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PUNCHER
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KtUhencr. and other poems
IBuiMiom ky fc-trisMyrr
SYNOFSIS.
fessintn." 1,111 ii V i7.V7.VM iiMiniiijrTp
tlit world, tut for Itself imt no h Me
to soniethli.f? vise. The triiliiinx I
worth while, nnil Its the training you
ew eiiiiiHtion.il aiis-amau". At. ar- ' wont. Take It"
to the auto tr wlilrh It. Hardv. ... , , "
it eastern fhyxirlxn, and tils diiuph. I H e expln ned his disndvantiiEPS to
,;:.:ir7.iihi,;,:o,T.7'i,,.,:ij;r: ; ,w e,nu,r ,f ". -i want
CITATTFrt I -T.lvir : with his father on
small, badly managed rani li. luvld
tlden hat rt-arhrd the aK of eiithtem
n n lew eiiiKation.il ailvantacos. At,
rioeni t
eminent
ter 1rjn
leg Is tin Ken. and tie in neBi-.irily cnn- j J"11 think." lit' said, Willi great
fined to his bed. Frlendslrji. and "unrne- ' f rankness "'tint lir.. t - .
thlnr more, develops between Irena and I J! ,' "nf 7 iMIS0 1 xxns r,,11-
tvid. j mc Minkespoare I was a miiMer of
CHAPTrn TT.-Irene Pret erlov, the I A,"' 1 WT to
Uti onventtonal fre. ih.m of ram h life, and i "n,e sttlfT In I lainU't a limpinge
her ai'Himlntanroslnp with I'nvld rit-i,a I'd pot funned f(ir It"
Into affecilon. tin 1 r. Hardy's
ti e youtijr people pnrt with the under- " e " prolwlily hnve n deputation
nandiva that Iald will feok to Improve, from Hip Mnml li..r... t ii
Iiik inmitiun In life and th.-v will meet .. ' -.. in).iir, Mini
Spain.
CHAI'TKn III. -The audden death of his
father leaven IlnviJ with practirally
nothing but the few bare aires of tha
rani h, the elder man li.ivln? through
years of dissipation wasted the income.
1 1 is debts paid. Das id Roea to the nearest
town, determined to keep Ha promise to
Irene by acquiring an elnntion and muk
Inu himeir worthy of her. Me serures the
firFt work offered, drivino; a team for a
t-oal dealer, and meets a nr n ivmod t'on
ward Bh'Hit his own age, by whom he Is
led Into dissipation.
CIIArTFn lv. Naturally of olepn mind.
I'avtd determines to fret awa;.- from I. la
uncongenial siirroiiitdiiics. and Kate
I rlnss It m Into contact with Mr. Melvin
lumcan. who sees the Inherent pood In the
boy and wel nn.es him to his home, where
he meets Kdith. his host's pretty d lughter,
fciid begins tho coveted education.
! CHAPTER V.
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The summer was not far gone when
Dave, through an introduction fur
nished iiy -Mr. Duncan, got a now Job.
It was in tlie warehouse of tt whole
snle grocery, trundling oases and
packs of nierclinndl.se. It was cleaner
Uiun bundling coal, and the surround
Ings were more congenial and the
woges were better lifty dollars Oj
month to begin.
"The first thing is to get out of the
deadline," said Mr. Duncun. "1 am
not honing that you will have found
destiny in u wholesale warehouse, but
you must get out of the deadline. As
long as you .shovel coal you will shovel
coal. And you are not capable of
anything better until you think you
are."
"But I've liked It pretty well," said
Dave. "As long as 1 was Just work
ing for my wages It was dull going,
but it was different after I got to see
that even shoveling coal was 'worth
while. I suppose It Is the same with
groceries, or whatever one does. As
soon as you begin to study what you
liandle, the work loses its drudgery.
It isu't u man's job that makes him
tick of his job; It's what lie thinks
of his job."
A light of satisfaction was In his
' teucber'n eyes as Dave made this an
swer, llr. Duncan hud realized that
he was starting late with this pupil,
and If there were any short tuts to
education he must find them. .So he
toad set out delilieratoly to iustil tho
Idea that education is not a matter of
schools and colleges, or courses of
reading, or formulae of any kind, but
a matter of the live senses applied to
every experience of life. And lie knew
that nothing was coarse or common
that passed through Dave's hands.
Dave's energy and enthusiasm In
the warehouse soon brought him pro
motion from truck hand to shipping
clerk, with an advance in wages to
sixty-five dollars a month. He was
prepared to remain In this position for
some time, as he knew that proinollon
depends on many things besides a Mb
Ity. Mr. Duncan had warned hlta
against the delusion that tcun Is en
tirely master of his destiny.
But Dave was not to continue in
l tie editor with a dry smile. "Jut (hp
same, If ynu know Shakespeare you
know Kngllsh. and we'll soon break
you Into the newspaper style."
So almost before he knew It Dave
was on the staff of the fall. Ills bent
comprised the police court, tire depart
ment, hotels and general pick-tips.
Dave almost Immediately found the
need of acquaintanceships. The Iso
lation or hts boyhood hail bred In him
qualities of aloofness which had now
to be overcome. lie was not unturallv
a good "mixer;" he preferred his own
company, but his own company would
not bring him much news. So he set
about deliberately lo cultivate ac
quaintance with the members of the
police force and the lire brigade and
the clerks In the hotels. Ami he had
lu bis chari'cter a qualliy of sincerity
which gave him almost Instant adinls
slon into their friendships. He had
not suspected the charm of his own
personality, and Its discovery, feeding
upon his new born enthusiasm for
friendships, still further enriched the
cha nil. t , - r
As TTls acquaintance with the work
of the police force Increased Dave
found his attitude toward moral prin
ciples In need of frequent readjust
ment. By no nienns a I'urltnn, he had
nevertheless two sterling qualities
which so far had saved liliu from any
very serh. us misstep. He practiced
absolute honesty in all his relation
ships. Ills father, drunken although
he was in his later years, had never
quite lost his sense of commercial up
rightness, and Dave had inherited the
quality In full degree. And lteenle
Hardy had come Into his life just when
he needed a girl like Keeule Hanlv
to come into his life. . . . j.
often thought of Keenle Hardy, and
of her compact with him, ami won
dered what the end would be. He was
glad he had met Keeule Hardy. She
was an anchor about his soul. . . .
And Kdlth Duncan.
While the gradually deepening cur
rent of Dave's life flowed through the
channels of coal heaver, freight han
dler, shipping clerk and reMrter Its
waters were sweetened bv the Inti
mate relationship which develops! be
tween liliu and the members of the
Duncan household. He continued bis
studies under Sir. Duncan's direc
tions; two, three, and even four nights
In the week found him at work in the
comfortable den, or, during the warm
weather, on the screened porch that
overlooked the family gartlen. Mrs.
Duncan, motherly, and yet not too
motherly- she might almost have been
an older sister appealed! to the young
man as an Ideal of womanhood. Her
soft, well-modulated voice seemed to
him to express the perfect harmony
strange attraction of" tTiomselvos.
AVhon they drove In the two seated
buggy on Sunday afternoons the party
usually comprised Mrs. Duncan and
Kdl'h, young Forsyth and Dave. Mr.
Duncan was Interested In certain Sun-dav-afterniHiti
meetings. It was Mrs.
Duncan's custom to sit n the rear seat
for Its better riding qualities, nnd It
hail a knack of falling about that
IMI h would ride in the front sent
with the driver. She caused Forsyth
to ride with her mother, ostensibly as
a courtesy to that young gentleman
a courtesy which. It may be conjec
tured, was not fully npprcelatcil. At
first be accepted It with the good na
ture of one who feels his position se
cure, but gradually that good nature
gave way to a certain testlness of
spirit which he could not entirely con
teal. ... . .
The crisis was precipitated one fine
Sunday In September. In the first year
of Dave's newspaper experience. Dave
called early ami fouinl IaIIiIi in a rid
ing habit.
"Mother Is 'Indisposed.' as they say
In the society page," she explained.
"In other words, she doesn't wish to
be bothered. So I thought we would
ride today."
"But there are only two horses,"
said Dave.
Well?" queried the girl, and there
was a note In her voice that pounded
Fill DAY, MARCH 18, 1921
NINE
HISTORY RKPF.ATS ITSELF
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"Well?" Queried the Girl, and There
Was a Note in Her Voice That
Sounded Strange to Him.
strange to him. "There are only two
of us."
"But Mr. Forsyth?"
"He is not here, lie may not come.
Will you saddle the horses nnd let
us get away?"
It was evident to Pnve that for some
reason Kdlth wished to evade Forsyth
this afternoon. A lovers' quarrel, no
doubt. That she had a preference for
him and was revenilng It with the
Utmost frankness never occurred to
Ills sturdy, honest mind. One of the
delights of his companionship with
Kdith bad been that It was a real com
panionship. None of the limitations
occasioned by any sex consciousness
had narrowed the sphere of the frank
friendship he felt for her. She was
to him almost as another man. yet
In no sense masculine. Save for a
certain tender delicacy which her
womanhood Inspired, he came and
went with her as he might have done
with a man chum of bis own use. And
when she preferred to ride without
l'orsyth It did not occur to Klden thai
fhe preferred to ride with him.
They were soon in the country, and
Kdith, leading, swung from the road
to a bridle trail that followed tlit
winding of the river. As tier graceful
figure drifted tin ahead it seemed more
than ever reminiscent of Keenie
Hardy. What rides they had had on
those 'oothill trails I What dippings
Into the great canyons I What adven
tures into tlr spruce forests! And
how long ago it all seemed! This irirl.
riding ahead, suggestive in every curve
nis
of the perfect Louie, and underneath
tt"; ..-" -. . t, - "no pose ui jteenie naray. . . . i
Its even tones he caucht irllmnses of ,
, ... I rJr" were uurning who loneliness.
t2 , , i P'Tf a"".' Jul,lJ,u,',nt UHt I II knew he was dull that day, and
easily unbalanced. And h Dave's eyes Kulth wag pnrtlt.ularly t.hHrmlng and
would follow her the tragedy of hi. vlvarloU8. She couxed nlm lnt0
the grocery trade. A few evening ! "TIJ , ' .1 . " I versat.on a dozen times, Wat he an-
la.er he was engaged In reading In denied the start wl.lch such a mother 'LV?"1' At. ,eDBtl!
4w,.i,i ii ,l"l,,;, irom ner norse auu seatea
cou d have given him ht,r8Hf faolnK fhe Qn a faen
I am twenty years behind myself," i()g without looking back she lo
be would reflect, wtth a grim smile. dloated wlth her naild the be.
Never mind. I will do three men's lde her and Duve followed and nut
work for the next ten, and then we down.
will be even." I uV' BPn. 0n,,. i, ....
I -vm luiniutj lSUflt BMC BUIU,
And there was Edith Edith who "You don't oulte do vnnrsoif i,iHtw
the public library. Mr. Duncan had
directed him Into the realm of fiction
and poetry, and lit was now feeling
his way through "Hamlet." On the
evening Ir question an elderly man
engaged him in conversation.
, "You are a Shakespearean student.
I see?"
"Not exactly. I read a little In the
evenings."
"I have seen you here different
times. Are you well acquainted with
the town?"
"Pretty well." said Dave, scenting
that there might be a purpose in the
questioning.
"Working now?"
Dave told him where he was em
ployed. "I am the editor of the Call," said
the elderly man. "We need another
man on the street;
know. We pay twenty-five dollars a
week for such a position. If you are
Interested you might call at the office
tomorrow."
Dave hurried with his problem to
Mr. Duncan. "I think I'd like the
work," he said, "but I am not sure
whether I tun do it. My writing Is
rather wonderful."
Mr. Duncan turned the matter over
in his mind. "Yes," he said at length,
"but I notice you are beginning to use
the typewriter. When you learn that
God gave you ten fingers, not two, you
may make a typist. And there Is
nothing more worth while than being
able to express yourself In English.
They'll teach you that on a uewspaper.
I think I'd take It.
"Not cn account of the money," he
continued, after a little. "You would
probably Boon be earning more In the
wholesale business. Newspaper men
ve about the worst paid, of all pro-
had burst so unexnectedlv upon bis
life thut first evening in her father's
What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing!" he answered, with a
home. He had not allowed himself laugh, pulling himself together. "This
any foolishness about Kdlth. ' It was
evident Kdith was pre-empted, Just as
he was pre-empted, and the part ot
honor In hU friend's house was to rec-
SkirtllTi. tltA Bl.tiia nun Vttll
, .. r...,,ir- it,, ... nun.
ir. Aiian rorsyin was unnecessarily
self-assured. He might have made it
less evident that he was within the
enchanted circle while Dave remained
j outside. His complacence irritated
i tluvu nl.tw.u ..I.-.,!..., If..
. -- m, , ,r.-i. id,,, IlinilJ. mllt III-
n?l,Z' yU h(,n camaraderie of Edith herself
five mil Mrs
checked any adventure of that kind.
She was of about the same figure as
Keenie Hardy a little slighter per
haps; and about the same age; and
she had the same quick, flunk eyes.
And she sang wonderfully. He had
never heard Keeule sing, but in some
ttrange way he bad formed a deep
conviction that she would slug much
as Kdlth sang. Iu love, as In religion,
man Is forever setting up Idols to rc
resent his Ideals uud forever finding
feet of clay.
Dave was not long In discovering
that bis engagement as coachman was
a device, born of Mr. Duncau's kind
ness, to enable film to accept instruc
tion without feeling under obligation
for It. When he made this discovery
he smiled quietly to himself and pre
tended not to have made it. To have
acted otherwise would I we seemed
ungrateful to Mr. Duncan. And pres
ently the drives bejjan tSL have a
September weather always eets me
I guess I have a streak of Indian; It
comes of being brought up on the
ranges. And in September, after the
first frosts have touched the foliage "
He paused, as though It was not nec
essary to say more.
"Yes, I know," she sab quietly.
Then, with a queer little note of con
fidence, "Don't apologize for It. Dave."
"Apologize?" and his form straight
ened. "Certainly not. . . . one
doesn't apologize for nature, does he?
. . . But It conies back In Septem
ber." He smiled, and she thought the sub
conscious In him was calling up the
smell of fire In dry grass, or perhaps
even the rumble of buffalo over the
hills. And be knew he smiled because
be had so completely misled her.
. . . It was dusk when they sta-ted
homeward.
Forsyth was waiting for her. Dave
scented stormy weather uud excised
himself early.
"What does this mean?"' demnrded
Forsyth angrily as soon as Dave had
gone. "Do you think I will take sec
ond place to that that coal heaver?"
"That la not to bis discredit," the
said.
"Straight from the corrals into good
society," Forsyth sneered.
Then she made no pretense of com
(ConMnued on Page 10)
She (after the hasty bothro'hal):
"Darling, this ting looks so familiar."
He (studying he rmoie closely):
' Tan it lie possible that "
She: "Yes, it IS the very same
i ng! Why, you're the fellow I was
engaged to three weeks last summer!"
r!lC?K l "a"1 f,v?ry f?w Tn th,,t I A mnn opwatln a snow shovel is
when hey are pu led up by the roots one to whom you can give an inch an"
there II be a ho e to nok nt a thinn.i ). ,.. ...i. , J; 1
(Mo.) Bugle. I n..r. weirou iews.
1
A Boston woman calls her own "the
i-illv sex." That's n rn.D uk.M
angel may rush in where a male foot
The chap who w hines that he was n
fool to ret married never tccma in
. , , . mo.r i u.-n i i vtneie a male loot
remember that he was a fool befote would fear to tread. Philadelphia
that. Monet (Mo.) Journal. Record.
Who said ruih. -was?
slander Szm. &lioxif
20 for 20 caits
in air-tight package:
Also obtainable in round
tin of 50, vacuum aealed.
"YOU'RE FIRED," said the editor.
"UNLESS YOU can dig up.
A LIVE story today."
.
SO THE cub reporter.
DISAPPEARED FOR hours.
BUT WHEN ho recovered.
FROM HIS trance, he had.
A STORY hero It la.
OUR DEPUTY constable.
WAS WAKENED by the 'phone.
AND A Ehrlll voice cried.
"FOR THE love of Mike.
BEAT IT hero quick.
AND NAIL a nut.
WHO'S TALKING wild
IN THE cigar store."
THE LONG arm of the law.
PUT ON hia pants.
SPED TO the scene,
AND AFTER a brief.
BUT TERRIFIC struggle,
MADE THE pinch.
AND WHEN Interviewed.
BY OUR star reporter.
GAVE OUT this statement.
"HE'S A loony, ell right
THE ASYLUM says, by Heek.
THE WORST they ever bad.
WHY THE poor nut.
CLAIMS HE can copy.
THE SECRET blend.
OF THE clgarettas.
THAT 8ATISFY."
NO tho Mend can't be copied. It's
one way of blending fine tobaccos
- both Turkish and Domestic that
the other fellowcan't get onto. That's
why Chesterfields "satisfy," and
that's why only Chesterfields can
"(satisfy.'
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