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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1906)
0 TUESDAY JANUARY ij, iA . THE MORNING- ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. THEIR. INVESTIGATION Grwit Ortn Olmstead tood on the uneven plat (urm of the desolate little ststhw watching the red lights on the rear eud at the local grow fainter aud fuluter tn the bleak twilight At regular Intervale op and down the tntfrui aiuokjr kere ni lanterns made dull ktohee of yellow In the g Iowa, and here and then tbe target lamps of the switches snow ed feeble coloring of red aud green. The Ugbta on the kvl disappeared around 4 curve, and Olmstead swung about to survey the barren' Uttle sta Hon, turning up hla coat collar aa he did ao, for the night wlud had chill breath of frost In It Drawn op by the station wa a sorry looking barge, near which stood a shab by man bawling lustily: "ferriage for the Mnltarlum! Thla way for the saw tartum."' Olmstead made hia way thither. lull ing grimly. The four other passengers mm "KMITI MM," 81 Bm "nOToUEJTOW WaTY 1 AM HKRt?' who had alighted from the tralu had . preceded him and a ere now climbing Into the barge. "Sanitarium, air?" Inquired the shab by man aa Olmstead came up. "All right, air. (Jit right lu. Let's hare your checks. I'll git your baa-gage." The checks were banded over, and wall the driver was getting the trunks Olanstsad looked orer the other occo peata of tbe barf. Torre were one nun and three women. The man and two of the women were typical coo sumptlves narrow chested and hollow ebeeked. Now and then they coughed spaamodlrallv. They were poorljr dreee ed and evidently of the class who availed tbemeelvee of the state's chari ty fund to bring tbem here. The other woman was of an entirely different type, She was well dressed and young. In the dim light from the station lamps Olmstead could see she was decidedly pretty. Mie did not cough, nor was she hollow cheeked like the rest Olmstead made two mental decisions that she was a pay patient and that ber eae was nut as yet a rery serious one. He felt a sudden thrill of pity that she should be here. so evidently was she at odds with the dreary aurroundings. The driver returned with the trunks and bags on a truck. With the station agent's ssslxtanre tbey were piled Into the rear of the barge aud the drive to the sanitarium was begun. It was over a rough, sandy road, lined with gloomy pine through which the wind howled dismally. Olmstead unrolled his steamer nigs and offered them to the women, two of whom were shivering miserably. The youDjrer woman greeted this act of courtesy with a pretty smile of ac knowledgment that gulckeued his pulses. "They might at least have some blan kets lu the barge," be said. "It would seem ao," was her quiet, noncommittal reply, and then there was silence until the sanitarium was reached. Olmstead paid In advance, received hurried examination from one of the physicians and was assigned a room on the second floor. At the supper table be met the young woman sgnln. She smiled and nodded as he took his seat opposite her. "It's not exactly a promising begin ning," ahe said. Indicating the table. "I should siy not," t replied. 1 be lieve this fare would prove the undoing f a ragged person, to say nothing of Its effects on an Invalid." "Shall you stsyf she asksL "A week at least," said he. "And your 1 ahal stay for time, anyway," she returned. After that meal tbey were Mends. They strolled about the grounds to gether. Tbey found quiet nooks where they could discuss freely the Inefficien cy of the doctors, the slovenliness of the curses and the general lack of any thing like system about the plac. "Why, It's Just a dollar and cents scheme, aba declared angrily one day. "AA they art after Is the money of thfsfjfleluded people .who come hers," r kuspactavl as iCuca before I rams.' Then why did you comer she asked Quickly. -I wanted to try tt, at least said aa. She looked at him curiously. "I hare my own suspicious about you." she laughed. "Ami what are tbey. prsyr said be. But she only shook her bead In s lull ing refusal to commit herself further. Olmetead bad books and tnagattnea and fruits sent un. These he shared with ber, and he accepted them with a grave frankness that pleased him juliititily. They read together; they walked to gether; they snug together evenings In the so called "music room." Iay by day Olmstead grew more Interested In her, and finally the Interest changed Into something deeper. Ue stayed out his first week and bis second. At the beglnulng of the third he realised that consumptive though she might lie, be bad found the on wo man In the world. One eveutng Just at twilight they strolled down to a little stream that crossed the grounds. The air was clear and frosty. Hehlnd a fringe of pines the sky Bared red and gold. "Of room you know It by this Wine," said Olmstead quietly. "W hs tr she asked. "That I love you," said he. She caught bee breath. Ber fact grew very rosy. 8be turned to blm slowly. "Our condition she began. "Let me tell you something.'' he said. I am not a tuberculosis patient Cer tain unsavory hints regarding the gross mismanagement of this place have been whispered abroad, i was sent here by the Dally 8tar to Investigate.' She looked across the stream to the pines and the flaming sky behind them. That clears you. but how about me?" she asked very quietly. "I love you," he repeated simply, "and' to love nothing matters." "Xot even my-uiy lielng heref she said. Xot even your being here." he as serted. Suddenly she fell to laughing softly. II'T eyes duueed; Kite fairly shook with uici rluient, lie watched her In puixled silence. Presently she came close to him and laid both her bands on his shoulders. "Forgive me," she said, "but It la such au absurd situation. Do yon kuow why 1 am hen-)" He shook his head. "Men, site said, "those unsavory bints reached further than the Star. The editor of Elliot's Magazine sent me here ou a mission very similar to yours." The color bad faded from tbe sky. The wind grew almost biting la Its rhtlL A group of shivering patients In one of the pavilions saw a much en grossed couple walking toward the san itarium. "Which goes to show we have dis covered st least one redeeming feature about this place," the men waa say ing. But the shivering patients were by no mesas convinced of It Wha Wera it Rest of Rial A curious rase was tried lu England about a century ago to decide the ques tion of next of kla. Job Taylor, quar termaster In the Royal artillery, waa drowned, with bis wife Lucy, la try ing to save her after shipwreck. Be had made a will leaving all that be possessed to her, but aa she did not live to give the will effect a dispute arm among their next of kin as to the proper disposal of the estate, which waa valued at i 1,000. It bad been ruled. In conformity with a principle of the Iloman civil law, that when two perished together In a common calamity and It was un certain which was for a time the sur vivor the decision should favor which ever was the more robust In this esse the wife had distinctly the better con suiuuon, nni as against tins it was urged that, as he plunged tn to save her, she probably expired flint After k-ugthy arguments the judge held that, though strong In constitution, the wife would probably have been more timid than ber soldier husband and granted administration to his next of kin. "Cbaraeter" Stories. The giving of a "character" to do mestic servants Is one of the severest tests of the employers charscter. An Irish master, being called upon to write a testimonial for a groom whom be was discharging for drunkenness, gave blm a good character, but omit ted to mention one trait The groom returned the letter, objecting that it did not say he was sober. The master added "sometimes sober," snd tbe man waa content The woman who had to recommend the Inefficient cook she bad kept for seven years only because she was afraid to give her notice went one bet ter. Ahe had covered three pages with undeserved commendations. She bad placed It la an envelope and addressed It and ber conscience pricked ber .bad ly. Then she bad a happy Idea' and broke open tbe sesl, sddlng to ber let ter ss a postscript "God forgive mar It satisfied her conscience, but history does not relets If Jt satisfied the other woman. Caaatjaa His WL's, Dr. Cadogan, a noted physldaa la the days of Charles IL, married a lady several years older thaa himself. She proved to bo Jealous and accused bin In the presence of ble friends of giv ing ber poison to kill ber la order thst be might marry some one else. He told ber she wss mistaken and to convince her assured the company that tbey were quite welcome to opea her and see whether sbe bad been poisoned. : pit!! UET 00 Situations Wanted Advertisements Inserted Twice Without Charge. uiuu t HELP WANTED. LRARN lELEGItAPUT AND R. R. Accounting. ISO to 1500 a month sal try assured our graduates under bond. Our six schools the largest la America and endorsed by all Rallronda. Writs tor catalogue. MORSE SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY, OnotanaU, O, Buffalo, N. 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