selves, w no n a s (ffitier en tered o r left th is.ro o m to n ig h t. T h e re is no p ossi­ ble w ay th a t th e rin g could h av e e s ­ Travel on (C o n tin u ed troni first page) caped.” Loie Round Trip 1 ( i n . >. u a . : i»- jMUili • ¿'■'¡'■MÌ. I t seem ed nil v ery tru e. R u t p e r­ • ’d darlny -, “a n 1 •*f - ailed you,“ I’f* haps. i reflected, E rie h ad ta k e n th e ! know that. you w ould i'om o." i ring for tlie n ig h t in to his ow n sa fe So o u r love hr "an . a b ru p tly , inex j keeping. In th e m o rn in g he w ould pi! ably. I sm ilingly chide m e for m y enreless- O ne dny E ric told m e th e sto ry of i ness a s he re sto red it. In th e m o rn in g M i life. U neventful It h ad been, yet | Frio w as gone. N ora b ro u g h t a n o te one of sacrifice. ITIs fa th e r, a vlolln- I from him a s I w as d ressing. b t, lmd de: rtod Eric an d Ids m o th er “D e arest,” it read. “ I am called a w a y ju s t as th e 'a d w as b e g in n in g to realize very suddenly. W ill ex p lain w h en I ids in h erited m usical gift. A fte r th a t ! see you." Go iiome for Xmas. he h ad quietly laid his am b itio n asid e A sick en in g sen se o f th e tira d e th is Stay for New Years w ith hfs violin and tu rn e d t<> care fo r new s w ould b rin g fo rth from m y f a ­ his m other. And now she w as dead, ttier cam e o v er me. And if h e should Day. Our low round now onlv had hi* d ared to indulge his learn t h a t th e m an w a s m y lover, m y trip Holiday tickets dream s, a n d fa th e r In a m easu re had j prom ised h u sb an d ! In m y ow n h e a rt allow von plenty of m ade th is poc ih'e. F o r h im self m oney w as no th o u g h t of E rie ’s guilt. had not nin M orel. he said. T h ere had time. All points in “l i e ’s covered up his tra c k s p re tty been Put one th in g he co v et’ d :: w h ite well,” f a th e r said b itte rly , “b u t w e’ll OREGON m arble stone fo r his m o th er's grave. find him yet. T h a t rin g c a n ’t be dis- 'Phis lie m ust have. "A nd now th e re ’s |x>sed o f w ith o u t a s e n sa tio n .” CALIFORNIA you. N» i e!” In» cried. “ I m u st have R ut th e y did n o t find him . Mv ow n you!” T hen he ca u g h t up m y h an d to eyes, filled w ith sad q u estio n in g , WASHINGTON look a t m y rin g s— m o th er’s e m e ra 'd and searched m o th e r's sm ilin g ones. Its tiny guard. and IDAHO “ W ait,” th ey seem ed to b id m e— “ D ear,’’ he said, “a t tiist 1 feared “ w ait!” this costly ring mi lit he significant.” And a t la s t E ric cam e. I w a s q u ite “ Oh. no!" I told him. “ It has been alone In th e d u sk , a n d a t first he did th e b etro th a l ring of o u r fam ily, h a n d ­ not sp ea k —ju s t folded m e close In h is Bet ween Oregon points ed dow n for gen eratio n s. F a th e r’s m o th e r placed It upon m y ow n d e a r arm s. Dec. 22 to 25 Inc; Dec. “ It lias lieen so long," I m u rm u red m o th er’s finger, and now th a t she is 39 to Jan. 1 inc. Return brokenly, “a n d no w o rd ." gone fa th e r tru s ts it in m y keeping.” limit Jan. 3,1917. “T h ere w a s so jn u c h to a tte n d to .” " I t is of g ro at value,” E rie said, his eyes suddenly aglow as he bent over my lover said. “ A nd l w as h u rry in g tlie w ondrous stone; then w ith ills first hack to you. On tho w ay I sto p p ed to To California points stgrv of im patience m y lover tu rn e d place a sto n e—a fine, tall w h ite m arb le Dec 21 to 23 inc; Dec. from me. one—on m o th e r’s g ra v e.” 23 to 28 inc. Return “ W h a t Is It?" 1 ask ed him . troubled. F ra n tic a lly I en d e av o re d to push “T I k 1 Jarring th o u g h t, perhaps, of him from me. F n th e r stood befo re us, limit 15 days from date o u r different sta tio n s." he replied— I had n e v e r k n o w n his w ra th to reach of sale. ‘‘your m o th er's costly em erald , my such bounds. In a rtic u la te ly lie raved, m o th er’s u n m ark e d g ra v e.” * m ark in g h is a c c u sa tio n s w ith a th r e a t­ F a th e r com ing In a t th is m om ent, I ening fist, w hich, g e stic u la tin g , b ru s h ­ To Pacific Nortnweut h asten e d to d ra w th e tea ta b le nenrci ed from its re s tin g place m o th e r's p ic ­ points in Washington th e lire. S om ething w as w rong w ith ture. I stooped to pick It up. m ech a n ­ and Idaho Dec. 22 to the alcohol lam p, so ! d re w m y rings ically a d ju s tin g th e c a tc h of tlie h eav y from m y finger, h ea d in g to a d ju s t it. fram e, th e n —I stood b re ath less. 25 inc. Return limit Upon th o m an tel stood u sm all b rass “ F a th e r!" I g asped. E rie ’s s ta rin g Jan. 3 ,1S17. clock. Its high c e n te r spindle, w ith a eyes tu rn e d to w a rd m e. T ho b ack o f so rt o f lattic ew o rk b en e ath , m ade an th e p ic tu re w a s held in place by tw o exi c lien t rin g tra y . O ften 1 slipped bro ad s trip s o f b rass. In th e lo w er o f Ask local Agent for my rings o v er th e spindle, an d there, th e se p o ck ets nm l ev id en tly ja rr e d time of trains, hidden from sight, they safely a w a ite d fro m its w ed g in g place gleam ed th e fares, etc. m y p leasu re. So I h ea rd th em now fa te fu l e m erald ring. F o r a m o m en t tinkle dow n to th e ir p lace a n d cam e w e all stoo d looking a t if. w ith a lau g h in g re m a rk to b rig h ten "1 d o n ’t u n d e rs ta n d ," m u tte re d E rie. J o h n M. Scott, (J. P. A ., E rie’s sol*er mood, ltu t it w as u n a b a t­ “D on’t y o u ?” I cried, lau g h in g ed win «. Nora called m e to th e kitchen. P o rtta n d , Ore. A fter the ev en in g m eal th e re w as no th ro u g h m y te a rs. "W ell, one ev en in g , I th o u g h t I had slip p ed th e lin g o v er I sum m ons in th e m essage o f th e violin th e clock’s spindle, b u t it bounded, it I “ D ifferent sta tio n s," I re p e a te d to my self | ettlsh ly . " W h a t in all th e w orld seem s, tu rn in g dow n in to th e open I is w o rth h av in g sa v e only love and p o ck et o f m o th e r’s fram e, hid in g th e re I It is th e b e tro th a l j h appiness?” T h en 1 re m em b ered my close a n d tig h t. rings. 1 h ad le ft th em upon th e clock rin g o f o u r fam ily, E rie, h an d ed dow n I from p a re n t to child. A nd. now. d o n ’t ! spindle. D ow n th e s ta irs I c re p t s ile n tly —tho you see? M o th er is g iv in g it b ack to I household m ight be sleeping. T h e light m e to w e a r fo r yo u .” My lo v er cam e close; fa th e r w a s for- j of a s tre e t lam p sh in in g th ro u g h the w indow guided m e ac ro ss th e room . I gotten. felt fo r t.V rings. J u s t one w a s there. "N an ce ," said E ric. oh. so te n d e rly — ! FOOTBALL T he em erald m u st be upon tu o tloor, “ N ance, yo u 'd ta k e m e like th is, a pen- | Oregon vs. Pennsylvania or p erh ap s th e m an telsh elf, o r— I niless s tu d e n t? You’d believe in m e I pressed th e electric b u tto n . F a th e r, e n ­ th ro u g h all fa lse a p p e a ra n c e s a g a in st I Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 1. terin g unexpectedly, found m e upon my all th e w orld ?" knees a f te r a hist hopeless search . “ Yes, E rie.” I told him sim ply. T h en ! “T h e rin g , of co u rse." he exploded. he sa id : "I a m glad I’m not q u ite so I "You sh o w It off to a p en n iless young u n w o rth y . My fa th e r d ied a few d a y s 1 w vagabond, th e n leave it upon th e m a n ­ ago. T h a t's w hy I w e n t aw ay so s u d ­ telsh elf a fo rtu n e w tih ln easy reach denly. H e sent for iue w hen he w as i of a stra n g e r." s t 11 m u tte rin g accu ­ dying, lie 's left m e all his m oney, sations. fa th e r w ent ca refu lly o v er th e N ance, nm l it’s ‘b - a lot." polished su rfa c e e f th e tloor. w here no AND F a th e r i '• . ■ his th ro a t several sm allest g lin tin g th in g m ight hide. tim es 1 e 'o ic v .• ¡ir.re d to listen. T h en I T hen, ns I had so m any tim es done, lie as h e sp e ' e v e h My knew Ills voice, lifted each a rtic le from th e m antel it w as all •> ’ soft an l h u m iliated «help. T h e re w ere but fo u r—th e c a n ­ "R oy," he said ; "boy. I'v e done yon dlesticks, th e elo. k a n d m o th e r's pic­ w rong in m y th o u g h ts, w ill v-m fo r­ ture. T lie rin g had com pletely dNap- penred. F o r one long m o m en t fn th e r give m e?" " F o rg iv e ? " laughed E rie. "W ell, I eyed m e In ste rn > om lem nntlon. ________________________________ "You will m ak e no m ention o f th is should say so. fo r if I hav* n't stolen y o u r Jew els 1 h ave sto len v .n - Nau -h ' loss." h e co m m anded sh a rp ly , "n o r let ter. t h a t ’s su re " th e a d v e n tu re r know th a t h e is sits- T hor1 fa th e r n i died ov er nml put th e V \ ' \ VA/ II 1 I A /V I ^ peeted. In th at lie« o u r only hope of ' * * recovery. H e shall la* w atched, fie em erald rin g In E rie’s hand w hile m o th e r's eyes sm iled a t us all th rough is tlie only person, e x c e p tin g o u r tw o the firelight. T IL L A M O O K MOTHER’S EMERALD HOLIDAY FARES n V /ujV (? < ' r n jfjT T Brandegce-Kincaid Clothes Holiday S ale D ates Our Clothes- Creed in 3 I \ir a g r a |ih s l . Tornar Q u a lity the corn rr-st one a m t Style the cop­ im i stone. ‘A To sett a t the low est/trier consist­ ent trith the sm all- est ftro/it above cost. •T To tell the tru th tn p rin t a m t a rt it rn the store. A. A. P E N N I N G T O N Tillamook, Oregon CHRISTMAS CANDIES Candies are higher than thav were, but we are Sell at Same Price as last year. • N\ e have a fresh sup­ ply of all kinds of NUTS I opcorn 7c per pound. Flasfi Lights make best Christman Presents. We carry them. V F LEARNED, CLOVERD&LE F. R. BEA LS REAL ESTATE W rits for L ite ra tu re . TILLAMOOK, PACIFIC LINES going to i SOUTHERN OUKUO> Gasolen Automobile Accessories I