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VOL. 11. CLOVERDALE, T ILLA M O O K COUNTY, OREGON. J A N U A R Y 14, 1916 NO. 27 TMINDEfe BOX "^¿1 € Several of our customers are people we do not know by eight MARIA THOMPSO DAVIESS though we have done business by mail with them for years. We believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can give you the same satisfaction. .Mail us Your next Check or Checks AUTHOR OF ’ THE MELTING OF MOLl^ It saves you time, and T IM E IS MONEY, especially at this season of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. SECURITY A N D SERViCE our Motto Copyright, 1913, by the Century Company. * € time t<> ge. sore over this matter of C H A P T E R 13— Continued. The subject o f the rally was a flue the league. W e must make them feel one for everybody to get together on immediately that they are needed and from the start, and before any of wanted intensely In the movement. them realized that they were doing They must be asked to take tbeir place, anything but plan out the details of shoulder to shoulder, with us in this a big spread, the like o f which they flght for better eouditious for the had been doing for hospitable genera • world and mankind in general. True tions, for the railroad commission they ! to our theory, we must offer them our were organized Into a flourishing comradely affection and openly and equality league, with officers and by honestly express our need o f them In law's and a sinking fund in the treas our lives and In our activities. "1 asked young Air. Hayes to take ury. me Ashing with him tomorrow in order “ Now, Evelina," said Jane as she to have a whole quiet day with him sat on the edge o f my bed braiding her heavy, sleek black braid that is as big alone, so that w e could get closely In as my wrist and that she declares is touch with each other. I have had her one beauty, though she ought to very little opportunity to talk with know that her straight, strong figure, him. but I have felt his sympathy in ruddy complexion, aroma of strength several interesting glances we have ex and keen, nearsighted eyes are—well, I changed with each other. 1 am look if not beauties, something very win- j ing forward to the establishment o f u nlng, “ we must not allow the men perfect friendship with him.” I told myself that 1 was mistaken in thinking that the expression In Jane's eyes was softened to the verge of dreaminess and my inmost soul shout ed at the idea "o f Jane and Polk and their day alone In the woods. Since that night that Polk humiliated me us completely ns a man can humil iate a woman he has looked nt me like a whipped child, uud I haven’t looked at him nt all. 1 have used Jane us a widespread fan behind which to hide from him. How was I to know what was going on on the other side o f the fan? It is a relief to realize that in the world there are at least a few women like June, that don’t have to be pro tected from Polk and Ills kind. Jane is one o f the hunted that has turned and has come back to meet the pur suer with outstretched and disarming hand This, i suspect, is to he about her first real tussle. Skoal to the vic tor! “ I advised your Aunt Augusta to ask you to talk again to your L ucie Peter, and Nell is to seek an interview with Mr. Hardin nt her earliest opportunity, though I think the only result will be instruction and uplift for Nell, ns a more illumined thing I never hud said to me on the subject o f the relation of men and women than the one he ut tered to me last night us he said good- by to me out on the porch in thnt glorious moonlight that seems brighter here in Glendale than I have ever seen It out In the world anywhere else." “ What did lie say?" 1 asked perfectly naturally, though u double bladed pain was twisted around in my solar plexus us the vision o f Jane’s last night In terview In the moonlight with the Crag and N ell’s soon to be one hit me bH broadside at the same time. I haven’t had one by myself with him for a week. “ ‘ Why. o f course, women are the breath thnt men draw Into their lungs of life to supply eternal combustion,' was what he said when 1 asked him IKiint blank whnt he thought o f the league. ‘Only let us breathe slowly as we ascend to stll! greater elevations with their consequent rurelied air.’ he added, with the most heavenly thoughtfulness in his fine face. Did It •ever occur to you. Evelina, thnt your Cousin James is really n radiantly beautiful man? IIovv could you l»e so I^332333SS3333S2SS30SSS32K2S3S! ! IN estu cca i V a lle y Bank G L .O V E S D A L E , O R E G O N To Papa and Mamma, Nestucca Valley, t w Tillamook County, Ore. Did Your child receive our letter of t » November 30th? We wish to pay your child Fifty G e n t s in oash. Now is the time to teach your child to save money. D o n ’t forget to make deposit special account of at least O n e lar on o r before in D ol F e b . 1st. Nestucca Valley Bank, Cloverdale, Ore. til « w æ ¡Ü H S cti » mistaken, as to both him and Ills per sonal appearance, ns to apply such a name as Crag to him?” Glendale Is going to Jane’s head! “ And I have been thinking since you told me o f the situation in which he and Mrs. Cnrruthers have been placed by this financial catastrophe how won derful It will be If love really does come to them when her grief is healed by time. He will rear her interesting children into women that will he in valuable to the commonw’ealth,” Jane continued as she tied a blue bow on the end o f her long black plait. “ Do you think that there—there are uny signs of—o f such a thing yet?” I asked with pitiful weakness us 1 wilt ed down Into my pillow. “ Just u hit In his manner to her, though 1 may be influenced In my Judgment by the evident suitability of ?uch a solution o f the situation/* she uuswered us she settled herself buck against one of the posts o f my high old bed and looked me clean through and through. “ I hope you have been noting these different emotional situations and re actions urnong your friends curefuily In your record, Evelina,” she contin ued lu au interested and biological tone o f voice uud expression of eye. “ In u small community like this It is much easier to get ut the real underlying motive o f such things than it is in a more complicated civilization. I have seen you transcribing notes into our book. Since I have come to Glendale 1 am more firmly determined tbuu ever that the uttitude o f emotional equality that we determined u | hmi in the spring is the true solution o f most o f the complicated man and woman problems. I tun anxious to see it tried out in flve otiier different communities that we w’ ill select. I would not seem to he indelicate, dear, but I do not see any signs of your having been esj>eclally drawn emotionally toward any o f your friends, though your attitude o f sister ly comradeship and frankness with them is more beautiful than I thought It was possible for such a thing to tie. You are not being tempted to shirk uny o f your duties o f woman hood because o f your interest lu your art, are you? I will confess to you that the tiling that brought me down upon you was your news o f this com- (Continuid on last page)