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Good Deed
By CLARISSA MACK1E
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clatloa. ItU.
The little white house stood clone to
Ut street, and the bow wludow Jutted
out to the feuce. !ta burden of dower
ing plants making tbe only bright b!l
Of color on. tbe wild Marvb day. He
bind tbe tall flower ataud Miss Imo
gen Morse had hovered life a benef
icent fairy. She wared ber majrte
iprlukllng pot and touched dead leaf
here and there, and tbe plants grew
taller and greener and put forth fra
grant blossotna toward the sunshine.
Back of tbe big pots there had been
a row of Bermuda lilies. Slowly they
bad been forced during the king win
ter until now brought Into tbe aim
they anowed tall graceful atalks bris
tling with green lea Tee and topped by
wonderful waxlike white buds.
Miss Imogen bad three Easter Miles.
8he bad planted tbe bulbs In tbe fall
and tended them all winter, and now
that Easter was only three days off
be was choosing tbe handsomest
plant to send over to tbe parsouage,
Tbe next one was to go to ber bosom
"TOO ABB WORTHY HOW."
friend, Henrietta Owen, and tbe third
one was for Miss Imogen's parlor win
dow. As Miss Imogen leaned over tbe
flowers a shadow flickered across tbe
window, and she raised ber head to
meet" ttuf admiring gaze of Uuldab
Scott Miss Scott's eyes were fixed
on the Easter lilies, bnt she also saw
Mlsa Imogen, and abe bowed pleas
antly, yet with a certain proud reset-re.
of manner. She spoke, and ber voice
came through tbe open window:
Tonr lilies are beautiful. Imogen,"
she said rather wistfully.
They are uncommonly handsome."
returned 'Imogen stiffly, making a
movement to close the window. Her
rather sharp black eyes were looking
absently orer Huldah'a shabby bat
It waa as If she appeared not to see
the woman on tbe sidewalk.
Hnldah flashed prondlyand resumed
ber walk down tbe street After Imo
gen Morse's contemptuous accents bad
died In the rattling down of the win
dow sash Hnldah flang ber bead np
proudly snd walked as If ber closk
was not worn and shining at tbe
seams and ber shoes cracked and
. broken.1
There waa a tap at tbe side door,
followed by a turning of tbe knob.
Then a abort, heavily built woman
came into tbe room and tossed aside
tbe knitted shawl which bad covered
ber bead and shoulders. Her face
was very red. and ber scanty portion
of light hair clnng flatly to ber rather
large bead. Henrietta Owen waa
Imogen Morse's most intimate friend.
"Where did yoo drop from?" asked
Imogen, pushing a cbalr forward for
the visitor.
'Been to tbe postofflce," panted Mrs.
Owen, sinking heavily Into tbe rocker.
"I asked for your mail, but there
wasn't anything. I met Hnldah Just
beyond here. Thought maybe she'd
been calling on yon." She looked sly
ly at Imogen out of ber small black
eyes.
"Ton know better than that. Hen
rietta," retorted Imogen good bumor
edly.. "I expect you can tell to a T
tbe last time Huldah Scott crossed my
threshold. She's got no liking for
me."
"Small wonder," remarked Mrs.
Owen dryly.
Imogen paused In ber task of dust
ing tbe books In the tall secretary
and turned ber long neck around.
"Whatever do you mean. Henrietta
Owen?" abe demanded., with asperity.
"First time I knew you to take Hul
dah Scott's part against me."
"I'm not taking ber part All I said
was It was small wonder she bad no
liking for you. If you'd lost that la
suit instead of ber 1 guess tbe bard
feelings would have been on tbe other
aide."
"Tou'U have to explain what you
.. mean," Imogen aatd Incoherently. "If
yon think Huldah Scott wasn't treated
fairly you can go to Judge Blake or
. tbe Jury which decided that tbe prop-
arty never bad beeo her father's and
couldn't rightfully belong to anybody
but my father's heirs."
"Tbat'a all as It may be." said Mrs.
Owen quietly, "but you know tight !
' well that the Scott place waa bought
. by Hnldab'a father and they alwaya
. lived In ft It waan't till after old Mr.
Scott died that your father cam for
' ward and claimed that tbe Scotta ner-
er bad a deed to tbe place and It be
. longed to your pa by right of lnber
. Itance from old Caleb Morse, though
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I don't see what he's gut to do with
It"
"He was fatber'a uncle." said Imo
gen sullenly. "I'm mighty glad, Hen
' rletta Owen, that you've spoke your
uiud aud told me bat you think
I about the matter. First time I ever
knew you was so sympathetic for Hul
dab Scott."
"1 can't help being sorry for her,
Imogen. You bad a utve home of your
own and euougn to live quiet on, and
tbe old place waa all It u mud can.
xou know the-only thing she can do
to earn money la to take boarder, and
j now that ber bouse U gone she can't
I do a thing. Most of her furniture U
! at.wi tn Ihwiuu Hruwn'i barn and
she a-llvlng in those two little rooms
over tbe bakery a-trylug to sew. poor
soul, and ber hardly ever taking a
needle lu ber hand, not being bandy
that way. No wonder she looks shab
by and old fashioned. But she's proud
aa Lucifer and won't let anybody help
her by auy ways."
"So I am to blame for that am IT"
demanded Imogen fiercely.
"She ought to have her hime buck."
Mid Mrs. Owen obstinately. "It's
proved her father paid the roouey for
It 1 must be going now," abe contin
ued, with a side glauce at tbe flowers.
"You mustn't mind what I said about
Huldah Scott I can't help feeling aor
ry for her."
"I expect everybody tn town feela
the same way." challenged Imogen.
"They seem to feel sorry for ber,"
admitted Mrs. Owen. "Goodby, Im
ogen. Come a round and aee me when
you can."
Tbe subject of tbe lawsuit her father
bad Instituted against tbe meager es
tate of old Jamea Scott was a sore on
for victorious Imogen Morse. Three
years bad passed since Huldah bad
been turned from ber home, and In
that time ahe had tried half a dozen
ways to earn a living and failed In
each. But she was a splendid house
keeper, and formerly she had earned a
comfortable livelihood by taking
boarders in tbe rambling old bouse of
her father. Now sbe was knocked
hither and thither among tbe few
wage earners In the village. At pres
ent she waa tending the bakery for
tbe Smiths.
Imogen alwaya looked forward to
Easter as a season of great Joy. for
abe loved the resurrection of the flow
ers from their wintry sleep, tbe new
clothing of, the earth, the vague prom
ise of a new life beyond this old one.
All these things bore significance for
her.
Sbe Impressed the story of the resur
rection on her Sundsy school class.
Sbe found herself waxing eloquent aa
she compared tbe arising of tbe bless
ed Lord from his death sleep to tbe
awakening of tbe dormant plant life.
8be was filled with Joy at the ap
proach of Eastertide, aud U was not
herself but a black abadow of ber real
nature which bad carelessly overlook
ed tbe wrong that bad .bean done to
Huldah Scott
The next day would be Good Friday,
and Imogen resolved that sbe would
have some bot cross buns for ber
breakfast ao after her dinner was
cleared away ahe walked down to the
bakery. The store was quite empty
save for a little girl perched on a stool
behind tbe counter. It waa tbe baker's
child.
"Well. Edna, who's tending store
today?" asked Imogen briskly.
"Miss Huldah a tending store, ene u
be back In a moment Have your lilies
withered up yet Miss Imogen?" asked
tbe little girl eagerly.
"Withered op? What do you mean.
child r demanded Miss Morse.
Why. father said be should think
the lilies would wither up nnder tbe
touch of your hands, you're so bard
hearted." said tbe child, with tbe brn
tal directness of ber age.
Imogen gasped and turned white.
"WelL I never." she gasped; "I never
did!" Tben sbe turned and fled from
tbe place.
Back In ber own rooms, sbe looked
strangely at the lilies. Once ahe reach
ed forth a finger tip and touched the
white waxen blossom. "It didn't with
er." she said eagerly. "I wonder what
can do. Suppose I should touch one
tomorrow or Sunday and It should
turn brown! I never thought of that
I suppose I am not fit: I am not fit!"
Miss Imogen bowed ber black bead on
her bands and sat very still.
She was very busy tbe next two
days, and on tbe night before Easter
sbe aat In ber sitting room with tbe
three Easter lilies ranged In a row be
fore ber.
"It'a no credit to me to give Huldah
Bcott back ber bouse again. Tbat'a ber
own. What can I do that will hurt
me the most? Speak np. Imogen
Morse!" she .commanded herself.
The gate clicked, and Unldab Scott
ran up tbe pith and knocked lightly
on tbe door. "Come In," said Imogen.
"It'a me," said Huldah breathlessly.
I Just beard little Edna Smith tell
what sbe said to you the other day
about tbe lilies withering. I'm awful
sorry, Imogen, but yon mustn t mind.
Folks say all sorts of mean things
about"
Imogen arose and placed ber bands
on Huldah'a shoulders. "I don't mind.
Huldab." abe said seriously. "I'm glad
of It I alwaya thought I knew what
Easter meant, but I And I didn't real
ize It meant the resurrecting of a soul
from sin as much as anything else,
and I've set myself a stint"
"What Is Itr aaked Huldah.
"I'm not going to touch another
Easter lily until I'm satisfied I'm
cleansed of some of my sins," said
Imogen grimly. "All these lilies are
I for you. and the new plum colored suit,
: and your place Back and all. It'a no
' credit to me."
Huldah took Imogen's band and
closed It tightly around tha largest
snowiest Miwnom of the Easter Illy.
"Oh. I yoo are worthy now!"
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MANY VETERANS
TO LOSE BERTHS
Army of Baseball Recruits Prom
ises to Crowd Old Timers Out.
CUB PITCHERS ARE AGING.
Several Yeungtters In Lin to Tsks
Jobs en Rgulsr Staff Ostreit Has
Many V.torans, and 8e Have frratst.
Fsw Old Timer en Rod Son.
Breakers uhcad for the major league
vet!": Slowly bnt surely the old
timer bailed a few seasons ago
among the truly greats are slipping,
and popuuir demand for new fares.
coupled with the degeneration of those
same okl Idols, Is working tremendous
changes In both circuits. The time
honored adage. "It Isn't what you
were; it'a what you are today." is
working overtime, aud the season of
gloom is on In full Wast.
There won't be any glariug shake
ups In the Cub trouje, according to
Manager, Chnnce. The only veteran
to 1 let out waa Clarence Beaumont
The peerless leader seems content to
stand pat and go along with tbe bat
tle scarred warriors who clung to him
through thick and thin aud assisted
In giving Chicago four National league
pennants lu five thrilling seasons. If
young talent Is to be Injected luto the
betltled ranks the process will be ap
plied locally to the hurling staff.
Infield to Stand Pst
' To take It from Chance, the Infleld
one of the greatest ever assembled
under one roof will endure another
season, all slams at the faithful Stein
feldt to the contrary, although Zim
merman and youngster Ioyle are hot
after bis Job. The outfield will "come
back," and It looks like Sbeckard,
Schulte and Hofman for tbe one beat
bet. Kllug Is getting up In years, aa Is
Needham, but Archer is still a spright
ly youth, and the P. L. Is banking on
no changes In the wind pad department.
At present sixteen dingers are on the
roster of the club, but a number will
be let go tiefore the season oens. Of
the lot four must be enlisted anvng
tbe grownups of tbe slab department.
Reulbacb. Brown and Pflester are the
prize antiques, all hovering around
the thlrty-three-year mark, while King
Cole, the elongated marvel of 1910, Is
merely a stripling, beardless child of
twenty-two, according to bis own sol
emn oath.
As in the case of the Cubs, every
other club In the two' major leagues
la burdened with venersbje artists, and
the club owners seem loath to dls-
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BUOa BATMOHO, WBOSB WOBK WILL BB
OIiUBBLI WATCHED.
pose of the star of yesterday. These
players are of Inestimable value 16
their respective teams In more waya
than one; otherwise they couldn't stick
to their Jobs. .
Endurance la a grand quality In
baseball aa well as automobiles and
pugilism, bnt the best of them must
some day fall for tbe count In Pitta-
burg tbe buga are wondering what tbe
future holds for tbe athletic land
marks to wit, Clark, Wagner, Leach,
Leever, Pblllippl, et al All these
hearties hsve basked in the limelight
for more than a decade.
Detroit baa a bunch of old scouts in
Crawford, Donovan, Mullln and Davy
Jones, while the world'a champion
Mack men have some aged boys in
Davis, Bender, Plank, Hartzel and
Murphr. Yet those grownups must
stay on the Job to lend a helping band 1
to newcomers who stand In need of
considerable uplift In tbe finer points
of pastlmmg.
Wsgnr Ssvos Rod Sox.
Charley Wagner, shortstop on the
Boston American league team, la tbe
keystone to the speedy Infleld corral
led by John I. Taylor a few seasons
ago and all but smashed to smither
eens when the Hub city magnate trnd-
ed McConnell and Lord for rurtell and
F. Smith, former White Shins. -
The New York Nationals have a few
veterans who will have to do some tall
bustling to bold their Jobs. Among
them are Catcher Schlel, Third Base
men Devlin and Pitchers Ames, WUtse
and Raymond. Close tabs will be kept
on the latter, and If he does not show
good form be will sent to tbe minora
or sold to some other club.
Read tha Morning Enterprise.
OWEN G. THOMAS
BLACK8MITHINQ AND REPAIR
WORK.
Best of work and aatlsfactlon guar
anteed. Have your horeea shod by an
expert; It paya.
AM kinds of repair work and smithy
work. Prompt service; greater por
tion of your work can be done while
you do your trading. Give me a trial
job and aee If I can't please you.
OWEN G.THOMAS
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WOMAN IS BALLOONIST.
Charlotte OranAll Wsnts
to Try Foe h Lshm Cup.
miss chsblottb obahvih..
Mlsa Charlotte Granville, a young
Englishwoman who baa made Qfty or
more balloon ascension, wsnts to test
ber skill and endurance against the
same qualities possessed by American
men. In other words, she wants to
try for tbe cups offered for long dls
tance flights In gaa bags.
Mlsa Granville la duly licensed as a
pilot and la a member of tbe Itoyal
Aero Club of England. She can't take
part In tbe Jamea Gordon Bennett race
because tbe entries for that contest
must be made by a club, but she Is
eager to make a flight In competition
with Messrs. Hawley and Post, who
won the cup laat year and established
a world's record when they flew from
St Louis Into the wilds of Canada.
Ballooning possesses a great fascina
tion' after one tries tbe sport. Mlsa
Granville Bays, and she Is surprised
that more American women have not.
tried It She does not regard the dan
ger aa being greater than that taken
dally by occupants - of automobiles.
Tbe delights of sailing through the air
she describes aa much greater than
those of bouncing over a country road
In a touring car. . .
Mlsa Granville began ber ballooning
aa a pupil of C a Rolls, tbe young
English nobleman who was killed while
making an aeroplane flight In England
last aummer.
. White Tulle Bridal Vsil.
Prospective June brld"s will be Inter
ested In tbe accompanying Illustration
of a bridal veil. It Is of tulle decorat
ed with orange blossoms. Fashions la
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bridal veils are never radical, but the
one shown Is up to date and could not
help but please any bride, and add to
ber attractiveness.
Usoful Prosant Fee a Brido.
Instead of the usual shower friends
of a bride who was recently married
and went at once to housekeeping gave
ber a box labeled "tbe tblnga you have
forgotten." In It there were balls of
different kinds of twine In holders by
which to hang them and with scissor
to cut the string, a bottle of fountain
pen ink, balls of various widths of
tape, cards of buttons. Including ahoe
buttons and tbe cord by which to aew
them on (tbe kind with tags on the
ends), several lead pencils, pads of pa
per of different sizes, a corkscrew, a
tack hammer with claw, tags and la
bels for bottles, boxes and packagea,
spools of thread of various alzea and
papers of needles, a bottle of mucilage
and a tube of glue, several abeeta of
wrapping paper and soma other every'
day needfuls.
Chiropodist With Orlevanoe.
Miss Emily A. Chapman Is a chl
ropodlst of Los Angeles who waa re
jected by a chapter of tba Daughters
of tbe American Revolution. Sbe main
tains that it waa because aba earns ber
living In such a way. Mlsa Chapman
waa formerly a member of tbe Quaker
City chapter In Philadelphia, but could
not get three women from that chapter
to Indorse ber when aba went west
She says sbe will bring the matter be
fore the national body, and tba result
Is being watched with Interest Mem.
bars of the D..A. B. eay. there must
have been some other reason than
that assigned, aa many of tba da ugh
tors work for a living.
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INTHERAJAH'S
SERVICE
By HDWIN a 1 ROU5DALE
Copyright tr American I'rv Amo-
olnttoll, I'M!.
This siory was told me by an Eng
lLhnmn who had growu old lu tha
civil service In Jmlla. We were slttlug
lit (he smoking room of a liner between
Soiilhauiplou and NewYoik;
The people of Indlii are the moat
scuHltlvo aa well a the most merclleaa
people- of tho world.1 Au liullau will
treat one tie IMhb,o destroy ltn
the moMt fluttering atlentlou while b
Is planning to kill him. tie slwsys
strikes lu the durk-thut l, when be
kills wllh steel. Hut It U with poison
thst Indiana do their numt arlMk' mur
derous work. Tbi'y have studied tbe
science of (miIhou for sge. They have
polsou ring. olnon perfume, imiIsob
flowers. But Ihe strangest of all 1 B
polsou human being. They will feed a
lerou on a certain poison till be baa
absorbed so much of It that hla-very
breath Is noxious. to cue unused to
whst Ihe xlon ierou Is saturated
with. ' "
I had a narrow escape from desth
when I was In India. It was when I
flrat went out there as a youngster and
hud no Idea of the secret danger to
be Incurred. That which an ludlan la
most Jealous f Is a woman. Any Eu
roeau "bu attempts tbe slightest fa
miliarity with one of them is lu Im
minent danger of bis life. If they
would give a fellow, a chance it
wouldn't bo quite so terrible, but they
wou't. lie Is either murdered lu the
dark or ilsniied.
I was Just twenty years old wheu I
landed In Cul'iitts to take jnwltlon In
a British house dealing In opium and
tbe goods of the country. litter I was
sent Into the Interior to buy curios,
two of u bcliig sent together for
greater safety. Bob Brltton, not much
older than myself, wit my companion.
In one' of the towna we heard of B
rajah whose brother or some other
relative had died childless, suit the
ralsh had Inherited hi effect, isol i
caring t keep duplicates, be bad offer- j
ed to sell iniiny article. Hob and I
called on hlw. aud be-extrHiltel hi I
wares, treating u at the mm time j
royally. While we were bargaining
be feusted us In the room . upled by .
tbe women, which was a great honor.
Unfortunately for 1.I and me we ,
.trunk too tilth h nit'. '. ' i '
Being erultte.l t ronu wltero we
pleased, we di t oted ouro;t each to
a pretty Indian I'lvcnily I iN
ed Bob. He und the Kirl lie wu with
bad strolled sway lut.i u cort of In
closed summer girdci. I luvlted my
complin!..!! to g ulf 1 1 the s.iine way.
but she gave me a l.ni th.it was nil
the warning I needed. I t outciitwl my
self with rciimliilug Willi the others.
Bob und the girl be was with re
mslniHl a way from tha rent of u for
some time. When lie returned he ap-
peered to be quite proud of himself,
though the girl's rme wore a fright- :
ened look. 'As soon us we wire alona
he told ine that he had taken tba j
sweetest kis be had ever tasted. I
asked him If he ws sure he ws on-
observed, a nd -to said fie ssw uo one ;
about, but while bl hps touched the j
girl's she had uttered a suppressed j
screuiu. It was Immediately after this j
that Ihe two returned.
When we rejoined tbe rajuh be ev)
pressed a hoe that we had enjoyea
ourselves. He was very effusive In
his offers of hospltsllty'snd friendship.
He asked us how we were pleased with
the ludles, and when we expressed
ourselves delighted he said that we
bad not seen the most leuutlful. II
dapped his hands, a servsnt apeared.
he gave sn order In a tongue we did
not understand, the servsnt withdrew.
snd In s few minutes our host led us
Into snottier room where were ossein-
bled several-of the handsomest naian
women I have ever seen, ine rsjsn
Introduced lis. then hft us, saying
that he would take a nap.
One of the women, apparently with
the consent of the others, took Bob un
der her espial care, another too
me, and It wasn't long before, unaer
pretense of showing ns some of the
rajnh's most vsluable curios, they led
n Into a ault of rooms Oiled wltn
enough rare articles. to stock a mnse-
nm. Bob and I soon got Into separate
room. Ur companion and I seated
ourselves on a dlvan and were chat
ting about tbe curloa when 1 noticed
that she bad been using some strange
perfume. She gradually drew nearer
to me, and I noticed a deathly aica-
ness coming ever me. An instinct or
self preservation, I euppose, led ma to
get up from the dlvan. My next Idea
was to find Bob. I staggered into an
other room. There waa Bob with bla
lips glued to those of the girl he waa
with. Seeing me. she nnwound her
arms from about him, and he fell to
the floor. I went to him, bent over
him and knew that he was dead.
There was a door near by opening
Into a garden. . I managed to get to It
and passed out. The fresh air revived
me, and, regaining the strength of my
legs, I ran like a deer anywhere to get
away from tbe horrible aeatn i naa
barejy escaped.
vf returned to Calcutta and tola my
story. Nothing could be dona In tba
matter; it Is not the policy of tbe Brit
ish government to punish Indiana who
take revenge on Europeans for aucn
offenses, Brltton's sudden death re
ceived no official notice whatever. I
was considered to have made a lucky
escape, i.
There has never ,been nujr)1doutt.lin
my mind. Uattba.two air U. who affect
ed Bob and me bad been rea on' a
poison and were in tha it jib's service
aa eeeret executlonara.
INTER-COLLEQIATE ORATORY
EUGENE, March 27. Tha Inter
Collegiate Oratorical Association, com
posed of tha eight leading colleges of
Oregon,' has been In existence for
nineteen yeara. Nineteen contests
have been held. The University of
Oregon leads with five vlctorlea to
her credit. Pacific College and Mo
Mlnnvllle College tie for second place
with four first placea each. Willa
mette Unlveralty, Pacific University
and Albany College tie for third
place, with two vlctorlea each. The
Oregon Agricultural College and tba
Monmouth Normal School have been
unfortunate, neither of them aver
having won a first place. In tha last
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