Partnerships
fly CLARENCE CUSON
CMrt(M . fc K. A M'MMrad
"Hut upjKUMi you don't win," ug.
treated Dorothy anxiously. ; i,
Vernon ,BjrHKMt lit shoulder,
"TIhmi our mnrrlHBo In lnli'flnltlv nost-
pouwl," lit. said, "but It cannot full," be
nnHl. "My lf annul Ion puAltlvb.
"It' nu awful risk," wblHjuwa th
girl, Vornon took hor In bin firm, ,
"Dar little ttlrl," bo km I J soothingly,
"It I n deal thai tulle jilu;o iilmuKt
ovoty dny, It I tho only way In wbli b
I can (jiilckly imtUo iiiiib tiioucy to
IIrt you In ijikhI my in, i ona
Hot tnkM you from your futhnr'n bound
fo loud a of dmiry fconoiiiy,"
"I'd ruilicr do tltut tliuu risk losing
It all," bo mi I.I liravely. "That would
b awful, dcnr."
".NVywr four," bo flniirod. "Thl will
win. It l Jtmt a vnm of ncllliiir omo
tbtiisr for mom tlmu you vxm'X to my
for It, wbllo the otlu-r wan exiwU you
will liv to pay iiioro,"
"njiixi fathor should find It out,"
sua wbliorHi, ami a shade of aw
crept into her tone. Him wa a llttm
afmld of tbl father, who wa ono 01
tbi flnniwliil kins.
"Ho would (irobobly bold up tbu mar
ket aud fliu me out,", bo rviicluilrd.
"TliiTpfora be taunt not know."
"Tell m all about It Again, ah
ploadwJ. "I am ao alow."
Patently bo wont Into tbo detail
again, F. ami V. atot k waa steady al
78. II bad reawon to know tbat tbtre
would bo a drop In a wwk. II would
purchano "call," tbo rljjlit to all with
la ton day, abarr of the atock at 73.
Tbt profit would coma If tbo atock waa
soiling lower than tbAt If tblnga went
well, tbo atock abould fall to US, tear
ing blm a profit of fa on every abara
tbat bo aold.
Soma largo operators bnd combined
to fore down tbe atock, and be waa to
profit by hi knowledge of Hint fact bo
fort tbo break came. Two daya bcfor
Morton llarrey bad refused bl con-
aeot to tbe marriage of bl daughter to
Cbeater Vernon and bad auggcwteil tbat
lie abould make aome niork lu tba
world before be aspired to Uie band of
tba daughter of a man wbo owned en
tire railroad. Tbla tip bad come a ao
"gOU KXCU IKXTTT CHIPPKR rOB A MAM
WHO HA BBKJf CLKAMXO OUT."
luaplratlon, and bo determined to ataka
bis entire fortune In an effort to abow
what be could do.
,For two daya be worked lnduatrloua-
ly buying "puts," or permlaalona, to
aell certain block of atock at stipulat
ed prices. If the price did not (all be
low tbat price be would be reduced to
practically nothing. If It fell below he
could demand the difference between
tbe price and tbe actual aelllng price In
cash, y '-,:,. -;K ,
Beyond a hurried telephone call be
did not bear from Dorothy, for aftor
tbe exchnnge closed be waa busy wltb
bla agents settling tbolr figures.
It was not until tbe third dny tbat
be placed bla block and In jubilant
tonea Invited Dorothy to lunch , with
him.' "I've won," be exulted; "there Is
notblug to do now but to alt still and
watch the stock fall, I don't even
have to bother about depressing It
Tbo other fellow kindly does that for
me." ,
But bis triumph was abort lived, and
It was a haggard faced man who pre
sented himself at the restaurant "It's
all up," be aald In answer to Dorothy's
eager questioning. "I have just bnd
word tbat the pool has boon aban
doned." "But can't you take those things back
and get an exchange slip for thorn?"
.asked Dorothy, with a recollection of
shopping tours.
Vernon shook his bend. "No such
luck," ho groaned. "They've got pretty
nearly every cent I own, and they
won't give It up." i
Dorothy smiled softly to hersolf. , "I
don't think It Is ns bad aa that" .she
said decidedly. "I have an Idea,"
"If your Idea will depress F. and V.
ten points," be said grimly, "I should
like to haw It"
Dorothy dimpled and shook her heat).
"You can't have It," she laughed. "You
Just sit still and let the othor follow do
the work." , -
morning and groaned. Tbe other fel
lows had decided to do nothing wltb
tbe stock. It wa.toJ)9 eft, slope, .
Tour lather wonTbdlu out," La aald
dolefully. "1 told yon tbat the other
day. , Bemstaberrv i
Dorothy noddad bar head "I "don't
aieau to Inugli, Chester," ahe aald ton
Jerly, "but It 1 all too fuuuy." :i
, "It won't seeiu ao aiiiulug Inter," bl
warned, but In the cod be caught
aometblng of bcr confidence, aud tba
dessert found blm far moro cheerful
thna bad tbo consomme, ao suggest! v
of hi own Impending fnta.
If tbcro waa a clmnce for a fight
there would bare been some comfort,
but oven tbe opportunity of a atruggU
waa denied blm. Mo could only wall
for tbo unexpected to hapnor JDor
otby'a plan to work. lie could not be
lieve that the latter wna of any avail
What could ahe know about tbo mar
ket! Hut for all that V. end V. wont te
77, bold there for an hour, then drop,
ped to the quarter. It gave the trad
era no concern. Y. and , V. wm a
teady atock, but It could not always
atand at 78. It might even go a trlfli
lower. j j .
but when It went to 74 tbo1 next
morning and cloned a half point lowci
tbe room tradera Itegan to grow Inter
eated and speculated a to where tin
drop wna coming from. When It wni
found that the Meek of atock wert
coming from the Jaitrest holder a nun
le took them, aud for the next thro
daya the market steadily declined.
wtieu It went to BX Vernon closed oul
and In bla Jubilation tnlenboued Dor
otby to aelect tbo rlug. lie bad clean-
ea up an enormoua profit.
Morton Harvey found them In tba
library - when be came borne. Ha
frowned allghtly aa be aaw Vernon,
tben bla face lighted un.
"You snew pretty chipper for a man
wbo bna been cleaned out," he aald
grimly.
"Cleaned outr laughed Vernon.
"Why, It's Juat tbe other way around,
I waa on the right aide or F. and V."
I thought you aold long." be cried
"Dorothy aald"-
Ile checked himself, but Uie murder
waa out.
"I never could understand those
tbJnga," algbed Dorothy. "Were you
llateuing when I tebmhoned JMler
"Didn't you know tbat the library
ooor waa open ami that I wa Bitting
merer' no aemanileil. Khe looked
bravely Into bl face.
"Yen." ahe anld mifctlv. "I did know
I knew that you wore there and tbat
you would hurt Cbeater'a deal If you
could."
"And fooled me Into putting tba mar
ket down to help blm out?" be laugh-
ea. , , . . .
Dorothy bung bor bend. He crowed
tbe room and ra!ad tbo dimpled chin.
"Daughter," be aald tenderly, "I
neaa I'd better eonfoM that I bib
beaten. I think I'm getting to be too
old a man to play tbe game all alone.
I think I ahall form a partnership of
Harrey & Vernon.",
"lou and Chester r abe cried, aprlng
big up and throwing her anna about
ma dock.
"No," be corrected, "myaelf and Mr,
Cbeater Vernon, nee Harvey. Cbeater
won't need me If he bna you. You may
form a matrimonial partnership wltb
him. That would be aatlsfactory."
A Jewel of Wife.
A certain IttiHsliin nobleman visiting
Far Is waa noticed to be constantly
plunged In deep sadness. lie wore on
bla finger a very remarkable ring, large
enough for a bracelet, and which ex
tended over bla band like a buckler for
the ring finger. It was of a greenish
color and waa traversed by red veins.
A lady, , meeting blm In public, ven
tured to aay:
"You wear a very handsome ring."
"It la not a ring," he anawered, "but
asepulcber.
"Thla Jewel," ho continued, "Is my
wife. I bad the misfortune to lose her
some years alnce In Russia. She waa
an Italian and dreaded the bed which
awaited her after tbla life. t I carried
her body to Germany, where I waa ac
quainted : with a celebrated chemist,
whom I directed to make of tbe body a
solid aubstance which I could 'carry
about with me. , Eight daya after-b
aent for me and showed me the empty
coffin amid a horrid collection of In
struments and alembics. Tbe jewel
was lying upon tbe table. lie bad
through means of aome corrosive sub
stance reduced and compressed that
wblcb was my wife luto tbla jewel,
which shall never more leave me."
The Flatting Fleet.
In many localities off tbo Scotch
coasts and tbe coasts of Norway the
fishing grounds llo at some distance
from the shore and tbe start mast be
made wltb the ebb tide, sometimes In
the middle of the night. All tbe boats
of a single locality generally start to
gether, and to one unaccustomed to the
sight the spectacle of 200 to 300 fishing
boats putting off from a harbor like
Yarmouth Is a sight never to bo for
gotten. London Graphic.
Bonne. ' '
."Bonus" ought to be "bonum," sines
it Is evidently . Intended to mean "a
good thing'' and therefore should be
neuter, not mnscullne, , The word Is
found ns early us 1773, but no one
knows who was the Ignorant or will
ful sinner against Latin that Intro
duced ;t, though conjecture nsslgna It
to tbe London Stock Uxchiuigo.
,;R, i : Made Him TJred,
- Affectionate Wlfo-rCeorse. dear, sit
down and rest In your eloijnnt now
chair, Worried Husband-How can I
rest In tbat chair, Emily, when. I know
that the mau Is jjkoly to come In &
any moment to collect an Installment
on Itl-Chlcaiv Trlbuue.
fir. Bbivser f
Meant Wei
Showed Poor Judgment, However,
In 7 Buying H Wife.
New Tea Gown.
TRIED TO SURPRISE HER
Neighbor Enlighten Him on the Folly
of Trying to Take Advan
' tage of Bargain.
Copvrlafct, 130$, by Eucen Parcel 1.!
When Mr. Bowser came borne tb
othj-j evening wltb a package under bla
arm he entered tbe bouse and crept up
stairs' and down again so softly tbat
Mr. Bowtor did not bear blm. lie did
another tiling unuaual with blm. He
did not glvo away tbo fact tbat be bad
a little plot on band until dinner bad
been dlapoaed of and be bad skimmed
over tbo contents of tbe evening paper.
Tben be carehiMly observed:
"I suppose you wars down to tbat
salo of tea gowns today r I .
"I haven't beard anything about a
sale," site replied.
"There was a big one advertised yes
terday, and I don't aee bow you missed
TOTflA UXJX im A ntSKXU 15 THIS
oowm
It Qowns tbat bad been selling at 23
were advertised to go at f 12."
"I couldn't bav gone If I had seen
tbe advertisement" ahe algbed, "as I
bsd no money to buy wltb."
"But you need a new tea gown, don't
j ou?"
"Indeed I do. If you can spare tbe
taoney I'll go down tomorrow and aee
what I can do."
Mr. Bowser alapped bla leg and
chuckled.
"Do you mean tbat you will give me
tbe money?"
He obuckled and alapped aome more
and then walked upstairs aud brought
down tbe mysterious package and aald:
"Mrs. Bowser, I don't claim to be a
model husband, but i" think I do de
serve credit for certain things. When
ever I can give you an agreeable sur
prise It delights me. You needed a new
tea gown. I saw tbat you did a month
ago, but I was lying low for a sale. I
kept the paper away from you last
night ao that you couldn't see tbe ad'
vertlaement"
Bonsfct Her m Preient.
"And what what have you doner
she asked, with her heart In her mouth,
"Nothing to be banged for. I simply
left the office two hours earlier than
usual and attended tbe Bale."
"And you bought me a tea gown?"
"I bought you a tea gown, Madam
Bowserthe finest one In the lot. You
have an old bulldozer for a husband,
but now and then he gets bla good
streaks on. My dear woman, I take
pleasure hi presenting to you my pur
chase. Some men might have done
better, but I did the best I could."
Mrs. Bowser bad grown pale. With
out a word as to her bust measure or
preference for style or color Mr. BoW'
ser bnd gone and bought her a tea
gown, and the chances were not one In
Ave hundred that he had hit the right
thing. It was Inevitable that she would
bo disappointed, but sho must do her
best to conceal It and not humiliate
him. He saw her perturbation and said:
"The little surprise rather knocks
you out, eh? DIdu't suspect that I bad
bad my eye on that old tea gown for
tbo last two months and meant to re
place It as soon as 1 c)uld? . Open the
paper and see how you like it" ,
Mrs. Bowser pulled herself together
and made up her mind to praise that
gown If It brought on fatal palpitation
of the heart. She forced a smile, broke
the string and almost at a glance she
discovered: ,
That the color waa lavender a color
she could not have been found dead In.
Tbe bust size was forty-two Instead
of thirty-four, i v
It waa cut lower In the neck than
ahe ever wore one.
Tbe . style waa more for a girl of
twenty than for a woman of forty. "
i The aelllng price marked on the card
waa $2 higher than she had seen tbe
same thing a week before.
Wm Great SnrprUe. 1 i, '
i "Well, why don't you get up and
dance and shout and swing your hat?"
asked Mr.Jlow8.er, as he held tbe gown
up to'iri'i'riiiw, i ..
"It-It la .rerv nice, and I thank yoe
many, many times for buying It" she
replied. "It la indeed a great surprl."
"I thought It' would' be.. They tried
to work a dozen other styles off on me,
but I was after tbe best aud would
take uo other. By George, but you'll
look like a princess In tills gown!"
Mr. Bowser smiled,, but It was a
ghastly smile. She wanted to "swing
her bat," but It wouldn't swing. Mr,
Bowser finally 'caught on to the fact
that she wasn't euthuslaatlc and be
queried; ;
"I there anytblng wrong about Itr
"No-o," he replied, a abe held it
up against her. r
"But If there Is jut ny so. I may
have made a mistake, you know. If
you were to make any criticism at all,
what woud It be?" ,
"There 1 nothing to crltlclae, you
good man, you," she answered, know
ing that sbe could take It down In tbe
morning and exchange It and tbat the
chance were be would never discover
tbe fact "It 1 perfectly all rltfht, and
you,nrc one of the best husband Jn tbe
TlEEfACTS
For Sick Women
To Consider
yiMT. Thtt elmnet
In our hospitals performed npon women
Becomes necessary inrongb neglect of
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and Dsinful Mriode. 4fn1aA,nnt
of the female organs, pain Lnthe aids.
Durum? sensation in tbe stomach,
bearing-down pains, nervousness, dl
tineas and sleeplessness.
8ooin. Tbo medicine that holds
the record for the largest number of
absolute cures of female Ills 1 Lydls
E. Finkham's Vegetable Compound.
It MiralfttM. atronirthana mil
O R nut uv
diseases of the female organism as
nothing else can.
For ihlrtv veara it tiaa Iwwn fcolntno
women to bo strong, curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles, inflam
mation of tba femala omni walr.
ness and displacements, regulating
me penoaa periecuy ana overcoming
their pains. It has also proved itself
invaluable in Brenarlnir wnnwii tnr
childbirth and uie change of life.
TbTRH. Th at-eat Vftlnma n4 nnu.
Melted and mtefnl (Mtlmnnltli m fit
at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
nass., many oi wnicn are irora time to
time nnbliahed ! ru-rmlulnn. tIm th.
solute tridenoe ti th tain of Lydla
K.nnicnam s vegetable compound and
am. nnanaia aanoe.
Mrs.Pfakbam'1 Stasdi at Invitation
to Women.- Women suffering from any
form of female weakness are invited to
Promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink
am, at Lran. Mass. All letters in
received, opened, read and anawered
by women only. From stod torn riven.
your trouble may be located and tba
quickest and surest way of recovery
advised. Mrs. Pinkham is daughter,
in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and lor
twenty-five years tinder her direction
and since her decease ahe has been ad
viaingalck women free of charge, Out of
the vast volume of experience in treat
ing female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will heln
your ease. Surely, any woman, rich or
poor, ib very xooiisn u sue does not take
advantage of this generous offer of
assistance.
1 Otill
&e MORNING ASTORIAN
world." " ' '
"Tbat pays me for all my trouble."
he said, as a tear gathered In bis left
eye. "There are wive and wlvea,
There are wive wbo appreciate and
wlvea wbo don't You belong to the
former class, and I thank beaven for
It"
Met Mr, (tree.
Ten minutes later Mr. Bowser had an
errand at tbe drug store. On bis way
over he met Mr. Green. When she
bad asked after Mrs. I! iwscr she said:
"I thought I saw you In one of tbe
store this afternoon, but I was proba
bly mistaken."
"I wa In one of tbe stores all right
enough, and yon can't gues what for?"
"Gloves for your wife?" -
"No. I waa down to tbe tea gown
ale."
"Oh, abe gave you a bint that she
wanted a new tea gown, did she?"
"Not a blessed bint I wanted to give
ber a little surprise, you know, and I
think I did. Hue was raving about the
gown as I left tbe bouse."
, "What color did you getr asked tbe
woman.
"Lavender."
"Lavender on Mr. Bowser! Why.
you don't tell me! fine can't wear lav
ender any more than I can wear pink'"
"Why notr ,
.."Because It doesn't become ber. What
izo did you get?"
"Forty-two bust measure."
"Sokes alive! I know that her mess
ure Is only thirty-four. Wa It high o:
low cut?"
"Low, of course."
"Tben she will never, never wear It
Sbe hasn't g'rt tbe neck for a low cct
gown, and you csver saw ber wear one.
Tbo salesgirl uiiwt have thought yoi:
wanted something for a woman weigh
ing about 300 pounds and seventy yean
old. You shouldn't have done it Mr.
Bowser." (
Told Be Had Made Mletake.
"But do you mean to tell me," be re
torted, "do you mean to tell me that I
don't know enough to pick out a teu
guwn for Mrs. Bowser?"
"Of course you don't Not ono hus
band In a thousand does. Mr. Green
would no more attempt to pick out a
gown for me than nothing In the world.
Can't you see tbat you made four or
five bad mistakes?" ?;
Sbe said "Good night!" and passed
on, and Mr. Bowser took a walk around
the block. When be came to bla bouse
be turned In at the gate. He opened
the door like a man wbo baa deter
mined to scale the Alps. He walked
down tbe ball like a man having no
fear of a Colorado avalanche. The tea
gown lay on a chair. Mrs. Bowser and
tbe cat seemed to have been weeping.
"What a the matter?" was asked aa
be counted out $10 and alapped tbe
bills down on the table,
. Ko answer. ? : . ;
.'What are you going to dor was
ssked aa be flung the gown over his
arm and turned away. .
No answer. Mr. Bowser walked
straight out of the bouse, straight down
to the gate, straight down the street
for balf a block, and then tbe tragedy
occurred. He seized that tea gown by
the neck and choked It to death. He
seized It by tbe arms . and wrenched
them from their sockets. He gathered
up tbe skirt and rent and tore and
made strips of It, and tben he Jumped
up and down and uttered cuss words,
and tbe spring robin roosting In a tree
over bis bead uttered a shriek and flew
away through the darkness.
3d. QUAD.
IS OUR FIELD, AND WE COVER IT.
Our field is the district tributary to the
mouth of the Columbia River. We pene
trate into all the outlying districts, into
lumber camps and isolated neighborhoods.
The business of these places belongs to
you, and it is worth going after.. .Space in
THE MORNING ASTORIAN is reason
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the old stand. You may have a "grouch"
but that won't get business; forget it.
.Let the people know what you have to sell;
they may "forget" or have "forgotten"
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