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Robert J.CStod

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CHAPTER VIIL Cwitlmwd. —IB— The outcome v,n» that lira. Hardy suited upon lr*n<- embarklnt at l«n a tin>htnr eourse. Afterward hey tiaveled together for a year In |£urope Then home ■ftnln, Irene pur' art. and her mother sur i<nndnl her with the Moinl uitractiom • hlrh Pu<**.ar Hardy'-' tomfortable inand prnfi —I—al itaiidlnc made »le. Her pur.-oie *n« ohrloca -at thinly dioculaed. She hope-1 hat her da ashler would outl onthfu! infatuation and would at : lenstli. in a more suitable motrh. she heart to cue of it.- mnner»u« .!! ttlblcs of her clrde. To promote this end Mrs. Hardy spareil no palr.t Vonns Carlton, so.: banker end one cf the leading men of his aet, seemed a particularlv ippreprtate mateh. Mrs. Hnnly , oju-neil her home to him. and Carlton, whatever I.Is motives, seas sot alow to prnsp the situalon. For yean Irene had not tf Aeo of I>ave Elden. and the mother had Krowo to hope that the old attaehssent had died down and would presently ho quite forgotten in u new and more bt eotulus pussion. The fact I* that Irene at Cat t'me would have been qulie tncaimhie of ’•latitU her ndation toward Elden and its Influence u;>un her attitude to life. She was by ni means sure that *hi loved that sunburnt boy of romantic memory; she was by no means snre that (die should ever marry him. let his development In life be what It would; but felt that her heart was locked, nt least for the preser.t. to all other suitors. She hud given her prep *e. and that settled the matter. Votvrithitandinjr her Indlfferenee the girt found herself en-ournglny Carlton’s advances or at least not meeting them with the rebuffs which hud been her habit toward nil other ■u'tors. and Mrs. Hardy’s hopes grew ns the attnehmet apparently devel■i>ed- Hut they were soon to be shattered. Itene bed gone with Carlton to the theater; afterward to supper. It was Ions post midnight when she reached home. She knocked at her mother's door end Immediately entered. Her h-Jr was di-hereled and her cheek* •vere funked, and ahe walked unsteadily r.c ross the room “IVhafs the matter. Irene? Whnt’s the matter, child? Ar» you alcV?“ ‘-rted nor mother, springing from her

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"No. Tra not sick." said the girl brutally. Tm drank!" -Oh. don’t say that.” said her mother fvoiiiir.gly. "Proper people do not l>ecome drank. Yon may have bad too much champagne and tomorrow you will have a headache—” "Mother! I have had too much «-hara|tagne. but not as much as that (•recioua Carlton of yours had planned for. I Jnst wanied to see how despicable he was. and I lloated domiAtreaui with him as to.' as I dared Hut jaat as the current got too swift I struck for shore. Oh. we made a scene. aU rlyht. but nobody knew me there, so the .’amlly nsrae Is safe ami you can rest In peai-c. I called a taxi, and when he tried :o follow me In I •*lr.ppwl him and kicked Mm. Kicked Mm. mother. I)r*odfully undignified, wasn't It? ... And that’s what yon went me to marry, in place of a man I" Mr* Hardy wts chattering with mortlfieallori and excitement. Her plans had miscarried. Irene had misbehaved. Irene was a difficult, headstrong child. It x.'s u~**ess to argue with her in her present mood. It was Aiseleva to argue with her In any mood. No doubt'Carlton had been Impetuous. Nev.-rthele-s he stood high In hit aet and Id* father was something of u power In the Onuncial world. As the wife of auci a man Irene might have n career b'fore her—a career from which at le«»t some of the glory would reflect upon the silvering head of the mother of Mra. Carlton. “Go to your room.” she said at length "You are In bo condition to talk tonight. I must say It U a shame that you cen’t go out for an evening without drinking too much and making a scene. . . . What will Mr. Oirltun think of you?" “If he remembers all I told him about himself he’ll have enough to think of.” the g'.-1 blared buck. “You know—what I h: ve told yon—and still Mister Carlton sjind* as high In your fcight us ever. I :ira the one to Maine. Very well. I've tried your choice and I've tried my own. Now I am In a potltl vti {o Judge. There will be nothing to talk at ant In th- morning. Mention Carlton's name to me again nn-j 1 will give the whole Incident the papers . . . with photograp! . . . and names. Fancy the feat* •e heading. ’Society Girl. Intoxlcrted. Klchr Escort Out of Taxi.’ Good

pocse; the life of the patient was at “•■ha. When the operation was finished he found his Injury dei-per than he supposed, and Irene was summoned from her heavy sleep time morning a iend h's bedside. He talked to h ns a philosopher: said his life’s wo— ••vas done and he was Just as glad to go in the harness; the estate should yield something, and there wns his life insurance—a third would be for bet And when Mrs. Hardy was not at his side he found opportunity to whisper. “And If you 'really love Hu,’, boy West ma.ry him." Th-- sud'Irn bereavement wrought a recomflliation between Mis. Hardy end her daughter. Mrs. Hardy took her loss v-ry much to heart. While tract- grieved for her lather Mr*. Har••v grieved for herself. It was awful be lef alone like this. And when lhe lawyer* found that. Instead of a hundred thousand d< liars, the estate uid yi-vid a hare third of that «nm. she spoke openly of her hnshand'a lovideace. He had enjoyed a handle im-oiue. on which his family had lived In luxury. That It was unequal the strain of providing for them In that fashion and nt the same time accumulating a reserve for such na entualily a* had occurred was a at'er which hi* widow conld scarcely overlook. Her health had suffered a severe hock, for beaeath her ostentation she felt as deep a regard for her late hos-I-anil as was possil-le In one who measured everything In life by variis social formulae. She consulted specialist who had enjoyed a dose professional acquBlntnneeshlp with I Victor Hardy. Th*- specialist gave her careful, meditative and solemn examination. “Your condition U serions.’* he told her. “but not alarming. You must have a drier climate and, ijrofenably. a higher altitude. I nm convinced that the

!o. I'm Not Sick,*' said the (,... brutally. “I'm Drunk." mdltiona your health demand* are be found in He named the former cow town from which Irene's fateful automobile journey bad bad Its tart, and the young woman, who was present with her mother. Mr herself suddenly pale with the thought of n great prospect. “Oh. I could never live there?” Mi*. Hardy protested. “It Is so crude Cowpunchers, you know, und all that sort

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The specialist smiled. “You will probably not find It so erode, although ! dare say some of hs customs may Jar on you." he remerkrd. dryiy. *Ahd it Is not a case of not being able to live there. It U a case of not being able to live here. If you take my advice you should die of old age. as far, at least, as yonr present a Ilmen* is concerned. If you don't"—and he dropped hln vole* to Just the direct note of gravity, which pleased Mra. Hardy very much—“If you doj't, 1 can't promise you a year.” • Confronted with such an nlteroatlve. the good lady had no option. She accepted the situation with the retdgnaMon which she deemed to i>.- correct under such circumstance*. Out the boundless prairies w ere to her so much desolation und ugliness. Irene gathered that her mother did no; appr-vf of prairies. Th y were something new to her life, and It was greatly to be suspected that they were Improper. CHAPTER IX. Very slowly It dawned Upon Mrs. 4lardy that this respect j1>1«. thr.. ,ru; city, with its we’.!-dre*>-ed. prop-riy mannered people. Its public spirit. I*» aggressiveness. Its churches and the:! ten aud schools. Its law and order, cud It* afternoon tens, after all. was the rani West: sincere, earnest: crude, perhaps; twee, certainly: th< Its recent battle with the w stil! fresh upon n* person; lacking the finish that only time landscape or a dvillratloii; but lacking also the inoldicess. tl the Insufferable :irUfic'

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Irene. "He ennno* afford to eucllnac. living at u hotel, and we must liav* our oivn home. You must look, up c res.KmsJtfli- denier whone advice we can trust la a matter of this kind." And was It remarkable U»t Irene Hardy should think at once of the firm of Outward A Elden? It wax nor. She had. indeed, been thinking at a mem her of that firm ev.-r sine- the derision to move to the West. The tact 1* Irene had not been at aU sure that she wanted to marry Dave Eklen. She. wou'.ed very much to meet him again; *bo w as curious to know how the y ears had fared with Mm. und her enrtcwC’j was not um iixcd with a finer *;*»!• nient; but she was not at all sure that she should marry him. Whet. Dave Elden. the miK'-ou-uire?“ Bert Morrison bad sold. “Everybody know* him." And then the newspaper woman lied gone no u tell want a figure Dave wn* In the bo ft ness life of the dt: . “One of our htgjtest young i." Ben Morrison had said. ~lfeed. a little: like* hi* own eeca^uiu. be*;: hut absolutely white." That gave a n*-w turn to the *11 action. Irene had always wanted Dove he a suceess; suddenly she doubted whethiu she hod warned Mm to hv -f. big n sinrrsa. SVi- hau doubtiil wt:%-h-ahe should wish l» marry Dave: she had never allowed herself t» dvubi hat Dave wonlu wLali to marry her. Secretly, she hnd expes-ted to rariw-r dazx> him with her ten years*' development—vrltii the culture and knawl* -vlge which study aud travel outl Hi* hud added to ii.e charm of her young Sdrihood: and suddenly she rw>G->?c that her luster would shin* bur dimly In the gieater glory of Ms own. . . . It wn« easy to locate the office «f Coaward A Elden; It stood on a pri iripal corner of a principal strv-a’. Thence *h* led her mother, and found herself treading on the marble flouts of the richly appointed waiting room secivr ex -iten tent which she eonlrt with dUBealCJ conceal, f-he was. Indeed. very uncertain ahoat the- aext develop men;. . . . Her mutbetr iouf to he reckoned with. A young man asV-d coturteomdr what coahl he done for them. We watt to see the head of tinfirm." said Mrs. Hardy. “We want hi buy a house.” They were shown Into- Convened!* office. Conw.-vrd gave them the welcome of a man who expects to- make money out of hU visitors. H»- placed n veiy comfortable chair for Mn Hardy; he adjust**! the blindv s nicety: he discarded Ms cigarette and bi-nmed upon Uieat with as great a show d? cordiality a* his somexba' beefy ap|M .iranre would petailt. Min. Hardy ou-lined her life hint cry wKh CCoriderable deta'-l and ended with th.cuafecsioo that the- West was as bad as i-be had feared and. anyway, it nut n case of tlxlag here or dying *r-..«e-whera. so ahe would have in lauke she hex; of li. Aud here they were. Aud Bright they see a hoxse? Oonwnrd appeared to be redretixg * n inaiter of lad. he saw In tbU Usexperienrvd buyer an oppjrtunlty to reduce hi* hoVHngs In aatlclpntloa uf the |niiH.a(liug crash. His dUh-aity that he had no key to the finar. resources of kls visitors. Th. ouiv thing was to throw out « feeler. "You are wanting a nice h-.me. 1 take It. that can be bought at a fav-r-al-l* priee for cas-i. Yoa would coaslder an la vest met.; -1. any—“ He paused, and Mca. Hardy tnipulied the Information for wluch he vrn* waiting. “About tueoty-five thousand dollars." she said. •’He can hardly Invest that much." irene Interrupted, in a whisper. “We must have something to live on." “People here live on the profits of •heir Inveatiuents. do they not. Mr. iXawnrd?’’ Mr*. Hardy Inquired. “Oh. certainly." Gonward agreed, nnd he plunged Into a muss of Incidents to show how profitable Investments had been to other clients of the firm. Then his mood of dellltcratlop gave way to one of urlskiu-ss; he summoned a ear. and In a few minutes hi* client* were looking over the property which he bad recommended. Mrs Hardy wu* nn amateurish buyer, her tendency '-eliig alternately to exec** of cantic-n on one side nnd recklessness on the other. Conward'e mauusv fdeased her; ’he house he showed pleased her. r.nd she was eager to have It over with. But he was too shrewd to appear t<« emoprae-- a hasty decision. He did not M-lxe upon Mn. Hardy's remark that thr house seemed perfectly satisfactory; on th» contrary. be insisted on slurring - ’her houses, which hr quoted at such mIMnodbb- figures that presently th.- old lady was In a feverish haste to .umkc a dejwwit leaf some other buyer should forestall her. (TO UK CONTIHtlX-D.) Cbstrvation of Oil Belt Phlloaopher. A acicntUt has Just discovered that Cab are Intelligent. He had observed also that hey don't bite on everything that comes along.—Baxter CBUca.

SEASONABLE DISHES. l*i.' a pound o* round steak through the meat grimier with one green pepper and a allca of onion, seaton with a teaspoonful of salt ami a few dashes of pepper, then flatten Into a large cake. .Add a pinch of nutmeg and mix thoroughly with one egg and c half cupful of fine cracker eniBtb*. When all la combined, shai-e Into halls and sear In hot fat. Lower the heat and cook for half an hour turning often. Ten minutes before serving drain off the aurplns fat earIng two tablespoonfulh. Add two tableoponnfols of flour and mix well. When browned add enough milk to make a smooth sauce. Cost each btll with the sauce, arranging them on a eftop plate. Garnish with pars ey ■“d aerre piping hot with linked potatoes. Another nice way to serve hamburger steak Is lx follows: The steak must lie free from gristle and well **asonrd tc suit the taste. Some like a pinch of doves with a bit of minced ooIod with salt and pepper. Toast rotmos of bresd on one side and plsc* them In a linking dish untuasled side up, spread with butter then spread with the seasoned meat a half Inrii thick. F.’ace In the oven and bake until the meat li brown. The Juice will aH te held In the bread, making a very tasty ami simple dish. Cranberry Tart—Bake a pastry Bh*!I oad tm it with the following: Wain one qnan of cranberrie* and cook nntfl soft with a cupful of water. Put throogh a sieve and boll np again with a pound of sugar or loss. When cool place la the t.cked shell and cover with a meringue. Brown In the o.en nnd serve cold. Any ramie*, frrrlt may be served in this way. Beat It and thicken If necessary with cenrrtarcii. cook well, cool nnd lilt the 'diked shell. Covet with h nu-ringai and hake until brown. Thickened fruit Jnlces make most tasty pie fltll-g. Gelatine or Jello tusy also be used, topped with whipped cream, as the meringue could not be used unless rooked over hot water, as It conld not he hated without melting the Jelly.

K*or paralrses healthy action, mental and phym.-nL Worry corrciles. poison* and pulls (town th- organism U is a pervrrtr-l menial etat* that externalise* Itself hi various physical aliments ai cording to th* peculiar tendencies nr weakneieee of th* on* who** --tTnntsm 1U effect* Ond

WHAT TO EAT. We all rnioy nei. dishes: but for •al enjoyment noihlng takes the place of the otd-faxh-toned dishes of our grandmothers. Bean Porridge—Soak two cupfuls of bears over night. In the morning- » a boil, stir In a bit of soda ns. • pen. drulu nnd cover with fresh water. Bol.' slowly until nearly done, add salt, a tnblespoonful of - batter and tlien allow them to simmer until the water Is nearly cooked: away. Mash with a potato masher andadd a quart of rich milk. Stir well, bring to the boiling point and serve with crackers. Set-e a few nnts and rab-lus for dessert occasionally; they are wholesome and less expensive of time as well as Applt John.—Slice into a deep buttered pie tin four tart applea. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, dot with batter. 1’our over them a dumpling mixture or a rather (bin baking powder biscuit dough. Bake In a hot oven ontll well browned. Serve with rrusm and sugar or a- hard: sauce. On* Egg Cake.—Take one cupful of suga two tnblespaonful* of sweet fat two-thirds of a capful of thick sour mill, ono-bslf tenspoonful of soda. and the same of baking powder sifted with one aod one half capfuls of flour. Best the egg and add to the sugar nnd fat. Fur an Icing o»e may use a half cupful of grated cheroiatc. cooked to a cream with one-fbarth of a cupful of milk; add one capful of brown sugar, sod cook until » soft hull H made when dropte-d In water. Then odd one tenspounful of butter and onefourth poaiMl of marshmallow* r.nd lient TM» cske mu* be baked In muffin pun* and If served hot aeeds no Icing. *lf baked In a sheet and cut In square* served hot. It makes a fine pudding with any pr-fenvd sano-. Fur a layer e»kr It tnsy ho flii«o »tth Jura or marmalnde and served as

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Fsisia Sparsely Peopled. It Is easy to overrate the land uf Doriijs end C/ru*. Amur, nnd Hr.fix. for I’ersle bus nut nearly a« mnny In habitant'; a- M«-xJ-... Estimates differ widely and there hn> u-*ier been u lenl

U. S. Damages More Than Offset German Claims W ASHINGTON.—Aac-rica's clair.ii agulmt Germany -;rowing eot of the sinking of the hnslfanin and other vessels by Mibniartu**. and «n account of other wur damage*, will more than offset the amount which will l-e due from the Fnlted States eo account of the 100 German eteamcr* seized In American port* when the United State* entered the iv-.ir. shipping l>oarJ ofllclnls declared. Under the pence treaty, the taiue o' the vesscdi. estimated by bourd olfielal* at from *130.000.000 to JH0.000.000. will lie credited to Germany on Indemnities awarded by the allied reparation-. commission, but as the Amer- , lean claims l-efore the commlssit-n will more than offset the valne of the ships. official* asserted thetv was little likeliho 4 that the United iBiitos would b« vailed upon to make any payment •« the commission. Three veasels were war vessels—German commerce raiders—which took n-fuge in Am.-rlran ports before the United Stutes entered the war asd were Inierocd. and their value- wlH not be Included will, that at the- vessels which were purely l-euceful merchant craft.

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Gridiron Club Unscrambles Scrambled' Railroads A T THE Gridiron dub dtener the other night the railroad- skit dealt with ‘•unscrambling the rJrilroads." The actors represented’ former Director General McAdoo. Director General Hines end an Investor In the railroads.

McAdoo—Thb late Mr. Morgan

said that you cannot usacnuuble scrambled eggs. He wa* wrong. By the exercise of a Ilitie magic, to which we modestly lay claim, wo shall Illustrate how the raMroadi of the United States may he scrambled aarf then unscrambled again. Pan- anyone lend me n hilk bat? 1 sliall retura- it prompt-

ly and entirely u-xikmnged. (Mr. Investor steps- forward with

silk hat. Exceedingly realistic hns--ness by McAdoo of filling the hat with —. _ ._jre than-vigorous-stirring geoevss.)

McAdoo—Now we have the road.- scrambled This completes «*y part of the trick. I shall now pass the buck—I mean the hat—to my frieod. Mr. Hines, who will. u» hi* magic way. with a few passes pctKlnro- tfcr beautiful rabbit known ns Govecnmeet Operation and -Control, and return, the bat un-

damaged to my friend. Mr. Investor. (Investor groans.)

Hines (looks at the hat and glares at McAdoo)—I um desyly Indebted to Mr. McAdoo for his trust and confidence. I .wish he had-finished the trick. He hates the limelight and likes to retire while the retiring, is good. But to lit* trick, gentlemen. Let aw first cover the hat for ueatheltc aart olfactory reasons. It Is a little- messy. (Covers hat with haadken-rie?. arises wand.) I-now make these myarirlsai pu»«ee—so—saying tha cabalistic words—hocus —pocui—ECO- brotherhoods—a* taught me by Mr. McAdoo. Then I quickly raise the cloth ond here we hrve—(starts back, looking nervous.) Ah. I see. Mr. McAdoo forgot something. Let me add. the ITusib plan. (Drops th.-ee

piotns and breaks-another egg. Investor groans nnd tears.h's hair.)

Hines—Now we have It. Hocus—p"cu»—1920—presto, (Takes up handkerchief. looks—etnrts back, rushes to McAdoo. saying: “My God. Mac. I cas t

do the trick.”)

McAdoo—That'* yoar affair—not mine. Investor—My hat—toy bat! McAdoo and Htae»—Take it np to congress.- They'O: fix: It tar you. (Both link arms tuul.go off.)

Imagine Congress With No Congressional Record I CONOCLASTIC Senator Thomas of Colorado i Imv^llblo-as It msy seem be actually talked the other day of the possibility of atopplac the publlcatlOB of the Couynwslueal Record. Senator Jontes.. being, prodded by New Mexican newspapers short of print paper. Introduced a blit providing for an increase of postu* rales by five times the present rat*, an dally papers exceeding 24-page* In Slav. Senator Smoot of Utah then said be thought the time had arrived to stop publishing lo the Congressional U-eorJ articles, telegrams and addresies s«tit to s«rnators. Every page of the Record costs the government > nearly 909. It hud men new scouring the c-amtry dally in order to pick nip paper wherever they cut* at almost any- pricn that Is. asked for It, In .order to secorv enough paper l» publish th» Uougraasloniil Record dallvt Tbeti the vice president said : ’ Ttn- vlcv pnesldant will be very glad- to aak the senate. If the senator desires him to do ae, v briber the publication, of tht t Mucmslonal Recordiahall not be SBspendedidurlnc the famine is print paper." Then Senator Tbomns rapped the climax b» *ayiug; "Mr. President, I was going to suggest that the senator fr.en Utah «oes nut gi> far enough. I think It would be a vary good ideit to quit printing the Per ..d alt< get her My hapreoslon Is that that would be j*ie way In which we could curtail the ontpnt of senatorial oratory; In fact. I -kti not know of -uay other way in whi-h It can he done.” Congress without the Uongw- Monal Bi-cord' The congyessman. wltliout a - linin '- to revise and extend ai.., print and. virtu., te his little spveuo fc-r homa ronsumptlon! Periah the Ihovgjit!

Chicagti Waterway Projects Not Entirely Satisfactory T HE r**t of the country may love Chicago to distraction, but apparently It does not care much far IG cv«ia»«.'cui waterway projeeta. Objection U the I sizing of a penult tc the state of Illinois for tbe - onstrurilon of what la

known as the ’’. liaoix waterway" tc connect the great lakes with the MisslKklppi river 1.& been filed wl;h Se-> retarj' Baker and the chief of the army cnglrovrs by Edward T. Cahill. He acts [or v iicoasln, Michigan. Indiana. Minnesota. -MtO, Peoaiylvaulu and New York, charging that Chicago now li-ke.-t water through the drainage canal to sucii :n extent that Enket. Michigan. Huron. Erie and Ontario hava been lowered so much that extra har* bor faeil).<M had to t>e built by otbet The protest also declared that treaty

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