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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1905)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEK it, 1905. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. The Lady in the Case. Br Virttnla LIU Wenti, Copyright, 1903, by Virginia LeiU Wenti. "1 thluk you'll hare to retain your Lulft ad fork fur several other courses," said tlio lion. Jo'iu Itrew tor In matter of fact way. It waa tlurinjc a labia d'hote dinner on a Itblite boat, and b addressed tho strati Kt who at first glsuce abort ly after they bad etesuied out of Cologne ba bad decided waa ft llkahl fellow. "Y, rcallyf answered the young wnu. "It's bit difficult to ba aura of oue'a etiquette on foreign shorea." "lib, I felt aura yon were an Amer ican!" tried tba elder uinn delightedly. "And 1 aiwke to you because I waa rattier homesick for the volra of ona of tuy countryman today"' Just bera there twanged from ftcroaa the table tba folce of a Chicago butch er: "Like 'em to aee I mean business." lie winked to nobody In particular and to everybody In general aa be poured Into the bund of the surprised waiter, Interrupted In bla dutlea, ft quantity of amall change. Tbe likable atranger looked at Judge firewater and murmured bumoroualy a ba caugbt tba elder inan'a smile: "Well, tbere'a another one of our countrymen. Ona geta ft bit ashamed of the aicle though-ebr They weut on deck together shortly after tbey left Cubleua. Tba younger fellow, wboea netn waa Gala, told atorles pf tbe Philippine, where ba bad teen fur Ova yeara. lie bad Important business In Germany and bad coma' botna that way-for the United State waa borne to him. lie bad InterratlDg talea or tba Philippine Inland, of the great thing tbnt bad liecn done during the American occupation and of the many thlnga that were yet to do. He bad eomethltig to aay of the wealth of Tlrgln material In tba couutry; auto ba bud something to aay of tho trials and desolation. Obviously, the Judge concluded, thla likable chap bad experienced tho trag 4y aa well aa tlie comedy of life. It waa true be bad ft good, honest laugh and certain merry way of aaylng things, but. also, In repose there waa a tern sadness about tbe mouth aa of one who baa Buffered overmuch. Tba kindly Judge found himself wishing be knew mora about hltn. I'erhapa be waa bunting for ft leader when, aa tbe twilight waa coming on. ba remarked: "Htrange man who's aa fond of tbe tstatca aa you are abould bare left tbem for live year especially you don't belong to tba army. 'Terbapa 'twae for tha eotnprebcn Ive reaaon that ninety-nine men oi.t of hundred do anything- woman. "Ab. there waa a lady In tbe cr Tbe young fellow'e eyea were turntd rather gravely toward the grim, gaunt, maaslve skeleton of departed proweaa, Leaped high above Rt. Gaur. That' I Ilhelnfcla," volunteered tbe Judge. Dot bla companion seemed not to bear. "You aee," be breathed, half to blm elf, "I loved ber too much to stay, ao 1 determined to bury myself eome- wbere. Tba Miltlpplnea wrra aa good a any other place.'' "80 she waa married, then-that's why yon couldn't atayt" - "She waa married to ft drunken wretch who ought to bare been borse whlppod all over tba atatea. He gam bled; ba raced; ba made ber Ufa unbearable." "How bnrd that must have been for you! And she loved you r" Tba Judge spoke wltb genuine sym pathy. It was tbe eort of ulght which Inducea confidence tho H'aceful river, the little sleepy village, tbe quiet gild Ing of tba boat j "Yea, ahe loved me. It waa my " knowledge of that which In the end gave me the pluck to tear myself away. Out there In the Philippine! I don't auppose tbere'a been an hour In all these five yenra that I've forgotten It Wby"-hla firm, manly voice broke a little "If 1 hadn't remembered that ahe waa atlll loving me, praying for me, believing In me, life would not bnve been possible, that's all!" "Where la ahe now?" asked the Judgo at lost, breaking a long alienee. "She'a at Wiesbaden Just at present. She'a apendlng the season there-with ker youuger sister, who's been perfect ing herself In music In Munich. I could tell yon talea that would make vcn ft heart of atone love her talea of ber devotion to Roee (tbat'a ber little later), of the aacrlflcea ahe baa en dured, the deprivations ahe hna under gone, In order that Hose might bare the very best musical education. Oh, I awear ahe'a a woman In million!" The Judge notlced-be could not help but notice that bla young f rlend'a deep chest waa swelling deeply wltb unaf fected pride, that bla eyea were flash ing and that ft ruddy color bad crept Into the brown of bla chin. "By Jove, bo's ft handsome chap!" bo commented to himself. Gale consulted bis watch. "Just think," ba said aa be slipped It Into bit pocket again, "tn a few hours I shall see ber! We re due ftt Blebrich at 8 80, and then Wiesbaden!" lie waa Ilka ft boy In bla fresh gladneaa. "Bflt," "Id the Judgo alowly, trying to get Into the spirit of tho thing, "yon lcft.lou.Uto't tell ma. - liar huaband ""baa d'.ed, baa he, and lt'a all plain tall- j lng at laatr "Pledr All the boylahnesa went out j of Gale, Tbe stern aadness about bla mouth waa plainly perceptible, "No, be barat died, and ahe hasn't got divorce, but we're going to play ftt the old, old game of pretending.' We're going to pretend that that confounded rake la dead, and we're going to begin our Uvea afrenh. The Judge stroked bla chin In a way that meant bo waa seriously troubled. All the clerks In bis officea knew that sign, but It conveyed nothing whatever to Gale. "Yes, and ueit month we're going back to the State together. We" "la that quite fair to tbe woman, do you think r broke 111 Uie Judge quietly. "I dare aay aha may love you enough to sacrifice herself, only" "I-ove me enough J" repeated Gale enthusiastically. And then more ten derly: "Why, ahe lovea me enough to risk life with met I, too, am willing now to risk It, although there waa a time when I waan't." ' "Ix)v Isn't everything, my friend," pursued the Judge meditatively. "It Isn't every thing -not even from tbe world'e' point of view. Have you thought, when you're advising ber to take thla atep wltb you, of what the world will aayT "Oh, likely enough, the world will call bir a fool. But let the world go hang! When two people' love each other aa much aa ahe and I do I tell you there Isn't much else that counts, We are very serious, aren't we) Chance acquaintances ahonld enjoy tba fleeing moment What a lot of people are going to get off at Blngen!" Tbe meditative look bad not left th Judge'a eyea while Gale bad been talk ing. Wbn he ceased be recalled him self with an effort "Beg pardon? Oh, yea, all the Bae deker Rople." Hie kindly Judge bad taken such a fancy to Galo thst be bated to see blm go wrong, and aa the duak deepened thickly he made one final plea. "1 can't forget what you've been telling me about-about the lady In the caso," said be solemuly. "You see, I am so much older than you are," be went ou In a lower tone of voice, "that you can't aurety take offense. Nol Then 1 may speak? lt'a like thla: Ii tho woman you love runs off with you, the world Isn't going to say she's braving It IH you realize what a thing you auggeat means to a nice wo manthat the people ahe like wou'l speak to ber; that ber frlenda must be among a act of people who really are what she la only called, and that ahe'a thrown away everything but love for a man" "Ob, yon don't understand," Inter rupted Gale. -"who didn't bare love big enough for ber to keep ber from rulnlug ber life," finished the Judge calmly. "Now. of course. If this lady'a husband la a brute or doesn't aupport ber, or any thing like that, ahe can leave blm and got a divorce In regular order. I'm not u for divorcee myself, though per bapa that' a a matter of taste. But U she leaves blm and runs away with an other man" "Another man?" echoed Gale amai edly. Then an expression of under standing dawned In bla eyea and be burst Into a bappy, boyish laugh. The Judge etared at blm for a mo ment This likable chap waa Incom prehensible after all. "Don't you aee?" Gale began, grasp ing bla arm heartily. "She'a not going to run off with any ona but her hue band, the reformed rake. The lady In the case baa been my wife all the time." toll) ponL On tbe bank' all bla geeee were squatting around tbe grand mother goose of tbe family, and ahe bad ft rat trap securely gripping ber left leg. My appearance waa balled by ahrleka of delight from the whole party, and when I Ulcerated the old lady (not much hurt) there waa a grand chorua of tbauka. The old gander fol lowed me aoine distance homeward, bowing bla acknowledgments all the way.'" Illustrated Bporting and Dra matle News. A Mistake ossewkere. The young man who professed that he could read character from hand writing looked attentively at the acrnp of a letter which bad been given blm by a friend and ahook bla bead. "The woman who wrote that," be said In bla moat Judicial tone, "la un doubtedly possessed of personal attrac tions and unfortunately too well aware of them, but her character, air, la weak as water. Hhe lacka determination, consistency, ambition of a high order and originality. Am I not correct In my ayuopala so far aa you know?" "M-ni, well, you may be," aakl the other, "for I've never Been the writer. She'a the widow of my cousin Jim, In Iowa. When I knew JUn be waa an agreeable scape grace who never stayed In one position or place for more than alx month and wna alwaya In debt. Ho married ber twelve yeara ago, act tied in a amall city, built up a line business, became mayor Inst year, Just before be died, and baa left ft life In surance of 40,000 and nn excellent lu cerne beside to bla widow and four children. "KoMe way," be added thoughtfully, as the reader of handwriting eat look ing at the scrap of pner with dated expression, "1 bad Imagined ahe might have considerable character, but 1 dare aay y u're right." Youth's Companion iBtelllffeae of a Uaadr. "Tb?re la a neighbor or mlue," aays one c our readera, "who keo(a a big flock of geese, aud I recently discussed with him the -degree of Intelligence poasetsed V tu,'Be birds. Aa an Illus trate n, be told me the following atory: .That old gander came home alone one morn Jig In a great hurry. He waa evidently In great trouble about aome fhlng. He rushed up to me and bowed aevertfl trffieanhen be said aoineffilrig which. I. could not nnderstaud and, wheeling round, waddled off down the path by which ba bad Juat arrived. Prealfutly ba stopped to aee If I waa following, and, finding 1 waa not, be came back and repeated the perform nee, Thla time I followed, to bla mspifeaj satisfaction, and bejed. me A HELP TOWARD SUCCESS. Jaat nl' tp T' Halt, Moaer, a a' Oat tmrnmr." For generations the Kandolph Jeffer son bad been celebrated for tba beau ty and charm of their women. Betty Jefferson bad been declared tbe moat beautiful woman at the governor ball, and Betty'a daughter bad been the belle of three counties, and . Betty'a grauddaughtere-three of them, at least claimed tba family reputation aa a matter of course. Tbe fourth one, Virginia, waa different Bba waa plain and any and awkward. Tba Jefferaona alwaya looked puttied when they thought of ber, a homely Jefferson waa ucb a atrange misfit Bo Virginia lived ber shy, lonely Ufa, an alien among ber own people. Yet ahe waa not quite alone either. One friend aba bad, old Aunt Charlotte, who fought desperately to make tbe girl conquer ber fata Instead of yield ing to It "Taln't yo 'pearance, Mlaa Vagta ny." ahe urged day In and day out "Illfe Jea' 'cause yo 'lows thlnga ter tromple on yo. Hoi op yo' bald, honey, an' atep out eaaay. Dat'll fotch 'em av'y time." While Virginia waa atlll a young girl the war swept over the south. For a few yeara the family contrived to keep together, but at laat It waa necessary for them to separata, and Virginia went to cousins In Philadelphia, who were confident that they could help her to music pupils. Tbe weeks that followed were crowded with agony for the homesick girl. If she had been shy at borne, ahe waa a thousand time worse facing strangers. It was not strange that only failure followed her efforta. One day ahe went to sea a Mrs. Dens more, who bad three little daughters, for whom aha wanted a music teacher. For various reasons Virginia really hoped for success there, but the result waa the uaual polite regret The glrl'a eyea filled with tears, and she bowed silently; then suddenly, to the lady'a surprise, ahe began to laugh nervoualy. "I I beg your pardon," ahe stam mered, meeting the look In the other's face. "I waa Just thinking of the ad vice of my old mammy at borne 'Hon up yo' bald an' step out aaaay.' I suppose-1 ought to bare thought of that at flrat" To Vlrglnla'a amaiement, Mrs, Dens- more turned and motioned ber back to ber aeat "If you don't mind. Miss Jefferson. ahe aald, "we will talk thla over a little more. To tell yon tba truth, It waa your evident lack of self confidence that made ma distrust your ability to teach, but If yon can "step out aaaay and ten mlnutea later Virginia left with ber flrat pupils secured. Many yeara after aba told tba atory and declared It the turning point of ber Ufa, 1 learned," ahe aald, "that the first atep toward aucceea la to learn to hoi up yo' bald.' "Youth's Com panlon, Trytaar aa Iasaaltr Test. A writer In Leslie's Magailne, dis cussing tbe question, "Who is Insane?" relates a atory of a student who asked the French alienist Esqulrol If there were any aura testa by which to tell the aane from tbe Insane. Tleaae din with me tomorrow at 6 o'clock," waa the answer of the savant Two other gueata were present, ona of whom waa elegantly dressed and apparently high ly educated, while the other waa rather uncouth, noiay and extremely conceit ed. After dinner the pupil rose to take leave, and aa he ahook banda with bla teacher be remarked: "The problem la very almple after all Tbe quiet well dressed gentleman la certainly distin guished In aouie lines, but the other la aa certainly lunatic and ought at once to be locked up." "Ton are wrong, my friend," replied Esqulrol, with a au.IIe. "That quiet, well dressed man who talks ao rationally baa for yeara labored under the delusion that be la God the Father, whereas the other man, whose exuberance and self con celt have surprised you, la It. Honor de Balzac, the greatest French writer of tho day." aalrrets Hid the Hats. la the North woods ona season there were two parties camping a little dis tance apart One party carried Into the woods a bag filled with filberts, almonda and other nuta. lie bung the bag up where he thought It would be safe and the next day Tlaited my friend and hla aseoclatea In tbe other camp, being absent from hla own camp two or three daya. , When be returned my friend went back with him and on the way waa told of the treat In store for him In the ahape of nuts. Upon reach ing the camp, however, a hole waa found In the top of the bag and every but gone. 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