FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
Lawrence P. Jackson, who was
tliu conductor of both the high
school and grade school band in
Vernonia last year, rendered a
trumpet solo on the first day
and on Friday was one member
of a special trio that rendered
several musical numbers.
CASULE *
IN THE
WILDERNESS
IRVING BACH ELLER
“Because you put me In mind of
the devil. I shall have nothing
more to do with you. Your lips
have filled me with a strange trem
bling. Get on your horse and look
to your behavior. Ix»t us go home
and pull lids burr out of our minds.
I am engaged to marry one of the
best men In the world. Keep that
among your memories.”
Robert turned to his home In a
rather unhappy mood. He said to
William: "I am now a lack
brained, sorry varlet. My virgin
heart Is broken. I called her a ray
of sunlight piercing the gloom, hut
she has only pierced me. She’s
been a kind of lightning flush, and
now it’s darker than ever and I'm
like a splintered tree with its top
on the ground.”
“Cheer up, old man," William an
swered. “Girls are coining on
every ship. There's time enough.
Meanwhile, my home shall be
yours.”
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Early October of the memorable
year of 1035 brought 11 welcome ar
rival to the colony. Fie was young
Sir Harry Vane, of the best hlood
In England, a descendant of the
Sir Harry who fought heroically
with the “Black Prince" at Poitiers.
The newcomer had been a friend
of Heydon in the school at West
minster. The young baronet had
been a commoner In spirit and n
noted rebel at Magdalene college.
He was still a rebel—young, hand
some and picturesque. A courtly
figure, he had the Puritan leaning
and a genius for statecraft. His
fine manners and brilliant talk cap
tured the leading men of the col
ony. He, they agreed, should be
the next governor. Heraldry had
its power even In New England
when backed by a clean personal
Ity and hatred of oppression, lie
took William to his heart with all
friendly good feeling for the sake
of well-remembered days.
Vane's friendship had strength
ened William with the Brades. One
evening the boy sat with Bess. Ills
way was now open.
“After all these ages of waiting,
when are we to he married?" he
asked.
“Suppose I say tomorrow." Bess
answered. "There’s a test for your
courage."
“Next to tonight I favor tomor
row," he answered.
“There Is a matter of family
courtesy to be considered," Mr.
Brade remarked. "My father will
arrive early In November. It is
only a little time to wait for his
blessing, a deference which would,
I am sure, please 1dm deeply. The
marriage may take place Immedi
ately after his arrival.”
In the days that followed the
lovers sailed the smooth, translu
cent, pearl-bottomed sea "whose
water is nectar and whose rocks
pure gold."
It was a day In the time of the
Indian summer, when of a sudden
every face In the quiet town was
changed. The colony was rent
with tumult and groping In a black
cloud of mystery. In the evening
of that day, Robert announced Ids
Intention of going to see Peggy
Weld. The iousekeeper testified
that he went out at seven-thirty.
William was not at home when
Robert left. As to William’s move
ments that night, the historian
must be content with the court
record.
It had been a warm quiet eve
ning under a clear sky with a great
golden moon rising. As to Robert,
his doing, up to tlie hour of nine,
there was much unquestionable evi
dence. Leaving home lie wore hfs
belt and pistol, as both young men
were wont to do when they went
out after dark. He was talking
with the Welds and James Rose
well and the latter’s bosom friend,
Roderick Leighton, from Wiltshire,
and Sir Harry Vane nt the house
of the governor He left there at
nine, saying: “This Is the land of
early hours. Ono wandering In the
night at ten has to give a good ac
count of himself.”
The young lady went out of the
door with hi in.
This entry In Robert's diary
made some days later relates an
Incident of this last meeting a?«
follows:
“She went out with me Into the
moonlit space In front of the door.
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She put In niv hands a little .golden
case shaped like a locket.
“ ‘This Is a curious plaything.'
said she. ‘It was called Le Me
dallion avec la serrure a,secret. It
came to me from my grandmother.
It was made by an Ingenious
French jeweler for one of the
naughty holies of the court of King
Henry VIII. The little thing Is
made to hold and carry secrets,
You see, It has a gold beading
around Its rim. It Is a trick to
open It—a test of one’s patience
and curiosity. I lend It to you.
When you have opened It bring or
send it back to me. But be warned
—years may pass before you flml
the combination that opens It or
you may be lucky.’
‘‘With that I came away. I have
spent ninny hours pushing nt mem
bers In the circlet around Its rim
that look like small golden beads
I suppose tlmt certain of them coni
munlcate with springs and that
those must he pushed In the right
order.”
Of the events of that evening,
he has nothing further to say. He
went away in the darkness and
whither?
A goodnian of the parish—one
Ilacluillah Grout, a constable—lay
concealed that night beside a mossy
glade In a pine thicket, remote
from the house of the governor.
Ills lantern hidden under his cloak
He had learned that the glade was
a trysting place. The thicket was
not In the path which Robert would
naturally have taken.
About nine-fifteen of the clock a
woman came down the path to the
glade dimly lighted from above. As
she came the officer detected the
odor of musk. The woman con
cealed herself in the buslies. Soon
after that a young man entered the
glade walking hurriedly, hi, sword
tapping his leg.
The woman
stopped him and kissed bls hand.
“I>on’t you know me?" she whls
pered. “I am your slave Mab.”
“You wanton! Agalu you put my
neck In danger,” he had answered.
The pair retired In the shadows
not two fathoms from the edge of
the glade. A little later tLo con
stable sprang upon them, his lan
tern in his hand. They arose,
terror-stricken. The officer seized
the woman. He saw the young
man not too clearly In the lantern
enjoy walking home from rides coach, Mr. Tucker, was training
with seniors and obeying sopho-'the thirty turnouts last Tues-
mores as to chopping wood.
1 day.
Eight more students have been
enrolled in the Vernonia high
school, making the total enrol
ment 178.
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PAGE THREE
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TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11
Cried Out: “Don’t Strike. Run
Before He Sees You.”
courtroom:
"William Heydon."
Winthrop dropped the quill with
which he had been writing and
sank back in his chair. A pallor
fell upon his face almost as much
In contrast with his black robe as
the ample breadth of white linen
In bls collar. Endicott and Dudley
with wrinkled brows turned to
each other and whispered. Win
tlirop broke the silence. He asked
the constable:
"Did you see the man?"
“Yes, sir. He was William Hey
don, sir. I have seen him often.
This Is the coat he wore. It was
torn from Ills buck in the thicket.
We found It lyin’ among thorny
briars. In one o’ the pockets is a
letter to William Heydon.”
“Is he under arrest?"
“No. sir. He threatened me with
his sword and took to ids legs. He
is not to be found either at his
home or the plantation he is clear
in’. Both he and his friend made
off for parts unknown whilst I was
busy with the prisoner.”
Winthrop conferred- a moment
with Endicott and Dudley. Then
with sorrow In his face he said In
a low tone: “If William Heydon
has not returned by high noon you
may proclaim the hue and cry.”
In due time the constables went
through the town with raised staffs
crying out:
“William Heydon.
wanted for the foul sin of adultery,
has fled. I.et all who hear me
assemble at the courthouse for a
hue and cry"
(Continued
Next Week)
CATTLE OUTLOOK IS
RELATIVELY FAVORABLE
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
Corvallis,—In spite of the cur
rent low prices for cattle, the
C. BRUCE
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER
SENIORS HOLD MEETING
A senior meeting was held Sep
The teachers’ institute was held tember 14. The following were
Thursday and Friday, September elected for class officials of the
10 and 11, at the John Gumm current year: Kathryn Malmsten,
school in St. Helens. All the ¡president; Ernest Nanson, vice-
teachers from Columbia county president; Marvel Graven, secre
attend. They reported that as a tary-treasurer; and Mr. Wilker
whole the institute was better son was chosen as the class ad
than any they had attended be viser.
Delicious, Tasty
fore.
Mr. Dankworth of Dankworth
Wholesome
Some of the instructors and Printing company, Portland, pre
speakers for the occasion were sented samples of announcements
Here it is—the finest bread ever presented to
James M. Burgess from the State and the class selected one. Tues-
our customers. Slow-baked in ovens that never
Department of Education, Fran day there is to be another repre-
cool, you'll find every loaf to be as crisp and en
cis D. Curtis from the University sentative and a choice will be
joyable as the kind grandmother used to make.
of Michigan, Prof. Walter Red picked of his samples. The final
Try Some Today.
ford from Southern Oregon Nor decisions will be made later in
mal school, Ashland, Miss Grace the week.
MOTHER'S BREAD—At Your Grocer’s
Farrette, Gates and Huber dem-
onstrator, MacMillan Publishing
Some of the school books have
company, Miss Ada Ross from not come yet and some of the
the Salem high schools and E. F. classes are holding oral lessons.
Carleton, secretary Oregon State
Teachers’ association, and editor
We wonder how the freshmen
of Oregon Educational Journal.
Miss Roberta L. Crawford, St.
Helens music supervisor, and
Miss Margaret L. Cummings,
Clatskanie music supervisor, con
ducted the musical part of the
program.
Edwin Condit was president of
the Columbia County Teachers’
association this year. At the
termination of the convention he
handed the gavel over to Fred
Patton, who will serve during the
The health and happiness of your family rests largely in the hands of the
ensuing year.
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outlook for the industry is rela
tively favorable, according to a
report just released by the agri-
cultural service.
The decline in prices is attri-
buted to factors other than sup-
uly as “the per capita supply of
beef in 1930 and so far in 1931
has been the smallest on record.”
The moderate increase in produc-
etion which began in 1928 was
not reflected in slaughterings
until this year.
a
light. The latter drew his sword
The woman had the better head
She cried out: "Don’t strike, ltun
before he sees you.”
There was no time for thinking.
It was a moment when action
yields to Impulse. The young man
leaped away and ran. He tore
through the thicket and was soon
In the open. As he ran a dog pur
sued him, It was thought, tor a
dog was found lylug dead from a
sword thrust.
The court convened at eight
thirty next morning. The young
woman. Mabel Hartley, sometime
the kitchen maid of William and
Robert, was brought from the
prison.' The watchman related the
circumstances under which she had
been arrested. The grave, stern
faced Dudley examined the prison
er. Having heard the constable’s
account of her taking, substantial
ly as given above, he asked:
"Have you a Husband who is liv
ing?”
“Yes, sir."
“It Is the foul sin of adultery.
Do you know that the punishment
Is death?"
All eyes were on the unfortu
nate woman, who was weeping.
She gave her head a pathetic af
firmative nod.
“As you value the mercy of God
and this court, I enjoin you to tell
the whole truth. With whom were
you when the constable discovered
you?”
She wiped her eyes, lifted her
head and in a trembling tone spoke
a name heard In every part of the
Beware! Beware! Ye green
novices, for your days of doom
are drawing night.
The Superior Sophomores.
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