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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA, UTAH of the Yo IX flo'Oel of the Foothills Author Continued. of Thm Homesteaders' 17 The meal passed pleasantly and without incident, and before they realised how the time had flown Linder was protesting that he must be on Ills way. At the gate Transley put a hand on Grants shoulder. Im prepared to admit, he said, that theres a whole lot in this old world that needs correcting, but Im not sure that it can be corrected. You have a right to try out your experiments, but take a tip and keep a comfortable cache against the day when you'll want to settle down and take things as they are. It Is true and always has been true that a man who Is worth his salt, when he wants a thing, takes It or goes down in the attempt. The loser may squeal, but that seems to be the path of progress. You cant beat it. "Well, well see, said Grant, laughing. "Sometimes two men, each worth his salt, collide. "As In the meadow of the South said Transley, with a smile. Y.D., You remember that, Y.D. when our friend here upset the haying operations? "Sure, I remember, but Im not hold-tit agin him now. A dead horse Is I dont go sniffin it. , dead horse, an Perhaps I ought to say, though, n Vunchtr"" Thm " fielhbors'9 tfc Cote Ceprrifbt by ROBERT STEAD bothered to wonder much where or how this affair must end. Through all the years that had passed. Zen had been to him a sweet, evasii memory to be dreamed over and Idealized, a wild, daring, irresponsible incarnation of the spirit of the hills. lie wrote on the bac of the note. Look for me at eight, and then, observing that the boy had not brought Teddy along, he Inquired solicitously for the health of the little pet. Hes all right, but mother wouldnt let me bring him. Said I might lose him. The tone in which the last words were spoken implied just how Impossible such a thing was. Lose Teddy ! No one blit a mother could think of such an absurdity. Hut I got a knife! Wilson exclaimed, his mind darting to a happier subject. Daddy gave It to me. Will you sharpen it? It Is as dull as a Pig. Grant was to learn during the day that all the boys figures of speech were now hung in the family pig. The knife was as dull as a pig; the plow was as rough as a pig ; the horses, when they capered at a corner, were as wild as a pig; even Grant ldinself, while he held the little chap firmly on ids knee, received the doubtful compliment of being as strong as a pig. He went through the form of sharpening tlie knife on the leather lines of the harness, and was pleased to discover that Wilson, with childish dexterity of imagination, now pronounced it as sharp as a pig. The boy did not return to the field in the afternoon, and Grant spent the time In a strange admixture of happiness over the pleasant companionship he had found in this little son of the prairies and anticipation of his meeting with Zen that night. Grant prepared his supper of bacon and eggs and fried potatoes, bread and jam and black tea, and ate It from the kitchen table. Supper ended, he noticed he bad just time to walk to Transleys house bpfore eight oclock. Zen received him at the door; the maid had gone to a neighbors, she arid Wilson was in bed. She lighted the dry wood In the fireplace. I have been so anxious to see you again, she said, drawing a chair not far from him. A chance remark of yours last night brought to memory many things things I have been tryDid Then, abruptly, ing to forget. you ever kill a man? "You know I was in the war, he returned, evading her question. "Y'es, and you do not care to dwell on that phase of It. I should not have asked you, but you will be the better able to understand. For years I have lived under the cloud of having killed a man." You ! Yes. The day of the fire you remember? Grant had started from his chair. I cant believe it ! be exclaimed. There must have been justification You had justification at the front, but it doesnt make the memory pleasI had justification, but it has ant. haunted ine night anil day. For all these years I have been carrying in my heart a secret until It seems to have grown so big I must tell some one. or burst. And then, last night, his name was mentioned, which brought it all back to me as though it had been yesterday. Time doesn't seem to cure some things, ever, does it? And after I had gone to lied, and was thinking It all over. I suddenly knew there was one man I could tell. That is why I sent that note. . . . You weren't angry ? He checked his Angry! Dear lips on forbidden words. Who? he managed to say. Druzk. I rnzk ! 1 es. I had killed hint that day of the fire. It Is rattier an unpleasant story, and you will excuse me repeating tlie details. I know. He attacked me we were both on horseback, in the river I suppose he was crazed with his wild deed, and less responsible than usual. He dragged me from nty horse and I fought with him In the water, but he was much too strong. I had concluded that to drown myself, and perhaps him. was tlie only way out, when I, saw a leather thong floating In the water from tlie saddle. By a ruse I managed to flip it around his neck, and the next moment tie was at my mercy. I had no mercy then. I pulled it tight, tight pulled till I saw ills face blacken and his eyes stand out. He went down, but still I pulled. And then, after a little, I found myself on shore. I suppose it was the excitement of tlie fire that carried in? on through the day, hut at night you remember? there came a reaction, and I couldn't I suddenly seemed to keep awake. feel that I was safe, and I could sleep. Grant had resumed his seat. He was deeply moved by this strange confidence; he bent his eyes intently npon her face, now shining In the ruddy Her frank light from the fireplace. reference to the event that night seemed to create a new bond between them ; he knew now. If ever he had doubted It. that Zen Transley bad treasured that Incident In her heart even as he bad treasured It. said, With Much Difficulty He Managed to Extricate the Envelope From a Pocket. Grant returned, that I really do not know how the iron pegs got into that meadow." And I dont know how your haystacks got afire, but I can guess. Remember Irazk? A little locoed, an just the crittur to pull off a fool s'unt like that. When the fire swept up the valley, instead of down, he made his y and has never been seen I reckon likely there was since. someone in Landsons gang capable o drivin pegs without consultin the boss. The little group were standing In the shadow and Grant had no opportunity to notice the sudden b'ancliing of Zen's face at the mention of Drazk. Grant shook hands cordially with Y.D. and his wife, with Sqqiggs and Sirs. Kquiggs, with Transley and Sirs. Transley. Any inclination he may have felt to linger over Zen's hand was checked by her quick withdrawal of It, and there was something In her manuer quite beyond his understanding. He could have sworn that the Zen Transley was actually trembling. get-awa- CHAPTER XIV The rest day Wilson paid his usual visit to the field where Grant was plowing, and again was lie the bearer of t message. With much difficulty lie managed to extricate the envelope from a pocket. Dear Mr. Grant, it read, I am so excited over a remark dropped last night I must see you again as soon as possible. Can you drop In tonight, say ZKN. at eight. Y'ours, Grant read the message a second time, wondering what remark could have occasioned It. For a moment he wondered if she had created a pretext upon which to bring him to the house by the river, and then Instantly dismissed that thought as unworthy of him. At any rate it was evident that his addressing her by her Christian name had given no offense. This time she had not called him The and there was no suggestion of playfulness In the note. Then the Y'ours, Zen"; that might signature, mean everything, or it might mean nothing. Either It was purely formal or It Implied a very great deni Indeed. Grant reflected that It could hardly be interpreted anywhere between those two extremes, and was It reasonable to suppose that Zen would use it In an entirely formal sense? If it had been yours truly, or yours sincerely," or any such stereotyped conclusion, It would not have called for a second thought, but the simple word yours I If only she were, thought Grant, and felt the color creeping to his face at the thought. It was the first time lie bad dared that much, lie bad not ! PROFESSIONAL NURSE SAYS TANLAC HAS NO EQUAL CHAPTER XV By ROBERT STEAD CHAPTER XIII worth his salt takes what he wants in this world. Am I worth my salt T" "There are different standards of value. . . . Goodness! how late It Is! You must go now, and dont coins back before, let us say, Wednesday. I was so embarrassed after the the accident, you know," she continued. I knew you must know I bad been In the water. For days and weeks I expected every hour to hear of the finding of the body. I expected to hear the remark dropped casually by every new visitor at the ranch, Drazks body was found today In the river. The Mounted Police are Investigating. But time went on and nothing was heard of It. It would almost have been a relief to me if It bad been discovered. If I had reported the affair at once, ns I should have done, all would have been different, but having kept my secret for a little I found It Impossible to confess later. It was the first time I ever felt my severely shaken. "Well, now you know," she said, with an embarrassed little laugh. You see, I have put my life in your bands." Your husband knows? No. That made It harder. I never told Frank." She arose and walked to the fireplace, pretending to stir tlie logs. When she bad seated herself again she continued. It bus not been easy for me to tell Don't misunderail things to Frank. stand me; he has been a model husband, according to my standards. According to your standards?" "According to my standards when I married him. She paused, and Grant sat in silence, watching the glow of the firelight upon her cheek. Your standards have changed? said Grant, taking up the thread when she had sat down again. They have. They have changed more than Frank's, which makes me feel rather at fault In the matter. How could he know that I would change my Ideal of what a husband should be? Why shouldnt he know? That Is the course of development. Without changing ideals ther' would be stagnation. Perhaps," she returned, and he thought be caught a note of weariness in her voice. But I dont blame Frank now. I rather blame him He swept me off my feet ; then. stampeded me. My parents helped him, and I was only half disposed to You see, I had this trouble resist. on my mind, and for the first time In my life I felt the need of protection. view Besides, I took a matter-of-faof marriage. I thought that sentiment love, If you like was a thing of books, an Invention of poets and fiction writers. Practical ppople would be practical In their marriages, as In their other undertakings. Frank has been all I expected of him," she repeated, as though anxious to do her husband jtice. He has made money. lie spends it generously. If I live here modestly, with but one maid. It Is because of a preference which I have developed for simplicity. I might have a dozen if I asked it, and I tli ink Frank is somewhat surprised, and, it may be, disappointed, that I don't ask it. Although not a man for display himself, he likes to see me make display. Its a strange tiling, isn't it, that a husband should wish bis wife to lie admired by other men? "Some are successful in that, Grant remarked. I have not sought any man's she went on, with her astonI am too Independishing frankness. ent for that. What do I cure for their admiration? But every woman wants self-relianc- e Whatever may have been Grunts philosophy about the unwisdom of creating a situation which had no way out, be found himself looking forward to Wednesday evening. impatiently An hour or two at Zens fireside provided the social atmosphere which his bachelor life lacked, and as Transley seemed unappreciative of his domestic privileges, remaining in town unless his business brought him out to the summer home, It seemed only a Just that they should he arrangement shared by one who valued them at their worth. The Wednesday evening conversation developed further the understanding that was gradually evolving between them, but it afforded no solution of the problem which confronted them. Zen made no secret of tlie error she had made In the selection of her husband, but had no suggestions to offer as to what should be done about It. She seemed quite satisfied to enjoy Grants conversation and company, and let It go at that an Impossible situation, as the young man assured himself. She dismissed him again at a quite respectable hour with some reference to Saturday evening, which Grant Interpreted as an Invitation to call again at that time. When he entered Saturday night It was evident that she had been expecting him. She seared herself beside hln on a dlvanette and the Joy of her nearness fired Grant with a very happy intoxication. Grant looked Into her eyes, now close and responsive, and found within their depths something which sent him to his feet. The mystery Zen! he exclaimed. of life Is too much for me. Surely there must be an answer somewhere! Surely tlie puzzle has a system to it a key which may some day be found Or can It be Just chaos Just blind, driveling, senseless chaos? I suppose we disobeyed the law, back in those old days. We heard It clearly enough, and we disobeyed. I allowed myself to be guided by motives which were not the highest; you seemed to lack the enterprise which would have won you Its own reward. And those who violate the law must suffer for It. I have suffered. I have sometimes wondered, he said, why there is no second chance; why one cannot wipe the slate clear of everything that has been and start anew. What a world this might be? "Would It be any better? Or would we go on making our mistakes over again? That seems to be the only way we learn." But a second chance; the Idea seems so fair, so plausible. "For you there Is a second chance," You must have she reminded him. thought of that. "No no second chance. She drew herse'f up slightly and I have been very away from him. frank Tilth you, Dennison, she said. Suppose you try being frank with ine?" "Ail right, be said, "I will be frank. Fate lias brought within my orbit a second chance, or what would have 1 yon pat over is simply grand." Tanlac Is for sale by all good drugOver Accept no substitute. 40 million bottles sold. gists. ' Tanlac Vegetable Pills, for constipat- ion made and recommended by the manufacturers of Tanlac. "What do you get for being a good hoy, Clarence, dear? asked auntie. "One chocolate," replied , young hopeful promptly. And what do you get when youre naughty? "Two chocolutes, so that PU be good again. substitute when en advertised product is called for. Maybe you customer will never come back. 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Tanlac Not So Bad Speckled Tea Freckled-face- SWAMP-ROO- T love. his position, and upon his knees, You his hands. using her Christlie picture I tian name deliberately, drew that day by tlie rier? That Is the picture I have carried in my mind ever since shall carry to the end. Perhaps It lias led me to lie imprudent Has brought me here tonight, for example. You had my invitation. But why develop another True. situation which, as you say, lias no way out? Do you want me to go? I want to stay No, Zen. no! with yon always! Rut society must respect Its own conventions. Slip arose and stood bv ids chair, letting her band fall beside ids cheek. You silly boy! she said. "Yon didn't organize society, nor subscribe to its conventions. Still, I suppose there must lip a code of some kind, and we shall respect it. Y'ou had your chance, Denny, and you passed it up. 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