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Show TCJL-MARK- 0"AGURAMTEE It means a great deal to you to buy four 'Jewelry of a reliable house. The auslneM Is based on confidence and jur forty-eight years of square dealing nave placed us at the head of the reliability re-liability clas3. Everything In diamonds, watches, illver tableware, clocks and optical goods. fw kfch SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH All Hallows College SALT LAKE CITY BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS Clan begin ft tint tit j, September 8. Clatttcl, Scientific aad Commercial coeriei. Special department for little, boy j, under tbe ctrc of a trained teacher. Gymnasium tad Military DriM Bader the direction of ipedal imtraetori. For tents and information, apply to Very Rev. J. J. Guinan, S. M., President. I I HARRY J. ROBINSON ATTORNEY AT LAW 304-30M Judga Building, Salt LakoClty A CAVALER OF FIVE By Minna Thomas Antrim (Copyright, by J. U. Mpplneott Co.) Don's fnco was troubled. Perched upon n flat stono overlooking a stretch of matchless country, ho bent lowering ,eycs toward tho Houso of his Enemy. Uelow, at the hee,) of tho hill upon whose crest Don's stately habitation rested, n rose-embowered cottngo nestled. nest-led. Therein dwelt his foe. With lips a-qulvor, Don rubbed tho big lump upon his head. Painfully it reminded him or a stono cast by ono whoso Bins were grievously many. Ills BtnitU legs a-danglo kicked hip Btony Beat angrily. Ho Binote tho rock ,ln order to discharge part of the clamoring clam-oring forco within. Meek Don was not, although ho was of gentlo habit. He longed with a might longing to hnvo his foo beneath his sturdy heel. Alack! tho red-headed boy wan Bovoral Inches tnller, ond, besides, hla ability to run away Don had never seen equalled. His step-father, Keith Konnedy, who was also his model and hero, had Bald It was unmanly to throw b tones; therefore Don had refrained. Also Keith had assured him that only cowards cow-ards ran away, hence Don held his ground and tried to dodge all mlsslloB. He hndn't fought, becauso h'a mother I told him that It was naughty. His roverio was interrupted by a familiar fa-miliar voice hers. "Tan I turn over, Don?" Could she como over! With eyes alight Don leaped down from Ills high scat to oped tho stubbornly latched gato. Entored Etliol as usual, crisply starched and berlbboned to match the Bky. Down she eat, her Basil carefully outspread. Her cavalier, to Bult her lesser height, dropped also upon tho grass. Being thus comfortably placed, Ethel eyed him disdainfully. " 'Copt I didn't bo mad at Jimmy, I wouldn't tutnincd over," Bho began. Don'a fnco lengthened dolorously, but his lips were mute. " 'Course," Bho wont on, "I'm mod wlv' Jimmy, but ho ain't no 'frald-cat. 'frald-cat. You Is." Snap went two ruby lips. Snap wont two hoavon-blue oyeB. Deeper red splatches mottled tho pink of Don's chubby cheeks. Outrageous fortune ntlll purBued-Jilra. . Attain ho must bear tho Ignominy of accusation. It was unbcarablo. "I ain't no 'frnld-cnt, Effol Taylor," he said hotly. "You Is," calmly repeated his lady; "cept you wasn't you would 'a' frowed anuvver stono back at Jimmy." Don roBo. He could not sit under her blows. "Keif says 'at frowln' Btones 1b bad. If I'm bad, I won't go up to heaven In de Bkles," said ho. Meanwhile, behind tho children was stealthily creeping a boy whoso hair flamed agalust tho vclvoty green of tho turf, and in whoso round oyc-a mallco gleamed evilly. In ono freckled freck-led hand he poised a mottled object. Angered by Don's proximity to his self-styled "beau," ho gave an unearthly unearth-ly yell and flung tho dond garter-snake garter-snake at Don, then ran away, shrieking shriek-ing with glue. Had aiming sent it Into tho girl-child's lap, and tho tiny morsel of womanhood was literally frozen with horror of tho loathsome objoct. Terror-stricken though ho was, Don bravely grasped the roptllo in IiIb small right hand, and flung it as far as ho could. As is tho way with her sex, the danger past, Ethel ran shrieking across tho lawn, out of tho gato, across tho dusty road and Into her "Auntie Roma's" arms. Don, meanwhile, between personal fright and anxiety for his playmate, lay In a semi-dazed state for boujo tlrao, then painfully walked Into tho house. For several days u Bort of feverish fev-erish stupor held hltn, but finally his nerves righted themselves. During his cqnvnlesqonco, Keith pud ho hold a counsel of war. It was written, how-over, how-over, that many-days should pass oro Don was to profit by. his stop-father's counsol, for the nrtful Jimmy had also como to grief. Measles, that ancient enemy of youth, bound him to romnln Indoors or pay the ponalty. Jimmy remained. When ho was nblo to begin hatching mischief again, Don and Ethel were digging for Bholla at n nearby watering-place, I Tho Keith Kennedys, with Don and the baby Bister, and Ethel's father, were fitaylng -at the same seashore hotel. Tho summer ended as summers will -and back to "Tho Willows" tho Kennedy's had 'come. The trees, clad in their autumnal glory, were of immense im-mense interest to the children. In tho near-by woods the little ones spent hours dally, eBpeclnlly where the chestnut and Bhellbark treea, being prodded, showered down nuts Into Don's little enp and Ethel's small aklrt, Alack-a-day that into their Eden discord dis-cord should be "hastening upon shoeless' shoe-less' feet, Jimmy hud also ended his summer vncatlou. Don's fright and consequent Illness had not been reported re-ported to his father, who wno 111 at tho tlmo; thus It camo that Jimmy Strong escaped chastisement. To mend his ways had no part or parcel. In his life-plan; to escnpo painful consequences con-sequences alono concerned him. Ono day, tho next after his return, he went prowling In tho woods for Don nnd Ethel. Ho finally snw them, and, as usual, tlp-tood near. Tho children were breathlessly watching tho nntlc-B of a hoary 'old squirrel. Ethel sat with her lap filled with loaves, which Bho was weaving, with tho aid of tiny sticks, into a gorgeous wreath. Don Bat cross-legged under the chestnut troo up which tho squirrel squir-rel was trying to mako his way. For once, Don's back was to hla little playmate. Tho prowling Jimmy buw by tho posture of Don's legs that thoy could not untangle themselves as swiftly as his own could sprint; bcBldoB, had ho not sufficient proof that tho boy was a coward when it camo to' fighting? fight-ing? Honco up to Ethel ho crept Boundlessly, and, with nn entirely now sort of blood-curdling yell, pulled tho child's sunny hair with all tho strength of foaterod mnllco. Ethel's scream had Bcurcely begun when Don wan beside her and had taken In tho Bltuation at a glance. Ho beheld tho gleeful Jimmy ileoing through tho woodB like a haro. So great was hla haste that ho foil sprawling over tho Btump of n Bnmll treo. With a yell as nearly mato to his fallen toon an no could evolve, Don was upon him, hlB knee upon tho big boy's choBt, hla two rnglng flBts pounding IiIb enemy's face. At laBt Don felt the primal thrill of battlo. With corresponding rago, tho pugilistic Jimmy tried to throw off his foo, but his Jacket had caught In some briiBh In" a mnnnor to prevent, and in the position in which ho lay ho was unablo to ward off Don's blowB. Only when tho conqueror became exhausted ex-hausted from pounding, did ho desist. "Now," Bajd he, breathing hard, "you big, bad coward to hurt a Uttlo dlrl, don't you never, scare Effol adaln." Jimmy tried to tIbo, but nB a vise tho Hplko-liko brushwood hold him. "Dlt up," commanded Don, " and dlt out- of our woodB." Whereupon, without n backward look, tho conqueror con-queror turned away and ran back to comfort tho weeping Ethel. Tho day artor, Don wao giving a dinner party. For tho first tlmo ho wore tho customary garb of a cavalier of high degree In blnck velvet knee-breeches, knee-breeches, wldo laco collar, Bllken Iiobo, and varniahed leather pumps, Don looked tho part. From ringlets, Keith had mercifully Bnved his comrade. Ho looked very handBomo Indeed to Ethel, who arrived a few moments after he camo out upon tho porch to await his guests. Keith had sent tho big touring car for several children who woro to attend Don'B birthday feast and who lived sojno dtatanco away. Ethel, looking llko nn enlarged pink carnation, approached her host. Suddenly Don'B face brightened. Ho had spied tho car coming, It ws laden with laughing children. Ethel followed Don to the driveway. A little lit-tle later Keith asBlstod two small boyo and two Binnllor glrlB to alight Ono of these was Sadlo, tho Uttlo lamo girl. With an angry lluttor of her skirts, Ethel aldled away from her detested de-tested rival. "Turn hero wight away, Don," Bho commanded arrogantly. Don obeyed In wondor. "1 didn't know 'at Sadlo was tummln' to your party, 'copt I did I wouldn't tu turned over," sho said angrily. , .. ,. ,.., "Sadlos staying nt our ministers house," Don uald, "I wanted her to my party. ' She's 'nice;-' Turning nor back. upon him, Ethel deliberately approached Sadlo. "Ain't you dot ,no. party dwoas?" asked alio, Hnlfllng. "Only this ono," ealJT tho child happily. hap-pily. "MlB' Russell made It." "Pooh!" sniffed Ethel. "Mlno's silk" "Dinner Is served," said Keith, with great formality, "Whom will you tuke In, Don?" "Sadie," promptly replied Don, approaching ap-proaching the child. For an Instant Ethel looked stunned. Then, without a word, she ran off tho piazzn, out of the gate, acrosH tho way homo. After her the children Blared in amazement. "Did sumpln' hurt her?" naked Sadie innocently. "No," answered Don, with Inborn tact; "she Isn't doln to bo at my party." But his very bouI durkened within him. In that hour the glamour of Ethel faded away forever. As h.g listened to Sadlo's nweet voice, looked Into her bright face, nnd listened to hor happy chatter, his heart sought sanctuary for tho second, time. He loved Sadie, He would tell Ethel, and soon, that ho no longer cared to bo-coma bo-coma her husband when he waB n big mnn. Sho uIbo must know his feelings. feel-ings. So, after n beautiful dinner and a gay hour of play afterward, when ho and Sadlo woro Bented a Uttlo opart from tho other children, ho broached tho doUcnto subject to hor. Sho stared, then laughed merrily. "My, what n funny boy you are!" Bho Bald. "Don't you know that lamo Uttlo girls llko mo don't bo big ever?" A shadow crossed tho boy'a sensitive sensi-tive face. For a moment ho felt dazed, then ho said: "Maybo I'll stay Uttlo llko you." At which Sadlo laughod oven moro merrily. "You aro a awful funny boy, Don," Bho repeated. Looking distinctly hurt. Don turned nnd walked toward tho motor car, which was coming up from tho garage to tnko tho Uttlo ones homo. Something Some-thing drow hla eyes to tho houso across tho road. There, pooping bo-tween bo-tween tho Iron bars of tho gate, was a small, peevish fnco a lonoly child, self exiled, a day ago tho sight would havo thrilled Don to pity, but not now. His mind was otherwise occupied. |