MAY OODKTY TIMES SEA ISLE CITY. N. J.

TK« COW PUNCHER By Robert J.C.Staad Outbora^ IftUhmcr. &nd other poem.

CHAPTER IX.—Coirtlncod

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Vbrbt bad settled til.eti D«»e left j.; office. A *cft wind blew from the . c ,hwMt: Jt»ne ^ ,n ,te • lr - J 0 *'' ' jcu in finve's heart a* bo walked few block* to M* bachelor quar\Vbat of the drab Injuxtlce of , u «jDe»l I^t blm forxrt that; nun- I! r-.» debt •** b “* 1 caU ^ 1 L3 Dave. Re dre.-wd with eare. It ,-rtl be was abort to leave bU rc.a* j,e niaembt-red he ronut d.n , lflQr ; be had been dressing for her. - ,r.u-:'’r dy. The reollaa'.ton broaght :r a i;., with sotoeUUnf -f a ahock. ‘ Tt.:» will never du." ho said. -* a i eat a!on« toi;lRbt. ami I can’t ask pe-nt. ra after the lncld<*rt with L ‘... nw’hcr. I ! now—Bert M.%rrivm.-j-e rvatbed f*»r the ti-lepbone and finr her number. !l-r num'-r did not answer. He tboocht of Kdith Duncan. But EdJtb lived at bone, and It was much too Lie ?-■ ext-nd a formal dinner InvUajjaa. Tliere was nothin ler U but

"To a monopoly of your attenQoeel Perhaps not. But It glvea me the right to a fair chance to win a tnojopoly of your attentions." He was speaking low cud earnestly, a.id bis voice br.d a deep, rich timbre In r. that thrilled and almost frightoned her. She could not resent his stralghtforwardneas. - She felt that he teas already assert Inc bis claim upon her. and there was something tender and delightful In the sense of being claimed hy such a man. “! must have n thir c ho nee to win that monopoly." ho repeated. "How did It hap(H-n tlmt Oowawl was pres-

ent r

■1 don’t know. It ^Jnst happened. A little after you telephone* use he culled tip and asked for ro*<lier. and the n»xt thlru" I knew* she said he wa* c.nultHf up to spend the erect!*." Dave dropi^l Into a sudden reverie. It was not so o-mer .uhlo aa It seemed thar Ovnward should have telephoned

k|tianq /A? Eskima^ in Alaska | ^jJames VEmol ClarkE

glnd you happened In. Ton

have bad uoudeifnl experiences. Mr.

t’onward Is charming. Isn't boT’ I>a »e did not know whether the compliment to Con ward was

sonnl matter conceminc bis partner

or whether H was t.v be taken a*

courtesy to the fir:’. In el ■her ca<e hrathiT re*enti*d U. .Te wondcr-d what Irene would think of this “ennobllns'

br.slne.ss In the drab days of dlslllu- j Mrs. Hardy almost hmuedlotely after slonmem that must aooo sweep down 1 bad utod the line. Coawanl’s telenpon tbetr. But Irene apparently did j p’mao #ivt Dave'* were no rho same not miss hi* »rn*wer. (circuit; U was a simple matter for “We shall sem be settle.1." she said j CotfWmrd. if be had happened to lift as lira. Hnrdy nnd Conward were se. :! ^e receiver during Dbvv’s conversa;p;iroachine. "Then you will come ! iI„q with Irene, to overhear all that and visit u>V was said. That might happen accl“I will—B-wnle." he whispered, and dentally; at least tt mlchi begin Inb > w»* sure 'h * ivilor that mounted n<>contly enough. The fact t’.»t C*miher rtieeks held no tlngh of d!s- word had acted U|ion the In'onuutloc s»ure. 1 indicated two things: flrat. that be —— i jfcid no very troublesome erase of CHAPTER X. iM.noi —which Dave had long suspect-

i -si—and. second, that 1* had delib-

Davt Paused for a Moment, but In That M-ment His Eye Fall *>n Conward.

to eat alone. He suddenly became conscious .if the great loneliness of his bachelor life. The charm of bachelorhood was r. myth which only needed coniact ••vlth the gentle atmosphere of feminine alfrcMon to be exposed. He tool, lib bat end «.>at and went lato th - street. It wsa hi* custom to take h-s meals at a modest eatingplace on a side-avenue, but tonight he dire 1<-d his steps to the best ho.el the city tCorded. Tlicre was no wisdom In dressing for oa event unless he was going to deHetr. his course somewhat

from the dally routine.

The dining hall was a Mate of light. Dare paused for a moment, awaiting the ber’c of a waiter, but In that moneni bis eye fell on Conward, a table with Mrs. Hardy and Irene. Coe ward had see-, him and was motioning to him to Join them. The situation was embarrassing, and yet de-

time in making his

first call upon the Hardy*. Irene received him cordially, but Mrs. Hardy evinced so more warmth than propriety demanded. Klden. however, allow ed himself no annoyance over that A very much greater grievance hud been thrust upon his mind. Conward had preceded him and was al-

ready a guest of the Hardy*. Dave knew Conward well enough

to know that purjiose aiwavs lay behind bis conduct, und during the small talk with which they whiled away an hour his mind was reaching out acutely, exploring every nook of possibility. to arrive If It could at some explanation of the sudden Interest which Conward was displaying la the Hardy*. These explanations narrowed down to two almost equally unpala-

table. Coawcrd we* deliberately

ting about to rapture the friendship, perhaps the affection, of either Mrs. Hardy or Irene. Strangely enough. Elden was more irritated by the former alternative than hy the Utter. Perhaps this attitude was due to subconscious recognition of Uie fact Out

he had much more to fear from Con- ^ ward as a suitor fo- the hand of Mrs. ^ from

Hardy than as a rival for that of ^ Irene. Conward as a prospective fother-ln-law was a more grievous menace to his i<eai-e of mind than

Conward as a defeated rival. The more he contemplated this ns-

pe. t of the case the less he liked it. To Conward the affair could be nothing more than an adventure, hut It would give him a position of a sort of semi-paternal autho-'l} over both

Irene and Eldcn.

When at length Mr*. Hardy b-zan to show signs of weariness Irene served coffee und cake, and ’he two men. taking that as an Intimation that their welcome had run down, but would rewind itself If not too continually drawn upon, left the bouse together. On their way they agree.i that It was a ‘-ery driiSbtf 0 ' night. Dsve turned the situation over In bis mind with some impatience. Irene

Iightful. He was glsd he had Pressed ; hftd nofc becD | n the ci’y for several lor dinner. ! weeks, and he had had opportunity ’Join us. Elden." Conward said. as. r ,, r scarce a dozen personal words he reached their tabic. "Just a lltt’e j with her. Was he to be balked by dinner to celebrate- to. ay’s transaction. , urh aa insufferable ebaperouage as H Ten will not refuse U, share to that w^med the purpose of Mrs. Hardy extentr ! and Conward to establish over his Dave ’. n'ked at Mrs. Hardy. Had he i 0 ve affair? No. In the net of un-

•rately planned a cunflic-tlon with Dave’s visit to the Hardy home. This indicated a policy of some klad; a .scheme deeper than Dave wns us yet able to fathom. He would tt least guard agalns. any further eavesdropping on hks telephone. He took a card from his pocket and made some flgu -es on It. “If you i Uould have occasion to call me at the office at my time please use that num1i*t and ask for me.’’ he said. “It 1* the accountant's number. ’There’s a

reason.'"

The cups were empty; the sandwiches and cake were gone, but they angered *«. “I have been wonderL-g." Dave ventured. at length. “Just where I stand— with you. Von remember our agree-

ment?’’

She averted her eyes but her voice was steady. “You have observed the

terms?" she said.

“Yes. In all essential matters. I come to you now. In accordance with those term*. You said that now we wduld know. Now I know; know as 1 have always known since those wonderfui days in the foothills; those from which I date my existence." realise that I owe you an answer now. D- e,“ she said frankly. And 1 find It veiy hard to make that answer. I Marriage means so much more to a I wnraau than K does to a man. ... Don't misunderstand me. Dave. 1 would be ashamed to say I doubt myself or that I don't know my mind, bnt yon and I are no longer boy and Ctrl. We are man and woman now. And I Just want time—Jnst want time

to be sure that—that—"

“I suppose you are right." he an swered. “I will not try to hurry your decision. I will only try to give you an opportunity to snow—to be sure, as you said. Then, when you ere sure, you will speak. I will not reopen the

subject."

His words had something of the ring of an ultimatum, but no endearments that his lips might have uttered could have gripped her heart sc surely. She knew they were the words of a man In deadly earnest, man who had himself In hand, a man

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r»MEN without nose* are | not usually considered beautiful, yet those of the j older generation of Eskl-1 n: •» In Alaska are in- i tensely proud If their ap-peni-am-e has been thus ■ changed. It l» to them a '

continual reminder of the fact that they were the belles of the village and ,

dressing he told himself. “No." suiting to the word such rigor of behavior that In the morning he found his •boes at opposite corners of the ro -tn. Several days passed without any word from Irene, and he had almost made up his mind to attempt ruotbe.

telephone appointment, when he met j _ _

her. quite accidentally. In the strm. | , She had been shopping, she said. The | ./

he sroted himself. “I had not hoped' duty of household c*’ for this pleasure." And yet the: mainly ujion her. Her moUier rested Kj Measure wns not unmlxcd. He felt | in the afternoons— I ITT

that Conward had outplayed him.

i dealing with Conward and Mrs. liaMy alon<- he would have excused i.'uiself, but be had to think of Irene. That ig. he bad to Justify her by being

correct In his manners.

“Do Join a*," said Mr*. Hardy. It was evident to Mrs. Hardy that it would be correct for ber to suppor.

Mr. Conward'a Invitation.

“You are very kind." aald Dave aa

was Conward who bsd done lb* K r *‘- ~»— , . . . clou* thing. i,nd Dsve could not pro- a delicate morsel of cak

C-A.M doluf .b- re*** ■

thing without hltns-'Jf being ungra-

•How about a cup of tea." aa’d! Dave. “And a thin sandwich? And j

After dinner they sat In the lounge room, end Conward beguiled the time with stories of sudden wealth which h.-d been practically forced upon met. who were u..w regarded as the business framework of the country. At 'he,- worthier strolled through the ri- lily furnished room. leisurely

- looking their after-dinner cigars. Con-, weeks," h wsrd would make a swift summary of j seemed—"

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always count on thin sandwiches and delicate morsels of cake. The func-. Mon la purely a social one. having no relation to the physical requirement* “I should be very gl*d." aald .rcn*. They found a quiet tearoom. When they were sealed Dave, without preMmlnarirs. plunged into the subject

nearest bis heart.

“I hr re been wan tin.- an opportunity to talk to you—wanting It for

" he said.

-But it always

their rise from liveryman, puncher, <ierk or laborer to tnc’.r present affluence, occaslcnally appeal-

f log to Dave co corroborate his statet " mu. U was particularly distaste-

ful to El dim o obliged to add hi* word to Oonward's In such matters, 'or. although Conward carefully refrained from making any direct refeitmce to Mrs. Hard} * purchase the 'nferwice that great profts would accrue to her therefrom wis very ob-

, Mrs. Hardy not remain lad prescribed

lad '

Always seemed that you i thwarted." Irene completed thought. "You didn’t disguise your annoyance very well the other ulgbt" -Do you blame me for being an“No But I rather blame yow for Showing It. You aee l was annoyed '"'•-Then yen hai nothing to do with with bringing about the altuation that ^^•iruinly not Surely you do not think that I would—that 1 would--" .•j bi-i; Tour pardon, Reenl". tald Dave, vntritriy. “I shortd * known better. But It seemed eurtroag coincidence.' Sb- was torlag with ber cup. ant

s avoided him. "You

•Marriage Means So Much More to a

Woman Than It Does to a Man. You Don’t Think So. but It Doa%"

their mutilated fa.-es advertise this,

distinction t<- all who tee them. “The men of the Eskimo tribe have few bad habits." says Dr. J- hu A. Marquis, aerretary of the Board of Home M's-Jons of the iTeabyterlun church In the C. S. A„ who recently

returned from a:* extensive six m'-utbs"'

trip to Alaska. “But they are Inordinately Jealous of their women. This Jealousy wo* formerly so .trong that before they learned better, lather* would bit* off their pretty daughters’ noses In order to keep them In the fam'ly longer, b it more often an Eskimo. after fannying, wonld bite off the nose of Ida beautiful wife so that she would no longi i have attraction f<

other men."

This Doue-bltlng was practiced frequently not because the Eskimo* themselves were so unscrupulous about walking off with their neighbors' wives, but because men from '»ther meek would happen ah ng and be unduly trac.ed. Accord ag to Dn Marquis, there are many old women today who walk Ebo"t bonor-d and respected, and aa proud aa queens, because their noses arc no more. Yet the custom Is dying out and is not now so widely practiced, probably because the modern woman idea Is also penetrating Alaska and the younger belles raise objection to hr ring their noses abbre-

viated

Despite the fact however, that Euro-

pean and American Influence have made some <-hangcni. the life and languege of the Eskimo mill remain very much like those of the stone-tge Inhabitants of Europe, of whom they are aald to be the last surviving representatives. One peculiar feature noted by Dr. Mani> s was that the Eskimos. While living In group* or villages, appear to have no chiefs or ruler*. For the hunt they tect a chief who Is chief for the hunt, and when that Is over bis authority ends until the next hunt.

This Presbyterian secretary noted In • village, however. Klvallna. Alaska. Eskimo who seemed to have an tinml degree of authority. Thl*

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lean missionary learned of his eoqdltiun and although when be arrived the sufferer had broken out with loathsome scree because of Infection and lack of proper care, tbls missionary at once took him In charge and began to treat him. Daily for a year or more this missionary careful'y bathed the sores with ointment and tended Joe Sokonll:. While he gave medical at-

tention. he taught.

When finally the loathsome disease had been gotten rid of. iokoolk could not move hl» legs, as they were doubled up under him lu a position from which they could not be extricated. Not dismayed, however, the missionary had built for him a sled which fitted b.s condition. On this sled and from It. Joe Sokonlk determined to teach his ;teople. Dally he may be seen In the village of Klvallna buraje Ing along on the rough sled, pulled either by dogs or by some willing

hands. And dally he teaches

school house, giving to tne Eskimos of the village from his store of k.-v.wledge

learned from the missionary. At the school bouse his sled

tercstlng stories of the Esklno race, concerning their customs and tbetr condition. He especially strewsed the terrific havoc wrought by the tnfluenxa epidemic of last year in which nearly half of the Eskimo population of Alaska was wiped out. ■They seemed to have no re*!stance to the epidemic. - aald tbe Presbyterian secretary. "Probably their dirty conditions of living and homes helped to spread the disease, and undoobtwily their habit of herding together and not separating the well from the sick accounted In large measure for the In-

roads made"

If It had not been for government regulation which prevented any traders going to the infected districts or from tbe Infected district* to the Eskimo*. It is probable that there would have been very few left of this race at the end of the epidemic lust year, dec .ared

Dr. Marquis.

One peculiar custom noted by the Presbyterian secretary was the Eskimo habit of building fences of whale bone* about their cemeteries. It used to be that whalebone was regarded aa very precious, hut because of the many successful substitutes Hint are now being used. It baa lost much of Its commercial value. What i»ecullar property attache* to the whalebone that It should be such so excellent material for cemetery fences Is not known, unless the scarcity of other material make* Its nse cheap and desirable. Dr. Marquis, with hit daughter from New York city, made nr unsuccessful attempt to reach Point Barrow. Alaska, the norCernmost mission station In the world operated by Hie Presbyte-

rian church.

World to Eat Rsindror.

Beludecr will furnish the future meat sup;Jy of the world—or of a large part of It. so say explorer* and scientists. Incidentally, the relnoeef and the caribou are the same animal, except tliat the reindeer was domestl-

butnped up the steps to the main floor I rated before h story began, and along the main floor to the plat-1 In Alaska there are more than 100.form, to which it is lifted, and from 000 square mile* of land suitable fot which he teaches. At th« close of the | the grazing of reindeer; they grow fat session the sufferer and his sled are where cattle i.-ould starv«. Tho reinagaln bumped down the steps an.l off | deer herds double every three yeara. to hi* home. But Joe Sokonlk does i„ Alaska 12 years ago the rrinfleer not mind; ue la teaching his people industry was put on s commercial and be Is profoundly grateful for whs' ; basis with 1.200 reindeer. Nov there wa* done for him. Although it might are over 200.000. Tbe surplus male*

who made love with the same serious purpose a* he had tin ployed in the other projects of his successful life. Had it not been for some strange sense of shame—some fear that too ready capitulation might be mistaken for weakness—she would have sun-on-

be suspected he would bemoan his fate, be does not. and Is continually as cheerful as his brothers In more for-

tunate circumstance*.

Although the Eskimo town* have no chief*. Klvallna come* nearer to haring a bead Ilian any other village, and that leader Is none other than the afflicted Joe Sokonlk. -Too Is also the bunt leader of hi* village and Is annnally e'.eeted to that honor. He Is a

~ —I.^.T because th • man In i splendid leader and holds an excellent

e * P * C ? al y cripple and wa, con- record for marksmanship. With Joe j 30 cent* a pouotV

him. His name was Joe Soxonlk, Dr., has

Marquis learned, and Ue w

teacher. Investigating. It

that he had a remarkable •toty- ^ 1!!™!,“^"“ ' ~'| iite* "U the members ot their kind

killed this y vtr to the number o<

30.000.

The enthusiasts sre looking to tbe day when Alaska can ship 5,000.000 carcasses a year. These c*u te delivered at Seattle for *4 a c»crass. The average weight if 1<M pounds. A production cost of 1 -nt a pourd Is Hi* gal toward which the enthusiast* are

working.

At present a reindeer hide Is woria about $4 and the meat oells for about

Borne year* prey',

taken down

seiii

to say. “We will let our acquaintance- w hi c b. because of the filthy

sh.; ripen.” aurroundlug Uie homes of the Esk •»*'

He rose and helped her wl’h net |, e wrnt through

light wrap HU fingers touched her hand end It seemed to him the battle was won. . . . Bat he had promised no' to reopen the subject. In Un street be said. Tf you will wait a moment 1 will take you home

in my car."

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

Hava an Elephant 8tew. AO elephant’s foot takes longer to cook than any other meat. To mak* tt tender It must be boiled for {blr.ysix bourn.

/■art of hi* alHIetior ection of *he rpl i* -ented him from i

y.-t failed them. From his! Buzzards nesc in trees In ■

school seat in the sled on the deck of a ship ! place*. t f possible; If they can find found | he ha* brought down and continue* to an Island difficult of ‘ to ““ ; bring down many a seat, walrus or they speedily pr*^“P< . . - ‘, i,r i,.nr I vlte all the member* ol their kind lu. **. in Am:, ’••d as he Is. Joe .-an only sleep within a radios of "““J' “J*V**J roPOUlon* by dropping M* bead forward on hi* ] make the Uland the|rte^JlBvwKmnA ktiee* Thai and the movement of bis I where thousands of them gatoer. At

(Offering. Asa h-*d und arms 1. the only mnsedar , tbe breeding k

e suffered nn ’ motion allow'd him

-Jeh almost | claimed him. . , .. .... * - -- returned with other In-j carrion <»f all kind*.

^-ound and at tbs rooat-

i since the disease i ing place* th ground always 1* eov-

! ..red with filth, boo-.*, feathers and

Dr. Marquis

Sponge Formation

S;>on?es form a groc known as the Poifera ers. tbe lowest in the except the single-cell Tl... '-ary exceedingly li

-ale

I latter are being denned and prepared j i j f<*r mn-fcet. The sponge develop* from j | nn egg. which forms a ciliated larva j animal* ' h “* ewln*» around and finally attachea j «!re-bear- Itadf t-» one place. Only a few kind* of life 1 of sponge* find ibelr way to thv mar- j •rotozoa i k. t. n* la many cases their skeletons

i Persian and. leaping to a .. beside the door, stretched w end rattled the knocker B ,t». I waited on the pjivo-

>. but a

: for otc«

x.uld hardly been, >ou kn<

A Coryzatic Word. ! We never run across ihe word "hebdouui' , .j>~ without tpiokir.g of q cold

i la the head.

:* or mud In f

wurtn. tideless .<ess cud draw In wa- j •er an-l air through minute pore*, thl* j being expelled through other openings, j A Jelly-HUe mas*, tbe living animal

- of the syarr;i

s when tbe |

*potigy fiber, but of hard ' men Jllceous or calcareou* spicule*. Cat Use* Door Knocker. | slow

The dog s'.-etns to have had Its day . j bu-j nay I champion the cat. pleaih. a cor j turb rroiwndent. and tell how. a day or two. dou