a" 9 O o o o 0 o o 0 0 o 0 o o 0 o o 0 3 AN INVfSlMENT IN LOVE It Was a Complicated Business. By EUGENE A. VOCT Copyright by frank A. MunMjr Co. BOOOOOO 3 0000 0 000000 Gleuwluli JutJiiiHin nut In the prtvat ifllce of tlia AcuieJohuson Grocery oinpany, of which coiuiuiiudliig e labllanmcnt be wiia president aul prae Jrally sola owner. Curtla, tlie confidential young man of tobUHon'e own bUHlucu rearing, wa dtb blm, aa uhuhI, at this hour 4 o'clock to receive bit aup.-rlor'a Qual natructlons for t ho day. WelL" concluded Mr. Johnson In pat lcjr tone tba menuljig of which none knew better (hau Curtis, "tbut'i ettlod. If (bat Marilen note la not aid tomorrow you go ahead mid fore close the niortguge, Tlila presuming ii old friendship nnd (but sort of rot will not ko. I've reneaed It once, and I'm tln-d of It" I Cur tin smiled ami nodded an he abut town the top of bin chlefa denk. Tba . 'er bad turned to go, but atopped u.Menly. "Ily Jove!" he iirlnlmed. "I almost forgot My llltlo (fill In twenty-one to duy." The diplomatic- C'tirtla imTi'ly lulled tils rongiiitiiliillnns. "Hand me my private chirk book. Curt," ordered Johnson. "I'll til kn It borne will Inn. I-uiIl, tba porter of t'liHrlos Tlirau'i leaf tobacco establishment on Water street. New Vorlt, wna th first mom ber or tmit finna force to gnsp Kilns, Uletiwleh Jiiliiinon'a daughter, slighted from tier ele trio car and briskly entered bla part of the bouxe. "I should like to woo Mlwt (Juice Msrden, Mr. Tbnm'i stenographer,' alia said aweelly. "Klght hi til era. lady." bo aald. point In it toward the Inner ottli'ii. "Hello, Edna." eaiiiti Thrun'i voice, cheery and cordlnl, "What on earth brings you way dmvo to Wuter street r "I came dowu to sea Ortirs on busi ness, Mr. Thrnu. You don't mind let ting ma apeak to her lu it I vato for a few oilnutea?" Tbran patted the girl' cheek with the familiarity of a very old friend .and ceremoniously bowed himself out of bla owu ollli'w, softly closing the door behind htm, Presently, however, roe aoor or me privsie ino opened nd Edna stood at the threshold, ber rather pale and her junto uiiMieady. "Pleaae come In, Mr, Tbruu," she idod treniulotiHly, Mr. Thran ro-entrret' bla Minor nn iwly to And that hla tr utiles had 'rial wgon. Ilia young ! ioKiaihcr tvnt iiddled lu ber chair dlxlurl.lni.-ly neHr the verira of ten ra. "I can't do a thing with her, Mr Thra.0." bcgHii Edna llercely. "I do wteb you would make ber do It; I can't" -What la It, RduaT ba inquired, with rami concern. The) whole tiling In nutshell la thla: Mr, Mardcn, thla foolish glrl'n fa ther, own papa f.Mmil, and If It tan't paid before 8 o'clork bslay papa aaya ba will foreclose the uiortiige or some ttilnK. and Grace and I ru le lliilly John Mardeo will In homeles. Now, I waa twenty-ona yesterday, and aa irave ma a check fur :.,(U aa birthday (lft I waa ao tuipiy alMMit It, know but that It would Jimt cover the amount Tnela John onea papa, and now (irttce I Uraceahe won't lake It I'leaoe 'make ber taka It, Mr. Tbrun" I "rieaae, Mr. Tbrau," now ram ap pealluitly from tba oilier girl, "pleaae do not try to make me do thla thing God knowa I appreciate Kdiin'i motlvea. nd I lovn her all the more for ber kindly Intention. Hut I cannot take ,ibia ntoitey fiiuu bet." I "Etlna," he wild very tenderly, you are a very kliut. dir ylrl. and 1 am pnmd to know you. Hut you do not undoratHod, my ibar I am truly Very aorry for Uith of yoa." Johneon would Kindly hnve paM the t. 'il inouaniui nuiiMi-ii, vui waa arrnio 'nf that uiau t'urtta. After twelve yer of patient work to nmke a real bual neea niau out of hla yotitin omrtilei) tint mau Jolmatin did not dare to make ao aeutlmental a proh!ttoii. Ho be bad carefully pin lined It all, bad prwoiiicd Cdna with the chs-k and an Mdiuotittiou to luvtwt It aa aha aaw tit, and then ili-it. pivuhIv apprixtsl ber of Manlen a liiilflnettneaa to hint lid tbe llievltntile ion ej uonon of a fnllnr to ns t the note the ueU day. Johneon only heard of the mliw ar rlaa of hla plnu at ntxmt 2 o'clo-k that afternoon Krlinnllni to lilt pli (vt oftU-e from luui-lnou et that hour, bv fvmid fata iruii.li In , u tlie verttn of .tuara, with the t-hi k In tier bund I "Oh, papa. irn won t take th ibe k. wou't let me hi lp ber mm ber beat friend " Ua turned to hi daughter, iiillli t 'primly. The iflrt piao-d the ple- of I'M per ahe bad ta-en holilnm lu bla (III UtlH. "Coma along with un, darle. You do not bale to aak (irnoe M.mteii or any one elsa to pay Hint note. All you need do la to go over to tlie hnuk and ly It Hut aa my chw k la not cert I tied anil. bel'U. you hare) neter lie-ii n sl.le of a reut i-oiuini'iiinl tiauk I'll wu iih you If Jon will lii nirt." Kilna n-n unlet! hor fat!or wlt!i a Krateful and l' ami t i v traverit ihi' ,o't,T (,'!' i: m ,1, ,, aoii. Mui-;iuivd U bi i4U, er. walked atitboritativvlr ,ir to liut bote ' window of if of New Tork t ImiiklUK lintifti' ioua. ilow do you di. Mr. Johnson?" urifted the iiinil hi-liind the liara re Hpei'tf ully. "All rl;lit." reapondi-d the other cor illnlly. "Yo'i Iiiivo a note here for col lection, IWHitn John Manlen, nmker, to uiy order. Tbia Imly h IhIiid to pay IL Want me to ojrtlfy It?" Tbo nota toller MTiitlnlzcd the check "Oh," renin rkec" Smith, UtlH arnlllog amuHedly, "the clieck la all right, of courae, but 1 ciin't tako IL Tb note Uaa been paM. Mr. Johnaon." "Pa Id r "Moat uniiMiinl thtnit about thla col Iwtlon," reatimiil the teller. "It aeeina everybody wmite to puy It. You are tba third party to attempt to do mo. It wuau't more Hum ten mlnutea no that Mine Ornca Manlen came In to pay IL film preaeiitod a certified check aliened by Charlca Ttirnn"- "Ob. Mr. Tbrnnl" Interuoaed Edna gleefully, "Ho he paid It hlniaelf. Isn't that noble of lilin'" "Mr. Tbrnn'a liitentlona were good," proceeded tb teller, "but he wna too late by at Icnat half an hour; but of roiirHe," and here the teller risked a aly wink at Kdna'a fnther, "you know who really pnlil It, .Mr. Joluiaon." "II I!" exploded (h bitter. "Mo you think I came over here with my riu ligh ter to make a fool of inyaclf?" ul -really, I hen your pardon." Ktainmered Smith, "Hot naturally 1 thought you knew when your own Mr. Curtla paid tire note." "H'a all rlL'ht. Mr. Smith," muttered Johnnou, atrnkliiK hla bmw. "Conw, Kdna. let Ua Ko." Jobnaon wnn mill nervously clutching hla dmik'htcr'a luinil na they pnaaed through the outer nlllcea of the Acme- Jobiiaon (Jnx-ery coinpnny, JtiHt before bo unliorod the (flrl Into tbo private otllce he ordered the olllee boy to aond In Mr. Curtla at once The culprit entered with hla iikiiiiI placid air "Hear anything about the Manlen note?" naked Jolunion lendlugty. "Yea, air," roplled Curtla dryly. "The noto line been paid." "Oh. It hiiH. b ii It?" asked the chief eareuHtloaUy. "I low do you know that etneo you haven't been to tho bank to day?" Thn arnlle on the confidential young mnn'a face wna aerene. "I'vb been at the batik, Mr. Johnson," ba anld calmly "I went tliero for the purpiwe of pnylng the MuroYn note." "And you piHd It?" "I piihl If "Tou paid It," reieated Johnaon, riled by the other'a nonclmlnnce. "We know you peld It. but why? You In heoven'i name! Why did you pay It? There It aomethhig liehlnd all thla. and I want to know It" "There la a Itreiit denl behind It, Mr Johnaon," admitted t'urtla cheerfully "My llfe'e bupplneaa la behind It (Irace Manlen haa promlai-d hi becotne my wife," "And you thought you would do a very wlao thlun hy paying her father'a liotot" deiiiHiuled JohtiHon. "I thought ao." replied the young man with JttNt h allfhteM note of doubt In hla volea. The elder man turned abruptly to hla deak. "I am auro," aiiothed hla dnutrhter, that you are to ha couKnituliiled, Mr Curtla. And your paying the note waa very noble net " "Thank you." rrpllml Curtla aheep lahly aa he took the dnlnty hand ahe bad extended. I'lignllantly and uiiKnilcfully, he wlabed the radiant youug woman aboweiiiig him with appreciation would aulTer him to itet away or- bet ter yet would depart heraelf and leave blm to bave It out with ber luiertoue, heartleaa fattier iilono. Hut aiiddeiily .IoIiiikoii roe to hla feet Tbe youug aaalatant't worried etprenalon gave nay to a triumphant grlu at eight of the changed counte uanre uf hla chief, for the giMxl, old tlgbtlng gleam almne In thoae eyea once mora. JoIiiinoii hanili-d the voting; uiau check be tiHd wittteu. "Now, Union here, furt," he aald hr,ly Curtla knew the tone and hearkeuiH attentively. "Thla la an or der. and If It ln't carried out to the letter I'll flrv you" Jolitimin'a gray eyen aoftetied aa he coutlutied: "Curt you have put your good aelt In a fix. Ilully John'a ilaughter la bKi proud to Maud for what you have lo-t done iHui't I know the girl t Now, boy, you go over to the b.iiik and atop that foo! deal you Jimt made. Now, you listen to me!" aa t'urtla made a geattire of proteet. "l.litiii to witae, will you. even tf vmi me tn l-.n c i on u,i over to the b iek mid do na I s.-iy Tlicu you conic I Hi k here with that alouitnuhle note And tlnu It'a Write .Manlen n leti.T teiMl that lef, rnal n-o fnr mouth I'll te my move. I'll agreeing to en e f il illiulher M tilin cr imy i.l or aometl'llig. I' .t I t,-ll bim; l'Hlnea nor." liter, who hsd tiling -chiitu:-l on ml Well, liel, 111I11.! ff your IN dm thnt'a none ttiruhiL' i" lauched iio 'i! miidiini "fin and reiiei,- !v . 'ai v of your either, t sale tlie glrl'a pride the old inana anvlcty. me, von two two -well. Now. ll-ii-u t,i never in:ii.l. for I hi leiil laughed lr rvertuly Hgrttn. "I u nut you ;,i knew thU much. I pay the Smio .K you Ret that! l-,iiiKh Johuou and no other living num. ir woman either! Now. t'urt, at iKit!" Oirtln havtug a.-o.ire.l.' fnther and daughter fa, e.J v n other with a uew and tx-tter imdw ind!ng. I nut o proud ,,f you," she rnur Bniritt t!leii J.iIiim.oi .-might the team hi her voUn even Kf,.rv h w them on her hika Veu notttn't cry alnoit It. gtr'W h ni l tenderly Hut she dm ery a!-.Mif It, while h.Mr hrt'- fmher fietd her vert i'K-e ro hla hi, . -I. i'. I In- Li,i' th.ir nen Imr ahisl "a- n i. K. a ,.f ti,-r uw Wv auJ i a ravrrvio" for hiiuif. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Items of Interest Gathered in and AboutTown Phone in tbe news. Dr. Lowe (liimaalf) ilarch 20tb. Dr. R. E. Duganne den tist, National Batik building. Crex Itus and Matting. Moore fc Walker. Mrn. Lucy L. Whileaker rettiriifd from Mcpa, Vah , Wednebday. Mr. Harry Mir U with her parents at 1'hilomath for a ff w daya W. (I.'harmn (if Ocean View was visiting friends in thin city Monday. J. 11. N. lit 11 of Corvallis v ih t ted in Independence and Monmouth Tuecday. VV. E. Gilbert retornei WYdnewlav from a hu(i ticaa viit at Kfclio, Idaho, . Mrs E. L. Ketclium and Minh Atia have gone U Cali lorniu for a month's visit . Frank Miller is out atrain after a three weeks illnect with mumps and malaria. Have money, time nr! work; rent our electric enrpet cleaner, Moore it Walker. E. E. Addmgton and turn, i 1 V moved across the river in Marion county last Monday. W. O. (!ook of Eugene Mienl a few days this week with hia dieter Mrs. J. Dorn uife. Mr. and Mr. II. F. Jones of Monmouth were Ind iicndt-nce visitors Wetlnts- lay. Mrs. (iooilman arrived Sat urday evening from Portland o iit hr sister, Mra. J. S. ( !ooner. J, S. 15ohannon. who hau been wintering in California, returned to Independence this week. Pillow, Comforters and Moore A Walker, HUiikt-U. the Home Furnishers, Inde pendence, O Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Hurd were here from Salem Suu- lay, guests of Mrs. Hurd's brother, Ben C. Crow, Mis Van Domsife arrived from Cornelius Wednevla and will vifit for a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. J. Dorn- ife. Roy Collins and Henry Crabtree left Independence W e d n osd ay morning for EaMern Oregon, in the vicin ity of Bend, wherr they will tile on claims. Thomns Fennell, who rt- cently was opt rated upon for k!-ill stones, is again in s Portland hospital f-ufferina fn in tbe came complaint. An examination will be held toi-'ay and if any stones can ' e located, another operation w ill be n eet scary. Mrs. N. F. Ciillicpie re t urned Sunday morning from Amity, where ihe went to at tend a meeting ot the"Twen-l ty Yar Club," so called because only those having lived in Oregon for twenty ears are eligible to be mem bers. Mrs. liillispie reports UlUdt VU10Tlle tlUJS t T -'eorge Kowe is making himself at home in Salem this week. The ladies of the Baptist ohurch will hold a bazaar on Easter Saturday, April 5. A good pair of reading glasses Tor $1.00 at O. A Kreamer's. A cross walk has been built from Judge Henkl-.' corner to the Baptist church The Monitor bears that Dr. Clarence Ilenklei? plan ning to locate in Indenem ence. Plenty of paint is being rpretd this week on sever tiiinecB house and reel dences. Just received new line o Colonial Velvet, Carlton Ax minister and Empire Tapes try Rugs. Moore & Wa'ker Auto I ruck ror tule or Tiade See Denny Bros, at Second Hand Store, lode prudence. Oregon. 20 The city council held matinee yesterday afternoon and hnuhed such work as was s carte u weunesuay 1 1 r i i night. The Independence Athlet io Club met the Rickreal 11. . team in basketball Wed- nesday night at Rickreal, the latter team winning by t eore of 25 to 16. The manual training de purtmeut of the high school has built and placed "shoot-the-ohutea" on the public school grounds, whicl i.t proving a great amuse nif nt for the youngsters. Mrs. James Cooper and Dr. H. C. Dunsmore have bet n selected by the county iHiperinten ent to hive charge of th Independence libits at the county fair thU fall. A contract has been let for the repairing of the roof and north window of the high Mbool building, in order (hat the rainfall within tbe building will not equal that on the outiide. Mrs. ?. C. Birtc'.iet is making the race for one of the Portland Telegram s prise autjs and all who would like to see Independ ence win one of the prizes should rally to her support. Among the convng attract ions are two iiome taieni. productions that wMI be sure to nbase. A play tor the benefit of t! e Civic Improve ment League is scheduled for the last week in March, which will be followed by a tnusicsl operetta in the iu teret of the school library. Salem Capital Journal: drs. L. M. Porteitield, wife ot the well known and very prominent farmer of Inde pendence departed for her home from the Salem hos pital this morning on the biihrvaJ to recovery, after: baviug undergone a serious jeurgicsl operation about two ' w ek ago. Let us frt me that picture for you. Moore & Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Currisr bave gone to the Coo Bay section where they vvili find a loca tion. MONMOUTH Monmouth haa a new meat market On Feb. 24th a daughter was born to Mr. and Mr. A. B. Mor- lan. Mrs. Sarah Mai key ha re turned to Monmouth to reside. The officer of the Monmouth Creamery had meeting Satur day and made plans for the man ufacture of cl !. The Civic Club has voted to join the federation. John Riddell and Mrs. E. C. Staat. will secure exhibits for the county fair this year. Wood, Gravel and Stdi ment, delivered. 13tf F. E. Rider. Wanted Fruit trees to pray, 20c each. 2S George Govro. Baby Chicks For Sale From Single Comb White Leghorn and S.. L. Wyan dotte, from egg laying Strains, day old chicks and eggs for hatching. We will take orders now for lster de livery. Rose Lawn Poultry Yards, Independence, Ore Phone 5921, Main. SPRING MILLINERY Our Formal Opening will occur paturaay, March o You will piofit by a visit to our large and attractive dis play of Tailored, Dress and 'attern Hat i and Smart Mil inery for all occasions at The Leader, McCall & Hanna. Spartani Kpt In Trim. The ancient N mrtuns iuld na much attention to the -earing; of men aa cut tle dealer in thl country and England In modern time do to the breeding of tattle. They to k charge of firmness and looseness of men's tlenh. and regit Inted the degree of fatness to which It was lawful. In free suite, for any rltlzen to extend hla body. Those who daed to grow too fiit or too soft for mil tary exercise nnd the service of Sparta were soundly whl ied. la one particular instance, that of Nauclta. the son of Polytus, the offend er was brought before tbe Epliori nnd meeting of the whole people of Spar ta, at which bla unlawful fatness wns publicly exposed, and he waa threat ened with perpetual banishment If be did not bring hl body within the reg ular Spartan coiupasa and give up hla ulpable mode of living, which was de- clnred to le mole worthy of au luninn than a son of l.ucedneimin. 1'bilndei I 'hla Inquirer. A Napoleorio Famina Sear. Britain was on Hie verge of a bread famine during the . NaixileonU- warn. and in li' a laiv was enacted prohib iting tbe sale of bread till It had been out of the oveu ut least twenty four hours. "Food as so scarce and dear." rltea F. W. Ilaekwood. "that a por tion of the population refused to starve lu silence, and rioting broke out In many parts of Knulnmt A royal grant of 3" was made to one Thomas Toden to enable him to prosecute a dis eovery made by hltu of a 'paste' as a sulwtittile for wheat flour. The uufortni.ate sei.inen H-.-htiiig t'.reat Rtitatu's battle on the hitrb seas bad to subeist on bis. lilts so luidly made that when the weevils were knocked out there often remained nothing but mpty shells." V plentiful harvest the. following year -aved the sltuatiou. oudon Sun lard. "Daciieatioo." A popular err ir whn-b rwum with unvarying reini arity whenever mili tary engagement are revrted l the ils of the word "decimated" to ImpH crushing defeat or something ap proacblng annihilation. Yet. as a mo. inent'a considers tion of the real mean Ins of the word suthees to show, the word la so uned quite erroneously Decimation" means tbe destruction of one-tenth part of the force Involved, and th loss of one in ten. though suf ficiently serious, certainly does not mean anything 'Ike that wholesale de struction uu,i t mean! wheu "d.-cl- matlon" Is talk, I of Iw-e of one In three or one In Mir h?ve N-eo sustain ed by forces hi h still maintained their cv!ieioo itid dis it).Ui. W ulnatar iiaaett. iviuiinery upening I will show a most complete line of Millinery, both in Street, Dress and Pattern Hats, on : : : : : 9 5 March the 13th You can't afford to mHs this open ing aa it will be larger and better than ever before and the prices right. THE G STREET MILLINERY PARLORS. WjjJ l.li.iumr as FamUyPowcrWashcr Put the clothes in the machine, close the lid and machine is in gear. Open lid and machine is out of gear. There is no shaft running through dasher or dolly to stick into the clothes and tear them. Wringer swings between washing and rinsing tubs and is controlled by handy foot pedals. Wringer has reversible drain board so clothes can be wrung from any tub on the platform without shifting tubs. Most of the machinery is underneath the platform. All cogs, gears, and chains are entirely enclosed or completely shielded no danger to operator or clothes. Machine tub is constructed of thoroughly seasoned cy ' press wood. This wood is especially adaptable to washing machines, as it grows in the swamps and is not affected by weatherVhanges. Stand or platform is made of solid, straightgralned wood, properly seasoned so that it will not warp. The wood plat form makes the nicest washing machine platform, as it does not rust, is easy to keep clean, and will not harm the dainti est fabrics should they come in contact with it. You are invited to come and see the "Meadows Family" in action. It will only take a few minutes to show it to you. Sloper Bros. & Cockle Economy and Saving. A sort of paradox Is the fact that thousands of people who make no ef fort to save a dollar when times are hlgUy prosperous will develop and practice economy wheu work and op portunity are less plentiful. The best way. of course. Is to try and save at least a little all the time, pun log hy a larger amount when earnings are at their height. Aa a nation we are not taught that economy, which makes France the banker of tbe world and whose accumulations come not from vast eXHrts of tiatural resoun-en. hut from the combined small aavlng. con sistently comlnu.sj year after year, by l!'s Krem-h people as a woole. The French save partly boa use It has become hereditary aud chit riy Im cause tbe children are brought up unit way and are ta tight the dignity of ac cumulation. VVe. on the contrary, lu a spirit of false pride, are luilne.t to Sf-orn the ne'-sity ot s-mna. as t mush it were mjiiic liim; or m n ! te ashamed. If our pre-ciit eipe- ri'-ncsa shall tench us ttirilt it win te a strengthening ot a great natboi n weakness, - II. II Wimlr in l'ni i! Mechanics M.ignaiue Domestic Harmony. Louise Poea Howard get along bap pilT with his wife? Julla-Ves. Some1 of hla opinions coincide with hera and the others he keeoa silent abont Life. All Around Him. "I'm kH-kinc for si ars " "Yon oic'ht to have my ob for swhile."" commented the weary floor- I walker. Loutavllle Courier-Journal. BUTTER" WRAPPERS The Law S'ava They Must 6 Printed or So Stamped aa to Conform to Law $1.00 per Hunched At Monitor Office Dr. R. T. Mclntire Physic laa and Sunreoa Office over Independence NatK- al Bank. Phone No. 4411 ft