VOL. T. CLOVERDALE C L O V E R D A L E , T IL L A M O O K C O U N T Y , OREGOW. J U N E 28, 1912. A DONATION Bw »I VLt f I LARNED NO. 44 in itia l let tel uu it. th is she loused on the dining tab le and stood w aitin g for him to w ith d ra w H e saw by the pallo r on her face and other signs ! th a t she was badly frig h ten ed , aud he felt a pang at having caused her an noyauce. So Instead of going at once he stopped to reassure her T a k in g a card fro m his pocket aud a pencil, he asked her to w hat in s titu tio n be should send a donation She was not especially Interested In any and for a for you when you commence mom ent could not th in k ot any W hile she was try in g to do so an elderly paying by ch»>cka on this j xentlem an, w ith a gray m ustache, step ped into the room bank instead of in cur* T h e girl turned paler s till. If th a t ___ rency. Many a leak in w ere possible, tea rin g th a t the story would not go dow n w ith the new your ca§h will bo stopped, many a saving made in your ex com er and there w ould be trouble penditures. Why not open an account today and commence “ Uncle. sbe said, "th is gentlem an Das m ade u bet th a t he would m b this enjoying the benefits. house ' "In d ee d !" said tin* uncle quietly "Yes. at the ----- club. H e is to w in O NLY GOVERNMENT EXAMINED BANK i $100 and give it to any c h a rity l may suggest.“ “ A hundred d ollars! T h a t ’s no price fo r a g en tlem an b u rg lar to pay for the • « privilege o f robbing a house. He might have got a w a y w ith $5.000 or j $. i.i nm i w o rth o f property. C o uld n't i you m ake it Sl.OOO. sir?" C h am b e rlin was very rich, but rich men don't like to p art w ltti tlie lr rnon ev anv u .u ,,r th ll„ poor men He said he mtKbt double the am ount o f his I t W ill b e o Eucky D ay “ Yon tliii.i vmi onirt m ake a good burg lar. do »on- uevei get caught aud all th a t? I d .ike to .»ee you try it, A ■ilk stn k i n a like you won id soon be tak en io n wouldn t iiave the coolness to save you rself '* “ 1 w ouldn i un:id try in g it Just once.” " I ’ll g iv e you an indiii euient. I'll bet you n hundred you w o n t go into the bouse of some em in en tly respectable fa m ily - whom you rtou t know , m ind y o u —and rob them or some a rtic le ' "T h a t's ju s t the kind ot a Job i d tike to try The danger m it would m ake it fe a rfu lly interestin g " A m i it you got caught it would g ive you an excellent o p p o rtu n ity to show youi presence o f m ind "So it would I m in k I'll go you "H e re 's my check W e ll put the stakes I d H a w k in s h an d s' T h is dialogue occurred between P ick T h u rsto n and Ned C h am b e rlin at a club, and the next night C h am b erlin tn evening dress sallied fo rth to b u rg la r Ire a gentlem an s d w e llin g tie w alked w innings I'lie gentlem an stepped to slow ly up au a risto cratic avenue, and. a telephone In the hull and called fo r selecting a tiowse m id w a y betw een two a police station street lum ps aud standing w e ll buck in i C h am b e rlin w as cornered, lip oh llod shadow, he entered the yard and. tak out th a t he would m ake his donatioo lng the parts o f a b u rg la r’s Jim m y from S l . O O i ) hi3 side pocket, began lo s le w them “ 1 have called the police. ’ said the together in order to secure the length g en tlem an ; " it w ill now cost $2.000." o f handle required for leverage. Then, "D o n e !" cried C h am b erlin , tearin g m ounting u side porch, he pried up a that before he could assent ttie price w in d o w and entered u room. of tus e xp erim e n t would go up another H e stood listening tor a w h ile , but. thousand hearing no sound, began to explore. A “ A ll rig h t." rem arked the gentlem an. fa in t light troin w ith o u t h a rd y e n “ N ev er mind the |>o||oe H a v e you a abled him to move w ith o u t stum bling blank check in your pocket, sir? If against a n y th in g , and he got his baud so please m ake the am ount payable to on a large uncovered table Suspet t st. I.tike's hospital. " ing ne was in a d ra w in g room, lie was C b a m lie rlln . w ho carried a check hunting for the sideboard, when there book a lw a y s with him. w ro te a check ! w as a sudden b u r s t ,,f lig h t, a young for $2.000 anil handed It to the gen lady stood at the d«>oi of the room. | tlernan. who took it and said: w ith her tingei on an electric button “G w e tid o lln . this is M r C ham berlin. She appeared astonished, uot ut find | met him once at his club, hut he has lng some one in the room, but some fo rg o tten me H e ear: afford to pay one in evening costum e for any freak tn which he tra y choose C h am b e rlin braced himself for the to indulge " encounter it was his rig h t, under the "Goodness g racious’* from G w en . provisions of the bet. to tell any story he pleased, and tie decided to lell the W h y Lincoln Holpod a Bug. tru e one. President Lincoln was w a lk in g w ith " I beg pardon for Ih e trespass." be a frie n d about W ashington and turned said, " b lit I am sure th a t is. if you are ; back for some distance to assist a a w om an of the w orld I shall have beetle that had got ou Its back and lay your sym p ath y a fte r you have heard on the w a lk . legs sp raw lin g in air. the reason for my being here Last v a in ly fry in g to tu rn itself over. Th« night at the — club i bet a friend frie n d expressed surprise that the pres a hundred dollars that 1 would hur id e m , burdened w ith the < ares o f a glum e a dwelling, brtngiug him some w a rrin g nation, should rind tim e to stolen article to prove the robbery spare in assisting a ling. I f you will permit me to take away n “ W e ll." said Lincoln, w ith that home spoon 1 will be happy to donate my ly s in cerity th a t touched the hearts of winnings to any charity you may m illlo u s o f Ids cou n trym en “do you suggest.’’ kn o w th a t I f I had le fl that hug s tru g The girl by this time bad regained g ling th e re on his back I wouldn't her composure, fo r Cbamlierlln spoke have fe lt Just rig h t. I w anted to put softly and did not seem one to be him ou bis feet and give him uu equal afraid of. Nevertheless at>e consider chance w ith all the o th er bugs o f his ed him to be one of those villains who class.”—Kansas City Star, d r e s s tti. uiselves like gentlemen for the purpose o f aiding them to hood For sale—Several thrifty four- wink whoever they may meet. Site D. T. W erschkul, pretended lo tieheve hit» atory and. go moths old pigs. ing to a sideboard. o|<ened a drawer and Cioverdale. took out a sliver simoon,.?.:b the family First National Bank of Tillamook L° I “It Don’t Hurt a Fact to Ham m er it.” The fact we wish to hammer is that Alex McNair Ar Co.'s store gives more quality, service ami satisfaction than any other store in Tillamook county. Our Phenominal Success Demonstates that Fact. Remember Alex McNair & Co. for Hu i I dors' Hardware, Eave Troughing, Farm Tools. Shelf Goods, Cutlery, and every thing kept in a fully stocked hardware store. f I Alex McNair & Co., Tmamook, ore. I It pays to advertise' in the Clovenlalc Courier SECURITY ¿ A 1 ^ —A SQUARE D E A L » -*- We endeavor tn treat our friends and depositor« squarely. Your bus ness relations and ull transactions hail with or through this bank will alway Is* treated with the strictest confidence. No bank can always satisfy everybody. Hut if you think there is anything in which you haveu't had a square .leal tell T 8 . WeM like to make it right if possible, and we’d much rattier you would tell us than any one else. Give your bank—as this hank expects to give you—asqunre deal. D unk w ith “T H t OM) k L U T IJU /’