Miss Warfield's Good Intentions They Went Awry Except For Heraelf nd One Other. By CATHERINE LONG YYYTTTTTTYTTTYTTTITYV m Edwsrd Frrni wan fifty five yr old and worth $.',000,000, but had no roof tre over bla bead. He had trld llrlng In a bourn of bu own, but bail given it op. It wia di'Dperalely lonely and a lot of eara. The aervant quoa- Uon alona wan enoutfti to render It in tolerable. H had tried living with s married frlwid, but the friend'a wlfa oblected to bits hwauHa be waa nut sufficiently careful aa to the furniture and let the un la to fade h-r carpet No: llvln with a friend didn't work either. Then Farrand tried hla club. The furniture in tita room waa handsome, but Uiere waa nothing else there. Most club dining rooina are the lutinlltut Dlacea in the world. The memlwr who have honim don't eat there, and few of the bachelor ran afford to do ao. IlBHlduM, club tnannKra, being men, have no conieptlon of how to run a table. EverythlriK la nerved by portion or half portion, and If member order a variety there In enough for half a doaen persona, with an equivalent rout. Of courae Fan-mid often turned to matrimony A woman would not only be a companion, but would take earn of a houae. In other words, "he would make a borne of It. Hut, thotiKh Mr. Farrand acted on the jirlm'lple In hi bueineNa that whutever desirable could only be procured by tho organi sation of that which would produce It he found no auch provision for pro mrtng a wife. The world, espcclitily In America, looka on innrrlaxe aa a nat ural mating prooeaH, which net-da no organisation to bring It about. There la uo bureau of love, with a manager to turn out married couples. Tbl works fairly well with young persona, but elderly men and women, who have not found or bava lost an affinity lu youth or have let opportunities Blip by without taking advantage of them, are not provided for. At forty Karrand aettled down in a hotel There were always persons, about This was an advantage, but the only advantnKe. Since he had tried very other plan, except nintrliiiony and found all wanting, ho stuck to bis hotel for fifteen yeurs. Ily Unit time ha would have Riven nil of Ids n.ootv 00, except enough to live ou comfort ably, for a home. One morning while tit dreakfaat, ap parently almortieil in IiIm tnoiiilnii news- patter, lie overheard a man at anotuer table sny to Ills vis a -via: "Hee that tiitin over tlierat" "Yes; wbut of him?" "Thai's Farrand. the millionaire banker." "Ill st nice looking old gentleman With (lurid complexion and white halrr -Yea." "Well, sll I've got to any Is, If I had bla motley I'd never put my foot In a hotel. If ImalncHi ml led inn there I'd pay aome one else to attend to it." "Oh, he Uvea here! He's a bachelor." "Wbatl Worth millions and no homer Ttiat was all Mr. Farrnnd heard and more thsn he wsnteil to hear. Ho arose from the table, took his hut and coat from an attendant and started for bla ohVe. I'sually be never felt at bom except In his olll.e, but this morning he found It Impossible to shut ut the conversation lie bad overheard at his hotel. The dav seemed very ktnir to hltn. If he bud bud any one to go to he would luivc left Inwlncxa to take care of Itself nud Koue somewhere As It wss he remained at his desk, nt tentllim to auch dctuilH nx were re ferred to htm. The hour of closing waa approaching ami tie was tliliiklm: cf returning to his hotel, when a card was banded nun hearing the name of Klita Caroline WnrtliWl Mr. Farrand bad heard of Mhs War Held as a woman devoted to rlmi itnlilc work, but tbua far she bad n. ut ailed on hlui for a aubHcrtptlou, and he had never seen her He illie ted ili.it she be ehonu into his omce and at the aarue time he reitrlied for his check book to have it ready. Mtm Wartield had a very pleasant face, mid a Millie reete! on her Hp that seemed very much at home there At the name time she apiieared a bit emlmrraased. "I hav called," she said, "to Interest yon In a movement w hich" "I hare heard of your excellent work, htlea WarrteUI." Mr. Farrand Inter mpted, "and 1 prefer that you should Sot uk the trouble to make an ex planation as to this movement. You ee only tell me how much you" "I'ardou ni, Mr, Farrand; uiy scheme b far out of the ordinary that 1 Burnt stste it I do not need money; I Wish your co -operation " Mr. Fsrrand. who had taken up his ehavk bonk and a pen, laid both anlde ud, tumiug In his revolving chair. aumed a listening attitude. "You and I, Mr Fsrrand, " continued the lady, "belong to that elms of un fortuuales who, though pecuniarily abl to provide ourselves with borne, have no homes and no ho of homes. The listener's expression changed from tta habitual ennui to decided In teresst. "I hate found In uiy work," Mk Warfleld went on. "of helping the poor that 1 itfust I'rcviJ that whkb Is need- ful for their amelioration. I have bat recently orrnii.d ; u a. :.-tloa for bringing t'-tfi'tlier y-upg work,n : men a.-id v.imieu In Inrgi? cities. They need - ;-h other' comp.niioiiHlilp, and I be l.ove that they art- for the niofct part lM-ftcr o(T married l lion single. In the country, where tin; sexen aie more readily thrown tog;i her, Kiicb assiitt tuicc Is not ik-i cssary, but iu a metrop. olls"- "My dear lady," Interrupted Mr. Far rand, "w hy In hen veil's name don't ym organize audi mi nssoolaiion for the union of old laehelora and old Maids V' "You have taken a loud off my shoul ders," repiiid Miss Warfleld, brighten ing. "The object of my vlhlt is to In terest yon in just sucb an iinxociiitloii." "Mease enroll mi as a iiiciiilar at once." siild Mr. In mind with eiitliu MliiHin, ica him; anin for bis check book. "What are tlit; fees and dues?" "Tltcie ure no fees ur (lues, Mr. Furrand. The members are to meet at the homes of some one of the wom en members" "Homes!" Interrupted the banker. Io iiumuri led woim-it have homes'" "There, Mr. Furrnnd, In where our nei have nu advantage (if yours. It Is possible for n wouiiin to make a home without a husband, but 1 am free to say llatt an old maid's home Is not iiiurli more i hecrl'ni than an old bach elor's, Nutille Intended " "Yes, yes, '.INs Wnrtlelil, When aud chore ulll ilic nest meeting cotivene?" "The next meeting, Mr. I'ai'riiiid, w III lie at my house. There me very few of tin women members who live In houses (itteil for nich assemblies. While I inn a mem' -im' of the associa tion i -y object Is principally to alii others. I hiii so absorbed In my vari ous works 'hat"- "I unih'i-Ni Mud. You. being n woman of menus, un make a comfortable not to any luxurious, home for yourself while I, being n inn n of fortune, am condemned to live at a hotel. Your Interest lu the rest of us is all the morn commendable from Us unselfish ness," "Then I shall expct you on next Friday evening at m.v Iiouhb, No. - avenue?" "1 shall moHt assuredly be there." "For the present have decided to enroll oulv persons of about the same crude of relhieiiieut, though we hope in time to form subHhlinry assemblies covering other grades." Miss Warfleld snmo to take her de parture, and Mr. Karrand saw her to her carriage, that was waiting at the door, lie looked longingly at the seat bendu her, bo longingly that she asked If be would not penult her to drive him to his hotel, lie accepted the In tltutlou, and as tlie.v were driven away he admitted to the lady that he had no prlvule conveyance. Having no one to rldo with lilui. he could not enjoy rhllng, and. as for going to ami coming from hit ofhYe, ho needed tho exert'lsti of walking. Mlaa Warfleld declared that she used her carriage only In her dally work for the benefit of the needful, but if Mr. Farrand would penult her to call for hlui oc- ciudoually at the bank she would lie happy to take lit i n for n splu In tho pnrk or In the country To this he cheerfully assented. When Mr. I'arraiid alighted at his ho tel and went up to bis room he did not nothe lis loneliness Ho was filled w ith a new hope. Tlie cheery auiile of Ml.sa Warllehl looked nt hlui from the bare walls, and he was picturing, not a room, but a whole bouse, tastefully fui-ulslicd, maids hi blink and white uniforms moving hither and thither, an odor of flowers Issuing from a con servatory, a ,'boerful tire otiriiing lu tb library and. better than all, that trim Utile woman sitting at the other end of the dinner table, commending to him this or that viand which she had especially provided for him When the evening for the assembly came around Mr. Farrand was India poaed and unable to attend, lie sent a cartload of flowers with w hich to decorate the rooms and a few v later cancel on .Miss article to ex press tils regret that he had been pre vented from being preseuf. The lady regretfully told him Unit her plan had not been oversuccessful. The women bad shrunk from meeting the men with tho avowed purse of matrimony, and most of the men had admitted that un Iewi they couid marry women much younger than themselves they did not care to marry at alt. "My dear Miss Warfleld," said Mr. Farrand feelingly, "I deeply sympa thb.e with you In the failure of your plan, which Is an cm client one. If these persons have not th common practical sense to take advantage of It they alone are to blame As for myself, having Joined the association, I am not mtmled lo resign front It If you and 1 are Its only tnemlers. be it MO." "I fear we are," was the lugubrious rejoinder, "In that case I shall do the only thing iu my power to hup your scheme from Is'lng un absolute failure I.ct there ls at least one result cf your ad Inlrahle Intentions, 1 being the only man In th association and vou the only woman, It Is obligatory upon us I to show these f,Mish pot-sens what they have thrown over their s!ieu,V s." This ns all there was to Mr Far , mini's proposal Had be faiked as a lover Is supposed to ta!k he would have spoiled It a'l. As It vn. Mi-s Warfleld promised to take tho matter under consideration and In duo time pave him an a'tirmatlve answer. Mr. Farrand now luMiriutcs tn the THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County Oregon, on Friday. Entered as Second Class Matter August 1,1912 at the Post Office at Inde pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879. r I CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor NINA B. ECKER, Associate Suoscriptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance ADVERTISING RATES: 15c. per Inch for one insertion, 12 l-2c. for two or more Insertions, 10c. on monthly contracts. Readers, S and 10c. per line Independence, Oregon, Friday, November 17, 1916 State by state the country is going for prohibition and the liquor interests have com menced to realize that they are powerless to prevent it. As a precautionary measure, a num ber of the large breweries in the country are add ing the necessary facilities to their plants for the manufacture of soft drinks. The present dry states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washing ton, and West Virginia. After Jan. 1, 1917, Montana, Michigan, Nebraska and South Dakota will be added to the group making 23 in all. Legislatures pledged to enact prohibition laws were elected in Florida, Utah, Texas and Wy oming so these four states will probably be "dry" soon. The territory of Alaska has also voted for prohibition. The entire state of Maryland, with the exception of the city of Baltimore, is "dry." Unless public sentiment changes, national prohi bition is coming .soon. "Who Saved Oregon'' is the problem that Re publicans are attempting to solve." Credit has been given to the Oregonian, the Telegram, Mrs. K. B. Hanley and Ralph Williams, national com mitteeman. There ought to be "glory" enough in the victory to divide the honor, but the fellow who enticed enough Progressives into the Hughes camp to win a majority, deserves the blue ribbon. It was noticed that Mr. Williams always had the Progressives at the first table and they were given a liberal portion of the dark meat while when Mr. Hughes was in California, Governor Johnson, Progressive leader, ate in the kitchen, the same place that Senator Poindexter ate when Mr. Hughes was in Washington. Oregon stayed by Hughes while California and Washington didn't. The Literary Digest took a poll of the states of New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Illi nois just before election. The result showed that Mr. Hughes would carry New York, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois and Mr. Wilson would carry .emus' Ohio, which proved to be true making the Liter ary Digest's poll the only oneot consequence that came out as indicated. The straw vote, while perfectly unreliable, seems to carry weight with a large number and it is a pre-election pastime that will continue. All the counties bordering on -Mexico were car ried bv Wilson, usual Remibliean majorities in some of them being over turned. Columbus, New I Mexico, where several Americans were killed jwheu Villa "shot up" the town, went for Wilson ibv a vote of (o-J to s2(). Kvidentlv the Mexican policy of the administration has been satisfactory to those who have suffered most because of it. I Go. East UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM SUPERIOR SERVICE Through Sleeping Cars PORTLAND to Chicogo, Kansas City. Omaha. Denver and inter medmte points. Linin Car Service second-to-none. The Route is via the famous Columbia River The O d Oregon" and "Pioneer" Trails-wonderful in scenic and historic interest. Automatic Sig nals guarding the entire main line, and 1.140 nnles of double-track are guarantees of the high standard the Union Pacific sets. 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I!ut you otn't help feeling sorry fur roan with a big wad of old kind of tobacco ha isn't even getting satisfaction. W-B CUT ii rich to bacco full of satisfaction a Hull chtw, it rieht tint, and it out! out to much chewing and spitting. M.J. If WETMAN-BRUTOH COMPANY, 50 Csloa Sqnus, N.w York City hoiiie ti 'U th lnv l MaUls in . 1110K lil'N-r ami. Ih!!t !il!V, I'll tlrst Hi.t U k ni l . .1 H 'ii'Hl t I'uin all. v lillc usTo Because the. West went tor Wilson, the Chicago Tribune, an exponent of the principles ot Theo dore Roosevelt, calls it "yellow". In our humble opinion, if there is ever anything" to fight about, I the west will make a better showing than the Hast and should anybody in the Hast have any doubt about it, he ought to come out here and see us light among ourselves. tvite Utui at UIm'. l! il l't- The Democratic party of Indiana attempted to carrv'the notorious Tom Taggart thru and was de- 1 . " 1 . 1 it 1 ti 1 . 1 : iV . - . t, - leateu as u snoum ue. 1 ue onty umerenee ue tweeu a Republican black sheep and a Democratic; black sheep is that the Democratic black sheep pretends to be more respectable. NOW LET'S FORGET Now it's over for four year3. Let the victors have their little cackle, and then let's forget it. A man who can't take as well as give, has no business eer making a peep in politics. Sore spots have no business in the game. Americans are in politics much as they are at a ball game, with the home team tied in the ninth. They forget everything but the man at bat. If he belongs to thvir nine they cheer him hard et ough to make h home run, and if he is on the other team they damn him over the backstop. And the minute it is over, they are all happy Americans to- i gether. j We have lined up and scrapped -for till we had in us. On both side men and women have said and done things they would not have done at s ny other time but in a presidential campaign or at a football game. Aid new niiike the crow shott &rd lorgtt it. Thirds are look irg "ir.-rtv Pre" for Oregon. Lt' Iriji mt and 1 us-h 'tin along. Cor vauis Courier. A REPUBLICAN PROPHECY Woodrow Wilson was re-eltct-ed President of the United States. Oregon remained true to her colors in spite of the "He Kept as out of war"' fallacy. The Democrats are feeling very hila rious over the election, as it is riuht they should, but listen for doleful sounds from these same Democrats after the European vsar closes. Let them rejoice while they may. Eat. drink and be nwry for there will come a time when they will pull their belts jet a little tighter. So long as the United States can furnish food to feed and ammu i.ition to kill the hordes acioss the waters, timt-s will be good in ctrtain localitits, tut woe i;nto the workers aiui the farrrers when this war ends. Fails City News. MARSHALL TO WILSON Dear Mr. President: ,r,Iis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but 'tis enough and 'twill serve. " -Thomas R. Marshall. THE SAME TO CONTINUE Hnw!ey and mediocrity are in tbe saddle agai. . Aurura Observer.