The Gate city journal., January 16, 1920, Image 7

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON.
Tract Is Added to
National Forests
1,116,000 Acres in Thunder
Mountain Region of Idaho
Set Apart.
HAS LONG BEEN A MENACE
R e c u rrin g F o re st F ire H ave E n d a n ­
gered A djoining P e itio n s o j N a­
tio n a l F o re sts— G .e a t T r a c t la
Difficult of A ccess.
t\'
More Shape.
A boy w a s p re se n te d w ith som e
>ung g u in ea p ig s by h is f a th e r ’s
lend. M eeting th e boy soon a fte r,
ie frie n d In q u ired a b o u t th e pets,
“ty e ll. B obble, how u re th e g u in ea
gs g e ttin g o n ; a r e th ey In good
iape7”
“T h e y a r e Ju st th e sa m e sh a p e , only
gger.^*> O steopnthlc M agazine.
i-
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D isap p o in ted .
B rld e-e S m n etiru es I th in k th a t Jo u
in ’t love m e a n y m ore.
G rooin^-W hy. I love you Ju st th e
line as% v er.
B rlde-jsT hen I w as r i g h t ; you d o n ’t
ve m e a n y m ore th a n you did am i I
lought fjmiir love w ould g ro w — boo
10 I
w e re lo c a te d d u rin g th e ru sh o f 1901
h a v e been a b a n d o n e d .
Som e high-
g ra d e o re s h a v e b een found, a n d th e
g e n e ra l b e lie f Is th u t th e re g io u con­
ta in s a n a b u n d a n c e o f lo w -g rad e ore,
b u t Its c o m m ercial u se h a s not been
p o ssib le b e ca u se o f in a d e q u a te tr a n s ­
p o rta tio n fa c ilitie s.
C ontrol o f th e
a re a us N a tio n s! F o re s t land, o n c e op­
posed b e ca u se it w a s fe a re d th a t It
m ig h t r e ta rd m ine d e v elo p m en t. Is now
se e n to be a p ra c tic a l s te p to w a rd
p ro p e r u se o f th e m in in g re so u rc e s, us
w ell a s c o n se rv a tiv e u tiliz a tio n o f
g ru zin g fa cilitie s.
T rav e l Is Difficult.
At p re se n t th e ro a d s, tra ils , and
b rid g es a r e in u sa d s t a te o f d is re p a ir,
m ak in g tra v e l o v e r th em on fo o t o r by
h o rse b ac k Im possible. O ne o f th e Im­
p o rta n t u n d e rta k in g s o f th e fo re s t
service, now th a t th e t r a c t h a s been
a d d e d to a d jo in in g n u tlo n a l fo re s ts,
w ill be to su p p ly th e a re a w ith Im­
proved lin e s o f tra v e l.
*
A la rg e m id im p o rta n t w a te rsh e d Is
Included in th is a re a , w hich is e s ti­
m ated to su p p ly a t le a st 1,000 second-
fe e t o f w a te r to th e C olum bia r iv e r a t
lo w -w a ter periods. It Is ro u g h ly e s ti­
m ate d th a t m o re th a n 100,000 h o rse ­
p o w er could be g e n e ra te d from w a te rs
risin g in the a re a . T h e region Includes
no n a tu r a l w in d e rs , la rg e la k e s o r
(Prepared by the United Stales D epart­
m ent pf A griculture >
W ash in g to n , D. C.— In acc o rd w ith
a lm o st u n a n im o u s se n tim e n t In Id ah o
a n d in response *n c o n sid e ra tio n s v ita l­
ly a ffe c tin g ad^Utning n a tio n a l fo re sts,
c o n g re ss h u s Set a p a r t 1,116,000 a c re s
o f lan d In Id a h o know n a s T h u n d e r
M o u n ta in rejtion, a s n a tio n a l fo re s t
la n d s. T h is ¿ re n t tr a c t, difficult of ac ­
cess a n d h a v in g n o t o v e r 1 p e r cen t
o f Its a re a su ita b le fo r u g n c u ltu re , h a s
fo r y e rJ s been th e sc e n e o f d e s tru c tiv e
fires '«ful d e v a s ta tio n d u e to o v e rg ra z ­
ing. It Is now to be a d d ed to th e 1’ay-
eMH n a tio n a l fo re s t w hich a d jo in s It
on th e so u th a n d w est, a n d th e Id ah o
n a tio n a l fo re s t w hich a d jo in s It on th e
n o rth a n d w est. T h e a re a lie s a p p ro x ­
im a te ly 100 m iles n o rth e a s t of Boise.
B e c a u se u n c o n tro lle d . It hus been a r e ­
c u rrin g m en a c e to th e a d jo in in g n a ­
tio n a l fo re s ts by re a so n o f fires th a t
h a v e g a in e d g re a t h e a d w a y In Its v a st
u n p a tro lle d rflffions.
S w e p t by F o re s t F ires.
W h a t h a s l ik e n p la c e In th e T h u n ­
d e r M ou n tain region, a cc o rd in g to offi­
c ia ls o f th e fo re s t serv ice. U n ited
S ta te s d e p a d m e n t of a g ric u ltu re . Is
ty p ic a l o f w hf t w ould h av e ta k e n p la te So'dier Cuts Telegraph to Make
In m o st o f th e n a tio n a l f o re s ts had
Repairs and Results Are
th e s e a r e a s n )t been p ro te c te d . T h re e
h u n d re d th o u sa n d a cre s, o r a p p ro x i­
Astonishing.
m a te ly o n e -th ird o f th e a re a , h n s been
sw ep t b y fo re s t fires In th e p a s t tw e lv e
y e a rs, d e stro y in g a p p ro x im a te ly 700.-
000,000 fe e t o f tim b e r. T h e m in in g re- ,
so u rces, n f te r b e in g su p e rficially ex- j
p lo tte d by m in e rs w ith s c a n t equip- !
m en t, h a v e re m a in e d p ra c tic a lly u n ­ T ie s U p R a ilro a d T raffic a n d R e su lts
developed. M uch o f th e w ild life hns j In C ongestion T h a t T a k e s M onth
to S tra ig h te n O ut— W eek
been ru th le s s ly e x te rm in a te d , a n d th e
g ra z in g la n d s h a v e been d e stro y e d by
to R e sto re W ires.
n o m ad ic h e rd s. T h e n u m b e r of sh e e p
w hich h a v e been g ra z in g w ith o u t re ­
S zn b ad k a. S la v o n ia .— W hen a w heez­
stric tio n o r re g u la tio n d u rin g th e pu st ing little a u to m o b ile of A m e ric an
y e a r to ta l n e a rly 300,000, w h e re a s a
m ake, d riv e n by a S e rb ia n soldier,
fa ir e s tim a te o f th e “ c a rry in g c a p a c i­
ty ” o f th e e n tire c o u n try hns been b ro k e dow n on a c o u n try ro a d 40
p lac ed a t 75,000 to 10.000 h e a d of 1 m iles from h ere. It s ta r te d an ln te rn a -
I tlo n a l ta n g le w hich rolled u p u n til it
■hpep.
T h e re a re in> l i r o n s o r v illa g es in th e hud th e d ip lo m a ts o f fo u r c o u n trie s
w hole region
T h e log b u ild in g s of I w o rried .
H e re a re som e o f th e th in g s th a t he-
th e first s e ttle m e n t on M onum ental
creek s till s ta n d — v n e an t, sp e e te r-llk e gun to h a p p e n :
“T h re e h u n d re d e n rs o f F re n c h m er-
re m in d e rs o f th e boom d a y s o f m any
y e ars ago. H u n d re d s o f c la im s w hich c h u n d ise b o und fo r Ito u m a n ia p iled up
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
URGED ON METHODISTS
N ew
Y ork.—C o lle c tiv e
bar
g a in in g “a s a n in s tru m e n t for
th e a tta in m e n t of In d u stria l
Ju s tic e ,” Is reco m m en d ed In a
re p o rt by th e e x e c u tiv e co m m it­
te e o f th e M eth o d ist F e d e ra tio n
fo r Soclul S erv ice, w hich re­
q u e sts m in is te rs nnd m em b ers
o f th e ch u rch “s te a d fa s tly to In­
s is t on Its a p p lic a tio n a n d con­
s ta n tly to p ro m o te In th e C h ris­
tia n s p irit d isc u ssio n o f th e
m e th o d s by w hich It m ig h t be
a p p lie d .”
f e a tu r e s of sp ecial sc e n ic In tere st.
D e e r nnd tro u t n re p le n tifu l, nnd th ere
a r e sa id to be a few w ild sh e e p a n d
gouts.
AIRPLANE IN CHURCH WINDUW
O ne
in L ondon D ed icated to S a in t
M ichael, P a tro n S a in t of
A irm en
L ondon.— T h e c h u rc h in S p a n ish
p la c e w hich K ing A lfonso a tte n d e d on
ills v isit to L ondon h a s received re­
c en tly a new w indow in h o n o r o f St.
M 'ch ael th e p a tro n s a in t o f n i'm e n
It show s a n a irp la n e w ith th e nSC-ip
tlon, "D efe m le N os In 1’ro elio .”
It is ra id to be th e first w im lo v In
w hich a flying m ac h in e h a s been a
fe u tu re o f a c h u rc h design.
Mishap to Auto
Stirs All Slovania
T T E R T H O U G H T S.
Pester— H a v e y o u fo rg o tte n
h a t tk l Is o u r wedding annlvers-
iryT"
Mr. p e s t e r — W h a t a p e ssim ist you
ire to bro o d o v e r su c h su b je c ts.
Advice.
R e n a n b e r this, when duty calls
It tyever pays to shirk;
You're dodging opportunity
When you are dodging work.
a t a D read fu l M istake!
*otts— S o rry 1 c o u ld n 't get
rlier, uiy d en r.
P o o r old
aw ay Is d a n g e ro u sly sick in
h e se n t fo r m e to com e and
A nyone h e re w hile I w as
— O nly po o r old P e te Far-
d ropped in to see you.
MAS DIPLOMATS WORRIED
N ot E ven S ta rte d .
rem edy do you su g g e st fo r
tunic ills? ”
I h a v en ’t even been a b le to
an a b so lu te ly re lia b le rem edy
Id.”
GENERAL WOOD AND FAMILY
A P a in fu l O p e ratio n .
ou h e a r th a t o u r old frien d
su p e rse d e d ? ”
¡d o n ’t soy so? Did th ey give
¡a n e sth e tic ? ”
tú
T he H elp T h e re .
•p o se they m ak e u p th e oyster
Ith sh e e ts o f w a te r, but w ho
Im op-maids, of c o u rse, booby.”
T h e R eason.
Io n s e x h au stio n se e m s so prev-
st now .”
since th e a u to m o b ile cam e
Ic a re a lot m ore ru n dow n.”
It N ever F a ils.
I'e s te s — I w ish y o u ’d w a k e me
for m e to c a tc h th e 7 o’clock
the m orning. B ut d o n ’t ro u se
fcile household w hile y o u ’re do-
[In sh n n d —V ery w ell, m y denr.
<rff m y shoes a n d sn en k up-
i tip to e, sam e ns I a lw a y s do
| get In la te a t n ig h t.
C ouldn't A fford I t
Nt—-Do you believe In p hysical
^ k t —N o ; I Joined a c la ss once
o utgrew
m y c lo th e s lik e a
1 kid.
An In d ica tio n .
fchey fa k e c h ild re n In th is a p a rt-
Vmse?"
m ust. Som e o f th e room s
[la rg e enough u> acc o m m o d a te
hut a child."
bw He Got th e L a s t W ord.
I had th e la s t W ord In an
I n t w lttl m y w ife la s t n ig h t.’’
I t * 0 ? How- dld you g et it? ”
p d m ltted I w as e n tlre ly to
T he W ay of It.
.
1
tig m an Is very Illogical
litis p re fe re n c e fo r blondes of
V
do yon m e a n ? ”
[ e p re fe rs blondes, h e k e ep s It
secret, a n d w hen h e 's flirtin g I
n in e tie s , he m a k e s lig h t o f if." I
H er E xperience.
| I see w h e re a lo t o f m ilita ry
i ' have gone on a hunger
M '1 b et n one o f 'em Is m a r
MaJ. G en. L e o n a rd W ood, M rs. W ood a n d th e ir fa m ily . In th e first p h o to ­
g ra p h ta k e n o f them to g e th e r sin c e th e g e n e ra l's re tu rn fro m F ra n c e . T h e
so n s, C apL L eo n a rd W ood, J r., a n d L ie u t. O sb o rn e C. W ood, w en t In to th e
• e rv lc e a t th e o u th ren k o f th e w ar. th e c a p ta in s e rv in g w ith th e E ig h ty -first
d iv isio n tn F ra n c e . T h e d a u g h te r. L ouise, Is still In school.
«s
Must Ride Wild Moose
To Be Member of Club
N iplslgtift R iver, C a n .—O n e of
th e m o st n n n sn a l s p o rtsm e n 's a s­
so c ia tio n s Is th e M oose R id ers
o f th e N lp lslg n lt. T o q u a lify a
m an m u st rid e m oose In th e
p re se n c e o f a g uide In good
sta n d in g . H e m u st g e t a pho to
a n d h a v e th is p laced In th e book
of re c o rd s th e re , to g e th e r w ith
th e s ig n a tu re s o f w itn e sse s and
guide. H e th e n re ce iv e s a m etal
b a d g e p ic tu rin g a m an rid in g a
m oose a n d th e w o rd s “M oose
H id e r o f N lp isig n it.”
on th e foui; sw itc h e s o f th e ra ilro a d
y a rd s h e re a n d c o n g este d th in g s u n til
n o t a w heel could m ove.
A B ed C ro ss su p p ly tra in o f 30 c ars,
bound fo r B u c h a re st, c a m e up b ehind
th e F re n c h tr a in s a n d c o m p leted the
tle u p o f c o m m u n ica tio n s.
T en A m e ric a n s w ere m aro o n ed for
<Mne d a y s on b o a rd th e R e a C ro ss
t it 'n .
S e n d s T ra in to In v e stig a te .
H ourim nlan m e rc h a n ts w ho w ere
re ly in g on th e p ro m p t d e liv e ry of th e
F re n c h goods s e n t a sp e c ia l tr a in fro m
B u c h a re st to in v e s tig a te th e d elay .
S zabudka. a n In q io rtu n t to w n on th e
fro n tie r b e tw ee n H u n g a ry a n d S e rb ia,
w as c u t off fro m ail c o m m u n ica tio n
w ith th e o u tsid e w orld.
T h e S e rb ia n s o ld ie r w ho w a s th e In­
n o c en t c a u s e of all th is tro u b le w a s
d riv in g h is c a r m e rrily n o rth w a rd one
d a y w h en th e s te e rin g g e a r w ent
w rong. H e sto p p e d , fo u n d th e cause
o f th e difficulty a n d d ecid ed th u t he
needed a p iece o f s to u t w ire to re p a ir
th e d a m a g e. H e re a c h e d up to th e
long-hanging.
sin g le-w ire
te le g ra p h
lin e a n d c u t off a g e n e ro u s section.
H a v in g fixed h is e a r, he d ro v e b lith e ly
oh. T h e w ire g a v e o u t p re se n tly a n d
h e re n e w e d It tw ice, tlirlc s , fo u r o r fixe
tim es, fro m th e te le g ru y h line beside
th e road.
M e a n w h ile th e tr a in s o f F re n c h m e r­
c h a n d ise h a d begun a rriv in g n t S/.a-
bnd k a. Official s a n c tio n w ns n e c e ssa ry
fo r th e c a rs v* p ro ceed . T h e fro n tie r
! officials fra m e d th e p ro p e r so rt o f te le ­
gram , a n d It w us duly c o u n te rsig n e d
a n d p re s e n te d to th e o p e ra to r.
T ra in s C ongest Y ard s.
lie re p o rte d t h a t tMe w ire vrna “ not
w o rk in g .” So tiie fro n tie r officials d e ­
cided to w a it u n til It b eg an to w ork
, T hey w a ite d tw o d a y s, w h ile m o re and
mo e tr a in s d re w Into th e c o n g ested
. y a rd s.
S zu h u d k a w as out off from
w ire co m m u n ica tio n . M alls go only
onee a w eek, a n d th en o nly If tra lu r
a re ru n n in g .
T h e te le g ra p h officials finally do
elded tn se n d o u t n I n e -re p a lrln g
p a rty . T h e p a rty re tu rn e d a f te r a n ­
o th e r d a y ’s d elay , w ith f i e a n n o u n c e
m en t th u t so m an y b re iks h a d been
fo u n d th e ir su p p ly o f s p a re w ire hud
giv en ou t.
M eanw hile, c o n g estio n In th e yard»
In c re a se d a n d th e a p p e a ls from th e
F re n c h e onvoyers, th e A m e ric a n «>n-
v n y ers a n d th e R o u m a n ia n m erc h an t»
becam e m o re u rg e n t. It w as a full
w eek, h ow ever, b e fo re th e w ire s hnd
finally been re sto re d a n d th e offleln)
vise s o f c tg je d . By th a t tim e th e block
nde had becom e so c o m p lica te d tin * It
w ill p ro b a b ly ta k e a m o n th to put
Szubndku h a ck on a n o rm al b a sis.
FACE MUCH RED TAPE
Americans Find Travel in Ger­
many IS DiffiCUlt-
A bsence of Official A m erican R epre­
s e n ta tio n in B erlin C au ses
E m b a rra s s m e n t
B e rlin .— L ack o f A m erican official
re p re s e n ta tio n in B e rlin Is c au sin g
A m erican tra v e le rs c o n sid e ra b le em ­
b a rra s s m e n t.
T h e S p a n ish e m b a ssy re p re s e n tin g
A m erican in te re s ts can so m e tim es
help th e tra v e le r, b u t m o re o f en n o t
It h a s too m uch b u sin e ss to h a n d le .
A nd red ta p e u n w in d s slow ly In G e r­
m any.
W ere F.eter*» 8 h o e s to Fool Police.
A s a re s u lt o f th is situ a tio n A m er­
C am den, P a .— F o r m o n th s d e te c tiv e s
follow ed w h a t w ere e v id e n tly th e foot- ic a n s com ing h e re a re co m p la in in g
p rin ts o f a w om an b u rg lar. F iv e sm all c o n sid e ra b ly o f th e s itu a tio n .
hoys w e re a rre s te d a n d c o n fessed to ; E n g la n d a n d F ra n g e a re lib e ra lly |
« long s e rie s o f h o u se b rea k in g s. On« re p re se n te d on m issio n s here. A m e r­
of th e y o u n g ste rs sa id th u t he a lw a y s ica h a s none. A nd Its I n te re s ts h av e
arora h is s la te r's shoos w hile on th e Job. 1 U> be co n se rv e d m ain ly by th e Arner-
ira n le g a tio n s In T h e H a g u e and
C openhagen.
Two
s tra n d e d
A m e ric an
sa ilo rs
re ac h ed tow n re c e n tly , e x p e c tin g p ass- I
p o rta here. T h ey w ere p e n n ile ss h u t i
e x p ec te d a lift. T h ey c o u ld n ’t get a
¡tassp o rt rig h t a w a y ; m nvbe by w a itin g
long e n ough th e y m ight h a v e h a d one
th ro u g h ih e .Spanish e m b a ssy , p ro le '
a b ly th ey p a sse d th e b o rd e rs som e­
how “ on th e i r o w n I t can he done,
b u t It’s u n p le a sa n t.
A nd a t th e sa m e tim e a n A m e ric an
b u sin e ss m an a rriv e d w ith a p e r­
fe c tly good p a ss, h u t fo u n d he needed
to tra v e l to C z ec h o slo v ak ia to com ­
p lete a n Im p o rta n t deni. C ould h e gel
hla p a ss amende«] h e re ? No. h e hnd
to tra v e l to C o p en h ag en a n d ru n th e
risk o f lo sin g h is b u sin e ss deal
th ro u g h th e d e la y .
T h e s e a re only sa m p le cnees. D a lly
A m e ric an s w ith d iffic u lties a s h a d a*
o r w o rse th a n thnne above c ite d a re
h ere, a n d find th a t th e U. 8. a . Isn ’t I
am ong th o se p r e s e n t
Decorating for
David
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS
((g). 1919. b y M c C lu re N e w s p a p e r S y n d ic a te .)
to re a liz e th a t o a t o f a w h o le w orld
o f m en sh e hnd fo u n d only one, a n d
th a t sh e w as fu rn is h in g a n a p a r tm e n t
fo r th a t o n e ’s w ife. T h e th o u g h t s e n t
th e blood from h e r c h e e k s a n d D avid,
w a tc h in g h e r. f e lt b is ow n h e a rt b e a t­
ing u n ste a d ily .
H e, hovvever, m a s te re d a n y em o tio n
th a t m nde th e e a r th tre m b le u n d e r his
fe e t, a n d sa id q u ic k ly : “I f you d o n ’t
m ind, a n d If It w o u ld n ’t in te r f e r e w ith
y o u r Ideas— could w e n o t h av e th o se
fo u r p r in ts you so a d m ire d in m y
office fra m e d a n d h u n g lu th e d in in g
room ?”
“ I w a n te d to buy th em m y self,”
sh e said so ftly , “ h u t I d id n ’t feel I
sh o u ld he so e x tra v a g a n t. T h e y w ould
he ju s t th e fin ish in g to u ch to th e s e
w a lls.”
D a v id ’s b u sin e ss w ns th e h a n d lin g
o f old E nglish p rin ts , am i It p le a se d
him not a little to know th a t he could
w ith co m p lete a r tis tic ta s te use som e
in h is own hom e.
“ I’m hoping w hen th e a p r r t m e n t Is
finished, a n d
I am n o lo n g e r y o u r
c lie n t, th a t you w ill com e U‘. o c ca sio n ­
a lly a n d look o v e r m y collectio n . I am
Ju st n e x t do o r.”
. “ W hen y o u r w ife Is h a r k .” sa id
M onica In a c u rio u sly h a rd voice, “ you
will not Is- k n o w in g w ho is n e x t d o o r
to you— o r c a rin g .”
T h is w as th e only d a n g e ro u s h it o f
g ro u n d sh e h a d ste p p e d on d u rin g
th e ir a c q u a in ta n c e , nnd sh e re a liz e d
It th e m om ent th e w o rd s le ft h e r lips.
She lau g h e d q uickly, » g iving him no
tim e to reply, th en w e h t o v e r n n d le t
h e r fingers ru n Idly o v e r th e k e y s o f
"The sp le n d id to n ed g ra n d p ia n o th ey
h a d bou g h t to g e th e r nnd In s ta lle d In
th e big stu d io . I t w a s d u sk now a n d
D avid sw itc h ed on th e lig h t. O n e o f
th e e x q u is ite ro se sh a d e s s e n t Its
c h a rm w a n d e rin g so ftly th ro u g h th e
room .
M onlen co n tin u e d tn p iny in
o rd e r to still th e th u m p in g of h e r
h e a rt.
She w a n te d to g a in c alm b *
fo re a g a in e ssa y in g speech.
D avid cam e nnd Rtooil b eh in d h er,
lo oking dow n a t h e r golden h e ad .
"N ow sit in th u t com fy C h e ste rfie ld ,”
h e com m anded g e n tly , u s If fo r m a n y
d a y s h e had been p ic tu rin g h e r th e r e
a n d w a s now a c tu a lly se e in g h er.
T h e co lo r flam ed sw iftly Into M oni­
c a 's cheeks— c h e e k s t h a t h a d g row n
too p a le u n d e r th e s tr a in o f D a v id 's
c o m panionship.
S he a ro se, h o w ev er,
kno w in g th a t o b ey in g h is w h im s wfts
th e b e tte r p a r t to play.
“N ow ,” h e sa id so ftly , nnd w ith n
g re a t a m o u n t o f c o n tro lle d e m o tio n
b e n e a th Ills to n es, “ if you Ju s t hnd
som e sew ing— ”
“D a v id —d o n ’t,” sh e crie d sw iftly .
"I w ill,” h e said, a n d held h e r close
w ith in h is a rm s. “ I h a v e loved you
fo r ages. I loved y o u r voice o v e r th e
tele p h o n e w hen I could h e a r you ta lk ­
ing w ith u p h o lste re rs, ru g m en. fu r n i­
tu r e m en. nnd too m an y tim e s w ith
o th e r m en w ith w hom you m u d e lu n ch
en g ag e m e n ts. All tills I co u ld e a s ily
h e a r w hen o u r w lndojvs w e re o p e n .”
D avid w as sp e a k in g s w iftly now , fo r
M onica's h a ir w ns b ru s h in g h is fa c e
nnd h e r lips w ere tre m b lin g , nnd h e
hnd to hold h e r fiercely In o rd e r to
still th e q u iv e rin g o f h e r b o d y ; " a n d
o n c e I ?:•«• you e n te rin g y o u r office.
It w a s th a t d a y I d e cid ed to h a v e a
w ife— I w a n t you, d e n r. us soon ns you
can m ak e up y o u r m in d to com e.”
M onica looked slow ly a b o u t th e won»
d e rfn l s tu d io —Ju st th e k in d o f hom e
sh e hnd d re am ed of— th e n h ack to th #
love In D a v id ’s eyes. Ju s t th e k in d o f
ey es sh e had d re am ed of.
“ S e p te m b e r's only th re e d a y s off,”
sh e Mil id. “a n d I h a v e th re e e s tim a te s
to g e t o u t be fo re — ”
“T h e n w ill m y w ife com e h om e to
m e?”
“ S he c o u ld n 't help com ing even If
sh e w n n ted to— D av id .”
M onica w a s a lo n e in th e office w hen
D uvld cuine in. S h e w as hot a p d tire d
a n d th e e stim n te fo r th e F ly n n e h o u se
a t G re a t N eck m u st go o u t in th e eve­
n in g m ail.
H e r sm ile o f g re e tin g w a s a hit
w an, b u t held Its d e g re e o f c h arm
and
in v ita tio n .
M o n ica's b u sin e ss
m a im e r w u s a c o m p a ra tiv e ly new
a sse t, a n d it wns" w ith e x tre m e diffi­
c u lty th a t * th e m a n tle o f re se rv e
d ro p p e d fro m h e r sh o u ld e rs suffi­
c ie n tly to p e rm it h e r to c h a t n a tu ­
ra lly w ith th e s tr a n g e r s w ho cam e
Into th e office.
D av id T re v o r seem ed to fill th e
tin y office.
H is p h y sic a l being w as
big, a n d h seco n d sw ift g lunce told
M onica th a t h is m e n ta lity p rom ised
th e sam e b ro a d p ro p o rtio n .
“I sa w y o u r sign, ‘In te r io r D e co ra ­
tio n ’ on th e d o o rs,” h e began, “a n d
h a v e fo u n d th e co u rag e to p lu n g e In.
I h a v e trie d f o r a w eek to g e t suffi­
c ie n t pluck to coiue In."
M onica lau g h e d softly.
“A nd w h a t w e re you fe a rfu l o f find­
ing in th is in n o ce n t-lo o k in g office?”
sh e in q u ire d , w ith u sw ift g lan ce Into
h is very b lu e eyes. “ In te rio r d e c o ra ­
to rs d o n 't u su a lly c a rry a sto ck of
d a n g e ro u s th in g s ."
‘ D a v id T re v o r did not voice th e re ­
ply t h a t cam e n a tu ra lly to his lips.
T he sa m e re p ly w ould h a v e flung It­
se lf In to nulny m a s c u lin e m in d s upon
beho ld in g th e lu re o f M onica’s ey es
a n d th e so ft s w e e tn e ss o f h e r voice.
In ste a d . T re v o r lau g h e d boyishly.
“I w a s a fra id o f m ee tin g w ith
bobbed h a ir a n d n w ild B a tik — m ost
d e c o ra to rs go in fo r th a t so rt of thin g ,
you know . H ow ever,” h e ad d ed , a s
If to m ak e good th e re a so n fo r his
visit, "I w a n t to find o u t if you h ave
tim e to fu rn is h a n a p a rtm e n t fo r me.
M,v w ife is a w a y in th e m o u n ta in s a n d
will be b ack in— S e p tem b e r. I r a th e r
w a n ted h e r to com e h om e to a w on­
d e rfu l new se ttin g .”
“T h a t w ould give m e Ju s t A u g u st,”
said M onica, “ b u t I th in k I can m an ­
a g e nicely .”
S he w a s all b u sin e ss
now a n d q u ite fo rg e tfu l o f self. D a­
vid T re v o r fo und a m p le tim e to stu d y
h er. H e sm iled fro m tim e to tim e a s
If glad h e h a d fo und th e c o u rag e to
e n te r th e office.
H e found h im self n n sw e rln g a few
sim p le q u e stio n s ns to th e size o f th e
a p a rtm e n t, th e n m o u n t h e w a n ted to
spend, w h a t ty p e o f fu rn itu re he fa n ­
cied nnd a n idea o f c o lo r schem es.
I lls co m p lete d is a s te r w hen it c am e
to color c o m b in a tio n s b ro u g h t a sm ile
to M onica's Ups. H e flo u n d ered hope­
lessly.
“ W ell." sh e said, flnnlly re a liz in g
his u t t e r h e lp le ssn e ss re g a rd in g in te ­
rio r d e c o ra tio n s, “ I w ill a sse m b le n few
cretonneR a n d co lo r sch em es fo r you,
and .if you lik e you c a n s e n d th em up
to y o u r w ife fo r a p p ro v a l.”
“ No, no— th is is all to b e a g re a t
s u rp ris e p a c k a g e fo r m y w ife. I w a n t
h e r tn com e hom e In Septeinbep to un
exqnisW e little hom e a n d I w a n t you
to do th e w hole b u sin e ss.
I d o n 't
m ind looking n t th e c re to n n e s— you
w ould no d o u b t feel m o re sa tisfie d If
I a p p ro v ed o f th em .”
So it w ns th a t M onica begnn one
o f h e r m o st a r tis tic h its of w ork.
T re v o r's office w as Ju st n e x t d o o r to
h e r ow n, a n d it w us he w ho took h e r
up first tim e to se e th e u p n rtm e n t he
E conom ical H e atin g .
had leased .
T h e s u n Itse lf h e a ts th e t o t w n te r
T h e y w en t o p In T re v o r's c a r nnd
used by m any re s id e n ts o f M onrovia
M onica fo u n d th e stu d io a p a rtm e n t
Ju st su c h a o n e a s sh e d re am ed of a n d o th e r place* In S o u th e rn C a lifo r­
h a v in g w hen h e r golden s h ip catn e nia. T h e su n s h in e w a te r h e a te r c o n ­
s is ts o f n coil o f p ip e a rra n g e d in a
Im o h a rb o r.
box a b o u t fo u r Inches d e e p w ith a
T h e re w as n h u g e stu d io room th a t
w ould p e rm it o f m o st lovely c o lo r' c o p p e r b o tto m a n d a g la s s top. T h e
effects, nnd w id e co u ch e s w ith h e a p s a p p a r a tu s Is u su a lly p laced on th e
of w o n d e rfu l cushions, n b aby-grand, ro o f o r in a s im ila r ex p o sed lo c a tio n
nnd th o se g re a t, cozy c h in tz -d a d T h e ra y s of th e su n h e a t th e w a te r in
cluiirs. a n d a C h e sterfield , w ith a t a ­ th e pipe a n d th u s se t u p a c irc u la tio n
th a t c a rrie s th e w a te r to a sto ra g e
ble b eh in d .
ta n k , fro m
w hich It Is d ra w n fo r
“T h e re
w ill
he
e x q u is ite
ro se
h o u seh o ld uses. T h e s to ra g e ta n k le
sh a d e s on tw o lu m p s,” sh e sa id to
so th o ro u g h ly in su la te d th a t th e loss
T re v o r, “a n d w hen y o u r w ife s its
a n d sew s In th e ev en in g sh e will o f te m p e ra tu re d u rin g th e p ' -ht le
n o t usiiully m ore th a n 4 o r 5
en.
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d«“r th o se lig h ts th a t— ” S h e sto p p ed
a b ru p tly a t th e q u e e r look In h e r vored w ith su n sh in e , b u t th e r e seem a
to he no re aso n w hy th is econom ical
c lie n t’s eyes.
“ Yon h a v e th e rig h t Id ea," w as all m ethoil o f h e a tin g w a te r sh o u ld not
he used in o th e r p a r ts o f th e c o u n try
he said.
d u rin g hoi, su n n y w e a th e r.
And M onica fo u n d , a s th e w eeks
w ore on. th a t D avid T re v o r's a p a r t ­
R ed-H eaded P eo p le F e a re d .
m ent w a s going to be th e gein o f
" S a lu te no re d -h a ire d m an n e a re r
h e r c a re e r. S h e fo u n d w o n d e rfu l E n g ­
lish cretonn«**. g a u ze s o f e x q u is ite th a n 30 fe e t off.” ru n s a n old F re n c h
h u e s a n d fu r n itu r e th a t seem ed Just say in g , “a n d even an. hold th re e ston«>a
fa s h io n « ! fo r a re a l hom e— a hom e Ic th e fist w h e re w ith to d e fe n d th y ­
se lf.” F ro m hlhllenl tim e s to th e p re s ­
w h e re love w ould reign su p rem e.
it b e ca m e th e ir cu sto m ns th e ent d a y r a n he traee«l th e p re ju d ic e
d ra p e rs h u n g th e c u rta in s nnd the a g a in st red hnlr. “ N e v er lodge a t red-
h a ire d p e o p le 's h o u se s.” ru n s a p re ­
c a rp e t m en p u t dow n th e n ig s nnd
th e p ic tu re s beg an to u p p r a r on th e cept In th e fifte e n th c e n tu ry "H oke of
w alls, fo r D av id nnd M onica to m ake C u rta s y e ,” “ fo r th e se tie fo lk s th a t a re
to d re d e .” A ccording to one tra d itio n
an ev en in g v isit to th e a p a rtm e n t.
“ It g ro w s m o re c h a rm in g by th e th is d is tr u s t of r« 1 -h n lred p e o p le date*
m in u te ,” D a v id to ld her. T h ey had from th e tim e o f J u d a s , who, h im self
red h a ire d , m u s e d tre a c h e ry to be ev er
d isc o v ere d th a t e v en in g th e -g re a t
e«*zy c h a ise lou n g e In th e pink bed- a fte rw a rd eonnecte«l w ith h a ir o f th a t
room . Its hack
In v itin g ly han k ed color.
w ith p illo w s o f s o fte s t chiffon a n d a t
Its sid e a re a d in g lam p w ith a chif-
L ea n in g T o w e r C e n tu rie e Old.
fon-shnd«sl lam p t h a t m nde D avid
T h e fa m o u s lea n in g to w e r o f I'lsa
sm ile, so fe m in in e w ns Its ch arm .
is o f p u re w h ite C a r r a r a m a rb le In th e
“ W e m u st h a v e |«tnk ro se s In th a t G othic sty le. Its d e p a r tu r e fro m th e
p ink vase— w hen m y w ife re tu rn s ,” p e rp e n d ic u la r tins been v a rio u sly in-
h e su g g e ste d .
te rp re te d . b lit (h e re Is little d o u b t th a t
M onica Pinked sw iftly a t him , th en It a ris e s from th e s o ftn e s s o f th e soil
m o re sw iftly aw ay .
W hen th e pink on w hich It s ta n d s nnd w hich haa
ros«*s w ere o rd e re d — th e n w ould D avid given w ay. N o tw ith sta n d in g Its t h r e a t ­
T re v o r p a ss o u t o f h e r life. S om ething en in g A ppearance It h a s now sto o d for
stra n g e ly com pelling h a d g rip p ed h e r m ore th a n six h u n d re d y e a rs w ith o u t
h e a rt. S he w ould n o t a llo w h e rse lf d ecay.