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Show THE PROVO POST to show you my foots and Introduce yon to my brudder." In the mens department after much thoughtful discussion they decided upthat being blue Jean on, a suit the only goods which. In view f the amount of cloth required, came withEli advised in the appropriation. against it. Ton are like Ell already, he said. Yon baf got do pack off your back. Look at me. Dont yon hear my clothe say someflngT" They ere very eloquent." said Abe. Yell, dey make a speech. Dey say Ell Fredenberg he is no more a poor devlL You cannot snesas at him one again. Nefer. He he Climb de tedder up. Now you let .me sell you aometlng vat makes a good speech for you." "If you let me dictate the speech ril agree," said Abe. Eli asked. "Veil vat to it I would like my clothes to say In a low tone of voice : This to humble Abraham Lincoln, about the same length and breadth that I am. He dont want to scare or astonish anybody. He dont want 'to look like a beggar or a millionaire. Just put him g man of good down for a intentions who is badly in debt" That ended all argument The suit of bine Jeans was ordered and the measures taken. As they were about to go Ell said : I forgot to tell you dot I haf seen Blm Kelso de odder day in St. Louis. baf seen her on de street She bas De hat een like a queen so grand ' nd gown from Paris and she valk so rend! But she look not so happy 'ike she usit to be. - I speak to her. Oh my, she vas glad and so surprised 1 She tolt me dot she vould like to come for a visit but her husband he does not vant her to go dere nefer again. My jobber haf tolt me dot Mr. Biggs to git drank efery day. Blm she tlnk " de place no good." "Poor child !" said Abe. Tra afraid shes In trouble. Her parents hare' be gun to suspect that sometbirg i wrong. They have never beta w- -- vhjj) 'We Are' On a sionr o? m rcnxnay ranocEicr iKvn;a bacheller The Jump N6w Hot days are here and with them the demand for ice. But we had anticipated this big demand. We are prepared to supply you. Every year has seen an in creased demand for The San- SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I. Samson and Sarah Traylor, with their two children, Jo-sland Betsy, travel by wagon from their home in Vergennes, Vt., to the West, the land of plenty. Their destination is the Country ot the Sangamon, in Illinois. CHAPTER II. At Niagara Falls they meet a party et immigrants, among them a youth named John who also decides to go to the Sangamon country. All of the party suffer from fever and ague. Sarahs ministrations save the life of a youth, Harry Needles, tn the last stages ot fever, and be accompanies the Traylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois, and are welcomed by young "Abe Lincoln. CHAPTER III. Among the Traylors first acquaintances are Lincolns friends, Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter Bim, 16 years of age. CHAPTER IV. Samson decides to locate at New Salem, and begins building his house. Led by Jack Armstrong, rowdies attempt to break njrTfi8'Troceedlngs. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll, of the Armstrong crowd, and McNoll threatens ven. geance. CHAPTER V. A few days later Harry, alone, la attacked by McNoll and his gang, and would have been roughly used had not Blm driven off his assailants with a shotgun. John McNeil, the Traylors Niagara Falls acquaintance, is markedly attentive to Ann Rutledge. Lincoln is in love with Ann, but has never had enough courage to tell her so. CHAPTER VI. Traylor helps two slaves, who bad run away from St. Louis, to escape.. Eliphalet Biggs, owner ot the slaves, following them, attempts to beat np Traylor and in a fight has his arm broken. CHAPTER VII. Waiting for his arm to heal, Biggs meets Bim Kelso, with whom Harry Needles has fallen In love. Biggs asks for Blms hand, but her father refuses his consent Biggs returns to 8t. Louis. CHAPTER VIII. Blm confesses to Harry that she loves Biggs, and the youth Is disconsolate. Lincoln decides to seek a seat in the legislature. He and Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war, and leave New Salem. ah . Ice. itary We think it is because we freeze only from the purest of distilled water. , : 100 Per Cent Pure - - 608 PHONE ' ; Mc-Ne- ll, Provo Ice & Cold Storage Company HAVE YOUR . Rugs &Carpeis Cleaned Machinery By WORK GUARANTEED Price Reasonable Phone 682 We Call and Deliver I ORVILLE BAILEY ' Bert , Bandley HORSESHOEING AND BLACKSMITHING Satisfaction Guaranteed 22 South Second West Phone 85 PLUMBING AND HEATING , General Repairs, Ranges Connected, Water Jackets Cleanea. Hydrants Repaired, Etc. t. Abe? No, said the latter, giving bet the advantage of every doubt, ohn did a foolish thing, but we must hot condemn blm Without a knowledge of the facte. The young often do foolish things and sickness would account folds silence. You go home and eo fn sleep and stop worrying, Ann. Youll get that letter one of these days."" A day or two later 'Abe and Harrs went to Springfield. Their reason for the trip lay tn a talk between the postmaster and Jack Kelao the night before as they sat by the latters fire- WILL CRAIGHEAD ij S01-- DONT w. lat N; THROW YOUR OLD SHOES AWAY Half Sole and Repair Them Let OLD WORN OUT SHOES Guaranteed to Look nnd Wear Like New- Give Me n Trial Be Convinced. ECONOMY SHOE 8H0P, ' Thomas Demos, Prop. 403 W, Center St. Provo, Utah Mrs. "Floyd Violett Experienced Pianoforte ' Teacher Nat tall Apartments. Tel. Baker & Baker Attorneys and Counselors-at- - Law. - - Collections and . Adjustments - - Everywhere 108 West Center Street Provo, Utah -- That Good Coal THE KIND YOU WANT Standard King Panther Castle Gate Clear Creek Black Hawk Smoot &Spaftord Phone. 17 side. . . Tve been living where there was no one to find fault with my parts of speech or with the parts of my legs which were not decently covered, said Abe.' The sock district of tny person has been without representation in the legislature of my intellect up to Its Wist session. Then we goti a hill through for local Improvements and the governor haa approved the appropriation. Suddenly we discovered that there tjas no money in the treasury. But Samson Traylor To fcuy an Issue of bonds of the amount of fifteen dollars.! . Tm glad to hear you declare in satil favor of external Improvements. Weve all been too much abKelso. sorbed by internal Improvements Youre on the right trail. Abe.' Youve been thinking of the public ear anl too little of the public eye. We must show some respect for both." Sometimes I think that conu lv dress ought to go with comely facBut that a thing tion." said Abe. you cant learn In hooks. Theres no grammarian of the language of dress. Its Then Tm so big and awkvt-arda rather hopeless problem," "Youre In good company," Ketsn assured him. Nature guards her best men with some sort of singularity not attractive to others. Often she makes them odious with conceit ot deformity or dumbness or garrulity. Dante was such a poor talker thnt no one would ever ask him to dinner If it had not been so I presume his muse would have been sadly crippled If you had been by Indigestion. 1 good dancer and a ladya favorite; have would studied wonderlfyon and Burnt tad Shakespeare iqrt-h.- d silver-mounte- lettered; ah-lva- l -- Cloths, casslnettes, casslmeres, velvet silks, satins, Marseilles waistcoat-Ing- , fine, calf boots, seal and morocco pumps for gentlemen, crepe llsse, lac veils. Thibet shawla, fine prunella shoes." ' Reads like a foreign language to How would you like me," said Abe. a little Marseilles walstcoatlngr Suddenly a man touched hto shoulder with a hearty llowdy, Abe? It was Ell, tbe Wandering Jew,1 as he had been wont to call himself tn the days when he carried a pack on the road through Peters Bluff and Clary's Grove and New Salem to Beardatown and back. DU to my store," said Ell. Your store ! Abe exclaimed. Ya, look at de sign." The Jew pointed to bis some fifty feet long under the cornice, on which they read the legend; Ell Fredenbergs Emporium. Abe looked him over from head to foot and exclaimed: . My conscience! . You look at If you had been fixed up to be sold to the highest bidder. threadThe hairy, dusty, bare peddler bad been touched by same miraculous hand. The lavish sign-boar- bow-legge- d, of the stage and .taken her letter and run home with It That Saturday's stage brought the new Bull of clothes . from Springfield. t, It was an Indian summer day of th first week In November. That after-noo- n Abe went to the tavern and asked Ann to walk out to the Traylors with him. She seemed to be glad to go. She was not the cheerful, quick-footed Ann of old. Her face was pale, her eyes dull and listless, her step slow. Neither spoke until they had passed tbe Waddell cabin and were come to the open fields. I hope your letter brought good rosy-cheeke- to all I can ask now," said Do you bear If we Always ate the things that are good for us, how much better off we shoujd be. That we dont is because in most cases things that are best for us are not the things we enjoy the most, The great exception to this rule is BREAD ! , . , An- - They had n pleasant visit and while Ann was playing with the baby she seemed to have forgotten her troubles. They stayed to tapper, after which the whole family walked to the tavern with them.- - When Ann began to show weariness, Abe gently lifted her in . hto arms and carried her. That evening Mrs. Peter Lukins called upon Abe at Sara Hills stars where bs sat alone, before tbe fire, reading with two candles burning on tbe end of a dry goods box at bla elbow. - . , I wanted to see you private bout There's them Lukins," she began. that call blm Bony Lukina, bnt I reckon be ain't 'ho bonier than the everldge run o men not a bit an, if he was, I dont reckon hto bones orto be tbrowed at him every time hes spoke to that away " r . ' What can I do, about it? Abe asked. Ive been hopin an wishln some kind of a decent handle could be put on to hto name," said Mrs. Lukina, with her eya upon a knot hole In the counter. Something with a good sound to it You said that anything you could do for the New Salem folks yon was goin to do an I thought maybe you could fix it" Abe smiled and asked: , Do yon want a tltlef "If it ain't plum owdaefous I wtoht be could be made- - n colonel." j ril see what can be done, bnt If he gets that title he'll have to live up to it" chalk line I'll make bim walk v u see, the good woman promlx-r ' e left the store. At Every Meal More Bread I have not heard from her since Juno." . I wish you would writs to her nnd tail her that I am thinking of going down to 8t Loots and that X would llks to go and see her." Ill write to her tomorrow," said For BREAD, the most nourishing and satisfying of all foods, is also the most economical. A full loaf a day for every member of your family is the amount really needed to sustain full health and vigor. - - - Start now eat Bread more Bread be healthier, - happier and richer. : ,, , HAVE ANOTHER SLICE OF o TLo broad ihat made mother quit belong Utah County people help themselves first when they eat plenty of ROYAL BREAD, because it is made of Utah County hard wheat flour. Royal Baking Co., of Salt Lake, uses $100,000 worth of it each year. , d Tli at evening Abe wrote a playful commission as colonel for Peter Lukins, which was signed In due time by all hto friends aad neighbors and presented to Lukins by a committee of which Abe was chairman. Coleman Smoot a man of some means who bad a farm on thr road to Springfield was in the village that evening. Abe showed blm the commission and asked him to sign Til sign on one condition, said Smoot. "What to that?" Abe asked. That youll give me a commission. I want to be your friend." You are that now, aren't youT" . Abe asked. f Yes, but I haven't earned my commission. You havent given me n chance yet. What can I do to help ! you along?" . Abe was much impressed by these kindly words. My friends do not often ask what they can do for me," he said. 1 suppose they havent thought of It. Ill think It over and let you know. Three days later he walked out to As Coleman Smoots after supper. they sat together by the fireside Abe it ' SAVE MONEY- - BUY FOR GASH SamuelKopp450 w- - Phone 446 Cash and Carry System. Lowest Prices. . been thinking of your friendly question. Its dangerous to talk that way to a man like me. Tbe fact Is, I need two hundred dollars to pay pressing debts and give me something news," said Abe. in my pocket when I go to Vandnlia. was It very short, Ann answered. If yon can not lend It to me I shad He took a fever In Ohio and was think none tbe less of you. sick there four weeks and then he I can and will," said Smoot. Tve went home. In two months he never been watching yon for a long time. A wrote a word to me. Aad this one man who tries as hard as yon do to was only a little hit of a letter wltfc deserves to be helped. I beno love in it. I don't believe he cares get along lieve In yon. 111 go np to Springfield for roe now or, perhaps, he to mar- and It to yon get the money and ried. I dont know. Im not going within a week or so. bring to cry about It any mortr. I cant. Ive Abe Lincoln had many friends who do more tears to shed. Tvs given would have done the like for him If him np. and he knew It could, they "Tben I reckon tbe time has come "Every one has faith In you," sW for me to tell you what to on my Smoot. We expect much of you and heart," said Abe, - I love yen, Aim. we to be willing to do what ought I have loved you for years. I would we can to help." have told yon long ago but I could Your faith will be mj strength, if not make myself believe that .1 was I have any, said Abo; love s good enough for you. I you Oa hto way . home that nlglit he mack that if you ran only be happy with John McXaimr I will pray te thought of what Jack Kefs bad said God that he may turn out to be a good sf democracy and friendship. On the twenty-seconof November aad faithful man and come back a letter came to Ann from Blm Kelso, hto promise." She Koked up at bias with a kind which announced that she was going to New Orleans for the winter with of awe he her fare. "Oh, Abe 1" site whispered. Ibad her htmbaad. Six days later Abe took made np my mind that men were ail the stage for the capital, at Rutledge's bad but my father. 1 was wrong. deer, where all the Inhabitants- - the 1 did- not think e village had assembled to bid him good-yen." Men are luontly goodf said Abe. But (t vary easy to mtoonderstnnd them. In uiy view it's quite likely that John XcNamar is better than you think him. I want you to be fair to John. If you- conclude that you can ot be happy with him give me a chance. 1 would my best to bring hack tbe Joy of the okt days. Sometime I think that I am going to do someth! worth while. Sometimes I think that I can see my- way far ahead and It looks very pleasant, and you, Ann, are always stalking beside me in It. Before we take another step I wish you could give me some hope to live oo Just a little straw of - d' THE MOST COMPLETE LINE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 15, 1921 . Sugar : Fine Potatoes . Fine White Cauliflower, lb pail Silver Leaf Lard Fancy Whole Hams, the best ever, per lb. Picnic Hams, per lb. Fine Sale Bacon, per lb Whole Breakfast Bacon, per lb. Sweet Potatoes, per lb sack Cracked Wheat i 14 lbs. 13 lbs. 5-l- 98 25 10 88 b. 36( i 19 17 2G 38) 9-l- b. 39 45( 2 pkgs. Germea 2 pkgs. Cream of Barley.. 3 pkgs. Excelo Cake Flour.. 3 pkgs. Teco Pancake Flour I S lbs. Luneta Coffee Assorted Soups, per can i.I 10-lpail White Syrup, Special Swiss Cheese, strong, per lb Old Brick Cheese for chicken feed, lb 48-lsack Patent Flour 10 bars White Laundry Soap 35 25 99 10 69 25 b. ' 8 b. - $1,23 45 bars White Naptha Soap... I llc3 Plenty Fresh Cream and Fresh Milk at All Times. MORE FOR THE MONEY. NO CHARGE. NO DELIVERY. 10 450 West Center St, Provo. ' ELIAS A. GEE, Candidate for City Commissioner. ' Born in Provo and g resident thereof. said: Ive and-kee- ed 754-N-- J. 1 Rat-ledg- es -- t Lmhctizt ' olethod hard-workin- United States, If that la possible. Til to go dow n there "and' visit' ltd ktrU reckon wed better say nothing to give the 'old Abe and fifteen dollars to boot for a new one and we'U see any ono of what wo have heard, at what comes of 1L" present." They reached New Salem In th Springfield had been rapidly changing. It was still small and crude, but middle of the night and weht Into some of the best standards of civilizabarn and lay down on tbe tion had been set up in that communhaymow between two buffalo bides unity.' Families of weulth and culture til morning. In the East had sent their sons and CHAPTER XII. a share of their capital to this little metropolis of the land of plenty to go Which Continues the Romanes of Abe Into business. Handsome, d 1b harness, - and Ann Until the Former Leaves horses, drawing carriages that shone so you ' Naw Salem to Begin His Work In could see your face In them, to quote the Legislature, Also it Describes the Coloneling of Peter Lukins. from Abe again, were on Its streets. The two New Salem men stopped The next day after hto return, Abe and studied a big sign tn front of a received a letter from Ann. She had announce on store which this large come over to the store on the ment had been Then after a little silence she pleaded; You dont think that, do yon, QUICK SERVICE. Phone strong." Or tav enjoyed the friendship of Bill Berry and acquired a national debt, or have saved my Imperiled country In the war with Black Hawk," Abe laughed. In the matter of dress the postmaster had great confidence in the taste and knowledge of hto young friend, Harry Needles, whose neat appearance Abe regarded with serious adSo he asked Harry to go miration. with him on' nls new mission and help to choose the goods and direct the tailoring, for it seemed to him a highly Important enterprise. Our appropriation to only fifteen dollars," said Abe as they came In alght of the big village" on a warm bright day late In October. Of course, I cant expect to make myself look .like the . President of the United States with such a sum, but I waat to look like a respectable citizen of tbe CHAPTER DL Bins comes bark to fha vtiin ant b ana Mm slope. Harry Imidi of it on fail way Ihome from the warm Lincolns advico and philosophy sustain him in his grief, CHAPTETR X. Lincoln, defeated In fcU candidacy for the legislators, forms a partnership with "BH1 Berry in the grocerr business. Biggs sends a gang to burn Traylor's bouse, but the New buem men arosarned and the raiders worsted. FURNACES CALORIC and Blackstone and Starkie, and the science of surveying and been elected to the legislature. I wonder If yon could Oven have' whipped Jack Arm- r That Abe as they went on. from Blm Kelso 7" life-lon- Stands For The Following An economical but progressive administration. A and well-govern- ed well-polic- ed city. ' A clean city ; especially clean streets and yards. Lighting of all back alleys in our business district, as a protection to property and the saving of human life. .. Completion of our city and county building. . Preference to lqcal contractors, in awarding contracts for all public improvements. Better roads and walks for workmen to go to and from the machine shops located south of our residence part of the city, 'A plan for perpetual beautification of our city cemetery. More parks for oqr citizens to enjoy, and the ones we have improved ; also one or more with better equipped for the children. An improved road for the tourist to reach Raymond park and placing jn the park a few electric lights and a drinking fountain. An improved road and walk for the B. Y. U. students to get to and from the Maeser Memorial and Mechanical Arts buldings. . Making improvements wher needed without any favor to any special district of the city. For a better protection against accident to our citizens at railroad crossings within our city limits, some of which are at this time considered very unsafe. He commends our present fire department for assisting in saving the property of our neighbor, Mr. W. V. Price, not' withstanding it is located just beyond the city limits. : Upon the above outlined policy he kindly asks the support of the electors of Provo City at the Primary election, to be held October 25th, and the General election to be held November 8th, 1321. ELIAS A. GEE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, : . . play-groun- ds v (Political Advertisement.) - . The Jew Pointed to Hla Signboard. hand of the West had showered her favors On him. They resembled In some degree the barbaric pearl and gold of tbe East . He glowed with prosperity. Diamonds and ruffled linen and Scotch plaid and red silk on hto neck and a bine band on hla hat face and perfumand a smooth-shorery were tbe glittering details that surrounded tbe person of E1L Come In," urged the genial pro- 1 vouljJlk prietor of the Emporium. ' n hope. You are a wonderful man, Abe," said Ann, touched by his appeal. "My father says that you are going to be a great man." I can not hold out any such hope to you," Abe answered. Tm rather Ignorant and badly In debt but 1 reckon that 1 can make a good living and give you a comfortable borne. Dont you think, taking me just as 1 am, you could care for me a little? "Yes; sometimes 1 think that 1 could love you, Abe," she answered. -love you yetbut I may . j (ja sometime. I really want to toy you." nt i TH Village Had Assembled Him Goedby. Superior Gasoline CENTS PER te Bid by. Ann Rutledge, with a flash of ber old playfulness. kissed him when he got into the stage. Abes long arm was waving in the air as he looked back at his cheering friends while the stage rumbled down the road toward the great task of life upon which he was presently to begin In the little village of Vandalla. (Continued in Next Issue.) GALLON Superior Motor Co. iggaasxBCaBaaiagigBrai |