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feed and, say, lady, | scorn the idea
OF dom anything but decomposin' my
feelln's and smokin' and writin' po'try."
The fire steamed and spluttered as
Collie extinguished It. Overland Red
handed the tobacco and papers to him.
about comm up this here traili' he
resumed as the boy stretched beside
them on the warm earth. "Well, miss,
II was four years ago that / picked up
Collie here at Albuquerque. His pa
died sudden and left the KID 10 find
out what a hard map this ole world is
We been across, from Frisco TO New
York, twice since then, and from Seat
tie TO San Diego on the side and most
everywhere In California, II bein' my
native state and the best OF the lot
You see Collie, he's gettln' what you
might call n liberated education, full
OF big ideas-no dinky stun. Yes,
picked him up at Albuquerque, half
starved. skinny little cuss that was
cryin' and begin me TO get him out
OF there"
"Albuquerquef' queried Louise.
"Uhuh. Later comm acroet the Mo-
jave, we got thrun OF a freight by
mistake for couple OF SEWN ma.
chimes that we was ridin' with 10 Bar
stow. So the tickets on the crates
said That was near Daggett, by a
water tank. IL was hotter than settln'
on a stove I'm Death valley at II o'clock
Sunday noon. We beat Il for the next
town afoot. Collie commenced TO give
out. lie was pretty tender and not
strong. I logged him some, and he
walked some. He was talkln' OF green
grass and cucumbers In the icebox and
Ice cream and home and the Maumee
river and q. whole lot Of things you
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-02
CHAPTER ~.
Intruder on the Scene.

NJ OWN the Old Meadow trail, I'M
seen by the girl and the boy,
rode single horseman, and
something at his hip glinted I'm
the sun. Overand's hand went TO his
own hip. Then he shrugged his shoul.
ders and slowly recovered himself.
Whats the useT' he muttered.
But there was that I'm his tone which
brought Collie's head UP. The lad
pushed back his battered felt hat and
ran his fingers through his wavy black
hair perplexedly. What's the matter.
Red2 What's the matteri"
"Nothin'. jest thinkln'." Yet the
tramp's eyes narrowed as he glanced
furtlvely past the girl TO where Boyar.
the black pony, grazed in the meadow.
Louise, puzzled by something famil-
lar In the boys upturned, questioning
face, raised one gauntleted hand 10 her
lips. "Why, you're the boy / saw out
on the desert two years ago. Weren't
you lying by a water tank when our
train stopped and a man was kneelIng
beside you pouring water on your face
Aren't you that boy"
"Ycsl" exclaimed Collie. getting to
his feet Red told me about you
too"
Eyes, it's her." muttered Overland,
noddlng 20 himself.
And you chucked n rose out OF the
window 20 usy' said the boy. "Over.
land said she did"
Yes. It's her: the rose lady girl. .
said Overland. Some OF the folks I'm
the train laughed when / picked up
the rose. ! remember. Some one else
says, They're only tramps' rccollect
that too"
"But those men were arrested at
Barstow for murder. Uncle Walter
said"
Again Overland Red nodded. They
was, miss. But they couldn't prove
nothin', so they let us 60"
I'VE always was goin' 10 say thanks
20 the girl with the rose II we ever
seen her." said the boy Collie. I'VE
amt had such a lot OF roses give 20
us"
80 we says IT now. said Overland
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city, ma'am. Welcome to our midst
and kindly excuse appearances this
morning. Our trunks got delayed In
New York
Unsmilingly the girls level gray eyes
studied the tramp's face Then her
glance swept him swiftly from barred
head TO rundown heel Il was Just
making up my mind whether I'd stay
and talk with you or ask you to put
out your fire and go somewhere else
But think you are all right. Please
put on your hat"
Overland Reds self assurance shrank
a little. The girls eyes were direct
and fearless. yet not altogether I'M
friendly.( He thought that deep within
them dwelt a smile.
you got my map all right" he said.
a trife more respectfully. course Wen
douse the fire when we duck out OF
here. But what do you think OF Collie
here, my pal? Is he all rightp
Y"oh, he's only a boy" said Louise,
glancing casually at the youth crouch.
ed above the fire.
The boy, slim lad OF sixteen or
thereabout, flushed beneath the batter.
ed brim of his black felt hat He
watched the tomato can coffeepot in
tently. Louise could not see his face.
yes, miss. I'm all right and so is
he" And humorous usefulness crept
into the tramp's eyes. Hes what you
might call changeling"
"ChangelingT
"Uhuhl Always changin' around
from place to place when you're young,
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know what that means"
Cattle? MexicoT
Overland Red grinned. "Say, you
was born In California, wasn't your
"Yes, of course"
"Cause Mexico has been about the
only place a puncher could work that
long without doin' day labor on foot
half the year. Yes, / been there.
Course now I'm dom high finance and
givin' advice to the young and liyin'
on my income. And, say, when It
comes 10 real brain work I'm the most
exhausted baked high potentate. but |
wouldn't do no mineral labor for no
body. IL / can't work I'M the saddle l
don't work-that's ALL"
Mineral labor7 What, miningY'
asked Louise.
"No, not mining. Jest mineral labor
like Japs or section hands or coach
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men with bugs ON their hats. Amt the
papers always speakin' OF that kind
as mineralsr
Don't you mean menialsT
"Well, yes. It's all the same any
way. I never do no hair splittin' on
lyords. Bein' a pote myself it amt
Necessary"
"A-a poetl Reallyr
Really and truly and carry one and
add Eve. I've roped a lot of po'try In
mf time, miss. Say, are we campin'
on your landY'
"No. This Is government land, from
here to our line up above-the Moon
stone rancho"
'The Moonstone ranchor queried
Overland Red, breaking a twig ana
feeding the FIRE.
"Yes. It's named aztec the oapron.
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-
"Will you have oneg" asked Louise.
gracefully proffering the olives
"Seein' it's you. Thanks. ! always
take two, the second one for a chaser
10 kill the taste OF the first It's the
only way 10 eat emf you know
where 10 stop They do taste like
somethin' you done and are sorry for
afterwards. don't theyT
Were you ever sorry for anythingY'
asked the boy. feeling a little piqued
that he had been left out OF the con-
versation.
al was raised In the west myself,
growled the tramp, scowling. But
that's a good pony you got, miss. That
your saddle tooT
"Yes."
"You rope anyw
"a little How did you known
"Rawhide cover TO the saddle horn
Is wore with rope" said Overland.
helping himself to a second sandwich.
Then the tramp and the girl, obliv-
ious to everything else. discussed raw
hide riatas rs compared with the reg.
ular three strand stock rope, or lariat
center fire, three-quarter and double
rigs, swell forks and old Visalia trees.
spade bits and u curbs-neither will
Ing, even lightly, to admit the others
superiority OF chosen rig.
The sandwiches gone, Louise prof
fered Overland tobacco and papers.
Actual tears stood I'm the ex-cowboy's
eyes. Smoke. MeT' he exclaimed. II
was dyIn' for IL. I'd do time for you"
Then In that boyish spirit that never
quite leaves the range. rider Overland
Red took the tobacco and papers and
cleverly rolled a cigarette with one
hand. In the other he held his batter
ed felt hat. His eyes had faraway
look as he reached forward and light
ed his cigarette at the fire. II was
settin' on a crazy bronze, holdin' his
head up so he couldn't go TO buclSin',
outside little old adobe down in
Yuma, Ariz. then" he explained,
glancing at the girl. Did you ever
drift away complete like that. jest
from some little old trick to make you
dream"
CHAPTER III.
@Any Road. at Any Time. For Any
where"
TIME boy Collie took the empty to
mato can and went for water
with which to put out the fire.
Louise and Overland Red gaz
ed silently at the youthful 6gure cross
ing the meadow. The same thought
was In both their hearts-that the boys
! chance in life was still ahead Of him
Something of this was In the girls
level gray eyes as she asked, why
did you come up here, so far from the
town and the railroadT
1--WE generally don't" replied Over
land Red 1--WE amt broke. Collie's
got some money. We got out OF grul
from comm up here. We come up L
see the scenery. i amt kiddin'; we
sure did, Course, speakin' in general
free lunch looks better to me any
day than the Yosemite, but that's be
cause / need the lunch. You got TO be
fed up 10 It TO enjoy scenery. Now, or
the road we're lookin' at lots Of II
every day, but we amt seem much
But give me a good feed and turn me
loose IN the Big Show pasture, where
the Bridal Veil Is weepin' jealous oil
the Cathedral Spires and the big trees
Is too big 20 be Jealous of anything
where Adam would "A felt old the day
he was born-jest take Off my hobble,
and turn me out TO Craze there auc
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~ $500
"Ohi
queried,l
0verll
you're n
hobo" 4
He say
tie. Hid
agined, d
for one
And I n
40 n dav'
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ITS a lovely afternoon" he said.

# permitted her, dragging after h.- 'he u~nfortu.
mai" Peter. 10 enter the room dramatically ana
far". Is she fierc"Iy put i. the guilty pair
Thus, ~ our story opens. they stood and faced
each other, these four. for wha' seemed an eter-
nifty, hut was in reality only thirty seconds. Then
ptit,r >,uhs:
II = u lovely afternoon. he said with a bright
smile.
Ny rites lips Quiysrel. She wss So overcome
with he horrible -oaliJ! that she found n" words
70 speak. Mrs. Potter. Who saw ~ a glance that
her husband Wa> qu.t" nuc"ncerned about her and
rather proud, K anything. 10 think that she was
having an inu"c"u, Irritation with such n hand.
some fellow - Harold Fea>e'y, and who also
realized that r. MAS hu> problem. not hers. took
the 60" fr"m i,''or.
"Nii You have tea ar sherry" she said 10
Myrtle. ringing the bell. So delightful Tor you
to- drop ia in this iufnrmul way. i"
Harold I'ca>ely had now had lime to recover
himself and gather his wits together. Trained
in >ummonins his resources. he saw az a glanc,
there Wa> only one l"oUhnlc through which no
could ESCAPE, II" must execute a flank move.
mtui and trust T." destiny L" give Mr.. and Ms.
r-ltrr TN" insight 1" 500 what he WAS doing
Like \al"Ic"u and other -reai Generals. he knew
The adNaula-, lay with Tie "un VIII" struck m.
fr>' blow. II" opened W with a - centimeter
gun.
ON" m"m"nr." he said quietly. dramatically
folding h> arms. lie turned >trrnly 10 Mrs
Madam lac said. Il know no, how Won f,el
AZ this aWful rrv.lat.n hut A. for me. this guilty
pair must be- brought {" justice. This has gone
"a 'A"i
II" painted srernly I" hi. wife and Pel,cr who
Tor IN" moment stood tran>rN,,, with amaZemenr.
what Il" !ou mean eNyla hei Myrtle.
Il mean. said Harold calmly. that fnr some
{ in" hay" been aware of Your grow in- Affection
far this gentleman. pi You not m,-,, him NJ
The station Just now aud bring him here IN nv
'art An. Little iit You suspect tina, your
husband, ever faithful 1" your best interests
would f"rr>tall YOU.
"Su>pecting What yolI might do in your mad
lnfatla'ion, | hurried home today on AN early
train IN order ~ inform this lady. Mrs. r,l,,r
~ the fatal truth. While W. Mere COMFORTING
about th" future yon fell into The trap. Nnu had
Deliberately come here both ~ ,nu-du nor irny
"f HAHN. II irt.a-trjr.
II swear, multrr"l I.l,cr. hu, n look from
Harold made him pause.
iy lhls Time Myrti. was in a high state az
excitement. That her husband should 81 sud.
denly accuse her "f t.rtinG with another man wa,
almost more Than she could bear.
YOU were holding her hand" she cried
Harold smiled in >,oru.
i was holding The hand Of u decantsr." hs
replied. Not altogether a strange oc,unsrinn
Win me, ~ well ynl know. An, my ,rur AIR.
l'll"r, h" "\"lnimrd. turning e" III. astnui,h.,i
l"it'i"r 81 Il i-hl>iiir >"rirIN. uInu Whom il MAS
ln>' beginning I" dawn thar hr Was "A ru.r mas.
Ter ia ia" art ~ strategy. 10 think thai ,h,v
>'''.l"i sees Il" mt" their guil' in this muuurr
ne turned merely upon his di>concprtrl and
hewild"re,l wife. ""'
Myrtle he said, consider the overwhelming
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THE number If di>agre-ahle people appears t"
he diminishing. This is doubtless du" T."
the general spread IL habits Of c"uri">!'
C"urt->y. indeed. j. coming I" ie recognized hS
II real business asset. and as We are supposed Ia
be- the most commercial people on EARN II Is
natural that courtesy should he cultivated.
And vet ii>agre@ahle people undoubtedly have
their uses. Indeed. is there not n sense In which
the, are Indispensable: n" they not furnish us
with n means ~ .li-ciplinef
tn. excessively polite person, the person "l"
never puts YOU To trouble and with whom You
feel easy. usually conceals great weaknesses, This
is. indeed. the manner in which he has learned
Il" conceal Them,
The most thar can b. said about the disagree
able person. however, j. that he Is disagreeable.
You know the worst about him AZ once. His very
attitude indicates that he must he honest he
sides. he shows YOU that he can get along without
YOU. that he ,nesI, care enough about YOU Ia
iruckl. IL YOU. This makes You feel that You
would Tx, to win him and that ben.nil his rough
exterior Their. is something about him worth
while.
The process of tanning n diSayre"able person
To your own needs is an exhilarating sport. II is
not unlike landing n trout, You feel nj any in.
slant that he may break away from the hook and
make m in fact. there Is n" moment during the
excitement when You are sure about him until
you have landed him safely.
Another Interesting feature aimr,, IN. Disagree.
aJ,le person i his variety. Just NJ The moment
when YOU think you have his z"Il, ~ ,emI,er
marked our he displays some new ,iisa gr,s.ahle
tendency that you have never suspected before.
But entirely aside from the pleasure and The
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THE STEGOSAURUS.

4 NEW model "f the st-gosa nrus. AN animal
\ that has now been deceased for some wears.
has Recently been erected in the Smith.
S"hI"h Institution ~ Washington, and has been
ATTRACTING considerable attention on account If its
original style.
me >i"s'>Aurus, when in its prim. al"u, eight
mutton Years aga, wore II >uil III armor plate
apparently furnished under GoNernmenr conf rnct
and therefore missing in several places. During
the golf season m. >legusauruS got down IL
about fourteen thousand pounds in weight. but
III the winter time was >"mewhat more Iortly.
He ate his food as he Went along, stopping in
almost every restaurant, h1 came tn, just as New
Workers III" even To this day. While he was u
duairuI"'d al the time The representative If the
Smithsonian interviewed him. h. stated that his
Immediate ancestors had all been blIt-!s. His
grea, grandmother had been Il chorus girl, and
feeling the need ~ more legs ha, had n coupl.
added. which had been in the family ever since.
lie ais" said his "lirop"disi's bill was heavy, hut
he didn't mimi paying n round sum for n good
thing.
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Society used 10 follow Nature. Blt now We have
gone far ahead ~ Nature, and Nature is foiiowlu:
Art and Society.
The Best People and the Cultured Classes gen.
orally. II they have any >rcial conscience. will
have tn set Nature an example In the future
will have Ia show Nature what she must Evolve,
IL ,",l get what mean.
~ course II will be frichtfully difficult, and
we vii probably Lee misunderstood 10y ia" masses.
But 1t i our duty. We must sacrifice everything
to de- IL.
Sacrihce' Sacrihcr. what i ~ wonderful ~
sacrifice: Nearly every night lcfor. =" Ia i""i
] say To myself: Have | >~acrincei To-day: or
have rGi.d
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he said. a SENSE Of humor will have Ia be devel'
"Iei in The great masses Of the I-Ople.
=" We took il up In quite an "a rne>t way-onr
little group. y"u know and passed some resoln-
tionS about il. We're going L" start q prola ganda
t. spread a sense Of humor among tn" people
generally.
We will begin with our friends. Make ont a
list II things that should H.. laughed at. and an
other list If things that should not he laughed
at. and then get Them Ia " rit. down on the dotted
lines Yes" and W. after each Joke according
To- whether ar not they laughed. You know. Ana
then they can mark themselves. and find Out
where they stand. There will he 100 jokes, You
know. and a person vino makes a score ~ 100
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THE AND
ACTIVITIES OF HERMIONE
By DON

SN'T ii awful the way Romance. has gone out
~ modern life:
Even the war. You know. They say 1t
isn't romantic at alI-ju> great machines
shooting at each other and all that sort ~ thins.
Not at all like the days ~ chivalry. II you get
what | mean. Although | never could understand
how the poor dear knights could go around with
all that iron OH them aud feel comfortable.
Fothergil Pinch. who is very mciern. and
scorns anything medieval or mid-Nictorian. and
everything Of that sort. says it must have been
an awful task for a knight to get his trousers
pressed when they bagged at the knees. He had
To 90 Ia the blacksmith. you know.
f"thersil has such delightfully."- humorous no
tions. Isn't a sense Of humor wonderful; just
simply wonderful
It, really a sense II proportion. II You get
what mean.
One thing th. matter with the world To-day.
acroriin. to a lecturer who spoke Ia us recently
4" our little group ~ serious thinkers. you know
is that 81 few people hay. a genuine sense NJ
humnr. Before the world can make rral progress.
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PRESERVING YOUR UNNEU-
TRALITY.

l >'.tn> l." h" normally necessary IA l.. m.
neutral. There is prohahly >nmeIhiu. wrong
about II strictly neutral person. He il al
most sur" L" wind up i'm II >rrimmu.r "f some sort
or I" IL" kI"ck''I completely oUt 10y som. one.
Yet I" he consistently uuu"u'ral i hN IL, means
an easy job. You must maintain l"lIr>"if ia Your
position against those who TAXI IN. opposite or
'''>t Your reputation for being Il porti>an. Those
-! Us VIII" nave In The beginning started uut with
bands playing and f,ag> tiyiug often begin 10
rehiize that "" have made our unneutral position
NOR" Important Than We meant. There are other
Things W" would rather de-. But 10 fan back
ami ADMIT thai after all We are much more In,
Inherent l" the tnHl result than ANY ore can
>uIl">" i I" throw down ones sci. respect in The
gauntlet.
Most ~ u> started ont heinz unurulral about
the war. W" are uuucuirtl >tlL Em We are MOI
=" Keen about our unn"uIrulilN. We nul II hard
Z" keep M II decent passion, We want 10 change
our clothes ana brush our hair and slick up and
act as il nothing had ever happened.
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will he ~Iprfccl. II will lr II wonderfully fa>ri-
mating thing To- de-, don't YOU think:
Although. for my part. in spite ~ F"thergiI>
jokes. | think there must have l""n >"inrthiu.
wonderfully insI,irin. ABOUT IN" days If rhivalry.
And the mid-Nictorian times. 'u". Fothor-it
sticks NJ, his nose at Tennl son. and all thn>r old
poets. But ! have always thought Come Int"
the Garden, Maud" was perfectly exquisite.
II gives one such n SENSE uf the Continuity of
Life. doesn't il. IL feel in sympathy with the
past: One If the iovelie>i men talked {" our
littl. group about Continuity the other day.
II 1t hadn't been for Continuity. where would
Evolution have been to-day:
Aud how could the human race have done with
out Evolution: | just doi' ON EN"luti"n IN, self.
| think ii is simply wonderful
II there wasn't any Evolution. how could We
get the SuIerman: And We must have a Sul"r-
man, you know, ar everything that has been writ
ten about him will perish.
And We will have IT, >et Evolution au example
To evolve up t"-we leaders ia Thought viii have
4" ,n that. You know.
There's n great deal more - that uuNi'laN>
than there u>.,l {" he. don't Won think:
Before people knew about Evolution, Art and
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y i.ATp. that learned philosopher. once wrote
- long dialogue upon the nature ~ JUS
fi"e. hut. IN our humble opinion. failed I"
prove the fundamental proposition that there J..
such II thity a. iu>ti'r. And when Ne consider
the unfortunate. plight "f Harold Pea>ely "" are
inclined t" The opinion that after all Justice does
not exist. There j.. however. always the law "f
compensation. to Which ! direct The attention of
uhl Those who are, -" Ia speak. backed int" a
Garner.
Myrtle Feasely was q sui~rnorinally Jealous
woman. She was maily attached I" her hand
some husband. who. II must be- admitted. had been
guilty of certain indisrretion. upon n number 81
previous occasions. In this present instance.
however. he was uctuai.ri by the pure-t motives.
Much against his own d-.ir.s-for he preferred
the mad whirl "f the ci'y-he had moved into
The suburb, in order that his wife M ght feel eas.
i"r in her mind about him. They had met Mrs.
A~h"r"r"mhir reiter. the acknowle lodged leader If
Elightuil- >"ci.t>. aud her nmlable husband.
MNrtl" had refused Mr.. Teter> Kind Offices {"
help her in Il social way. and Harold. out Of the
Kindness "f his heart. had consented 10 pay a
secret visit 4" Mrs. T.lt.r. with her husba nd :
consent. for IN" sole purpo>. Of insuring the ~.
ture happiness Of his "wn dear wife. Under these
circumstances he had suddenly been discovered
by his wife. accompanied 10y Mr.. Pelter. In an
apparent t"tea-t.te with Mrs. Pelier. How 20
make hi> innocence plain was indeed a problem.
Harold Iea>eIy was the soul Of courtesy. To
him all women were a species of angel. H.
made love :" every "n" Of them. on principle. a.
his humid" tribute T." the whole sex. II was
natural ia talking with Mrs. Felter. who WAS a.
least fifteen years older than himself. for him 70
hold her hand. n. meant nothing 10y this simple
human act.
YET H. Myrtle r-a>.iy. standing upon Mr.. Pei.
,er's front piazza and forcing him also Ia look.
cgZ"i upon them in 'l. dim distance. how was
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Myrtle. Did you think | carol fo- you, <he
asked him.
f"i'er >mile! sadly, He was rN' a A. i -
actor.
I battered myself YOU did" he replied V.
An"" ! lead a lonely life, 10 addict fh'nsus
u" harm I" Get IN one IN Ms We. So Ions - 10
had the opportunity.
MIrie buried her fHS in her hands.
Take me- home. she mut,erri.
har"lt lei her ou; ~ The house srt ~ ~
into the car.
'''ne moment h" rrlr'. | f"--o' my h..
ne rushed back - the lrltr-..
'hld man, and my dear f-I.ul Ms U.'',-
No whispered. Won have >aNrgi NY nFs ~ l..
intelligent cooperation"
Ion mention il" said relrer. He pet'.i D. .
wifes hand. Il may a.s you to DO tho ssr
hing for me some dsy."
When Harold got Myrtle home q, lsst. so
turned 10 him suddenly ar. ssa
Say that Won fcrTNe mes
Harold ,WvrsldeNNt.
This once. dear. no r,r',.I .s y,u u
prom 50 never {" do II again
40 ht CortiHo~h,)