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Mr. Austin's Car
And Annabel.
By CECILY ALLEN.
Oopyrtrttad, IK!, bf Homar Simaaa.
A -
IIDIIIIUWHIUUU
"Annabel,- ahmited the snierrotend-nt-of
tha Clarendon Horn. For Or
phan. In hla crisp, abarp tone, -you
take these Are chilren down to Mr.
Frederick Austin's ear th. man with
the gray coat-no, behind you, the dull
green car! Quick, now; we shan't get
started till noon at thl. rate."
Annabel mart ha led her quintet of ex
cited flag carrying chUdreu and poshed
them ahead of her toward the big dull,
green touring car.
"Ia thla Mr. Austin's car?" ah. in
quired, restraining Ave wriggling chil
dren who Just yearned to spring
' through the open door.
Th. young man who had been loung
ing with one hand on tbe steering
wheel sat up at attention as Annabel'
charming yolce reached his ear. Every
one, from the Irritable, verworked
: superintendent to the dull cltted help,
er In the, laundry, loved Annabel's
f voice, and It was not remnxkable that
fthls good looking young chap In th.
Igrny coat aud disfiguring goggles
should think It the finest m sale he bad
Ter heard. lie sprang to the side
walk aud swung tbe children Into the
car and then extended a helping hand
to the slender girl In her simple shirt
waist suit of striped chambray,, which
reminded him of the deft fingered
nurse who had taken rare of him after
his first motoring accident. .
"Gee, but she is a corker! Hut her
hair will look Just like a gypsy's when
we get to going tome."
That was what the young man said
to himself. What he said to Annabel
was:
"Are you afraid to go fast? I'd '.like
i to give these kiddles tbe run of tt telr
life, but If we're going to do that j -ou
' bad best take off your hat and tie on
; this Tell." .
lie whipped a long gray automoU '.to
veil from a convenient hamper.
' ' "A guest left It In the car night h
: tore last It looks quite new. Perhap s
you would not mind"
t "Not at all," interrupted Annabel
with a smile that be Instantly decided
matched her voice. Deftly she tucked
'.hn bat into the hamper, tied the veil
i under her chin In a bewitching bow
and, leaning back In the big car, smiled,
Kiapplly at he young charges. -
The young man watched the smile
from behind his- goggles, and when the
Superintendent of the asylum hurried,
up to make sure that these, the last:
of his big family, were properly, cared,
for the young man fairly beamed on.
tbe orphanage 'official.
' "Going to have a fine run, I. iuiagh
lne," he said, with a most Interested
Inflection. The superintendent glanced1.
: back In some surprise. This annual
trip to Van Orden Beach, given by the
, big automobile club for the orphans,
was not without its thorns for the su
'tperlutendent; Most of the owners of
; machines sent their chauffeurs, who
either acted bored and disagreeable or
iteased the children or flirted with the
;young women attendants. At tbe gen
Hal greeting in tbe quiet, cultured voice
tthe superintendent . felt almost gr&te-
I
hope it will be a good run and a
1 Heasant day. I'm sure it Is very kind
o ( you club members to take a per
at Hill Interest in the children."
'. The yeong man started to say some
thi. S In reply, but the superluteudent
had t . answer a call farther down
the Use- The young man turned on
the sower, with certain grim lines
fonul Vt Around his mouth, though be
hind t Ve goggles bis eyes twinkled. 11
Awa. T went tbe long, flashing line of
many tsUnred. automobiles and their
burden - ef - shouting, hurrahing" cuj
dreu In pitifc.', and white and blue and
white check! gingham. . .,-
Annabel wsiia so grateful that she
had graduated' to stripes. There had
been a time ivien to her pink or blue
checks 'were nlmost synonymous with
prison stripes; but, after all, she bad
decided, things might have been much
worse with her.'.
At the beactt tbe children, tumbled
out of the cars and made wild rashes
for the surf. Most of the chauffeurs
or car owners hurried back to town or
m -- s - - rv.
herfte saocyTet
her piquant face.
Mr. Austin's gray car was tbe Uatte
leave the beach that night tnd th.
shadows were falling ever the big city
when It drew np before the orphanage.
The tired superintendent came hurry
ing forward.
"I was afraid something happened.
Tbe others got In an hour ago."
"Just a little trouble with the spark
er, and I was afraid to posh th. ma
chine, but tbe kiddles all fell asleep
and ore finely rested."
"Good night, good night! Thanks!"
shouted the children as they reluctant
ly left the car. Mr. Austin stood hit
In hand.
"Aren't yon going to say good night
too, Miss Annabel?" he asked and held
out his hand cordially. 8b. never
knew whether her fingers touched his
or not She only heard htm say, "May
I see you again some timer and then
she shook her head and turned-swiftly
toward the orphanage doer.
She understood now! H. had mis
taken her for one of th. lady patron
esses or a settlement worker. Be did
not dream that all her childhood had
been spent as one of these very or
phans and that she had been iHsfnH
on small pay as governess.
She had read in books about girts
who bad suddenly met twentieth cen
tury Prince Charming, and she h4
thought how wonderful such an ex
perience must be, but today It was
anything but wonderful. 8 he was sor
ry she had not told blm the truth. She
was sorry no, she was not sorry about
the lunch nor th. long, searching
glances she had encountered across- th.
table nor tbe sweet slow trip home,
with the sleeping children piled Into
the big seats behind them. But she
must never, never see him again!
The orphans from the Qanndon
Home were enjoying their second and
last big picnic of the season, this time
at the city park. They had bad a May
queen, though It was , August duly
crowning her and showering her with
small attentions. They had much ice
cream and lemonade, and now the long
afternoon waa , drawing to a drowsy
finish. Annabel had helped to clean np
the lunch tables, had settled half a
dozen childish disputes and was begin
ning to feel a bit flashed and tired
when around, the curve of the graveled
toad flashed a big, dull green car con
taining a single figure clad In a long
gray coat The car stopped; tbe figure
leaned forward, then sprang to the
ground.
"I Just saw It about the picnic lu
the afternoon papers. Please come for
a little run. You look as if you had
been working too hard."
Annabel's lips set In firm lines. She
answered quickly:
"Yes; you see I must work for my
living. I am one of the helpers at the
home, and I was an orphan there once.
Maybe you thought"
"I knew at the beach. But that isn't
' what I came to tell you. Please come."
Mechanically she stepped Into til.
W and eat doWn beside him. Then he.
kue w all the time! 1
Th e car moved off slowly. The su
perlntendent rose from the bench
where' he had been resting for the first
time a bice early morning and, shading
his cjG,t with his hand, watched It out
of eight . Then he smiled oddly and sat
down aj'aln.
Tlu tin in In the car had something to
bit. and be drew his breath sharply
to lure lia spoke.
"Yon misunderstood. So did the su
perintend -nt, but I told him the truth
before 1 ;tsked you to ride with mo
again. Iloti thought I was Mr. Austin,
but I'm oojV Sis chauffeur and have
chargo of hit car while he Is In Europe.
I take his neither out occasionally, bat
most of tbe time there is nothing to do.
It's no disgrace to be a chauffeur, but I
am sorry I did not tell you the first
day. I want? to make and sell automo
biles some day, and that Is why I start
ed as Mr. Austin's chauffeur. When be
'comes back I'm going into the factory
where this machine was made and"
He stopped abruptly at sight of to.
girl's radiant face.
"Oh, I'm so glad you you a re not
Mr. Austin!"
Light came to the young man.
"Well, I'm glad that you are glad."
be said simply. "May I bring my
mother to cull on you some evening?",
"At the orphanage r she aaka&fal
terlugly. "At the orphanage," he answered
firmly. "Why, of course. I told her all
about you after that day at the beachf
The band that Was not on-the steer
ing wheel closed firmly over been, and
ran into a nomilar roadhouse a mile
i beyond Van Orden's, but Mr. Aestiu f Annabel saw the woods and the lake
Iliad .evidently started out to Ktfve his through a wonderful mist that
aarload of orphans the. tUaw f their
Jttves. He did not squaBdsc nacuey, but
echcf the five had a rid cm the mer-fcy-go-nound,
while Mr. Awrtta himself
VJd the youngest girl 01 the wild
j, wbbxg ostrich tthe had chosen as her
st erf. And Annabel watched ' them
f n i the unsightly green benrbes. her
eye lOandflg with sympathetic pleas
ure stud meore of fascinating browu
tenJl m ejftrg from beneath the
soft V&y v14 " Annabel telt bIt
fuUty atbout that vll. She cou'.d have
la3ieu off and resumed her hat di
rectly "mJiwJ tne beaeh. but
those ya- "1 yards of filmy chiffon
lelt so so. d aristocratic to her fas
tidious touch-
After the m erry-go -round ride came a
trip through .the old mill, and then
there were ba ' of peanuts to feed the
monkeys; a f on lorn group la a more
forlorn cage. B sch kiddle had a ride
n thA flnnkev cais, too, and a sack of
..it w.tor taffv. At noon lunch
. n tho rn-iobaus by a
hr the, club, and
' i-
thlldren were sea
Jialf tears, half golden sunshine.
Colore and the Mind. '
There are good and evil effects even
In colors, not only in the Inartistic ar
rangement of them to the trained y
ef on artist but In plain everyday red
and blue and green, to say nothing of
others. According to Medical Talk
For the Home, if a person were con
find tu ' a room with purple walls,
with' no color but purple around him,
by the end of a month he would be a
raving madman. Scarlet has oven
worse effects. Blue Is very depress
ing; hence "the blues." Green is quit,
soothing, and yellow also has good ef
fects on the vision and spirits of most
people.
h rtPhftii Mr. LAt'stln at ber elbow.
"Won't you come over to the Occi
dental with me? . I think you'll find
the cooking rather better than this.
Annabel walked way with blm as
in a daze. The Occidental! WHy. that
was where Mrs. Aabton, one of th.
"richest patro of the home, always
pent ber summcia. It must be a very
smart plce. And bat If she, tb
kumble assistant jrov.Tiiess from the
home, should meet its rich patron fat
to face? Well, she would, take th.
chance. And soon she forgot her feaf
In listening to the order for lunch. Hs
seemed to know Just the things she
had always wanted to taste. And how
polite the waiters were! Annabel
touched her balr anxiously as th.
many young ;woroen iWlth carefully
parceled coiffures passed her table,
Jlttle dreaming, shjeqwjheienvle
Novel Effeota In Lamps.
Aa a contrast to the favored styles
In bric-a-brac and lamps of the "art
nouvenu" type is .another style, of
which ornateness Is the chief charac
teristic. These are small lamps in
white china, with all sorts of fancy
One
was
caterer
after the
Annabel found ! trtmmine in aold leaf or crvstals.
of the new lamps looks like a small
flowerpot with Its gold branched and
many leafed plant growing out from
It Tbe light Is In the center of this
foliage of gold. -
Other small lamps in this style have
white china bases ornamented In gold
ieaf and shades made of small crystals.
Some for tbe boudoir resemble candle
sticks and have a curtain at one side,
which Is made of Innumerable small
stones, tbe tiny white translucent peb
bles which are found in th. sand at
tbe seashore. These pebbles are made
Into shades for the lamps as well as
Into curtains. v- ' '
A third group shows peculiar orna
mentation of sprays of leaves made of
gold leaf, which stand out from th.
lamp, each leaf and each stem. . They
ar. said not to be perishable aud sr.
MaOy cleaned.
a n 1 luirnirrT mm fc.-. iWdrc umwmhmxsks&nszR
Cold, windy, weather
Causes Bough Skin of Face and Han is.
Lemon and iWitch Haze:I Cream
x THE PEAJ? ECT EMOLLIENT ,
Corrects t his, and makes the Bkin soft and ve lvety. Ladies
can wear g loves ixnmediatelo after using. Invaluable as an
application after shaving. Sold in Hood River for 14 years.
25c the Bottle
SCurrin
G raduate Pharmacists
E
Phone 1001
Successors to HALL & ESSON"
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THE ZOO BY NIGHT.;
iaw
Gleaming Eyes In the laekmas
a Flavor .of the Wilis. '
The average grownup who via tta Kb
boo thinks It rather a dui. tart 4,
show, for the fact that th. ailBls ar.
captive robs them of tSl th. rtananoa
that would attach to them ka their na
tive forests.
But let th. blase slgMsew obtaSa
permission, to visit the taoo at mid
night and his Imprfef sionsiwiil be very
different- Darkness hides b trs no
th. boards, and 'the eyeit of soma
wakeful creature lim mal Velously at
you. For the inoment yon Imagine
that you are la the wilds, in QuaI
terms with tbe creatures arooi id-
Poised on the swtngs and rJ ttforms
at the top of their cages sit P th.
monkeys, Instinct surviving thi r Joss
of. freedom, for in the Corests they
had to sleep thus to avoid tb. I vasts
of prey; V
Here rests a lioness, pa one upoi .Ber
back, ber legs rigid in Oi. aich t
paws banging limply do wn. ffcef. re
clines her lord, asleep: uDon his i tide.
his paws turned in nd his sen oral
pose not unlike that of a dog.
The more cunning if ad more cow,
ly;of tbe animals louot seem to si
at all, for as soo.i : tliey hear our
proacblng footsteps they give us th
greeting with snarfls and maletolt
glowering and watch us susplclooj
11 we Uopnrt IWrrson's.
Dears I
JACKSON & JACKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies, .
Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts
Free Delivery.
Phone 931
HOOD KIVEK, OR.
""the dalles nurseries muL
K. II. WEBER, Prop.
THE DALLES, ORKGON. (
. UKO'VkH ND DSALKB IH
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ORNAMENTAL SMALL FKUn
Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Without Irrigation.
ud
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THEHOEWL mistress.
Makes Her Dfiiina Room tho
t i .. Spat en Earth.',
The first requisite for an Meat dtm
!ng room tt. a mlrtrees with Meals. A
wants to snuke the .room where her ,
naa
family meets toeetherr three ttmi
day the dourest spot on earth to
It is the Jlace of physical growth. It
must be aa well the room- where sweet
temper and loving service and Joyous
hospitaJUy will ml roster to athloal
growth. Tbe best rrom In the houae
the morning sunshlaie, the 'n fire,
the picture window, are Ideal, and ev
ery woman would have them if ec her
dining room If she ccuM.
But If we cannot : realize our Vdasl
we can, as Kate Wl rgtn euys, , "Real
ize our reals." If we cannot hive wot
bouse roses, we may hve a whf
sreen for our table. Wet can .gtve'iof
our best to .this room devoted to tba
family growth, and ire can keep out of
It all that offends. "Cross words, " sour
looks, family troabtee, fault fii tdlog,
petty gossip and, If possible, all t Vaces
of weariness must be reMglously vx
eluded. There Is a tiny dining room In a e
tarn town house where tbe sunshu
never comes, and there is so Are L
sight, and the only view from the wl '
dow is of a dead brick wall, but tba
emning race and cordial graclougnj
of the woman at the head of the tal Ae
remind you of sunshine and open V re
"uuiui yiciures ana rare now ;ars
buu tjiuiuj iubi oeipa is mas an
meat aining room.
T . . .
it. uieauB uaru wore ror a wosa ,n to
m.b. k. .1 1 .. I .
u,ubc lci uimug room aiwaje r ittrae
uve. it means constant thougj 4t gnd
' r me uses ana aisuaes 9 er
lamuy. ,u means putt! f .derfoot
uer own preiorenceet it
making the best of Por rm
means a perpetual strugwlai
things or the want of thih
lent to the Ugheet needs of 1
but It Is worth all It costs.
Make the room Itself prett- tna
as artractlva aa the pure wm pcrmtt
Make It Interesting a i,wbl.
plants; bring to It all r , Ce of manner,
he brightest stories Ki the n-t
Jests, the breeilness outdoor and
outside intereste. and v, t rme.te It with
the thought that "thwf f, mor, than
meat" And the ldaajV .-i
if
..MILLER'S DRUGSTORE..
Ha iuet received a ehipment of American and Im
ported Perfunies, Lundberg's, llieger'B, Roger & Gal
lett's in bulk 'and presentation boxes.
The Finest Imported Soaps for the Toilet
ToiJet Sets, ' Fancy Tapetrie, and many other ar
ticles suitable for Presents. .
On tlte Heights. "51Siver re
, , Why Go Down the Hill?
Hotel Waucoma
A FIRST-CLASS HOUSE
Moderate Rates
Excellent Service
P. F. FOUTS, Prop.
Farmer's Dinner
25c
Hood River, Or
THOS. CALKIN
WALTER ISEXBERO
Riverside Dairy
We can supply you with any quantity of Fresh Milk
PRICES ON APPLICATION
Free Delivery.
1M, A1A
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m eaeasBeesiaaw
GOULD & SNYDER
PLUMB IM G
Steamifand Hot Water Heating
All jobbing promptly attended to.
Our Closing Out Sale
Has progressed beyond our expectations, all on ac
count' of having the goods and giving the prices
that attract. - .
, 1 The Iron Bed stock is still quite complete: forty
different styles yet remaining.
We are selling $3.50 Beds for $2.80
" $4.15 " $3.50
" $10.50 " $8.10
" $12.00 $9.55
' " $22.50 " $18.25
below with those you have been paying:
YnmTum Springs $2.40
Fall Leaf Table $2.20
Kitchen " tl.60
H. II. Treamre $3.45
D. Linoleum, 12 ft 65o
All Wool Carpet 05
We invite your inspection
Compare prices
Sanitary Couches ....
" Davenports.
Wool Tod Mattresses $3.65
Three-quarter " 3.65
Single " 2.45
Excelsior " $2.15
.$5.25
..$0.25
S. E. BARTMESS
PD
FLOUR
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wt Bcr to MeGuire Brother.
Qothes Oesacd. Pressed nd Repaired
All vTork done witn Jiiecinu
I. n wl u,antee,
HOOD RIVER
Laundry Co-
Does Washing t
Reasonable Rates
Main 941
L
C. aJI Up
ll t.ar & ko ill
ib ofte n
terlal.
te make
i subserv'
ter family,
come a realitr.
Club Gfw p House
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R-STAURANT .
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T. W. Digfi TSSEY
OREGON
Snot$ Line
I inion Pacific
3 Trah is to the East Dally
AMD
effort for Horses
5 A. T.lankctS bring comfort
and health to t'- liorso and
save money f.r the owner.
They proteih horses from the
wintry blasts ; they keep
JjorSw3well, save their lives.
(Strength, warmth and length
u( wear are characteristics of
the 5 A Blankets. Ask for
5A. Look for the 5A trade
mark.
Bey ISA BIm airth for the Stable.
Sir a 4 V 6jur for the Street.
Ve SvU Tbem
The only fjour on Hood River market made
from old wheat. We intend to continue
making it the best flour obtainable any
where on the Coast. With our new appli
ances it is whiter than ever.
Patronize Home Industry
and discourage Knockers.
Fresh Feed always on hand.
Hood River Milling Co.
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JltVER "SCHEDULE
S. J. FRANK
Harness and Saddles
HERE GOES FOR 1908
RKIDOO THE PANIC Let's forget it. With the New Year let us disnl
pate this phantom fog which is obscuring the sun of prosperity, and with
courage, determination, good choerand uood will towards our neighbor,
proceed tn make this year the moot successful and HUlig'ying one of our
lives. WHY NOT? Every underlying fundamental principle upon
which our commercial principles rest is as sound and solid as it ever was
in the world. Our country has just brought forth the greatest crop any
country ever produced, and tbe prices are such as to make its value a
record-breaker; there is more money pet capita than ever before, and itia
more widely scattered than ever before. Tbe country and the conditions
are all right. It Is we tbe people wbo are doing wrong withholding our
confident) and scaring our neighbor into doing the same. Lets come out
of it. If eve y man will buy according to bis needs we will soon have
such prosperity as never was seen before.
Yoa don't HAVE to buy OLIVER, JOHN DEERE or STU DEBAKER
goods to be sure but they are a pretty good kind after ail. Such old favor
ites have brought prosperity into the home of many a farmer, and they
won't do less for you. Vehicles and Farm Implements (exclusively.)
J. R. Nickelsen
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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY OF Al
iifi...i. -f r j ; a- f ni.-l. w
Miraie oi uua, munaie ui 1-uiumi
AND ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
COME TO US DIRECT FOR
WOOD -FIBERED HOUSE PLASTER
CEMENT AND LIME
AS WE UNLOAD DIRECT FROM THE CARS
STRANAH AN & CLARK
(I Hood. River, Oregon J)
yrrT ni -i a iQgx
in. N.'freJ
p. m.
PnMifiixrfl
prew nnil
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tit mca tared ar rtlyrd after
nun fcr r -'t
will hfa. in. f.llaii. '
WcMURRAY.
C. P. ROSS
Billiards and
Bowling Alley
and Confectionery Milwaukee Nurseries
PARLORS
THE BEST LINE OF
Tobaccos and Cigars
IN THE CITY
'i h. i iwirnninn. Teli'israto an'l Journal
ON SAI.F. I NPAY.
Have ti offer a good stock of Apple, Pear, Cherry, PeaoU and Prune trees for the
coming wawm. Have Ztf.uwi two-ycar-oia x . nppm, pnwuuuiv, raiii.
Illark, Unlv, liyaes ving, ninier cannana. ou,wu onwjor-uiu a. np.n
and Spitrcntiiirg. My stoi-k is all first class this year in every respect, and true
to name. Planters are Invited to call and inspect this stock before placing your
or,, n, N. B. HARVEY, Proprietor
MILWAUKEE, OREGON,
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