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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1927)
S Alabaster Lamps By Margaret TurnbuD Coprrlahl, llll. br Marrt TvrnbulL WNU krto 8T0RY FROM THE START Claud Mrlnott Pabb re turns from New Tork to hit general grocery In Pear Valley, Pa. With him cornea Ned Car ter, a stranger, whom Dobba In troduce to "Aunt lorddy," hla old houeekeeper, an a nephew. I-ater Dabba adnma to Aunt Ljrddjr that Carter la a chanc acquaintance, veteran of the World war, whom he had met In New York and taken a lik ing to. Carter telle that he ha broken with hla family and hla fiancee becau of their ultra pactflo leanings. With Dabba Ned vleite Clover Hollow. They almost run over a dog belong ing to a (Irl whom Carter ap parently recognliea. Ned de ll vera a grocery order, and In hi abeenc the girl, Dorothy 8eldrn, ear that ah know Ned' last nam to be Rangeley, and that he I the famou bank er' aon. CHAPTER II-Continued By the look In the girl's eyes, he knew that he had said the tight thing. She apparently forgot Dabbs' exist ence as the stood there turning the situation over In her mind. "Quarreled with papa and down bere leading the simple life with a poor relation," the mused. "What situation 'for the high and mighty Ned I I congratulate you, Mr. Dubbs. It U evident that Ned has seen the light and come over to us." "Tsr I don't think I understand." "Joined the workers, the Intelligent sia, the Bolsherlkl of America." "Not If I know Ned !" Miss Selden looked at him, as one looks at the poor of understanding. Plainly she felt that any really up-to-date Information would be lost upon Iahbs. She searched her mind for some expression used In the dark ages before the war. "Don't you understand," she began condescendingly, "I'm what Is called radical. What you would probably call a Socialist" Ialbs said nothing. Disconcerted, Dorothy, unused to planting seed In ground totally uncul tivated, began again : "A radical la well a radical Is one who believes all men should be equal " "They are not," Dabbs Interrupted, "and they can't be. Men aren't born equal, no matter what the Declara tion says. Nor If you start them equal, do they stay so. Girl, the very best one can do Is to try and give every body an equal chance, and then watch the holes they land In." "The world belongs to the workers," tnrthy began loftily. "Sure. What's your trade?" Dabbs demanded. Dorothy hesitated and was lost "I she began. Dabbs looked at her sympathetical ly. "I guess you're living on that "un earned Increment' the rest of the Clover ilollowers live on and despise so. And I guess you're got more of it than some of the others," be added, taking In comprehensively, but not of fensively, her expensive playing at-be-Ing-useful garments. "Well, I'm grocer," and he shouldered his box and turned away. "If youll excuse me. Miss Selden, 111 move along. The grocery business Is aorta exacting In its demands, snd Til be going on down the road to the stonemason's. Mind telling my boy, Ned, to pick me up' there when he passes?" CHAPTER III Xed, Jenny and the wagon were tnndlng In the driveway of the Ureen's former residence. The sign on the gate posts Indicated that this place whs called "The While House." Ned found It a charming place. The old stone house was a reul bit of pre Revolullonnry Pennsylvania. The original outbuildings hud been torn down, but enough of the old stone barn hnd been retulned to mnke a practical, yet picturesque, garage. Altogether a wonderful old place, In which everything that was old was used. There was nothing new, made to look like an obvious afterthought All were blended Into an harmonious whole, ugreeuble to the eye, and testi fying to the skill of the architect As he jumped dowu from the wagon eat Ned thought perplexedly that he bad forgotten to ask the name of the people who lived here. How would he know which box to take out? This dllllculty was solved for him by the fact, discovered Immediately he ex mined the contents of the wugon, thut all remaining packages bore the name "Johnston." This was evidently not the usual house-to-house delivery, but a special trip, mainly to the Johnston house. Shouldering the box containing the trundles, he wulked to the kitchen door and knocked In his best grocery hoy maimer. There was 110 iepon.o. lie knocked again and waited. "Oh Grocer 1" came lu a strong, youug contralto vole somewhere above his head. Ned shifted the box a little to en able him to look upward. From the rear hall window a girl leaned out Ned wondered why he should think of extreme youth and fairy tales ; then remembered the Illus trations for "llapuniel, Rapunsel, let down your hair." The girl had been brushing her hair, and It hung about her In dusky masses. The brush was still In her hand. "Will you please put the box on the bench Just outside the door? I'll be down as soon as I can open the door. When we arrived last night we found the servants had left because It was too lonely." Ned put down his box and sat wait ing on the steps. He was weary from his unwonted early rising. He leaned hla head against the pillar of the kitchen porch and closed hla eyes. This was a queer adventure yet It promised, at least for a time, to be diverting; and that was all one could really ask of anything In this life. If It grew humdrum and commonplace, or Dorothy became a nuisance, he would move on. He thought of his newly acquired uncle. There, at least he had made no mistake. Whatever Claude Dubbs was or was not he was a man, and he was honest Ned admitted more than that. C. M. Dabbs had charm. "Poor fellow. How tired you must be!" Ned turned as the words came from behind him. "Nonsense," Ned said, finding him self blushing. "I'm not tired in the least. Miss " "Johnston, snd I hope you've brought everything I ordered." Ned began carrying In the order. He did not hurry too much about his task. It was pleasant to watch In the clean, white, cool wltchen, this girl who was not like the other girls be knew. She had something they did "Oh, Groer!" Came In a Strong, Young Contralto Voloe Somewhere Above His Head. not have; or was It that he had never seen any of the other girls In Just such an environment? Miss Johnston was smiling at him now across the white enameled table, on which they had spread and counted the groceries. "I don't really know where the po tatoes' are kept," she said, "so put them In that big basket In the corner. Ton see, I don't know where every thing belongs, yet" 'Why not leave them where they are," advised Ned. "The new cook will probably want to put them some where else anyway." "Oh I think not Mr.-Mr.-er-Dabbs." "But I'm not Mr. Dabbs. I'm his nephew. My name's Carter, Ned Car ter." Miss Johnston smiled, then frowned a little, a horseshoe shaped frown that drew her delicate black brows together. "Try not to make so much noise with the potatoes, Mr. Carter. I don't want my mother disturbed." Ned, who had been pouring the po tatoes Into the basket as might a small boy, and rather enjoying the noise, colored and stopped this dem onstration of his muscular power. In stead of pouring them out as though they were canned peas, he lowered the bag discreetly and allowed the po tatoes to escape as potatoes should. '"Much better," Miss Johnston ad mitted, and Ned found her charming as she stood there with slightly puck ered brow. He forgot to object to Little of Wild Life Very few of the animals best known In our countryside are British In origin. Indeed, with the possible ex ception of the fox, the badger, the otter, the hare, and the red deer, there are today few, If any, survivors of animals native to this country. The rabbit for example, was not known here In early Christian days. It Is believed to have originated In Spain; very old .coins hnve been found In that country Imprinted with the figure of a rabbit Hats are quite foreign to these shores, though they are now too firmly established here. The Kngllsh black rat cumo from the Continent eight centuries ago. Keeping Tab on Madame We remember the time when the mistress axked the cook what was her day out. Now the cook asks the mis tress what Is her duy In. Tom Mus soii In Collier's. the school-teacher maimer with which she said It "Now, If you'll put the gasoline In the shed at the side of the porch, why that will be all, Tell your uncle that, with the servants gone, I'll have to telephone him later about the chickens we ordered. I'm afraid we shan't want them." Ned understood he was being dis missed, and picked up his empty po tato sack. As he crossed the room he had a sudden Inspiration. "Miss Johnston, If there's anything Uncle can do before your new serv ants come, why, let us know. Cnele might be able to got some one In Pence Valley to coma for a day and help you out." "Oh. do ask him I It would help Immensely." Ned went out, determined that It should be done, and Mary decided that country people were really tho suit of the earth. She also decided that this young man was decidedly too good-looking, with an air Impossible to deny. How had he come by It In a country general store? While she wondered, and put the groceries away, Dorothy Selden, who could hare told her all about the air and how It was acquired, waited at the gate for the returning "grocer's boy." He drove toward her whistling. In face and figure he was all that a lady might love, but his expression was far from being either pleasant or Inviting. He stopped whistling when he saw Dorothy waiting alone, and a heavy frown came to hla brow. Dorothy swung herself Into his path. Ned endeavored to keep on his way, but the girl was determined. Ned halted Jenny and waited. "So, you've changed your mind?" "No," Ned answered promptly, and then In true country fushlon proceed ed to answer one question by asking another. "Where's t'nele Claude?" The girl Ignored It, leaning on the wagon. Insolently. "You didn't get across to fight," she Jeered. "No. Did you and father work to gether to prevent It? I've often won dered." "You've quarreled with your charm ing but capitalistic father, and are down here working for your living." Ned's mouth twisted Into a reluc tant smile. "Is that all you got after pumping C. M. Dubbs T" "And yon call yourself 'Carter'," the girl finished ominously. "Itlght Don't give me away." The girl nodded. "What am I to understand from that but that you've seen the error of your ways and de cided to Join us." "L'sr "Why this pretense?" Miss Selden asked airily. "I assure you there's no need. I don't mind your following me down here. This la a refuge, a haven where people like ourselves may And freedom of speech, of thought of action " Ned looked at her. "And costume?" he added. Dorothy laughed, secure In the fact that whatever he thought of It It was becoming. It was going to be Inter esting, having Ned around. He must have cared more than she thought to have followed so soon. How had he known? But she kept these things to herself and continued her pose. "I'm a worker, too, Ned. Mrs. Mannheim I came down here to stay with her, ss you evidently discovered has a com munity garden, and I, well I do my small share toward making It a suc cess." "Don't let me detain you," hinted Ned, lifting Jenny's reins, fearful that If he stayed longer he would spoil her delightful theory of pursuit by the discarded lover. But lkrothy still held to the wagon snd he could not go. "You remember Mrs. Mannheim T she asked. Ned nodded. "Oh, yes, I remember her well, but I'm not anxious to renew the acquaintance under the circum stances. I hardly think she'd care to have 'the grocer's boy' calling." "Oh, I don't think she'd mind. If I explain. Of course. It hasn't beeu done. Among our own social set dis tinctions simply do not exist but we haven't Included the village, yet." "I'm sure that would never do. And now, please, where Is Uncle Claude?" "At the stonemason's, across the bridge," Dorothy Informed him, and for a moment relaxed her hold on the side of the wagon and stooped to re cover Peter's leash. A banker's son a grocer's boy I What will we be hearing next bout Nd Carter Rangeley? (TO BE CONTINUED.) Is British in Origin Both the fallow and roe deer come to us from abroad, the first from Nor way, the second from Asia, The pheasant found Its way her In ltoiiian times. The partridge, on the other hand, Is perhaps the most British of all our gums birds. Loudon Tit-Bits. Manachutettt Flag The librarian of the Massachusetts Historical society says: "I do not And a record of the adoption of any provincial flag by Massachusetts, but I do find a resolve passed by Massa chusetts on April 21), 1770, among sev eral resolves relating to the encour agement of seamen to enlist In the Colony sea service: 'Itesolved, That the uniform of the officers bo green and white and that they furnish them selves accordingly, and the colors be a white flag with a green pine tree and an Inscription, Appeal to j Heaven.' " GINOIIAM, most versatile of fab rics, hog come Into popular use for Interiors as well as for the ward robe. With the present peasant mode In Interiors now sweeping the coun try, decorators are turning mora and mora to gingham. Some art even using It as a wall covering In place of paper with great success. It Is shel lacked and can be kept clean with soap snd water. From the dresser drape to the table cloth and napkins there Is scarcely SOME USES iny Interior decoration that lends It self to fabric that cannot be made from gingham. The dresser drape In the sketch may be mode from any of the many beautiful colorful designs, and trimmed with plain gingham. The plains come In colors to match the predominating shade In the design. It will require about seven yards with three yards for trim. The "laiy pod,"- as It Is called, sketched Just under the dresser. Is for the beach, yachting, lawn or picnic, where one may like to take a siesta In the open. It Is simply made from two strips of gingham of the width re quired. All ginghams come In 32-Inch widths. To make the tablecloth wilt require one yard and a quarter of the designed gingham and three-fourths of a yard of the plain for a fire-Inch border, The cloth will be about forty-one Inches when finished. Karh napkin requires one-fourth of a yard of de signed material and an eighth of a yard of the plain. The lamp shades are made from parchment with designed gingham oasted on with rubber cement Bub- HATS OF THE Jer cement Is better than glue, as It la not so apt to come through, and will permit the gingham to peel off easily In case of a mistake. The light shining through the parchment and gingham Is beautifully softened and very effective. For a large lamp hade of about sixteen Inches In depth It will require two and a quarter yards of gingham and a yard and a quarter of parchment The strip of parch ment and glnghnm when ready to plait Is four and a half yards long. The slip cover for the winged chair Is a more dllllcult proposition. Still there ore nny number of women who make their own slip covers without the aid of, an upholsterer. It Is simply a mutter of fitting the chair. Boma women pin paper to Ilia chair and then cover a pattern for the gingham. For the chair shown, which Is a fair lied wing chair, It required nine yards of gingham. From skull cap to brlini of tre mendous width 'tis the latest ca price of the millinery mode. Broad brims and short skirts, never I so' snld some of our fushlnulats at aoma time or other In the past In present duy modes, behold the theory die- FOR C1NCHAM proved t Smart women of fashion are at this moment looking their smartest In short-Jacketed, short-skirted tall leurs topped with plain-banded straw hats of enormous dimensions. That's the Interesting part of these big brimmed hats (some quite floppy) they are not confined to dressy modes. Itather do they compete with entranc ing aothln-you-cansee-throughthem picture types. For that matter many of the large tailor banded black bats are themselves transparent but these are not as frequent aa are the very elegant mllana, with their velvet bows and bands. Modlshly banded, with either gros graln er velvet ribbon, this Is the regu lation trim adopted by fashion for huge straw hats, such as the one pic tured to the left In this group. If II Isn't a mllnn which milady wears then It's a leghorn wide of brim or very likely one of the new palllsssln straws. leghorns which measure up to the mode's requirements as to width of brim are either an naturelle, or else dyed black or Some lovely psstel shsde. Black velvet ribbon bands are the rule fur natural or black leghorns, DRESSY TYFE but 1f the leghorn be colorful, 111 tail ored trim Is either perfect match or a perfect contrast The. same ap plies to the lovely large crln cnpellncs, so favored with sheer frocks. Tho leghorn lint first In this group maintains a tailored aspect, although It has been Intricately worked Willi velvet The hat below Introduces a pastel-colored silk facing. 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