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we are determined not to carry any articles over Christmas; Everything must go. Following is a suggestive list to choose frorn
Toilet Sets Shaving Outfits Manicuring Sets Fancy; Whist Broom Leather Collar Bags
Toilet Articles. Fancy Jewelry Boxes Fancy Stationery - Holders Leather Music Rolls
Cut Glass Perfumery Brie a brae Fancy Cigar Cases Military Brusjics
The above is only a partial list. To fully appreciate our line of holiday goods, a visit to the store is necessary. Remember everything must be sold
before Christmas. We have the largest assortment of Post Cards and Christmas novelties in town.
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Scraps'
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Cy FRANX B. STVEET.
Copyright. 15r. by F. H. 8m.
fT was In the OiU Lndies home.
Oneway Miss Virginia went to
her sifter with a s;trti face.
"Adelaide she said, "whereV
my gold plnT
"Hare yon looked In yeur best dress.
Virginia T Ton might hare left it
there."
"I nerer did such a thing," answered
her sister, "tint I'll look."
She went to the closet Just as Mrs.
Sloeum aad Mrs. Perklus eutered the
room. With " her be4 among the
dresses she did not bear them.
"No, it ain't here, Adclaider she
tailed.
"What ain't? Wbafs the matterr
rld Mrs. Perkins, looking from Hiss
Adelaide's frightened face to Miss
Virginia's grim one. "Have yon lost
somethingr '
"I tsu't find my pin," she said cold
ly. "I wppose l're mWald it, that's
all
"Miss Virginia, yon dc-n't mean you
can't find that gold pin! Here comes
Miss Pratt. Miss Pratt, poor Miss
Virginia has lost her gold pin. Least
ways she says she's lost it, but there's
other tlilnfrs besides losings."
Miss Virginia looked quickly at her
aistw. Miss Adelaide'! eyes were
round and frightened.
"What do yon mean?" she faltered.
Mrs. Perkins
fare quick I " " . . ..""W
glance around
the circle and
lowered ber
tolce.
"I mean," she
said, "ain't you
often -showed
that pin to
Scraps?'
"Yes."
"And ain't she
admired it?"
"Tes," admit
ted Miss Ade
laide in a low ..0(ITA1!,.T hebe."
roice.
' Mrs. Perkins nodded triumphantly.
"Then," she said impressively, "It
must either be in the room or have
been taken out
"Of course," she added softly, "there
ain't but one person would touch it
I think the best thing would be to set
tle the matter now. Suppose we Just
we five go to Scraps room and look.
I always did suspect the girl"
"I don't believe she took it.'" waDed
Kiss Adelaide. Mrs. Perkins paid no
attention to her, but waited watchfully
for the twit opinion. ,
"It don't seem right to do that way.
rd rather ask the girl," said Miss
Pratt " ; ;" ? ;--v ' ,
"But if she's honest you'd hurt ber
feelings for nothing," insinuated Mrs.
Perkins.
"And if we waited It might go on,"
she said, "or others might bear of it,
and then 'twould be hard on the glrL
Now, if just we five go no one need
know. What do yon Bay, Mlsa Vlr
gtoiar ' "111 go," she suld briefly.
"Then we'd better go right off," said
Mrs. Perkins. "She'll be hack from
school pretty soon. Come on, aH," and
she led the way. Bnt Miss Adelaide
held back.
"What are you waiting forr said
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her sister sharply. "Come along."
So ills Adelaide miserably Joined
the procession. They went softly down
th. corridor till
they came to the
door of Scraps'
room. It was
closed. Then for
the first time
they realised
what they wert
doing. Miss Ade
laide pat a
trembling hand
on her sister!
arm.
"Come away,
Virginia. Taint
very much. Let
"rr it's tocwror
th. poor child hart It It tt seems as
if we're housebreakers."
"Perhaps 'twould be better to tell
Miss Baker and let ber look," answer
ad Miss Virginia irresolutely. Her
aerial pride bad quite deserted her,
and she wavered visibly. Mrs. Perkins
suddenly darted ahead.
"Goodness me! I never sea seek a
pack o" cowards! Taint as if she was
ona of us. She's nothing bnt a serv
ant Ain't we got a right to examine
our servants' rooms for stolen goods,
Td like to know?" She opened the
door violently.
" Twouldn't take us long to look,
at any rate." she said. The room
ain't bigger than a twopenny bit Now,
Miss Pratt yon feel In those clothes.
Mis Sloeum. yon take the bed, and If
Miss Virginia will take one drawer
HI take the other. And there's Ade-latde-
There dont seem to be any room
for me, and I'm only in the way. My
head ache too. I guess I'd better go
back." !
"Adelaide! said her Bister.
"There's that bag under the bed.
Miss Adelaide." said Mrs. Perkins
sweetly, "If you'd Jest as soon take
that" Miss Adelaide submitted meekly.
The room had space only for a cot
bed, a small bureau, a chair and a cor
ner washstand. There was a row of
hooks behind the door, and on these
hung Scraps' meager wardrobe, each
article drooping forlornly, as If Instinct
with the pitiful loneliness of the glrL
Miss Pratt's ample figure as she stood
before the garments searching In the
lockets and hems made them seem
by contrast only dejected shadows.
Mrs. Slocnm was poking around the
mattress, her spectacles pushed high
on her anxious forehead. Miss Ade
laide dropped down by the other side
of the bed and rested ber head against
the pillow.
Her thick snuff colored wig had slip
ped and showed a few thin gray hairs,
bnt ber misery was so real as quite to
overshadow any humor In the situa
firm Rhe nut out
Fisher band and
touched the old
bag and then
drew It back aslf
It had burnt her.
Her Bister looked
at her and frown
ed.
"It-it's locked!"
pleaded Miss Ad
elaide. "I was wonder
"SEES 108 ADHD
VERY CHBIHMUS."
ing bow long
twonid be before
you'd discover that!" retorted Miss Vir
ginia. Her conscience was troubling
her, but she would not yield. She toss
ed a key to her Bister and then put
the drawer back.
"'Tain't In my drawer either,' said
Mrs. Perkins. "I guess It must be in
that bag. Tou'd better hurry, Miss Ad
elalde. She'll be home pretty soon."
, Miss Adelaide pulled the bag out and
fitted the key. The four old ladles
peered eagerly down at her. Suddenly
she drew her hand back again.
'1 can't," she said. "One of you
rfev k
" if
re
UG
must do It"
Mrs. rerklus stooped down and pull
ed open, the bag, which aeemed full of
bits of Bilk and ribbon.
"Where'd she get so waayr she
asked. "It looks as If we're on the
track now, dou't It And see here!"
She pulled from under the rags
three little packages carefully tied tip
In bright colored bits of tissue paper.
She distributed them rapidly, passing
one to Miss Adelaide, Who made no
effort to take tt but let it roll under
the bed. Mrs. Perkins dived after tt
and came up flushed Just as Sirs. Slo
eum gave an exclamation of dismay.
"What's the matterr asked Mrs.
Perkins Impatiently. Mrs. Sloeum laid
something on the bed. The others
crowded round; ouly Miss Adelaide
never moved. They saw a red pin
cushion In the shape of a rude heart,
and on it in crooked letters the plus
formed the words, "Deer Mia Adlade
Mery Cbrismus," '
The alienee made Miss Adelaide turn,
and she caught up the ugly cushion
with a little cry.
"That's what It meant!" she cried.
"That's ber meechln ways! She was
making us Christmas present us
who'd never done thing for her, not
a thing to make ber lonely life less
lonely, not a thing to make Christmas
a happy time for ber, and she feed
ing her poor starred life on the scraps
of kindness we flung her!"
A tear rolled down and splashed on
the red cushion. Miss Virginia snatch
ed' the cushion away.
"There!" she cried. "Make things
better by spotting this!"
Miss Adelaide left the room, and her
sister did not oppose her. .The rest
worked In silence until everything was
In order. Then they filed silently out
and abut the door.
That night MLss Adelaide had a sick
headache. Scraps came up at supper
time to bring ber some toast. Her
thin little face looked sharply through
the gloom of the room.
"Here's your toast," she said. "It's
dark in here. Shan't I get yon a
lightr
"No, no," answered Miss Adelaide
quickly. It seemed to ber she could
not meet the child's eyes. Scraps stood
a paoment, full of sympathy.
"I'm sorry you'ro sick, Miss Ade
laide," she said awkwardly. "I guess
you'll feel better In the morning, won't
you?"
"Tes," answered Miss Adelaide, bury
tag her face in the pillow. "Run down
stairs and get your supper. Scraps. It
will be all cold."
Scraps obeyed, a she always did, and
Mlsa Adelaide beard her shuffling down
the stairs iu ber loose old shoes. When
Miss Virginia came In she found her
sister sitting up in bed, with a flushed,
excited face.-
"Virginia," she cried, "bow much
money have I In my purse?"
"Three dollars and five cents," an
swered Miss Virginia.
"I am going to get Scraps a pair of
shoes for Christmas!" Miss Adelaido
was frightened when she had said it
for It was understood between them
that Miss Virginia should say what
was to be bought.
But no explosion
came.
"You you ain't
angry, are you?"
asked Miss Ade
laide pleadingly.
"I haven't said
I was, have I?"
returned her sis
ter. "I was think
ing.' -
"Oh!" answered
Miss Adelaide
i n bobby rou na
SICK, MISS ADE
LAIDE." v, , ,
humbly
She felt conscious of her in-
fcriority. filie never "thought." There
waa a knock at the door, and Miss
Pratt entered.
"How's your head. Miss Adelaide?"
Bhe asked. : '
"It's some better, thank you."
"Was your toast bot?"
"I guess 'twas. I didn't notide."
There was silence a moment. Sud
denly Miss Pratt burst out: "I don't
know how to say It, but I feel down-
lfaiiatitiwinnMimi
rttrht ashamed of this afternoon. The
Idea ofthat child, paorer than any
church mouse, trying to be giving as
aowBthlngT ' I-I Jemt cant stand It
It got an old brown merino 1 abail
fix cp. I guesa I can afford soma trim
tatag." "lTe been a-kmx-ldng, and no one
heard me." said Mrs. Sloeum, puttlug
lu hur head. "I couldn't help hearing,
aud I'm. glad! I was so worried 1
couldn't rest easy lu my mind till Ti
snkl I'd do snthln. I don't know what
but I've got to make up soma way."
"That's real good of yon, MW Slo
eum." answered Man Pratt "and as 1
was saying" .
A knock at the door interrupted
them. . ; ;
"There's the last one." said Miss
Virginia grimly. A flash of surprise
passed over Mrs. Perkins' faca as she
entered upon seeing the others.
'1 wonder If I dont know what
you're talking about," she said gayly.
"About Scraps? I thought to. Now.
XTa got a plan. Suppose we make
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Don't
Choicest of Candy in Holiday Bokes....
aee
STOIE
up a scmp bag t her and fill It and
bang It on the door so ah ran find It
Christmas morula. A jood many of
the others will fcilp."
M tea Adelaide tat Dp In groat ax
cltcment "Ob, Mrs. rerklns," she cried, "how
do you think of such things? Bhe will
be bo pleased !" Miss Adelaide's simple
old face, wrin
kled as It was,
looked like that
of a happy child.
Mrs. Perkins
flattered con
sciously. "I
thought yoa'd
tike It." she said.
"But you must
be tired, dear
MIks Adelaide, so
we won't stay. 1
J"t put my bead
In to tell yoa."
She. rose, aud
MU Pratt and
"HPT I tttX POW!.
HlOItT AaUAMKU."
Mrs. Sloeum followed the hint
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Forget the Children's Christmas Candy
Christmas cannot be complete m any household without
of candy, but it must beg00 candy, 'the kind that is
able only at Tagg's
We prid? ourselves on our fine stock of candies including the famous "Lown
eys" and 'Gunthers1' Brands besides our own line of home made goodies. You can't
think of a more acceptable gift to give you friend or relative than our candy put up .
in one of our Special Holiday Boxes. We have them in sizes from 1-2 pound t'
5 pounds and can fill them with candies at prices of 15c per lb. and up.
Call and examine our Christmas tree tinsel chain and other ornaments. We
have the largest line in the city. ...
QS eONFECTIONElRY
Astoria's Leading Candy Store.
Mlsa Virginia lonltcd flT tier Iron
loBlly, but Ml Adelaide Joy was not
t be quenched.
She will I so happy!" she kepi
aavlug.. ,
Suddenly her sinter ro and went to
the medicine box, v
"I'm going to glva yoo soma niter,
Adelaide," slit Bald. "I don't want to
be kept awake all boon, If sba will be
"bo happy."
(Continued on paga 2)
DEMOCRAT STILL ALIVE.
Chairman Mack About to EataMUfc
Hcadquartera,
NEW YORK, Dec. 19,-Nofmen
E. Mack, chairman oi lha Democratic
cotimuttee, aaid last night that head
quartcti would i be established in
Washington soon after the holiday.
'There Is no ne in taking up the
FOURTEENTH
COMMERCIAL ST.
matter until alter the holiday," 14
Mr. Mack. "We may not take it up.
u;til alter the ihort session It over, V
but I ctn state positively that the na
tional commiltee will have a perma
nent headquarttr in Washington tt
in early data. It will be working
headquarter, too."
"Whit about' Bryan a a candidate
(our yer from nowr" wit tkd.
"There li no frobaW!ity of Mr.
Bryan running again four yean from
now, to there I no use dincaiaittg the
matter," ttid tba chairman. ' ? k
Tba Clean Uaa.
The man who delight In personal
cleanliness, and enjoys bis thavt,
ihampoo, haircut, and bath, In As
toria, always goct to the Occident
barber (hop lor these things tad
ets them at their beat 's r . . ;
a supply ,
obtain- .
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