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shimmering chestnut curls mingie6
with thready locks Of gray: and thsa
two Quivering wizened lips fell upon .
trembling rosy mouth.
"Say something more little Granny"
whispered Pollyop. "Oh. God'll d.
what you say He will-mebbe, huhf'
Weary with unusual emotion, the
woman's head bobbed forward.
"With God, Pollyop." she whispered
family. 'there amt no mebbe. When
you get swat from hand like Old
Mares. then angel from Heaven"
Instantly Polly Hopkins was on her
feet. An angel from Heaven! A
blessed angel would help Daddy Hop
kinsi
"Darlin'." she murmured, bending
over Mrs. Hope. "get on my bed an
take Wee Jerry. I'm goin' out"
Polly Hopkins was In the Robertson
grape arbor before she fully realized
the task which she had undertaken.
To thrust herself into the presence of
Robert Percival was not SO easy as
she had anticipated.
"Just let Pollyop find I'm alone.
Jesus dear" she prayed, and then
stepped out from among the vines.
1t was a coy scene that met her
eyes when she ventured into the house.
The family were at breakfast; and
Marcus Mackenzie IN his riding suit
was drinking coffee. At the sight Of
her he put down the cup and rose to
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CHAPTER X.

As In . nightmare the squatter girl
blundered 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,
Pollyop" 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, "an' hear 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 clung there.
"Tll set, my bird" mumbled Mrs.
Hope weakly, and she dropped into a
chair with Jerry In her lap. There!
Aw! Don't cry that way, honey. Lis
ten, dear heart. Gods everywherel |
An His love tool Can't"
Out Of the shower Of glistenlng curls
appeared wan, fearful face.
"Daddy's been took to jail, Granny
Hope" Pollyop burst out. "God can't
60 in dirty jail. God can't! Old
Marc"
Mrs. Hopes sudden trembling broke
Off the girls words; and Polly wept
again in hopeless misery as the wom-
an repeated almost duly:
"GOd can't 60 in a 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 lovln' you an the
baby?' she queried softly.
That question had never been put to
Polly Hopkins before. Had Granny
Hope gone crazy to ask such a thing?
Every squatter in the settlement mar
veled at Jeremiah's devotion to his
children
"Huh, brat dearT' came more forci.
bly, from Granny Hope, as II she were
determined to have an answer.
Pollyop lifted her head wearily.
"Sure. sure. Granny" she moaned.
Hell love US till he dies"
"Then my lass amt belieyin' any
longer that the God Is love, like once
she was, huh7 II Daddy Hopkins has
went to prison like you said, then amt
God theref An, dear lassle-child, loves
love, an Gods God behind the bars
Just the same u In this here beautiful
shanty!"
The girl, stu 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 dearr'
"He can an He will, poor brats."
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'll get 1t, dear lambs.
Seek your daddy. an you'll find i'm,
little dsars.s
One Of Pollyop's arms went about
the woman's neck y q trics. The
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Storm Country Polly
BY Grace Miller White
Copyright Browns 6.
Copyright by Little, Brown & Co.

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
US he crept up to see II a woodchuck
had ven.ured out. One was sitting
up. taking q 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 gun," cried one man, and
the still smoking rifle fell to the earth.
1t took but moment to snap a pair
Of handcuffs about the dazed mans
wrists. 1t was while Jeremlah's face
was turned upward to quiet the
screaming Jerry that one of the men
quickly substituted q 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 willow
tree as her eyes caught sight Of Daddy
Hopkins and Wee Jerry between two
men. One Of them strobe along. a lit.
tie dead body dangling from one hand,
while held In the other hand was her
fathers gun. She ran toward them,
giving spasmodlc cries Of dismay.
Daddy" she screamed.
No answer came from the blinking
squatter.
I'VE 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
10 the man who stood close to Jere-
mlah. "Daddy'll promise not to hunt
no more, won't you, honey2 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
h0arse gronn fell from him.
II didn't shoot no squirrel, Poll" he
cried out to her. II got that big
chuck were tellin' you about" Thee,
turning glarlng, fury-filled eyes on the
man who had sneered at the girl. he
continued, "You planted that d--n 1T
tie critter on me. mister. never shot
him."
PollyOp's lids widened In terror.
She lifted one hand and caught the
chllds shoulder.
Jerry, baby" she cried madly, "you
was there! Tell Pollyop what Daddy
shotr
"Sure ! was there" he sobbed,
drawing his sleeve across his face.
TWAS big woodchuck settin' up by
his hole, an my Daddy Hopkins"
The officer who had the squirrel In
his hand, put It into his pocket and
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"Hs Can, an He viii, Poor 6rats,"
\. Answered Mrs. Hope.

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his feet; and instantly Percival got up
too. Evelyn went white; and an
ejaculation fell from Mrs. Robertsons
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, "an' I've come to
get I'M back"
The loud laugh that burst from
Mackenzie's lips brought q 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 a.
though conscious Of the hate that was
directed at the newcomer by Marcus
Mackenzie, he added In a lower tone:
Poor little girl! Come Into my study.
Polly, and tell me about It."
Nonsense, Bob" interrupted Mae
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 ! remind you whose house
this Is, MacKenzie?" demanded Perci-
val finally; and Marcus sank down
into his chair with muttered apology.
Il didn't come to tell lies, Mr.. Mac
kenzie." Polly broke out impetuously.
I've come to tell Gods truth" Then
the recollection of her fathers des.
perate need overwhelmed her, and she
walled: "Your men planted q squirrel
on I'm, sir; Daddy said 80. 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. I'll
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, Aarcl Stop It r. he de-
manded. "It's wicked, downright
wicked" And to her he murmursd:
"Poor little grill Poor little Polly"
He tried to lead her away; but how
could she 60 without making another
effortf She turned to Evelyn.
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Atmosphere Of the Earth.

Our earth, as 1t makes Its dlurnal
revolution. carries with 1t thin skin
Of mir, which starts becoming rarefied
when we go up few thousand feet !;
at about seven miles above the ground
the mir stops growing colder, at &c
miles above the earth Is the upper
limit Of twilight. and so miles be-
gins region where the atmosphere
consists chiefly Of hydrogen.
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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 fat
upon the earth; and mingled with the
birds song In the willow trees, and the
ripping of the waves upon the shore,
cams her cry:
"Dh. 0cd dear, ! can't marry Oscar,
I cantl You'll have to help the squat
ten some other way, darlln'."
The aays that followed. bringing
with ths spring flowers fiocks of sum.
msr biflis. seemed an eternity to Polly
Hopkins. She went about her duties
a. onA In 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 of to the
jail without 30 much as a 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 II 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 1t. Now, why
was he doing that. when he knew very
veil he could not use It? She stood
looking down upon him. her heart
beating rapidly.
"You amt goin' to hunt yet, honey"
she protested, squattlng down beside
him.
"Yep," returned Hopkins glanclng
up. "There amt no one astir SO early,
an I'll bring back something, mcbbe
woodchuck or a skunk. We amt
had enough to keep a mess of flies
alive since Old Marc got back"
That was truel No one knew better
than Pollyop how they had missed the
little she had received from Bennett.
Sick at heart, she snatched at his
hand.
ave might best be without grub,
Daddy" she said passlonately. "Awl
Don't start rubbin' 1t up again! You'll
get pinched, II you hunt out Of season,
no matter what You shoot. For less
than "arryin' gun, Old Mares got q
punch Of our men. You shant do It,
Daddy. You shan't, / sayl"
II only she could persuade him not
to hunt until Robert had come to an
understanding with Mackenzie. II he
didn't Succeed-then she knew another
way.
"Iebbe In q little while you can
hunt all you like, Daddy" she ven-
tured softly.
"What do you mean by that, brat?"
asked Jeremiah. centering his keen
syes upon her.
She leaned forward and slipped both
arms about his big waist.
II don't want you to 20 today.
Daddy" she returned noncommlttally.
why don't you just stay at home, an
AM"
Nope, I'm goin'," interrupted Hop.
tins. "An' Jerry's a.goin' with me.
ri be back before any Of Old Mares
spies turn over for another nap"
Polly knew her father well enough
set to make another appeal. She
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II Works That WAY.

Silllcus-"Does the Bible explain
Just why Methuselah happened to live
20 long," Cynicus-''I think not, but
my own private opinion is that some
woman must have married him for his
money."-New York Sun.
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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 50 threaten
Ing that Wee Jerry broke of his words
and, grasping Daddy's bushy head
tightly, smothered his sobs in his hair.
Jeremiah Hopkins made q motion to-
ward the speaker, but q sharp twist
on the chain around his wrist checked
him.
"You see, brat" he groaned, "they've
framed me right"
Polly grasped the situation In a In
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06

A man "has to believe something.
you know" The confidence man Is
looking for that kind.
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"Somsthing struck Oscar
and he's dead IN the roadr'
(To BE coNTINUED.l

An Englishman has invented 4 horse
drawn pillow to remove snow from
street gutters. rollers guiding II along
the curb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11
TENNYSON'S BOOK
HAS COMPETITION IN
OLD FRANKLIN CARS
Stream Of Poetic Fame Goes
On Forever, But Old Cars
Found With Long Service.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, March 11.-Lau-
rels of Tennyson's brook are threaten
ed. The immortal stream, which has
had the field largely to itself in the
Eternity Handicap, sharing it at times
only with Johnny Walker. friendships
formed at Yale, and one or two lesser
known things rumored to be going on
forever regardless of threads made by
time or season, at last must move over
little to give few dozen of automo-
biies a chance to get by. The brook
may be long on endurance but is not
more durable than the automobile,
and when 1t comes to speed the brock
simply isn't in it.
All this was determined as the re-
suit Of an investigation concluded to-
day by the Franklin Automobile COM
pany of this city. The Investigation was
which had been driven $4,000 miles
and were still going strong. Instead it
unearthed Franklins with mileage
as high as $500 miles and still in
daily service. $4,000 mile cars are
as common as dandelions on the front
lawn before prohibition. 100000 mile
cars are still running in all parts Of
the country.
The longest mileage uncovered is
that obtained by ]. c. cafflin NJ. Wa
tertown. N. r., who owns Franklin
roadster which has been driven 551S
600 miles. HAS run $4,000 miles and
still going" Mr.. Chafflin writes on the
back of picture OF his old timer.
The investigation also disclosed the
fact that one Of the first FraHkhns
manufactured in 1902. is still IN daily
service for its owner, William, Soper.
OF Hammond, n. Y. Unfortunately
the actual mileage has not been kept
but 1t Is believed to be somewhere
around 10000 miles--a half million
miles!
George Hill of Syracuse has con-
yerted his old Franklin touring car in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11

Pilot Rock Butter creek-Jones Hill
is now going out OF the ground
this road Is impossible.
Jones Hln-Heppner = Same at
above.
MeNrnnyillc- -Tillamook Highway
Portland -McMinnville Sheridan
Paved.
Sheridan Williamina Grand Ronde-
Hebo-Tillamook - Good macadam.
some pavement: open throughout.
Old Oregon Trail
Pendleton-F Foot of Cabbage Hill
Open: macadamized.
Foot of Cabbage Hill Hilgard--
Closed by snow.
Hilgard-La Grande-open but very
rough.
La Grande-Hot Lake-Pavement
and macadam: good construction.
Hot Lake -Union-Open; short de-
tours necessary. Cross track just east
of Hot Lake. detour marked to main
highway; detour just east of Union, at
small bridge,
Union -Baker-Road open: 10 foot
track through drifts; several detours,
drive carefully.
Baker -Nelson-Fair country road;
snow and ice; slow going, use chains,
Nelson Huntington-New standard
grade. detour' 1-s miles in length
from Gales crossing to Weatherby
bridge; use old road which is very
rough. Retour IA mile at Jordan
Greek, very rough; detour of l mile
from Lime to Huntington overhead
crossing, use old road which is in fair
condition; detours of half mile from
Pope and StanfielG ranch to this Sec
tion are well marked, but care should
he used as they are very rough. Use
chains.
Huntington-Ontari - olds Ferry
operating. Road on oregon side clos
ed.
Huntington -olds Ferry Frozen;
fair
Olds Ferry -Weiser-Practically i'm
passable on account of thawing.
Weiser- Ontario = Good macadam:
open.
All roads between Huntington and
Weiser will be practically impossible
for some time during thawing.
The Dalles- California Highway
Note---See Sherman Highway for al
ternate route to Central Oregon
The Dalles-Shaniko-- Rough. Pass
able but travel not advised. At this
time road very poor shape. Will be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11
MEASURE PRICE OF
FORDSON TRACTOR
IN CROPS PRODUCED

The price of the Fordson tractor
has recently dropped $3.50 say the To-
cal dealers. Simpson Auto company.
To most of us that represents these
figures on check or line. of dollar
bills that placed end to end would go
twice around the Washington monu-
ment or something elso that looks like
money. ~
But to the farmer the drop in price
means that he will have to give less
OF his crops in exchange for the trae-
tor, That's what has taken the starch
out of the farmer in the past year.
II has taken the produce from so
many acres. raised with back breaking
effort, to buy anything that IL looks
like hopeless task TO him
Now comes Mr.. Ford and announces
that the price of the Fordson is less
than first class team of horses or
mules. 1t can be bought for less'in
crops Figure out for him just wha.
this means
What does tho big reduction of.
$3.50 in the price of the Fordson mean
IN terms of bushels Of wheat, corn.
oats. bales of cotton. etc 2" "s -
For example. the southern farmer
requires less cotton by 1850 pounds
to purchase "A Fordson tractor today
than was required at the old price.
One thousand three hundred and fifty
pounds of cotton is equivalent to q
seasons hard work on almost three
acres of cotton land, to say nothing OF
the cost of producing harvesting and
warehousing the crop
ITO the grain farmer, the reduction
means-a net saving to him Of about
l75 bushels of wheat, over 500 bushels
of corn, nearly 500 bushels Of oats
etc. each representing days and weeks
of hard work in preparing the soil, IN
planting, cultivating, harvesting and
storing the crops over and above the
actual cost of production, including
he cost Of seed depreciation on
equipment, ETC.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11

to truck. He has an actual mileage
record in excess of 275.o0O miles. An
other veteran still there in a pinch is
the car owner by H. y. Roach. veal
thy sheep ranch owner of Laramie,
Wyoming. Mr.. Roach drove the ear
as passenger vehicle until 1915 when
he converted it into a truck. 1, has
piled up a mileage in excess OF @@'S,-
000 miles. MFR. Roach has owned s'V-
en- models of Franklins since 1,0S af |
at present drives a late model touring
and sedan. But the daddy of EN- I'll
still serves, carrying all supplies FROM
Laramie to the ranch, 2S miles awar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11
ONLY SINGLE TRACK
TRAFFIC POSSIBLE
THROUGH OLD DRIFTS
Columbia Highway Permits
Only Light Weight Cars to
Make Way Through Cuts.


Caution on the part OF motorists
who travel over the Columbia river
highway is still necessary. according
TO the report from the state on the
condition of roads of oregon. The
highway is open. but only single track
traffic is possible through the drifts,
and light weight cars or trucks with
light loads only are permitted to trave.
over the highway. Following is the
report in full:
Pacific Highway
Portland-oregon City--Oregon City
bridge closed for reconstruction there
fore. West Side traffic from Portland
must cross the Willamette River al
Sellwood Ferry in South Portland, or
take East Side route through Milwau-
kee which is paved throughout.
Oregon City-Canby-S -Salem--Paved
Salem-J jefferson n-Albany-Paved.
Albany Corvallis s-Junction City-Eu
gene-Gravel Albany to Corvallis.
Pavement Corvallis to Eugene.
Eugene -Roseburg- Grants Pass Med
, ford California Line--Large proper
ton paved: balance good macadam
The highway over the Siskiyou Noun
tains is kept open throughout the win
ter by snow plows if necessary. On,
foot Of snow at present
Columbia River Highway
Portland -Astoria-Paved
Portland Hood River-Paved. Snow
has been removed and highway open
ed, single track roadway between Mis-
Falls and Oneonta and at Shell Rock
Mountain. Traffis is requested to use
caution on single track roadway. Light
traffic only is permitted.
Hood Riyer-The Dalles--Paved ex.
cept four miles of macadam; open
I Cuts in drifts through snow are single
track: extreme care should be taker
In driving. This section is closed to
I heavy trucking on account of the mar.
row width through the drifts and OBJ
struction-to lighter traffic, and posi-.
BILE damage to shoulders of the pave
ment
/ The Dalles- Morrow County Line
Macadamlzed entire distance ant
! open. Driver ust be very careful a.
road Is only single track where snow
has drifted. .- s'''
Morrow County -Pendleton--
Macadamized; snow and lice have nov
/ disappeared from this section,
1 Practically all roads in Eastern Ore
gon that are not rocked are cut badl.
due to water ard the frostsgoing out
and passable only with difficulty
some sections impossible
i Coast Highway
\ Astoria -Seaside--Pavcd
/ Seaside e-Tillamook--Open for ira
1 vel; graveled or rocked.
4 West Side Pacific Highway
4 Portland -McMinnville--Pave
McMinnville-Amity Riclreall Mon
mouth -Independence = Open excer
bridge over yamhill River bctwee
McMinnville and Whiteson which
being replaced. Traffic should detou
from McMinnville via the McMinn
ville-Tillamook Highway to point
miles from McMinnville, thense sout
to the Bellevue-Amity road, theme
east to Amty; grayeled.
Independence e-Corvallis--Take roa
via Suver; grayeled to Benton Count
Line; paved county line to Corvallis.
Corvallis-Junetion City Eugene
Paved.
OrcgOn-W Washington Highway
Pendlcton-W Washington State Line
Paved and open; drive slow at cauti6
signs where maintenance work is
progress. One detour miles fro
Pendleton.
Pendlcton- Pilot Rock--Opem
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11
AUTOS ON FARMS.

According to statistics compiled by
Firestone research men, there are
now approximately 2,500,000 automo-
biles on the farms of the country.
Nearly 10000 farms have motor
trucks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11

1921 auto registration shows IN in-
crease of nearly Is per cent aver 1879.
exceeding all estimates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-11

II is likely that Spain will lower the
tariff on automobiles early in l9ss
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