The Washington herald., 1911-03-12

finding slosson. He and his party had registered a,
the Obern Hotel and Daylight encountered the young
hammer thrower himself in the office
Look here son." Daylight announced as soon a,
he had introduced Dede, I've go you another
hutter at that hand game. Here's likely place"
Slosson smiled and accepted. The two men faced
each other, the elbows of their right arms on the
counter the hands clasped sosson's hand quick
ly forced backward and down.
You're the first man that ever succeeded In doing
It, he said. Let's try 1t again"
Sure" Daylight answered And don't forget
son, that you're the first that put mine down
That's why lit out after you to-day"
Again they clasped hands. and again slosson's
hand went down. He broad shoudered, heavy
musced young giant at least half head taller than
Daylight, and he frankly expressed his chagrin and
asked for third trial This time he steeed himself
to the effort and for a moment the issue was in
doubt. With flushed face and set teeth he met the
others strength till his cracking muscles failed him
The air exploded sharply from his tensed lungs as
he relaxed in surrender. and the hand dropped
Imply down.
You're too many for me-" he confessed. "I only
hope you'll keep out of the hammer throwing game"
Daylight laughed and shook his head
I'VE might compromise and each stay in his own
class You stick to hammer throwing and III 20 on
turning down hands,"
But SloSSon refused to accept defeat.
Say" he called out, as Daylight and Dede astrfds
their horses. were preparing to depart "Say-do
you mind if I look you up next year? I'd like to
tackle you again"
Sure, You're welcome to a futter any time
Though give you fair warning that you'll have to
go You'll have to train up for I'm ploughins
and chopping wood and breaking colts these days"
Now and again, on the way home. Dede could hear
her big boy husband chuckling gleefuly. As they
halted their horses the top of the divide out OF
Bennett Valley. in order to watch the sunset he
ranged alongside and slipped his arm around her
waist.
Little woman he said, you're responsible
for it all. And leave it to you if all the money In
creation worth as much as one arm like that when
it's got little like this to go around"
For of all his delights in the life Dede was his
greatest AS he explained to her more than once, he
had been afraid of love all his life only in the
come to find it the greatest thing in the world. Not
alone the two we'll mated but in coming to live
on the ranch they had selected the soil which
their love would prosper In spite of her books
music there was in her wholesome simplicity and
love of the open and natural, while Daylight, in every
fibre of him, essentially open air
One thing in Dede Daylight got mar
Yelling about, and that her efficient hands-the
hands that he had first taking down flying short
hand notes and ticking away at the typewriter; the
hands that firm to hold a magnificent brute like
Bob that wonderfully flashed the keys of the
piano. that unhesitant in household tasks, and
that twin miracles to and to ripping
fingers through his hair. But Daylight not
duly uzorious. He lived his mans life just she
lived her woman's life. There was proper division
of labor in the work they individually performed
But the whole was entwined and into fabric
of mutual interest and consideration. He
deeply interested in her cooking and her music she
was in his agricultural adventures in the vegetable
garden And he, who resolutey declined to die Of
overwork saw to it that she should likewise escape
so dire a risk
In this connection. using his mans Judgment and
putting his mans foot down. he refused to allow her
to be burdened with the entertaining of guests For
guests they had especially in the warm long sum-
mers, and usually they were her friends from the