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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-10-28
CHAPTER II.

Webster's dreams OF bliss had, with
very slight variations, come true as
per schedule. In Salt Lake City he
abandoned the beefsteak on his dam
aged eye for two buslnessilke leeches,
which quickly reduced the nocturne
effect around his orb, enabling him,
the third day, TO saunter forth among
his fellowmen. BY the end OF the
week he was being rellcarnated. and
so he packed a huge new wardrobe
trunk with his latest purchases and
Journeyed on to Denver. Colncldent
with his arrival there, We again take
up the thread OF our story.
One hour after His trunk arrived the
gentleman from Death valley might
have been observed standing before
cheval glass looking long and
earnestly at the reelection OF his mid
dle-aged person. the while he marked
the III OF his new ralment. John
Stuart Webster was all dressed up for
the first time In three long, labor-rid.
den years, and was tremendously glad
OF 1t. He lighted a cigar and stepped
forth into Seventeenth street, along
which he strolled uatll he came. TO a
certain building, Into the elevator OF
which he entered and was whlsked 10
the twelfth floor, where he alIghted
aud found himself before a Wide portal
which bore in gold letters the words;
Engineers Club"
The Engineers club was the closest
approach to home that John Stuart
Webster had known for twenty years.
ald save for the slight Job OF kali
somining which Father Time had done
on the edges OF the close-crOpped Web
sierinn muStache. tie returned prodl.
gal might have stepped out Of the club
but yesterday. He would not have
taken the short end OF a modest bet
that even fresh log had been placed
ON the fire or that the domIno-players
over against the wall had won or lost
n drink or two AID then resumed p,ny.
ing-althougb perchance there were a
few more gray hairs In the thlckly
matched head OF old Neddy Jerome.
sitting In his favOrite seat by the
window and turning the cards In his
eternal game Of solitaire, In blissful
Ignorance that John Stuart Webster
stood within the portals OF home and
awaited the fatted calf.
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MANS MAN-Pur HE REFoRMs.

Presently pnE-owI,d Vs CURED ashily dressed Big
Of about Wsbste passed the corridor going tOWard the
head of the train An instant later romans voice said very
distinctly:
IL do not EnOv yOu sir; DO not wsh LnOr yOu and Is
OatsOms Of persist in addressing do not atop
your annoying attentions. shall call the conductor"
AM Beauty IN diSress John Stuart Webster soIOqWzed
II look much Ike Angoa goat might rel butt in he
stepped the door Of his saterOo girl stood in the VestbHs
confronting the uhO had just passed WebsTs door Webster
bored.
"HGdame nodsmOiseIe the may BE-" he sod "un-
Ike this other male biped sole purpose psuming 10 address
you suggest that there not the slightest necessity for taking
this matter up uh the conductor here and Uery much at
your service"
The girl tuned0nd John Stuart Wsbses heart Topped tWice
rapid Succession Ike trout neWy erased She orey
az royal flush starry glance began at his miners boots
up old soed ghpcord trousers his light blue
chabray found the behind the Uhske She favored
him nth quick scrutiny and grdUe street. smile Thank
you she answered and passed dorm the corridor to the
observation
Well thsfs they Webster just coming
his pile but he looked like hobo He
dreaming hsppnsssunsndins baths k pajamas and
and Thirtynns hes always been shy Of the
Eirls he me- her and his begins
turns S2SO00-a-year job consulting
Of adventure from old pal who has
America. And when he gets thsebehod
the girl Of the train there also And right OF quick there 10
the girl in the thick Of t. Follows
thrilling everything
Oh "Wsbst--Mans Man" is by Peter B. Kyns That's
He's Of CaPpy Rks know and he wrote
ability
Incidentally he's considerable mans himselfhe
Philippians tho Great War hs h double
shoulder bars the fighting front.
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but not quite. As webster's body
struck the I1Oor the big automatic
came out Of the holster; swinging In
a weak circle. Il covered the other.
That was q daisy" Webster mum
bied. "If you move before my head
clears, I'll put four bullets into you be-
fore you reach the corridor"
lie waited about a minute. then with
the gun he pointed to the car door and
the masher stepped out. Webster hand
ed the porter his gun and followed;
two minutes later he returned. drag
ging his assallant by the collar. Up
the steps he jerked the big battered
hulk and tossed Il in the corner OF the
yestibule. Just as the girl came through
the car. making for the diner up ahead.
Again she favored him with that
calm. grave. yet vitality interested gaze.
nodded appreciatively. made as II TO
pass on. changed her mind. and said
very gravely: you area very court
ly gentleman. sir"
He bowed. There was nothing else
to do. nothing that he could say under
the circumstances. To use his chivalry
as a wedge to open an acquaintance
never occurred 10 tim-but his whisk-
ers did occur to him. Hastily he backed
into his stateroom and closed the
door. presently he rose and surveyed
himself critically In the small mirror
over the washstand.
"NO. Johnny" he murmured, 1--WE
can't go into the diner now. We're too
blamed dlsreputable. We were bad
enough before that big swine hung the
shanty on our right eye. but whatever
our physical and personal feelings, far
be II from US TO parade our iridescent
orb In public. Besides, one look at that
queen Is enough TO do us for the re-
malnder OF our natural life. and a sec
O1d look, minus a proper Introduction.
would only drive US into a suicides
grave" He sighed. rang for the porter
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tered, and obeyed instantly. Mr. Web
ster handed him a dlsreputable-loOking
suitcase and stepped aboard In state,
only to be Informed that there wasn't
a vacant first-class berth on the train.
"Yes. know I'm dirty" the late ar
rival announced cheerfully, but still,
as Bobby Burns once remarked, "a
mans a man for a that'---and I'm not
unsanltary."
"rm very sorry" the conductor re-
piled perfunctorily and eadeavored to
pass on. but Webster secured a firm
grip on his lapel and frustrated the es-
cape.
you're not sorry" the ragged wan
derer declared. mot one little bit.
You're only apprehensIve. However.
you needn't be. There is no Wild life
On me. brother. assure you"
but tell you. TIE train Is full up.
You'll have to rOOst In the day coach
or the tourist. I'm very sorry"
Nevertheless. despite your deep grief.
something tells me you're spoofing. so
while must, OF necessity. accept your
suggestion. said acceptance will be but
temporary. In about two hours. young
fellow. you're going to make the alarm
Ing discovery that you have bats In
your belfry." And with whlskery grin
which. under the circumstances. was
charming In It's absolute freedom from
malice. Mr. Webster departed for the
day coach.
Two hours later the conductor found
him IN the aforementioned day coach.
engaged In a mild game OF poker with
q mule-sklnner. a Chinaman. an aged
prospector. and n halfbreed Indian,
and waited until Mr.. Webster. on a
bob-tailed flush. bluffed the Chlnaman
out OF dollar-and-a.half pot.
"Are you Mr.. Joha s. websterf"
"Your assumption that nm that
person Is 80 emlnentiy correct that II
would be waste of time for me TO
dispute t." Webster replied quIzzIcal-
~. However. Just TO prove that
you're not tile only clalryoyant on this
train, I'm going 20 tell you something
about yourself. In your pocket you
have a telegram: II Is from Chicago.
where your pay-check originates; II Is
short. sweet and comprehensive. con.
tanning an order which you are going
10 obey. II reads somewhat as fol-
lows:
"'My friend. John s. Webster. wires
me from Blank that lie boarded train
at Blank and was refused first-class
accommodation because ne looked like
hobo. Give him the best you have In
stock. II you have to throw somebody
on the traia TO accommodate him.
Signed, Sweeney
"DO | hit the target?"
The conductor nodded. "YOu win,
Mr.. Webster" he adnA,ted.
Occasionally lose. old timer
wenr
"No oifense. Mr.. Webster, no offense.
I can let you have stateroom--"
"That's trading talk. I'll take H."
The conductor gave him his receipt
and led him back to the stateroom In
the observation car. AZ the door Web
ster handed him a five-dolipr bill. "For
you, SON. he said gently, Just to take
the sting out OF what I'm abOL L. tell
you. Now that | possess your receipt
and know that ten men aud boy can
not take It away from me, I'm going 10
tell you who Sweeney Is"
who u hef" tie conductor rueriea.
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CHAPTER I.

-
When John Stuart Webster, mining
engineer and kicker-up-of-dust on dis
tnnt trails, tagged the s. r., L. A. 4
s. L. Limited at a bllstered board sta
tion In Death valley. California. he
had definitely resolved 10 do certain
thllgs. To begin. he would invade the
dining car Mt the first call to dinner
and order approximately twenty dol
IarS worth OF ham and eggs, which
provender IL. as all who know will
certify. the planacle OF epIcurean de-
Hight to an old sour-dOugh coming out
~ the wilderness with n healthy bank
roll and n healthier appetite.
Following the ham and eggs. Mr..
Webster planned TO saturate himself
from soul to vernlform appendix with
nicotine. which he purposed obtaining
from tobacco with nicotine In II. II
was week since he had smoked any
thing with an odor even remotely like
tobacco. for the August temperature In
Death valley II no respecter OF moist
ure In any man or his tobacco. Upon
arrival In Salt Lake City his spree
would really begin. Webster designed
chartering u taxicab and proceeding
forthwith TO hotel where he would
engage a sunay room with bath, MI
the batLfub. climb bllthely In aud soak
for two hours at least. for II was near
~ eight months since he had had a
regular bath and he purposed making
the most OF his opportunity. His long
drawn additions at length over. he
would don a sllken dressing gown and
slippers. order up barber and pro-
coed to part with enough hair and
whislsers to uphOlster an automobile,
and upon the completion Of his ton
serial adventures he would encase his
person Ia a suit OF mauve-colored silk
pajamas. climb into bed and stay
there for forty eight hours, merely wax
iag long enough to take another bath,
order up periodical conagnments OF
ham and eggs. and incidentally. make
certain that a friendly side-wInder or
chuckwalla hadn't crawled under the
blanket with him.
SO much for John Stuart Webster's
plans. Now for the gentleman himself.
No One-not even the Pullman porter.
shrewd judge OF mankind that he was
could have dlscerned In the chrysalis
that tagged the Limited the butterfly
Of fashion that was to be. As the
ebony George raised the yestlbule plat
form. opened the car door and looked
out, he had no confidence il the lean,
sun-baked big man standing by the
train. Plainly the fellow was not II
Arst-elass passenger but a wandering
prOspector for he was dog-dlrty, a ruin
Of rags and hairy as a tarantuln. The
only clean thing about him was
heavy -calibered automatic pistol of the
army type. swinging at his hip.
"Day coach an tourist up In front"
We kRight OF the whlskbroom an
rounced In disappearing tones and
nRrted to close down the platform.
$50 l perceived John stuart Web
Ger replied blandly. II also observed
That you failed TO employ the title
1ir' when addressing white man.
nut that platform back and hop out
mere with your little stool. you saddle
eOlored son Of senegambla, or III
Saake you hard porter 10 catch"
=. "Haasah. yasahI I" the porter sput-
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and told him TO send a waiter for his
order, since he would faln break his
fast In the privacy OF his stateroom.
And when the waiter came for the
order. such was Mr.. Webster's mental
perturbation that ham and eggs were
furthest from his thoughts. He or
dered a steak with French fried POI
tatOes.
.
John Stuart Webster passed rest
less night Sleep came to him in hour
ly iastallments, from which he would
rouse to ask himself whether IL was
worth while TO continue 20 go through
the motions OF living. or allght at the
next station. seek lonely and unfre-
Quented spot and there surrender to
outrageous fortune. II was altogether
damnnble. In careless moment, Fate
had accorded him glimpse Of the
only woman he had ever met and de-
sired TO meet agnin-fOr Webster was
essentially IA mans man, and his pro-
fession and environment had initiated
against his opportunities for meeting
extraordinary women; and extraOrdI-
nary women were the only kind that
could hope TO challenge his serious at
tention. Fate had accorded him signal
opportunity for knlghtly combat in the
service Of this extraordinary woman,
and In the absence of formal intro
ductiOn, what man could desire a finer
opportunity for getting acquainted II
)nly their meeting had but been de-
aged two weeks, ten days, a week
Once free OF his ugly cocoon OF rags
and wl:iskers. the butterfly Webster
would not have hesltated one brief In
slant TO inform himself OF that young
lady's address, following his summary
disposal OF her tormeltor.
But In all things there is a limit,
and John Stuart Webster's right eve
constituted deadllne beyond which.
as gentleman, he dared not venture;
so with a heavy heart he bowed 20
the inevitable Brilliant and mysterI.
Gus as a meteorlte she had flashed
once across his horizon aEd was gone.
In the privacy Of his staterOom Web
ster had ham and eggs for breakfast.
He was lighting his second cigar when
the porter knocked and entered With
an envelope.
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Noble birth Is one thing and a nice
soft political berth IL another.
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Keep a light in the window
for your old Jsek-Pardnsr."

CTo BE CONTINUED
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-10
new HOUSE FOR SALE

Two stories, Z rooms, double par
lors, DINING room on first floor,
three bedrooms and full bath on sec
ond floor, closets for all bed
rooms, all hardwood floors and
hardwood finish upstairs and down,
8 foot porch across the front. No
one has ever lived in this house and
so no repairs needed for years, one
pipe furnace and house built to heat
correctly with one, electric lights, new
hot water tank. Price $4,000. If you
want to know just how good bar
gain this is bring your contractor
along with you and have him tell you
what he can duplicate this for. Come
and see it. A. B. BOWS Agency, IL
Eastern Avenue.
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took It dnriag the Change OF Life and
got alops'so we'll scarcely ever had to
lie DAM during the day and seldom
haJ dizzy fainting spells. | am now
VIII, and strong, can do all my house
work with perfect ease and it is com.
fort to me to be able to say to other
suffering women, Take Lydia r. Pink
hams medicine and be strong | will
be glad to have You use my name if 10
Will be the means of helping any one"
Mrs. Il. A. FMRBURN, COG Orchard
Knob Avenue, Chattanooga, Tenn.
For forty years this famous root and
herb medicine has been pre-eminently
successful in controlling the diseases of
women. Merit alone could have stood
this test of time.
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before my baby came
when l could no
longer keep up. 1t
sire ng t heped my
back and relieved
me of the dropsieal
effect which so often
d eN @ ] ops at such
times. 1t helped me
wonderfully. Tlat
was my first expert
ence With the Vege-
to b lie Compound.
Years afterwards L
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A WONDERFUL
HELP
At Two Stages of Life Lydia
<. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Made Mrs. Fair
burn Strong And Well.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-''I used Lydia
T., Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND
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Mrs. Goodrich substitutes for Miss
Buckley.)
he Academy String Quartette have
kindly consented to play two selec
tons at the end Of the program.
|. Idyl Tobani
2. Evening Star Wagner
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''That test was lovely" he admitted.
The inventor made us happy with his
oratory. and you and Frank Bronson
and I went whirling through the night
at speed that thrilled us. We must
never forget it-and we never shall.
It cost"
"But something must be DONE"
at must indeed My something
would seem to be leaving my watch at
my uncle's. Luckily, you"
The pink of Fanny's cheeks became
deeper. "But isn't that man going to
do anything to remedy it? Can't he
try to"
"He can try" said Anderson. ''He
is trying, in fact. I've sat in the shop
watching him try for several beautiful
afternoons"
But you must make him keep on
tryins!" J. b5H
"Oh, yes. I'll keep sitting!"
However, in spite of the time he
spent sitting In the shop, worrying the
inventor of the fractions light, Amber
son found opportunity to worry him
self about another matter of business.
This was the settlement Of Isabel's
estate. l- 81 lv
Its curious about the deed to her
house." he said to his nephew. You're
absolutely sure 1t wasn't among her pa
pers?"
Mother didn't have any papers"
George told him. "NOne at all. All
she ever had to do with business was
to deposit the checks grandfather gave
her, and then write her own checks
against them"
1.-THE deed to the house was never
recorded" Anderson said thoughtful
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on the arm Of his chair. and he re.
lapsed into silence; but q few min
utes later he finished the sentence he
had begun:
II wish-somebody could tell mel"
The next day he had a slight cold,
but he seemed annoyed when his son
suggested calling the doctor. and Am
berson let him have his own way no
far. in fact, that after he had got up
and dressed, the following morning,
he was all alone when he went away
to find out what he hadn't been able
to think out-all those things he had
wished somebody" would tell him.
Old Sam, shuff1ing in with the break
fast tray, found the Major In his &C
customed easy-chair by the fireplace
and yet even the old darkey could
zee instantly that the Major was not
there.
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last night that he and Fanny were 70
spend In the house which the Major
had forgotten to deed to Isabel. To.
morrow they were to "move out" and
George was to begin his work in Bron.
sons ONCE. He had not come to this
collapse without . fierce struggle-but
the struggle was inward, and the roll
ing world was not agitated BY 1t.
and rolled calmly on. For Of all the
ideals Of life" which the world, in it,
rolling, inconsiderately nattens out to
nothingness, the least likely to retain
profile is that ideal which depends
upon inheriting money. George Am
berson, In spite Of his record Of fail
ures in business, had spoken shrewdly
when he realized at last that money.
like life, was '1ike quicksilver in
nest Of cracks" And his nephew had
the awakening experience Of seeing
the great Anderson estate vanishing
into such . pesem 9 tw1nkhng; u
seemed, now that 1t was indeed 80 ut
terly vanished.
On this last homeward walk Of his.
when George reached the entrance to
ANDERSON addltion-that is, when he
came to where the entrance had for.
merly been-he gave a little start.
and halted for a moment to stare.
This was the first time he had no
ticed that the stone pillars, marking
the entrance, had been removed. Then
he realized that for long time he had
been conscious of queerness about
this corner without being aware OF
what made the difference. National
avenue met Anderson boulevard here
at an obtuse angle, and the removal Of
the pillars made the boulevard seem a
cross street of no overpowering Inn
portance-certainly it did not seem to
be Boulevard
Ito be Continued.)
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inside when It finds mat It can mako
terrible mistakes. Well. with my train
coming Into the shed. you'll forgive
me for saying that there have been
times when I thought you ought to be
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ly. 1--WE been over to the courthouse
to see. think 1t would be Just as
well to get him to execute one now in
your favor. I'll speak to him about
it,"
George sighed. 81 don't think I'd
bother him about it; the house is mine,
and you and l understand that it is.
That's enough for me. and there isn't
likely to be much trouble between you
and me when we come to settling poor
grandfather's estate. I've just been
with him, and think 1t would only
confuse him for you to speak to him
about it again. I notice he seems dis
tressed if anybody tries to get his at
tention-he's long way of. some
where. and he likes to stay that way.
thlnk-I think mother wouldn't want
us to bother him about 1t; I'm sure
she'd tell Us to let him alone. he
looks so white and queer"
Anderson shook his head. II won't
bother him any more than can help
but I'll have the deed made out ready
for his signature"
IT wouldn't bother him at all.
don't see"
"You might see," said his uncle un-
easily. "The estate is just about as
involved and mixed up as an estate
can well get, to the best of my knowl-
edge. You ought to have that deed"
mo, don't bother him."
'Tll bother him rs little as possible.
I'll wait till some day when he seems
to brighten up little"
But Anderson waited too long The
Major had already taken eleven months
since his daughters death to think
! important things out. One evening
his grandson sat with him-the Major
seemed to like best to have young
George with him, SO far as they were
able to guess his preferences-and the
old gentleman made queer gesture !;
he slapped his knee as II he had made
sudden discovery. or else remember
ed that he had forgotten something.
George looked at him with an air Of
inquiry, but said nothing. He had
grown to be almost MS silent as his
grandfather. However, the Major
spoke without being questioned.
at must be in the sum-" he said.
There wasn't anything here but
the sun in the first place, and the
earth came out of the sun, and we
came out Of the earth. So. whatever
we are, we must have been in the sun
We go back to the earth we came out OF
so the earth will go back to the sun
that 1t came out Of. And time means
nothing-nothing at also in little
while wen all be back in the sun to
Eether. l wish"
He moved his hand uncertainty as II
reaching for something, and George
jumped up. did you want anything
grandfather
"What"
| Wcrl1 you like glass Of water?'
| "No-no. No; don't want anything
To .yg hing hand dropped back up
|
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SYNc9a

o.s,r.sA. ~ Doubleday. Pas. . cemp..,
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Ito be Continued
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CHAPTER xlIL-At q dinner given ~
MAJOR Anderson, at which Eugene Nor
gan u . guest, George plainly shows his
a1Annodty to his mothers old friend.
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CHAPTER XIL-Lucy and Gevrgs ta1k
~ Ideals Of life, which they fnd surpris-
lnG1y different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a Quarrel
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Iy. 1--WE been over to the courthouse
to see. think 1t would be Just as
well to get him to execute one now in
your favor. I'll speak to him about