Image provided by: Deschutes County Historical Society; Bend, OR
About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1914)
___ — PAOK SIX a chance to get back your love? I had It once l cau get It «gain If you will give me Ihe chance 1 know I cau make you happy." A smile that savored of the rack twisted her set lips and died before It reached her eyes "No, dear." she contradicted gently, "you can't make me happy 1 doubt If you cau make any woman happy A woman -one who didn't know the un Galahad side of you as I do might respect or even reverence you But you couldn't hold her love No woman ever really loved a man because he was good, or because he fought against political evils or slew dragons She might admire him fur ll Bui ad miration and reverence are petty p o o r every day fare When your wife want ed you to say craiy adoring things lo her. you would be thinking out a new Insurgent plan by which you could block the machine In congress When she hoped you'd buy her some candy or a few flowers ou your way home from the Capitol, you'd be too busy framing your next speech to think of such trifles Those same trifles and hts wild extravagance of praise and the quick noticing of anything she puts ou to please him. are the cords that lash a woman s heart to a man's. Not her pride In the way he Is lighting hts country s political bailies " “Listen!" pleaded Standish "I'll give ll all up my seal In congress, my fight for the people, tny political hopes —everything' I'll give It all up—all— If you will marry me and give me a chance lo make you love me again " "It's no use," she returned "For the moment you almost carried me off my feet | can understand no a why your speeches that read so stupidly, can sway people llut It's only au tm pulse Inside of an hour you would question IL Inside of a day you would regret It—“ "No! N o!" "And Inside of a week you would be secretly reading every scrap of con gresatonal news and cursing your lot at being out of the tight. It would be Itke all sacrifices In time one gels lo hating the person one made them for Oh. It would be misery for us both' It would be even worse than this -W ill— Will You Marry Maf" Ha Blurtad. week " “Today tbere seems much I don't understand." he retorted "But one thing Is very clear to me; the course you've chosen Is an Impossible one for you You must marry me If not for love, then because It Is the right thing to do I do not ask you to care for me or even to live In the same bouse with me Hut for your own sake you must—" “ It Is for my own sake that I must do nothing of the sort You get your fo u n d e d o n Ideas of life from books Too many people do that. I am not going to let this one mistake ruin every bit of my GOJ*Y£JOX7 7S12 T fii BO aô3-ff££*m . GOJVHNY future I won't let one moment of folly a n d fra m in g * ô y i f I fa m e s blot all my life. Men don't Why should women? There is at!!! much in the world tor me And for you. too. CHAPTER I. handful of words: I met you. You if you'll look at it sanely Oh. 1 know weren't like any other man I'd ever my kind of sanity shocks you But Flv# Years Before. known. You didn't fall down and « o r It Is sanity You are held back by The Woman looked up from her task ship me at sight—or pretend to, which centuries of traditions. Your father of fitting the trunk tray into exact po comes to the same thing It didn't began life aa a millionaire's son Mine sition Standieh noted vaguely that seem to Interest you that 1 had money began It in an Irish orphange. Your the effort of packing had not made her and that other men made fools of grandfather was a supreme court red or frowsy. Even as she sat there themselves over me. And then your Judge I don't know who mine was on the floor beside the neariy-full Quixotic ideas about politics and gov There must be something, after all. In trunk, with a litter of garments about ernment and all that sort of thing, ap this talk of heredity For Instance her. her pose was not ungraceful. Yet pealed to me These and other rea I don't suppose there's a girl In all her face was oddly tense, and her sons of the same kind made me think your sisters' set who would have con clenched hands spoke of self-control I was in love with you." hard to maintain "You didn’t think. You were! “ So,” she said patiently, as though And— ” trying to teach a lesson to some rather "Perhaps Perhaps not. Does It stupid child, “that isn't what I mean, matter—now? Isn't that also an ef at all. I mean, it's—over. Can't you fort to save the anchor after the understand?" wreck? But never mind. I thought “ Why. yes," answered Standish, “of I loved you. With your impractical course I understand. Why shouldn’t hlgh-souled ideas about political re 1? It’s over You will be safe at your form and the people’s wrongs you aunt's house by six o'clock this eve seemed to me a modern Galahad; In ning. and you will start for Europe to stead of Just a —Don Quixote." morrow. Just as you arranged. And "A h !" our wonder-week is ended. And for "I'm sorry It makes you wince. But the next three months I’ll be counting It's the truth. And the truth is gen every—” erally painful When you wanted to "O h!" interrupted the Woman, her marry me. I felt as though a demigod hard-worn patience going to pieces. had stooped to earth That isn't the “ Won't you understand' I said it was way to feel when one marries. I didn't over. Over! Not for three months know It then. I do, now. And per or for any other time But for always. haps the knowledge that I would not Why do you make me put It this be allowed to marry you Just yet, or way? I tried to say it more— " even acknowledge our engagement, "You don't mean”—he began thick helped strengthen the Infatuation ly, his throat sanded and sore. Then when I found I must go to Eu The Woman nodded. rope so soon, and you begged me to "But," he protested lamely, "It—It give you Just this one ‘perfect week,' can't be. Why. girl, you love m e!” It all seemed so natural—so right—so “ I thought I did. Oh, I was so sure beautiful—” 1 did! But little by little, for days. "I was w rong!" he cried. "I was in I’ve begun to understand. Don't look sane I had no right to suggest i t I at me like that' Do you suppose I bad no right to let you consent.” enjoy talking so? It has to be said. But. womanlike, she would not let And you're not making it a bit easy him blame himself. for me." "It was not your fault,” she cried. "Forgive me," he answered, a bitter "Or If there were fault at all It was note creeping into his heavy voice. mine as much as yours. I say you "You are wrecking me You are begged' me to come here. You did smashing all I hold dear. You are not. At your first hint I was as eager making my future as barren as a as you. Perhaps," she added with a rainy sea. Forgive me for not making return of her forced hardness, "It was the process a bit easy for you." not quite the way one would expect a "You have no right to say such Galahad or a Quixote to spend a week things!” she flared "It is cowardly. But the blame Is as much mine as It is ungenerous." yours So don't let's talk of that. "W hy? Because you are a woman? Can't we both forget It?” A woman may flay a man She may “I Don’t Lovs You." "Forget It? Why, girl. It's my whole break his life to pieces for her own life." amusement If he dares to protest, he "It la an episode whose memory can sented to a honeymoon’ like ours. Is Your sisters wouldn't have is cowardly and ungenerous Because be sweet or bitter as we choose to there? she is a woman A man's hands are make It. We were clever enough to done such a thing, would they?" "N o!" be exclaimed In Involuntary tied behind him by that asinine old leave no trace when we went away. tradition How about the woman who I'm supposed to be on a visit and disgust. pommels a man when she knows his your worthy constituents were told At his word and tone a faint red hands are so tied? Isn't she as 'cow that their congressional representa showed across the Woman's face aa If ardly' and 'ungenerous' as I would tive was going away to recuperate, he had struck her lightly with his be if I thrashed a cripple? And yet somewhere in the mountains You open hand. But at once she recovered women clamor for their rights!’— will return from your vacation much herself Rights! With one-tenth of the ‘rights' benefited—If a little vague aa to Its “ Let's say gnodby and part as that silly chivalry showers upon wom details And I will go back to my friends." she suggested "No Irremed en, I could conquer the whole world!" aunt's tonight, prepared to start hap table harm Is done Except for myself, “ But you could not conquer one pily on my European trip tomorrow you are the only person hurt. You'll' woman. If I begged you to avoid a morning That la all." havs to stand that as part of the price scene It was as much for your own "Ob girl, f lore you! You are Of—“ sake as for mine Hlnoe you will h***- m .'A - fnftane—to talk this way—to "You are mistaken,” be broke la. one. let’s got It over with ita quicki '« » >hat you are planning Can't “Others, besides myself, are affected “ as we can. Here Is the sttuatic.i u. "W ho?" tu s is It? W os't you giro me W om an ANmdby Terfiune, I don t know But this I do know: No one can live to himself or herself No one can say My fault or fol y hurts ms alone' In this miserable old world of ours, we are all tangled up In one another's destinies And when one tears loose the cord that binds him the vibration of that wrench will soon or late reach and a f e d people whom ho perhaps dims not even know ." "The cord you speak of. she mocked is ihai holy bond known as I'onventtonaltty. Isn't It? The bugbear that the weak and the prim have raised to scare the stroug and the courageous “ No The beaten path that ten bll lion failures and tragedies since Ihe birth of Time have shown lo be the only safe one Conventionality's l'«lh may seem to the nearsighted lo be twisted foolishly, and unnecessarily long But each of those twists reprw sents Ihe place where the Man In Front wisely stepped aside to avoid the pitfall Into which the mail ahead of him had tumbled And the short cuts In the long tortuous road are white with the bones of failures "I'm going to walk over those same whitened bones In my short cut from one point of Conventionality s twisted path to another I m going lo walk back from a union that would mean misery to me- back to the pleasant home Ilfs and social life I love and don't mean to lose ikm't worry N'« whitened bones will turn under me and bring me a fall I can defy the bogy. Conventionality, and still live happy " Others havs defied the bogy You are not the first nor the millionth To most of them It seemed as safs as It seems to you " "Yes? I should like to meat them and compare notes " "You will not meat them." he an swered grimly, “ but you will tread on their bones- In the short cut Even as some future challenger of Conven tloualtty shall one day tread on yours." (To be continued ) It \ Hill r METAL The Spokesman has about 4.001* pounds of old type metal that la Just the thing for babbit metal, packing for boxes, stc. Sams will be sold reasonable l^rge quantities sold at a discount. Notice for I’ubllcatlon Department of the Interior, I'nlted States U n d Office at The Dalles. Oregou, August 4. 1114 Notice Is hereby given (hat Kva Grogan, of Sisters, Oregou. who. on March 2o. B l l . made ilomestea I Entry No " i .;* i for N W k I K h . NK >« S\V '« , SK >4 N\V >4 * 8W I 4 NE ‘4 Section S. Township 14 South. Range 11 Hast, Willamette Meri dian. has filed notice of Intention to make Final Three Year proof lo es tablish claim lo the land above de scribed. before George K Allken. I*. S. Commissioner, at Sisters, Ore gon. on the 12lh day of September. 1114. Claimant names as witnesses William A Arthur. H W Gro gan. J. B Fryear. J. L. Cllett. all of Slaters, Oregon II FRANK WOODCOCK. Register First publication Aug 13-Sept lo Notice for Publication Department of the Interior, I'nlted States I .and Office, at The Dalles. Oregon, July 1 1 , 1114 Notice Is hereby given that Gerald G. Groves of Terrebonne. Oregon, who. on January 4. 1*1 1. made Homestead Entry No »9X36. for the SK'w NK Q . Section 2 4, Township 14 South Range 13 Kast, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of luten- tlon lo make Final Three-Year Proof to eatabllh claim to the land above described, before W. B Daggett, I'. 8. Commissioner, at Redmond. Ore gon. on the &tb day of September. 1114. Claimant names as witnesses George Gates. John Perry. Barney Roadside, all of Terrebonne, Oregon, and Van W. Hanks of Redmond. Ore Tum-A-Lum Se I. A COMPLETE STOCK •j. COl’ KTKOUS TUKATMKNT a. PRICKS IT IK MOST Kg AXON A MIT! 4, i -'MKK u n i . pin t ; IT.ANS ON llom^ Marna, Milk ll«»uafg. Mug Houses, Sik* Septic Tanks, School Houses, Church», 5 . MIL 1 .WOMK FACILITIES Including Showcases ami Store l ixlun, MIMICIV« SCREEN VMI III II.IHV « PAPER DOOMS SCK I M I WI Nl MI W SCREEN* **" Zà \NDKRSON AliOl'T IT Tum-A-Lum Lumber Cfe iy •* I m General Blacksmith^ al; » Horse Shoeing a Specially k.« We have taken over the (». W. I »avie« wood “ • hw iron working vhop ami aiv prepare«! to du *ai ivisr-V * tory work in the al*>vr Inn (miring of all kinds CO.ME ~ 'y and also git . rai tv«« k IN and SKK Cs '«¿SS \NK 1.1 \K VNTKK Al l. OK Ol M \M>MK ALEX LEVERENZ, Redmond, (t; Two Bend Steam Laundry and Dry C l e a n i n g «•« » LEAVE ORDERS OR MCNDI.KS AT THE HOTEL REDMOND PHONE 1502 I W •w I law t a In ^ to a did FRED McCAFFERY, Agent work (» c a r a n teed k . at -t « gon II FRANK WOODCOCK. Register. First publication July 23-Aug 20 À N'OTICK T O MKLL P lt o P K K T Y Notice la hereby glven that by vlrtue of an order and llrenae of the County Court of ciai kamas county, Stale of Oregon. I will öfter for aale at private sale. and 011 the Ifith day of September, 1»I4. will seil to the hlghest bldder the northeast on • quarter of sectlon 11 In tnwnshlp 17. Boiith of ränge 11 east o f the Wlllatnetle Meridian, con'alnlng l«in acres, tnore or iesa. In Crnok county, Oregon, sald descrlbed property be Umging to the estate of John Kropf, derensed All blds may be sealed and ad- dressed to me at llubbard, Oregon, or to iny atlorneyg. C. I. KROPF. Administrator of the estate of John Kropf, deceased. C D K I». C. I.«tonrette. Attorneys, Oregon City, O regon.' First publleation Aug I.VHept In Aw« HI« •r . oi me ani« » II. Hotel Redmond Bar OH dull sinni ■ lln HERMAN J. I.OVK. Proprietor ad < CARRIES NOTH I V ; BI T THE BEST DENT MM ANUS OF I.MjI'OKS, WINES AND ( HiAILS I)r.W.E.Case Rill — TH lò lla« returned front a visit In the Ka«l and will resume practice In Redmond In He- Ease resiliente If >011 have HEART TUOI III.I M NO TRIM RLE. I.It ER TRIM . RLE. KIDNEY TIMM RLE 4P- PENIMI I l ls. R IIEl M Cf'IsVf STOMA« II TIM«I RLE. or an, NERVE TIMM r e e . iind Ilare failed to get relief Asewhere. «all and investigate. Wlmt lie has done for fit hers |M- inn do for you. LANDS ha If you am Intrr.-slrd and want In locate in C m Central Oregon, writ«« or rail REDMOND. p lsd Now I. W. GRAY « » be i «"' um W * >- :. - .. ■I ■ 4