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Show y( THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1920. CMtlan from OFFICE MACKINTOSH pnmObi pagaj u 1m to a tore Inn ss wot sherwd by Bradley, who Georg kept them An rmwstng eeeedotac Ms sew ret. Be Be w wesvtry arttotla. On the Job he wee almost reeerved ever. But among ee serious toe eeemtelee be wee rapidly becoming whet be bad not been up till new, " a good mixer.' e bad all Weed him. but in an way.- - He was on the squaro. Mow they eeoght him- out. " Jollied " Mm were easually Jollied by him, and talked, about him exceealvely among themsolve. One day be pleaaantly but flatly diaagreed wkk Bradley on a matter of office poUey. Be had often done thU. and Bradley waa Wg to take it good bumeredly. Thla day turned on him with quick deckdoa. Oo' and tefl the boee that, be ordered. Get him to decide it Great Soott, I dont Gage stared at him. to do that he began. " Ton knew 1 your orders. I merely told yon what X thiak because you're encouraged me to. " That's all right. Bradley's words came erlapty. "Mow X want to know what kina think. Go and ask kim. " Why don't yon looked Bradley straight at him. Gn and 'ask him, be repeated, aad ttas time he epoke In a tone of curt command. Gege went rather daaodly. He weant at all nerrens. He had never been afraid to talk to Haskins. Bat he wea afraid Bradley was annoyed. Then the sohrtton ot tad spirits ul u ftof - By ELIZABETH mj Hn the jsttuation fleshed npoa him. Bradley, good old Bradley, was giving him his cheaoe hi chance to show Haaklne hi new eotar and personality! The revelation was alarming. What if the new color aad personality didn't come up te the scratch? His heart dropped a beat. Theh with set tooth he strode to the door of the private office, knocked once, end entered without waiting for permission. Haskins, bent over his desk In august raised hi bea4 and grunted. Toung Gage took the oh air beside the boss desk and plunged at ones into the subject of his mission. But even a he epoke he realised that he waa reverting to the manner he had always worn with Haskins manner cool, and. yes, Cotoriass. Mr. Haaklne. be said. Mr, Bradley And I differ about that Wetmore matter. Haskins grunted again. Loaning back la his chair, ha stared at the caller. Haskins waa la an ugly mood, and in such moods it waa his pleasant habit to charge at any one who approached him. He charged at Gage now, head down. Q, yog differ, do you? be asked tronkSUy. How do you differ? The office mackintosh of which Hope bad spoken waa well to place again aad buttoned tight. , Well, air. I think Guess well hear whet Bradley thinks first. mumbled Haskins. We esa wait a bit for the rest. .The snub was so unexpected that Gage and Us spirit rallied. A few buttons buret from the Mke You know exactly what Bradley thinks, He told sir. he reminded hie employer. you yesterday. I waa trying to save your be added, time. But if you have forgotten with a sudden grin. Tbs grin was an Wumiaatlag ban. It wea baaed on the fact that Gage had eoorad twice and that be knew It. Beskins boasted of the tact that be never forgot anything. The hoes sew the grin, hut tgnered it. I inferred that some new development Otherwise I had come up, he snapped. don't see why I'm bothered with the thing again. tinder his bushy ojotoows be stared with hot eyes at the youngster who had bad tbe bn pertinence to tabs a rise out of kim. That remark would bold tom a minute, be thought. But It didn't. Young Gage grinned again. A new development be eeeno up. b t don't agree with Mr. sold cheerfully. Bradleys handling of tbe matter.? O. you don't! Tbe hose was now enI guess wefa let Bradraged and pawing. anneunoed. be What Bradsettle t, ley la ley eaye here goes, bn added. ' (dear? Yen. air. It to. Gage was on hto feet He was mad clear through and be It. He renehed the door to four long strides. Then, stopping with bis hand eu tbe knob, , be said conversationally, m say good-by- , Mr. Haskins. Im.tosvbtg Baturdey. Haskins took the remark In silsnee, though it startled him. The boy was valuable to i He bed not meant the firm end be knew U. tbe Interview to end In such a manner. V That's tbe first I've heard of tt.w be door. ae When the Gage epened snapped d y6u resign? This very minute. Toung Gage sent beck the reply from the door sill. As he shut the door he waa recallad by a bellow from within. Gome back here! Hs waa stfll very George want back. angry aad tbe steady eyes he fixed on his employer betrayed it. His smile had wholly , disappeared. What does this nonsense mean? Are you ase. enough to think that you know mors than Bradley? . . Haskins was sparring for time. In hie ' heart he was afraid. Bradley would be furious, and Bradley was one of the tow Indie penaeble men he had. Also, he now realised, be tomes If had not shown up vsry well in the little engagement Just ended. Gage eras It means Just this, Mr. Haskins, he said formally, I dont think I know better than Mr. Bradley, but be has always been kind enough to Meten to me on tbe few occasions when we have differed. Ha did not add, as be might have done, that vary often Bradley had come round to hie. Gages point of view and had been glad of M, as be would probably do in the present instance. Bradley, he knew, would not have eat tom to Haaklne unless Gaga bed a good JORDAN verbal battle Just ended. Hs admired too boy and when ths youngster grinned like that there wee something very likable about him. Aiks, Haaklne was greatly surprised and Intrigued. He could not reooDclle this young volcano with the quiet youth who had heretofore made aa Interview so cotorleea. Jove, it beld plenty of color nowt Brad-togit down. he said thoughtfully. was speaking to me a few days ago about Waltons Job. We haven't filled It yet. yon know. Been looking aseund. Do you think A littto later yonng Gage dropped into toe chair beside Hope Strong and mopped to moist forehead with an Immaculate handler-chie- Today Mr. Bradley himself cent me to you, bo ended. Haskins thought he saw an outlet. Why the devil didn't you tell mo that te the beginning? he demanded. Gages nerves snapped. Tearing off kto office macklntoto, he burled it at toe employers feet The week had been a hard one and this episode was ths climax. Why ths devil didnt you know it, he po you think Im the retorted fiercely. kind of hound that would come sneaking to to you behind Bradley's back? Haskins wheeled in bis chair and stared at him. I don't know anything about the kind you are, he snapped, hut his voice and manner bad undergone a change Then it's high time I resigned. Good day, sir. Gags waa again on his way to ths door. Haskins had done Hold oq a minute. some quick thinking in tbe last minute and a half. Now he made one of the snapshot decisions for which he was famous. I was wrong, my boy, he said, frankly. I haven't a leg to stand on. You must lay It to tbe O well, to the beet or some thing. The austere features of George Gage relaxed. Almost unwillingly he grinned. If that's aa apology, sir. be said, I accept It and well ooneider the incident dosed. y f. . , want There's something sine. . Haskins was interested In this fellow whs had beaten him at every point of the ?VtJe No, we Dve bad a rather strennoos time wtth the 1 was insulted, I inbone, be oonfeesed. sulted torn. I resigned, was reinstated and promoted; and It all happened In six minutes, gome speed, eh, for a slow one? Mow, ton voice grew serious, will you dine with ms tonight and go to too theater to celebrate? There are a million things Z want fp ark you about Of course Jn go, and I congratulate you on your promotion. It's Just too wonderful to have It come so soon. Hope waa radiant But X dost have to answer all ths aatoion , questions tonight, do I? George Gage's answer was prompt Hardly. Writ got all tbs test of our Bves together to talk things over In. hs assured toe tody, with hto illuminating boyish grin. tOessrteto: USS: Why, Torchy!" eays she, gaspy. "How did you ever manage it? i the don't understand. "Oh, very simple!" aays 1 "Its all In havin' the right kind of neighbors. "But you dont mean," eays he "that you persuaded some of our eh, Tra sure you never could. Besides, youre grinning. (Copyright, 1919, by the McClure Torchy, I want you to tall me all about It Coma, now! Exactly what happened Newspaper Syndicate) last night?" "Well," ssys I, "not being present myeelf, L could hardly tell that. But Ive , got a good hunch. What s It?" she Insists. me close, "burled treasure ?" "Why Auntie? I asks heard." "From of what you your report I expect some would call It that In "Oh, Juet because," tays Vee. the looks of the ground With that she fixes me up all comfy on says I, "and from these days,'' says I 1 should judge that the 'nsverythlng, me the to call her Harbor Hill I had him elttln' up by then, aleepln' porch and tell Exploration and Excavating with hie ear stretched And I must eay If 1 want anything. Co. had bean making a night raid on our that from then on Nick does some scien"I won't," say It 'Tra alt set for property." Not that I let out any- slumber tific piAnpIn. It's goln to be a fine large "Pooh! say Vee. "I never heard of thing in so many words, but I'm afraid ain't It?" such a company. But If there Is one, he got the Idga that what I was after wee night, vee, "Perfect, ssys should they com here?" why "Moon shinin' and everything?" says something money couldn't buy. That Is, "Oh. Juet prospectin', I expect, say L not unless somebody violated a sacred "Ye. says she. "For what?" demands Vee. amendment to the grand old constitution. "Then here's hoping," ssys I. that the 18th amendment In fact. I may have mentioned casually "Thare, there!" eavs Vee. "I'm afrajd saveFortheystuff can't have. eays I. "Gettln' that a whole case of Gordon waa worth youre a little feverish. braes down to tacks, for a css of dry rlekin a blister here and there. Maybe I was, but I didn't hear another gin. As for Nick, he simply listens and thing more'n ten hours later when until Even that dont satisfy Vee. She degasps You know how desperate some of 1 wok up to find the sun winkin' - in at mands why they should dig for any such them sporty ginks are, who started out me through the shutters. so gay only a year or so ago with a pri"Did you have a good night's rest?" thing on our land. They might have heard some rumor. vate stock In ths cellar that they fig- asks Vee. I, that MacGregor Shinn went off ured would last 'em until the country roe "As good as they coma," says I. "How eays and left It buried there. As though a faIn wrath and undid Mr. Volstead about you? caret cos ae Scotchman could ever get mous act? Most of 'em are discoverin' "Oh. I slept fairly well, says she. "I that. I don't hellexe ha did. Anyway, what poor guesser they were. About 90 was 1 1 once or awake suppose some of there smart Alec commuter who per cent are bluffin'' along on home brew was, worrying a littletwice. about you. And were klddln' me eo free yesterday must hooch that has all the delicate bouquet then I thought I heard strange nolsee. have worked up blisters or their own. My of embalmin' fluid and produces about the "What sort of noises?" I asks. guess Is that they lost some sleep, too." same effect as a slug of liquid T. N. T--. men a like lot of "Oh, by You don't have to furnish Vee with a walking or else they're samplin' various kinds of must have been nearly diagram of a Joke, you know, before she "That ah. says medicines and perfume. Why, I midnight. They were patent low aa talking they sees It. At that she squint her eyes and know ot one thirsty soul who tries to passed, and it almost, sounded aa if they lets out a snicker. t work up a dinner appetite by tattlin' a were of tools tom sort. Then earning handful of shingle nails In the old shaker. "I wonder, Torchy, says she, who I toward heard I along morning thought And if Nick Barret has moren half a them pas could have started such a rumor? again. I'm sure some of them bottle of Martini mixture left in the were swearing." the main mystery, ain't "Yes. that house he sleeps with It under hie pillow. It? eaye I. "But your flower bed is I wonder what they about "Huh!" says I. So you can judge how far hi It? elnt tongue ready, could have been peeved about on such a hangs out when he gets me to hint-thfine night?" ot a case la whole burled Gordon maybe Or, I might have bean simply dreamsomewhere on my premises. ing, she adds "Torchy, says he, ehakin me solemn Yes, and then again, eaye J, smothI wish you the best of by the hand, luck. If youll take my advice, though, erin' a chuckle. t could hardly wait to dress and shav you won't mention this to anyone else." before ruehln out to Inspect the spot Oh, no, I didn't. That is, only to Norwhere I'd almost ruined myself only the ris Bagby and ons or two others Jhst I before. And It wee something managed to get a word with on the rid mornln' worth inspectln, Ill say. Must be nearly home. In that strip nd I expect acre half an Vee was mighty sympathetic about the blisters and the way my back felt. I was that sod has been crow in' for years untouched by thq hand of man. At ( p. m. dosed and plastered and put to bed at it was just a mass ot thick I 30 to make up for all the sleep Td lost last night grass and dandelions, but now say, a at the other end of the day. tractor plow and a gang of prairie tamers "And we'll not bother any more about have done a more thorough job. the silly old flowers," says she. "If Dom- couldn't inick cant find time to do the spading If then was a square foot that hadn't torn been up I couldn't see It with the we'll Just let it go. No," says I, firm and heroic. "Im naked eye. no quitter, Vee. I said I'd get It done Course, It aint all smooth and even. 1 stick to It." There was holes her and there, some of within three days-an- d 'em dare three feet deep, but about all the eaye she, "don't you "Torchy, try getting up again at daylight and land needed now was w lit! rakin' and working with your poor blistered hands. fillin In, such as Dominick could do In Powder Hadine I I shall feel dreadfully about It if )ou hie spar time. 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In I A HUNCH TORCHY G I only got my susplclona to call for In COURSE, facta Inposition tbe case, but Ill It came to a show down I could came the master mind that wished this back ache and the palm blisAuntie. I wouldnt ters on me. put it past her, for when It comes' to evening up a score she's generally right there with the goods. Deep sfuff, as a rule, too. I ain't denyln', either, but what Auntie had grounds for complaint. Maybe you remember how she came out to spend a with us after a quiet week-en- d night In town and near got chewed up by Buddy, the euperwatch almost flooded out of dog, and then bed because the attio storage tank ran over? Not that I didn't have a perfect alibi on both counts. 1 did. But neither registered with Auntie. Still, this Idea comes straight from Vee. Ever try that for an appetizer? Go on, give It a whirl. Ought to be willin' to try anything onoe, you know. . Some -wise old I'd like guy said that, I understand. to find tbe spot where he's laid away. 1 think I'd go plant a cabbage on hie grave. Anyway, hes got some little tribute like that cornin' from me. Just turnin up sod with a spade In- the dewey morn. listen kind of romantic, dont It? And you might like It first rate. Might agree with you. As for me. I've discovered that my system dont demand anything Ilk that. Fositlve-ly- . I and the reactions gave It a good try-o. wasn't satisfactory. You see. It was this way: There's a narrow strip down by the road where our four-acr- e estate sort of pinches out, and Vee hsd planned to do some fancy landscape gardenin on It a bed of canna down the middle, I believe, and then rows of salvia, and geraniums and other things. She had It all mapped out on paper. Also the bulbs and potted plants had arrived and were ready to be put fit. But It happens that Dominick, our official gardener, had all he could jump to just then, plantin' beana and peaa and corn, and tbe helper he depended on to break up this roadside strip had gone back on him. How provoking! says Vee. 1 am eo anxious to get those things In. if the ground was ready I would do the planting myself. I juat wish" and then she stops. "Well. let' have it, says I. What's your wish? "Oh, nothing much, Torchy," says she. "But If I were strong enough to dig up that sod I wouldn't have to wait for any pokey Italian. "Why couldnt I do it? I suggests reckless. "Yotj! says Vee, and then snickers Eay, If she'd com poutin' around, or said right oot that she didn't see why I couldn't make myself useful row and then, Td have announced flat that gardenin was way out of my line. But when she enlckers-'we- ll, you know how It la "Yesaum! Me," eay I. "It ain't any art. Is It, Just stlrrtn' up ths ground with a sped? And how do you know, Vee, but what I'm ths grandest little digger ever wear Maybe It's a talent Ive been concealin from you all along. "But It's ratksr hard work, turning old sod, and getting cut all ths graaa roots and rocks says aha "It takes a lot of atrength. "Huh! says L 'Teal of that right ain't t in -- s before-breakfa- st 'tme On t rvtjgAf ut to it" at ms admirin'. "Aren't you splendid, Torchy!" ssys she. "And I'm sure ths. exercise will do you s lot of good." "8ura says I. "Most likely Ill ret the hkblt end by the end of the summer I'll be a reg'lar Sandow. Now. wheres that kitchen alarm clock? Let's sea About 8.88 will do for s starter, ehT Oh, I'm a determined cuss when I get Next moral n' ths sun and me rolng. punched hi sS exactly the same timer and I dont know which was most surprised. But there I was. associatin' wtth the twitterin' little bird end the early worms, and to show I was Just as happy as they were I hums a merry song as I swings out through the dewy grass with the spade over my shsoulder. Eay, there s no fake about the grass I being dewy at that hour, either. hadn't gone moren s dogen steps through were as soggy aa if Td It before my feet been wadin In s brook. I dont do any stallin' around, same as these labor gang. I pitches right in In earnest and Impetuous, mskln' ths dirt fly. Why, I had the busy little be lookin' Ilk he wet loafin on s government contract. I waa Just about gettln' my second wind and was puttin' In some heavy licks when I beam somebody tootin' a motor horn out in ths road. I looks up to find that It's that sporty neighbor of mine. Kick Barrott, who now and then indulge an early spin in his striped s fad for He has collected hie particular roadster. chum, Norris Bagby. end I expect they're out to burn up the macadam before the traffic cops go on duty. "Whet's the big Idea, Torchy? sings Vee gases low-bro- w . root cr wnA fvreJff? at - "Yes, says aha "I bailor you are strong, Torchy. But when oould you find the timer Td make It," eaye I. "AU I got to do Is to roll out of the cot an hour or so Wouldn't six earlier in the .morning. hours do the Job? Well, two hours a day for three days, and there you are. e stuff. That's me. lead ms wAcst 6xtra coae of Gortfam come n, JT sneatfocf auf" sod-turn- ln arm." By Sewell Ford t'h-hu- Uh-hu- nerve-shatter- wid v Face al bug-eye- d. out Nick. "Going to bury s cat, or : something? ."Nothing tragic like that." says I Just subbin' for the gardener. Pulling a little honest toll, such a maybe you've read about, but haven't met. sug"Doing it on a bet, I suppose? gests Norris don't comic," get Ah, run along and ssys I. And with that I tears into the sod and ray again, puttin' both shoulders back into ths swing. I don't let up, either, until I think It must be after T o'clock, and then X stop long enough t look at my watch. It's Just 8.20. Well, I expect I slowed up some from then on. No use tryln' to dig all over that ground in one morning. And at 8 35 I discovers that I'd raised a water blister on both palms. Ten minutes later I noticed- this ache in my back and arms. Oh, well!" say L gotta take tlmo to ebango and wash up. so bad. After 'a At that I didn't feel how-e- r and a fresh outfit--frothe socks up I was ready to tackle three fried eggs and two cups of coffee. On the way to tbs station I glanced proud at what I'd But somehow It didnt accomplished. look so much. Just a little place In one oorner. Course, goln' in on the 8:03 I had to stand for a lot of klddln'. They're a great bunch of humorists, them commuters. Nick and Norris has spread the new around industrious about my sunrise spadin' stunt, end everybody has to pull hie little wheeze. How's the old, back feel about now; eh, Torchy?" ask one. Great stuff!" eaya another. Every bodv does It once. The boy' clever with the spade. I'll Let's all turn out tosay, adds Nick.- morrow morning and watch him. He does It Tegular, they tell me. I grinned back at 'em as convincin' as T could. For somehow I wasn't Just In tbe mood for grinmn.' My head was achin' more or Tees, and my hack hurt, and my palms were sore. By noon I wst s wreck. Absolutely. And when I thought of puttin' In two or three more sessions like that I hsd to groan. Could I renlg on the job after all that brash line of talk I'd given Vee? gay, it was all I could do to limp out to luncheon. I didnt want much, but ) some taw and toast would thoughtmemSvbe feel better. And It was in s mska restaurant that I ran across this grouchv Scotchman, MacGregor Shinn, who sold me the plaice here a while back. Msyb vou don't know It, Mac. ssys X, but you'r a wise guy." "Am I, though? say hs. "I hadnt noticed It myself. Just how, now7 "Unloadin' that country property on me," save I. "I used to wonder why you let go of It t don't any more. l ie got - -- the right hunch at last. You bright end early on morning ana tried digging around with w spade. Eh?" Mac stares at me sort of puzzled. Not Whatever put that in me." tays he. your mind, roe lad? With ail that Ah, come! eays L land lyin' around you was bound to got reckless with a spade some time or other. Might pot have been flower bed you w excavatin' for, same ae me. Maybe you was specializin' on spuds or cabbages. But I'll bet you had your foolish spell. All the Mr. Shinn shakes his head. digging I ever did out there, says he, "was with a niblick in the bunker of the Roaring Rock golf course. No, Pm . wrong." thought so. "Ha, ha!" says I. Yes." ue goes on, rubbtn' his chin reminiscent, "I mind mo of on little Job of dtggln' I did. I hsd a cook once who had a fondness for gin that was scandalous. Locking it up was no good, except In niv bureau drawers, so on tltrih when I had an extra case of Gordon com In I sneaked out at night and burled It. that wa Juat before I sold the place to you and By Georg, mo lad! Here he has stopped and Is gazin wt me with hlx mouth open. "Well? eay I. "I canna mind digging It up again, eays he. "That doesnt eoynd much Ilk a Scotchman," eaye I. "being so careless with good liquor. But you were in such a rush to get back to town maybe you did forget Where did you plant It?" Mac scra'ches hie head. "I canna seem to think." says he. And about then I begin to get a glimmer of this brilliant thought of min. "Would It have been In that strip that runs along by the road? I asks. I didn't press him for any more details. I'd heard enough. I finished my Inland's lunch and slid out But. say. when t caught the .13 out te Harbor Hills that afternoon I had eomethlng all doped out to slip to fhzt bunch of oomlq commuters. I laid for 'em In the smokin' ear, and when Nick Barret discovers me Inspectin mv palm blisters he starts In with his kidding again. Oh, you'll be able to get out and dig again in a week or eo, say he. "I hope eo," says L "Still etrerg far It. eh? says he. 'Msvb If you knew what I was dlg-gtfor. say I, "you'd w 11, there no tollin'. "Eh' ' save he. "Whaddy mean? I shakes my head and looks mvsterioue. "Isn t It green corn, or string bean that you're aimin' at. Torchy?" he asks "Not exactly." sets I. "Vegetable raisin mint in mv line.- - I leave that to Dominick. But this oh. well' "You donk mean. Insists Nick, eyeln' ' skin-comf- ort -- l Hair Often Ruined By Careless Washing Soap should be used very etrefully, if you want to keep your hair looking its best. 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