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person gazed out at people insane
enough to buy jewelry. Mr.. Gassett
had look of hospitality toward cash
and of shyness toward credit.
Wimburn hemmed and blushed anc
swallowed hard. With the plausibility
of a pickpocket he mumbled as he
pushed a card across the glass sill:
81 am Mr.. Clay NWimburn of New
York city. I have been out here clos
ing up an important deal for my firm
with one of your big mills. / hap
pened to see little ring in your win
dow-rather pretty little thing. Tool
a fancy to it. Had half mind to buy
it. But rather short of cash and-er-
and
Mr.. Gassett waited with patience.
p Clay went on: 81 have no right tt
ask you to give me credit. But Tn
very anxious to leave the ring here
leave it hereI 1 thought you want
ed to buy it,"
"Of coursei / want to leave it or
the finger of young lady"
"Oh," said Mr.. Gassett, to whom
ladies' fingers were an important mar
ket.
Finally he said: 81 don't suppose
you would care to tell me who your
fiancee is. That might make a diff
ference"
"Why shouldn't / tell you? I'm GER
tainly not ashamed to. / have the
honor to be engaged to Miss Daphne
Kip"
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CHAPTER II.

The night train from New York hat
deposited Clay Wimburn in the grimJ
cavern of the station at an early hour
He had dawdled over his breakfast
feeling lost without his New Yorl
morning papers.
| When at last it grew late enough tt
| telephone for an appointment with the
| man he had come to see he was dis
gusted to learn that the wretch would
not be visible till the next day.
1t was then that Bayard Kip's part.
| ing behest to call up his sister re-
CURED to Wimburn. He planned to
compose a formal note of self-intro-
| duction, but Bayard had forgotten to
tell him his sisters name or his ia
theirs initials. There were several
Kips in the telephone book, and he
could not tell which would be which.
He decided to call up each number
and ask maid or somebody if Mr..
Bayard Kip's people lived there.
The very first number he called
brought Daphne herself suddenly
voice to voice with him. Voices are
characters, and it was case of love
at first hearing with him. She had
him smiling and cooling at the second
phrase. He felt that she was going to
make his stay in Cleveland pleasant.
He formed all sorts of pictures of
her while he waited on the hotel steps,
but when she stepped out of her car
and looked about she was none of the
Misses Kip he had planned. She was
a round, pretty little thing, amiable
of eye and humorous about the lips,
and cunningly dressed. She looked
as if she would be a plucky, tireless
sportswoman; yet she had wistful,
tender huggableness that a girl ought
not to lose, however well she plays
tennis.
as this Mr." she began. He was
too nervous to notice her pause.
He retorted, SIS this Miss Kip?"
He noted that she shook hands well,
with boyish clench accompanied by
an odd little duck of the head.
mighty nice of you to take me off
this desert island" he beamed.
mighty glad to have the privilege"
she said as she verified the fraternity
pin on his overcoat. Mother is dy-
ing to hear how Bayard is"
Mothers have little power left as
guardians, but the children find that
the title has a certain value at times
in keeping order.
won't you get in?" said Daphne,
pointing to her car. She made him
crowd in first, then followed and |
,losed the door and pulled the throttle. |
He meditated aloud: "How wonder |
'ul it really is that you should talk to
ne over the telephone and invite me
o your home and come and get me
ike this"
. "What's so wonderful about that?"
aid Daphne. Everybody does it,
Everything that everybody does is
said Wimburn. But how
wonderful it is to live in a
ity where there are no walls about
he gardens. Look there aren't even
ences. The lawns are all Joined to-
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gether and the houses are mostly win
dows. Everything is so open and free,
full of sunlight and frankness. You're
taking me home in this charming little
glass showcase to introduce me to
your mother. I tell you the world do
move! A woman Of today has lot
to be thankful for. You ought to be
mighty happy"
"Ought-to-be hasn't much to do with
Is" Daphne sighed. We've got lot
to get yet-and lot to get rid Of"
He sank back discouraged. The
sex was still Unsuitable.
After short ride they turned into
a driveway leading through spacious
expanse Of grass dotted with trees and
shrubs, to I homelike house without
beauty o. ugiiness-a heuse that had
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CHAPTER |.

AS usual nowadays, instead of
knocking at the door Fate called up
on the telephone.
Though the bell shrilled almost in
Mrs. Kip's ear she would not answer
1T She WINGED, shook her head, agi-
eated her rocking chair with petulance,
embroidered vindictively, and hardly
so much called out as sighed very
loudly toward the hallway:
sDaphnei Ooh, Daphne! the tele-
phone again"
On the stairs there sounded a
muffied scurry like the rush of an
April shower chased down a hillside
by the sun. An allegory of April dart
ed across the room and raised the tel
ephOne to her lips as if it were
beaker of good cheer.
her mother was used to this humor
of Daphne's and paid no heed till
sudden frost chilled the warm tone of
the girls voice. The smile of hospi-
sxIity wasted on the telephone had
given place to a look of embarrass-
ment
Mrs. Kip whispered anxiously, "Who
Is it,"
Daphne motioned her not to inter-
rupt, and her voice grew deep and
important. It became what her brother
Bayard called her reception voice."
IN her grandest contralto she said:
"eThis is Miss Kip. Yes, have. Yes,
he does. I beg pardon? Oh!-oh! oh 1!
Flxxr do ~a do
~Mr. Who?" her mother keened.
Daphne whispered tC quiet her, ga
young man from New York-friend of
Bayard' office. haven't got
hfs-name yet"
Into the telephone she was saying |
and bowling and nodding the while
with her politest face. Indeed I'll try |
TO be. OF course Cleveland's not New
York, but By the way, do you |
dance? That's good. That's right;
might as well be deaf if you don't! /
How long will you be in Cleveland? |
oh, is that all? Well, then, you must |
come out here and have tea with US |
this very afternoon. I'll call for you
at the hotel in my little car. No; it's
not one of those; it's an electric. l |
run it myself. Afraid to risk it? |
Brave mani I'll be there in fifteen
minutes, and you might be on the
steps. Goodby, Mr.. Wmbwm."
This last was said in the fond tone
of ancient friendship, and she hung
UP the receiver with a gesture like
shaking hands.
She turned to find her mother thin
ping her lips in long tight line; her
cheeks bulged explosfvely. Daphne
her:
Ties young fellow in the same
business for ten days. Bayard told
him to call me up and tell me to be
nice to him. That sounds like By.
Also said he hadn't time to write. That
sounds liker STILL Bayard told him
10 kiss you for him, so he must be all
right. I was going to take him to
the hotel to tendance, but thought
80 I'll roll him out here. Get out the
nice china and the napkins mono ,
and"
~But, Daphne! Wait!- I can't"
II haven't time to argue with you,
mamma. Please do as tell you for
Dsce, and don't fuss. Mr.. Wmbwm
nm probably have lot of news to
~ you about your prodigal son.
Yhyt
she popped kiss on the forehead
III anxiety had turned to corduroy I
- ran upstairs like another April I
Wer chasing the sun uphill. She
lAed down again with hat and
npss and, with moss repowdered. 9
ned tho front door eayly. Z
nnsed the steps and strobe across Z
- Ing faWn n ths Httle electric car ;
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FOREWORD.

"The Thirteenth Com
mantment" is an American
story written by an Ameri-
can for Americans. 1t is,
according to a famous Eng
fish critic, American to the
bone and to the marrow of
the bone" 1t deals with
that eternal conflict be-
tween finance and romance.
1t tells the story of what one
IovabIe, modern American
girl did when she discovered
how often the checkbook's
groan browns the love song.
In this story Rupert Hughes
is at his best, and that best
cannot be surpassed by any
American author of the
present day. If you start
1.-THE Thirteenth Command
ment" you will finish it, and
when you have finished it
you will be glad that you
started it.
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Usually the Way.

Disappointed in that new manr
"Very"
whats the matter?"
1--WE brought him on from New
York city to work for u.s."
"WeIl?"
"Found out after he got here that
although he came from New York he
didn't know any more than hot of
young fellows that have lived all their
lives in town"
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
Rear Riches.

He who has fortune In love and
truth and beauty is entitled to be
called rich. Time and change and adj
versity have no power upon them.
They are the only things man can
take with him when he goes. In the
process Of acquiring them they be-
come part Of him inseparai)iy. He
who has them wears his commenda-
tion ~ his face" for II may be read
a. he hasses that his converse II with
the higher and nner things and biz
daily walk II m the plane where ths
noblest meet and greet familiarity
Philadelthis PubNc Ledger.
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Stuck Up for His Dad.

He was a loyal little shaver and he
wouldn't let anything said against his
parents go unchallenged. One rainy
Sunday afternoon the boy next door
was visiting, and said Listen to
your father snoring in the library.T
"Pa isn't snoring" was the indig-
nant reply. Hes dreaming about .
ton Transcript
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A Lady Of Distinction.

Is recognized by the delicate fascirats
ing influence Of the perfume she uses
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores.
followed by busting with Cuticura
Talcum Powder usually means Z clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv.
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Daphne, accompanied by her
mother, goes to New York for
the purpose Of buying her trous-
seau. There the first shadow
is cast upon Daphne's romantic
dreams by the discovery that the
money which her father has
been able to raise for the pur-
pose will not buy much of a
trousseau. Don't miss the next
instaiIment.
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standing under the porte cochere. The
car was very large for a beetle but
pretty small for an automobile.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-14
CHAPTER III

The next morning Wimburn woke
from dreams Of bliss to the realization
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-14
Hla Choice Of Work,

She-And would you be content -
live a life of complete idleRessf
HeOh. no. I'd like to have enough
money 20 that would BE- kept D0ay
spending it.--Boston Transcript
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When a man lends his infiuenes -
seldom gets 1t back
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11
In order to determine the charac.

In order to determine the charac-
ter and structure of the various
rocks that underle Western Oregon
and upon which the occurrence and
preservation of oil and gas depend,
series Of east and west cross sect
ions of the Great Range and interior
valleys were studied and carefully
measured. To do this, advantage
was taken of the numerous deeply
cut river canyons, for example, the
Siuslaw, Yaquina, Umpqua, and the
lower Columbia and upper William
ette rivers, where thousands of feet
Of thickness of the rocks may be
seen in many places.
The Bureau made a special effort
to get all possible information as to
"oil indications" or "oil seeps" s"
throughout the state. Reported To-
calities we're examined and, where
necessary, tests made to prove or
disprove the presence Of oil.
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Oil and Gas Investigation In
Western Oregon Nearly
Completed

A geologic examination of West
ern Oregon to determine the possible
occurrence of commercial oil and gas
has been one of the major activities
of the Oregon Bureau of Mines and
Geology during the past six months.
This investigation has been conduct
ed in exactly the same manner as
the big producing oil companies carry
on such work. The firm of Harrison
and Eaton of Denver and Fort Worth,
oil geologists, are conducting the in
vestigation. The field work, there
fore, has been handled by petroleum
geologists who have had experience
in the oil regions of California, Wyo-
ming, Texas, and other producing
districts of this and other countries.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11
INDUSTRIAL WHEELS Of
OREGON ARE TURNING
Activities Over State Show Encour-
aging Improvements and Ad-
vancing Prosperity.

December S-Work has begun on
new distributing plant for the Stan
dard Oil Company at St. Helens.
Work on prospective oil well at
McMinville delayed for supplies.
Hole is now down 1900 feet and gas
has been encountered at different
depths.
Mountain States Power Co. is fur
nishing an increasing amount Of pow
er for industrial activity in the AL
bany neighborhood.
Washington Telephone Co. gets a
ten per cent rate increase at Hood
river.
A brick and concrete warehouse
has been completed at Gresham.
The Coos Cannery is to erect a
new cannery at Myrtle Point.
Astoria is proposing a new $780,
600 community center.
Reports from Eugene state that IS
miles of Blue River road are to be
built.
Roseburg planning bond election
for million dollar light plant.
The Coos Bay Port Commission
is planning to issue $25O,O00 dock
bonds.
Portland has started building
slough channel which will cost $780,
600.
Jackson county will have $780,
600 funds for 1920 road building.
Marion county will have $1,000
600 available for road work in 1920.
Grading and paving Of ten miles
Of road in Umatilla county, will start
soon.
The New Valley Packing Com
pany will open at Salem the first Of
the year Cost s175,000.
The Wallowa Pine Lumber Com
pany has been Incorporated for $780,
900 and a new saw mill be built.
Athena gets a new bank and will
build a one story brick bank build
ing.
Contract has been let at Pilot Rock
for a new $4,000 high school build
ing.
The STANDARD Oil Company is
building a new distributing station
at Vale.
Eugene now has a population Of
over $4,000.
Portland permits in Astoria for the
month of November totaled s37,760.
CoQuille will have a new $4,000
high school building.
A new shingle mill will be in op-
GRAFTON at Lebanon in the near fu-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11
DRY SLAB WOOD

A car OF Dry Slab Wood is being
shipped out from the lone yard for
Heppner and also one for Lexington.
Those wanting good wood will do we'll
to put their orders in early. The
price will be regulated upon arrival
of the wood, which is now being
loaded out of lone.
LUMBER COMPANY.
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The results of this survey are be-
ing prepared for publication at the
earliest possible date.
A study of the oil situation In
Eastern Oregon has been carried on
during the past season in coopera-
tion with the United States Geolog-
ical Survey. DR.. ]. p. Buwalda of
Yale University, who had charge Of
the field work, is preparing a report
for early publication.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11
The work included a careful stud,

The work included a careful study
Of the composition of the rock layers
and sampling and .esting of all of
the more promising looking forma-
tions. In general, beds of shale that
contain remains of animal or yeget-
able life are favorable to oil forma-
tion, and some shales were observed
in which oil is actually being formed.
A region can become a CONNER
cial producer OF oil, however, only
where the rock structure is such that
the oil formed can accumulate in
quantity in porous beds beneath the
crests of folds or domes where it
becomes entrapped by water pressure.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11

ture.
Gold Beach-Total output of cheese
factories on Euchre creek and Piston
river over 10000 pounds this sea-
son.
Morrison dam, when complet-
ed will irrigate over 100000 acres.
Vale-Drilling operations at West
ern Pacific Oil we'll proceeding ra-
pidly.
Pendleton-Permit has been issued
for the erection of a 100000 apart
ment building.
Dayton will have a $1,000 COM
munity hall.
Clackamas county has sufficient
funds for 144 miles of good roads.
The Lebanon Light and Water Co.
will build new plant.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11

You can't enjoy life and have Con-
stipation-Hollister' s Rocky Noun
tain Tea will drive Constipation to
Halifax.-Humphrey's Drug Co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11

Jas. Farley. who is wintering his
sheep near Heppner Junction, came
up from that place Saturday evening
to spend Sunday with his family here.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-11

D. Cox, jr. young farmer of the
Lexington country, was in the city
on business last Saturday.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-15
GAVE A LIST

Advices from Cananea are to the
effect that woman resident in that
place informed General Plank, COM
mandante of the forces sent to that
place when the emeute there occurred
last week, that in the evening pre-
ceding the affair she was advised by
a friend to keep off the street, and
omit her usual attendance at the
movies, When She questioned him
for reason for his advice he stated
that there was probability of street
fighting.
The man designated by the woman,
being still in Cananea, was arrested; /;
and under fear he gave the authori-
ties a list of men whom he alleged
to have been implicated in the af-
fair Whether that list checks
against that made from the identi-
fication number checks found in dis
carded clothing, as described in The
Oasis, was not stated by the infor-
mant of The Oasis.
The same source, of information
gave The Oasis that the men who
looted the bank and, stores, or at
least a great number of them, have
made their way to the Sierra Azul,
with provisions and plumber, and are
encamped there.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-15
"A VANQUISHED
PEOPLE CAN
EXPECT LITTLE"

LONDON, May 14.-Advices from
Berlin continue to reflect the hostil-
ity of the German government and
people to the peace settlement offer
ed them by the Allies, but no uneas-
mess is felt that they will reject the
treaty. Germany cannot make head
way against occupation of her terri
tory by the Allied armies, which are
prepared to march toward Berlin at
very short notice, and will do so sure
ly' should the treaty be rejected by
the German peace delegation. 1t will
be found that in the end the delega-
tion will sign the treaty.
President Ebert of Germany Is
quoted as holding great hope that the
conditions precedent to the armistlce
laid down by. President Wilson, in
cluding the famous fourteen points,
will not prove to have been delusion
and a snare to the German people,
but it is plain to observers that Ebert
fourteen points 'to have something
to talk about in securing the best
possible terms when negotiating a
peace. 1t is believed here that the
entire object of Germany has been
and is to secure by diplomacy what
they failed to gain by war-or as
much of it as possible.
In contrast with the attitude OF
President Ebert and Chancellor Schei-
deman the modest statement of the
head of the Austrian delegation to
the peace conference, Karl Benner, is
quoted, said he: "We will do our best
to get as good terms as possible, but
a vanquished people can expect very
little
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-15
TO EMPLOYERS OF LABOR

; We read and hear a good
deal these days about the STAN
, dards of living;
; That the wOrkingman will not
consent to return to, the stan
, dards existing previous to the
war;
That he will hamper indus
; try, if necessary, in an effort
to keep wages up to point
where living conditions estab-
) iished during the war can be
maintained;
. All of which is the merest
; bosh.
As a matter of fact, the la
boring man is having the most
strenuous fight of his life in
trying to re-establish pre-war
conditions.
Prices of commodities scared
SO rapidly during war times
; that living conditions of the
people working for wages were
/, forced to a low level.
For some reason beyond the
ken of the worker these prices
continue to soar.
The manufacturers have es-
tablished high basis of profits
and are not satisfied to have
them reduced.
In other words, the standard
) that has changed is the money
standard.
In comparison, the dollar of
today will purchase less than
one-half that it would in 1915.
Until wages are increased at
least so per cent over those of
the 1915 period the labOring
man can not live under as good
conditions as he than lived.
Try to evade it as. you viii,
the fadt remains that the peO-
pie of America are doing busi-
ness today on less than fifty
cent dollar.
The dollar of our commerce
will never again purchase the
same necessities of living that
it did four years ago.
Unless wages are increased
at least IS per cent over those
existing in 1915, workers will
not reach the point from which
they can look forward to secur-
ing any improvement on their
pre-war. existence.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-15
NATIONAL FOREIGN
TRADE COUNCIL
AT SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED Press Service,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-Plans
for the National Foreign Trade Coun-
Gil convention for 1920 are already
beginning to shape themselves. The
convention will be held May 122 to
16, 1920, which is an extension of one
day over first reports.
Eastern delegates will be given
their choice of routes to this city.
Travel may be done by steamer
through the Panama Canal, or by
special overland trains via New Or
leans and Sunset route, or by Chica-
go, st. Louis and Kansas City or
st. Paul and the north
ern route. This system of trains will
practically give every section of the
United States special train service,
as all trains will stop several hours
% pick up delegates at the different
titles.
To facilitate travel for merchants
rom the far east and South Ameri-
"a, special steamers will leave Cal
utta and Valparaiso, stopping at
arger ports to take aboard delegates.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-15
ITALY BECOMING
LESS AGGRIEvED.
AT CONDITIONS
UNITED Press Service,

PARIS, May 14-Italian delegates
to the Peace Conference are holding
a far different attitude than formerly
with regard to the London treaty, un-
der which they anticipated holding
so much of the territory on the east
shore of the Adriatic, and it is be-
lieved that matters are tending to-
ward an amicable adjustment. That
there can be any hostility toward the
United States on the part of Italy is
secuted. Work on the proposed trea-
ty with Austria occupies the atten-
ton of the conference, and it is an
ticipated that it will be ready for de-
livery this week.
1t is reported that the Chinese del
egation are in receipt of information
that the findings of the Peace Com
mission with regards to the adjust
ment of Japan's claims to the Shan
tung peninsula have aroused strong
resentment in that country, and it is
understood that pressure from home
upon the Chinese delegation to re-
frain from signing the treaty is very
strong.