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, 1907-08-28
New Touch In Upholstery.

Brown, red and a very dark bottle
green are quite familiar finishes for
upholstery leather. A newcomer is a
green of a very bright shade. just a
triie darker than the tint known as
grass" green, hit Of much softer
tone. Upon inquiry n is told that
these special finishes are very exclu-
sive and are to be had to order, a de-
lightful shade of old blue being a COM
panion to this green, that would blend
admirably with almost any of the fin.
ishes Of oak furniture in vogue now.
, 1907-08-28

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, 1907-08-28

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1t reaches all the people all the time
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
IN THE MODERN WAY

standing behind her daughter and
threatening what she will bc?'
"I merely meant that the presence
of chaperon is incompatible with
sentiment"
a." observed the young woman,
"do not mind admitting that Ieam
getting confused. You now assert
that for more than twenty minutes
you have adored me-" (Mr. Mark
hams shoulders appeared to depre-
cate the exaggeration of this rheto-
ric), "and a moment ago you SEEM
ed much to doubt your love-"
mot at ALL That is why 1 lately
called you stupid. 1 am sure that
am in love; but l am very uncertain
as to whether l would like to marry
the beloved object"
Miss Greatorex laughed
'T admit 1t sounds, perhaps, inn
proper. l merely mean that mar
riage as the necessary denouement of
being what is called in love seems to
me quite a doubtful expedient."
when there is no question of be-
ing in love-" he continued, relaxing
himself by short walk to the other
end of the room and back. "I think
marriage not a bad arrangement. 1t
is then merely a form of business
partnership, and now that it has
ceased to be insoluable has no spe-
cial terrors. But you and l have
nothing to gain by that. l am ex-
ceedingly well off, so are you. l do
not need to marry for position, nor
do you. We neither of us need to
demand blood like Hamlet's Aunt,
in fine Gas they say in the Arabian
NightsO, you have nothing to gain
by me, and 1 have no mental need
of anything you can supply to me.
Markham is just as fine a place as
Greatorex Abbey, and not bit finer.
When 1 speak Of being in love it is
purely personal sensation should
like it to become chronic. l really
enjoy being in love. But If we get
married?"
"You cannot anticipate your love
standing that crucial test?"
II honestly admit that have my
doubts. We live in straightfor-
ward age; let me make clean breast
of them. Do you, for instance, like
to talk at breakfast"
Not always"
81, never If you were licensed by
the ceremony of marriage to inun-
date me with matutinal conversation
1 should be rendered at once miser-
able. A feeling of decency would
prevent my showing it; I should sup-
press it. That suppression would at
once destroy all openness between
US"
You take, think" interrupted
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MIMsM

IL Is interesting to think that he was
my grandfather's fag at Eton."
he told me It was your great
grandfather"
'Ahi think he was mistaken. NV
great-grandfather died ouite two
years before Lord Mendin was horn
and he was not at Eton where
there is any disparity of YEARS"
Between Lord Mendin ana nvse1f
there is some disparitv6
Quite so. But it is on tho rieb+
side. I take It Lord Mendip ia 5ot
more than eighty?"
Scarcely so much" declared .ho
young lady, with admirable temner'
HE is but "a"
And he is a peer. II Is better
than anything 1 could have offered
you"
"As to that, when your uncle dies
you will be duke"
My uncle does not contemplate
any public event SO little as his own
decease. And he is a year younger
than Lord Mendip; he will doubtless
marry again"
Yes, I thought of that; I took
that into my consideration, the
young lady asserted, staring full up
into Mr.. Markham's face, with an ex-
preston he rather failed to under
stand. There was something unusual
also about her voice.
There was slight sound behind
her.
Here" remarked the youn man.
looking over her head to the sud-
denly opened door, comes Lord
Mendip himself to receive my con-
gratulations in person."
Miss Greatorex leaped to her feet.
Don't; for heavens sake don't"
she cried, in smothered voice. ''It
was a lie. / did it to see If could
shake you at ALL"
Lord Mendip ambled forward with
keen old look in his faded oyes
and a much cooked" expression
about his half-deaf old ears
Congratulations, eh? Who am I
to congratulate? 1 think I heard
something about congratulations in
person"
Yes, Lord Mendip, I want yours
Mr.. Markham sighed heavily, "I
have just proposed to Miss Greatorex,
and she has been good enough to
accept me-"
Lord! how int'restin'," cried the
old gentleman. 'I rec'lect your
father was my fag at Eton-Im talk
in, yer know, of the year thirty
nine. BY Jove! you're lucky chap,
Markham, and 1 do congratulate
you"
Mr.. Markham received these felic-
itat1ons with some emotion, and
sighed again not less heavily.
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A SUDDEN FORTUNE

that, Laurence Springer's goin' to
have all the benefit. Nell May, l
s'pose she's in high feather over it.
She wants fine house to go with
all that money her grandmother left
her. You don't ketch these rich girls
marryin' a poor man"
you are welcome to all the ber-
ries you can find for all of me-" said
Israel, striding away with determin-
alton.
That evening the Widder Mills,
munching her bread and butter on
the doorstep, with her tin pail at
her feet, was congratulating hrself
on being sole tenant of the best blue
berry grounds for miles around.
Israel had finished his hoeing, ar
ranged with Uncle Nicodemus Sweet
to cut his hay on halves, and lad
gone away, no one knew exactly
where. There was a bit of gossip
over his sudden disappearance, but
the old farmers noted with approval
that he had left everything shipsha9e
behind him.
Young fellers must have their
fling" said Uncle Nicodemus, nod
ding his head knowingly, "and If
| they are a mind to call it goin' up
country to visit Their folks, why the
neighbors d ought to call it that,
too. mistrust he's kinder sore yet
over our fghtin down the bridge. "
The summer slipped away gently
at Colson's Corner. Israels hay was
in and his potatoes we're ready to
dig, but Uncle Nicodemus shook his
head mysteriously when anyone
asked him as to the whereabouts or
the homecoming of Israel.
1t was not the village philoso-
piers policy to admit ignorance on
any earthly subject, and an air OF
mystery answered admirably. as il
usually does,
The apples were ripening, and the
Wilde Mills had brought in the last
of a mighty harvest of blueberries
Farmers were stacking their beans
and Colson's Corner had the thresh-
ers," a trouble which was always
preferred to by the housewives as il
it were some dreadful disease, but
which merely signified hat the two
horse threshing machine from up the
] river was going the rounds of the
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/ be for you to come and stay just in
our present capacity at Markham,
say, for a year. You would walk with
me, row with me, fish with me, hunt
with me; I would read to you my
favorite bits of my favorite authors,
and you should retaliate with yours.
can imagine nothing so delightful.
l have already had you stay at Mark
ham; but then Lady Greatorex and
Sir Marmaduke came, too, and my
sister came down to do hostess. We
were never alone except now and
then for a quarter of an hour after
an hour Of mutual endeavor."
THANK you," interjected, with
some asperity, the lady.
What / should like would be to
have you thus for a time all to my
self. You would find me much nicer
than you imagine. have much
more to- me, as the Yankees say,
than you would think"
"You are not. in fact, such fool
as you look?'
(Mr. Markham took no notice
whatever of this frivolous Interrupt
tion.)
"Well, added the lady, "on /one
condition 1 will come. Do not look
frightened; I don't mean to insist on
a prior engagement You need not
promise to marry me. But l will
come for a whole year to Markham
if-if may bring Lord Mendip with
me-"
Lord Mendip!" Mr.. Markham re-
leased what he had been holding,
and laid it back in the young lady's
lap, with somewhat of the air
wherewith one puts down again up
on the counter an article that one
has been lingering in a salesroom,
when one discovers it is marked
"Sold." He resumed his position on
the hearthrug, but without again ac-
commodating his back to the mantel-
piece. at was," he remarked pres
emily, Every nice of you to inform
me Of your engagement in that way.
You can do things, when you try,
very gracefully. A more awkward
woman might have told me fatty
half an hour ago."
"I was goin to tell you just now
But you begged me to wait, as you
wished to finish your delightful con-
versation. 1 concluded that you
thought you were shining. After
all you do not even affect to ignore
your reputation as conversation
alist."
II am. sure" he said, after the
briefest possible pause, "you will be
extremely happy. That is certainly
my wish-that you may be happy as
you deserve. Lord Mendip's happi-
ness, of course, goes without saying.
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farms.
Israel heard the familiar whirr
quite plainly as he came up the path
to his house one bright September
day. What a lonesome place it look
ed under the autumn sunshine-the
close-shut house, the neglected gard
en-, the sandy sloping barrens, where
the only spot of brightness was a
bush that f1ared here and there like
a torch against the dark of the pines.
Israel climbed the path that led
to the top of the knoll commanding
clear view of the Springer farm.
There it stood, the new house, re-
splendent in a fresh coat of apple
gree paint.
The mouse paths of the Widder
Mills were visible in the berry
bushes around his feet, but he was
not thinking Of her. He started
when she spoke to him from the top
of an old stump where she had been
sitting in witchlike silence.
"It's blackb'ries this time" she
said 81 thought I'd get a few jest
for the fun of pickin' 'em. Wal, al
] so you've got back, Israel, an jest
| in time for the house warmin' or
weddin' reception, or whatever
you're mind to call it. I presume
you'll be 'round?"
II guess I'd better wait till I'm
invited" said the returned pilgrim
curtly.
20, tn amt no need O. that
she assured him briskly. Nobody
knew you'd come or you'd got an in
vitation fast enough. Laurence
seems to want the hull county. He's
told the neighbors to ask everybody
they see. Massey sakes, there's them
curtains to do up at the last minute
an nobody to be trusted to touch
'em but me. must make track.
lively"
At the river edge another SHOCK
awaited him. Had this dreamlikt
homecoming gone to his head? There
where the wild little river had slim.
ped unshadowed between its bush
grown banks a handsome iron bridge
hung above mirroring water like :
fairy structure that had appeared BY
magic!
On the railing of the bridge Uncle
Nicodemus Sweet sat contemplating
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$3.50

company appeared to be stumbling
helplessly.
She YVES standing back to him,
but at the first glimpse Israel's heart
seemed to stop. This shape with the
waspish waist and violently wavy
hair did not belong to Nell. Was
he really going mad this time?
The lady turned and the brown
witch countenace of the late Widder
Mills beamed up at him from over
billow Of white lace.
oval, Isr'el," she said, guess I
can put on style IS we'll as the next
one, now I've got a good lookin' hus-
band to keep me up to the mark.
Folks have allus said l never should
get any good out O. my money, an
| thought I'd show 'em. An Laur-
ences house did take my eye might
lily, l must say! But la! What com-
fort l took pickin' them blueberries.
never see 'em. so thick in all my
born days.
| Israels whirling brain had taken
it all in by this time. Laurence's
dashed hopes of wealth when the
railroad changed its route; the mort
gagged new house and Squire Hica-
sons strictness in the matter of in
terest; the Widder Mills, with her
boarded wealth and the social ambi-
tion mysteriously cherished In her
inscrutible mind-it was all easy
enough to understand.
But Nell!
The next that Israel knew he was
out in the garden with the wax from
chinese lantern dripping all over
him as he sat with his arm around
surprised little maiden. who was
saying tearfully:
"As soon as you were gone real-
ized that I'd got to get rid of him or
die because I'd lost yor"-Israel had
no fault to find with this reasoning
-"and and I-did-and"-with
sudden wrath = what an old mum
YOU were to let him hang around
me all that time if-if you really
cared! And"-with withering scorn
eff you thought l could be bribed
by house"
"They always scid I was too mods
crate" he observed thoughtfully,
"but I've a notion now that I've gos
over 1t for good"
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| hitherto found It disagreeable?
what I find fault with is" he de-
| clared, without very directly replying
to her question, that unless one
were to marry you one could not do
several things one would like. For
instance, / would like very much to
take you to India"
"When?" inquired theh young
When" inquired the young
iteness.
Not" he replied, "till, say, octo-
ber India in the middle of the sea-
son you would not enjoy bit. But 1
really fear (unless we do get mar
rted) the trip Is impossible. All the
same should love to explain the
TAI to you, and Shah Aims mosque
at Ahmedabad-oh, and the Golden
Gate at San Francisco; it is tiresome
that cannot take you there without
marrying you"
You could take mamma as well,
and Aunt Adeliza, perhaps"
That would be different. A supe-
r1or plan for those to whom It COM
mends itself, but personally l should
not like 1t so much"
Miss Greatorex laughed. Mr.. Mark
ham left his sequestered seat and
TOOK one beside her on the little sofa.
Were you thinking" asked the
lady, that you would like to take
my hand?"
Il have thought that before. 7
was thinking of taking 1t. Now If
we were married." he continued,
after an interval, "this would be my
business. 1t would be expected of
me. as it of hen to lay eggs, or the
Prince of Wales to lay foundation
stones"
And then it would cease to
please?"
ut would then become detestable.
And often lately 1 have pictured nv
self as riding home in the deepening
dusk of winters afternoon from
hunting, either with you by my side,
or to find you waiting for me at
home. When 1 think of 1t I nearly
take a hanson and come here to lay
myself at your feet"
why don't you?"
For the reasons detailed above. I
picture being refused, and the subse-
quent discomfort and inconvenience.
1t would entail an entire, change of
all my plans for the rest of the sea-
son."
But If you were not refused?"
Mr.. Markham started.
"Oh, that certainly struck me as
an alternative, but I did not find it
less alarming. If I accepted we should
probably get married; and how dull
for both of us it would subsequently,
be! What / should really like would
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

Towns agreed to pay sunthin' to-
ward it, an here we be. They've
been hot-foot after we fer a month.
Coin ter offer ye about $4,000,
guess, fer cutin' cross yer land; and
when the roads built you can sell off
the back side to yer sand hill here
for house. lots. I'm glad ye got it
Std o. that worthless Springer.
He"
But Israel was gone. Blind luck
had smitten him too sharply with
this unexpected shaft.
That evening the new house was a
blaze of light from garret to cellar,
and 1t looked as if the whole country
had accepted the bridegroom's infor-
NAL invitation.
Israel, coming in with his rusty
black suit, looked funeral figure in
the genral brightness, but he had
resolute look. He had spent a
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profit by the enterprise.
If there had been a bridge at the
village, no doubt the trolley line
would nave crossed at this point and
made short cut across IsraePs farm
TO the big town of Millersville, 12
miles away But the matter of build
Ing a bridge-a bone of contention
1or years at the Colson's Corner town
meetlngs-had had a fatal setback
at the hands Of the voters just before
Che railroad project became known.
Israel found his hoe and went
strldlng impatiently down the west
slope to his potato piece, that Law
along the bank of the river. Half
way down he recoilcd suddenly tn
avoid collision with a brown wish of
woman with a gingham handker-
chief over her head and a pail half
full of blue berries in her hand.
La! Isr'el," she said, hopping out
of his way and sitting down on a
tuft of grass like small brown witch
How you do come swingin' alongi
If was as big as you be I'd look
where l was goin'. l yum, the blue
ID TIES are TlpeulH Lne SlOWeSt this
year t l ever remember. l amt got
moren'n pint with all O. my snoop-
in round"
There's some on the side hill up
back O. my house." said Israel short
ly, taking the hint.
This was his nearest neighbor, the
"Widder Mills" as she was com
monty called. She lived alone in a
four-room house among the pines
and though she was known to have
many thousands in mortgages, besides
number of rented houses in Millers-
Vile, she ate her dinner off a square
of white oilcloth spread on a pine
washstand.
She hunted over the country far
and near for berries to sell to the
store, and much fine washing and
ironing" she did for hire. OF course
she knew they called her a miser, but
she only chuckled with witchlike de-
light at the thought.
'Spose you've heard the news?'
she inquired. "Some folks do have
all the luck, seems if. Now that elec,
trio road might have gone right
through here as we'll as not, an made
you an me as rich as mud! Std o
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kITNoR some time" observed Mr..
- Markham, IT have been
beset by the idea Of pro-
posing to you"
Miss Greatorex smiled.
"And why have you not?"
II have at times been half afraid
that you might accept" replied the
candid young man. "At Others" he
added (thoughtfully removing an al
most Invisible dust speck from his
sleeve), 81 have been much perturb-
ed by the possibility-oh, certainly
the possibility-that you might re-
fuse"
ut would be disagreeable to be re-
fused" remarked the lady, imperson-
ally.
That" the gentleman considered.
depends If was sure wanted to
marry you, 1t would unquestiona ly
De disagreeable to be refused"
And you are not sure?"
No; very far ineed from being
sure. At times l think 1 should much
enjoy the role of Mr.. Greatorex, so to
speak"
"But not always?"
"Oh dear no!-not nearly al
ways"
Miss Greatorex had a canary
which at this jucture began to sing
with an air of the most uncontroll-
able merriment. Mr.. Markham went
to neighboring drawer and pro-
duced thence a cloth, with which he
covered the cage.
You are not sure whether You are
In love with me, or no?" remarked
the young lady as the birds indig-
nant silence succeeded to his pre-
vious irrelevant rhapsody.
Mr.. Markham came back to the
mantelpiece, and, having readjusted
his back, he said in low voice, and
looking down at the very adjacent
brown. bent head:
i admit l am disappointed"
She looked up rather quickly.
Bitterly. 1 had no idea that you
could be stupid-it is evidently pos
sible."
From the motion Of Miss Create
rex her head-as they would say in
the old books-he implied a note of
interrogation.
ut is stupid not to have grasped
the question. have for quite long
time known that 1 was in love with
you"
Ever since luncheon?"
Perhaps not quite so long as that.
But certainly ever since, almost ever
since, Lady Greatorex left the room"
The young lady laughed
"Was my mother such an instance
of George Elliot's maligh prophet
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CRY than having to speak to anybody,
above all to answer their questions,
in cab"
"Of COURSE" remarked the young
lady, wishing to allay the anxiety of
her friend "you will recollect that
the present discussion is purely acad
emical. have never definitely
asked you to be my husband"
mo-" he admitted, very hand
somely. 81 remember that. I have
admired you for not pushing your
advantage. Any day within the last
week you might have suggested it,
and heaven alone knows whether 1
could have refused. 1t is very i'm
probable that l should have been
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@@@
r SRAEL WAYNE stood at the door
of his house looking over his
estate with that critical gaze

n SRAEL WAYNE stood at the door
of his house looking over his
H estate with that critical gaze
wherewith in moments of awak-
enfng we view our long-familiar po-
sessions.
square mile of sandy, sterile
land, with forlorn-lookiuc house
set in the midst of the stunted little
pines and blueberry bushes it all
spoke eloquently CT a solitary mans
struggle with adversely.
The land sloped away eastward to
a sparkling river, and beyond the
river Israel could see blushing clover
fields and soft hillsides a-twinkle
with daisies and buttercups-th fer
tile acres Of the Springer farm, which
always seemed to be Haunting it's
riches in the face of Israel's poverty.
Laurence, the last of the Spring
ers, and the luckiest, everybody said.
came whistling up the path from the
river as Isarel stood there.
"Mornin', old man. Blest If Won
don't look as glum as an owl out here
In the sum-" said Laurence. Must
be you amt heard the news. Them
New York men have made up their
minds for shure to build the electric
road, and what do you suppose is the
route they've picked out? A straight
line right through my farm, by lingo,
with a station just below the house!''
Don't you realize what it will
mean to have trolley cars whizzin'
by, right across the river from this
God-forsaken place to yours? shall
be rich man. I'm going to borrow
$4,000 from Squire Hickson and build
a new house. Thatll put up a little
beauty-fit even for Nell May to live
in, swear-eh, neighbor? 1 s'pose
you'll come to the weddin'?"
A dull red showed under the
bronze Of Israel's face. However, he
only said:
Squire Hickson's an old Shylock.
and you'd better go slow, sonny"
But Lawrence was in too jubilant
a mood for advice. His whistle rang
out like blackbird's trill as he went
back down the slope.
Israel fingered a moment, looking
after him. There had been faint
hope in his heart, when the trolley
line was first talked of, that he might
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
THE FORGOTTEN FARE

That's all right" was the more
gracious response. "A gent out on
the platform staked you"
WAS 1t that man in the soft hat?"
sho asked as she caught sight of
Harvey Tenant trying to look un-
concerned.
Sure thing" ne assented. Shall
1 send him in?"
Il do not care tc he under obli-
cations to the gentleman" she said
coldly. "Please stop the car"
Look here, Nell" he protested as
he followed her to the sidewalk. you
must not be here alone. 1t is one of
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of the new. conner why he should
seek to separate loving pair.
Harvey's answer was blow that
sent him sprawling, but he scrambled
to his feet in an instant and stag
gered toward his assailant, waving a
cotton hook that had dangled from
his belt.
With c scream Helen sought to
throw herself between the two men,
but Harvey thrust her quickly aside.
The man in his drunken insanity
would make no distinction and 1t
was a fight, man to man.
He had had some experience on
the mat, had been the wrestling
champion of his club for two seasons,
and he maneuvered for an opening.
It was no easy matter for he had
seen fights among the longshoremen
and knew that cotton hook was far
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more dangerous than knife.
1t was some time before he could
find his opening, but at last he closed
in with a rush, pinioning his ad-
versary's arms close to his side. After
that the fight was short one.
Once at disadvantage the rough
collapsed and through sudden turn
of his thoughts became lachrymose.
Harvey sat him down on the curb
and left him tearfully lamenting the
loss of his wife while he assisted
Helen to regain such bundles as had
been left her.
II presume that you will not re-
fuse car fare now" he said as he
Strengthened out his overcoat.
Don't you think we could have
eab?" she suggested, because you
see. HarYey-we can aold hands in
a cab"