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GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE The Nestucca Valley First, Last and all the Time. CLOVERDALE NO. 7 CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COJNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 13,1917 VOL. j 3. M iss M arjorie M ackenzie em erged from u m am m oth d e p a rtm e n t store a n d looked ab o u t for a ta x ic a b . T h ere w ere several autom obiles d ra w n u p to th e sidew alk. Miss M ac kenzie in q u ired of sev eral chauffeurs w h e th e r they w ere disengaged« receiv in g a n sw e rs from 6ome th a t th e con veyances they drove w ere priv ate, from o th e rs th a t th ey w ere w a itin g fo r p er sons in th e store. At th e end of th e line a young m an sa t in his c a r read ing a new spaper. Miss M ackenzie ap proached him . and th e first th in g he k n ew of h e r presence w as h earin g a very w ell m odulated voice a sk : “ Is th is cab engaged?" T h e young m an looked up Into Miss M ackenzie’s liquid eyes. l i e did not rep ly a t once, but w hen he did he ask ed w here th e young lady w ished to go. She said th a t she d esired to go home, giving him her s tre e t and n u m ber. H e h e sita te d u m om ent, th en said h e th o u g h t he could ta k e h er th ere au d get back to th e store b efore a lady he w as w a itin g for should finish her shopping. M iss M ackenzie w as a b o u t to step Into th e re a r p a rt of th e vehicle w hen she p aused an d said th a t she alw ay s p re fe rred to rid e in front. T h e c h a u f fe u r th ereupon opened th e door beside him , and th e lady e n te re d by th a t opening. “I t's a b eau tifu l m orning, m iss," th e ch au ffeu r rem arked. “Indeed, it is. I f you w ere n o t e n gaged I w ould have you ta k e m e to th e B a rk.” “ I th in k I can do th a t a n d g et hack to th e store before th e lady I ain d riv in g finishes her shopping. I t alw ay s ta k e s h e r a long w hile." “ W ell, If you th in k you w on’t get in to trouble you can ta k e m e for a rid e.” T h e ch auffeur drove to th e en d of th e park , tu rn e d and drove back, tu r n ed ag ain a n d again d riv in g hack and forth. A d h o u r hod been consum ed, d u rlu g w hich Miss M ackenzie w as so pleased w ith th e p ark scenery, th e ve ldt les g litte rin g in th e sunshine, atid th e conv ersatio n al pow ers o f h er com panion, rem ark ab le fo r a chauffeur, th a t she supposed b u t te n m in u tes had elapsed. She asked th e d riv e r if his fa re w ould n e t likely he th ro u g h h er shopping and need 1dm. h u t he said sh e had told him he w ould have to w a it n long w hile fo r her, a n d ho e n tered upon an o th er h o u r's drive, a t the en d o f w hich he deposited th e lady a t h e r home. On handing him his fa re sh e ask ed 1dm if she could n o t use Ids cab occasionally, to win h he recllcd th a t she could umi gave her his tele phone num ber, telling h er to call for ( harlle. A fte r th a t Miss M ackenzie called frequently fo r C harlie, tak in g long rides w ith him, pay in g liberally th e re for, w ith an occasional tip for him self. One afternoon when he called fo r her an elderly lady w as in the cab. “ I m ust apologize for m y presence," she said. “C harlie is my fav o rite chauffeur a s well as yours. W hen I asked him to tak e me to m y s is te r’s th is afternoon lie said th a t he w as en gaged to ta k e you out. I told him th a t he m ight ta k e me in for a h alf hour, dropping me a t my destin atio n . You m ust not blam e him .” Miss M ackenzie get into the b ark se a t w ith th e lady, who m ade herself so agreeable th a t the girl fo rgave her fo r w h at she had done. T h e lad y seem ed to ta k e a d esp erate fancy to h er aud w hen they p a rte d asked for h er address. Miss M ackenzie gave it cheerfully, and as soon as th e cab bad turned a corner C harlie puiied up, and she took th e se a t beside him. “ Is th a t th e lady you w ere w aitin g for,” she asked, “w hen I hired you the first tim e?” “ Yes, mi3s.” A week la te r Miss M ackenzie receiv ed a note from Mrs. C henow orth, th e lady who had divided th e cab w ith her, ex pressing her appreciation of th e girl's kindly a sse n t to th a t in tru sio n and inviting h er to dinner. Miss M ac kenzie w as a bit u n certain about ac cepting an invitatio n on so sh o rt an acquaintance, hut th e lady had seem ed to be a refined person an d Miss M ac kenzie had been m uch pleased w ith her. So she accepted. On th e evening o f th e d in n er C harlie w as telephoned for. grid w hen he pulled up in fro n t of th e house, a l though th e evening w as w arm , he w ore an overcoat b u ttoned from th e th ro a t to his ankles. On reach in g M rs. C henow orth's Miss M ackenzie, a fte r handing C harlie th e cu stom ary fee, w ith a tip for him self, w ent Into the house, w as received by th e h o strss and, h aving rem oved her w-raps. th e tw o sa t conversing in th e d raw in g room w aiting for d in n er to be a n nounced. B ut a fow m inutes had elapsed w hen r. young m an in evening d ress waDced into th e room. W as Miss Mac kenzie d ream in g ? S u re ly th at im m acu lately a ttire 1 young m an could not he C harlie. Mevertlie- less ho w as C harlie and s o ih ir r ly a d vanced v ith o u tstretch ed han d t> M ts- Mnckenzie. “C harlie is m y son," said Mrs. C heno w orth, "as well ns my chauffeur. H e forced mo to hire n cab to get hom e the m orning he yens d riv in g you in the park. I concluded th at i" I w ished his s e n iocs I would need to m ake y o u r acq u ain tan ce in order th a t we could the hotter a rra n g e for a divided oerv- I< e.” C harlie C henow orth tells the sto ry as to how he got his w ife w ith g reat gusto. The Bank Is Safer Than the Stove. 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 she 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 sa fe from thieves. It is not safe from fire. Money deposited in a bank draws interest. The steel vaults in our bank are impervious to fire and thieves. Bank your money with us. S NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK Cloverdale, Oregon. — -— « ♦ MAKING HISTORY ♦ Money will Take Care of You <*fTTY>AKR care of your mohey and it will take care of you. , Some time in your life you will need the help that a little c.C . _ ready money affords. If you take care of your presant + --- ♦ income, you will accumulate a -urplua fund that may be used in + * cas of sickness or loss of steady income. Begin by opening u + Only It Pertained to Two + Saving Account at this Bank and then deposit a portion of the *y Persons Instead of * • monty received. We welcome Savings Account in nr.y amount Nation from a dollar u p w a r d s . Your money will be safe and earn inter est, so I hat your account will grow, both by your deposits and in terest additions, Cj ALAN ILNSDALE 4 Per Cent Paid on Savings and Time Deposits, Best Banking Facil ities in Town. + ♦ ♦ 1 w as driving my au to along a country road, enjoying the constantly changing scenery. The spring had de veloped into sum m er; the leaves ou tho trees w ere full blown, birds were sing ing in th e trees, a range of d ista n t hills stood soft an d mellow n g ain st the horizon, light, fleecy clouds sailed lazily over an azure sky. I am one of those who love to lido slowly, th a t I m ay see each vista, each landscape, n e a r objects, enjoying them while I look. 1 have uo patience w ith those w ho m u st be alw ays tearin g along so rapidly th at no sooner does one get an eye on a green velvet slope w ith c a ttle feeding upon it than, p res to! It h as vanished and its place is taken by a ragged height covered w ith scrub trees, past w hich the road may be so uneven as to require a th ree mile nn ho u r gait. Such drivers will get over tw e n ty miles of beautiful scenery in a jiffy, to d rag and J 1* along beside a q u arry or a street lined w ith hovels. On th is su m m er m orning of which 1 speak my h e a rt had been w arm ed by the b eau tifu l flecked sunlight beside the read , an d I felt especially char liable to w a rd nil the world. I w as m o toring along a narrow d irt road, hut. extrem ely sm ooth, lined w ith a broad space of tu r f on eith er side to the fences, w hen I snw before me a fe m i nine figure wb< sc linos and dress in d i cated th a t she w as a young girl. She w as carry in g a satchel of am ple dimen siens on Imr inn. and used a stuff. W hen I enme up w ith her I brought my m achine alm ost to a s'a n d still, sbe turned her face tow ard mo. <md 1 no tired th a t II w as com -ly. “Shall 1 give you a lift?" 1 asked. “Thniik y< u, sir. I have far to go and am aw e a ry ,” she replied W'itb t i n t Scotch accent which in a woman is especially m usical, though from a m ac th e w ords usually come like bullets from the muzzle of a pistol. She w as about to d im ') Into the rear seat when I opened the forw ard d< or, and she took the seat beside n v “W here do you go?" 1 asked. “ I d lu n a know at present," she a n sw ered. "I aw to m eet m f b ro th er at M edbury. W here we shall go from there I can n a tell.'' I got out m y road m ap. asked the girl to unfold It and w hile I held the w b e d w ith one hand held tile m ap w ith the other. I saw th a t M edbury w as a m a tte r of ten miles as th d crow flies, hut it w as fifteen by read and nearly th irty by such roads as would be suit- able to an auto. “A t w h a t hour do you expect to m eet your bro th er?" I asked. “T his afternoon." I t w as 9 o’clock in th e m orning. I w as n o t required to be a t any p a rtic u lar place a t any p artic u la r tim e. T here w as plenty of tim e to get the girl to her d estination before she w as due there. She w as pretty, h er voice w as very sw eet, and I saw no reasou why I should n o t enjoy her com pnnionshlp for th e g re a te r part o f the day Instead of riding alone. I jogged along till we cam e to a fork In th e road, an d us I w as about to tu rn into th e rig h t load the gill m ade a move to alight, saying th a t her ro ute lay over th e le ft read, w hich w as only a lane. I toid her th a t I would tak e her to her d estination over m otorable roads, and sh e consented Again I e x am ined my road m ap and laid out a course Involving a fifty mile ride, and since I p referred a slow gait we would m ake M edbury at noontim e. As we roiled along I led my com panion to talk about herseif, for I felt some cu riosity concerning her. She w as not dressed a s a farm er's dau g h ter, and, although her accent w as Sect li, It was not a p e a sa n t accent. I could not un d erstand w hy reflued a person sbeuld be trudging along on font, and f did n o t consider the lonely roads v proper place for a jo u n g girl to be un attended. Io n ln g our conversation she gave me h er nam e as E dith M acltow nell. H er fa th e r and m othe- bad come to America from Scotland when she w as TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK Established in 1902 Tillamook, - - Oregon about ten years old, which accounted stone of Incidents shaping lu e Tlves ot for her retain in g only a portion of the ( tw o hum an beings? N evertheless It dialect of her nativ e country. -Her fa was. ther had been a landed proprietor to a N ever before had I driven w ithout very lim ited ex ten t in Scotland and, | an e x tra tire. 1 w ould n o t have been having been seized w ith the d esire to w ithout otic th is tim e had th ere not extend his possessions, had sold his been a delay in tilling an order. I had property and come to America, w here I expected one to be delivered to me the proceeds of th e sale would p u r I th at m orning. I t hud not arrived, and chase a more extended dom ain. But it l w as obliged to s e t out w ith o u t it. did not a p p e a r from what the girl told T hank heaven th a t it wus not fo rth me th a t he had utilized his A m erican coming! acres except In devoting som e of them I had barely sta rte d from th e W ild In the cultivation of fruit. wood inn w hen one of my fo rw ard As w e do not realize th a t we are wheels w as let dow n ou th e road. F o r m aking history, so we do n< t recognize tunately w e w'ero so nenr th e lnu th a t in sm all events ti nt we are shaping my com panion could go bnck there to our lives. • I. often revert to th a t pleas w ait w hile I tried to ex tricate m yself a n t su m m er day when 1 took into my from the dilem m a. A short distance auto for a lift a girl 1 had never seen down tho road w as a house, w here I before, in ten d in g a t th e s ta rt lo sit found a telephone, b u t I spent a long her down whore our p a th s diverged, while before 1 could get u m an to como bow I resolved to m nke her my com from a garag e w ith Im plem ents to re panion fo r a ride; how she com m uni pair th e breuk. A nd It would not he cuted to m e a b rief statem en t as to her safe to use the tiro fo r an hour or tw o social position. It w hs under the a fte r he had done mi. It was 3 o’clock w arm sunshine, te m p e re d .b y a d e l before tho patch w on p u t on and half clous cool breeze, w hile we rolled along past t before 1 d a re d s ta rt again. Then through a beautiful country th a t I w as I drove back to tho inn and inform ed m aking history for m yself as well as Miss Mac Downed th a t we w ere tw en ty the girl beside me. m iles from M edbury’ an d since l dnre In rem em bering the several sruhll In not stra in the n ew ly patched tire wo cidents th a t were tending to d iv e rt my should have to proceed slowly over life's p ath from w h a t it had th u s far sin b portions of tho pnsd th a t w ere In been I bave often thought th a t the ferior. It m ight b e d o'clock before wo' m a tte r of good roads played an Im por reached th e place. “ How long will It. ta k e to go hom e?" ta n t part. H ad th e read s been stony or filled w ith hollows’ my atten tio n she asked. “ I can get you back to w here I over would have been necessarily fixed ou them and my tem per would have been took you In an hour," I said. “T ake nie home. 1 dlntia care to go sorely tried. Instead the roads wore perfect. F or miles the d irt roads w eie to M edbury uoo.” "W ill you be too late to find your dry and hard packed. V. lien we en tered upon th e turn p ik es they were brother?" “ 1 dlnna care to go there noo," w as either covered w ith I lie finest st"iie or w ere o f asphalt. My m achine work«-1 all I could get out o f her. We w ere fo rtu n a te In reneblug her to perfection. On these accounts I w as not only able to give my whole a tte n home without fu rth e r m ishap. W hen tion to iny fa ir com panion, but my wo cam e n ear th e house my com panion left me and w ent on alone. Before h eart w as free to w arm to her. Tho history th a t I w as m aking for p artin g I arranged for a call and a n m yself an d my com panion w as In a other ride. T he call I m ade at an early .w ay m ore im p o rtan t to her th an to dale, and a fte r th a t we hod m any rides myself. B ut why th is w as so I did not together. learn for a long while afte rw a rd . D u r One m u tter turned up a m ystery. It ing th a t eventful day I set her dow n as soon cam e out that E d ith had no b ro th a m ost dem ure Scotch lassie in whom er. Upon my accusing her of having there w as no disposition to act for deceived me she confessed thst. on tho herself. Indeed, she im pressed me ns l m orning I took h er into my au to she Imrely having escaped from the n u rs w as going to m eet a lover for an elope- ery. j mont. . It, w as then th a t I understood her At noontim e we name upon a grove In which stood a cottuge, w ith a sign, | words, “ I dlnna ca re to go th ere noo." W ildwood inn. T h ere w ere rude ta And th is Is w hy I have said th a t I w as bles in th e grove, and I Inferred th a t a I m aking history m ore fo r her th an for luncheon would be obtainable, s» I tu rn m yself. She changed her Intended hu s ed my m achine Into the place. A w o band du rin g our ride. I t tu rn e d out well fo r h er th a t I in man w ith a w hite epp' aud apron cable out, and I a ¡ked her t<> produce the vited h er to ride and th a t th e bursting of th e tire delayed our reaching Med best she had In her larder. T h a t luncheon ta ste s delicious w hen bury as It did. H ad she arrived there ever I tld n k of It to th e present day. a t th e tim e appointed she would not T here w as an om elet fit for thé gods, have found the m an sbe bad expected biscuits such as w ere never m ade be to m eet, fo r he had no Intention of f ire n o rth of Mason and D ixon's line, keeping th e appointm ent. Some years so light th a t 1 alm ost fo u n d they a fte r our m arriage I learned through would fly up am ong th e branches of frien d s of my w ife th a t th e m an w ith the trees above us befoio ! could gut w hom she had expected to elope had them to my mouth. As fur the b u tter, at th a t tim e already m ore w ives th an I doubt If it hud been churned an lemr. the law allowed. H e had been born A h eartier course w as spring chicken a gentlem an, but w as the black sheep served w ith cucum bers, so th aï th e heat of the family. T h e reason w hy she cf one w as nullified by the coolness of w ouldn't have found him a t tbt» a p the other, while both heat and r ioln*>*<« pointed place w as th a t w ife No. 2 had w et* enjoyable. A cup o f tea sm oothed z >t wind of his lutcntlon and had had by th e richest cream wns w h at we him Jailed. I nev er allow ed iny w ife d ran k ; fo r dessert a great dish of to know how serious s fa te sbe es stra w b e rrie s as large as w alnuts. And caped. How Ha Lost Out. all th« w hile I was ] V;ing h e n a pad1 ‘T ’ve decided not to m arry him * of brow n eyea opposite m e and Ikstc u- Ing to a m u sl'a l voice. "W hy not?” One th in g more of a different kind “ H e took me out to d in n er last n ig h t was needed for our history m aking. It and gave so m any Instructions to the w as not Im portant except in a sm all w aiter as to how he w anted tbe m eat way; th ere w as nothl::g heroic, §rcnl<\ lurid, rom antic about It Indeed, If w as cooked and the courses served th a t I very com m onplace. A punctured tire. m ade up my mind th ere'd lie no living N othing more, nothing le-s. W ho w ith a m an a" fussy as th a t." —D etroit would suppose th a t so unrom antlc a 1 Free Press. I - — - — - happening should have been the cap