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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN France PwKimoru Keijes i t- tr.fV 1 ig BUhlatt ' twilight be Steward er. and CTiboot her. Then, jj jeitralnt he kissed '.JtreT sgain, on tbe riilon and violence r- ... .... n- cihr like a Wow. -iin tense of self- ZfrtA that she had bribed effort to escape j ihe bad, for i m jjeiponded to It; real-itfOare, real-itfOare, still holding jilH to her In a rolce jtriuBPh- t-nlspered. "Anne, jcQ admit for yoa yt love me. Too UUised back if you jj everything very IPOUl lie vuiiuicu i Neal wouldn't take n Ton know you g ken with roe, In this elty, where you've tr for tbe first time, 'aw married, every one 'jt til about It, If we oidves." linae wrenched herself Bp were shaking, as br body; nevertheless Miner force about her pdfed blm to listen to I ,)m yon," she reiterated, iiptrslstently. "I've been I pa and I always shall spltt of what's nap-Mere nap-Mere some day you'll stoat It happened as I I you're right I have lttracted by you. Per-p Per-p that made me for at-kls bark something ja reckless and primitive, i primitive sometimes as m I wish more people Ultt that But I dont I B'l Neal I love. Yd I lack to Hfnsboro, to all Wand Isolation as you (Mug neglected and for-Etta for-Etta is you've hinted, as leu be with him, than j hi Paris and all that Nth you, because I love jM I know be belongs to attar what he does or t Because I belong to blm. XT willing to fall with without prelim- r I P"lna All Restraint. Ha Ik ' Over and Over Again, CHAPTER IX " be succeds, In the end, 'to be thorp tn It .v. ' ''wre it." 14 vibrant moment of sl-' sl-' freed each other then "Md, stricken by the that ie had been very ""ting a shrine f bottom of my heart" 1 your forgiveness." "y down th dark corridor that led to ie was suddenly con-"S con-"S a large lozenge of 1 had heard her ap-'"'-I'-he must have T fr them-and had f their little salon, JeoBlng radiance, wide "otherod her In a bear I1". bere have you been t thought you'd never h !!rr,! Y"n can't imag-C5Kenw- Anne-Anne Cablegram" rcb the films, bit of J which he. wa, waving r was signed bjr Low. omic. AQQ ll irnT..?NQ. HOPE TOI1 Mi At'l'OINTMENT npo THE day of her death Anne a Conrad win remember her first winter In Washington as a sena tor's wife, with driving insistence. She and Neal discussed the ques tion of a temporary home all the way over on the boat coming back from Paris; and- finally decided, on account of the children, that a small house would be preferable to an apartment She went on at once to Washington with Neal to begin her search for a dwelling place. It should not, she thought, be very hard to find exactly what they wanted, and she urged Neal to fol low his impatient desire to begin "getting settled" in his quarters at the senate office. She agreed with him perfectly when he told her that everything was In terrible confusion, and that he did not see how he was ever going go-ing to get straightened out and ad justed. So she went out to look for houses by herself. The real estate agent to whom she had applied led her to several untenanted marble palaces, hung with mangy tapestries tapes-tries and famished in rickety gilt and to a long succession of tall nar row edifices made of bright red brick, with one tin bath, and gloomy "back-parlors." She regarded these docilely at first: then she began to object mildly. "Will you please show me what 1 asked you for In the beginning; small houses, with about eight rooms, conveniently arranged, and at a reasonable rental? Unless It Is clear to you now what I want I think I had better go to another agent" The agent was grieved. It had not occurred to him that such a young, pretty, and gentle lady would be so unamenable to his blandishments. blan-dishments. Allowing her to see that his feelings were hurt, he led her from one small dingy dwelling to another. They were all dirty beyond be-yond description, and in most of them both plumbing and heating plants were antiquated and inadequate. in-adequate. Anne went back to the Wlllard, dizzy with discouragement, nd Neal expressed surprise at her lack of success. "Aren't you a little too fussy? We ought to be getting settled, you know, and having Dora and the children chil-dren come down. Surely you must be able to get something. I'd take a day off and help you hunt but things are so terribly plied up at the office " "I know, Neal. I'll try again. But honestly. It's awfully hard." The next morning she dismissed the agent and started out by herself her-self on foot, stopping before every house that displayed In its window a sin of "For sale or to let" At last she discovered tucked away between be-tween two handsome brownstone "residences" a small house of yellow-painted brick. It was only two stories high; Its location was excellent ex-cellent Tremblingly, Anne sought out the agent The house proved to contain a small but sunny drawing draw-ing room opening into a dark little dining room whose one window overlooked a diminutive back yard, and a kitchen In the ell ; on the second sec-ond story to large bedrooms and one email one, and a bathroom; In the basement, under the drawing room, a storeroom which might conceivably con-ceivably be used as a playroom. Anne felt at last, that she had found something which offered possibilities, pos-sibilities, at last She asked the amount of rent. "Two hundred and fifty dollars a month, without heat or light, linen and silver, of course. Very reasonable." reason-able." Anne was aghast. But she was also desperate. "I'll let you know tomorrow. I think probably I'll take It" "I'm sure you couldn't do better, Mrs. Conrad." It was because Anne was so miserably mis-erably sure of this herself that she - painted the- little house in brighter colors than It deserved to Neal that evening. And, even with this effort at couleur-de-rose be was not enthusiastic. Thafi terrible price. Why, we I wouldnt have any more room than we did In the cottage not as much, really and you know what that cost I And there's no garage." It was on the tip of her tongue o urge him to go our and' hunt' for himself if be felt he could do better. bet-ter. But she managed to restrain herself, remarking only, "I wish you'd come and look at It In the morning. " ' "I really ought to get to the office In good season. You see" "Yea, I know; but It will take only a few minutes." Somewhat grudgingly, Neal consented con-sented to accompany her; and equally grudgingly he signed the lease a few. days later, conveying the Impression, though he did-Hot actually say to, that ho could have done much better himself If the affairs of the nation had not weighed so heavily upon him. Then Anne bought herself some cheap gingham dresses, a supply of scrub bing brushes, cleansing powders and soft cloths and began the process of cleaning house from top to bottom. It was backbreaklng work; and her muscles were soft after her summer of physical Inactivity. But she did not know where to seek a scrubwoman; and she already saw, very plainly, that she would have to begin to save pennies again. She did not even have the satisfaction satis-faction of doing her housecleantng In uninterrupted peace. The telephone tele-phone rang constantly. At first she answered It conscientiously, believing believ-ing that Its peal might portend tid ings of Importance to Neal. It usually proved, however, to be a photographer, who wished her to have her picture taken. When the same firm called three times in twenty-four hours she hung up the receiver with a bong, and answered the telephone no mora Then, of course, a magnate from Uelford, who had only a day In the city, called and received the report that "they didn't answer." He went home to Belford and wrote Neal an indignant letter, and spread tbe news among his neighbors that "Conrad was getting a swelled head already." Neal was very angry about It and Anne felt that he had a right to be. At the hands of the newspapers she fared even worse. The society editors, like the photographers, had telephoned her; like the photographers, photog-raphers, she had put them off. She could not bear the thought of giving giv-ing Interview! But Miss Sharp, of tbe Evening Inquirer, decided to present herself at the new senator's sena-tor's residence, and take her chances on being rebuffed, even though she went without an appointment ap-pointment Her ring at the door bell remained unanswered; and she turned for help to a young woman, her head enveloped in a mopcap, who was vigorously washing windows. win-dows. "Can you tell me whether Mrs. Conrad Is at home?" she asked. The window-washer wrung out her cloth from the pall of steaming steam-ing suds by her side, and turned her bead half-way around. "1 am Mrs. Conrad," she replied calmly, and went on washing windows. Miss Sharp fled; but as she fled, she thought, and thought rapidly. Before the sun had gone down, Anne had been surreptitiously photographed pho-tographed tn the act of washing her last window ; and the following evening, this distorted likeness of herself, together with the heavy headline, "Senator's Wife Acts as Own Scrubwoman" surmounted two columns, more conspicuous for their Imagination than their accuracy, on the front page of the Inquirer. This was such good "copy" that It was, of course, copied from one end of the United States to the other, lie- to find was several blocks; away and got the car, while Neal read the morning paper, for it was, of course, important that he should keep himself thoroughly Informed about current events. By the time she had taken the-: children to school he was, however, ready to have her take him to the senate office building; and after she had left him there she did the market-lug,1 market-lug,1 for the "rash and' carTy5, stores were much cheaper than the ones that "delivered." Back at the little lit-tle yellow brick house, tho cham-berwork cham-berwork awaited her, for Dora had agreed to take care of the furnace If Anne would do this. IB bo tlnio the hands of the clock were pointing point-ing to the hour at which aha must go and get the children ; steer them through their luncheon, plan for their afternoon outing. Then there were the simple home lessons with which they needed help, preparation prepara-tion for Sunday school on Saturday night, dancing school to dress them for and take them to Saturday morning. There was supper to get for all of them on Dora's night out a hearty supper, for Neal had quickly fallen Into the way of taking tak-ing a very light lunch, And came home hungry. Anne found herself standing beside be-side her bed at night pressing her bands against her throbbing temples, as if by the pressure aba could push back the pressing duties) which "Can You Tell Me Whether Mrs. Conrad Is at Home?" drove her forward. She was continually con-tinually hurried and hurried; her driving weariness threatened to annihilate an-nihilate her. For, as aha soon discovered, dis-covered, the demands' made upon her time and strength by her home and family were as nothing compared com-pared with the outside demands made upon her in her official position posi-tion as a senator's wife. Anne had settled herself with aa overflowing mending basket before the living room fire one rainy afternoon, aft-ernoon, comfortably conscious that she had an hour or more to herself before It would be time to go tot Neat She had on a rather shabby little serge house dress, because she found It easier, with running the car so much, to slip a big coat over such a dress, than to keep changing all tbe time to her smart Parisian tallleur. She knew, of course she knew, that she ought to put on something more suitable for afternoon, but It hardly seemed worth while, when she must go out again so soon In that driving rain. But oh. well she picked up her fourth sock. The doorbell rang. She went to the front door and flung It open. Two very elegant ladies confronted confront-ed her. Behind them, at the curb, stood a shiny limousine with a man In livery at th wheel. "Is Mrs. Conrad receiving today?" they asked simultaneously, In shrill, porters were sent to Hamstead and j high voices. And as they did so, to Hlnahoro, to dig up forgotten or unknown facts or fancies about the new senator's wife. Photographs of "Pupper and Mummer" with Sol and Sam on the front porch be- they each extended their cards. MechanlcoJIy, Anne reached behind be-hind her for the silver card tray that repoted on the hall table, and set it down again, the cards flut- PROTECTS AGAINST DISEASE tween them adorned the Sunday j terlng over the edge, before she an- sopplements. Anne was delineated swered. Then, In spite of her be-bendlng be-bendlng over the washtub and milk- wilderment. she spoke cordially, ing tbe family cow. Had Neal been 1 -wont you come in? I'm Mrs. a candidate for the Presidency no j Oonrad. ... I think you'll find sort of publicity could have been these chairs, here by the fire, com-more com-more helpful; since he was Instead j fortable." an appointee to the senate, nonej Qh thank you. We didn't know could have been more disastrous. wjjether you'd have begun your By the time the nine days' ex- j Thursdays yet or not. It's so early citement had subsided somewhat. In the season. And It s early In the houseeleanlng was finished, gro-1 the afternoon, too, of course we cerles and coal had been Installed, ; know that But perhaps you weren't and Anne had gone to Hlnsboro to quite ready to begin receiving, Mrs. help Dora finish closing the house 1 Conrad? You must excuse us, but there, and bring the maid and the children back with her to Washington. Wash-ington. Then Anne's daily round of work began. After an early breakfast she walked over to the garage the nearest one they had been able THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING community. Nal Conrad, young- lawy.r. la the. "naa- Ji, Vilnius in .inn" of tha avenlna at a country danca wnicn Anna ,nmu. ...u .-h . rS raadnrwrcelva. Ann. a Una character. Ha Invlt.a her to accom-tonrad accom-tonrad readily perceive. Ann foow,nK Sunday. pany him and hta hoswss, ; "' "rlm"' froM o)d fri.nd, Mr. Ooldenburg. Ath TITc 'Jh.."r N.a' rV.c?arMK. lova. At Wa.hn.ton on th.tr At the end or tna w r. Hathaway, friend of KeaJa. young SfnTomat. The young couple .tart hou.eke.plng. Ann.', health begins to diplomat. "". ,.-. doe. not notice. She reallie. ahe la to be Nam stnirrnaBcu iia a "other, but tdoes act tell Net. "7,,, ,, , fr0m Mr. Ooldenburg. at th. capita. Alo"e" " ch.rof tb. aliu.tlon. Neal la In agony of In Neal'. Vel U born". In tha ensuing eight year, a remorse ever bla neglect, ine.r m fading. Hathaway, now In a daughter b A" .U. IheS . e r.proache. Neal for allowing diplomatic post In a-Anna take a holiday, with him, Anna to -aiagnai-, --- ----- ,.,-.BlUd- physically and sartorlally. Mawa": long a.cr.Uy .n.mor.d.nd.avor. to win her from Neal. with-put with-put succeas. we've been so anxious to meet the new senator'a wife. I'm Mrs. IUir and this Is my friend Mrs. Ranger. We always nmke our calls together, we're such friends." Anne's head was whirling. Her Thursdays? Mrs. Itoper and Mrs. Ranger? She groMd towards a light which she could not find, and her visitors were Instantly aware of the fact. "Of course you know, Mrs. Oonrad, Oon-rad, that senntors' wives receive on Thursdays? The Supreme court ladles on Mondays, the congressional congres-sional ladles on Tuesdays, the cabinet ladies on Wednesdays, the senatorial ladles on Thursdays, the diplomatic ladies on Fridays that leaves Saturdays and Sundays for the resident society, the. cave-dwell; era, you know. But of course I don't need to tell you all thlsl How are you getting on with your own visits?" (TO BB CONTUMLKU) Layers. Should. Ba. Prepared Pre-pared to Battle Winter. Now Is tbe time to grade the pul lets In your flock and select the birds you will keep for permanent winter producers, suggests L. & Weaver of the state college of ag rlculture. Professor Weaver sayshat a pul let to be best fitted for her win ter's work should be of good else, which Is a result of a- combination of proper breeding and good feed Ing. She should be well-fleshed, heavy and moderately fat, a condi tion reached by having free access to both grain and a first-class milk mash on range, an abundance of tender green stuff, clean water, and airy . roosting Quarters, uninf ested with mites. The pullet, he says, should be free of all parasites, both external and Internal. Infested birds can be freed of body lice and ordinary round worms but, be points out. do known drug or treatment will en tirely overcome the more serious tapeworms and chronic coccldlosls. The birds should also be protect ed against the two most common Infectious diseases, fowl pox and Infectious laryngotrachetts, or bron chitis, he advises. On farms where one of these troubles appeared last year, the pullets should be vac dnated. AN EXCEPTION Throwing back hla shoulders and putting on hla bravest smile, Mr. Everybody approached the cashiers desk at the Income-tax collector's of fice." flood . morning P he said. "I should like to pay my Income tax. "Well," said the cashier, "you're the first r "Surely not the first to payP ex claimed Mr. Everybody. The cashier smiled. "No," he replied, "the first to say he'd like to." Says Family Important in Selecting Breeders Do not select breeders on the bs sit of each Individual's record, ad vises a practical breeder, discuss ing a "short cut through tbe maze of Poultry Genetics" In the Rural New-Yorker. Instead use tbe fam ily of full sisters. The family Is the Important unit rather than the Individual The great temptation Is to get excited over the daughter of a 800-egg hen but we do not even bother to trap them unless they have at least five fall sisters. In selecting cockerels to head pedigree pens the first choice Is the male psed the previous jear, whose daughters are consistently good re gardless of the variation in females with which he was mated. Such Is a tested sire and Is the best bet Second choice is the cockerel whose sisters are all meeting standard re quirements; third Is a male whose dam sisters and whose sire's sisters are all consistently good. Last on the preferred list is the male who Is selected simply on the basis of bis dam's record. , While the family system of selection se-lection of breeders seems simple, it becomes extremely complicated without with-out a well-organized plan. Without the proper record system, you will be hopelessly swamped in a sea of figures of little practical significance. Scrap Mhi Brat "Where do yifa suppose I could get about a hundred fleas r asked the grouchy one. "I havent any "Idea," replied the other one. "But what the deuce da you want with a hundred fleas T "I want to put them on that blink- tty-blank lap dog my wife spends so much time hunrinc and petting," he growled. IN SUIT TOO FAX Little John had received a gift of new suit from his grauflmotner, who lived In a distant city. Tna child was delighted and In a great hurry to try oa the ault . - . . To ttl Igfttf dlsaphotiitmeiit or tM mother the suit was found to be a tight fit, and John's arma hung out like the arms of Ichabod Crane. too., amp U., iejy" mourned Mrs, J. "Oh, no, tnoUier," responded Joha, It Isn't too small : Tm Just tn It too far." Indianapolis NewsT Playlag Safe "I have known you so long, doe tor," said the patient at the end of a visit, "that I do not Intend to Insult you try paying yowf MIL fJut I aa arranged a handsome legacy for yoe in my win." "That's very kind of you," the doctor doc-tor replied. "Allow me to look at the prescription again. There Is a slight alteration which 1 would like to make In If Pearson's Weekly. N WoW.r Father Alicia, what was It kept that young Neckmora to lata tut night when we all wanted to sleep t Alicia He was trying to explain Inflation to sac Stery It EmM , "How are you, Mrs. Browner "Oh, Pre nothing to grumble at" "Ur. Browne away thenP ... i aB m bjh u a m MORE SATISFACTION CANY DE DOUGH! " ll I fiaraasa's Farnoae Slegaa P. T. Barnum, tbe circus man, was born in Bethel, Conn., In 1810 and died In 1891. let so Indelibly did this extraordinary showman Impress himself upon the public that the phrase he coined and made famous still lives and is associated as-sociated with the entertainment at which he excelled. "The Greatest Show on Earth" la Barnum's contribution con-tribution to the lexicon of youths from nine to ninety. Cause of Watery Eggs Considerable time has been devoted de-voted to an effort to solve the prob lem of "watery whites" In eggs a problem which has given rise to much difficulty In the trade and Considerable loss to producers, says a report of the Empire marketing board. Over a period of two years a number of factors, Including the liability of various breeds to pro duce "watery whites," the systejn of management, for example, free ranges versus seml-lntenslve; low versus high feeding, etc., have been examined. None of these factors appear to be responsible to any appreciable ap-preciable extent for the condition known as "wntrry wMto." In the course of the Investigation, eggs twenty four hours old and porked broad end (air cell) down had to be sent 18 miles by road. When tested they showed a remarkably high proportion of "eatery whites." Montreal Herald. Hints to Poultrymen Turkey growers of Tehama county, coun-ty, California, use trained dogs to herd their flocks. e e e Experts are now able to tell hens from roosters at birth by the difference dif-ference In markings. e In feeding cracked corn It Is well to he sure that the germ of the ker nel has not ben removed, Green feed Influences the health, fertility and productiveness of adult chickens, and Increases the hatch ability of the eggs. e e Without vltalmln E In a poultry-ration poultry-ration there can be no fertility, an thorltles hold. It Is mainly sup plied by the germs of cereals. e e The sand flea or stick tight flea can be eradicated by rubbing the Infested parts with a mixture of two parts lard and one part of fine ly powdered sulphur. e Using nfltural-eOlored rnhy light? In the poultry house or painting the windows with red lacquer or sol oble red paint has been found satis factory In some case tr preveutiujr cannlball'm among rhtcks. e e Highest Britbk Honor The highest distinction In Great Britala la tha Host Noble Order of the Garter, established by King Edward III in 1848. It la limited to the sovereign and such other descendants de-scendants of George I as may be elected and to 23 Knights Com-panlons;but Com-panlons;but sovereigns and princes of other countries, and extra Knights Companions may be admitted admit-ted by special statutes. Has M B.D Ri.fs In Portugal there are 64 bull rings where bullfighting la carried out In Portuguese style, which differs dif-fers chiefly from Spanish In so far as the buU Is not killed. It is a milder sort of affair. Lisbon has the most Important arena, seating 11,000 persons. Panama Hats From Ecaador Panama hats are really made in Ecuador and to Impress this on the world letters sent abroad by the Ecuadorean postal service sre stamped with rubber stamps In the language of the country of destination destina-tion with a legend to that effect Names for Ohio Counties Vinton county, Ohio, was named for S. P. VlntOB, unsuccessful candidate can-didate for governor on the Whig ticket while Ross county was named for ames Roe unsycee- ful candidate for governor of Pennsylvania on the Federalist ticket Mayans Magnificent Builders Mayan Indians of Yucatan, who built magnificent stone temples, used mass production methods of cutting stone and delivering It to the building alto, not so different from the modern system, arcbeolo-gl8t8 arcbeolo-gl8t8 conclude. Tat Tomb Beetles The first female of a species of beetle, tbe only two male speci mens of which were found in the Egyptian tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, was brought to light from a cave In Itaccoon mountain, Tetin. Christina Missions A Japanese ruler of several centuries cen-turies ago forbade Christian missions mis-sions because the ships which bore the Bible to Japan also car ried arms, landing the latter Trt a rival Island. Meteors Tested in Flight The chem'cal elements In nine meteors which never touched the earth were announced by Harvard university. The meteors were test ed while they were spinning by. . Choice W Oratory "I likes to hear good speakln'," said Uncle Etien, "an' I ain't yet found, an orator dat satisfies my mind as much as my old friend de preacher." The Pent Hoaso Tha pent house Is any smaller structure attached to a larger building. build-ing. Aa commonly used, a pent housa Is a house erected on the flat roof of a large office or apartment building. build-ing. Such structures are popular tm New York as places of residence, being be-ing mora exclusive than apartments. apart-ments. Often the lease of a pent housa will Include tha entire roof, which will be fixed op as a garden. Kite ase! Fall of Mining ! kilning camps experience pertoda of growth and decline, of excitement excite-ment and obsolescence, depending npon such economic factors. Lead-vllle, Lead-vllle, Oolex, la an example of tna changes wrought by tha varying composition of Its ores. Starting out as a gold camp, It became a silver camp, and subsequently, with, depth, deteriorated into a lead and copper producing district Colorado a a Territory Colorado was organized as a territory ter-ritory on February 28, 1861, with the same boundaries as at present, being made op from parts of tha territories of Utah, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska. The name given to this territory in tbe bill as It passed the house was Idaho, but it was changed to Colorado In the senate. Capable Caterpillars Not long ago a man In Munich taught caterpillars to spin lace veils. He spread a food paste over a flat stone and then drew a delicate do-sign do-sign upon It In an oil they would not touch. As the caterpillars ata the paste, they wove the pattern with the silk which they spin through the lower lip. Collier's. Miniature Railroad for Study A 200-foot miniature railroad system, sys-tem, Including automatic block signals sig-nals and other devices. Is used at Massachusetts Institute of Technob ogy, at Cambridge, for practical demonstration of new railroad safety and signaling apparatus. Big Dipper and North Star The big dipper does not revolve . about the North star. The North star Is In a continuation of the line of the earth's axis, and therefore appears as a pivot around which all the rest of the stars revolve every 24 hours. High Altitude Aids Arteries Observations made by a skiing doctor doc-tor are leading to, the relief of soma of the Ills of the arteries that hamper ham-per circulation of the blood in tha arms or legs. High altitudes relieve re-lieve clogged artery cases. Arctics' Most Advanced The Lapps of the Far North of Europe, who have the advantage of the gulf of winter warmth caused by the Atlantic drifts and the warm southwesterly winds, are tha most advanced of Arctic peoples. Largo Pecan Orchard One of the largest pecan orchards In south Louisiana lies within the boundaries of New Orleans, It Is situated on a-plantation below the Immlgra t ion station and eontatoe 2,500 trees In good condition. |