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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, JUKE 4. 1903. -yTTrv-.r,, - - - - - fAi? sgfrtleriiati I jr rom mamna it Uht, l$99. a Matar . r-cn vn viai 1 . IIB moon bdi rtitmt. ami inert was lacem roi" creek when Jajin tod Helen rpacnca w.ir , course they want back there.) one turned to blm with a little frown. . "Why have you never let Tow Mere dltb know you were living ao near blm lea than a hundred nillea-wbeD be bi alwaya liked and admired you above all tbe reat of mankind? I know that bt baa tried time and again to bear of you. but the other men wrote that they knew nothing, that It waa thought you bad gone abroad. I bad heard of you, and ao baa be seen your nam In tbe Itouen pa pert about tbe White Cap tnd In polltlca-but he would never dream of connecting the ltattvllle Mr. Ilarkleaa with bla Mr. Ilarkleaa; though I did, juat a little, In a vague way. I knew you, of courae. when you came Into Mr. Halloway's lecture the other evening. But why havoo't you written to my coualnf' "Rouen aeema rather far away to me," be anawered quietly. "I've beu there only once, half a day on bualneea. Except that, I've never been much far ther than Amoand tbun for a conven tion or to make a apcacb-alnca ! came bcre." "Wicked," aha exclaimed, "to abut yourself up like thla! I aald It waa fine to drop out of the world, but why have you cut oil rui old friends from you? Why haven't yu bad a relapae now and tben and cone over to bear.Yaaye play and Melba alng, or to aea Mana fleld or Heury Irving, when wa have had tbera? And do you think you've been quite fair to Tom? What right tied you to aeeume that be had forgot ten your "Ob, I didn't exactly mean forgot ten," be aald, pulling a blade of graaa to and fro between bla fingers and taring at it absently. "It's only that I bare dropped out of tbe world, you know. Tbey rather expected me to do a lot of thing, and I haven't done tbetn. Poealbly It la because I am sen sitive that ! never let Tom know. Tbey xpected me to amount to something, but I don't believe bla welcome would be leaa bearty to a failure-be la good heart" . "Valluret" ahe cried and clapped her is mis and laughed. "I'm really not very tragic about It, though I must eevtn coimutucd with elf pity," be returned, smiling. "It U only that I have dropped out of the world while Tom la atlll lo It" The Palace Cafe. The Astoria -' Restaurant. j. q. a. iiowi.nv m-iiient O. I. I'KTMlhON,. Vloo-fnwliti'iit H Astoria Savings Bank f'npHiil Pnl'l In IIHO.OIX). KtirliiH 11 tut I'nitlvliti'il Prod I ;t.000. TrniiHHCts a liciu-ral Hiiiikliit lluluc. lutf rest I'uld ou Time DrpiMtts. 168 Tenth 8trt, First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. i:sTAHMSIIi:i) 188(1. Capital and Surplus $100,000 WeinharcTs LoS; ijiiiiiiiiitt - - fT ., , .. .... .. fjy VOOTH TA "KKIfG TO ft Zl MtCImn Cm. rjpped out or tUe world!'" she echoed ttnpatlontljr. "Can't you see yollf f droppr4 ,Bl0 ltT Ttl,( ,.. Utt 0 w j WB llon,)rwl bjr your prtlM of y graceful tuode of (julttlng f,w . - uh fn vM Mn,llt. ent," M retorted acornfully. "What becomes of your gallantry when wt bid br reaaosu" "True enough; equality la dental of privilege." "And privilege la denial of equal Hi? I doo't like that at all." Hlie turned a serious, suddenly Illuminated face upon blm aud apoke earnestly: "I fa my bobby. I aboutd tell you, and Cm tired of that nouenae about 'worn n alwaya Bounding the pereonal note.' It should be sounded aa we would aound It And I think we could bear tbe loea of privilege' " lie laug bed and relaed a- protMtlng band. "Hut we couldn't' "No. you couldn't I fa tbe ribbon of euperiority lo your buttonhole. I know aeveral women woo manage to live without men to open doora for them, and I tbluk I could bear to let a man paa before me now and tben or wear bla bat In an office where I happened to be, and I could get my own Ice at a dance, I tblnk, possibly with even leaa fuaa and arramble than I've eometlme observed In tbe young men who have done It for tun. But you know you would never let ua do tblnga for our eel vet, do matter what li'gal equality might be declared, even when we get representation for our taxation. You will uover be able to deny youraelvei giving ua our privilege!' I bate being waited on! I'd rather do tblnga foi myself." Hlie was to earnest In ber aatlre, as full of scorn and to aerloua In her mean I n g. and tlure was auch a contrast be tween what alio said and ber person ahe looked so pre-eminently the pretty mnrqulae, the little exquisite, ao cssen tlally to be waited on and helped, to have cloaks thrown over the dampness for ber to tread upon, to be run about for-be could see half a dosen youtba rushing tttwut for br Ices, for ber car riage, for ber chaperon, for ber wrap, at dnncee-that to aave bla life be could not repreaa a chuckle. He man aged to make It Inaudible, however, and It waa aa well that be did. "I understand your love of newspa per work," ahe went on leaa vehement ly, but not leaa earnestly. "I have al waya wanted to do It myaelf, wanted to Imraenaely. I can't think of a more faeduating way of earning one'a llv Infc, And I kpow,t CO"ld do It, Why The Best Restaurant & Regular Meals t$c. Everything 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 This fine restaurant is thoroughly up-to-date in every detail. EXCELLENT MEALS. EXCELLENT SERVICE KltAXK I'ATTOX, Cimliler .1. W. UAItSKK, At'Munt Outlier ASTORIA, OREGON. r Beer. doii't vim InnLi- Iho 1 If I'll III a dullv?''' lo lii'iir her Kx-ik of "t'lirnliig oue llvliitf" wue too iiiiiil) for lilin. hhr gnvj the linjiri'HSlou of rlliti. ml only by the One texture ami msiiioning of her gnrmeiita, but one felt tlmt lux urlea had wtiwd her from her birth. He bud not had much time to wonder what ahe did In I'lnttrlile. It had x- eurnA to blm tliat It waa a little odd that aba could plan to spend any extent of time there, even ir sue baa uxea Minnie Briaa at acbooL He felt that ibe must bar been sheltered and pet ted and waited on all ber life. One could not help yearning to wait on ber. U anawered Inarticulately, "On. acme day," In reply to ber queatlon and then fell Into outright laughter. : -I mlirht have known you wouldn't take me aeiioualy," aba aald. wltb no Indignation, only a sort of wlatf ulnnea. "I am well used to It I tblnk It la be cause I am not tail, reople take big gtrla wltb more graeity. uig people are nearly alwaya Uatened to." "Listened tor be aald. and felt that be must throw himself at ber feet "You oughtn't to Ulnd being Titan!. She waa listened to. You"- ghe eprang to ber feet, and ber eyea flashed. "Do yon tblnk pereonal com ment la eeer to good taste 7 ahe cried fiercely, and In bla surprise be almost felt off tbe bench. "If there la one thin I cannot bear. It la to be told that I am 'anialir I am not Every one wbo lau't a giantess Isn't 'email.' I detest personalities. I am a great deal oter Are feet a great deal mora than that -r-........ "Pleaae. pleaae," he aald, "I dldn't" "Don't aay yon are sorry," ahe Inter rupted, and In spite of bla contrition be found ber angry tolce dellcioue, It waa still ao sweet hot wltb Indigna tion, but ringing, not barab. "Don't aay you didn't mean It becanae yon did! You can't unsay It you can art alter It and thla la tbe way I must re member youl Abf Bbe drew In ber breath wltb a sharp slgb and, cover ing ber face wltb ber banda, aank back upon the bench. "I will not cry." aba aald, not ao firmly aa ahe thought aba did. "Me bleaaed child!" be cried In great distress and perturbation. , "What nave I done) I-r- "Call ma 'email' all you like," aha anawered. "I don't care. It isn't that You mustn't think me auch an im becile." She dropped ber banda from her face and shook the tears from her eyea wltb a mournful little laugh. Ua saw that her flnrcre were clinched tightly and ber Hp trembled. "I will not cry," abe aald again. Romebodr oucbt to murder me. I ought to bare thought peraonalltlea are hldeoua "Don't! It wasn't that "I oueht to be shot" aJl nleaae don't aay that" abe aald. ahuddering. 'Tlease don't not even aa joke, a fur last night!" "Bat I ought to be for baiting yo. Indeed"- f She laughed aadly again. It wasn't that I don't care what you call me. I im amalL You'll try to forgiva me for being auch a baby? I didn't mean any thing I aald. I haven't acted ao- badly tlnce I waa a child." "It'a my fault all of It I've tired you out and I let you get crushed at the clrcua, and 'That!" ahe said. "I don't tblnk 1 would bare mlneed the clrcua." He had a UrUllns; hope that aba meant tbe tent pole. Sua looked aa if ibe meant that but he dared not let himself believe It "No," be continued, "I ha been ao madly happy In being with you that I've fairly worn out your patience. I've haunted you all day, and 1 have" "All that baa nothing to do with It" aha aald, wltb a gentle motion of ber band to bid blm listen. "Juat after you left thla afternoon I found that I could not atay here. My people are going abroad at once, and I muat go with them. Tbat'a what la almoat making me cry. I leave here tomorrow morn ing." lie felt something strike at bla heart. In tbe sudden aense of dearth be bad no astonishment that abe should be tray such agitation over her departure from a place alto bad known ao little and friends who certainly were not part of her life. lie rose to bla feet, and, resting his arm against a syca more, stood staring awuy from her at nothing. She did not move. There wna a long silence. lie had wakened suddenly. The skies bad been sap phire, the sward emerald, l'lattvllle a Cnmelot of romance, a city of enchant ment, and now, like a meteor burned out In a breath, the uecromancy fell away and he gazed Into desolate years. The thought of the square, his dusty olllce, the bleak leutcth of Main street, as they would appear tomorrow gave him a faint physical sickness. Today It had all been touched to beauty. He had felt fit to live and work here a thousand years a fool's dream, and the waking was to arid emptiness. He should dlo now of hunger and thirst in this Sahara. He hoped the fates would let It be soon, but he knew they would not; know that this was hysteria, that iu his endurance he should plod on, plod, plod dustily on, through dingy, lonely years. There was a rumble of thunder fur out on the western prairie. A cold breath stole through the hot stillness, aud an arm of vnpor reached out be tween the inoon and the quiet earth. Darkness fell. The man and girl kept silence between them. They might have been two sad guardians of the black little stream that plashed un seen at their feet.' Now and then a re flection of faraway lightning faintly limned them with a green light. Tbun der rolled nearer, ominously. The god were driving tholr chariots over the bridge. Tho chill breath passed, leav w tlic air a, tiU hot' Inertia. "I dTd iioTwant togo." she said at last, wltb tears Just below tha surface of her voice. "I wanted to atay here, but 1 Uiey wouldn't I can't" "Wanted to atay here?" be said hus kily, not turning. "Here? In In- '""Yes." ' "In Rouen, yoa mean?! -In l'lattvllle." - "In l'lattvllle!" He turned now, aa-toundi-d. ' "Yes. Wouldn't you bava taken ma on the Ileraldr Hue rose and came to ward him. "I could bava aupported myself here If you would, and I've studied bow newspapers are made. I know I could have earned a wage. 1 could have helped you make it a dally." He searched In Tain for a trace of rail lery In ber voice. There waa none. She seemed to Intend ber words to be taken literally. "I don't understand." be aald. "I don't know what you mean." "I mean that I want to atay beret that I ought to stay here; that my She tprang to her feet, and her tytt conscience tells me I should; bat I can't and It makea me very unhappy. That was why I acted ao badly." "Your conscience!" he cried. "Oh, I know what a Jumble and pus ale it must seem to you!" "I only know one thlng-that you are going away tomorrow morning and that I aball never see you again." Tbe darkness bad grown intense. Ther could not see each other, but a wan glimmer gave him a fleeting, misty view of ber. Bbe stood half turned from him. ber band to ber cheek In the uncertain fashion of bla great mo ment In tbe afternoon. Her eyes, be aaw In tbe flying picture that be caugbt were troubled, and ner nana trembled. She bad been irresistible in her gayety. but now that a mysterious distress assallrd her, or the reason ror which be bad no guess, she waa ao adorably pathetic and seemed auch a rich and lovely and sad and happy thing to nave come into bla life only to go out of It and be waa ao full of the prophetic sense of loss of her, tt aeemea so much like losing everything, tbat be found too much to say to be able to ay anything. He tried to speak and choked a little. A big drop, of raja, jell on bis bare bead. Neither of thenl noticed tbe weather or cared for It They stood wltU U)C renewed VldpeM hanging like a drapery between IbeW, "Can-can you-tell me w'rJy" 0u thluk you ought not to go?" be whis pered finally with a great effort "No; not now. But I know you would tblnk I am right In wanting to atay. I know you would If you knew about It; but I can't I can't I must go In the morning." "I anould alwaya think you right" be anawered In an unsteady tone, "al ways." He went over to the bench, fumbled about for his bst and picked It up. "Come," be said gently, "I am going now." She stood quite motionless for a full minute or longer; then, without a word, she moved toward the house. He Went to her, wltb bands extended to find ber, and his fingers touched her sleeve. Together and silently they found the garden path and followed Its dim length. In the orchard lie touched her sleeve again and led the way. As they came out behind the house she detained him. Stopping short she shook his hand from her arm. She spoke In a breath, us if it were all one word. "Will you tell me why you go? It Is not late. Why do you wish to leave me, when I shall not see you again?" "The I.ord be good to me!" he broke out all his long pent passion of dreams rushing to his Hps as the barrier fell. "Don't you see It is because I can't bear to let you go? I hoped to get away without saying It I want to be alone. I waut to be wltb myself and try to realise things. I didn't want to muke a babbling idiot of myself, but I am. It Is because I dou't want another second of your sweetness to leave an added pain when you've gone. It Is liecause I dou't w ant to hear your voice again, to have tt haunt me In the lone liness you will leave. But It's useless useless. I shall hear It always, Just af I shall always see your face. Just a I have heard your voice and seen your face these seven years, ever since 1 .lrst saw you, a child, at Winter liar wr. I forgot for awhile. I thought It was a girt I had made up out of my wn heart, but It was you all the time The Impression I thought nothing ol hen; just the merest touch on my leart light ns It was, grew aud grew leeper till it was there forever. You'vt nowu me tTzmtr-toiji hour, and 1 uwlerstand what you thfnlT&rme for speaking to you like this. If I bad known vou for years and bad waited and had the right to speak and keep your respect what nave 1 to oner you i I couldn't even take care or you If you went mad as I and listened. Tve no excusa for thla raving- Tea, I bava." Ha aaw bef In soother second or lightning, a sudden, bright one. Her back waa turned to blm, and she had taken a few startled steps from blm. Ah." be cried, "you are glad enoorn now to sea me go! I knew it I want ed to spare myself that I tried not to be a hysterical fool In your eyea." Ha turned aside, and bla bead fell on bla breast "God help me." be aald. "what will this place be to me now 7" The breeze bad risen. It tattered force. It waa a chill wind, and there rose a walling on tbe prairie. Drops of rain began to fall. "Too will not think a question im plied In this," be aald, mora composed ly, but with an unhappy laugn at nim- aelf. "I believe you will not think me capable of asking you if yoa care" "No," aba answered, "I-I ao not lovt you." Ah. waa It a question, after an? l you read me better than I do, perhaps. But if I asked, I knew tne answer." She made aa if to speak again, bat words refused ber. After a moment "Goodby," be aaid very steadily. "I thank you for tha charity that baa given ma thla litue time with you. It will alwaya be precious to me, I aball alwaya be your servant" His steadiness did not carry him to the end of bla sentence, "uooa-by"- 8he atarted toward him and stopped. Ha did not see ber. She answered notn-Ina-. but stretched out ber band to blm and tben let It fall quickly. "Goodby." he aald again. "I abau go ont tha orchard gate. Pleaae tell them good night for me. Won't you speak to me? Goodby !" He stood waiting, while tha rising wind blew their aarments about them. 8he leaned against the wall of the 'bouse, "Won't you say goodby and ten me you can forget my" She did not speak. "Nor he cried wildly. "Since you don't forget It! I have apolled what might have been a pleaaant memory for you, and I know It You are al ready troubled, and I have added, and you won't forset it nor ahall I-nor shall I. Don't say goodby! I can say It for both of us. God bless you, ana mvwthT sTOodby!. (Continued Next Sunday.) - ' 'Kow'K. itaaw. Mrs. Jenkins The moment he kissed me I knew be bad been drinking. Mrs. Supple You mean you smelled his breath? Mrs. Jenklns-ll mean that Mr.4 Jen Una never kisses me except when lit has been drlnklng.-Boeton Transcript i" Praof at PaaalaMtjr. ('' . "And Is Jeanette really such a pop ular girl with tbe young men?" "Popular? Why. when she tought a new automobile all of the chappies tried to be the first ate'd run over." CblcagoNews. . ? - Jla JIUa."r """" When a robber attach you you sets, hia wrtrt. Then si, kf right ankle a wrench and a twist. With allgkt backward movement which v swings ktm up clear. ' And as h. Blrs paet you you snap off his r. tjhonid' h ttlfl trove combative, try rule aumttet two; ftac the Smsif of his hack on th. toe ot jrduf She, luddenly atlaifntM rr tag. witk a ea- fldent snUle. ' And yov'U Mod Xr. Robber at least half pBataafa . FISHERS' OPERA fiOUSl f y J i 0t J0H3 L. SULLIVAN Tomorrow Vrr ttkeljr. Mrs. rtuhha I wonder why that wo nan la watching me so. k; ? Mr. Bubba I'robably she's trying to Ind out why you are staring at ber. ."blladelpbia Tress. ; l" ' Until T.au : A ! Wnn dawns the Wright mlUennis! . -morn . ' ' ' ' " Each dollar bill will Wr , A guarantee It's clean and free And pur. aa mountain air. Cleveland Plain Deafer. ' A Lmi'i Etm. J. ' i ' . ! i N Groom-I guess that man wa lust pasred la married. Bride Why do you think ao? Groom He merely glanced at you. - New York Weekly. KitMase Mcaaare Clara-Mr. Boreham never kttott when to go. '' ' ' Carrie No, Indeed. Last night I hud to yawn eleven times. Philadelphia. Ledger. Mrr7 Marr. Mary had a llttu dog. , t : : ' Tb. dog's nam. tt was Hector. ' H. watched th. trunk Whr sh. kept her junk, r So sh. called htm her "chest protector." . Cleveland Vmitt. Xatarml. "Colored people are usually cheer ful." "Of courae. You don't expect t as a black man look blue." New York Times. . , Bar Eae.sk, "What do you suppose makea out gaa bill ao large?" "Why. George, don't you know ws are light housekeeping?" Houston Post A Tfcrr. Tts oft our own convenience j That keeps the conscience warm, , And the man wbo hu no office ts the man who wants reform. i -Waahlnftoa Star. The Harder Tank. Martha-Mrs. Fulcber aays aha tanght her husband all be knows. Blanche Yes, but they have a gov erness for tbe cbildreiL-Brooklyu Life. la Mitt. "Wbat'a the difference between a Jaf soldier and a Russian?" "JuMt as much as the Russian caa make if Cleveland Plain Dealer. .,. la ar Oat. ' . Oh. say. y. ones who understand The mysteries of fashlon'a whim. Are peraona who hold watered stock Considered bt th. social swim? New York Press. Wkr Ska Teak Hlas. " Miss De Style What prompted Mlaa Mnnnybaga to taka that old bachelor? Mlaa Gunbusta sarcastically) Klep tomania, I guess. New York Ufa. , ) ,r:; taV M Tea.. t IMU XVIllla had a CUB. ' ' : PuUed the trigger Juet for fun: No one chanced to be In range t Doesn't this sound rather stranger Boston Herald, . A SUckt Miaaad.rstaadlaaT. "You look a picture of health." i Tnat'a a cheap compliment". "l "Qbjbijt I waa referring to an oil pla tura.-Yonkera Herald. . 3'" ' Ta. atatlaea Iaal. Wlfa, ' "I understand that you are very hap pily married." aald tha friend who mat him after a long absence, ; ."Tea, Indeed." replied tha matlne IdoL "It la bliss to know that there la one woman wbo doesn't think I'm per fect and never hesitates to tell ma so." Chicago Inter Ocean. ; , W. E vening. Jt , ' - V - V f. 1 Tl J