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AN ATTEMPT AT PLEASURE
repulsed hlm. hut only «fier « elrenu
l'tt» effort. Kille sud Donald Clam-
•>nl* had «one on io another cabaret
a ft,r I had naked to be taken heme,
pleading that I was tired
I felt that I could never again be
the happy-go-lucky- person that I had
been before I had felt the Influence
of Curtiss. Even the conversation of
¡th is crowd aeemed to be on auother
piano of existence and thrlr one am
hit Ion In life was so obviously the pur
suit of pleasure t'h. If I had only re-
1 ntalne.l with Curtiss! Perhaps, after
I all there might be some explanation
of his behavior, frr surely. I reasoned
C u rtiss, with his high code of morals
1 Bh,ch h" h»’’ »»«»»»•'»
,h-'
Why shouldn’t I go on out. after my dull summ er, and have a rtbr,‘ -,f n;-' being «• ui i not. him
little pleasure? Surely Curtiss had apparently enjoyed himself..»»'if b wllty of an affair »uh mi
during those long, dreary days, in the society of Letitla Evans. " lh,'r woman, th en too. I knew that
Ellie had rem arked that Curtiss, himself, was probably looking som etim es things look uglier than
about for a bit of diveraon and although 1 was sure that she spoke th,‘> really are -and yet. i questioned
of men in general, she had possibly been correct in her supposition
wh>- couldn t he make * o’.eau
for, right at that m oment, he m ight have been with Letltia Evans. Jbrea!“ of th,‘ »Ruation—end why had
Thoughts of the freedom they now had of seeing each other made he ,e< me com*
ln ,hl*
me most unhappy and yet 1 had known th a t this situation would Life was indeed complicated and I.
exist when I had made nty decision to leave Curtiss for the tim e who had only tasted its sw eetest poi-
being. He had said that I should have faith in him when we last i«*n. was now cousdmm of a «harp
discussed the problem and yet it would have been too hum iliating sting which seemed also hidden in it»
to stand quietly by and thus lend acquiescence to this inexcusable fairest flowers.
flirtation.
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Property Sold— K II Dunn li«* «old lliuv In lh» mountains «n a camping
pleasing Curii*«."
"You know I'm not, Kille I uutan i hl* pince In West Springfield near the trip.
non» of u» really have freedom. W efovrrhead > rosslug Io John Tehee, who
are alt Inexorably bound to some I comas to HprlnrAetd from Washing »•nil HALE Carbon paper la largo
The properly consisted of a I sheets, Jitx'tS Inches, suitable to*
other person or persona and what we ton
making tracings Tb« News tlffloa
do I* bound to re-act on their Uvea a« three acre track
well aa oura
Some of the ancient
To North Oakota—Ml»« P"«rl N-l
philosophera declare that the Itliallty
of everythin« la FREEDOM
They non Islt July IT for tlordunvllle. North
hold that none of ua are really free Dakota to visit her «taler. Whose bus
Mis« Nelson plans
here and I bellvva It, too. now that I band died lately
Io
have
her
sister
return
with her to
am o ld er’’
"Have pity on my aching head and Springfield.
W. F. Walker
Funeral Director
don't make me think. Salllo,” pleaded
Elite, "and learn- of all do I dealra a
lecture on duty.“
't in not pteachiu« and you know
It I'm Just trying to explalu why I
can t get a kick out of these wild
parti««."
Ellie sat up and pointed a slender
finger In my direction. All trace of
frivolity had gone from lie .eatures
"I'd like to make a prediction.
You'll chaange your views before
Christmas and thank your star* that
you're here Instead of in lllrnih gham
watching Curtlsa and hl* Letltia
Evans having their clandestirs love
with you sitting slleutly by In
prideless humiliation."
Perhaps I would hear from Cudtlsa.
(To be continued)
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These jealous suspicions battled down my first impulse which Tomorrow’s mail might bring a letter
had been not to go on the party paired off with Howard Wood urging me to return and an eaplana- H o w doss E llis k n o w a ll th e d s ta ila
while Ellie had a date with Donald Clements. But. a fter all. I now tlon of his recent aberration Until of S a llis 's d o m e stic problem s?
Io it so g e n e ra lly k n o w n th a t aha
argued, perhaps I needed a little attention and certain it was th at this did happen it would be impos
could
have heard of It th ro u g h a 1st-
1 had wanted, m any tim es during th e summ er, to be assured th at sibie for me to return, for. turning
1 was not hopelessly unromantic*—1 recalled the words of Letltia. back would be a mute admission that
Was it possible. I wondered, if I had allowed myself to get into a i would be aatisfled with the old con
run of provincialism and th a t this sort of life, for a little while, dition». .No. I would stay on. even 1 0 0 0 VOICES IN
was the very thing I needed
though I could not become a part of
On Vsostlon—Carl Olson. Will be
absent at the Southern Pacific depot
for the next three works as his vnea
lion began Monday
Mr Olson «til
family are going Io spend part of ihe
aSS Main SI.
•S J
It - s ld e l ie e
12ft ( ’ HI
«2 M
Full Auto Equipment
Lady Assistant
A Pure Sweet Thought
W s fs sl so d s rn so rry fo r o u rselves th is m o n th th a t w» have ordsrsd
a nlcs n e w M a rty r's H a lo from W rig h t's H s r d w s rs «tors and a im to w ssr
It arou nd th s stors R E G U L A R L V I
W »*vs heard so m uch ta lk on wacatlon fro m fo lk s w h o'vs gwas o r who
a r» g o ing th a t it's got o u r g o a tl
N o w wo r e g c le g to T R Y and u rt Y O U fo lk s to spend some o f your
v a c a tio n m oney H E R E so’s m s b b t W E can ta k e a w ss sm a' v a c a tls n our-
SELVES!
Is T H A T a th o u g h t to bs snesrsd’ a t and upon?
So If you w ill plssss look o v e r those Ite m s we got lis te d bees and
th a n flg g e r th« th in g s yo u're going to assd th a t you can buy h a re — ws
M A Y bs able to pinch off a lit tle r a t r a coin and ta k e a bu gg y rld a
o u rselves.
S tr u t yo u r s tu ff!
OS
EUGENE PAGEANT
i thia gay crowd of Ellie’s choosing Al­
The party was over.
It was was the line from Othello— “O. God.
thougr It required great courage I
Travellers
Strange Germt!
three o’clock in the morning and I that men should put an enemy In
Eugene. Ore.. Aug 6— Eva Rich-
must be firm in my resolution
Medicine
Chest!
Liable
lo
meet
them
frequent
their
mouths
to
steal
away
their
i
mond. prominent mezzo soprano of
sat before the aressing table taking
('tunes in a wea case like a Doc­
The next morning I was In the liv­
when you are away from home Be­
down my hair and staring at myself brains!" But luckily for me 1 did not ing room, reading one of the new New York will sing the solo parts In
tor carries. yet It's a real First
ing strange to them they may take
the pageant "Klatawa" to be pr uced
AID hit. There’s not • uuf i»f any
a dislike to you and cause you
in the mirror. I had not had the good say it!
novels which Ellie had recommerded
ONE tiling to lake ta r e of a pro
trouble
A morning and evening
What had come over me?
lure at the Trail to Rail celebration
time I rad expected and. being ever-
when nty hostess made her appear­
tla, I d -pell of »Itkn- •»» bul It's
throat and rasa) gargle with a solo
Where was the laughing care-free
was announced by J It Raley, page
analytical. I gearcheed around for the
m lty complete for a Into» I anything
ance.
tlon of Itorasepllne lays 'em low'
reason. I had tried with all my might Sallie th at had romped and played i ’’Just you wait until I see Howard ant manager, after a series of confer­
you'd have happen lo you Bpl- lull
Costs ISc for enuf to kill 7,R7S.iSS.
ences with the dramatic soloist.
for home use tool Price f.T 00
to enter into the spirit of
the party with FJIie °n these same kind of
<71.MS germ s- all sorts*
Wood." she announced. ’’I'm going
Following a prolonged concert tour
SPECIAL T H IS W EEK!
although, in spite of their coaxing. I parties before I was married?
Had
to murder him for feeding us that
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had refused to drink the gingerale ’ Curtis» made me over so thoroughly
of the east. MI»« Richmond recently
1*111111 Olive Shaving ('renin
boot-leg Scotch which he was recom­
»1.00
highballs which Howard Wood mixed for him self that it was impossible for
returned to this state to rest Learn
G
illette
itu
io
r
mending so highly. Compared with It
Ing of the originality of the pageant
surreptitiously from a flask which he ™e to be congenial with these gay
Total '»far.
BOTH FOR 35c
poison would be a tonic to the
produced from his pocket. All the young pleasure-seekers? Oh. I loved
anil Its depiction of the development
system !
The only reason I even
no
get
yoiim Now.
Only 72 Hein no el ring« to It
of Oregon »he became Interested In
while there was gomething straining
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made the effoort to keep on living was
After studying the
at my heart strings—som ething that
I realized now that nowhere on because It faintly dawned on me that Its production
even guarded my tongue and kept me -arth but In his arms lay peace and you were here and I’m a bum enough music of Klatawa with Ihrofeasor W
from contributing anything to the ris- happlsess and protection I think the hostess as It Is." she concluded. en- F G Thocher. author, and Mrs Doris
5th and Main
que conversation. They asked me for reason I thought of protection was be- sconsing herself on the divan and ad­ Smith, directress of the pageant. Miss
Richmond consented to play Haraja-
a toast but when I looked around at cause on our ride home In a taxi, justing a few silk pillows.
wea. a prominent character In the
their excited eyes and flushed faceg Howard Wood had tried In his In-
‘‘I’m sorry you urank It. It Just Is­ show.
all I could th’nk of for the life of me. ebriated condition, to kiss me. I had
n't worth fooling with. Is It?" with a
Miss Richmond Is a native of the
sidelong glance at the lit effects It
state. Following a course of musical
had had on Ellie.
training in Portland she went to New
"Oh yes It Is. If It’s Just half way
York where continued progress In her |
decent. 'Cause jrou see It takes some­ vocal study won her admission to the j
True education combines theory snd practice, and Its goal la service
thing more than a good floor and
direction of Yeatman Grllfleh. After *
Oregon's Land Grant College affoids Ihe liberal training essential lo
music to pep up a party."
a success fnl season In New York and !
personal cultnre and civic efficiency, combined with special training
"I didn’t take any and I'm glad of
Brooklyn concerts she returned to the
for leadership in Helds vital lo modern life.
IL" I repeated
west and last year made a brilliant
“I guess I know it! I said 'pep up
Basic and G eneral T raining—
! debut In Portland. Since then she
,a party’—you certainly aren’t kidding has Ailed c o n c e r t engagem ents!
In the School of Basic Arts and Sciences and the depsrtnnn!»
i yourself that you added any merrl-
of Industrial Journalism, the Library, Physical Education, and
throughout th country.
¡ ment to the occasion, are you dartin'?
Music.
Her Interest In the pngennt hinges j
Honestly Sallle-Alley. I don’t want to
largely on the character portrayal of
Technical
and Special Training—
be catty, but you would have been a
Sacajawea. Indian maiden whose tra i
With
curricula
leading to the bachelor's degree In the school of
hug« success at the Young Peoples’
glc history Is woven Into the pag-nnt j
AGIU (.'ULTI RE
HOME ECONOMICS
Temperance Vnlon."
, by Professor Thacher. This part will |
MILIÌ ARY SClt.Ni E
CHEMICAL ENGINEER­
Then seeing that I was linrt she
permit Miss Richmond the opportun
ING
MINEB
continued. <
gp
I Ity to reveal her hlstrnnlc ability.
COMMKRCK
PHARMACY
"Don't be peeved with me. honey.
ENGINEERING
VOCATIONAL EDLCA-
You know you couldn't pull any pose
FORESTRY
Stock has been purchased by J- O. Kennett at a very
TION
that would keep me from being your
best
buddy."
Graduate work la offered In most of Ihe schools. In addition to thn
low figure. The public gets the benefit of our purchase.
“But It wasn’t a pose this tfme. Ellie
Resident UistructloD. the Experiment Station and Extension Service
and I'm sorry If I ruined the party.”
specialis« la the application of science In everjedsy life.
“It Is queer but when a bunch of
people are ‘partying’ together, they
FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20
rather resent a person not ’party'ng',
F o r la te s t C ata lo g u e and In fo rm a tio n address
with them. It's too bad. I know, that
All new first class merchandise, bought so your dollar
a person hasn't the privilege o f doing
TH E REGISTRAR
will have more purchasing power.
as they choose about drinking o.i a
A Fine Noon Lunch
party but Its Just one of the tuzzl'ng
frailties of human nature. Then too.'
Served Daily for 40c
CORVALLIS
I was thinking of your stuj Id evening
It Just can’t be done you know It's
Just like making tn< rcury and sand
congenial—this going to a Jazz party
and sticking strictly to prohibition
gg
"That's Just what I think about It.
and as long as I can't enter Into a
‘frisk’ like I used to. there’s no use |n |
going along and ruining th party."
"I'm not advising you to lap up a
lot of Are-water—especially the way
your little girl-friend feels this morn-,
Ing—but I would like to know whore
THE U N IV E R S A L CAR
our Bailie's gone who used to be the (
I 'life of the party’. You certainly have
A PARADOX, If I wore required to define It, Is a dolt who
I gone from the one extrem e to the I
throw s a Dougfas shoe a t hiH Big Ben, rolls off his O ster­
, other. What's the matter with doing
things In moderation?”
m oor onto a Congolenm rug, hop» Into his B. V D.’ b , runs
"It caan’t be done, Ellie. There's
his Gillette quickly over his M ennen-lathered face, eats a
¡no such thing as moderation In char-*
hurried breakfast of Shredded W heat and Postum , lights a
'acter-buildlng
You see I never*
l thought much about such things until.
Chesterfield on his way to the office and there, later In the
I met Curtiss. I Just took It for
day,
dism isses an advertising solicitor with the blunt re ­
' granted that there were only two cat-
I « gorles—young people and old people
m ark, “Advertising don’t pay- It never gold me nothin’!”
—the young did all the gay, alluring
ithlngs that were tempting and the old
; fogies—they were all people over
thirty—Just existed for the sole pur-i
pose of making life unpleasant as pos-
! slble for the younger generat ion.’’
If we are not doing your printing, somebody is to blame. Is it you or us?
I imused for a moment until Ellie's
laughter had subsided,
j "But now," I continued. "Now I
have more serious Ideals l i b ul living
and J don't seem to have the same
5th and A St«.
Idea of freedom."
Perkins-Laxton Bldg.
"You mean you're afraid of dis-
t v i m u 'mmmiMmia«
grilli" lll»llilW il’'JW?
KETEL’S DRUG STORE
S c ie n c e f o r S e r v ic e
FINAL WINDUP
A. R. Sneed Dept. Store
stock under new
management
DROP IN
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C afe
Fountain
Oregon A g r ic u ltu ra l College
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Authorized Equipment.
W e Use Only Genuine Ford
Parts.
Our Shop Labor is Guaranteed.
We Want All Ford Service.
Danner Motor Co.
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