WOMEN'S INTERESTS
A HUSBAND IS BUT HUMAN
Ily DOROTHY DIX
Generally speaking, a woman Is
Rulded by one of two considerations In
selecting a husband.
Bhe either thinks he is a little tin
god, before whom she can spend the
balance of her life on her knees burn
ing Incense, or else she looks forward
to turning matrimony into a reform
atory, in which she will experience the
supreme Joy of making over her hus
band according to her, own taste.
Neither of these expectations Is
often realized. Hence the frequency
of the domestic dissillusion.
Women's imagination has caused
half of the trouble of the world, and
nowhere does it get in its deadly work
as completely and fatally as when it
Induces lovesick girls to glorify ordi
nary, commonplace men into demi
gods, and marry them on that plat
form. ,
'llic Wife Often Deludes Herself Into
Thinking Her Husband
Is a Demigod
This is what leads women to expect
too much of men. and most of the dis
appointments of married life result
from It.
The wife has clothed The husband In
the garments that her fancy has woven
and crowned him with a halo.
She has figured him out as a grand,
noble being, who will move through
existence <n a sort of spiritual haze,
and when she (lnds out that he is an
everyday man in tweed clothes and a
derby hat, who is finnicky about what
he eats and can swear a blue streak
when hts collar button rolls under the
bureau, she moans out that she is the
most unhappy of her sex—that her
heart is broken and her ideals shat
tered, because she has discovered that
her idol has feet of clay.
All of which is tommyrot, for the
poor man not only had feet of clay,
but was constructed of dirt all the
time.
Furthermore, he never pretended to
be anything else. His name was al
ways Mud, and it was the woman her
self who rechristefaed him out of the
depths of her romantic vocabulary.
Mnrrying a Man to Reform Him Is ft
Low-Down Trick Upon the Man
A long step will be taken toward
promoting domestic felicity when
women stop marrying men under the
impression that they are plaster saints,
or Booth Tarkington heroes, and pick
out a husband because, while ho may
average up pretty small in a collection
of tin gods, he is the man who will
make hi£ wife a good living, and be
willing to do his turn of a night when
the baby has the colic.
When a woman does marry a man,
though, she is in honor bound to ac
cept him as he is. The meanest and
the sneakiest thing a woman ever
does is to wed a man with the deter
mination of reforming him.
This is taking an unfair advantage
of tbe poor, ignorant, unfortunate fel
low that can only be compared to
robbing a blind beggar, or taking pen-
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nies away from a child; for well every
mother's daughter of us knows that
never, never, never would wo find a
man who would accompany us to tho
aftar if he had even the remotest sus
picion that we were inwardly resolved
to interfere with every taste and habit
and amusement he had enjoyed for
twenty-five, or thirty, or forty, or fifty
years before he met us.
Suppose, in the days of courtship,
Angelina should casually remark to
Edwin that as soon as they are mar
ried she will break his cherished meer
schaum pipe and put a stop to his
smol fciuppdfep, in the antenuptial
days, ilaud should tell Jack that after
*hey are married there will bo no more
highballs for him.
Suppose Alary, before the ceremony,
should reveal to Tom that she will ex
pect him to turn over to her his pay
envelope every Saturday night, and
that in their household she will be IT
so completely that he won't even daro
to ask to go downtown of a night.
What would happen?
It doesn't take a prophet to tell.
The wedding would be called suddenly
and violently off, wherefore women
subtly conceal their purposes.
They make a man beliovc they think
him perfection until they get him, and
then they go to work and cut him over
and make him over-according to their
taste—which is mighty unpleasant and
surprising to the man.
Wives, Don't Insist On Taking Your
Husband Apart ami Ilea mint
ing His Habits
Here again you find a potent source
of discord in families, and it is alto
gether the woman's-fault.
No woman has a right to marry a
man unless she Is going to take him
as he is.
If, as he stands, with all his faults
thick upon his head, he doesn't suit
her, in all decency and honesty and
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peace in his own way in single blessed
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which he is most comfortable, and tho
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they set to work to reconstruct his
v-hole plan of life, from his politics
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SYNOPSIS
John Carter, who has been translated
twice to Mars, returns to earth and leaves
the story of his adventures with his neph
ew, then goes again to liars.
Carter aids a Martian warrior fighting a
hordo of plant men. Ho discovers in the
warrior an old friend, Tars Tarkas.
Carter and Tarkas escape their enemies
by entering a hollow tree and making
their way to a cliff cave above.
| They explore tho cave, and through a
I secret door enter a mysterious chamber,
j Unseen voices threaten them.
I The tree was hollow to nil extent ot
about fifty feet In diameter, and from
its flat, hard floor I Judged that It had
often been used to house others. As 1
raised my eyes toward its roof to note
tbe height I saw far aboje me a faint
glow of light.
| was an opening above. If we
could but reach it wo might still hope
to make the shelter of the cliff caves.
My eyes had now become quite used t<?
the subdued light of the Interior, and
as I pursued my investigation I pres
ently came upon a rough ladder at the
far side of the tree,
j Quickly I mounted it to find that It
1 connected at the top with tho lower
' cf a series of horizontal wooden bars
that spanned the now narrower and
shaftlike interior of the tree's stem.
These bars were set one above another,
I about three feet apart, and formed a
I perfect ladder as far above me as I
could see.
Dropping to the floor once more, 1
detailed my discovery to Tars Tarkas,
who suggested that I explore aloft as
far as I could go in safety, while he
guarded the entrance against a possi
ble attiiek.
As I hastened above to explore the
strange shaft I found that the ladder
of horizontal bars reached always far
above me as my eyes could reach, and
as I ascended the light from above
grew brighter and brighter.
For fully 500 feet I continued to
climb until at length I reached the
opening in the stem which admitted
{he light It was of about the same
diameter as the entrance at the foot
of tho ti;ee and opened directly upon a
large, flat limb, the well worn surface
If •' If
7
I Ventured Out Upon tho Limb, Then
Beat a Hasty Retreat.
of which testlfled to its long continued
use as an avenue for some creature to
and from tills remarkable shaft.
1 ventured out upon the limb, then
beat a hasty retreat for fear that 1
might be discovered by our enemies
below and hurried to retrace my steps
to Tars Tarkas.
I soon reached him, and presently we
were both ascending the long ladder
toward the opening above.
Tars Tarkas went in advance, and as
I reached the first of the horizontal
bars I drew the ladder tip after me,
and, handing it to him, he carried it a
hundred feet farther aloft, where he
Wedged it safely between one of the
bars and the side of the shaft. I
In like manner I dislodged the lower
bars as I passed them, so that Ave soon
had the interior of the tree denuded of
all possible means of ascent for a dls
tance of a hundred feet from the base,
thus precluding possible pursuit and
attack from the rear.
CHAPTER IV.
The Chamber of Mystery.
ni'N we reached (he opening at
the top Tars Tarkas drew to
one side that I might pass out
v_J and investigate, as, owing to
j my lesser weight and greater agility,
; I was better fitted for the perilous
! threading of this dizzy, hanging path
i way.
j The limb upon which I found myself
J ascended at a slight angle toward the
j elllT, and as I followed it I found that
: it terminated* a few feet above a nar
| row ledge which protruded from the
cliff's face at the entrance to a narrow
cave.
As I approached the slightly more
slender extremity of the branch it bent
beneath my weight until, as I balanced
perilously upon its outer tip, It swayed
gently on a level with the ledgo at a
distaneo of a couple of feet.
Five hundred feet below me lay the
vivid scarlet carpet of the valley.
Xearly 5,000 feet above towered the
mighty, gleaming face of the gorgeous
cilft*
Tho cave that I faced was not one
of those that I had seen from tho
ground, and which lay much higher,
possibly u thousand feet. Hut,'so fat
as I might know, it was as good for
our purpose as another, and so I re
turned to the tree for Tars Tarkas. %
Together we wormed our way along
the waving pathway, but when we
reached tho end of the branch we
found that our combined weight So de
pressed the limb that the cave's mou:i<
was now too far above us to bt
reached.
We finally agreed that Tars Tarkas
should return along the branch, leav
ing his longest leather harness strait
with me. and lha't when tlie limb ha 1
risen to a height that would permit me
to enter tho cave I was to tlo so, and
upon Tars Tarkas' return I could then
lower the strap and haul him up tc
the safety of the ledge.
This we did without mishaps and
soon found ourselves together upon tin
verge of a dizzy little balcony, with a
magnificent view of the valley, spread
lug out below us.
Below us upon the river's bank the
great white apes were devouring the
last remnants of Tars Tarkas' formet
companions, while great herds of plant
men grazed in ever widening circles
.It bout the sward, which they kept as
close clipped as the smoothest 01
lawns.
Knowing that attack from the tree
was now improbable, we determined
to explore the cave, which we had ev
ery reason to believe was but a continu
ation of the path we had already trav
ersed, leading the gods knew where,
but clearly away from this valley ol
ferocity.
As we advanced we found a well
proportioned tunnel cut from the solid
cliff, its walls rose some twenty feel
above the floor, which was about live
feet iu width. The roof was arched.
We had no means of making a light
and so groped our way slowly into the
ever increasing darkness, Tars Tarkas
keeping in touch with one wall while
I felt along the other. To prevent oui
wandering into diverging branches
and becoming separated or lost in some
intricate and labyrintliic maze we
clasped hands.
How far we traversed the tunnel ir
this manner I do not know, but pres
ently we came to an obstruction which
blocked our further progress.
it seemed more like a partition than
a sudden ending of the cave, for it was
constructed not of tho material of the
cliff, but of something which felt like
very hard wood.
Silently I groped over its surface
with my hands and presently was re
warded by the feel of the button,
which as commonly denotes a door on
Mars as docs a doorknob 011 earth.
Gently pressing it, I had the satis
faction of feeling the door slowly give
before me, and in another instant wt
wero looking into a dimly lighted apart
ment which, so far as we could see
was unoccupied.
Without more ado I swung the dooi
wide open and, followed by the hug
Thark, stepped into the chamber.
As we stood for a moment in silence
gazing about the room a slight noist
behind caused me to turn quickly.
To my astonishment, I saw the dooi
close with a sharp click as thougL
moved by an unseen hand.
Instantly I sprang toward it t<
wrench it open again, for sometliins
in the uncanny movement of the thinf
and .the almost palpable silence of th<
chamber seemed to portend an evi
hidden in this rock bound chamber.
My fingers clawed futilely at the un
yielding portal, while my eyes sought
hi vain for a duplicate of the buttor
which had given us ingress.
And then from unseen lips a crue
and mocking peal of laughter ran?
thro'-trta the desolate place.
I'or moments after that awful laugfc
had leased reverberating through the
room Tars Tarkas and I stojd in tense
and expectant silence. But uo furthei
sound broke the stillness, nor within
tho range of our vision did anything
move.
At length Tars Tarkns laughed softly
after the manner of his strange kind
when in the presence of the horrible or
terrifying. It is not a hysterical laugh,
but rather tbe genuine expression of
tho pleasure they derive from the things
that move earth and men to loathing
or to tears.
I looked up at the Thark, a smile
upon my own lips, l'or here, iu truth,
was greater need for a smiling face
than a trembling chin.
"What do you make of it all?" 1
asked. "Where in the douce are we?"
He looked at me in surprise.
"Where are we?" he repeated. "Do
you tell me, John Carter, that you
know not where yon be?"
"That I urn upon Hursoom Is nil that
I can guess, and but Tor you anil the
great white apes 1 should not even
KUess that, for the Rights I have seen
this da.v are i's unlike the things of my
beloved Ilarsoom as I know It ton long
years ago as they arr> unlike the world
of my birth. No, Tars Tarkas; I know
not where — "
, (To Be Continued.)
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PLACE OF EGGS SN
DIET IMPORTANT
Furnish Valuable Elements
Nol Present in Other
Nitrogenous Foods
Washington, u, c\, Feb. 12.—Be
causo 01 the peculiar loud value 01
egao, incu' iciuuvc liccUOiu uum
waste, una the wua which liny
may uo prepared, their ut.o ua incut
substitutes at least is olten u<-&liuijit:
even when u con&iucru.liun 01 ijieir
price alone wouiu nol so indicate.
11.is is stated 111 a recently published
proiessionai paper 01 liie ouice 01
Home Keonouiics of ilio t-. S. .Depart
ment 01 Agriculture, .Deptuii.icwi
Bulletin 471. it. is pointeu oui. How
ever, mat while tins is true ol etj'fcs
served us one of tin principal disncs
of a meal, it often la not n uo 01 uss
used 111 cakt-s, puuumgs and otnei
desserts uiong vviin incuts, it is tu
the latter use ol eggs that tiio house
wuo vvno wishes to economize can try
especially to curtail consumption, A
tact which makes this latter practice
easier is tiiut with Hie present avuil
ttUimy of bulling powders, coin
siarcn, gelatin, etc., tne use of
to impart ligntiivss or to thicken
liquids is nol now essential as it was
111 the past.
l oud Klenients in Kggs
The principal lood cleiucnt fur
nished by egts is protein, tne nitro
genous tissuc-ouudiiig eiement whoso
presence 111 consitltrubic proportions
aiso gives meats, lisii, inilK, cheese,
etc., their special lood value. i'-ooa
can, therefore, be substituted in me
diet lor tlie latter tooda without ma
terially altering tlie proportion oi
protein consumed. 111 audition to
protein eyys also furnish lilt and a
number ot valuable mineral elements,
including sulphur, phosphorus, iron,
1 calcium and magnesium, 111 an easily
assimilable form, and are believed
also to be rich in certain essential vi
talizing elements called vitamins.
milk and unlike nieuls, eggs
do not contain substances convert
ible in the body into uric .*cid. Their
shells constitute tlfo only waste mate
rials. Ninety-seven per ceni. of the
portion eaten a high proportion
compared to other foods —is digested.
iNo extended cooking is necessary for
eggs and there is, therefore, a saving
of time, labor and fuel 111 their prep
aration when they are compared with
many other foods. For all li.eso rea-
sons eggs deserve an important place
in the diet for use at tunes in place
of other loods rich in protein, provid
ed egg prices are not so high as 10
outweigh other consideration.
\\ lioh.suiiii'iiess i)f i\ggs
Though wholesome wiien nosh and
clean, eggs may be decidedly un
wholesome when old or dirty. Tho
liousewifo should be careful when
buying, therefore, to, choose eggs
which are as clean and fresh as pos
sible. Similarly, the producer of eggs
should keep nests clean and sanitary
and should collect eggs frequently.
Jt is also well to Insure tlie production
of eggs with good keeping qualities
by producing only infenile oygs alt
er the hutching season.
liow to Select Kggs
In addition to cleanliness and
freshness, the housewife when pur
chasing eggs should consider size and
freedom from cracks. Kggs vary so
in size that a dozen large and a doz
en small eggs purchased at tlie same
per dozen may differ as much
as 25 per cent, in the value o£ the
food elements furnished. Perhaps
the fairest way to buy or sell eggs is
by weight. Because of tho wide vari
ations in the size of eggs, it is also
coming to bo recognized that more
accurate results in receipts can bo ob
tained by weighing or measuring tho
eggs out of their shells. Cracked
eggs are undesirable because the
breaking of tho shell makes possible
the entrance of bacteria and tilth.
Colli Storage Kggs
Because fewer eggs are produced
In the most populous regions of tho
country than are consumed there,
and because the seasons have a
marked effect on the number of eggs
laid, city housewives must use cold
storage eggs during some periods of
the year if they are to supply their
tables at all with this food. The fact
that eggs have been held in cold stor
age does not necessarily mean that
they aro of low quality. Carefully
handled cold storage eggs often axe
of better qtiality than fresh loco} eggs
that have been improperly cared for.
llomo Preserved Kggs
Housewives will often lind it ad
vantageous to preserve their own
eggs in the home, purchasing them
when the supply is abundant and
packing them in a solution of water
glass or lime water, or covering tl.eni
with paraiiln or varnish. Such eggs
can be kept In good condition for a
number of months. For current use
fresh eggs usually can bo kept satis
factorily for two or three weeks with
out such treatment, in a refrigerator
or dry, cool cellar. If infertile, such
eggs may be kept still longer.
Ciimbs Out on Shattered
Wing of Airplane to Steady
It in Drop to Earth
With the British Armies in Prance,
Feb. !), via l.ondon. Feb. 12 (from
a Staff Correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press) One of the most
thrilling Hying episodes of tho war was
recorded to-day when tho British
observer in a two-seated machine
which had beep damaged by German
shell lire climbed out on one of the
wings and steadied the airplane while
the pilot brought it safely to earth.
Two young aviators were leading
an offensive patrol when an anti-air
craft high explosive shell burst just
behind the right lower wing of the
airplane. The machine was completely
riddled. Three of tho stay booms
were cut, one blade of the propeller
was blown away and all the controls,
except the elevator, were put out of
action. Tho machine was further
smashed by the broken propeller
blade and became uncontrollable.
Realizing the situation the observer
ditl not hesitate but climbed out three
quarters of the way on tho right .vlng
tip in order to balance tho machine.
The aircraft continued to fall in
spirals until it was about 2,000 feet
above the earth. Here the observer
succeeded in balancing it, and the ma
chine glided tlovvn evenly. When
about 200 feet from the earth a slight
movement by the man on tho wing
causeil the machine to spin again, but
the pilot was able to control it when
just ten feet above tbe ground and
tho aircraft landed with neither man
injured.
Seek Submarine Base
For Entrance to Canal
Washington, D. 0., Fob. 12.—Imme
diate creation of a submarine base at
Coco Holo Point., at the Atlantic en
trance to the Panama canal, was rec
ommended to Congress yesterday by
Secretary Baker, who asked for
$1,573,000 for the purpose.
The project has been urged by a
Joint army and navy board, which re
ported that "a submarine base is an
essential element of defenso of the
Cunal Zone."
Secretary leaker's communication
was referred to tlio appropriations
committeo, which alreday Is consid
ering various emergency measures
proposed by the administration.
STEWART
Copyright, 1313, by Doufctoday, Pog A Co.
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I Continued From The Star-Independent of Saturday J
g ( " (,,< l I Vv ''!' "f '" Is now a chapter—and a vcrv tln-illiiia: one, too f
i .~" " Ml ! " ;, ",'"' al wtory. Mr. White has made (hat feverish time livo
li° r .l' s i M ,ly - ,IUM ''••created Uii- cast ami we K<> with hated S
* <ll "i thioush the scenes he pictures with m. mticli vividiies*. "<Jold"
t Ills special interest at tliis time liccmisc part of the story is laid in $
*, .rr? V lk /T. by .. tl,c seekers. II your heart has ever |
£ •ii #i !•\ HS * or ° Uiosr udveiiui'ous day*. you will #
5 follow tlie fortunes ot this little party of four with delight. ' 1 .
(Continued.)
s\ voi'sis
Talbot Ward's challenge to Frank
Munroe to' a personal encounter to de
termine whether Munroe Is tit to make
a trip to California in search of gold
is accepted. Munroe grets a hammer
lock on Ward and wins the bout.
They choose tho Panama route.
Ward, It develops, is an old campaign
er. On board ship they meet Johnny
Fairfax and Yank Itogers. The four
Income partners.
Arriving at Chagres, Talbot Ward's
knowledge of Spanish and his firm
treatment of the native boatmen help
wonderfully. The party enters a trop
ical forest.
They reach Oatun, and, after pass
ing through several villages where
Ward nlvvays diplomatically handles
thhe natives, they arrive In Panama.
Ward forces steamship agent to re
fund passage money because ship isn't
available,
Yank has provided accommodations
for all on board a sailing ship. They
arrive in San Francisco.
"But we can't stand $G a night fo.r
theso things," expostulated Johnny.
"Let's try over at the other place."
"Try ahead, boys," said tbe propri
etor quite good naturedly. "You'll
find her the same over there and ev
erywhere else." He arose. "Best leave
your plunder here until you find out.
Come down and have a drink?"
CHAPTER VIM.
Start to Make Money.
V VJ T-E found the City hotel offered
\\/ exftctly the same conditions
y y as did the Parker Uouse, ex
cept that WlO proprietor was
..curt and had 110 time*, for us at all.
From that point, still dissatisfied, we
extended our investigations beyond tlie
Plaza. We found ourselves ankle deep
in sandhills on which grow coarse
grass and a sort of sage. Crazy, ram
shackle huts made of all Sorts of ma
i torial were perched in all sorts of
places. Hundreds of tents had been
pitched, beneath which and in front of
which an extremely simple housekeep
ing was going In. Hunt as we might
we could find no place that looked as
though ft would take lodgers. Mo*t of
! even the better looking houses were
simply tiny skeletons covered with pa
-1 iter, cloth or paint. By painstaking
persistence we kept at it until we had
inquired of every building of any pre
tensions. Then, somewhat discour
aged, Ave picked our way back to the
shore afler our heavier goods.
! The proprietor of the Parker House
greeted us with unabated good nature.
"I know how you boys feel,'' said he.
"There's lots In your fix. You'd better
| stick here tonight and then get organ
ized to camp out if you're going to be
hero long. I suppose, though, you're
going to the mines. Well, it'll lake
you several days to make your plans
and got ready. When you get back
from the mines you won't have to
think about these things."
"There's plenty of gold?" ventured
Johnny.
I "Bushels."
"I should think you'd he up there."
"I don't want any better gold mine
than the okl Parker House," said he
comfortably.
We paid him $24.
By now it was late in the afternoon.
The wind had dropped, but over the
bills to seaward rolled a soft beautiful
bank of fog. The sun was blotted out
behind it, and a chill fell. The crowds
about tho Plaza thinned.
We economized our best at supper,
but had to pay some ,?S for the four of
us. The bill was a hi carte and con
tained such items as grizzly steak, an
telope, elk and wild duck and goose.
Grizzly steak, I remember, cost a dol
lar and a quarter. By tlie time we had
finished it had grown dark. The lamps
were alight, and the crowds were be
ginning t<> gather. All the building*
and the bis twit next door were a
blaze of illumination. The sounds of
music and sinjdng < aine from every
side. A holiday spirit was in the air.
Johnpy and I were crazy to be qp
and doing, but Talbot sternly repress
ed us. and Yank agreed wifti his dec!
slon by an unusually emphatic nod.
"It is nil a lot of fun. I'll admit,'
said he. "but. this is business, and
we've got to face it. Sit down hero
on the edge of this veranda, and let's
talk things over. llow much money
have you got, Yank?"
"Two hundred and twenty dof/ars,"
replied Ynnk promptly.
"You're partners with me, Frank, so
i know our assets," said Talbot with
tact. "Johpny?"
"Hanged if I know," replied that
youth. "I've got quite a lot. I keep
it In my pack."
"Well, go find out," advised Talbot..
Johnny was gone for some time. We
smoked nd listened to the rather bla
tantly mingled strains of music and
wached the figures of men harrying
by In the spangled darkness.
Johnny returned very much excited.
"I've been robbed!" lie cried, 5
"Robbed? Is your money nil gone?"
"No: there's a little left, but"—
Talbot laughed gaietly.
"Sit down, Johnny, and cool off," he
advUsed. "If anybody had robbed you
they'd have taken the whole kit nnd
kaboodle. I)ld you come out ahead oa
those inonte punes?''
Johnny blushed and laughed n little.
"I see what you're at, but you'ro
away off there. I Just played for small
stakes."
"And lost ft lot of thorn. I sort of
4oo!c out your game. But that's nil
right. How much did the 'robbers'
leave you?"
"Twelve dollars besides what I have
In my clothes, s2l In all," said Johnny.
"Well, that's pretty good. You beat
Frank and rue to death. There's our
total assets," said Talbot and laid a
ten dollar gold piece aiul a dime on ills
knee.
"We'll call that dime a curiosity,"
said he, "for I notice a quarter is tlio
smallest coin they use out here. Now
you see that we've got to talk business.
Frank and 1 haven't pot enough to live
on for one mure day."
"There's enough among us"— began
Yank.
"You mean, you already have your
share of the partnership finances," cor
rected Talbot quickly. "If we're going
to be partners, and that's desired and
understood, 1 suppose"—we all nodded
emphatic agreement—"we must all put
in the same amount. I move that said
amount lie $220 apiece. Yank, you can
loaf tomorrow. You've got your share
all TOddo up. You can put in the day
finding out all altout getting to tho
mines pnd how much It costs and
what we will need."
"All right; I'll do It," said Yank.
"As for the rent of us," tgrlcd Talbot,
"we've got to rustle up each be
fore tomorrow evening 1"
"How?" I asked blankly.
"How should 1 know? Out there"—
he waved his hand abroad at the flick
ering lights—"there is the Golden City,
challenging every man ns he entera
her gates. She offers opportunity arad
fortune. All a man has to do is go
and take them! Accept tho challenge!"
"The only way I could take them
would be to l'ft them ofT somo other
fellow at the point of a gun," said
Johnny gloomily.
We talked the situation over thor
oughly and then turned in, having lost
our chance to see the sights. Beneath
us and in the tent next door went on
a tremendous row of talking, laugh
ing and singing that for a little while
prevented me from falling asleep. But
the last month had done wonders for
me In that way, and shortly 1 dropped
off.
Hours lifter i nwakenpd, shivering
with cold, to And tlie moonlight pour
ing Into the room mid the bunks all
occupied. My blanket hnd disappear
ed, which accounted for my dreams of
ltolnw. At first I felt Inclined to
raise u row, then thought better of it
and by careful manipulation abstract
ed two good blankets from the most
unprotected of uiy neighbors and soon
slept soundly.
We went downstairs and out Into
the sweetest of mornings. The sun
was bright, the sky clear and blue. Tho
wind had not yet risen: balmy warmth
showered down through every particle
of the air. I had felt some May days
like this back on our old farm. Some
how they were associated in my mind
with Sunday morning arid the drawl
ing. lazy clucking of liens. Only hero
there were no hens, and if It was Sun
day morning—which It might liavo
been—nobody knew It.
We ate a frugal breakfast and sep
arated on tho agreed business of tho
day. Yank started for the waterfront
to make' inquiries a'sfo ways of get
ting to the miifbs, Talbot set riff at a
businesslike pace for the hotel as
though ho knew fully what he was
about, Johnny wandered rather aim
lessly to tho east, and I as aimlessly
to the west.
It took me just ohe hour to discover
that I could get all of any kind of
work that any dozen men could do and
at wages so high that at first I had to
ask over and over again to make sure
I hail heard aright. Only none of tliein
would bring me in $220 by evening.
The further I looked Into (hat propo
sition the more absurd, of course, I
saw It to be. I could earn from S2O to
by plain day labor at some Jobs,
or I could get fabulous salaries by
the mouth or year, but that, was dif
ferent. After determining this to my
satisfaction 1 came to the sensible con
clusion that I would make what I
could.
Tho first thing that caught my eye
Ifter I had come to this decision was
i wagon drawn by four mules com
'jig down the street at a slow walk.
The sight did not impress mo partic- *
ularly, bnt every amo out
from his shop and every passerby
stopped to look with respect as the
outfit wallowed along. It was driven
by a very large, grave, blond man with
a twinkle Iti Ids e.v<.
"That's John A. McGl.vnn," said a
man iiext my elbow.
"Who's he?" I asked.
Tho man looked at nie hi astonish
ment.
(To Co Continued,) j" • vj
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