Show Conquesl in the Lores! A illiam Stooks was a millionaire lumberman and like many of his kind had a heart frosted and cold Iroin ears of struggle in the wilds of a land far from God’s country When prosperity had wheeled his way the mind and heart could not forget the past and remained unmoved by the humanity around it Hut like all hearts it had its little undying ember which even the fierce northwestern woods could not chill And that little ember burned onlv tor one person his daughter She was all he had to remind him of a short happy time in his life when the world had lost some of its harshness lie had threat possibilities in view for his daughter and consequently she spent most of her time at school far from the scene of her lather's activity Hut in the elaborately furnished office where the men went monthlv to receive th eir pay lie had a beautiful painting of her lnmg just above his desk Lveryone knew who was the moving spirit in the gigantic Lumber Co and everv-bod- y knew that the minute something happened to Lunice anvbodv L Co for a song could buy the I he office picture represented her as a girl of perhaps twenty years The thn ng that monthly crowded the room and saw the painting Inter-Mounta- I could not have given you a description of the face and form por in trayed there It was the picture of a girl from whose presence you depart not with an image of features or form but impressed with an idea of nobility Picture to your- self the loveliest face you have ever seen add intelligence though not in such quantities as to chill the soft appeal in the eyes add dignity but a gentle dignity add a perfect form with all its attendant indescrib-abilitie- s add to all this the power which comes through wealth and you have the ideal of every man at Precton Cniversity Xo wonder the of football the that team captain left college with a heavy heart when she answered his letter thus: “You elicit my admiration bv our noble work at school I respect vuu I for your superior intelligence admire you for your manlv prowess c and indomitable courage on the field feel deeplv the honor of your avowed affection but believe me I will marry no man who has not proved himself a master in ath-leti- I life” One day there came to Perrv a lad about vears of age twenty-tw- o His career as a lumberman wa started as follows Jack rane was the superintendent in Perrv and was known to be the strongest man : C in Washington state lie started in work the upper camps as skidder and had risen bv sheer brute strength and a certain rough intel- - |