FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1931. VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON MONEY TO BURN line was to show him a tight and then send him Into it. He had been fighting and winning since his twelfth birthday—and It had never been an easy fight. His path had always been beset with obstacles, which he had successfully hurdled, hut far down that path Nellie could discern one obstacle that must send him crashing to the ground. Yes, nothing but death before he should reach that obstacle could save Elmer Clarke from having his nose rubbed In the dirt and Nellie had a vast curiosity to see how this man, who had tasted victory, would assimilate defeat, chagrin, sneers, gibes and the varied cruel­ ties of a world which tramples joy­ ously over the fellow who goes down in the tight. Standing alone. In a stricken field, would Elmer, de­ feated, acknowledge defeat? "Why, Nellie, what are you crying about?” he demanded suddenly. Nellie's sweet mouth trembled pitifully. “I—I—I can’t tell you, Elmer. I’m just—s-s silly, that's all. I—I haven’t any spunk. Please forgive me—darling.” Elmer was delighted. Most men are when they think they have ob­ served infallible evidence that the girl they love, but aren’t quite cer­ tain of, evinces signs of jealousy. Poor Elmer thought she was Jeal­ ous of Doris. From Forest to Farm PAGE THREE Tualatin Highway Repair is Urged thereafter for an indefinite per- that it would take the matter iod. under advisement. The commission again stated —Hillsboro Independent. — Senator Edward Schulmerich. members of the What Some are Doing for accompanied county court to the meeting of j the state highway commission inI The Nehalem Valley Portland April 2 and strongly) urged the body to take immedi-1 WM. PRINGLE, SR. ate action on the repair of the Tualatin highway between Hills­ Clearing land was an entirely boro and Beaverton. different proposition back in ’85, At a previous meeting of the when “Bill” Pringle homesteaded the tidy ranch on which he now ' commission the court had been lives. There was no such thing asked to ascertain cost of right W. N.U. as logged-off land in those days. of way for widening the highway SE.R.VICE. Coy.«kt e It. K h M The homesteader had to cut down and that it would approximate his own trees, burn them to get $30,000. Based on these figures While In France Elmer, tn com-, Have your hangings and cur­ rid of them, and grub the stumps Engineer Klein gave an estimate mon with thousands of other young newspaper correspondent and sue out by hard labor. Black powder, of cost of the project which ran tains looking like new this Americans, had visited Paris after, . came up here to get a story from ' into a large sum, but Mr. Schul ­ the only kind available, was much the Armistice and had there lis­ me on how It feels to be a poor ■spring. It is easily done, En­ merich argued that it was ex ­ too expensive. tened to the old saw that If one man one day and a millionaire the cessive as it averaged per mile trust them to our expert care should sit long enough on the side­ 1 next. She's a very charming girl Mr. Pringle likes to reminisce ’ more than paid for the new Can- walk in front of the Cafe de la and her name Is Doris Gatewood. for cleaning. When you rehang of those days, when neighbors 1 yon road from the county line to Palx, everybody he had ever known She's a correspondent for the Amer- were intimate friends, barn rais- Beaverton, which was heavy con­ them they will bring the fresh­ would eventually pass by. Elmer) j lean Weekly of New York. I hap­ ings and husking parties fashion­ struction. The Hillsboro man be- had sat there half a day and been pened to tell her I was going to ness of spring to your windows. able, and community dances were 1 lieved widening to be unneces­ accosted by nobody more Imnortant I i Los Angeles to buy this car and she held without any idea of raising sary and said the necessary im- than a military policeman, who had suggested that If I would telephone money for something. He recalls ■ provement could be made by made him exhibit, In writing, his her she’d let me read her story be- (Continued Next Week) ' fore she mailed it east. I sup­ vividly, too, when Pittsburg was 1 building a two-foot concrete slab right to sit there. It occurred to Elmer upon hls pose she didn’t want to write any­ a thriving village and published on each side of the present high­ thing to which I might object. ” return to Pllarcltos three days later a newspaper, the Pittsburg Sen­ way and paving bewteen with “ Oh!" said Nellie. “ Did she write that this Is indeed a very small tinel. non-skid black top. world. An exile from Pllarcltos a nice, Interesting story about you, Yet, though Mr. Pringle re­ He pointed out that California had seen him driving along Santa Elmer?" calls with evident pleasure the has followed this plan in rebuild­ Monica boulevard with Doris Gate- i , “I'll be hanged if I know,” he WASHINGTON SCHOOL I wood, and a former Pllarcltos belle,' confessed. "We forgot to look at it.” The first and second grades good old days, he does his living ing many of its highways and “Just as well you forgot, Elmer. who had emigrated to Los Angeles in the present and maintains an from personal experience he had and was eking out a precarious She couldn’t write a snappy. Inter­ of the Washington school pre­ up-to-date ranch. The white­ found the white sides ideal for existence as an extra In the movies, esting story anyhow. She’s as spuri­ sented a most enjoyable program washed orchard beside the Nehal­ night driving. He was aware Friday aftertioon before the as- wrote home to Alice Goodfellow ous as a lead dollar." em valley highway, the carefully that this plan was not favored that she had seen Elmer Clarke fox-1 “Now, how can you say such a sembly of the Washington and I trotting In a Hollywood cafe with thing about a girl you have never Lincoln schools. The first num- tilled fields, the absence of litter by the commission’s engineers, a girl who had everything on her: met?" Elmer challenged. ber on the program was a play­ or other signs of neglect, show but there are engineers and engi- "Saw you walking down to the let given by Mrs. Rogers’ room. that he is still right on the job. | neers, he said. except the kitchen stove. Mr. Schulmerich added that This gossip so Interested Alics, depot with her the night she was Tommy Tucker and Nelson Byrd, He is continuing to clear out that she felt It her Christian duty In Pllarcltos. Heard a fragment of stumps—by means of stump pow­ | plans of the commission for sup­ pages, summoned the winds of to mention It to Nellie Cathcart, ■ her conversation. Heard her laugh. der now. In his opinion and er-highways crossing the county at who said nothing, but wondered s Noted her general make-up. That’s the season to entertain the king that of his son Donald, blasting time in the future should not fig­ all, hut that's enough for little Nel ­ of the winds, Kenneth Smith, little. All the pupils in the room were is by far the quickest, cheapest ure in considering the improve­ Elmer arrived home In a singu-1 lie Cathcart." larly happy frame of mind. Hs | “Well. I’ll admit she Isn’t In your in the playlet and the various and most effective way of rid­ ment of the dangerous stretch, had had a perfectly delightful time class, Nellie, hut nevertheless I season's winds provided appro- ding a place of stumps. A box for no matter what plans for oth­ In Los Angeles. At parting Dori«. think she's charming. She's bully priate entertainment for the of stump powder, he says, will er routes were adopted the stretch had, In her brother's presence and ■ company—so much so that I double- king. do for four of five good sized must be largely used until other) crossed you and gave her the first with that candor and charm which ' stumps if a man knows how to > projects were completed and1 Mrs. Ray’s room presented a go about it right, and when it’s so fascinated Elmer. Insisted upon ) ride—after I’d promised you.” kissing him good-by. Then she had I Nellie’s gay, gurgling little laugh delightful little play, “The Moon done, it’s done right off, without walked out to the car with him' set him at ease. "Now that I’ve Market.” The scene is in the and shaken hls hand In farewell. made you suffer, dear, you may sky around the moon. The Man delay. Mr. Pringle has 45 head of She said she wouldn't sleep a wink | pick yourself up and dust yourself in the Moon runs a market where until she knew he had arrived off. I’m not miffed at you, but I he sells dreams such as children cattle. He keeps a few milch home safely—and wouldn't he tele­ could kill a number of people In Remove the Scratch dream as red apples, stick candy, cows and sells cream from them, graph her the Instant that happy this town today.” but his herd consists chiefly of “So could I. I wish I hadn't faries, babies, laughter, mischief, end had been accomplished? El­ beef cattle. He pastures them from Shaving! mer would. He promised her sol­ jumped Into that campaign for high music, dance, flowers and bright on hill land until about Christ­ emnly to that efteet—and he kept school trustee. You're all that leaves. A new Klenzo Lather mas time, and then for three keeps me from leaving this town hls promise. Brush instead of that The Man in the Moon has months or so feeds them on for­ He should have known better. Old and never coming back. I hope I scratch stub, Lavender Moonbeam for his messenger to Lady Bray handled that telegram, get whipped to a frazzle in that age from his 25 acres of choice Mentholated Shaving see when the children are asleep bottom land. UT of the enthusi­ made a note of the lady's name and trustee fight—honestly, I do." Cream that soothes and After that the Nellie's hand came over and rest­ and ready for dreams. His clerks weather is usually mild enough address and promptly circulated a astic approval of a cools your face while it ed on his. “ You go In and win. ” report that Nellie Cathcart had bet­ are costumed to represent what for nine more months of pas­ softens your beard thor­ million owner« come« ter look out—that a girl in Los An­ she commanded. “The day I catch they sell. The dreamers come oughly, Lavender Lotion the new 3-Year Guar­ i geles was after Elmer Clarke and you dragging your tail In this com­ from earth and buy everything turage. that banishes all irritation antee on the General Electric Re­ Hogs, too, can be raised to ad­ was in a fair way of landing him. munity Is the day you and I are except Mischief and Fat Fairy, and redness will bring to frigerator—no «ervioe expense for The theft of the queen bee from going to have our first real dis­ who is really a baby, but as they vantage in the valley, Mr. Pringle you a new kind of shaving three full year» I Leave Pllarcltos as a hive could not possibly have up­ agreement. believes. Corn, and tqmatoes comfort. set a community of bees one-half often as you like and have a good are going to be left out, a king thrive, now that the season is And General Electric now includes so much as the three reports on time while you are awav. but—come mother comes and buys them longer, and killing frost does not a multitude of other advantages— ' Elmer’s Los Angeles activities up­ back to Pllarcltos! When I begin both. al new low prices! set Pllarcltos. The town buzzed to demand a detailed report on your The cast was as follows: Man come as early as it used to. Even doing It will be time for you to in the Moon, Buddie George; if men worked harder in the old with gossip and idle speculation. Low operating cost, of course, it in­ If it had been pro-Elmer and commence worrying.” herent in the simple sealed - in-steel Moonbeam, Lillian Laird; mother, days and did more for the pure I "I don ’ t think I could stand that," fun of the thing, they don ’ t have antl-Elmer prior to that fatal trip mechanism of the Monitor Top. Kathleen Lolley. Clerks: Red Ap­ to Los Angeles, It was now pro-Nel- he confessed soberly. to put up with such hard winters Nellie laughed. “No man of spirit I ple, John Wilkinson, Harold Par­ as they did when the Nehalem lle to the last man and woman. El­ Down paymenu as sw sv mer had been regarded, the moment would. Where are you taking me ker; autumn leaves, Maxine and valley was an unbroken forest. low as.... B LaVelle Ulshoeffer; music, Betty news of hls Inheritance had become for luncheon?” (24 months lo pay) Four feet of snow on the level “ Out to Joe Angellotti's." Froembling, Wilberta Lisenby and known, as first prize, won by Miss "Well. Elmer," Nellie announced Bernard Lamping; flowers, Ruby and eight feet on the hills for Nellie Cathcart. Now, to have a im, broadcast »very Saturday avaniug, C. natutor h stranger beat Nellie out by a whis­ when they found themselves seated, Higby, Ivis Lininger; laughter, weeks at a time was not uncom­ ker In the last jump, as It were— "I've sold your house and lot on Mancel Lee Rose; mischief, Bob­ mon, he declared. With the re­ Lavender Shaving Cream to employ racing parlance—set the the terms you named. If you drop bie Lindley; little fat fairy, De­ ceding of the forests have come In at the hank after luncheon and town agog with excitement. milder winters. Elmer arrived in Pllarcltos too sign the deed, I'll attest It and the lores Bonsilaw. There ought to be more settlers ALE - STEEL REFRIGERATOR Miss Kizer’s room then gave late In the afternoon to take Nellie deal will be closed In twenty-four Lavender Lotion Domeetic, Apartmeut Hume and Commercial Refrigéralo» • Electric Water Coolan a play, “The Coming of Spring.” in this part of the valley, Mr. to luncheon, and as he was due that hours." believes. “We could “Three cheers!” said Elmer “Nel­ Jackie Heean, the gardener, is Pringle night to conduct an Initiation of a class of thirty neophytes Into the lie. you’re a smart girl. When does bemoaning the late spring, as all have electric lights then,” Mrs. Klenzo Lather Brushes the new owner desire to take pos ­ local lodge of the Woodmen of the his flowers are still asleep in the Pringle added. World, he had no opportunity of see­ session of m,v house?" garden. Dorothy Dobkins, the "Immediately.” ing her until uoon of the following “O. K. I'll take a suite ut the ! queen of the fairies, summons day. By that time, however, he had l the spirit of spring, Lillian Head­ listened to enough bu.collc badinage hotel." "Atta boy!" said Nellie. "Now man, who awakens the spring Buy Your Printing •nd Impish queries regarding his let's talk about your campaign for gallantry In Los Angeles to real­ j flowers, the daffodils, tulips, vi­ Vernonia, Oregon Now and Save Time 622 BRIDGE ST. PHONE 691 ize that Nellie Cathcart must have high school trustee and organize olets and daisies. that. I've been checking off votes, listened to twice as much. ] trying The program was one of the to estimate yimr rtren -th. Consequently he was somewhat and It seenis lo me >>..i Itu.e a ti.lil best given at an assembly this troubled of soul as he drew up tn ' your hands." year and each member .was very front of the bank and waited for on "Watch my smoke," >n!.l ll'i-ier heartily applauded by the large Nellie to emerge. , Clarke. crowd present. The next pro- She came, flashing him a radiant Because he was so easy to handle 1 pTam will be given by the pu­ smile of welcome from the top step, Nellie favored him with a loving where she paused to make deli her- look . and with difficulty repressed pils of HTfs. Wilkerson’s, Mrs. ate appraisal of the new million­ an Impulse to lean across the table Spring’s and Miss Pye’s rooms. aire, hls chauffeur, and hls new and kiss him. Dear, blind, straight­ car. Elmer stepped out, opened the forward, straight-thinking To buy, sell or trade, use Elmer! tonneau door and waved her in. Order of Eastern Star A. F. & A. M. All she had -1- to hold IPm In I Eagle classified ads. "Oh, boy!" Nellie murmured ■ Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 breathlessly and popped In. "El­ Regular commu­ A. F. & A. M. meets mer, darling, it's gorgeous—so gor­ nication first geous that I'm grateful to be the at Masonic Temple, and third Wed­ second girl to ride In It flrst." Stated Communication nesdays of each Nellis couldn't help thrusting that First Thursday of each month, at Ma­ one home—and It went home, too. month. Special called sonic Temple. Elmer flushed and looked as guilty All visiting sis­ meetings on all other Thurs- as a sbeep-kllllng dog as he climbed ters and broth­ day nighta 7:80 p.m. Visitors in beside her. Well, there was hut ers welcome. most cordially welcome. one thing to. and that was to tell Mrs. Leona McGraw, W. M. E. G. Anderson, W. M. the truth, shame the devil and let Mrs. Alma Bell, Secretary. the chips fall where they might. W. E. Bell, Secretary. “Well, I'll tell you all about That home-made taste is what her—” he began, but Nellie raised Mountain Heart WOMENS RELIEF a menacing finger. we strive for, what we achieve “Don't, Elmer! It Isn’t necea- Rebekah Lodge No. 243 CORPS in all our bakery products. That sary. You do not have to. I know ' No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets every Meets third Thursday of each you Just happened to be riding 'second and fourth Thursdays in month at the I.O.O.F. hall. is what you like and will always along, you met her. she was walk­ 11. O. O. F. hall. Vernonia. Visit- Mrs. Lsura Sauer, President. ing, she recognized you and you find at Vernonia Bakery. i ors always welcome. just bad to be decent and give her Grace, Sunell, Noble Grand. a lift." KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS “Wall, have It your own way,' Helen Fogel, Secretary HARDING LODGE 116 he replied gloomily but bravely. Meets every Monday “Only that wasn't the way. You night in the W.O.W. Many of our customers have found that by see. I'd met b-r before She's a Ask Your GROCER For Pythian Sister« hall. Visiting broth­ buying all their groceries and meats of us they ers welcome. Vernonia Temple 61 meets MOTHER’S BREAD and spend LESS—and get better quality. every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in H. Mayfield, C. C. MOTHER’S CAKES W.O.W. hall. H. 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