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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH unnmi The Pknimis Of LEWIS LONGHURST Ahraha Notary Public LICENSED ABSTRACTOR Of Rich County, Utah James Olivet A specialty of making Deeds and Titles Curwood DItts4tUoMiB YOUR ATTENTION! Irwm Mtjeftf CttyviWt Bii DovVNAfiH If you had a diamond, would ftAG&.!fcC. 4 t X THE STORY CHAPTER 1 With his English wife and twelve-year-ol- d son, Catherine, 'Jeems, ' Henri L.ulain, Kiench eettlei in Canada in 174U. cultivates a fertile farm, adjacent to the Tonteur seign-euriAs the story opens the Bulain family is on its way home from a visit to the Tonteurs. Catherine's wandering brother. Hepsibab. meets them. CHAPTER 11 Hepsibah, as Is hit custom, has brought presents for hit To Jeems hr sister and her family gives a splendid p.ete of crimson vel vet, laughingly telling the boy it is to be a present from Jeems to Toinette Tonteur, small daughter of the sei gneur Hepsibah also gives Jeems a pistol, bidd.ng him perfect himself li marksmanship, for the people of lh front'er are constantly in fear of raid by Indian war parties, allies of CHAPTER III. Continued. He forgot Haul Tacne. Spots of red came Into his cheeks as Toinettes surprised eyes greeted him. She almost smiled, and as If something made her forgetful of her magnificence and the dignity it imposed, she extended her hand to receive the package. The manner In which she accepted his gift sent the blood racing through his The color deepened in her body. cheeks, and, mistaking this for still greater evidence of the pleasurable thrill he had given her, Jeems was sure she was about to thank him for his gift, when Paul stood beside them. Ignoring Jeems, Toinettes cousin led her away, politely relieving her of the package as they went. It was then Toinette turned to smile at Jeems, in spite of the eyes she knew were watching her. In this same moment her escort allowed the package to drop surreptitiously from his hand. This act. Inspired by a contempt for the forest boy. and urged by a y meanness of spirit hidden under a of wealth and fine clothes, swept Jeems thought from Toinette, whose nearness of person, surprising beauty, and sweetness of disposition had almost made him forget his one reason for being at Lussnns sale. This weakness In the armur of his intentions was sealed when he saw his present fail to the ground. Toinette became Instantly Immaterial In the path of a storm of emotion which caught and held him fiercely. Hesaw only one person where there were two, and that In a brain one was Paul Tacl e. white with heat, and in eyes blinded to the preseime of all living forms except that of The youth who had darkened his mind with bitterness, Toinette ceased to exist fir him, and when he sprang forward to recover the bundle, it was not with the thought that he was rescuing it for her, hut that It was to be his reason for glorious war when the moment was at hand for him to hurl It In his rivals face. Detaching themselves from the shifting groups of which they had been part, Toinette and young Tache strolled to their horses, knowing that many glances followed their elegant departure. Giving themselves a brief time In which to be admired, they sauntered into the gardens back f " Lussans house. Jeems was only a few steps from Paul and Toinette when they disappeared behind the house. He held hack with a feeling of satisfaction when lie saw the two going down a path which took them out of sight of any curious eyes that might have watched Not until, the last flutter of them. Toinettes skirt was gone did he proceed with the business of following them, and then, like an Indian, he : lipped noiselessly along the path and found them standing, somewhat perplexed, at the edge of a soggy and open space where Lussan had built hls barn and wherein his cattle and pigs had gathered for so long that one was sure of a precarious and unpleasant footing. Toinette, her chin tilted, a flash of Indignation In her eyes as she held up her skirt, with both hands, was on the point of loos ing her wrath upon her escort for daring to bring her to such a place of de--. filement when Jeems stepped out from g rim of bushes and confronted them. His face was pale. His slim body was as taut as a howstrii'-- . Ills eyes were almost black. He did not tee Toinette, scarcely knew ttiat sue wain his world, even as her anger gaw place to an exclamation of surprist when she saw in his hand the packag which he had given her a few minute before. He approached Paul Tache. and that youth, misinterpreting the slowness of his movement and the bloodless pallor of his face as signs of embarrassment and fear, sought to cover' his disgrace in Toinettes eyes by an explosion of haughty protest at being followed and spied upon in this way. Jeems made no reply except to hold out the package. Sight of it choked the words in the others throat Jeems silence and the way In which he continued to extend the package brought a deep color into Pauls face. He and not Jeems was conscious of the amazement in Toinettes countenance and of the intensity of her Interest In the situation. He recovered himself swiftly and, with a guileful .held out his hand. fpr.r.n.p of Pardon he, he apologized, It li good of you to bring the package which I accidentally dropped." Jeems came a step nearer. You lie! he cried, and with a furious movement he hurled the bundle at Taches face. The force of the blow sent Paul reeling backward, and Jeems was at him with the quickness and passion of one suddenly transformed by mad- - you keep it hidden from sight, where its beauty could not be enjoyed? trimmed you may have it,s equivalent under your hair DAVE SMITHS BARBER SHOP YOUR Abraham Lincoln reading to his soa Thomas (Tad). PRINTING A Valuable Asset of Your Business We Help Our Cus-- x tomers to Success With Presentable, Profitable We Want You to keep in mind the fact that in addition to printing a news paper we do work of all kinds. When in need of any kind of printing be sure To See Us An- ness. He had never fought with another boy. But he knew how animals In a hunclawed and disemboweled. dred ways he had viewed strife and death as the wilderness knew these things. And all that he had witnessed, all that he knew of torture and violence and the desire to maim and kill gave to his action a character of such lively ferocity that it drew a howl of pain from Paul Tache and a shrill little scream from Toinette. Jeems heard the scream, but It held no significance for him now. His dreams were gone, and Toinette, her presence close to him, her eyes upon the battle Just as he had imagined in the thrill of his mental visionings was forgotten In the more vital depth? of hls Interest in the flesh and blood of Paul. In the 'first attack, hls fingers clutched like small iron claws in the folds of Taches cravat and coat, and the rending of cloth, a splitting asunder of gorgeous material almost to the others waist, was evidence of the strength behind Ills assault. He followed this with a fury of scratching and tearing and both, went down In the melee. When they rose, Paul heaving himself up with an effort which flnng Jeems from him, they were such a sight of muck and stain that Toinette forgot her precious dress and covered her eyes In horror. But she was looking again In an Instant, for the spectacle fascinated even as It appalled her. Jeems had landed on hls feet with a fist loaded with mud, and this he projected with an aim so accurate that half of Paula face was obliterated by It, and as he leapt with a roar of rage at hls smaller assailant, he was such a shock' In? contrast to his usual Immaculate self that Toinette nearly ceased to breathe. Then, she saw and heard NOTICE DEMURRAGE CHARGE ON C. O. D. PARCEL POST A demurrage charge of 5 cents per day will be charged on all C. O. 1). packages after they have been held fifteen days, and no package will be held longer than thirty days. If you have a C. O. D. package at the post office, better check up on it. You may be charged with demurrage. . what her feminine eyes and inst.n- t could not understand or keep proper count of, a mad twisting and tumbling of bodies, panting breaths, grunts, and finally a clearly audible curse from Paul Tache. With that sound Jeems flew backward and landed on his back. He was up almost before he had struck, and with hls head ducked low like a rams in a charge, he hurled himself at Tache. This Individual, having cleared hls eyes sufficiently to perceive the blindness of the others rush, stepped aside and swung a blow which again sent Jeems down into the muck. Hls hand filled well-direct- i "Whatever became of Little Tad? la the question I have been asked oftenest in my vork of bringing forth new stories about the greatest of all Americans Even those whose memories cover the two generations from the time Abraham Lincoln was living In the White House seem confused about the identity of the Child of the In Tads day he was more Nation. than Robert. known widely Tad, on account of the strange pet name his father had given him, haa been confused with Willie, who died In the White House In February, 1862, or with Robert, who survived his father more than sixty years, to be secretary of war and United States ambassador to the court of Great Britain, as well as highly prominent In big business as president of the Pullman Palace Car company. But the Lincolns youngest son always will remain, Little Tad in the minds of the American people, though he grew to be a stalwart youth and lived a while In Germany, where, as has been related, he won the childish devotion of the little girl who was afterward married to the last of the czars of Russia and who heroically met the tragic fate of the Romanoff dynasty there. In preparing this series of "New Lights It has been necessary to review the many sources of light on Abraham Lincoln and his family. In this process of research for things new and old I have been surprised to find how many of the best Lincoln stories were started on their cheering way by the artist Frank R. Carpenter, who wrote Six Months In the White House" after spending the first half year of 1864 there for the purpose of painting the now famous picture of "Abraham Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation to His Cabinet Near the President Carpenter wished to live near the President in order to catch hls natural expression as well as to be at hand to arrange a sitting for the picture whenever possible. In that half year the painter saw and heard the best stories about Lincoln, which fact shows there were many times more stories which might have been related from and about Lincoln If some one had only been on hand to Jot them down as Frank Carpenter was Inspired to do; for Abraham Lincoln was himself a master story teller. As one story suggests another, since I have been relating the new stories picked up In the course of twenty years writing for newspapers, books, magazines and moving pictures, I have received letters with stories from eye and ear witnesses i PUBLICITY He Had Never Fought With other Boy. Tittle Tad Fathers Pet Is dia-pla- J Keep your head well itself with this sticky substance a second time, and as he returned to battle he let it fly at Paul. Profiting by experience, Paul dodged skillfully, and the volley passed over his head, spreading In Its flight, and fell in Its contaminating virulence upon Toinette. She saw her raiment spotted and defiled, and such a sudden fury rose in her that she sprang upon Jeems as he clawed and kicked tn a clinch with Paul, and assailed him with all (he strength and bitterness of her small at, and nixing tone $ To be Continued - make trrese mrrea nrore isieiTTgrbie to the present-dareader. Here Is the great portrait painters Introduction of Tad Lincoln: Some photographers from Bradys gallery came up to the White House to make some stereoscopic studies for me of the Presidents office. They re- y The Rutledge tavern where Lincoln came te know Ann Rutledge. quested a dark closet In which to develop the pictures and, without a thought that I was Infringing upon anybodys rights, I took them to an unoccupied room of which Little Tad had taken possession a few days before, and with the aid of a couple of servants, had It fitted up as a miniature theater with stage, curtains, orchestra, stalls, parquet and all. Knowing that the use required would not interefere with his arrangements, I led the way to this apartment. Tad Asserts Rights. Everything went on well and one or two of the pictures had been taken, when suddenly there was an uproar The operator came back to the office and said that Tad had taken great offense at the occupation of his room without his consent and had locked the door, refusing all admission. The chemicals had been taken Inside and there was no way to get at them, he having carried off the key. In the midst of this conversation Tad burst In, in a earful passion I He laid all the blame upon me said that I had no right to use his room, and that the men should not go In even to get their things, for they had no business In his room! Mr. Lincoln had been sitting for a photograph and was still in the chair. He said very mildly: Tad, go and unlock the door. Tad went off, muttering, into hls mothers room, refusing to obey. I followed him, but no coaxing would pacify him. On my return to the President, I found him sitting patiently In the chair, from which he had not risen. He said: Hasnt the boy opened that door? I replied that I could no nothing with him he had gone off in a great pet Mr. Lincolns lips came together firmly. Suddenly rising, he strode across the passage with the air of one bent on punishment and disappeared in the domestic apartments. Directly the President returned with the key to the theater, which he unlocked himself. Tbere, he said, go ahead; It Is all right now. He then went back to hls office, followed by myself, and resumed hls 1 seat from all parts of the country, even Tad, said he, half apologetically, dating back as far as Lincolns young is a peculiar child. He was violently manhood. Since the appearance of excited when I went to him. I said: this series of New Lights I have do you know you are making Tad, received word from Michigan, Wisyour father a great deal of trouble? consin, Illinois, Washington (state), He burst into tears, Instantly giving Oregon and California, offering fresh me the key. anecdotes which have never been .New York World.Wayne Whiffle, la the published about Lincoln, who became the source of more stories than any The true rule ia determining to am other human being In history. brace or reject anythin 1, not whether old book little Naturally Carpenters It have any evil In It. but whether H could not have been true to the life have more of evil than of good. There If he had not related a number of are lew thing wholly evil ar wholly tales about Little Tad, to the Lincoln good. first of which I now refer In order to |