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Show "V THE PAGE TWO of We Immmute (J C Helen R Martin 9 Continued high-tone- d 1 high-toned- n I I-- .: v t ft' i fi - JC- . JJiZi VI , uTk, PT He could not find breath to answer her. "Can we," she asked scarcely above a whisper, "talk this here thing out, Mr. Creighton?" "What's there to say? I want you! You surely want me! I'll amply reward you " "You mean buy me?" "Of course not any more than you'll buy me. We want each other, I'll reward you for the risk Meely! you take reward you well " "Do you mean you'll give me money ?" "A pile of it that you can put away for your marriage " Meely started this was an amazing world that was being revealed to her! She had not dreamed how far some men would go, how ruthless they could be, In degrading a girl. "For my marriage!" she breathed. "Ach, Mr. Creighton, I didn't know of me!" you thought that Before the look of utter dismay that had come Into her face, he actually felt, to his own bewilderment, a mo. Was she mentary embarrassment. going to be sentimental and scrupulous? That would make things much too difficult he had certainly not an- x -- - Jul 1 r ticipated having to wrestle with scruples ! "I don't think of you, Meely. We love each other " "Love? But I'd think, Mr. Creighton, that If a man loved a girl he'd purtect her, not hurt her!" "But love never hurt anyone, Meely I It enriches and blesses because It gives ecstasy Ecstasy, Meely!" "Supposln" you had a sister would you go ahead and tell her to take such blessing and riches and ecstasy as you're offerin' me? Would you?" He Ignored this ridiculous? question. "Meely, love should be as free and natural to us as breathing this autumn airl It's a glorious adventure " "But If It's that 'a glorious adventure' why make It a sneakin', ugly bargain that you gotta hide and be ashamed of all your life?" "Ashamed? Look at those birds and all the other wild, free things! Are they ashamed? Then why should we be ashamed when we're only yielding to our natures that God gave us " He found himself reasoning with her Just as though he believed she were seriously putting up all these objections ! "Yes, well, but the birds mate," she answered, "and live In a nest and hatch young ones. That's what love Is a home and children, living and working together and bringing up children. Nothing else is good enough for me, Mr. Creighton, 'thank you !" "Oh, Meely, you don't realize! a free, spontaneous love like ours can be so much more beautiful than the deadly dull, stale marriage relation !" "'Beautiful'! Sneakin' and hldin' for fear we'll be found out ! and goln' against the Nature you talk about! for It's goln against Nature when you darsen't have a child. And you call that love! That ain't love, Mr. Creighton. It's well, what would you call It? I don't know what you'd call It!" "If all you see In love (a lovely young creature like you !) Is low-dow- n' 1 child-bearin- g 1" "But that's what love's for, ain't It? If It's Nature you're plaguln' me to follow. And you olTerln' me money As if even a yet for my marriage common man would marry me If h knowed I was a loose woman I Even a work In' man. Mr. Creighton, wants his kids' mother to be a good woman !" "But there's no 'right' or 'wrong" In love, Meely love Is so divinely abevo Love Is " those superstitions! "I ain't thlnkln'," she broke In, "so much about whether It's right or It's whether It's good sens wrong. for a girl to give herself to a ninii that thinks she ain't good enough to marry him! What's It worth to a girl?" 1 (TO BE CONTINUED.! r Exercise breathing; expanding the lungs to the limit If only two or three time a day. Doing this Indoors Is of little value. The fresh air should be taken advantage of. By this means, alone, one can obtain assurance against lung troubles. And there Is do cost whatever for this treatment. Psychology Magazine. "Safety Firtt" and her mother spent th summer on a farm and Helen wai heartbroken when one Sunday her pet rooster had to give np his life because the minister was coming to dinner. Some time later she saw the minister coming to call, and she ran to the barn shooing the chickens, and said: "(let In quick ; here comes the man that ate your father." Helen Silk culture Is being fostered a new Industry In Mexico. as m W' Ar vi v. BJi iiiiiiwiiniinmi- rrnilriiriiTi"iiilti'i"iMljIiiju w V.- - ft -- u. j mn mi mi 1 mil 1 Ruth Powderly, who nursed Presidents Wilson and Harding, now the bride of Commander Jesse B. Helm, U. S. N., In Corlnto, Nicaragua. 2 Golfers and archers at Ormond- - Beach, Fla., admiring John D. Rockefeller's drive. 8 Senators Pine, Gooding, Wheeler and Wagner, who are Investigating conditions in coal fields, with children of striking miners at Pricedale, Pa. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Offer of United States to Sign Treaties Outlawing AH Wars. By EDWARD W. PICKARD VX7AR is so obnoxious to the United States that this country Is "ready to conclude with the French, British, Italian, German and Japanese governments a single multi-latertreaty binding the parties thereto not to rewar to sort with one another." Such is the important statement made In Secretary of State Kellogg's latest note to France, and he adds the stipulation that the treaty should be open to adherence by any and all other governments. Mr. Kellogg disputes the French contention that obligations Imposed by the League of Nations make impossible the acceptance of multi-latertreaties outlawing all wars by members of the league, and asserts that the value of any treaty renouncing war would be destroyed if It were encumbered with definition of the word aggressive and by qualifications stipulating when nations would be Justified In going to war. Says the ' ecretary of state: "I cannot avoid the feeling that If vovernments should publicly acknowledge that they can only deal with this Ideal In a technical spirit and must Insist upon the adoption of reservations impairing, If not utterly destroying the true significance of their common endeavors, they would be In effect only recording their Impotence, to the keen disappointment of mankind In general." In support of his contention that league members can Join with other powers in renouncing war, Mr. Kellogg points to the fact that at the Havana conference a resolution was adopted expressing "unqualified condemnation of war as an Instrument of national policy In their mutual relations." International law experts of the league In Geneva unanimously approved Mr. Kellogg's statement that could sign such league members treaties as he proposes without violating their obligations to the league, but members of the security commission In session In the Swiss city, especially those from central European countries, commented on the American note coldly, asserting that the Kellogg plan would never work In central Europe, where specific guarantees are needed to prevent war. In Paris the statesmen at first were sarcastic but later seemed to be changing their minds somewhat and treating the proposal with more consideration. The security commission made slow progress In drawing up agreements. The German delegate put forward a plan for forcing the nations to agree In advance to accept the decisions of the league council In case of dispute or to agree to an armistice If ordered This scheme was by the council. totally disapproved by Lord Cushen-dun- , the British representative, but trangely enough, received the warm of France. upport of M. On the other hand Britain has been supporting the Germans In their opposition to an extension of the treaty to central Europe, which the French desire. I'sut-Bonco- Open-Ai- J Jet; WrJwW m i a'VV, -- low-dow- n Health for Females in Ie ? gasped. dreaming, of course, that the girl understood why he laughed; why he 14 It funny that Meely Schwenck"Well," she said with a long, deep thought ton should look "patrician, actually!" atgh, "me I ain't got nothln' to be "And If I really was so pa proud of but my kar'kter!" like I look In this here coat," "Tour what?" she responded wistfully, "you could "My maur'l kar'kter." marry me then Ain't, Mr. Creigh"You mean your character?" ton?" "Uh huh. It's all I got" "Marriage Isn't the happiest relation "You've got something else " He reached for her hand, drew oft her between a man and woman, Meely cotton glove and clasped her fingers. there Is a freer, happier relation," he said Insinuatingly Ingratiatingly. "You've got" she "But since I ain't But she worked her hand free of his and drew on her glove again. "My broke In, "why do you take all this here worry and trouble to meet up lingers Is cold." He frowned. She might be glad he with me?" "You're always asking me that, wanted to hold her hand I ! I've told you you know " "You not cnly have my mother, but Meely I don't If you think I'm com-oio"No, reI" on he the scent your father, too common to marry then proached her. "What did you' do to what Is It about me you like so good?" make him suspicious?" "Well, If you've got to have an an"It was that there futch Aunt Rosy re-- . tol him about It. Did he was he to swer, I suppose, Meely," he said, see you?" faltered the girl and the suspense In her voice was not assumed. "No, but I had this letter from him." He drew an envelope from his pocket and handed It to her. "Read It and ee what mischief your fudge has made all 'round, my dear!" It was a pathetic little note, Meely felt poor Mr. Schwenckton anxiously endeavoring to protect his wayward child, yet equally anxious to avert dissension with his powerful neighbor by casting on him any base, unfounded suspicion; pointing out to St. Croix the Impossibility of any safe or honorable relation between him and his daughter, due to their unsurmount-abl- e differences In station, wealth and education. Somehow, the most pathetic part of It to Meely was the poor man's struggles to write Intelligent "Whiles we have always English. been In comfortable circumstances, yet limited, but honest and honorable." "Our females in our family being ever Virtuous and very Chaste and never disgraced us, though many temptations." Meely remembered, as she found the words all spelled correctly, how assiduously the farm or had, one evening, to her mystification, been consulting the dictionary and how he had asked her to spell for him several long words. "Well," She Said with a Long, Deep She was relieved to find that Nettle Sigh, "Me, I Ain't Got Nothin to was referred to only as "My daughBo Proud of but My Kar'kter!" ter," and not by name. "Poor Top!" she sighed as she re- gardlng her appraisingly, "It's that turned the letter to Its envelope and you're so absolutely feminine!" "'Feminine'? Well, but my goodpassed It back to St. Croix, "he means ness! what would you expect?" so well by us children !" "It makes you, to most men, my "So you see, Meely, you've got to I can't underdear, so Irresistible! be careful. No more fudge!" how you've gone this long with"I never conceited It would give all stand out being married. Why haven't you this here trouble!" she lamented, on married, Meely?" tears. the verge of "Ach, I ain't got no curiosity !" St Croix looked a shade less auHe winced. How blatantly vulgar stere. "Where'd you get the spiffy coat?" he asked. "Looks for the world she could be! However, she had given him his like English tweed." "It's the teacher's. She left me bor- cue a wedge to break down barriers. He found himself surprised at his row the loan of It off of her." "Now, look here! Why can't you own sense of reluctance to come to the point with her, to put his quest say simply that she lent It to you? Instead of all those superfluous words to the test; an undefined apprehension she let you borrow the loan of It of disappointment though of course surely she off of her! Ye gods I 'She lent It to that was ridiculous me.' That says what you mean, "loved" and desired him, or why had doesn't It? Five words Instead of a she been risking so much to meet him here? Surely she was flattered at dozen 1" "Ach, well !" pouted Meely, looking his desiring her! He suddenly snatched her to him again as though she were on the verge of tears and then suddenly, to her with passionate kisses so fiercely that consternation, she quite uncontrollably this time she was too helpless In his snickered crushing her hand against hard grip to avert his Hps and Into her mouth to keep from laughing hys- her ears he poured out words not In terically. Fortunately for her, he took her vocabulary she could only guess their meaning; could only surmise It for a suppressed sob. now he was telling her "There, there, my dear!" he said that all at lastshe had known that along half Impatiently, half remorsefully. what al"Never mind ! You're past teaching he took her for a "hussy!" and all these weeks she through though I Look here, Meely, why anyhow this climax, yet haven't you ever mentioned that the had been expecting It came to her now with a shuddering teacher boards with you? You've shock. talked of everyone else in the houseIn vain she struggle J to free herhold." from his arms and his appalling self "Well, yon see, I had afraid you words. Interduc-tlo- n nn he to want gave might to her and she's so pretty, I had XXfrXXXXfrXXXX-X-X-X'XXX4XXXX'XX-XXXjealous." "She Is a pretty little thing, Rut I wonder," he grinned, "what my brother, Marvin, thinks of such a little There seems to be no reason why a Ignoramus teaching a district school! I didn't know they had such crude woman or girl should not get as much teachers as that In the schools!" enjoyment out of life as any man or "Hut she's awful good In geograhoy. Too many of our sex consider phy ! She can bind every state on the themselves hothouse flowers. If the patch-worquilt I" weather Is cold or Btormy they will not venture outdoors. The sun must "'Quilt' I" "You know the map. And sums ! You he shining and the weather warm behad ought to see her do sums oncet ! fore they will spend any time outside. My goodness I To be sure, she cnn't Whether it Is cold or warm, calm or talk wery correct She gets her w's stormy, every woman and girl should and we's mixed terrible! I'.ut United spend at least three hcurs dally la the States history I Why, she knows even open air. Not merely resting, but the footnotes, now mind I'm tellln" walking, wnshln? or playing some game. Being in the freU air Is all you !" While she talked, he watched ber right la a way, but to get 100 per .with shining eyes, but It was her rav- oent value out of the good air, one ishing self. Dot Nettle's proficiency In should exercise In It. Even If the consists only of deep breathing, sums and footnotes, thnt caused the I this, at least, exercises the lung shirring. "I declare, Meely, In thnt coat you find that too ninny women neglect could pass for anything at all! Vo'i ihelr breathing. They very seldom take a deep breath. It Is eny to get look positively Hk a swell ! Patrilaughed, lluie Into the habit of taking the deep cian, actually CHAPTER VI ,0 Friday, March 9, 1928 NEPHI, UTAH S. "Let me go or I'll scream!" she managed to gasp at last. He was not too far gone to know the danger of her threat their hilltop, though Isolated, being not too distant for a scream to be heard from the valley below. Panting, baffled, he dropped his arms from about her, his face distorted with a mingled resentment and an anguish of hungry yearning. But he clutched her skirt lest she get up and run away. She only moved, however, a few Inches from him on the log, her whole body trembling, her face deathly white. "If you touch me, I'll scream!" she 7k COPYRIOHT Vt--, DODD.MEAD AND'CO.V TIMES-NEW- KELLOGG explained arbitration treaty to the senate foreign relations committee and that body gave It unanimous approval. It will be taken tip for debnte In the senate after notes have been exchanged with France making It perfectly clear thnt the new treaty In no woy contravenes the Bryan conciliation treaty of 1014. SECRETARY CASTILLO. Argentine SENOH to Switzerland and representative on (he security commission, made occasion the other day for a , attack on the Monroe which the Argentine government seems determined to discredit Ointillo criticized the npeclflc Inclusion of the Monroe torfrine In nrtlrle 71 nf tbe Icnrue covenant as a "valid well-stnee- example of international engagements or regional understandings." This, he asserted, Is a "historical untruth," to which other American nations never have subscribed, and he added : "It would be Inexact to give the name of regional agreement to a unilateral political declaration which never lias been explicitly approved by the other American countries." In Buenos Aires Foreign Minister Gallardo said Cantillo's words were merely a recital of fact and should not be construed as an unfriendly gesture to the United States. CMVE more American marines were killed and eight wounded when a pack train was ambushed by a hundred of Sandino's bandits on the trail between Yali and Ocotal, Nicaragua. Those killed were Corporal Cicero D. Crockett Texas; Privates Austin, John C Pump, Council Bluffs, Iowa ; George E. Robbins, San Antonio, Texas; Albert Schlauch, Jamestown, N. D., and Curtis J. Mott, Trenton, Wash. The marines' casualties In Nicaragua now total 13 killed and 43 wounded. SENATOR BORAH, who subjects all candidates to a proquestionnaire, was himself by a Cincinnati man who asked whether the Idahoan favors the principles and practices of as exemplified by the league, the board of prohibition, temperance and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church and the late Ku KIux klan. Senator Borah said that "assuming for the purposes of this letter that I am a candidate for President which I am not and assuming for the purposes of this letter that the Implications In and Inferences and statements your questions are based upon facts," his answers were "no." hibition quizzed super-governme- Antf-Saloo- n battle THE goes for convention delegates merrily on, but there was no especial change In the outlook during the week. Iowa seemed to be going strongly Lowden's way. and the IIHnoIsan personally entered his name In the North Dakota primaries. In his home state Low den has the opposition of Mayor Thompson of Chicago, who while In Washington recently decided to adopt the "draft Coolidge" slogan and later led the Cook County Republican organization to approve this plan. Herbert Hoover was put Into the Michigan primary race by voluminously signed petitions and It was announced that Lowden would not be entered. Though the Hoover sentiment seemed exceedingly strong It was thought likely the supporters of Lowden and Dawes would try to prevent a general Indorsement of Hoover by the state convention. Senator Reed of Missouri continued tour of the Southwest and West and his friends believed he was Increasing his chances dally. Naturally he has been Indorsed by his own state, and he Is not unlikely to get the votes of Kansas and Louisiana. Also he has n chance to get the delegations from Ohio, Arkansas and Indiana after they have done their duty by their favorite sons. He must benefit too, by the religious controversy that unfortunately Is certain to trouble the convention In Houston. Al Smith's name has been entered In North Dakota, and It probably will appear alone on the Democratic ticket In the Michigan primary. his speaking In Interested determined thnt the wets shall not nominate a wet candidate, to say t.othing of electing one President. Their lenders, meeting In Washington, demanded that there should be a plank In the platform of each tnnjor party calling for strlef enforcement of prohibition laws, and even more stronjly demanding thnt no recognized wet should be placed at the head of either ticket. As the committee n resolutions pointed out: "The strongest prohibition plank would be neutralized and would be prnctlcnlly worthless If Its edoptlon should be followed by nominal ton of candidates hostile to prohibit Ion." ORGANIZATIONS Ioc-trine- CONFORMING In a measure to he views of President the senate commerce committee approved a flood control bill providing for local participation In Coolldgp, the cost of the work, and It was Introduced by Senator Jones of Washington. The bill, which authorizes the expenditure of $325,000,000, is regarded as going a long way toward meeting the views of the administration, although it does not do so in all particulars. It declares for the principle of local contribution and provides d that local communities shall pay of the cost of bringing levees on the lower Mississippi up to the 1914 standard, but that thereafter they shall be relieved of further contributions to the cost of construction of levees or other flood control works. The chief point of difference from the Coolidge plan is the failure to provide for an economic commission to recommend the exact extent of local contributions. one-thir- ANGELES, the navy's great made a nonstop flight last week from Lakehurst, N. J., to France field, Panama Canal Zone, covering the 2,265 miles in 39 hours. The big airship functioned perfectly and the trip was without special incident After a brief stay the Los LOS Angeles then flew to Cuban waters, and thence back to its home hangar. Trustees of the Woodrow foundation unanimously voted to confer on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh the Wood-roWilson peace award of $25,000 and a medal for his flight across the Atlantic and his other flights In the interests of International aralty The house of representatives passed a bill appropriating $1,500 for the purchase of a gold medal for Lindbergh and providing for coinage and sale of bronze duplicates. The colonel appeared before a Joint session of the house and senate of the New York legislature and made a plea for legislation for the promotion of aviation. senatorial Investigators of in the bituminous coal fields of western and central Pennsylvania were formulating their report William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, Issue! an appeal to all organized labor for money, clothing, food and supplies for mine workers there and In Ohio and northern West Virginia. "The winter months," said the appeal, "have brought Intense suffering and privation to the thousands of miners who are still on strike and their families depend on them." WHILE i f i. RELATIONS between Austria and badly strained by the former's complaints about the treat- citizens of ment of German-speakinTyrol and Mussolini's expressed determination that no other nation should meddle with Italy's domestic affairs. The Italian minister to Vienna was called to Rome for conference, and the duce was preparing a speech excoriating Chancellor Selpel of Austria. The Roman press charg that Berlin newspapers were egging Austria on. Italy's colonial troops have been winning big victories over the Arab tribesmen of the Trlpolitantan littoral and have virtually ended the re belllon In that region. In two battles about 700 of the native were killed. Marshal Armando Diaz, who w commander-in-chie- f of the Itall armies during the last year World war, died Wednesday After he succeedage of sixty-seveed General Cadorna he drove the Austrian forces out of Italy In a whirlwind campaign. g 5S vv V natives of British Burdened with taxes for the support of a horde of officials from New Zealand and ruled by a tyrannical governor and complacent council, they sought relief by appeal to the New Zealand government which holds the mandate. Their pleas were turned down by a royal rommls-sltnnd many of their chiefs were Then the Man sent Into exile. (league of Samoa) resorted lo a boycott of the local white storekeepers and this got them Into further trouble. Dlspatehes stale thnt 4'to members of the Man have been sent to six months' Imprisonment. Samoa probably Is too far away and too small to encage the attention of the League of Nations, and the natives, (hough their cause may he Jiff, are nnfor tnnnte In having s coterie of ronten (loin whites as their lenders. PITY theI poor |