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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-12-10
Patterns Of Wo|fpen :, *:: &c.: :::::::
By Harlan Hatcher
Copyright by the Bobbs- Merrill Co.
WNU Service

There could be no WOlfpen, no Pat
tern household without Julia's gen.
tie words and silent competence In
all things. -
Desolate, feeling SO little and i'm
potent before the assertion of such
invisible strength, she turned from
the bed to the window and looked
up to the Pinnacle cleaning golden
in the sun. She was surprised that
the world continued as though moth
ing had happened, that the Pinnacle
could take the sun and look over
a bright land when her own heart
was dark with grief and, her world
black with DISSOLUTION. 1t. was pain
full to hear the chickens clucking in
the yard, to observe the common
activities of life, seething about the
house quite uninterrupted by the
heaviness Of death in its midst.
There was Julia's garden, not to be
thought Of without Julia. The holly
hooks had had their proud days OF
color and now they were dry and
brown; but they were bursting with
seed. The larkspur had faded, the
cosmos were falling to seed because
there was no one to pinch them
back. The tomato vines were turn
ing brown and sprawling on the
ground unable to bear the heavy
red load. The beans were. growing
yellow and dry, the cabbage was
bursting. 1t seemed to Cynthia
looking into the familiar plot
through eyes heavy with grief, that
the garden and the still rooms OF
the house knew that Julia was dead.
The news went up to the hol-
lows, over the hills and down the
creeks with mysterious speed. The
people came to Wolfpen; the old
families on Cannon, the folk from
the Big Sandy. The Castle boys
made and polished casket for hel
at Sparrel's shop, using the knottee
boards Spared had sawed from
| fragrant cedar.
Amos Barnes came to conduc
| the funeral. There. were so man.
| people that the service was hell
| under and around the tan-bark shet
| where there was room for every one
She looked very beautiful in the
brown cloth dress she had wove1
with her own hands. They carried
! her slowly through the yard and uE
the path to the Cranesnest Shelf
the people following. They laiG
her beside Grandmother Adah
Tivis's wife, just as the grea1
| shadow of the Pinnacle reached thu
stone by saul's grave. They lief
her there in the silence and the
peace. The people went away. The
| dark came again, the autumn dew
| dripped like rain in the orchard
i leaves, the fog settled in and shift
ed eerily about erasing the stars.
Cynthia, in collapse, on her bed
II ought to feel. But can't any
more. I am not me. The weigh
pushes me down. l don't know how
to think about it, and it hurts K
feel"
1
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gave them the use Of q fenced mea-
dow for their cattle and stalls and
feed for their saddle mules. But
when they talked about buying his
steers, Spared said:
Il guess I won't be selling any
|, this time"
"Why not, Sparrel?"
II told Shellenberger I'd let him
have all we could spare for his men
this winter"
Then. Jesse said, II want to sell
mine to you fellers."
Spared looked at his son in silent
surprise, but offered no interior
ence.
"We'n be glad to look at 1t,
JESSE" they said.
Cynthia watched them go to the
barn-lot where Jesse had driven in
his fat steer. She could see them
out there looking and feeling and
bargaining. Then, after a proper
time, they drove it out of the pen
and down to the meadow with their
herd.
Jesse came back to the house
where Cynthia was. She knew from
his look that he was content, and
that it was the pleasure of man
in the quality of his product and
in seeing others appreciate it, as
well as satisfaction with the price
it brought.
did they like your steer?"
"They seemed to. It was a. good
| beef"
did you get what you wanted for
it,"
YES. 1 got thirty-six dollars for
it, and bet that's more than Dad'n
get out of Shellenberger for his"
"Why do you say that, Jesse?"
"Well, he's been here all year
nearly and nobody's seen any of his
money yet for anything"
| Cynthia thought of the paper on
which she had entered the record
of his board. But she was more
concerned over Jesse's leaving.
IT reckon you'll be going soon
now, Jesse?"
II aim to be there on Monday
morning for the opening COURT
"That'll be might nice. Have
you told Daddy yet?"
mo, not yet. I'll tell him to-
night, maybe"
| II don't think he'll mind, jesse"
| She knew how it would proceed
after supper. The menfolk sat by
the fire while she cleared away the
dishes. There was more silence
than talk. Then Jasper spoke
about the drovers and the cattle.
Abral talked about the men at the
camp and the plans for the spring
RATS; he was going to float one.
Spared said little, staring into the
fire and looking at his sons. And
Jesse twisted his mouth, glanced
at his father, at the fire, at Cynthia,
at Jasper, put his hands into his
pockets and took them out.
II guess the fall works about
done up now," Jesse said.
We've done right well with It,"
Spared said.
II reckon I'll go over to town now
and read the law with Tandy Nor
! gam" It came with nothing but a
higher pitch and a brittle utterance
| TO betrav the nervous cOnStraint be-
hind it.
Spared said easily and very gen.
tly, Il allowed you had a mind to
it. You'll need some money for
that" He took from his pocket the
long leather sack which he car
ried, and held it out to Jesse. IF
you're going to be lawyer, be a
good one, son, and be clean about
it. The law can dirty man,
ut didn't dirty Blackstone or Lin
cO1n anv moan To hn that kind
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Irish potatoes were buried in the
hole by the smoke-house. Spared
and the boys made the sorghum
thick and brown and full favored.
The stone jars were filled with ap-
pie and pumpkin butter and tomato
preserves, the great goose-necked
and green-striped squash and bur-
nished copper-colored pumpkins
were buried in the haymow. Jesse
brought in the dark honey from
the hives and filled the jars on the
fruit shelf.
Cynthia tried to cook meals like
her mother for her menfolk, and to
order all things with as little
change as possible. She looked after
Shellenberger and spread his two
sheets as matter of course and
custom. She even had a better lik-
ing for him because Of the way
he spoke and left unspoken his
shock and his sorrow at the death
of Julia.
!. "She was a fine woman. am
very sorry"
And so September gave way to
October, and the poignant grief
was, by repetition, a little older.
There was even q melancholy beau
ty in the days. The hills turned
riotously from the long summer
green into all the Gamboyance of
autumn, arranging in exotic pat
tern around the hillsides the flame
and-golden-hued maple leaves, the
soft yellow of the poplars, the dull
rich scarlet Of the white oaks, the
deep brown Of the black oaks, with
few vivid gum trees screaming
|. among the dark green pines. Moth
| ing was left untouched.
Cynthia found herself in moments
| of complete abandon to the display
around her, her heart gone out of
her into the prodigal splashing of
color. Then she would have that
sudden vague awareness of tears
in the heart from which she had es-
| capped for an instant and to which
she must return. They came with
the first sight of the dark clouds
gathering over the Pinnacle, pre-
saying the coming Of the cold rains
and the violation and the annihila-
ton Of all the glowing beauty which
supported the hours.
| When the first sprinkles shattered
the flaming maple near the smoke.
] house, she cried, "Oh, rain, leave
/ the leaves alone! Give them one
more day." But the rain did not
hear the cry Of one lonely girl deep
in the Big Sandy hills. All night
long she could hear the battering
attack of each heavy bullet of rain
tearing through the magic world of
yesterday, and she knew that on
the morrow the sun would disclose
their wet and melancholy naked
ness. The summer was gone.
The death of Julia and the press
of work had kept Jesse on at Wolf
pen. Cynthia was not sorry. But
the work was nearly done now, and
she knew that he was restless to
go, and was waiting only for the
drovers to come. The news that
they were riding up the creek was
less exciting than formerly. In past
years the drovers, with their talk
of politics and the growth of Mount
Sterling and Maysville, had been an
important link with the outside
world. But this year Cannon Greek
had already seen a steam-engine, a
sawmill, and a numbering enterprise ;
and Reuben Warren and Shellen-
berger had been there.
| The drovers came up the creek
from house to house performing
the ceremony prescribed by custom.
They were dressed in their tight
trousers, tall boots, broad hats, and
with red handkerchiefs around their
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edies and after while Abral went
to bed. He lay there for two days
very sick and refusing food.
Then Julia, who had looked tired
for many weeks and had been up
and down for two nights with Abral,
fell sick in the third night and had
to lie in her bed very pale and with
out strength.
On Monday at the hour set for
half a year for Cynthia to ride away
from Wolfpen, she sat by Julia and
was startled to see how large her
eyes were under the pale skin Of
her forehead and how weak she had
grown from her sickness.
''You must go, dear, as we
planned. Til be all right now" she
said in low voice. 1--WE never
been sick to amount to anything"
But Cynthia sat by her bed, say
ing, 'Abral's some better. wouldn't
go off today and you sick. A few
days won't make a sight of differ
ence." Thinking: II wonder how
sick she is and why it came on so
sudden right now. 1t must be the
spread over the place of the sick
ness in the trees or it wouldn't be-
gin down there in Dry Creek and
fasten on Abral and come on up
here"
10F TpV1i 70 in q
the long fingers Of one hand lying
delicately along the sheet. She found
Jesse by the drying kiln spreading
apples in the sun.
GLOW is she?" Jesse asked, whis-
pering it.
ASLEEP now"
."She didn't sleep any last night"
mo. She looks pretty sick, Jesse"
Eyes, she's kind Of worn out. I
reckon you're not going this morn.
ing"
II reckon not"
"Sorry %
"Some, maybe, and because Moth
| er is sick" When do you aim to
go-?'
'In about two weeks now. cal
culate to get my share of the stuff
| in"
She felt suddenly unhappy inside
and depression squeezed at<her spir-
| it. There were so many things she
| had wanted to talk about so she
could carry them into the day bright
with the sunshine and Jesse's I'M
derstanding.
And there was Reuben far away
in some distant county, and the I'M
certainty of Julia's sudden illness,
and confusion everywhere to be at
tackled, ordered and subdued. But
she could not get it out between
| them at the kiln.
"I'm sorry you can't go today,
Cynthia. May be it won't be long.
Don't you get sick"
1t was unexpected and clothed
in depth of genuine feeling which
| warmed the GOODNESS she had felt
creeping over her. She might even
vet say the things in her heart. But
he was going on now. She watched
him away and then went back into
the yard. There's "a sight Of things
to do without thinking about your.
self, Cynthia Pattern, and making
out to yourself that you're wanting
somebody to sympathize with you
It was in the second week OF
September that Julia Pattern died
She lay in the room which Sparre
had built for her when he brought
her as bride to Wolfpen. She lay
on the sheets which she had made
with her own hands by the fireplace
as the children grew through the
winters, on the bed where three
generations of Pattern women haG
lain before her.
Spared was broken. He sat BY
Julia's side on the chair he ha(
roado for her when thew were vOl1ng
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CHAPTER xIl-continued

5
full, Doug"
,..sNot when they riddle my Seeds"
"Rut, Doug! You don't kill car
dinals just because - She looked
at him. Words were useless unless
their meanings were already sensed
before they were spoken, and here
they were not and could never be.
do you want to let them eat up
my seeds want for next year?" he
exclaimed.
She turned the mare slowly back
into the way she had come, moving
down the hollow again toward the
road. Doug followed along close
behind her, confused and perplexed.
II guess you'll be going away right
soon now" he said at last.
Eyes. On Monday. Daddy is rid
ing over with me-"
whats the use Of your going off
over there, Cynthia? You don't have
no need for that kind of book learn
ing"
but l do, too"
You're just going over there be-
cause of that surveyor, and you
know it,
''Why, I'm not, either; I've been
counting on going there all year and
right smart before any of those
men came to the creek"
II saw you looking at him."
'That doesn't make any differ
ence in it,"
"You swear it,"
II told you once when you were
up to our house"
you swear it then?"
II don't feel any call to give &C
count to you, Doug" It was sharper
then he had ever heard her speak.
Instead of advancing his rising tenn
per, it halted it.
II calculate / ought to get about
a thousand dollars for my 'seng.
I'm going to dig it soon now.'
r8stIThat'H be nice and I'm right
glad" she said. II have to go back
now. Ijust stopped to say good-by."
"Cynthia. Don't go off over there.
Let's why can't we let's us
marry
Cynthia scringed, seeing birds
tumbling through the still air into
death.
I'm getting things in good shape
now and l been thinking about*you
while l was doing it. Will you?"
Its not time for me to think
about that, Doug"
"When you get back, then?"
1--WE can see about it then. It's
just not time yet and hadn't
thought to marry"
you won't feel too stuck up aft
er you've been over there?"
''Doug Mason, sometimes get so
mad at you could die. You know
better than that"
tits just that :. !. you know n.
sometimes it's right lonesome and
get to thinking about you going
off to people not just like us, and
-. You won't change your mind
about gOing?'
why, no. Doug. I've been plan
ming on this all year."
She got easily into the saddle.
"Good-by, Doug"
"Good-by, Cynthia"
Cynthia booted the mare with her
heel and hurried from Sarah and
Doug, the birds and the fallen trees
back to Wolfpen through the ruins
of the visit she had planned.
The final days were busy ones
for Cynthia, but without visible evi
dence of her inward excitement al
the thought of being away from
home. Julia was always near hel
with kind words and suggestions
for the packing.
Then three days before the time
for Cynthia to leave, Abral came
home early from the camn looking
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-09-26
e NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That default has occurred in the con-
ditions of that certain mortgage,
dated the 18th day of September,
1884, executed by Philip T. Hanratty
and Angelica M. Hanratty, his wife,
as mortgagors, to the HOME OWN
ERS' LOAN CORPORATION, a cor
poration under the laws of the United
States of America. as mortgage, and
filed for record in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for the
County of Hennepin and State of Min
nesota, on the 4th day of October,
1884, at 2:30 o'clock P. NJ, and re-
corded in Book 1886 of Mortgage
Records, page 412; that no action or
proceeding has been instituted at law
to recover the debt then secured by
said mortgage, or any part thereof;
that there is due and claimed to be
due upon said mortgage, including
interest to date herof, the sum of
Eighteen Hundred Tifty-Eight and
27 400 Dollars ($1s5S.27), which also
includes taxes in the amount of
Twenty-One and "a 100 Dollars
($21.84), advanced and paid by the
mortgage, and that pursuant to the
power of sale therein contained, said
mortgage. will be foreclosed and the
tract of land lying and being in the
County of Hennepin, State of Mime
sofa, described as follows, to-wit: Lot
Twelve (12), Block Two (2), Potter
and Thompson's Addition to Mime
apolis, including any part of any
street or alley adjacent to said
premises, vacated, or to be vacated,
according to the map or plat thereof
on file or of record in the office of
the Register of Deeds in and for
Hennepin County, Minnesota; will be
sold by the sheriff of said county at
public auction on the 9th day of
October, 1886, at 1000 o'clock A.
NJ, at said sheriff's main office in the
Court House in the city of Mime
apolis, in said county and state, to
pay the debt then secured by said
mortgage and taxes, if any, on said
premises and the costs and disburse-
ments allowed by law, subject to re-
demption within twelve months from
said date of sale.
Dated August 8, 1886.
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORP,
Mortgage.
Einar Hoidale
Attorney for Mortgage
1854 Mcknight eonding
Minneapolis, MINI.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-09-26

Pearls
Pearls Of culture ge1erally pos-

Pearls Of culture generally Dos.
ssss q finer structure Than those Of
accidental growth. This L. due to
the smaller amount Of organic mat
ter which Is consumed and secreted
by the oysters, which live In well
cleaned cages Natural pearls
contain on an average 2 per cent Of
water, but those of culture" con-
tain less than .k:s an important
factor after the pearl bias dried out
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-09-26
File No. 41279
IN PROBATE COURT

IN PROBATE COURT
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN.
In Re Estate of Arthur Williams,
Defendant,
1T is ORDERED that all persons
interested show cause, if any they
have, before this Court on Monday,
October 5, 1886, at 10 o'clock A. M.
in the Court House in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, why the petition for al
lowance of the final account of John
B. Williams as administrator of the
estate of said decedent, and for as
signment of the residue of said estate
to the persons entitled thereto, should
not be granted. This order shall be
published in the Twin City Herald
and copy thereof mailed to each of
the heirs, of said decedent at least IA
days before the date of said hearing.
(SEAL OF PROBATE COURT)
WITNESS the HON. MANLEY L.
FOSSEEN, Judge of Probate Court,
this 3rd day of September, 1886.
ERNEST P. LORENZ,
Clerk of Probate Court.
H. L. Scott, Attorney
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-09-26
Legal Notice
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
That default has occurred in the con-
ditions of that certain mortgage, dated
the goth day Of December, 1894, exc;
cuted by ANNA o. HOLM and
FREDERICK L. HOLM. wife and
husband, as mortgagors, to the
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPOR-
ALTON, corporation of the United
States of America, as mortgage, and
filed for record in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for the
County of Hennepin, and State of
Minnesota, on the 3rd day of January
1885, at $3.50 o'clock p NJ, and re-
corded in Book 1888 of Mortgages,
page 543; that no action or proceed
ing has been instituted at law to
recover the debt secured by said
mortgage, or any part thereof; that
there is due and claimed to be due
upon said mortgage, including inter-
est to date hereof, the sum of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Sixty and
95 400 ($2560.95) Dollars, and that
pursuant to the power of sale therein
contained, said mortgage will be fore
closed and the tract of land lying
and being in the County of Hennepin,
State of Minnesota, described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
That part of Lots Fl and %,
Block One, Dunsmoor's Re-
arrangement of Second Nicollet
Avenue Addition to Minneapolis,
according to the plat thereof on
file and of record in the office of
the Register of Deeds in and for
said County and State, described
as follows: Beginning at point
on the Easterly line of said Lot
Fl, SO feet Southerly from the
Northeast corner of Lot 20 in
said Block One; thence Westerly
on line parallel with the North
line of said Lot 20, 80 feet;
thence Southerly on line parallel
with the Easterly line of said
Lots 81 and % a distance of SO
feet; thence Easterly on a line
parallel with the Northerly line
of said Lot 20 distance of 80
feet to the Easterly line of said
Lot %; thence Northerly on the
/, Easterly line of said Lots 81 and
% to the place of beginning;
will be sold by the sheriff of said
county at public auction on the 9th
day of November, 1886, at 1000 o'clock
A. NJ, at said sheriff's office in the
Court House in the city of Mime
apolis, in said county and state, to
pay the debt then secured by said
mortgage and taxes. if any, on said
premises and the costs and disburse-
ments allowed by law, subject to re-
demption within twelve months from
said date of sale.
Dated September oath 1886.
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPOR-
ALTON
Mortgage
Charles P. LIE Richeux
Attorney for Mortgage
1851 Central Avenue N. E.
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-18
BY ELMER c. WALLER United Press Financial EditOr)

AAs~A@NA-Ss
 New York, April 1S - lUP) - A break of more than 10 points in Johns-Manville stock following a 28 per cent drop in net income of that company unsettled the stock market today.
 Selling came into automobile &C., cessory issues and several, including Briggs and Murray corporation, made new lows for the year, the for mer selling down more than 3 points at its low.
 Automobile shares behaved well. General Motors eased fractionally while Chrysler at it's low was down 1 1-2. Oils als odid bit better than other sections, some holding gains. Silvers were firm on higher prices for the metal in London.
 Farm shares were weak with Case leading the decline. Du Pont lost more than 2 points and losses of 1 to 2 points were noted in American Sugar Refining, Atchison, Corn Products, Electric Auto-Litc, International Harvester, Kelvin tor, U. s. Industrial Alcohol and Westinghouse Electric.
 Trading was extremely dull. Bonds were lower. Wheat featured com- modity markets. New crop positions rose cents bushel to new highs. Cotton futures were 8 few points higher.
 The foreign situation was factor of uncertainty especially the French problem which appears to develop market significance as the French elections drew near.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-18
Johns -Manville Stock Badly Unsettled Market Todd
Stock List Declined h Trading Last Week
Business Was Eghtest of Year-BOndS Also Based Of-COmmOdities ImprOved-Wheat Showed Best

the A 3-4 cent an ounce price since January 20. Cotton gained. Rubber futures made new highs.
 Business news continued favor able. Automobile production, &C., cording to Grams Reports, Inc, rose more than 1000 units over the previous week to a total of 119,834 units. Despite this automobile shares met some profit-t taking and eased.
 Building reports continued to make excellent comparisons with 8 year ago. In March the total was 62 per cent over the 1895 month in the F. w. Dodge reports which in- clude the 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains. Building stocks had a brief period of strength but dipped with the main list.
 Electricity output was 12.1 per cent above year ago. Car loadings for the week ended last Saturday rose 1.3 per cent over the previous week and 6.1 per cent over the 1935 week.
 Retail trade made a good showing. Steel operations rose to the best levels since mid-June, 1880. Steel shares were easier, however, with losses extending to more than 3 points.
 Earnings reports for the first quarter in the aggregate showed 8 gain of more than 50 per cent over the 1885 period, but several com- panies reported smaller incomes. That made for selectivity in stocks.
 Oils, which had good reports, moved up. The earnings curve of utilities continued downward and that group eased fractions to 2 points. Rails were depressed after receiving support.
 Farm issues were in demand, but slipped back late in the week. Amer ican Smelling was a heavy loser. Coppers were firm on general rise in the metal to 9h cents a pound.