THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, March n, iqiq
PAGE TWO
SfeLUCKY
44 A N' ho he found the lucky
A shamrock an' married the
princess. But sure, who is
ever completely hiippy In this world?
After several years he lost it and with
It half his contentment. It has never
been found, but some day, Danny,
maybe ye'll find It, an' Danny darlin',
if ye do find it, guard it well."
Danny Mutiny was recalling nn Irish
fairy tale his mother used to tell him.
The tears gathered In his eyes and
overflowed. When would she tell the
tale to him again ah, when? She had
been dead these three years and the
little boy she used to love bad grown
up since she left him. His father he
eoulil scarcely remember. What had
become of him?
"What? A great big boy like you
crying? Cheer up! Smile, red-headed
son of Erin! Tomorrow Is St. Patrick's
. day. Jolly chap, Put !"
"I'-paper, s-str?" stammered, Danny,
confusedly.
"Well, yes, that's what I stopped for.
P.ut I hale to see a lad crying, espe
cially the night, before St. Patrick's
day. Out with it what's the matter?"
Danny drew back coldly. Then, see
' ing the commiserating expression in
the kind eyes of the gentleman, he an
swered confusedly : "I was thinkin' of
me mother, sir, an' wonderin' "
"She Is dead, then, poor lad?" asked
the man huskily. Danny looked up
quickly. Were those tears be saw in
the stranger's eyes? Itefore lie had re
covered from his astonishment, the
man turned and walked away.
"Paper, boy, and be quick gracious!
are ten-dollar hills so plentiful that you
leave 'em lying around so careless?"
"Ten dollar what did you say, sir?"
1 "On this stack of papers; here, you
Idiot, put it in your pocket,". and the
man llinist a bill and a penny Into the
newsboys hand,
"(iood thing for
you I'm an honest
man Instead of a
policeman," he re
marked before he
left.
Dnnny stared
unbelievingly at
the wealth In his
grubby list, and
muttered dazedly
to himself, "Am I
awake? Sure, did
I steal It? Oh,
tho ?ent left It; Rues them wna tears,
nil right."
"What youdoln', boy tnlkln' In your
sleep? Klip uh a paper, pronto; I
want lo catch a train."
Something lay on the sidewalk
which glittered In the blaze from the
'thousand electric lights that lit the
street. lie stooped and picked It up.
"Ob, mother, I have found It I Can
ilt bo true I Yi'S, 'tis tho lucky nhuiu-
ft!
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"It's the Very
One."
"What'i the Mat-ter?"
rock Itself!" he murmured, gazing in
tently at the green enameled watch
charm In the shape of a shamrock
whlah he hud picked up. The roar of
the elevated trains, the Bhouts of
drivers, the clang of street cars fell
on deaf ears. Danny heard again the
voice of his mother; he did not see
the crowds of hurrying people, for he
was back again In a cozy room, sitting
with her by the window and she was
speaking. He listened :
"It has never been found, but some
day, Danny, maybe ye'll find It, an',
Danny darlin', If
ye do find It guard
it well."
"Yes, mother,
dear." The sound
of his voice star
tled him. He
heard again the
c 1 a m o r of the
cl t y. He saw
once in ore the
hurrying people;
he opened his
hand and looked
again at the bau
ble. "D;:imy, ye are a fool," lie said
lo hin.s-'lf; "tlii:i Is Just a piece
of jewelry that somebody has
dropp d," and he put It carelessly in
Ul.i iaieket.
lit. Patrick's day brought sunshine
and good luck to Dnnny Mailoy. He
was standing on his usual corner sell
ing papers to one and another almost
everybody wore a silk shamrock in his
buttonhole when ho saw a gentleman
approaching. Whore hail he seen him
before!? Not until he spoke did Danny
recognize the sympathetic nam of the
night before.
"The top o' the mornin' to ye, lad!"
"Same to you, sir. And, say, mister,
here's a tea-dollar bill you left by mis
take." "Why , here's an honest lad, to be
sure! No, my boy; I left it, but not
by mistake. And now, lad, maybe
you'll l ell me whether you found aught
beside? A watch charm it was."
"Will it be a shamrock, mister?"
"Ye.'s, yes; did you find it?" inquired
the man eagerly.
"Here it is, sir."
"It's the very one, lad. Then, half
to himself "It's my lucky shamrock 1
Poor Eileen !"
"What did you say, mister?" asked
Danny excitedly.
"I said this Is what I lost"
"No, sir," Interrupted Danny. " 'Twns
something about the lucky shamrock."
"And what about that, boy?" asked
the man In some confusion,
"Oh!" moaned the boy, "an' she told
me to keep It If ever I should it ml it.
P.ut, sure now, how wus I to know
'twas the lucky "
"What nro you saying?" questioned
the man suddenly and sharply. "Who
told you to keep what?"
"lie mother the lucky shamrock, to
tie sure."
"What's your name?" hoarsely asked
the man. .
"Danny Mailoy," answered the boy,
looking at the man In nn little sur
prise. Then he drew back In awe.
What whs In the man's face? He
was strangely drawn to him why?
He felt fearful and very queer. The
man suddenly took his hands end
looked luto his fuee. Danny started
and tried to wrencE" EBaBelf ftee.
"Don't be afraid, lad. Wai your
mother Eileen Malloyf You needn't
answer, boy ; I see It In your face. My
son, don't yon know yflUr father? Jk
at me cftsely. I waflt JOtt Wfll you
come home?"
And then Danny kSBW why he had
been so attracted by this man; why
he had seemed familiar. For Cne In
stant his inward eye beheld ft Wonder
ful picture, it had been taken by that
Insatiable photographed Tlmef by him
developed, printed and pasted Irrevo
cably In the book of life. It Is seldom
the happy lot of a mortal to catch a
glimpse, ever so transient, of the fin
ished pictures In this book. Only on
an occasion like this will Time, for
an instant, turn back the leaves.
A laughing baby sat on the knee of
a big, blue-eyed man, and the man's
wife Danny's beautiful, black-haired
mother watched them.
Danny knew his fatller had'eome for
him. He threw his arms around his
father's neck and cried as he had In
the far-away past. "Daddy!"
"Come home, lad." said his father
In n voice that shook.
That night, sitting on his father's
knee, Danny said, "What made you
think I was your son?"
"Pecause you mentioned the 'lucky
shamrock,' Dan, 'Twas your mother's
favorite story, and she told me cne day
that I'd surely find It. I laughed, but
she tossed her head in her saucy way
and two weeks later I found thi.i
watch charm on my desk. I went to
her, but she only said: 'You didn't be
lieve me, Dan. You've found it. Sure,
what had I to do with it?" and she
would never admit
she put It there.
Then afterward
we quarreled, Dan
ny, ami I went
away. But never
mind. I'll tell
about that some
other time."
"Father," said
Danny gravely as
he looked for the
twentieth time,
!:i'.t with unabated
wonder, at the
f'.r'iiirhed room and remembered
the rest of the house, to him a fairy
palace, ''father, mother was right,
"i'wns the luckv shamrock you lost and
I found. This is what she said :
"'Some day, Danny, maybe ye'll find
It. An' Danny dariin', it you do find
It, guard It well.' We must do that,
father, mustn't we?" And his fattier
answered earnestly and solemnly,
"With our lives, my son."
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"Ycur J.'.oth'.-'r,
Favorite Story."
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Ireland' Harp.
Since time out of mind it has been
the custom to associate the harp with
Irish music, perhaps because the harp
Is- the emblem upon the flag of Ire
land, or perhaps because "the harp that
once through Turn's hulls Its soul of
music shed" has echoed through the
succeeding ages, stirring the imagina
tion to vision of past glories. At all
events, In spite of the fact that the
origin of the hnrp nntedutes the earli
est records of clvlllzutlon and thut
now the liurp has become ulmost ex
tinct In Ireland, It seems probable that
the hlBtorlc as3oein!lon will persist.
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CECIL ITEMS
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It. A. McKudden of
Arlington visitors
Mr. mid Mrs.
I'.lgiitinlle were
Saturday.
Air. and Mrs. ('. A. Minor orcom
pnnletl by MIsh ltlanche Minor ca ne
1o (Veil Saturday on their way from
Portland leaving on Sunday for He i
iter where they Intend spending a
lew dnyn.
W. (1. Ilynil and K. Kellogg we-'
ver from Sand Hollow Saturday a- t
upcnt Urn week-end with Mr. and
Mr.. T. It. I.owe of Cecil.
Mrs. Peter Nash spent the week
nd with Mr. und Mrs. John N.ihIi ot
1 Ming
Jin k IVnwU'k wan an A rl'.n :((!,
lsllor Sunday.
Miss HiTter Logan an, I Master Hil
ly cii' lulling their ill
Irlt-nda In t'e II Sunday.
Walter pope wan ullhu: m.i li
and Mrs. While of llcipncr Junc
tion Sunday.
Mix I'.tta Itauii'i led for lone on
Sunday where she Intends to Slav for
a t-hnrt period.
Miss Esiston spent thet week-end
In Arlington visiting friends.
Haiel Deune of Morgan wus doing
business in Cecil Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Farnsworth ac
companied by Mrs. Karl Farnsworth
and children were doing business in
Cecil Monday.
M. V. Logan, of Portland, late ol
Cecil, accompanied by Win. Dodsnn,
also of Portland, came In on the local
Tuesday and were guests of J. W, Os
born during their stay In Cecil.
Win. Hlalne, of Walla Wulki, m
llved In Cecil Wednesday to wink -u
the Ilutterhy Flats for Jack Hynd.
John Helton, of the John Kcil
Open Air Sanitarium ot Cecil mad'
a hurried trip to llcppner during tV.c
Week.
Ml McMon is of Condon nn lve !
during the week to tak.. charge of
the Uhea SI ling school.
W. tl. Ilynd, E.I. Kellogg. T. II.
Lowe, accompanied by Mb Vic'el
Hyml were Sunday visitor" nt the
It. S. Wilson home.
Willie C.eoige Wilson was visiting
lis your own money
you're spending.
says Barney McGem
with his brother Robbie on Sunday.
Jesse Wallace who has been work
ing at the Last Camp during the past
few weeks left for Condon Sunday.
John Kelly made a t: '.) to have a
look at his sheep at Cecil Friday, re
turning to Heppner the same day.
Jim O'Connor of the Last Cann
left for Heppner Thursday whore lie
will spend a few days. I
Mr. Miller of Hardman made a'
bualn 'ss call In Cecil Friday. j
I!. S. Wilson was doing business in i
rioi.vdaian Thursday returning Fri-,
day. j
Oral and Clifford Heniikscn had a '
busy day Sunday trying out thei
new Ford cur.
C. Keaine camp In from Oregon
City to help at the Willow creel;
ranch for an Indefinite period.
Mrs. A. K. Nash was an Arlington
visitor Friday.
Mis Hazel Wlni. r Is Very bur-y
tin sed.iy rt the F.ttrvlew ranch.
l!oy Scott who has bun fti I:i
Wl'h the N'lte;v-!ilSt dllMl!1 in
Fiancee mid Just tuning tecelved ! ..
dlMdi..rge wiis Visl.lng with Mr. and
Mm. Jack Ilynd Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Hoy told several Interest
ing and thrilling tales of til exper
iences In the trenches but says of nil
hit ttaveU thcrr was no place that
looked so Rood lo him as dear v
Oregon.
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EVERYBODY KNOWS
MVE -IN-HEAD MEANS BUICS
Revised
Prices
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The assurance of material for quantity
production of Buick cars enables the
Buick Motor Company to establish the
following prices on the various Buick
models, effective January first, 1919.
These prices will not be changed during
our present dealers' selling agreements.
Three Passenger Open Model H-Six-44, $1739.24
Five Passenger Open Model H-Six-45, $1739.25
Four Passenger Closed Model H-Six-46, $2241.29
Five Passenger Closed Model H-Six-47, $$2454.00
Seven Passenger Open Model H-Six-49, $2036.37
Seven Passenger Closed Model H-Six-50, $2835.59
EPPNER GARAGE
ALBERT BOWKER, PROPRIETOR
GRAND BENEFIT
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chew your wcet,
sticky plufc, if you
like it. Hut there
isn't an ordinary
tobacco tluit't one,
two, three with Heal
Gravel). The real
good tobacco taste
stays with it."
Good Li, m.llrr ch,
lf III imhil m.kttU
him liravt I ' ! lo ehtw
liiM olJin.ry pluj.
Wmt
GUNt INK tiK AVFLY
DASVIIIF. V.
Peyton Brand
REAL CHEWING PLUG
Pfav packed in pouch.
TIIK IIAItlll It (,(1T O JOH '
John T. Kit k ho bun bi-rn iiiihb-,
ln frimi hit iimuil h.mnn nrmiiiil
Hfppnur ll tntrr, rruppfarnl trie
other day but to il!jul'd by fivp
Inoh tilnttrr that hl lf illiln't
know turn .iinl bi-inrp h eoulil proo-
rrly Uli-nlify hltim-lf ami MlQ !
nilttanrr lo bin on domlrtl b ba.1
to vllt a brhrr and up bltr.
for a hvr. The barber ) It wan
orm'ttiln. like cittln lhrouh a
t'rbrd irr rnunclcinrnt In N;
Man'a I.an.l but hen he finally cut
S'irouKh the dinci:i be found the
m old. J.-lly ile that nrvrr tl..
rmne off Mr. K ik baa bwii artlnr
aa rhAperone in ahwp ranrh m-ar
Hard" an and h' lnK an thtuuh tho
life agrei'il ;,m.
Given by the Heppner Civic Improve
ment Club for the benefit of
HEPPNES NEW BAND
At the Morrow County Fair Pavilion O
Tuesday, March 17
This dance has no connection with the Hibern
ian celebration All proceeds go to the Band
GOOD MUSIC TICKETS ONE DOLLAR
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