The evening world., 1914-03-02


that vague region known ~
Back Fast" and HIS bride
was learning not to fold the hotel
napkin or call the waiter str" the
population OF Crowheart was In
crsasing % rapidly that the town had
growing paine.
Csowhsart. the citissns Of che new
" Incorporated town eo,d each other.
VA booming right.
They cAns In prairie schooners.
travel -etAinsd and weary. their
horses thin and faded from the long.
heavy pull across the sandy tran Of
the saeebrush desert. with FUNDS
barely suf,cient for horss feed and .
few weeiss' provisions they cans
without definite knowlsdes Of condi-
tions or plans. A rumor had reached
them hack thsrs In Minnesota or
Iowa, NebraahA or Missouri. oe tho
opportunities In this new country.
ana. anyway. they wanted TO move
mene. Othsrs came b. rail- ell bsar-
Ing the earmarlD OF otraitenod or
cumstancs. and Few Of them With any
but the most vague ideas - 70 what
they had come FOR beyond the uni
vcrsal expectation % getting ricn.
somehow. somewhere some time.
They were poor alike, ana the nrvt
were spent In the ccustruetion OF .
place o. shelter for himself ana eAm.
~.
A. Dr.. Harps made friends with
the newoomerv and continued 70 IN.
gratiAts hesosle With The oi1. sAs
sometimes Ten tAA& ~ dsath Of Alice
Ireofs was not eetc al the traseAy
Il had at ARA eoo0el She aiased the
either. - IL ass6ciatio0-enA there
was no one IN CrUwhoart 20 an her
place: % sAo wao troQuAatly. lonely,
often bored. With Tie intensely peac-
tlcal. unsophisticatoA women whom
sho attracted strongly. 8ometimes
she thought Of Augusta Kunksl and
. derisive smile always curved her
iip' a: che attempted to picture her
erew when sha triad TO imaei
Dyms6s seasattoas while prosonting
her 70 bis THREADS. 0he indulgUd. too,
In speculation - 70 the outcome OF
the marriage. but could not venture
Q prophecy. since Il Was one Of those
Affairs to which NO ending would b
improbable.
but while Dr.. Harps spsculatsd, OBJ
eervation and the su(gssttons Of Andy
p. eymas were working wonders In
the appearance q The gawky. long.
hairdrssssr had mot been wasted, Tor
she had learned 20 dress her hair in
the prevailing mode. 8ymee had lost
no time In rushing her 20 an estab.
lishmsnt where the brown cashmere
basque and many-gorsd skirt had
been exchanged for . gown q fash-
ionabls cut. A pair Of French stays
the concho-hko broooh hAd boon dis
cardsd, while Augusta hsrsslf had
learned that black silk militia had not
been greatly In voGus for nearly Q
quarter Of century. TIE conspiouous
marvel which had displayed the skill
OF the clairvoyant miiliner from South
Dakota had bsen replaced by a hat
OF good lines and simplicity. and for
the nrst time IN her life Augusta
when the transformation was com.
plete. Andy p. Symes siGhsd In Q
little moro than relief and mentally
observed that IN the course Of human
events hs might 10 able to introduce
her to his family.
Nor was 6ymss himself idle IN Q
land WHARF Capital hung like an ovsr-
ripe peach waiting to Do pluckod By
the proper hand. Mr.. Symeo was con.
WINGED that his was the hand. 20 he
lost no opportunity Of widening his
circle OF desirable acQuaintances.
In his wide brimmed Ststson. with
his broad shoulders towering above
tho average man. his Genial smile and
Jovial manners. he was the typical
free. big hearted Westerner Of the
Eastern Imagination. AID he liked
the role: also he played Il veil.
Eymss was essentially . possur. He
loved the limelight like q Snowman,
To DO foremost. to lead. was essential
20 his happiness. He demanded satsl-
htes and more satellites. His love OF
prominence amounted to Q passion.
Hycophancy was - acceptable ~ real
regard. since each catered to his
vanity.
1t required money. much money. to
live up to tho popular conception OF
the type hs chose TO represent. To
successfully carry out his role Of the
breexy. liberal. unconventional West.
srnsr required money enough 10 in
ciude the cabman on the pavement IN
his invitations 10 drink. money
enough 10 donate hank notes TO bell
boys. 70 wave change TO walters. TO