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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON FRID AY MORNING, MAM5,, 1925 W IIIIJIGE 5 PROBLtl - -aa-ti Allele Orrloa .New Phase ot KEVKLATIONS OP A WIFE pyrfbt l7 Nwipaper Feature -Service " ClJAPTEFt NO. 4 59 - ' ' " - V'HAT MADGK SAW ON THE IONff, DESfcRTKD ROAD , v . My sniajl son drew back from m: embrace,7 and looked at me w i ;h the wide-eyed adorable gaze ,-tfitliVh gome fact firmly in his iVinid. -if- ' L : "'''' -: , f Momma tome back today?" demanded, f ! -Perhaps?' I answered, with a hopelessly perjured feeling, If -1 ca ii find something, pretty for yo u. 'V. . ; ; "-j i ; -,. - : "Don't want ;somefing pretty. Wint my; momma,", he returned w . i i a 11 ' obstinacy which thrilled m!and made my flight doubly dif l"i ult.ilvery second was precious, h weet. if I meant to get away alia I st-nt an appealing glance! at Kfty across his icurly hair. ! 1 v She Seized, the Cue Promptly, j "Oh; Uab-ee!"! she shrilled in ht r apparent, excrement, Lillian d elafes that Katy w'ilrf all' Junior Bab-ee" on his wedding night "I see Jeera - going by'cheeltin haufie. I bet he going feed those l4-tle cheekins.Let's run qveeck." ' I Evert a mother's going away yor return j is not proof against' that lRTe.1 Junior joyously allowed him- If to he lifted lout of the car to Hie ground, and the only I glance I jJrmJCted my suddenly wet eyes. owetl his i sturdy ; little form g the pasture with his hand confidingly in Katie's. t Joked I )virs. Durkee Marvin." With fingers! that trembled but d;hot impede niyj movements, I lokKoff the old sweater !n which had driven out of the farmgate, ul I quickly, donned my hat, coat und heavy driving coat. Then I s4nt the car racing down the roadV raiding the ; first relief from the t ension of the last ! hour in . the pfift rush of-the cold air against y face, and the sensation of fly- irjg through space which fast mo tfjrihj? always gives me. There had been no opportunity r me to 'Dike any plans for my ture: movements, when Dicky's ojnragcous taunts concerning Tom pester had driven me raging, Into ht. In the envelope addressed t X.;,it "MRS. DURKEE MARVIN." For my little friend. and formej neighbor was the only .person 1 could call to my mind .. whom I could trust with the secret ad dress.f (JarrulCHiH, like a charming child in many ways, yet ,fae la the most loyal person in the world and anything eutrusted to'nef is -atter than the grave. ! . - f-K-,-.'- l: Madge Is Terrified.,,..- , , ,1 did; not intend to ''stay with http. Darke longer than thenight, which would be almost upoame at the end of my present ride, and If Edith " Fairfax had "been" a mem ber of her household, I, could not have availed myself even of that shelter. ; . ' . . ' - - H But when I had unexpectedly met Mrs. Durkee in Ilamel's grill room. she. 'had said that Edith Fairfax j expected to go! W Aunt Dora Paige's sou tTi em hometvery soon," and later had defined that time as the next day. Therefore, I felt (afe iii throwing myseir upon the hospitality of my little friend, and I meant to send her the ad dress by which she could reach me a3 soon as I knew H myself. What I .should do when on th next morning I should leave her friendly roof, what course l I should pursue in tarrying out my angry determination, to' chut out Dicky from my future life, I had ho more idea -than had the rabbit which, hrrfed across thei road Just missing! cjestruction.; ; Resolutely I tried - to put all such cohsiderations aside, until my journeyfs end, knowing that my fto. jolK.was to drive; my;car as fast as Was consistent with Bafety, and I tried o think of some topic absorbing eiiough to vanish the other, yet hot go obsessing, as to take my mind from the wheel. The thought of Mrs. Durkee sup plied It. - With aqulck awakening of' interesti-JsJemembered the al lusions she had made j to Bess Dean, and the unhappiness "she was causing gentle Leila Durkee I was glad that my own emergency would give me an evening in the Duty' of Patriots to Par talce of Gooseberries Declares: Authoress NoTTInie I Jke the present and Uerrlte Art Just Flue; "Picking to ' v Start Soou and Fruit la" More-Sour . By EIXA M'Mr.N'X QUINARY. May 14 Now Is the time for thrifty housewives to can gooseberries.' They are nst ex actly right. A week later is when the1 greau, picking . begins.. . The berry will be -larger later, but alrfq It will be. more sohr than Jt is al thi moment, and while $on may have unlimited sugar at your dis- i b Lillian, which I. had left with llatle, I had scrawled a few words. "Must get away. Don't-waste tlme'lnokinc for me. Will eet in Jthuch with vou as soon as nossi- ilie, and will be careful til' ! . !: ; VT o A tra " 'In Katie's envelope, there was a single line of ; three words? a i-- ,1, I I ' i l ; i i I j lummer I Are i Soft-Lite Days Days J' Tliis delicately tlnteil lense pro- I itects your : eyes' from strong i f lights -and finn glare yet -may ' 1 ; I 1 . f V. - . I uei worn ; uuouri , wiui , equai M t comfort, ' : ; j iJ. i ..j Let I us demonstrate to you the many advantages derived from wearjng ; i ' i 1 ! . J ' ' " ' 'i .' '-, ; SOFT-LITES Staples Optical Co. I 4! Vinson ic BMg. - .!' Portland -f - - Salem, Ore. odqgio nno She's Here LADY' il 801 0 0 0 same house with Alfred and Leila Durkee. . -With Instinct sharpened. by the memory of thejatty means my former colleague In the Ray view high sc hool, had tried to do to me, I felt that I might perhaps find some way to thwart Hess Dean's petty nieanuess. I was aroused to casual Interest by the approach of a car, far down the road. It was the first car I had seen, j had remarked to my self how deserted the road was. but as it came closer toward me. I gripped mywheel in terror.. , Surely I was not mistaken. It was the gray limousine which had trailed my taxi on fifth avenue. ; (To be continued) '.. posal, that peculiar, delicate flavor that is really the first forerunner of the summer season is often lot in the preponderance of acid. One big reason why it will he an evidence ot .thrift and ean in- dication of the "good provider", to cau plenty of gooseberries i.- because there will he nothlng'else to can--ir you happen d have heard that there will be no pears, cherries, peaches, apples, prunes or anything else. There will he strawberries, bat for the past few years the price has been very high, even when there were other fruits t depend npon, and this year with the prevailing shortage, nobody bat plasterers and plumbers and paper-hangers will have: money enough to buy strawberries.' And even . at that the crop is not large, for the refusal of canneries to handle strawberries every now and then has caused a great uprooting of plants. ; j : ; .' ! There will.be a few loganber ries,' but where one patch is bear ing there' are a' hundred without a berry. The evergreen .black berry bushes j are almost entirely killed out. especially the ild ones, so : housewives -should fall TONIGHT - , AND ' SATURDAY - Family Nights ' -SEE'-i- cfSre Aa&jtta f094JudJ GOLD HEELS . Family j Prices LIBERTY COMEDY NEWS A. ! Individual Chocolates Chooolate Chips "' and Soft Center Chocolates Hand Dipped in IJght and ' . i Dark Coat el , ItfularftOcl.b. 4 . Saturday Only 36c Lbe ; 2 Lbs. for 70c j.imit 2 Lbs. to a Customer. Only At DRUG STORE 1 mie Yellow Front" 135 North Commercial , Phone 197 The Penslar Store " - gv Starling Today ff y "C Triumph . :. ' . i ' s; ; i j ... fcWl ill:. ,'- I YOU WILIi KEAMLY REOAIfl "SJaUX THROUGH'" AND "si: CRKTS" AXI HEIt ! OXKt' BUT "THK IiADY' TOPS :KT ALL! ! t ! IT'S TOO BIG TO MISS SEEING New York made he-play live for years!' The picture will Hva for ever! ! ! . ' . . ! XYe're proud to present "Miss Talmadc In a story that lifts you with one bold sweep into tha heights of emotional drama and '- hoi A "you by Its compelling: and cumulative tension straight to the story close. She -portray the life. of little -baltot dancer with a delicacy and a surety ' touch that make the character 'breathe with the breath of " life. We idncerely believe -that-' you'll be both proud and glad to have seen it. j . ' 1 McDonald at i the Orgn . MATCiEES 35c EVENINGS 30c . k '. Comedy and -.News . upon the lowly .gooaeberry with enthusiasm. It would be a fine idea to put sp a rood many bottles for summer -use; both for pies and for sauce, and nothing excels grefen gooseberry preserves. u .The most potent reason for early canning is the fact that there are - no worms in the berry i now, while Just any day a Ionic may come a varmint' and stint? them and spoil them so far as the really fas tidious appetite i concerned. , If possible you should- buy; from the farmer, or from the stores that have just received -consignments from the farmer, as those shipped In or long in stock have a ten dency to wilt, which makes the fruit difficult to relieve of its blossom. I , And finally, it is a'patrlotie duty to eat gooseberries, lots of them, as the canneries are going to charge the farmers for canning them, after the farmer has gone, to the expense of growing them. Let's have "Gooseberry, week!" Peeresses Welcome Cut in Cost of Court Dresses ' : ! i LONDOX, May 1 .r.- Ready made gowns will appear at court func tions this season for the first time. The innovation,! the Idea ot which was imported ' from .the United States by court dressmakers to suit the purses of some of their customers among princesses and peereses. also includes the pur chase of dresses on the instalment plan. j-.- . !' - ) According to' the dressmakers, many youthful daughters of earls and dukes were the Tirst to. wel co"' this economical' solution of their reduced clothing allowances, and a rushing business has result ed amoug those modistes wlib-have taken tip the plan. For 50 ' the young, women have ;been able to V f$ind exclusive models designed and executed ; by artists ot color and the scissors, whereas a few years ago they would have paid two or three times as much. Some of the courtdressmakers. this season, have abollbhcd the old tlmo custom of sales hy ap pointment only and because of the keen competition in their-line of business, are willing to serve cus tomers any time they appear. Motor Busses Open Up New Residence Areas '.LONDON.-Mar 1 5. -Motor om nibusses ,haye done w-oaders in England to build up the country districts In the movement started years ago to relieve the housing problem in London and othe lea. .According to recent , estimates there are approximately f..i.000 milt of omnibus routes in the ur- : . lous parts of England. The ten dency throughout the country has been to extend these services, uod 8f notable growth of.' houses has, been reported along the new Jlnts. 0RETHR0AT Gargi vitb warm aalt watte J tlwn "kpply ovir U-roat-r- Xo Pi Ll n - . Owf IT Million Jart UJ Ytartr , CATCH - "The Midnight r --1 Express it Mk -1 1UJk 1 -. -i. .3 ' ' , 6 a o r O O -P V ' o .rx o Saturday Specials 121 South' Commercial All 15c Ereacl t - . Rye, White, Whole Wheat and Raisin- Fresh from our Sanitary Electric Ovens at 10 a. m. WHY NOT A HOT LOAF OF HONEY & MILK BREAD FOR A CHANGE? - s 1 - . , All Our Cookies 2 doz. for 25c Your choice of any kind. A complete line of cakes and pas teries Also picnic buns and sandwich bread. r 1 .- JluriieU ni-6. Jeweler$"Pay Us As You Are Prt'V-1. Diamonds Watches Silverwarc-At Hie fairest : i prices and one year's time.' Nine stores 'on the Pacific Coast -Still growing.- HereVu niriy select from one of the largest stocks of Watches to be; found in Ithe Northwest. And not only largest but best. So far as "We know we have not Isold a watch which has failed and the records show that we have sold seven hundred and iEy-threeT-watches from this one stbre'alorie. Arid that within the last few months ; " ".J'' -, , - -.- ! ' - - - Yon get thier finest watches the fairest and the lowest prices the broadest guarantee - and the at any of the Hunt elt Jewelry stores. - . end est tehu&-whmiyaubuy . . ": Here is a List to Choose From If you cannot come to the store send for the"Vatch Bulletin" and we will send any watch to you. 4 Elgin,Gold Filled case, featured at $14.93 s Elgiji "Streantline model" Nationally priced $4Q !? Elgin "Boulerard model" Nationally priced $42.50 ! Elgin R. R. Model (21 jewels) at $53 . Waltham Gold filled at $19.50 Waltham "Colonial" thin model ;.$I3 , i i "Howard" seventeen jewel model $60 , . . , :"Gold Aledar Illinois model $42.50 f: f , "Illinois "Bann". special railroad watch S59.50 f - "Lord Byron Waltham model in Art case $39.50 , f .The Illinois "A. Lincoln" model $75; solid gold $100 The "Waltham" Colonial A, priced at $175 The Lord Elgin "Corsican" model $175.. - ' "'.-"1 ;'r! : . -' Youi may take any watch on a payment of a -smsle dollar " i , ' iay the balance as you are paid.' Twelve months time. ; No interest., SEND FOR THE GIFT BULLETIN, MAILED FREE TO ANY ADDRESS . -i m mm r 1 - m k I i i". r iP -457 STATE STREET;; VW'-' Salem Of. qon ---a. ' "