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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH of wireless, was umre ot Her Bonington saw her eves brighten as the lad came from the wireless room and crossed the deck, a little lie smiled at the diffidently, to tier young niun Bettington liked hoys of tills clean out sort ; wnd he knew that there might come a day, not far off. when the boy would be called upon to prove his mettle, lie was a lit tie distressed that the hoy showed an and answered his ijuestloiis tngoni.-as to his wolk with sndlcless face Well, It was perhaps better so. A mail was known by his companions and they Judged him to be one of Clements' adherents . lie was not sure whether Mrs for all her courtesy at Itinelieon, would expert him to get on the easy terms with her which he had established with Mary She was. he reflected, one of the greal hostesses and society beauties of the day. Perhaps slip, too. shared the suspleions already formed of him by the captain. lie found himself elated a new emotion with him when she beckoned him to take a chair at her side. I ain glad you are a physician, one enn talk so much she began, teries THE STORY Floyd xnd Unwin Howard lizttniKton take dinner with an old college churn, Alfred Gibbons, s magnate. Unwin a written pledge taken by the three at college to help each other In adversity, explaining that he needs financial assist- financial pro-duie- ance to educate his son Bob and Gibbons scoffs daughter Mary at the legality" of the pledge, but agrees to make a place for the daughter In his organization Mary Unwin la stenographer to a wealthy debauchee, Blgar Calling at Gibbons' office, as arranged, Mary Is asked to betray her employers secrets and refuses. Itadway plans an ocean voyage to recover from the effects of dissipation. Mary is to go as secretary, her brother to her. accompany Bettington, painting on the Maine coast, 1s kidnaped, and taken aboard a vessel. His clothes are found by Gibbs, a fugitive from justice, who dons them and goes to studio, and there falls to his death. Bettington finds he is aboard Rad way's yacht Kad-wa- 'a CHAPTER V Continued 5 t gered women. age. In the library, which was also the music room, Mrs. Railway and Mary were sitting. Mrs. Radway said sudMary, denly, It was very selfish of me to have brought you here. You needed me, and I'm glad 1 came, Mary returned. She had conceived one of those almost extravagant admirations for the beautiful woman. Literally, at the eleventh hour, the maid who was to have come, declined the risk of oceans wrath and deserted her mistress at the very dock. The gong sounded which summoned them to luncheon. Radway was genial. He presented a tall and distinguished man to his wife. It seems we shipped a doctor aboard. Here he Is. Doctor Wulte Mrs. Radway and Miss Unwin. The Intimacy, so enforced and Inevitable on a yacht, with which one must come to regard another after a time, presented problems to Mrs. Itadway not wholly plensing. She conceded that this stranger had a face which Inspired confidence In her, as much as thut of the steward with his rerpetual smile created aversion. He had a fine head and keen but kindly eyes. And there was something reassuring In his splendid physical proportions. She thought he looked with especial kindliness at little Mary Unwin. As for Mnry, she breathed a sigh of relief. Instinct told her here, at last, was a man on board she could trust. She had not confided tn Mrs. Itadway her apprehension of most of the men she had seen. I hope you will find very little professional work to do, Mrs. Radway aald to Betttlngton. He was charmed by her low, yet distinct, volea lie had thought I.averys portrait to be Idealized until he met the original of it He had often, in other years, read of her. It seemed likely, when she was first married, that she would accomplish that almost Impossible ambition, a salon. She had birth, money, wit and beauty. And with these advantages she hud chosen Itadway among the many who put their all at her feet He looked from her to the financier. Whnt was It, ltettlngton asked himself, that had made him, in her eyes, more attractive than any other man. Ambition probably, and the enthusiasm aroused by his big moment at the capital. lie wondered how mueh she had repented of It There could be no doubt now as to her disillusions. lie thought he could discover a trace of Badness In her lovely face; and. like La Glaconda, her eyelids were a little weary. Whatever uncomfortable pauses In the conversation there were, due to Itadways Incessant grumbling at the food, the motion of the bunt and his inability to enjoy flavors that once fascinated him. she filled In without ssemlng effort. She hnd. no doubt, become adept at this, Bettington m Rad-way- more freely to you." This hardly put him at ease. It was a hnd beginning, he felt, this enforced deception, and yet he could not allow her to suppose he was not the ship's properly equipped surgeon. It Is about my husband, she continued. lie Is very 111. He hates ferociously. He thinks It hurts his enemies; sometimes he talks as though he believed in black magic. Of course, It all reacts on him eventually. She watched Mnry and young Todd pace up and down the deck. Probably about five years difference In their Thats right ; age," she commented. It's natural. I hope shell marry him. He Is a good honest hoy. You know of him?" Bettington asked. He found himself concerned for Mary Unwin's future. 1 have never even spoken to hlin, she answered, "but one sometimes has the gift of seeing ppople as they are. You are reliable. There are others . . The man here who are not. Clements with his eternal smile, which Is never accentuated and never diminished. Its the smile of a mask. Who Is he? I suw him for the first time on Your husband board, he returned. must know. He did Elgar a good turn once, she said, and when he offered this boat, all found except the captain, who Is our old skipper, Elgar took It. He said he knew he would have to pay for the help Clements gave. So that was how It came about. Rut Radway had not guessed the ex- quarreling over tent of the pay. Bettington sat talking to Evelyn Radway until she called Mary and said It wus time to dress for dinner. Clements came into Bettlngtons stateroom. A dinner coat and black trousers, newly pressed, were hung up. They always dress for dinner, said You did well this afterthe Boss. noon. I could see she was taken by you. When you meet Metzger tonight, (if course, she said, a moment care nothing whatever about later. the stars To me they are Just decora tlx e. lovely lanterns hung in the heavens to make the nlghZs beauti. ful. Worrying about my hus band Is driving uie to the deepest I used to he so proud of misery. I him. lucked the healthy Berhai Instinct which girls ought to have for companionship with boys of their own I rather despised young men. age. Their ambitions seemed so small, so contemptible beside those of the men I saw in Washington . . . and of course. Elgar was notoriously handsome then. You see, I took charge of m.v father's household when my mother died. I was only seventeen. Think what that meant to an ambition-crazeFor me, America held girl. only one city, and that was Washington, where the embassies and legations 1 lbatross. He had feared Mrs. Radway would be saddened by the cheerless dinner. He did not want to see her unhappy. Now he was amazed to find her smiling and vivacious. I.et us walk, she commanded. Every voyage I take I mean to learn which stars are which and how can stand by them. Whats that bright thing up there? She Is the eve"Venus, he said. Most mariners ning star this month. steer by her too readily." And these mariners Clements has gathered together what do you know of them? Very little," he said, but I dont sail-orme- like them. "Directly 1 came aboard 1 knew something was wrong here, she said. "A sense of dissonance. She paused a moment. Even more than that, but s impossible to put into words. It was a certain sense of dread, a feeling that Clements, In a past Incarnation. was the spider who asked the fiy to step Into his parlor." Per-hap- The Great Auk or gare-fow- l was the only bird In the northern hemisphere that could not fly. In general appearance it resembled the penguin. It was about as large as a goose, was black on its head and back and white beneath. Its legs were very far back so it stood almost upright, having, on land, the appearance of sitting on its tail. It ranged from the Bay of Biscay to Greenland and was found In greatest numbers on certain reeky Islands near Iceland and Newfoundland. It was quite helpless against enemies on land ami was killed largely for the sake of its feathers. ' The last knowu example was killed In 144. Its eggs are highly valued hy collectors, sometimes bringing ns high as $1,500 There are only about seventy examThe great auk was the ples known dinner. Mrs. Radway Said Suddenly. Mary, It Was Very Selfish of Me to Have Brought You Here." will find him already furiously Jealous. 1 will not allow any quar reling on board until the thing Is achieved for which I gathered you together." You will not allow It? Bettington You may not allow repeated slowly. men like Sam and Metzger to do as they please, but 1 am a free agent, fhy you good man. Now he would see the smile fade If the dreaded Boss lived up to his reputation some other expression must replace the grinning mask Bettington heard a Swift Intake of breath, but there was no other Indication of anger. You are. a free agent as long as you do what I tell you. Tonight I shall Introduce you to the rest. I do not wish the common good to De endan ! Olympic Gamez Flag The flag used for the Olympic games has an arrangement of fixe circles on a white or neutral background. The three upper circles, blue, black and red, do not touch, but they are Joined by the two lower circles of yellow and green, which in turn do not touch each other. The blue circle represents Europe; the black, Africa; the red. America; the yellow, Asia, and the green, Australasia. Ui AH BRIEFS St. George Drilling for oil has been resinned in Ibis section. Springv ille Work is to begin at nee on a xvu ter works system. Sunset Over 8000 acres of peas will be planted In Utah this season. Logan Two branches of air pupils have been formed hy flfer students. A 411 poultry chib nnd Fairviexv ealf chili of ten members each has been formed. Spriugx ille A choral group has been organized here, folloxvlng the successof an opera. ful Uintah Dticliesm Basin I Industrial conference xvill hold convention here August Ilynim Cattle are bing examined by federal agent to eliminate tuberculosis. American Fork Egg sales during 1930 are expected to bring $1,250,000 to this city. Castle Dale Emery county potato growers will join the state association of vegetable groxvers. Salt Lake county highMidvale ways are to be equipped with new and poxverful lights. fell Castle Gate John Philhps from a bridge Into Price river with fatal results. Ogden The furniture stores of Utah staged their first annual style show were. on March Then came several turns of the deck and no further confidences. I very seldom talk of those days," she said later. "I try to think of them: but here, with nothing to do but watch Elgar, and know that this Is the end, I am full of my troubles. What do you mean by the end? s he asked. The Implication that death might be what she meant, disturbed him. No matter how concerned he might be for the welfare of the two women, he was breaking the law by pretending to be a qualified physician. And to have to attend a dying man and see others hang on his verdicts and take comfort from his blundering Inadequate service was a chilling prospect He Is slipping, she said, slipping mentally. It Is the fate of these strong men who derive no strength but from themselves. He thinks a months rest will put him in shape for the battle. You have seen his methods of training. He has burnt himself out. By battle, you mean his fight with Gibbons? Mr. Gibbons, "Elgar underrates whom I know slightly. He has not Elgars supreme ability, but he can descend to meannesses which my husband never used. After all, Elgar has had his great moments. She sighed. There was a time when even so keen a Julge of events as my father thought he would win the Residential nomination. It was just after the panic of 1007 when his name led all the I should have been rest. mistress of the White House before I was twenty. Naturally, I was dazzled." ne knew she was living over again those days when It seemed the world had placed Its all at her feet "We were talking of Mr. Gibbons, werent we? There was more of reserve In her voice now. It was as though she realized she had, under the strain of the last few hours, disclosed too much of herself. He has hated Elgar for years. Ahont a year ago a group of men who had suffered from Elgar's activities, promised to join Mr. Gibbons If he could prove himself capable of giving battle and gaining victory. The test xvas to he the Memphis and Toledo road Mr Gibbons by enormous bribes succeeded when no other means could have been In itself, the loss was victorious. nothing. The road had never paid. But It showed these men that Elgar could be beaten. They are vultures turned into eagles nnd they will pull him down. It Is very pitiful. He doesn't know it. He can see only victory. He has always been victorious before. . 1 see. There xvas a pause. "I hope you know that if 1 can do any- Sandy An archery club has been organized at the Jordan school for the first time in Its history. (H)0, 0O0.00. bond election Alta A In Salt Lake will be necessary to finance the Argenla reservior In the Big Cot on i ood canyon. ... - blggest of a large family In the species, comprising guillemots or murres and puffins. They breed In vast mixed communities on cliff ledges from Greenland, Iceland and Spitsbergen to the St. Lawrence. Maine and northwestern Europe. They lay a large blotched egg pointed at one end so It tends to roll In a circle, thus not falling from the ledge. Thats Something xvas sent to a strange so was somewhat bewildered and Inattentive. Her first test came suddenly and by surprise. Little Marys grade was Just one below passing. She came home mid told about it. explain Ing that only four in the class had Little Mary school, passed. But," said her father, why were you not one of the four who passed? Little Mary was distressed for a moment, then said triumphantly: "But. Daddy, I xvas the best failure. Ancient Maritime Custom The old custom of carrying a cat aboard ship was the result of an ancient laxv of Henry II of England, whhb read that If only one beast came ashore alive from a wreck any salxage there might be could be claimed by the owners, 25-20- . I Randolph Rich Countys road program has been rnnpiKd out nnd wRl Include an expenditure of npproxi-mnefel- y Itnd-way- Nature Gave Great Auk No Method of Defense After lunch Itadway went to his big stateroom at the extreme bow of the boat Got aorae work to do, he anIt will keep me busy till nounced. ' any foolish The unwisdom of making an enemy of Clements and his gang of crooks made Bettington alter his truculent manner He had yet to get to the bottom of the plot and gauge the strength of Its Instigators Pin not anxious to tpmrrel," he said more pleasantly, hut I'm of Just as Independent a nature as you yourself. You'll pardon me now. but I have to dr ss for dinner. It amused him to think how startled Clements must tie behind that smile of his, to listen to a declaration of Independeme from one over whom he thought he held the threat of life Imprisonment. Bettington knew that when the right moment came It would he easy to prove his Integrity. Until then, he could play the part assigned to him, with Just as good grace as Clements the autocrat could act the steward assume his livery and wait upon an Impatient employer. Bettington never forgot that first dinner aboard the Albatross. Radwnv looked straight ahead of him, heeding nothing. It was only when his plate was set before him. filled with the chefs rich delicacies, that he seemed awake. He had been drinking steadily since luncheon and drink made him hungry. She Mary Unwin wus disgusted. had no fear of her employer. She hnd never liked him; now. for his behavior to Mrs. Railway, she hated him. She was glad when Bettington came In. She smiled at him It seemed to her that he and young Crosby Todd were the only men aboard whom one could trust. Captain Hallett was gruff and soured. The others watched her with eyes aflame. And she, like the others, turned tier head from the ever smtl-- . Ing, suave steward. There was little conversation at the As Mrs. Railway wretched meal. pnssed to her stateroom with Mary, leaving her husband still at the table, she turned to Bettington. On deck, later. I should like to speak to you. He bowed In answer. The spoken word would have betrayed his gladness. He went out on deck to wait, with what patience he could summon, for Mrs. Railways coining. Mary was looking np at the wireless. The operator was receiving news of the day for his bulletin. Clements had allowed the machine to be repaired. Bettington was glad to believe that this lad was clean and honest Tubby two defenseless Unwins children might, ere long, have need of all that was clean and honest on the A- thought Mrs. Radway knew he was going to gleep. Then he would wake, feeling wretched. He would take a highball, two or three. Then he would dress for dinner and the real man would beShe was not sure tray himself. whether she was sorry or glad that there was a new element Introduced by Doctor Waite. She knew her hus band's Imperious ways too well to suppose that anything but his own will could moderate his appetites. She watched him walking op and down the deck with the secretary who had so little to do. A man who woulil take such a position as this, with Its relatively small pay and Insecure pro. spect, must be a failure at his profes-lonAnd yet he did not look like a failure. Mary liked him. and admitted his charm, but to eighteen he was old. The captala'a nephew, young Crosby Todd, who kud shown her the mys tty thing, little or big, to help you, you have only to ask me. She looked at him curiously. It was as though this scrutiny were to determine his status once and for all. He wus unaccountably nervous. Yes. she said, at last, I see that She held out you are a man to trust her hand. "Good night." As she entered her room she saxv Clements coming from her husband's stateroom further forward. He had a tray, on which were some glasses and an emptied decanter. It occurred to her to wonder whether this small, silent man were not plying his employer with drink for some purpose of his oxvn. In her own room she wondered why it was that she hud been led to make ttiese unusual confidences to a stranger, when for years she hud withheld them from her Intimates. She looked up with a smile as Mary, after a timid knock, entered. Why, little pale Mary has a color tonight, she said. "Is It the wireless? It was simply fascinating." Mary I have been learndeclared quickly. ing so much up there. Mr. Todd Is Interested In ms brother. Captain Ilul $.,0,000. Thirty boys from this high school are busy with coons Springville citys Yes, She Said at Last. You Are a Man to I See That Trust." nnd brooders preparatory to the launching of chick projects. Ilynim Cache comity poultry producers vx ill make a tour of poultry farms and hatcheries of Salt Lake county. Murray Contractors bidding on a new paving extension will be required by mayor to agree to employ local men on the work. Iaroxvan Sixty poultry enthusiasts from northern Iron county met Imre nml accepted construction of new unit of State Poultry association. Ilain City Txvelx'e classifications of Holstein cattle xvill he on exhibit at the annual Black and White day,1 left says he's a member of the crew and not allowed on the upper deck at all. Couldnt some exception be made?" I will speak to the captain about It. She hesitated a moment. Im not sure It would be wise to speak to Mr. Railway about It You see, dear, May (5. you rather forced your brother on Sugar House Taxable values In him. I quite understand why you did, Salt Lake county Increased in 1020 to but he may keep him there, because the extent of over three hundred he doesn't." thousand dollars. Price County Commissioners have at midnight, word was declared a tax levy of 2 mills for purWhen, brought him thut the Boss desired to pose of financing a building program see him, Bettington was still on deck. for the school district. He was In a mood of elation that wus Draper A pure bred Jersey cow, unusual. He was conscious that the oxvned hy Parker Brothers, has comchance meeting with Evelyn Radway pleted official production test nnd hnd brought new forces Into his life, qualified for Register of Merit of laa taken away the old ambitious and American Jersey Cattle Club. given him new and better ones and Gunnison Forrest Priehett, Id, was finally wrought a change In him which awarded third prize by I'tali Poultry He was freed Producers association in a state con-le- rt would be permanent. from all nervousness now. When he and first prize in Snntpete county. looked into her eyes on the morrow it Chesterfield The year old would be with the certain knowledge Garden Club bus a record of every that he loved her. member finishng Ills project, the As he followed the messenger to crops including sugar beets, tomatos. Clement's big stateroom he knexv that beans and egg plant. on this Interview might hinge the Brigham City The board of edu- safety of the two women and, perhaps, ration has granted permission to the his own life. It was quite possible Brigham post of the American I.e-- I that already hy some trick of speech, gion to level school grounds which is some failure to catch an allusion, (lie soring community project of the some newly discovered physical char- Legion. acteristic, he might have convinced Woodside Work will start imnted- Clements that his first excuses were lately on twenty mile strip of road genuine. Even now he might be going from Woodside to Green River. AYorlt to a tribunal which had already con- will he under federal aid plan. demned him and was prepared to Cedar City Movement is on foot to carry out a sentence. Alone, he would determine feasibility of road conneet-- j have no chance against them. Man ing with scenic loop to Zion NaUonnl for man, he feared none of them. Park, up Kolob canyon and south to In a leather chair sat La Verkin canyon. the Boss, looking fragile, remote and Murray The Granite school dis-- j eternally smiling. Bettington took a triet has been granted permission to chair, which gave him a full view of petit iou for nn increase of 1 mill In the others. There were three of them. tbo tax levy for 1950-3school year. Sam was the only one he had met Santa Clara (Orchard heaters arbefore. rived here nml at Toquerville and Metzger, the chief engineer, was a Hurricane, to be used for the swarthy man of middle stature, whose first time in this district. age was not more than thirty-five- . Manti Bids xvill lie asked for the There were many knife wounds on his Improvement of the Gunnison-Mant- l face. He hnd bold, dark eyes, and for highway. Estimated cost $80,000 and all his disfigurements was handsome work to finished by fall. tn an insolent fashion. This was the Airport An example of air Metzger who had already declared himwill be given by a group of self enamored of Mrs. Itadway. Davy pursuit planes on April 27. The third man was Leary, the first St. George Street lighting ditsrlet officer, whose stateroom he had occu- has been created In business section. pied. Leary was a brokendown bully Fstiinated cost of Installation, $3,330, of the higher seas, a relic of the day to be borne by district and maintenwhen the buckaroo mate beat his way ance cost by city, through opposition and commended Gunnison the school hoard Is ofhimself to the baser type of ship- fering a $10 prize to each school In owner. A tall ish man, stoop shoul- the district which will he given to dered and henvyset, with only one the class putting over the best audieye. He was a good seaman, as even torium program. Hallett had to admit. rieasant Grove Work Is progressThe Boss bowed pleasantly to the ing rapidly on new public park, ns newcomer. "Now, he said, when Bet- many of the important permanent iin-- j tington had lighted a cigar, let me prox counts to he completed this year introduce you. No doubt you will be as possible. curious to know who und what these be-- , I gentlemen are. that they have com- fiatMapleton City water system of 13 of installed, miles consisting mended themselves to me. The Boss turned In his swivel chair and looked pipe line, carrying water to nearly them over. "Sam. you already know. ex cry home in the city. Salt I.ake 100th Anniversary of L. He Is the type of murderer one hires at so much nn hour. 1 cannot recom- D. ft. Churdif beginning on April 0 "'ill be featured by illumination of L. mend him for any subtle work." Sam moved uneasily. He was of D. S. Temple wilh a lighting unit of that simple type, never wholly at ease 52 00(1 candle pout r. Fernm Emery County eonmissinn-er- s unless lr a conversation sprinkled with nml state rend eommisioners have Both obscenities. Bettingtons manner of speech and that of the Ross alarmed signed agreement whereby they sp'it cn rest of constructing n half him. So had dignitaries of the law r mile dugxvay ori biclix'-ahere. been used to address him. Estimated cost is $20,000. (TO BK CONTINUED) ty 1 t V well-padde- d mnnu-neuve- 59-5- t |