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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1906)
TUESDAY, MAY 9, ijofl. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. t tzbjr 31 r w M nini'O TnnTiinuin , had d un un nb 3 I ' Between i Two i Shores I H t A By ELLEN GLASGOW OOPYWGHTW i-5.1 M OURE CO. S 111 HUMOR c II IK u-n l'a nltiir airaliiHt the railing of lint dock, snkIiis wlntfully down upon the of facea on tin lauding Mow, Him wore it aklrt mid cunt of brown cloth. hikI her vil waa rained In a white 111 in uImivd her muiill hit. In Hit) crowd iliiNti-rliiK about hir eager for thv IuhI kIIiiijhm of friend lie looked hhy nml iii-rvoim, and hir brow u )! were diluted In iilnnn. Da ("' hfi' thirty )i-iir thcro wim aomi tiling uIiIIhIi In her ulirlnklug figure a hukki'kIIoii of tin Incipient emotion of youth. 'I'lic ftuo Illicit Hint time hml net umiii brow nml IIin were remilU of llui II lull t of undifferentiated diiyn nud fucked Urn liitciiMlty of exN'rliiieutnl record. One might hnvo clii.lt)til Iiit III KiiiMTltclut mii'vcy ik ii woimiu In whom tenirnnieiitiil lire hnd Inhii i Mliolllcrcd riithiT limn etlliiL'iilKluul l,v tin untie of uiifiilllllini'iit. To I'Xlut 'iKi', which In n m-rli'H of rhythnili wiivi-H of the 4 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 it ', kIm offer 'd fiirhil mriiilly; In life, which In u clnMi or ooMlng nntloiii, tthi' tiino'd thi' wlitlful eye of I.Illiil'iini'C, A tnll girl, riirrylii-,' uti nriiiful of rrliiiMin mch, ir'n(i niiliiht her mid WllVetl II llCIIVllv MIMlll'd IlllllllklTI.'llll'f 1o Noun- olio iiHin ill.. landing. Oil tin oilier Hide n iiiiiii win Mhoiilllig illree tloim In regard to n mUrilng filii-t of luggage. "I iniirkiMl It iiiym-lf," he ilo chired frnutlenlly, -It nun to hiive ' been nl.it't from New (irleium to tlm Cuniird ilH'k. I marked It 'Not wiiut cd' with my own IiiiiiiU, and. by Jove, thoc dirty creole have taken m nt my word." Kht rented her hiind upon tho rulllng and leaned fur over. I "own below a pretty girl in n pink uhlrt wnlnt wa klliiK her cloved finder tlpn to a tout gentle mini on deck, Au excited group were waving congratulations to a bride and groom, who looked fa tigued and ullghtly bored. For the firm time nho rccogulWHl In thin furtlvf idirluklug a faint home nlckue. nml tier thotighu recoiled to the dull Roiitliern home, to the alstera- In hiw who lnnde her life burduturoiue and to the little grnveynrd where tho hunbntid ulie hnd never loved lay burled. The girl with the rrltnaon roue JoNtled her rudely and from bo bind Nome one win trendluK upon tier (uwn. The lunlpld licut of the July nun fliiHlied ncroHM her face, and In a vUloii Hhe rccnllid the Nweeplnx pn turen of the old plntitntlon, with tho creek where the willow grew and the tbrmdic uniiR. Suddenly tho Mteamer gave a tremor of wamliiK, and a volloy of farewell ancendeil from below. "Plcnaant voyaftl" called the mnu to the gr beMlda ber. "Pleasant voy aKe!" cmIIihI mohio one to the Indy on tier rlk'lit. Then she renllr.cd tlmt nhe wim alone, mul for the flrt time regret ted (hut her father lu luw hud not come. When the new of hi delay bad flrxt reached her mid hIio had vol unteered to hi ii i t aloiie, nIiu hnd ex-pi-rleueed a vivid elation. There wan dellnlil In the Idea of freedom, of belni accountable to no one, of belnc nlmo lutely Independent of advice. Now nho wlnlied that hhe had an aociuilliitauce who would wIhIi her nodMpeed or ahout n moment raid upon iple- he an IndlHtlnrt pleaHimtry from the crowded lauding. The Hteiuner moved nlowl.v out Into the harbor, mul the nhoro wuh white with tlutterliiK Koodby. Then the dlatunco lapsed Into Kradual wave of blue. Hhe left the railing and Htumbled over a croup of Hteiuner chair placed midway of the deck. She decended to her Mtntcroom, which wn In the center of the nhlp. At the door hIiq found tho 8tewiirdo8H, who Inquired If Hhe wn "Mr. I-. Hmlth." "That 1 my name, and I am koIiik' to be III. 1 know II." "Lie down al once. And about till bag? I thought It would give you more apnee If I put It In tho gentle man' room. He hnnn't much lug gage." Lucy Smith looked up In mystifica tion. "Itut It I mine." sne explained, "and I want It." Then the boat gave n lurch, mid she undressed mid climbed Into her berth. The next day, nfter a sleepless night, Hhe struggled up and left her state room, the stewardess following with her wraps. At the foot of the stairs she swayed nml fell upon the lowest Htep. "It's no use," she said plaintive ly. "I can't go up l can't, Indeed." The stewardess spoke with profes sional encouragement. "Oh, you're nil tight," she remonstrated. "Here's the gentleman now. He'll help you." "Isn't there but one gentleman on bonrd?" Mrs. Smith began, but her .words failed. Some one lifted nor, and In a moment she was on deck and In her chair, while he stewardess wrapped her rugs about icr and a Btrnngo man arranged the pillows under her head. Then they left her, and she lay with closed eyes. 'Terhups you would like yesterday'a Herald?" snld a voice. She started from an uncertain dow and looked around her. Hours bad passed, and since closing ber eyes the tea had grown bluer and the tun warnior. A pearl colored foam waa jrjlscningpn the waves. beg your pardon," aha rpUd, tonrtac fiflb di rwtloa whence tht, word! oaifc. "Did The man lu the next chair leaned to ward her, holding a pnpor lu hi hand. lie was tall and angular, with com mouplace feature, lighted by the aym pathetic gleam In bis eyes. I asked If you would Ilk a Her ald," be repeated. Bbe looked at him reproachfully, "I am III," ahe answered. He smiled, "oh, beg your pardon," be in Id. "You didn't look It, and It la ao bard to tell. I offered a lemon to that gray-green girl over there, and she flew Into n rnge. Hut are you III In enrnest?" "I shouldn't exactly choose It for Jet," m!ic returned, "though somehow It doe make time pirn. One forget that there lire mich divisions days and weeks, It nil 'cm n blank." "Hut It I very culm." "So the stewardess sliys," she an swered nggrlevedly, "hut the boat rock dreadfully." He did not reply, mid In flls gi.iln'e wandered to (lie her chair. "Odd. Isn't II V thmed. She followed Ills guile mid Colored faintly. The card read, "Mr. L. Smith " Then he pointed to a slmllnr label upon his own chair, hearing In a rough scrawl the iinme "I.. Smith," "It Is a very lomuiou iiiime," she re marked nbseiitly. lie laughed. "Very," he admitted. "IVrhups your husbmid Is Ijiwrence Hmlth also." The smile passed from her lips, "My hitshnml Is dead." she answer ed; "but hi name was Lm-ien " lie foiibsi the newspaper awkwardly. Then he sske. "Nicer name than Ijiwri'liee," lie Observed, She nodded. "A limne I of very lit tie consequence," she rejoined. "I have nlwnys felt that nlsmt every name In the world except Lucy. I.uey I mine." He looked Into her eyes. ieilte ber lllue they shone with a wuriu, fiiwn like brown. "I think It n pretty name," he nii Id. "It Is so soft." "It tins no character," she returned. "1 have always known that life would have been different for me If I hadn't been culled Llley. People would Hot treat me like a child if 1 were Augusta or even Agnes hut Lucy!" "People change their names some time," he suggested. She laughed softly. "I tried to. I tried to become Luclnda, but I could not. Lucy stuck to me," "It wouldn't l so bad without Smith," he remarked, smiling. "That was a horrible cross," she re turned. "I wonder If you mind Smith u much ns I do." At first he did not miswer. To her surprise id face grew grave, and she saw the haggard line about his mouth which his smile had obscured. "It was a deuced guild chance that I struck It," he hii Id shortly. For a time they mil silent. Then, as the luncheon j,'ong sounded mid the (Continued on pg 0) Ean Looked as if They Would Drop Off Body Entirely Covered Face Mass of Sores Three Doctors Could Not Cure-Child Grew Worse Face and Body Now Clear CURED BY CUTICURA IN TWO WEEKS FOR 75c. j Mrs. George J. 8 tec, of 701 Cobura Bt, Akron, Ohio, tells in the following letter of another of those remarkable cure of torturing, disfiguring skin hu mors daily made by Cutlcura Hoap, assisted byC'uticura Ointment, after physicians, and all else had failed: "I feel itmvduty to pa rents of other pfsir suffering babies to tell you what Cutl cura has done for mv little daughter. Bho broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used everything recom mended, but without results. 1 culled in three doctors, they all claimed they could help her, but she continued to grow worse. Her ldy waa a mass of ores, and her little face was being eaten away; her ears looked as if they would drop off. Neighbors advised me togctCulicura Soap and Ointment, and before I hud used half of the cuke of Hoap and box of Oin tmen t the sores had all healed, and my little one's fitce and lsly were as clear as a new-lsirn babe's. I would not be without it again if it cost five dollars, instead of seventy-five cents, which is all it cost us to cure our baby, after se nding many dollars on doctors iukI medicines without any benefit whatever." QmiplM F.t'mo! tnd tntmttl TWtmwit for t-rry nutter, frwtti I'lmplrt to Srrt.fi,it, from Infancy l,t Age, ronvlrtlrig t Cullrtir Moan, iV iSnftM-nt, tir., K-t,Iv-irni. AUr. (In luim uf Chmulut Ckwlnl I'll! Ht. yrt U1 ofllot, irtarh-ltftdufaUdrugirltf. A llntlH ufl-tt cut Ot hto! dlrtrr-it'ii; caar, li-n all utt.rr r-niMll-a, aim! trrm Hi- br phrtklin. tail. I'uller liruf S I h.m Corp Sul. 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