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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. . ,
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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
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(Special) Committees that ar
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WHEAT MEN FORM LEAGUE
(Continued from page one)
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Vice-President Jones and Director
Cox hope that a large and represent
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ness men of the county will be 'pres
ent to lend their, moral and physical
support to the movement.
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