The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-24
NEW FACES
~ GRACE G. RILEY.

u suppose. mother, you feel 1t Ia
your bones1"
TITS the way that ROSTERS crow
Ing. A rooster growing Ia the day
time Is = Sure sign Of Company"
"Comnany,' suited Linda, "prOba-
I bly, Mary for her daily cup OF tea aud
Ma Lindsey for itnlment for her son,
or perhaps David wIll come for your
| recipe Tor sponge cake"
1 swell, amt that company. I'd like
to knowr interrupted her mother.
Maybe you think so, but they are
not company to me; long to see a
new face"
IT'S not mite OF use telling you
that old friends are the best. Young
folks Won't believe such things until
experience has taught them. But
what's wrong with Davidl"
: David! Mother, every one forces
David down my throat. Davld's all
right, but so deadly monOtOnOus--the
same yesterday, today and forever, az
the quotation goes. If he would only
do something unusual, Just Oncev'
Saying which. Linda left the room.
hst mother watched her, Questioning.
iy. llnds's compiler. disposition her
vague yearningS and disconteptment
were ine0nprehensibie to her mother.
Alma Craig had no dark corners or
shadows In her character She de-
handed little Of life, accepted crate
fully what II offered. and warmed all
with whom she came In contact with
her wholesome light-heartedness,
A ben pealing loudly through the
house interrupted Mrs. Cralg's lnedita.
lions. Hastily drying her hands on
her apron and smoothing her hair, She
opened the door to the handsomest
young man she had ever seen.
Mrs. Cralg?" His smile was dIsaruA-
Ing II am Roger Colherst OF Boston.
Mrs. Craig, and am looking for
place to board for few weeks.
have been told that perhaps you would
take me in"
Even while her hospitable soul de-
manded that he be admitted. some
| thing warned her against this
stranger hut she forced her voice to
express the cordiHlity which she did
not feel, as she US cred him into the
living room where Linda was sewing,
"My daughter, Linda, Mr.. ColherSt;
now, let's see, how long are you to be
In Baynevillel"
! About n month, Mrs. Craig. do
hope you will put me up"
Linda, meanwhile, sat quietly lis
tening to this surprising conversation.
She, too, hoped her mother would put
him up. Then she heard her saying:
IF you'll come upstairs Ill show
you a room"
There followed a month crowded
with happiness for Linda and with
many II misglying for her mother. Da-
yid came constantly, but always to
tnd that Linda had gone out with
Roger.
A month wore nway--six weeks
and still Roger remained.
I'm sorry, David, Linda Is certain
Iy infatuated, but | do truly believe It
ID only inGntuaiion. Just stand by;
am sure II will come out all right.
Mays the time I've wished that
rooster dead for growing company to
our house the day that Roger Colherst
came"
David laughed, but his heart waS
heavy, for his dream was gone. II was
only In the sunshine OF Mrs. Craig's
smile that lie found a ray Of comfort
and encouragement. She had told him
to stand by, ana stand by he would.
Then one day the entire country
side became agltated over the news
that bank clerk who had abscOnded
with thousands of dollars, had been
traced to this state. The day the
news reached Bayneyille, Roger Cot
herSt was greatly interested, ana al
most enthusiastic about aiding in tho
Oearch for the fugitive.
am take my motor over 10 Clayton ;
there's u kick In It somewhere. Then
when she's In shape. CrHndall, Wen
scOur the whole state"
No one but David noticed that when
Roger came downstairs he carried his
bag. Instantly a vague suspicion
which he had harbOred became crys-
tRlli2ed
on say, CoIhersL would you
mind running me over to Clayton? You
can attend to your business while
am attending to mine"
Only for an instant did Roger hest,
tate, Then, sure thing, Crandall,"
he suid.
After a busy hour on David's part
they started, DSvid, knowing Clayton
well, was aware that If I've took Col
herst to the farther end OF the town,
there would be no way OF Colherst's
car 10 pass out that way, unnOtiCcd
When Roger left him, he apparently
changed his mind, apd, instead Oi
stopping at the garage, he went back
over the road to Bayneyille. II he
could make the fork In the road and
get to Dustin, he knew a way out lie
smiled to think how easily David la
him get away, for he had S"nsed Ia
yiG'S suspicious Al the fork, how
sVeT COlhcr7t drove straight into q
TAP which David had set for him. MOI
only was crowd NJ men there bu