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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
OAK DALE

Fred Hughes is in McMinnville at
tending the seventh annual state con-
vention of the Oregon and Southern
Idaho Farmers union as delegate
from this neighborhood.
Albert and Mildred Sellers are both
confined to their beds with a severe
attack of measles.
Jim Hubbard is grubbing up his
hopyard and will SOW it to grain and
perhaps put in a few acres of pep
permint. He is also preparing to put
in six acres of prunes on his hill
land
O. E. Dennis raised about $50
pounds of sugar beets in a row forty
feet long.
Will Dennis and Erich Deierling
are cutting wood for Fred Hughes.
Mrs. Dennis has been having quite
sick spell but has almost recovered.
Ila Mason is quite sick at this writ
ing.
Curtis Hubbard of Dallas ate
Thanksgiving dinner with his neph-
ew, Jim Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Rodgers, Miss
Gill and Abe Bartholomew spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Rhoda Green.
Don Miller and his family have all
been down with a siege of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. White from the Pio-
neer neighborhood, have moved onto
the Floyd Smith place.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Robinson and
George D. Robinson spent Thanksgiv-
ing with the family of Chas. Bird in
Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nelson and family
of Mistletoe spent Thanksgiving with
the family of George Robinson.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
AIRLIE
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Uncle John Lewis, our veteran wood
cutter, is 72 years old and puts up his
cord each day.
The school gave basket social in
the hall Tuesday evening, November
2S. The baskets brought $52.
Vern Williams is preparing ten
acres of land for potatoes the coming
year
Elige Caughey is visiting in Port
land this week.
Mrs. C. V. johnson and mother,
Mrs. H. Runlett and daughter, Miss
Hattie Runlet, of Medford are visit
ing here.
Will Todamere has traded with
Fred Abb for a gasoline woodsaw out
fit.
Ira Williams is running a lunch
counter.
julie Hannum spent Thanksgiving
with his sister, Mrs. Will Jones in
Monmouth.
Mrs. Charley Seaman spent Thanks
giving with her parents at Turner,
Marion county.
Chester Cooper has returned from
a visit to his Uncle, John Cosper, at
Goldendale, Wash.
Mrs. C. M. Shewey returned from
Brooks, Marion county where she has
been nursing Frank Sturgis' family
through the measles.
Mr.. inn and family of Salem are
visiting J. F. Ulrich.
w. P. Williams is well pleased with
his new tractor engine.
F. Simpson and Ben Caughey went
coon hunting Thursday.
Gordon Munkers and wife of
Brownsville are visiting their cousin,
Mrs. c. V. johnson.
Elder Plowman will preach in the
school house Sunday.
Jesse Youst of Coos Bay, who used
to live on the Pedee, is visiting his
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
CROWLEY


Mr.. and Mrs. Seth White and R. j
Williamson and family spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. N. A. Williamson OF
West Salem.
Frank Muno came over from Dallas
and spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Cecil Riggs was a Sunday visitor
in Oak Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Edgar spent
Saturday with Mrs. J. C. White.
j. p. Hamilton was Dallas visitor
Monday.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Stella Smith
spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Smithfeld
Kaner Trent and family spent
Thanksgiving with his parents in
Rickreall.
r. J. Williamson and family and
Miss Mildred Edgar were Sunday
visitors at J. W. Edgar's Oak Grove
place.
Cass Riggs was a Dallas visitor
Monday.
F. M. Edgar was a business visitor
in Newberg Monday.
Malcolm Pewtherer was an Inde-
pendence visitor Friday.
H. NJ. Edgar and family of Dallas
spent Thanksgiving with Finley Ed
gar.
Several from here attended the
Thanksgiving dance at Mccoy.
Jim Braden and Ben Carol of
Greenwood hauled grain to Crowley
last week to be shipped.
Elmer Hamilton went to Mccoy the
middle of last week for a load of feed
as they are fattening about 40 hogs.
Mrs. Ben Carol and baby of Green
wood spent the latter part of last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. E. Valliere.
c. H. Farmer and family spent
Thanksgiving with their daughter,
Mrs. Lloyd Mallicoat and family Of
Molalla.
C. M. Warren was a business caller
in Salem the middle of last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
shipped them to Portland this week.

shipped them to Portland this week.
Miss Mamie Peterson has gone to
Portland TO spend the winter.
Mrs. J. D. Anderson spent last
week in Cottage Grove visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. England, and baby.
Earl Mangis visited few days
with his sister, Mrs. B. B. Bradley,
last week.
Mrs. S. E. Guthrie and baby re.
turned home from Dallas last week,
where she had the baby in the doc
tors care. She also visited with her
mother, Mrs. ellison.
Grace Irish, Leota Smallman and
the little Kimsey girl are all ill with
pneumonia.
Harley Bradley's eye is slowly i'm
proving but is still under the Doctors
care. The bandage has been removed,
but he has to wear dark glasses when
near bright light.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
LxR VIEW
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Mrs.. 4. +. Aebi from
|pent thanksgiving with
Il, Mrs. G. Fleischman.
|es Lehman and children
ner 10 spend a few days
ents, MI and Mrs. Shir-
dten1eier from Sher-
one 1fternoon at the
and Mf. A. Aebi.
6rs, 1Wleigh from Sa-
lan]ks wing at the home
drs. EdWard Lehman.
4rs Iapscott and their
Ipen Sunday with their
b. I'd ward Lehman.
4rs. 3. F. Aebi were
o. With Mr.. and Mrs.
Lehman left for Wash
exkended visit with her
NeI1on.
q and Edwin Rutschmar
visitors with Mrs. Jack
Dtt Ok Dallas preached at
st Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
SPRING VALLEY

J. E. French and family spent
Thanksgiving in Salem with the moth
er Of Mr.. French. Mrs. French and
children remained for few days. Wis
it, expecting to stay over Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Scott are
spending several days at Fairview,
near Portland, where Mr.. Scott serv-
ed as pastor for is years.
Mrs. ". Harvey Crawford visited
Monday with Mrs. J. l. Miller in
West Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. C. Crawford of Sa-
lem entertained the several Crawford
families from Spring Valley on
Thanksgiving day.
Niles Holland has traded several
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
OAK GROVE

Rev. Vint preached here Sunday.
Seth Fawk hauled wheat to Derry
last week and loaded ear to ship.
Mrs. Fuller and son, Joe, Of Port
land visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Ed
gar one day last week.
Clyde Vincent attended the dance
in Mccoy Thanksgiving night.
R. J. Williamson and family spent
Sunday at J. W. Edgar's home.
Seth Fawk and family spent
Thanksgiving with Frank Fawk and
family Of Salt Creek.
Cecil Riggs was a Sunday visitor
here.
Continued on last page)
Twice-a-week Observer s1.bo a Year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
BUENA VISTA
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Miss Ruby Elkins has returned to
her home near Dallas, after visiting
with her sister, Mrs. W. r. Bevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elkins and son Of
Dallas spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs. W. r. Bevens.
Miss Gladys Reynolds, who is at
tending o. A. c., spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Reynolds.
NJ. J. Kruetz and family of Inde-
pendenee spent Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs. n. C. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Roy of east
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08

|hEu olizs Of the high
\ IN Selig's hall
lit oIno of the senors
II Lila n had a jolly good
Il aInp Justice to a boun-
4. ai old-time resident of
|ied in the Dallas hospital
Feze operation last week.
Eas brought here and was
be Odd Fellows cemetery
|ercy, brother of William
B over from SCOTS Mills
billy and made a Thanks
|8with bis Brothers. fam
With Mr.. and Mrs.
10 are Mrs. Percy's par
X THE teachers of Falls
y teaching outside schools,
I'd spend Thanksgiving.
! was in Portland during
business matters.
Hon was d visitor to New
the past week.
Ind he's been confined to
/ some time with a severe
thma.
Hickalson Who is teach
Fimmond ! valley school,
"Wednesday evening to
Esgiving 1t home. She re-
Er school Sunday.
Brown of Baker City has
bat is known as the Rho
bee in the east part of
III move his family there
llson Realty company re-
L Of two of the city prop
link to AMI. Lanning of
bing tho week. Several
lies have been rented.
tey Of Independence has
B with bis brother and
lis city tor the last week
/ to his home Sunday.
b, who has been in Wash
De last six months, has
he for q short time. He
b work in the state of
|and good wages. !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08

rwice-a-w~ek Observer s1-bO a Year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08
|UTHRIE :
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bf the cloudy weather
Re were 55 people at the
|and all enjoyed the day.
|had arranged a nice pro-
|on the table was spread
Eiful lunch. The after
|nt by re-electing officers
hg year for the Parent
|. The officers elected
|nt, J. c. Munkers vice
IS J. c. Guthrie; secre-
|pper; treasurer, Mrs. B.
program committee, Mrs.
Is Mrs. B. B. Bradley
\. Munkers; refreshment
rs. g. @. Irish, Mrs. G..
F. L N. Belieu; press
|iss Merlie Gillian. The
out the district were
hf and Mrs. w. /. Rev
Hrs. Phillips and two
Hiss johnson of Dal-
= 4hipley of Monmouth
The subject of
1phonola for the dis
up during the meet
~ been fully decided
11es is suffering with
- built a garage on
of Perrydale spent
1<r mother, Mrs. E.
l1< of Dallas spent
WA Der parents, Mr..
7 1ster.
e e11 family and Mr..
FFeT of Dallas spent
@<< neck with the for
= RI Palmer and fam
sa<chsred FIVE hogs and
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-08

daughter, Mrs. Levi Burbank of Pc
dee.
Mrs. T. F. Ulrich is nursing the
grip the last few days.
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Phyllis was secretly certain
that Wallis had been crying a lit
tie, but all he said was, We've :
taken the tramp to the lookup,
SIR"
But his master and his mistress
were not so dignified. They show
ed him exhaustively that Allan
could really stand and walk, and
Allan demonstrated it, and Wal
lis nearly cried again. Then they
went in, for Phyllis was sure Al
Ian needed a thorough rest after
all this.
I've always wanted to hold
you In my arms, this way" said
Allan late that evening, as they
stood in the rose garden again;
but thought | never would
Phyllis, did you ever want me
to-"
"Oh, you must lie down." said
Phyllis hurriedly, trying to move
out of the circle of his arms. :
You mustn't stand till we find
how much is enough"
did you ever want to be here
in my arms, Phyllis?"
"Of course mott" said Phyllis,
as a modest young person should.
"But-but-"
well, my wife?"
1--WE often wondered just
where I'd reach tor said Phyllis
in a rush. ALLAN, please
don't stand any longer!"
"I'll lie down Ii you'll sit on the
couch by me-"
VERY WE'LL" said Phyllis; and
sat obediently in the curve of his
arm when he had settled himself
in the old position, the one that
looked so much more natural for
him.
Mine, every bit of you!" he
cried exultantly. Heaven bless
that tramp! And to think
we we're talking about annul-
ments! And you never
kissed me goodnight last night.
Phyllis did not answer. She only
bent little, and kissed her hus-
band on the lips. very sweetly, and
simply, of her own accord.
THE END.
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She had no means of knowing
that he meant 1t was unfair to
her. She held on to herself, tho
she felt her face turning cold with
the sudden pallor of fright.
She stopped to get her breath
and catch at the only things that
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., quietness,
ability to soothe Allan.
1T can be annulled," she said
evenly. But listen to me now,
Allan. 1t can't be done tonight.
or before you are stronger. So
for your own sake you must try to
rest now. Everything shall come
right. | promise you it shall be
annulled. But forget 1t now,
please. 1 am going to hold your
wrists and talk to you, recite
things for you, till you go back to
sleep"
She wondered afterwards how
she could have spoken with that
hard serenity, how she could have
gone steadily on with story after
story, poem after poem, till AL
lan's grip on her hand relaxed,
and he fell into a heavy, tired
sleep.
Once out of Allan's room, she
ran at full speed till she gained
her own bed, where she could cry
in peace till morning II she want
ed to, with no one to interrupt.
That was all right. The trouble
was going to be next morning.
But somehow, when morning
came, the old routine was drag
ged thru with. Directions had to
be given the servants as usual. 1t
was a perfect day. And Allan
must not lose the must be
wheeled out into the garden.
She came out and-sank for a
moment in the hammock, that aft
ernoon. She had avoided him all
the morning.
II just came to see IL every
thing was all right" she said. 81
don't need to stay here IL | worry
you"
ia rather you'd stay. III you
don't mind" he answered. Phyl-
lis looked at him intently. He
was white and dispirited. and his
voice was listless. This would
never do! What had come to be
her dominant instinct, keeping
Allan's spirits up, emboldened
her to bend forward, and even
laugh a little.
Come, Allan!" she said: Even
IL we're not going to stay togeth-
err always, we might as we'll be
cheerful till we do part. We used
to be good friends enough. Can't
we be little longer?" 1t sound
ed heartless to her after she had
said it, but 1t seemed the only way
to speak. She SMILED at him
bravely.
Allan looked at her mutely for
a moment, as IL she had hurt him.
You're right" he said sudden
ly. There's no time but the
present, after all. Come over
here, closer to me. Phyllis. You
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NEXT WEEKS COMPLETE NOVEL WILL BE JOHN RI

Phyllis. her hands at her
throat, stood hurt and frightened
in the middle of the room. 1t
never occurred to her that Allan
was jealous, or indeed that he
could care enough for her to be
Jealous.
1T was talking about Louise
Frey" she said. THAT, and DR..
Hewitt bringing up old times. Oh,
why did l ask about her? He
was contented-I know he was
contented. He'd like having me
with him--he even wanted me.
Oh, Allan, Allan!"
She did not want to cry down
stairs, so she ran to her own
room. She was silly-she knew
she was silly. She tried to think
of all the things that were still
hers, but nothing, nothing seemed
of any consequence beside the
fact that---that she had not kiss
ed Allan good night!
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Iumiliated. 1t was you that

Inundated. 1t was you that /
thought didn't care" -
Allan laughed joyously. "Care!"
he said. II should think did,
first, last. and all the time! Why.
Phyllis. child, didn't | behave like
a brute because l was jealous
enough Of John Hewitt to throw
him in the river? He was the
first man you had seen since you
married me-attractive, and we'll,
and clever and all that-it would
have been natural enough IL you'd
liked him."
There's nobody but you in the
world" whispered Phyllis.
But you're well now, or you will
be soon," she added joyously. She
slipped away from him. ALLAN.
don't you want to try to stand
again? If you did 1t then, you
can do it now"
Eyes, by Jove. l dol" he said.
But this time the effort to rise
was noticeable. Still, he could do
1t, with Phyllis eager help.
1t must have been what DR..
Hewitt called neurathenic inhibi-
tion," said Phyllis. watching the
miracle of a standing Allan.
That was what we were talking
about by the door that night, you
foolish boy! T" Oh. how tall
you are! l never realized you
were tall, lying down, somehow
II don't have to bend very far
to kiss you, though" suggested
Allan, suiting the action to the
word.
But Phyllis when this was salts
factorily concluded, went back to
the great business of seeing how
much Allan could walk. He sat
down again after a half dozen
steps, a little tired in spite of his
excitement.
Ican't do much at a time yet,
| suppose" he said a little rue
fully. do you mean to tell me,
sweetheart, that all that allied me-
was thought l couldn't move?"
"Oh, mol" exclaimed Phyllis.
You'd been unable to move for
SO long That when you we're able
to at last your subconscious mind
clamped down on your muscles
and was convinced you couldn't.
So no matter how much you con-
sciously tried, you couldn't make
the muscles go till you were so
strongly excited II broke the in
hibition--just as people can lift
things in delirium or excitement
that they couldn't possibly move
at other times. Do you see?"
II do" said Allan, kissing the
back of her neck irrelevetly. "If
somebody had tried to shoot me
up five years ago l might be a
well man now. That's a beauti-
full word of yours, Phyllis, inhibi-
tion. What a lot of big words
you know!"
ooh. If you won't be serious!"
said she.
We'll have to be-. said Allan,
laughing, "for here's Wallis"
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have been awfully good to me,
child-isn't there anything-any-
thing l could do for you-some-
thing you could remember after
wards, and say, Well, he did that
for me, anyway"
Phyllis eyes filled with tears.
"You have given me everything
already" she said, catching her
breath.
"Everything!" he said bitterly.
"No, l haven't. / can't give you
what every girl wants. well,
strong man to be her husband
the health and strength that any
man in the street has,"
"Oh, don't speak that way, AL
LAM"
She bent over him sympathet-
ically, moved by his words. In an
other moment the misunderstand-
ing might have been Strengthened
out, il it had not been for his re-
fply.
II wish | never had to see you
at ALL" he said involuntarily. In
her sensitive state of mind the
hurt was all She felt-not the
deeper meaning that lay, behind
the words. AN IN
"I'll relieve you of my presence
for awhile" she flashed back. Be-
fore she gave herself time to
think, she had left the garden.
with something that might be
called flounce. NJ
Allan heard the side door slam.
He had never suspected before
that Phyllis had temper And yet
what could he have said? But
she gave him no opportunity to
find out. In just about the time
1t might take to find gloves and
parasol, another door Changed
in the distance. The street door.
Phyllis had evidently gone out.
Phyllis on her swift way down
the street, grew angrier and an
grier. She tried to persuade her.
self to make allowances for Allan,
but they refused to be made. She
felt more bitterly toward him
than she ever had toward any ono
in her life. If she only hadn't
leaned over him and been sorry
for him, just before she got a
slap in the face like that!
She walked rapidly down the
main street of the little village.
She hardly knew where she was
going. Her quick steps finally
took her to the outskirts Of the
village, to little green stretch Of
woods. There she sat down, try
ing to think more quietly. She
found the tide Of her anger ebbing
suddenly, and her mind forming
all sorts OF excuses for Allan.
Then the growing twilight re-
minded Phyllis that It was time
to go back. 1t was a mile back to
the house. She could have taken
the trolly part Of the way. but she
felt restless and like walking.
She had forgotten that walking at
night thru we'll known, we'll light
ed city streets, and going in half
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CHAPTER X.
In the Garden.

It was Just as well, perhaps
that Phyllis did not do much
sleeping that night, for at about
Wallis knocked at her door. II
seemed like history repeating It.
self when he said: Gould you
come to Mr.. Allan, please? He
seems very bad"
She threw on the silk negligee
and followed him, just as she had
done before, on that long-ago
night after her mother-in-law had
died.
Allan lay so exactly as he mad
on that other night that the
strange surroundings seemed in
Icongruous. Just the same, ex-
cept that his restlessness was
more visible, because he'had more
power of motion.
She bent and held the nervous
ly clinching hands, as she had be-
fore. What is 1t Allan?" she
said soothingly.
Nothing" said her husband
savagely. Nervous hysteria-
any other silly womanish thing q
cripple could have. Let me alone,
Phyllis. l wish you could put me
out of the way altogether"
Phyllis made herself laugh, tho
her heart hurried with fright.
81 can't let you alone" she
said brightly. 1--WE come to stay
with you till you feel quieter.
Would you rather / talked to you,
or kept quiet?"
"Oh, do your wifely duty, what
ever ii U.s." he said. ut
was a mistake, the whole thing
You've done more than your duty
child, but--oh, you'd better go
away"
Phyllis heart turned over. Was
he as sick of her as this?
You mean-you think" she
faltered, 1t was mistake-our
marriage?"
YES" he said restlessly. Eyes
Ittwasn't fair"
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, and she flew thru.
Allan! Allan! Allann' she
screamed, fleeing instinctively to
his chair.
The rose garden was like a
place of enchanted peace after the
terror of outside. Her quick Wis
ion as she rushed in was of Allan
still there, moveless in his chair,
with the little black bulldog lying
asleep across his arms and should
er like a child. 1t often lay so
AS she entered, the scene broke
up before her eyes like a dissolv-
ing view. She saw the little dog
wake and make what seemed one
flying spring to the tramp's throat
and sink its teeth in it-and AL
Ian, at her scream, sprang from
his chair.
Phyllis forgot everything al
the sight of Allan standing. Wal.
lis and the outdoor man, who had
run. to the spot at Phyllis scream
were dealing with the tramp, who
was writhing on the grass. But
neither Phyllis nor Allan saw
that. Which caught the other In
an embrace they never knew
They stood locked together, for
getting everything else, he in the
idea of her peril, she in wonder
of his standing.
"Oh, darling, darling!" Allan
was saying over and over again.
You are safe-thank heaven you
are safe! oh, Phyllis. l could
never forgive myself If you had
been hurt! Phyllis! Speak to
mel"
But Phyllis own safety did not
concern her now. She could only
think of one thing. you can
stand! You can stand!" she re-
iterated. Then wonderful
thought came to her, striking
across the other, as she stood
locked in this miraculously raised
Allan's arms. She spoke without
knowing that she had said 1t
aloud. do you care, too?" she
said very low. Then the domi-
nant thought returned. "You
must sit down again." she said
hurriedly, to cover her confusion,
and what she had said. please,
Allan, sit down. Please, dear
you'll tire yourself"
Allan sank into his chair again,
still holding her. She dropped on
her knees beside him, with her
arms around him.
"Did you mean it?" Allan said
passionately. Tell me, did you
mean what you said?" =
Phyllis dropped her hisheveled
head on Allan's shoulder.
"I'm afraid-I'm going to cry,
and-and / know you don't like
it," she painted. Allan half crew,
half guided her up into his arms.
Was 1t true?" he insisted, Civ
ing her an impulsiye little shake.
She sat up on HIS knees, wide
eyed and wet-cheeked like a child.
"But you knew that all along!"
she said. THAT was why felt so