The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
What She Taught Him

NHItcu rWttH HFuttfy took tHu EIUuHu
that all giris were unreliable In mat
tors OF love and man should deal
with them according to thcIr own
methods Donovan was stationed At
Fort Monroe. whcrc hc studied at
the artillery school by day and hlrted
with tho girls at tho hotels during the
evening.
Among other girls he saw q great
deal OF Loreila Bertrand, tho daugh-
tcr Of retired army officer living ~
Washington. Miss Bertrand was quite
young and very unaophisiicated. Cap
tain Donovan was tho first grown man
who had ever besn especially attentive
70 her. and her poor llttie head was
soon turned lie was nsF constant sat-
tendant at dress pavada n tho after
noon and In tho evening was always
scen sitting In op6iof the luxurious
chairs opposite hef at tho hotci whsfs
she was staying with bcr parents.
Then one day came Miss olcott. a
New York belle. and whisked most Of
Nc young bficcrs Of tho fort In her
Gilowing N d truIn VI ours will draw
&pers on the track flying In the air
liter It. Captain Donovan at once be-
&me tho favorltc. and he made 10
Tore of transferring hls attentions
bm Mias Bertrand to Miss 0lcott
Ian OF changing bis uniform, OF khaki
full dress. Poor Miss bertrand niet
hr iirat attenti6n and her first deser.
@bn very near together, but II the lat
Dr. troubled her shs uld not show Il.
@jitwardly at lcnst Abs accepted thc
Stuation, and. ~ shs was Just grow
i&g into attrahtiyeness. she found no
, @fniculty In filling up her time with
d<her officers. 3D 1ssE Ii
Errom Fort Monros Captain DOM
DIAN was ordered TO The Pacific coast.
u remained there three years, when
Il was transferred 70 The war depart
lkhnt at Nwaahington. On the sranlps
hls arrival at q reception cf tha'sccs
I1tary Of war he met Miss Bertrand.
three years had filled out hsr figure,
dad stamped beauty On her face, She
Ms tho same rciiring gentle creature
dat she had been whpn Donovan had
Afxt met har. and when BIO unprecedented
dpd spoke 10 her. after q slight appar.
DIT embarrasatnent. shs received him
dDt unkindiy. As Donovan surveyed
kr critically FROM head 10 foot he 70.
1setted that be Ind not taken her when
e was ready TO ran into his net.
4pwever. not being troubled with back.
}ardness. he uiAnufhcturcd d cock and
ii story about his conduct, limiting
4.ssss sTtsssnEi3s'' Tptsssssn9s' " bef.
Hiss, bertrand told him that spe would
" III FtWct fhrfgqxt III Wsdp dpsHlidy lSpft
{fnoon NJ { O'clock and he might see
p!ssSsssssSip sSsssi pwais t.Ssi@latasbaon IL
ee Army and Navy club. where he
Got Major Price. with whom he had
tnssed some time In the Philippines
then they were both subalterns. They
4at dpyV Joeyfbft atN ppls0i is Tes
fFrshmcnt and Donovan. who was at
dc moment full tof his former lover
4poks to Rscs.b t)kaSlis fhetikSf9 PfiSs
ashoked In silence while Donovan gave
Mn al account OK his attentions TO
Mss Bertrand. his switching OF to fols
Nv Miss couldn't help II; she
tas such a stunnerJt land ended BY
Rillng~of tis anpoihtment bctwsen'
Hlmself md Miss HerArand the pext
ffterpoen9 " nv Nd
"oh she wouldn't hurt Any o. n feel.
fSsgs fog the world" said Price. "She's
dsiovely gtfl and has recently Inherited
asfortune from her gfdhdmoth herst,aa.,.,,,
The two officers parted with 'expres,
qipns Of satisfaction at havlngmet AFT.
dr 10 long an absence, and the next
afternoon at " O'Clock noooynn went
e. the trysting place, Tho street before
the church was fiiicd with carriages,
which surprised the captnin. who could
not understand how 30 many people
wouid attend serSlSsSon week siay.
Then. seeing II canopy stretched from
the Sidewalk 10, the, ciiurch Door, he,
conclhled that some friend Eof Miss
Bertfahd YaA TO ~bs Married apd this
and not tiie ordipafy seyslce was Swliat
had brouabthefSto ehnrch.A Va NY
He had scarcely entered when ri
wedding mprcb came rolling out from
the organ. Who should Donovan sse9
prdeedipg as 'the gfaoHt dowDs d. side
alsh lbut Oils ,frlendaa afajor,sP sPrite,,b As
toupded, he turned to the correspond
IND obrosites:'and iilsswonqer was
tenfold Rt seeing inhthe, hrIdei the lady
he bad come 70 meet, Miss Bertrand.
Dobovan4 %as entering a''IpSes IppSesWsP 'iSt IKE
mdsnent., and, ycaaght VAT lts> back to
STEADY. himself. astwinkllass "a .&saa &
himself from being about to be lifted
into -hcaven cast Gown INTO hell He
stood during the wedding service sup
porting himself QnIthe back Of the pew
h froAt OF bln& and when the bride
4nd gFooni Ayalkea dpa tArSVgh tie
center Aisle nbSsig Yithih PIAw felt
Sf him, ~ stared at the Bride like a
condemned man at his executioner.
But she mercifully, kept her eyes X, the
front. Jcn9I JAl1 I'D
Captain Donovan went to his rooms
l sadder and a wiser man.. H4) )hsd
hirted with women who had vented