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Show LEW FREE PRESS. LEHL UTAH Hannah!" she reprovea the use of carrying on hke -- t , ROLLING STONE - , u.s Hannah flicked the c W By of a ly over the rungs me! sne oe Not on' is carrying n:ed vigorously. loo . Wanted 2 Boys in This Tow. Autumn gave her .narrow room rk afwr school t,Z drawing the Age U or older, to then wer.t ir.to on Saturday. Big Money! herself at tr.e pi seated BOB Write. IRWIN'. she where lerred OSTENSO SEtVKE 'NU 0 MAtTHA lus f tr.e BlKtET. BOISE. IDAHO. ano. thir.k:r.g to break of the house thjhe tumn's cheek and wound her arm others who had given their years of enchantment rr.elod.es sne the of sound At Dean. to faithful neck. Jarvis or t o about her service tightly Lest. But after a random bar "I don't want you to go 'way. Au- the outset of her negotiations with her hands fell dismally tumn," she said, her voice full of Snyder, Autumn had supposed that the keys and she stared from tie Taste would her old father's g we'll "Mamma dependents have says pleading. into the garden, her sp.r..-sinkinwindows and were go where remain We if to go away, too. don't they you go. under the burden that l.aa touch of this needlework about their work as they had always vieeK want to go." JUST a distinction ic-"a'mnst a n uy-':a:ri to linens. a.l ... .. abuve n, Autumn's eyes darkened with the done. Hannah, of coarse, ttould have o m . i.rnermcisi to be looked after, but Autumn had in a color to matei motifs ot r.e. these out arose anxiety she had been feeling for that the questions to her take along the past week. "Nonsense, dear!" already resolved the linen or in varied natural cot was one thought that she protested. "You will stay here with her and make her remaining perplexity, upon her mind Hector ors. They are just the thing fo, years as comfortable as she could constantly had told her about tr.e no matter where I go." cloths, scarfs, towels and pillow-- : Cardigan She-Y- ou know "a rolling stone cases. So replenish your line, with him. Dickie and Simmy broke into a in the service of Aunt Flo. Snyder had spent Bruce no moss." these and you'll b with duet of lament. "We can't have had been as diplomatic as possible. evening gathers the closet past unfolded had he tor-an He was anxious to complete the sale when are you lookin Mo-m- o hat of the story of deutany more. The man says nothing a in manner that without delay and ." he's goin' to take Millicent Dean. Au- old mossback? would be quite satisfactory to both frey Landor and ol four days "Oh, you dear sillies!" Autumn lived through had ECHOED THE THING parties to the transfer. When Au- tumn lor scolded them. "No man is going to tumn wish that unspeakable suspense, hoping her had expressed Mo-msome Come along, let's go take sign the staff should remain to carry on some gesture from Bruce, in and see mother." toward her. At last, his of relenting unwillbeen had the work, Snyder With a warm little-bo- y hand in of ever hearing from ing to commit himself. His clients, in utter despair her m.nd to- turned each of hers, and with Laura walk- of had she course, would have plans of their him, her depar- for ing sedately ahead of her and Mo-m- o own. He would do what he could, ward preparations all be- leave to Autumn following closely behind. to bring them to accept ture. Her resolution certainly, anew might proceeded to the Willmar cottage. In the end, Autumn hind her and begin life her but to It was baking day for Mrs. Wil- had suggestion. to put her name to be both cowardly and selfish, refused seemed no there lmar. As Autumn entered the kitchdefeated her spirit was until the point satisen with the children, the woman anything settled. The transaction other way. turned from the table where she factorily ' had been delayed and Snyder had had been rolling out cookie pastry. Late in the afternoon, when it been annoyed. look in her eyes The troubled no longer possible to cope Autumn looked at the pitifully seemed to changed swiftly to a resolute smile her with problems. Autumn went as she dusted the flour from her brave smile on the face of Mrs. the rose hour an to spend garden This little woman was Willmar. hands. with her own thoughts among her "Good morning, Miss Autumn," only one of that small community of mother's flowers. She had been she said, brushing a loose strand of souls who, with the toil of their there only a few moments when First Student You must be fapale hair back from her warm brow. hands and the unquestioning courcalled to her from the Hannah miliar with economics since you al"My goodness, you young ones age of their spirits, had brought house. to this valold Eco. richness and well-bein- g "You're wanted on the telephone, ways call it 1 Second Ditto Not particularly ley. And now that community was Miss Autumn," Hannah told her as to be disrupted, flagrantly, ruthlessjust echo what I hear others say she came up the porch steps. ly, with no thought of the injustice about it. Autumn "Is it Mr. Snyder?" Pattern 6300. that was being done to these humwith the ble people whose loyalty to Jarvis asked, SHOULD BE CUT WHERE proud to show it. Pattern 6309 hope that this, at last, Dean was no part of the bargain breath-takin- g contains a transfer pattern of 18 Bruce be calling. In might was that that Snyder making. sound motifs ranging from 2'i by 2!4 didn't It know. in"I don't brief moment Autumn looked inches to 2Vz by 8 inches; matward upon herself and saw that in like him though I don't hear like I erials needed; color schemes. could." once life she her pampered had taken Autumn went to the telephone and these honest folk for granted, just To obtain this pattern, send 15 as carelessly she had taken for picked up the receiver. The voice cents in coins to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 West granted the substantial revenue was Florian Parr's. He had just from her father's estate. Here was come back from his business trip 14th St., New York, N. Y. a heritage from the past which she to Vancouver and insisted on Auhad not recognized. tumn's returning with him to He had talked with Linda "I know, Mrs. Willmar," Autumn said at last. "Mr. Snyder is being on the telephone, he said, Bnd it was very difficult about it though, of her fervent wish to have Autumn Salvage Job I course, he is not altogether free to down for a day or two so that she He must meet might meet Linda's new fiance. Bedo as he chooses. Nurses Out of Sky the wishes of his clients. But they sides, Linda was planning to go to Pontiffs Train Shy will never find anyone better than Europe on her honeymoon. There Auto discuss with be would plans Tom to manage this place. I have Patient Well, doctor, do you think The greatest salvage job in hitumn. told them so." to be cut out? story, to which the British navy appendix my ought "I'd love it, Florian," Autumn "There's precious little comes of cairl Doc No just the late supper? devoted eight years, making more clad at trip nrns. . imnnlsivplv I ....v.... J , 0 "don't what want they telling people will do, I think. than 5,000 dives, was the recovery pc t nf anv rplipf from thp ripnrps- to hear, Miss Autumn," Mrs. Will of $24,800,000 worth of gold from her all had sion that weighed upon mar replied. SCORE ONE FOR WIFIE the wreck of the WTiite Star liner "I know," Autumn said. "But I Laurentic, which struck a mine don't want you to worry. If the and sank in 120 feet of water oft worst comes to the worst, I shall north Irish coast in 1917. the just about killed see to it that you and Tom have a now has a volunteer' France the girl, I guess." good position before I leave." of approximately 200 "flying corps Mrs. Willmar had placed the cookshouldn't hang on Miss Autumn's nurses," women skilled in parachudress that way! Don't let them do it. ies in a pan and turned now to put te-jumping as well as nursing Come away, Dickie your hands are them into the oven. When she who are ready at a moment's noa sightl" , straightened again, she looked at tice to be flown and dropped, with Autumn laughed and rumpled Autumn with a small, sad smile. their medical kits, at points where Dickie's hair. "Hands and dresses "That's awfully kind of ycti. Miss their services are urgently needed. she1 .can be washed, can't they, Dickie?" Autumn," said. "But you Keratin is one of the oddest sushe said. shouldn't trouble yourself about us, bstances produced in human and 's hoofs clattered across the really. We shall get along someanimal bodies. Not only is it the how. And it isn't so much a queskitchen floor to a basket of vegetachemical basis and an essential bles that stood in one corner. tion of where we'll go as it is just The our ingredient in such soft appendages Mrs. here. look Laird was after leaving "Simmy Artist How many great men do as wool, fur, hair and feathers,,, Willmar sighed wearily, and wiped always too kind to us, I guess. He but also in such hard ones as hora "If you he spoiled us. No other place will her face with her apron. you think there are in the world? Wifie How should 1 know? But hoofs, nails, claws and shells. children can't mind that lamb he'll ever seem like home to me. You there is one less than you think. have to be kept outside. He's getsee, I got my health back here The only Pontiff of the Romai and my two youngest were born in Catholic church who ever rode c ting too big to be in the house, anythis cottage. It makes a kind of how." WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT HIS SIGHT railroad train while pope was When the children had, lugged the difference to know that we're leavPius IX, who reigned from 1846 to 1878. Collier's. sheep out of the house and had gone ing home." 1 Leaving home! The words cut romping into the yard, Autumn seated herself beside the kitchen table across Autumn's heart with a cruel and Mrs. Willmar went on cutting import. The woman could never Hypocrisy Unforgivable Via : i rri out the cookies with the cover of a guess what they meant to her, of iL.i j.ue umy vice iiiai tdimui baking-powdcourse. can. repentThe is forgiven hypocrisy. . r:. C "Tom says you'U be leaving us "Oh, Mrs. Willmar!" she cried. tuice oi a nypocrue is iuscuif I,njyr soon again, Miss Autumn,", she said "If you only knew how how terriHazlitt. risy. Florian would have a shock bly I understand!" quietly. when he saw her. She was on the point of saying "Not for another two weeks or so," Autumn told her. "There is a more, but suddenly, utterly bewillot to do with straightening everydered by the complexities of her day. "I'll be ready when you get Mother-Dad- dy, 1 in own feelings, she got up and went here. Hurry!" a like this." think our John thing up place Hera Is Amazing Relief of old o, has a girl in his eye. "Right Florian to the little woman and threw an thing!" Conditions Due to Sluggish Bowels "Ah, dear! I don't know what chimed back. "You be won't Dad able Don't worry, my dear; she's arm impulsively about her shoulwe're going to do!" to see me for dust once I get started. such an airy little thing his sight Autumn glanced quickly at her ders. I have a few veeMable """ ASHSESMSLW things to do yet be- won't be obstructed for other girls. "I've talked too much," Mrs. Will- fore I So mild, thorough, refreshing, invigorntingl and saddened. Tom Willmar's wife leave, but you can count on relief from sick headaches, bilious SP pendable mar to the tears her said, little woman who starting was a wistful-eyeme in make about an hour and a tired feeling when associated with constipatios VERY HUMAN. WE'D SAY had won her way back to health eyes half, say. How's that?" Without Risk "I'm glad you have," Autumn said when she had come to live here ten if not delighted, return the box to us. We wm "The sooner the better," Autumn I "But don't w;snt you to told him. "I've had a terrible retuna the purchase years ago. The Dean ranch had quickly'. price. Th.f. fair. AttX7Th worry about it any more. I know it of it, one way or another. I'm day meant life itself to her. And now Get NR Tablets today. M ifWTT' dywill work for out, the somehow, the fear of being ousted from her ing to talk to someone." contentment and her modest secur- best." "And I'm dying to talk to you." was little comfort in that. he replied. 51-- 39 . There VVNU W ity haunted her eyes. "I'm the original old Autumn thought, but words were so Autumn." "I've been wanting to talk to you She left the telephone with a sudabout that, Mrs. Willmar," Autumn futile, after all. Time to Plow Mrs. Willmar hastily dabbed at den feeling of relief. Florian was a said gently. Plow deep while sluggards The woman turned her face to- her eyes. "I'm behaving badly, I'm good sort, after all. sleep. After telling Hannah her plans to ward her in an utter hopelessness afraid. Miss Autumn," she said broIII to Kelowna for a couple of days, kenly. "I've no right to carry on go that wrung Autumn's heart. this way. It's not proper, at all." Autumn hurried upstairs, took a re"Talking about it won't change cold shower, and proceeded "Proper, fiddlesticks!" Autumn freshing anything, I'm afraid. Miss Autumn." to dress with an attentiveness to her She turned she replied resignedly. "Snyder was replied. suddenly and "Why is he so put out?" the door where the appearance which had, in times talking to Tom last night in town. looked out of Mo-mr "Just been taken in." o chi!di?n and were at some past, helped to brace her flagging He's a hard man, that Snyder." Help Them Cleanse the Blood morale. the in to have "I'll yard. "What was he saying, Mrs. Wil- game of Harmful Body Waste HARD BOILED EGG Presently she stood back from run along now, Mrs. Willmar." She Your kidneyi re constantly fl1""!"! lmar?" Auturnn asked. her and aste matter from the blood stream-gass surveyed herseif. "Tom told him he'd like to stay opened the door and then looked The pier kidneys sometimes lag in their work-- J" past few weeks had taken their not act as Nature intended tail to reon here it's been home to us for back at the foreman's wife. "Those toll; her eyes looked move impurities that, il retained, over ten years now. But Snyder cookies smell awfully good. Do you too large in the hollowfrightenedof and wn poison the system and upset the her pallor could have of one the suppose you body machinery. says his clier.ts. as he calls them, children sneak some of them face; the backward clustering of her incMcm Symptoms may be nagging past hair seemed too have plans of their own and there persistent headache, attacks of di"-"1heavy for her won't be any more place for us Hannah for me?" gettini up rights, spelling, head. And this severely tailored under th eyes a leenng " ervow ,. Mrs. Willmar smiled. "We might suit of white here." and loss of pep and 'renva linen, smart though it niety 1,'nHdcf OlW .i... t "Autumn clasped her hands in her try," she said. T, was with its mannish silk blouse, order are sometimes burning, scanty A little later, when Autumn gave her an almost ascetic look! lap. For days, ever since the evetoo frequent urination. There should be no doubt that prowjn ning of her last conference with slipped in through a side door of the Fibrian would have a shock when he t treatment is wiser than Snyder and the men who were con- Castle, she surprised Hannah in the saw her, she reflected ind:iferently Pill: Doan'i have been "n' 4oX y new friends for more than forty the ranch small sitting room in the act of wip- But the wonder that thrust sidering the purchase nation-wid- e They have repu''1 with all its stock and equipment,, ing her eyes with the corner of a dust into the background of her sharply Are recommended bv erateful people " thought t almost mind her constant cloth. Hannah straightened severe- was what Bruce might think if he country over. Aik your luighborl First Egg-H- e-, a tough one. all came face to face with her new ly and contrived a cheery smile ly, upon tbe WiUmars, and Hannah, and poor Peek, and the which in; qo, wise deceived Autumn. 1T0 4X COM1M IU) Second Egg-Y- ep, hard boiledl. oaua I "- . ove. 10 f MARTHA OSTENSO te7 CHAPTER XIH-Conti- nued -1- 8- You have talked with Autumn about it?" asked Hector. "A little a very little one night just after she came back," Bruce admitted. "Vou carne to that conclusion together, then?" Hector asked. "I hope you don't mind my question-lin- g you in this way. It's scarcely ,good manners in a host." "It can't make the slightest difference, Hector," Bruce replied. "I 'see no reason why you and I should stand on ceremony." "Certainly not! Certainly not! Be-- j cause of that, I mean to tell you the truth about that episode, if you 'can bear the telling of it." Bruce bit meditatively at his under lip while his eyes studied Hector's face. "I'm of age. Hector," he said. "I guess I can stand hearing it if you can tell it." The old man drained his glass and set it on the table. "Then listen until I'm quite through with it," he said. Bruce felt ridiculously like a child who was about to be told the facts of life for the first time. But in spite of his mildly derisive mood, the piquant articulateness of Hector's ancient furniture and clocks and silver and porcelain gave him a strangely warm feeling of receptivity. However shocking Hector's disclosures were to be, it seemed true to him now at least whether or not the mellow personality of the room had hypnotized him that the past was the past, yesterday flowing back into the Renaissance, into the Middle Ages, into the lush glow of prehistoric times, sealed and separate from today. i . , Three clocks, in various shadowed recesses of the room, struck eleven. Bruce had heard all of Hector's story, and the two men had sat for minutes without speaking a word. Hector got up from his chair, looked briefly at the youthful figure seated across from him, elbows propped on knees, head resting on hands, and poured out two more drinks of brandy. "A night-camy boy," Hector said sturdily, as he ottered the glass to Bruce. Bruce came suddenly out of his reverie, and took the glass from Hector, than sat for a moment staring into the sparkling liquor. "How much of this does Autumn know?" he asked. "Everything I have told you," Hector replied. "I see," Bruce said quietly. "Did you tell her?" "Jarvis Dean told her one night soon after she came back." "You don't happen to remember about what night that was?" Hector thought for a moment. "Not very clearly. She called here the next morning I think on her way to visit the Parrs." "That was on ' her first visit, wasn't it?" "I believe it was," Hector told p, him. "It must have been," Bruce said. "It just about killed the girl, I guess." Hector looked at him for a moment. "Why do you think she has been playing the fool ever since?" Bruce tossed oft the brandy and set his glass aside. "It's a crazy world," he said. "One night only a week ago I learned how it feels to want to kill a man." Old Hector, standing above him, raised his eyebrows. A light seemed to dawn in his eyes and he smiled whimsically down upon the roughly tousled head of his guest. "That wan good for your soul, my boy," he observed. "You learned something that ought to mean much to you in the future." Later, when Bruce got into his car, Hector stood within the little, cowl-lik- e porch of his abode and noted that the Milky Way was a pearly bridge built from mountain top to dark mountain top. Bruce ailed a good night and Hector waved a response. And as the car sped away he looked up at the sky again and thought how much younger the stars had been when he was young. CHAPTER XIV wide-brimme- her with excited cries, their hands full of the white daisies they had been gathering, Trotting behind them came the ubiquitous still possessed of his woolly tail, and bearing himself with considerably more dignity than when he had gone wandering with Simmy in the early , Spring. Autumrr stooped and gathered the children into her arms, then turned and stretched her hand to rub Mo-m- Mo-mo- velvty '- - i 's " Laura, the pressed her blonde head close against Au i , , wun-holdir- He-W- j Mo-mo- o. j j ' mi ever-recurrin- a. Strange Facts ! Mm NtA J 'It Mo-mo- Mo-mo- ." ' er if i - 1 CONSTIPATED? -- d die-har- d. Autumn walked across the grounds d to the Willmar cottage, her leghorn hat in her hand, the light, warm wind blowing the skirt of her white organdie dress into a billow about her. As she approached the cottage, three children rose from the tall field of white daisies that grew in the hollow between the Castle and the foreman's lodge. 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