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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-31

FOR RENT-Furnished housekeeping
room-Failing Bldg, s0l Main St.
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CLASSIFIED
For Rent. Etc. Classified for Easy Reference
Notices, Business Opportunities, Locals Lost, Found

FOR SALE-l4 foot Holly Holt Com
bine With motor.-Address IS" this
office. s
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MISCELLANEOUS

PENDLEToN Steam Pieating Plant
Sloan's Bonnet Shop. 60i Main
Street. Phone $3.50.
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FOR RENT room furnished apt
also sleeping rooms, 407 w. Alta.
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FOR RENT--Working men take no.
tice, rooms $3.50 per week and up.
The Perkins, 62l Willow st.
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FOR SALE at bargain. several sets
glass jar farm lishtiug batteries-
inquire willard Service station.
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FOR RENT--After May 1st., first
class sleeping room one block from
Main.---203 Jackson st.
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DRAYKEN

>->-~e><7,Sz-~1(uunENm
WHO MOVES YOU is Just a. import
ant as where you move. we also
pack or store goods.-50c for trunks
to any part OF city on ground floor,
We do country hauling.--Call $50,
Penland Bros. Transfer. ia w. Alta.
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FOR Rents room furnished apart.
ment; sleeping room.LCary Apis
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Clean. cool, quiet room
north side.-Phone 539-M.
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FOR RENT--2 room modern apart
ment close in, bath and laundry
$25.00 per month, Cary Apis.
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FOR RENT - Unfurnished apart
ment-Phone 374-J or 977-W
-Matlock Apis.
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FOR SALE-Baled alfairs hay de.
livered to any part OF town. also car
load lots.-Phone sSs. Fenland Bros
Transfer.
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NEW TODAY

FOR RENT-Unfurnished house.
1000 E. Webb st.
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Phone So HANAvAN TRANSFER,
Crescent Cigar Store, Res. s7s-S r.
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WANTED to remit or room house.
Address &c" this office.
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been unable 10 reach Salthaven,
and had therefore anchored face
to face with a small fishing vii
lage, not too far from our obJec-
tive. One would never dream that
II was OF an Importance to attract
the world. But the English have
strange habit OF making for
themselves a fete by the mere
transportation Of their persons
from one place to another.
| fear my society must nave
bored my young companion. since
he manifested an eXtravagant de-
light at the arrival OF these tour
lists, whom he watched through my
glasses for the entire duration OF
their visit, Of perhaps two hours.
Only when the steamer had safely
resumed her load and was passing
near TO us on her homeward
course did he remark that he was
hungry.
An instant later | was struck
on the head and Teggie was in the
dinghy.
The blow, which l found to be
caused by my flying glasses for-
tunately made me no injury; put
YOU may figure to yourself my dis
order to behold Teggie, in MS
guise OF Peggy, pulling as hard as
he could towards figure in the
water. Through the glasses | dis
cerned it be that Of youth. fully
clad. | had barely overcome my
establishment at this spectacle be-
fore another, yet more astounding
met my eyes. An old lady with
piercing cry leapt from the
steamer. which was trying TO put
about to effect the rescue OF the
youth. who must, supposed, have
fallen overheard.
But Teggie was before these
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slams manifested marked interest.
and begged the young girl to begin
at once.
My mother" said Teggte, With
out more ado, was q woman OF
the most exalted piety. She lived
a God-fearing life, and would have
had ME emulate her in every re-
spect. From my earliest child
hood she impressed on me how
wrong it was ever to tease or tor
ment, much more to slay the least
of Gods creatures. Boys, she said,
were more given to cruelty"
A slight breeze created a mo-
mentary diversion, and seized the
chance to say that on board my
yacht it was vertically imprudent
to sail too near the wind. Teggie
continued his narrative:-
Boys were more given to cruel
ty than girls, so that 1t was a temp
tation the less in my path. I must
/ beware, however, OF other things.
Vanity and an overweening self
confidence she feared would be
lasting pitfalls"
With what heartfelt sentiments
could have echoed the training
of that admirable lady!
These myers, however,
through her constant admonitions
and my own inclinations, FORUM
ately escaped in my youth"
why, how old are your" cried
Miss Grandslam. I'm sure l
should not have taken such a
liberty with your Christian name
had l thought"
Teggie imperturbably flicked his
cigarette and said in tone OF
naive surprise, But this is make
believe! You surely didn't think
1t was true?"
He informed me subsequently
that for serial purposes ! could re-
tain the narrative as it stood.
only" he said, you'd better say
frightfully religious; no decent
serial reader would stick exalted
piety.'"
And it Yves the son of this viz
tuous mother. I reflected sadly,
who was, in the guiss Of an In
nocent girl. being chased by Hayi'
land Murray, in the guiss OF an
: old lady in smoked spectaclss on
his quest for the life Of the Man
Behind the Tinted Glasses!
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able. | trust, we FrenChmen look
at it thus.
oh. we'll" Teggie broke out
with rather a sulky smile, If re-
member the story rightly the birds
ate the crumbs. so it wasn't much
Of guide. say. | must get back
to literature.
"On the murky night that Mrs.
Jennings kept her lonely vigil IN
the garden. tore past with the
little one. Imagine the feelings OF
the stricken woman when she saw
TO what a pass her cupidity had
brought her. The child, through
a simple expedient, Was for The
moment in a state of terrified APP
prehension.
The fog was now fairly thick.
One little cough and we should be
caught. My hand must cover her
mouth. Look. Betty, look.
Are they after us now? That did
the trick. The kid was dead Keen
on her trip to the sea. Once out
of sight Of the mother the game
was entirely in my hands"
rs it too much. my friend, to
ask precisely what the game was?
After all, TO steal child
Il quite see your point, sir; but
she was in such rotten state, |
really believe the poor little beg
gar would have pegged out. The
800 reward? Oh. simply stuck
that advertisement in 10 see how
the land lay.
Il say. look at that steamer.
What a rummy lot OF excursion
lists she's turning 'loose on tho
beach,"
On account of the calm we had
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were neeing-the importunate,
the ubiquitous Grandslams!
| can scarcely describe to you
also what a desolation 1t was to
me to behold Miss Quenie Grand
slam in the costume Of a young
man. All. the costume! que
diable! What does costume
matter? But If you can picture
the sun Invested Of its rays OF
light. the spring of its buds, you
may perhaps very family realize
nv anliction on discovering that
the fair lady Of my dreams had
actually sacrificed the radiant
glory of her hair. What q cruelty,
what a monstrous imbecility must
have possessed that stony-hearted
parent to allow It, | could scarce
conjecture. Just heaven. was
there, | ask you, nothing less to
appease his bloOdthirsty enthusi-
asm for the man hunt than this
hideOus destruction Of that which
should have been sacred, not only
to a father, but to any lover or
beauty in the habitable globe?
So great was my tribulation, so
much was | overcome. that, IN q
spirit Of the most profound humil-
iation, | own | took no measures
to warn the hapless Teggie that
his good heart and exquisite SEN
sibility to the lives Of others had
thrown him into the open jaws or
his enemies. That Mr.. Grandslam
would swallow this bonnie bouohe
at - single Eulp was inevitable,
and Little late Paul Ferrand
OF Paris. suffered that unpardon-
able lesion in my attitude OF pro-
tector. The poor Teggie! His
gaiety Of hear was never more
manifest than AT the hour when
the Grandslams, clad in their SIN
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you. if | died for It. | had the
shock of my life when you spot
ted me. You'd say my Mrs. Jen-
nings was a pretty good camou-
fiage. wouldn't you, SIR"
or this l was able TO reaesure
him, with all that is in me OF sim
cerity. It was in truth so good
that had | not already become
familiar with the aspect OF the
lady herself | should undoubtedly
have fallen into the trap.
Teggie resumed more cheerfully:
81 realized. OF course. that Betty
and the old woman had both seen
through my Nanny get-up. and 1t
was now OF the utmost Importance
to take them in, so l took you in
first. every bit of you every ges-
ture every accent. | must
admit | hadn't guessed you could
pronounce TIL as we'll as can. y
There was hint OF pique again
in his voice-that plque Of an ar
fist who has been tricked into eX-
aggeration through no fault OF his
own. said encouragingly AL
Ions. mon enfant. l had. like Petit
Poucet, to throw out crumbs as
signals in order to track YOU
home"
Petit Poucet? Is that what
you call Hop-o-my-Thumb?' Teg-
gle asked.
l knew then of certainty he
was British. since 1t would never
have occurred to him that he and
his compatriots call Petit Poucet
Hop-o'-my-Thumb. Not unpardon-
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X--Which Tells OF An Extraordinary
Occurrence i'm Pleasure Steamer

plait-oh. but it was Of an e1-
ceeding strangeness TO think that
she'd killed Abel Ruddi
But as she resumed her MARIA
tive | detected a tiny Cfenching or
the hands, twitching OF the
mouth, and was glad. The allu-
sion had not then left her alto
gether uumoved.
When | told Betty I was her
new Nanny she grinned till felt
like nothing on earth. She never
called ME Teggie, or asked for
Teggie-just used to stare and
giggle. One day she burst out:
Let's play I'm Teggie and you're
Betty Then she was off. Now,
Betty, I'm Teggie, and you've got
TO do as | say, cos you love me an
4 love you, and I'm going to pur-
tend I'm your Nanny Oh, there
was no having that kid"
Nevertheless, you know how 20
make up" l murmured. my eyes
on the horizon.
Il think we must stick to the
point" said Teggie. The soupcon
Of annoyance in his voice proved
that my point had. to use his
favorite method of inversion. GER
tainly stuck. and begged him to
continue his narrative.
Well, the papers were now
full of you, sir, and your affection
for golf, cricket. butterfly catch
ing. shooting. fishing, your dislike
OF sedentary life. They told
also that you could not bear any
form of sport. that you spent your
days at the piano. your nights In
reading. You were short and tall.
slim and fat.
1T became imperative to see
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SHE Will WAII

A colored woman entered . police
station and asked the sergeant at the
desk:
DO you gin any advice here"
Sometimes We do" was the reply.
Den want you to gin me some.
I has got a husband, but he don't
amount to much. He has got It In
his head dat he wants to so up In dc
air wild one Of dose flynn machines.
II he goes up am he liable to fall?"
Yes. he is sure to-" replied the
sergeant.
An will be killed."
Yes, certainly he will be killed.
An den will DO widow"
Yes"
An AFTER a var some smart GUILD
man will want to marry me. Now.
den. would you encourage my hus-
band 10 ay?"
Yes. think So"
"All right, den." said the colored
lady as she made for the door. Il
will go right home an encourage my
husband to go up among de clouds
an den I will sit down and walt fur
my next husband"
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HE DIDN'T SUICIDE.

Sir" said s colored man who
entered a police station. Il came
here to tell you dat l was gwine to
suicide"
For what reason" asked tho
sergeant ut the desk.
'Bekase dar was no mo- joys at
nv house. Am 1t agin de law to
Jump into de river?
NO. not exactly" was the reply.
But II you get out again that 10
against the law. and you also get
very wet, and apt to catch cold
over It, You had best find some
empty old house and shoot your
self"
Yes. sir, dat am de way" an
swered the colored man.
He went out to return In an hour
to say:
You see, I didn't suicide aftar
ALL found de empty house and
also found de landlord dar. and he
wanted S75 a month, rent an ten
dollars extra fur holdin' an in
quest"
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other would-be savers Of life. With
the most accomplished deXterity
he hauled the semi-fainting old
lady into the dinghy, while the
youth unaided. clambered skilfully
over the side. The steamer went
somewhat sulkily and, as l
thought. prematurely on her way.
Teggie then landed these strange
additional passengers in my yacht.
was, as you may imagine, by
now well accustomed TO the yerVe,
the irresistible elan Which my
youthful friend invariably dis
played in emergency; but l will
confess that even | marvelled at
his force on this altogether I'M
precedented occasion. But, as
usual, he showed no thought or
the possible risk TO himself in al
fording the shelter OF our boat 10
the rescued, who might we'll have
expected to seek the hospitality OF
the hotel ashore.
After administering brandy. he
not only pressed them to stay,
but had the folly to rummage from
our chest a suit of clothes OF his
own. and begged me TO lend the
old lady my dressing-gown. At
sight of the suit glance Of intelli-
gence passed between the old lady
and her son, and l had much to do
not to press on our guests the ap-
parel more properly suited to their
respective sexes.
Figure to yourselves with what
a sinking Of the heart, with what
terrible apprehension, l realized
that these masQueraders who had
one might almost say, stormed the
Yacht, were. alas, no strangers, but
the very persons from whom we
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- HAD thought the revelation OF
the identity Of the Grandslams
IL would have subdued even Teg-
gle for at least a week and brought
him to a proper sense OF the perils
of his situation. But what will
you? These enfants terribles sell
dom maintain order in their
thoughts for long.
For two days. it is true. the
charming Peggy lacked a trife her
customary yiyacity. She allowed
me to go NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to buy
provisions, while she padded her
self about In the dinghy till 1t was
time TO take me aboard the yacht;
and in the afternoons diverted me
with the "reminiscences OF Teggie
20 be edited for the serial.
She was indeed. on that subject.
Of a keenness . . On the third
afternoon an extraordinary occur
rence-but I anticipate. and must
now return to my functions OF edi-
tor.
Proceeding on the plan he had
formed OF going backwards, in
order still further to poster his
readers, he passed lightly over the
episode OF the Spanish fortune
teller and recounted in 4 manner
of the most tender his histories OF
the small Betty Jennings.
You know, l think" he began,
''that I had for some time imper-
sonated you before l became the
Donna EQuivilocia Imprudenta de
Cabalazero?"
inclined my head.
Then perhaps you will not be
as much surprised as my readers
10 discover that | cast practically
the whole OF my remaining funds
ON the throw; and. in order to OBJ
tain the atmosphere proper to Paul
Ferrand, took rooms at the Cathay
HOTEL"
AS you may imagine. I was not
precisely overcome BY this revela-
ton.
81 had reason. as you know, sir.
N believe that Paul Ferrand him
self was no longer there-what
reason l will explain to our readers
later, and you will then. l hope.
fulfil your promise and make
known 70 them you side OF tho
matter.
About the Dona I have nothing
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CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

DIR. WALTER JENNINGS, mid
dle-aged doctor in Strengthened
circumstances.
EILEEN, his young wife.
BETTY, their little daughter.
RICHARD JENNINGS, the doc
tors rich brother.
PAUL FERRA Nd. famous
French detective, now telling the
story.
STEPHEN TREGENNA. called
Tsggie by Betty, who adores him.
and the Man Behind the Tinted
Glasses because in all of his dis
guises he wears big tinted spec
tacles. He Is suspected Of the muir
der OF John Gorth, bank manager,
and Abel Rudd. detective, who,
disguised as a nurse, visited Ire
genna when he boarded with DR..
jennings in the country and who
was found dead in Tregenna's
room afterward, while Tregeuna
had escaped In the nurses clothes.
In neither case has violence been
used and no weapon has been
found. Then he kidnapped Betty.
and disguised as Mrs. Jennings.
went to see Ferrand, who was on
his trafl, and who recognized him;
and later Tesgie himself, disguised
as Ferrand, returned Betty TO her
Mother. He Is once disguised as a
Spanish noblewoman at q garden
party given by Eileen. Later, a
mysterious. specialized woman.
Miss Walkover, has gone to Rich
ard Jennings as his housekeeper
and has persuaded him to agree to
change his will in favor OF his
niece Betty. And after an auto
mobile ride with this Miss Walk
over. jennings has been found
dead. and Tregenna. found In the
nsighborhood. has been appre-
hended for the crime. Haunted
by visions OF the past. especially
by those OF Betty. Tregenns longs
for escape and when FeGrand, dis
guised as a priest, comes to visit
him in Jail, Tregenna escapes IN
tss priests clothes. leaving the
priest apparently knocked out on
the floor Of the cell. Later the
two men join each other at the
Cathay Hotel. whore they meet
Donald Grandslam OF California
and his daughter Queenie. Fer
rand. with Teggie disguised as his
daughter. starts out in a little
yacht to escape detection, and tells
Teggie that the Grandslams are
really detectives in search OF Ire
genna. To while away the time
TeSgis tells Ferrsnd something
about his various DISCUSSES and
escapadss.
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STRONGLY ENTRENcHEo.

Il dare say Senator Snortsworthy
would retire from public life with
reluctance
With so much reluctance that his
retirement would have 70 be pre-
ceded by the destruction Of one Of
The most efficient political machines
ever established in a free and en-
lightened country"
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ANALYZEp.

Mother-"But what do you know
about him? Has he come up from
nothing or has he come down for
something"
Daughter-"I cannot say. mamma
He has the money of the former and
the manners Of the latter"
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AN ALL DAYS JOB.

He asked the lady at the door X
she wanted the grass cut. H. so
he would do II for 81, being as no
was out OF work.
Why, last week man cut my
grass In an hour and only charged
me fifty cents
You see. madam, can easily
kill time and make an all-day Job
of It, The other man was green
horn. but I am n professional"
He did not get the job.
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vities would be available without in
creased taxation if every county in
he state would catch up it's loose ends
and save the sums it now wastes with
out any return to the taxpayers
"Uncle Sam" contends.
One hope for the expansion of rural
community life, Mr.. Hampton believes
/ lies in the constitu ional amendment
permitting Montana counties to make
changes needed for economy in opera
ton, which will be submitted at the
November election. The great savings
so effected, he declares, would go far
towards releasing money needed for
making the country better place to
live in ard in helping to keep farm
Toys and girls in the wholesome en-
vironment Of rural life. eve are
tke;tlng ourselves al our children if
we cont remove these constitutional
obs acles which are Feeping US from
getting many benefits that our hard
earned taxes don't bring us now," he
says.
down in Texas where I used to
live, the darkies had 2 saying that If
you is gwine someWheres the best
place to star. out from is where you
is at The best place to ~tart out
in getting better government, more
Ter our tax dollar is here at home in
our own counties. Years ago the
tate constitution was framed after a
al. ern that diAr;t take into considera-
ION the present high cost of living or
modern business methods. The farm
ars r1aGe plenty OF Offices for the poll
.cians 20 fill
Can Save Money.
"But the majority OF counties can
ret along with fewer officials than The
constitution requires them to employ.
Some others may find other changes
needed to get better results for the
taxpayers. The amendment will simp-
w give each Of them a KEY with
which 10 o~on The legislative box and
set CIT v-3ao fe-7s hey need to save
In2one1 m I'd q ro]iSical business adj
mini e. I'D t72e same time use
what tl7c-9t,. e~ 70 better advant-
age" he expl2incd,
II think it will be worth millions OF
dollars to Montana was his estimate
Of the amendment, which Of itself will
make no changes in the form of adj
ninistration of any county govern
ment, but will enable every county de
string 10 20 secure desiIed legislation
subject to referendum vote, which
viii make these changes possible.
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"ITnnie Sam" Hampton OF Jordan:
Garfield county, claims he distinction
Of knowing more people in Montana
than any other man in the state
eaore even than Governor Dixon. He
should, for- in the last five years as
organizer Of the state far-l bureaus
he has helped establish the 935 COM
liuni1y farm bureau centers now or
Grating in Montana These farm bu-
reau organizations have an aggregate
membership of nearly 10000 men,
women and children, considerable
proportion Of the states population
Of $4,000, as he figures it. When ne
is not travelling around the state
worlking as q farm bureau organizer
with the extension service of the state
agricultural college, which Keeps him
considerably busy" "Uncle Sam"
admits, he is a genuine "dirt farm
err" with a ranch in Garfield county.
One hundred and fifty farm bureau
neighborhoods in Montana have al
ready built their own community
houses. The others generally hold
their meetings in schoolhouses, but
are expanding just as rapidly as they
are dNlS. LlGlIS tCi4AOLIc Vic iii
est kind of training schools for citi-
zenship,a Uncle Sam terms the COM
nunity centers, which are the focus
ing point of hundreds Of rural neigh
borhood activities. They are the
meeting places for the women's egg
clubs, where farmers wives can de-
terrnfne the best markets for their
products; for the farmers extension
lectures and many other groups, in
Guiding the boys pig clubs, the girls
canning clubs, but best Of all the So
cial gatherings where country folks
have learned to know and appreciate
the meaning of the word "neighbor'
better than people in the crowded
cities can ever hope to, he explained.
Werk Restricted.
At present the work of the farm
community centers is much restricted
because of bad seasons for several
wears and the lack of money to pro-
vide adequate meetings places, CEN
trally located and always available to
the people of neighborhoods they
serve, according to Mr. Hampton.
But ample funds for the erection of
community center buildings and
money for the extension Of their acti-