FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. : 1822.
THE QREGON DAILY JOU RNAL. PORTLAND. OREGON
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BY RAXPH WATSOi
4 i4T?OR the lire or m." t. Pwr muwd.
A as ha gssed at the backlog- reflec
tively. "Tor the Ufa of me I can't m
shy no woman's did If
-Did whjttr Ma asked, from her side
f the chimney corner. "If no woman'!
- tuna wnatever It U. she added loyally.
! nt'a because aha oughtn't to."
"Mayba so. 'nd mayba not," T. Paer
eiorted. "But It looks to roe Ilka It'd
m a good Job for soma husky dame.''
"What wouldf Ma aakad Impatiently.
'Ton can't expect ma to say anythlng
inleM 1 know what yoa'ra talking
, tK)Ut."
Humph." T Faer minted. ""What's
;he matter with you tonlirhtT"
Tou." Ma retorted. "Tou can be
. iwful aggravating when you try."
I ain't lryln" T. Paer grinned am
iiuoualy. "but It says here the cenaua
Vntn couldn't find a single female black-
kiittn in uregon.
"They waa a lot of people be didn't
find." Ma stated. "But why ought a
a Oman to ba a blacksmith"
-They're' so all fired handy with their
latnmera," T. Paer answered guilelessly.
It (Mini to ma that trada'd coma natu
ral to the sex."
"t thought you was thinking up some
hinf mean, just by the way you
ooked." Ma Informed him. "I don't'
mow as women 'do near as much knock
ng as men do."
"They got the habit so much they
lon't kiow when they're dotn' It." T.
Pier replied. "Get two of 'em together
hd they fo to swing-In' at somebody, like
bunch of circus rubes at a tent stake. "
"It's too bad you have to live In the
tama country with 'em." Ma retorted
1 caustically. "Why don't you go to
oma place where they ain't any?" '
invj' nu tuRiivn iw vsm-isv -
I'aer told her, "but I guess Oregon's
i bout aa good a nlace aa any. aeein'as
t's got (0,000 more men than women in
it."
"Tou could go on a desert island 'nd
Ive Ilka Robinson Crusoe did." M sug
gested. "He wasn't bothered with women
much."
"It's dry enough In Oregon," T. Paer
e ponded sadly. 'Td rather put up
sllh a few women."
"Quit your kicking then." Ma auggeat
d. "You're hard enough to get along
with when you're trying to be good
mmored."
I ain't doin' nothln'." . T. Paer In
sisted earnestly. "I Just been thlr.kin"
now Longfellow'd wrote that poem if
he'd aaw a woman blaaksmlth."
"Think all you want to." Ma advised,
him. but If you're thlnkln' about poetry
don't think out loud."
"It sounds kind good to me." T, Paer
chuckled. "I think Henry'd wrote it
something like this:
"Date taw sntssdiB' cWtnut rra
Ttas krosetts Mscassaith studs.
patta' pwte en her rntt mom
'!d cold ereaa oa bar aaada."
"Stop it." Ma implored. "It's a shame
to make fun of a pretty poem Ilka that.
"Can't you see the picture?" T. Paer
persisted. "I can, nd listen to this f
"The school aid, rasapia' boa from school.
Peek Is us open ooo
Ts wrM br wield her powder puff
'Nd au the bellows rosr."
"I don't want to hear no more." Ma
Interrupted. "If a woman waa to be
a blacksmith she'd be as good a one as
a man."
"I'm done.'" T. Paer grinned. "But I
guess ifa kinda lucky women ain't got
the habit of learnln mat trace.
"WhvT" Ma asked suspiciously.
"They've got punch enough when they
land on you now." T. Paer answereo.
"without gettin' their hittln' muecles de
veloped any bigger swg1n' a sledge."
"Men don't ret any more knocks than'
com In' to 'em." Ma observed dryly- Tt'd
be better for 'em if their wlves'd take
'em In hand oftener'n they do."
"That's what you think." T. Paer
answered, "but you ain't talked to the
men about it much have youT"
"What they think don t count," Ma
smiled. "They'd be hostile witnesses."
"They's another interestin" thing about
that census." T. Paer persisted. "It says
they ain't no women plumbers In Oregon
neither."
"I. don't wonder at it," Ma shuddered.
"Plumming's an awful greasy, nasty Job."
"I know," T. Paer conceded, "but
atoppin' to talk while- they're workin'
by the hour's about the best tool them
fellahs'vs got In their kit.":
. "It's a wonder you don't- take up
plumbing, then," Ma, remarked iron
ically. "You sure'd make a success at
the trade according to that.'
"Who. me?" T. Paer asked in aston
ishment. "Now ainj that Just like a
wife to say a thing like that?"
14-Y ear-Old Boy 's Jaw
IsTrac turedWhen
Auto Runs Him Down
AncO Jobe, 14-year-old school boy.
4V Second street, waa knocked to the
pavemnet from a bicycle which he was
riding Thursday ' afternoon, wnen aa
automobile driven by Mrs. EL. M. Snow,
114-22 Twentieth street north, struck
him, at Twelfth and Davis streets. He
was taken to St. Vincents hospital suf
fering from a fractured jaw.
W. R. Seiberg, instructor at the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic club, was badly
cut Thursday In an automobile collision
a mile north of the Forestry building
on the Linnton road, where his automo
bile collided with a machine driven by
Floyd Lt Eddy, 201 Board of Trade
building. He fell through a broken
windshield. '
HER OWN WRY
CITT EXGIXEER DIES
Milton. Feb. 17. Paul Sandbergr, 59.
city engineer for Milton and Freewater,
died at St. Mary's hospital. Walla Walla.
Tuesday, following an operation for ap
pendicitis. He la survived by his wife
and one son. The body was taken to
Portland for burial.
CHAPTER 2$.
(Copyright. 121, by Star Conpsay)
TTTELEK noted, with astonishment Elis
JJL abeth Mayo's ability- to put aside a
subject when thinking of it would do
no good. t
After her outburst of feeling1 about
the child whose death had distressed
her she was silent, for a while. When
she spoke her tone was determined, her
manner practical.
"There! That ends that ! Thank you,
Nell, for being so sympathetic-and un
derstanding. Now we will be. sane and
sensible again and forget my lapse into
weakness. Let's get supper ready."
Helen agreed- promptly, and soon the
two- girls, their dresses covered with big
gingham aprons, were busy making an
omelet and toasting the English muf
fins Elizabeth had ordered that morn
ing from the baker.
"I stopped at the corner and bought
two Charlotte Russes," she remarked.
I"I know you like them." ,
now nice oi you, xicie n snuiea. tou
are quite remarkable, Betty. No mat
ter what you are worrying about, you
don't forget things like that"
"Uks what?- ; -
- "Like the Charlotte Russes. When you
come home ail upset, you remembered
the dessert for supper."
."That is part of my business, keeping
house," Elisabeth reminded her.
. "But I am sure 2 would forget if I
bad other things to think of."
Elizabeth shook, her head. ' "No. you
would not If you had my profession,"
she contradicted. "If a nurse is forget
ful the consequences may be fatal. So
she has to learn to concentrate even
on seemingly unimportant details, .But
what is on your mind now, Nell?"
Helen looked both surprised and
guilty.
"What makes you -think there is any
thing especial on my mind?" she evaded.
"Oh, I am not blind," Elizabeth
nodded knowingly. "I can read signs.
There has been a look in your eyes
that has shown that you were ponder
ing over some subject."
"Well, of course. I have been thinking
of my ww Job." "
"How did it got" Elisabeth queried.
"Tell me about it." t
Helen proceeded to do her bidding.
giving particulars regaraing ner auues.
describing Miss Dalrymple's appearance
and manner, dilating on the beauties
of the fabrics she had handled since
morning.
"It's awfully interesting," she said as
she finished the recital. .
"I should think it would be," Eliza
beth rejoined. "I am glad you find it
all so delightful in the beginning. A
job is not always like that at first. .
"And now about the other matter?
Again there was a quizzical twinkle
in her eyes. Helen tried to laugh.
"1 don't know what you mean," she
began.
But Elizabeth interrupted her.
"Yes, you do. Tou have told me about
your work axd ydur' boss and lota of
other things. And. of oosrs. that has
been one of the thing that kayo soads
this day Important and Interesting to
you.' - - . - :----v-v--'
"But X hav been watching you and
that far-off look of yours means that
you have been thinking ot something
even more personal than your now Job.
"Tou are a witch r Helen laughed.
"Or i mind reader. "
"Yes I waa thinking of something
else." ah admitted, becoming sober.
A man who saw mo la th square this
noon took off his hat to me and started
to say something to me." f
"Something impertinent?" EliabeUi
asked. - . -
"Oh, my dear I don't know ! I did
not wait to hear, I was so frichtsned."
"Frightened?"
"Tea at having a strange man speak
to me tike that."
"You silly goose !" EUaheth scoffed.
"Frightened .because a man takes off
his hat to you ia broad daylight la a
big public square 1 What harm could
he possibly do you in such a place and
at sucn a timer
"Why why" Helen stammered. 1
don't know t But nlc men do act speak
to nice girls whom ' they have never
been introduced to."
She felt very foolish-in' the presence
t this- a!f-possesaed girl who was
afraid of nothing and nobody. Sha
recalled how Elizabeth would, at any
hour of the night, go out alon to a
case to which she waa summoned. How
ail)- and countrified she. Helen Gorman,
of SlatesviHe, must seem ! .
"That depends upon what you call a
nice man," Elizabeth corrected. "I
know nice men who have become ao
q tainted with decant girls In very much
that way meeting them oa trains or
other public places. Not "picking them
up' either, as the saying goes. '
"For the Ufa of- ma 4 cannot see why
you should be so' muco disturbed be
cause a strange man took hia bat off
to you. What did he look like any
way?"
To be continued tomorrow.
rarTERSlTKS TO DEBATE
University ot Idaho, Moscow. Feb. IT.
Arrangements hare been completed
far a debate between the University of
Chicago and University of Idaho debate
teams at Boise. March SI. according to
Walter Great house, debate manager. The
annual trlngular debate between the uni
versities of. Montana. Utah and Idaho
will b held March S.
BRINGING UP FATHER
(Bectftered IJ. 8. Patent Office.)
By George McManus
Peter's Pity Tunis to Knvy
By Thoratoa W. Barges
t'ht others ha ahould not. nt sr.
To yna lis o( Um least eoncera.
T" tfctnk about It oTermwh
Mi stako jmor heart wMh sott burn.
Old Mother Natur.
UTIrTRE comes Old Man Tyote!" es
11 claimed Jerry Muskrsl.
Where?" cried Peter fcabblt, and
there was fear in his eyee. At once
he saw that Jerry had told the truth ;
Old Man Coyote was coming across the
Meadows straight toward them, lit
hadn't seen them yet. They knew that
by the careless way In which he was
coming. He hadn't seen them because
Ihey hadn't moved as they hsd sst there
islklnr. But the Instant either did novo
'ie would see then. Itoth, knew this.
"Oh dear!. What is to be done?" whis-
jered Peter.
I'm' all right, but you are In rather
. . . . w Jt l,
I tlgnt place. jerry nnnimi .
Now If only you could swim you could
aush at him. He won't waste any time
rying to catch me because ne Knows u
s useless to even try. Listen. Peter : In
ha middle of that clump of alder bushes
vr yonder is a hole which I have kepi
ipen- all winter. It Is the entrance to
me ef my tunnels In the bank. If you
an set Inside that before uid Man
."nyote can catch you you will be safe.
ut to do It you'll have to start at once.
Vou haven't any time to waste."
"Thank you. Jerry. 1 11 never forget
t. I'm off." whispered Peter, and with
t ions Jump away he went, lipperty-lip-perty-llp.
Now Peter couldn't run straight for
j. hat alder clump.. To get there he must
un aronnd the open water on the edge
f which he and Jerry had been sitting.
This meant Old Man Coyote had , Just
t chance to cut him off. The 'very
wcond Peter started Old Msn Coyote
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"You'll n?ver lave here alive," he
snarled, just by way of worrying
Peter.
saw him and also saw that chance .and
he started too. Now Peter can go fast
for a short distance. Old Man Coyote
can go fast too. Both were doing their
best Peter was running for his IU. Old
Man Coyote was running: for his dinner.
Jerry Muskrat sat still watching and al
most as much excited as if he himself
were running for his life.
"Run. Peter! Run! Run!" he kept
saying over and over to himself as it
began to look as if Old Man Coyote
would head 'Peter off.
Peter did run. He never ran faster
for he never had had need to run faster.
He was running just as fast as he could.
Just at tho Instanvwhen It seemed that
Old Man Coyote would Bnap his Jaws
together on Petes, and so win the race
and a dinner. Peter made a flying leap
straight Into the middle of that alder
clump. There, sUro enough, was the hole
Jerry had told him of, and he was in
side of it In less time than it takes to
tell ft. He was safe for a while any
way.
Smack ! Old Man Coyote crashed Into
that clump of aiders. He waa going so
fast he couldn't stop. He shut his eyes
aa he struck. When he opened them
Peter Rabbit had disappeared. "Huh!"
snarled Old Man Coyote. Then he dis
covered the hole. He stuck his nose in
It. for it was too small for him to get
his head in. "You'll never' leave here
alive." he snarled. Just by way of worry
ing , Peter.
And as Peter sat inside there trying
to get his breath and wondering If he
ever would get back to the dear Old
Briar-Patch he no longer pitied Jerry
Muskrat. Instead he actually was en
vious. Jerry hadn't had to run. If Old
Man Coyote had come too near all Jerry
would have to do would have been to
diva Into the - water and then go on
about hia business Just aa If there wasn't
such a person aa Old Man Coyote. Yea,
Ir.iPetsr Rabbit actually envied Jerry
Muskrat. '
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The next story: "Peter Returns a
favor."
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Montesano, Wash., Feb. 1?. Marriage
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