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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26

out Of the pocket of the coat, and tha next moment the door opened and closed and the hydrographer was left alone.
 Having been planned before there was city to be considered, the gov, ernment buildings inclosed three sides of small open square, facing toward the great dam. In the middle of this open space Brouillard stopped, kicked up little mound of earth, and stood the two paper cylinders on it, side by side.
 The tempered glow from the city electrics made a soft twilight in the little plaza; he could see the wrapper colors of the two signal fires quite well. A sharp attack of indecision had prompted him to place both Of them on the tiny mound. With the match in his hand, he was still undecided. Amy | Massingale's words came back to him as he hesitated: Light the blue one when you are ready to send me my message of cheer ." On the lips of another woman the words might have taken a materialistic meaning: the miraculous gold discovery would bring the railroad, and the railroad would rescue the Massingale mine and restore the Massingale fortunes.
 He looked up at the dark bulk of Chigringo, unrelieved even by the tiny fieck of lamplight which he had so often called his guiding star. Take me out of your mind and heart and say which you will have little girl" he whispered, sending the words out into the void of night. But only the din and clamor of city gone wild with enthusiasm came to answer him. Some where on the avenue a band was play. ing; men were shouting themselves hoarse in excitement, and above the shouting came the staccato cracking of pistols and guns fired in air.
 He struck the match and stopped over the blue cylinder This is your message of cheer, whether you take ig that way or not" he went on, whisper. ing again to the silent void But when the fuse of the blue light was fairly flzzing he suddenly pinched it out and held the match to the other.
 
 Up on the high bench of the great mountain Amy Massingale was pacing to and fro on the puncheon-floored porch of the home cabin. The girls gaze never wandered far from dark area in the western edge of the town the semicircle cut into the dotting lights and marking the site of the gov. ernment reservation. It was when a tiny stream of sparks shot up in the center of the dark area that she stopped and held her breath. Then, when blinding flare followed to prick out the headquarters, the commissary and the .% .%%equite S. she sank ir, a de hhep'f5nslast her fa fs -,s ~1,btsn b,tn quick Inf -agfeems 9 eN\Z 1n'I tlse chill {t ,nst t % %suggestiGg : g%sace ,1Ysa Ii, ss the SI b.Sats taeS' Ssnt e.le he2ed har baJf
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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26

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 swiftly to tne mixers to bring pack 'a
 detachment of skulkers at the rifles
 muzzle. And by nightfall the thing
 was done, with the loss reduced to a
 minimum and the makeshift laborers
 dropping out in squads and groups,
 some laughing, some swearing, and all
 too weary and toil-worn to be danger.
 ous. Give us job if we come back
 tomorrow, MT. Brouillard?" called out
 the king of the gamblers in passing;
 and the cry was taken up by others in
 grim jest.
 Thus endeth the first lesson" said
 Grislow, when the engineering corps
 was reassembling at the headquarters | preparatory to descent upon the sup per table. But Brouillard was dumb and haggard, and when he had hung his rife and cartridge belt on their 1 pegs behind his desk, he went out, l leaving unbroken the silence which | had greeted his entrance.
 The boss is taking it pretty hard" said young Griffith to no one in par ticular, and it was Leshington who took him up savagely and invited him to hold his tongue.
 "The least said is the soonest mended-at a funeral" was the form the first assistants rebuke took. You take my advice and don't mess or meddlo with the chief until he's had time to work this thing out of his sys- tem' {
 The shouts Of the mob were ringing III Brou1llard's ears when he strode de- Jectedly into the deserted maproom, and the cries were rising with new ( note and in fresher frenzies a little l later when Grislow came in. The hy. f drographer's blue eyes were hard and s his voice had tang of bitterness in t 1t when he said: Well, you've done it. Three men have just come in with | louble handful of nuggets, and Mirap- V DIS makes it's bow to the world at t arge as the newest and richest of W he gold camps" u
 Brouillard had been bumped over h l1s desk, and he sprang up with a cry a Ike that of wounded animal.
 Tt can't be; Grizzy, I tell you it !! ant be! Steve Massingale planted :. hat gold that I washed out-plaved 1: ne for fool to get me to work for he railroad. l didn't know it until ntil-" Until Amy Massingale told you :: bout it this afternoon" cut in the shrewdly That's all right he bar Steve took you to was barren : 1ough; they tell me that every cubic 'ot of it has been washed over in shpans and skillets in the past few 'urs. But you know the big bend op. 'site the Quadjenai hills; the river al, IS built that bend out of it's own in, ashings, and the bulletin over at the ms 'otlight office says that the entire th. ninsula is one huge bank of gold. ins airing gravel" wa At the word Brouillard staggered as eo, pm the impact of a bullet. Then he tea ossed the room slowly, groping his lik ly toward the peg where the coat he "Ol d worn in the afternoon was hang. tav 5. Grislow saw him take som ethine po
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26

Just imagine feelings of man who has blunted his conscience and turned questionable trick in finance in order to please the girl he loves, and then has been severely judged by the young lady when she discovered his handiwork. What steps will Brouiilard take to square him self in Amy's eyes?
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26

clerks; Grislow and HandIey were ordered to take charge of the make. shift concrete handlers as fast as they materialized, squadding them and driy- Ing the work of wreck clearing for every man and minute they could command, with Gassman and Bender to act as foremen.
 Fer himself, Brouillard reserved the most hazardous of the recruiting expe- dlents. The lower avenue had already become double rank of dives, saloons and gambling dens; here, if anywhere ln the crazedepopulated town, men might be found, and for once in their lives they should be shown how other men earned money.
 Shove it for every minute of day light there is left" he ordered, snap ping out his commands to his staff while he was filling the magazine of his Winchester. Puddle what mate rial there is in the forms, dump the telpher buckets where they stand, and clean out the mixers; that's the size Of the job, and it's got to be done. Jump to it, Grizzy, you and Handley, and we'll try to fill your gangs the best way we can"
 You'll be up on the stagings your- self, won't you?" asked Grislow, strug- gling into his working coat.
 After bit. I'm going down to the lower avenue to turn out the crooks and diamond wearers. It's time they were learning how to earn an honest dollar"
 You'll get yourself killed up," grum- bled Leshington. Work is the one thing you won't get out of that crowd"
 Watch me-" rasped the chief, and he was gone as soon as he had said it.
 Strange things and strenuous hap pened in the lower end of the Nj quoia valley during the few hours of daylight that remained. First, climb ing nervously to the puddlers' staging on the great dam, and led by Poodles himself, came the Metropole quota of walters, scullions, cooks and porters, willing but skill-less. After them, and herded by Leshington, came @ dapper crew of office men and clerks to snatch up the pudding spades and to soil their clothes and blister their hands in emptying the concrete buckets. MT, Cortwright's contribution came as a dropping fire; a handful of tree-cutters from the sawmills, a few picked up here and there in the deserted town, an automobile load of power-company employees shot down from the gener- ating plant at racing speed.
 Last, but by no means least in num- bers, came the human derelicts from the lower avenue; men in frock- coats; men in cowboy jeans taking it as a huge joke; men with foreign faces and lowering brows and with strange oaths in their mouths; and behind the mot ley throng and marshaling it to a quickstep, Brouillard and Fig Smith.
 It was hot work and heavy for the strangely assorted crew, and Brouil- lard drove it to the limit, bribing, ca joling or threatening, patrolling the long line of staging to encourage the awkward nud6lpr or sida-StaDpinp r
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26
INTERNATIONAL, .S,[IIyIll'ylSQD)OL yIll'yl
 LESSON

QSy 2. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute Chirago)
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26

Victor erouilIard knows that ne cannot win Amy Massinqale until he pulls from his feet the mire Of this financial trickery, How will he extricate himself with clean conscience and a pocketfui of money--or can he do it?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13

republican congressman from
voting for the bill when it was
on passage. The majority of
republican congressman voting
on the Adamson law favored
the same.
No businessman who be-
lieves in getting down to brass
tacks on public subjects can
have confidence or respect for
a candidate who carps for
ever at his opponent yet
shows such abject timidity in
disclosing his own position.
Life is too short and we are all
too busy to give heed to a puz-
zle candidate. Conditions call
for a known quantity in the
White House and four years
more of Wilson is the solution
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13
THE MONMOUTH SUPPORT

~ NE of the significant
W things in connection with
the normal school cam
paign is that earnest support is
being given to Pendleton by
Monmouth people and people
in nearby counties. The presi-
dent of the Monmouth normal
school is one of the most en-
thuSiaStic workers for an east
ern Oregon normal. At Salem
recently 400 Marion county
teachers voted to endorse the
Pendleton measure. All the
Willamette valley county
school superintendents are
working for the bill.
The explanation lies in the
fact the people down there re-
alize fully that the Monmouth
school cannot meet the needs
of the state. With only $50
grade pupils in the town of
Monmouth it is physically i'm
possible for the town to pro-
vide enough pupils for practice
teaching work. The attend
ance at the Monmouth school
is larger now than it should be
when this condition is consid-
cred. Therefore it is out of
the question for the school to
take care of Oregon's increas-
ing needs in the way of normal
education.
Those familiar with affairs
at Monmouth realize this stu
alton and so they are boosting
for an eastern Oregon normal
school even though it means
nothing directly to them.
The Monmouth support of
the Pendleton measure is the
best possible guaranty as to
the merits of the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13


The Golden Special, financed
by the wealthiEt and most So
cially exclusive women of New
York, is due to arrive in Ore
gon tomorrow to make votes
for Hughes. How very kind
and condescending of those
dear ladies to take such notice
of people way out in this part
of the hinterland.
SSSS@OS-SSSs
Next after the ability of the
Germans to cross the ocean
"unsight and unseen" comes
Boston's prowesS in hanging on
to the world baseball title.
%-SS-&-&e@~-S-S4
The presidential election
will not be decided by local
people but we have it in our
power to do mpH for normal
school education in Oregon.
Hit the ball"
~S~@~aS-~N~~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13
80 YEARS AGO

(From the Weekly East Oregonian.
Oct 1S, 1870
William Switzler and family return
ed from Portland Wednesday. Will
liam is feeling very proud, It is a
girl and weighs nine pounds, On his
arrival he drove directly to his fine
residence on Garden street where he
found his friends, Mrs. T. NJ. Coffey,
Mrs. A. W. Nye and Miss Josie Lee,
who anticipated his coming and
spread for him sumptuous dinner
such as a king might desire,
t Married at the residence of j. r.
Means, in Happy Canyon, october 4,
1877, by Rev. S. w Davies, Mr.. P. II.
, Trihle to Mrs. Susan A, Stricklin,
Messrs. J. H. Frazer, H. Slower, O..
Sylvester, William Ray, 1. C. Disso-
way, e Welch, B. f. Gray, s. L..
Morse. left Pendleton for the state
fair last week.
Mrs. Turner wife of j. H. Turner,
esquire, returned on Sunday last from
Missouri, where she mas been visiting
relatives for three months past. Tur-
ner has the appearance of a newly
married man and says he will have t
cease his attentions to the widows in
town,
We understand that a gang of Chi
namen that work IS miles below
Umatilla on the Columbia river, were
attacked and driven from their camp
a few weeks ago.
Why is it the butter makers do not
bring butter to town. Everybody is
butter hungry and none is to be had.
Ill health compels the undersigned
to withdraw from the newspaper busi-
ness. Those gentlemen in Umatilla
county who have been our friends We
thank for their kind acts and assist.
ance. OF those who have not been
our friends we have nothing to say.
The East Oregonian Pub Co. succeeds
us. M. P. BULL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13
THE PUZZLE CANDIDATE

IA TACTICAL businessmen
~ the country over are
either quietly or openly
supporting President Wilson
| because of his success in keep
( ing the nation at peace and in
the path of prosperity during
a troubulouS period. This is
true of republicans as we'll as
democrats. AS a matter of
/ fact businessmen of big calibre
pay scant attention to parti-
sanship.
Welding Ring, a life long
republican, twice president of
! the New York Produce Ex-
change and a member of the
executive committee of the
New York Chamber of Com
merce, is openly supporting
Wilson for reelection. Here is
the way he looks at the sub
iect:
MIR. Hughes's speeches are
flat and unconvincing. His
campaign has been a negative
one from the start. He has had
nothing definite to say and
those who hear him invariably
are disappointed. He spends
his time criticising Mr.. Wilson,
but | notice that when he is
asked what he would have
cone under similar circum.
stances he invariably lodges
the issue. That has been his
course all the way through
lodging everything vital that
is uppermost in the thoughts of
the people of the country to-
day.
My candid opinion is that
sentiment is rapidly changing
to Mr.. Wilson. Those who
were not enthusiastically for
him a few months ago are now
avowedly his champions. They
recognize that the country is
now enjoying the high tide of
prosperity. Farms, factories,
and shops are working full
time, and the profits that are
accruing all bespeak one of
the greatest administrations
this country ever enjoyed.
The Characterization of Mr..
Hughes by Mr.. Ring is true.
The republican nominee is
waging a negative campaign.
He has never committed him.
self on any live subject.
Though trying to make an is
sue of the eight hour law he
has never said that he favors
the repeal of the measure. Nor
did he turn his hand to keep
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13
% Years Ago Today

(From the Daily East Oregonian,
Oct. IS, 1SSS.)
On oct, ~, 1888, at the residence OF
Mr., T. ]. Million by the Rev. J, c.
Kirkman, Mr.. Bernardo Hagen and
Miss Annie E. Neylan.
Mr.. Hagen Is a well known and
popular young man of Pendleton,
having made a most of friends during
his residence here. Miss Neylan
lately arrived from San Francisco
A large load of partridges was
brought in today by some rustic nim-
rod and we're rapidly disposed of to
Pendleton epieures.
J. A, shinabarger FIGURING mill
man of Weston, who achieved the
feat of building a mill on imaginary
capital, is in town today.
Charles Howard brother Of James
Howard and Mrs. Despair of Pendle-
ton, arrived last night from Califor-
MIA and will doubtless locate and
make his home in PendletOn.
The meeting called for last night
ny llie 1 ; anu w - l. - . " uiSCuSs
the free library question was a fall
ure for the simple reason that no one
attended it. 1t will evidently be up
hill work for those who do take an
interest to carry forward this pro-
posed undertaking.
], H. Raley is reported to be re-
covering from his late fever attack
and will doubtless be around again by
Monday
1t is reported thar the council had
very lively session last night dis
cussing various interesting and i'm
portant matters,
j. r, Dickson returned on last
nights train from Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13
TRUE SPEAKING.

. Talk happiness. The world is
. sad enough
. without your woes. No
. path is wholly rough;
= Look for the places that are
. smooth and clear,
. And speak of those to rest
. the weary ear
. OF earth, so hurt by one contin-
. uous strain
o OF human discomfort and grief
. and pain.
. Talk faith. The world is better
. off without
. Your uttered ignorance and NOR
Q bid doubt
. II you have faith in God, or
. man, or self,
3 Say so; If not, push back upon
the shelf
, OF silence all your thought till
, faith shall come;
No one will grieve because your
lips are dump.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
, AAAAAAH%A ~%~~ =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13

A woman may know Just what to
say, but she invariably adds more TO
Il
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13

1t is easy for man to follow advice
that meets with his own views.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13

What are we going to do with this?
We are not in the salvage business but want to
hurry and reopen our big new store at the old
stand.
Here's what we have decided to do!
First to carefully all merchandise and dispose of every
damaged article to Out.Ottown salvage dealers.
Second to arrange the remaining $5 stock of undanased
goods in temporary location the Judd Building and cut
the prices to bedrock.
This it will take about 10 days accomplish and then will
come the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-13

At last it is over!
We are through with the insurance
adjuSters.
Our fire loss has been paid in full.
The salvage is all ours
$4,000 worth of high.grade merchandise from
out of the smoke and fire, has been left on our
hands.
1t represents Bond Bros high standard of quail
ity in selection.
In addition there is thousands of dollars worth of damaged
merchandise.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-27

ed, his chin held closely in one hand
was Lamar, in brown study.
Mary crept up beside her and looked
over her shoulder. Her eyes fell on
Lamar: and she started so violently
that June put out an arm to steady
her.
There's nothing to be frightened
about" she said soothingly. Nothing
at ell, only"
"Only 'what?" asked Mary, quaver-
ingly.
"Only I'm going to put on my
gloves"
A minute later she entered the ball
room with her mother. Presently she
was surrounded by men imploring her
to allow them to autograph her dance
card. Lamar glanced up, saw her and
started across the floor In her direc-
ton.
Mary, sitting on a little settee
against the wall of the ballroom saw
him take June's hand and bend over
1t. She half rose from the seat, then
remembered where she was and sat
down again; gripping the arm Of the
chair and watching every move of the
little group.
Suddenly woman appeared at one
of the pillars-a woman who attracted
attention by her daring attire. She
wore a gown whose foundation was of
flesh color chiffon. The overdress was
simply network OF jet. The cos
tune was daringly decollete, and
was held in place over the shoulders
by a delicate chain of jet beads.
Among the pretty, girlish dance
frocks II looked bizarre-all but indie
cent
- Just for a moment she leaned
against the pillar, waving a huge,
black ostrich fan to and fro. Over
the soft tips of the graceful feathers
her eyes met those of a venturesome
young man. She signaled. He obeyed
Mary watched, until the two were lost
in the maze of dancers. Then her
eyes wandered back to June. who was
still deeply engrossed in what Lamar
was saying.
Mary wished that some of the men
would come up and claim June for a
Dance Anything to be rid Of Lamar.
The slender woman In the startling
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-27

ers. She jumped up anxiously. Mary
wandered about looking into room
after room, with no result.
She decided that Lamar and June
were walking in the grounds. II would
be impossible for an old woman with
failing sight to find them out there
In the pale moonlight.
Discouraged and tired out with wor.
nv and the unaccustomed glare and
noise, Mary entered one of the little
rooms off the main corridor She sank
into a deep, highbacked chair, uphol.
stored In some soft, velvety, material
and put her head back.
Her Imagination tortured her. The
very thing that she had feared had
happened. She had come to the ball
for the express purpose of watching
over her little girl. She had relaxed
her vigilance for moment and June
had disappeared-in company with
Lamar. With grim horror Mary con-
jured up all the terrible things that
might happen Her thoughts resolved
ehShoSA'Oo ihtO a waning
then they faded slowly. A gentle fiut-
tering in the soft lace ruffle at the
neck OF her black satin dress, spoke
of light, restful sleep. The tricky
doze of approaching old age.
Not twenty feet from the room In
which fatigue had overtaken Mary,
was the oriental smoking room Of the
Hotel Surfton.
Over in enc corner, directly in front
of pair of portieres woven from raw
Japanese silk, was a long teakwood
seat. June and Lamar had been sit
ting there for the past half hour;
sometimes talking animatedly, some
times strangely silent
1T worries me mere than anything
I've had to solve in years." Lamar
was saying. I've hadthe woman In
my very fingers several times and al
ways she's succeeded in giving me the
slipl l wish that"
Just then a man in evening clothes
appeared In the doorway. Catching
sight of Lamar he beckoned to him,
eagerly. With a murmured apology
to June, the crime specialist got up
and went over to him.
What can do for you, sirf" he
asked pleasantly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-27

costume kept dancing into Mary's line
of vision. She was leaning back
against her partners arm, looking into
his eyes, haunting smile on her thin
vivid lips.
While Mary was deciding that this
was quite the most disgusting type of
woman she had ever seen, the strange
girl and her partner collided clumsily
with another couple. The woman
with whom they collided-a plump
blonde and beautifully gowned-got
the worst of the collision.
Mary saw her bend down and rub
her ankles. Then, while proper apol-
ogies were made by the woman in
black and her partner. the little blonde
limped away on her partners arm and
sought refuge on a settee near Mary.
The acute pain in her foot must have
made her feel faint For the man I'M
mediately went In search Of q glass
of water and returned with It as
quickly as possible.
After taking a few swallows, Mary
saw the blonde girl put her hand over
her heart and draw a deep breath of
relief. But the expression of renewed
strength gave way instantly to startled
surprise. She was passing her hands
rapidly over the front of her elabor-
ately embroidered gown.
whats the matter, Mrs. Hinkle?"
Mary heard the young man say.
I've lost my brooch-my diamond
broccoli" gasped the woman. II had
1t on minute ago, I'm sure"
Surely 1t must be around some
where II you had 1t on just moment
ago." protested the young man. May
be you dropped it when we had our
tumble. Wait here and I'll go look
around that spot"
mo, I'll come with you. It's made
me nervous. / couldn't sit still"
AS they passed several chatting
groups Mrs. Hinkle announced her
loss, loudly. Soon the floor was GOV.
cred with people searching for the
missing diamonds.
Suddenly Mary realized that June
was not In the little throng of search