Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-17

vague but timely warning % BarneS.
The significance Of this warning grew
under reflection. Barnes was not slow
to appreciate the position in which
ODowd voluntarily placed himself. A
word or a sign from him would be Suf-
ieient TO bring disaster upon the Irish
man who had risked his own safety in
a few irretrieyahle words. The more
he thought Of it. the more fully con-
WINGED was he that there was nothing
20 fear from 0'DOwd.
Peter drove slowly. carefully over
the road down the mountain. Respond
ing to a sudden impulse. Barnes low
cred one of the side seats in the ton
neau and moved closer to the driver.
"HOw long have you been driving
for Mr.. Curtisy"
"Ever since he come up here, mOre'n
two years ago. Guess I'm going to get
the G. B. fore long, though. Seems
that he's gettin' new car an wants
an expert mRchinist TO take hold OF it
from the start. waN good enough
to fiddle around with this secondhand
pile o. junk an the one he had last
year, but | alnt qualified to handle
this here machine he's expeetin'. so he
says. l guess they's been some infiu-
ence used against me, If the truth was
known This new sec'etary he's got
cain't stummlck me-"
"Why don't you see Mr.. Curtis and
demand"
"See him." snorted Peter. ''A1ight
as well try to see Napoleon BOnyparte.
Didn't you know he was a sick man?"
Certainly. But he isn't so i'll that
he can't attend to business, is hep
"He sure is. Parylised, they say"
"What has Mr.. Loeb against you, If
I may ask?"
well, it's like this. l amt in the
habit o. bein' ordered aroun' as if l
was jest nobody at ell, so when he
starts In to cuss me about somethin'
Il week or so ago, / ups and tells him
I'll smash his head il he don't take it
back. He takes 1t back all right but
the first thing | know l get a call
down from Mrs. Collier. Course l
couldn't tell her what l told the
sheeny, SEEM as she's a female, so l
took it like q lamb. Then they gifts
feller up here to wash the car. My
gosh, mister, the burned ole rattle-trap
amt wuth bucket O. water all told.
So | sends word in to Mr. Curtis that
II she has to be washed, I'll wash her.
Thens when / hears about the new
car. Next day Mrs. Collier sends fer
me an | so in. She says she guesses
she'll try the new washer on the new
machine when it comes, an if I keer to
stay on as washer in his place she'll
be glad to have me. says I'd like to
have a word with Mr.. Curtis, II she
don't mind, an she says Mr.. Curtis
amt able to see no one. So I guess
Tn gOln' TO be let out"
An idea was taking root In Barnes
brain, but 1t was too soon to consider
it fAled.
"You say Mr., Loeb is new at his
jobp"
"Well, he's new upAhere. Mr. Cur
It's was down to New York all last
winter beln' treated, you see. He didn't
come up here till about five weeks
ago. Loeb was workln' fer him most
Of the winter, glttln' up a book er
sOmethln', hear. Mr.. Curtis mind is
all right, guess, even il his body
amt"
81 see. Mr.. Loeb came up with him
from New York"
"Kerect. Him and Mr.. O'Dowd and
Mr.. De Soto brought him up bout the
last o March. They was up here Wis
itln' last spring an the fall before Mr..
Curtis is very fond of both of EN-"
"It seems to me that / have heard
that his son married 0Dowd's sister,"
"That's right. She's a wldder now.
Her husband was Killed In the war
between Turkey an them other coun-
tries four er five years ago"
"Really?
"Yep. Him and Mr. O'Dowd-hls
own brOther-in-law y know-was
fghtin' ON the side Of the Boolgarians |
and young ashley Curtis was killed"
"Was this son Mr.. Curtis only |
2hildT
"So fer as I know. He left three lit !
tie kids. They was all here with their
mother Jest after the house was an.
ished."
"They will probably come into this
property when Mr.. Curtis dies" said
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