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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16
BY Idah McGlone Gibson

long time, even if sadness comes
afterward?'
''She is right" Clavering inter,
rupted the reading. THE trouble
with most of us in this world il
that we want our joys to last. We
forget that one of the reasons thai
joy is joy. is because 1t has tht
ephemeral beauty and fragrance
of a rose-that however much We
tend it, we know it must fade
and die
II, too, am intensely interested
in what Margaret Earle said" re-
marked Davis. "for you two men
must know that at the present
moment l am carrying in my pock
ct the letter that Harry Glenden-
ing's wife. Doris, wrote me about
Harry and the experiences which
lead her to apply for a divorce.
Her side OF this triangle is decid-
edly different"
"The sooner / finish Margar-
cts story, the sooner we will hear
it," said DR.. Milton, and he con-
tinued.
1--WE drove up to the apartment
and Harry's scheme was carried
out to the letter. A dainty lunch
con was eaten in my sunny break
fast room and then he hobbled
with his hand on my shoulder in
stead OF HIS cane to the long wide
couch on the glass enclosed porch,
and we talked-at least talked
all through the long glorious af-
ternoon.
Just from his smile as he list
ened l learned that Harry wor-
shipped nature and beauty almost
as devotedly as 1. He was as sim
pie in his tastes as child. He
had no so-called highbrow notions.
Psychology and metaphysics bor-
ed him to death. Only people and
their every day life interested
him. He was old fashioned enough
to prefer Kipling to Theodore
Dresser. He loved poetry. He had
a wonderful sense of humor and al
though he was not quick at rep
artee, he never failed to flatter
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

! manner gave you to understand
that the excuse and explanation
that you made for him to your
self was the right one.
When he had settled the par
of the program which was to TAXI
him back to his train, 1t seemed
that as FIR as he was concerned
that responsibility was over. HI
started me talking on an entirely
new subject as though we hat
just begun our visit instead thai
we were ending it. 1t was ther
that / learned that Harry Glenden
ing had no more conception oi
time than the wind that blows
there and there. He left it to those
who watched and waited for him
to keep the face of the clock be-
fore their eyes.
4 was really on pins and needles
as the time grew near when l felt
we should be starting and at last
l suggested It,,
Tomorrow-A Fast Ripenine
Friendship.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

! me with Immediate recognition
and appreciation of any point ]
made epigram or story.
Z have never known a man who
talked SO little. All that after
noon just babbled on, telling him
things that I had never before
even told to myself.
AS the time grew near for him
to go to the train, he mentioned
that he had to leave a little earl
GAL. TWO LOVES FRIDAY
Ter in order to make a call on some
reltives for he had to have some
excuse 10 rhis stop-over.
AT tha time I remember ]
thought that observation some
what enigmatic but 1 agreed to
drive him to where he wanted to
make his call and then to the
train.
There was on ething about
Harry, George, that I have never
found in any other man or woman.
He never semed to make excuses
or explanations and yet his very
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

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Regardless of where you plan to have your over
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ing McQuay-Nor equipment.
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

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-: place design, pre-.
fa fSAnS venting loee OF
was and eompression. Gives
equal pressure at ali points on
cylinder wails- For all piston
grooves sxeep& top, which should
have Sapwap@. Each ring packed
In q parchment eonsainef.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

But for all that, 1 was glad tc
see him and, literally breathless
hung upon the first words that
he should say
The Rendezvous
When Harry Giendening alb
ruptly opened the door of my of
flee l gave little cry of surprise
and pity Margaret's story contin-
ued.
why, you have hurt yourself.
exclaimed.
Invite me in and 1 will tel
you all about it," he suggested
with a grin.
For answer / drew the only
big chair in the room toward the
window nearest the door and with
the aid of cane he hobbled over
to 1t. noticed that he had slash
ed his shoe until his foot was all
most bare except for his heavy
sock.
AS he seated himself noticed
that his tie was ugly, his trousers
too short, his hair was somewhat
tously from lolling about the train
He had come directly to my office
from the station.
His smile was intact. however,
and he 19med perfectly happy
to be with me-perfectly content
with me, himself and everything
connected with life.
Instead of explaining how he
had hurt his foot, he said whim-
sically. Now that am here what
are you going to do with me,
and / answered in the same vein,
What do you want me to do?"
'"Well, 1 thought maybe you
might take me home with
you" and then he stopped and
asked suddenly, You have a
home, have you not?"
I nodded.
''T knew you were the kind
of woman who would have a
home" he decided boyishly.
Take me there and feed me and
then let me lie on your sofa with
this confounded foot stretched out
and talk to me-"
1T all sounded as unpremedi-
tated as when the children say,
Come on. Let's go and play in
your yard"
L called my maid, hurriedly.
Told her 1 was bringing someone
to luncheon. Fortunately remem-
bered cold chicken and tho max
ings of a salad in the tcebox.
Harry hobbled down to the lit
tie electric car--and-we were
|off-literally off to my apartment,
but psychologically, was off to
that land of romance and dreams.
which l at least, lived in for
nearly two years. found 1t a
land where the sun always shines,
where the flowers of fancy are
always in bloom, where the balmy
breezes of Joy sway the branches
OF the tree Of happiness to and
fro.
"'Oh, Doctor George, you are
plying me and blaming Harry.
feel sure you are. Please, please
do not do that for certainly we
should not hate anyone, should
we. who has made life happy for
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16
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1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
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Rashes and similar skin troubles. Zemo
obtained at any drug store for CSC. or
S1.00 for extra large bottle, and prompt
ly applied viii usually give instant relief
from itching torture, It cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo Is a wonderful, penetrating.
disappearing liquid and Is soothing to
the most delicate skin. Get it today and
save all further distress.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16
$50 Pimples, 736 BlackheAds
and 3 Boils!

No reward Is offered. because they
are lost forever! No question win be
asked. except one question. How
.ansWer.-'T cut out new fad treat
ments and guesawork; I used one %
the most powerful blood -cleansern.
blood purifiers ana files h-buildera
knowh, and that Is 8. g. 81 Now my
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rose. my cheeks are ailled out and my
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VegotAbl0 In all ita remarkably affeo-
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means n new history for you from now
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tn two gtzoA The lnfEoe GlmQ q The
more economical
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16
High Street at Ferry

E0~ UFFY-GREP - a
wv one-plece ring. Nom
Per Ring buttins joint, which
cen be lifted closer
than ordinary step cut veivee
kinish--quiclx seating. Seats In
a jiffy." To kesp them clean
and free from rust, each ring 10
packed in an individual glass;
he envelope.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16
Snap
Rings

8Idue. KlIu3td nb071
RivArn the average by Nc.
@ASc Quay Morris manu-.
featuring methods.
Their use insures all the satia.
faction possible for you to ~
from @ plain annp ring. They
are packed twelve ringa 10 81
carton and rolled In waxed papes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

tIOu CuH m DtE
colIects excess oil on each down
stroke Of piston and ernpttes on
each up stroke. which ordinary
Rrooved rings cannot do. Each
Fing packed in a parchment con-
teiner.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-16

When your gas bills are too high, and your isn't
giving you the power it ought to- the chances that
McQuay- Norris Piston Rings will put your motor
back in rst-class condition If should also need
pistons and pins, well rings, we have the
McQuay- Norris Wainwright line especially designed
and made for replacing equipment
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

leading TO the door. The ELF checked
his hat with Il cloak room boy. who
was a splendid FREELY. and they pro-
ceeded into the dining room. The
head waiter. d busting humble bee,
lead them to a place near a window.
a waiter came hurrying forward and
with one pair of arms laid fresh
spoons on the table. and with another
pair of arms handed Mary Ellen and
the elf menus and napkins made OF
rose petals. Even then the waiter had
arms to spare. for he was a beetle.
dressed i'll a smooth green suit.
over in one corner was the or
chestra with crickets and katydids. all
playing their parts. And on a cleared
space on the floor some of the guests
were dancing. There was fat Mr..
Caterpillar wearing a new green suit
dancing with slim Miss Caterpillar
with 4 new fur ruff around her neck.
And the water bugs were there-the
whole family of them-and gay Mrs.
Ladybug, who had left all her babies
at home. And there was
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

hoped along on its stem. keeping its
point up. This puzzled Mary Ellen a
good deal. She wondered why the
leaf did not fall over, and so she kept
looking at it and following it down
the street.
Before long she saw why the leaf
danced along on it's stem. Instead of
a single stem the leaf had two-no
not stems. but little legs. And then
she saw that the point on top wasn't
leaf point at all but a feather-a
tiny red feather stuck jauntily in a
little green cap. And under the cap a
roguish face smiled at her and tiny
arms beckoned her on. Mary Ellen
rubbed her eyes. thinking that she
must be imagining it all. But no.
blink her eyes as she would, the leaf
remained a most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
little elf. He said never a word and
Mary Ellen did not dare to speak
hrst So they went on and on
through the village and out to the
river that runs through the meadows
beyond the town. Then Mary Ellen
began to worry a little about going so
far. and so she mustered up her cour-
age and spoke.
Where are you going?" she asked
Follow me. We are nearly there"
answered the elf, in a voice like the
voice of tiny silver bell.
So Mary Ellen followed CLOSELY as
the elf skipped along the river bank
until they came to little stream that
flowed into the river Here the elf
stopped and picking a small yellow
flower that grew close to the ground
handed it to Mary Ellen and told her
to eat it.
No sooner had she swallowed II than
she began to have a most peculiar
feelfng IN her arms and legs. She
thought to herself that she felt as a
nanneI shirt mus feel when it begins
to shrink.
"Oh! OH" she cried. what is the
matter with mef Please, Mr.. Elf,
what have you done to me?"
You'll feel all right in lust a mo-
ment. Why don't you look about YOU
bit?" answered the elf.
Mary Ellen did so and was startled
to find that the grass. which a minute
before had reached only to her knees
now reached to her shoulders.
MY goodness." she thought, what
queer grass, I wonder what makes it
grow so fast?"
Then she suddenly realized that It
was not the grass that was growing.
but that she was shrinking. and would
soon be so small there would be none
OF her left.
Please, dear Mr.. Ell" she cried
Don't let me shrink any more 1
don't want to disappear. What will
my mother do if she has no one TO go
10 the store for her? Please stop me
now before It is too late"
Now. now" said the elf smilingly.
cant you trust me any more than
that? I don't want to make you dis
appear. You're not a bad little girl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

cepting the top, which was left oil
to allow the small glue blocks and
to be glued in place by spreading glue
on two sides of the block and rubbing
it into perfect contact with the angle.
These glue blocks were about y
across the long angle and not more
than g" long and were glued into all
corners and around the inside of the
top edge of the sides as at f: after the
glue was thoroughly hardened those
at were planned off to receive the top
later. The neck was whitfield from
piece of soft white wood or poplar.
and the dowel of the neck fitted to
the box by boring q. holes through
the ends of the box to receive 1t,
glued in its place, and nailed through
the end of the box into the neck where
they joined. The bass bar was made
and glued on the under side of the
top as at after which the ." hole
was cut in the top and the sounding
post h Il d" in diameter. just enough
higher than the sides to stay in place
was glued upright on the bottom,
When this had set, the top was glued
on the sides and glue blocks {. and a
weight placed upon il until the next
day when the glue had thoroughly
hardened. The box was then care
fully smoothed and sandpapered: the
nut. saddle and bridge were whitfield
from maple and glued in their places:
note that the neck is cut below the
finger board to receive the nut a a.
and that the fngerboard projects
above the box where they are Joined.
The pegs with tapered shafts were
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

Ellen had been told by her mother
many times to ask for only one thing
at time. At last she said she would
like a moonbeam soda
Did you ever see the moon shining
on the ocean or a lake? Ii you have
you know how the moonbeams dance
and skip upon the little way s, turning
them to a shining silver. Well, that's
the way Mary Ellen's soda looked
The jolly little moonbeams would dive
to the bottom of the glass and then
come dancing up again to leap abou;
on the top in sparkling confusion She
took a wee sip and il tasted better
than anything she had ever eaten be-
fore. Almost before she knew it was
gone. Il was now getting late and the
sky in the west was beginning to turn
20 soft pinks. and reds and yellows
"Oh, dear" Mary Ellen cried
Mother will begin to worry because
I'm not home"
Wen be there quickly" replied :he
elf. Hop on our Leaf There's a nice
breeze now. and il Will carry US along
much faster than We came"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18
A .@ FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE o.

Creak, creakI They tiptoed up the
stairs. Everything was still as
church They gum-shoed all around,
prodding every likely corner. No ami
NAL did they find. The officer looked
suspicious
Reckon IT was the wild March
Hare you saw" he said sarcastically.
But Dicks dad soon restored him to
good humor, by giving him some
cigars and telling him a funny story
about an Irishman. He went away
laughing and the neighbors followed
soon. promising to come back II
needed.
the family, when the scampering be-
gan again.
Let it hopi" exclaimed Dad, sink
ing YEARLY into chair.
II can't bear to have a creature in
the house running LOOSE" cried his
wife.
Then Alice had an ideal
Let's open up the windows and
maybe It'll go away" she said.
Jaw. 1 want it," protested Dick
But his parents decided in favor of
the plan.
Windows were thrown open and the
family went downstairs and sat In the
kitchen and waited. The scampering
and racing continued.
That fellow never seems to tire"
remarked Dad.
They ate supper in the kitchen so
as not to disturb their visitor in case
he wanted to leave by the dining room
window. and all the evening they
stayed out of the way while Dad read
to them out of an animal book.
When 1t came around to bed time
the house was still Dick stole up to
his room with a sad heart. He had
wanted to keep the lively creature.
AS he opened his door he saw the
moon shining in his window and 1t
seemed to be rocking, to and fro. to
and fro, like a boat. AS he blinked
and looked harder something scamp
cred over the floor. and sailed out of
the indow-something with two
long ears and a little white tail A
chill wind, more like a breath OF De-
cember than March. blew across his
forehead. 1t rustled all through the
house in ghostly way. D4ok drew
back. and even though he laughed at
his own foolishness he whispered:
Twas the wild March Hare all
right. all right"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

They soon reached the bank and
srasping the elfs hand Mary Ellen
jumped to the shore. Before she could
thank the elf for her good time ne
plucked forg et-me-not and babe her
drink the dewdrop nestled in its cup
She did so and soon the elf seemed 10
be growing smaller and smaller. Bus
it was really Mary Ellen who was
growing, of course. and soon she was
back to her right size.
But when she again tried - thank
the ELF she couldn't see him She
peeked under leaves and searched in
the grass and called 10 him. bat no
answer came
Dear Mr.. Elf" said she y guess
he was too shy TO stay. I'll keep TINS
flower he gave nae and / VIII never
forget him"
Then she rem enbered thai she had
still TO get her mother loaf OF bread
before supper. and she hurried to-
wards the village. OF course. she was
a little late home, but when she toli
her mother what a wonderful time she
had had her mother didn't scold bit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

MA o one can compute the energy
b y which has been wasted in the
b Rvain endeavor to make a playable
= A instrument of the mandc lin type
with cigar box as the basis of In
spiration, but the writer recalls one
which was made by a Handy Boy"
while he was convalescing from
long illness. and he will endeavor to
tell the story of its making here
The first thing was to find a perfect
cigar bcx. with no splits nor broken
pieces; 1t was taken apart carefully to
be sure the delicate wood was not
split In the process. The paper was
off and the joints of the box
glued and nailed together again, ex-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18
OGHR BOXMHKOlW

Whitfield from maple and the SIS
holes in the head were tapered with
round file to receive them.
This handy boy used old violin
strings. but strings of various sizes
may be made of wire. of hard fish line
or of varying numbers of strands of
fine silk; these fish lines and silk
strings may be shellaced and al
lowed to become thoroughly hard.
The most difficult thing is the plac-
ing of the frets in the fngerboard,
which regulate the lingering and the
pitch of the string. The frets may
be made of a piece of tin about X
wide, doubled over to make the top
edge round so it will not cut the string,
and fitted into a fine saw cut made
Il" deep which must be so placed as
to make the correct tone. The best
way to do this is TO string the instru-
ment, and by moving a piece OF wire
back and forth find the correct Ioca-
ton by comparing the tone with a
piano or other instrument of correct
tone Make every tone and half tone
for an octave. the octayes first. then
the fifth. the thirds, the tones and the
half tones. Such an instrument may
have from four to eight strings or
may have five double strings as in a
standard mandolin. It may be played
with the fingers, or with pieCtrum or
picker. which may be made Of dis
carded totoise shell comb. After the
frets have been glued IN their places.
the instrument was unstrung and
given a coat of dark mahogany stain.
followed by two coats Of hard varnish.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18
THE JUNIOR COOK
GRAPE FRUIT SALAD

Wash and shake dry one head OF
lettuce.
Pick over carefully and put In a
cloth bag COR wrap in a tea toweD.
and put in a cool place for at least one
hour.
Peel one large grape fruit.
With n sharp knife slit down close
by the thick white skin of each little
section. rem owing the pulp in one per
feet piece and without a scrap of the
bitter connecting skin.
Put these pieces in bowl in cool
place.
Make a French dressing as follows:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18
Follow Me. We Are Nearly There"

leaf that was floating down the river.
Quick" cried the elf, take that
stick" Looking where he pointed,
Mary Ellen saw a twig floating near
the leaf. Leaning over she pulled 1t
aboard. The elf had found another
stick. and with these as oars to guide
them they were soon hurrying along
with the current. Then Mary Ellen
saw that there were many other leaves
floating along with them, and that
each bore an elf or two. They called
out to Mary Ellen. saying "Hello."
and wishing her a pleasant visit.
Many OF the tiny boats stopped at a
huge water lily near the bank. and the
elf guided their leaf towards the lily
also. AS they drew near Mary Ellen
noticed a sign hanging over door Gu,
IN the side OF the lily I: said:
WATER LILY TEA HOUSE
The elf made thei, LEAF fast &c the
landing. ano they Climbed the steps
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

Won't you come in?"
I'll soon show you how to settle
that" exclaimed Mr.. Reed. and Mr..
Allen came in too. with the wives
There he Isl No. there!" was
shouted through the house. Head
him OFF. you there!"
Then a terrible thud and crash. Mr..
Reed, who was quite portly, mao
stumbled over Dick on the stairs ana
down they had both gone carrying
the grandfather clock with them
The front door bell was ringing
furiously in a minute and Alice ran
to answer it. There stood police
man.
whats the trouble?" he demand
ed. pushing himself in without being
asked.
There's a rabbit in our house"
panted Alice. land we can't catch
him"
show it to me-" commanded the
officer. waving his night stick.
Find 1t yourself. IL you can" re-
piled Alice giggling.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

in fact. it's because you've been so
good lately that l planned this sur
PRISE for you. You see you're getting
pretty large now (she was going to
be eight the next week., and the big
ger you get the harder it Is to do any
thing for you. l couldn't make
grown-up little as you are now at all
Now look! You're just the same size
as l am"
Sure enough, while he had been
talking, Mary Ellen had stopped
shrinking and was now just as tall as
the little man before her.
Now" he said. Its getting late.
and II we want to have any fun we
must hurry. Soon you'll have to be
going home"
With that he seized her hand and
gave a great leap. pulling Mary Ellen
after him. They landed on a large
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18

Into a cup or bowl put
tabIespoonsful white vinegar.
4 tablespoonsful vegetable oil.
teaspoonsful sugar.
1-3 teaspoonful salt
shakes of paprika.
Mix well.
When time to serve the salad ar
range the lettuce neatly on individual
plates.
Put the pieces of grape fruit on top
the lettuce and put the dressing
equally over each portion.
Serve at once with cheese or plain
waters.