• I fskin ¡ Eruption^ for a few days before the bomb explodes ner handkerchief to her mouth and in­ ing to produce on Helen. In fact, it did dulged in a rather violent fit of cough­ explode like a bombshell in the middle [ over Littlefield.” “But I am curious to know why you ing. Is was a gust of indignation she of the parlor and came near blowing ' were expecting me today. Was it a case was trying to choke down, accompanied the roof off the house. The nc-xt day by a strong desire to shake Helen White. Helen was in bed upstairs ill of a nerv­ of thought transferenoe?” By AUGUSTA LABNED. “I have urged him to come and see ous attack brought on by a whirl of “No: not quite. You had written to and similar annoyances are caused By CAMILIE DEBANS. you,’’ Mrs. White, all unconscious, emotions and the memory of her last by an impure blood, which will [Copyright. 1BW. by Ameiicaa Press Associa- i a person here that you were coming. ” result in a more dreaded disease. “Yes to be «ure, to Helen White, went on. “I have said all the pretty interview with Miss Lancaster, and i tkm.1 CHAPTER 1 Unless removed, slight impurities who wishes to consult me about a course things about you I could think of, and Monte, as usual, had left his office early "He asked for'Miss Lancaster, and as THE STORY OF A < III ME. will devt i<-p into Scrofula," Ecze­ of lectures on the ‘Philosophy of the Pas - I should not be a bit surprised if he to come and sit beside her as a tender The sm.i'.l fort of Salem, in Brazil, is ma, Salt Rheum and other serious the first sound of his voice reached her sions and Emotion-.’ I judged by her called. ” ear Louise ran down the stairs, with a and assiduous nurse. situate! on the right bank of tho river , results of “Thank you,” said Louise hastily, glad light in her face, and pushed aside note that sho was a little exalted, is the Fur a long time Helen had been lying Amazon, higher up than Para and some I have for me t’r: e been fa fl ft French say. And is she a friend of biting her lips, and her friend arose and quietly in bed twitching the diamond leagues from the sex It is tho most Ros»?, who was just shutting the parlor a sufferer from a Severn a -* u * k * sailed out of the house. yours?" ring ou her Anger to catch the light wearisome place in the world to stay in blood trouble, for which f Al j1 door. All the next day and the next Louise from the facets, when at last she said; if we may believe what travelers say, ’■ den death. “So I have heard you say before, ” that day in June we spent at the Hay­ McMinnville Lv 1 10:1 A M 1 I.V Then quick as thought lie saved him­ prettily and trembling a little with the ' male bachelor of music exists. —London Lv I Corvallis 12:1 F M 1 Ar wood farm, our walk in the woods, our observed Monte dryly. self by leaping out through the window. i consciousness that the time for confes­ i Queen. “ Oh, Monte, if you would only try little excursion on the river; how we At Albany and Corvallis connect with A hundred sharp hissings sounded in drove home by moonlight, with all tho to comprehend such a man as the pro- sion had arrived. “Monte,’’said she, trains of Oregon Pacific Railroad, He Had Counted Thein. Pedro’s ears, who in his turn endeavor­ I fessor, it would be a great advantage to in a low voice, “you never knew that roadsides scented with now mown hay Guest (facetiously)—There are two ed to save himself by flight, but scarce­ Express Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) | you. It would widen your mental scope. there had been a little romance in my and dog roses?” spoons in my teacup. What is that a ly had be reached the courtyard when Ar Portland “Yes, yes,” said she eagerly. “I re- It would take your thoughts off your i life. It all happened the years I was I sign of? l:4Ô P M l.v Lv I lie fell, fainting, to the ground. His St. Joseph away in X. with my aunt. I knew him 7:1 P M Lv horses. ” mornber it all—evory leaf on the trees, Lv McMinnville Hostess’ Little Son—That’s a sign brother, who was mounting guard at 7:2 P M Ar “I don’t want my mental scope wid­ —Frank—that is, Professor Markham— every pebble in the road. We fished Through Tickets to all points In Eastern three hours, Frank, and we did not ened, ” growl«! Monte. “It’s enough when we were both young, before he that somebody else hasn’t got any spoon. the door of the lieutenant governor, States, Canada and Europe can be obtained at threw down his musket and rushed to for a man’s wife to have a mental scope. I became an eminent and learned man. —Good News. lowest rates from G. A. Wilcox. Ageut, McMinn­ have a bite, not one, and then we lost And, as for the horses, don’t bother 1 We were mutually attracted then—it ville. E. P. ROGERS, our way going home. ’ ’ Vermont has a greater percentage of : liis assistance. It was too late. Five or Asst. G. F. 4P A., Portland, Or. “How fortunate that was, Louise! It about them. You have yonr fads; let me was 14 years ago—and were engaged, improved land in proportion to its area six serpents had inflicted their bite on K. KOEHLER, Manager. but both being quick tempered and high : than any other state except New York tho poor soldier. He turned livid and was that day, you remember, that you, have mine. ” ! spirited we quarreled about a little and Illinois. The dairy product of Ver­ expired on the spot, having scarcely had A distinct seed of prejudice and jeal ­ that I, that wo pledged ourselves to time to tell his brother what hud hap­ each other. Oh if that time could come ousy had been planted iu Monto'6 mind thing of no consequence. He thought to mont reaches $25,000,000. pened. Alfonso Bacas, the brother of the dead back, Louise, you would find mo a wiser toward the professor. The next day Mrs. exercise his authority over me, and 1 CHURCHES man, threw himself on the corp: e, kissed Conipenriat Ion. resented tho attempt, and from that day White hustled into Miss Lancaster ’ s and I believe a better man. ” B aptist —Services Sunday 11 a. ru. and to this we have never met until became There Lad been a battle. Death was ev­ its forehead; then returning to his post “Yes,” sighed Louise, “but if we had parlor, looking very pink and pretty. 7:30p. ru ; Sunday school 9:50 a in.; the young people’s sooietv 6:15 p m Prayer been wiser—if you had been a great “Yon don’t know how charmed I ain here on purpose to see me five days ago. erywhere. Under cannon lay dead and dy­ he took up his gun and loaded it. A re­ meeting Thursday 7 30 p. m. Covenant and distinguished professor, and I a dis­ with Professor Markham, ’ ’ said she al­ His wife has been dead some time, and ing. The ground was red with the blood port was heard, and Sergeant John fell, meeting first Sat each month 2:00 p. in. creet, prudent old maid—we shouldn’t most before sitting down. “Ho has giv­ now, yon see, Monte, it is just tho same of men. The defeated commander, be­ ' mortally woundeiL A few minutes later M ethodist E piscopal —Services every grimed and sad beyond words, a fugitive the lieutenant governor, returning to Sabbath 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday have beei half so happy, or so—so silly en me invaluable hints about my lec­ ! as if that ridicnlous quarrel liad never from the field, crept on bis hands and the fort, learned what had taken place, l occurred. ’ ’ And Louise sat down sud- tures, and I think they are going to bo and absurd. You find mo wiser, too, school 9:30 a m. Prayer meeting 7:00 p knees through underbrush toward the tn. Thursday. 8. E. M bmingeb , Pastor. Frank,” sho added, with a little laugh. a great success. I wonder, Louise, you j denly and went into eclipse behind her skirts of the village. Suddenly he paused. I gave the order for tho arrest of Alfonso and announced that the next day a court C vmb . P resbyterian —Services every Sab­ "Wisdom does not compensate for years have never spoken to me of him. I don’t I handkerchief. The sound of a soft voice broke ou Lis ear, bath 11 00 a m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday on tho w/ong side of the ledger. ” “Why, Louise, you dear girl,” cried and ho peered through the bushes. A lit­ martial would sit to try the murderer, remember that I ever heard you men­ school 9:30 a. ru. Y. P. C. E . Sunday 6:30 “But you are not old, Louise. You tion his name, and it was just by acci­ Monte, jumping up and getting hold of tle child sat weaving a garland of grass who, 24 hours afterward, was brought p. ru. Prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m. before Don Luis Vagaert and found are just the same, only more beautiful dent I found out he had known you her hand and nearly wringing it off in and wild flowers by a running brook. W. H. J oses , Pastor “Be not afraid, dear child,” he said as guilty, and as the lieutenant governor I his grip. “How glad I am, howdelight- C hristian --Services every Sabbath 11:00 to me, and with that little sarcastio those years you lived in X ” she started at his approach, but resumed felt himself that day more than usually a m and 7 :30 p. ni. btiuday school 10 edge to your tongue, so fascinating and Louise held her head down over her ' ed 1 am, how rejoiced I am! What pur­ a. in. Young people’s meeting at 6:30 p. m. delightful. Can you, will you renew embroidery, upon which she seemed very blind dunces we havo been, what idiots her seat, reassured by his kindly eye. “1 out of spirits he pronounced the sen­ have lost my empire. " H. A. D enton , Pastor. tence of death in an iiujierturbable tone the old bond between us so absurdly intent. “There was no occasion for my : to keep on saying all these years that “How sorry 1 am?’said the little one S t . J ames C atholic —First st., between of voice. The execution was appointed I probably you never were in love, never ! mentioning him as I know. ” broken by a fit of temper, a gust of pas ­ timidly. “ But you may have my gar ­ G and H. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Ves­ to take place the following day. Never "But such a distinguished man,” ! had a serious affair in your life! You land.”—Kate Field’s Washington. sion? Will you make me the happiest ot pers 7:30. Services once a month. since the fort and village of Salem had W. R. H ogan , Pastor ! Mrs. White went ou, peeping at herself dear creature, I congratulate you with men?” been in existence had a capital sentence A Japanese Invitation to Dinner. She put out her hand again, and he in the mirror, “so fascinating, so bril­ all my heart and soul, and Markham—I SECRET ORDERS. been pronounced either against one of An invitation to dinner among the mid ­ liant and magnetic! Ono does not meet am sure lie is a capital fellow. Tell clasped it, and for a long time there K nowles C hapter N o . 12, O. E. S.—Meets a the inhabitants or against one of the dle or upper classes of Japan frequently Masonic ball the first and third Monday evening were but few words spoken. him I shall be delighted to make liis [ such a man without his making an im­ In each month. Visiting members cordially in­ commences as follows: “I beg pardon for soldiers of the garrison, so that it was acquaintance. Ha, ha, ha! Was there pression. I havo thought if we had "Do you know, ” said Louise at last, vited MRS. O. O HODSOX, Sec. insulting you in begging your compa­ quite an event, and the lieutenant gov­ MRS H L. HEATH. W. M. “all that episode of my youth occurred known each other earlier, Louise, my ever such a joke? It’s better than win­ thus ny at my house to dinner. The house is ernor, who no doubt had judged Al­ ning a $5,000 purse on the race course. lifo might have been very different. I C tstpr P ost N o . 9—Meets the second and fourth during the three years I lived with my small and very drty. Our habits are rude, fonso Bacas entirely according to the Saturday of each month in Union ball at 7:30 Aunt Morris in X. Tho people here have i have sighed so for sympathy in the high­ 1 must be off at once and let Helen and you may not get anything fit to eat, dictates of his conscience, still was net p. m on second Saturday and at 10:30 a m. on 4th Saturday. All members ot the order are never heard a word. They solemnly be- er realms of my nature, and now, when know the great news. ” And lie flung and yet I hope that you will condescend quite at his ease. cordially invited to attend our meetings. i lieve I was cut out for spinsterhood from it is too late, a man appears who might out of the door, jumped into his trot­ to be present with us at 6 o’clock on Dee. B. F. C lvbine , Commander. At 9 o’clock on Thursday morning my cradle and have never had a single have fed me, have helped me and made ting wagon, and lashing Mountain Bird 9.” Upon arriving at the house you find J. A. PECKHAM. Adjt. ' my life a kind of ecstasy. They say his flew down the street like a streak of it spotlessly clean, tasty in arrangement there was quite a crowd on the ram­ sentimental experience. ” and the host and hostess affable indeed. parts. Perhaps the word “crowd” may W. C T U.—Meets on every Fri­ “But you will tell your friends now, wife was a poor little invalid. He nev- , lightning. The bill of fare consists of 10 or 15 courses, seem an exaggeration; but, after all, ev­ day, in Wright’s hall at 3 o’clock p m. Monte chuckled and rolled with in- | er had been mated, Louise. It is very Louise?” £. T. L. at 3 p. m. the best the market can afford. All the “Not for a little while, Frank. It is sad. You see, dear, I can enter into the : ward laughter all the way back to the self humiliation of the host is the method erything is relative, and as the entire M bs . A. J. W hitmore , Pres. 1 house. He took a wicked pleasure in adopted to pay you honor.—New York population of Salem was present on tlic all so new, so strange, so delicious, I very last fiber of his experience. ” C lara G. E ssos . Sec'y. occasion it would be hypercritical to re- Louise raised her head abruptly, put advance in the effect the news was go- wish to luxuriate iu my emotions just for Infants and Children. 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Castoria is put up in nne-si»e bottles only^—It l« n°t «old in Don’t allow any one to soil yon anything olao OR tho plea OT pramisa that it ia " just as good" and‘•wOlaaawer every purpoao." See that yog pet (>A"S“T m O i ,R*I*A. is on everjr wrapper. The fac"ttimile signature of ’ Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. mark that elsewhere a collection of a knew very little Portuguese, and us soon hundred men would scarcely be digni­ as Alfonso recognized him he came to the conclusion that it would not be very fied by the name of an assemblage. All the garrison was under arms. The difficult to outwit him. In fact, the lieutenant governor, on horseback, was change of guard was made without any to preside over the execution, and while trouble, and Alfonso, ready to drop from a picket of 12 men went to fetch tliu fright, followed haltingly behind his prisoner Don Luis Vagaert placed him­ j three or four comrades in order to self at the head of his troop, which was j continue the patrol and return to the formed in military square on the place j guardhouse. But it was precisely this | return to the guardhouse which consti- of execution. The lieutenant governor’s watch j tuted his most formidable danger. So far there was nothing to fear. The showed that 9 o’clock had arrived. A shudder ran through all who were pres­ ' half caste and the soldiers were half ent. Still the prisoner had not made his asleep as they walked; but if, as always appearance. Don Luis Vagaert was very ! happens, there should be a single one pale, but yet did not seem overanxious j awake among those at the post all would to learn the cause of a delay so much be lost. Alfonso at once took a final resolu­ out of harmony with all military dis- cipline. At last tho sergeant who was tion. The patrol marched in an orderly in command of the picket of execution fashion along the ramparts. The fort of arrived quite out of breath, and making | Salem had never undergone a siege, and excited gestures before he was able to | yet, most luckily for him, there existed speak gave the lieutenant governor to on the eastern side of the fortifications a understand that tho prisoner had es­ sort of breach, commenced by the sun and continued by time, the most invin­ caped. At this news Don Luis regained his cible enemy of all. The ramparts, formed of earth held natural color, even went so far as to ut­ ter a sigh of relief and muttered to him • together by bricks, had at this point slightly fallen away, and, though it self: “This Alfonso is not only a good j would have been difficult to climb up heartud man, but a fellow uf somu in- this way into the citadel from the steep- telligonce. His escape is an event tho ! ness of the acclivity, still a desperate most unexpected and the most agreea­ j man might make the attempt of roll­ ble that could have happened. We shall ing down to the bottom at the risk pass at least a week in looking for him, of breaking his head. On every other and I hope we shall not find him. Still i side of the fort Alfonso would have all the more reason for starting in pur­ j lusen obliged to use a thick rope in or- | der to descend from the ramparts, and suit of him. “Comrades,” cried the lieutenant I this was nut the moment to go and try governor from liis saddle, ’ ’the prison­ Ito get one. As to the gates, they were er lias for tl.u moment succeeded iu evad­ well guarded, fur Don Luis Vagaert had ing the rigor of the law. Our duty is to too little to do not to have introduced a do all in our power to see that Alphouso | very severe discipline into what he Bacas, who has been condemned by a ; called his army. At the moment, then, that the patrol regularly constituted tribunal to be shot, should be retaken and executed with I arrived at the breach Alfonso, who had as little delay as possible. We must been lagging behiud, drew close- to tho therefore set to work at once, and a re­ opening and then let himself roll down ward of 20 duuros shall be given to any to the bottom of the ramparts. The half sergeant or private soldier who shall caste and the soldiers with him, hear­ bring him in dead or alive. Forward! ing the noise, feared the approach of some wild beast and set off running to March!” Then, resuming his soliloquy, Dull I the guardhouse, where they called tlie Luis said to himself: “He must base ' roll, one man missing. There were sev­ got a good start by this time. I might eral opinions on the matter. One said just as well have offered 100,000 dou- he had seen a jaguar carry him off down ros. ” the breach, another declared that it was an alligator, while a third insisted CHAPTER II. that he hud heard the cry of a boa con­ THE WAY OF ESCAPE. During the night which should have strictor, which resembles nothing so preceded his execution Alfonso Bacas much us a saw cutting rotten wood. had received a visit from the parish Anyhow this was sufficient to make the priest of Salem, who duly performed his soldiers barricade the guardhouse so well spiritual offices. Then, having been ask­ that not a single soldier was relieved ed if he desired any sjiecial favor before until daylight. We can tell what took place after­ going to execution, he begged for a bot­ tle of brandy, which was brought to ward. The escape was discovered at 9 him by permission of the civil and mil­ o’clock. The soldier who was found in itary authorities—that is to say, of Don the cell sleeping himself sober was con­ Luis. The half of this brandy served to demned to a month’s imprisonment. fill a gourd which the prisoner had in The half caste guessed well enough what his cell; the rest he offered to the senti­ had caused the noise at the side of the nel charged to keep watch over him. breach, but kept his thoughts to him­ The soldier began to make excuses, but self, and it was settled that after the Alfonso insisted so pleasantly that the siesta—that is to say, at the hour when other did not know how to refuse with­ the human brain cannot support the out giving a last insult to a comrade so heat of the equatorial sun—40 or 50 near death. men should set off with arms and bag­ The sentinel then accepted it through gage and explore the forest, where they propriety, drunk it through civility ai d would be forced to camp out during the ended by going to sleep through the ef­ whole of the expedition. The fugitive, we may as well say at fects. Bacas lost no time in laying hold of the helpless man and dragging him once, was a long way off. His volunta­ into his cell. Then he mounted guard ry fall had taken place under most fa­ in his place. This was at 2 o’clock in vorable circumstances. Some brambles, tall grass and yielding brushwood had the morning. Alfonso had scarcely time to take up broken the shock, and although, after his position when the night patrol was having rolled down for some seconds, heard coming to relieve guard. The he jieroeived. a depth below him—for he condemned man struck his forehead in had fallen from a height of several despair. In exchanging the password he yards—still he had nothing worse to could not fail to be recognized. Noth­ complain of than some severe bruises. ing short of a miracle could save him. The dizziness which had arisen from his giddy descent having passed away, Flight was impossible, so he waited. The sergeant who commanded ths pa­ Alfonso rose and directed his steps to trol was a sort of half caste who had the north. This was not the direction come, nobody knew why, from the Ar­ he intended to taka afterward, but the gentine Republic, to which, for reasons village lay to the east of the fort, and best known to himself, he showed no t desire to return. Fortunately this miui [TO BE CONTINUED. J r =T)IS(/(>L’NT I ■ 20 PER CENT COMMENCING-JÜÑE 28TH, 1894, 20 PER CENT We mill offer oar Entire Stoek of Spring and Sammer Clothing at Trnenty per eent Diseoant for Cash. GOOD ALL WOOL SUITS AT $8.00. KA Y & TODD. ’'