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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM, UTAH piiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiinniiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiniimiiiiiimiiiniiiimiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiininnimiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiimniiiiiiiniininiiniiiiiiiini Barr By George Mrv JL iL Wedding McOUTCHEON jwJate nor so weuTreasu" a gift from Parks. Our mode?, ttszzzr iTliininiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiimiinminiiiiiiiiiiitniiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiim?i Author OF of GRAUSTARK," THE HOLLOW BOYD PARK THE PRINCE OF GRAU- FROM THE HOUSETOPS." ETC. HER HAND, STARK FOUNDED IflO MAKERS OF JEWELRY MO MAIN STREET lIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii Gifh SALT I LAKE CITY Copyright by Dodd, Mead and Company, Ino. said. hereby officially present the ed, Im sure, etc.," she said quite clearresult of subsequent deliberation. Mr. ly: Oh, now I remember. I was sure Barnes Is invltedo 'dine., with us to- I had seen you before, Mr. Barnes. You are the magic gentleman who night. V Barnes lienrt was still pounding sprang like a mushroom out of the rapidly ns he made the rueful admis- earth early yesterday afternoon. sion that he didnt have a thing to "And frightened you," he said; wear." He couldnt think of acceptyou vanished like the "whereupon ing the gracious Invitation Is gobbled up by the that -- SflTSrntaera If they take, me a?,l glutton. Barnes, doubtfully, He had thrilled at the sound of her I say," called, out ODowd to the volcyTTwas the low, deliberate voice sheriff, who wits gazing longingly at of woman ofthe crossrQnds, and, the horses tethetedjU. the bottom, of e H,efore, he caught the almost slope, would ye mind ta'5TperCeptibie accent. The red gleam Mr. Barries nag back to the Tavern? from the blazing' logs fell upon her He Is stopping to dinner. And, while It glistened like gold. I think of It, nreybusotisfled, Mr. shining hair; She wore a simple evening gown of Sheriff, with the, day's work? If not white, softened over the shoulders and you will be welcome again at any time neck with a fall of rare Valenciennes If yell only telephone a half minute lace. There was fio jewelry not even In, advance." To Barnes he said: Well a on her slender, tapering fingers. ring send you down In the automobile toMrs. Collier, the hostess, was an elnight, provided It has survived the derly, woman, decidday. Were expecting the poor thing - Mrs. Van Dyke, overdressed. edly to die In Its tracks at almost any In- her was a woman of thirty, daughter, stant. tall, dark and handsome in a bold, Ten minutes later Barnes passed dashing sort of way. The lackadaisithrough the portals of Green Fancy. cal gentleman with the mustache turned out to be her husband. CHAPTER IX. My brother Is unable to be with us tonight, Mr. Barnes," explained The First Wayfarer, the Second WayMrs. farer and the Spirit of Chivalry told Collier. Mr., ODowd may have you that he is an Invalid. Quite Ascendant. The wide green door, set far back rarely is he well enough to leave his In a recess not unlike a kiosk, was room. He has begged me to present his and regrets to you. Anopened by a man servant who might otherapologies time, you will give him perhaps, have a been waiter mistaken for easily the he pleasure Isdssing tonight. from Delmonieos or Sherrys. De Sotos cocktails came in. Miss Say to Mrs. Collier, Nicholas, that one. ODowd Mr. Barnes Is here for dinner, said Cameron did not take m De Soto. I will make the cocktails proposed a toast. To the rascals who went gunning this evening. Much to Barnes surprise nnd dis- for the other rascals. But for them appointment the Interior of the house we should be short at least one memfailed to sustain the bewildering effect ber of this agreeable company. It was rather startling. Barnes produced by the exterior. The entrance ball and the living room Into glass stopped half way to his lips. An which he was conducted by the two Instant later he drained it. He ac- men were singularly like others that he had seen. The latter, for example, was of ordinary dimensions, furnished with a thought for comfort rather than elegance or even good taste. The couches and chairs were low and deep nnd comfortable, as If Intended for men only, and they were covered with rich, gay materials; the hangings at the windows were of deep blue and gold; the walls an unobtrusive cream color, almost literally thatched with etchings. The stairs were thickly carpeted. At the top his guide turned to the left and led the way down a long corridor. They passed at least four doors before ODowd stopped and threw open the fifth on that side of the hall. There were still two more doors beyond. Suggests a hotel, doesnt It? said the Irishman, standing aside for Barnes to enter. All of the sleeping apartments are on this floor, and the baths and boudoirs and what not. The garret Is above, and thats where we deposit our family skeletons, Intern our grievances, store our stock of little spitefulness and hide all devils that must come sneaking up from the city with us whether we will or no. Dabson, addressing the man who had quietly entered the room through the door behind them, do Mr. Come and Sit Beside Me, Mr. Barnes," Barnes, will ye, and fetch me from She Called Out Gayly. 1 'DO NOT DESERT ME! Synopsis..' Thonins K. Barnes, a wealthy young New Yorker, on a walking trip In New Eng-lan- d near the Canadian border, Is given a lift In an automobile ly a mysterious and attractive girl bound for a hoime QaUert Green fancy.' 'At Hurt's tavern Barnes finds a stranded troupe of actors, of which Lyndon Rushcroft Is the stnr and Miss Thackeray the leading Indy. They are doing hotel work for their board. lie learns Green Fancy Is a house of mystery. That night two mounted men leave the tavern under odd circumstances. One is brought bach dying. Barnes comes under stays to help cleur up the taystery. ODowd of Green Fancy says that that place of mystery Is noi concerned In any way. Barne-get- s , barn-stormin- 11 Jf g t Into the Green heavy-feature- d Fancy grounds and sees the mysterious girl. She gives him the cut dl rect and ODowd politely eject' him from the grounds. Enter another men of mystery, Mr. Sprouse, book agent. CHAPTER VIII Continued. I From what I hear the man Paul was shot through the lungs, directly from In front. The bullet went straight through his body. He was riding very rapidly down the road. When he came to a point not far above the crossroads he was fired It Is safe to assume that he upon. 'was looking Intently ahead, trying to make out the crossing, lie was not shot frothe-Bia- e Of the road, gen-bfrom the middle of It. The jjqfjullet came from a point almost in front of him, and not from Mr. Curtis' property here to the left or Mr. Conleys on the right. The chances are that Paul did not accompany Roon to the meeting place up the road, ne remained near the horses. Thats how he managed to get away so quickly. It remained for the' man at the crossroads to settle with him. But were wnsting time with all this twaddle of mine. Let us be moving. There is one point on which we must nil agree. The deadliest marksman Jn the world fired those shots. No bungling on that Rcore. bedad. In the course the party, traversing the ground contiguous to the public road, came within sight of the green dwelling among the trees. Barnes Interest revived. Ilis second view of the house Increased his wonder and admiration. If ODown had not actually located It among the trees for him he would have been at a loss to discover It, although It was Immediately In front of him and In direct line of vision. De .Soto was seen approaching through the green sea, his head appearing and disappearing Intermittently In the billows formed by the He shook undulating underbrush. hands with Barnes a moment later. Im glad you had the sense to bring Mr. Barnes with you, ODowd, You didnt mention him said he. when you telephoned that you were personally conducting a sightseeing party. I tried to catch you afterward on the telephone, but you had left the Tavern. Mrs. Collier wanted me to ask you to capture Mr. Barnes for dinner tonight. "Mrs. Collier Is the sister of Mr. Curtis, explained ODowd. Then he turned upon De Soto incredulously. For the love of Pat. lie cried, wlmts come over them? Why, I made so hold ns to suggest last night that you were a chap worth cultivating, Barnes and that you wouldnt be long in the neighborhood but to save your feelings Ill not repent what they said, the two of them. Wliat changed them ut of-tim- e over, De Soto?" A chance remark of Miss Camerons at lunch today. Slie wondered If Barnes could be the clinp who wrote the articles about Peru and the Incas, or something of the sort, and that set them to looking up the back numbers of the Geographic "Magazine In Mr. Curtis library. Not only did they find the articles but they found your picture. I bad no difficulty in deciding that you were one and the same. The atmosphere cleared in a jiffy. It became even clearer when It was discovered that you have had a few nnces-'or- s and are received in good society both hero nnd nbrond, as the late Fred Martin would have s lm-th- Mr. De Sotos room when youve finished. I leave you to Dabsons tender The saints preserve us! Look at the mans boots! Dabson, get out your brush and dauber first of all. lies been floundering in a bog. The jovial Irishman retired, leaving Barnes to be done by the silent, valet. Dabson was young nnd vigorous and exceedingly well trained. He made short work of doing the visitor; barely fifteen minutes elapsed before ODowds return. Presently they went downstairs together. Lamps had been lighted, many of them, throughout the house. A fire crackled In the cavernous fireplace at the end of the living room nnd grouped about its cheerful, grateful blaze were the ladies of Green Fancy. The girl of his thoughts was there, standing slightly aloof from the others, but evidently amused by the tale with which De Soto was regaling them. She was smiling; Barnes saw the sapphire lights sparkling in her eyes and experienced a sensation that was wofully akin to confusion. But everything went off quite naturally. He favored Miss Cameron with an uncommonly smile as she gave her hand to him, and she in turn responded with one faintly suggestive of tolerance, although It certainly would have been recorded by a less sensitive person than Barnes as ripping. In reply to his perfunctory delight- mercies. swift-movin- g significant, that there should b so many men at Green Fancy. Much to his disappointment he was not placed near Miss Cameron at table. Indeed she was seated as far away from him as possible. There was a place set between him nnd De Soto, for symmetrys sake, Barnes concluded. In this he was mistaken; they had barely seated themselves when Mrs. Collier remarked; Mr. Curtis secretary usually Joins us here for coffee. He has his dinner whh my brother, and then, poor man, comes In for a brief period of relaxation. When my brother Is in one of his bad spells poor Mr. Loeb doesnt have much time to himself. Loeb, the private secretary, came In for coffee. He was a tall, spare man of thirty, pallidly, handsome, with dark, studious eyes and features of an unmistakably Hebraic cast, as his name might, have foretold. His teeth were marvelously white nnd his slow smile attractive. More than once during the hour that Loeb- spent with them Barnes formed nnd dismissed a stubborn opinion that the man was not a Jew. Certainly he was not an American Jew. His voice, his manner of speech, his every action stamped him as one born and bred In a land far from Broadway and its counterparts. If a Jew he was of the east as It Is measured from Rome - ever-recurrin- g the Jew. of the carnal drlent. COULD NOT HOLD ARMADILLO Writer Admits Underestimating thi Strength of Little Animal H Was Trying to Capture. When he was a small boy, w, H, Hudson, the author of Far Away anj Long Ago, came to grief while he was attempting to capture an armadillo. One day, he says, I was standing on the mound at the side of a moat, some 40 yards from where men were at work, when aa armadillo bolted from bis earth and, running to the very spot where I was, Btandlng, began vigorously digging to bury himself In the soil. Neither men nor dogs had seen him, and I at bnce determined to capture him unaided by anyone. I Imagined that It would prove to be a very easy task. Accordingly, laid hold of his tail with both hands black, and began tugging to get him oft the ground, but could not move him. lie went on digging furiously, and getting deeper and deeper Into the earth, and I soon found that Instead of my pulling him out he was pulling me lu after him. It hurt my pride to think that ftn animal no larger than a cat was beating me In a trial of strength, and I held on more tenaciously than ever and tugged and strained more violently, until not to lose him I had to go down flat on the ground. But It was all for nothing. First my hands and then my aching arms were carried down into the earth, and I was forced to release my hold and get up to rid myself of the mold that he had been throwing up Into my face and all over my head, neck and shoulders. Youths Companion. single-hande- d bone-case- d And as the evening wore on there came to Barnes the singular fancy that this mhn was the master and not the servant of the house! He could not put the ridiculous idea out of his mind. He was to depart at ten. The hour drew near and he had had no opportunity for detached conversation with Miss Cameron. He had listened to her bright retorts to ODowds sallies, and marveled at the ease and composure with which she met the witty Irishman on even terms ? Not until the very close of the evening, and when he had resigned himself to hopelessness, did the opportuEPIGRAM IS ; NQT GREELEYS nity come for him to speak with her alone. She caught his eye, and, to his Credited amazement, made a slight movement Great Editor Long Wrongly With Go Advice, West, Young of her head, unobserved by the others Man, Go West. but curiously Imperative to him. There was no mistaking the meaning of the The famous epigram Go West, direct, Intense look that she gave him. man, go West, so commonly young She was appealing to him as a attributed to the pen of Horace Grefriend as one on whom she could deeley, was not written first by that vepend ! nerable editor of the New York TrThe spirit of chivalry took possession of him. His blood leaped to the ibune, but b John L. B. Soule, editor 1851 call. She needed him and he vyould of the Terre Haute Express. In Richard Thompson, afterward secrnot fall her. And it was with diffto go iculty that he contrived to hide the etary of the navy, urged Soule country, the west and with grow up exaltation that might have ruined evand praised the editors talents as a . erything writer. He wagered a barrel of flour While he was trying to Invent a pretext for drawing her apart from the that Soule could write an article that others she calmly ordered Van Dyke would be attributed to Horace to relinquish his place on the couch The result of the suggestion was beside her to Barnes. Come and sit beside me, Mr. a column editorial about the West's dBarnes, she called out gayly. I will 'opportunities for young men. It necould not bite you or scratch you or harm eclared that Horace Greeley adver have given a young man better you in any way. Ask Mr. ODowd, "Go and he will tell you that I am quite vice than contained in the words, Although stated docile. I dont bite, do I, Mr. ODowd? West, young man. Soule as You do, said ODowd promptly. merely thought Greeley newspapers all have You do more than that. You devour. it, put might Bedad I have to look in a mirror to over the country began to credit GreSo widespread eley with the epigram. convince meself that you havent swalcepted the toast as- a compliment from lowed me whole. that Grebecome did the quotation another way Thats the whilom Irishman, and not as a editorial the abeleys paper reprinted tribute to the prowess of those mys- of telling you, Barnes, that shell following the with from the sorb you entirely. Express, terious marksmen. For a few minutes she chided him footnote : The table in the spacious dining The expression of this sentiment He was room was one of those long, narrow for his unseemly aversion. o been attributed to the editor has had been he to that think Italian boards, unmistakably antique beginning fully so But and equally rare. Sixteen or eighteen mistaken In her motive, and that after the Tribune erroneously. vandoes he concur In the advice It g've9 people could have been seated with- all she was merely satisfying her smiled Into as that he Indorses most heartily the she and out crowding, and when the seven took ity. Suddenly, Terre voice his eyes, slife said, lowering her epigrammatic advice of the their places wide Intervals saying separated in : and Haute joins Express, them. No effort had been made by the slightly Go West, young man. go West." Do not appear surprised at anyhostess to bring her guests close toSmile as if gether, ns might have been done by thing I may say to you. nonsense. silliest the were we uttering Sky Went Along. using one end or the center of "the A woman Was leaving a home where table. The serving plates were of sil- So much depends upon it, Mr. Barnes. s she had been very happy, and, as ver. Especially beautiful were the ta to was which the boarded train water goblets and the I e Barnes, bound forever, her away, the tears cnine fast. he graceful champagne glasses. They to comfort the makes to suggestions little son, anxious were blue and white and of a design tried the effect of a cheering discocr. and quality no longer obtainable exgirl that promise excitemot The esthetic ery he had just made. Why, cept at great cost. ment. r is going the sk7 he exclaimed, Barnes was not slow 'to appreciate the faint-lie- " Other along with us. rarity of the glassware and the chaste same U'U ti:i CUjN iii V1L.U.) people need to make the beauty of the serving plates. leave we what No matter . covery. The man Nicholas was evidently the us. Staving Off Old Age. with best the goes hind, butler, despite his Seventh avenue Among many other extraordinary manner. He was assisted In serving for prolonging ones stay on this plans A Russell Story. by two stalwart and amazingly clumsy Interesting planet may be mentioned ' A story that the late G. Wr. H. footmen, of similar Ilk and nationality. that of a South African farmer who mny a of was Sell told with On seeing these additional men serv- advised people to eat every day four In a north of gusto town. His ants Barnes began figuratively to pounds of England bananas steeped In sweetsome seats for the count on his fingers the retainers he ened whisky, and that of a presented ship professor n tne had so fur encountered on the place. In the University of Pennsylvania who front, and had this Inscribed to the borough by Presented Already he had seen six. all of them believed that much could bedone In The Aid. Bogging. mayor. powerful, rugged fellows. It struck the way of staving off old age by frehis and he made lt.M him as extraordinary, and in a way quently having ones feet tickled I -- 1 , Oreo-le- - ( long-stemme- d , |