Ha I spy Enterprise, Halsey. Oregon, Dec. 15, 1927 ■ » ■ ■ ■ ■ i o For th e H oliday Season Entire Stock Reduced Latest Mudes in THE Workhouse Wards, one of I N Bady Gregory'» plays, the two old W / A V R A WORTHLET had patted her thirtieth birth­ day tome y ean tinea, and although the was pos­ sessed of jnora than ordi­ nary good looks, coupled with a pood disposition and an inherent ability for home making, the bad never had a proposal of marriage. Once, tome cne had almost spoken the words— Laura often thought of that wonder­ ful evening since—but Just as It seemed that the fateful moment had arrived Aunt Mabel had come seek­ ing her for something or another. Next day Robert Barrett had left Lin- denfitld and Laura had never heard from him since. The passing of time had eased the pain In her heart and she had man­ aged to go about and »o o-»-o-*o4so*-o»o*<>s- os I'lnnt a tree. CHR15W Oz ^ o -v o « - o - ‘-'> ‘ O i : o * 0 ‘ 0 « < > * o 5 j V a io w l LEE DRUG STORE ï Either of the following will be appreciated by Mother: Tea Set, Cushion, Stool, Work Basket For Father a Smoking Stand, a Comfortable Chair. Reading Lamp. (ft, H IT . W M U r a & SO N Vituperation was their regular sport On« of them bad a wonderful rich 43 Years of Quality Service relative about whom he was constant­ Corvallis, Oregon ly boasting. She had everything which he had not in the workhouse, Z z a a a a a ,« a.,..a.a„ a a «¿a,. Ü«, a ■ a and some day. he averred, by was go­ Doves ure iiuportunt weed dF aF j. ing to her, leaving his sordid, unpleas The fir. t commandment of farming: ers, it Is said. One dove was found ant surroundings for good. Thou »halt not let thy laud get poor. Strangely It turned out so. She ar­ to eat 0,200 weed s-'eds at a single rived one day In great state and car­ High-priced land and ordinary pas­ meal. • • • ried away her indigent relative to a ture grasses do not co-operate for life of ease and luxury—aud loneli­ Try a row of French endive to store success. ness It was more than he could en • • • in the cellar next full for winter lure; he had no friend with whom he salads. It Is a big money saver end A silo saves a third of the value of could argue; no companion with the finest of salad materials. It is as the corn crop, which is otherwise whom he could engage in a combal easy to raise as parsnips. largely wasted. of words, and he pined for the old companionship. Eeforo long he left the pleasant, easy life for which he had so long yearned and returned to the Joys of poverty and companion itlp, where he could argue and quar­ rel to bis heart's content Miller and Bland were constantly together, and yet their Interests were apparently quite dissimilar. Miller was a practical man engaged in me­ chanical matters. Ills delight was In abstruse mathematical problems. In the investigation of things which con eerned themselves with chemistry and physics. His was a reasoning mind, with little Imagination or Interest In the so-called artistic. Bland was a dreamer. His delight was In literature and poetry and mu­ sic. The moment you laid eyes on Stationery, Correspondence Cards, Fountain Pens, Statues, him you realized that he was tem Perfumes, Atomizers, Toilet Sets, Dressing Cases. peramental. A false note In a sym phony would give him pain. A room High Grade Boxed Chocolate?. furnished lnartistlcally would cause him to shudder. Anything that had to do with mechanics or machinery was to him a foreign tongue. He was no more like Miller than day Is like OVER 30 YEARS IN ALBANY night Their religious faiths were dif­ ferent, their politics were different, Cor. First & Ferry Sts. Phone 70 Albany their tastes In reading were far apart. Vnd yet they were constantly in each other's society. When you saw one you were likely to see the other, talk­ ing always and smoking—always smoking. Miller once explained to me the oasis of their friendship—"something to argue about,” he said, “and a com mon bad habit, that Is at the founda­ tion of many close friendship».'' It made ma think. They argued about everything—religion, literature, education, polities—everything but the best sort of tobacco, and on this point they were quite agreed. While they argued they smoked, and the ar gument gave them excuse for further indulging In the bad habit of smoking Associations grow dull if there Is nothing to stir conversation, and noth­ ing so stirs conversation as argument, and nothing else, perhaps, is so futile. An argument Is never ended; no one wag ever really convinced by argu­ ment unless he wanted to be con­ vinced, and who really wants to be convinced? And nothing so puts one In sym­ pathy with another as a common weakness, whether It be appendicitis Plain Wallets from G9c to $3.00. or the questionable habit cf chewing Emblematic—Masons or Elks, embossed, from $3.50 to $6.00 tobacco. I guess Miller was right. • • « A Gift for Everyone. Nothing Over 49c v?ry, very lonely. But she told her­ self that she had no right to think of Robert; he was probably married end settled down long before now In that far-off land where his company had sent him. But, always as Christmas ap­ proached she found herself thinking of him and picturing the home that might have been theirs together. Aunt Mabel had been dead two years now, end since her death Laura had felt v cry much alone In the world, In spite of many friends. But every year at Christmas time her cousin Vera, a widow of limited means, came to spend the holidays with her, aud always at this time she gave a party for the young people. And lest any of them might be thwarted of love and a proposal, ns she had been, she saw to It that plenty of mistletoe was In evidence. 8be looked very beautiful now as she welcomed her guests to her an­ nual party. She was one whom years give new and added charm In recom­ pense for the rosy flush of youth that they steal, and as she walked to the door to answer a new peal of the hell, she would have attracted atten­ tion anywhere. Opening the heavy door she looked without. A little cry sprang to her lips, for there she saw Robert Bar­ rett. A rush of Joy, of wonder, cf delight, flooded her whole being. Ho had come—he still loved her—else, why would he be here? Steadying herself by the doorway she hade him welcome, and ns she recovered from the sudden rush of joy at seeing him again, her voice grew cool and composed as she as­ sured herself that his coming meant nothing more than a friendly visit— that even should he be still unwed, It would be some one younger, fairer than she that he would now seek. He seemed rather 111 at ease, and he blundered and stammered so when he spoke, that his voice was alrnort drowned In the sounds of gay laugh­ ter and music that came from be­ yond. Then, suddenly, without warn­ ing, his arms reached out and he clasped Laura close and she felt his kisses upon her lips. He was asking Coats and Dresses Irishmen from whom the play takes it» name were continually arguing and quarreling. They almost came to blow» at times, and neither hud a ■ ■ ■ a ■ ■ ■ a ■ ■ ■ « A department designed to fill your needs. Pictures, framed or unframed. Rare Vases from foreign lands. Quaint Tea Sets and Glasses. 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