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MORNING KNTEHPK1SE, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. V, --.- She Loved an But SU Did Not Fed That He Would Ever Succeed By ESTHER VANDEVEER CopyrtsM ay AimtImi Frees Am elation. 1U. It 'waa absolutely oecenaary tbat I ahould marry. la tbeoo tlmea many flelda are open to" women by w hich they can make a living, but fbeu well, teaching waa about tbe only one. Glrla went out aa governesses, but In " 4 true t loo of any kind waa not my forte. There waa no reaaou why 1 ahould not marry, eioept that there waa no one where I lived to marry -that la, no one but Tom Baiter and.' though he aeemed to Uke me very well, be mad no move matrimonially In my direction, lie' waa alwaya throwing at hints about people marrying who have nothing to live on. To tell the truth, 1 agreed with hltu. Besides, 1 aw no proapect of bia ever tiring able to aupport a wife, for be waa an Inventor, and we all know wbat tbat meana. An Inventor ninety-nlue caeea tn a hundred la a rainbow cbaaer. Tom lived la tbo village "with bia mother, bat every now and then would go to tbe city "on business," be would eay. It occurred to me tbat tbo buatneoa of applying for patenta oa machines tbat won't work prac tically or If tbey do eoaie one elae tbaa tbo . Inventor geta wbat money there la la It la a very poor business. No, tt would, never do for me to rely on Tom. But I bad coma to be twen ty years of age. . Mother Income waa not enough to take care of us all. and I moat either Ond work or a bus band. It nearly broke my heart to give up all hopes of Tom. Be waa a lovable ort of fellow, and bia visionary dis position only made blm more so. Ier oos who are alwaya living-In tbe clouds and alwaya hoping are singu larly attractive. My father, who waa now dead, bad been a great advertiser la bia day and tom ramaw inuo about mt a era. had told me tbat If I ever wanted any thing to let tbe fact be known through tbo press. Oe bad never told me to advertise for a husband, and 1 bad never dreamed of doing such a thing. Bat why not? Tbe only objection to tbo plan waa tbat I would doubtless receive replies from persona with un worthy motives. But I waa not a fool to fall Into a trap. . I wrote my advertisement, but I re quired a whole day to make up my mind to aend it However, In tbe even ing I came to a decision and, taking it to tbo postofflce, mailed It. I waa especially relieved at getting few If any replies tbat Indicated a trap. I attributed tula to the wording of my advertisement. 1 waa very care ful to let It be understood tbat mine waa a genuine case and tbat no one would' be able to Impose upon me. I ' received a number of answers, but there waa only on tbat seemed worth my while to follow up. One letter came couched In tbe moat respectful language and bore evidence of perfect sincerity. Tbe writer said that be In ferred I waa cut off from meeting members of the opposite aez since my advertisement aald tbat 1 lived In a email village and tbe perfect English In which my advertisement waa writ ten marked mo for an educated per eon. Be sympathized with me deeply for finding It necessary to use such a businesslike method, but commended me for adopting It since tbere appear ed to be no other at band. I replied to tbe letter the only one 1 did reply to in tbe spirit In which It waa written, though I aald very lit tle, and tbat waa simply suggesting a correspondence. I shrank from meet ing any one under such circumstances and never would meet any one with out first being convinced tbat be waa a true man. And even then be must convince me tbat be bad written tbe fetters I had received. He replied, admonishing me to pro-1 ceed with the greatest -caution and not oa any account to trust either blm or any one elae without submission to a number of testa. He would be perfect ly content to wait for my character to appear In toy letters. Ha would prefer ' that I ahould appear thue rather than In tbe abape of a photograph. Ha . feared tbat If ba should find me very . attractive looking ha might be unduly prejudiced In my favor and If 1 lacked beauty be mkrbt not be Impressed with my evidences of character. I corresponded for a long time with the name he gar me waa Horace Al- L V 1 Ae You a. Subscribe to the New t - It The Morning Enterprlao la to bo aucceeaful aa the Interests of Oregon City demand It muat needa havo tbo support of all. The new daily haa a big work before Jt In boosting .Ore gon City and Clackamas County. Your aupport meana more strength for tbe work. Xiiii You Help Boost your own Interests? For a limited time the Morning Enterprise will be sold to paid In advance aubacrlbera aa follows: , By Carrier. 1 year $ J 00 Br Mall, 1 year '. 2.00 ' Send In your name and remittance. lertoo-bat somehow w got far luer than correspoudeuce. Several suontha passed, and yet be expr?ssl no desire to are me. II U letters were eminently satisfactory, and I confess I felt a keen desire to see what be waa like. So one day I wrote blut tbat I would be pleased to receive bia pho- , tograpb. lie replied tbat be bad been dread tag to bo tbua celled on for eouie lime. loaamucb aa be bnd ik preteua what evar to wanly beauty. Indeed, be con- Html himself homelv. "Hut." be whlcb If eucceaaful will put me In I mucb better eonditloo to marry I ban . Wfc. .111 I. . . I I wllkln DUW. A DfT It 111 uv OTTIUI-U hiihui week one way or tbe other. - If tbo la . ue la to my advanlaf o I will be happy to call upon you. I hope by seeing you I may be able to do away with some of tbe prejudice tbat would occur from your seeing my picture unrelieved by any personnel whatever." It waa about this time that Tom Baxter began to be more devoted to ma than be had ever been. Of course there waa ao obligation on my part to my correspondent. Tbat affair I some times thought was aa much In the air as Tom's ta tents. But Tom really aeemed to have picked up tbe Idea tbat he was about to realise something re markable. Whether It waa bia confi dence or my desire tbat he should suc ceed I dout know, but I found myself wishing he would. And If be were go ing to uiaLe a strike I wished tbat bo would make it before my "lover on paper," aa I considered blm, should call apoa me. My necesaltiea grew greater every day. I felt It waa due to my family that I ahould not only relieve mother of my aupport, but do something for them all besides. I feared that If Mr. Allerton should turn out to be a desirable party I might find myself Inclined to treat him cool ly, having .Tom la my thoughts in other words, by not encouraging the soe available I might lose him. But aa bad luck would have It Mr. Allerton wrote he waa ready to call upon me, and at tbe aame time Tom became positively aggressive. He aald nothing more about the folly of per sons marrying without an assured In come and began la a baiting kind of way to really make love to me. I put him off. aaylng: "Don't be alUy. Tom. Toull never be able to marry tbat Is. there's not more than one chance In ten thousand of your being so, for thafa all tbo chance tbere la for ao Inventor." Be looked very downcast at this and aald he believed tbat tbere waa some one wbo bad first choice, aa be expressed It. I 'told him tbat I had not yet seen the man I would marry In preference to him. "Ob. cheer up." be aald. "My case Isn't aa bad as yon think It la. I've Juat succeeded In" I put., my bands to my ear. I had beard the words "I have Just succeed ed" or "I am Just going to succeed" ao many tlmea that 1 waa not only tired of them, but, . feeling toward Tom aa I did, they were a mockery with me. Bo went away without a word, and I went to my room and cried. Tbe next day I wrote Mr. Allerton that I would be pleased to have him call upon me at the home of my cousin In tbe city, a girl about my age, wbo I knew would permit me to receive any friend of mine tbere. I appointed that day week for wbat 1 called a preliminary interview. There waa no warmthjn my letter, but bow could 1 warm np for a man wbom I bad never seen? I received a note by return mall stat ing tbat be would meet me on the date I had appointed. '"And now." he add. ed. "I am much pleased to tell you that fortune after many disappoint ments haa favored me. I am an In ventor" I threw tbe note on tbe floor. "For beaven'a sake, are tbe only men In tbe world I have t choose from Inven tors?" Then, after walking back and forth for awhile, 1 exclaimed aloud: "If I must watt for an Inventor III wait for Tom."' Tbe door opened, and wbo ahould come In but Tom himself. I blushed crimson, for I waa aura he bad beard me. Tbe expression on his face waa a study. There waa satisfaction and. above all, amusement Bia eyea fair ly sparkled with mischief. They turn ed from me to the letter on tbe floor. "Ohol" he exclaimed. "Ton have loverr "yea." I aald fiercely, "and, like yon. be la an inventor." He fairly shouted ' with laughter, ricking tip tbe letter, be read it Com ing to where I bad broken off, be went on with It: "I have Juat eold a patent right for $100,000 and a royalty on every article manufactured. The money has been paid me." "By Jove!" be added. "Tbe fellow baa got ahead of me." I stood stock still, red as a beet and not knowing what to do. Tom threw bia anna about my neck. "I'm tbia fel low Allerton, and I've bad tbe luck atated In bia note. I aaw your letter lying on a table addressed to tbe news paper. I wondered what It meant. ubxrXed for tbe paper, sow your ad. and surmised tbe advertisement waa yours. I answered your advertisement and have enjoyed a correspondence with you amazingly." "Ton ought to be ashamed of your self." Tom and I are. very happy. I have often blamed myself for not having had more confidence tn bia ultimate success In bis Inventions, or at least more patience In the matter. I accuse myself of selfishness and a want of steadfastness toward him. When 1 aay these things to my husband be aaya I waa right, that there were a thousand chances to on tbat be waa following an Ignlua fatuua. How con trary of html ' t Daily? 1 1 bb i 1 - i ------------ -a I i I I I I A i assssBs.- BARON'S GRANDDAUGHTER. Mr. Dandridge Saeteweed to Be Prominent at Coronation. staa djtbjdob a pots wood, Mrs. Dandrldge Spotswood. a New Tort society leader, will take a promi nent place during tbe corona tiou fes tivities In Indoo In June. Every country on the globe will be represent ed la tbe English capital at tbat time, and man Important social oveuta have already been planned. Mrs. Spotswood waa Mlsa Kathertne von Wolf. She waa born in tbe lull ed States, though ber grandfather waa baron. She baa long been promi nent In London society, having been acquainted with King Edward before aa well aa after be ascended tbe throoA One of ber prised poesesalona la a Jeweled frog abe received from King Edward only a abort time be fore bis death. Beautiful Girla Shun College. Men for years have praised wohien college etudenta for tbelr beauty and have taken It for granted tbere la aomethlng In the college atmosphere tbat develops vivacity aud attractive ness. But a Weileeley college girl, who bia been graduated less than a year, recently criticised the old belief Beautiful girla do not go to college. abe aald. and for the reason they kuow they have the best chances for mar riage. "Tbey weigh tbe chances of a huppy marriage agalust tbe possession of a college degree, and the poor, stupid old degree la found wanting ev'7 time," abe aald. "Tbe majority .of college girls' are those wbo recognize their lack of attractiveness and who determine, with more than one s0 for tbe lost illusions, to fit themselves to esrn their own livelihood. 1'erbaps thla may seem like a severe Indictment of tbo glrla who are ao pretty and at tractive to men, but I don t mean 11 tbat way. I don't mean at all tbat In tellectual aptitude la not to be. found among beautiful glrla, but only that they are more fortunate In being able to choose wbat tbey will do. "Heaven knowa If I bad been a raving beauty I also ahould have elected to tdke tny chances on getting married happily In preference to spend ing four years of mental grinding In preparation for an after life of equally arduous work." Newest Thing In Neckwear. It seems tbat aa tbe Seasons come and go the neckwear worn by tbe faahionable woman becomes more and more elaborate. Tbe jabot abown In tbe accompanying Illustration ia one of tbe very newest pieces designed to go with tbo new apting sulta of mo- half wblch open low, with long revera or a abawl collar finishing tbe fronts. Irish lace Is used to trim tills band aome neckpiece, together with very email Irish crochet buttona. While tbe collar la a part of tbe neckpiece. It can.be ripped away and laundered separately. Read the Morning Enterprise. ' OWEN G. THOMAS BLACKSMITH! NQ AND REPAIR WORK. Best of work and aatlafactlon guar anteed. Have your horaea ahod by an expert; It paya. AM klnda of repair work and smithy work. Prompt service; greater por tion of your work can be dona while you do your trading. Olva ma a trial job and s If I can't please you. OWEN G. THOMAS a Cor. Main and Fourth Sts- Cegon City PRIZE LOAFER IN LEAGUE. I Catenae Jeeklltseh Used te Warm Up Pitchers Sitting In Chair, I . . . . . ti. . ... .1.1 I....... "T r reu javaiuwu vvuiu n been aa guod aa auy catcher lu tbe NatlonaJ league," aald Man ager Cbarlea lHrnln of the PbJI Ilea recently, -lie cvuld bat, aud his whip wiaas pllaut on a cold September day aa it waa In tor rid July, lie waa ateel armed aud could put a ball In a hat at aecond bane. JacMltsch was al waya tired. That was bis only fault. He will piny big ball bah tu the uiluors. and I aui thinking that we wilt aee bint lit tbe league again, but a ch mured fellow. He would never Im prove with us, for I gave blm every r banco. 4- ."The moat notable thing Jack- Utacb ever did with the Phillies was to warm up pitchers while alttlng on a chair. Billy Murray one day aaw blm raluily eeated. with Moran and Brown tllnglug to blm. "Wbat la thla, yelled' Murray a rest cure you are taking? "No aleeptly replied Jack Utacb. 'Whei 1 alt down ou a chair tbe pitcher kuow that I will not chase auy balls tbey throw wild, and It teaches them accuracy." "Murray was so mad be could not frame a reply. Fighting for Job tn tbe alower set may awaken Jacklltscb. and If It does be will be brought up. How Johnny McGraw would shatter bis dreanta of an ludoleut life and easy eiUtence!" i m i m m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JAMSETJI TO DEFEND TITLE. Champion Raeket "layer of World Wil. Meet Williams In London. Widespread Interest la being taken In the coming match for tbe worlds racket honors between JamnetJI. tbe title bolder, and C. Williams. Eug land's best, to be played In Londou during tbe last week In March. Jam setjl Is considered to be one of tbe Photo by American freas AssocUSlon. JAMHKTI, WORLD'S CHAMPION BACKS? PLATKH. greatest racket wleldera tbat ever ap peared In a court, while Williams la aid to be the best tbat England baa produced In years. For tbe past few weeks the men have been practicing and are In great shape. It Is Just seven years since Jamsetjl waa' last In London. Picture shows Jamsetjl Illustrating a service stroke. Intercollegiate Rowing Regattas. Although the dates for tbe Intercol legiate regatta at Tougbkeepsle have been decided on for Bve years in ad vance, Yale and Harvard have not yet come to any agreement aa to the date of thla year'e race at New London. Tbe dates agreed upon for the Tough keepsle regattas for tbe next five yeara are aa follows: Tuesday, June 27, 11)11; Saturday, June 20, 1012; Satur day, June 21. 1013; Friday, Jane 20, 1014, and Monday, June 28, 101.1. Skater Lsmy te Play Baseball. v Edward La ray, holder of the world's amateur skating cbnmplonshlp, will become a professional ball player. Announcement to thla effect waa made recently. Lnmy baa algned up with tbe Mansfield team of tbe Ohio State league. He will play an out Holder's position. ... When La my algned hla baseball con tract be quit tbe amateur ranks. He ran never skate again aa an amateur Put Yourself in the Ad-Readers Place... When you write your classified d or any kind of an ad try to Include in It Just the Information you'd like to find if you were an ad-reader and were looking foi an ad of that klna. , . If you do thla to even a small extent your ad will bring He- SULTSI I lo-mA I i ,'4 Jill i Q- ; AUNT SALLY'S CIRCUS Dy NIL QUAD Copyrlaht. His. s Aeeoclale.1 Lit erary I'reae. Aunt Sally liavld.tou had reached the age of sixty-five and waa llhig with a married daughter. the waa a little, brisk old lady, aud the care of two equalling young uua and all tli house work fell ou her shoulder. 8be could walk a mile with any one, aud the Monday washing waa alwaja out be fore uoou. h. Aunt ttally waa noted for her pa-' tleoce and good temiier, but there came a day lu thla ber old age to try her soul. A circus waa coming to town, and to tbe utter amsieineiit of her daughter, sou lu law aud all others aha expressed a deleruiluatlou to be a epec tator. ' "Why. ma. you are a member of the rburch!" exclaimed the daughter. "So I am. but dou t members of the church want to see a rhluoceroa and glrafTe?" "And your mluUter will preach against the whole thing," added tbe sou-ln law. The circus waa a week away yet. and during that time the matter waa 1 brought lip again and agalu, but Aunt Sally atnek to her resolution. i Tbe day of the circus came at last, and after a haaty dinner Aunt Sally dinned her sunimiinet and freshly Iron ed calico dreaa aud bled ber way to the circus grouuda. One last appeal waa made to her aa she waa ready to go. The daughter bad a red fluunol ttl coat that had been worn onjy three winters. Thla wal offered up aa a sao rlflce, but waa rejected. Hon In-law and daughter were ao angry that tbey atayed at home. It waa believed tbat Annt Sally had borrowed the necessary half dollar some where,, but In thla tbey were mistaken. She waa going with out money and depending on Provi dence to see her through. We who have dceudd on tbe aame thing know In advance wbat answer Aunt Sally got when she walked softly up to the tk ket takers ami, putting on her moat winning smile, aald: "Will you please let a Mxr old wom an In to see (he anacomliT forty feet long 7" She was, of course, lnu'ml ut aud told to go hence.-, "lien- e" t nu't very fur with her. lu v.nUln;r uroiiud i tbe big lent fhe m. v u i .it. I tin- ; der the cauviM, ami h'h l t u t!"ie In following "iilt. M r n. iMorv.f 1 tbe benchi-a nnl f"'i i -Tt. rnl 1 i any one ever en.. u 'r tu U was she.- She ilj.ia't n;Ni n l.nul , eprlug. mid when tli-' : f t i.iii evfiie ; over she l.it-c-,-, I :.: (t li.l.d the aulmnls until Miit,.-l o,n. tit li -r nr- : rival. honn !. w. i ict by sulky looks, but liolli!tl (1 i:e. her hap- i plne-w. She came in-, r P ii' over to tbe minister's to r-pent some of tbo clown's Jokes uiid nk wlieri the wick edness came In, Mil bnd to le Baths Bed with Buying to the ilutiKliter: "May. I want to go to heaven wlU tbe ret of you. but aa sure aa yos) live if another circus comes along 111 attend It and have Just ns good a tlms) aa I did lodny!" Next morning the early risers of the) village were treated to a rare spec tacle. Aunt Sally was out on thegraas In front of tbe hoiixe In scsnt attire turning handsprlnga or trying to. She made pretty fair work of It until her sou-ln law came out and carried ber Into the honse, where she was given an awful lecture on tbe enormity of her offense, but she fulled to realise the enormity part. "Iok bare, now," she anld In reply.. "I'm alxty-five years old, aud I've got to keep llmlered up to be worth any thing around the house. We've got lot of goose grease down cellar, and I'm going to rub myself all over and) keep at this bandxprlng buslneaa. Ttk soon be able to do more work." ' ' "I'll leave the house if yon dor" threatened tbe son-in-law, "I'll send for tbe minuter to talk M you !" added the daughter. "Children, I've got to Umber up e , my knees will soon tie like sticks. I ' hain't doing nutblng to disgrace b body, and I shan't atop for the mlnla ter. I wish I could liorrow a bareback) . bona of aometxKly. I think I'll go over and ask Deacon I'eagram for bia Old) i gray mare." After breakfast off she went, and) as abe couldn't get the borne she can ' back borne to aruj herself with clothes pole and attempt to walk thf 1 top rail of a six rail fence. She couldn't ! be carried In thla time, and the son-in-law ran for tbe parson. Tbe good man left his sermon unwritten and came on the trot. Aunt Sally waved ber hand to him and fell off the fence and turned cart wheels around a large circle. Not until she waa out of breath and bad kicked her heels blgb In the air waa she got Into the house. Then tbe parson begat) to tell her bow awful It was, but he' had gone the wrong way aboot tt. "If I can't go to heaven and the cir cus, too, then I'll keep up these tricks," aald Aunt Sally aa she set her Jaw. "But think of tbe wickedness! Will t go to heaven or not?" "You know what It aaya about tbo wicked." "Yes, but will 1 get there or be kept out r "If you repent" "But I don't. I have done nothing to repent of. Parson, Ifa either heaven or more llmNorness!" "Well, being 'tis yon, yes." And although Aunt Snlly quit ber ftlrrberne.." she attended three more circuses lief ore she died, and her tomb stone bears the legend. "0ne to nr Reward." ROSC CITY GUESTS. Will Be Invited to the Banquet By the .Commercial Club, The secretary of the Oregon City Commercial Club haa been Instructed to Invite the president and secretary of the Portland Commercial Club and the secretary of the Chamber of Com merce to attend the banquet td be glv. en by the Oregon City Commercial Club on Wednesday evening, April 19. Aa the Portland boosters are In terested In the boosting movement In thla whole valley It la believed these men will attend and give the local or ganization any tips that are deemed for the good of the work here. II 'II -wm mi .Bbb To 4& New DAILY? The Morning Entegpg&se Will You Help Us Boost Your Own Interests By cat tiet, i I ' t By mail. Send in Your Name and Remittance ill i year 33.00 ' year 2.00