MIA
i
I y OLAMDE
; by
WILLIAM BLACK
CIIAITRR VII.
Far tip lit the wild and lonely hills
that frm (hit backbone of eastern Liver-nees-shlre.
and the desert elltuda draw
their waters from the thousand tuystle
milled or nameless rills, etande tha lodge
of Allt-nam-ba. Tbe plain llttla double
gnblod building occuplue a promontory
formal by the confluence of two brawl
luff atreains, and faces a long, wlda,
beautiful valley, which terminates lu tba
winding- watera of a loch. It la tha only
sign of habitation la tha strangely ellont
district; and It la tha laat Tha rough
bill road leading to It terminates there.
At tba door of thla solitary llttla lodge,
on morning toward tha and of Jul, Yo
lande Wlnterbourn waa atandlng engag
ed In buttoning on her driving glovoa,
but occasionally glancing oat at tha be
wildering, changeful flashing and gleam-
Ing day around her. For, Indeed, alnco
, aha had coma to lira at Allt-nam-ba, aha
bad acquired tha conviction that tba
Itac aeemad vary close up to tha sky;
and that thla broad valley, walled la by
those great and silent hills, formed a
wirt of caldron, In which tha elements
were In the habit of mixing up weather
for transference to the wide world be
yond. At thla very moment a continual
phantasmagoria of cloud effects waa pass
Ing before ber eyea. Far mountain tops
grow blarkiur and black w in shadow;
then the gray mist of the rain atole alow
ly acrws and bid them from view; then
they reappeared again, and sudden
aha ft of aunllght would etrlka on the
yellow-green alopea, and on the boulders
of wet and glittering granite.
However, aha waa not much dismayed
When the dog cart waa brought round
she stepped into It lightly, took the reins
as If to tha manner born, though aba
bad never handled a whip until Mrs,
Oraham had put her In training at In
vrmtroy. Then there waa a atrlct charge
to Jane to ace that brisk Area were kept
burning tit all tha rooms. And (hen the
youthful and falr-halrod Bandy having
got up behind he relesaed tha brake
and presently they were making their
way, elowly and cautiously down the
atony path, and over the loud-aoundlng
woolen bridge that here spans the roatj
In red-brown waters of the Allt-cain
ban.
Hut when once they were over the
bridge and Into the road they quickly
mended their pace. There waa an un
tiNiinl eagerness nd brightness lu her
look. Handy the groom knew that the
stout and serviceable cob In the ahafta
waa a sure-footed beast; but the road
waa of the roushost: and be could not
understand how the young English lady
who waa generally very cautious, should
drive ao fast. Waa It to got away from
the black thunder massee of cloud that
Iny over the mountains behind them?
Here, at least, there seemed no danger
of any storm. The sunlight was brilliant
on the wide, treen pasturea and on the
ftnshlng waters of the atream. Yolande'a
face soon showed the Influence of the
warm aunllght and of the fresh, keen air;
and her eyea were glnd, though they
eeemed busy with other things.
When they reached the end of the val
ley and got on to the road that wound
along the wooded shores of the loch,
there waa much easier going. It waa a
pretty loch, thla atretch of wind-stirred
blue water, for the hills surrounding
It were somewhat lesa sterile than those
of Allt-nam-ba; here and there the banks
were fringed with haiel; and at the lower
end of It were tha dark-green plantations
surrounding Lynn Towers. They . had
driven for about a mile and a half or
no by the shores of the lake, when Yo
lnndo fancied she heard some clanking
noise proceeding from the other side; and
thereupon she Instantly asked Sandy
what that could ba. The young 1IIrh-
bind Ind strained his eyes lu the direction
of the distant hillside: mid at lust be
anlil:
"Oh, yes, I see them now. They will
be the men taking up more fencing to the
fiiivnt. linenn was speaking about that,
nindiim. If Mlns Wluterbourne would be
look I n a about half wnr up the hill
they are by the side of the gray corrle
now. I am thinking that will be the
Master at the top."
"Do you mean the Master of Lynn?"
he anld, quickly. "Well, your eyea are
sharper than mine, Sandy. I cau ace
that blnck speck on tho skyline; but that
Is nil."
"He la waving a handkerchief now,'
aid Bnndy. with much coolness.
"Oh. that la Impossible. How could
ha make ua out at thla distance?"
"Tho master will know there la no
other carriage than this one coming
from Allt-nam-ba."
"Very well, then," sold ahe, taking out
her handkerchief and giving It a llttlo
ahake or two In the aunllght "I will
take the chance; but you know, Sandy,
It Im more likely to be one of the kecpora
waving bin hand to you."
When they had crossed the wooden
brldeo over tho river and aacondod a bit
of the bill, they found thomaelvea oppo'
site Lynn Towers a large, modern build
Ing. which, with its Tiuhieroua conaerva
torlea. atoOd on a level piece of ground
on the other aide of tha ravine. Aa they
drove on and down Into that smiling and
shining country, the day grew mors and
mora brilliant Wild flowera grew mora
luxuriantly. Here and there a farm
bouse appeared with flelda of grain en
croaching on the moorland. And at laat
after soma miles of thla gradual descent
Yolanda arrived at a little sprinkling
of houses sufficient in number, though
much scattered among the flelda to be
called a village; and drew up at the email
voden gate of a modest little mansion.
very prettily altuated In tha midst of a
garden of rosea.
No sooner had the carriage stopped
than Instantly the door waa opened by
smlllug and comely dame, with sllver-
gray Lair, and pleasant, shrewd gray
eyea, wbo came down the garden patn.
rlhe waa neatly and plainly dressed, In a
housekeeper-looking kind of coetume; but
vr face waa refined and Intelligent and
there waa a aort of motherltneaa In the
look with which aba regarded the young
hngllah lady.
"Do you know that I meant to scold
you, Mrs. Ball, for robbing jour garden
again?" aald Yolanda. "Bat this time-
no I am not going to acold you; I can
only thank you; for my papa la coming
to-day. I am going now to meet him at
the steamer."
Well, now," aald Mrs. Bell, "that U
ust a most eitraordluary piece of good
luck; for I happen to have a pair of tha
very finest and plumpest young duck
lings that over I aet eyes on "
No. no; noP Yolanda cried, laugh
ing; "I cannot have any more excuses
for these kindnesses and kindnesses. Ev
ery day since I came here every day a
fresh excuse and alwaya the boy coming
with Mrs. Bell's compliments. Wouldn't
It be simpler for you to give ms the
garden and the bouse and everything all
at oncer' aald Yolanda. "Well, now,
I wish to aee Mr. Melville."
"He la at hje work," aald the elderly
dame, glancing at a email building that
stood at right angles with the house.
"Do ye think I would disturb him when
he Is at his work? Do yon think I want
him to send ms about my business?"
There la a tyrant!" exclaimed Yo-
lande. "Never mind, then; I wanted to
thank him for aendlng me the trout Now
I will not. Well, good-by, Mra. Bell; I
111 take the vegetables, and be very
grateful to you; but not the ducklings"
"Ye'll just take the ducklings, as I
say, like a sensible young ldly, aald
Mra. Bell, with emphsala; "and there la
not to be another word about It"
Bo on ahe drove again, on thla bright
and beautiful July day, through a pic
turesque snd rocky and rugged country,
until In time she reached tha end of her
journey the charming little hotel that
la perched high amid the woods over
looking Ioch Neaa, within sound of the
thundering, Foyers Water. And then, at
laat, she heard the throbbing of paddle
wheels In the Intenae alienee; and made
her way down through the bracken and
tho bushes, and went right out to tha end
of the llttlo pier.
She made him out at once, even at that
distance; for though he waa not a tall
man, his sharp-featured, aun-reddened
face and silver-white hair made him eas
ily recognlsablo. And of course ahe was
greatly delighted when lie cams aahore,
and excited, too; and ahe herself would
hare carried gun casea, fishing baskets,
nd what not to the dog cart had not
the boots from the hotel Interfered. And
she had a hundred eager questions and
asurancea, but would pay no heed to hla
remonstrance about the rlaka of her driving.
Why, papa, I drove every day at In-
verstroy" she exclaimed, as they briskly
aet out for Allt-nam-ba.
"I euppose the Grahama were very
kind to you?" he aald. "And the Maa
ter, how is he?"
"Oh, very well, I believe. Of course
I have not aeon dim since Mrs. Oraham
left Rut he haa made all the arrange
ments for you ponies, panniers, every
thing; and there la no want of provis
ion, for Mr. Melvillo sends me plenty of
trout, and Duncan goes up the hill now
and aguln for a hare."
"Oh, that wl'.l lie all right." aald he,
good-humoredly. "I want to hear about
yourself, Yolande. What do you think of
Lord Lynn and his stater, now that you
have seen something more of them?"
This question checked her volubility,
and for n second a very odd expression
came over her face.
"They are very serious people, papa,"
said she, with some caution. "And and
very pious, I think.
And those other people- the old wom
an who pretends to ne a nouseueeper
and Is a aort of Good Fairy In disguise
aud the penniless young laird, who haa
no land "
Instantly her face brightened up.
"Oh, he la the most extraordinary per
son, papa a magicmni i cannot de
scribe It; you must see for yourself; but
really It la wonderful. He haa a atream
to work for him yea for Mra. Graham
and Iwent and visited it climbing away
up the hills and there waa the water,
wheel at work In the water, and a hut
close by, and there were copper wires to
take the electricity away down to the
house, where he has a store of it It Is
a genie for him; he makes it light the
lamps for him; it worka a lathe for turn
ing wood oh, I can't tell you all about
It And he has been bo kind to me; but
mostly in secret o that I could not
catch him to thank him. How could I
know? I complain to Mrs. Bell that it
is a trouble to send to Inverness for
soma one to, aet the clock going; the next
morning it la all rlghtl It goes; noth
ing wrong at all I Then tho broken win
dow in tha drawing room; Mrs. Oraham
and I drive away to Fort Auguatua;
whan I oome back in tha evening than la
a new pan pat in."
But what on earth Is thla wonderful
Jack-of-all traded doing here? Why, you
yourself wrote to me. Yolande, that he
bad taken the Kuril Exhibition and tbe
Ferguson Scholsmhlp, and bis ted like a
cotuet through lioUlol; and now I find
him tinkering at window panes"
-1 tbiuk he works very hard; he says
be Is very laiy. He Is very fond of fish
ing; he la not well off; and here he la
permitted to fish In tbe lakes far away
among tho hills that few people will take
the trouble to go to.- Then naturally
he haa much Interest In thla neighbor
hood, where once his people were tbe
great family; snd those living there hsvs
grest respect for him; and ha baa built
a acbool, and teaches In It it Is a free
school no cbarce at all." Yolande add
ed, hastily. "That la Mra. Bell'e kind
ness, the building- of tbe school. Then
he made experiments and discoveries; Is
It not enough, of an occupation when
every one is talking about the electric
light? Also he la a great botanist; and
when It la not acbool time, he is away
sp in the hills, after rare planta, or to
fish. Oh, It la terrible the lonellnesa of
tba email lakes in tbe hills. Mr. Leslie
has told me; no rosd, no track, no life
anywhere. And the long hours of climb
ing;' oh, I am euro I have been sorry
sometimes many times when dsy af
ter day I receive a present of trout and
a message, to think of tbe long climbing
and the labor "
"But why doesn't he fish In the loch
at Allt-nam-ba?" her father exclaimed.
"That can't be ao difficult to get at"
"He thought It would be more correct
to wait for you to give permission."
"Waiting for permission to fish In a
loch like that!" her father aald, more
good-naturedly. "Leslie told me the loch
would be Infinitely Improved If flve
slxths of the fish were netted out of it;
the trout would run to a better sice.
However, Miss Yolande, since you've
treated him bsdly, you must msks
amends. You must ask him to dinner."
"Oh, yes, papa; I ah a 11 be glad to do
that" aha said, blithely.
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
tJIQ CROPS IN LINN COUNTY.
Hay,
RAILROAD FOR WALLOWA.
Independent Capitalist Will Build a
Branch to Joseph.
La Grande A corps of engineers are
at work establishing a line lor a new
railroad down Grand Hondo river to
tba month of the Wallowa river, thence
nptbe Wallowa to Wallowa valley.
Tbe right of way baa been secured to
the month of the Wallowa river. Tbe
new road will be independent of all
other lines and ia backed by New York
capital.
A construction company ia ready to
begin grading as soon as part of the
line ia eatabliabed, and will be at work
within the next 30 days, and it ia stat
ed the road will be completed to the
Wallowa bridge this year and will be
extended to Joseph next year.
This activity haa caused agenta for
the 0. E. A N. to go to Elgin this week
and busy themselves securing rights of
way on all deeded land through which
itheir final survey waa eatabliabed about
five years ago.
The probable purpose of the new
promoters ia to get the right of way in
the Grand Bonde and Wallowa canyons
away from the 0. R. A- N., which it is
aupposed haa already expired or soon
will expire by limitation.
The outcome will likely be the fore
ing of the 0. B. A N. Co. to bnild on
its proposed line. If it doea not in
some way renew its pre-emption of the
surveys already made, it will lose its
Wheat, Gate and Hope Giving
Great Promise.
Albany Tbe bay crop of Linn coun
ty ia greater this year than ever before,
and thousands of tona of bay will be
shipped away. In addition to the ex
tra acreage ia tbe yield. It is unusual
ly good. Hay ia selliiog for f 4 and f 5
loose, aad $6 and $7 baled low prlcea
even for the opening market. . Haying
baa been in progress for some time, and
this week will see tbe crop cat and in
the cock. Most of it will also be in
tbe barn or stack ere tbe end of the
week.
Never did wheat in Linn county look
better. Binders will begin moving tbe
yellow grain thia week, much of it be
ing now fully ripe and ready for cat
ting. The aphis mentioned early in
the summer daring tbe rains have all
disappeared, leaving no mark behind.
Tbe output of tbe county will not be
much larger than in the past, for tbe
acreage ia not much larger than usual,
bat the yield ia tbe greatest in years.
. f hreahing will begin the last of July
or the first of Aguust, on tbe fall sown
grain. Three or four weeks later work
will begin on the spring grain, which
ia looking 'fine where sowed early
enongh, bat that sown late will ripen
very close to the ground, making bind
ing difficult.
Oats are looking fine, and will be a
fairly heavy crop. Tbe acreage ia not
aa large aa in some years, but the yield I rights, and this the 0. B. A N. Co. ia
ia excellent.
One of the hamper crops of tbe coun
ty will be hops. There ia every indi
cation of a fall crop better than last
year. No damage haa been done by the
lice, the hot weather coming in time to
put an end to the ravaegs of the little
pest. The few yards that were infested
with lice have been sprayed, and the
crop ia not affceted in the least. If we
have warm weather until picking seas
on ia over, the crop will be a fall one.
A prominent Albany hopgrower esti
mates the output of Linn county at
about 160,000 bales.
CHAPTER VIIL
Mr. Wluterbourne, Yolsnds snd the
Msster were stsndlng outside the lodge,
looking down tbe wide glen, which wss
flooded with sunset light Young Les
lie's eyes were the eyes of a deer-stalker;
the slightest movement snywhere in
stantly attracted them; and when two
aheep little dots they were, at the far
edge of the hill just above the lodge
suddenly ceaaed grating and lifted
their heads, he knew there must be some
one there. The next moment a figure
appeared on the sky line.
"I euppose that la Jack Melville," he
aald, peevishly. "I wiah he wouldn't
come across the forest when he Is up
at electric boxes."
"But does he do harm?" aald Yolande.
"He cannot ahoot deer with copper
wlree."
"Oh, be'e all over the place," aald tha
Master of Lynn. "And there isn't a
keeper or a watcher who will remonJ
trate with him; and of course I csn't
He's alwaya after hla botany, or hla
fishing, or something. ( The best thing
about it ia that he la a capital hand to
have with you if there are any atray
deer about, and you want to have a shot
without disturbing the herd. He knows
their ways most wonderfully, and can
tell you the track they are certain to
nice"
Meanwhile the oblect of these remsrks nient clerk for a number ol years
was comina- down the hlllstl.le at swimf- has attended and graduated from
Ing pace; and very soon he had crossed Columbia law school.
the little bridge, and was coming up the
path heralding his srrival with a frank Frozen Wheat Short.
and careless greeting to hla frienda. He Jhe Dalles Through the High Bidge
waa a rather tall, lean, large-boned and and Fifteen-Mile country, the section
powerrui looking man ol about eight-and- of Wmc0 rount whenj in w m08t
twenty: aomewhat pale In face, seeing L,rtlial. oam h tha fr ft. FaK.
. j n -j
not expected to do. In any case. Wal
lowa county baa a better prospect for a
railroad than ever before.
Ready to Start Cut-Off.
Eugene C. 8. Freeland, construction
engineer of the Southern Pacific com
pany, is in Eugene with a force of men
preparatory to the construction of the
bridge across tbe Willamette river at
Springfield for the Henderson-Spring
field cutoff branch line, which will be
built immediately. The people of Eu
gene berald the news of the beginning
of the work on thia line with great sat
isfaction.. They have looked (or it long
and earnestly. It means the making
of Eugene a terminus for all trains on
the Woodburn-Natron and Springfield-
Indiana Go Into Law.
Chemawa Among the 32 young
men who were recently admitted to
practice law before the Supreme, court I Wendling branches, increasing the pop
of Oregon were two Indians, graduates I nlation of the city considerably by the
of the Chemawa Indian school. JJotn i addition of the trainmen and their lam
young men were successful,, and give I iliea, and affording the people residing
great promise of a creditable career. 1 along the aforesaid branches a quicker
They were Oscar Norton, of California ud better means of reaching thia city
wbo graduated in 1898, and George to do their trading.
Bernier, of Oregon, of the class ol 1VUU.
Word has also reached here that Rich
ard Graham, another California Indian,
who waa a student of Chemawa in
that he lived ao much out of doors; hia
hair a raven black; hia eyes gray, pene
trating and steadfast; hla mouth firm,
and yet mobile and expressive at times;
hla forehead square rather than lofty;
voice, a cheat voice, waa heard la pleas
ant and well-modulated English.
"Here, Miss Winterbourne," said he,
"Is the little vssculum I spoke to you
about; It has seen some service, but it
may do well enough. And here ia Bent
ley's Manual, and a Flora. The Flora
Is an old one; I brought an old one pur
posely, for at the beginning there ia a
synopsis of the Linnaean system of class
ification, and you will find that the easi
est way of making out the names of a
new plant. Of course," he added, "I
have told Mrs. Bell you are to have ac
cess to my herbarium, whether I am
there or not "
"Oh, yes, that Is' so probable!" said
ahe. "Mr. Bell allowing me to go Into
your study!"
"Mrs. Bell and I understand each other
very well, 1 assure you," he said, grave
ly. "We are only two augurs, who wink
at each other; or rather we shut our eyes
to each otber'a humbug "
"Why, Jack, ahe means to buy back
Mongalen for you!" the Master of Lynn
exclaimed.
"I know ahe haa some romantic scheme
of that aort in her head," he' said, frank
ly. "It is quite absurd. What should
I do with Monaglen? However, In the
meantime, I have made pretty free use of
the old lady's money at Uress, and she Is
highly pleased, for she was fond of my
father's family, and she likes to hear me
spoken well of, and you can easily pur
chase gratitude especially with some
body else's money. You see It works
well all round. Mrs. Bell, who Is au
honest, shrewd; good, kindly woman, sees
that her charity ls administered with
soma care; the people around but espe
cially the children are benefited; I have
leisure for any little experiments and
my Idle rambles; and If Mrs. Bell and
I hoodwink each other, it is don very
openly, and there is no great harm."
(To be continued.)
Platinum on Santiam.
Lebanon George B. Whitcomb, who
1 897, haa been admitted to practice law th SantUm river reports hav-
m the courts of W ashington Lity. Mr. ing digered platinum in paying
Graham has been a government depart- on-nthfe. a ouantitv of black river
n( I annH vm sent tn thA poveroment ass&v
tbe office at Washington, D! C, and partly
concentrated sand went $50 to tbe ton,
while reconcentMted sand went aa high
aa 1 175 to the ton. Mr. Whitcomb has
sent other samples to the government
assayer at the Lewis and Clark fair.
He expects an expert in a few daya who
will make a thorough examination.
ruary, and where much reseeding waa
necessary, crops arc looking fairly well.
Some of the spring sown wheat ia short
and rather thin, but ia of good color,
and with favorable weather will make
a comparatively good crop. Farmers
in that section estimate that their
spring grain will average 15 bushels to
the acre. In that section the fall grain
that was not frozen out will yield from
35 to 40 bushels to the acre. Every
where throughout the county fall grain
is ripening rapidly, and heading has
already begun.
Bohernia Men Want Smelter.
Bohemia At an important meeting
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 82 83c per bushel;
bluestem, 89 90c; valley, 85c.
Barley, Feed, $21.5022 per ton;
rolled, $2324.
Oats No 1 white, feed, $29 per ton;
gray, $29.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112.
Fruits Apples,
per box; apricots,
peaches, 8090c per crate; plums, 85c
$1 per crate; Loganberries, ii.zo
per crate; blackberries, 10c per pound;
cherries, 712c per pound; currants,
8c per pound ; prunes, 85c$l; rasp
berries, $1.251.50 per crate.
Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound;
cabbage, llJc per pound; cauli
flower, 75 90c per dozen; celery, 90c
perdoxen; corn, 2027Kc per dozen;
new, $1.5001.85
$1.15 per crate;
of the Bohemia Mineownera' association
this week steps were taken to interest
some sineltermen in Bohemia camp.
One mining man stated that in case in
terested parties pat up a smelter, he
woould sign a contract to deliver 50
tons of ore per day. With this amount cucumbers, 4075c per dozen; lettuce,
of ore from one man, it is considered head, 10c per dozen ; parsley, Z5c per
an assured fact that a smelter would dozen; peas, 25c per pound; toma-
pay if once put in operation. Men who toes,. $1.253 per crate; turnips, $1.25
are now doing nothing with their prop- (1.40 per sack; carrots, $1.251.50
erties would proceed to active develop- per sack; beets, $101.25 per sack.
ment.
Mexican mints turn out more silver
money than those of any other conn-
try In the world. Last year Mexico
ahlpped Mvaral million alivar dollars to
Gains.
Albany Summer Normal.
Albany A summer normal school
for the benefit of public school teachers
is being conducted in Albany this sum
mer by County School Superintendent
W. L. Jackson, City School Superin
tendent Hayes and I.E. Bichardson.
A large number of the teachers in the
public schools of Linn county 1 are at
tending this summer school, where in
struction in practical pedagogy is given.
State Land in Klamath.
Salem State Land Agent Oswald
West has returned from a trip to Swan
Lake, Klamath county, where he ' in
spected a large tract ot land believed to
be swamp in character, and therefore
the property of the state. He found
5,000 acres to which he believes the
state is entitled to a patent, and he
will take steps immediately to perfect
title. .
Potatoes Oregon, new, 75c$l per
sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17K21 Jo
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2122c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 12)6
13c; mixed chickens, 1212c; old
roosters, 910c; young roosters, 11
12c; turkeys, live, 18 19; geeBe, live,
78c; ducks, old, 13c; ducks, young,
15c per pound.
Hops Choice 1904, 1619c per
pound.
wool Eastern Oregon average neat,
1921c; lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 2527o
per pound; mohair, choice, 31c per
pound.
Beef Dressed bulla, l2c
pound; cows, 84c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 5c
pound; ordinary, 4c.
Veal Dressed, 37c per pound.
Pork Di eased 67c per pound
per
per