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Two Life Lines Tbty Divert, bat Finally Met X X By T. EDWARDS ARMSTRONG Copyright kr A mar loan Pries An elation, 1U I have often thought that If we could eee the thread of a has life laid - down on paper a aort of diagram auch aa la used la mteorolot;y-we would realise bow much fata baa to do with ona'a career. Plata down on this map the Urea of two persona starting ' from exactly the aame point, and what I difference will occur wueu clrcutu . atanoea throw tba one downward and " tba other upward. - . Until waa seven years old Ufa wa kleasant to nie. Theu catua a auccee . alon of disasters. My father died a bankrupt, and within a month my ' s mother followed hlu to the grave. My - alster Lucy, three yeara my aenlor. - and I were sent to an orphan asylum. - Oaa day a lady cam to th aaylum ' '; ' ' looking' for a girl to adopt Sh chose liucy. who went away with ber. It : ....wan a dreadful blow to me to be aep- arated from my sister, but children of that age are twig easily bent to cling ' to anything that offer. So aoou learned to rely on others, bnt 1 never " forgot Lucy. When I grew okl enough to do any thing for myself I waa discharged : from th asylum. It aeema cruel to - turn a boy of thirteen out upon the world, but It la more cruel to refuse admission for want of room and funds - - to one of a still more tender age. waa given a Uttl money and told to shift for myself. . I bought some news papers and sold them on the street. - I tired as auch boys lira; but. having coma from mora refined stock than they, tba Ufa waa more distasteful to as. A gentleman whom I ased to wait for on a corner In the aaorntng to sell him a paper asked me oe day hew I would Ilk to go Into his bouse aa a boy of all work. 1 told him I woald do anything to get off th street. Bo b took so bom with Dim and gave as son good clothes. I became a aort C aasistant In the kitchen, answered . ' ball can at tba door and did errs mis. SMsxO Ot4CS tuts mam asms about m a." -I waa fifteen and quit tali when I Want Into Mr. 8ping1er's service. Be fore very long b mad a butler of me. My drift thus mad me a servant Had the Splagler family been unkind to ma, poaaibiy I might bar gone out gala for a fresh start while I was till young. , But they were very kind t me, nod thla kept m In my position till I waa eighteen yeara old. Helen Bplngler, a lovely girt several yeara younger than I. became Interested In me. 1 having made certain references to tier concerning pleasures I remem bered having enjoyed before my par ents died. I returned her aympatby for me by loving her. Boon after mak ing the discovery of this lov I told her father that be most get another batter. Ha wondered why I wished to leave, but 1 would not tell blm. Of course I never spoke a word of love . to Helen. Within two yeara I occupied several places. Then I secured on as butler In tba family of a very rich young couple who bad just been married. I waa engaged by the wife, who took especial car to Instruct me In tbe duties pertaining to a situation In the be me of enormously rich people. Klie waa very gentle with m and If I made any mistakes refrained from scolding m. Indeed, Mrs. Trevor waa so kind lnd my Wages were so satisfactory to m that I hoped I would remain In her service for tbe rest of my natural life. Her husband waa also an ex cellent man and never gave me an order without saying "please," and I , never served him that b didn't aay "think you." '. On day th imetman left a letter which had been addressed to some one who did not live In the house. I would hav given It back to him bad he not hurried away. My attention was ar . rested by tbe name on the envelope. It was "Mia Ladle Deertng." . Now, my name Is George Deertng. and my slater's name, I remembered. waa Lucy. I took the letter on a aalver to my mistress and observed her aa aha UnAmA aft fl TV. Mw ... . u . - - aw hi vuiiriwv, IU . ooened and read tt. . . I Whafa the matter with yon, George r ahe asked, looking ud at me. " I had dropped the salver and caught at the back of chair. - "Nothing, ma'am." I replied, "only a ttle diexlnesa." Are You a Subscribe 'to tbe If The Morning Enterprise la to be aa City demand It must neoaa nave in support oi u. me new uany naa a big work before lt la booaUng Oregon City and Clackamas County, Tour support means more strength tor the work. VUI Yoa Help Boost for a limited time the Morning Enterprise will be sold to paid In advance . subscribers aa follows: -. " j , i j .,m r pvt. a iau iiki ir UalUlTMr tend In yoor name and remittance. ; "' But. ncoverlag' say' equanimity, I , spoke of tbe letter ah bad opwueO. "Ifa lucky 1 brought U to you. I intenaea ce giv ii vtci iu id pun "I'm glad you didn't. It Is from oue who doos not know that 1 hare been married. Luctl bearing was my ma Id ea nam. I wouldn't hare missed get ting th letter for a good deaf H fa a reply from on I wrote some tlni ago with reference to a brother I bar been set rated from tor many yearn. "And does It alt you any luforwa Uon about hliui";i asked under my breath. "Nothing that wUl enable me to find him." aha replied, with .a algh and In a ton Indicating that ah did not car to b Questioned further. Great heaveua, 1 waa my sister's hutlert My iositlon had suddenly become a horror to nie, Ktoui th moment I discovered that I was wearlug th livery of my lost Lucy 1 waa In terror lest she would discover my identity. I. determined to leave her service at he. Tbe same afternoon, going luto the room where I had handed her her let ten, I saw them lying on a table. Curious to know what bad been writ ten about me, I took up the one 1 waa Interested in and read it What waa my surprise to read: Dear Mlaa Deerlng I have Just returned from a long sojourn, abroad and round your letter. 'I can only'-UII you that Oeorc Deerlnc left our service two years aeo, since when ws nave neara nowiiua of him. I resret that 1 cannot serve you In the matter. I am very trutr yours. - HELEN 8PINQLER. What fatality la tol that has mode me my slater's servant and caused her to Inquire as to my antecedents from the airl I lore aud who, like Lucy. I separated from me by a great gulf r George was the only part of my name Lucy knew. The truth la, be ing a servant and knowing that 1 bad been born a gentleman, 1 was senal tlve even about my name and alwaya contrived aa far as possible to let my Christian name suffice. At any rate. Lacy had not thus far had any. oc casion to know It Quite often aerv ante are known to a family by their flrst name alone. I knew our relation hip, while Lncy did not I waa Im pelled by something. 1 knew not what, to talk with her about thla brother of here. I Mid to her: - I suppose, ma'am, from tbe letter you got -that your brother's name la Deertng. I know or did know a fel low of that name, but he couldn't have been your brother, for he came oat of an orphan asylum." "Then he la my brother!" abe ex: claimed excitedly. "Can yon tell me where I can find him?" - I wouldn't Ilka to do that, ma'am. for I'm sorry to aay he ta not of your kind." "I don't expect be la. I'm told tbe poor boy waa turned out at thirteen to earn hja own living, while I was adopted by a lady and have married a rich man." "The one I met sold papers for awhile and then became a servant tbe aame as L" "I learned that and wrote to one of the persons whose butler, I also learn ed, be waa. Tell me at once if you know where he Is." It waa hard struggle with me. For a few moments I waa thinking what excuse I could make to get away from her. but she was so Intent on tbe mat ter that at last, yielding to a desire to be reunited to her. I said: "Lucy. am George." Though I wore her livery, abe threw her arm about me, woman like, be fore proving my identity, but it was not long before I had told her enough about our Uvea and our misfortunes aa children to convince her that I waa no Impostor. When we came to the matter of my future Lucy said to me: "I have been thinking alnce I learn ed something of you what to do with you In case I found you. Ton are. of course, uneducated. Ton must have a private tutor at once and prepare for college. Ton will enter when most men are graduated, but we can't help that" "But the funds? Surely you wouldn't nse your husband's funds for me." He would gladly give them. He knows my antecedents and knowa that I have a brother who waa not so for tunate aa I. But I don't need to call on him. The lady who adopted me when she died left me a good prop erty. But now go at once and get some other clothes." When my brother-in-law came home that evening and I waa Introduced to him, dressed like a gentleman. In my true relationship be grasped me warm ly by the hand and threw his arms about bis wife, giving her a congratu latory kiss. Instead of waiting on them at dinner, I dined with them. My alster carried out her plana for me. and I am now at thirty entering upon the practice of my profession. 1 am engaged to lie married, and my fiancee Is one I have often served. nr name Is Helen Bplngler. nelen and I often speak of that day when I, a waif of the street was brought to her home by her father. Bhe telle me that she bad no sooner looked at me than she knew that I had been born In a far different sta tion. 'And I remember tbe pity I saw In her eyea, the kindly way In which she gave me ber orders, making tbem rather Requests than commands from mistress, and when I served her she made It appear that she waa under an obligation. la It wonder that I grew to love her? We are supremely hap py. If my Bister's and my Ufa lines wart armwn MP ! of at the D'tlnnlng of my atory here would go up and mine would go down until my rescue by her, when mine would take Budden shoot upward, meeting and remaining thenceforth parallel with here. successful aa the Interest of Oregon your own Interests? nn sa.uv t 2-00 I I ii. . i i . i i v - . L I I "i . T GOWN FOR EASTER. Tw Tsnad Matsrlala Peaular This lessen. I Apparel for Eastertide now Is upper most lu I be feminine eye. Tbe accom panying picture abowa one Of tbe new est fancies In Easter gowns. Two toned materlala are popular for this see son. This frock consists or a com bination skirt tbe upper part being made of pale biscuit color serge aud the lower part of .dark brown. The skirt la made empire, and tbe Jacket la one of tbe new Eton designs.- Tbe entire suit la made very attractive by the us of silk braid. The big bat worn with the costume Is of tan chip lib white inmipon. Tbe combination of gown .and bat makes a stunning Easter outfit. Hst Fee Nsat Summer. The mllUuers are busy designing hats for tbe summer season of 1011. Among tbe many dealgna la tbe tur ban of straw shown In tbe picture. btbaw TransM. Trailing rosea anil vines give a truly summery effect. It will lie observed bat tbe shnpe Is not nialerlallv dif ferent from some of Hie htudgear worn lant semtuii. Housewife Suggestions. If your Irons become rough and sticky, wash In warm soapy water, dry and rub with emery paper. A slice or two of lime or a slice of orange added to apple satire, Instead of lemon, give a delicious flavor. A lime may be used Instead of lemon to give zest to wine Jelly. When laundry sonp Is bought In large quantities, aa Is usually done, tbe bars should be unwrapped and placed on tbe top shelf of the kitchen closet to become thoroughly dry and ripened, before they are used. When sweeping a heavy rug or car pet It Is a good plsn to spread,. a news paper on tbo floor and sprlukle It very lightly with water. ' keep the news paper a trifle ahead of the broom so," that the dust is brushed ou to It ' Don't throw away lemon peel. What you cannot jme Immediately for flavor ings you caff turn Into essence of lem on quite as good as any yon can buy. To make It fill bottle with rectified spirits and when using lemons cut off tbe yellow part of tbe rind and place it in tbe splrjta. Orange essence may oe made in tbe aame way. Wh4 It tare., ' When money talks the only thing ft ays to moat of ua U "goodby. Read th Morning Enterprise. OWEN G. THOMAS BLACK8MITHINQ- ANO REPAIR WORK. Bast of work and eatlafactlon guar . a u ti .... . . m,vw. n,y. ywr norsse snoa vj an Kpert: It pays. .,,... ; , All kinds of repair work and smithy work. Pramat aarwlaat - r - . " , jg ww.v, v - tlon of your work ean be done while you oe your ironing, wive me a trial Job and aee If I eart't pleaee ysu. OWEN G.THOMAS Cor, Main and Fourth $ts Oregon city :v. v. -, , V A" t t f , ' . S : ; ' . . ,, t.. t M ? y ,.,.f.. v:..':.- ' Vat . ' i n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t III . '"!g . iS!!! WHO STOLE. THE JEWELS? By DAVID tVALUR CHURCH Copyright by American rreas Aaao . elation. IMI. I I waa taking dinner with my frleud Horse Jouea aud his wire me otuer day. Jouea lias a-vuiuuisteu a suua sum burning up rascal, m ...r.U ha U a ilotm-tive. WlUtl WS were drinking our coffee ami siuokln I asked him to give me tlitf uioat iui oortsut case tu which n oti a a. . a ever been eiuiloyed. Tou mean tbo iuoi uuHnnui mv eninlover or to uie?" . JL.., ii (nipt i "Well, let It U Jbtf most liiii.ri". case to you.' All right, I'll give -you lb WM. llntua rsae. 1 saw his wife look up at htm. v dently with an luteuti lo t.P him. h'' ha told the storv all the anine Mn Wtlllauis came to tilt or flee one day-she ws a wldow-and stated that sonielhlim wm ixvurrluit In her house she wlntied investigated. She possessed a nninifr of valuable family Jewela. which she kept In a aafe Imbedded In the wnll on the sec ond atorv of her dwelllug. he alone know th eonihliiMtlitu. and yet the jewela were gradually dlsapiearliig Bhe had a governess for Iter children, Miss Elisabeth Ward, whom she bus ported. I boring been detailed on the case, she waa rlvlnc these tttcis me.At thla nolut I JntemiptiMl her. "'I thought you said. Mrs. Williams. that tou alone know, the .combination. Ilnw ean Mlaa Wf,l Oljn the safe without Itr " "Tosslbly In this way? Bhe hns u brother who Is a skilled mechanic In the aervlce of a wfe and lok com pany. He vlalta her frciilently. and I suspect that either be has Instructed her In lock nlckliia- or she conceals htm In the house and he watches his opportunity to pick It himself unob served.' "It struck me thst to discover the troth all ahe had to do was to watch and abe would catch either Mtsa Ward or her brother stealing the'Jewels. Hut If abe preferred to pay a detective for doing It I waa quite willing. I waa Introduced into tbe bouse aa a nephew of Mrs. Williams, from a distant Isnd. and. of course, to Mlaa Ward. I found the governess a very at tractive young lady. Had I not felt very sure she waa an adventures I should' have fallen' In lov with her Indeed. I'm not anre but- Don't like to bear It eb. dr? . Tbat'a quite natural. Ill switch off from that part of the atory, though I'm sure you have no reason to lie jealous. Well. 1, took up uy residence for a few daya or a few weeks, aa the cane might require, and waa assigned' a bedroom directly, opposite tbe safe In which the jewels were kept "It didn't take me long to find out that Miss Ward was as smart aa teel trap, and I made up my mind that to catch her or her brother, which was the aame thing 1 would have to be awake every night In the week. But she seemed worried, 1th tbe true detective Instinct. I - saw through that I Inferred that her brother waa dominating her. compel ling ber to keep on with the thefts, while she feared thla scheme would at last be detected and one or both would spend a terra In the atate priaon. At any rate, ahe was worried. "I remained awake all night for sev eral nlgbta In succession, and aa I bad no excuse to remain in bed all day I gave up th plan of catching the thief In tbe act and determined to try and worm myself Into, tbe confidence of Miss Ward and see If I couldn't get tbe secret from ber. I found her quite willing to be courted and" "Horace!" Interposed Mrs. Jones. "Pardon, my desr.Tben to me: "My wife can't lenr to bear m apeak of my premarital affairs.'' "Of course she can't" I cblmed In with Mrs. Jones. HowwQuld you Ilk your wife to talk about ber own premarital affairs?" "Urn! Tbat'a different Rut to go on with my story. I didn't get much from the governe, and while I was making up to her Mrs. Williams re ported that she lisd lost another jewel. "Meeting Miss Ward after this theft I found her In a very bad humor. .Why 1 could not understand, for nei ther she nor any one else had been caught stealing. Mbe astonished me by coming out bluntly: Mr. Selective, if von wlxh to find out who I stesling the jewela change your room.' You could have knocked mc down with a feather. I knew I bad met my match and answered never a word. I went to Mrs. Williams and told her I would tnke a room farther from tbe safe. Hbe gave me one at the end of the hall where I could see without being seen, the Hunt, which wa kept burning low all night, being directly over the safe. Tlmtf passed,' during which 1 waa getting Impatient at doing nothing, though I waa not dissatisfied at being tepun the house with Miss Ward. Ono night 1 beard a light tap at my door. Putting on a dressing gown, I opened It MIhs Ward was standing In a dnrk corner and pointed toward tbe safe. There stood Mrs. Williams fumbling with the lock. She's asleep,' whispered, Miss Ward. Mrs. Williams opened the safe, took out something, closed tba door and went a wily. The mystery waa solved. As a sleepwalker ahe was transfer ring her jewela from th safe to a tin box In ber bedroom closet." What became of Miss Wardr I asked. Jones looked at bis wife and both smiled. Put Yourself in the t Ad-Readers Place... When you write your olaaalffed ad or any kind of an ad-ry to Include In It juat (he Information you'd like to find If you were an ad-reader and war looking fot an d of that klna. . J 2 -.1' y.ou d0 th," t0 vei nXSmT0" d W,U br,Df J www J I I I I I I I I I I I I I CUPS HIS TOES FOR SPEED T Arkanaaa Ball riayse Thinks Thalr tsngtn riir..r .... Busesss aa Base Runner. ' lYobably lalairlng under the . .. ui. I theory that Moruecai iw, . .i. nitehiir of the Chicago Ne ll tloual baselall team, galued bla t'elllclency when a Bnger waa T .niniHHl off b thrashing ma- chlue. Edward Urimtb, who re- T cently alisned for lu run rumu - ... ...... I .. 1 1, tn e team In to tiesieru ha hsd his toes cut off to In- ctvaa bit avrlfluese of fool. Builtb formerly waa a City leagu player of prominence lu I mio Hock. Ark but found the T abnormal length of his. toe mil- t I Hated agulnat attaining any kind of siiewl aa a ba ruuuerj;; and ultimately retarded his ef- . forta to attract uutnuBers In th ; ; Ittreer 'wseball circles. ., i i ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 n h- . . v I I i i PAULL TRAINING HARD. r Big Things Eapeoted Pennsylvania's Orsst Runner This ossien. rennsylvanla "meu are . expecting great thluas or wwwu rsun iu mr half aud mil ruuiaUlsjr"n. Mat year Taiiil was a dlnolutiiic!it. due to the fact Hint be fulled to get Into gotnl condition. This year wiinoui id wilton facll, rsjis's cbai e gossan. burden of tbe captaincy to bother hint Trainer Mike Murphy expecta him to duplicate bis records of Itm Paull has been practklug fur tbe past few week aud has displayed soma of his old tlm form. In 1UU0, when be. won the Intercollegiate mile, Paull was considered to be ou of tbe greatest runners Pennsylvania ever produced. As this Is Paull's last year at tbe university be will strain every point to make a cleanup In all tbe events lo which be la entered. INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACES erisa Fee Fisher Cup Will Tak Flat n tak Ontari t.et, 2. The only International Bailing races on thla side of the Atlantic tbla year will bo tliose which will lie contested between limits from the Koysl Cana dian and itm-hestcr Yacht chili for the Flaber cup. now held by lb former, j The flrst nice will be salted on Kept 2. j the aecoud Rept 4 nod then continue I each day until tbe series la ended. the Reneon. which waa the winner of tbe Caomla cup two yeara ago, as challenger. It Is likely thst tbe Cru sader will lie tbe boat to represent tbe Canadians Tbe races are to lie sailed on Lake Ontario, and tbe course will alternate between trlangulnr aud windward. Tbe trlsncular course will e ten and one half tulles, snlled twice over; and tbe wlndwnrd nud leeward course four and one-linlf tulles to each leg. eight een mllea In all. LANNIGAN'S NOVEL SCHEME. Has Vlrginis Athletas Dssh Under ope te Mske Them Run Lew. Something entirely new baa been sprung by "Pop" Lannfgnn. tbe versa tile trainer of the University of Vir ginia athletes. In order to teach thoj men of his track aquad to run low be makes tbem dnsh underneath a rope. While tbe scheme la novel and original, It will no doubt be of great benefit to the sprint candidates. t J. Starting out with not tbe brightest prospects In tbe world thla year, "Pop" boa developed a track team that will bold Ita own with anything In the south. Td Cy t B Coal Baren. Ted Coy, the former Tale athlete, football champion and bead coach. Will go Into the coal business In Chat tanooga. Till recently he had planned to go Into the lumber business la do quet, Minn., with bis brother, Sherman Coy, the former Tale, football end. Beaten t Bermuda Yacht ftaea, Tbe annual Boston to Bermuda yacht race will take pjace Jnne 8. tamaon Hears Caae. J. D. Brasher vs. W. U. Dohn waa the atyle of a case tried In Justice Samson's court Tuesday. It was a case In whlfch plaintiff sought to col lect for servlcea. The evidence waa taken but the argument was post poned until the last of the week. W. M-. B'? J'wm ' Mtorney for plaintiff aud C. Schuebel for defense. Remember that In operating a good dairy farm you are going to leave the land to your children tn at least as good condition as when you started. - ' Choice office rooms In Oamhrlnus block; steam heat See J. i. Tobln. I cups his toes for speed i iii . ( - W ' a r'y -'J ' BM""MM"BssSSMsasi "To the Hey;,,, DAILY? - Is to be as successful as the inter-; ests6f Oregon City demands it must needs have the the support, of all. The new daily has a big' worlrbe'fore it in boosting Oregon City and . Clacltaira County. Your support means more strength for the work. Will You Help Us Boost Your Own Interests ? 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