The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 8, 1916, Page 4

A Novel A Week Pandora's BY JOHN A, MITC sh. Pestoffice as Bece! (Continued From Our Last lesue) @ moe; @ mos $1.00; year #080 Soa month. ec per month up a Ht Ry was a straight story, and ap Ce, Phone Mate 600, Private parently damaging for the pros a! ee pe i | ecution It corroborated the yr yw pg ee ee jattestations of other witnesse For the Legislature many others. Tt had 8 plaual ? : ddbes rey ring to it. Two bills of sale radi UDGING the candidates for re-election to the legislature ated atmospheric legality, If there by their records in the past, The Star hereby recom: |had been dirty work, it must have originated with that renegade half breed, Yellow Wolf. And Yellow Wolf was dead, Ho had died while |serving a term in the penitentiary for cattle-rustiing. Tho finality of it seemed to ret ite stamp upon the people gathered mends the following DR. W. T. CHRISTENSEN, 42nd District —Dr. Chris tensen has served in three legislatures, and has uniformly Served the best interests of the people. He believes in hu Manitarian principles, his integrity The is unquestioned | Star recommends him without reservation thereupon the twelve good men PAUL HOUSER, 4ist District. Houser served one|224 true, as well as upon others }Yellow Wolf was dead. George term in the legislature and he stood squarely for the things that are right. He is entitled to renomination by a big vote VICTOR ZEDNICK, 43rd District—On most occa sions during his three terms in the legislature, Mr. Zednick voted right. From the field that is running in his district, however, Zednick is easily the most satisfactory of the can- didates. FRED W. HASTINGS, 46th District—Hastings has been in the legislature 3 terms. Generally speaking, he could Williston was dead, Their secrets had died with them. An inacrut able fate had lowered the veil “We will call Charlie Nightbird,” said Small, complacently There was a little waiting silence a breathless, palpitating silence. “In Charlie Nightbird present?” asked Small, casting rather anxious eyes over the packed, intent faces Charlie Nightbird was not present be depended upon to vote right. He should be re-elected.| There was some mistake, Coun E. H. GUIE, 47th District —Guie has been in the legis-|*¢! had bean misinformed. | Night bird had been reported present. lature three terms, once as speaker. He a reactionary but honest in his views. Those who are running against him in the 47th district are all reactionaries. Of the field, therefore, Guie, because of his known fairness, altho he is & standpatter, is the least of the evils, Of the new candidates, or those secking a place in the legislature for the first time, the following appear to be qualified timber: NED B. CONNOLLY, 40th District —Connolly failroad worker. He has dabbled in politics somewhat—not |clear end deliberate, ny , Ww. 7 crowd of , ‘ | “Your honor, I ask permission o! always with the right crowd. But of the field of candidates)... 'Oure to call a witness In direct in the 40th district, he is the most dependable to give the|testimony. 1 assure your honor general public something like a square deal. jthat the state had used all efforts A. E. FULLER, 41st District—Mr. Fuller will be a - a power to — ged og Splendid colleague for Paul Houser in the legislature. Fuller | San Man ailieh wid’ belinvon I$ genuinely interested in public welfare. He should be/at the time that be could not be pro elected. |duced. The witness ts now here CLAY LAWRENCE, 42nd District—Lawrence is con is “|Never mind. He was probably un avoldably detained by the storm. They would call Jesse Big Cloud and others to corroborate the de fendant’s statements—which they did, and the story was sustained In all its parts, major and minor. Then the defense rested. Richard Gordon arose from his chair, His lean jaws were set. His iS Gleyes were steel. His voice was and I consider his testimony of the }utmost importance In thts case.” e scientiously devoted to bettering human conditions 1} Counsel for the defendant ob Oy that is a prime requisite for good legislation. He will make | fected strenuously, but the court O# an able colleague for Dr. Christensen in this district. Lawrence granted the petition He yore a should be elected. jto ear everything ne mig ‘ throw some light on tne dark JOHN H. LONGFELLOW AND ROBERT E.|pi os ta the evidence DWYER appear to be the most promising in the 44th Dis-| “1 call Mr. George Williston,” ‘ hy sent legislators have been most tisfac-|sald_ Gorton fF trict, The prese egislato! ave been most unsatisfac gg sere airy er tory, and the election of Longfellow and Dwyer would bel; cutee covered her eyes with her a wholesome change. oe hands. Men sat as if dazed. And C. O. QUALHEIM, 45th district—The present leqisla-|thus, the cynosure of all eves. tors in this district have not been satisfactory. Qualheim pen eg! by 4 tube oan wor bat apparently having a more wholesome view of serving the | Akt [an 8. inn wie looking people, should be nominated as of old—-walked from 1 C. C. BRAS, 46th District—Mr. Bras is an educator by|anteroom at the side into the Ment profession and appears to have the right view of public ser. /and pr te ie Nils tee the pao vice. He will undoubtedly make a good colleague for Fred| ot until this was taken and he Hastings in this district. had sat quietly down tn the wit- The third candidate in this district, Stephen A. Hull, | ness chatr did at ger Alans = was unsatisfactory in the legislature and was conspicuous|Pven then mes , by his egotistic inability. The above are republican candidates. have no contests. to focus their attention on the enormous difference this new wit- ness must make in the case that a few moments before had seemed settled Small's face was Indierous fn tts drop-jawed astonishment. The lit tle lawyer's face was a study look of defiance crept into the defendant's countenance. The preliminary questions were asked and answered. “Mr. Williston, you may state where you were and what you w on the fourteenth day of July last.” Williston told the story of his visit to the island, and he told ft well. It was enough. Gordon asked no further questions regard Jing that event “And now, Mr. Williston, you may tell what happened to you on the night of the thirtieth of last August.” Williston began to tell the story of the night attack upon the Lazy |S, when the galvanic Small Jumped |to his feet. 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Gentlemen!” expor tulated Judge Dale, “This is all out of order.” Only one gentleman was out of order, but that s the judge's way, Gordon had remained provokingly cool under the tirade. Again the soft touch. Small fell into his chalr. “I move,” sald the little lawyer, that all thin touching upon the personal matter of this witness and having to do with his private quar rela be stricken out of the evidence as not bearing on the case in que tion All in vain. The judge ruled that it did bear on the case, and Williston picked up the thread of ory. “We rode and rode hard-—it must have been hours; daylight was coming before we stopped. I had no idea where we were, We were surrounded by bluffs. I can hardly make you see how cleverly this lit Mr, Willis tle retreat had been planned. It was in a valley--one of a hundred similar in all essential respects. The guich at the bottom of the val ley was heavily wooded with scrub- oak, cottonwood, woodbine and plum trees, and this tangle of fol! the sides of the hills of this underbrush screen was @ tiny cabin. have lived, a closely watched pris- oner, from that day until I escaped.” The defendant stirred a litte un | oanily Black left me soon after, He did not unbind me, rather bound me the tighter. He deigned to In- form me that be had found it rather inconvenient to kill me after the relief party rode up, as then there | no absolute ty of his mak- ing a clean getaway. He gave me |no hint either that time, nor elther of the two times I saw him subse | quentty, to what was to be his ultimate disposal of ma 1 could nly suppose that after this trial his favor fear t for arson and a hed n over, he would quietly put an end to me Dead men tell no talee. My jailers were | mostly half-breede—usually Charlie | Nightbird “Day before yesterday, in the aft- lernoon,” continued Williston, “I managed to knock Nightbird down at the threshold as he was about to enter. I had eecretly worked a cross-beam from the low, unfinished colling, There was nothing else tn the room I might use for a weapon. They were very careful. I think 1 wan well over fr f indictn t a|killed him, your honor, and gentle-) men of the jury. I am not sorry. | There was no other way. But I | would rather {It had been the maker, not the tool By the time I had made my way back to the Lazy 8 I was too exhausted to go further: so 1 crawled over to my neighbors, the Whites, and Mother White made me shakedown, I lay there, nearly dead, until this mors- ing.” WHY MAGNESIA — SHOULD BETAKEN |AFTEREVERY MEAL A 1 face may be the firet noticeable symptom of indigestion | but d this warning and soon Also irrelevant and {mmaterial, and not| ther for ind! |binding on the defendant.” | geatior ealiment. At A Commercial Photo Play | “Your honor.” interrupted Gor- ys ii AD relieved “The T bles f M h: t and jdon, with great calmness, “we in-| things do not « othe e rou ol a Merchan tend to show you before we get|* whiter 4 |thru that this testimony is com . eumu- attack of dyapep c is always partic «astritis, and gastric the stomach are only too f peritonitis, th Pp the acid, and are continu ¥ advising chronic dyspeptics as well as those who only | muffer anional attacks of indiges | tion to keep @ little pure biew dy, and to take a tea Ittle water ery are and i” you aN to tell the druggist to give magnesia in the bieurated form. other nesia preparations, while valuable Inxatives a moutt washen, not recommended for the in of stomach dity MEXICO THE TRUTH MASS MEETING At Dreamland Sunday ng, at § o'clock, for working men and wom- en and busy people to hear, first hand, the facts about MEXICO and {te present relations with the Unit ed Staten 2 TP, LEDWIDGE of the M Arm A EDWIN J. BROWN of Seattle Will Speak ADMISSION I shall have something of import ance to aay in ‘The Star next Sat yurday and Monday BDWIN J, BROWN. re STAR—FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, PAGE 4 1916, He leaned back weartly Black stood up. He was not Quick as @ flash Diack seized the char upon which he had been ait |ting, sprang clear of the table and) |his lawyers, and landed close to |Mary’s wide. With his chair as a) weapon, he meant to force bi 7 | to the nearest window, Mary's jeyes dilated Unhenitatingly she seized the halfemptied glass on the table and dashed the contents of it full into the priso: ‘8 face. | Blinded, he halted a moment in his mad rush, Mary's quick maneuver |made Langford’ opportunity. He| |erappled with Black. The crowd was mad with excitement The prisoner still retained his chatr. When Langford grappled | with him, he attempted to bring it down upon the fair head of bi tagonist. Mary gasped with dread, but Langford grasped the chair with lone muscular hand, wrested {t from |the desperado’s hold, and threw it to the floor, The two men locked in a close embrace. Langford’s | great strength was more than suffi clent to hold the outlaw until the i dazed officers could do their duty |-had he been let alone; but two| men, who had been standing near the door when the prisoner made his unexpected leap for liberty, bad | |age extended for some distance up succeeded tn worming their way! sion, the reports mingling with the | Loui In the midst thra the excited crowd, and now/ sound of shattered clans. jsuddenly threw themselves upon) In this tiny cabin I)the ranchman, dragging him back.| time, Loutse,” she | “Stand aside or I'll shoot!” It was a girls voice, clear and| firm. Mary had been the first to} realize that Black's friends, not Langford’s, bad joined in the atrug:) gis. She snatched her revolver from her cowboy belt—she had not been without either since the Lary 8 was burned--and cried out her) challenge. Glancing quickly from the gleaming barrel to the deter-| mined face of the young girl, the men let go their hold of Langford and fell back precipitately. Instantly Langford sprang fo ward, but Black had made good use of bis moment of grace. Swing! his arma to the right and left, he had beaten his way to the window, when Langford again seized him, but he had the advantage this tim and be tore himself loose, throwin Langford violently against the win- dow casing. With his bare, clinched }ist, be @hivered the glass and jleaped out. The officers made gallant plunges thru the stampeded crowd in their effort to get clear of the room to follow the fugitive. But certain men managed to keep themaclves clumatly, but with marvelous adroit- ness = neverthelea between the deputies and the doors and win- 60" #o that several moment elapsed before the outside was finally gained. The little street stretched before ‘them—deserted. Early twilight was coming on. The deputies ttered in vain pureutt | | CHAPTER XIt. | The Moving 8 | “I'é rather not talk about it to- jnight. I'm not equal to ft. It's too —too—it's devilish, Paul.” Gordon ng moodily out of the window, one arm hanging idly over the back of his chair. He| had taken up office room in an empty shop building across the street from the hotel. “It's so dovilieh, agreed the ranchman. There was an ugly cut on his forehead. He was pale, but he had jlost none of the old faith in him-) self or in his power to dominate laffairs in the cattle country. “Til pull myself together again, never fear,” said Gordon. “Just give me tonight. You see that's not| all. I've something else to think) about, too, now that I have time.| Tt takes a fellow’s nerve away to | have everything that is worth while jdrop out at once. But I've rallied | before. I know I'm beastly selfish not to talk to you tonight, but “Dick,” interrupted Langford, bluntly, “did she turn you down?’ "L never asked her. She ts going | back—home—next week.” “It you let her.” “You don't quite understand, Paul,” said Gordon, a little wearily. | “She said she could never live in this country—never. She would die |here. Could I ask her after that? | Could 1 ask her anyway, and be a man? I know, She would just pine {t's weird,” | only in imag-| M “Girls don't pine | ination They are tougher than you give them credit for.” ow Mary seems dif ” said Gordon, thoughtfully. He surprised a flush in his friend's jcheek. “You deserve her, old man, |you'll be very happy. She ts the [right kind. I congratulate you with jall my heart.” An odd lump came into Lang ford’s throat. Despite Gordon's vig-| orous and healthful manhood, there seemed always a certain pathos of life surrounding bim | “T haven't asked, either,” con fessed Paul. “Rut you have made it possible for me to do so-—tonight |—tomorrow— whenever T can find ja chance. Take my advice, old man |don't let your girl go. You'll find| she is the kind after all. You} |don't know her yet.” | Paul left the room, paced the narrow confines of his shabby office, Then he threw him: self once more Into his chair—his arms fell nervelessly to the table and then his head dropped heavily upon his arms Alone in the night, Louise awoke. and Gordon She found {t impossible to fall asleep again. She slipped out of hed, She would tire herself into |aleep. She even dressed. Drawing |the oil stove close to the window fronting the street, she sa’ Into a chatr, wa heavy sfiawl over jher shoulders, put her feet on the tiny fender, and prepared to fatigue herself into oblivion. A light shone from the window across the way He was still at work, then, He ought not to sit j hurriedly but peremptorily. |b \h ® bad been aroused by the nearness) Kate and Virgil Boyles Covyr Mec! geaasasecatstesstizy y A Novel | A Week | b Ri nia | If she were not going! pale, but quiet and nelf-porsessed co L U up #0 late. back next week / Only next week!| The doctor rapped loudly, calling lank nor lazy now, nor shuffling.|But there was no other way. Bhe|to Lankford to open. Pau edmit | |His body was drawn to its full|ought never to have come, She|ted him and then stepped out In) ase? Giiiiiins height. In the instant before the was not big enough. He, too, had full wight of all aa | #pring, Mary, # witting close told her she was not the kind Boys,” he cried, a” get gr - to the attorneys’, table, met his| And now she noticed that his|!n bis stern volce, Die einen |glance squarely, She read there head had sunk down onto hie arma,| murdered. Now get-jou kun what he was about to do. Only alijow still he sat; The minutes; What for—and be quick aboot tf" moment their eyes held each oth-| passed away. Still be sat motion They laid him gently me the er's, but it was time enough for @|jons, his face buried floor, took off bin oor an ; - swift message of understanding, of} 11 was dark. The yellow gleam | #Way the blood noaked ot utter dislike, and of a determined | streaming out of the window only louise ansisted with deft, tender will to defeat the man's purpose, served to make the surrounding bands. Presently, the weary, es f |to pass from accusing brown eye#| darkness denser. The lamp on the lifted, the gray eyen stared : i to the cruel ones of the defendant. |table cast « pale circle immediately cantly for a moment—then smiled Paul bent over him What bappened, old man?” the wounded man whispered gropingly It required much effort to say this| in front of the office. Into this circle there moved a shadow It retreated—advanced again—glided back into obscurity, Waa tt some mind besides you You look peeved!” thing alive, or did the moving of little, and a shadow of pain fell fell you, Norman. 1 wong the Iamp cause the shadow to thus over his face. oe Fi Bod a sone 2 rane of the skip about? Hush, Dick, dear boy,” sald | Serssey oe; “these wied-bag Ah! There was the moving !angford, with a catch in his voice. pouthe money ’ “You's but you!” “Yeu've got our sympathy, George” shadow again! She caught her “You're all right now, ” 7 breath quickly. This time the mustn't talk, You're too weak. We wniiWeil. soe, you shenid of herd the shadow did not slink away in, are going to move you across to i busty, out loud so ew ay, Sol, how did you Yawk with that mam on band?’ "I had the hotel.” It came near the window, crouch Obeying a sign from the doctor, ing. Suddenly, it stood up straight Loutse tried to scream aloud. be #ipped away and out. Gordon gg worth of goods I sold and got 25 per Her throat was parched, If she| Closed bis eyes, Hin face was|cent commission * * * Sample man lifted his arm. He had some ; ory he fainted whispered ¢: pee Was 2 ket he thing In his hand. Its terrible im loulse. tury Limited °° e port broke the spell of her, The eyes opened quickly. They ey nF é speechlensne \fell upon Louise, who had not time | tate them. Yeo, Nell, they o cake “Mary! Mary!” to draw away. The shadow of the |wieh end « giase of milk. Bhe thought she shrieked. In|old, sweet smile came and hov- 7? THE NAIL IS HIT ON THE HEAR reality, she gasped out a broken|éred around his lips whisper; but it thrilled so with] “Louise,” he whispered There was quite a nice parade terror and pleading that Mary was| “Yes, it ts 1,” she said, passed thru Theo Saturday, which, — awakened on the instant. As ber| her was exciting, as happes | Nn of course, feet touched the floor, a pistol whot|“You must be good until Paul gets ings of this kind isn't common— | rang out, close by. She had no| back.” The ada County, Ark, Pie need for explanations. The shot) “I'm done for, so the rest of the yune was enough, Swiftly and allently,|criminal calendar will have to g0| eee she seized her revolver from the|over. You can go back—sooner| UP TO DATE | “Will you marry me, my pretty am not going back,” said maid?” . Unexpectedly. “How many cylinders has Dureau, glided to the window, and|than you thought.” fired three times tn rapid succes-) “I “Come here, clone to me, Louise”; automobile, sir?” she said. “I think I hit him the second| said Gordon, in a low voice. He owe fd, with a dull! nad forgotten the doctor. “You! A smart New York girl at calm. “I can't be sure.” She lighted a lamp and began to dress mechanically. Louise stayed had better—I'll get up If you don’t. Closer still, I want you to—kiss me before Paul gets back.” port last summer administered a” | clever rebuke toa dlase and petron- \izing young Englishman whom she ~ not to answer, In the hall she 5 | Louise grew whiter. She glanced met. J encountered Paul Langford, Just), citatingly at the doctor, timidly| The girl overheard her hostess © an another shot rang out. that she wished to introduce | bay |the Briton to her (the New York girl) and the girl also caught bin — | repl jat the new lover in the old man. hen she bent over him where he the floor and “Go back, Miss Dale,” he cried, mustn't come. been foul play.” She looked at him. ook “He in dead,” she whispered. “I am going to him,” and glided away from his detaining hand. He hurried after her. ery well, trot her out.” When the Englishman was pre sented the girl bowed, carefully surveyed him from head to foot nd then quietly said to her | hostess “Thank you. Now trot him back, please light came into his eyes before he closed them contentedly and slip ped into unconsciousness again. (Conctuded In Our Next lesue) It hurt, that Albert Hansen Others) of the pistol shots. Doors were Sr ae thrown open. Putting his arm ee y , EERS ARE MEN svround the trembling girl, Lang: deweler and Silversmith AUCTIO: Re ford hastened across the street WHO BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO LIVI MAKE AN HONEST eee FRESH WATER BATHING While bathing at Pleasant Lake one day last week, Porter was attacked by a clam, which f tened itself on his big toe. The ald of knife blade was to release it. A very so: with her, At the door of Gordon’ he paused. jo in first, Louise. You He spoke authoritatively; but she siipped in ahead of him. Her arms fell softly over the bowed shoulders, Langford opened the door. 010 Becend Ave, Near Madisor FREE Sw ant be, oer oe PHYSICIAN re toe quick! Gordon's office!” he cried, /rhis means than any Man, Woman/| the result.—The tere toe in a loud, firm voice. Then heler Child whe patron Z this| (Mich.) News. closed the door and locked it. et i Teg Ply ae ge ol th Bis He hastened back to the side of for any disease, FRE: Did you enjoy the dance in the his friend. Disappointed in thet ar, Nose and Throat Spe-|new town hall?” asked Kate. desire to get in, men crowded be-|¢ siete an ar “Oh, fairly,” answered Tom. fore the window. Louise stepped ‘Some of the girls told me they softly forward and drew the blind n't enjoy the dance one bit.” RIGHT DRUG CO. between him and the mass of cu- “Well,” said Tom, “I couldn't 1111 FIRST AVENT rious faces without. She was very Retween Spring and Seneca dance with them all.” 7 Vere ee DERAL S Laika | PE! 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