The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-17

front walk, their backs toward 1t
mud each other. their bodies In pro
ik1sfo the street. their nccks bent, how
ever, 40 that they gazcd upon tho pass.
crby, yet gazed without emotion, Two
large calm dogs guarded the top OF the
steps leading 10 the front door, They
also were twins and Of the snme In.
tcresting metal. though honored be.
yond the deer by coats Of black paint
and shellac. II was 10 be remarked
that these dogs were Of no distinguish
able species or breed. yet they were
! Enthusiastically dogs. Tho dullcst must
have recognized them as sucli at a
glance. which was perhaps enough. II
was hdeous house important look
ing. cold, yet hnrshly aggressive. and
II sat In the middle Of lts fiat acre Of
snowy lawn like rich, fat man On.
ragcd and sitting straight up In bed
TO swear
And yet there was one charming
thing about this ugly house Some
workmen were incloslng large side
porch with heavy canvas. evidently for
fcsiai purposes, Looking out from be.
tween two strips Of the canvas was
the rosy and delicate face Of pretty
girl. smiling upon Eugene Bnntry as
he passed. II was an obviously pret'
~ face, all the youth and pretiincss
. there for your very first glance. elob'
orntely pretty, like the splendid pro
fusion Of hair about and above II. am
Der colored hair. upon which so much
time had been spent that circle Of
large. round curls rose above the mass
OF 4, like golden bubbles tipping
coronet
The girls fingers were pressed
though,fui!y aeans; her chin as Eu
gene strode into view. Immediately
her eyes widened and frightened. He
swung along the fence with the hand
soonest appearance Of Inconsistencies
! until he reached point nearly oppo'
/ site her Then he turned his head aa
II haphazardly and met her eyes. At
once she threw ont her hand toward
him, waving him n greeting, n gesture
which as her fingers had been near
her lips was n little Ike throwing 4
kiss. io crooked ~ 'bow and with
n one. two. three military movement
removed his small hrImmed hat ey'
tending Il to full arms length at the
shoulder level. returned II 10 Ills head
with life guard precision, This was
also new 10 Canaan. He was letting
Mamie Pike have II all NJ once.
The impression was az large as he
could have desired she remained nj
the opening In the canvas and watch.
ed him until he waggcd bis shoulders
round the next corner and disappeared
into II cross street AZ for Eugene, he
was calm with great calm and very
red.
He had not covered great distance,
however. before his gravity was re-
placed by his former smiling look of
the landed gentleman amused by the
innocent pastimes Of the peasants,
though there was no one In sight ex.
sept woman sweeping some snow
from the front steps Of n cottage, ant
she. not perceving him, retired In
doors without knowing her loss. III
had come to thinly built part Of th'
town, the perfect quiet Of which made
the sound he heard as he opened tn
picket gate OF his own home all tn
more startling, II was a scream, loud
frantic and terror stricken.
Eugene stopped, with the gate hal
open.
Out of the winter skeleton of crap
arbor at one side Of the four squar
brick house brown faced girl Of sev
enteen precipitated herself through th
air In tie midst of shower OF tor
cardboard which she threw before he
as she leaces, She lit upon her toe
and hcadaA tsss the gate at top speed
pursued by y vale young man who's
thin arms shpve spasmodlcally t
reach her. Nwsttering snow benin
them, hair fiyims the pair sped on lik
two tattered S~9nches before hig
wind for, as tbev came nearer Eugene
Of whom, in tue ieuslty Of their fight
they took no porx 1t was to be see
that both were 30 snabbily dressed II
to be almost raggou.
The girl ran beautifully, but tieete
foot was behind fes and, though sh
lodged and eyaded llne creature O
the woods, the reaching hand fell upo
the loose sleeve Of her red blouse, nc
fell lightly. She gave wrench Of frer
zy. The antique fahnc refused tn
) strain, parted at the sAoulder seam s
thoroughly that the wls,le sleeve cam
away, but not to ito sNner's release
} for she had been brovHbs round by tn
Jerk, so that, agile an sne had show
herself, the pursSer threw an arr
about her neck beG0rr, she could twiS
away and held he"
There was sharp struggle as shol
MS II was fierce. Naksser of these extri
ordinary wrestlers @,oke. They Tough
Victory hung in tine balance for pc
; hans four seconds, Thcn the girl wa
: thrown heavily upon Ner back in sue
turmoil Of snow that she seemed
be the mere nucleus or white come
She struggled to l'as 'ap, plying kno
i and elbow with n very anguish Of d