The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-23

yer, Colorado. We we're both very
glad when we found out who we we're
talking with and she agreed to take
the next airship and pay me- visit.
1t is surprising the rate of speed
these machines can go for in less than
two hours | heard the bell Of the ship
ringing over the mountain tops. AS
soon as it stopped Pearl came into
the house. We we're so overcome
with joy that we were unable to re.
train from trying Prof. Bells new in
vention, the anti-micrrbe kisser.
In the evening as we were sitting
around the Iadjum heater talking OF
old times | asked Pearl to tell me her
adventures since leaving the Hood
River high school in 1907, to which
she agreed, on the condition that |
should also tell mine and that togeth-
er we would find the rest of the class.
"Whst did you do after leaving the
high SCHOOL," l asked. Pearl answer
ed: "The next fall went to college
and took four year course in music.
After rest of about year | stait
in teaching. This was my occupation
for about five years. My studio was
then in Chicago, and o yes. almost
forgot to tell you that at Chicago |
saw Edythe Copple. She was one of
the head nurses in large hospital
there. We roomed together until
Edythe married an undertaken. They
are living somewhere in New Jersey.
81 made tour of the United States
with few of my pupils and was so
successful that desired to go to Eu-
rope. We had an elegant time there
but financially 1t was failure and l
lost all the money that had made on
my American trip.
IL again taught music but this time
at Denver, which has grown to be a
very large city. | have made this my
home ever since.
Early the next morning we sent a
talkagraph call for Ferdinand Struck,
and within the minute came the an
swer from his private secretary in.
forming US that Ferdinand had bis
office in Portland and thnt be was en-
gineering the constitution of a1gigan-
tic subway connecting what was the
old city of Portland with Vancouver,
cne of the greatest engineering fe ,ts
ever tried In the west. We asked for
a few minutes conversation with Mr..
Struck but we're informed that it was
his special order that he not be dis
turbed unless il was case of lifo OF
death SO we interviewed his secretary
and found the following facts: The
fail after his graduating from the high
school Ferdinand entered the univer'
sity of Oregon from which institutloI
he was graduated four years later Will
the highest honors. He was leader
in all student enterprises, was a mem
ber of the university interstate debat
ipp team and also won the interstate
oratorical contest. Ferdinand wal
offered a lucrative position. He made
good, was advanced step by step ant
at last took complete control aD(
management of the company he bst
begun work with. His success wa
due to his painstaking care and hi
honest. efficient and thorough work
the same traits that were characteris
tic of him when student OF the ID oo'
|, River high school, while the private
secretary was giving US the details q
Ferdinand's meteoric career we KEEP
hearing a regular succession OF sound
somewhat similar to that produce
when you suck the air out of bottle
or when a mule pulls its foot out
the mud. On inquiring the secretar
, informed us that the disturbance wa
! caused by gum chewing old mai
stenographer. Recognizing somethin
familiar in the sound we asked IL v
, might speak to her. We were oveI
, loved to find that it was our oil
: friend "Bess. " and that she was bal
py and contented. She said she ha