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Manifold Disorders Are occasioned by an impure and im- porertsned condition of the blood, slight imntirities. if not corrected, develop Into ■enoua maladies, such as The Whippoorwill's Call. By AUGUSTA LAMED. 'Copyright, WM, by American Pre»« Associa- tion.l CHAPTER ILL Elsie rang the dinner bell from the i back porch vigorously, but Paul was ' 5 deaf to the sound. He was sitting in a an other troublesome disease. Tocure I state of desperate gloom among his tur these is required a safe and reliab« rem tles and rabbits and squirrels, while tho edy free from any harmful ingredients, and purely vegetable. Such rtararai light came in furtively through the one It removes al impunt.- —wsVajI small window curtained with cobwebs from the blood and thorough-1 T‘ '* u ry r frames the system. Thousands of and touched his bowed head. Though cam of the wont form* of blood dis the tame bobolink sang sweetly in his eases hare been cage and a white pigeon flew down from Cured by S. S. S. the beams overhead and perched on his Send for our Treatise mailed free to any address shoulder, their friend mid lover could BWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. not be consoled. He sat crouched on Uncle Si’s old workbench, with his knees drawn up and his head bowed on his hands, staring vigorously at nothing. Paul was like a careless child who had always lived in a happy dream among kind and friendly people and was i awakened by a rude shake of the shoul- I der to face those terrible things called E. McNEILL, Receiver. the realities of life. He was a simple fellow, with a sunny nature, strong and TO THE gentle, with tho immense capacity for | patient work with which all with a bent ' for the natural sciences seem endowed, slow to anger, but when his wrath was once aroused it flashed out like fire. His hatred for Uncle Si’s heir sprang GIVES THE CHOICE OF partly from an instinctive perception of TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL Hapgood’s character and partly from a horribly jealous pang that shot through him for the first time and told how dear Elsie was to his heart He had been al ways loving his playmate and friend, the clever little student who sat by hig VIA VIA side the long winter evenings, drinking SPOKANE DENVER in all that he cofild teach her, with her bright, eager eyes fixed on his face, her Minneapolis OMAHA head close to his, so nimble of wit, so teachable and good. As Uncle Si grew AND AND old and helpless they had shared to ST. PAUL KANSAS CY gether the work of the house, and the stable, and the farm. Elsie had proved as handy as a boy, willing, cheery little LOW KATES TO ALL Elsie, and until this moment Paul had never known he loved her. It came EASTERN CITIES. upon him now almost as a sense of great misfortune. He did not reason; he only OCEAN STEAMERS felt with tho stinging smart of pain and Leave Portland Every 3 Days trouble. Arthur Hapgood, it was plain to poor Paul, was his rival. How could • • FOR • • any man know Elsie and not lovo her? And would Elsie be caught by this stranger’s attractions, his tine clothes and white hands and smooth, worldly ways? How could he struggle against him, a poor, penniless, homeless fellow, For full details call on or address with only a little knowledge In his head and infinite love and wrath in his heart? W. H HIHI BIKT, Gen. Pass Agt. He knew all the ways of the woods PUUTLiND, OU. and the habits of the birds and animals that inhabited them. He could live like a fox in its hole. He cared not what lie EAST AND SOUTH ate or where he slept, but the thought VIA of leaving Elsie in Arthur’s power was maddening to Paul. If he could use his fist on the com placent Hapgood and tumble those fine OF THE clothes in the dirt, his generous young soul would be satisfied. It was thus sunk in tho depths of despair that Elsie found the strong young fellow as she ExpreaaTralns Leave Portland Daily pushed open the door of the old shop with a dinner plate in her hand and ad LEAVE. ARRIVE mitted a broad streak of daylight. She Portland............6:1 P M | San Francisco..10:4 A M San Pnmcisco.7:00 P M I Portland.............8:20 AM put the plate down close beside him on the bench, and a tame squirrel that had Above train* atop at all station* from Portland to been cuddling up inside Paul’s sleeve Albany inclusive. Also Tangent, Sbedds, Hal jumped on the bench and began to smell sey. Harrisburg, Junction City, Irving. Eugene and ail stations from Roseburg to Ashland inclu about the bread and meat Paul did not sive. look up, but pushed away the food with Roseburg Mail Daily. his hand. LEAVE ARRIVE: "I don’t want anything,” said he Portland............8:30 A M I Roseburg. ,0PM Roseburg.......... 7:00 AM ] Portland ..........4.80 PM gloomily. ‘‘A morsel of that fellow’s bread would choke me. ” DINING CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE. ‘‘Don’t you see, ” said Elsie severely, PULLMKN * BUFFET drawing herself up with girlish dignity, “that you aré making it a great deal SLEEPERS harder for me? You should not think AND of yourself, Paul, at such a time as SECOND CLASS SLEEPING CARS, only this.” Attached to all Through Trains. “As if 1 do,’’said he, raising his .West Side Division. head quickly, with a red cloud over his BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS forehead, and looking at her with half Mail Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) j averted eyes. “I’ll do anything you ask,” he added humbly, “but be friends m T m Lv Portland Ar 5:35 P M 10:15 A M Lv McMinnville Lv 3:01 P M with him. If I could once feel my fist 12:15 P M 1 Ar Corvallis Lv 1:00 P M against his ribs, ’twould be more to me At Albany and Corvallis connect with than a fortune. But if you like him, Elsie," he went on, spying on her, “I’ll trains of Oregon Pacific Railroad, Express Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) go slink off to the old houso in Upham Range, where dad and I used to live 140 FYf Lv Portland Ar 1 3 25 A M alone with old Mel and Darkness, and 7:16 P M Lv St. Joseph Lv 1 6 03 A M Lv 1 5 5J A M leave you in peace. I won’t hurt him if McMinnville 7:25 P M Ar you tell me not to. ” Through Tlokata to all point» in Eastern “No, you must not hurt him,” said Stales. Canada and Europe Can be obtained at I lowest rates from O A. Wilcox. Agent, McMinn Elsie very decidedly. “You must let ville. E. P. ROGERS, him alone, or you will get yourself into Asst O. F. & P A., Portland, Or. trouble. You are a ridiculous, unreason B KOEHLER, Manager able boy, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself. ’ ’ LOCAL DIRECTORY. Paul rather liked her scolding, but he glanced at her suspiciously after glower ing darkly at the ground. His bright CHURCHES blue eyes were almost black under the B aptist —8e.-vices Sunday 11 a. m. and 7 80 p. tu ; Sunday school9:50 a m.; the knit brows. young people’s society 6:15 p m Prayer “1 can’t keep my hands off him, meeting Thursday 7:30 p. tn. Covenant Elsie, if he keeps dogging you about meeting first Sat each month 2:00 p. m. and looking at you as he does. I thought M ethodist E piscopal —Services every ' Sabbath 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday when I came in and found you together in the pantry he wa* going to—to kiss school 9:30 a m. Prayer meeting 7:00 p m. Thursday. S E. M iminger , Pastor. you. ” C umb . P resbyterian —Services every Sab- | “As if he would have dared, ” cried bath 11:00 a m and 7:30 p. tn. Sunday , “He school 9:30 a. m. Y. P. C. E.. Sunday 6:80 Elsie, with her eyes flaming. p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m. ! would have got a Bkimmerful of cream E E. T hompson , Pastor. right in his face. He must learn to keep C hristian —Services every Sabbath 11:00 his distance, or I shall burn him with a a. m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Young people’s meeting at 6:30 p. m. hot iron or throw some scalding water H. A. D enton , Pastor. over him.” The cloud began to clear off Paul’s S t . J ames C atholic —First st., between G and H. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Ves face. pers 7:30. Services once a month. "You mean to stay here, Elsie?” W. R. H ooan , Pastor “How can I go away just now, Paul? I have the calves and lambs and fowls SECRET ORDERS. 1 should hear them crying for K nowles C hapter No, 12, O. E. S.—Meets a unfed. Maaonic ball me first and third Monday evening me in the night wherever I might be. I in each month. Visiting member* cordially in think poor Uncle Si would be restless vited. MRS. O. 0. HODSON, Sec. MRS. H. L. HEATH, W. M. in the grave, and then old Aunt Prissy I must stay and wait C vsteb P ost No. »—Meets the second and fourth i and Aunt Hetty. Saturday of each month tn Union hall at 7:30 | on them as long as they need me. I p. m. on second Saturday and at 10:30 a. m. on 4th Saturday. All members of the order are know by what he says it won’t be long cordially invited to attend onr meetings. before he turns them adrift, for he talks B. F. C lvbine , Commander. > of pulling down a part of the old honse. ” J. A. P ecxham , Adjt. Paul fell into another fit of the sulks W. C T. U.—Meets on every Fri-1 as he chewed away on a bit of straw dav, in Wright’s hall at 3 o’clock p m. “I can’t see," said he at last, “how so L. T. L. at 3 p. m. good a man as Uncle Si was could make M rs A. J. W hitmore , Pres C lara G. E sson . Sec'y. such a mess of things. It’s wicked to SCROFULA, ECZEMA, RHEUMATISM 0. R. & N. CO. EAST ROUTES SAN + FRANCISCO The Shasta Route NEW GOODS ! help people as he did while he lived ' in the way of a strongbox about the I piece hangs on the wall, and, just as you live, ’ and brother Simon was a man and • then. leave them without even a premises?” plainly as I see you now, I saw him of his word. ” “I never have seen any such thing ' open a closet door and take out a bun roof over their heads. I suppose that “Indeed he was, ” piped up Miss Het fellow will have the face to set the old about, ” said Elsie coldly. “The house dle of papers. He turned and looked at ty, who had just waked out of her nap women out on the road. Haven’t they is yours, and you are free to search for | me and smiled, and then 1 awoko and and canght the last words of her sister’s any folks of their own, Elsie, that you yourself. ’ ’ found myself in bed, but very cold and confident speech. "Brother Simon never “You need not be quite so curt. El- j with my teeth chattering. The dream went back of what he promised, though ever heard of?" “No,” said she, shaking her curly sie. I did not suppose you had con made such an impression on my mind 1 he was a plain man with no pretensions head mournfully. “They’re the last of cealed any of my uncle’s effects, but 1 got up, frightened as I was, lighted my to breeding. liis word was as good as the Hinghams. There was a nephew, I am not so sure about that fellow Ray lamp and went into Uncle Si’s room. his bond,” and the old sisters wagged believe, bpt he was a good for naught nor. By the way, I wish you would The bed was white and smooth, just as 1 their heads in unison in perfect child and ran away to South America or some tell him, if he does not intend to make had made It up after ths funeral, and like confidence. where. They never speak of him be himself useful, he had better get out of his oak stick stood by tho headboard. “But have you any writing to show cause he tarnished the family glory. here and take his four footed beasts and ' A broad streak cf moonlight lay across yenr claim on the place?” asked Elsie •Oh, Paul,” she cried impulsively, “I I fowls of the air along with him. I shall the floor exactly as I had seen it in my —“any scratch of Uncle Si’s pen?” . am young and strong. How I wish I ! look out for a competent man to carry dream. Uncle Si’s brown clothes and “Writing?” repeated Miss Prissy in could make a shelter for their poor old on the farm, and he will not be need bis hat hung on the wall, the same he calm contempt. “Why should we need HIRTY years' observation of Castoria with the patronage of ed.” heads with my arms!” had worn in tho dream. I shivered, half a writing when we have brother Si million* of person», permit u» to speak of it without gne»»ing. “I will not tell him, "cried Elsie, expecting to see Uncle Si standing there mon’s word? Elsie, von are a perfect Paul sprang to her and took her two little brown hands in his and looked ' facing round, her eyes flashing fire and in the corner, with the closet door open. child.” It is nnquestionahlyjthe hest rcmody for Infants and Children into her eyes. “We might do it togeth half choked with pain and wrath. “Bitt,” cried Elsie in despair, hitch But the place was empty and vacant the world has ever known. It is harmlee.. Children like it. It “Why, Elsie,” said Arthur, looking There was no closet there, only a solid ing nearer and shouting into the old er, ” he said. “Say that we shall never, gives them health. It will save their lives.__ In it Mothers have never part. Promise me, Elsie.” He at her with one of his cool, penetrating, wall. I passed my baud over it. It was woman’s ear, ‘,‘don’t you know he means put his arm around her and drew her smiling glances, “it can’t be you care ' smoothly papered with old blue paper to tear down this house?” something which is absolutely safe and practically perfect as a very close—the dark curly head, the for that fellow. ” And he went out and sprigged with red, and I crept to bed Miss Prissy had made a trumpet with child’s medicine. rosy, blushing face. Elsie felt him kiss saddled his horse and rode away to the again wondering what it could al) her hand, and now she laughed a little ing her hair before she knew what had town. weak, foolish laugh. mean. ” Castoria destroys Worms. As the sound of his horse’s hoofs happened, and then she broke away, “Why, he wouldn’t tear down this “It was the action of your own Castoria allays Feverishness. clicked on the stony path that led from panting and frightened like some wild mind,” said Paul decidedly, who house for the world, child. Ho has a creature that has been caught and held the barn down to the road Elsie drop thought lie knew a good deal about vi veneration for everything that is old. Castoria prevents vomiting Sonr Cnrd. for a moment, and rushed back to the ped into Uncle Si’s old armchair, and sioned appearances and dreams. “It was You ought to have heard him talk about Castoria enres Diarrhoea and Wind Colio. house in a glow of agitated, blissful con putting her head down on her arms as all made out of your thoughts about our chairs and tables, and the govern she rested them on the table sobbed like fusion. Castoria relievos Teething Troubles. Uncle Si, impressed as pictures on the or’s picture, and the Hingham coat of arms!” Arthur Hapgood was wandering about a child. Paul, too, hid in the old shop sensitive brain tissue”----- Castoria enres Constipation and Flatulency. “He has dismissed Paul Raynor!” the kitchen rubbing his white hands with his tame creatures around him, had “But I never had thought of that heard the sounds of departure; bad Castoria neutralises tho effects of carhonic acil gas or pni' inom air. and chuckling over the absurdities of closet, ” said Elsie as she made up the screamed Elsie, quite in despair, feel those old women with whom he had spied, in fact, on Arthur’s movements butter into firm yellow balls and stamp ing that she would like to shake the Castoria does not contain morphine, opium, or other narcotic property. just taken tea. Miss Prissy had put on through a knothole in the barn, and ed them with a rose stamp. “I could poor old woman into some comprehen Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the_ stomach awl bowels, now, finding the coast clear, he crept sion of the precipice on which she stood. black silk mitts to do honor to the oc not have imagined the closet because I “Dismissed Paul? What do you say, casion and had carefully sugared her round to the kitchen door, where an old know well enough there never was a giving healthy and natnral sleep. child? There must have been some slight visitor’s cup, while Miss Hetty exhibit white hen had led her downy brood to closet in that place. ’ ’ Castoria is put up in '-ne-sire bottles only. It is not sold in bulk. ed the governor’s silver shoe buckles, pick up the dinner crumbs. Elsie’s eyes “That was queer, ” said Paul musing misunderstanding. We will speak to his tortoise shell snuffbox, prettily were suspiciously red, and he knew in ly as he leaned back in the chair and him about it, Elsie. Paul is a good boy, Don’t allow any eno to sell yon anything also on tho plea or promise mounted in gold, and a bundle of time a moment she had been crying. half closed his eyes, “but things get and we wish him to stay with us, and that it is “ jnst as good ” and “ will answer every pnrpose ’* “Did that fellow say anything in badly mixed in dreams. ” you, too, little Elsie. We look upon you stained love letters penned by the great sulting to you, Elsie? If he did, I will both as brother Simon ’ s legacy to us. See that yon get C-A-S-T-O-R-l-A. man to his first wife, Miss Hepzibah “It did not seem like a dream, but like something I had witnessed with my Never fear; we will protect you. ” And Forbes. She had even in her complacen punch his head for him. ” “I can take care of myself, ” said El bodily eyes; but, of course, I know there she gently patted Elsie’s back as if sooth cy allowed Arthur to read the epistle in The fac-simile z /_f ivrmr-vttrf which the governor in stately terms had sie, drawing herself up with girlish dig never was a closet in that corner of Un ing a fretful child. signature of - wrapper. Just at that moment Paul put his offered his hand and heart to Miss Hep nity, “and will not allow you to lay a cle Si’s room. I remember a good many finger on him. If you pick a quarrel head in at the door and shouted, “ The years ago a red worsted curtain hung zibah, signing himself, “Yours without prejudice, Josiah Underwood Hing with him, I am not sure I shall ever across that end to keep Uncle Si’s Sun bees are swarming!” Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. day clothes from the dust. But that was ham. ” These precious relics strewed the speak to you again. ” “ You have got to let me take care of CHAPTER IV. long since taken away. I can’t help beautiful old table of polished mahoga The south wind blew blandly that ny, with an inlaying of white wood. The you, Elsie, for you have promised your thinking that Uncle Si wanted to 6ay old ladies were so happy to show them self to me. I am just spoiling for n something to me that weighed on his morning, and the scent of new made hay was in the air. The Wheatfields to an appreciative stranger they bobbed fight, but I will try to keep my hands mind when he was dying. ” Paul moved uneasily in his chair. He wore a pale gold color, and the corn their heads, while the bows on their off him. Now, I’ll tell you what my Elsie. You ought to go to school for a caps quivered, contradicted and correct plan is. I am going to hide up in the had no belief in such things. “Don’t lands rustled their broad green leaves. young man from th« livery stable and I year or two, for you >-^k in you the dismissed him on his way back to town. I ed each other and grew delightfully ani woods in the old abandoned hut left by you think,” said he, “you ought to Arthur Hapgood was driving back from The two old women had seen him ar- | making of a splendid woman.” mated. It was their opinion that Mr. the charcoal burners. It is just over the speak to the old ladies and try to make Littlefield with a stableboy beside him. each from her own window, and I “Why do you concern yourself about rive, crest of the hill in a thicket of hemlocks A satisfied and complacent smile curled them understand the situation. It will Arthur Hapgood was a young man of they kept nodding and bobbing their I me, Mr. Hapgood?” that hides it from sight, and not so far come on them like a clap of thunder his well cut lips, for he had prospered excellent manners and disposition, who heads, their faces wreathed with smiles j “Because you have no other protectoi knew how to honor birth and breeding. away but I can hear you if you come up when they learn they are to be turned in all his undertakings. No obstacle —no other friend. ” would be put in the way of his taking to welcome his return. But he did not i “Then the Lord have mercy upon How could they suspect he was laugh to the top of the lane and make the out. ” even pause at the parlor door to inquire whippoorwill call I taught you a long out letters of administration as the late Elsie washed her hands and smoothed ing in his sleeve, indifferent to the con fusion and pain his presence had created time ago. Now, try, Elsie, and let me her apron with a sigh. “1 will do my Simon Hapgood’s heir, and the old after their health. He was master of , see if you have forgotten how. ” in that house? best to make them understand, ” said man’s bank account had proved to be tho house now, and he flung the front Elsie circled her mouth with her two Arthur was quite at his ease. If Uncle she, “but they are so" old and childish larger than lie had any right to expect. door open with a bang and strode [TO BE CONTINUED. J Manifestly Mr. A. Hapgood had been through to the sitting room, where ho Si had thought best to provide for the hands, and standing erect let out the and deaf and blind and so set in their deposited his luggage, and not finding long, melancholy cry of the whippoor own ideas I don’t know how it is ever born with a gold spoon in his mouth. future of those helpless old creatures to be done. However, as you think best, The very sound of his name seemed to Elsie he wandered into the great kitch who were living in a fool’s paradise, will. “ Excellent, ” said Paul, smiling on he would have done so before the palsy Paul, I will go and speak to them, and betoken a happy and prosperous future. en, where a gentle wood fire was burn made him impotent. They had no claim her. “I shall know that call if I am I you watch over that third hive of As he drove along at a good pace over ing in the stove and a great Maltese on his special consideration. Such a fast asleep at any hour of the day or bees on the hill, for I think from the the winding country road, under great cat sat licking her chops and stretching view of the case would have appeared night 1 shall know that you need me, way they have been buzzing and hang trees and past quiet fields, with glimpses herself lazily on the hearth. The place absurdly sentimental to him. Young and I shall come quickly. ” ing outside the hive they will soon of blue hills coming in to fill all the was empty, swept and garnished. He “You can stay here until tomorrow swarm. ” vistas, he built some pretty castles in opened the chamber door—not a sound. Raynor had acted like a jealous idiot and had therefore cut himself off from morning, ” said Elsie as sho began to “Why don’t you let them get off to the air. He saw how he could make a He peered down the collar stairs listen sympathy. It was manifestly none of take the butter out of the churn, plac the woods,’’said Paul, going to the fine country place of the old farm by ing for the trip of Elsie’s light feet, but Arthur’s business what became of Ray ing it in a large wooden bowl. “He has window. “They belong now to that remodeling the ancient homestead, all was silent save the slow tick of the nor, whether he starved or begged along business in Littlefield that may keep fellow, and I should not put myself out building new atables and turning the clock in the corner. Had the little witch whole into grazing for sheep and cattle. taken French leave and left those old the road. That ill conditioned young him until tomorrow noon, and possibly for him. ’ ’ he may stay away all day. ” fellow had shown his crudity and bad Elsie looked at Paul with a glance of He intended gradually to acquire a women on his hands? He flushed and “Good!” said Paul as he flung him rather severe disapproval “I’m not do number of fine horses and to go into grew angry as it flashed upon him that manners, but Arthur thought it more for might have gono away with Paul than probable that he might yet be will self down in Uncle Si’s great chair. "I ing it for him, ” she said. “I am doing scientific breeding The homestead she Raynor. Burns, ing to come and eat humble pie and wouldn’t wish him to break liis neck or it for Uncle Si, out of respect for his would thus become his residence during He stepped out of the back kitchen take meekly the place he had thrown even his leg, but if anything should feelings. He taught me how to save the summer months. There was good Caked & Inflamed Udders. on his way toward the barn, where away as his underling. Arthur knew happen to detain him a week or a year swarms, and I can iiandle them without fishing in the neighborhood, and he felt door that Elsio would prove a powerful load don’t expect me to cry.” fear. I am sure, if Uncle Si knows what within him the exultation of holding the bawling of a calf could be heard Piles, “I am so glad to have a little talk is taking place here on the farm, he his head high among the best families in the quiet air and the cawing of stone to the bumptious Paul, and he crows as they flapped their great black with you, Paul, ” said Elsie, kneading of that part of the country would be sorry to have bis swarm lost. Rheumatic Pains, promised himself considerable amuse Then his thoughts turned to Elsie— wings over a cornfield. He stopped to ment out of this state of things. Not away at the golden butter with her lit- Maybe he is not quite as dead as you look in at the old shop where Paul had Bruises and Strains, bright, bewitching, saucy little Elsie think he is. ” that Arthur intended to be brutal in kept his pets and saw the door open playing his little game. Ho was deter Paul whistled softly to himself. He He meant to do something handsome and the place quite empty. Even Paul’s Running Sores, mined, on the whole, to mako such ar could not argue against Elsie’s senti for the girl—something that would win old hats coats, that had hung there rangements as would demonstrate his ment, and she left the kitchen, and pass her gratitude and make her look up to on pegs, and Inflammations, taken away, and the generosity. ing through the little hall opened the him as a benefactor and friend. The few books had he been kept on a rude shelf in plan was still hazy in his mind, but he door of the room where the old ladies Stiff joints, “Well,” said he, rubbing his hands corner. A grim smile of satisfaction lived. The low afternoon sun was dwelt upon its dim outlines with pleas the confidently, as if Elsie shared all his curled Arthur ’ s lips as he looked about Harness & Saddle Sores, streaming through the western window, ure. His intention was and always had the deserted place. Paul’s white pigeons sentiments about Paul, “has that sulky and the white curtains were stirred by beeu to marry a wealthy woman above were still flying in and out of the high fellow come to terms yet? I wouldn’t Sciatica, a gentle breeze. Aunt Hetty, soothed him in position, who could help him window in the peak, clapping their wings go coaxing him up if I were in your by the warmth of the room, the buzzing cleverly to climb the social ladder How as they rose in air. He went on to the place, Elsie. He isn’t worth it. If he Lumbago, of flies, the purring of the cats, had let little Elsie was to fit into this ambitious barn, where the great doors were closed, doesn’t mean to go to work, let him get scheme he did not care to explain even I the knitting work drop out of her fin away as soon as possible. He has been Scalds, making a semitwilight in the large area gers, and with her cap somewhat awTy to himself. brought up here by an overindulgent that smelled of hay and dried clover. He But what gave Arthur a peculiar glow : was indulging in a gentle doze as she Blisters, old man, has had his living and school pushed them open and stepped in on sat with hor head resting against the of satisfaction was the discovery of an | the tlnashing floor. Old Whitefoot was ing for nothing, and now I suppose he Insect Bites, stuffed chintz back of her high rocking old ladies’ home in Littlefield. The , is angry because the place was not left his feed in the stall, and he chair. Miss Prissy, however, was awake house was on a back street, rather un munching to him. He has made you think he is a turned his head and looked at the in All Cattle Ailments, and winding yarn from a large gray attractive in appearance and surrounded truder. genius with his rubbishing natural his A slight rustling in the hay by dank, close growing evergreens. Il skein stretched over her knee. tory and to regard him with exaggerat near a tall ladder caused Arthur 1 Ail Horse Ailments, Elsie took a seat in a low chair by had been given to the town by a miser mow ed respect. ” to glance toward the roof of the barn, Miss Prissy’s side, her good side both ly old woman, who had willed away all , where the up daylight “What do you know about natural All Sheep Ailments, in misty streaks was her property for charitable purposes to . for hearing and seeing, for Miss Prissy history?” Elsie asked, eying him with coming in through the cracks and knot was quicker of apprehension and alto spite her relatives. Arthur went over i holes. cool disdain. Penetrates Muscle, gether of a livelier mind than poor Miss the establishment with the matron. "What do I know?” spluttered Ar witch!” he cried. “What are Hetty, who was much sunk into herself 1 There were only four decrepit old wom you “You thur, who actually knew nothing at all. doing up there in the hay? ” Membrane and Tissue ‘ ‘ Why, of course, Elsie, a fellow who Standing erect, Elsie let out the long, mel unless roused by some unusual excite- I en at that moment sharing its benefits, “ Hunting fresh eggs for Aunt Pris and they looked as cheerless and de ancholy cry of the whippoorwill. ment. Now Elsie took the pretty old has takeu a university degree must Quickly to the Very sy’s omelet,” Elsie answered up aloft. know more than a young hayseed like tie brown hands, “for last night I had hand that gallants had kissed in days pressed as old women generally do when “She is rather poorly this morning. ” that, who, I don’t suppose, has ever beeu a very strange dream. I suppose it came long gone by, and gently pressing it she shut up together to talk over their dis Seat of Pain and In a moment she hid skipped down eases and find fault with their keeping more than 10 miles away from this from the thoughts I havo had in my said: the ladder with a few pearly eggs in He made inquiries as to the terms ot ' Ousts it in a Jiifyr “Did Mr. Hapgood speak to you of mind about Uncle Si. ’ ’ farm.” her apron. Arthur put out his hand, | “What was the dream?” said Paul, his plans, Aunt Prissy, before he went admission. A hundred dollars paid the : but Elsie did not seem to see it Elsie had brought out the churn. Into Rub m Vigorously. entrance fee, and a yearly stipend ot it she poured a pan of thick golden leaning back in his chair and studying away?” “Do you know you were quite fasci “No, dear, ” returned Miss Prissy, $50 paid for board and lodging. Where nating,’’said he, “as you peeped just cream. “But what do you know about Elsie’s face with his bright blue eyes. Mustang Liniment conquers “It was last night, Paul, and the I who was in a dream of self satisfaction two shared the same room the entrance now with your bright eyes over the edge natural history?’ ’ she persisted in asking, Pain, fee was cut down one quarter. over the praise Arthur had adroitly be .moon was shining brightly into my I keeping her eyes fixed on Arthur’s face. Makes ITan or Beast well of the haymow—so fascinating, in fact, Arthur made a rapid mental calcula stowed on her old family relics, “ he again. He laughed scornfully. “I wouldn’t, if room as I lay down in bed. I heard old little girl, 1 have half a mind to steal I were you, spunk up in favor of that fel Whitefoot stamping in his stall, and ! said nothing at all about them. He is ■ tion. The old Hingham sisters possessed a kiss?” furniture and family relics that at any low, "said he. “He isn’t worth it. I Hiram Meade’s dog barking down by the ■ a remarkably civil young man, with j “Better keep your distance, ” said El know enough of natural history to per- I pond, and the clock striking 11. Then very good manners, considering how he sale of antiques would bring several sie, picking up a pitchfork and menac hundreds if not thousands of dollars. is connected. Sister and I both thought ceive that you are a very pretty little I fell asleep, but was suddenly awaken- ing him. Arthur laughed incredulously. “You Arthur decided to take these precious I witch, and that is all I need to know. ” ed with a start, for it seemed to me that so. We showed him the governor’s au- couldn’t hurt a flea, but are very be “Take care, ” said Elsie as she set the I heard Uncle Si knocking briskly on I tograpbs, and the slice buckles, and tho old things as indemnity for keeping I witching all the same. Most women are CUrtC* IS THE BEST churn in motion. “You had better keep the wall at the head of liis bed with his snuffbox, and he was very much im them in comfort as long as they lived I ugly when they are at work, but it is teJk* OB Mb «0 SQUEAKING. your distance, or I shall splash you all oak stick to call me, just as he used to pressed. ” in the old ladies’ home. He even chose i not so with you. I don’t know whether *5. CORDOVAN, “But don’t you know, ” said Elsie, a sunny room for them on the sec- | over. ’ ’ And she gave the churn handle a when he wanted me to come and turn FRENCH«, E14AMH1ED CALF I like you best stabling a horse or knead vigorous twirl that sent a big blot of him over in the night or to shift the with a slight touch of impatience in her ond floor. It was but sparsely furnished ing FINE(^&KANGA®1 bread or hunting hens ’ eggs or feed cream on Arthur’s sleeve. pillows. I sat up in bed and listened, voice, “that poor Uncle Si left no will, with decrepit chairs and other odd bits ■ ing calves. ” * 3.5.0 P0LICE.3 SOLES. He wiped it away with a show of an with my heart beating violently, but all and that the farm and this house and sent by the lady patrons of the home | Elsie looked coldly resentfnL “1 don’t W0RK1NGHEN s noyance, for he regarded his person as jgas still. Only the leaves on the old everything in it belongs to Arthur Hap- from their garrets, but beggars cannot like LXTXA FINE. compliments, ” said she, “ and I ; good? ’ ’ She had raised her voice slightly sacred. be choosers. The old creature« ought to ! poplar tree were whispering together. I 42. ^l.L5 B oys S chool S hoes . you would keep yours to yourself. ” “ I have concluded to ride in and spend lay down again and was off in a min and applied her lips to Miss Prissy’s feel thankful to him for any kind of j wish •LADIES- “ Doesn ’ t Raynor pay you compli the night at Littlefield,” he said after ute, but suddenly it seemed to me that ear, that her words might find their shelter for their few remaining days. ments?” he said, peering in her face. a moment’s reflection, “as 1 have some I was broad awake. I thought I had put i way the more easily to the very pene- He was not under the slightest obliga SEND FOR CATALOGUE ’ Elsie blushed a little in spite of her affairs to attend to relative to adminis my little shawl around me, and had j tralia of the old woman’s understand- tion to do anything for them. They i self. U-DOUGLAS, “ No, he does not, ” she said, with tering on my uncle’s estata I mean to taken a candle in my hand, and had I fag. actually owed the estate for many years' BROCKTON, MASS. “Of course, ” said Miss Prissy cheer board and lodging, and it was cut of i perfect frankness. “He has more sense. ’’ You can save money by pui-chustna W . L. inquire at the bank as to what ready stepped across the hall into Uncle Si’s Doiician money he had and his registered stocks room. He was up and dressed in his fully as she resumed her winding, “I his sheer good nature that be had made i “I’ll be bound he does, though, lit Because, we are the largest manufacturers cf tle Elsie. He would be a greater fool advertised shoes in the world, aud guarantee and bonds, if any exist. I must look up brown clothes, with his broad brimmed suppose the property will go in the end this provision, although, of course, the ! the value by stamping the name and price on than he looks if he did not I ’ ll wager his legal adviser and find out if there hat on his head. I saw him plain as day. to brother Simon’s own people. It is furniture would be some slight compel! j the bottom, which protects you against high ’s kissed you dozens of times, and you prices and the middleman’s profits. Our shoes are any outstanding debts or accounts. “A wide streak of moonlight lay on but right it should. But things will go ration. Happily no one in the neighbor- 1 he to give me the same privilege. equal custom work in style, easy fitting and He mu9t have had some means of keep the floor, coming in at the west window. on just as they are while we live. hood knew the actual value of these ought wearing qualities. Wc have them sold every where at lower prices for the value given than ing such a large colony of dependents His back was toward me, and he was Brother Simon told us so often. ‘Girls, ’ things. Arthur had, therefore, every It’s a relief to get that fellow off the any other make Take no substitute. If your He was a kind of incubus. 1 other than this rather unproductive standing in the corner of the room op j he said—he always called us girls— right to feel virtuous as he briskly place. dealer cannot supply you, wc can. Sold by farm. Have you ever noticed anything posite the bed, where the mourning ‘there will never be any change while jumped down from the wagon, paid the have been thinking up a plan for you, p. jacobson , M c M innville T Mexican Mustang Liniment W. L. D ouclas FALL STYLES 1894 Kay TTTST BECEIVED. $9,000 Worth! Bought at Bed-rock prices. To be sold at Figures to suit the times. • • • • Come while Stoek is pull and Fresh and make Your Selections. • • • • Prices of Clothing are now bed-rock. They are liable to go upward instead of downward. In our Merchant Tailoring Department we employ the best w orkmen that can be had. A line assortment of new suitings to select from. &Todd CLOTHIERSAND MERCHANT TAILORS. M c M innville and north yamhill . We Carry Everything in the Line of Clothing, Hats, Furnishing Goods, and Shoes.