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THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL. & (V By J. —— ———————— f CHAPTER XV.—Continued. —13— Thoughts of rilmsoll did not bother Sandy’s head. The “old man” of the '/ i Three Star—hearing The cowman's in evitable title for the head of the management, whether young or old. male or female—carried out his long- eherished plans for additional \Vater- supply, for alfalfa planting, for regis tered bulls and high-grade cows. He studied hard, he got in touch with the -state experimental developments, he subscribed for magazines that told of cattle breeding, he sent soils for an alysis. and young Ed. coming home from his first term, found, somewhat to his chagrin, that Sandy was far ahead of him in both the theory and practice of ranching. The days multiplied Into weeks and the weeks into months. Sandy re ceived one letter from Brandon that seemed to presage another visit across the line. It was terse, charac teristic of the man. •*My Dear Bourke: **We are still losing three and four- year olds, and the evidence points to tbetr drifting over toward |*llm«oll We have tfared up some of the link* leading from this end. Tn he quite t. the authorities of y«or own ly <to not svstn over disposed to !ft 11 la* nrt*! w s res ffaftt- • mn fr 1 \\ i «i »• f Sandy. “I’m goin’ over early on Pronto an’ take the white blazed bay along that Molly -rode over the Goats' pass.” ■ - “Hide in? She won’t he dressed for it, travelin’ on the train,” said Mi randa. ■Tve got a hunch she will,” Sandy answered simply. “They got their own private car. If t she ain’t, why, Sam can ride the bay back. But me an’ Pronto, the bay an’ Grit are goin’ thntawa'y.” There were certain tones of Sandy’s voice that gave absolute finality to his statements. He used them on this occasion. The argument dropped. In a way Sandy was making the matter a test of Molly. If she was as anxious ns she wrote to “fork a broncho,” If she understood Sandy and he her, she would feel that he would be waiting with her mount for her to return to Ihe ranch western fashion. If not. Jt meant, that she was out of the chrys alis and had become, not the busy bee that belongs to the mesqulte and the sage, but a gaudier, less respon- athle flutlerer among eastern flower t>ed*. • • Miranda's caravan started an hour cleus. Another person had come „out, evidently Miss Nicholson. She had the general appearance of a white raI)bit and the manners of a- mater- nally intentioned but none too effi cient hen. Keith descended first, Molly darted by hisljxtended hand and ran straight to Sandy, who had dismounted. “I’m going to hug you, and Mormon and Sam, a6 soon as r we get home to the ranch,” she cried. “Horae! I’m so glad to be here. Pronto, you beauty, and my own bay, Blaze! Do you remember the trip over the mesa. Blaze? How did you know I wanted to ride to Three Star instead of drive?” “Took a chance,” said Sandy. "Do you?” The old woman-shyness had come over him, fighting with his knowledge of the child who had changed Into a woman. And the pon gee duster deceived him. I "Do I? Didn't I write you I was aching to fork a saddle? Look l** S)n* unbuttoned the duster with swift Angers and atrtiqNsI It off. stand ing revealed in riding toga of smallest j black and white cheeks, cost flaring •>ut from the trim waist, slim, at/aigbt I KTtOVED UNIFORM DCTTEUTlONAl. Sunday School * Lesson ’ (Bjr REV p B FITZWATER. D. D., Tsarhsr of English Blbls In ths Mood) RlbU Instltut* of Chicago ) Copyright, 1111, Woators Navapopor Union LESSON FOB JUNE 17 idy left, i in the h Mon best legs IB breeebe* i md riding bootu, a ! tatted hi 1 la white stuck about the sUmder, round 1 aa anwsei ur®, ■ ed neck. Kb* gav e one hand to Moc- i tarnish mam, the other to Korn, gating at bee I fatlactro nH^i tn admiration tha it wn* radiant and 1 Use, poi tto gungte-wyed Band Ip. looking d—n at Gome a«!« bee, saw bee eyes crinkle at the roe- girt w— •U i . aef* In the eld u ray, Keitb and hla I she won j 1 asm Jndwrd tWevu ’ r waring from tw rnf He ch IW%« ; lllao XlribakaeB 1 Mrs eetng behind in* ergetic, good-fellow-well-met promoter and engineer of other people’s for tunes. There wag not much spoken be tween Molly and Sandy on the way back to the ranch. She seemed con tent to breathe In deep the herb- scented air and ga?e at the moun tains. Sandy, riding a little to one side, a little back of her, so that he could see her better without appearing to stare, echoed, for the time, her happiness. This was Molly, the girl who had sworn when she told them -of her father’s death. He could recall the tone of the words at will. "The d—d road Jest slid out from under. He didn’t have a h—l-chance!** Molly, who had put arms about his neck and kissed him good-by when she went to school—how long ago that seemed—and said. “Sandy, I don't wam te g«. hut PH he game - Thl» was his Molly! The know! e«lge swept over Sandy and left blip ting Hey I>»ve came to him. the first clean white flame of first love, burn ing like a lamp In the heart of a man. It was for this, be knew, that he had been woman-shy. that he had cher wn thought of womanhood thing an rare a thought might It. first love, shorn of hoy ^ strong, trrwalatlbtat protoc ataiumate id dataty. t# dee. tree a , partner—whet a partner make, a vatani hrad • . . I ted hltwartf thera She ass ra htrt whet hed the Irene if u ! AmbbbF •!'• •M tort toert rtrtrt MB MMB VdkBL ^ •* * to m%4 \ bo onttoded etth w*ot*ew Wars’ rtto yon. 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PRIMARY TOPIC—Bother, the lirava Queen. ■' * JUNIOR TOPIC—What Esther Did for Her People. . INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP- IC-^-Bsther's Heroism YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —A study of Patriotism. 2 MORE WOMEN JOIN THE ARMY Of Those Who Have Been Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pmkham’i Vegetable Compound Milwaukee, Wisconsin.—“ I had a bad >aih in my left aide OJid l could not Ufa anything heavy with out having a back ache. lined differ ent thing*. Then I oaw Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound adver tised in the newt- >aper* and began ‘ axing it a* the di rections said. I feel very good now and can do all my work. I recommend the Vegetable Compound to all my friend*, and you can use my testimonial letter. -Mrs. Hattie Warzon, 870 Garden I. Esther Mads Queen (Chapter* 1, Milwaukee, Win, This drams took pl*re. in the Per sian court, where Ahasueras (Xerxes) 1 sat upon his throne, surrounded by his princes and eervantt Six months of festivity were drawing to a close, ar ranged by the king In order Jo Impness upon the people of his mighty aiuplra the fact of his greatness The last 4wy* of feast were marked with drunken debauchery. In a drunken frenxy the king commanded Vaahtl to come before the people tu display her beauty. Yashtl showed her Inde pendence by refusing to obey She was Instantly deposed In providing ■ queen to take her place, the wet beau ttfwl ms tiler s in l he empire were brought together fYooi whom (be king might make a ne4ortlon The rhwtre frit wpnn Km her. a osaM of the Jew lob captivity The king did nog know that sh# oos s Jeweoo but fVof knew, end II# put her them fur a pwrpowe II Honvoo** Pint Ag« ngi tno Ao*a4 ffhapter U *** I TW ttrenotan a# (vs id) |Tor snowo reamm 11 a moo woo given r nief *4*++ (Bfegr |RNFf RMT RBI • II 1 mm Bias ||s>^ fjgfImp? • ti ***$1*1 rpNhbmB to 4s RM •#v f * * Mmm* ••■MB K tof Gained in Every Way Buffalo, N. Y.—had some female trouble* that just run my health down so that I lost my appetite and felt mi*, arable all the time. I could not lift anything heavy, and a little extra work some days would put me in bed. A friend had told me to try Lydia & Plnkham's Vegetable Compound and I trained in every way could eat N-tu-r and felt stronger. I had found nothing before this that dfd me ao much good. n ‘ Mr* J CSAC*, 2S1 Wolta Avenue. Buffalo, N. 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CHAPTER XVI East and West. When Miranda Bailey heard the news she announced her determina tion of coming over to th« Three Star to prepare for the visitors. “I reckon my reputation'll stand it,’’ site said, “soein' I'm older than two of you an’ the third is still a THuyried •man. Tedro’s cookin’ is_ oiioiifili to give any easterner dya- pepsy. Tlie whole house wants red din’ up; it ain't been swept proiier fo’ a year." , Abashed, the pariners gave her full guny The ruuch-house -was SconrTTr from top bottom, Miraiirtti’s '<?ar brou^ld ^over curtains for the win; <Iou>iv. llowers for tlm window-sills, odds abd ends tliat made the” [dace look homely, eheertul. inviting, i’edro was given lessons ai *tlie stove tliat he at tirst took sulkily, hut, being ..jjraisnl and—hi* »aim» raised.-frErnr pride in. •’lie II d<»,” vouchsafed Mimiida ar latit, tin* evening before the arrival. "He’s no hand at omkies or dough nuts an' never will l»e, but l*U hr.ng them over fri»m time to tune. He om nil bti it no* be cud brutl | the same Hrtrtt. ’4Vg1 b| i KIIUI Iaj nigaii his M.nMtrn.' •I • r 'n 1 r ~f>f oalm roAPs . T •n to put buncr in | §44 fjof i roke*. I’m "handy oiajin’ oser tflt timof fvf t£k4JfYnrir til 1 toasrd hi d— BkWytbkt Kac J - n f’ ' 1*4* TW#*a rinm f* bw-io ogf roe, % . d fTniii “ § ; grornm* tfl 1 nr# m #4dto w* an ns m Nr •to I 4§Bf%I —c* *t mn tfts to " •• pm m mm/B •MBHBbBito **m wP r Mdb • totoB wrn onH l Ttortr 4^1 1 toy » «m re««i.*n t« n«»u»ne a mask an<t manner of flnanrinl «ucce««. and of late he had worn thcar until at time* they Jaded him.’' hut they were well designed, well worn, and no one doubted hut that \Yll«on Keith was a man of ready millions. Keith had dallied with oil, had spec ulated. plunged, been persuaded to In vest heavily.* He was beginning to have a vague fear of not being so certain as Ire would have wished ns to which end of the lino he had ffcken. that of the baited hook, or the end tliat was attached to the reel that au tomatically plays the fish He sold gold and he. was buying oil. Others, partners with him in new en terprises in the‘petroleum field, were making sudden fortunes. His turn hml not come yet, hut they assured him that Ids ventures promised ovon- moro than those that had enriched them. Faster than gold came out of Casey Town. Keith used it in Okta hotna and Texas. The emqjie—Uflcnniilcd and panted -off, leaving The car at -rent—mi—the spur-track. The^fox-Tiiced secretary out, held the diitir-open. Some- hue followed Molly CasiTs^ Sandy surmised it ujust h(‘ Dona hi Keifh^ hut he had sight for nothing except tlt> slender figure whose rpdiant face, he- twcM'ii a Panama iTivt and of ponge«'" silk, shone-sfralght'at him. It was. Molly, hut a glorlfiM Molly woman not girl. The freckles had gone, the snuW no^e had become <le- fined, the eyes of Inah blue seemed to have deepened In hue hack of their smudgy lashes The wide mouth was ’omrler and aoft as dactqs smiling opening *9- t glad I - - arms went out near tSe bra Thara Waa Nat Mwch Spokae Uatwaao Malty an* Sandy an th« Way Back to th* Banch. will he within an hour or tw‘n. Father shipped It ahead. Slmv wlre«l us It wa* at the Junction. He will drive It Aver for u* to go on to Casey Town ns s*mifi as he overhauls It. Then I'll run In from the mines, ns soon as Dad can spare me. “Donald has to get acquainted with a .real mining property,” said Keith affably. “Molly was certain you would have a horse for her, Bourke. Don’t wait round for us. We have to get some supplies and we’ll wait in my ear till the machine comes. Kr—" he looked around, and Miss Nicholson fluttered up?—“this is Molly’s compan ion. Miss Nicholson. She goes with you to the ranch. How . . .?’’* . Sandy indicated the flivver and in troduced Miranda Bailey, who had dcon directing the stowage of the grips and the proper subordination of the porter, who Had not seemed a] procintI vc of the fli v \ er. ~ Molly^held out a glmed hand for the reins of the fretful Btaze. Young Keith advanced with the proffer of a palm Tor Her mountSlip shook^ her head at-liim. , - “Blaze wouldn't know what yon \yihHL trying to .do, Sjnn.’' she said. gras|>ed matte.jmd horn and rnLsed herself lightly,Mittkling her body close to the I ►ay’s withers Tor a second ns ■he whirled, the* lifting to^the saddle, firm-sey tedr with a Itmgh f«»rJU*ze’y plunging*. ■^1 see they dhlnf tint each yon ridln hack east.” said M»ir.o*»n Admiring!). Mly XlrhtiUo* clamhwiyi 1*^ ih*. Mirjr. ia Rwtey. kam M «riHb and the grip* Mrie«| al*t what you d rail practical 1 reckon ah* dors fla* I* teachln Molly aoDi* thing*, but *h*d ha plumb waated out west PH say ah* never washed out anything bigger than a hankyrhlf or cooked a thing largerio an egg. An* she c’udn’t boss a sick llxnrd. But she’s easy to git aloe with, I suppose. “That Donald Is a ghod-lookln’ lad,** went on Miranda. “It must take him an awful waste of time to fix hla clothes every time he puts ’em on. I don’t know how smart he Is Inside, hut he’s got some of them movin’- picture heroes beat on appearance. I’m wonderin’ what Molly thin about him. As for his father, he' smart enough inside nn’ out. But he talks too much like a politician to suit me.- I’m mighty glad we got cash fyr mm claims. Keith’s too slick an’ smooth an’-smilin’ to suit me.” It was a lengthy diatribe from Mi randa Bailey, accustomed as they were to hear her state opinions freely. The trio at Three Star had unlver- gally come- to respect her decisions • • • C«.aiAg j .ir afwftrciake lb* kaiaiduua Ariel spree day* <»* f*«*.t*a and prayer at** pvt *i her rural apparel and ate*w| In the king a euurt. wlniilug hla a|r pruval. 4. Father Heading for Her I’anpl* (fi .1-7 d). hbther knew that an aaay way ta tha heart «f the klag waa through hla alnmarh. ao she Inrltad him and llaman to a banquet Hht proposed a second banquet, at which she planned to make her request known. During the interval some strange things took place A gallows was built upon which to hang Morde- cal. at the heartless suggestion of Hu man's wife. And the king, during a sleepless night, was moved to search the court records, where he found that Mordecnl had not been rewarded for aving his life. So. In order to ex- yvv Tike -vvx paRDUIs ie Woman’s Tonic V press his anireclation for this net of heroism on the part of Mordecnl. he gave orders obliging Homan to do hon or to the one he was preparing to hang. At th* second banquet Kstber pointed out Haman’s wicked plot to kill the Jews and asked of the king that her people he saved In his wrath the king ordered Hainan hanged on the gallows which had hcen prepared for M or decal —- - - ^ • •’ — amF^lso Tier Ininitions^ and .none-of .q.-Tlic tvmnier Decree issued (S :. r > TTiem TraxJ^. feK especially coydlal 14) The original decree could not he toward Keith as a man, though they considered him ghwd in his profession. “The writjm,; Ki[)lin’;\paid Sandy, “'wrote a poem ahont Fast ap’ West, sn.rin’ that never the Two c'ud-meet reversed,'Thi^ii counter decree was is snefl whleh etlalded the Jews to de fend themselves This was dispatched to tip* furthest parts of-the kingdom At the appointed time there was great I.f Kclfti i r!e- fi. t!;nii jigger Molly ojit vi!iii'Tii.M»- :iml t)ie Jews were sa \ e 1 <>f :iti>t! ■ j '1 ;it ^ cornin to her tv c;.ni granted r*ttef and the i'en«r of J’uriiiiwa»s instituted as a memorial Take Sulphur Baths I -k at home fbrr homeJbr UMATI Gout, Eczema, Hives, etc. Right In your own home and at trifling cost, you can enjoy the benefit of healing sulphur baths. 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