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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH Oyster It Eaten by Fish It Swallowed MV!F I By George Barr McCutcheon Capjrlsht, Bn Brsicata WNU Scrrfet BORN TO BE HANGED Here's a clever story about a man born to be hanged before he was thirty for a crime hedldn't commit that's the way a gypsy queen told his fortune the night he was born. And what's more, the gypsy queen was right; she was a palm reader who knew her business and wasnt afraid to mlt it. So Oliver's father disappeared and the neighbors cried, . drawled, as she scuffled past him Into Nice balmy weather the sitting room. to be born In. isnt it? Mr. Sikes, taken unawares, forgot himself so far as to wink at the parson, and then, in some confusion, stammered: right in, Mrs. Sage, and have a chair. Let me make you acquainted with Olivers sister, from Reverend Sage, Mrs. Hopkinsville. Gooch. Mr. Link, Mrs. Gooch. And this Is Olivers brother-in-law- , her husband, also of Hopkinsville."' Everybody bowed. How is your dear brother, Mrs. Gooch? inquire Mr.JSnjre I didnt know there was anything the matter with Oliver. i There Isnt anything the matter with him, suid Mrs. Sage, "that a good, stiff drink of whisky wont cure. Ahem coughed her husband, ne had tlie worried manner of one who never knew what is coining next. His wife looked up into his face and smiled a lovely, smile that was slowly transformed Into a mischievous grimace. Im always making breaks, am I not, Herby dear? Its a terrible strain, Mr. Gooch, being a parsons wife." Umph ! grunted Mr. Gooch. At this Juncture the sitting room door was opened and the proud father, followed by Serepta Grimes, entered the room. Beaming, he surveyed the assembled gathering. "Hes got the finest head you ever Got a head like saw, he announced. a statesman. Reverend Sage had moved over to one of the windows, while the other occupants of the room surrounded Baxter, and was feuzlng out between the curtains across the porch into the blackness beyomj. He shivered a little, poor chap, at the thought St-ste- p Murder!. before long they also yelled, "Oliver. And finally. Just six days before Oliver's thirtieth birthday came along a lynching bee strung him up. But, Just the same, all this did not prevent Oliver's, getting elected to the stte senate andand winning a living happily pretty wife ever after. By George Barr Enough said! And CHAPTER I good-humore- d Oliver, Born in October Oliver October Baxter, Jr was born lu the town of Rumley on a vile October day In 1800. Itumley people were divided In their excitement over this event and the arrival of a band of gypsies, camped on the edge of the swamp below the Baxter house. Olivers parents were prominent In the commercial, social and spiritual life of the town. . His father was the proprietor of the hardware store, a prominent member of the Presbyterian church, and a leader In the local lodge IBs mother, Mary of Odd Fejlows. Baxter; a comely, capable young worn-(iNo finer was beloved by all, youngun" than Oliver October had . ever been born, according to Mrs. and Serepta was an Grimes, Serepta authority on babies. It was she who took command of Oliver, his mother and his father, the house Itself, and all that therein was. As the sory of Oliver October really begins at 7 oclock In the evening of his birthduv, we will open the narrative with Mr. Joseph Sikes, Mr. Bax- ters old and trusted friend, hovering In solitary gloom over the haseburner In the sittimr room of Baxters house. He was Interrupted in his gloomy rnedi- ...tations by the slamming of the kitchen "door. His brow grew dark. This was no time to he slamming doors. Bushing to open the door, he was confronted by. a pair of total strangers a tall man with short black whiskers n and a frail little woman with red, cheeks. anI am Oliver Baxters sister, nounced the woman, "and this Is my husband, .Mr. Gooch. We drove all the way over here from Hopkinsville to take charge of things for my brother. Well, 1 guess If you are his sister youd better come into the sitting room and take your things off, said Mr. Sikes, leading the way. Mrs. Gooch, having divested herself of coat, scarf, bonnet and overshoes, straightened her hair before the looking glass, while her husband surveyed the room and its contents with the disdainful air of one used to much better things. Gooch typified prosperity of the meaner kind. Over In Hopkinsville he was considered the richest and the stingiest man in town. He was what Is commonly called a tax shark, deriving a lucrative and obnoxious income through his practice of buying up real eslate at tax sales and holding it until it was redeemed by the hard- pressed owner, or, as it happened in many instances, acquiring the property under a provision of the state law then in operation, whereby after a prescribed lapse of time lie was enabled to secure a tax deed in his own name. No one, not even his fellow church members, had ever been known to get the better of him. Mrs. I shall take charge here, Is. Gooch announced to Mr. Sikes. this the way upstairs?" Mr. Sikes nodded. But if I was he ask Id said, you, Serepty Grimes before I took charge here. "I will soon get rid of Mrs. Grimes, said she. tossing her head. As she started to leave the room, a loud knocking at the front door rose above the howl of the wind. Sikes, resuming his office as master of ceremonies, pushed his way past Mrs. Gooch and opened the door to admit a woman and two men. The first to enter the sitting room was a tall man wearing a thin black overcoat and a high silk hat This was Bev. Herbert Sage, pastor of the Ireshyterian church wife. of Rumley. The lady was-hiThe other member of the trio, a fat, Jolly looking man of indeterminate age, was Silas Link, the undertaker UDholsterer and liveryman of Rumley Keverefttf Sage was a young man of thirty, threadbare and a trifle wan, with kindly brown eyes set deep under a broad, Intelligent brow. His wife was. surprisingly enough, a handsome, dashing young woman. She was tall, willowy and startling. She wore s sealskin coat at least It looked like sen! with sleeves that ballooned grandly at the shoulders; rather stunning coral earrings made up of graduated globes aad a slinky satin skirt of black. Good alie evening, Mr. Sikes. n, gale-swe- wind-smitte- . s red-face- good-lookin- g Sikes hastened to obey, and returned In great excitement. Say, Ollie, " he burst out, theres a couple of women out here from that gypsy camp. They claim to be fortunetellers. One of em wants to tell the babys fortune. She says she knowed a couple of weeks ago that he was going to be born today, thats what she says. Well, Pm not going to allow any gypsy woman to go nigh that Infant, cried Mrs. Grimes. She says It aint necessary to. even see the baby. She says the only re liable and genuine way to tell a babys presently fortune Is by reading fathers Its hand. Mr. Baxter arose. "Bring her In, Joe. Now, dont kick, Serepty. .My minds made up. Im going to know my sons future." Mr. Sikes rushed from the room. A moment later he returned, followed by two shivering women who stopped Just inside the door. The host, with a nervous sort of geniality, beckoned to the strangers. Better come down to the fire, Queen, he said. The elder woman fixed a curious look upon Mr. Baxter. I am the queen of the gypsies. Mister, but how came you to know it? she asked In a hoarse, not unmusical voice. Always best to be on the safe side, said Baxter. But look here. Do you mean to say, Queen, that you can look at my hand and tell whats ahead of my boy upstairs? First, you must cross my palm with silver. The company drew their chairs closer as Baxter dropped soqie coins into the gypsy's palm. Silence per vaded the room. Every eye was on the dark, impassive face of the fortuneteller as she seized Ollie's hand and began ; I see a wonderful child. He is strong and sturdy. I can see this son of yours, mister, as a leader of men. Great honor is in store for him, and great wealth. I see men In uniform following your son many men, mister, and all of them armed. I sea him as a successful man, aa the head of great undertakings. He has been out of college but a few years. That will please his mother, said . . Baxter, sniffling. "Sh ! put iu Mr. Sikes testily. I see him, continued the fortuneteller, as he is nearing thirty. Rich, respected nnd admired. He will have many affairs of the heart. I see two dark women and one, two yes, three fair women." That would seem to show that hes sort going tobe a purty of a feller, wouldnt It? said Baxter, proudly. He will grow up to be the Image of his father, mister. The gypsy leaned back in her chair) good-lookin- g spreading her hands "Xll The Light Fell Full Upon a Face Close to a Window Pane. of going out again into the hitter, unbelievable night at the thought of his cold little home at the further end of the village. lie was thinking, too, of his wife and the mile walk she would have to take with him into the. very teetif of the buffeting gale when this visit was over. She had come to this wretched little town from a great city, where, houses and fiats were warm and snug. He thought of the warm little room on the third floor of the boarding house where lie had lived and. studied for two full years. It was in this house that he had met Josephine Judge. She was the daughter of the kindly widow who conducted the boarding house a tall, slim girl who used slang. andwas gay and blithesome, and had ambitions! AmbiShe wanted to become an tions? She was actress. He was not a theater going youth. He had been brought up with an abhorrence for the stage and all Its iniquities. So he devoted himself, heart und soul, to the saving of the misguided maiden, with astonishing results. They fell In love with each other and were married. He pressed his face against the cold pan striving to rid his mind of the that beset It. doubts Suddenly he drew hack with an exclamation. The light ML full upon a face close to the window pane, a face so startling and so vivid that It did not appear to be real. A pair of dark, gleaming eyes met his for a few seconds; then swiftly the face was withdrawn. He leaned forward and peered intently. Two indistinct figures took shape In the unrelieved darkness at the corner of the porch two women, he made out. Joseph, he called, there are two strange women on the porch. Perhaps stage-struck- .. and-worrie- s you Go see who It Is, Joe, Mrs. Grimes crisply. f commanded Dover, Del. A fish that ate an oyster which swallowed It was found in the shell of the oyster by Mrs. I. Paul Jones while she was preparing a meal. The fish, which was two Inches long, was found Inside the shell, but no oyster was there. So Mrs. Jones concluded that the fish had eaten the oyster after It was drawn Into tlie shell. The fish was alive when the shell was opened. In a of gesture finality. I see no more, she said. "Is that all? Mr. Baxter sniffed Well, Queen. I guess you took us all in purty neatly. . Outraged royalty turned on him. You scoff at me. For that you shall have the truth. All that I have told you will come true. But I did not tell you of the end that I saw for him. Hark ye! This son of yours will go to tlie gallows. He will swing from the end of a rope for a crime of which he Is not guilty. She V'a1 now speaking in a high shrill voice; her hearers sat as if under a spell that not he shaken off. It is ail as plain as tlie noonday sun. Uewill never reach the age of thirty. That is all. That Is the end. I have spoken the truth. You forced, me to do so. I go." open-mouthe- (TO BE CONTINUED. ' 1 Bahama' Islands The Bahamas are group of 3.000 Islands, mostly reefs, of which only 20 are Inhabited. The principal islands are: New Providence, population Obaco. population 4,4(11! : Great Bahama. 1,824 ; Andros, 7,543, and Harbor Island. The total area Is square miles, and the highest point Is over 410 feet above sea level.. The principal city Is Nussau, which Is situated on New Providence, and Is a fashionable, heplth resort. 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