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Im " fcc ccnBemiir "did h »o ytm Omr ilili* OiiBR maul bsrr td-Hthal wr can't gn <m forever r oarseSve* by i*Br torn W<:- »? Wc have belli a eily b«n*. a b*. r.t.'l beantlfol rity. alir."*t c* a prl niEgbt S/oll'l It by mafic over . ^I,‘re r.aA r«-xn for ; ta* oroulAD; Ibrre jnvtiSi, Bat there bt.* nrltluT t.«asor }a»tlBcattOD for tartilny mile* ni'e-i of pralffe ittml lato dty lot* i trhkli In the nntu.-e of tilings ( poi slbly. In your time or mine, ({hired for city puriitm-*. These mill be jirodnclng; wheat, oat*. ■’>, cows, butter—that Is what f build our dty on. We have in*Ub rloT the effect ratlier than tse. The can*- Is the country. | neglected cvuutiy, end until K (• must stand slid, Kt tlo not go bock. Our prosperity | l-ecn built on borrowed money, e hnve forgotten that borrowed , must rome time be rejiall." tt mem tlm, te boom la About tit?" she said. lot exactly burst. It will not be as that. It will just ooze T llfce c toy balloon pricked with li re was alienee for some .ninnies. she spoke nl length It was with hg-j of hltteinesi. “So you t re

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[The Urn* Ik. I lieg you. Bert, to * tin t If 1 had known your Ini J. would have tried to d'ssuode |Why me particularly? I am only ^ of the great public. Why don't give your conclusion* to the |b:r Now that you see the reaction in* in doesn't honesty auggest t jtiur course should be?” < waa nproneh lu her voice,

swtfr-h hi* <nra lifts-* tsn cgals «niT in time to avoid a raUIsbin. The mieofniag ear landM and passed by fjrTssssfy, !,-jr not before Dave had reeogRtsed Comvard as the driver. Eads on Its trap of dust duated the ribald «u«te* of taWteiHiaaaed wntneo. “Close enough." said Dave when the . hod settled. "Well, let us jo; hadfc ftmae." They rook the reMns trip leisurely, driakltig la the glories of the night "sd srTo-xlujr time for rise play of coa-Tersati.-a. Bert Kcrrlaou was a gemi • r r . "xrTafi: .jr 'ist. Her puints of laI’ -.-n: v. r; alsmat tattaits. And they were baric temmg the,street lights be for? ihay tacw. "Ch. 7 almost fore t.” >rt said, a: l.i-f pc red. a* tbouadi she really had fnrp», l cn. T was pt a reception to'.cy r. hen a beautiful woman asked tr.r ;.ib—asked me If I bad ever heard f Ur. David Eldca.' “'What. Dave lOdcn. the Btillioonire? I said. 'Everybody knows him ne’e the bean of the town, or could u- If be warned to.' Oh, I gave you a good name. Dave.” "Thank*. Bert. That was detent. Who was she?” “She said her came ws* Irene

Hardy.”

CHAPTER VIII. Upon the return of Irene Hardy to the Cost It had tlowly become ai*pnrher mother (hat thing* were not ns they once lad been. It seemed as though she bad left part of her nature behind—had outgrown It. perhaps— nud had created about herself an at‘phere of reserve foreign to het earlier life. It seemed as though the louclineas of the great plains had rttled upon her. “Whatever has come over Irene?" *aid Mrs. Hardy to the doctor one evening. "She hasn't been the rntne since she came home. I .should not hnve let her go west alone." The doctor looked up mildly from hi* paper. It w-is the custom of the doctor to look up mildly when Mrs. Hardy made a statement demanding -tie form of recognition. Froth the bJe Initiation into domestic affairs which hi* profession had given him Doctor Hardy had long since entirely ccasul to look for the absolute In He had never looked for It He realized tliat lu Mrs. Hardy he did not possess a perfect but he was equally convinced that In no other woman would he have found a perfect mate, and he accep'id his lot with the philosophy of hi-, fixty years. So Instead o' reminding Ife that Irene hud not oeen alone she went 'vest he remarked vet; mildly that the girl was growing older. Mrs. Hardy found lu his remar. occasion to lay down the book she had

f canidulf, rbitmma h*. 4aj besutas they drart rtu tBtnga TSat way te thut country Son don't nmWw.nif •- j» airogwlier dUTcx-nt." "Andrew." said Mrs. Hardy, bwrtine f-.nvari and the word was asaia-.i’m for she uscri his Christina anna* uaiy m momen!* of rrfada. “was Irrr,; ever will, this young man—Aiuue? The doctor arose to his fee; and trod heavily up*a the- rich ustporicpk T Md you you don't umhii.Wuad." he pretested. “Ttte West Is nut the East. Every-hang t* dlffm-u: “I Anppit hatnan nature Is clrfer- ‘ at." *.’ .c interrnpted nsraningir. Then her head fell upon the table and her bands went up about her hale, tt had been b re urn hair once but was nww thin and saeakeU with grey. “ou. Andrew.” she wept “we arc reined!. That we shoetld ever have ccm* to

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It was cow Doctor Hardy's tern to be exisperated. There wa* one shite; his philunophy could not coder.*. That wan a person who was not and who would not be phUnaophlcaL Mr*. Hardy was not and would not be pha- •

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■c fcprvad <nst hi* hands. “What’ I use? The harm I* done. To pse- . collapse w-ould be to precipitate Attic. It us though we were passcaen a boat at ton. You aad i i‘ the boat Is slaking, but the r pAsscngers «!»K.“t. They are ns worry with champagne and rears—if yoc can ace»*pt that flgtmd rewlry and easy money, et oll thelf romalnit. ? few hours ell'.ny Ihcw they are headed for

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t moment she placed her flntl* nrtu. “Forgire me. Dave." T didn’t moan to whim*."

|“*You didn't whlrc," he returned, altVeredy. "IF* not yon. You are r.wHl a sport But there wilt be of whtaSi-.fi in the cwnlne month*." like, it did uot occur to Dnve that

rigidly of intense disapproval. Doctor Hardy was an are that this was entirely a theatrical attitude, assumed for the purpose of Imposing upon him a {Toper hmuliltv. He had experi- • need it many times. ■'Doctor Hardy." said his wife after the lapse of an appropriate period, ■•do you consider that an intelligent

remark?"

Tt has the advantage of truthfulness." returned the doctor complacently. Tt Is susceptible of demon-

stration.”

T should think this Is a matter of sufficient Interest to thi. family to be dis-rased seriously," retorted Mrs. Hardy, who had an unfortunate habit of becoming exasperated by her hustaud’s good humor. "Irene is car only child, and before your very eyes

the girt had bidden 1 ."'U see her—yon see he.— Do you , i <. r Havings of a doa-n 1 know, I begin—I really begin to sas- : r.\,wl ia.-;v.y looked up and j I'M* »*»« she's la Jove.'* ld. “i- -Tgive n.e, Davo, I didn't ■ It was I'toctor Hardy's turn to sit -..n So \M-«ae." i upright. •-Nonsense!" be said. "\Tby {..snood at hi* nwte-h. Tt's late slrocid she b* In lover’ It ts the cnr a thoac ; " he sahl. “hut wc «n ' fnrtnaat? ttmltatiren of the yddlosopher le. do you «ty—«nto cr j tlmt he so often leaves Irraliana! bevm 'tsckV " havi e; out of the rcAantag. “She Is

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nen ccmtlnuSnfi to Mi*> 1 met no one with ew. My acr«a wm need fc-anething j ten me to enjoy my holiday as tet coat, Itet Tnc see. My.' i bos 1 could, at a winch an the ket tsbouWl fit.” ’ i foothills, aaud Eocnae stayeu with me nmates tliey ‘were thread- ths-re. There wra no one «3se--v through the street it*?- ' “No «*-? No wmchitien. .cvswbuw*— I machine, ftwmtly the i cow panebers—3 thiacl have hoard"—

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g aveBdentUil a* enues <>T I "No. vTnly young Eidea—" hi two*. On ana «o tbcj- l *X-..ly? ' w ?* e this yonac Elfletj?" the dty streets and the | “Eat he Is Jnst a boy- dost the

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Tl!*- !« z’4 nonsense!" said the dv> f-'r. icpctkxitly. “There U notidn; io If. anyway. The girt had to baw some ccinpaar. What if they did rid* together? What—" ••They rode together? Alone?” "They and their horses along." said the doctor, whese impatience had made way for Kan asm. “Ton are mocking me. In this hour of shame yon are renting jests. Call Irene." The gir! was setomoned. Her fine face had lost some of IL> brotruae*.*. and the eyes seemed deeper and slower, hot she was still a vision of grace and beamy a* she stood in response to their call, framed In thicurtalps of an archway. Her quick •cose caught the tense atmosphere, and she came forward with parted lips and extended fingers. “Yes?” she said. “What is wrong? Can I help?" "Your father has confessed." sold Mrs. Hardy, trying hard to speak with Judicial calm. "Now tell us about your relations with this young Eluen. this cow puncher. Let us know the worst" Irene's eyes flew from her mother to her father's face, and there they caught something thaf restored their calm. “There was no worst," she said Ith a rlpp’e of laughter, “hut there as a good deal of best. Shall I tell you the best?" ••Irene." said her mother severely, "did you permit that young man to make >ove to you?" T did not give him permission. If that answers yon, because he didn't a-u It" Mrs. Hardy had risen. “And'-w. you hear that? She confesses. It's dreadtel! Horrible: What will everybody Kay?" “No wor-e than you have said. I'll be bound." pui in the doctor. “Yes. take her part. What care you for the family name?” T have a right to speak for the family name." sa’.d the doctor firmly. “It was mine before It was yours. 1 cannot see that the family name ha* !n>en compromised in the slightest degree. This Is Irene's first adventure. It will pass sway. Anu even if It docs it—he 1* n manly boy.” Mrs. Hardy surveyed her husband hopelessly, then turned to Irene. Have you made any promises?" “Only that I wouldn't make any promises until he had his chance. That seemed fair." T suppose you are receiving letters from him?" “No." "Why doesn't he write?" For the first time Irene's eyes fell and the color mounted richer In her cheeks. She had to confess now, no: for herself but for him. "He can't write." she said. "Merciful heavens!” exclaimed Mrs. Hardy, collapsing Into a chair. . . ‘Andrew, bring me a stimulant." (TO BE COXTXXCED.)

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I—T- ‘ ~‘s l—ardUae t'- arx." vtU -wire the transport Buford, lor deportation to Roasix. It -Cwterjl I'ershlcg uUh torue of the anard'-d Task* an .vhotn ho called while in Cki.-r -. •• The AleHindftoa. whi<-h tar on a rref in tiiv Sttaits of Maavlten i. r twenty years sad recently arrived at N. v York fmu iYiUgVaU with a cargo of wool worth ttJMMCNi

NEWS REVIEW BF C8RRENT EVENTS

President Proclaiitis Return oi the Railrocds to Their Owners on M&rch 1.

GOOD PROSPECTS FOR BILL

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Beating the Train. T.'ow. Thomas," said the foreman of the ccnstrcrtioa gang to a green hand who had Jest been put on the Job. “keep your yes open. Whoa yon rre a tra’.o coming throw down your too!# and .'utnp off the track. Hun like blare; 1“ “Surer said Tfawnn*. and igan to svr.. g his pick. In a few aainn o* the Empire Slate Express catiae whlrtlng along. Thomas threw Aovra hi* pick and started up tbs track abend < f the train as fas! as be could Th* tra!n overtorifc him and loastd fclm iuto a ditch. Badly shaken cp. be wx» takes to the hospital, where the foreman vtsltcd him. “Yon hlist-erinr idiot r said the Inremar. “didn’t I tsfil you to take care and get ®st c? the way? TThy didn't you rim «p the side afthehnir- “Ep the waldr of the MIL Is It. ear?" at.ld Thomas throucb the latndcfies cat his face. *Tp the aoldc off the JUllI By the powors. I cun'? tale it tm the teveL. let alone reamin’ Up liHI."

First Shipload of Deported Reds on Its Way to Russia—Admiral Sims Refuses Medal and Accuse* Secretary Daniels of Injustice. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. President Wilson, having boon convinced of tl« dangers that would he Incurred If he -arried out his tin-nounce-J intention to return the railmad* to their owners ou January 1. Kin e congr. ** could not or would not pass th" ni eessaiy legislation by that time, ytcldej to the situation nud on Wednesday Issued a prodnmntlnn setting the du:e for the return as March L In the Intervening two months, be believes, the railroads ami express companies should !»e able to prepare adequately for the resumption of their business under their ownership and control. Tills action pleased such congressmen and railway officials ns were Interviewed, and the latter expressed tie belief that the road* would be n-ndy by March 1. to carry on. Of course ihey expect congress to enact suitable legislation ami the Interstate commerce hill to permit such rate lncre.-«e* ns will make It |>o*s’lble for H em to borrow the innue) for needed cqalpment. extensions and

Improremei ts.

Immediately after the lusaaoce of the president's proclamation Director Heneral Hire* made an appeal u* all officers and employees of railroad* to redouble their efforts to poduee the best ant! most economical railroad service possible during the remaining period of fe lerjil control. Th * really was directed especially to the rnllway brotberhoodj. which have been bolding la abeyance their demand* for wage Increases amounting to nearly a billion a year to ace whether the government'* efforts to bring down the -ost of living would have s-.y mariced effect They do not seem liopr.wsed ty the present success of those -ffi ns and are growing resiles*. It remain* to be seen whether they wffi now wait much langer for tindecrease In prii-es. Which the attorney genera: ha* *a!i are likely to begin to appear next month. TJ]<- prospects for early legislation for the return of the nil road* to their owners have brightened very eonslderably. The senute having passed the Ccmmlns MIL couferisjre* began to adjust the differences between that and the Each bill ,ie***d by the faosi** The rtaztses cwoceraiug wage adjuetraeut. the forbi-ldtog of strikes and voluntary or compuisury artiKratlon presetted the greatesj dMBeulliea. The oottfere*-* said tSii-y to unahe aaaaWetuMe prom-** before ewagre** Loud cheers, metaphorlfsihy speaking. ««i its way the departing tmugMWt Euf««rd wicen al the negujnln* of she week !t startcd for £»- rufie. Nc one wanted ever to SC" any part «f the cargo come back, for that ca-rgo -consisted of rabid and dan-gero-.f “reds" v.ho were lielug divert' ed by Ttiufe Ssm for hi* «>wu ask".

If the Chicago Federation of Izxbor was reeking a way to "get ta bad" It could t».d have found a hotter one ‘ban in Its action Indorsing the work of Kmias Goldman and Berkman and announcing It* opposition to the deportation of alien* who are members of any union affiliated with the American Fcd-ratlon of labor. No such brazen demand for the exemption of any "class" from punishment for (-rime wa* ever beard, nt least In America. The decent citizens of America, who after all form the vn« majority In the country, have shown plainly that they are tired of the alien rudlcnlR and their vicious activities. nud the sooner union labor recognlxes that fact, the better for It. As might have been exported, William Foster, erstwhile apostle of syndicalism and sabotage and organizer of the fizzled out steel strike, supported the antl-deporretlon movement In the Chicago meeting, It Is planned to extend throughout the land the plan to save union men from “banishment and exile." A recent example of the work of the radicals was revealed when (he army transport America bringing the lienee commission from France, docked at 11 iboken with 11 members of the crew In Irons charged with mutiny and other crime*. The troubles, which broke out on the eastward trip, were Instigated by bolshevik and I. W. W. agitators.

First Safety Bicycles.

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StitUy. " ‘ Irene its Josl a jSr- i high -mnt wheel wn* redncrtl nud tin* Hardy, yoc art- all very wei! j rear Wheel was nlwrat Two-thirds tiie A - ivr fevers attfl ynat Chois, i n: | hetcht nf fhr front oat The marfatore

rah'J clhkfit*o*«‘ a love caw worth j a-ttli wheete off The aamr size appear*-c thetr jKiiaoDiiu* (losrtu mt Vha: aheurt this young El-! m IffiEi. Buweltogliectanti be pcpcin* elm cue indilufler-' T Did Iron" see much off him?" ; uham 35S1. and the “craze" reatfln-d 1 Emma ulinutetl. a* th it doctor tgtreac to- bauds. TDo jit# height fatxun aaBff. when wheel* rt»e gungpl-tnl:: "Tills nmllze Sun to are were ffonr o! j Und became low •euoqfiii to price to he i ntag of the and off the I it tnot ranch—four only, nud n< i within toe meam off the tnultltofic. j Jlum where toe mn«rcai (•Inc far tulles? How •conlfi 8he ‘ — j *n- funded was umknnwt Ki-clnfi bln.?" i Euptomstl ; cuiauto off the truntj

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Admiral Sims, who conimnnded America’s naval fighting forces In the war. start J what may develop Into a real navy scandal when be derlfnod lo accept the DlstlnguUhe'l Horvlce medal awarded him by Becrctury of the Navy Daniels. The admiral. In !.'.* letter to the secretary, accused Die latter of Injustice and discrimination In inaklng up the list of those lo receive medals and navy crosses, nod exon-seei! his Indignation nt Die giving of Die mcdul lo swivel chair officers nod io officers who lost their ri-sscls at *cn undi*r clreum*tnnc(*s (hat mlgtit not l e »o their credit, while It was refused »o others who displayed great hi a very and gallantry In combat. Many of the latter, recommended for the decoration by Admiral Him* and opprovi-d by Die board of’award*, were cut from the list by Mr. Dante!*. The admiral said such Ifiju-n. e would go far toward destroying Die morale of Die nary Slid he did not wish to countenance ft by accepting the inodsl awarded to him. Fccrelarj Daniels said there was no basis for the charge of favoritism, tbot he was determined to decorate eierj cotumander of s torpedoed to Ip —bis son-tn-taw, Ozuunsreler Bagley, t* to that CsUfiory- Wid that to* 1 list Is not yet cb-sed. It WSS wld to Wsslitofiloti that the cdmlraJ's ectl'W was very likely to bring shout s con greswloiuil tovrellgstlo:. of the Whole

tustter.

Gruat ISritzto m1!S never consent to j iwpiianrtlo*i of ‘Ireland from the etoJ litre, but Is v. ill tog i«* give jf ibe torgi .-»! {Kwctble measure of .self^orerommi mud to give to!* at once. Jtocb v, as the ntofemeM of premier Lffoyd <fewi*e to purUauent. and lie to«Kt j pratRMtosd to give *ti outline of the l J-i-ine rote WJ1 whleh toe go .ertmunt \rm: totrodoce wien parSteun-'-t reas- ] fcemb3«s. The measure *1JJ create two Irglslaluree •uutewhst on toe AzuerIcan mode:, one for toe ooutotra part j of Ireland und toe Kooaan Catholic | part of ft* er. ttod the ottur for j J'rot-*auut VlMer, Above them wlJ be I toe hUOWSS of Jretond. ete-r<rd by the I two teftoi :ure«. Th* totter bodies | have toe to combtoi at uny ! '"me witoort toe coasent of toe ilritisti fi-rritejient. A J power* oof reserved to toe imperial Britten perltoment We &v*m to toe iegtetotures. These reserv-ed jentTre inc’-udie peace I and war. foreign affairs, the army uud i ..uvy. defosiae. treaaoa. trade ouislflv j uf Ireiitnd. iitirtgnDoc. wtoeovts and Icxdfifc. ctiluagv. trade marks, light j bouse*, itad toe aff'PoiuUuem of U, j higher Judlctoty untli toe legteiaturee

The horae of oouuuou* «s a u hole welved the wiioutc with appr<.>val t hut there to •ttte ho»v» that It will plesre any of toe Irish fut-Dona in that feet. It is said. Ilea the host chance of its sueeosa Lloyd George Iwk occasion to say what he thougut of the recent attempt to assassinate Viscount French, lord lieutenant of Ireland. He declared It wa* not only despicable and dastardly, hut one of the most foolhardy poilUiul >il’oes

In history.

Delay of the ffermnns In signing tho protocol rendered futile toe hopes of toe supreme council that l«eac« would be proclaimed by I’brtouua*. Though the council had tndlcaied that It would lessen Its demand* for reparation for the scuttling of the interned German war vessels If the Genuaus could prove that they could not turn over tho material required. Von Lursusr. chief of toe Germnu delegation, felt It ueo-i-ssnry to carry the amended terms to llerlln for suhmlsslon o the government. It was announced In l-on-dou that Prumler Lloyd George would go to I’arfs Uils week to confer with denienreau. A Idresslng the rhnmher of deputies, tho French tireroler made the first authorlistlve statement concerning Die conference In lotndon. Tim two princlpal decisions msde, Im said, wore not to make peaco and not to compromise with Die soviet government of Russia. The allies were determined, lie added to lie the allies of all peoples attaekeil by iMilsImvism and would maintain a barbed wire around Uussln, notably by ahliag Dm Ihiko, liuumaninn* and others nloag Dm frontiers. He evproksod full coufidwice m Dm Anglo Frain o Amorteun pacts cad predti ied n soluDon of Dm Flume difficulty, The rhimiher Dmreu|imi gave Die gov* ’onent a vote of confidence, 131 io 71, Iteaily, the Flume dispute seems at Dlls writing to be on the eve rf setDemenr. 'Joe Iteilnn isll’ii-i (ms sp proved nu egreefnent w||h D'Annunzio on Dm binds of proposals t-iade by Die government, Th!*, it was report' od, was that flaly should keep In its possession tlm whole of Dm annlsDc* line, rcuffirm.iig the right of Flume to decide its own fate and assisDng it fliminialiy to resume Its acDvifles under Dm regime of a free port, Tlm reeeti' plehlsrite In Flunm resulted in f«?r cent of th* votes being cast In furor of (be iialisn gov rnuuml's plBB for te fur ore occupation of the rtly. ft was said that <’*pia»n D'Annunzio declared ne would vot accept tnto result and tout be departed from

toe city.

As for fiussis. the IM/Ishevlsl seem ts lie ySifiiOg slocg very well fa a ojli11 ary way, 'limy have bests® ftotiura and bis I'kralntefl aioiy, and are raid to iiave cut off tbs retreat of Iteniktoe's volunteer* «o Djst Diter only way of •■scsive U into fiowosoia. Tiw ffethonltons sod ib* baMte HJ, ;t fa zuWtorrd, agreed on toe o Jeetioo* •rf irrfjiter* and uil'Misy guaraitoe*. A coiaprotnize pi nt*/**! f iMirertilug the peagw treaty wa* formulated lose week by Senator E my of I .'toil, a Iremnmm who H/fpcrtM mmt ■ • • - fx>4ye reservediaor- Taking tb**e as chat be hoped it would wc ccceyMddv

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