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It was quickly ended for him.
but the poor woman was left to bear II
all the years. fancy she would never
wholly get over 1t. never be able TO
forget him. though she tried"
Shirley made some reply that was
lost In the whirring wheels. The 9TH
er's words seemed almost an echo OF
what she herself had been thinking.
Maybe she married after . willis.
too. A woman must make life for
herself. you know. II she lives here.
1t will be sad for her, this opening Of
the old wound by Johns coming. .
And looking 90 like his father"
Katharine paused. There was . kind
Of exhilaration In this subtle batting.
Shirley stirred uneasily, and in the
glimpsing light her face looked trou-
bled. Katharine's voice had touched
pathos, and in spite OF her distaste Of
the subject. Shirley had been entering
into the feeling of that supposititious
woman. tl'l
The Judge. ON the front seat. was
telling = iov-toned story over his
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STILL GROW ANCIENT GRAIN
STAR o! Life Made Use Of BY GAYS
pweIIsrs 10 Cultivated Today In
- SwItxeriand. n

How old is bread7 Disgrvutled
boarders may have theories upon the
age of the particular bread served to
them. but that is beside the question.
80 long as records Of civilized man
go back bread has been the stan Of
life. It il somewhere In the history Of
prehistoric man that man FIRST learned
to grind his grain. make dough and
bake 1t on hot stones.
In the time of neoiithic man. when
one branch Of humanity for defense
drove piles In the edges Of Swiss lakes
and built huts on their tops. bread was
made. That much at least Is certain.
These stone age progressives had
learned to reap grain aud probably to
cultivate 1t in rude way. They pos
sessed wheat Of several varieties, bar.
ley, rye and other kinds. Curiously
enough, two Of these prehistoric varie-
ties are still cultivated in Switzerland
not far from where the lake dwellers
lived.
These are the BILE mottu. still grown
in La Gruyere, and the nouetts de
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him. Every sound of his voice. every
sight Of his face. will be \ separate
stab! Oh. his more presence win be
enough for Judith to bear. But with
her heart in tho grave with sassoon.
what would love between Shirley and
young Valiant mean to hsf? Think Of
1T" 54 r.
He broke OF, and there was = blank
Of silence. in which he turned with
almost q sigh. Then Katharine saw
,him reach the bench with Q single
stride and drop his hand on the bowed
shoulder.
"Bristowi" he said bruskly. You're
i'll! This COMPOUNDED philandering At
your time Of life" GE
The majors face looked ashy pale,
but he got up with = laugh Not l."
he said: Il was never better in my
life! We've had our mouthful Of air.
Come on back to the house"
mot much!" grunted the other. I'm
going where We both ought to have
been hours ago" He threw away his
cigar and stalked down the path Into
the darkness.
The major stood looking after him
till he had disappeared. then suddenly
dropped on the bench and covered his
face. Something like groan burst
from him.
my God!" he said. and his voice
came to Katharine with . quaver Of
age and suffering-very different from
the jovial accents Of the ballroom-''if
were only sure It was Sassoon!"
Presently he rose. and went slowly
toward the lighted doorway.
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Zp[CUuAR THINGS
,1SoUTH An[RICA

canvas cot, but often q substantial Iron
bed. On the road you will see gauchos
riding with their bed and all worldly
possessions tied to their saddle. Little
children going out to service 30
through the streets carrying their beds
with them, while every river steamer
carries the cots of its passengers who
are on the move.
Counting here il done in the open
street. The houses stand close to the
walk and at the twilight hour you may
see the gallants standing at the low
windows or at the half-open garden
gate talking to their dark-eyed sweet
hearts. II the father and mother ap-
prove of the young fellow he ia given
chair or more often invited in. If
the parents disapprove the girl is
called from the window and sometimes
abused for talking to her caller.
Revsi In Grief.
These people are very emotional.
Color. music. tragedy. comedy they
must have In the crude lump and lots
of 1t. They revei in their Joys and also
In their griefs. Mourning Is here car
ried to an almost horrible excess. Not
long ago native mother died and ev-
cry one of her seven children, even the
newborn baby. is swathed in black.
Not only are the top dresses Of the
little girls black. but also their little
petticoats. The most dismal sight in
these tiny town streets are these
crowds OF black-dressed children.
know a servant girl who Grapes
herself in heavy black crepe even
when she goes to hang out the wash
ing. Crepe Is fearfully expensive in
these countries. and this girl. whose
relatives are delicate and much given
to dying. 10 many pesos in debt for
just crepe.
went to the theater in small town
to see some native plays. 1t was not
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Lausanne. The hrst' Of these came
from the Caucasus, but no one ven
lures to guess A. to how the lake
dwellers came to have it.
Many mills have been found suited
to make coarse meal of the grain,
and even fragments Of the bread have
been kept in the clay vessels that es.
capped fracture.
1t Ii due to the lake dwellers' Gus.
tom Of building their houses ON piles
that We know so much about them.
The mud beneath their huts made an
excellent trap, to preserve things for
the modern scientist.
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EnoIIsh or,etlno..

Erasmus. coming to England in Hen.
~ Wills time. was struck with the
deep heartiness of our wishes-good,
AZ, and bad. too; but he most admired
the good ones. Other nations ask in
their greetings how . man carries
himself, or how doth he stand with
the world, or how doth he find him.
self; but the English greet with q
pious wish that God may give one a
good morning or good evening, good
day or "god'd'en," as the old writer's
have It: and when we part we wish
that God may be with you," though
we now clip It Into "good-by."--yris
well
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IN visiting a new country 1t IL al
ways the surface differences that
jump out at you first Then II you
stay long enough, foreign places
get to be familiar and their people
begin to seem like home folks. So in
these South American lands 1t Is the
surface difference In dress and in the
way of doing the little daily things
that Amuses you and makes you feel
that YOU are seeing a strange land
writes correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News from Entire Rios. Argen'
tina.
The FIRST thing, as have said, that
you notice here Is the high walled gar.
trim lawns. Next you are impressed
by the pleasantly slow and easy pass
age of trafhc In the streets. You are
daxxled by the lavish display OF gold
braid and the ever visible soldier and
policeman. The strong whiffs of per
fumes you fnd less pleasant.
At the Front Door.
In the cities there are doorbells for
calls. but the delivery boys bringing
meat. bread or vegetables to the house
announce their presence at the front
door by loudly clicking pair of casta-
nets. In the country districts all per
sons desiring to enter house clap
their hands for a signal and wait pa
tiently at the front gate. None dreams
Of stepping into q yard until either the
master or q servant comes to open
the gate for them. There Is only the
one door through which every one and
everything that comes into the house
must go. Even the garbage is taken
out this way. OF course in the richer
and more modern houses there is q
rear entrance.
At first the big. long and viciously
sharp knife. the handle of which pro-
trudes murderously from each poems
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CHAPTER XVIII.

| The Awakening.
| The sun had passed the meridian
next day when Valiant awoke. from =
sleep as deep as Abou ben Adhem's.
yet one crowded with flying tiptoe
dreams. The one great fact Of Shir-
ley's love had lain at the core of all
these honied images. and his mind
was full of 1t as his eyes opened. wide
all ut once. to the new day.
He looked at his watch and rolled
from the bed with q laugh. Past
twelve!" he exclaimed. Good heav-
ems! What about all the work / had
laid out for todayf"
Presently he was Pplashing in the
lake, shooting under his curved hand
unerring Jets Of water at Chum. who
danced about the rim barking. now
venturing to wet q valorous paw. now
scrambling up the bank to escape the
watery javelins.
Valiant came up the terraces with
his blood bounding to new rapture.
Crossing the garden, he ran quickly
to the little close which held the sun.
dial and pulled single great passion
flower. He stood moment holding
II to his face, his nostrils catching its
faint elusive perfume. Only last night,
under the moon, he had stood there
with Shirley in his arms. A gush Of
the unbelievable sweetness of that mo
ment poured over him. His face
softened.
Standing with his sandaled feet
deep in the white blossoms. the sun
on his damp hair and the loose robe
ciinging to his moist limbs. he gave
himself to q sudden day-dream. A
wonderful waking dream Of Joy over
flooding years of ambitionless ease:
Of the Damory Court that should be
in days to come.
When he came from the little close
there was q now mystery in the sun
shine, fresh and joyous meaning in
the intense blue overarching of the
imponderable sky. Every bird-nots
held It's own love-Secret. A wood.
thrush sang It from silver birch DO
side the summer-house, and bob
white whistled It In the little valley
beyond. Even the long trip-hammer
Of . far-away woodpecker beat . m
diant tattoo.
He paused to greet the flaming pea
cock that sent out curdling screech.
In which the tentative potterack! pot
terack! Of guinea-fowl tangled itself
softly. Go on" he invited. Explode
all you want to, old Fire-Cracker.
Hang your purple-and-gold pessimism!
You only make the birds sound
sweeter. Perhaps that's what you're
for-who knows?"
He tried to work. but work was not
for that marvellous afternoon. He
wandered about the gardens, planning
this or that addition: 4 little longer
sweep to the pansy-bed-a clump Of
bull-rushes at the farther end of the
lake. He peered Into the stable: .
saddle horse stood there now, but
there should be more steeds stamping
in those stalls one day. good horse
nesh bought with sound walnut tim
Dor from the hillside. How he and
Shirley would go galloping over those
cleaning roads. In that roseate future
when she belonged 10 him!
Uncle Jefferson, from the door Of
the kitchens. watched him swinging
about in the sunshine. whistling the
Indian Serenade."
CTO BE CONTINJJEDo
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Ambush.

|
| so. long .i.eI Ito" .ue nus,SiAns
lover INC scuno ~ ome. Swee'
home' c,iteo oveI tne polsnan. 70
cent, ana presently me ellveWsy r.
so.noee 70 roinn9 Nneeis sno INC
vo.cos u nes,o eilsss. eno INC no1so
enusnce 9os.oo win s'oaps' .eu
'o0se crflsss-wfsps, snAen ciosA.
.no nsnt osercoses' esiiins ussa ou'
iAusn,ns tHeWoaIs:
htnaiIne. on the step. iouna nor
seif looking into VaAants eyes. HOW
can ! teii you now mucn nave en-
loyea II Al! sne SAID. I've stayco
AN the very last minate-wnich 10
containing Tor ones foartn season!
Ana nov. gooooy. lot W are on tomor-
row fof Hot 6pr'nsp
Asr mtner nao honG 40 betsksn
himself homsward. ana the DIG three
seated surrsy-hoidins six comftabie
ana nine fumilan. IN the phrase OF
LiEe the coschman-had returned for
the rest: Judge Chalmers. the Two
younger girls and shirley. katharine
greeted the latter with charming
smile. What more natural than that
she should md herself straightway on
the rear seat with royalty! The two
girls safely disposed In the middle. the
Judge climbed up beside the driver.
who cracked his whip and they were
on.
The way was not long. and Katha-
rine had need OF dispatch that re
venseful weapon were to be used
which fate had put into her hands
She wasted little time.
1T seems 20 strange, she said. to
nnd our host In such surroundings!
can scarcely believe him the same
John Valiant I've danced with hun
dred times In New York. He's been
here such . short while and yet he
couldn't possibly be moro at home II
he'd lived In virginia always. And you
all treat him a. II ne were quite one Of
yourselves.
Shirley smiled enchantingly. why
yes. she said. maybe It seems odd te
outsiders. But. you see. with US . Val
liant II always Valiant No mattel
where he has lived. he's the son OF hri
father and the master OF Damory
court
That's the wonderful part Of It. IT.
$50 English. somehow
rs III! said shirley. Il neve'
ftnouent OF IT. but perhaps IL seem'
SO. We have the old houses and the
old names ana think OF them. NO doubt
In the same way
what a SAD NE mis- father had!'
pursued hatnarine dreamliy. YOU
Know all ABOUT the duei, OF course!
shirley shrank imperceptlbiy now
me subject touched valiant 80 closely
II seemed almost as II It belonged u
him and to her alone-not thing tc
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HAD HIM ALL RIGHT, BUT
Il Was . Question Whether Hunter
Or Hunted Had the Best Of q
Bad Situation.

A party Of choice spirits from the
Mount Ephraim section. where col
ored folk reside. had gone into the
river bottom well provided with coon
dawgs. 1t was not long before q trail
was struck and soon after that the
quarry was freed. The next move
naturally was to climb the tree, 10 N
to shake down the yarmint-coon or
possum as might happen. Lemon,
very black and venturesome youth.
undertook the job. while the others
men and dogs-assembled under the
tree. 1t was night time. OF course,
and Lemon swarming up was able to
distinguish dimly the figure Of an ami.
NAL perched in the crotch where
large limb branched out. The Sors
feet embraced the trunk, and Lemon
was on the other side from the crotch.
He grabbed the forelegs and held ON
50 that the creature could neither
escape nor hurt him.
But there proceedings stopped, The
rash hunter was afraid to let go; the
men on the ground were shouting
their impatience. and the bob-cat (for
that was what the varmint was). was
yowling fearsomely and tearing vi.
ciously at the bark with its hind claws.
What de matter up dar?" called up
voice from below. rs you got i'm.
Lemon?" -
The voice in the tree replied, "Reck.
on Is got him-dat amt de trouble.
what wants Is TO- somebody to come
up an hep me tu'n him loose for .
leetle while"
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meeting. He could have explained It
70 Judith's satisfaction-a woman
doesn't need much evidence to Justify
the man she's in love with. He must
have written her-he couldn't have
Como away without that-and II she
hsd loved him. she would have called
him back"
The major made no answer. Katha-
efno saw a cigar fall UNDECIDED upon
the grass. where It lay glowing like .
panther's eye.
Tho other had risen now, his stoop-
ed figure bulkins In the moonlight.
His voice sounded harsh and strain
ed: 81 loved Beauty Valiant" he said.
'.and his son 10 his son to me-but I
have to think OF Judith. too. She faint
cd, Bristow. when she saw him-Shir-
fey told me about It, Her mother has
made her think It was the scent Of the
soses! He's his fathers living image.
and hs's broasht the past back with
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Experience vs.. Superstition,

Mr.. Hopeford-The date you have
set for our wedding comes on Friday.
Friday is supposed to be an unluck,
day.
Mrs. Lakeside (from the West)-so
I've heard. but 1t can't be any moro
unlucky than the other days. I've
tried all the rest-New York Weekly
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SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. . rich society fevonte.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor.
.poration, which his father founded nno
which was the principal source OF M
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist OF an OLD motor car,
white bull dog and Damory court. . neg
Damory court he meets Shirley Dsnd-
ridge an auburn haired beauty. and ds-
cides that he In going to like Virgins I'M
menseIy. Shlrley's mother. MIS- lama
ridge. and Major pristow exchanss rem m
that the major. valisnts father. and =
man named Sassoon were rivals TOT tns
hand of Mrs. cambridge In her yo1tn.
Ssssoon and Valiant fought 9 dneI 1a , ~
secount in which the former vas kii,e6;
Valiant finds Damorv court over9ro.n p
with weeds and crecpers and decides 70
seha bilitate tho place. valiant Ivy
Shirley from the bite OF s NM II he
bite. Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the nrst time that his father LEFT VIZ
Ginia on account q duel ~ whicn - 4.
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends MT. DenonaSe
faInts when she meets valiant fof w
nrst time. Valiant discover. tn nh. ne s. III
tournament. 4 survival Of tbs 1oustinG o.
feudaI times. II held at Damory court; ~
the last moment Valiant takes the place
OF one Of the knights. Who II s'c shoo ano
Shirley Dandrigs n queen OF beauty %
the dismay of Katherine Fargo. 4 former
sweetheart who Is visiting In virginia
Tho tournament ball al Damory e1 p,r
lev il crowned By Valiant a. queen Of
beauty. Valiant tells Shirley of his love
Ard they become engaged
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Jooo1mino Anniversary.
shoulder for the delectation Of Nancy
and Betty, but Shirley was not listen
Katharine had been saying. She was
picturing to herself this Woman. her
secret hidden All these years. hearing
Of John valiant's coming to Damory
court. learning Of this likeness. shrink
ing from sight Of It. dreading the pain
full memory II must thrust upon her.
"Suppose"-Katharine's voice was
dreamy-"thst she and John met sud
denly, without warning. What would
she do? Would she say anything?
Perhaps she would faint. :"
Shirley started violently. Her hands,
as they drew her cloak uncertainty
about her. began to tremble. as II with
cold. Something fell from them to the
bottom Of tho surrey. Is.
Through her chiffon veil Katharine
noted this with . slow smile. II had
been easier than she had thought. She
said no more, and the carriage rolled
on, to the accompaniment of giggles
over the judges peroration. As 1t
neared the Rosewood lane she leaned
toward Shirley.
"You have dropped your FAM" said
she and your gloves. too.
might have reached them for you.
Why, We are there already. How short
the. drive has seemed"
Don't drive up the lane, Lige."
said Shirley. and her voice seemed
sharp and strange even to herself.
THE wheels would wake mother"
Katharine babe her soodby with care
full sweetness. a. the Judge bundled
her down In his strong friendly arms
NO" she told him, don't come with
me. It's not . bit necessary. EN-
maline win be waiting for me-"
He climbed into her vacant place as
the girls called their good nights.
We'll all sleep late enough in the
morning, l reckon" he said with
laugh, but It's been a great success!"
10 .
Emmaline was crouched In q chair
1 in the hall. rug thrown over her
knees, in open-mouthed slumber. She
started up at the touch Of shirley's
hand. yawning widely.
| '"I clare to goodness" she muttered,
II was jes' Akin T. go T sleep!"
lin 10 tired, Emmaiine. TAKE
the crown. Its heavy"
The negro woman untangled the
glittering points from the meshins
hair with careful fingers. "Po' Ill
chickydee-dee!" she said lovingly.
"Reck'n she mop all tn feddahs outer
her wings. Gimme that O. tin crown
Il like ter lam It out tn winder!
Come on, now; We 60 upstairs soft
SOS not ter 'sturb Mis- Judith"
In the silvery-blue bedroom, she
deity unfastened the hooks Of the
heavy satin gown and coaxed her mis-
tress to lie on the sofa while she un-
pinned the masses of waving hair till
they lay In rich surge over the
cushion. Then she brought brush
and crouching down beside her, began
with long gentle strokes to smooth out
the silken threads. talking to her the
while in soft grooming monotone.
Under these ministrations Shirley
lay languid and speechless. her eyes
closed. The fear that had stricken
her heart by turns seemed cold hand
pressing upon its beating and an algid
vapor rising stsalthily over it. But
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CHAPTER xxW-contInued.

CHAPTER xxW-centInued.
''Bristow. shirley's magnificent
girl"
Finest in seven counties" agreed
the majors bass.
"Whom do you reckon she'll choose
to marry?"
Chilly Lusk. OF course. Tho boys
been in love with her since they were
in bibs. And he comes ~ near being
at for her 40 anybody"
"Hump!" said the other ssrdonical-
~. mo man I ever saw was half good
enough for . good woman. But good
women marry Just the same. II isn't
Lusk used to think It would be.
but I've got . pair Of eyes in my
head, II you haven't It's young Val
iant."' 4g4 ~
The pearl fan twisted in Katha-
rine's fingers. What she had guessed
was an open secret. then!
The major made an exclamation that
had the effect Of coming aftsr . Jaw
dropped silence. I'll never thought
Of that!.
Tho other resumed slowly. some-
what bitterly. It seemed to the girl
listening. ''If her mother was in love
with Sassoon-"
Katharine's heart beat fast and then
stood still. sassoon! That was the
name Of the man valiants father had
killed in that old duel of which Judge
Chalmers had told! TT her mother
Shirley Dandridge's mother-"was In
love with Sassooni" Why"
was she7"
The majors query held . sharpness
that seemed almost appeal. She was
conscious that the other had faced
about abruptly.
i've always believed 10. certainly
II she had loved Valiant, would she
have thrown him over merely because
he broke his promise not TO be party
to quarreir'
you think mott" said the major
husxny.
mot under the circumstances. Val
liant was forced into It No gentleman
at that day. could hsvs declined the
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his lips. Every time that big. vicious
knife sweeps upward you feel sure the
man will slice on part Of his nose.
But you need have no fear; the gau-
cho is an artist at carving. even when
1t comes to his human enemies.
Here in the Argentine country
have seen dramatized the old Bible
phrase. HE took up his bed and
walked" These people are particular
about their beds. Every servant girl
comes to you with her bed under her
arm. Usually this is just q folding
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To Remove Spots From varnish.
One of the best substances to use
In removing spots from vanished sur
faces II butter. The stronger the bet.
ter.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-06-26

Nous avons sous les yeux, lie pro-
gramme que lie comit6 ex6cutif de
Organisation St Jean Baptiste a
.6labor6 pour la celebration de la
fete rationale, au Pare Como, di-
manche prpchain.
Apr6s s'etre concerto avec nom
bre de Canadiens iaauents, qui at
tachent en- pareille Circumstance la
plus grande importance aux dis
cours, PECHo DE L'OUEsT croft Sc
faire l'interprete du meilleur SEN
timent general en- 'sugg6rant que
les discours de MN. D Michaud
ct N. A. L'H6rault soient pronon-
c6s immediatement apres diner.
Tous ceux qui, Fan dernier, ont as
sjst6 a la celebration St Jean-Bap-
tiste, Sc rappellent avec peine que
la plupart des orateurs ont dd par.
Ter a DIES bancs vides, an milieu
dun vacarme .6pouvantable. Je
crois que nous devons q MN. Mi.
chaud ct lH6rault, lie compliment
dun auditoire, nombreux. attentif
ct respectueux.