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i.ie OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregoiu Tuesday Moraing, April 4,193
; Foror Stray Z7t; iVo Tear S7ai Awe
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New ! Views
Ths question pat by Statesmen
reporters yesterday was : - "How
do you " tbink beer should , be
bandied in Salem?'
Wallace IL Bonestoele, garsge
proprietor: "I - hadn't given it
a . thought " It should - be, sold
throng licensed operators, In my
opinion.
A. Chamberlain, laborert "I
dont know what wonld be best.
' but I do hope the council sets
a definite age limit tor minora
and that the police enforce it.
I see tome towns aren't - oven
letting ago limits for the young."
Mob Frenzy in Germany
mw.c.TJ.
iebsippemi
HAZEL GREEN. April 1 The
Lablsh Center Christian Endeavor
were meets ot the C B. Sunday
night. Mrs. Necia Buck, national
organiser and president of Marlon
eonnxv W. C. T. TJ. and Mrs. Fred
,TT is almost impossible for a person to understand tn re- Tooze, director of the Tonne peo-
minn i nvgiva rtaVCMMItl ATI ATI fi TiatlOTl-Wla SCaie vi - w..vi
"UOJVU w oiuau 1s,t'w - . . . . I . nMaamV anf mnVi XTi-a Pni
&uch as was rjeroetrated on the Jews in Germany last bat-1 ,vn.j ,rt. tn, uin.trata ihm.
urday under governmental auspices. Never in the palmiest tific findings of the effects ot ai-
days of kluxism in this country was tnere any sucn man- conoi on ui ne. especially
ifeatation of barbarism. Here the abuse was occasional and . & told ! the effect on a
-i i m. Si 1 :ffM.,.l t,V a,, tVi lurlTBr especially.
'cai. lueien waa uauuuai ouu v.-,uv-. I fha rhallans-a t tha TAiinr nan.
Teich. It should become a day of national humiliation lor ple WM glTW by Mrs Toos n8lng
the Gentiles of tnaf country. For tne Jews it wiiii De re- Romans it :i as text. The work ot
membered as merely one incident in a long chain of similar the Young people's branch was ex-
outbursts of prejudice dating from the Passover in Egypt. I rocaiVoio -Ths OuUaw."
- The occurrence is merely an example 01 tne enas to nr.M uamne mad a number
which popular hysteria may go when it is built up by prop- of announcements of the county
. a-nA I'nim rfiH Yw onnninc Tonflprchm Hitler" rise to rnny ana Biaie . a. convention
power was based on ruffianism; and he had to provide some toIS.I0,Cy4gHawiey win be host
outlet for the energies and emotions of his sturm troops . ess to the Nemo sewinx club Wed
The wearers of the swastika emblem would as eagerly have nesday afternoon. Mra. Paul Rig-
attacked landed proprietors or capitalists or Lutheran ft .K08' WM no8tesi
. i v.. j i.i.j i for last meeting.
pnesxs n tneir leautxsiup au uu tcu wiuu u ov,c-.u. i Th snnjhin, g9Wlng club will
Germahv is an enliehtened a country as there is in Eur- hare an all day meetlnar at the
' od. Her people have rarely been subject to such swings of home of Mrs. Ralph wardon Wed-
- j a - - nft- ni mrvaA mt nnnn
ing unaer strain ana tension. iow mejr nave passeu uuwug-
another revolution. It is therefore not surprising- tnat tne
control cords should snan and mob frenzy be set loose. How
ever when the true account is related, it will probably be
found that the violence and disorder were participated in al
most exclusively by the brown shirts, while the mass of Ger
man citizens staid indoors, as did the frightened Jews.
When the books are posted the nazis will be found tne
losers over their sponsoring of this pogrom. Not only have
they alienated fair-minded people in other lands at a time
when most of all they need their sympathy and support, but
they have bitterly offended and injured an important
ne in coach
OF SUBLIMITY HI
SUBLIMITY, April S A meet
ing of the Sublimity baseball elnb
was held at the city hall. Howard
Tone w&a elected coach and man-
element in the German population. For the German Jews ager for the coming season. Also
have long been factors in the civic, political and business me anman iieia was again rent
4- .-...-.4-. . i. '--.-- 4tm I. fcsi-ftTo rmnn I d. A great number of the mem
vi wig vvuuwjr. aw euuiavB iwu to iv uai. uuanuv - i attended
in uermany wnose support tne nazis may una tney neea Be
fore long.
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS-
Farm Relief
Two demonstrations were xiren
at the last 4-H club meeting. The
sewing cluo's demonstration was
bound bntton hole, and the cook
Ing club project was "muffins.
wmcn were serrea to the mem-
r tne nooseveit aaminisiration survives unaer tne granm sererai members of tn .rV
X' of power which have been made to it or are in process of club talked on paints and the care
being extended it will be a political phenomenon. Running .f p" bruhes. Most of the
hn V.ar.V. will r vmTawitiV.lo' hwanu f hv ha-va rMn . umDer! ln&1' pro-
rT. , -.-...v. s I 3ct ana club work will soon be
naiter-Droi.e ior years, uuuuus in xact iu unaer uiie guv-1 completed for this year.
ctiiiucuw ivuia oiiv;iuj$ uw vcicittiu ouunouwca ty in uui w i w wiuueu ana uuaeii maex
so terribly hard because it will be sharp and soon over with. .z waanougai, wash., spent a few
But on farm relief, there is where the administration is let
ting itself in for hard bumps
Should there be a natural upturn in farm prices then it
would have an escape; otherwise it faces about the same
fate as the Hoover farm board bill. If ever there was bun'
died into one bill more dynamite than any other submitted
to congress in many sessions.
Instead of selecting one of several proposals for provid
ing more farm relief the bill has embodied all of them, wrap
ped them up in a neat package and given Secretary Wallace
the choice of whatever scheme he wants: domestic allot
ment, export debenture, land leasing. Now 3 cost guaranty
days risitlnx relatlTea in Snbllm
lty. They hare been employed in
the Woolen mills in WashougaL
Teacher is Surprised
On Birth Anniversary
TURNER, April S. Mrs. Clara
Parks was happily surmised Fri
day night by her grade pupils, the
j occasion being her birthday annl-
Tersary. other guests were Mrs.
Agnes Booth. Miss Ruth Clark.
Jtaa been written into the bill at the insistence of one of the teachers, and Mrs. Emma Qun-
. . . . I ma. - ltA j .
farm organization leaders. In addition the bill carries a fifty " . vrt! V .1
million appropriation forbolstering the capital the federal cWldren Vested tn.iT teacher
names ana auwonzes a two Diuion aonar Dona issue xor re- with a silver rase.
financing farm mortgages.
Even the people who are voting for this omnibus bill
have little faith in it; but lust as four years ago, the party
pledge for "farm relief must be carried out even though
price-fixing schemes have universally failed, and the last ex
periment was extremely costly to the country without cor
responding benefit to the farmer.
The final terms of the bill are not yet decided, but the
general outline seems to be agreed on, and under the whip
and spur of the president the bill will be enacted; and then
a grand new experiment in restoring agriculture will be
launched.
A Balem old timer:
Lines worth memorising:
.a S
The regular column of Fred
Lockley in the Portland Journal
contained for the Issue ot last
Thursday the foUowlng:
V w
fAs yo drive south front Port
land toward Newberg yon will no
tice about midway the iongacre
store. In the old days this Ticin
ity was known as Stringtown, but
is now known as Mlddleton. About
a mile to the west ot Mlddleton Is
the homo of John Chapman.
When 1 interviewed Mr. Chapman
on a recent trip through, the ral-
ley ho said: I
'I was born on Howell prairie,
about seven miles east of Salem.
on December 11, 1SS1. You know
all about our family, because I
hare often heard my sister, Hattle
Jackson, one of i Salem's pioneer
residents, talk ot you. Yon also
knew my sister. Mrs. Sadie Mc-
r addon. In Salem. My father. Ca
leb Chapman, was ft Campbelllte
preacher. He preached more than
SO years. My folks crossed the
plains to Oregon In 1848. They
started out from Missouri on May
5 and arrived at Oregon City on
October 1. 1848.
- 'Mr father was born in Illi
nois in 1810. My mother's maiden
name was Elizabeth Smith. Fath
er and Mother were married la
Arkansas on June t. 1848. There
were fire children In our family
three girls and two boys. I a
the only one now living. When
was a little chap I went to school
on Howell prairie but later at-
t ended Willamette university.
Amoni the pupils at Willamette
who were students when I 1
there were Henry H. Gilfry,
James R. Sellwood, Joseph Sell
wood, Sam Simpson and his broth
er. SyL and Mary A. Robinson,
who later married W. F. Oilkey,
and who wss a teacher 40 or 80
years.
" 'when I was about 14 years
old I had to quit the university.
went to work In a blacksmith
shop In Salem owned by C. W
Scriber and John Bash. Later 1
went to McMlnnville and worked
four years in Charley Johnson's
blacksmith shop. Still later I re
turned to Salem and worked in
John Knight's, blacksmith shop.
John Knight spent his boyhood at
Aurora and was later sheriff of
Msrion county and still later ball
iff in the federal court In Port
land. I worked later la Andrew
Kelly's blacksmith shop on Com
merclal street In Salem.
" 'I was married March 8,
1876, to Lucy Barnum, who was
born at Stringtown, about midway
between Portland and Newberg,
75 years ago. My wife and I lived
seven years In Salem. We then
moved to the Grand Rondo Indian
reservation, where I served as
government blacksmith. George
P. Litchfield, whose son. Charles
L. Litchfield, recently retired
from the railway mail service,
ran a store there at that time.
served aa government blacksmith
three years.
" 'When I was In McMlnnville
running a blacksmith shop I call
ed it a good day If I shod 30 to
25 horses. The largest number
ever shod In one day was 40, and
believe me, yon have done ft day's
work when yon have shod 40
horses In ft day. I used to build
buggies also. It looked for awhile
as if horses and buggies had gone
into the discard, but now yon will
see lots of farms being plowed
with norses in place ot tractors,
and yon can see an occasional
team on the road.
" "We moved from the Indian
agency to our farm near Middle-
ton. Wo have lived on this farm
for the last 48 years. My wife
the daughter of George Barnum
He came by way of the Isthmus
to California in 1841 and came up
to Portland about ft year later.
Her mother, whoso maiden name
was Althena Albeo, came across
the plains to Oregon In 1852. My
wue s granaiatner, Simeon Albee,
was tne secona poiimasier ox
Newberg. My wile and I have had
seven children, six ot whom are
living.'
Thst harks the memory ot old
timers back to the days when the
blacksmith shop ot Bash ee Scri
ber was one ot the most Important
ot the Industries ot Salem, and
their families among the commer
cially solid and socially promin
ent. That institution was at the
corner of Commercial and Trad a
streets, where the Southern Pa
cific freight depot Is now. One
line of their ad in the 1872 Salem
Directory read: "All kinds of
work in . our lino EXECUTED
NEATLY AND PROMPTLY. Par
ticular attention paid to horse
shoeing. Ironing of wagons, etc
These lines of their trade were of
high Importance then. How little
now I They are all but forgotten.
(Henry a. Gilfry was private sec
retary to Governor L. F. Grover,
and afterward for ft generation
reading clerk of the U. 8. senate.
The governor's office at that time
was In the present Statesman
banding', a half Interest in which
was owned by the governor. 8am
Simpson became Oregon's great
poet, or one of them. SyL Simp
son, his brother, was state librar
ian, with the library in the pres
ent Statesman building. The Sell
woods became prominent Oregon
educators, etc., etc)
a S
At this time, or any time, the
following familiar lines are well
worth memorizing, and reciting
occasionally, and following in
spirit:
"Out of the night that covers me.
Black as the pit from pole to
pole.
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
"MARY
FAITH"
d- BEATRICE
BURTON
; :H SYNOPSIS
alary Faith, young and eomefy
fiance of Kunberlty FarreU, hand
some bload youth, just oat of law
school, leaves her position as secre
tary to the wealthy Mark Nesbit to
marry "Kim." Mary Faith receives
a note from Kim's mother Inviting
her to dinner. Arriving Ute, due to
Kim's delay, Mary Faith is greeted
coolly by Mrs. FarreU. Suddenly
there is a crash and scream from the
Utchett and Kim calls to Mary
Faith. . Mrs. FarreU had knocked
over a pot of coffee slightly burninx
herselL The wnplesssnt attitude of
Kim's mother proves to Mary Faith
that she does, not favor the marriage.
Driving: home, Mary Faith realizes
mother's feelings in giving up her
only eon. Before leaving, Kim blunt
ly asks Mary -Faith to postpone ths
marriage.
In the fell clutch ot circumstance
I have not winced nor cried
aloud:
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head Is bloody, but un
bowed. .7
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments
the scroll,
am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul."
William Ernest Henley.
Charles Marshall
Dies at Portland
Veteran Hospital
DAYTON. April 3 Charles H.
Marshall, 88, of North Bend, who
has visited a great deal with his
friends Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Raring
here was taken ill at their home
a tew days ago and was removed
to tho veterans hospital In Port
land and succumbed to pneumonia
tnero at I p. m. Friday.
Mr. Marshall was born at Malt
land. Ohio, March 14. 1844 And
served In four wars, tho Civil war.
mama war, Spanish American
war and World war.
His wife died many years ago
iiis nearest relatives are second
cousins, funeral was held at
North Bend Sunday.
Community Club
At Aumsviile is
Slated to Gather
AUMSVILLE, April 3. The
community elnb will hold its reg
ular meeting Tuesday nlxht. April
4, at the school. The women will
give tho program, which is In
competition with tho one tho men
gave In March.
A play "Tho Pitchfork Har
der." will bo given by Mrs. Ar
chie Pardee, Mrs. Fred Steiner,
Mrs. Lel& Clark, Ylrgle Bradley,
Mrs. Margaret Martin, Mrs. Ethel
Wright. Mrs. E. Keith, Mrs. Aleen
Castle, Mrs. Guy Gearhart and
Mrs. Wlnslow.
Chief bonuseer W. W. Waters, who led tho "army" to Wash
ington last year, says the "patriotic thing to do is to support the
president". Why was it not the patriotic thing to do a year ago? It
was Mr, Hoover who signed tho pension bill giving tho veterans the
extra hundreds ot millions; and it Is Mr.; Roosevelt who is taking
the money away from them. Yet Mr. Waters, who fought Hoover be
cause ho wouldn t grant immediate bonus ; payment, now says sup
port the president". We say so too; but it was Just as necessary In
13Z.
The Capital Journal corrects our comment on the beer bill by
Quoting the act to the effect that licenses are to be issued by the
year or traction of year instead or on tho monthly payment plan.
Tho latter plan was however proposed by Its managing editor as an ,
amendment to the bill; and It was our understanding the amend
ment was adopted. Such was not the case.
b x hJ V .
V ' -A 'Vj
J. J
Dr. Copelend
Who's got the jitters now? We see a democratic congress pass
ing ft "mystery bill" merely on orders.: Tho bill provides criminal
penalties for publishing secret government documents. The legislation 1
appears to bo a reversion to the obnoxious "alien and sedition laws"
ot a century and a quarter ago. What has become ot that famous
democratic phrase: "open covenants, openly arrived at"f
Farmers may be poor, but they are tho ones who are visiting
the court house now and paying up their taxes. Incidentally tho
most surtaxes paid In this county this year came from farmers, so
we nave learned on good authority.
iney usea to say that whenever Hoover made ft speech stock
prices fell off. Well they have continued to fall off even when F. R.
doesn't make a speech. .
"Poison barley ready for distribution now"
No," It didn't refer to tho new beer. .
reads a headline;!
Kugeno has fired its milk Inspector; Well, what need will they
naro ox nunr b wrung Agra 7 mux win do tne forgotten beverage!
' Bright Idea for today: make Jig-saw pussies with patterns on
botn sides. Tnat would keep tho pnzsle-worker np all night.
Once again tho congress has written peanuts Into tho farm re-l
Wet bin. Peanut politicians? .
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner of HeoItA,
New York City.
NOT LONG ago. the sudden death
of an outstanding- figure shocked the
entire nation. Newspaper accounts
referred to the cause ot death aa
"acute Indiges
tion". It bad not
been uncommon
for him to suffer
from so-called in
digestion. For the
relief of these at
tacks bicarbonate
of soda was
taken.-
It is a common
practice to de
pend on soda and
to neglect finding
eut what Is
wrong. Too often
indigestion is not
due to stomach
ailment. Some
times tt can be traced to a form of
heart disease, known aa "coronary
aisease . ,
I need not tell you. of course, that
not all cases of Indigestion are due to
heart disease. But under no clrcum
stances Is It advisable to take medi
cine without the consent and super
vision of a physician. He and only
00 is qualified to determine what your
ailment really Is and what medicine
is Indicated.
If Indigeetio Persists
We often hear Individuals boast of
never having been to a doctor. Yet
they complain of Indigestion and seek
reuer cram their discomfort by self'
medication. I cannot overemphasise
the danger ot doing this. 2 hope yon
win not look upon indigestion as
merely a mild discomfort. It la net
a disease, m and of Itself, but ft may
be a symptom or sign of some reel
dUfturbance la tho body. .
Persistent mdlgestlon mar be due
to faulty eating habits, to Improper
Met, or to emotional excitement, such
aa fear or worry. Xt may be traced to
an ererseeretion of the Juices of the
stomach. This la easily controlled by
renewing ft proper diet.
Fried and greasy foods, salts, pep
pers, spices and condiments, sheuM
be omitted from the diet of the suf
ferer from indigestion. Chew your
food- slowly and carefully. Never
gulp your food. It Is best to leave
the table feeling a bit hungry rather
than to have the sensation of being
overstuffed.
When indigestion persists in spite
of corre Jon ot the diet and Improved
habits of eating, a physical exam
ination by a physician Is recom
mended. In this examination. X-ray
pictures of the stomach and Intes
tines, should be taken. Various tests
to determine the working of the
stomach are advised.
Seek the Cava
If the stomach and Intestines are
found to be normal, other sources of
Irritation must be looked for, to de
termine the underlying cause of the
Indigestion. A diseased gall bladder
or appendix Is often the cause of the
upset when the diseased organ Is
removed sU signs ot Indigestion dis
appear. If the alimentary canal to normal,
the heart must not be overlooked en
the seat of the trouble which pro
duces the symptoms of mdlgestlon.
This disturbance Is of particular sig
nificance In individuals beyond fifty
years of age.
Coronary disease Is an affliction of
the blood vessels of the heart. Its
only symptom may be mOd dlscom
fort la the region ot the heart, to
gether with indigestion. The disease
is fatal when neglected. Unfortu
nately, its true nature la overlooked,
and many, times the symptoms are
mistaken for indigestion. :
Let me warn yen against the dan
gers associated with persistant mdU
gestlon. Do not neglect this oondU
ttan, but make sure to talk with your
physician. He has been trained hi
his work and can advise you. Avoid
depending on eelf medication with sa
lts dangers.
Aaswers te Health Qaertee
M. 0k Q. Where can I go for In
formation concerning tho removal of.
tonsils by electricity?
Av Make Inquiry at any of the
hospitals tn your vtetatty.
(CotvrtoM. USt, X. F. 4t. Jna.f '
VISITS BROTHER
KEIZER. April 3 Mrs. Linda
Noble ot Malin, arrived tonight
for a visit with her brother,
George N. Thompson., Mrs. Noble
is enroute to Washington, where
she will make her home.
No. 88
Synopsis of luul SoUmeat of the
NorUwett Culty Company of BoattU,
in the Bute ef Wuhinfton, on the thirty-first
Ur of Docemb.r, 1938, made to
the Insurance Commits iouer of the 8tt
of Or ton. pursuant to law:
CAPITAL.
Aaooat of capital stock paid ep. I860,
000.00. IXOOMK
Nst pramiuma received during the year.
1504.737.87.
Interest, dividend and rente reserved
durlaf the jear. $36,868.80.
Income Iron other sources received
during the yaar, $16.79.
Total ineoma, 8 541.634.08.
DISBUBSEMJMiTS
Sot losses paid during the year inelnd
ing adjustment expenses, $238,616.08.
Dividends psld oa capital stock during
the year, 8 19,000.00.
Commissions and salaries paid during
in rear ixnciuaea wiu etner expendi
tures.) Taxes, liceneee and fees paid during
the year, 818,840.77.
Amount ot all ether expeaditaree (In
cludes edministratiea expense), 81TS,-
250.41.
Tout expenditures, $448,407.11.
ASttETS
Valae of real estate ewaed (market
value). 40,000X0.
Valae - ef stocks and beads evaea.
$811.ie8.17.
Loans oa mortgages aad collateral, ata
Cash la beaks aad ea hand, $7,848.88.
Premium in eourse ef eoUeetiea writ
tee since September SO, .1883. $18,
885.44. Interest sad rants dae aad accrued,
$16,848.60.
Total admitted assets, $884,09148.
I.IABIUTIXa
Gross claims for lasses unpaid. $191,
547.SS. Amount ef unearned premiums aa ell
outstanding- risks, tlS4.48S.6S.
Dee for commissi end brokerage. .
All other liaWUtieo. $11,018.18.
Total liabilities, except capital. $448,
060.80. Capital paid up, $150,00040.
Serptae ever all liabilities, $801.08LV8.
Surplus as rexsrda policyholders, $481,.
Total $894,891.18.
BUSINESS IN OREGON tXBTHg YXAB
Net premlnmc received durlag the year.
$48.164.66.,
Leases paid daring Ike year, ls
Leasee incurred during- the cyar, $88,-
601.18. .
Hem af Company, North vest Casualty
Company. - .
Name ef President. K. D. U Rhodes.
Nam el Secretary. Lv-D. Brill. '
moratory reotooa attorney ler service.
Jtpes Bioeu, Portland.
fa Uir Waltk tm Ma mnrtafliis. oLLItimea. 1 SttODOSe. CLid AVS dnveS)
fashioned way. "The bridegroonvto I her home three or lour times a week
ha ieat her, hm let aa drink: thai for the last montn. ... A laoBKat
toast lost as if he were I Tho wed- she was a cute little kid. Bst I didn't
ding Is postponed, bat that means ! know I was falling for her. I dtdnt
we shall keep our girl hero with as
a little longer
Mary Faith faced them all with
a .si m A m m .a
a wide smile that did not niao tne
an happiness in her eyes.
"Drink your cider, Mary Faith,'
know how much I cared aboert her
until yesterday when I told her
about you and me."
Mary Faith gave him ft straigni
aad steady look.
Until she told yon how much she
Mrs. Puckctt said when she herself toyoy she satd. "Kim, what
had had three cups of it If a very lartyo- trying to tcQ me? That
refreshing. Ton" frvinf tne op?" .
Mary Faith tried to drink it It n7- toman 1 give ner upi .
tasted bitter. ... Life itself had a They had been in love with each
bitter taste to her that night other for almost four years. Month
-Tomorrow." she thought when b7 m9nth b4 teA lo tb
ivuwiiww, u 7" time to come when they could bo
llK.". married, t ber. lUt Sir bad
,.u"uw. actually decided on the date for their
all this again at the office; explain-1 oecwe ."V?"
ing everything to everybody.
wedding. . . . People dtdnt stick to
CHAPTER VI
It was in the beginning that Mary
Faith had been in need of a friend.
A month after their coming to the
tall red brick house her mother had
died of pneumonia, and there had
been no one but Mrs. Puckett to
comfort Mary Faith and lend her
money to pay for her course at the
Spencerian Business College down
town, She was a woman of big, whole
souled virtues and small, absurd
faults. And she' was a gossip and
bnay-body of the first water.
"Wall, here's our little lady! she
cried, setting her tray down upon
a marble-topped table in the middle
of the room. "But her young man
has fled without stopping to wait
for our congratulations V
"Mrs. Puckett has been telling us
some wonderful news about you and
Mr. Fan-ell, Miss Fen ton," said
AUie, who was the elder of the two
Brock girls. Her hands were clasped
around her knees and she was sitting
at the very edge of the sofa so thst
everything about her looked expect-
tnt
"Yes, indeedyl" It was old Mr.
McClintock who spoke up next "We
hear thst this bad girl of ours is
going to get married and desert us
SUP His mild, watery eyes smiled
at Mary Faith through the thin haze
of his cigar smoke.
Tve been telling these dear good
people that you're going to leave us
in less than two weeks, Mary Faith.'
Mrs. Puckett began to pour the
cider into little cups as she talked.
The first of October that's the
date, isn't it?"
It was not the date. There was
no loDgrr any date for the wedding,
and Mary Faith did her best to say
so with a cheerful, natural air.
She must be cheerful and offhand
about this, she kept telling herself.
She must not let these people, or
snybody, know how she felt about
the postponement of the wedding.
There were certain things that you
owed to your pride no matter what
happened to you I
"We've decided not to be married
on the first, she said, and there
was not a quiver in her voice. "Kim
Mr. FarreU found out today that
he can t get away from the office
just now."
She wondered if any of them be
lieved her. She was pretty sure that
not one of them did. She caught
Lily Brock giving her a narrow, cal
culating look as she took a cup of
cider from Mrs. Pucketf s tray.
They sU lifted their cups in their
hands. Mr. McClintock, as toast-
master, cleared his throat
"We had intended to drink to the
long life and happiness of yon two
young people, Miss Fenton," he said
each other like that if they didn't
with raindrops that looked like tears lo"Tch. hr f
running down the window panes in
her room. The trees in Haltnorth
Park were bidden In a mist and
Mary Faith bathed and dressed by
electric light
There was a light burning in the
lower hall, too, she saw as she came
down the stairs at eight o clock.
A man was sitting just inside the
curtained door of the parlor. At the
sound of her light hurrying steps
he got np and came out into the hall.
It was Kim. Before he reached
her he began to speak.
I want to talk to yon, Mary Faith."
he said quickly and unsteadily. "Is
there any place where we can be
alone?"
Beyond him in the parlor Mary
Faith could see Mr. McClmtocJr-fit
ting beside the fire reading the Taorn-
tng paper. Agnes was standing m
tne aoor ot tne cuning room.
"Why," Kim, yon couldn't stop-
liking me after all these years," she
said, putting her hands up to her
aching throat "Yon can't care for
that girl the way you do for me.
Kim, Yon haven t known her long
enough. . . . Why, think, just two
night ago yon told me we'd be mar
ried on the first! And now this
Kim, I couldn't lire if yo threw
me down now. That may sound
silly to you, but if s the truth."
He sagged lower in his seat
shrugging his shoulders.
You're making this awfully hard
for me, Mary Faith," he said, his
forehead a maze of petulant lines.
"You're making it awfully hard for
both of us.- Let's try to be calm
about it"
He made a sudden Impatient
movement with his head.
"You don't think I enjoy sitting;
here telling you that we're through
"There's nn ntar hr tia mi1 I
looking up at him. a faint puzzled T "ff otb?' 'Vu ed
frown between her JS f 1?? mu,ch. wntt'
1 j uu, uui a uciiucu uiai Uic oniy
car outside? We cemld drive down
town together.
"Well drive over to the Park for
a minute," said Kim. "I'm not going
Straight downtown this morning. I
hare to stop off and see a man on
the way down."
Haltnorth Park on that gray au
tumn morning was deserted and full
of the sad sound of rain dripping
from the trees and bushes. The
green iron benches where sweet-
square thing was to tell yon just how
things are so far as I'm concerned."
'Through with each other?" re
peated Mary Faith. And then she
said tt again. "Through with each
other." She sat still, taking it in for
a minute or two.
"Went" she said at last as if she
finally realized just what had hap
pened to her. "Well, that's that
isn't it?" She opened the door of the
Arent yon going to say
bye to me, Mary Faith?"
She couldnt say a word. There
was a great lump of tears in her
throat She shook her head and
hearts and nursemaid, took their 'C?ifinge" "d ,teppcd
ease during the hot weather had alir".." "J" aZ 8CTtflT a
k . ! As she closed rt Kim reached sud
-- -"-J- f- v.- v.-,.
Kim Ant K;. m,.. .V- I -v.
"' a- a vesvM.vi aaveaa e-AAC a .. . .
Httl lake .here ,. ewm Url. "'Cn ' w V gOOQ-
all through ths long drowsy days of
summer. There was nothing on the
brown ruffled water now but a few
I don't know just how I'm going I 'cro". T"-
tn. .t1 . h. T'. A I rum
Mary Faith," he began, turning off I - " . ,
the engine of the car. "I swear I .w" ".im
don't " I car. He had something more to say
VA . w r?,s,t. w uw. nis eye crows were drawn
looked back at him. never heloin- op o0?0'-
with a nrL now aloat yoar engagement
"Last night after I left yon." ha I r7linr a
said slowly, "I didn't go straight . a . wa'
home. I meant to, and then I gotfiamf under ,U H on!
. k:.v:.. t . t 1 win. w wear u now. win your 1
thinking about her and I drove ll?? herJd lt .fr?m J0
around to see her."
Kim paused and Mary Faith asked
him a question.
"Is 'Janet the girt you've been
driving home from work lately? The
one yon told me about last night?"
He said she was, his eyes on the
She had an idea yon might make
trouble about all this. I told her
yon wouldn't I told her that yon
were wonderful and that you'd understand
'Come here and take your ringf"
Mary Faith cut in upon him.
He came ""' H nrrtig-" 111
Eft" 0.UttUke Sudden took iTt oThTr finVrsrHTtrTed
he turned m his seat , ,.-t-1. 1.. 1 u.j in t.:
Oh, I may as well tell yon theldotr.
whole thing and get it over with!" I (To BeCoatiaecd)
he said roughly. "That girl's been! .
around the office for months. Tve C.wrfbt. mi. br ntrWe Birte.
taken her out to lunch a dozen . wZZZIItZSJ. i
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MBS. DODSOST B3XOYEH4
. MONMOUTH. April t Friends
of Mrs. W. M.Dodson (Mrs. Nel
lie Lewis) ot near Helmlck park.
In Polk county, will bo glad to
know she la slowly improving aft
er ft two months Illness as result
of ft nervous breakdown. - Mrs.
Dodsos formerly lived at 111 S.
llth, Sal am. She is now with her
daughter. Mrs. Earnest Stanbs,
380f 8. e. Stephens, Portland. .
SISTER GETS BROTHER
LIBERTY, April S Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Jory are receiving con
gratulations upon tho birth ot a
son at their homo March 31. Tal
is the second child and first boy