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VOL. 10. CLOVERDALE COURIE ----- T— CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 1J, 1914 NO. 15 pointmeut or. at least, to sympathize with him in it. He had not gone far from the house w hen he heard Hector, ro u n d e d in the S tro n g e s t Way the watchdog she always let loose be Grow ing S tro n g e r bvory Day fo e going to bed. bark. Then all was still. At 1 o’clock iu tile morning Hack- staff still sat brooding. He did not go to bed be'-uuse be bad no desire for sleep. Suddenly there was a ring on it Was Discovered After 1 the telephone bell that sounded at that time o f nigiit when all else was still the Wedding like an alarm. Wondering who could be calling him at such an hour, he sprang to the instrument and took W ir Sprochtiii D c u tc h * By MARK TRAVERS down tlie receiver. Shrieks and the bark o f a dog. "Great heavens! That was Hector’s It was 11 o'clock at night. Hack- bark!” It had been the last sound be staff entered Ills living room and, had heard from the Thorne place after throwing himself Into his chair, sat liis departure, and there was no mis gloomily thinking. He had just come taking it for Hector’s. The shrieks, from Mildred Thorne's. He had pro the barking, the sounds o f a scuffle receded as though to another room. posed to her and had l>een refused. Hackstaff called, but received no an His refusal was a more bitter disap swer. The only sound he heard wras pointment to him because he had ex tile ticking of a clock. pected an acceptance There had been Out into the night shot the young a good ileal of backing and fllliug on farmer, descended the declivity into Mildred's part, but that is not unusual the valley between his house and the in courtships, llackstnff had noticed Thornes* and ran up the hill. He found that if he met one of her balkings by tlie front doer open, but all was dark ! within. Climbing the stairs three steps a baiking ou h:s own part she had at a time, he stood In tlie upper hall come round very i;uickly. But all the i and listened, for he could see nothing, -a while Mildred was listening to the dic lie always carried a box o f matches in Ô ♦ tates of her heart Her mother was his pocket and, striking one o f them, 9 * opened u door. telling her that if she married Hack- Mildred was lying on the floor. The stuff she would prove herself a fool. Mrs Thorne was an old woman. light o f the match glimmering before ♦ C L O V E R D A L E , ORE. ie had accumulated some funds by ; her eyes roused her, and, seeing Hack- Q ♦ savin; —no oic’ knew how much. Site | staff bending over her, for an instant j she seemed to be trying to collect her ui.i her daughter lived in the house on the hill where Mildred had been I faculties; then she grasped Hackstaff’s I wrist with a frantic grip, and the l orn an I lived very plainly. They j (lame o f tin* match went out. owned the place and raised on it all "Th ere are matches on tlie bureau," I hey ate. Consequently their expenses j she said, endeavoring to regain some- \v; re contined to what they wore, anil i thing o f her equanimity. they seldom bought any new clothes. “ Are you hurt?" asked Hackstaff. Mildred knew a great deal about her groping. mother and her mother's affairs that “ I think not. 1 must have fainted." the world did uot know. She knew Lighting another match, he lit a that her mother was a miser; not only candle standing on the bureau. By that she was a miser, but that she this time Mildred was on her feet, but was in constant terror lest she should she seemed uncble for a time to collect lose her savings. Her husband had her faculties. Hackstaff begged her to been unlucky as an Investor, and Ills tell him what had occurred, but she ♦ w ife had no confidence in ever getting made no reply. back any funds that were put out at Then came tlie muffled moan o f n interest. f!o<_r flnckstnff was sure ft was Hec But Hackstaff kuew nothing o f all tor's bark. It served to recall to Mil- ; this. He was a young farmer much died what had happened. She at- interested in putting his farm ou a teuivted to break away from Hnck- paying basis. Ilis was uot the hap staff. but he held her. hazard way o f the uneducated farm "T-*ll me what to do." he said, "and er. He had taken a course at an agri 1 will do it. i'ou are not in a condi cultural college and when he put seed tion In act yourself.", Into the ground, barring effects of “ Let me go ” she said hysterically. Several of our customers are people we do not know by sight weather, knew exactly what It would H e released her. and she staggered to produce. He was aware that Mildred her mother's room. Hackstaff following though we have done business by mail with them for years. We was obliged to live economically and with the candle. Opening the door. , supposed that this was because she Mildred found her mother in bed bleed believe we have given them satisfactory hanking service and can had very little to live ou. which, since 'ng from several wounds. Hector, who j there was no income except what the bad been shut up with her. was lick give you the same satisfaction. place produced, was true. Hackstaff g them. lived alone If lie ould have won M ail us Y o u next C heck or Checks .\ few words was all the explanation Mildred Thorne the world would have .«corded HackstnIT at the time. A looked very i right to t in. for lie had It saves time, and T I ME IS MONEY, especially at this season ■m bad effected an entrance into the everything to make a borne except a ^ *,u »e . Crossing the*ynril. he had evi of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. w ife, anil, h; . -it h.s heart on her. ' den tty been too quick for Hector, but be would v d with no one else. the dog had followed him Into the S E C U R I T Y A N D S E R V I C E our Motto H e sat on i ■ night of bis proposal house. Mildred, hearing her mother brooding over hi-* disappointment and ► -ream, had gone to her and. taking iu thinking o f tli»* «lull, lonely life before the situation, laid grasped the tele Him. MiUliei. d accompanied him phone receiver and had only time to t>> the door and bidden him adieu IM É K M there. She seemed to «hare his disap- I Continued on last page) kËJLj WRY Ï S E R V E S YOU RIGHT FIRST NATIONAL BANK TILLAM O O K , O R EG O N Member FEDERAL RESERVE ASSOCIATION Of the United States CLOVERDALE HOTEL t i 5 A Home for Travelers and Visitors Meals 35c and 50c Beds 50c and up. I Everything f irst-class Your Patronage Solicited BANKING B -• • I