Friday, Juno 25, 1025 THE BEAVERTON REVIEW Page Six Ho v Many Words \ T Do You Know ? --- r ~ Youth Rides West • w y e »» * mr m i //88V- I all other women lliau Mra Iva ite I though. Indeed, women o f the c la n which any reepecfcible ttoardlug house | would receive applied hut rarelv Ow their wa y to the nsw Cot- So all Ibreads o f cvuiveraallon at ton wood gold «It« « I n « « in I'olo* r t d o in i h » 6«rl> !•»*»- j the table ran together, knotted them- • rt illiion. • * s t » r n « r . and ! selves. In the person o f Mra IWane. l>«rtn»r Much IU>vWn a vataran She had the gift o f drawing cuttfl mtnar. wltnaaa (ha hold-up of a deuce*; her very reserve, hacked aa ■ tag# coach, from which tha • « - praaa b o « la alolan bafora tha it was by a sense o f vivid sympathy, bandita ara acar«* netting j tumbled arroaa her shoulder, throwing 1» a v art ad by tha brav ary of | from her brows shadows that could i'hrta Me« J ruth, town marahitl j not veil the blue glint o f her eves, tlllaon bacomaa dlagu*t#d with gold dlagtng. what with ita un- j blurring tn mystery tlie quick, wliliu ending la bo r and «ma il reward*, steal expressions o f her mouth I and ao tha auddt-n appvaratu-a of hear her laughter running Ra gamut Shorty f'roly, old (tins partner of like a flute; the delicious pause and Much, la not alt -gather discon­ certing to hVm titleon taka'* a j drip o f her voice when she hesitated Job on tha Courier and a r r a n g e « between syllables And tlieu over that to «a ll hi« share in tha claim to | vision rises always the vulgar. In Shorty. Hla acquaintanceship | vldloua glitter o f Saiu Barton. with M r » t>a»nr ripen« Aa tha sport. Its specific vocabulary was soon C ourier g r o w s tn p o w e r a civic My dawning Jealousy could.find In spirt*, la a w ake n* .! F ol lo w in g a forgotten. Alchemy and superstition the conduct o f the real no flaw to c r im e wave. whi. h tha marahal had a host o f friend», hut with the criticise Never had queen more re- saattta to overtook. Handy. In hta advance o f our culture their lingo has •peel, never saint more reverence, n ew s pa p er demands a clean-up. been driven out o f existence than ahe from thla tiny court o f tiers “ Every well read person o f educa­ —all except Barton He gllateued. did tion and fair ability Is able to define Sam B arton -h la diamond studs and CHAPTER VII—Continued or understand, as used nearly or per­ rings, hla heavy watch charm, even haps. more than 50,188) words. The I read: and T reallied that Marcus hla too perfect teeth Most o f hla pro­ same i*erw>n In conversation and w r it­ had outdone himself Ilia literary fession and kind took meals at Jim ing will command not fewer than 15.- faults and merits alike were, aa a lln ffak er'a where passed all the gos­ 888 to 'jo.ot»). while a person who can­ usual thing. th<*ae o f the old time min- sip o f the camp. In his presence at not read but who has a gees) degree lug-camp editor. He overloaded hi* Mrs, Bartmhy'g 1 read a sinister mean o f native mental ability will command thought with words and figures of Ing. When he looked at Mra I>eaue. 5.188) terms. Ids expression, aa I defined It to my­ speech; tie wrote In vock phrase* "But let It he clearly understood that Rut thla editorial w«> »Imp;*. explicit, self. Iiecama sinister, oily. Insinuating If a new war breaks out tomorrow, aa forceful and as straight to the point D f course. I exaggerated Still, re­ whether It be between capital and la ­ aa a pistol shot. It recited, with the viewing Sam Barton after the Inter­ bor, or between races o f different Curtis affair aa a text, the presenr vening years. | cannot say that It was hue. or between the upper world and state o f Cottonwood camp— holdups, all Imagluatl m. lie alone piled Mrs l>eana with .»pen compliment; he the lower world, the editor's voenbu robberies. brace faro guinea anil all lary will keep pace with the events as "W here are our schools?" It Inquired. alone Scsiettme* Introduced ideas con they develop. “ Where Is nor fire protection? I>oes sldered In that lime wholly tnapproprt Which “ Every social upheaval, even ns any sensible umn doubt that a single ate to the hearing of a lady every social reform, brings with It fire In the heart o f town would sweep alwaya caused a moment o f embar­ the means with which to describe Its Cottonwood off the map? Where Is rassed chill about Mrs. Bamahy'a din various phases, and our speech is like our provision for puhih- health? The uer ta b le ; a alienee broken only When Mrs. Iieatie adroitly turned the sub the tide—ever at ebb and flow. back alley o f Main street smells as “ What Is the longest word In the loud aa our niunkipal morals. Ject. "T h e re '» going to he an assembly English language? Who kuows? Here Where, above everything, la our pro are, however, a few that have posed tectlon against crim e? Do the pres- bull." I announced one evening aa. for the time being as the longest ent authorities really want to suppress bating got tbe floor, I retailed camp uew*. words In the language. our epidemic o f holdups and highway "Gm-sa I'll have to put in; j 1 Seane! There, boy*, got my hid In firs t!“ said pop found In Shakespeare's 'Love’s l.nl~>r The editorial trailed off Into the glo­ Kldrldge hastily. Lost.’ set 5. scene 1. line 44. T o the ries and possibilities o f Cottonwood, “ Aw. no fair— I f you tried to dance Puritan divine Byfleld we owe Inclr- and ended with a demand for a mu at your age. you'd look plumb unseem cdHbrriptlblenMB.' Doctor Benson Is nlcipal government— “ to replace the l y p u t In Selden credited with 'antldlsestabllshmentar- existing regime o f weak. Inefficient “ Gups* I will need an assistant.” ians.' T o William E. Gladstone we bluff.” said Pop Kldrldge. "In case Mra Deane I looked up from my reading, anil owe 'dlsestabllshmentarianlsm.' give* me the contract. Hoya, why “ An examination o f any treatise on my eyes must have told Marcus what don't we all lake her?" I thought. chemistry will reveal several like The one rxclainatlve "N o re !” ex “ it's the Rubicon, I guess.” said t h e s e : paraoxy met amet hoxy al I y then - plnded tike a hunch o f firecrackers xene. and tetrahydroparamethyloxy- Marcus; "may get me killed In the round the table next twenty four honra.” And here, qulnollne. "It"» »elfish o f me.“ said Mrs. Denne, "Am ong modern German words o f as though the weight bad begun to lift "but you gentlemen have templed me from hi* spirits, he became Ills nor cumbersome formation Is Schutxen- beyond my strength. I »c r e p t; It's grsbenvemlchuangautomohlle, which maJ, dramatic self. understood, though, that Mr Kldrldge “ Don't give ■ d—n If I er*lf1age which turned me alek of calre. the term 'Gesundbeltswlederlier- ti|s>n which I bad been reared, to soul. I sulked again I told myself, a# stellungsmlttelrusaniinenmischungsver love a married woman was a thing I walked furiously hack tn tha t'ourlar, haltnlaakundlger,' which he preferred no genteel person so much as con that the ball could go bang; all the to 'apotheker.' templated. Wliea It hap(>eiied--I had while knowing |>erfprtly that I was "lead in g them all. however. Is a heard rumors o f coaea one whla lying to myself. And at about ten Greek word denoting a dish consisting pered the news to hla Intimate* In o'clock o f an especially busy evening. o f all kinds o f dainties, fish, flesh, the shocked tone with which one men­ I dropped n murder story half written fowl, and sauces. Take u deep breath tions hideous vices. For all our re­ and took the trail to Odd Fellows' hall. and try to pronounce: lepadotemach- pressed exterior», we were a roman­ I'ouple* were waltxlng furiously oselachogaleokranlolelpsaiDnlrltnup ot- tic lot In the circles o f my origin, through the inlet raised by their feet rim matosllphlnkariihonielltnkarakerh resolutely shutting our minds to such j from a dusty, aoft-plne floor. T w o re­ umennklrhlepIkoiMuiihophatlnpertstrer fart* o f life and lessons o f ex|M-rlence | flector lamp* Illuminated a background a le k t ruonoptokephallloklnklopelelola as did not fit the picture we found In o f pathetically sparse evergreen dec- goosl ra lobaphet rag» nopt erugon. our sugary fiction Somewhere there oratlnna tied up with tluy and sleazy “ Which, In the vernacular, la Just waited for you the on e Being Destiny American flags; In the corner, an or­ plain 'hash .' would bring her down a flowery path chestra o f guitars and violins twsnged “ The Flemish word for motor car Is to you. O f course, she would he un­ dreamily. Out o f the crowd rmerged Sn<'lpsardehs>szonders|MMirweg|>e t rol- married; It was always arranged that • oust s lic e Denne, waltzing She waa r ijtu lg ' ” way. There were soft passages at In blue brocade, a dre** simple for Now. aren't you glad. Indeed, that j which the sickly Imagination o f youth those day*. The throat opened In a you don't have to speak German, or grew sweetly faint. Then you were I nee edged square to »how a bosom Greek, or Flemish? Think how much married And afterw ard—hut Imag full, yet virginal. . . . I caught tny hungrier a man would get while ask- ] Inatlou halted there. M arriage did not breath. Then I waa aware that Bar lug for hash In a Greek restaurant! come within the scheme o f romance. ton held her In hla arms, held her all I first looked at the facta o f thla too dose for current Idea* on dancing, sentimental entanglement— shyly, sa lie was looking down on her with Mona Flscellua and borders o f I'lre- round the edge o f a door— when I had what I described to myself a* hla rul nnm south to the Anlo and Fldenae on been for less than a week a hoarder gar. Insinuating smile. A surge of the Tiber. They were of L’ mhro-Sabel- at Mrs. Hsmiiby'a. blood atruek with the forre o f a tidal llan stock, allied to the Osrans, and The presence o f Mrs, Deane at that wave the base o f tny skull. 1 could the Sarnnltes were tlietr descendants, hoard I ad worked according to the have killed Barton. I hated him he Iteate (H le tl) was their chief town. shrewd Jim llnffaker'a prophecy. Her c a u s e -I loved t'onstance Deane. It T h e "ra p e o f the Salilne women" In the self unconscious, she was bait to Mrs. was ridiculous, unprecedented, even legendary history of Home I* famous Harnstiy's fl«Mng. Within two days disgraceful, lint 1 loved f'onatanre The Sablnl wpre finally subjugated after she consi nted to receive me, Mr». Deane. I loved. . , . by the HomHiis under M. t'lrlus Denia Ilarnahy took no more transients. At Now half a dozen men arrayed In fus (eir 21») B. C .) They received the twelve dollars a week— ruinous rates every description o f evening dress, Homan franchise In 268. and after the for those days— she filled her table swallow tails tn blue reefer Jackets, Social war o f 18) became amalgamated with |>ermanent guests Even could surrounded her. Impulsively, I started with the Uomans. she boast that she shared with Jim toward the group to claim my dance; Htiffaker "the heat patronage In aa Impulsively, I turned, left the hall, camp." As Jim drew the kind o f man walked hack to the Courier. I could Holy Roman empire was Inappropriate who In settled communities goes In not hear In that moment tn aee anyone for three reasons— In the first place It for clubs, ao w# gathered up thoae else so much a* rest a hand upon her was not holy, In the second place It with Inhibited desire» for the com arm. I was Jealous o f Barton. Jealous waa not Itoman, and In the third place fort and society o f decent women. o f the whole world, Jealous beyond all It was not an empire. Th e fact Is the Hutchins, a dapper clerk at the hank, things of that wedding ring emperors o f the Holy Homan empire Mlchelaon. Iilef owner In one of the never had much power aa such and But lying awake that night with the moat promising galena claims. Hidden, the different nations forming the em­ the assay »r, Barton, the mining broker, whoops, the rsttle, the music o f Cot­ pire considered themselves as almost old Pop Kldrldge, agent for the stage tonwood flowing In discordant waves Independent nations under their own company— these, probably because through the chinks o f our cabin, I rulers. they gave me most ressou for Incipient spawned a rosy hope which became, aa jealousy, remain most vivid In my my stimulated Imagination played l-arge radium deposits have memory Mrs. Rarnahy, It appeared, upon It. a reality. Widows also wore located In Russian Turkestan. sternly erased from her waiting Hat wedding ring*. I had even read In T H I S T O R Y SO A V & IA G S TZAJr-9.0O C U4WZVS t By PR O EH L H A L L E R JAK LO N Drawing by Ray Waltere. On ’ OW many w ord» do you C H T L D .3 know? - t z a r s aw Shakespeare used about 6 0 0 -(OOO 28.000 words. A six-year- j WXXKDS old child knows nearly a i thousand An uneducated f l person knows 8.000 to 5.000 words. The 'a v e ra g e " per- | 1'nder each son knows 8.000 to 10.(88) an abrlilRPd dictionary. A college graduate know, letter o f the alphabet s , « g * or more I 1 o f words was selected at random and mora than 20.000 Lawyers, doctor,, and ministers know upwards That is o f 25.000 words. An editor knows 40,- tire and derivative words 000. Woodrow Wilson used more than among the former was put 'm eas­ u re "; among the latter “ measurable." 80.000 In three o f his books. "measureableness." "measured." "meas­ Do words Interest you? H «v e you urer.” and "unmeasured." Compound any idea o f the number o f them In __ . . . _ . . . i w ord, whose meanings were clearly American speech or In the English , . . . , ' lu n a r ’ Indicated by their component were _ * * ', . om itted; as “ clock-work.” “ draft- Come along, then, and have a chat ; h o r w - - with a word expert. I>r Frank H. “ Counting this way. he found an Vlaetelly, managing editor of Funk average o f 20 prim itive words and ft Wagnails “ N ew Standard Diction­ 85 derivative words on each page. ary.” Doctor Vlretelly. who Is re­ This would make, there being 814 sponsible for the ligures In the fore­ pages o f vocabulary in .'his dictionary, going paragraph, has had brought to a total o f 18210 o f t i e former and hU attention In the last fifteen years 28.400 o f the latter, or 15,000 In all. more than 515.000 words. Ha does “ Next he took a page In each letter, not claim, o f course, to remember the and on it he counted the words which meaning o f all o f them, but It Is It seemed any person o f average in­ probable that he has a fairly good telligence would Is* able to use and working vocabulary understand. On 24 pages there "T h e range o f a man's vocabulary were 268 prim itive words and 221 depends on his occupation. Doctor derivative, or nearly 9.000 in all 4 izetelly says : “ A churchman, fa- 0t the former, and more than 7,000 o f m iliar with the Bible, w ill know the , die latter. And. lastly, he made a meaning o f 8.674 different Hebrew j count o f very* common words, such words In the Old Testament, and o f as even a poorly educated person 5 624 Greek words In the New Testa- could hardly escape knowing, and ment, or 144196 wprds In all. with they were found to number 5.700 wo me duplicates, o f course. This Is prim itive and 3458) derivative. an exceptional case. "T h e department o f psychology of “ The physician or surgeon knows one o f our learned bodies recently In­ more than this number Take a vestigated the matter o f vocabulary rough summary o f the matters with acquisition, and disclosed the fact which he must be familiar. There that the average child o f from four are In the body o f man 707 arteries. to five years o f age makes use o f 1,700 71 bones, 79 convolutions. 438 muscles, words 230 nerves. 85 plexuses and 103 .In it„ flrat year the rh||(, ai^ utr^ ) veins— total, 1.708. a vocabulary o f from 10 to 20 "In addition to this there are 1300 words. During lta second Tear thla bacteria, 224 eponymlc diseases, 500 ] totBl wa8 increased tr 300 or 400 pigments. 290 poisons. 88 eponymlc words, depending entirely upon en­ signs and symptoms of diseases. 744 i vtronment. Before the close of the tests, and 109 tumors, or a total o f third year, the larger o f these totals 4.968 matters relating to his profes- was more than doubled, so that the slon alone. vocabulary at command aggregated “ Then there are the names o f about from 400 to '1,0(W words. 10.000 chemicals and drugs o f which "Shakespeare's vocabulary ha* been he must have more than a passing pot at 24,(88), 21.006 or 15,000 words, knowledge— total, 14.968 In all. and and the apologist for a limited vo­ we have not referred to the science cabulary exclaims, "W hat did lie not o f hygiene or to allied professions, as achieve with th em !” dentistry, etc., or to his home life, his “ Had Shakespeare lived in our time motor car, or airplane, and the world be would have advanced with our at large, of which he Is so Important progreas. and the strength o f his vo­ a figure These can barely be cov­ cabulary would have been double the ered by 10.000 more— approximately number o f words he used, but please 25.000 words. remember that many o f **l>ake*[ieare's "T h e lawyer also Is an exception. words are now archaic. The most popular law dictionaries list "Many words fell Into disuse when approximately 13.000 terms peculiar archery gave way to the gun, and to the legal profession, and compre­ things which were very useful when hensive as the law Itself may he. It knighthood was in flower, eventually does not In general embrace the vo­ were discarded. The passing o f the cabulary o f the home, for which add tournament and Jousts witnessed the 10.000 words, or 28,000 in all. burial o f a large collection o f me­ “ How many words does a newspa­ dieval terms, even as the passing of per editor know? One estimated the armor did the same. extent o f bis vocabulary by the aid o f "W hen falconry became a dead Biggest Printing Job T h « printing o f the New York tele­ phone directory la the biggest single publishing Job In the world. It now takes between five and six weeks to simply distribute the hooks to the (88).- <»») regular subscribers. As soon ss one Issue Is finished work I* started on the succeeding edition. Dtstribu- tlon requires a forre o f more than 500 wagons and even pushcarts. Despite the fact that the paper used Is, from D og Firet Hum an P et There has been considerable debate as to just where the domesticated dog came from, and some naturalists deny he was directly brought down from the wolf, but they all seem to agree that he was the first Wild animal brought to a satisfactory state o f do­ mestication. Certain It seems the dog was the most responsive to domesti­ cation efforts o f all tha animals that were sought for human pets In early da/a. time to time. Improved to save weight and hulk, the last issue consisted of two volumes, weighing nearly five pound*. It has 1,920 pages with 830.- 188) listings. In many Instances sub­ I scribers get several copies, so that the j total edition consists o f 3 , 000.000 direc­ j tories, requiring 500 carloads o f paper. I I Sabinet O nce P ow erfu l The Sabines were ancient and Im­ ( portant pouple wbo 11%-d In the moun­ j tains northeast of Home, from the Holy Roman Empire Replying to an Inquiry, the Path­ finder Magazine says that In the year 818) Charlemagne, king o f the Franks, waa crowned emperor o f the West at Borne. In 962 the title went to Otto I and his empire, which consisted o f Germany. Austria and northern Italy, became known aa the Holy Itoman em­ pire. Thla empire waa continuous until 1808. Voltaire said ibe name far the flap door ot her tciit now. and atnrlea o f maidens going to far. peril the q neat Ion I had come to ask tier oua place*, who assumed for protei had been partied I could not face tlon tha title and symbol of marriage That waa || ; that must be It ; I could ihe next twenty four hour* without float away now on the encheuled river some aatlafnctlon o f my Inflamed curiosity. o f my dreams. “ Did you say you might be going It did not serin so plausible when I woke early for me next morning, away aoouY' I asked. ‘Terhapa." with the brilliant mountain light 1 hen I blundered boldly toward tha streaming through tny window I must know All hour ahead o f the heart o f the subject. “ When Mr I >eaue come* for youY' dinner time which waa tuy breakfast, Hhe was laying her hand on the tent I went over to Mra. Ilarnahy'* and to llap It ebqipetl. fruaeu. anil ahe ehol that tent where M ra Deane lodged Hhe came at uiy call through the out ime quick glauce before she an sw eretl: flap, faceti me with no halt or etn "fu ll It that If you wleh “ haeraaament of mauuer. not even the Already convicted In her eyea o f Im touch t«f an emotion like fear And I pertinence aud curiosity. I might aa realised It was not going to lie *0 easy “ I saw you at the hall last night.“ well be hanged for an old sheep as a she began. “ It was moat Interesting ’ latuh. Ho I pursued Ihe subject 'T h e re la a Mr. Deaae. then - a liv ­ Though I must admit I'm tired this ing Mr. I>»ane?" morning You wild W esternerà are ell “ Yea. I8> I »eem like a widow?" ergetlr dan.-era Mr GtlaiHi !” “ Why ahe asked rather sharply, and waa didn't you claim your dance?" 1 forteti a laugh gone Instils the tent. “ I noticed you dancing with Barton Yet wlieu ten minute* later site en­ You seemed to tie enjoying yourself,” tered the illutug room and took her I said: and my HI naturati in o .* ) must accustomed eeat. her manner toward have shown through these simple me had neither warmed nor chilled wortls For Mra lieane's head came It was a crumb o f comfort to perralve up straight, and her eyes I nh aine for that I f she had chauged toward any­ a moment serious Then they twin one. It waa llartou Homeltow, aha broke that day bla monopoly o f run kled "Barton at least has enterprise!” veraallon; the more readily as Barton she said showed leas than hla usual disposi­ "Y ou mean If I'd had Ihe enter tion to t-miveree lie hoarded out hla prise -” I began. But her luugli rut week with Mra Barnab), and was seen among ue uo more I suspected me off. "Y ou are In Ite punished by not un theu what ■ dramatic revelation after­ ileratandlng what I m eant" she salit ward ixiufirtued that lie had taken loo “ I think If 1 gave you the chance, much for grauted the night before No you'd I n * very naughty !" exit Barton from the hoard; only • The I harm o f her was creeping over pawn lu Ihe game fate was playing me again like a spell “ It s an hour with me. hut a pawn whose »Ingle mote had served- and wee tu aerva yet before my breakfast aud your din uer,“ I suit! ‘‘ W ill you aua|H-nd arti again. teure long enough to go with me for a She a as married fiaiatattr* I leans walk ? That Is- If you bava nothing waa married. I tried, ae I walked belter to do.” downlowu, to resu lt» that I would Mrs I Vino- hesitated Just a m » move from Mra Burnaby's and never ment. “ I never have anything really see her again, and. even while making urgent to ito Jual now," site replied thla resolution, knew that I waa de “ Walt until 1 get Into my things, won't cellin g myself. you?" There were suggestive feminine rustling* within the tent before ahe CHAPTER VIII emerged, a little Itonnel crowulng with Mue Rowers the glory o f her hair, her I liatked up through the hazy hut fingers fluttering like a flock o f love- brilliant light thrown by the edge of bird* over the business of putting on the mountain altadow for It was late her gloves. afternoon and already sunae* In that t'p from the hill where IYtttonwnod gulch T lie trail, aa It wound Ita was building Ita residence district ran sinuous t nurse upward toward Forty- a shallow gulch w herein no miner | Bud. curved round a castle like shoul­ der o f striated rock amt crossed a hill­ side A moment visible as a black patch against Ihe electric blue sky, tn a moment bidden by a little hoglHtck o f Intervening rock, appeared a horae at a alow walk. lie bore a aide saddle ; Ihe rider waa a woman. Juat aa she disappeared, she leaned for­ ward. laid her hand on tbe horses neck aa though steadying hera«4f for tlie descent or arranging aomelhlng at the pommel. It) a world o f women. I could nev.sr mistake that motion. It was Mra. I Wane Hhe waa coming down the t r a il; I should encounter her, ride with h e r ! Tbe mere fire story which a «a taking uie to Forty- Itial might go hang. I kept my own h o r s e at a walk prolonging Ibe de­ licious anticipation. Her horse's head rmerged about the gray harrier of rock She had dropped the relua on hla neck; as be walked, he waa cropping at the hushes l>y tlie roadside Hhe still leaned forward, her hainls rearing on the pommel Reeling nay, clutching W e were ao near now that my horae slopped be cau*e here we* blocking the trail. Ami looking straight at me. through me. waa the face o f a Constance Deane Out of Iho Crowd Emorgod Ccnataneo which I had never seen before. Those Doans, Waltzing. blue eyes were art and hard, y el ab­ had na yet found sign o f ore, no lum­ sent. It waa aa though she « e r e sleep berman a tree large enough to tie a Hiking toward aume challenging, re- worth cutting Even the little brook pulsi VP vision. T b e tinea o f her fare which had gouged It ont from Ihe hills • ere all fallen, the corner o f her ex­ ran uni>ollutrd, heavenly-clean, over pressive mouth drawn downward. entanglement» o f fem and walrr- Misery or hate or anger - whatever cres* Toward llila. aa hy common Im this emotion waa— It held her with poise o f youth aud holiday, we turned devastating, overt towering force. All She was walking at my right hand; thla I saw 1 1 a wink o f an eye before the single greuf, rolled curl tu which my rather Independent llltle roan her hair waa dresaed that morning felt plunged forward and nipped at the over her left shoulder. It gave out Intruiler In hla path At that awaken­ a faint iwrfume. which scut my blood ing nmtltsi. ahe gave a hysterical start, healing; so that I could not Iruat my »0 violent that ahe bent backward over voice A little ahelf o f rock guarded the cantle o f her saddle; ahe stared at ihe approachea to tlie trail up the me with round, terrified eyea and guleli. A* I helped her acroas It, I mouth Then, hefure I could utter a felt that my own hand, at the warmth word o f reassurance, ahe dismounted radiating through her glove, at the In tine swift motion, atmol In the road­ soft, yet nrm grasp of her fingers, wss way — gripping a horn o f her side­ trend.ling She too must hare per saddle with I mi II i hand*. And the ter­ cel veil ih u l; for suddenly she with­ ror waa atilt u|*m her face. drew her hand mid slipped lightly 1 dismounted In tu rn ; stood facing down Into the trail. The very embar­ her there In the road. rassment o f this pulled me together. “ What I* the m atter—ara you III?" I coni rolled my voice and clutched at I asked the flrat commonplace which imppeil Homrthlnf o f the normal Constance Into my mind. Deane began to come hark Into her "Mrs. T aylor was asking about you fare. It lightened now : hut yet I felt last night. She waa very enthusiastic that her etnlle was forced —called you a radiant creature nr “ No— you frightened me coming something like that. I think Mrs. T a y ­ upon me an suddenly,'' ahe said. Then lor la preparing to call. You'll become the smite went, driven away hy a at once a member o f the elite, asso­ tense expression. Hhe stared at me ciating with the wives o f the mining a moment before alia asked with a engineer».” catch In her voice: "A dazzling prospect, certainly 1" e x ­ “ Why did you - are you—following claimed Mr*. Denne. Then suddenly meY' Ihe laughter died from her eyes "l)ld “ Why Should I follow you? You Mrs. T aylor tell you slie was going to said I might not ride with you." I re­ c allY ' she asked, her voice a trlfie plied. for a moment piqued : yet taking mulfied. at once the defensive, as a man a l­ "till, n o ' That was merely my In­ waya will with the woman he Invea. ference. Only I ran see that you’re “ Yea," breathed Conatanre Deane, elected. Mr». Taylor la the outward And whnt ahe meant by that simple and visible sign like an accolade or monos)liable I could not tell, except a royal proclamation." Hint It expreaaed pain. Hhe straight­ "1/ ahe says anything about that to ened up. took hold o f the saddle as you. discourage It.” Mrs Denna had though to mount. Instinctively, I slackened her pace. “ I'm not sure I stepped forward to help her. Hhe wish to belong tn the camp arlatocracy turned, laid her hand on my ogt- — there are ao many oilier Interesting stretched arm. trying weakly, It things here, after all—and I may lad seemed, tn fend ine away. And It WSS stay long enough to make It werth aa though that light touch pul'etl a w h ile " trigger which had been restraining an 'T h en you're going aonn" ' I ex explosion o f psselnn. 1 did the thing claim ed; and my voire. In eplte o f which, one minute before, I a mil.I my will, waa sharp. have thought Impoaslhle. 'T h a t depends on many things. Oh, "Constance!" I said. "Conatanre!" I must have some of thoae daisies!" I had never called her hy that name replied Mrs. Iteane. I knew perfectly before. And I took her Into my arms. that ahe waa changing the euhject de­ Hhe did not struggle against me. Hhe liberately, and that t waa rebuked lay fo r a moment Inert In my em­ Hhe had dropped on one knee at a bed brace. Then her hands dropped from where mountain asters, pink and blue, the saddle, went round my ahonldera. fringed the stream. I knelt beside And I kissed her—long, long, In h e r; we picked two double handfuls, ecstasy. fringed them with fern from the stream bed, tied their sterna— tight, bunchy bouquets being then the fash la Qllaon getting Into deep Ion In flower»— with wlthea o f dande­ water? What will happen when lion stalk. Mr. D*ana puta In hla appear, When our bouquet waa done, ahe anea? asked for the time, fmtfri that It lacked but ten minutes o f tha dinner hour at Mr*. Uarnaby'a. We »load hy ITO » B CONTITI U B I).) : rau