The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-17

Meeting him In the hallway, sne ques-
toned him as TO the day OF his de
parture. although she hated herself for
doing Il.
"Oh. In about a month"; said Bob In.
differently and hurriedly.
How different from the way he used
to speak to her. she thought.
During that month Bob made many
trips to the city, and each morning the
girl woke up to gaze from her windows
at the signs with a deep accentuation
of the hatred with which she had re-
garded them on the first day of her re-
turn. To her they began to seem the
personification of the woman that had
taken Bob from her-the cold, calculat.
ing business spirit. How she hated
those signs! 1t seemed to her as IL
she would do anything to get rid of
them. Must she live within their sight
all her life, constantly reminding her
Of the love she had lost? The thought
was uncomfortable. and she appealed to
her father
II can't do anything" said be. Bob
has a contract with the Chez Rup com.
pany, and he must live up to It, II
only you had been kind to him this
wouldn't have happened. To my mind
II only shows what good sense Bob
has. This place has no more attrac-
tions for him, so why not make 1t yield
an incomei'
The evening before the day set by
Bob for his departure he called. The
girl was seated on her yeranda as far
as possible from the sight OF the sign.
boards. Her parents had gone out for
the evening, and she received Bob with
a strange, sinking feeling. This might
be the last time he would come to see
her-alone.
Bob" said she when he had seated
himself at safe distance-"Bob, now
that yon are going away, probably for
ever, can't you do something about
those awful signboardsT
He regarded her quizzically.
II wish l could" said he, ''but you
see the Chee-Rup company's contract
runs for ten years, and the advertise
ment has proved to be so good that
they would not release me unless
paid a sum of money that would abso-
lutely break me-"
Ten years! A life time!
"Bob," she cried impulsively, II would
be willing to do anything to get rid of
those dreadful signs"
Bob looked at her quickly. This was
his hour. Her father and mother had
even encouraged him to hope, but he
hesitated at wagering his happiness on |
n short sentence. Nevertheless he must |
make the plunge some time, and the
present moment seemed as propitious
rs any.
$50 you would really like to get rid
,f themf" he asked. "Well, l believe
we could arrange that with the COM
>any satisfactorily II you could recon
slider your decision of some months
,go."
She. looked at him unsteadily.
why. Bob" she said, 81 believe that
Tou are asking me to marry you
lgain!'
"Thats just what l am doing" he
laid excitedly. whats your answerw
"But that other woman" she cried.
He gazed at her In well simulated
what other womanf" he asked.
THAT wealthy ono In the city that
business woman whom my father said
gou had on the string"
Bob smiled broadly.
"You evidently misunderstood in what
I had her on the string. We
ire going to sell her the business"
The girl looked at him happily.
IF that's the case" said she, II sup
bose l might change my answer TO that
question If you are sure about taking
Town those signs. You mustn't sacri-
Ice lot of money to those people.
Bob. Wen need some"
"No, I'll not" said he as he folded
Ter In his arms. "You see, your father
Ind | happen to be the Chee-Rup
Breakfast Food company. although we
ire on the point of selling the business
o that woman in the city, and 80, l
,uess, there viii be no trouble about
Iaving that contract annulled."