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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1906)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, loofl. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. In the Season of Growth By PETER M'ARTHUR Osyrlglit, IKS, by Jtiar MoArtliur Tim bnS Iwi'ii IntrwJui'f.l onlj n'few inliuitcM tnfir ntd went wnixlttrliig tbruiiKli III gnrdtm tryluK to miiku ciivrsiitIoti. This liwitiMul wpiUlit-r bml rwHvt'd full ntii eitri'ful ntli'iitlon, JH condition of Urn IHhc iiiul row IjiihIim Jmil bwu aUnmncil, nui thiMj catno sllom. 1Mb ww liciflniihiir to fwl swkwsrd wlieu Jawk'N ) HnMl on a Imlli IjMiik l'rt Ijr litiMi'n liy a Iwrdur. Tru to tli In stinct of 11 footlmll pluyer, lio KHV0 It a di'ft kick tbut wnt It spinning nlonu In yrnvol wslk. "Tlio ijartli'lHT niUHt littti dropped It wlii'ii ho wn punning tli awmv". siihl Hetty, Kind to lieur tin r own vole AKult). 'Trtmps lit just laid It nuldo ther lxvnu0 lie didn't want liyaclntlj moiiff tbcni," Jack replied, pkklng up tlm btilb, mid, tliiu. being a trim Om- rlnn, be could not resist quoting: "I tomxllm think (ht nsvsr blows so r1 Th rvm m whr sow burlad cmt Thai vtry hyacinth Um rrdi wear Propped In her Up from wm once lovely htsd," "Well," Mid Brtty, wltb mischie vous smll, "Dontld'i besd mix br tarn lovely one, but It must bar ma foofor b took to gardening. At pre, tut b la m; bald, ami the Uttl fringe of ualr be baa left la decidedly rtd. Ilia are bardly tbt "bjsclulLln lock" Milton bad In mind, and I doubt If Emwraon would Ubt recognhted blm aa "The hyaclnlhlne boy for whom Morn well might break ud April bloom." "You are fond of poetry, 1 aoe," aald Jack wben U117 bad atonped laugtilng' at br eally. "Very," aaid BtUy, "bui you aUrtod us 00 tb wrong Uck If we r to do Justice to that neglected little bulb. You abould bar recited Holme' line: The spendthrift crocus, bursting through the mold, Naked and shivering with his eup of gold." "But X dou't e bow tUt applies to this bysclutti.- 1 Tardon me-to that croeua.'' "But I took a blgb stand la botany wben I graduated. It was on of tbe optional studies ou my course, and I plugged four rolutne la two weeks." "Primroses by the rlver'e brim Dloolotedons were to htm. And Ihty were nothing more," she quoted smilingly from a clever parody. "That may be," be replied, "but tliougb my knowledge of botany is en tirely bookish MI hum It to the prac tical and red haired Donald to prove that I am right I'll wager a pair of glove to a tie that this Is a hyacinth. What do you aayT "ttlmpty that I wear Ave and a halfs." "Well, wbir cnu we Hud Dounkir i "Tlil bcltig his day off I can hardly nay. Hut I'll tell you what will b bet tor fun. Let us plant tbe bulb and so which It turns out to bef ' "That Is a bargain. But will It bo mire to gut the attcutlou necessary to make It grow?' "I'll plant It and care for It mysolf." "But I claim the right of superin tending the work and examining the plant from time to time to make aura that my interest la being guarded." "All right If you will go up to the veranda and get the trowel that la ly- mM. Ni:.N'i''., II BUU I'ULLEI) VV HKH SLEEVES TO BEB BlillOWS. lug by the step I will find an empty upot in ono of tlio beds In which to plant my crocuH." When Jack had porfornied his errand lio found Betty kneelltig on the horder of 0110 of the boila waiting for him. He gallantly offered to do the plnnting, but eho acornod uIh aHHlstnnce. "Do j-ou think," hIio cried, "that I .would trust tho plnutlng of nn Innocent little bulb to a man whwe knowledge of botany Is nt once academic and wrong? Never!" Sho Imil taken oft her cuffs and 'pull ed up her sleeves to her elbows, and ns Jack watched lie had a chance to see bow lltho and shapely were her wriBta and .hands, II 'could also 'Ma bow naturally tb sunlight glinted tbrougb her brown b ilr, and wben sbe looktd op at blm with lauglilog eyes, after patting the soil Into place ortr tb bulb, he could aoe thit they wero of an unfathomable blue, , "You hut done the piloting,'1: be claimed. "Kow I should be permitted to do tho watering." ; f - "Bat a plant like this should be wa tered every evening," she protested. , 'Of of timer," be pursued blandly, i 1 "6h, t couldn't think of letting a fool lab llttlo bet Ilk thla Interfere with your business." 1 ' "You couldn't? Why,, I propose to maktt the watering of this plant mj (biff est, business, and I shall not let anything else Interfere with It" "But you are a luwyer, I understand. What will you clletits ssy?" "To be a lawyer you must first catcb your client," he commented whimsical ly and tlieu added with well affected earnestness: "By tho way, you haven't any trinities that I could straighten out for j o I, bar you? I mean trouble of a legtt nnture." ( "1 have no troubles of any kind," ah replied luugblugly, -J 4- "Lucky girl, though. It I unlucky for me. I don't know but I shall feel It my duty to make trouble of some kind for you." "If you try you will perhaps find that 1 rati inak trouble too." "I don't doubt It" b aald bantering ly and beaved a deep algh. "Wben It comes to really making trouble com mend me to good looking girl of eight een or thereabout, especially In tbe springtime." "Ob, you needn't be alarmed," ah pouted, "And I wa Just beginning to bope that I might he. Wall, well, If you do have trouble of any kind that developa a legal aspect that does not require too profound a knowledge of the law, but at the asm time demands lengthy con stitutions, I hope you will not forget me. My oflW hours are from 10 to 6, except wben I am yachting, golfing or play tug tennis." "Do you do much yachting?" "1 usually spend Friday and Satur day of each we on board and take a couple of long cruise cb season." "IH you golf much?" she persisted, with growing mischief In her eyes. "1 make It a rule to play eighteen bole eacb Monday and Wednesday. It really mkea a great deal of practice to keep oneself In form at golf," he ex plained unblunhlngly. "And tennis r "Well, I am able to devote only my Tuesdays and Thursdays to that fasci nating game. We really bare ripping courts, and I bop you wUl become a member of our Uttle club." She laughed Joyously, .without an swering bis suggestion. "With the amount of time you devote to golf, tennis nd yachting I am afraid you would not bav much Urn to de rot to any troubles I might bring to you." "I sincerely bop you may nerer bar any mora troubles than I can attend to, even lu Um email amount of time that I deroto to law." Thla waa aald so meaningly that be blushed faintly. But Just at that point his mother con cluded her call on Betty's mother, and he hnd to go along ns bcr escort There never was a flower more care fully tended than that little waif. Aa Betty Curtis bod come to the town with ber mother to sMnd the summer In tho flue residence bur father bad bought for them sbe had nothing to do but en Joy herself. Jack Etherldge was al most equally blessed with leisure, for, though, In compliance with the wishes of bis widowed mother, he had com menced the practice of law so that he would know better how to care for his wealth wben ah left blm ber fortune, In addition to the handsome Income be derived from the estate of his father, ho did not elect to live a strenuous life. After careful Investigation be decided to hang out his shingle In this pleasant little town that bad excellent golf links at the rear and a luxurious yacht club on tho water front II opened offices with a southern exposure In the post ofilce building and fitted them up with f arniture admirably suited for lounging on and waited comfortably for his first client In order to pass the time as pleasantly as possible he supplemented hi library of law books with all the latost novels and current magazines. Ills mother was satisfied, and it can not be qald that he felt life to be un duly exacting. lie conscientiously k,ept regular office hours, as explained above, so It naturally happened that he fre quently walked home from the links with Betty after a pleasant game, and the first thing they always did waa to take a look at tho little mound that cov ered their bulb. Donald bad been warned to leave It alone, and they saw to it that no weed sprouted In its vi cinity. , "I nm Inclined to think," said Botty a couple of weeks after tho planting, "that a watched bulb Is somewhat like a watched pot." "Perhaps the hynclnthlne Donald threw it away because he raw that It was dead." "Oh, I noticed that It was quite fro.-h when I planted It. but i t!t:a'.; It 1: mean of you to use tlu vjr.3 . h.vn cinthine when you U'.o-.v v.v:i er.ov.::" that there Is 110 co:r.:r.C!'.i v.:'! .x'.- 1'. rived from crocus. 1 v'r.'.l 1: r vengo, however, when It rr;v," One fine evening nbov.t !:. ! !!; . May when they went t- t!:i-'!' Uv "m spot In the garden they' Orisl : their bulb had pushed Uj. j.:i t!i ground. . But It had not cj-' f;' enough for them to decUo whMi w.i right. Next evening Jack came asJu. fy matters wero getting exciting. By this I Cm lb teneter gretro leave had tA gun to open, and It wa clear that tb plant was not a crocus, Tb leave wr thick and broad. t 1 I ' 1 "I knw I wa right," Jack uclaim d xttltlng1y, "It 1 certainly not a crcu( therefor it must b a bys rlntb, I prefer ilea (Lot ar quiet in color and pattern," "Not o fast," sojd Betty. "The Idea of 5 lawyer using such logic. I admit It Is not crocus, but I see no reason to believe that it Is a hyacinth. It 1 not necessarily a hyacinth because It I not a crocus. There are thousands of other tilings that It may ho, Yon a law yer and to make audi a claim. Fle!" "Oh, that Is all right! A lawyer al ways claims everything In sight. 1 luppos w will bar to, ask Donald to settle the matter for us." "We shall do nothing of tbe kind. I-et us wait until It flowers, and then I'll undertake to eat It In addition to paying my wager If you prove to be right, though I may be tempted to transplant something more1 edible In Its place If It should really turn out to b a hyacinth." "X leek, for Instance. It grows from a bulb and Is edible." Bhakesneare bn said that "for lovers lucking matter the cleanliest shift Is to kiss," but Betty and Jack bad not con fessed to themsolre that they wor lovers, and whenever they lacked mat ter they could fall back on tbe bulb. It furnished them with unfailing mat ter for chat and banter when other "SOMKTBUtO BXSa TOW PLAJCTBD HAS ALSO BbOHSOKlD. conversation failed, and In a subtle way all their thoughts of on another wera Intertwined with It When Jack went away on th an nual yachting cruise of th club Betty found a peculiar pleasure In tending to the mysterious little plant that waa strangely familiar, although ah could not remember ever baring seen on In a garden. While watering It and re moving every weed that dared to ap poar It brought back to her many pleas ant memories, and she had a sense of compauloiiKhlp while watching it And when It finally put forth the blossom that betrayed Its Identity sbe blushed and laughed and blushed again wben sbe wondered what Jack would say when be sow It Yachting Is a most leisurely pastime and gives one ample opportunities for thought Before the crulso was over Jack had made for himself an unac countable reputation for stlonce and unsociability. Those who observed him noted that be frequently smiled to him self and shook their beads ominously. Toward the end of 'the cruise It was seen that his facfc had taken on the seriousness of a great resolution, and It was evident that bis mind had been made np finally on some matter of the grarest Importance. When Betty saw him coming up the garden path after his return she was smitten with sudden confusion, but she managed to greet him with proper dig nity. After the usual exchange of com pliments and a few Inquiries on her part regarding the cruise the conversa tion became monosyllabic. As usual ou such occasions sbe reverted to the bulb to start tt again. "I have taken good care of our bulb since you left. It has blossomed at last" "I have also watched the growth of Bomethlug you planted, and It has also blossomed," he said like one who had carefully rehearsed a part. "That I planted? I don't under stand. And she looked at him with wide eyed wouder. She observed, how ever, that he looked' very athletic and that a tanned complexion became him. "Y-yes. I have watched what you planted, and It has blossomed Into lore. I have come to ask If you will care for that flower In my heart forever." Being of a poetic temperament, how could sbe refuso a proposal so poetic? When the matter was settled, with pretty formalities too sacred for the eyes of outsiders, she looked up at him and exclaimed: "Wouldn't you like to see the other plant? It turns out to have been very significant." "It doesn't bear orange blossoms, does it?" "Not exactly, but It bears something almost as appropriate." "Well, it will be the favorite plant iu our garden some day. In fact, I think I'll have a whole garden full of it." "I have found how it got here," she explained as they passed through tbe garden. "One of Donald's children brought It home from the woods and put it among the bulbs. He recognized It and threw It awaf." When Jack saw the plant he laughed loudly, and, their laughter silijglejl Jnts music. Ol'TS little nKund 7here'Bet ty bad planted the bulb there bloomed a fin a Jack in-the-pulplt as any on would wish to ace, "It look Just a If it ww ready to perform th marriage service and g1v tu It blessing," said Jack as be kneel d to remor a llttl weod that showed It bend near by, r .. Betty fry appropriately kneeled b Id blm. HOT AND COLO VMTER. How to I Th Keinrdlr to fbft t f brat AiittfiilsKF. Hot or old watur In excellent os on application for InflMinmatlon. conges tions or af ralous, but how many peo ple know wbiib, to Wj'y In particular cases whl'e awaiting tha arrival of medical relief? Xot many, ami the t:u iukei uial!; Hi somo Instances ore lu dicrous. 4 Tuko the burber, for ?::aniple, r.Ua has cut his natron's face, no generally washes tin fa with n tswr-I 3.ikt-d In warm wifor,' often pressing it right Into tho In.'-iry, and then wonder why the blood thw from tbe cut so free!.", lu nlnety-n m c.ises out of a hnndred If he had used e;;ld water, nnd the colder the Juet'er. the blood woul J bavo cea 'd l l!r.v froiu tho Injury ai together, ns the cold would have a ten dency to coitnut the openings In th torn blood re!s. In all cases of such cuts or nbr.: ;:iu very cold water will at leant reda-e the amount of bleeding If It drMi't ;i';; It nltogather. and yet. singularly ei . bo:ii::g wntcr wll' have tho suiiii? effect. Va'r below Kis Lolling point In crcs th" 33. but n!w that !c gre dxcri'i : U. !: r.:fnce ln.1amr.ja tlous or conev.!o:i )!(1 water ought to lie used, wblle If the cocilltioti Is UBted Mow tin' nvtrttttv hot water l. noceary ns r) n; ;l!cnt!o;i been use If Crews th. !i)J t vinl the snrfact end thus 'st'mute'.c th? circulation thra'x'a t!:? p:rt wb?re It I roost needed. In m.'ci c? r :v ::.s cr plaipla w!th pu fn-ii::? !n :h.'::i. Ir.t rj;kt have not yet iua t j a heiu, the sc;tj Hon of poa cm be rapidly incrc:: :c.1 and tbe duration of tho r.nuyan thereby deero-t wd by applying hot wa ter to them at frequent Intervals. Where the e.e U inlhuned or smarts, after a period of eye strain, sach in night work often induce, hot appli cations are the x'.:va t:r relief, bat the water used !io::l! be gradual!;, allowed to c wl off toward the end. 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