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Show Till! SPANISH FOIIK PRESS. SPANISH FORK. THE BLUE CIRCLE By Elizabeth Jordan ( Tbt Caotnry by Co.) "COLD AS STONE" SYNOPSIS. Inoxpacltated men. tally by shock, a a reault of experiences during the World war, Renshaw makes a proposition to David Campbell, wealthy, elderly man of leisure, that for a year he assume responsibility for him (Renshaw) practically buy" him. Doctor Stanley, life long frtend of Campbells, indorses the proposition, which with some natural Campbell, The ar- misgivings, accepts. rangement is that the young man become an Inmate of the Campbell household, with the nominal Renshaw duty of secretary. meets Verity, Campbell's granddaughter, and gets the impression that she does not like him. Jenks, the butler, Renshaw also feels, Is distinctly hostile. Renshaw has a feeling that the servants are spying on him. Jenks warns him that there are "queer things" going on In the house. That night he Is disturbed by the appearance on the wall of his room of a small blue circle of light. Mysterious noises In the corridor outside his door cause him to Investigate, but he discovers nothing unusual. Continued CHAPTER III study In Tawno Ker bis new .master awaited him, together with hla first Intimation of what his duties were to be. His steps slowed down, and the lines of his face, already relaxed, smoothed out still more. Into the empty foreground of his life a definite figure stepped, not the figure of his master, nor the figure of that masters granddaughter, but an adorable little figure In a blue bunny suit the child who, In the new life he was taking up, was his first friend. He found Campbell In the latters study a comfortable workroom opposite the dining room, at the rear of the wide central hall. The old man greeted him pleasantly, but with a suggestion of constraint. Faced by the need of putting his new acquisition to work, he was Increasingly conscious of the difficulties and embarrassments that might attend that effort. Ills subconscious resentment against Stanley had grown. Ills old friend, he hud reasoned, had let Mm In for a lot of trouble and mighty little, If any, comfort. But Renshaws appearance wns reassuring. He wms normal, steady-eyed- , ready for duty. Ills quiet greeting and Ms strong clasp of the hand that extended Campbell mechanically brought additional comfort. The old man. always susceptible to the at mospliere of others, and as varying as weather-cocIn hla own innods, felt a weight drop from his shoulders. "I hope 1 havent dragged you Into the house too soon," he said, more naturally; but there are some pressing letters here " "Im glad of that, sir. The more the better. Shall I take this desk?" Con you use a typewriter?" , Yes, sir." ' Thats good. AH right, then. Sit down there for the present. Well fix np something else later. Theres a little room off this, here at the aide, that I may turn over to you" Campbell checked himself. Under the Influence of this clinps splendid figure, handsome face and quiet manner be was going too fast. lie must k "And all the poor child wants, said voice In critical accents, is to be put on that sun-diao she can Jump down." . Ilenshnw turned so suddenly that he almost upset the Infant, who at that instant appeared to be engaged In a final Impersonation of a whirling dervish. She Interrupted this to hurl herself upon the neck of the newcomer, wlm fell on her knees Just In time to receive the embrace. Is that all she wants?" Renshaw regarded the pair. Miss Campbell, in a short tweed walking-skirt- , a scarlet blazer and a to match It, was even lovelier In this perfect setting of her secret garden than she had been In the glory of her warpnlnt the night before. What else did you think she wanted?" Verity lifted the baby and stood her on the flat top of the sun-dia"I got a general Impression that It Included the earth and neighboring planets lie broke off with a gasp. The young had flung herperson on the sun-diself Into spuce. As far as he was concerned, she would have remained there till she hit the solid earth, for lie was stunned by the suddenness of the thing; but the arms of Miss Campbell open' d w Ith accustomed precision, and the Intrepid infant landed In them with a force that almost knocked the girl over backward. Great heavens!" cried Renshaw, as be rnaght and steadied the victim. "Are you hurt?" Verity detached herself with dignity from the grasp of his hnnd on her r arm. Of course not. That's part of the , You game," site pntiently explained. dont know much about children, do you?" Slips a peach," Renshaw admitted, and wondered at himself. It was so long since he bnd felt that anything human was a peach. Who Is she?" Tell the gentleman who you are." Verity, again on her knees, was addressing the acrobat, and Incidentally, by bolding her close, discouraging any further flights till she could catch her breath. declared the baby. "Pump." Now you know." The girl smiled, not at the young man, but at the child. Her words to him were tossed over her shoulder as Indifferently as she might toss crumbs to a bird. , Is that her name?" "She thinks It Is, so It w Ilk do." e with "Dump,", remarked much firmness. has Jumped No. darling. We-weenough for one day." The njndulntlons of Verity! voice as she spoke were wonderfully tender and caressing. Her next words, however, were addressed to him, and It seemed Impossible that' they were uttered by the same voice. They fell on the raw like aurfuces of Ms , broken Icicle. "My grandfather asked me to give message, If I happened to meet you you In the grounds," site said. "He has gone to Ms study, and he will be glad to see you there at your convt n lence." Renshaw thanked her, but her eyes drifted past him as detachedty ns If he were a pebble In her path. He felt a It was new tiprush of resentment. dear that she despised him, and no doubt It was aa natural as It was dear. Rut she needn't show It so pi,.Inly! She was as bard as nails, this girl, and as rold as stone. She was the type of girl he had always distry and Intoliked lerant. Ifta eyes, aa he looked at her, offered a full equivalent for the expression hers had held the night before. He raised Ms cap In a salute that Includ ed both ladles, and strode down the path and up the gurden Heps with the swing and lightness he had practiced of late. There was some reflection of these In his spirits. The encounter with the fascinating little benr In the bunny suit had addld ta Ms new tense of The way she had taken wellbeing. to him wai rather nice. He forgot the beautirul Ml Campbell aa absolutely as If she did not t forgot that la the Ho almost . , , l. We-wee- ," We-we- e ex-ta- V t! . w . 4 - Ju buy anything from them.- for I have discovered tjiat . they are deadbeat but I like to compare their price with the prices of their competitors. Tell II. C. Cohen I want him down early in January and help statement. I me with my Ihcomo-tawant It off my mind.- - lie charges a hundred dollars and lie jozes oil a he talks, but he saved me at least ten thousand last year by showing me my rights, though my native land Is rapidly taking nil Ive got. Tell William Shipman his proposition does not Interest me at present. It would not Interest any Intelligent human being at any time, but we'll let him find that out. "Tell George Rolton I will contribute five thousand dollars to the Irinceton fund, and advise him to get after some of the rest as vigorously as he Is chasing me up. Three of my classmates are still, alive, but he appears to think theyre dead. Tell him Stanley's more alive than I am. Tell Brown & Robson to send a man down with samples, and I hope theyll show more discretion about it than they did Inst spring. After all, I am a country gentleman and not a moving-pictur- e advertisement for tlielr firm. Got that?" Renshaw said he had, nnd took advantage of the momentary pause to An early suspicion wipe his brow. that his new Job was to be something of a sinecure bad perished and was not reborn. It became clear that the old roans correspondence was much In arrears. lie gave Instructions for letter after letter, with Increasing zest and rapidity. At the end of two hours of his voice lost Its assteady surance and took on a suggestion of the languor of a phonograph that Is running down. "How muny letters have I given you? he asked. Renshaw fumbled vaguely among the mass of notes before him. Not more than seven or eight hundred, I should say." ' Campbell cackled. "I deplore this modern tendency to exaggeration. Youve got Just enough work for a husky young mun to do comfortably before lunch. Go to It. I will leave you In possession of the study. But first telegraph the offices of the Scandinavian line and reserve an outside stateroom on the Frederick, fof sailing November twenty-second- , for " he hesitated an Instant only "for Madame he ended slowly, spelling out the name. "That will he all this morning. If time hangs too havl!y on your hands I may give you some more this afternoon." lie rose from Ms chair, stiffly ns wns Ms habit, stood still an Instant to give his old legs time to accustom themselves ,to the effort of walking, and then went toward the door. There, with fingers already on the knob, he paused. "Mr. Renshaw," he began, and stopped. Renshaw, who had risen when he did, waited In silence. Campbell took a step as 1,' to cross back to him, and Renshaw saved him the Journey by joining him at the door. The old mans manner had completely changed. Ilia brisk assurance was gone. He looked nnd evidently felt uncomfortably Mr. Renshaw," he begun again, "our household, as I have already told you, Is in some respects ah a little untiKual at present. I'osslbly Doctor Stanley ah prepared you for this x UTAH News Notes From All Partt of . UTAH Hooeeoooetoeeeeeemeeeot Farmington. Robert H. McCoy, charged with murder in the first degree for the slaying of A. Roy Heath in Val Verda, December 5, 1924, was found guilty here. The jury returned the verdict with a recomentfation for a sentence of life imprisonment, after exactly twenty hours of deli- Moab. Fivo carloads of equipment for the drilling of the John L. Shafer No. 1 test oil well, eighteen miles down the Colorado river from Moab, are en route to Thompsons. Two of the cars are loaded with casing, shipped from Youngstown, Ohio, and the 10, 8 and 6 inch pipe is in .20, 15 sizes. The other three care are loaded with gasoline engine, boiler, strings of tools, tool dressing outfits and other paraphernalia for the rig and machinery, including the timbers for the derrick. All of the equipment is new material, and, with the exception of the timbers, is from Casper', Wyo. Ogden. Construction of a bridge over the Virgin river at Rockville, Utah, has been completed by C. F. Dinsmore & Co. of Ogden, contractors, according to Burton F. Dinsmore. manager. Equipment has just been returned to Ogden after completion of the job. , Salt Lake. Gasoline has gone up two cents a gallon in Utah and Idaho. 4 AH of the leading companies operating in the two states announced the increase. In Ogden and Salt Lake, gasoline is selling for 25 cents per gallon including state tax of 2M cents. This is within one cent of the 1924 peak when gasoline sold at 26 cents including tax. Farmington. Selection of a jury for the trial of Robert McCoy for the murder of A. Roy Heath, Salt Lake business man, on December 5, has been completed and the taking of evidenoe begun. The case is being tried in Judge James N. Kimballs division of the Second district court. of Ogden Ogden. Six residents valley had a narrow escape while driving down Ogden canyon in an automobile when a boulder, practically the size of an automobile, near the mouth of the canyon, rolled down the mountainside and partially wrecked the car. Salt . Lake. A. E. Beveridge, assistant manager of the state insurwith ance fund, who was charged writing business for the Continental Casualty company during his employment by the state agency, tendered fact" his resignation to the state industrial Roth Doctor Stanley nnd you yourself, sir, mentioned It, the secretary commission. It was accepted by the commission, effective April 1, 1925. reminded him. No action has been taken in reference Is "Just so. Well ah the point that, as the matter concerns others. I to Charles Caine, manager of the am not able to go Into details about It fund. for the moment, much as I dislike any Provo. Aa a result of the continSo 1 must ued argument between the Utah Auatmosphere of secrecy. count on your discretion to ah " tomobile association rnd the Auta It wa dear that for once David club of Utah, a sentiment has arisen Campbell, so fluent tip till now. wns at In the southern section of the state n loss for words. Renshaw bellied him for a state wide automobile organout. ization to be headed by F. D. B. Gay To Ignore anything I dont under- of Provo, n auto pathfindstand?" lie suggested. "ThatS the er of this state. on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Unless you see the "Bayer Cross , Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism Accept only 1-- note-givin- g and INSIST! SAY. "BAYER ASPIRIN beration. Salt Lake. William Billeter, a pupil of Eugenia V. Kaege of the L. D. S. 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Dinn to know when not to laugh. t ht fifty-eigh- . s. "And All the Poor Child Wants, Said a Voice in Critical Accents, la to So She Bo Put on That Sun-DiCan Jump Down." al not .forget that yesterday he had momentarily thought the fellow a madman. Renshaw, his dark eyes on the others face, rend his thoughts, and felt again the sense of sardonic appreciation that was Ms nearest approach to humor. He sat down In a businessdrawer like way. opened the right-han- d of the desk. and. finding it full of stationery, lieled himself to pencils, a notebook nnd a generous supply of typewriter sheets, ('nmphell , hack In his cliuir. put the tips of Ids fingers together In an attitude that Renshaw soon leumed wns characteristic, and appeared to reflect. Subsequently the new secretary discovered that this attitude usually preceded one of Campbell's half dozen daily or his most energetic mental ef forts. The trouble Wns that one sure which manifestation would "cat-nops- wn-nev- er follow It. "You don't tuke shorthand notes, do yon?" Campbell Inquired at last. It's only h.v a happy No, sir. chance that I can tun a typewriter. I learned It lately to to kill lime." Youll kill a great deal of time will, It here," Campbell prophesied, with u chuckle tare-fre- e "! am rather glad know shorthand," he con"I am not up to much dictawill tell you what to say. and dont you fessed. tion. you will put It In your own words." . Very well, sir." Cumphtll. his eyes still on III thin old fingers, abruptly begun hi tank. "Write to Manley amt tell him to come down for this weekend. It Is Sline the old fraud lookml me over, I he levs he Is afraid 1 may live longer tli nr- he does, ao he hn derided to lei nte die of neglect. Ask him If that theory Is correct. Tell 8. R. Miller Ids plumbing Is u disgrace to his profession. If we have - any mow trouble with those Imt brooms Im going to sue him. Tell the Reverend II. II. Mieppnrd ihHt I till conthousand didlur) toward Ids tribute project if le can get each of nine other men to give the name amount. 1 know he can. but the effort will keep him busy for a week or two and Ill have some pence. Tell Jarvis A Company I have not ytt received tlielr winter catalogue. Not that I etpoct to MOTHER- :- Fletchers Castoria is especially prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipa-.tio- n, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of No JTobifrs. Physicians everywhere recommend it. Absolutely Harmle well-know- It ? Ie;i. The hut his man's. of the fjee of Cumphell brightened, eye did not meet the young It was clear that the mystery household, whatever it might he, was riistnuteful to the muster of the household. It also aeemed ejear Hint hla predominating feeling about it was one of anno.vanee and not one of anxiety or strain. "Exactly," he said, with ao air of relief. Ilense Ignore It.1 You may he sure that I shall do so. us far a I can. And. In any event. I shall ask no question. Rut Mr tanipbell " t was Renshaw who was now. Ills face had taken on the deep, unbecoming flush his new muster had alrendy seen there. Theres one point on which I should like your Instructions. Am I to understand thut I am t.ot to report to you anything unusual I may see or or hear?, May I assume thut you know about It?" f gave Camphell' place to an expression of surprise, minded vv Ith dould. , "Do you mean that you have already he heard or 'awn anything unusual quickly asked. f Evidently there ia something mysterloue going on In the old house. What's the true Inward-net- ? It cost Utah- county to operate its county government during 1924, according to the annual report of Clifford L. Wright, county auditor, just presented to the county commission. The expenses were (10,216.03 within the budget set by the commission at the beginning of 1924. Salt Lake. Awards totaling have been made during the seven years' operation of the workmens compensation law in Utah according to figures for the period ended June 30, 1924, prepared by the state industrial commission. Compensation was granted in 77,170 rases. Salt Lake. Utah declined to rati fy the child labor amendment to 'li constitution of tho United States, the legislature in both houses rejecting the proposed amendment It was slaughem! in the upper house and the lower house declined to ratify it Provo. - 1319,322.55 (TO BU CONTINUED.) Teach Politicians worker. con- tinued use leads to permanent injury. In time, says an eminent physician, an almost incalculable amount of harm is done by the use of salts, mineral waters, like. oil and the castor pil-s- , t Physicians advise lubrication for Intemat Cleanliness 43 to 8. M. Luke. Mrs. Minnette Woodruff, wife of Dr. E. D. Woodruff, former picsidcnt of the Sa t Luke chamber of commerce, UncI at the family residence, 93 East First The Last Lap Take Nujol regularly and adopt the habit of internal cleanliness. For sale by all druggists. a vote of by Salt North street. Stella, who out oil tliot newly Jnlntcd bench In the garden? , Stella Harold and I. Welt, you imiinI have ruined your both of you." riot laAmeriNot both only Harolds. can Weekly. - a "use- A School lo leach polltu-luiful trude" has been intuMMicu m London. The object of the Inst It ui Ion. as announced In billboard uJvertle men!, Is to lesson the numtier of n Uiustastle but nonproviding ix'lib i provide Medical science has found at last in hbri cation a means of overcoming constipation. The gentle lubricant, Nujol, penetrates and softens the hard food waste and thus hastens its passage through and out of the body. Thus, Nujol brings internal cleanliness. Nujol is used in leading hospitals and is prescribed by physicians throughout the world. Nujol is not s medicine or laxative and cannot gripe. Like pure water, it is harmless. Dud . and cathartic 1AXATIVES relief only. Their , , A RB.U. Delated Belle "Mutltl seem girl. I" be a thoroughly lx year Wc'l, she ln'i. Slo- Moil la the mutter of birthday SAT. Oft. For Internal Cleanliness 1 |