BY RICHARD HOFFMANN COPYRIGHT BY RICHARD HOfWANN r W.N.U. SERVICE CHAPTER I « ISTEN,” his father said to Hal Ireland downtown — In the large office of the bank that was all soft carpets, soft lights, soft paneling, and enough floor space rental to keep five families in comfort for a year; “listen.” “I’ve been listening, sir,” said Hal, "for twenty minutes.” The Old Man seemed to wait a little for the slow draining of hu mor from Hal’s alert, gray eyes. Then he said in quiet irony: "I dare say you’ve been told about your charm—” “Never by you, sir,” said Hal with a faint bow, checked gently for fear of starting the slow, heavy throb in his head again. “I dare say you’ve been told that when you bow that way, and let your eyes twinkle, you’re apt to get your way. But I venture to point out what I can’t convince my self you've learned for yourself: that the business world la not made np of pretty girls or susceptible ma trons—social or theatrical; that the business of the country, about which you know nothing, is car ried on by men who think more of persistence and application than they do of capacity to hold whisky, or acquaintance with speakeasy pro prietors or handicaps at golf or the fit of white flannels. “The San Francisco Job is open till the first of the month—because they need somebody, not because I’ve asked them to let you coast in on my name. You’ve got your last penny from me—for transportation or anything else—till next quar ter's allowance. If you want the Job, get yourself out there. If you don’t, don’t.” Hal’s quick, mobile face was set, and he met his father’s steady look with bright, impersonal steadiness, rather as if he had a peevish, dis appointed child before him. Then he got up and'straightened his good shoulders with a deep breath. “That all?” he said. “That’s all,” said the Old Man, briskly casual. “Right,” Baid Hal, with a prac ticed clipping of the word. “Well— ’bye.” tie swung nts DaeK i a ms rather and walked over the thick carpet to the door. In the silence, he could feel his father expecting him to turn there for another word—or hope, or of opening. So he pulled the door, caught the other knob be hind him, and stepped out, leaving only the soft, efficient click of the latch for comment. Dalr.vmple—known downtown as Frederick Ireland’s knife and fork —was waiting unoptlmistically out side, where he couldn’t be seen from the banking floor. “Bad?” he asked apprehensively. “Bad,” said Hal, letting his gray eyes light again with their welcom ing humor. "Rage-making. D’you know anything about bromo-seltzer? Does it really work?” “They say so, but I’ve never need ed—" u “And I’m never going to again— never, never—probably. How do you get to California on six dollars?” “Lord, Mister Hal,” said Dalrym ple, “Is six dollars all you’ve got— out of that check?" “ ’Fraid so.” “If I could—if you’ll let me—’’ Hal smiled, and his eyes wrinkled in che corners. "You’re a h—1 of a nice guy, Dimples,” he said, “but I’m so mad—so mad, for the first time in my life that I wouldn’t bor row a Confederate nickel from any body who paid taxes in the same state with that—that—with my fa ther. He told me—if you'll believe it. Dimples: lie told me 1 knew nothing about money, or life or this country or him or myself or mod ern plumbing or brokers' loans or God-knows-whatnot that’s of t he most quivering importance to a young man’s career. He even made ine the simple astounding revela tion that I was an only child. Had you heard that, Dimples? He sat there and told me—but what the h—1: you’re busy. And I’ve got to get to the Coast. Bromo-seltzer couldn’t make it any worse, could it?" Dalrymple looked worried, con fused, pathetic, and he murmured: “No, no,” helplessly. So Hal pat ted his arm. promised to let him know what happened, and started uptown again. It was in the subway that he remembered the sign they had laughed at last night. In the West Forties, it was, and if he could re member from which place they had been going to which other place, he would remember the street, “California . . . $33” was the line he recalled. "There," Tony had said, grabbing at him; “go out to the Coast that way, boy. Hub el bows with the people; see life; know your native land.” Just west of Broadway—in the Forties. He’d find it: by er cent. Increases arc expected also In acreage of soy beans and barley. But hay plantings, owing to seed shortages, are expected to decline. Ventilated Silo Is Used in New Hay-Making Plan This Is a changing world and It would not he surprising to see a change In the process of hay-mak ing. In fact, It has already arrived, declares a writer in the Wisconsin Agriculturist. The putting up of hay, both by the sugar process and the add process. Is practical and can be applied to almost any kind of forage. Huy cunning Is also being used. This Is simply a ventilated silo where the hay is put either cured or partially cured and by ventila tion the curing process goes on without combustion. Large hay barns are not only expensive but there Is always considerable dan ger of lire. By ensiling the hay directly from the Held there Is no loss caused by woody libers, moldy or spoiled hay that has been put up Improperly cured. Simply a few si los will furnish storage for all the roughage and It will he In the finest condition for feeding. Less barn space will he required and the nnl mals will always receive fresh suc culent balanced rations. Bees by the round There are approximately 5,000 bees In a pound and they may be obtatned In packages holding one or more pounds, hut the two-pound size appears *o be the most popular for all purposes. There are, how ever, many beekeepers who prefer a three-pound package, thinking that the extra pound of bees will enable the new colony to build up more rapidly. Hut, says a promi nent apiarist, experiments with the two sizes of packages do not seem to warrant this assumption, for the two-pound packages will usually build up ns rapidly and store Just as much honey ns do the three pound packages. If the bees are young and the loss during trans portation not excessive, there are enough of them In a two-pound package to care for nil the brood that can he produced by the queen, and the colony will build up Just as well without the excess workers. Dry Up Milch Cows Tests have shown that for the good of ttie cow and the quantity and quality of the milk It is best to dry up ail cows at least six weeks before freshening time, says an authority in Pathfinder Maga zine. Unless the cow gives more than two and a half gallons of milk a day or stringiness or off-color of the milk Indicate the presence of mastltus the animal can he dried up by simply reducing the grain feed by about three-fourths nnd ceasing to milk. The other plan is to skip milkings for a week before stopping altogether, but the former Is easier and just as satisfactory, except In cases where the quantity of milk Is exceptionally large or where there Is evidence of disease. Alfalfa Again Alfalfa will check soil erosion for 5,000 years. Experiments show that a seven-inch layer of surface soil, on an 8 per cent slope cropped to corn or allowed to remain fallow, will he completely washed away within a lifetime.-—Hoard’s Dairy man. —-1 Seek Effective Way* of Fighting Coddling Moth Derrls, a tropical plant contain ing a poison known as rotenone, and pyrethrum, which contains the toxic substances used In most insect pow ders and fly sprays, failed to control the coddling moth, which destroys large quantities of apples and pears, under the conditions of last year'* experiments. The Department of Agriculture Is keeping up a search for new plnnts which may contain substances harmless to human be ings, but deadly to Insects. Infor mation on such plants has been col lected from many parts of the world. Tests last year with bait traps and light traps reduced the number of moths somewhat, but not to th«' point of lessening greatly the need for spraying. 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