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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15
PelIeina London. s,r..,..

There are fewer mounted men In the
London police IN proportion TO the
force than In New sork, nnd II IL no
criticism OF the London police 10 say
that neither the men nor tue mounts
appeared ~ pSe ~ good or attractive
loci ing ar fn6se'we have. nor ARE they
used as freely or as ndvantagcousi.'.
u may be permitted 10 say II. as in
New York.
II requires vigilance ana activity on
the part of the pedestrian 10 cross
London streets In safety. Indeed, In
many respects they are even more
dangerous than those of New York,
and 10 thls condition the swarmlng
omnibuses contribute generously. The
iaxicab IL rapidly replacing the han,
som aud the four wheeled vehicle. 10
my great surprise this vehicle IL run
through the crowded streets nj com
paratively high rate OF speed. aud as
there are great number OF them l am
astonlshed TINT there are not more ne
cidents. william McAdoo In Century.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15

No. 2O-3 lois 'on Main strc,
IN business center; u good loci
ton.
No. 2l-90 lots, one full hlo, k
all lcvel,d AMI street grad. d
wiz cell III part or al at T., nj,
pilr,s. r.
'tNo 23-lG0 acres ~ mil.
from ra3rondiown; with 8 room
house; stable Tor six houses; q
Ions oi hay; . granarics; all ON
buildings; deep well; cuts 4Ol
tons "i hay 20u0 bushels grain
with good water right in Owy.
hce ditch; family orchard; Q
snap.
No. 2l-l0 and 20 acrc tracts,
nicely located, mile from town,
with good water right; fine fruit
aud berry land; on easy terms;
these are choice pieces; come
aud see.
No, 37-lG0 acres - mile,
from Ontario; all good bcncl
land, with perfect water right
good house and outhuil,limes
berry patch Iarlly in cul.iva,
ton; $40 per acre.
No, % LOIS, with n Groom
brick house; good cellar AZ,
deep we'll.
No, 24-5 lots, with IA 7.roon
brick house; deep well and goo,
cellar; shade trees.
No. 2S--one block, all fenced
and broom house, 3 blocks from
depot; cheap,
No. ai-l60 acres, % miles
from Nyssa, close mp To main
hitch on bench; all in cultiva-
.lon; 90 acres alfalfa, balance in
Deeis and grain; . acres orchard |
broom house, stable, sheds, deep
we'll; one oi the best ranches in
\lalheur county; pays $4,000 !
'ear; this will be sold cheap.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15
For tho Final Fire.

August belmont In the smoke room
OF the Lucanla told, apIopos Of luxu-
rlous motorcars. story about the
young Marquis of Anglesey. who died
In Monte Carlo some five years ago.
Lord Anglcsey's ears were the most
luxurious then known" said Mr.. Bel
mont, This young man went 10 ex.
tremes in everything, lie was very In
telligent. though.
"Oncc at his historic castle IN Wales
there was n slight fire SO, lest the
priceless pile burn down. he ordered
an enormous quantity of hand gre
nades. or extingnishers. from London.
"When the grenades arrived they
We're hung all over the castle; but,
though IL was an enormous place.
there were still several dozen gre
nades left over at The end OF the
hanging.
And what shall | do with them.
my lordT the butler asked.
lord Anglesey coughed-he was al,
ready In pretty bad wny-and said
dryly 10 the butler;
"fou may put them In my coiiln.'"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15
Located at the Argus Office

No. 35--l00 acres, u miles
rom Ontario, all fenced, will
onc under Government Pro.
lect, lays good Ia irrigaic. Price
$40 rcr acre.
No, S--l0 acres all under cul.
ivation. with good water right
n Owyhcc ditch; will sell in ~
~ 90 acre tracts; onc.half down,
balance on easy terms
~ !, -
No. 3n-a.roOm house, on,.
Iali block from postoilicc, on
Main street; biggest snap Of the
season.
No. $50 acres, - miles
from Ontario, "a acres in culli.
vation I acres in orchard, lot,
i berries oi all kinds; good
rouse aud barn aud all out.
puildings,.with n periect1 water
right; this is choice and will go
quick
4No. 2G-S0 racres, all good
andy soil, 30 acres IN cultira-
ion, Il good little orchard, water
or 32 acres, lots Of small fruit;
heap and on easy terms,
No, 27--220 acres | mile fl, M
/ good thriving town on X, r..
n cultivation; small orchard,
ousc, with water; will sell all
n will cut it up in l0.20.I0 /
lcre tracts, ,'on- good terms.
No, 29-5 lots in north part
II city; close to school; nicely ,
ocaied; cheap.
No, 30-l-room house; 3 lots !
.cod barn; 3 blocks from Onta-
10 school.
No. 3l,-l0 lots, one block
rom Main street with good
VERY barn; doing good busi-
less; cheap.
No, 36-Two l0-acre tracts;
ne 5-acre tracts; adjoining town
1 Ontario, with water right;
heap,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15
intoxicated Children.

The official reporter 10 the alcohol
commission in Budapest states that In
Hungary mothers often give brandy
10 their children TO check their crying
and that In communities where this
beverage is unusually cheap some chill
dren receive II regularly for break
fast. In hardly any Of the schools is
there pupil who is a total abstainer,
and In some cases, II Is said, members
OF the first and second elementary
classes have been known to come 10
school In such a state OF intoxication
that they were unable e attend toj
their lessons sxtl r. hsx \ sSai6e1asd
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15

Personally acquainted with all portions of Malhcm
"unty and we can Inform intending buyers nteIigent
AND WE WILL DO IT.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-15

No. 35--l00 acres, u miles
rom Ontario, all fenced, will
omc under Government Pro-
leci, lays good 10 irrigatc, Price
$50 PER ncrc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
hope SO, much" he replied. Il am
learning that forgetfulness has its ad-
vantages."
(To be Continued.)
The Democracy of the Drama.

The drama differs from the other
arts in that it must make its appeal to
the whole body of the public. 1t cam
not be satisfied if it attracts only the
art lover, the amateur, the dilettante.
1t has to allure and to interest the
people in the mass. OF all the arts the
drama is, must be, the most demo
cratic. 1t ought to have message for
the boy in the gallery as well as for
the ladies in the boxes. If 1t does not
appeal to the plain people it fails of
its purpose. When we say that the
drama is a function of the crowd
we mean that men massed together
take on a collective feeling, which is
something more than the sum total of
their feelings as separate individuals,
which is the result rather of the char
acteristics which they have In com
mon. And it is the duty of the drama
fist to deal with them not as individ-
uals, but as a throng. He has to strike
an average of intelligence and of senti.
ment-Brander Matthews in Metropol
itan Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS

CHAPTER david Stires, deter
mined to disinherit his scapegrace son
Hugh in favor of his blind ward. Jes-
sica Holme, is dissuaded by the girl
and Rev. Harry Sanderson. The latter,
who resembles Hugh greatly, sowed his
wild oats with the younger Stires in
college, where he was known as Satan
Sanderson."
fCHAPTER I.-Hugh returns and is
welcomed by his father There is no
hope of Hugh's reformation, but Jes-
sica, deceived by her blindness, loves
him. He plans to marry her.
CHAPTER Hillary lends him
CHAPTER IV-Jessica is to marry
hugh, and foreign surgeon is com
ing to operate on her. eyes. Jessica,
whose sight is restored, is married to
Hugh, Harry officiating, although he
loves the girl. Immediately after the
ceremony Stires is informed that his
son has forged his name for $1,000.
CHAPTER Wary, sent upstairs
to bring Jessica to the old man, is mis-
taken by her for her newly welded hus-
band. He kisses her.
CHAPTER VI.-Hugh fees. and Jes,
sica reproaches Harry, for having led
him in evil ways in college. Stires signs
the will disinherlting Hugh.
year has passed. Hugh, who has been
in the mining country, returns and re-
proaches Harry for his downfall. The
minister in an effort to save him plays
ry stakes gold and the spendthrift
waxen waters, each one representing
aFday OF decent living.
CHAPTER IX.-Hallelujah Jones, an
itinerant preacher, spies on the game
and breaks in on it with Harry's
bishop Hugh vanishes and Harry
jumps into an automobile for n swift
ride.
CHAPTER X.-The minister's cal
falls into the river and he is hurt
Harry wakes to fin dhimself uncon-
scious of his own identity in a freight
car with trampS. He wears a ring
with his initials. II. S. but they sig
nifty nothing to him.
CHAPTER XI.-Jessica, accompany
Stires, who is in poor health. is in a
mountain sanitarium overlooking the
Little Paymaster claim and the town
of Smoky Mountain. In town she hears
the name Hugh Stires execrated.
CHAPTER Kiln Smoky Noun tain
Harry is taken for Hugh He Whips
Devlin, the town bully, Jessica wit
Messing the fight His part is taken by
Tom Fielder, attorney.
CHAPTER XIII.-Going out of town
Harry is struck by a stone hurled al
him by one of the mob.
CHAPTER XIV.-Jessica and Prem
dergast, Hugh's partner. take Harry
whom they both mistake for Hugh, &c
the latter's cabin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
Doing Their Duty.

Scores of Rock Island Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache and many kidneys ills fol-
low.
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them ALL
Mrs. ]. F. Sanberg, 1446 Eleventh
avenue, Moline, Ills, says: Several
years ago my husband was troubled
with severe backaches and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble. The pains
were sometimes SO severe as to force
me to stop work and come home, and
they gradually grew worse. None Of
the remedies he took seemed to do
alarmed when he learned of Doan's
Kidney Pills. He procured box and
found them to be as represented. AT
ter using them a short time the pains
left him entirely and he became per-
fectely well. He made a statement
at that time recommending Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and he has had no return
of the trouble since. However, we
always keep box of Doan's Kidney
Pills in the house and it is pleasure
for us to recommend them to any one
suffering from kidney complaint of any
form"
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price. SO
cents. -Milburn company, Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name - Doan's -
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

y
trils, the dust rising ghostlike behind
the rapid hoofs. She found David
Stires anxious and peevish over her
late coming.
She felt relief when the old man
grew tired and was wheeled to his
bedroom.
Left alone, her reflections returned.
She began to be tortured. She tried
to read. The printed characters swan
beyond her comprehension. At length
she drew q hood over her head and
stole out on to the wide porch.
1t was only o o'clock, and along the
gravel paths that wound among the
shrubbery few dim forms were stroll
ing. She caught the scent of q cigar
and the sound of a woman's laugh.
The air was crisp and bracing, with
q promise of frost and painted leaves.
She gazed down across the dark
gulches toward the town, struggling
design pricked in binding yellow
points. Halfway between, folded in
the darkness, lay the green shelf and
the cabin to which her thought re-
Cured with kind of compulsion.
There was no moon. but the stars
we've glowing like tiny green gilt Goals
and the yellow road lay plain and
clear. With a sudden determination
she drew her light cloak closely about
her. stepped down, sped across the
grass to a footpath and so to the road
AS she ran on down the curving stretch
under the trees the cracking slip OF
bank paper that lay in her bosom
seemed to burn her flesh. She was
stealing away to gaze upon the out
cast who had shamed and humbled
her-going, she knew not why, with
burning cheek and hammering heart.
She slipped through the side trail tc
the, cabin with choking sensation
She stole to the window and peered
in. In the freight she could see the
form on the bunk. tossing and mutter
ing. Otherwise the place was empty
She lifted the latch softly and en-
tered.
The strained anxiety of Jessica's
look relaxed as she gaZed about her
She saw the vial on. the table. The
doctor had been there. then If he
were In serious case. Prendergasi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

She bent and touched her Tips to his fore
head.
cred in now and again-slipped it all,
have you?"
Harry stood up. The motion brought
temporary dizziness, but it passed.
He walked to the door and gazed out
on the pleasant green of the hillside
On tree near by was nailed a rough,
weather beaten board on which was
scrawled, THE Little Paymaster
Claim" He saw the grass grown
gravel trenches, evidence of abandon
! ed work. He had been a miner. That
in itself was honest toll.
"The claim is good, then" he said
over his shoulder I'VE found the
pay?"
| Prendergast contemplated him mo-
ment in grim silence, with a scowl
| you're either really fuddled, Hugh -
he said then, ''or else you're star
! play actor and up to something deep
/ Well, have it your own way-it's all
/ the same to me. But you can't pull
/ the wool over my eyes longw
! There were mockery and threat In
his tone; but, more than both, the evil
intimacy in his words gave Harry q
: qualm of disgust This man had been
his associate. That one hour in the
town had shown him what his OWL
f, life there had BEEN
| What should he do? Forsake for
ever the neighborhood where he had
J made his blistering mark? Fling all
aside and start again somewhere and
leave behind this disgraceful present,
with that face that had looked into
his from above the dusty street?
If fate intended that, why had II
turned him back? If such was the
bed he had made, he would lie in it
He would drink the gall and vinegar
without whimpering. Whatever lay
behind he would live it down. This
man at least had befriended him.
He turned into the room. Perhaps
shall remember after awhile| He took
the saucepan from Prendergast's hand
"Fll cook the breakfast" he said.
! Prendergast filled his pipe and watch
ed him. 81 guess there are bats in youl
belfry, sure enough, Hugh" he said al
length. You never offered to do. your
stint before"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
'Ihe rest is onlu SUSPICION"

''T'he rest is only suspicion"
nightfall, Harry had put the warning
elements under. When Prendergast re-
turned at supper time, the candle was
lighted in its wall box the dinted tea
kettle was singing over a cracking
fire and Harry was perspiring over the
securing of the last utensil
Prendergast looked the orderly inte-
rior over on the threshold with a
|contemptuous amusement. almost
Thought was In church." he said. He
took off his coat and lazily watched
the other cook the frugal evening meal
Excuse my not volunteering" he OBJ
served. "You do it so nicely I'm al
most afraid you'll have another attack
of that forgettery of yours and go back
to the old line"
Presently he looked at the bunk.
clean and springy with fresh out spruce
shoots. He went into ii, knelt down
and thrust an arm into the empty
space beneath it. He got up hastily.
What have you done with that?" he
demanded, with an angry snarl.
NAtA "hhSs tdihCA Las AASeAoA
as he set two tin plates on the bare
table. 3B
with what was under here"
'"There was nothing there but an old
horse skin" said Harry. cit is hanging
on the side of the cabin"
With an oath Prendergast flung open
the door and went outside, He re-en-
tered quickly with the white hide in
his arms, wrapped 1t in a blanket and
thrust it back under the bunk.
"Has any one been here today since
you put it out thereY' he asked quick.
~. <.
mo" said Harry, surprised, 'Whyp'
Prendergast chnckied. The chuckle
grew to a guffaw. and he sat down,
Shaping his thigh. Presently he went
to theswall. took the channels skin bag
from its hiding place and poured some
Of its yellow contents into his palm
t'.That's why. Do ynu remember that
leh?" aiEs
J Harry looked at 1t. "Gold dust" be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

significance Of which she did not COM
prehend. That kiss, she told herself
that night, had been given to her dead
ideal that had lain there In its purify
ing grave clothes of forgetfulness. Yet
1t burned on her lips, as that other kiss
in q darkened room had burned after
ward, but with sense of pleasure, not
OF hurt. 1t took her back into crimson
meadows with her lost girlhood and its
opaled outiook--and Hugh.
But largest of all IN her mind next
day was anxiety. She must know how
he Jared. In the open daylight she
could not approach the cabin, but she
reflected that the doctor had been
there and no doubt had carried some
report Of him to the town. So as the
morning grew she rode down the
mountain ostensibly to get the cherry
cordial she had left behind. her the day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

Kodol insures good digestion by
absolutely duplicating Natures
normal process, in perfectly digest
ing all food taken into the stom-
ach.
While Kodol is doing this, the
stomach is resting-and becoming
strong and healthy. A strong and
healthy stomach guarantees .
sound and active brain.
The man with a sound stomach
Ia stomach that is doing for the
body just what Nature intended
It to do--is the man who is always
prepared for any emergency. He
Is there with the goods"
The man with sick stomach. is
q man sick all over. When the
stomach is irritated by undigested
food, the blood and heart are d.
rectly affected. Then dullness, nm
natural sleepiness. sick-headaches.
vertigo and fainting~. spells, and
even serious brain trouble develop.
Kodol will prevent these.
Squirting the stomach and brain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
"How long have been lying hereT'
asked Harry.
"Only since last night. You've had q

allow long have been lying hereT'
asked Harry.
"Only since last night. You've had q
fever"
Where is my dog?"
"Dog:" said the other. 81 never
knew you had one"
Harry's lips set bitterly. 1t had Jared
more hardly, then, than he. 1t had
been q ready object for the crowd to
belonged to him-because it was Hugh
Stires' dog!
us this your cabin, my friend?"
The figure bending over the hearth
Strengthened itself with a jerk, and
the blinking yellow eyes looked hard
at him. Prendergast came close to the
bunk.
That's the game you played in the
town." he said, with a surly sheer.
Its all right for those that take 1t
in, but you needn't try to bamboozle
me. pretending you don't know your
own claim and cabin! Pm no such
fool"
A dull flush came to Harry's brow.
Here was a page from that Ubiquitous
past that faced him. His own cabin!
And his own claim! Well, why not?
"You are mistaken" be said calmly.
II am not pretending. l cannot re-
member YOU"
Prendergast laughed in an ugly, de-
risive way. II suppose you've for
gotten the half year we've lived here
together and the gold dust we've gath
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

presence u p o n
him. In t h / s
little communi-
ty, which appar-
emily he had for
S a k e II and to
which he had by
chance returned,
he stood a rogue
and a scOundrel.
a thing to point
the finger at and
to avoid. II b e
question that had
burned his brain
to fire famed ND
again. The town
despised h l m.
What had been
his career? How
had he become
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

Uiottn to you"
Sic" he said, but it need not apply
here" He took the bundle, unwrapped
it and disclosed battered violin. LET
me explain" he continued. For the
owner of this you fought battle yes
terday. You tested its tone little
later. 1t seems that you are a master
of the most difficult of instruments.
There was a time. believe, when the
old man was its master also. He was
once. they say, the conductor of an
orchestra in San Francisco. Drink and
the devil finally brought him down.
For three years past he has lived in
Smoky Mountain. Nobody knows his
name. The town has always called
him Old Despair You did him what
is perhaps the first real kindness he
has ever known at its hands. He has
done the only thing he could to requite
it,"
Harry had colored painfully as Eel
der began to speak. His voice was un-
steady as he answered:
81 appreciate it. ! am deeply grateful,
but it is quite impossible that accept
it from him."
you need not hesitate" said the
lawyer. ''OM Despair needs it no long.
er. He died last night in Devlin's
dance hall. where he played when be
was sober enough for his lodging.
happened to be near by, and l assure
you it was his express wish that l give
the violin to you"
Rising. he held out his hand. Good
night" he said. Il hope your memory
will soon return. The town is much in
terested in your case"
The flush grew deeper In Harry's
cheek, though he saw there was moth
ing ironical in the remark. 81 scarcely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

PdEIHH! AHU
by what miracle had he been so altered
as to look upon himself with loath-
ing?
he lifted himself upright dropping
his feet to the floor. At the movement
the man on the doorstep rose qui.kly
and came forward.
You're better. Hugh" he said. Take
It easy though. Don't get up just yet
I'm going to cook you some breakfast
He turned to the hearth. kicked the
smoldering log ends together and set
a saucepan ON them. You'll be stron-
ger when you've. got something be.
tween your ribs" he added.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

said. 81 seem to recall that. l am
going to begin work In the trench to-
morrow. There should be more where
that came from"
Prendergast poured the gold back
into the bag. with cunning look. The
other had asked for no share Of It.
At that moment he decided to- say
nothing of the evening before. of the
girl -or the horseback journey. lest
Hugh. cudgeling his brains. might re-
member he had been offered half
There's plenty more where that
came from. --aHs right" he said, "and
I'll teach you again how to get it one
of these days" IS
! Prendergast said little during the
meal. When the table was cleared he
lit his pipe and took from shelf Ia
board covered with penciled figures
and scrutiniZed it
"Hope you remember how to play
old sledge?' he said.
! Harry did not move. AS they ate
he had been wondering how long he
could abide that sinister presence. AS
he was about to speak a knock came
at the cabin door, and Prendergast
opened it.
The visitor Harry recognized in.
stantly- 1t was the man who had
called for fair play at the fight before
the saloon, who had drawn him into
the hotel.
Fielder carried bundle under his
/ arm. He nodded CURLY to Prender
CAST and addressed himself to Harry.
Il am the bearer of gift from
some one in the town." he said. 81
have been asked to deliver this tC
you" He put the bundle into the
others hands.
Harry drew up one of the chairs
hastily. "Please sit down." he said
courteously. He looked at the bundle
curiously. "Et eos dona ferentes." ht
said slowly. "A gift from some one
in the town.
A keen surprise flashed into the law
yer's glance. THE quotation is elias
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
It Does the Business.

E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton,
Maine, says Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve:
1T does the business; 1 have used it
for piles and it cured them. Used it
for chapped hands and it cured them.
Applied it tc an old sore and it healed
ii without leaving scar behind" 25
cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
A Higher Health Level.

II have reached higher health level
since began using DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. writes Jacob Springer of
West Franklin, Maine. ''They kept
my stomach, liver and bowels working
just right" If these pills disappoint
you on trial, money will be refunded
at all druggists