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Map-Hazard
By CECILLfi LANGDON
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lioprngnt, 1919, by tho WoiUrn Newa
linger union. J
The welhlresued, siiilllng-fnced young
mpn who nllglilcd from tho train at
Formlolt, bilsii, bright-eyed, iiiauotlc.
seoinod to diffuse siihslilne in ever;- di
rection. To tlie most unobservant of
mortals Alvln Kilter would have sug
gested a being In lov with tho world
and everybody In It. It was throe
months "since he had been In the
quaint little village. A traveling sales
man, nlwnit u year previously he had
made Forndell his. headquarters for
the district and for a week had
roomed and boarded with a Mrs. Alma
"Warner, who hud three little children
nnd with whom there lived a young
girl Just budding Into perfect woman
hood Myra Worth. Twice since then
Alvln had visited Ferndoll. The last
time he had left deeply in love with
Myra, and she knew It, and with a de
termination to place himself In n posi
tion where ho felt sure of an Income
sufficient to support a wife.
And now he had returned, success
ful and buoyant. He sang nnd whis
tled as he made his wny.ln the direc
tion of the humble little home that bad
been a lode star In view for so ninny
weeks. Then as ho renehed the rustic
gate n chill permeated his veins.
"Vacant I" he breathed with a quick
jtreinor In his voice. "What does It
-.mean?" and after trying tho front door
:and peering In, at the window Alvln
crossed the yard to that of the next
neighbor. The woman there nodded
to him In quite a friendly way, evi
dently remembering him.
"The Warners Miss Worth?" spoke
.Alvln In an anxious tone.
"Mrs. Warner died two months ago
tand the young lady moved away. Poor,
dear thing I She saw no hope of, get
ting a living here, with the three llttlo
tots on her hands."
"Hut you don't know where they
have gone?" Interrogated Alvln.
"I don't sir, but the mnn who runs
the garage here can toll you. It seems
that Miss Worth, looking for work,
went to him. lie has wveral gasoline
stations nlnng the Western highway,
nnd she Is so spry and willing to work
that he inifde an arrangement to em
ploy her."
"They she left no word?" "pressed
Alvln.
"No, sir, but I guess she would hnve
wished to have seen you, In her deep
trouble. I only think that because
from what I saw when you used to
come here; Jt seemed to brighten her
up a great deal. She Is-ji good girl,
sir. An orphan, and no relation to
Mrs. Warner; that lady took her In
nnd they become like sisters born. She
stayed two weeks after Mrs. Warner
(lh'.d. It appears that on her death
bed Mrs. Warner told her that she had
a sister, a teacher In a school at Cin
cinnati, who woidd surely provide for
the children If appealed to. Miss
Worth wrote to the school, but she
got a letter back telling how Hilda
Warner had mnnied a rich gentleman
named Despres two years before, but
where- they lived was not known."
Alvln went at once to the town ga
rage and Its proprietor told him of the
Btntlon where Miss Worth was work
ing for him.
"There's a little house there." he ex
plained to Alvln. "nnd what Miss
Worth does Is to supply passing auto
mobiles with gas, oil and air. I saw
her last week and she and the llt
ones nre getting along nicely. A line
young lady, that I She seems to think
It her duty to care for the children
after tho kindness of their mother, and
is linppy to have found a position
where she can keep them with bur."
It was late In the nfternoon of the
next day that Alvln left a train some
forty miles from Ferndell nnd started
down the brond highway on a three
mile tramp for the station to which
the gnrage man had directed htm.
Many automobiles dashed by him, and
Alvln had covered about half tho dis
tance In view when ho discerned a
dark object lying at the side of the
road. It proved to be a fur collar,
ndcldentnll alien from 3onic speeding l
car, he decided. He examined It close- j
ly. A Hftlc pWtket oil tho inside of !
tho collar hold1 ft' card that rend : "Mrs. j
Hilda Despres, AVWtigton, Ohio." ,
"Why, this Is a queer coincidence," j
ue soiiioquizcu. "itium is me numn ui
Mrs. Wnrnor's slstor, and Dospres
that of the man she married. Perhaps
they will miss the wrap nnd come
bnck this way to look for it," nnd
starting on again Alvln cnrrled the
collar conspicuously on one arm.
Ho proved to bo n cogent rensoner,
for shortly thereafter a machlno fac
ing him halted, Its driver stepped out,
explained that the collar belonged to
ljls wife In tho rear seat of the auto,
and Alvln cnrrled It to her.
Myra Worth's eyes boru a glad, wel
coming light as the Despros auto
mobile drove up to the llttlo station
with Alvln a passenger. Mrs. Despres
Insisted on being taken to her sister's
children at once after Alvln's story.
She had never been able to locate her
sister, and now with wealth at her
command she promised to tenderly
enro for tho little waifs.
Another story, that of love and de
votion, Alvln Hitter told to Myrn Worth
that evening. And tho noblo girl who
had been willing to sacrlllce herself
to caro for the- little waifs of her
benefactress, blushing nnd happv
hailed with Joy the prospect of n
home with the man she loved.
Keep Cool.
Conduct Is the outward evidence of
Inward Impulses. Impntlcnce within
Is sure to make n sputtering grouch
without. Things don't Just happen.
They nre usually the product cf a
long train of circumstances. To be
fnlr one should get out of pntlence
with the whole series If you get fussed
at nil. But you don't. You Just stow
about the one thing that causes the
explosion. When you hnve learned to
be pntlent and wait you will have tho
power of changing tunny a problem
that causes others all sorts of trou
ble. And it Isn't a bit harder to do
when you get the habit than It Is to
mnko a how of yourself. And It's n
lot more comforting after the fuss la
over. Exchange.
"
r
Let's take it easy for a while"
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Having sold my ranch, I will sell at Public Sale on Section 30-17-33, twenty miles
north of Sutherland, on the O'Brien ranch, just above the forks of the Blrdwoods, on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919,
Commencing at Ten ,0'Clock sharp, tho following described property, to-wit:
Six Hundred Head of Cattle
Consisting of 125 head of three year old steers; 250 cows, mostly all good grade White
Face's; 75 two year old steers and heifors; 100 yoarling steers and heifers; 125 spring
calves; nine young bulls, seven of them registered; eight milch cows. These cattle are
in good condition and nearly all of them Whito Paces.
Fifty-eight Horses and Mules
Consisting of thirty head of good work liorses, most of them young mares and in foal to
a good jack; ten head of yearling colts; six two year old colts; tenhead of young work
mules, good big ones, 3 to 7 years old; one stallion; one jack; and five good saddle
horses.
Consisting of 150 hogs, weight 150 to 250,
20 Brood Sows, balance thrifty shoats.
Corn, Oats, Rye, Harness, Saddles, Tanks, Ford Tractor,
Consisting of 2000 bushels of corn; 600 bushels of oats; S00 bushels of rye; 200 tons of
hay and millet; 50 tons of oats and rye straw; 25 bushels of potatoes; 3 bushels of
beans; 14 sets of good farm harness; 5 saddles, bridles and blankets; six 55 gallon gas
tanks; three big steel water tanks; 1 cream separator; 1 Ford roadster with Knicker
bocker tractor attachment with a field and road gear; 2 Ford truck bodies; 1 single
buggy; 1 single harness; buffalo overcoat; 1 bear skin overcoat; 1 pair of hip boots;
4 dozen chickens; a lot of household goods; 2 rifles; 2 shot guns; and many other arti
cles too numerous to mention.
BIG FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
TERMS OF SALE Sums of $25 and under cash; oh sums over $25 six months
time will be given on approved notes with interest at ten per qent. No property to be
removed until terms of sale are complied with.
T. J. O'BRIEN, Owner.
COLS. It. I. SHAPPELIi and El). klEHIG, Auctioneers. HAY C. LANG FORI), Clerk
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Taking the Joy Out of Rojoyned.
He was sitting In the lobby of tho
high-priced hotel. The high prices
started in the ground floor and got
lower ns they went up. Hut no mutter.
Suddenly n fuce caught his eye Just
as his face caught an eye. A woman
darted from tho throng of by-passers.
"Wifol" he chirped, pressing her
form to hlra.
UNWELCOME GUEST
By JACK LAWTON.
The married life of Hcatrlco and
Hilly had been Ideally happy. Rut
when ho entered the little flat one dav
"Husband !" she smlckled. "Ah, let j an( KttV0 t Heatrlce a letter, Bllllo'a
us L'O nwav. dear: let bygones be by- . mnrmor umik pnnsitrnlnpil.
gones. Let us forget everything." -t.8 from uunt," he explained terse-
Just then tho hotel clerk approachert. ly Wonts to come un(j visit us."
"Before you two decide to forget every- )1Not lleutrlco Ba, your Amit
thing," Interposed the horrid, smollous i D,.usu myi
creature, "allow mo to remind your ' ft Jg the
husband that there Is ?35 room rent ,,, if la nt,.r.,ilv
and $15 taxlcab fare charged against
him. After that Is paid, ah, then, bless
you, my children."
Matter of Gender.
herself" Ills tone wus pettish.
Beatrice's soft eyes filled with tears.
"But Hilly," she protested, "wo just
can't have her. We've been so bliss
ful alone. Your fttthor has always
The bell of a Scottish church wns nejti un tl,l8 sfste: of ,is ns a ,mriv
giving out a very poor tone and a , gou il0usekeeper. Y$i kno,w how very
committee was appointed to inquire , linrticui,ir your mother flays sW Was
ns to whnt was wrong and to report ( ni)0ut everything. She's unmarried,
on Ijgst means of putting It right , of C()UrS0i timl wm criticize me, und
After an exnnunauon uie inemuw, my ,lc). nt system, ami oh I you
Were divided In their opJnlojiJjrt te j "needn't telt me--" as Billy ventured a
kirk oftlcer, who was In atlendanco ( romonstrance "I know that exem-
Vittl!S- k&Z'. -Ei.-?2&ji Uli i plary kind of woman. She will bo tho
'lne." A ken wlmt's wrang wl' the snnke ,n our K(ien...
bell," he remarked ; "It's a she-yln" 1)eatrC0 caught herself up. "How
meaning that It was of the feminine j , fj Hho g0,ng to atay BUyr
gender. Pressed to explain, ho added : The )f, nnsl)ttnd avoided his
"KS '"UBS ?wr? lnnS It's necdln' , w,fc,s aggrleve(1 eyeB.
to be cllppltl" And this turned out) ,;About a m0I,th, she snys," ho ro-
to be really the fault. The .tongue j Ued .
had become loosened to extent Beatrice stiffened dclmiitly.
of an Inch or so, and was overlap- W(l)1 g,e W(m,t gl a montn
ping the curve at the rim, and h rfi
urrencan Buys Kranklln Portrait.
A portrait of Benjamin Franklin,
painted In I'arls In 1778 by Joseph SI
fredo Duplessls, and showing hltrt as
the American ambassador whom
Parisians of that period knew, has ar
rived In this country, tho property of
Michael Frledsam, tle New V"fk ve
nlng Post states? Franklin "presented
the portrait to the Freics Perler, en
gineers mid owners of the Challlot fire
engine, when he left France, und It
was from the Perler family ihat Mr.
Friedsam purchased It this your.
The portrait, whose gorgeous frame
of the period Is carved In the form of u
serpent. Is said to be typical of the
best work of Duplessls, who was made
a member of the academy In 1774, and
was later appointed conservator of the
museum of Versailles. In Versailles Is
a street called Duplessls, and a statue
of him stands In u public square of the
city.
All His Worldly Goods.
"Was your wife pleased with your
raise In salary?" tosked White.
"I haven't told her yet, but she will
b' wbn; she knows It," answered
Brown.
"How Is ft that you haven't told
her?"
"Well, I thought I would onjojr
myself a little while first"
It
Some Quarantine!
A physician was calling at a housa
whci- a child had the scarlet fover.
"You keep tho putlent away from
the i-'t of the children, I suppose,"
he remarked.
"Oh, yes, Indeed," was the mother's
reply. "I don't let hJiu come near
tho others except for meals." Boa
ten Evening Trucscrlpt
"Aunt Drusllla writes," Billy sug
gesTelT, "that she Is longing to meet
her new niece. She hasn't seen nje
since I was almpst a kid. Sho was
going to be married then, 1 remember,
but something broke It off."
"Her own exacting disposition prob-
ably," Beatrice spitefully remarked.
"Thnt's not quite, fair of you," Hilly
defended. His wife smiled.
"You see," she suld, "she's begin
ning To make trouble betwevu us al
ready." wvfc 2533fS3iv:
Trouble Indeed settled to fall td
Billy's lot. Mentally he blamed the
aunt who Insisted upon thrusting iier"
presence where the presence of two,
was all sufficient. And upon the day
of Aunt Drusllla's arrival Beutrlco
fell ill.
In vuln Billy telephoned various
women helpers. Tho helpers wore
busy. Ah a last resort, and though
his pocketbook could til ufTord It, Billy
sought a nurse's ugency. No nurso
could be promised within three days
at least. And though the malady from
which Beatrice suffered was not
necessarily serious, the doctor assured
him that she must have Immediate
care.
Billy himself prepared his wife's
breakfast coffee before he went to
meet the Inevitable Aunt Drusllla, and
Beatrice madu a face over tho coffee.
"It's horrid," she said, ungracious
ly, "and you must Insist upon taking
your aunt to a hotel. She can't stay
here now. You see that" The
voice ended In nh Invalid's wall.
Billy hurriedly beat a retreat.
Billy considered his problems as ho
hurried his little car toward tho sta
tion, and when he saw his wultlng and
half-forgotten aunt, his perplexity
grew.
Hero was not a quiet old body to be
lllhtly disposed of, hut a smiling and
ssured person In pleasing attire, her
shrewd eyes twinkling at his from be
neath waving hair.
"My dear boyl" she cried, putting
forth her gloved hand In greeting.
Then, after his very brief response,
an awful thing happened to Billy.
Stooping In hurried embarrassment to
stnriU car's engine, the handle
wrenched Itself suddenly free from
his grasp to deal him a terrible bo.
Billy, whlto with pain, knew what
afterward proved to be true that his
arm was broken.
It was Aunt Drusllla" who gently
forced him Into the car, and hor com
petent self at the wheel, took him
where prompt aid could be found.
When the doctor had bandaged Billy
Into relief, Aunt Drusllla continued to.
drlvo the car home.
White lipped and weak, Billy man
aged to tell his aunt of hts young
wife's Illness und of their now help
less plight. Apologetically he sug
gested a hotel as her own temporary
refuge. '
Auiif Druslllii good humorcdly waved
his suggestion aside. " s
"I wondered," she said laughingly,
"why It was borne forcibly upon m
that I must spend a month with you;
now I know V' - HKhiMUSZ,
Beatrice's first Intimation of her un
welcome guest was Then n sweet
faced woman bent sympathetically
over her bed, proffering, as sho intro
duced herself, an invitingly arranged
luncheon tray. t.w ..
"Billy has had an Injury to his arrd,1'
tlie TfgwIrfinT Informed her, "and I
hnve inndo him comfortable upon tho
couch. '''tOiv,y2i'lit?$Jt'tTite'
"Now, sit up dearie, and let us get
acquainted while you sample my cook
ing. I am so glad that I happened to
come where I'm needed." The blue
eyes twinkled through their glasses.
"I'm going to have such a lovely time,"
Aunt Drusllla said, "fixing you and
Billy up', ..-.ri,.-KS2SC
"OhJ we must not Impost " began
Beatrice. Hut the little aunt silenced
her, with a smile.
"My dear!" she exclaimed, "this lit
tle service will be my pleasure. I am
pft glad that 1 came."
Ilrtpulslvely Beatrice held out her
arms. - v..
"I am glad, too," she said, her eyea
met the older woman's honestly.
Copyright, 1815. Wfrn Nwppr UnloaJ
Length of Life Extended.
In 1348C0, 25,000,000 deaths from
the plague or "black death" occurred,
which wns one-fourth of tho entire
population of the world at that time.
Tho average length of life In the six
teenth century wns only 21 years,
while In this, tho twentieth century,
tho average life Is forty-five years. In
India, however, tho average life
today Is only twenty-four years.
We nre enabled to see what the sci
ence of medicine Is accomplishing la
more civilized countries, where igno
rance and superstition do not prorall
to any great extent.
Precocious Youth
Mary and Ituth wore discussing
plans for playing house and Mary said,
'Til be the mother nnd you be my llt
tlo girl."
"No," said Ruth, "I want to bo the
father."
"Oh," said Mary, "let'B play we're
got plenty of money, and thea we
won't need a father."
