Heppner gazette., October 13, 1910, Image 2

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Zelda Dameron
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1904, by The Bobb-MorriB. Co.
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CTIAPTER XVIII. (Continued.)
He waited, to study his ground
little, and he glanced at Leighton, as
though to make sure that the young
man had not deserted him.
tamer is a little forgetful some
times," said Zelda. "He isn't a young
man, you must remember." The sym
pathy with which she spoke made
Merriam uncomfortable; and Leighton
moved uneasily. It was not a pleas
ant task that of telling a young worn
an that her father was a rascal.
"But while the order of court can be
procured and injury to the purchaser
prevented, there is another side of the
matter that we must consider."
"Yes, uncle" and she smiled a little
forlornly. She knew that she should
meet the blow bravely when It fell;
but it hurt her now to feel her uncle's
kindness.
it hurts me Zelda, It hurts mo
more than I can tell you, to have to
say that all is not quite clear about
this transaction. Your father has sold
at an extraordinary price. I fear that
he Is In difficulties. In this real estate
matter you have your remedy. It Is of
this that I wish to speak particularly.
It Is only right that I should protect
you If I can."
"You are very kind; you are always
good to me. Uncle Rodney."
"The failure to get the court's ap
proval of the sale of the real estate
makes it possible for us to save It
this one piece, maybe, though nearly
all the rest is gone to get it back, per
haps. The situation is not agreeable.
Your father received the money and I
am afraid he has made ill use of It.
But we may find it possible to set this
sale aside, or get an additional sum
from the purchaser "
llerriam was looking Intently at the
floor as he spoke these sentences. He
was suddenly aware that Zelda had
risen and crossed the room until she
stood before him, with flaming cheeks
and flashing eyes. He unconsciously
rose and drew away from her. It seem
ed to Leighton that the air In the room
grew tense. The girl stood between
the two men, her Hps parted, one hand
on the back of a chair.
"Uncle Rodney, I never thought that
you would insult me In your own
house under the pretense of kind
ness! I should like to know what you
gentlemen mean, and what you think I
am that I should listen to such things
from you! To think that I should be
welling to take advantage of the law to
defraud some one, on the theory that
my father was defrauding me steal
ing from me, I suppose you mean!"
i "Zee, one moment "
"No, sir! I shall hear no more from
you. I never want to see you again
either of you!" She had spoken brok
enly, and the last three words came
slowly, with a kind of hiss. "But be- ,
fore I go, I wish to say something to
you, to ease your feelings of pity for
me. It was by my request and :y
my order that father sold that prop
erty; and he gave me the money do
you understand? gave me the money
f- It and I have spent it all of it
She was gone so quickly that the
front door clammed on her last word,
as though to add to the contempt that
it carried.
CHAPTER XIX.
Zelda had carried in her heart for
weeks the fear of some such disclosure
as that which she had just heard from
her uncle. In her ignorance of busi
ness, she had not even vaguely guess
ed what had taken so strong a hold
upon her father. He had acted strange
ly during the long summer, but she
had attributed his vagaries to the li
firmlty of years.
Zelda went at once to the living-
room where her tamer usually sat
with his newspaper, but he had not
come home; and she went up to her
own room, glad of a respite. She had
acted her part so long; she had de
fended him in her own heart and by
her own acts; she had even sought to
clothe him In her thoughts with some
thing of the -dignity, the nobility even,
of honorable age; but this was now at
an end. It was clear that a crisis
had been reached; and while the pure
ly business aspect of the situation did
not trouble her at all, she felt that hsr
relations with her father could never
again be the same. She had been
shielding him, not from the contempt
of her kindred, but from her own dis
trust as well; and now that this was
at an end, she went slowly to her room
with a new feeling of Isolation In her
heart.
She made a light and put aside her
h-t and coat with the studied care that
we give to little things in our perplex
ities. Then she unlocked the drawr
of her desk In which she kept her
mother's book. It opened at the page
that had meant so much to her, that
had been her guide and her command,
and she pondered the sentences anew.
When she heard her father come In
he went down in her street dress, with
the little book in her pocket, slowly
and with no plan formed.
He stood with his back to the flame,
his hands behind him, and regarded
Zelda warily, in a way that had grown
habitual of late.
"Where have you been. Zee?" he
asked.
"I went down to Zimmer's to look at
some pictures the7 are showing there;
and on my way home I stopped at Un
cle Rodney's."
"Ah, yes; your Uncle Rodney. I
haven't seen him sinoe he came home."
He did not seek the evening paper
with his wonted eagerness when they
returned to the sitting-room after dln
cer. but continued talking.
There are ome business matter?
that I should like to speak of to-night.
Zee."
'Very well, father."
"Ae to your affairs, the trusteeship
established by your dear mother Is
nearly at an end. It expires by the
limitations of your mother's will on
your twenty-first birthday, that la, to-
"Yes; I believe that Is so."
He looked at her quickly; he found
her composure disquieting. Perhaos
Rodney Merriam had been giving her
counsel!
as we have Just said and I was
glad to find you agreeing with me a
woman does well to let business alon.
There is an Immense amount of detail
connected with an estate even a com
paratively small one, like your moth
er's. There are many accounts to ke-jp.
I have kept them for years In my own
way. I am not an expert accountant,
but I hope that my work is accurate.
At any time that you would like to fx
amine the books, I should be glad '.o
aid you "
"Thank you yes, of course," said
Zelda, hurriedly. She had been think
ing of other things; but she now flxod
her attention upon what her father was
saying.
"I have thought. Zee that perhaps
you would like to continue this trjs
teeship. No one else understands the
nature of the property so well as I. I
have given the best years of my life to
studying It The burden is a consid
erable one for my years. I am nearin?
70 but if you would like to have me
go on, I should be willing to do so.
Your dear mother gave me her entire
confidence; It would please me If I
could feel that your own trust In me
was equally great"
"I suppose there Is no hurry about
it, father. It would be just as well for
me to go over the. whole matter at the
time of the change." She spoke caro
lessly, but a bitterness had begun to
creep Into her heart The contempt
that she had smothered for-a year now
ceased to be a smoldering ember and
leaped into flame.
I wished to propose that myself,
he replied, smiling. "And I will tell
you now what I had expected to con
ceal until your birthday, of a little gift
am making you. I have placed two
thousand dollars to your credit at the
bank. It Is subject to your check. It
Is from my own estate, of course. I
should hardly make you a present f
your own money.".
You are very kind; It is a hand
some gift; but I think we'd better put
it into the new trusteeship. Then I
shall not be tempted Into extrava
gances."
He had expected some exuberant ex
presslon of pleasure; but she had
spoken coldly, and her manner trou
bled him. He took from the table a
brown paper parcel and opened it,
carefully untying the knot In the tape
which fastened it
"I think you have never seen a copy
of your mother's will, Zee unless per
haps your Uncle Rodney has shown it
to you."
"No; I have never seen It,", she answered.
He unfolded- a copy of the last will
and testament of Margaret Dameron
carefully, and then refolded it length
wise to remove the creases for greatsr
convenience In examining It He pro
ceeded with an exaggerated delibera
tion. A man likes to mystify a woman
about business matters; his own wis
dom grows refulgent In the dark re
cesses of her Ignorance.
Dameron read his wife's will
through, and Zelda listened attentivs
ly, though few of the terms meant
anything to her, and the numbers of
lots and the names of additions, divis
ions and subdivisions were only rigma
role. Her father paused now and then
to make some comment on an item,. ex
plaining more fully what was meant
Either her uncle had deceived her i r
her father was lying; and she knew
that her uncle had told the truth. The
situation cleared for her slowly. His
request for a continuation of the trus
teeship veiled his wish to keep her af
fairs in his own hands, without a
break. It was a clever plan and In an
impersonal way she admired his au
dacity. "You understand," her father contin
ued, "that the personal property that
means stocks, bonds and so on was
to be sold and the proceeds reinvested
as I saw fit It was necessary to
change most of it I had no option in
the matter. Your grandfather, Zee,
had been one of the early railroad
builders In this part of the country,
and the original small Independent
lines have all been merged Into great
systems. It should be a matter cf
pride to you that your grandfather was
a man so far-seeing and progressive.
But now, his children and their chil
dren derive the benefit I recall that a
representative In Congress from our
State was defeated for re-election back
in the '40s, for voting an approprla--Hon
to aid Morse In his experiments
with the telegraph. They charged him
with wasting the people's money. But
times change, and men change with
them!"
He sighed, and the thin leaves of his
copy of the will rustled In his fingers
as he sought the place where he had
dropped his reading. He lingered ovir
the words that described the nature of
the trust They were very sweet to
him, because they were at once a Jus
tification of himself and a refutation
of the slanders of his wife's family.
He knew, too, that they gave emphasis
to the suggestion that he was now
making to Zelda, that she renew the
trusteeship. He wished to put this
as much as possible In the light of a
favor to the girL
"I am very sorry that my friend and
counsel, Mr. Carr, Is absent, as I
should like to have him prepare the
new deed of trust He is a man of the
highest probity. He is the ablest law
yer at our bar. In Mr. Carr"s absence
I have not thought It wise to take an
other attorney Into our confidence. I
have prepared a deed of trust myself.
Shall I read the deed?"
"Yes, please," said Zelda. "I should
like to hear it"
He had, as he said, copied the form
of a trust deed that was well-known
among local lawyers. As a trust deed
U was absolutely above reproach.
save only that neither the property li
I described nor any equivalent for the
butk of It was any longer In existence
as a part of the eetate of Margaret
Merriam Dameron.
Zelda sat Inert, listening' to the TO-
cltal, as her father read with deliber
ation and with due regard for the so
norous legal phrases. He even read
through the notarial certificate; and
then he drew off his glasses and set
tied back In his chair with a satisfied
air. He hoped that Zelda would dis
cuss some of the provisions, or ask
questions, so that he ml.-ht be assur id
that she suspected nothing.
Zelda said nothing. He rose and fum
bled with the pen and ink that lay on
the table by the inkstand, while ha
waited for her to speak. The silence
grew oppressive; the girl had always
responded aulckly In their talk. Ha
turned, holding the pen in his hand.
"I suggest that you look the paper
over before signing, Zee."
He held the paper toward her, but
she shook her head.
"Very well. I have read it to you
carefully; and you can, of course, have
a copy at any time. It Is perfectly
proper for you to sign to-night the
day before your birthday; you can ac
knowledge it before a notary to-morrow."
He was smiling, but he held the pen
toward her with a hand that shook
perceptibly. Repulsion and pity strug
gled for the mastery as she pondered,
looking away from him into the fire.
She felt that she could never meet his
eyes again; but she seemed to see
them in the flames, the small gray eys
that were so full of cunning and avar
ice. It was his deceit, his effort to
play upon her credulity, that stung her
now Into a fierce contempt. She rose
and turned toward him.
"I wish you would not He to me, E-
ra Dameron," she said, quietly, with
even the suggestion of a caress upon
the syllables of his name.
(To be continued.)
FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
Sheets of Horn Protected the Pagre
from Suited Flnaera.
The earliest English book for chil
dren was "The Babies Book, or a
Lyttl Report of How Young People
Should Behave." The horn books ex
isted in Elizabeth's reign. The writ
ing was covered with a sheet of horn
in order to protect the lettering from
contact with dirty fingers.
The chap book contained most of
the familiar nursery rhymes and sto
ries which have appertained to nurs
ery lore for generations. They ex
hibit very crude woodcuts, often
daubed with inappropriate color, and
the commonest paper as a rule was
used. They were hawked about by
the chapman or peddler and cost only
a few pence apiece.
They served to perpetuate such fa
miliar ditties as "Sing a Song of Six
pence," which dates from the six
teenth century; "Three Bund Mice,
in use, with music, in 1609; "The Frog
and the Mouse," In existence In loSO,
and "Girls and Boys, Come out to
Play," which was sung by the vil
lagers In the time of Charles II. "Lit
tle Jack Horner," we know, is older
than the seventeenth century, and last,
but not least, "Lucy Locket," the tuna
from which originated "Yankee Doo
dle."
A few of what were called "battle-
door books" have been handed down
to us. They were three-leaved cards
which were folded up Into oblong
pocket-shaped volumes. These taught
reading and numerals in the dame
schools in town and country. The lit
tle gilt books, as they were called.
adorned on the outside with gilt Dutch
Daper-colored flowers, were much
prized gift books of that period. Chi!
dren were employed coloring such pic
ture' books by hand, one child doing
all the red in the series of illustra
tions, another all the blue, and so on
Of course they gained precision by
repetition, but we very often find the
tints overlapping, as if carried out by
an inexperienced nana. Louuon
Queen.
SIMPLE LANGUAGE THE BEST.
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Blood Humors
Commonly cause pimples, boll, hives,
eazema or salt rheum, or some other
form of eruption; but sometimes they
exist In the system, Indicated by feel
ings of weakness, languor, loss of ap
petite, or general debility, without
causing any breaking- out
They are expelled and the whole sys
tem Is renovated, strengthened and
toned by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Oat !t todav In usual llouid form or
chocolated tablets called SarsatabSt
A Doubtful Member.
In Miss Wood's kindergarten clasi
there were eight pupils, four girls and
four boys. One of the boys, however
had not yet reached the estate of kilta
not to mention trousers. Accordingly
when little Susan Phelps was asked bj
a visitor to toil now many Doys ano
how many girls there were, heroa
fused reasoning went as follows:
"There's eight, one, two, three, four,
Ave, six, seven, eight. Miss Elliott," sh
replied. "And if he's a girl" sht
pointed at one who wore dresses in
stead of manly garb 'why, there'!
five girls, and one, two, three boys
But if she's a boy, there's one, two
three, four girls, and one, two foul
boys. She's really a boy, you know
Miss Elliot," she confided, in conclu
ion. Youth's Companion.
Mothers will find Mrs. WInsloWs Snnthlnit
9yrup the best remedy to use tot their oiiUdrttd
luring the tvethiug period.
THREE hats of excellent design are
shown for those who are wearing
mourning. It will be noticed that
the shapes are small or moderate in
size, that the designs are simple bat
the workmanship intricate and beau
tiful. These characteristics are what
the wearer should look for when pur
chasing mourning millinery.
The first hat, a small round turban
with rolling brim, is made of tiny
folds of crape laid In parallel rows on
circles about them or four Inches in
diameter. These are applied to the
crown and brim which have pre
viously been covered with crape laid
on plain. The wire frame Is covered
and lined with silk and the hat Is
finished with a wired bow of taffeta.
A rolled border of crape sometimes
binds the edges of such bows and
makes a very handsome finish for the
ornament.
Tig. 2 shows a moderately large flat
brimmed hat in which the underbrim
is faced with chiffon and the upper '
brim and crown are of crape fitted
to the shape wings made of folds
of chiffon are used for trimming,
They are even more effective when
made of folds of crape in hats for
first mourning. The veil of point de
esprit, is bordered with crape and
dull Jet ornaments hold it to place.
Cabochons of the same are sewed to
the wings.
No. 3 Is a turban mades-trf uncut
velvet which is one of the richest
materials used In mourning millinery
A soft crown and puffed rim are ar
ranged by shlrrings in the material.
The role trimming is a full bunch ol
black fancy feathers In aigrette ef
fect, at the right side. A net veil
of tine Brussels is finished with a
simple embroidery design in silk.
Such veils bordered with a two-Inch
band of crape, or with three narrow
crape folds, are very elegant. Black
lynx furs are worn and black suede
gloves.
JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
NEW SHIRT-WAIST MODEL
Two Good Example That (ihonlil Im.
prcm Themiielve Upon the Mind
Benjamin Franklin once decided :o
rewrite the Bible. He got as far a3
the allegory of Job. He erased the pan-
sage,, "Doth Job fear God for naught?
a question supposed to have been put
to the Almighty by Satan. This li
how Benjamin, who was bent upon
making the Bible dignified, academlo
and scholastic, transformed that pas
sage: Does your Majesty Knagins
that Job's good conduct Is the effect
of personal attachment and affection T"
Improving upon the simplicity of
simple English always has just that ef
fect.
By way of contract between this pom
pous foolishness and the writing of a
gifted man with a sense of humor, I
note that Mark Twain In "Innocence
Abroad" tells how he left a room al
night when he was a boy, having found
a corpse upon the floor.:
I went away from there. I do not
say that I went away In any sort of
hurry, but I simply went that Is suf
ficient. I .went out at the window and
I carried the sash along with me. I
did not leave the sash, but It was han
dier to take It than It was to leave It,
so I took it I was not scared, but I
was considerably agitated."
Young men who are .meditating a lit
erary or Journalistic career, as well as
young men who think of writing for a
living, will do well to study Mark
Twain. Then they can pick up th
thousand-legged Latin derivatives as
they are needed from the writings of
Burke and the speeches of college pres
idents and professors. Syracuse Post-Standard.
Darer Marine.
Daysey Mayme Appleton has a heart
that responds quickly to every appeal
for charity. "The prizes I won at card
parties," she explains, "come in handy
in giving to the sickly and needy."
Atchison (Ran.) Glob
This new model Is of tussah silk
or drap de sole. It 1 trimmed in an
original way with applique bands of
the material and with straps of passe
menterie.
COMBINING LACE AND BEADING
Slight Carelessness or Lack of Prepar
ation Sufficient to Mar the
Result.
When lace and beading are to b6
sewed to thin materials, such as mus
lin dreaaea or underwear of any kind.
It must be carefully and thoroughly
done to produce good results. Lace
edging nearly always has a stout
thread In the selvedge which serves
admirably as a gathering thread. Pull
this thread and stroke the gathers to
make them even. Roll the edge of the
material and, holding the lace and
edge together with the thumb and fore
finger of tne le;t hand, with the lace
nearest yon, overcast the two together
with firm even stitches. When sewed
U a straight edge Insertion can be
sewed In exactly the same manner, but
to let Insertion In, to form a design,
first basts the material on the right
hide to orm the desired design, and
hem It down on both edges. Cut the
material from underneath the Inser
tion, leaving a narrow strip on each
side of the Insertion. Crease this
trip back from the Insertion toward
the material and tarn as for a hem.
Overhand this, taking stitches close to
the line of the hemming.
FASHION EASY TO FOLLOW
Additions In Dress Accessories Tha
Are Well Within the Reach
of All.
There Is a late fancy among some
Parisian coetumers for making the
belts of the more elaborntA n.
a color In contrast to the whole color
o-ueiue oi tne garment.
TV In I.J1. .1 .
6uie, tnougn differing In its
UJUC' 18 OI "e material, and is mere
IV a nam e-miU it.. .
., - a mue oddity and
more evident because of the attention
umuweu on me waist line at present.
A dinner gown of sannhlm hi
trimmed with crystal embroidery, is
s'"" au u,u rse giraie, and the com
bination could win Its wav .nnk.
so knowing and artistic was the choice
ui suaaes.
Not In years has there been
son when small accessories could add
luucn io e general style of a cos
tume as do the- neck and wrist frills
worn with the tailor-made milta i
every color, design and material. Such
frills may be developed of wide lace
plain or fancy net, chiffon, tulle and
even sheer lawn. And the best fo.
ture of the fashion is that every wom
an may, if she wishes, be her own
frill maker.
Chiffon, tulle and lawn are unri'ni.
bly perishable, but then frills of these
materials are inexpensive, if home
made, and quite as becomine as thn.
of lace or net.
The art of fine needlework is mnr
In favor now than it has been for
many years past, and where children's
irocKs are concerned remnant.
lawn, muslin, lace and embroider
that have been secured at reduced
prices during the summer sales ran
be made up Into fascinating little gar
ments at a nominal cost.
Certainly Anaorlni,
The Circle Railroad in London d&
scribes a circle whose, diameter is
about 10 miles. In the car was an old
and very obese lady, who expressed
the utmost solicitude lest she be car
ried past her station. A passenger as
sured her that her station was half an
hour away, and that he would tell her
when they reached It.
"Thank you very much, sir," said
the old lady, "but whenever I gets
out, beln" as 'ow I'm so 'eavy, I backs
out; an' I ain't more than 'arf way
out afore along comes a guard, an'
'e says, 'Look lively there, mum,' says
he, 'look lively, an' 'e pushes me back
In again, an' I've been round the cir
cle three times this morning!"
Worth Its Weight In Cold.
It's PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, strength
ens eyes of the old, tonic for eve
strain, weak and watery eyes. AH
drug-gists or Howard Bros., Buffalo,
N. Y.
A U)ron Statue.
Many years ago some admirers ot
Lord Byron raised a subscription for
a monument to the poet to be placed
In Westminster Abbey. Chantrey wai
requested to execute it, but on ac
count of the smallness of the sura
subscribed he declined, and Thorwald
sen was then applied to and cheerfully
undertook the work.
In about 1838 the finished statue
arrived at the customs house In Lon
don, but to the astonishment of the
subscribers the dean of Westminster,
Dr. Ireland, declined to give permis
sion to have It set up In the abbey.
and owing to 'this difficulty, which
proved Insurmountable, for Dr. Ire
land's successor was of the same opin
ion, it remained for upward of twelve
years in the customs house, when
(1846) it was removed to the library
if Trinity College, Cambridge.
The poet is represented in the
itatue of the size of life, seated on a
ruin, with his left foot resting on the
fragment of a column. In his right'
hand he holds a style up to his mouth.
In his left a book, inscribed "Childe
Harold." He Is dressed in a frock
coat and cloak. Beside him on the
left is a skull, above which Is the
Athenian owl. The likeness Is, of
course, posthumous. Thorwaldsen was
born November 19, 1770, and died on
March 24. 1844.
To Breal: in New Shoes.
Always Bhftke in Alleu'f Foot -Ease, apowile,
t oun-shot, Hweating, srliiiiK, swollen feet,
ures corns, liiarowliitf nail and bunion. At
ill (lriigKinn ami shoe steres, e. Doiit accept
invsulwtttntc. Sample maiel FREL. Address
Ulen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
New York's Nigh Workers.
It Is generally supposed that the
night workers are few in number,
but careful canvass shows that the
total number of persons who work
after sundown In New York reaches
the figure of 62,000. This Is equal to
the population of each of such cities
as Springfield, Mass., Hoboken, N .J..
Savannah, Ga., TJtlca, N. Y, and
Elizabeth, N. J.
Tattered Terry There goes a kind
man. The last time I went to him I
didn't have a cent and he gave me aI7 '
he had.
Weary Walter What was that?
Tattered Terry Thirty days Puck.
To Hold Her Veil Tloht.
One girl has conceived the Idea of
running narrow beading around th
Douom ana tnreaaing it with baby rib
bon, which she pins at back. Both
beading and ribbon are, of course of
tne color or we veil, and fasten under
the chin, so as to be Inconspicuous.
She nnas tnis a solution of the mil
problem with a low-necked blouse
her veil never looks either untidy or
bulky.
PHIL
New Combinations.
The latest In color combinations Is
a dark red and a rather bright blue,
go combined as to give the effect of
the modish purple. This Is very
smart indeed, but be careful not to
trim with either of these colors; black
Is the best, or some neutral shade.
"I have suffered with piles for thirty
rix years. One year ago last April I be
gan taking Cascarets for constipation. In
the course of a week I noticed the piles
began to disappear and at the end of six
weeks they did not trouble me at all.
Cascarets have done wonders for me. I
in entirely cured and feel like a new
man." George Kryder, Napoleon, O.
PlMnt Palatable. Potnt. Taita Good.
Do Good. Norar Siekm. WmVm or Grip
lOe. 2fc 60c Nam- sold In bulk. Tho rxn
abw tablt itampad CCC Uuarantaad to
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Save Edge ot Pie.
A wire contrivance, patented by an
Illinois man to lift a pie from an oven
Is designed to operate so that the edg
of the crust will not be broken.
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is
the name
to remember
vou need a remedy
for COUCra end COLD