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Show V '' -- ; t THE SUNDAY HERALD," FEBRUARY 11, 1923. " 0 j becaus' tberes ' no enough." Y -- The Treasure soul 1 'know well im rZZS:2SIISSSZZZEnSXXZXXZCZZIIUSISEIIUZKIBZSCCK3SZISSXSe lou never heard of the bank rot bery five years BackF The girl shook her head the gnome ran on j 'Flne neat Job more gold than a strong man ought 4o carry .vanished from the vault betwixt' midnight and! morning. How, who ncihofly has eyey WILLIAMS" t was that helped on the vanishing. Made a lot of talk, does still. In fact I'm neither a detective nor a clalrvoy; V.I . Thickish mist made the hickory flat ant, merely a bum surveyor, at your fortnight back I had the world of faery, as a Utile earlier, service, frost bad mite it" a world of gold. job of running your party line, there west of os, and somehow I kept coming Jfowher does .nature paint a gold so into this thicket when I hadn't the IcW Joyougljr-jfoWe- n M op tlie ..rough leaven that tall down hi hizv least deed of it This spot stuck in my to tie. crisping and Axhallng1 t rc$d ; three nights since then between , TOost delicious of all autumn scents. sleep and waking I have seen myself, as you see me, digging hard as dark Specially when the dey turns daylight. Why, Is a mystery, half bare SMden, andtlie aieiy boughs .above, writhing like ebony snakes, dls- - but. the thing got so on Tmy nerves. 111 big morning bright drops that splash like ameftero'clockTn-thto see the thing through," ti cioas on dead sumoier's grave. "I uin so glad; let me help," Leland , Leianrt had escaped to tt with the cried eagerly, kneeling and plunging primal joy of a wild creature loosed ner i?nife flee m the rich bltfck earth. ' sudduuly in Its native haunts, City The man looked at ter with a touch bred, her soul was yet truly sylvan "You've got grit," he said, at loved even the stolid stately oak of awe. very low. "But, you know-- yon are woods, and th soughing pines, but sare. I'd die rather than let harm come - - , here in the flat was her true heart's to you." ? ; home. Sha knew every dip and angle Again ox to the most across thrcascamng earth and pebbles. scaly barks, the deceitful pigThey kept at Itjfor aa hour hardly trees ant that bitter nly yielded fruit, r speak!ngr then the gnome scrambled Q : h"twer-thappy hunting ground of - ' all the faying, "My foot's sound upright," running out even the asleep!" stamping hard aa he jdi - noop-noi- e hogs rv thlffcctiL tan, Dei sprouts from, the roots of big trees rXfSISTirt rings Jiollow," Leland an cot for wagon timbers years and years but whispered. The gnome obeyed, then sank down tearing, at the heavy earth back. There was hardly a nut louthe hands. " Leland stopped him, -- yua u ujd uiivrcioi iu mane uu iw i with bare a. a i Paae' .that. when he bad plied them vigorously a grapevines, heavily fruited. Thus poa--$ gums made feast In them, coons like- - minute or so, "There's a big root; cut wise, and such constant birds as stayed it" It was a big root, spreading wide the winter through. Vagrant humans : despoiled thflr verge, hut aoiplenteoue I jnfl flattlsh over something It could not devour nor dislodge. ""It was iron- i was the spoil they rarely ventured fur-- . Alack ind 9 Jmid-- it almost tome the set-o- n ner.!i'Md?aBjlnd-wa- s knife edge, but presently the gnome ? actly that adventure she must brlns It a little way upward with Tt to passToday, because tomorrow she wrenched a bellow Of triumph. The growthy root " would be no longer free. forceirHghTIy apart the, lid. anfll" : Aunt Helen would" come then, pono tad . IH vim n9 lartn tUI.J plied with a wedding gown, a rjng, a a matter of and calculation; own chooMtug, the lid came leverage bridegroom, all of-h- ef revealing molderlng 'and all, of course, for her niece. A anckj kith-- off, gold eairles Bonolne Ml later she would whistle, in ratw- - r through BUU SUCH IlKlgno, tan; cib, a "We did really find a treasure," Le4 bors as were worthy of social recog land cried gayly. The gnome smiled nltlon, get the wedding over' and done at her with, then make haste back across the face. enchantlngly, despite his grimy"I have found two," he said, Digsea to her beloved home to England. A - Jrlunters Pi er 8 r-- 5 UtoS I is fc. To quote our Mr. Bates, a typical, ;. 'fl . , western man and . - ' surrouingrrito i to the extent of invest-ingcapi fal necessary to take care of our girp wtlT jnaJyery progressive community, and con-sidit a privilege to be identified iviththe success suctf a tcnm. munify isbound to h .iifh - ntHtraricTlnresI nth ft a I 1 I also formerly sucess- fully. engaged in Salt :J ' ' , " , Lake business. - 1 Thorough tte.thatghejraA-shunderstood theVutlllty . of underaklng to match Leland with anything English, or even New English with the Harvard brand. 'Leland, , . willful as any gypsy, rtnrew back to ' her - Carolina mother. whn xtirtrt e your dreaming and an aaflfteenL.Be had seen little of her -angher at flrst as tho source of bis bitter bereavement then coming to regard her with a sort of Impatience as a responsibility ?t Provo andTicinity. From that time the confidence And good ;,;JTlhn nairfWMarMlJPPort or a host of friends. We feel con- "to express our thanks and appreciation to our many patrons who have made possible the wonderful growth and success of ourstore. ' LeiandlgJ bum nerueri, I" LfiiA -- young Norton, who was handsome, well iorn, withal ftflrly well-of- f and not' of- GOT EVEN WITH "OLD MAN fensively masculine. - Result a be- troth'al decorously rapid. Ever since Irreverent Scion of Distinguished Leland had been hating herself for It. Southern Family Avenged. Himself But she washHid-witte-d for Period of Humiliation. enough to mdprstnnjh yniptl nXn Whlng hy I. worldly-wisAlso drawing back. Family tradition, honor and that sort enopgh to feel that should the 'bonds of thing still retain a prominent posiwere wayarof tion in ethical codes of the South. Thus there wns much ado when the escaping them and once married, she would have a lot of monyjecnrely her prodigal .son of a certnra Southern own. aristocracy one night distinguished hlm- Catlonfv yon siveet-- rself far beuml the bounds of firoprietyT In mitigation i;emembe and was subsequently committed to the town Jnll. The father, hastily sumher inck of love, her cravingfo.r moned from out of town, sent word to She hnd hoped wildly she mlghKrnme to lo Norton ; 'Intend. she simply detain his offspring until his arrival; ' which weuld be by tlienreTtraln. tolerated him, as a way of escape. Eifrly a but found Wro of not morning resentful, taint should Thought He was outraged She not a repentant,-sonthese, last hours of freedom. rthis wing held until the pnter a raised her clasped hands as though In .hiifrn hnrot lmnn.1 Invocation to the ebony serpent Mrh rived, nisftintlnp overhead, then at full run plunged Into" ointeiy following tne father's arrival a .the breast of the (htcket; It gave jol consultation was witnessed bv the fam-ner impawr nut was so resilient It fly ponniits. A speedy trial termlnnt- threw her bark clear of Itselt Lau.ijh- - ed with the .sentence "sruilty. Forth Ing. she plunpeil again, stabbing the with the miscreant should be Intrusted a sen captain destined during the' matted iuiu-- with her keenjcoulMifeJ-i- v ensuing months to see various isolated By help of It she made her way twenty totheJ)ub r . : Mr. ITeilbut will be office managerhaving held this position since coming from Ely Well known in Salt Lake where he was a member i progressive iinu, ana uso conneciea witn large mercantile, firms Iast-Angu- . thtynfflblt aa-ttoouan u! 5 In announcing the installation of new officers and management we take pleasure in the fact thai WehelieveiheTneh who are tt serve yoir will main' ' tain your confidence, and will keep in mind above all, those things that will further the interests of our customers. s. 2 We subscribe to the policy "He profits most who serves bestjund by diligent application of thisr rule we hope to'make the coming year the great ' v ' ' . est in our history. : .. clay-mark- unwelcome because Dying, he had left thrust upon hlm. bis daughter and her Inheritance absolutely under his sister's control. But MrsMaanersbonHSaltonstall. found out. experimentally that there Is a difference betwixt control legal and control actual. Leland craved Just-tw- o. thlngs-- lf iove. Mrs. Manners had played , and ' her cards so skillfully, she made Iter niece understand that the way to both arrlRgecJ,hen she had . brought the girl briefly In contact with . feol aSMNTSay ItL IS jay Dcoicn btvbl grandmamma nad second sight maybe a little of It 'came down, to me." By grace of bis flivver Joe. got the treasure safe to the bank around twelve o'clock. As he swung into the president's room with the bulging and damp, on his blanket shoulder, that, excellent gentleman fell I In a dead faint from which happily he never recovered. The gold went back into the vaults. With no flouslsh of trumpets, iut In strict Ttrivacy; young Jllr. ITerbert was paid the'stnndlng re- rA of jive thousand dollars. r:".But; since great bodies function slowly. after he mn homJ 5 from his honeymoon. Of course he H married Leland, Aunt Helen and young' Norton to the contrary notwlthstand-ing- i B"2Bio4y8Tver sa Id they did not llveTmppy ever After. ; mn "TOEaluerlng that the mother had died at her birth, the father lived on and on until the child ', thatf Interrupted, It may account tnvvO. A : JLXLmTESr PRESIDENTr my undo the bishop will v.ouch for me when he comes-r- '" "But but how do you account for It, ea, . enjoy";. nlflcantjyMynams Js JoeJHerberHl adnpomehow I er "f --- hyereat faith in Provp and its I I banker, operating one of the largest furniture - Pres-iden- ti - - I the new manager, connected with company since its inception, has had wide experience in the furniture business, having formerly managed theichfieldvFnndture company Rich field, Utah, and enjoying a wide acquaintance - -- ? throughout the state.- ftfr.. Graham, thl st.- j & 1 ' ''"'Jf jk 1 !l'v r ' -7. "- '- " - 'af' f f iw i ' it" e y&f.h re i ? . I-- . i : ! x D 84 ko XJL. GRAHAM ft evident and Manugur 1 i s . yards injjh.en stoiped sliort at sight of a gnopiellke figure kneeling Jn a shallow pit Upon n blanket at the pit edge lay surveyor's .intruments and ' a Thraiigh.the-aoft, ; dead stlllnes's ofjlie .thicket Jia caugW her startled hreeih looked up to what . , - appeared a boy lp siout raiment and to It rather grnfflyr Son-neavy-tevulve- -- iv- Ht uave-preas- lnr " S while the vessel Was yet In hnrbor, a scandal was njred. It iwept the country from jore-t-o shore and caused seusattona newspa,-pc- r headings to flare across frontpages for tJhe colonel, father of the ahpnghled miscreant, was of no mere average B . .1 B prominence. - Itetarr s ajraln 'Assembled to tnka steps toward bolstering the clan honor, There was talk ot. this and that. In "the midst of discussions a telegram from the ersttfhlle tnember arrived, oldpr brother and unique- - : ' - Mr. MeDowell. has under his jurisdiction the following sales force: Messrs. Ashley Bartlett, Lavon Billings, John Hallidajr and Harry Lindley? He is particularly adapted "to this position, having been connected with the Bates Stores Company at Ely for It years,prior to which he was well known, havinir been- connected wifVTnvW w ' m.vmi wiitumw " uuwuci v years, r -- "PS.HEILBUT '"TT Secrf tarjTreasurer L-- , business mewhere else," 'V'l doubt It, lJUte Broflier," Leland sent back, moving a step nearefj, .Thus-'liahis, mistake.. V,"Uh a Ibw ,wh(s tie be went ou: "Mnlns mists nrefult of fmrpdsessuppeseXjiskyou poUtK I lUersfcilLpsad ly to run l"ung"and4orit.whatjatt.sJa4 - - hl City Star. teelngl jjitrikea-iue-yo- u , wettonsTif tbworld.'1 -- t . . ..... .... RaSMaBBSRBNaBSsBasMsssBMasMMBHs . . ims-Y,ftm- na , . , . ' ' ' ; .. ,-- - .. Jl , ' ." IRWINtMcDOWELL" ' Field Manager I It. ' II - " : Wv..'v-"'' : IT- - j; '7 5 g tan te hft ntlf F arrive.',Kiuisft9 LJtS Cenwry ssomt'fltln awfuli" .Leland said plaintively She had no mind to JwiBo'th 'skirts of Bthenture now ftat Fate" flung ttiem on her bands. - "Only way 1 can' forgot things Is totnow all alKiht them. You see, tluqrdont btheente afte''lhat. ikl " '' "Jstrnnger herer li She nodded, adding: "Hut 'all this ty lielonga another, hat's why 1 mglsteu ncmlngnere to be. married; but whatever your guUtj aecret I wout tell It to a soul to"hie-fllrmigt- f ' .Two 'great literary descriptions-O- f locntltles were written by 'men wlo had never been in the plates descrlbeL ew Wallace wroteBeiHIurUn'tha Xlty .at Mksii,,wlthbnl laying t'uleetlne. sen Cliarlaa Major (Edward remarkable deCaskoden) gives' .Lonscription of a night trip through don In Ui time toriIeTlry-ynL-I- Ie was like Wallace, from Indiana, and bad never seen London. "",,Bsssasaa--j-------Bi ;, g -31 -39 EAST CENTER STREET. . PROVO,UTAH; J |