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Show would that you were hack home with your father. I might sleep o uighu, tliell." I" I have so little aiuust-tiif-i"You work three hours a day ami earn more In a week than your father and 1 do lu a mouth. Yours la a veiy uuhapiiy lot. "I hate the smell of paints; 1 hate the studio." And I sttpiMise you hate your lame? acridly. Huh! that Is my curd to a living. The people 1 meet horn me." Not satisfied with common fotk.i. AND eh? Must have kiiiKS and ijueena to talk to?" only want to live abroad, and you and father will not let m.-c- tula inly. By The music started up and I heard MacGRATII HAROLD no more. Occasionally the girl glanced fashion. AuthsroT'Tli Muon Ih P'ji."1c. at me and smiled Hi a She was evidently sn artist's model; and when they have hair and color With Drawings by Barrlion Fisher like this girl's, the psy Is good. 1 round myself wondering why she was Ism-and why Carmen hud so sudCCufO right. Ia. Sr denly lost Us charms. CHAPTER lr Continued. It was seven o'clock when I pushed You will pardon ir.y niece," aside my plate and paid my check. I the old gentleman, roughing a calculated that hy hustling I could If she annoys you reur-Hlankshlre either at ten or bit nervously. That would he early enough Turk!" reproachfully. "Heaven forfend!" 1 exclaimed eag- for my needs. And now to mill out a erly. "There la a charm In doing un- costume. All I needed was a gray conventional things; and most people mask. I had In my apartments a do not realize It, and are atupld. Capuchin's robe and cowl. I rose, Thank you, air," said thu girl, smil- lighting a cigarette. The girl looked up from her coffee. ing. She was evidently enjoying herHo a Hack to the dime museum?" self; so was I. fur that matter. trick for me," she commanded pres"I have a few minutes to spare," ently. I smiled weakly. I couldn't have said I. -Hy the way, I forgot to ask you done a trick with the cards, not If 1 Hut It. card you drew. what had depended upon my life rather neatly extricated myself from the trap. M! never do any tricks out of business hours. "Uncle, give the gentleman ten cents; I want to see him do a sleight-of-han- Mrs. Ilyphen Honda. Hy this time she was hiring very well tossed a!out In As the old order of n HEARTS MASKS frit-mll- y Inter-pointe- d ten-thirt- d trick. Her uncle, readily entering Into the t spirit of the affair, dived Into a init-kcIt of silver. and produced the piece looked as if I were caught. "There! thia ntny make It worth your whllo," the girl saldshoving the coin In my direction. Hilt again I managed to slide under; 1 was nut to he caught. "It la my regret to say," frowning slightly, that regularity In my business Is everything. It wants half an hour for my turn to come on. If I tried a trick out of turn, I might foozle and lose prestige. And besides, 1 depend so inueh upon the professor and his Introductory note: Imdles and gents, permit me to Introduce the Fantoccini, Signor whoee marvelous tricks have long pus-sle- d all the crowned heads of Eworld-renowne- d urope" "Fantoccini. musingly. Thats Italian for puppet show. ;yss'V!n,,s.is,.wrs preaslon. She laughed and slid the dime back to her uncle. Tm afraid you are an Impostor she aald. "Im afraid so, too, I confessed, laughing. Then the comedy came to an end by the appearauce of our separate orders. 1 threw aside the rards and proceeded to attack my dinner, for I waa hungry. From time to time I caught vaguo fragments of conversation between the girl and her uncle. It's a fool idea," mumbled the old gentleman; "you will get Into some trouble or other." That diRsut mutter. It will be like a vacation, a flash of old Koine, where 1 wish I wern at this very moment. I am determined. "This la what comes of reading romantic novela," with a kind of grumble. "I admit there never was a particle of romance on your side of the family," the girl retorted. "Happily. There Is peace In the house where 1 II va Do not arguo with me. I am not arguing with you; I should be only wasting my time. I am simply warning you that you are Ciout to commit a folly. "1 have made up my mind. "Ah! In that caso 1 have hopes." he returned. "When a woman makes up her mind to do one thing, she generally do'a another. Why can't you put aside this fool Idea and go to the opera with me?" I hare seen Carmen In Iaris, Rome, London and New York," she replied. (Evidently a traveled young person.) "Carmen Is your farorlte opera, besides. Not whimsically; "Go, then; but please recollect that If anything serious comes of your folly, I did my best to prevent It. It's a scatter-braineIdea, and no guod will come of It, mark me." "I can take care of uiyself," truculently. "So I have often been forced to observe," dryly. (I wondered what it was all about.) "Hut, uncle dear, 1 am becoming so dreadfully bored! "That sounds Anal," sighed the old man, helping himself to the haricots verta. (The girl ate positively nothing.) "Hut It seenia odd that you can't go about your affairs after my own reasonable manner. I am only twenty." The old man's shoulders rose and fell resignedly. No man has an answer for that. I promise to tell you everything that hapiiens; by telegraph. That's small comfort. Imagine receiving a telegram early In the morning. when a man's brain la without Invention or coherency of thought! 1 inid-is-ea- yarn-siilune- An Impromptu used to say. little did I dream what was In store for rue. or the Influa ence the manic name of H was to have um my destiny, ilismillahr (Whatever that means!) pben-Hond- CHAPTER II. After half an hours wandering about I stumbled across a curio-aboii- , a weird, dim and dusty, musty old rurio- ahop, with stuffed peacocks hanging from the celling. and skulls hronses and marbles, paintings, j turnished Jewelry and ancient armor. j run- - books of vellum, smalt arms, pastimes, plaster masks, and iiiusii-a- l I recalled to Instruments. mind the shop of the dealer lu an-- t if uliies In Halzac'a I.a Peau da Chagrin, and glanced about (not without j a shiver I for the fatal ass's skin. (I forgot that I was wearing It myself j that night!) I was something of a collector of antiquities, of the luanl-- I mate kind, and for a time I became lost In speculation speculation rath-- I er agreeable or Ha kind. I liked to conjure up ill fancy the various i scenes through which these curiosl- '! Irirtl In their descent to Hits the bravo men ami beautiful women, the clangor of tocsins, the haze of battles, the glitter of hall rooms, epochs and ages. What romances lay behind yon satin slip-tier- ? What grando dame had smiled behind that ivory fan? What meant Bull-Fig- ht By AAIA BURNHAM as iCupyrishL) It was within a fortnight of therln the thick skin of the bull's neck, opening of the Plaza de Turoa In the This waa for a moment, effective. He capl'al. and agents had been scouring slopped short, bvlluwed furiously, and the immediate suburbs in search of tossed up a cloud of dust. She fired bulls young and sufficiently untamed again and missed. Suddenly, in the to meet the requirements of the Cor- confusion, just bow she never rememrida. The principal source of supply bered everything was different. The was drawn from one Maximo Goinex, desperate horse had wheeled not cattle owner. a quite in time. The bull had caught This season, however, had been an him on one horn, a blow glancing but unlucky one. Inasmuch as deadly, tearing a hideous gash In hls dim use had killed off a very large sides. The poor animal sank to its number of the cattle In that region, knees with a groan. Her face distortand Gomex had been one of the heavi- ed with terror, the girl kicked away est losers. Standing under the one the stirrup, clutched the saddle-hor- n shade-trethat his corral afforded he with both hands, and swung to her touk a last disconsolate Inventory of feet. At the same moment her horse the thin and drooping animals brows- lurched heavily forward and rolled ing outside, and turned over In his over. The next Instant a lasso flashed hand the agent's letter. before her eyes, and she saw the bull The man seemed to take a dismal swerve aside. A reassuring voice called out to her, and she turned to satisfaction In reading and a document that promised prompt pay- see Maximo Gomex making fast the ment for the Immediate delivery of roiie. But she waa too frightened to bulls. He had spent reallxe just what had happened. several first-clas- s the entire day In a vain endeavor to "Oh, help me over! she gasped; convince himself that he could All the "I shall be killed! silver tarnished mask? that at least In and he had I've got him! called the man. The old French proprietor waa evi- order, been forced part, to admit that he "He Is tied fast. Walt there. I will finally from a all things dently pawnbroker did not possess a single animal that come In and look at your horse. It to an art collector; for moat of the matador would tol- seems to be badly hurt." any erate in the ring. And what was He dismounted and climbed lightly worse, none of his neighbors had any over the bars. bulls to sell. The only man who It may not die," he said, after exmight. If he would, help him out of amining the wound. But It will be the matter was Don Pedro Ilenavente, quite useless for a long time. Have a rich rancher, whose territory ran you far to go? parallel with Gomes at the western I am visiting the family of Senor boundary. Benavente. I am a stranger here. Can Stooping, he caught up the lasso you lend me some kind of an animal that he had thrown down in final dis- to carry me home? gust, and was about to leave the corral Senorlta. He turned Assuredly, when a short, deep bellow In the disto the wounded horse, which lay again He his tance attracted attention. passively on Its side, breathing heavistnpiHMl and listened. Presently he With several quick slashes the heard It again, this time a little ly. fell away, and the man removed girth nearer. the saddle. He walked toward the gateway and You must wait a little, he said, In a few moments the aniwaited. spreading the small blanket on the , mal crashing through the ground beside her, until I can get shrubbery that bordered the clearing, saddle patched up. Will you and Gomex saw that It was not one your He rest here while I work at It? of bis. It was a young bull that had crossed the fence again, and presently evidently strayed through some break returned with the girth strap from hls in a neighbor's fence and, attracted own saddle. He seated himself on the by the lowing of the nearby cattle, ground, a short distance nway, and bad found Its way to Gomel corral. set about securing the slender leather The man stood perfectly still until to the smaller saddle. It came near enough, then his arm thongs The girl, hugging her kneea, flashed upward and the noose described three circles over his head, watched him curiously. After awhile she asked: Do not wonder how falling neatly around the neck of the it la that X came you to be fighting n bull startled animal. He tied the rope to In your corral?" a fence-ba- r and Inspected his prise. Well, Senorlta, I will own that it It waa a splendid animal, and, ae be had suspected, it bore the enrious and does not happen every day. Hls keen unmistakable brand of Benavente. eyes rested on her In a strangely wistFor a long while he stood considering, ful manner. "You had a narrow esand pulling nervously at his black cape. I came pretty fast when I moustache. Not that he waa harassed heard the pistol shots. The girl turned her glance for an by any conscientious scruples, nor that he waa wasting any thought on the Instant toward the wounded horse, It was fairly close. I ethics of the case, but he knew that and shivered. waa dealt with was never so frightened in all my a convicted cattle-thie- f summarily and most unpleasantly In life. Senor Benavente's vaqueros are that region, and ao he weighed most rounding up the stragglers, and I have carefully hie chances of eluding dis- been on the hills with them every day. I let one get covery. By leaving the ranch at dawn It la great sport. he could have the animal well out of away. I saw him go through a break the district before It would be even In the fence and I followed, but lost This la What I Want missed, and once delivered to the track of him for awhile In the thick In and was excellent order was It the ten of hearts." Jewelry agent, who was not abnormally curi- underbrush by the river. Then I heard The ten of hearts? Her amaze- the pictures possessed value far be- ous In matters of this kind, all trace your cattle, and knew he must havo come over here. ment waa not understandable. of the bull would be speedily lost yond the Instrlnslc. Front the shining metal of the Gomex' fingers were still busy with Yes, the ten of hearts; Cupid and small arms, iny glance traveled to all that." The sound of hls horse's retreating the saddle straps, but hls eyes scarceher composure the face of the prosieellvp buyer. It hoofs had scarcely died away when ly left the fair young face before him. She recovered waa an Interesting face, clean-cut- , When he had repaired the sadthe scattered cattle turned their heads quickly, Then you will not blow up the beardless, energetic, hut the mouth In the opposite direction, where a dle Gomez stood up. I am going to Impressed me as being rather hard. great disturbance in the underbrush put your saddle on my horse now, postolHce Doubtless he felt the magnetism of had suddenly much he said. A few moments later he led "No," I replied. not begun. With "You have really and truly aroused iny scrutiny, for he suddenly looked crackling of broken twigs and sway- hls animal Into the corral. The expression on his face ing .of foliage, a horse and rider my curiosity. Tell me, what does the around. lie helped her mount and she gathwas not one to induce me to throw emerged Into the open. The horse ered up the reins, beaming upon him. ten of hearts mean to you?" I gazed thoughtfully down at her. my arms around Ills neck and dewaa an ordinary broncho, but the You will receive your horse Had I truly mystified her? There was clare I should be glad to make his rider could not have been duplicated when we send for the bull. I It was a seowl. He anywhere between that ranch and leave for New York In a very few some doubt In my mind. acquaintance. Frankly, I wish I might tell you. was In evening dress, and I could the frontier. It waa a fact, a remark- days, but I shall never forget that you All I am at liberty to say la that I am see that he anew very well how to ably pretty girl. In a fashionable shirt- sayed my life this afternoon: and if about to set forth uwn a desiiorate wear It. All this was hut momentary. waist and correct riding skirt, glove- you ever need a friend I hope you will adventure, and I shall be very fortun- He took up a revolver and balanred It less and hatless, her heavy golden write to me, to the address I will send ate If I do not send the night in the on his palin. braids colled round and round on her you. She held out her band. Goodlock-up.- " Hy and by the proprietor came sidbye!" ahaiiely head. "You do not look desperate. ling along behind the cases, the slip- She Immediately spied the solitary "Oh, I am not desperate ; It Is only I shod fashion of his approach inform- - bull In the corral. Gomex felt the touch of her cool the ail venture that is desperate." lug me that he wore slippers. young sinner! she called fingers for a bewildered instant, and you Oh, Do you keep costumes?'' I asked. "Some princess in durance vile! What a chase you've then he knew that she was gone and out gayly. Some villain to smite? Citadels to Anything yon like. sir. from a me! But you see, these people he would never see her again. He given Her smile was enchantment crusader to a modern gentleman." storm? have found out and shut you up In went over to the wounded horse and with grim and appropriate Itself. irony. there to keep you for us; and now I lifted its head. It was dead. Lying I hesitated a moment. What would "What Is It you are In search of on the ground, where It had been hidam going to take you home!" a masquerade costume?' you say If I told you that this advenround to the gate, she dla den by the thick mane, lay a amall Riding ture was merely to prove to myself "Only a gray mask." I answered. mounted, and managed, with some pistol. He picked It up. It was an what a consummate ass the average I am to go to a masked ball tiniight to lower the bars; the Im- ordinary revolver of no great value, as a Gray Capuchin, ami I want a difficulty, man ran lie upon occasions?" prisoned bull, meanwhile, standing but he Jerked off the silk handker"Why go to the trouble of proving mask that will match my robe." tall, and chief that was knotted about hla with Irritably twitching "Your wants are simple." It?" d roily. the proceedings with a sus- throat and rolled the pistol In it. As watching 1 am conceited enough to have a shelf he brought down a From and unfriendly eye. Hla neck he did this his eye fell upon a small some doubts as to the degree. box, took off the cover, n:il left me picious smarted from the viciously yellow object shining near hla foot still "Consider It Hisltlve. to make my selection. Soon 1 found gold hairpin, curiously tightening tug of Gomex lasso, and he a small I laughed. "I am In hopes that t am what I desired, and laid It n!de. wait- waa in a mood to resist any further wrought a fragment of the aureole! neither a positive ass nor a superla- ing for M. Krlard to re! urn. Again The pistol he would return, but this 1 tive one. only comparative." observed the other customer. bullyingnewcomer rode Into the this she surely would not miss! the When "Hut the adventure; that la (he There Is always a mystery to be and tore about the young .saint with the heavy faced Surely he angri corral solved and a story to b" thing that mainly interest! me." when hla horns The gold braids had many more such! Revwith earth the at I which ly should a man makes the purohatc of a "Oh, that la a secret not erently he turned it over In hia hand, girl Instantly drew rein. She had hesitate to tell even to the Sphinx." A man who pistol In a pawnshop. thia before and she felt as he might a blessed relic of the "I see you are determined not to buys a pistol for the sale of pro- seen a bull do the first twinge of alarm. Before she cnnrch, aud felt In hla pocketa for Illuminate the darkness," and sly tection does so in the lull of jay, bad time to turn back he had rushed something to hide ft In. He pulled turned carelessly toward her uncle, and in the proper place; a ! almost upon them, with head lowered out the agent's letter. Very carefully who was serenely contemplating the He does not haunt the pawnbrokers for battle. he shaped a neat little packet about In the dusk of evening. Well, It glowing end of a fat jierfecto. with all her hla treasure. Taking out hla old torider struggled The 1 bowed and Sixth Into out none was of my business. IXiubtless. passed young might to regain control of an bacco pouch he spilled the brown avenue, rather regretting that 1 had he knew what he was doing, on the ground, slapping It not the pleasure of the charming ranghed suggestively, and FrUnL animal that had no better Instinct, powder to run against hia knee to be sure that every than for himself, fending In came slipping In my dlreettou again"1 young person's acquaintance. waa particle of the Huff was wildly In the wrong direction. It of hearts seemed to The ten-spThis Is what I want. How much! When the paper packet useless. Then, her wlta returning to dislodged. have startled her for some reason. 1 1 Inquired. and had been securely fitted into this he Per, aha remembered her pistol, wondered why. Fifty cents: It has of the thrust It Into hls breast Then, In the open wrenching with a quirk The snow blew about me, whirled. worn." was fairly soft gray light of the awlftly-dyln- g 'aim that an and holster, and swirled, and stung. Oddly enough Te b Continual. furrow day, Maximo Gomes left the corraL steady, she fired, cutting a red i l. rivalled the paragraph relative to I tap-esti- y, half-bree- unu-iiall- j e g 'V, apix.-ared- To-da- y gun-shop- ! ! mr It la Just as much our aaie te see that yaur watch er Jewelry are carefully re--I paired ae te charge a very moderate price far the work. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Mall erdara carefully attended. WHERE MR. SPOONER LOST OUT. Next Time, Maybe, He Will Be More Chary of Compliments. Do you really mean It, Mr. Spooner, when you say I am the beat girl In the world? asked Miss Flypp, after the young man had suggested that she should become Mrs. Spooner. Indeed, I do. Miss Flypp, asseverated the young man. I say It again you are the best girl In the world." And the loveliest I think yon said? The loveliest, without doubt think you said something about my accomplishments, too? I did. I said they excelled those of any other girl. I believe you called me sweet? "A sweeter woman ne'er drew breath." quoted the ardent lover. You use the word perfect too, did you not? 1 did. I also pronounce you the pink of perfection, propriety and modesty, the empress of my heart, the peerless one among the beauteous creatures of your sex, a maiden adorable, enchanting and worthy of the hand of the beat man on earth; Say the word that will make me the happb eat man, my own Dora!" Before I give you an answer, Mr. Spooner, I should like to ask you one question. "A dozen if on like." ' "One will be enough. Don't yon think yon have a good deal of assurance toexpect a woman with nil those excellent qualities to marry you? Then Mr. Spooner went home. T j Toe Much Idealized. He was at one time the leading photographer, wasnt he?" Yes. But after Bellas experlencs hls business dropped off. Tell me about It Bella had some pictures taken there and they certainly were swell. A multimillionaire from Pittsburg saw one In the showcase and fell In love at first sight. With Bella? "With Bella's picture. Of course, he was wild to be Introduced. Then he saw the actual Bella. And then? And then 'he. took the first train back to Pittsburg." Thsrta the Rub. a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration nay, it Is a very easy matter; but to produce a better In Ita place Is a work extremely troublesome. Plutarch. It Is When Learning Is Jocular, The Yale students attitude toward the faculty, though Jocular, Is not antagonistic, and as a rule the Record laughs with the professor at hls unfortunate pupil, as Instance; Dycut Funker But I do not think I deserve an absolute zero. Professor Neither do I, but that la the lowest mark I am allowed to give. Among the stage settings of the campus the lunch-roomcalled "dog wagons, because of their remarkable output of bologna sandwiches, or hot are well patronized and condogs tribute their share of fun. "Shay, Jack, come on over and have a dog. Nop, I Just had a rabbit Well, shen, come on over and hava a dog for a chaser. The Bohemian. s, Women Not Humoroua. Lida Rose McCabe says that women are lacking In humor and that most of them either take a hyper-seriou- s view of life or look at It from an standpoint Women are too highly conventionalized to be able to appreciate humor . with the keenness of men from their broader outlook. ultra-frivolo- More Zones of Quiet Chicago has recently established hospital qnlet tones, similar to those In New York, and there are other Igns that a wave of protest against unrestrained noise is sweeping over the country; and even In Europe the authorities of many of the larger cities are Instituting measures. Medical Record. antl-nols- e Uncle Ebcn. said Unde Ehen, Sometftnea, 4 plates. It per cent; flanks, folks dat wants to be contented dasn't fob fear f bein' unfashionable. |