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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1914)
HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION ft J b u t I h af n ot ad h ered . Now 1 stick , I up A lm a’s face as she h u rrie d hom e I se ttle. Soon I sh a ll esta b lish th e from th e office th e evening of th e day h e was to re tu rn . resid en ce.” H is Joy in h is p rese n t freedom , his H is h a t upon th e h a tra c k w as th e IN AMERICA in to leran ce to w ard in ju stic e an d ty- firs t th in g she saw as she en tered 1 ranny, w ere app eals th a t w ent th e hall— h is excited voice In th e is a slogan that means s tra ig h t to A lm a's h e a rt. H e could living room th e firs t sound th a t fell , u n d ersta n d , sym pathize, w ith h er on h e r ear. m u c h to the American sp irit of b ittern ess, of rev o lt. H e “ Ah, Mees B la-ak e,’ he cried, h u r too, had been in cap tiv ity he too ry in g o u t to m eet her, “ it is w ith Housewife. It means the bad broken his chain forever. g re a t sad-ness th a t I tajee y o u r h an d “ My o b lig atio n s of b irth , Mees In m ine fo r th e la3t tim e. I leave protection of the U. S. 1 B la-ak e,” he exclaim ed vehem ently, on th e n ig h t’s overland. My coun pure food laws, which de "th ey no long-er exist. I h a f wiped try it is in per-11. I go to G erm any them o u t by my service in th e arm y. on th e firs t ves sel I can o v ertake. mand that all foods must T h a t d eb t of h o n o r is al-read y paid. ” 1 d o n ’t u n d e rsta n d ," fa lte re d Al I am n o t a G er-m an, Mees B la-ake, conform to a I am a A -m er-i-can, th e w hole every m a, bew ildered, ag h ast. "Y ou have alw ay s said th a t you w ere an A m er th in g , all th e w ay th ro u g h to th e fixed stand ican, th a t—•” h e a rt.” “ B u t th e re is a difference now ,” ard of purity. Alm a felt h e r la st d o u b ts of con “ G er-m any is i n ; science slip from her. H ad she n o t he in te rru p te d . My K aiser needs me. I . wiped o u t h e r d eb t of o b lig atio n s of d an g e r. I b irth in service? P aid h e r d eb t of g o ! ” A wave of dizziness sw ept over h er h o n o r to th e la st ce n t? She w as as At All Grocers free as he— to live th e life of peace an d she tu rn e d to th e little ta b le u n d e r th e h a tra c k , a h and o u t an d happiness th a t lay before them . ! One Pound T hen w ith th e su d d en n es of a stre tc h e d to ste ad y herself. 25 cents T h e yellow envelope of a teleg ram b u rstin g bomb w ar b roke upon th e ad d ressed in h e r nam e ca u g h t h e r j n atio n s of th e ea rth . K arl W ag n er w as o u t of tow n on , su rp rised eye. a business trip an d A lm a's im p a - , W ith sh a k in g fin g ers she to re It, tience could scarcely a w a it his re open an d read. Geo. E. Scott, Contractor “ I hope n o th in g is th e tro u b le, tu rn . Mees B la-ak e ,” said K arl W ag n er so CITY, RAILROAD AND RANCH W E LL 3 If he had been rab id a g a in st G e r-' 6 to 12 INCH m an ap pressiveness an d ty ra n n y be-! licitously. “ I t ’s my f a th e r,” answ ered Alma. 1 A lio Bridge end B ofld ln z Soundings fore, w hat tira d e s of in v ectiv es he! P. O. Box 481, Portland, Or«. w ould h u rl a g a in st th e K aiser, t h e ! te a rs sp rin g in g to h er eyes. “ He is , P. O. B ox 175 very sick. I m u st go to him at P. O. B ox 501 governm ent, th e arm y now. Salem. Or«. M cM innville, Oro. An expectant little sm ile lig h ted once.” Maderite. By May fl. Kirigwnlt. AM not a G e rm a n , Mees Bla- I ke. I am an A -m er-l-can— the whole, every th in g , all the w ay th ro u g h to th e heart.'* A cu b it added to his s ta tu r e from p rid e In his ca refu lly en u n ciated E nglish, K arl W agner, stam ped with an unm lstable llght-haired -b lu e-ey ed - G retchen b irth m a rk , solem nly re garded th e young w oman seated op- p osite him a t th e table, A lm a Blake, a new a rriv a l a t Miss M inerva K ing's select second-class boarding house. "G er-m any, Mees B la-ke, It Is a g re a t co u n try ,” he w ent on w ith an Im pressive roll of his “ r ’a ," as ho held a teaspoon poised In m id-air over his saucer of bread pudding, “— a m agnificent co u n try in th e learn-ing, th e scl-en-ces, th e in v en tions, b u t not in th e govern-m ent. T h a t is— how do you say it? — a be hind n u m b er.” T here was a rh eto ric al pause w hile th e spoon gloatingly swooped up w ith th e one raisin in th e saucer. “ And the arm y, Mees Bla ake, it la a cu rse .” T he roll of th e final “ r " rum bled lik e th re a te n in g th u n d er. “ W ho sup p o rts its em p-ty g llt-ter? T he K aiser? T he govern -m en t? No, th e people th a t pay th e tax-es, G ott in U lm m el, Mees Bla-ake, th e re h af been tim es w hen I h af h ad th e feel to throw th e b o m b !” A lm ost convulsed w ith hidden la u g h te r A lm a B lake listen ed as one hypnotized T his m ade-in-G erm any A m erican in te re ste d , fascinated h e r— w as q u ite th e m ost ch arm in g of all th e de lig h tfu l people she had m et d u rin g th e tw en ty -fo u r h o u rs she h ad been a t Miss M inerva K ing ’s. F o r a f te r tw enty y ears of looking a t th e w orld th ro u g h a d usky glass la rk ly , sh u t aw ay in a fo rlo rn , color less little tow n, she su d d en ly stood face to face w ith all th e w onder and beau ty and excitem ent of city life, everything, everybody, ab o u t h e r u n d e r a spell of en c h an tm en t T he fa c t th a t she w as a h a rd w orking, underp aid sten o g rap h er, th a t h e r room w as a cold sto rag e tw o by four, hall ch am b er up on th e th ird floor, u n d er a m ansard roof, did not brush off a single gol den speck from the g la m o u r’s bloom. She w as free. F ree from th e do m estic d ru g e ry she h ated . From th e daily irrita tio n of living w ith an Irrita b le , ty ran n ical fa th e r w ith whom she had not an idea in com m on. F re e in m aking h e r w ay and all th e adorable new clo th es th a t stric t econom y and b arg a in cou n ter buys w’ere going to a rra n g e betw een them . And because she w as filled b rim m ing over w ith freedom , she did not h esita to an In sta n t In reg ard to the new friendship th a t so quickly grew up betw een h e r and K arl W agner. She liked being In his com pany. T h at w as enough. As eagerly, as s tr a ig h t fo rw ard ly as a child stre tc h in g out its nrm s .ow ard a desired o bject she follow ed w herever he led. S om etim es the lead w as to an ice cream parlo r, som etim es a m otion p ic tu re show — on ra re , dazzling oc casions, an evening a t the O rpheum . B ut no m a tte r w here th e goal, a l ways on th e way h e r com panion rode j his pet hobby - a— t a tr o t; on a gal lop, w ith a wild leap a t all o b stru c t ing fences. "G er-m any, Mees B la-ake,” he w ould say. “ Is a land of th e brave, b u t n o t a land of th e free. I t is a law -ridden country. T he w hole ev ery th in g tied up w ith — how no you say it? - th e scar-let tape. Not only th e actions, b u t th e th o u g h ts, th e e m otions T he K aiser, he is not th e U ncle Sam, Mees Bla-ake. He la —how do you say It? — th e man w ith th e large clu b .” "H ow long have you been n a tu r a liz e d ? ” A lm a once asked. "O h, Mees B la-ake,” he answ ered m o u rn fu lly , “ th e re you h an d le a sore ■pot. I am an A ine-er-i-can, h u t 1 $ an not yet th e citizen. F ive years h a f passed since I en tered th e S tates, b u t I h a f been— w h at is th e word 1 h u n t fo r? You say it of a pop u la tion th a t fid-gets abou t I catch him a t la st I haf been a float er. H ere 'LCJU-b a lee-tie while, th e re a lee tie while, ttj / W E L L D R IL L IN G » * iky'!« i va * M alt Rainier is the Pure M alt T onic For M others W h o Require Additional N ourishm en t and Strength. ASK YOUB PHY3ICIAN For Saia by AU Druggista * v / * * W
