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.
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"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
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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
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