A DOMANCE OF ^^5TPEW5tfFECTIQji 'S ' - _ SUGGESTED BY THE PLAY BY "'"«K BE.VMAJ© BWL ARM3T8ÛHG Slfiftty 17 SYNOPSIS. Cowboy« of the Flying Heart ranch are boart broken over the I om of their much- prised phonograph by the defeat of their ¿haniplon tn a foot-race with the cook of the Centipede ranch. A house party 1« Sat the Flying Heart. J. Wallingford ted. cheer leader at Yale, and Culver vlngton. Inter-collegiate champion run ner. are expected. Helen Blake. Speed*« sweetheart, suggests to Jean Chapin, sis ter ef the owner of the ranch, that she induce Covington, her lover, to win back the phonograph. Helen declares that If Ctvtngton won’t run. Speed will The cowboys are hilarious over the prospect Speed and bls valet. Larry Glass, trainbr at Yale, arrive Helen Blake asks Speed, who has posed to her as an athlete, to race against the Centipede man. The .ewboyi join In the appeal to Wally, and fearing that Helen will find him out. he eac«enta. He insist, however, that he eftall be entered as an unknown, figuring that Covington will arrive In time lo take his place. Fresno, glee club singer fr-'tn Stanford university and In love with Helen, tries to discredit Speed with the ladles and the cowboys. Speed and Glass put tn the time they are supposed to be training playing cards in a secluded spot Tha cowboys tell Glass it Is up to him to that Spe- d wins the race. Willie, the gunman, declares the trainer will go back east pa ed in Ice. If Speed falls. A tele gram comes fr-»m Covington saying he is In Jail at Omaha f.'r ton days Glass In a pant«' 7 r <-s Sp--*d to begin training In •am >st The cowboy, force to eat In the training quarters and prepare him a diet of very rar« meat. CHAPTER XIV.—Continued. “They won’t let me. I—I’m sup posed to keep to myself.” “They* Who*“ “Glass." Miss Blake turned Indignantly upon Larry “Do you mean to say Mr. Speed can’t go walking with me!’’ “I never said nothing of the sort,” declared the trainer. “He can go If he wants to.” “Just the same. I—oughtn’t to do It. There Is a strict routine—” ▲ lift of the brows and a courteous •mile proclaimed Miss Blake’s perfect Indifference to the subject, just as Wil lie sauntered past the open window and spoke to Glass beneath bls breath: “Git her out!” “I’m so sorry. May 1 show you a surprise I brought for you?” She un wrapped her parcel, and proudly dis played a pallid, anaemic cake garland- ad with wild flowers. Speed was honestly overcome. “For me*” “For you. It Isn’t even cold yet, ■e«! I made it before breakfast, and It looks even better than the one I baked at school!” “That’s what I call fine,” declared the youth. “By Jove! and I’m so fond of cake!” “Have a care!” breathed Larry, ris ing nervously, but Speed paid no at tention. "Break It with your own hands, please. Besides, It’s too hot to cut.” Miss Blake broke it with her own hands, during which operation the brown face of the man outside reap peared In the window. At sight of the cake he spoke sharply, and Lawrence lumbered swiftly across the floor and laid a heavy hand upon the cake. “Mr. Speed!” he cried warningly. "Here, take your foot off my angel food!” fiercely ordered the youth. But the other was like adamant. “Bo, you are about to contest for ' the honor of this ranch! That cake ■ will make a bum of you!” “Oh—h!” gasped the author of the I delicacy. “Stop before It Is too late!" Glass held his hungry employer at a dis- ! tance, striving to make known by a ! wink the necessity of his act. "There Is absolutely nothing In my cake to injure any one," Helen ob jected loyally, with lifted chin; where upon the corpulent trainer turned to her and said: "Cake would crab any athlete. Cake I and gals is the limit” "Really! I had no idea I was the least bit dangerous." Miss Blake, turn ing to her host, smiled frigidly. “I’m so sorry I intruded.” "Now don't say that!” Speed strove j to detain her. ' Please don't be of fended—I just have to train!” "Of course. And will you pardon me for interrupting your routine? You see, I had no Idea I wasn’t wanted.” "But you are, and I do want you! I—“ "Good-by!” She nodded pleasantly at the door, and left her lover staring after her. When she had gone, he cried. In a trembling voice: “You're a fine yap, you are! She got up early to do some thing nice for me, and you Insulted her! You wouldn't even let me sit and hold her hand!” “No palm readin’.” Speed turned to behold bls trainer ravenously devour ing the cake, and dashed to Its rescue. "It's heavier than a frog full of buckshot. You won't like it, Cui.” "It's perfectly delicious!" came the choking answer. "Then get back of them curtains. Willie 'd shoot on sight” And that morning the prisoner Idled about the premises, followed at a dis tance by bls guard. He could not bear to read the future; anything teemed possible. Time and again he cursed that spirit of braggadocio, that thoughtless lack of moral scruple, which bad led him Into this predica ment He vowed that he was dons with false pretenses; henceforth the stricteet probity should be his. No more false posee. Praise wou by dis simulation and deceit was empty, any how, and did he escape thia once, heneceforth the world should know J Wallingford Speed tor what ho was— an average individual, with no uncom mon gifts of mind or body, courage or ability. At noon Wally went through the mockery of a second blood-rare meal, with no cake to follow, and that after noon Glass dragged hiui out under the hot sun, and made him sprint until ho was ready to drop from exhaustion. His supper was wretched, and his fa tigue so great that he fell asleep at Miss Blake's side during the evening. With the first hint of dawn he was up again, and Friday noon found him ut terly hopeless, when, true to his pre diction. the unexpected happened. In one moment be was raised from the blackest depths to the wildest trans ports of delight. It came in the shape of a telegram which Jean summoned him to the house to receive. He won dered listlessly as he opened the mes sage, then started as if disbelieving bis eyes; the marks of a wild emotion spread over his features, he burst into shrill, hysterical laughter. "Do tell us!" begged Roberta. "Covington—Covington la coming!” Wally felt his head whirl, and failed to note the chaperon's cry of surprise and see the paling of her cheeks. "Cov ington Is coming! Don't you under stand?" he shouted. After all, the gods were not deaf! Good old Culver, who had never failed him, was coming as a deliverer. Even In the face of his extraordinary outburst the attention of the behold ers waa drawn to Lawrence Glass, who caused the porch to shake be neath his feet; who galloped to his employer, and seizing him by the hands, capered about like a hippopota- mu*. "I told you 'Allah' waa some guy,” he wheezed. "When does Covington arrive?” Wally reread the message “It says 'noon Friday.' Why, that s today! He's here now!" "'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! Covington!" bellowed the tra!ner, and Mrs. Reap sank to a seat with a stifled moan. Why all the 'Oh joy! Oh rapture! stuff?" questioned Berkeley Fresno. “As Socrates, the Hemlock Kid. would put it, 'Snatched from the shadow of the grave,"" quoth Glass, then paused abruptly. "Say, you don't think nothin' could happen to him on the way over from the depot?" "I’m so sorry we didn’t know In time to meet him, lamented Miss Chapin. "And I could have run over to the railroad to bid him welcome," laughed Speed. "Twenty miles would do me good." Still Bill and Willie approached the “Would Y'all Like to Lay a Little Mo' on This Race?” gallery curiously, and in subdued tones Inquired: "What's the matter, Mr. 8peed?” "You ain’t been summoned away?" Willie stared questionlngly upward. "No, no! My running partner la on his way here, that’s all.” "Running pardner?” “Culver Covington." "Ob, we was afraid something had happened. You see. Gabby Gallagher has juat blowed in from the Centipede to raise our bets.” "We think it’s a bluff, and we'd like to call him.” "Do ao, by all means!” cried the excited athlete. "Come on, let’s all talk to him!” The entire party, with the exception of Mrs. Reap, trooped down from the porch and followed the foreman out toward the sheds, where, In the midst of a crowd of ranchhands, a burly, loud-mouthed Texan waa discoursing. “I do wish Jack were here,” said Jean nervously, on the way. Gabby Gallagher seemed a fitting leader for such a desperate crew as that of the Centipede, for be waa the hardest-looking citizen ths easterners GAY FRILLS IN THE BOUDOIR had beheld thus far. He waa thickset, and burned to the color of a ripe olive; Dainty and Feminine Are the Ruf- his long, drooping mustaches, tobacco- five Just Now Being Bo Generously stained at the center, were bleached Made Use Of. at tho extremities to a hempen hue. ills bristly hair waa cut abort, and Ae ruffles become more and more stood aggressively erect upon a bullet fashionable on feminine garb they be head, hla clothes were soiled and gin to make a reappearance In fem- greasy beneath a gray coating of duet. . lulno boudoirs. Ruffled window cur A pair of alert, lead blue eyes and a tains. bed-spreads and pillow covers certain facility of movement belied the are replacing the straight bordered ef drawl that marked hla nativity. He fects of tho last few years and ml- removed hla hat and bowed at sight ! lady's room promises to become as of Miss Chapin. "Good evenin'. Miss Jean!” said bs. gayly frilled a sanctum as It waa a : half century ago. "I hope 1 find y'all well.” Ruffled pillow cases are especially "Quite well, Gallagher. And you?"' dainty and feminine and they give the "Tol'able, thank you.” "Theas ars my friends from ths i final touch of luxury to the bed. If | one does not desire to sleep on tho east.” The Centipede foreman ran hla eyes beruffled pillows they may bo ex changed al night for smaller pillows coldly over Jean's companions until they rested upon Speed, where they in plain llneu slips, or iho ruffled slips remained. He shifted a lump In hie may be removed and put on again next cheek, spat dexterously, and directed morning. This takes but a moment it ' tho slip covers are roomy enough to his remark at the Yale man. “I rode over to see If y'all would like go over the pillow without tugging. to lay a little mo' In this y'ere foot Two or three snap buttons sewed race. 1 allow you are the unknown?” along the opening under tho rufflee Speed nodded, and Stover took oc will hold the daluty covers smoothly In place and may bo unfastened In a casion to ramark: "Them's our Inclinations, but —e've ' twinkling at nlghL Rather narrow ruffles give tho best about gone our limit.” ' effect —two and a half Inches should "I don't blame you none.” said Gal lagher. allowing his gaze to rove slow bo the limit of width and tho hems ly from top to toe of the eastern lad. should be very narrow also. Make No, I caln't blanio you none whatever ' the ruffle full enough to be fluted by But I'm terrible grieved at them tid tho laundress and the effect will be in'». Though we Centipede punchers very crisp and smart. Such pillow has ever considered y'all a cheap an' covers should be square, rather than poverty-ridden outfit, wo gives you oblong, and the pillow may bo stuffed credit for bein' game, till now." He Into the square, the snap buttons spat for a second time, and regarded holding it In place. Of course the ruf fles must go around all four sides of Stover scornfully. A murmur ran through the cowboys. each cover, and tho bed thus dressed "'We are game,” retorted Stover, will need no pillow shams, bolster roll "and for your own good don't allow no or other device to hide the sleeping belief to the contrary to become a pillows from view. ■ * 1 1 ■ superstition." "Don't let a Centipede bluff you!” TO CLEAN COLORED FABRICS exclaimed Speed. “Cover anything they offer—give 'em odds. Anything Liquid Resulting From Grated Raw you don't want. I'll take, pay or play, Potatoes Mixed With Water Will money at the tape. We can't lose." Produce Gratifying Results. "I got no more money," said Carara, removing hla handsome bespangled Grate raw potatoes to a fine pulp In hat, "but 1 bet my sombrero. 'E's clear water, and pass the liquid wort' two hondred pesos." through a coarse sieve Into another Murphy, the Swede, followed : vessel ot water !<et tho mixture stand quickly. until the fine white particles of tho "Aye ban' send may vages home to potatoes are precipitated, then pour may ole' moder, but aye skall bat you the water off and preserve for use. some." This liquid will clean all sorts of silk, "Haven't you boys risked enough al cotton or woolen goods without hurt ready?” ventured Miss Chapin. "Re ing them or spoiling the color. Two member. It will go pretty bard with good sized potatoes are sufficient for the losers." a pint of water. "Harder the better," came a voice. The article to be cleanod should be “Y'all don’t have to bet, jest because laid upon a linen cloth on a table, and, I'm h'yar,” gibed Gallagher. having provided a clean sponge, dip It "God! 1 wish I was rich!” exclaimed into the potato water and apply it to Willie. the article to be cleaned until the dirt But Miss Chapin protested. "You Is entirely separated; then waah In are two months overdrawn, all of you. clean water several times. My brother won't advance you any The coarse pulp, which does not more.” pass through the sieve, If of great use “Then my man, Lawrence, will take In cleaning wool draperies, carpets what they can't cover," offered Speed. and other coarse goods. "That's right! Clean 'em good, brothers," croaked the trainer. Easy Sunday Dinner. "If you'll stop over to the bunk Fresh beef tongue makes an eco house, Gabby, we’ll dig up some per sonal perquisites and family heir nomical and toothaome dinner for Sun looms.” Stover nodded toward his day. It costs about half as much as men's quarters, and Gallagher grinned the smoked variety and goes farther. Buy on Friday and soak over night In joyously. "That shore listens like a baud from strong salt water. Cook tho next where I set. We alm to annex tho morning In plenty of water, well salt wages, hopes, and personal ambitions ed. Add one-half cupful of cooked of y'all, along with your talkin'-ina- rice to the water and you will have an excellent broth for luncheon or dinner chine.” On Sunday slice the "Excuse me.” Willie pushed his way on Saturday forward. “How's she gettln' along?" tongue cold and serve with It a jelly or sauce. One can also cut out enough "Fine!” "You mule-sklnners ain't broke J meat from around the root of tongue for a few sandwiches or to use In cro- her?" for Monday's “No; we playa her every evenin'." i queries or hash The little man shifted his feet; then luncheon. allowed himself to inquire, as If re garding the habits of some dear de Planked Whitefish. parted friend: Scale a five pound whitefish or two "Have you chose any favorite ree- smaller ones. Cut open the entire cords?” length down the middle with a small "We all has our pick. Speakin' per knife and loosen the backbone at tho sonal, I'm stuck on that baggage coach neck until you can take hold of It. song of Mrs. More’s." Gently draw It out; it will come en "Mo-ray!" Willie corrected. “M-o-r-a! tire with all the bones. Rinse fish Heleney Mo ray is the lady’s name." and place back downward on a piece "Mebbe so. Our foot-runner llkea of hardwood plank. A dripping pan that Injun war-dance best of all.” Ca will answer, but has not quite the rara smiled at Cloudy, who nodded, same flavor. Dot with small pieces of as If pleased by the compliment butter, pepper and salt. Sprinkle over Then it was that the Flying Heart It the juice of a large lemon. Bake spokesman made an inquiry In hushed, In rather a quick oven 26 minutes. It hesitating tones. must be a rich brown If a dripping "How do you like "Tho Holy City?” pan Is used add a half cupful of wa —he removed bls bat. as dl<f those ter. back of him. "As sung by Madam-o- sella M<1 by?" Chocolate Tartlets. "Rotten!” Gallagher said promptly. Four eggs, one-half cake grated "That's a bum, for fair.” chocolate, one tablespoonfu! of corn (TO BE CONTINUED ) starch dissolved in milk, three table spoonfuls ot milk, four of sugar, a half Undiscovered Interior. teaspoonful of vanilla, a half teaspoon A magazine editor recently return ful of cinnamon, a small pinch of salt ed a story to an aspiring contribu and a heaping teaapoonful of butter. tor. Immediately the latter wrote an In Rub the chocolate smooth In the milk, dignant letter to him, saying that be heat over the fire and add tho corn fore sending her manuscript she bad starch wet in milk. Stir until thick slightly pasted together several of ened and then pour out. When cold the inner pages. When the story was beat In the yolk of eggs, sugar and returned to her It was In Its original flavoring. Bake In tart shells; cover condition. She bad always suspected with meringue. To be served cold. editors of neglecting their duties; Indian Matting. now she was cure of their careless Having discovered an excellent way ness, for her own story had not been read. To all this, the much berated to clean matting, I pass It on to man made reply: "Dear Madam: At others. Heat the matting first to re breakfast, when I find that an egg Is move »11 dust, then take It out of bad, I do not have to eat the whole of doors and scrub It well with bran wa It to make sum ." —The Sunday Maga ter or with water to which a small quantity of salt has been added. Soap zine. has a tendency to turn matting yel low, and should not be used. After Tea Reveals Oil Flsld. The discoverer of oil in Papua the matting has been put through British New Guinea, was the result ot thia process, It should be rinsed with a native boy being whipped for plao- cold water, rubbed as dry as possible Ing kerosene In a miner’s tea. Th» with a clean cloth and bung on a line youth declared bls innocence and led ' to complete the drying. the miner to the well from which tbs To Curl a Feather. water had been taken. An ostrich feather that has become It was found that the surface of the water was completely covered with uncurled from the dampness may be kerosene, the source of which Is be curled again by sprinkling It thickly ing developed Into a huge commer with common salt and shaking It be fore a bright fire until it Is dry. cial enterprise. OlOlOlOlOIOlOIOiOIOlOtOtOWOWOWOWWiWOW«« New Indian Animal Stories How the Rabbit Destroyed Hint By JOHN M. (KSK1SON ♦ CHO?CHO?0tO?O»O?OtOtCMOtO*O‘O*O*O»OtO7OtOVO»CHCHO*O Chlldren, Color tns Abov» Sketch to Bult Yourself. Ssvs All the Sketche» and Make a Book of Thom. "Yea, this la where 1 live.” And thun the rabbit »aid: Long time ago, when the Indiana of "Well, my name Is Rabbit. !'»«' the wooded mountains used to tip their heard about you. and »o I've come to arrows with pieces of sharp flint, the invito you to visit me." Uttlo children who watched tho old ‘Where do you live?" asked Hint men at work chipping the flint and “My homo Is In the broom grass by binding the pointed bit» of atone Into the ends of the arrows with deer sinew, tho rivet," said the rabbit "Well, I will be pleased to come and would boar thl* story: Once the animals all camo together visit you In a t«w day»." »aid Flint, and in council to talk about how they could he looked ns If he wished the rabbit destroy Flint, the awful fellow who 1 would go away. llvod up on the mountain and killed “Why not come with mo today and so many of them. One after tho other, have supper at my house?" asked the the animals stood up In the council and rnbbiL who had made his. plans. told about how Flint had come down I “All right. I will," said Hint. "Just from the rocky ledges of tho mountain wait till 1 cover my fire with ashes so and carried off somo of their relatives. it will keep till morning " Tho Groat Bear said It. th« long So tho two camo down from th» pronged deer said It; the oldest gob mountain together, and they camo to bler sald*lt; nnd finally the Great Otter : th« rabbit’s house by tho river. Tho said that soinobody must go and kill rabbit said he’d make n fire down by Hint In order to save tho lives ot tho the water, where It waa cooler, an«! rest of tho animals. then they at» their supper on the But who would dare to go up to th« grass mountain and undertake to destroy It was n good supper the rabbit Hint? No one wanted to go. though cooked, and afterward Hint said li » tho Great Otter, who was nt Iho head was sleepy and would take a nap An I of tho council, said that great honor when Hint lay down tho rabbit hunted would come to tho one who succeeded i round for two big sticks. Then he got At last when It camo time for tho out hla knlf» and began to whittle on rabbit to answer, he said that he would the »ticks. One ho whittled In the go and destroy Hint If he only knew shape of a hammer and tho other he tho way to hla bouse. shaped Ilk» a wedge. "Oh!” said all the animals at once, “What are you doing that for?" “we will show you the way.” And so ask< <l Hint sleepily. they all caiue out of th« council and "Oh. I always have Io be doing some took the rabbit to a high knoll. When they were all gathered on the knoll, thing," said tho rabbit. "Besides, tho Great Otter stood beside the rab these may como In handy." Soon Hint wns fast asleep. Th» bit and pointed to a house 'way up on tho side of tho mountain. They could rubbit spoke to him, but hu did not answer. Th« rabbit went over and just barely see It "There," said tho Great Otter, "Ilves kicked Hint, but even thut did not Hint," and ho told the rabbit just how wako him. Then tho rubbit put tho sharp wedge against the body of Hint to get up there. It was a long road, and tho rabbit nnd drew back as fur ns he could with sat down to reel before ho got to the hummer and sent the wedgs deep Hint's house, and he planned what ho Into Flint's body. would do. Then lie got up and went As ho struck, tho rabbit turned nnd on. ran as fast an ho could to the door of Hint was standing In tho door of his house. Just as ho got Inaldo ho hla house as the rabbit came up and hi-nrd a great explosion and struck his said to him: head out to see what it was. Tho "Slyu (hello)—are you tho fellow wedge hnd broken Iho body of Hint they call Hint?" And tho rabbit said to bits and tho pieces wero flying all it just as If ho meant to bite hla head about off right there! It was one of tho pieces that camo "Yes, I'm Hint,” answered tho flying straight at tho rubbit and cut wicked one who lived on tho moun his upper lip before ho could pull his tain, but he didn't Invito the rabbit to head Insldo hln door. And to this day come Inside. So the rabbit said: you can see In tho upper lip of tho "Is this where you live?” And Hint rabbit tho little split mado by tho answered: piece of Hint. (Copyright, 191«. by (hr McClure Nr»»- papor Syndicate ) DARK ROOM EMERGENCY LAMPI FIRST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Easy Matter to Arrange Ruby Light for Developing Films and Plates— Tungsten Globs Used. Pioneer of Juvenile Literature Wae John Newbury—Immortalized In “The Vicar of Waksflsld.” John Newbury was really tho In developing films and plates It Is esnentlal that a ruby lamp be used. ploncer of tho children's books which Not having ono I took my Brownie No. ho advertised so Ingeniously, and tho 2 camera, tn tho back of which is a two hundredth anniyerxary of his birth la worthy of retnembrnneo. Ills "Juvonllo Library," commenced about 1 <S0, was tho first attempt to provide the children with readable books, and It was In this series that "Goody Two- Shoos,” "(Jllea Gingerbread" and "Tommy Trip” first made their appear ance In print, (h.ldsmlth, who wrote a good many of those children's class ics for Newbury, termed him the "hon- cstest man In creation," and Immortal ized him by a pleasing portrait In “The Vicar of Wakefield.” Emergency Ruby Lamp. His Parental Excuse. Teacher—You wero absent from small ruby lens, and removed the film holder, says a writer in the Popular school yesterday? Tommie—Yes, ma'am. I was sick. Electricity. In thia space was placed a small tungsten battery lamp. A few "Have you any excuse for being sick feet of flexible wire was attached to yesterday?” the lamp socket terminals and a dry "Yes, ma'am. It was the pie. ma’am.” battery furnished the current. "I moan have you any excuse from your parents for being sick yester A small but practical electric rnll day?” way has been Installed In u Furls “Yes, ma'am. It was pie v/hul sewer. mother made what made me sick.”