The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-14

from king 10 an elevator boy. 'FA'l
The third floor OF tho Edgemer,
proved desirable from every point o.
view lioweha was delighted. "Ant
oil for $50 a month";" she brenthcd.
Tho boy gaped at her, "Fifty dol
lars!" be scofrcd. "Why. these herr
apartments rents for a hundred and
hftyi"
zone hundred and fiftyl You're Ger
tainly mistaken. The paper aald"--
She opened her pockeibook. found the
clipping and showed II TO him. fis
shook his head
"Misprint, Indy" he answered. "They
amt no such price"
"eure. thnt's just what i've. beer
telling this gentleman" said a neat
looking Scrnbwoman. suddenly appear.
lng An tho doorway. Behind her tow,
cred b fAir Haired young fellow, broad
Of shoulder and firm OF chin. He stared
At Rowcna fpr lari instant
s'why' Miss Holden" hs cried, will,
q boyish laugh OF pleasure. "are you
on the trail tooY'
. ~ slionld think you'd know II at frst
glance" said Rowena tragicaiiy. my
sisters tclCme that my face has taxed
on the expfeshbnlof the New York flns
hunter-a look Of, grim despair that d
yunmiktAkal,le.o
Dwight Curtis laughed again. I
II wonder II your trials arc as great
A. min, I'm clubbing together wifi
two dtherI fellows. and trying to fll The
wants Of each and all is turning me
IHay. rMoreoYer, j feel I'm getting tho
rckSts from ap4nting up 40 many
dights Of stairs.",-, II
.The bpildihg ~e're in now Ia going
TO be torn down. 30 We have to move
and IT'S my turn to search" explained
Rowena. y aAnH. soh. Mr. Curtis, have
you seen any reasonable apartments
with lght, airy rooms In pleasant
neighbo4iood not too far from the car
liner +
II have not" Dwight answered grave
y, sthonghi repeat those Phrases even
In my sleep. l tell you what-vhy
can't we hunt togetheri II will be .
lot more sociabie, and two heads arr
better than, one. you know. Besides,
down at thr beach this summer that
Hawkins man monopollzed 80 much Of
your time that IT'S only fair for me TO
have my innings now Shall we 20 to
seventy.sixth street nextf"
{ EDO you realize" said Rowena a week
later az they sat on bench on River.
side drive, that time is flying and
we've found nothing absolutely moth.
ing--so farf''
."But we've had lot Of fun" Dwight
replied. smiling rcminlscently as he
thought Of sundry strolls they had tak.
ca In tho park, sundry luncheons tete.
a.tcto In tho little casino. sundry car
rides to perfectly irrelevant places, and
oil with the ostenslble excuse Of fiat
n
''Thls Ia good enough for me-" he
went on. with Il look FIRST at Rowena
and then at the river, where myrIads
Of water craft piled up and down
Steam launches puffed portentously,
sailboats cleaned In the sunlight. aud
m excursion steamer churned past, all
flag flying and hand playing Justify
on deck. The rows OF stone houses
facing the drive were closed and silent.
the lower windows boarded up. While
the half shut blinds OF The upper, ones
gave them semblnnce OF supercillops
dropping eycllds. 8 N
Rowena toyed with her parasol. She
was looking dangerously demure In pale
blue. A tip tilted. coquettish hat sat
lightly on her well poised head.
S''I feel like q perfect culprit when
| return at night" she confessed. The
girls fuss over me and say what
hard day I must have been through"
III know" echoed Dwight grlnnlng
sympathctically. "The fellows tell me
that I'm n brick and that they're no
end grateful, while as II Is I'm having
the time Of my life! Must we really
go?' he pleaded as Rowena abruptly
gathered up her gloves and parasol
y simply must decide on something
today" she said. n ring OF deterniina-
ton In her voice, 81 cannot put 1t of
my longer" rg.g..
"IAt,a try this. thnn.n suggested