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

accumulated a great deal of property
and as sacred secret told US that she
did not expect to remain a stenogra-
many stenographers marry their en-
ployes.
Next to be called was Gertrude
Bowe, and after some delay a noise
that we remembered answered the
call. Gertrude informed us that she
had been married so long that she had
almost forgotten heI maiden name.
She told US that after her graduation
she began teaching school and taught
several years With success. She spent
two years IN college specializing aud
at the time OF her marriage vas at the
head OF the department II history In
a young ladies seminary &C Portlan 1.
Her husband was prominent tanker
at Salem, Oregon. She also Informed
us that she had two sons, the syOuBg-
est one she called Edward and the
oldest Colonel. She seemed as happy
and oontented as in her iIlhOod and
nun bered her friends by the score.
Gertrude informed US that Maude
Merrell was teacher of elocution liv-
ing at Los Angt las, California, un
married and itch One OF the most
prominent persons in that CITY, AT
ter her graduation from II OF River
high school in 1907 she fell IL to a
large sum OF money left by long lost
uncle. She then started to travel and
spent three years abroId, yet put
much time in study AMI fitted herself
out to be master in he lire. She
has been very successful Sita er stu
dents, many of them gaining national
Importance. / once had the pleasure
of listening to Miss Meriell at bene
ut concert given for the destitute
children and have never as yet heari
her equal. But a very serious acci-
dent happened to her. Once while
going from Los Angeles to San Fran.
ciso the trains met in head-on col
lisioD and many people we're killed.
Maude escaped with badly crushed
ankle so that 1t was necessary to am
putate her foot. She recovered from
the operation but 1t ruined her ap
pearance on the stage. From this time
she gave lesson, and likes her work
very much She has changed very lit
tie, although time has left its marks,
she still has the bright smiling face
of her school days.
| next put in talkagraph call for
Millard Merreli but for some unknown
reason could not locate him. | was
very disappointed because this was
the first time my talkagraph had ever
failed. After trying tor half all hour
l gave 1t up as bad job and changed
the call for Miss Grace Pr ther, but
she could not be found either. BY
this time [ was feeling very blue but
two because we had found all the class
tut two and 1t would not do to stop
now. Consequently Miss Bradley and
myself got into my airship the "Swal-
low", taking a weeks provisions and
water with us and started out to find
Millard and Grace. We Travelled east
ward almost to Boston and put in
talkagraph calls all along the way but
got no answer to any OF them. We
then started south through the Allan
tic and southern states and back by
the way of the Mexico, but no Mil
lard or Grace could we find. We then
concluded that they nust be dead and
STATED for home. By this time we
had run out of water and landed to
get fresh supply at small spring
by the road way in the Willamette
valley. / was surprised to see two
small boys coming down the road, the
lad behind crying loudly. On inquir-
ing vi hat tie trouble Was he said,
"Me biudder Millard stole me bread
and sugar caught the young vag.
abond and made him return the stol-
Ell Irn, etty The name Millard
sounded familiar to me SO | asked
him his fathers name to which he re-
piled. "Millard Merreil." F." "Well,
well," said |, "that surely accounts
for your stealing your brothers g
bread, for that an old trick of your
fathers q" We took the boys in and
told them to direct us to their fatL-
er's place. Pearl said to the largest
boy, "What is your mothers name?
You look very much like girl used
to know" " The boy replied, "Papa
calls her Grace" "What Not Grace
Prather," we both exclaimed togeth-
er. eyes" they answered. "Well, "
said Pearl, "who would have thought
it," "And have you any more broth
els or sisters?" we asked. " eyes, |
have five brothers and four sisters.
Py this time we had reached the
ranch and descended to meet our old
friends. They were very glad to see
us but to tell the truth we would new
er have known Millard. He had long
whiskers and hsyseeds In his hair and
his trousers legs extended over his
boot tops.
Grace was busy trying to make an
old hen stay with brood OF ducks
and she had milk pail at ber side.
On inquiring as to why he had not
answered my talkagraph call he said
that be didn't own one.
"Well, but you've surely heard OF
the tslkagraph, haven't your" eyes, "
| he ranliad. Uhut [ don't helieye In