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front door. hut Jed was somewhere in
the hall. | waited at the half-open
door of the office. Presently | could
hear Jed coming down the hall, care
lqsslv now. He also went to the front
door. and heard II opened and closed
again.
went TO window of the office
which gave n view of the lawn. |
could see one figure slowly crossing
the open space toward the path lead
inc down 10 the river. Jed was
standing just outside the shadow of
the house.
The farther figurc-Mr. Sidney. as
I kncw-passed into the dense black
of the thICkcts ny the path. Then
Jed stepped forth and went quickly
across the open. | went Ia the front
entrance and stood on the porch.
The hunters moon was nj full, and
the place was luminous in a soft, misty
yellow light.
had trpmors. frankly-felt the pres
ence of tangible dangers, unseen, and
NJ intangible terrors. | never felt such
oppression. doubt, distress and diSmay
in nv life. Ny patient was on
strange errand far beyond any
strength ever knew him TO have; and
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

a large part of the fertilizing vnlue,
provided the manure is well handled.
When the entire crop is plowed under,
a more beneficial and lasting effect Is
obtained but this advantage is Lot
sufficiently great to equal the feeding
value of the cOwpea.
Flow Under Entire Crop.
Light or sandy soils that have been
cropped for long time and need
humus receive greater benefit from
blowing under the whole crop. When,
therefore, the Improvement Of the land
is the sole object. the entire crop
should be pl0wed under to obtain the
greatest value. In utilizing the entire
crop for soil Improvement, 1t is best
to pl0w II under when green, before
being killed by frost. The green
plants decay more readily and are su-
perlor to dry plants In their fertilizing
effect
The results of analyses made by the
North Carolina agricultural expert
ment station show that one ton OF
cowpea hay contains Al pounds OF
nitrogen. 10 pounds of phosphOric
acid and % pounds of potash.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
RUSSIA LAND OF HOLIDAYS
Almost InnumerabIe Occasions When
All Work Is Suspended and Time
Spent in Pleasure.
(TO BE CONTINUED1

Russian people observe vigorously
mas, ten at Easter, three at Carnival,
and almost every week one extra day.
when an anniversary of some saint is
celebrated. On these days everything
is closed, and nobody works. The six
weeks of fasting preceding Easter are
strictly observed by everybody, and the
more devOut do not even eat eggs or
drink milk, and do not use sugar, be-
last three days of Holy week are still
more respected, for no food at all is
consumed. For Easter Sunday. very
large cakes. sometimes three or four
feet high. are cooked with beautiful
ornaments on the top, and eggs skill
fully painted. Both cakes and eggs
with other patablC~, are brought on
Easter eve near the church and placed
all about on the ground. After the
midnight mass "a procession of priests
and choirS comes out and walks
around the church, blessing all tho
food. which is arranged before them
as in market.
Easter Sunday and the two follow
ing DAYS are dedicated to payin. Wis
its. Every man calls upon his ac-
Quaintances. Visitors are obliged Ia
81. and drink wherever they happen
Ia 20. otherwise they will offend the
host
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Spiders as Companions.

OF all creatures to choose as pets
spiders seem to be the straneest. Yet
many famous men have formed real
friendships with spiders. Beethoven
when studying the violin at the age OF
seven years. had a spider SO accustOm-
ed to him that IT would crawl on t.
his arm while he was practlcing o.
Paganini il is said that whenever he
played certain air on his violin a
spider approached him and stood still
listening until he had finished. Gaetry
author of "Richard Occur de Lion
tells of spiders that used to perch mo-
tlonleSs upon the piano while he
DlaVed
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

midnight he had stolen out Of the
house for walk about the grounds,
had encountered convict escaped
from the penitentiary and had come
back in great excitement.
ReStoratives were given Mr.. Sid
ney, but DIR. Brownell said he respond
ed with more difficulty and more slow
~ than In other occasions. For sev-
eral days he lay quite passive, as
nearly inanimate as a living person
could be. His immObile features, as
he Law unconscious, were set; and the
expression. 1t seemed to me. was one
Of hate, indomitable, steady, enduring
hate.
DR.. Brownell came once every three
days for two weeks. during which time
Mr.. Sidney's recovery was painfully
slow. His mind cleared and became
| active long before any strength came
back to his body. As soon as his mind
did clear. he was, in disposition. his
former self4- thought that if such a
thing We're possible in so gentle a man.
he was even gentler than ordinary.
| am not eXaggerating when | say that
the henignity of the man was seraphic.
| thought | saw change of mood
i'm him. There was, If | was right. a
less insistent claim upon life There
was yielding. an appearance Of phys
ical and spiritual acceptance of the
! law Of three score and ten. If were
not deceived by little and impressive
signs I noted, Mr.. Sidney was substi-
tuting complacently the will to die for
the will to live which had been in him
conSnicuouSly indomtahle.
on DR.. Br0WnelrS last visit. he CON
firmed what was in truth a fear.
HAS Mr.. Sidney. to our knowI-
edge he asked "rccentiy found SUI
preme satisfaction in any eventY"
"None that know Of" ! said.
Why"
He's changing. He is different nor-
from anything | ever knew him 70 ~
| always have believed that his c;.,n
was out of orr provincp md that ire
and death for him. defended uLon
resolve and 'hat the resolve had =
purpose. You have not found things
wholly norma h""c ha~r vou?"
"No. I haven't"
There is sounding tr~e aid Dr
BrOwnell. ~ t"n't know what II &c
You don't know vh?t it is. but de-
pend on il. Sn'"e'h'nc of importance
20 S.drev &c harnrupd. II NAV nor
have satisfied hi l"c.- rcSaI-a nm.
! think ii has. For The present. he
does not need me-posSibly never
again."
Jed observed the change In Mr.. Sid
ney. Afterward | knew that he was
a much more acute observer than 7
for the good enough reason that his
observation had a background Of
knowledge which I lacked. There was
no doubt directly as he consequence
of this, an unbelievable change in
Jed. He was very fond Of Mr.. Sidney
In our unhappy experiences with him.
we had overlooked this fact and had
failed 10 use II as we could have, fiis
affection for Mr.. Sidney was the one
thing greater than his cupidity and
self-lOve, with their attendant train
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

.r uaIpvolencc, violence, Surlincss.
brutality and treachery.
tie WAS convinced that Mr. Sidney
,.,. obou+ 10 die, and the tbourh,
ayacteJ him tremendously. He hc.
ro,re ccnrfc, he abandoned his raeD.
inc, mopner-which, indeed. he never
bod carried into Mr.. Sldney's room
hrt which was an intermittent provo
cation elsewhere. He was more than
over with Mr.. Sidney, and each eve
r,nc after the others had gone they
nod a hottie of wine which Jed drank -.
hur he did not 60 singing down the
halls aftprward. He was quiet and
coneIderate. courteous to Mrs. Sidney
and thoroughly friendly to me.
October went and the brown month
If November took even the white-oaE
Iaovns and the woods stood in mono
chrome IsoheI and rode every
,nornipg and lust before the early sun
down we usually took n short walk
~ rustic the brown leaves underfoo,
and anioy the sweetness Of crisp ai.
sIIad with the OdOrs of Secmlv de-
cay undrrfoot. Soon after sunset We
were in Mr.. Sidney'S room. He great
" enioved 10 have the family about
him not engaged in entertaining him
mr. waiting on him. but occupied I'm
any amusement or work that could be
undertaken 10y his fire.
led had cot moved in and spent
the night with him. He did not want
tho nurses to have this office, and aS
ne was perfectly competent, con
scented.
II was an intensely happy and in
tensety unhappy experience for me
Mr. Sidney. | was convinced, would
not live to the hepatica season. Iso-
bel had permitted him to follow the
changing seasons from spring to win
ter by bringing him flowers, and his
delight at seeing the first hepatica
had been as great as hers in bringing
II to him.
Isohel could not realize that her IA
Their was dying. No one would have
hecn so brutal as to tell her-Or would
II have been brutal? But Mrs. Sid
ney knew, ] knew, Jed knew and Mr.
Sidney knew-and was happy.
The day before Christmas came with
n driving snow which set In with an
east wind early In the morning. 1t
was real Christmas snowstorm
heavy, persistent and driving, but not
unkindly.
In the afternoon Morgan of the
Metropolitan agency came, driving
with difficulty through the drifted
banks of snow In the roads, to see
me agairSc was full of apprehension
as l told Jed to j 0w him in. His
mnoa-mas-s.Is. a,=---hat-it hat
been before, wke alisost ragged out
of the house. 1t seemed to me every
body'S mood was changing.
Nevertheless a child's fancy came
into my mind. Outside was the storm
through which Travelled fierce animal
Of northern forest, and here, out o
the storm. came the werewolf
Doctor" said Morgan, "we have
done a great deal Of work since
saw you. told you we would, be
cause the case interested me. w
have traced Mr.. Sidney through ever.
known operation and act-sO long a
we can find him as Mr.. Sidney. Ever.
act Is honorable; many of them ar
acts of astonishing charity and kind
ness. That is so far as Mr.. Sidne
exists"
NM DIT CnNTUNurCDN
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only a. tu,d IN each
package Of genuine layer Tablets Of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions ana dosage worked out
by physicians during - years, md
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. II you SO
the Bnyer Cross Oh tablets. you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, rheumatism,
Eurarhe, Toothache, Lumhago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark OF Bayer Manufacture of
Observation-Disclosures of SnIicytiCacid.-
Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
a wfuE Sick
with Gas
Eafonic Brings ReHef

II have been awful sick with gas"
writes Mrs. w. II. Person, land
Eatonic is all can get to give me
relief"
Affdfty and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out by
EatOnic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miSeries disappear when the stomach
Is right. Don't let SuurucSS bclching.
blOating. indigestion and other StoIn-
ach ills 60 on. Take EatoniC tablctg
after you cat-Sce how much better
yen feel. Big box costs only triile
with your druggists guarantee.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
CONTROL OF BLISTER MITE
Very Thorough Spraying. Covering
Every Part Of Tree, is Recon-
mended as Satisfactory.

Early spraying will control the
hIister mite on apple trees. The trees
should be prayed when the trees are
dormant or when the leaf buds are
swelling with lime sulphur spray In
about the proportion of one gallon Of
the concentrated lime sulphur to nine
Gallons of water The spraying must
no very thoroughly done, covering
every part Of the tree. Unless the
snravinC is done early the result will
NOT be satisfactory.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
CHAPTER XIll-Continued.


He was turning out the lights, but
he was reversing the reasonable pro
cess. He went down the hall to the
light at the stairway leading 10 his
room and turned II out. Then no
came back. past the recess in which
stood, turning out lights as he went
and the lasf Night he extinguIshed was
the one at the foot of Mr.. Sidney's
stairs
Now the hall was In complete dark
ness and was quiet Jed like myself
i guessed, was In hiding-hut for what
reason?
Then ! heard the faintcSt stirring
near by. II came nearer. | tried to
keep from breathing audihly. | could
hear another persons breathing. II
was Jed, beyond doubt He came into
The recess where stood II was
only five or six feet deep hut fully
twenty feet long He was at one end,
as nearly as could judge, ! vas at
the other
The situation. Il product Of Sup"rcau-
ton, had grown ridiculous and also
bit CHASTITY. Here were Jed and |,
standing in utter darkness In small
recess i'm the hail. he not knowing Of
my presence, | not knowing his pur-
pose,
Decided 10 make my escape. | had.
as usual. my electric flash in my
pocket If he heard me and challenged
me. I could throw the light on him,
challenge him, and say that | was
on my way To the telephone TO con
suit Doctor Brownell, and make him
explain. His position was the awk-
ward one. | had an idea that even
II he heard me he would not challenge.
l made my escape without noise
or If | made any Jed did not inquire;
and found the office door I'm the dark.
] intended merely to use the fash. find
the telephone and do my errand In
the dark. But | had Just flashed the
light once about the room when i
heard person at the door. This was
not a stealthy person; the hand that
touched the doorknob was reSolute. BY
this time nothing rational seemed rea-
sOnahle. The house of mystery had
so asserted itself that one, hear
ing q noise. hid. Before me, revealed
I'm the single flash of light, was a
tail cTock-and | was fat:ened against
the wall the farther side of that great
clock before the person at the door
was I'm the room.
The person carried candle-and II
was Mr. Sidney. He was completely
dressed and wore an OvercOat and a
cap which came down over his ears.
His hands were gloved and he was
well protected against more severe
weather than that Of this crisp Octo-
Der NIGHT
us r'ndlc r"hrcd the large room
bu' d'mly. ard felt secure. seeing i'm
mediatcly that he had definite OBJ
ject. He went to the corner of the
room, took up heavy cane which j
had often seen standing there, and
with II In his hand went toward the
door as If his business In the room
were wholly done.
As he did So | saw his face plainly
I'm the candle light. II was wholly
changed; II Indicated ferOcity. hate,
malevolenCe, a bitter sense of injury
terrible face hardly recognizable as
that Of the gentle. courteous, jOyial
Mr.. Sidney. He closed the door and
was gone.
When Mr.. Sidney had been gone a
moment, heard him open the front
door and heard him close It after him.
l should have followed him TO the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
EroIicsome Birds and Fishes

The crane will amuse itself some
times by running round in circles and
throwing small pebbles and bits OF
wood into the air. Other water-bird>
can any time be observed at their
fr0lics. cleaving the water or diving
after each other.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
COWPEA HARVESTER.

The bean harvester. of which
several types are commonly en-
ployed in harvesting field beans.
will work well with cowpcas
planted in rows. according to
specialists of the United States
Department OF Agriculture The
most successful of these harvest
rrs are constructed 50 that the
tong knives run under The vines
cutting Off the stems beneath
the surface Of the ground.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
FERTILIZERS WILL NOT MIX
OF No Benefit 10 Apply Wood Ashes
and Manure TO Soil Same Time
Compounds Formed.

Wood ashes and manure should nor
he applied to the soil Mt tho same
time. If this Is done, the nltrates Of
the manure combine with chemicals o.
the ashes and form compounds tha'
are OF 10 benefit TO the soil. Botf
ashes and manure are good fertil
i,ers. but for this reason cannot be
mixed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
CHEAP SEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE
Success Of Garden May Be Jeopardized
by UnwseIy Trying to Save
on This Item.

Cheap garden seeds are likely to
prove expensive at any price. The
cost Of good seeds is relatively small
and the success of the garden may be
ieopardized by unwisely trying TO save
a few cents on this Item.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
CHAPTER XIV.

Dr. Brownell came in the morning
and found Mr.. Sidney, as was expect
ed. III extreme exhaustion. ] explained
that our patient had been. as usual
the night prior To his alarming col
lapsps, very animated and that after
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

Urepared by the United States Depart
Dlent OF Agriculture
The ease with 4nch cowPeaS ar"
grown and their m.rNcd effect on sue
ceediux crops have mad" them one OF
the most popular crops grown for soil
Improvement. Besides increasing the
producliycnrSs Of the soil. the bulletin
says, the cOwpea ais" improves It's
general physical condition making
heavy clay soils more open and sandy
Nuils more compact. The cowpcu has
the distinct advantage Of making II
good growth on soils which viii not
produce profitable yields OF other l"-
gumcS or cereals. II is an excellent
-rcen-maHure crop for vineyards and
orchards.
Pillow Under Stubble.
Except on the poorer soils, results
Indicate that II is decidedly more prof
itablc Ia utilize the cowpea rs nay
or pasture and then pIow under the
Stuhh.r than II is (" pillow under the
entire crop. About 81 per cent OF
the fertiliziug and Noit-improvin@ val
ne OF the cowpca is contained in the
hay and about l. per cent ~ the roots
and >ruhhle. Feeding experiments In
dicatc that much of the fcrtilizjng
value of feeds Is recovered in the
manure. II is possible therefore, to
obtain the fcedin" value of the COW
pea as hay or pasture. and in return
ing the manure to the soil. Ia save
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

Let your face be as good as prom
issory note. Takes = lot of right liv-
Ing. but Ii is worth IT,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

When there isn't much else TO do
with money, You can save It.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
C0WPEA USEFUL
IL help soils
Crop Increases PrOduCtIVCneSS
and Also Improves General
Physical COnUItIon.
GREATLY BENEFITS ORCHARDS
About IS Per Cent OF FertiIizing Value
of Crop is Contained in Hay
and IS Per Cent in the
Roots and Stubble

Frepared by the United States Depart
Dlent OF Agriculture
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29

today looking after local interests
lie is returning to Portland tomor-
row.
Paul T. o'Dowd returned last
night from Portland. He drove TO The
Dalles last week with J. p. Kelly.
who-has taken a newspaper position
at that. place. and family, left the
auto and returned by train.
Charles Fink. We're Haines and
Miss Claire PERI returned to their
homes In San Francisco this morn
ing after weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. G. u. vochatzer and broth
ers. The party came by auto and
while here visited Crater Lake, Mer-
rill and the Malin country and were
very much pleased with Klamath
county. They will probably return
In the near future to locate.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29
HIGH POWER STUFF

PORTLAND, July 2S.--Murder mas
nothing on the poison whiskey made
by All Sing in his tin still on John
son creek ranch, says Deputy Sher-
iff Joseph Beeman.
"That stuff is the closest ring to
murder l ever saw" said Beeman,
pointing to the 10 gallons OF whis-
key he and Deputy Sheriff Christ
offerson found Saturday night at All
Sings cabin.
In addition to the 60-gallon tin
still. the officers found about 100
pounds of some mysterious lear,
which the Chinaman was mixing with
corn, barley. rye and rice. to make
his moonshine. .ls7s
This Is the first time In the history
of tho sheriff's office that a China
man has been discovered making corn
whiskey. They generally confine their
operations. to making saki out of
rice.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs @. T.. Bell arc In
town today on matters OF business
from their home near Bonanza.
! NJ. Tipton IL In town from his
ranch near oiene.
Harry Thrashor returned from Sus-
| awhile last night. where he went the
first OF the week on business.
y. II. jefferson. wife and son.
James. and niece. Virginia Richmond.
left this morning for Diamond lake
TO spend few days.
Harry Tolford. a rancher from the
Merrill road, was In town this morn
Ing.
y. NJ. Barnum accompanied by his
daughter, Lena. drove into town last
night from Hornbrook after a hard
and tIresome day on the road. Miss
Barnum who drove most Of the way
reports that the roads were almost
impossible The visitors will spend
few days with Miss Minnie Barn
um. who will return with them, the
party going by way OF Crater Lake.
l.. o. Arens returned last night
from Lakeview where he has been on
matters of business for the past few
days.
Miss Rose Reed and Miss Henrietta
Koch. who have been here visiting
Miss Reeds sister. Mrs. A. l.. Leavitt,
left this morning for Oakland. Cali
fornia. They were accompanied by
Miss Anna Benson. who has been here
from Oakland visiting Miss Louise
Riggs. All three are registered nurses
and Miss Koch Is public health nurse
for Alameda county.
J.E, McGinnis assumed his duties
as day clerk at the White Pelican
hotel this week.
Theodore Walker and party are
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29
Personal Mention

t.-
Miss Mabel ooe's 'o'' 'n'' "'o' H'"s
Tor her homo w nan r'ah''''' "''''
O. an Interesting ''S'' WIZ" ",i 'ou'"'' ''
MI ahu "''' N''" ''''''' ,.,
who was iaNofhoIy 'hPresseu WI"
klamath fai'H ana ''e'n''' "'''' V"
iting Eagle h'ds'' 'l"''' '"''
Rocky foih' "nu N'ai'''" ''''' "a'
decided TO return III 'he near '''"'''
MIR. and Mrs. a, d. short accom-
panied by Mrs Frank Sheldon whose
husband IL one OF the prominent real
~ dealers OF San Francisco ana MISS
Luellen Cardweil' who has been 'iS'
ting her uncle NJ ror' N'a'',"'"' WV
this morning Tor the pay Guy "''''
six weeks spent In hiam"'h county
Mr., Short Is manager OF the "h''e
Peheah ho''' ho'''
Mrs. Jessie Beise left for her home
IN Portland this morning after visit
OF several days with Mrs, Charles
ROth OF TINS cHy'
70. @. Young and + II, Wilson
were both business visitors here
yesterday from their ranches In Poe
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ chiieote anu
family accompanied by Miss Margaret
Barclay left this morning for Rock
Creek for a brief outing.
Mrs, Il. NJ. Wilson is here from
Medford visiting her daughter Mrs
Harry Goeller and family at their
home on Pine street,
Chester DeI.ap drove into town Tor
supplies yesterday from his ranch
at Round Lake.
Mr.. ,and Mrs. Elmer Applegate
made visit OF several hours in town
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29
CALIFORNIA ROSE GOES
TO BELGIAN GARDENS

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July ga
white Killarney rose, which attract
ed the attention OF King Albert and
Queen Wilhelma OF Belgium when
they visited Los Angeles more than
a year ago, is to be dug up this fall
and sent to Belgium for transplant
ing In the royal gardens.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-29
MOVIE MUSICIANS IN
n. Y. ARE DISCHARGED

NE wY0RK. July 2s.--Musicians
In every leading vaudeville and movie
theatre here have been given weeks
notice OF discharge. because the direc-
tors OF the musicians union refused
to discuss n proposal for a 90 percent
wage reduction.