The Huttig news., 1916-03-11

~Illeo, UT lHilHlle HaTn WOul0 BelaJ Sandry. Also, as unfailingly, the same instinct warned her not to show them to him. even though their possession might mean his safety The primal cunning of woman kept her from be- Iittling or betraying her rival.
 Sandry was becoming more and more anxious about the East Belt More and more he feared the contin gency of having to fall back upon woman for help at the last and this was particularly galiing to his man hood
 It had become a personal question with him, the getting" of Hampden The timber at the north was running better than they had expected, and Daily and Collins with the lumber jacks from Sacramento and the Si washes were doing splendidly. Still the magnificent belt was the Dilling worth's future and it was in grave jeopardy
 From time to time he ran across Hampden along the shores of the backwater. at Toledo. or on the Si- letz road. Here the Yellow Pines owner often rode to meet Miss Ord way who had lessened her efforts in his direction since he had given her all the material she needed for his own undoing. He was more wild about her than ever and added to his enmity tor Sandry the mighty spur of suspicious jealousy.
 So July dragged out in blue heat and August blazed down upon the hills.
 The eastern lawyer at Salem was ready to give up in despair. Not one tiniest point showed itself whereon he could hang thread of evidence; and one day Sandry. sitting on the east porch. shocked the heart into Miss Ordway's throat
 3I believe will write to New York for the great Farnsworth," he said; its a mighty risk. for he'll bankrupt me if he comes. though it's hardly likely he'll bother. They don't know the chances for big work out here"
 And the woman shut her teeth hard, while the blood left her face in pale anger. Siletz, on tie step, played with Coosnah's ears and she, too, lest bit of color.
 The next day Miss Ordway made flying trip to Salem, stopped over a train, and went on to Portland There she sought out the most we'll thought-of legal firm in the city and was eloseted for three hours in it's private offices.
 She was much too shrewd to trust the great scheme in the hands of a Salem firm. But here she had bun gled after all. for her newly allied lawyer, fne-looking, open-faced in- dividual, followed her to Salem on the next train, bearing copies of her mysterionsly obtained proofs of Hampden's guilt, which were as good as warrants for his arraignment and that of the amorous young commis sioner.
 The ring" was wider than she had any conception of and reached afar throughout the state
 She was got half over the Coast Range on the one-horse railroad when her lawyer laid the copied papers on the commissioners private desk.
 Its come at last" he said tensely; somebody's leaked.
 And in a lightning flash the com missioner knew what had become of his account book and the missing let ters from Hampden.
 He slumped in his chair, drumming with senseless fingers Oh its arm.
 He saw black bars across the win dow with the waving trees beyond, and knew himself for that weakest among men, Q womap's tool
 So, tiled with excited determina- ton to beat Sandry with the Hamp- den case aAd forestall his sending for Farnsworth. which was the last thing she wanted, Poppy Ordway again rode up the valley The mighty hills were silent in the deadlock of an Oregon summer. No breath of wind found it's way into the sheltered val leys and the pines were still
 The tidewater slough was gray with the inland brine
 "Glorious'" she said to herself lift ing her gaze to the hay mountains And I'll save it for him-even against his will!"
 She was sure she had succeeded in her mission. and. happy in the knowledge was eager to be out of the hired rig
 And Sandry, as he assisted her out, thought simply that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, fer all tbe ioy of triumph lent snarkle to Ter lovely features, deepened the sIumbrous blue of her eyes
 No word had ever been spoken about that night at the rollway and sandry bore a sense of guilt that he had taken her avowal without open reciprocation. But the face of Siletz held him back. He scorned himself and yet he knew he was blameless. save for that unguarded kiss in the