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VOL. 11. CLOVERDALE. TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 10, 1915 “Alec, one of th e m o st dangerous th in g s in th e w orld is to in te rfe re in a love affair. I am n o t going to in te r fe re exactly. T h a t’s no t th e rig h t nam e fu r it. b u t 1 am y o u r b ro th er, a n d siuce you a re going to ta k e th e m atrim onial leap in th e d a rk 1 v e n tu re to su g g e st a te s t to be ap plied to th e girl you are a b o u t to m arry-" "M ildred H u n tin g to n need s no test- She is p e rfe c t in every resp ect." “ G ra n te d ; b u t w ill n o t u proof of th is a d d to y o u r co m fo rt? I w ill n o t deny t h a t M ildred is p e rfe c t in every re spect. She m ay be th is a n d y e t u n d e r c e rta in circ u m sta n ces th in k it a d v isab le to m a rry som e o t h e r » th a n you." “ W h a t do you m ean?" “You know how h u n g ry o u r A m eri ca n g irls a re fo r foreign title s.” “ Som e o f th em ." “ Suppose M ildred should m eet a B rit ish earl, a F re n c h duke, an A u strian o r Ita lia n prince, a n d he should propose to m ak e h e r his w ife, a re you su re th a t she. would, s ta n d by you ?" “ P erfectly ."' "T h en th e re Is n o th in g to be said." T h is dialogue occurred a t a hotel In M aine. Alec and F red W inston w ere m em bers o f a p a rty th a t h ad been to g e th e r th e re fo r sev e ral w eeks, am i th e m en w ere ab o u t to finish th e ir outing by a h u n t In th e vicinity of M oosehead lake. S everal o f th e g irls w ere d is g ru n tled a t being deprived of w h a t th e y considered th e b est p a rt o f th e seaso n ’s p leasu res—ca m p in g In a w ild e r ness—and dem an d ed to be ta k e n on the h u n tin g trip. T h e m en dem u rred , b u t so p e rsiste n t w ere th e w om en th a t th ey finally trium phed. M ore elab o ra te p re p a ra tio n s w ere m ade, u ch ap eron Was obtained, und in ste a d of re tu rn in g to civilization th e p arty , con sistin g of five m en a n d fo u r wom en, s ta rte d fo r th e w ilderness. “ F re d ,” said Alec th e m orning of th e ir d e p a rtu re . “ I w ish you h a d n ’t pu t t h a t notion into m y head." “ W h a t notion?" “ A bout te stin g M ildred. I d o n ’t like to do It. but th e te m p ta tio n is becom ing irresistib le. I sh all m ake th e test us soon a s we get hom e." “You m ean w hen you g et w h ere you will find u m an to play th e p a r t o f u titled a ris to c ra t? ” “ Y'es." W hen th e p a rty reach ed th e ir cam p ing ground and had se ttle d them selves in th e ir tem p o ra ry c a n v as home. F red W inston, w ho hud m ade up th e p a rly , an n o u n ced th a t th ey m u st have a guide and he w as going ou t to find one. S ettin g out, he soon cam e upon a p arty of h u n te rs w ho w ere ab o u t to leave th e w oods an d usked if th ey had a guide w ho w ished a n o th e r Job w hen they released him. “T h e re ’s a ch an ce for you. Ilaw kes- w o rth ." said one o f th e p a rty . A m an ab o u t th irty y e a rs old usked som e qu estio n s ab o u t w h a t wus re- S232S3*g 33® 3SSg <® S332S2S22l IN e stu c c a V a lle y Bssrslk j G L O V S S O A L C , OKCGON Pay bills by check and Avoid a ll‘Li ability of Dispute. Open an account with this Bank and keep yoor money in your own locality. (2 m pt N2STUCCA VALLEY BANK „ E. L. 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H a w k e sw o rth w*»a#an E n g lish m an , a n d W in sto n no ticing bts B ritish accen t conceived th e Idea o f using him to m ak e th e te s t he h ad proposed to his b ro th e r upon Miss H u n tin g to n . “ IIo w w ould you like," h e said to th e guide, "to play th e p a r t ofisu noble m an?” H a w k e sw o rth looked up a t him , b u t uinde no reply. W inston g ra d u a lly u n folded his schem e. H a w k e s w o rth lis tened to w h a t he said w ith o u t com m en t till h e h ad concluded, th e n said th a t ho w ould n o t p ass h im self off fo r a n y th in g m ore th a n w h a t lie w as, b u t ho h ad no ob jection to W in sto n d e c la r in g th a t he w as u prince o f th e blood if h e liked. " T h a t’s nil I w ish ,” said th e latter. W hen they reach ed em np W in sto n in tro d u ced th e g u id e in th is w ise: “ P e r m it m e to p re s e n t m y frie n d Ila w k e s- w o rth o f London. H e h a s th e m an ia fo r h u n tin g com m on am o n g E n g lish bloods an d is in th e M aine w oods for m oose. l i e h a s co n sen ted a t m y in v i ta tio n to h on o r u s by Joining o u r p arty, and, since be know s th e b e s t h u n tin g gro u n d s, will pilot us. W e w o n ’t need a n y o th e r guide.” H a w k e sw o rth w as m ad e welcom e, a n d w hen F re d W inston in tim a te d th a t h e w as th e E arl o f B lngieton th e re w as q u ite a flu tte r in th e cam p, especially am ong th e w om en. “ H e d oesn’t look lik e a n e a rl a t all,” said one o f th e girls. “ H e ’s v e ry o rd i n a ry .” “W hy should a n ea rl look d ifferen t fro m a n y o th e r m an ?” said his in tro ducer. “ B esides, how can stylo bo ex p e cted fro m one w ho w e a rs n flan nel sh irt? Y’ou c a n ’t Judge a m an by h is clothes. T h ey say th a t th e w o rst d re sse d assem bly in th e w orld Is th e B ritish H ouse of Lords. T hey d o n ’t sta n d on th e ir ap[**arance. I t ’s th e f a c t t h a t th ey a re p eers.” W h e th e r Alec W inston su sp ected t h a t his b ro th er h ad In tro d u ced H a w k e sw o rth to m ak e th e te s t he h ad proposed, w h e th e r he believed th e la t te r to be an earl, he k ep t his eye on his fiancee. All th e girls o f th e p arty w ho regarded H a w k e sw o rth w ith cu- w ere d esiro u s to know how th ey sh o u ld a d d re ss Tin earl, TTud w ere told th a t th ey m ig h t cull him w h a t th ey lik ed so long a s they d id n 't cull him a n y th in g above Tom H a w k esw o rth . H a w k e sw o rth , Judged by c e rta in a t trib u te s, w us Ju st th e m uu a w om an w ould adm ire. T h ere w us u n a tu ra l u lr o f d o m in atin g force a b o u t him . lie w as n silen t m an. It is th e m an who is a lw a y s ex p ressin g opinions w ho does not g e t c re d it fo r depth, even if he h as i t lie w ho n e v e r ta lk s Is supposed to be ulw ays thin k in g . G re a t g en erals have usually been re tic e n t m en. W hen th e p a rty w us rnude up It w as supposed th a t th e w om en would re m ain in cam p w hile th e m en w e n t o u t to hunt, but th ey lmd n o t been In th e woods long befo re it w as proposed th a t th e girls go o u t w ith th e m en to sh o o t moose. T hey w ere la c a m p costum e, w hich fav o red th e plan, u n d th e re w ere plenty of guns. So th e fo u r g irls w e n t w ith thu m en one m orning on a h u n t ing trum p, und it w us u n d ersto o d th a t each girl should he assig n ed a pro tector. F red W inston m ad e th e a s sig nm ents and d ep u ted H a w k e sw o rth to be th e g u ard ia n of M iss H u n tin g - ton. On reach in g a c e rta in sp rin g w here n u m erous tra c k s In d icated th a t nulnm ls cam e fo r w a te r th e p a rty s c a t tered, th e sev eral couples going In d if fe ren t d irectio n s fo r gnm e, It being agreed th a t th ey should m eet la te r a t th e spring. As ilu w k e sw o rth an d M iss H u n tin g - ton took th e ir d e p a rtu re th e lady In form ed th e guide th a t sh e w ish ed to shoot a iu o o h o un d fo r him to g iv e w ay to her. lie resp o n d ed t h a t th e re w as no reason w hy sh e sh o u ld n o t do so provided a m oose g av e th em a n oppor tu n ity . In tim e, h ea rin g a b re a k in g of branches, he notified his c h a rg e to be ready to lire, a n d a little la te r w hen th e y stepped o u t Into th e open sp ace a large buck m oose w as seen feed in g a few h u n d red y a rd s from th em . “ W alt till he exposes his flank,” said th e guide. H e had scarcely spoken *the w ords before th e an im al tu rn ed . “ F ire!” said th e guide. Miss H u n tin g to n fired, b u t In stead of h ittin g th e inoose behind th e foreshoul- dor sh e inflicted a n Irrita tin g w ound tu a nonvital p art. T h e anim al, enraged, charge* 1 upon them . ■ C o n t in ue '1 on last page)