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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1905)
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1901 THE MORNING ASTORIA N, ASTORIA, OREGON. 3 t Whel Gentleman Froth 4 it. 199. rmUr CyrkL 1902. imnmmmttttmnnnttttnmtn:! ;;;uintui f AT no other tint ti mans feeling of companionship with woman so strong a when be sits at table wllb bor. nut H "docorated" and beratered and b Waltrrtd table, but at homely, appe tising, wholesome, boms (able Ilka old Judge Hrlsroe's. The ytry esseuce of lbs thing to domesticity, a ltd the lm- Illcatlon la utter etmruimre and Jlttlri" 'There art few greater danger f' iachelor. An Insinuating Imp parches on bla shoulder and, softly tickling the twchelor'a ear with the feather of an rrow abaft, whispers; "Pretty gay, lau't It, ebT Rather plpasaot to have that girl alttlng there, don't you think T Iflnjoy baring ber notice your butdtr IUte waa empty? Think It eihllsrst ing to band her tboee rolls? Limks tfooaa't abeT Saya Thank you' rather Drettllvf UikM nn, i,,niw Hn .. eem nighty dull, doesn't lit ow would yoo Ilka to bare ber pour your offeo for you tomorrow, my boy? How would It aeeni to hare eu b pleaaant ompasy all the reet of your life? Trctty cheerful, ehj It'i my conviction that yonr one need In life la to pick her up In your arma and run away with lier, not anywhere In particular, but Just run and run and run awayt" After dinner they went out to the eranda, and the gentlemen amoked. The Judge aet bla rbalr down on the itround, tilted bark In It with bla feet on the steps and blew a w a very, dom d city tip in the air. lie called It aolld comfort He liked to alt out from tinder the porch roof, be said. He wanted to see more of the aky. The others moved their chalra down to Join la the celeatlal vlalon. A feath ery thin cloud or two bad been fanned arrow It, but save for thee there waa nothing but glortoua and tender bril liant blue. It eeemed ao clear and float one marveled the little church atlre In the distance did not plro It Yet at the eanie time the eye aacendid At G I M R BALL Call E The Palace Cafe. The Astoria Restaurant. J. 0. A. llOWt.Bt.ereiildent O. L rKTKRHON,. VIoe-PreMdent Astoria Savings Bank typital Paid In $100,000, gurplui and Undivided Proflti t.rt,000. Tramuicti a General Banking Bunlne. Interent Paid on Time Depoalt. 16$ Tenth Street, First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. ESTAULISIIED 1880. ' ; Capital and Surplus $100,000 Willi IU1 3M A 'it tt fSk c. jr MtCtm. ThltUpt Ja C 5 i Mice kim ii. n MKiiii. elilriiuifr- l:i rllu.r. Fht nw.iy two buuuird swung slowly Ht anrjior halfway to tbe tun. "O brltcht. trsnsluont. cerulean hue, Let my wide wing drift on In you," llarkb-M quoted, pointing thein out to Helen, .. ;. -Xou seem to get a good deal of fun lf - vtjMt kind of weather," olmerved I.lgn aa U n -toed bla brow and ablfted M dinlr Into the ahade, "I expect you don't get aueh aklea ra Oil ni In Itoueu,", aald the Judge, looking at the girl from between bfl Uxlly half vUa.fi eyelM. "It'a the sauie Indiana aky, I think," ehe answered. ' "I gueae maybe In the dty you don't aee aa much of It or think aa much about It, then. Yea, they're the In diana skies," the old mo a went on. "flktee s blue Aa the eyes of children when they emlle at you. , . "There aren't any otbera anywhere that ever seemed much Ilka them to me. They've been company for me all my life. I don't think there are any otbera half aa beautiful, and 1 know there aren't any aa sociable. They were alwaya ao." He sighed gently, and Miss Kberwood fancied bla wife must have found tbe Indiana aklea aa lovely aa be bad In the daya of loot go. "Hocms to me they are tbe eofteat nd blueat and ktodeat In the world." "I think tbey are," aald Helen, "and they are mora beautiful than the Ital ia a aklea, though I doubt If many of ua Hooelera realise It and certainly no ne elee doe." Tbe old man leaned over and patted ber hand. Harkleaa gasped. M'Ca nooalerar chuckled the Judge. "You're great Hooeler, young lady! How much of your life have' you apeot In th state? 'Ua Hoolerr " -".Bui Jlair'Uti to lej good one," ah 6 O a o Indiana Has always in stock a fine assortment of Boots and Shoes BRAND RUBBER BOOTS. o and See. Bond Street. J The Best Restaurant. Regular Meals 25c. ; Everj'tljing the Market Affords." Sunday Dinners a Specialty. Palace Catering Co. ; If you want a good, clean meal or if you are in a hurry you should go to the Astoria Restaurant ThU fine restaurant is thoroughly up-to. date in every detail. EXCELLENT MEALS. EXCELLENT SERVICE ruiKC patton. Tualiler J. W. G&KNKK, AlUint Cashier ASTORIA, OREGON, iZ? Beer, anawereil lVyl,1,amlTri'ng(JOl (fiionuh wIipii 1 frow up mnybe I'll be a (treat one." , - The lut'kboard bad bcea brought arouiK), and tbe four young peoul cllmtH-a In, Hark line driving. I4ror they atarted the Judge, (Uodlng oo tbe borae block In front of the gate, leaned ever and patted Mla Bberwood'a band again. Hark lea gathered up tbe relni. "You'll make a great Hooaler, all right," aald tbe old man, beaming upon the glrU i "Ton needn't worry abou that I rufa. at dear."' ' V . - i ;'Wben be aald Mm dear," Harkleal apoka to the boraee. i t j ; "Walt," aald tMr Judge. eUH lto)dln the lltUe baud. "You'll make a great Hooaler $om day; don't fret You're already a Very beautiful one.", Tbii be beu bla white bead and klaeed bc gallantly. : j . ' , " "tiood afteraoon. Judge," aald John. Tbe whip cracked, and tbe buckboard daabed off In cloud of duat , "Urtry-ttc In awhile, Harkleaa," tbf old fellow called after them, "you muat remeuiher to took at the team." J The tuorntoua white tent waa flllt-d wltb, a basy, yellow light, the warm, duary, mellow ilgtit that thrills tbe re. Joldng heart becauae it la found no where elae In tbe world except in tbf ti'nta of a clrcua, the canraa filtered aunahlne aad Mwduat atmoapbere of abow day. ; ' J - i. Here awayed a myriad of palm leaf fam; here paraded bluablng youtb and roay maldun mora relentleealy aim in arm than ever; here crept tbe octoge narian, Mr. Bodeffer, aha king on cant and tbe aboulder of poaterity; bert waddled Mr. itnoddy, who bad hurried through the animal tent for fear of meeting tbe elephant; here marched aturdy yeomen and atout wivea; here came William Todd and bla true love, tbe good William buabed with tbe em barraaameota of love, but looking out warily with tbe white of bla eye for Mr. Martin and determined not to alt within a hundred yarda of btm; here rolled In tba orbit of babit tbe town bacchanal, Mr. WUkeraon, wbo politely anawered In kind all tbe uncouta roar Inge and guttural ejaculations of Jun gle and fen that came from tbe animal tent-In brief, bert came wltb Ugbteat beart tbe population of Carlow and part of Atno. ' Helen bad found a true word; It waa a big family. Jim I!ardkx-k, broadly smiling and rejuvenated, aborn of de pression, paused In front of tbe "re serve" seats, wltb Mrs. Dardlock on hla arm, and called loudly to a gentle man on a tier about tbe level of Jim's bead: "How are ye? I reckon we were a leetle too smart fr 'em this morning, bubT" Five or six hundred people, ev ery one within bearing, turned to look at Jim, but the gentleman addressed waa engaged in conversation wltb a ludjr and did not notice. "HI! HI, there! Bay! Mr. Harkleear bellowed Jim informally. Tbe people tnrncd to look at Harkless. His atten tion was arrested, and bla check grew red. "What Is ltr he asked, a little con- fuHl and a good deal annoyed. "I don't hear what ye aay," ahouted Jltu, putting bis band to bis ear. "What la ltf repented the young man. "I'll kill that fellow tonight," be added to Ltge Wllletta. "Some one ought to have done it long ago." "Wlmrr "I aald. What Is ltr "I Jest wanted to aay me and you certaluly did fool tbeee here Hooelera tula moraine. Uuatled thein two fel lera through tbe courthouse,, and no body thought to slip round to the otber door and bead ua off. Ha, ha! We were Jest a leetla too many fer 'em, bubr i From an upper tier of aeata tba rusty length of Mr. Martin erected Itself Joint by Joint, like an extension ladder, and he peered down over tbe gaping faces at the town marshal "Excuse me," be aald aadly to those behind him, but bla dry voice penetrated every where. "1 got up to bear Jim aay we igalu." Mr. Bard lock Joined In the laugh against himself and proceeded with his wife to some seats forty or fifty feet distant. When be bad settled him lelf comfortably he shouted over cheer fully to the unhnppy editor, "Them shell men not it In fcr you, Mr. Hark lessr "Hain't that fool shet up ylt?" anarl d the aged Mr. Bodeffer Indignantly. Ue waa sitting near the young couple, and the expression of his sympathy was distinctly audible to them and many others. "Uot no more regards than a bruKing calf-dlsturhtn' a feller with his awoetheart!" - 'The both of 'em aay a they're going to do fer ye." bleated Mr. Bardlock; "swears they'll ketcb their evena wltb ye." Mr. Martin rose again. "Don't git scared and leave town, Mr. Uarklesa!" be called out. "Jim 'II protect you." Vastly to the young man's relief tba band began to play and the equestrians and equestriennes capered out from tbe dresalug tent for tbe "grand en trance," and tbe performance com menced. Through the long aummer afternoon It went on wondera of horsemanship and of borsewomansblp, bnlr raising exploits on wires tight and alack, giddy tricks on the blgb trapcte, feata of leaping and tum bling In the rings, while the tireless musicians blatted lnsplrlngly through It all, only pausing long enough to allow that riotous Jester, the clown, to ask tbe ringmaster what be would do if a young lady cam np and klased him on the street, and to explode bis witticisms during short interval! of rest for the athletes. - Wben It waa over, John and Helen found themselves In tba midst of a densely packed crowd and sops rated from Miss BrUcoe and LIge. Teople i were pushing and ahovlng. and he saw ber face grow paie.lle realised with a pang of sympathy bow helpless In would iWl If be were as small as ah and at bis utmost bVkht could only see big, suffocating back and bugs shoulders pressing down from above. He waa kwplng tbera from crowding heavily upon her wltb all bla strength, and a royal feeling of protectlveneas rame over him. b was so little. And yet. without the remotest bint of bard nees, she gsve blm anch a distinct im pression of poise and equilibrium. She seemed so able to meet anything that Wight come to understand IWe to laugh at It-ao Americanly capable and sure of tbe event that in spite of ber psle cheek, he could not feel quite ao protective as be wished to feel. ne managed to get ber to one of tb tent poles and placed ber wltb ber back to It Then be aet one of bla own hands agnlnst it over ber bead, brac ed himself and stood keeping a little space -about ber and ruggedly letting "PUoee don't do that,- he anruxrtd. tbe crowd surge against blm as It would. No one should touch ber In rough carelessness. "Thsuk you. It waa rather trying In there," she, said and looked up into bis eyea with a divine gratitude. "Please don't do thai" he answered In a low voice. "Do what'" "Look like that" She not only looked like that, but more so. "Young man, young man," she said, "1 fear you're wishful of turn ing a girl's bead." , Tba throng waa thick around them, garrulous and noUy.Tjut they two were more richly alone together, to bla appre ciation, than if tbey stood on some tar satellite of Mars. He was not to for get that moineut, and ire kept the pic ture of her, aa she leaned against tbe big blue tent pole there. In bla beart; the clear, gray eyes lifted to bis, the piquant face with the delicate flush stealing bock to ber chucks and the brave little figure that bad run ao straight to him out of the night shad ows. There was something about ber and in the moment that suddenly touched him with a saddening sweet ness too keen to be borue. The forget- me-not finger of the flying hour that could not come agniu was laid on his soul, and be felt thetcars start from his heart ou their Journey to bis eyes. He kuew that he should always remem ber that momeut S he knew it too. She put ber band to ber cheek and turned away from blm a little tremu lously. Both were silent Tbey bad been together since early morning. Dattvllle was proud of blm. Many a friendly glance from 'tba folk wbo Jostled about them favored hla suit and wlabed both of them well, and many Hps, openlug to apeak to Hark less In passing, closed wben their own era. more tactful than Mr. Bardlock, tooUcd a second time. Old Tom Martin, still perched alone on bis high seat saw tbem standing by tbe tent pole and watched them from under hla dusty bat brim. "I reckon it'a be'n three or four thousand years senoe 1 waa young." be sighed to blm self. Then, pushing his hut still further dowu over his eyes, "1 don't believe I'd ort to rightly look on at that.". He sighed again as he rose and gently spoke the nume of his dead wife: "Mar- Jle, I reckon you're mighty tired wait- In' for uie. If a be'n lonesome aome- titnes"- "Do you see that tall old man up there?" said Helen, nodding her head toward Martin. "I think I should like to know blm. I'm sure I like blm." "That la old Tom Martin." "I know." . ' v "I waa sorry and ashamed about all that consplcuousuess and shouting. It muat have been very unpleasant for you. It muat have been so for a stran ger. Please try to forgive me for let ting you In for It." "But I liked it It was all in tbe family,' and It waa so Jolly and good natured, and that dear old man was so bright Do you know," she went on in a low voice, "I don't believe I'm so much a stranger I ' think I love all these people a great deal In spite of having known them only two days." At that a wild exhilaration possessed him. He wanted to shake hands with every soul in the tent to tell them all that he loved them with bla whole beart; but what waa vastly more Im portant ahe loved them a great deal In spite of having known tbem only two days. . He made tbe horses prance on tbe homeward drive, and once, when aha told him that ahe bad read a good many of bis political columns In the Herald, he ran tbem into a fence. After this it occurred to him that they were Hear ing their destination and bad come at I perversely sharp gait so tffi Be id the oans down to a snail's pace (If it be rue that a snail's natural gait Is not a :rot) for tbe rest of the way. and tbey silted of Tom Meredith and books and nnslc. and discovered that they dJf 'ered wlnVly about Ibsen. s - ( , They found Mr. Flsbee la the yard, talking to Judge Brlscoa. A they Irove up and before tbe .borses bad quite stopped Helen leaped to the round and raa to the old scholar wltb both , ber, bands outstretched to him. Ue looked timidly at ber and took tbe hands she gave blm; then he produced from bis poeket a yellow telegraph en velope, watching her anxiously as ahe received" It However." ehe seemed to attach no particular importance to It and Instead of opening It leaned to ward blm,. still holding one of bis banda' ' '. . . "These awfcl old man!" flsrltless groaned inwardly as be banded tht horses over to the Judge. "I dare say he'll kiss her too." But wben tbe ed itor and Mr. Willetts bad gone it was Helen who kissed Flsbee. 'They're coming out . to spend" tbf evening. , aren't tbey T , asked Briscoe, nodding to the young men aa tltey aet off down tbe road. "LIge has to come whether W wanti to or not" Minnie laughed rather con sclously. "If s his turn tonight to look sfter Mr. Harkless." "I guess be won't mind coming." Mid the Judge. . i ,"Wefl." returned his daughter, glanc ing at Helen, wbo stood apart reading tbe telegram to Flsbee, I know If he follows Mr. Harkless he'll get bere pretty soon after supper as toon aa the moon comes up, anyway." Tbe editor of the Herald was late to bis evening meal that nlgbt It was dusk wben he reached the hotel, an3 for tbe first time In history a gentle man aat down to meat in that bouse of entertainment in evening dress. There waa no one In the dining room wben be went in tbe otber boarders had finished, and It, waa Cynthia's "evening out" but tbe landlord, Co lumbus Landls, came and attended to bla wants himself and chatted wltb blm while be ate. "There's a picture of Henry Clay," remarked Landls In errlona relevancy to bis companion's attire "there's a picture cf Henry Clay aomewberes about tbe bonse in a swallow tail. Gov ernor Ray spoke bere in one, Bodeffer aays; always wore one. except It was higher built up 'a yourn about the col lar and bad brass buttons. I think. Ole man Wimby waa bere again to night" tbe landlord continued, chang ing the subject "He waited around fer ye s good while, but last be bad to go. Ue'a be'n mighty wrought up sence the trouble this morning an' wanted to see ye bad. I don't know If you seen it, but that feller 't knocked your bat off with I club got mighty near tore to pieces In. the crowd before he got away. Seems some of the boys re-cog-nlied bin! as one of tbe Crossroads Skillets and sicked tbe dogs on blm, and he bad a pretty mean time of It WUnby aays the Crossroads folks ;H be worse ?n ever, and. says be. Tell him to stick close .to town. aaysbe. They'll do anything to git blm now,' says beT'ahd resk anything.' I told blm you wouldn't take do atock in what any one says; and 1 knowed well enough you'd laagb that a-way. But aee here, we don't put notbln' too mean for tbem folks. -1 tell ye. Mr. Harkless. all of "us aTe scared for ye." The good fellow was so earnest that when the editor's supper was finished and be would have departed. Landls detained him almost by force nntll the arrival of Mr. Wllletta. who. the land lord knew, was his allotted escort for the evening. Wben LIge came (wear ing a new tie, a pink one be bad bat tened to buy aa toon aa his engage ments bad given opportunity) the land lord blssed a asrage word of reproach for bis tardiness In bla ear and whlaper ingly bade him not let tbe otber out of reach that night. Mr. Wllletta replied with a nod implying bla trustworthi ness, and the young men went out into tbe darkness. (Continued Next Sunday.) AT THE &T At Ml the Latest Attractions From the '' Best Theaters . Week Beginning May 22. " Matinee Dally at 2:45 P. M. De Mora & Orareta Sensational Acrobatic Novelty.. 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