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SO tastefully for the bonbon man an
hour before.
"Do have some candy, Eva. I've
had this since Wednesday, but it's still
fresh. George brings me box twice
a week. There are no chocolates,
though. never eat chocolates"
Eva felt that a piece of that candy
would choke her.
mo, thanks II have chance to eat
it all day if I like. You see work at
Mr.. Tasker's candy store" she said
with an effort. So the bonbon man was
engaged to ANA She couldn't under
stand that young 1ady's expression as
she looked at her sharply and then be-
gan to laugh.
"Oh, you do. This is too good" She
murmured about fate and Cupid's best
friend. but Eva was too miserable to
listen.
Then they hurried down to dinner,
but Eva no longer looked forward to the
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By Margaret Taylor

roundabout way to get to his home,
and stopped to visit friends.
One day while sitting on the front
porch reading paper, two women So
licitors came to the house asking for
money to defray the expenses of a
young boy who had been in a motor
cycle accident. He wanted to go to his
grandmother and his time was up at
the hospital. Lee knew in a minute
just who the rascal was. He fastened
to the hospital. He found his man. He
expected to find him!
Lee saw men killed in battle. He
saw them fall at his feet by the dozens
and hundreds; but never did he see
anything like the face of the young
man he had befriended.
"Cheer up, Bon," he exclaimed hap
PLY, patting the white hand on the
arm of the chair. "I am going your
way and can take you home on the
motor clycle. I understand it is in
good condition" The laugh was so
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Read This One

sible Lee had been right. Shame
faced, sorry, angry, resentful. then
laughing, the boy-for he was not
much more than boy,-told his story.
He had been in the war, came back
and left a good home with his old
grandmother and came to Cleveland to
work He could find no work and did
not have the money to get back home.
He was ashamed to write to his
grandmother. She was his only rela-
tive.
You can't tell how they do it, but
often it is done. Lee virtually adopt
ed the lonely boy, without knowing
just why. Night after night the two
would ride down to the public square,
where Lee took him into the restau-
rant where Leila was waiting table. He
would take the boy home or give him
car fare and for month, while the
stranger tried to get work, the young
people kept him.
One night Lee went alone to see his
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sat up. There were tears on her
cheeks-she had been asleep, and it
was all horrible dream! There was
no Judy here! She ran out into the
hall and peered out the front door.
The stars were out, and there was no
snow. A great relief surged over her,
and she ran about looking for Anty.
The house was dark. It must have
been very late. A glance at her watch
as she switched on the hall light told
her it was half past two! Anty would
be in bed. She hurried up the stairs,
opened his door. The lamp by the ta-
BILE was burning, revealing Anty asleep
in his arm chair, his book fallen from
nerveless fingers.
She crept to his side and kneIt on
the floor. The man stirred and lifted
his head
Marion! What on earth!" He was
thoroughly awake now.
ooh, Anty, I've had the awfulest
dream!" She shivered and nestled
closer to him. Couldn't you possibly
hold me for while? I'm so cold
and afraid"
The wondering Anty picked her up
and settled her on his knee. Her
sleepy head fell on his shoulder, and
for moment they were very still, he
trying to fathom this new Marion, she
content to be near him. Then {.
"Anty!"
what, dear?" He had not changed
at all, and was still as slow as a poke.
"Do-you love me? Let's go
to California, tomorrow"
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At least he was not original in his fear.
His life was spared and he came
back to his young wife. If anything
he was better prepared to battle with
life than ever before. The boyishness
had merged into purposeful manhood.
There was something strong, fine and
purposeful in him and just when it
wanted to give tremendous expression,
Lee lost his job.
Try as he would, he was unable to
get work. There were the different
expenses and his wife met each brave
ly until the small savings account
dwindled away; then she announced
that, since women could get work
easier than men, tshe proposed going to
work. Lee, accepted the situation,
simply because there was no other way
to get out of it. He felt that in a few
days he could relieve the situation.
Well, he did not She is still work
ing and so is Lee, now, at his same
job, that of chauffeur for a wealthy
Cleveland man. They are coming
through all right, and, after all, their
work is not the story.
Well, you'll have to read the remain
der of this if you want to know. It is
why asked you to sit down and list
ten.
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way: why don't you come along, too,
Map? He knew it was a useless ques-
ton, and yet there was an eager, visit
full light in his eyes. To see Jim make
a touchdown, with mother in the
grandstand beside him, was joy too
far-fetched to ever become a reality.
Come on, Ma, be a sport" he
coaxed again, but Mrs. Crane shook
her head carelessly. "I've got dozens
of things to do this afternoon, Jim
"Let 'em go, or do them tonight" he
persisted.
NO." decisively, IT don't understand
the game, anyway. I wouldn't know a
touchdown from forward pass"
I'D explain things as they happened,
Mary"
mo, it would only be waste of
time and money. You can tell me all
about it when you return"
Disconsolately Jim's dad left the
house and Joined the crowds that
surged toward the field. 1t bothered
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the ball back to the line. One mo-
ment remained in which the ball was
kicked over successfully, and the score
stood Z to in favor of the home team.
The whistle pealed shrilly.
They bore Jim home on stalwart
shoulders. Jim, Sr., heard them talk
ing about his son all the way home,
but he alone, with heart bursting
with pride, had no one to conf1de in.
The supper table was merely an
alteration party composed of Bettys
friends. One gay young miss turned
suddenly to Mrs. Crane and inquired
how she had liked the game. Mrs.
Crane had laughed carelessly: ooh, I
never go, dear; too many things to do
at home"
The young lady in question stared as
only the modern young person can.
"You don't go? Why, mother never
misses a game. Bert is only sub, and
is seldom used, but ma says she wants
to be there when he does play. She
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SHERE was little GREATNESS ST.
lence while, with fingers that
shook a trihe. Anthony Pyrton
slipped cleaning diamond on the
third finger of small white hand that
lay coldly passive in his. The girls
face was deadly pale, her eyes wide
and very blue, her lips compressed ever
SO slightly. You see, this was rather
an ordeal for the gay Marion. She
didn't love Anthony the least little bit!
1t was one Of those unfortunate affairs
where love is sacrificed on the altar of
family protection and yet there was
strange twist to it that seldom enters
into the rich-man, poor-girl stories.
Anthony wasn't sleek, smooth gen.
tleman. He was just a plain, homely
man, with long, lanky legs that moved
a tride awkwardly, and eyes that re-
minded the exasperated Marion of a
faithful dog she once had. What mat
ter If he did have millions? He wasn't
the type of man she could love. He
had no social aspirations-he cared
nothing for clothes, theaters, dancing.
He was slow-and stupid He never
had anything to say! Yet his brown
eyes followed her every movement
with humble alteration.
Now, Marion at heart was a most
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By Claire Wesson

and nobody dreamed of the lonely ache
in Anty's big heart.
One night, year after they had
been married, sudden illness pre-
vented the dinner guest from coming,
and an evening at home resulted. Sud
denly very tired, Marion curled up on
the wide couch before the open fire.
place and fell to dreaming. Anty, find
ing her thus, her cheeks flushed by
the flames. thought her lovely indeed.
Honey" he pleaded, Eve haven't
had our honeymoon yet. Don't you
think trip to California would be
nicer"
But the prospects of trip alone
with Anty did not seem to appeal to
Marion, and she shook her head. mo,
Anty, please. It is so cosy here, and
/ couldn't leave Mother and Dad!"
There was nothing more said, and
turning presently, she found he had
gone. She settled more comfortably in
her cushions. 1t was nice to stay
home once in while.
So it went on until Judy came. The
sudden death of relative brought her
from her Western ranch, and as. she
and Marion had not seen each other
for many years, she planned to stay a
week at the big house. An hour after
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her arrival, she discovered Anty sit
ting alone before his fire.
as this the famous Anthony"
Startled, he rose to his feet, stammer-
ing. but she gave him no chance to
speak. I'm Judy Wentworth, and
In just as happy as can be to meet
you'll" Her black eyes laughed up into
his. ''You were nice to carry off Ma
rion, and give her such wonderful
home, and I think it was a horrid
Fate that put me at the other end of
the world where I couldn't have a
chance, tool"
Marion coming in search of her
friend, felt queer sinking in her
heart when she saw Anty respond to
Judy's cheerful fattery. They didn't
seem to see her. Judy tucked her little
hand through Anty's arm and it was
quite a stretch for tiny Judy. and the
two were soon chatting like magpies.
Anty's eyes were unusually bright, and
she had never heard him talk so! Judy
had certainly changed him!
The week heightened into a month,
and threatened to last longer! Marion
saw very little of her friend. She
walked with Anty, long hikes that
brought them back rosy and tired out
riding with Anty in the park, and
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wife. He came out and found that his
motor cycle was stolen. Quickly he
notified the police, tried to reach his
young friend at his home, without sue
cess.
In few days he knew the truth
the man he had befriended had stolen
his car!
In a crime-riddled city where no.
torious characters get away alive and
happy, there is little or no concern for
the fellow who loses all his assets in
life, fairly good motor cycle.
The rest of this sounds like a great
untruth. But it is nothing of the sort.
Perhaps you have befriended some per-
son in your life who, if he did not
steal something from you, did mortal
injury as soon as possible. You often
get it.
A little later Lee had an opportun-
ity to visit his old home. Just why he
took the route he did not know, but
he went by the way of Columbus, a
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Dozens Of pretty things, years unsaid,
surged to his lips, but he only re-
marked eagerly as the players ran
confidently across the field: "There is
Jimsey, Mary. He's in fine trim today.
Watch him practice, and he's right
there with the goods
Mary smiled happily. Hes always
there with the goods" she repeated
softly. She knew nothing of touch
downs, end runs, shifts and the what
not of football game, but she did
know that she was not to be penal
lied" in the future, because she had
decided to "play the game in the pres
emit" The game was on.
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pointment trickling down her cheeks.
She had dreamed of what he would say
when she replied to his usual ques-
ton. "Sure I'll go; wait till I get my
hat" He hadn't even given her a
chance,
She wanted to sulk, and then she
thought of the boyish lonesomeness of
her big, bashful husband, and she hur-
riedly slipped on her things, gave a
whimsical glance at the dinner dishes
piled high, and set out.
Following the crowd, she landed at
the field and bought her ticket She
had no idea which were considered the
best seats, but again she followed the
crowd to the bleachers. She tripped
along as though always accustomed to
this sort Of thing, when, in reality, her
heart was pounding wildly and she
wanted only to sink into corner
somewhere. She glanced up into the
sea of faces. A man arose suddenly,
eyes wide, unbelieving recognition,
turning presently into incredulous de-
light. MARY" he called softly.
Unbounded relief shot through her,
and she smilingly wended her way up
to his side.
She settled herself as though born
to football game, and smiled quiz
zical up into his astonished eyes.
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~ VA RICHARDS glanced at her
4 wrist watch, then expectantly
&-4 down the street. With disap-
pointed look in her blue eye she bent
her pretty head over the typewriter and
began making out bills for her employ
er, Mr.. Tasker.
Somehow Eva had grown to look
forward to the semi-weekly visits of
the bashful youth who at exactly
o'clock on Wednesdays and Saturdays
would ease his broad shoulders care
fully into the tiny shop. He always
bought bonbons. The young lady did
not care for chocolates, he said, and so
Eva always thought of him as the bon
bon man. Though the candy must be
for his sweetheart of course, Eva felt
q personal interest in making the box
as attractive as possible. Gust as if
it were for me-" she confessed to her
self with blush.
Having recently come from a small
town where everybody knew everybody
else, she made few friends in the city.
The bonbon man had always stopped
for little chat and she was going to
miss his smiling face. But evidently
he had found another place to trade.
she could scarcely blame him. Mr..
Tasker's shop was small and the va
xiety limited. Probably the young
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mans sweetheart had grown tired of
the same kind of sweets week after
week.
Eva had been engrossed in her work
for some minutes when she heard
familiar voice, and there stood the
bonbon man. She gave an involuntary
glance at the big clock near the door
and smiled to herself. He was on time
after all! Her watch was fast and it
was just FIVE by the larger time-piece.
She made the usual careful selection
of his favorites and after few min
utes' chat and a pleasant "good-by,"
he was gone. There were many other
customers, all with word of greeting,
but Eva did not feel any particular in
terest in the packages she wrapped so
deftly, nor did she try to picture her
self as the recipient.
On other evenings Eva had been IL
haste to reach her dreary little room
after hasty dinner in some cheap
restaurant, but tonight was different.
She had moved just the day before to
large boarding house filled with
young people and she looked forward
to seeing them again. One girl, espe-
cially, Alma Gray, had been very
friendly and finding that Eva was
stranger in the city had asked her if
she would like to go out some evening
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wv YERE you one of the boys in the
~ late war?
Did you return home only

wv late WARP
Did you return home only
to get the after-kick of the worlds
gigantic financial kick Most of you
did.
Lee went and came back to his
young wife to experience the kick
which in very large sense she
soothed as only good woman can
soothe. It does not make the average
man more ambitious, when he is down
and out, to have some woman harass-
ing his soul because he can't make
good, simply because conditions are
not good themselves.
This is the story, and just because
it is true and has several angles to it
but nothing to solve any mans imam
cial condition, asked you in the be-
ginning to read it. Sit there and
smoke your cigar.
In the first place Lee was not brave.
Big, husky fellow that he was, he told
over and over again that he did not
care If they shot him to pieces if he
went, that he did not care for himself;
but the horrible thought was what
made a coward of him. Some be-
lieyed him. Others remarked that he
was scared to death. Probably he was.
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Wrongly CatalOgued.

The politician rushed past the off,
cial Cerberus into the editorial sane
tum.
What do you mean by insulting
me as you did in last nights Clamor?"
"Just a minute" replied the editor.
Didn't the story appear as you gave it
to us-namely, that you had resigned
as city treasurer"
"It did," admitted the politician.
"But you put it under the head, Pub
lie improvements "-Harper's Maya
zine.
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Papa" she said. when you see a
cow amt you afraid?'
mo; certainly not, Evelyn"
when you see mad horse, amt
you afraid?"
mo; of course not"
when you see dog, amt you
afraid?"
''No!"-with emphasis.
when you see a bumble-bee, amt
you afraid?"
mol" with scorn.
"Ain't you afraid when it thunders"
'No!"-with loud laughter. "oh,
you silly child"
Papa" said Evelyn solemnly, FAINT
you afraid of nothing in she wGsld but
mammag"
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By Monte Darrell


II always thought you were en-
gagged" murmured Eva
"Not yet, but I hope to be soon" the
bonbon man replied meaningly as he
helped her carefully down the curb.
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"You remember that handsome
watch lost five years ago?"
eyes, I remember"
"You remember how looked every
where, and could not find it?'
Eyes, I remember"
''Well, yesterday, put on an old
waistcoat that I had not worn for
years, and what do you think 1 found
in one of the pockets?"
Your watch! Let me congrat-"
"No. I found the hole I must have
lost it through"
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wholesome and good, conveying with
out words that feeling that the heart
understands.
And the man who knew the other
chap was crazy with anxiety, home
sick, desperate, did one of the many
things which Christ did when He was
on earth; for was He not an example?
He was homesick himself. Oh, how
well he understood the boys feelings!
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-16
EXPENDITURES AT STATE CAPITOL

ing into the reasons for this fact
further than to say that the people
themselves are at least partially to
blame for it because they are al
ways demanding new service and
more service from their state gov
ernments. Yet it has got to stop
if the taxpayer is not crushed by
his growing burdens. The figures
shown by Mr.. Lemert are appalling.
While undoubtedly they are made
to serve a political purpose, we
have no reason to question their
substantial correctness. They also
serve to convince US that in spite of
all the cry of economy raised by
Governor Dixon and his par~tisans,
the state capitol pay rolls are in
ereasing and the state expenditures
increasing in the same old way. We
fully expect that when the next
legislature meets it will find that
all its appropriations are spent and
deficits exist in many departments.
Here are the figures as given by
Mr.. Lemert, comparing 1916 with
1921. The drift in that five years
has carried us a long way.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-16
CHARGE IS
LAID AGAINST TWO
HELD FOR ROBBERY
Inquest Jury Finds Mccain
Died as Result of Wound
Inflicted by Suspect.

A'l''ihi w tuc lilbuif.
Lewistown. Aug. 15.-With the final
completion Monday Of the inquest in the
ease of Allison l.. Mccain. the Roy
business man who died some days ago
as 81 result of a rifle wound received
on the evening Of June IL, while he
was a member of a citizens posse on
the trial of the men who had robbed
the Roy bank, County Attorney f. J.
Baker Friday prepared an information
charging Tex" Jackson and Charles
jarrett with murder.
The witnesses ut the inquest were
Drs. +. +. Attix. T. II. Peasants and
Curtin W. Wilder: f. II. Stevens. cash
Ter of the Roy bank: Grover Beal. VIII
liam Olson, Harry Dengel and Otto
Dengel. The jurors were III. A. Moul-
ton, j. w. Foster. j. &. Smith. J. &.
Millet. A. :. Nielsen and Fred Maurer.
They found that McCain's death result
ed from a gunshot wound. inflicted by
Jackson and that the killing was felon-
ions. The case will be tried at the
next term of court and it is expected
that the defendants will demand sep
arate trials.
Another murder ease to be tried at
the coming term is that of Herschel
I armichael. convicted of murder in
Garfield county. granted a new trial
on the ground of newly discovered evi-
dence. and now out on $4,000 bonds.
There are also three cases of stat
utorv assault TO be tried and several
cases involving alleged violations of the
prohibition law.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-16
50 Candidates Seek
Primary Favors in
Yellowstone County

Billings Aug. 15.-tBy The Associ-
ated Press.D-Residents of Yellowstone
county will have 60 candidates for
county offices TO select from in the
primary election. August 90. of this
number rs are seeking nomination on
the republican ticket and 81 OF the
democratic.
q. X. Grimstad and F. r. Connolly.
both of Billings. are out for the re
publican nomination for state senator
and the democratic nspirants are {. w.
Demel and Guy W. Stapleton of Bill
lings and William ]. Edgmund of Bal
~lantine.
For state representative. republicans
are Arthur i. Cunningham. Robert
Leavens. John ]. Bergman, George A.
.Longanecker of Billings. Lee Duncan Of
Acton. q. NJ. Void of Laurel. Frank
Buchanan. Jr.. of Hesper and j. f.
Patton of Bew.
Democrats for state representative
are G. +. Davis. George s. Smith. Guy
c. Derry. George II. Young and Jo-
seph Benedict of Billings. John Sym
nonds of Laurel and Fred c. Cox OF
Osborne.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-16

THE Montana Democratic club
has sent out a statement of the
pay roll at the state capitol during
the years 1916 and 1921. The first
rear was under democratic admin
istration, and the last year was un-
der the Dixon administration. The
figures were furnished by R. ].
Lemert. expert accountant under
the former democratic administra-
ton. The statement is compare
tive of capitol pay rolls under the
last year of an all.democratic and
the first year of an all-republican
state administration with the per-
centage of increase. These two
years are 1916 and 1921. The CON-
parison would have been fairer if
it had been made between the years
1920 and 1921. The truth Of the
matter is that this salary roll has
geen growing like a weed year by
year, and it has been growing with
out much relation to the party in
power at the time. 1t is true of
Montana and true Of all the other
states in the union with mighty few
exceptions, if any. We are not 60
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-16
HALT LABOR MOVE
To MONTANA FARMS
IN DAKOTA, REPORT
Federal Bureau Says Harvest
ers Are Being Induced to
Stop by Better Pay.

Helena, Aug. 15-(By The Associated
Press.)-North Dakota farmers arc III
ducing men headed for the wheat fields
of Montana to leave their trains and
60 to work in the Dakota harvest
fields. according to George f. Tucker.
head of the federal farm labor bureau
The Dakota farmers are also advanc-
ing railroad fare to prospective hai-
v~esters and paying them 81 a dag. in
stead of the $3.50 at first agreed upon
and which the farmers in eastern Mon
tana are offering.
A telegram received Monday morn
ing by c. ID. Greenfield, .Jr., head of
the division of labor Of the state de-
partment of agriculture from Mr.. Tuck
er, who has temporary headquarters
in Aberdeen. S. d.. says:
Minneapolis representatives report
North Dakota advancing fares and pay
ign 81 wage. Unexpected complications
are arising but men undoubtedly will be
forthcoming if the farmers can wait a
few days. Men directed to Montana
are being stopped along the way. Four
men are now investigating and direct
ing harvesters along the route