A Story of
Fate
THE
SKOOKU M
RESTAURANT
Cupid Plays Odd ::
Pranks
Rooms in Connetion
J
A le x s o n B uilding
E a s t E n d F ir s t S t.
GEO. C. T H E R A U L T
P R O P R IE T O R
Quick Says:
Keek the Flies Out of
Your House by putting
in Screen Doors anu
Windows.
He makes
them to order
' Also’S creen S afes, Iro n in g B oards,
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B read B oards and S te p L a d
d e rs o f any size
SCREEN DOOR FACTORY
J. E . Q U IC K
C O Q U IL L E
OREGON
K. Halverson
h a s in sta lle d a m odern S te a m P r e s
sin g m achine, an d is p re p a re d to
se rv e h is tr a d e b e t t e r th a n e v e r.
B rin g m e y o u r w ork.
SPRING SAMPLES ARE READY
See my display o f su itin g s fo r sp rin g
an d sum m er. New an d nobby p a t
te r n s a t lo w est p rices.
B rin g y o u r R e p a ir W ork to m e.
K. H A L V E R S O N
F ro n t S tr e e t
Str. Elizabeth
R egular as th e Clock
San Francisco
and Bandon
F irst-c la ss fare o n ly ................$7.50
U p freight, per to n .................. 3.00
B y C L A R IS S A
M A C K 1E
I!
T h e first d ay of sp rin g w a s w arm
aiul b rig h t, w ith a f a in t m ist o f g reen
o v er th e tre e s a n d sh ru b s in L in d a
G re e r’s g ard en .
“ I n e v e r k n ew su ch a fo rw a rd
sp rin g ,” m used L in d a a s sh e shook h er
d u s te r o u t o f th e sittin g room door.
“T h e yellow b u sh Is in bloom, a n d I
sm elled v io lets dow n in th e o rch ard
th is m orning. I w ish —I w ish I d id n 't
h ave to en jo y e v e ry th in g alone!”
She looked w istfu lly dow'n th e
s tr a ig h t aisle s b etw een th e ap p le tre e s
in th e tin y o rch ard , lio b in s trip p e d
ja u u tily o v er th e sh o rt g reen g ra ss,
a n d b lu eb ird s w ere flashing a ro u n d th e
fences.
All th e ra re prom ise of sp rin g w a s in
th e a ir, a prom ise t h a t th e su m m er
w ould fulfill w ith its m a te d b ird s an d
blossom ing flow ers a n d rip en in g fru it.
L inda sighed n little a n d closed th e
g lass door reg re tfu lly .
I t w as sad to be alo n e—th e la s t of
a larg e fam ily a n d w ith o u t one co n
genial frien d to sh a re h e r d e lig h t in
birds a n d flow ers a n d trees.
A tall, th in form ca m e slow ly d o w n
th e long, hilly s tr e e t a n d passed L in
d a ’s house. It stopped a m o m en t a n d
leaned o v er th e fence to a d m ire th e
daffodils and crocuses w h ich m a d e a
circle of p urple an d gold a b o u t th e old
house, th e n passed on w ith stu d io u s
head b e n t above a book.
L in d a blushed like a girl a n d lean ed
dizzily a g a in s t th e w in d o w fram e.
A fter a little w hile s h e ro u sed h e r
se lf an d flew in d ig n a n tly a b o u t h e r
neglected tasks.
“ L inda G reer, y o u ’re th e b ig g est
fool,” sh e scolded h e rse lf roundly.
“ H ere you are forty-five y e a rs old to
m orrow and flu tte rin g like a goose e v
ery tim e Ja m e s Irv in g w a lk s p a s t th e
house!
“ As If he h a d n ’t been w alk in g p a s t
th e house tw ice a d a y fo r th e la s t fif
teen y ears! T i s n ’t likely he could g e t
to and from his ollice w ith o u t going by
here, a n d y e t—you’re a lw a y s a-flutter-
ing, a-flu tterin g ”-—
L in d a viciously th u m p ed a te a c u p
in to th e ch in a cup b o ard , an d to h er dls-
F o r R eserv atio n ®
NOSLER & NORTON
A g e n ts, C o q u ille , O re g o n
A U C T IO N E E R
W hen you g e t one, g e t one o f e x p e r
ience—26 y e a rs a t th e b u sin e ss
BA N D O N , ORE
THE HERALD
JAMES IRVING’S SHYNESS VANISHED.
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SUBSCRIPTION
YOUR
LACE
C U R T A IN S
will need laundering this
spring. Send them to
us. We wash Quilts at
15 cents, Comforts at 25
cents. We will wash
your Wool Blankets for
you better than you can
do them and for the
small charge of 25 cents.
Send the entire family
wash and be rid of the
hardest of the home
work. : : : : : :
COQUILLE LAUNDRY & ICE CO.
>. J . SHERWOOD P rêt.
R. (.SHINE, V .-P re e .
I. H. HAZARD, Ceihler
A Y oung M a n ’ s
S cheme
B , M. QUAD
0. C SANFORD, A n t. Ceihler
F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K
O P C O Q U IiiliH , O R B O O p .
TrariHactB a Geneml Banking BimineH^
C o p y r ig h t, 1913, b y A s s o c ia te d Ut*
erary P re s s .
8o«r( •( Director,
CorroeponOent,
K . C. 1 lenient,
A . J , Rherw ood,
. N atio n al lt.u k o Com m erce, New Y ork (II
L . H arlnoker,
1.. H . H a za rd ,
O rocker W oolw orth N ’lb a n k , San F r a n c i
Ittaiah H acker,
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H .K . Shine. I F lin t N a t’l B ank of P o rtla n d . P o rtla n d .
"G au l d u rn h er p ictu re, b u t I lo v e
h er!”
T h e y o u u g m an w ho u tte re d th e
w o rd s w as a t w ork in th e field, a n d he
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stra ig h te n e d u p to re st his w eary b ack
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R. S. K n o w l t o n , President
G e o . A. R o b in s o n , Vice-Pres.
A
an d m u tte r:
R. H. M a s t , Cashier.
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“ A nd I’ll m ak e h e r love m e b e fo re J
I ’m th ro u g h w ith her! S he m ay th in k
I d o n ’t a m o u n t to sh u ck s, b u t all I
w a n t is a ch a n c e to p ro v e th a t I do.
D u rn fa rm w ork! D u rn w idders! D u ra
love! D u n i e v e ry th in g !”
l i e kicked th e fe n c e to sh o w h is d is
COQUILLE. OREGON
g u st an d w earily re su m e d w ork. E be-
n ezer S ch erm erh o ru , h ired m an, w as
iu love w ith th e W idow T o m p k lu s,
Opt-ned for Busines March. 1 8 9 0
w hose fa rm ad jo in e d th a t of ills boss
on th e w est. E b e n e z e r w a s tw en ty -
fo u r y e a rs old, p lain o f fa c e a n d u n
CO RRKSPO ND EN TS :
g ain ly o f fo rm a n d w ith o u t a h u n d red
Ladd & Tilton Bank, Portland
First National Bank, San Francisco
d o llars’ w o rth o f p ro p erty .
National Park, New York
First Trust & Savings, Coos Bay
O ne ev en in g ns he d ro p p ed iu to see
th e w idow a b o u t b o rro w in g so m e fa rm
im p lem en t n e x t d a y h e fo u n d h e r r e a d
ing a love sto ry . She read a few elinp-
1 te rs to him an d a fte rw u rd a c k n o w l
edged th a t sh e h ad a lw a y s been ro
OLD RELIABLE—EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS
m an tic u nd th a t if sh e e v e r m a rrie d
a g a in it w o u ld be to a hero.
T h e f a rm e r’s h ire d m an d id n ’t ru sh
rig h t off th a t n ig h t an d tr y to b e a hero,
ALWAYS ON TIME
b u t s a t d o w n au d did so m e th in k in g .
T h re e o r fo u r d a y s a f te r E b e n e z e r’s
Sails from Portland at 8 A. M.,
th in k in g bee a tr a m p ca m e alo n g th e
July 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29
J
ro ad and. se ein g th e y o u n g m an hoeing
Sails
from
Coos
Bay
at
Service
of
Tide
co m ju s t o v er th e fence, h a lte d fo r a
July 1, 6, 11. 16, 21, 20, 111
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w ord o r tw o.
O rd in a rily E b en ezer
Tickets on sale to all Eastern points and information us to routes
w ould h a v e leap ed th e fe n c e a n d ru n
and rates cheerfully furnished
th e w a y fa re r h a lf a m ile, b u t on th is
occasion h e In v ite d him o v er to th e
W. L. KOLM, Agent
Phone Main 181 (j):
c o rn an d s a t d ow n w ith him fo r a con
fidential co n v ersa tio n . T h e re s u lt of
th a t c o n v ersa tio n w a s th a t a t 8
G le n d a le . A p ril 1, 1908.
D e a r M r. I r v i n g —I re c e iv e d y o u r n o te
o ’clock th a t ev en in g th e tr a m p a p p e a r
th is m o rn in g . Y o u p r e s s m e f o r a n im
ed b e fo re th e W idow T o m p k in s und
m e d ia te a n s w e r to y o u r p r o p o s a l o f m a r
F red V o n P e g e rt
m ade th r e a ts of w h a t h e w ou ld d o if
C . I. K im e
ria g e . I h a v e n e v e r d r e a m e d t h a t y o u
sh e d id n ’t s e t o u t v ictu als, h u n t u p old
clo th es a n d com e d o w n w ith u d o llar
iu cash.
E b e n e z e r w as n o t f a r a w a y —j u s t f a r
enough to com e ru n n in g u p an d knock
MECHANICAL
th e tra m p h ead o v er h eels a n d rescu e
th e w idow . B u t us he s ta rte d to com e
ru n n in g he fell d o w n a n d g o t tan g led
up w ith th e b u sh e s, a n d b e fo re he
could g e t a w a y th e w idow h ad broom -
G e n e r a l Blacksmithing,
stlckod th e tr a m p in to flight.
S he
Wagon Making, Machine
d id n ’t say s h e w a s g lad th a t th e w ould
Work, Pattern Making and
be h ero w as so n e a r a t baud. W h a t
Casting, Automobile Work.
sh e did say w as t h a t s h e w a s n ’t a fra id
o f any tra m p w alk in g th e roads.
COQUILLE, OREGON
E b en ezer’s first tr y w a s a fa ilu re ,
b u t w ith in a fo rtn ig h t h e w as read y
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fo r an o th er. T w o o r th re e farm h o u ses
in th e to w n sh ip had b een robbed, and
th is f a c t b ecam e th e b asis fo r h is sec
ond plan. O ne n ig h t a t m id n ig h t he
le ft his bed, d escen d ed to e a r th by
w ay o f a w in d o w , an d . arm ed w ith a
Roseburg to Camas Valley
Autos Myrtle Point to Rock Creek
club, lie b ecam e a g u a rd fo r th e w id
o w ’s house. H e circled a ro u n d it a n d
p atro lle d th e g a rd e n a n d th e o rch ard ,
L eaves M y rtle P o in t 7 a. m .
an d he fe lt t h a t he w ould giv e a y e a r
o f his life if a ro b b er w ould ap p ear.
A rriv es Iio seb u rg
fi j>. in.
H e w ould first fell him a n d th en aro u se
L
eaves
R
o
seb
u
rg
7 a. m .
th e house, a n d w h en th e w idow cam e
to k now th a t h e h a d been g u a rd in g h e r
A rriv es M y rtle P o in t 7 p. m .
fo r love h er h e a r t w ould m elt to w a rd
him.
B u t no ro b b er cam e. In ste a d of th a t
Stages Carrying Baggage and United States Mail
his fo o tstep s aw o k e th e w idow , and,
p eerin g out. sh e sa w som e one w alk in g
J. L. LAIRD, Proprietor
ab o u t, an d sh e g o t a sh o tg u n a n d raised
Office at L a i r d ’s Livery Barn, Myrlle Po i n t
a w indow a n d b lazed*aw ay. T h e gun
w as loaded w ith b ird sh o t to shoot Home T elep h on e 461
F arm ers T elep h o n e 156
h aw k s th a t m ig h t com e sw ooping d ow n
on ch ick en s, b u t in th is c a s e th e y a n
sw ered ju s t a s w ell fo r a m an. E b e n
ezer received a b o u t tw e n ty o f th e ln
an d r a n tw o m iles to a d o cto r to h av e
THE
th em picked o ut. H e also h ad a v a
catio n fro m w o rk fo r a w eek u n d e r
th e ex cu se th a t he had sp ra in e d his
back tu rn in g o v er in bed.
N in ety -n in e o u t of e v e ry h u n d re d
w ould be hero es w ou ld h a v e g iv en up
rig h t here, b u t E b e n e z e r w a s a m an
to h a n g on. I t w a s w h ile he w a s lim p
ing a ro u n d on bis v acatio n a n d d o in g
is now fully equipped with modern
a lot of s ta n d in g up a n d w a n d e rin g
o v er th e fields th a t he cam e upon th e
faces of type and accessories
w idow fishing in th e riv e r a t a c e rta in
for the execution of
p o in t H e d id n o t sh o w h im self, b u t
fifty fe e t from w h e re sh e s a t u n d e r a
tre e lie disco v ered a b u m b leb ees’ n e s t
in th e g ra s s
I t w as a larg e an d lib
eral nest, au d it g av e him a t h o u g h t
T h e bees w o u ld n ’t b o th e r an y b o d y so
P hotos by A m erican P re s s A ssociation.
long a s th e y w ere le t alone. I f stirre d
N in te re stin g fe a tu re o f th e M aiue m o n u m en t u nveiling in N ew Y ork on up th e y w ould look fo r m e a t
T h e re w as a h a y s ta c k n o t f a r aw ay ,
M em orial day w a s th e p resen c e o f th e m arin es from th e C u b a n cru iser,
L the C uba, w hich v isited th e U n ited S ta te s for th e sp ecial p u rp o se of an d E b en ezer had m a tc h e s in hla
ta k in g p a rt in th e cerem onies. T h e sh ip anchored in th e H u d so n w ith p o c k e t H e re tire d b eh in d th e sta c k
th e su p e r-D read n o u g h ts o f th e n o rth A tla n tic fleet. C o m m an d er F e rn a n d e z an d collected a h a tfu l o f sto n e s fro m
Q ueveda allow ed his m en to ta k e p a rt in th e land p arad e an d to hold open th e plow ed land. T h e se h e th r e w one
by one a t th e sp o t w h ere th e byes
house for th e sig h tse e in g v isito rs w h ile th e vessel w as in th e h arb o r.
w ere p u rsu in g th e ev en te n o r of th e ir
w ays. T h e p lo t th ick en ed . You can
Not W asted .
c a re d f o r m e a t a ll, b u t i w ill s a y t h a t
M other—Jo h n n y , did you ta k e your th ick en a b u m b leb ee p lo t in a v ery
m y a n s w e r w ill b e w h a t y o u w is h e d me
sh o rt tim e. All y o u ’ve g o t to do is to
cough m edicine reg u larly In school, us
to s a y . Y o u rs tr u ly ,
in a style unexcelled and at prices
tre a d on th e ir c o a tta ils. W hen th e in
L IN D A G R E E R
I told you?
se cts fo u n d th e ro ck s d ro p p in g on th e ir
Mr. Irv in g read th is le tte r w ith m an i
equally as inviting as can be
J o h n n y —No'rn. T om m y D odd liked h ead s th ey sw a rm e d o u t o f th e g ra ss
f e s t a sto n ish m e n t. I lls ey e s w ere d is It, n n ’ he gim m e a n n p p le fo r it.—Ho»
obtained from others
to
look
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enem
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sh
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ld
ten d ed w ith su rp rise a n d un b elief, aud to n T ran scrip t.
h av e seen th e w id o w a n d d escen d ed
a flush of a n g e r o v e rsp re a d h is fine
upon her, a n d a t h e r first sh rie k Eb-
From Choice.
featu re s.
A m etropolitan m a tro n once v e n tu r en eze r w ould com e c h a rg in g d ow n
“ A sc u rrilo u s tric k ou som ebody’s
w ith a w isp o f lig h te d h ay in e ith e r
p a r t,” he m u tte re d fiercely a s h e sc an ed to In te rro g a te J a m e s L a n e A llen as
ned th e le tte r fo r th e th ird tim e. T h en to th e raison d 'e tre o f h is s ta te o f cel hand. B u t th in g s w e n t w rong. T h e
j bees th en w e n t fo r him alone. T h ey
he relap sed in to deep th o u g h t
ibacy.
j ran him up an d d o w n th e h a y s ta c k ;
H e w o n d ered w ho could h av e in su lt
•‘A re y ou a b ach elo r fro m choice?" j they ra n him o v er fen ces a n d b ack ;
ed th e g e n tle little lady by fo rg in g her
sh e queried.
i they ran him acro ss lots a u d In circles,
n am e to su c h a letter. Som e v illage
"Y es," cam e th e a n s w e r w ith d isco n and w h en th e y finally le ft him a n d he
w it, do u b tless, had conceived th e co arse
fell d o w n th e w id o w ca m e fo rw a rd an d
j e s t H e hoped th a t M iss L in d a would c e rtin g p ro m p tn ess fro m th e fam ous
j ask ed :
a u th o r.
n ot h e a r of i t
" B u t Isn't th a t —e r —r a th e r u n g racio u s | " B u t w hy w ere you su ch a fool?”
As he d ressed for su p p e r a su d d en
“ B ecau se I w a n t y ou to rn n rry m e!”
th o u g h t a s sa ile d him . W as it possible an d im gnllant?" p ro te ste d th e fa ir In
he g ro au ed In reply. “ A nd you said
th a t som e jo k e r h ad fo rg ed h is n am e q u isitor.
I you w ould m a rry a hero. I th o u g h t th e
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to a proposal of m a rria g e to M iss L in
T h e novelist sm iled.
! bees w ould a tta c k you an d I could ru s h
A N D ACCURATELY
da a n d sh e h ad tak en th e m a tte r se ri
“ You m ust a sk th e lad les,” he su g in a n d sa v e yo u .”
ously a n d t h a t th is le tte r w a s really g ested gently. “ I t w a s th e ir choice,
“ W h y . you g re a t idiot!
I’ve been
from h er?
n o t m ine.” —W o m an 's H o m e C o m p an ready to say y es an y d a y fo r th e la s t
H e tu r n e d hot an d cold a t th e b are
ion.
th re e m o nth*.”
Farmers
and
Merchants Bank
STEAMER BREAKWATER
K IM E
C u b a n C r u is e r a n d C o m m a n d e r
A t M a in e S h aft U n v e ilin g
& V O N PEG ER T
S H O P
Coquille Herald
Will Accept
à
th o u g h t. H e w ould go an d see L inda
j G reer, an d p erh u p s ho m ig h t g ain som e
| clew a s to w h a t h ad really occurred.
I t w as a d e lic a te m a tte r—a very deli-
! c a te m a tte r.
l i e finished d ressin g , an d w ith o u t
w a itin g fo r su p p e r h e m ade his w ay
dow n th e villu g e s tre e t In th e sw eet
A pril d u sk a n d o p en ed L in d a’s g ard en
| g ate.
H e w alk ed slow ly u p th e p a th , in h a l
in g th e sp rin g o d o rs o f g ard e n an d
field, an d tu rn e d a ro u n d to th e sid e
door.
T h is w as th e first tim e he h ad ev er
e n te re d th a t g a rd e u , b u t fo r y e a rs he
I had stood a f a r , w istfu lly g azlu g a t tno
one w o m an In th e w o rld for him an d
w hom Ills p o v erty hud p rev en ted btui
from se ek in g out.
A s lie m o u n ted th e ste p s to th e poren
th e do o r o p en ed h u rrie d ly , an d L in d a
G re e r p re c ip ita te d h e rse lf o u t o f m e
e n tra n c e .
“ Oh, you!” sh e b re a th e d h u rried ly .
“ D id you receiv e a le tte r from m e?”
sh e ask ed , w ith a c e rta in fierce ex c ite
m en t w h ich s a t s tra n g e ly upon her.
“ I —I b eliev e I d id ,” sta m m e re d
J a m e s Irv in g , ta k e n ab ack by h er su d
d en q u estio n .
“ I w a n t it h ack a g a in !” sh e cried
fiercely. “ I t w a s a m istak e. H u ld a
L a n sin g lias ju s t been h ere” —sh e
p a u se d a n d ch o k ed d o w n a little sotk—
“a n d s h e sa y s It w a s a tric k o f som e
o f th e g irls a n d boj'S. Oh. oh!”
L in d a b ro k e in to a n g ry sobs, an d in
a tric e J a m e s I rv in g ’s sh y n e ss v a n is h
ed. n e v e r to r e tu rn .
H e took L in d a in to his wrarm em
b ra c e a n d k issed th e top of h e r b ro w n
h ead w ith te n d er, lin g erin g touch.
“ D on’t you believe one w ord th a t
H u ld a L an sin g sa y s ,” be soothed g en
tly. “ You a r e th e only w om an I ev er
loved, L in d a, a n d y o u r a n s w e r to ray
le tte r h a s m ad e m e th e h a p p iest m an
in th e w o rld .”
“ Y our le tte r!”
m u rm u red
L in d a
a ma zed ly.
Ja m e s Irv in g lied w ith o u t a tre m o r
o f conscience.
“ My pro p o sal o f m arriag e w as g en
u in e,” h e sa id g rav ely . “ I h av e loved
you fo r y ears, a n d you will n o t keep
m e w a itin g long, d e a r? ”
“N o,” sig h e d L in d a happily.
Roseburg-Myrtle Point Stage Line
E. & E. T. Kruse
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siu g ie w om an w ould c a u s e re m a rk he
w a s co n strain ed to do w h a t looked to
L inda like avoiding her.
H a d sh e n ot noticed in him n liking
fo r h e r sh e w ould h a v e co n sid ered his
keeping a w a y from h e r sim p ly a s a
m ark o f indifference. As it w as. th e
ev id en ce o f his good will in o n e re
sp e ct an d his a c tio n in not c u ltiv a tin g
a frie n d sh ip b etw e e n him a n d h e r p u z
zled her. S h e could n e v e r m a k e u p h er
m ind w h a t to th in k o f his tr e a tm e n t of
her.
A dozen y e a rs p assed, a t th e en d of
w hich Irv in g w as b eg in n in g to feel
th a t life w ith o u t a hom e w a s scarcely
w o rth living. A t th is tim e h is affa irs
I b eg an to pick up, a n d w ith in a n o th e r
] y e a r o r tw o he h ad ac c u m u la te d en o u g h
to ow n a house. T h is w as h is co n d i
tio n a t th e tim e L in d a G re e r receiv ed
I th e le tte r c o n ta in in g a p rop o sitio n of
m arriage.
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I Ja m e s Irv in g closed his d esk a n d p u t
on fils h at. l i e b u n d led to g e th e r som e
d o cu m en ts a n d tied th e m u p w ith a
| red ta p e an d placed th e m in h is safe.
l i e locked th e door of h is d u sty law
office an d m ad e h is w ay d o w n in to
th e street.
A little crow d in f ro n t o f th e post-
office d en o ted th a t th e e v e n in g m ail
w as In, Mini g ro u p s o f g ig g lin g g irls
a n d s m a rt y o u th s w atc h e d M r. Irv in g
| a s he opened h is le tte r box a n d took
! th e re fro m a n u m b e r o f letters.
I T h ru s tin g th e m in to his co a t p o ck et,
I he took Ids slow w ay h o m ew ard to his
1 b o ard in g place. H e p a u se d a m o m en t
for a n o th e r g la n c e a t Miss I J n d a ’s g a r
den, a n d ho d id n ot se e h e r te n d e r ey es
b eam in g a t him fro m b eh in d th e p a r
lor blind.
U p In his q u ie t room he s a t d o w n by
th e w indow a n d opened his le tte rs.
T w o o f th em p e rta in e d to b u sin ess,
se v e ra l w e re from old frie n d s in d is
ta n t cities, a n d th e last o n e w a s a
sm all en v elo p e ad d ressed In a p rim ,
lad y lik e h a n d w ith fa d e d ink.
A fa in t, d e lic a te p erfu m e a s o f d ried
ro se leav es a s sa ile d his n o strils a s Le
•a re fu lly o pened th e le tte r:
m ay it sp lin te re d in to frag m en ts. W hile
sh e w a s rem o v in g th e d eb ris a tim id
knock sounded a t th e k itch en door.
“ H e re ’s th e m ail, M iss L in d a ,” said
little B erto n S aw y er w hen sh e a p p e a r
ed a t tiie door.
“T h a n k you, B erto n ; h e re ’s y o u r p en
n y.” sa id L in d a kin d ly , su p p le m e n tin g
the penny w ith a seed cooky.
W hen B en n y had cru n c h e d along th e
g rav eled p a th o u t o f sig h t L in d a s a t
dow n by th e g la ss door in th e s ittin g
room a n d looked a t th e w eekly paper.
A couple o f le tte rs lay In h e r lap, b u t
sh e did n o t look a t them . T hey w e re
d o u b tless c irc u la rs from som e a d v e r
tisin g firm. G len d ale folks received
m any such.
W hen sh e had sc an n ed th e v illa g e
new s L inda p u t th e p a p e r asid e fo r a
m ore ca re fu l p e ru sa l a n d picked u p h e r
letters.
O ue w a s fro m a m a n u fa c tu re r of
w ash in g m ach in es, an d L in d a th r e w
it in to th e w a s te b a s k e t
T h e o th er w a s in a p lain env elo p e
an d directed in a stro n g m ascu lin e
hand.
W ith puzzled ey es L inda opened th e
m issive and read it w ith red d en in g
cheeks am! w ildly b e a tin g h eart. S he
read it a second a n d a th ird tim e, an d
then it fell flu tte rin g in to her lap.
“ W ell, I never!” sh e g asped, co v erin g
her face w ith her hands.
G le n d a le , A p ril 1. 1908.
D e a r M iss L in d a —I h a v e lo n g c h e ris h e d
th e dorp» st a ffe c tio n f o r y o u . a n d I w ill
n e v e r he r e a lly h a p p y u n til y o u s a y y o u
will m a r r y m e a t o n ce . W ill y o u a n s w e r
th is so 1 c a n h e a r fr o m y o u In th is e v e n
in g ’s m a ll? R e s p e c tf u lly y o u rs ,
J A M E S IR V IN G .
So read the le tte r w hich L in d a G reer
received on th a t sp rin g m orning.
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Ja m e s Irv in g h ad com e to th e v illag e
w hen L inda G re e r h a d passed th#
boundary b etw e e n y o u n g ladyhood an d
old m aid, w hile h e had passed m iddle
age. H e lived th e life o f a re c lu se uot
from choice, b u t b e c a u se he h a d nc
ta s te for th e trifle s th a t ab so rb boy*
and girls.
H e had m et L in d a soon a f te r his a r
rival and h ad b een a ttr a c te d by her.
H ad his a (Taira b een in n s ta te to w a r
ra n t m arriag e lie m ig h t h a v e p e rm itte d
him self to v isit lier o fte n , b u t he w as
poor, an d being w ell a w a re th a t a n y a t
ten tio n a m an o f ills ag e m ig h t pay a
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