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THE MORNING AHfORIAN, ASTOHIA, OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17, IMS. .. .'. ' f . 5 ; ! ' J: ! !!.- i ? ! !? M U J." l !' li lt ; ; ! PROOFLSSIONAL CARDS. iT" '':' 1 5 JAY TOTTLE, M. D. PHtSlClAN AND SUKQSON C. 8. Mart HoiiuU Servlo.' Pk bout: It to It vna, 1 to : TjJromerplal tJn4Floor Tre&wsures of. Brookmere V OSTEOPATHIST MtU Bids FHONS BLACK C W. BARR, O. K . Ma OmmJ Dental Parlor In Rooms S17-I18. , Th 8m. t PORTLAND, . OREGON. : Wttr h will b l4 t Mwi and Patron. Dr. VAUGHAN," . .DximsT - Pythian Bailding,; Astoria, Oregon. Dr. W. 0. IaOGAN DENTIST J78 Commercial Sf , jSbanaban BoOding ' . ..... AUSCELLANEOUS. Dr. RIIODA 0. UICKS ctiutu vvuv u t vuw; dink Brook feci failed acidly from the west porch. -,"A i ber granddsughtar ros obediently, but with a little Impatient alga, her companion, Austin Will wbtetled softly, then said: f "Jessamine! What wax Madam Brook mero must be In! You're alwaya Sunbeam and Fairy and Bright Eye When ah s In a good humor. ; "That to to say when the Beveridge thing to around," Jeuamtn said, with i shrug. Sh to in a wax-h always to when you come and ah feel In her bone when you ar coming." "H-m-ml I ought to be flattered, but rm not the tout bit," Austin answer, d, also rising and catching Jessa mine's band. 6b looked aghast, but he kept sturdily at her side until they wer facing Jessamine's dragon. Then ht Jtaid, with his beat flourish: "On. Madsin Brookmere, I bar brought this young person to tell you why she; cant possibly come In. 8b to to go rowing with me. We will b back by late tea time. The afternoon Is too heavenly to be wasted on land." "Jessamine, go upstairs and fetch my embroidery.- Be sure you dont for get my glasses," madam said, us though the young man had uot sp ken. Jessamine made to obey, but Will? held her back. He lifted his hat to the elder lady, turned and walked off, saying over his shoulder: "Send the maid up, madam. It's bad luck to turn back. I can't allow Miss Jessamine to risk spoiling our cruise," "Oh, what will she do to me?" Jessa mine cried as they hurried away. Madam had been too paralysed by Wills' audacity to say a word. Austin drew Jessamine's bind farther over hla arm and smiled down at her, say ing: "i nope it will be -out of my bouse, lngrater Then, you see, you will bare to come to my house wheth er or no." "Mercy, you do take a lot on your self r Jessamine said, pulling away her hand, her eyes dancing wickedly. "I bev!n to fear, Mr. Wills, that you have i: '.on our little affair seriously" " Isn't It to be taken seriously? Real ry you lift a weight off my conscience, Wills interrupted Id ber own tone; then, after a chuckle: "Jess, I must lecture you point out the1 sinful folly of yonr course.. Here you might be, by taking pains and showing yourself properly devout and submissive, Mrs. Beveridge possibly Mrs. Bishop Beveridge really believe the gentleman has It to him to go high ecclesiastically, he's so suave and silken. Just the sort to worm himself tnto' the minds of rich church men; not to mention their check books. Yet you are passing him up passing up the chance of a lifetime for the sake of "A very commonplace sinner," Jessa mine broke In. v Wfito gave her a look of pained sur prise. "I was going to say 'for the sake of having your own willful way,' ? n protested.'.''- ; v It was early afternoon, and the long, smooth river reach, flecked with sun and shade, mirrored perfectly the sum mer world either side.' Jessamine bung over the boat side, staring at ber own Image. Austin watched her with hap py eyes, but after a little he drew her nnrttrht anrlnc aiftlr- "Vnntfv tha 20 tents. 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Bend 10 cents postage for v trial treatment Botlen Co., 25 AJalc BUg., Cleveland.0. other case of Narcissus and his image upon my conscience.' . "Really. Have you a conscience?" Jessamine retorted. ' "Pirates even have consceinees about some things," Austin answered, ship ping bis ours and letting the boat drift toward the other bank. "For example, it goes against their consciences to let treasure maniiestiy within reach go to some other fellow.' That other pi rate, Beveridge, shan't have, the treas ure of Brownjere." , - ; - ;,';. V What Is the treasure of Brookinere?' Jessamine asked demurely. !'Ilow muc h Oiltj worth? And how arelyou goin to save it rroru clerical clutchesr "Let me see. 11 I believe - the Brookt mere jatiug Is about three millions,1 Auntlii answered reflectively but with a twinkle of the eye, "handy million at that," he went on, "all in gilt edged securities. , If you were more than a baby, Jess, you would see a lit tle beyond the end of your nose. Blsh-op-tobe, Beveridge did want you In fact, he still wants you, being a man of taste, for all his sins." "TbanksP' Jessamine Interrupted. Wills shook his head at her. "lie wanted you rather badly, but not so badly as be wanted the Brook- mere money. -And that be meaus to have In spite of our teeth. Madam Is only gixty and young for her years" "You can't mean he Is trying to mar ry her?" Jessamine cried, aghast Wills nodded. "That's bis "present laudable aim. Therefore he would like nothing better than to have us openly defy madam. Our elopement would be a trump card for him. Now, although we are not mercenary, neither are we destitute of common prudence. Three millions, or even one or two, might eome In handy a heap of times. More over, we owe madam a certain duty. We can only discharge it by meeting guile with guile. That means. In plain English, you bav got to turn from your evil way of preferring my compa ny and smile Instead upon the bishop to be"- "J gon understand, How will tha- helpf Jessamin asked' In bewilder ment ;! vV V "Hs to mighty near committed to madam. Walt until he Is quit com s mttted, then do your best to' take him away from her. Ton can do It, never fear. Ile'a human. If he is a preacher, and no mere man yet born' of woman la able to stand against you "Thank you agnlu." Jessa mine' said, tossing ber head. "Oh, I waut that clump of cardinal Bower," leaning a ine spok toward the shelving shore. wins snook bis bead. :"Sunkcr he said laconically, speaking Very loud; then. In a low aside: "Here's where w quarrel, Jess. Insist upon settlmr out The bishop to b Is coming down th natn "Oh, Mr. Beveridge, Jessamine call ed eagerly, "do com and pick som Bowers tor me. I want to pick them myself, but I find I am a prisoner," with a withering glance at Wills. Beveridge ran down to th water's edge. "Won't you let me rescue you?" be cried, holding out bis hand. "Jump! I promise you shall get nothing worse than a pair of wet feet by It" "She needn't have even them," Willi said boorishly. "If you'll agree to see ,ber to the house I'll be glad enough to put ber ashore. Not in the humor for walking myself and still less for botan Half an hour Inter Mrs, Brookmere was surprised and, If truth most bo spokeu. uot wholly pica! to see Jes samine sauntering home, her hands full of scarlet bloom, with the lU?v. Iiewly BeveriUjie at her elbow. Now the min ister hud bceu inuih.m'g owu compan ion all tbrouli the earlier afternoon. and, though he had uot said much quite too liiUe to uiuke iuuduui aware of her own aiU of mind he had look ed unutterably tiilugs. She bad found the looking pleasant she was of tho women made to he married, childless, although she had burled three bus bands, and still possessed of an alert and lively vanity. She liked to see ber name at the head of lists of patron esses, especially missionary and rescue bands. Further, flattery was meat her soul loved to feed on. The Rev. Bewly bad found that out at about the seooud minute and acted upon the knowledge. Indeed, his mind was pretty well made up to marry her before the Interview ended. But then he bad not seen Jes samine in this mood. Jessamine upset his calculations; she fairly swept him off his feet Madam was sadly puzzled through out the next week. Wills haunted the house as much as ever, though Jessa- ulue openix flouted him, at the same time smiling shy propitiation at the bishop tu be. He also was in a maze. Jessamine's encouragement was too elusive to warrant giving over his pur suit of madam, yet sufficiently unset tling to make him at time distrait, Wills glared at blm and ostentatiously ignored him.' It was that which gave blm the strongest hope. Wills must be jealous madly Jealous. If only Beveridge bad never begun to court that old woman! 8be was In the be ginning eager to play fairy godmother. It was sickening to feel that be bad disturbed this pious purpose, making the lady feel tbnt she was not too old to Inspire grand passion number four. Presently he began to see light lie would have It out with Jessamine ask ber plumply to be Mrs. Beveridge, and. If she said "yes," go to madam for ber blessing, along with an apocryphal talo of a distant wooer ready to sue for ber band. He couM make it appear be bad been finding out her mind toward fourth marriage. It would go bard with him, but that somewhere he would And a man to make good. In deed, providentially he already knew the man a college president poor and pious, entitled to write half the alpha bet after his name in honorary distinc tions, with children all safely married, and much in want of a good home. Bo he went straight to Jessamine, begging hor to sing to him. The music room wiis at the very end of the house, thn well apart. There was small chance of Interruption. All the rest were busy with games or flirting or walking In the flower garden under a white moon. Jessamine went with blm, walking high beaded and joyous. At the door of the parlors she waved blm forward, running back herself upon some er rand he did not understand. What ever it was, she did It very quickly, lie bad hardly found., the songs be wanted when she was beside blm, smil i;:g at him In the most bewildering fashion. As she reached for the music Iser. hand, apparently by chance, fell lightly upon bis. He tried to bold it but she snatched It away, turned from hiui and began to sing very softly. He watched her with burning eyes, his breath coming bard and fast. As she made to rise be put his arms about her and gathered ber to bis breast say Ing hoarsely: "Jessamine, darling, won't you raak music lor me always? un less you do my life will be wasted." "You you are not in earnest!" Jessa mine said, slipping from bis arms and averting her face, "ion, who are so great so wise, so good, need another sort of wife somebody who can help you. I I should be only a burden." A blessed burden, one I shall re joice to carry," Beveridge said, trying to take ber band. She drew away from him, saying as though In despair: "Yon you are playing with me.; You really want grandmother" , . "Grandmother! Ob, you jealous darling! How dare you name any thing so preposterous?" Beveridge said, catching both her bandit. "Grand mother Is the most estimable of old ladies, but even if I knew she would take me I could not think of marrying her not for all the money In the world." - H-m-m! You've been trying to do U f-r a verx moderate, cart of the uumey," grandmother said, stepping Utrongb the French window npon An' tlu Wills' arm. ' After one look t he the Hev. Bewly Beveridge stepped onr. ilirouwh ,tlie same window. 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