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West Wind Drift
By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
Oovvrieht, IM, v Qterm Hart MeCutehten
tlV COUnCH. I may b wrong," said
VJ he magnanimously. "It may have
been the result of an honest, uncon
trollable Impulse. But I doubt It."
"Men de queer, strange things when
under the Influence of a strong emo
tion," h0 Bald' n h0P,ful nete ln llcr
"True. They are also capable of clelntr
ypry base thing. Yeu don't for mi In
fant suspect I'erclvat of being a ro re ro
llgleus fanatle, de you?"
Tlease don't sneer. And what, pray,
ha, religion te de with It?"
"I dare say Merris Shlne Is again
lamenting the nbsence of n motlen-plo-turo
camera. He la always complaining
about the chances he has missed te "
"Step!"
"Why nuth, dear, T
"We Jiave no right te Judge him, Mr.
U"Are you defending him?"
"I don't belleve he had the faintest
nnilen that he was being theatrical, as
veu call It. Inm sura he did It because
he was moved by an overpowering dp
Jlre te make all of us happy. He
Wouldn't bear the thought of that evil
thing out there pointing at us whlle
" worshiped ami tried te sing with
JtdMSi In our hearts. Ne! He did It
for you, and for me, and for till the
;t of us and he made every heart
lighter when that thing toppled ever and
1 "Did you net Bee the chnnge that came
ever (Aery ene when they realized that
?.... .wrnvnl? There were smiles en
every face, and every voice was cheer-1 hush, Mr j,.,ndev'
fill. The tool; of uneasy dread was . thing definite te t
S"l can only my that It ought te have
been dene befere, Ituth net during the
'"it was his way of publicly admitting
he was wrong in Insisting Unit It should
'Tie' had his wav with that weak
kneed committee, as usual. The tactic
of Hint Copperhead Camp he talks se
much about are hardly applicable te
conditions lure. "We are ml l.iw-dcfying
ruffians, you knew and thcBu are worn-
tn of (lUlle another order."
"Ne. one net even you,
ever can suy i"'"-
THE GUMPS The Gumps Run Out of Thanks
By Sidney Smith
be both Infectious and contagious. I
rather fancy the amiable Obesky has
elected the former type of the prevail
lng malady. Perclvalitls, I believe, Is
the name It gees by."
e?her,,.wn7 no mistaking the signifi
cance of his words. The Implication
was clear, even though veiled In the
heaviest sarcasm. He had the satlBfac satlBfac
,Len.'..selnf lll color ebb from her
cheek. Her face being averted, he missed
the swift nicker of pain that rushed te
her- eyes and, departing, took awny with
It the soft light that had glowed In them
"' iiiBiHiu uciere. no nad touched a
concealed canker the sensitive spot that
nan i(en the real cause of her sleep
less, troubled nights the thing she had
reruscd In her prlde te accept as the real
source of discomfort.
Down In her soul lay the poison of
loaleUBy, a cruel and malignant Influence
that until new had bum subdued by a
mind stubbornly unwilling te ro:egnlio
Its existence.
In the eagerness te supply herself with
additional reasons for hating 1'erclval,
he had given her Imagination a rather
free rein In regard te his relations with
Olga Obesky. While she was without
actual proof, she nevertheless tortured
hersclf with suspicions that came almost
te the same thing; In any case, they
had the desired cfTcet In that they cre
ated a very positive sense of Irritation,
and nothing seemed te please her mere
n the dead hour of night than the feel
ing that she had a right te be disgusted
with him.
And new, Landever, ln his sly ar
raignment, prodded a very live, raw spot,
and she knew that It was bleak unhup unhup
Plness and net rancor that had kept her
awnltc.
Js It necessary te beat about the
er; it you liave any-
lelt mn tilimit Mt lir.
'lval and Madame Obesky. I grant you
permission te say all you have te say
In the plainest language. Call a spade
a spade. I am iulte old enough te hear
things called by their right nnmes "
"Slnce you have been se quick te get
my inmimng, i uen i censluer
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SOMEBODY'S STENOGMiss O'Flage Takes Man Deedle te the Game
cepvr h' lOIn i.v 1 ublic laif r
By Hayward
Mr. Land-
has been any
thing but kind and ceiiEldtrate and sym
pathetic," she t'usneu. "lie m urm uui
sn't that what we want7 And the peo pee
nle worship him they will dn nti thing
L 1,1,11 l'.vcn Manuel Crust lesiiects)
him and ebtys him. And you, down in
your heart, respect him He Is your
Vtlnd of man, Mr. I.nndevtr He does
things. He Is llke Theodere lloesmelt.
HI.adnaernBHmlIe.l 'grimly, "l-erhapi
that la why I dlsllke him"
"necause he Is llke Itoeevelt?"
".My dear, let's net start an argu
ment about Itoesevolt "
"Just the hame, I've heard you sav
ever and ever again that you wish
Roosevelt were President new," she per
jlsted "Why de you say that It you are
te down nil him""
L-indevcr Bhrugged his shculders cx-
Dr".9l' ...i.i. .i.... . .i. .,n,i utni
"1 can winu mui, nj .: ,. V
net be an admirer of Mr. Hoesevelt, he
renlleil. "Hut te return te Perclvnl, tsn t
It qulte plain te you that he wuh pout
ing like a schoolboy because he had net
been asked te take part In teduy's ex
ercises?" , ..
"He was asktd te take part '" them.
I aFkcd him myself."
He glanced nt her sharply. "ou nover
told me you Jiad asked him, Ituth.
"Tha night the crlme was committed,
she said bilelly. "He was very nice about
It He premised te elng In the choir
nd and te help me with the ilecoin ilecein ilecoin
tlens. After our unpleasant experience
ths next day, he had the shall we say
tict or kindness? te reconsider his
POncnly advei tiding the fact Hint he
nre(rrcd te have no part in any cntur
talnment you wern arranging." was
handevers: cemii'cnt. "I den t believe 11
ias because of any particular delicacy
of feeling en his purt, my rttur. In nnv
cme. the fact rcmalnH that he let you go
ahend with the affair, and then, bang!
rlrht ln the middle of It he stages hH
cheap, melodramatic mevlng-plcture act.
"he turned en him with blazing eyes.
"Yeu will net sce nn thing geed in
him. will you? Yeu can't be fair, can
you' Well, I can be and I nm. He has
been fair with both of us and I am
ashamed of the way 1 have titatcd him.
We deserved his rebuke that morning,
and he did net l.esltate te turn ua back
sdtheugh he realized what It would
mean. He love me, Abel Landnvcr he
lees me a thousand times mere than
ou de. In splte of nil your protestation
He "
"Why, Hutti I 1
"Ye i knew I knew you are
fhejked. And I don't care tle .veu un
derstand? I don't care thatl
"Yeu want your answer, Mr Ijindever.
Well, ou shnll ha it new. 1 cannot
marry you. This Is ilnul."
The bleed left hla face. " ou den t
knew what you are saying, Ituth. he
exclaimed. "Yeu are angry. When
jeu have had time te "
"I've had all the time I need." she In
terrupted shortly. "I don't want tu be
disagreeable but lt'B no use, Mr. Land Land
ever. I de net love you I nmwrrv
If I have misled you Inte hoping. There
is nothing mere te be said."
"Yeu have mlaled me," he cried out
bitterly.
"I am te blame, I suppose, fpr net
giving you veur answer before this. I
have temporized. It In a wemaiiH
trick and a Horrid one, I'll admit I
have never even thought of marrying
you."
"Are you ln leve with Terclval?" he
demanded. ... ,, ,
"Yes I think I am," she replied,
looking him straight In thn eye. Hh
rsAlrn .1.1. Vi n Lnrt lf fllRTl. 1LH if relCaMng
a confcf-slen that surprised even herself.
"My Ged, lluth I can't believe It, he
groaned ,. .
"I have denied It te myself eh, n
thousand times l've fought against It.
I've tried te bate him. I've dene
verythlng In my power te make him
belleve that I desplse him. Hut It's no
me I I can't think of anything else
I can't think of nny one elie On, I
knew 1 nm qulte mad te h.iv thH. hut T
sometimes find mjself praying that we
may never be rescued It might mean
well, you can e what It might mean
ThnnV rinrl vnll hnH llrUeil 1110 lO tlllu
confession ll Is the first tlme 1 have
been really honest with myself J. hae
ltrf tr, mvsMlf ni'er ntiil fler afZlllll about
inv feeling toward him I lmi lain
awaltH fnr hniirM nt nlirht lying te niv-
sdf - telling myself that T hate Him and
nlways will hate him. New, It's out
'he truth Is out I have newr haled
Mm I have eared for him from the
very beginning " ,
She hpek rapidly, the words rushing
'rth like a Heed suddenly lelcused after
iiruuklng through the dam. sweeping
Mfrythlng bufore It resistless, devas
tating, cruelly rapturous. She thought
nothing of the hurt she was InfUetlns
upon the man beside her; he wns nn
iitem in the path of the torrent, a thing
'hat wrnt down and wns left behind as
h flood BWipt ever and bv him. Ah
uddenly ni It began j1ie torrent was
necked A het flush scared her neck,
i.fr cheeks, her brew.
"What a feel veu must think m '
she cried In dlre chagrin. "What a stu.
Did feel!"
Ha had net taken his eyes from her
transfigured face. He had listened with
his Jaw set, his llpu tightly pressed, his
orew dark with anger.
"I don't think thnt " hn Kllil shortly.
'Yeu have merely lest your head, as
any woman might ever a picturesque,
wod-leoklng soldier of fortune 1'eihaiH
I should net be surprised, nor even
shocked by what you've Just told me
le Is the sort that women de fall In
leve with and I suppose they are net
te be blamed for It. Ne, I de net think
'ou are a feel When one refleetH thnt
such experienced heads as thes- nns nns
esied hy the Irreproachable Obesky,
'he Immaculate Amerl te sav nothing
of the estimable lady we ure pleased te
ral the 'UmpreBS of Uracil' when
such heads as theirs are turned by a
"inn It is high tlme te admit that he
nas remethlng inore than personal mag
netism i am wondering hew far the
jlnB,en has really sprbad. There Is a
rtltTerence between contagion and Infeo Infee Infeo
tlen, you knew, Infection Is the result
of personal contact contagion Is some,
thing in ,le )ri
jtus epidemic of Infatuation very
Plainly la in two forms. It appears te
It neces
sary te go Inte details. I daresay you
liave ears and eyes of your own. Yeu
can see and hear us well as I unless
ou are resolved te be both blind and
deaf."
"Did you net hear me say that I knew
he loves me?"
"Yes I heard you qulte distinctly."
'Ab a rule, de men leve two women
at the same tlme?" she inquired, pa
tiently. "I have never said that he levci Oho Ohe
fcky. It Is barely possible, hew ever, that
he may net cheese te resist her 1 that
conveys nnythlng te your Intelligence."
11 uees unci u nees net," sne replied
steadily. "Yeu sec, I belleve ln him. I
trust him."
"And I suppose jeu trust Olga1 Obo Obe
sky." he said, with a sneer.
"I understand Olga Obesky far bet
ter than you de, Mr. Landevcr."
"I doubt It," said he dryly.
"SChe Is my friend."
"Ah! Thnt measurably slmplllles the
situation Hhe will no doubt prove her
friendship by 'delivering Mr. I'erclvat
te you, slightly damaged, but guaranteed
"Please be geed enough te remem
ber, Mr. handover, that you are net
speaking te Mnnuel Crust." she ex
claimed haughtily and, with flaming
cheeks, swept past him.
lla hesitated a moment, and then
started te fellow her. Khe stepped short
ant', facing him. cried eut: "Don't fol fel
low me! I de net want tc hcur another
word. Step ' I can see by your eyes that
V ou are usiinmea you want te apolo
gize I de net want te hear It I urn hurt
terribly hurt. Nothing veu can sny
will help mutters new, Mr. I.andevcr."
"Just a secerd, lluth." he cried, new
thoroughly dlsmnyed. "dive me a chnnce
te nxi lnlT It wus my mad, unreisenlng
low that "
Hut, with an I'xclnmntlnn of i-heer
dlsRust, she put her lingers te her ears
anil sped rapidly down the walk. He
steed still, watching her until she en
tered the inbln deer nnd closed It behind
her. Then he completed the broken sen
tence, but net In the voice cf humility
nor with the weids that he hud Intended
te utter.
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"Soapy" Shay, coming up the walk,
distinctly heard what he said.
"What's ihe matter, mil?" he Inquired,
pausing. "Did she threw the hooks Inte
ou ."'
Landever glared at him balefully.
"Yen go te hell, damn you," he .snarled,
nnd walked nwny.
"Soapy" rubbed his chin dubiously
as he watched the retreating tlgurc
I'urslng his thin lips be turned his at
tention tu ar. uneffundlng stump six or
right feet awny and scowled at it vin
dictively. He was turning something
ever in nm mmu, anu no was manuesiiv
In a slat J of Indecision. Ruminating, he
"poke aloud, perhaps for the henellt or n
Portuguese farmhand who happtned te
be approaching fiem the opposite di
rection, but who still had sdme reds te
cover befcre hu wus within hearing dis
tance "Clce, he's gelling te be ns decent nnd
democratic as nny of us. Shows wh.it
iihsoclatleti will Oe for a man. Twe
mu-ith.i age he would have been tee high
nnd mighty te tell nle te go te hell. If he
Keeps en nt this rate, he'll be worth
pavln' attention te In a couple of months
mere. "Won't he. Hill?" This te the farm
hand, who obligingly halted.
Mr. Shav mode constant and Impar
tial uke of the ranie Hill. Except In iv
very few Instances, he applied it te all
males ever the age of two, and he did
It se genially that resentment was rare.
Americans, Htltens, Irishman, Portu
guese, Spaniards, Indians. Swedts all
races, In fact, except the Hebrew enme
under the sweeping appellation His He
brew acquaintances were addressed by
the name of Ike.
It se happened that this particular
"Illll" wa- lamentably slew In picking
up the Hngllsh language It wss yen
Mild that hu prided himself en being
halfwitted However, being an exceed
ingly dull creature, hu was quite natu
rallv a polite one. He was a geed listener.
Yeu could epeaU English te nlm by tha
hour and never be annoyed by veibal In
terruptions At regular Intervals he
would tnmrt a shrug of the shoulders, or
nod his head, or lift un evehrew, or
spread out his hands, or purse hit. lips
and he never xnrled unless you did.
Perceiving thnt some sort nf an an
swer was expected. 'Hill" wisely
shrugged his shoulders. "Soapy Inter
preted the shrug as affirmative having
n distinct ndvantage ever "Bill," who
li.u'n't th- faintest Idea which It was
nnd proceeded te go a little deeper Inte
the matter , ... . ,,
tK?...i, i.u I uaH HtlYlliK. una 4(tll-
evet- bu'v Is up against bc.inethlng, Hill.
Hie handed Urn something he didn't like.
tlBht en the nee. tee, f I'm ..y!jte.
What de veu suppoee It was, Hlllf
"Hill" nodded his head very earnestly.
"That's what I think," said "Soupy",
fixing hN hearer with ii moody, spoon speon spoen
latlve frown. "New, I knew nothing
about this handover guy that she doesn't
I "nv. I suppose A. A. w II give me an
wful panning If I up and tell her vvhat
I saw that day. He seems te think Its a
BeThr're wan a slight pause, suggesting
te "DIU" that he ought te frown as if
ftl"t'ther'"ame time, I think she ought
. L. ...1.1 .Inu't Villi, lilll?"
This called for something deflnlte Se
H II peratcneii ins n-n " ,
'....: .1... nrt nlncn she's tee nice
Rlrl te be hitched up v. Itli a Prls" ll.i
like him. New, I don't knew what
lianiicned here tv ceuple of minutes age,
i : - .. l...,,,. tn mn II u II Klltt IlHHtlt 1L I
In. moral support It Htilketi me hat'
.hiH would be n geed tlme tn tell Her
Wluitd. veu think about It, mil?"
Alwnvs en the lookout for rising In In
flectiens "Hill" was ever In a position
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of the most ptofeuuo questions almost
befere they were out of the speaker's
mouth. H nwer ,te :Sen,y,s '.iw.ry,
was a bread grin for he hud detected
u sly twinkle in the hpe.iker's eye. H
also shnigged tils shoulders and spread
out h"s f hsnda-and te clinch the matter,
''"..S.1''!"'!1, .n't wnnt te take this lm-
neitant'step without being backed up
y sotne clever, Intelligent feller llke
you, HIH." went en "Soapy. ' 'It's al for
her geed anil A. A.'s, tee, although he i
xxtrtn't he 11 ill HU" nh" . . .y
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enough for me. If you say she eughtn t--
why, nothing doing. It's up te you, Ulll.
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