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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 .6 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. Matchmaker By MARTHA C. SANFORD. Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated Utenry rrvss. Katherlue opened her eyes with a tart and looked over the edge of the hammock. Below her on the green relvety grass sat a two-year-old baby, wrinkling up his chubby face and let ting out little gurgles of laughter. "Oh, I know your joke, young man," the laughed back at him. "You kiss ed Katha, didn't you, and woke her opt Now, come here, you rogue, and I'll pay you back In your own precious win." , Without any pretense of denial or defense, young Reginald allowed him elf to be gathered up Into a shape less, dimpled mass, squeezed, shaken out and spanked. Suddenly, waiving the conventionality of announcement a man Interrupted this glorious game of retribution. In a flash Reginald turned state's evidence. "Man say-kiss Katha," he said, pointing au accusing finger at the ap proaching interloper. "Why, no, Reginald," Katherlne re monstrated hastily, "man didn't Bay anything of the kind." "Kiss Katha-man," transposed Reg inald, with conviction. At this Katherlne sat up straight and forbidding. "Mr. Kingsley," she began, and her tone was very chilling, "will you be good enough to carry Reginald Into the house and then come back again? I have something to say to you." "Sure, Katherlne." asserted Jack Kingsley, his natural light hearted ness quite unabashed at the hint of an impending reprimand. "I'll be back so soon you'll never miss me," When Jack returned Katherlne still tat in the hammock, her spirits as visibly crushed as her filmy summer frock. "I wouldn't have believed it of you, Jack," she said disconsolately. "Believed what Katherlne ?" "That you'd do what the baby said." "Kiss you?" he asked bluntly. "Take such an advantage of me kiss me when I was asleep," differen tiated Katherlne Ingenuously. "But I didn't" Katherlne looked at him searching- ir "But Reginald said"- "I realize." Interrupted Jack, with good na tared sarcasm, "that compared with whatever that two-year-old prodi gy may aay any words of mine" "Just the same," broke in Katherlne, "It wouldn't be the first time that "WHEN shall we tell THE OTHEBS? " HE ASKED SOFTLY. truth has come out of the mouth of babes." Jack laughed appreciatively, but Katherlne maintained an Injured si lence. "It couldn't have been the baby," she announced at length, as if thinking aloud. "lie isn't tall enough. But I'm determined to find out who it was." "What will you do to him," asked Jack "punish him as you did the baby?" Katherine very properly ignored the suggestion, but Jack was undaunted. "You're sure it was a man?" he asked nonchalantly. "Why, of course it was!" Cashed Katherlne scornfully. "Who else would"- "Exactly," Jack agreed. "Who else would?" Katherlne made a desperate effort to keep' back the tears of vexation and succeeded to a very commendable de gree. One or two. however, refused to be kept within bounds. She made a quick little dab at them with her handkerchief, hoping Jack did not no tice. "Tell me all about it," be urged sympathetically. "You haven't given me a very definite idea of what really happened yet." "Oh, I w;as asleep in the hammock." explained Katherine, as if the details bored her, which they did not, "and woke up suddenly. Some one had kissed me. I thought it was the baby -the villain!" "Reginald a villain!" exclaimed Jack, with feigned astonishment. "You know whom I mean," answer ed Katherlne. unresponsive to any un roof In the situation. "No, really I don't Whom do you , mean?" I "The person who kissed me," Katby erlne replied, blushing over the una , voidable baldness of the admission. "Oh!" commented Jack placidly ! "Well, granted it was a man, would you recogulze It a second time that i Is, It you had your eyes closed and the same man kissed you again, could I you Identify the kiss, do you think?" I "How perfectly horrid of you to ! suggest such a thing!" accused Kath erlne. "You don't consider my reel ings in the least. Just like you bru tal, cold blooded lawyers. You can't be human If you try." In spite of his effort at control the be rated young attorney burst out laugh lng. It was a most unfortunate thing for him to have doue, for Immediately Katherine buried her face In the ham mock cushions and began sobbing con vulsively. Jack watched her perplexedly. She looked very appealing lu her graceful slendemess. He could think of only one thing to doand he did It. Katherlne was on her feet In an In stant, her cheeks tear stained and flushed with Indignation. "So it was you the first time after all. Jack Kingsley!" she exclaimed. "I think you're too contemptible for words. You're a thief and nnnd you don't tell the truth, and"- "Not so fast, not so fast," begged Jack gently. "I really wasn't the first one, Katherlne, upon my honor, but"- "Well, what in Cupid's name are you two quarreling about?" called Bill Ilemlng from the near back ground. "Can't an unmarried man pardon me, I should have said an in eligible man-finJ one undisturbed spot in this hymyuoal garden? Just passed two other lovers down the path who seemed to I a bit out of tune. It must be the weather." "I assure you the weather has noth ing to do with It, Mr. nemlng." nu swered Katherlne haughtily. "She's risht. Rill," assented Jack genially. "The cause of our seeming disagreement is purely" "Imaginary," Interrupted Katherlne. with such manifest alarm that both men laughed heartily. But In spite of this little diversion the ' conversation dragged along apa thetically, and Bill at length gave up his attempts to mend the situation. "Well," he said, yawning ostent tlously, "guess I'll go in and pin with the Infant, ne's nearer my levil than you self absorbed grownups. By the way. Miss Katherlne, how did yon like our little joker "Whose what; little Joker demand ed Katherine apprehensively. "Reginald's and mine, of course. We watched you asleep for awhile; then we thought It would be great fun to wake you up. So we kissed yon." "Mr. Hemlng!" gasped Katherlne. "You don't mean to say that you" "Bless you. no, my dear. I Just helped Reginald." "But what what did you run away for?" Katherine pursued inquiringly. "Oh. that's a little habit of mine. Miss Katherlne." was Homing's cabal istic reply as. musing, he walked to wn r! the house. "Queer old duffer, isn't he?" com mented Jack by way of giving Kath erine time for a bit of mental read justment. "The rest of the house party call him Bill the Matchmaker,' " she remarked. Her manner was wholly Impersonal. "I don't wonder," Jack assented. There was an awkward little si lence. "Jack." "What Is It, Katherlne?" "What were you going to tell him was the cause of our our quarrel?" I started to say the cause was pure ly osculatory." "Jack!" "Well, wasn't It? Tell me, Kather ine, were you really awfully angry with me?" Katherine nodded. "For two rea sons." she said, with emphasis, "one because I thought you had been the first one who kissed me and that you had lied about it." "And the second?" "Because If you weren't the first I I was sorry you bad not been, Jack." For several seconds there was tin ruflled quiet in the "hymeneal gar den." Then Jack broke the serenity with a question. "When shall we tell the others?" he asked softly. "Oh, not for days and days," de clared Katherine jealously. "It's such fun to have a secret." But Inside the house, without wait ing for authority, a two-year-old baby was babbling to the admiring group gathered about him. "Man say kiss Katha. Kiss Katha man." And all smfled comprehen sively. The Girl Graduate. Did you ever have a girl graduate from the high school out of your fnm liy? If so, you know what it Is, but If you have not you have missed about all that Is worth anything in life. There is nothing like it. The happi ness, the satisfaction, the success thnl; has come is worth many times the money and effort put forth. What Is the finest product of America? Secre tary Loeb insists it Is rabbits, Carnegie stands for libraries, Mrs. Hetty Green considers it ready money, while Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson crows over the American hen. They are all wrong. It's the girl graduate. As Daniel WJ: ster remarked of Massachusetts: "Gen tlemen, she needs no apology. There she stands!" For years father hafs poured out his monev in burins tier frocks and laces a lid hats, In plying Tor her chemistry aud music and chew lug gum. Mother has spent years of her life In teaching her morality, truth, the catechism and tho proper way to do up her hair. And they feel that she's worth all the trouble and care and money she has cost Lawrence Journal. , sJ,.-uf-n, WORKED WHILE ASLEEP. Curious Incident In the Carr of Novelist Crookstt. S. R. Crockett the novelist, told a rather remarkable story or an luclilent that befell him In his early writing days, before fame and fortune had come to him and while he struggled on for a living. At that time he was obliged to write for very small sums Indeed, and among the publications to which be contributed columns and half columns was the St. James' Gasetto. a Londou penny evening newspaper. One morning the postmau brought to Mr. Crockett a letter from tho editor of the St James' Gasette containing a small check as payuiont for a con tribution. Mr. Crockett knew that nothing was due to him, that he had been paid for all his articles, a ml-remarked man ho did the check up In an explanatory note and returned It to the editor. Tho next day back came the check from the editor remarkable man wlth a note saying It was due. The St James' Gazette, had published an article from the pen of Mr. Crockett which had not been paid for: hence the check. Again Mr. Crockett-remarkable man returned the check, and still the remarkable editor refor warded It, this time with the article cut out of the columns of the St James' Gazette. Now comes the curious feature of the Incident. When Mr. Crockett clap ped eyes on the article, he was aston ished to "find It one of bis dreams materialized. One night, going to bed extra tired, he dreamed that a good Idea for a St. James' Gazette column had occurred to hltn: that he then aud there sat down, wrote It and posted It. Nexf morning he remembered his dream and made up his mind some day to write the article exactly as he dreamed he had written It, when, to his astonishment came article aud check from the newspaper. Few writ ers earn checks while asleep. A Good Definition. A foreign journal says that a small boy who bad been playing nearly all day with a newly arrived acquaintance of the family, a gentleman who bad nearly reached bis fiftieth year, said to his father when the gentleman had gone away: "When cUl that young man come again?" "Young tnan!" exclaimed the father. "He's older than I am! Will you please tell, me whnt 'a young mar' means to you?" "Why. a young man." answered the boy "a young man Is one that has a good time!" Poor Paps! "I am not at all certain." said the father, "that my daughter loves yon sufficiently to warrant me In intrnt lng her to your keeping for life." "Well." replied the young man. "per haps you haven't had the same advan tages for observing things that I have." Very Littla Jar. Prospective Buyer - Fleavens! It must lie a terrible experience to run j over a human being! Auto Demon strator (smilingly) Not with this make of car. my boy It's equippc! with the best shock absorber on the Barker. Brooklyn Life FISH IfAKXZT. 77 Ninth St., near Bond Fresh and Salted Fish. . Game and Poultry, Groceries, Produce and Fruit Imported and Domestic Goods. P. Bakotitch & Feo, Proprs. Paone Red 2183 DENTISTS. TEETH Without flafat. COR. 11TH AND COMMERCIAL Office, hours 8:30 A. M. to 8: P. M. Sunday 10:00 to 12:00. Phone Number Main 3901. Painless Extractions - 5oc Corner Commercial and 11th Sts. over Danziger store. Seattle Fish Me CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS HELP WANTED WANTED-GIRL TO WORK IN printing office. F.nqlre at Astor ian office, 7-29-tf WANT K f N T ii R ANl) V pcrhangcr; steady employment: must be neat workman The Hanking Saving & Loan Association, 168 10th street. S-4-li" WANTED -YOU NO JUAN TO learn the typewriter business. Ap ply at Typewriter Exchange. 4-4 Commercial. 8 4 't WANT K L) - TWO I I VKHsAUTs men for Clatsop county; good prop ositions for right men, Room 54, Mcrwyn Hotel, apply Saturday or Monday between 9 and 12 o'clock. 1 2 SITUATION WANTED. YOUNG JAPANESE WANTS SIT nation as porter in saloon and to help bartender; can speak Rood Eng lish. Address, Knbotai 415 Yamhill, Portland. . 8-2-4t WANTED FURNISHED ROOMS WANTED-HY A TEMTERATE young man, room in private family; must be near business center, not be yond Franklin, between Eighth and Fourteenth; must be a good, largo. outside room; all modem convenien iences; permanent; references; mod erate price. Roomer, care Astorian 8-32t ros SALE. FOR SALE A 100-PIECE SET OF Havilaml China, in perfect condi tion, cheap. Inquire at the MeCrea- Ford studio. MS-tf OLD PAPERS FOR SALE; PER hundred, 25 cents. At Astorian Office FIRST-CLASS DENSMORE TYPE writer, at half price; also light driv ing team, buggy and harness; to gether or separately. C. E. Barney, with Warren Packing Co., Astoria. fob kiht. FOR RENT, FURNISHED HOUSE keeping and single rooms. Apply 677 Exchange street. 7-31 -6t LOST AND FOUND. LOST BY M. MARIANO, AT " o'clock a. m., July 31 st, between middle Sand Island Light and Repub lic, 100 fathoms gillnet of the follow ing description: 40 fathoms. 11 -ply No. 40 9-inch mesh, 43 meshes deep; 60 fathoms 8-ply No. 40, 8-inch mesh. 53 meshes deep; all of the above be ing new web. Finder will please notify M. Mariano at McGregor's Mill or Columbia River Packers' As sociation, this city and receive reward 8-l-3t LOST--ON SATURDAY NIGHT, a 1 -year-old net, over 200 fathom long, 45 mesh deep, with 9 inch inch and buoy marked "M. K. A." Finder please notify M. K. A. Anderson, 1395 Franklin; reward. 8-4-3t FOUND PAIR GOLD MOUNTED eyeglasses. Apply at Astorian office. 7-30-tf FOUND IN FOARD & STOKES Hall, an umbrella; owner can have same by paying for this ad and prov ing property. 7-31 -tf FOUND-POCKET CASE CON- taining papers, etc. Enquire at As torian office. . 7-30-tf MISCELLANEOUS. MAGAZINE BINDING OF ALL kinds done at the Astorian Office. LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS ALL kinds made by The J. S. Dellingcr Company. WANTED TO BUY A HORSE; weight about 1250 pounds; not over 8 years old; must be good driver and gentle, also city broke. Address As torian office. 6-9-tf. NOTICE OF PROPOSALS. OFFICE OF C. Q. M. VANCOU- ver Barracks, Wash., August 1, 1908. Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be received here until 11 o'clock, a. m., September 1, 1908, for furnish ing a supply of forage and bedding for posts in Department Columbia embraced within boundaries of United States. Deliveries of supplies to commence October 1, 1908. Informa tion furnished here or by Quarter masters at posts. United States re serves the right to reject or accept any or all proposals, or any part thereof. Envelopes containing pro posals should be marked: "Proposals for forage and bedding at , ad dressed John E. Baxter, C. Q. M. 2-4-5-6-30-31 REAL ESTATE WANTED. NTEb-TO 'BUY" FARM" IN the NVImleni Valley; state price, terms. Improvement, location, etc. Address J. If., Antoriun. 7-31 -tf HOUSE MOVERS. FR E n B ac. k snV none wCl specialty of house moving, car penters, contractors, general jobbing; prompt attention to all orders. Cor ner Tenth and Duane streets. MASSAGE. OLGA KANTONEN, FINNISH masseuse and steam baths, room 6, Pythian Bldg., Commercial St., As torian, Ore, NOTICE TO. STOCKHOLDERS. t7iRA X N U A L M E ET I NO 0 F the stockholders of the Odd Fel lows' Land & Building Association will be held Thursday, August 27, l(Xi8. at 2:00 p. in,, at Odd Fellows' hall, by order of president. JOHN HAHN, Secretary. WH. . lint, mill, JHXJ. NOTICE TO FRUIT DEALERS. ALL GROCERS AND FRUIT dealers of Clatsop county, are hereby warned against selling or ex posing for sale (my apples or other fruits that are infested with the larva of the Codling Moth, or with San Jose scale, a the law will be strict ly enforced. C S. Dow, Fruit In spector. t ' 8-4 3t PROFESSIONAL CARDi. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW CHARLES H. ABERCROMBIE ' Attorney-at-Law City Attorney Offices: City Hall JOHN C. 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Portland's Leading Business College offers such to you and at no greater cost than an inferior school. Owners practical teachers More Calls than we can fill Teachers actual business men In sessjon the entire year Positions guaranteed graduates Catalogue "A" for the asking I. M. WALKER, Pres. O. A. BOSSERMAN, Secy. UNDERTillO. ,1. A, (lILHAl'dll CO., tnrtertrtkcr nitd Kinhuliiiora. KxfrlMti LimIv AmImuiU Call Promptly Atteuded Day or Night. Tattoii lldg. l'itliaml Dunne 8U AKTOitlA. OltFtiON Phono M ul ii '-'ill 11JJUL-. J-JU.LJ ...... X. MIDICAL. UnprscsusBUd Successes' of no c. (if c m rU VII. V Mil II V O TBI GMAT ISZ CBIZfKSI DOCTOI tV iNw W"to Is ksowi HTAM out of this wwdorful otsVi No poises or drugs usee. He furu Uoe to sure catarrh, sstbme, lung aad thmat trAiiliIft vliaiimaf lam K.nniim.u stomach, liter and kidney, lemale com plslnti nd all ehronlo dia. SUCCESSFUL I10MX TRXATKZHT. If you cannot call write for symptom blank and circular, Inclining 4 eeata I stamps. THE C CII WO M1DIC1HI CO. 2i First St., Oortiir Morriaoo, POKTLAHD, 0B1COR. PImm tnantioq tha Astorlao. PLUMBERS. J. II PLUMBER Heating Contractor, Tinner AND Sheet Iron Worker LL WORK GUARANTEED 425 Bond Street Youncc & Baker PLUMBERS TINNERS Steam and Gas Fitting All Work Guaranteed. 126 Eighth Street, opp. Post Office, Phone Main 4061. LAUNDRIES. WE WASH Everything but the Baby and return everything but the dirt. TROY LAUNDRY Ttnth and Duanc Phone Main 1901 CONCRETE WORK DONE ANY PERSON WANTING ANY CONCRETE WORK DONE AT THE CEMETARIES, WILL PLEASE LEAVE ORDERS AT POHL'S UNDERTAKING OF FICE. E.NYMAN Astoria, Ore. :, P. O. Box 603. COLLEGES
