UN DAY, APRIL it, 1007.
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, A. STOMA, OREGON.
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CONQUEST CANAAN
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S By BOOTH TARKINGTON, '
Author of "Chsrnr," "Monlur Btiucslrs," III.
COPYRIGHT, 1901, 1Y HARPER BROTHER.
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HE W'iU" Iti Hip light of morning
anmr.'d mul full of a strangs
woml r Ufiiimn lit did not
know wlint liinl Bmnsml lilru
'4 chlmo of U'iU sumulin from a utiurt-b
ttttila across tlit mjuare, ringing oul
U assured r'itouHNtimn, Btfniinoulnf
0i IxhI pooplt who lunlntnlnod thM
to com. mill lit U'iu-itUi ttiut or b
taken to Uk hiii they Ml ea dismal
ly upon Joo'a War tlmt he lit Hired him-
Hlf nd roNo. 'o tliv ili'iiifht of bit moo-
CI. who IciiHl utou uliu Jr fully,
hour latr or ttiiWRlMiit tUt pair
ttntrt from the mirnw stairway tad
(tood for lioinaut. blinking In tht
fnlr tonslilne npivmnitljr andeddtd
frblch way in go. Ttio cliurcu twill
,41 tit sIlMit. Him wni no tiroes. Tot
'ilr troiublod 1 lltilit Willi tli dwp pip
toga of tlio O'ltim acro tbo .quart.
And, H for (but, tli town wa. very
quiet. Tht l ntln wblfb crossed tbt
courthouse yfrd wwt flwked wllti
steady b(ln, the strong young foil
ax of tbo tussle, nut iiiovinit, having
fht air or ohswrlng the HabtMtn with
propriety. Tte organ couwmI to stir
tht air, and ill we lu quiet, yet a
oulet which for Loudon waa not i.
Bt looked at bla watch and, without
UttMKfluB It, atika the hour aloud, "A
quarter past it." Tho aound of bla
wo volet glra biro a lltttt abock.
Ba roaa without knowing why, and aa
B did to tt aeomml to htm that It
board cIom to hla ear auotber volet, a
Wouisu'a, troubled atid Inslstr-nt, but
eloar ami awent, enylug;
. "BennmilM-r! Across Main sirt
Bridge at noon!"
It waa 10 distinct that lie atartod and
looked round, tlwu he laughed. "I'll
be seeing elreit iarattea neitH Hl
laughter Hd, for, Imnlcr tlmu tht ring
ing In bla earn, uuuilMakalily, came the
Itralna of a faraway bra band which
bad no exlaU'iu ou luiul or tu-a or In
tbo waters umlvr (he earth.
, merer he eald to the mongrel. "Wt
Seed a walk, I think. Lel'e you and
ftit more ou brort tbt eamela turn
the corner."
The music followed him to the street,
where, he turned westward toward the
river, end presently ap be walked on,
fanning himself with bla atraw bat, It
faded and waa gone. Hut tbt tolct bt
had hoard returned.
. "Remember! Acrosa Main atreet
brtilKe at noou!" It aald agnln clos to
bla ear.
Thla time bt did not atart. "All
right." he anawered, wiping hla fore
bead. "If you'll let me alone, I'll be
there."
At a dlniry aaloon corner near the
river a ahabtiy little man greeted blm
btartlly and petted the mongrel. "I'm
Stlghty glad you didn't go, after oil,
oe," ht added, with a brightening
fact.
"do where, Happy V
, Mr. Fear looked grave. .J'Don't yoo
Itolect toeotla' mt laat nlghtr
Louden ahoek bla head, "Mo. Did
ir
t The otbert Jaw fell, and bla brow
oorrugnted with aelf reproach. "Well,
If that don't ahow what a thick head I
ami I thought yt waa all right or I'd
tone on with ve. Nobody c'd 'a' walk-
Ved atralghter ner talked atralghter.
Raid ye waa goln' to leave Canaan fer
good and didn't want nobody to know
It. Bnid yt waa goln' to take the 'leven
o'clock through train fer the weat and
told mo I couldn't come to tho doepo
with yt. Raid yo'd had enough o' Ca
naan and of everything. I follered yt
part way to tho doepo, but yt turned
and made a motion fer ma to go back,
and I done It becauno yt teemed to lie
kind of In trouble, and I thought yo'd
ruther bt by ycnelf. Well, air, Ifa
ont on me."
"Not at all," aald Joe. "I waa all
right" ,
"Waa yor returned tht other. "Do
remember, do ytr
"Almoat," Joe amlled faintly.
"Almoat," echoed Happy, ehaklug hie
btad aorlouily. "I tell ye, Joo, ef 1 waa
you" he began elowly, icu pauaed
and ahook hla head again. He Boomed
on the point of delivering aome advice,
bat tvldontly perceiving tho auobblsh
neaa of audi a proceeding, or ele con
vinced by bla own experience of the
futility of It, he aworved to cheerful
noaa: 1
"I bear tho boya la all gotn' to work
hard- for tho prlmnrlea. Mlko aaya ye
got aoino chanceB ye don't know about.
Ho awenra ye'll bo the next mayor of
Canaan."
"NotiHOUHc! Folly and nonsense, Hap
py! That's tho kind of thing I UHud to
think when I was a boy. Hut uow
pshaw!" Joe broke off with a tired
laugh, "Tell thorn nut to waste 'their
time! Aro you going out to the Bench
thin nftnnirmii?"
Tho llttlo mnu lowered his' eyes
moodily. "I'll be ueur tluiro," ho until,
aornplng his patched shoo up and down
the curbstone. "That feller's In town
agMn."
"What fellow?"
" 'Nnshvlllo they call him. Ed's the
name he glvo tho hospital. Cory-h:u,
that I soaked tho u!ht you couio biicl
to Canaan. He's after Clnudine to
bis evens with me. He's made a raise
H E
somewbere's and pluya the spendi'r.
And ber-well, I reckon she's tired
waltln' table at tho National House,
tired 0' me, too. I got a hint tlmt
they're goln' out to tlit Beach together
thla afternoon,"
Jot passed bla band wearily over bla
aching forehead. "I understand," be
aald, "and you'd better try to. Cory's
laying for you, of course. You say be'i
after your wife? He inut bavt aet
about It pretty otcnly If they're going
to tht ili'sch May, for there la always
a crowd there on Hiindnys. Is It bard
for you to see why be'a doing It? It's
because bt wants to make you Joaloua.
What for? Ro tlmt you'll tackle him
again. And why does bt want that?
Becauet be'a ready fur your s
Tbt other's eyes suddenly became
bloodshot, bis nostrils expending In
credibly. "Beady, la be? He bettor tie
ready, I"-
That's enough!" Jot Interrupted
swiftly, "We'll bavt no talk like that
I'll settle this for yon myself, You
send word to Clnudine that I want to
aet her at my office tomorrow morning,
and you-you stay awny from tht
Beach today, (Jive me your word."
Mr. Fear's exprelou sufteuod, "All
tight, Joe," he sold. "I'll do what
ever you tell me to. Any of us 'II do
that; wt sure know who's our friend."
"Keep out of trouble, Happy." Jot
turned to go and they shook bands.
"OikhI day, nrirt-kt-ty out of trouble!"
When be bud gone Mr. Four's conn
ttnanco agolu glooiiid omluously, and,
shaking his bend, he rmuluutlvoly en
tered an adjacent bar through the Al
ley door.
Tho Malu street bridge wss an old
fashioned wooden covered one, dust
colored and very narrow, squarely
framing the fair oiwn country beyond,
for the town had never crossed the
river. Joe found tht cool shadow In
the bridge gruclotia to bla hot brow,
and throniih the slender chinks of the
worn flooring be caught bright glimpses
of running water. When be came out
of the other end he felt enough re
freshed to light a cigar,
"Well, here I am," be aald, "across
Main street bridge, and It must bt
getting on toward noon!" He spoke
almost with the aspect of daring and
Immediately atood still listening. " 'Re
member,'" be ventured to repeat,
again daring-" 'remember! Acrose
Main street bridge at noou!"' And
agnln be listened. Then be chuckled
falutly with relief, for the volet did
not return. "Thank Uod, I'vt got rid
of that!" b whispered. "And of tht
clrcua band too!" 1
A dusty road turned to tbo right, fol
lowlug the river mid slisded by big
sycamores on the bank. The mongrel,
Intensely preoccupied with this road,
scampered awny, hla none to the
ground- "(lood enough," aald tht
master. "Lead on and I'll come after
you."
But ho had not far to follow. Tbt
chase led him to a half hollow log
which luy on a low grass grown levee
above the stream where the dog's In
terest In the pursuit became vivid;
temporarily, however, for after a few
minutes of agitated Investigation be
was selKcd with Indifference to the
whole world, panted briefly, slept Joe
set uihui the log, which waa In the
shade, and smoked.
For the first time It struck Joe that
It was a beautiful day, and It came to
him that a beautiful day wss a thing
which nothing except death, alckncsa or
Imprisonment could take from him, not
even the ban of Cannan. TJnforewarn
ed mualc Bounded In his ears again,
but bo did not shrink from It now.
Thla wns not the circus tmnd ho bad
heard us he left the square, but a mel
ody like a faraway serenade at night,
aa of "the horns of elf land faintly
blowing," and he closed bis eyes with
tbt Bweetnesa of It
"Go ahead," he whispered. "Do thnt
all you want to. If you'll keep It up
Hire this awhile, I'll follow with 'Little
Brown Jug, How I Love Thee!' It
seems to pay after all!"
The welcome Btraina, however, were
but tht prelude to a harsher sound
which Interrupted and annihilated
them the courthouse bell clanging out
12. "All right," said Joe. "It's noon,
and I'm 'across Main street brldgo.' "
He opened his eyes and looked about
blm whimsically. Then he shook his
btad again.
A, lady had Just emerged from the
bridge and was coming toward him.
It would be hard to get at Joe's first
Impressions of her. We can find con
veyance for ouly the broadest and
heaviest. Ancient and modern Instances
multiply the case of the sleeper who
dreams out a long story In accurate
color and fine detail, a tale of years, In
the opening and shutting of a door. 80
with Joseph In the brief space of the
lady's approach. And with him, as
with the sleeper, It must have been
m. fact it was-ln bis recollections later
blur of emotion.
He bad little knowledge of, the mil
linery arts, and he needed none to see
the harmony harmony like that of the
day he had discovered a little while
ago. Her dress and hat and gloves and
GREAT LAKES RESPONSIBLE.
In Part Pop The Present Car Shortage
By Delay In Unloading,
CHICAGO, April J7 The problem of
reducing the time for unloading cars
st IJk ports loaded with freight for
Hiwuiinliip lines wns unJr dlsuuxslon
yctsxrdny at the meeting of the Ameri
can Bull way Association. The repre
sentatives of the murine lines were In
vlUtd to purticlputs In the dlculori
and rospoiidiid in the number 0 40,
II was estimated that 76,000 curs ar
rived at Lake ports with frulgiit for
steamers during the en of naviga
tion mid the average delay In unload
ing curs In six working days. At eome
ports the luck of facilities caused the
May and at others the non-arrlvai of
the vessela to which tho cargo wss
considered. It was generally conceded
that an Improvement could be made In
the bundling of the cars and even If
the average was reduced but one day
It would mean the use of 75,000 cars
for thut time, and an additional In
come to the railroads of approximately
1760,000. .
The water lines were agreeable to
tendering whatever existence possible
and to that end a committee was
named by them to co-operate with the
care efficiency committee of the osso
etatlon. This Included the business of
tbo meeting and the association ad
journed to meet at Norfolk, Ve.
The car efficiency committee hold a
preliminary meeting" .arranging Cie
details fop taking a vote on the ques
tlon of an adequate fine to be Imposed
for the mleuse of cars. The proposi
tion of fining the line IS a trip for
using foreign cara In local runs does
not meet with universal favor and
some of the geiu-rul managers favor
doubling the fine, It would be economy
on tho part of some rood to pay 13
a trip when the revenue of a car
loaded with merchandise for local
points may bt aa much as $160 on a
trip of 100 miles.
CONSTRUCTION DELAYED.
Chicago, Milwaukee A St Psul Awslt
Cheaper Materiel nd Labor.
NEW YORK, April It The Tribune
today says: t -
At a mooting of the dlretcors of tht
Chicago, Milwaukee A Bt Paul held
this week the question of the com-t-any't
Pacific Coast xtenson wa
dlscused. According to an Interest
Identified with the road, the opinion
was about unanlmoua that tne worn
of carrying the Bt Paul llnea to
Brattle should not be abandoned. Ont
of the largest stockholders said, bow
ever, that the construction of the road
would be delayed until a reduction in
the cost of material and labor feed
been made.
When recently seen tht president of
the fit. Paul company said chances
favored the abandoning of tne coast
extension aa a result of restrict lcgis
lotion. Tim Pacific extension from the com
pany's western terminus at Glenham,
B. T., to Seattle and Tacoma will cover
1584 miles.
parasol showed a pale lavender over
tint like that which ho had seen! over
spreading the western slope. (After
ward he discovered mat ino gioves sue
wnr tlmt duv were amy and that her
bat was for the most part white.) The
charm of fabric and tint belonging to
what she woro was no shame to nor,
nnt belutt of nrlinal Importance beyond
herself. It was but the expression of
her daintiness and the adjunct of It
Rhn was tall, but if Joe could nave
.,,k,i. or thought of bor aa "slender"
be would have been capable of calling
her Hps "red," In which case he would
uot have been Joe and would have
been a8 far from tho truth as her lips
t,ra feoiii red or aa her supreme dell-
catcneaa was from mere sleudorne8S.
She was to puss hlm-so he thougnt
and aa she drew nearer his breath
came faster.
"Remember! Across Main street
brldgo at noon!"
Waa tills tho fay of whom the voice
had wnrncd him? With that there be
fell him tho mystery of last night no
did not remember, but It was aa ir ue
lived again dltuly tho highest hour of
happiness iu a life n thousand years
nm: nmfume and music, roses, night
ingales nnd plucked harpstrlugs. Yes,
something wonderful was uappeniug
to him. ,
She had stopped directly In front of
hlm-stopped and stood looking at him
with her clear eyes. He did not lift
bis own to' hers. He 'had long experi
ence of tho averted gaxo of women, but
It was uot ouly that A great shyness
beset hlra. He had rlson and removed
his hat, trying (Ineffectually) not to
clear his throat, his every day sense
urging upon him that she was ft Btran
gor In Canaan who had lost her way
the prcposterousnesa of any ono's losing
tho way in Canaan not Just now ap
pealing to his every day sense,
"Can .I-can I"- he stammered,
blushing' miserably, meaning to finish
with "direct you," or "show you the
way."
Then be looked at hor agnln and saw
what seemed to him the strangest sight
of his life. The lady's eyes had filled
with tenrs-filled and overfilled.
' "I'll sit hero on the log with you,"
she said. And her voice was the voice
which he had heard saying: "Remem
berl Across Main atreet brldgo at
noon!"
"What!" he gasped.
"You dou't need to dust It!" she went
on tremulously. And even then he did
not know who she was.
(To be oontlnued next Sunday)
R I OO ELY TO SUCCEED ECKLES.
Controller ef Currency Te Be President
ef Commercial Natiensl Bank.
CHICAGO, April n.WHi!lflm B.
nidgely, Federal Controller of the
Currency Is to succeed the late James
If, Kckles as president of the Com
mercial National Hunk, according to a
persistent 'rumor which gained cred
once last night both In Washington
and Chicago.
The choice of Mr. RlJgety was given
nut by the directors of the bank but
many financial men were Inclined to
put faith In the report.
The Commercial National Bank Is
one of the largest financial Institutions
of the city. According to the last
statement It hAS a capital of 12,000,000
and deposits of S39.32S.281.
Don't Put Off.
For to-morrow what you can do to
day. If you put off buying a bottle of
Ballard' Bnow Liniment Woen that
pain comes you won't have any, buy a
bottle today. A positive curt for
Rheumatism, Burns, Cuts, Sprains,
Contracted Muscles, etc. T. 8. Gra
ham, Prolrlt Grove, Ark., writes:
"I wish to thank yon ror tne gooa
results I received from Bnow Liniment
It positively cured mt of Rheumatism
after Others bad failed." Bold by
Harfa Drug Btore. '
TRANSPORTATION.
The K".Un
Steamer - Lurlinc
Night Boat for Portland and
Way Landings.
PASSENGERS. FREIGHT.
Leaves Astoria dally txeept Sunday tt
7 p. m.
Leaves Portland Dally Exeept Sunday
at 7 a. m.
Qulek Service Excellent Meals
Qood Bertha.
Landing Astoria PJavtl Wharf.
Landing Portland Feet Taylor St
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Jamoa Fr alyson. Agent Astoria Ore.
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416 BOND ST,
ASTORIA,
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If AH I
Sheet Music Sale !
If you are superstitious we are honestly sorry
for you; for you cannot afford to miss our great
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25c, Just one half what you have been
paying us for the same music.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, This WeelC
' HasMSMMaMMssiS) '
Not over ten pieces to one customer. No
music returnable or exchangeable. .
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MUSIC BOOKS STATIONERY
STEEL
ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS
In Easiness for Business end Toar Satisfaction.
. rVe make it our aim to do first class work at
reasonable prices.
222 Twelfth- Street. Next to the Astoria Theatre. 1
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First National Bank of .Astoria, Ore
ESTABLISHED 1886.
Capital
J. a A. BOWLBY. Prtsldant.
a L PETERSON. Ylet-Prtsidant
.Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Pal In ilOOMtt Eurplni and 0n4lYM4 Proflls tsMOS.
- taaBaeUafianmlBanklnf BailMos. jlnterert Fold on Tims iwitosttsi
iS Tanth Strwtt.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
JOHN' FOX, Pres.
F L BISHOP. Societal?
Designers and Manufacturers 01
JTHE LATEjIT UITROVEPl
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
Complete Cannery Outfits FurnbhJ.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
Under New flanagement
Open Day and Night
Turkish and Russian Baths
539 Commercial Street.
Phone, Black 2253
First Class
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Cholct Wtaaa, Liquora ' Msrchanta Lunch From
and Clears 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p .
Hot lunch at all Honra . M Cent
Comer Elsvsnth and Commercial
ASTOBIA
Sherman Transter Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manage!
Hacks, Carriages Bgga go Checked and Transierrtd Trucks aid Fumlturt
Wagon Pianos Mortd, Boxed and Shipped.
433 Commercial Street
Sale of Late Music. Every sheet iu the
house not one excepted. It is such
bargain that ia order to get around the
unlucky 13c you can afford to buy two for
EWART i
$100,000
RAMK. PATTON. Cashier.
J. W. GABNER, Assistant OtaU.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
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