Eugene daily guard., April 21, 1923, Image 21

Saturday Evculng, April 21,
Matrimonial Adventures
.Mary ;Stew Cutting.
. .rSLrrtid lire," Rfrlonr .
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Cjprrlsnt ty-0J Feature Brnalcste
PERSONALITY OF .
MARY STEWART, CVTTING
No author' I better known In this
country for 'married life stories
.then Mary Stewart Cutting. She
lolned the Star Author tterlea . of
Matrimonial Adventures with deep
Interest for the plan:
f have known Mrs. Cutting for a
good' many years. In, fact, I am.'
one of the few people to whom she
.told wonderful stories long before .
she. began, writing them. Every.'
evening .at sundown - I sat with '.
several other -favored ones in her
back parlor and listened breath-
;! to tales that became-In that
circle unpublished- classics tales
that were delightfully suited to the
Intelligence and entertainment of
-her hearers. .
. She has found a much larger,
' but h dare- to say no more appre
ciative, audience In the years that
have Intervened.; The other day a
group of people sat around, a ta-
ble, and each person there spoke
with enthusiasm of a different one
of her "Little Stories of Married
Life" though, 'to quote her own
words, -she' wrote only "the kind
of stories everybody knows, like
your bread, andv-butter,'1 .and 'of
people who "Just "naturally lived
outside the city and took trains."
Hers Is the universal touch.
-. Her i own married life,, to qimte :
her again, wu ''the happiest she
-knows any thing, about" Her hus
band was a western man, and Rhe
had six children. It- was her four
older children wh0 first appreciated :
her 'as an authorr-I was one of
them. " , ' ' .
MART STEWART; CUTTING, JR.
.'-..-..
. How does bneigotve a problem that
can't be solved? . Of course all prob
lems are' Impossible of solution until
you do solve thero."-'
One never. -knows when the smallest
happening may turn out to be a big
thing In, Its effect on the mind of two
people who' loveeach other, In all the
years that may come, never to be' for
gotten. .: '-. ' . "
Sally, the blue-eyed, soft-cheeked
wife of Carleton May, whose photo
graph -with , Its firm Hps and steady
eyes reinforced tier spirit from the
little table beside her the mother of
the two. curlyheadB and the baby up
stairs, with Maggie, was busy with her
own problem as she sat In the small
flrellt room looking out of the window..
In the fast-darkening winter after
noon, at the flooded vacant suburban
lots and the leafless bushes that trem
bled at the fierce slashes of the rain.
She was listening to the footsteps
of her father as he paced up and
down the narrow hallway ; every now
and then he called to her dejectedly :
"It doesn't look much like clearing,
Sally," and she replied :
"Oh, I think It does, ' father!"
though she didn't think so at all.
How, how, she wondered desperate
ly, could' she make' her commuting
husband appear, glad to go back to
town this evening," after the hatf-nille
walk home from thi station, In this
icy slush and rain?; there never were
any taxis 'in. this outlying part of the
suburb. How had she fulled to remind
him In the unclouded morning tliat
this and 'not tbmoriow, as first In
tended, was to; be the night of father's
treat? Ever slnceilWcheon she had
tried repeatedly to , get Carleton on a
Phone) that had "F!one dead.'? Sho
knew Intuitively .thnf, unwarned, his
first loudly spoken words In answer
to her would be:
"Go In .town tonight? You're crazy."
Oh, no enforced resignation on his
part, would suffice.' There must be a
glow of enjoyment to satisfy poor fa
ther, who had planned this festivity
for. his brief trip up from the Couth,
where his Health,' since the death of
his wife,' kept him In- the lonely -winters
the thought of. this pleasure
given to those lie loved would Wnrni
his heart for months to come.- .
. -He' wag a lalli soldierly Did man,
with ''a' square gray beard and-plerc-hig
eyes under bushy gray eyebrows,.
His old friends jc'allejlliriri- major, but
he .Was, niestly' known .here us Sally
May's "father i absent or present lie
. was. so much a father,, always, as -far
. s imqerate means coujd afford, ''doi.
llftf 'Rrimuthlhff" tab ha n'rwl .tava . ' .. .'
.Bu this. theater parry-tonight for.
which (lie' niosr- erpensj've.lif;rt';iiilnut'
'seat" hsd been.'-prQt'ul'e'd-J-and-" the
NospectlVe.' s'uDDer, -'-'while AiibrtacLnB
'Silly's' apri Carlefon's SPUnfe visiting.
cousins', Movia$.&ndElly.n,' .Brawn;
rajy invaded; as; a. special -trefit.for
. ft:lnMav..CaHetpn"w'as .gsfte
.throirUji th? striiggWri A yronir..nian
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. I. i a oetter go tonight,"
said Howard, briefly "i think I ought
to stay hoB1e, sir; I've ot a cold."
He hasn't at all, iuonPl" volun
tiered 'the wlde-W edp ght-ye'sr-old
Cm-ley, who had .followed on 19a cou
sin's heels?, i-Ho'Says hV sick0 of
theaters,. He want! to sta4ioie afid
read -Mm. H0J1nd of .the0 llaakft.
0111(3s !"' o & s o
1 ,?ifih h8Necfd .Jni m wajos;
obllVtous" of .Ms. teandsim's rn,rL-.
"I Hn.. .. . .
Any pled 0f hanJth was" tlittrn valid"
tct Mia ntt. -. '.. VJ.
' "?fsv,'ou- ha'ec Jiere. 'nly
.boy; nmci btter.!"r ."; !
"We'll, Ellyp VllI h.joy,'lf ttpTWay,':
began.' Sally . comfortingly; '.as 'lW-rirrt
.dlsaptfeared;.jid' stopped slioM ks'jb.'
Ja-1 thin, abifortda.fly . sWtr$lttr.tW'
young gifl c-ame'tswardlienji.wltb'ati
sBgltat'ed l'xp.rtv4.sjbn'-on,lier sniaH.'-pdle';'
snub-nosed c.o.untepa.nce. " , '.
. .is- . tliei-d anyjhlng. he' matter', J
'... "bin: nothrng, bitt'-h.Fliyn-iwas. rit
tne age. whejj. to ihnke ofig of a. ftlm.
ny. .party or -pleasure iwas..n.ithni.jt
short- rf. agony.-' ".I 'do .so hVit tn. fori.
rYOU- and fh'e '.mtfinr' hnf--..Yia' e '.,, !. -
neuralgic headilche's Is! coming on anil !;.her-tilings.. Stie. oponeti "the 'door of
I think I'm afraid 1 oupht not to (jo: 'ifaxleton's closet .hy mistake,!' and
out In '.this weatlief. J. knW'mothVr'lsnw ine day ''had a 'curse, on It,
wouldn't, want me to' he exposed." ' I thnr. was nil there 'was to It I A glance
"No,. .of course Hot!" said the ma-' . !'i had shown that his new shoes? were
Jor -nastily . .In spite of his str(cken 1
countenance! ."5,'ou -mustn't . be ex-1'
posed on any account, qiy d.eat child.'
Kor; ... .... .
."I feel' dreadfuiry' about It, major
near, - murmured the girl with a sharp
look, at Sally, who was fiercely silent.
Two tickets cast away; and. the major j
hnd . paid seven dollars anlece for
them to n speculator.
Little Malsie May With her' out
standing crop of curls . guilelessly
added her version of the affair as
Ellyh ran upstairs.' "
"She told Howard she didn't want
to go because she hadn't any sweetleV'
"Oh, If she would like some candy I"
began the major with eagerness.
"She doesn't mean - candy, she
means a young man," said Sally.
"Never mind, father dear ; we'll get
some one else who would be glad to
go!"
Her heart was hot within her ; It
was exactly like Carlcton's relations;
they -never put themselves out for
anybody I
But all the more need for Carleton
to stand by now. A saving Idea oc
curred to her, solving the problem at
once. Why hadn't she thought - of - It
before? The rain was hurling Itself
at the window with renewed violence.
She must manage to get to the Wake
fields at the corner and telephone
Carleton to have his dinner In. town
as they would all have done hut for
the baby's needs and meet them
there afterward. He liked to come
home and dress first, but he wouldn't
mind this time. She must slip out
without Father's seeing her.
As she splashed through puddles
In her artlcs, the raln rattling down
on her umbrella and Carleton's mack
intosh! her mind was uncomfortably
reverting to the parting from her hus
band ..that,: morning there had been
something lacking. To married lovers
each day differeth extremely In glory
there Is a, deepening of the Joy of
affection, or an Imperceptible lessen
ing of It; there are .the. days ihat
seem to make neltlrer for progression
nor retrogression, and yet . of which
It Is dangerous to have too many;
non-recognition may slide so far that
what should be the thrilling pleasure
of recovery turns Into an Irritation.
It Is a fact often overlooked, that,
taking It. by and large, there Is no
being more Inwardly sensitive to the
changes In domestic atmosphere than
the unanalytlcal American . husband.
Carleton' had gone off that room
ing, after the vaguely unsympathetic
conditions of the past week, with an
Indefinable effect of glad escape from
household demands that Impressed it
self on her even In his kiss of fare
well. ;' " ' " '
Sully was mor In love with" her
husband than when,-nine years ago,
they had begun life, together; she
knew ..that, his love for her had grown
also.' That was what It was to be'
really married. . But she hnd a sudden
consciousness now that shei had per
haps been tiresome In askln him to
do. a great many things lately, from
the first moment he entered the house
until he. left it; she didn't want him
to be glad to- get away from her! He
never refused to do what she asked
of him;, but he had to!.d her once that
he yvns exceptionally busy at the of
fice these days. She had a strange
sense ef -their being .out of touch. The
Vain beat In her face and chilled her
heart. When she heard pis yoke she
would' feel - better;' he would say;
"Stop 'imagining .things."
, She liad another. Inspiration., when
.Tlronix,.the nlnetcen-yeai'-o.ld son- and.
heir, carae. to lier ring, at the- V-ake-
fields'. ' "''. . ! . :
' "Oh,' Jlmfnyl -don't -you want -to go-to-
khb .theater 'with: us torrfjzht?- .'My.
' father '-hhs two. extra ife.ts.".' ; '
' .' jriu'.my. shook .Ids head. "Thank
you, bat'ife W ?!ot;n"-
er.' 'out.)1''-'. ' ' .'...''... :;
'.."I, only, want to. ns.e.ybur plJori.e,'f,
.T.ip"av, SaJd;.SaUy. "?0.uss Is oof of
order." :' . . - ,'''. '-.
'- .It seejne4. hours" bafore Ctfntr.nl .ffot
i'flieYJsht'.ni
,, yo.h, .'iff '
-.number. ;.but at 3ast '
' Triiflt, Is this .'you'? .Till:
THE
lis a sense of poputousness. of action,
.of speed. - But In an outlying suburl
I a rainy wluter night is the blacknesi
! bf desolation. . f. , (
'' The outline of S),man bent forwart
: ugalnst the storm was the only sign
iof life agj Sally returnwl hofne. Bui
;. ljer spirit obstlirtely rose now against
,jfullue. She y,oould nno? grnne wayti
Sfwe tlR day yet. 0 0 .
il he tw "children were haling "tlMi
efrl? ap?,nrat thejlttle round tifbft
underbg.cfock in S dining rbora.
Caney'looketl Siio asS "Whim's till
ma.tter wltft grandpa, "jfle walls ifi)
j'-and.' hMvu all the -tlrrie": and won't"
.smlj.e. '.' '".'. ' -.
'. He'lo.ok.ed .vw.ij'old' ah-d-.-Wjor'n -as- he
Voauirht -slrhf-bf .S'aJlv. , -"'
Lf ("WliOT -liaf e' j'.iiu-.ue!''' tie, jjsfcl'rJ-
'.."P".Iy.to Jl"j'Wnffte1d,a..for aMnlft-'
'ute... I'lie.. rofn ' isfi't '!so. liitd: when
. you're' out. in It." she u'eoV , . :.'
H visibly UKtgJitra'evl. ''-'T.bftt's Jbst
fwhul I've been tiilnkfne. - Of. course
I-iionft.riitad'.weather. never dirt
'. Lewiaps Carleton might,, "feel .t.hilt'
way ion. .She liiin.n miiiiion htunniuv
o'f fuine .n Alia MiniAet,lra rl, r'.l,u'nr,
missing he had worn them 'into town,
The fact covered 'a tragedy. Carle-
! ton was afflicted with a. little toe on
: his left' foot that hud to be treated
with peculiar consideration if a shoe
which, of course, ujust not be top
j llght-were the least bit too broad
the toe, slipped back under Its fellows.
to be' trodden Into agony by them at
every step. If Carleton had been out
In the rain all the afternoon In those
shoes . i ,- . , ; : ,
,1 Her loving heart swelled with pity
J for him. Oil, she couldn't ask him to
take another step! : She thought
i swiftly of the time when she had
fallen on the Ice and hurt her knee
! and he had carried her all the way
(home of all the big crises in which
he had so dearly como to her aid. She
j wouldn't sacrifice him now for any
one ! It father had to be disappoint
ed, he had to be; she would try to
make up to him for It by her corapan-
itonshlpY ''
She dressed hurriedly. There was
only one thing left now for her to do
she must manage to .speak, to Carle-
i ton before the major saw him, to at
least fend oft the blow of his first In-
cvllable! words of horrified surprise
and protest.
She hugged the baby to her, a little
'at. warm bundle, .as he one. comfort
In this dreadful, endless day, before
putting him to bed. .' ' ... ,.
' "Well, you are all dressed I see,
I said the major, sighing. "My, my, It
I seems to be raining harder than ever !
It will be pretty tough on the boy to
.'go out again tonight, and you won't
wont to go without him. I Intended
this for a pleasure you know, my dear.
but I suppose we'll just have to give
It up this time.'
"Not a bit of It!" said Sally, vlth
forced cheerlness." . "Waste ull those
lovely tickets? Not much !'
' She went to the front door and
looked' out Into the downpour; no
-signs -Of 'her husband! , But the major
had followed her.
She got away from him and slipped
down the busement stairs to peer out
secretly from the lower door.
"Where are you, Sully?" he called.
"Come up here, my dear." ; ';...
There begun a wild game of hide
and seek, Sally and the major each
' on the watch for the first glimpse of
the.homecomer. She swept the chil
dren out of her way, when, evading
her father, she dashed un or down to
either point of advantage. if'?.
V'Jpon't put dinner on1 the table yet,"
she ordered Maggie.
Ellyn wus ha.vlng hers on a tray In
her room, and trying n new com
plexion cream. Howard was still
glued to the "Hound of the Bnsker-
I vlllest" ' The major settled Into a
steady, walk forward and back In the
upper hull, opening the front door at
each round to look out, lind Sally In
desperation took her stand half in
the wet nreaway. Would Carieton
never come?
At Inst, at last, through the dark
ness of the deluge his figure material
ized unexpectedly near, as, closing hit
umbrella he turned toward the unner
'steps. Ills arms were full of 'bundles.
"Oh, Carleton, Carleton ! Come
this way, down here !" , r;
Her hands groped for hlin, dragged
htm to her.. The touch of his dear
body, even In his wet overcoat, seemed
salvation, though lie had an effect of
resistance, as if the. dividing haze of
'the last.few'lluys was still there.
. ."What's the matter? " Let's get In
side."., i '. .' ; -.
'.'Sfo, no!, wait a. moment. J've'got
to speuk -where- fattier can't hcji'tv He.
Is In the hall.nliOT waiting-for you."'
. "Say It -quick then! live' been out
aU'afternuim In' tliesa infernal Wioes.
My :tic '.' .;. '.' .- ; . ' ;'. . . '
."Oh, I k.iM).w''U all, dciirt'I-lW whlij
pe'fCTl. 'ncr5s 'catrie -IW a torrent. "I
trfcil to' gct' you.on the pHonq to e
ililhil "yilii-tiils is-'the nigjit-if. fnti'ier's
teitf.- that,', he's .'.Reen plujinljig "tor
'riilmth Urft . '-.tohrorrowi' '.an-' jrbjr-
tbduCht',
.!iT6nJg.htf 'H'liljr-macfccfel'!!' ,
EUGENE DAILY GUARD
hearted ou your account. I can't tell
Vou" how" he's "'been' watcliinir the
..a , . , . . . !v .
weutlfer; it s neiu-ly killed lilm,"
, "Let's get Inside." uald her husbiftid
again. He demwlted his packages on
ho'il" '"HttA- h.a ,i-.,o..i
the flooY. H are .(he coftee. and
the bgcon, and the oranges."
Forji momeitfSier avorld hung la
balance. The0smull facffrulsed to his I
y,hlte and drawrt. . wltho frlKhtnea . cup; butter. f .up! nrt, lit'.
eyes; bs, ho, she looked tfle" nigjit e- tui.s, eecs. ;t: an, l tenxfoonfiy; b:ik
fore the buby was IfWn. I li'Kr powder, 'S he.ipiug .sih-oipo " Jo
iHel-lo!" he. sidd .'rtfftlv. .s 4he'' cJ0!l,iJ b",,,t' .t." '': a'Jd .' Sfr.,'".
.to. Hiss Ler. "'Why, why. you
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iiiiisiu t t-i ur,jeu Mr UKde iibw uer iiinm'rneg unu 4ntr m lius, turd :yk',
not'hlnpf!'1.-,UV. stoppsjiort .vitt lUar Vifu'Mf ,lw,llit,,, b,,ft,r,fc -rviii'ti, tt
fome ffom abov lh tremujous aypeuP. . lfrc4 flfl,j Von. )Su a Vuml
'"QIC Carletpndrtetolf J IfftktU you 'cor:. rMuovpr: sluV annli's- rrosswifvs
"t-"j t N.iTiijt. n iiu vviwnuB, liny , color
ti.on. his 'Jav, drn6d 'lie.ltQokad'dJwftedrt''it?ivi tlu ridK of a)tls' into
nriMK? .ornnrwit no i m rrt,n . svruV) a mi cuok vuiiL uerfcdv. VbMll.
Jir eves met Sallv'n 'mte- more : A or uvrii.. upinvs inMim-ntiy wiuii
jps ejes mec aJl b once more Aijookinir. Wlnove bv using 'n Pork:' 1iut
Bunco, drew' Ms ihouth'.'dow-p .In a'
humoroiijs .' resignation.' - A generouft'
iiiiu. na-cuiuiwiiik Its UUl,,HM lie -lljur-
mured: ' ' .." -
"Well, what' :do'- .yoft'' know, about.
tliat !'.' ;.', . '' .;". .'. . '. .
Rnlly.'.pfltight Her breath rihvays
when she .needed- It, the. miracle ' of.
his -help was uiafte pianifest. " ITis
atm van nround tier as theyent up
stairs to meet' the. tall, thin old flij.iire
at tlie top. ; '...'
; "Carleton, you poor boy 1 You won't
want to go out naln 1".
. "Who minds a little .rain?" said his
son-in-law hardily. "Just the night,
I'll say, to get oft for some fun."
If you ' had seen father's face
then! Old? Not a bit of It! '
"What's this I hear" Carleton con
tinued.' "Two tickets to spare? I'll
have' to kick oft this shoe, It's murder
ing me. No taxis, of course. I'll settle
all this! Don't you worry, Sally, I'm
not going to wulk, I couldn't."
He paused for breath as Carley and
Malsie hurled themselves upon him
in welcome.
"Here, .children, leave , your Dad
alone. I've got to get to the phone!"
"It Isn't working," moaned Sally.
"Tes "It Is Give me Mountain 1670.
Hello hello! Is this Mr. S. W. Watts?
Well, Squatty, this Is the president
of the United Goldusli Creamery as
sociation: Xes, I supposed you'd rec
ognize the voice. The Missus still
awny? Anything doing tonight with
you siul your kid brother? , I thought
not. ' The question Is, can' your car"
imake this house and the .7 :S0 train
afterward? Fine! We're oft on a
theater bat, the major's party; two
tickets to donate. ; The major's some
prince, I'd' have you know. Yes, It
rains ; we ' expec to . land on Ararat.
Are you and Jim In'on this? We're
only asking yon on account of the
car, ,3 y'unerstan'. Solly's . horrified
What did you Bay? Take us all the
way Into town?,' Oh, that's too muchl
All right,-we'll expect you."
He turned to his wife to say, "Neyer
mind my dinner, all I want Is to
change and soak up ray feet!"
It was n wonderful party. It wasn't
only thnt lio hilarious guests motored
them ull the way Into town, or that
Father, denr Father, beaming with a
touching Joy', sat between Cnrleton and
Sally; and saw that no one lost a point.
There was,, beside all .this, fa deep
inner glow of plensure, ah overtone of
harmony that mnde Itself s felt even to
those least aware of Its cause. ' .,'
As for the supper at 'the- Bninboula
afterwardB but .why go Into details?
The Major never ld things by hplvcs.
As Jim remarked, "Oh boy I That was
some eats." If Sally felt a pang for
Ellyn, at a remembrance of the girl's
face over the bnnlstera as the gay
party- left ..the house," she '.sternly
quenched It.' EllyL . would have to
learn. ,, . " '
It was after their return singing
nil the way, Father's bass, mind you,
Joining In that Sally, getting ready
for the night, with her hair unbound,
leaned against her husband's shoulder
'to say: - , '
"I don't know how you manage It
you never fall me!"
"That's' the bli Idea," he announced;
the tender pressure of his arms around
her voiced the unspoken words:
,"And I never will IV . . ;
Careful.
Old Aunt Sally enjoyed, a wide
reputation among her acquaintances
In Virginia for all the household vir
tues. She was as neat as the
( proverbial 'pin, '"Once; however,- In
order to sustain, that reputation, she
admitted resorting', to. deception. . ,
A nelglibor la phasing discovered
Aunt - Sully - Industriously, scrubbing
her plnxzu floor ant sough' an ex
plnnation. ' ' , ' , T' ' .' '
."Well,"- suid Aunt Snlly, "I kinder
. thopgh.ef folks see. this pla.7.y" clean
tli ny .c .wouldn't' 'suspect .how. mah
icltchen looks today. t ' ' , . . '
f.
timely. Recipe.
Far the
Busy Housewife
tmpKiln. PJe'
Boil 'down' eifhw" Irejib'. or. ' bunnJid
'. pAiiipkhi . .imtSl i(.'.is .lirnwa- o(i9-iihiutj
in.. inMMtiHsnr..,ni - inoHurjii iiiai."rn.
, , ,
"H ? meals few drn vanilla. I j
uuk "l,t'or- kl'tu ""d boiling ' water
uatil brittle ou the spoon. Add vanilla.
'hen pour run slowly oj-er white of
Wlf . 'hut have boea beaten very lightly,
l4rrui conuuuellf. Add nut meat when
,.,, is verv stift tl,i po.B out on
i butterfll dish, .
M" ta o
n. .Biewy "u' mj o.b
ff b-.inir.now.l.'r and An t. Add .
m" cull, silittir.. ur. Oifu-liMf-cud wntt-rl
Mo.v.ni t...il lo'a. llottv,-;
Jerfe'tiy void, ..'then' 'roil -in" graiui.tat.'-it
Wn sjirujr UoiU down .t-. low
r a favorite With king 'tut
A novel ml npptMixi-ntr use l'Or Uoiltul
bpptN ..is m corn 'bocf lmsli,J Chop' A'od
boiled beets fhio ami s. pqmil uurt'
of-Wftts :i!Hl. potati)!'H witli the beet fijid"
tiiion orlisounl tiro potntoex lUtoKetlier,
ixiue cooks ntM rho'pp'ed greeii ieprs..
AIietfier tbe nnme bee coin'on from n
Pellii' wor.il "Itet'," iiM'iiniii' red, or
from the ttreek letter "H," it 1 n vogtv
'table of aiu-it'ut and Jionoruhlo iiKoe
ainl nlwayK popular, either for its eouk
nl foliagi for (rreen or for the root
biled ami serveii with, butter or in ami
bimtlion with other ilishea. The finest
flavor in xaid to h neeured when the
boots ore baked, tlio bard outer shell
beinir removert and tile tender Interior
served with. a plentiful dressing of
butter.
It is not known when the boct was
introduced into cultivation but it is
known that: it was eaten by the Eevn
nans or nncieut ttine turn no rioubt was
round in tlie tomb of Kinc Tut, embalmed
or pickled. Crosby' Kgyption beet is
one or tae bPNt for verv eaHv n nivtinir.
Beets huvft two diMtinst methods of
irrowtlK Some sudi as tJie Egyptian
grow wh-ollv niiderjrrouud.. Others nvh
a Tctroit Dark Ked have about a third
of tlio'i root above tho surface of the
soil. The Keary Flat F.K.vptian nHfi
irrows above t.ho soil although it is n nar-
ont df the C'iosby Egyptian which doca
nor.
It will speed tlio verminatir.n of beets
to soak the Reed, although thla is not
necessary. Bwts should bo sown as
soon as thn ground pan bet worked. Tbey
will alwa come up -too thick bevause
eavh 'stitHl" i really a fmit cluster aad
contain several seeds. Therefore, they
must be thinned earlv, and the uprooted
plantH cooked .with their tops make de
l'ttiB "yreenHi" They need a moit
seed bed for pro inn t dfrnd nation and the
sq'I should be well flrtnod over them. If
ir is drv weallier at planting time soak
tibe seed. '
Some Slackening Noted
' In Industrial Boom
Cliicnito, April 20. Although Indus
try Ib ImtitimiiK along at a merry pace,
bntli producers and consume ore pro
ceeding with eautlnn -and there is no
likelihood of Tiuiuwny roniinodity mar
kets. In fact, reports from varioiiH ;fine
of Industry Indicate Home slackeiiing,
and the reports are widely enouitlii-diRr
trihuti'd to Kiiegent that last iniinlli may
have seen the sensnn's peak of activity. '
"There Is increasing evidence of mod
deration In prices of finished steel nnd In
the altitude of iniyers," the Iron Age
Hiiys of the sieel industry. "Pressure on
the mills, is just as grent hut there is
laws offering of premiums to get early de
livery and less effort 'lo place contracts
covering, third-quarter months. Fabri
cated steel business is not running at the
rate of March, hut that month estab
lished a high point. Buyers of pig iron
have been ,tilinost absent from tlie mar
ket." " 1 . .
; While the ' steel Industry Is still op
erating uroiind 02 per cent of capacity,
the test of its ability to hold Its labor
fqreos intact is yet. to come. The mills
fnce the competition of high wages of
fered for some forms of outdoor work
despite the recent general Increase In
steel plant wages. It Is commented on
thai buying by the railroads and auto
mobile pliints still remains remarkably
high.'
Another lilt of evidence of ; prudent,
sleekening In activity Ih tlie renort on
(he country's freight movement. Revenue
freight Inndlnes for the first, week of
April at. 805,7117 ears wore the smallest
in six weeks nnd a reduction of 42,DTiR
cars, or 4j per cent from the total of
the last week In March. It Is probable,
however, that Easter was partly respon
sible for the smaller movement shows
in the current figures. Tmillnns for. the
year to April 7 totaled 12,220.100 cars,
compared wilh 0.tlO7.inO a year ago and
0,710.815 In the 1020 period.
The present prospect Is Ihut commot)
ilv prices this summer will show con
siderable irregularity. The slackening de
mand for fabricated Weel would indicate
some li't-down in building .operations.
Northwest Mil, Output i
, Continues Above' Normal
' Seattle, Aprili 20, One hundred and
thirty-five mills, reporting- to the; West
Coast -Lumbermen's association for tlie
week . ending April ' 14th. manufactured
114,288,300, feet of lumber; sold "11V
088,830 feet; and. shipped 118,022,717
feet.- . -...'.. "
t froduction for reporting mljhi was 25
per cent above-normal. New business was
Yj per cent helow production. .Shipments
were 0 pep cent above'new business,-: .
' Thirty-nine per cent of oil' new busi
ness taken -during the week, wus for. fu
tiiro' water delivery. This- amounted to
44.100,541 fee.(, of .which HH..r)7r,8f0 feet
iva for domestic cargo delivery;, and
7.illi.'i.(iiri- feet exnort. New. business' for
i.dcllvery by ralj amounted to 2,130 cars.
I ' 'l'.liii:l v-KHV-ea tier cent of . the week's
i lumlier- eliipments 'moved by- woter Tbii
iimiiuirted to. 4i,-.T.i,'av: reet, ot which
:l2.7KJ.2;il .feet moved coastwise and in-
l.t-rii)astai; Und 11.070,101 feet overseas.
.iii .i,i,'npni totsled 2:105 curs
'. tjoi auto and-tea'm -dellycrfes totaled
i .v;ci..v.tjj feef..
rjtiirer-ivttiirtcr.s ul. n-n (nu-h iliMin.t; Atu 1
"THE TIMBER QUEEN"
,. .- BYoHerert Crooker ' s : - '
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. diaptetjll. ''.'.. ' ..
.. ; '" . .MU'.rfNY. ,' '.; . . "
' " ' " " " :
.C1uWon shut h'f?,-eyes afi4 .WaiUd." : 'cime.e sulfen ijfply. "! ain'ifhd
Suddfnlj' a.twtitic explosjoh-secmed ,a. ajo-p sines v;e left tee Gate. i
to shake -fhe uniyerse. " He -waited ' . . -m. v,:r,D'L, carKl at-the ac-
S aiumcnt, then-.-opl-nedjhU eyos, .
- nau
thw'r
f 'fearful1 ; of 'uriat. might .ufSt ,
ir gaze. When ie. smoke, had'
it-.!..,. .-a.i t'hUfr lh' i.riHcr wait
Sleated- tie liaw f hat the' brid.g wis
own but,- at & short distance on'
the oQsite 'side, of the river: he
saw.Kdth Reading and, Don MaclcaV.'
'speeding ' safely, over the snows on
ther .dog; slesige. 3"hey had-cheatexl
' death' 'by the. fraction of a rtliimte.
"A fine, mess' you'le. made of tt
we'll be lucky if we' get out df here,
before the Spring thawT" ' . . '.
James Cluxton swung around .'and
beheld-Bull' Joyce and' Vautc,- his. '
two" companions- having ' suddenly
driven no with the' doe-team. . And
James had made a slight mess of
things. With' the bridge down, there .
would be' considerable difficulty in
crossing the river.
"It was a gambling chance and
1 took it," he replied sullenly.
"Ten seconds later and we would
have had thorn trapped." n-t.
"Well, it's nothing to get excited
about," Vance interposed. "Wc can
go down through Little Elk Can
yon and cross over where the river
is - frozen. VVhyy it's a shorter
route by six miles." .
Morning found the Timber Queen
and Don Mackay at the coast town
of Cinnabar. They had decided to'
book passage , on the first ' ship
available and return to Seattle with.'
all- possible haste.;. After changing
'their,-, frozen garments, , the two,
young people inquired around thek
wharvui and . learned that the oil
ireignter, J.uy, was making ready
tc .shove off.' They hurried to the
dock where the Lily was tied up,-'
and arrived iust in tune to sec Cnn
tain Jensen, the skipper, finishing an
argument with two members of his
crew. .. -The Captain was a man of
few words; indeed, his lists seemed
to Settle . the argument in short
' time, . (;.-.' . ',. ..
"A 'fine pair of hounds!"; was his . ltrround yntil .the- fight termin
greeting to the . young couple. iwy.; had - best teke,. no
"Trying to desert at the last min- chanceS,.'j,. ' ', .,' . ;r r;
addedt -'See that they're locked up--.
I'll attend to them later."; ,
?uth stepped forward. "Captain,"
ing tomorrow and we'd like to book
she said, "we heard you were sail-
passage with you. We're in a des
perate hurry and can't wait for the
regular passenger ship."
f he captain looked at the lovely
girl before him with amused eyes.
, "Yes; 1 guess I can take you," he
smiled. "But you'll have to put
up ..with nuKh fare there ain't
' no passcnuwr . accommodations on
.this kettle." -,r,- -j ... :'
Ruth and Don thanked the skip- ;
per and left, the wharves to prepare
for the voyage, .Many necessary
things had to be purchased, as the
young couple were: forced to leave
some of their i possessions 'behind
' them when they hurriedly left the
Yukon. They decided to board the '
. w
I,'
prhe.
snip- mat night
When night came we aeain corhe'
""" w"" our gem le trio e
still nn.ih. ra;i .,.! ..:n. i -i-i
for success. ', After some discreet
inquiries, Cluxton and his friends
learned that Ruth and Pon were
n 1. ... I '..I 1 .... - .
toe Miy. -Ana their mlor-
ination came trom one of the
trouble-makers in the crew of
"Knock-Out" Un..n'. .i
. o .uww.:
viuxion put up his proposition and
in a few moments a bill of goodly
denominations changed hands. But
their new-found friend had, soma
rather original ideas as well. .. j
"Listen to me," he said, looking
about carefully. "When we're well
out to sea the boys is gonna tap
Cap Jensen on the bean an' take
over the bloomin' ship, then we
can drop this girl an' the chap off
on an island. Thev'U be luckv if
ran
they're heard of for a year or so "
n.iyfnn .a ki. ".Z7r. .. ?:.
Cluxton and his associates were
very, very much pleased with their
prospects. Fate at last had dealt
inem an ace an aces!
The morninc n, iuli s. 5.1
Ij " :lu . .7 .. u-j.
oawnea mm suclt exquisite beauty
i rtutn ana uon had very little
idea it was going to prove such an
eventful one. i There was not ,
cloud in 'the sky. Both bad come
on deck early to see the sun rise,'1'
and both had ravishing appetites
r.,,.,.,.1 " L.. 7, , -'l'-
.. "-"bi u" uy mi iresn' sea air,,
. Consequently, when the call, ' for '
. mess came, they raced madly for'
, the chew hall
k 'James Cluxton, Buli, Joyce'aiid In the tiny abii SUtli wa fran
; ' the wily Vance had Impressed the tically attempting' to escape. ' All
1 facl upon Captain Jensen, that they unconscious .of. the- spreading ter
1 ' dd.not want Mi. u, . - ror. aeeklmr'onlv. lft .retumi tn the
' i?,., -lu 4tKn rta'8ed: that
matter with little difficulty. ; The
, three coninfrmriri .i.u 1 "-
:. , been quartered in the afur part of
lh el.,.. -.. .J 1 .. . f
ncre incir. meals-were"
served. , ,. . . ...
, After breakfast the two voudar,
' T)tnnl
Anns : a .
again, ventured on deck.
'Word had been passed' that k.n,i
should be sighted around noon, in
fact, the look-outs, from their high
' perches in the' crow's nests; ; wsrej
V i . . ' ' c '"""on. nop
ing to be able to cry "Land i'ioyP
before many hours, -, ;
As-Ruth and Don, arm and arm,'
7 ,Wt" feri
r... . .T u i i - i"
?r,'UKn' '.t b.Uu '.k'??v 'f
L A,,V"tL tru"H!-V-
iTiti .1. l"i at V"ietr jo,t
before they had. booked; the pa.y
, i , f ;.,!
I "It didn't take you long to for-
get rr;y v ordcrsl" roared Jcnjcns
."Vou're drunk again I" .
i "How dovtfh "srlt 'that .i,r
now ao yun git tnat waye .
-,.ner sad ' farmers. In the rlan Jose re-
gion. .
urled truifM csu also oe listen as one,Menatu( noarruig. . n i,i-
the cuuimvdilies oa fvblcU "pSrsoual 0 ' ,
Page JfiYdf
Exch!by:e: inc. o
another "figar darted' trpra
a i8itchwav and landed solidly on'
'fiis-hacy. With .a . rpar, Jensen ,
'-,. ,. 1 t. ot.
wnJI.'ea arqutiu, uhwwius - ""
tack'ef against . the. bulkhetfd, and ,
.with a rush, knocked the first manf
into the Waterway.- The .srnack. ot
the last 'blow seemed to- be a gen- :
eral signal, for the deck suddenly-scenlcd-'
tq .swarm with, sailorrneni !
rinratious at-the bridee- had veryr
- little 'on Captain Jeniieh on the well- .
dfik. One by., one, he knocked
them down, only to' hav: them arise ( ,
and stagger forward again.. , -
. The , -sounds of "the fray ' soon
.reached th ears of Don Mackay,
and followed' by the excited girl,
he riishsd forward. ,-At ths sight
of the mutiny tha spirit of "fair
play" carried hint into the thick of
the fight; where he urged thfc deck
hands who sided with the skipper
to give the mutineers the battle of
their lives. , ': - .!,''. v-. !'.'
From-her oositkm on the main
deck,- Ruth watched the light with
glowing cheeks. A shout of warp
ing left her lips as she saw a burly
seaman rush for Don, but young
Mackay swung quickly around and
cleverly warded off. his attacker.
The, battle was gittiug fiercer, every
moment. Don. and the Captain
stood, almost shoulder to shoulder,
while' the ' faithful members of the
crw took care of the mutineers on
; the outside of the. center of . the
. fray.-,,".-,:; ;,''- .;;',;, ,:r,- .-. ,.
' i Jim Cluxton and his friends heart
the shouts and oaths from ths bat
tle and' had stealthily mad: their
way i forward. The mutiny metuit
many limits to mem, as tne over
threw of the skipper, would lean
the way clear' far, them to do what
their would: with the Timber Queen,
and her big champion. Vance,
however,' whispered that I Vl would)
be best for them to remain in the
, battle of life or death; They kne i.
the law- 01 the seat' and what it '
"'" I"'6 ne. 9r jmk
. 7. p on. . ; wkk un
'or,h. J1' ' tollUng crowd jostled and' '
,W"SHS' , JtYai LOn IKK Ol .
battle swung whb Captain Jensen,
only to hava it twins; back in Javor
of the mutineers.- Finally came the
opportunity which; clearly demon
strated how ''Knock-Out" Jensetl
earned the nickname he was justly
proud of. I.iks ' logs ha knocked
down the torcw of the enemy, and
Don,, on; his' part, showed perhaps
that the nickname, was worthy -of
himself as welL. ,,'..-j.. ,;: :' ..:
On' handfui, of :rnen rerhaincel '
loyal to the .sturdy '.skipper, , t
what they, lacked in "rmmber tbr
more' tharf offset-'.Mn'-.-grit -s'ii'AiS '
slowly but: surely , t!l "trmiforioiuit
mcmpers pf .theerra. were forced
sjiw way; . Bach Via.,, feu 1'
'y m heap where in bitt bW.
had gent him. '- ! i ',, I
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. iuddtnlv. I, Bull . Jowce. brV .
the frhy decided tipotf a move, and ;
whispered a wbrd Cluxtod and1
Yance- In the-twinkling of an ee,
ft,., Hi.ltaul tarn .Uj.ii.tl 1 . t. u
vance, in tne . twinkling of an eye-,
they rushed for, the girl, seiied her,
carriea ner. - sirusrffunir. - dmm -i 1
hc.tchway- and' locked her to the'
V first ' cabin thev '.cami! to. . Laftf
ii U..11. .t"' V- i i J - i
"".7'."""1 K, "Br no-
rushing to the door , of ' the itith
room began' beating upon It with 1
her. fists.;-,---, ..,.;!.,-(.,-,.'. --v.. s.rf.f .
; Meanwhile, while the strtiggli
was reaclilng a termination, one of
the ; mutinous crew, braised and;
, . r- ... .-.a. ,
?i j 7 sougni a respite in the
'Han. hold-carelessly indifferent
" ,h oucom- Mn'"g 4 ker-
J""" orch. he tossed it into the
,0.rwrd end of the compartment
"u" "r-c?rl, oum
of oil were stored. A wicked .mil
passed over, his thin lips as he saw
the tir -respond ;o - the! tempting
! :Then,nalf-tumblinf, he
"FX toward the deck
or ine scnooncr. !
.,, , . i, . . J ' , . f
.-im-jiiiiivwt.Bwwt warm was
Prd'J '. f'r-L':"' CPiai Jenten
inoulej orden (or the lmwnar of
boats.-Don-twa4 suggetlng stuptdlf
aboufi n verge. of. searching for
tn .girl ne .loved when doe of the
mutineers, intent .upon fengeance,
crashed -a terrilie blow ; over hit
head,, sending hiut spinning to the '
aecit .,; ;,;;;,,;
hi oi tne mart sne wveo, sne iricq
every rnean possible) to free herself
from the place . of imprisonment
Soiling ,'a: chair, she crashed It
against the ,, door of ; the tateroom,
I : . t 1. '. . I ' . -
w 4M'fc fc ocdus.jiw spuuiciv.
A new terror brouuht alarm to'
r. . The ship had begun to list
hMv.iv m rmrr. vtit nMrti rriea on
declthe'-. heard '; tlw shoot of
"Fircl"-.and water was beginning
' ? fi'1 the stateroom. , The roar ol
the flames,'-eating hungrily at the.
oil; reached-'her eara,.A; terrible .,
horror tiled, hct the horror of ons)
who -is. trapped, unable to escape.
She wondered; why Uoa Mackay
had not come ,to hcf- aid.' The,
tlu-wht of. him Kmed. to gir. ker
more courage, remaps : bo, too.
was helpless.. The.watec was p to ;
het knees bj now, and the roariog
- of the flameaseeroed to draw nearer. .
she, rushed tkefdoor, but in, vain. ,
Then, the girl eeemed to (uddenhy
be overcDrae, for, like a tired child.
: she" sank Josthe deck oi the elate. - .
. room . i , , i . - .
; " "iiuiiiH-i .luru.y,
f,s it Wednesday and TbMrsday, at toe
"proprrty" loans may be -made, under the
I rural ertuhts hill. Judge liobutu adrlsea
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