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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1908)
V SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 0 -7s1 e.i n "v. m - m i ii i i i ai Jr4, jr ii . , ... - -ffiif m ,111m liiiirtrtiMiiriiiMiii Cask I i . - . a , H rp pr ? s i Detail Adding R $20 $30 at $40 $00 SCO Total Adding eg'isters : , at $50 $75 $100 $125 $150 A New Line of Total Adding Registers WITH DETAIL STRIP for stores -at $125 and up. A Cash Register, Is a Necessity in Every Business Large or Small This is the best opportunity ever offered for buying a NATIONAL REGISTER, suitable for your requirements, at a LOW PRICE. Investigation costs you nothing and does not mean that you must buy. . Let me show you the registers and tell you what it costs to own one. You can then decide whether or not it is good business to dump your money into an open cash drawer, unprotected against loss by CARELESSNESS OR DISHONESTY. AsK the man who uses a NATIONAL. Liberal exchange allowed on old reg ister; easy terms if desired. - H. G. General Agent for Oregon .. Portland Office, No. 70 3rd St.) Will be at Merwyn Hotel, No. 4 Sample Room, Duane St., Between 11th and 12th, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, with samples. 3C t Evolution ... . " By NELLIE CRAVEY CILLMORE. f Copyrl(hte1, IM, by Attoetattd I T Utaniry Prwi. ratrklu turned from the. window with a little shim. The leaden iky bad Just reloiiHwl t hnrrlcane of white1 feather, aud the rollicking flame In the great hrnue tndlroned fireplace niagnetbfj her Into the depths of a huge armchair, where ahe could think comfortably. , At last Hhe drew In her breath with a deep algli. 8b had reached a de cision. Her face wa very palo from the pimt hour' conflict of emotloim, ' and her lips drew a determined red line nlmve her dimpled chin. She clanced at the c ltx.k-4! 8lu hud jtfmlso(1 him her nuawcr by , and It wm still to be written and Ola patcliH. She dashed n refrnctory ttar from her t-ye and resolutely croMiied the rooin to n .vrltlnir table. The .transient tendcruoM died from Iter fm-e aa alit seined n pe.i from the rack and hastily dashed down the auperm rlptlou. Th Elmt, March 8, My tar rlereon-Coriatnly nut. I ran nevwr b your wir. after last ulshl'e rv. latlon. Fcrliinatoly for m. I v. quit? ouiarown my tuit. for fairy tales, and nothing- yon might say could alter my Uo ttrinlnatlon In vkw of tha .vidonce of my own .ya. Very alncerwly youra, PATRICIA THUR8TON. As ahe reread tbo words somo of the savage linllnnation that hud come-Into rntrlcln' fate while ahe was writing them died out She pondered a mo ment, then tore the sheet In two and tossed It Into the wastebasket. The clock struck the half hour after 4. 8he took up the pen agaft and wrote painstakingly: Tha Elma. Thursday. Dear Mr. Frterson-Aft.r eonatd.rlna tha matter thoroua hly I have coma to tha declalon that I cannot marry you. There are ao many things that make for a hap. py union, and, laoklng tn many of the requlaltoa, t fear It would be an unwlee atop. For Instance, two people Juat en tering upon matrimony ahould In all oae.a begin by being able to- trust each other Implicitly. I ahull rnturn all your tetters by ex preaa. Pleaae do likewise. Youra aln oerety, PATRICIA T. She signed bor name with a hysteric al flourish and ran her eyes quickly through, the curt sentences. Uncon soioumy n.r rea up curved upwars. "Too sentimental," she suiCed aud crumpled the paper In her hand The clock ticked with warning Insistence. Without hesitating she drew up a fresh sheet and began: Thuraday Evening. Dear Wll'lam Of course after practic ing a willful deception upon me it la out of the question for me to further consid er your offer of marriage. We ahould never be happy with the knowledge of It between us even it I could go to the length of overlooking It, which I cannot After all. It would have been simple for you to have told me that you had a pret ty young aunt who was coming to apend tha week. Fancy the shock I experienced upon seeing you kiss a girl stranger at tha Clanceya' last night! And ao farewell PATRICIA. Sho starod at the composition a sec ond, the words running together In an aggravating fashion. At last her gaze I FREE TRIAL-AN ELECTRIC IRON Saves backs, footsteps, blistered fingers, and faces fuel and tempers. You feel no electricity attach to any itican descent socket low expense would sur prise you let us explain to YOU. ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO. laconically: ' Billy All Is over between us. My an awer la "Ni." Come for your letter and don't fail U bring mine. . P. T. Sho folded the note with cold, dispas sionate Qnors. A pang went through her. She caught in her breath with a dry, audible sound. "Unexpected; tele gram Indeed!" she mused angrily. "I don't believe a word of if The striking of the half hoar nerved Iter to seal the letter quickly and nd dress It to "1918 West Twenty-ninth Street Mr. William K. Frierson, City.' She stamped it with deadly delibera tion and pressed the bell. While wait ing for the messenger she sat staring absently at the name she bad wrltteu his name; written it for the one hun dred and seventeenth and the Inst time. She continued to stare at the stereotyped address through a blurred vision. After all, perhaps she had not expressed herself just right; at least, she might have been more courteous, as this was the end. There were still thirty minutes of grace. The chauf feur, running at speed limit, could make the distance in twenty! Sho rose and threw the letter into the fire, then with a funny little gleam In her eye3 watched It curl and black en and sift to nothingness. She turned toward the writing table again, her thoughts shaping themselves rapidly aud clearly. It was positively her last chance to be diplomatic, firm final. Crimson flags were waving In her cheeks; twin, sparks had kindled blue! flames in her eyes; her breath came! and went in little jerks. But her bands j were steady as a die. She wrote: Deareat Billy Come. PAT. I ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. - . Foot of Foartk g treat POST CARDS 150 new views of Oregon, Washington and California, in the finest glazed card published; 2 for 5c; wholesale and re tail. . 4 College Pennants dthe olleses New Pictures iin: of ;tur" is bein?" added to daily Come and look them oyer. WHITMAN'S BOOK STORE I Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, j 60 cents per month, delivered by j carrier. - - "DEAREST BOiM," BHE WBOTB, "COMB." cleared. Hut how ridiculous! The next thing he'd be thinking she was Jeal ous! She must be more dignified, more Impersonal. Once more she wrote: My Dear Billy No, do not get the ling. We have inude a mistake. Let us still be friends. . Cordially, PATTT. P. 8. By the way, I never knew before that your grandmother had been twloe married, fltrange you didn't mention It all these Fears. There's quite a differ ence in your mother's and Miss Heasllp'a age, Un't tvaereT : ; P. The elevk announced 5. Patricia glanced around, startled, to assure herself with her eyes that her ears had heard aright. In the tall mirror oppo site that fit retched from floor to celling sbo got a transitory glimpse of. her face. It teas pathetically altered. Her eyes, purple ringed with misery, stared mockingly back at her. The self con tempt tint swept over hor hardened ihetf) Instaatly. Anything written nn Jor the Influence of such an expres sion cou'-d not be other than absurd. With a petulant band ahe swept the still uublotted lines aside and scratched CMS A few doses of this remedy will In variably cure an ordinary attack of diarrhoea. . It can always be depended upon, even in the more severe attacks of cramp colio and cholera morbus. 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