Show TIIE GARLAND TIMES GARLAND UTAH Sally Sez Uncommon Sense' © by Thu Pen a Publlahlng SYNOPSIS Prudcncs Schuyler comes to Prosper tty Farm to make a new life for herself and her brother David his health The second day broken by tragedy Prue falls from the barn loft Into the rlrh young arms of Rodney Gerard There Is at once a man a neighbor mutual attraction but Prudence susher men since husband slater's pects ran away with her brother's wife Len Calloway tries to buy Prue’s timber with Rod to disbut she contracts pose of the trees David comes to the farm Prue accompanies Rod and Jean niece to a cirRod's cus Chicot sn old clown Is accidentHe was the grandfather ally killed of Hilly Gooch one of the clrcue riders Rod became friendly with Mllly Parm when she lived on Prosperity laborers so that Calloway Intimidates they cannot be hired to cut the timber for Rodney Gerard After Chicot's death Rod calls on Mllly to sea If he oan be of any help Prue sees In a a flashlight picture of him newspaper with Mllly Rodney goes to New York for timber cutters taking David with him to help select men from among Rod the Reecue Mleslon hangers-oends word of his coming with a crew of laborers To keep the knowledge of arrival from Calloway the workers Prudence enters her timber tract with him on the pretense of bargaining on He confines her In a the lumbering An escaped convict appears eabln and robs Prudence of her pearls Then Rod arrives and holds a gun on Calloway and tha convict recovering the Jewels IX— Continued —14 — to ber again In that CHAPTER unIf be (poke she would cry her heart steady vole out on his shoulder then where would she bet "Warmer— but— a roaring fire and h cup of hot tea will seem like heaven Jim will—" “Jim Jim You think of him every minute Why don’t you marry him?” Prudence shut her eyes She had been about to say that Jim would think him lost He had handed her a She rushed to her weapon of defense own destruction "I have had that Idea myself— In fact It i quite settled" The worda seemed to twnug In the air long after they were spoken to Vibrate like a violin string which had struck been What a lie! roughly He! She had What an outrageous tripped off honor and truth In a determination to protect herself from future heartacho Wlmt would Jim Armstrong say If he knew? He mustn't After what seemed hours of know time and miles of road she begged In what She recognized as absurd anticlimax ‘Tlease don't mention what I told We— we you to anyone — even David I— don't want It known — at present I— well you made me angry and— and I Just flung It at you’’ I "Don’t worry shan't broadcast the You are hoarse Still good news Chilly?" but thank heaven we “I’m warmer There's the red are almost home brick bouse 1" “David and I had planned for yojj to dine at High Ledges tonight— he wanted to tell you of our experiences —but If you've taken cold—’’ T never take cold As ‘soon as I get off these wet clothes I’ll be all right" Ilow could she face Jim Armstrong she wondered lie lifted her out of the roadster and pulled off the robe "You’re shivThere Isn't a light In the house ering Where Is Jane Mack?” “Having t tea with Mrs S SI prob- ably" “You’re shivering again Tm going In with you I” “No No Go home anyone” Come I onl don't need “Sex you t Come on 1" He laid a arm about her shoulders compelling The drew her along the path knob of the front door turned under his hand He followed her Into the living room which was faintly lighted by blinking coals on the hearth “Sit In that wing chair Don't try to talk” He flung pine cones from the Idg copper kettle beside the flreplncq on the embers Carefully They blazed he laid birch when that kindling caught he piled on large logs and the lighted lamp Prudence protested hoarsely "Please I can take don't do anything more care of myself" Got a heater In the house? Is your room warm?” “My own room upstairs? Only When I have a Are in the stove" “Then I'll get your dry clothes you can't atay In those wet things and you are not going up to that cold room to Stick out your foot" change He dropped to one knee and unlaced held out the boot she automatically an for Instant she w as dumb from surprise but only for an instant don’t dare go to Gerard “Rodney my room" I’m going un“Did you say ‘dare’? der the Trading with the Euemy act It's being used this year" He carefully removed the other boot placed the pair side by side on the hearth and crossed the room Huddled In the wing chair she re Groan garded him as he returned crepe pajamas hung over one arm he flanne’ bouse coat striped In blue and and On WNU green over the other How had he known what to bring? “Here you are! Get out of those wet things and Into these” He drew a chair In front of the fire and laid the garments over Its back Prudence regarded him with a superior smile as superior as a smile could be with chattering teeth behind It “Just naturally helpful aren't you? of huveu’t the slightest Intention I’ll until here stay M Macky gets back” “You have another guess coming to to dry clothes You’ll change you while I'm 'a the kitchen making a cup Now get this If you of hot tea haven’t when I come back I'll peel off those wet things myself" He paused "Make It snappy on the threshold It doesn’t take long to boll water” Prudence wrinkled her nose at his hack The act of defiance precipitated a sneeze Iet to her make him try Just change let him try She glanced at the pafurtively jamas and coat over the chair They warm and she was looked blissfully frozen Why not put them on? Why freeze for the pleasure of defying Itodney Gerard? What was that sound? Was he coming already? With shaking hands she Of pulled off the green cardigan course the lordly mule would think he had frightened her Into obedience She knotted the cord of the green and blue house coat He hadn't It wasn't that she was too proud to fight — was her reaction to that thought a chuckle to or a shiver — she was too Silly not to have put these toasly warm tilings on at once He was coming! She caught up the wet clothing and Jammed It Into the Hack In the wing chair wood box she thrust her bare toes still white from cold Into sandals and sat on I to the warning call “Timber 1” before the crash of a tree to the clop of axes the rasp of 8aws that shattered the brooding silence of the woods Was it only two weeks since Itodney Gerard and Duvld had personally conducted thffir crew from New York? Probably seemed months to the men who unused to hard work had been InIn the art of structed gradually axes twisting handling and grinding on and peaveys pulling If It didn't seem long to them It seemed an aeon or two to her since that cabin adventure of recent and The convict was thrilling memory safe behind bars but hadn't a man quite as dangerous to the Schuyler been left at and Gerard Interests large? Had Calloway given up the tight to stop them from cutting the timber? She couldn't believe It Two weeks since they had arrived and this was the first time she had In seen them at work Absorption work and sports was not the only reason that had kept her from the log- It them entered When Gerard quickly at the chair In lire He drew forward a poy and set down the he glanced front of the Chinese teatray In his hand “There you are!” He poured tea strong enough to the struightest lashes up tight passed her the cup "Drink It while It's hot" She took a hasty swallow You— haven’t a "It’s bolting! lined mouth up your sleeve have you? You're such an efficient curl and "Did It burn?” "Oh no It froze nnd frosted all the down” Drink It "Don't try to be funny At least you're not shivering now What the dickens have you done to this room?" I wanted It fresh "Paper and paint for Duvld when he returned” She How "Dave started to her feet could have forgotten? He must be wild with anxiety about me" I “Sit down that tea! Finish Told him phoned him from upstairs that you were okay and that you would be at High Ledges for dinner "Who's that? I — ” A door banged Sit still 1" llefore he could reach the hall Jane Mack appeared on the threshold "Miss Prue Miss Pruel They've Now caught the escaped prisoner perhaps you’ll get your Jewels" She took a step Into the room and pulled down her spectacles “What's the to What matter child? happened her Mr Itodney?" Prue reassured quickly: Macky except "Nothing happened that went to look at my timber and got wet Mr Gerard made some ten and— here we arc" Jane Mack put her hand against "You look feverish Drue's cheek Sure you haven’t taken cold?" never have a cold “Of course not What did you hear about the convict Tell us quhk" Macky? Gerard lifted the heavy coat from Jane's thin shoulders - Prue wondered tf that attention ever had been shown her before and drew forward a chair llovv did you “Sit here Miss Mack hear about the capture?” “The news was broadcast about ten minutes ago The convict was brought to the county Jatl by a leading citizen —didn't tell his name over the radio — who caught him In the woods dared death from the desperado’s revolver and captured him Jane Mack's theatrical "dared death” unleashed Prue's shivers !” she echoed The leading citizen was Calloway of course Evidently he had forgotten mention to Rodney Gerard's timely entrance at the cabin had forgotten her masterly stroke with the si and she repeated He shook looked at Rodney Gerard his head ay his eyes met hers She turned to Jane Mack "So the leading citizen caught him Ain't human nature way grand 1" CHAPTER X Perched 'on a stump among others which reminded her of Henry Hudgoblin crew In the forest set of Prudence listened Hip Van Winkle son's “Don't Try to Be Funny Drink It” belt True acknowledged to with heightened color she didn't care to meet Rodney Gerard and she face Jim couldn’t Of Armstrong course he didn't know of her absurd statement that she was engaged to him but until she felt less ashamed of herself she would keep out of his She must have been dazed with way cold and excitement that day to have fabricated such a story She shook off the past filled her lungs with the sparkling air and her They glowed eyes with the present with laughter as she watched the men she could see They were a motley lot in shirts of a hectic plaid and buggy corduroy trousers They were bare of arm and throat They had slouch lost the unemployed were and hard of muscle They seemed happy and clean She blinked away sudden tears of gratitude as her brother appeared between the snowy trees It seemed incredible that the erect vigorous man In army breeches and high boots heavy sweater was the same person whom she and Gerard had tenderly assisted from the black roadster not so many weeks ago roads that wind ’“Lengthening to hilltops dust nnd heat through clear’” she repented softly The men from the mission were as making good Prudence approved ArmGerard she watched them strong and SI Duffer were each recting a crew Twenty of the original Importation of twenty the had stuck Three had sneaked away after their first day at hard labor two had deserted to Callow ay The repeCGon of the Calloway! name brought Pine’s doubts of the man's accept moo of the present crowd ng back Into her mind he given up the fight? Had She believe It couldn't lie was too retoo relentless If onlv she sourceful could think of the devastating things to say when she faced him that were on the tip of her tongue thronging now "Warm enough Prue?" Iter brother's voice startled her back from an Imaginary verbal battle with Calloway “Warm! I'm fairly wadded What as a cold proMacky didn’t suggest tector Mrs SI dhl How are the men getting on?" I knew “Great they would make good They are not fools Never In their lives have they had such food As a financial nor such consideration proposition this experiment of Gerard's as an experiIs likely to prove costly ment In human values I believe that It will pay a dividend” look and fat In spite of “They happy their hard Work” "Fat! You said something then They eat enormously and they sleep like logs on the balsam boughs under Even the hard work their blnnkets won’t take care of the energy they are storing up All their noise and guying now but let one of Is them get ugly or fust ona drink and glng Syndicate John Blake —WNU Service We are negligent of the needs and the difficulties of others only because By EMILIE LORING Copyright Bll Help All Can Seryloa victors Jubilating about goal posts would be a Sleepy Hollow compared to the Inside of that cattle- barn” “Can they get a drink Dave?" "Not unless they walk miles for It and by the time they have trumped bark to the at the end of their work day they've had all the walking they care for They are happy enough with a radio and one of those small moving picture machines — but In spite of that I can’t explain It I feel a pricking In my thumbs" "Have from the two you heard ‘ whom Calloway subtracted?” "Not since the night they appeared at the bunkhouse to make a neighborOn that occasion they were ly call greeted with such a storm of abuse and such a fusillade of missiles that the place looked as If It had been the storm center of a store explosion They won’t tfy that again Here comes Itod” a Gerard leaned Rodney against small tree and regarded Prudence with smiling aloofness "We have with us today — Prue of farm What do you think Prosperity of our logging enterprise partner?” She gripped the stump with both A small cold tremor of gloved hands fear quivered through her He hadn’t moved yet she felt as If Irresistibly she were being drawn Into his arms Why why did It have to be he who set her heart thumping whose eyes seemed to stop her breath? How could lie In a few weeks have so possessed her? Magic? Illack art? Almost she to believe In them began Why couldn't It have been Jim Armstrong who had had neither time nor money to finance circus riders? She kept her eyes on her brother as hands deep in the pockets of his heavy sweater he walked away She said unevenly: Isn’t better "David Is unbelievably he?" He’s pretty nearly okay “Better When we were in New York I persuaded him to see a specialist I know He said that If your brother would — I am givkeep out of version ing you a carefully expurgated of bis opinion — places full of dead air for a time and live In the country that nature who Is the greater repair would have him specialist In creation on his feet In —" “Timber !” Gerard Jumped to his feet at the Prue’s eyes followed call warning The men had taken to the cover his of big trees All except one Why — why didn't the stupid creature— Look out!” “Hil O'Shea! Gerard as he yelled the warning dashed toward the red headed giant Prudence clutched her hands over her Would he be In time? Didn't heart Rodney realize his own danger when The he hurled himself at the man? So were the two tree was dow n The crew dropped Crushed? men their axes and rushed forward She shut her eyes for an Instant When she opened them Gerard was on his feet with his hand on O'Shea's shoulder "Sorry to treat you rough Shance You had to take the chance of being knocked out by the tree or by me” The dazed man blinked small red eyes at the prostrate forest monster — harmless now —which had cleared him by an Inch TO Ants BE CONTINUED Outdo Man in Many Demonstrations of Skill skillful With well trained soldiers successful builders farmers aud able rulers many of the ant nations challenge some of man’s most outstandsays Pathfinding accomplishments orThese wonderfully er Magazine ganized tribes perform wonders width are hard to understand They pursue similar to those methods remarkably in war show of timn Their formations u perfection which Is not only similar to but rivals that of the world’s best some of Wot king llroloj-'-'armies them Instead of hunting all of their food actually produce part of It themCertain selves varieties of mushbeen domesticated rooms have by them nnd are grown In underground and beds receiving careful cultivation watering Most striking of all is their building structures ants Some of the erect would far outstrip those of roan If they were considered In view of the sizes of the builders comparative Some of the buildings reach a height of 20 feet and withstand severe storms In the well Workers remarkably tribes are aided by slaves captured In wars Underaecretary of Stato The undersecretary of state Ms the principal assistant o1' the p'or'i'r n" state In the discharge of his various functions aiding In the oi and execution of the ij foreign policies In the reception of of the government representatives of foreign governments etc In matters which do not require the personal attention of the secretary of state he acts for the secretary of state and tn the absence of that ofof ficial he becomes acting secretary state - nis duties also Include general direction of the woik of the Department of State and of the foreign service they rarely our are to teutlonWhenever brought people clearly see and understand the troubles of their fellow creatures they rarely fall to help them I was In San Francisco within a week of the great fire that drove thousands of people from comfortable homos to seek shelter In tents beyond the fire zone Working on a newspaper I had an to see how help ample opportunity was coming In from all sides and to observe how the rich forgot their pride labored and taking off their coats twelve hours a day till all that had been driven from tlielr houses were supplied with shelter and food This is one of the fine traits in human nature It takes cover during the average run of events but it comes out when there is a call for aid In Carl Sandburg’B fine biography of Lincoln he tells how In his early life one of the greatest of men and of Presidents could never endure to see a hog In distress The hogs would go down to the creek to drink and become mired In the thick mud which had they not been helped would soon have drawn them down to their deaths Then the tall lanky prairie youth driving past and observing them would the pull off his coat and sometimes remainder of his attire and by exerting his tremendous strength pull the squealing porkers out on high land He smiled happily while they waddled away to safer footing in that time did Lincoln or Little anyone else dream that before so many years he would be rescuing a groat nation from destruction Today there are many reasons for mutual helpfulness In the world It Is a time to scrap selfishness and and do all that can be done to keep going the movement which Is to bring the world back to its feet The vast majority of the people In America understand this The concerted efforts that are being made to restore better conditions Is the proof There will be sacrifices ami hardships But where is the man in this wide himself country who while struggling will not reach out a hand toward a neighbor uho is in a worse position than he? Millions are starting slowly back up tha hill And I believe as they toll upward they will find their neighbors reaching out to help them and finding in the practice of sympathy a satisfaction which will more than repay them for all that they have done or are doing In the days of my youth there wore men who could not afford laundry bills and who wore what were known as “dickeys” Dickeys were shield shaped devices of linen or cotton which could be used to cover up the angular space which where the Fronts vest leaves off Hut they were not very satisfactory They had a tendency to pull out at the corners permitting the public to view the soiled white or contemptuously whitish shirt underneath saved They laundry hills for a while to be sure — though In most cases It was the toll of the poor wives or mothers at home that they saved but they were known throughout the town to be poor pretenses at respectability And ns soon as a man’s financial condition Improved a little be abandoned them and went back on the old standard But the "dk keys” supplied n lesson to some of the people in my old town which more than atoned for the embarrassment that they sometimes cost Their wearers discovered that sham was no good that they might better have donned the old red flannel shirts which were worn by the railroad boys and truck drivers than to attempt to be something that they were not begins This U not an arumont in defense of the “snappy drosor” or of the boy who keeps his mother at the washboard so she can save money to buy her offspring the evening suit ho says he must own In order to keep up with the pa- rade Big Animal Light Eater Those extraordinary animals of or South Africa the earth pigs weigh about as much as a man but live almost wholly on a diet of tiny termites "GRAINS OF GOLD" THE WHOLE WHEAT CEREAL “Makes Cream Taste Better" Western It (T ear a bold front But be sure always before you wear it that it is not a fab one Trade For Western Made Ask Your Grocer THIS WEEK’S PRIZE STORY town doeen't Uviiif In nike tt it U buying there end eeiliaf prosperous there that bring the “Boom te The hen that lay at home Is the hen that rets the wheat The piff that stays at home Grows the tender Juicy meet Help to msko our Intermountaln Conn try prosper by raiting baying: and seltlng et homes HOWELL MISS ALBERTA U Rexbnrg Jut u At 400 Utah Oil Refining Service Stations fn Utah and Idahd Car Color Restricted houseIn Japan only imperial hold cars may be painted maroon and no cars except hearses may ba which to the napainted yellow tives signifies mourning UTAH HIGH SCHOOL BEAUTY CULTURE OF Why not get your training at the largIn tho school est and best equipped a profesWest — Where you can learn sion that will make you independent Writo for for tho rest of your life details So Salt Main Lako Utah Citly According to statistics successful murder in America offers lesa chance of failure than the majority of businesses 150000 feet Used & New Pipe Sizes 12" 9A”s 1" Structural Steel and Plates Monsey Iron 700 & Metal Co Salt Uki Vist Otsh Water Easily Wasted Water leaking from a faucet in a stream the size of a common pin wastes 160 gallons a day it is estimated Fish Become Transparent Fish near the surface of tropio seas are predominantly blue but become transparent greater depths at New Grand Hotel Salt Oppoaita It Is merely an effort to Impress on my readers that while rags may not be “royal ruiment when worn for virtue’s sake’’ it Is better to stand for what you are Instead of what you would like to be or what heaven willing — you mean to be when you get your chance Be what you are and don’t be ashamed of It Better It If you can and as rapidly as you can If you want to be something better But don’t use false fronts or pretenses Even If they were not found out they would be bad for your character And believe me they always will be found out probably at some time when the will embarrass you almost discovery beyond your power to stand up under INDUSTRY ROHE PATRONIZING Iak New Federal Utah City Poat OfTica Building and Salt Lake’s Most l’opular Medium Priced Hotel from Ona Blnrk Theatre and Ditrict Shopping New Modern Coffee Shop in Connection M Week No (Open Day and n THOMPSON Night) WNU— 1502 Managar Salt Laka City Animal Life in Cold Waters More plant and animal life per square mile is found in the cold waters of the temperate and frigid zones than in the ocean waters of the tropics- per week will be paid for the article on hoold aee by you Intermountain made Goode” Similar to above Send yoar atorv in groee or veree to Intermcnntain Prod on umn POBox I55S Balt Lake City If year etory appear in thl column will ceive check for $300 bt ya $300 |