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PTr.TiT THE HATT Y OAPTTAT. JOT'TIXAT,. RATEAT. ORFf.OY. F'ATT'T?DA Y, JAN. lOlfi; . .( K A.,, ,.- A A -J. A i-J. A A I TOE NEW i ADVENTURES CF j. mm U T. By cnosGic Randolph ciiestes, ; Creator of "Vallinford," X' ":' wij ClIAIUXS W. GODDARD K jij Read ins r'.ory and t!:en . ses the moving pictures : ('.uiyrl;:hl. M"., !y the Etar Com- ' puny. A!l I''uicl-n Highly .j. Ki'SUVed. I Aj)p!ss and Egg Dealers ! : -: : ; : : : : : : : : "T? 1 11 Hl " lil10"" "l!lt 11,1 ('-'3 tj nut see by daylight," observed tl Itlai'Uu Daw, with (lit frown of earnest 1. nlt: on Ids brow, and Jim WalliiiKford, Builling cordially, bulked from libiokle lo t lit; tall yolln;; slrnnjjor and waited. "Very well, thou," went, un ltlaekle, "yon approach your from the left hand side, walking i atilionsly. Headline; out suddenly, yon clutch your di:4 Just behind the Kills and whip It Into n light froth with one of Piishiiinn's tj;tf w hitters. This Is Pushnian." "Happy to meet yon, Mr. Puslitnari," laughed Wnl!itie,ford, sliaKhi!; bauds heartily. "I never can toll quite wlial this Idiot moans, but 1 Jiuljjo that you lire In tile ofM boallntj business." '"Kilehen novellies," agreed the yomis man, accept Ins 'allini;ford'.s best eliali-. He was ii smooth shaven chap with n clear eye mid a pleasant smile, and lie wore the; clolhln:,' of a prosperous yntuijj business man. com bined Willi a look of care between the. eyebrows. ".Mr. flaw Is an old, old friend of mine. I met him for the ! ' i . -;' -'uiii,,. :'ih,v. ii i ) 4 "You approach your egg from the loft hand side," taiil Blackie, first lime In llu holel lar downstnhs ball' an hour a'o, anil he insisted that y ui would like lo uh'o me some busi ness advice." .1. Ilufiis Valllni;ford jjlaneed spwil lalively at his purl tier. "My pal here Is up to bis peek In financial dilllcultles, .11m," ltlaekle ex plained, Kivliif; Walllnuford time to utility tliu prospective business ussivl ale. "The diversion of pksJ wblllin Is not ko popular as he hail supposed It lo be, and It takes money to buy drinks." "I'll 1 e Jlirsered If I know how my old friend law discovered that I tini In a hole," Kinlled young Mr. Piishnian, In perplexity, and he east a wondering Blanco nt ltlaekle. "1 boiilit prompt ly when the bartender Introduced us, mid I said that business was r,"l." "lllai kie has hunches," smiled Wall Itnjford. "What's the matter with your fi" bailerV" then ho suddenly Inquired. "They won't buy theni," mid young rushinan sinoolheil his pompadour In concern. "I've a thousand dollars' worth of them crated, ready for deliv ery, but no place to send them." WallliiKford nodded grovely, "Slid; nil your money V" - "Well, no," smiled the youtijj mini. WnlllnnTord noted that lilt eye were hither too close tonether. "I sank 0. AV. Slookum's. I'm willing to ko on with the business, but (!. Y .no xl'ort." .1. liufiis lillehed forward. "(Ill,' Slookmn:" he mild, Hud ho smll e-l approvingly Ht ltlaekle. "SliHikum has nil kind, of money, I believe." "Six." It was Hlackle who answer ed this, hltchliitf forward and leaning Ills thin arms on the table, "llold, n. ver, nickel, copper, bills nud Just mon ey." "Slookmn It tlio village morfgaij holder," Htaled rushtiiKn. V'VAL The bi, round pink lace of J. U.lftn Vi'i.llinyford wreathed itself in a Jovl.d "I lioueslly believe you'd sli;!- Slook inn." he kutssi'iI. V t) ; i : i i"iih :n:i n folde 1 his onus on I'.he table. Ib.wi" "You're not incorporated';" ".No." "That's the iniswer; we'll Incor ..'alc." '"J'iipu what'.'" It. was l;la U!L w ho i.sked tliis; '.I. Itufiu 1'reipienily in orpuraieil,. but his icuvcicen's from ihin on were always, ililie: cut. "I don't know," returned WalliiiR i'ard carelessly. "The chief value of incorporation is lo t;et some of Kluok tnn's money out of the ol.l bine sock la the chimney; then vo can nuike liiiMiils with II." "Ami,'' staled ISlaekie Paw. "Iheru's no minted money whirh we so much nave Just now n.-i (j. W. Kiookam'.-i." "1 gathered that," said youir I'ush inan. looking puzzled. "Mr. I'.iw was immediately inlei'esled wiieu be found I hail some connection wilh .Siookuni. Wily?" "Old 0. W. skinned some friends of ours," explained Wallin;,i'ord brielly. "Kvor hear of President -"Warden of the Western Consolidated Ilaiiroad :ysem'r" Incpilred I!Ia-kie. slrai!illin a ( hair. "Well, when Warden died his business rival, K. P.. I-'alls, who never had a chance to beat Warden at any frame, robbed his orphans. (Jeorfjo Washliclou Slookmn was cue of the piker tools who helped In I he manipu lation by tPlUn;,' n few lies. Ili.s sliare was" "Jut a minute," chuckled J. Piufus. tonchinj; n button. "Mr. Pushinan may as well meet the. Warden orphans. We'll probably make I hem his olllce assislanls iiuyliow. 1'hcir part most l,'!:ul y will bo to jjlve away olllce se- In n few niluiile!, In answer lo Wal ll'.i.ford'i; politely telephoned invlla llon, two strikingly irelly youii'; la dies came into the parlor and were in trodiiced as I'anny and Violet Warden "I understand It perl'eclly now," said youn;; Pushinan, smiling into the blue eyes of the vivacious Violel, and I'.lti.-kle Paw lilted liercely at his niuslaehe. (1. W. Slookum sat lit the lau-k door of bis suburban farnihim-e, wilh Hie filory of ho auluinu spread before him, and on his knees was a siiolnn. loaded Willi rock salt, .lusl In the ccnier of vision of (f. W.'s wrinkle .'..piinlcd eyes was u bi:.; v,.i!nut tree, anxious lo drop :s frost ripened mils In ti'o lie', I. vilnalimi l.cl ween the WHltitit lice n!ii I lie or.-h-; r.l, were a farm hand met a bull teirier. b'.'t l W. Siookuin truslcd lkilhcr of lese. since llieiv Is no ;.-.::) i : i: . 1 1 of prop erly so faithful as the o:n r thereof. '"'here's a couple of slraiccrs to see you, paw." l'.eut and wrinkied Mrs Slookuni said this, and she said It with her hands folded. "Paw" .Slookuni rubbed a cnarleil thumb up and down the barrel of his old Ktui. v "Town folks oveojffilry folks?" he luiiilred, In a voice which uraled. "City fi'lks, paw. They look rich." "Huh:" prunlel slookmn. "Asenls, I Kiiess." lie leaned his f;iln carefully In the corner mid rose, lie smoothed down his black alpaca coat nod nave it jerk at his liitle black siring tie; then he stepped briskly into the par lor, where he found a large, broad ehesied, pink faced man, wilh u $-',().u diamond la his cravat, am) a tall, thin, black haired and black mustaclied man In n quid, ministerial Prince A! bert. "This Is Mr. Slookuni, 1 believe," greeted the large man suavely. He held his silk hat across his wrist, mid bowed with aggravating ease. "I am J. liufus Walilngford, Mr. slookmn. and this Is Horace (!. Paw. "1 inn about to Interest Mr. Paw wllli tne In the Pushnian Kitchen Nov oil y company," went on Wnllingl'ord "Von have n splendidly promising In flint Industry there, Mr. Slookuni." "Yes," shrilled Mr. Slookmn, his inoulli sipiee.lng In. "It's been prom ' Islng a long time." "It has lacked capital," declared Walllngl'oril. "Have you ever looked over Mr. I'ushinan's books?" "Yes." He could have made the sit me answer with a saw (lie. The cor ners of his nose wrinkled up toward his eyes. "Pvo been down there a dozen limes to see what chance there was lo get my money back, and I won t look at 'cm any more. There's nothing In 'em but expense accounts, and If I don't get my next note w hen It's due I'll close up young Pushinan He dresses too line." "That Is a business asset," respond ed Walilngford. "Look at me. Look nt my friend, Mr. Paw. Could we make the money we do without good clothes? Certainly not!" and lie swell ed his broad chest complacently. "Pin a professional promoter, Mr. Slookuni." "Oh," commented Mr. Slookmn, In specting Wiilllni'ford curiously frotu hair to shoes; "I've hoard of promoters I don't do business with 'em." "You'll do business with me," conti dently predicted Wtillinfcford, ami he chuckled. When, after some further parley, It looked at If Walilngford would Induce Slookuni to Invest, Jimmy Wnlllngford. .1. Itufnt' young nephew, nml Toad Jessup were caught stealing walnuts, and Slookum Indignantly ordered J. Kuftit oH the premises. "My notion about It U that we should cheer up," observed ltlaekle Paw, wllli a grin at the unsmiling face of J. Kufus. "What we need Is lo forget our sorrows and go digging for Jlggerbnlt." "Will you keep si 111 ?" requested Wal ilngford. "I am trying to think." .V1 lli.lll.MIL... ..II-IU l.lfil .. 10, WUU 1 wink ut I'lin'i.naii "1 couldn't tell it from ju.-t looking at yon. but I've I lib to say: If you wore thinking the way you looked you'd be b. tier oa if you went jiggcr'.iaiti:!. You locate a jig.;erbait by ear. I'u -huuin. It makes u a iiiiid like a peanut, and" There was a giggle I rmn the bay window, a tU'.glo which was ia-iianily oipurcsscd as young Jimmy Walling-'i-ird and Toad .le;sup bent serious, earnest faces on their game of check ers. They were Irving to make as lit tle noise Us possible on this rainy day if gloom. P.ricf as that giggle was, however, it bro iuht Ihcm i.ni'.'.eilialely into undesired prominence. "Y'ou kids are going home!" .1. I'.ufus promptly luformc.1 them. Toad .lossup, v, ho had been meek as long as he could. Icrned sipiarely away from Ids checkerboard Willi a jerk. "All right; we'll t,o home," he slated. "We're not having much fun here." .Jimmy looked nt him with a ipilet smile, but he said nothing, nor Old he t f. , N ' tr lb 5 if j ,' 1' if 4 ' I t y. " v" t "'?. , v v. 1 ' ( 'i. () - ' ' ' ' 1 V ' t . ' ! 4 k J' ( ' i s j1 -t t i , ' v ? I ' f - - ' 'Look at me; look at my fnend M,-. D.-.w." alter his posilion over the cl s rl;;-r board. "We didn't do anyilihu; oul nt old Slookum's." went m Toad. lie had been interrupted some twenty limes nt this point of hi i e:.p'a:i atio-.i, but he was capable of going on lu enly limes more, until he should be able in mere Justice lo testily in his own he half. "Those walnuls were ripe, and they were rigid near the road, and il wouldn't have burl old Slookuni to l.-t us pick up a few of them. And we didn't know they were his anyway." "You knew they were not yours," snapped Wallingford, and then he pro ceeded to show Toad an algebraic problem. He was relenting. This was the lli'sl lime he had condescended to argue the ipiesllon. The golden sun descended behind the fringe of trees, and (l, W. Slookmn sal gating Into the gloriiled west with his head crane l toward the orchard. "Mr. Pushinan, paw." It was Mrs. Slookuni, with her hands, folded. "I'u huiih!" Slookum grunted when Pushinandeclared he'd take up Ills note, "lluslness piekln' up?" And he sal down lo his old bookcase desk. "Pine!" slated young Pushmaii, with enthusiasm. "I found a New York Jobber to handle my goods, and he's keeping me busy. He takes the ten day discount loo. About next week I'd like to discount that second nolo." With a Jerk Mr. Slookuni slopped writing. "You don't want to do that?" he hastily udvlscd. "You don't want to cramp your producing power. I'll extend this nolo If you say so." "No trouble about that." And the young manufacturer lit n big cigar. "There was no hope of my gelling money In this town, so I've taken in outside capital-Mr. Walilngford." Slookum's head came up w ilh a Jerk. "You be careful of that man," he warned. "He's a skinner." Just outside (he fence of (!. W. Sloo kum's Held wailed young Jimmy Wal lingford ami Toad Jessup wllh their caps in their hands, and the caps were lllled with walnuts. No such exhibi tion of patience nud spartan fortltr.de had ever before been given by (Ids pair. Tor nearly an hour they stood, and occasionally they giggled, and oc casionally they cast quick glances over their shoiildeis tit (!: bouse, but for the Most part they merely held themselves in sober waiting with an Intontness which was little short of businesslike. At last (i. V. Slookuni came around i he corner of the house. Though he had been In plain sight of the walnut tree ami of Hie orchard, some uneasy Instinct had warned him of the pros nee of boys. He took off his near lassos anil put on his faraway glasses, 'hen shrilled. "Hey, you, Andy!" He hurried straight down the walk .mil out along the road. The farm hand 'time clomping up from the barn, the hard, white bull terrier stretching along ahead of him. The two boys stood their ground. "Aha; I caught you at Itl" yelled Slookum. "Pon't you touch us!" warned Toad. 'We're not on your property." That warning was Just In time, for Slookutu had been about to lay hands on them. He knew that law of tres passing quilt: well, however. The white dog knew it too. He batped and jerked and barked inside the fence an 1 ran up mi l down in panting Irn patieu: e, but l.e made n- move to come into the road. Andy leaned on the fence just behind the boys. He was a pb kie l faced man, with an lndiscriiul- I na!e fjort of yellow i.u: -la'-he. "Put btek those walnuls!" ordered Andy. "We don't have to put em puck," Im mediately announced Toad. 'Jimmy had not a word to say. lie stood quietly listening to Toad, with n little half .smile. "They'ie our walnuts." "Y'ou stole 'cml" charged Slookum. Suddenly the hired baud reached over the fen e mid grabbed the caps out of the boys' hands. He lliiug the wal nuts Inside the Held as far as be could and then tossed the caps outside the fence. "Now go home or I'll spank you!" he threatened. "We don't have to go home!" Toad's voice rose in shrill triumph. "This Is our road! We're part of the public! We can stay tight here as long as we want to!" I 'or the liv-t time Jimmy Walilng ford spoke. lie was not delimit like Toad. He was quiet, and tit the cor ners of h!s lips lurked a smile which had in it a trace of insolence. "You must give us back our wal nuls," mid his clear eyes gazed steadi ly into the beady ones of G. W. .Slookmn. "What did you say?" crackled Slook uni In astonishment. "You must give us back- our wal nuls," repeated Jimmy firmly. "We can have you arrested for highway robbery." "You young thieves!" snorted Slook uni. "Of all the Impudence!" "Wo can prove they were our wal nuts," went on Jimmy, entirely uu rullleil, though the light of a peculiar satisfaction began to gleam in his eyes. "We bought them this morning at a grocery store, and there were four people saw us buy theiii. Here is the check." lie produced a pink grocer's slip, bearing the single item, "Wal nuts, "(live them back their walnuls!" or dered Slookiuii savagciy. That was enough. Toad Jessup put his thumb and Ills forelin;er in his inoulli and filled Ins hues and emitted a whistle so shrill that 1. W. Slookuni seemed to raise straight up from (ho ground. Instanlly from among Hie shrubbery across the side road from the walnut tree, there emerged the full night force of bell boys from the Ho tel I 'ingle. They came running", and with a whoop. They sprawled over I he fence. There were seven of tin ni. but they mover so rapidly that they looked like seventy. The bard, white dog wasted no titee on eoiisi.lera'ieu. lie started across the Held in a straight sireak, and lite tallest bellboy, who was thirty-two years if age and a re tired prize tighter, met him with a liiiunowseiue, and the skirmish line parted, having an astonished dog roll ing on the ground and tr.wng to paw his way out of that net. The skirmish line, w ith whoops and cheers anil much v. T ' -U4' " -tat "5- . T bv A - "f - hi i ' Js t Ml" i V I It t i nt v "4 In'' ' . o,A Wallingford Proceeded to Show Toad an Algobraio Problem. laughter, charged on the walnut tree with Irresistible enthusiasm. Clubs and stones Hew up among the branch es like a bombardment from ft gatllug battery. The tallest bellboy imiised .'or Just a niouiet;t to "paste" the hired baud In the eye with a well seasoned fist. It was the same eye which Toad lessup had greeted with a hard, green nitlmit. G. W. Slookmn sat at his buck door. The walnuts were gone and the apples .vere picked, and there was nothing to watch. Hut he sat there and watch ed It "There's a stranger, paw." It was Mrs. Slookum, but not even her voice was meek. In the past two weeks she had been aggravated to the point of re lelllon. "Who Is It?" The voice of Mr. Slookum was particularly harsh. In the past two weeks he had strained It. Mrs. Slookum did not even tell hltn to (to and (lud out for himself. She had disappeared on the delivery of her first message. Mumbling and frrunibllng, Q. W. j Tveut into the horsehair room, and the ,stranger proved to Le none other than Horace G. Paw, who. villi his head bent and iris hands' clasped behind bis black Prince Albert, was stalking di agonally acto. s the r jo:n. 'Sir," said L'oraca G. Paw, "I am a uiucli abuse. 1 men!" and he deliberately bent the end of his spiked mustache and inserted it bot'.veeu his teeth. 'Tu-huub!'' agreed Slookum, and ho grinned. "I am 1 1)0 victim of injustice!" rant ed Mr. Pa-.v, brisling his b!aik hair down over hi; forehead. "I am bent on icveuge! Iteveng.1, Mr. Slookum! I'evenge on that scoundrel, J. Kufus Wallingford!" "L'n-hunli!" agreed Slookum. But there was more animation In his tone. "Have you or have you not two mort gage notes against the Pttsliman Kitch en L'teusil company, each for Kl,UX and interest ?" Mr. Slookum studied ISlaekie Paw slowly. "What about II?" be asked, rubbing his clawlibo ham! vvor each other as if ho were trying to wiing an I lea from them. "Listen!" ltlaekle Paw stopped and held one hand aloft. "1 wish to pur chase those notes." Again long and deliberate thougbt on the part of Mr. Slookum. "Why?" bo asked. "Will you sell me the notes if 1 tell yon?" "Well, maybe." "Then here it Is. Those notes are In the name of Pushman Kitchen Utensil company. That company has grown out of existence, having been merged Into The Pushnian Kitchen Utensil company, now incorporated. Since the original company does not exist it can not take up those notes, and you can refuse settlement from any other per son. The mortgage can still stand as a lien, however, against the absorbing company and can bo held until such time as that company might be In tem porary diilieullles. Then, by thunder, I can make trouble with them!" "That's dang nonsense," crackled Slookuni. "You don't know the law, or you wouldn't think up a Scheme like Hint. I tried it once." It was Plackie flaw's time to pause, and he did it most crestfallenly. "You're cocksure I can't do that?" "As sure ns gospel!" "Then there's only one other way." Illackie now sat down, with his hands on his knees and his neck bolt upright. "I'll have to buy enough stock in the Pushnimi Kitchen Utensil company to vole my enemy out of ollice." .Mr. Slookuni, who was an excellent listener, cocked his head sideways at that. "How much money would that take?" "Fifty-one thousand dollars or more." Illaekie's reply was prompt and sharp. "The company's incorporated for a hundred thousand, and Pushman has the sale of the stock. They're snap ping it iip like hot elites around town today because lite company In my suit against tlteni showed a profit even on slon.iioo capitalization of over l,"iO per cent a year." !. W. Slookuni gulped, and a spasm of pain twitched at all his wrinkles. "Yes, I figured that out myself," he corroboraled. "Well, Pushman don't like Walling ford." "I'll simply got Pushman to sell me ol per cent of that stock as soon as niy money gels here next week. Then I'll call a meeting and vole Walling ford out of olllce, make myself presi dent and vole myself a big enough sal ary to eat up all the proiit.s except (I or 7 per cent. That's enough for stock holders. I'll show that fellow Walling ford!" And Ptlackie, jumping from his chair, slapped his hands behind him and stalked agitatedly across and across the room. Again there was a long pause, In which G. W. Slookum speculated. "You say you don't get your money until next week?" he presently ob served. "Not until then," said Elaekie. The olllce of the Pushman Kitchen Utensil company was a revelation when the cautious G. W. Slookum paid that thriving establishment a visit. Express wagons were being loaded high with cases of egg beaters. There was a fresh coat of paint on the front, and at the windows were lace curtains and now shades with tassels. Slookuni saw all tills from across the street, loaling nonchalantly In the shade of the hallway of a family saloon; watched it patiently until he saw J. liufus Walilngford and young Push nian go out for lunch. Then Mr. Slookum hurried over and entered the olllce. New desks, new chairs, new railings; at a high desk, keeping the books, a handsome blue eyed young lady nud at the typewriter, working industriously from the moment he had started to cross the street, a handsome brown eyed young lady. On the desk of the blue eyed one n tall vase of chrysanthemums and Immediately ad joining her another tall desk labeled "Mr. Pushman." Near the typewriter was a largo desk labeled "Mr. Wal ilngford," and on her table was a bowl of sweetheart roses. ;Mr. rushman In?" asked Mr. Slook Jin, his eyes narrowing. ( Funny Warden went right on typing, but Violet looked around at him sweetly. "No, sir." she said. "Ho has gone to lunch." "Too bad!" Slookum rubbed his hands together and beamed paternally on the bluo eyed one. The brown eyed one turned to lilm at that moment, and he beamed at her also. "Mr. Push man wanted me to come around and look at the books. Ho wants to sell nie some stock." Violet looked at him with wide eves for a moment, then turned to I'auuy '. with a troubled brow. "Po you suppose it would be all right, Panny?" she inquired, suppress ing the triumphant sparkle in her "I don't know." hesitated Panny. "I'm afraid Mr. Walilngford might not like it." "Oh. yes. he will," Mr. Slookum hastily assured thorn. "You just wait." Peamiitg on them archly, he slowly j retched a baud In each coat pocket and as slowly v, itliiirew mom. in ins right hand he hold a b.lraggled little bunch of geraniums and in the other a so'.ied bag ot peppermints. He pre sented the geraniums to Violet mid the peppermints to I'auuy. "Now I g;:e.;3 you two purty young ladles will run out an 1 take a little walk and let me lake care of the ollh e." They hesitated. They glanced at each other dui iously. Then, overcome by the llattering attentions of G. W. Slookmn. they escaped his fatherly pats on the shoul.ler and went out through t!i" factory iloor and gi-gled themselves half sick, v bile G. W. Slook um plunged feverishly into the Ouice books. Guess he kneiv how to handle the ladies, tv mg! Young Pushttuiti hurried Into the apartments of .1. Knfu-; Wit liiug.'ord i.l the Hotel liingle. skimmed bis derly on the table, i!rop;e 1 n bag m the Boor, plumped himself inlu the big chair, threw lav!; bis head and laughed and laughed and laughed "Well, we're dean!" he exulted and, oripnio'r ibit bae. he-ran to draw out I ... . ; lv l-.i A a ? 1 ( ' 'I '' l- if- "S. He Presjnted the Peppermints to Fanny. packages of money and toss them on the table. Walling'Tord. his big pink face wreath ed in smiles, leaned his arms on the table. "No slock left," he surmised. "Not a share! Old Slookuni couldn't gel down to me ipih k enough to beat I'.lackie Paw to it, and he took the en tire lifly-two I'd held back for him Wallingford, 1 tried two yoarfi to bring this business lo a point where I could unload it on my fellow townsmen, but I'm an amateur as yet. It took that lawsuit ami old Slookum's nosing Into the books to put those bogus shipments beyond iptesiion." lie pushed the mon ey over to .1. liufus for distribution, then he laughed remlnlscently. "Old Slookum was the cautious party. Yes terday morning he telegraphed your man Pollet and asked If the egg beater market still looked good." "Certainly," corroborated Walilng ford. "Pollet wired me. and I wired Pollet to order J.'i.OUO worth." "They'll have to be new goods," grinned ISlaekie Paw, fondling Hie money. "Say, do you know we've shipped Pushman's original thousand dollars' worth of egg beaters to Paul Pollet and back twenty-four times?" "And Paul paid cash every time," chuckled Wallingford. "IIoTvever, the dividend we declared just before we incorporated got us back that money. What's here, Pushman?" "Seventy-live thousand even." Wallingford shook his head. "Cotton we had to sell $2.".O0O for the treasury," ho worried. "Hut it wouldn't have been safe to have set aside any more promotion stock. Pirst of all. we'll take out that $.".000 for next week's shipment." And lie counted the money to one side. "Then we'll take out $12,000 for. expenses." He shoved that money to one side. "We won't fount the (rifle we lost when I turned those mortgages over to the bank this morning, nor will wo count the $:J,000 which we are to pay Paul Pollet. That comes out of the c-xpeuscs. We have here $iit).fM)0 to divide." After the settlement had been made ami young Pushman had gone away J. liufus Wallingford sat sileutly on the arm of the couch, with a look of deep trouble on Ills brow, fllnekle Paw, tossing things Into their grips for a hasty departure, chatted cheer fully, ns he worked, about the habits of the spoofenyoung. a strange game Hsh which roosted on coral branches and could only be enticed by liquor deceiving no answer to his Invitation to go spjofenyounging. Hlackle sud denly paused. "Now. don't you worry about little Jimmy." lie advised. "He's a fine kid!" "Certainly he Is!" agreed Walling ford. "I can lick anybody who hints that he Isn't. That kid's only smart!" "That's right." again agreed Wal ilngford, but he let Blnekle finish the packing by himself and went out to Joined Pantile Warden. lie seemed to need comforting. Another adventur next wek. b t V J -sV tl v r r v NEW TODAY CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING EATE3 Kate per word New Today: Kaih insertion, per word la One week (6 insertions), per word....oc One month (2ti insertions), per word 17c All nils must be ordered lor i stated length of time, no ad to count less than 10 words. The Capital Journal will not lie re sponsible for more than one insertion for errors in Classified Advertise ments, liead your advertisement tue first Jay it appears and notify us im mediately if it contains an error. Minimum charge, loc. PIION K !."" Pur wood saw. HAKKY Window cleaner. Pbouo 76$. JaeiU WANTED Leef cittlo and veal. Phoue 1425-M. Peb 20 LOST Ladies gold walcli. Phono 7!7M. K'ewanl. tf OAK, ash, old fir, second growth, oor'l wood. Phone HI22,f. Feb 7 SMALL PHIS Pol; SALK- Pbono olIPL'L'. .1. M. Cubiirn. Pebl SPKJNO W II MAT (Grass wheat). A. J. Patton, Macleay, Ore. , Jan 29 SKCOND GliOWTII FIH WOOD $;t.50 per cord. Phone 2219. tf I'Olt Itl-INT Purnislieit rooms. In quire 210 S. 1 i til. Phono 20t2.lf. Peb I 1 UKNIS1IKD APAHTMKNTS $5.00 to $15.00. 491 Kortii Cottage. tf WANTKO Young sound marc, weigh ing about 1.1U0 lbs. Phono .'10PI1. Jan2l PUB KKNT Half of modern furnished home. Call at o52 JS'orth Twelfth. Jan 31 POINTKB PIT'S Por fale. Males $7.50; females $11.00. Plume ;tfiPII. Jan2U KATL1FF HOPSK Fresh rooms, home cooking. 050 X. Winter. Iftono-392-W. Feb2 I (lit KALE Cheap, two typewriters. Underwood and Remington. I'.'.'.'J) Center street. Pebl I'Olt KKNT Modern f iirnislieil house keeping rooms, tillli North Cottage. Phone 15:;2lf. Janlil 1UII SALH No. 5 Underwood type writer; No. 11 Iliirrouglis Adding Ala chine. Telephone -10. Janljl 1 OUNP -Fraternal button. Owner can have s.iino by calling at (his of fice and paying for ad. Jan2ll AP.SOLUT L'LY P U Tt K M A P L B SYUUI' From New York, $1.00 per gallon it Damon's. Feb 22 FOB BENT Modern seven room resi dence near Court house. John II. Scott, over Chicago Store. Janlil TO TKADK iinggy horse, to trade for cow, or chickens, or will sell cheap. Phono 77F13. Feb3 MAKIiiF.D MAN WANTS POSITION" on farm, e.m furnish reference. A. C. Simonds, If. Ii. No. 2, Salem, Ore. Feb-5 I WISH TO LOAN' 1!)00 On Port land property, Al security. Will pay 0 per cent. Address D-15, care Journal. Jan.! I FOB KENT Housekeeping rooms in large suites from $0 to $8 per month. Why pay more? Cill at 313 1-2 North Commercial, tf FOB KENT Store, 21x105 feet, elec tric lights and steam heat. See Watt Shipp Co., 219 North Commercial street. Phone 3C3. tf WILL ACCEPT good second hand auto ns first payment on a nico home at Quinaby. b'nrd preferred. ,. (!. Me Farlane, Salem, Route No. 8. Febl WANTED Information of Iva Louisa Thomas Gordon, last heard from it Salem, Oregon, general delivery. No tify J. W. Thomas, Selma, Calif., Box 393. Feb3 FOB SALE Cheap, household goods, including one good organ, range, c.hiffioneer, etc. Some canned fruit. J. R. Ilaxter, South Winter and Hoyt streets. Jan3l The Oregon Wholesale and Retail Hide and Junk Co. ITns ninved from their former lnt.nltnn -1.10 Court street, to 197 South Com mercial. (The old stand of the Lawr- enr-ft (trneprv. pnnini- I'Vrrv tinI fVm- niereial streets) and are open for busi ness at mat place. Highest prices p.ml for hides, wool, copper, brass, iron, etc. Before sellinir elsewhere, consult ni tnr prices. D. Samuel, proprietor. l'none, aw; ues. Clione, J7U7-W. THE GERVAIS COMMUNITY CLUB An organization has been formed the name of which is "The Oervais Com munity ( lub." The object of this or ganization is to promote tho general welfare of this community, to furnish to its members a beneficial recreation, to devise business methods and to de velop our commercial, social and educa tional institutions so as to make for a greater and better Gervais. President F. A. Hand; vice-president Joe Wangolilj'secretary, John I. Jones; treasurer, A. De Jardin. Star. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Ifi -J -I- -r- fc i Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned by au order of tho County Court of Marion County, Oregon has been appointed as administrator of the estate of F. I.. round, deceased. All persons having claims against such es tate arc required to present them with in six months from the date of this no tice, with the proper voucher, to the undersigned at Shaw, Oregon. Dated this Sth day of Jaminrv. 19Iti. A. O. NO YES. Shaw, Oregon.