Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-07

of snow will cancel his lease. Tbeil
present condition is outrageous. Dt
you understand me7 Outrageous! d.
you hearr
"Yes, judge, do So" answered the
clerk, hoarse with respect. "rll see tC
Il this minute, Judge Pike"
"You had better" The personage
turned himself about and began a grim
progress toward the door by which he
had entered, his eyes fixing themselves
angrlly upon the conclave at the win.
dows.
He nodded to the only man of sub.
stance among them, Jonas Tabor, and
shut the door behind him with ma
jestic insult. He was Canaan's mil
nonaire
Naturally Jonas Tabor was the first
to speak. Judge Pixies lookln' mighty
we'll" he said admlringly.
"Yes. he is." ventured Squire Bucka-
lew, with Difference; mighty we'll"
There's a party at the judges to-
night" said Mr.. Bradbury-'klnd OF a
ball Mamie Pixies givin' for the young
folks. quite doins hear"
THAT'S another thing that's running
Canaan" Mr.. Arp declared morosely-
"these entertainments they have now
adays. Spend all the money out Of
town-band from indianapolis, chicken
salad and darky walters from Chi.
cago"
A decrepit hack or two. n couple OF
old fashioned surveys and few "cut-
unders' drove by from the 10:45 train,
bearing the newly arrived and their
valses the hotel omnibus depositlng
several commercial travellers at the
door. A solitary figure came from the
station on foot. and when IL appeared
within fair range OF the window, Uncle
Joe Davey, who had but lowered on
the flanks of the combat. first removed
his spectacles and wiped them, as
though dlstrustlng the vision they OF.
fered him, then. replacing them, scan
ned anew the approaching figure and
uttered a smothered cry.
my Lord Almighty" he gasped,
whats this? Look therer
They looked. A truce came involun-
tarlly, and they sat in paralytic silence
as the figure made its stately and sen
satIonal progress along Main street.
1t was that OF tall gentleman.
cheerfully, though somewhat with en-
nul, enduring his nineteenth winter
His long and slender face he wore
smiling. beneath an accurately cut |
plaster Of dark hair cornlclng his fore
haaH A faohton foitouaI -, ,,an,,
youths OF that year. This perfect bang |
was shown under a round black hat |
whose rim was so small as almost not |
10 be there AT all, and the head was |
by a waxy white seawall OF |
,ollar. rising three inches above the |
blue blllows OF n puffed cravat. upon |
which noated large, hollow pearl.
Ills ulster. sporting a big cape at the
shoulders and a tasseled hood over the
ape. was OF a rough Scotch cloth. pat.
erned in faint gray and white squares
he size OF baggage checks. and II was
10 long that the skirts trailed In the
now. His legs were lost In the &c.
creased. volumlnous garments
hat were the tallors' canny reaction
rom the tight trousers with which the
Os had begun-they were In color a
'alish russet, broadly striped with
ray and In size surpassed the mllder
pirit OF fashion so far as they permit
ed a liberal knee action TO take place
lmost without superficial effort On
is feet glistened long shoes, shaped,
ave for the heels. like sharp racing
hells These were partially protected
y tan colored low galters. with fiat. ]
hiny, brown buttons. In one hand the !
outh swung bone handled walking
tick perhaps an inch and a half In di.
meter; the other carried yellow
'ather banjo case, upon the outside OF
'hich glttered the embossed silver
litials "E. r." He was smoking. but
'alked with his head up, making use.
owever, OF gait at that time new 70
anaan. seeming superbly irresponsi-
le lounge. engendering much motion