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as it comprises two hundred and fifty
acres. an is in the form of narrow
strip runnin' north an south, it will
effectually keep you out o. the East
Belt unless. O. course. you should buy
it of u.s."
For moment Sandry regarded the
speaker in mild establishment.
you must be mistaken Mr.. Hamp-
den,' he said; "all the stumpage for
five miles north and east is our prop
erty, with options on every privately
owned section for another seven miles
In both directions. And this tract you
speak of lies within mile and half
OF camp. You are suffering under a
hallucination"
Sandry smiled coldly.
If you will take the trouble to look
up the records in the state land office
at Salem" returned Hampden smooth
ly you'll find that I'm in my right
mind, all right. This here track has
been duly filed on under the home
stead law by one T. ]. O'Connel, and
sold by him last week to the Yella
Pines Lumber company. Now, my
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lieve anything you say sec me up a
totem pole or attend Sunday school at
Toledo. Only forget it By George.
what head of hairi II were WON
an I'd give a Thousand dollars for it,
He lifted the rope and weighed it
critically.
why, what for?" asked Siletz. her
eyes still solemn.
ITO have it, of course You're dread
fully unsophisticated. Come along"
And swinging the mail sack he
turned toward camp. Siletz came 81
lently at his heels. falling in behind
with certain instinct, and Sandry
had an unpleasant suggestion of will
derness professions he had seen enter
ing Toledo. enlivened bysbrilliant hues
and canine adjuncts. He turned
whimsically for a look at the rear.
Coosnah brought it up with faithful
ness to detail that was convincing
At the western door of the cook
shack they were met by Miss Ordway,
blooming like dollhouse plant behind
plate glass. an incongruous element in
her belted dress of light broadcloth.
She leaned in the doorway with mimi
table grace, an immaculate hand on
either side.
THE wild huntress." she smiled at
Siletz.
NO" said the girl, Il never hunt.
love the deer best in the fern"
"Yes?" said Miss Ordway curiously.
and Sandry, kicking the clinging
earth from his caulked boots. saw the
divining spirit of the writer probing
this elemental nature. why? Wouldn't
you be proud Of an antlered head with
the mark of your skill between the
eyes?" );
Siletz flung out hand In a quick
gesture. I: i:
"Oh, no, mol. could never do it.
Unless" she finished. still in that
earnest manner. someone r. loved
were starving. Then'f could" !
Sandry looked; at the ..twoi sweet
faces, one SO lovely lin its smiling.
amused alertness,: the othar SO aban-
doned to, the feeling, her own; words
had stirred, and deep admiration for
both filed him.
wild to the Wild" be said under his
breath. What are you. little S'letz?
wonder if I'll ever known"
"S1etz," broke in the foreman. pass
ing in his numbering fashion. the
Preachers comm. heard today he's
been seen couple times--once cross
in the Big Slough below the bridge,
an once in the hills"
For the first time since he had
known this girl with her varied nature,
Sandry saw the swift lighting of girl
ish excitement in her face as she
flashed around at Daily.
"Oh!" she cried gladly, how soon
will he be here, l wonder?"
Don't know"
ITO RE CONTINUED
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British Sex Equation.

There are more women than men In
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland. Consequently. as q mem.
Der OF the house Of lords pointed out
in debate. to grant the parliamentary
franchise to women in the British
islands would mean the handing over
OF the country and Of the empire to q
female electorate, which was a peril.
Gus step to take" Still. considering
the fighting qualities Of the militant
sisters who want to vote. the empire
might be in safe hands If 1t came to
an armed encounter with foreign
foe. However, the argument was eff
fective. for the lords defeated the
woman suffrage bill which was before
them by vote of 104 to co.
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SYNOPSIS.

siletz of Daily's lumber camp directs
p stranger to the camp. Walter Sandry
snsroduces himself to John Daily. fore
man, as ''the Dillingworth Lumber Co.
or most of it." He makes acquaintance
with the camp and the work he has come
from the East to superintend ard make
successful. He writes to his father that
in the uncut timber of the region. He
gives Siletz permission to ride Black Bolt
his saddle horse. In an emergency he
proves to the foreman that he does not
Jack Judgment. Siletz tells him of the
Preacher. He discovers that Siletz bears
the sign of the Siletz tribe of Indians and
wonders what her surname is. In the
flush OF tender moment he calls her
the Night Wind in the Pines and kisses
her
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LENDING A HELPING HAND
Teamster Gave Handcsrt 2ushcr a
lift" That Was Something to
De Appreciated.


Here is an interesting street scene,
drawn by a writer:
The handcart was of a familiar sort
"a pair of high wheels with a long
platform of Stats resting on: the axle
and crossbar at one end for han
die. "A man stands behind the cross
bar and breasts Tito propel the We:
hicle. = Z, . ,.
The handcart was piled high WITH
big bags filed With waste 'papsy-G
cumbersome. heavy. load that would
have been hard to handle anywhere;
and was doubly Troublesome :going up
the slope from Nassau street to Broad7
way. The handcart man; had to bend
over the bar and push. with ALI. Ills
might to keep the load moving at ALL
Coming up behind himswas a driver,
with an empty truck, drawn by pair
of big horses. When the driver saw
what was ahead. he started up Ills
team a little and skillfuly set the end
Of the pole square in the middle Of
the rearmost bag on the handcart,
where he could phshgto the greatest
purpose without disturbing the load.
Thus the horses began to push the
handcart up the hill. -.
All'the handcart man had to do was
to stand up. hold on to the handlebar,
and keep the handcart straight. The
big horses. guided by the friendly
driver, were doing the pushing; and
80, easily enough. the man got his load
up the rest OF the slope and round to
the easy level OF Broadway.-New
York Sun.
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Reasonable Advance.

There Is young author In Baiti
more who is determined to achieve
fame IN the writing line II 1t takes
his whole life Accordingly. he is
even willing to defray the cost OF
putting on the market the numerous
novels he writes from year to year.
On the occasion of his last vieit
to his publisher, however, he was
somewhat vexed. rather unusual
thing for him. Why" asked he, do
you charge me more this time than
before?"
Well" said the publisher. with the
utmost frankness, 1.-THE compositors
were constantly falling asleep over
your last novel. MAGAZINE.
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fort to keep his voice to the common
place. This girl in her natural setting
always took him out of the everyday,
affected him like a play with lowered
lights. soft music and alien scenes.
YES" she said dreamily, falling in
to the whimsical speech that only es-
capped her when she stood apart on the
hills, or listened to the pines. 1T came
tonight" IS
.1t?"
Sandry had gone little way to meet
her andsthe camp was shut from sight
by clump Of spruce,::3ew growth and
low branched. -
.'Y s-the light. oh. the great lights
red and gold and purple. When the
sun breaks through just at the last
And | know the ocean is under it
blue and. purple, too, like the hills.
Some day, I'll see it,
You picture these things. don't
you?" he said. 1.-The things you have
never seen-the sea and the cities and
the outside world?"
'sYes-I know them all-my way.
Sometimes ! don't think want to see
them in their way-the real way. They
might not be so beautiful. The Preach
er says the glories of the world are a
lure Of the Devil But don't think so.
1t don't seem as If God would make
things beautiful and let the Devil have
them to ruin people with--and God
made all things. And we are his best
things"
You believe that?" asked Sandry.
with an odd note in his voice.
Believe it," said the girl wonder
ingly. "Of course. Don't you?"
"Well-it's been a long while since
I've believed anything"
The girl was near to him now, the
dreamy look Of her eyes dissipated in
amazement.
You're LOST" she said simply. Tho
Preacher would say so-even Wahloo-
wah would say SO, and old Kolawmie!"
Observation-Disclosures? Who are
they?"
THE Indian woman you saw me
talking to in the glade and an old, old
man of the Siletz. He who believes
nothing will be punished by the Great
Spirit-even as the preacher says in
his way. And the Bible"
That sudden mist in her eyes
touched Sandry.
And so you would have me believe,
little S'letz?" he asked gently. The
mist had thickened under the heavy
lashes, and look of distress was on
her face where every emotion barred
itself in unguarded innocence to the
observer.
"Oh, dear heaven" she breathed,
"yes-oh, yes. you must! Why you
would-you would" but she could get
no further with the appalling thought.
And your" probed Sandry curious
ly. Have you visions of the souls re-
ward and punishment? Are you bound
for celestial peace?"
Yes" she said solemnly, Il must
save my soul. though l lose the whole
world"
The majestic Bible language cast
over the man feeling of smallness
and he dropped his eyes.
"All right. S'letz," he said, smooth
Ing the braid In his fingers. "I'll BE-
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNS01OOL
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright 1915. Western Newspaper Union.l
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GranSsisentba siibertrasaassH
Gtnsinnati, 4. MSra.

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Das gOttbtr Druftm

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60 SurHsoasn fie jeDsu Drt, isess
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Grnnbsisentbnmes '&ppstbefeH
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
AUSTRIAN PARTY WOULD
GIVE GALICIA FOR PEACE
Strong Influences at Work Force Crown Prince to
Visit Kaiser-Germany Charged with
Neglect Of Ally

Count Burisu's political connections,
strong influences Iu Austria are looking
for basis for direct action. They
complain that a portion OF the Aus
tran army has been sent against the
French and English. that larger por-
ton is mixed with various German
corps r. the north. always under Ger
man leadership, and that Austris's po-
litical position has been constantly
sacrificed 20 Germany's eastern and
western campaigns. This peace party
would reluctantly face the loss OF Ga
licia and Bosnia and remuneration OF
the political ,utelsge of Albania.
These heavy sacrifices could be rec
onc.led % national sentiment only
through the fear that In few weeks.
by the entrance o. new forces against
her. Austria may also have 20 reckon
with the loss Of Pennsylvania. Trentino
and Trieste. II th is peace movement IS
20 be arrested Germany must greatly
reinforce the military position IN Hun
gary, which. despite reports, she evil
IDENTIFY has rot get done.
News has reached Odessa that there
has been a mutiny IN the Turkish army.
Envcr Pacha mad many OF his enemies
snot including seventeen officers Who
had distinguished themselves in the
Balkan war. The peace party in Con-
stautInople. under nc Sultsn's heir,
Yussuf Eddin. with influential sup
porters. Is meeting merciless opposi-
ton from General :on der Goitz. who
has ordered many Of its members ar
rested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
English in Industrial Cen
tres Recall Civil War
Experiences.
WARN Il. S. AGAINST
GERMAN INTRIOUES
Business Leaders Tell The Irib-
une How They View the
Shipping Situation

London. Jan. %. With the object %
placing before the American public a.
accurately as possible the real feeling
DO the great manufacturing and ship
ping centres OF England with reference
20 the American protest against ocien-
Tor OF ships and the situation develop
'rC ir me Dacia case, a representative Or
The New York Tribune has interviewed
scores Of persons. many known inter
nationally. H. Birmingham, Manchester
and Liverpool. These are the most dense
iy populated centres OF provincial Eng
land, and because Of their close com
mercial ties with America they are pc
cullarly able 20 reflect the opinion OF 4
broader vision than perhaps any other
section OF Great Britain.
Briefly speaking, there were three
unanimous conclusions: First, that the
soNd foundation Of friendship between
America and Great Britain would and
should couduce 10 4 satisfactory adjust
ment Of all difficulties, despite their
delicacy. Second there is a poweriu vi
German influence IN America and an al
tempt % rupture the relations between
the two countries, which, Willingly or
unwittinCly. IS abetted by selhsn
moneyed interests Third, the absolute
reccssitv for Great Britain 10 keep
copper and other contrabsnd srtcIes
from Germany. bat in a manner where
BY every consideration possible shall De
shown 10 American commerce, TO the
point where the work Of the BRUSH
navy will not be weakened.
In the past provincial England has
been supposed 20 be out o. touch WIN
American opinion or most SUBJECTS
but that it is not so now was shown
on numerous occasions when the men
interviewed produced clippings from
their papers of comments in American
newspapers. Many Of these were rom
The Tribune. which was referred 20
again and again as being one OF the
fsirest publications in America. and as
= result Of which these Engllshmen
we're willing 20 make il the medium ior
their views on the far-reaching issues
discussed. ...-. -
"Indeed. we have great lnterest, IN
tho questions s. issue il was SAID IN
Manchester. "for was It not your
America which brought Lancashire 70
its knees during the Civil War by
barring all cotton expectation from tne
South9 II closed our mills and par
slvLed US. It brought starvation de-
spite our soup kitchens. But we were
patient. and now you must be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
IR1 c,.,, u. r-...n,

Petrogrsd. Jan. % Although the
larpathians are row snow and frost
bound under me most rigorous period
81 winter. and military operations on
10th sides consequently nave slack
cned, The steady sealing I'd % Hungary
from north. south and east becomes
daily more urgen: problem for Ger
many's ally. The Russians now hold
soidly the Duklh and Tznok passes.
ar1 ~ Bukowins the army has Just
taken he important Norokhta pass. or
the east. The Austrians arc retreating
rapidly north from Dorno-W stra
through territory populated by Ru-
mauians.
l. is this imminent crisis that has
sent the Austrian Emperor's heir with
he rev Foreign Minister. Count Blu
riar, and military experts % visit the
Kaiser at the German headquarters.
Their mission unquestionably is 70 Sc
cure Immediate support against the
movement In Austria for seeking peace.
II is known that more than 4 month
ago. during the days when the Aus
trians we're In Belgrade. Count Berch-
told sanctioned certain steps az Athens
with a view 20 mediation between Aus
tria and Servis. Austria At that time
was willing 20 declare her honor sat
sfed. but ". Nenizclos, the Greek Pre-
mier. refused 70 second the Austrian
initiative. which was soon obliterated
by Servis's great victory.
Every week makes the necessity Of
settlement more urgent. and, despite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
w. E. CARTER IN DENIAL
Saws He Stuck to Titanic and
Put Wife in Boat.

Philadelphia, Jan. Civilian Z
Carter denied to-day, at Aiken, 5. c.
the charge Of his former wife, now
Mrs. George Brooke, that he deserted
her and their two children or the SINK
Ing Of the Titanic and left them 70
their fate. Mrs. Carter, In her stste
ment al the time Of the divorce, when
became public yesterday. said tnst
Carter had left in one OF the hrst me
boats. and when he saw her next day
among those rescued on the Csrpatnl@'
remarked lightly that he hsd just eaten
bully" breakfast and expressed SUI
prise that she had made IT,, intimst-
ing that ne thought she had been ios !,
Nr. Carter said he had personally
nut his wife and children in lifeooa'
along with Mrs. Widener and Mrs
Aston and that he had remained on tne
liner until all the women apparently
left Then. uith Bruce lsmsy, he had
tstsn one Of the last lifeboats 70 leave
the sdip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
SAYS u. S. SHOULD
RULE COAL FIELDS
Commission Head Holds Way TO
Help Needy Is to Give Every
Man a Job.

1.-THE control of the coal fields in this
country should be taken from the hands
Of private corporations and vested in
the government" said Frank P. Walsh,
chairman Of the United States Com
mission on Industrial Relations, in an
address on Helping the Needy be-
fore the Peoples Institute, in Cooper
Union, last night.
in his testimony before our COM
mission" the speaker continued, David
J. Lewis, Representative from Maryland,
presented what he called the social
aspects of the coal industry He said
that coal lands could not be regarded
as just go much real estate. Usually
when a promoter takes over the de-
velopment OF a property OF this sort,
he IS obliged 20 build up community
around MS mine in order 20 supply the
wants Of his operatives.
Thus, the owner OF the coal Held
must also become a landlord, a store
keeper, provide a physician, school
and d teacher, a church and a minister
in order 20 get men 20 come and WORK
for him. have known some cases in
which corporation also had an eN-
tremely valuable asset IN the liquor
trade of town.
$50 when man strikes or is locked
out he not only loses MS Job, but ms
home and all his home associations
Under these conditions, said NJ. Walsh,
+. was more understandable that the
miners in case OF differences with their
employers often resor,ed TO violence.
81 can sympsthlze with Mr. Lewis"
o .aus /.
man is clinging for dear life 10 a
raft and another tries 70 push HIM OF
il is highly probable that ne will ugh,
back
Nor does the evil end there" Mr
Walsh went on. while was listening
70 Mr.. Lewis | was also thinking Of
the great numbers OF people who,
while operators and owners Of mines
are lighting, are suffering and perhaps
losing their lives because the price OF
coal mas been boosted suddenly. ] be-
lieve that was also justified in think
ing that the control Of the coal felds
should be taken out OF the hands OF
private corporations and vested IN the
government
According 10 Mr.. Walsh, the way 70
help the needy is 20 see that every
man has employment and IS enjoying
the full proceeds OF his toll.
There is nothing that | can say q,
an argument upon this point said NJ.
Walsh, which equals what Henry Ford
said yesterday al the hearing o. our
commission. He told OF taking men
with criminal records into mis- shops
and said that ne had never had the
slightest trouble with them. because ne
pa them a wage that enabled them to
Load hoal'hv. self-rpspec'i lives"