Show gUNDAY MORNING JULY 25 19 1915 t 5 1 THE SALT LAKE I T B L i. A C K I I S SIV W V H HI J ITE I T E By McCutcheon George Barr rr r I Io SYNOPSIS o old men men Danbury lr Dawes and Riggs have become ph under 60 60 mell me Brood Broo a n man wrecked by his iI been ze e life Ure has another man with In love 10 faUnl Brood India when In had met three evory I courting death In l two had od saved aved other iner ner and t the lips In his deur de- de learning not believe the boy 0 dId that le be beleve urn that ur his son bornO was S has kias 11 3 brne she wa wad had turned hor out that al the thee ha d md and tho bo boy hidden away t At tSO t old men opens the the e stor Brood ot of Now York homo home Brod nt at the lad of ot 22 years is 13 there t also o. o llon on a 1 somewhere In th thUc the Is 13 out I the tho father our Little Uc ocean Ho He does docs flO not love 6 10 his histo has hash I wireless wireless' message a n to whom h 1 bears come bears bears' the news that James Brood f bear and md that he Is I- f married again arain agin ging his wife home The yon on Fred- Fred PK ginI Lydia Lyda la k IC has fallen In love with Ly ter of ot falen the housekeeper the lat lat- being the wife of or nn an old friend or ot dead Frederick Is furious od now L ded 01 wording to toan toan the message feeling Is its Is Ian an Insult an and fearing caring that It means 11 going of at Lydia and her mother onG Dont Don't ont speak so loudly loudl dearie dear dear- ie C please Sho la is asleep Of CI We we C w we shant shan't stay stoy on on FredWell Fred Fred- red red- Well We'll have to go ga aa as soon as as- as fis Hed Ho He Hoed Is eyes filled with tears cd ed d her in tied his arms and d held her herIs herIt's here e Is Its It's a beastly beastly beaty shame Ing e Oh Lord what a fool to a man mani i make of himself I mae such things OLL must not say ay P murmured Ol stroking his cheek fa l cold trembling ringers Lis Freddy cold darling your our father has bus Ight to do as ho he chooses He Ife has Ight ht to companionship to love o e. to He has ha done dono everything Pus lUl US that man could could- But ut why couldn't he ho have done fine fine sensible thing thins Lydia Why Vh tn he have have have-have have fallen in love 1 j hh your our mother r Why not nat noti notS S i married maried her if u ho ii o had to marry j one In in- in teddy eddy she he cried putting her hero o over r his mouth p was n as not to be stopped He Heiy Hely Hey iy ly y removed he her hei h hand nd Your moth- moth the finest w man in the world ps sho she wouldn't have him but buti i p not the tho point Good Lord how uld have loved him for giving o 0 mo me as a a mother A And Azid d here he hes 8 s bringing some devil devi of a aiger aiger iger ger into into oh oh Its It's Is I's sickening He J J lowered his hla voice to a hoarse per iper keeping his hla eyes fixed on the down the hall hal The girl lay still BUn in 1 his hla arms Sudden Suddenly a sob ob broke in her throat and ad she ed her face ace on his shoulder shoulder Why iy 33 y don dont don't t cry cr Dont he I miserably What a rotam rotam rot- rot am m Inflicting you with m my elIs elI sll- s Dont Don't cr cry I dare say will wi turn out all al right rIght Its Ita beast beastly disposition Kiss Kias me 10 e 6 kissed him swiftly Her wet k ik lay hay a for a second against his hist t Und and then with wih a stifled good it t she broke away from tram him An Anant ant t later ater t she the he was gone her door closed sobered b by her outburst tood still etU for a moment staring at door Then with wih a 0 startled stated look mother nother door down the hall hail he utterance to a sharp shap cry of un- un In that Instant a conIn conn con- con Em In n was wa revealed to him that hadr had hadar ar r even n e suggested itself before rf nned by a sort of overpowering der ider he turned and ard aId slowly his own room fire smoldered red in the grate In huge old fashioned house re e were grates In all al the clous lous bedrooms and not In- In fires res were ere started in them the he capable ones Tones Jones Frederic Federic stood he knew not how long above e the dead r-dead coals staring string at them with wit ew w and more bitter bIter complaint at blk back of his hiB mind What had haded ha jed ed between Mrs Irs Desmond and father What was back of that of anguish In Lydias Lydia's eyes He Ho Heden den denly I realized that ho was mut- mut ng oaths oats not of at anger but of pain 1 next morning moring he came down ler than thanas was as his cU custom tom His Hist it t had been a troubled one ForIng ForIng Forting For For- Ing ting his own woes woes woes-or or belittling m he n-he he had thought only anI of at what i news from th the sea se ea would mean men the ho dear he loved so well well one kone ne was In the library but a huge ras h was blazing A bUzzard blizzard was ragout ragout ragout rag- rag out out of ot doors e C picked up the tho morning moring paper eyes traver traversed ed the front page dl There were ere reports report of fear fear- fer- fer weather at sea Ships in touch h Hi wireless stations flashed news the riotous gales that wreaked age ge to the vessels The ho 10 lp seaboard wa was strewn with wih tho of small craft a craf score of at cIs were known to be ashore and grave peril Per perIl The m movement ment of enger vessels at the thc bottom of at page riveted his attention The was reported out Mn In M the heart part art of f the hurricane hu Would would be bc a day late hate he I. I as e as newspaper If It someone was slightly crum- crum else ro re him lie He found hi himself had ha It read red It ng how won- won Ia ho he would feel If It the LugIa Lusa Lus- Lus nevet nevel reached a New Ho He dered dere what his sensations f r a call for tor would cn help c carno mo from the it t veas It if the tho ia e news board boar oard that tat he was Sinking with wih all al e looked up from the paper with Lt t actually 8 Seemed med to him to ho bo ty feeling Someone had a room Mrs Desmond entered rai-d rai him was wa coming La a queer liLle ll Sh She Itc smile smie on Englis English t tv was 8 a taU tail fair w woman n type pc and still extremely Hers hat had wa Wa an honest beau beau- no fear ha fear of oC age She he Is sad without a stanch ship Frederic She will any be other form torm of at fes fe's B wi late hate but but- I Im I'm not nothing to worry about I Worrying Ing he be WOI said Iy sid con con- L fA has told y yoU u the the the- flew n- n 7 the tt 1 Rather ther with Staggering Isn't it i 7 ho he a wr lie he W emile In spite ot of OUS intentness watched her face with lather ther she said briefly brley e w silent a for a moment I 1 to Inform I yOU that he last Wednesday he and his have tho the face fa tae harden hardened And k car meet them a a af the thelo It Wont Won't n t be t lo 0 o giVen necessary sary l Frederic rederic I u. u Will wi pot have hi his hla instructions ers tot c to carr carry o out t tho the 1 L Y 7 suppose 1 II I- I you dont don't approve of the I p. p know Dont Don't jut how you feel fee poor I U always try t t explaIn I know know understand Cring his he said eyes Not Ore ere Was he saie said quietly something k In the I am a especially sorry sor for tor Mr Mi 1 l t 3 Dawes and Mr Riggs she contin contin- Her voice was steady and full ful of or earnestness Do they tey kJ know ow They The were up and about at daybreak daybreak daybreak day day- break poor souls soul Do you know Freddy the they were starting off at in this blizzard when I met them In tho the hall hal haul Tho The deuce leuce I z r-z I hope It I wasn't on account of oC anything I may have said eaid sId to them last nl night ht he cried in inI contrition I genuine She smiled No They had their own theory theor about the message The Thc storm strengthened tr it I. I They were positive e that your our father was vas in great peril perno I dont don't tont like to tell tel you this his but the they seemed to think that you rou couldn't be depended upon to take a 0 hand in well in-in-well In In well In helping him The They were determined to charter a L vessel vesse of or some sort and start off in inan all an this blizzard to search earch for Mr Brood Oh arent aren't th they wonderful He had ha no t feeling of at resentment toward the old men for their opinion of at hl him Instead his eyes glowed with an honest admiration By George Mrs Irs Descend the they are great reat Th They are arc art men bless their hearts Seventy five years yeara old and n still sun ready to face fae anything for tor a comrade It I does prove provo something doesn't it It I proves s that your our father has made no mistake in selecting his hi friends m my dear My ly dear husband used to say that he would cheerfully die for tor James Brood and he knew that James Brood would have died for forIm him Im just as read readily I There is some somo- ting In friendships of ot that sort that e T cant understand We have never been able to test our friends much lep lepp ourselves Wo WeI We- We 0 I would die for tor you Mrs Irs Desmond Desmond Des Des- mond mend cried Frederic a deep flush ush overspreading o his fac face For you and LydIa You come by that naturally she said slid laying her hor hand upon his arm Blood will wi tell ten Thank you ou FederIc Fred Fred- Fed Fed- eric She smiled I am sure It will not bo be necessary for you to die for forme me however As for Lydia Ldla you must live l e not die for h r. r Ill 11 ti do both he cried Impulsively Before you OU go sO to breakfast I 1 want to say something else to you 0 Frederic Frederic Fred Fred- eric eri fhe rhe said fald seriously Lydia has ha everything c you said sId to to her last dear lear bo husband hus hue night night My boy m my band hand has been dead for ten years ears 1 I loved him and he died loving me 1 I Ishall shall nev never r Rr another her man 1 I 1 Iam am still sUl the wife of at John Desmond Demond I 1 still sti consider mys myself elf bound to him Can Cnn you understand 7 He flushed I talked like a lunatic luna lunt- tic Io last night I te fear r I 1 might Ig h have v Known lou xou ou too 10 to uie me lle of at loyal o al ones Forgive me There Tero is nothing to forgive dear dEar she said sid simply And now one more word Frederic You must accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac this new condition of affairs In Inthe Inthe inthe the right spirit Your father has ha married marIed again after all al these years YEars It I Is not likely that he ho has done so without deliberation Therefore It Is reasonable rEasonable to assume that he is bringing home with him a a wife of whom he be at least Is proud and that should weigh considerably in your our summing up tip of at the situation ton She will nill willbe wU I be beautiful accomplished eo refined and and good Frederic Of Ot that you QU may may be sure Let me implore you rou to withhold withold Judgment until another d day I do not object to the situation Mrs Jr Desmond said he the angry light returning to his e eyes es eo so much muchas as I resent reent the wording of that tele tele- gram It I is always Just that way He loses no chance to humiliate me rr He- He Hc Hush You are losing your our temper temper tem tern per again Well lel who wouldn't 7 And heres here's another thing thing the ting the the very er worst of at all al How is this now new condition going to affect you Mrs Desmond She was wa silent for a moment Of ot course coure I shant stay on here Fred Fred- eric I shall not be needed now As soon as a Mrs Brood Is settled here I 1 Ishall Ishall shall go And you expect me mo to be ch cheerful rul ruland and and contented d he cried cred biter bitterly You are a m man mn n. n Frederic It I is for you OU to say Y k l and ard nay women must sa say one ono or the the other A man may make his own bed but he doesn't have have to He lie In ILI it IL itI It ItI I suppose you m mean n that if i Im I'm Im not contented contento here I 1 ought to got out and look for elsewhere re reserving ro- ro serving the to come back if it I fail fal Something of the thc sort she said My 1 father objects objects' to my my going into business or taking up a sion don I 1 am dependent on him for ev ev- But wh why go Into that Weve We've talked it over a thousand times Ures I dont don't understand but I perhaps you do Your father IB Is it making making a man of ot you you Oh he is eh ch 7 Yes He will wm make you see some Bome someday someday day that the kind of life Ure you ou lead lea Is not lot the kind you ou want Your pride our your ambition ambion will wi rebel rebel Then you will Ull wi make something out of life for tor your yourself elt I I dont don't think that Is in his hs mind If f you'll pardon m mo me I sometimes behove beleve beleve be- be hove leve leve he actually wants me mo to sta stay as asI asI asam I am always a dependent Why how can cn he expect me to marry Jrr ad adHe and anil- anil He short his face paling Go on please Well Wel It i looks looka to mo me as if i ho means mens to o make me it i Impossible for me to marI marT mar mar- I ry T Mr Mrs Desmond Ive rye thought of at It Ita Ita ita a good good deal dea And Is it I impossible Z ZNo No I shall marry marn Ly Lydia Ia even thou though h I have to dl dig In the streets for or her It Isn't that however howe Theres There's some other reason rason back of ot his attitude but for tho the life of me mo meI moI I cant can't ent get at it i. i I wouldn't try tn to get at nt it It m my dear clear der she said Walt Wait VaS an and see Come you must have your our coffee cottee I 1 am glad you came down early The old gentlemen are arc at breakfast now Come in He f followed lowed her dejectedly a perceptible perceptible per per- droop roop to his shoulders Mr Dawes and Mr Riggs wore seated at tho the table Lydia a trifle palo pale and distrait was pouring out their third cup of coffee The Tho old men mon showed no sign of their midnight experience They were very er wideawake wideawake wideawake wide wide- awake awake eyed clear and alert as old men will wi be he who do not count the years yeara of life Ifo left lef In the span appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed for fo them Good morning Fedd Freddy said they almost in In one voice As Aa he passed sed P behind their chairs on his hla way to Lydias Lydia's side ho slapped each of at them then cordially on the back They seemed to swell with wih relief and gratitude He was not In the ha habit lt of slapping them themon on the back Good morning gentlemen said fald he Then ho lifted Lydias Lydia's slim alim IUm fingers fin fin- gern gers to his hla lips Good morning dear dear she ehe squeezed his fingers tight tight- ly and smiled A look of relief leaped into her ey eyes s she drew dreW a long breath brAth She poured his coffee for him every ever morning Her hand shook a Ht little as ns moring she the lifted the tiny cream pitcher I I didn't sleep vr very tny well wen she explained In a low voice olce His hand r rested d on on her shoulder for Cor a moment in a a gentie gen fien- tie careSs lt Then he sat down in the chair Jones had drawn st out for him Well el ones gentlemen when does the relief boat bont asked with a forced at attempt attempt at- at start 1 he lie tempt at humor Mr Ir Dawes regarded him with it its it's s 's too great reat solemnity I Freddy redd I be bo saved t-aved from the late A man can en scourge tigers elephants U lions snakes and almost everything o else in Gods God's world but demme he cant can't be protected d against woman Your poor father is lost forever I never was wasSo wasso wa so 80 sorry for anyone in my life Ute I If he had only called cled for help a week I or so BO ago we could have hove saved him lamented Mr Riggs But he never ne er oven even peeped Lordy Lordy and Just think of at It ho he yelled like an Indian when that lion Hon leaped heaped on him himat himat himat at Nairobi Poor old Jim sighed Mr Dawes Hell probably h have havo vo to ask |