The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-10

hH HUUHL UlH. lou fUuih HDL iiuHEiHs
man or angel daring TO greet this be.
Ink genially sooner throw a kiss 10
Mount Pllatus!
"Mr. Brown" he said, with ponder.
Gus hostility, In bull bass TO the
clerk the kind Of voice which would
have made an express train leave the
track and 10 round the other way
''do yon hear me|
"Oh, yes, judge." the clerk replied
swiftly In tones IN unlike those which
hc used for strange trnnsicnts m u
collectors voice In his ladylove's ear
IN unlike that which be propeIs at de.
lnaucnts.
"D0 you see that snowT asked the
parsonage threatenlngIy.
"Ycs, Judge" Mr.. Brown essayed
d placating smile. "Ycs, indeed. Judge
Pike"
"Hns your employer the manager
Of this hotel, secn that snowT pursued
the parsonage, with gesture OF un-
kpeaknblc solemn menace.
"Ycs, slr. think 80. Yes, sir"
'Do you think he fully understands
that | am the proprietor OF this bulli-
Ing"
"Ccrtain. Judge. ccr"-
"You will inform him that ! do not
intend TO he discommoded By bis neg.
lIgence ns I pass 10 my Offices. Tell
him from Inc that unless he keeps the
sidewalks In front Of this hotel clear
Of snow I will cancel bis lease. Their
present condition is outrageous. DO
you understand me? Outrageous! Do
you hcarf"
"yes. Judge, l do so," answered the
clerk. hoarse with respect. ''Ill see to
II this minute. Judge Pike"
"Y0u had better" The parsonage
turned himself about and began grim
progress toward the door by which he
had entered. his eyes fixing themselves
angrlly upon the conclavc at the win
dows.
He nodded to the only man Of sub.
stance among them. Jonas Tabor, and
shut the door behind him with ma
jestic Insult. lie was Canaan's mil
| lionaire.
Naturally Jonas Tabor was the first
to speak, Judge Pixies lookin' mighty
well" he said admirlngly.
"Yes, he is," ventured Squire Bucka-
lew, with Difference; mighty we'll"
There's party at the judges to
night" said Mr.. Bradbury-"kind Of a
ball Mamie Pixies givin' for the young
folks. Quite doins | hear"
"That's another thing that's running
Canaan, Mr.. Arp declared morosely-
"these entertainments they have now
adays. Spend all the money out OF
town band from indianapolis, chicken
salad and darky walters from Chi
cago!"
| A decrcpit hack or two a couple OF
old fashioned surreys and a few "cut.
unders" drove by from the i0:45 train
bearing the newly arrived and their
valIses, the hotel omnibus depositing
several commercial travellers at the
door A solitary figure came from the
station on foot, and when 1t appeared
within fair range Of the window, Uncle
Joe Davcy, who had but lowered on
the ilanks Of the combat first removed
his spectacles and wiped them. as
though distrusting the vision theyso of
fcred him. then, replacing them, scan
ned anew the approaching figure and
uttered a smothered cry.
"My Lord Almighty" he gasped
"what's this? Look there!'
They looked. A truce came lnvolun
tarily, and they sat In paralytic silence
us the figure made its stately and sen
sational progress along Main street.
1t was that of tall gentleman
cheerfully, though somewhat with en-
nuI, enduring his nineteenth winter
His long and slender face he wore
smiling, beneath an accurately cui
plaster of dark hair cornicng his fore
head, fashion followed by many
youths of that year. This perfect bang
was shown under round black hal
whose rim was so small as almost mo-
to be there at all. and the head was
supported by Il waxy white seawall Of
collar, rising three inches above tht
blue billows of puffed cravat, upor
which floated n large, hollow pearl
His ulster, sporting big cape at tht
shoulders and tasseled hood over The
cape, was of rough Scotch cloth, pat
termed in faint gray and white squares
the size Of baggage checks, and it was
so long that the skirts trailed in thu
snow. His legs were lost In the &C
curately creased, voluminous garments
that were the tallors' canny reaction
from the tight trousers with which thu
SOS had begun-they were In color ;
palish russell, broadly striped will
gray and in size surpassed the milde
spirit of fashion so far as they permit
ted liberal knee action to take plac,
almost without superficial effort. OF
his feet glistened long shoes, shaped
save for the heels, like sharp racinl
shells. These were partially protecte'
by tan colored low CATERS, with fiat
shiny, brown buttons. In one hand tn
youth swung a bone handled walking
stick perhaps an inch and half in di