THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTL ANP, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 5. .1008.
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WANTS TO LEAD THE
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.Well-Knowa English Profsor of Agricultural-A RmarLabl Woman
content to (tt thsf necessity of life"
IN NORWAY
' Hy Kill. Ellsen.
ONI ON. June 2. Miss Mb Ba- f.rom b?ar-by spring. Also It-lacked
..,r. V'. - . . '!" . w!.i.K Uoe modern convcnlencea and appll-
...i .vn m juuui, anoee without winch, according to rural
T
woniun with a Duroon In life council, noliody has ths rlaht to live.
n- ruth wa Mimni. Hho And above all lha alrl hod leen guilty
,..... t... nr. the awful crime of treating- the
want to lead, the glmple Ufa porklng rural council with eontampt
ana an want to wed an American, by nutting up a dwelling wltlioot ob-
Wliether thoae two, anibltlona will aver tammg lt, consent. It mattered not
tin rauii.n.i n -w..,i a-...,, that Mist Long waa in ruddy healtli,
te realliqd In ona ljarmonlou dream of gnd.that neither alie nor her make-
blian 1m a question whloh the futura shift home constituted a menace to
alone can answer. But unkind fate, th soatterad community' physical
the form of the Dorking district w , '.'If , ' JZfi "bun1
rural council. ha recently "pact her Jut "Views n mny1-wV nd S ?i
claiipg that her Arcadian abode hasl , ' HH.,rfmlntlnn. Ro the maohlnnrv
O end UI blind hlHe ma t In- motion
bn erected. In defiance of -no
of blind Justice was aet
motion
fora boa?rd of luuryloClnV oountVy "tfZt&l'Wl conform tS ?h
maglstratea who decreed Jhat slit ?U(i iI7rfrZloni of t ii rural
i i . . ,,. mil i. u i iiviii i nu iv m i u u v.
wirtac sue inaae to me uorore mis nap- i.on- rant command that much money
pencd .she will aoon be off to America t crotfablv mean. On - end of her aim-
where' the pursuit, of unconventional r,i8Pnfa there But. mSv ?ea3 to the
happiness and an idylllo husband can Find lie? if Ideal ArneXausband
be undertaken free from old fogey re- th jj lh '.?nVh, waS
KuJi ? i 1 .i,ki. l!al not Dorking rural district coun-
Mlaa Jvons; la a remarkable ymin(t. ji .WOobed down UDon her
woniun. tine has youth ahe Is only cu WO0Pe "own upon nar.
three and twenty brains, good looks.- T)..4.i.i: . a
courage, robust health and plenty of rtrtUUty lor Jtnencant.
muscle. Her father, Professor Lone;. , wa. K.fnrt thin hunnrriM tint I
is a well,known agrloultural writer. Mo . , .. ... ,,llPPene,1 nal 1
la iaitl to be a relative of the AraerioBi a talk with Miss Jna;. It was
naturnllst of the same name on whom a casual observation which led io ihe
Prenldent Koosevelt laid his big Stick di.-overv of hai strong nartlalltv fir
lor WIitlna;, stories about animals thtit 'covery 01 strong partiality far
weren't true. But the English Long -AmeflcaVs and further questioning
stick to turnips and cabbages and elicited the frank and unblushing con-
ium,b.!e, Jlru'. 5Li?dUl5S" fesslon that one of her chief aims In
cerning them. Wherefore he hue
achieved a reputation as an accurate,
11 Hiimewhat ponderous and tedious authority.
Like Her. Father.
life Is to marry a man of that national
ity some day.
"When I wan a little (?irl," ahe said,
"an American once picked me up In his
. arms and fondled and petted me. I
have long since forgotten his name, but
lils kind voice, his Htrontr and manlv
From her father Mis Long Inherited 'aS 'lne 'f ur," h3 h.a'Ji-",.,J!h
., . , . ever since. And to wed some such
her taste for the things of ths open- na t,of,n my ambition ever since
air and out-dotor life and from her well, a woman would understand
mother or some other ancestor she got h.n- ?.sl that he should be
. ., , . ,, . . ' ... rich. In faot, the type of American
imasinatlon. She studied hortloultUra t have tn mn'd would not be apt to
in me countess or Warwick a scnooi oe a rich man. rrnm wnat j nave read
and subsequently became
n tunrhpr uuifui iiirill himi inn wct.v iiirjr iiieinn
a. loami , .l, -oil lliair. nil-.a'. vnur r.ni
there. Her family lived for years In a ,.f 1,1., k',, .
place with a moat, and lots of hls-
torli.'
It to their fiountrv. Mv ideal Ameri-
a moat, and lots of his- .an i. .-v.r .iirrarini ,r. t-i A t-
associations attached to It. and .(mno- .oriiK truthful iaiIt th
some peoidu say a ghost, too. 1 er wor( , thP faCfli understands nature,
father fell 111. and tiring of the Isola- can work wth both hands and brain,
tion of tlio country lire, sold the place ,corng the ,hamg and humbugs of con
to nn American who wax seeking gome- ventional society and values most In
thing antique. Then he moved to Rel- jlfo the things that ar really most
Kiiw which is a modern and up-to-date WOrth living for. That type of man I
town and quite fashionable. The change am convlnced is mora ofton found ln
waa not at nil to Miss Longs liking. America than ln England because con
1 or well-to-do conventional folk their dltlon8 there ar more favorable to the
t as and prejudices antr small talk, slio making! of him "
cntod notliing She preferre.l the so- Jt j, devoutly to be hoped that Mis
clcty of cabbages and turnips. The i,ng will run across the American of
. ....,,R . i jy"j oi nn B .w.uu. iiu -n.r dreams some nav, dui it win take
meanwhile deprived her of her posl- som9 huntng to find him. And what
a tragedy it win be ir he should turn
out to be sweet on some other girl.'
Planned New Work.
"When I first came here," she said,
"and w&s confronted with the necesr
tion and her independent spirit chafed
ttgalnat u life of dependence.
Mlie decided to do something on her
own hook, In the vicinity of the old
Manor house waa some 18 acres of
waste land, overgrown with trees, scrub
and brush, with one or two little
streams meandering through it, whlcn
bidunged to her in her own right. Here sity of providing myself with some
she resolved to start a -poultry and sort of habitation I thought at first
link farm, and carried out her rcsolu- - . , ., ,
tlon despite tlin protests of her fam- of try'nK to Bet holl of snie dlscard-
ily. There was no building on the ed railway carriage, but considering
place and with the aid of a village the expense of getting such a vehicle
carpenter she constructed for herself conveyed here 1 came to the conclu-
a .primitive - little two-rortmed bunga- sion that it wbuld bo cheaper to run
low in the midst of a denso copse. Here up a shanty myself.
with no other companion than a mon- "I am not, aa you may imagine, of
grei terrier she kept house by herself, a nervous temperament, and with my
H!i: cleared portions of the ground and dog doing sentry duty and a double
mostly with her own hands set out barreled shotgun by mv bedside I feel
DUO plum and apple trees and some as safe at night as a king in his castle.
L',000 gooseberry and currant bushes. 1 broke a pane of glass while bulld
Bhe invested some money In fowls and ing the place, but as I am fond of
turicevs and in that way got her po,ul- fresh air ami the hole serves the pur
try farm underway. pose of a letter-box I have not thought
It worth while to have It mended.
I if Was Harit "I can't afford much outside help,
was riaru. Nearly everything I do myself. I dis,
lr as ft -hard (life, but 'she enjoyed hoe and weed, kill and pluck my poul-
it, and reeled In the project, too, of try, myo
making her venture pay some day, fqr clean and mow my own hay. I gen-
through II her idealism there runs a eraliy begin the day by a trip across
strong vein of nractlcalitv Then a the meadows to a pond, clear, cool
etronj, vein oi p acucaiuj. men a B)Jd d and .throwing aside mv dres-
neswpaper man discovered her and tj,K.SOwn, plunging headlong therein.
wrote her up. That set the surveyor How refreshing and invigorating, is
ol' the Working, rural council on her this dlpi especially when the ground
- trail. In Kngiand. it seems, nobody is white with snow and frozen hard.f
. can put up a dwelling of any sort It fits me for the arduous toil and
and -in many places not even a pig- duties of the day. The life on tho
ftv unless the plans are approved by whole is glorious. But during the dull
some Jack In office. The surveyor days' and nights of November, I con-
km.'w that no plana of Miss Long's fess I yearn sometimes for other so-
bunnalow had passed under his vigilant Piety than that of a dog, poultry and
eye. So he went to look It over and books and papers."
s.-e If there wasn't something wrong Miss Long had already heard that the
about t. He found a structure about Dorking rural district council was af-
20 feet long by 10 wide, constructed ter her.' "If they succeed ln prevent-
of match-hoarding and roofed wl'h ing me from living here." she said, "I
felt, divided into two rooms by a flimsy shall pack up my traps, burn the pjaoe
.partitiori. down and skip off to America."
Just how many bylaws he said It "And find your ideal husband?" I
violated 1 forgot. Hut thers were a asked.
lot of them. It had no water- supply "Perhaps," she answered with a gay
for one thing, for Miss Long had been laugh. v
GREGORY'S LOVE STORY
Hy L. Wentworth.
NOW THIS Is the story of Gregory
Kelly, of Gregory Kelly, bon
vlveur. man of the world, most
sought after leader of cotillions
, In Now York, and mine own fa
miliar friend. He was not so old when
he died, but that even this generation
can remember him before those gray
hears gave him "such a distinguished
1'iok," and he took to making those sud
den trips to the south of France every
year, when all the world was moving
in the other direction. Every one knows
that he never was distinguished for his
brilliancy, and scraped through college
somehow, and left the halls of his
AIiuk Mater more learned ln the things
a voting man ought not to know than
ln the studies laid down In tho curricu
lum. Poor old chap, lie never was
'brainy,", and he knew It Just as well
ss the' -next man, but he was always
ready fof'-wny escapade proposed by
h. iiiK-ono eHse and we patronised him
and spent bis money in those days Jnt
i. s we rontlnued to do" later. All the
world know this, and all the world
will laugh and shrug its shoulders at
tie- Ideas ttiat the Jolly Greg they all
kni-w should ever have nursed a secret
grief.
I-itit, they ask. where were you the
winter you went abroad together, when
he came back with those white hairs -you
never wers anything but acquaint
ances before. And then I beg the ques
tion and fly. I can see the heads or the
dowagers nodding together, and know
they ar busy with scandal of their own
(mention, for no one would believe If I
toid them that we spent that winter
(jinetly In a little village bv the sea,
ami that ln all those months Gregory
tieer wasted a sigh on the dinners and
dances or the gay world w.hieh whirled
along without him. 1 cannot say the
Mine for mvself, for J found It dull,
1. it then I was hot Absorbed In a wife,
who
Yes wife and tha best loved and
worshipped wife of all my acquaint
time, though she waa but a chorus rlrl
and the scum of the streets. And It Is
that you mar know the Gregory 'Kelly
1 knew th.1t I tell you this.
It was in the shadows of "the Little
Church Around the Corner." that he
first saw her. I waa on mv way there
to tntilt sketei nf a certain tlttla arch
which my mother wished to have re
produced In a IMtle church she was
potting up In the Adlmndjirk rump
where we spent our summers, when he
biitlrbnled m. brimful of a new cctil
lion figure he had invented the night
bf'-re. To my mind It br the Impres
of his condition when the Idea struclt
Mm. but then, you know, I am not a
danrlr.g man. and the rest of the world
took It up wUi enthusiasm when It t
peared Well, he went in to well for
me, and as the -'little chiifh" waa new
to hfm. wandered around quietly study
ing the decors t lor s td reading the lab
lets nntij I wa finished. Wa were
J-jt ahAut to ea when a step hehlnd
us made s hth turn. It was a pitiful,
rlvldish figittw we aw, heerke n the
tvl rf dir which marks the sou
trette strangely Incongruous, fig are
to appear from these dim shadows, and
a thin, childish face under the rouge
and paint which strove to hide the story
so plainly told hy those bright, hollow
eyes. She shrank away from Gregory's
ready smile, and hurried down the
walk while we were speaking to the
curate who followed her from the
sacristy. A common case, he said, in
answer to some remark I made, a child
brought tip In the theatres and the
streets readv for sale to the highest
bidder. A hemorrhage, a few weeks In
.the hospital, and then "discharged tn
cllrnble. to await the death which they
told her bluntly was only a few weeks
off.
In her misery of fear at the great
unknown, she had drifted into the little
church where he found her in a dead
faint He had tried to help her, but
foor child, she waa too Ignorant even
o know of any life but the one she led.
thotlgh she seemed willing enough to do
anything he told her. She would prob
ably receive such care as her compan
ions could give her, until ono of them
should close the sightless eves and
her body be lost and forgotten ln the
long rows of some Fotter s field
Gregory's rosy face grew pale and
drawn as he listened to the tale, and
the curate's acceptance of the hill he
tarried behind to shove apologetically
Into his hand, scarcely made it brighter.
When we emerged into the brightness
of the street, the cloud was still there,
and the only words on bis usually ready
tongue were "the pitv of It, the pity of
it" However, that night all trace of
trouble was gone and he was the same
old Gregory.
It was about tw weeks later that he
sent me a note asMnc me to spare him
an hour that afternoon. I went with
him to the little house where he had
established her under the charge of a
motherly trained nurse, and before mv
bewildered senses had taken In the
meaning of It all, I had witnessed the
marriage. The poor hlld had fallen
a may even In that short time, and the
absenc of "mskeun" mde the face (n
the pillows more pathetic than ever as
she rlung feeblv to his hand When1n
ths sober common sense light of ths
street. ' I attacked him for- pis Idiocy
calling up "the old name." and the
gossip which wonfl rage among his
friends, he reddened snd blurted ojf
"Well. I'm the iat of the family, and
there's no one to be hurt hT It. and I
couldn't ssk that dying -child to g1r up
her ona hopa i f salvation." When I atlll
would have persisted he a'Veneed me
with, "It's only for a little while, any
war, tin shut up" Which was as near
as he ever rot to explaining the pressure
of his hand and the tears In his eyes
st the words "till death us do fart "'
Well, I saw plainly enough how it was
with the peer fellow, and followed his
advice He did have sense enough to
keen h thing inlet, and the merrlaga
notlcw was puMished In a little Jo-irjrat
whleh none of hla aet were likelr to
se. The detor sld thst a e voyage
and warmer climate might prolorg
her davn, so we wiled for FTanca the
neirt wek 1" a slew sailing rea.
-Vea, I went loo: I was thinking .f
taking a run ever anyhow sed 1 d;fn't
Jhlrk Id.Grer. ought to be aloe whea
iha rallied tinder "tae feflnenc e-f
the TO age and car ea&binkd, al
PRETTIEST WOMAN
II" f - . lv f V
I II I v,'s.vs 4- ? x fill
111 l-v;'' - ; - III I
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Here is tKe pretty
girl ker name is
withkeld who
will represent
Norway m tne
Ckicago Xntune s
International
cIh& States of the
United States
V
and all Foreign
Countries are
represented in the
great heauty
competition.
MARRIED'
OR SINGLE"
By Karl ICdtllngen.' '
Mr frlemj FrlU and 1 war enjoy-1
Ing our ooffea on the htet)
plajaa, Wa had both coma'
to Haden rta.ien f- r a shortl
yacatlon. Krlta a-. I ,1 wrl
friends ever sfticn wa wore erjrj
young. and we have never had
a- quarrel. We had ntvoru a aol.l
etnn oath siiint-whu' like r'il
May I become In t . x 1. .di .1 fi in .-!
glass of beer If 1 e--r t i n 'allt,'
about tilings not worth talking mmut
If I ever tell you anything ni Will
bore you, or If I ever talk to win when'
I knew .that you do not feel llk,i helng
talked to. Wo had kept thi.-i u.li, and.
It Is undoubtedly because nf thjt thutf
our friendship haa lasted through aoi
many jeurs
"Look at
This arternoon we naa aosoiuiBiy-
nothing to talk shout It was aboui,
1:10 when we sat down to have our)
coffee on the plaisu. and now It wax
nearly 5;00. and neither of us had sab,
a word.. Our nsrvea were resting and
we word sleeping with open eyes.
.Suddenly Frits woke up: "Lo
that peacn over mere, , .1
"ftTierer - ' ' '
"Over there! That one In tha reel
dressl" - ' .,
ln one of tha linden promenades)
beautiful young woman was walking.,
She waa a blonde, not too stout nor toa
slender, and walWng alongside of ha,
an elegantly dressed elderly genOemsJwl
"lap t she chic," Frlta exclaimed. '
"I Hliotild say so, and for a married;.
fwoman she Is dressaa wonaerruiiy woivi
"How do you Know ana a marnwr
"Hecause I see iUa wears a marri&ff
' "That Is no proof. I'm oonrlncad th
she's not married." .
"Whr do you thlnlc aoT ! i
r know il Besides, tha genttetnt
la carrying her coat, and married mana
i i mi M a a A 1 A W. a.. Jme'a Asa siafl
t hofr nam .'Ivm no<"
"Not even when th wife la aa b&u
tiful as tlUfl onT"
"You talk Uko a fowlgner," rrlt
mArkAd
"Look how lo-vlrglr ha look at feaitj
They're not newly married, they'rar'tocy
calm for that. Evidently aha la hisl
mistress." " !i
"I don't believe that Do you -Wani
to betT" , ' 2
"I'm ready, let -us bet three bottlsofl
Moselle wliie." , ' . t
"That's a go. I only maka this condl
tlon, that we must not aalc any on a, &ot
look at the Hat of arrivals, but keeni
our eyes on them until something tha
they do proves to us whether they aura)'
married or not." i
"Very well," Prtta replied. '
Fortune seemed to favor us. Thau
mysterious couple stopped, talked tofj
turned towards our hotel, came up an)!
the piazza and sat down at the tabl
next to ours. 1
when we were settled ln the little vil
lage I spoke -of, she was able to be
brought out sometimes to lis Under the
trees iffihe sunlight, while the nurse
and I tried to explain to her tho new
world of birds and flowers or the good
ehsplain from the llftla mission church
talked of the things we .dared not touch
upon, and Gregory sat by always to
anticipate her slightest whim. She was
content to lie quietly among- the pil
lows watching us all from beneath
those loig lashes, with a wondering
look that passed Trom faca to face,
deepening always Into a strange adora
tion as It came to Gregory. Hhe scarce
ly ever spoke of any of us, hut one day
when I brought her a handful of flow
ers, sho caught my hand and drew me
down to her. The words came slowly
between her pauses for breath "He."
she never called lilm by his name, "had
been so good to her" like an angel
from heaven and she never could sum
mon courage enough to tell him that
she knew it. When it wss all over
would I tell him so, and take care of
htm. Fomehpw when she spoke I never
thought of the Gregory Kelly of New
York and Newport with his gay laugh
and endless talk of cotillions, but of
the stern-faced man whose thoughts
centered sround that tiny form, and I
choked before I could give-- her tho
promise sha asked.
The next day when I came bsck from
the post with a sheaf of letters for
warded from Tarts, In my hands. I mot
the nurse standing In the doorway wip
ing awiy the tears which fell slowiv
fown her cheeks. In the garden beyond
could e Gregory kneeling by Iht
eoueh with the little figure gathered
In his arms as though he would breathe
his own life Into that still form. That
quavering voice echne,f In mv ears:
"You will take care of him." until the'
sir seemed full of the sound, a I
pushed the awestruck sen ants aside and
stepped ont to him and laid my hand
on ht shoulder.
We left her In the shadow of the
chapel, and together we went off on
that hunting trip from which I brmtght
back so mifir horns and skins though
lama noorfously poor shot.
Th neat winter be waa back In hi
eld place, yust tha same old Gregorv
appareatly, emeept for the gray hairs
rt.tch eij'ted much enmment. Two
years fciter when Margaret Worthing
toa was hreaklrg her heart eer yours
I.cstr wh Jilted fcer and went oft
to China with aaaihar nui wlfa and
all the bank funds, he offered her his pllshod while visiting some mining
hand and fortune adding as she hesi- claims he is Interested In near Jcdway.
tated that If she wished they would Pr. Jordan who has Just returned
leave the question of hearts to tie di from Queen Charlotte Island, Is having
cussed later. She thought of the the ffkln of the bear dressed by a local
smiles an.1 covert speeches with whlih taxidermist. The elsht small bullet
, her' dearest friends hud greeted her .holes In the skin are ln themselves proof
of late, and accepted him. He never of his unl-iu-- experience. Of course it
offered to take up the deterred question is vecy doubtful If the hear would ever
of hearts nor did she, though they paw have been hanged had he not been
rather more of each other than "many caught In the water and practically at
married people of my acquaintance. All the merry7of Dr. Jordan and his friends,
the world remembers Cielr marriage. They wvre taking a load of supplies
the event of the year, and the drawn to a new c:iinp in a small boat and while
look on his face, not like that of happy passing through a channel between two
bridegroo'm, when he took her hand for islands whleh was only a couple of
the vows which should make them ni.in yards wide enmo upon the bear swlm
aiul wife "till death i:s do part," but niiin across th channel They headed
onlv I knew that his thoughts fler him off from the shore despite the an
back to a quavering voice so unlike imal s angry snarls Dr. Jordan was
Margaret's clear, ci.mposed tones, and the only one of the party who had any
the piteous clasp of a. hand which had thing in the shape of a firearm, and that
trembled In his at that other marrlag-.-. was mly a revolver with .3: short cart
He gave Margaret everything she ridges He emptied one load of these
wished and. rather to her astonishment half lmln'7"1 Y,F!,r- ,,ut the bul
for she had heard the tales of tha 1,tB had "t"0, p'1"' except t- glanca
scandalmongers, was ever aa courteous off ,i e lia,r,d "k'll! " ' ,1 nik." ,ht '"'"
and attentive a companion as she could redouble his efforts to get away from
been cutoff, demolished by the Immense
erosion or the vast basin of Treves to
thei east. 1,300 to 8,:Un feet deep, on
whirh the present lower orifice of the
former cave opens out in a surerb arch
2 feet high From the railway be
tween the stations of Cleliss rnd l'ercy.
on the line from (Srrn.ihb to Veynes,
It la seen 2,8"" feet tn the air like a
pinhole near the a intuit of a limestone
cliff. It was from the car window that
the extraordinary aperture was discov
ered. In Belgium In the .jt tr I Puke's h"K
one ma v. deac-nd ac.d ''"' ' ! empla to tiie
windings of th- I.--se, holding t- the
shrubbery to avoid being precipitated
into the' river 25') f (-'. ' In the
chalk cliffs of Ktrrtat -h-re another
evidence of an In- :npte:y dettroye-1
eave whose remalt.irg i per entiaute
doubtless soon will ni-;"ir
have wished. He left nearlv all his
great fortune to her absolutely, which
should have satisfied her. for she mar
ried again within a year to a eel
hl oiirsuers and reach shore
Pr. Jordan and his companions got
closer to the hear with their boat, nnl
in ihe meanwhile the revolver was load-
brated writer alth whom ah must have Td up again Two more shots were sent
more . In common than she had with
Gregory, but she has always resemd
one bequest which she never could un-
Into the animal at short rang-, and fin
ally one right over the temrle. ftrel
from a dtstan.-e of less than la feat did
derstand In a man who made no pr" the trick The bear doubled up a. ti e
...inl1. n rnir,n r,t . 1. 1 .. i 1 ,,. bullet crashed into his hraln. The bear
left a goodly sum to the English Mis- " beavv that the four men in the
slon church In a certain French vll- boat were unable to drag him on boar!
lage. "the Income to be devoted t keep- nd the carcass was towed ashore to
ing in oraer me cnurcn DUUilUig and "
tan gloves,' ha
gi rl Inquired.
rmr.1 tn th rhurrhv. r,l " AA I
have not the slightest doubt that he
stgnea ni" name with The last good
stcrry on hta tonsme, mhtle the lawyer
omierra ii oe cTwin nni oe eerlou
St range Cliff Care.
From the Chicago Trlrrrme
tln.lr.niUc. rtftm R T fact tlftl flinrl.t
even oven such an Important matter as j, . t. r-' vi.r,.i
the slanlnr of his will Su-h w" ccording to I rofessor f- A. Vartel.
Gregory and as su'-h will all this 'he French geologist. He declares that
world continue t" thlhk him. whether this term may be applied to cliff caves
.irv-hS'vsipv?-;. ? p "r
knew Gregory." the erosion of the valley below, thus
turning them into tunnels. through
Little Gun Kills m Gririlr. which the valley may be seen.
To kfll hlr ht1 h..r The most remarkable atj's of this
lll big STly trr weighing klnd wn1rh t!4, et,-nt has seen Is th
nearly pound with a .12 caliber re.- eo-call-d bole of Flatsrr on !- nun-
Tolrer Is something that few men ac- mit of th eastern rid f Vcrrnr..
. . . , above Clelies At about i.lttfl feet a
eompllsh and ery few would care to rltontal ortflc opens auddenlv like
attempt - Tet that Is the unusual feat the month of an ordinary cave, which It
which Dr. A. McKay Jcrdaa accom- f robrMy once waa. Tha bottom baa
He1 Buys Women's (iloves.
From the New York Pun.
He aat at the ;-er s glove counter
in the department st re wilting pa
tiently until the ftr :EK ng wenen buy
ers would relen- a saW swy-rnan. Ton
ally one ramc tn 1. .
"I want a pair -f
said.
"Four youraelf" ti-
"Certainly." he sal !.
"Gents' gloves tinrd r un'fr to tha
right.'' she "announced.
"I know thst." said the man, "but
please won't Ton let me h-ir then here
You see. I've got a small bsnd and I
can get a-1nuch better fit in. woman's
glcve -
"Certainly," said the salesgirl, a ad
he brousht out gloves and gloves un
til she found what he wanted.
'We never had a man buy gJovea at
this counter before" she said In tht
Intervals of trying on. "but I ra sure I
don't eee why mora rnen dont nuy w
men's glovea Tmt can do ever so tnucb
1-tter In the Small else a. seven or un
dr New. there yon bava a eerfect
fitting glova and I know they don't
keep them that small at tha gecta coun
ter here "
"I learned tha ariek a long wfcUe
ago.-mti lh man aa a waited for
his.rhange. -a yeuna wnnaa n augeest
ed It. was senslhle girl. B"f f
there were mora llk ber yen womd do
a. big bust seas wlta men kere.-
Don't you want to put on your-iooat('
dear? It Is getting cold." he said.
"Yes, pleaae," she replied.
The gentleman stood up and helnadH
her to put on her coat, then eat down
again.
j nanic you, aear. '
We continued looking; at them.
"I have almost won nay bet," Jrltt
whispered. "A married man will nevef,
offer to help his wife put on her ooat
and a married woman would pever say
thatiK you. dear. 'Judging from m, ex
Derlonee. f had to admit that he wan
probably right, but something happenml
to change my prospects. WithtmtTkHk-j
ing tne laay s permission, tne gentle
man took from his pocket a cigar and
lit It.
Look at that. Fritz. If fthe were
his mistress he would have asked her
politely if she objected to smoking. -A
man never asas ms wjre ttiat, junta
nodded.
"I must admit it looks suspicious.
Tho waiter came up to the couple and
naked tbem for their order. i
"Please give me a cup of coffee ancl
mv wife--what do you want, dear?'
"I wlip take coffee, too." '
Frltzemlled. "They're as' single at
It's possible to be. Why did he say my
wife? Just that tho waiter might hea
it. Of course, she's not his wife. Be
sides, sho ordered exactly the same as
he did, and a married woman would
have hesitated for at least five min
utes before she would cliooso either tea
or cocoa or chocolate."
"You're right, I'm afraid they're not
married." v -
"You're afraid only. It ia hard ' to
convince you, but you will soon know
for sure." ,
The waiter brought two oups, then
disappeared and returned with a coffee
pot and cream pitcher.
"Give me cream, pleaae," tha lady
asked, "my husband drinks black cof
fee" i
Fritz squeeeied my hand. '
"I'm sorry for you old fellow. Tlii
you hear? 'My husband.' Why, even
the waiter smiled." - t.- 2
"I can't make out thla couple," he art-.",
mltted. "Hardly have, they prevad byt
one thing; that they are single, when
they do something which proves Just as '
conclusively that they're married." -
"Let ui wait. Burely they will .glve,
away themselves; some time. Thoae two,
people are not married. I raise 'the bet'
to five bottles." ...
His confidence In his) own Judgment
was punished the very next moment.
The man oalled to the waiter: "Waiter,
bring me the Frankfurter Zeltung.''
"Ponner Weltter! Inataad of enter
taining her, ha reads the paper. Only
a married man could do that. The idea
of neglecting a beautiful woman like
that. Aa a punishment wa ought to
flirt with her
"I'm always ready io nnnlsh all
ertmes -against , the fair eex," he- ex--clnimed
unselfishly as ever.
Fritz winked at tne beautiful tin-.
known. When ahe noticed him lookintr
at her she frowned and looked at hlin
angrily. Frits smiled ln his pleaaant
wav, ana erne said loud enougn for
to hear: "Look at that monkey over at
tho next table staring at me " 1
"Oh, never mind that young fool.
the gentleman said and kissed, her ham!.
"They aro single." Frita whispered
triumphantly. "There Is no longer anv
d-uht. A married woman would not
get angry because a man tried to flirt
wtth her. She would simply feel hapnv
ths' men were still noticing; her." Be
sides sho would never dare to disturb
her husband for such a trifle when he
was rending his parer and attll less
would the husband kiss her hand. I
have won the bet. Po you admit?"
Now. had the bet been three-Vottles
T should probsbly have given In. but
five bottles, io marks waa rather too
mueh.
"If the next thing ther do proves
the-n o be single I shall throw tip my
hands "
T cart wait " Frill declared." Bti re Of
his victory. He had to wait for quit,-,
a while. Tlje gentleman ' ralmtv on
tlnued reading his paper, then he Isi l
It down and said to the lady:
'"Where do you want to go tonight.
g!e
He aske her! Of course. they"r s!n-
" Wherever rod want to mn. door"
replied .
Frits waa Jubilant. Tld't I fell you
thee were single'
"They play -Othello' tonight, and ro,i
are so fend of Shakespeare," the aent!.--sner,
j,id. " '
Frirs rlspped Ms hands. "To .!,.
her he will even go to ae a tm ,
Of coarse there's no longer iry ,il,.,,"
thev are glngje!"
"Ttutf know. deae, that yen -wo-' -rthr
llta to- the ed in ttlt -ahe
replied.
Frit 1 slapped r-y beck and I1 ey,., ,
mr Juet as order the w I '
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