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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-18
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IT'S ALL IN THE GAME
Ito be c~ontinued)

A lawyer charges a man $40 for ten
minutes conversation-the man in
sists on paying it. A doctor charges
81 for a prescription and the patient
says, "Oh pshaw-is that %enough?"
An undertaken conducts a funeral and
charges $500 and he is just perfectly
lovely with everybody inside and out
side the family. A man buys a gold
brick and apologies for not having
bitten N An editor walks a mile
in the hot sun to get the facts Of a
sudden death or wedding or social
function and spends three hours writ
ing it up and tells lies and praises
people till he hates himself. Then if he
makes an Insignificant omission or
error or charges 5 cents straight for
three extra papers he is a stingy cuss
who never gets anything right and
charges four times the price If city
papers twice as large. In short he is
a COMPOUNDED most-any-old-thing and
ought to be u out of town. Talk
about the ice man! How would you
like to run a newspaper?-Ex.
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He gave the problem a moments
thought. Take the road up the
Divide" Barney Wegan had said; and
Mt once Bruce knew that the course
lay up the creek, rather than down.
A divide means simply the high places
between one watershed and another,
and Of course Trails End lay some
where beyond the source Of the stream.
The creek Itself was apparently a
sub-tributary Of the Rogue, the great
river to the south.
Bruce was in a mood to be delighted,
these early morning hours. He was on
the way to Linda; a dream was about
to come true. The whole adventure
was Of the most thrilling and Joy
Gus an%ticipatiOns. He did not feel
the load Of his heavy suitcase. 1t
was nothing TO his magnificent young
strength.
The sun rose higher, and be began
to feel It's power. The sweat came
out on his bronze face, but he never
felt better in his life. There was but
one great need, and hat was break
fast.
A man Of his physique feels hunger
quickly. The sensation increased IN
intensity, and the suitcase grew cor
respondingly heavy. And all Mt once
he stopped short In the road. The
impulse along his nerves to his leg
muscles was checked, like an cleo
trio current Mt the closing OF a switch
and an instinct of unknown origin
struggled for expression within him
In an instant he had 1t. He didn'
know whence it came. 1t was moth
ing he had read or that any one Ia,
old him. 1t seemed to be rather the
result of some experience In his OWL
immediate life, an occurrence Of SO
long ago that he had forgotten 1t. He
suddenly knew where he could find
his breakfast. He set his suitcase
down, and with the confidence of a
man who hears the dinner call in his
OWL home, he struck off into the
thickets beside the creek bed. In
stinct-and really, after all, instinct
Is nothing but memory-led his steps
true.
He glanced here and there. not even
wondering at the singular fact that
he did not know exactly what manner
of food he was seeking. In II mo-
ment he came to II growth of thorn
covered bushes, II thlcket that only
the she-bear knew how to penetrate.
But It was enough for Bruce Just
to stand AT It's edges. The bushe~
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p VI

Martins was a typical little noun
tain store, containing a small sample
Of almost everything under the sun,
and built at the forks IN the road.
Bruce entered slowly, and the little
group of lo~ungerS gazed at him with
frank curiosity.
Only II Of them was of a type
sufficiently distinguished so that
Bruce's own curiosity was aroused.
This was a huge, dark mar who stood
alone almost at the rear Of the build
ing-a veritable giant with savage,
bloodhound lips and deep-sunken eyes.
There was a quality in his posture
that attracted Bruce's attention at
once. No one could look at him and
doubt that he was a power in these
mountain realms.
He was dressed much as the other
mountain me who had assembled in
the store. He wore a flannel shirt over
his gorilla chest, and corduroy trou-
sers stuffed into high, many-seamed
riding boots.
The dark eyes were full upon
Bruce's face. He felt them-just as
If they had the power OF actual physic-
al impact-the instant hat he was
inside the door. Nor was 1t the
ordinary look Of careless speculation
or friendly interest. II was such that
no man, to whom self-reSpect is dear,
could possibly disregard. 1t spoke
clearly as words.
Bruce flushed, and his blood made
a curious little leap. He slowly
turned. His gaze moved until 1t rested
full upon the mans eyes. 1t took all
of Bruce's strength to hold that gaze.
The was charged with a mys-
terious suspense.
The strangers face changed too. He
did not flush, however. His lips curled
ever so slightly, revealing an instant's
glimpse Of strong, rather well-kept
teeth. His eyes were narrowing too;
and they seemed TO come to life with
singular sparkles and glowings be-
between the lids.
"Well?" he suddenly demanded.
Every man in the room-except one
started. The n exception was
Bruce himself. He was holding hard
on his nerve control, and he only On
tinued TO stare coldly.
"Are you the merchant" Bruce
asked.
mo, l amt" the other replied. "You
usually look for the merchant behind
the counter"
There was no smile on the faces Of
the waiting mountain men, usually to
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were bent down with a load Of de-
licious berries.
He wasn't In the least surprised. He
had known that he would find them.
Always, at this season of the year, the
woods were rich with them n only
had to slip quickly through the back
door-while the mothers eye was else
where-to find enough Of them not
only to pack the stomach full but to
stain and discolor most Of the face.
But 1t seemed to him that he reached
them easier than he expected. Either
the bushes were not so tall as he re-
membered them. or-since his first
knowledge of them--his own stature
had increased.
When he had eaten the last berry
he could possibly hold, he went to
the creek to drink. He lay down be-
side a still pool, and the water was
cold to his lips. Then he rose at the
sound Of an approaching motor car
behind him.
The driver-evidently a cattleman-
stopped his car and looked at Bruce
with some curiosity. He marked the
perfectly fitting suit Of dark flannel,
the trim. expensive shoes that were
already dust-stained. the sllken shirt
a. which q Juicy berry had been
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mrs. Moss CaDln.'
be expected when n of their num-
Der achieves repartee on a tenderfoot.
Nevertheless, the tension was broken.
Bruce turned TO the merchant.
II would like to have you tell me-"
he said quite clearly. 'the way to
Mrs. Ross cabin"
The merchant seemed to wait a long
time before replying. His eyes stole
to the giants face. found the lips
curled In n smile: then he flushed.
Take the left-hand road" he said
with y trace Of defiance I'm his tone.
ut soon becomes a trail. but keep
right on going up 1t. At the fork In
the trail you'll find her cabin"
"How far Is 1t, please?"
"Two hours walk; you can make
1t easy by four o'clock"
"Thank YOU" His eyes glanced over
the stock of goods and he selected a
few edibles to give him strength for
the walk. "Tll leave my suitcase here
IL ! may" he said, "and will call for
1t later" He turned to go.
swat just a minute" a voice spoke
behind him. 1t was a commanding
tone-implying the expectations Of
obedience. Bruce half turned. "Simon
wants to talk to you." the merchant
explained.
"IIl walk with you a way and show
you the road" Simon continued. The
seemed deathly quiet as the two
men went out together.
They walked side by side until a
turn Of the road took them out of eye
range Of the store. 'This is the road"
Simon said. "An you have to do Is
follow II. Cabins are not so many
that you could mistake It. But the
main thing is-whether or mo- you
want to -"
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crushed. "Howdy," the man said after
the western fashion.
"How do you do" Bruce replied.
"HOw far to Martins store?"
The man filled his pipe with great
care before he answered. Jump In
the car" he replied at last, land I'll
show you. I'm going up that way my
self"
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER AT the death Of his foster
father, Bruce Duncan, IN an eastern city,
receiver "A mysterious message, sent by "A
Mrs. Ross. summoning him percmptOrtly to
southern Oregon--to meet Linda
CHAPTER L-Bruc has vivid but baf-
fling recolections Of his childhood in an or
phanage, before his adoption by Newton
Duncan. with the girl Linda.
II.-At his destination, Trails
End. news that a message has been sent
to Bruce is received with merked displeasure
by a man introduced to the reader as
simon"
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Next.

"Just bought my wife q thousand
dollar coat"
"What nOwr"
"Gonna save up for q pair Of shoes
for myself"
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FINE FURNITURE

CIT DROPPED in to see Mrs. Wiggle-
I meyer today" announced Mrs.
Jamesworthy, land she showed me
through the house. They have the
finest mahogany furniture l have seen
in q long time. / hope l am not envi-
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CHAPTER v

The dawn revealed a narrow road
along the bank Of Deer creek-a
brown little wanderer which, winding
here and there, did not seem to know
exactly where Il wished TO 50. Bruce
didn't know which direction to take.
whether up or down the creek.
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Gus or c0YetOuS,
but when l con.
t e m p | a ted that
beautiful furni-
ture, and thought
of our own old
stuff, l felt sick at
heart. I love beau
tiful things, and
have been de-
prived Of them all
my days."
Its a pity
about you," said
J a m e S r thy.
You'd better go
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A sucker is born every minute and
somebody is after him every second.
There are two sides to every ques-
tion-your side and the wrong side.
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Redd-I ran across Black downtown
today while In my car.
Greene-Ran across him, did you
say!
"Well, l did say that, but as q mat
ter Of fact, / struck him downtown be-
fore ! ran across him."
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over two hundred New Dwellings Built
curing the past three years. Besides many
BUSINESS BLOCKS and other Substantial Inn
provements.
beautltul trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance. matted NJ
1t is In the midst of a fine growth Of shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
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"Would you call it a moral wrong
to cheat a lawyer who had charged
you an exOrbitant fee?"
"No, I wouldn't. I'd call it a hui
man impossibility."
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6IRD'S EYE VIEW OF BROOKINGs

One Florist
Two Bands
Two Hotels
Ten churches
Five dentists
candy kitchen
Good creamery
Steam laundry
One ice plant
TWO OSteOpatIs
TWO state banks
S25, 900 City Hall
Chinese laundry
rive restaurants
Seven physicians
Three drug stores
Three tailor shops
one general store
Three chiroprators
Two Tobacconists
Growing every day
One Cigar Factory
tive Auto Garages
Four Billiard Halls
Two good Bakeries
-FOUR Lumber Yards
Four Weekly Papers
zine Lake near City
Two National Banks
Exclusive Shoe Store
Three Grain Elevators
$4,000 Court House
Two Furniture Stores
TWO Hamburger Joints
Four Jewelry stores
Four Barber shops
Two Hardware store
Tire Nulcanizing Plant
Three NJ a C h n Shops
Two Department S stores
-Four Blacksmith S h O
Four Exclusive Groceries
city of Beautiful Homes
TWO Shoe r epai Shops
BEST Schools in the State
Good Water y Wear Surface
Six Miles Of Paved Streets
Marble a d Granite Works
a k o t a Deaconess Hospitai
Five Auto Livery Stations
Three Photograph Galleries
one Exclusive s shine ParIor
One Gents Furnishing Store
one Cement Block Factory
One Tea and Coffee House
10000 Government Bull ding
Two Electric Supply Houses
Two Battery suppl y Stations
one Harness and Repair Shop
state Circuit Court held here
$4,000 Brick SchL, l Building
Three Mo"ing Picture Theatres
s~25o.OOO High school Building
Two Exclusive Clothing stores
u h a ne Adjustment Company
Forty-ive III u n d r e d inhabitants
educational Center OF the State
l,ioO students in State College
County Seat of Brookings County
United state Experiment Station
Five Rural Free Delivery Routes
Free Delivery Service OF City Mail
High School on the Accredited List
over 81 .O00, 900 Invested in Education
one Exclusive Tin and Repair Shop
one variety Store and China Shop
Ihree Exclusive OIL Service Stations
Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose Specialist
Nineteen Miles OF Cement Sidewalk
Three Plumbing and Heating Firms
Finest Church Buildings in the State
New stock Pavilion at State College
$3.50, 600 Invested in Beautiful Church,s
New 800, 900 Armory at state Collep
me Exclusive Ladies' Furnishing Store
New 1925. 600 Girls Dormitory at Stat
'ollege
Two Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies' Fur
fishing Store.
Good Volunteer Fire Department wit,
Motor Equipment.
Bookings Produce Co., Cash Market 70
MI Farm Products.
south Dakota State College OF AgrIcultur,
nd Mechanic Arts.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. maker
the Brictson Tire Tread.
New $500, 600 administration Building I.
'outh Dakota State College.
surrounded by the Best Farming land .,
he state, Where Crops are Sure and Bonn
ifuI. ~ A""
Municipality owned Telephone, Elect-,,
iGht, heating and Water Works Plants.
strong Commercial Club with 2OO Mar
in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms
Brookings is Located on the Main Line n
he c. q NV. Ry. from Chicago to pierre
he Capital of the State. Also Hea1ouarter
or Train Crews Running North TO Water
own and on to Redield and Gettysburg.
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WHAT WE NEED

WHAT WE NEED
A Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
Another good Meat Market
More Manufacturing Enterprises
More Young People Who Want an Educs.
non.
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Attention!
Farmers, Look!
Old Time Prices!

Old Time Prices!
Cattle Wire. !. $3.50
Hog Wire. .S3.75
26 in. Fence Wire. .35c rod
80 in. Fence Wire. 40c rod
48 in. Fence Wire. 52hc rod
SO in. Fence Wire 62Rc rod
No. 36 Syracuse Flows $3.50
No. 26 Syracuse Flows
=. IL. .S10.5G
Seed oats and all kinds field
seeds.
Furniture all kinds 40 per
cent off.
New line of Rugs and Floor
Coverings for the home
q
cheap.
All kinds Hardware. Trunks
Suit Cases and everything
for your needs. Prices right.
Beds, Springs and Mattress
es.
Goods sold for Cash.
Your patronage appreciat-
ed. Call and see my line and
bargains.
Yours,
L. F. Wellrnan
G. E. Shannon's Old Stand
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BUssEYyILLE

Miss Pearl Holt Of Louisa spent sat.
urday night and Sunday with Mir. az
Mrs. Webb Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Carter called On
and Mrs. Elmer Moore Sunday al.
ternoon.
Mrs. Belle Carter is visiting Mrs
Henry Carter
Charley Borders Of Huntington spent
The week end with home folks.
Mrs. Arnold Bowe has typhoid fe-
YER
School is progressing nicely with
Miss Violet Roberts teacher.
Born, the 9th. to Mr., and Mrs. Hill
bert Clarkson, a daughter.
Ruby Pigg and Charley Borders
spent Friday with Mrs. Stanton Nil
Ter of Charley
Mrs. o. L. Roy and two daughters
of Huntington, expect to visit home
folks here soon,
Henry Bussey and children were out
in their car Sunday afternoon.
Roscoe Fugate has purchased new
Ford.
Roy Garter attended the baptizing
on the river Sunday.
d. L. Pigg attended church at Smoky
Valley Sunday.
Charley Borders and Guy McComas
have returne dto their home at Hunt
ington.
Remember the camp meeting at the
Bethel Camp Ground, beginning Aug
IL, Everybody come. DAISY.
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YATESyILLE

Work ON the road is progressing
nicely but there is still a lot OF work
to be done. The road Is already in use
" the travelling public from here TO
Louisa and 10 travel over the present
new route causes the place TO look
altogether different from the way the
country used to look.
The late refreshing showers are
great on our corn crops which never
looked better at this time of the year.
All the teachers of our section are
giving satisfaction in their schools so
far as we have heard.
The apple crop is excellent as is al
so the plum crop, but the peach crop
is rather light
The oil business In the Yatesville
oil fields is about on a stand still at
this time. But Charley Adkins and
Willard Crank each has q job in the
Blaine oil field where they are at work
at the present
Robert Elkins is our telephone line
man and Is finding lots OF work to do
on the lines, they having run down
considerably. The grading of the new
road has been hard on all the lines
that it followed, or course the dam
age 70 the nneS couiunt De eNdueu ana
everybody wants the road as much so
as they want the telephone system.
Bascom Thacker is mining coal on
Cats Fork for Bascom Shortridge who
is furnishing coal for the steam
sfoveis,
Ernest Bentley has leased the Fred
.ChaHin mine and viii furnish coal for
the local trade the coming fall and
winter
Everybody around Yatesville is look
ing forward with bright anticipation
to the Home Coming Week and to the
ons fiundredth anniversary OF our
county seat. We are all anxious to see
the old citizens that used to be in
Louisa, the latter part of the last cen-
tury-back in the seventies. Taylor
Mcclure conducted the teachers in
stitutes and Leo Frank was our jew
eler and always furnished the teachers
with watches. We are expecting to
see many of the old timers, but many
of them, of course, we will never see
again here they having gone from
whence none hath ever yet been known
to return.
COUNTRY GREENHoRN.
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w. VA, NATIONAL GUARD
TO CAMP WITHIN BORDER

Charleston, w, Va, Aug 4.-National
guard plans for summary training I'M
derwent a last minute change which
viii keep the guard regiment within
the state borders, Il was announced
today. The regiment was to have left
Sunday for Camp Knox, Louisville,
KY. for it's training, but under the
new orders received from Washing
ton the West Virginia men will be
divided into two camps, one at Fair
mont ana one at Nitro No reason
for the change was announced by Ad-
jutant- General John H. Charnock, but
he pointed out that 1t would effect a
saving of over $4,000 in transporta-
ton.
At the Fairmont camp will be Com
pany A. (Military police of Parsons,
Company B. st. Adams: c. and D.,
Charleston, and the band section of
the service company of the first bat
talon. At Nitro will be companies
e. Logan; F. MountHope; G. Null
lens; H. Point Pleasant; l. William
son; X. Welch, NJ. Logan; headquar-
tiers company, second battalion, Beck
ley; headquarters company, first bat
TALON Cfendenin.
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Blevins and Sacredwind

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Riggs of Am
herstdale, w. Va, are visiting home
folks at this place.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Crate Tilson,
fine girl.
The death angel visited here again
and claimed for its victim our dear
friend and nelghbor Mr.. r. T. Well
man. His illness was of short dura-
ton. Although his tongue was par
alyzed yet he clapped his hands and
pointed heayenward. Uncle Elisha is
at rest and he is shouting the praises
of God around the throne. He was
buried by Freemasons on point ov-
erlooking the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jason Boges. Service was conducted
by Bro. Calvin johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Triplett We're
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Riggs
Tuesday.
Miss Alice Boggs was calling at her
uncles Saturday
Madge Pennington and Versa Trip
lett were calling at W. R. Riggs We'd
nesday.
The writer would love to hear from
A READER
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WEBBVILLE

L. ]. Webb, travelling salesman, was
here over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes and children OF
Fullerton were visiting Elizabeth PEN
nington over Sunday.
Mrs. l. II. Lang of Ashland and
Bertha, Irene and Ben Lang OF oxford,
Ohio were here over Sunday.
Nelson Hillman was calling on Miss
Judia Hicks Sunday.
Mrs. Duncan OF Riverton Is visiting
her son. Fred Duncan, OF this place.
Elizabeth Pennington entertained
for dinner Sunday the following: Mrs.
Rhoda Holmes and children, Misses
Ruby and Martha Pennington, Bertha
and Irene Lang. Messrs. Walter
Woods, Kenneth Waddell. ElmerSmith
and Bert Holbrook. The crowd was
entertained at Mr.. and Mrs Wayne
Parsons Sunday evening. including
James and John Pennington. Clara
Holbrook, Eva Pennington, Ruby and
Lewis F'lannery.
Walter Thompson and Fred Duncan
made trip to Louisa Sunday,
John Pennington ieft Monday Tor
Tuscola where he is teaching school.
Hazel Hicks is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Walters at Blaine. x Y Y.
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FALLSBURG

There is great deal of sickness
in our community. Three of Arthur
Savage's children have typhoid fever.
Mrs. Bob Chaffin went to Brammer
Gap Saturday to visit her daughter.
Born, TO Joe Fugate and wife, fine
girl.
John Cooksey and family motored to
Ashland Saturday.
Mrs. David Mullins is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Runyon OF Hunt
ington were the guests of Mrs. j. w.
Austin this week.
Garnet Short who has been visit
ing her grandparents returned home
Saturday.
Misses Lon Carter and Opal Casey
were the guests OF Grace Jordan
Thursday night.
Mrs. Josephine Kane and Mrs. Sauls
berry Of Potter were the dinner guests
OF Mrs. Joe Fugate Sunday.
HELEN DUFF
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HULETTE

The funeral of Lewis Nunley will be
preached at this place the fourth Sun.
day morning in August and also the
funeral of Robert Adkins in, the after
noon by Revs. Cassidy and Clevelan !.
Dinner will be served on the groun !.
Miss Cora Wooten spent the week
end with friends in Catlettsburg
Several from this place attende
church at Seedtick Saturday night.
Miss Julia Lambert of Long 6rancl
was the guest of Miss Dova Hutchin-
son Saturday.
Miss Elsie Frasher OF Portsmouth,
Ohio, spent the weekend with frleucs
at this place,
Misses Dova Hutchinson and julia
Lambert We're calling on Mr.. and Irs.
H. w. Honaker Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lindsey Nunley and chiidre 4
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Cyr-
thia Nunley.
R. P. Robinson was on our creek
Sunday.
Misses Bessie Frasher and Cynthia
Layne were the guests Of Misses Dix. e
and Lucy Compton Sunday evening.
Robert Poe and Richard Workmal
passed down our creek Sunday "a
route to Catalpa.
Mrs F. r, Hartman, Mrs. Addie Mad
dy and Mrs. Lindsey Nunley were the
guests of Mrs. Thomas Chadwick Ct
Buchanan Wednesday.
Singing has been changed from FRI
day evening 10 sunday morning at tel
o'clock Everybody come,
Let us hear from Estep and Adeilpo.
A BUSY BODY.