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Show - L i V THE PROVO POST FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922 among smiles and laughter. IShe was like a kitten in her desire to be petted, made much of and admired., Almost anybody who liked her could win a place in her affection. Johnnies case was not so hopeless as he imagined it. address he gave to the driver with the waterproof hat pulled down over his head was that of a certain place of amusement known as Heath's Palace f Wonders. A woman he wanted to consult was wont to sit behind a window there at the receipt of customs. Miss Annie Millikans pert smile Over their good-nigsmoke Clay beamed through the window at Clay gave a warning. Keep yore eyes when he stepped up. ' open, Johnnie. I was trailed to the she sang Hello, Mr. house today by one of the fellows with out. How many? Durand the night I called on him. It Clay explained that his business was spells trouble. I reckon the Pacbes serioust. Ive got to see you alone are going to leave the reservation now, he added. If you gotta you gotta. again. The girl Say, Clay, aint you gettih homecalled an usher, who found a second sick for the whinin of a rawhide? usher to take her place. Whas the matter with us hittin the Annie walked down the street a few dust for good old Tucson? Id sure steps beside Clay. like to chase cowtails again.1 Whats the big idea in callin me You can go, Johnnie. Im not ready from me job in thfc rush hours? she yet quite. And when I go It wont asked. be because of any rattlesnake in the Clay told his story. grass. Some of Jerrys strong-arwork, Whadyou mean I can go? If this she commented. Must be. Can you help me? Jerry Durands trying to get, you Ill be there followin yore dust, old scout. Annie looked straight at him, a huTheres more than one way to skin morous little quirk to .her mouth. a cat. Mebbe the fellow means to Say, whatre you askin me to do strike at me through you or Kitty. trow down my steady? Ive a mind to put you both on a train Annie was pretty, and inevitably she for the ranch. had lovers. One of these was Slim You can put the liT girl on a train. Jim Collins, confidential follower of You cant put me on none lessn you Jerry Durand. He was a crook, and go too, answered his shadow, stoutly. she knew it. But some quality in him Then see you dont get drawn Into his good looks, perhaps, or his gameany quarrels while you and Kitty are ness fascinated her In spite of heraway from the house. Stick to the self. She avoided him, even while she lighted streets. I think Ill speak to found herself to go to Coney her about not lettln any strange man with an escort pleased so well "dressedandc talk to her. I think she had better not glibly confident. Another of her adgo out unless one of us Is with her. mirers was a Tim Muldoon Suits me. And dont you take any by namte, the policeman, same one that had resThat goes double. cued Clay from the savagery of Duchances, Im the cautious guy in this outfit, not rand outside the Sea Siren. Tim she you. But liked. all his Irish ardor he for Within twenty-fou- r hours Clay heard was wary. He had never asked her some one pounding wildly on the outer to him. She thought she knew door of the apartment and the voice the marry reason. He did not want for a wife of the cautious guy imploring haste. a woman who had been Slim Jims Lemme in. Clay. Hurry ! Hurry girl. he shouted. Clay had come to Annie Millikan was at the door in four now Lindsay because of what she had told him strides, but he did not need to see the about Slim Jim. This man was one stricken woe of his friends face to of Durand's stand-byIf there was guess what had occurred. For Johnnie any underground work to be done It and Kitty had started together to see was odds-o- n chance that he would be a picture play two hours earlier. In charge of it. They done took Kitty in an auto, Im askin you to stand by a poor he gasped. Right before my eyes. girl thats in trouble, he said in anClaimed a lady had fainted. swer to her You wouldnt question. Who took her? let Durand could her life spoil iyou I dunno. Some men. Turned the it. trick slick, me never liftin a hand. stop Well, whats my cue? Where do Aint I a heluva man? on-come I Hold yore hawsses, son. Dont get heroine inact? this excited. Begin at the beginnin and When did you see Slim Jim last? tell me all about it, Clay told him, I might a seen him this afternoon quietly. an I might not, she said cautiously, We was cornin home an I took at him from under a broad looking Kitty into that Red Star drug store hat-bri? Say, whats the for to get, her some ice cream. Well, framin Are Jim for up the river? you right after that I heerd a man say how Im tryin to save Kitty. the lady had fainted Because shes your goil. Where do What lady? come in at? Whats there in it for I The lady in the machine. me to go rappin me friend? demandWore you in the drug store? No. Wed jes come out when this ed Annie sharply. Sites not my girl, explained Clay. here automobile drew up an a man Then, with that sure Instinct that jumped out hollerin the lady had sometimes guided him, he added, The fainted and would I bring a glass o water from the drug store. Course I young lady' I Im in love with has got a jump on me and Kitty she moved just became engaged to another man. 'Miss Millikan looked at him, frankup closeter to the car to hep if she For the love o Mike, could. When I got back to the walk ly incredulous. wheres her eyes? Dont she know a with the water the man was hoppin man . when real she sees one? Ill say mov-ihback into the car. It was already He slammed the door shut and It she dont. A flush beat into Annies cheeks. went up the street like greased light-nin- . She went off swiftly at a tangent. Wouldnt it give a fellow a jar? This Get the number? guy Jim Collins slips It to me confidenNo, I I plumb forgot to look. tial that hes off the crooked stuff. a his under revolver Clay slipped in gorilla work. belt. He slid into a street coat. Then Nothin doin he got police headquarters on the wire He kids me that hes quit goin out and notified the office of what had on the spud and porehclimbin dont : look good to him no more. A four-rootaken place. It had come on to rain and Ibeneath flat, a littTe wife, an the straight road the street lights the asphalt shone like for Slim Jim. I fall for it, though a river. The storm had driven most Id orta be hep to men. An he dates me up tonight for the chauffeurs people indoors, but as the westerner ball. drw near the drug store day saw But you didnt go? with relief a taxicab draw up outside. No ; he sidesteps it this aft with Itsi driver, crouched in his seat behind the waterproof apron as far back as a fairy tale about drivin a rich old possible from the rain, promptly ac- dame out to Yonkers. All the time he was figurin on pinchin this, goil , cepted Lindsay as a fare. Back in a minute, Clay told him, for Jerry. Hes a rotten crook. What color is Slim Jims car? and passed into the drug store. A dirty blue. Why? .The abduction was still being disThat was the car. cussed. lie pushed home questions as in'1 Annie lifted her hands in a little to identification. One of the men of Im dead sick gesture despair. of this game. Whats there in it? I live straight and eat in a beanery, .No lobster palaces in mine. Look at me cheap duds. And Tim gives me the over like I was a street cat. What sort of a chance did I ever have, with toughs and gunmen for me friends? Youve got yore chance now, Annie. Tim will hop off that fence hes on and light a runnin straight for you If he thinks youve ditched Slim Jim. You dont owe Jerry Durand anything, anyhow. Where would he have Kitty taken? You can give a ; CHILD A PAUPER WHILE MOTHERS EAT AT EmiPs Cafe , HIGH ROLLER DailylDinner ht ' . Flat-Worke- r, J , Copyright by VUIicm MacLeod Kama CHAPTER X. Beatrice resen ts Lindin Kitty. Taough not adsay's interest to herself, she is becoming mitting it toeven the Arizonan, as he is to her. attached The in anger. to .part CHAPTER I J ) well-ordere- d XI Lady Wears a Ring. Clarendon Bromfleld got the shock of his life that evening. Beatrice pro- posed to him. It was at the Roberson dinner-dancin the palm room, wlth-- j in sight but not within hearing of a dozen other guests. J She camouflaged, what she was doing-witoccasional smiles and ripples of laughter intended fo deceive the others present, but her heart was pounding sixty miles an hour. Bromfleld was not easily disconcerted. He prided himself on his aplomb. But for once he was amazed. I beg your pardon. Miss Whltford laced her fingers round her knee and repeated. Her eyes were hard and brilliant as diae, - 7 V .7 - ' V monds. I was wondering when you are going to ask me again to marry you. Since she had given a, good deal of feminine diplomacy to the task of 7 ;i keeping him at a reasonable distance, Bromfleld was naturally surprised. Thats certainly a leading quesWhat are you up tion, he parried. to. Bee? Are you spoofing me? Im proposing to you, she explained, with a flirt-o- f her hand and an engaging smile toward a man and a girl who had just codie Into the Palm room. -- I dont suppose I do It had your . very well, because I havent experience. But Im doing the best I can. . His lids narrowed a trifle. Do you mean that youve changed your mind? Have you? she asked, quickly, With a sidelong slant of eyes at him. Im still very much at your service. ; . est man In the world, . A J mocEea. Of course you know Bee. Ddes that mean you still think you want me? I don't think. I know it. Then youre on, she told him with a little nd. Thunk you, kind sir. Broiufield drew u deep breath, lty Jove, you're a good Ut,tfte sport, Itee. Im the m happi- he said, wtlh composure. Youre not exactly what Id call a rapturous lover, Clary. But Im not, either, for that matter, so I dare say well hit it off very well. Im a good deal harder hit than Ive ever let on, dear girl. And Im going to make you very happy. Thats promise. Nevertheless he watched her warily, behind a manner of graceful eagerness. A suspicious little thought was filtering through the back of his mind. What the deuce has got Into the girl? has she been quarreling with that bounder from Arizona? Im glad of that. Ill try to make She let the you a good wife, even if sentence die out unfinished. May I tell everybody how happy I am? If you like, she agreed. A short engagement, he ventured. And take me Yes, she nodded. away for a while. Im tired of New York, I think. Ill take you to na place where the and where paths are primrose-strewhe promised, rashly. nightingales sing, She smiled Incredulously, a wise old little smile that had no right on her young face. The report of the engagement spread at once. Bromfleld took care of that. The evening of the day the Runt heard of the engagement he told his friend about it while Kitty was in the kitchen. Miss Beatrice shes wearin a new ring, he said by way of breaking the news gently. Clay turned his head slowly and looked at Johnnie. Bromfleld? he asked. Yep. Thats the story. The ring was on the left hand? J Yep. Clay made no comment. His friend knew enough to say no more to him. Presently the cattleman went out. It uas in the small hours of the morning when he returned. lie had been trauiprng the streets to get the fever out of his blood. But Johnnie 'discussed with Kitty at length this new development, Just as he had discussed with her the fact that Clay no longer went to see the Whit-fordKitty made a shrewd guess at the cause of division. She had already long since drawn from the cowpuncher the story of how Miss Beatrice had rejected his proposal that she take an Interest in her. They must a quarreled likely about me being here. Im sorry you told her. I dont reckon thats it. Miss Beatrice shes got too good judgment for that. I ought to go away. Im only bringing Mr. Lindsay trouble. If he just could heat from his friends in Arizona about that place hes trying to get me, Hfd go right off. He looked at her wistfully. Kitty had begun to bloom again. Her cheeks .were taking on their' old rounded contour and occasionally dimples of delight flashed into them. Already the marks of her misery among the submerged derelicts of the city was beginning to be wiped from her I Was Wondering When You Were Go- mind like the memory of a bad dream ing to Ask Me Again to Marry You. from which she bad awakened. Love l mink 1 11 get up and give three ring- was a craving of her happy, sensuous ing cheers. nature. She wanted to live in the son, Id like to see you do that, she s. , . i six-wee- n . HEALTH IN OLID AGE ks -- 4. li When one grow old the digestive organs lack vitality, the blood is thinned, appetite fails and the general health may suffer. Tanlac, the powerful reconstructive tonic and system purifier, is the ideal medicine for old folks. It creates an appetite by strengthening digestion through its natural influence, then the whole system is toned up and old folks may enjoy prime health. 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They relieve without danger and after effects.Your druggist sells them. habit-formin- n Want Ads Get Quick Results s. rescue-the-beautif- ul lay-out- ll m guess. She had made her decision before Gimme paper and a penshe spoke. cil On Clays notebook she scrawled hur- riedly an address. Jimd croak me if he knew Id given this, she said, looking straight at the cattleman. Hell never know and Ill never forget it, Annie. Clay left her and turned to the driver. From the slip of paper in his hand he read aloud an address.. As Clay slammed the door shut and the car moved forward he had an Impression of something gone wrong, of a cog in his plans slipped somewhere. For Annie, standing in the rain under a sputtering misty street light, showed a face stricken with fear. Her dilated eyes were fixed on the driver of the taxicab. What's the Big idea in Calling Me From Me Job in the. Rush Hours? the rug store had caught a flash of the car number. He was sure ithe first four figures were 3967. The fifth he did not remember. The car was dark blue and it looked like a taxi. This (Continued on page 8.) Clay got the owner of the store, to forward to the police.; The most pleasant kitchens need He did not wait to give it personalof light as well as adequate plenty ly, but joined Johnnie In the cab. The floor space. The Denver & Rio brande Western Railroad Company Office of the President A large number of shop forces of this company have left our employ as a protest against the decisions of the United States Kail-roa- d Labor Board, which was created by an Act of Congress for the purpose of settling disputes between railroads and their employees. The officers of this company recognize that it is their duty to maintain, if possible, uninterrupted transportation service for the benefit of the public. This can only be done with the approval and support of the people in the communities served by the railroad, and particularly with the cooperation of the peace officers in those communities in protecting the men who fiave remained at work and the property of the company. - - - From - - - President Hardings Fourthjof July, 1922, Address, Marion, Ohio. ! The foremost thought in the Constitution is the right to freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Men must be frpe to live and achieve. Liberty is gone in America when any man is denied by anybody the right to work and to live by that work. It does not matter who denies. A free American has the right to labor without any others leave. t It would be no less an abridgement to deny men the right to bargain collectively. Governments cannot tplerate any class or group domination through force. It will be a sorry day when group domination is reflected in our laws. Government and the laws which government is charged with enforcing must be for all the people, ever ajiming at the common good. . i Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the1 United States Labor Board in his statement of July 1, 1922, said V Regardless of any question of the right of the men to strike, the men who take the strikers places are merely accepting the wages and working conditions prescribed by a Government Tribunal and are performing a putT-li-c service. They are not accepting the wages and working conditions which an employer is trying to impose. For this reason Public Sentiment and full Government power will protect the men who remain in their positions and new men who may come in. Competent Men Are Wanted for Railroad Service As Follows MACHINISTS BLACKSMITHS SHEET METAL WORKERS CAR REPARERS ROUND HOUSE SERVICE MEN BOILERMAKERS ELECTRICIANS PIPE FITTERS TINNERS COACH CLEANERS APPRENTICES AND ELPERS Standard Wages will be paid under rules and working conditions with seniority rights dating from time of employment as prescribed by the United States Railroad Labor Board. Applicants for Work Should Aplply at the Office of D. G. Cunningham, Asst. Suipt. M. P., Salt Lake J. H. C. Stevens, Shop Supt., Burnham Shops, Denver, Colo. W. E. HIgginson, Foreman, Colorado Springs, Colo. Walter Roberts, Master Mechanic, Pueblo, Colo. Local Agent, Trinidad, Colo. Local Agent, Florence, Cola. Local Agent, Canon City, Colo. E. G. Haskins, Master Mechanic, Salida, Colo. Local Agent, Leadville, Colo. G. C. Gates, Foreman, Montrose, Colo. M City, Utah. Local Agent, Provo, Utah. -- J- - Denver, Colorado. July 12, 1922 C. Richmond, Foreman, Ogden, Utah. Local Agent, Price, Utah. Local Agent Aspen, Colo. eirlck. Foreman, Gunnison Colo. Master Mechanic, Grand Junction, Y'vens Colo. Hwerton, Master Mechanic, Alamosa, Colo. Foreman, Coloi. Durango, U JJ, arpenter. Superintendent, Ridgway, Colo. Local Agent, Telluride, Colo. Local Agent, Santa Fe, N. M. Vant C. H: YOUNG, President The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company i . |