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C L O V E R D A L E , T IL L A M O O K C O U N T Y . O R E G O N . S B P T E M B E R 3, 1915 7 C L . 11. ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ h ard ly b e a r to release it. b u t tb e m o th e r adm onished him th a t his tim e w as lim ited, an d d re w him aw ay . “G oodby." sh e said ; " w h a te v e r is in sto ic fo r you an d mu in the fu tu re ”— "A nd baby." "Yes, a n d baby. 1 w ill say this, you are a fine fellow an d d ese rv in g o f a He Had intended to got.d w ife." It seem ed to E d g erto n th a t th e ki*s Be a Father to sh e g av e him lacked th e fe rv o r o f a w om an deeply in love. B ut it h ad to Her. alw a y s been so b etw een them . T h e w idow, th o u g h b u t a few y e a rs his se nior. had a f a r w id er ra n g e of ex- % By ESTHER VANDERVEER I»erience th a n be. a n d a w om an of ❖ tw en ty -tw o is usually m uch m ore m a tu re th a n a m an o f tw en ty . W hen he “1 m ay n o t see you a g a in fo r years. J re g re tte d th is lack o f fe rv o r she a l Will you L>e tru e to m e?" w ays sa id to him . "W hen ten o r tw e n “ R a th e r ask y o u rse lf w h e th e r you ty y e a rs h av e passed it will be I who will he tru e to me. You a re a t a u age j will h av e ca u se to reproach you fo r in w hen a m a n ’s fancy is liable to g re a t difference." W hile on his voyage to C hina E d g er c hau g es." ton spent tb e m ost o f bis tim e w rit "1 sh all n o t ch an g e in m y feelings to ing le tte rs to bis fiancee. If a n a n a l w ard you." ysis of Ills feelings w ere possible It "W e shall see. Now, com e a n d kiss m ight show m .ne d is ta s te fo r leaving baby; thou you m u st be off." Lome an d frie n d s for a foreign laud H ugh E dgortou. tw e n ty y e a rs old. th a n love, but no one has y e t 1 eon had become en am o red o f a young wid- ! able to iso late love—as they say of ow, M rs. C lara P om eroy, tw o years his germ s—a ml. a f te r all. our affections ure senior, w ith a child, a g irl In h er third largely a m a tte r of association. N ever y ear. l i e h ad been offered a position theless E d g erto n pined fo r his w idow in a ban k in g house in H ongkong, C hi a n d th e tim e w hen he w ould be united w ith her. and th e d e a r child he had na, a n d w as ubout to proceed there. seen sleeping so peaceful and innocent F ull o f th e hope of youth, he w as In In h er c rib w as e v e r p resen t in Ids te n t upon m ak in g a fo rtu n e a n d re tu rn - | m ind. lug to si>end w h a t rem ain ed to him of E d g erto n on a rriv in g in H ongkong life w ith C lara Pom eroy fo r his wife. w as given a position o f som e impor- H e follow ed h er into a n ad jo in in g tance, for he had Imd several y ea rs' room w h ere th e child lay asleep In her experience a s a su lio rd in ate in bus!- ness an d w as ad v an ced rapidly. But crib. B ending dow n, he kissed her. u n fo rtu n a te ly w hen he reached a sta tu s "D e a r little th in g !’’ he said. “W hen In w hich he m ig h t begin to accu m u late I re tu r n I w ill be a fa th e r to h er.” H e took th e ch ild 's h an d In his, a n d th e bouse he w as w ith m ade some Im so soft,, so d e a r w as It th a t he could p o rta n t losses a n d w ound up th eir NO. 3 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ! His Fiancee INestucca VaSiey GL,oveaaAL,E, B an k orbgon P ay bills by check and Avoid ail Li= ability of Dispute. your own locality. NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK E. L. McCABE, Cashier. though we have done business by mail with them fo r years. p w give you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your next Check or Checks : It saves \ou time, and TIME IS MONEY, especially at this season j j of the year. No need to come to the hank in person. SECURITY AND SERVICE our Motto business. E d g erto n Joined forces w ith tu rn to A m erica. o th ers an d form ed an in d ep en d en t Tlie re tu rn voyage seem ed endless to house. T h ey m ad e m oney for a tim e, E d g erto n , so e a g er w as be to m eet his but one o f th e p a rtn e rs proved d is i fiancee a n d th e little girl to w hom he honest. a n d a f te r g e ttin g him o u t of it I w as to be a fa th e r. H e p ictu red hlm - they had a co n sid erab le deficiency to i self ta k in g Ills ease In his ow n house, m ake up. 1 su rro u n d e d by ids fam ily. T h e loneli ! M eanw hile E d g erto n w ro te regularly ness of u bachelor life in a foreign to bis fiancee an d received letters c o u n try w as now to be u th in g of th e from her. It w as d u e to h er encour p ast. ag em en t t h a t he w as ab le to sta n d tiy E d g erto n w as th e first p assen g er to w h a t he had u n d erta k en , for w hen ill step ash o re a t San F rancisco, an d luck befell him lie w as sorely tem p ted w ithin an h o u r a f te r lan d in g he w as to give up an d go home. H e had w ith speeding e a s tw a rd on a ra ilw a y tra in . j him a likeness of ids fiancee, and, Tlie d ay a n d h o u r o f Ills a rriv a l w as , though th e y e a rs w ere p assin g and know n to M rs. P om eroy, and E d g er | each y e a r added to h e r age, he con ton expected ttin t sh e w ould m eet him tin u e d to th in k o f h e r as sh e h ad a p a t tlie statio n . Ills im p atien ce to see p ea red w hen he p a rte d from her. H e h er caused him to hope th a t sh e w ould, a lw a y s re fe rre d to h er little girl as b u t bis av ersion to tlie p u blic w ltness- “ th e b ab y " a n d forgot th a t w hile h er , Ing th eir m eeting cau sed him to hope m o th er had passed th e clim ax o f yo u th j th a t she would not. a n d b eau ty th e d a u g h te r wus up- She did n o t ap p ear. C ulling n con- p ro ach ln g It. : veyancc, he drove to h er home. A Y ears p assed before H ugh E d g erto n m aid opened th e door fo r him . a n d so cam e to a s ta tu s w herein he could close su re w us he th a t Ids fiancee w ould do o u t Ids b u sin ess in C hina an d re tu rn | so th a t ho cam e n e a r th ro w in g ills to A m erica w ith th e fo rtu n e ue hud I arm s aro u n d th e m aid. H e w as ush- set ou t to win. Indeed, it w as d u e to ! ered into u d ra w in g room so m ew h a t a fo rtu n a te rise in a u a rtic le in w hich dim ly lighted, b u t th e re w as no o ne he had m ade a n In v e stm en t th a t a t there. In a few m in u tes, h e a rin g a last e n a b le d him to do so. It w as a light step on th e stu lrcn se, h e a p happy d ay th a t he an n o u n ced to Mrs. proached th e door a n d stood w niting. P om eroy th a t he w as lnde|>endent of A wom an en tered th e room , an d he th e w orld an d in a few w eeks would cau g h t h er in his arm s. re tu rn to elnlm h er ns hts bride. She su b m itted to th e em bm oe. b u t S ixteen y e a rs had passed since E d did not re tu rn It. g erto n had left his n a tiv e land. H e “ You a re a s you w ere w hen we p a rt h ad been so en g ro ssed in b u sin ess th a t ed," lie said in a d isap p o in ted tone. th ey did not seem to him m ore th a n "You w ere th en w ith o u t w a rm th , a n d six. N e v erth eless he realized th a t th e re you a re w ith o u t it now . I w o n d er how m u st be som e ch an g e, especially in you could h ave !>een tru e to m e all “ b ab y ." H e p ictu red h er a s a girl th ese y ea rs.” p lay in g w ith h er doll, b u t n ea rin g an S tan d in g off from her, h e w as a s to n a g e w hen sh e w ould lay it aside. H e r ished to see one w ho looked n o t a d ay m o th er d o u b tless w ould not h av e older th a n w h en he hud left her. ch an g ed so m uch. T ru e, she w ould be “Upon my w ord." he ex claim ed Joy older, b u t n o t so very m uch older. As fully, “you h a r e not ch an g ed in th e to E d g e rto n h im self he w us now th ir least! It is m arv elo u s how you h av e ty-six. nu nge w h erein a m an Is su p retain ed y o u r youth. I feel alm ost too posed to I k * in his p rim e IDs associ old for you." atio n s w ith w om en In C hina bad been ( Now fo r th e first tim e the lady v en th u s f a r w ith tlios» w ho hud not yet tu red to si>euU, but Bhe spoke not as p assed o u t o f y oung ladyhood. Indeed I a w idow o f m a tu re nge; she w ns m tb - th e m o th ers o f som e of his wom an . e r n coy y o ung girl. She haltingly told frie n d s w e re b u t little o lder th a n he. him th a t lie said w h u t he did in o rd e r O ne young w om an o f n in eteen , an to flatter her. w h ereu p o n he vow ed E n g lish girl, w as hoping to w in him 1 th a t he «iH>ke tlie tru th , and he era- w hen sh e w a s d isap p o in ted by th e an- i brace»Lf*«r again. n o u n ce m e n t th a t he w as ub o u t to re- . ^ — *- | iC o n tin u id on laut p ig e l W M w ■<a N w g & We believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can m I Open an account with this Hank and k< ep your money in H n Several of our customers are people we d o n o t know bv sight