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Show PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW L UJj. it Trrln Bach"" Llsttey would have l..yi said toun. jliojwhat would have jDoold proDauiy De te British Somerset harbor near the Lg that Barry Gage -wMtber had organ- em tie line to start fley have Influence 5 without the knowl- riolGage. Tour com u broke op the pretty Ut tbem and we had to ir hinds. Harry Gage an embarrassing sa opposed to duels. ai km to the guard- i tare been up before in Chief for a breach oj the whole little U be the talk of the tidj need know that tie) unless your men leep them quiet I k save him, but that idnad to be slashed." : fer It an' 1 was 3 pot i leak in bis H hare to lie like a joess it's what the Vde ne. I've got s be paid for it might med on the neap." s the Lord likes jibont as well as be ! not crazy to be a m fellow bung or ptbe cat-o'-nine-taila little row with some at! whom we met on 1 Be any day to save ! sdj or to prevent a N'T suffering." PBoments of 'silence il the creak of saddle it plodding boofs of was the first to p, I wouldn't won-linftdn' won-linftdn' i leetlg" f beared the air and stiepiB t& tough. -Amos !Mrrj mood. When sSei thunder storm p. with no Bign of re- i HI gam he'll be In i to b-V said "m there won't be l Beaven to keep bein' lonesome an' plenty of It. to have the flint !' I pray fer my m town, anse. tome in 1 dnn't J like I've been 41 four that an hnn. r1" eed to tremble r Ion .. . - "' ieu mose u re no cow- easy, but not ti . - DiCh I'm ;b a f snameful bow I r in a sober ftHelL That's Fire never SEBtha4 when ennuch of it - .silence that fol- ID?' nnH av and added: - wctsiimn- in mv "i . f LUIS 1 n It nn.- Blan niuj.j . . . urrucu me ," merry, d0 sen.e of re-of re-of th PIm7 Mlnl an3 to ?ep -the ten J81! headauar ,(he old man, ruard pacing fables. J" 'She is Cpl ' 8haD fr"nt door said ' d as yon 1 that General 1 Hit rv Jr" in Chief r . 1 la Msaste g toy Esrviag SYNOPSIS rbot. ardent young lover of liberty, bids rood-hT . -Pat" Faverweather. dniihti- t . i. n. rir and eacapea from Boaton, then In Brltlab handa, to '2, rmy He paya bis reapecta to General Waahinston ' ,.. the company 01 capt Amos irarnaworth. Colin lm-noa. lm-noa. nl " ll,ke tDt ou man b' Informal eeoretary, r j aptaln. A letter irom rai leiie uonn aba la to visit b the American llnea. and aaka him to mt h uL Learning of a Brltlab plot to capture PnH tli i troop, rldea to the reacua. A British patrol, led by Mlrt rival for the hand of Pat, threaten the young ' fik infl bis troop cum uv. un umuengea uolln to a They entereC the hall "I shall first go to my room and wash and change my HnerJ.' Genera) Washington came out of h4acffice. There was a grave look In bis face. Be gave his hand to the yong man, saying: "Captain, we nave been deeply concerned for your safety. Come Into my office and tell me what has happened." "I apologize for my appearance," said the captain. It was a . timely remark. His face and linen, wet with perspiration perspira-tion when he sei out from Roxbury, were now smeared with dust. His hair was matted. "It is all a part of the story. Let me hear it" Those penetrating, blue-gray eyes had been surveying him. They were now looking Into his. He could not He to this maa Those eyes seemed to make it ( Impossible. He must tell the whole truth and be done with it Lady Washington entered the room, exclaiming, "Mercy on us!" She looked at him and went to his side and having brushed his forehead fore-head with ber handkerchief, kissed it saying, "My boy, 1 am glad you were not captured. 1 have been sit ting up late and pravinq for good news of you. I told Billy to call me if you camf in before midnight. What has happened to you?" She sat down and Colin told the story of the ambush and without neglecting its romantic background. He told of the timely arrival of Captain Farnsjworth and his men, of the duel and Its wager and of all that was said and done to his foes. It was a vivid modest recital The Commander In Chief listened with deep interest For a moment his chin rested on bis band as be leaned forward over his desk. Then he sat back In his chair, his weary legs crossed. A smile came to his face while be tapped his knee with a paper cutter. It grew stern as the story advanced. There was a rueful sadness in his eyes when he asked : . -lilon-nave heard me say that I will have no duels In my army 7" "Tea, sir." . "lour duty must have been clear to you. The men were In your power. They should have beep turned over to General Ward for punishment They were In fact raiders." ' "I thought that they had been suf-ciently suf-ciently punished. I tried to avoid fighting, sir. He stung me with insults in-sults in the presence of my sweetheart's sweet-heart's brother. The matter went so far as I should have felt like a coward cow-ard If I had refused to fight Besides, Be-sides, sir, I am in love. The girl Is more than my life to me." Lady Washington had been deeply Interested In the narrative. Her knitting had fallen from her hands and was lying in her lap. Her dark ves were wide open and aglow with sympathy as she sat looking at the humiliated captain. She turned to her husband : "Good land ! I like It He had to fight" The General never argued with his wife in the presence of other ppople. He arose and answered her only with a smile and a bow. Then bfr addressed himself-ttJje onng man. His tone was kindly.' "Ion are youhg -and it Is your first offense. of-fense. You are just out of civil life and have not learned that an officer must have self-restraint We are In a& armywbere vast Issues are at stake. They depend largely on the conduct of our officers. Go to your rest I will see yon at seven in the morning and meanwhile ' I will think about it" "1 shall bow to your will, sir. whatever it may be." said Colin. "Tour displeasure Is a grief to me and I am most unhappy. I was to meeT my sweetheart on this road to oxbury In the morning and bring ber here to be Introduced.' "I must see her I" Lady Washington Washing-ton declared. Colin went to his room. The lady walked, op the first flight with him and spoke a word of - encouragement encourage-ment Captain Cabot was weary. He slept in apitc of his anhsppiness, Tb drums and fifea awoke nlm as they were wont to do at six o'clock He dressed with unusual care and hurried Into cairp for a word with Amoa before tb boot of bis dread ed talk with the (lief Colin was waiting In the office when the Gen eral entered and sat down at his desk saying: r . "My boy. If I were .to follow the V Bacheller dictates ot m, bean. I would praise your skill and courage and romantic eenerosity and overlook your India cretlons. In the circumstances It Is Impossible. The little foray Is of such a nature that news of It will travel. It is the kind of story; with creat names involved, that feels good In the mouth. I shall have to reduce you to the ranks and return yon to the company from which you came. In confidence I confess that I do it with a regard for you that is affectionate. You have unusual talents and yom promotion In the regiment will no doubt be rapid. 1 assure you also that It will give joy and satisfaction to Mrs. Washington and to me." "I will do my best, sir, and now 1 must not forget a matter which had slipped me in my great anxiety. The conduct of Captain Farnsworth was quite In line with your sense of duty. He regardeu me as his superior su-perior and protes'ed strongly against my action In forgiving the prisoners. prison-ers. He was for taking them to the guard-house." "You relieve my mind," said the General. "We shall do our best to make this a happy day for you. Mra Washington will go down the road with her coach and an escort to "You Have Heard Me Say That I Will Have No Duels in My Army?" meet the young lady and her brother broth-er and bring then. here. She will lnv!e your sweetheart to dine with us. The parlors and the library shall be -yours for the day so that you may have an opportunity for an appropriate . exchange of Ideas and sentiments.' JThe Commander In Chief was smiling as be added: "I am quite aware bow Important it Is to you and you have my very best wisbes." The young man , expressed his thanks and withdrew. . CHAPTER IV In Which Colin Gets Better Acquainted Ac-quainted With Mra Washington and Meets Sim Botts and Mrs. Bowlby. THE Lady Washington was not at the breakfast table. Colin met her on her way to his room above-stairs. above-stairs. She kissed his cheek and shook his ban! "Poor boy!" she exclaimed in a low tona "I did my best The General is the dearest of men but he is like a great rock. When his mind has found its bed" It settles down and mercy! yon might as well try to move this house, with your hands. Don't worry. Yon will get along. We are really fond of you." "The General Is right" Colin an-gwered an-gwered "He is always right I want to help the cause and I have long felt that I could do more down among the ranks than I can do at headquarters. I shall miss the good company I have found here, especially espe-cially that of your ladyship and the General." "I shall see yon often, for I love your honest face and your graceful courtesies. I did not expect-to find such a kalght ln'ew England. In a few minutes I shall be going down the road in my coach to meet your lady and'Jier brother., with the dignity dig-nity and grandeur to which they are accustomed. It will - b nrginla showing her good-will to New England. Eng-land. I do regret" She hesitated and Colin interrupted interrupt-ed her. "1 .understand."1 You do not honor a disgraced man by taking him with yon n a public nma nor is It neces gary. Yon will find them near the Roxbury turning." Oh. it is not that A knight must nPTTT not meet his lady-loTe 1n-TnTtiisty4tow-5clocfe The Commander road with curious onlorkers to era ban-ass them. .1 think ttat 1! win be better for him to meet ber in tbe castle." "Shall you bring them both here? Cclin asked. "Mercy! - The General was In clined to kick orer the traces wben I proposed to bring a young loyalist ' WNTJ Servloe to headquarter! Our spies are coming com-ing In at all hours, yori know. So we shall take him to General Greene's house and send him to the Dorsets' after dark with a pass extended ex-tended to midnight The General's son will keep him busy bowling In the back yard. I shall draw the shades In the coach so we shall see no travel on the road. It would seem ungracious to turn him back and to take his sister. A Virginian could not do It" Patience Fayerweather's account of the meeting and tbe ride became a fireside story of old Boston. She and ber brother David Btood waiting wait-ing a little beyond tbe turn. A squad of cavalry came toward them followed by a coach drawn by -four horses. The squad and the coach halted near them. An outrider out-rider approached and asked if they were David and Patience Fayer-weather. Fayer-weather. saying, when he heard their answer, that Mra Washington had come to meet them and to take them to general headquarters. Amazed that they were so highly honored, Pat was In a flutter of excitement ex-citement until the gentle, motherly woman had embraced and kissed her. "I have longed to see you, and I am not disappointed," Mrs. Washington Wash-ington said. "Are you a good American?" On receiving Pat's answer she gave the girl another bug. When the young man was introduced in-troduced the Lady gave him her hand saying, "Mercy 1 Yes! 1 bad not seen him. There are moments when men are of no Importance. Forgive me, sir. This shining maid dazzled my eyes." She turned to Pat "Now let's talk. I want to hear you talk. Have you beard of the duel?" The duel! Pat had thought of nothing -eteesinee-the news of it had flooded through the rooms and up the stairways of the Dorsets' house. It delayed tbe wedding. That new wickedness broke into the prayers of the minister a loyalist loy-alist shocked by the Injury done to a son of the king's favorite general. gen-eral. 'Mrs. Washington said: "Your lover is a big. splendid, noble-hearted noble-hearted hero. ?Only a woman can put the right value on a man like that We do love courage and strength and courtly manners. Of course you are longing to see him." Pat was. It would appear, very human herself and not unlike ber sisters of a later time. . .. The . lovers met in the big com fortable library at headquarters, a bit apart from the life of the bouse. Tbey embraced each other while Mrs. Washington stood besideJ.hem, She withdrew in a moment saying, "You may sit, down here and get through with your greetings and promises. I'll pop in once in a while, for fear you might be lonesome. lone-some. I must have some excuse for looking at you." When she had left them Colin said : "Now let ur forget war and have a romantic day,' Since 1 left Boston my imagination has been busy with you." "What has it done with me?" She laughed merrily as he went, on : "It has throned yon in Cleopatra's Cleo-patra's barge You rememher all that pretty stuff sides of beaten gold and perfumed, purple sails and silver oars -moving to the sound of flutes." ' "Flutes!" she exclaimed, laughing laugh-ing as she rose on her tiptoes to meet his lips with her own. can tell what my practical father would say. I love your ta IK. It is music to me but he would laucb and say. Give a Yankee boy the hicher education edu-cation and you get flutes and per fumed, purple sails and silver oars Bndalljhat trumpery.' We know how important they fire In love-making, love-making, but they wouldn't do in a high wind and a heavy sea" She laughed and kissed his forehead. fore-head. "Away with commerce!" he exclaimed. ex-claimed. "Well sink the golden barge if you like. A castle or a nalace will cost no more." "Make It a pretty little house with a rarden. You know 1 am a Boston girl I have been taught to be practical." . .. Mra Washington Interrupted them as she "popped in" with these cheery words "NoJL. dont gel Ored out We shall hare a little dancing after dinner." It was a memorable day In tbe fives of the young lovera They sat long, reciting the summer history and discussing their plana They dined with General and Mrs. Wash ington and members of the staff and their wives, ijra Washington arranged for an bonr of danclns ai in i-Wef took nart in It When th dancing was over be retired to his office and sent for Colin. (TO Bl COSTIVVED.) Laad Almost Witko.t Raia Rain, is so rare in 'he Atarama desert. Suth America, that bouse there .can be safely built of mud. Our Government How It Operates By William Brmekart OUR CURRENCY TpHERH Is ample reason, In my A opinion, why people generally fall to understand money. First treasury figures show on the basis of Income taxes that most of us have very little of it, so little. Indeed, In-deed, that It falls to register, and second, because the processes of government In connection with money, are, or appear to be, somewhat some-what complicated. Money for circulation purposes, of course, has its base in the Constitution. Con-stitution. That instrument reposed certain obligations on the treasury in this connection, and the production produc-tion and distribution of money constitutes con-stitutes one of the two major jobs of the treasury. In the management of the money, however, the treasury has the assistance as-sistance of the Federal Reserve board and the Federal Reserve banks. Creation of this auxiliary agency did not come about until recent re-cent years some 18 years ago and its part In money matters may be described as Incidental to Its main purpose of aiding business. In the big underground vaults of the treasury in Washington, In equally great Vaults of several of the Federal Reserve banks in cities like New York and elsewhere and In the vaults of the assay offices, whlci. operate with the United States mints, there is a vast store of gold bullion. It amounts to well over $4,000,000,000 in value. That gold is the basis of our cur rency; that is why we are said to be on the gold standard. Theoretically, Theo-retically, every dollar In paper cur- rep cy that is outstanding or "In circulation" cir-culation" may be converted Into gold at the demand of the holder of that currency. Theoretically, also, the gold standard keeps the dollar at same value year in and year out but there is one school of thought In the country who prefer to measure meas-ure the value of the dollar on the basis of prices of wheat and corn and cotton and other commodities. All of the paper currency In cir- cuTatiim is produced actually print ed In one great establishment In Washington, a plant known as the bureau of engraving and printing. It prints your postage stamps, too, but money-making is Its main job. The coins that you have were produced pro-duced under the direction of the treasury, also, but In the United States mints. They "strike off" the coins from gold or ailver or nickel or copper which is acquired and tested for them by the assay offices, tested closely that each bit of metal will be of exactly the same purity, or fineness, as It is called. Whether in the mints or In the printing bureau, bu-reau, almost Inconceivable scrutiny is exercised,, the most rigid management manage-ment observed, and that is obviously obvious-ly necessary for if money could be made by everybody, It would not be worth anything to anybody. The bureau " of engraving and printing keeps Its great presses in operation constantly, using a distinctive dis-tinctive paper that is hardly possible pos-sible of being counterfeited. Piles npoh piles of bills, ones, twos, fives, tens, twenties and up to $100,000 are the result They are stored In vaults, every bill numbered and every one accounted for. They are kept there for "ageing." To the uninitiated, this process may seem unnecessary. To the government gov-ernment however. It means saving money for the taxpayers. The cost of circulation, that is, the expense of printing the money and keeping it In circulation runs Into millions each year as you may realize wben you know that a bill costs about two-thirds of a .cent to manufacture, and there are hundreds of millions of them put out every year. An idea of this cost Is provided also from knowledge that the average aver-age one-dollar and the five-dollar bill is fifrfor circulation only about ten months So it behooves the treasury to have very "good" money, as well as soundmoneyr' and its fsferta .are constantly studying scientific subjects sub-jects to find ways to prolong' the life of the bilL Numerous kinds of paper have been tried, and countless "treatments" have been given the bills in the experimentation by the experts to find means of making the life of a bill last longer. Tbe max imum, however, seems to be about ten months for the bills that are in constant use-like the ones and Uvea The two-dollar bill still has superstition super-stition attached to it so it does not wear out so soon. Attention mlcht be Invited In this connection to the effecroT modern business development on currency. Take the gasoline filling station, for MmnifL The attendants have crease on their handa not from choice, of course, but that grease Is not conducive to longer life for the bill yoo hand him to pay for gaa The currency distribution begins after the bills are aged. .. Each bill heart Its Individual number. Each bW-haato- slgnedby- the secretary sec-retary of the treasury and tbe treaa nrer of the United states.- Each one , Is registered by the register of the! treasury. "Hi en as armored m. a -regular steel safe in itself, barks np tn a guarded door for a load or money. G. !. Wester Kmauat Catssk AGE-OLD CUSTOMS OF ROMANY PEOPLE Little Change in Centuries of , Wandering. For all bis placid virtues, John Bull still has a touch of gypsy blood. There are about 100,000 gypsies In England who practice the age-old rites of the Romany people, and their caravans, bright and gay, are a familiar feature of the countryside. Recently at Taunton, charms and amulets were found burled with a baby's body, and a police officer at the Inquest testified that it is a Romany Ro-many custom to bury charms and coins with a body for "good luck and farewell." "The gypsies have stranger customs cus-toms than these," an authority on their customs says. "Many are mar ried in a 'blood union.' A sort of wedding cake is made of flour mixed with blood taken from the wrists' of the bride and bridegroom, both of whom eat a piece. "Another marriage form is that of Jumping over a flowering broom plant "But In the most generally used rite, the bridegroom knocks thrice on the door of his beloved's cara van. Ber father opens the door ana the suitor must then produce evidence evi-dence of his suitability a halter to show he possesses horses, a ring to indicate money, and ajwblp signifying signify-ing his possession of a wagon. "When the father leads forth the bride; the happy couple kiss and vow eternal faith, and the groom kisses his bride on the forehead an act which means devotion. Then tbe bride helps her husband to food from the stewpot, or carries fuel to his caravan to signify obedience. Thus they are wedded. "Not many divorceR , take place among gypsies nowadays.' In days gone by a woman's guilt or lnno cence was decided by a horse which was let looser If It was caught again without trouble, it was held that the woman's guilt was smalt If, however, it resisted capture, this was taken as a sign of very great guilt - "The horse was killed and over Its -dead body the man and woman vowed never to met again. ' "Another form of divorce was by causing blood to flow between hus- baud and wife; This-he-dld bychepH- ping off the fourth finger of his left hand. He preserved the finger and Why Worry? "A reader of Woman's Home Companion Com-panion writes for a recipe for a one-egg cake," says a caustic editor. ed-itor. "But it isn't worth looking for. ;Why jiot get another ben and make it a two-egg cake?" "Sponging Houso" In England, in olden days, a sponging house was a sort of tavern tav-ern kept by a bailiff, where debtors debt-ors could be lodged temporarily while arrangements for paying their debts were being made. Firat Patent The first patent granted on the American continent was issued to Samuel Winslow by- the-General Court of Massachusetts for a novel method of making salt AH Ten Years to Life v At least ten years can be added to the average life by application of the existing knowledge of health and disease prevention. Woman's Home Companion. Kitchen Ranges China has mountains never penetrated pene-trated by man, and so has the kitchen sink when wifey returns from the country. Ashland. Dally Independent Flower Remain Fresh When sending choice cut flowers a long distance cut slits in raw potatoes po-tatoes and fit the stems firmly In the openings. The flowers will keep better. "Calibration" By, the calibration of an Instrument Instru-ment is meant the checking or correcting cor-recting of the scale, readings of the Instrument Deadly American SnaVes The deadliest snake' In the United States Is any one of several large species of rattlesnakes of the genus crotalus. Long Snnaets ' Brilliant sunsets that last all night may b observed In the Antarctic Ant-arctic before -the polar night sets In. SEEa..i(AMl'NE KNOW WHAT YOU BUY Out merchants are nere to please you. It is to their advantage to do so, and to your advantage advan-tage to first try to buy in your home town. The advertisements in our columns are an indication of what can be bought in our own community, of our own merchants. Ut them show you carried It about with him. .. When he married again he gave tbe finger to his new wife! "When a man dies his clothes are burled with him, his caravan and other belongings are burned, and no one is allowed to touch them or to mention the dead man's name. "Romany laws are very strict There are no Judges or Juries settlement set-tlement of any dispute usually being be-ing left to the old women," CHAPPED' LAPS To quickly relieve chapping, roughness. cracking, apply soothing, cooling Menthols turn. Salt Lake City's "fewest Hotel ' w - KB HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE 200 Rooms 200 THe Baths Radio connection in avary room. H RATES FROM ( 1.50 ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. A Blessing To enjoy happiness Is a great blessing, but to confer It on others a greater. Looking wise Is often not a gift of those who are wise. Unpleasant Guests ' The United States public health service places the number of rats in this country at twice that of the human population and statistics . show that it costs $1.82-armually:., feed each rat American Magazine. " Distinction "He falls Into embarrassing confusion," con-fusion," said HI Ho, the sage of Chinatown, Chi-natown, "whose importance leads him to mistake a personal annoyance annoy-ance for a public grievance." Washington Star. Lobsters Are Protected A society for the prevention of cruelty to lobsters has been formed in Paris. Its purpose Is to prevent, the Rooking of live lobsters, the method most used by French chef a Then, Especially Scientist says it Is the lower part of the. face, not the eyes, that gives away one's thoughts. Especially when one opens the lower part of the face Arkansas Gazette, Famous Marbles The Xanthlan marbles are sculptures, sculp-tures, which were found at Xan-thus, Xan-thus, in Asia Minor, In 1844 by Sir Charles Fellows, and are in the British museum. . ' , No Competition Science says moths can emit sounds. , Maybe so, but nothing like the sounds made by the woman who finds a moth In the wardrobe. Toledo Blade, Brain Twister - 1 Correct this sentence; "No," said the lawyer, "I lost your case and Td be ashamed to take your money." Exchange. Glorious Distinction - The Columbia, under command ot Capt Robert Gray, first carried the American fiag around the world in 1787. Michigan Has Oldest Michigan state college, dedicated May "13, 1857. is the oldest agricultural agricul-tural college In the United Spates. i a i is"?? I 2. ; i ! |