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. 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