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"Of course there Is He's ten miles
from the border and he can't possibly
get there with thirty thousand sheep
under two days: when he gets to the
river he'll find sixty OF my men be
tween him and the farther shore. How
ever. II will entail some loss en- route
and far heavier losses getting the
sheep back on the range again. Bobby.
I've got to stop that procession at the
first water-hole. scatter Dingle and his
men and put my own brave boys In
charge Meanwhile. we'll ride down to
that dust cloud and make a recon
Nuisance"
They did. keeping to the backbone
OF the western fringe OF foothills. An
hour Of hard riding brought them to
the crest of the slate-colored hills. Be
low them a plain sioped gently into the
blush haze: family to them came the
continuous bleating OF sheep. a dirty
gray blur indicated the flock At It's
rear and on ~ TANKS, little black
dots, that we're herders and sheep
dogs. urged the weary animals along.
Don Jaime counted the largest dots.
.Twenty herders." Roberta heard
him remark. half tor himself Hum.
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You see all there is to Babylon Is
this one-horse district school-and
about twenty-five scattered farm
houses--poor, struggling people who
used TO try to get up some sort of
Christmas entertainment for their
children here. Somehow father heard
about It-and for five years now we
have been giving the Christmas party
for them"
II was midnight when the lights
were finally turned out In the little
Babylon schoolhouse and Rodney had
got his battery back into his car, had
waved farewell to the Johns family
and was ready to trail them back to
town again. And then as he took his
place before the wheel he noticed that
Helen was at his side.
II want to drive back with you"
she said. Il want to tell you how
wonderful you have been. You
worked harder than all the rest OF us
put together 1t Is the first time dad
has ever had time really to enjoy the
party. because you took all the re-
sponsibility of his shoulders, and
when he asked you to make the pres
entation speeches for the little gifts.
I was so embarrassed for a minute.
You were perfectly wonderful-jusi
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CHAPTER XII

Gathering where the ground per-
mitted. moving al q fast running walk
where It did not, Roberta and Don
Jaime reached the waiting truck and
motorcar In thirty minutes Through
out the journey following her hosts
announcement OF his lnfleyihle purpose
to fight Bill Dingle and his herders
before snnset) no word had passed be-
tween the two. Don Jaime rode
ahead. occasionally looking back to
see that all was well with the girl:
seemingly. In his eagerness for CON
nlct he would gladly have dispensed
with her society If he could. AT least
Roberta thus read his thoughts. nor
was she far wrong. as his first subse
quent words proved
Bobby. this Job of mine Is mans
work. Aurelio is going hack with the
truck. so II you'll dismount we'll load
your horse into It, Then. II you will
be good enough to take the motorcar
and drive 1t home for me I'll be your
debtor"
NO" she answered sharply my
horse and the motorcar should remain
here. might need the car 10 carry
some wounded men to the doctor In
Los Algodones or some dead men to
the morgue. When this Issue Is set
tied I'll know what to do and I'll not
have to be told
THE objection you raise Is logical
one. Have Ii your own way" He
gave Aureinghs orders In Spanish and
when the latter had departed with the
truck. Don Jaime sat down on the run
ming board Of the motorcar and mo-
toned to Roberta to dismount and sit
beside him. Drop your reins. Your
horse will tie to the breeze he sug-
gested. Lets have q smoke Sooth
Ing to the nerves"
ut probably would he--if you had
any," she retorted, and climbed down
beside him. II cannot imagine any man
enjoying a roughhouse more than you"
You're poor Judge OF human ma
ture." His tones were dry. Nobody
likes roughhouse where lethal wea-
pons are used. I'm always very much
afraid I'll get killed. and | don't want
to die-now. In fact, never did care
very much about dying Life's fairly
sweet and, as you remarked recently,
| have lot OF unfinished business TO
clean up. Mind where you throw your
butt. my dear. This range Is dry
and don't want fire. Yes. | could
do with q whole lot OF letting alone,
| Bobby"
We'll. I've suggested the sheriff. It's
his business to apprehend horse
thieves"
He did not answer this. He was
thoughtful, blowing smoke rings. "I'll
have to teach that below-the Border
gang a lesson" he resumed casually.
"They must learn to stay at home. I'm
four men shy on q flfty-Afty break In
my rucknses with those animals
four good men. One OF them was
JnlIo's father--and julio shall have
his chance at reprIsal this day. This
matter Ia personal. Bobby. and I'm 20
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m-ml 1t doesn't look as II 1t would be
quite safe to give Bib Dingle bis walk
Ing papers today. He Is not In mood
to accept them" He cased his hnocu-
lars, whirled his horse and. without
even look al the girl beside him.
started back the way they had come.
what are you going to do, Jmmy?"
she asked anxiously. squirting up along.
side OF him.
Were going back to the motor.
car, Bobby. I'm going to send Aurelio
back to Vale Verde for reinforce
ments."
"Will there be fightT'
II think SO. Bobby. Dingle has
twenty herders. Six. with the dogs.
should be ample to maneuver those
sheep. So 1t looks as II he, had pre-
pared for trouble. and when men pre-
pare for trouble It's a pretty good sign
they will not avoid It"
Il don't want fight" the girl cried
passonately. "You and some OF your
mcu tudy Eel uuTL-hllieu.
"Quite likely. | have no intention
OF making this anything but slaugh-
ter"
"Oh. Jimmy. please listen to me.
I'd rather lose every head of those
awful sheep than have anybody killed
defending them. Send to Los Algo-
dones for the sheriff and posse to
head ningle Off. This Is the sheriff's
business. not yours"
"A good plan for weaklngs." he re
piled CURLY. "You seem to forget that
even members of sheriff's posse are
expendahle. Bobby. there's always an
open season on thieves, and any citi-
zen. catching thief red -handed may
help himself to the sport to the limit
OF his desires and his ammunition. It's
always been the custom In this coun.
try for men to protect their property
from thieves"
Il forbid you to make another move
10 the protection OF my property. jim
my. can stand the loss-now. II
anything should happen to you I'd
never forgive myself"
He smiled across at her benignly.
.And II ever fell so low as to let a
thief escape In daylight I'd never for
give myself. Bobby. I'd lose caste In
my own country"
Put those sheep are NINE" she
cried desperately 1.-THE affair Is none
Of your business. Jimmy-pease lis
ten to me"
He glared at her TIN ashamed OF
you thought you had courage. You
haven't--so now II seems ! must tell
you something. Those sheep are not
yours. They're minel Don Prndencio
had an offer for the lot from man
named Rlndgett The price was right
and prndy and ! decided you should
sell. The cn,iF agreed--and we sold
Yesterday the buyer decided he had
made mistake-ant sold the sheep to
me at a lower price. didn't Intend
to tell you about this OF course, but
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even II you're not. Nine times out OF
ten one can fool the enemy with
good bluff"
'You are going TO walt here until
Aurelio returns with more men and
horses7 How many men have you
sent for?"
Twenty. Caraveo, the riding boss.
will pick the best. That will be five
trucks with four horses and their rid
ers to each truck. Don't talk to me
now, Roberta. | have to formulate a
battle PLAN"
He took out notebook and pencil
and commenced writing, Here" he
said abruptly, when he had finished,
please hand this to Ken Hobart when
he reports here. II nobody returns by
twilight, drive the car back to the
ranch. You know the way" He
stood up, hltched his belt and held
out his hand
"Where are you going, Jimmy?"
.Im going to circle ahead OF those
sheep and get to the only water-hole
they can reach tonight There's an
old branding corral In the valley by
that water-hole-one built myself.
I'm going to dig in there and hold that
gang off"
surely you're not going alone"
"Julio will follow at four o'clock.
He's dependable. Goodby. Bobby--in
case do not see you again. It's been
wonderful to have known you. When
you get back to nobbs Ferry think
kindly Of Jim Higgins, II he's In the
cemetery, and send him an occasional
picture postcard II h~s not. Your
sheep money Is In the local bank.
Trust old Prudy. He looks like a
dusky idol but he's cutter than any fox
and honest. Good-by, my very dear"
He took her hand. 1t trembled In
his. Jimmy" she said In a very
small voice, 1.-THE other night you told
me you loved me- Was that state
ment OF fact or just-ah-hooey?'
ut was a statement of fact. I'll
love you as long as | live. Some day,
Ii live, | suppose I'll marry some
body else, but In the cool OF the eve
ming, darling. when the days work Is
done and the Higuenes boy and his
thoughts are alone together-we III
do some thinking And If Mrs. Hig-
uenes should say, James, what are
you thinking off shall tell her a
harmless lie.'
II shall 90 home tomorrow. Jimmy
provided you come back to Vale
Verde. II not"
ITO Re Cnntinu~dl
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out OF life, but what you are going to
give to life, to close your book of com
plants against the management OF the
universe. and look around you for a
place where you can SOW few seeds
Of happiness-are you willing to do
these things, even for a day? Then
you can keep Christmas.
Ar you willing to stoop down and
consider the needs and desires of little
children; to remember the weakness
and loneliness OF people who are
growing old; to stop asking how much
your friends love you, and ask your
self whether you love them enough; to
bear In mind the things that other peo-
pie have to bear In their hearts?
Are you willing to try to understand
what those who live In the same house
with you really want, without waiting
for them to tell you: to trim your
lamp SO that 1t will give more light and
less smoke. and to carry 1t In front
so that your shadow will fall behind
you; to make grave for your ugly
thoughts and garden for your kindly
feelings, with the gate open-are you
willing to do these things even for a
day7 Then you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to believe that love
Is the strongest thing In the world
stronger than hate, stronger than evil,
stronger than death-and that the
blessed life which began at Bethlehem
nineteen hundred years ago Is the
image and brightness OF eternal lover
Then you can keep Christmas.
And II you can keep 1t for a day,
why not always7 But you can never
keep II alone missouri Farmer.
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Il
Said Helen.
as II you had known these Babylon
people all your life. Dad says you'll
just have to come back next Christ
mas"
I'll come back every Christmas, II
you'll lei me. Helen" said Rodney.
II wanted to see you tonight Toto
tell you that love you After seeing
you as | saw you tonight | know I'm
not worthy even to suggest what ]
wanted to tell you"
Mr.. Johns was waiting for Helen
when she and Rodney arrived fifteen
minutes after the Johns cars. Mr.
Johns held his hand out to greet Rod
ney and he knew from the way the
young man took his hand that he
would see him again In Babylon.
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at dance the Monday before Christ
mas, played cards with her Tuesday.
skated with her Wednesday. danced
again with her Thursday. Then came
the Christmas eve dance, when he had
fully intended to tell her he loved her:
and the dance was over and he hadn't
even begun the preiminaries.
Two days after Chrstmac Rodney's
vacation would be over and he would
be on his way back to the big city
hundreds OF miles away.
1t took some maneuvers for Rodney
to get a chance ON Christmas morn
Ing to telephone to Helen when he
would not be overheard by any of his
numerous cousins, whose mother he
was visiting. Il am leaving the 9th"
Rodney told Helen hurrledly. II real
ly must see you again before ! 60.
My aunt has made plans for tomor-
row morning and afternoon. May |
come In the EVENING""
I'D love to have you," Helen an
swered quite impersonally. but you
see we are giving the big party out
In Babylon that night I'd love to
have you come II you think you'd care
to. So perhaps you'd better drive
over here and trail us out there"
Helen. heavily swathed In furs, met
Rodney at the door next evening. She
shook hands hurriedly and pointed
to two hampers standing in the hall
and asked him II he could take them
In his car There are two baskets
OF dishes In the dining room you can
take besides II you have room. We
are all ready to start"
Rodney could see two cars ahead
OF him and he could vaguely distin-
guish the figures OF Mr. and Mrs.
Johns and others whom he took to
be maids from the Johns household,
also Helen's younger sister and broth
err. all carrying baskets or hampers
as they piled into the cars
Finally when the cars ahead
stopped at the end Of frozen dirt
road In a bleak stretch OF farmland,
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small schoolhouse with yellow lights
streaming through small windows,
Bewildered. Rodney got from his car
and seeing that the Johnses were
CARRYING their baskets and hampers
into the schoolhouse he proceeded to
carry his cargo In also
"Now please get the battery out or
your car" Helen told Rodney as she
slipped out of her furs. revealing
simnle little sports frock beneath.
"Our chauffeur will help you II you
don't know how. He's out taking them
mt of our cars. We need them for the
Christmas tree lights Candles are
so dangerous"
$50 this Is Babylon" he said TO
Helen ,as he returned and laid the
heavy battery at Helen's side as she
directed.
Helen laughed. didn't you know
about Babylon7" she asked surprised.
Babylon is fathers pet diversion
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uut u ltti the supremacy VI
the common life over the individual
life. 1t reminds man to SET his own
little watch, now and then, by the
great clock of humanity which runs
on sun time.
But there Is better thing than the
observance of Christmas day. and that
Is, Keeping Christmas.
Are you willing to forget what you
have done for other people, and to re-
meIffber what other people have done
for you; to ignore what the world
owes you, and TO think what you owe
the world, to put your rights In the
background, and your duties In the
middle distance. and your chances to
do little more than your duty In the
foreground; to see that your fellow
men are Just as real as you are, and
try to look behind their faces to their
hearts. hungry for joy7
Are you willing to own that probably
the only good reason for your exist
ence Is not what you are going to get
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THE LIGHT OF
CHRISTMASTIDE
BY HUBERT KELLEY. In Kansas
City Times.


NOV, in tho night Of unbelief.
y We make this miracle again
OF ancient happiness and grief
And all the tenderness Of men.
We listen TO the hearts demands,
Unmindful of our darkling thought.
And set in other seeking hands
The symbol Of the things We sought
Finw strange VIC never understood
That giving more and taking less,
That doing all we dreamed was good
Would be cur greatest happiness
Now, In the dismal night Of doubt.
We make the star that we denied:
We cannot face the dark without
The little light Of Christmastide.
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Restful Pastims
Day dreaming Is delightful pas
time that requires only minimum OF
energy.--Toledo, Binde.
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I is good thing to observe
Christmas day. The mere
marking of times and sea-
sons. when men agree to
stop work and make merry
together, Is a wise and
wholesome custom. 1t helps
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Dick Reynolds Jr. May
Probe Brothers Death

when he received word that his
brother was dead.
Young Dick" as his neighbors
here know him, usually is quiet and
unaSsuming, but becomes fiery
and decisive when aroused. they
said. Therefore, they believe he will
demand action.
Richard Jr. has lived little in
Winston Salem in recent years,
There is provision in his fathers
will which provides that for every
dollar he earns, the estate will add
two.
Therefore, when Reynolds went to
sea few months ago, he bought a
yacht, but had it equipped fol
freight cargo transportation. He
has made it pay dividends, carrying
tobacco and other freight.
1t was believed that he also would
help clear up his young brothers
estate when he arrives. Smith was
understood to have left insurance
totaling, some said, about 100000
Whether this insurance would be-
come part of the Reynolds estate
or would fall to Libby Holman
Reynolds, Smiths Broadway bride
was not known.
Authorities, meanwhile, continued
their investigation of the shooting
which resulted in the young tobacco
millionaire's death a week ago last
Wednesday morning.
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.C|TY'S BUDGET
FACES SLASH|NG
Few Changes Shown in
Most of 1888 Requests.

Preparation of 1888 departmental
budget requests has been started
by various city officials in antici-
patton of the annual budget study
by the city council.
Most of the requests submitted to
City Controller William L. Elder
are not expected to show material
change from those submitted last
year, but Elder and the council are
expected to attempt to make serious
slashes in the figure before final
adoption in September.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
other city officials are undecided
whether or not the budget reduction
will be effected by pairing salaries
OF city employees.
Budget request of the Gamewell
department. is expected to show re-
duction of nearly $4,000 when COM
pleted due to elimination of three
men from the pay roll.
Two requests already submitted
by department heads show nc
change from last years requests, the
dog pound request, $50, 900, and that
of the city market, S13,535.
Reduction Of SIS over last year is
shown in the safety board admins
tration budget request of $4,000.
The cut was obtained by reducing
the printing and advertising fund
from $3.50 to 500, and slashing $25
from the badge fund.
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Professor Quimby would come to
Chicago Joseph Freud would try
to arrange to be in town, even if
he had to hurry back from
Mexico.
OUCH is magic among scientists.
~ The Chicago engineer laughed,
admitted he was as proud of his
illusions as any difficult achieve
ment in electrical or mechanical
engineering.
He told, proudly of the time
Howard ThurSton, the noted pro-
fessional, had visited his engi-
neering office to see the Talking
Skull.
He asked for a demonstration.
told him 1 would bring the
skull to my office the next morn
ing. He returned at the ap-
pointed hour, with his entire staff.
Il put a table right between
his knees and put the skull there.
He said, You're not going to
work it this close, are you? I
said, Certainly He said, But 1
am Thurston,' meaning he would
be sure to discover the secret. I
said, Yes, but I am Joseffy.'"
And Joseffy added that magic
really wasn't a bad thing for an
engineer at all.
"One of my early illusions was
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THE ROOSEVELT SINGS CRUISING

Come aboard" the Governor
grinned, land see how we have
lived since we started this seven
day ocean cruise last Monday"
Everything was in perfect or
der. Roosevelt sat behind the
pilots wheel, calmly putting on
cigaret. He was in his shirt
sleeves. His face was burned a
pleasant brown by the sun and
stiff ocean breezes.
y
THE Governor. his three sons,
Il James. Franklin and John;
George Briggs, Boston. and
cousin. Bobby Delano. had lived
the last few days in the small
cabin I was invited to inspect.
THAT is my bunk" Roosevelt
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SAILORS VOICE
WILL CARRY ON
Andrew FuruSeth to Keep
Up Fight for Seamen.

By Scripps-Hoioard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Reports
that 78-year-old Andrew Furuseth
Washington's most picturesque lob
byiSt, would not be able to return
next winter to carry on his life
long fight for welfare of American
seamen today we're branded by him
as propaganda of the shipping in
terests."
you can say that I'll be back
here if I'm alive" said the ancient
mariner of the Pacific"
Furuseth, according to the report
was to retire because the seamen's
union of 1900 sailors is too poor to
support him.
Furuseth's frugal, even ascetic
mode of life has made their lobby
an easy burden throughout the
thirty-eight years he has been here
He never has accepted more than
a seaman's wage. This is about $40
month. His expenses in a tiny
hotel room are less than his wage
Andy has at least two fights
left in his system.
One is to pass the King bill to
prevent "bootlegging" of aliens into
the United States as sailors.
The other is to block passage of
an international safety treaty now
before the senate foreign relations
committee.
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idea of what magic means to the
amateurs.
At the table were Joseph Freud,
DR.. Shirley L. Quimby and John
Mulholland. Professor Quimby
just had finished showing the
Great Joseffy through the Co.
lumbia physics laboratory.
For a time it was a luncheon of
physicists, not magicians. They
discussed things that were even
harder to understand than the
Talking Skull-such as the I'M
comfortable errors of ruling ma
chine. But before long they were
back to their hobby.
Professor Quimby had heard of
the Chicago engineers. famous
illusions, a glass Roulette into
which the visitor could place his
own pack of cards and out of
which each card would rise as
called for.
Il have it set up in Chicago
now. 1t has been stored away for
several years"
I'D like to see it," said the Co.
lumbia professor.
And before the luncheon was
over they had arranged that, if
possible, Professor Quimby would
journey all the way to Chicago
this summer to see the trick per-
formed.
There was an engineering job
calling Joseffy to Mexico, but if
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few hours we will pass a cabin
called Gray Gables, where the late
President Grover Cleveland used
to visit.
"You know Mr.. Cleveland was
about our only President who
really appreciated sailing and
dabbling about the coast"
And say" the Governor said.
I'VE have been eating well. James
is a swell cook and really all I
have had to do is steer the yawl.
have refused to wash the dishes
but, then, am the skipper, you
know /"
The skipper" waved cheerful
farewell as I left the yawl. A
few minutes later and the small oil
lamp was extinguished. The
Roosevelts were in bed for the
night.
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commented. He pointed a cigaret
holder toward a small cot, the
head of which rested almost
against stove upon which the
meals were prepared.
The covers on the cot were in
perfect order. Directly above was
a small kerosene lamp, which cast
only a meager light.
The dinner dishes were in their
place, carefully washed and dried
by "the crew"
Directly above the Governors
bunk, and to the side of the dim
light, was the eldest sons bed
a hammock like affair.
yes. :. he said, you see we have
lived awfully good-we certainly
do not have any kicks"