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Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at his new hotel in the heart of the city between
Powell and Mason Streets.
The Dale- Tallac Hotel
140 ELLIS STREET
t Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
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l|j; True Woman |;
;ji By WALTER JOS. DELANEY i’|
There never were three girls like
Aida, Valeria and Bertha Holcomb, in
the estimation of Mrs. Jennie Dunn.
She was a widow of forty, but asso
ciation with “those dear children,” as
. she had called them, had kept her
young. Warren Holcomb, their uncle,
who had taken care of them since
their widowed father had died, shared
in the opinion of the brisk, bustling
matron. He never ceased to bless the
day when Mrs. Dunn purchased the
. other half of the duplex house.
The first time she saw the dazzling
trio of beauties she fell completely in
love with them. Mr. Holcomb had
adopted them only a month previous,
and began to doubt his ability to care
for three growing, active young ladies,
as he called them, when he discovered
I Mrs. Dunn under the giant tree that
shaded the double garden, with Aida
, at her feet, Valeria’s sunny head rest
ing on her shoulder and the more ma
tured Bertha’s arm lovingly encircling
her waist. A sensation of immense
relief surged In his being, as he hoped
this was the beginning of an associa
tion of those young spirits with one
who could act as guide, counsellor add
true and tender friend.
With joy Mrs. Dunn accepted the
task without a word being spoken
about it. It came to be a regular event
for at least one of the sisters to be a
guest at the Dunn home the greater
part of the day.
Evenings in the summer time they
formed a coterie their uncle loved to
watch, seated in the corner of the
porch on a garden bench, comforta
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came he was only too happy to be their
escort to entertainments or to join the
little circle about the piano and be
one of the most charming company iu
the world.
Almost before he realized it, they
were grown-up young ladies, indeed.
Every time he paused to think what
a model, well-ordered household the
silent, constant influence of Mrs. Dunn
had created, he dared scarcely to meet
her engaging^ glance or allow his eyes
to rest upon a face fair and velvety
as that of^a girl of twenty.
“She Is a jewel among women !” he
self-communed, “and she has been more
than a mother to those dear girls.
Soon they will be wandering ofE in
search of life mates, so I had better
enjoy my treasures while they are
with me, and be prepared for the part
ing wrench when it comes.”
That hovered at last. The grada
tions were fairly imperceptible, until
one afternoon Mr. Holcomb experi
enced a shock when Mrs. Dunn said
abruptly:
“Mr. Holcomb, those young men
who have been regular callers on the
girls for the past year have settled
down each to a choice.”
“You mean that they are engaged?
I guessed that,” and then he looked so
helplessly forlorn that Mrs. Dunn be
stowed a sympathetic, consoling look
upon him that showed the true, tender
woman she was.
There followed a full consideration
of the theme that now became upper
most in all minds involved. Naturally,
the six young people were immersed
in their own special affairs. The
triple wedding was a matter of rare
interest to all their many friends, and
the house was the center of rare bus
tling nctivitv and interest
Mrs. Dunn fairly shone in her new
province of directing the arrangements
for the wedding. The three married
couples were to settle down after the
honeymoon within a short distance of
Belleville. The day after they had
departed Warren Holcomb stepped
across the yard to where Mrs. Dunn
was seated on her own porch. There
were traces of tears on her cheeks.
She, however, affected a brisk, smiling
animation.
“Bertha told me you were thinking
of selling the house and going to live
with a sister,” remarked Mr. Holcomb.
“I wish it were not necessary,” was
the reply, “but, being all alone, with
our dear girls gone, makes such a dif
ference.”
“ ‘Our’ dear girls, yes, Mrs. Dunn.
You can indeed lay claim to all their
love. I hardly know what to do. It
will he terribly lonesome. The house
will not be large enough to accommo
date all this happy group when they
come to see us, and when the little
ones appear on the scene later.”
"Why don’t you cut through the par
tition and make it into one big, com
fortable house—”
There Mrs. Dunn paused, flushed
and drew back embarrassed. And
there Warren Holcomb’s eyes flashed
with a new suggestion. She was like
a woman who had committed herself
unwarily, and flushed and tremored
like a shy young girl.
“You mean you will sell me your
half of the house?”
“I did not; but, but—”
“You don’t mean to say that you
would stay—that after bestowing the
care of a mother upon our dear on*s—”
“Oh, Mr. Holcomb!” she broke down
utterly. “Let them remain ‘our’ dears.”
“And this house, ‘our house,’ and you
and I the real father and mother of
those happy ones? Oh, blessed wom
an! Can the crowning joy of life be
mine—that you care for me?”
“If you had not been blind you would
long since have known that,” softly
whispered this woman among women.
TRIES MARK TWAIN’S ADVICE
Smuggler Copies From the “Double
Barreled Detective," but It
Doesn't Work.
Pittsburgh.—Mark Twain’s state
ment in the “Double-Barreled Detec
tive,” that “the best way to throw a
detective off the track is to go along
with him,” was put into practice re
cently by an unidentified smuggler on
the Standard Oil tanker Royal Arrow,
on her arrival at San Francisco from
Hongkong.
When the customs inspector board
ed the tanker to search for contra
band, they followed the custom of go
ing to a vacant stateroom to change
their uniforms for searching clothes.
They first searched this room and then
started to inspect the vessel.
Finding nothing, they returned to
the stateroom to change back Into
their uniforms and were surprised to
note evidences of the room having been
occupied during their absence. An ex
amination resulted in the discovery of
a heavy roll of pongee silk and a val
uable silk kiniuuo in the locker.
“Corpse" Suddenly Revives.
Paris, Texas.—While relatives of
Mrs. R. P. Baker were making ar
rangemer.ts for her funeral here, fol
lowing a report from Stratford, Okla.,
that she was dead there, a son, R. H.
Baker, here, received a message from
physicians that Mrs. Baker had “sud
denly come to life.” The message said
that physicians had pronounced Mrs.
Baker dead, but it was later discovered
that she was breathing. It is believed
she will recover.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Bluin-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
It’s the flavor and the grain which
make the bread at the City Bakery
famous.
Job printing at Daily Times office.
| PROFESSIONAL
DR. W. W. COUNCIL '
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital vOstrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 132
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store.
Residence, Alaska Hotel.
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I DR. W. D’ARCY CHACE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
WINDSOR HOTEL
Hours:
1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 8 p. m. I |
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DR. CHAS. DAGGETT
DENTAL OFFICES
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CORDOVA, ALASKA
4-4
DR. CORA DAGGETT
SPECIALIST
Pyorrhea and Dental Prophylaxis
4-4
DR. VON ZESCH
Dentist
ADAMS BUILDING
DR. CHARLES M. RODSETH* I
CHIROPRACTIC. PHYSICIAN
Northern Hotel,
Phone 158
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D0N0H0E & DIMOND 1
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1, OSTRANDER BUILDING
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E. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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R. H. L. NOAKS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
SECOND ST., OPP. HOSPITAL
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FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Juneau, Alaska
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THE ALPHA
SCHOOL OF DANCING
Private lessons every evening.
American Bakery. Phone 203.
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It can’t leak
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because it's
made in one
. piece — that's
why we guar
antee satisfac
tion or your
money back.
Complete line of
Kantleek Rubber
goods. Prices J
from 40c to $4.75 r*—*/ ]
Our new Fall and Winter Supply of Kantleek
Rubber Goods has just arrived in stock. We
are exclusive local agents for this well-known
line, every item of which is sold with a guar
antee
Cordova Drug Co.
Store
SERVICE WITH A SMILE
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Alaska
| r Steamship Company
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward
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FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH —
Oct. 2...... NORTHWESTERN .Oct. I 2
Oct. 9...ALASKA.. Oct. 19
Oct. 16.. ALAMEDA .. Oct. 26
Oct. 23 ...... NORTHWESTERN.Nov. 2 ■
Steamer Alameda will make trip to Anchorage.
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without notice.
t F. B. TRACY, Agent
Alaska—Washington—California . ALASKA ROUTE
Safety Courtesy Service Speed
OFFICE EMPRESS BUILDING
WEST BOUND SOUTH BOUND
LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA
About Oct. 15....WATSON.Sept. 28
Three Sailings per Week from Seattle for San Francisco, Los An- '
geles and San Diego. For further information call
Office phone 223. L. A. COUNTS, AGENT Residence Windsor hotel
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Northw st rnRy,
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Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Sunday and Thursday
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Monday and Friday
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Monday and Friday
Trains leave Chitina for Cordova Tuesday and Saturday.
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freiglit received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p- m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office 4
one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER Superintendent
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent