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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

WOODMEN OF WoRLD-Meet ev-
cry Friday night at 1880 o'clock
in Holman Hall Geo. H. Deacan, C.
c.; L. H. Fletcher, Clerk 1-1O-O9
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

LIST YOUR PROPERTY with w. D.
Smith.
Buy your real estate of w. d. Smith.
If your real estate you want to sell,
The fact to reliable agent you
should tell;
If real estate you want to buy,
A reliable agent you should try:
W. D. Smith is that man
See him as quick as you can.
W. d. Smith, with E. Hofer & Sons,
Office 213 S. Commercial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
MUSIC INSTRUCTION.

MUSIC-Piano instruction at your
home by Ralph Harr-40 years ex-
perience. German. Kindly address
SAC South 14th St, or phone 532.
i-13-tf
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Provisions.

Hams-1O to 12 pounds, 19@19kc;
Il to IA pounds, 1871 Q19o; IA to 16
pounds, 1870 1S1sc; 16 to IS pounds,
8q1S1ac; skinned, 1S14c; picnics,
l2c; cottage roll, 14Ac.
Bacon-Fancy, z7c; standard, 24ci
choice, 22c; English, 1614c.
Dry Salt Cured-Regular short
clears. dry salt, 121ac; smoked,
10 C; acbks, light, salt, 1Sc; smoked
l472c;; backs, heavy, salt, IL u c.;
smoked, lac; exports, salt, 1S 1a G.;
smoked, 151ac.
Smoked Meats-Beef tongues, 65c;
aried beef sets, 22c; cutsides, zoe;
'nsides, 2Sc; knuckles, 22c.
Pickled Goods-Barrels, pigs feet,
N4; regular tripe, $40; honey comb
Fipe, s12; lunch tongues, $22; lambs
tongues, SAC.
Lard-Kettle rendered, tierces,
H7ac; tubs, 12hc; standard, tierces,
lOAc; tubs, lie; choice tierces 9% C
tubs lOc; shortening, tierces, SIC;
tubs, SIC.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
LODGE DIRECTORY.

SALEM GRANGE NO. II, PATRONS
Of Husbandry-Meets in Hurst
Hall on State street, on the fourth
Saturday Of each month, at 1O:3O
a. m. Visiting and sojourning
members welcome. F. A. Myers,
master. zella S. Fletcher, secre-
tary. 12-S1-1yr
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

MULTNOMAH ROYAL ARCH CHAP
ter No. 1. Masonic hall second
Friday OF each month, at p. m.
M. P. Baldwin, Elk. High Priest.
Lot L. Pearce, Secretary. 7-9-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

WooDMEN OF AMERICA
Oregon Cedar Camp No. $780,
Meets every Thursday evening at
s o'clock in Holman Hall. W. E.
Vincent, Consul; F. A. Turner,
Clerk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

DClWttn-
West Salem and Black Rock. $1.25
Dallas and Black Rock. ....... 75c
West Salem and Falls City. S1.OO
Dallas and Falls City. SOC
West Salem and Dallas. ........ 75c
Falls City and Dallas. s........ SOC
Black Rock and Dallas. ...... 75c
Dallas and West Salem. .... 75c
Falls City and West Salem. .S1.OO
Black Rock and West Salem. 1926
Children-Children of half fare
age, one-half of the adult fare.
Date of Sale-Sundays only.
Limit-Tickets will be good for
continuous passage in each direction,
good only on date of sale.
Baggage-No baggage will be
checked on these tickets.
Issued May %, 1911. Dallas Ore
gon.
Effective June 4, 1911.
LOUIS GERLINGER, JR.,
General Manager.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

W. T. RIGDON, undertaken and en-
balmer, 252 North High street, OPP
posite city hall. First class in SER
vice, equipment and stock. Lady
assistant when desired. Only un-
dertaker who has commodious
apartments purely on residence
plan 6-12-tr
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PAINTERS, PAPER HANGERS

PAINTER AND PAPER HANGER
Estimates made and first-class
work done. D. Driver, SIT
North Capitol street, Salem, Ore.
Phone 926. 6-26-tf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

A. o. U. W. PROTECTION Lodge
No. 2 meets every Monday even
ing at 500 p. M, in Holman
Hall, corner State and Liberty SITS.
e. P. Donaldson, NJ. W.; D. p.
Wright, Recorder. 5-21-tf
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BAKERIES.

BUTTERNUT BREAD-It is worth
more than any other bread, yet
the price is no higher. For sale
at your grvcer's California Bak-
cry, Thongs & Cooley, Props.
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Beaverton celebrated in the old
way, but fortunately nobody was
killed or injured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
RESTAURANTS.
SIGN PAINTERS.

DORRANCE-THE SIGN MAN-AIR
brush show cards and banners.
Bulletins and wall signs. See me
if you want the best work. Rea-
sonable prices. las South Liberty
street. 6-26-6m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

FAMILY LIQUOR store-All stand.
ard brands Of liquors kept in
stock. Wines by the gallon. Bot
tie OF case. Free delivery in the
city limits e. Eckerlen. 2O6 N.
Commercial street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
SALEM FUEL YARDS.

WOOD FOR SALE-Can deliver hard
and soft woods, in IL and 16-inch
and 4-foot lengths to all parts of
the city. My wood is well sea-
soned and under shelter. Prices
reasonable. Salem Fuel Yards.
Phone Main 529. Office, 752 Trade
Rtr6e, II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
SECOND-HAND STORE.

PEETZ & TSCHUDI-326 No. Com
mercial street. Come here for bar
gains in new and second hand fur
niture and household fittings.
Prices will surprise you. Cash
paid for second hand goods. Phone
451. 5-31-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

FOR SALE-Fine modern residence
on best residence street in city.
New, with all modern conveniences
and large lot. Price $4,000 with
sewer assessments paid. Three
years time on $500. E. Hofer G.
Sons, 213 Commercial street.
7-11-tt
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UNDERTAKINGS.

LEHMAN & CLOUGH-U. j. Leh
man, A. M. Cough, morticians
and funeral directors. Latest
modern methods known to the
profession employed 445 Court
street 9-20-tf.
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HAIR DRESSING.

SCALP AND SKIN SPECIALIST
Hair dress ng, Manicuring, chirop-
ody and electrolysis. Combings
bought and made up. Miss Ora
Poage, -ooms 31S-S19 U. S. Bank
bldg. 3-7-1m
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WATER COMPANY.

SALEM WATER CoMPANY-omce
city hall. For water service apply
at office. Bills payable monthly
In advance.
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MASSAGE PARLORs.

INDICATED PLASTIC CASTS-The
latest French method of removing
black heads, pimples and wrinkles.
Call at the Sanitary Beauty Par
lors, Room 10. Sleeves Block.
S-4-ti
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
ELECTRIC SUPPLY HOUSE.

H. H. HUNTER-Electrical supplies
and wiring our specially. We will
give you an estimate on your wir-
ing and electrical work. Our work
is guaranteed; have rural tele-
phones. Office and supply room
129 South Commercial street.
6-29-tf
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Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc.

Hops-191O crop, 22c; 1909 crop,
l6c; contracts. 25c.
wOol-Eastern Oregon, 1O@14c lb.; /;
Valley, 14@1sc.
mSohair-Choice, 37hc.
nideS - Salted hides, 7hc per
~; salted calf. 13c; salted kip,
ne Salted stays. &c; green hides.
cent lsas; dry hides. 1sh 017c;
Wy Wy calf, l7@lse; dry stays. 11&
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

ELLIS & wooD--Real estate
loans and insurance, notary pub
lie, employment bureau, Phone
554. 476 Court St., Salem, Ore
gon. Ticket office Hamburg-Amer-
ican steamship lines. 11-1-1yr.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
Capital Journal "Want Ads" Bring
Quick Results

One cent word for first insertion.
One-half cent a word for each insertion
thereafter. No advertisement taken for
less than 25c. Count six words to the
line.
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LIQUOR HOUSES.

BUTTE - Fine wines,
liquors and cigars. We handle the
celebrated Kellogg and Castle whis-
kies. Cool and refreshing beer
constantly on draught. South Com
mercial Street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

FOR SALE-We have some fine five
acre tracts all under cultivation
and in crop. A small payment
down and IS per month without in
terest for three years will secure
one of the tracts. Come in and see
us about them. Oregon Realty Co.,
275 State street. 7-11-1wk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
REAL ESTATE.

$1,000 WILL BUY-Three choice lots
each 59x1S2 feet, in fine location,
near car line and close to school.
This is a good investment. The
Square Deal Realty Company, room
3O4, United States National Bank
building. Phone 470.
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FINE HOMB-on Center street,
house rebuilt as good as new, lot
5Ox75; alley entrance, $4,000. E.
Hofer & Sons, 213 s. Commercial.
5-1S-tf
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FOR SALE-One of the best stocks of
merchandise in county town; sales
10000 last year. VIII take $10,-
600 cash or approved securities.
Address 201 U. 8. National bank,
Salem. 5-12-tf
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Sou Inbound,


No. 13 San Francisco Exp. 3:91a.m.
No. 10 Ashland Passenger 10:59a.m
No. II Roseburg Passenger 6:45p.m
No. II Shasta Limited. :. .7:43p.m
No. 27 Eugene Passenger. .S:25p.m.
No. Is California Express9 :5 6p.m.
No. 226 Way Freight .... 9:50a.m
No. 222 Portland Fa Frt 1O:45p.m.
Northbound.
No. 16 Oregon Express :. 5:15am
No. % Portland Passenger. 8:30a.m
No. 12 Shasta Limited .12:S5p.m
No. 1S Portland Passenger 2:56p.m
No. 20 Portland Passenger 7:43p.m
No. 225 Way Freight .12:35p.m
No. 221 Portland Fast Frt 2;i3am
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15
PLUMBERS.

OTTO MUELLHAUPr - Plumbing
heating, gas fitting; prices rea-
sonable; work guaranteed; esti-
mates furnished. Phone 37S
1866 Chemeketa street. 4-17-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15

FOR SALE OR RENT-Blacksmith
shop on North Front and Pine
streets. Jacob & Grible. Inquire
Catlin G. Linn. 3-28-tf
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
\ POPULAR SUMMER SKIRT
Their Popularity During
Hot Season.
MA1z Me~1l

The white linen or pique skirt bids
fair to be as popular this season as
ever. Nothing looks so cool and allur-
ing in warm weather as the costume
of spotless white. And the dainty
blouse could not exist without the &C
companying smart tailored skirt.
The skirts this year are all cut on
straight. simple, narrow lines. The
buttons extend down one side all the
way to the hem, or the skirt may also
be fastened down the two side cores
just far enough to make a comfort
able placket.
Occasionally, one sees few plaits
inserted. to give greater freedom. but
the plain skirt is far more practical
for laundering purposes. Large pearl
buttons are still the chief form Of
decoration. though six-inch fold Of
the same material stitched few
inches above the hem of the skirt may
give little variety when one is plan
ming number of skirts.
Another model that is attractive II
a nine-gore skirt, whose every gore
had an inch and a half tuck stitched
down to the bottom of the skirt. This
gave no extra flare, but gave stability
to material that is light in weight.
The girl who has enough skirts and
dainty blouses has a fine foundation
for her summer wardrobe.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11

was quite evident that none OF them
had found favor in her eyes, and that
she was still free. He would enter It,
he decided; but how?
First of all, something must be done
to bring Gormly himself into the pub
lie eye in some other capacity, some
higher capacity, some more attractive
capacity, than that Of mere retailer
Of ribbons, so to speak; the public eye
for Gormly being Miss Haldane's liq-
uid orbs. And Gormley knew that the
way to private consideration is more
often than not through public inter-
est. He had to do something to justi-
fly himself, therefore, to make himself
known in some enviable way; in short,
he determined to make himself worthy
of her. And again the question arose;
but how?
He had thought vaguely Of the "a
cling game, Of the most magnificent of
yachts, of the finest and speediest of
stables, of the fastest string of auto
mobiles. of thousand similar things
which he had dismissed as unworthy
of his high purpose and inadequate to
his end; until finally, fortune favoring
him, he hit upon the field of politics.
Miss Haldane in some of those now
rather frequent conferences, had cas-
ually enough remarked that she liked
men who did things, who really &C.
complished something for good in this
world.
Gormly instantly resolved to do
something. Now II any man really
wants to accomplish good in this
world, there are few opportunities of
greater possibilities than those pre-
scented in the political arena. There
is also no field in which it is harder
to accomplish the end Gormly as q
political force was entirely unknown.
He was without experience. One
requisite, popularity considered vital,
he had, and, that was an abundance of
money. Another requisite he pos
sessed albeit unwittingly, was char
acter. And still a third was his, and
that was imagination coupled with
capacity-the ideal and the real; the
dreamer and the practical man in one!
An irresistible combination that!
Fortune was further kind to him,
however, for concurrently with his de-
cision she presented him with an
opening. Gormly's business was sufi-
GENTLY great to have enabled him to
extend it in several directions. He
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11

four as a possible father, and she had
no hesitation in approaching Gormly
with much more familiarity than she
would have dreamed of allowing her
self had he been younger. And yet
Gormiy himself was a young looking
man for forty-four. He was still as
tall and slender. not to say spare. as
he had been when a boy. He was
smooth shaver, and the flecks of gray
in his blond hair we're scarcely notice
able. If Miss Haldane had ever given
thought of his age, she would have
supposed him ten years younger than
he was; that is, on appearance. When
she thought Of his business, she would
have considered him sixty. Ever since
she could remember, she had dealt
at the great shop, and Gormly himself
unconsciously took on to her the ~
pect of ancient history.
So the little affair ran on; Gormly
consciously becoming more and more
deeply involved, Miss Haldane uncon-
sciously Intervening herself In the
same tangled web.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
GOWNS FOR DOG DAYS
STYLISH MODEL FOR GIRL WHO
is OWN DRESSMAKER.
Simple, Cool Afternoon Frock That
launders Well and Costs Little
Money Is Most Needed.
During Hot Spell.

It is astonishing how many girls
make their own frocks nowadays and
what taste and good sense they put
into the buying Of the materials. The
primary reason for the industry, of
course, is that so many changes are
needed for smart appearance. and
where money is not plentiful there Is
nothing to do but to acquire the gentle
art of the needle. AS to the discre-
ton displayed with the purchasing.
1t must be due to the fact that so
many mothers give dress allowance
and wisely stop with the sum agreed
upon, no matter how many other
things are wanted. In this way the
girl learns how to make the dress
money cover everything needed and
the experience gained thereby is GER
tain to benefit her oil her life.
The dress most needed at this dog
day time is the simple, cool afternoon
frock that launders we'll, that costs
little money and yet. somehow. pre-
SCENTS an appearance dainty enough
for all the little social occasions that
come up. This simple and girlish
gown can be turned out for 81. and If
the material is carefully chosen and
the work we'll done, it will have a
stamp of real distinction. Ramie lin
en-, in a dull shade of coronation
purple, is one of the textures much
used now for the semi-dress frock
the smart girl wears in the afternoon.
This material and various muslins Of
effective pattern-preferably stripes
are made up into one-piece effects,
with thefnevitable collarless neck and
elbow sleeves. There is always
dainty fiat collar in white, too, fare
cuffs matching. or the collarless neck
line will end with little bias of the
gown material, this bit of color show
ing smar+ly on the white.
In our illustration are given two
frocks which may be used for both
indoors and out. and be made up
most inexpensively. The one at the
left is a collarless morning frock for
girl Of sixteen, the bodice and at
tached skirt fastening down the front
With the blue and white check a
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
The CombustibIe Give.

As long ago as the middle Of the
eighteenth century, famous Georgian
actress, Mrs. Kitty Give, felt the call OF
thu nerves commonly associated with
modern women. The whole green room.
according to the author of "Garrick
and his Circle" feared her tantrums.
Her character stood high, but her
clean, wholesome nature and honest
heart scarcely Offset her temper. She
was the one player Garrick feared. and
he did everything he could to dis
perse her nerve storms. or, If they
broke, assuage them. 1t is among
the legends of the English stage that
he said to her:
Il have heard Of tartar and brim-
stone, but You are the cream of one
and the flower Of the other!"-Youth's
Companion.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
About Ponaee.

Pongee silk is the undyed silk of
silkworms fed on the leaves of the
scrub oak chiefly. The silk is pro-
duced almost exclusively in Shantung
province. The real pongee cloth.
made of this uncolored specially pro-
duced silk. is distinct from the pom
gees of commerce made in all colors
from other silks.
Each piece Of cloth is made from q
particular lot of silk, and, therefore.
each piece varies from all other pieces
IN exact weight and fineness, and in a
slight degree in color and other quail
ties. Women shopping in Chinese pom
gees ind 1t difficult to match pieces.
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reader. He had neither the time nor
the inclination to search the journals
in which were chronicled the doings
of social New York-in which the Hal
dane name was prominent; so he in
structed his private secretary, Cha
loner, upon whose discretion he could
rely, to have sent to him at his private
address all clippings relating to Miss
Haldane. Gormly, therefore, knew the
life Of the object Of his attention as
well as 1t could be known from its out
ward and visible presentation before
the public. Indeed, there was little
that was concealable under such cir
cumstances-the higher you rise the
less privacy you have, obscurity being
the prerogative, or the penalty. of the
humble-so that he was entirely
aware Of Miss Haldane's goings and
comings, who her friends were, what
houses she visited, what diversions
she affected, who paid her attention,
and SO on.
Meanwhile the man did not neglect
his Understanding would ever
make him do that-but he divided his
time between it and the young woman
which was great concession to her
influence. One reason why he had be-
come such an assiduous student of the
clippings was because he wanted to
know whether Miss Haldane was, or
was likely to be, engaged to be mar
ried. His apprehensions on that score
were soon set at rest. 1t was Miss
Haldane's second season. She had
created an instant Juror when she had
been launched in society the year be-
fore. The usual contingent Of i'm
pecunious foreigners had promptly
laid their coronets at her feet; but Il
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11

brought Ireland, England, France.
Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy, and
the Orient into New York bay and I'M
loaded them in his great institution.
He had conceived, some dozen years
before after paying tremendous freight
charges, the propriety of establishing
his own line Of freight steamers. 1t
had amused him to combine the prac-
tise of the ancient merchant prince
with the customs Of the modern one.
He had bought the controlling inter-
est in a freight line of half a dozen
large steamers, which he found no
difficulty in using as cargo carriers
for other people when they were not
supplying his own needs.
The purchase of the freight line had
with It lease of one of the piers in
the North river The lease had run
out the year before. He had there
after availed himself of what he con-
ceived to be an excellent opportunity
of subleasing another pier in the East
river. The city had just completed an
elaborate railroad, surface and sub
way, for the transportation of heavy
freight from the water front to the
great mercantile establishments in
land. This system had been leased
to the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany, q vast corporation with full
set of ostensible promoters and d.
rectors, but which had back Of 1t pow.
ers and persons unknown to the gem
eral public, carefully concealed from
It in fact
The corporation had not been form
ed to promote the health of its men,
bers. Therefore when Gormly ap-
piled to the authorities for permits
sion to construct . switch from his
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Cords for Belts,

The cordeliere that was brought
out on house gowns last summer is
now widely taken up for all manner
of frocks. 1t is only suitable for
those made with the high-waist line.
The newest Interpretation of it is q
series of heavy cords covered with
silk or satin, placed close together,
and finished at the side of the front
with irregular ends. These are made
of the cords, or of satin, and they
invariably have heavy tassel on the
end.
One of the new evening gowns for
a fashionable woman has cords of sill
yer around the white satin gown at
an empire waist line. finished with
tassels of brililants.
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Department

stripe in the same is employed for
making the neat collar and cuff bands
and deep skirt edge. Five YARDS and
half of wide Bingham would turn
out this trim and useful gown and the
girl would find it invaluable for out
door sports, such as tennis. boating or
golf. Then it is fine for the small
housekeeping duties the daughter OF
the family so often takes upon her
self and whose cares are lightened by
half If she feels herself prettily
dressed
The second dress in this cut Is
one-piece model with side fastening
for an older girl. Ramie would be ap-
propriate for this and coronation
purple the first choice for color. The
pretty braid and buttons used would
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
Satins for Early Fall.

There is no doubt that satins will ha
employed during the early fall in the
form OF made-up garments. to be worn
over the sheer. semi-sheer and silken
materials that have formed so large
a. part OF the spring and summer de-
mands this year, says the Dry Goods
economist. 1t is also expected that
some demand will develop for satins
suitable for making jacket suits. but
only IN quantities apportioned to now
elites
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER II.
The Devotion Of Mr.. GornIy.

The Devotion Of Mr.. GormIy.
The relationship of Miss Haldane
and Gormly was all very well so far
as 1t went, but it did not 60 far
enough for the mans purpose at least;
and Gormly was shrewd enough to see
that things might run on without any
definite results in this way forever.
Since the beginning of the acquaint-
ance Gormly had kept track of Miss
Haldane through clipping bureau!-
instance Of his practical common
sense which may amuse the romantic