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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-24
CURB Is ACTIVE
Checker Cab Again Violently Reacts
as Realizing Starts.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Feb. 24.-Stocks which
have been admitted to trading ON the
Curb exchange recently held the CEN
ter of speculative interest in today's
closing session of the week.
The new issue of Checker Cab
Manufacturing was accorded special
attention inasmuch as this stock was
offered for public subscription at 80
and opened IL points above this price
when trading started Friday. When
the subscribers tried TO avail them
selves of what appeared to be hand
some profit, the stocks broke violent
ly and the same sort of selling re-
suited in further drop today, carry
ing the price below 60.
Butte and Western Mining, another
newcomer. was heavily dealt in again
and managed TO retain the gerater
part of its recent gain. The new issue
of Independent Oil and Gas came in
for considerable attention but held
only slightly above its subscription
price.
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NEW YORK SUGAR.

New York, Feb. 2I.-Thc raw sugar
market was easier today. Prices We're
on O. eighth cent lower with CUbas quot
cd at So cents cost and freight, equal
to rs cents for centrifugal. There we
sales OF 20 OO0 hags of Cubas, February
March shipment.
The raw sugar futures market was
weak und-. reGvy general realizing and
final prices were Il to - points not
lower. except January which closed 80
points net lower The selling seemed to
b encouraged by the more libral offer
inga in thC spot market an dthc lower
ruling in refined. Closing: March. sec;
May. SOLE; July, 5.j9c; september.
soc.
The market for refined sugar was un-
settled with prices reduced % points by
one of the local refiners to the basis
OF $50 for fine granulntcd. Others.
however, remained ats9 cents but it was
reported that sugar was available in
second hand quarters Mt below rcfiners'
quotations.
Refined sugar futures were easier in
sympathy with the decline in the spot
market. CLOSING unchanged to 10 points
net lower with sales OF June at 9.05 and
Q.0OC. July and August at soc.
Sugar futures closed easy: approx
mate sales 10000 tons. March. 5.32c;
May. sale; July. $3.50; September
.. &c.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.

Kansas City. Feb. 2i.-Cattlo. 225. for
weG&. beef steers weak to s. cents low
or. mostly Is to % cents off. top Loaf
s9.7J. bulk S7.50fr?.00. rat she stock,
Gamers steady: bulls averaging strong
to - cents higher. bolOGnas up most
calves mostly steady to strong, closing
top TeHlers $ll5O. stoCkers. feeders,
strong to - cents higher
HoCs: 1000. frrIv stcday to packers.
top SIS. bulk dcsJdblc $50 to 260-pourd
81. IS n 500. bulk " sales S7.S5TS.00.
packing sows steady bulk S6.SON $50;
stock pigs scarce. mostly 80 cents
lower: hest natives 81.
sheep: No receipts; for week. lambs
generally % cents lower: extreme heav-
les Off more top S4.75. NEh. off,Imgs
mostly sli"5f 1i.6J. heaVieS largely
1895 Il 1878 sheen and yearlinEs % to
SO cents higher ycarlirgs Sl2 90. wcth-
ers 50, owes $3.50 feeding lambs steady
best Sli.sj. bulk S!LejHla5o.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New VCrI.. Feb. si.-Forcign ca
crEnEcs easy. Quotations in cents:
Grcrt |ritain: DcTand so gig, e.
MS "a 1916. CO-day bills on banks
,.GS 5-l6.
france: Demand Cos. cables COG.
Italy: Demand Isl. cables hSl =.
Belgium: Demand G.&l. cohl's '."l -.
Germany: Demand .OCij'=. '""l'S
.GolA7,.
Holland: Demand SaG2, cables. S?.'1.
Norway: DcmurI lst%.
Sweden: Demand @6."'.
Denmark: Demand l9.ti
switzerland: Demand 49,.
Spain: Demand Loo.
Greece: Demand Ito.
Poland: D,Iuud .002i.
'zrchosIovak "a: Demand 80.
Argentine: Dc'< nd $50.
Brazil: D"mg0d llG2.
Montreal: 9Stt
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NEW YORK. DRY GOODS.

Copyright. by The san Antonio Light.
New York. Feb. 2l.-There was the
usual weekend quiet shown in the local
dry goods market today. The lone con-
tinued firm though. with prices showing
evidence OF hardening. Numerous QUO
tations OF 1870 appeared for 6sx7?s, but
most sales were made at l2L c. What
little trading there was in 64X6es was At
llAc. There was considerable interest
in sheetings small business in patama
checks at slightly lower levels and some
trading In drills.
The raw silk market was quiet but
=. - 40 change IN the miSi. &C, els
set earlier in the week
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NEW ORLEANS CoTTaN.

New Orleans. Feb. .i.---A rracJlonary
tendency Of mild .ort was SHOWN by
tho cotton market in tho early trading
today. After standing unchanged TO
five points up around the opCninE- COM
Darcd with thH last price, " Ncstcr-
day. there was a sag 10 levels four 10
Twelve points under Yesterdays clos"
Realizing by longs furnished hto bulk
Of tn" Offering.
Selling pressure increased somewhat as
the .assion progressed. bcnT strongest in
tho new crop positions. March traded D $
low cs $3.50 end October as 10" rs @5.&S
Gt which levels the list showed net los %
Of ~ to - points. on tho close net
losses CT to q u1l1ts were registered
with March ct 1855 and October at
ISL.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN.
Kansas City. Mo-. FEB. :4-cash

Kansas City, No.. Feb. s4-Cssh.
Wheat: No. hard, s1.1OGL1S: No. !.
red. Sl27Tl.5O.
Corn: No. white. 7OIs67Ic: No
yellow. 52n73Ec: No. yellow, TiIs o
&c; No. ? mixed. T191Ac.
Oats: No. white. asa 46c: No.
mixed, IS G45Lc; No. red. 5jG7oc.
Barley: 6OG6lc.
Hay: Unchanged.
Close:
Wheat: May SI.OslE bid; July, st.Osg
asked: september, Sl.O5& bid.
Corn: May. tic split bid July, TsL g
asked: September 72isc split asked
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ST. LOTIs GRAIN.
st. Lonis. Feb. Cash:

st. Louis, Feb. 24.-Cash:
Wheat: No. red Sl.S7; No. 5 red,
sI.32H1.35.
Corn: No. 5 white, 74F7iI5c; No. 5
white. 72C.
Oats: No. white. 45q454c; No. I
white 45C.
Close:
Corn: May. IAN d74hc asked; July,
75lk 075Lc asked.
Oats: May, 45Lc
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KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. s4.-Buttsr:
Unchanged.
Eggs: 2c lower; firsts. s9r: selects
$50.
Poultry: Unchanged 10 l. lower: hens
l. I9c: springs, tST25c; broilcrs. sc:
ROSTERS. lOc.
Potatoes: Unchanged
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CHICAGO CASH COMMODITIES.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-wheat: No. g rcd
SLED; No. . hard. Sl1Si.
Corn: No. , mixed. 73Ac; No. > mixed.
II y GI72c; No. mixed, 7lu7lI4c; No.
yellow. 745a q use: No. ; yellow. IA,
G72Ac: No. 1 yellow. 7lls aTIHc; No.
white, 1874 T74hc; No. ) white, 72H
72%c; No. white. 7llsC.
Oats: No. > white, i5TfSEc; No. 8
white. i4gl4Izc.
Rye: No. ?, SAKE.
Barley: 67D7lc.
Timothy seed: 5.sOa6.56.
Clover seed: 1850 2p.50.
Pork: Nominal.
Lard: Has.
Ribs: lOlgmlll2.
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NEW YORK BONDS

New York, Feb. :i.-TollowinG = an
Official list OF bonds traded in on IN"
New York Stock EXCHANGE today with
mr. .Ces IN to snd including the close 81
the market Total c'les today were So
40. 0CO against Sl5.lO2.000 Yesterday
s5.G,O.C0O week ago. s9.2SS.0cO year
ago and SG.25I. 600 two years ago.
From January I to date S5l6.%i5,0O
q gainst O6S9 297 900 yeTr $50, and
Si95.159. 900 two years sEo.>
(Sales in 1OOOs) high. Low Close.
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CHICAGO POTATOES.

Chicago. Feb. 2I.-Potatoes: slightly
weaker: receiptss 40 cars; total L );
shipments. S5i; Wisconsin sacked round
whites 9OcTSl.O5 cwt.; dusties, $lO51
lis Cyyt.: bulk, S1.OO61.I5 cwt.; Idaho
sacked russets S1.65G1.75 cwt.: brand
ed. $3.50 Cwt.; Minnesota and North Ia
kota sacked round whites small poor
quality 92lsc cwt.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago. Feb. 24.-Poultry: Alive. low
err: fowls. csc; springs. 24i4c; ROSTERS
lie.
Butter: Higher: creamery extras,
52Ec: standards. 5SeC: extra firsts.
45Es fT46lzr.
Eggs: Unchanged; receipts. 1855
cases,
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~-W YORK FUTURES.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
COrTONSEED OIL CLOSE.

New Work. Feb. 2i.-CottonsCcd oil:
closed easier; prime summer yellow,
$50. prime crude. 1890; February.
1890: March 1929; April. Ills; May.
11"2; July. ll.51 August, l1.i9; Sep
tCmbCr ll.4%; sG - 1900.
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PARIS BOUE>E.

Paris. Feb. ?I.-Pricos wcr" srons on
the .bou-sc today. Three per cent r"2',
IS francs 80 centimes. ENchgng on
London r. francs. 90 Centimcs. Five 9.I
IN. loans. - francs. IS Centim"f the
dollar was quotCd at F francs, 80 cen
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LONDON MONEY.

London, Feb. si.-BOr silver. Sid per
ounce.
Money. /, per cent.
Discount rates: short bills. -'s 4" y
per cent: three months bills. 2@s q > 10
per cent.
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NEW YORK STOCKS
STOCK MARKET AVERAGES.
Total Sales 435,1e0 shares.

Close. Close. Wk. D'y's
Today. Yes'day. Ago. Cge.
rndustrials 1906 1885 104.ss 40
Railroads. 6T.12 $3.50 66.S2 .OS
Stocks see. $3.50 S5.S7 $3.50 rs
New York, Feb. @4.-Following is
st Of most active stock sales today; to-
II sales of each stock and the high,
sand closing prices are given:
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MISCELLANEOUS AND INDUSTRIAL
BONDS.

Sales. High. Low. Close
Ajax Rub. SIS $50. IS % ssis sSls
4. $. Oh. 7iss Al: 5 1888 1888 1884
Am. Cot. Oil IS 81 5 76 I5A 75h
Am. smt. LIST IS ~ q Ss}a 50 S9H
Am. Sug. Gs 81 .. 81 1921 1921 1929
A. T. & T. c IS '25.SK 9SS 97a $685.
A. T. & T. col 4 '29 II 90 PIX Q:
Anaconda IS wi.1s1H 9S% IS sSi.
A6aconda IS W! o. g. 10i 1O3'i 1888
A.. R + GO t 5. ',7 49, Is So Ssu sIY
Bell OF Pa. 70 AS. 1O7E 1921 1873
Bell OF Pa. IS rs 10 $50 sS1s. 9Sia
Beth. St. 5iss -. IS 9S% s2ls 93ls
Beth. st. IS Sc. s SsFs
Beth. St. S. rs . lG 99is
Brsdeu Cop. IS 81 ssa s9A s9@
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TODAY'S CURB MARKET
BONDS.

New York. Feb. 24.-Following Is an
in on the New York curb market today.
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CHICAGO STOCKS

Chicago. Feb. 2I.-Following & a re-
nort Of today's sales, high, low and clos
ing quotctiOns, at the Chicago stock
Exchange:
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BOSTON CURB MARKET

Boston. Feb. 24.-FoEowing Is list
OF today's highest. lowest and closing
prices for the most @ctiyc stocks dealt
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NV ECGE Spots.
NrN CRLMANs sPOTS.

Sc'T York. FEB. :i.-yo;,oa s?o: duic;
midClirr. 1915.
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NEW YORK COFFEE.

New York. Feb. sI.-coffee: Rio No
:. 1Stac.
Futures: Easy; Nag. I1.5Ic; July,
lO.6jC.
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NEW YORK SILVER.

New York, Feb. 2I.-Foreign bar sill
YER. 64Hc.
Mexican dollars, 49iGc.
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Savage Arms e.
Sears EOchuck
4 Shell Trans Co.
Shell u. Az.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

own durestep or in his neighbors
pocket at tn farthest."
SsxHIELL anyhow" said Mr.. Hen
w messy, "Id like to kick up TIL
sod an find ton iv goold undher me
fut''
What wud ye do if We found it?'
demanded Mr.. Dooley.
"I-I dinnaw.''. said Mr.. Hennessy.
whose dreaming had not gone this
far. Then, recovering himself, he ex-
claimed, with great enthusiasm: "fd
throw up me job an'--an' live like a
prince"
81 tell ye what ye'd do said Mr..
Dooley. "Yed come back here an
sthrut up an down tn sthreet with
ye'er thumbs in Se'er armpits an ye'd
dhrink too much an ride in swell
autos. Thin ye'd buy Photographs
an radios an start a reel estate office.
Ye'd be fooled a good deal an lose a
lot iv ye'er money, an thin ye'd
tighten up. Ye'd be in O. cold fear
night an day that. ye'd lose ye'er
fortune. Ye'd wake up in tn middle
iv tn night, dhreamin' that ye was
back at tn gas house with ye'er
money gone. Ye'd be prisidint iv a
charitable society. Ye'd have to wear
ye'er shoes in tn house, an ye'er
wife'd have we around to rayciptions
an dances.
"Ye'd move to the Avnoo. an ye'd
hire chauffeur thatd laugh at ye.
Ye'er boys'd be joods an ashamed iv
ye, an ye'd support ye'er daughters
husbands. Ye'd rackrint ye'er tinants
an lie about ye'er taxes.
"Yo'd go back to Ireland on a visit
an put on airs with ye'er cousin Mike.
Ye'd be q mane. close-fisted, onscrup-
ulous OF carmudgeon. an. whin ye'd
die, it'd take half ye'er fortune FIR
raayueems to put We r-right. don't
want ye iver to speak to me whin ye
ges rich, Hinnissy."
II won't" said Mr.. Hsnnsszy.
Scsesslsht, is2b,
Evening star., 1923-01-07
The Praying Palm.

IT would appear that a tree or a
plant attached to the soil with a
firm set of roots was capable of little
in the way of movement. Such, how
ever, is not the case, at least with re
spect to what is called the praying
palm" The fact was some time ago
made clear by a scientist who has
made a special study of the sensi-
tivity of plants, Sir Jagadis Chunder
Bose. director of the Bose Research
Institute, at Calcutta.
1t was natural that a curiosity like
the praying palm, near Faridpur. in
Bengal, should come in for his special
investigation. He desired to learn
wfrat it was that impelled a date
palm to PROSTATE itself in the atti-
tude OF prayer when the temple bells
rang at evening. Strengthening up i'll
the morning.
BY means of a delicate scientific
instrument Sir Jagadis proved that
there is nothing miraculous in the
makeup of the palm. Plants are
sensitive to the light and that might
be the cause of this phenomenon, but
light is not the. cause of this palms
praying" 1t is the rise and fall OF
the temperature during the day
The records of movement of the
tree were found to follow the fuctu
ations of the temperature at differ
ent seasons with astonishing fidelity.
rise OF few degrees being fol-
lowed by fall of the trunk. and vice
versa
Evening star., 1923-01-07

His voice broke. Wheeling sud
denly, he walked away.
Chadwick struggled to his feet.
"I must explain!" he insisted loudly.
81 must bring him back"
But Eulalie put out a restraining
hand, although for one brief second
all her longing to call him back and
beg his forgiveness and promise any
thing which would heal the breach
showed In her eyes.
Nor Che said firmly. IF you we're
to bring him back now. that same
distrust would always be there.
don't want anybody to bring him
back. He must fight this out for
himself Some day, some time. he
will come back to me of his own free
will"
Chadwick fidgeted miserably.
"If you'd only marry me, Eulalie?'
he suggested humbly.
Eulalie shook her head. even sum-
moned the ghost of a smile.
NO. Sid" she refused. "Tll just
wait
And she said as much to her father
"nen ne came III hdSl lc 10 nSFs
"Roddy has left me- dad" she told
him bluntly.
Poor Eulalie.'' He said it with
.afinite tenderness. shielding her with
his arms as against some threaten
ing peril.
Poor Roddy." she contradicted.
Hes suffering over this too, dad,
more than am, because he's think
ing things which aren't true" A
pause. ''will you take me back again
dads?"
He patted her awkwardly, longing
for some way to express his dismay
and his pity for her distress.
"of course-of course! Glad to. my
dear"
Some day he'll come back and I'll
be waiting" said Eulalie, looking al
him with her two bright eyes. 'rm
to blame for this, you know. but
didn't understand how it was hurting
him. thought he knew loved him
SO Til just wait--it's all can do
Another pause. Wen just wait
she amended softly.
She did wait, along with the boy
who came later. youthful miniature
Of Rodney Thorne, and rather lonely
life it must have been. for there were
Evening star., 1923-01-07

plenty to be glad of an opportunity
to repay some fancied slight received
from her gay young heedlessness.
After a few painful experiences she
stayed much to herself, and in truth
doubt If she had the heart for much
else. Sometimes on pleasant day
you could see her moving around the
expanse of velvet lawn surrounding
her fathers gray granite home, the
boy in his lace-trimmed carriage
nearby. Or perhaps you would see
her driving through town. youthful
Madonna, carrying her child in her
arms. And always. in spite of her
gallant cheerfulness. that look of
waiting persisted in her eyes. Even
her courage did not keep her from
being a pathetic flgure-she was so
changed. Gone were the old chal-
lenge and recklesshess. Only the old
sweetness and tenderness remained.
with a nature like EuIalie's it takes
trouble to sound the depths.
& X
0NE year passed-two. And then
" a third. We heard OF Rodney
8.
Paris. another in Rome, a third in
Vienna, and so it went. 1 suppose he
would have remained a perpetual
wanderer except that in the third
year he made the acquaintance of
Rosamund Starr in a famous South
American city.
\ Now, at some time in his expert
ence every man meets a Rosamund
Starr. To me, the Rosamund STAIRS
are like these gorgeous French con-
fections-entrancing to look upon
but slightly disappointing on further
acquaintance. and with a definite
capacity for creating an aftermath OF
indigestion. Her husband--oh, yes
there was a Mr.. Starr; there always
is-was in the exporting business
which necessitated frequent trips to
places where the accommodations
were far from the best. Quite nat
urally, he did not even remotely con-
slider taking his fragile wife along on
his exhausting trips. wherefore
Rosamund, the fair. endured his alb
expensive and highly comfortable
hotel.
In her own peculiar way she en-
joyed herself very much indeed. which
is to say that. trailing around in her
beautiful gowns, slight shadows un-
der her wistfuI blue eyes. she poured
the story of her sad and lonely life
into listening ears. preferably with
soft strains of music in the back
ground. and always into masculine
ears. Women, you know, casting ar
appraising eye upon the gowns and
iauels which the neglectful Mr., Starr
Evening star., 1923-01-07

and stop all the old tabbies from
talking
81 could make you happier than he
please. Eulalie-''
but you couldn't-not ever!" said
Eulalie to that, becoming earnest.
Truly. Sid. mean it,
Well" Chadwick gave an an
CRY sigh. For the first time In his
entirely pleasant life his wish was
being denied, and he wasn't at all
sure how to take it. "If my regard
for you annoys YOU" he finished
finally.
Then, because she felt that under
all his selfishness Sidney Chadwick
was really fond of her in his own
way, Eulalie put out both hands
across the table to him in desire
to soften the hurt she had given.
MY dear, it isn't that" she pro-
tested warmly. why, I used to make
mudpies with you. But, Sidney"
She broke off short, wide-eyed. hold
ing fast to his hands in a paralysis
of astonishment.
two of them, stood Rodney Thorne.
and this Rodney Thorne was a
! stranger to her.
"I followed you,'' he explained
briefly, directing his entire attention
to Chadwick. when a mans lost
out with a woman there is but one
thing for him to do IL he wants to
play the game, and that is to leave
the field clear" For an instant his
eyes went to Eulalie and swung back
again to Chadwick. $50 that is what
I'm doing. 1 won't take you by the
back of the neck and give you the
treatment you richly deserve. I'm
getting out instead. You can make
such arrangements as seem best"
'oh, I say" stammered Chadwick
in dismay. You're wrong. you know
This doesn't mean anything, Rod
dy!" whispered Eulalie through white
lips. "Roddy"
Rodney turned to her then, looking
down at her with the kind of angry
hate only wounded love can supply.
81 trusted you, Eulaiie," he said
stormily. Il believed in you. For
your sake put all the old bitterness
out OF my life
Evening star., 1923-01-07
lr1oculation for Plants.

TT appears from testimony afforded
by scientists, both in the United
States and abroad, that we. are face
to face with the possibility of treat
ing some of the diseases of plants in
q way similar to that in which ami
mails are rendered immune TO. attacks
of illness. In this relation there may
be cited the experiments of Beauverie.
who allowed cuttings OF begonia to,
grow in earth impregnated with q
species OF fungus which is an Nattenu-
ated form of the botrytfs cinerea. a
destructive parasite of plants. AfteI.
impregnation the begonia plants were
subjected TO attack by the parasite
and resisted it perfectly. Similar re-
suits have been obtained by other ex-
perimenters.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
BY
JAY
GELZER

subsequent doubt and distrust OF
women, and about his lonely boyhood
tinctured with bitterness, and about
his marriage to gay. happy Eulalie
and the joy 1t brought to him, and
then of his Strengthening jealousy
and how it colored and distorted
everything e.saw, eliminating in the
scene at the Red Oak Inn when he
had refused any explanation.
"And / know now that she dfen't
care for him-not then" he finished
gravely "She tried to tell me so,
just as your wife has told you. And
wouldn't listen. Because of that
want you to believe / am nothing TO
your wife. She wanted a shoulder
to cry upon, and was there"
He waited for the other man to
speak, and likewise, her heart in her
mouth. pretty Rosamund Starr waited
to hear her sentence.
Dicky Starr surprised them both by
his unexpected generosity. Looking
from one to the other. I'm going to
believe every word of that" he de-
clared handsomely, his face relaxing.
But the next time my wife requires
shoulder to lean upon-I'm going 10
be there!'
From the grim finaiity of his tone,
Rosamund realized that on those fu-
ture trips up Shiny rivers in the inte-
rier she would be by Dicky's side, but
for the moment, in her relief. she
craved that very privilege.
"Dicky!" she said joyously. ana
flung herself upon him.
rrL
heads at some far-off picture Of his
| own visioning.
I'm going back" he said softly az
last. There's just a chance she's
waiting, and 1 can't afford to miss
that chance"
All of which is the reason why
Goreman, pere, looking up from his
desk one busy morning In May, found
himself confronted by an embarrassed
Rodney Thorne, twisting and turning
his hat between nervous fingers.
I'm back, sir" he said difidently.
rs she-may 1 see herr"
A twinkle came into Mr.. Goreman'a
eyes, belying the grimness of his e1-
preston.
There's certain young gentleman
taking up a lot of her time lately"
he returned thoughtfully, but /
reckon she'll see you anyway"
Together the two went out to the
gray granite house, and down the
steps came a small boy, very plump
and unsteady of legs.
Rodney Thorne stared at him and
went very pale, the resemblance was
SO unsettlingly unmistakable.
Il didn't know" he said humbly:
II didn't even know
He said it again to Eulalie once in
side, to that sweeter, more mature
Eulalie. IT didn't know"
Then from the depths Of his starved
affection came the same old hunger
Ing demand for reinsurance.
do you love me. Eulaiie?"
And with her small son pulling
| anxiously at her dress Eulalie made
the old old answer. with a new ten
derness underlying it:
Better than anything in the world,
old dear-better than anything in the
| world"
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Evening star., 1923-01-07
Cultivated BOOSTERS.

THE village of Bracket in Belgium
enjoys the fame of having origi-
mated one OF the most celebrated races
of domestic fowls. The Belgians do
not hesitate to assert that the
Bracket hens are unequaled for the
excellence and number of their eggs.
while the ROSTERS have developed,
thanks to. generations of cultivation
and influence of Growing tourna
ments,' a power and rhythm Of voice
equally unrivaled.
The breeders have a.. theory that
the musical contests in which, the
Bracket roosters are trained serve TO
develop the peculiar qualities OF the
race However this may be. IT, is
certain that cultivation has. differan-
tiated these fowls from all Others.