THE WILLOW
TEAPOT
Mistake of Twenty Years
Explained
By CLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright, 1510, by American Press
Association.
Although the Horner sisters bad
Jived in the same house for forty
years, during twenty of those long
years they had not exchanged n word.
No one In Rosedale knew why Abi
gail had suddenly taken tip her resi
dence In the north wing of the old
louse and Sophia hnd settled her be
Jonjrings in the sunny south half. At
the lime conjecture had been rife, but
the nine days' wonder bnd Rettled Into
a strong conviction that they had dis
agreed over the "prop'ty." for It was
shortly after old Judge Horner's
death that the estrangement began.
Every Sunday morning the sisters
stepped primly down the graveled path
to the gate and In wordless silence
wended their way to church and up
the nislo to the Horner pew. In vain
Jiad the pastor remonstrated with them
singly and together. While open to
reason and conviction on every other
jiotnt, they were dumb regarding the
cause of their wordless srtife.
It w;is June now. and Sophia was
digging among her pansies. She was
slight and pale, with a pleasant, mild
face that now and then startled one
fcy settling into firm lines around the
mouth. Abigail's features were cast
Jn a sterner mold, and the lines about
her mouth were deeper, and this char
acteristic feature In both sisters was
known as "Horner spuuk." and It was
generally agreed that "Horner spunk"
;wns at the root of the trouble.
; Abigail stood under the cedars with
a copy of the county paper In her
hand. She was slowly reading an ar
. jticle for the fifth time:
The Rev. Paul Weemers, pastor of the
Park Methodist church. New York, will
Jireach in the First church at Rosedale
on Sunday evening next. It will be re
membered that the First church of Rose
dale was Mr. Weemers' first charge, and
tils return will be the occasion of much
pleasure to his old friends and parishion
ers. Mr. Weemers will be accompanied
y nis wn.
lng. Sophia went 0:1 alone, swinging
ber fresh muslin skirts and holding
her bend rather high, quite unaware
that Abigail was watching her with
accusing eyes of mingled pity and re
sentment. Sophia did not know why she was
hurrying to church that morning with
a pink spot In either faded cheek, but
her heart beat quickly, and she was
conscious of a pleasant excitement at
the idea of seeing Tnul Weemers
again. That was nil. She fluttered the
leaves of her Rible as she waited for
the service to begin. She wondered
vaguely where Mrs. Weemers would
sit nnd concluded that she was the
fashionably attired woman who sat in
the minister's pew. She was a plump,
pretty woman with dark hair waving
back from a fresh, youthful complex
ion. Then Paul Weemers came In, and
Sophia gasped with surprise. He was
rather stout and much older, and his
hair and bearfl were quite gray.
The next morning while the sisters
were attending to their separate house
hold duties the doorbell, toned dis
mally. Abigail went into the front
hall and. peering through the side win
dow light, saw a man In clerical gar-
The Story of a Rose
By MARY A. BOWERS
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.
If all the old books In the world
could be opened at once and the nrtl
cles found between their pages dis
played to the world they would fill a
museum. These luclosures would be
made up of faded flowers, memoranda,
bits of lace and occasionally a letter.
And among those letters there would
be found some that would wreck the
peace of families. A librarian ouce
told me that every book returned to
the library was shaken and almost al
ways something would drop out How
many of these articles could tell a love
story?
Here Is one of a rose:
I am or was a white roseJbud.
When I was born I don't remember
anv hetter thnn nonnln rpmemlwr when
ments accompaned by a woman. She they were born. I was very young
paused for a moment wftli a hand on when I was ulucked. and that Is the
the knob, then (the opened the door.
"Now. Miss Ablgirtl, I don't believe
you recognize me!" exclaimed the man
heartily. "I didn't see- you In church
yesterday, although I am sure that I
recognized your sister."
"Mr. Weemers. Isn't it?"' asked Abi
gail coldly. "Won't you come in?'
"Yes. and this is my wife; my dear,
this Is Miss Horner, one of my old
friends nnd parishioners." .
earliest event In ray life that I recall.
It was a June morning, June 15 (I'll
tell later why I know this), and most
of the dewdrops on me had been ab
sorbed by the air. A young man came
Into the garden. He was barely nine
teen and 83 handsome as a picture.
He wore no hat, and the sunshine
poured lu and out of his tumbled hair.
He looked about among us flowers as
If searching for one he especially
i nave nenra my nusonna speak or wanted. Then his eyes lit on me. 1
you nnd your lovely eld house. Miss was the only bud Just opened. ' He
Horner." said the lady pleasantly. plucked me and took me into the
They went into Abigail's cool parlor, house. After breakfast he put me in
"Where is Miss Sophia?" Inquired his buttonhole and, calling his dog,
Mr. Weemers with evident interest. set out down the road. Presently he
"I will call her," said Abigail j-eluc- stODned before a house, on the nl.n7.7n
tantly. I rt whlrh Rtnrwl fl rrlrl Rita nia
very young only seventeen, I fancy-
opened Sophia's door that was the and was dressed In pure white, not a
signal when there was company for bit of color about her. The young man
both.
Don't you care, Sophia," she whis
pered with fierce intensity as her sis
ter followed her into the room.
Sophia was visibly agitated. She
stammered greetings to the minister
turned in at the gate and joined her.
"I have come to say goodby," he said
"I am going away this afternoon to
take the position that has been offered
to me."
I saw the girl change countenance. 1
SHE WAS AGGRESSIVE.
Lucky For the Little Man He Was Not
Her Husband.
The lady In the offside corner of the
tramcar possessed a truculent nlr nnd
a discolored eye.
"Funny thing nny one enn't take a
penny ride without everybody glarlu'
at "em," r1u remarked, fixing a small
gentleman wenrlng gray whiskers and
a somewhat rusty top hat with her
normal optic.
The small gentleman suddenly be
came Interested lu a soap advertisement.
"If any one can't 'ave a black eye
without Tom, Dick and Harry nskln'
questions things are coniin' to a pretty
pass." continued the lady.
Silence, allied with soap advertise
ment study, though eminently discreet,
was Ineffective.
"Yon I'm n-talkln' to." The lady
prodded the small gentleman's knee
with her umbrella. "Blu scttln there
this last ten minutes, you 'nve. won-
derin' if my 'usban' gives It to me. If
it'll ease yer mind, 'e did. Is there
anything else?"
"Madam." the small gentleman com
menced. "had I been your husband"
"I should 'a got off at th' cemetery
with a wreath Instead o' goln' ter the
orsepital with a visitor's ticket." snap
ped the lady, "and the wreath wouldn't
'n' been expensive either." London
Ideas.
1 1
He'll Hear It Later On.
Harold 1 know that I'm not worthy
or you. my darling. I'nir One-It.
member that, Harold, and my married
life is sure to be happy. Jewish
ledger.
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and his wife, which Abigail tried to don't think he noticed it. but you
cover by commonplace remarks, but
there was an atmosphere of constraint
over the four people.
'Will you have some refreshment?"
She looked across the boxwood hedce aske(l Abigail presently. "It is a very
into Sophia's garden. The news would warm day." "he observed. She left the
interest Sophia as well as herself. room and presently returned with
'Abigail thought of this as she stood foaminS glasses of root beer and a
there looking at Sophia's stooninz Plate r freshly cut sponge cake. She
know a man has not the delicate per
ceptlve faculties of a white rose. They
sat down together on wicker chairs
and chatted for a long while. It seem
ed to me that be would have liked to
tell her that he loved her, but some
reason Interposed, probably the fact
that he was Just starting In life and
both were very young. At any rate, he
form. There was a certain stern in- ate notbing herself, but looked intently roBe t0 S without .having done so.
.tegrity about Abigail that urged her
to break the long silence and to Im
part the news she had read to her sis
ter. There was an underlying tender
ness, too. toward her younger sister
bat the bitter resentment of years
could not destroy.' She resolved that
Sophia should not be taken unawares.
, She leaned over the hedge and drop
ped the newspaper under Sophia's
nose.
from her sister to Mr. Weemers and I But ne di1 tue Dext best thing. He
then at the minister' wife I offered me to her and told her that If
The latter set down her glass. "Do 8ne would keep me till he came again
you know. Miss Horner, that when inv ne wouia nave a secret to tell her,
husband told me he was eomino- rn Sne trled t0 lok indifferent when he
Rosedale on Sunday I was delighted.
The first thing I said was, 'Now I shall
sea the Horner teapot." "
Abigail's face softened. "So he re
membered our teapot?" she asked.
'Yes, indeed. I have a mania for old
nearsighted eyes as she lifted them to
1gaze upon the grim, uncompromising
lace of her sister.
. The latter pointed to the paper with
sn old time gesture of command, and
Sophia, adjusting her spectacles,
eonght the wrong page with agitated
agerness. Then she turned the sheet,
ftnd presently a nervous clack and the
dull reddening of her cheek announced
that she had found the Item. In her
iexcitement the younger woman spoke.
leaf. Under me she wrote June IS.
This book of poems was to be my
permanenUheme, , a very fit dwelling
place for a white rose. The girl read
the book very often and always caress
ed me when she did so. A year pass
ed, and when the next summer had
gone she wrote under me on the mar-
called his dog and started back home.
Bat as soon as he was well dowa the
road she ran Into the house, taking me
with her, and up to her room, where
she wept a long while. Then she no
ticed me on ber bureau, where she had
om,. , it I chlnn anri Pmii BhnroQ h tt I placed me, and put me in water.
uul""a iuramcu Willi BUiyriBe M IUO . . " Th-M T ,l .111 .
narur rotflwl . u- i j I tlRH Rnokpn of thp tannnt na mh a I "" itluu....u i.'i i
Were was Wank IshmTnt in fTr elexample of wiHow pattern? anS sh "
I told him I positively must see It" , " vl
Abisrail went to n walnut Phinf In tne morning as soon as she awoke
hrnm-ht fnrth a inr, hi .m,. "he opened the book and kissed me.
teapot. It had been in the Horner fam- he?' ,e8t 1 fa om between
ilv for manv cenerntlnna an w. . the ,eaTes- she P,nned my stem to the
treasured heirloom. -'..
How perfectly lovely!" exclaimed
Mrs. Weemers, while her husband
hung over it in silent admiration. Sud
denly he straightened back in his chair
and laughed heartily.
You do not know. Miss Abigail, bow
"He will call," she sale softly, as If to I nard I strove one day, many years ago. gjn 0( tne page.
aierseii. iv ubk yuu 10 sen me inai lamous tea- I "win h i.r., v
The next day was Sarnrdav. and alt pot. I had seen it and succumbed to Its I a
. - - , i iwsmru i uuu i anow now
Bay long Sophia's lavender muslin beauty. I remember. Just a day or so mnT rrhn. r .i,-nj ,
foung on the clothesline, bending and before I left Rosedale. I called to say not coroe. Then the girl went away.
BHajiug iu iue aoii wesi wina line a i me eaiae ume to asic u i leaving me with her other favorites,
unlsty wraith of Sophia herself. Abi- Tou would sell it. but I realized my More years passed. One day a man
Kai j luunra uieruiy upon me aress. esne ycauiuyuuu uuu uuruiy nopea you
fcad been on her way to the front would do so. I tried to broach the sub-
rhamber to look over a well preserved bu somehow I couldn't seem to
Bummer silk, but the sight of the dress make any headway. I recollect that
seemed to proclaim the boldness of J"ou were called from the room, and I
Bophla-a boldness that was unexpect- trled to approach your sister on the I book dwelling and placed It ou a shelf
eo ana mat seemed to rouse a stern u"jeci. dui sne seemea to want to I of a shop with other books.
maiaeniiness in the older woman. 8he lalK 01 everytning except the teapot, so
reddened darkly and went hastily 1 1 Be it up and went a way. I wrote
downstairs again. to you once and asked about it, but as
In the solitude of her own front never heard from you presume the
room she. sat and thought. The stern I letter went astray."
Jjpbringlng of the Horner girls had Abigail and Sophia were looking at asked If thev had a certain hook of
uiouragea tne coming or suitors, and one another over the blue teapot, poems. I was taken down and handed
It was not until after their father's There was a startled expression In So-J to him. ne onened the cover and
death that Taul Weemers came to phia's eyes, white Abigail looked pity-1 when he saw the name written on the
rreacn at the I irst church, ne had mgiy at her sister. fivleaf I felt hi hand tremble. Then
fceen equally attentive to both sisters. Abigail found her voice first. "My he turned over the leaves till lie came
and it was perhaps natural that each sister and I would like to give you the to the page to which I had been piu-
fcuouiu ueiieve cerseir to he the pre- teapot, Mrs. Weemers." she said, with ned. Ilia finrors clutched the lonk In
Xerred one and the other an interloper, decision In her tones. "There Is no one I a sort of spasm.
to care for it after we are gone, and "How much?" he asked the shop
you and your husband seem to prize it I keeper.
so highly we would like you to have "Oh. you can have that for 10 cents."
it."
"But we cannot It is too much"
stammered Mrs. Weemers.
"Oh. yes.'" cried Sophia eagerly.
"You must take It. We want you to
have It. Abigail and I have so many
eld fashioned things."
Abigail left the room to wrap the tea
pot in paper and to escape the effusive
thanks of the delighted Weemers.
Sophia followed her sister, trembling
with some unexplained emotion.
Removing the lid. Abigail thrust her
hand Into the teapot and drew forth a
yellowed envelope. She held It toward
Sophia.
"It's yours." she said shortly.
"No; it's yours," returned Sophia.
"If it's mine.' said Abigail In grim
tones. "Ill burn It up. and she thrust it
Into the stove.
"Shall we have tea together in the
big dining room tonight, Ablgalir
asked Sophia timidly.
"Of course we win," said Ablgma.
came Into the room where I was and
packed all the books, the one I was in
among the Dumber, and they were
carted away. When the box contain
ing me was opened a man took out my
I must have been by this time eight
or ten years old. At any rate, my
! leaves were yellow and brittle, though
my stem was still firm. One day a
man came Into the bookshoD and
The Flag of Denmark.
In the year 121!) King Waldemar of
Denmark, when leading his troops to j
battle against the Llvonlaus. saw, or
thought he saw. a bright light In the
f n r mi nf n f rrwo In yt c-1-t Tin. hnlrl
this appearance to be a promise of TineSt Linfi OT HlCrh CnraiiP! C:CYCirc in PIfM
divine aid and pressed forward to vie- & wnjf
tory. From this time he had the
cross placed on the flag of his country
and called it the Daiinebrog that Is.
I he strength of Denmark. Aside from
legend there Is no doubt that this flag
with the cross was adopted by Den
mark In the thirteenth century and that
at about the same date an order.
known as the order of Dunnebrog. was
Instituted, to which only soldiers and
sailors who were distinguished for
courage wer allowed to belong. The
flag of Denmark, a plain red banner
bearing on It a white cross. Is the old
est flag now in existence. For 300
years both Norway and Sweden were
united with Denmark under this flag.
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Good results always follow the use of I
Foley Kidney Pills. They contain just
the ing-edients necessary to tone,
strengthen and rejtnla'e the kidneys and
bla lder, and to cure backache. Sold by
all druggists.
It is expected that 2,000 wool
growers will visit Portland during
January next, when the National
Association of Woolgrowers will
holi its annual convention in that
city.
Rev E P Warren will assist Rev.
b P Cross, the new pastor, in ser- NE, Section 3, Township 1 North,
vies at Lexington, next Sunday Rn8B 25 East, Willamette Meridian,
at 11 a m ' has filed uotioe of intention to make
Final five-Tear Proof to establish claim
The Willamette valley produced to the land above described, before the
100,000 bales of first grade hops "ee'"'"' "d Receiver of the TJ. 8. Land
thi . -. .,. OfficeHtTtmDli.s. Oregon, on the 14th
, muaicn mm dav ol November, lain.
yield of 82.000 bales last Reason. I Claimant names as witnesnes
josnua uoan, x nomas Uralg. Frank
BOYS! GIRLS! FREE COLUMBIA Cook, and William Scott, all of lone.
BICYCLES for a little easy spare-lime I ""gon. '
work for Hamoon'. Ma.in. ra C. W. MOORE, Register,
. ,r : :: i octi3-ovio
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore-
Ron, October 6th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Nils John
son, of lone, Oregon, who, on November
7tb, 1903, made Homestead, No. 13042,
Serial No. 03019, for N BEJ, and S
Address "Bifycle Club," Room 638. Notice for Publication Isolate
00 West 35th St., New York. Tract
.When Paul received a call to a larger
jarisb he came to say goodby. and
v.hon he asked old Hannah if Miss
Iloruer was in the sisters appeared
simultaneously. Suddenly Abigail was
.called away, and when she returned to
the parlor the young minister had gone
SDd Sophia was standing at the win
Cow with a bewildered look on her
fretty face.
Then a w hite rage had taken pos
fc.'ssion of Abigail, and her tongue had
loosed upon the frightened Sophia, who
turned fiercely with upbraiding contra-
Octions. After that scene, which no
ne witnessed, began the long silence.
3t was of these things that Abigail was
Chinking.
The next day was Sunday, and So
phia stepped down the path alone, ber
iworn hymn book clasped In her mit
Rened bands. She cast many anxious,
backward glances at the north wing
iwhere Abigail's stern profile was out
lined against the window pane: she
hras bent over the page of the Chris
fiaa Work, and it was evident she did
pxrt intend to to to cborch that mora-
The purchaser tossed a bill on the
counter and. forgetting his change,
hurried away. The shopman called
after him, but he did not hear.
I didn't recognize the purchaser till
he saw me In the shop nnd what was
written under me. Then I knew him,
despite a full beard he wore. lie took
the book and me to his room In bach
elor quarters, nnd there I remained a
week. Then one day he wrapped us
carefully In paper and took us to an
other city on a train. We there entered
house, and lu a few moments a lady
entered. The man looked at her and
said:
"I have coroe at last."
The lady looked at him and tittered
a little cry. He handed the book to
her. open at the page to which I was
pinned, and my dear mistress and I
looked each other In the face again.
I now live with the two. who are
married, and am considered the moat
precjpua thlog In tha hoes.
Otegong cranberry harvest has No BQ8
been beavy. Fonr hundred hush- United States Ladd Office, The Dalles
Ala an aero wlrh . .Im. BWci,f uregon, oeptemoer zotn, mil.
eisanacre with a clear profit of Notice is hereby aiven that as di-
a 'bushel, is not an annsaal rected by the Commisiioner of the
S2
yield for Western Oregon marshes.
For more Thin Three Decades
Foley's Honey and Tar has been a
household favorite for coughs, colds, and
ailments of the throat, chest and lungs.
Contains no opiates. SolJ by all druggists.
A. J. COOK & SON, Props.
At rear of KohprtR Stone building J .
Main Street.
Meals at all Hours
Fresh Fish Received
Every Thursday
We make a Imperially of the Fish bus
iness for family trade. Leave
your orders.
HEPPNER. - - OREGON
General Land Office, under provisions
of Act of Congress approved Jnne 27,
two, ruDiic mo. sua, we will oner at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at
9:45 o'clock a m., on the 21st day of
November, 1910, at this office, the fol
lowing tract of land, to wit:
SW'4SK. Sec. 9, NWV NffK. Sec.
15, SWJLf SWy, and NEJ SWJf. Sec. 10,
T. 3 S. li. 25 E. W. M.
Anv persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the day above designated for
falb.
C. W. MOORE, Roister.
Oct 13-Sov 17
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Public Land Sale-Isolated Tract.
No. C5970.
United States Land Office, The Dalles,
Oregon, September 29th, 1910.
Notice ia hereby given that, as di
rected by tbe Commissioner of t he
General Land Office, under the provis
ions of act of Congress approved June
27, 1906, Public No. 303, we will offer
at public sale, to tbe highest bidder, at
9 :30 o'clock: a m . on the 23d day of No
vember. 1910, next, at this office, the
following tract of land, to wit: SE
NEtf SWK, nd 8E NW, Sec. 22 T,
4 8.R. 24 E. W. M.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or be
fore the day above designated for sale.
C. W. MOORE, Register.
Oct 13-Nov 17
To Heppner Oaartta U new of Mor
row County: Tba Weeklr Orvfonlao toe
mwi and thought of tba world. Both at
a apcclaj prlo. Inanlre or addreaa Tar
QaxetU, Bcppoer, Or.
Notice For Publication.
Isolated Tract Pivblic Land Sale.
05007.
U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore
Kon, September 28:b, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, under provisions of
Act of Congress epproved Jnna 27,
1906, Public-No. 303, we will offer at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at 9:30
o'clock a ni., on the 21st day of Novem
ber, 1910, next, at this office, the follow
ing tract of land, to wit:
8ENW, WJ Sy4. Sec. 15 and
NEJ NEtf Sec. 21 T. 3 8. R. 25 E. W.
M.
Any persons claiming adversely tbe
above described lands are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or be
.ore tbe day above designated for sale.
C. W. MOORE, Register.
Oct 13 Nor 17
Notice for Publication.
Isolated TractPublic Land Sale.
Department of the Interior U. 8. Land
Office at LaGranueregon August
81, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that aa di
rected by tbe Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, under provisions of
Act of Congress approved June 27,
1906, (34 Stats., 517) we will offer at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at
10 o'clock a. ra. on the 20th day of
October, 1910, at this office, the follow
ing described land: The S4 NE and
SJn' NV sec 21. T. 8 ri., R. 27 E. W.
M. Seiial No. 07446.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or be
fore the day above designated for sale.
F. C. BR AM WELL, Register.
COLON R. EBERHARD, Receiver.
Sept 8-Oct 13
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