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Show h11"-as sne hit been accustomed. 1 know stepped upon the pier 1 saw a over-In man the old he would not take It from me. So. pavilion looking have come to ask you to prater hanging the water. He was dnesed dll iu white except sky-l- j k tie that ,0 tve U to her 1, of course, with the color of his eyes. it to tun to give." He was neither fat nor lean, and his Again we looked full and fixedly smooth akin waa protesting ruddlly t.3rh at the other. "I'ouie to ttie against the age proclaimed by his house, IUcklcck, he said t at lust tn hair, lie rose as I came a tone that waa thr ublU-- of comAnd he litirH Ms arm in toward him, and, while. I waa still pliments several yards away, showed unmistak- mine. Halfara to the rambling stone ably that he knew who I waa and that house, severe in its Hues, yet tine and he was anything hut glad to see me. homelike, quaintly resembling its own Mr. Forrester?" I asked. always should er, as a man's tio owe yon an uixilogy.' He grew purple to the line of Ms) he paused. After all my ix;ieri-iieoi said he. thick white hair, It la, Mr. I have the honor to this world of envy and malice,. lock aald he. wish you. good day, sir. And with should hava recognized the man ever that he turned Me back on me and in hla caricatures of his enemies. Anc yon brought the best iMtxsible ere gaxed out toward Long Island. I have oome to ask a favor of you, dentiais you are well hated. To bt sir, said I, as polite to that hostile well hated by the human race and by hack aa if 1 had been addressing a the. erasures mounted cm Its back is a distinction, sir. Tt U the Trow ol cordial face. And I waited. He wheeled round, looked at me the true kings of this world. from head to foot. L withstood the Wj seated ourselves on the ftnt ififpccilou calmly; when TT wii ended Veranda; he haS champagne and waI noted that in spite of Mmself he ter brought, and cigars; and we prowaa somewhat relaxed from the opin- ceeded to get acquainted nothing proion of me he had formed upon what motes cordiality and sympathy like an It waa a he had heard aiul read. But he sail: Initial misunderstanding. before this hour 1 do not 1 do not know good and you, air, New typical wish to know you. You have made me painfully aware Englander reverted to the subject of And now young Hut , I have my visit. Bald he: of that replied I. learned not to take snap Judgments man, may 1 venture tn ask some extoo seriously. 1 never go to a mdn tremely personal questions? In the circumstances, replied L unless 1 have something to eay, to him, and I never leave until 1 have "you have the right to know everything. I did not come to you wilhout aald It." 1 perceive, air, retorted he, you first making sure what manner of At this he have the thick akin necessary to liv- man I was to find. Aud the twinkle blushed, pleased as a girl at her first ing up to that rule. And you, in hla eyes betrayed the man who de- beau's first compliment. to lights to exercise a real or Imaginary Mr. Forrester, .can not be expected talent for caustic wit. Such men " are embark in the little adventure 1 prolike nettles dangerous only to the pose. until you have satisfied yourself." timid touch. First, the why of your plan." On the contrary," replied 1, easy I ain in active business," replied in mind now, though I did not anger ! 1 ; d ; ' - wool-whit- e ME BELUdSE By DAVID GEAHAM VmUPS, Avthar of THECOSttAr lamasffr jsa? aass-jrmxr- r. CHAPTER XXV, Continued. "If you will mt8 me," I continued, "I will transfer to you, In a block, all my Coal holding. They will be worth double my total liabilities within three months as soon as the reorganisation Is announced. I leave it entirely to your sense of justice whether I shall have mv part of them Stack when this storm blows over." Why didn't you go to Roebuck? he asked without looking up. Because It la he that stuck the knife Into me." Why?" : I dont know. I suspect the 11 properties, - which I brought Into the combine, have some value, which no one but Roebuck, and per-- ; haps j,angdon, knows about and that I In some way waa dangerous to them through that fact They haven't given me time to look into it. A grim smile flitted over the. face. "You've been too busy getting married, eh?" Exactly, said I. Tt'a another case of unbuckling for the wedding-feas- t id . and getting assassinated as a penalty. Do you wish me to explain anynt any thing on that list do details of the combine of the Coat stocks there?" Not necessary, he replied. As 1 had thought, with that enormous mar chine of hla for drawing In Information, and with that enormous memory of Mb for details, he probably knew more about the combine and its properties than I did. You have heard of the lockout?" you-wa- I Inquired for I wished cona&vy? of a mother waylaying the doctor aa be Issues from the sick-rooLuck? said I, gazing blankly at him. You've seen the latest quotation, . gavent jou?" In Ills nervousness hlq temper was on a 2nd eJge. No, replied I indifferently. I sat down at my desk and began to busy We're out myself. Then 1 added: of the Coal combine. I've transferred our holdings. Look after these things, please." And I gave him the checks, notes and memoranda of agreement he exclaimed And Galloway! then his eye fell on the totals of the Good stock I had beeu carrying. God. Matt! Ruined! he gasped, And he sat down, and buried his fare and cried like a child It was then that I measured the full depth of the chasm I had escaped. 1 made no such exhibition of myself, but when I tried to relight my cigar my hand trembled so that the flame scorched my lips . Ruined? I aald to Joe, easily Not at ail. We're back In enough. the road, going smoothly ahead only, at a hit leas stiff a pace. Think Joe, of all those poor devlla down In the mining districts. Theyre out clear out and thousands of em don't know where their families will get 1 e I kind-hearted- him by showing It, I. I am most sen- 1 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Private Ikuirdiiig and Art aud Music Day School fur Itoys and girls. Fifth. Sixth, Seventh. Eigtli Grades, together with all High . SrlitMil lirunchi-HCollege trained tea rhers, individual help when necessary. Expenses moderate. Department. For Particulars Address: D. the settle- ment direct? he asked, partly reassured. Because I wish her to feel that It is her own, that I have no right over It whatever." thought about this. Hla eyes were keen' as he said, la that your real reason? I saw I must be unreserved with PartTof It." I replied. "Tne him. rest Is she would not take it from Mm to know B. CLARK, Principal Gordon Hall. Visit Our Stores in'Salt Lake City. We Carry a Complete Line of NEW and SECOND-HAN- D HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS shall lie still more active. volved In hla venture. Why do you not make In SEPARATE Also Headquarters for. Repairs for Any Old Stove. Western Furniture Company. A. H. Crow, Successor to Grow Brothette, me." man smiled cynically. tried? he Inquired tried and failed, she would have been on the alert for an Indirect attmpt j TTry her, young man, said he, In this day there are few laughing The old MANUFACTURER Have you If 1 had "I but bad: he toad not smiled, laughed, spoken as If. stating colorand less faetp. And righteousness Roebuck will prevail, aald I. He frowned slightly, n sardonic grin breaking the straight, thin, cruel line of hla lips. lie opened bis tables one shallow drawer, and took out a pad and a pencil. He wrote a few words on the lowest part of the top sheet, folded it, tore off the part he had scribbled on, returned the pad and pencil to the drawer, handed the scrap of paper to me. I will do It. he aald. Give this to Mr. Farquhar, second door to the left Good morning. And In that atmosphere of vast affairs speedily dispatched Ms consent without argument seemed, and was, the Good material, Good worK, j . Though he had not saved me as a favor to me, but because It fitted in with Ms plana, whatever i I they were, my eyes dimmed. shant forget this," said I, my voice not quite steady. 1 j I know It, aald he curtly. know you." I saw that hla mind had already : turned me out I aald no more, and withdrew. When I left the room It waa precisely aa It had been when I entered It except the bit of paper torn from the pad. But what a difference to me, to the thousands, the hundreds of thousands directly and "TURNED HI8 BACK ON ME AND GAZED OUT TOWARD LONG 1ft- Indirectly interested In the Coal comLAND." bine and Its strike and lta products, waa represented by those few, almost bread. And (hough they haven't assure you, unlike me. and Illegible scrawllngs on that scrap of found it out yet, they've got to leave who doubtless utterly deserves to be paper. the place where theyve lived all Not until I had gone over the situ- their Uvea, and their fathers before had now faded, in a ation with Farquhar, and we had them have got to go wandering about farHis purple tone different he aald: If signed and exchanged the necessary in a world that's aa strange to them business In any relates to 'way papers, did I begin to relax from the as the surf of the moon, and ns which into niairiH you strain how great that strain waa I bare for them aa the Sahara desert 1 do not wish to hear have it. Spare realized a few weeks later, when the That's so," said Joe. It's hard and your time, sir. gray appeared thick at my temples luck." But I saw he waa thinking patience "It does not," was my answer. ' H and there waa in my crown what was, only of himself and Mb narrow eacaie relates to my own family to my ribfor such a shock aa mine, a thin spot. from having to give up Ms big house and As you may have myself. I am saved! said I to myself, ven- and all the yeat of It; that soft- she ia no a member of Mi'1 longer a I as on stood the turing long breath, hearted and generous though he was. Kllersley family. And I have steps of Galloway's establishment, to those poor chaps and their wives to you chiefly because I happen'-where hourly was transacted business and children he wasn't giving a know your sentiment toward ih" scores vitally affecting the welfare of thought Elleraleys. of millions of human beings, with "You've done a grand two houra' 1 have no sentiment toward t!ii:;. James Galloway's personal interest as work, aald Joe. he exclaimed. slrl They arc cor-the sole guiding principle. Saved! "Grander than you think, replied existent, air Vur I repeated, and not until then did it I. Ive act the tiger on to fight the wife's mother ceased to be a Forre-'-'f-flash before me, I must have pala a bull. when she married that scu'ind.cl frightful price. He would never have "Galloway and Roebuck? Your wife la still less a ForrKi !. consented to Interfere with Roebuck "Just that, aald 'I. And I "True, said I. She Is a Black-lock- . as soon aa I asked Mm to do it, un- started up, sat down again. laughed, "No. Ill less there had been some powerful put off the pleasure, said 1. I'll let He winced, and ft reminded me i motive. If I had had my wita about Roebuck find out. when the ciawa mrr !,d me, I could have made far better catch In that tough old hide of his." the preacher ca.i... expression terms. Why hadn't I my wita about me? Anita" was my instant answer JSL XXVI. ; ' to my own queathpi. Anita again. I .A CONSPIRACY AGAINST ANITA.. for. it mu, had a bad attack of family mas s On about the hottest afternoon of full half a minute. Then he said panic." And thus It came about that that aummer I had the yacht take me What do you wixli?" I went back to my office, feeling aa If down the Sound to a point on the Con- teously: I went straight to the imint. My I had Buffered a severe defeat, In- necticut shore within of Dawn color may have been. high, but tny stead of juMlant over my narrow es- Hill, but aevrn miles sight farther from voice did not hesitate as I explained: cape. New York. I landed at the I wish to make my ife financially Joe followed me Into my den. pier of Howard Forrester, thrjprivate only independent. I wish to settle on her What luck? asked he, In the tone brother of Anita's mother. As 1 an income that will enable her to live I bowed. Sounds Big, but it's True If you want to talk with every town in Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, you MUST have the BELL.1 Otherwise you sir!" i I I , ' c..-n- I t! r - T it that-repel- ; SwL, 35 South West Temple Street, SALT LAKE CITY. I. to keep because I tiftSaed him. caused him to draw back I beg your pardon, said Instantly. he. "I forgot for the moment that 1 was talking to a man young enough dll to have youth's delusions about women. You'll learn that theyre 1m--i man, that it's from them we men In--berlt our weaknesses. However, let's assume that she wont take It Why won't she take your money? What s Is there about It Ellerslys daughter, Drought up In the sewers of fashionable New York the sewers, angrjp'protest out of V Just prices. My tune, though I strove j : "She does not love me. I answered, I have hurt you," he said quickly, In great distress at having compelled me to expose my secret wound. The wound does not ache the worse, said 1, for my showing It to you." Ami that was the truth. I looked over toward Dawn Hill whose towers could just be seen. We live I pointed. there. She ia like a quest In my house. I When I glanced at him again, hla fjice betrayed a feeling of which I doubt if any one had thought Mm ca liable in many a year. I see that you love her," he said, gently aa a mother Yes, I replied. And presently I went on: The idea of any one love being dependent on me In a sordid way ia most distasteful to ma And since she does not love me, does not even like me. It la doubly necessary that she be independent 1 confess I do not quite follow you, said he. How can she accept anything from me? If she should finally be Domiciled by necessity to do It, what hope uld I have of her ever feeling toward me aa a wife should feel toward her husband? At this explanation of mine hla eyes sparkled with anger and I could not but ansiec-- t that he had at one time in hla life been faced with a problem ike mine, and had settled it the other way. My suspicion was not weakened when he went on to aajr: Boyish motives again! They show von d i not know women. Dont be deceived by their delicate exterior, by her I ...per-refineme- to be what passion u 'udes u. Into thinking them. But c, slr jU8t c Md f less sensitive than we men. Don't you see, young man, that by making her independent you're throwing away your best chance of winning her? Women are like dogs like dogs, sir! They lick the hand that feeds 'em lick It, and like it.' (TO TIE CONTI Nl'KDJ Dns-fla- rv Horse. Sheets. iw okes.the breast She. would not take It, aald DEALER 1H Harness, Saddles, Robs, people anywhere who'd refuse any sum . irom anybody for anything. 'and a And a woman York woman and a New York fashionable woman and a daughter of old Ellersly shell take it as a baby I STORES. Figure With Us Before Buying Elsewhere. Mail Orders Solicited. Goods Promptly and Carefully Packed for Shipping. NEW STORE, 254-25- 6 Sooth State Street. SECOND-HAN- D STORE, 242 South State Street. 'He 1 matter-of-cours- and sitive to insults insults to myself That means financial uncertainty." IBs suspicion of me started up from But you are not Insulting me. You are Insulting a purely Imaginary, its doze aud rubbed its eyes. Ah' hearsay person who la, I venture to You wish to insure yourself. Yes," was my answer, but not in the way you hint It takes away f man's courage just when he needs it most, to feel that his family Is in- coolie Huns and Bohemians. Thus, be the wicked American laborers-wil- l chastened for trying to get higher wagdTand cut down a pious man's dividends; .and the downtrodden cool-le- a wjll be brought where they can enjoy the blessings of liberty and of the preaching of Roebuck's mission- - 3 South U 3 East Streets, ' I had no intention of deceiving him aa to the present market value of those stocks. 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