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Show s Damaged Page SOUTH CACHE COURTED HVRUM. UTAH Tlvc COW PUNCHER yiv i N i- By Robert J.C. Stead Uutlior kitchener, end other poems" AuWiMlr kirieXfm CHAPTER IX. crue to her therefrom was very Continued. 14 "i I ob- vious. settled when Dave left Elden was glad when Mrs. nardy soft wind blew from the remembered that she must not remain acuthwest; June was In the air. June up late. Her physician had prescribed too, was In Dave's heart us he walked rest. Early to bed, you know. Dave the few blocks to his bachelor quar-ter- had opportunity for Just a word with Wliut of the drab Injustice of Irene before they left business? Let him forget that; now it How did this happen tonight? he was night . . . and she had called asked, with the calm assumption of Wight had the office. A s. him Dave. lie dressed with care. It was not until he was about to leave his rooms that he remembered he must dine alone; he hnd been dressing for her, unconsciously. The realization brought him up with something of a shock. I This will never do, he said. cant eut alone tonight, and I cant ask Reenie, so soon after the incident with her mother. I know Bert Morrison. He reached for the telephone and rang her number. Iler number did not answer. He thought of Edith Duncan. But Edith lived at homo, and It was much too late to extend a formal dinner Invitation. There was nothing for It but to eat alone. lie suddenly became conscious of the great loneliness of his bachelor life. The charm of bachelorhood was a myth which only needed contact with the gentle atmosphere of feminine affection to be exposed, lie took his hat and coat and went Into the street. It was his custom to take his meals at a modest eating-placon a but tonight he directed his steps to the best hotel the city afforded. There was no wisdom in dressing for an event unless he was going to deflect his course somewhat from the dally routine. The dining hall was a blaze of light. Dave paused for a moment, awaiting the beck of a waiter, but in that moment his eye fell on Conward, seated ut a table with Mrs. Hardy and Irene. Conward had seen him and was motioning to him to Join them. The situation was embarrassing, and yet delightful. lie was glad he had dressed for dinner. Join us, Elden, Conward said, as he reached, their table. Just a little dinner to celebrate todays transaction. You will not refuse to share to that one who has a right to know. Oh, Mr. Conward telephoned an Invitation to mother," she explained. I was so glad you happened In. You have had wonderful experiences. Mr. Conward Is charming, Isnt he?" Dave did not know whether the compliment to Conward was a personal matter concerning his partner or whether It was to be taken as a courtesy to the firm. In either case he rather resented It. He wondered what. Irene would think of this ennobling business In the drab days of disillusionment that must soon sweep down upou them. But Irene apparently did uot miss his answer. We shall soon be settled, she said as Mrs. nardy and Conward were seen Then you will come approaching. and visit us?. I will Reenie, he whispered, and he was sure the color that mounted to her cheeks held no tinge of displeasure. CHAPTER X. e side-avenu- e, Elden lost no time In making his first call upon the Hardys. Irene received him cordially, but Mrs. Hardy evinced no more warmth than propriety demanded. Elden, however, allowed himself no annoyance over that. A very much greater grievance had been thrust uoon his mind. Conward had preceded him and was already a guest of the Hardys. Dave knew Conward well enough to know that purpose always lay behind his conduct, and during the small talk with which they whiled away an hour his mind was reuchlng out acutely, exploring every nook of possibility, to arrive if It could at some explanation of the sudden Interest which Conward was displaying In tile S. extent? Hardys. These explanations narrowed Dave looked at Mrs. Hardy. Had he down to two almost equally unpalabeen dealing with Conward and Mrs. table. Conward was deliberately setHardy alone he would have excused ting about to capture the friendship, himself, but he had to think of Irene. perhaps the affection, of either Mrs. That Is, he had to Justify her by being Hardy or Irene. Strangely enough, Elden was more Irritated by the forcorrect In his manners. Do Join us," said Mrs. Hardy. It mer alternative than by the latter. was evident to Mrs. Hardy that It Perhaps this attitude was due to subwould be correct for her to support conscious recognition of the fact that he had much more to fear from ConMr. Con wards Invitation. You are very kind, said Dave as ward as a suitor for the hand of Mrs. he seated himself. I had not hoped Hardy than as a rival for that of Conward as a prospective for this pleasure. And yet the Irene. father-in-lawas a more grievous pleasure was not unmixed. He felt menace to his peace of mind than Conward that had outplayed him. It was Conward who had done the gra- Conward as a defeated rival The more he contemplated this ascious thing, and Dave could not prevent Conward doing the gracious pect of the case the less he liked It. thing without himself being ungra-'ciou- To Conward the affair could be nothing more than an adventure, but It After dinner they sat in the lounge would give him a position of a sort room, and Conward beguiled the time of authority over both with stories of sudden wealth which Irene and Elden. had been practically forced upon men When at length Mrs. Hardy began to. show signs of weariness Irene served coffee and rake, and the two men, taking that as an intimation that their welcome had run down, but would rewind itself If not too continually drawn upon, left the house together. On their way they agreed that it was a very delightful night. Dave turned the situation over in hts mind with some impatience. Irene had now been in the city for several weeks, and he had had opportunity for scarce a dozen personal words with her. Was he to be balked by such an insufferable chaperonage as It seemed the purpose of Mrs. Hardy and Conward to establish over his love affair? No. In the act of undressing he told himself, No, suiting to the word such vigor of behavior that In the morning he found his shoes at opposite corners of the room. Several days passed without any word from Irene, and he had almost Dave Paused for a Moment, but in made up his mind to attempt another That Moment His Eye Fell on Con- telephone appointment, when he met ward. her, quite accidentally, In the street. She had been shopping, she said. The busias the now were who regarded of household purchases fell duty ness framework of the country. As upon her. Her mother rested mainly strolled the these worthies through in the afternoons furnished room, leisurely richly How about a cup of tea," said cigars, Consmoking their And a thin sandwich? And ward would make a swift summary of Dave. a delicate morsel of cake? One can cow their rise from liveryman, count on thin sandwiches and always to or laborer their clerk puncher, present affluence, occasionally appeal- delicate morsels of cake. Their function Is purely a social one, having no ing to Dave to corroborate his statements. It was particularly distaste- relation to the physical requirements." I should be very glad, said Irene. ful to Elden to be obliged to add his They found a quiet tearoom. When word to Conwards In such matters, for, although Conward carefully re- they were seated Dave, without prefrained from making any direct ref- liminaries, plunged into the subject erence to Mrs. Hardys purchase the nearest his heart. I have been wanting an opportu Inference that great profits would ac- w s. seml-patern- after-dinn- al er . nlty to talk to you wanting It for you will speak. I will not reopen the weeks," he said. But It always subject." Ills words had something of the seemed Always seemed that you were ring of an ultimatum, but no endearhis ments that his lips might have utIrene thwarted," completed thought. "You didnt disguise your tered could have gripped her heart so She knew they were the annoyance very well the other night. surely. Do you blame me for being an- words of a man In deadly earnest, a man who had himself In hand, a man noyed? No. But I rather blame you for who made love with the same serious showing It. You see I was annoyed purpose as he had employed In the too. other projects of hls successful life. Had It not been for some strange Then you had nothing to do with with bringing about the situation that sense of shame some fear that too r existed?" ready capitulation might be mistaken "Certainly not. Surely you do not for weakness she would have surrenthink that I would that I would dered then. I beg your pardon, Reenie, said I think that is best, she managed I should have to say. We will let our acquaintanceDave, contritely. known better. But It seemed such a ship ripen." He rose and helped her with her strong coincidence. She was toying with her cup, and light wrap. Hls fingers touched her for once her eyes 'avoided him. "You hand and It seemed to him the battle should hardly think, Dave," she ven- was won. . . . But he had promtured you should hardly conclude ised not to reopen the subject. In the street he said, If you will that what has been, you know, gives wait a moment I will take you home you the right entitles you To a monopoly of your attentions? in my car. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Perhaps not. But It gives me the right to a fair chance to win a monopoly of your attentions. EATS IN PECULIAR POSITION He was speaking low and earnestly, and his voice hnd a deep, rich timbre Flamingo Forced to Contortions In It that thrilled and almost frightIts Upper Jaw, Not tho ened her. She could not resent his Lower, Is Movable. She felt that he straightforwardness. Nature has so created the beautiful flamingo that he does some things both backwards and upside down. For one thing, he eats with the crown of hls head on the ground, in the bottom ol some shallow stream. From one glance at his Jaw one would think It was badly broken. Instead, his bill is In perfect working order, only things are reversed with - It, and hls lower Jaw Is securely fixed, while hls upper jaw Is movable. Both portions of hls big beak are arranged In a series of thin plates, like the bills of all members of the duck family, so that he can easily sift the nice squirmy things he likes from the soft mud. Flamingoes frequent salt marshes, and when these become dry will then go long distance to find others. Florida used to be the birds happy hunting ground and many lovely members of the So family could be met In other counMuch Means More a to Marriage tries. Very few of them are left now, Woman Than It Does to a Man. You and those surviving are very shy of Dont Think So, but It Does. the hunter, and seldom seen. Very was already asserting hls claim upon few are left In this country, and bird her, and there was something tender lovers predict that In a few years and delightful In the sense of being more they will become extinct claimed by such a man. I must have a fair chance to win Red Hair. that monopoly," he repeated. How A perturbed correspondent of the In did It happen that Conward was pres-ent- ? dlanapolls News raises an interesting question. Do women, he wishes t' I dont knowV1" Just happened. know, shun men and, if so, A little after you telephoned me he why? Hls own hair Is of the hue called up and asked for mother, and sometimes thoughtlessly and Inaccurthe next thing I knew she said he was ately described as carrot colored. coming up to spend the evening. Hence the query Is of vital personal Dave dropped Into a sudden reverie. He has given the matriImportance. It was not so remarkable as It seemed monial question serious considerathat Conward should have telephoned tion," but each time has been met with Mrs. Hardy almost immediately after due, he believes, solehe had used the line. Conwards tele- discouragement to the tinge of hls hair. The matly phone and Daves were on the same ter is one calling for the, thoughtful circuit; It was a simple matter for attention of the philosopher and the Conward, If he had happened to lift If women generally are the receiver during Daves conversa- sociologist.on the matrimonial offers of frowning tion with Irene, to overhear all that men, the future of the race was said. That might happen acciIs threatened. Was It not a dentally; at least It might begin Inman who fired the first shot In nocently enough. The fact that Con- the American war against the Hun? ward had acted upon the Information to lose the redcannot afford Society indicated two things: first, that he had no very troublesome sense of head temperament because of the perhonor which Dave had long suspect- plexing perversity of marriageable will be needed ed and, second, that he had delib- women. The for the next war, or If there Is no a confliction with erately planned Daves visit to the Hardy home. This next war, whenever and wherever Indicated a policy of some kind; a trouble is brewing. scheme deeper than Dave was as yet Money in Seaweed. able to fathom. He would at least All along the coast of Norway seaguard against any further eavesdropweed Is gathered and burned. This ping on hls telephone. He took a card from hls pocket and seaweed grows In veritable forests, Is not of the common grass varimade some figures on it. If you and In fact, there are actual trees of ety. should have occasion to call me at the office at any time please use that num- It five or six feet high, with stems like ber and ask for me, he said. It Is ropes and leaves tough as leather. sprout early In the year the accountants number. Theres a They begin to ocean cover and the bed with a dense, reason. brush. Impenetrable The cups were empty; the sandAs a source of Income the seaweed wiches and cake were gone, but they now surpasses the fisheries, industry lingered on. I have been wondering,' Dave ven- and It is more valuable than agriculture, even In one of the leading farmtured, at length, just where I stand of with you. You remember our agree- ing districts On Norway. Owners of the seashore reap a land abutting ment? harvest. great She averted her eyes but her voice After the weeds have been burned was steady. You have observed the ashes are exported to England, the terms? she said. valuable chemical substances where 1 Yes, In all essential matters. from them. The most are extracted come to you now, tn accordance with of these products is Iodine. Important those terms. You said that now we would know. Now know; know as The Brighter 8ide. I have always known since those wondid the captain of Industry "Well, derful days in the foothills; those see you? days from which I date my existence." "No," replied Mr. Gadspur. "I realize that I owe you an answer You bear up well under the disapAnd 1 now, Dave, she said frankly. pointment." find It very hard to make that answer. You should have seen hla Yes. Marriage means so much more to a It was a pleasure to secretary. private woman than It does to a man. . . be turned down by such a rare combiDont misunderstand me, Dave. I nation of feminine tact and loveliness." would be ashamed to say I doubt my Birmingham self or that I dont know my mind, but you and I are no longer boy and Have an Elephant 3tew. girl. We are mnn and woman now. An elephants foot takes longer to And I Just want time Just want time cook than any other meat. To make to 'be sure that that It must be boiled for thirty-si- x tender it I suppose you are right," he anhours. swered. I will not try to hurry your decision. I will only try to give you We never run across the word "heban opportunity to know to be sure, domadal" without thinking of a cold as you said. Then, when you are sure, tn the head. e red-haire- 2t CENTS 6BELL-AN- S Hot water Sure fgE Relief LIL-Afl- IS INDIGESTION London Council to Be Landlord " The London (England) council ha bought a solid block of 3,000 acres east of Barking, In Essex, and here it will build 24,000 houses. Here will soon rise a town, or towns, w ith population of some 120,000 persons laid out on the best model, with all the adjuncts of a city parks, allot, ments, places of recreation, shops, churches, schools, and, it Is to be hoped, some factories of a suitable kind. It will be the first example In England of a large city entirely owned by a public authority. IF BACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS Eat less meat if Kidneys feel like lead or Bladder bothers. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like . the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery In the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must beep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulates them to normal activity. It also neutralizes the acids In the urine so It no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent drink which everybody should take now and then to keep the kidneys dean, thus avoiding serious compi- lithia-wate- r 4 lations. , red-heade- FOR INDIGESTIOHl d d red-haire- d red-hea- d 1 Age-Heral- d. A local drnggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe In overcoming kidney trouble while It Is only trouble. Adv. well-know- n Accommodating. Will you do me a favor? visitor. the No, I wont, growled Mr. Grump-son- . I presume you want money. Well, Id be glad to do you a favor, replied the visitor as he edged toward the door. Id be so tickled to act as your pallbearer that Id even provide my own white gloves. Big shabby-lookin- rmingham Age-Heral- d. CREAM FOR CATARRH OPENS UP NOSTRILS Tells How to Get Quick Relief Head-Cold- Its s. From Splendid! In one minute your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness. No struggling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh will be gone. Get a small bottle of Elys Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic, healing cream in your nostrils. It through every air passage of the head, soothes the inflamed or swollen mucous membrane and relief comes instantly. pen-ertat- Its just fine. cold or Dont stay stuffed-u- with a nasty catarrh comes so quickly. Adv. p Relief The Main Thing. My daughter, Young Baggs called today to ask me to give him your hand. Well, father, did you &sk him he had anything to put in it? If The Cuticura Toilet Trio Having cleared your skin keep It clear by making Cuticura your every-datoilet preparations. The soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powder and perfume. No toilet table Is complete without them. 25c everywhere. 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