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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1906)
A RING IN THE CASE FH.ASK HARRIS Ctopyrfeftt, nob by P. C, Eatlmtnt Meairor as waa Jenuy'a aalnry, ou V.lf if I. l.a1 tin hi for (he tlnV room OU ! Mrs. Cada third floor sod furnished - . . M ' Jenny's Inadequate supply of food aud clothing, and the other half until the feMt two months bad gone regularly to feer mother on the Utile unproductive Rhode Island farm. But these last two months had made a atw division In the stipend. Now it was In three parts, and the third went to the foortto floor of Mr, Cadys apart mst bouae to a room even more tiny aad bare than her own. ftbe bad beard a, tow , laoaalng 00a day, . apparently torn tb Mom abort, and had gooa up and tapped anxiously oa the door. Per atal minutes bad passed before aba beard a feeble step acroaa the floor, and fees the door bad opened, and abe bad 10V rOLLOWDIO MAMDMD ml" an sa- looked Into the sweetest, moat refined aid face abe bad erer seen, but, ob, ao .van and patient and hopeless. No. nothing waa wanted, the old wo man said. 8ba bad only lost coutrol of herself for a moment; that was alL And abe smiled with pitiful cbcerfnlacM aa ibe cloaed the door. " Bat Jenny bad seen enough. That lace and one brief gllmpee Into the swa beyond sent bar hurrying down stairs after he own'bowl of soup and tit of bread and butter. And In spite of tb aid woman's protests and entreaties ate. bad literally forced her to eat, laughing, but unyielding and firm. And frith, the first spoonful of, soup there had come a light Into the woman'a eyea (which made Jenny turn abruptly and ' walk to the one small window, choking back something in her throat It waa aa she had suspected, only worse. The Id woman had been literally starving.' Since then they had been good friends, Jenjy, tender and imperious, bringing her own oil stove and provi lona to the fourth floor room, ao that there should be no more question of hunger, and the old woman deprecato iy, but yielding. It meant lens for the hardworking mother on the farm and less for herself, but Jenny scarcely thought of these things. Her mother would hare it ao, abe knew. The old woman was in greater need than they and ahould be looked after first .And now had come a promotion, and with it she would have to leave the apartment bouse and board in the fam ily of her employer. But the old Tom an should have the oil stove and the mall aupply of provisions on hand, and yes, she should have the bit of carpet she had bought It would be warm for the poor old feet go when abe went -up to the fourth floor to say goodby she carried the bit of carpet and a teapot and some books she thought the old woman might like to read. -An hour was spent in talking and planning, and then she turned to leave, the old woman follow ing her to the door. . ,ri will not try to thank you, dear," he said aoftly. "Words are so inade fuate. But yon know"-he removed a quaintly wrought circlet of gold from her finger and slipped It on one of Jen ny's "I want you to wear this to re member me by. It la not valuable ex mit for nMociatlon and tradition. . Mr father brought it from India and gava j ft to me long, long ago, when I was a I little girl. He said the tiny setting was a luck stone and that the ring would be a talisman to good fortune." She smiled wistfully and added, "I hope the fortune will be better for you than It has been for me. dear' An hour later Jenny was in a street j car on the way to the new boarding place. Opposite her sat a man who teemed to he looking through the win dow at her back, but from time to time, when her gaze rose suddenly, she found him looking straight at her. He had been on the sidewalk when she left the apartment house and had boarded the same car and changed at the same transfer, but of that she would not atr tnoufbt, for such coincidence could easily happen In city. Only when ehe aeiln slighted and the mm stepped MJ her to the sidewalk aba suddenly turned to b!w, bor eyes aaao lug. ' . "Art you following mr she dt ait tided. The man mlld aswutlugly. "Why, yea; I may as well acknowl .lira t hare hhh." ha renlled. "1 I wnuted to be perfectly sure first, but Us all rlgut. lou moat come aiong .lik cue to tbt nolle station, yau know, at tlie Incredulity and horror M . 1 ... J.tu.WlaAH In her face. MI aui a detective," "But what fr Indlguantly. "t)h, just for the ring on your fin ger," easily, "though of course you know. It's beeu In the papers the last ten days-only ring like it lu the coun try, big reward and all that What nuzzles me. though, is you being so simnle aa to put It oa openly. We were given a hint by your landlady this morning that a ring something like tit one advertised was In her houaa, bat from what aha aahl we bad aa Idea it waa worn by an old, woman, l'e bean oa the watch several hours. Now coom along. If yotf don't make a fuse ws caa walk quietly and nobody will otlce." Jennr'a head was In a whirl The ring waa evldeatly stoJeu, but aha did not fur a moment think of th old wo man as a thief, and yet abe claimed to bare owned the ring since s&e was Tounc artrL ".! u J H JThere'a aome mlUke.M she faltered. "Of course there )s Cheerfully and It's too bad to put you to so much In convenience. But you'll have to go and explain to the Judge and to the owner of the rtn. who will be telephoned ror You caa do that easily enough." 'J And the officer rrinned sarcastically. When the owner came be proved to be a young man. the alght ox wttom broueht a aulck flush to Jenny's face. He was the sou 6f the man for whom she worked. "What! You?" he exclaimed, then to the ofllcer: "You have made a mistake. This young lady" "Goods found on her." interrupted the officer laconically. "Look at her flncer." "I don't care." vehemently. "She Isn the oue." He glanced at the circlet on Jenny's finger, and an odd look came to hla face as he added, "Besides, the ring isn't in the least like mine not In the least" "ExactlT like your description," dry ly, "and I believe your advertisement added that the name 'EMse isevins waa Inside. Suppose we look and see." "No. no."- hastily. "It Isn't worth while. The rlna- la entirely different But Jenny was clipping the ring from her flneer hurriedly. "It la Helolae, not 'Elolae.' Inside," shecrted. r !Wbatr The young man took the rlne and examined It eaeerly. Incredu lously. "It must be Aunt Helolae's," he said at last In an awed voice. "Grandfather gave a ring to each of hla daughters. but Anat Helotse's waa lost or aup- posed to be when her yeaoH went down In mtdocean twenry years ago. . "Your Aunt Heloise Is alive in an east side apartment house." exclaimed Jenny, "or at least I saw the- name 'Heloise Nevlus in some books, and their owner Kate me this ring.": . "Case dismissed." said the judgf briskly. "Ofli-er, bring up the next." .fciflsltti A Trade Marks Dcsions Copyrights Ac AnTone nendlng (ketch ud dewnptlan Bin otitclt wertain our opinion rree wnemsr u uswwftMeARLMNDBOM!-! ienl free. l1t ww.cf for iecortiig itnt. p.tViiS tan tbrouirh Mann Co. recelr tftruu noiV4, without cbirge, in la "run TtV- 1, " " - " ' Scientific American. MUNNSCo.38,BfMd-' New York " franco omce. (34 8U WMhlngtoo, D. U STAMMERING AND STUTTER ING CURED For Particulars Address THE PACIFIC SCHOOL FOB STAM MEKEfiS 1261 eas Yamhill Street, ,wr- Portland, Oregon, r WE ARE SHOWING Some of the most beautiful pieces of Chinaware in the city. Tea Sets, Chocolate Pots, and Saucers, etc., etc., etc. Cups Yokohama Bazar 626 Commercial Street, Astori k44 60 YEARS' V EXPERIENCE THE MORNING ASTOlilAN, mmmmmm' 1 ' 1 '" ;Bij,AwaaMoMgc.ddfm:YiTi'y,'--"-"'' ;:j,,if.M-,i- H I II 1 1 giill"v'tl'"'H OS OB 8 HELP WANTED. 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AITTOMOBILE DRIVERS, REPAIR men, chauffeura and others wanted all over the country j 60,000 mscnlnes built t.i. ve.r in United States; affording peat opportunities for our students s fl cenU a day will quality you tor guou j. , 1 r J..1I wages in this growing nnu. rur iu narticular and one free lesson, includ ing a Dictionary of Motoring Terms. Address The Correspondence School of Automobile Engineering, suue (w FUtiron BUg., Nw. xont SITUATIONS WANTED. SITUATION WANTED BY MIDDLt- aged lady at general houework. Ad dress S Atorian office. '-21 FOR SALE. FOR SALE NICE LOT OF BOLSt- hold good; party leaving for- Calif or- A t 1 1 . - m.. A ts9 nia. Apply sol Aiameua bargain before Sunday. rOR SALE SECOND-HAND 7 COLr gnu newspaper outfit; compieis eept press: cheap. Inquire at Wla Be. ' SECOND BAND DONKEY EKGDTE8 tot sale, sultablt tot Ugfrt ad hoUting purposes. Tor cescriptioa and price apply t . D. KnetUsr, Astoria, Oregon. ' " " ''' ' P02 RENT rURNISBED ROOMS. FOR RENT THREE FUKSisurJJ rooms for housekeeping; no children. Enquire 472 Commercial street. FOR RENT 2 FURNISHED HOUSE- keeping rooms. 678 Commercial. MUSIC TEACHER. WANTED -THREE MUSIC PUPILS. Inquire at Astorian office. MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVEN-MRS. C. D. Stewart, 127 Seventh street. HORSES FOR HIRE. GOOD SADDLE HORSE FOR HIRE BY hour or day. Apply at Astorian office. WOOD YARDS. WOOD! WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wosd, any kind of wood at lowest prices. Keiiy, the transfer man. TPhone aioi Main, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS. CHIEF QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, Vancouver Barracks, Wssh., February 5, 1906. Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be rect i ved at this office until 11 1l- m Fnhruarv 26. 1906. and then publicly opened, for the construc tion at both Fort Columbia, Wash., and Ft. Stevens, Ore., of a building for shel ter for search light trucks. Full infor mation will be furnished on applica tion to this office. Plans may al he seen at the office of the Depot Quarter master, Portland, Oregon; Constructing Quartermaster, Fort Stevens, Oregon and Post Quartermaster, Fort Colum bia, Wash. The U. S. reserves the right fn Bflfieiit or rciect any or all bids or any part thereof. Envelopes contain in a nroposals should be indorsed! "Proposals for building for search light truck, Ft. Columbia (or Ft. Stevens)", dressed to the Chief Quartermaster, Vancouver Barracks, Wash ASTplUA. OREGON. 3M DIM Situations Wanted Advertisements Inserted Twice Without Charge. BUSINESS DIRECTORY RESTAURANTS. TOIE POINT OYSTER HOUSE. Eastern and Shoalwater Bay Oysters Steaks, Chops, Ete. Open day and Bight Uth St, next to Scully's cigar store FIRST-CLASS MEAL for 15c; nice cuke, coffee, pie, or doughuut, 5c, at U. 6. Restaur ant 434 Bond St BEST to CENT MEAL. Vou c&Q lwys find the best 15-ctot meAl b tU city at the Rising Sun Restaurant 612 OommerciaJSt. ROKERACt. C. J. TRENCHARI) Real Estate, Insursnee, Commission and Shipping. CUSTOM HOUSI BROKER. Office 1S3 Ninth Street, Next ta Justice Ofllee, ASTORIA, OREGON. LAUNDRIES. The Troy Laundry Tha only white labor laundry In the elty. Does the best work st reasonable prioes and la in every tay worthy af your patronage. 10Ut and DUANE Sta, Rhene 1M1. ABOUT BOOK BINDING J. Astorian Building &OCOC4C4COCXttCOG 11 m my PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS. JAY TUTTLE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND ltd EON . Aotlug AMlotaat Sunmoo 0.8. Marine UiIUlMorlo. OflM hours: 10 to It s.m. 1 to 4:M p-n 4T7 Commercial Street. Snd Floor." DR. J. P. GORAY SpedaUst EYE, EAR, . - MOSS AND THROAT so) OrsfoaU Building. PORTLAND QRIQ0R OBTEORATHISTi. DR. RB00A C. HICE5 , OSTEOPATH OSce afansak Bid, Pnona Btaek 101 1 71 Cosnmerelai St, Astoria, Or. ! DENTISTS. DR. T. L. BALL, DENTIST. 624 Commercial Ht Astoria Oresoit. Dr. VAUGIIAN, Dkntwt P)tblau L'ulhlluii, Astoria, Oregon. Dr. W. 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