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Show SOUTH CACHE' COURIER. HYRUM. UTAH thuslasm for his city, and they Intimated that a gang of professional was soon to perpetrate an enormous theft, leaving the public holding the sack. Still, there must be a middle course somewhere. At any rate, he could use Conwards story about the land sale. That was news legitimate news. Of course, It might be a faked sale faked for Its news value but reporters are not paid for being detectives. The Evening Call carried a statement 6f Conwards sale, and on that statement was hung a story on the growing prosperity of vhe city and Its assured future, owing to its exceptional climate and natural elements which make a coun- natural resources, combined with Its try or city a desirable place to live? commanding position on transportaIll tell you. Climate, transportation, tion routes, both east and west and good water, variety of landscape, op- north and south. Given portunity of Independence. these conditions, everything else can be added. Then tneres trannporta-tlon- . Read what happens to This is one t the few centers In America which has a Dave in the next installment. trade equal to its trade. Were on the crossroads. Every (TO ,BE CONTINUED.) settler who goes Into the North and it is a mighty North means more TO STAY IN SCHOOL trade, I tell you? PAYS Dave, the movement Is on now, and before long Itll lilt us like a tidal Fact Shown In Dollars and Cents by wove. Ive been a bit of a gambler Figures Compiled by Bureau of Education. Is all my life, but this the biggest t ever was, and Im golpg to The value of staying at school is sit In. How about you?" In dollars' and cents In figures stated Id like to think it over. Promotion doesnt come very fast on this job, recently compiled by the bureau of education and distributed to boys and thats sure." t 1 the country by the Yes, and while you are thinking It girls throughout bureau. childrens over chances are slipping by. Dont From a study of a large number think it over put It over. I tell you, actual cases It has been found that of In are the air. Dave, there big things at twfenty-tivyears of age the boy who remained In school until he was eighteen had received $2,000 more salary than the boy who left school at fourteen, and that the youth was then receiving more than $900 a year more In pay. This is equivalent to an Investment of $18,000 at 5 per cent," the stateCan a boy increase his ment said. capital as fast iff "ny other way? From this time on the salary of the boy will rise still more rapidly, while the earnings of the boy who left school at fourteen will Increase but little. THOUSANDS PROCLAIM THE MERITS OF land-gamble- col-um- PE-RU-- Keii Their Letters Mrs. Martha C. Dale, R. F, D, Cannon, Del., writes: I am en'j tirely cured of chronic catarrh of the stomach and bowels by PE. RU-N- DAVE STAR BECOMES one had only told me, when I was your age, she said." Why do you tell me this? he suddenly demanded. Did you ever feel that you Just had to tell some one? It was bis turn to pause. Yes," he confessed, at length. Then tell me." So he led her down through the tragedy of his youth and the lonely, rudderless course of his poyhood. She followed sympathetically to the day when Doctor Hardy and his daughter Irene became guests at the Elden ranch. But before the end' he stopped. Should he tell her all? Why not? She had opened her life to him. So he told her of that Ihst evening with Irene, and the compact under the trees and the moon. Her hand hud fallen into his os they talked, but here he felt it slowly withdrawn. But he was fired with the flame o love which had sprung up in the breath of his reminiscence. . . . And Edith was his friend and his chum. And you have been true?" she said, bfit her voice was distant and strained. PORTER. Synopsis David Elden, son of a drunken, shiftless ranchman, almost a maverick of the foothills. Is breaking bottles with his pistol 'from his running cayuse when the first automobile he has ever seen arrives and tips over, breaking the leg of Doctor Hardy but not Injuring his beautiful daughter Irene. Dave rescues the lhjured man and brings a doctor from 40 miles awuy, Irene takes charge of the housekeeping. Dave and Irene tahe many rides together and during 'her father's enforced stay they get well acquainted. They part with a kiss and an Implied promise. Daves father dies and Dave goes to town to seek his fortune. A man named 'Conward teaches him his first lesson In city ways. Dave has a nar. row escape, Is disgusted and turns over a new leaf. Fate brings him into contact with Melvin Duncan, who sees the inherent good in the boy and welcomes him to his home, where he meets Edith,, his hosts') pretty daughter. Dave becomes a newspaper reporter. IHC -- CHAPTER V 9 & Continued. Yes." And you are waiting for her? Yes, I am waiting. It must be ... He wns at the Duncan house curlier than usual Sunday afternooij, but not so." too early for Edith. She was dressed It Is cold, she said. Let us go for the occasion ; she seemed more home. fetching than he had ever seen her. She led the way over the pa lit fol, CHAPTER VI. lowed the Sunday before until again they sat by the rushing .water. Dave Whatever the had again been filled with a sense of sation had been effect of this converupon Edith, she conReenie Hardy, and his conversation cealed It and Dave counted carefully, was disjointed and uninteresting. She it one of the fortunate events of his tried unsuccessfully to draw him out life. He had been w'orklng under the with questions about himself; then spur of his for Irene, but now took the more astute tack of speaking this was topassion be supplemented by the ' of her own past life. If had begun In of Edith. That it was more an eastern city, ever so many years friendship than friendship on her part dldnot ago occur to him at all, but he knew she Chivalry could not allow that to was interested In him and he was Oh, not so very many I said doubly determined pass. that he would , Dave, justify ther interest and confidence.How many? she tensed. Guess. But just at this time, another Inci"Nineteen, he hazarded. dent occurred which was to turn the Oil, more than that. flood of his life into strange channels. Twenty-one- ? Dave had been promoted to the distiwc-tio- n And their first Oh, less than that. of a private office a little slx-bconfitymee was established. six box stall, as the sport editor deTwenty, thought, Dave to himself. "Reenie must be about twenty now. scribed it but, nevertheless, a disAnd I wns five when when Jack tinction shared only with the manageditor and Bert Morrison, compiler Jack was my ing died, she went on. of the womans page. Her name was . seven. was know. lie brother, you was masculine to the Well, we were playing, and I stood on Roberta, but she the cnr tracks, signaling the motor-ma- tips and everybody called her Bert. Into Daves sanctuary one afterto make him ring his bell. On noon in October came Conward. His bell clanging, canie the car, with and the ,iuaq in blue looking very habitual cigarette hung from its accross. Jack must have thought I was customed short tooth, and his round, florid face seemed puffier than usual. waiting too long, for hfe suddenly His aversion to any exercise more vlg rushed on the track to pull me off She stopped, and sat looking at the orous than offered by a billiard cue was beginning to reflect Itself In a rushing water. premature rotundity ofjigure. dad him "I heard cry, Oh, daddy, Alone? Lo, Dave! he said. dy above the screech of the brakes. Almost," said Dave, without look' Then, Sorrow Is a strange thing," she ing up, from his typewriter. I dont pre- turning, he kicked the door shut with went on, after a pause. I tend to understand, but If seems to his heel and said, Shoot is strenuous This life spoiling your have Its place In life. 'I guess Its a Well She paused good manners, Dave, my boy, said natural law. lazily exhaling a thin cloud again, and when she spoke it was In ft Conward, smoke. of If work made a man rich note. lower, more confidential ' I shouldnt have told you this youd die a millionaire. But It Isnt Dave.' J shouldnt know It myself. But work .that makes men rich. Ever think ( , North-and-Sout- A j) n, . . ! Ever Feel That You Just ' Had to Tell Some One?" Did You before that things hadnt been well, just, as good as they might In our home. . . . Theyve been different since. , The shock of her words brought him upright. To him It seemed that Mr. and M.-j- Duncan were the ideal father and mother. It was Impossible to associate them with a home where things .hadnt been just ns good as they might." But her teft no room for remark. "Mother told me," she went on, after a long silence, and without looking A few years ago, 'If some at blin. ?. n -- - , . a: PE-RU-N- Mrs. L. Hearing, 283 East 169th St., New York City: For catarrh of the head and stomach, I have better than any found other medicine. Mr. W. H. Edgar, 49 Cooper St., Atlanta, Georgian cured rrfe after I had suffered fifteen years with rheumatism." Mrs. Leona Dodd, R. No. 3, Tennessee; Medon, is a grand medicine for coughs and colds. So many diseases are due to catarrh and catarrhal conditions, makes the best medicine in the world to have on hand for emergencies and general health protection. Thousands of families are never without a bottle of or a box of Tablets in the medicine cabinet That is the safe way. You can buy in tablet or liquid form. PE-RU-N- A PE-RU-N- A PE-RU-N- A PE-RU-N- A A PE-RU-N- A , PE-RU-N- A any-Whe- re better-educate- d better-educate- d If a Man Does Not Become Rich by Work He Has No Right to Become Rich at All, Dave Retorted. They are beginning to move already. Have you noticed the strangers In town of late? Thats the advance guard Advance guard of a real estate boom ? llish! Thats a bad word. well-dresse- Get d old-time- - - - old-timer- s, . . ' e Platinum Wonderful Metal. The American Museum of Natural History has Issued a' bulletin giving many interesting facts relating to platinum, one of the most striking of The which relates to Its ductility. marvelous ductility of platinum may be conceived when we consider that out of a single troy ounce of the metal It would be possible to make an almost infinitely slender wire that would reach from Santiago, Chile, across the continent to Rio Janeiro, a distance of about 1,800 miles. To draw out platinum Into so exceedingly fine a wire It Is covered with a thin layejr of gold, This wire Is drawn to the thinness of the former one, and the gold Is dissolved. A small section of this second wire Is then given a coating of gold, redrawn and the gold covering dissolved. After this process has been .repeated several times the wire finally Is still Intact, but virtually Invisible. away from It. Say industrial development.' Let me elaborate. Well say Alkali Lake Is a railway station where lots go begging at a hundred dollars each. In drops a stranger buys ten lots at a hundred and fifty each and the are chuckling over sticking' him. But in drops another stranger and buys a block of lots at two hundred each. Then the begin to wonder If they didnt sell too soon. By the time the fourth or fifth stranger has dropped In they are dead sure of It, and they are try ing to buy their lots back. All sorts of rumors get started,- nobody knows how. New railways are coming, big factories are to be started, minerals have been located, theres a secret war on between great moneyed interests. The town council meets and changes of that? If a man does not become rich by the name to Silver City having rework he has no right to become rich gard, no doubt; to the alkali In the and all slough wuter. The at all, Dave retorted. What do you mean by that word that great, innocent public which Is forever hoping to get something for . right," Dave? Define it. "Havent time. We go to press a nothing, are now glad to buy the lots at five hundred to ten thousand dollars four. Thats the trouble with fellows like each, and by the time theyve bought Conward "You It up the gang moves on. Its the continued. you," havent time. You stick too close to smoothest game in the world; and your jobs. You never see the better every community will fall for it at chances lying all around. Now sup least twice. . ; : Well, theyre here. Of course, its a little different In pose you let them go to press without this case, because there really Is someand a listen to me for you today you ' thing In the way of natural advantages while. Dave was about to throw him, out to support it. Its not all hot air. Now, Dave, Ive been dipping In a when a gust of yearning for the open spaces swept over him again. It wns little already, and It struck me we true enough. He wns giving his whole might work together on this deal. life to his paper. Promotion was slow, Your paper has considerable weight, and there was no prospect of a really and If that weight falls the right way you wont find me stingy. For Instance, big position at any time. He remembered Mr. Duncans remnrk about an Item that this property" he pronewspaper training being the- best duced a slip with some legal descrippreparation for something else. Witt tions "has been sold for ten thousand dollars to eastern Investors very sudden decision he closed his desk. "Shoot 1" he said again, but this time conservative investors from the East, dont forget that might help to turn with less Imnatlence. said Conward. another deal thats just hanging. Sorry Thats better. Have you ever thought of the future to. keep you so long, but perhaps you can catch the press yet." And with ' Y of this town? one of his friendly mannerisms ConI have. I Ive that cant "Well, say ward departed. been busy with its present. Thats what I supposed. Youve Dave sat for some minutes In a been too busy with the details of your quandary. He was discouraged with little Job to give attention to bigger his salary, or, rather, with the lack of things. Now let me pass you a few prospect of any Increase In his salary, pieces of Information things you Conward'8 words had been very unsetmust know, but you have never put tling. They pulled In opposite directhem together before. What are the tions. They fired him with a new en- , taking -- -- , A Min-nesot- ack-po- ( . PE-RU-N- h , y A . h - j PE-RU-N- East-nnd-We- st North-and-Sout- A Mr. J. Bayer, Glendale, Oregon: There is no medieine like for catarrhal deafness." Mrs. Kate Marquis, Middleburr Ohio; cured me of catarrh of the head and throat." Mr. J. H. Collins, Wesson, makes m feel Vigorous and able to work without that tired, weak feeling I usually have otherwise." Mrs. P. Ludvigsen, Austin, I got rid of my liver trouble and can eat anything sines -- RE- - NA old-time- rs WATCH THE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidneys-Heart-Liv- t er Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the worlds standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid trouble- s- GOLD MEDAL Th National Remedy of Holland for centuries and endorsed by Queen WilheW mine. At all drnggists, three sizes. lor th uam Gold Modal on ovorj bos and accept no imitation Lk Dont Wait to Be Bilious ' Keep welL Whenever your appetite begins to flag, or a sour y stomach and tLrpn'f5 CARTER . a coated tongue Insect Bothers Forest Rangers. CARTERS , The ohmlette Is the cootie of the Little Liver d S f"-- d th forest ranger's liffe. He does not get on the ranger, but he gets in his telT ephone, which is much worse when For to child. for Good woman and for are telephone man, help trying you your healths sake stick to this old, on a forest fire. The ohmlette Just tried and true remedy. Purely vegetable. delights in getting Into the transmitter and attempting to call up some of Small pfil Small Dose Small Price his forest friends. A buzzing starts, DR. CARTERS IRON PILLS, Nature ! says the American Forestry associa great nerve and blood tonic for tion of Washington, that Just about Anemia, Rheumatism, Nervousness puts the line out of business. The Sleeplessness and Female Weakness, ranger could take a shot at the trans - Still .oil bear sIsDilira mitter, but that, of course, would ohm as as well the get the phone Correct Attire. lette, so the ranger uses a piece of a I What kind of a costume is the moth ball and that 'settles It for Mr. actress wear In that m to going Ohmlette. rIITTLE pYlLs -- . tion-pictu- ' Open Hearts Keep Young. The mind acts upon the body, and keeps it young. Those who grumble at everything, who nurse resentments, nnd who let their troubles sour them, look, and actually grow, old, sooner than the contented and' kindly. It Is a very beautiful thing to see those who have met many storms In life, but who have turned their troubles Into sympathy, and kept an open heart for all about them. And even when the hair turns grey, and the first youth passes, they possess that boon to themselves and those whose life touches theirs a young mind. , , play? I suppose a real filmy gown. To Have a Clear Sweet Skin. Touch n pimples, .redness, roughness: or Itching, If any, with Cuticura Oint ment, then bathe with Cuticura SoaK and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and; dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin Everywhere 25c each. Adv. On the Rialto. I may say I have inherited tl It will go aroufe mantle of Booth, times." least four you Yes, INFLUENZA His Mistake. Flatbush You know my wife and her sister look very much alike Bensonhurst Oh, Is that so? Yes. Why, the other day I got a seat In a crowded trolley car, and when I got off my sister-in-lawas also getting off the same car and she w gave me Hall Columbia for not getting up and offering her my seat Well, why didnt you offer her your seat? Didnt you know her? No, I didnt. I really thought it was my wife I" Yonkers Statesman. A ring belonging to Queen Elizabeth, containing her miniature and one ot Anne Boleyn, was auctioned recently for $5,350. re Oh, starts with Kill a Cold the Cold. 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