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CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON.
an autO biograptier is alw a y s n't a d is­
a d v a n ta g e in th is respect. I need to
say th a t th e w rite r a t the tim e of th e
happenings n a rra te d w as tw en ty -th re e
y ea rs old an d considered handsom e
H is n a rra tiv e reads:
1 s ta rte d to cross the A llegheny
m o u n tain s on a business trip to C in­
cin n ati. th en th e principal city In the
w est, an d expected to be gone several
a In the Days Before There
w eeks, having planned to spend a
Were Railways
week in C incinnati a n d a week re
turn in g . W e left a t (i o'clock in the
m orning from th e A n tlers' tavern.
By F. A. MITCHEL
th e re being eight insides an d fo u r out
sides on th e coach.
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T h e re w as som e sh iftin g of passen ­
I lm ve alw a y s had a funcy for look­ gers d u rin g th e day. an d a t evening
the positions of those inside w as as
ing back into th e p ast for item s con
follow s—I give them m inutely, fo r they
ee rn in g those from whom 1 have d e­ a re p e rtin e n t to an u n d e rsta n d in g of
scended. T h e doings of th ese persons my n a rra tiv e : I s a t on th e fro n t seat,
who lived a n d m oved an d w orked and riding b ackw ard. T h e re w as one o th ­
loved a n d q u arreled , ju s t as o th ers of e r person on the seat w ith me, a m id­
m y fam ily a re doing today, have al­ dle aged lady. She sat on m y le ft
w ays been of in te re st to me. 1 have On th e m iddle seat, fa cin g me. b u t on
before m e a p o rtra it of one of m y th e o th e r side of th e coach, w as an
g ra n d fa th e rs p a in te d w hen lie w as the elderly g en tlem an , em inently respect
age th a t I am now. a n d one would ab le looking. T h e o th e r tw o places on
suppose th a t he a n d I w ere tw in b ro th ­ th e m iddle seat w ere occupied by a
e rs in stead of being tw o gen eratio n s young w om an, very precise looking,
a p a r t H e w as young in th e la st cen­ w hom he called Am elia, an d his
tu ry . w hen the railro ad w as com ing d a u g h te r, a girl of about eighteen. On
in to vogue as a m ode of trav e l and th e back sen t w ere a m an an d tw o wo­
sh o rtly before th e use of electricity men. I do not d escrib e them , for they
in telegraphing. Am ong fam ily docu
have no p a rt in w hat I am going to
m erits, of w hich 1 h av e collected a record.
g re a t num ber, th e re is one w ritten by
T h e first n ig h t in a coach is very u n ­
th is g en tlem an w hich 1 prize m ore co m fo rtab le; it is only w hen one gets
th a n an y of th e others. I give it ju st so m ew h at accustom ed to the jo ltin g
as he w rote it except for a little ed
an d lias m et w ith sufficient loss of
itin g w here he re fe rre d to him self, for sleep to re n d er him h u n g ry fo r slum -
A Kiss In a f
Coach
The Bank Is Safer Than the Stove
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CARCELY a week goes by that the newspapers don’t print
a story of some foolish housewife who thoughtlessly
started a fire in the stove where 6he had stored away the
savings of a lifetime. Money placed in a stove or in a
teapot or under a carpet does not draw interest. It is not safe
from thieves. It is not safe from fire. Money deposited in a bank
draws interest. The steel vaults in our bank are impervious to
lire and thieves. Bank your money with us.
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Cloverdale, Oregon.
MARCH 1. 1917
NO. 31
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means a successful a n d comfortable old age.
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h er t h a t he can lo se h im self sittin g dcnce an d p a rtly because I p referred to
stra ig h t up an d co n tin u ally bum ped believe th a t it w as h er red lips th a t
B ut I on fliis lirst n ig h t ascen d in g the had been pressed upon mine. We had
all become well acq u ain ted , an d the
m ountain s, hav in g been up la te sev
e ra l ev en in g s p receding my d ep a rtu re, wom an beside me w as very cordial in
slep t fa irly well. T h e horses w ere h er m an n er to w ard me. w hile Amelia
w as r a t h e ’ reserved. As to Agnes, she
obliged to proceed a t a w alk.
lu th e m iddle of th e n ig h t I w as acted ns any young girl would have
aw ak en e d by a p air of a rm s th ro w n acted to w ard a young m an un d er simi-
aro u n d m e a n d a p a ir of lips pressed i la r circum stances. She ce rtain ly a p ­
a g a in st m ine. My fa cu ltie s not tak in g peared to be th e person ¡heat ion of In­
in th e situ a tio n a t once, it did not im ­ nocence. B u t still w a te rs ru n deep,
m ediately occur to m e to d etain who and I am free to ad m it th a t i w as ln-
ever k issed me, an d by th e tim e I pro : flueneed by th is miago.
ceeded to do so it w as too late. T h e
T he Journey w as especially in te re st­
a rm s ab o u t m e w ere unlocked and th e ing to me, because 1 had a problem to
lips rem oved from m ine.
solve. I reckoned th a t th e g uilty one
Not only w as th e re no light in th e would b etra y herself before we a rriv e d
coach, b u t th e n ig h t w as very d ark . I a t th e Queen ( il,\ of th e W est. B u t
could n o t see m y h an d b efo re my eyes th e only one of th e th ree w ho could
All I k n ew of th e episode w as by th e have kissed me who showed a sjieclal
sense of touch. T h e re w as no do u b t In predisposition for me w as Agnes, an d
my m ind th a t I bail been kissed by a she gave no sign of guilt.
At all
w om an, b u t th e prin cip al evidence of
cuts, it seemed to me th a t 1 had
this w as th a t th e lips th a t w ere p ress
.in e a very fav o rab le im pression upon
ed ujton m ine w ere so ft an d th e re w as tier.
no beard. H ad th e m a tte r occurred
On a rriv a l at P ittsb u rg h those of u s
w hen m y fa cu ltie s w ere norm ally alive
who w ere going fu rth e r w est took a
d oubtless I sh o u ld h av e lain aw a k e th e
steam boat to descomí the Ohio river.
re st of th e n ig h t d e lib e ra tin g as to who
Among those who w ere ab o ard w ere
had favored me. As It w as. my d elib er­
the eld erly gentlem an, whose nam e by
ations, a ssiste d by th e m onotonous
th is tim e I Imd learned to be S h o tw e ll;
b reath in g , n o t to m ention snoring, of
his s is te r aiid his d au g h ter. In th e
th e p assen g ers p u t m e to sleep.
coach, crow ded to g eth er as we were,
In th e m o rn in g we stopped a t a tav
th ere w as no o p p o rtu n ity for a tete-a-
ern, a n d a f te r cold w a te r th ro w n over
tete betw een me and Agnes, b u t on th e
m y face a n d a good b re a k fa st o f fried
steam boat w as plenty. We s a t to g eth er
chicken, v ario u s kinds of gam e and
on th e g u ard s ouside th e lad ies’ calilo,
b u ck w h eat cukes, for w hich I e x p e n d ­
and a t tim es on deck. T he Ohio w as
ed a S p an ish silv er h alf d o llar, on re ­
called by th e early F ren c h se ttle rs I.a
tu rn in g to th e coach my a d v e n tu re of
Belle Itiv lere , and ju s tly so. At th e
the n ig h t cam e back to me. ex citin g
tim e of th is Journey, th e au tu m n , her
not only cu rio sity , b u t o th e r em otions
w a te rs w ere clear, am i the foliage on
I bad scarcely se a te d m y self w hen 1
the m u ltitu d e of h ills on her hanks
m ade a c a re fu l su rv ey of th o se p er­
wus of m any colors. No nlTuir of the
sons som e one of whom m ight have
h e a rt could have tak en place under
given m e th e kiss.
more p ro p itio u s circum stances.
T h e re w ere th re e wom en sittin g s u f­
One evening, when the a ir w as out
ficiently n e a r m e to h ave co m m itted
of th e south, Agnes an d I w ent on to
the act. T h e re w as th e m iddle aged
the h u rric a n e deck, w hich is th e high­
Indy beside m e. w hose n am e I do not
est deck o f all. No one w as th e re Imt
know ; th e re w e re Am elia a n d th e young
ourselves. We stood looking out on a
girl, h er niece, w hom they called Agnes
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m oonlit arene. T he sounds w ere th e
I did not d o u b t th a t one o f th e th re e
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w as th e p e rp e tra to r. I scru tin ized th e th ro b b in g of th e engine Ixdow am i the
strik in g of th e paddle wheels a t the
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fa>'e of each, but could see no tra c e of
guilt. T h e lady lieside me a n d Am elia sides of th e boat upon the w ater.
Now, I had not th u s fa r regarded my
m et my gaze w ith o u t a quiver, but
afTair w ith Agnes Shotw ell a s any m ore
Agnes, who s a t o p posite me, low ered
serio u s th a n those I Imd had w ith oth-
her eyes.
I m ade up my m ind th a t Agnes w as
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t the c u lp rit, p a rtly from th is b it of evi-