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OTTAWA FREE TRADER JOURNAL,
PAQI FIVE.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
Day Dreaming
The
Wreckers
BY ALLMAN
V7
FRANCIS
LYNOB
Ouxrlu lr UUa lolbBMl leal
FRIDAY. APP.IL 22, 1921,
1 ajm.mm i 1 i
OLIVIA, HAVEN'T . jSLki,
f ju GOT THOSE Ci i I :
; ( DISHES WASHED .' ' , JL J
J ; j " . , jj
' ' ' ' ' '
UMB-Vtv
I KmTflWHH i
Though the Ore us now llcklug at
everything in Right Klrgun, ti.. bad i
taken ilit- in from our ttreiuuu had j
UlUhlig, 1 ,. ut SOttlt "I III. 'Hi Hi. I
btpa uUt .if til (V8) BO I luil could
se do, mi into the tangle of things I
what the . ab "i the ttlQ ought to have '
i . i i. Ti... i ii ...... i i, i. tt . i ti... i
ryb. Tiu. water-gauge wus broken,
along with evurythlug else, but in I
pita nf the reek "t smoke, una steam
we could lee thni ii" vi. ii and his tlu
uiiui were not there But down under
the cool thut tn. 'i shifted forward ut
tt.c Inipai t of th Ilialou we could
tQake out tin1 other ii. in. iik' murder-
ii, man. lying on hla hack, block in
the face and gasping,
That was enough for the boss, It
looked like rertniu death ftir anybody
to crawl down Into that biasing steam-
hath, hut hi- did n. wrlggllug through
the hole that Klrgan had chopped,
while two nr three of us ran to the
little creek that trickled down on the
far ride of the Y" and brought bock
vi" minimi uwiiftt-iM in ny n u
.u.i mi- rut 1 uui in iik mi- nun -iiiuiiiir
the steam-Jets.
I couldn't see rerj w -1 j whol th
tioRs was itoiiiL': the smoke and steam
were so hllmhiig. But when 1 dhi get 1
n glimpse 1 saw that be was digging :
frantlcull with his bare bunds al fha !
shifti-ii coal, and linn be hud sue- i
uvuf ' irrfiuu mi- iifao arm Knoui-
WTi of the burled man, who ivax mill
iillve pnough to choke ami gnsp In the
fflrnoce-llke heat. j
Rlrsunsi I It as long ns h. Id -
otittl the licking flames were nl..nt tn I
drive us nil away. h, warned him that a ertuj man wus
''vou'll he burnt alive come up out chasing him i; r,'l overrunning ioi
of that I" he yelled to the boss; but signals, He had thought Inside-truck
I knew It wouldn't do nnj g I. With . the chaser til the old "V and that vvna
Colllngwood still burled ilown Ihere : vhal he had stopped for.
unit still with tin- lirmilti ,. in,, t,, : 'ii .i... ...,..
him. the boss was going to stay and
keep on trying to ihg him out, even It" !
he. himself, t-'.'t burned to h crisp ii-
lug It, uovlng Mrs. Sheila the way he !
did, he couldn't d ly less.
It whn awful, those nest two or
three minutes, We were all running :
frantically bock ami forth, now, be-
iween me wrecs ami tne creek, soak- 1
Itlg the lillilikets nml doillg our level I
best to heat the fire bui k ami keep It j
from cutting off the onlj way there
wan for the boss to climb out But we ;
could only tight gasplnglj on the sur
fan- wf tiiihK as ..u iiiihi su. D iwn '
QBderneath; the lire was working
around in front and behind in spite of
all we could do. Some of it had v'"t !
to the coal, and tin- heavj sulphurous
sninke was oozing up to make us all'
choke and strangle 1
Honest oii couldn't have told me if will be at my fun
that the boss was u white man when I i guess there's no use -he
crawled up out of thut pit of 'h ath ' agony out bj telling abou
tugtrtng and lifting the crushed and fui ride back to Portal
broken body of the madman, and milk-' dead and wounded, We h it lin
ing us take it out before he would biasing and roaring In the s
come out himself. We got them both valley at the gulch's mouth hi
) iii'iu no- on- ii-. 1 j 11 1 11, 1 .is we
could and around to the other side of
things, KirL'ati ami Jones carrying
Colllngwood, j
The poor little lady we had left
alone wlih the rescued ones had done!
all she could, and -he was waiting
for us. When we put Colllngwood
down, she sut down on the ground
ami 100K ins noioi in nor lap unu
cried over him Just like his mother
might have, and when the boss knelt
down beside her 1 heard whm he
said: 'That's right, little woman;
thut's Just as it should be. Death
wipes out all scores, I did mj best-
you must always believe that I did
n.v best." 1
She choked ogaln at that, and sold:
"There Is no hope?" and he said: "I'm
It Wa Hjtrh, Hooitelf.
atil ii"t. He ivas dylug when I got
to illUI. '
1 tiled to suulhnv the dig lump iu
my throat and turned sway, and so
did sverybodj elso but the major, who
went uiouiid und knelt dowu on ihe
her nide ut lira, sin Ha. The wrecli
wan Mating hv like a initio) i.iip
tire, lighting up the pirn clad hills all
iAfthaifc and snapping gad giowllng
I T
1 !
. 4W.
S 1
1 ,0
niii gloating
over Ita prey, in the red glo we suw
a 1. 1. .ii limping up thf tiii.li from the
west, and Klrgnn and i went to meet
hi tn. It waa Hogun, th.. missing en
gine, i of the 416,
lie told ua what there was to toll.
which wasn't very different from tlie
way we'd been putting it up. They
Rogan and his fireman hadn't bub-
pected that tji were carrying u nm-
niac until after thej had passed Badx-
Ite ami Colling 1 had told them
both thut what he wanted to do wos
to ovprtnke the sneelal and smash It.
j Th n there had been a light on the en-
glne, Colling! I bad a , in and
i ue iii. a i ii n i in . i M i.iii mem doiii
a iney in. 111 1 Keen . n .
"I ken' her golu'," said the Irish-
an. "tninkin maybe joneay n keep out
r my way, or rhat at the inshl I'd get
. . . . . . .
of my way, or thai mi the
a ch.-iist . shul the '81s
give her the brake. He I
doln' It. and whin I saw tl
1 pushed Johnnie Shovel
i off on'
me fr'm
dl-llghts,
an' wlnt
hiiiht mm tioi'atise tnere was nnwtn-
In' else tn do, Johnnie's back youndher
a pi wid :i broken leg."
T.1M 'lh,,n JoefIi , hiVf. ,.n.
gli r, nuns m, and ha nleeed out
Hnifan's utm-v. Tb win. in lluiivitu
after the crippled flreinnn, and when
we got hack to the "Y ' wllh him !'
was all over. Colllngt I had died
with hN head Iji Mrs. Sheila's Inp, and
the boss, fogged out and half dead us
be must have been, was up and at
work, -. ;!!ii.j the wreck v'.' tliiis Into
our da j coach, which 1
up ami tauen arm
arm
cam
men
to t
offlc
lew
1 gb
tlu i'e Wiisn t aUVtlilllJ else t
'an und Jones and one of the fli
handled the eniflne and nulled
while the rest of us rode In the dm
coach and did what w mid for th
suffering,
At Bflnta we made a gtop Ion
enough to let the boss send a wire t
Portal 'ity, turning ont the doctor
and the ambulances -and tl
takers ; and though 11 was after three
o'clock In t in- morning when we pulled
In, It seemed as If the whole town had
got the word and was down at the
station to meet ns,
1 couldn't see Mrs. Sheila's face
when th. major helped her off at the
pintform; her veil was mill down, itut
i did hear her low-spoken words to the
ho, whispered wkjle they were car
no
do the rest. If I uere yoU, I should
neither eat tmr sleep ii.it it l had
thought of some way t.. taki the rail
road out of ih' hands Of llmse who
have proved that thej are not worthy
tn own it."
I didn't (mow, Just then, how much
or little attention Mr. Norcroa was
haying to ibis mighty g I, clear
headed bit of business advice. What
he said went back la tint saying ol
lieis that they might never an et again. I
"He i u -i meet agalu sonietliaej
und somewhere," he said. And then.
"1 did mj bee) : (;,i knows I did at)
best, Sheila. 1 would twv given ru.
ovui life gladly if the glvtug would
hue saved ColUncwood's, liou'l you
I" !toe iliat y
"i siiaii alwaya believe ti.nt yon are
one of Ood's on I, gentlemen, Qrnham,'
she 'nii. soft ami Htv; and then tie
uiajor came to uikc her away,
CHARTS XX
P. S. L. Co.i.ea Home
By Blue o'eloch ih.- next morning, na
so.. ii ur. id swallowed a hurried bite
el btoattagt in iiu- grtu-roecn l swiped
a C4UI1! -e"'i u.i'd U iloitutliic uut ..1
oner.ed
r tne v to nead tor I'ortal ify. e3
When !t came time for us tn move lu
tl don 11 and w alki (I behind t he hod3 ru" ssni on nice aieepini
lib the good old malor locklnu his rooms, roar blocks from business
ii. hum .,,1 11 . 1 .1 1 . 1... ,, parts; iO a weeK. I'llolle ,.U- v 01 i
1,1 hfr8', " "' ( 'ump call 512 Jackson St.
p agalo In uo throat when I re I i
ifiASorl n ho i ,1 H ., it . .. .1 ... .4 ...( .( I "" :
' , , FOR RENT Oarage. Cenl
he boss the nigh he came to our j M,.(,. Redd)cI ftbary ,,.
i'. niienu inane uer weouing .lour i
1 1 ti me once, when she was )ust ; 1 . sss
ti en 'I he ni'-.t rime she riiles w Itli
to the waiting string of 'dead wagons, 41111
"I shall go east wlih the body to- CJJSSSB
morrow - today, 1 mean If the elk- I
its will let you run a train, and "I Shall Always Believe That You Are1
IVnndn Basil will go with me. We maj One cf Qcd's Own Gentlemen " i
"ver a i again, Graham, and for lie lounge and trotted Upstairs to
that reason 1 minu say what I have to plum myself la fore the bo .' door de-1
r'"' ul oui, i do the most tode. him until he was gwd and ready to I
teat you Is dead, and the strike will gid m,. I
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
mn urn
mD o.. ,, .
v", fuU,7wH '
1 10 acres, Improved
.$ 4,000
is, acres, imnrovAri s Ktifl
G.Cilt')
2,500
20 acres, half timber, lm-
proved
.'15 aires, half tlinticr.
proved
34 acres, half garden,
lin-
6 000
jjj" '
in Km
jirovi-n
40 acres, fair Improvements. . . it..ooo
7B acres, well Improved lt;,00i)i
j o acres, wi n improved 1 4 , 0
; 115 acres, fair Improvements.. 24,000
Easy terms.
W. B. PU8EY,
fm"M uue- uuawa. in
. ass as i
(OR RENT
FOR RENT Clean, pleasant rooms,:'
by day or week. Gates Hotel, La
' UI"' Mill Sts.
Eii I Washington St., at jr.; stor
and .1 ball rrame dwelling, 5 rooms
down, a up; oleetric lights; no plumb-
ng; outside well, Don't telephone or
references and doni
mill have had time 0
T H '"ARRBLL.
Ottawa, I
150 K,
If
in- turned
a liti
e before twelve,
I and drawn, of
-iTie pretty bad
t I
f Ihelu like
And then-
'
"I
you, jii
"Have you unj uewsi"
I had, a little, and i gave it to him
i reo .May nail
! Up Into
my sentry corridor about ten n'eloeK
to i ii me that Mr, Perkins had ar
rauged with the strtkera t.. nave a ape
clal go inst cvlth tin major and Mrs.
Sheila and ColIlngW ls body to
catgh theOveriaud at Sigwtekj and 1
had Zn Znn lHur or'morS !
II... l, , . . I
I
.A'r-i,, I Law- ill, I .1
pUI Kllgl
i!. mi a strata',, boj lent brought up
Just a little wtiiii- after Mai a Wit I
away. We look the elevatoi t. the!
-ill! loom tii BomHhlug to pat, and'
a-taiu i. ii..,- i ,. ,
nt table .M
ag it contain a a bua n ..i iittida
vtts, eh .ft n of then iii all and then
1 Mi
lamnauiuai is. -
i yi
atch. and two ! U I f '
waft no letter or an thing to tall where The Free Trader-Journal may he
th; h.i conu troaa, found at the news depots of Wheeler
A Malo, Kneu- I Hn tlurs and Pjle
(TO BS QOMttMinKhl . Cigar Store,
help wanted
WANTED- Girl, In the
iuir' at this office.
lountry, in-
WANTED A young man and bis wife
are comlpg to Ottawa to make tlwir
home, within top days; bn Is connect
ed with th- new Maffncstone nnrnor.v
uoitj, .i.iiii ,i , nr ., room moo'
ern cottage, liave you one or two
furnished rooms they might rent for
a '""i'1" "r weeks or no?
T. it. PARRELU
Professional lards
Dr. E. A. Kelly
DENTIST
1125 Columbus St. Ottawa, III.
All work guaranteed llrst class.
Office hours s a m. to 7:0 p. m.
j,hono 225.Y
TH E RON L. LENA M.
rn :i. p xr i-
"aiiicn. oc VV umCK
CHIROPRACTORS,
Palmer School Graduates
Boota 212.14 rntri i.ifa r,.im4...
w
Ottawa, III.
j Phone 1008.
Hours: 10 12, 'A 5, 7 8.
Dr. C. A. Blean
CHIROPRACTOR.
Licensed by Illinois state Hoard of
Health.
111-112 Moloney Bldg, Phone 620-R
Hours; 'j l- a m., 1-4 p. m.
Dr. C. F. Van Atta
Successor to lir. Hersog,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Office 4nt Central Life.
Phone 1016-W.
F.A.Kossow Roofing Co.
Tar and Gr.ivel Hoofers.
All Work Guaranteed.
Residence roofs of the very heat.
Have them fixed fur 'i rainy day.
Phone La Salle 1409 it
BONDS
WH BUY AND SELL
All kinds of
BONDS AMD STOCKS
Room 4ar, Central Life Bulldlag
Telephone NO
ROBERT J. REID
Magneto Starter.
Generator Repairing.
Ottawa Electric Co.
FRKD W. BUEHLER, Prop.
306 W. Main St.
Phone 982
UPHOLSTERING
PUHWITURE npholstorlng work.
Fnrnlturn cabinet work.
Furniture finishing work.
and well.
HLE. I'hiiii.
C,K
II. J. LARSON
Formerly of Sheridan, now soccen
r ,0 H Osmond, of Newark.
Calls answerpd promptly lay or night.
Both Phones. 26 if
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B. C Theis '
Lincoln Hid.
6H WWUW i
"wanted
wanted TO BUY- Old leather beds
1 also clean feathers and make tbve
folding feather mattresses. Addre a
11 Itr. .. .1 , ... r,u ... 1 .. (-.11.. ill
rtlglO lliilil, lie .'111 Hi., UU .-sane, ill.
Phone S!C8 La Salle.
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WANT TO
i; from owner havlim
t. ii m tin Hale, Stati cush price ami
full desrripl JOHN .1. BLACK.
I llnol St hippewu Kails W!
WANTED TO RENT Five
room house, furnished or ui
' d ; m ist be modern and --it
Center or East Ottawa. Phtn
WANTED TO Bl . dl c; w
prefer eight or ten .. I I, must la
It i condition, Count - i
FOR SALE
MISCELl.ANEOUa
KOH SALE Mlg type Poland China
boars; cholera Immuned and record-
ed. Also eows with litters at side.
riiono t.rami nidge Hlj.lt or write
WILLIAM U. NAOLB.
POOR SALE Choice spring wheat.
Inquire O. J. Maaa, Phone ;04 7 ;i.
FOR SALE I have some tine elm
trees for transplanting, Wo nlant
lem for you. i Mum,. ;.;:i x.
F. C. ALBREt II T, nil Poplar St.
PALMER'S STRAIN Among Amer
ica's leading Haired Plymouth
Rocks; in eggs for $1 26 or 100 for 7.
Phone 9019-3 1 .
M HS. JOHN I. PURR.
BABY chick:' Prom heavy h
standard bred S. c White
horn-. Barred Mocks, M. !. Reds;
ier .any tor prere
en Acre Poultrj F
II. .Box F-149.
iherldan,
FOR SALE Dufold, practleall) new
FOR SALE Ruga and chairs at 515
CoiiKl'. treel pfiol e
IAL
Burk
Ii' a, I'liime CI7W
I STII.I. II.
I-1 HI
'all at 117 u n Buren ;;t. or p
AU1 OMOHILE8
(It SALE
Ford toadstet
fop; cheap it I
514 X
'" v '
L ' ' ,
M
P A I V I
"Mr.F.t Be.iutiftil Car It
An
nve new urea, new isauery.
'arbitrator six cylinder I i - t
al
Continental Motor running Bne. Tirol
' omul n ui uasoiino in tana, oh in
motor, water in radiator ready to go
at JT'e.'.u Will take Cord chin i In
part payment, balance cash or part
ash and balance paper Phone ICS
Mr Scott.
roRtfAif
HOUSES.
"
OR HALB- fleven room aonse with
hot IBatiir hBt h . ,,n Inl.flHfD
" ,
" condition. Three large lots
nnantlto f fmO rMi. it,,,., it.!
, 000. uu. miss tiertruile Harris.
FOR BALB Five room eottage, hard
" iuiitit.-o, km, eiHciriui numoer in i.antlOIOgy. It Is tree on
lights, $4,000; also 6-room cottage, request. Address SKIDMORE
city water, two large lots. 1.1 00, both lt-i:ili..: I.A.N' I) CO., :J66 Skldiix.ro-
" we,t uiiaws. miss uertruss uar
ris
FOR BALI Five nouses east of Or-
lesss street, all of which will be
sold for much less thaa the actasll
Talus. Mias Gertmde Harris.
FOR SALE au room, sew. modern
House; In good location; heating
a.IilJ P'umblng worth from $2,500 to
,uuu, nardwood floors, coloaadei
etc.: for ouick sale from ir, nan
s t,, coo lesH than houae could b
, erected. MISS GERTRUDE 11 ARK Id,
FOR HALB Three mndera houses In INSURANCE Fire. Tornado, Auto
Bast Ottawa, weet of Orleans street mobile and Casualty,
for one-half valua. Miss Gertrade W. II BARNARD,
Harris. Tel L22. College Bldg.
i FOR SALE Small house and two lo's
west end, Including garage ani
nickeii house; fX) down, balance
tl" per month; also five vacant lota1 T" dream of a keen-edged sword
cheap, one or all. W. B. PU8EY, I signifies a disastrous quarrel, To re
Real Est, & Ins., t mitral Life Itidg ' celve a sword, honor and reputation.
" j To see an armed man or body of sol-
FOR SALE Very good 7 room house, diers, fatigue und nervousness To eg-
i ,ii.i hi ii i o ui iiouse; an mod
J em conveniences; n bargain, Also
due residence In East Ottawa utm
two lots; very reasonable in price.
W. B, PUSEY,
Real Est. Ins., Central Life Bldg.
FOR SALE 11,000 house Hnd lot for
I 1850 cash. V B PUSEY,
Central Life Hid'.
FOR
,E A
modi t n frame
de; t rooms on
bath, porches,
K"ll
it.il
'Mil
ir
and a
648-W.
T B, FARRE
Two tin.
T. I! FAR.RELL,
College Bldg
ALE - A fine, modern
T. It
ARRELL
BIDS FOR COAL.
it i ti
liali d at (III:
Woik Done by Leaves cf lites
d
i llv r wvi ii "i- ..t ua-
form out i
tei
tin
i - into i sum
Girl
In i
ple d i
1 of age
M.a ' When Under Tun
,nd "Miss as formerly an-
MISCELLANEOUS
HAVE Vol 1; WALL PAPER cleaned
by an expert, Leave orders at
Wheeler & Malo's, or address STEVE
DOOLAN, 915 West Jackson St.
1ANDOLOQY SPECIAL NUMBER
: , ( i,,2l f.,,,o .,
. , ', rtmHte , countv Wis.
' ' nuet.t e (ount), Wl
In, If for a home or as tin In-
vestment you are thinking of buying
Looit 111 I'm Innrla n ln.r,. hMnAM .-,...,
- ; ah, end at once for 'this special
- Kteuie tJlug., Marinette, Wis.
NOTICE I use this means of Inform
ing those to whom I have shown
and offered for sale the Peter Biam hJ
dwelling on Congress St. that It an!
been withdrawn from the market.
T. B. KARRELL.
I WILL TAKE I.N and DO washing
and ironing for $" a basket, Will
. - . I ''"' ""' "'' ueitver. I'hom , t k
I Will also go
housecleantng
ii day washing 01
Meanings of Dreams of Weapons.
- k hi
iipons, ilutterlng hopes
Hot
fely to he reullted,
CHICAGO, OTTAWA & PEORIA
RAILWAY
1
OTTAWA, ILC
Ifftctlvt October 31, 1118.
EXPRESS HANDLED ON ALL CARS
AT LOW RATE8.
EASTCOUND.
Eastbound cars leave Ottawa sta
tion for Marseilles, Seneca, Morris,
Mliwoka, Rockdale and Joliet, III. in
RicksN
I Taxi )
601-W J
a. m. 5:40, b6:35, 7:65, 9:f.B, 11:61,
In p. m. 1:55, hl':55. 3:55, c4:56, :6,
8:06, 11:05.
WESTBOUND.
Westbound cam leave Ottawa sta
tion for Utlca, La Salle, Peru, Spring
?alli Valley, I, add, DePue, Itureau, Prince
lad ton In a m. f5:55, g(i:60. f8::6, f:56,
nd dlO 55, fll:55 In p. in. fl:56. f3:56,
f
k9:56, ".ik
SOUTHBOUND.
Southbound ears leave Ottawa sta
tion for Grand Ridge, McKlnley l art
and Streator In a. m., 6:56, 7; 66, It. 56,
1 1 55. Ui p. m., 1:65, 3; 65, 6:56, 1:00,
1 1 ; 00.
b Joliet, dally except Hundsyt aad
holidays.
c Morris. ,
d- i.add. , 1
f Princeton
ft, l.ndd. dally eicept Sundays sss
holidays.
m l.a Balls.
ALWAYS Hi 1 TICKETS AND 8AVI
HONEY.
riCKBT OFTICB OPEN FKOht 1.40
A. II TO 11 36 P. M.
TICKFT FARE8 TO
CHICAGO
Via Joliet, III., and .Chicago A Joltet
Flertric Hsllway:
Way $1.85
nu ,J' Trip Way'
( Keturn Ulp lUolfed to ten daysl
FAST FREIGHT 8ERVIC1.
- Aasnta for Full tnfsfmstlg