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7 he W ay Joel
Said Farewell
And
I lien C unged I ¡i» Mind
About leaving.
By Cl ARIÓSA MACKIE
\t In n Jo-1 Tv ---------
k< «irnry
n«d the
, « ok .....
letter tnd re.id that hi» m-p-un.I-
on hi» mother'» mi ] q had died with
out near relativ*-« ami had h it ii.m
th * con fartable sum of *13,000 m
Gi Ii there »a» not a s«»ui to whom
h« conti'li- i the »«founding n<-aa.
< . «e Io. I.cd iH-hind hi» < iiinpre- < d
lip» was hidden *• secret t!iat would
have pr< vided tin- people ,,f Little
I er Uith a lie .i»>.r<-le . Miurce of
interval fur the coming winter
- nmiii
Joel kept his -ci-rt’t. and no one
was the Wi,er when In- il..»e*i the
little liarne»« »hop and »pent »cv
• t.<i <! t*.» in X* u \ ,.rk
Btit » . v
liv* returned from tlie citv «ml pr»*
• m d.io *n*ll
*|i
lolllctil.«
oí hl»
I ore-
a* nted the furniture containci I il)
hi» lonely bachelor nbml l<* tn th«
thrift)' .« ¡i
who lived
on III» edge of
Isge, and tinal-
h when tin*
ler dropped a
word in the
i*f the laidie«’
Aid »■• il iy',»
-«day »<Hi,iule
then Little
•uit U:> Vert
»tra j!it and I
m V . . >• ... : 1
about the wav bo’» been received
in our v Hngr. He rav« he’s !ir<<1
hen* fifteen year« arid Im t«n t
inticli lictter acquainted than when
he cam«*.”
‘ I hat « every mile hi» own fatili.
then !" cm d M « 1- .tiny l’alar I
*• rmly. "lie'« th« tno«t un»o< ddr
ruiti in Lit! • I.'.ver. Mv con»' ienre
i» 11< ir a*«mt .1 ■< I Tv ' • »bim I',.-
done 111" I' it I i It'd in nuke "
pl',i:*.uit for him in < liuivh and
out "’ A »oppr- 1- <1 gi ,<:le from thc
V"’ <■ : fir!» ni h di'tunt corner do.
«»I Mi», l'unir''■ bp., into a grim
frown. Iler «iodi lirmvn **v. « -hot
little aif.’rv s¡ itks at the g .•••1er«.
•’ I lia! u very tri;,-. ’!
I1
soothed the mim !» t p**acefullv. “I
r .n - tre we Imve u!l tl<»ne our best
to mn’.e Joel feel at home in our
mid t."
Mr-. D ‘icon S* inning bit her
thread a ith a «han» eli k of her
false teeth ami fold <1 up the ging-
hnni u ¡■ron »!ie had completed.
‘Seem« like J .I never forgive
„
’«y-
self if JM ...
Tyke
'
.e.burv
goes nwav
fro;*» IJtt!c River f -'ding sore about
the way Ii ♦ been tr atrd. | don’t
Itclicve it:iv nf y m really know just
ht»W kind lieirted he I*. Onlv lu*'a
dreadful «by, mid it'» a «etbiick !
"Mola* he is going to get mar
rud. X’nu I < in •• tn think of it !
shouldn’t worn! r a m to if that wi
the iK i-ict of hi« going, lie’« goinf
to i.*et married tn n widd r, mm’ie.
and »he. having a h ni» 'ful of furni
ture left bv h«r first lm<’and. won't
have no need for J > I» thin’’«.*’
Mr«. Spi-mr.* bismi*i around the
I t «y circle. "I'm m yhty glad t
think he’« «nii.» f.>
ntirricd
II*- « jest tlr' nicest kind of man
Ib-'ll m .'.c »-»me girl a gm -d hu«
band.
I'm di*npi> «iitc<!, though
I
lor I
pick » mb
from Little Ihver."
Thrro wna a long
this, uni 1 ».t last M
nt nho«e honor they
nminced Hist refr litnenl»
I«* »erred in the (lining r>s»ni, ami
»<» for the tir o Icm" Jm-I Tvkt
burv and I: « aC.i rs wcr« forgotten
Joel liim-olf, harm" given av
In* fur-I'lirc aril <1 «p»-,**l *»f hi*
bu«ine«-, ».it in Ina In**, lv r*, «,> j»»
the l<- «1 hotel tli • vill- _-e a!f >n!<
and wondered «hat he would <!••
m tt
«
"I II »hake the dust <<f the het'
village from mv feet," said Joe’
mornselv. eyeing hi« reflection in
the waiv mirror with a gloom?
frown. " There won’t lie one p- r-
son that will mi«» inc when I’m
gone. I f l’<l hern trotted decent
here I'd t ever thought of leavin
Little Riv-r
It would have dope
the village piMxl to spend mv money
here. I could build a house a« fine
as loiwyrt Begg« and live on mv in
terest money. The women ain’t
t’“. . t
’ uc tuudi. and I aiu t
a >*ad 1 »king f.*n< r.” Jocf re* I.Ten-
1 **l »« 1 o liitid »by ey • s st h. .» re-
1 fl'-ction in th« mirror. tórri I x»k •
I ilig III »pile of the irr • ’ti’u riti »• in
»«. hi fad. Jod Trk. « »burn
was a 1 antlsomc man. .J «
HO WH« forty v* ir* o' J tliere »4-
not a thread of whit« in hi* a I» •in
.Unt hair.
Slid*! »nlv he arose atid. spur *< h
iti * the glass, brushed hi* hair ir.t ■
•■mie »«ntblft’M*«* of order.
“II
go to New Y*rl tom- *r '*v night,
•nd now. after I’ve had m>- »»ipnrr
II* - I ■
' ’
!■ ‘ ' ■ '■ " the * I *
tli 't I' <• h.i'1 ». qn,kintan« <• with."
Jod» »iowi wa* quite bli k a hen
ho rang tl.*.* doorir*ll at Npin mne»’.
therefore wh«n the p>rtal »wuu
Vdr and the hail ' • <« a stream •*:
light over his forti he blinked and
winced like an owl.
"Il’s Joel Tvk* 'burv, as 1 live!*'
cr • <1 Mr« .- ¡.in . ng h*. artily “N.m
this i- real n ■!..•'.*• rly ! Come right
in «! <1 have n bite to r.it
W- \
iu.i »at d i»!i to •tipi'cr, ilenrv,
here » Jo»*| come to »ti, >s*r!’’
"Henry," »I h ». i :«|, addressing he
¡Ej'i uml, "eat o' r »uj:jw»r quid,
and be nl*>ut what I p!s”.n<*d. T<<
night nt !• o’dock—-evenbodv, v
ur-’er-t.ind ?" Mr*. Spinning n .
c J and frowned and smiled at h<
kl< <1 softly. Tlice, ad ir'g th
gu*‘»t, lie ti'l, ‘'When are v*>u g«n
to leave Little River, Joel?"
“Totimr-uw m ’bt.”
.id Jo
helping hiimu-If to another bisru
"Wish
said the
be roii*»r<
*'Mi--<(
f> rg( ttii.-j h>» dillid
tonishment. "Who’
“Ever.body in Li!
tltc deacon ( tiidlv.
here hut what yoit've (buie a g*
I turn for «orna tirie or <>
forgotten 'em, I suppa
haven't!
They like
around, and if ou wuvn’t so I si !i
fui vmi'd I,.' the nri.-t piped r mar
in the village, n t even
the |HM*tmsatcr. E . Ma
“«If course he w
SO »tern. J* e|. th
«orno folk* that '■<»
l"1
lar of the ehur
wd!
UM nume !
Mr
heartily.
“Do mu r< i
ir
niece. ( h.-trl* ttr W. v'lim!
cd a» she sten ipod into the frmi
parlor and li Ù
•p in littn
lamp on tlm <
was visititi ’ rie
Jod !!u»h< d
d’d remember
u hoin In* -can ■
church, vet to uImm he
ocably lost hi« heart,
thc silence und I ! -Im»
pn«t t**n years mi,lit I k * I
door <»f Ins heartsirkn ■*,«
tv Charlotte l> -d rdur
d*stant home. IL* heard
that she bad marriol
"I remember,”
I faintly.
“She's ill Little River, C.imr t ’
Ch.irlotte’a <l w ■!<»«
visit my s:»t(
and as pretty » one
I ever »»*■
I declare, it don't com proper for
a Widow* to I><« ignite So C" oml looking
u» our ('harlott'*." M rs. Spinntn-
smiled innocently i is »he thru»!
a photograph into Jo-1’» hu nd
"That’« ( ar etc.
She’« coming
around tonight, and you’ll have t.
K'i‘ her lionm."
At that itumint the ls*ll ran"
clamorously, and, with a »hpht
chuckle of delight, M.». Sp>nn n •
hastened to nti»wer it. while Joe
devoured the j ictiirc r ith his ev
h"W hopeful, no longer »lit or difi-
dent.
Thrir dentil» contained ,i
new purpose, a new light, urn«
courage. Here «a» «mm thing !■>
fght for and win—Charlotte Wav-
land that win'
The door opened, and into th-
room streamed a m rrv crowd of
men, women ami children. All the
folk« in Little Rr.er
-ini-d gather
ed together under Deacon Spin
ntng’a hospitable roof. "Stiq-ri-e.
Joel Tykeahurv!" tlmv cr ml in uni-
•on a« thev er >v i. ■d around him.
That wan the beginning «>f the
happiest evening .Jnel ha<l cvi r
known, Refer« it c”<l< 1 he h;i<l for-
ever dropped hi« cloak of reserve,
and he found that hi « fellow towns
men met him more than halfway. A
strange new jov «ansr in hi« heart,
for thc widow>-d Charlotte had
Mushed I m ' ii ii t if nil v when their c'.<- -
met, and lie had a kid the plea«nrc I I
nf
lir«F (■«
itti t irt Vi v Imino
I
of her
company*
home «till
ami Ix^en r. ■
I
erpici All nt on. hi* píen» chan
ci! »uh lightning rapidity.
He
would rom ein in Little River. He
would build the heve, and Chur
lotv-—be
u;'J j»rg her! lie v
MARKF/I REPORT
I
The followinK «re r«»h price* quoted
on Thumtay of each week by uur
dealer»:
W .-it
..
Oat»..............
, . .................
70
flour, p«r «ack
.......................... 3 U0
Hutter. (Country) per roll
...
70
Butter Fat (neti
. ,
:a*
Flflt’. rate count, per duten ...
3H
Hen», |■«■r pound.........................14 to 15
tieecx, per pound ........................
10
Turkey», per pound................
17
I’ucka. |»er t»und I’vkm............
1«
Duck». Indian Runner ... .......... 17
Fork. drv»*od.........................
|*‘4
Veal. j«-r |x»ut-.<l. for »hipping . ... 12}
Typewriter ribbons 65c at the
News office.
BARGAIN
CLUBBING
OFFER
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car becftust* you think that a satisfactory car
most cost #1 ioo <>r S| jtai. But if you will look over
tilt* Grant Six at
you will find that you can buy
a full si/cii. full ¡»owerml five paascngeT car with
ev*rv iinptovi m< nt .tml r<-linemciit ami that you can
run this car tor a :■ I
il
than you think.
P
The «»rant Six gels on an average, from 18 to 20
miles to r gallon of gasoline, !•<•«> miles to a gallon of
oil and (‘»<HMi miles or more out of a standard tire.
It is so «tui'lily built that your repair hills are
extr ntelv -light. \b »v** all it is ii car for the "tirst-
car” buyrr b< i <u<e it- ec'inornt and dept mlability do
nut demand « xuei teure in running a ear.
You want a car -everybody dot s. Get a Grant Six
now and enjoy it. It ml! gm you everything in
cluding looks that any ;r up to $1110 can give you
FRED T. BILYEU
SCIO, OREGON
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Costs Little More
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BIG ATLAS F REE
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Call at
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THE SANTIÄM NEWS
glad that hi» itihmt.iime was «til!
a »<•< ret.
’■Joel Tvk**sbnrv «rem* to have
found hi* tongue nt la»t," »aid Mi«»
F’annv I’ll.-rJ rath.-r acidly,
like he
a II took up over that
fl'ditv widow. I g n -• Mari» Spin-
ning knew what -he wan talking
about when «he «aid he was going
to marry a widow.”
Mr». Spinning overheard the re
mark aud »tailed mirthfully. “I
didn't know a thing, F’annv Char
lotte’s coming now was a dispensa
tion of Provident r."
•« "Dispensation of Providence, a«-
•iated bv Mana Spinning!" sniffed
Mi«» Pollard, quite tin »nvim•■<!.
t
Cream
THE
DIRT
WASHES
OFF
-NOT IM
Ktint your kitchen and
txathrom with kMlw.ire
■ — —
In cant b y
i
N. I. MORRISON
Wall ware is being tried out
here by several and they all
speak of the ease of washing off
Plant Maat Exter«.
the grease or dirt—try a can.
It ha« loTif bcen kr >wn thnt and
Every can guaranteed by N I
plant« aa Venus’ flv trnp adi'.d-v
catch aud sqtti'cse to death flh'aand Morrison.
othcr inaecta alighting <>n thrir
Get RiJ of 1 our Kbeumati«m
leave«, bnl Ihr dbenverv
cmnpar*
Now ia the time to get rid of vour
ativrlv rocent that thc plant« dipe-t
th<* »öfter part« of thrir prev bv rheumatism. Ycu will find Chamber-
meana of n j< ptic fermrnt seervted lain« liniment a great help. The relief
bv thc leave».
i which it nffonia ia alone Wurth rnary
time* its coat.
I am in the market for
produce of ail kinds, KO
bring it .in.
I am paying top prices for
Eggs, Poultry of all kinds,
t’hickens, Turkeys, Geese
and Ducks, also Veal and
Pork.
In addition to these, I am
paying within 2 cent« here,
of the tup fur ( KHA M.
delivered in Portland.
I also aim to keep within
2 cents of the Portland mar
ket on all produce.
Bring me your green liidi •»
an<l pelts and I will treat
you right.
o.
R. TURNER
Successor to
Densmore-’.Vade Co.