The evening world., 1914-03-03

she hung her cheap little frUck upon
Its nail and replaced the cherihned
slippers In their box. hurt and heavy
hearted and still unaware that the
day whom she had tripped In them ~
the acknowledged belle OF crowheart
was done and the old regime of char
ity ami democratic. unpretentious
hospitality was gore ne 'er to return.
Innovations are nearly always at
tended by difficulties and embarrass-
ncnts but even Andy l.. Symes had
not anticipated that his efiort To cs-
tablish a local aristocracy would en-
tail % many awkward moments and
painful situations.
IL the printed invitations and the
hour had filled his guests
with awe, tho formalitics OF the din
ner itself had the encct OF Temporal
lily paralysing their faculties. In lieu
of the merry scramble Characteristic
Of Crowheart's festivities. there was
n kind Of . Death March into the din.
Ing room from which Mrs. Terrtberry
had unceremoniously Tanned" the
regular boarders..
Tho procession was headed BY Andy
p. Symes bearing Mrs. Starr. tittertnB
upon his arm. Mrs.
deserted her: her hands grew clammy
and Sylvanua Starts desperate con-
versational efforts evoked no other re.
spouse than Yes, sir-No. sir" Mrs.
Terriberry. rcd and clustered. found
herself engaged In q wrestling match
with little Alva Jackson. which lasted
all the way from the door Of the din
ing-room TO the long table at the end.
Mr.. jackson in his panic was deter
whereas she was equally Determined
that she would take his, having fur
lively observed her host gallanOy Of
fcrin9 support TO Mrs. starr.
There was Q frosen smile upon the
faces Of the ladies who. sitting bolt
upright, twisted their hngsro under
the kindly shelter OF the tAbls-cloth.
Each trivial observation. humorous
or otherwise. was greeted With .
burst OF laughter and the person
brave enough 70 venture . remark
seemed Immediately appalled, BY the
sound OF his own voice. Adolnh
Kunksi. to show that he was perfect:
ly at ease. stretched his arms behind
In spite OF the efforts which brought
beads OF perspiratioa cut on the
broad forehead Of their hest. DBsio
TisdAie appeared with the 0rSt course
mid . ghastly silence.
During these trying moments Or.
Harps settled hack In her chair WITH
folded Arms regarding Ne sosao Win
the imperoonAl Amusement with
which she would have ~ t1souHh
q staged comedy. No sense q ob&l-
cation toward her host and hostess
lmpolloa boP % q ~ 0Aoso t0War1
ieossnin4 the strain, AaA Andy p.
Oymss t0lt . gsoWin0 iSSieaslea q ~
faiat eHlle g gNOeeS0s1sy upeo ~
Who mi0ht have Mod ~ AssaSA
the uncomfogtah1e aiRaiP.
ToruAllty VA ne ksy1sts q ~
occasion. Ladies WHO had ooep ~
each others back door . feE touSs
previous bosrewta0 starch - 0uOAs
now addrssaed eaeh otAet n strained
and distant tenses While the me1
we're frankly 1uao. 70 WaS . relied
70 evsrybody whsa . hsal>ng 1lAteer
OF fried chie2en appeArSd uDeo TIE
potetoss and e.elet raw vh!en
dogs gauat froa Q Pun.
II was Q gioeious feaSe WIN ceel
storage chicken expressed BON the
Main Lane ana potatoes fFelSAte1 ~
from the Mormon settlement . hun.
drsd miles below.
Each Gusst devotsA himssaS 70 ~
food with an abandon and oingieaeoo
Of purpose which left no doubt - -
his enjoyment. and the effort Of ~
Edouard Dubois 20 seraDo ne lest
vestigs of potato from his plate
brought out . su6gsstiou from AAeeph
Kunksl to leave the slit design on the
bottom. And whom tiny after. dinner
coffee cups appeared the guests felt
that q ua~ ana va In hla avnAPianNA
was being added 70 their lives.
Over the coffee and . superior brand
Of cigars 20 which Mr.. 0ymeo called
particular attsntion, ~ oonveeoA-
ton Of his guests began - ooneatn
some degree OF naturalneoo and their
painful self nsciousnsso gradually
vanished. When they seemsd In .
mellow and receptive mood ~ began
to rehearse bis achisvomsnts n the
East ana unfold his plaza ~ ne
talked. their tmaSinatlons oti1ulAted
BY wine. they ssw the futa!e q Grow.
heart pass before them hks . Dano-
rama.
The army OF laborers who wsss 20
would spend their wages In Crow
heart. The huge payroll would b. q
benefit to every citisen. Tue pgtce
Of horses would jump 70 was time
values, and every onery cAyuse on
the range would b. hauling . scrApsr.
Alfalfa and timothy would sell for
SIS q ton In the stack. and there
would hs work for every ablebodisd
man who applied.
Tho grocery bills Of the oommissary
would make the grocers rich and Crow
heart would boom right. When the
water was running swift and dssp In
the ditch tho land-hungry housskssp-
srs would fight for ground. And II
was only q step from settlement "a
trolley cars. electric nEhta. sandstone
business blocks and cement pavemsatsI
together with lawns growing real
grass! Under tho spell Of his mag
netic presence and convincing slo-
quence nothing seemed moro plausible
or possible than the fulhlment Of
these prophecies And all this was 10
he brought about through the efforts
OF Andy p. Symes. who intfmated that
not one million but millions had bsss,
placed ut his disposal by eager and
trusting capitalists to no used by hin,
n necessary In making the desert
bloom like tho rose.
Mr.. Rhodes sAw himself selling Ger