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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1922)
SYNOPSIS PART ONI I'rvud ¡H»MOM*ur of • urhiliug prtM « mi U Elpnwit. th» «Mt or Undo to n»ph»w. I Co rbort llllngoworih Aiwa* Jr. «god Ihirtoon. the fortune to youth. • with hit chum. Henry llootor. •bout tho oom« 040. boghm I ho public** Rn of a full (1»«ig««t now«tMp»r. tho North id Ihilly Oriole Herbert*» »moll cousin, »rrnco Atwater balng harr»4 from any hind of p«r(lciMUon In tha »nt»r* pria». on account of bar Inter»« and not* uni fominlno dootro to ”booo," 1» frankly annoyed, and nut at all ba<kwar.l In way ln< ao lluw*v»r. a p<M»m ah» haa writ ten 1« * i». 1 f >f ina«rtl«>n in th« O on a atrlcilv < ommorcial boat» cash In *dvan<» Tha p«>»m auffvro aun»«what fr«m th» lneap»ri»nco of tbg youthful Cbllah»ra in th» **ar< proa»rvaUvo.‘* Hor t altoaothar unmaoonabl» demand lor ropubll« atlon of th» ma»t«rpl»c». with Ita MMuty ttnmarrod. ar» scorned, and the brnk between Ml»« Atwater and the rib|tah»r* of tho Or ini» widens Th« Munday following tho first appear* WM<e of the Oriole h'lorrnc»» particular chain Patty Fnlrvnlld. pays hor a vtwt Thn> are Joined, despite Miao Atwater'» •nehly 01 pressed disapproval by Master Herbert Atwater and Henry Itonter Not at at I <Hw*v»n<'»rted by th» > <mlnr»a of their rsiwptlon. tho v Ml tort and Miao tnalrrhlld Indulge In a serleo of Innocent •uixtay cam«« Among them la on» called •Truth,,r the feature of which Is a con* tra< t tn write a uu«*»<|ott and answer, both to be kept a profnimd secret Th« agreement Io duly carried mu I»eci1nlng «ii.phatirally tn participate In any gw me with h»r < uustn and Henry I •«■«>• e Is »•> ! .«'1 by Mias Fair- cl ■> to the onomj > at • Ing hrraelf Immensely In tl»» cotnpany at th» visitors and leaving with th»m tContlrwd from last week.) PART TWO Tliey went satirically down the Street. their chttmmlueM with one an other bountifully laerraasd by their Common deflation of the outrider on lhe porch; and even at a distance they atlll contrived to make themselves In- tolerable; looking back over their shoulder«. at Intrnkla, with say not ao eipreaaliina on their fneea. Even when these faces were far enough away to he but yellowish oval planes. their Myn»t«o expressions were «till biting- ly eloquent. Now a northern breeie chilled lhe •ItTaa the hateful three became In- dlatlugulehable In the hnae of autumn dnsk. Florence at opped «winging her fotW, left the railing, and went morose- ly Into the bouse. And here It waa her fortune to make two discoveries vital to her present career; tho flrat arising out of a conversation between her fnther and mother tn the library, where, a gossipy fire of soft coal en couraged tills proper Sunday afternoon entertainment for man and wife. "flit down and rest awhile," said her mother. "I'm afraid you play too hard when Tatty anil tho boys are here. Do alt down quietly and re«t yourself a little while." And aa Flor ence obeyed. Mrs. Atwater turned to her husband, resuming. “Well that's what I said. I told Aunt Carrie I thought the same way about It that you did. Of course, nobody ever knows what Julia's going to do next, and nobody needs to tio, surprised nt any thing she dies do. Ever since she came home from school about four- fifths of all the young men In town have been wild nbout her—and so'« every old bachelor, for the matter of that I" "Tea." Mr. Atwater added. “Every old widower, too." HI» wife warmly accepted the amendment “And every old widower, too." she «aid. maiding. "Rather I And of eonrse Julia's done exactly a« »he pleased nhout everything, and natural- ly ahe'if going to do as she pleases about thia." “Well, of course. It la her own af fair. Mollie." Mr. Atwater said, mildly, “flhe couldn't be expected to consult the whole Atwater family connection before—” "Oh. no," she agreed, "1 don’t «ay she could. Xfllt. I! Is rather Upset ting, coming so suddenly like thia, whan not one of the family have ever seen him—never even heard his very name before." "Well, that part of It Isn’t espe cially strange, Mollie—when he was bom and brought up In a town three hundred miles from here. I don’t see Just how we could hntt> heard his name—unless he visited here, or got Into the papers In some way." Mrs. Atwater seemed unwilling to yield a mysterious point, flhe rocked decorously In her chair, shook her bead, and after setting her lipa rigid ly. opened them to Insist that she could never change her mind: Julia had acted very abruptly. "Why fibuldn’t she have let her poor fnther know at least a few days before «lie dldF Mr. Atwater sighed. "Why. she ex plains In her letter that she only knew It, herself, an hour before she wrote." "Her poor father I" his wife repeat ed commlseratlngly. ■ "Why. Mollie, I don’t see that fath er’s «specially to be pitied.” "Don't youF said Mrs. Atwater. "That old man, to have to live In that big house all alone, except a few ne gro servants!" "Why. not About half the honsea In the neighborhood, up and down the street, are fully mvupled by close rela- tlvra of bls; I doubt If he'll lw really ns lonely as he'd like to tie. And he's often Mid he'd give a great deal If Julia had been a plain, unpopular girl. I'm strongly of the opinion, myself, that lie'll lie plea »cd about thia Of course It may upsA him a little. Just at first." “Yes; 1 think It will I" Mrs. At water shook her bead forebodingly. "And be Isn’t the only one It's going to upset." "No, he Isn’t.” h«r husband admit ted, seriously. “That's always been the trouble with Julia; she never could bear to seem dlMppointlng; and so, of course. I auppoae every one of ’em had a special Idea that he was really about the top of the list with her." "Every last one of ’em was positive Of It,” said Mrs. Atwater. "That was Julia’s way with 'em I" "Yea, Julia's always been much too i kind-hearted for other people’a good I" Tims Mr. Atwater aui^iucd ty»—and ' lie waa thia Julia’s brother. Addition ally. «Ince he was the older, lie had known her since her birth. "If you a«k me," Mid his wife, ’Til really be surprised If It all goes through without a aulddr." "Oh. not quite suicide, iierhape.” Mr. Atwater protested. "I'm glad It’s a dry state, though I” flhe failed to fathom his simple meaning "WhyF “Well, some of 'em might feel that desperate nt least," he explaltwd. 'Trohlhltlon’s n ufeguard for the dis appointed In love." Tills phrase and a previous one stirred Florence, who had been sitting quietly, according to requeet, nnd •’resting“; but not resting her curi osity. "Who's disappointed In love, papal” «he Inquired with an explosive eagernc«« which slightly startled her preoccupied parents. "What Is all this about Auut Julia, and Grandpa goln' to live slope and people committing •n I cl de nnd prohibition nnd every thing! What is all tlil«. mama!” "Nothing. Florence." “Nothing! That’s what you always say about the very most Interesting thing« that h«pi>en In the whole fam ily! What Is all this, papaF “It’s nothing that would be inter- eating to little girls. Florence. Mere ly some family matters." “My goodness I" Florence exclaimed. “I’m not a 'little girl' any more prog I You’re slwnys forgetting i" if it’s a family matter I belong to tho : family, I gwe»«. about as much ns any- ■ body else, don’t I! Grandpa himself isn't any more one of the family lhau I am. I don't care how old he Is I" This wns undeniable, tmd her father i laughed. “It's rvaily nothing you'd ■are aliout one way or the oilier.” he Mid "Well. I'd care about It If H's a so- i cret," Floremw Insisted “If It's a se cret I'd want to know It whatever It's nbout." "Oh, It l«u't a erervt, particularly. I suppose. At least. It’s not to lie made public for a time; It's only to be known In the family." "Well, didn't I Just prove I'm aa much one o' the fntully an------ " "Nkver mind." her fnther Mid flkflb- mgly. "I don't snpiiooe tlierv'« any burin In your knowing It—If you won’t go telling everybody. Your aunt Julia has Just written us that she's en gaged.” Mrs. Atwater uttered an exdnma- I tldn. but she was too late to check I him. "What's the matter!” he asked. "I’m afraid you oughtn't to have told Florctma. flhe Isn't Just the most discreet—" " "Palin w I" he laughed, "flhe certain ly la one of the family, however, and Julia wrote that all of the family might be told. You'll not Speak of It outside the fkmlly, will you, Flor ence!" But Florence wee not yet able to | «peak of It, eveu inside the family— so surprising, sometime«, are parent«’ . theories of what will not Intiveat their children, flhe sat «taring, her 1 mouth open, her throat closed; «nd In [ the uncertain Illumination of the room these symptoms of her emotional con dition wywl unobserved. "I «ay you won't speak of Julia's engagement outside the family, will ; you. Florence F "Papa?" she gasped. "Did Aunt Jull« write she »as engaged!” "Yes" J “To get married!" "It would seem so.” "To who!" "To whom.' Florence." her mother I suggested primly. “Mama I" the daughter cried. “Who's Aunt Julia engaged to get tnnrrled to! Noble Dill! “Good gracious, no!” Mrs, Atwater exclaimed. “What an absurd Idea I It’s tn a young men In tho place she’s visiting—s stranger to all of us. Julia only met lilin n few weeks ago." Here «he forgot Florence, and turned again to her husband, wearing her former expreralon of experienced foreboding. “It's Just ns I n.:ld. It's exactly like Julia to do nuch a reckless thing!“ "But we don't know anything at all about the young man,” he remon strated. "llow do yon even know he’s ytrting!" Mr«. Atwater asked crisply. "All In the world she said about hint was that he's a lawyer. He may be a widower, for all we know, or di vorced. with seven of eight children." “O>. no. Mollie I" "Why, he might I" she Instated. “ For all we know, he may be a widower for the third »r fourth time, or divorced with any number of children. If such a pernoa. proposed to Julia, you know yourself tghe'd hate to be disappoint ing!" Her husband laughed. “1 don't think she'd go ao far as to actually accept such a person and write home to an nounce her engagement to the family. J suppose moot of her swains Iters have bw ■> in the habit of proposing to lief Just as frequently as she wns At This, ths Slsnder Form‘of Fiocesios Underwent s Spasmodic Sslzurs, In Her Chair. that far; and while I don't think she's been as discouraging with them as she might have been, she’« never really accepted any of ’em. Site's never been engiigei! hefore." "No." Mrs. Atwater admitted, "Not to this extent. She'« never announce«! It to the family before." "Well. Td hate to have Julia's Job wh«-n she come« back I” Julia!« brother «aid ruefully. "What’s that!” “Breaking It to her ’admirers.'" “Oh. she Isn't going to do that!“ “She'll have to, now.” he Mid. •She'i either have to write the news to 'em. or slse tell 'em. face to face, when she comes homo.” "Rhe won't do either." “Why, how could she get out of It!" His wife smiled pityingly. "She hasn't set a time for coming home, has she! Don't you know enough of Julia's ways to know she'll Mnr In the worl«l stand up to the music! She writes that .all the family can be told, bccauae she knows the news will leak out here and there. In confidence, lit tle by little; so by the time «he gets home they’ll nil have been through their first spasms, and after that she hopes they'll just send her some for giving flowers and greet her with manly handclasps—and get ready to usher at the wedding!" “Well.” said Mr. Atwater, “I’m afraid you're right. It does seem rather like Julia to stay away till the tlrst of the worst Is over. I'm really sorry for some of her love-lornera. I suppose It will get whispered about, and they'll hear It; and there are some of the poor things that might take It pretty bard.” « “Take It pretty l-ard !”’ she echoed loudly. “There's one of ’em. iv least, who will Just merely lose his rensyu!“ "Which oner “Noble Dili." At this, the slender form of Flor ence underwent a spasmodic svlxure. In her chair, but a« the lit was short, nnd also noiseless. It passed without being noticed. “Yes,” said Mr. Atwater, thought fully. “I suppose he will." "He certainly will I" Mrs. Atwater declared. "Noble's mother told me last week that he'd gotten no he was Just as liable to drop a fountain pen In his coffee as a tump of «ugar; nnd when any one «peaks to hint he either doesn’t know It. or else Jumps. When he saya anything. hlm«elf. she any« they enn scarcely ever make out what he's talking about. He was try ing enough before Julia went away; but «Ince she’s been gone Mr*. Dill Mys he’s like nothing In her experi ence. She say« he doesn't Inherit It; Mr. Dill wasn’t anything like this about her.” Mr. Atwater smiled faintly. “Mm. Dill wasn’t anvthlng like Julia." “No." «aid hl« wife. "She was quite a sensible girl. I'd hate to be In her place, now, though, when she tell« Noble about this I" " “How can Mrs. Dill tell him. since she doesn’t know It herself!" “Well—perhap« «he ought to know It. ao that she could tell him. Some body ought to tell him. and It ought to he done with the greatest tact. It ought to he broken to him with the most delicate care and sympathy, or the consequence«—". “Nobody could foretell the conee- quencea." her husband Interrupted— "no matter how tactfully It’s broken to Noble.” "No," she Mid. T suppose that's true. 1 think he's likely to lose his reason unless It Is done very tactful ly. though." "Do you think we really ought to tell Mm. Dill, Mollie! T mean, seri ously: Do yonF For some moments she considered his question; then aswered, "No. It’s possible we’d be fnUowtng a Christian course In doing It; but atlll we’re rath er bound not to apeak of It outside the family, and when It does get outside the family I think we'd better not be the ones responsible—especially «Ince It might eaatly be traced to tie. I think It's usually better to keep out of thing« when there'« nny doubt." "Tea." he sal<T meditating, "t •»» er knew nny harm to come nfT people’s sticking to theiry>wn affairs.” But as he and hl« wife became si lent for a ttrne, musing In the fire light, their daughter’s «perial convic tions were far froui coinciding with their«, although «he, likewise, wan si lent—a atrnngeneso in her which ttigv should have observed. But so far were they from a true comprehension of her, they were unaware that «be had more than a -visual, young-coo «Inly Interest In Jnlla Atwater’« en gagement and In those possible con- aeqnences to Noble DM, which they had sketched with tóame Intentional exaggeration, and deddt-djy without ths staggering Mriousnem attributed to thetr predictions by their daughter They did not even notice her expre» ■loo when Mr. Atvflt,‘r «napP**! on the light. In order to read, and abe went qnletly /mt of the library and up to her own room. On the floor, near her b.d. where Patty Fairchild bad left her coat and hat, Florence mads her second dis covery. Two small, folded slips of paper lay there dropped by Ml»« Fn'r child when «be put on her coat In the darkening room. They were the re plies to Patty's whispered questions. In the game on the Step«—the pledgoil Truth, written by Henry Rooter and Herbert Atwater on their «arred word» and honor«. The Infatuated pair hnd either overestimated Patty’s caution, or else each bad thought she would so prise his little missive that «Jte would treasure It In a tender safety IH'ritaps plnnetl ufwm her blouse (at the first opportunity! over the heart It la positively »afe to «ay that neither of the two veracities would ever have I been ret upon paper had Herbert nnd Henry nny foreshadowing that Patty might be carelm: and the partner* would have been seized with the nt most horror could they have conceived the possibility of their trustful me* «nfie» ever falling Into lhe hands of the rtlontle«« «venture who now. with out an Instant’s honoraNe hesitation, unfolded and read them. "Y«e, If I got to tell the truth. I know I have got pretty eyes," Herbert had unfortunately written. "I am glad you think no. too. Patty, because your eyes ure too. Herbert mingsworth i »water, jr." \nd Mr. Henry Rooter had likewise rained himself In a coincidental man ner. “Well, Patty, my eyes are pretty, but suppose I would like to trade with your* because you have beautiful eyes, also, sure as uiy name Is Henry Hooter.” Florvnce stood cfore to the pltik- shade«* electric dropi gbt over her small white dressing table, lending again and again thexe imtlietlcnlly honest little confidence*. Iler eyelids were withdrawn to an unprecedented retirement, so remarkably she aturad, while her mouth «cerned to prepare Itself for the attempted reception of a hulk beyond It« total capacity. And these plastic tokens, so Immoderate as to be ordinarily the consequence of noth-ng short of poignant horror, were overlaid by others, subtler and more gleaming! which wrought the trn« significance of the contortion—a Joy that was dumfoundlng. Her thoughts were first of Fortune's kindtie«* in selecting her for a favor so miraculously dovetailing Into the precise need of her life, then of Henry and Herbert, each at this hour prob ably brushing his hair In preparation for the Sunday evening meal, and both toucblnclv unconscious of the calami ty now befalling them; but what even tually engrossed her mind was the thought of Wattle Torbln. Master ¿forbln. approaching four teen, was In nil tlie town the boy most dreaded by his fellow-boys, and by girls of bls acquaintance. Including many of both sexes who knew him only by sight—and hearing. He had no physical endowment or attainment worth mention; bu, boys, who could “whip him with one hand.” Urea me sycophants In hl« presence; the terror he li.sptred was moral. He had a spe cial overdevelopment of a faculty ex ercised clumsily endugh J>y most hu man ticlnga, e«|>eclally In their youth; In other words, he had genius—not. however, genius having to do with anything generally recognised as art or science. True, If he had been « vlolMst prodigy or mathematical prod igy, he would have had some leirpect from Ills fellows—about equal to that he ndght have received If he were gifted with some pleasant deformity, such as alx toe« on a font—hnt he VIBRATION WILL LnOSEN ENGINES unver Immediately Begins to Realize That There Is Some thing throng. ABOUT WOMEN ONLY A healthy woman will average steps a minute when walking. There «re more than wom en and girls working In the United States. Girls born on a Monday, according to an old belief, are beautiful but Jealous. Clicks and Slaps of Valvs May •« Oo- tsetsd by Rhythmical Rcqularity —Causa of Sovoral Other Troublee. I But What Eventually f Engrossed Her Mind Wasths Thought The of Waills Torbln. .vomd never nave enjoyed such deadly prestige ss had actually come to he his. In brief, then. Wallle Torbln had n renin« for mockerv. (Continued next week). ->,v ai no qistant date. If it is per mltted to continue. The car owner, i therefore, should lake engine and chassis noises, not as mere passing an noyances, but as syuipttans o. some thing far more seriou* otid should ear nestly hunt them down. Just as soon a a they make their presence known. Engl ns Saat of Trouble. The engine la the »eat of the greater part of the unnecessary noises that seem Inevitable In the operation of the car. The commonest engine noise« are valve clicks and slaps, both of which may be detected by the rhythmical regularity of the’r occurrence. The reason for noisy gear operation Is too great clearance between the valve and Its seat. In the case of over head valves too great a clearance be-. tween lifter and push rod will cause, the trouble. The remedy Is obviously! the reduction of the clearance to the correct distance and this work should be done while the engine is heated, because of the expansion of metal when heated. In which condition the valves necesMrily run. While the valve system Is the com monest «eat of noise troubles In the engine it Is not the sole location where this trouble may be looked for. The bearings in most engines are of soft metnl, which must be kept copiously lubricated or It will hnrn and flatten out with a knock as the result. The ordinary remedy for this Is to take up the bearing by removing the shim be tween the two halves, or else to trim the metal on the movable part. Care must be used In performThg ii'« opera tion to see that the bearing touches the shnft all around without being too tight. 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