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& RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF P0rs0t7tffbois0is0s0is0rsaj.0 Clever Management of Braid in Suits WwwacWwwWayvac7' "CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP" IS CHILD'S LAXATIVE Look at tongue! Remove poisona from stomach, liver and bowels. 'MJtfffffffffffff.ffffi.ff..).wffffWWWfijn '. ' - - i, i J Robert J. C. Stead Author of "Kitchener and Other Poems" ThcCowPuncher ' :: 'i :: 'i Illustrations by IRWIN MYERS OopyrlRht by Ilnrper A nrothera tf ?.:: If S: 't IL (Clf Vs SSwww CHAPTER IX. Continued. 13 Hack In Conwnrd's office, while the agreement wns being drawn, Irene was possessed of n consuming dcslro to consult with Dave Klden. She was unensy about this transaction In which her mother proposed so precipitately to Invest the greater part of their lit tle fortune. "I think I would hesitate, mother," sho cried. "If you buy this house wo will have only n few thou sand dollars left. Your health may de mand other expenditures " "My health was never better," Mrs. Hardy interrupted. "And I'm not going to miss a chance like this, health or no health. You have heard Mr. Conwnrd tell how many people have grown wealthy buying property and soiling It again. And I will sell It again when I get my price." "It Is as your mother says," Con ward Interjected. "There arc very rapid Increases In value. I would not "There Must Be an End Somewhere," Irene Murmured, Rather Weakly. bo surprised if you should be offered an ndvnnce of ten thousand dollars on this place before fall." "There must bo an end somewhere," Ireno murmured, rather weakly. But her mother wns writing n check. "I shall give you Ave thousand dollars now," she said, "and tho balance when you glvo mo tho deed, or whatever It Is. That is the proper way, isn't It?" "Well, It's done," snld Ireno with nn uneasy laugh which her excitement pitched a little higher than she had Intended. In nn adjoining room Dave Eldcn heard that laugh, nnd It stirred some remembrance In him. Instantly ho connected It with Ireno Hardy. Tho truth was Ireno Hardy had been In tho background of his mind during every waking hour since Bert Mor rison had dropped her bombshell upon him. And now that voice Davo had no plan, no simply walked into Conwnrd's office. Ills eye took In tho little group and tho mind behind caught something of its por tent. Irene's beauty I What a quick ening of the pulses wns his as ho saw In this splendid woman tho girl who had stirred nnd returned his youthful passion 1 But Dave had poise. He walked straight to Irene. "I heard your voice," he said, In quiet tones that gave no hint of the emotion beneath. "I am very glad to see you again." Ho took tho hnnd which she extended, In a firm, warm grasp; there was nothing in it, ns Irene protested to herself, that wns more than firm and warm, but It set her finger tips n-tlngllng. 'My mother, Mr. Elden," sho man aged to say, and she hoped her voice was ns well controlled ns his had been. Mrs. Hardy looked on the cleandnillt young man with tho dark eyes and tho brown, smooth face, but tho name sug gested nothing. "You remember," Ireno went on, "I told you of Mr. Kl den. It was nt his ranch we stayed when father was hurt." "But I thought ho was n cow punch er l" exclaimed Mrs. Hardy. "Times change quickly in tho West, madam," said Dave. "Most of our business men at lenst, those bred In the country have thrown n lasso In their day. You should hear them brag of their steer-roping yet in the Ranch men's club." Irene's eyes danced. Dave had al rendy turned the tables; where her mother had implied contempt ho hnd set up a note of pride. "Oh, I suppose," said her mother, for lack of a better answer. "Every thing Is so absurd in the West. But you wero good to ray daughter, nnd to poor, dear Andrew. If only ho had been spared. Women are so unused to these business responsibilities, Mr. Conwnrd. It Is fortunate thcro are a few reliable firms upon which wo can lean in our lnexpeilcnce." t "Mother has bought n house," Ireno explnlned to Dave. "Wo thought this was a safo place to come" A look on Elden's face caused her to pause. .".Why, what Is wrong?" sho said. Davo looked at Conwnrd, at Mrs. Hardy, and at Irene. Ho was instcut Ijr aware that Conwnrd had "stung" them. It was common knowledge in lnsldo circles that tho bottom wbb going out Tho Arm of Conward A Q Elden had been scurrying for cover, ns quietly nnd secretly ns possible, to, avoid alarming the public, but scurry ing for cover, nevertheless. And Davo had acquiesced In that policy. His position wns extremely difficult. "I don't think I would be In n hurry to buy," ho said, slowly turning his eyes on his partner. "You would per haps bo wiser to rent n homo for u while. Rents nro becoming easier." "But I have bought," said Mrs. Hardy, and there was triumph rather than regret In her voice. "I liavo paid my deposit." "It Is the policy of this firm," Eldcn continued, "not to forco or take ad vantage of hurried decisions. The fact that you havo already made a deposit docs not niter thnt policy. I think I may speak for my partner nnd tho firm when I say that your deposit will he held to your credit for thirty days, during which time It will constitute nn option on the property which you havo selected. If, at tho end of thnt time, you nro still of your present mind, the transaction can go through as now planned; and if you hove changed your mind your deposit will be re turned." ""Conwnrd shifted undeFDave's"dlrect eye. Ho preferred to look at Mrs. Hardy. "What Mr. Elden has told you about tho policy of the firm is quite true," ho mnnnged to say. "But, ns It happens, this transaction Is not with Conwnrd & Eldcn, but with mo personally. I find It nccessnry to dis pose of the property which I hnve Just sold to you nt such on exceptional price" he was looking at Mrs. Hardy "and naturally I cannot run n chance of having my plans overturned by nny possible change of mind on your part.' "I am entirely satisfied," said Mrs. nardy. "Tho fact thnt Mr. Eldcn wants to get tho property bnck makes mo more satisfied," she added, with tho peculiarly irritating laugh of n womnn who thinks she is extraordi narily shrewd nnd is only very silly. "Tho ngreement is signed?" snld Dave. He walked to the desk nud picked up tho documents, nnJ tho check that lay upon them. Uls eyo ran down the familiar contract. "This ngreement Is in the name of Conwnrd & Elden," ho said. "This check is payable to Conwnrd & Elden." Conwnrd's' livid face hnd become white, and it wns with difficulty ho controlled his nngcr. 'They nro all printed that wny," ho explnlnedv "I nm going to havo tliem Indorsed over to me." "You nro not," snld Dave. "You ore charging this woman twenty-five thou sand dollars for n house that won't bring ten thousnnd. The firm of Con wnrd & Elden will havo nothing to do with Hint transaction. It won't even Indorse it over." A firo wns burning In the grate. Davo walked to it and very slowly nnd deliberately thrust the ngreement into the flame. "Well, if that doesn't bent nil 1" Mrs. Hardy ejaculated. "Arc all cow punchers so discourteous?" "I mean no discourtesy," said Dave. "It my behavior has seemed nbrupt, I nssuro you I have only sought to serve Doctor Hardy's widow and his daugh ter." "It Is n peculiar service," Mrs. Har dy answered, curtly. "I can only apologize for my part ner's behavior," said Conward. "It need not, however, affect the transaction in tho slightest degree. A new agreement will bo drawn nt once nn ngreement In which the firm of Conward & Elden will not bo concerned." "That will be moro satisfactory," snld Mrs. Hardy. She Intended the re mark for Dave's cars, but ho had moved to n corner of tho room nnd was converging in low tones with Irene. "I am sorry I hnd to mako your mother's acquaintance under circum- Manxes which, I fear, she will not even try to understand," he had said to Irene. "Oh, Dave Mr. Elden, I mean that. Is you don't know how proud you don't know how much of n man you made me, feel you nre." Sho was flushed and excited. "Perhaps I shouldn't talk like this. Perhaps" "It all depends on one thing," Davo Interrupted. "What Is that?" "It all depends on whether wo nro Miss nnrdy nnd Mr. Elden or whether wo nro still Reenlo and Dave." Her bright eyes had fallen to tho floor nnd ho could see tho tremor of her fingors ns they rested on tho bnck of n chair. Sho did not answer him directly. But in n moment sho spoke. "Mother will buy tho house from Mr. Conwnrd," sho snld. "Sho Is like that. And when wo nro settled you will como nnd sco me, won't you Dnvo?" When tho nnrdys had gono Conwnrd turned to Elden. "Wo had better try nnd find out whero wo stand," ho said, trying to speak dispnsslonntoly, but thero was n tremor In his voice. "I agree," returned Elden, who had no dcslro to cvodo tho issuo. "Do you consider it fair to select Inexperi enced women for your victims?" Conward made a deprecating ges ture "Thcro is nothing to bo gained 2SS32, 1 by quarreling, Dave," ho said. "Lp us get at tho fncts. When wo hav agreed ns to facts, then wo may ogreq as to procedure." ! "Shoot," said Davo. Ho stood wltli his shoulder toward Conwnrd, watch lug the dusk settling nbout tho foothill city. i "I think," snld Conward, "wo can ngreo thnt tho boom Is over. Wo have dono well, on pnper. Tho thing now, is to convert our paper Into ensh." Davo turned nbout. "You know I don't claim to bo any grcnt moralist,' Conwnrd," ho said, "and I havo no nltv! for n gnmbler who deliberately sits liv' and get3 stung. Consequently I nm1 i not troubled, with nny self-pity, non ! nny pity for you, nnd If you enn get rid of our holdings to other gamblers! I havo nothing to say. But" if it Is to uo londcd onto .women who nro in-i vesting the little savings of their lives -women like Bert Morrison nnd Mrs. Hnrdy then I nm going to havo n) good deal to say." Davo went on with rising heat: "If business hns to bo-' done that way, then I say to h with' business 1" , "I asked you not to quarrel," Coni wnrd returned, with remarkable com-) posure. "I suggested that we get nb tho facta Now, granting thnt tho boom is over, whero do wo stand? Wo, nro rated ns millionaires, but we haven't n thousnnd dollnrs in the bnuk nt this moment. This" he lifted Mrs nnrdy's check "would have seen us over next payday, Cut you say tho firm must have nothing to do with it. Anu wnicn is tne moro immoral since you hnve spoken of morality to ac cept labor from clerks whom you can't pay or to sell property to women who say they want It nnd nre satisfied with tho price? Wo havo literally thou-! snnds of unsettled contracts. Wo' must keep our staff together. Wo have ueuis to pay, ana we owe it to our creditors to make collections so that wo can pay those debts, and wo can't, make collections without a staff. Why, on tho property we nro now holding the tnxes nlono will nmount to twenty thousand dollars n year. And I nut It up to you, if wo nre going to stand, on sentiment, who's going to pay the taxes?" t "I know ; I know," said Dave, whose' nngcr over tho treatment of tho Unr-J uys was niremiy suusiumg. "ve nro In tho grip of the system. Still In war they don't usunlly kill women and noncombntants. That Is tho point I'm trying to make. I've no sentiment nbout others who nro in the game as wo nre. If you limit your operations; to them ' "The tronblo is, you can't. They're wise. Most of them have already moved on. A few firms, like ourselves, will stay nnd try to fight It out; try, at least, to close up with n clean sheet, If wo must close up. But wo can't wind up n buslnos without selling the; stock on hnnd, nnd to whom nre .we toj sell if not to people wh wnnt It? That' is what you seem to object to." "You place me In rather an unfair light," Dave protested. "What I ob-) Jcct to is taking the life savings of I'cuiuu jicuiuo ui uiuuuiuiu circmu' "Aro All Cow Punchers teous?" So Dlscour- stanccs, mainly In exchange for prop- erty which we know to be worth nextj to nothing." "Yet you admit that wo must clean up, don't you?" "Yes, I suppose so." "And there's no other way. Dave,"i snld Conward, rising nnd placing his' arm on his partner's shoulder, "I syra-J pnthlzo with your point of view, but,; my boy, It's puro sentiment, and scntl-. ment has uo place In business.' Hnvn ilrrmnnil thn nliloif Thorflf appeared to bo nothing to gain from pursuing it further. They were In tho grip of n system n system which had' found them poor, had suddenly mado them wealthy, nnd now, with equal1 suddenness, threatened to mako them poor again. It wns llko war kill or be killed. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Cattle Eat "Rubber Cakes.1. Experiments at Singapore have shown that n feeding cako for- cattle and other stock can bo produced from tho rcslduo of Para rubber seed after tho extraction of an oil comparing fa vorably with linseed c4L i I Ww WSWwm ?W4i 'iwt&J&&'A mlm'W't&m ssN&ft tw lH ItlllM Braid and buttons have been the ac customed decorations for .suits for so long a time that wo take them as a matter of course and are not surprised to find them among any reason's pro ductions. Their popularity ebbs anil flows; occasionally there Is a season when they almost disappear ami then comes a time when there Is no getting away from thei. They have been at the ebb for the past two seasons sparingly but innt cleverly used In In genious ways that are surprisingly novel. I.Ike the icturn of old friends after an absence, bmld and bone buttons are welcome, especially when we discover them so .smart and orig inal In application. The suit at the right has a fevjut tons and a little braid, but these are used with consummate taste. The braid appears In a lattice-work ap WHITE GOODS SALE The heads of well regulated house holds take Inventory of the wnrdrobei of their families In January, with a view to replenishing umlermusllns. This Is the time also to go over the household linen diet and maintain its standard of sheets, pillow eases, towels, etc. Early In .Tanuary the white goods sales aro featured In dry goods stores along with showings and wiles of nn dernuisllns, Styles change less In undeniuHlns than In other apparel, although there tiro UMinlly new and Interesting de velopments on trial In tho .Tanuary sales. Tho limit' of Miecrness has been reached and there Is a reaction away from It and away from sllkf. They have become too popular and too showy to suit tho fastidious, A return to lino cottons and handwork is n step In advance, which evidences th cultivation of good taste In peo ple who havo money to spend nnd nro learning bow to spend It. Bntlsto In good qualities y the fa vored fabric for underthlngH. .Al though It Is flno nnd dainty It stands up well under tho strain of wear and tubbing. Llko other clothes the most economical practice Is to have n sup ply large enough so that the suae gar plique on the front ami hack of the coat, which Is a vnguo-ilttlng belted model, consenutlvc ami graceful. But tons are set along the top of the pock ets and on the narrow belt at the back. It Is a suit for any clime or any sea son. The Mill at the left differs only by having more buttons set In two long rows at the back, with bands of braid Joining them. They form n narrow panel that Is turned under, In most un expected fashion, at the bottom. It Is little. unii-tinl touches of this kind that give clothes distinction. Designers who determined to use braid evidently made up their minds to think up new ways of applying It. These are only two of several braid trimmed models that have compelled admiration for their originality and Ingenuity. ments do not have to bo laundered very often. New chemlso and night drosses, blouses, petticoats and corset covers made of It do not differ much from those of last year. A pretty nightdress, shown In tho picture Is a good model to copy, and other gar ment" can be innde with the same de sign In decoration. Very narrow cross bur tucking, due Mil lacu edging, set together with beautiful, painstaking exactness, account for Its trimming. A novel management of the tucks re veals them In groups Instead of sin gle tucks In the cross bars. The Inco Is set In In scallops and a little fluo cuibioldery finds place on the scallops, Morning Jackets, negligee." nnd breakfast ca; come In for consider ation at this season, also tii holidays brought out the usual number of pret ty caps of silk or ribbon and Inco or net. A few of them aro mnde with wire support llko tho glorified Dutch bonnet shown In Hie picture which ro quires lace, silk nnd a-little niching, together with the Ingenuity of a good copyist to mako It. Accept "Caljfornla" Syrup of Figs only look for the name California on the package, then you nro sure your child Is having the best nnd most harm less laxative or physic for tho little stomach, liver and bowels. Children love Its delicious fruity taste. Full directions for child's dose on ench bot tle. Give it without fear. Mother 1 You must cay "California.'' Adv. Chinese Beauties. An expert has turned bis uttentlcn to wlint he calls "the exquisite com plexion of the Chinese women." This, he claims, Is not due to enameling, as Is generally supposed, but to careful manipulation of the face by the most expert masseuses. They begin y a "gentle pinching oi the cheeks between the tips of the.'r lingers, an operation that consumes a period of ten minutes. Lotions are ap plied by means of absorbent cotton, then conies an unguent and there-.. fol lows a kneading of the cheeks with nn extreme delicacy of touch, always pro cccdlng from the mw ami coinmlssuies of the lips toward the ears. HURRY! YOUR HAIR NEEDS "DANDERINE" Get rid of every bit of that ugly dandruff and stop fall ing hair. To stop falling hnlr at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dandrufT, get a small bottle of "Dandcrlne" at any drug or toilet counter for a few cents, pour n llttlo In your hand and rub well Into the scalp. After several applications all dandruff usually goes and hair stops coming out. Every hair In yourhead soon shows new life, vigor, brightness, thickness and more color. Adv. To Be Sure. "Sir, 1 hear you called life n politi cal nonentity." "I did not. I merely said you couldn't be elected dog catcher." "Isn't that the same thing?" "Not at all. A man might be de feated for dog catcher, and still have enough frl nds to make him a person of some Importance in Ids voting pre cinct." Birmingham Age-Herald. ASPIRIN FOR COLDS Name "Bayer" is on Genuine Aspirin say Bayer Insist on "Bnycr Tablets of Aspirin" in a "Bayer package," containing proj ei directions for Colds, Pain, Head ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen yenrs. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin Is trado mark of Bayer Mnnufncturo of Mono aceticacldcster of Sallcyllcncld. Adv. What Time Mlnht Do. Old Ooldbags WJiat's that! You really mean to tell mo you love my daughtor for herself nlone? IInrdU)-j-Yes, sir; but I think ( could learn to Move you t-too, sir, in t-tlnie, sir. London Tit-Bits. 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