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d ana NOT q fool- mon Nc ;.

II am not fool, mon PEREZ
Dupont shook his grizzIed head au-
biousiy.
But at midday. when Hardy came
over for the noon dinner. Marie re-
ceived his courteous greeting with g
graciousness that soon Iightened the
pensive severity OF his look. Before
the end Of the meal they were chatting
IN manner that brought a twinkle
into DupOnt's cunning eyes.
The girl proposed ride up the val
ley Hardy was greatly pleased. He
had already grasped the simple details
OF the agency business. and now, pend
ing the absence OF Yandervyn and Red
bear. had nothing TO do except instruct
the police in his ideas of cleanliness
and discipline.
Marie never looked more charming
than when on a horse She took her
new friend for long ride around one
of the mountains. Every cliff and
rock and piney slope was familiar to
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sOsSOOSSs0sOss
CTO BE CONTINUED
NO JOY IN GREAT WEALTH
Altogether PowerIess to Confer tIappi-
ness on Owner, According to
Charles M. SchWab.

Money for moneys sake" Charles
NJ Schwab, the steel magnate. ex-
claimed, according TO a writer in
American Magazine. lis a futile goal
to aim at. Money is merely one way
in which q man may measure his
achievement; but there are many 9TH
er ways.
q always pity the man who says,
When 1 get so much money / am go
ing to retire and enjoy life The
greatest thrill that can come to any
man is the thrill of successful accom-
plishment.
I'm the last year 1 have had oppor-
tunities to sell out Bethlehem for al
most fabulous sums. They did not
even interest me. If 1 gave up my
business 1 would be resigning my
greatest interest in life L want to
make Bethlehem bigger and better all
the time. 1 don't want to make it a
money mill. 1 want to make it the
greatest success possible, the steel
standard of the world
There is no enjoyment in great
wealth." he went on at last. zone of
the greatest happineSSeS Of life is in
having something to look forward to
something just out Of reach-some-
thing that you are not quite able to
afford. When a man reaches the place
where he can get any of the worlds
purchasabIe things simply by writing
out a check, he has cut loose from
happiness unless he is fortunate
enough to have powerful interests Of
constructive sort quite apart from
his money.
when a reasonable man is getting
$4,000 or $4,000 a year he is getting
the most he can possibly want to sat
iSfy his needs. When he gets more
he begins to invite unhappiness, and
the more he gets the more unhappiness
he invites. One soon loses the enjoy
ment OF spending money. One soon
wearies of riding about for pleasure
in private yachts and private cars"
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-Of course it is, Charlie, if he says
50 - cried Oinna rapturously.
Her brothers face glowed with sud
den unconeealed exultance. He STAN
mered almost incoherentiy: ''Then
you-Marie-you don't marry-don't
marry Marie"
'No," replied Vandervyn, and his
voice rang clear. 81 have no intention
OF marrying her"
maybe MARKELL like me now, when
tell her you are going to be my
brother" sighed Redbear.
Fandervyn laid a brotherly hand on
his shoulder. Hold on, boy. :" he said.
You let me manage things. You
know that Marie thinks she likes me.
But now Hardy is here, and he wants
her. If She hears that 1 have thrown
her over, she will run off with him.
''She don't like him."
what if she doesn't, He's an army
officer. He has money, and when he
goes from here he will wear his uni
form, all gilt and spangleS. You know
how the girls like that No-I tell
you there's not the ghost of a show
for you until he is out OF the way. Our
little bluff didn't work He says he is
going to stay. So for a while you and
Ofnna must keep still about the mar
riage. Tomorrow morning you and |
are going into the mountains to talk
with the chiefs. Oinna will go with
me. But it must be understood at the
| agency that you have sent her to
Who could you send her to-"
''Ti-Owa-konZa is our mothers ia
Their. Not even Mr.. Dupont knows
that" said Redbear. Before he came
here, she ran off with a bad white man.
They went to the Blackfeet. After a
time he got an arrow through his back.
My mother came home. Ti-owa-konza
would not see her face. She had to
work for the agent till they made US
go away to school. Then she died.
"Old ThunderbOlt your grandfather?'
remarked Vandervyn, Selling upon that
one fact in the squalid tragedy. Does
he know it?''
Il told him so today. He said my
face But maybe he will come to
like me. He said to bring Oinna for
him to look at her"
That's great Well tell it to every
body.-But remember, not a word about
the marriage until after we get rid of
Hardy and I am agent. Then things
will go all right for all of us. You
savvy that, Charlie? While you rub
down the mare FL go in and say good
by until tomorrow morning"
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sharply: "Tell the chief it is useless
to ask me to go away. 1 do not wish
to send for the Longknives. But they
will come and fight the tribe if there
is any uprising"
RedFsear's Interpretation was fol-
lowed Oy hush more threatening than
gestures or outcrieS. Vandervyn has
THY beckoned to the policemen. They
came along under the Overhang of the
warehouse until they were behind the
white men. Hardy heard the soft
scuffie of their mOccaSined feet in the
dust. He looked around and frowned.
"How is this?" he demanded. ST
particularly wished no demonstration
of force" said Hardy.
well, since the police are here,
hadn't you better let them stay? It
will De close enough work if matters
come to scrap, and there's Marie out
to see the fun"
Hardy turned around to look at the
daring girl. She stood on a slight knoll
midway between the assembled Indians
and her fathers cabin.
"Take her back to the house" he or
dered.
but would it be wise for me to leave
you and Charlie just now? The police
may not stay loyal if"
"Goi"
The command was peremptory. Van
dervyn started off. yet cOntrived to ex-
change glances with Redbear. Hardy
studied the semicircle of waiting In
dams with a resolute gaze, and, as
before, fixed his attention upon Ti-owa-
konza.
I'VE must learn what is the cause
OF this III feeling" he remarked to the
haifbreed. TASK them why they are
opposed to their young men trading
ore for Duponts goods"
Redbear spoke slowly to the Indians,
his manner not unlike that of a man
who approaches barrel of gunpowder
with lighted torch. There was no
explosion, but the old head chief f1ared
with unmistakable anger. He replied
with a fiery defamation that won
grunts CT approval from his fellows.
The halfbreed's voice was unsteady
as he interpreted: "He-he saws there
shall be no more barter of ore. He
says all over again that this is the
land of his tribe, andswhite men have
no right here. and he hates all Long
knives
'sTell him thai he is mistaken. The
soldiers have always been the best
friends of the Indians. l find that.
after next spring. no more food and
goods are to be issued to the tribe.
Sooner or later. white men will come
and take the ore If the Indians do hot
dig 1t themselves. Another thing, ]
believe the tribe should agree to the
diviGsng up of their land. so that each
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CHAPTER Vf-Continued.

Unseen by his superior, Vandervyn
nodded encouragingly to Redbear and
smiled at the Indians Hardy had not
turned his steady gaze from Ti-owa-
l1onZa.
1.-The chief is not angry" he said.
1--WE shall soon be friends. Tell him
that come in peace. with good heart
toward ali the tribe. l do not blame
the killing of Mr.. Nogen on the tribe.
If white men have done any wrong TO
the tribe, 1 shall stop the wrongdoing.
If there are any members of the tribe
who are doing wrong, the chiefs should
help me make all do right"
This time Redbear did not hesitate.
He faced the assembly and rolled out
a flood of Lakotah with desperate ra-
pidfty. Almost Immediately Ti-owa-
konza rose to reply, his face ablaze
with Indignation his voice impassioned.
When he had spoken, he remained
standing.
''He says he is angry" began Red
bear.
NO" brusquely cOntradicted Hardy.
'Look at his face. The others are an
gered. He is not. There is some mis-
understanding. Be careful that you
interpret correctly"
''He says he is angry insisted Red
bear, his sidelong glance looking past
Hardy TO Vandervyn, who was nodding
reassuringly. He says he is trying to
keep it inside. but the others can't
hold it inside. He says you have got
to 60 away or there will be fighting"
Hardy Strengthened on his chair, and
his look became severe. He spoke
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"ls-Is That a Real White Peoples |
"Marriage?" Asked Oinna.

her. She pointed out all the grandest
and most beautiful views, and showed
herself even better yersed in the lore
OF the wild than she had seemed to
be posted on the culture and graces
OF polite society After that there was
no break in her friendly manner toward
the captain for several days. Ere
quently they took other rides. over or
around the nearest hills and noun
tainS.
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Garfield Tea was your Grandmother's
Remedy for every stomach and intes-
final i'll. This good old-fashiOned herb
home remedy for constipation, stomach
ills and other arrangements Of the sys-
TEN so prevalent these days is in even
greater favor as q family medicine
than in your grandmother's day.-AdE.
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a go FI Hard u A thu new ida
the las AGENT OF Ills q promised agey Hardy
t. he The g
aH M o dyn cokene
He p h $ n III pup how his life
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The atmosphere of the home In
which the wife puts on more airs than
the husband can afford is never what
il should be-
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so-unuious ohedience

you know 1 told you not to take
anything from that young man.
Ella"
Il really don't ma 1 have returned
everything he gave me. even his
kisses"
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after looking at the postal stamps
OF other countries I have come TO the
conclusion that you can't beat ours"
Maybe not, but all the same, it gets
lots of Hckings''
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what is the use OF famez-
Sure enough What institution Is
more famous than the American hen.
and yet she has to go on scratching
for a living
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Nearly 1000 varieties OF rice have
been identified in the Philippines by
government scientists.
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Waterproof knapsacks made of
horse hair have been invented by q
Japanese army officer.
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The largest meteorite stone actually
known TO have fallen to earth weighed
$40 pounds.
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Seventy per cent OF the worlds cork
supply is said to be produced in Spain
and Portugal.
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A patent for cutlery made of bam-
boo has been granted a Japanese resi-
dent of Seattle.
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Diplomacy.

Knicker-What are we suffering
from now?
Boeker-That high cost of explain
ing.
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France in the first half of 1916 i'm
ported United States products valued
at S23322, 1SS. 264.
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Within the heel Of a recently pat
nted shoe for women is contained a
.omplete vanity case.
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Joe Arnold Of Weatherford. Tex.
raised a watermelon that weighed Jog
pounds.
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Increases the fermenting power OF
brewers yeast.
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people just take each other for hus-
band sd wife and go to hOusekeep-
ing
Isis that a real white peoples
marriageT' asked Oinna-
vandervyn frowned- you don't
think I'm lying. do you? Why. you
often see in the newspapers about COM
mon-laW wives getting their share OF
their dead husbands estates, Just the
same as if they had gone through all
the fuss Of weddings. Ask Hardy Il
that does not often happen
@weH. IL it's a real marriage
muttered Redbear.
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London has 1880 miles of telephone
and telegraph wires.
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enclosed to retain the heat and save
current
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Paris.
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Governor Capper of Kansas says
women excel men in their interest in
politics.
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In the month OF July more than ten
miles of ships passed through the Pan
anna canal
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glare of light reflected from paper has
been invented.
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An awkward man may not be slow.
vet he ALWAYS Vants q day Of grace.
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Do you believe that Wander
Vyn's deceitfulness with little
Oinna will be punished by the
Indians-or do you think she will
escape harm at his hands?
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With a gasp he sprung back from the
window.
Great Scott" he cried "Gll have
To- run and get cleaned up"
But ! gtaNpcd HI, arm and said
Who that woman with your
mother 30
II guess IT,, Cousin Agatha
Cousin Agatha Qucrird for I'd
never heard OF lct before
Mother, cousin I've STAYED away
from her as much as possible, believe
me WHY. she can make You feel -
The doorbcll interrupted with a long
lmpcIiuu' ring Dicky's exclamation
was 'moDhcrcd in HI, haste to get
away.
"lou go % the door," he flung over
his shoulder as he turned
"lIl not gor declared in a tone
I'd never used before TO Dicky
The note In my voice arrested him
He turned and looked at me We faced
each other like two children ,qudbbiing
over a point an which neither would
weaken But back Of my determination
was the memory ct how Dltky had
uvcrr,ddcu my wi,hc, that I've shouldn't
sor, IN, collection" m the parlor his
demand that We move the furniture aud
rug, ont IT / didn't wish them ruined,
the whole line OF miserable moments
ut the morning These memories made
me stand my ground and caused me to
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quickly" Then I grippcd her arm TO
stop her for a word OF admuulllon that
NV plans 10 keep Katie, secret from
what ! feared would be unsympaDhc,ic
attention ol Di,ky'S mother until I had
an opportunity 10 tell her myself made
necessary. Katie, don, YOU answer
the doorhell Tell jim. also. To stay
away Now hurry"
hut Dlcky had heard the words or
was It that the higher pitched note IN
my voice penetrated through his alb
,otp,iou IN hi, beloved collection"
amidst which he had been sitting. read
ing and sorting at any rate he cam
into the ruom Katy 'cutticd away.
what, up Drtky demanded anN
luu,l,.
A smile Swallowed through the gloom
that had ovct,hadoWod my lace Tot
Diyky. imma,ulat, DiJky who Dook
such pride IN hl, appearance. aud never
permitted even his mother tn see 'hin
m dl,artav va, a sight III, hand,
were black with the dust OF months
IN, beloved COLLECTION had gathered
and had transferred lu thcm his coat
vt, oiC hl, .luth,, vstc dusty M, hilt
va, tumplri and M, ia.c hurc streak,
where hi, hand, hal touched
"Nhal'r, YOU gumnmg at Dl,ky
began Vrl,hulb
"tomc here sand And then |
b.
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whose face now bore a puzzled, appte
ulatiyc look in which a smile struggled
with hi, fast weakening determination
to get the price he asked
Here. Young man she held out a
bin to him Heres your dollar Take
it or leave It Call a policeman call
the entire Marvin police force saw
him down hy the station But II YOU
take my trunk, III have you arrested
tot trying 10 steal them
The laNt drivers amusement con-.
1ueted him lie laughed outright took
the dollar pockctcd 1t. swung III, ma
chine a dozen feet, pushed the trunk
from the stand beside his feet and
swept away. leaving Mother Graham
and her guest with their baggage m
picturesque confusion about them ~.
umphanr, perhaps, hut open mouihtl
and inwardly raging at the say he had
the last word
| heard a giggle behind me | turned
and there stood Katie, almost leaning
against m, shoulder, red faced from
sitting her mirth so long Before !
could rcproyc her ut even lrlw her
hack with the l't ! too had moved
closer ~ the window than | had thought
Mother Graham turned Tor 'hr no.
slant | didn't know whether she saw
rs or not, for | pulled Katie back as
quickly a, | could and gaspci
"Run tell Mi Graham to come here
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Saturday Specials in
Toilet Goods

"Scpte- GLOWING" The Pink OF Complexion Cream IN
cakes Semprc. Giovine will not injure The most delicate
skin Saturday Special a, $50.
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TWO P'LL|ONS BY
SATURDAY NIGHT
SEEMS PROBABLE
National Liberty Loan Cam
paign Gives Desired Results,

WASHINGTON, Oct l9.-The Lib
crty loan campaign continues its gain
today and treasury officials announced
that many estimates placed the total so
far subscribed at about 81 ,7SO,OOO,OO
and within striking distance" OF the
S2ON.0O0,0O hoped for BY Saturday
night
Official figures made public by the
department show that a minimum OF 81,
Sj5.0O0m had been subscribed up 10
the close of business Wednesday night
Officials were optimistic that the S..
0O.0OO,m mark would be attained by
the close of the campaign. October y
"More than $2NO,OOO,ON in subscrip-
tons by Saturday night" today's an
nounccment says, rs the r~allying cry
to Liberty loan workers being echoed
from coast to coast. Revelation that
the combined totals OF all districts are
within striking distance OF this mark
possibly up to Sl750,GM,GO-havc given
new courage to local committees and
renewed their determination TO attain
the maximum Of $S,p0,OO,0W by the
close OF the campaign October 27.
Total based on conservative cSti-
mates of sales officially and unofficial
" reported, shows that a minimum OF
Sl.SJS.UO,OW has been established.
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REVELATIONS
MPWlPE
6V &ete GoYrison~

/ there ever has occurred IN all my
experience since Dicky and were
married, a moment when ! felt more
utterly prcplexCd, more unhappy over a
happening small in itself than | did as
! stood by the window Of our house at
Marvin and beheld a taxi roll up the
driveway and deposit Dl'ky'S mother at
our door, ! cannot now recall it. There
have been big happenings that seemed
to clutch at the very portals OF my lie,
but never a small one that so affected
me.
Yet, vas il SMALL A. that instant |
felt it a vcrltablc catastrophe. For of
all times to select to return from a long
visit away from our home, DlCkys
mother had chosen the day when we
were almost ready to move from our
old home into HE new house we had
bought The house vas A nightmare to
one who prldeS herself upon good
housekeeping To Dlcky's mother It
would be something about which to
talk Tor years u come, II ever she did
forget It.
The picture OF the living room in
which Dlcky was sorting his %"collec.
ton OF papers and magazines that lit.
cred every corner at the bare room
from which Katie, Jim and had re.
Gently taken furniture and rugs at
Dicky's command 10 reuloye them when
protested against the dangers they
presented to Our most cherished be
longlngs-swam before my eyes Vet
there was nothing In be- done. Mother
Graham was at the door, and A.
looked again, out beside her stepped
a woman whose bags and bundles IN
her hands ]bcrokcncd a guest come to
stay, perhaps, a long time.
Mother GrahamS sharp, lnclSiye
voice floatcd to my ears.
ITS outrageous | won't pay s.
ior bringing us that short distance
from the station" Her voice rose
even higher as It warmed to her wrath
Il don't care # YOU did bring the two
trunks and our bags. You can't get
more than a dollar ont oi me-
The woman with her must have made
some suggestion for Mother Graham
turned ON her angr,lv, but, strange TO
say, this woman didn't retreat an inch
She must be a person OF determination
Of character, | reflected though she
showed eager sign, " deicrring ,o
Mother Graham Then what the ,ug
gc,llon was came to me m is com
plc,c statement oi u. u,Al
"No ! won't let Dlcky attend him
Dicly give, mp like a lamb Anybody
car walk over him in money mattct,
and Nadpc good gracious don't ask
me ,o call either OF them She
wh.rlcd around ON the taxi driver,
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RETAILERS DENY
HOOVER CHARGES
GroCerS Say Their Prof.
its Not EXtortio0ate,
HOLDING BEANS


Retail grocer, Of Oklahoma City deny
that retailers ol this section. at any
rate, are responsible Tor the high prices
consumers are paving for flour. puld-
toes and beans Herbert Hoover. United
State, food administrator, IN a state
mcnt issued at Washington last night,
sad that II was the retailers who we're
responsible The local dealers check It
right back to Mi Hoover and to prove
their ,tatcmcuK lhcl readily quote the
price, they ara Saypug lor these com
modltlc, and also the price, Tor which
,hcy sell them
What Flour Costs.
Browns { O. D. G.ruccry /, paving
$ll % per barrel toS flour and is re
failing It at 50 10 per hundred pounds,
or 500 per barrel hush potaroc, are
selling there at Sis per bu,hcl They
cost SIS per bu>hcl For beans
the Brown grocery asks ~ cent, a
quart they cost Ia cents a quart.
The manager OF the Crescent Gro
NY company lNl'lh 'lhN WN ~ pay
my $ll per barrel for flour which he
i, selling at Sl2 50 per barrel Po,a-
toes are selling at 500 per huShcl and
cost $l.4O to $50 per bu,hcl, he says,
and beans cost 10 cents q pound and
sell for ~. COWS a pound.
a prNiit ut - cents ON a NhW sale al
flour Is reported by the manager OF the
Pure Food Grocery company. lie
states that he pays $ll 50 per barrel TOT
flour and sells 1t at $500 Irish pc.
tatocs are selling there at ~ cents per
peck or SlO per hushcl, and cost 81 ~
here today lie also reports that beans
cost 10 cents per pound. wholesale, and
retail at ~ cents a pound
Farmers Hold Beans.
According 10 the grocer,, Hoover
could do the consumers much good by
placing a fixed price on beans. They
say iarmcrSarc holding them for higher
prices, wanting II cents to IS cents
/ @. b.. their farms. Because the deal
crS will not pay such prices, they friuSc
TO sell al all. \ fixed price would re-
lease beans III great quantities,
Hoover says IT IS the retailers, and
the retailers say II isn't The con-
sumner continues 10 pay high prices re-
gardIcSs OF who is 10 blame.
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hope that at the hand, Of his own
mother he would be compelled to re-
pent Tor his action, which had caused
this situation
"Nou-what. ne gaspcd Who'll 70
them"
you'll have to open the door" [
said
For a long instant We stood staring
into each others eyes. And then tho
doorbcll rang again aud again, in an
lmpefious summons that would not be
denied
Copyright
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MAYO MAKES REPORT
OF TRIP TO EUROPE

WASHINGTON, oct l9-Admiral
Mayo, commander OF the Atlantic fleet.
who has Just returned from the allied
naval conference in London, went 10
the White House TODAY, accompanied
by Secretary Daniels, to make his per
Sonal report to President Wilson.
The admiral went abroad at the
presidents personal direction 10 dis
cuSs further means OF naval co.opcra
ton with the allied fleets.