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Show •• 'l'RE JORDAN .TOTTRNAL. MIDVALE. lJ'l'AH from the subject of Mrs. Alton. wu aometblng to think about. -- It or the rlch qualttles of human nature force." But Mrs. Alton would i-[ve which seems inevitably to dry up In us no definite answf'r. the more complex civilizations. Ole There was no such hesitation at • • We did as Spoof IU~gested. Early Hansen entertained us for a full hour Jake's. Jake met us Ia the yard, batthe nest afternoon we hitched Bucl{ In the stable before his buxom Olga less, coatless, vestless, although the and BJ'lght to the wagon and wt>nded consented to admit us Into t1te bouse. temperature was flirting wtth the our slow way southwestward, Jack and When at last we were granted that freezing point. I takinr turns in the exclamatory exer- privilege there was evidence of bur· "Welcome!" he exclaimed. ''I supcises by means of which the oxen were rled scrubbing of floors and faces. pose you'Ye come to condole wlth me "l'Jy wife bane all the time vust on In my ati!Ictlon 7" kept in motion. The prairie now w11s very brown and bare, and only the the yump," Ole explained upologetlcal· "What atnictloa-7" we inquired, half ly. "Some tlme Ay tank by d-n we misled by Jake's manner, for he was more hardy gophers remained about to whistle saucily at our carry-all lumber- ha"re too many kids, eh 7'' It: appeared an expert in simulation. Don't spend a penny for painting or decoratina until VOlJ have investigated Kina Wall Finish. This amazing nnish ing by. The dazzling sunshine seemed that Ole was beglnning to harbor some "She's inside--an' in possession. not only gives any room a rich, beautiful appearance. but to have lost Its force, and there was modern Ideas about the size of faru- It's fort'nate fer me thiS country runs the cost is mnarkably h. You can make any a presage of coming winter In the air. illes. His opinion that six was "yust so much to outside, fer that's all I've average sized rcom look like new for less than a We dropped Into silence save for the nice Jmmence" was being shaken. any claim on.'' dollar. Ask yourdecoratorabout King Wall Finish. The housing problem was coming home noises of our locomotion, But by this time Jr.ke's wife apHe will tell you it Is easy to handle (just mix with "The world seems to have died," said lo him and bearing Its Inevitable fruit. peared In the door. "Come on in, hot water and apply) and that it never apots, laps or streaks, even when used by an inex· No such raillcallsm had' yet fllterell girls," she cried, "and never mind "that .Jean after a long period of thought· perien~ed painter. Write today for name of Into the mind o! the Russian, who, for blatherskite. He goes around halffuLness. dealer nearest you and FREE Color Chart The expression was an appropriutP the sake of convenience, we continued dressed, keeping himself warm think· ..t\l.JTHO~ Of "11fE COW PU!YCHJ:R;· showing 19 beautiful colota to chao&e one. The world was, actually, dea•l. to call Sneezlt. He met us stolidly log up nonsense. I tell him some day sn.Ao. THe HQ/Yf£sr£Ar:>ER.S." Every blade or grass was n stark l!ttie where the trail wound down the bank he'll fl·eeze his hair, and that's his \\'e thrust the somewhat bew!ldered corpse, swaying ghostily to the stir of of the gully near to his dugout. He fini>h, for I won't stay married to -a THB CHICAGO WinTB LEAD & OIL CO. l!lth St. & S. Wcttem Aw., QU<:aao,lll. wore a long Spoof heepskln Into their coat, presence. the with cold the air. bald Soon man, the whatever shroud of happens." winPAYING VISITS "Tut tut," returned her spouse. "\Ye nave discovered your dnpllc· ter would be woven about them, flake wool stl!l on It, high boot's drawn well SYNOPSIS-Lured by his fourity," said Jack, sternly, addressing by !lake, mantling them all In its cold. up on the thigh, and a brushy, black "Where Bella Donna Is put, she stays. )'ear-old playmate, Jean Lane, beD,rd. He regarded us In silence, anti That's her strong point.'' the girls. "We now know the secret white tomb. Frank Hall, aged alx, ventures .ar length Ja<'k spoke. "But In the spring It was an afternoon of much badiit w111 live again," of Marjorie's marksmanship.'' on the forbidden wall of a dam, Jean cont1nued, "We are after your a pause. "That neighbors. We have nage we spent at Jake's, but under In a small Ontario town. He falls "Oh, by Jove!" Spoof exclaimed. "I Into the water and Is sav~d from come to call on you. We hope you are the surface there were evidences thtit is the life eternal.'' • seem to have messed things up. I'm po .. lble death by clinging to q)jstributor our former land guide regarded his Jean was a strange girl. Her well.'' afraid you wilL think me an awful Jean's outstretched arms. Next rotter, Miss Hall. Really"-turning thoughts went on and on, reaching out, day Jean Informs him that beThe lips under the · black mustache wife with a sort of awe which he cau .. of their adventure of the to .Jack-"r~ally, 1t wasn't I that shot and out. She seemed to live always on parted slowly, showln: a set of tried to obscure from pul;llc view by day before he Is In duty bound a smoke screen ' of ra!llery. Bella, it the verge of the Infinite. . • . the bally hare at all-" strong, regular teeth. to marry her. He agrees when was apparent, was a woman of char• At length we were at Brown's. The "You're only getting In deeper,'' said they are "grownups." With Jean's "No mucl! Angleesh," he remarked. Salt City, Utah acter, and although Jake could scarcericltety brother, John, also aged six, shack, smaller thnn either .of Jack. "'v'ess up, and stay for supWe clambored down and shook Frank begins school. Two years ly be described as plastic In her ours, presented a sad and forlorn apper." hands. This seemed to assure him o! hands, his recasting was only later they are joined by Jean and tl•e Frank's sister, Marjorie. A little Spoof did both, and a jolly night pearance. Three little faces were our friendly lntentlo::ls, and when we harder on him on that account. He later Jean confides to Frank, In Pe•b Hang On Modern Marvel we had, playing euchre after the sup- crowded In a single window that cov- managed to make it clear that we waR in the m1lls o! the gods, and the::r verse, her hope of some day beered our approach. Brown himself Bedbugs can live a long time withThe wonder Is that anyone ever per dishes were cleared away. But wanted to visit his house he led us t:o proposed to make a job of it. coming "Mrs. Hall." He accepts was busy bu!lding a stable of sods, and out a meal ; one experimenter kept thought of the phrase, "the quick and before he left he recalled that an the "proposal." Frank Ia tourIt without hesitation. "I don't know whether she'll make several alive In a bottle for a year the dead," before the age of automoteen when his mother dies. The errand of mercy Jay at the tottom of succeedlnl:' very badly In his work. He It was merely a cave dug out of the me a good wl!e or not,'' he confided boys are eighteen when John's could scarcely be distinguished from without food. biles. his visit. side of the gully. The front was In me. "but I reckon she's father Is killed In an accident. his building set material, on but when he saw "I dropped Into Brown's the other Two years latel" Frank's father us he shook himself, as a dog shnkcs roughly built up with stones and sods, makln' me a good husband.'' and John's mother are married. day," 1\e !'ald. "1\Irs. Brown Is a bit off water, and came up, touching his and a crude door, made of pieces o! Dissatisfied with conditions, and But Bella's house was clean, and fed up. Staring out of the window, packing boxes, afrorded admittance. ambitious, the two boys make cap. Bella's table was well set, as pionet>r and all that kind of thing. Poor old plano to go to Manitoba and The only ll'ht' was from an opening tables go, "We are your and Bella '1\·as a livln' conneighbors from Four'homestead," the girls agreeing Brown Is quite m;eless; worse than In the door, which could be closell centration of energy such as teen" we announced ourselves. Jake "May to go with them. They set out. I am, If that is possible, but his wife when the weather was too severe. At Regina they meet "Jake," who we needed go In?" to spur blm into purposeful has quallty. In her that wlll count, if a&rees to find them satisfactory Sneezit went first and nQdressed activity. It was Jake's weakness that "You may, and welcome," he said. she doesn't go under first. She needs homesteads. He does so. and the ''The wife wm be a bit fuddled. I'm some words In Russian Into the gloom. he would drop a job any day to pertwo friends file claims on Secyou two girls over .there now and We followed, encountering in the door petrate a joke. tions Fourteen and Twenty-two. again, just to put a bit of sun11hlne not the most presentable myself.'' the fume!l of the place's bad ventilaJake sagely advises the adven"He thinks he's a joker," said Bella, Then Jean did a great thing; one In her soul. Now just hitch up the turers In the purchase of suption. It was some time before our eyes acidly, anent _this characteristic ot plies, and in a wagon drawn by oxen tomorrow and slip over to sec- of those wonderful things that: no ont> became accustomed to the darkness, her husband, "whereas be's only a a yolte of oxen, and with a cow, tion Four and jolly her out of the but Jean seemed to think of. She but presently we discerned a woman the four arrive at their future joke. There's a big difference." clambered to the side of the wagon dumps." humes. Construction of "sb:1cks" stooping, indicating a long bench We left that night with ns~urances and held our her arms. and the making of a garden are "Well, suppose lYe do," Jack; agreed. which had been set for us. Across the !rom Jake and Bella that they would their first occupations, A young "I'm · all dirt 1\IIss," Brown protested. "But how about you keeping up your cave was a drove of children, their visit us twice a week all winter-a Englishman of the name of "I'm all earth and sand.'' But he came eyes peering and end of the sodnl service? Why wish "Spoof" Is a neighbor. They call shining like those of promise which they almost kPpt. slowly forward to her outstretched on Spoof, who Is living In a tent. It all on to us?" wl.ld animals. I:tdeed it seemed that But not all our vlsltlng was with. Spoof, on bls r.rturn visit, dis"I don't follow you. I have already eyes were the IIIOSt noticeable thing eur new neighbors. Most of It, as closes himself as a man or varied been to the nrowns'-" In that very humble ijtlle home. Pre- you ma)l suppose, was back and forth social attainments. Frank's jealousy Is aroused. Marjorie dis"But not to ~Irs. Alton's, so far as sumably there were mouths as well; between I<'ourteen and Twenty-two. covers that they have a. new we can Jearn. Mrs. Brown may have no doubt Sneezlt and his wife had Spoof we counted on to make a flfth neighbor. "He" turns out to be no monopoly reason of loneliness." to know that there were mouths spoke In our circle every Sunday, and a l\frs. Alton. a widowed Englishwoman, who, wlth her threeas well as eyes. Perhaps It was only Imagination, t11e banjo lessons, neglected during year-old son Gerald. has taken up but It seemed to me that Spoof's face, As soon after our return from harour atsen('e, were now taken up ln a claim. Frank and John leave usually so frank and open, suddenly vesting as our duties permitted It we earnest. It gave me a little orthodox the homesteads for a time to do harvest work for wages on a became a musk. Rut he came back paid another visit to Mrs. Alton. Sandy shiver to think what my strict Preslonger-established farm. They enqulcldy and easily. saw us afar ofr and swept: down upon byterian pat·ents would have said to counter Jake, who tells them of us like a tornado. Apparently he hafl Jean picking so perverted an instru"I could hardly do that, don't you '. ~ his adventure Into matrimony. known us at the first glimpse, or the ment as a banjo on a Sunday afterAfter two months' absence they know 7 It \Yould not be quite the return to their homes. Jean's enfirst snifr, whichever was his source of noon, and blending her voice with thing." thusiastic welcome encoura&es Information, for there was no ques- Spoof's In "The Road to Mandalay." ''Why not?" said Jean, as IngenuFrank. tion this time about our welcome. HI;; But I was little happier when they ous as ever. barking and tall-wagging accompanied abandoned the secular for such old "Why, It would hardly be the thing us all the remainder of tlie way to the airs as •'Abide With Me" and "Blest -It's not In accord-" CHAPTER IX-Continued llttle box tllat Mrs. Alton called home. Be the Tie That Binds.'' "You mean It Isn't done," I sup-7The widow had had time to dress Toward the end of the month we pl!ed. ''We must get Spoof after her," said since we hove ln view-that Is one of had our first snowfall. Old Sol that "Exactly. But of course I kno\'f Jack. "He'll drag her out. Now that the advantages of prairie life not set morning had a mimic sun on either, I'm a greenhorn yet, even though I we have real society In our commuout in the Immigration booklets-and It side, and there was a frosty gl!tter in am beginning to ripen In spots. That nity a beautiful young widow must was a dainty and splck-and-spnn Mrs. the air in which our neighbors' shanties reminds me, I've had .another letter not be allowed to •waste her sweetAlton that greeted us when our wagon gradually faded out of sight as though from the governor. He wants me to ness on the desert air.' " lumbered up t:o her door. hidden behind a veil of crystal tapesshoot him a young chinook.'' We 8pent a whole day conjecturing "A chinook I" "I said, 'It's our friends from Four- try. By noon a gray pall shrouded about the new arrivals, and marveling teen and Twenty-two'-you see how I the ,~;ky and the snow began to shake only "Bayer" package "Yes. When I wrote him a recent ll,ver the strange assortment of huam plckln: up your prairie way of down ab gently as feathers fluttering ~ which contains proven directions. manity out of which It was the busi- treaflse entitled 'An Incident In a Hay numbering your farms instead of nam· from the bosom of some mammoth . Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets ness of fate and uur lucky stars-no l•'ield, or, How About a Check for a ing them-1 said. 'It's our friends from bird which had taken the world to Also bottles of 24 and 100-Druggistl, one else seemetl to trouble about the Hundred Pou.nds'-you will remember Fourteen and Twenty-two' as soon as be her nest and In spring would A.aplrlu a th~ trad~ mart ot Bayer ll&llufaeture of Monoaeetloaoldester ot SaUcJllcaei.S the time--I covered the ragged edge of matter~to Jay In these prairiPs the I heard Sandy's first bark. That was hatch again the ancient mlrncle ot foundations o! an enduring civlllza- my purpose with a dissertation upon Sandy Saw Ua Afar Off and Swept before •·ou were In sight, so far as m.\· llfet ,~Iurjorie and I stood In our door Not Assertive Natural History . th t 't Down U~tt Ua Like a Tornado. • on. Then we settled down to what t Ite pra Ir ie <'II rna t e. I t o ld h tm a 1 poor eyes could see. But Jerry, wlw and wntch!d the big ~akes descending, ''Did you order soup, sir?" ''Mother, why is the fish so flat?" little work remained to be done. We ron!llsted of a melange of everything arms, and when his hands reached hers was up In the wagon playing teamster, slowly, silently, reststlessly, settling ''No, no. I merely said I would like "It must have got between two found our oat crops harvested, and from Naples at it:s best to Norway he took her and gently helped her cried, 'I see dem, Mudder; oxes anti on wagon and hay rack and every j1ome }f there is an:v left." steamers.''-Berl!n Dorbarbier. for that we had to thank Spoof and at Its worst-from sleepy kittens pur- down. Mith Lane.' He's crazy about Miss Jall:e, who had taken that bit cf ring in the sun to wild she-tigers raging "Thank you, Mr. Brown," she said. Lane.'' throughof agrass. slowlyAcross fallingthecurtain of blade guily, as neighborly service Into their own through the jungle. From climate I Ivory !nee, we saw the vague forms But Brown was looking at her and "Jerry Is a young man of dlscrlm· hands. We made the stable snug, moved to grass by easy stages, ami at us with eyes that had suddenly !nation," I said, scoring for once. Bm ot .lack and Jean l\'atchlng them, too. from grass to hay, and from that to banked up the shackR with earth, and t1te matter of one hundred pounds. gone misty with a mist not of the sod\l my wit was lost In the wild and pant- By mldafternoon the ground was lined them inside with brown paper or of the sands. Two little pools of lng hug which Jean was bestowlu~ whit e. which we had brought from town for On the way I explained that this part water gathered and streaked a slow, Next morning we looked upon a upon my rival. that purpose. We cut 11rewood in our of the country Is not really in the new world. The sno\V had ceased falldust.v course across his grimy face. "So he's Jerry now," said Jean, relittle park by the pond, teing careful ehlnook belt. although occasionally one lng, the sky was clear and bright, and rarne uown this far. So now I am comInside we found ~Irs. Brown 'a bh lensing her embrace enough for speech to destroy nothing but trees which rnissioned to shoot for the governor a fuddled,' as her husband had predicted. "That sounds like getting down to the stars were still visible at our rls· were already dead or were too crowdyoung <'hlnook. He thinks the skin At first she merely stood wringing her earth. Ever so much more chummy tng hour. 'l'hen up came the sun, ed for growth. splashing the heavens amber and or· would look a bit: of all right on the htmds, but when Jean and Mar.Jorie than Gerald." ange aml blood red, and suddenly setefore we had completed these jobs library floor, don't you know?" kissed her, and then kissed the. little "Do you think so?" Mrs. Altnn ting a million tons of diamonds a!Jlnzt> oof paid us another visit. We saw Gives Tanlac full credit. queried. "And I vowed that, what· "And, of course, you will shoot one?" Browns, the veil suddenly llftetl and . his tall ligure !Qoming Up across the with his brilliance. she was all kindness and ho~pital!ty. ever carne, I never would call him After the snow <'arne we seemed to "A rl'que~t from one's Immediate Wh at a d ay It was, a ft er we h egan t bro'rn • gra"" one afternoon early t'n .o J erry. T oo rem In Iscent o f J erem Iu I1, November. He sho6k hands with a paternal ancestor, accompanied by a get acquainted I Marjorie and Jean and Jamentat1ons. and all that sort of allng to each other's company even Over twdvt years of stomach misery ..,8 .,.,, firm grt'p. He was bro,,.n and druft for a hundred pounds, ls not to " 11a d b roug11t. sot'ne homema d e can{1y. thing t h at 1 wanteu,, t o get away f rom. ,• more than t.E>fore. It's a solemn thing •• had made a physical wreclc of*Jacob rugged, and the prulrle winds were be Hghtly disregarded." and In a few minutes the little Browa:; lllrs. Alton stopped short us though sh>'! to be alone In a world of snow. PerFerdinand. He spm! hundreds of lea ing their mark on his fine English · "l.et me think," said Jack, and for were smeared 11nd happy and slipping had said more than she lntendetl then haps Its coldness, Its stark whiteneos, dollars sulcing relief but every atcomplexion. In the warmth of his a few moments we remained silent to gently about looking Into the fuces of brightly took up the thread again. Its vast silen<'e suggests that whl<'h grip, in the sparkle of his eye, In the give his mind elo<>w room. ttmpt failed until he tried Tanlac. our girls as though they verlly be- "I vowed I would leave my lamentu- makes the heart r~>ach out for some lelsurely confidence of his conversa"I have It I" he suddenly exclaimed. lieved them angels. tlons behind" she continued. "I tnke warm pulse of fric>ndshlp. Perhaps This great tonic brought him imtlon, there was something about the "Ha~ your governor ever seen a budIt was dark and starry when we lt that this Is a country where there Its pP.a<'e and beauty stir something mediate relief. "After seven bottles," In our nature that insists on being fellow that was decidedly likable. ger7" hitched the oxen to the wagon, and is room for everything but regrets." he says, "I am a well and happy ''Thought I'd just drop In on you, "Not likely except possibly at \'be shook hands all round, and kissed the It was evident that Mrs. Alton's be- shared. 1!1an. I willg/4dly tallc to anyone strangers,'' he commented. "Have a zoo." children all round, and the girls k!sse:i reavement was filling a good part ot good autumn's work? I hope you did. "We must take that chance. Yotl Mrs. Brown and Mr. Brown forgot: him- her mind, so Jean deftly switched the personally and will answer all letters regarding my experience The Fourteens and TwentyI ventured to Inquire a few times must shoot a badger, Spoof, which WP self and kissed the girls and Jack and c>onversatlon back to the boy, ami with Tanlac. For it proved a god-send to me." twos cer-talnl,y have some odd while you were away, just In case the will formally christen a chinook, nnd r almost kissed Mrs. Brown and we presently was conducting a root-race neighbors. But who's this mys.,Authentic state111ent. Address on request. young ladles might need some help- sPnd It to your governor In time for drew slowly away waving our han<18 to the .:hlcken shed with herself, terious Mrs. At tun 1 a man around the place, don't you Christmas." and watching the five figures framed J~rry and Sandy as the competit.Prs. know? I found them most disconcert· "I think It is wlcktd to do that','' In the doorway against the yellow Sandy won. Tanlac is Nature's great Tonic and builder. Compounded 1ngly competent. About the only said Jean, whose sympathies were al- light of the oil lamp on the opposite we had tea, of course, and after after the famous Tanlac formula, from roots, barks and (TO BE CONTINUED. ) service I was able to do was to shoot wa)·s with the underdog. "No doubt wall. Jerry had gone to bed and Sandy had J curative herbs alone, it is absQl~tely harmless. Millions owe a rabbit for them; one of those big Mr.-Mr. Spoor, senior, Is a delightful . Our experience with the Browns en· lain down with his c:hops on the floo,. _ Work ~.td Worry their health and happiness to this great remedy. white fellows. Jolly i:'OOd eating, I old gentlemun, and It Isn't fair. Fancy couraged us to cultivate the acquaint· 1 oetween his paws apd his tall thumpThat "laughing philosopher" of old, should say-" someone from Amerlea vlsitlng him and ance of our other neighbors and as the !ng the boards occasionally In appro- Democrltus, jesting at manklnd·s an.xDon't let stom~ch trouble make your life miserable a day "How long ago was that?" Jack ln- Mr. Spoof goes showing orr the ehino<:>k short, bright day!! of November wore IJatlon Jack got out our much·worn !etles, lived to a great age. We all longer. Get a bo.ttle of Tanlac at your druggist's at once. terrupted, sharply. which his son shot on the banks of by the low-hanging sun often saw ou>· de.ck of cards nncl we initiated Mrs. &ldmlt that It is not work but worry The first dose will make you feel better. You'll be a new •"Oh, not so long; In fact, they t~ Saskatchewan. 'Chinook nothing!' Cllt-wagon wending slowly across the Alton Into the mssteries of pedro. that kills. Both of these call tor the person with the sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks that come lll.-,ke of saving him for your home- says the visitor. 'That's a badger, us prairies, and the north star and the With a beginner's luck she and Juett • E>xpentliture of a l)roportionate amount 1 from perfect. health. coming." con1mon as rabbits, aimost, and I &'rent dipper were the silent witnesses were much too successful for Jean of nen·ous energy. Work, howe\'er. "Aha! And again, Aha! Come would des<'rihc yeur son as another of Its return to Fourtet>n. Sometimes, uud me, and when It was time for us has a definite nim and termination, NoTE: For Constipation, take Tanlac Vegealong, yon conspirator!" prairie animal, SJ")llller than a badger, tuo, the great magician of the l\'orth to go we insisted that she must visit the result of whlch Is the feeling ot 'tahle Pills, Nature's own harmless laxative. We elzed l:;poof by the arms and with two stripes down Its buck.'' would light his mimic candles, and we Fourteen some night soon and give us serene satisfaction we all have In work mitrch.-d him into the house. l\Iarjo"Oh, listen to Miss Prim!" Marjorie would creak homeward in the welnl a chance to return the drut.bing. uccompl!shed. On till! other hand. rie and Jean were there; although int~rrupted. "Who would think she light of their flickering battalions min- · "I should so like to, but I can't worry, huvlng no definite objeetlve, ta' we hat! two houses the girls were had a Jett:er from her mother asking It ueting on the ::;tage of the universe. leave Jerry," Mrs. Alton explained. endlrss, achieving nothing IJpyond a nParly alwuys togelller In the one on ~he was cunning any buffalo beansT Smith, the Scotsman, and Burke, lhe ''But Jerry must <'Oille, too,'' we prodigal waste of energy, aecowpa,fourteen. Jean declared that Mar· I• was not until Spoof's tall rorm American. recelv<'d us with undlvide•l countered. "Jerry un1J Sundy, and, if nled by actual wear and tear of rray jOrie was much tne better housekeeper haa dissolved out of \'lew In the star- hospitality and that strange sen~e of necessary, the cow and the chlckeill!l, [ matter and nerves tnat may ln the of the two. and she came there tor liiht thut lt occurred to me how sklll· common interest: which Is the most Now you simply must, or some nigbt long run be productive ot pllysu:ll.l hosaorno I tullJ he Had changed t:l:te conversation priceless thin~ about pioneer life; one we will come over and kidnap you bJ w.reck~e.-Exch!UI.ie. • • • • • Costs less than $1.00 to decorate a room with ! King Wall finisb a Wall Fin sh Salt Lake Glass & Paint Co. 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