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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1906)
MONDAY, JULY s loofl. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. Jimmy's Home Run By HENRY LINSLtY bOOLITTLE ' 4 I i Copyrlglit, m, by Unary I.liwley ftoollttl frnilR trouble with those mm II glue love stories." Jimmy wat H asserting,, " timt they're but true to lift', Tim real love of wvoryday people Wt Interesting enough to spread over paper like no imu'h honey um broud." "Hut there It plenty of truo roiuancu a Interesting ntnl m novel ua the mug. ailue plots," yrotvHtixl Valeria. Ho irluriMl nt thu heap of periodical as If tiu Imd n personal irrtultcu agulust one and nil. "Ninety-nine out of a hun dred of these jams nd up sugary lo less tlinn no time" lio grumbled, "while in real liftt" "A mini uinn wait until bo In thor oughly In earnest," she finished. Together lny bnd mustered Mouu tiiont momitalu, 0110 of thu most preelp. Itous la I ha Ilerkshlres, whence llry lift litiitiortiillxi'd liidlun maiden If aid to bsve leaped to bor death ujkiii being forbidden to itinrry ber cousin. Kt'iitml side by aide, they were gaxltt$ out across thu precipice to the Devil's initptt. abaft of rock that rlsee sbetr beyond human reach, a temptation to tbo adventuresome Jimmy picked up a handful of tit current magazines and began stub bora queat for examples to bear out bis contention. If they were all eo truo to life, why hadn't he surceedod bettor? "Take thin atory, for Instance!" be crtod. "A young lady wishes to teat the sterling worth of fellow whom abe la about to ntoeti ao abe crawls along; a bark casement, galna admittance to Ida bachelor apartment through a moaning appeal to bla mercy and, after receiv ing bla promise of protection, admit that abe bt fugitive lady's maid In possession of norae of her mistress' finery. Just a the other conspirators knock, he hides ber and bravely faces their charge of concealing a woman In bla apartment- They depart leaving In their wake all manner of baaa Insin uation, and then, preato, my tody merges and owns up to the teat be baa teen made to undergo. Now. la real life he-would have been too angry, and Justly, to forgive ber, but junt see how the story ends. He pointed a tragic finger to the Hat paragraph of the atory, "However far fetched that may have been," decreed talerla, "It la but a Bin ffle Instance. Remember the Indian girl, to whom constancy was dearer than life." "Merely a legend," assorted the posi tive Jimmy. "Even If It were so Id the good old once uton a time, It wouldn't bold good In these degenerate days. That aame aweet Indian maiden would now straightway join a woman's rlgbta league and marry her warrior despite himself." "Oh, go away. You're as cynical as an old bachelor today." lie turned to another magazine. "Ah, here's a typical example," running bla "TAXH THU STORY, FOB DISTANCE." eye through tbo plot: "The heroine eaves the hero from drowning In an Ice bolo. So fur, so good-thnt might bnp peu. Then be proposes, and, though she knew full woll that he was In love with ber and sbe with him and that for some time he bad been on the ragged edge of coming to tbo point, she Indignantly re fuses him bocnuHO of what people might say or think." "Well, I am not so sure but that I . should have douo the same myself." "No more skating for us on Prospect park lake," asseverated the other, with great finality "What happens next?" "Why, then, mlrablle dlctu, by rare good f ortuuo , her gown catches fire whllo thoy are heatedly arguing the matter before a hugo open fireplace, and he saves bor life, thus balancing accounts. Oh, yes, a very pretty story, but In real llfo-bah!" "It Isn't fair to pick out only exag gerated examples," said Valeria. , "No," he admitted, "in a typical case the beautiful heroine would sprain her ankle, iiioreupon the hero would en ter In w njck of time to, save ber from Bomb dreadful calamity, receiv ing her eflirhul love as a Just reward. Nbw, yob1 can reAdlljr pass for the beautiful heroine', but such ankles are too sensible to sprain. Besides, f could never wry you iovrs, ys.path. -Eve the mountain paths tdnst T bdllt to order" ' j .! t . Bhe laughed Indulgently. Jimmy turned to still another magi line, remarking fresmitly: "Here's a love story of another type-scene, an emergency hospital at Tampa, An In Jural army olltcti1 falls deeply in lovs with bis nurse but, as Is often tlte case, he has a dependent mother. Ho frankly avows bis position to tbo nurse, who, In return for tbo confidence, re fuses to divulge ber true namo and ad dress. He asserts, nevertheless, that bo will And ber as soon as bis circum stances admit, If be bus to seirrcb the country through, and then-why, wbat'i the matter, Valeria T , With a half startled gasp she clutch ed wildly for the magoglne. "Is the author's name Itobert Uob ert Franklin?" sbo whispered. "Let's see. Yes, that's right. Wbyf "Ob, don't ask me to explain," she begged. "Yet you have doubted, and I must tell some one. Will you promise will you promise never to toll a aouir Her halting words, low with Inten sity, struck a chill of premonition to bis heart What 0 vital to ber life lay concealed witblu that magazine story Even be Itad never stirred bor to such depths, however often be bad tried to make love to ber; yes, trl.nl, be grimly reflected. "Will you promise r site repeated In that same tense whisper. "Promise? Why, yon know that I would promise you anything, Valeria. Hut for heaven's sake dou't prolong the agony," addod Jimmy, totally uncon scious that be was at the moment as melodramatic aa the maligned writers of love stories could picture a man. "It all started at the time of the Cu lm u war," she began. "1 was eighteen then, young and romantic. Yes, I sup pose I mistook romance for patriot ism," she pursued reflectively, gating far across the valley to Mount Wash ington, blue veiled In all the grandeur of tbo distance, "and suddenly I re solved to enlist aa a nurse. Father would not bear of It-wbat did I know of the hardships Involved? But I waa silently determined, and I bad my way tool Some relatives In Florida gave me the opportunlty-I would visit them as a ruse. Am I tiring you by my pre liminary explanation?" "Ob, don't mind me," he deprecated Ironically. "It seems I dou't count In this game." She smiled slightly, ouly to resume after a momentary hesitation: "Every thing went my way, eveu to my gain ing access to the hospital without the regulation requirements. You see, a nurse was taken HI just ss I arrived, and I stepped luto her place, Oiling It as best I might And, then, 'he' came, badly wounded, but ob-so brave!" She slopped short to fasten ber rov ing eyes on Jimmy's face. ' "(Jo on," be urged bitterly. "It la a great place for confidences, eo far above the littleness of our everyday existence." She turned to bide smile. Continu ing: "I nursed him for three weeks, very day of wblcb was harder for both of us. He Insisted upon leaving that be would advertise broadcast for bis nurse as soon as possible. I could think of nothing but newspaper per sonate, and I never read them, but be baa been so original. He certainly has advertised broadcast and Instead of paying for It be haa made the adver tising medium pay him!" "Pon't! How can you be so trivial at such a time?" be Implored. Suddenly her mood changed to one of bitter self denunciation. "Won't you forgive me, Jimmy?" she begged. "Oh, how I have lied to you, all the while leading you to believe In my perfect sincerity! Won't you for give me-and forget?" Impulsively sbe rested both bands on bis shoulder. "I forgive you." he repeated, "but I can't say the rest I guess you know why, Valeria." Again ber mood changed, like the mood of an April day. "Now will you admit that true ro mance aomotimes Ilea between the cov ers?" abe playfully demanded. "I'll admit anything you wlah. You can't hurt me doeper." "Ob, goody I" Sbe clapped ber bands In ecstusy, then, slowly rubbing ber eyes, added lightly, "Now that you've owned up to being In the wrong, I may as well admit that I've bad euch a pleaaant dream." As sbe finished speaking Valeria regarded him cau tiously. , "Do you mean to say that you fash ioned that out of whole cloth as you went along?" he demanded in bewil derment. "Why, yes; I suppose so. But I gave you a good fit didn't I? I just bad to do it to show you what might have happened in real life, for It Is not po llto, you know, to contradict a ladjr." "I've a good mind to shake you." "It Isn't polite to 'shake' a lady ei ther," was the ready retort For a moment he was silent "You aren't mad, are you?" she coaxed. "You kuow you Just said you'd forgive my fibbing. After your savage arraignment of the girl who crawled along the back casement to trap a mau I was afraid you might have os poor nn opinion of me, so In belf protection I Imd to get your Ad vance promise of forgiveness." ''But there la such a thlu us njdlug Insult to Injury," be muttered nbiost crossly. "It was such a pretty romance. You oughtn't to get irr-d: really you oughtn't," protested Valeria. Jimmy seemed to be bdiy pondering some new point "How In the douce did you know, the author's name?" be asked at length. "I read the atory yesterday. That was easy." , . . "Well, I'll be" But exactly what be would bp. ijy not trii,Birs. i ""WaidT'that a'prffttjr foftwuceT she persisted.; ' , ? ? "Why, you're a whole romance and theatrical troupe combined," answered be with a slgti of relieved admiration, "only don't do It again; don't, Valeria." And how Jealous you were of my army officer! Now I know thjt you really do care for me, silly boy." ' To conceal a smile that would play bide and seek slwut ber lips sbe drop ped to ber knees and began searching the' grass, ." i "Did you ever find a four leofed clo ver, Jimmy?" she asked at Inst, with a sidelong glance to catcb bis mood. He was gnitliig across the peaceful landscape, apparently unconscious of her absence from bis side. At the ques tion bo turned abruptly and shook his bead. "If you haven't perseverance enpugh even to find a four leafed clover you shouldn't expect to win out" she de creed severely. He dropiM-d down besldo ber, uproot ing whole mindful of clover leaves in his eagerness to dlnprove ber verdict For a time neither spoke. At last she stole a glance In bis direc tion. Ho bad abandoned the quest and was Sadly watching a tbln ribbon of "I OVWt THAT WAS OXLI A IBEAM TOO," smoke, all that could be aeen of tbe afternoon express on Its downward Journey through Great Barrlngton to the city. "Why are you ao lugubrious?" sbe ventured. "Do you really want to know why I am cynical today? Perhaps I would better tell you-ln fact I brought you here to explain and to ask your ad vice." "Why, what bos gone wrong, Jim my?" At one ber voice and manner were warm with sympathetic Interest "I just beard from dad this morning, and a nice sort of letter It was. He wants me to start for San Francisco tomorrow. You see, bis western busi ness Is badly snarled, and be has tick eted me through to unravel tbe knots. If I go it may mean a big feather In my cap, while If I atay"- He shrug ged bis shoulders. "You would have to leave on tbe morning train?" demanded Valeria. "That's about the size of It" "And miss all of tbe good times we bad planned for this week?" Jimmy nodded. "Then don't go. Oh, what have I been saying? Yes, go of course you'll go," sbe Insisted. "Wbat right have I to keep you from success? And, when you nro miles away, remember that I did not try to turn you from your duty." Sbe shivered as tbe shadow crept over the mountain top. Lazily Jimmy rubbed bla eyes. "Come to think of It I guess that was only a dream too," be meditated aloud. "Jimmy Castleton, do you mean to tell me that that" Sbe could get no further. "Confession Is good for tbe heart, but you must remember that you It was who taught me the trick of bor rowing from between the covers. It's the first real benefit I've ever derived from magazine stories. I shall take more Interest In future. I watched you narrowly that's what the hero does, Isn't It? and I saw my heroine turn pale, as sure as fate!" "I dldu't! Besides, it's only the vil lain that watches narrowly. I wouldn't be such a copy est," she concluded, with withering scorn. "You did turn white, though," he persisted, In no way abashed. And then he went on to add, using her very words with deliberate aggravation: "Now I know that you really do care for me, silly girl. I didn't think that you, of all persons, Valeria, would tum ble luto your own net so easily." "It wus just horrid of you to take such a mean, spiteful revenge on me," she cried, her gray eyes flashing storm signals that awakened Jimmy to sud den misgivings. "Oh, come now, let's call It quits," he urged. "I'll forget the whole ofter noon, If you say so." Sbe turned away in silence. With a childish gesture of disgust he burled tbe Innocent but offending mag azines over tbe cliff. Still she would not speak. "Just my luck to make almost a home run and then be put out of the game for talking too much. The devil must have been preaching to me from yonder pulpit" be said resentfully. Then, straightening up with fresh reso lution, he added: "I will go to San Francisco now, if that will do any good. Will that do any good, wont you tell me, Vol?" He was Bo wistfully In earnest that Valeria dimpled Into smiles. ' "Even there you would know that I -that ltjSQs. ais:ht ta-beasAamed of your It scaring me Trtto gTvlnjr myself away before you bad learned to ask me In tbe proper spirit," she finished lamely, but this time her gray eyes were klmjlod with a light that por tended no -storm. And then-end then But, ns Jimmy has contended, tbe real love of every day people Isn't Interesting enough to spread over paper, like so much honey upon bread. Bow! Complaint ia Children. 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