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CHAPTER w.

Prom the times of David and Jona-
than down to the present day the
world has been full Of young men
sworn to friendship and seeking ad-
venture In pairA ~Pardners." they call
them In the west, and though the word
has not crept Into the dictionary yet
II 10 a. different from partner" as q
friend u from . business associate.
They travel together, these pardners
Of the West, and whether they be cow
boys or Cousin Jacks" the boss who
fires one Of them ilres both Of them.
and they 70 share and share in every
thing.
Bud Hooker and Philip De Lancey
had met BY chance in Ell Paso when
the revolution was Just beginning to
boil and the city was swarming with
adventurers. The agents Of the rebels
were everywhere, urging Americans to
join their cause. Military preferment.
cash payments. and grants Of land
were the bats they used. but Hooker
stood out from the nrst and took De
Lancey with him. A Mexican promise
did not pass current where he was
born and they went to the mines in
stead. rf.
Then the war broke out and, while
fugitives streamed out Of stricken
Chihuahua. they finally struck out
against the tide, fighting their way to
. certain mine far back In the Sierra
Madres, where they could dig the gold
on shares
Behind them the battle waged;
Casas Grandes was taken and retaken:
Juarez, Aqua Negra and Chihuahua
fell; Don Porfirio. the Old Man of Mex
leo, went out and Madero took his
place: and still they worked for their
stake.
Then new arms and ammunition
flowed In from across the border;
Orozco and his rebel chiefs went out,
and the breath of war famed higher
against the hills. At last the first
broken band of rebels came struggling
by, and, reading hate and envy
In their lawless eyes, the Americans
dug up their gold at sundown and rode
all the night for their lives.
And now, welded together by all that
toll and danger, they were pardners,
cherishing no delusions as to each
others strength or weaknesses, but
Joined together for better or worse.
It was the last thing that either OF
them expected. but three days after
they ned out Of Mexico. and with all
their money unspent. the band of fate
seized upon them ard sent them back
10 another adventure.
1t was early morning again, with
crowds along the street. and as they
ambled slowly along toward the line
the men on the corners stared at them
The bunch Of cowboys gazed at Bud
who sported . new pair Of high-heeled
boots, and knew him BY the way he
rode; and the mining men looked
searchingfy at Do Lancey. a. II tc
guess the secret Of his quest.
A squad Of mounted troopers, riding
out on border patrol, gazed after them
questioninsly, but Bud and Phil rode
on soberiy. leading their pack. and
headed for Aqua Nesra aHross ths line
1t was . grim place to look at thii
border town Of Aqua Negra, for thu
war had swept It twice. A broad wasts
Of level land lay bstwesn Il and tht
prosperous American city, and acrosi
this svath. where the Aaussrs ant
machine guns haA tv1os novs6 Il,
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nesred the door q new thought struck
him and he came ~ quickly back.
You can do what you please about
your pardner.- hs said. I'm talking
70 you'll Nov-will you think about
Atrs'
-Surei- returned Hooker.
We'll. then" snapped Kruger, meet
me at the Waldorf in an hour!"
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anatehIna land Frem Rlxsr.

Land II being built out to ssa ho0
~ mouths Of the Mississippi rivvR ~
an estimated sysrass rate q ~ ~
o y1aA
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Brooke did not relish this idea,
but he nevertheless aeauieseed.
Immediately after dinner he set
out on his mission.
And il she says Ii is all right, !"
admonished the prospective vend-
or the island. brings the old
man back with you & dead or
alive"
Mrs. Brooke was alone on the
front porch of her cottage. Mr..
Brooke stated his mission.
you say he offered forty
thousand dolIars2" she asked.
Eyes. What would you ad-
wiser"
Take it," she said.
But is he in his = his right
mind?"
II think So" little stiffly.
''I didn't want to take advan-
tage of an old man."
She smiled. Have no fears
on that score. But be very care
full he doesn't take advantage of
you"
Brooke laughed at this quaint
conceit.
ne Olu EchbtcuAdA ttOttCu
along beside him back to the
Blue Anchor Inn.
In the morning. Brooke wan
dered down toward the channel,
where a little eat-boat lay. 10
was then he saw Dita Grey for the
first time since the night they re-
turned in the yawl.
He had made several efforts TO
see her. But the relations be-
tween him and Mrs. Brooke be-
ing strained by their CONVEX
sation> concerning her. he could
not well ask for her at Mrs.
Mrs. Brooke's house. And at 9TH
er times the girl adroit1y avoided
him. When he remembered his
last act in her presence. he saw
the reason for Il.
AS the girl approached him.
she nodded to him With > faint
smile. and would have passed on
without a word. But he stood al
most In her path.
''Dits." he said. smay | have
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a word with your"
She stopped. Yes" she replied
coolly.
"WiIl you go sailing with me?"
"I'm busy today" she replied.
promptly. But there was the
slightest pause before she said
today" as though she might
have added Il as an afterthought.
He did not perceive 1t.
Are you angry with mel"
mo"
"I'm sorry for anything that
has occurred" he said while she
hesitated.
You may well be-"
Whereupon, without other
words, she walked quickly away.
He looked after her for q moment
and then went on down to the
water.
CHAPTER XII
Another Visitor.
Willy glanced at the gentleman
who was being propelled across
the channel In g rowboat.
The visitor was attired in the
height of fashion. His tailoring
was as conspicuous as MI
Brooke's immaculate cleanliness.
AS he stepped ashore the visit
OF asked 20 be directed to Mr.. Gil
pins house.
"Dfd you want to see Mr.. Cir
pin hisself7" asked Willy.
Il did"
WHY glanced down the street.
Looks as II he f. gonna be IN
our midst in a few minutes said
he. indicating . figure saanferins
toward them
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was concerned about the other
woman, of course!
And as he looked at her, real
fzing that she was his wife, it
brought him up with a round
turn. He did not love her. But
the net was around him and there
was no escape. Like a dutiful
husband, he proceeded to attempt
to alleviate the situation.
What made you think, he
said, that Miss Grey would have
Vaccinations for a MANI"
"Oh," she replied, three days
alone with any woman, and the
stoutest heart is gone"
He saw an opening. Suppose
then it had been you instead of
Miss Grey"
II think you forget yourself!"
she said sharply.
He would have admitted then
he did not understand women.
Also il seemed apparent that he
was not very congenial with his
wife.
81 am sorry we quarrel so
soon," he said. "It is a very bad
beginning"
"A bad beginning of what?"
she replied, with no effort to un-
derstand.
But he simply nodded and went
away.
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him." put In the captain, could
ever get an idee like that in him.
Why look at me. I've lived here
all my life, and all l want Z do
is t get away"
I'm an old, old man." said
Mr.. Still, beginning to speak in
the middle Of the mayors dis
course. 1T has been my dream
since l was a boy some day to live
near salt water-where I could
see the ships on the sea-"
Brooke was profoundly touch
ed. 81 am sure, Mr.. Still, 1t coufd
be arranged for YOU to do so"
he said.
What I should want would be
a house up there where those
trees are" He pointed to a couple
of oak trees growing on a little
rise of ground. "A house with a
great fireplace in it."
That Jest shows how practical
he is" grumbled Captain John.
There amt no heat In a fire
place. What he wants is a nice
sheet-ir'n stove"
MIR. Brooke" said the old man.
81 want to buy the island"
why. Mr.. STILL" said the
young man, with the air of one
reasoning with child, the
island is two miles long and a
quarter OF a mile wide"
Out came the little note book,
and the old gentleman carefully
jotted down the figures.
Why don't you buy simply a
small lot-say an acre2"
He shook his head. mo. I
want the whole thing. l don't
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CHAPTER XII.
A Deal I'm Real Estate.

Captain John, who had become
the constant companion of old
Mr.. Stills enthusiastic occupation
of grabbing, was positive that the
deaf old gentleman was crazy.
The captain lost no opportunity
to impress this fact on all who
would listen to his dissertations
on insanity in general and Mr..
Stills condition in particular.
One day Brooke was walking
on the beach and Eliminating on
the subject of Halsey's apparent
fondness for Miss Grey, when he
was interrupted by someone in
the distance shouting his name.
He faced about and discovered
Captain John and Mr.. Still has
tening wildly toward him.
where's the fire?" asked
Brooke.
"Eh?" demanded still, breath
lessly.
Captain John glanced at him
Inadvertently. "Nothin' tn mat
ter, Mr.. Brooke. He just he'd &
run and tell you an idee before
he spilled it,"
The old gentleman was sitting
on the sand, gasping like a new
" caught fish.
II bet you he's forgot II al
ready" observed the captain.
But Mr.. Still gave a final gasp
and emerged from the piscatory
kingdom.
John and l." he said, in a
high voice, have been having a
discussion"
He did the dis and did tn
scussin'," interpolated the mayor,
with the air OF one propounding
Jest.
Mr.. Still looked at him with
unseeing eyes.
well, Mr.. Brooke" went on
the old man. the thing I said to
our genial friend was that I'd
like to spend the rest of my days
on the island"
Nobody but a soft-head like
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'T'll go meet him." replied the
man, and departed.
The stranger approached Mr..
Gilpin with outstretched hand.
Mr.. Gflpfni" he cried gladly.
The other looked at him with
speculative Indifference.
It's Smithers," exclaimed the
newcomer, coming to the rescue.
"Sfuithers.
This Information failed to
awaken any spark of recognition
In Gilpin.
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want any one else to come and
change it,"
The young man looked trou-
bled.
What I want to know from
you," babbled on the old man
lis the value of this land"
Brooke smiled rather grimly.
II had had practically no value
for the last ten years. What
would you think?" he said.
A hundred dollars an acre."
Perhaps"
will you undertake to pur-
chase It for me at that price2"
Brooke looked at him uncer-
tainly, wondering what was the
best way to deal with him. 81
think" he replied, you had bet
ter see them yourself"
The old man shook his head
vehemently. NO, no." he said.
They would argue with me.
Tell them a hundred. That's
what I've decided can pay for It
II II is too little, no one is harms
ed. II IL is too much, so much
the better for them"
Brooke looked at the old gen
tleman. A wave of pity swept
over him. He could not encouf-
age such lunacy.
You could not expect them, =
he shouted with unflaging pa
thence, ito sell the house they
live IN"
Let them keep Il. And an
acre OF ground. I'll take the
rest"
The best way to treat en-
when they get like that" observ.
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Next Week
sBLIsTER JONES"
by John Taintor FOote

ed Captain John, wisely, lis & hui
NOR 'em. If you oppose him he'll
have N atheletic fit
Quiet. quiet" cried Brooke,
irritated by the captains volubil-
ity.
Mr.. Still smiled benignly.
when will you go?" he observed.
oh, now" said the other.
But" he continued, hoping to
confuse the old man with practi-
cal details. you must have
money, a deposit-cash. Perhaps
we should wait for that"
Mr.. Still fumbled through all
the pockets of his attire He
presently unearthed a decrepit
pocketbook and extracted a dirty,
dog-earned piece of folded paper
and passed 1t over to the young
man.
IF they agree. give them this, -
he said, vaguely. mo deposits
for me. I'm too old-too old for
delays. Let's get It over with one
way or the other"
Brooke took the paper and
opened it with fumbIing fingers,
and having done so, sat staring
at It.
"Humor him." counseled Cap
tain John. "Humor him"
Brooke, however, did not reply
to this observation, for what he
held was a properly certified
check for forty thousand dollars.
When Brooke, laden with his
wealth, arrived at the Blue An
Choir Inn, he did not waste time
on idle small talk. He found
them all sitting on the porch
awaiting dinner.
Ned" he said, would you
like to sell the island?"
Gilpin favored his guest with a
sardonic smile.
What do you think IL is worth
an acre?" pursued the guest.
well, Just as a matter of men
tai relaxation" said he, seventy
five dollars"
The Their hesitated a moment
IF you were offered forty
thousand for the whole of il, ex-
elusive of this house." he said,
would you consider it,"
NO" Gilpin replied.
- why, Ned" cried his wife.
NO." exclaimed Ned. 81
wouldn't stop to consider IL. I'D
catch the man by the throat and
shake the money out of his
clothes before he had time to
change his mind"
Brooke threw the check in his
hosts lap. Consider n shaken
out" he observed.
I GiIpin picked mp the piece of
paper gingerIy. He glanced at IL
hastily and then read Il carefully
through
6 sswhat is ft7'' he demanded at
lzst. "A joker"
Brooke assured him IL was not,
and went on to relate the story OF
the offer.
GO get him quick" counseled
Halsey. He Is an old man. He
may die"
But GiIpin hesitated.
Il don't want to take advan-
tage of an insane person"
aTv been thinking that, too"
said Mrs. Gilpin. 1T seems to
me, Roger. You had better tell the
story OF THE offer to your-to
Mrs. Brooke. and ask her what
she thinks We should 90"
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The best way to treat ssm
When they get like that" observ-
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Now GO ON WITH THE STORY

CONTINUED From Yesterday
The next day, however, things
gradually got down to normal
again. Halsey renewed his at
tention to Miss Grey as though
no interval at all had interviewed.
When not otherwise occupied,
Willy and Hester took the engine
on the launch apart and Willy
thoroughly fabricated all its
parts
And Brooke, seeing every one
/, else doing the things they had
been doing a week before, went
to see Mrs. Brooke.
He discovered her sitting on the
beach.
How does II feel" she said
ito be a shipwrecked mariner2"
He thought a moment, wonder
ing IL any one really could give
sane answer to a question OF
that sort.
I'm glad it's over"
You had very good company,
tool" She said this with an at
tempt at richness.
Miss Grey?"
She nodded. Didn't Miss Grey
fascinate your"
j. He looked at her quickly. "Oh,
no." he replied. Not so bad as
that"
She looked straight before her
at the sea. There was a pause.
At last he said: Have you en-
joyed your visit at LuggeT
Island7"
~Oh. yes"
cit was a strange accident that
: brought you here"
Yes" she replied shortly.
Brooke was surprised at hef
manner. Something had piqueN
her. But what could Il beg Shi
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BY John Taintor Foote
REGIN HERE TODAY

Roger Brooke, having put all MS
money into his tnventionLa Goh
he spends his last cent q lawyer
friend tells him of trying TO mo 10
a man TO marry q MISS Deahs -
whom has been left a nc tor that mp tt99
night. He finally persuades Brooke
TO marry the girl and accept the
SbOO offered for a husband. During
the ceremony Miss Dean remains
beavilv yelled. and the only dis
tinguishing thing about her Is
peculiar pair of tade earrings. Sne
leaves that night for the west 20
A year later Brooke and anoth-
err young chap, Halsey, are guests
of the Gilpins, at their Luggef ISL
and summer home Blue AnehoF
il deserted summer resort, ana
has been abandoned because of the
repeated destruction of the trestle
connecting it with the malnian l. mo-
runs aground near by and the own .
ers come ashore. They are deaf
old man, Mr.. Still, his niece, a Mrs.
Brooke, who is partial to Jade ear
rings, and the latter's companion,
Miss Grey. Brooke and his friends
decide Mrs. Brooke is Brooke.s un-
known wife. The party decides TO
remain on the island, and rent a
deserted cottage. Mr.. Still is much
Interested in the destroyed trestles.
Meantime Brooke keeps out of
Mrs. Broolxe's way, and Halsey falls
in love with Miss Grey.
One afternoon terrible storm
comes up, and 1t is believed that
Mrs. Brooke is on the yawi, which
insecurity anchored, drifts out to
sea. Brooke succeeds in getting
out to the yawl and finds Miss Grey
aboard. They drift for three days
before rescued and during that time
Brooke falls in love with her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-09-10
AMBASSADOR HERR|CK
WOULD ADVISE AMERICANS
NOT TO GO TO PARIS

Washington, Sept. swim the
arrival In Paris OF $50 Americans
from Switzerland, the last to leave
that country by way Of France, Am
bassador Herrick has asked the state
department to advise Americans not
TO come to Paris in the future. 1t is
Inferred the request was prompted by
the possibility that military {. opera
tIons about the French capital might
block the railroads ~
Mr.. Herrick has arranged spec
ial train to carry 1000 Americans
from Paris to Havre.
William g. Sharp who Is to sue.
coed Nr. Herrick as ambassador at
Paris. arrived there today. He will
familiarize himself with the post be-
fore taking charge.
Secretary Garrison felt no appre-
hension today concerning Assistant
Secretary Breckenridge, reported to
have disappeared.
Mr.. Garrison said his assistant was
last heard from In Vienna and prob.
ably was in Switzerland now.
Secretary Bryan asked Ambassador
Penfeld at Vienna to use his good
influence in behalf OF Prof. Thomas
Garrigue Masaryk of Prague. a Boz
hemian member of parliament said to
be under sentence Of death for poll.
teal offenses. His case was brought
to Secretary Bryan's attention by the
Bohemian American Press associa-
tion Of Chicago. Mrs. Masaryk is an
American woman.
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And II is often wise to be unconscious
OF things that happen In everyday
married life."
"A woman, needs the wisdom Of
Solomon, doesn't she. to pursue the
right course?" sighed the/society wo.
man.
Yes spoke up a thoughtful mem.
Der Of the group. "And how little that
light hearted girl realizes what ex.
plosives she is playing with. Before
the season Is over, undoubtedly she
will be engaged, and probably. she'll
never have used her eyes at all. She
will have let a passing motion rule
her; whether for good or I'll, only
after effects can tell. She will have
done. little herself to decide what the
consequences shall be-"
she needs more strenuous advice
than what her bachelor uncle is Civ.
ing ber." observed one OF the party.
"oh let her alone" again spoke up
her FIRST champion. she can take
care of herself. She's only bsnevo.
lentiy giving the young men some
needed training. Trust a girl with
eye like hers to see all that is needed
to be seen both before and AFTER
Barbara Boyd.
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EYEsIaHT AND MARRIAGE

Il heard an old bachelor giving
some advice to his pretty niece to
day" observed the society woman
as she Joined the little group of wo
men on the hotel piazza. The sir
has half dozen fiirtations on hel
string, and guess he thought 1t was
time for him to enlighten her little
on the ways of mankind"
You mean that girl with the love
" dark eyes" questioned one of the
women. she is peach. isn't she7'
!. ''she is not doing any damage
laughed another. She IL only help
ing the young fellows to cut tnsir
wisdom teeth
y scarcely believe her uncle thinks
SO. He evidently judges things arc
getting a bit serious. for no was Civ
ing her quite q talk on marriage.
thought one Of the things he said,
rather, good" - tf-N.
what was IT, they chorused.
HE advised her to keep her eyes
wide open before marriage and part,
ly closed afterward.
III you keep them too wide open
before marriage, you will never get
married" scoffed one of the women.
MY advice is to keep them partly
closed both before and after"
Women nowadays aren't so crazy
about marriage as all that. It's got
to look pretty good to them or they
won't go into It,"
And they ought to see very plain.
ly what they are going into" agreed
several members OF the grckV. "A
girl is foolish to shut her eyes to Sc
rous faults or habits. She ought to
know exactly what she will be up
against, and then It 10 for her to de.
eide whether she cares to shoulder
that particular load or not"
but l do not think the bachelor
uncle was rather wise in advising her
to keep her eyes partially closed az
ter marriage" said the society wo
man.
ITO some things, yes" admitted
the others. but not to everything"
they protested. Some faults and
habits ought to be seen and welded
put. But some 1t is best to ignore
md they'll gradually die out. Men
ire bit like children. 1t is often
wise not to see things children do.
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BEING IN EARNEST

-. The =, man who gives up the ,s,, !,
lore the ship goes down is ,ha ~ DE-
VINO has never seriously learne s man "a
value of being in earnest 'u The
There is a story told Of Tho.
Carlyle which explains WHY N. aOmas
can never forget him. He wa. 'O''d
asked to take part in family Nh. Once
at the house Of a friend. Thu s.,
family-including whole row >. ,AO'e
wants lined against the wslr- scr
gathered together before brea.,. s.s
Carlyle was to read the chapter ,ra..
the Bible. He chose the boob :, ~.
and became SO interested in II M. ~.
he read chapter after chapter N, \.
about starved the hungry family
Tell me one thing. Is my oppons,,
in earnest? Very well, | will soh,
my best.
Nothing can supplant being in ON,
HSoe. roi II you are not dead In
earnest. all your theories, all von,
schemes, all your money, al. your er
pectations Of chance, of "sometb,n,
to turn up" might all as well as never
be.
The great Employer can overlook
occasional blunders, but never a
careless interest. Be in earnest and
the whole world will step aside in
order to learn of the stuff of which
you are made.
To you who begin each day az
though 1t counted more to you than
any previous day and that nothins
must prevent its falling in average Al
least below any other, there is
wealth Of reserve power awaiting
sure to stand you in stead during tn,
most serious moments of your life.
And this Is the first commandment
BE in. Earnest. "-Geofge Matthew
Adams.