SUNDAY OCT . IS
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THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OEEGON.
Natalie, of the
-Neighborhood'
House.' ifigT
Copyrighted. 1J0S, by Associated
Literary Press.
Neighborhood House was Natalie's
charity by Inheritance, Her mother
had founded it and had met the defi
ciencies In Its exchequer from time to
time. Natalie was not sentimental, but
hr mother's pathetic anxiety about
Neighborhood House during her last
Illness had touched the girl, whose Ilia
had been devoted to the pursuit of
pleasure. :
Why Natalie should turn to tho
Neighborhood House In her hour of
hurt pride only Providence could ex
plain. To her the working girls toward
whose comfort, education and pleasure
her checks had contributed might as
well have been la Persia or China, so
little did she know them. In a vague
sort of way she though of them as
moles who came out of their holes at
night and bllnklngly, even dully, en
Joyed such pleasure as women of her
kmd provided for them.
So when she came upon Maggie Con
nolly fnca downward In the pillow of
a cozy corner on that hot June Satur
day, when all the rest of the Neighbor
hood girls had gone picnicking, she
stood looking down upon the tearful
one with strange, brooding eyes.
"My dear girl,", she began, with that
gentle air of patronage which Is the
I
. XI 00 IB STABBD AT EES, BPKECHiXSS
WITH WONDER,
refined cruelty of the rich toward the
sensitive souls among the poor, "what
has happened? Have you hurt your
self J Have you lose your purse 7"
Maggie was nothing if not demo
cratic. She did not ask Miss Natalie
Burgess who she was or what she was
doing there.
"Tom Devery's gone to the beach
with that bleach blond at the next
machine, Polly Magulre. Get that, will
you?"
"But you must know lots of1 other
young men who would be glad to take
you to the beach. I saw them hanging
on the cars like flies." .
Massie, who had wiped her eyes,
sow turned her scornful gaze npon her
would be comforter.
"1 don't want to go with those fel
lows. I want Just Tom."
The sudden break In her voice, the
udden gathering of mist over her
bine eyes, brought revelation to the
petted daughter of millions.
"I want Just Tom."
It was like an echo from the night
before.
Not that she had put it Into words.
Not that she had so much as admitted
to herself that she wanted to see one
.Thomas Witherspoon Brainard. But
suddenly, like a flash of lightning
across a dark landscape, the saw the
panorama of her own heart
She wanted Tom, the other tall,
clean cut Tom, and she bad always
wanted him.
"What came between yon and
Tom?" she asked. .
"What came between ns? What
comes between every girl like me and
what she wants trouble. Working
overtime till I'm that ugly you can't
cross your fingers at me, and the two
Children sick at home, and mother tak
ing all I earn I know she can't help
that and me so shabby in clothes no
man would want to take me to the
beach, and Tom is that particular.
And Polly Magulreshe can spend all
her wages on herself. She's got a new
organdie that you can see through to
the pink I)k slip. Oh"- , '
"But if she's wearing that to the
beach she is dressed in very poor
taste." said Natalie severely. "And a
man who will forget you because your
clothes are shabby is really hot worth
fretting frtr."
Maggie sat up very straight
"What do you know about wanting
clothes? 1 bet you've got a dress for
every day in the year, and when he
comes you have an awful time think
ing which one he'd like best 'cause
you've got so many. But when you
haven't one good dress to your name
and things go wrong at the factory- i
and. well, I said a few things and he
said Rome, and he threw me down."
For a, few moments Natalie Bargess
sat (iiiletly stroking the head of her
newly acquired acquaintance and who
had once more retired to the quea
tlonittile comfort of the eushlon. Then
very geuuy sue said;
"Dou't cry any more, Maggie. I guess
being thrown down Is something most
women have to bear some time In their
lives. It was not a question of dress
with me, and I am quite sure I had
said nothing. We never had a word.
Ho Just left town and never even said
goodby."
Maggie stared at her, speechless with
wonder. Her own troubles were for
gotten. Some man had "thrown down"
this radiant creature in soft gray silk
and ahlminery plumes!
"We are going to my house, Maggie,
and find a dress for you that will quite
outshine Polly's organdie, because It
will be much more appropriate, ana
then we are going to the picnic, and
you are going to mingle with the
young people as If Tom Devery aid
not exist, and when he comes to make
up with you, as he surely will, you are
going to meet him halfway. uo you
understand?"
Talk about Cinderella and the toll!
Her experiences were as nothing when
compared to Maggie Connolly's trip
that afternoon. The wonderful rows
of clothes presses which open when
Miss Burgess maid touched a button,
the many linen frocks from which It
was hard to select Just the trimmest
one for Maggie, and then the selection
of shoes and hats and gloves, for the
two girls were nearly of one size.
And at last the spin to the beach in
Miss Burgess car, the routing of Tolly
Magulre and the recapture of Tom
Deveryt In her excitement Maggie
almost forgot her benefactress.
But Natalie did not forget Maggie
and traced her through the Neighbor
hood House to her home.
Maggie's Tom had come back, and
Maggie loved the whole world! So
when Miss Burgess questioned her
about working girls and their prlva
dons Maggie glowed and dilated on
the good the Neighborhood House had
done them all.
From the Neighborhood House and
Its privileges it was a short step to the
need of a vacation hotel for girls, and
almost before Maggie knew what hap
pened she and Tom, now her abject
slave, were whirled away one Satur
day in Miss Burgess machine to look
over a neglected hotel estate in a once
fashionable seaside colony.
Natalie Burgess knew the value of
her money, and she also knew the
value of a shrewd assistant like Mag
gle, who understood girls and their
problems. So it happened that the
Neighborhood House opened a sum
mer annex at West Shore, and Mag
gle Connolly resigned her post at the
factory to become Natalie's represent
ative in the new establishment
"Natalie of the Neighborhood Hour,"
her friends called her now and laugh
ed at her Caprice. And at the summer
annex of the Neighborhood House
Thomas Witherspoon Brainard found
her one lovely fall day. shortly after
his return from Vienna, where he had
gone abruptly to complete his medical
studies.
The idea of Natalie, the self centered.
hobnobbing with factory girls rather
tickled his fancy.
Maggie was packing the summer fit
tings. Natalie was sitting in an open
window, swinging her trim feet and
laughing at Maggie's enthusiasm. But
she had been helping, too, and her
sleeves were rolled up, her eyes bright
her cheeks flushed, as she turned to
meet Bralnard.
Feminine intuition told Maggie that
this was the psychological moment for
her to pack np what few j groceries
were left in the storeroom. What hap
pened during her absence Is not neces
sary to set forth here, but as she slip
ped back to remind her patron that
twilight was falling and the car was
waiting to take them back to town she
heard Thomas Witherspoon Brainard
say contritely:
"Can you ever forgive me for imagin
ing that you were a vain, selfish, use
less sort of doll that could never un
derstand or help a struggling physi
cian? I don't deserve you, dearest I
was a thick headed fool"
Maggie went out on the porch and
sank upon the top step.
"Does the man live who throws you
down that can't be won back?" she
asked herself happily, for how could
Maggie know that the glorious Natalie
had won happiness through her hum
ble self?
8till Searching. 1
He was young and debonair and was
seen about the water front looking for
an old sailon says the Philadelphia
Ledger. "Any old sailor will do," he
remarked confidentially to a big man,
to whom he stated the object of his
quest "because all I want is to have
some tattoo marks taken out of my
arms."
When the tug man Informed him that
those India Ink punctures would stick
closer to him than a blood relation
and would be on his arm when bis
death certificate was filed the young
fellow was aghast
"What in the world am I going to
dor he asked In despair. "There's a
heart and two arrows and a girl's
initials on my arm, and I want to get
them off. I've got to get rid of these
letters any way. The girl 'ran away
last week with another fellow, and
they're enjoying their honeymoon now.
I must get another girl, and I don't
want to sleep with a married woman's
monogram Just above my elbow."
The case was truly a pitiable one,
and the generous heart of the tug man
was touched.
"I'll tell you what you've got to do,"
he exclaimed as a happy thought
struck him. "You must find another
gM to fit those initials."
When last seen the tattooed man was
In search of a damsel who could an
swer to the Initials "M. A. J."
CHURCHES SUHDAY
First Methodist
Sermon themes for Sunday; At 11
a. m., "The Christian View of Life
At 7:30 p. ru., "'In Want." Other
services: Class nicctintr at 10:15 a.
m.s Sunday school at 12:15 p. m.
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.; Mid
week' service Wednesday at 7:30 p
m. The music ath both services Sun
day will be led by a chorus choir. You
will enjoy these services and will find
a hearty welcome. C. C. Rarick,
pastor.' .
- Memorial Lutheran.
Sunday school at 10:30 a. m.; morn
ing service at 11 o'clock, theme for
sermon, "Christ For Us"; evening
at 7:30, theme, "The Rose of Jerico,"
AH are cordially invited' to worship
with us. Gustaf E.,Rydquist, pastor.
Presbyterian.
Morinng worship, 11 o'clock, "Ex
perience." Sabbath school, 12:15; Y,
P. S. C. E., 1:30; evening worship,
7:30, "We Mean Business." All are
invited. Wm. S. Gilbert, pastor.
Norwegian-Danish M. E. ...
Services at II a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Scandlnav
ians are cordially invited. O. T. Field
pastor.
Holy Innocents Chapel.
Morning and evening services, 10
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school,
11:15 a.m.
Christian Science.
Services 11 o'clock in I. O. O. F.
building. Subject of the lesson ser
mon, 'Doctrine of Atonement." All
are invited. Sunday ( school at 12
o clock.
Grace Episcopal
Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 12:30 m. -
First Nor. Ev. Lutheran.
Sunday school meets at 9:30 a. m.
morning service at 10:45; English
Bible class meets at 6:45 p. m. in the
church parlors; evening service at
7:30. Theo. P. Nestc, pastor.
One Troubls After Anothtr.
"I have Just found out about the
woman opposite me after two years of
mystery and anxiety, said the flat
dweller. "She la a pretty, fat roily
poly, woman with a white complexion
who sits at her window half of her
time doing nothing. She has a boy of
about ten. Her life seemed so simple
and still I didn't see how she lived
Evidently she didn't support a hus
band, but who supported her? The
thing worried me, but last night 1
found bow it was. Her husband is d
violin player wh. plays all night long at
some concert ball and sleeps the livelong
day. I'd rather work for my living
than keep the house quiet for a hus
band who has to sleep all day, then
gets up Just at the time yon want to
go out for a little rollicking and plays
the violin somewhere." New York
Press.
Gathering Roses.
I've gathered roses and the like in
many glad and golden Junes, but sow,
as down the world I hike, my weary
bands are filled with prunes. I've gath
ered roses o'er and o'er, and some
were white and some were red, but
when I took them to the store the
grocer wanted eggs instead. I gather
ed roses long ago, in other days, in
other scenes, and people said, "You
ought to go and dig the weeds out of
your beans." A million roses bloomed
and died; a million more will die to
day. That man is wise who lets them
slide and gathers up the bales of hay
-Emporia Gazette.
Setting It Right.
"In your paper this morriing, sir,
you called me a 'bum actor.' I want
an explanation." 1 t
"I shall be happy to explain, young
man. That word 'actor was Inserted
by the proofreader, who thought I had
omitted it accidentally. I shall take
care that it doesn't happen again."
Chicago Tribune. ;
Pumps.
"Women," declared she, "have big
ger Intellects then men."
"I won't dispute It," responded he.
"A man can't wear footgear that has
to be kept on by mental power alone."
Kansas City Journal.
Hairbreadth.
hairbreadth escapes? Knlcker Yes; n
. uuiuu s L-wiiuie wan uu mui Kfjn me
from seeing a play once. Harper's
Bazar.
The amity that wisdom limits not.
folly may easily untle.-Shakespeare.
For Chronic Diarrhoea.
"While in the army in 1863 I was
taken with chronic diarrhoea," says
George M. Felton of South Gibson,
Pa, "I have since tried many reme
dies but without any permanent re
lief until Mr. A. W. Miles of this
place persuaded me to try Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, one bottle of which stopped
it at once." For sale by Frank Hart
and leading druggists.
The Color Line
i I I,
As displayed upon our shelves, will
give you every shade of paint that
you may require for any purpose
in-door or out. These paints are
well ground in fine Linseed Oil, with
selected white lead. They are uni
form in quality and spread very
smoothly, covering a large surface.
The durability' of this paint is well
known in the trade. Convenient
sized cans in all popular colors. If
you will try these once you will al
ways use them.
Allen Wall Paper
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Cor. 11TI1 AND BOND
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
589 Commercial Street
HOTELS.
Ten Good Reasons
Why You Should
Stop at
"The Cornelius"
The Best in Portland
Situated irf the center of the shop
ping aisirici.
One block from the clanging street
cars.
Not so expensive as some other ho
tels. Sixty rooms with private bath.
Long distance and local tele
phones in every room.
Writing desk in every room.
Carpeted throughout with the best
velvet carpets.
The rooms are furnished in solid
mahogany.
Every room contains a heavy solid
Simmons brass bed on which is
a 40 or 50 pound hair mattress.
The furnishings and general ap
pearance of the public rooms
must be seen to be appreciated.
"The Cornelius"
Park and Alder Streets
Portland's newest and most modern
equipped hotel, solicits your patron
age and assures you good service
uid courteous treatment. An excep
tional hotel for families who come
to Portland shopping and sight-see
ing.
When next in Portland give us a
chance to make you look pleased.
THE CORNELIUS Free Bus
meets all trains.
Europlan.
C. W. CORNELIUS, Proprietor.
N. K. CLARKE, Manager.
MILLINERY SALE !
Special Sale of
PATTERN
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Catawba..., Coc quart
Welch's Grape Juice .
Nips 10c
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Nelson Trover, Yice-Prcs. and Supt
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
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Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED,
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. KENRY SHERMAN, Manager.
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. DAINTY CHINA
is a necessity to the careful house
keeper. If your stock is inadequate
you will find this a splendid oppor
tunity for supplying your wants. .We
have an amazingly
FINE COLLECTION
of beautiful China. Fancy dishes in
exquisite new designs, Tea-pots, Cups
an'i Saucers,; Salad Bowls, Platters,
etc. ' s
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We have just received two more
patterns in Decorated Dinner Ware.
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