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Show EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS. CASTLE DALE, UTAH MEN AND A MAID THREE By P. G. WODEHOUSE Copyriaht by George H. Doran Co. world- - H!rnett 1 theosophy. -- riter on i of nouV All over the saloon you could ua fair women and brave men wilting in their seats. Imitation. . . . ! The word, as Keats would aave said, was Use a knell ! Many of these people were old travelers, and their minds went back wlncingly, as one recalls forgotten wounds, to occasions when performers at ships' concerts had imitated whole strings of Dickens' characters or, with the assistance of a few hats and a little false hair, had endeavored to portray Napoleon, Bismarck. Shakespeare and others of the famous dead. In this printed line on the program there was nothing to indicate the nature or scope of the Imitation, which this S. Marlowe proposed to inflict upon them. They could only Bit and wait and hope that it would be In Usht," New Tork on Eu8tace. her f;edUfher. Windlea. ancea-th- e HlnetU. Js his. Pom! u tarirely devoted to. Enter unmarrled. i'"ep!", 1 if the eminent Lon-rlIarI- ranged thatto- Khali sail " Eustace the th. Atlantic Mortimer. Bream w of a ,r,end named J3"1 m. American iuS? ha. been pestering Zm to lease WIndlea. that WI1- - M n.t fatr J. her f,B Is :9lna Bennett r'Tthi church Bream wnheimina. him-Jru- n4 Corner. ;''VArtt waiting for Seat 1, w short. There was a sinking of hearts as Eustace Hignett moved down the room and took his place at the piano. A pianist! This argued more singing. The more pessimistic began to fear that the imitation was going to be marches off to Bus-- i The scene shifts her pier. Sam. meet, redheaded girl, with feu fl"rhf instantly falls In love. f bites him. rl Eus-mSZ- It heart-broke- his mother ""C trousers" and had one of those Imitations of bi whereupon opera artistes which, though rare, do ceremony, th. ! Mmina had declared the wed- occasionally add to the horrors of concerts. They stared at Higships PVt, desperate struggle nett apprehensively. There seemed to swim- Kwi er with another them something ominous In the man's Ji Th. the Atlantic girlat very aspect. Ills face was very pale Mile. Bennett fwilhelmlna and set, the face of one approaching a a hero and In- a poor task at which his humanity shudders. &r.am. Eustace He keeos to his berth. They could not know that the pallor Blllie is on board. tart of Eustace Hignett was due entirely Ikes warm love. He pro-i- B to the slight tremor which, even on the calmest nights, the engines of an in the ship's concert and k to b. Eustace to promise ocean liner produce in the flooring of a saloon and to that faint, yet a dining smell of cooked meats which clings to a room where a great Continued. V CHAPTER many people have recently been eating a great many meals. A few beads of It jou've had dinner." cold perspiration were clinging to Eusieta anotner. i fell, I'll have jui tace Hignett's brow. He looked . . t for a nice fat pons cnop. . before him with unseeing straight fop! Stop!" eyes. He was thinking hard of the nice fat pork chop wiin potatoes Sahara. bam, ts of cabbage," repeatea .So tense was Eustace's concentrai it Anf. tiniA nn IT, Ana 1 snuu cut u. uco tion that he did not see Blllie Bennett, we do how Now, j very lounge. seated in the front row. Blllie had do thatl" said Eus- - watched him enter with a little thrill on wouldn't of embarrassment. She wished that plteously. she had been content with one of the would and will." seats at the back. But her friend, rt I shouldn't be any good at the who accompanied her, a I've forgotten how the thing Jane Hubbard, on had Insisted the front row. to no." In order to avoid recognition for as ton haven't done anything of the I come In and say, ,,'Hullo, Er-- long as possible, Blllie now put up i'md you say 'Hullo, Frank !' and her fan and turned to Jane. She was surprised to see that her friend was you help me tell the story about A child could ao staring eagerly before her with a fixity Pullman car. almost equal to that of Eustace. part of It." "What is the matter, Jane?" itaps thsrs is some child on Jane Hubbard was a tall, handsome ot 1 want you. I shall feel safe girl with large brown eyes. About you. We've done It together be- her, as Bream Mortimer had said, there was something dynamic. The r hi honestly, I really don't think. daughter of an eminent explorer and I . It Isn't as If . . e hunter, she had frequently in rose and extended a finger accompanied her father on his expeard the bell. ditions. An outdoors girl. ;top! Stop" cried Eustace Hlg-"Who is that man at the pianor she Tll do It!" whispered. "Do you know him?" n withdrew his finger. "As a matter of fact, I do," said !" he said. "We've Just got Blllie. "His name is Hignett. Why?" for a rehearsal while you're dress- "I met him on the subway not long Hullo, Ernest !' " I'oor little fellow, how miserable ago. alio, Frank," said Eustace Hig-- he looks!" brokenly, as he searched for his At this moment their conversation miliar trousers. was interrupted. Eustace Hignett, pulling himself together with a painCHAPTER VI ful effort, raised his hands and struck a crashing chord: and, as he did so, pipf concerts are given In aid of there appeared through the door at seamen 8 orphans and widows, and, the far end of the saloon a figure one has been nresent at a few at the sight of which the entire au'liWi, one seems to fpl that nnv dience started convulsively with a feelorphan or widow would ing that a worse thing had befallen ftthinking and take a chance them than even they had looked for. tlian be the innocent The figure was richly clad in someJ of such things. They open wPh material. Its face was a grislym speech from the master of eere-- scarlet and below the nose appeared black -- so long, ag a that lt Is what seemed a horrible gash. It ad1 tbe thought of what is to vanced toward them, smoking a cigar. m afterward that enables going the au-- " "Hullo, Ernest," it said. to bear it with fortitude. This And then it seemed to pause expectot amateur talent is unleashed, as though desiring some reply. a'e grim tantly, work begins, silence reigned in the saloon. Dead twasnot till after the all too brief mission for rest "Hullo, Ernest!" and recuperation notbe Those nearest the piano and newly formed team of Mar-an- d Hub- Jane than Hignett was scheduled to body more quickly Previous to this there had foark deeds done in the quiet sa- de-- fj well-know- n lf tfnl IS. f. J well-define- -- big-gam- on deep-se- a fish his threat and spoken at ngth 0I a subject which, treat-1- 1 nm of oratory, would have 00 the audience after ten or minutes; and at the end of "utes Cll's speaker had only iif,neJecturei' 'Ailed f P fi " UHKT ins fhft his way "nuuiicKs ana was tentutivcly through s.nt'l,Rfter lhe 'rlv,i "i m t 1.? y , mterval-t- ho wmwM ing tllut the second of 8lnsers had i)roved da- ,s un intended to out n the lines " !'t th ataallv V. irons !Eran fne u mey put ner niwe. had followed it His ""Hes-- had WGrav faberij e ln the f,f Wes 8 ' With had WantaLCOn'e fC ter-th- ese sung "My Wesf'-rat- her the 8ame rt'awterized ob-- h her back nnd rendered In all human plans there is ever some slight hitch, some little miscalculation which just makes all the difference. A moment's should thought nave told Eustace d Hignett that a cigar was one of the essentia properiles to any imitation of the eminent Mr. Tlnney: but he had overlooked the fact The elga came as an absolute surprise to hln and it could not have affected him more powerfully If it had been a voice from the tomb. He stared at lt like Macbeth at the ghost of Bunquo. It was a strong, lively young cigar, and Its curling smoke plaved lightly about his nostrils. His jaw fell. Ills eyes protruded. He looked for a long moment like one of those deep-se- a fishes concerning which the recent lecturer had spoken so search-inglThen with the cry of a stricken animal, he bounded from his seat and fled for the deck. There was a rustle of millinery at Blllie's Side as Jane Hubbard rose and followed him. Jane was deeply stirred. Even as he sat looking so pale and piteous, at the piano, her big heart had gone out to him, and now, in his moment of anguish, he seemed to bring to the surface everything that was best and most compassionate in her nature. Thrusting aside a steward who happened to be between her and the door, she raced in pursuit. Sara Marlowe had watched his cousin's dash for the open with a consternation so complete that his senses seemed to have left him. A general, deserted by his men on some stricken field, might have felt some thing akin to his emotion. Of all the learned professions, the imitation of Mr. Frank Tinney is the one which can least easily be carried through The man at the piano, the leader of the orchestra, is essential. He is the of the entertainment. Without him nothing can be done. For an Instant Sara stood there, gaping blankly. Then the open door of the saloon seemed to beckon an Invitation. He made for it, reached It, passed through It. 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Adv. show That makes It think it's had lt Nothing pays larger dividends than a money's worth. little common sense. CHAPTER VII There was a tap at the door. Sam sat up dizzily. He had lost all count of time. "Who's that?" "I have a note for you, sir." It was the level voice of J. B. Midge- Stewards, besides ley, the steward. most obliging and clvllest the being nodv of men In the world, all have soft and pleasant voices. A steward, to tell you waking you up at that vour bath Is ready, when you wanted to sleep on till twelve, is the nearest human approach to the night ingale. "A what?" "A note, sir." Sam jumped up and switched on the li'ht He went to the door and tooic the note from J. B. Midgeley, who, his .!00inn nrromnllshed. retired in an nnlerlv manner down the passage. Sam looked at the letter with a thrill. He had never seen the handwriting ie recfore but. with tbe eye of love, he mmized it. It was just the sort of hand he would hrve expected Billieto write, round nnd smooth and flowthp writini: of a the envelope. girl. He tore open "Please come up to the top deck to sneak to you." him Sam could not disguise it from self that be was a little disappointed. I don't know If you see anything wrong Sam with the letter, but tbe way love- first a for that, whs it looked at ana letter, it might have been longer with And, warmer. a shade nerhans out running any risk of writer's cramp. she might have signed it. n.uvpver. these were small matters. a hurry and No doubt she had been in me of imi"i"u. ,m that sort thing, was going to see her. point was that lie When a man's afraid, sings the bard, hoBMtifnl maid is a cheering sight 'to see- and the same truth holds good exhibition when a man has made an i,i,nK,.if Ht a ship's concert, i that was what i,n's gentle sympathy, Mar owe wanted mui That at the moment. anytWng else ordered. i- ,- f,.it. was what the doctor cork off He scrubbed the burnt all possible speed ,.t,rtired his clothes and made his way deck. It was like chosen this spot for have to v" lit..w.i.tinz. lt would be di both it was hallowed for them warm-hearte- ! d associations. by sacred Fled for the dock. Gh was standing at the rail, look to gnm white of "'? . . the tA .. the water. The moon over ln to order 'mam bara now. stool the on f the sentence fact, of the man hjd whs quite full. Out on the bortom a,w shone on the tm. His eyes v.i.. the south Its light ,.WU 'hocked to read h.s the silver beaci like Under look the follow- gladly from Jam; Jlome H distant fair, island. The lrl lmltation- -3. n Marlowe, eelng eomi fhaetiy The audience ,80Dg8- - brvaf ..." renders amateur Imitations tolerable, that of brevity. They had seen many amateur Imitations, but never one as short as this. The saloon echoed with their applause. It brought no balm to Samuel Marlowe. He did not bear it. He had fled for refuge to his stateroom and was lying in the lower berth, chewing the pillow, a soul in torment. c...i hde rif"1"6306 U,at !t ws ver hC They felt - reclted "Gunga Din" ?SBnfU27y-- ence sympathized with him. like that, too. appeared to be wrapped In thought, and it was not till the sharp crack of Sam's head against an overhanging stanchion announced his approach that she turned. "Oh, is that your "Yes." "You've been a long time." "It wasn't an easy Job," explained Sam, "getting all that burnt cork off. You've no notion how the stuff sticks. You have to use butter. She shuddered. "Don't !" "But I did. You have to with burnt cork." "Don't tell me these horrible things." Her voice rose almost hysterically. "I never WRnt to hear the words burnt cork mentioned again as long as I live." "I feel exactly the same." Sara moved to her side. "Darling," he said in a low voice, "It was like you to ask me to meet you here. I know what you were thinking. You thought that I should need sympathy. You wanted to pet me, to smooth my wounded feelings, to hold me In your arms, and tell me that, as we loved each other, what did anything else matter?" "I didn't." "You didn't T' "No, I didn't." "Oh, you didn't 1 thought you did!" He looked at her wistfully. "I thought," he said, "that possibly you might have wished to comfort me. I have been through a great strain. I have had a shock. . . "And what about me?" she demand ed passionately. "Haven't I had a shock?" He melted at once. "Have you had a shock, too? Poor little thing! Sit down and tell me all about It." She looked away from him, her face working. "Can't you understand what a shock I have had? I thought you were the perfect knight" "Yes, isn't it?" "Isn't what?" "I thought you said it wag a perfect night." "I said I thought you were a per fect knight" "Oh, ah !" A sailor crossed the deck, a dim fig ure In the shadows, went over to a sort of raised summerhouse with a brass thingummy ln It, fooled about lure belief MOTHER! GIVE SICK BABY "CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP" ht s-- "And What About Me?" She Passionatly. "Haven't Shock?" , Had a Demand-edI for a moment, and went away again. Sailors earn their money easily. "Yes?" said Sam when he had gone. "I forget what I was saying." "Something about my being the perfect knight" "Yes. 1 thought you were." "That's good." "ISut you're not t No?" "No !" "Oh !" Silence fell. Sain was feeling nun and bewildered. He could not understand her mood. He had come up expecting to be soothed and comforted and she was like a petulant iceberg. Cynically, he recalled some lines of poetry which he had had to write out 8 hundred times on one occasion at school as a punishment for having introduced a white mouse into chapel. "Oh, woman In our hours of aae, something, please. 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