CAPE MAY OOTTKTY TIMES SEA ISLE CITY. N. J.

TheCowPunchcr

Robot J.C Stead

IRWIN MYF.RS

\ CHAPTER XI.—Con'inued.

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Bert MorIsod** cunresaloa had.bow- ; Trfi srl up another very Insistent train of thonsbt In Irene's mind. Bbe realized that Bert, with all her ahow o' cynicism and maamllnlty, waa realty a very womanly youus woman, with Just the training and the Insight Into life that would make her almost Irresistible should she enter the matrimonial market. And Bert and Dave ■ ere already gouJ friends; very good friends Indeed, as Irene suspected from fragments of conversation which either of them dropped from time to time. Although r-he never doubted the singleness of l>ave'i devotion, she sometimes suspected that In Bert Morrison’s presence he felt a more frank cunirad.shlp than In hers. And It was preposterous that he should not know j hat Bert might be wen for the winning. And meantime . . . Another winter wore away; another spring came rushing from the mountain passes; another summer was upon them, and still Irene Uardy had not mirendered. A thousand times she told herself It was Impossible, with her mother to think of—and always she ended In Indignation over her treatment of Dave. It waa outrageous to keep him waiting . . and some- • here back of her self-indignation flitted the form—the now seductive form —of Bert Mo.rlaon. Irene Hardy chose to be frank with herself over the situation. She had not doubted the sltcerlty of her attachment for Dave Eldon - but. had she experienced such a doubt, the entry of Bert Morrison Into the drama would ha - e forever removed It. In fairness she admitted that things could not continue as they were. If she continued to trifle with Dave Eldeu— Ye*, trifle. She would be frank. She would not spare herself. She had beea trifling with him. . . . She would lay her false pride aside. In me purity of her -vomabhood. which he could not misunderstand, she world divest herself of all convention and teh him frankly that—that— She waa not sure what she would tell or how abi would t*U 1L She was sure only that she would make him know. At the very next opportunity. It came on a floe summer's evening In Lite July, while Dave am: Irene drifted In his car over the rich ripening prairies. Evei-ywhere were fields of darkgreer wheat, already beginning to glimmer with the gold of narvest; everywhere were herds «f sleek cattle sighing and blowing contentedly In Uw cool evening air. Away to the vre-t lay the mountains, blue and soft as a pillow of velvet for the head of the dying day: overhead. Inverted Islands of brass and copper floated lazily In an Inverted aee of azure and opal; up from the southwest came the breath of the far Padflc, mild acd soft and

gentle.

"We alerted a* the wrong end In our nation building." I>ave waa saying. “We started to build cities, leaving i the country to take care of Itself. We are finding out how wrong we were. Depend upon it. where there Is a pros perous country the cities will take care of themselvi Wo have been putting the cart be’ore the horse—" Bat Irene's eyes w ere on the sunset; on the slowly fading colors of the cioudlands overhead. Something of that color played across her fine face, ipcllowlng. softening, drawing as it seemed, the very soul to cheeks and hp* and eyes. Dave paused In his speech to rtgard her. and her beauty rushed upon him. engulfed him. overwhelmed him in such a poignancy of tenderness that It seemed for r. moment all his resolves must be swept away and he must utorni the etude! that would not surrender to siege. . . . Only action could hold him resolute; he pressed down the cccelerator until the steel lungs of his motor were drinking power to ’.heir utmost capacity and the car roieed furiously down the stretches of the country road. It was dusk whet, be bad bn rut out his violence, and, chastened and spent, be turned the machine to bum lack gently to th-- forgotten city. Ire-ie, by some fine telepathy, bed followed vaguely the course of his emotions; had followed them In delicious excitement and fear nod hope. She M-nseO in aome subtle feminine way the Impulse that bad sent him roaring into the distances; sl-e watched his 1 werfnl hand on ihe wheel; hla clear, steady eye; the minute accuracy with which he controlled hh flying motor; aini si*? prayed—and did not know » hat or why she played. But a color not all of the dying sunlight lit her ' heek as sue guesecd—eho feared— she hoped—hat she had prayed that he might .’urge! his dne resolve*— that his htart might at last outrule his hvni. . . . In the d<-epenlng dathness her fiuXrrs found his arm. The motion of the •*r masked the violence of her trem hUag, but fie a time the pounding of htr heart v mid not allow her speech. •Dave." she said, at length. “I want t-* tell y„. t: at 1 think you—that we— that I—Oh. i've been very seifisb and pro-d—- Her fingers had followed his

arm to the shoulder, and the car bad Idled to a standstill. "I have fought as long as I can. Dave. I—I always wanted to—to lose, you know; and now—I aurremlor." Eldeu lost no time In faring the unpleasant task of an Interview with Mrs. Hardy. It was even leas pleasant than he expected. “Irene is of age." saM Mrs. Hardy, bluntly. “If ah • will, she will. But I must teP yon plainly that I will do all I can to dissuade her. Ungrateful child:" she exclaimed. In an outburst of temper, “after all these years to throw her-elf away In an Infatuation for a cow puncher whin there are men like Mr. Cop ward—" “Conward!” Interrupted Dave. “He has the manners of a gentleman." she said. In a tone Intended to be crushing. “And the morals of a coyote," Dave returned hotly. “O-o-o-h!" acid Mrs. Hardy. Id a low. shocked cry. That El'h-n should speak of Coo ward with such disdain seemed to her little less than sacrilege. Then, gathering herself together with aom" dignity: “If you mnnot speak respectfully of Mr. ('onward yon will please leave the house. I shall not forbid you to see Irene; I know that would be useless. Bu; nlease do n^t trouble me with your presence." When Dave had gone Mrs. Hardy rang up Conward’s number. “Oh. Mr. Conward!" she said. ’Ton know who Is speaking’ . . . Yes. You must cotuc up tonight I do want to talk with you. I—Eve been Insulted—In my own house. By that—that Elden. It’s all very terrible. I can't tell yon over the telephone." Conward called early In the evening. Mrs. Hardy had heard the bell and bustled Into the room. Jjbe had not yet recovered from her agitation, and made no effort ta conceal It “Come Into my sitting room. Mr. Conward. I am so glad you have come. Keally. I am so upset It Is such a comfort to have some one you can depend oo—some one whose advice one can seek, »n occasions like this. I never thought—” “There, there." he said. ‘Ton must control yourself. Tell me. It will relieve you. and perhaps I cun help." “Oh. I'm sure you can," she returned. “It's all over Irene and that— that—I will say It—that cow puncher.

Flatterers Are Seldom Proof Against Their Own Poison. To think It should have come to this 1 Mr. Conward. you are not a mother, so you can't understand. Ungrateful girl! But I blame him. And the doctor. I neve* - wanted him to come West It was 'hat fool trip. In that fool mo-

tor—"

Conw ard smiled to himself over her unaccustomed violence, kin:. Hard}' must he deeply moved when she forgot to be correct He hod readily surml.ted the occasion of her distress. It needed no words from Mrs. Hardy to tell him that Irene and Dave were engaged. He had exported It for some time, and tb - Information wa« not altogether distasteful to him. He had come somewhat under the spel' of Irene's attractiveness, but he had no deep attachment for her. He was not aware that lie had ever had an abiding attachment for any woman. Attachment.-: were things which he put on and off as readily as a change of clothes. He planned to hit Dave through Irene, hut he planned that when he struck n should be a death blow. Their engagement would lend a sharper edge to his shaft. It may as well he aet down that for Mrs Hardy Conward had no regard whatever. Even while he shaped soft words for her ear he held her in contempt. To him she was merely m silly old woman. From the day he had first seen Mrs. Hardy his attitude toward her had been one of subtle flattery, partly because it pleased his whim and jiartly on that same day he had seen Irene, and he was shrewd enough to know that his approach to the girl's affections must be made by way of the acquaintanceship which he would estabI'sh under the guise of friendship for her mother. Since his trouble with Dare Conward had a double purpose in developing that acquaintanceship, lie b'»<l no '-oinpunctlous as to his method Of attack. While Dave was

nmnfully laying siege to the front gate Conward proposed to burglartxt the home through the back door oi family IcMmacy. And now that Davt seemed to liave won the prize Con ward realized that his cwn positloi was more secure then ever. Had hi not been called In consultation by tbi girl’s ni'M.er? Were not the Inner af fairs of the family now laid open be fore him? Did not his pos'tion a? her mothers adviser permit him t< assume toward Irene an attltudi which. In a sense, was more intlmati than even Dave's conld be? He turnet these matters over quickly In his tnln> snd congratulated himself upon Ux wisdom of his tactics. “It’s very dreadful." Mrs. Hardy wat saying, between dabbing* of her per fumed handkerchief on eyes that bon witness to the genuineness of her dis tress. “Irene Is not an ordinary girl She has In her qualities that Jnstifl.i' me In hoping that—that she would d< —very different from this. Need I conceal from you. Mr. Conward—from you. of all men—what have been my hopes for Irene?" Oooword'a heart leaped at the con fesaion. He had secretly entertained some doubt as to Mr-. Hardy's pur pose Id onening her home to him at she had done; absurd as the hypothesis seemed, still there was the hypothesis that Mrs. Hardy saw In Coo ward a possible comfort to her declln log days. He had no doubt that bet vanity waa equal to that supposition, but he bad done her less than Justlev In supposing that she had any directly personal nrahltlonF Her ambitions were lor Irene. She had hoped that, by bringing Conward Into the honse. by bringing Irene under the Influence of a dose family acquaintanceship with him. tuat young lady might be led to see the folly of the road she was choosing. She had bop d that he would be the successful suitor fot Irene. And Conward* heart leaped at the confession. “I suppose I need not conceal from you," be answered, “what my bop<> heve been. It is reasonably safe to Judge a daughter by her mother, and by that standard Irene lr. one of the most adorable of young women." “I have been called attractive In my dsy," confessed Mrs. Uardy. warming at once to his flattery. "Base been?" said Conward. “Say rather you are. L I had nut been rendered. perhaps, a little partial by my admit ation of Irene. I—well, one can scarcely give his heart In two places, you know. And my deep regard for you. Mrs. Hardy—my desire that you shall be spared this—ah—threatened humiliation, will Justify me lr. using heroic measures to bring this unfortunate affair vo a close. You may trust me, Mrs. Hardy. Irene Is—you will forgive me, Mrs. Hardy, but Irene la. If I may say It. somewhat beadstrong. She Is—" “She Is her father over again." Mrs. Hardy interrupted. "I told him he should not attempt that crazy trip of Lis without me eloug. hut he would go. And this U what he haa brought upon me. and he not here to share It." Mrs. Hardy's tone conveyed very plainly her grievance over the doctor's bebat.or In evading the consequences of the situation which his headstrong folly had created. “She Is set U. her own mind." Conward continued. "We must not openly opiMMe her. We must adopt other tactics.” "You are very clever." said Mr* lianlv “You have been a student of human nature." Couward smiled pleasure! !y. Little as he valued Mrs. Hardy's opinion, her word* of praise fell %ery gratefully upon him. Flatterers are seldom proof against their own pol»ou. •Tea. 1 have studied human nature," he admitted. 'The most interesting— f.nd the most profitable—of ell studies. And 1 know that young couples In love are not governed by the ordinary laws of reaso.i. That Is why It I* useless to aigue with Irene—sensible girl though she is—on a subject like this. We must reach her some other way. “The way that occurs to me Is to create distrust. Love Is either ahmrdly trustful-or absurdly suspicious. There U no middle course, no balanced Judgment. In the trustfulness of love little virtues are magnified to angelic qualities, and vices are quite unseen. But change that trust to suspicion. and a hidden, sinister meaning Is found behind the simplest word .»r net. We must plan two campaigns: (me, which I have already suggested, and one. If that should fall, to cause Elden to distrust Irene. No. no." be said, raising his hand toward -Ira. Hardy, who had started from n.r seal "there must be no vestige of reason, except that the end Justlflc-s the means. It Is a case of saving Irene, even If wo must pain her—and you—In the eavlug." "It a very dreadful." Mrs. Hardy repeated. “But you are very th rough: you leave nothing to chance. I supjHise that Is the way with all big busl"You can trust me,” Conward assured her. “There la no time to be lost, ux) I must plan my campaigns at ones.” (TO BK CONTINUED.:

Gen. John J. Pershing has purchased the above Home at 174S K street. Lincoln. Neb- and ha* announced his Intention to make Lincoln and Nebraska his permanent place of residence. In announcing the purchase of the home, the general said: "A* soon as I retire from the service, I Intend to make Lincoln my permanent home. and. a* far as I know now. will enter business In Nebraska. I hope to see my son, Warren, graduate from the University of Nebraska, a* I did nearly SO years ago."

j Dogs Talented in Comedy I and They Provide Many Good Laughs for Owners

1 It is not generally known, hut dog* - are in m*ny Instances reel comedian*. | Those who have made a close study , of canine* long ago came to this con- | elusion. The gift 1" not confined to i any one breed. Some of the stunt* done by fox terriers are not only i laughable, hut they show the dag to | la* n natural born comedian. A woman .-ecently owned * valuable fox terrier which waw so much of it comedian that he '•ept the household In a state of coast, ut good humor. The dog never had b*en taught the tricks he performed, ai d the moat In. terestlug part of It ua*. he liked to show off when the house was filled with guest*. The lerrirr seemed to know that he was creating laagtis. One thing be did wg* a trick .hat would be hard for (be average -pent, n to believe unles* he witnessed It. It was a performance he went through to avoid having his coat put on In the winter months, when a maid took him for a walk. When the dog saw the maid approaching with the i•<>«t be would hang hi • head. One evening when a party of guests were present the dog conceived a new scheme of trying to arouse *ymi«thy. so he could get out of having hi* coat put on. When the maid rolled to hi: i he looked around the room, and then, quick as e flash, he started to run to ihe different corner* a* " looking for rat*. He waa as serious * a Judge sitting on a bench. Once or twice he stopped to aee what effect hi* performance was having, then he looked at th* maid, wagging his tall with an expression on hts face which tu-emed to say: “Now you won't make me put on the coot after that." The guests raught the Idea, and a wave of hearty laughs came from all

AMERICAN PHYSIQUE Records show Yankee array better physically than any ether army.

Every now and fien somebody come* ] •long with something like this which la taken from the columns of one of tne hest-knowa American neMnpapers: “Because the American girl doesn’t •at enouglt because she doesn't guard her health, because she doesn't get sufficient exercise, because she Is b< - low the physical s'xndard. she la to blame, when she becomes the American mother, for the faulty rearing of the babies of the nation; she Is to blame for the lack of strength and vitality of thg youth of the nr.tlon; the generation which preceded her Is to blame for the bodily unfitness of one of every four men called for service in the nation's armies." It may be true, observes a writer In th# Chari e?'on News and Courier, that one out of every four men railed for service in the war waa rejected because of bodily unfitness but that was because America, having tin almost unlimited number of men. was able to set the military physical standards very high and still get more soldiers than she needed. The American army was far away better physically than any other army; and after what America did In the war. It would be very hard to perauade any European, espedally ary German who served on the wes'em front, .bat the physique of this

nation la Inferior.

“Appinn Way" Was Ancient Rome’s Main Thoroughfare and Fashionable Promenade

Lights in Ocean Oepths Afforded by Multitudes of Sea’s Minute Animals On still night*: In troplrol water* the sea ofttlroes Is Illuminated a* If by fires of Its own. Every breaking wave crest looks like a flame. An oar disturbing the surface seems to dip Into molten metal. Swimming fishes leave wakes of btT'iant brightness. The phenomenca la due to the presence in the water of multitudes of minute animals, each of which holds up Its tiny torch, so to apeak, to contribute to the Illumination. Marine creatures of many tribes— crustaceans. Jelly fishes, cephalopoda and fishes of various species carry lights. Some ti*hea have luminous disks on their heads, others have lumluoua spots along their aides. The -angler'' fish has a regular torch for a back fin. enabling It to see while looking out for victims which Ita light Is expected to attract. Another finny species, found only at groat depths, carries what look* like an electric l.ght bulb, which serves an equlv*.

lent purpose

It is In tb< depth* of the ocean that the really remarkable light hearing fishe* dwell. Theirs U a realm of Inky darkness. Into which no ray of daylight penetrate*. If they are to have light, they mu*t furnish It themselves; and. to catch every po*. - 4ble glimmer, most of them are provided

with huge eye*.

OLD TUNES

As th* strata of perfume, heliotrope, rose. Float in the garden when no wind blow*. Come to u«. go from u*. wbenos do on* So the old tunrs float. In my mind. And go from me. leaving no trace behind, Uke perfume borne on the Lu*h of the

wind.

Mother’s Cook Book 1 I Thought* are re*' force*—Urlng meseenger* of power. Lav* thought*, even when brought to bear upon our pains snd trial*, transform them and make them educational.—Henry Wood. The Favorite 8h«ll Flah. The edible Crustacea, aa shrimp or prawns, crawfish. Matter and ersbs. mussel*, are classed under the heading of shell fl*h. Oysters, because of their flavor, are ranked as favorite food, but aa for nourishment, they ara uot valued. At the price they have been this season In moat markets, they are an expensive luxury, only to he used In case of Illness or convalescence. Oyster Cocktail. Cut a grape fruit Into halves, remove the fiber, leaving the sections unbroken ns iswslble. Add six small oysters seasoned with salt and tabasco sauce. Oyster Bouillon Wash and chop fifty good-sized oysters. Put them In a double boiler. cover and cook slowly for one hour. Add a pint of water, a tablespoonful of cc'-ry seed, strain, reheat Add a tublespoonful of butter, suit to taste and serve in hot cups. Oysters a la Martin. , Toast a round piece of bread and set oo hi: earthen dish fitted with a glass bell. Spread the broad with anchovy paste Above the paste sc« six or eight oyster*, enough to cover the toast. Over the oysters dispose two taliiespoonfuls of curry sauce; set the to*!! In place and turn a Utile curry sauce around the bell where It Joins the dish. Let cook in the oven until the edges of the oysters curt.

The Broadway of undent Home was i In 1'j time not less famous than the i prl'-dpni thoroughfare of New Y'ork. : It was celled the “Applan Way." at. I along It flowed all that waa most In- I terestlug and picturesque in the life j of the Imperial city. Thronged by | chariots and the vehicle* of fashion, it | was the favorite promenade of the Idle rich. Over Its smooth pavement successful generals, to whom had been i granted the proud privilege of a trinnipb. led their returning armies, with ousts of unhappy prisoners of war. The Via Appia. however, was much more than a d’y street. It was the metropolitan terminus of one of the | great Homan military roads. Begun in 812 B. d. It ran through one of the j great dty gates outward to Lower • Italy—to Capua. Tartentunt and i beyond. One mile beyond the gate i was the magnificent Temple of Mar*, j Along the thoroughfare today are : ruin* of once beautiful buildings thut | resetnble those of Northern France and Belgium. And no wonder, tna*. much as th-lt des tract'on w.o! wrought j by barbarians who were the ancestor* of the present day Germans. But the j great road, like others of lloi/wn ori- ; gin. extending over most of .’uropo. remains a wonderful tnonuraeu. iv a

bygone civilization.

tfuberry Bark Is Used to Make Paper for Clothing “Kainlko." as paper clothing Is roll ed In Japan, I* made of real Japanese paper manufactured from mulberry bark. The pap«-c has little "size" In 5t. and. though soft and warm, a thin layer of silk wadding .a placed leetween two sheet* of prprr and the whole I* quilted. Velvet shirts and drawers mane ta tbit way are more comfortable.

But In the Instant the sir* remain 1 know the laughter and the pain Of times that will no’ come again; 1 try to catch at many a tune XJke petal* of light fallen ."rom the moon. Broken and bright on a dor., lagoon. But they float away—for who ran hold Youth, or perfume, nr the muon'* gold’ —Sara Teaadalr. in Scribner's Maine’s Indian Named Rivers Are Numerous—Hard to Spell The nomenclature of Maine pR>l>ably outdoes that of any other state In furnishing memoir test* In spelling. Among Ita Indian named river* arc the Penobscot. Kennebec. Androsroggir. Allngush and Saco, and among the lakes and |>o:ida Mooselucmeaun tic. Sy shclndobsl*. Sebago. Schoodic, Cupsuptic. Caucomomoc, Pamg.^slkamork. Bozkebegan. I’obbosseeocutec. (’hlmquassThamtarook. Mr.le-chunkan-.nuk, Periin-fcsewunee. Maranacook. Amariacoggln. ChoMincook and Wolckenalmcook.

SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

Curry Sauce for Oysters, Martin. Cook half a chopped onion In three tablespoonfuls of fat .mill softened and yellow. Add two tahh spoonful* of flour, one iros[MK>nful of curry powder, nr more If liked, one-fourth teaspoonful each of salt and paprika, and stir until blended. Add a half cupful or more of oyster broth and enough rich milk to fill the cup. and stir unril boiling. Add a teaspoonful of lemon Juice, s'rain aod 1» Is ready

EecaMooeo Oyster*.

Put a layer f oyster* In (he bottom of the haklng dish, cover with buttered crum. ». season with sal* and pepper end dot with butter. A«M another layer of oysters and seasoning*. then tnr crumb*. Pour over milk and bake twenty minute*. A cupful each of milk and crumb* I* n good proportion. Never make ti.roc layer* of oysters as the inner one will not he cooked or the outer levers over TttXCcc /. iivtlUL Present Autonobile Shortage Is Placed at 1.000,000 Cars

this year waa predicted by mem

•r the atesdl 1 ) increasing de-