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54-40 or Fight By Emerson Hough "Mississippi Bubble" (Continued.) We put cows into the yoke now, and used women instead of men on the drivers' seat's, and boys who started riding finished afoot. Gaunt and brown and savage, hungry and grim, ragged, hatless, shoeless, our cavalcade closed up and came on, and so at last came through. Ere autumn had yellowed all the foliage back east in gentler climes, we crossed the shoulders ot the Blue mountains and came into the valley of the Walla Walla; and 16 passed thence down tho Colum bia to the valley of the Willamette, "•OO miles yet farther, where there were then some slight centers of our civilization which had gone for ward the year before. Here were some few Americans. At Champoeg, at the little Ameri can missions, at Oregon City, and other scattered points, we met them, we hailed and were hailed by them. Messengers spread abroad the news of the arrival of our wagon train. Messengers, too, came down from the Hudson Bay posts to scan our equipment and estimate our numbers. There was no word ob tainable from these of any Cana dian column of occupation to the northward which had crossed at the head of the Peace river or tho Saskatchewan, or which lay ready at the hend waters of the Frasor or the Columbia to come down to the lower settlements for the pur pose of bringing to an issue, or making more difficult, this ques tion ol" the joint occupancy of Ore gon. As a matter of fact, ultimate ly we won that transcontinental race s.i decidedly that there never was admit ted to have been a sec ond. So we took Oregon by the only law of right. Our broken ami weakened cavalcade asked renewal from the soil itself. We ruffled no drum, fluttered no flag, to take possession of the land. But the canvas covers of our wagons gave wny to permanent roofs. Where we had known a hundred camp f'res. now we lighted the fires of 1l n v hundred homes. )' CUAPTIOn XXVI. The Debated Country. The world was sad, the garden was •a wild! The man, the hermit, sighed -till woman smiled! —Campbell. ■ ■ Our army of peaceful occupation scattered along tin- more fertile parts itf the land, principally among the valleys. Of course, it should not bo forgotten thai wnai was then called Oregon meant all of what now is embraced in Oregon. Washington and Idaho, with part of Wyoming us W ell. it extended south to the Mexican possessions of California. Hog far north it was to run, it was my errand 4i«re .to learn. I settled near tile' mfiiVfh of the Willamette river, near Oregon City, and not far from where the city of Portland later was begun; ami builded for my sett a little cabin of two rooms, with a connecting roof. This I furnished, as did my neigh bors their similar abodes, with a table made of hewed puncheons, chairs sawed from blocks, a bed framed from poles, on which lay a rude mattress of husks and straw. From the eastern states I scarce ly could now hear iv less than n ;»ear, for another wagon train could not start west from the Missouri until the following spring. We could only guess how events were going forward in our diplomacy. The mild winter wore away, and I learned little. Spring came, and still no word of any land expedition out. of Canada. We and the Hud son Bay folk still dwelt in peace. The flowers began to bloom in the wild meads, and the horses fatten ed on their native pastures. Summer came on. The fields be gan to whiten with the ripening grain. I grew uneasy, feeling my self only an idler in a land so able to fend for itself. I now was much disposed to discuss means of getting back over the long trail to the tastward, to carry the news that Oregon was ours. It was at this time that there occurred a Startling anil decisive event. I wits on my way on a canoe voy age up the wide Columbia, not far above the point where it receives its greatest lower tributary, the | Willamette, when all tit once 1 . heard the sound of a cannon shot. I turned to see the cloud of blue smoke still hanging over the sur face of the water* Slowly there; swung into view an ocean-going vessel under steam and auxiliary canvas. She made a gallant | Spectacle. But whose ship was i she? i examined her colors anxiously enough. I caught the Import of her ensign. She flew the British Union .lack! England had won the race by sea! Something of the ship's outline seemed to me familiar. I knew the set ol her short masts, the pitch of her smokestacks, the number of her guns. Yes, she was the Mo dest c of the Knglish navy—the same ship which more than a year before 1 had seen at anchor off Montreal!" News travels fast in wild coun tries, and it took us little time to learn the destination of the Mo desto. She came to anchor above Oregon City, and well below Fort Vancouver. At once, of course, her officers made formal wills niton Dr. McLaughlin, the latter at Fort Vancouver and accepted head of the British element thereabouts. | Two weeks passed in rumors and counter rumors anil a vastly dan gerous tension existed in all the "If Silver Says So, It's So" January Clearance 25 per ct. Discount on Entire Stock Rubber Goods, Overalls and Collars excepted Saturday and Monday January 22 and 24 OSCAR SILVER The Big Double Store Cor. Front and Bernard Sts. "The Working-man's Store" Sale \ American settlements, because word was spread that England had sept a ship to oust us. Then came to myself and certain others at Oregon City messengers from peace-lovinft Dr. McLaughlin, ask ing us to join him in a little cele bration in honor of the arrival of her Majesty's . vessel. Here at last was news; but it was not wholly to my liking which I soon unearthed. The Modeste was but one ship of 15. A fleet of 15 vessels, 400 guns, then lay in Puget sound. The watchdogs of Great Britain were at our doors. This question of monarchy and the re public was not yet settled, after all! I pass the story of the banquet at Fort Vancouver, because it Is unpleasant to recite the difficulties of a kindly host who finds himself | with jarring elements at his board. I Precisely this was the situation of j white-haired Dr. McLaughlin of | Fort Vancouver. It was an incon i gruous assembly in the first place. The officers of the British navy at tended in the splendor of their uni forms, glittering in braid and gold. Even Dr. McLaughlin made brave display, as was his wont, in his re galia of dark blue cloth and shin ing buttons —his noble features and long, snow-white hair making him the most lordly figure of them all. As for us Americans, lean and brown, with hands hardened by toil, our wardrobes scattered over a thousand miles of trail, buckskin tunics made our coats, and mocca sins our boots. I have seen some noble gentlemen so clad in my day. It was, as may be supposed, late in the night when our somewhat discordant banqueting party broke up. We were all housed, as was the hospitable fashion of the coun try, in the scattered log buildings Which nearly always hedge in a western fur-trading post. The quar ters assigned me lay across the open space, or what might be call ed the parade ground of Fort Van- PEONE GARDENS The Choicest Fruit Lands in the Northwest. Lyiug at the very door of Spokane. Only four miles from the city. Sub irrigated tracts of a rich black loam, free from rock or gravel. Water can be had anywherefrom 5 to 15 feet. No later frosts. Fin est varieties of commer cial winter apples grow hero in absolute perfec tion. Come in and get our terms on this property, or write for our descriptive folder. N. T. Johnson Co. 1 and 2 Ziegler Block, Phone Main 2118. Ye Furnitorium snlesagents, polishing, repairing. See us about furniture. 1111 First avenue. PHONE 1985 THE SPOKANE PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 couver, flanked by Dr. McLaugh-. lin's four Httle cannons. As I made my way home, stum bling among the stumps in the dark, I passed many semi-drunken In dians and voyageurs, to whom special liberty had been accorded in view of the occasion, all of them Haw engaged in singing the praises of the "King George" men as against the "Bostons." I was almost at my cabine door at the edge of the forest frontage at the rear of the old post when I Saturday Every Item Listed Below Are Real Honey Saving Values on Sale Tomorrow Clearing' Sale Men s Suits Ladies' SilK Waists $1.95 Choice ladies' fine silk waists, in plain colors and fancy check silks; also lot fine wool waists included; values to $4.00. Choice $1.95 Children's Outing Gowns 35c Children's Outing Gowns, good quality; all sizes; reg. 50c and 65c. Sale of Bearcloth Coats $1.95 One lot children's bearoloth coats; well made and nicely trim med; come in plain white, gray, DFOWn; sizes 1 to .'!; values $."5. Special $1.95 Ladies' and Children's Hosiery and Underwear 15c PAJR Ladies'extra heavy fleece lined hose; 25c value. Special, pair "... (| 15c 35c GARMENT. Ladies' heavy weight ribbed fleece lined vest RQd pants; in white or corn* all sizes; regular 50c. Special ; 35^ 15c GARMENT Children's and misses' cream fleece lined vest and pants; all sizes; regular &sc, Special,.. .15^ 1212<*PAIR Children's heavy bicycle hose, fast black: regu lar 17 1-LV. Special . 12 1 2<* NATHAN WEIL, PROP. TEMPLE COURT BLK. caught glimpse, in the dim light, i lj_ nurr y in S figure, which in some iwy seemed to be different from lltjb blanket covered squaws who f 9( r !ked here and there about the k ptet grounds. She passed steadily OHi toward a long and low log cab iuQlocated a short distance beyond tjhe quarters which had been as- Sbjijed to me. I saw her step up to the door and heard her knock; then thm-o came a flood o flight—more than was usual in the opening dpor of a frontier cabin. This dis Great Sale Ladies' Coats, $7.95 150 Ladies' and Misses' fuH length Broad cloth Coats. Beautifully made. Trimmed satin lined throughout and in the season's newest styles. Included in the lot are semi fitting, all sizes, black, brown, gray, tan, green, led and a few mixtures. Positively the greatest sale of fine coats ever held; worth to $35.00. Choice, each $7.95 $1.45 Ladies' and Misses' fancy Coats, in new mixtures, new styles, in fancy mixtures only; all -sizes; values $7.50. Choice $1.45 and Overcoats Choice of Any Man's Fine Win* ter Suit or Overcoat that sold regularly for $16.50, $17.50 and $15.50. Worth up to $15.50. $1.98 Pair Men's fine Box Calf Shoes, solid leather soles and counter; a regular $2.50 shoe; all sizes. Special $1.98 Men's best Goodyear welt shoes, in vici kid and box calf; all styles and sizes; regular $3.50. Special ' $2.69 Children's fancy top turn shoes, all sizes, 2 to G; reg. 50c. Special, pair 35^ Boys' solid school shoes; just received; all sizes, Bto i 3; regular $1.25. Sale 95c $1.35 Same as above, sizes 1 to Q 1-2; regularly $1.60. Sale [..$1.35 in wool Dress Goods, Wash Goods, Toweling, Table Linen, Silks, Muslins, Outing Flannel, Percales, etc. Will Be a Great Bargain Day at the Worth to $35. Special Sale SHoes SPECIAL SALE OF ALL REMNANTS THE BOSTON STORE played the figure of the night walk er, showing her tall and gaunt and a little stooped; so that, after all, I took her to be only o*e of our American frontier women, being quite sure that she was nbt Indian or half-breed. This emboldened mo, «n a mere chance—an act whose mental origin I could not have traced —to step up to the door after it had been closed and myself to knock thereat. I heard women's voices within, and as I knocked the door opened This Lot of Suits and Overcoats arc newest winter styles and come in plain and fancy mixtures* All sizes. Worth up to $18.50. $2.85 35c Pair 95c Children's Sweater Coats 25c each Children's gray Sweater Goats, in plain colors and fancy trimmed; all sizes, LMi to 32; reg. 50c. Special 25C Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats 50c Heavy gray Sweater Coats, plain or fancy trim med; all sizes; regular $1.00. Sale 50? Boston Store $2.95 Fur Muffs and Scarfs, Worth to $6.00 These come in hlack and brown, new styles, and extra good value. Specially priced at $2.95 $1.00 fur scarfs worth to $2.50. All new goods, me dium shapes, black and brown. You cannot afford to go without fur scarf at such prices. On sale tomorrow $1.00 $1.95 Set Children's colored fur sets, muff and scarf to match; regular $3.50. Special $1.95 MEN'S HATS Choice* one lot men's fine sample felt hats in all new shapes; black, brown, green, tan and novelty; all sizes; value $l.r>o. Choice... .75c Men's Wool Hose 17c Pair All colors; reg. Lloe; 3 pairs for 50? a trifle on-Ks ehaln. I saw appear at the crack the face of the woman whom I hafrfolTdwed 1 " She was, as I gad believed, old and wrinkled, and her face now, seen close, was as mysterious, dark and inscrutable as that of any In dian squaw. Her hair fell heavy and gray across her forehead, and her eyes were small and dark as those of a native women. Yet, as she stood there with the light streaming upon her, I saw some thing in her lace which made me Shirts, Suits, Furs Misses' good solid school shoes, in Box Calf and Kid; regular $1.50. Special, pair $1.15 Men's self acting rubbers, all sizes; reg. 75c. Special 50^ Ladies' fine patent leather shoes with fancy cloth top; button, with turn soles, Cuban and military heels; black and brown tops; all sizes; regular $.">.50. Special Saturday $2.85 Ladies' fine kid dress shoes, with light and heavy soles; all sizes; regularly $2. Sale $1.39 39c Ladies' and children's black jersey leggings; all sizes; regularly 75c. Sale .39«> 75c puzzle, ponder and start —and put my foot within the crack of" the door. "Thretka," I said quietly, "tell Madam the Baroness it la I, Monsieur Trist, of Washington." (To be continued.) MADRID. —The duke of Benvente and Marquis Lombay were arrested following the discovery of a coun terfeiting plant in a cottage they owned. * ■ ■ Underwear Men's fleece line;! and Jersey ribbed shiits and drawers; all sizes; regu lar 50c. Special 39£ 050 GARMENT Men's natural gray and camel's hair underwear; a regular $1.25 garment; all sizes. Special sale, gar ment 95<^ Boys 9 Pants 45c Pair Boys' wool knicker bocker pants, in dark col ors; all sizes; regular 75c. Special 45£ Boys' Corduroy Suits $1.95 One lot boys' double-breasted cordtiroy suits; well made and best school suit to buy; all sizes; reg. $3.00. Choice ..'....51.95 Velvet House Slippers 25c Pair Ladies' and men's fancy velvet house slippers, carpet soles; all sizes; 50c value. Special. ..25c $1.15 Pair 50c Pair $2.85 $1.39 Men's and Boys' Caps 19c Good heavy winter caps, some slightly soiled, some with fur band; all sizr j reg. 50c and 75e. Spe cial 19? Ladies' Trimmed Hats $2.95 Values up to $10.00; all new fall styles and colors. PAQI 0 Men's 406—408 RIVERSIDE