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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1917)
“ Oh. please. Mrs. BeggarstaiT 1" "Don't w orry; 1 ahau't carry you oil by force, ltless my Inadequate In come! What's this?" The girl turned her head wearily to look. Mrs. IteggurstulT had been standing beside the chest of drawers, a baud abstractedly toying with her protegee's simple Jewelry, and suddenly had singled out a brooch for wondering In terest. This brooch was a very beautiful thing, an exquisite cameo In sardonyx framed In an oval frame of line dia monds; aud Miss Carteret treasured tt above all Iter possessions. "W here under the sun, child, did you pick this up?” "It was given me on my fifteenth birthday." “ Five years ago?" “ Just about. Why?” The Dowager Dragon laughed de lightedly. “ My roundabout way of asking your age, dear." She turned the brooch over and held It to the light. “ I f ever you care to part with i It. don't forget my passion for antique Jewelry." “ Oh. never— I could never part with I t !" “ Forgive me. I forgot It was a pres- I ent." , "But that isn't all.’* the gifl ox- I plained with growing animation. "You , see, it was n present from my father. ! and the cameo— It’s a portrait o f my I father him self!“ "It's what?" Mrs. BeggnrstnfT ex claimed shrilly.. “ A portrait o f your father! Pooh! Absurd! That thing’s a genuine antiquity— two thousand years old If a d a y !" “ I know. I mean, It looks like him. That’s why he gave It to me. He showed It to me once— the Inst time we were together In London— anil 1 saw the resemblance; so he sent It to me on my next birthday. It really does look wonderfully like him.” "Then, my dear, you ought to pride yourself on having u mighty handsome man for your father 1” “ I do," the girl said Indistinctly, averting her head and closing her eyes. “ And uble to make such presents! Why. it must be worth several thou sands! An exquisite specimen— per- CLOT n IMG a u t h o r ©/“ t h e : l o n e w o l f ," “ t h e : b r a s s BO W L/TTC COPYRIGHT DT LOUÎ.S OOifPH VAHCf THE CHARMING AND TALKATIVE MRS. BEGGARSTAFF DIS COVERS THAT LUQY CARTERET HAS A WONDERFUL NECKLACE Just us the Riant passenger steamship Alsatln is ready to leave the port of Liverpool for New York, a charming young Engllsh- woraan goes aboard and engages a luxurious stateroom. She Is nerv ous. suspicious and fearful. Presently she learns site Is to shure the stateroom with Mrs. Amelia Beggarstaflf, an amiable chatterbox of fifty years, who lives In New York. Mrs. Beggnrstaff learns the girl's name is I.ucy Carteret and that she’s on her way to America to live. She calmly announces she will act us Lucy’s chaperon for the voy age. I— Continued. out the meal with downcast eyes, mute 2 1 save when courtesy dictated speech. “ All my life," the girl udmltted. "I Later she found herself seated by her was born in London, and when I was Dragon's side on the lee o f the prome very young my pareuts returned to nade deck, in darkness save for the America, leaving me behind because beams from lighted ports. For a little they expected to be gone only a little the girl relished all this with gladness. time. Then my mother died in New But presently her spirits sagged again Y ork; and my father went into busi and she grew drowsy, and lingered ness there, and thought me better off from her bed only to please the where I was. In the care of friends, warm-hearted old woman who had adopted her pro tempore— '“ on suspi than with him.” ‘■Rut surely,” this in shocked expos cion,” as Mrs. BeggarstaiT put It. not tulation. “ he came back to see you !” without n little harmless malice. Now nnd again friends paused to “ Oh. Indeed he did. often ; that Is. considering the difficulties, the long pny their addresses to the Dowager voyages, and the fact that he— Isn’t Dragon; nmlable. light-hearted |>eople, a rich man. P-ut I haven’t seen him personable and attractive; yet o f them nil the facile waxen tablets o f Miss recently— not in several years.” “ And now you're going to join him?” Carteret's memory retained Impres “ Yes.” SiH's Carteret affirmed in a sions of but three personalities. One was the famous Peter Traft. voice that betrayed more doubt than | claiming her Interest more because o f sh° suspected. P.ut before her astute inquisitor Mrs. BeggarstafTs outspoken delight could take advantage o f the weakness in him than through any qualities he her tone suggested there befell an In paraded during the few minutes he terruption. Tt was nothing more ex ! spent with the two— a youngish, well- traordinary than a knock on the state i poised body, with a drawl und a sort room door; but It brought Miss Car o f Insouciant humor thnt seemed to teret to her feet with a start, again afford the Dragon Intense diversion. 1 Hut much o f this man’s discourse wan pale and trembling. “Ohi” she cried In alarm. "Oh. what couched In a modified phase of Ameri is that?” Involuntarily she stepped can slang or else harked back to local back as if to put as much space as American topics; both largely unintel possible between herself and the door. ligible to a sense of'hum or nourished Mrs. BeggarstaiT watched her in ! on strictly British slang and localisms. Then there was a Mrs. Merrllees— open wonder. “ It’s only the stewardess. I rang according to Mrs. BeggarstnfT not a year out of mourning for a worthless for her some time ago.” “ Oh. if that’s all." Miss Carteret husband— an adorably pretty creature, and so bewitehlngly gracious that sat down again. “ One moment, stewardess.” Mrs. Miss Carteret, at sight, first caught Roggarstnff looked back at the girl. her breath with envy, then fell hope “ You don't object to my letting her In.” lessly In love with her. “ W here U nder the Sun, Child, Did You A third she remembered for no rea “ Oh, no. no!” Miss Carteret insisted Pick Up This?” hastily. “ Please don’t mind me. I'm son she could assign. Ills name was very nervous— haven’t been— well. I Quoin— a tall, taciturn man with a feetly preserved— flawless— ought by quiet voice, a semi-ironlc attitude j rights to he In the Metropolitan mu- was startled—that is nil." “ So I see,” said Mrs. P.eggarstnfT toward the Dowager Dragon’s gush of I seum. I shall envy you It ¿ill my with a quizzical Recent. “ Come In !" spirited Inconsequence, and a sugges dying d a y !” Miss Carteret didn’t answer. The door opened, admitting a smil tion of reserve. For some reason she And presently Mrs. BeggurstafT re ing. apple-cheeked, middle-aged Eng remembered him more definitely even than she remembered Mrs. Merrllees. turned the brooch to the top o f the lishwoman. “ Shut the door— there! So many As for the others, they might ns well highboy nnd went her way, one fine, have been shadows on a cinemato thoughtful wrinkle marring the habit people running np and down." ual serenity o f her forehead. But when they were alone again, graph screen. By ten o’clock, leaving Mrs. Beggnr- much to the relief o f the girl, Mrs. The Dowager Drugon's deck chair Beggnrstaff failed by any word to staff firmly fixed In the fourth seat stood In the shelter of n Jog near the refer to her recent betrayal o f alarm— at a card table, engrossed by her one entrance to the forward promenade something hardly to be explained confessed Infatuation, nuetion bridge. deck companionway— a most advan other than by open confession— which Miss Carteret was abed and asleep. tageous coign for the sincere student A bed o f almost sybaritic luxury It o f seafaring Immunity. Here, after wouldn’t In the least suit Miss Car seemed, us It rocked her gently to for a hurrlr-d dinner, Mrs. BeggarstnfT teret's book. “ Now," said the elder woman placid getfulness ; but a bed o f misery when mounted guard In the blue gloaming, ly, folding a veil over a most palpable she awoke in the chill o f dawn, with narrowly reviewing the postprandial wig, but still a most becoming one, the Alsatia, for uil her Immense bulk, parade with eyes whose brightness “ now I ’ll hurry on deck and see about dancing drunkenly to the tune piped was as yet undimined by age. our chairs, and then interview the sec by a mad northeaster. And for more A t length she sat up with a quick ond steward about scats at table. I than sixty hours she was held the movement und called Imperatively, know most o f these people, stewards victim o f mortal weakness and the ele "Q uoin!” nnd nil, and generally manage to get ments’ Immortal rage. A man who, walking alone, had been Just about what I want,” Mrs. Beg Intervals there were, o f course, on the point of passing, Jerked a ciga garstaiT added with grim self-conceit when, her sufferings temporarily abat “ I presume you’ve no objection to sit ed, she was able to talk a little with rette stub over the rail, und moved to the lady's side. ting beside me? Not that you won’t one or the other of her would-be com “ Sit down. Three mortal days I ’ve see all yon want of me—rand more, forters— Mrs. BeggarstaiT and the ■»robably—right here.” stewardess. But on Tuesday a mem been moping round the saloons with “ Please,” the girl Jiegged, laughing. orable conversation took place, neg my tongue hanging out, parched for a “ I'll be delighted with whatever ar ligible though It seemed at the time. bit o f scandal— and you never came near m e!" rangements you’re kind enough to It was at ubout six hells in the fore “ But I hate to disappoint; I’d noth make.” noon watch when the Dowager Dragon “ Very good. then. And for dinner, came below, ostensibly to find a book, ing on tap high enough for your sea soned palate." if you please, put on your prettiest In reality to convey fair tidings. "Don't be Impudent, Quoin. What frock. Peter Trnft’s aboard, nnd he’s “ You’re feeling better,” she nssert- are you doing on this boat? I f you a dear—well worth dressing up for.” ed, after n shrewd look at the girl. The bang of the door ns Mrs. Beg Propped up in bed, Miss Carteret answer, ‘Crossing the Atlantic,’ I ’ll for get I ’m a lady— ” gnrstaff went out might have been a moved a languidly negative head. signal; Immediately the girl became Quoin chuckled. ‘‘I ’m combining “ Don’t tell m e! I haven’t crossed conscious that the ship was In mo this mlll-i>ond thirty times not to business with pleasure, if you must tion—vibrant nnd sonorous with the know when a seasick woman's on the know. Nothing pleases me more than drone o f its turbines. mend. Besides, haven’t you noticed to be pooped tip for a few days with The voyage o f the Alsatia was be how much steadier the boat has been an unsuspicious subject. In such cir gun, and—nothing had happened. She this last hour or two?” cumstances your humble sleuth learns had eluded pursuit, was fr e e ! " I thought I must be Imagining It,” a lot about human nature." / “ Then you’re sleuthing I I know It I the Invalid murmured Incredulously. CH APTER II. “ Nonsense! The barometer’s been But on whose trull?” “ Afraid I dassen't tell, Mrs. Beggar- rising since midnight. The wind shift ’ Dinner ran off uneventfully, If enli ed at dawn, and now we’ve a clearing staff.” vened by the quenchless animation of sky and a falling sen. O f course "W hat If I know?" the Dowager Dragon, but Miss Car you’re feeling better. You’ll be on “That wouldn’t surprise me; you teret, manifesting little appetite, aat deck before night.” , i certainly do contrive to know a CHAPTER prlsing number of things thnt don’t concern you." " I ’m not »tire whether thut’a fiattery SIXTH A M ) EVBKKTT HT A or Impertinence." Four II kick» from Union Station. Under new “ The man who could flatter your om iiuu>atf*tiMHit All ruonu newly deeursled. niscience, madam, wouldn't hesitate SPECIAL KATES IIY WEEK OK MONTH to- ah tackle the Joh of teaching a Ketve 50*. 75c. » I . S I.50 Pat Day. New York head waiter the gentle art of being Insolent." Mrs. Rcggarstaff laughed aloud, Follow ing Legal Advloe. "ltut suppose I do know what game The farmer walked Into thu little you're stalking und can leud a help grocery with n firm step. ing hand?" "I want a tub of butter," lie said, "Charmed to humor your whim. " l M a lot of sugar, und all that Consider me a docile little supisiser. other stuff." "Good gracious!" said thn widow And then?" who kept tlm shop. "W hatever do you want with all them goods?" "1 duniin," suld the farmer, scratch And right aw ay Mr». Beggar- ing his head, "but you sen I'm the staff confesses to Mr. Quoin har executor of your hushuml's will and suspicions about Lucy C a rte re t the lawyer told me I was to carry Don’t miss Interesting devel out the provisions." Topeka State Journal. opments given In the next In New Houston Hotel stallm ent. , Sure! High Heels Cause Corns But Who Cares Now ITO U L C O N T IN U E D .) PEAT AS COAL SUBSTITUTE Coming Much Into Favor In European Countries W here Fuel Supply is Lim ited. Europeans, paying unusually high prices for coal, are turning to peut as u substitute, (¡eriunny has been Sweden's principal source of supply, ami that source being cut off the stnte railways tn that country have been forced to curtail their schedules. 1’eat Is notoriously one of the cheap est—us It Is one of the most ahumlant of fuels. Luck of sultablu furnaces for Its consumption has hampered Its use as It did for u tong time that of the crude oil from the American | h ** troleum fields. Recent experiments lu Sweden have proved that peat can be made Into cukes and used with econ omy In u proper burner. , A Maine man u few yearn ago no- ctired patents for turning pent Into briquettes which would produce a heat as intense as that o f charcoal und could he produced ns cheaply as hi- tunilfioun coal, while the by-produets o f munufuc’ ure would further reduce the cost. The great advantage o f the fmd thus produced is that It burns with little ash or smoke, thnt It Is clean to handle umDeau he used In a stove or furnace about as wood Is. There are extensive peat b«sl* nil over New England, and If thin process were put lu operation the saving In freight rates would make the peat briquettes an economical form of fuel. You reckless men aud women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week Invited an awful death from lockjaw or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to uao a drug called freesone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn or callous the soreness Is relieved and soon the entire corn or callous, root aud all. lift« off with the flngera. Freezone dries the moment It Is ap plied. and simply shrivels the corn or callous without Inflaming or even Ir ritating the MUTOUBdtaf tissue or skin. A small bottle of freezone will cost very little at any of the drug stores, but will positively rid one's feet o f every hard or soft corn or hardened callous. If your druggist hasn't any freezone he can get It at any wholesale drug house for you. To keen clean nnd healthy take I)r. Fierce's Pleasant Feilet». They regu late liver, bowels and stomach. An Eye to Business. A party bent on “ seeing Ixindon" rolled out of Hydo park In a big auto mobile and listened with undisguised Interest to the guide's explanation of the various (daces of Interest. I’ ree- ently they passed an ancient odlflce surrounded by a high brick wall. "That Is the town house of the Duke of I tea, one of our largest landed pro prietors," Bald the guide. The cyeii of the beautiful young Frozen Fish Live for Years. American girl on the rear seat were A live fish gradually frozen In a enke suddenly Illuminated. "W ho landed him?" she cried.— o f Ice does not die; It merely suspends all life processes. When the Ice melts. Everybody's. If It does so slowly, tin* fish takes up Also to Be T ru th fu l. Its vital activities again ns If nothing Miss Antique (taking scat politely had happened. This phenomenon, says proffered In crowded ca r)— Thank the University of Washington News you, my little man. You have been Letter, « a s described by I’ rof E. Vie» taught to be polite, I am glad to see. tor Smith of the department o f zo Did your mother tell you to always ology, In discussing a recent announce give up your scat to ladles? Polite Boy— No, not all ladles— ment that n Swiss naturalist hud re vived frozen fish. "There Is no reason only old ladle».— Exchange. why n fish, If frozen In a cuke o f Ice, should not he revived even at the end W H E N IN of ten years," said Professor Smith. "Cases o f frozen cold blooded animals nre not uncommon. Frogs are many times frozen for long periods o f time, TRY | and turtles will live even under ordi nary circumstances for a year without THE I food." Tlie process of freezing fish must he accompanied with the great SEATTLE’S LARGEST HOTEL est care, he suld. The temperature of Only three block* from Depots and Dork*. Op- poelt* City Hall Park and Court House. the water must he reduced slowly In the freezing process und must he grad THE F IN E ST D O LLAR ROOM IN AM ERICA person. 11.(0 11 GO ually raised In the thawing part o f the W ith detached bath. 2 1 peritomi. SI.GO tv <■> With private bath, I peraofi. t2.no 12. fio In.ft» experiment. SEATTLE I 2 persona. M asticate Figs Thoroughly. The composition o f dried figs, dnte* nnd raisins is similar. Under normal conditions, and when carefully pre pared, nil three fruits ure excellent food for both children nnd grown people. The fruit should be thorough ly masticated, however, nnd for young children, or In nny ense where the skins may prove Indigestible, It Is safer to run the fruit through the food chopper before otherwise preparing or serving It.— Woman’s Home Compan ion. Cause fo r Congratulation. In on n co 1 4 .'» "W h en In Seattle Try the Frye" D RUG LESS M ETHODS Headache, rheumatism, asthma, appen dicitis, constipation, backache, paralysis, eye trouble, deafness, etc., cured without drugs or surgery. Do not lie discouraged because you have tried other methods without success. All o f my patients have had the same experience and DO per cent o f them have been relieved. I f you are sick, worn out or racked with disease, come in and let me tell you fmnkly what I can do for you. DR. H. L. CHANDLER “ There are nil kinds of optimists Portland, Or. In this world, hut did you ever see 502-4 Broadway Bld'g. a man wha was optimistic when he hnd the ’grippe?’ ” “ Only one.” “ And what led him to take a cheer ful Mew of life?” Chronic diseases must bn cured by removing cause. A fte r careful d iag “ ITe was the husband o f a suf nosis. give scientific physiological treatment that removes poisons from fragist orator nnd his Illness prevent- system and stimulates growth of «-d him from accompanying her on a healthy tissue, i f you have such a li ments as speaking tour.” To Get Well Rely on Nature The P eril. “There is danger gay young soldier to pretty girls.” "W hy so?” "Don’t you know danger when a spark der?" In allowing that hang around the there Is always gets so near pow Degrees of W arm th . W e bow to an emergency nnd em brace nn opportunity.— Kansas C ity Journal. 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