*■ — *- A W illful W om an By OSCAR COX It was In the reign of King Edward of England, the fourth of that name, that John Ochiltree, a young farmer living In the county of Kent, met a lass called Mary Griggs at a Maying and conceived a strong love for her. He danced with her around the May pole and looked at her languishing- ly, but his modesty and the strength of bis love tied bis tongue so that he conld say nothing to her. And so he danced and ogled and ogled and danced, but never a word could he Hay to the girl. Alary had been keeping company with Richard Doyle.a maker of armor, but the moment be laid eyes on John Ochiltree Doyle saw that she was lost to bloi in favor o f his rival. He drew away sulky, thus leaving the field to tbe man who hud supplanted him. The day after the Maying John waited for Mury to come out of her father's thatched cottage and Joined her. He managed to wish her "good morning" and said that the crops promised to be good and (hat one of bis cows bad calved, but besides this he said nothing. Mary was a girl of spirit and would not help him out. She suld to herself that he should talk to her Uke any other mau or she would have none of him. He continued to sbow her by bis expression that he was euamored of her. and when he looked at her his eyes had a inelun choly expression. Now, as soon ns John got away from her his tongue was unloosed, and he could say what he liked. He told his mother of bis trouble and convinced her that It was Impossible that he should tell Alary tils love and ask her to marry him. "Then," suld his mother, “ Mary must propose to you." "She will never do that," sighed John. "She must be made to. My son wishes her for a wife, and he must hove her. Besides, Mary Is h good girl and will huve a good dowry. 1 wish her for a daughter in la w. I , have made up my mind that, since you i are unable to ask Mary to lie your wife, she shall claim you for her bus band." “ And bow will you do that, mother?' "Never mind, so that I do It. We women have to get through the world by exercising our wits. We are not men, to force our way. so we have to plan." Things went from bad to worse tie tween John and Mary. Determined to | force him to declare b I in self, she en cournged her former suitor This j made John III. and so great was bis slltng that Ills mother feared he would die. She went to Mary and. telling her of John's condition and the cause begged ber to do that which was ex pected o f the sterner sex—ask John to < t>e her husband. Mary vowed that she j would be no man's wife who had not the courage to ask her, and. though John might die, she would uot do his j part for him. Not long after this a sheep belonging to a neighbor was found lu Johu Oehll tree’s fold. John was arrested for sheep stealing and thrown Into prison. "Tbo lad has lost his uilnd for love of ■ you," said John's mother to Mury. The i lass was secretly troubled, but tossed her head and said that a man who was afraid of a girl had no mind to lose. John was tried and convicted and sentenced to be hanged Then Mary began to regret that she had refused to be persuaded Rut It was now too late. She had driven John Into Insanity, for the believed what his mother said, or she had uiiin teutionully bewitched him so that he bad stolen a sheep She sat nt home mourning her sud fate at loving a man so defective. John's mother brought a reijnest from her son that Mary would be present at Ills exeetthm j Mary declared that she conld in t en dure such a sight and would not go But Bbe was nt last persuaded to grant this last boon to « man she was now persuaded ahe had driven to the scaf fold, and on the morning of the hang lug she went there with her lover's mother. A crowd was gathered around the culprit. JohD, with the rope around bis neck, had ascended a few steps of the ladder. He stop|>ed and. seelug Mary below, said to her: "Alary, save mo!" "D ow can 1 do that. John!" “ It Is tbe law that If one inhout to be executed be claimed In marriage by any woman he shall go free." "Ia that so?” Alary asked of the sheriff. " I f yon claim this man In marriage I dare not haug hliu." "Oh, Mary,” cried John, "have niervy on me!" 'Have him," whispered the culprits mother. Alary hesitated. "No." she sab! at last, “ let him hang." J bll rlaggered, then »«.s med relieved, I He climbed nimbly up the other rungs Oilice Ground Flo r BclJ Phone 53-J PROFESSIONAL CARDS Tillamook Undertaking C of the ladder, and the sheriff was about National Bid, P. O. Box 147 _____ . R. N. HENKEL, Proprietor. to swing him off when Mary cried: Night and Day calls Tillamook Abstracting Co. With Rollie Watson “ Hold! I claim this man in mar promptly attended. riage!” Tuoi. C o a t e s . P r e s i d e n t . 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