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Show TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922 V bui she did nof admit It to Johnnie. She and Kitty smiled at each other In that common superiority which their sex gives them to any mere man1 upon such an occasion. For Mrs. John Green, though afternoon tea was to her an alien custom, took to it as a duick to water. Miss Yhltford handed Johnnie an Would it be too much trouenvelope. ble for you to take a letter to Mr. Lindsay ?,J she asked very casually as they rose to go. The bridegroom said be was much obliged and he would be plumb tickled i to take a message to Clay. When Clay read the note his blood glowed. It was a characteristic two-lin- e apology: much, V confession. "Ive been a! miserable little fool.' She stopped with a little catch of the breath, flamed, red. and plunged on. Her level eyes never flinched from his. Tve got to out with it. Clay. You wont misunderstand, I know. I was jealous. I wanted to keep your friend- The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company ship to myself didnt want to share it with another girl. Thats how mean I am. Ive A warm smile lit his face. sure enough found my friend again this monin. Her smile met his. Thn, lest barriers fall too fast between them, she put her horse to a gallop. As they moved into the park a snorting automobile leaped past them with Office of the President A large number of shop forces of this company have deft our Kai employ as a protest against the decisions of the United Statesfor the road Labor Board, which was created by an Act of Congress purpose of settling disputes between railroads and their employees. The officers of this company recognize that it is their duty to mainbenetain, if possible, uninterrupted transportation service for the fit of the public. This can' only be done with the approval and sup-poof the people in the communities served by the railroad, and in those comparticularly with the cooperation of the peace officers munities in protecting the ;men who have remained at work and the. property of the company, -- -- Ive beeJi a horrid little prig. Clay (bo the letter ran). Wont you come over tomorrow land go riding with me? BEATRICE. VHJjoin. MacLeod Copyright by CHAPTER XIII Kitty u rescued from Green, who has bar abductors by Johnnie the girl. He make a decla-- 1 lone admired t of his love and the wedding day ration la promptly aec Ram side her as of some weight that had gone. IfiTa single breath Johnnie had blown away the mists of misunderstanding that' for weeks had clouded her vision. Her heart went out to Clay with a rush of warm emotion. The friend she had distrusted was all she had ever believed him. He was more a man too stanch to desert under pressure any one who had even a slight claim on him. I want to meet her. Will you bring her to see me this afternoon, Johnnie? Bhe asked. His face was one glad grin. I sure will. Ybetcha, by Jollies. i -- CHAPTER XIV - r Johnnie 8iyi He la Much Obliged. Beatrice, Just back from riding with Bromfield, stood on the steps In front of the grilled door and stripped the gloves from her hands. Tm on fire with impatience. Bee, I can hardly wait for he told her. to pass. The days weeks three that not when with you. Im drag He wasstanding a step or two befiglow her, $t graceful, ure of ease, an altogether desirable catch In the matrimonial market. His dark hair, parted In the middle, was to thin, and tiny crows-feet beginning radiated from the eyes, but he re-- 1 tained the light, slim figure of youth. It ought not to be hard to love Claren- don Bromfield, his . fiancee reflected. Yet he disappointingly failed to stir her pulses. She smiled with friendly derision. You dont look like a "Poor Clary! Vesuvius ' ready to erupt. You have such remarkable His smile met hers. I cant go up and down the street ringing a bell like a town crier and shouting it out to everybody I meet. Round the corner of the house a voice was lifted In tuneless song. ! . He did. To Beatrice, busy writing a letter, came Jenkln some hours later. to see you. Miss A young i well-groom- ir Bull-whack- b t fie said it with a manner Whitford. so apologetic that it stressed his opinion of the social status of the visi- tor. . A l. in d r. ''' ta - , -- FOR CASH SAVE MONEY Samuel Kopp 450 w- Center Phone - 446 Lowest Prices. Cash and Carry System. THE MOST COMPLETE LINE 1 WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12 10 lbs. Sugar 10 lbs. Good Rice 16 lbs. New Potatoes 3 lbs. Utah Fresh Tomatoes Y x Sweet Corn, per dozen Cucumbers, per dozen 2 lbs. Green Peppers 2 Dozen Strictly Fresh Eggs ' YN - Best Creamery Butter Lard Swifts Atlas Hams Whole, per 5 Tall Cans Pink Salmon 2 Pkgs. Wheaco 2 Pkgs. Cream of Barley 48 lb. Sack Patent Flour Y .; 3 lbs. Bulk ; lb Kerrs Wide Mouth Jar Lids 2 Dozen Fruit Jar Rubbers l-- 2 lbs. Sealing Wax 2 lbs. Parowax . Y Certo Sure-Je- ll Pint Fruit Jars Quart Fruit Jars . 1 Try a Bottle MORE FOR THE MONEY. Colin Whltford had been telling Clay the story of how a young cow-punch- er had snatched Beatrice from under the hoofs of a charging steer. His daughter and the Arizonan .listened without comment. Ive allways thought Id like to explain to that young man I didnt mean to insult him by offerln'g money for laving Bee. But you see he didnt give me any chance. I never did learn his name, concluded the mining man. And Of cours wed like him to know that we appreciate what he did for me, Beatrice; added. She looked at Clay, and a pulse beat In her soft throat. I reckon he kfiows that, Lindsay suggested. You tnust a thought him mighty rude for to break away like you say he did. We couldnt understand It till afterward. Mr. Bromfield had slipped him r a bill and naturally he resented it! Miss Whitfords face bubbled with reminiscent mirth. She looked a question jat Clay. What dd you suppose that Jpipudent young scalawag did with the) fifty? Got drunk on It most likely. He fed It to his horse. Clary was furious. He would be, said the cattleman dryly, in spite of the best intentions to be generous to his successful rival. But I reckon I know' why 5rore grandstand friend in chaps pulled such a play. In Arizona you cant square such things with money. So far as I can make out the puncher didnt do anything to write home about, hut he didnt want pay for It anyhow. Of course, Bromfield doesnt understand the West, said Whltford. I wouldnt like that young puncher half so Vell If hed taken the money. He didnt need to spoil a perfectly r bill, though, admitted good j j - 1 87c 63c 25c 25c 25c 15c 25c 45c 43c 50c 32c 55c 45c 35c $1.28 20c 15c 25c 29c 32c 90c SI. 10 NO CHARGE. NO DELIVERY. 450 West Center St., Provo. flfty-dolla- Clay. Yes, denied Beatrice: he did, That was his protest against Clarendons misjudgment of hint. Ive always thought jit perfectly splendid In its insolence. Some flay Im going to tell hint so. It happened in! your corner of Arizona, Lindsay. If you ever find out who the chap wasj I wish youd let us know, Whltford ald. Ill remember. If you young pieople are going ridj ing Wed better get started. Quite right, Dad. Were off. Clarendon will probably call up.-abo- Tell him Ill be In four-thirt- y. - - From - - - i The foremost thought in the Constitution is the right to freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Men must be free 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. It would be no less anabridgement to deny men the right to bargain collectively. Governments cannot tolerate 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 th people, ever aiming at the common good. . . i Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the United States Labor Board in his statement of July 1, 1922, said Her Troubled Smile, Grave and Sweet, Touched Him Closely. ; , 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 public 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. muffler open. The horse upon which Beatrice rode was a young one. It gave Instant signals of alarm, went sunflshlng oin Its hind legs, came down to all fours, and bolted. Beatrice kept her head. She put her weight on the reins with all the grip of her small, strong hands. But the horse had the hit in Its teeth. She felt herself helpless, flying wildly down the road at incredible speed. Bushes and trees, the reeling road, a limousine, a mounted policeman, all flew by her Wlth blurred detail. She became aware of the rapid thud of hoofs behind, of a figure beside her riding knee to knee, of a brown hand taking bold of the rein close to the bit. Tlie speed slackened. The horses pounded to a halt. The girl found herself trembling. She leaned back in a lmze of dizziness against an arm which circled her shoulder and waist. Memory leaped across the years to that other time when she had rested in his arms, his heart beating against hers. In that moment of deep understanding of herself, Beatrice knew the truth beyond any doubt. A new heaven and a new earth were waiting for her, but she could not enter them. For she herself had closed the gate and locked it fast. His low voice soothed and comforted her. Im all right. she told him. Id report Clay withdrew his arm. that fellow if 1 had his number, he You stick to yore saddle fine.' said. Youre one straight-urider. Ill ask Mr. Bromfield to give you fifty dollars again. she laughed nerv- She pinched her fathers ear, kissed him on one ruddy cheek, then on the other, and joined lay at the door. They were friends again, had been for almost half aa hour, even though they had not yet jjeen alone together, ously. but their friendship was to hold reserThat word again stuck in his convations now. The sjhndow of Clarendon sciousness. Bromfield rode between them. They You'e known me all along, he were a little stiff with each other, not charged. so casual as theyj had been. A conOf course known you knew sciousness, of sex had obtruded into you when you stood on the steps after the old boyish camaraderie. you had tied the janitor. I knew you. too? After a brisk canter they drew their a walk. horses together for Why didn't you say so? Did you expect me to make that Beatrice broke the Ice of their comShe looked directly at grandstand play on the parada a monplaces.' I dont claim on yore kindness? I didnt do a her cheeks him, flushing. know how youre going to forgive me. thing for you that day nny man wouldnt hrve done. 1 happened to Clay. Ive been awfly small and prighe the lucky fellow that got the chance. gish. I hate to think Im ungenerous, Thats all. Come to that, it was up hut thats just what Ive been. to you to do the recognizing if any Let's forget it. he said gently. No. I don't want to forget not till was done. It had worked out that you Ive told you how humble I feel today. didnt know me. hut once or twice from I might have trusted you. Why didn't things you said I almost thought you I? It would have been easy for me did. I meant to tell you some time, hut to have taken your little friend in and well. I wanted to see how long you made things right for her. That's what I ought to have done. But. in- could keep from telling me. Now youve stead of that Oh, I hate myself for done it again. the way I acted. Id like to ride with you the rest Her troubled smile, grave and sweet, of yore life, he said unexpectedly. touched him closely. It was In his They trembled on the edge of selfhoroscope that the spell of this young revelation. It was the girl who rescued them from the expression of their Diana must he upon him. on as emotions. his it hand hers rested He put on the pommel of the saddle and gave Ill speak to Clary about it. Maybe Youre a good hell take you on ns a groom, she said It a slight pressure. with surface lightness. scout. 11T pardner. As soon as they reached home BeaBut it was Beatrices way to st,ep up to punishment and take what was trice led the way into the library. Bromfield was sitting there with her coming. As a little girl, while still almost a baby, she had once walked up father. They were talking over plans to her mother, eyes flashing with spir- for the annual election of officers of it, and pronounced judgment on her- the Bird Cage Mining company. Whltself. Ive turn to be spanked. I broke ford was the largest stockholder and Claires doll an Fm glad of it. mean Bromfield owned the next biggest old flng. So there! Now she was not block. They controlled it between them. to until she let the subject drop going had freed her soul. Dad, Rob Roy bolted and Mr. LindNo, Clay, Ive been a poor sportssay stopped him before I was thrown. man. When my friend needed me I Whltford rose, the color ebbing from failed him. It hurts me. because oh. his cheeks. Ive always told you that When the test came I brute was dangerous, m offer him you know. wasnt there. One hates to be a quit- for sale today. And I've discovered that we know ter. Her humility distressed him, though the man who saved me from the wild steer in Arizona. It was Mr. Lindsay. he loved the spirit of her apology. It's all right. Bee. Don't you wor-pLindsay ! Whltford turned to him. misunderstand All friends each Is that right? J Men Are Wanted for Railroad Service Competent ' As Follows I ; BOILERMAKERS ELECTRICIANS PIPE FITTERS TINNERS j t COACH CLEANERS APPRENTICES AND HELPERS 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. MACHINISTS BLACKSMITHS SHEET METAL WORKERS CAR REPARERS ROUND HOUSE SERVICE MEN : , v k t Applicants for Work Should Apply at the Office of i I). G. Cunningham, Asst. Supt. M. P., Salt Lake City, Utah. Local Agent, Irovo, Ftali. J t II. C. Stevens, Shop Supt., Burnham Shpps, ; Denver, Colo. W. E. Higginson, Foreman, Colorado Springs, : Colo. Walter Roberts, Master Mechanic, Pueblo, Colo, local Agent, Trinidad,' Colo. Local Agent! Florence,' Colo. local Agent, Canon City, Colo. E. (i. Haskins, Master Mechanic, Salidaj Colo. i Local Agent, loadville, Colo. , J. C. Richmond, Foreman, Ogden, Utah, local Agent, Price, Utah.; Local Agent Aspen, Colo; G. C. Gatos, Foreman, Montrose, Colo. Herman Weirick, Foreman, Gunnison, Colo. F. T. Owens, Master Mechanic, Grand Junction, Colo. t E. C. Howerton, Master Mechanic, Alamosa, Colo. C. E. Quant, Foreman, Durango, Colo. C. R. Carpenter, Superintendent, Ilidgway, Colo. Local Agent, Tolluride, Colo. Local Agent, Santa Fe, N. M. J. H. YOUNG, President p The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company Denver, Colorado. July 12, 1922 I'e you. ' I reckon I cant say it right.' Well consider it said, Mr. Whit- answered Clay with his quick, No use in spiffin' a lot of dictionary words. Why didnt you teill us? It was nothin to brag about. Bromfield came to time with a thin words of thanks. We're all greatly in your debt, Mr. Lindsay. As the days passed the malicious jealousy of the New York clubman deepened to a steady hatred. A fellow of temper, liis thin- skinned vanity writhed at the condi- tion which confronted him. He was engaged to a girl who preferred unother and better man, one against whom he had an unalterable grudge, lie recognized in the westerner an resilience, eager energy, a clean-cu- t and an abounding vitality he would have given a great deal to possess. His own early manhood had been frittered afra.v in futile dissipations and he resented bitterly ithe contrast between himself and Lndsay that must continually be presenlt In the mind of the girl who had promised to mar,ry him. He had many adventitious things to offer her such advantages as modern civilization has made desirable to hothouse women but he could not give the clean, splendid youth she craved. It was the price he had paid for many sybaritic pleasures he' had been too soft to deny himself. With only a littlei more than two weeks of freedom before her, Beatrice made the most of her days. For the first time in her life she became a creature of moods. The dominant ones were rebellion, recklessness and repentance. While Bromfield waited and fumed she rode and tramped with Clay. It was not fair to her affianced lover. She knew that. But there were times when she yanted to shriek as dressmakers and cpstumers fussed over her and wore out her jangled 'nerves with multitudinous details. The same hysteria welled up in her Its correct. other, hut the real ones clear things a occasionally at the luncheons and dinColin Whitford, much moved, put up. ners that were taping given in honor of She had not ct told him the whole hand on the younger mans shoulder. her marriage. tell approaching to like truth and she meant to make clean j Son, you know what Id ford, bojish smile. - -. I- President Hardings Fourth of July, 1922, Address, Marion, Ohio. flfty-dolla- a person? What kind young woman. Miss. From the country, Ityke if. She didnt give you a card? No, Miss. She came with the person Mr. Whltford took on to elp with the work houtslde. Oh I Show them both up. And have tea sent In, Jenkins. Kittys shy eyes lifted apprehensively to those of this slim young patrician so beautjfully and simply gowned. Beatrice Instantly her fears fled. moved swiftly to her with both hands outstretched. ; Oh, Im goln home Im so glad to meet you. for to spurn; She kissed the young wife wdth unI aint got a nickel. And I dont give a dem. accustomed tenderness. For the ColTls when I meet a pretty girl. orado girl had about her a certain You bet I will or try, that was disarming, an apmodesty little wife. ril make her my Boot hog or die. peal of helplessness Beatrice could not resist. You see ,Tnlmnl Isnt ashamed to in the arm", of her hostess, KItt shout out liU good intentions, she .wept a few tears. She hud been unsaid. der a &trainin anticipating the or"Johnnie Isnt engaged to the love- deal of meeting Johnnies mistress, and He she had discovered her to be a very liest creature under heaven. doesnt have to lie awake nights for sweet, warm-heartegirl. fear the skies will fall and blot him As for Johnnie, he had a miserably out before his day of bliss. He had brought his happy half-houBeatrice dropped a little curtsy. She hat In' with him and he did not know Till how to dispose of it. What he did held out her hand In dismissal. tomorrow, Clary. do was to keep It revolving In i his As Bromfield turned away, Johnnie hands. This had to be abandoned came round a corner of the house, when Miss Whltford handed him a and a dragging a garden hose. He was at- quite unnecessary cup of stanza the another of song: toasted of tacking English superfluous plate muffins. He wished his hands had not Theres hard times on old Bitter Creek been so big and red jind freckled. That never can be beat. Also he had an uncomfortable suspiIt was root hog or die Under every wagon sheet. cion that Ids tow hair was tousled s We cleared up all the Indians, and uncombed in spite of. Ills attempts .Drank . . . at home to plaster It down. lie declined sugar and cream beThe puncher stopped abruptly at cause for some reason it seemed easiIlls of mistress. sight What did you drink that has made er to say Nom than Yes, though he always took both with tea. And he you so happy this morning, Johnnie? disgraced himself by scalding his he asked lightly. tongue and falling to suppress the The cowpunchers secret burst from pain. Finally the plate, with his mufI done got married. Miss Bea him. fin, carefully balanced on his knee, trice. from ome devilish caprice plunged You hat? over the precipice to the carpet and 1 up and got married day before the bit of china broke. yesterday, he beamed. Whereupon Kitty gently reproved And whos the happy girl? him, as was her wifely duty. Kitty Mason. We jes walked to I aint no society fellow, ' the disthe church round the corner. Clayhe stood up with us and give the bride tressed puncher explained to his hostn her for Arizona ess, tiny beads of perspiration on his away. forehead. poeo pronto. in- lift Beatrice felt a queer Iloyous Beatrice had already guessed as " . 2 self-contro- rt , . lie called UpTerry Durand,) got him on the telephone, and was imping toward the destiny she made an appointment to meet him had i boson for herself. But there was secretly.! an instinct in her, savage and primitive, to., hurt Bromfield because she (Continued Next Issue.) herself Was suffering. In the privacy of her noom she passed hours of tearful regret for these bursts of fierce insurrection. Ten I days before the wedding Beatrice wounded his vanity flagrantly. Clarendon was giving an informal tea for her! at his rooms. Half an hour , before tje time set, Beatrice got him oh the wire and explained that her car a$ stalled with engine trouble two miles from Yonkers. she Im awfly sorry, Clary, cool We not to come have pleaded. ought so far. j Please tell our friends Ive been delayed, and I wont do it again. ' Bromfield hung up. the receiver in a cold fury. He restrained himself for the moment, made the necessary explanation, and went through with the tea somehow. But as soon as his guests were gone he gave himself up to his linger. He began planning a revenge1 on the man who no doubt was laughing Jn his sleeve at him. He wanted the fellow exposed, discredited and humiliated. But how? Walking up and down his room like a caged panther, Brom- With field remembered that Lindsay had other enemies in New York, powerful ones, who would be eager to SHERWOODS JAZZ with him in bringing about the V ' I' mans downfall. ' Was it possible for BANDITS him to work with them under cover? If so, in what way?. ' , , Clarendon Bromfield was not a crimTUESDAY AND inal, but a conventional member of society.) It was not in his mind or In SATURDAY his character to plot the murder or inayhenj of his rival. What he wanted was a public disgrace, one that would Chicken and Trout Dinners, blare his name out to the newspapers Boating, Fishing,)i Bathing. as a lawbreaker. He wanted to sicken Beatrice and her father of their CABINS FOR RENT strange infatuation for Lindsay. A plan began to unfold itself for him. It was one which called for ex Tt was not logical, of course. She pert assistance. MNCE and be at i i j te i - j i r |