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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1906)
MONDAY, JULY 30, loofl. THE MORNING ASTOmASnIA OREGON. 3Q POLLY'S MASQUERADE By BELLE NANIATES Copyright, lttna, by lit-mrU tltti "Illllnmul nillumii!" UiMtlljr called tlio brakomnn, thrusting opun Hie car door ON tlio trnlu slarkonod. Two of tho mnwngiTi wwe rousid from a stain of pusslvlty liy this nu DiiuiKciiiiMit nnd, Kiitlnrln thulr Iw lonifiiics, bnsti'nwl out Into tlio cold tiltfht. Oho whs a young (flrl with fliy lii't'l nu- nnd itiimliitiiitml; the oIImt. b iniiii dlntlniniliilioil In nppwir nm; Tlmy Ixttli lMkiHl IwwIlderliiRly bout litem iih !ii train sluwly jitillcil out. " " "Thl doosn't look Ilk my rwolN' tloiim of nillumii," an Id t liu Kill, locking liltmit t lie small, ili'HiTti'i! station. "It Isn't Hlllnmn."' snM tlio man () clilmlty. "What Ntiitlon In thlr lie Nkttl a n railroad omployw came out or llil ili'int, "This? TliU In UoIIIim. Illlliiinu lit tlX llll!( IX'.VBIlt lll'X t stop, Xwpt til IdlllK." , ,. , The two pnwiwr lookwl nt I'adi other In mutual dismay. The tflrl spoke MS I "MA MOW CAN I TKLIt , iwum!" Y00-I! first She spoke one won, nnd that man's word. 'Hi railroad employee looked ahorkfd, but tlio other man ap peared relieved. "Thank you very much," be Mid. "You voice my sentiments exactly. Our common inlafortuiie should allow ui to waive all ceremony nnd conven tionality. My mime In John Winter. I have recently taken up my abode In Hlllnmn." "Mlua In Tolly I-fiter." she nld frankly, "and I nm only going to Hlll nmn to visit. 1 triiNt I will never take up my abode there," "It Isn't nu enticing spot," lie ad mlttiHl, huinhliix. "When can wo get a train to ilillmiin?" ho ntikod of the railroad employee. "Not till tomorrow morning." "Then wo mum drive there. I pre sume there I no livery hero, but there must be omo one who will drive us over." "I guess Uauk Inula, the barkeep, would take you over In bla automobile. I'll aeo." He returned shortly with the bar keep and a runabout. Joha Winter mado a bargain with him for the trip, a ad as Tolly climbed to the seat beside him be sold: "I have some good news for you. It aeems our train meets the western ex press three miles from bore, and that train Is reported late, so we can over take our train and continue our way as we started." Tolly quite enjoyed this little ndven , ture. Hlie always did have a weakness 11 ad a tendency for adventures. She chatted freely with her new acquaint ance, siio was utmost sorry when they overtook nnd hoarded the sidetracked train, receiving apologies from tho brnkeman nnd grins from the pnssen gers. Tolly ami John Winters contlu tied their chatter until they approached Hlllnmn, Then hIio snld abruptly: "Hlllnmn Is a small phtco, and peoplo have narrow views regarding proprie ties. It would bo ns well If we got off singly and separately and meeting, as wo doubt lens will, as strangers." - "Certainly. You nre right," agreed Winters, going forward to the smoking cur. Tolly was met nnd whisked away to tho one hack by a spinster nunt. "Has Hlllmnn changed much-any new people moved In since I was Inst here, Aunt Cornelia?" asked Tolly de murely as they were unpacking her luggage. "Oh, yes. Illllman Is growing fast Lots of peoplo, and we've got a new minister, a city fellow." "Whnt'B his mime?" demanded Tolly, looking up. Interestedly, "The Rev. Mr. Winters." "Oh!" gasped Tolly feebly, bending over n refractory box cover. "What docs ho look like?" "I nm ashamed to sny I haven't seen him," replied her nunt. "First Sunday ho was hero I hnd n cold, Tho next Sunday it Just poured. He has cnlled, but I was not nt.ho.ine." "Well, 1 presume he will call gain," remarked Tolly, La tor, wfien she was a Ion and r poxlng comfortably In tli billowy feather bed, sh laughed wickedly and delightedly. , "Oh, what would Aunt Cornelia As If alio knew I swore right before the sew minister! She'd ksv town, I do believe. I thought 1 liked liltu very well, but I don't know. I like a minis ter to live up to his calling, and be should not have been amused. It was frivolous In him to know so much shout the world. If h weren't a min ister I know 'I'd like him, hut as h I minister I'd llko him to be different." The next afternoon her aunt an nounced that she had to attend a club meeting from which, she regretted to ay, outsiders were excluded, v Polly aptnmred resigned, however, and after ber aunt's departure she wandered bout the house seeking diversion. She found It In her aunt's bedroom In the shape of a wig, for her aunt had to re sort to n fa I ho beadgear, having lost ber hair through Illness. Tolly promptly donned It and sur rey ed herself. "I don't look unlike aunt," she thought, "only I am young end plump We look like, tho advertisements for before and after taking.'" In pursuance of tli resemblance sh tried on a black silken gown of her tint'. She had just pinned On a long, pointed lace collar and fastened It with a buge cniiii'o pin when she looked out of tho window and' saw ber fellow traveler coming up the steps. "Coming for a ministerial call. Ho won't recognise me In this outfit, and be ha never seen aunt I shall per sonatoher! , Sho hastened to admit the caller. . "How do you do-Mr. Winter, la II not? I am Ml-1 Cornelia Laflln. Be seated, please. I thought I was never going to meet my pastor. I was so sorry I was out when you called be fore." He jmlltely regretted the fact alac and proceeded to talk of the church matters. "Hypocrite!" thought Tolly. "I'll test him further." "Mr. Winters, I don't suppose I ought to tell you my troubles on our Orst meeting, but I feel I must unburden my mind and aak your advice." "Certainly, my dear Miss Laflln. You may command and trust me." "I have a niece visiting me a well meaning girl, but brought up In worldly way. and. Mr.. Winter, will you believe mo, she actually at times dear nit, bow can I tell you he wears!" "No, Miss Laflln! You amaze me It cannot be possible,'" "Horrid hypocrite!" thought Tolly gain. . ' Hearing voices on the porch, she look ed out and beheld her aunt entering In Company with a man. Dismayed, she snatched the wig from her bead re gardless of the effect upon the min ister. She bad Just concealed It when ber aunt and companion entered. "I made a mistake In the date, Tolly. This Is our pastor, Mr. Winter. My niece, Miss Lester, Mr. Winter. I met Mr. Winter on his way here." "well, John, what are you doing noror asked the mlulster after ac knowlwlglng tho Introduction to Tolly, Let roe Introduce my cousin, Mr. Win ters, though I presume you have Intro duced yourself." ies, i introduced myself." ne re- piled cheerfully. "Tolly!" exclaimed ber aunt, staring at her niece. "What In the world have you got my dress on for?" "Why, Aunt Cornelia, I was Just try ing It on when Mr. Winter rang and I bad no time to change." "And do you know," aald John, comw peiiiug i-ouy avenea eye to meet bis, "for Just half an. instant as you openeu me aoor l thought you were Miss Laflln, and then I at once recog nized you as the young lady I saw alighting from the train last night" MODEL DOUBLE DWELLING J t , ; . ., ... II Hm Mnr AM rant Ire lpell faa- t,f , , te -.' 4,000. ". (Copyright, 1H)S, by Btanloy A. Dennis, Ui Uroadway, Nw York.) Wo herewith presont to our readers model design and plans for a two family dwelling, the cost of which Is estimated by the architect at f 1,000. Ttioy can be used on a large or mall lot with excellent results, Among their special feature are the private entrance to each apartment, the rear lairs, which run from the collar to Mixed Path lo Happlnaaa, "How nice and lit you look this mom lngl You always look so fresh after a shave," said Myers to his wife as he entered the breakfust room. "How pretty that llttlo house dress Is that you have on!" she answered, with a smile. "What on earth are you two people talking about?" inquired the friend who was visiting them. "You see, we read an article In a mag azine supplement once, entitled 'Rec Ipo For a Continuous Honeymoou, " said Mrs. Myers. "It gave a list of tho phrases that husband and wife should sny to each other every morning before breakfast George was so tickled with tho Idea that he cut them out nnd pasted them ou tho doors of our respec tive bedrooms. We were to use one of the phrases every morning. But it hap pened that he pasted the two sections exactly wrong, so that the husband's list was on my door nnd the wife's on his. And now when ho comes In and says to me, 'You dou't know how well that waistcoat sets off your great deep chest,' 1 nuswer. 'Wlmt a dear, lovable llttlo thing you are!' That's the answer. Wo have n hit of fun out of it. Great scheme, Isn't It?" 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There's nothing tust as good as MEN KEN'S BO RAT ED POWDER, and the dealer who says there is, risks bis customer's skin ana safety to make an extra profit on a ale. Have you tried MENNEN'S VIOLET BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER? Ladles partial to violet perfume will find Mennen's Violet Powder fragrant with the odor of fresh plucked Parma Violeta.. Pot mW averywhor lor tf cent, or " mailed portpaid on rectipt m price, by GER.HAR.O MENNEN CO., Newark, N. J. an, ffaay t f "Ti m Tv-tlmiiitlUn t THE UNION OAS ENGINE COMPANY Marine and Stationary Gas and Gasoline Engines. WE ARE NOW FILLING ORDERS FROM OUR NEW WORKS. WRITE US FOR PRICES AND ILLUSTRATED .CATALOGUE. F. P. Kendall, General Sales Agent, ' Front St, Portland, Ore. ., ., , I II I il SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED 50 CENTS AND UP Steam Cleaning and Dying a Specialty. Special Attention Given to Ladies's Work. All Work Called for and Delivered. CARL, BRBON 72 Ninth Street ASTORIA, OREGON me OEM C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors and dears Hot Lunch at all Hours Merchants Lunch From ii to i O'clock . 35 Cents Corner Elerent h and Commercial ASTORIA OREGON Indigestion. With its companions, heart burn, flatulence, torpidity of the liver, consti pation, palpitation of the heart, poor cir culation, headache and other nervous symptoms, aallow skin, four tongue, offensive breath and a legion of other ailments, is at once the most widespread and destructive malady among the American people. 'The Herbine treat ment will cure all these troubles. 50c bottle. , Sold by Hart's druir store. Croup. Is a violent inflammation of the mucous membrance of the wind pipe, which sometimes extends to the larynx and bronchial tubes; and is one of the most dangerous diseases of children. It almost always comes on in the night Give frequent small doses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup and apply Ballard's Snow Liniment externally to the throat. 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by Hart's drug store. . Field 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 able; contract for some and let these out siders know that you are still in business at 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 MORNING ASTORIAN THE ONLY PAPER ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA HAVING ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE