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Show I U H1 f Ik ares v I A an At iier Year iwavs aalvt j ilver i:r Coprright Martha r ! af husband. ,J h'f of the farm, the J inra Grenoble.. Onshuthinlf obnoxlou.. f rari e 1 :.',t " o dred ! I S , k d CM.i r ?- t "-- to tv bun- - w i'etWeeli oil .ir ..... I' uie- -it wasnt , lm-- 1 ,l ti n,1 ' m mar- i, was just a way out I: wa!i-- t beiause Jou were In e with me. lsut that true, i "orrie:" Si.- stopped suddenly. The look of !:'Wc ai.a ,ei,,:,.ess that darkened tT eyeS as s!.e u,n,eJ t,iem UK)D h(m now created In hitu a feeling of utter frustration. "I can't stand this"" she cried, and h,r-- lf K down upon the couch. bari iniii tears. Rodd) dropped his hand at bis s ie and went from inertly the room, the house and out the back dour. He stood leaning against the pasture bars, as he had done one night almost a year ago after be had proposed to Corinne Meader. At the sound of a footfali behind him, he turned and saw Silver Crenotde coming down the palely lit hillside. There was an embarrassed diffidence In her niauner as she came and stood beside him. "You heard the racket, I suppose." he said abruptly. hilver hesitated. "I couldn't help hearing it," she told him. "I was on my way up to the house to see what Corinne had bought" "It doesn't matter," Roddy replied, lesmig nig arms on the bars once more. "H l nothing matters much!" "That Isn't true, and you know It isnt,' Silver said quickly. "You've got to take care of Corinne, Roddy, lheres no telling what she may do when she gets Into a mood like this. I'm afraid for her. You've got to be patient with her." "Patient!" be echoed. "I've been too d d patient! I've let her go and hang herself." Silver tightened her Hps. "There 't u W'jifik n "You Heard the Racket, I Suppose," He Said Abruptly. corn-patch- I " moment Roddy's the k iivins r()i;nii ere p,!Kr(' o" l&lr;, c lnne.s the couch. Percolating for " B ana Ket lt- vnn ln.i.i corinne snu while she nmioH Sweet Or hnth . her Sen k f ie .... h.,.hs . " - . on the snutll in n, r- - ,,!,t ,n front of i?taTh,7 "tirts K i ?" f nlOer a". ', , ntv. J'r,1y!l-','I 111 ' I nn" where she u,e : m -- him with a wary on her hips. Then, a! her la.ui. be lost coin,.,- -; tinkling small , He stewed tewato t,:,,w,.lf control in ii""hor s'e co soft the and her hi s h.i'lcN f the grip ders beneath "I hi in tier only Inc eimok !, " UK, greater fury. ),.. herself tree a :d (it Mie wh o. in.. a liandUercliH.f .1.. 'PI'1' moment that H!i to Lie :!.:,.! from her blouse and niiii c.:. ii sham metudlimm.,.o ' i ii the s,pi:tre up to snmn:: pi(U ' iv,.ii,n W l v. 'I tictliii.g in "''' of lace and linen. iv to Ml.'llell R"d nroilllited ....n.nnr cov she had unite r '.. ' ... nooi h,. i. l """"' " "", ered It. Koldcd in" onyx .na fl moiiogramm ' Her replica of a cigarette cast the 1iosS''S.-io:- i in seen one Roddy hud of Gerald Micas. demand" n "What's tills?" be s.rd in Pen -I bought it." CnriMie arms were full her hands uininrs t. ll(lllll sue exclaimed, si,1,,ys toward her rn",", ufi at hi,n- - lor,nn t'rew 'l't.v-rel.- 1,ed An,, . IK .... '""ks sreat, but s exclusive. a deep fro... . UH lilt" Yoo'fe , isn't any use in n fore . IIC saio in "What right have jo'l "Ho y,.u rlnne scream,-,!. ,.,.!etr !..' ' O y my trying to talk to vou, I see." He turned on her suddenly. "What I suppose do you know about It? everybody Is aware of what has been going on under my very nose every body hut me." "1 don't know what you're talkin about," Silver replied In a remote tone. "I'm talking about this rotter, Lucas wtio followed you here from Chicago. He and Corinne have been together in hie city." Are you sure?" of Roddy hesitated. "I'm not sure "And anything," be evaded finally. I'm not asking any questions, either. now on I'm going to take n !lttl If Corinne wants i..su for cratited. and his gam: Lucas with around io go mii do so but she cant stay here." Siiier put her hand on Roddy's arm 'Don't talk like that," she begged. "Io i rinne will realize that she wants yo than she wants anything ,,!.,,.. (io on back to the house and be nice to her." on Koddy p;:t!ed the hand that lay "That's all right, kid." lie h'H arm. "1 know what you re .,,,1 abstractedly. Rut the fact I". It rmn lrg to do. Just now I don't ft" i,e nice to anyone. ,ji he. tig particularly on Co not going to force myself r.nn stub nd You're Just being proud-a- ti. ore I ,nrn .i .. .. .. Mi'. "All H;'V. a ice I t All'. S!.e w i.i.ii... ... oi ' Let it go at that. There .ride and stublx.riiti'-s- for ft phdrew her hand and there was silence heteei, them. t 'o" run along finally "and leave toe own way work tbi out in m slipped aa., Siiier word. a Without he -- , ' better You'd ,,., ho said ,,;,,,. ,u,I M!' ''fl " .' ., .a,,.. A sensation o, "ntiM"' ' "'! Cool and reu o always seeaieu. s..e vj'ver tiit'nol" .... H' neroUS heart. ...e warm a - that it I'erhaps H".. v that on i" i i drawn I, in to her detiant voice. Moment be i...,i.-i.i-l nt lo r for to m, he spoke. "You're lying io ohV" .! iio lie "H .i.i ..i i.i.t ' A Dressy Frock Fitting Budget iti lyYi if"' at d , j.,, which will not need change. Wa roust find a basis on which repre senttitivea of the people may meet and calmly consider changes occurring throughout the world, and the needs arising therefrom. It la obvious that populations will change, and economic eondltlona ary. If These flueatlona were put to famous we realize that the ultimate good 4 publicists and thinkers by Cosmo-po- ll all la more adrantageoua than ta temporary good that may accrue te Un Magazine. CHAPTER XII Amoni those who give their optn one nation or to one individual, we ror day Silver went about with a ions are: Oswald Spengler. Arthur will be able to meet questions that feeling of a physical weight pulling Brisbane, Havelock Ellis. Mrs. F. D. arise and adjust them tn a sane aad downward on her body, as though she Roosevelt, and Amelia Earhart Rut-bi- d reasonable manner." got herself entangled tn an ugly nam. Prepared new was advocated gray mesh from which there was no by some, a better understanding be tween natlona, and taking of profrta escape. There was much work to do In the oot of war by others. Havelock Ellis says: "I have do garden, where Sophronia was setting out the tomato plants and putting in donbt whatever that a permanent stakes and runners for the peas and world peace la possible and will be PATTER rf &4t beans. Silver had begun a rock gar- achieved when the will to tt exist a. den too In a sunny niche on the hill There Is no war among the animal rim j;sihiIum iji.wtT.HnHi above the creek. Rut It was Impossible nearest to man and no evidence of to escape the thought that beat llkt Ita existence In early man's history. hammers In her mind all day and all It la a phase of human development night. which may once have been beneficial The month drew to a close in parch In aiding social discipline and coIng and unseasonable beat. Except for operation but today, In the opinion an Ineffectual shower or two there had of the majority of people, It has be been no rain. Sophronia weeded and come useless and mischievous. Even watered the vegetable garden with an when successful, lt falls to achieve '"Si. almost religious zeal. She and Silver the security for which lt la chiefly carried water sprinklers where the waged." hose would not reach, and moved on Arthur Brisbane says: "World hands and knees down the long gray peace will come when some nation furrows of earth, pulling weeds and or group of natlona becomes power watching against the ravages of In ful and civilized enough to put an sects. end to war, If necessary, as Cardl Usually they devoted the early part nal Richelieu put an end to dueling of the day to the vegetables, attending by executing a few that fought duels. to their housework during the hotter . . . Efficiency in killing will hast hours, and returning to their garden en Its end. 'Elimination of Inferior races' may continue for a while aft again when it became cooler. "I've had something on my mind all er 'civilized' nations cease killing morning,'' Sophronia said one after- their 'equals' with the consent and noon when she and Silver were at approval of the 'equals.' work in the kitchen. "I might as well Oswnld Spengler says: "If there get it off now as to go on stewln' over were to take place In AIa today a It by myself." great uprising against the white Silver gave her an anxious glance race, coiintless white people would "What is It, l'hronie?" Join In It because they are tired of 'I was out early this morning," the peaceful life. Pacifism will rel'hronie went on, "earlier than ordi- main an ideal, war a fact, and if the " 111 nary. I went up to take a look at white peoples are determined to lead them turkeys. You see that washin' on no more, the colored races will, and She pointed they will become the rulers of the the line up there?" window to the through Roddy's back world." yard. "At five o'clock this morning. Amelia Earhart Putnam says: "I Roddy was hangin' out sheets and pil- believe war can be outlawed, but not low cases and shirts !" until mere Mvlng offers a substitute "Perhaps Corinne Isn't equal to it for the beguiling pageantry of the military; nor until mental attitudes Phronie," Silver said. The older woman gave a heavy sigh, change through such basic economic as rational control of "Equal to It !" she burst out. "I'd likf adjustments to know what she Is equal to. I've population and of the production and been doln' everything I can to help distribution of life necessities." Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt: her and show her how to do thing.' that any woman knows without beln' "Permanent world peace Is a pos"As easy as pie" to fit between shown and when we're through she sibility; a probability only If the two graceful raglan sleeves, a wedge-shapesits down and massages ber hands and world as a whole determines that demands organizayoke Is a distinguishing feamanicures her linger nails like sonip-onture of We this rather dressy, yet inexwar. of Instead tion for peace that's been raised In a palace. She You'll find hates work that's all there Is to It cannot expect to make any treaties pensive afternoon frock. to hard which lt treat decide sleeve " She And anybody that hates work ment Is the more charming, the one "I know don't thoughtfully. paused that tapers to a snugly buttoned where the two of them are beadin' to. or the one which stops Just cuff, I declare!" short of the wrist. Don't forget to own Silver glanced down at her note the very new, gored skirt with hands, saw the short, roughened nails Its subtle flare. If It's a dressy dress Ha Knew Pat and the skin that had been browned Mike I haven't seen my Uncle Pat you want, black satin Is Ideal; but If from the sun and the work out ol ten years. 1 wonder what he'i you're out for color, choose a richdoors. But It wns not fair to compare for been doing all that time. ly hued novelty synthetic. herself with Corinne, she reflected. I can guess: ten years. Pattern 0543 may he ordered only Ike If this life became Intolerable to her, In sizes 14, 10, 18, 20, 32, 84, 8(5, 88, in bank the she still had enough money 40 and 42. Size 10 requires 84 Nothing Gained to take her away from It. Wherenf Math Teacher Now we find that yards 39 Inch fabric and yard conCorinne Corinne bad only Roddy W ilsew x zero. to trasting. diagrammed Complete is equal ia rd, whom she had married. . . . Student Gee I All that work for chart Included. drove Rlchters the After supper, up Send FIFTEEN CENTS In coins American Boy. to the side of the big house and were nothing. or stamps (coins preferred) for this met by Roddy and Corinne. Silver, pattern. Be sure to write plainly Loit at Sea seated with old Roderick beneath the NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE your is lt? Pilot What great oak, observed Harry Rlchter trySOS. They want to NUMBER and SIZE. An Observer alInto the to draw Roddy car, ing Send your order to The Sewing know If we have seen anything of though Roddy wns still In overalls. Circle Pattern Dept., 232 West Corinne looked diaphanous and lovely ii pink and gray parrot. St.. New York, N. T. Eighteenth bad in a chiffon dress that Sophronia The Neglected NegatiT WIipd dyed and made over for her. Kidding the P. M.? "A young man," said the ready the car made Its departure, Corinns Postmaster Duncan Douglas of was seated In front between Harry made philosopher, "should learn to Marshfleld, Ore., wns stumped when " Richter and a woman who was a stran-ger- t say no.' he received a letter addressed to "Yes," replied Farmer Corntosael, "Young man last house Washington to Silver. to Instead of going back indoors, Roddy "I feel that my boy Josh ought street, Englowood. There in Septemtake at least that much trouble. ber. He had a sauntered down to the old house. goat" There was no blm around the I to When ask help return address. "Why didn't you knock off and go Englewood Is a me a haughty down to the lake with Harry?" old lace he simply gives suburb. stare." Roderick csked. Rod-dto over to Jason's," "'I've got go GENERAL ALARM Parliamentary told him. "He called up today and "Do you think you'll be able to wants those two Hereford calves brought up. I told him I'd run them. get the speaker's eye?" "The speaker hasn't done anyover tonight in me mien, are you thing to me yet," said the athletic going to Lrkksons', Silver?" "I don't think so." Silver replied. young member. 'Tf lie does, I won't "I've started making myself a dress aim for Ids eye. I'll aim for his and I feel like finishing it tonight. Another time, Roddy." At nine o'clock, old Steve had gone psjajaa to bed In Roddy's house. There was I VYRlGLEy'S ALWAYS no one else on the Wlllard farm eI BRjmgs Good ckeer. J Worm Doggonlt, that fool nearccpt Silver. She had finished basting and dress linen n sighted firebug thinks I'm a piece of figured the seams of hose. was taking It to the sewing machine In the corner of the dining room when Nothing Gratis she noticed that the sky had darkened wind hot "You can't the and get something for thai dry, curiously, nothing In this life." that had been coining In through th,J "That's right," replied the gloomy utning room window had suddenly, citizen. "If I want even a few died. kind words about my disposition Hopefully she went to thp doorway and some hope of future success, nnd looked out. But no. The rain whs I've got to go to a fortune teller to the southwest, and a baleful, and pay for them." reen white rim on the distant mass of cloud meant that somewhere further, . 22 mi. tenner iieiv l,.1.1u n.iilM m.'sri,v.vJi auav Hie ... e two-dolla- IZl r.t-linp- . J45l I J Li f u Will Efficiency in Killing Bring About Peace on Earth? lime Famed Publicists, Thinkers Answer "riied and laced her. uei.t on. "it begins to Uk did -t OH -Hti It. i ju- ! h. while, with a dared an tie went back to the bo.j-- e in ;he living room, he paufed and ut'.ut him. Corinne haj gone upstairs. He took the lamn and went tip. Coriime a not In their room. Startled, be s;uike her name. Much-Moote- d When there was no resjioiise, he carried the h.iup and gentlv opened the Question. door of the "siiare room across the hail. Corinne was sleeping there, her Will cationa ever abandon war? soft, round arm thrown above ber Will efficiency In killing hasten ita hed. Her face was lovely and un nd? la peace on earth possible T troubled as a child's. r 1:,"! jy ai4 frigidly. n.e who lf''"""' He !,...,.,! It nn Rut ,;...-,.- you. but with relation, hr by.of f hor Co.inne. She ha. tO ,traCt ' Who ! I simply had to have Gerald Lu-- a I3Uf, .gain meet. a bottle of near toilet water and ,ome fare ".ort "Wlnto Introduce cream and powder. Those thin s look . compel! much against small, but they count up when Willard. you to Roddy the come to buy them." she laughed "I ! Lucas. licit relations with have and Corinne only forty-fivcents left out of ween Lu.-aSilver, what you gave me. ftadtudeMelbank insult. Roddy." the to Silver Roddy regarded her with dull won'he loves him. Roddy the University der. "I thought you had enough of Tuition at those those small tilings to do ! to Corinne's dismay, he you till doomsday." up the Corinne. Silver teli, "Why-Rod- dy! I brought that all fell her por-t- e i; h., decideNotJ tounderstanding un me when I was married And farm. anyhow" IJntaws for hereline"treachery.1 "'tween "Didn't you get yourself a dress, or I, Corinne which convinces her a coat, or anything anything subCorinne absent, danger. Z, torn Jaon and Paula's wedding. stantial?" he asked her, and felt lnune- X. the city, shopping. uiaieiy mat what he hud said was 1somewhat Incoherent. Corinne laughed, but Roddy thought IpTER X Continued there was a hard little edge to her -lo- ad laugh. "How could I with what you tried to talk to Corinne gave me? There's no economy in buyhim corn, but she had given ing cheap things that will iook like "You would rags in a week. I can wait patient smile. until" sne "You'll probably have to wait for ilt a good rtist- - Roddy" futurist these one of 1 quite a while," he observed somberly. In "Can't bo usually starve to death you see that we'll need every I unless they have a patron." penny Just to keep going?" I ran the brush aimlessly over "Well after all, I don't know anyAt .mi returned downstairs. thing about such things," she proJper table, he told Sophronia tested negligently. "And I hate disirinne WOUIU not oe nume umii cussing money matters." "You'll have fine tomorrow. "I guess there must be something ir.t me on vour hands for an- - the matter with me," he muttered, and as he heard his own voice he was fa, he said. not?" Tlironie replied, struck with the utter strangeness of it. jjh why the way you're boltin' your "I have done my best to explain our 1 have a notion to let you go position to you, Corinne. I told you I had overdrawn my account at the ban'.: chuckled. "It's that cornfield before we sold the grain. You eitlie-canhe rolunteered. "lie's scared understand or you don't care. be there in the morning." I wish to God you'd tell me which 1 you going back to finish It it is!" Roddy?" his father asked, Corinne faced Roddy with blazing iy did not raise his eyes. "I'm eyes. ii try," he said. "I can't stand this business of countIme glanced across at him. "I ing every penny like a newsboy in the $pin' you'd stay around tonight. street! If that's what you want me to sVt o' lonesome with Jase and understand, you may as well know now that I never shall. I won't try. jone. Have another cup of tea. You may be used to this ke It easy or you'll be gettin' omaeh all upset." existence. You probably love it beItWttl save a short laugh that fell cause of your precious land! I'm theI I suppose on jcsly Sophrnnla's ears. Then one that has to suffer. r dress Ids fnained as preoccupied as If he should have bought a r 'alone at the table. II Oni coat and a pair of It occurred and a treat f lironia that Silver, too, appeared shoes in a bargain basement!" Jn her own e ok She stood before him. small and thoughts. Once she It Silver tonej staring at noddy with white and trembling with outrage. Rodicken jut expression In her eyes. dy regarded her with dawning in to IMng, Phronie concluded, was credulity. It did not seem quite pasirltk and unless she was a dundering sible to him that anyone could be so she knew what it was. dres selfish, so petty, so lacking in permenl (Ivor T?n,M tnM.-tYia lofe sonal ....... Mi integrity and worst of all, in an V k I II lIJ',V.l.,,, ,.J ridand started for the fields. ordinary sense of proportion. pately at corn of his Is Corinne gripped the back of a chair just an excuse," linla rtednrprt Ma and spoke in a voice so charged with "Ma'a u.ni1.-loff these days to keep from goin' vlndictiveness that Roddy found it With wnrrv Tr nln't fnir'" r, hard to credit his senses. 'ell It won't dn much food If vnti "You're evidently too much of n bow worry to Iff his," old Roderick clod born and bred to have any am! Irked. "Whatever Is to he will bition beyond groveling in a he said COlM the to me place You've no finally, "and there's got till '"ting either mildew or a good now where I'll have to do my own housework. You want to make a slathi N a striking of cymbals, old Rod tern out of me. All right I'll do my Her voice rose in WOrnS smnto a dark music best to be one!" I Silver's mind . . "There's no hysterically. "Rut I am going to tell fa fntlng either mildew or a gooJ you one thing it won't be for long! Seat" If I ever get the chance to get away from it, I'll go!" Roddy came over to her. Corinne's CHAPTER XI new to tempers were by now nothing M Blreadv rlnrk hl.fr.ra , fnrlnna him. "You don't mean that, Corrie,' he 'ed home on the evefollowing I "oady had heard the muffled said gently. Pieh of Evelyn Richter's auto- She snatched her hands away. "Why I mean it?" she named. "What He went out of wouldn't the back door M the car have you done for me?" came to a stop in the afterwards bow ! Roddy did not know knew rime only that He about. stepped down and Roddy it came of despair within I arms about he some frozen area burst and boil to orrie!" he suddenly seemed him cried. "Whnt hna Uonf late? I've hpnn ii up into an overpowering rage. he " 01 thincs .Tr.rl,1info "What have I (lone for you?'' I've know? to want ;ri?"e taRhed and released her- - rasped. "Ho you I've almost lost mv make you to mind-try- ing lost niv F:vplyn 1,1,9 to h"rry- i!, !" happy Insolent and cold still, Corinne pfulwlthlt. That's my precious fascination. I approai in a Insecure liu Le f.'il'V you t f f !l ifg hlgh-heelH- she K"A "'orne .n-- ii,. farm, ana win nui sllv,r tells Sophronia i r I'en If Ig? "Y'M ,: gJi e '.:.,' t:::i got to pay fur Dj.ij..;s less " "What else dIJ ..u her. seating himself 1 llMl I,.... . " tier. .ink jour coffee before u CKs cold Corinne unwrapped a b..x . .. , a pair of blue kid nvrpT "The were on sale. , KhU.n dollars reduced to eleven P'-j- , r(.u-they sweet? Cut sieel t,j,Ves.ie buckles are expensive, you km-bet they 11 do on other sh,-- - later ill take the other things upstairs to them. You wouldn't be la in them. with Sophronia hr et.n-- "Ke,-j- u opnru-CWn.iit- C WNT Service. River fornitrly ol ... Bot HART HA OSTENSO f Heron k wl'h a!l tier physical luscioustiess. couM w SYNOPSIS 4g( FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH i her , go. a- ,t :.; i''. :,i bovine ;'' i""'1'"" tonnne. warmth of soul which pa-si- leveled by ball. Silver flicug'nt apprehensively of Sophronia. who had gone to the Kriel; oris' w'i'h only a light sweater over her shoulders. after ten when !., It wa a litt en: of her dic stitch had the last .... tried, and wb about to j.'P it "' '' " " c'" wbbea.l her t ;. (TO nr. : o-;;i.- yam , V5RIG LEY'S. TH PERFECT GUM .fV,'" |