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am ' I It kaan SIW5 NlV WoUld) :. tlnm-d (mov. i full tw;y. 1T0 could 'art HOW ir Men .1 i. .I ,ni n i ritHTi'i that tuitl hwn tnkens tho mm 'en n . 1 li ." r ,ni, i l. i h (oli. i 'i 'i I it. 'T.mo it ilu'ui." ii, mi in vim done; tho rnetMimirlng Afnci .nnr.miMl Woontcr nt t!irlwp we!: mi! he called thai going norm I itjt ol Morn Ttum SHfloti j lunik with Tom Hardin. Utt two nitm Mi plnntit?.r languid, but not yt't Auction r itM ,iilnmU wero watchlnj,' n ntlo-drlror sot it roMeiy. Ilia thought wuudoivd over tnu ItceOtd Ami .Made In Ity Kdunid fit fey I i , Oregon Jersey enttln lirotiRttt the, highest prices of any owner- bred iinlumln disposal of In unction sale In America, nt tint Mil. Unruy sale nt Carlton, Juno I (5. Tim nvoraim price of 38 aiilmiiln koIiI wiih ? 1 0 0 7 , anil thu n vertigo price of the 51 a bred by tlio owner wits J lilt!!. "Thin mninrtynbhi result wait nohhiveil through Ihu'fnmo of Oregon Jerseys," Hityn Prof. li. H. KHIh, dairy Hpeclallat of tho agricultural college oxttmslon service, "and h rapuln tlon of Mr. Carey an nurewwful broudod. Tho bnt of it in mat .( oi thate animals re. bought by Oregon dalrymon find breodorn and will rr nttiln In tha niata.' Throa of tlio MnltimU wore IioiikIH for tlm Hood Kurni. M-Hchuirtt. I.y tho MMkor of llooiVi JMmiwrlim. Two went to lh funionn Dr. Umd j hold Hi Opltto. CJ. Oltttr Cttuiern hhU wr ttbtttUtf by wirv. but ttm llioin up. white mill otbm wr not i Mf roun) vvootltr nt tho nlvtr Dunk. itlORmplwr'i trlH hld iro of trig niton tih. The litghaet bid w mudr h 1'. A. Prtrflr. Sllvortott. who luiimht row for IIIJDO. Th lowem bid rtpll $1100, for a cow. Klv cow worn bid Hi by n. (. Howard, county utnit of Columbia and Bnulualo In dalryhiK nt tho Htato coIIuko, who will iihi) thtttn tin n found ntlini herd for IiIiuhuH. I10.MB CASUALTIKS CKKATK8T. While tlm Unlttil Staten wnn In the war .5(5,000 Holdlurn wero killed In Kurope. DurlUK tho Hnmo period 220,000 niiiti, women and children were killed by nerldent In the United Stnton. Mala "Safety MM" your motto, H River When the Colorado Burst ItaBanlcaand Flooded the Imperial Valley jf Calliornk a a j i I S EDNAH AIKEN I I "a mmmmmmmmmtM iJ CHAPTER XXXI. A Sunday Saactaclc Trouble with the trllea mthh well grown before It wiih recognltid. iiffertlon wna rliw, the liuckH were bendy, the white iiiiiii'm silver nelliiK Jlke wine. Few of the linivcn had dreiuned of ever NieieNittii; hiiiiim of money Hitch an they drew down each Monday morning. Itlclmrd bepui to HUHpect Ihiuor iikiiIii. In the Indian camp Sunday wiih a day of fciixtlug, followed by u KorKed deep; the next day one of languor, of jirowluj, nco hewlfin. Jtlckanl pol:e of It to (!irincl. "I.Ike Hiuall baby," hunched the old xhouldcrH. "Huppy baby, l'retly noon atop." With tho next wuki-k went n reprl mnnd, then u warnliiK'. Hllll followed bud MondayH. Itlckard then IxMiicd it formal waruliiK to nil the trlhen, "Tho nit nation with the ludlatiH In ncrloiiH," wild Klckaid to Mncl.i-yri. "They're (,'cttlriK ll(Uir In here, Hdine way, the Lord only knowH bow. Any wny, they're not tit for burnliiK Alon day morning. I've Just xent them word by Corouel that It'n got to quit, or they do." ".Suppose they doV" MucLean wan Htnrtlctl. Not an Indhiu could bo xpurcd at thut stngo of tliu K'ume. "llluffl" Itlckard got up. "They won't take the chance of lotting that money, I'm off now to tho OrovniiiK. I'll Irave you In charge here," The next morning Wnontcr broke In ( to tho ramndn where MucLenn nut clicking hln typewriter. "Everything up. Itleknrd'a dona It now. Kent nomn albflred, Independent fclndergartcD orders to the Indiana. Stay they have to ba In bed by ten o'olock, or tnma nnch boor nn Malar fy and Ronday alfbta, I fa a trika, thalr anawar. 'i'bat'a whnt hit woakey. Ing hat broBfht dawa a an." '"tkay'ra ant gafof to nltr" 'vlkayTa nnat n Ifefy iraa't- wark oat ilnnOya. aari Ik? will a to hrj -ndjca tbajr ohofia ataUrrtfay alcjiia. ijplHa' nna day m unekl VTa oaa't taad for that. l-a'Ux'a tnn prayfwi Into bin hand, bat this will shew hist, np. Thln'll show Ifsrnhsll hi pa( 'lrk. Tnll Canay there'll lis no In dlann toiuorrovr." 11a puttered an grily out of the office. Hlcknrd seemed pleaded when Mac I.enn ninde tht nnnoiiiicoinciit n ier bourn Inter, Hln nucretnrj wnn weighing him. fcffaat do.yoa Utsnd taaa ahont It?" IhiIIIoiih pile. 'IV o new irpatltw were In KiippleiniMii (lie one whteh nnd been hetij out of line by the wHfJtt of aot tllnjr drift. Alandiall's plan was holnfc fnllownl, tliouch Jomnl nt by mdnuin Hull ini'ii mid the engineer of the I). mine to him, .Vol herself, lull mi u soft lit ll thought which enme creeping nrmiud the corner of hN divnniH. She had been there, of eon me, nil day. tueltcil iiwny In hlx mind, us thuiigh In hi htitno walling for him to come bitelt to her, weary from the prli lix of the day. Tlic way he would come hotiiii to her. tdenne f.'oil, eotiin day. Not bearing hi hurdrtu lo Ijer, he did not believe in that, but nuking her diversions. Con tentment Hpieml her iioft wlugn over him. He fell nslei p. HleliHid wnlteiii d r.n to a will. What bad Mliitled lillilT lie UHetiml, niln ii'lu iiimiu.ir i,t lit i.lhim Krntii n ills- 'jf j tniire. n fVeet lilpli vol".', unrefll In Ha 2S pltrh anil Ibrl 'lug itti ty, cntne to htm. it mm i."lfie, i.inewhere on Mi" ii-re. -lnltf; by river. It ii -iit'iif Met tijt ibi to i!itin tlnnltn. I In puhV'l i"Kt" hU n'tttlltl will' ti l.ii .it ovce Ian s reeMlfiif of als tent .... . . m . . . tf ..l.t.l I ii nt lonti' M irni nun riifwn-n'Fi'-.i worlit. Itli.,.M'a eyes fell m R little tint over' o tder. a 1rtt afirlne. "Wbltii a tb tt fltta awi-.t fjnjl of bcr!" Wan iiria tn'o tha ttlBfct. 'lortffcv ptmsMl dowf; lit. rivir, alhn Ml Voter. th tftclllubtn. lU' imthg areai 4.u'.trnnrH -'r ,t.in I nn To h'tii. the mown-1." dt-U I' Vi -, lb ttllsteiilnt M'T, it!"" HlitMMd ccno. lie i li. vdlmf !' t eds. the loxl.lnu wi hy twntt :nve iri . iitralli.it tor io ,:-"'v --"im It. omnnuiw. i2...i. !... u.ir..A vuitMv.lii,. mill i lb "llovcoll tho Indian., well I'm I ' M,'',",! !'!"'. V" !! . I. ' f ' .. . blowed," the beady eyen Hiarkled lit Hiinllii. "Xow Iio'h cut blM own throat." "My the eternal 1" nwore Hardin. MaeLcan left the two cnglnctfa match ing oath. , There wiih no omtnoim pjet the next day. Not an Indian offered to work at the river. A few ntolld btickn came to their tank on Tuemtny tooniltig; they Wire told by Itlclmrd hlim-clf that there wan no work for them, ItleUnrd apiM-ared Ignorant of the utitngonlMii of Um englneem. An unfathered rumor ntnrted that Itlckard wiih III Willi the ItHniiinllnii Service, men; that he wanted the work to fall; to bo adopted by the Service. Maclean broke n lance or two ngiilnnt the nliKtird ulamler. He wnn making tne dmcovery that u mini's friendship for ii man may be deeper Ibiiu u man's love for a woman. He was u Itlckard mini. He wiih made to feel thn re proach of It. WcdncMln? Jiot an Indian reortct. ('oronel iiim-m1 from camp to camp. kin advice uiiftupulnr. HcoiKh sent out to watch the work on the river report- .cd It wan crlmded. The white inna wnuld be neiidlac for the Indian noon The wultlng teaven nnt on tbelr ' hataachcH, grluulg and smoking (Mr 'pipe. Huturday tilgbt 4bo enmp went (glnoially to bed. Ht tho Indian sldo then) was bo revel, no feantlng ut dnncltiR. ; Itlckard did ont twni In until after inlilnk-hL nlannlng aUernatlven. Un wan HbwfMng hard wbu Maclean, at dnwn, dnNbed latn bin tmt, "Oulck, what docn tbls mean)" It wiih a splendid spectacle, nnd H(s4d hiiperbly. Tor background, the HliariHKlged uiountaltiH flushing to plnkw and punden ngaliiHt u one-bucd sky; Oie river-growth of Hm old chati' nel uniting them, blotting out miles .if li'MTt Into a lint nceiie. On the op pimlte bank of the New rlrcr, live hundred strong, lined up formidably, their faci'H groteMptu mid feroeloiiH Willi paint, were the seven trlhen. The HimV rn.vH glinted up from their fire arms, HhotgniiK, revolvers, Into u mot ley of dellaiicel CtN'opnliH, with streaming hair, blanketed NiiviiJoh, Nhort-halred I'Iiiiiih (Iioko In froul rein ing In their nIIciiI pinto ponlen, and nil motlonlex., hllcnl In that early morn lug light. "What does It menu?" whispered MarLcau. Itlckard did not answer. He had one miiiHcniiH Inxtant iih be looked toward Iiiiich' tent. Then ho broke Into laughter. ".Sec, the white borne, no, In front" "Ily Jove," Macl.eau shipped his thigh. "Coronell They had me buf faloed. What do you think. It Is?" Itlckard stepped out Into the wah or morning air and waved it solemn Kaluto aerosH tho river, (Iravcly It wiih relumed by Coronel, "What iIoch- It mean?" demanded MacLcaii. "It tneaiin we've won," chuckled bin chief, coming Iiuck Into bin tent. An hour Inter Coronel led In ti picked group of the tribes. If the white chief would recall the boycott tho Monday ntrlke wus over. The white man's sil ver bad won. CHAPTIPt XXXII. Ths Whit Night "Lord, I'm tired," groaned IMokard, ntumbllnf lata cawp, wet ta taa akla. "Don't yoa aay lettara ta aar, lfac, I'm gelar t Tell Lta I daat waat aay dlaacr. Ma'l waat ta rasa p sonietblaf. I aoa't waat ta aa food." she wiin'd ink" II as tho teimVr re- pn.ni'li he had tinned Iter- wilt that iiftiruiiitii In the nimiida. He jr. vii for encore u tmlled long torgotti-n: he had pulled It hiw'lt from the cdIimiI.k uf tuo deendes; lie had made It hit own. "Hut. my darling, you will bo, Hver voting and fair to tiie.H II eit'i.. the siiiirlng voice, to Tom Hardin. uuIkMo (lerty't tent on his lonely cit. Ho knew Hint song. Dis dained l v IiIh wire, it pretty llgure it man nil-' If Iiih wife can't Mnnd him, vim -Hii? He wHKn't'gnod enough fur In r. He wiih rough. Ills lire bud kepi htm fiom fitting nluiNcir to her tiiste. She needed people who could tall: like Itlckard. slug like (lodfrey. People, other people, might mlKcnn Htrue her preferences, lie knew they were not lllrtatloiiM; nho needed her kind. She would always keep straight ; she was straight iih a whip. Life was us hard for her as It was for Mm; he could feel sorry ror her; his pity wan divided between the two or them, tho hiiNhnud. the wire, both lonely In tbelr own wny. On the other side or tho canvas Ma I Ik, flerty Hardin lay listening to tlie mennage meant for her. Tint fickle sex, be bad called hers; no constancy In womuti, be had declared, fondling bee bnlr. He bad tried to coax her Into pledges, pledges which wero also disavowals to tho matt nutnldc. KIWor threadnl Ago nhuddcred at tier threshold. Khe hated that nong. Crart, Hfn bad been to her; none of Its promise bail been kept. To bo happy, why, that wan n human's birthright; grab It, flint wnn her creed 1 There wan a chance yet ; youth hnd not gone. He wan singing It to her, her caenpe- "Darling, you will be, Hver young and fnlr to me." (IiHlfrey, singing to Oerly Hardin, bad nwnkciiM the camp, liiues. In her tent, ton, was listening. "Darling, you will be, Hver young and fair to mo!" .So Hint In Hie miracle, that wild rush or certain feeling! Yesterday, doubting, tomorrow, wore doubts -but tonight, the song, the night Isolated them, herself ami Hlrknrd, Into u world of their own, Lire with 111 in on tiny terms she wauled. aiicMlonlii'r. not finite s'fci of !rr. Mb" had ' Mi . , b ca e e she would tun i-l i e rxilf to murry hbn If in sued' Mt UN divorce. Hb had told him to imk Her Ihat nfti-r Ibu eouria had set him free. .Shu could not 'l,rt4j him sunt oi her, An eYrliiiiialloii from him rocitllcd her. She round thill bo was no longer "hiring nt her; bin eyes wi'ro tlxcil on Urn trembling Hliiicturn over which n "ImiIIIihIiIi," Inn 'ii Willi rock, wn (ii'iipliig. , "I wnnt lo slny with ymi, you linow that deinvst. IliiL It doesn'1 feel ll :ht lo see them all working like lib: ern mid me loalliig hnre. Von ihin't riilnd?" nh, no, (Jirly did not mind! ho wiim Hred, niiywiiyl Hho wirt. Inu buck to her tent) lie lliriiHl ii yellow paper Into her hands. "I Hunt Unit off today. Per haps you will bo glad?" Stlio Hung nnothar of her Inaerutnblu smiles nt blm, mid went up the bnnk, the paper unread In Iter hands. .'I1ip long afternoon wre nwny. 'Iiey were now (tynuuilllng the liirg'M rm-ks on the ca bef iro tiiibiadlng t'e in. The l i-uvy Kinds could not b einpili d qnlelily i noiftjll. Not dribbled, the t k. but dumped slmtlllnnemisly, else thi ftrnvi'l ai'it incK ml r. hi Im filu'l iluwii fin inn fester limn they could If put int'i ilii r. f!uny cn" must lie tin londeil i-l i ncej tie- din oa SHi'Mt'n train .vtn icrrlflc. Ill rrew lenked like ilcvlls, Hrettfhrfl from the sprny which mve from tb rlvi-r wib nine thu rock-our begun ; WnekerMil by in atnoko fruiu the bih-Mng eiigloc. Thn riw was ugly In II wrath. It was linmiileg li elf fi.r Hi fli.nl stii"'l n:: .it ( Un iibstirdl'y of hoi. r.n li ' n Hon; Its y-lhiW tail swIhIhmI lhr. .'"i Hie hctir of the trestle. Tim m filer eattlM for nuirr ii. Itlckard iiiovimI f i i iim bniih to rn.t; knee deep In witter, Hcreamlug orders through the dlu; directing the gang; speeding the rock trains. Hardin oscil lated between tho levee nnd dnnw, Ink ing orders, giving orders. Ills energy was superb. It bad grown dark, hut no nun yet had though! or Hie lights, the great Wells' ImruerH stretched uerosH the elii'iiuel. Suddenly, tho lights ilareil out brightly. Not one or lliose who labored or watched would ever forget Hint night. The spirit or reckh'nesH entered even Inni Hie stolid unlive. The men or the Iteelamallon forgot HiIh wiih mil their enterprise; Hie llardlu faction Jumped lo Itlckard's orders. Tho watehern on the bank Mlt tense, thrilled out of recognition of aching mu.U'les, or the midnight creeping chill. No one would go home. To limes, the struggle wns vested In two men, Itlckard running down yonder with that light root ir bis, mid Hardin with thu fighting mouth tense. Ami somewhere, she remembered, working with the rest, was Kstrndn. Those, three were fighting for the Justi fication of a vision nn Idea wus at stake, a hope for the future. Itlckard passed nnd rcprtMrd her. And had not seen her! Nut during those hours would he think of her, not until the Idea failed, or wns triune pliant, would bn turn to look for ber. Visibly, the drama moved toward Ita climax. Ileforo mnny hours passed tho river would be captured or thu Iden forever mockrd. Kaclt Hum n belching engine pulled across that hacnnlous track It Hung a credit to the man-side. Kacli time thn waters, slowly rising, hurled their weight against thn creak ing trestleri where the rock wiih thin, n point was gained by the militant riv er. Hh roar sounded like the last cry of a wounded anluiii! In limes' ear; the Dragon was a reality thai night iih It spent Its rago against the shackles of puny men. . tTo bo continued next wack.j WISI9 AND OTIIItltU'IMfO. i Uuy a War Having :it.n 'SEE or Kvarymnn la a. boomer,. In on wriy ' 4i9nttxi,nv js. Cz f 1 ftifrilTi'or'fdrfiifntaoir. J w oi t,aaer For f rush frta8tsnsici Our ostoomml onomy, It saoms, Vim , , ... . . , ...-.. . . . . i.ttii.. i i IFamoKO 30eifcf.oii Ann noro'a hopi.iK ?ouMi soon. bo Sjxjcfai prices on ton lotiJ mllllonnlro, uud don't forgot to MflltH vc enn lo f;iiprly you with us your liolr. j FlTCHll TJcntS i Coa! .iiul Wood TI.- world was not made In n day. GraS1 and Baletl H.1V Noltlnr Ih a fortune -by honest1 ' mothodn. Keep right on grubbing, 1 Phone C1F and smiling. Burns Hotel IliilIdluR i ,'juKmaGmsrjmi The Plumber is a ito Only whon the man in r,tdc Hie PLUMBER is crooked. Our aim ic to give honoat gcricc, and inatall honost goods AL WAYS. If you war any cuch noodg and such nervicc in your tcpairr or in new work, it's easv to jet it. Just call us Our Specially Plumbing, Sheet Metal Work, Repairing Agents for iU De Laval Dairy Supplies Paint, Oil Limited Supply Ammunition Economy Fruit Jars at Right Prices THE BURNS HARDWARE COMPANY In our new building opposite Lampahire'i garage CAIili AN31 INSPECT IT 1 MMaWNBll 20.000 Acres - SAGEBRUSH LANDS -with water rights for sale on Blitzen River in tracts of 80 Acres or more. Reasonable prices one-fifth cash balance easy terms six per cent in terest. Eastern Oregon Live Stock crane Company oregon of bUBtla and awry of laiarrrctlaa. II bad mada a awftft atand agalast that. lit wan to ba aiiaded to tha last man- Tha day, walaaad and jaataladL karued aor4a a(a eyeballa; a tvratoll I nr. baa aeea kaaary, (o; tha tvifa, CHAPTER XXXIII. The iattle In the Night. OatberliiB on the bank wero tin1 camp croups to watch the last hIiiihI of tho river aKiilnst the rock homhard incut. Molly Klleut had; crept down from tho Crosslin;, full of fears. Out there, somewhere on tho (resiles, on one of Ihoso rock earn, was her .Iim. Khe sal on tho bank by 1 lines ami .Mrs. Marshall, .Mrs. Ilitrdln, Honied hy In her crisp muslins, A few reel behind stalked flodrrey, Ida eyes on the pretty Jlpire by Ills side, Iiiiich turned front his look, abashed iih Ihouuli she had been peering throucb n locked door, Gayly, with a fluttering of rullles, Oerty nHtabllshrd herself on tho bank, a trifle out of hearing distance. A hard little arulle played on the Hps ac cented with Parisian rouge. Thn child, lab expression wan gone; her look ac cused Ufa oi1 having trifled with her. Dut tbey would aee "Don't look no unhappy, aearenl," waltpered tha aaan at her aldt. "I'm golag ta naka yaa happy, daarl" Ma laaked a krlllURt, inlnhed mmII at hha. Taa, aaa wia aroetl af hint, Ha aatlae4 aar aaaf ar coiaaace, or waald, lalar, wkea waa away rat kara, a dall pain rt'leklag at htr aaUb. rata plaaalag. Wedfrey fnaad kr yeaag, yagag aa dlMradlar. HIa t, , mil I. IWII I1 GoinTo Build? tt VI ll"Lr-J?7'aV va tkera la Caaatla Koaaawke;t, had never wnderatood klnt. Godfray waa ambition, ambition aa aha waa. JSlia Jack of IbeiM, or anyone would go, hla. would b hk wife; aha woald aea (lit threat Including the englnecrn, Hllenf, I dtioa of the world with him, Ih. web Irish, Woostcr, Unrdln hliuself, Tltla cotneil wife, of flodfrey; she would win no Hum for MctloiiH, for lender ulinro the plaudit hU wonderful tolee I'lellng. won, In bed, the day with Ita Irrltatloaa' xila area wore on her now, aho.knew, A Mansion or a Cottage It makes no difl'erenee which you want to build, we arcout for a bid to furnish the a Lumber We have it pichty of it as fine as ever- was cut from trets. We have every piece you will need. We specialize in No.l interior anil exterior finishing. Every piece is accurately cut from straightgrftiiied logs, amd is wamwt eaj to five petf ect satiBfactidn. f?ee ak for bids-it matter ndt the ze. AMiMriiu ifrvm pi.l .rlN. PriM isKutb. . ' IJ; THEIS Emigrant Creek Saw Mill Aim