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«4 ; STORIES OF THE Rolling Dollar By J. T. Beamish 1 0 0 1 3 ; Why She Wrote a Novel Stayton Mail Votes Court By F. A. MITCHEL Most in the Premium Copyright 19M Ml*» Winifred Well», who hud wrlt- teu a novel under (he unit)« of TbomiM Ersklno Mortimer, received a letter The Rolling Dollar dropped with a satisfied sigh into the oiio momlDK which read follow»: grocer’s till. ‘ ‘Glad I*m safely back from that trip ," he said l Thom*a Krsktne Mortimer. Kao.; LV*r Sir—I writ» to aak you whsrs you to tne other dollars there assembled. Sot ths nnma o f your hero. Kdgur Whsat- lohthT My n«mt la Kdsar Wheatlslgh. That was a risky stroke o f Fate that led me off to Moss- ■ml l am rurloua to know how you hap pened to hit upon It for your claarty dale. My wings almost shook off their eagle feathers in an drawn character 1 am vary truly your», ague of fear that I would never get back. Why? Because KDUAlt WliKATLdSlUlL Now, M l»» Well», u young lady o f Mossdale folks trade with Chicago mail order houses, and what twentyoue summers. had taken tho chance has one little dollar to get back when about the only name from the city directory, and It adventures possible are in the postoffice cash box or the box of ' orcurrcd to her that It belonged to her the expsess company between here and Chicago." I correspondent She wu» about to n>- i t'l.v that »be had done » 0 when an Men "W ell, did somebody steal you back." pepped Into her head whereby »he "N o, sir. but a farmer had a change o f heart. 1 was mtcht have some fun. She wtoto Mr. Wheatlelgh. signing herself Mortimer, present at his confession. All I know* about it Is that he laid 1 that ahe bad board a friend apeak of me on the table beside a big mail order catalog; and after he a Mr Wheatlelgh In high term» and had looked at me and at the catalog he wrote a letter which had I>oeii given the salient |>olnts In he read to to his wife. His letter was about like this: lit* character, which »ho bad euilKHlled in her hero. This ponton of her uuvel "Mossdale, Mich., January 15, 1914. Gentlemen—Yours wu* undoubtedly another than her of recent date at hand, also catalogs and circulars offering questioner Thl* brought u reply from Mr. ' premuims for distributing same among my neighbors. As you Wboatlelgh giving n few points as to say it would be a favor to you but I doubt if it would be to my hi» antecedents with u view to dlacov- friends. I have dealt with you for some years myself and I 1 ertng whether or uot he wait the hero have received no favors. I paid for all I got: in the same 1 of the novel. Ml*» Wells, affecting to bo much surprised at the points ho length o f time I would have gained standing and credit in a gave her. admitted that ho was doubt . home store. You think I am a steady comer, and send me any leas Identical with the man who had been described to her. In this letter old goods that are handy on my orders. also »he wrote under the guise o f her noui de plume. "Y ou r catalogs seem to offer some great bargains, but Mr Whentlelgli wrote again, asking let us see if there are not some things very neccessary to the I for the uaiiie of the frleud who had people o f our section that are not mentined in your big book. described him. The reply was that the writer was doubtful whether he should " I don’t see any reference to paying cash or exchanging { give the name However, since his In- goods for wheat, oats, com, beans, butter, eggs or hay. How former might not i>e the original ol>- much will you pay for cattle, sheep and hogs. f. o. b. Moss [ server he would strain * point and do so The outline from which tbo char dale? acter had t>een drawn was a Miss "W e have to have a market and we can’t expect to sell < Winifred Wells To this she added her address. to the home merchants if we buy in Chicago. The nest scene In this diminutive comsdj w m a call from Mr. Whoat- "H ow much will you pay to support our schools? How ielgh. Miss Well* came down with his much for building our roads and bridges? For supporting our .31 card In her hand looking very much pleased. poor? For the general public expense? Two stores and a “ It's a long while since we have brush factory went out o f business here last summer, and my met." she remarked. “ You have grown taxes are higher this year because those concerns are not here 1 from boy to tnnn since I saw you last to share up the fixed expenses o f local government and public j I should not have known you." Mr Wheatlolgh In the novel was a utilities. You got our money and kept it, so those who would : copy o f a grand gentleman character have given it back had to quit In one of Oulda’s novel*, flc would not be so nngnllant as to ndmlt that he "H ow much do you give our churches? How much did not remember this friend o f his credit will you give me when times are hard? I think I ’ll | childhood. "1 would know you." he »aid, “ had 1 trade at home a while. I f the home merchant is tricky I can uot had the slightest knowledge of have it out with him face to face, and settle any misunder- 3 your Identity The only reason I might standing in half an hour. I have been all winter getting my not tinre recognised you Is thnt from a rather pretty child yon hare grown to money back on that deal with you, and now I get only a credit ; be a snperb woman." card, which one o f your clerks with studied carelessness had 3 [ Miss W e lls wag not only delighted with her device, but with a man of mislaid. j such unblushing assurance. "Return the amount without further dickering or I shall “ But how,” she asked, "have you take it out in advertising you and your methods among the 3 J ! found me out after nil those years?” “ In a very singular way. My friend folks around here. Yours truly, Carl Schultz." Tom Mortimer wrote n novel naming one o f Ills characters for me. When I "Today he drove down to Centerville and spent me on a asked him how he learned certain fea tures concerning me. the original o f bis bill of goods here because there isn’t a decent grocery left in character, he said that they bad t>een Mossdale.” given him by an old friend of mine, Winnie Wells " *1* -******* « .L- \ . uX* This came very near being too much for the authoress, but she repressed all. At the close of the session, her mirth. “ How long have yon known Tom?” refreshments were served by the she asked entertainment committee. “Tom? Why, I have known blin The school will give a baske t ever since we were little toddlers to The Hammond Lumber Co’s social on Friday evening, Jan. 15 gether, our homes haring adjoined each other.” mill resumed work January 4, „ , , . .. , Ladies be “ Did he say I gave yon any points after being closed two weeks for ° ? irn' e , ' as to your character?" sure and bring baskets. repairs. Mr Wheatlelgh. though a scamp, was. so far as his own merits were Chicken pox is about to t a k e -------------------- concerned, a modest one. He said thnt the town, a number o f cases be Tom had endowed him with traits he did not posses* Nevertheless he knew ing reported. (hat Miss Wells had »(token very high Miss Nellie Albee spent the ly of hitn He was bent on knowing who she was and what had been this week-end with her parents at Misses Eunice and Ruth Woods child connection between them; hut, Aumsville. o f White Salmon, Wash., spent although lie beat the bush Inee antly, | lie uncovered nothing At last .Miss Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Will the holidays at Jordan. 3 Wells gave him all the Information he Holt, a boy, Dec. 1914. Roy Mielke and Clare Thomas wished and more, too. had he known Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Bert killed two coons and a wild cat It was manufactured. “ You have evidently forgotten what Jewell, Jan. 7, a girl. during vacation at the Thomas passed between us the night yon went away." she said, revealing what It was Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harlan home. j by dropping her eyes to the floor. moved to camp 14 on Monday. T. H. Thomas drove over from “ Forgotten It! I shall never forget Jordan to Stayton Tuesday and ' it. What I said then I repent now. 1 Master Max Harlan went to | aia as unchanged ss the rocks “ Stayton on Thursday to stay Mrs. Sarah Cox returned with “Then why did you never write?" “ Why didn't I write? Why, for the with his grandparents, Mr. and him the next day. best o f reasons. I broke my right arm Mrs. W. S, Watters. He will at Dr. Beauchamp made a trip to three days after we parted.” tend school there for the re see Mrs. Woodard one day last Miss Wells burst Into a laugh thnt , made the house ring. When it subsld- mainder o f the year. week. • •d she told Mr Wheatlelgh the whole C. L. Ransom and w ife left on L. W. Woods bought a car story He was ns much delighted with Saturday afternoon for Portland, load of cattle of Mike Bilyeu and it as she was with the success o f her | trick where they will visit for a few loaded them at Scio for White “ Well." he said when It was all out, days. j “ for once In my life I’m a hero—the Salmon, Wash. 1 hero of a story. Whnt I said when Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter left The Misses Rosencrantz have last we met f repeat now. I said then Monday afternoon for Portland. gone b a c k to White Salmon, I that you were the girl for me, nnd I say It now I'll have no other. I Prof. W. H. Lee of Albany Wash., to school. ' swear It." Miss Wells laughed again, taking the College occupied the pulpit of the declaration ns a matter of gallantry. Presbyterian church last Sunday And so It was at the time Intended. both morning and evening. But the acquaintance having been thus pleasantly formed was continued. Mr. The Parent-Teachers Associa J. O. McCrady, 1164 Lincoln Ft., Eu I Wheatlelgh Insisted on the anthoress gene, Oregon. tion met last Friday evening. making him the hero of a novel.' She ! declined to do this, but the inntter was Prof. Lee o f the Albany College . f ; compromised by his making her being the principal speaker of ! M ife He now arcuses her o f hav- the evening. 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