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thursday dboeubkr 11 1030 the acton free press paob thkxk 011 3frie rfba 6ljart gtnrg a half gallon of olive oil iiaitkiet lummis smttii now did senator howard stand in resard to tio marlltt como that was die question everybody in tho atato was asking the senator wan the recognlxcd loader of public opinion in the commonwealth ho represented and the party organs tlio ho raid lead in if woro naturally anxious to express vlown wwop would moet hla approval tlwro was a radical dlfllculty in aacortalnlntf his views howovor tho difficulty of finding tlio aeiiator himself at his town hoiiau no information could bo gathered other than the fact that senator howard wan away for a jew days ho had not ald when ho would bo hulk iho wenator wan a mail without close family tics jd therefore very independent in ink movement the lout thought hxlurtla dimes nilnd wilh that ho won destined- to nolvu tho riddle now puzling his olderu ourtln waa nnw in the nowpapr gomo and hla intense ambition up to the preiient time had not ulon recognised by prompt ad vancement indeed he could not sen how oven though ho filled hla aaslgiunehts aatltfactorlly ho could demonstrate hll capacity reporting lectures and club func tions a telegram from hla uncle unim portant ad it iioomod but ourtla to thinking send mo at once parcel pout half gallon of bent ollvo oil hurry chuck follows james hammond tho men- aago read ourtla uncle and hlti wife never uicd olive oil uils thu nephew knew mrs hammond made u dolldoun nnlad drc-a- lng half whipped cream and the other half eggs and vinegar with the proper kooaonlng the request for ollvo oil indicated the presence of a gueut jatiles hammond had boon a boyhood friend of senutor howard and very often tlmiicuutor putd hlii old friend a vult tlio rootling of thu telegram made ourtln wonder if by any chance the aenator hud taken refuge in tlio farmhouio only a fow mlloii from the uato capital but aeomingly a thoiifiaiid ml lea removed from ita turmoil tho boy had very littlo on which to btuo hut conjecture but part of tho equipment oy tho iuccetaful re- porter in hla roadlneaa to take a chance ao ho went to hla iiuperlor und uakod for a day off tho pormlaalon wiui granted without objection there wore few of tho jleruldu emplnyeea who could bit wparod no readily hli next stop waa to purchoao a half gallon can of uonulim ollvo oil paying for it u price which shocked him then hrt took the train for sycamore tho fin ill wait llvemllei from the little railway iitation but curtis ehnae to walk tho day won warm und the can of olivo oil bocunio uncomfortably heavy before tho ilrat mllo waa covered at the end of tho fifth mllo ho had hla coat over hla arm and waa beginning to wonder why ho had romo on nueh u wild gooio cuuio the farmhoine looked peaceful enough to bo inviting to a atrlfcwcary utatoa- man near the houiio a man in faded overall waa hoeing com tho boy wont on uthrilmckdoqrimdcatcjcd ilia undo and aunt woro both in tho kitchen and tho faooa tlioy turned upon him hardly indicated welcome danu had alwnyft hniglned hlmaolf a favorite in the limine but now ho begun to wonder i ho woro wonting hla time aftor all 1 thought id bring you tho oil uncle ho explained mid placed it on the table hla aunt and undo exchanged gliuiccu you oughtnt to have dono that curtln replied mm hammond wo thought if you looked after tho order wo might get it quicker thats all its qijte a dlntance to come juit ta go right back obwjrvod mr hammond otirtu gurnaod t wait after informa tion and gave it oh im not going right back- thla iioema a first rule timo for a littlo vacation noit el ploaauro in tlio prospect and finally mr hammond iipoko to toll tho truth curtis thin iiint a very convenient tithe for you to mine becauno wo have com pany do you moan there a not room for mo tho nephew allowed a hint of reproach to creep into his voice hla aunt spoke up haatily oh jumcs ourtla la a trustworthy boy youd bettor toll him juiit how mat tent aro mr hammond henitated then yielded i iriieaa youre right mother well this in in strictest conllutmce my hoy sen ator howard la horo oaiio ohucklod tliatii what i u- pocted suspected mr hammond upoko toatlly how could you uuupoot auch a tiling well your telegraphing for olive oil for one thing there never haa been any ollvo oil in tho house when ive boon horo mr hammond and hbj wife again x- ohanged glances and it was clour that tjiolr respect for their nephews ability had greatly increased curtis took ad vantage of una favorable tmprosulon to bay i really cam to ftoo senator howard i want to rind out how ho standi on tho marlltt case ourtla danol cried mrs hammond if youvo traoked that poor tired man down to begin pestering him about politics ill never forgive you you dont understand xuitt mary if nos got an opinion it ought to be known juid it wont y milch time tor him to tell it to get it would be tho making or mo some time clupmd beforu ourtla waa able to bring lib relatives to hla point of view concerning an interview they were proud of thn fact that tho distin guished man had sought thnlr home oh a refuge it ml thoy wore not willing that hln visit should bo a disappointment at length however mr hammond agreed to place tho cojio before hls guest if tip says lie doesnt want to bo bothered though that nettles the whole bimluejli durlared tile old man ataunchly dme drew a long breath all right uncle but do your best for mo tho interview between senutor howard und mr hammond was protracted thla showed at leoat that the icnator had not vetord-thr-plan- nndwhrn t tho latter reappeared he blought good hows senator howard waa willing to give tho young reporter tho interview ho desired he mctnod te think the request roiutn- ubu inough and all ho aaked was a little time to plan hla plmudng of that opinion aa a mutter of fact it waa nearly supper time before ctirtlu saw him then ho took down in uinrthand tho nnnutora to rt oxpremilon of his opinion and r- celved fnmi him a flgned statement that ho hod given curtis dime an lntervlow regarding the marlltt affair then iui there wiui no train till nine oclock tho boy ate an enormous iupiwr lib undo drove him to the station in tlmo for tho train and when cnrtla stepped aboard ho felt at luat he wan on a fair way to realize hls lunbltlon tho accommodation wiui not crowded und dane hod a icut to hlnvolf ho iwkim to work on tho ntory of hla lnter- jw but the roadbed wiui rough and after writing a fow hittoductory nen- teneea ho gave up the elfoit and returned hli pupern to hi pocket shortly uftor- wurdi a man not down bnlde him and ixgan to talkt curtii wiui not iui a rule given to talking ulkiut himself but to night piobably becaino of hla oxubenuico over hli good fortune he wiui umisinlly talkative if ho hud itopped to think aurprljied ho would have been to roalbui that he had tnld thin stranger a good deal about ilia hljitory including hla connection with tho herald aa they approached tho junction only a few mllet out of tho city danea aoat- mato remarked im going to take a oob here if you like ill pht you down at tlio herald office the boy hr ltated why tho down town s tut loll in only nix blocka from my office jiiftt aa you lute but i think youll novo time by going with me you know therell often quite a delay at tho tunnel the train won ntopplng and thoro waa no time for furbhor consideration curtii sprang to hla foot and followed his travel ling companion out upon tho platform juit a minute tho stranger aald and left him to himself for perhaps double tlio alxty aeconda ho had oaked for then tho two ollmbud into a rather uhabby taxi und started olf at a rapid rate tho stranger at onco began talking and curtii fcaind hla convomatlon interesting enougii to-ubiorb- w thocab stopped however ho came back to realities and said why what are wo stopping for tho other turned toward him i want you to help mo carry fiomothlng out ho wh tapored its all ready but i dont hko to trust him ho nodded significantly toward tho chauffeur curtii hoiltuted ho would have likod to know moro about tho matter in which ho wiui miked to aid but to innlat on enlightenment aeemed ungracious con- uldorlnpr tho courtmy ho had accepted ho alighted and followed tho atranger up tho nteps of an nnllghtod hohie which aomned to bo aurroundod by trcca a atngularly solitary location cmisldorlug lta noorneaa to tio city a iuddon appro- henaion seized dane that ho would bn unit od to tlo f y the law- 4ytuwtutl n g in some bootlegging arhemo aa hla com panion produced a koy and unlocked tho door he witi eonaldorlng waya of escape tho door opened and the man on iilieod preasod a button flooding the room with light the light had tho ulogloal effect of making curt li ashamed of hla into doubts he rollowod lnuitlly and hla companion closed tlio tlopr- then tho reporter found that hla com panion waa pointing to a cluilr and naylng hi a volco not quite aa smooth aa it hod been sit down sit downldiuio repeated indignantly why im in a hurry thatll all right well do a littlo talking first ive no tlmo to do any talking then do iwinn hatching youve had an lntervlow with senator howard to day you neednt deny it for i looked ovor your nhoulder when you woro writ ing on thotram and saw your startoff curtis said nothing listen i i want that lntervlow for my paper what will you lake for it tho stranger looked threatening the other laughed youre cruay ho replied how much will the herald pay you your oxponuh moat likely if aye you any objection to salting kwn a few hundred dollars for yourself i tell you youre wasting time yours and mlno listen boy im not going ju hurt you bht im going to have that lntervlow wollt you cant got it the words woro hardly out of donos mouth when he was seized and spun round hko a top he shouted jtor help as tho blff fellow caught him by the arm and relieved him of hla coat so neatly that ho hardly realized what was hap pening as curtis saw hla pockets rifled mgn mastered prudence so leaped to ttie dofenso of his property using hla flats freely the man did not strike back but ull at once he caught him by tlio collar and sent him spinning dont make a nuisance of yourself he aald carelessly curtis hit tho wall with con siderable orce then he climbed to his feet feeling sick and shaken the man had coinn ocrons the senators signed state m on t and with a little grunt or satis faction ho appropriated it the notes pleased him less however what sort of shorthand is that he demanded my own well read it all right the man hod token what ho wanted and now lie handed the boy hli coul curtis put it oil mechanically aild found his unn soliccd hi a vlsellko grip- ill huvo to trouble you to accompany ma to tho kitchen tho man sold politely in one of thu cupboarda in the back room he found a ropo that suggested a clothtsllno and secured it still holding curtis in the hteolllko clutch when tlio young reporter found hlniielf being directed up the stairs ho tukod in an hnttrndy voire what a re you going to do with mev im not going to hurt you sonny but im going to tlo you up until that interview apfmara if wo dont gut it into tho morning paper well huvo it ready for tho evening emtlou after it has crime out ill cull for you youll bo sorry for this oh indeed 1 i suppose you have an idea that youll have the law on me but if you ucciio mir of kidnapping you and tying up i ahull accuse you of being too drunk to know ill have half a do7cn fellows wholl swear to it tho strnllger did a blliineasllko job in an ustonlihingly abort timo curtii lay upon a bod in the buck room hli feet tied together and hla urma pinioned behind hfa buck a pillowcase torn in strips wiui wound tightly over hla mouth unci knotted mouthbreuklng la un healthy jeered the big fellow looking down on his prisoner youll probably be hungry und thirsty before i boo you again but you wont bo allowed to starve to death tho bandage prevented ourtla fiom replying but hla eyes were oloquont on he glared into the motking face then tenting the ropes by a pull that made them cut deep into tho wincing flesh tho man turned and went downstalra a moment later the front door flammed and tho cub drovo away curtis began at open to turn his head this way and that in tho effort to looon the bandage he kept this up steadily for what iermed an endleia time bororo he deterted that it had slipped a trifle till i was jio encouraging that ho re newed ids efforts and after another half hour oim fold of tho bandage slipped down over his chin it wiui tho work of seconds to free hlnnelf or the re mainder and he mod hia recovered voice to can hiatlly for help in tho hush that followed ouch paroxysm of shouting how ever he could ioo no indication that hli appeal had been hoard to attempt to ioomii tho ropes us no had loo oiled the bondage noemed u so li u theie waa juat one ray of hope in tho situation downstairs curtis had noticed a telephone on a small stand to bo sure there waa the length of a hall und o flight of stairs between himself and tlio telephone but the boy refused to regard this obstacle aa lottllng tho ques tion ho began by rolling off tlio bed because o 4i heavily and tho shock left him brouth- losi he lay very still for a time oftor tho ilckenlng bump but at bust rallied ills coinage and began aquirmlng toward tho hall ho made slow profpreua till hu reached the head of tho stairs whoro he twisted around ao ho could go feet jlru anil then started on hla descent ho fully intended to go very slowly but imlurkuy on the way ho lost control of himself and toboggoned to tho bottom with uncomfortable speed ho allowed himself o minute 01 two for groaning and thou ho wniirmed over to where ho thought ho had noticed tlio telephone stiind when ho hnd found it he flung himself against tho stand it fell ovor as lie had intended but ho had not planned that tho telephone should strike lit moi iu iohoad1 1 il isdosooiit this unexpected thump however aid ed him in locating the telephone in tho darkness with tho help of hla tooth ho sot it upright mid put his lips to tho mouthpiece it wiuilmposalblo of courae to hold tho receiver to hla ear and ho had no way of knowing whether tho operator hoard him or not he talked into tho mouthpiece with tho ouruoatneas of desperation hollo operator im shut into an empty house and tied i dont know where it in but you can toll from tho telephone call up tho herald olflce and oak for mr meudo und kay its curtii dune toll hhn to savo ikidio front pugo ipuco for tho biggest beat of the your on rib was always certain that ho lopoatod unit formula at least a thou sand times ho realized dismally tho possibility that the telephone might havo broken as it fell in which oaso all hu efforts would bo wjuited aftor so long a wait that he went through tho words mechanically with hardly a reounatlon of their moaning thoro was the sound of a car outside lcob oiuno tramping up tho stopji and then thoro was otiouvy knoeklntf at tho- loor tho prisoner lost hla solfposkoxsion and began t scream when ti mtuitor key was inserted hi tho lock atul tho door swung open half a dozen men entered carrying flash lights and guns then some ono turned on tho olootrjo lights and disclosed curtis bound hand and foot with hu fnoo close to tho tele phone one of tho six men was mr meado of tlio horald force its young dane all right enough ho exclaimed after one sharp look cut those ropes before you question him curtis did not wait for questions mr meado ho orlod i havo tho biggest beat of tin year ive hud an lntervlow with senator howard even then the vlotlms struggles were nob quite over a littlo tlmo olapsed bo- fore ho could convince mr meado that ho was not delirious because of tlio rough handling ho hod received tho lnter- trifrw thnbrnntornppttaradtn morning edition liowever and ovor since us the young reporter hoped that days work has helped him in tho realization of ids ambition as no other puper contained the inter view curtis considered it probable thut the deciphering of his shorthand hod proved too much for tho thief it la ertuln that tho heralds interview hod put him on his guard for he never came i b ick to look after his captive nor ld i ciirtli ever see him again tho owners of tho house who wero away for u month sold on uutr return that they iliad formerly rented a room to a young reporter who hud left without returning his key und from their description this wiui tile man who had come so near i stealing the fruits of danes enterprise i tho dlsrovery that mirceis tnay elude when it wiiii certain iuui taught curtis ale son in discretion which in iho bwu run will probably bo worth us much to him ns tlio beat which tlio horald featured in big headlines with the name of tho interviewer curtis dane cloaking auction sale in kuin township choick cattfk mokkkh an1 hogh tho undersigned has received instruc tion from walt kit lamhlitt lot 3 1lrst line krln 1 mile north of crowions corners 2 mllui west of acton just off no 7 highway to soil by public auction on tukhitay kcimmiu 10 11130 at one oclork sluirp tho following hou3ks 1 choice illly heavy 3 yearn 1 lllly 3 yeais roadster slrod by oonot a real one cows 1 pint jersey cow ii years fresh 1 llrindle cow 7 yeais bred lost of august 1 orey cow 5 yearn milking bred four months 1 spotted cow 1 years milking bred thiee months 1 itoun cow 3 yearn milking bred thiee months 1 white heifer milking well bred two months 1 orey heifer milking bred 0 weeks 1 lied cow milking bred l month 1 lied cow milking bred 1 hod cow diur to freshen in january youno cattlk 1 pine ilred short horn hull u years bred by d wuldio 2 lied steers 1000 lbs 3 lied steeis 700 lbs steer and heifer 3 yearn old 3 llolsteln heifers well bred steer and helfor rblnif 3 yeais 4 spring calve i 1 llutcher calves young calf calf thiee months old theae cattle arc all well bred and in good condition yortk hoos young york sow with litter bred by j 1 robertson and a pi izo winner young sow bied october la young sow brod october 17 young sow bred october hi 3 young sows bred october 33 1 young sow second litter bird november u 7 chunks bo lbs these ore a choice lot of hogs and oil j 1- itobertsons breed iftimt lull to attend this 8ale if you want jfwml htork und it will louive- ly lie hold without iurve if tho weather is stormy the sulo am he held under covtr iteiurmwr the date time and 1lace toewlay do- remlmt 16 at one oclock tkiims 10 00 and under cash ovor that amount 10 montlia credit will bo given on furnishing approved joint notes acceptable ut the hunk of montreal anton iio por annum off for cash it j kuril auctioneer phono 30 acton crorwicrcieri auction sale in isilw township cihhct dairy hiitd of jfkllsfcy ani holhtkin cows houuks hoc8 young cattlk the undersigned has recolvod instruc tions from iltlk 1i1l1v- lot 3 third line krln 3 miles north of acton just olf no 7 highway to soil by public auction on ii ti ay dlckmiikie 12 1030 ut 1 30 oclork sharp the following- honsk 1 huv m 0 venrs 13011 lbs 1 hay mare i years 1300 lbs this is a real blocky team and right overy way 1 ilrown mate 13 yours right every way weight 1400 ins 1 roadster hlly rising 4 years sired by a ano t a real one 1 percheron colt i months old cows iawn jersey i years milking well and bred in juno niurk jersey t years duo docemlwtr 14 pawn jersey 5 yours mllkjiiig bred may 30 1awn jersey 11 yours registered duo december 10 jeraoy i years fresh with calf at foot holstoin i years due december 20 holstoln fi ye aril duo tlmo of sole llol steln 5 years milking duo january 30 holstoln 1 years fresh holstoln 7 years fresh witlj calf ut foot iart jorsey 4 year i due january 15 jorsey cow duo december 1 f durham helfor 3 years fiosh calf at foot durham helfor duo about january 30 spotted holfor 3 years duo in april 1 lloan holfor sup posed to bo in calf 1 rod heifer sup posed to bo in calf 1 white holfor sup posed to bo in calf youno cattlk 3 black steers 3 yount old 3- hod heifers 3 years old 3 durham heifers 1 year old d durham calves 0 montlu old hogs 10 hogs around 100 ihn 1 saw with ton pigs at foot ii pigs about 70 lbs hant lull t attend this hale ii you nerd a choice dairy corf they an lllht fcvnry way itenumiber the date time and llao friday decem ber 12 vooluvely no unserve as uto lyoprtetor u short of help terms 10 00 and under cash ovpr that amount 10 months oredlt will bo given on furnishing approved joint notes acceptable by tlio aoum hanks 0 per annum off for cosl it j kklttl auctioneer phdne 30 aoton o o plank clerk 400 newsubscribers another step in a greater service by the free press the free press drive for new subscribers and extension of ils service was completed last saturday ft was but another st in the plan to give acton and the district a newspaper service of the best possible kind we fell we owed it lo our advertisers to have the free press read in every borne in llic district and the necessary effort was pul forth to make the 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