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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1909)
J piiirgery and n ens Special Sale on All Trimmed Hats ALL PRICES REDUCED Large assortment to choose from, your selection early Make I L 1CLB. Anderson Benton County Lumbar Co, Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes Dealers in Ossrs, Windows, Lims, Back Cement, Shingles, etc Occidental Lumber Co. . Successors to Corvallis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please ... call on J. B IRVING, for information and prices. And take notice that if we have not got exactly what you want we will get it for you. . . G. 0. BASSET T, Local Mer. WOODS BROTHERS GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Prompt attention given to repairing all kinds of gasoline en gines, autos, bicycles. Plows and axes bharoened. Saws filed. All work guaranteed satisfactory and done on short notice. Give us a call. We can please you. Located back of Beal Bros-' blacksmith shop on Second street. ' Phone No. 3145 Ind. Woods Brothers """JS OREGON The 'Best Passat There is no betterpaint made for appearance and durability than " :' Asms QuaHtiy Paint : . ' Specially prepared for exterior and interior use. "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" HI- lhE.30LGTr . WALL , PAPER AND PAINT STORE Second Screet, Near Palace Theater A wtmrnvm m mm mm mnm m 1 VJHfiT WE UET PROVE T Onr hooks ATfi nrifin " f or vnnr insnpptinn f-fk$ : Buyers name given if wanted. We not only get xop prices, dux yon can satisty yonrsell absolutely at any time that you get what we pel. DRflflDT P.ilfill RCTIIRHQ OMBOEltLJS Ship your produce to ns. Write v to us now for coops, tags, etc SOUTHERN OREGON GOnniSSIOIl GO. V. H. MCCORQUODALE. PROP. 95 FRONT ST., PORTLAND, CRES8S The Disadvantage of Misun- ' darstatda;g Among ' . T.iree. By A. B. SEARLE. Copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso : ciation. y" If anything goes wrong among as sociates the more persons In it the worse the trouble and the less chance of an explanation and reconciliation. In the most Important episode of my life I became involved with two other persons to my permanent discomfiture. If my dealings had been with one the trouble would not have occurred. It was the very common case of two fellows after one girl, and the two fellows were friends. I was one of the fellows, 'and Bob Hoyt was- the other. Eileen Gilbert was the girl. It was Bob who Introduced me to her. but he didn't tell me that he wanted her, so I wasn't obliged to keep off on his account. Bob was a quiet, back ward sort of fellow, while I flatter myself I have that gall about me which wins with a woman. There are several principles that I considered. The first 13, '"Don't show your hand to others;" the second, "If you want anything don't make it ap pear valuable." I determined to keep Bob m the dark as to my intentions and to lead him to believe that Eileen was no great catch. Of course this was difficult for me to do and at the same time see enough of her to win her. But I handled the matter so well that I got in a number of visits with out Bob knowing anything about them. How far I succeeded in, leading him to believe that she was not worth trying for I couldn't find out. He wasn't much of a talker. I knew very well he admired her and. that I'd better do what I could to head him off. Eileen for quite awhile was on the fence between Bob and me. I had some property, while Bob had nothing but 0.1uck and energy, and I'll do him the justice to admit that he had plenty of both. There's nothing mean about me even in speaking of a rival. Bob showed no disposition to win the girl, but I didn't know whether this was I because he didn't fancy her or because I had intimated that she was not es pecially to be desired. This gave me every chance, and I availed myself of the position. Eileen lived at her father's country pjace, about fifty miles from the city and during, the. summer I made hay while the sun shone, spending a num ber of week ends in the village near her, home ostensibly for the fishing, which was good in the neighborhood. Finally I sounded . Eileen sufficiently to discover that a proposal was liable to be accepted. - This was by letter, and I resolved, to go to her and close the matter. As lack would- have It, who should be at th& station to see his mother off on a train but Bob. I -had to confess where I was going and whom I was going to" see, but I inti mated that I had promised to go to make one of: a house party and ex pected to be much bored. Bob told me he thought I'd have a good time if I only made up my mind to do so, but I refused to be convinced. I made my proposition to Eileen, and It was graciously received. But girls never like to give an answer on the moment. ' They like to keep a fellow worried. ' It's an awful suspense to a man, and the more feverish a man is under it the better the girl likes it. I told her that I wouldn't go back to the city without an answer. I remained two days, but the answer didn't come. I wished I hadn't said what I did about waiting for it and began to think of an excuse for breaking the embarrassing -position. Besides, I couldn't remain away from my duties. I hit on what seemed an excellent plan.' I would telegraph Bob to call me back "on business." This would convince Dim that I was being bored and enable me to await my answer in the city.- t sent a message to Bob as follows: "Insufferably bored. Get me out of this by Wiring me to return on important business." I directed the telegraph operator to send the reply to me at the .Gilbert residence. I told Eileen that I .would go jb a tramp during ; the day and hoped that by my return at evening I would receive the long deferred an swer, She would not promise definite ly, but gave me to understand not only that I should have it, but that it would be favorable. I hoped to find my re call at the house when I came in from my tramp' and vget away on a night train. .- ; - - ' . I tramped all day, returning about 5 o'clock. I expected to sqe Eileen on the piazza , dressed for the afternoon and hoped to be made happy. ;But as I approached I saw that the pirfzza was vacant. 'I went up to the front door and rang for admittance. A maid came, opened the! door and poked a telegram at me, with the ominous words: . : .. ' "Miss Gilbert says to tell you that she opened It thinking It might be best for her to send for you. Please accept her apologies." : . I took, the bit of yellow paper from the envelope and read it. Horror of horrors! It was my telegram to Bob. It had : been sent to me . indorsed, "Party not in town." While I was staring at it the maid shut the door in my face. ., . ., . As I said at the beginning, it was havinc; a third party in the matter that brought trouble. If it hadn't been for Bob I'd never have sent that tele gram. And if it hadn't been for Bob I rnifrlit have made it up with Eileen. She was just mad enough to write him an invitation to visit at her father's house , with other friends, and when, after-repeated efforts to see Eileen, I went to the city I saw Bob passing me on a train going to have the whole field to himself. When he returned he announced his engagement. , .,.,.,.,,, ,. ,,, :. IS Shirt W 3.1S The event o. the season. This line of Shirt Waists includes the very latest styles, the most season able materials and the lowest prices. The ladies can find here a selection suited to every taste. Come while this special sale lasts and secure the best bargains. 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