i 31ED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. CHIEF IiTwEraMV i VI i . 'V ' Matrimonial Adventures Driftwood BY Courtney Ryley Cooper AnCur f "Tim froM-Cnt," "1li Whlt Drorrt." "Dmr Folli lit Ilmnr." "Ilio Icicle' Vie," etc. Copyright by United feature Syndicate f COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER Courtney iiyloy Cooper, nuthor, lecturer, circus mnn and expert on Jungle animals, began life ns a clown In a mnRlI circus. Mr. Coop er says that lie ran away from homo for the first tlmu to Join the Buffalo Illll Wild West show at tiie use of five, and that after that, rwularly two or throe times a year, the rest of tho Cooper family spent most of Its time dragging him home whenever a circus come to his town, Kansas City. When ho was fifteen ho made tho final breakaway, becoming a clown at t.e magnificent salary of five dol luro u week. After about five years of this he began to mix the circus business with that of the newspa per nnd left the "white tops" to become a reporter for tho Kansas City Star. Ha then successively was a special writer for tho Star, the Chicago Tribune, the New York World and tho Denvor Tost, when ho again went back to the circus to become press agent of the Sells-Kioto circus, and personal representative for Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill." Later still he became general manager of the Sells-Kioto circus. Following this he turned his at tention to telling the rest of the world what he had learned of the land of the sawdust ring and his stories and articles began to appear in all tho large magazines of the United States. MAUV HTEWAKT CUTTING, JR. It was six-flftoen o'clock. In the kitchen the last touches had been given a meal which was a bit more ex travagant than was customary In the household of Mr. and Mrs. John Car rlngton. The silver candlesticks were on the dining room table Instead of the usual glns ones; the service had been polished with extra care thnt morning. At the side of each of tho two plates was a sprig of orange blossoms, which had arrived, special delivery, from California, that morning. Just beyond tho French doors leading to tho living room was a large basket of roses. It was thus every year. In the fireplace of the living room, the llames leaped In blue and green nnd violet colorings, the offglvlngs of driftwood, sending their colorntlons Into the big, comfortable shndowy room and upon the woman who sat, Just within the range of warmth, gaz ing Into the llames. Mrs. John Car rlngton was waiting for her husband to come home to dinner In honor of their tenth anniversary. Not that there was any doubt as to tho time or manner of his arrlrnl. Mr. and Mrs. John Carrlngton had a repu tation they were known ns the hap piest married couple of all their set n set, Incidentally, wliich Included every worth-while name In the direc tory. In live minutes. Mrs. Carrlngton know, there would sound the throb bing of a familiar engine from down the street and the squeaking of brake bands which always nnnounced the homecoming of the best husband In torni. John never failed, Just as he never failed to telephone her precisely at eleven o'clock each morning, Just as he never failed to remember her birth day, or to send the biggest basket of roses which he could afford, on their anniversary. Just as ho never failed to take her to the theater on Thursday night, to tho Country club for tho Fri day night dances, or but the list Is too long. John was tho Ideal husband, lie never foiled In anything. Nor did she. For Medalne Carrlng ton also had her place In the matrimo nial sun. Kvon her enemies admitted that she was a perfect wife. The se renity of the Carrlngton home was something which could not be denied. I'voryono knew of It. everyone spoke of It. John Carrlbgton and his wife never had even quarreled! Tot, ns Mrs. rarrlngtnn watched tho fire, It seemed that an expression, al most of utter fear, was It) her eyes; the tapping of a shoe upn the soft rug gave evidence of nervousness, the quick knitting of her hands em phasized It. .Vow and then she turned Iter head toward the window as though feaiful of his coming, yet anx ious that he he here. Then she would resume her former position, her e,e fraught with presentment, gazing Into the big llreplnce where- the driftwood crackled and the flames leaned and scurried In vagrant colorings. Thewnln iitcs passed. A car stopped protestlngly. A step sounded. The door opened. She turned with her usual smile. "How are you, Dearest?" "Same as usual, Sweetheart." lie was hanging up his hat and overcoat. A moment more nnd he came behind her, to lay his hands on her shoulders for an Instant. "How's my Sweetheart tonight?" "Happy ns always, John." She turned and kissed him lightly. "You i were a dear to send me those roses. ' Ton never forget, John." He straightened proudly. "Why should I? Pretty fire." "Yes driftwood. I've been sitting here watching It, while I' waited for you." For n moment he, too, looked Into the blaze. 'T.eautlful. Driftwood, eh? Htither hard to got Isn't It?" She smiled. "Yes but then, this Is our annlvcr so ry." "That's right. That's right. I sup pose the dinner's waiting?" It was a useles-? question asked merely for the sound of It. John knew Hint dinner was ready. It always was ready. The home of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Carrlngton was one hi which nothing ever was awry. He went on: "Yes, of course, It's waiting. Just a moment, Sweetheart, until I tidy up n bit and I'll be with you. Only n mo ment" He hurried up tho stnirs. while again the gaze of Medalne Carrlngton sought the flames, the gaze of one whose mind is peopled with anguish. Hut In a mo ment more, It bad vanished. John was beside her, bowing In mock ovorpollte ne.ss. nnd offering his urm In un ex travngant Invitation to the table. "Many congratulations today," ho said ns they tented themselves. "Four or five of the boys dropped In to tell me their troubles, and Incidentally to say how much they envied us. Strange what a few little numbers will do, Isn't It?" "Marvelous." Her self-possession had returned; with him before her she was again the usunl Medalne Carrlng ton. "This Is the tenth year, without a quarrel." John lnughed. "And our Idea may Bpread. lien t ley's married you know Just last week. Came into the ofllce today. Told him all about our system, and how It's worked out. 'All that you need for happiness, Bent,' I said, ls to learn to count to a hundred.' Then. I went on and told how It hud worked with us, how wo simply schooled ourselves Into the habit of counting to n hundred be fore we said an unkind word, how; If one of us was nervous or Irrltnble, it became the duty of the other to hold In. and the wonderful result thnt we've attained. After all. dearest, It's all very simple, Isn't It?" "Kxtremely so." For Just an instant her eyes clouded only to brighten ngnln. "I've never seen prettier roses than the ones you sent today, John." "That's what you're always good enough to sny. By tho way, this roast Is done to a turn. I never tnsted bet ter." The meal progressed to n perfect conclusion as It always did. Once more, they were before the driftwood flame. She took his hand In hers. "After all, It's remarkable that two persons could go through ton yenrs of married life without a quarrel, Isn't It, John?" He nodded. Then : "Yes in a wny. Then again, nil that Is necessary Is common sense." "I suppose so. But hnven't there been times when I have tried you ter ribly, when I've mnde you so nngry thnt you couldn't hold your temper?" "No, not once, dearest. One simply couldn't lose his temper with you." "There you mustn't say that. Bo sides, the main point, I suppose, Is the fact that It's been accomplished. Ten years of married life, without even n quarrel !" She rose then, and moved slowly Into the shndows. Again her hands knitted unconsciously An expression, ns of acute pain came Into her eyes. John did not see he was gazing into the flames and watching tho colorings ns they came and went. "Ten yenrs without n quarrel! It's something to be proud of, something to boast about to your friends and " "Yes, I suppose so." Thoro was something In her tone which caused him to look up quickly, to glance townrd her as though she had uttered a desecration. The flick ering of the fireplace caught her fea tures, to display them ns singularly pale, singularly drawn and Indicative of suffering. He half rose but she motioned him back. "Please sit there, John, I've some thing to tell you." "Why, dearest? You seem so" "Don't please." She gripped the hack of a chair ns though for support. "I want to sny It as quickly as pos slide. I'm going nwny, John." The voice was fnlnt. Ho was silent for n moment. At last: "Well, If you feel that you should of course, It would be better from n llnnnclni point' If you waited a while, but If you renlly want to" "I don't mean that way, John. I'm tint coming back." "Not " lie stared nt her In non plussed fashion for n long tlmo before he rose. "Why Medalne! I don't I" "I didn't think you'd understand." "Not coaling back? Why" "Not coming back, John," she re peated, and this time tho voice bore n certain note of harshness. "We're through !" "Medalne!" "Please!" She motioned him hack. "I know what I'm doing. I'm perfectly clear and sone. I've simply put up with you ns long ns I can stand It, and now I'm going away. You've become unbearable to me, and when n thing like that happens, the best thing to do Is to get nwny. So I'm going." Sho said It with more coolness than ever, and with an Inclslveness thnt cut deep. There was the slightest twitch ing of John's lingers then he turned away, and for a long moment was si lent. At last, as though eased In mind, ho moved again to his chair. "You're tired, sweetheart. Tired out nervous. Don't worry. Every thing'!! be all right. If you'll Just tell me what's wrong, wo'll find a wny to remedy It. Nothing In the world that can't be remedied, you know" 'Except this. I'm tired of you, John Sick of j ou." "Sick? Tired?" He again faced her. "Sick of" Then for n long time he was silent again. "There, sweetheart, don't mind me. Of course you're tired. Ill, too. We'll talk It over In the morning" "There Isn't going to be any morn ing, John. At least, not with you." She laughed. "Ten years Is enough. I want someone else now." "You?" He was on ills feet In an Instnnt, his fingers stretching wide, his brow working convulsively, "joii Medalne?" "Exactly what I said." "A man?" "You don't suppose It would bo any one else? "But Medalne " "And I have your permission to go?" It seemed that there was a little sar casm In her tone. "Of course, you know, I'd do nothing without your permission. I want to lie frank with you, you know. You'e supported me for ton years. You've given me every thing in the world I could nsk for, you've supplied me with all the money that anyone In my circumstances could wish for, and you've really made It possible for me to have the money to do what I wanted to do when the time came, and so I really should ask your permission. Especially when another man is Involved." "Do you mean" coldness had come Into his voice, "that you're going to take the money that you've saved as my wife to go to some other man?" "I've said nothing like thnt, John. Merely frankness and fairness to let you know." "Who is he?" y "A friend of yours. We needn't mention names." "No?" There were no long pauses between John Carrlngtnn's words now. The whiteness of his clnfeks, the lack of color In his lips, turning them ghastly blue In the light of the drift wood, the glazed yet (laming appenr ance of his eyes nil gave evidence that temper had gone beyond control. "No? We needn't mention nnmes. That's what you say, Mrs. John Cur rlngton, but I've n different Idea!" "Your privilege! But tho Informa tion won't como from me." "I don't expect it. I can find out for myself, without tho necessity of running down any lies which you might tell me. I'll And out" "I expect you to." "I will!" John Carrlngton, tho per fect husband, swung past his chair to face her, his hands gripped, the muscles of his Jaws bulging ns his teetli gritted. "Don't worry for nn In stnnt about that end of It I I'll find out." "And then?' A peculiar glint had como Into her eyes. "When you've found out? Murder, I suppose?" "Murder?" he lnughed nt her. "Mur der, over you? Over a womnn who hns no more sense of honor than to do the thing you've done? Murder? Hardly! Merely the satisfaction of knowing the kind of a person thnt would take up with n conscienceless womnn. Nothing more." "Very good excuses, John." "For what?" "The lack of backbone enough to even face a mnn who could steal your own wife from you. You wouldn't even have the strength to face htm." "No?" Ills hands worked as with a sudden spasm. "When I face some body, It will be for stealing some thing do you understand whnt I mean? When I face a mnn It will he because he's taken something from mo that's worth while, and not ridded me of n blank featured Incubus, a tiling that's hung onto me like a leech, given Into me nt every twist and turn merely that she could rob me, someone so sweet nnd gushing that she's sickening, that herself hasn't any more strength than to take the word of the first mnn who Hat ters her and who Is willing to run away with him simply because ho tells her any mass of lies thnt happens to come Into his head! That's when I'll Oico n thief, when he's stolen some-i thing do you understand that? "And as for you" he nodded to ward the doorway "you can go when ind where you choose, nnd tho Conner the better. I thought jou wero m woman when I married you. I'm found out In the ten years that we'V" been living together that you're mere ly a spineless resistless, shapeless inns') of human putty. I didn't expert a thing like (his but I should have known that it would come. It wa? the only end possible, the only thing pos sible from n person like you. IJsIm ance? You' hnven't any? Strong'!) of character? It doesn't exist. Spine less? It's tho only word I can tlink of for you the only '' Then he halted, gasping. A varm, Impulsive little form wns close to him, her arms tight about his neck, her lips seeking his and kissing lilin again and again. "Oil, John, you're wonderful !" came all In a breath, "Just simply wonder ful ! I" Ho strove to push her away, and falling, merely gasped the iw.ro. For sho was talking again, hor words strenmlng excitedly, delightedly, "That's Just what I've thought about you, John what you've said about me that you wero spineless, resistless. But you're not, nre yvu, John? You're" "I'loaFc " He strove to Veal; from her, but she held him tight, uud a sud den pleading happiness In her tone. "I don't have to go away now, John. My 'other man' has come to me. Don't you understand, dearest don't you understand?" "lluh?" It wus the only word ho could utter, ns he stood there staring it her. his arms flat at bis sides, his lips open, Ids expression one of com bined linger, dismay and wonderment. The .xoft ai(ns tightened still ui.uo about his neck. "K.SS me, John please!" "Hardly." "But don't you understand? I was Just trjlng to make you say the things you did say It was the only way I could think to do It. Don't you see? I didn't know any other way la the world to make you quarrel with me, to forget that eternal counting to a hun dred before you'd ever answer, to to John, please won't you kiss me? I don't loe anyone In tho world hut you. 1 swear It nobody In the world, John. Don't you see? 1 I " Then Hie tears came "I Just couldn't stand It atij any more." "Stand It stand what?" "Why why, everything, John. You Just can't endure things foiever with out salt and pepper. It Isn't natural. It It Just got on my nerves until I thought I'd go crazy. I" "What's the " Frank amazement was his now. "I don't understand ou can't make you out, Medalne. Salt and pepper" "Just what I mean, John. Put your itnas around me, won't you please? Please, John?" She caught a hand and raised It to her shoulder, where It hung a moment, then dropped limply. But lie did not resist her now, as lie had done a moment before. "Tell aie, John Is this the first time you've ever thought me spineless?" He shook his bead, saying silently what he would not say In words. It seemed to please her. Sho kissed him. "And haven't you wondered often how on eartli you ever married me? Haven't you wondered If 1 really had enough spirit to even linve a quarrel with a tradesman? Haven't you, John? I've thought that about you wondered how on eartli you managed to trans act your business, how you ever cot the backbone even to 'discharge nil employee. You've never shown It nt home. I've tried to nettle you, anger you and all you did was count to a hundred." "That was our bargain." IIu suld It somewhat grudgingly. "Just the trouble Just what hurt me, that you'd stay by a silly bargain like that. John," she looked at him quickly, "during the time we've been married, have you really been happy?" "I?" he paused. Ills Ilp3 pressed tight for an Instant. Then: "if you' want the frank truth 1 haven't." "Why?" Again a pause. Then: "Oh, never mind." "But I want to know, Is It for tho same reason thnt I haven't been happy because everything has been just the Kline, Just the regular monotony of sugar, sugar, sugar till the time and never a bit of bitter-sweet? Is that th reason, John? And I have been unhappy, John. I've known every min ute what ou were going to do. I knew the minute you were going to leave home, the minute you would tel ephone me, the minute jou'd get here at night, and what you'd talk about at the dinner table. I knew to a dot what you'd do and say nnd how you'd act. And, John a woman may say she wants that, but she doesn't. She wants a husband who'll be good to her most of the time, but who now uud I then well, who won't. We can't bo superhuman, John. It Isn't In us. You've been on time to dinner for ten years. I haven't even had the excite- ment. of scolding you for being late. I" Then, as If with an Inspiration, I she looked at him "John, did you ever ' notice how an electrical storm , clears the air? And how sultry It has i been beforehand? We've never even had i the ' chance to know how beautiful j things can be after the fluids have gone. We've had nothing but sun- I shine until It's blinded us and wo haven't been able to see anything I" Then Mie halted suddenly beaming. A light of understanding had come In to the eyes of John Carrlngton. Tho tired expression failed, to give wny to one which Medalne had not s'tn In years. Slowly hl. arms raised and ' clasped about the form of hls-wlt'e. He kissed her slowly, as one who tastes lung nt u sweet he Is loath to leave. ' Ten years seemed to have rolled away, ten drab uneventful jears which now bore no more Impoitntico in retro spect than the flatness of monotonous plains. A soft hand touched his tem ple and lingered there. "We've Just been driftwood, John." IIo nodded and I;smw1 her n ;aln. I Then, like a streak, he turned from her ' and bounded up the stairs. Wonder- j lag, she heard bliu fumbling about In an upper loom, hanging, at drawers and uttering si range things under his hi oath. A grunt. Another. Louder. Then : ! ".Medalne," came In bellowing tones, i yet ones which seemed strangely fraught with happiness "whore iii I thunder are my pongee shirts?" In the room below, Medalne smiled the smile of a woman who has fought and won. She whirled toward the stairs and called snapplly, yet with a glint of merriment in her eyes "Bight whete they've always been," came her explosive- announcement, "right in tho third drawer of the ehlff robe, If you'll only take the time to look for thrtin '." Five minutes later a caller stepped on the veranda of tho Ciinlngton home. It was Inevitable that he should glance through the window, to seo within tho living room two persons sit ting before a driftwood blaze, hands together, arms about each others' shoulders, two radiant sweethearts watching the flickering of the flames. Tho caller sighed In envy, "They've got the system," he an nounced to himself as he rang tho bell, "Ilnppleat darned couple In town." HB0!& CHICK LOSS IS UNNECESSARY Timely and Important Polnto In Poul- try Raising Given by Mlsoourl College Export. Though only half the chicks hatched In Missouri are raised to maturity, most of the losses are preventable according to M. A. Seaton of the Mis souri College of Agriculture. At the present time under ordinary farm conditions tho colony system of brooding chicks Is preferable. Tho temperature should be about 100 de grees Fahrenheit when the chicks are placed In the brooder, nnd then grad ually decreased to suit the need of the chicks. If ample room Is supplied tho chicks will regulate their heat by either crowding closer to the stove or by moving away. An abundant supply of clean, fresh water should be kept before the chicks ut all times In some form of sultnblo drinking fountains Do not put tho water In an open vessel, such as n saucer, or the chicks will get Into It and become chilled. Feeding is a very Important factor In chick raising. Do not feed tho chick until It Is fifty hours old or old er, as tho yolk Is taken Into tho chick's body Just before It is hntched and so ample food Is present for somo time. The (lrst feed should be composed of a few grains of clean sand or lino chick grit, fed In n tint pan or spread on n cardboard. This should bo fol lowed with a feed of rolled oats and bread crumbs, and for tho (lrst fow days of the chick's life they should be given three or four feeds of rolled oats and ono feed of hard-boiled eggs. Tho rolled oats should gradually bo replaced with some form of grain mix ture, either comment, chick food or nay form of lino grain mixture. A dry mash composed of equal weights of hrun, comment nnd shorts should be added to tho ration nt the end of the (lrst week. This mnsli should bo fed sparingly at first nnd then grad ually Increased. Feed little nnd often, nnd feed all tho feed In a dry form. Milk Is un excellent feed for chicks nnd they should bo fed abundant sup ply of It nt nil times. It prevents many Intestinal diseases, supplies vl tnmlnes and also Is n good source of protein, which Is necessary In chick rations. PAYS TO CANDLE EVERY EGG Testlnn May Be Done With Much Ac curacy by Passing Electric Light Under Tray. Poultrymen have learned It pnyn to candle every egg that goes Into the In cubator. If only u few eggs are to bo Incubated, each ono can bo candled separately, but the breeder of ninny chicks does not always have tlmo for this. Instead of candling them In tho rush to get ell tho Incubators going he often plies In the eggs nnd takes a chance on their being Tortile. Every Infertile egg takes up spneo that could be used in incubating a good egg. Candling mny be done with n fair de gree of accuracy by passing nn electric light bulb under tho tray nftcr the eggs have been put In the lncubntor. Infertile or stule eggs mny bo detect ed In this way. This Is not to bo rec ommended If tlmo will permit thorough candling, but It Is better than using unentailed eggs. SOME CAUSES OF LAMENESS 1 Rounh Activitlen on Part of Male Bird i Sometimes Blamed May Be Duo I to Rheumatism. ' A bird may be lamed apparently from rough activities on the pnrt of ' the male birds In the Hock. Lameness may also bo due to rheumatism caused I by dampness nnd exposure. I.nineness accompanied by rapid cmnclatton Is often n sign of tuberculosis. Tho spots on tho liver nre also a symptom. A laboratory examination h necessary to definitely determine If fowls have tuberculosis. 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