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MORO PHARMACY
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Experienced, Registered P h arm a cis ts
fled lcines C a re fu lly Compounded.
Complete Assortment of 8llverwsre and Jewelry
FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS, PERFUMERY.
BRUSHES. COMBS. SPONGES. CICARS.
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A ny a n d all K in d s o f
P a te n t M e d ic in e A lw a v a In S t o c k
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“M O R E
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IMS, by Associated L ite r a ry
Pr sae.J
Ollda walked down the green aisle
of waving corn.
T b s . long green
I awtsm flk»kAre<l blurb o v e r bear biidiit
head, and the sound of the wind
sweeping through the ten sere corn-
fleld was like the roaring awell of the
ocean In her ears.
Now and then she tors a plump ear
from the Juicy stalks and thrust It In
her splint basket Rbe did thia leisure­
ly. for it was yet early morning, and
there were hours before dinner, and
she loved, to walk In the corn.
The rustle of the leaves drowned all
other sounds, and thus It was that she
came suddenly upon a man crouching
on the ground before ber. As her pink
skirts cam« Into bis range of vision be
leaped to bis feet and atood. h alf turn­
ed for flig h t ’
Tbs girl grew white with sudden
fear and to ber turn made as If to run
away. The man's face lost Its strained
Intensity and relaxed for an In s ta n t
She saw that be waa you ngand good
looking and that be waa afraid of
something.
“W hat do you want? Why are yon
here?”
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“They're a fte r me," he said grimly.
“W b o r
“The constables."
"W h at have you doneT' She did not
shrink aw ay from him aa he expected
she might do.
“Nothing at a ll—if you w ill believe
met Tbe Laurelton railroad station
was robbed last night, and It seemed
neceaaary to arreat some one on sus­
picion. As a m atter of fa c t I ’m one
of the faculty of the Moreton school,
and I'm taking a walking tour through
New England.
“1 submitted to a rre a t but on my
way to the lockup m y gorge rose at
tbe thought of the unnecessary Igno­
miny to be thrust upon me, so 1 broke
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LOW COLONIST RATES
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Deposit the am ount of the fare w ith the nearest O. K A N . o r 8 . P .
Agent and ticket w ill be delivered In the East w ith o u t extra poet.
Hand ua the uame and address of any one interested In the Mlate for
Oregon literature.
• Wrn. MCMURRAY,
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General Passenger Agent, P o jtlao d, Ore.
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Opposite Post O ffice
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A N t) PU T ON TU B lIX M H F B ”
away and lost myaelf in this field. 'J.
suppose they w ill get me In tbe end,
for I am dog tired now."
She lifted her troubled eyea to his
and read truth in tbelr steady brown
depths.
Something black came Into view
among tbe stalks and then disap­
peared.
For an Instant ah* started
and tbeD laughed. Involuntarily tbe
stranger's face relaxed Into a smile.
“They w ill trace you by your clothes
—your appearance?" she asked quickly,
H e glanced down gt hla plain gray
clothes and nodded assent.
“Come with me." She led the way
through the corn, and be followed her,
starting back w ith a muttered ejacula­
tion aa a black coat sleeve came Into’
view.
“ I t ’s nothing—it’s only one of the
scarecrows In the corn." ahe reassured
him. “1 thought yon might take It
down and put on the clothes—they’re
black—and tbe bat la different. They're
all clean. You ace. they’ve been out
In tbs rain and"— She hesitated.
“T h a t’s a glorious Idea of yours,” be
aald gratefully. U e pulled the man of
straw from the post and tore away
tbe tattered garments.
“Now "— he said, hut abe had rustled
away toward her basket, and be beard
her plucking Juicy eara in the distance.
When he came toward her w ith hla
gray clothes on hla arm he forgave her
tbe smile that lurked about ber red
lips.
"The tru ly «[teat are modest," he
looking qutaxlcally at tbe torn
and shrunken garments that were dis­
tributed more or less effectively over
his large frame. ’’ And now how ahull
I th a n k you?*’
“By making good your escape.” abe
said quickly. “ W s don’t w ant to make
a failure o f It now. Give roe your
■'-■F gray clothes. T hera—I ’ll put them In
tbe bottom of my basket, and some
day when It's all over yon may come
for them. Now follow this row down
to tbe open field. Cross that to the
orchard, and In one corner among the
apple trees there la the abed where we
sort apples fo r m a rk e t In tbe lo ft
overhead there Is clean straw where
you can sleep t l l f n ig h t when It w ill
be safe for yon to go on. Goodby!"
In an Instant abe waa gone and be
waa alone In th e rustling corn. H e
Heard tbe distant about of a roan’s
voice and another voice In reply. Then
he turned and went sw iftly down the
alley toward the orchard.
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The Umatilla House
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D*nea, o*»aon,
E le o trlo L ig h ts
E le c tric C a ll Bella.
H O T E L R A T E S T O S U IT Y O U .
All O R & N Trains Stop at Front Door
R ailw ay T ic k e t Office In the Lobby.
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C o u n t y , O r e g o n , JT rid ay, O c t . 1 5
toe com ing fro s t and th e seat o r th e
d y in g year.
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Are not alone oonfined to Rural Free Delivery of mail
and the Telephone.
There ie another convenience which all
farmers should have — and many do h ave— a checking ac­
count with a good bank.’ The poeeeeaor of such an account
avoids the risk of having his money on bis perron or about
his home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
Hie b ills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
also a convenience in his home transactions where very often
the necessary ohange for concluding settlement ie not at hand
Don't atop to think this over, but start an acoount now with
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iv o r y D esc rip tio n to O r d e r
Q uick an d C heap!
lb ber Stom p« Furnished.
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N ovem ber
w tnda
w ere
w h is tlin g
through tbe lifeless stalks now g ath­
ered Into g re a t shocks over th e stubb ly
A lid a w a lk e d s lo w ly o v er to u
Suddenly ahe came upon the pise«
where abe bad met the fleeing s tra n d *
whom she bad aided In the rntdsnm
mer. Rhe looked at tbe fantastic
nre perched on a shock of corn, tnd
ber lipa parted In a Joyous laugh.
“ I t la you—yon have coma b a e k t
ahe asked.
The scarecrow man grinned happily
" I cam e back fo r m y clothes," ha ad
salt ted
A lid a
cheek.
m other
pectlng
flushed under the brow n o f
“T h e y are In th e house. I
about you. W e have
yoo to come back."
*T am glad of that,” be said simply.
“Too saw tbe papers a fte r I escaped?
Ton know that 1 epoke the truth to
you that day. They captured tbe real
crim inal." H e regarded ber steedllv.
“I read all about IL and we were
very glad."
’T h a n k yon. And I hope yon were
not annoyed that «lay yoo met tbe con­
stable and hla men." H a was standing
beside ber, looking down at ber sweet
face with a certain earnestness In his
own that had never been there before.
“ Yes; 1 met them and told them I
had aeen ooe man and that be looked
like a scarecrow.” She laughed aDd
added mischievously, ’T h e constable
said th a t couldn’t be tbe man because
be was looking for a dqde."
They laughed In unison as the stran­
ger picked op a suit case and prepared
to follow Alida toward the farmhouse.
When they were In sight of tbe com­
fortable dwelling tbe man stopped and
looked wistfully at tbe girl beside him.
“ Do you know. I rather bate to part
with these ’scarecrow garments.’ They
have served me more than one good
turn.”
"M ore than one?” repeated Alida, fal­
tering.
"More than one." w ith an enigmatic
am lie. "So with your permission I shall
carry them away w ith roe, that once In
awhile 1 may come back and play tbe
scarecrow as 1 did this morning."
“ We shall not need a scarecrow until
next M ay. when tbe corn la op, but
you might come and practice."
And so.Jt happened that when tbe
following August came and tbe rustling
corn formed arching green alleys Alida
and tbe scarecrow mao walked togeth­
er In tbe cornfield.
"And you do not object to having a
scarecsow for a husband?" be was say­
ing tenderly, ber band lost In bis grasp.
"No, Indeed!” blnsbed Alida bapptly.
Chairs.
Carlyle wins glory still w ith bis re­
flections about clothes. W hy has the
chair never tempted essay tats to rival
"Sartor Resartna?" It, too. may reflect
authority. It , too. changes w ith salary
and station. T he swivel gives orders
to tbe high desk stool. Tbe straight
back chair of tbe stenographer differs
much In meaning from tbe ampler
piece o f furniture which stands before
the roll top desk. In a wheel chair the
child may sec the world, and a fte r hi«
pilgrimage, now an aged man. be may
collect a little air. There are the chair
of state and the electric chair of axe
cut Ion. The empty chair la a mein
pbor for all that Is most tragic In our
lives. W h at are the dreams of the a rt­
ist’s stool and w hat o f tbe milkmaid's
and which signify the more? H o w the
rocking chair baa been- w ritten about
and despised by the haughty traveler
from abroad and how firm It stands, a
great American conquest In domestic
comfort! Around tbe chair also and
the attitude In which we sit lie aasoci
at Ions o f mental state:
EQUINE HEADWEAR
Target Work
Of Uncle Sam's
Big Ships
O f Oeurqp the 1900 Stylra Inolude the
Feaoh Basket Variety.
T h e number of horses prostrated In
hot weather reachea well Into the
thousands every year, and In many
cases the anlmala might have been
saved had their owners or drivers
been careful. When horses first began
wearing bats It was considered some­
thing of a Joke, but It Is bow well
known that they are a great protec­
H E R E are the days when F a ­ tion on a hot day. In fact, the So-
ther Neptune la nursing a se­
vere headache and tbe nn
maids have gone abroad to
take the reat cures, for Uncle Ram’s
glakt battleships o f the north Atlantic
flee ¿ a r c out at sea. th irty miles off
tbe Virginia capes, where for some
T
time s>ey w ill practice drilling and
target
ctlce The coat of thia work
tbe heavy Items that ge to
la one
make u (i that huge naval budget that
is often a cause of annoyance to those
who fail to see the need of a big navy,
but the oBclala take the position that
no amount of money, no m atter bow
great, la wanted If it results In giving
the navy’s marksmen the skill that
wins battles. W ith ut thia certainty
the whole eetabliahinent Is rendered
useless.
One day on a battleship during ta r­
get practice Is enough to bring home
to the laym an an appalling Idea of
what a modern naval battle must be.
All being In preparation, the ship
steams around past tbe target Into the
range. The first guns fired are gen­
erally the smaller ones, the Colts auto­
matic and one pounders. Two of these
can fire at once—that Is. each trip
across the range, a distance of 1,000
yards. T he Colts are very danger­
ous guns and Are 250 shots per min­
ute. The smaller guns of the main
battery, fonr, five and six Inch, are
next fired. I t is among this class of
guua that all tbe competition and en­
thusiasm are worked up, for they are
tko 'm o re numerous and the records
necessarily harder to break. When the
six Inch open np every one knows ta r­
get practice la being held and gets In­
terested.
For n«»lac and heat the six Inch are
about the worst in the navy, for they
are tbe largest guns out of a turret.
The crews have no protection from the
muzzle of tbe gun unless tbe gun port
la very amall lending Into tbe gun deck,
but they are not small. The crew must
face all the Jar and rush of heat aa
best they can. A spar deck gun la
-altogether unprotected, and the only
refuge for tbe crew Is to get as near
as possible to the breech. A ll ^tuff
their ears w ith cotton, for the report
would break the eardrnm were It ex­
posed.
The eight and twelve Inch guns a re
next fired under the same conditions
as tbe five and six Inch. There Is not
so much team
work necessary In
manipulating these slues most every-
Q u r a r Postoffloss.
Odd means of collection o f mall In
various regions are »till In vogue. * A t
Fulness, a little lalaud o ff the coast of
England, there la set up wbat the B rit­
ish call "a p illa r box." from which col­
lections of mall can be made onlv
when the tide shall permit, a notice to
which effect Is posted above the bo
This result of the "pecesslty o f tow n -
tlon" came about by reason of the fact
that tbe place In question la reached
by road from the town of W akering
only when the tide la very low.
There Is a curious postofllce In Can­
ada.
I t la situated In Lake Warn
goon, Ontario. It consists of a wo«dRB
box or trough fastened to a pole stand-,
Ing upright In a shallow portion of t
lake.
A ateamer drops in this b « r
such letters aa may be carried for that
region on her return voyage, nod a
canoe la sent out from the shore to
collect them, at the same time leaving
tbe outgoing mall ready to be taken
up by the next vessel that passes out-
ward. -
The fishermen of the Ornnd banka
have often employed a peculiar «ea
postofllce. This In the form of aa
open barrel lashed on a raised [la p
form o f crossed spare attached to a
stationary buoy. Letters wrapped IB
otlalrin are dropped Into the hnnq|
by passing traw lers and collected by
others returning and reposted on land*
Ingz—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Anti-speed A rg u m e n t
"W aa that a novel your messenger
boy waa reading?" .
“Worse than that," answered ths
man In charge o f the office. “It waa
tbs fable o f the bare and tbe tortoise.**
—Houston Post.
A
Flara to Do Tim e In.
"H ave you ever been to Dragwiy*«
place a t Bungalowvllle-lo-thw-fbwh?''
“Tea; spent two weeks there one
a ftorooou"—Brow» lag's Magastoa
F iv e C e n ts
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i OUR LINE OF SHOES IS COMPLETE 7
A n d b y th e 15th of O c to b e r still m o re a re d u e
to a rriv e . F o r Q u a lity a n d P ric e s w e h a v e
A Full Assortment of Men’s ties, socks, and shirts.
Special attention given Mens Furnishing Goods.
C. A. NISH,
A Letter, a Man and the Two
Margaret Burtons.
By FRANCIS A. COREY.
IC o p yrts h t,
lWU, by Associated L ite r a ry
Pre»» J
p ro s tra te d .
Thia year the styles of equine head-
gear are almost as numerous as those
affected by milady, and even one of
the new peach basket variety has been
seen on a big Percheron or Clydes­
dale, but greatly reduced In alae, of
course.
Probably the moat popular
BOMB DBTVBRH PRSrKB A BPOWaa OXTLT.
There were two Margaret Burtons in
Roxboro. O f course John Graham's
letter went to the wrong one, and of
course It was one of those letters that
only one pair of eyea—the ones for
whose delectation It bad been written
—should have looked upon.
“Dear old friend,” It aald. ”1 have
come back from the west after twenty
years. For a long time 1 have felt
strongly the drawing of the old ties—
so strongly I could no longer resist. I
shall give myaelf tbe pleasure of call­
ing upon you this afternoon at 4.
"JO HN G RAHAM .*;
M argaret sighed Involuntarily as she
refolded tbe letter—sighed because It
had not been Intended for herself. It
was easy to read between tbe lines.
Why was not she the happy woman to
whom an old sweetheart had come
back?
Rhe was comparatively a newcomer
In Roxboro and had never heard of
John Graham.
Ilia straightforward
letter pleased and Interested ber. Rbe
felt sure be waa Just tbe sort of per­
son she would have liked for a friend.
“1*11 take It to the Margaret Burton
to whom It belongs,” abe said, swal
lowing bard. " H o w surprised she w ill
bet I wonder—If she—cared! Perhaps
that la why abe never married.”
M argaret took down ber bat and
wrap, then suddenly stood still. I t
waa h alf past 3, and Miss Burton lived
at the other end of the village. W hy
take the long walk In the afternoon
heat? The fact that the letter had
gone astray waa no sign that the
w riter would do the same. Miss Bur­
ton would simply be taken unawares.
A minute later Margaret waa In her
bedroom, hurriedly donning a blue
and white aprlgge<l muslin, her most
becoming gown. Afterw ard she went
YANKEES VERSUS JAPS.
An
JUST ÀJTBR A GOOD SHOT,
thing is done by mechanical power.
The ammunition Is put upon a car by
the men In the handling room nnder
the turret; It Is raised by an electric
hoist and rnmmed into the breech of
the gun by an electric hammer. •» AU
that the members of the crew do la
turn small levers, somewhat aa a
motormnu on a street car.
O f course the two pointers muat keep
the two guns on the target. One at­
tends to the elevating, the other the
training. The ping must be opened aa
quickly as possible with the large op­
era Ling lever, which la about the most
difficult tank In the turret. Thia does
not mean that there la no skill re­
quired In effective work w ith these
guns, for there la a great deal required.
The percentage of hits made la much
lees than w ith the smaller guns, owing
to the Incumbrance of the details. The
crew Is usually composed of men at
mechanical skill.
The firing of the big guns Jars the
ship a great deal and does some dam­
age to small furnishings If precaution
1s not exercised.
T h e concussion is
tremendous. Were It not for ths thick
ness of the turret walls no man could
stand close enough to the gun to sight
and fire It. As It la. the close little rat
trap of a fOrret resounds and trembles
In a frig h tfu l manner. To those w ith­
in the whole earth la In an uproar.
.They feel secure, however, from every
danger except a flareback. Thia la a
lingering flame In the tuba of tbe gun
which leaps out at the breech when
the plug Is opened. A flareback some­
times Ignites the fresh p o w d e r charge
coming up on the hoist, blows evary-
thlag in the turret to pieces and barns
the men to death.
In an nddroM to tbe officer» of the
battleship fleet upon its return fresa Ma
Id girdling cruise Roosevelt strong-
recommended practice w ith the Mg
A m e r ie a n C olleg s B as e b a ll T r a m
W i ll P la y a N in e In J a p a n .
Much Interest la being manifested In
the trip to Tokyo, Japan, of the base­
ball team of the University of W is­
consin, where the Americana w ill en­
gage In a series of ten games w ith
the team of Kelo college, one o f the
leading educational Institutions in the
Land of tbe Rising Run. Tbe Yankee
team baa in its possession a letter from
President T a ft, addressed to the U n it­
ed States ambassador at Tokyo, In
wblcb tbe president expresses his ap­
proval of the trip and aaka that our
MABOAMST SAT aPB BnH I.BR a.
oaour o r i x w
«XM.r.soa f u t m b
representative tender every courtesy
possible to the college boys from ths
Badger State.
The members of the team represent
twelve Wisconsin cities. Dr. Charles
McCarthy, Ph. D„ *01, of ths stats leg­
islative reference library, w ill be the
official representative of tbs univer­
sity on the trip. Oenkwan RIbata of
Toyama, w h o won special honors In
political economy at the university last
June, w ill be the business manager,
and Edwin O. Jonee, W , Portage, w ill
he the official reporter.
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H A SELECTION HARD T O B E A T .
TANGLED ROMANCE,
WATTT AMD TNXXrXXSIVX.
cletlea For the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals claim that horses wearing
one of these brain protectors la never
I I t U H R
MONKLflNO CASH STORE-
Manager.
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horae bonnet today la the panama, and
it la the kind chosen by many owners
and drivers because tbe crown la high
and permits the circulation of air
over the top of tbe bead of the animal.
Otbera on the market are the Boston,
the Oalnaborougfa. the New York, tb e
’M erry W idow ” and the Philadelphia,
and no expense la spared by tbe man­
ufacturers In keeping np to date on
the fashions in horae millinery.
T h e e d ito r sat In hla sanctum , hla oouate
n»nc« fu rro w e d w ith care.
H la m ind a t the bottom o f business, hl»
fe et a t th e top o f a chair.
When does thought come best from
scat of ease and when from tbe se
verer bench on which the schoolboy of
old was wont to Mt? Yoo get tbe Idea
Now go ahead wttb the Im m ortal ea-
aay. A ll you need are concentrate«!
thought and literary genius.—C o llier’s
1909.
oat on the front porch and seated her­
self In the low rocker that waa ber
favorite re tre a t
Presently the gate clanged. Peering
excitedly through the vines, abe saw a
middle aged man w ith ruddy cheeks
coming up the path.
John Graham, of course! And all at
once ahe knew she had been. secretly
hoping he would come.
Pausing at the steps, he asked cour­
teously. w ith uplifted hat:
"Does M argaret Burton live b a r e r
“T h a t la my name,” ahe replied and,
flushing, held out hla letter.
"Thia
came a little while ago. There baa
been a mistake. I t la Intended for the
Margaret Barton who llvra In tbe big
white boaae on the D lxvllle road. Our
letters often get mixed.
I ’m—I ’m—
a o rry ."
Tbe man looked a t her squarely for
the first time, a tw inkle in hla fine
gray eyea. H e even laughed a little.
“1 thought strange of It when the
bqtel porter sent me here. There was
but ooe M argaret Burton In my day.
One would hardly expect to And two
of a name In the same village."
"T h ia place waa left to me five years
ago by my uncle, Rllaa Rpear.”
“ 1 re m e m b e r him well.
I used to
steel apples from that tree In the cor­
Leved Her Lets.
“I don’t blam e Mias R oxland fo r cu t­ ner of the tones "
His smiling eyes
tin g you,” aald Mlaa Te p p rey . “T o u r held bars for a moment. "M ay 1 alt
In terest In her w aa pu rely m ercenary." down, please? I ’ve had a hot. floaty
" N o t at a ll," replied M r. Forcben- w alk."
H u n t. “ I love her lots more th a n ahe
M a rg a re t set fo rw a rd a c h air and
guns In storm y w eather, and th e ir effl
brought a glaee o f w a te r from the
d e u c y w h ile the ships ara rollin g heav­ gives me c re d it fo r."
“ Y ou’re mistaken. Rbe gives you fu n spring. Rhe liked hla m anner. I t bad
ily w ill be given a thorough try o u t tra­
c re d it fo r the am o u n t o f yo u r lo re ter an eara and cordiality torolgn to Now
fo ra the com bined squadrona ag a ta
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prise, she found herself talking to him
w ith the freedom of an old acquaint­
ance.
"Not a word was said about another
Miss Barton,” he presently remarked.
A cloud suddenly darkened tbe bine
of M argaret’s sky. “I am so sorry—
nbout the mistake.” ahe faltered.
Hla mellow laugh rang out. H e was
evidently enjoying the situation.
“ Are yon? Well. I ’ve noticed th a t-
things usually happen Just about
right.” A queer expression crossed his
fare. “Do you believe In fate? ’ he
aaked abruptly.
"Oh. ? don’t know." H e r fare flamed
again at the strange question. Rhe feft
guilty and ashamed, as if she had done
something wrong. But she did not re­
sent his searching look. There w in
something so sincere, so likablp, abour
the man. W hy had he come Into ber
life since he was to go so quickly onr
of It? Rhe owed It to her namesake
and to herself to speed him on hla
way.
"Tour Mias Burton’s bouse is In plain
right from the gate," abe aald, rising
hastily. " I f you are rested you may
wish to go at once.”
For a moment John Graham hesi­
tated. The porch was cool and In v it­
ing. He followed her down the fra­
grant path, so deep In thought be hard­
ly heard her simple directions or noted
the house abe pointed out.
A sharp exclamation as a smart car­
riage turned the street corner sudden
ly recalled him to himself.
"There’s Miss Burton now'.’’ M a r­
garet caught her breath. "You were
asking i f I believed In fate. 1 know
now! Yes. I do believe in i t ”
H e shot her a quizzical glance as he
■lipped through the gate. The carriage
waa now very near,, Miss Burton's
sudden appearance on the scene was
not so surprising as one might- be led
to think. A flying rumor of her ohl
lover’s return to his native village had t
come to her ears. Rhe had rat otfFfo’r
the sole purpose o f falling In with him.
Emotions smoldered In ber heart tbar
could easily be fanned Into flame.
"John Graham ! Ia It possible?" ahe
exclaimed In well acted astonishment,
and the carriage came to an abrupt
h a lt
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Crumpling Into hla pocket the letter
which waa never to reach Its rightful
destination, John strode forward with
extended hand.
"8o you have not forgotten me. M ar­
garet ?”
"Forgotten you?" she echoed re­
proachfully. "O f course not. Thia la
a delightful surprise. Won’t yon get
in with me?" sweeping back the bil­
lows of ber shimmering gown to make
room at her aide. “I w ant to hear ell
about you."
H e ellrabed to the vacant place, and
the carriage rolled down the street.
Miss Bnrton’e only recognition of M ar­
garet had been a alight arching of ber
haughty brows, Rhe bad been troubled
and puzzled at finding John Graham In
the latter’s company. Rumor raid he
had come beck a rich man.
Margaret watched them out of eight
with a doll ache at her heart. I t was
as i f something cheering and hopeful
had gone forever out of he* life. Rhe
crept back to the porch, tooling sudden­
ly broken and old.
The aun dropped slowly behind tbe
purple hills. By and by a vesper spar­
row began Its evening song to the cool
dusk of the overhanging elm.
M ar­
garet had hardly stirred to r hours. Rhe
was seeing a long vlata o f lonely years.
Never had she felt so sorely the need
o f human companionship, a strong
nrto to lean upon.
Rnddenly the gate clicked. Rbe lifted
her head with a startled air. A stal­
w art figure loomed big In tbe dusk
and stlllnesa, coming up the path. Aa
It resolutely climbed the steps sbs
swept a shaking band serosa ber eye*.
“Tou see, 1 have come track." John
Graham said, looking earnestly down
at ber.
M argaret sat speechless; it seamed
so unreal, so like a dream.
"Don’t be shocked by the Impetuotu»-
eee of my wootog." be went on. a«
thrilling tenderness In bis deep votes.
"W e never loiter over things In tb*»
hustling land where I have made any
home
I came heck to Roxboro to
marry the other Margaret Burton. Rnt
It’a you I want. Do you think yea
could aver love me?"
I t was as I f a new nets bad eoms
Into the sparrow’s song, and tbe leafy
boughs toeelng to the wind, seemed to
laugh fo r very happiness.
" I k n o w I could." M a rg a re t
awered softly.
T o m (quoting H a m le D —I f thou
a tool.
M a u d e —Ok._Tou>. this la r a and
needs marry, marry
O to lle r ra n
O r y
FOR FICTCHERI