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Show THE the came fcATHAiUNI NEWUM BY CHAPTER III 15 Flight There was a girl named Joan who followed Pierre Landls because he laid bis hand upon her wrist, and there was another Joan who fled up the mountain-sidat sight of him, though the Are that had once touched her shoulder had burnt Its way into per heart. Then there was a third Joan, a Joan astray. It was this Joa that had come to Lazy-Ranch and had cooked for and bullied "the outfit' a Joan of set face and bitter tongue, whose two years' lonely battle with life had twisted her youth out of Its first comely stralghtness. In Joan' unrai coue or moral law mere wa one sin the dealings of a married woman with another man. When Pierre's living and seeking face looked up toward her where she stood on e the mountain-sid- e above Prosper felt for the first time that she had sinned, and so, for the first time, she was a sinner, and the In evltable agony of soul began She fled and hid till dark, then prowled about till she knew that Wen Ho was alone In the house. She came like a spirit from hell and questioned him. "What did the men ask? you tell them?" NEPHI, UTAH S, and didn't give you any If I may- .He was actually fighting an uneven-nes- s of breath, and Yarnall, unemotional as be war waa (ripped with sympathetic suspense. "I want," atam-mere-d the young man, "to know her name." Yarnall awore. "Her name, as aha gave It," said he, "la Jane. But, my boy, you can't ee her. She left thla morning." Pierre raised white, tense face. "Left?" He turned as If he would run after her. "Yes, sir. These people I've had here took her away with them. That is, they've been urging her to go, but she'd refused. Then, suddenly, this morning, Just as they were putting the trunks in, up came Jane, white as chalk, asking them to take her with them, said ahe must go. WelL sir, they rigged her up with some traveling clothes and drove away with her. That was six hours ago. By now they're In the train, bound for New York." Yarnall's guest looked at him with- out speaking, and Yarnall nervously went on, "She's been with us about six months, Landls, and I don't know anything about her. She was .tall, gray eyes, black hair, alow speaking, and with the kind of voice you'd be apt to notice . . . yes, I see she's the girl you've been looking for. I can give you the New York people's address, but first, for Jane's sake I'm a pretty good friend of hers, I think a lot of Jane I'll have to know what you want with her what she la to you." Pierre's pupils widened till they all but swallowed the smoke-coloreIris. "She Is my wife," he said. Again Yarnall swore. But he lit cigarette and took his time about answering. "Well, sir," he said, "you must excuse me, but it was because she saw you, I take It, that Jane cut off this morning. That's clear. Now, I don't know what would make a girl run off from her husband. She mlcht have any number of reasons, bad and good, but it seems to me that It would be a pretty strong one that would make a girl run off, with a look such as slie wore, from a man like you. Did you treat her well, Landls?" It had the effect of a lash taken The man shrank a by a penitent. little, whitened, endured. "I can't tell you how I treated her," he said In a dangerous voice; "It don't bear tellln. But I want her back. I was I was that was three years ago; I am more like a man now. You'll give me the people's name, their address? . . ." Pierre laid his hand on the older man's wrist and gave It queer urgent and beseeching shake. After a moment of searching scru tiny, Yarnall bent his head. Very well," said he shortly: Vome In hie-tor- y. I want to see her COFVK1GHT cabin, she TIMES-NEW- What did BIBT, to dumb beasts, of work, of simple, sne was mien repeaiea Deginnings. glad that she was working with her hands. She twisted up her hair and went over to the ranch-hous- e where she began soberly and thankfully to light her kitchen fire. It was after breakfast, two or three mornings later, when a stranger on a chestnut pony rode Into Yarnall's ranch, tied his pony to a tree, and, airiuing across tne cobbled square, came to knock at the office door. At the moment, Yarnall, on the other side of the house, was saying farewell to his guests, and helping the men pile the baggage Into the wag on, so this other visitor, getting no answer to his knock, turned and looked about the court. He did not, It was evident, mind waiting. It was to be surmised from the look of him that he was used to it; patient and not to be discouraged by delay. He was very brown young man of quite astounding beauty and his face had been schooled to keenness and re straint. He was very clean, an outdoor man, a rider, but a man who had. In some sense, arrived. He had the Inimitable stamp of achievement. He had been hard driv en the look of that, too, was there; ne nad been Crlven to more than or- umary enori. une or tne men, see-lahim, walked over and poke re spectfully. "You want to see Mr. Yarnall?" . ,, i trvr xea, sir. ine man's eyes were ranch-house searching the wistfully again. "I would like to see him If I can. I have some Questions to ask him." "He s round the house, gettin' rid of a bunch of dudes. Some Job. Both hands tied up. Will you go round or wait?" The stranger dropped to his heels. squatted, and rolled a cigarette. "1 11 wait," he murmured. "You can let him know when the dudes make two-seate- d well-dresse- g ine men naa asKea ror a lady. He had told them, as Prosper had once Instructed him, that no lady was liv Ing there, that the man had Just gone, They had been satisfied and had left. But Joan was still In terror. Pierre must never find her now. She had accepted the lie of a stranger, had left her husband for dead, had made no effort to ascertain the truth, and had "dealings with another man, Joan sat In Judgment and condemned herself to loneliness. She turned her self qut from all her old life as though she had been Cain, and, following Wen Ho's trail over the mountains, had gone Into strange lands to work for her bread. She called herself "Jane" and her ferocity was the armor for her beauty. Always she worked In fear of Pierre's arrival, ' and, as soon as she had saved money for further traveling, she enough moved on. She worked by preference on lonely ranches as cook or harves ter, and It was after two years of such life that she had drifted Into Tarnall's kitchen. She was then greatly changed as a woman who works to the full stretch of her strength, who suffers privation and hardship, who gives no thought to her own youth and beauty, and who, moreover, suffers under scourge of self scorn and fear, Is bound to change. Of all the people that hnd seen her after months of such living, Jasper Mnrena was the only one to find her beautiful. But with his sensitive observation he had seen through the shell to the sweetness underneath; for surely Joan was sweet, a Friday's child. It was good that Jasper had torn the skin from her wound, good that he had broken up the hardness of her heart. She left him and Tarnnll that afternoon and went away to her cabin In the trees and lay face down on the bare boards of the floor and was young again. Waves of longing for love and beauty and adventure flooded her. For while she had been very beau- The Stranger Dropped to His Heels, Squatted, and Rolled a Cigarette. tiful and had been very passionately loved; for a while she had been surheir He'll get round to me. rounded by beauty and taught Its My name? It won't mean anything meanings. She had fled from It all. to him Pierre Lnndis." She hated It, yes. but she lonsred for He did not go round the house, and it with every fiber of her being. The being very busy and perturbed last two years were scalded away. Yarnall, r swiie time after the departure of She was Joan, who had loved Pierre; his did not get round to hint Joan, whom Prosper Gael had loved. ill guests, noon. nearly By that time he Toward morning, duwn feeling with was sitting on the step, his back white fingers through the pine boughs gainst the wall, still smoking and into her tineiirtiiliied window, .loan still wist fully observant of his her topped weeping and stood up. T.is lie very tired mid felt lis flimn-le stood tip when Yarnall came. all the hardness uml strniirth had Sorry." said the latter; "that fool been beaten from l.er heart. She boy didn't tell mo you were here till her door and hoiked at pale ten minutes opened Come in. You'll ft.irs and a still. sluwVy brightening stop for dinnerifo.If e get nny today." a In world. hoPon below the pines "Thank you," snld Pierre. a stream ran and poured t hoarse, came In nnd talked and stated He hurrying vui.e Into t!,e sllencp. Joan r dinner. Yarnall was used to tlie bent tinder tlie hranehns, undressed es'ern fashion of doing business. He and bathed. The icy writer shocked new that It would be A long time life bark iritu tier spirit. She began before the voting man would come to tingle anil to c'',v. In spite of herIs point. P.tit the Englishman was self she felt happier. She had been In no hurry, for he liked his visitor stony for si long, neither aorrowful nd found his talk diverting enough nor glad ; now, after the night of sharp Landls had been In Alaska a lumber jmln. she was aware of the gladness camp. He had risen to be foreman of mortiine. She came up from her nd now he was off for a vacation. plunge, glowing and beautiful, with but had to go back soon. He had loose, wet hair. been everywhere. It seemed to YarIn the corral the men were watering nall that the stranger had visited ev- their foams; shove them on the edge ery ranch In the P.ocky mountain belt. of a mes. against the rosy sky, the After dinner, strolling beside his other ponies, out all right on the range, ost toward his horse, Pierre spoke, wore trooping, drlvpn by a cowboy nd before Yarnall had beard a word who darted here and there on his he knew that the long delay had been nimble pony giving shrill cries. In caused by suppressed emotion. Pierre, The clear Sir syllable was sharp when he did ask his question, was to the ear. every tint and line sharp white to the Hps. to the eye It was beautiful, very "I've taken a lot of yonr time." he beautiful, and It was near and dear said slowly. "I cum to ask yoti about to her. native to her this loveliness some one. I heard that you had of quick eetlon. if inarticulate calling woman on your ranch, a womaa wb lilies 18j -- 6 get-awa- h "People CHAPTER IV Is Table-Car- d "Scrap of Paper" to Her Washington society and the diplomatic corps were excited over a disturbing Incident at the recent official dinner given by the President and Mrs. Coolidge In honor of the diplomats, whereat the wife of the Belgian ambassador, the Baroness de Cartler de Marchlenne, declined to accept the German ambassador, Dr. Otto Wled-feld- t, as her allotted dinner partner. It ppears that the prearranged plan for seating the dinner guests provided that Dr. Wiedfeidt should be the escort and table companion of Baroness de Cartler. The baroness, who was formerly Mrs. Hamilton Wllkes-Carof New York, expressed herself In no uncertain terms as to what she thought of It. Those In charge of the dinner were understood to have learned that the baroness would either have another & s' table companion or would not be pres$( ent at the dinner. Accordingly other arrangements were made and the wife of the Japanese ambassador was es corted to tne dining room by Dr. Wiedfeidt Outwardly, this disposed of the incident, with no other embarrassment to those in charge of the dinner than rearranging the table places for the other kuehis. nut rnenas or the baroness were told how and why the prearranged order of precedence was done over at the eleventh hour, and the incident uiererirre assumed international as well as social significance. Diplomats agreed that this action would be interpreted as nn nffront to the German government, which Dr. Wiedfeidt represents, by the government of iMMxium, represented Dy tne baroness' husband. y d in. Sir Esme Howard to Succeed Geddes Sir Esme William Howard will succeed Sir Auckland Geddes as British ambassador to the United States. Sir Auckland resigns because he Is virtually an Invalid, suffering from eye trouble caused by gas In the World war. The post Is regarded In British cabinet circles as the most important In the diplomatic service. Sir Esme Is at present British ambassador at Madrid. He is known in Washington diplomatic life through residence here from 1906 to lfH)8 as counselor of the British embassy, and, therefore, he will not come here a stranger. He entered the diplomatic service In 1S85, and prior to his appointment to Madrid in 1919 served for six years as minister to Sweden and from 1911 to 1913 as minister to Switzerland. Like Sir Auckland, he Is a veteran of the South African war, where both distinguished themselves. He Is sixty years old nd in 1898 mnrrled Lady Isabella Giustlnlani-Ban-dini- , daughter of Prince GIustinlanl-Bandinenrl of Newburgh He has heU various diplomatic posts at Rome, Berlin, Crete, Vienna, and Budapest In 1SSC he was secretary to the earl of Carnarvon In Ireland and In 1894 private to the earl of secretary KImberley, secretary of state for foreign affairs He was a member of the British delegation to the Paris conference in 1919 peace Sir Esmes Is a member of the Roman Catholic house of of which the duke of Norfolk Is the head. A Howard was lord high Howard, admiral of England when the Armada was defeated. l, Luck's Play. A young man who had Just landed In New York from one of the big, ad venturous transatlantic liners hailed taxlcab and was quickly drawn away Into the glitter and gayety of a bright winter morning. He sat forward eager ly, looking at everything with the air of a lad on a holiday. He was a young man, nut he was not In his first youth. and under a heavy sunburn he was pale and a trifle worn, but there waa about him a look of being hard and very much alive. Under a broad brow there were hawk eyes of greenish gray, a delicate beak, a mouth and chin of cleverness. It was an Interesting face and looked as though It had seen Interesting things. In fact. Prosper Gael had Just returned from his three months of ambulance service In France, and It was the extraordinary success of his play. "The Leopardess," that had chiefly brought him back. Dear Luck," his manager had writ ten, using the college title whicb Prosper'a name and unvarying good fortune suggested, "you'd better come oacic and gather up some of these laurels that are smothering us alL The time Is very favorable for the of your anonymity. I, for one. find It more and more difficult to keep the secret. So far, not even your star snows It. She calls you 'Mr. Luck' to that extent I hava been Indiscreet. . . ." Prosper had another letter In his pocket, a letter that he had ninny times, always with an uneasy conflict of emotions. He was in a sort of humor over It, In a fever-fi- t that had a way of turnln Info lnsftitude. He postponed analysis Meanwhile Indefinitely. h's eyes searched the bright, cold eltv Its croud. Its trollies, its windows most of nil. Its placards, and, not far to seek, there were the posters of "The Leopardess." He leaned out to stinlv one of f a tall, wild eyed woman crouched to spring upon a man who stared at hep in fear. Prosper dropped back with a gleaming smile of nmiin',1 excitement "Tliey've made it look like cheap melodrama," he said to himself; "Hrid yii It's a good thing, the best thing I've ever done. Yet they will vnlgnrlr.e the whole Idea with thelp Infernal notions or "what the public wants.' Morton Is as bad as the rest of them!" He expressed disgust, but underneath he was aglow with pride and Interest. ... hot-col- d !,. (TO HE CONTINUED.) British Make a Fuss Over Lady Astor The British are making a great fuss over Lady Astor (the American-bor- n Nancy Langhorne) ns a "political campaigner absolutely beyond parallel or description." Here's a paragraph about her from the London Dallv Mall A Lucie" Explanation. p.1 Ink "How did he make nrh a c of Ms btistness?" Jinks fecau ba b4 the slajrlug power. Use Eternal Vigilance in War on Tuberculosis In fighting tuberculosis In cattle the old reliable eternal vigilance la aa much the price of victory as In any other contest Men who are mast closely In toock with dairy conditions say there la grave danger ef reinfection even after the herd la clean. They say that special care should be exercised In cleaning and disinfecting a barn after the removal of reactors. The dairyman should be sure that every corner Is scrubbed, cleaned and disinfected. The danger that cows from a clean herd will be Infected at fairs, stock shows and sales Is also said to be great The cattlemen at the New York State Agricultural College at Ithaca go so far as to say that the farmer with the clean herd should refuse to exhibit his stock unless he la quite sure that the regulations permitting only the entry of tuberculin-teste- d stock are strlcly enforced. The pasture offers another source of Even If the farmer Is sura Infection. his herd Is clean, the cattle may get the germs from a stream which carries them from another pasture la which tubercular cows are kept One herd was known to have become Infected by drinking from a stream which flowed through a slaughter house yard where reactors were killed. The calves need to be protected. They should not be fed milk which la even suspected of harboring the Such milk can be made safe germs. only by holding It at a temperature of 150 degrees for twenty minutes. Different Methods for Hand Feeding of Calves There Is some difference In the method followed by fanners as to the time to begin hand feeding of the calf. Some take the calf away without allowing it to nurse at all. Others prefer to let It nurse once, and some al low it to remain with tlie cow three or four days or until the fever la out of the udder and the milk Is fit for use In the dairy. It probably makea very little difference as to this point. but It la a fact easily established that the earlier the calf Is taken from the cow, the easier It will be to teach It to drink. If the cow's udder la In good condi tion when the calf Is dropped. It will generally be more satisfactory to take the calf away early. When the udder Is caked. It Is best to leave the calf with her until this condition Is removed. The point that must be kept In mind Is that at first the milk from the mother should always be given the calf and not the milk from soma other cow. The first milk, or colostrum, given by a cow Is especially suited to the requirements of a young calf, aa It baa the property of acting aa a physic and stimulating the digestive organs. vv Ith the higher testing breeds. It la particularly desirable to take the calf away early or else exercise care that the calf does not eat too muf of the high testing milk which may bring on digestive troubles that are difficult t overcome. Vermont Station Favors Pumpkins for Dairy Cows : "Ready to address a meeting . . sitting straight up In her chair . . . young looking . . . winsome . . . In Imminent danger of looking dainty. How she held her audience I How entertained and moved they listened for nn hour to sweet Lady Astor and stern Ijidy Astor and light Lady Astor and genuine Lady Astor and vivid Lady Astor and thoughtful Lady Astor and Lady Astor and Lady Astor and Virginian Lady Astor mid British Lady Astor and all the other Lady Astors of which Lady Aslor Is made." And here Is part of what a London correspondent says about her: "'She has alp, vim and bang In excess,' I heard an American man She is a force in England. She has Introduced into our British blood andsay politics dome very lively and emVlcnt American corpuscles. They are doing us good. "Here is an American wmnnn who in England has" become by far the most dominant figure In the United Kingdom. She gets far more space than he queen or even tlie Princess Mury In the newspapers, nnd It Is true In these days that everything which Is said about her Is good natured and In general admiring which used not to be the case. 1 have never kmnfn another triumph so peculiar and complete." ' play-to-'e- Pumpkins are a valuable feed for dairy cows. In composition they resemble mangels and are as valuable for cows. The tradition among farmers that pumpkin seeds Increase the kidney excretions, tend to dry ua cows, and hence should be remaved before feeding has no good foundation. The seeds contain much nutriment and should not be wasted. The Vermont experiment station found two and one-hatons of pumpklna. Including seeds, equal to one ton of corn silage. They can be either fed In the barn or out In the pasture. When fed In the barn they should be cut In small pieces. If fd In the pasture they need only be broken In two pieces. Cows that have never been fed pumpkins must first learn to eat them before they relish them. lf Alsike Clover Hay Very Good Feed for All Cows Alsike clover hay Is a very good It la a little better than red clover liay. Teed cows all the nlgike clover they will dean up without very much waste. Tor a ration take 400 pounds ground Frederick C. P.illard of Maryland, grain whi has, been serving with the rank corn, 200 pounds ground oats and 100 of licutenrint commander as aid to the pounds ollmeal. Mix and feed one of this mixture for every three captain commandant of the United pound f States (7nt Guard, Commodore Wll-In- to three and pounds of milk E. Reynolds, has been ufwlnf. d produced If your cows are Jerseys or and one pound for every by tlie President to succeed bis chief, Guernseys three and f to four pound of who retires because of age. Commodore P.illard has lieen twenty nine milk produced If your cowa are years In the service. The Coast Guard Is much In eviOverfeeding Is Dangerous. dence Just now in connection with the A newly freshened heifer is very Eighteenth amendment. But It Is alto eat heartily of all klnda of y a" ways a service full of romance and "kely food, Is especially grain, that put beadventure. It Is a Consoldi,fon. which ' 7 V tot'k place In 191.", of the revenue cut fore her, and right here Is where the tlanger ties. The feeder must exerler service (1790) and the llfesavfn service (ISIS). It costs shout ten mil cise good Judgment right from the lions a year to maintain It and Its sfort personnel numbera about f,fK0. There Disease Is Dangerous. are In ordinary times about .V cruis: Is a danger, Tuberculosis A clean and harbor ing cutters and 275 const herd safeguards your family, Incressea Rations. la peace times It operates herd value, protecta tKa milk supply, .... tinder th secreterv nt i la a protection to the in war times nnder the secretary of the -- easury. It rescues buyer and a several thousand satisfaction to tin seller. from flat every year and assists mm thousands more In shipwrecks. F. C. Billard Now Heads Coast Guard feed for dairy cows. one-hal- one-hal- , The Wise Man. It sometimes happens that the world thinks a man Is wise because he doesn't take the trouble t explain his DAIRY FACTS ( M T |