Friday, April 18, 1930 Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon Page Seven . *. eye of the eobst — “What Is itr* he demanded, as he followed Clements through the "Very well," ’BetUngTon an­ gabion door. swered. "That d—-e to get famous as a sur­ Hallett geon with San Quentin hanging Miss Pearl Krause visited her "One minute,” Bettlngton cried. over me?” Mr. and Mrs. C. Jackson, Mr. Sun- in Sherwood last parents and Mrs. Fred Chacker and “Ever since I’ve been aboard you’ve “You will have no need to make n hostility to me. There has money when tills trip Is done,” the day. daughter Dona B. and Mr. and shor been absolutely no reason for It. Boss reminded him. “Your pupil, Mrs. Harold Lewis and son Jack­ Andy Brimmer caught a 7- ie all of Gresham visited Sunday Why have- you done so?" Beardsley is dead." “Because you’re u friend of O.-A. “Too bad,” Bettlngton murmured. pound steelhead near the at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clements, nod he has undermined “He was young to die." It seemed mill Sunday. T. Marion. me with Mr. Radv.ny, us I’ve no a safe comment doubt you are trying to.” “It was a very serious blow to Frank Hartwick, manager of A. G. Greenburg of the Stan- “I've not given you enough me, and It's an amazing coincidence the Gilby Motor company, spent dard Oil company of this city, thought for that,” Bettlngton an­ that the master can finish what the Tuesday in St. Helens on bus­ landed a 15-pound salmon at i swered ; "hut I may ns well warn pupil begun. I was In luck there. iness. Oregon City Sunday. His bro­ you, I shall ask Mr. Radway to let Listen. Orme. At a word I can ther, William Greenburg, of that boy come out of the forecas­ send you back for that sentence J. F. Johnson of Birkenfeld Portland landed a 25-pound sal- ' tle." which will end only when you die. lie sought out Radvvay and put Furthermore, I um not putting my­ I was a visitor here Tuesday. Mr. mon, both men fishing from the the thing before him. self In your power. You may never Johnson is a candidate for coun­ same boat. “Do as you please,” Railway said know my real name. I could look ty commissioner. Idly. eulmly at the very detectives who Mr. and Mrs. E, E. Lenmann, Bettlngton went buck to his first had spent years looking for me be­ Fred and Geo. Miller, mem­ Mrs. S. G. Thompson and daugh- patient. cause I gaze at them with a differ­ "I've got leave for you to shift ent face. I will wuger that you bers of the firm of Miller bro- ter visited at the home of Mr. thers, were week end visitors and Mrs. Clarence Nance Sun- your quarters. The wireless opera­ have seen the face I wore for day. Mrs. Nance returned to tor told your sister he'd take you yeurs. When my bank failed, with in this city. In hand. Take iny advice, and such disastrous results, I was In Portland with her mother and Mrs. Peggy Ericson motored sister on Sunday and returned keep out of people’s way. I refer every paper where illustrations are particularly to the skipper, who re­ found. Yes, you know the real me. to Portland Friday evening and home Monday evening. sents my Interference, and the But Clements—the man you are returned to her home here Mon- owner, whose temper varies accord looking at—Is only a year old and Lawrence Kern, superintend­ Ing to the time of day." day afternoon. his pust is blameless. It took ent of the Eagle Lumber com-! The hoy forgot his pnlns In the Beardsley a year to re-create me Flo Sell, Grace Sell and Edna pany at Westimber, along with prospect of being able to leave the and It will take you a few minutes Portland several others from that vicinity society of the crew end see his sis­ probably, to rectify one mistake.” Jaeger motored to Tuesday to inspect the stores representing the Timber district ter. Bettlngton had heard, often Presently Radway went below. enough, of the comparatively new and do some Easter shopping. high school board, were the When Bettlngton came on deck it brunch of surgery which devoted guests of the Vernonia Chamber was deserted. He took the oppor­ Itself to the fuce. He had asso- J. II. Sell has received word of Commerce Tuesday noon. tunity to make an Investigation of elated it wlth beauty parlors and of the death of his brother, J. the Albatross. quackery In general. Now, sud- Mrs. Fred Visnaw and two C. Sell, at Kernsville, N. C., re- Metzger was not In the engine children of St. Helens were week room. Bettington looked anxlous- denly, he was convinced that what cently. said was true. Clements end visitors at the F. W. Cleve-1 I.v at Kenzle. He was planning But to And that he wus expected Born: To Mr. and Mrs. C. land home in Orchard Acres. ahead and needed allies. He won­ to undertake some of it was horri­ Tackett of Timber, Wednesday, I Mrs. Visnaw was a former resl-i dered what hold the Boss had upon fying. He shrank from the idea, at the Vernonia hospital, an 8-¡dent of Vernonia, her husband this engineer who seldom, or ever, but would not permit Clements to left tits engines, except to sleep. It. pound boy. He has been named being one of the former part- The cook welcomed the chance see “Beardsley must have cut a Richard Claude. qers of the Vernonia Bekery. to tall; “What's good for a sick i nerve, for suddenly I found myself stomach. Doc?" he Inquired. with this damnable smile. It never “FustIng.” he was told. This leaves me. Orme, I haunt my­ Hine BeGirgton hud n good look nt self. I think I the cl of. He was a very fat man cannot . . go . Sometimes on living, unless the mid Ids eyes were too close togeth­ I curse is removed from me. I er The first I glance showed him a I thought everything was well done. gross. Jovial ■nan; a closer lnspec- I I had finished with Beardsley be­ tlon showed him to be scheming, fore I knew.” sensual and vain. Bettlngton wondered what was Bettlngton went from the galley the cause of Beardsley's death. depressed. In I order to feel us- "He died of pneumonia," said sured of success In case he find to Clements, as though he had read declared open war ugninst Sam, the doubt in his companion's mind. Metzger and their commander, lie "It was a sad blow to me." had at least to remove the dispar­ “He was never strong," Betting ity In numbers by recruiting some ton found himself saying, vylth of the men to Ills cause. So fur gravity. ! he could only tlduk of Slivers, mi­ Reluctantly Clements rose and nute representative of the Insulu- put on the steward’s livery coat. brious Cherry Hill district which "In this drawer,” he said, “you lies along the lower east side of will find some of the most recent New York’s waterfront. Bettlng­ books on operative surgery, They ton knew the gamins of that dis­ may refresh your memory, Take trict. Silvers had probably started them to your room." life feeling the hand of t'.ie law They proved of no benefit to C0PYRI6HT IN THE US. W.N.U. SERVICt was against him. He would read­ Howard Bettlngton. Their idioms Under the Influence of the old ily fall in line with those who ar­ were beyond his comprehension. "Clements!" he called. “A little rayed themselves ugalnst estab­ He put the books aside and went of that old cognac; not a pony— French brandy. Radway's discom­ lished ! out on deck. order. fort was dulled. He was beginning bring It in a cocktail glass." On Ills way to his own quarters I Mrs. Railway was sitting In n “Clements seems a remarkable to find Bettington was an enter­ Bettington saw Clements. chaise longue, writing letters. She num,” Betilngton hazarded. He taining talker when he chose, and the way.” he began, "I want- looked up at Bettlngton and smiled was anxious to know inure of him. frowned when Clements said that ed “By to ask you about meals, Atn I passed. “A disbarred lawyer.” Railway a trifling accident to a member of supposed to dine with the Rad- as “I he am driven to writing letters answered. “Had a gambling place the crew demanded the doctor's ways?” to people I have almost forgotten. of the highest class at Saratoga, attendance. “ No," said Clements. “ You mess I'm afraid this Is going to be a once. He must have lost It nil or Bettlngton followed Clements with the officers. That Is Hallett, very dull month, doctor." he wouldn't need to attend to the with justifiable misgivings. Sup­ Leary, and Hallett's neph­ “Dull I” he said to himself, as he catering and so on. and wear a pose he should find that some bad ew. 1 Metzger mess In my room. took a seat and looked out at the livery. Odd smile of Ills, Isn't It? accident called for skill not at Ids I’d like usually to share lunch with placid ocean. “If she only 1 believe it’s a kind of paralysis. command. Would Ills crude flrst- me today. you There are certain busi­ guessed I" Reminds me of that old phrase we ni-1 methods betray Idin to the alert ness« m ilters I want to discuss. ” Never, he supposed. In the hls- used to hear of the smile that wouldn't come off." tory of yachting had such a com­ pany been assembled by the design of one man. He was tempted to cross the deck to Todd and tell him to wireless to the government what was afoot. If any accident happened to him, what could save Evelyn Radway and Unwin's chil­ dren? "The other night,” Mrs. Radway began, "it was as a friend I spoke to you. 1 felt you were friendly to me.” "Indeed, you were right," be said earnestly. “Now it’s to the doctor 1 am speaking.” He hoped bls fuce did not show his alarm and disap­ pointment. "It's about Mr. Rud­ way. I am horribly disappointed In his behavior. He came here to get himself Into good physical con­ dition und he bus given wuy to absinthe. Doctor Wuite, you must help me." "How r he demanded. He was overcome with the layuiau's feel­ lug of hopelessness in the presence of illness. "After all, you are a physician, aren’t you?" “Yes,” he found himself forced to say. It seemed horrible to ha>e to tell her a deliberate lie. “Then it is your duty to go to him and tell him he's killing himself. And couldn’t you see that that hor­ rible Cleuieuts offered him drinks all the time?" She sighed. "It isn't very pleasutu to have to confess that my warnings or pleadings have no longer any effect" “You wish me to go now?" “If you Would.” “I’m afraid there is very little 1 cun do," he said rising. “1 have no sort of authority except what he gives me. If warning him Is any good, I’ll certainly do that.” He went below and then to the bow of the boat, feeling he was going on a useless errand. Radway looked Bp as though he had been expecting such a visit. Except that a purple hue was spread over his face more deep than anything Bettlngton hud ever seen on humun visage, be hud no air of intoxication. Years before in Faris, Bettlngton had noted how absinthe acts. It is a curious prop­ erty of the spirit that its effects vary wIWi the Individual. It gave Rudway the delusion of incredible powers and predisposed him to acts of physical violence. “I should like to have them all down here,” he said in mordant tone. “I am not sure that a man has lived unless he has actuully squeezed the life out of the throats of men he hates.” “What particular Ilves do you want to end?" Bettlngton asked. "The Gibbons gang. Alfred Gib­ bons first. He and bls group have I tried for years to hate me to death; It's quite possible." “They're succeeding apparently,” Bettlngton replied, and pointed to the bottle of absinthe in the rnck. “Have you ever thought that they may all be concentrating on you to Rt'nk this stuff? I don’t know any surer way of death. You better lie down, you look all In.” “It’s my constant headache that knocks me out,” Radway returned, and pressed his temples as though in pain. "Sometimes it Is so bad, I actually am blinded. . . . It's their concentrated hate." Bettlngton J urn cd cwnv In dis- B* WYNDÏJAM MARTYN“ For County Commissioner 1 respectfully announce my candidacy for the re­ publican nomination for county commiuioner at the primary election, May 16. If nominated and elected, 1 pledge myself to ata eco­ nomical and progressive ef­ fort for the taxpayers. I have been a resident of Columbia county for more than 40 ye^rs and as road supervisor of the Rainier district for a number of years and mayor of that city, my record for econ­ omy and good work is open to inspection. I will appre­ ciate your support and en­ deavor ..to give., faithful service, if I am elected. gi;—. -me spectacle or tms wreck, drifting toward destruction and blaming others for his disaster, seemed pitiful. “Don’t go." Radway said queru­ lously. “Stay here.” Bettington, paid no heed to him. Mrs. Radway was waiting for him anxiously. "Were you able to do anything?” she demanded eagerly. For the moment he did not an- swer. He wanted to ask her a question and did not desire her to feel the humiliation of having to endure his guze us he asked it. “Have you any reason," he said gently, “to fear physical violence from him In this state?" There was a perceptible pause before she answered. “The possibility exists, but It’s most remote." "If you like," he said, “I'll take one of these forward staterooms to be near him." He hoped she would construe this to mean that ho was merely exhib­ iting the physician's readiness to be at Ids patient's side In danger. He did not want her to realize that Itadway's safety meant noth­ ing to him. He felt she would be frightened to learn that his only concern was to protect her from the violence of a man almost sane. “I think there Is no need ’hat,” she returned gratefully, fact, it might anger him if found It out. He hns a hatred of being spied utsin. ns he calls it.” Mary Unwin came up at this mo­ ment with Crosby Todd. Miry smiled pleasantly, but the wireless operator paid no attention to the, slilp's surgeon. Bettlngton watched Mary with the artist's admiration as she went off with Todd. She seemed to embody youth. “I hardly realized the child was so beautiful." he muttered. "She's in love," suit! Mrs Itad way. “1 don't think she Ims ever been In love before. She tms found a new heaven and a new earth." Clements passed by. “There's the man Captain Hill I lett particularly dislikes.” Mrs Railway said, when he had gone. I Bettingtou de- “Don’t you?" ~ mended. Mrs. Radway hesitated. ''I'm never quite sure, He Is so Courte­ ous and has such au agreeable voice . . . and yet, I sometimes feel afraid. Perhaps it Is that set­ tled smile which prejudices one. Yes, It His features are good, must be that smile.” Bettington wondered what the real Clements had been like. a voice had been cultivated to avert suspicion that the fuce gave rise to. And now the face was gone and one had been created to match the voice. “Why do von st'th?” Mrs Rad 0T pity, was crossing file Heck slowly, watching Crosby ~ Todd leaning over the * side " talking “ to Mary. Bettington wondered If there could be a better example of a beautiful woman, beautifully gowned and exquisitely _______ _____ cared „ for. than the lovely Mrs. Radway. 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