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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1915)
School New* The Case of Jennie Brice Contributed 1 turned and saw a young man in One week ago last night at the Continued from page 3 the doorway, smiling, his hat in his home of F. B. Guthrie, the Faculty lituup beneath. 1 showed Mr. Flol- hand. Even at that flrst glance I eoiulu* the splasher dotted with Ink as liked Mr. Howell, and later, when ev and Senior class of the High School, ery one was against him uud many were entertained with games and usual •Til take It off and soak It In milk." curious things were developing. 1 stood other amusements. A mock grad 1 said. “It’s his fountain pen. When by him through everything uud even exercise was held, the Fac the Ink doesn't run he shakes it. and”— helped him to lhe thing he wanted uation "W here’s the clock? said Mr. Hol more than anything else in the world. ulty being the graduating class in combe, stopping in front of the mantel'. | But that, of course, was later. stead of the real 19 15 class. Much "W hat’s the trouble. Holcombe?” he was learned of interest to all in the with Ids notel>ook in Ids hand. asked. "H itting the trail again?” •The clock?" I turned and looked. My onyx clock "A very curious thing that I just class history, by Mr. Ford, while happened on,” said Mr. Holcombe. Mr. Guthrie, in the Class Poem, I is gone from the mantel shelf. Perhaps it seems strange, but from "Mrs. Pitman, this is Mr Howell, of gave evidence that the future gen spoke. Sit down. Howell, and erations might see his naine^n ti e the moment I missed that clock o *7 whom 1 read you som ething '’ rage at Mr. Ladley increased to a fury. let W me ith the crumpled paper still uu Rnglish Literature The Valtdic It was all 1 had left of my former j opened in ills hand. Mr. Holcombe took torv, given by Miss Dillon, gave ns gentility. When tim es were hard and his notebook read aloud wbut be the impression that we would most > got behind with the rent, as happen- ; had written. and it before me now: ed now and then, more than ouce I’d ; ' " T o g meat. 1 $2. have boat hire’—that's not assuredly see her in the first rank been tempted to sell the clock or pawn it. Here. ‘Yesterday. March of women orators in the near fu It But i had never done it. Its tick 4, Mrs. Pitm an, landlady Sunday. at 4” Union ture. On account of the absence ing had kept me company on many a I street, heard two of her boarders qtinr lonely night, and its elegance had help reling. a man and Lis wife. Man’s of Miss Jones, who was unable to ed me to keep my pride and to retain ! 1 name. Philip Ladley. Wife’s name. be present, we were not able to the respect of my neighbors. For in I Jennie Ladley. as Jennie Brice the flood district onyx clocks are not at the Liberty known Stock company, where learn of the future of the class thru plentiful Mrs. Bryan, the saloon she has been playing the prophecy, but we all expressed parts.’ ” keepers wife, hud one. and 1 had an | Mr. Howell nodded. small " I’ve heard of confidence in them and were sure other—that is. I had had. her," he said. "Not much of an ac- they would make their mark. A f 1 stood staring at the mark in the I i tress, dust of the mautel shelf, which Mr. " T h I e believe." husband was also an actor. ter a deligh'ful luncheon, at a late Holcombe was m easuring with a pock | out of work, and employing his leisure hour, everyone left for their several et tape measure. time in writing pluy.’ ’’ homes, the class of 19 15 to study •You ure sure you didn’t take It away "Everybody's a doing It." suid Mr (?), the Faculty to slumber. yourself. Mrs. Pitm an?" he asked. •Sure? Why. I could hardly lift 1L” Howell idly. ‘T h e Shu belts were to star him In I said. I. O. O. F. Attention this," 1 put in. "H e said that the He was looking carefully at the ob- climax at the end of the second act’’— I. O. O. F. will hold a joint loiig of dust where the clock had Mr. Holcombe shut his notet>ook stood. "The key is gone, too." he said, with a snap. "A fter wre have finished meeting at Gresham, the evening of busily making entries in his notebook gossiping.” he said, "I’ll go oin" April 26th, 'to ce'ebrate the 96th "W hat was the m aker's mime?” " ‘Employing his leisure time in anniversary of the founding of the "Why. I don’t think 1 ever noticed!" writing u play.’ " quoted Mr. Howell. He turned to me angrily. "Why "Exactly T h e husband and wife order. didn’t you notice?’’ he snapped. "Good were ou good terra». They quar Lodges of Estacada, Sandy, Bor God. woman, do you only use your reled not On Sunday they ing, Rockwood and Gresham will eyes to cry with? IIow can you wind fought frequently. all day. and Mrs. Ladley told u clock time after time and not know i Mrs. Pitm she was married to a take part in the entertainment. the m aker’s name? it proves my con fiend At an 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon Both Odd Fellows and Rebekas tention—the average witness Is totally Philip Ladley w ent out. returning are requested to make arrangements unreliable*' ¡about 5 Mrs. Pitm an carried their "Not at all," 1 snapped. "I am ordi- •«upper to them at ti. and both ate with the transportation committee, narily both accurate and observing.’ heartily. She did not see Mrs. Ladley of which E. B. Byers is in charge! "Indeed!*’ he said, putting his hands ut the time, but heard her in the next behind him. "Then perhaps you can room. They were apparently reconcil here. \V. E. Morand of Boring is chair tell me the color of the pencil 1 have j ed. Mrs. Pitm an reports Mr. Ludley been writing with." in high good humor. If the quarrel man of the general committee and "Certainly Bed." Most pencils are I recommenced during the night the oth Ray Todd of Gresham, secretary. red. and 1 thought this was safe. er boarder, named Reynolds, in the But he held his right hand out with next room heard nothing. Mrs. Pit Addresses will he delivered by a a flourish. "I’ve been writing witli a mail was up and down until 1 o’clock, number of the grand officers. Over fountain pen." he said in deep disgust when she dozed off. She heard no un 500 members and friends are ex and turned ids buck on me. usual sound. But the next moment he had run to ’“ At approxlujitely *2 o'clock in tbe pected to be present the washstand and pulled it out from Sigued E. B. Byers. the wall Behind it. where it had To be continued. fallen, lay a towel covered with stains ns If some one had wiped bloody hands ou it He held it up, his face working j with excitem ent I could only cuver t my eye». "This looks better." be said and be gun making a quick search of the 4 to 5 Horse Draw Bar Pull room, ru lining from one piece of furni ture to another, pulling out bureau 8 to 10 Horsepower for Stationary work drawers, drawing the bed out from the wall uud crawling uloug the baseboard with a lighted match iu his hnud. lie gave a shout of trium ph dually and re $ . appeared from behind the bed with the broken end of uiy knife in his baud. (F. 0. B. Factory) "Very clumsy,** he said; "very clum sy. Peter, the dog, could bave doue better." Samson Sieve-grip wheels do not pack the soil 1 had been examining tbe wall paper or slip on wet or cultivated ground. about the washstand. Among the iuk spots were one or two reddish ones that made me shiver. And seeing a scrap of noie pai>er stuck betweeu the ! base bourd ami the wall 1 dug it out with a hairpin and threw It iuto the grute. to be burned later. It was by the merest chance there was no fire Demonstrator here next week there. 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