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“Crippled!” he gasped, and
against the door for support.
SYNOPSIS.
Cowboys of th« Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much-
griaed phonograph by the defeat of their
champion In a foot*race with the cook of
the Centipede ranch. A house party Is
on at the Flying Heart. J. Wallingford
Speed. ch*er leader at Yale, and Culver
Covington. inter-<'ol!egtate champion run
ner. are expected, Helen Blake. Speed's
•wretheart. angitest* to Jean Chapin, sis
ter of the owner of the ranch, that she
Induce Covington, her lover, to win back
the phonograph
Helen deciares that If
Covington won t run. Speed will. The
cowboys are hilarious over the prospect.
Speed and his valet. Larry Gias*, trainer
at Yale, arrive Helen Blake asks Speed.
who has posed to her is an athlete, to
race against the Centipede man
The
cowboys join In the apin xl to Wallv. and
fearing that Helen will find him out. he
consents. He Insist. howe\er. that he
•hail be entered as an unknown, figuring
that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place. Fresno, glee club singer from
Stanford university and In love with
Helen, tries to discredit Speed with the
ladies and the cowboys. Speed and Glass
put In the time they are supposed to be
training playing cards in a secluded spot.
The cowboys tell Glass It is up to him to
•ee that Speed wins the race. Willie, the
gunman, declares the trainer will go back
•ast packed In ice. If Speed falls. A tele
gram com« s from Covington saying he Is
in jail at Omaha for ten days. Glass in
a panic forces Sp-'ed to begin training in
warnest. The cowboys force Speed to eat
In the training quarters and prepare him
a diet of very rare meat. Miss Blake
bakes a cake for Speed and is offended
when Larry refuses to allow him to eat
TOOTHERS
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CHAPTER XV.
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CHAPTER XIV.—Continued.
During one breathless instant the
wizened man stood as if disbelieving
his ears, the enormity of the insult
robbing him of speech and motion.
Then he uttered a snarl, and Stover
was barely in time to intercept the
backward fling of his groping hand.
“No voylence, Willie! There’s la
dles present.”
Stover’s captive ground his teeth
and struggled briefly, then turned and
made for the open prairie without a
word.
“It’s his first love,” said Stover, sim
ply The other foreman exploded Into I
hoarse laughter, saying:
"I didn't reckon I was treadin’ on
the toes of no bereafed relatlf's. but
them church tunes ain't my style
However, we're wastin’ time, gents.
Where's that bunk-house?
Nothin'
but money talks loud enough for me to
hear Good-day, white folks!” Galla
cher saluted Mies Chapin and her
friends with a flourish, and moved
away in company with the cowboys.
“I never,” said Glass, "seen so many
tough guys outside of a street-car
-•trike.”
'Gallagher has been in prison,” Jean
Informed him.
“He’s a wonderful
•hot.”
“I knew it!”
Bpeed spoke up brightly: "Well,
let's go back to the bouse and wait
for Covington.”
“But you were getting ready to go
running,” said Helen.
"No more running for me! I'm in
good enough shape, eh, Larry?”
“Great! Barring the one thing.”
"What's that?” queried Fresno.
"A little trouble with one of his
nerve-centers, that's ail. But even if
It got worse during the night, Coving
ton could run the race for him."
The Californian started. At last all *
was plain. He had doubted from the I
first, now he was certain; but with un
derstanding came also a menace to |
bls own careful plans. If Covington !
ran in Speed's place, how could he ef
fect his rival’s exposure? On the way
back to the house he bad to think
pretty rapidly.
Mrs. Reap was pacing the porch as
the others came up, and called Speed
aside; then, when they were alone,
broke out, with blazing eyes;
"You said you had stopped him!”
“And I thought I had. I did my
best.”
"But he’s coming! He’ll be here
•ny minute!”
"I suppose he learned you were
here.” Wally laughed.
"Then you must have told him.”
"No, I didn’t.”
"Mr. Speed”—Roberta’s cheeks were
pallid and her voice trembled—"you”—
didn't—send that telegram—at all.”
"Oh, but I did.”
"You wanted him to get here In
time to run In your place. I see It
all now. You arranged it very clever
ly, but you will pay the penalty."
"You surely won’t tell Helen?”
"This minute! You wretched, de
ceitful man I”
Before he could say more, from the
front of the bouse came the rattle of
wheels, a loud "Whoa!” then Jean's
voice, crying:
"Culver! Culver!” while Mrs. Reap
tlutched at her bosom and moaned.
Her companion bolted into the house
and down the ball, shouting the name
•f bls room-mate. Out through the
front door he dashed headlong, In time
to behold Fresno and the two girls
Moisting the new arrival toward the
veranda. They were exclaiming In
pity, and had their arms about the ath
lete, for Culver Covington, Intercolle
giate One-Hundred-Yard Champion,
was bobbling forward upon a pair of
•rutebes.
The yell died in Speed’s throat, be
Mt himself grow deadly faint
N a date. Speed saw bis
friend mount the porch pain
fully; tn a daze, he shook
his hand. Subconsciously
he beheld Lawrence Glass
come panting into view,
throw up his hands at sight
of Covington, and cry out in
a strange tongue. When he
regained his faculties he broke into
the conversation harshly.
"What have you done to yourself?"
“I broke a toe,” explained the ath
lete.
"You broke a toe?”
"He broke a toe!” walled Glass.
faintly.
“If It’s nothing but a toe, it won't
hurt your running.” Speed seized ea
gerly upon the faintest hope.
’’No.
I’ll be all right In a few
weeks.” Covington spoke carelessly,
hla eyes bent upon Jean Chapin.
“You've g-got to run to-morrow."
"What!”
Covington dragged his
glance away from the cheeks of his
sweetheart.
“J—I’m sick. You'll have to.”
“Don't be an Idiot, Wally. I can't
walk!”
Helen explained, with pride of one
displaying her own handiwork: "Mr.
Speed defends the Flying Heart to
morrow. You are just In time to see
him.”
"When did you learn to box, Wally?"
Covington was genuinely amazed.
"I'm not going to box. It's a foot
race. I'm training—been training ever
since I arrived."
In his bewilderment the late-comer
might have unwittingly betrayed his
friend had not Jean suddenly inquired:
"Where Is Roberta?"
"Roberta!” Covington tripped over
one of his crutches. “Roberta who?"
"Why, Roberta Reap, of course!
She's chaperoning us while mother is
away."
The hero of countless field-days
turned pale, and seemed upon the
point of hobbling back to "Nigger
Mike's buckboard.
"You and she are old friends, I be
lieve?" Helen interposed.
"Yes! Oh. yes!” Culver flashed bls
chum a look of dumb entreaty, but
Speed was staring round-eyed into
space, striving to read the future.
Helen started to fetch her Just as
the pallid chaperon was entering the
door
She shook hands with Covington.
She observed that he was too deeply
affected at sight of her to speak, and
it awakeued fresh misgivings in her
mind.
“H-how d'y do! I didn’t know you
were—here!" he stammered.
“I thought It would surprise you!”
Covington
Hobbled
Forward
Crutches.
on
Roberta smiled wanly, amazed at her
own self-control, then froze In her
tracks as Jean announced:
"Jack will be home to-night. Culver.
He’ll be delighted to see you!”
J. Wallingford Speed offered a diver
sion by bursting Into a hollow laugh.
Now that the world was In league
to work his own downfall, It was time
some one else had a touch of suffer
ing. To this end he inquired bow the
toe had come to be broken.
"I broke It In Omaha—automobile ac
cident.” Culver was fighting to mas
ter himself.
“Omaha! Did you stop in Omaha?”
Inquired Jean.
"A city of beautiful women,” Speed
reflected, audibly. "Somebody step on
your foot at a dance?”
"No, of course not I I don’t know
anybody In Omabal I went motor
ing—"
"Joy rldeT’
"Not at all.”
“Who was with you?" Miss Cha
pin's voice was ominously sweet.
"N—nobody I knew."
"Does that mean that you were
alone ?”
“Yes. I stopped off between trains
to view the city, and took a 'Seeing
Omaha' ride. The jap wagon upset,
•nd I broke my toe."
“You left Chicago ten days ago.”
aald Speed accusingly.
"Of course, but—when I broke my
toe I had to stay. It’s a beautiful city
—lots of tine buildings."
"How did you like the jail?"
"What in the world are you boys
talking about F' queried Miss Blake.
"Mr. Speed seems amused at Cul
ver's accident." Roberta gave hint a
atlngtng look. "Now we'd better lot
Culver go to hla room and freshen up
a bit 1 want to talk to you, Helen,"
and Spued drooped at the meaning be
hind her words. But it was time for
a general conference; eveuta were
shaping themselves too rapidly for
him to cope with. Once the three were
alone he lost no time lu making hie
predicament known, the while his
friend listened In amazement.
"But is it really so seriousF' the
latter asked. Anally.
"It's life or death. There's a homi
cidal maniac named Willie guarding
me daytimes, and a pair of renegades
who keep watch at my window all
night. The cowboys bathe me In Ice
water to toughen me. and feed uie raw
meat to make me wild. In every cor
ner there lurks an assassin with or
ders to shoot me if 1 break training,
everywhere 1 go some lowbrowed
criminal feels my bleeps, pinches my
legs, and asks how my wlud Is. 1 tell
you. I'm going mad.”
“And the worst part of it la,” spoke
Glass, sympathetically, "they'll bump
me off first. It's a pipe.”
“But, Wally, you can't run.”
"Don't I know It?”
"Don't I?” seconded the trainer.
"Then why attempt the Impossible?
Call the race ofC'-—
"It's too late.AB““ppu understand?
The bets are im J u . and It's 'pay or
play.’ The cowboys have mortgaged
their souls on me.”
“He was makln' a play for that little
doll—’’
"Don't you call Miss Blake a doll.
Larry! I won’t stand for It!”
"Well, ’skirt,’ then."
"Why don’t you cut it? There's a
train East at midnight.”
“And leave Helen—like that? Her
faith in me has weakened already;
she'd hate me If I did that. No! I've
got to face it out!”
“They'll bo stagin' hymns for both
of us," predicted the fat man.
"I don't care. They can boll me in
oil—I won't let her think I'm a cow
ard."
"Larry doesn't have to stay.”
"Of course not. He can escape."
"Not a chance,” said the trainer.
"They watch me closer 'n they do
him."
Covington considered for a moment
"It certainly looks bad, but perhaps
the other fellow can't run etther. Who
is he?"
“A cook named Skinner."
"Happy name! Well, two-thirds of
a sprint Is In the start. How does
Wally get In motion, Lawrence?"
"Like a sacred ox." Glass could not
conceal his contempt
“I’ll give him lomo pointers; It will
all help.” But Speed was nervous
and awkward—so awkward. In fact
that the coach finally gave it up as a
bad job, saying:
“It’s no use, Wally, you've got fool
feet."
"I have, eb? Well, I didn't break
them getting out of jail.”
“The less said about that jail the
better. I’m in trouble myself."
Speed might have explained that his
chum's dilemma was by no means so
serious as he imagined, had not
watchman Willie thrust his head
through the open window at that mo
ment with the remark:
"Time to get busy!"
“We'll be right with you!" Glass
seized his protege by the arm and bore
him away, muttering: "Stick It out,
brother, we’re nearin' the end!"
Again Speed donned his running suit
and took to the road tor bis farewell
practice. Again Willie followed at a
distance on horseback, watching the
hills warily. But all hope had fled
from the Yale man now, and be re
turned to bis training quarters dis
heartened, resigned.
He was not resigned, however, to
the visit he received later from Miss
Helen Blake. That young lady rushed
in upon him like a miniature cyclone,
sweeping him off his feet by the fury
of her denunciation, allowing him no
opportunity to speak, until, with a
half-sob, she demanded;
"Why—why did you deceive me?”
"I love you!" Wally said, as if no
further explanation were necessary.
“That explains nothing. You made
sport of me! You couldn’t love me
and do that!”
"Helen!”
"I thought you were so fine, so
strong, but you lied—yes, that Is what
you did! You fibbed to me the first
day I met you, and you’ve been fibbing
ever since. I could never, never care
for a man who would do that.”
"Who has told you these things F’
"Roberta, for one. She opened my
eyes to your—baseness.”
"Well, Roberta has a grudge against
my sex. She’s engaged to all the men
she hasn't already married. Marriage
1 b a habit with her. It has made her
suspicious—”
“But you did deceive me, didn’t you”
(TO BE CONTINUED )
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Paradise for Grouchee.
A new game for nursere of grouehee
has been started up at Coney island.
It Is called "the Cave of Destructive
ness."
The proprietor has an endless supply
of crockery, nnd for 5 cents you can
break as much chln^.jlth three balls
as your alm permits.
A crowd Is about the booth all day,
and many sour-faced men go away
•earing broad smiles.—No* York Ban.
AWAY WITH DRY SWEEPING
Net Waist Draped With Lace and Silk
Unsanitary and Dangerous, ths Mod
ern Housewife Should Substitute
Dustless Cleaning Methode.
The various methods of dustless
cleaning are deservedly popular In
1 these days of preventive medicine.
Dust Is dangerous to health. "Air
gerius" are mostly duet germs, and
I the uutuber of disease germa In the
1 air Is usually lu direct proportion to
, the amount of dust contained in It.
Disease germs which are cast Into
. dry, dustless air soon lose their pow
er to cause disease. But when they
I can attach themselves to dust parti-
I cles, they are protected and retain tho
j moisture which la necessary for their
! life, for long periods of time.
Tuberculosis germs, for example,
will live aud retain their disease pro-
i duelng power from one to nine months
' ou Indoor dust, and as long as two
i months ou street dust.
I Hist found indoors, especially tn
dark. damp, poorly ventilated places,
la more dangerous than outdoor dust,
which Is dried by being blown about
aud Is subjected to the purifying actlou
of the direct rays of the suu.
Besides being a carrier of disease
germa, dust Is an enemy of health In
an indirect way. It acts ns a mechani
cal Irritant to the delicate mucous
membrane lining the breathing or
gans.
This irritation. If continued, causes
a mild Inflammation, or catarrhal con
dition, lowers the natural resistive
powers of these delicate structures,
thereby preparing the soli for the
I growth of disease germs which may
find their way there.
Floors, carpets, walls and furniture
i —the «hole house, in fact, can and
should bo cleaned without making
dust. Dry sweeping and dry dusting
I simply stir up the dust from one place
to let it settle again at another.
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NE of tboae pretty fancy waists |
which are so easily made by draping
a net foundation with silk or chiffon
and lace Is pictured horn Any wom
an who can sew even a little can man
age a wnlst of thia kind aud get re
HOUSEKEEPING HINTS
sults that will delight her.
The blouse shown in the picture is
Flowers have a direct Influence on
made over a ready made foundation
health and beauty.
Spare ribs are much improved by waist of cream-colored net. cut with
a round neck and elbow sleeves.
parboiling before roasting
Meat broths should be made only Waists of this kind, or of inexpensive
In jiorcelata or agate ware utensils.
all-over lace, may be had tor a dollar
To beat the whites of eggs stiff, al or two. And. since fashion decrees
ways have them cold and add a pinch that clothes are not io fit but to ht-ng
upon tho figure, a ready made founds
of salt.
Camphorated oil will clean the tlon la altogether satisfactory for uso
marks made by hot dishes on the pol in making a dressy blouse of lace or
of crepe or silk or chiffon, or com
ished tablo.
Open canned fruit or vegetables and binations of these fabrics.
pour into a dish several hours before *
Over tho foundation waist of net
they aro served.
there is a surplice drapery of wide
A gas stove should be wiped off shadow lace. It is gathered In at the
each time it is used and washed with shoulder scams and brought to the
turpentine once a week.
waist line at the front and bark,
Prunes are greatly improved If a where It Is sewed Into tho narrow belt
little cider Is added, to the water In or tape that finishes tho net waist.
which they are cooked
This gives the blouse the full, soft ap
It the skin la oily, try wiping the pearance which Is required for style
face off occasionally with diluted alco and for beauty.
hol, 25 per cent, strength.
A plain over-bodice of crepe de
Creamed
cauliflower
served
In chino In paprika color Is cut, opened
green shells makes a dish as tasty as in a V shape to the waist line at1
it is satisfying to the eye.
Salt Fish With Onions.
Soak over night If possible In cold
water. If not soaked place on stove
one hour before meal time in cold
water, bring to a boll, turn off water
and add fresh cold water two differ
ent times. The third time allow to
boll until time to serve. When water
is added the third time and comes to
a boil peel four or five onions and the
number of potatoes needed and place
in kettle with salt fish, allowing 15
minutes longer for onions to cook
than the potatoes. You will And that
the onions give the fish and potatoes
a fine flavor Add pepper and butter
when serving
Be sure to cook the
fish long enough to be well done, as
underdone fish is unfit to eat.
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the back and In front. Thia la fin
ished with a very narrow hem and a
fold of chiffon. In tho isms color as
the crepe. It Is placed over tho waist
and Bowed In at tho waist lino. Tho
shoulder la long and the armholes aro
finished with a narrow border of chif
fon.
Sleeves of net dyed to match the
cropo In color aro placed over the
sleeves of tho foundation and sewed
down to them nt the armholes. The
crepe bodice extends over the arm's
eye and conceals It
Short motifa of dyed laco with
touches of silk embroidery in tur
quoise blue, pain green nnd silver
thread are placed over the full lace
surplice at the front Tho round nock
la finished with narrow velvet ribbon
In turquoise blue
There la a wide, soft girdle of th«
crepe de chine, which fasteus In front
•n<1. as a flnlshlug touch, frills of
plaited net are set on to the sleeves.
Such a waist would bo as effoettve
developed tn any other color or in
Mack and white. Tho color of tho
velvet at tho nock and those colors
In tho embroidery aro to be chosen
to harmonize with that used for the
over-bodice.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Attractive Turban and Crape Toque
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Delicious Fruit Cookies.
Cream one nnd one-third cupfuls or
butter with two cupfuls of sugar. Add
three eggs, well beaten, a cupful each
of raisins and currants, half a tea-
spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon and
nutmeg. Add a pinch of soda, also
one pound each of chopped walnut and
hickorynut meats
Add half a cupful of strong cold cof-
feo and enough sifted flour to make
the mixture very stiff Drop by spoon
ful on a buttered tin sheet and bake
in a moderate oven. These cookies
will keep Indefinitely.
Fried Kidney.
Clean kidney and cut up. Put table
spoon of fat In frying pan, add onion
to taste cut up, fry in fat until onion
is brown, then put kidneys in, add
salt, pepper, garlic and celery to taste.
Cook slowly.
When the onion is
brown In the fat add two tcasi«x>ns of
flour and brown in fat before adding
kidney, then add meat stock or water
and cook for 1ft hours. Cook tn a
large frying pan with cover on until
kidneys are well cooked. Just before
serving add vinegar to taate If you
choose.
Quick Soup.
One pound hamburg steak, twe
onions, three potatoes, tablespoonful
of rice, salt and pepper to taste. Put
all in cold water, stir meat until free
from lumps. Use about three pints of
water. When nearly done thicken
slightly with a little flour mixed In a
tablespoonful of cold waler. Macaroni
may be added instead of rice.
Beef Broth With Egg.
One cup beef broth seasoned, one
well beaten egg; let broth cool a little
before adding the egg to prevent cur
dling; serve with browned toast.
For a Damp Cupboard.
To absorb the moisture in a damp
cupboard leave a quantity of qulcklioas
In the cupboard for a few days.
HE toque for mourning, Illustrated
here, Is designed for a widow and
shows a conservative shape covered
with crape very cleverly put on. A
crape veil, in tho fashionable length
and drape, is a part of the design and
is not removable.
The toque frame Is rather long and
narrow. The coronet Is covered with
narrow folds of crape laid on In a
pattern. The veil falls from the back
and Is a part of the hat, not remov
able. It falls not quite to the waist
line. This veil is a good type of those
used this season. It Is entirely of
crape, with a three-inch hem. and
somewhat shorter than the averago of
former seasons. Vella as a rule are
shorter and are used as a part of
the design.
The turban Is to be worn with a
face veil of net bordered with a nar
row fold of crape. The frame Is cov
ered smoc.hly with black crape and
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Is faced with white crape which ex
tends part way up on the coronet. It
Is prettily trimmed with a knot and
ends made of tho crape.
For summer wear mourning mil
linery shows all the designs that are
made up In blnck, duplicated In white
crape, which la correct mourning.
Combinations of black and white in
the same hat develop wonderfully at
tractive millinery and demonstrate
that It Is the fabric rather than sits
color which signifies Its use and pur
pose.
Among the shapoa fashionable this
season there aro many which aro
adapted to crape hats.
They are
medium tn size and set almost square
ly on the head, two things which aro
excellent points In their favor. When
crape veils are used with them the/
are almost always rather short and
fall from the back of the hat.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.