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The' OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning October 18; 193a'
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MRS. SARAH HUNT STEEYES brought into the office a
copy of .the Matanuska Valley PiQneer, a mimeographed
tiAvsmsnpr published at Palmer where the eoYernment
colony is being established. Mrs. Steeves's neice, Rachel Hunt
;of Stayton, Who has lived in Alaska for some time, is secre
tary to the colony manager, and sent her the paper. No hint
of discouragement is seen in the paper which has the same
incurable optimism which marked the papers in the pioneer
finmmnnSKcfl ff trio wost - . , ,
-In the news columns are items like these :; Construction
'ot last house gets runder Way. i . . Legion drum corps pays
visit from Cordova. ... diesel power plant gets test and
.proves successrC'Electricity, with all its manifold uses in
ithft life of man, has come to Palmer"), r . . Outing planned
for scout troop; big Legion dance Saturday night . . , War
'clouds gather over Ethiopia.
; There is a stirring editorial defense of the colony and
the advertisements range from taxi service to duroc sows and
piano tuning.
t, -Even if, -as Rex Beach says,
; will be f 100,000 per lanuly, Matanuska is on its way. Tne
tougher colonists will survive the discomforts while the weaker-willed
go back to civilization; and this is merely repeat
ing the history of past migrations.
- Take the settlement of Greeley, Colorado, for example.
'This colony was launched in 1869 at a dinner in Demonico's
.restaurant. New-York, by the visionary farm editor of Hor
ace wreelers New xork Tribune, Nathan uook Meeker, who
.13 described ar"a curious combination of dreamer, enthusias
: tic theorist; social idealist, and practical, energetic builder."
; Meeker has lived for a time in a communist colony at Warren,
Ohio,-patterned after the theories of Francois Fourier, pop
ular in trut'enrlv rinlf vf tht 19th rpntnrv. nnrl thera learner!
"how much cooperation people will bear." With Greeley's
backing he organized the colony and helped select the land
midway between Denver and Cheyenne. By June, 1870 there
were 460 on the ground but 50 had left, disgusted with the ex
periment of cultivating raw desert land. One such man must
have resembled the returned Matanuska colonists, for he
: wrote in the Milwaukee Sentinel :
"We have been at Greeley and we speak about that which
we know, when we declare that although the climate ia good, the
air pare, and' the stars very bright at night, there ia nothing to
. Induce a sane man to plant himself, on that desert. No trees are
within fifty miles, except a few stunted cottonwooda upon the
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Danaa 01 a stream.- ine son is aiaau, ana poor enougn. xne ining
i a hnmbng. It it shall serve the purpose of cooling the brains
of a few hot-headed reformists by -showing them the impractica
' bility of their theories, it will serve a good purpose, but whoso
reads this article and goes there, cannot Bay he was not duly
warned-of the. humbuir. Manr hare left itrmnd soon ita last hovel
wUl be deserted.
Another writer in the Missouri Republic concluded :
. . .', repeating the advice to the uneasy, restless readers
. of The Republic, that It they can't stay where they are, but must
go somewhere else, don't ever dream of such a wild and foolish
; thing as striking out for the great colony of Greeley, Colorado
1 f Territory."
'M r iThe settlers had a tough
lurched that it absorbed.the
and the wheat shriveled and 'died. It was estimated the four
canals to water 60,000 acres -would cost $20,000; actually one
canal cost 5112.000 before it
' had a tract and tried settinc
, and shade trees all died. For four years they had plagues of
. grasshoppers. :
. But many of the colonists at Greeley stuck. They sold
excess lands and got enough money to water their crops. The
ichneumon fry destroyed the grasshoppers. They found trees
that would thrive in the high plains country, with irrigation.
They got crops to grow. Now Greeley is a city of over 10,000
population, the center tf a rich agricultural section with
,i,uwf wtra uuur cuiuvauuii. xiie uaruy luck ox me pio
neers fought through to success.
And Meeker, what about Meeker? He did not share in
the final success though he did see his colony well established.
He sank his fortune in the enterprise, got into debt, and then
accepted an appointment as government agent on the White
Riveif agency in northwestern Colorado. He tried to teach the
Utes to farm and to irrigate, but they rebelled. Indians am
bushed a detachment of soldiers sent to his relief. Then Gen
eral Wesley Merritt came with a larger force. When he reach
ed the White River agency he found Meeker and other men
had been murdered and the women carried captive, and Gen
eral Merritt when, he saw the shambles "turned aside and
wept like a child." -
) If those located at Matanuska have a fraction of the
faith and courage of Meeker and his Greeley colonists they
will overcome their-obstacles
mosquitoes.
The Church
aTlERMANY has kent off the
Ijr now, but grave matters
rt realm. The subject is control
ment In the nazi party wants
theran church so it will be just a tool of the government.
Prominent clergymen resist the effort anof defy the attempt
of government agents though they profess loyalty to the Hit
ler regime. They go back to the stirring days of Luther when
he professed his independence.
" that the Lutheran church is a
- will get their income cut off .
knuckle under. r 1,
The Catholics are hostile
the backing of Rome will not
in their ecclesiastical matters.
: f Whether the churches will
. cessfully resist nazi encroachment is a question. TTiey are
the only non-conformist groups in Germany today, and their
opposition is purely one of defense. Bismarck failed when he
clashed with the Catholic church. Nothing daunted by his ex
- ample. Hitler challenges the power of both Catholic and Lu
theran groups. . - ' " . . V. -
There Is an air ot finality in the press reports that Henry Semon
2f Klamath Falls will be elected speaker Of the house which meet
next week. This Is more of a case of the office seeking the man than
the man the off ice. The two Portland candidate succeeded ia killing
each other off: and Semon who was not In the field at all. came In to
consolidate the opposition to Multnomah county. Semon la a level
headed mas with a good legislative
etralght-chooter who will preside
Mexico "Is having stomach-aches again. Some of those 'on the
outside of the government are not satisfied with the way things
are going. In Sonera; a hotbed of revolution, armed bands have ahot
. up town mayors and caused general alarm. There is antagonism ever
the anti-CatholIe policies of the
cause the government shut up all
towns and made Mexico puritan all
i' When th A lerlslafnrft fnnnM
fee counter statesmen- can quit
&.-f
auxae ouueuna; capitals.
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the cost to the government
time of it. The ground was so
water in the irrigation canal
was finished. Horace Greeley
out trees, but trip fruit trees
which are chiefly rain and
in Germany
front napes for several weelra
are being debated within. the
of the church. The pagan ele
to subvert the Protestant Lu
The hitch comes in the fact
state church and the rebels
This is telied on to make them
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to Hitler's program, and with
submit to political dictatorship
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prove strong enough to sue
record. He Is no schemer but a
with fairness and firmness. - ;
administration. and ethers kick, be
- the gambling casinos in border
ot a sudden.
thm Mirhefnnn triialanv, atiif nf
fighting Ethiopia's battles and re-
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The Great Game
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT- '
Coprriskt IMS, y Th Baltlmm 8aa,
The -Publicity ' Army
V Washington, ;Oct.af
SINCE the new deal really began,'
federal money has been shoveled
out so fast and in so many differ
ent, .directions,
and . the spend
ing of it Jiaa
been , accom
panied b7,o
.much "evangelj-i
e albeUywashi
and ballyhoo
that the unfor
tunate taxpay
er has not been
able to get
more than the
foggiest notion!
of how and for
what it has
rrtak a. Kat been spent. --' . '
ALL the talk has been In terms' of
billions. Inconceivably vast sums
are mouthed by the Impecunious
politicians who are running the
show at Washington in such a
way as to spread among the peo
ple the confusion with which they
themselves are infected. It Is not
possible for the average citizen
to get aclear Idea of what It Is
all about. The b.est he can do is
accept on faith Mr. Roosevelt's
rosily reassuring- statements, swal
low the Pollyannaish propaganda
with which they are supported
and thus sooth himself with the
notion that things wiU work out
all right, though In his heart he
knows better and cannot escape
the feeling that what ultimately is
left of these queer schemes by the
supreme court will be sheer costly
futility. He has seen this demon
strated by the fate of the NRA,
which, though dead as the well
known' door nail, still cost's the
government some $7,000,000 a
year in salaries for useless , em
ployes. IN view of these tacts, there may
be some interest in the noble
work of Mr. Hugh Amlck, public
ity agent for the works progress
administration In Kansas, who
tells .of the wonderful things be
inr done by the national youth
administration, latest and cloud
iest of the new deal agencies de
signed to elevate our ctandards
and lead us toward a happier life
The literary output of Mr. Amlck
is interesting for several reasons
One is because it reveals the ex
istence In the states of official
WPA press agents. Other federal
agencies have press agents In the
states, but until the discovery ot
Mr. Amlck it was not known that
the new WPA had its own force
of field publicity men. They, add
ed to the hundreds of ex-news-'
paper writers already on the pay
rolls In Washington, swell the
publicity army ot the administra
tion to really huge proportions. It
means that its propaganda ma
chine Is far larger than has been
suspected.- If the voters of Amer
ica are not thoroughly saturated
with the new deal religion and
sold on the virtues and wisdom of
Mr. Roosevelt, It certainly will not
be because the administration has
failed to pat enough publicity
men on the government pay roll
to effect the saturation- and make
the sale.
FEW people appreciate the mag
nitude of this publicity machine.
Literally hundreds of men are en
gaged In regularly putting out to
the public printed matter design
ed to popularize the new deal
agencies, discredit their critics
and confound their opponents.
This Is a natural and proper func
tion for the publicity directors of
tne party committee, paid oat or
the party funds, but It is the first
time wholesale propaganda, aim
ed at the perpetuation of an ad
ministration In power, has been
paid for out of the public treas
ury and .the propagandists put on
the public pay rolL It' is the first
time In history that public funds
nave been nsed for party purpos
es, and it is not surprising anti-
new dealers choke with indigna
tion as they grasp the fact that
they are helping to pay for the
new deal propaganda.
A SECOND reason the stuff of
Mr. Amlck. Kansas press agent
for the WPA. is Interesting is the
cute way In which he varies his
laudation of NYA and WPA. with
neat little digs at the republicans
and gentle little predictions of the
necessity for all good people sup
porting Mr. Roosevelt. He even
goes so far as to take a sideswipe
at Governor Landon of Kansas,
who may be Mr. Roosevelt's oy
ponent in the next -campaign
When one considers that Mr. Am
lck Is a public official, paid with
taxpayers money, ostensibly hired
to popularize the WPA. the open
ness with which he peddles poli
tics to the Kansas editors is, to
put it mildly, a little brazen.
There Is not space here to do Mr.
Amick's reports full - Justice, but
seems worth wnne, in a suc
ceeding article, to present his ac
count of camp life In Kansas, un
der the NT A. It ought to be of in
terest as throwing light' upon this
vague new agency, upon the type
of the Amieks' productions and
upon the way this particular ISO
000,000 of the people's money is
oeing spent.
Past Noble Grand. Club
At Jefferson Hostess
For Shower to Member
JEFFERSON, Oct. 17. The
Past Noble Grand club held its
regular meeting Thursday after
noon In the lodge rooms of the
Odd Fellows batt.
TEese 'officers for the year were
Installed: Pi esldent, Klmlna
Thurston; vice-president. Flora
Thomas; secretary-treasurer, Mil
lie Bilyeu; marshal, Laura Thom
as: chaplain Addle Libby. 'They
were installed " by the retiring
president, Bernice Skelton, assist
ed by Bertha CurL marshal.
A shower was given Mrs. Leon
ard McCaw, and at the close of
the afternoon a covered '-dish
lunch was served. Mrs." S. H. Goln
and Mrs.-Ida Hartley , were .spe
cial guests. ,
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Bits for BrbaMast
By k J. HENDRICKS - '
Second Lieutenant Phil"
Sheridan was among1 very. -
first men- to Irrigate land
for crops in Willamette Valley:
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(Continuing from -yesterday:)
Continuing the -words of Mrs. L
M. Wallace, Who knew Philip . H.
Sheridan when he, was a, second
lieutenant guarding- Indians of the
Coast reservation; : '
"The fort1 was located one and
one-half mUes from -the place
where my father settled 'in.. 1845.
was born there In 1848."
'! often went to the fort with
my older sister ana our -Aunt
Nancy Burden, who. by the way,
later became the wife of Rocking
ham CRockey) P, Earhart, one
of Sheridan's soldiers.
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"Later MrT Earhart became
seeretary- of state tor Oregon.
'We often met General Sheri
dan on our way to or from the
fort, I remember that as a child
was Impressed by the friendly
way la which he. always greeted
our aunt, with a very- pleasant.
'Good morning. Miss Nancy,' and
of his often telling us he was go
ng out to shoot birds.
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" 1 never remember seeing
him only on horseback and carry
ing his gun. His horse, I think,
was a beautiful bay.
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'As I remember General Sher
idan, he was a very pleasant man
nered man, and well liked -by all
ot his soldiers. and all others who
associated with him.
"When thb Civil war broke
out, he and his company received
orders to go east where the fight
ing was. He was relieved by Com
pany D from California under
Captain Scott.
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" 'After the war was over Sher
idan came back to Tort Yamhill
He was then accompanied by his
wife. I did not see him at that
time, but remember seeing his
covered buggy (a rare sight in
those days) 'parked' at Gilbert
Litchfield's store at the fort.
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" The store, by the way, was
called the sutler's store and was
formerly owned by Ben Simpson.
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" 'Sheridan had bought several
tracts of land while he was at
Fort Yamhill, and perhaps made
his trip back to Oregon to look
after his property here.
"'He once owned the L. M
Wallace estate, and I can remem
ber how he kept soldiers camped
on taat place during the garden
ing months.
" 'Being able to Irrigate from
nearby springs of water, they
raised a fine garden, which sup
plied vegetables for hig . men at
the fort. Capt. Russell did not at
any time have a store on the
place.'
MI have written what she tells
Twenty Years Ago
October 18, 1815
A national defense program
that probably means an expendi
ture on the army and navy of up
wards of a billion dollars In the
next six years wiU be laid before
the people by President Wilson
November 4.
The campaign against
Serbia
progresses slowly.
Students at Pittsburg univers
ity recently chartered box cars to
carry tnem from tne campus to
football game in Philadelphia.
Ten Years Ago
October 18, 1925
Students at Parrish junior high
school will be vaccinated Monday
for smallpox. '
The freshman bonfire has been
abolished from Willamette's
homecoming rites this year.
A hues tax redaction bill Is
being drawn for the national con
gress.
DaOy Health Talks
By ROYAL 3. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from New York
Former Commiisianer of Health,
New York Cifr
NO OTHER organ ot the body la
more abused and more neglected
than the eye. Somehow we take It
for granted that the construction and
machinery of this organ are perfect
and automatic in operation. We re
gard the eye as so adjustable to
every possible demand that It ia un
necessary to give -It thought. We
forget an about our eyes unless there
is actual disease, with redness and
pain, sticking together ot the lids, or
some other really - vncomfortable
symptom. We go about our affairs
m delightful Ignorance that there
may be something wrong with the
organ of vision. -'
Many, foolish, persona suffer from
eyestrain, fully realizing that glasses
are necessary. Others provide them
selves with spectacles, but fall to
wear them when they are most need
ed. Many a person walks around
with glasses In his pockst when In
reality be should be wearing them
every minute.
, Tt Eyee Ragvlarly.
When the age for wearing glasses
arrives, there win be found a need
.to change tha lenses from time to
time. On account et the constant
changes in the focusing power it Is
important that the eyes be tested
pretty regularly. - Wearing the same
. lenses tor a long period et years may
result ultimately in weakening the
. eyes, wttn actual damage ta the
.atefct. Bear' ia mind, tee. that tt U
only by a careful test on the part
. of one who. has edentifle training
- that the true con&lUea ex your eyes
east be determined. .
Periodical general physical-examinations
are particularly valuable to
persona past fifty. Rernlar ere ex
aminations are entntlal In every age
group.
. Many a child U counted stopia tm
school because he has unrecognised
eye trouble and cannot study as the
normal chad does, . Failure to pro
me that she can remember; and
hope it may , be 'of .some use to
you. If you have the opportunity
at any time ws . would bevery
glad to have yon call -and; talk
with my mother. She would errtoy
if, I am sure.' The letter' is sign
ed by Mrs. Mabelle Wallace, R. I,
box 112, Troutdale, Oregon.
The writer is thankful for the
above very well-worded : and in
forming letters, both -written in a
style to indicate culture and good
breeding, and this will be appre
ciated by readers of. this column,
and by future generations, for it
Is planned to make such matters.
appearing in this column; perma
nent records, readily and freely
available to students and writers
of history. ; ,
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It is quite likely that Sheridan
was with the band of Indians Mrs.
Wallace saw being bdoaght to the
Coast reservation by soldiers.
She was then .around. S to I
years old and. the reader knows
vivid and lasting impressions are
made on the minds of glrs and
boys of that agv
The procession she saw - may
have been any one ot the bands
being brought In from southern
and southwestern Oregon. . from
the umpo.ua, or front the Cala
poola country on the reaches of
the upper Willamette river's trib
utaries.
1.
It may even have been the band
of Rogue Rivers ot the fierce old
Chief John, brought part of the
way, at least, by Ord, who, later,
in the Civil war times, was a lead
ing general and a great friend ot
General Sheridan. The reader will
recall that Grant, Sheridan and
Ord were the generals present at
Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Sheridan having received from the
hands of General Custer the flag
ot truce on that fateful forenoon
of April 9th, 1865. Significant' it
is, one must admit, that these
three had part of their training
for their greater duties and des
tinies while fighting and handling
Indians In Oregon.
Sheridan might conceivably
have ridden out to meet the in
coming band of Indians, and to
greet the West Point men In
charge ot them for, like Sheri
dan, they were all graduates of
west romt.
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It was natural that the young
girl should fear the fate that
might come to her mother from
the Indians.
One wonders that. In the Indian
war days, white men came to set
tie in pioneer Oregon. He wonders
more that white women came.
And he wonders still more
when be learns that no woman,
having started across the plains,
ever turned back. Many men, out
on the way for days and weeks.
got "cold feet" and turned back.
(Concluded tomorrow.)
Harber Family Comes
From Corvallis Home
To Live in Silverton
SILVERTON, Oct. 17. Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Harber have mov
ed to Silverton from Corvallis
and have taken up residence on
South Water street. Their small
daughter, Joyce, has begun grade
school here. Their two sons are
remaining in Corvallis where
they are prominent in high
school activities.
Mrs. Harber lived here as
small girl and spent several years
here. She was known as Ethe
Comstock the daughter ot E. L.
Comstock (Ned), a Silverton
contractor some 25 years ago.
She is i cousin of Mrs. Lettie
Burch andot Edson Comstock
Harber Is with the surveying
crew working on the new road
out from Stay ton.
Twin Sons Arrive
SCIO, Oct. IT. Wayne Gene
and Dean Wayne are the names
of twin sons born -to Mr. and
Mrs. P. W. Schrunk at their
home in this city October 10.
gress in school of college Is tre
quently the result et uncorrected
eyestrain. Llstlessness, alleged lazi
ness, unwillingness to work at tasks
requiring good eyesight.' and Impor
tant social maladjustments, are an
too many times the direct effect of
poor eyesight, : . ' '.
. Mothers Object
Many children require glasses, ytt.
very naturaUy, young mothers object
to their . betas -worn. . The parent
fears they detract from the appear
ance.ef the child. This Is foolish we
must admit, but tt Is perfectly ho
man. It may be encouraging to lean
that many children who wear glasses
In early childhood outgrow their de
fect The sight may so Improve that
glasses are no longer required. '
It la amazing what relief follows
the correction of eyestrain. As If by
magic, all the discomforts disappear.
The practical application of the
science of optics baa promoted as
much the welfare ot the human tarn,
ily as any ether factor of which X
have knowkdga. X think great credit
should be given an those engaged in
the correction et eye defects.
It your eyes distress you, or It yon
have uncomfortable symptoms which
have remained in spits of all efforts
to remove them, X beg that you have
your eyee tested, Find out tt the
vision which yon flatter yourself Is
so food, is really possible by rea
son of constant strain. The small
sum Involved In an examination of
the eyes and the correction et their
defects If they exist.' wfll repay you
a thousandfold. It win give yon In
creased efficiency and: multiplied bap
pmesa. " . r . : -
' Answers le Health Queries 4
E. L. : Q, Lately J some blotches
have appeared just above my upper
Up. - Can you ten me the cans of
this? .
A. This may be due to Indigestion.
For -. full particulars restate your
question and send a, stamped,' self-'
addressed envelope, i v. .
(Copyright, 195St K. JV. 8 tocJJ
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LOVE DENIED"
SYNOPSIS
To offset the gossip attendant
on the notoriety accorded, the mar
riage of her fiance, Kent DamereQ,
to the supposedly dying Cora Man
ning, his termer sweetheart. Shar
les Standring, young California
society girl, marries Stuart Pen
nington, a struggling, young artist.
Kent had granted Cora's plea that
they marry, both believing aha
would die, but Cora recovers. Shar
lane's thoughts are all of Kent, bat
she tries to be fair with Stuart and
tells him she wants to be a -real
wife to him. He says he can wait
for her love. Sbarlene eaters into
a Sfe of gayety to forget . ; . and
the faithful Stuart follows, trying
to shield her from serious harm.
One night Sbarlene goes to Stuart's
room. He does not near her enter.
Sharlene finds him with his head oa
the table, arms outstretched, fin
gers clenched. She realises then
the silent battle Stuart is fighting
because of his tore for her and
chides herself for being unfair.
CHAPTER XX
Sharlene decided to treat tills
sensibly as she had the money com
plex. She moved into the moon
light and stood looking down at htm
with a shadowy smile. Still he did
not hear her. Then she turned and
lifted her hand to the curtain,
stretching op on up toe, not quits
mirninr is.
Stuart sat tn suddenly and
her there. "Hold ftl he whispered.
"Dont movel
He was feelinr in the drawer of
the table for pencil and drawing
paper. Startled, she had dropped
her arm at his first word and
turned to him la bewilderment.
Then at his look of disappointment
she understood.
"Oh, I see you want to draw me.
IH do it again." She reached for
the curtain and held the pose,
lauKhinr at herself silently. She
had intended to be so noble and
condescend to be a wife. But he
was only interested in her as a work
of art! She was a little piqued as
well as amused, but not at ail hurt
as she would have been If she had
loved him aa she did Kent.
In complete absorption, he drew
ia the lines of her lovely body,
poised oa tiptoe, reaching, talhoueV
ted against the moonlight, veiled in
the diaphanous chiffon of her night
gown. . -
Stuart threw down his eenefl
. abruptly ,and sighed 1 didVt get
it-the elusive mystery of a moon
beam' -He Jumped suddenly to
fcia feet and came to her. ratherina
her into his arms. "Sharlene
.lovcHestl" .
i ; Hia lhs found bars. She hadnt
. been mistaken after aU! She clung
to him and found she liked his
eager embrace.
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In the mornine-. when she strug
gled up from profound depths of
sleep, Sharlene did not rernembex
Stoart at first. She was so filled, so
saturated with dreams of Kent
. DamerelL Kenta -faea. amflrnr.
fUmAW,fc ndoring, pale with love,
ad hovered over her aU night. She
awoke to a surge of great happi
ness, such as she had not knowa
for weeks. She lay for a moment,
dazed with Dure Jot. soakinar in It
sinkisg into it with aU her beingw
gratefully, humbly.'
.Then came the inevitable awak
ening. . The) shock, the disappoint
ment, the eld pain creeping baek.
intolerable, crashing, stmingr bhe
' flung out her arms aad cried aloud.
- "Stuart I Eho turned her head
remorsefully, bat her husband's
vhead waa not on the other pillow.
... Dear Stuart. .. . Dear, blessed.
tender Stnart. . . . What infinite
sweetness aad tenderness I
If. Stnart were only Kentno,
ao. she must not think that! Bui
oh. to bo able to respond to h
Oh. Kent, Kent, darlmgv darling
. - Aronixed weenmff tor the
end time in her life. She found time
to be thankfuL even as the sobs
tore from her tortured throat; that
i Stnart was not there, this time
'see her distresa.'
, . An boor later, quiet, self-pos
sessed, dressed for their ride, she
sought him down on the beach. She
- found him lying face down, en the
: eand. lie iay Terr atCL but there
waa something forlorn in his pose.
She stood aear him and hesitated
"Who Said Peace!".
sW v .V J
-Sjr.-v
to speak, looking down at him anx- j
iouxly. Her heart smote her guilt-!
ily. Had he guessed!
Yea, Stuart knew that he had
failed to drive out the specter at the
marriage feast. He had hoped so
much for the time when Sharlene
should come to him of her own vo
lition. He thought he might teach
her to love himthen. But he knew
now that when she held him in her
arms, she was thinking: of Kent.
The thought was intolerable I Bat
he must be patient, perhaps it was
toe soon .too soon. , ..If only she
did not hate him this morning. ...
Sharlene moved away eome little
distance Then she called out, try
ing to sound casual! "Oh, Stuart!
wnere are your '
That gave bim time to collect
himself. He rose quickly from the
sand and. went to meet her. He
looked at her anxiously. She did
not meet his eyes, bat she scrueexed
nis nana iranocaiiy. That was re-
assurinr.
"X forgot to tea yon -we're rid-
tnr with the Array at tan. YouH
have to hurry to drees.'
"un, au right. Ioure ready,
areat youT" She stood ia her
o&pnrs Blender, gallant, ronmr.
She met his eyes bravely at last,
and there was only . tenderness
there.
Look. Stuart. I've been think
tn. The Shinyo Mara sails for the
Orient tomorrow. Levs rol .
"Wh-whatr
Please, dear. It would mean so
much to yon. This mystio quality
of yours wOl gala by contact with
that ancient culture. Great works
wiu come ox tt
"Do yon Care. Sharlene about
the great works!'' He smiled whim
sically at her.
"Of course I dol But m be hon
est about this I want to run away
again.-
-uo yea sou want me to ran
with you, Sharlene r '
Tea. yes!" She dung- to his
hand, "I need too so. StuartI"
AH right. Well run just as far
ana zest as you want to. And now
I reckon Yd better get ready for the
Army."
"Ill wait here.' Sharlene sank
down oa the sand.
Stuart hurried toward the
hotel, he came usoa Forrester
already at work, absorbed in trans
ferring to his canvas the pearly
morning light across the Jade sea.
"Hello I" Stuart stopped short,
his fingers itehine. loaejmsr for the
feel of the brushes. The old man
looked up briefly and gTunted, then
went on working .. ."
"X near yea married a rich wife,
Yea?
There was a lons- nanaa. wIU
Forrester smeared color across his
canvas.
"what are yon going to do next?"
"We we're rojns- to the Orient."
"I see. . . . WalL IH bet riirfct now
that you'll never do another honest
stroke oa canvas.'
Etoarfs law ttchtenad and hla
brae ere sashed. Bat ha did not
er. He would nrova. eonmrf.
ly, that prophecy false when Shar
lene would quit running1--away.
The flight of Sharlene aad Stuart
wr Asia was like tha restless
dartinf of hmamingdrd. NereT
stopping for more than a dp of
that ancient ealtare Pherlene had
held oat to Stnart aa a lure. Al
ways whirring madly to some par
ticular place to meet people to
dine and play bridge and dxriee.
and ride aad eonvw gaily. And
tbea daahtnr en to the next place
to meet other people and dine and
play bridge and dancs and ride and
converse eailv.
To Stnart, who loved humanity,
fhla skimming the surface of hu
man relations was tUsaniMintin
Here and there, ia passing, he saw
a face that held bim, TrieS person
ality which mifht have been of
priceless value to him, But there
was never time to know luryona
erea Sharlenet '
.He said to her one day, "Shar
lene, cia yea ever try the rss, of
Just sluing tl and doing aoth
mgr - -.
da' wife looked at him tadlg
nantly. "I dont dare tn f dWt
dare contemplate what a mess life
is."
. He flinched, and she was instant
ly sorry aad flew into his arms to
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by LOUISE LONG
and ETHEL DOHERTY
kiss him and tell him everything
else was flat and stale but him.
Yet they- never aat down together
to talk to get acquainted to let
love grow, except for that imf orget
able night at Jai Samand, ia aj
putana, in the heart of India.
They had been Inordinately lucky
lnenrrine? the favor of the If a.
h arena of Udaipur, the "Sun of the
Hindua," to whom they came with
letters of introduction from a high
cnusa omoai. nis Highness was-
ust sendine aa exneditioa into-the
Aravalli Hills. Hia immense en
tourage including eamele carry- '
uiir da. ana -eieonanLS ana art "
bian horses carrrinar courtiers ;
was ready. rv.
His Highness looked deenlv into
the blue eyes of the American ar
tist and divined, there the mystie
dreams and longings, the resigna
tion and the patience of his own an
cient race. He turned to Sharlene
and saw the tragic hurt tmderiyirig
the brave brightness of her spirit.
nis neart warmed to them both.
"I should like von to iumi fV m,
ble dams," he said. "They are for
eyes like yours to see. ParticuTarly
Jai Samand. Jai Singh built it
almost three centuries ago. It Is
the loveliness of a dream caught
and harden d into marble."
.Stuart aad Sharlene were en
ehtttod. Rarely wm this privilege
His Highness smiled at their en
thusiasm. "You would like to ride
an elephant, Mrs. Pennington!' He
dapped hia hands softly and a ser
vant came running to receive his
orders. Then he turned hack to
Sharlene: "I have sent fn
ail for yon to wear against our ho
uuuan sun ana oust.'
When he put it Into her hands,
Sriene exclaimed: "Oh, the love
y thing! It's a purdah veil, isn't
it, perfumed with the roses ofKash-
delicate that you can draw it
through a finger ringl
"X hava rimi nntm A-X-m
vSV .hTe y go alone up
to the Wind Palace, on the crest of
the mountain above the lake. There
T. S .moon rVse. Yoa
wiU think," and he amneTaoftfr.
"that you have never seea her full
glory before."
. Beginning already to.be wrapped
fa the spelTof the past, they took
their places in the swaying silken
howdahs, and their elephants joined
toe gTeat colorful procession head
ed toward Jai Samand.
The great lake finally shimmered
bna4jem, aad their eyes sought
w wiwiw cam a dream
ttat had been caught aad hardened
Into marble." There it lay, across
the ravine. Imprisoning the waters
of a mountain stream. A dream of
iacredihlo -beauty. -, Oa the but
r8 white Biarbtoelenhanta were
H trampetbg tireless-
ty. Abovejipa the dam were gracile
white marble pavilions awaitinar ia
vainth music of other daysT
y- uiga on me ruuiide, the palace
Jtood with its exciaTtely carved
kI-PV garnished
thnSSra
That amrninv i!fn a en.
tortuous path to
isussi if uu raiBM aimtA rwu.
the old seraglio to themsdves, and
mounted to the roof coartSrhere
they looked out on the lake through
mountains surroundirnr thm Wm
wild and uninhabited. They were
w" .T? that
omehovr drew them closer to each
fT kdver beeef
fore, pe dnajc deepened and the
mat atari began to glow.:
: xai to me. Stnart." ah Wt
"If a an
lonesome I- ,-; ;-.-.
lore aa Well aa to studv aS.
JZZZr almjrta here at hia
ease. aXQmrrnv ntHuuwn vn. li.
ladiea made soft mnsie?'- - . .
. j Sharlene stretched herself mt . .
the floor, pillowing her head on her
arma.andgased up at the stars.
They're very dose and m.rt-
ingly-intimata, those aUra, Stnart
-He ; lay -down: beside her and
picjcea omj the constellations one bT
oue.k A soft wind began to slab
through the delicate irirtle aee.
To Be ContlnnedY .