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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. y V t DOLLIE AND THE MANEATER. 9y Colin A Coltlru. CopyrlhUl, vm, ' by Asioolutsd Uismry l'rc, "I can't bi-lp it iwcniiMo 1 am rich run ir Tnul Vinton mU of hid wealth s though It wcr thing arcuniiNl. Dol lie Dairy nhook her head with Judicial olrmnlty. , "1 don't uppoM that you can," b admitted. "At the tamo time, Paul, you cnuuot blame me for taking an In VfttM IH IKMHtlB who io thlnirV' "Such an watting on tnbler retortwi Vinton. "I don't m anything to com tnand nwpoctful admiration In a job like that." "Hut he U college man," reminded DolHe. "Junt faucy a itudtmt ko am loin to learn that ho will wait on tnblo in a hotel to gain the fund for bin tuition!" "He would do wull to go to a gram mar achool flint." growled Vlirtou, "Ho vailed on me tbla iiinriiliiir and whun omkihi ror gg ne ioia ma mat 'iue gga lan't ry froth.' Tnat'i good . 4 .... grammar for a college atudtmt, and then lila alnug la aomethlng weird." "Ceorgn Ada uaua along," cited Dol lie defenalvely. "I'm auro that no one ver amiwd Mr. Ado of being coin mon." "Becnuite he keepi hla alang for hla book and playa," reminded Vinton, IollIe cheeketj the aharp unwell that lira iik to her lip and hurried down the plum atepa to join a U-npwtarlw! youth who appearwl around the corner of the hotel lie waa not an Inviting aort of per non, One car waa coiiNlderably larger "UK'a THB MAN TO Til TO, ALL BIGHT." ttinn tho other and an aggreaalve chin tolled a uilldi'sn of appearance due to the large lenaed apectneloa be wore. Ilia hunda and feet wore largo and un manageable and hla clolbcs 'fitted biin as though they bad been made for a mnu of more goneroua build. The Hotel Breeze bad solved the acrvant problem by employing college atudenta an waiter. It had become fasulonnblo to take an Interest In these truggllng aaplrants for learning, and DoUlo Dairy waa nothing if not faun ionnble. Even though It threatened break with Taul Vinton whom ahe expected to marry aomo day she lu lated on baring her student to be in rested in. Hie bad picked out Brady as the favored one for tho reason that he Boomed the moat forlorn and desolate one in the lot. There waa aomethlng almost pathetic to her In the idea of this man who maltreated tho English language so brutally seeking a higher education, and alio found hla person ality interesting and at times amus ing. There wore other times when tho man bored her sadly, but she would not confess that she found him tire some lest I'aul should think the vic tory lay with him. Every evening when the tables bod been cleared and the dining room put In ordor Brady would Blip down to tho beach and walk or sit with Dollte, while Vinton sat on the puma and vowed that he would leave the place for some better resort whore the wait ers were not the fad of tile moment. I He never went, for . on second thoughts Ho told himself It would be better to stay on and look after Dollio. line roiwt tire of her fad presently, and perhaps on the rebound he might In duce her to say the coveted "Yes." Dismally Vinton realized that the waiting game was bound to be a long one, and chancing upon Dollio wait ing on the annds for her waiter prote ge Paul was moved to reopen his ar gument. , Following an unusually hot day the humidity of an approaching storm de prived tho sufferers of the roltef of the night breezes Ddllle was tired nnd Irritable and in no frame of mind for an argument. Both raised their voices slightly above the pitch of good breeding, and Brady, coming upon them suddenly, gathered that there ind been a dispute. , . : "Has tbts guy been unbuttonln his Hp?" he demanded of Dollie., Perhaps It was the heat, perhaps it was the memory of somo of the things that Vinton had snld. At any rate, thore wan a barely perceptible pause before Dollie languidly responded: "He boa been venr ajiniwliur. . I am Kind you have come," nbo safd. Brady picked up a pebble and'toMxed It down the beach. "Go after It," be urged. ain't wanted here, Bo.. Notify your feet to get busy with your mIioob nnd pedal hard." "1 presume you are trying to urgn tut' to go away," suggested Vinton cold. "Vou've got a tine presumer," com mended Brady. "Gear It up a little mgiior. it's runnln' too slow," "1 am grateful for your advice," nlil Vinton with sarcasm that appeared to bo lost upon the other, "but It is not my Intention to take myself off until Mia Darcy aiguilles to me that my presence here Is unwelcome," "You heard her any that you made her tired," reminded Brady. "Be nice little boy, Bo, and go play In the nott yard, There's a line cellar door thore. Go slide down it" Vinton looked Inquiringly at Dollie, but she made no algn. Brady was dis playing a new phase of hla many aided character and she found It rather In terestlng. Vinton, too, puzzled her and she wanted to see what be would do. , 8he had not long to wait, for, with a filial appeal to take a walk before his feet hurt blm and he couldn't, Brady advanced toward bla antagonist. Bhort and sharp was the encounter. Brady atruck flint, and Vinton, nothing loath, responded, la bulb men the primal Instinct was aroused, and they fought for the favor of a woman a men In tho stone age, fought. For tho moment Vinton forgot Dol- lie a preseoi p. forgot everything except hla desire to avenge the blow, Brady bad slipped off bis glasses at the first sign of trouble and be wns somewhat at a disadvantage, but for all of that ho bad the best of the fight, though Vinton had taken boxing lea- sons from an old champion and was accounted more than ordinarily skill nil at the game, They were on a atrip of the beach little frequented In the evening and the encounter attracted no attention. In live minute Vinton was down and out and 1 ol lie was kneeling beside him In the sand necking to restore him to consciousness. He opened bis eyes presently and smiled into Dolllo'a Bul lous face. "It's all right," be said weakly "That little college student of yours has the skill of a professional prize tighter." "Sure!" assented Brady. "You was goln some, Bo, but your company ns too fast I used to be the Cherry bill ma un ter until me eyes went on tho blluk and I bad to took for aomcthln' easier. 1 been teacbin' the rah-rah boys to handle their hams lately. It's a puddln' itlougsldo the other game The doc told mo to get aome salt air for the summer an' I'm plckln' a piece of the coin while I'm doln' It I fought Terry five rounds to a draw once,' ho added with pride. "And now you are studying for col' lege?" asked Dollie wonderiugly. "I was tenchln'," explained the mati' enter. "I wiib professor of boxUi' What'B all this row about college any- way? When tho boss cook hired me ho Bays, 'I a'pose you come from col lege? And I told him I just come from there. Now you're hnrpln on the some string." "The waiters this season are all stu dents working their way through col lege," explained Dollie. "That was why I"- k She paused In confusion and Brady completed the sentence for her. "That was why you mashed me?" he asked good naturedly. "I'm Borry for you. His, but I ain't tho real goods. Better stick to his Job lots over there, lie's in your class. I ain't no heavy weight" Dollie regarded Paul, nursing a rap- Idly blackening optic, and smiled. At tho moment Vinton seemed anything but romantic. That's all right," Interposed the maneuter understandlngly. "A bit of raw steak will fix that up. lie's the man to tie to, nil right. There ain't many chaps like him that could give me tho run he did. You hook up." Thank you. I will take your ad vice," declared Dollie as she sank down on tho sand beside Vinton, and seeing that be was no longer wanted the maneater slipped away rubbing his cauliflower ear reflectively. "I hope he won't beat the llttlo dame," be said musingly. "He sure can hit even if he can't lick me." And the maneater never realized that with Cupid as referee Paul was the winner after all. A Vivid Description. ' A shortsighted and deaf old gentle man who was at an entertainment where a professqr performed on a big bnss viol thus described the scene: "The professor carried ,ou to the plat from a gigantic beetle attached to the end of a sort of lamppost. He leaned over and fondly embraced It. tickling its back violently with a long comb. "The spectators seemed much de lighted ut this display of scleutlflc af fection. The beetle was apparently quite u u moved. . Then the professor gave a capital Imitation of tho drunken man and the lamppost. He swayed rapidly up and dowu. clutching quick ly at all points. "Sometimes his fingers quivered pas sionately ' upon one spot, like nn ill tempered man struggling with an ob stinate pair of braces Sometimes he rested momentarily, as one rests after n contest with a stiff white tie. "Finally he gave a last convulsive tickle to the huge beetle, picked him self up from the lamppost nnd carried pit tho unresisting insect. The au dience applauded vigorously." Settled Through The1 Settlement. By LULU JOHNSON. CojiyrlijIiUd, 190), by Associated Literary Press. No one watching the Hue of girls thread Its way through the aisles of tho museum would hare Imagined that the serious faced young woman, who acted as guide was the rich Miss Moultalre. Indeed, Judging from the brilliancy of appearance, the other girls looked far more the social star than did tho lady of millions In bur severely tailored dress and quiet hat To Brookfleld, wandering among the antiques on the lower floor, Irma Moul talre looked a teacher conducting her fashionable charge on one of their prescribed educational tour. To blm the finery of the girls was real and the coHtly tailored gown of tbolr self appointed guide a simple and unpre tentious garment Ho could not realize that the elegant perfection of cut and cioth was the envy of every girl In the settlement das. The, girls would have laughed aloud in their glee could they have read In Brookfleld' thoughts the pity that he felt for their beloved leader. Thl was tho regular Saturday out ing of tho Bettlement club, and Irma took great delight in piloting the girl to the museums and galleries, when she hoped real work of art In time would give them a truer sense of ar tistic values. Every week she planned something for tho girls, wlmllug up with a little lunch at her home. For the sake of the luncheon the girls endured thp art lectures. So both they audi Irma were happy. They passed before a cose contain ing an Aztec collection. The labels were on tho opposite side of the cam, where Brookfleld. who did not require labels, whs standing. Antiquities were "THEN I SHALL HATB TO TKLL YOU HKKS," Hli SAID HKSOLCTKLY. not Irma Moultulre's forte, and when ahe innocently ascribed the collection to the Egyptian section Brooktleld in tcrrupted with a correction. Miss Moultalre, seeing that enthusi asm and not a deslro to open a fltrta tlon with her charges waa bis motlre, courteously acknowledged the correc tlon, and Brookfleld, mounting bis hobby, rode it bard and fast lie had the trick of interesting bis henrcrs, and Miss Moultalre, finding that tho girls really were absorbed in his little lecture, thankfully retreated into the background. She, too. found tho chat interesting and was very sorry when the last case was reached and they found them selves at the foot of the stairway lend lng to the art galleries, 1 "Here Is where I shall prove use less," he said to Irma, with a smile. "I thank you very much for letting me run on us you nave. 1 love the collection. I was one of the explora tlon party that dug it up." "We should-nnd do tnank you," dls claimed Irma. "I am sorry that our schedule does not permit us more time I should bo glad to bear the rest." "Why not?" be suggested. "I am here almost every afternoon." Irma shook her head smilingly as the nine puny went up cue stairs, leav ing Brookfleld looking after them, but a couple of weeks later she found her self lu tho vicinity of the museum and with a llttlo spare time on her hands In the Intervals of her social duties. Brookfleld was leanlug over one of the cases which an attendant hud open ed for him, but at Irma's appronch,he closed the case and hurried toward hi'i 'You did find toe to come!'! In crUM. "I havtf half an hour to sp:ire." vu the snillliiR' explanation."! Uhiu;;.';i you mlgbt lie there. 1 wanted to usi you If you i'ould give a lecture to. m class on the explorai'hm work!" "With pleasure." ,w::s t!:e pronir.t ::. swer. "If you will give me t!u .r dress and ivime the day, 1 s!i:;ll ;n with pleasure" Irma named an evening nn! jrave i address of the settlement house. TUo they looked over the cc!loction,"'n:.i the girl mnrveled at the breadth ( his Information. His specialty was V.. Aztecs. He knew the entire field; nn:i there was a genuine enthusiasm about Tom Brooktleld which compelled reelp- " '2Y t ill "NOTHING Allen's Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. 1 When we do your painting or decorating, you cannot help being satisfied, for there's nothing; like ; ' it. ;-----':-: Allen Wall Paper Cor. 11th and Bond Sts. PHOENIX PURE PAINT We guarantee Phoenix Pure Paint to be composed of Pioneer White Lead, Oxide of Zinc, Linseed Oil, Dryers and Coloring Pigments and to contain no adul teration. We will repaint free of charge any structure up on which Phoenix Pure Pa.'nt h&s been, used and not found as herein represented. The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co. rocal in'tervt. ' Almost l fore she realized it tb closing tin had come, and she haJ spent two hours In his company. She bad sent away her carriage, intending to walk home from the museum, so she permitted bitn to walk beside her. From taking an Interest In Brook field's fad she was beginning to take an interest in Tom Brooktleld himself. She found him well worth her Inter est by comparison with the idle men of her own set Irma admired action, and though Brookfleld bad only just passed thirty be bad been a workei for half but lifetime. He bad not become a monomaniac on bis bobby, but he was a good gen eral talker, and, though they met only at the Settlement bouse or In the mu seum, a real friendship soon sprang up between them. Irma had a feeling tba! to invite him to her homo would spoil It all, and bla dense Ignorance of the fashionable and affluent Miss Mou! taire wns not lifted. He believed her to be a teacher lu a fashionable school who gave u part ot her time to settlement work, and tbej met on a plane of equality which vat refreshing to the woman after the for tune hunting she bad so often to en dure. One afternoon late' in the sprint Brookfleld came to meet the class nn., escort them to a private view of a col lege collection. They bad acquired some of bis enthusiasm, nnd be had obtained private views of many col lections for them. " Today be came, with a beaming face, and all the afteruoon his high spirits were apparent. He never shared the little luncheons which wound up thr expeditions, but today he detained Miss Moultalre for a moment "There is something I would like tc say," be pleaded. "May I walk home with yoq. or do jou have to go wltb the girls?" "I cannot ery well leave them," she explained. "Then I shall have to toll you here." he said resolutely. "I can't keep It any longer. I am to be curator of tut' Cheeswick collection in the fall and at a salary enough for two. Will you share it?" Only for a minute did Miss Moultaire hesitate; then she placed her bnnd In his. "I will share It," ahe promised, with a radiant smile. "Come this evening, and we will talk it over." She handed bim her card with its engraved address and hurried after the girls, while Brookfleld beamed upon ber from 'the top step. But the beam had faded from Brook field's face when Miss Moultalre came toward him in her reception room that evening. Instead of clasping her In his arms he held her hand an Instant and then waited for her to be seated "You must think me a presumptuous fool," he began, "to ask you to share the paltry salary which this after noon seemed so great. I did not learn until later who you really were. It seems that I have been very dense." "You , are still dense," suggested Irma. "Do yon come to ask roe to withdraw my promise of this after noon?" "You must know how impossible it would appear," he reminded. "I be lieve! you to be n teacher." "You were the teacher," she cor rected. "You taught me what love really is. Whut does It matter that I have more than you?" "I would not be considered a fortune hunter," he snld slowly. "And I will uot marry one." she re torted. "It 13 because you are not . a fortune hunter, because you love me for myself, that I said 'Yes' this aft ernoon, and I shall hold you to your promise. Instead of you being curator of the Cheeswick collection we shall have a collection of our own." Silently he came toward her aud looked down into the tender eyes. No word was spoken, but a message was exchanged, nnd Brookfleld knew that such love waa not lightly to be s.! aside by pride. ; Slowly he gunk, Into TF1S0IEI 4 ' I!' "'WW I HI I .I.HIIUI .1 I ) .III IILII..I.II. mIILIII. LIKE and Paint Co. I tho seat beside ber and took her In hla arms. , "I am sorry that you are not what I thought yon to be," be murmured. "And I." was her tender response, "am glad that you are what I know you to be." - "I'll try to be all you think I am," be promised as be bent to kiss the smiling lips. And so Miss Moultaire's dread of fortune hunters had been settled through the Settlement 8alt Water Questions. 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