Vernonia eagle., June 27, 1930, Page 8, Image 8

Vernonia Eagle. Verronia, Oregon
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WYNDHAM
MARTYN“
torraicHT
w.a.u StRVICt
in the v s
nlngsi Metzger, now serene In tri­
umph. would not allow the boy
N A sense the breach between to be hurt. But Slivers saw mur­
Bettington and Mrs. Kadwuy left der written In Pereira's look. He
him better able to carry out his abandoned his sandwiches and
plans. He was, at least, relieved slipped off.
On deck he went straight to Bet­
of the necessity of trying to con­
vince her of Ills Integrity. They tington.
"The cook’s going to murder me,”
had condemned hint already and no
more would he have to seek for he said, trying to smile. "I’d like
to
stay up here.
He's scared of
excuses.
In keeping the upper deck free you."
"That might be managed If I
of the crew lie was seeking to less
en the risk of sudden attack. could trust you.” Bettington stifled
"Talk
There was always a danger that the boy’s protestations.
men who had been so much at sea makes no Impression on me. I want
action.
You
say
the
cook
Is
going
would notice he «’ns not steering a
southern course, and his arbitrary to murder you. Why not beat him
ruling about keeping the deck dear to It? I’m not wanting you to kill
Make him clmse .von up her-
must have engendered misgiving him
You've got
among men whose natures were and I'll attend to him
to
make
him so mad that he for
given to suspicion and fear of the
gets its against orders to come on
motives too obvious to them.
They would make a concerted deck.”
The Idea met with the approval
rush some night. Perhaps not ail
would come by the easily watched of the boy Instantly. There was
companion. They would swarm sport In It. And to lie able to tense
over the stanchions In the dark­ the cook ns long as lie wanted to I
ness and that would be the end To bait him and make him rmdi
of Howard Bettington, painter of enraged to Ids fate! Slivers hnd
no definite Idea wliv II was the sur­
seascapes.
Bob, on his way to the bridge, geon espoused his calisi*. He sup­
paused a horrified second when lie posed It was the result of some
saw Sum's twisted body.
Under quarrel to which he bad not been
Crosby Todd's advice he hud deter­ witness.
Bob saw Hie doctor take n coll
mined to be very brusque and mi
of rope and cross tlm main comp.-in-
bending with the doctor. He was lon. It was as though a cat watched
to seek to give the Impression of for a mouse to come out of Its hole.
one working for the common good,
Slivers found the cook In the
hut not to be Influenced by threats
storeroom whore the stock of wine
or a show of consideration
was
kept.
He r-leni-bed his fists
Contrary to Tod |'s declaration
that the doctor would try and In­ rind darted about the huge form of
the cook ns lie hnd seen a favorite
gratiate himself, there was no wel
lightweight do: bls footwork was
coming smile.
marvelous
He mdy stopped when
“What do you know about the
compass?" he was asked. It was the ..... .. after the punse r ite and
humiliating to admit that lie knew astonishment indirei d. gave eli-r* <*
Like n skillful doeov Silvers led
nothing. For almost an hour Bet
tlngton talked to him. “Yon will Pereira to the companion irmi then
actually si ruck him a quick blow
take a few hours at the wheel dur
lug the day. At night you can sleep. In Hint great mid proud middle.
At the top of the stops Antonio
Wake me up directly you see a face
anywhere near. I've forbidden this da Silva Pereira was seized with In­
deck to every one except Slivers credible suddenness. He was tripped
up. The fall deprived him of
and I’m fur from trusting him."
"What would anyone want?” Bob breath. When lie recovered It. lie
asked. He was still staunch In bls was neatly hound band rind foot,
a gag was thrust between his teeth
belief that Crosby Todd’s suspl
mid he could only roll his eyes,
cions were correct ones.
“To kill me and you first. After with their yellowish whites, In inr |
that, break In down below. Look potent fury.
Slivers was nt first Inclined to 1
here. Bob. I'm not In any mood
for conversation, but let me tell be disappointed nt the mildness of !
you this.
I'm to be obeyed abso­ the punishment meted out to his !
lutely. If Todd comes looking up enemy. The tarpaulin was removed
the companion and I see him, I from the slxteen-foot cutter stepped ;
shall shoot. If he comes when I'm on davits outside the roll and the [
sleeping, send him back; for I shall cook lifted with difficulty and
most certainly discipline him." dumped Into It. Then the covering
When he saw Bob quail at tills he was replaced and the boat swung
smiled. “What would you expect over the rail.
from a desperado like me?"
“This Is an Interesting sort of
When Slivers came up with a game. Augustus.” Bettlngtnn re­
tray of food he was minded to be- marked; "and your part In It. so
loquacious. The cook and Metzger far, Ims been worth lifty dollars to
were gambling. Krause, Hamner. you. Ho you want to earn more?"
Mike and G ran inn nn, too, were play­
“Is each of them guys worth fifty
ing. Only Kenzie and bls hankies bones?”
were working.
"Mot? er ts worth a hundred. I
"Tell Metzger to send some of want them one at a lime. How can
them up here—two only—to heave you get Metzger here?"
Sam over the side."
"That's n pipe," said Augustus.
Metzger had forgotten all about Ills eyes glistening, "lie’ll want to
Sum. Now he recalled with sud­ know where the cook Is. I'll say
den pleasure that In Sam's pockets he's up here with the Jane lie's
was gold enough to continue that stuck on mid that you've got the
game and win back whnt Pereira other."
had taken.
Hamner was sent on
"All right." sold Beltington. “A
deck with Mike. Hamner was In­ hundred dollars If you work II
structed to remove the gold. lie right."
reported that a more enterprising
Silvers found Metzger sleeping
person hnd been there first.
It was easy to make enough noise
Infuriated, the engineer accused to awaken him. He sat up with an
the cook. It was well known that oath and demanded that the cook
the cook had very little and yet, be scut In with something to cat
before luck turned his way, he hnd Sliver's sly smile angered hint. He
lost a lot.
Murder might have seized the boy's arm mid spun him
been done but for l'ereira admitting round.
that what he hnd he took from Au­
“What are you grinning for?" he
gustus Condon, whom he had
cried.
caught robbing Sam.
The hoy edged toward the door.
Thus It was that Silvers, mak­
“I was Just thinkin' how cook’s
ing sandwiches, was seized upon
mid put to the torture
lie admit­ put one over on you utter all. While
you
’ve been sleiqdn’ him and the
ted quickly that he had robbed Sum,
bat be put the amount at a larger Doc Ims been showing the skirts n
sum than It was. Pereira thus hnd good time on deck."
With n bellow Metzger drew Ills
to pay back not only nil of Sam's
money hut nenrly all Ills wln- knife and rushed up the stairs Ju
Bettington Captures the Cook.
I
n. >inents of rage iticb hh these he
c. red nothing for caution. He had
been a fool to spare the handsome
<!• tor so long.
The handsome doctor dropped the
n<>ose accurately over his neck and
cl oked hl in into submission.
Motzger. gagged and hound,
d oppod t»y the cook's side.
’That’s a hundred and titty.” said
S ¡vers happily.
Bob had witnessed the two en-
r< untera and wanted to know what
w is coming
Was it possible that
T«dd had been wrong In his esti-
ii. ite of the doctor?
Bettington would tell him noth­
ing. Instead, he changed the course
of the vessel. “We’ll run for New
York.” he said.
“We shall have
favoring winds and it won’t take
much longer.” He felt certain that
there would be no trouble with the
gi inblers for many hours. By that
time some new plan could be
« oo I vpi I for lheir overthrow
lie was rather rtinivniiil for lilm-
In the tight with Sam he had
h If.
In on badly bruised and now the
great exertion of lifting the two
in**n Into the bout agonized him
When ht» had sent Silvers below
and cautioned him to report any
in w development, he stretched him
fa if on the couch.
’ I’m going to try
rest,” he told Bob.
iiocesaary and let no one come on
<l< < k but Slivers. Those men In
tl o cutter can’t get adrift.”
Bob forgot the perils which
bodged him and his about In this
now found joy of guiding a big boat.
1’nll steam ahead was Indicated on
Ho gauge and he was heading for
Ii.nne. Crosby had told him that
the only explanation of the doctor's
cl ange of heart—if It were genu­
ine and borne out by deeds—was
tl..» hope of winning a pardon. He
hod insisted that a double murder-
or would have little hesitation In
ending another victim to Ids score
If It seemed necessary. But Todd
wmld not believe licit Orme, as he
called him always In speaking to
Mrs. Radway, had repented. They
wore bound for a foreign port and
when they were no longer under
He jurisdiction of the American
11. g anything could happen. In his
romentj of depression .Crosby
Friday, June 27 1930
Todil Thought uneasily of what
would happen to him. Dr. Andrew
Orme had looked at him with an
expression that did not speak of
mercy.
Todd experienced bitter moments
to be married to Russell Berg the Pacific Ocean; thence east , or created by said district or its FOUR JERSEY COWS f< r sale,
on June 28. During the after- ’ following said township line 48 ' trustees, if said district is form-
good milkers. Oliver Burris,
noon the guests hemmed and in- miles, more or less, to the rang , cd or created, may appear and Mist, Ore.
453*
itialed tea towels for the bride-. line between R. 2 and It. 3 W. ■ .hall be heard by
the
State
to-be, and later a large loveship W. M.; thence south along said Highway commission, and any FOR SALE or TRADE—Apart­
carrying a »cargo of precious range line 15 miles, more or land nil p i-sons favoring or op-
ment house on First street.
Ing.
lie hhd allowed himself to gifts was piloted into port to less, to the southeast corner of i p> -ing the creation of the said See George Bell.
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be fooled bv Ornttmann over the the honored guest, Much interest Section 13, T. 3 N., It. 3 W. W. I district may
appear
and
be
wireless and had lost the opportu­ was manifested as the cargo
FOR
RENT
M.; thence west following the heard at the said meeting.
nity to send messages that might
Dated this 20th day of June, i OR RENT OR SALE—3-room
have served them. It seemed neces­ was unloaded, displaying many i section lines 24 miles, more or
sary for the common good to re­ lovely and useful gifts. At the i less, to the southwest corner of I 1930.
and 4-rooni houses, furnished.
fuse to listen to any of Mrs. Rad­ conclusion of the afternoon a 1 Section 18, T. 3 N., R. 6 W.
Oregon State Highway Com- O. II. Llrorbaugh, 992 Second
way’s speculations about the pos­ delightful lunch was served by W. M. on the
line
between mission.
avenue.
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sibility that the doctor was their the hostess. Those who enjoyed ranges 6 and 7 W.
M. ; thence
By II. B. Van Duzer, chair-
sincere friend.
Mary made com­ the afternoon with the popular north along said
man.
mon cause with her fiance against
MISCELLANEOUS
C. E. Gates, commissioner.
Bettington.
, bride-elect were Mrs. J. F. John- I mile, more or less, to the south­
and
daughter
Leila,
Mrs.
east corher of Section 12, T.
M. A. Lynch, commissioner.
What a brave and steadfast child «ton
LOST—A foreign gold watch,
she was, thought the elder woman, | A. M. Berg, Mrs. E !. T. Wallace, 3 N., R. 7 W. W. M.; thence
Attest Roy A. Klein, Secre-
was lost at Bringle’s Bend,
Here at the threshold of a new and, Mrs. Rachel Hedlund, Mrs. F. west following the section line tarv.
474
l> ;i day afternoon. It is a 24-
fuller life, she «as likely to be I Larson, Mrs. A. A. Schwab and 12 miles, more or less, to the
hour time piece. If found please
stayed by death. For her own part, daughter Geraldine,
Mrs.
Ed southwest corner of Section 7,1
leave at theatre. Reward. 471
life held no more prospects. And | Bollinger, Mrs. H. Larson, Mrs. T. 3 N„ R. 8
M.
on
the
1
W.
W.
like Mary, she. too. was to be halt­
8 and 9|
i
F.
Rumbaugh,
Mrs.
Anna
B.
line
between
Ranges
ed on the threshold.
For a few
NOTICE TO CREDI1TORS
glorious moments she had been con­ | Johnston and daughter Ethel, W. W. M.; thence along said
In the County Court of the
scious of her destiny; and now she Mrs. W. E. Wells and daughter range line to the east and west
knew they were only moments of : Ruth,
Mrs.
Peter Wanstrom, center line of Section 13, T. 3
State of Oregon for Columbi»
FOR SALE
self-deception. Women had always 'and Mrs. Gust Wanstrom.
N„ R. 9 W. W. M.; thence
county.
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envied her for beauty, wealth and
west following the center lin" FOR SALE—A-l
high
grade
In the matter of the estate
position. None had ever envied her TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: of Sections 13
, 14, 15, 16, 17
Guernsey and Holstein cow, of Mat ¡ette E. Schneider, de-
for her happiness. Happiness was,
and
18
of T. ;ii N„ R. 9 W. W. fre. Ii, good milker, gentle. Bud ceased.
You are hereby notified that
broadly speaking, the common lot. |
She had been given everything else, there has been filed with the M. and T. 3 N. , R. 10 W. W. M. Baldridge, Mist, Ore.
471* i
Notice is hereby given, that
There was no morbidity in dwell­ Oiegon State highway commis­ to the shore of
the
Pacific l---------------------------------------------------- I the undersigned has been duly
ing on the lute that was enwrap­ sion a proposed form of petit­ ocean ; thence northerly along 1 G’.t SALE—1923 Nash louring,
appointed administrator of the
ping her. She could not have lived
the shore of the Pacific 1 ocean
good
mechanical
condition, e itate of Mariette E. Schneider,
so long and seen so much, without ion proposing the organization to the point of beginning.
$25 spot cash. See it yourself. deceased, by the county court
of
a
highway
improvement
dis-
being aware of the lawlessness of
men's desires. She thought of Metz­ | trict under the provisions of
You are further notified that 11. Dickson at Aunt Sally Spen­ of Columbia county, State of
471* Oregon, and has duly qualified
General a meeting will be held on the cer’s.
ger’s burning eyes: Sam was gone, Chapter 399 of the
but her menace remained And per­ Laws of Oregon for 1921, as 23rd day of July, 1930, nt the
to act as such. All persons hav­
FOR SALE—3 grade cows. E'. ing claims
haps this strange man. whom she amended by Chapter 254 Gen- hour of 2 o'clock
against said estate
P. M. of said
knew ns Andrew Orme, escaped con­ eral Laws of Oregon for 1927,
T. Wallace, Mist.
471* are hereby notified
day, in the High School Gym-
to present
vict and twice a murderer, loved
some, duly verified. with pro-
her.
In her heart she was con­ as amended by Chapter 46, Gen- nasium at Jewell, Clatsop Coun-
per vouchers, within six months
vinced of it. . . . Never, never eral Laws of Oregon for 1929, ty, Oregon, for the purpose of
would she let any human being said district to be known as the passing upon i the matters set
from the date of this notice to
| "Vernonia Nehalem
River-Coast out in said petition and for the
(Continued Next Week)
en- the undersigned at his oft ice at
¡Highway Improvement District.” purpose of approving said pe­
626 Hirst street, Vernonia. Ore-
In-
I
The
land
which
it
is
proposed
by
gon.
tition ns to the boundaries ns
Shower At Birkenfeld
or
Dated
first
Dirkenfeld,
June
24.- .—On | said petition to include within set our therein or as modified by
published
June 20,
I.ast publication
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. A. R. ! said district is described as fol­ the State Highway commission.
July 18,
I
Any "and all persons having
Mills, Mrs.
Robert Berg and lows, to-w-it:
Beginning at a point where property in the said proposed
Winifred Berg entertained at
A. HARRIS,
the former’s home, the occas­ the township line common to district appearing upon the tax
of the Estate
townships
5
N.
and townships rolls and subject to any indebt-
ion being a miscellaneous shower
Schneider, de­
for Miss May Johnston, who is 6 N. of the W. M. intersects . dness which may be incurred
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