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Show V TIIE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE, UTAH I i Seeing him running away, the Laguna Grand woodsmen took heart and hope and panned him. Straight for the loading donkey at the doglanding Bryce ran. Beside the donkey stood a neat tier of firewood; In the n chopping block, where the bad driven It prior to abandoning hla post to view the contest I e tween Bryce and Jules Rondeau, was axe. Bryce Jerked It a double-bitteloose, swung It, whirled on his pursuers, and rushed them. Like turkeys scattering before the raid of a coyote they fled In divers directions and from a safe distance turned to gaze apupon this dpmon they prehensively had been ordered to bring In. ' Bryce lowered the axe, removed his hat, aud mopped his moist brow. From the center of the clearing men were crawling or staggering to safety with the exception of the Black Minorca, who lay moaning softly. Colonel Bennington, seeing his fondest holies expire, lost his head completely. "Get off my proiierty, you savage!" he shrilled. Dont he a nut. Colonel, Bryce reI'll get off when turned soothingly. I get good and ready, and not a second sooner. In fact, I was trying to get off as rapidly as I could when, you seat your men to bring me back. Irlthee why, old thing? Didst crave more conversation with me, or didst want thy camp cleaned out?" He started toward Bennington, who backed hastily away. Shirley stood her ground, bending upon Bryce, as he approached her, a cold and disapproving glance. "Ill get you yet," the Colonel declared from the shelter of an old stump behind which lie had taken refuge. "Barking dogs never bite. Colonel. And tliut reminds me: I've heard enough from you. One more cheep out of you, my friend, nnd Ill go up to my logging-camp- , return here with u crew of blnetioses nnd Irish and run your wops, hohunks, and cliolos out of the county. I don't fancy the class of labor oure importing Into this county, anyhov. The, Colonel, evidently deciding that discretion wus thy better part of valor, promptly subsided, although Bryce could see that he wus mumbling threat to himself, though not In an uudible donkey-firema- d t PETER D.KW I OK "CAPPY RTCfS 'AUTHOR J T. rn COPYT2IGHT, ggstrafesaaT s ywv ETf PETER B.KYNE ssthlotv-- ? nr'1 n3,-ve- the Job. "FOR Close in on him give a month's pay Ill SAKE! MY v everybody. to- - every-hmly- . A iimn of that indiscriminate mixture of Sixtniard and Indian knodn In California as cholo swept the circle of rnen with an alert and knowing glance. His name was Flavio Artelan, but bis straight black hair, dark russet com- Fjrnopl. Pioneer In the California redwood region, John Cardigan, ia the leading citizen at forty-eeveof Sequoia, owner of mllla, ships, and many acres of timber, a widower after three years of married life, and father of Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce makes the acquaintance of Shirley Sumner, a visitor at Sequoia, and Ids junior by a few years. Together they visit the Valley of the (Hants, sacred to John Cardigan and his eon as the burial place of Bryces mother, and part with mutual regret. While Bryce Is at college John Cardigan meets with heavy business losses and for the first time views the future with uncertainty. After graduation from college, and a trip abroad, Bryce Cardigan comes home. On the train he meets Shirley Sumner, on her way to Sequoia to make her home there with her uncle, Colonel Pennington, liryre learns that his father's eyesight 1ms fulled and that Colonel Pennington ia seeking to take advantage of the old man's bUMlneas misfortunes. John Cardigan Is despairing, but Bryce Is full of fight Bryce finds a burl redwood felled neros his mothers grave. He gnu to dinner, at Pennin stem's oil Shirley's Invitation rim! finds the dining rootu paneled with bull from the true. I'.rvce and Pennington declare war. though Shirley docs not know It. Bryce bests Jules Penningtons fighting lugging hoes, and force him U confess that P nnlngton ordered the burl tree cut. Pennington butts into the fight and gets hurt. n, two-year-o- ld fion-den- - " bot--- plexion, heady eyes, and hawk nose gave hhn such a resemblance to a fowl that be was known among his fellows as the Black Minorca, regardless of the fact that this sobriquet was scarcely fair to a very excellent breed of chicken. "That offers good enough for me," he remarked In businesslike tones. A Come on everybody. month's pay for five minutes work. I wouldnt tackle the Job with six men, but there are twenty of us here. "I lurry," the Colonel urged them. Shirley Sumner's flashing glance rested upon the Black Minorca. "Dont you dare!" she erled. Twenty to one! Bor shame! "Ior a months pay, he replied im"And pudently, nnd grinned evilly. I'm tnkln orders fron m.v hos." He for the timber started on a dog-trand a dozen men trailed after him. on her Shirley turned hiple-sl- y uncle. stHzed his artn and shook ! If Call frantically. Call them hack! them back!" she pleaded. Her uncle got uncertainly to his feet. "Not on your life!" he growled, nnd In his cold gray eyes there dancml the lights of a thousand devils. I told you the fellow wus a ruffian. Now, perhaps, you'll believe me. Well hold Mm until ltondeau revives, and then - ot u, ton. Once more he strode away Into ttie timber. Shirley watched him pass out of her life, and gloried In what she conceived to be bis agony, for she had and Bryce both temper and spirit, rather blunderingly, Cardigan calmly, had presumed thought) (she stupidly flagrantly on brief acquaintance. The Colonel's voice broke In upon "That fellow her bitter reflections. nut to crack ril Is bard a Cardigan crossed the He had Mm." for that nay clearing to her side and was addressing her with Ms customary air of "I think, my dear, you had better go back Into the caboose, away from the prying eyes of these rough fellows. I'm sorry you caine, Shirley. Ill never forgive myself for bringing you. If I had thought but how rouhl I know that scoundrel was com! rig here to raise a disturbance? And only last night he was at our house for dinner!" "I wonder what could have occurred to make such a madman out of him? "IIe the girl queried wonderingly. a human demon a than acted more like being. "Just like his old father, the Colonel When he cant purred benevolently. get what be wants, he sulks. Ill tell you what got on his confounded l s s, i: ; p :l I , i f f sp'c-tacl- r p wooda-bully- j H fair-size- d ; ; if LJi and-Jarre- d s t ! I to-da- ' ''- I at-o- p, - ' BOYD JEWELERS BOYD PARX BLDG HELPED CUT REIGMNG BULL Kindly Act of New Mtrrb'r Something ths Kepps Never Seen Qttoie. of Hr H Usually 'when a new n DU Into the buffalo herd aT i, -- .! n park In San Francisco his V t promptly decided bj a tl.it; from the head of the herd, 'in either wins the fight aud m turn iseXT alted to the rank of soverc Is defeated and shown his new bull. Mogul, recently proved t be an exception. lie wh two ari old. a fine example of what a ynU(ig buffalo should be, and he seemed thoroughly content to mtod hla own bnsfi ness and to let the other bmW mind theirs. No one would have know that there was a new buffalo tn ths herd. One morning the keepers saw that there was something In the air. Mogul was sniffing round the relgnmz bull They were apart from the herd, heudi down, and were moving mm s "My. It was the queerest beg f it i bullfight that tl.e keda:-seeu- . fier It appeared :i ii ... knock out the o:d fi',:U w.t As they moved u,.ih! gul seemed to tie Imn, other hull in tho eye, am! In 'll. del i m!. re. ;! tint seem t re Then it and sivmoe. they i;, i"1-,- d r. ,' i ! I to-b- e j . "I think liell see me. And I wonder youre Moira jycTnvish. FIRST UNITLD b i ATE3 CGI ve vj "Yes, Bnt Moira, Im Bryce Cardigan. A look of fright crept into the girls Fugios, Made of Copper, Were tn Earliest Issued by Direct Aeyes. Are you Bryee Cardigan?" she fultered, and looked at him more uthority of Congress Mr. Youve closely. Yes, youre Bryce. The fugles" were the earfiert rnirj changed but then its six years since we saw yon last Mr. Bryee. Issued by the authority of the I' rated He came toward iter with outstretchStates, and were of copper. It tn n ed hand. And you were a little girl April. 1TS7, that the congress of the States authorized tfie hoard of wheu I saw you last. Now youre a woman. She grasped his hand with treasury to contract' for fit a) tons of the frank heartiness of a man. copper coin of the federal Maadard Im twenty years old. she Informed agreeably to the proisisitmn of Mr. James Jarvis, provided that the premhhu. Stand right where you are until I ium to be allowed to the United Statw have looked at you, he commanded, on the account of the copper comraml and backed off a few feet, the better for be not less than 13 per cent. ami that It be coined ftt the expense of to contemplate her. He saw a girl slightly above medium the contractor, but tinder the and paid height, tanned, robust, simply, gowued tlon of an officer appointed United States. the In a gingham dress. Jler hands were by It Is presumed that this copper can soiled from her recent labors In the was made as directed for on contract pansy-bed- , and her shoes were heavy and coarse; yet neither hands nor feet Friday. July 6, 1787, the compe were large or ungraceful. Her head adopted tills resolution: "Ti at th was well formed; her hair, jet black hoard of treasury direct tfie coat actor for the copper coinage to o ' "n and of unusual lustre and abundance, was parted in the middle and held in one side of each piece the folio"' 02 liiiknl an coil at the nape of device, viz. : Thirteen circles miIn the circle a small nnd a neck the beauty of which was retogether State vealed by the low cut of her simple ddle with the words United frock. Her nose was patrician, her around It, and lu the center the "ordof We are one. On the other side face oval; her lips, full and retl, were same piece the following devle-the slightly parted In the adorable Cupid's s d vzdial with the hours evp-'-how which is the Inevitable heritage of on the face of 1L a meridian a short upper lip; her teeth were one side of which Is to he tie ",,r' white as'Tarian marble; and her full 'to' breast was rising and falling swiftly, Tugio and on the other wide the Mind 1787 ; below the dial the words. as if she labored under suppressed exyour own business. citement. So delightful a picture did Moira Englishman on Papal Throns. McTavish make that Bryce forgot all M Pope Adrian IV was by birth his troubles in her sweet presence. that of one Englishman, and the only By the gods, Moira. he declared nation who ever occupied the psP' earnestly, youre a peach! When I chair. He was a native of Lang!?, saw you last, you were awkward and near St. Albans, In Hertfordshire. R Mggy, like a colt. Im sure you werent was born before A. D. 1100. his res a bit good looking. And dow youre name being Nicholas Brenkspeir. the most ravishing young lady In sev- ne was said to have yft England enteen counties. By Jingo, Moira, beggar, and to have become a err- youre a stunner and no mistake. Are ant or lay brother in a .monasterystatfied you married? Jn .France,. Dere he Avignon, She shook her head, blushing pieas with such diligence tnat he was electurably at his unpolished but sincere ed abbot In 1137. He was made can compliments. dins! bishop of Alba In 1144 ami What? Not married. to Denroark snd Norway. UponWhy. what the deuce can be the matter with the return to Rome Nicho'ss was urtan oo eligible young fellows hereabouts?" monsly chosen pope silnst his There aren't any eligible young felA51. Inclination, in November. A lows hereabouts, Mr. Rryce. And Tve Ing that post until his death at lived la these woods all my life. agnl, September 1, 113!). Are you lonely, Moira She nodded. Dreaminj of am of wearing a let Tit tin Boor Moira ! , he ' a D vnu and ideas you sently. If?'''3 I ' la Mr. McTavish at Home? Ive been freighting logs for the senior Cardigan over my railroad; the contract for hauling them was a heritage from Bill Henderson, from whom I bought the mill and timber-landand of course as his assignee It was incumbent upon roe to fulfill Hendersons contract with Cardigan, even though the freight-rat- e was ruinnerves. s; ous. "Well, this morning young Cardigan came to my office, reminded me that the contract would expire by limita- tion next year and asked me to renew I It, and at the same freight-rate- . offered to renew the contract hut at a higher freight-rate- , nnd explained to him that I could not possibly continue to haul his logs at a hiss. Well, right away he flew in a rage and called me a robber; whereupon I lufonned him thnt since lie thought me a robber, perhaps we lmd better not attempt to have any business dealings with each other that I really didnt want his contract at any price,, having scarcely sufficient rolling stock to handle my own logs. That made him cnlm.down, but lu a little while he lost his head again and grew snarly and abusive to such an vxtent, indeed, that finally I vi ns forced to ask him to leave my office." "Nevertheless, Uncle Seth, I cannot understand why he should make such a furious attack upon your employee. The Colonel laughed with a fair Imitation of sincerity and amusement "My dear, that tolerant is no mystery to me. Cardigan picked on Rondeau for the reason that a few days ago he tried to hire ltondeau away from me offered .him twenty-fiv- e dollars a month more than I was paying hltn, by George! Of course when ltondeau. came, to me with Cardigans proposition. J promptly met Cardigans bid and retained Rondeau; consequently Cardigan hates us both and took the earliest opportunity to vent hhTspTte on us. The Colonel sighed and brushed the dirt and. leaves., from his - tweed. "Thunder! he continued philosophically, "its all In the game, so why worry over It? And why continue to discuss an unpleasant topic, my dear? Her uncle took her. gently hy the arm and steered her toward the caboose. "Well, what do you think of your company now?" he demanded Im-- i j j - td10-o- 1111' -- r 'l in ri- le DC r. e cf Mcira McTavish and her gayly. -- Prices Charming. B think." she answered soberly. "That yen have gained an enemy worth vvhite and that it behooves you not to CHAPTER VUI Tum-den- i ad-y- Jii. - . good-hye- - '.or l mur-imi-e'- tuock-ihdurom-ne- do-per- r " half-hearte- Everything for Cllo manicure pieces Miadg to match r the dressto table, M or automobile. If H ;ht hero right. Reasonable JV1 Poe ease the way. (TO BE CONTINUED ) knowledge on your part: a fi?1' vet or velour to on Increoe of f ef vel HO - Irndto-TTroixi- - TOILET SETS aha-w- ai nevertheless not Indifferent to him. The climax had been reached and passed; and the result had been far from the dleaster"be had painted la his mind eye ever alnce the luiowB wa a edge had coroo to him that he with knockout a to battle doomed to Colonel Bennington,' and that one of the earliest fruits of hostilities would doubtless be the loss of Shirley Sumners prized friendship. Well, he had lost her friendship, but a still small voice whispered to him that the loss he was not irreparable whereat axe a bandmaster as sw ung his swings his baton; he was glad that he tod started the war and was now free to fight it out unhampered. Up hill and down dale he went Within two hours his long, tireless stride brought him out Into a clearing In the valley where his own logging-cam- p stood, lie went directly to tho where in a listless and manner the loading crew were piling logs on Benningtons logging trucks. Bryce looked at his watch. It was two oclock; at tworflfteen Benningtons locomotive would appear, to back In and couple to the long line of trucks. And the train was orffy half loaded. "Wheres McTavish T Bryce demanded of the donkey-driveThe man mouthed hJs quid, spat copiously, wiped his mouth with the back of Ms hand, and pointed. "Up at his shanty, he made answer, and grinned at Bryce knowingly. Up through the camps single short street, flanked on each side with the woodsmens shanties, Bryce went. At the most pretentious shanty on the street Bryce turned in. n had never seen It before, but he knew it to be the woods-boss- s home, for unlike Its neighbors the house was painted with the coarse red paint that is used on box cars, while a fence, made of fancy pointed pickets minted white, inclosed n tiny garden In front of the house. As Bryee came through the gate, a young girl rose front where she knelt in u bed of freshly transplanted tansies. a Is Mr. Bryce lifted Ills hat visit at home?' he asked. She nodded. lie cannot see any"Hes1 body, she hastened to add. If y . item her decree had been, sick. war-ma- semi-consciou- realized that however ef banishment Mc-T- voice, The demon Cn resign n halted beside Shirley and stood gazing down at her. lie was smiling at her whimsically. :js She met his glance for a few seconds; CHAPTER VII Contlnuad. then her Hilt were lowered and she bit her lip with vexation. .The helpless hulk of the Shirley, he said. descended upon the Colonels expanShirley guessed the rest, and she "You are presumptuous," she quaeurtli-warhim sive chest and sent crashing realized that It was useless to plead vered. Then Ilryce, turned that sho was Only wasting time. Yon set me un example In presumpto face the ring of Laguna Grande emcalled. "Hun! tion," he retorted good humoredly. she Bryee! llryce!" ployee about him. Theyre after you. Twenty of them! Did you not call me by my first name Next I he roared. "Singly, In Bun. run for my sake! a minute ago?" The heir to Cardpairs, or the whole damned puck I voice answered Ills from her the igans redwoods bent over the girl. "Mr, Cardigan 1" timber: "Hun? From those cattle? "You spoke to me after your promise He turned. Colonel renulngtona Not from man or devil." A alienee. not to, Shirley, he sahl gently. "You breath bad ben knocked out of his Then : "So youve changed your mind, will always speak to me. his of the Impact body by have you? You've spoken to me I She commenced to cry softly. wooda-bosand he lay Inert, There was triumph, exultaagain!" loathe she sobbed. you," gasping like a hooked fish. Beside tion In his voice. "The timbers too "For you 1 have the utmost respect him Shirley Sumner wus kneeling, her I couldnt get away nnd admiration, thick, Shirley. he replied. bands clasping her uncles, but with so Im coming back. anyhow If you had, you "No, havent. you Iter violet eyes Mazing fiercely ou She saw him burst through a thicket wouldnt hurt my uncle the only huBryce Cardigan. of alder saplings Into the clearing, man being in all this world who Is "Ilovr dare you? she cried. "You saw a half dozen of her uncle's men dear to me." cowan!! To hurt my uncle! lose In around him like wolves around Gosh !" he murmured plaintively. Ho gazed at her for a moment, a sick steer; nnd at the shock of their "I'm jealous of that man. However. fiercely, defiantly, Ms chest rising and contact, she mount'd and hid her fnce I'm sorry I hurt him. I give you my falling from his recent exertions, his In her word I came here to fight fairly trembling hands. knotted fists gory with the blood of man he half thnt lie merely tried to stop you from and Half tiger hla enemy. Then the light of battle self-a-Black as the was, Minorca, fighting. Tin died, and be hung Ills bead. dated lender, reached Bryee first. "No, ho didnt. Shirley. He Intersorry, he murmured, "not for his and fouled me. Still, despite a was fered cholo The little squat, powerful ake, but yours. I didnt know you I had known you were a specw If a more to ith hint than bounce that. man, Were here. 1 forgot myself. a tator I tldnk I should have controlled men his rubber by leading hall; TU never speak to you again so dozen yards, he hesitated not an In- myself and refrained from pulling off long a s I live, she hurst out passionstant but dodged under the blow Bryee iny vengeance In your presence. I ately. lashed out at him and came up Inside shall never cease to regret that I subHe advanced a step and stood gaz- the latters guard, feeling for Bryce's ject'd you to such a distressing ing down upon lwr. Her angry glance throat. Instead he met I do hope, however, that you Bryce's knee met his unflinchingly; and presently In foldme when I tell you I am tie will believe his nnd forthwith abdomen, for him the light went out of the not a bully, although when there Is a ed up like an accordion. world. The next Instunt Bryce hud stooped, fight worth while, I never dodge it. GoodVery well, he murmured. of the And this time I fought for the honor And with bowed head he turned caught him by the slack bye. neck ami of the House of Cardigan." scruff trousers and of the the and made off through the greeu timber If you want me to believe tliut, you five toward hla own logging-camwill 'beg my uncle's pardon. miles distant. I cant do that. He is my enemy With the descent upon hta breast of I shall hate hhu forever; I shall and , the llnop body of his big him and his w ay of doing business fight Colonel Bennington hud been struck until he reforms or I am exhausted. to earth as effectually as If a "You realize, of course, what your tree had fallen on him, the last whiff on that plan means, Mr. Insistence of breath had been driven from his Cardigan?" lunga ; aad for the space of a minute, me "Call he pleaded. Bryce, during which Jules ltondeau lay heavme to Youre call some day that going ily across his midriff, the Colonel was so not now? start anyhow, why It back. Bale,' quite unable to get "You are altogether Insufferable, - gasping, front Blease go away and never presir. he was merely aware that to address me again. You are sume something unexpected and disconcerttmposs'ble." quite ing had occurred. He shook Ms head. "I do not give While tho Colonel fought for his I didn't up that readily, Shirley. breath, his woodsmen remained la the how know what dear your friendship by offing, paralyzed Into inactivity meantto me, ifntttyou gent me aw ay; reason Of the swtffiiess and thorough-seeI didn't think there was any hope until of liryre Cardigan's work; then wa mod me those dogs were huntyou remove to them to motioned Shirley ing me and called me Bryee." He the wreckage, and they hastened to God gave us our held out his hand. obey. relations. he quoted, hut, thank God. - Breed from the weight on the we can choose our friends.' And I'll geometric center of his being, Colonel a good friend to you, Shirley Sumhe tils legs, rolled Pennlngtoa stretched ner. until I l ave earned the right to he to and side snorted side, bis head from something more. Wont you shake violently several times !!ke n jnk bends with me? Remember. ths fight After the sixth snort he feltxr" much Is only the first skirmish in a better that a clear understand ng of to war the finish and I am lending n the of exact nature the' catastrophe 4otr wetttf.S vffl frhu!aJuqH-.lf-1 J une to- hunt .1 o Mrug.l-ed-.HGet- OtfT.tytoropettYrYoirSavagfet e good-b, be I He Shrilled. looking around him a ttie wildly. I hat e yon. answ site drear Ly. ered he "Where did go! Cardigan eml-- h All our fine fr Titoi, as he p smashed drown gaspetL and you growing stupidly sentimental into tie midst of the men One of his iron stinted to the timj.er U I ...didn't think... n'lrg.-Lupi of, . l!vaswonHLJlVee In to .which. enemy -- had- juto dls. and Bryee, nwsiy, You are distressing me.'' went down backward; appeared. lie Su.Ped at her tenderly, "Surround him take hhn." Benning- charg'ng over them, stretched Du Mows left wist ft By. hut she did not see it well more irom v.lih placed I'll give a month's ton ordered. . on across it Is reallv continued the tie Tien ar.d to tlxright, six men that pay to each of -lie with rum at C lug spot hriog, Jop him Get .A me. bring ip jMiu,"JLr-- jo all tiz She nodded her bowed head. realized that for Yes." quickly! lm,T-,andAfter all. I lave IVnni'urton of his fight nnd t tit losses ate.xlv to she v hi'ox'tvd. Not n :'n inov.-shit-ilmusin'! Cot it he croak ll et etl o rr his n ssa i bun s. the od Is some pride, you know. ) . to. he the buiUrfiy prea Mug presume agajjwd turn were lusuinn cd. do woodM-ltos- contentment to the toad to tha duat," -As you will It, Ehlriey." Ha tamed away. Til send your axe back with the first tralnload of logs from my camp, Colonel." h called to Penning- o- i i . - J Through the gree'n timber Bryce C.vriignn strode, and there wa a V.!t to Ms heart now. Already he lad forgotten the desperate situation from which he had just escaped; he thought 'udy of Shirley Sumner's face, tear stained with terror;.. a nd toevause-h- o knew that at least Some of those tears had en Inspired by the gravest ap prehensions ns to Ids physical w being. hecn''se to his ears there st!;t rvsouudcd her frautie warning, he 1 Movies Aid the Styles, prominent of women's gowns has stated that the film have had an Important effect rn the U'taan4 for ecrlsin styles, particularly gowns of simple classic pne and A druggist reintriguing fabrVk ports that the ofcosmetic has mcreased 23 per cent since the movies A iws'uHle dtsigaer-smMroporto- r - Hqujla r. In the Ink Pot. An old steel pen. If kept In your Ink pot to absorb the acid, vti,1 tgnke t re leus la daily use wear Utter. 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