T ill RSDAY DRCBMRRR ft. 1926 --------- 1 -T -.. t_ " THK SPRINGFIELD NEWS P \G H SIX "W ould you mind » titlin g th» price» on the lly -l*» f ot each of | thee»?*' I asked him . " I haven't the r—'b e m g ttw Conies sh o t a near w if e — l ÿ fhlhteat idea what they are worth “ “ But moat certain ly,'1 he replied tie »tool w ith m ilitary precision when ever I spoke to him hta manner and bearing tow ard me were exactly a» if he were serving a queen. W ishlna to do away with such »tilt form ality I turned to him abruptly and said ' "My the w ay. T hankful and I have 1 decided to call you ('a p ta in T ." T tia n k fu l blushed to the roots of her soft, brown hair " I. e r,“ she stammered. “ Never m'nd, r. w T '.in s fu l. w> i can't stand oil so much rerem onv working here i v» rv day tikft sar- dln,,a Hes'des." I » m il.il. "w hile we nut chairs I slid » low footstool, and then frank disapproval made r tor his feet to rest upon, suit perched -elf manifest in Is m anner and voice "You're Juat a little m ail." he said, on the arm of his chair "W ell, what do you think of tt?" "that I». of course. If you mean such a thing but I »Imply won t beilnv« I w antid to know that you've gone ahead and bought "W hy. It's a very unusual sort of a whole store w ithout even an mu h place, to w»y the least, Hut I co,il l as asking my advice O f course you tell that tie was looking at It In a cant go through with the thing If thoroughly Impersonal light rossilile. the c h ic k uiuat he re­ 'Now I m going io tell you « turned.* re t” I leaned close to his car. Ills m id m atter of f a d deelalon “ listen, honey. It s mine, all mine Every Inch if it I exaggerated my about a tiling which I looked upon >i*tiitrslilp in lb ahop bwause I as entirely my own affair, Incens-d I leaped from the arm or his wanted the aurprlse to be complete. me My I would explain Hie detail» of the chair ami s I im h I facing him. bualness transactions w lo ii we got voice souniicd 1111» and • tar away home “ I W I I . I . g» Ihrough with II. And He sprang form hia chair. Then the check wtll N O T be returned he sat down again Il was a business transaction and a« "o h . I see It's some Joke what's such the question of the check la b-,nally , Mw (-uui»» pul, ,,p ln rront the hlg Idea? A» I told you before closed And why I ask you. should­ n't I buy Ihe shop?" of lhe (.urb ln , „ „ I crave food.“ " I mean It. sweetheart.'* I was still him consult a pl«w- of paper to which "Because the whole thing la rtill h<> comimrwl ,hr nuniber .,u>p enthusiastic, " I took the cheek father rulous, pre poster nu» nul of a,,prk at you now in r)ttd a wlBt#r aa „ , bad bwn down, and I'm going io pay for id ­ one of Ihoae damned a rtis t ro stu m -» lest of It as we make the sales My a„ tUy that I despise" l i t waa the second h, op,.n0d lhr doOr .’hare In them, you see * Continued on Cage g ,hrn w,|fc , ,,f aa,(inl. bnMMlt hr He rem ained »tlent for a moment ference fust then.“ "You always are whenever I want you." I pouted, " I H A 'lh t confer- enee»!11 Itut In the end I promised to be i satisfied If he would come the mo , meni It was through I was keenly disappointed for I I wanted him to a rriv e while Thankrul and i aplnin T. wi re there. They would lend atmosphere to the scene and beside», I wauted them to sliar« his surprise, » Hut when live o'clock came I in­ sisted that they leave and I was left w ith the la ia c brass key, which fitted the antique lock on the door. In my hand How Im p ortan t I felt to be the custodian o f so much beauty and a rt! T he lights were dim and over the »nop clug the taint odor ot incenar CURTISS VISITS THE SHOP first day nt the book shop was one of the most ex- «ftlng experiences of my life. Arriving early in the m orning exp,Kl to m. Ue » Mt,1(oi, doMa.-, Che tithv thing I did, tow ards furthering my business career fnr un „„ W(, „ixo wan, w as to order dainty lavender frocks for Thankful and my- a ,„t,e fun - And now aelt, and so arrayed, we spent the rest of the day getting ready , ,urnw, to the yoilB< omear to open the Shop to the public the following afternoon. „ T ha n k fu l, o r * a lovely nam e) O t course the shop was not entirely mine but I had the Ju„ pU1„ feeling that it would be soon an d /also I felt that It was not mor* Meea„ Wrl havln< be. n won |o th ere were none of great value except one original etching a , (XX, hun„>ur !uu Curtlaa yoloe and I'll w rite a check. Then let's be " If I had oee, I would just as soon think of selling my child.” -H o n e y ’ i s« ,d getting home I didn't have tim e for , he replied, hr the attractive foreign way he had of rearrang- Yes.” hl» answer was quick as if luncheon today and 1 m as hungrv n>g his p h ra.e s. 1 rejoiced th at here was one whose pas­ t i n a t e and sincere love for beauty was beyond price. His ! •>’* had b»»n »"gaged and disliked as a b e a r.1 "N o slree. you're wrong this tim e." w as an intuitive appreciation for lovely things. Although being disturbed. I told him. skipping from behind the bis lips were sealed as far as his past life in Russia was con­ "E veryrhing's a ll right. I haven't showe-case. "Cotne and sit down | cerned. little by little I carne to share T hankful^ opinion that he been kidnapped nr anything like that. but I want you to come Im m ediately No. first o f a ll I want you to come a n d his family had been reared close to the throne. T it o “ Listen. I can't possibly stay i f tn - same small shop with V la d im ir T ch e rtk o v and t a ll him by that ter- ldtde name." I confided to ThankC.il Inter that day when we were dis­ cuss ng him. “from now on. regard­ less of convention. I shall call him Captain T ." to a certain address I shall give you downstairs. Look at everything and "Oh. " she gave a little gasp, "you , h >re g , urprlae for n ,u , „ d one 1 11 »*» X»» «<>•■“ ' » «•»••• on " wouldn't dare?" I am sure you w ill lik e .“ A b e r a tour o t the lower room "W atrtk m e!" "But sw eetheart." he began. with its g litte rin g arra y of brlc-a- j I called the young officer over to "N o huts, dearest, you MUST brae, bronses. and enamels from where 1 was standing by a case come.” ! foreign shore». I led him back to which held some interesting hand "Could It wait for an hour or two? ihe book shop and made him sit tooled editions which he had p ic k e d ' wgq havtB({ „ v(,ry ,mportan t con- down In one o f the com fortable wal- up in Florence, “ for the trade.” I I When Poverty Ends! Now Let’s Settle That Argument Lane County Ford Dealers Announce Poverty ends when the spirit of sav I iik begins in a man. The am ount saved is un­ im portant tin* lilt* thing is to M AKE T H E STAR T. When w ill YOU m ake th is Mt art? Ilotw m uch longer w ill you put o ff this im portant step? Decide right now that you w ill do this the FIR ST th in g TOMORROW by open­ ing a Savings Account here. When you do, we *.vill present you w ith a L ib e rty Hell Home Safe to assist you In saving. • GASOLINE MILEAGE CONTEST S ta rt a Savings Account w ith $1.00 and Get a Liberty Bell Bank Protected by Electric B ttrglarly A la rm System A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD C O U N TR Y Com m ercial S tate Bank 8printfield, Oregon For The 1926 Improved Ford Model $250— Cash Prices List of Prizes F irst Prize $;oooo Second Prize $ 50.00 T h ird Prize $ 25.00 F ourth Prize $ 20.00 F ifth Prize $ 15.00 Sixth Prize $ 12.50 Seventh Prize $ 10.00 Eighth Prize $ 7.50 N inth Prize $ 5.00 Tenth Prize $ 5.00 Friendship RULES OF CONTEST 1 The cars w ill s ta rt at Woodson Bros. Ford agency in Cottage Grove at 10 a. m., Saturday, December 18th. They w ill drive north on the Pacific H ighw ay through Eu­ gene and continue on to Junction C ity or fa rth e r. 2. Only standard Ford cars knew n to the public as the improved Ford or 1926 model are eligible to compete in the contest. Com peting cars m ust be equipped w ith the standard Ford ca rb u ra to r and ig n itio n system and m ust be standard in every o ther res­ pect. 3. Any standard body type of the 1926 model w ill be eligible to compete. cars w ill not be e lig ’ble to compete. C ut down 4. C om petitors may use any brand of gasoline provided th a t such gasoline is sold to the public through ordinary pumps at regular fillin g stations and is not 'what is com ­ m only know n as high-powered gasoline selling at a greater price than the o rdinary gasoline. 5. No Ford dealer nor members o f Ford compete. dealer’s organization w ill be eligible to 6. Each com peting car w ill be given one gallon of gasoline and m ust run on the selected course un til car stops due to exhaustion of gas. A fte r gas is exahus ted each car m ust remain in place where it has stopoed u n til its m ilage has been recorded by tha Judges. F ailure to do th is w ill result in car being disqualified. 7- Mileage w ill be recorded by speedometer on Lincoln car w hich has previously been checked and found to be correct. , n The contest judges w ill be J. O. H olt, Eugene; E lbert Bede, Cottage Grove; Judge G. F. S kipw orth, Eugene; Edward Bailey, Junction C ity; W illiam Bell,Eugene For F u rth e r In form ation See E. C. SIMMONS CO., Eugene OREGON MOTOR CO., Creswell WOODSON BROS., Cottage Grove FLORENCE SERVICE STATIO N , Florence is an im portant part o f our life. The G reeting Card Is the messenger of friendship and Its m is­ sion is happiness, love and good w ill. It suys what you want to say, and says it better. T H E G REETING CARD Is the n a tu ra l outcom e o f o ur busy modern life. It is the modern method o f keeping in touch w ith friends and loved ones, and has replaced the friendly, leisure­ ly letters of (lines gone by. Then, too, our friends are scattered more and o nr circle o f friends Is larger than was the case when folks traveled less T H E GREETING CARD is a little , definite piece o f sunshine offered by friend to friend. Life seems a little kinder, the day a little b rig h te r and the heart a little lig h te r when It cornea It carries kin d ly greetings fo r all ages and both sexes, and fo r all the wholesome occasions o f life. Inspect the m any beautifu l lines o f G reeting Cards at TÜ Willamette Press Opposite P. O. DANNER MOTOR CO.. Springfield GIBSON MOTOR CO., Junction C ity