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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1906)
SATURDAY, JULY y, ijofl. THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. : By CONSTANCE D'ARCY MAHAY . ' Copyright, W, by "Ruby DoitglM J nous in town and verJ in fli coun try, not to montloo box at Ui opera and gown of rarl creation, yet when rm aWaralng around Gibraltar and fou'r giving splendid eutertalunienta la your brownstouo front I dnr any W'll look Illicit 00 tlie'tlBlt we'v ut together with a good deol of , more than ever to the twin, and thua tleWl deration " W W sea. lie Mid sot even know whether Alio thought of bid) aa bin uophew' uucje.or aa himself, yurersed In th waa' of women, be could not decide. He might Lave fluked lilt lter, but tie dreaded Gertrude'e gibe, ao bo devoted himself amusement and aotne regret. Don't you think ao, Houorla ?'! 1 -iKut llonorla wa engaged In spear Ing aa oilvo and apparently did not hear mo. gained a right occasional) to enter tlie charmed circle, th cutr of which wai Alice cutler, Then camo the twin' Inspiration, IJedtlmo tab of the Hpanlsh main had "I've often wondered." abe aald mu. 6m Imagination, Hero they ingly, "bow It would aeem to bo poor, . w on the gulf of Moilco, whence I aupposo I'd mule ray own hata and , gold laden gulloou bad made their wear ready made tailor aulU and lira In atart, Rothlng would aatlafy but that they aiiotiia go upon a pirating expedl ! It waa a warm morning lu foldauxui Bier. The sky wna Intensely, blue and the air rife with the mhoII of dust and bent parched pavement. Fifth avenue bwiiimI as urld u n iluuiirt. limine Wnro flmuot iUuir l.lti.,1. Araa Maf.li HUM BOX 01 an OIlltrtlllCMt," , . "But even a box of an nnartmeht can tton. the pnireautry of rarrlage which ' m(S ttrnetlv," aald I. "I know -Their mother wa glad enough to bt graced tho street on winter afternoon j mm au,M """l"1 on MHt aide I'M ot I1 for the week tb crulao there were occasional cab lumbering V1WT O" aa v rascwating om " mm ah vnuer romm- titonuii.iu. ...i iinku fliimi wiiii print niid brflsso for luot nothing factored a most Imposing skull and toiirlHt i and furniture that In a Joy to discover, crossbone flag to l broken out from I wai atrolllug -olong toward the Tuo' T""i'y lauipftliat' woltlng the masthead when tho ipmrry should chili end MnvaiKi wUhintf I wn n cod a cbwrful glow over policed be alghted. The twlna carefully looked Inland, and our meeting wn tbo mcr- tut accldiuit. I at once augmented the , little CbmIiio In Central park aa a cool and inviting place for luncheon. Hon 1 a m . . . ntnee t.ut in town, whi.n nl1i..i.i v i t woixi ami uie imcaa or ouea favorite taplwl Ilonorltt LMKham. ih-badj ' dlrona, eomu In from a houne party on Long i fWl t0 rf- f 1111111 urnruiRione eucu a neanuatono a I have ! Imagined rou alttlng by, Honorla, while the enow fall without, "Some of our frlende would give on up," aald Honorla baatlly. 1 "We'd And better once to take their plncca." ' - fOnr greateat dlverelon," aald Hon rla, "would b the theater, and we could go ao aeldom that It would take ua a long time to decide which play we really wanted to aee." "We'd enjoy It all the more." I de clared. "And after It waa over we'd go off together to enme qualut cafe oh, I know of place that you've never even drealned of, Honorla place where atruggllng jwet and nrtletahave carved tholr name on the table and where a Hungarian vlollnlut play, not the catchy idunIc of the concert bulli, but thing that are heartbreak and rapture and longing all In one. And tho people we know will be aupplng at Kberry' or Iclmoilco'a all the wealthy, fooltib (Hiople who haven't found out that life l ho and face but a picture gallery and talk a tin kling cymbal, where no love I. Are you llateulng to me, Honorla V "Ve," answered Honorla very low. "1 know It'a aheer folly." aald I, "this dream of mine. We've talked of It ao J II U lit often and decided that It wa lmioa Y"' 'VJ y alble. Hut now that we've come to the parting of the way, do you think that the other' thing of life really matter 0 long aa w mlM th exqulalto Joy of being together? Ah. nonorla, I know Ifa madnet-wore than madnewt-to ak It, but could you car enough to glvo up luxory for a poor duffer of a fellow wtio laat worthy of jroo and love yoo with bla wbol heart and aOUir '.. , . . "But the bclren" "Dh, d-bang the belreaaT "Dlckr I mean confound her! ' nonorla, for the laat time, will you marry mr. Honorla' aniwer.waa ao low that I had to lean acroea the table to catch It. "Honorla," I cried, "la It tru-do you really mean Itr , "Ikm't, Dick." aald nonorla. "Thoa peolo at the other table are watching a. They'll think we are engaged!" "But ao w arel" 1 cried exultantly. "80 w ar! after the ealutliig cannon and Ita ni ply of ammunition, and laborlotiKly practlctd carrying wooden dagger b tween their Uth, Tben came the day of embarkation. The twIiiNklKKed their mother goodby, 1l mow it antu foLtT," aid i, ram ihkam or mink" conaldera be aald rla agreed. "Aunt Myra you ucb a aafe companion,1 demurely. , . , . . . i , "It'a on of the rompeniiatlona of be ing Inellgllle," aald 1. For I waa In Ilgtble, there wa no doubt about that. My Income of a few paltry tbouaanda barely autneed to keep ro on tb aortal inarry go-round. And I had added In dlixTetlon to poverty by falling in love with Ilonrcla. ' Of courae nd one could have gueefed It Kveu Honorla' aant would bare acffed the Idea of my be ing a probable ultor. In fact the vary dltnueaa of my proepecta enabled m 10 ww niorv 01 iiuuotib uma 1 oukt wle could bare done. I waa conaid red perfectly aafe, for nonorla'a c cumatancea demanded tltat abo make t brilliant match, and I wa the leait brilliant roan of ber acquaintance. It wa the old, old atory of the moth and the ttar. If the moth waa foollah, ao much the worne for the moth I And aa for the ufar nonorla and I had long alnce declled that lovo wna out of the quentlon. Bo, 00 tb way to th Canlno our convecaatlon waa atrlctly confined to platonlc platitude. Wt had luncheon at on of th Uttl table cloe by an open, window, thugh which the green reachea of the park wctw enticing to the ey. Sun abine dappled the leave with the light and ahndow. Squirrel rUked acroa the grana, Tho hum of the city iortml d far away and IndUtluct Now and then a breexe stole In, carrying with It faint, half woody perfume. The mir ror acroM from ua reflected Honorla' frllla and furbelow, her clear delicate profile antl every turn of her graceful bead. There were the clink of lea la tall, thin glnfixHt and a gay bubble of festivity and laughter from eome of tha other tablea. Honorla'a eyea met mine. "There are worae plncea than New York," I obaerved, , , t - "Oh, wliflt la ro rare a a day In town," murmured llonorlal . "I bloH the fate which prompted you to leave tb icaHhor and let me have a gllmpHo of yon," aald I. ' - : -' i . , "It wnsn't fate; It waa dreeamnkers," aald Honorla. She put back ber veil with an adorable gesture. "Am I very much burned ?" she demanded. "Only enough to be becoming," aald I. "You're a bit brown yourself, Dick," ahe obHcrved. , "People who make bay while the suu ahlno"-. I began. "Ah," said Honorla, "that' Just what I wa going to aak. Are rou nrocress- Jngwell with the heiress?" ".Modesty forbids mo to soy," I an awcred. "Itdw's old Croosus?" "Doing nicely, thanks," lnughed Hon orla. Tboil her faco grew grnve. "Dick," she aald, "do you realize tbnt this is the last luncheon we'll have to gether tete-a-tete?" : "I know," aald I,, "that our year of camaraderie i over. And it was fun while It lasted, wasn't it, Ilonoria? All our little walks and talks and drives. And lt'a got , to end because we're afraid of poverty." ' v "Wo do love luxury," sighed Conorln. . "We'd, bo miserable without It," I argued. ' v "You," went on Honorla, "must mar ry the heiress In order to obtain a yaht and all the other, .things you can't possibly get along without." "While old Croosus comrlvo. you a Via' om too a MLtiB apnea six a&m. is PIRACY AND PROPOSAL By ErES W. SARGENT, Copyright, IMS, by En W. Burjwni ' IVrhap oue reason why Hoffman re apectcd hi nephew was because of the excellent understanding between themselves and Alice Cutler. Ewan waa bashful and aelf conscious In her presence, but the twlna were her chnms, and Ewau envied them, He bud leen trying for six week to decldo whether or not Alice enrod for him, and he was afraid to put his fate to tho rest. He was not much of a ladles' man. Until ho had Keen Alice his yacht had been his sweetheart, aud cruise with a lot of good fellows out weighed all tho allurements of femi nine society. ). , , Now ho renretted a little Just u lit is dutiful pirate abould, and aet out with Alice for tb pier, while Ewan burrlad over to the postofflc to make tor oat 1 belated bnilneaa letter waa properly posted. II curaed hta fat with trn piratical frvor whau b cam to th dock and found that Alice bad returned to the hotel without a goodby or himself. but once on board and under way he ocame absorbed In the twjas' play. It waa one of their greatest charms that they could "make believe" with urn Bisoiuie( seriousness s to con vince an outsider that tbelr pretense wa real, and Ewan grlnued over their circumstantial account of the capture of a beautiful maiden, whom they were homing for ransom. "We Just tied a handkerchief over her mouth," exclaimed Dudley, "an' says, 4 'Less we get ten thousand dub Una from your father we'll aend blm your ear.'" . -.:- "An she cried," supplemented Gor don, "au' tried to take the bandage off. an' we tied her hands, an It waa dou bleoons, not dubllus, what we aald." ' ' Taint, It'a dubllna," defended Dud ley, and by tho time the arbitrator had decided that neither wa right on the pronunciation of doubloon the twin were ready to go down Into the cabin and decide upon their course. , "Now, what I propose," explained Ewan, "Is to get out In the gulf and wait for the galleon from the mines. They should have left Vera Cru day before yesterday. Shall we do that or ahnll we set sail for Braxll, laud a force and plunder the storehouses of the natives?" : "I don't think mother would like It,"" objected Dudley. "Ifa too far away. Besides,- we've the beauteous maid en to rnusom. ,We ought to cable her father, as we promised." V , . . "Pirates don't cable" suscested Cor- (Concluded on page 6) Food Undigested .'((,('.. .-. - - When any p6rtioh of food remains fn the stomach and refuses to digest, it causes the torments of indigestion. This undigested food rapidly ferments, irritating the sensitive coating of the stomach, while other parts of the body, particularly the head, suffer in 'Consequence.' ;. - So long as this undigested food remains in the stomach, the discomfort continues. A few doses of' ... Bill nm pit ( Btop all fermentation, sweeten the contents of the stomach and give , natural assistance -that relieves the stomach of its burden. 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