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"He Can, an He Will, Poor Rrats,"
Answered Mrs. Hope.

his feet; and instantly Percival got up
too. Evelyn went white; and an
ejaculation fell from Mrs. Robertson's
lips.
Throwing a questioning glance from
one to the other, the girls eyes set
tied at last on Roberts face.
They've took my Daddy Hopkins to
JAIL" she faltered, IAN I've come to
get i'm back"
The loud laugh that burst from
MacKenzie's lips brought a glare from
Robert.
'Thank God, we've got him at last"
Marcus exulted.
The expression of woe died in the
squatter girls eyes as Robert Percival
came toward her.
"What" he CALCULATED, and then as
though conscious of the hate that was
directed at the newcomer by Marcus
Mackenzie, he added in a lower tone {:
poor little grill Come into my study,
Polly, and tell me about it,"
Nonsense, Bob" interrupted Mac
Kenzie rudely. LET her tell her lies
here. I'd like to hear what she has to
say"
A flush mounted to Roberts face as
he turned angrily on the speaker.
During the moment he was struggling
for composure, Mrs. Robertson and her
daughter hung on the scene with bated
breaths.
"Must l remind you whose house
this is, MacKenzieH" demanded Perci-
val finally; and Marcus sank down
into his chair with a muttered apology.
II didn't come to tell lies, Mr.. Mac
Kenzie," Polly broke out impetuously.
tive come to tell Gods truth" Then
the recollection Of her fathers des-
perate need overwhelmed her, and. she
walled: "Your men planted a squirrel
on i'm, sir; Daddy said so, an Jerry
saw EN-"
To Percival, watching the man and
girl, came the conviction that she had
told the truth, and that Mackenzie
knew she had. Before he could break
In, Polly spoke again.
please, sir" she begged, ''please,
Mr.. Mackenzie, give i'm back to me.
You can. Do 1t, an, an, oh, God, III
die for you"
She fell forward on her knees; and
then Marcus Mackenzie laughed again.
Lower and lower fell the curly head.
for the sarcastic sound told her more
plainly than any words could have
done that she would get no aid from
him.
Robert stopped and lifted her up.
"D-n you, Marci Stop 1t I" he de-
manded. "It's wicked, downright
wicked - And to her he murmured':
"Poor little grill Poor little Polly"
He tried to lead her away but how
could she go without making another
effort1 She turned to Evelyn.
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dressed Wee Jerry at Jeremiah's COM
mand, and then, troubled in spirit,
watched him stride away in the keen
morning air.
1t had been decided among the
sQuatter men that to keep the breath
Of life in their women and children
they must hunt and fish, but that
nothing should be caught that the law
forbade. 1t was this thought that was
running through the squatter's mind
as he crept up to see II a wOOdchuck
had ventured out. One was sitting
up, taking a suvey OF the neigh
borhOod, when Hopkins lifted his gun;
and with one sharp crack and belch
of smoke the furry fellow tumbled
over.
The squatter strobe forward and
was in the act Of picking 1t up when
three men appeared as II they had
sprung from the earth and with raised
pistols closed in upon him.
Jeremiah's huge jaw dropped at the
sight of them, and Wee Jerry's fingers
caught tight hold of his shaggy hair.
drop that gum" cried one man, and
the still smoking rifle fell to the earth.
1t took but moment to snap pair
of handouts about the dazed mans
wrists. 1t was while Jeremiah's face
was turned upward to quiet the
screaming Jerry that one Of the men
quickly substituted a dead squirrel,
and another went away with the dead
wOOdchuck. Then the third slipped a
chain around one Of Daddy's wrists
and led him down the hill to the rag
ged rocks, the child still clinging to
his neck.
Polly was standing under a willow
tree as her eyes caught sight Of Daddy
Hopkins and Wee Jerry between two
men. One of them strobe along, lit
tie dead body dangling from one hand,
while held In the other hand was her
fathers gun. She ran toward them,
giving spasmodic cries Of dismay.
Daddy" she screamed.
No answer came from the blinking
squatter.
eve caught him with the goods on"
one man sneered at her.
"But you're goin' to leave him with
me-" she shrilled, making her appeal
TO the man who stood close to Jere-
miah. "Daddy'll promise not to hunt
no more, won't you, honeyH oh, God /!
You said you wouldn't shoot nothin'
the law said you couldn't"
II didn't, brat" grunted Hopkins.
Then his eye caught sight of the
squirrel, and his jaw dropped. A
hoarse groan fell from him.
II didn't shoot no squirrel. POLL" he
cried out to her. II got that big
chuck / were tellin' you about" Then,
turning glaring, fury-filled eyes on the
man who had sneered at the girl, he
continued, "You planted that d--n lit
tie critter on me, mister. never shot
him."
PollyOp's lids widened in terror.
She lifted one hand and caught the
child's shoulder.
Jerry, baby" she cried madly, "you
was therel Tell Pollyop what Daddy
shotW
"Sure I was there" he sobbed,
drawing his sleeve across his face.
"'Twas a big woodchuck settin' up by
his hole. an my Daddy Hopkins"
The officer who had the squirrel in
his hand, put 1t into his pocket and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11
CHAPTER K.

AS in a nightmare the squatter girl
Numbered along the path, back to the
hut, carrying Wee Jerry in her arms.
Granny Hope was hobbling from the
coop-hole when the girl stumbled over
the threshold.
Something awful's happened, huh,
POllyopT the woman faltered, and
limping across the floor, she bent and
gathered the thin small boy to her.
"Come to grandma, Jerry DEAR" she
coaxed, San hear a wee bit about
Love-"
The grooming voice, choked with en-
treaty, touched the edge of Polly Hop
kins' soul. She swayed forward to her
knees, caught the one withered hand
extended to her and chung there.
"Tll set, my bird" mumbled Mrs.
Hope weakly, and she dropped into
chair with Jerry In her lap. "Therel
Aw! Don't cry that way, honey. Lis
ten, dear heart. Gods everywhere |
An His love too Can't"
Out of the shower Of gllstening curls
appeared wan, fearful face.
"Daddy's been took to jail, Granny
Hope" Pollyop burst out. "God can't
go in a dirty Jail, God can'tl Old
Marc"
Mrs. Hopes sudden trembling broke
of the girls words; and Polly wept
again In hopeless misery as the wom-
an repeated almost duly:
"GOd can't go In q dirty jail"
Then her face, lighted by a radiant
thought, lost Its drabness; and for a
time she stroked the bowed young
head. Then:
BE your daddy lovin' you an the
babyr' she Queried softly.
That question had never been put to
Polly Hopkins before. Had Granny
Hope gone crazy to ask such a thing1
Every sQuatter in the settlement mar
veled at Jeremiah's devotion to his
childrenl
"Huh, brat deari" came more forci-
bly, from Granny Hope, as If she were
determined to have an answer.
PoIlyop lifted her head YEARLY.
"Sure, sure, Granny" she moaned.
Hell love us till he dies"
"Then my lass amt believin' any
longer that the God Is love, like once
she was, huh1 If Daddy Hopkins has
went to prison like you said, then amt
God there? An, dear lassie-chlld, loves
love, an Gods God behind the bars
just the same as in this here beautiful
shantyl"
The girl, still on her knees, edged
closer to the old woman's side and put
her arms around him.
Listen to what Granny Hope says,
baby DEAR" she sobbed. Loves went
right along to jail with our daddy.
Jesus'll help i'm. He can, can't he,
Granny dear7s
"He can an He win, poor brars,"
answered Mrs. Hope. And then
through the Quietude Of the early
morning she voiced IN tremulous
words the promises that had been food
and drink TO her during all the lonely
years that had passed over her head.
"Ask. an yOu'n get It, dear lambs.
Seek your daddy, an you'n End I'm,
little deFrs."
One Of Pollyop's arms went about
the woman's neck n q tricA The
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CHAPTER Ix-continued.


Then while Robert was telling. her
of his hopes and plans, rehearsing his
love for her and his desire to help her
read and study, they walked slowly
back along the ragged rocks in the d.
rection Of the shanty:
They were almost at Polly's home
before he left her. She watched him
stride up the hill, and, after he had
disappeared, she threw herself fiat
upon the earth; and mingled with the
birds song in the willow trees, and the
ripping of the waves upon the shore,
came her cry:
"Oh God dear can't marry Oscar.
/ can't! You'll have to help the squat
tiers some other way, darlin'."
.
The days that followed, bringing
with the spring flowers flocks Of sum-
mer birds, seemed an eternity to Polly
Hopkins. She went about her duties
as one in a dream. In spite of Rob
ert's efforts, several of the fishermen
had been sent to the Ithaca Jail for
petty crimes.
Two men had been trapped in the
Bad Mans ravine and taken off to the
Jail without SO much as farewell to
their families. Polly had groaned with
their women and wept over their ba-
bies She was quite, sure Percival was
doing everything anybody could do;
but sometimes the thought Of Evelyn's
demand intruded on her mind, and she
wondered If she were doing right in
refusing it.
One morning at daybreak Polly saw
her father lift his gun from the wall
and sit down to clean It. Now, why
was he doing that, when he knew very
well he could not use it, She stood
looking down upon him, her heart
beating rapidly.
''You amt goin' to hunt yet, honey"
she protested, sQuatting down beside
him.
"Yep," returned Hopkins glancing
up. '"There amt no one astir so early,
an I'll bring back something. mebbe
q woodchuck or a skunk. We amt
had enough to keep a mess Of flies
alive since Old Marc got back"
That was true! No one knew better
than PolIyop how they had missed the
little she had received from Bennett.
sick at heart, che snatched at his
hand.
1--WE might best be without grub,
Daddy" she said passionately. SAW
Don't start rubin it up again You'll
get pinched, II you hunt out Of season,
no matter what you shoot. For less
than carryin' a gun, Old Mares got
bunch Of our men. You shant do 1t,
Daddy. You shan't, I sayi"
II only she could persuade him not
to hunt until Robert had come to an
understanding with Mackenzie. If he
didn't succeed-then she knew another
way.
''Mebbe in a little while You can
hunt all you like, Daddy" she ven
tured softly. VI
"what do. you mean by that, bratf7
asked jeremiah, centering his keen
eyes upon her.
She leaned forward and slipped both
arms about his big waist.
II don't want you to 60 today,
Daddy" she returned nOncommittally.
"Why don't you just stay at home. an
AMI"
sNope, I'm goin'," interrupted Hop
kins. sAn' Jerry.s a-goln' with me.
m Be back before any Of Old Mares
spies turn over for another nap"
Polly know her father well enough
not . maka an0thor appeal. aha.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11

seized the child BY the arm and shook
him.
.Here, kid" he shouted. none Of
your lip. You've been set up to tell
that lie"
The mans aspect was 20 threaten
ing that Wee Jerry broke of his words
and, grasping Daddy's bushy head
lightly, smothered his sObs IN his hair.
Jeremiah Hopkins made a motion to-
ward the speaker, but a sharp twist
on the chain around his wrist checked
him.
-You see. brat" he grOaned. ''they've
framed me right"
Pony srasDed the situation n an Id
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11
"LucIferous," IIIumlnated.

Lloyd George is said to have used
the word 'luciferous." An unusual
adjective, but not, we think, an inven-
ton of his. An Englishman asked an
acquaintance what he would under
stand by "a luciferous story" The
other replied: Like one Of yours; Q
devIlish bad one."-Boston Transcript.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11
YOU CANNOT AFFORD

To let your little hurts and all
ments get bad.
Keep Vacher-Balm handy for Burns
Bofls, Cuts, COrns. Piles, or Soreness
anywhere.
Ask your druggist Avoid limitations.
advertisement.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11
Something struck Oscar
and he's dad in ths rOadF'
CTo BE CONTINUED

An Englishman has invented a horse
drawn pillow to remove snow from
street gutters. rollers guiding Il along
ne curb.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-05-11

If bass drum doesn't make good
music It browns lot of bad.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27
What About DarrUin?
Here's the Monkeys Side for the First Time
BY THE NEW REPORTER.

ANIAA OAtaA@An
What Goes q monkey think about7
Is ne proud OF being called tho an
cestor OF the human race?
These questions put TO the lead
ing monkey in the Zoo and the fol-
lowing is the first authentic inter
view on the subject:
DAY by day in every way I am
growing gloomier ana gloomier."
he said, pressing his dolorous face
against the bars OF the zoo cage
and hooking his tail around . oon-
venient Limb.
IT watch the human race pass by
and they look to me Especially on
Sundays and holideys) like some
thing any decent monkey would
hesitate 20 claim kindship with.
1.-The thing that rifles me is their
conversation their disagreement
over Mr.. Darwin's idea about men
and monkeys having a common
ancestor. Some look at me with
pity, and others with soorn.
1T don't give a cocoanut what
they think Maybe Mr.. Darwin was
right. If he was. I'm horribly
ashamed,
After looking over the human
race. I'm glad TO say I'm q monkey.
You may quote me for that II the
people I see are . sample OF what
education does, I'm glad we never
had a school board IN my native
Jungle.
IT hear them ohattering about
apartments. and contrast my
happy lot. with theirs. Ny airy.
roomy cage has tho average fat
backed off the boards.
They're always discussing clothes
Especially the iadies). And when
they're dressed UP most OF them
look like monkeye-1 mean, like
scarecrows. I'm glad don't have
to wear socks and collars and
athletic underwear and denominations
like that.
Whats this prohibitaon hear
SO much about7 Poor human be-
ings, what a lot they have to con-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27
"Pape's Cold Compound" Breaks Cold In Few Hours

Instant Relief Don't stay stuff
ed-upl Quit blowing and suflingl
Take 'Pape's Cold Compound" every
two hours until three doses are
taken. The first dose opens clog
ged-up nostrils and air passages OF
head; stops nose running; relieves
headache dizziness, feverishness,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27

sneezing. The second and third
doses usually break up the cold COM
pletely and end all grippe misery.
"Papes Cold Compound" Is the
quickest. surest relief known and
costs only a few cents az drug stores.
Tastes nice. Contains no duinine.
Insist upon Pape's.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27

The Want Ads arc heaven sent
blessing 10 most people and what
ever you wish IN the line OF informs-
ton. you are sure 20 md. but Il is
necessary 10 learn TO use them daily
for the best results.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27
WHITE SATIN.

White satin Is no longer exclu-
avely for the bride. but for the
society bud and the mstron as well.
Frequently It is made sleeveless.
and depends upon it's smsrtness for
.ts line and drapery. Often It Is
beaded with white or colored beads
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27
THE EVENING IouRNAE FRIDAY OCTOBER a. lezz

10 particularly the rage In all shades
from tan TO the shade that is almost
black. Golden brown Is very much
liked and 10 much worn with navy
blue ana black
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27
BRoADCIoTH, BRMuNB.

White broadcloth and ermine are
combined IN a very charming coat
dress. Wide cuffs and the long
narrow collar which reaches 20 the
waistiine are Of the fur. The gown
Is on straight. easy lines and is
worn with a stunning turban OF
drapsd black velvet and oliver.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27

tend With They'd be better of
caged-and let us monkeys see
whether our branch of the family
can't do something 70 make our
common forefather proud Of US.
It's a sadly mixed up world. You'll
have TO excuse me now-I'm going
20 split a cocoanut with a friend
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-27

FUR-TRBNED HATS.
eatin hats fur-trimmed are worry
much the vogue now. Brown satir
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21

DATON. Ohio, Sept Ell. N. s.
The little town of Osborne is NOV
ing. Within a period of few months
the little city will be located on site
two miles from its present location.
Construction of the great Miami
Valley Conservatory District at II
cost of Approximately $35,OOO,0O0,
has necessitatcd the removal of this
city The building Of Il dirt road,
over which Osborne will make its trek
to q new site already has been com
pletcd, and buildings in the little clty'S
business district are being raZcd.
Homestare being demolished or taken
down, piece by piece.
The citizens of Osbornc-cach of
the 1251-7-are glad that moving day
has arrived. In their new homes "up
the road they will be assured that no
repetition of the 1913 flood will ever
come.
When the flood of 1913 ripped in
to Dayton Osborne also was flooded.
When the citizens of Dayton and those
of other towns and districts in eight
adjoining counties banded themselves
together to make the Miami valley
Conservancy District, which is a court
or government unto itself was formed
under laws of the state of Ohio.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21
VIII Build Five Dame.

The scheme for preventing rcpc-
ttion of the 1913 floods was worked
out by Arthur Morgan and associates
it called for the construction of five
great dams in the district, with a sys-
TEN of outlets or spillways, which
would release the water behind the
dams in such quantities that the
streams below the dams would not be
overloaded.
The dams have been completed.
They are gigantic structures, and they
wthstood the test of this spring in
such a manner as to convince even the
most sllcptical of the wisdom of the
plan. ThirLy-SeVen feet of water
backed up behind some OF the dams,
which could have accommodated one
hundred feet more water without dan
ger.
There was but one town within the
district which lay directly below one
of the dams. The law creating the
district required that this town be
made safe in the future. Only two
ways to do this wrr" possible. one
was to build Il dam completely around
the town. The other was to move
the town bodily to higher grounc,
Some distance away. This was re-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21
ghe Peoples Warehouse

by the dams is 9,O0O,0 600 feet of water.
The dams, it is claimed, with thcir
Conduits would rctard flood 0t 4O
per cent greater than that of 1913
without danger.
The cities having sustained :hc
greatest per ccntagc of damage arc as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21

F"lutu dS tnc CneaDeSt ana best meth
cd of solving the problem
District Buys Property.
The conScrVancy district then
bought the property of the entire
town, through condemnation proceed
ings, ANA Tcsold the buildings to the
owners who wanted them. few there
were who decided to so along with the
old town to the new site and build
new homes. This was done in a num-
Der Of cases, the old buildings being
abandoned for disposal as the district
may see fit.
1t was money making deal for the
owners, as they made about $4,000
through the double transaction.
The new town site was selected by
holding company known as the Os-
borne Removal Company. The new
site was plated, sidewalks construct
ed, streets laid out, trees planted, gas
water and electric lines put in, To-
cation set aside right in the center of
the business district for n public
park, fountain, srubbcry and other
things that so to make up a regular
civic center.
The town hall costing $4,000 which
will be the seat of government and
home of the fire department, is un-
der way, as is II $45,OOO school build
ing. The new water works system
will cost $4,000 when completed.
Houses Are Moved
OF the l75 houses in the town near
ly all will be lacked up and moving
apparatus inserted under them. They
will then be trundled to the new loca-
tonS and set up the new founda-
tions. The removals are to be mauc
without disturbing the families or
contents
The houses will he rolled along
what is called the spade handle" in
order to cNadc a state law requiring
that village in extending its corpur-
ate limits without losing its rights
must continue in an unbrokcn line
Consequently "A strip Of land 400 feet
wide and extending from the old town
to the new site is included in the cor
poration extension. 1t. is almcst two
miles long,
After osborne is COmplctCl,- moved
this road and the old townsuc wIII be
Nncato 3y legal process. Thu lmm- |
cr town VIII be rcconvrttrl INTO farm
lands by rhH conscrvaHrr lrtri,t.
Two Of the four chG.rn"s in Os- .
borne al,'1H have selected their n,u /
locations. auJ several sn1C lndustmr. /.
are maHiHs "lIonscmcu,s 70 locate in |
the new .D&u.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21

houGcd knees, made q solemn promise
that it should never happen again.
and the engineering fcat i'iSt comp'Gy-
ed indicates that it will nCt--Eor in
the the realization of the promise
they made in the attic" the engineers
figure that the water storage provided
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21

SeSScd higher than the Farm lends. The
engineering feat does not mean that
the low lands along the streams and
rivers will not be flooded again, for
they will be, but not to the extent that
they were in 1913, but the cues will
not be inundated.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14

TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
sUMNIONs

New York. County Of New York.
EMILE j. OzANNE. Plaintiff. against ED
GUARD PORET. Lucien Poret and Eugene
Poret doing business under the name and
style OF Poret Frercs, Defendants. Sum
mons.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS
AND EACH OF THEM
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to an
swer the complaint in this action. and tc
a copy OF your answer. or If the
complaint Is not served with this summons
to serve a notice OF appearance on the Plain
tif's Attorneys within twenty days after the
service of this summons. exclusive OF the day
OF service In case of your failure TO appeal
or answer. judgment will be taken agains,
you by default for the relief demanded II
the complaint.
Dated New York. Dec. 13. 1921
GUGCiFNHEIMER. UNTERMYER L MAP
SHALL, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 100 Broad
Way, Borough Of Manhattan, New York
City
TO Edouard Poret. Lucien Foret and Eugene
Poret doing business under the name and
style Of Poret F'reres:
The foregoing summons is served upon you
by publication pursuant to an order OF MT
Justice Charles T. Guy; e.. Judge 1g.. Of tn hf
the 10Th day Of January. 1922. and nled Will
the complaint in the Office Of the Clerk of
New York County. at the County Court
House. Borough Of Manhattan. City, County
and state OF New York.
Dated. New York. January 10th. 1872
GUCGENHEIMER, UNTERMYER MAR
SHALL Plaintiffs Attorneys 100 Broad
way, Borough Of Manhattan, City OF New
York. n. y.