TUESDAY, AUGUST J, 1909.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
StiOWERS
By FRANK II. SWEET
&WW tmt lv V, ', AiMtnwil
There was tt swift turn with scare
ly any slackening of speed, the, two
uler wheels nti inch nlnv the ground
they iwiuiK thw corner, then I ho 11 u
tcinolillo cll led iluwn to 0 long
straight run.
"lo you think we can unika It, ,Mr.
Towtmeml?" (lie tilrl asluid anxiously.'.
;"Mkt lt"-lalitljr-"of course we
. It Isn't over ttt or twelve utiles,
ltd we can ( ut n mm IT puce ami
do tlint In thirty minute, mat those
cloud yonder nra not halfway up the
sky yet." J:
Tho eh I'm face showed relief.
"I suppose It'i foolish," nlm MMlil, "but
I do liutn to K"t ' iuilit In it ruin. Ami
-and you know-or, rather, probably
you ilou't knnw - ll'ii a sort of ILfo and
death Affair for a girl with 0 brum!
new Imt and costume to get mixed up
la a shower. Kwy true woman can
j
"ou, tou VKXH nor t"
yrjipstlilso with the girl who saved
ler bat at the expense or a month Wi
der doctora care."
We'll save yours without the ex
IMfUM of so much 11 a hatpin, be re
sponded.
But ho reckoned without thought of
the month.
Ten minutes, and th clouds had cot
rolled up appreciably higher. Then ami
dimly a rain drop splashed against the
girl's face, followed by a dash of water
thnt drooped an ostrich feather toward
lior eyo. Tho ulil'a hand flew to bur
hatpins, but before they cuuld bo with
drawn tin) rain was coming down In
torrents, and the hands fell to her side
.with a tragic motion of helplessness.
Both ahot a quick glance behind.
There were no dark clouds rolling up
and above tlietn. On all aides nave
(where the clouds were creeping up In
front thn sky was blue, but overhead a
alight patch of mint had obscured the
tiky, but not so thickly as entirely to
abut out the blue. The inau scowled
tinderstandlugly.
"It's April." lie an Id, "and a crack
opened In tho sky just wide enough
for a cloud to pop out. Huuinn fore
night Isn't proof against that. And your
dress, too. I'm sorry, Mlas Ellis."
"Yes, so uii) 1," qulKKlngly, ber good
tumor quickly returning. "The cos
ttimo was only sent homo this morning,
ami I counted ou It helping ine out at
the house party next week. What almll
,we do?"
"Scorch for shelter. I huvo alrcudy
doubled speed. There," ns a white spot
showed utulcr some trees In the dls
tunee, "Hint's n house, I think. No,"
as they rushed nearer, "It's a aniull
liotel. We'll stop there."
Another two minutes and they lmd
swung from the road nnd across tho
Inwu, tip to tho very door, without re
gard to path or Ki'u.ss, and Mr, Town
send threw himself from the ear and
lifted her .almost bodily to the shelter
of the little pluzzn. .Then lie started
back toward the enr,
"I'll run up to tho city and get yon
a change of clothing," he called hur
riedly. "I can go to your home and
be back In half nu hour. Meanwhile
go In somewhere iiwuy from the nlr."
But sho throw up n hand protest Ingly.
"What nonsense!" she cried. "The
fdiowcr'll be over In five minutes. See.
It's already breaking away; nnd just
as soon ns the sun Is out it will be
warm ngiiln. I would rather go on
with you." She glanced down at her
Wet garments ruefully. "It wouldn't
lie nuy satisfaction staying here," she
added. "You may seo If you can bor
row me some kind of wrap, tius;li."
Ho hesitated, then stepped with her
Into tho hotel. Leaving her In the par
lor, he went to tho office. As be entered
f. young lady appeared at a side door.
After a moment their eyes met, then
both sprang forward, .
"1'Mlth!" ho cried delightedly. "When
did you arrive'"
"Last night. We didn't stop over at
"Washington, as planned. One of our
party knew ubotit this quiet 111 tie liotel,
and wo earno straight hero for a few
days' rest. It's funny to meet you so
booh, though, but It saves mo sending
a message Into the city after you. My
friend .leuves tomorrow,, nnd. we're
planning t little home party tonight as
a ,aort of farowoll. No, never wind
your clothe," as she saw htm glance
down at them significantly. "We can
find change f'r you In the botol. Ton
can't leave us now w'e'vrt got you. Oh,
you dear boy," bending forward sud
denly and kisilng dim, regardless of
the two or throe men In the room, "I
am glad to see you! Now stsy here Just
a uilnuto while I run tip and get Jen
nie. 8ho wnnls to meet you."
"Hold on; wait a minute!" called Mr,
Towiisciid, suddenly recollecting lilui
telf. Hut the young lady was gone. He
returned to the parlor, the wrap for
gotten. His iianpniilou was not there,
"Tho ludy you came in with has just
left," snld an attendant. "Hbe asked
about a train for the eliy, 0 ml , I told
ber one was at the depot Just ready to
start. The depot's r'ght behind tho ho
tel. There," ns tl'' i'Uflng of an engine
came to them, "it s going now, Hhe
left this note."
Townseiid simtcbed the uote and
read: . -:; .": ;
Mr. Towiininl-I wus standing by th
dour, unit snw ih itiit kl you. Vor an
ttwiiiint 1 st't'pitiwd. Tlien I rmem-
twreil I h;i.t knuwn you oily a month.
Thank you fur the auto rldf. Slnceroly,
IHJTM ELLIS.
Townsend sniotbtfro 1 ou ejclamatlon
ami sprang itowu the slejis to bis auto
mobile, not even stopping to pick up
bis bat. Th tin minutes biter the young
lady re-entered the otllce,
"Where's the gentleman 1 was talk
Jug with a few minutes ago?" she ask
ed of the clerk. .
"tSone oT III b!s auto," the clerk re
plied politely. "Hrn'med lu a burry."
llio young ludy stared, then her eyes
tilled with tears, and she turned hur
riedly and left the room.
Meanwhile TowiihcikI was defying
all conitcijtifticfs uf speed lu his mad
rush to tho city, forgetful that the
tralu was Mug nip Idly left behind.
When bo reached the renldcucc of Miss
Ellis it was slopping at u way station
three miles away. He ullppcd Into the
vestibule, wet and miserable.
A half hour Isier her carriage drove
up and stopped beside his automobile.
Ilu was at the currlage dour when it
oiM-iicd. As she saw blin Miss Ellis
recoiled, ber face darkening.
"You here,'' she begun.
"It was my sister you saw," be broke
In hurriedly and Incoherently. "Just my
Istor EUitbiand"-
"I thought she was In Mexico,"
coldly.
"She was, but they got back earlier
than expected. And now I suppose she
la croes. too, from the way I left."
Miss Kills waited Inquiringly, but as
be explained her face cleared like the
ky after the shower. When he finish
ed she was smiling.
"I think we can make It all right.
Horry," she said. She nerer bad used
that name before.' "You run on to
your hotel and put on dry clothing, and
1 w-tll co to and do the same. Be back
here in half an hour or so, and we'll go
out to the hotel and spend the eveulug.
Your sister will laugh with us when
she bears the explanation. Hurry!"
Harry Townsend did hurry, and now
his own fan was as clear as the un
clouded sky.
"Wwed old April shower!" ho cried
as lie spriins into bis automobile. "It
helped me on with Miss Ellis more
than n year of ordlnnry acquaintance
could have done."
THREE FACTS
For Sick Women
To Consider
FlMT. .That almost etrv oner&thm
Id our hospitals performed upon women
becomes necessary throua-h neirleot of
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and painful periods, displacement
of the female organs, pain in the aide,
burning sensation in the stomach,
bearing-down pains, nervousness, dl
tiness and sleeplessness.
Second. The xnedlolna that holdi
the record for the largest number of
absolute cures of lemalo Ills la Lydia
. riukham's Vegetable Compound.
It rearulatea. atrenirthena and diimi
diseases of the female organism as
notning eiae can.
For thlrtv veara it him Ywum fcnlntno
women to be strong, curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles, inflam
mation of the female onrnna. wahIt.
neas and displacements, retrulatlnu
the periods perfectly and overcoming
their nnlns. It h&a nisei nrnwrl foalf
InvnlunhlA in nrnnnrlni wnmnn fan
childbirth and the change of life.
TimiD. The CMat Wllnmn nf nnaw
liAitftd Tld trrtflll iaaflmnnlala nn til.
" -w-- .'U.UUII.UI vu
at the Plnkham Laboratory at Lynn,
www., many 01 wnicn are irom time to
time Dublianed hxr nnrmtnalnn
aolnta evidence of the v&lne of Lydis
tu. nnnnam s vegetame Compound and
Mrs. Plnkham's advice.
Mr.PInkham'f StandlnelnvlUtlon
to Women.-Women suffering from any
xorm 01 iemaie wearaess are invitea to
promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass. AU letters are
received, opened, read and answered
by women only. From symptoms given,
your trouble may be located and the
quiokest and surest way of recovery
advised. Mrs, Pinkham is daughter-in-law
of Lydia E. Pinkham and for
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease she has been ad-
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the vast volume of experience in treat
ing female Ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will help
your case. Surely, any woman, rich or
poor, is very foolish if she does not take
advantage of this generous offer of
assistance.
A DINNER
DECEPTION
By Katt M. Chary
CvvrU)hl, tma. hit a. T. VleknMM
Tho telegram dropped from the bant!
of I sola Itay,
"Now, what do you think' of that
Funny?" she bhUoiI,
Funny, a big, tortolne shell cat, sig
nlflod her sympathy by putting her pur
ring head against the amber satin slip
per of her young mistress. The lattei
picked tip the yellow slip of paper and
road It over.
"Will bring Edward Carden up t
dinner this evening. Carte blanche li
all things, of course, but do the best
you can, dear girl." ?
Now, Isola Itay, but lately returned
from college to make home for and
with a wealthy bachelor brother, wai
Ignorant of household lore and quit
preposterously pretty. Thus suddenly
confronted by an emergency under sin-
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Tint PISNKH in TBI COST PTXTKO BOOH
wrarr orr KetiioirrrvLtT.
gularly cxnsfieratlng domestic clrcum
stances, the cousclousness of her own
Inefficiency dismayed her.
"Funny" (she crumbled the yellow
slip into a ball and aimed It at tb
wastebasket). "let us consider what
we had Iietter do."
Funny, not at all averse to being
cuddled in lace draped, faintly fragant
arms, promptly lost herself In somno
lence. "If only Delia had not gone to the
funeral of that grandchild that expires
with periodical regularity every three
weeks!" Oblivious of the indifference
of ber auditor, Miss Ray kept mur
muring on. "And if Ellen Jane wen
not in bed with n Jumping toothache
wo might pull through, Funuy. Dear,
dear! All the years I was learning
Latin, why could I not have learned
how to cook something except fudges!
Gracious! Who's that?" Funny was
promptly and peremptorily dispos
sessed. Miss Itay hurried in response to the
brisk knock at the back door. "Iff
never you, my dear!" cried Isola Ray.
She had flung open the door and was
gathering a little sweet faced, apple
cheeked countrified woman into the
Joyful embrace of her loving young
arms. "I'd be giad to see you any
time, Aunt Elvira, but Just now well.
Just now your coming seems provi
deutlal!" Aunt Elvira returned cordially the
caress of the gracious arms and lips.
"Now, bow does that happen, honey r
she asked.
She had entered the kitchen all
shining tiles, enamel and blue and
white kitchen ware. She put her old
brown, cracked,' bulging bag down by
the sink aud with oue dexterous twist
had divested herself of bonnet and
coat.
"Oh, Delia that's the cook has gone
to oue of ber periodica! funerals, nor
relatives ate legion, and every few
weeks oue of them dies. Aud the oth
er maid has toothache. And Victor
telegraphed he was bringing his best
friend who has not before visited this
city up to dinner tonight You know
how my brother detests auy cooking
except what Is done at home. And -bcyond
fudges or u good salad I don't
know bow to make a thing!"
"Don't you worry. Just you do what
old Aunt Klvlry tells you." The small
woman bud fished a fresh apron, a
pencil and the back of nu envelope out
of her bag.
"You get the t'aiuss I write dowu--never
mind the stv.!l!-:;; se::t In ;U'.cU,
dear. Then go nnd pet sor.ie flower;;,
show me where the Hneh mid silver .uc
kept and put o:i tlio fiv.:!e.;t dres
you've got to your Ir.ek. Sv.ro!
on, now! Didn't 1 kv.vo vjv. a!) t!)p
time your mother II'.:ss your ('ear
heart was In the north? And 'tis
even prettier than s!k mms you nre.
And they called her the biwaty 0.' I.e.
day." "Oh, you lovable old fiatteer!" crie.l
the girl. Then she k'.ssoj ng'i'.a tfct? 11"
tie red, wrinkled face aud del to tl"!
telephone.
ghe slipped on a. discreet and.. envel
oping ASl of Sark' blsfe silk and Vent
off to buy ber flowers, And coming
home she looked down upon the sheai
of long stemmed, dark red rose lying
igalnst Her arm end the fanciful lines
Bessie Chandler recurred to her:
Oit, the fate of a man Is pant Clncsmlngl
Lltllfl did Juciiijcmlriot tuppon
it AuNterlHs, or st Hoicow'n burning,
; lili fume would mm In the heart of a
ros, ; ,., ,
The dinner In the cozy dining room,
aglow wJlh tho softly tinted lights from
Etruscan electroliers, went off delight
fully. Victor Itay beamed bis appror
si. He hud not Imagined that tills be
loved yonng sister of his could attend
10 satisfactorily to things, especially
w ith one maid III and the other a dere
lict. And Edward Carden, brawn, rug
ged, keen of gin nee a man whose
name was known for scholarship and
brilliance on two continents appeared
to find In his girlish hostess much
grace and chorai,
Aud Isola Itay was charmed by this
stalwart friend of her brother's. He
bad sccu so much of the world. He
bad seen so many much frequented
snd little frequented places. Without
arrogance or ostentation, lie talked
about his travels.
She, In the softness of black lawns
and laces, her hair shining like bur
nished gold and her sea blue eyes
sparkling, listened to the tales told as
perchance Desdemona llstened-long
go.
Hbe was recalled to herself quickly
by the action of the Japanese lad who
bud been hired to wait on the table,
lie bad given a slight start and was
staring at the door through which be
had Just come. Isola turned hastily
and glanced In that direction also. A
little red, eager countenance was visi
ble. Anxious to see that her carefully
prepared dinner was being properly
served, Mrs. Devlin was peering In at
the door. But Edward Carden bad
also caught sight of her.
"Aunt EIvlrnT he cried, and sprang
to his feet. "Why-Aunt Elvira!"
Tben be was across the room and bad
ber by the shoulders and was cordially
sliaklng her. She was laughing like s
child with pleasure.
"I didn't know It was you was com
ing, sonslo. I never knowed It was
you!"
"I did not know you were acquainted
with Mr. Carden!" cried isola la
amazement
"I minded him when he was little,
honey-same as I did you."
"Tell him," laughed the girl, "that
you cooked this dinner! I could no
more do so than I could fly to Mars.
If you had not come to my rescue"
She made an expressive little gesture
of despair.
Victor's gay 'olce rang out "It was
a rattling good dinner, all right! Sup
posing we finish It?"
And when he had gone upstairs to re
ply to a telephone ring It was Just a
few lines of a familiar poem that
brought the rosy tide back to a girl's
delicate face.
"I rather agree with Mrs. Browning,"
declared Edward Carden. And be
quoted softly:
"A housemaid or cook
One may hire with but little to pay.
But a woman' heurt and a woman's tit
Arc not to be won thut way."
Elvira heard through the pantry
whidow. S!w wiped her kind o!d eyes
on her .apron, "(iod bless 'em."' she
said, while i'unuy purrod acquiescence
over her saucer of milk.
Our new minister to Japan, Luke
Wright, complains that no two of his
pictures in the papers are of the same
man.
l
as" s a,
r
The Kind Tou Ilare Always Bought, stud which has been
In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under his per-
rihf. aonal supervision since Its infancy.
'CC4CA4it Atlntr nn ans in dec l va von In thin.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ' Just-as-good are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment,
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant, It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fererlshness, It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind Yon Hare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMt cuTuM cMwm, r? mvbm TttT, mnin cm.
While the fool is waiting for an op
portnnity the wise man makes one. ,
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I never would have survived had I not
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me of general debility." Sure cure for
all stomach. Liver and Kidney com
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ziness and weakness or bodily decline.
Price 50c Guaranteed by Charles Rogers
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Th American
Collection Agency
No fee charged un
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made. We make col
lections in all parts
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413 Kansas Are.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
ANTHONY P. WILSON, Attorney
Galveston's Sea Wall
makes life now as safe in that city as
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who resides on Dutton St., in Waco, Tex.
needs no sea wall for safety. He writes:
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NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED
Properties and Business of all kinds sold
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day describing what you hive to sell
and give cash price on same.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
any kind of Business or Real Estate
anywhere, at any price, write me your
requirements. I can save you time and
money.
DAVID D. TAFF,
THE LAND MAN
413 Kansas Avenue.
TOPEKA, .... . KANSAS. .
our Wiei
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mouth of the Columbia River. We pene
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