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BON TON BAKERY and = RESTAURANT A Compromise By MRS. RACHEL L. OLMSTEAD Mr. Johnson’s Three Trunks By M QUAD Copyright. 1912, by Associativi U t- ersry IY cm . The Right Of Proposal By S A R A L C. Ullom, Proprietor The best to eat at the handiest place to eat. Now TINWORK and PLUMBING For Sale BRICK, CEM ENT. PLASTER W. A. W eddle MONUMENTS Marble, Granite or Bronzt Í City Meat Market MEATS Real Estate T H O M A S & LEE YOUR EYES “ Bee” «® “ See W H IT IN G C h arles an d E dw ard P u ttteld w ere of L em uel Jo h n so n w as tw en ty -tw o M j h u sb a n d is uti cx c e lle u t, good, y ears old a u d bad Jus. finished th e c a r opposite dispositions, C h arles lielng oua puiv, u oble m an. li e has b u t one p e n te r's (ru d e w hen he i.»t m a rrie d o f those uutspokeu. generous fellow s fa u lt—ho is very uureoaouuble. T his l i e e a rn e d good w ages, lived ns happy w hom every one loves, l i e w ns older deflect In hi« c h a ra c te r is especially its th e a v e ra g e a n d n o th in g of m om ent n o ticeab le in th e choice of a place to occurred u n til th e week he w ns forty th a n his brother, w ho w ns British, 41011- tic an d p ractical. W hen C h arles hud spend o u r su m m e r v acatio n . y e a rs old. finished Ills rd u c a tio u his fa th e r, who L ast y e a r F ra n k a n d I d iscu ssed for A fa rm e r living six m iles fro m th e w ns a m a n u fa c tu re r on a larg e scale, tw o m o u th s th is q u estio n as to w h ere village w a n te d a b arn built, au d one iv.> should go fo r tw o w eeks F ra n k cvenlug th e c a rp e n te r h ire d a horse offered his cid er sou nn In te re st In his 1 w ished to go to som e seclu d ed sp o t In and buggy to d riv e o u t th ere. T h is w ns business. T he offer w as declined w ith th e m o u n ta in s w h ere he could ta k e a th e Inst seen o f b!;n fo r tw e n ty -th re e (he w ords: " F a th e r. 1 w ould brin g you I rest, l i e w o rk s v ery h ard , a u d fo u rteen years. An h o u r a f t e r s ta r tin g th e horse to b a n k ru p tc y w ithin tw o years. T h ere | d a y s is a ll th e re c re a tio n he g ets d ur- cunte back alo n e au d w ith th e Hues is not a business h a ir in my head. I ! lu g th e w h o le y ear. T h a t b eing th e drag g in g . O f c o u rse th e in fe re n c e w as shall stu d y a rt." Mr. D utileld took hts second son out ! ease. I c o u ld n 't see w hy he should th a t Mr. Jo h n so n hud bccu th ro w n out t w a n t to go to a poky p lace w h ere he on th e road, a n d s e a rc h e rs s ta rte d o u t o f college, put him Into his facto ry and In Stayton Hotel Dining Room ad v an ced him rapidly, li e w rote w o u ld n 't m eet any one, w ith no th in g By th e lig h t o f th e ir la n te rn s th ey C harles, w ho w ns in Italy stu d y in g a r t ! to see a n d n o th in g to do all d a y long- fo u n d w h e re th e rig h ad been tu rn ed I atu sh u t u p a t hom e all w lu te r •ro u n d , but th e re w as no m an th e re "Since you hav e decided to spend a d re a m e r's life ihm h ap s you will be aide w ith no m aid a n d a co u p le of little w ith broken bones. to live on d re a m s.'' T o th is th e son re c h ild ren , a n d I c a n 't g e t o u t n t all in T h ere w hs a search th a t lasted for plied th a t lie understood |>erfectly his th e e v en in g b e cau se th e y m u st n o t l>e m ouths, but not th e slig h te st clew could fu t|,e r - , | lfo h ad been th a t o f a busi left alone. T h e co n se q u e n c e is th a t all he found. Mr Jo h n so n bad van ish ed m nn and It w as n a tu ra l th a t he th e nice d re s se s a n d th in g s I buy a re from sig h t ns If lie h ad been pulled up should look nt th in g s in a businr ! for su m m er. T h a t's th e only season 1 Bath Tubs. Lavatories and in to th e a ir A good m any w ise men c a n w e a r th em . Now. is n 't It pro v o k gave th o u g h t to th e m y stery , b u t It w as light. He, C harles, w as born w ith an all Lanitary fittinjrs—Farm- a r tis t's te m p e ra m e n t am i w ould bo ing th a t w h en th e su m m e r com es I sto u e w all fo r nil of them . T h e car- happy in his w ork. ers-W e carry a line of ; m u s t go to som e o u t o f th e w ay p lace a lieu ter bad no enem ies, w ns n t peace R oth C h arles nml E d w a rd tMiffield w h e re a calic o g o w n w ould d o m e as w ith his w ife. a n d th a t b e should have pumps, leader water sys h ad been a tte n tiv e to th e sam e girl. wel! ns n silk one? been fa ta lly a ss a u lte d by robbers nrid E thel S an g er w as on e to keep h er ow n tems, etc. Gasoline engines. L a st sp rin g w h en it catu e tim e to his body h u rled w as n o t to be th o u g h t counsel. F p to a ce rta in point n eith er ‘ e n g a g e b o a rd fo r o u r o u tin g , a fte r ilis of. A fte r tive y e a rs his w idow m arrie d b ro th e r had offered h im self to her. • p u tin g fo r tw o m o n th s w here we n gaiu an d a f t e r ten sh e died. though E d w a rd hud com e very n e a r It. JACOB SPANIOL \ sh o u ld go. F ra n k m a in ta in e d th a t since L em uel Jo h n so n had left th re e b ro th , B ut uo one ex cep t th e lady knew how ' he m u s t h a v e bis re s t in h is ow n w ay e rs a n d tw o s is te rs behind him. lu the m a tte r stood betw een th e trio, i i w e b ad b e tte r go to d ifferen t places. tim e all m a rrie d a n d all had hom es in C h a rle s on going to Italy nt th e t i m e 1 : H e w ould g et rid o f th e co n tin u ed a n d aro u n d th e village. A fte r those he declined Ills fa th e r's propoaitlon left j c la tte r th e ch ild ren m atte an d th e an tw e n ty -th re e y e a rs M oses cam e ridlug i E d w a rd m a s te r o f th e field. noynnoe o f h av in g to c o rre c t th em e v Into th e to w n on th e s ta g e one day. E d w a rd m ade a n excellent busimsw ery tim e th ey m isb eh av ed , i could li e w as now nn old m an. g ra y h aired , m an. H e had a c e rta in facu lty th a t Is go to a se a sh o re re so rt, w here, a s lie bow backed a n d none to o sp ry . li e v alu ab le I d business, li e w ould as a i p u t it. I could show my tine clothes. b ad th re e h eavy tru n k s w ith him . b u y er grlm l th e seller aud ns n seller T h a t's all th e sy m p a th y a w ife g ets ■j-[u ,re ,vt<re p u t few to rem em b er him . get th e best price fo r hts goods. R e from h er h u sb a n d —ju s t ns If th ere w as a u d for th re e o r fo u r d ay s he w ns sides. he could figure expenses dow n an y use to buy uice th in g s fo r no oue looked upon w ith suspiclou | to th e low est notch. H e assu m ed first to see. As to w hy a n d how he disap p eared place u n d e r bis fa th e r an d w orked so W ell. F ra n k w e n t off to a one horse L em uel e x p la in e d th a t a s he w as d riv h a rd th a t be u n d erm in ed h is health. to w n In th e m o u n ta in s, sto p p in g a t a ing along th e h ig h w ay a su d d en fa in t H is d o cto r ord ered him aw a y , and he ! hotel n e a r by. I w en t to a larg e s e a ness ov ercam e him am i he m u st h av e s ta rte d on a trip uro u u d th e w orld, lie side city w h ere th e re w ere th o u sa n d s pitched o u t on his head. W hen he hnd been try in g to lu d u ce M iss B an ' o f people com ing a n d going every day. recovered c o n scio u sn ess he hnd fo rg o t ger to eng ag e h erself to him fo r some ' I t w as v ery nice to be in th e w hirl, ten his n a m e a n d all else in th e past. tim e, b u t w ith o u t success. J u s t before b n t u n fo rtu n a te ly I stru c k a spell o f H e had a dim re m e m b ra n ce o f w alk ha s ta rte d on his to u r he m ade a last j bad w e a th e r. - F o r th re e d a y s th e re ing a cro ss fields a n d tra v e lin g by c a rs a tte m p t an d succeeded. E d w ard gave Now n the time to order a monument w as n o th in g b u t rain a n d fog. T h en an d o f being called by a n o th e r nam e. h er to u n d e rs ta n d th a t If he could go a chill n o rth e a st w ind sp ra n g up. an d O ne m o rn m g a f te r tw e n ty -tw o y ears We can furnish ab ro a d w ith th e an tic ip a tio n o f claim I th o u g h t I should fro e te . T he c h il had passed, he w oke up clea r beaded. ing h e r as his bride he w ould have n , dren. w h o h ad a n tic ip a te d so m uch H e w as L em uel Jo h n so n again. H e t>etter ch an ce to regain his h ealth. Bhe j p leasu re p lay in g in th e sa n d a n d r u n learn ed fro m o th e rs th a t he had been considered it u n d e r th e circu m stan ces nin g in b a re legs in th e fo am , c o u ld n 't living u n d e r th e n am e o f Jo e W hite her d u ty to accep t him. Abo build Stone or Concrete Wdds to order. D on'’ fail to get prices before | go o u t a t all. an d I w a s obliged to and h ad been a m in er an d pro sp ecto r W hile E d w ard w as aw ay his m o th er j ! d ev o te m y s e lf to th e m all th e w hile. 1 an d m ine o w n e r for m any y e a rs H e pined a t the ab sen ce of both h er sons | you buy. ‘ c o u ld n 't p iay n u rse a n d w e a r good w as a rich a u d resp ected man. a t th e nam e tim e nnd w ro te C h arles | c lo th es; tiesides. th e w e a th e r w as too L. L TUCMAS, As soon a s L em uel cam e to h im self begging him to re tu rn to A m erica, it | cold fo r my th in d resses. he fe lt a longing for w ife nnd home. STAYTO N OREGON. w ns q u ite a b ack set to him in his p ro So th e re I w as H e d id n 't s t a r t off w ith a rush. H e fession to leave his stu d ie s a t th a t | I h a d been on th e c o a s t fo r th re e w aited to s e ttle up his business and tim e, b u t he listened to th e call o f duty ; d a y s w hen I received a le tte r from then cam e a lo n g by easy stages. nnd re tu rn e d n t once. H e w as recelv- i j F ra n k sa y in g th a t he w ns doing 1 M . R I N G 0 T he re sto re d m issing m an d id n 't i sp len d id ly In th e m o u n ta in s. T he weep o v er th e d e a th of his w ife. He e«l coldly by his fa th e r, w ho had not forgiven him fo r th w a rtin g h ts w ishes w e a th e r th e r e w a s fine, (lie a ir w as ju s t a rra n g e d to se ttle d o w n a u d tak e to ta k e up a busluess c a re e r w ith a Undertaker a n d Embalmer b racin g , a n d it seem ed a s if he drew com fort fo r th e re st of his days. li e ‘ in s tre n g th w ith every b re a th . H e aup- th o u g h t he w ould board n t th e tav ern , view to becom ing his successor. N ev Third and Marion Streets I posed I a n d th e ch ild ren s a t all day on but th e th re e b ro th e rs an d tw o sisters, erth eless, C h arles w ns bis fu v o rite son. a n d no ono d o u b ted th a t lie w ould In STAYTON. OREGON th e beach w ith th e w a rn , su n po u rin g nil o f w hom w ere aliv e a u d kicking, h e rit h is sh a re o f Ills f a th e r 's estate. ' d o w n on u s (w hen It w a sn ’t too hotl cried o u t: C h a rle s h ad not been u t hom e a j w a tc h in g th e b e a u tifu l b lu e w a v e s roll “ L em uel, we c a n 't [icrriilt it. You j in. H e could alm o st h e a r th e ch ild ren m u st com e an d live w ith us. You poor m onth befo re Mr. Duffleld. a fte r an illness o f a few d ay s. died. W hen the 1 la u g h in g a n d s h o u tin g a s th e y r a n a b o u t FARM AND C ITY BARGAINS ! in th e su n sh in e. A nd he co c -1 fam -j m an, b u t th e b e st is none too good for will w as opened It w as discovered th a t yon a fte r w h a t yon h av e gone th ro u g h ." all th e p ro p erty ex cep t th e w idow 's m e d re sse d In th o s e clo th e s I h ad been " R u t I s h a n 't pay b o ard ." announced sh a re had been Ixsiuenthcd to E dw ard. BUY NOW—There will be ' all w in te r p re p a rin g fo r th e occasion th e re tu rn e d w an d erer. T h e D uttleld fam ily seem ed doom ed a rapid increase in land val looking a s p re tty ns a p each m ingling "O f co u rse n o t." to sudden a n d co n tin u ed atllictlons. for ues and now is the time to ■ w ith well d re sse d people. It w as plain to all th a t Mr. Jo h n so n : scarcely had th e f a th e r tiled and the W a sn ’t It a g g ra v a tin g ? BU Y . w as a c ra n k b efo re be s ta rte d in. but I ju s t m a d e up my m in d t h a t I'd an old m an w ith th re e tru n k s fu ll of will read w hen a cab le g ram cam e from J a p a n an n o u n cin g th e d e a th th e re of w a it till th e first week w ns up and Nothing more safe on earth cash and only a few y enrs to lire m ust T h is put a d ifferen t com if th e w e a th e r d id n 't m end I'd pack up be allow ed special p rivileges. T h ere E dw ard. than earth itself. a n d Join F ra n k . T h e re w a s n 't a n y use w ere th ree ch ild ren in th e first fa m plexion on tlie in h eritan ce. C h arles in m y s ta y in g w h ere 1 w as on a c c o u n t ily. nm l they w ere k ept h a lf scared to w ould com e in as his b ro th e r's heir J. T . K E A R N S an d thus, a f te r all. a doubly rich mnn. j o f m y c lo th e s w hen 1 c o u ld n 't w ear d eath . E v en th e dog did not d a re T he R e a le sta te M an o f S ta y to n C h arles w ro te M iss S an g er th a t since th e m , a n d If 1 w e re w itti F ra n k lie bark. I,em u e| d e m an d e d can n ed o y s she w ould hnve Inherited his b ro th e r’s could reliev e me o f th e ch ild ren . lie te rs. fried chicken, boiled eggs, c u s w ould h av e h a d a w eek 's a b se n c e fro m ta rd pie. ra isin cake, c u rr a n t Jell, ra s p fo rtu n e In stead o f h im self n s E d w a rd ’s th e m a n d w ould now d o u b tle ss b e gfnd b erry Jam . p o rte rh o u se ste a k , lo b ster j h eir had E d w a rd live to re tu rn he j to ta k e th e m o u t w a lk in g a n d d riv in g and w h a te v e r m ig h t lie called for a t a proposed to m nke o v er E d w a r d ’s In- ) lic rita n re u n d e r th e law to her. ad d in g I a n d b o atin g first class hotel. th a t he (C hnrlesi nnd his m o th er would W ell, th e w e a th e r d id n 't im p ro v e— A s he lived w ith oue fum ily so he have le ft sufficient fo r lioth. A fter / Jos. Sestak & Sons, Props. th a t Is. it clea red u p fo r one «lay, th.-n lived w ith all. H e h ad a n iron rule. th e e la p se o f som e «lays be received a th e clo u d s fa m e a g a in a n d It w as Dsswrs In If he w a n te d th e w hole fam ily to g et n ote fro m th e Indy d eclining th e offer. w orse th a n ever. E very d a y I stu d j <1 up n t m id n ig h t nnd sin g a hym n w ith S u rp rised , he nsked If sh e w ould a c th e w e a tlu r re p o rts, a n d w hen on th e fresh, Salt and Smoked him a n d p lay th e tu n e on th e p arlo r c ep t h a lf o f E d w a rd 's sh are. T h is she six th d a y th e re w as a p red ic tio n th a t organ, o u t o f bed tliev hnd to come. also declined. a n o th e r sto rm w as c o llectin g in som e W hen th e w a n d e re r first cam e back C h arles w a s puzzled. H e hnd loved o u t o f th e w a y place in n o rth w e s te rs •fifties« Market Price Paid for Stock and C an ad a I te le g ra p h e d F ra n k th a t I wan It d id n 't look a s If he w ould live th e th e g irl nnd loved h er still, b u t she y e a r out. In fu ct, a d o c to r ex am in ed had accep ted his b ro th er, nnd he p re com ing a n d took th e n e x t tra in . Hides. him an d re p o rte d : sum ed sh e loved o r had loved her Wo re a c h e d his place o f r e s t in th e “ H e Is on h is Inst legs, nm l you fiance. T h e Idea e n tered C h arles’ e v e n in g nn«l d ro v e to Ills h otel In beau- 1 STAYTON. OREGON m ight a« w ell o rd e r his coffin. 1 n ever m ind th a t possibly a f te r a sufficient tifu l m oo n lig h t. R u t tli« n e x t m orn h av e se«'ii n h u m an sy ste m so s h a t period h ad elap sed to en a b le h e r to re ing w e a w o k e w ith th e rain com ing cover from h e r g rie f she m ig h t ac c e p t dow n w o rse th a n a n y th in g I h ad seen tered ." T h a t s h a tte re d sy ste m Iwgan to pick nn e s ta te th a t she should have Inberlt- a t th e sensfc'ire. Anil w h a t <io you thin k F ra n k su 'd ? H e ac c u se d m e of rig h t up n e x t d a y . how ever. L em uel «■<1 from E d w a rd by m a rry in g C harles straightene«! his back, g o t th e bow o u t S«> he d eterm in ed to w a it aw hile. b ringing th e bad tre a th -w w ith m e. I f you h a v e p ro p e rty to sell come of ins legs a n d in a few w eeks w as I R ut th e p o o rest m an In th e w orld to ! W ell, h ere I w as w ith m y co stu m e s in and list it w ith us, an d we will th a t I'd bad so mtu-li tro u b le to pro Jum ping fen ces to show t h a t n o th in g w ait Is one In love. O ne ev en in g \ find a b u y er. W e a lre a d y have a cure still in m r t r u e 1;. T h e on ly co m ailed him . In s te a d o f ste p p in g off a t C h arles ealle«l upon M iss S an g er w ith j num ber o f choice fa rm s listed . I f fo rt lu th is w as th a t ev en if th e w v t l i six ty -fo u r, h e w as a s c h irp a s a cric k e t th e Intention o f proposing his plan by you d esire to m a k e an investment w hich she m ig h t a f t e r nil a c c e p t th e it will pay to see us. e r had been fin«* nobody w o re finery. a t sev en ty . aa«l it would have been o u t o f p lace I N ot one c e n t o f bis ow n m oney «lid fo rtu n e sh e should h a re h ad . Miss T oni did help me w ith th e ch ild ren , th e old m an use. H e m ade his re la i S an g er cam e Into th e room w e arin g We Sell the Earth H e sm oked good | (he serio u s d em e a n o r o f one w ho had p lay in g g am es w ith th e m , a n d w hen tiv es h a n d o v er. e v e r th e re w as a !etn:»>rnry let up Is*- tlg a rs, a te a h eap o f c a n d y an d w ore re c en tly been bereaved. N ev erth eless A th o u sa n d tim es th e th e re seem ed to lie an u n d erly in g tw e e n th e show ers he would ta k e food cloth«*« Office n e x t to S tay to n H otel th e m o u t for walk; T he b o a ts Were | fam ily lie w as sto p p in g w ith w an ted c a u se fo r p leasu re. Duffleld noticed too w e t fo r ro u it . m il 111«’ ro ad s too to boot him o u t; b u t. alas, th e re wi*re th a t she held In h e r h and a long, f a t 1 m u d d y fo r tVivity.' W h at w ere my fo u r o th e r fa m ilie s re ad y to ta k e j flnvolope. H e en te re d npon his proposition ! fe e lin g s w h in I r id lu th e p ap e rs him in. L em uel w as kille«l by a c c id en t, an stu m b lln g ly . T h e Indy h e a rd him th a t n t th e s«'ash w h'To I had liecn It h ad c le a re d up f e «lar a fte r I left o!«l tr e e fa llin g on him on n w indy day. th ro u g h : th en , Instead o f replying, she A ll Eye Trouble C o rre c tly a d ju sted . nnd th e g a ie t r w as '•ootnlrg! W hen he had l*»en buried th e b ro th e rs hnnded him th e envelope, sa y in g she hnd received It by m all fro m J a p a n G lasses fitted while you w a it. O ne «lay befo re 1 o w ent hom e we • nd s iste rs examine«! th e th re e tru n k s By a graduate o f th e E y e and C ar Col b ad su n sh in e , an«l th is w as all th e T h ey Imd ngr«*c«1 to m ak e a fa ir d i th a t m orning. It w a s a w ill «lrnwn by p le a su re I g o t «>n my outing. W e vide In <-a se no w ill w as to be found. his b ro th e r leav in g all he possessed to lege of Chicago, III. Since th e f a th e r hnd died ten T he c o n te n ts o f th e tru n k s consisted h«w w ould not tr y th e sop agrersl th a t w A ll w ork g u a ra n te e d . in. Fo th is y e a r w«> tif old p ap e rs a n d b ric k b a ts. No w ill— d ay s b efo re th e son. th e p ro p e rty In nrntlon p lan Examinations free. •1«>eldo<l « j T ^ o n lil go t< 'o th e r. W e do m oney. L em uel had sim ply played volved belonged to E thel S a n g e r In T w o d o o rs w e st o l M asonic H all. dlsputeil r>v«rTt*|tio name its lr.-t ye w. It low <lown on th e w hole band. T he stead o f C h arles Duffleld. Duffleld rose aiifi w as a b o u t to d e I w ishing to try th e *»<- n oiin. m in iste r co n d u c tin g th e fu n ern l said T H E O P T O M E T R IS T F ra n k w ish in g to g e t h is re s t in th e he tr u s te d th a t R ro th e r Jo h n so n had p a rt w hen she called him back and m o u n tain s. F ln n liy w e cenelu led to ro n o to heaven. All th e su rv iv in g re l th ro w h er a rm s a ro u n d him . It w as We w ent to th e sea a tiv e s tru«t«sl he h a d n ’t. In fa ct, th ey she w ho h ad th e rig h t o f proposal, so B e tte r le t us do y o u r p rin tin g - -you compromise f a r u s fo rtu n é w a s concerned. w an ted to b et be h a d n 't. shore. m ay find i t ch e a p e r th a n you e x p e c t. Meals at all hours THE j ? 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