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■ ■ ■ pm The Chase of an Aeroplane (C o ntinued trom first page) eutliusUiBin. now breatlde- sly followed th e crowd. Over the lawn and down the stre e t tw inkled th e heels of her little w h ite shoes. She fell at the curb and w hen a kindly hand assisted her to rise h u rried on again w ithout a civil “ th ank you.’’ W ith line disregard she tripped lightly across the road before th e very lam ps of a racing autom obile “T here It is!” said a trium phan t voice. “ W here?” she cried. “Above the tallest tree .” the voice answ ered. “I ca n n o t see It,” M adge said Im pa tiently. A hand reached over her shoulder, pointing upw ard. “ If you will look exactly where I tell you,” th e ow ner of th e hand suggested, “you will sec* tt." “I do now .” she replied. “ It ts grow ing sm aller. It m ust he very high up." “About J.iiOO f e e t ” the voice an sw er ed exu ltan tly. Madge gave a little cry of dlsap I »ointment. “Oh. It is gone!" she said “C an 't we see It fa rth e r on?" The m an looked around quickly "T nis wuy!" he called, and ra if sw iftly up a wide, graveled path. She sta rte d bravely In p u rsu it, then stood s' ill. ” 1 cannot go an o th er step," she a n swered w earily. The m an turned back. “Let me help you," he said, and tm •Mediately slipped his arm beneath her jw ii . It was n very strong arm . Madge accepted Its aid tuique.-dionlng- |v and w as conscious of n com forting •ense of protection throughout her confusing flight. They rested at last upon a broad expanse of lovely lawn. "S tan d Just here," the m an com m anded, “and you will have a n unob stru cted view." Mn Ige the w illful meekly obeyed, ra z in g In aw ed silence until th e "ship o f th e sk.\" had sailed fa r into th e d is tance, Its throbbing engines sending hack no sound. T hen w ith Its disap p earan ce her stran g e excitem ent seem ed to vanish, Slu* tu rn ed , h a lf d a z e d ly, to look into the eyes of h er co m p an ion. “ W here are we?” she naked slow ly. T he young m an in tujui re g a rd e d his su rro u n d in gs w ith a puzzled air. "1 d o n 't know ,” he stam m ered . Then Ids d ark eyes tw inkled. “ L ooks like som ebody's flower g ard en ." it w as indeed a flower garden. D o o m in g geranium s bordered the hedge, anil roses clam bered riotously up tliolr trellises. “ W e a re tresp n ssln g ," th e girl snhl severely. “You should no t have brought m e here." “ B ro u g h t you!" th e young m an ex claim ed reproachfully. “ W hy, you w ere so keen on seeing th a t aeroplane 1 Just had to help you along.” Mmlge stu d ied h er escort w ith Inter est. Ho had evidently s ta rte d out upon tills chase ns unexpectedly as she. for he w as both h n tless a n d coat- less She put up h e r hand to sm ooth tier disheveled locks, flushing w ith em h arn issm b 'it th a t h er su dden In ter est in aeroplanes should h av e led her in to th is peculiar im sltlnn. "N ev er m ind," th e young ninn snhl kindly “Give me perm ission an d I will see you safely home. T h e stree ts w ill be tilled w ith th e re tu rn in g crow d a t th is tim e.” As M adge lingered Irreso lu tely a heavy rum bling overhead cau sed lioth to look hi » in apprehension; th e u w ith o u t fu r th e r w a rn in g dow n cam e a heavy show er, (»rent sh e e ts o f rain sw ep t th e g ard en : it blew in their faces; It soaked th e ir rum pled hair; It lay in little i»ools across th e drive w ay. T h e m an cau g h t h e r han d , d ra w ing h er conipelllngly to w ard th e house in th e background. “ P lace seem s to have been vacated for th e sum m er.” he said as they found sh e lte r ben eath a veranda roof, " o th e rw ise you m ight ask fo r protec tion Inside. T he best th in g u n d er the circu m stan ces for you to do is to w ait h ere w hile I go fo r an u m b rella.” M adge looked up a t him in d ig n an tly “ Do you think I would he ns selfish us th a t? ” she said. ‘W hy. you would he drenched before you could reach the g ate.” T h e m an smiled. “T hen we both had b e tte r stay w here we are for the present. T his sh o w er cannot lust lo n g " S he flashed a glance a t him as he dropped easily Into a seat a t her side; th en , as th e ir eyes m et, her lau g h ter rippled m errily. “ Do you know ," she said, “ I th in k th a t in som e un acco u n tab le w ay 1 have slipped back to my childhood days. Surely it Is an u n u su al pro ceeding for a grow nup to go racing ab o u t ch asin g a big balloon w ith ”— ‘ A big hoy,” th e m an finished lau g h ingly. He b e n t over her. “ Let us keep up th e gam e for aw h ile.” he said im pulsively. “One Is not often p riv ileged to re tu rn to tlie happy hours of childhood. Now, when 1 w as a kid w e becam e ac q u ain ted by sim ply a s k ing tw o qu estio n s—‘W h at ts your nam e, and w h ere do yon live?' ” “ Very w ell," M adge agreed dem ure ly. “ W h at is y o u r nam e, little boy. and w h ere do you live?” “ My nam e,” the young m an an sw ered gravely, “is T hom as W estlnghouse C halm ers, generally know n as Tom m y, and 1 live on Beech wood a v e n u e ” T ile g irl’s eyes w idened. “ W hy, so do I!” sh e exclaim ed “ Y our num ber?” Tom m y ask ed ea gerly. “T w o hundred forty-four. And yours?" “ We are neighbors—n e a r neighbors." th e young m an an sw ered delightedly. “ M other a n d I m oved recently into th e house directly across from yours.” “ R eally?" said Madge. “H ow very stra n g e th a t we should m eet In th is— or Inform al m an n er.” " Is n 't It?” said T hom as W estlnghouse C halm ers. Ills e a g e r eyes sought hers " It will not be our la st m eeting if I can help It,” lie added ferv en tly T he sun had rem oved all tra c e of the show er w hen he finally stood at tile en tra n ce of M adge's hom e bidding her a re lu c ta n t goodliy. T hen a s lie reach, ed the g atew ay he slow ly retraced his steps. "I have a confession to m ake," he began diffidently. “ P lease pardon a poor, lonely sin n er You see. 1 knew th a t you lived In this house all along F act Is. I spend m ost of m y tim e lust looking over here—a n d — an d it w as my overw helm ing d esire to know you which prom pted me to d eliberately fol low you th is aftern o o n ’ Madge looked tip a t him. gently no casing. T hen h er lips curved Into an Inscrutable little sm ile. “ 1 knew th at you followed m e,” she replied. “I hoped you would w hen l sta rte d ” And w hen h er fam ily retu rn ed Infer dam p and w eary a fte r a tiresom e w ait, because of overcrow ded cars, they found (tint young lady calm and serene rocking to and fro on th e veranda. “ You w ere w ise to rem ain at home, my dear." her m other said, "fo r gazing at airship« !« bu t a foolish p a stim e " M adge’s eyes shone dream ily. “I think It's a lovely one,” she said. How M adge m ade the acquaintance of ttie young m an who had moved into the house opposite none o f tier fam ily could And out. T he rest of It w as plain enough H e called, lie sen t h er flowers, he took her ou t to rid»' In his oar. he proposed to tier and was accepted, lint until Madge, a s Ids wife, entered the place and 1 *»!» possessl >n no o n e knew bow she had angle 1 It and caught If on h er hook w hen th e rest of them w ere gazing s k ' w a r d Pendleton Normal School Proven Necessity (C opied from P o rtla n d O regonian.) M ONM OUTH, Ore., J u n e 26.—T he Oregon N orm al school opened th is w eek . . . stu d e n ts en rolled 785, la rg e st on reco rd for s ta te N orm al in O regon . . « . how to ca re for larg e stu d e n t body a problem . . . . 800 being crow ded in to au d ito riu m with se a tin g c a pacity of 550. G alleries filled with e x tra c h a irs in aisles. M ore th a n 150 s tu d e n ts seated on p latfo rm . New b o ard in g ho u ses co m p leted , ad d itio n s to room ing houses b u ilt and te n ts used. One h u n d re d g iris sleep on u p p er floor of school. T h e official school re p o rt gives 150 g ra d e pupils in M onm outh, for te a c h e r p ractice. Read what those you have elected to handle the affairs of your state and who are thoroughly informed regarding school conditions in Oregon have to say concerning measure 308 on the ballot at the coming election: By James W it h y c o m b e , G o v e rn o r of Oregon: “ O r e g o n is u n q u e s t i o n a b l y i n sie e rl o f m o r e n o r m a l s c h o o l w o r k a n d P e n d l e t o n is t h e l o g i c a l p l a c e f o r a sch o o l of t h i s c la s s in K a s t e r n O r e g o n " By J. A. C h u rc h ill, S ta te In s tr u c tio n : S u p e rin te n d e n t of Public "1 t r u s t t h a t t h e v o t e r s o f t h e S t a t e will a s s i s t in ra is in g th e s t a n d a r d of o u r sch o o ls by e s ta b lis h in g a S ta te N o rm a l School a t P e n d le to n .' By P. L. C a m p b e ll, P re s id e n t of th e U n i v e r s it y of O re g o n : “ A t l e a s t o n e a d d i t i o n a l N o r m a l School Is u r g e n t l y „ n e e d e d In O r e g o n . ” By W . J. K e r r , P re s id e n t of th e Oregon A g r ic u lt u r a l College: “ S in c e t h e peo p le of P e n d le to n a r e in it i a t i n g a m e a s u r e for th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a N o rm a l School a t t h a t place. it will g i v e m e p l e a s u r e t o s u p p o r t t h i s m e a s u r e . ” ' By J. H . A c k e r m a n , P re s id e n t Oregon N o r m a l School, a t M o n m o u th : “ A c a r e f u l a n a l y s i s o f t h e s i t u a t i o n w ill c o n v i n c e a n y o n e t h a t O r e g o n n e e d s a N o r m a l S c h o o l in K u s t e r n O r e g o n a n d P e n d l e t o n fi ll s a ll t h e g o v e r n m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s ” b y the C o u n ty School S u p e rin te n d e n ts of O re go n : “ R e s o l v e d , t h u t i t is t h e s e n s e o f t h e C o u n t y S c h o o l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s o f t h e S t a t e o f O r e g o n , in c o n v e n t i o n a sse m b le d , t h a t th e b e st i n te r e s t s of th e sc h o o ls of th e S ta te d e m a n d In c re a se d fa c ilitie s for th e tr a i n i n g of l e a c h e r s , a n d t h a t we. t h e r e f o r e , e n d o r s e t h e i n i t i a t i v e m e a s u r e to e s ta b lis h a N o rm a l School a t P e n d l e t o n .” By Mrs. C h a rle s H . C a s tn e r, P re s id e n t of th e Oregon F e d e ra tio n of W o m e n ’s Clu bs: “ I m ost h eartily e n d o rse School a t P e n d leto n ” ’ th e lo ca tio n of sa id Prof. R o b e rt C. F re n c h , F o r m e r P re s id e n t N o r m a l School L ocated a t W e s to n : N orm al of the "A n I m m e d ia te e s ta b lis h m e n t of s u c h a school a t so m e c e n tra l po in t s u c h a s P e n d le to n w ould p ro v e a g r e a t a s s e t t o t h e S t a t e of O r e g o n " B. F. M u lk e y , E x -P re s id e n t S o u th e rn Oregon N o r m a l S c h o o l: "I s h a l l s u p p o r t t h e l o c a t i o n N orm al School a t P e n d leto n " of a n E aste rn O regon « State Board of Bcgcnls of Oregon Normal School declares that “the necessity for additional Normal school facilities in Oregon is apparent.” Portland Chamber of Commerce endorses measure 308 and say Pendleton most logical location for Nor mal school in Kastcrn Oregon. 303 X YES is a vote for your children K a ste rn O regon S ta te N o rm a l School C o m m itte e Mv .1. H C w i n n . S e c y . P e n d l e t o n . ( I r e ( P a id Adv ) sssczraa T h e S h rin k in g Sun. T he su n 's d iam eter d ecreases a t th e ra te of live utiles in a cen tu ry . Its p re se n t d ia m e te r Is SfiO.OtX) miles. T h e F irs t Te le g ra p h . P ro fesso r M orse su ccessfully o p e ra t ed th e first teleg rap h line May 27. 1S44, betw een New York and B altim ore. Ireland. 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