MORNING ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912.
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J The Masquers
Thoughts Are Our Own
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Story Showing That Our Inmost
By CLARISSA MACK IE
Miss Vardemond dismissed ber maid
and leaned back in uer chair with a
weary little sigh. She had superin
tended the packing of her trunks and
had inspected with ' languid interest
the lustrous white bridal gown, with
Its dainty accessories.
There was one hour before dinner.
After dinner would come Stephen.
She must do it at once. She went to a
writing desk and from some secret
hiding place brought forth a carved
sandalwood box.
She turned a golden key in the lock,
and odors of sandalwood and rose
leaves perfumed the air like incense
rising from an invisible altar. She
took out a bundle of letters and a
man's picture. Ontying the package.
Bhe placed the envelopes face upward
In a long row on the rug. There were
thirty in all.
Thirty days of perfect bliss in one's
life. That was not so very much, she
thought rebelliously. But then each
day bad beeD full of an unutterable
Joy that had been rounded to an idyllic
close by the receipt of a letter. She
pressed a white finger on the first mis
sive. It was merely . an invitation to
ride in the park. Th last letter was
a passionate avowal, ending in black
night for her.
She stretched out her arms and mur
mured wistfully. "All within this little
space!" Then she made a motion as
If to gather and toss them into the
fire, but hesitated. "Once more." she
breathed to herself, "only once more."
She did not open the letters. One by
one in the order of their dates she
picked up the missives and read them
with her mind's eye. Graphically she
lived each day. and at the close of the
"ONOE MORE," SHE BREATHED TO HEB
I SELF. "ONLY ONOE MORE."
day she tossed a letter into the fire's
heart and watched while the passionate
flames consumed it
As she read her face changed from
the first faint flush of newly kindled
love to deeper recognition of love's
meaning tenderness, perfect joy, and
then, with the last letter, awakening
and despair.
I When the last one had expired and
Its blackened specter had flown up the
chimney, hot -tears fell on the picture
in her lap. She looked on it once as
one looks on the face of the beloved
dead and laid it on the pyre. Ere it
was consumed in the licking flames
she placed the sandalwood box above
It and watched the ascending smoke
and crumbling embers through blurred
vision. When the fire glowed clear
and bright again her tears ceased to
flow.
1 For a long time she gazed into the
nery coals wherein her tokens of har
piness had been consumed and likened
it to the ordeal through which she hnd
.passed. After it wa3 all over, the
brief, feverish term of joy which bad
been allotted to her. she had with
drawn into the grateful shadow of
Stephen Wade's friendship. Friend
ship which had ripened into a love in
which she played tile passive part of
recipient, for she had no love to give
only calm affection but it was affec
tion thjlt K'nnM h hiefrinf na Ufa it.
self and perhaps would be more sat
isfactory thau transitory love!
Stephen did not know this. He was
not aware that the offer of his shelter
ing love afforded a grateful refuge to
her bruised heart. He believed in her
love for him. He believed her to be
too high minded and steadfast to come
to him with anythinsr less than love
' Yet she had done it and he would
never know. It would be her life's
purpose that the noble hearted man sIih
had promised to marry should never
learn that in return for his deep love
she brought him sincere affection and
nothing else.
: With a quick, graceful movement
she arose to her full height and shook
.back the copper glory of her hair. It
Lwaa as If she had slipped off wine
Franklin's Kite Experiment.
Commenting on Benjamin Franklin's
kite experiment, which proved that
lightning and electricity are the same
a scientist says: "It was one of the
most brilliant examples of ludk yet
recorded. To attempt the extraction
of lightning flashes from a lowering
sky was almost suicidal. Even at this
late day timid persons occasionally fly
to feather beds, sit on glass Legged
chairs or find refuge in rubber boots
during thunderstorms. A repetitllon of
Franklin's experiment cost his Immedi
ate Imitator his life."
burden that had lain heavy on her
Deautirui shoulders.
.ow I can begin anew," she said
triumphantly.
"I believe it is customary." solilo
quized Wade, with a bitter smile, as
he drew a letter case from his pocket.
Then he stared into the lire absentlv.
A half hour passed, during which he
sat utterly motionless, the fine profile of
his face cut like a cameo against the
dark velvet of his chair.
.- With a sudden start he slowly open
ed the letter case. From an inner com
partment he took a small parcel wran-
ped in tissue paper and unrolled it in
his broad palm. He looked down upon
an absurdly small fan with rich Ince
and delicate pearl sticks crushed aud
broken. His own baud had wrought
the injury.
Ah, the pain again! He had not
thought it possible, for had not his
very soul died that nichtV Yet there
was the pain, the terrible crashing
agony. Could men suffer like that and
live on?
Aye, man had done it and would. He
drew a sharp breath. The Dain dead
ened into apathy, and the broken fan
supped from his fingers to the floor.
He saw a full southern moon shift
ing light through honevsuckles and
roses while he watched with nassionnti-'
ardor the shadows flickering across a
beautifully dark face with soft black
eyes and rose leaf lips. There was
the rise and fall of her low toned con
tralto as they talked, to the sound of
whose music he could listen forever.
He saw a warm southern sun shed
ding light on long delightful days
when life was fntoxieatinsrlv blissful
days wherein care nor aDnrehension
nor any doubt found place, days when
his upright honorable, clean soul re
Joiced in the love of a woman, in the
glory of perfect womanhood that was
without a flaw. Poets and historians
were base revilers to the contrary; he.
Stephen Wade, knew.
He saw a moonlit night heavily
scented with jasmine, when his verv
heart ached with the Derfect 1ov of
living when, in the pale shadows of
arching palm alleys, his perfect Joy
turned to agony, his stronir fcnnri
clinched about the fragile toy of lace
ana pearl, had crushed it as his hmws
were crushed under the flaying scorn
or Ber voice, under the indifferent
mockery of her softlv lumi nous pvaa
Bewildered with nam. he had turned
away with ashen face. Hp had Wfl IK
ed miles through the brilliant night,
every star hanging like a lamp in the
sny, while the clinging perfume of the
Jasmine flowers that rioted the wayside
hedges overpowered his senses and
numbed his agony for the time.
When the first pink flush of dawn
had spread into the pale morning sky
he had stopped beside a fern edged
pool. Hot eyed and weary, he lifted
ue nana ana looted at the fan. at
first stupidly, then with growing ap
prenension and then realizntinn vta
shuddered now as he thought of the
nours. days, months, years, that had
followed.
Then had come his meeting with
uonstance Vardemond. his warm n.
miration for her beauty and her sweet
sound disposition. They had become
the best of friends. They understood
eacn other perfectly, but he had never
areamed of marriage. He did not want
to marry any one now. But some one
had whispered a word, or it mnreri.il
ized in the air. for it had nevtr mnir
from his modest inner consciousness
that Constance cared.
fctepnen Wade did not hesitate. He
held out his hand and his
his life, and she took them gracefully.
us one wno thankfully receives a great
uoon, ana between them had come a
perfect peace and understanding
To Stephen, Constance Vardemond
represented the -highest type of wo-
mannood that he believed conli oiot
Beyond that his nature, which iiad
been hammered into a cool, calm
ness of temperament- did not Innniro
lo morrow they would be marrited with J,
VvmV iiuu unniant pageantry
that was a part of such occasions in
their circle. This was the lasit night
ne could open the book of the past
A deep toned clock chimed the hnnr
He passed a hand wearily over his
eyes. "Of course it is near dinner
time," he muttered. "And nftr Hin
ner there . is Constance it I believe
this is customary!"
He laughed harshly and picked up
the fan. The simple action seemed to
give vent to some inward storm of
passion, for suddenly he tore the sticks
into fragments and tossed them into
the fire. Then with a fierce cry he
leaned forward and snatched a small
bit from the glowinsr mass. Wit h sear
ed fingers he clutched the smoky tatter
or lace and splinter of pearl and press
ed it to his lips passionately. Then he
flung it back into the fire.
With compressed lins and smllen
miserable eyes he watched the licking
flames devour his little all the only
thing he had cared for In the world
There was a last burst of .devouring
flame and then, when not one atom or
his fetich remained, he sprang to his
feet and faced the large photograph of
Constance Vardemond that stood on
the table behind him.
He looked at it with a grave stead
fastness in eyes from which all pas
sion had fled and where nothing bnt a
great peace remained.
Constance should never know- that
the love he was bringing to her was a
make believe, a sham. The love she
had chosen to honor him with should
receive its full quota of deep, earnest
affection, and he would make it the
purpose of his life that the woman
who loved him should never guess
that he had none to give in return.
"It is good to begin life anew." he
smiled confidently.
There was a sof tap at the door.
"Dinner is served. .Mr. Stephen."
CORRESPONDENCE
MARQUAM.
The sunner eriven hv the" Ladies'
Aid in the M. E. hall last week was
a success finanacially as well as social
ly. The Marquam Marine Band fur
nished the music.
. Guy C. Larkins and wife, of Stafford,
Wfrp hpro rnllin(y nn roloti-irpQ on1
last Sunday, where he is teaching
scnooi.
Wp rpprpf tptv Tnnph tn Inso niir
present telephone operators Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Hihhard and wife thov
take charge of the Molalla Telephone
omce me nrsi or tne year.
KELSO.
Schnrd closed last, week while, nnr
teachers, Mr. Purcell and Miss Lam-
ereaux attended the Clackamas Coun
ty Teachers' Institute, giving the chil
dren a whole week for Thanksgiving.
The children of our school filled
two boxes of Thanksgiving contribu'
tions which were sent to the Child
ren's Home in Portland.
Steps will be taken soon to get the
use of the schoolhouse for social and
educational nurooses. The school-
house should be the educational cen
ter, not enly for the children but for
all th rjonnlo nf tho rfimmnnHv OTirl
there is no valid reason why it should
not be used especially as there is no
other building in the district where
the people may meet.
The mill formerly owned by Ander
son and Hoist at. Sandy THriVp will
soon start running. The parties who
bought the mill also bought Hoist's
and Anderson's timber.
Otis Richev has nnrchnsed twpntv
acres of land from Mr. Hansen on I
Sandy Ridge.
A. Dixon's little hnv received a nit
on his head from an axe in the hands
of his little brother. Dr. Barendrlck
sewed ur the wound which proved to
be very serious.
H. Francis is surface-clearing on ac
re of land for Robert Jonsrud.
The Misses Stella and Clara Jons
rud and Miss Vida Rrewer nf Port
land snent Thankseiviner with thn for.
mer's parents, Gilbert Jonsrud's.
Max Kligel has commenced work
on his new barn.
Mr. Gunderson. who recentlv had
his knee badly cut by falling on an
ax is in a serious condition. Compli
cations set m and he is not expected
to survive.
Charley Danielson is contemr1atin!
buying a donkey engine to use in
clearing sixty acres of logged off
land. He cleared one acre last
spring and put in wheat which yielded
seventy bushels.
Mrs. Carrie Skan and Mrs T.pwIr
Eri, of Portland visited relatives here
last ween. L,ewis Eri has gone to
Southern Oreeon for the heneflt nf
his health. j
W, S?lk MM2- DRESSES
i fsSssgj. -f'k WRmbaamr 15 to choose from
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Petticoats
Every color in 3000 lot
$1.95
WAISTS
98c to
;2o.oo
$15.00 Dresses to choose from at 'HALF PRICE ' Serees
Ratine, Fancy Cloths, Party Dresses, Dancing Frock in Chiffons
Nets Evening and dinner Gowns, Opera Coats, samples and mocU
els of the world's best makes at a saving of half. Worrell'
.00 Dresses $4.00
).00 Dresses
12.50 Dresses
$5.00
515.00 Dresses
$6.25
$7.50
Tailored Sample Suits bought for 43c on
the dollar, a collection that is wonderful in
magnitude. No two alike and none like
them m other stores.
$20.00 Dresses $ 1 0.00
Up to $300.00 at a Saving of Haf
Silk Petticoats unprecedented in quality,
style and price.
Values to $5.00 $2.98
K p yiti.tJ
$25.00 Sample Suits $ 1 3.98
$30.00 Sample Suits $14.75
$35.00 Sample Suits $lK85
$40.00 Sample Suits $24.75
$1.98
Values to $4.00
Values to $3.50 $1.49
Waists in every good style for WORRELL'S
Amas giving ysc to $20.00
Umbrellas
Furs! Furs!
98c to $10.00
$1.98 to $300.00
Until you can't rest. Just think 2000 coats
No two alike. Velvets, plushes, boude,cros
cule astnchan, Johnnies and full lengths in
belted and fancy designs. The largest col
lection of styles on the Coast.
EAGLE CREEK.
School has reopened after a week's
vacation.
H. S. Gibson made a business visit
to Portland last week.
W. F. Douglass, with the hel n nf
three men, dug and put in the barn
G60 sacks Of potatoes last week and
he has several hundred sacks yet to
dig. .
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy niestpr and
Miss Oruha Clester werft tn' Mnlalia
last Wednesday and were the guests
of Mr. Clester's parents for the re
mainder of the week. '
Mr. and Mrs. TTdell entertainprt Mr
and Mrs. R. B. Gibson at dinner
Thanksgiving.' .
Mr. and Mrs. Guv Woorlle
and Mrs. Ray Woodle spent Thanks
giving with Mr. and,1Mrs. J. P. Woodle
or uistacaaa.
Mrs. Viola Douglass. Mrs Tann
Douglass and Carl Douglass spent the
week-end with relatives in their neighborhood.
H. G. Huntington traded a h
to H. S. Gibson for a new hack har
ness last Monday.
Walter Douglass made a return t rin.
to Portland Monday .
Jim Bell, of Sandy Ridge, was over
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nr-'trfflr- mum m m m-m
this way Saturday
DOVER.
Elma DeShazer is quite ill. -George
(Vanatta went to Portland
last week'to take a position with Capt.
Exon.
Miss Eleanor Bews entertained her
young friend Friday evening.
Miss Alice Wheeler returned to her
school work this week.
Alice Berghouse is visiting friends
in Dover. .
Mrs. H. H. Udell is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. Seward had to kill one of his
horses last week. The animal break
ing one of its legs.
K. . C. Vanatta spent Thanksgiving
in Portland.
M. M. Reid was home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. DeShazer entertained
I the TJdegrave family to dinner Sun
I day. ,
I Birch Roberts returned from Hood
1 River Thanksgiving. He packed fif
i ten thousand boxes of apples while
1 he was gone.
j Supervisor Keith with a crew of
I men finished laying the plank on the
' Sandy Road Friday.
Dover's high school pupils all left
ior Eistacaaa Sunday, moving.
ELWOOD.
His Wig In His Pocket.
Benjamin Franklin once wore his
wig in his pocket at the court of. Ver
sailles.. When he was about to present
himself at the court for the first time
he was informed that a wig was essen
tial. Franklin's head was so large that
no ordinary wig would begin to fit It
However, one was found sufficiently
large to pass him through the ante
chambers, after which he was permit
ted to remove the ridiculous conven
tional appendage and place it tn bis
ample pocket.
After 15 years of faithful duty in
being post masters of Elwood Mr.
Henderson's have tendered their res
ignation. We feel assured we have
lost honest and diligent workers yet
we are grateful for the past favors.
Mrs. Alvaretta Martin and daughter
Dessie, of Oregon City, visited rela
tives here last week.
Rev. A. S. Henders and wife visited
their parents a few days last week, re
turning Friday to Cornelius where
they reside.
A sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner
was enjoyed by relatives at Mr. and
Mrs. Henderson's last Thursday,
Twelve being present.
The Elwood school reopened after
a week's vacation. Miss Lillian Fred
olph, the teacher, returned from In
stitute filled with vim and courage of
the wide awake teacher, s -
Mr. Frank Bittner run a saw tooth
in his knee. Dr. Adts of Estacada,
dressed the wound.
Prof. James of Estacada, visited the
Elwood school Monday.
BARLOW.
Many are on the sick list this week.
Jas Erickson is ill of a cold and
fever.
Mrs. W. W. Jesse has gone to Spo
kane, on account of her ill health. Mr.
Jesse accompanied her.
Mrs. Will Bauer is in the hospital
in Oregon City.
Mrs. Churchill is very ill and is in
the care of Drs. Dedman and Mason.
Mrs. Wurfel is ill.
Mrs. Andrus is laid up with a lame
hip.
A wagon load of young people at
tended the dance at Aurora Wednes
day evening and report a good time.
Mrs. Churchill's father and mother
are with her during her illnes.
Mr. Kebaugh is breaking his new
'colt.
W. S. Tull and wife were in Oregon
City visiting this week.
U. S. Armtrong has rented the Tied
eman ranch and is moving onto it.
5
his Your Automobile ?
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thejperson who has the most votes on May 1st will get this Auto
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Votes are transferable before they are voted not after. So if you decide
not to enter you'can give your votes to some friend who is contesting.
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ruls of contest
ONE. No names of contestants will be known, each entrant
having a number.
TWO. Each contestant receives 2000 free votes as a starter.
THREE. Votes will be counted each Wednesday and recorded.
FOUR. Different colored votes will be used each month and
all votes of a certain color must be deposited during the
month issued.
FIVE. All votes are transferable only before being, cast in
ballot box.
SIX. All votes must be cast at ballot box In Huntley Bros. Co.
Store, or mailed to the Contes Manager.
SEVEN. Any individual, church, lodge, school, or other organ
ization in the county is eligible to enter the contest.
EIGHT. Contestants will not be permitted to solicit votes In
side our stores or in front of them.
NINE. The contestant having the most votes to his credit at
9 P. M. May 1st, 1913, will be declared the winner.
TEN. The decision of the Contest Manager is final in every
question which may arise during the contest.
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