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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1915)
Now is the Time to Buy FLOUR, OATS, HAT, GROCERIES f a n c y W h ite O a t s $31 a to n f a n c y O a t H ay ^16.50 a to n Bost; Grade liite IVIiddlj.ii^s, SacLi $ i.SO, ton ............. . .................................!............. 843.00 Fancy, High Grade, Hard Wheat Flour, Snow White and Highland Blend bbl .. SS.QO * ....... ...................................................................................... Berry Sugar, Sack SO .75 .................................... S2.00 Standard Corn and Tomatoes, Case................................... These prices are examples and not exceptions. Let us figure with you on your winter's supplies. We can save you $ We are local agents for Sherwin-Williams paints— the best cn earth. ) $ $ $ I P G L O V E R D A L E IViCRGANTICE G o . A MARRIAGE CONTRACT C o ntinued from first page a visit. She w as th ro w n by ft into a s ta te of perplexity. If tier sojourn th ere should bo a p a rt of a rom ance sh e w ould love to go; If she w ere sim ply to go ns the d a u g h te r of th e host's fo rm er in tim a te friend it w ould be dls ta ste fu l to h er W ould E d w in be a t hom e d u rin g th e period of h er visit, and If so w ould he tr e a t her w ith tho sam e co n strain ed fo rm a lity as d u rin g !ils call upon her, w hich he Jind m ade Imply a t his m o th er’s re q u est to In quire about her old frien d ? Miss C unningham d eferre d rep ly in g to tho In v itatio n as long as sh e could do so w ith o u t ap p earin g u n m in d fu l of It, th en w ro te th a t It w ould give her g re a t p leasu re to accept It, intro d u cin g Into her in >•( pt neo several "Ifs" w hich w e r e ’ really Intended to give h er an o p p o rtu n ity to r backing out In cn e she found It difficult to b rin g h erself to th e scratch when th e tim e cam e for th e visit. T h a t tim e arriv ed In th e a u tu m n . It w as O ctober when she reached Mrs. F orbes' hoi e an d w as received by th a t lady. E dw in did not a p p e a r to wel com e the guest, ills m other said noth in g ab out him till d in n e r w as served, th en said she reg retted th a t h er son w as not a t hom e. H e h ad gone h u n t ing. but she hoped th a t ho would re tu rn 1 ofore E m m a’s d e p a rtu re . If a n y th in g w ere needed t <» in d icate tl t i csslhle rom ance Miss r u m I g- hum h I been building up In lu-r he rt w is nf s ir • stle m ateria l It w as th is aim uinecn cu t. She asked how I o im j th e young m an Intended to fw* ab sen t In o rd er th a t she m ight tell his m other GLOVESDALB, OREGON a BAS th a t she m u st go hom e the day before his re tu rn . M rs. F orties expressed a polite re g re t a t th is an d tu rn ed the con versation to a n o th e r s u b je c t T he d ay se t for Mr. F o rb es’ re tu rn w as a S a tu rd a y , a n d E m m a h ad a n nounced h er in ten tio n to go homo on F riday. W ednesday brought th e ulm- rod. ills m other expressed su rp rise at his c u ttin g sh o rt his stay , a n d when she asked fo r the cause he told her th at he had not found gam e w orthy of his a tte n tio n . T he young h u n tsm an , fresh from the woods and ou t of door living, look ed rugged and handsom e, and his very indifference m ade him all th e m ore a t trac tiv e to her. N othing w as said ab o u t E m m a ’s re tu rn on th e coining F riday, but on T h u rsd a y Mrs. F orbes begged h er to rem ain longer, since she wished to Invite a few friends to m eet her and had not offered h er th is a tte n tion before on acco u n t of tho absence of h er son. E m m a consented to d efer her d e p a rtu re . S hortly before the a rriv al of the guests E dw in Forties cam e d o w n stairs In evening dress, m eeting Em m a in the low er hall, also In ap p ro p riate cos tum e. N'elthef could conceal an ex pression of ad m ira tio n for th e other. We condem n, am ong o th er e x tra v a gances. expensive costum es; but, a fte r all, a fondness for fine clothes Is a n a tu ra l proclivity to lv found In both sexes. A n i v • v. th is n r s t sig h t o f e a c h o th or v ad m irab le conditions broke th e n . *t\\ci them . E dw in Forties d u rin g th e -Veiling divided Ills u tte r Uous at >n • ’ • gin- c, but w henevci boon’ in act w ith Miss C unning ham th e re <vn. a recurrence o f th at g g a iAB aea look he ha«1 given h er w hen he met h e r on com ing d o w n stairs. T hen when the o th er g u ests had gone they m ust needs talk o v er th e g ath erin g , and Mrs. F orbes w en t u p sta irs. N othing m ore w as said ab o u t Miss C u n n in g h am ’s d e p a rtu re fo r several days. T hei w hen she spoke of going M rs. F o rb es su g g ested th a t she finish ou t th e w eek, to w hich sh e consented. E dw in F orbes w as usually a t home In th e even in g and devoted him self to his m o th er’s g u est. E m m a at tim es fell back Into th e belief th a t th is devotion w as only in d eferen ce to his m other as a hostess, b u t in th e m ain she had every reason to believe th a t it pleased him to please his m other. W hen M iss C u n n in g h am retu rn ed to her lonely hom e it seem ed to her th a t sh e could not rem ain there. W hat th e effect o f her p resence a t th e Forbes residence w as m ay be Judged from the fa ct th a t E d w in e n d u red her absence for th ree d ays, th en took a train for th e plr.ee w h ere she lived. As m ay be ex p ected , th e couple be cm e engaged. E dw in proposed one ev en in g w hile they w ere sittin g by th e firelight In M iss C u n n in g h am ’s cozy living room. Miss C u n n in g h am had for som e tim e been ex p ectin g th e de nouem ent a n d a n tic ip a te d g re a t delight in th e realizatio n of th e plan th a t had been conceived by tw o m o th er cronies ' tw e n ty y ea rs before, t i e r an x iety for ! th e en g ag em en t w as because she w ish ed to show h er lover how he had fall I en in to a plan whi !i seer, -d to have 1 been fo rg o tten by hi- i o th er, for E m m a felt a ssu re d th a t if Sit’s. Forbes j rem em bered th e c o n tra c t sh e had m ade she had n ev e r m entioned it to her sou. A t any rate, he had not show n any I signs o f being cognizant o f It. As soon a s ^ i e proposition w as m atte and accep ted E m m a w as eag er to re veal to h er b etro th ed th a t he as well as sh e h ad been en a c tin g a rom ance. E xcusing h erself for a m om ent, sh e ran u p sta irs and, re tu rn in g w ith tin- co n tra ct, b an d ed it to him . w a itin g far an exp ressio n of happy surprise. G lancing a t it, he did ex p ress su rp rise, but not as expected. H is a sto n ish m en t wits th a t sh e had know n of the con tra c t. T h ru s tin g his h an d into his coat pocket, he d rew fo rth its d u p licate. ’’Did j o u r m o th er give it to you?" ask ed E m m a, d isap p o in ted . “No; I found it am o n g old p ap ers in th e g a rre t. M other h as no re m e m b ran ce o f i t .” • “ A fter a ll.” said E m m a ra tb e r to h erself th a n to her lover, “ it is a ro m ance.’* “ You m ean a p u t up jo b on b.. i sides.” w as th e rejo in d er. B ut t > m nde am en d s for Ifs b ru ta l re m a rk by n a v a la n c h e o f kisses. P rin te rs ’ M arks. T h e In terro g atio n m ark or “ p o in t” (?i w as o rig in ally a “q ” a n d an “o." th e la tte r placed u n d e r th e fo rm er. T hey w ere sim ply th e first a n d last letters ot th e L atin w ord “q u estio .” So, too. w ith th e sig n o f ex clam atio n o r In terje ctio n (I). In its orig in al p u ri ty It w as a co m b in atio n o f "1” an d “o,” th e la tte r u n d e rn e a th , as in th e question m ark . T h e tw o stood for “lo,” th e L atin ex clam atio n o f Joy. T h e p a ra g ra p h m ark is a G reek “p .” th e in itial o f th e w ord p a ra g ra p h . T h e . rly p rin te rs em ployed a d a g g e r to show th a t a w ord o r sen ten ce w as ob jectio n ab le a n d should be cu t o u t . E x change.