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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-14
SECOND EPISODE.

Now that you are on. you had bet
ter chase yourself right of again,
said one OF the two burly circus en-
pioyees TO young Or. Lund, who were
waiting az he climbed the steps to
the platform of one OF the circus
cars.
BY this time the train was rafting
along full speed and young Lund was
forced TO raise his voice TO shout
that his reply might be heard.
my father is Dr. Lund owner OF
this circus and I'm going to ride to
the next standl"
The circus men exchanged amused
glances and the spokesman OF the
pair quickly rejoined: You may ride
to the next stand for all we care,
but not on this train. And before
she begins beating the speed limit
you had better hop of"
Young Lund made no move as II
10 obey their command, The two
showmen stepped across the platform,
on which young Lund was steadying
himself by holding 70 the vestibule
and withou, word began an attempt
to throw him from the train.
Lund. Jr. put up stiff tussle
against his burly assailants. His
training in college had made him a
fine example OF athletic experiences
Since leaving college he had main
tanned his physical standard by con
slant training, employing Jack Boygne
as HIS regular trainer and sparring
partner.
But all the tricks that Boygne had
taught him awaited the young doctor
as nothing against the combined
prowess OF the circus huskies AL.
most before he realized the odds he
was combating. he was sailing through
the air and landed. badly shaken up,
On the ground beside the tracks.
Considerably dazed he arose to his
feet 70 see the tail lights of the cir
Gus train receding in the distance,
Reasoning things out for moment
young Lund decided that he had best
walk to the next station and wait for
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suspicious characters following the
show. and I'm nervous about you
Never worry about me. daddy. No
harm can come to me with all my
friends around me and you. dear
daddy, so near at hand"
Peg, unmindful OF impending dam
ger, was her usual sprightly self. She
cayorted in the ring, dancing gayly
as she gleefully performed her won
derful riding act and seemed, IL pos
sible, to be more light hearted and
happy than ever.
Her turn finished. she retired to her
dressing tent and began leisurely to
make ready for the train.
Alone for few moments. Peg threw
cloak over her riding costume and
sat down for a quiet rest She let
her thoughts wander to the young
man who had so suddenly entered her
life--and she wondered, with no little
disappointment, why he had not come
to her that day.
Her reveries were rudely shattered
when she suddenly observed mans
head, then his shoulders, and then his
body appear under the side-wall of the
dressing tent. She was too frightened
to cry Quit was all done so sud-
denly that she could barely realize
her danger.
Chockro made quick move as IL
TO overpower her. Pegs youthful
strength overcame the excitement Of
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drew Peg across the room and reached
the door Just in time to open 1t, pass
through and slam 1t In the faces OF
their pursuers.
Good for you; good for you" came
the husky voice OF the Hindu family
through the door. you save me the
trouble. Now we turn the tigers In
ON you and they will do the rest"
Lund put his back to the door and
tried to see through the inky dark
ness of the room. Peg nestled close
to him, and as he slipped his arm
around her, there was cheer and cour-
age In his voice:
Don't be frightened, loved one. We
are together. anyhow. II harm must
come to us in this way, we are here
to face it together"
you dear, brave boy" she whfs-
pered. And he pressed her close to
him, and In the darkness, with dam
ger electrifying the very air, he took
the kiss that her strange Inheritance
had robbed him OF the night before.
Young Lund and Peg stood close to
the wall, each trying to penetrate tho
darkness. Hours seemed to pass be-
fore they could accustom their sight
to the inky blackness.
Then there was grating, rasping
sound, as II some heavy object were
being moved at the opposite side OF
the room. They listened breafhlessly
and watched in the direction from
which the strange sound came.
Brave as they were they were ter
rif1ed to see through the darkness a
pair of cleaning objects that moved
silently, close to the floor. In
twinkling two more cleaning spots
showed beside the other; and then
followed two more, until there were
four pair Of these cleaning things.
set equal distance apart, and moving
silently, close against the floor.
At that instant the bright moon
burst from behind cloud. Its rays
penetrated the dingy glass of two
small windows high above their
heads; its light family disclosed the
sinewy bodies of four tigers, as they
crawled through an aperture and
sneaked into the room.
Pegs stifed cry sent thrill
through young Lund. He quickly
swung her back of him with his strong
arms and stood facing the beasts as
they crouched low on the floor and
surveyed their victims with cleaning
| eyes.
There was little in the room but
some piles of old lumber, bits of
scantling and old rubbish. The faint
light shed by the moon through the
grimy window made these objects as
sumo fantastic shapes, as young Lund
quickly searched with straining eyes
for some weapon that he might lay
hands on.
Fearing to move. waiting for the
tigers to spring, and sheltering Peg
behind him as best he could young
Lund tried by moving his feet around
to come upon some object that might
prove even slight means of defense
His foot struck something hard
that did not move when he pressed
against 1t with his shoe.
Reach down behind me to the
ground and see what that is near my
foot" Lund whispered to Peg.
And doing sc, as steadily as one of
the tigers might have moved, Peg
placed in her loved ones hand short
piece of iron bar.
Something, anyhow, thank Godi"
young Lund half sighed and half ex-
claimed. I'VE will not die without a
chance to fight"
And again the room was deathly
still. The tigers crouched low. Their
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victims stood breathless against the
wall.
"Stoop down and try again, Peg
dear" whispered Lund.
! can only find a block of wood
she whispered.
At that moment there was the noise
OF an automobile stopping by tho
roadside. The shouts of mems voices
came to the ears of the man and
woman who faced death that might
come to them within the moment.
Quick, Peg; slip the block of wood
into my hand"
transferring the iron bar to his left
hand, young Lund made sure of his
aim and sent the block of wood crash
ing through the window.
Startled by the sudden noise, the
tigers. hitherto so still and painfully
uncertain. snarled and growled.
Young Lund moved Peg into the
corner and stood facing death with
only short bar of iron to defend
himself and the girl he loved better
than his own life.
(END OF SECOND EPIsoDEl /
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the moment and when Chockro
repel him with force intensified by
fear.
Time and again he lunged for her,
moving quickly as a cat, and, too
frightened to even cry out, Peg met
his advances with force and vigor.
But mans strength finally overcame
her, and taking advantage of his mo-
mentary opportunity, Chockro lifted
the struggling girl in his arms and
carried her bodily out of the tent
Dodging into the shade, and run
ming like a deer, the sinewy Hindu
carried his struggling burden away
from those who would have pummeled
him into jelly had they known of
his purpose.
Swinging wide to keep in the shad-
ows Chockro ran with Peg past the
horse tent, last of the great mounds
of canvas that formed the city OF
tents.
Young Lund had been, for fifteen
minutes, seated on a bale of hay, rub
bling his head and trying to collect
his senses. Badly befuddled and I'M
able to explain to himself just exactly
what had happened to him, he had
finally managed to collect his return
ing senses just as Chockro dashed
into sight. bearing the struggling Peg
In his arms.
Lund sprang to his feet-and fell
fs. tho oyraund He otrfOoIod 90 ror~o L..
his balance, and in that moment the
Hindu had time to cover consider
able ground. Lund knew that some
thing was wrong, but he had no idea
that the struggling girl in the arms
of the fleeing Hindu was the one
person on earth for whom he would
sacrifice anything to protect.
But there was woman in danger;
only that much he. instinctively, knew.
And with a mighty effort he scrambled
to his feet and sped away in pursuit
of the fleeing Hindu.
Chockro, free from the danger of
Immediate discovery. continued his
run down the hill. choking back with
the cloth held fast against her mouth
the outcries the struggling Peg was
vainly trying to make.
Young Lund followed, but his usual
vigor was still impaired by the blow
Chockro had given him On the head.
Fast as he might try to move, tho
Hindu ran faster, and Lund was still
far behind when Chockro reached the
waiting automobile and threw Peg in,
side.
The two Thugs clamberoi in, and
Cnockro followed. the three Elen hold.
ing Peg by sheer force of strength
helpless in the bottom Of the tonneau
The brief delay occasicned by throw,
ing the circus girl into the machine
and starting the engine gave young
Lund Just time enough to catch ur
with the proceedings. AS the machine
started an extra squirt Of speed gave
the young athlete juEt time and Inn
petus TO throw himself against the
back OF the automobile. and by strange
good fortune find something hy which
he might held on as tho machine sped
along tho smooth country road,
Mrs. Lund's plans had worked L
perfection thus far. Chockro had made
good use OF his day In perfecting tn,
details. The driver OF the automobile
had his instructions. and as the bis
machine raced along through the nigh
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ed himself on bale of hay and be-
gan to think more deeply than ever
of the strange events that so vitality
concerned him.
Chockro had kept young Lund under
surveillance all day. being careful to
avoid being discovered and using eau
ton that suspicion might not be espe.
cially directed on his actions.
When Lund seated himself on the
hay near the horse tent, Chockro made
up his mind that tho time had come
to act. The sun was going down and
night would soon mantle tho scene
with darkness so essential to the sue
cess of Chockro's scheme.
The Hindu sneaked over to the
horse tent, and crawling up behind,
watched for an instant when the
young doctor was deepest in thought.
Then the Hindu sneaked UP behind
his victim and swung long wooden
stake with all his strength. 1t smashed
down on Lund's head with mighty
force, knocking him senseless. Quick
ly dragging Lund's limp body back
among the piled-up hay, the Hindu
moved several of the bales until they
completely hid the senseless man from
view. Then Chockro sneaked away.
During the early evening Chockro
made discovery that completely sur
prised him. He was talking with two
thugs he had hired to help him with
his plans, when he saw three men
sneaking along the Sidewalk of the
big tent. The appearance of one of
them made him seem strangely ia
miliar to the Hindu.
Leaving his hired men for few
moments, Chockro followed behind the
three worthless he was investigating
until he was able to see, in a sudden
flash of light that came through a
rent In the side-wall as they passed,
the face of the man who most inter
ested him.
II was Jack Boygne. young DR..
Lund's tralner-and Chockro was
dumfounded. his suspicious con-
firmed. Just what brought Jack
Bcygne TO the circus. and with two
tough looking companions. was more
than the Hindu could surmise. But
he knew that there was need for ex-
ira caution that Mrs. Lund's plans
must not miscarry.
Going back TO his men, Chockro
said 10 them "Wait down at tho bet.
tom OF the hill. near the automobile
you will find there. Be ready. on
guard and wait until l come. Then
act quick as do" He gave them
money and told them there would be
more when their work was done.
Meanwhile the evening performance
had begun. Flip was nervous and
more watchful OF Peg thar ever be
fore. The unfortunate occurrence al
Dr. Lund's still weighed heavily upon
his mind. Somehow he was op
pressed with strange forebodings Of
Impending evil He had noticed some
OF the rough men as they hung around
/ the lot during the afternoon. There
seemed 10 be more OF them than usual
and they looked bad 10 Flip. who ner
vousIy watched them.
Somehow he associated their pres
ence with danger 20 Peg, and when h
saw her early In the evening he SAFE
TO her;
/ BE Mighty careful OF yourself THU
evening. There are some strangeil
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train 70 take him 10 the town where
his fathers circus was TO show that
day-for II was new well past mid
night, and daybresk was not Ear on.
:
Dr.. and Mrs. Lund heard their boys
automobile speed away from the
garage and saw II turn into the street.
1.-THE boy win not be here for break
East" said DIR. Lund 10 his wife next
morning. lack BOygDe tells me be
did not come back during the night
and that he was not on hand for his
exercise this morning"
HE has probably gone 70 see that
wildcat with your Old circus was
the only comment Mrs. Lund youeh-
safed. And breakfast proceeded with
out either OF the Lpnds again break
ing the silence.
The meal finished Dr. LDnd repaired
20 bls library and sent for JACK
Boygpe. bis sons athletic trainer
Llznd,s craven heart made hfm fss'
kfs wffs. ap1 the fndscations OF bel
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
Rivers of Gasoline

!: We will consume in this country, this
year almost 1000, 900. 900 gallons of
gasoline; which is the equivalent of a
stream six feet wide and one foot deep
flowing at the rate of one mile an
hour. Five years ago gasoline retailed
at 35 cents in England and from 40 to
rs cents on the Continent. and there
are those who even predict Accent gas
oline here some day. Recent improve
ments in refining have considerably in.
creased the percentage of gasoline ex-
tracted. and inventors are confident of
projecting carburetors which will use
kerosene; but for the present we are
confronted with decrease in the gaso-
line content of the older oil wells, and
insufficient capacity in the refining
plants. Our exports. however. of gas
oine in 1915 were considerably less
than in 1914, although more crude oil
was sent abroad. There is also a
strong probability that, with the re-
construction and resumption of busi-
ness abroad at the close of the war,
consumption there will be much great
er than now. Horses will be scarce
and time will be everything, and the
motor car and truck will receive a
great impetus. Just how long the
present oil wells will continue to pro-
duce, or when and where new oil fields
will be discovered, no one can say with
certainty. Before that day arrives.
however, it is fair to expect that
chemists will have found some substi-
tute. or inventors method of making
one gallon do the work of more. H.
N. Windsor, in the September Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
APPLES TO BE
SOLD IN BASKETS

At q meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Apple Growers Association
last Thursday il was announced that
an Innovation in the handling of some of
the inferior varieties of fruit would be
introduced this year. The sales organ.
ization has ordered enough bushel bss-
kets for carload shipment of such va
rieties as Wolf Rivers and Aiken Reds.
''ln case enough Of our growers have
fruit Of these off varieties, says Will
mer Sieg, I'VE will try eigth or nine
carloads in the basket containers. The
method, however. 10 merely an expert
ment that we are going to try out in
local markets, hoping to eliminate the
heavy expense of packing in boxes. a
cost that varieties grown in small
quantities will not bear"
The Association has announced that
w. M. pickerson and g. W. Hooker
will again represent the organization
the coming year respectively in San
Francisco and Los Angeles. The men,
both of whom have local orchards, have
left for California.
The II members of the Association 8
board of directors participated in a
banquet at the Hotel Oregon Thursday.
Perfect Yellow Newtowns of last
years crop were served at the meal
by the hotel proprietor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
EDITOR TELLS OF
HOOD RIVER TRIP

(By E. H. Woodward in Newberg
Graphic)
In a ride over Hood River valley a
few days ago. by the grace of A. ID.
Moe, publisher of the Glacier, we saw
many fine orchards well loaded with
apples. The older orchards are not
being cultivated through the summer
season as they once we're, as it has
been foud that clover crop or some
other soiling crop grown occasionally
in the orchard gives better results. We
noted also that crushed rock for ma
cadamizing the roads is being passed
up and gravel used instead. The Hood
Riverite who don't drive an auto is
now almost in the minority and they
have found that rock macadam is not
the thing for auto Atravel. Although
Evangelist Billy Sunday has summer
home out in the valley. it is an up-and-
down life they all lead in that county.
Wherever you go it is either uphill or
downhill, but they do some going, and
the fellow who don't stand Up "four
square" and boost for Hood River is
invited instanter to move on, and we
admire the spirit-if there is any being
on earth who deserves knocking it
is the knocker. and he ought to be
made to move on. But the "absent
treatment" administered so effectively
by Hood River is sometimes rather
trying, to say the least, to the receiv.
ing stations, for the knockers won't
die. decently, and consequently they
must lodge somewhere. Hood River
Smith," the grand old man who did
the pioneer work in putting the punch
into the Hood River spirit by locating
there 40 years ago and beginning apple
growing. still walks the streets with
form erect. despite his advanced years,
and delights to meet old friends and
tell them of the glorias of his "Beulah
Land" orchard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
DR.. Butler on Politics

Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
Columbia University who was here
last week, to newspaper reporters ex-
pressed himself regarding the political
situation. Here are samples of his
cryptic utterances:
"The fighting ground is between
Ohio and Colorado.
''Its going to be close fight. The
people are prosperous with this war
made prosperity. They are satisfied.
For the most part they don't care a
hang about preparedness. And again
they have the feeling that Wilson kept
US out of war;"
The very idea brought Mr.. B utler to
halt up and down the room. To him
the idea evidently was preposterous.
81 think it was God Almighty y he
continued sharply. "Huh! | must say
that | don't think Mr.. Wilson realized
it I-don't think any president could
realize it and do it-but those verbal
controversies with Germany were al
most divinely put together to get US
into war!
''Why, notice the very wording of
them! Strict accountability Do you
realize that that's the last word in d.
plomacy before war? If Wilson had
said that to Bismark he'd have had
troops on his back before night"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
OFFICERS OF new
COMPANY APPOINTED

Making ready to leave Sunday with
Harold Hershner and Charles Stein
hauser for the Citizens Training camp
at American Lake, no man in Hood
River was buster last week than Geo.
r. Wilbur. newly elected captain of
Twelfth Company. Coast Artillery, D.
N. q. In order to properly shape the
further organization of the new com.
pany. Mr.. Wilbur found it necessary
to temporarily devote his absolute at
tention to military affairs.
The new coast artillery company will
find armory accommodations in the
Heilbronner building. The company
will take the third floor, huge ball
room, and four of the Office suites on
the second floor. The rockies are ex-
pected to receive their equipment in
the next 80 days. A drill sergeant
from the regular army will then be de-
tailed to instruct them in their new
| duties. The company will hold regular
drills throughout the year on Tuesday
night of each week.
Officers have been appointed by Capt.
Wilbur as follows:
Edward W. Van Horn, first lieuten-
ant; Ed E. Brosius. second lieutenant ;
sergeants, Kent Shoemaker, w. J. A.
Baker, Bliss l.. Clark. Albert s. Hall,
F. H. lsenberg. Russell McCully; cor
porals. Hayes l.. Bickford. William d.
Chandler. J. W. Critics, w. l.. Hodges,
Jr., h. M. Francis and Forrest L. Moe.
Mr.. Shoemaker has been designated as
first sergeant and Mr.. Isenberg quar-
termaster sergeant.
The new company will hold tryouts
this week for the selection of a team
of four sharphsooters, who will partici-
pate in the contests to be held at
Camp Clackamas in September. Lieu
tenant Van Horn will accompany the
| maj ksmen to Clackamas.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
Frankton Grange Not Organized

The sixth Hood River county grange
was not organized Friday night as had
been contemplated. Mrs. E. W. Dun
bar, deputy county organizer of the
Pomona grange, present at the Frank
ton social hall to install officers of the
new organization and give instructions,
declined the candidacy of M. R. Noble,
a Frankton rancher.
After Mrs. Dunbar had formally ad-
dressed the meeting Mr.. Noble asked
that she make public charges that
were preferred against him. The dep
uty organizer replied that she had a
letter of protest, signed by four grang-
ers. whose names she refused to d.
vulge, who declared that the objection
able candidate was not fit grange
material because of an alleged disposi-
tion to rule or ruin.
AS result 'f tho episode the 81
height ors Of Mr.. NIble. prospective
members of Il propos d new grange
refused to sign uianks of application
to the rural organization.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
CLOUD CAP ROAD
BEST IN YEARS

The road to Cloud Cap Inn is said to
be better at the present time than III
any former year. In former years at
this season the highways penetrating
the remote parts of the Upper Valley
have been almost impossible because
of the heavy volcanic ash dust.
"The good condition of the route this
season." says Bert Stranahan. "is due
to the heavy rains of the past June.
Rains have prevailed almost every
week In the national forest, and the
dust has been kept down. The high
ways are we'll packed. The road to
Cloud Cap Inn was never better. Cars
are travelling all the way to the hostel
ry every week. Our big stage car goes
daily to a point within quarter of a
mile of the hosterly. We could 90 the
entire distance, but usually stop at the
barn and unload heavy lot of
freight"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-31
MakeWOrk Easier
Hood River People Are Pleased to
Learn How Ii Has Been Done,

It's pretty hard to attend to duties
With constantly aching back;
With annoying urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills have made work
easier.
So thousands have greatly testified.
They're for bad backs.
They're for weak kidneys.
Hood River people gratefully recon-
mend Doan's.
Mrs. F. B. Snyder, 1923 Durham St.,
Hood River, says: 81 suffered a great
deal from kidney and bladder trouble.
For about year was hardly able to do
my work. 1t took the life right out OF
me. My back ached across my kidneys
all the time. Ny kidneys caused me a
great deal of misery and the secretions
were unnatural. Doan's Kidney Pills
soon relieved that awful misery in my
back and my kidneys acted more regu-
larly. Four boxes cured me and since
then, l have been free from kidney
trouble"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that cured Mrs.
Snyder. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, n. Y.