TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT JANUARY 8, 1920.
would forget that cursed Melville and
marry her faithful Johnny, all thlugs
would come right. He was sure she
in
did not love the real Melville, but
rather an Image she called by his
name and set up In her heart’» Inner
shrine. "She really Is a Sleeping
Beauty.” he said to his heart, revert
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ing to the happy audacity whose mem
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By CELIA ROSE
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ory made hint tingle "Once she waked
up. she’d have to know life nnfl
things. My business Is to wake her.
til», by the McClure Mews- 1 wonder how I shall do it."
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Syndicate.)
After three days of pondering ho
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“Hello. Muggins!” Johnny Deeds bit upon something that made him
B shouted from the road. The figure cry aloud: "The very thing.” Then
K In the rocking chair upon the Martin write a letter, hasty but full of de
s porch did not lift Its eyes from th®» tails. After lie had dispntched It to
c1 book in hand. Johnny halloed again— a distant address he gave his whole
again his answer was the silence of mind and time to haunting the Mar
unconsciousness—clearly Louise Mar tin establishment, herit on knowing
K tin did not mean to admit that she had all that passed regarding his beloved.
K ever responded to the name of Mug There was need of tils constant vlg-
? gins. Johnny grinned cheerfully and I lance.
Franklin Wnre was a des
a scattered up the winding way, to pause perate wooer. and ably seconded by
Benjamin. who. of course,
at the steps, doff his hut anil say. with Mrs.
I an elaborate obeisance: “Is the—nil ! brought her husband to seeing with
her eyes.
| ahem—lady of the borne at home?"
Therefore he said seriously Io
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“Not to—vagabonds.” the rocking
j chair’s occupant returned tranquilly. Louise, that with no wl«h to constrain
its’ eyes still down. Next minute two her inclination, he felt hound to say
I n warm hands fell over them—the heud she would both please and relieve him
| holding them was drawn gently back hy providing for herself so finely.
and a kiks planted upon a pulr of soft Franklin Ware was not. tn he sure. In
Ills first youth—he had. moreover, had
red lips.
“That's how you wakp a sleeping a hnrvest of very wild oats. To off
beauty, isn’t It?” Johnny asked guile set that, he was rich, well born, pos
lessly, Louise had risen and faced sessed of a standing that gave his wife
him, a furious scarlet flooding her entree everywhere—and eager to
cheeks. She dared not speak—if she make her the most magnificent settle
Furthermore—here
UnOle
did. she would either laugh or cry. ments.
Either meant triumph for Johnny, the Benjamin half «fghed—he himself
lawless—she knew of old his capacity could do no more for his brother’s only
I to torment her. Silently she turned to daughter than give her a home and
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| go Inside—then Johnny caught both maintenance while he lived. All he
her hands and sat her down, not very had was well tied up boj-ond diversion
gently, saying: "No. you don’t! Not I In any direction. And It would pain
In this company. What alls you, any- him deeply to think either of leaving
way. Mug? Used to be the best sort ot his niece unprovided fork or to have
her go to work. In the name of the
sport, you did.”
“You mean—I was a barbarian, the blood he bogged her to °nve him such
same as you," Louise burst out, -“Well. discomfort—she listened shivering—
I have learned better manners. Unless not oyer what was said, hut left un
you can do the same—please keep said. namely, that Uncle Ben might
be now a millionaire, if he had not
away from here I”
“Il—m ! Is that a true word—or Just years back voluntarily paid huge sums
makeup?" Johnny asked, the least to clenr his brother of debt, and keep
shade of seriousness creeping Into his the family name spotless. Then. too.
face. Louise glared at him. “Will you so long as the brother lived, he had
never grow up?” she stormed. "You been generous in help to him. who was
know, you must understand, my posl- the soul of Improvident kindliness.
tion here In my uncle's house. His Louise felt to the marrow of her hones
wife Is the very properest person— nil she owed the good narrow man.
with a leaning to wild ways under the too fine bred to recall benefits be
rose, If she had heard you say ‘Mug- stowed. It seemed to her she must
gins’ I should never have been any- obey him—or die. Death. Indeed,
thing else to her—of course, in strict seemed her only refuge—she could not
privacy, she makes Uncle Ben think think of accepting Johnny with all
her a sort of grown-up snow white. her heart belonging to Molvllle.
Then when she was mort distraught
Already she hates me, because I see
through her. If she knew anything of came Melville’s letter—in mad haste.
those mad, happy old days when we "Johnny writes me you have great
were playfellows, thinking and know prospects—If you will accept them.’’
ing no evil, she would have a whip It said. "My dear girl, don’t be a fool.
ready to her hand, and would use It Accept the goods the gods provide—
and thus Justify the admiring friend
to put me through my paces."
“She shan’t know, girl. I’m will ship of
“Hastily and heartily your.
ing to kick myself a mile!” Johnny
“ARTHUR MELVILLE.”
exploded. “I ought to have thought—
of course, the neighbors know some
Johnny saw her road It—not for
thing—ef the dunl personality of the naught had he studied postal sched
new Mrs. Benjamin Martin. Still, I ules and haunted the carrier’s route.
honestly didn't dream of making you As she crushed the sheet within a
trouble. Forgive me all my Imperti shaking hand, he touched her shoul
nence and let me know If I can help der gently, saying:
you In any way.”
“Honey—trust yourself ,to me I
“Only in—a very hard way—for Even if 1 can’t ever make you love
me," Louise said, sighing, “That is. me. It will be—better than—the oth-
by staying away until—be sure I'm er Inevitable thing."
“I can’t I I am too ashamed. To
not here for always. Uncle says Mar-
tin blood forbids my working, I have think I—oh. no decent man ought
another notion as to that—I'd rather ever to look at me I” Louise cried
scrub floors for a living thnn stay here hotly; then with a sob gave him the
letter.
When he had read It he
much longer.”
“You i need not stay a day—remem- turned to see her sitting with bowed
ber?” Johnny began significantly, head, face hidden In her hands, and
Louise looked over his head, flushing trembling all over. “I believe you
saved
me—from—the
very
deeply, “Don’t let’s think of imposei- have
billties,' she said, but sighed as she worst,” she said. “If you will have
said ft. Johnny laid a brotherly hand me—” breaking off there and droop
on her shoulder, asking:
"Haven't ing lower still.
He married her next day—to the
you got over anything?” In reply she
oould only shake her head and turn scandal of Mrs. Benjamin. Time’s
whirligig Indeed brings revenge. Be
away, biting her lips.
Johnny strode up and down the fore the honeymoon waned Louise hid
porch, hfs face dnrk, his hrow deep- her face In his shoulder to say, hap
ly furrowed. Thue Mrs. Martin came pily, "I was In a trance. Johnny, dear!
upon him and smiled unpleasantly as How in the world did you care enough
she glanced from one to another of to wake me?”
"Oh, I have a taste for sleeping
the pair. So did the man in her wake,
who was by appearance neither young beauties," Johnny answered, tweaking
nor old, good nor had, but tremendous her ear—hut with eyes that misted a
little in spite of him.
ly well groomed and well tailored,
redolent. Indeed, of affluence as tne
Picture In a Spanish Barn.
perfectly appointed car which had
brought him and his hostess. At sight
A great stir has been caused among
of hint Louise hurried away, to be re lovers of art by the discovery of an an
called imperiously, then bidden in a cient masterpiece In a barn. In the
velvet voice please, to order ten and Spanish province of Estremndura. It
serve It. Johnny roust stay for it, of Is a fine painting of a Madonna, with
course—a balanced party was so much the Infant Jesus on her lap. a black-
pleasanter. Moreover. he hnd been sq rohed monk on one side and a white-
long In coming over, he must be spe robed monk on the other—these being
cially well treated tn hope of a return. probably meant for St. Benedict and
All this coolngly, avid eyes the while St. Bernard. It Is painted on wood
measuring his six-foot-one of vigorous and Is less than four feet square. It
young manhood, his handsome tann»«! Is thought to have been produced about
face and vital close-cropped curls. 1500 to 1550. To prevent Americans
Mrs. Mnrtln. fair, forty, languishing, and other outsiders from snapping up
approved all of them thoroughly—all this treasure, and taking It out of the
the more that he made her escort, country, a millionaire of Bllboa has
Franklin Wnre. seem so faded and advnnced the large sum demanded by
She looked at Johnny. In- the owner of the barn and has offered
meager,
deed, wlfcb much the same gloating ex It to the Spanish government. Mean
pression that Ware gave to Immise, while It has been placed In the Prado
Johnny saw and shivered—not for museum at Madrid.
himself. but for the prosjiect before
Louise.
Hunger Vanished.
He got no private word with her.
While dining with my girl friend one
though he lingered to the last allow evening her parents had a friendly lit
able moment.
He could not even tle quarrel about the traits that their
watch over her. Mrs. Benjamin wae daughter inherited from each, and the
too wholly bent on his captivation. father, who was rather an ugly man.
But he had a sense that she was suf said. “Well, beauty from me anyway.’’
fering deeply from the glances and
And speaking before 1 thought I
compliments of Ware. Small need for chimed In. “I should spy not."
Mrs. Benjamin to say, as she did when
My hunger vanished and I felt like
she went half-way down the walk following Its example.—Chicago Trib
with him:
“Matters are arranging une.
themselves so beautifully, We shall
Alcohol From Cactus.
have a wedding before we know It.
French scientists have obtained 14
Louise will make the most beautiful
per cent of sugar <nd 60 per cent of
bride In the world.”
He galloped away, ready to swear alcohol from cactus that grows pro-
If only Louis« lltiially I d Algeria.
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T. BOALS, M.D.,
VINES GIVE FINISHING TOUCH
Hardly Too Much to Say That House
Is Not Really Complete With
out Green Growth.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Surgeon S. P. Co.
(I. O. O. E. Bldg )
No farmhouse is complete unless It
Oregcn
has something green growing over the
porches or beside the doors. If you
hap] eti to have a house of brick, stone,
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GOYNL,
or concrete, you can use a clinging
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For
vine, like the Virginia cree]>er.
A ttorney - atlaw
the tftrthern states you had better u-e
Office
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Antpelopsls Engelmann!), which Is
particularly hardy. You can also use
f' • gen
Euonynius vegetus, a remarkably tine
climber, which takes the place in the
kb ^ ter iiolme -
North of the English ivy, the latter
vine not being hardy. It keeps Its
green leaves all winter, and when well
ATTOR NEY'-AT LAW
grown produces a large number of at
COMMERCIAL BUILDING,
tractive berr^s resembling bitter
sweet. When you have a wood» n house
FIRST STREET,
you can make choice among many dif
ferent vines, like bitter sweet, Cle TILLAMOOK,
OREGON
matis panlculata. Hall’s honeysuckle.
Akebia, Dutchman’s pipe, and vari
AVID}ROBINSON, M. D ,
ous roses. Indeed, some of the climb
ing roses are almost indispensable.
This does not necessarily mean the
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old-fashioned Red Rambler, for some
of the newer sorts are cleaner anil
national building .
better. Among the good hardy kinds
are Excelsa. American Plllnr—one of
the finest of all : Dorothy Perkins. TILLAMOOK
OREGON,
I.adv Gay. Taussendschon and Avlateur
Blelrot.
Now that peace Is returned there is
a notable tendency to grow more (low
ers and flowering plants. This means
VETERINARIAN.
that a great amount of plauting will
be done, and It should mean the im
provement of country homes every Bell Phone—2F2
Mutual Phone
where throughout the country.
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Tillamook
RIVALRY HAS GOOD EFFECT
Competition of Towns in Showing
Coipmunity Progress Worked Won
ders in West Virginia.
QR. L. L. HOY,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
T illamook B lock ,
Cities at least have the stimulus to Tillamook,
Oregcn,
make improvements whether they do so
or not. The village and rural com
munity lack the stimulation that comes JOHN I BLANDI BI NDI RSON
through contact with the outside
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world.
It Is not surprising to find
them narrow and unprogressive. A
AND
unique experiment along the line of
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community betterment bus been In
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progress for two years In 23 small Tillamook -
West Virginia communities. A sys
tem of points is used to score commu
nity progress, 1,000 being a perfect t ^ obert h . M c G rath
score. Nine genernl headings are used
C ounsellor - at -L aw ,I
to cover the field of community devel
opment—history, government, busl-
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ness, farm, clubs, homes, schools,
health.
As
examples
of
churches and
the way It works, the absence of DR. J. E. SHEARER
gaudy and ugly advertising signs
scored two points; Increased use of
DR A. C. CRANK.
school building for regular school
Drs.
Shearer
& Crank
work and ns a social center, four
Medical & Surgery.
points, and one point each for better
housekeeping, as the results of activi
National Building.
ties of the farm women's clubs. In
Tillamook - - . Oregon.
stallation of bathrooms, and running
water In kitchens, and extension and
improvement In the rural telephone
HENRY C. VIERECK. M. D.
system. The experiment has produced
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no Utopia, but hns raised standards in
the communities Involved.—Leslie's
Disease of The
Weekly.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Only
Garden Cities.
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To those who really understand 310 Selling Building, Portland, Orc,
what garden cities mean, who have
seen them In actual being, and maybe,
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lived In their midst, there are few
things tlint appeal as more utterly
AND DYERS
right than this new development In
2nd, Between 3rd and 4th.
the great scheme of the world's hous
ing. The ease with which ugliness Is MODERN EQUIPMENT.
avoided and beauty attained; the gen
erous way In which nature, at every
PERMANENTLY LOCATED,
turn, enters Into the plan, responding
at once to the smallest touch of art
with a quite superabundant generos
ity; the wonderful outflow of public-
spfrltedness from all concerned, once
General Merchandise,
the wn.v is opened up, these and a hun
dred other welcome graces are to he
Bay City, Oregon.
found everywhere within the garden
city.—Christian Science Monitor.
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Pure Air Vital.
People grow old and die fast enough
In the purest of air. A smoke-laden
atmosphere strikes years from the cal
endar of the average life.
Yet the
average person does not know It, and
goes as complacently to an earlier
Phone 72.
dentil ns do the cattle to the slaugh
ter pen.
The air of every city can be mnde
pure by being kept pure, and It Is the
function of engineers to bring this
about, Not only Is It their function
to keep city nlr pure, but It Is pe
NO KNIFE AND LOSS OF BLOOD
cullarly their duty to nrotise the pub-
lie to authorize them to apply their No Plasters and Pains for Hours
knowledge.
Or Days.
CANCER.
Home Meane Everything.
TUMORS, PILES, FISTULA. GOITRE
DISEASES OF WOMEN
Home Is where the Idealism of the
Four Years Study in Europe.’
race Is nurtured. It Is such a place
Over thirty years experience
that endears the soil to the man who
lives upon it. It Is a strong bond Portland Physical Therapy Labora
which links him to the community. It
tories. 412 to 417 Journal Building
deepens and makes sweeter the whole
Portland
Oregon
family life, and It forms a background
of pleasant memory for his children
which will endure.
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During a recent oil tank fire, while
the city was enveloped In a dense black
smoke. Richard was told by his mother
that the oil tanks were burning; a
playmate suggesting that It was castor
oil, Richard said: "Iget it burn."
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