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Show THE PAGE TWO ilSEBVICtp. V BV-- COPYRIGHT DODD. MEAD ANO'CO STORY FROM C THE START and fastidious Handsome, wealthy young St. Croix Creljjh-to- n awaits his sweetheart at their trysting place. She is late, this ordinury little Pennsylvania Dutch girl, Meely Sen wenekton. Despite her seeming innocence and Ignorance, she succeeds in keeping him at a distance, to his chagrin. Meely, in the Schwenckton home, where Bhe is is altogether unlike boarding, the girl who meets St. Croix clandestinely. She Is the teacher In the neighborhood school, of which Marvin Creighton, St. Croix' brother, is superintendent. Meely learns that Marvin was to have married his cousin, a titled English lady, but, believing she was attracted by the Creighton wealth, had refused the alliance. It Is the rumor that St. Croix is to take Marvin's place and marry the English girl. St. Croix' Jealousy is aroused by Meely's report of an aged suitor for her hand. The girl cleverly decoys him into admitting ha has no Intention of Marvin visits marrying her. school In his official capacity as and discovers superintendent how shockingly little Meely knows about school teaching. Mr. Helen R herself, eagerly assumed the task ol explaining her poor father's unfortunate mistake and before she was half through her narrative, they were all laughing except Susie; and even she was feebly smiling. "What gets me pnpplexed," said Mr. Schwenckton amuzedly, "is that me and you, Mr. Creighton, neighbors since you was born a'ready, though five miles apart and not seeing each other often (I ain't really laid eyes on you since you was a college boy, except to pass each other In our curs) but that us we could rldo together near eighty miles yet and not rekonlze " "I'd have known you In your farm clothes, I suppose, hut " He did not explain how unnatural and unlike himself the farmer looked each other Continued 11 "I've been held up on the road and rolilied !" lie announced, his voice weak with fatigue. "May I use your phone to report to the police?" A stunned silence on the part of the four occupants of the kitchen met this statement and request Steely staring with wide-opeeyes, her hand pressed to her heart; Nettle's face going first red, then pale; Mr. Schwenckton. and pallid; trembling Susie unmoved. Put it was Susie who broke their stupid silence. "So you see, Sam, lie Mm. "Am I Is this Sam Schwenckton's farm?" exclaimed the amazed young man. "I'd no Idea where I was, the mads so pilch dark! I've been groping my way for a half hour to lind a house where I could telephone. That," pointing to the lamp, "was the first light I saw in five miles!" "No, ii"t live not niore'n two." Mr. Scliwcmkli'ti's shaking voice correct- ed Mm. "Mow do you know? Is this Mr. Schwenckton ':" in.ked St. Croix, for tin- - farmer, without his coat and hat iind toiktie. did not suggest to him bis automobile companion of nn hour it go. "It Is," Mr. Schwenckton heavily "And you. now that I see you in the light, rekonii- as the younger Mr. Creighton ' VI, yl. yl. j !" "Vis. I am In a mess!'' responded St. Croix, interpreting the farmer's M tarnation as nn expression of sym - 1 I pntliv for his plight. jour" "If it s "May I nso only jour watch you want. nin't no need to phone. Here i Is!" Mr. SchwetK kton, Willi shamed, avertIt ed face, held It OUt to lt owner. St Croix, amazed, took it. "You caught the thief? Hut how? Io tell me" I never was more taken In! ( second Hie most harmless, kindly old simpleton " This lime it was Nettie who gave a little hysterical squeal which brought the young mini's eyes, .r un Instant, to her rosy, eager face. "Me.vr Mr. Schwenckton appealed, "you tell him how It was! Me, I couldn't get the words together for to explain such a bewilderment !" Meely was appalled. The Kohwenck-tot- i were accustomed to hear her speak pood Knglish; St Croix dad of course f.ever heard her talk anything tat the Pennsylvania I'jtrh dialect "Nettie," st Murmured, "you tell 1 tint" Nettie, shy, tout ail too willing to (rod's attention upon told the joung protested that if they would allow him to telephone home, one of the Beech-land- s chauffeurs would be here In a short time with a runabout. While he was telephoning, Mr. Schwenckton ordered Nettle to ma&e some strong hot coffee and get out some doughnuts and pie. But what, Meely wondered, would St Croix think of the teacher's being asked to do this instead of the daughter of the house? She considered swiftly what would be her best course to avert suspicion on both sides. To get across the kitchen to the stairway and run up to her room? Mr. Schwencken would be bound to stop her and insist that she stay and have coffeaand doughnuts with them, and if he spoke to her at all, St Croix would notice how differently he addressed her and Nettle. To remain here, however, was more certain to InAnd yet, she was vite exposure. afraid to go away for fear of what might come out In her absence. Nettie, as she bustled about making coffee and setting out cups and saucers, saw, with keen chagrin, how Mr. Crelghton's eyes kept turning toward Meely and never in her direction. And the expression on his face furtive, hungry, infatuated ! Was this, Nettie wondered, a case of love on sight? She was greatly puzzled, for in her opinion Meely "looked a mess" in that sloppy kimono and with a "plait" her back. As Mr. Creighton hung up the receiver, there was a quick movement in the room Meely making for the doxvn stairs. "Ach, Meely " began Mr. Schwenckton. "Good night," she interrupted, rushing up the steps before he could stop her but not before she., caught in St. "give-away.- fast-bcatln- g ain't still runnin':" A little hysterical squeal of laugh-tc- r from Meely brought the young man's eyes around to where she stood by the table clad In a kimono, her hair down her back in a braid. She was glad she was not dressed normally, for In her tailored school suit with her hair done up around her head, she was so transformed from the country bumpkin of her voile frock trimmed with artificial (lowers and streaming ribbons that the extreme contrast would have betrayed her hopelessly as a inasquerader. For the man leaning exhausted against the kitchen door was St. Croix Creighton. "How did you get here so soon?" quavered Mr. Schwenckton, too absorbed In his ojvn quandary to see the flush of startled recognition with which his visitor's eyes met Meely's. She had succeeded, at an instant's notice. In assuming the look of bovine dullness which had so effectually disguised her ever since she bad known S, Croix' eyes the evidence of the conflict in his mind a passionate protest against her going, mingled with a fear of her presence. Upstairs in her own room, while she prepared for bed, she had the exciting suspense of wondering whether they were talking about her; whether St. Croix had noticed the kimono she had on, a Japanese embroidered silk thing that a county school teacher would hardly own If she were what she should be I Yes, this kimono could " be a "Well, when this sort of thing could happen it was evident that she could not much longer keep up her farce. She must bring things to a climax as soon as possible ; beguile St Croix to lay ids cards on the table; force his hand for a show-dowThe sound of the cabinet organ in the parlor below her bedroom, and Nettie's shrill voice singing, Interrupted her thoughts. Nettie was invariably called upon by her father to entertain "company" with her musical Schwenckton, coming home from town, picks up a stranger, and finding his watch gone, demands the stranger get out and turn over his watch. CHAPTER IV TIMES-NEW- Npnr Am)Amnlk'liTnnla n t ni(rQn an1 it,1s.a . .1 : . ; , l. ., comunua Ol iiiuim: ucuI. uiMioiu.oit:u pany as Sir. St Croix Creighton would have to be favored. Through Nettie's lungs and fingers the entire family found their one and only ar. "I've Been Held Up on the Road and Robbed," He Announced, His Voice Weak With Fatigue. to him In his "store suit" with a collar anil necktie on. "It's a good thing we're neighbors that know each other or this bete tiling mightn't look so funny, but wery serious!" Mr. Schwenckton gravelj' opined. "I didn't know." St. Croix said suddenly, when Mr. Schwenckton's abject apologies had been accepted, "that Mr. had three daughters, you Schwenckton; I thought you had only two." "You thought right I got only two." "Oh," St. Croix nodded, "then this young lady Isn't your daughter?" Ills nod indicated Nettle, but as she and Meely were standing together, Mr. Schwenckton misunderstood him. "No, she's only a distant cousin, come to school to teach here." "Teach? Why. she looks too young! You can't tell, these days, can you, how old girls are?" , Meely realized that his look of amnzetiicrif, almost of consternation, was not at ail for Nettie's youth a a teacher, but for the awful Knglish with which the children of the district must be Instructed! Nettle was delighted that no one but herself, as she supposed, his mistake, for It was wonderful to have Mr. St. Croix Creighton think her old enough and "smart" enough to be u school teacher! Thankful she whs Indeed that Meely didn't speak In and claim the honor. It was obvious to Meely that St. Croix was even more concerned than she tens that neither he nor she should by look or word reveal to this family the relation In which they stood. Mr. S bweiickton offered, now. to get out bis car again and take Mr. Crcighlon home, but the young man iht-ceive- tistic expression. CHAPTER V next morning Meely warily watched the faces around the table for signs of newly awakened suspicions of herself. But she found nothing unusual in the demeanor of the family. Nettie chattered excitedly about the elegance and "swellness" of Mr. Crelghton's stylish clothes, his wonderful white hands, the way lie said his words "He says 'hoff for half! It sounds awful pretty and genteel that way ! And, ach, the manners he's got I The way he held my chair for me to set ! Say !" it beggared words. "Hut I always say," her father spoke in, "that I don't think so much of manners morals is so much more important." "Gimme manners!" Nettle defiantly affirmed her choice. "Morals and manners," said Meely, "can go hand hi hand they're not mutually exclusive!" Meely had often noticed that her use of a word of more than two syllables Invariably awed the family into a prolonged silence. She broke the present lull hy broaching a subject to Mr. Schwenckton that was weighing on her mind. "How often do county superintendents visit At breakfast a school, Mr. Sclivvencklon?" "Ach, about once In so often." "Yes, but how often?" "Not so wery often. Now and thcn.7 "But I mean," Meely patiently explained, "bow far apart are 'now and then.'?" "Well, pretty far apart. You see, he's got too many to wisit to come often. And the schools Is spread over mi much area that it takes up time to go to and from." (TO UB CONTINUED.) In Splendor, Venice Surpassed All Cities Venice of the Sixteenth century and splendor surpassed all bounds; ri ver before at any time tiox In any city were religions ceremonies; victories, the conclusion of peace, the visit of foreigners, or the marriages of Illustrious persons, celebrated with greater por:ip and magnificence. Those in the occupations of cloth makers and drapers reaped huge fortunes, for on nearly every gala occasion miles of rich new fabric were used and visitors to the city were rendered speechless by the matchless spectacle. There was a great rivalry among the nobles to see who could appear In the processions In the most expensive robe of gold and velvet, while the richness and the hangings from balcony and In luxury carpets spread for the feet of the hour's hero strove to make themselves seen among the profusion of flowers, the countless flushing candles and the play of color. When some magnificent occasion of this sort was not in progress Venice was not permitted to be dull for a moment there was always some carnival of merrymakers on the streets and masquerades were so common they became a nuisance and met with decrees forbidding them. Detroit News. Bett Liked Peacock Pi It Is recorded by historians of the day that Quevn Elizabeth's favorite dish on festal occasions was peacock pie. Brooklyn Eagle, Friday, February 17, 1928 NEPHI, UTAH A Wife's Transformation News Notes X Th Siorv of the Comeback of a Woman Gooe to Seed By Mary Culbertson Miller INSTALLMENT XVII Utah KEEP WATCH ON SPRING PASTURE Rcuge, Powder and Lipstick. moments' when Helu THERE were content with the new force that ran through her veins, that colored her days and gave them meaning. Her life now was so much a part of ht-- that it seemed woven Into her very texture. Fur back, it seemed, did her memory have to travel to recover when she waked to vacuous days. But every time she thought of Bob's return it was like fpark to gunpowder. Faithfully she strove her days crowded working on a regular schedule. Her body was thinning, straightening, and relaxing now, to a gratifying extent. Perhaps she would not have attained the desired slimness by the jus-twenty-thirthree weeks ahead but she would be well on her way to physical perfection. A great deal of Ilelen's mental attitude had been due to the unfavorable impression that her personal appearance Inevitably made. But now that she began to see along the way to greater health and Improved appearance now that this bogy of the last ten years of her life was being chased away she never speculated as to what people thought about her. She had entirely unshackled that "inferiority complex." It was of course Inevitable that her state of mind should change to match her changed appearance. And let it be noted that Helen Crane's vanity had lost nothing of Its Intensity for having been dammed up so "Caution must be, used In turning dairy cows on pasture in spring," advises E. J. Perry, dairy specialist at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture. "In the first place, unless certain precautions are taken, the milk flow may be cuf. down, and In the second place, the pastures may be Injured. "In changing heavy milking cows from dry winter feeding to pasture or green feed. It Is safest to go slowly. The young grass is largely water, with only about 10 per cent dry matter, and It Is very difficult for high producers to eat enough to supply the nutrients that will make It possible for them to produce their maximum amount of milk. Therefore, It Is best to continue feeding some grain In addition to the pasture. "Furthermore, a cause of pastures becoming thin and weedy Is the turning loose of the cows too early In the spring. Plant growth is always affected by conditions existing above as well as below the ground. A stalk of grass must have a fairly large leaf area In order to grow rapidly. Too close grazing In the fall likewise retards spring pastures by holding back the root growth. After a year or two the sod becomes thin and patchy, and weeds crowd out the grass. "Every dairyman is glad to turn his cows out In spring because much labor and feed expense connected with long. Her fresh, clear skin had a little' winter feeding Is eliminated. The cheapest milk Is made the Erst two color 11 its own now. Twenty minmonths on pasture. But unless the utes'' persistent care every night, restful eleepj exercise and proper diet grass is permitted to get a good start, It is likely to 'run out' before the had brought its own reward. end of the second month." Essential Make-U" her skin It was little "making-upneeded. But that "little" Is essential Selection of Sire to In every woman's toilet. One had to Head the Dairy Herd be a bit of an artist to do it properly. The selection of a sire to go with a In these day? of indiscriminate use of powder and paint, beauty is very often good herd calls for the exercise of painted out, by concealing it under an a good deal of Judgment and the better the herd the more there is dependexpressionless mask. ing upon a right choice. All that we Rouge and lipstick put on accord- know of heredity tells us that he indiof the the to ing requirements vidual's face will not make one look should be pure bred. It also says that like the "next one" on the street. So, he should come from as many generif cosmetics are to be ued, for the ations as possible of animals having the quality wanted. If we want prolove of heaven use them artistically. duction then we must know where the "Here's the medium rouge, madame," production is. In other words, we said the oiierator. "Weil take that need records. first. I should like you to point to the cow testing or dairy herd To make right position. No, that's not right. It must be applied where natural color improvement association records of more use in the selection of sires, a is or was. That is' the real secret of modification wn? devised and put into comes Yours rather artistic rouging. under the name of Herd operation on low your cheek it must be shaded Improvement Record. This plan has toward the temples. Your color will now been in over two yents deepen as your circulation improves. and has met operation with a very favorable So y m must be very careful about this and for if it should fade it would leave reception. It applies to pure-breof pure breds and grades, the artificial coloring in an unnatural mixed herds more permanence to the recplace that would change your whole giving ords than in ordinary association A of the slight dusting expression. work. It encourages culling, which louge on your chin will help the gen- amounts to voluntary "selective regiseral effect. tration," and supplies the quickest Powder. devised for finding out the "Now we'll distribute the powder way yet a bull. value of evenly over your face, not neglecting yfjur neck. Always remember, madame, that a little powder goes a long way. Rinsing Milk Utensils If you slap it on the nose and chin, With Boiling Hot Water and nowhere elte, it gives a ludicrous Rinsing of all milk utensils with hot effect. Those who use powder, properly chosen, are the wisest and most water water as near the boiling fastidious ladies. If the tint to match point as possible after they have the individual skin is choen, the pow- been thoroughly washed, Is of prime der itself will not be ohstrusive. Importance. Neglect of this causes Maik.ine must acquire a bit of artistry more (rouble in the handling of milk In her use of cosmetic?. That 'make-ti- than any other single factor. Barn conditions have very little effect upon look is very objectionable." Of There was an audible sigh from the the bacteria content of milk. course the ham should be reasonably reclining chair. Helen smiled, showing clean ; so should also body of the quite even teeth that no longer ap- cow and the hands of the the milker, but builddiscolored. "This peared beauty these precautions are of slight value ing Is n regular Job, isn't It?" A smile to that. "A word more If the utensils In which the milk Is handled are not properly cared for. about your powder, madame. PersonPouring rinse water from one can or I to n should use advise you ally into another should be avoided, pail known it to I've powder. because this cools the water too much tribe responsible for many a It would be well to use the to make the rinsing effective. umph. violet only; I mean in talcums, perfumes, compacts, and so on. The use of perfume shouldbe simply an acces sory to the costume a delicate touch that It-- Scarcely noticeable but whien forms a subtle addition to the toilet There are many charming scouts on The fllo on the dulry farm Is a the market, but I happen to have this "tower of prosperity." preference." "Weil rub In a littlo cold cream beRecords of both the dams and, fore touching up your lips, iihiiIuiiic. It softens the lips so that the color goes daughters furnished by cow test assoon more evenly. In a moment J'W put ciations show that good bulls are needed If the average production of on two dabs of the lipsthk one on the upper lip and one on the lower. our dairy cows Is to be increased. That - quite enough. Then, I'll shade It with the tip of one linger toward If thai new concrete floor In your the corners of the mouth. This dairy stable Is to be a real Improve guards against that sJiarply defining Hunt, It mils) have the right dimenline of the lips that we see occasionsions, the gutters must be the right width and depth, and the lloor mutt ally." "You'll not need the black cosmetic, not be too smooth and sllpery. miidiiihc. Your lashes nnd brows are luite dark enough. Hut en eyebrow Common causes for cream churning br'th ! essential brush the brows too slow are too much cream In the every night. It wl'l mata them silky churn and too low temperature. and tractable. I remember tefii.V you that the other day." Glooming cows will directly or In"How do you use this?" She wr, directly prove profitable. It Improves examining the little brush and black the quality of the milk and afford cosmfi Ic. satisfaction to the owner. "The brows should be brushed Just No mature bull ever rhotild be enough to give character to the face. trusted. It is a tnlstaki to handle Some people prefer the eyebrow pencils. Personally I favor the brush. Be lliein, except when abs lutely necessary, then always use strong staff gin J," she smiled, "that It's one thing and never lei the bull gain the uppet you don't have ti consider." hand. t) br tin Bat) Sradlrate, loo.) r d It' a PriviUge to t d mm-Iu- Dairy Facts I Liv f in X COALVILLE Working an average daily force of 120 men and 150 head of stock, the forces of the Utah Construction company, building the new Lincoln highway and the relocation of the Park City branch of the Union Pacific railroad around the Echo reservoir moved a total of 46,000 cubic yards of earth material during January, as reported by F. F. Smith construction engineer for the government. LOGAN Inasmuch as nearly all the snow has disappeared In northern Utah and Indications are that spring has come, prospects for a season's water supply are good at the present according to a report issued by Professor George D. Clyde of the Utah experiment station. ROOSEVELT With its home offlc in Roosevelt, the Dry Gulch Irrigation company lays claim to being among the largest mutual irrigation companies in the world, watering approximately 53,000 acres of land subject to proof of beneficial use and actually watering, this year, 44,058 acres of land in Duchesne and Uintah counties. ROOSEVELT After sinking a new feet, the shaft a depth of forty-thre- e Raven Gilsonite mine crew was forced to abandon the work due to water. Approximately 250 gallons of water per hour was developed, overtaxing the pumping facilities. With a new pump on hand soon, and drier weather, it ia possible that work on the shaft will be resumed. SALT LAKE Annual meeting of the Utah Fruit and Vegetable Growers' association will be held February 18 at 10 a. m. in the offices of the Utah State Farm bureau in the Dooly building. New officers will be elected and matters concerned with the marketing of this year's crop will be discussed. J. W. Gillman of Orem, president, will have charge of the meeting. VERNAL Utah In 1927 produced 4,046,000 bushels of the three major feed crops barley, oats and corn compared to 3,392,000 bushels in 1926. The Denver & Salt Lake railroad ia preparing for operation through the Moffat tunnel, which is expected to be opened about February 15, according to an Associated Press dispatch received here Thursday. The laying ol the track is now in progress. No recent developments in the proposed use of the tunnel by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad have been reported, the dispatch states. LOU AN Cache County Poultry Producers' association opened its fifteenth annual show in the Stevens building, on Center street, and will continue for the rest of the week. There was a gratifying attendance all day, officials report, and the judging brought out some favorable comment. B. VERNAL Maurice (Lefty) Flynn, erstwhile movia star now conducting the Elkhead ranch, seven miles east of Craig, has gone to New York City to cowfer with his father and other capitalists with reference to the establishment of a silver fox farm on the ranch. PROVO Sheep in Utah are little affected with scabies, it was reported to the board of county commissioners by Thomas Redmond, sheep Inspector. The state apiarist reported that there are 64,000 colonies of bees in the state and that they are graded by experts as the cleanest in the country, less than 2 per cent of them being diseased. VERNAL Charles Hanna of Vernal, operating a line of traps on Red mountains, eight miles north of Vernal, has caught the largest badger on record In Uintah county. The pelt measured 42 Inches in length from tip of nose to tip of tail, was 37 Inches wide, and brought $9 In the St. Louis fur market. The ruling price for badger pelts, prime, is from $6 to $6.50. PAYSON Lions club regular luncheon nd business meeting was held at the Strawberry hotel with President B. F. Ott In charge. A report of the Lions road committee on Its work iw connection with Eureka Kiwanis club In constructing a hard surfaced mad between Santaquin and Eureka, was made, with all plans In readiness f Its early completion. SALT LAKE General precipitation, heavier in the southern counties, favored livestock, range and crop conditions, according to the weekly report Issued from the, office c.f J. Cecil Alter, government "weather observer In this city. IU?IOHAM; CITY More than 100 poullrymen of the southern part of Boxelder county attended a poultry meeting held at the commercial club rooms In this city. Th meeting was followed by a buffet luncheon, W. Jesse Hoopes of this city, president of the state poultry association nd chairman of the meeting, reviewed tha accomplishments of the state organization and predicted a prosperous yer for the poultry Industry. HKRER The financla' report of Wasatch county for the year ending December 31, as published by Alfred Bharp, county clerk, shows the county and the various funds in a healthy condition, with no I onded Indebtedness. The report follows: Fixed assets, $24,300; to credit of various funds, $68.050 64; due county from tat, $150; half salaries and othr sources, $712; total resources, $93,211.-14- ; total llabllltl, $16,747 (5. Tin total receipts for the year were $.19$,. fcS 20 and tha total disbursement, 327,41 66. |