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Furthermore be fore you ; buy we can demonstrate and prove the Goodyear superior ity of tread , and carcass which pro tects you from skid ding, punctures and blowouts and assures you more miles of troublef ree service. Come in and see this demonstration. ah u All tires expertly mounted free and you also get :our year round service.'..'--'";'' t: r ;r ATHENA GXR AGE Athena, Oregon 2 V. A. V i I lw' '1 v-r z s m 1 1 I t i 1 t.4 1 li Jul Km4 Tew Year Kooecooino Katherine Edelman EW YEAIt'S eve and all the little town of'Asliton nstir nnd oilglit ! Sounds of laugh ter and good cheer floated out upon the night and everywhere there was evldenco of the hearty good will and fellowship that prevails at this season. A full moon was lending Its charm to the heauty of the night, throwing a soft and silvery radiance on the snow-covered earth. It was one of those nights when Nature seems to al most outdo herself In the lavlshness of the beauty that she dispenses. Ashtonf haj ' particular cause for happiness this evening. For, In addi tion to the Joy of the New Year holi day, a big celebration was taking place In the town hall to welcome home the town's most distinguished man, War ren Denham. i One home In particular held a very excited person. Marian York found It hard to keep up a semblance of calm. She was fearful lest the loud oeating of her heart would betray her feel ings to those around her. Over and over again she told herself that she was foolish, that she meant nothing to Warren Denham, that probably the silly vows they had exchanged In childhood were forgotten by him long ago. She felt that the wisest plan would be for her to stay away from the cele brations; not to risk the pain of the old longings and desires that the sight of him would be sure to arouse. . But the urge to see him again was too strong, and now she was standing before the mirror, giving a hist criti cal glance at herself before departing for the hall. She had let the rest of the family go on ahead, as she felt that she wanted to go alone, i It was over ten years since Blie had last seen Warren Denham. During that time he had gone out Into the world and made his name famous, while she remained at home, living the quiet, uneventful life of the little town. He was now a famous engineer, wh had brought to n supcesef ul com pletion one of the most dlfilculf en gineering feats that had ever been ac complished In western Africa. , She had remained a nobody. It was un likely that he would feel the slightest Interest In her. . -j Once Marian had hopes that things would be different; she had felt that Warren Denham loved her. But he had gone away from the little town without saying a word, had given up their happy comradeship without an apparent regret And there was little to give her hope In the silence of the ten years that had elapsed since he had gone to Africa. He had written to her occasionally before that time, friendly, Interesting letters that might or might not mean anything. Nine o'clock found the ball packed with a happy, expectant crowd. It was going to be late when the train reached Ashton, and they wanted Warren Den ham to see all of the big program thnt had been planned for him. They felt that the town should be particularly proud of the honor be was paying them In coming so soon after his land ing, and were leaving nothing undone to show their gratitude. A great cheer went up from the crowd when the big moment came and L Warren Denham stood before them. The slender, dark-haired mr.n smiled repeatedly as cries of welcome came from every corner of the bull. Then he spoke, quietly and easily, as one of their own might speak to them : "Friends," he fcsld, " I am very hap py to be with yojionlghj. This li r moment that I have lonUod forward to for n long time. --During all my wanderings the thought of the day I would come home has been with me. But you have made It even happier than I had anticipated.'' Ills voice almost broke tor a moment, then he went on: "It was the thought of your faith and trust In me that often lent me strength that made me want to do my level best. I owe you far more than you owe me. And I am proud and happy to be back"; ' It was nearlng midnight when the program was over; then thev crowd surged up to shake Warren Dehiinm's hand. But Marian York stole quietly away. She felt It was, better to do this... More than ever now . ahe seemed to realize the great gulf that lay be tween her and Warren Denham. She must not allow herself to .see him; It would entail too much nfter-sufferlng to see the Indifference In his eyes. With quick steps she walked up the deserted street. "Oh,, why had he come back, to revive all those memories she had tried so hard to stifle? Life was going to be harder and lonelier for her than ever now 1,1 only he had stayed away l" . r ,,. i Suddenly she woke to the conscious ness that she was being followed; footsteps weig, gaining on her at ev ery moment. Her heart began to pound. There was something about the footsteps that seemed to be famil iar. Again she told herself that she was foolish ; that It , was probably some one who was In a hurry to get borne. 1 Now, the hurrying one had caught up with her and a voice spoke a dear and weir-remembered voice out of the "Why Why Are You Rushing Away, Marian?" past : "Why why are, you rushing away, Marian? I thought you would be one of the first to welcome me." Confused and stammering, Martnn stood before Warren penham. ."I I thought there were so many others," she said. "I I did not think that you would miss me. Things are different tow, Warren." "Not miss you, Marian 1" Warren Denhnm's voice held tenderness and emotion. "Why, Marian, nil thethlngs I said In the hall tonight were meant for you. I do love this little town, but but you are really Ashton to me. I I found out as soon ns I got to Africa how much you meant to me. But my word was pledged then, and I could not come hark. I felt that I must finish the job, and couldn't ask you to come there. But all the time I kept hoping that you would wait for me. " ' "Marian, tell me now If the old promise of our childhood still stands good. Will you marry me?" As Marian gave him her answer the Joyous bells rang out the happy mes sage that another New Year wat born. While the strains of rejoicing were wafted over the snow-covered ways, two hearts sang with Joy for the happiness that the New Year had brought them. (& U:i, VNtM Nowfp.pcr Cnlon.) Lcnf.it and Shorte.l Day There has been some tifsenssion as to which Is really the shortest day of the year. It Is agreed, however, that the longest day f ms folks is the second day in the life of a New Year CesoIu,Uon. , ..a New-Year Our Old Year goe, and let him go! A New Year come. We hardly know The change, to peaceful and to ilow, And uniought, too; but be It tot - The Old Year heart the rusty leaf, . The Old Year carriet all the grief, The New Year brings ut all relief, And bean the blossom and the sheaf. Our New Year come si And let him give Us purer thought by which to live, 'And greater courage In our strife, . And higher purposes In life. ' . Farm and Fireslie. .By CLARA AGEE ITjaiSS HELEN BROWN turned lyrgi history girls to hide those ' awful surface tears which would show just when one tried to smile and say, "Happy New Year!" Happy New Year I Soon these yourta things would learn, too, that the new ness of a year was bunk. Nothing was new but Illusion, Life was old and weary and humdrum. , "Brownie's got a grouch 1" signaled June Wells who Bat In the front row , The girls opened their bonks uneas ily. Miss Brown' faced them. Tve decided to give yon a test." The girls wriggled In hopelesa des peration. Brownie did. have a grouch 1 Just when they had to have school on New Year's day, tool Writing the questions Miss Brown felt old. Maybe she hadn't a gray hair, maybe she wasn't thirty yet but again she saw that tetter: "Fve thought It over, Helen, J and I feel like a cad saying It, but I'm convinced that our engage 1 ment waa a sad mistake. . . ." . Her. tall, boyish Jim I ... , .. "Our engagement was a mistake 1" Her life .broken like that I He . who afwnys said she was to beautiful, too good for hlinl Probably he'd found some body younger one of these college girls or ; "What caused the misunderstanding between France and Englnnd?" her chalk w r o te vi ciously. Those steady gray eyes of Jim's He wns her's I "Our engagement a sad mistake 1" The girls were glaring. A test on. a day which should have been vaca tion I Miss Brown went to answer a knock. ". . , a mistake, our en gagement. . . ." . ' "Helen 1" Miss Brown stared at the tall figure before her. Quickly she stepped Into the hall and closed the door. "Helen, you darling 1" Jim was brenthlng. "If you only knew I That letter I I thought I'd lost every cent. Couldn't ask you to take me like that. Lord I What It cost me to write Itl But, I haven't and " When Miss Brown returned to the room she smiled. "Let's put away our work, girls," she beamed, "and have n little New Year's program. For the New Year is the time to be happy. Everything, then, Is fresh and new and Joyous 1" - B. Hit, Western Newspaper Cnlun.) ! The Thief of Hearts, I but He Wa Arrested C BATED In the comfortable Itnston living room, with Lois Itaston be wltchlngly beautiful, and the elder Hastens seeing the Old Year out at the village church, William Field de termined to make his great plungo. ' "Lois," he breathed, his lips carex Ing her name, "I have come to beg a New Year's gift. Will you make It?" "AH depends," returned the prac tical young woman. "AH depends what you're asking." "I'm asking your heart, Lois," he blurted, amazed at bis temerity. "Ask ing your benrt, all for myself." In the firelight her smile seemed kind, but sad. "I'm sorry, Bill," she murmured, "but I can't give you my heart You see well it Isn't thine to give. It was stolen weeks ago." So his misgivings were confirmed. He took the blow, be hoped, manfully. "I'm sorry, Lois," he said, rising. "We will always be friends." 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