o o o ONE MAN'S WAY By DOROTHY DOUGLAS by McClur Nwtppr Syndicate) .tlAN," Sir John Dyke proposed ' gently so as not to startle the lovely young girt sitting so confidingly close to him In his big car, "am I far too old for you to consider as a hus band? I want you to marry me very, very much." A bright flush sprang Into Nan's cheeks, and she turned her trustful blue eyes straight toward his own. "Oh, Sir John," she smiled softly, ".vou are offering me a great honor. I I hardly know what to say. Your " friendship for me, the hundred and one lovely little things you do for me, your constant care and thoughtfulness have been the sweetest attentions I have ever had." She gazed affectionately at him. "I hardly think any younger man could have a tenth of the under standing that you have, and that means so much In happy marriages." "I feel sure I can make you far happier than some young, thoughtless cub who might continually he stabbing your so sensitive spirit. I want you to spread your wings and grow big. I can help you wonderfully, Nan." "It Is only a reflection of your own bigness that you see In me," said Nan. When Sir John Dyke would Have con tradicted her she stopped him with a hand laid softly over his. "I will niar ry you," she said, "and try to become exactly what you want me to be." Sir John, confused for a fleeting sec ond by her swift consideration and an swer, stooped swiftly and pressed his lips to each of Nan's pink paims. me contact sent an unexpected stab at his heart. Nan's eyes opened wide, her lips parted with a swift Intake of breath. A moment of tense silence followed, broken then by Sir John. His voice was not altogether steady. "You will not regret, my dear?" he questioned, and when she shook her head slowly, not trusting her voice, he added; and you will promise to tell me If anyone captures the more dominant type of love from you before well, before it is too late?" "I promise to let you know," said Nan, with serious eyes, "if any other love capable of jeopardizing your Hap piness comes into my life. And I also want you to know that my answer to you now would be the same were you as poor as as I am." Sir John laughed. "Splendidly said, Nan. Now," he added more lightly, "shall we lunch, then drive down and have a ring fitted? I don't want a long engagement. May I send the an nouncement to the papers tonight?" Later, when they stepped Into the great jewelers on Fifth avenue, a dozen clerks would have gone forward to attend Sir John, but it was his nephew, learning the business from the counter up, who had that privilege. "I have long wanted' you to meet this nephew of mine, Nan," said Sir John, performing the introduction, and then watched the meeting of his fian cee and his handsome nephew. Their glances met and clung and their hands drew apart Willi a swiftness of move ment that sent a sharp pain through the heart of Sir John. Then Xan turned her startled, baffled glance upon him and he responded to the si lent appeal. Events piled up rather quickly after that first meeting. Sir John managed, first, with the selection of many won derful bits of jewelry for Nan, to bring the two vounz people together. Then there were cozy dinners at his own glorious home on Park avenue. And though these intimate hours John watched something growing between Nan and his nephew. Their glances seldom met now, and Nan never per mitted a moment alone with the younger man. All three tried in true blue-blooded fashion to assume a calm exterior, while inwardly a bomb seemed ever ready to burst. The Inevitable draw ing together of flaming youth seemed imminent. It was a scant two months since the engagement had been made public that Sir John, unable to stand the strain of suspense, withdrew from the drawing room after dinner and left the two to gether. He felt that it was only fair that they should be alone in order to come to a definite understanding. He took his pipe and his thoughts out into the small space which he called his garden, and there In the quiet herded his emotions well Into control that little Nan might not know of the ache that was already ' heralding the loss of her. He had scarcely drawn the first draft of smoke from his pipe when he r - Jumped up to encircle the slim, trem bling girl who had flung herself into his arms. 'John, dear." she panted breathless ly, "please, please don't leave me bo mnch with Jeff. Ha Is Deginmng 10 think himself in love- with me and I m trvlmr so hard to wai'd It off. I love you so dearly that I can't bear to have any one else suffer lint van 'nn surelv vou " It was Sir John now who trembled. He had not supposed the world capable ;, of offering so great a moment. And as the strong, protecting arms held her close and ever closer Nan realized the full grandeur of an understanding of love. Usage of a Languafle. '"Some expressions are confusing. " "For Instance?" "We hear of hard cash." "Well?" "We identify ch as beine hard and thn c I'Pnr nf nmh ilnun " t i - , nl.ln ti f (ho tnrtland 11 IB IiULlttU"3 ,. , Chamber of Commerce very recently came out boldly against any plan of wheat purchase by the government; , that It condemned the Lowden plan. of separating" domestic and foreign j wheat and taxing the domestic wheat so that wheat prices in the United States would be forced to advance.- The Portland chamber sagely re-! marks that this Is hot sound busi ness, and possibly the chamber is right; but the thing that attracts at tention is when the government is considering a movement to aid the wheat farmer, whether the move ment is sound or not, wje find the Portland chamber standing up against it, but when the ship con tracts were let by the government to Portland shipbuilders on the very unsound principle of cost plus 10 per cent, that same Chamber of Com merce applauded the good business being done and never raised its voice In protest. . The business game is decidedly' amusing. How1 wrong a thing can be when the other fellow does it, and hew easy it is to settle down in the cushions and Justify the same thing when done by somjeone close to the throne. This must be considered regarding Portland chamber's action: That de liberative body had more time to re flect upon the soundness of the ' wheat, situation than It had when ' shipbuilding was the sought-for buyi-1 ness. La Grande Observer. It Is probable next year that sep arate round tables will be devoted to the discussion of business and editorial problems of high school newspapers, magazines and annuals. Several joint sessions of editors and managers will be held, however, in order that representatives of each division of the newspaper may ob tain an all-round understanding of the most effective means of instruc ting the high school delegates In re porting and make-up. The visual Instruction feature is to be retained in next year's program. One hundred and three high school were represented by 356 dele j gates at the convention's Friday and Saturday of the Oregon High School ' Press Association and he Associa tion of Student Body Officers. workers from AleDno. "according' to advices just received'' i'y' Jv J.' fifahd- saker, State Director Near East Re I lief, ,613 Stock Exchange, Portland. J That conditions of suffering in the Near East have not ceased s yndi cated by a letter just received' from Greece at the Near' East' Relief of fice in Portland by j.'1 JV'Harids&'ker, state directof. The Iettef tva'S Bated pnrlv in DpoernhpT 'aftd"'fctates '"tnat j the transfer of p'opdlkiio'nsvVetw!denj Greece and Turkey , is causlhg ' hid eous" suffering; " The relief workers have tlcen-ooVnj the 'Ign rom"ihe Nar, East orpbaii?ge, as no more children could be accommodated and they were being aslsed dally to take children in. "As the wet cold weath er comes on 'the Buffering and death rate will be. appalling. WVe are ask ing to be allowed to give the refugee children one hot mala day. Our answer from New . York is that we must wail me resuiis. oi xne vnnsi you wpnder.'Vthe; letfej . v Concludes, ,nt n,A nralflno' alynnst hrpftth 1, lessly the' outcome of yput efforts to raie money?", . . ., . ,Dr. and Mrs A. h! Johnston have , taken apartments in . the. First Na tional Bank building, , where they were busy installing their, lares and penates. Saturday. . , faBBaaaBtlat GILLIAM & BISBEFS DEPLROABLFi COXDITIOXS IX THE NEAR EAST The Ninety and Nine, the Bible story of how a good shepherd res cued a strayed sheep, was re-enacted with dramatic setting In the Near TCsat at Christmas time. Instead of one sheep, being lost, there were many hundreds of children that had been rendered homeless by the re cent deportation of Christians from Turkey. In the Bible Btory there was plenty of room for the one lost sheep. In the modern story there was no room for but 200 children, although several hundred should have been accommodated. The res cue was made by N,ear East Relief COLUMN LATEST PRICES ON United States and G & J A car of poultry supplies just ar rived. Anything and,"ev,ery thing;, for. the Hen. J : ' 1 - Lots of Mill Feed and Dr. Hesse's Stock Tonic for your Live Stock.; .HIGH SCHOOL PKESS HOLD INTERESTING MEETING University of Oregon, Jan. 17. (Special) Committees that ar ranged the program for the fourth annual High School Press Associa tion' convention held on the Univer sity ' of Oregon campu3 Friday and Saturday, are already making gener al plans for next year's program. On the basis of the experience .of the recent convention, a number of im provements have been suggested for next year. 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