said. "It Is a great shock to poor
mother at first, and sho feels very
strongly. Oh, It lt:i't you, dear; It's
tho notion that I can enro for anybody
but her. You see, sho'a been used to
the other Idea so long that 1 suppose
It seemed n purl of tho universe to her,
She'll get used to It after a little, but
It takes time."
Ordo examined her face ntixlously.
Two bright red spots burned on her
cheeks; her eyes flashed with a nerv
ous animation.
Sho smiled up nt him.
"Wo havo to pay for tho good things
In life, don't wo, dear? And they nre
worth It. Wo must not bo too Impa
tient. Now, let's enjoy tho day."
At S o'clock Ordo took her back to
ber doorstep.
This went on several days.
Ordo saw that the strain was be
ginning to tell, Carroll's worried ex
pression grow from day to day.
From Gerald at his club Ordo sought
more lutlmato nows of what was going
on.
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Little by little Onle's eager ques
tions drew out the truth of the situa
tion. Mrs. Bishop had shut herself
up In a blind and Incredible obstinacy,
whence she sallied with floods of com
plaints, tears, accusations, despairs, re
proaches, vows, hysterics all tho bat
tery of the woman misunderstood. If
Carroll undertook to say anything the
third word would start her mother off
into one of her long nnd hysterical
tirades. 11 or child had disobeyed ber.
And as a climax sho had assumed the
impregnable position of a complete
prostration, wherein she demanded tho
minute care of an iuvalld In the crisis
of a disorder. The mere mention of
the subject nearest Carroll's hcurt
brought the feeble complaint:
"Do you want to kill me?"
The only scrap of victory to be
snatched from this stricken field was
the fact that Carroll Insisted on going
to meet her lover every afternoon.
Though he fretted under the tyranny.
Orde could see nothing which could
relieve the situation save bis owu
withdrawal, lie had already long
overstayed bis visit. Important affairs
connected with bis work demanded
bis nttcntlou. lie had the comfort of
Carroll's love assured.
The morning after he had reached
this conclusion be again met Gerald
at tho gymnasium.
"Orde," said Gerald suddenly, "I'm
worried about Carroll. Mother has
commenced bothering her again, It
wasn't so bad as long as sho stuck to
daytime, but now she's taken to prowl
ing In a dozen times a night I hear
their voices for an hour or so at a
time. I'm afraid It's beginning to wear
on Carroll more than you realize."
"Thank you." said Orde briefly and
departed.
At bis hotel Orde found a telegram,
lie did not open It until be bad reached
his own room, it was from home,
urging bis Immediate return for the
acceptance of some contracted work.
"To h with tho contracted work I"
ho muttered savagely and. .calling n
bellboy, sent au answer very much to
that effect
He was Interrupted by n knock on
the door.
"Come In!" ho called without turning
his head.
Ho heard the door open and shut.
After a moment .he looked around.
Kcndrlck Bishop stood watching him.
Orde looked nt him curiously and saw
that he was suffering from an Inteuse
excitement. Ills
frame trembled
convulsively; tils
Hps were white;
his facto went red
and pale by turns.
"You've got to
let my mother
alone," he man
aged to say final
ly. "You've
brought her to
tli e point of
d o a t h . Vou'ro
bounding her t i
her grave "
Orde thought to
catch the echo of
quotation In
these woids
"What do you
lie burnt from the
mum.
want mo to do?" asked Ordo after a
moment of thought.
"Go away." cried Kendrlck.
"I cannot do that."
Keudrlck's face assumed a livid pal
lor, and his oyan hoemeil to turn black 1
with excitement. Trembling In every;
limb, but without hesitation, he ad
vanced on Onle, drew a short riding
whip from hoiiuitth lih coat and slash
ed the young man across the fnco.
Ordo looked steadily nt the boy. Once ,
again Kendrlck hit. raised his arm for'
tho third time, hesitated. Ills lips
writhed, and then, with a sob, ho cast
the little whip from him nnd burst
from tho room.
"Poor youngstcrl" Onlo murmured.
The next day Carroll ,cnme to him
with hurried. ncrvoiiH steps, her usual
ly pale cheeks mounting danger nig
ualn of flaming red. her eyes swim
ming. Onle did not attempt ns yet to draw
from her tie cause of tills uiiusual
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agitation A park bench stood bo
tween two dense bushes, screened
from all directions save one. To this
he led her.
"This thing has got to quit." said he
grimly.
A carriage rolled near and discharg
ed Its single passenger on the pave
ment. "It's Gerald!" eriisl Cur ml I
The youug mau, catchlug sight of,
them, picked bin wny daintily and j
leisurely toward them,
"I hnve brought." said he. "a car-
rlage. and I whth you would both do
me the favor to accompany me on a
short excursion." I
The thrre Carroll aud Ordo some
what bewildered took their scats.
After au Interval the carriage drew
up oppoxlte n hrownstone dwelling.
The throe were ushered by a discreet
and elderly maid Into a little square J
reception room.
"I havo brought you here, among '
other purposes, to hear from me a lit- (
tie brief wisdom drawn from expert-1
ence and the observation of life." Ger
ald began, addressing his expectant
and curious guests. 'That wisdom
Is briefly this: There comes a time In
the affairs of every household when a
man must assert himself as the ruler.
In nil the details he may depend on
tho woman's Judgment, experience nnd
knowledge, but when It comes to the
big crises, whore life Is deflected Into
one channel or the other, then, unless
the man does the deciding, be Is lost
forever nnd his happiness and tho
happiness of thoso who depend on
htm. This Is abstruse, but 1 como to
the particular application shortly."
"This may be all very true. Gerald."
said Orde, "but I fall to see why you
have brought us to this stranga house
to tell It."
"In n moment." replied Gerald.
"Have patience. Believing that thor
oughly. I hnve come In the last twenty-four
hours to n decision."
Hu produced n (taper and a packago
from his Inside pocket.
"I have In-re." he went on suddenly,
"marriage' papers duly made out. In
this package Is n plain gold ring. In
the next room fc waiting by prear
rangemt'iit n very good friend of mine
In I'ju clergy. Personally I nm at your
disposal,"
He looked at them expectantly.
"The very thing!"
"Oh, no!" cried Orde and Carroll In
unison. 1
Ten minutes later tho three passed 1
through the door Into the back apart
ment. I
They found waiting a young clergy- '
man with two young girls, At the
sight of Carroll these latter rushed for-'
ward and overwhelmed her with en- !
denrmcnt, , j
In lifted) minutes tho llttlo party ,
separated amid n chntter of congratu-'
latlops, Mr and Mrs, Ordo drove
away
to nr. COMTTNUJCD.
Never Touched Him.
"Yen," wild tho uinntutir llHhcniinn, i
"I cnuKht n thruo pound trout yeHtcr-'
Cay, nnd whllo at tho cud of my lino,
In midair it vn hi'1.im) hy n liriwk audi
carried ott" '
"Vou'ro ull light," rejoined tho vil
lage grocer. "Uueh a trlllo iih llxlug
the weight ol a IIhIi heforo It Ih landed
can't impair your Htaiidlng In tho Aim
nlan club." Chicago News.
Snow Madness,
People Hiill'erlug froii) Uloitoiimulu,
or snow mudiHjMH, Htrlp thoiiiholvcH of
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