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V The Power of Sympathy By ESTHER VANDEVEER E d ith sighed. She knew th a t th e m au she loved w as en d eav o rin g to persuade h e r to give h e rse lf to th e m au she only pitied. B ut sh e sa id n o th in g more. She knew w h a t E d g a r w ould have her do. She did no t know his feelings to w a rd her, b u t she su rm ised th a t he had no d esire to possess h er him self. E ven if h e h ad he would give h e r up to his brother. Soon a f te r th is b rief dialogue E d g a r w ent aw ay fo r a tim e, leaving E d ith and R alph together. B efore his d e p a rtu re he said to E dith, “ I hope w hen I retu rn to find th a t you have decided 1 to m ake R alph happy.” It w as th u s th a t E d ith w as led to i bear a p a rt of th e b u rd en of th e m an she loved by giving b erself to th e m nn she did no t love. She considered w h a t he had said to h er a com m and, a n d | she would n o t disobey. W hen E d g a r returned she told him th a t she a n d R alph w ere engaged. She looked E d g a r In th e eye w hen she m ade th e anno u n cem en t, hoping to see him w ince. If it w as a shock to him he concealed It so well th a t sh e w as deceived. F rom th a t tim e sh e ifave h erself up m ore an d m ore to R alph's com panionship, and w hen th e w edding d ay cam e w en t w ith him to the a lta r a m arty r. T hen E d g ar, feeling th a t his b ro th e r no longei needed him a s before, sp en t m uch of his tim e a w a y from him . Some said he did not d a re tr u s t him self n e a r his b ro th e r’s wife. As th e y e a rs sped on R alph T o w n send grew m ore a n d m ore helpless, his wife m ore an d m ore devoted to him. Ten vears a f te r his m arria g e he died. Those w ho knew of th e sacrifice th a t had been m ade supposed th a t E d ith and E d g ar would quickly com e to g e th er. T hey have been disappointed. F our y ea rs n fte r E d ith becam e a w id ow she and E d g ar had not m arried. It is said th a t site illu stra te s E d g a r’s w ords to h e r y ea rs before. “O ur a tte n tions to those dependent upon us o ften draw ns to them w ith fa r g re a te r force than we realize.” E d g ar Is still n bnchelor W hen th e S panish-A m erlcan w ar broke o u t Ilalp b um l E d g a r T ow nseud, b ro th ers, en listed in th e sam e regi m en t of sh a rp sh o o te rs a n d w ere a s signed to th e sam e com pany. One day they w e re out on th e picket line sn ip ing fo r th e S paniards. T h e ir posi tion w as behind a sto n e w all, its con tin u ity broken h ere an d there. R alph w as on one side o f a gap, w hile E d g a r w a s on th e o th e r side, th e opening betw een th em being eig h t o r ten yards. E d g a r concluded to m ake a d a sh to Join his b rother. H e hud p asse d s a fe ly o v er all but a couple o f y a rd s o f the d is ta n c e w hen R alph saw a S panish sh a rp sh o o te r ta k in g aim a t his brother. R alph h ad ju s t em ptied his piece or he w ould h av e sh o t th e S p an iard . As it w as. he sp ra n g betw een him and E d g a r a n d deceived a shot which, g ra zin g th e spine, paraly zed his low er lim bs. H e w as d isch arg ed from the serv ice a n d sent home, w here he sub m itted to an o p eratio n th a t p a rtly re sto red Ills locom otive [lowers, but he w as in u m easu re crippled fo r life. As soon as th e w a r w as o v er E d g ar T o w n seu d rejoined his brother, resolv ing to devote the re st o f his life to him. R alph w as tw e n ty y e a rs old, E d g ar tw en ty -tw o. R alph w ould not ad m it th a t he w as crippled an d w as very sen sitiv e at th e m entlou of his being so. As for E d g a r m ak in g any ch an g e w h a te v e r in his life’s p lan s on his acco u n t he would not h e a r of it, nor did R alph seem to realize th a t he had sacrificed him self fo r his brother. H e considered w hat he had done sim ply tn th e line o f his d u ty us a sol dier. E d g ar, on th e co n tra ry , w as im pressed w ith th e idea th a t his b ro th er had ta k e n a b urden w hich he should h ave borne him self N ev erth eless a s soon as E d g ar saw th a t R alph w as av e rse to such an iu- te rp re ta tio n o f th e s ta tu s betw een them , he re frain e d from nuy m ention o f it. a n d w h erev er it w as possible to conceal an y sacrifice he m ade for his b ro th e r he did so. H e soon cam e to stu d y in g R alp h's w ishes, an d w h erev er they conflicted w ith his ow n. m ad e pre ten se th a t w h a t R alph w a n te d w as d is ta s te fu l to him T h en cam e E dith P ay n e Into th e lives o f th e b ro th ers. She w as sym pa th etic w ith R alph, but h e r h e a rt w ent o u t to E d g ar. T he one she loved ns one who needed her. th e o th er sh e loved a s one sh e needed. E dgar, notic ing th a t his b ro th e r w as daily g row ing m ore dejiem lent on her. refrain ed from p ay in g h er any m arked a tte n tion. As tim e w ent on E d g ar perceived th a t E d ith w as g ro w in g to be a neces sity to R alph. M oreover, he noticed th a t w hile E d ith w as devoted to Ralph, th e re w ere in d icatio n s th a t her h e a rt w as s e ttin g to w a rd him self. One day w hen he an d E d ith w ere speaking of R alph E d g a r said to her. "I feel it m y d u ty to say to you, E d ith , th a t I h av e seen w h a t perhaps has [Kissed unnoticed by you. R alph loves y o u .” T h e girl paled, a n d sh e had cause to pale. S h e loved E d g ar an d she knew th u t w hile his b ro th e r held th is view, E d g a r w as lost to her. H e w ould nev er sta n d betw ecu his b ro th e r and her. "I hope.” she said presently, “th a t you a re m ista k en ." "A nd I ho[>e.” said E dgar, “if you When in Tillamook and you th in k you ca n n o t respond, th a t you a re want a good meal at a most rea m istak en . O ur a tte n tio n s to th o se de- Istu d en t uj h at ns o ften d rn w us to th em sonable price call at M. Olson’s in w ith fa r g re a te r force th a n we realize.” the Kamscv Hotel dining room. PROFESSIONAL P lftN O OARDS I IN ST R U C T IO N Pupilu m ay ta k e sem i m o n th ly or m o n th ly as su its th e ir convenience. L E L ftN D 15. GKWIIN T illam ook, Ore. (D iplom a from C hicago M usical College) Tillamook AJtetiact Company T h u s . C o m m . P& b h d i & kt . COM PUVnc SE T O P AHSTPA CT HOOKS O P TILLAM OOK COU.VTY. «H U G O 'S. TILLA M O O K C IT Y . OREGON. T. H. GOYNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW C onveyancing, E tc. Opp. C ourt H ouse. T illam ook. Ore. GEORGE W ILLETT Attorney at Law Office Over Tillamook County Bank TILLAMOOK. ORB. Tillamook Undertaking Co. R. N. H E N K E L , P ro p rieto r. 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