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the dining-room window. Il was sly,
covert though intensely eager look
that he directed at another window far
below. II he hoped for some sign Of
life in his fathers study he was to be
disappointed The curtains hung
straight and motionless. He would
have denied the charge that he longed
to see Yvonne sitting in the easement,
waiting to watt a sign OF greeting up
to him. and yet he was conscious OF
a feeling Of disappointment, even an
noyance-
With considerable adroitness Lydia
engaged his attention at the piano.
Keyed up as she was, his every emo
ton was plain to her perceptions. She
had anticipated the motive that led
him to the window. She knew that
it would assert itself in spite Of all
that he could do TO prevent. She wait
ed humbly for the thing to happen.
pain in her heart, and when her resz-
ing proved true. she was prepared to
combat its effect Music was her only
ally.
How does it go, Freddy-the thing
you we're playing before breakfast"
She was trying to pick up the elusive
air 1T is such a fascinating. adoF-
able thing. Is this right?"
He came over and stood beside her.
His long, slim fingers Joined hers on
the keyboard, and the sensuous strains
Of the waltz responded to his touch
He smiled patiently as she struggled
to repeat what he had played The
fever OF the thing took hold of him at
last, as she had known it would.
Leaning over her shoulder, his cheek
quite close to hers, he played Her
hands dropped into her lap. Finally
she moved over on the bench and he
sat down beside her. He was absorbed
in the undertaking. His brow cleared
His smile was a happy, eager one.
Its a tricky thing, Lyddy," he said.
enthusiastically, but you'll get it
Now, listen"
For an hour they sat there, master
and pupil, sweetheart and lover. and
the fear was less in the heart Of one
when, firing at last, the other CON
| tentedIy abandoned the role of task
master and threw himself upon the
couch, remarking as he stretched him
self in luxurious ease:
'I like this, Lyddy. 1 wish you
didn't have to go over there and dig
away at that COMPOUNDED journal
| like this so well that. pom my soul,
I'd enjoy Ioafng here with you the
whole day long"
Her heart Ieaped. You shall have
your wish, Freddy" she said, barely
able to conceal the note Of eagerness
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CHAPTER XII.
A Tempest RACES.


Yvonne stopped in the doorway.
Ranjab was holding the curtains aside
for her to enter. The tall figure of
Frederic doomed up behind her, his
dark face glowing in the warm light
that came from the room. She had
changed her dress for an exquisite
orchid colored tea-gown of chiffon un-
der the rarest and most delicate of
lace. For an instant her gaze rested
on Lydia and then went questioningly
to BroOd's face. The girls confusion
had not escaped her notice. Her hus-
bands manner was but little less con-
vlcting. Her eyes narrowed.
"Ran5ab said you were expecting
U.s." she said slowly. She came for
ward haltingly, as if in doubt as to
her welcome. Are we interrupting ?"
"Of course not" said Brood, flush
of annoyance on his cheek Lydia is
tired. 1 sent Ranjab down to ask
Frederic to"
Frederic interrupted, q trifle too
eagerly. "I'H walk around with you,
Lydia It's raining, however. Shall /
get the car out, father?"
mo. no!" cried Lydia, painfully con-
scious Of the rather awkward situa-
ton. "And please don't bother, Freddy.
can go home alone It's only step. "
She moved toward the door, eager to
be away.
"Il go with you" said Frederic de-
cisively. He stood between her and
the door, an embarrassed smile On his
lips. I've got something to say to you
Lydia" he went on. lowering his
voice.
James. dear" said Mrs. Brood
shaking her finger at her husband and
with an exasperating smile on her
lips. you are working the Door girl
too hard. See how late it isl And
how nervous she is. Why. you are
trembling. Lydia! For shame, James.
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in her voice 81 am not going to work
today. my head. you know Mother
teIephoned to Mr.. Brood this morning
before you were up. Stay here with
me. Don't go home, Freddy. L"
'Oh, I've got to have it out with
father sometime" he said. bitterly
cit may as well be now as later on
We've got to come to an understand
ing"
Her heart was cold. She " As afraid
of what would come out Of that "un-
derstanding." All night long she had
lain with wide-staring eyes. thinking
OF the horrid thing James Brood had
said to her Far in the night she
aroused her mother from a sound
sleep to put the question that had
been torturing her for hours Mrs
Desmond confessed that her husband
had told her that Brood had never con-
sidered Frederic to be his son, and
then the two lay side by side for the
remainder of the night without utter
ing a word and yet keenly awake
They were thinking Of the hour when
Brood would serve notice on the in
truder!
Lydia now realized that the hour
was near. Have it out with father,
he had said In his ignorance He was
preparing to rush headlong to his
doom. To prevent that catastrophe
was the single, aIl-absorbfng thought
in Lydia's mind Her only hope lay in
keeping the men apart until she could
extract from Brood a promise to be
merciful, and this she intended to
accomplish IL she had to 90 down on
her knees and groTel before the man
0h, Freddy" she cried earnestly.
why take the chance Of making bad
matter worse?" Even as she uttered
the words she realized how stupid.
how Intellectual they we're
ct can't be much worse" he said.
zIoomily. ct am inclined to think he'd
relish a straight-Out, fair and square
talk. anyhow Moreover, 1 mean to
take Yvonne to task for the thing she
sailor implied last night About
Won. mean She"
CTO BE Continued
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Good Lord. that was close" cried
Frederic There was no sign Of q
storm when we came in-just a steady.
gentle spring rain"
Il am frightened" shuddered
Yvonne, wide-eyed with fear. DO you
think"
There came another deafening crash
The glare filed the room with a bril-
liant. greenish hue. Ranjab was
standing at the window, holding the
curtains apart while he peered upward
across the space that separated them
from the apartment building beyond
the court
Take me home, Frederick" cried
Lydia, frantically. She ran toward
the door
81 will come" he exclaimed. as they
raced down the stairs. Don't be
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ton. If it contents me to be in a posi-
ton of generosity towards others, 1
must be remarkably Indifferent at bot
tom to the gross social inequality
which permits that position. and in
stead of resenting the enforced h1miii-
alton of my fellow man 10 myself, in
the interests of humanity, l acqufesce
IN it for the sake of the profit It yields
to my own self-compiacency- 1 do
hope the reign Of benevolence is over;
until that event occurs I am sure the
reign Of God via be impossible
Henry James SE-
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they needed some sort of cover.
But Preston. looking back over his
shoulder to see If the Indians were
following. or for whatever purpose a
man looks back at a dangerous foe.
saw the strap on his shoulder and ex-
periOnced a shock
t occurred TO him at the instant
that he was running away with the In
sigma of rank that his government
had conferred upon him; that he was,
in way. the representative Of a great
nation. and that he ought not to run
He stopped OF course there was no
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weIl-defned object in his stopping.
but when the rest Of the men saw
him standing there. without cover,
and returning the fire of the Indians.
they turned back. and in five minutes
it was all over. and the Indians were
beaten
It would have been nothing short Of
a slaughter had Preston gone With the
rest. for there vas no cover until the
top Of the hiH WSs reached. ans that
was so distant that the Indians would
have had an easy tine ptckins OF the
men as they ran Freston's idea q
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Nov get out Of those coats. and-oh.
for both Of you"
Would you mind asking Jones to
send over something for me to wear
in the morning?' said Frederic, grin
ming as he stood forth in his evening
clothes.
Ten minutes later, as he sat with
them before an open fire and slipped
the teddy Mrs Desmond had brewed.
he cried: 81 say. this is great!"
Lydia was suddenly shy and embar-
rassed-
Good night" she whispered Her
fingers brushed his cheek lightly. He
drew her down to him and kissed her
passionately.
Goodnight, my Lyddy!" he said.
softly, his cheek flushing.
She went quickly from the room
Later he stood in her sweet, dainty
little bedroom and looked about him
with a feeling Of mingled awe and
wonder All of her intimate, exquisite
belongings, the sanctified treasures Of
her most secret domain were about
him He wandered. He fingered the
articles on her dressing table; smelled
Of the perfume bottles and smiled as
he recognized the sweet odors as be
ing part of her, and not a thing unto
themselves; grinned delghtedly at his
own photograph in its silver frame
that stood where she could see it the
last thing at night and the first thing
in the morning; caressed-ay, caressed
the little hand mirror that had re-
fected her gay or troubled face so
many times since the dear Christmas
day when he had given it to her with
his love He stood beside her bed
where she had stood, and the soft rug
seemed to respond to the delightful
| tingling that ran through his bare
feet Her rooml Her bedI Her do
mainI
Suddenly he dropped TO his knees
and buried his hot face in the cool
white sheets, and kissed them over and
over again. Here was sanctuary! His
eyes were wet with tears when he
arose to his feet, and his arms went
out to the closed door.
My Lyddy!" he whispered chok
ingly.
Back there in the rose-hued light OF
| James Brood's study, Yvonne cringed
and shook in the strong arms of her
| husband all through that savage
storm. She was no longer the def
ant, self-possessed creature he had
come to know so well, but a shrinking
/ bravado, all her arrogance, all he1
| seeming guile. A pathetic whimpeI
crooned from her lips in response tC
| his gentle words of reinsurance. She
| was afraid desperately afraid-and
| she crept close to him in her fear.
And he? He was looking backward
| to another who had nestled close tC
him and whimpered as she was doing
| now-another who had lived in terror
! when it stormed.
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looking for trouble of some kind. but
it was the unexpected thing that hap
pened.
The Indians we're lowering about
with their blankets round them when
the signal was given by one of them,
and in an instant every buck threw
away his blanket ane stood revea'-5
with gun in his hand. The red
skins fired They had every advan-
tage of the soldiers. for they outnum-
bered them and had taken them Who'll
~ by surprise The soldiers ran
They did not mean to run Tar, but
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senevoIenee.

Ny ideal of human intercourse
would be a state Of things in which no
man will ever stand in need Of any
other mans help. but viii derive all
his satisfaction from the great social
tides which own no individual names.
No man can play the deity to his fel-
low man with impunity-i mean spirit
usl impunfty. OF course For see; II
/ ana at all satisfied With that relz-
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Heir. Not : Gale

The guide suddenly halted the party
Of Americans
"Ah. there comes the heir to the
throne" he said, removing his hat as
q royal eQuipage appeared
The little boy Of the party nudged
his mother and whispered:
Did he take on his hat for fear the
air would blow it OIL"
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RECALLED OFFICER TO DUTY
Sight of Shoulder Strap Brought to
Soldier Realization of HIS
Responsibilities.

There is story that Lieut.. Guy
Preston Of the United States army
saved his men at the fight at Wound
ed Knee by remembering the senti-
meRt of the old French proverb:
Mobility Decessitates noble conduct"
He was holding his men in line before
tue Indians fred. Everyone vas
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my SIDES winch me
doctors said " ere
caused by inhamma-
ton. I suffered q
great deal every
hand grewvery
thin. Twas under the
doctors care for two
long years without
any benefit Finally
after repeated sug-
gestions TO try it We
got Lydia z. Pink
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Accounting for Tastes.

Bacon see expert French butter
tasters claim they can perceive the
flavor of the soil over which cattle
feed
Egbert-Must have sort Of a taste
of shrapnel now
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He who advertises for a wife may
get what he advertises for, but he sell
dom gets what he wanted
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ALIENS FOoT-I

ALIENS EOOT-EASE for the TROOPS
Over 10000 packages Of Aliens Foot-Ease, the
aurfseptfc powder TO shake into your shoes, are
being used by the German and Allied troops ~
the Front because IL rests the feet, gives in
slant relief TO Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen
aching, tender feet. and makes walking easy
Sold everywhere, &c Try It TODAY Don1
accept any So bstitute- Adv.
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Always proud TO show white clothes.
Red Cross Ball Blue does make them
white. All grocers. Adv.
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duty was what saved the day
Youths Companion
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SUFFERING
TWOLONG YEARS
Mrs. Aselin Was Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Minneapolis, Minn--':After my little
one was born was sick with pains In
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An engagement ring is a girls idea
of round Of pleasure.
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CTO BE CONTINUED
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-11

Mrs. Bell Goodwin left Sunday morn
ing for Pocatello, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Wyngate of Biz
mingham, Alabama, spent over last
Sunday in Logan.
Miss Gladys Davis of Salt Lake,
spent the week with relatives in Lo.
gan.
MSS Anna Coffey of Pocatello
psent Sunday and Monday in Logan
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Eli
Oft.
Mr. Nat NJ. Pappenheim of Taco.
ma, Washington, spent over Sunday
with friends in Logan.
sEss
Misses Mile and Norma Hansen,
spent over Labor Day with friends
III Lewiston.
Mr. and Mrs. julius jacobson and
family and Mrs. s. Alleman spent
Labor Day in Logan canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Cash and
little son, Harold, returned home on
Sunday night from a three weeks au.
to trip to the Yellowstone Park.
Mr.. A. Thomas of Burnley, Idaho,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday In Lo-
gan on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murdoch Jr
and Mrs. Alma Miller motored to
Salt. Lake Tuesday returning Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.. Wilkinson
Continued
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WITH THE SOCIETY CIRCLES

ed a few friends Friday evening at
her home on Fifth West. The even
ing was spent in music and social
pastime after which a delicious lun-
cheon was served. The table had
for a centerpiece a wicker basket of
sunflowers with huge yellow tulle
bow. Ten guests were included
Mrs. George Shelton entertained
the Thimble Club Thursday afternoon
at q kensington. The rooms were
bright with fall flowers and delici-
GUS refreshments we're served. The
time was spent in sewing and social
chat. Ten guests were included
Mrs. Arthur Saxer and Mrs. Harry
Peterson were guests of the after
noon.
Miss Della Smith entertained the
following Monday evening at the pic
ture show with refreshments later at
Murdock's: Misses Mary Thain,. Ruth
Barber, Rachel Ballif, Adeline Bar
Der, Georgia Turner
Miss Ardella Smith entertained
Monday evening with a lawn party
at her home on First East. The lawn
was decorated with Japanese lanterns
and bunting and the time was pleas
antly spent in games, music and dane
ing, after which dainty refreshments
were served. The guests included
were Misses Viola Harrison, Bernice
Goodsell, Merdina Affleck, Louie Bell
Gladys Lindquist. LaPrele Bell, Eva
Cedarlund. Jean Dunlop, Rachel Bank
head Luella owen, Hazel Nelson,
Lettie Rich, LaRue Jacobson, iyaloo
Bulge. Blanch Bulge, Margaret
Bulge, Zelpha Spencer, Armita Jorgen
sen, Saloma Downs, Dorothy Spande,
Katherine Ruud.
Mrs. Charles Goodsell entertained
very pleasantly Thursday afternoon
with u kensington in honor Of Mrs.
S. B Meserve of Chicago and Mrs.
Matte Hanson, who leaves shortly
for Salt Lake The rooms were pref
tily decorated with asters. Dainty
refreshments were served by the hos
tess. Ten guests were present.
Mrs. Charles Goodsell and Mrs.
Robert NJ Smith entertained with a
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refreshments were served. The
rooms were artistically decorated
with asters and potted plants. Ten
guests were included.
Last Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Spenst lawn
party was given in honor Of their
daughters Misses Lila and Eille
Spenst. The lawn was decorated in
Japanese lanterns, sweet peas and
asters. The evening was spent in
music and games and delicious re-
Treatments were served. Eighteen
guests had the pleasure of the even.
ing.
On Friday of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Flinders entertained
at dinner at their home on West Cen.
ter. The table was effectively dec.
Grated with cut flowers. Following
the dinner an enjoyable evening was
spent in music and games. Covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Jensen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Rose, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Manson, Mr.. and Mrs
Burgi, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. Jr.
l.. Athay and Miss Margaret Russell.
ssss
A most delightful affair of last
week was the Benson family reunion
held on Friday at the b. Y. Me.
chanic Arts building. A most sumptu-
Gus repast was served at 2 o'clock
The long tables at which the guests
were seated were artistically decor
ated with cut flowers. Following the
dinner a program was rendered con
sisting Of musical numbers, speech.
es and readings. After the program
social time was had and refresh.
ments were served. About eighty
guests enjoyed the pleasant affair,
On Monday evening Miss Claire
Smith entertained with n slumber
party in honor of Miss Ada Vaughan
Early In the evening the guests were
taken to the picture show, after
which delicious luncheon was serv.
ed. The following guests were in.
cluded: Misses Myrtla Jacnuas FL
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Mrs. +. II. Blair was the charln-
ing hostess of a delightful social al
fair in the form of q kensington on
Tuesday afternoon. Pink and white
astors and pink gladiolas were used
with excellent decorative erect
throughout the rooms where the
guests we're entertained. During the
afternoon a delicious luncheon was
served. Mrs. Blair was assisted in
entertaining by her sister Miss Myr-
tie Johnson. The invited guests were
Mesdames T. f.. Daniels, Farrell
johnson, l.. Partner, Frank S. Nc
Alister, John o. Peterson, Robert
Murdoch Jr., Il. S. Bulge, Charles
Richards, BERTHE Hayball, Miss Sarah
Blair, Florence Thomas, LaPrele
Daniels, Myrtle Johnson, Alta Dan.
iels, Tillie and Olive Johnson.
A delightful affair of the week was
the dancing party given Friday eve.
ming at Murdock's by Miss Florence
Anderson. Fall flowers and potted
plants were beautifully arranged
about the rooms and dainty refresh.
ments were served. Those enjoying
the pleasant affair were Misses Alton
Odell, Nora Eccles, Dale Alyord, Flo
ra Amussen, Elsie Thompson, AIDE
laide Nielsen, Clara Barber, Messrs
Conrad Quincy, Waldo Hatch, Ros-
coe Hess, William Thomas, Kimball
Cranney, Irvine Miller, Seymour
Smith and Jack Goodwin. The par
ty was chaperoned by Miss Nettie
Goodwin.
Miss Addie McCaus'and and Mrs,
George Ruud entertained the Ladies
Aid Society Of the Methodist Church
on Wednesday. The afternoon was
spent in sewing after which a deli.
cious dinner was served. Covers were
laid for sixteen guests. Asters were
artistically arranged about the rooms
Miss Marie Peterson entertained
with a swimming party yesterday af-
ternoon. Following a delightful hour
spent in the pool delicious lunch
con was served at the Peterson
home which was prettily decorated
with fall flowers. Sixteen guests
were invited.
Miss Elizabeth Drysdale entertain.
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theater party Monday evening COM
plimentary to Miss Eta Nelson who
left Thursday for Fillmore, Utah
where she will teach school. After
the show refreshments were served
at Murdocks.
Mr.. Leslie Smith entertained with
a trout supper Tuesday at his home
on Second South street. The table
decoration was a cut glass vase Of
asters. Covers were laid for Misses
Myrtle and Title Johnson, Miss Fay
Ter, Mr.. Leo Hansen and Mr.. Conrad
Carlson.
Thirteen of the little friends of
Miss Nan Richards were entertained
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Richards in honor of
her thirteenth birthday anniversary,
Tuesday afternoon. The seasons
flowers were used in profuse decora-
lions throughout the rooms and the