The Gate city journal., April 27, 1911, Image 2

“ D id you try to e arn auy m oney?"
It w a s not. I knew of hla relativ es
“ Yes, air, w ritin g ubout th e cum
In M a ssac h u se tts a n d urged him to
R aw don lost bis position ho|
telegraph, but be said he could get paign
som e o f It a t lea st a t th e fort. So I ’ause he d id n ’t send w h at they want)
drove him a n d C ary out In a sleigh, ed, so 1 th o u g h t I m ight. T h e edit
le ft them a t the sto re and, circling the d id n ’t know m e a u d asked fo r refe
V. W. Tomlinson
W H|
fort, sp en t tw o hours w ith Miss May- ences, so I se n t m y sto ries to —to M
hew, then, g e ttin g uueasy, a s they A rnold a n d m y a u n t. She o ften wro
did not come, drove round back to the for th e p a p ers.”
BROOKE
sto re ju s t In tim e to see L ieu ten an t i " Is th a t th e w ay th e B oston ai
P r o p r ie t o r o?
o th er p ap ers cam e to publish tb
I t t o r i e i / s - u t L o ie
F o ste r's sleigh going like th e w ind to
scan d als?"
tow n a n d found R afferty In fra n tic
M on \ to oiin o n im p
"S he m ade it w orse th an I
excitem ent. H e said th e re w as hell
I' m rrn 4
scribed."
to pay. T h e lie u ten a n t w as In arrest.
“ E r—let m e explain, gentlem en
L ow ndes a n d C ary h a d run a w ay w ith
terposed Mr. Arnold. "M y s is te r Is,
O regon O n ta r io
N y ssa
som e of his clothes. T h ere 'd been a
a very sy m p a th e tic n a tu re , am i
shindy up the row , and Just th en a
h eart has long lieen w ru n g by the*
soldier frien d cam e run n in g . ‘Skip for
Justice to th e Indian. W hen th is *
<. r W ilson
y our life, R aw don,’ said he. -There's
happy boy w ro te th o se le tte rs sh e i*1
boon robbery a t C ap tain S u m ter’s,
no reason to doubt th e ir e n tire tru tf
I .A > Y Kit
and S ergeant F ltzro y sw e a rs It w as
"I will u'sk you w h at w as his F*1
you aud th a t y ou've stru c k him and ex p la n atio n o f his need for moue.J
assa u lte d him.
T h e colonel orders
K«*al KstHi*-*
!• Gurai.c«
HAROLD S VAHL
“ H e bogged m e to send him r 1
you a rre ste d w h erev er found. T he say in g he w ould be disgraced ij1'”
p atro ls a re out now !’ T h ere w as no could not pay L ie u ten a n t Lanier,/*10
O R EGON
Nyssa.
Oiegi
NYSSA
tim e to explain. I lashed m y tea m to had won it from him a t c ard s.”
tow n, c a u g h t L ow ndes In c av a lry o v e r­
“ Mr. L ow ndes,” said Riggs,
coat a n d cap, th e fool, a n d w ith not i L ieu ten an t L u n ier e v e r win a poll
cent to his nam e. I g ave C ary a note from you?"
to M iss M ayhew , w hich he never d e ­
"N ever, sir!”
livered, and took L ow ndes w ith m e on
R iggs let him re st a m inute, tt°
1
Np. 6 a t 11:40."
w ent on. “ Now, then. In y o u r ow n v '
Good Rigs at honest prices
“T h en you w ere not a t C aptain Sum ­ tell us •.•■hat happeued th a t n ig h t'f
Both Phones
te r's th a t night?”
O F F IC E IN SHARI’ B l T L D l Ä
th e 10th."
“ N ow here n e a r It, sir.”
F< r a few se io u d s th e re w as ;dle e
nyssa
ori
"Now, a n o th e r m a tte r,” continued T hen, suddenly u p liftin g his hiMd rl
R iggs—“th a t night a t L ara m ie of looking a t no one, L ow ndes despoj*1’
w hich you told me. T hese gentlem en ly plunged Into Ills n a rra tiv e . "I
w ill be In tere sted .”
w as mad. I suppose, w ith debt in<’
“T here w as n o th in g re m a rk ab le In m isery, a n d I began to drink. f,vv'
th a t. I had heard o f th e sam e th in g be­ doll told me lie m ust have th e nn,eY-
P h y s ic ia n a n d
ing done a t W est P oint. I heard in the My uncle had flatly refu sed to eml
( litic o in h is r e s id e n c i
nick of lim e o f th e o rd e r to th e officer me m ore. T h ere w as left me oul oue
Surgeon
o f th e d a y to inspect fo r L ie u ten a n t way. a n d th a t w as th ro u g h my Cu s*n
L anier.
I Im agined th a t som ething | M iriam .
W e’d alm ost been h ra Sht
v ery serious w ould happen to him. I up together. Rut I knew If 1 ” uU1 N Y S S A ,
OHE.
knew he'd gone to th e post w ith see her she w ould help me.
L ow ndes and w hy. So, w ith my apol- ! “R aw dou had c h an g e d into < dzeii'c
ogles now to th e lie u ten a n t, I slipped clo th es in tow n, and I had p a w l'd my
round to his te n t a n d in to his blan- j overcoat, so he lent m e his jv a l r y
*£e*8-
I overco at a n d a fu r cup, drove le am * Blue prints of any township in
“ Did th e lie u ten a n t know o f It or o f C ary out to th e fo rt and left in n t tllc
th e reaso n ?”
store. W e w ere chilled from ,ie rlde the Vide Land District, $1.00 each
“ N ever, so fa r a s I know. I d oubt and d ra n k m ore. R afferty ,l*‘* lue
if he k now s it now. L ow ndes told me i Mr. L an ier w as officer of f guard,
th e lie u te n a n t be fo re h e e n te red W est j W e filled R afferty up, f ® O' hac
VALE, OREGON
P o in t w as a m em ber o f o u r fra te rn ity , i m ade up his m ind he 't/Wxoing to
T h a t w as enough.”
| R aw d o n ’s w ed d in g in ■<*> J J s t e a d of
Surveors and Engineers
A nd so f a r ns I a m concerned,” said soldier clothes, and lie wo* ,ieut 011
Abstracts of title to all lundi
Realt and Investments
R iggs, “th a t is enough.
H a v e you b o rrow ing a su it o f Lieu*1' 1311* I' a '
town lots in Malheur Com!
g entlem en a n y q u estio n s to ask ? ”
n ie r’s. H e sw ore he’d n'tA ’n them
VALE
OREGl IN
“ N ot—now ,” an sw e red B u tto n slow- th e next day, and Raffed.? let blra
ly. “B u t I d e sire personally to see— have them . T hen he a m i)1 w e n t up
th e w itn e ss—late r.”
, th e re a r fence a n d c a u g h tp L 11* of No
j 5 - T rooper Kelly. Ca: Pi «'ent ahead
V Kelly w as
to ‘fix th in g s,’ a s lie f
C H A P T E R IX .
NE m ore w itn ess a p p ea red be- 8Usl)icl0US- C ary to ql_ L Jlim
ll‘ln
fore th is c o u rt th a t d a y and üe w as L ie u te n a n t L if % r ■ “ ia t " «
w ith him the tall, eklerly w ere llelplnK R aw don g-H/ready fo r his
c iv ilia n w ho h a d a rriv e d from i " eddl»i>-
H e m ade K elly d riM to Iiaw d o n ’s
th e east. Mr. A rnold cam e in w ith a
! happiness, a n d d rin k l Ihree or four
v ery puzzled look in his face.
“T h an k y«ou fo r com ing, Mr. A r­ tim es, a u d finally left mini w ith a half
nold,” said R iggs, w ith bluff civility. full flask up th e r o i t to w a rd M ajor
The stockholders of The Bank of Nyssa own property in
P ra y ta k e th is chair, sir. As I h ave S ta n n a rd ’s. T hen w o r s e n ! to C aptain
explained to you, Mr. Low ndes, y our S u m ter’s. K elly tolrf Cury the s e rv ­
Malheur County having an assessed valuation aggiegatinji
nephew could n o t be com pelled to te s ­ a n ts w ere in a t C aptan» Snaffle’s. T he
tify before a m ilitary c o u rt a n d need door w as open. C arp w atch ed below
not m ake public adm ission h e re of w hile I h u n ted fo r iPy cousin s room.
w h a t he told us a t R a w d o n 's dem and I found It easily. J knew th ey bad
d u rin g o u r jo u rn e y h ith e r. I hope th is se n t h e r m oney a n o r d e r s to come
home. U ncle h a d w r itte n me a s m uch.
This bank stands for the development and protection of tl,
is fully un d ersto o d .”
Mr. A rnold c le are d his th ro a t, a n d I found her desk. 11 knew it w ell of
old, and then, to iJi.v horror, I heard
he b egan:
commercial interests of this valley.
“ My u n h ap p y n ephew realizes w ith, h e r voice, a n d In a [seco n d she w as in
I tru st, g en u in e c o n tritio n th a t he has th e room. She g av if c u e a w fu l scream ,
been th e c a u se o f g ra v e trouble, n o t th o u g h I trm c on iny c ap a n d begged
are absfl
only to us, ills k in d red in th e. v a s t, but h e r to know me, 'b u t she fell in a
fa
in
t.
O
thers
w
er*
com
ing.
I
broke
“ “JT a i'n ta ry g entlem en in the
the hands of
w est. H e has, p rom pted, a s w e m u st o u t o f th e back w indow aud slid and
adm it, by M r.—Mr. R aw don, m ade a scram bled dow n the roof to th e shed
c le an b re a st of his lam e n ta b le c o n ­ and so to th e ground. I heard m en
d u c t and has pro m ised Mr. R a w d o n to com e running, so 1 dived Into th e coal
re p e a t e v ery w o rd o f it—er—to Colonel shed, w here th e se rg ea n t g rabbed me
in th e d a rk , a n d 1 had to m ake him let
B utton, b u t ns h is”—
“T hen w e’ll w a ste no tim e,” said go a n d —said I w as L ie u ten a n t L anier.
J. H. Hill, Cashier
R iggs im p atien tly . “ W e’ll h ave him L a te r I craw led through a hole in the
in, a u d I can c a tc h t h e a fte rn o o n train . fence and sta rte d for ttie store, scared |
N. J. Minton
W. D. Graham
Ah, com e in, Mr. L o w n d es. S it dow n, out o f my w its. R ight nt the next g a te
I c rash ed iuto tw o men. I picked m y­
Robert van Gilse
A. G. Kingman
sir.”
It w as b u t a d e je c te d specim en o f a se lf and cap u p ami ra n again, cau g h t
George P. Green
T. N. Nelson
college bred m an t h a t s a n k in to the C ary nt the sto re ju s t ju m p in g into a
sleigh, and w e lashed those horses ev­
c h a ir in fro n t o f R iggs.
H.
Walters
“ Mr. L ow ndes,” s a id R iggs ab ru p tly , ery inch of thdbiyay, left them a t a
“th e re is no need o f going o v e r th e ra n ch g a te a n d Iran to the station.
Directors.
e n tire story. I ’ll a sk you to a n sw e r R aw don p re sen tís cam e, aud he took
c e rta in questions. W ho w as y o u r e a r­ m e to O m aha. He. too, had to get
a w ay o r he throw n Into the g u a rd ­
liest frien d in th in re g im en t? ”
T h e d re ary e y es tu rn ed o n c e m ore house.”
“You h ave th a t overcoat w ith you
to w a rd Bob. aivd th e nervous h a n d s
s ta rte d th e alonch h a t in s w if te r revo­ yet, I believe—th a t c av a lry coat.”
“ I t ’s nil I have liad to w ear, sir,”
lution.
w as the a n sw e r ns. rising, lie took the
“ Mr. L an ier, sir.”
g a rm e n t front th e a rm o f his c h air ami
“ H ow cam e th a t? ”
laid it upon th e table, exposing a ren t
“ I knew he w a s o f m y college f r a ­
o r gash, w hereupon C aptain S um ter
te rn ity before I e n te re d college, a n d
took from an envelope a silv er of yel­
I show ed him m y pin a n d c ertific ate.”
low cloth and tlttcd it into th e gap.
“T h a t in su re d a w e lro m e , I su p ­ “ T h is,” said he, “ I found on th e hook
pose?”
o f th e storm sash, aud this," laying
“Y'es, sir. H e - -he m ad e m e a t hom e beside it a ru sty sh e a th knife, "w as
In his q u a rte rs _ an d t e n t ”
la te r found u n d e r th e snow close un
"S h ared the b e st he h a d w ith you— d e r th e dorm er w indow ." T hen, tu rn ­
home, fo o d d rin k , even clothes and ing the overcoat inside out. he dis­
m oney - I ’r j ' told.”
played on the back lining in stencil the
" I t la f d i tru e, sir.”
nam e “R aw don."
"V et y0U q u a rre led w ith him dui'-
“ And now,” snkl Riggs, “ we will
ing th e cam paign.”
h e a r th e accused."
"I
lost money gam bling, a n d he
“ It isn ’t ne ce ssa ry ." began B utton.
wt> u ldn’t lend m e any m ore.”
“ It is necessary. Colonel B utton. Of
“ D id you ev er pay w h a t he Dad len t course Mr. L an ier is not obliged to
• you?”
speak, but a few m a tte rs rem ain to be
“ N ot—yet, sir.”
cleared up. T h ere is yet the tim e hon­
“ E ven a fte r y our q u a rre l did he not ored problem o f ’w ho stru c k Billy P a t­
aid you?"
terson T ”
"Yes. a t L aram ie. I d id n ’t seem to
"T he m atter is q u ite sim ple," said
have any frien d le ft by th a t tim e and L anier. ‘T w en t direct from the d a n c ­
None better----- None as good anil none as chi irp
had to go to him fo r help w h en th ey ing room to my q u a rte rs. T he fire was
w ired me to com e hom e.”
low, nnd I w ent back to call R afferty.
$ .
" In po in t of fa c t, h e e n ab led you to H e d id n 't an sw er, so I had to lug In
get $100 a t L ara m ie ?"
I som e fuel. H is overcoat hung In the
"Y es; I g a v e m y n o te a n d he g ave kitchen, and l p u t th a t on. and a s I
his w ord."
opened the back door th ere cam e the
Any one needing oats, wheat or choppped feed of any kirn
“ W b at did you d o w ith th e m oney?"
scream from up th e row . I saw o th ers
Phone or write the Parma Milling aed Elevator Co.. Kara
“T ried to w in b a ck som e th a t I had .turning to w a rd C apU iu S u iu ie rs a s 1
io « a t poker a n d lout m ost o f w h a t I
frolll th<1 back cate. T hen a
had raised 1 su p p o se T d h ave lost all
n ,s|,ed p a st mo. and th en some-
11 t t t l . x a k l \ n
a ll o il t m o n lf lv .
— ■ ■
o F f Sf
It t If # R
aw don h a d n ’t o cau
g h t me play­ body sp ra n g from C ap tain Snaffle’s
ing nnd pulled m o o u t.”
yard, and I w en t headlong. 1 w as on
“ You ow ed him still m ore?”
my feet In k second, but he had me
"N early $ 200 . sir.”
round the neck, ord erin g m e to su r
“Did you go hom e?"
render. I let him h ave tw o hard ones
"I couldn't. 1 b a d only enongh to right and left. Som ebody else collided
bring m e to C ashing;, a n d th ?y w ouldn’t w ith ns. W e all w ent dow n
T he
send me any more. .1 bad ti*\go to the
| last m an w as up first a n d ra n aw ay
ra n ch a n d s ta y ."
*
business ^
A Change
Q. B. WILLS
for the
& TOMUNÍ
T H E C IT Y
jJTTE*
This ib *vhai you will
experience w ^c-i \ on get into some
oa our iighl v/e^ht Underwear.
Two piece suits or Union Suits,
everything you want in underwear
is here. PUce 2 entirely different
from what you are used to paying.
25c, 50c, 75c, $1, $1.25
We are n.,w opening; up our
fi
RUBBER STAMPS
Ordered l>y
East Side Livery and
Feed Stable
DR. F. A. GOELT
Physician am t
Surgeon
J
DR. J J. SARAZ1N
for warm weather wp-.r. Om Shirts at
'Oc-, 7"-. $ ’.i0 > ■. f> A $1.5?’ a .e tsade aetteis
Just Receivtff a !
D RAY
U. G. HAND, Prop,
New So‘t Shirts
W. B. H o x ie
A otary Public
»; f
Orel
N y ssa
Spring ;Tiiü rom Eastern Markets
~>BLUE PRINTS«- MALHEUR COUNTY ABSTHAC
at $10., 12.50 15., 18., 20.
THOS. JONES, MANAGE!
Come in and see them.
JOHN E. JOHNSON & SONS
You Caimot Aliord
to buy eLe where when you can
get Piich suits at such prices.
L. SPIER,
The Reliable Clothier
Nyssa : : : : : Oregon
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Professional Gai
THE BANK OF NYSS
Owned— Controlled---- Manage!
BY NYSSA MEN
CHESTNUT JIMMY
EDISON Records
SON OF D a n PATCH, JR.
For APRIL
W il] stand this season
Side Livery Barn.
Now on Sale
at
the East
U. G. Hand,
Proprietor.
\
NYSSA PHARMACY.
O . S . Lr 12. 12.
F. A. GOELTZ, PROP,
Nyssa
Oregon
T im e
Your MONEY and your INTERESTS
T a b le .
lutely safe if placed in
EAST BOl'ND.
mt S é “ -* '
ite r e s ^
2<i Pony. .
.9 :2 1
li T j J * r
TÏToiigh Train. . . . .4 :5 8
28 Pony .................... 6 :3 5
10 Fast Mail ........... 1 1 :3 9
8 Night Passenger. . .3:04
A. M
P. M.
p. M.
A. M,
A. M.
WEST BOl’ND.
y
Optical Company
E. S. OWEN, M anager.
1003 M ain St.. Boise, Idaho,
25 Pony....................
5 Through Passenger
27 Pony ....................
0 Past Mail .............
7 Night Passenger .
$193,685.00
.9:05 A.
4:58 P.
7:05 P.
6:00 P.
4:45 A.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
THE BANK OF NYSSi
Butterwrappers
Nyssa
The
HIGH STANDING
Of The
MALHEUR COUNTY BANK
is due to the absolute safety it assures for funds
deposited, to the sterling character and strict
integrity of its officers and directors, the care*
ful manner in which every account is handled,
and the personal interest shown to every depositor
MALHEUR COUNTY BANK
“THE BANK OF SERVICE”
NYSSA OREGON
H. J. Ward,
Cal!
Ur you can lea
A. V COOK
Make our Bank Your Bank.
We P rin t
H
1 s o l i c i t you*
my n
p r e s id e n t
J , B Wolf,
c a s h ie r
All
L o c a te d (
Gregor
WIGWAM FLOUR
THE FLOUR
OF QUALITY!
1 [.35 per Sack
ASK YOUR MERCHANTS FOR IT
WE WANT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!
A
Ho
Che
Oat
Souri
Published
Every
H a r o ld 8
At Nyssa, <
Harold S, Vahl
Entered as secor
April 14. 1910. at
at Nyssa. Oregon, t
of March 3. 1879.
M em ber of th e W est
A ssociât
c . a . H ack n ey , M«a»i
N len n e ss, N a m p a ...
t
O. B u rro u g h s. Cal
Idaho is having
life. Looks as if
governor wasn't wl