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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

Constance: when I look into your eyes | see
that they--that you have not grown old.
"I feared that you would find me old, Henry,
when You cameD she replied, so low that he
scarce could hear her
80 you were expecting rne-you knew that
would be sure to conew
T-sI thought, Of course, that YOU would VISIT
your old home some time
He glanced at her, and the blush in her faded
cheek gave il the color Of grlhood. He could
not see her eyes, for she was looking down
They came to her home, tiny house in gar
den in the outskirts of the village. Vines were
climbing a ladder of twne at a window anu
little inclosure was gay with old-fashioned How
ers--phlox, sweet.williams, panses. hollyhock..
May / call and see you on Sunday evening!
asked the man, awkwardly as boy, instinc-
lively naming the night sacred to lovers through
out the countryside.
"Yes"
do you know" he laughed, ''that rhyme
you once sent me has been running in my head
all these years?
Come in the evening or come in the morning,
Come when YOU'RE looked for or come without
warning;
Kisses and welcome You'll find here before you,
And the oftener you come, the more III adore
you.'"
Did / write you that? It was just an old
rhyme that my mother taught me-"
The man went frequently TO the little house
in the garden, and one night, as he was stand
ing with the old maid BY the gate, he said
''It seems but last week, but. yesterday night,
Constance, that / kissed you goodbye, standing
here in this same spot. Itdo not know why
never came backs corroding ambition, the care
of business, perplexities, successes-these have
taken up my life. / married society woman.
She has been dead these three years, as you
know. Heaven forbid that ! should say any
thing against her. She was better woman than
am man, but we both found that we had
made "a mistake; that we lived in different
worlds, that our souls were as far apart as are
the stars which look to be close together but
are really millions Of miles apart. We neither
Of us ever admitted this; we lived out our lie,
but we knew it.
"I know now, Constance, that the great mis-
take of my life was in supposing that my love
for YOU was a mere boylove--that you were not
of my world was not of your world, perhaps,
but YOU would have stopped down to my level
and drawn me upward toward it, for you are the
sweetest I'd noblest woman that | have ever
known. As stand here tonight, Constance, the
years between US roll away, and 1 feel your dewy
kiss warm upon my lips. have not much to
offer you dear; my youth s gone but ] can
truthfully say love you as I have never loved
woman before. Will you take me?"
She made no answer, but she seemed to be
reeling. as though faintto be yearning toward
him. He took her in his arms and kissed her
again. once mores after lifetime.
az have always loved you, Henry" she whis
pered.
AS the man walked home that night, be felt
the uplft Of youth again in his limbs, the glad
wine of it in his heart, and he realized that the
kiss of his first sweetheart was the only thing
that had not faded-that the love in woman's
heart is the one boon that time cannot wither
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

stopped in London and gone to Lady Niildred's
dance, you would never have given a thought to
your own soul, much less to mine"
My aunt resolves everything into digestion,
know said Jack. "She told me the other day
that once when she was a girl she fell violently
IN love. But, my dear jack she went on, it
was all stomach"
The converse holds too said Claude Il ate
some lobster the other day, and it gave me, not
Indigestion, but acute remorse."
"Remorse? What for?'
81 forget 1t is immateria Remorse will hang
itself any peg
But in your case it doesn't get many pegs to
hang on, does it?'
The other laughed, and strolled towards the
door '.No; am let unfurnished and without
fittings" he said. Come on, Jack"
Claude Ackersley was one of those almost per-
fecty happy young men who have been blessed
by Nature with unlimited capacity for excit
ing themselves, and, as this gift was welded in
him to an Unsuitable appetite for loafing, his time
was very fully taken up. The loafer, like the
poet, is born, not made, and out of a hundred
men who loaf, very few are loafers. Most men
who loaf do SO only because they find it less te-
dious than any other occupation; the real loafer
oas because he loves it. In other respects, Claude
was rich, goodlooking well-bosn, perfectly
healthy, entirely unambitious, and twenty-five
years old. Jack Anstruther had been question
ing him at dinner as TO what he meant to do, and
why and when, and this led on to more meta
physical matters. Jack, who was some years the
elder, was rising barrister with large practice,
and the two had come down to little house he
owned on the Thames near Henley, to stay from
Saturday till Monday Originally there was to
h.. all II.
had fallen through Claude had been somewhat I
at loss to know what they would do with them
selves alone, but Jack evidently wanted to come,
and, as the other had never been possessed OF
sufficient strength of mind to refuse anybody
anything, he went too.
They settled themselves in basket chairs on
the terrace, and for few moments neither OF
them spoke. nightingale sang loud in tbs
trees, and Our Lady OF Summer Nights walked
through her lands with hushed footsteps
81 can't think why you should be so anxiou,
that should ever do anything" Claude began al
last. "You see, i have no sordi1 motives which
necessitate my choosing some profession A
merciful Providence has spared me that"
"There are other reasons for having a profes
sion besides making money" said Jack
Claude opened his eyes wide.
MY dear fellow" he said "y0u are stain,
dogmatically as proved the very point we hav'
been arguing. If there is any reason besides tina
Of making money, it would be some sense Of NOR
al responsibility the idea that one can and ough
to do some good. | couldn't possibly do an
good. / am harmless Unnecessary young man
| lay claim to that, but 10 nothing more"
DO you really mean you have no aims or hope
or fears, that you regard yourself as wholly IRE
sponsible with reference to others"
Clude At still a moment without replying.
irresponsible: Yes he said, at length. "Bu
l have hope and an aim, and fear for tina
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
Notes of All Sort.

Japan gets 1ssooo recruits yearly for her
regular army.
In Egypt there are 100000 more men than,
women.
A caterpillar win eat twicefts own weight Of
food in day.
Giraffes and ant eaters have tongues nearly
two feet in length.
1925 millions of cigarettes are made yearly in
the United States
Willow contains only "a per cent of water
one-third less than oak.
Persia now grows 1900 tons of cotton year
y, and sends it all to Russia,
The civil list of Haakon VII, Norway's new
king, is about 100000 year
The best form Of steam engine actually utilizes
so per cent. of the heat produced
Lake Baikal, in Siberia. is the deepest in the
world 1t averages nearly 5000 feet
Oysters cannot live in water containing less
than 81 parts Of salt TO every 1000 Of water
North China has 40 inches Of rain yearly; that
is about the same as Southwest England.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

"a clergyman with me. Send for Lawson. will
you? He's good fellow Can't they send me
to sleep again?"
Jack looked at the doctor. Yes, the end was
near and inevitable. Why let him suffer more
than necessary? He gave him another dose Of
morphia, and saying he would be back in half
an hour, left the two together.
The morphia soon began to take effect. and
Claude dozed off again. The nurse moved noise
lessly about the room, arranging things for the
day, and once she stopped near the bed and
looked at Claude he lay there.
''He is dying very hard" she whispered Co
jack, "but he never said harsh or impatient
word to me; and he always thanked me when.
ever I did anything for him. never saw
man so patient and gentle. Poor bowl poor
boy!"
The sun cast square of hot golden light on
to the floor where Claude's dashshupd Flo yyas
enjoying her morning doze. Finding it unpieas.
antly warm, she wadded pathetcally off into
tho shade again. Jack found himself noticing
that she had chosen the wrong side, and that
she would certainly have to move again before
an hour was up. Flo hated the sun as much A
any woman who was inclined to frecke.
Lawson soon came, and he and Jack waited
together. At the end of half an hour the doc.
tor returned. Claude was already getting fidretv
in his sleep, and before long he opened his ewes.
''I think-this is the end. is it not?" he asked
Again a spasm of pain seized him.
"Ah, my Cod" he began.
He turned in bed slightly and saw Lawson
| "A thousand pardons," he said 'Dr. Smart
ly--I don't think-do you know Mr. LawsonT
| And before the hot yellow square of light had
( Travelled the floor to where Flo lay. his
hope and his aim were realized.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

matter though they are all ono. My hope and
ann are that under every circumstance, however
trying may behave like gentleman. My fear
is thai circumstances may be too strong, and that
J snail fail, and behave like coward or cad
we differ altogether, you see. Your motto is
Morals maketh man. mine, that Manners max
eth man. / was at Winchester. Perhaps NOR.
ais do make womaI-you may be right there;
and that, no doubt, is why all women are in,
comprehensive
why do YOU say those things, Caude?" Jack
asked. Sometimes ! really do believe that you
put manners and morals on the same plane; and
of course that is absurd when case in point
arises"
OF course 1 don't put them on the same plane
l put manners on the only plane, and every
thing else nowhere. But what do you mean by
when case in point Nrises'?"
"When YOU confronted with right and 4
wrong; of course all else must give way to that >
Claude sat up in his chair, casping his knees
with his bands.
/ Il am telling you sober truth" he said
"Nothing seems to me worth taking any trouble
about, except behaving nicely. You talk of right
and wrong deciding your actions; talk of gooc
form and bad form directing mine. Ny Who'll,
being revolts against bad form, but am sorr,
/ W say uoIl icel any SUCH IeNulSO0 against DO
ing things which | suppose are wrong | an
perfectly serious. Think how totally lmpossib,
life would be unless we took some trouble to be
have decently The whole duty Of man is to b,
pleasant and social and charming Nothing els
matters Hear me swear!"
Claude turned round and looked at Jack Whei
loafer is serious, he is very serious
ut is so, he said, nodding his head.
l. 4oaA T..
''You enjoy taking the lowest view of yourself"
Not in the least have no instructive sens
of right and wrong, but have a very strong in
stinctive sense that il this world is to go on w
must do our best to make it pleasant. A man
first duty is to make himself as presentable a
possible and his next to make himself as adapta
BILE and well-mannered as he can. good host i
a host with good manners who will behave nice
in crowd; and so it is with good man. So, Il
return to our point still fail to see why
should have profession"
'stll a profession need not be bad for you
manners" said Jack.
THAT is true; but it cannot possibly be goo'
for them; and il 50, why should ] have one"
"And is that all your creed?" he asked.
"No. There is little more. ! enjoy life, a
live it, enormously quite enormously II is m
bird in the hand. Other peopleyou, for exam
pleasure me there is much better bird, O
perhaps two, in the bush, which you call you
: aims in life. Personally, l cannot see that br
/ in the bush--you all confess it is very thic
bush--nor can | hear it sing All that come
out Of the bush is very desolate croalSing SOUND
that the bird is there So it would clearly be al
surd for me to sacrifice the bird / hold in m
: most lugubrious to hear. l really cannot beliey
; hand for one that don't believe is in the bush.
''Then YOU really near that your physical nj
ture is your only criterion, that you care fc
I nothing with your soul or, il that word offend
I you, with anything that is not your body!"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

IA road at sunset. II was in the month
E4 Of July and IL had been raining The
E6I man paused and pazcd drcamily at the
cows and the daisies. and az he stood
and looked II began TO rain again, while the sun
was still shining. He stepped beneath an oak,
and. struck by sudden thought, turned and
cast his eyes toward the east.
He was not disappointed for there indeed was
the beautiful bow of promise, the two ends of
the marvellous arc seemingly resting upon the
Garth Just behind hill, not far distant.
lhe eager light that came into the mans eyes
for an instant was but a reflection from the glory
Of the rainbow, but il died away even while the
prismatic colors were still glowing in the sky.
Alasi he was forty years of age and long since
disiliusionized. He knew that there was not
pot of gold at the rainbow's foot. and he would
not have run in search Of it had he still believed
Gold was his in plenty, won in world where
there were no prismatic hues, and he knew, long
since, that 1t alone could not bring happiness.
This thought made him sad, and he turned his
weary eyes away. Time had been when he act
ually would have started on run for the hill,
not 30 far distant
The sun had disappeared when the man ar
rived at the houss which he seeking The
world was wrapped in stiffness, in an expectant
hush, as though the hills were waiting for night
and the stars. Somewhere in the twilight lamb
bleated for its mother
The house was old, very old, and without paint,
The upright was so low that there was room for
but one window beneath the gable-the window
Of the room where he slept when he was child.
He would have entered without knocking, as of
old, but there was screen door, hooked on the
inside. An old woman was seated in roc ing
chair, mending a stocking, and singing in a low
sweet voice.
She arose. came to the screen and looked
through She was quite bent with age her hair
was thin and grey, and the large glasses of her
spectacles glittered weirdy in the dying light.
rs this the road to Carter Fishers" the
man asked.
s.Yes-or no, it amt, either. It's the road to
Ned Fishers Carter Fishers been dead this
long tinne.' And then she added, bringing her
face closer to the screen, which she made no
move to unfasten; "You must be stranger in
this neighbcthood?"
esCarter Fisher deadl' calculated the man.
Dead, and never heard Of it. How long has
he been dead, Aunt MolEy'
There was silence for long minute between
the two, while they looked into each Others eyes.
Then the old woman gave little cry, and,
throwing the screen door wide, said:
ssCome in, Henry! / thought your voice sound
ed familiar"
He took her in his arms and kissed her tender
lr. Then they sat down and commenced to talk.
and as they talked, the old woman eyed her
guest with looks of growing recollection and re-
awakened affection. When he laughed at last,
and his left eye partly closed in Characteristic
twinkle, she CALCULATED
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

anything in the world. have often thought of
the wild raspberries on the old farm"
They went down the long lane together, where
the honey-bees were h,lmming in the blossoms, or
striimming their fairy harps among the clover
blooms. Some boys were shouting in the swim
ming hole as they passed, giving vent to such
yells Of pure delight as money cannot buy nor
power command
I've been in once today" said the child, "and
promised mother I wouldn't go again One
could see that his inclinations were even now
struggling with filial duty and that he was being
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

looked black, and the trees stood out in oeiies'e
tracery of leaf and branch against the velvet blue
of clear sky The garden itself sloped gently
IN in stretch Of bird-haunted lawn from the
river bank to broad gravel walk in front OF
the house, and from the diningroom windows,
which were thrown open to admit the cool night
air. came shafts of obong yellow light, through
which soft clumsy moths passed and repassed as
aeross a maqic-lantern sheet, losing themselves
again in the fragrant dusk.
Inside, two young men were sitting at the Ia
BILE. and one of them had ju1t drawn cigarette
case from his coat pocket
81 think we had better go outside and smoke"
he said. "and tell them to bring the coffee out
there. It's deliciously warm. What do you say
Claude!"
The younger of the two got up and strOlled to
the window.
''Yes let's GO out and then you can go on try.
ING to convince me that l have soul, and |
can begin convincing you that have not Not
that anyone ever convinced anybody. That Is
why Il Is SO delightful to argue. All argument
is perfectly useless, and thus partakes OF the ma
ture Of Art"
Jack Anstruther rose too.
"How very Oscaresquei" he said.
'sIonipht you have adventitious advantage,
continued Claude. Midsummer evenings by the
Thames always seem to me to lend superhclal
probability to the existence of souls. IL we had
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

'You've got new typlst.
.Wby yes," replied Keedick How did you
find it outg"
'1Oh. am up TO your goings on, | can tell you
You got your new typst yesterday"
II did. Who told YOU"
"Well if you must know, it was Mrs. Gaskett
Her husband told her. You needn't think you
can keep things from me"
Il have no desire TO, dear"
Don't dear mel Your typist is only about
1S years old"
DAs nearly as can Judge of ages, should say
that was about right"
pAnd has melting brown eyesg" Mrs Keedck
went on Indignantly
Possibly. but haven't noticed them doing
any melting"
s'oh, no; of course not With soft voice
and charming mannersl"
"You are nearly right"
Nearly right know I'm quite right" ex-
claimed the jealous woman. "Now l want you
10 tell me the name of the forward creature"
"You want the name Of my typst?"
"Yes, do"
"Whac forz"
Never mind what for. ! want your typist's
name"
III is John Henry Simpson. What are you 90.
ing to do with itT
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

Its just the same as it always was" replied
Aunt Molly ct hasn't changed since I've been
here You've been away SO long that you've for
gotten how it wa
That afternoon child came over, a sunny
haired boy of ten, with basket He was go.
ing for wild raspberries, and the man went with
him.
81 remember those wild raspberries, Aunt
Molly he said. They were bigger and juicer
than any have ever seen since, and they had a
flavor, delicate aroma, bouquet, unequaled by
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
~

IE long hours Of English midsummer
twilight were rapidly fading into night
and the dark was descending over the
landscape layer on layer. In the gar
den-beds the scarlet geraniums already
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
His Charming Typewriter

Mr. Keedicl reached home one
.AII evening he was confronted by very
WI angry wife He had scarcely got in
;Sz7 side the door and hung his hat on the
.zsz9 hall rack before she blurted out;
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
TheKiss Of His First SweetheartS&

MAN was walking along a country
road at sunset. IL was in the month
Of July and IL had been raining. The
man paused and gazcd drcamily at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-06

Hereafter all open accounts with
hardware dealers in this county must
be settled by october l of each year,
either by cash or by note.
The above rule was adopted yester.
day by the hardware dealers at n ses-
sion held in the rooms of the Com
mercial association. The action was
agreed upon so as to put a stop to
the practice of allowing non-interest
drawing accounts to run for months
after the harvest season is over. I'm
less open accounts are settled by Oc-
tober /, by cash or not, interest will
be charged upon the account at the
rate of per cent.
The hardware mems convention held
yesterday was for the purpose of rat
flying the selection of officers made at
the previous meeting several weeks
ago. Yesterday the organization was
made permanent with officers for the
present year as follows: G. w. Proeb-
stel, of Weston, president; ]. S. Nor
vile, of Helix. vice president: w. j.
Clarke, of Pendleton, secretary.
Members of the association who
were here yesterday expressed them
selves as greatly pleased over the ac-
tion of the county court in placing a
license of $500 per year upon partie:
selling stoves, ranges or vehicles
throughout the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-06

accident which drove hin. from his
cab at a critical time. He expected
to slow down and approach Bridal Veil
under control, expecting to find No.
on the main line.
The Dead and Injured.
Andy Edwards, who was killed, was
the baggage checkman of the Bag
gage and Omnibus company of Port
land, and L. SinHott resided at 175
Sherman street, in Portland. One of
the unknown dead gave the name of
Henry, only, before he expired, and
the fourth man is absolutely unknown.
Mrs. Riley was on her way from
Walla Walla to Portland accompanied
by her two sons. Her left arm was
terribly mangled and was amputated
by DR.. Vincent, of Bridal Veil, who
was first to reach the scene of the
wreck. One of the young sons mir
acuously escaped injury by leaping
from the car.
Joseph X. Russell, of East Oakland,
is fatally injured and it is thought
cannot survive. He is crushed about
the head and breast and scalded also.
Engineer Swain is horribly scalded,
but is not thought TO be fatally in
jurei.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-06

be given possession at once, so that
they may begin with their spring
work. In this way it Is expected most
of the land will be disposed of during
March.
It was the intention of Major Ed
wards to leave today upon a vacation
of several weeks. However, owing
to the rush OF business 1t now seems
doubtful If he will get away.
Supervisor Cringle's Mission.
r. NJ. Cringle, inspector of the IN
dian service, who arrived here yester-
day. has been at the agency today In
consultation with Major Edwards. To
the East Oregonian this morning Mr..
Cringle stated that his position is that
of supervisor of engineers, and that as
such he has to do with the surveys of
Indian lands construction of new
buildings, etc. However, he also
serves as a general Inspector. OF the
improvements now planned for the
Umatilla agency the most important Is
a new warehouse TO be buift near the
present buildings and used for stor-
ing general agency supplies. The
building will cost about $1,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-06
Details of Wreck.

Portland, Feb. 6.-Both were
trains westbound, the express was fol-
lowing the flyer, which was supposed
to be running cautiously and flagman
was sent out from Bridal Veil Falls
to warn the approaching train that
the flyer was standing on the main
track at that place.
About four miles east of Bridal
Veil steampipe in the injector on
the express burst. and the cab was
quickly flooded with highly heated
steam that almost scalded Engineer
w. II. Swain ana his fireman to death
while they We're trying to stop the en-
gine. The engineer was so badly
scalded by live steam, and his sight
was so clouded that he could not
reach the lever. He was forced to
crawl back over the tender and tried
to reach the air pipe.
Even as he was doing this the train
rushed past the flagman who had
been sent back TO stop the approach
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-06
ELEVEN BLOCKS Of B|TUUTH|C
PAVING IS PET|T|0NED FOR

ana in order to secure n more modern
and practical paving than could be
made from the stone this movement
for the bithulitic has been started.
The terrible condition of the street
for the past two months has brought
property holders and business men To-
realize that something permanent
must he done to improve the streets,
and the sentiment in favor of maca-
dam for Court street is rapidly giving
way to strong sentiment in favor of
paving.
Walla Walla, Eo,se. North Yakima,
Portland, Seattle, Spokane and all the
other cities Of the northwest which are
doing any street paving, are now
using the bithulitic almost exclusive
ly, and those who have seen it tested
are strongly in favor of It.
In Walla Walla the cost of the BIZ
thulitic pavement is s2.17 per square
yard, and the cost is estimated here
at from $215 to S2.20 per square
yard. One estimate received by the
city some time ago placed the cost at
$225 per square yard.