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THE HEAVER HERALD, HEAVER, OKLAHOMA fmximo: Novelized fromEu$ene "Walter's Dramaby lie same name T WLDO I KL)IiNiOOiH ILLUSTRATED DY ffl07VmPJ Of JCEflfJ fJWJJ IILJ LAI - SYNOPSIS. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds move Into their hew bungalow $500 down, balance iunt us rentl-on Btaten Island. Mrs. Collins. b. neighbor, calls before the household rods ore set In order. Spring. Dick Ijade, newspaper man. cynic, socialist, lakes dinner and spends the night. The Jleynolda seem comfortable In their home, out with a hint of loneliness. CHAPTER III Continued. "I know Just how you feel, my dear," ho said. "AH my younger days woro wasted on sentiment nnd when I final ly lot my heart run away with my cau tion I landed on Statcn Island." "But I suppose wo ought to bo hap py," Jano ventured rcalgnedly. "Wo havo our homes and I know I havo tho best husband In tho world." "That's what thoy all say. Oh, mind you, I am not complaining about mine, but thero aro times I am aggravated by tho smallnoss of hla Income." uui wo musn't think or money, Mrs. Collins. After nil, wo nro out hero In the country with tho fresh air and sunshlno nnd when wo think of all thoso peoplo In the crowded tenements In New York, who aro so much worse off than we aro, I suppose wo ought to bo contented. "That's all very nlco, Mrs. Reynolds, but the fresh air don't chop the kin dling wood or put quarters In tho gas motors. Those that prefer the country can havo It. For my part 1 would rather bo In my llttlo flat with somo- one around. Hero It's shut up tho bouso all winter to keep the warm air In and fight all summer to keep the mosquitoes out. Why, even tho cats sneak away from Staten Island whon It's cold." "I know It. It Is tcrrlblo lonely, sometimes, and nothing but tho, samo old grind dishes nnd cooking and cooking and dishes " "Well, that's something to bring you back to earth, anyway, nnd I guoss I had better bo getting back home to fix James' supper. Soma people complain beVauso their husbands stay away too much, but I will say for mine that ho basn't missed a meal In ten years. And I wouldn't mind If ho did now and thon.' "Oh, goodness 1" exclaimed Jane. "What do you think I've done? I've been so excited over the matlneo that I forgot about our dinner entirely and Sob will be home any minute. Thore Isn't a thing In the bouso, I know. Not even eggs. I can't Imagine what to eay to him either. I don't llko to tell him that I'vo been to tho theater." "Gracious, you are a slavo. Does ho object to that 7" "No, not In tho way you mean, Mrs. Collins, but there's tho money for tho tickets. You seo, I saved It out of the bousehold expenses and I don't want blm to know." "Well, you saved It, didn't youT Any time I can do that I spend It whoro nnd when I please. I flguro that's my business and not Jamos.' " "But wo haven't much money for that sort of thing, and ybu seo there's this, too'," added Jano, hurriedly ro imovlng her now hat. "I got this out of the household money also, and I'm afraid It would bo hard to explain such extenslvo economy." "Well, I wouldn't worry, dear. Just put It away tor a whllo and avoid un necessary arguments. I know men do argue so. They want a woman o drudge and drudge and nevor derive ny benefits from It" "Oh, Mrs. Collins, Dob isn't that way at all. We do havo to figure In nickels and cents and dimes, and I get so lred of being poor, but ho tries to give mo everything ho can. That's what makes tmo feel bad, and I'm Just wretched lover tho dinner. You'll pardon me, (Mrs. Collins, but I guess I'll havo to run out" "I'd like to help you out, dear." "Oh, could you?" "I'm afraid not It's Wednesday tow night with us, and James will bo oatlng tho last of Sunday's roast." "I didn't mean to bother you, Mrs. Collins, but It's the first tlmo In my llfo that this has happened and I feci that I Just can't face Dob, that's all." "Why faco him? Have him face ou." "It's the same thing." "No, my dear, It Isn't tho samo thing. IWhon you have been married qb long as I have you will find that the only way to get around your husband Is to havo htm sorry for you. Don't over let him get a chanca for you to bo sor ry for him. It took me quite a whtlo to got on to that and I'm giving you tho benefit of my experience." "How do you mean?" "Honor brlgnt, haven't you ever played possum V "Why, no." "Then that makes It all the easier. You know anything from a sick Criend to a case of cholera. Why, even a headache would answer in your caoa- If. thla 1b tho first time." "Dut I don't believe I could do that" "Certainly you could. Now, If you'ro lawn with a sick headache you cant be expected to be taking care of house bold affairs, caa you? What chance baa a hot dinner against a case of hys terics?" "But I wouldn't know how," Jane m ffl , sr- N - - "This llttlo play doesn't need a re hearsal. Just get into your kimono, dear. "But It's such a terrlblo fib, and I Just hato to seo Dob go hungry. I lovo htm, Mrs. Collins. I do, really, and I Just can't bear to deceive him this way." "That's Just It Don't let him bo dis appointed In you because thero aren't a couplo of scrambled eggs In the house. I know men and when they're hungry, thoy're well, not sentlmentnl, Dut If ho really thinks you aro HI he'll be sorry for you." "I'll try It then, but I know that I will never go through with It I'll laugh right In his face." "Then don't blamo mo If there's a sceno. I'vo shown you tho way and It has stood tho test Hurry up and get Into tho costurao. I'll do tho explain ing." Jano wont Into her room. There wns a ring at the door. "There ho Is now," exclaimed her sophisticated neighbor. "I told you, you were wasting your time." "No, that Isn't Dob, Mrs. Collins. Ho has a koy. Would you mind seeing who It Is?" "It's only tho postman," she called. "You'ro safe for a while." "Ib It somothlng for mo?" "I didn't look. No, It's for your hus band and from tho butcher, too. I think there ought to bo a law forbidding the sending of bills through tho malls. Thoy'ro such a disappointment." v Jane emerged clad In her kimono. "Qoodnessl" exclaimed Mrs. Collins, "My dear Mrs. Reynolds, that won't do at all." "What's tho matter?" "Your color. You'd nover make him think you'ro an Invalid with that com plexion. Put some powder on." "All right, but this Is silly, my dear. I feel about as HI as I look." "Never mind. S-h! Somebody's opening tho front door with a key. Turn out tho light and He down on tho bed. I'll meet him at the door." Whistling an airy tune, Mr. Rey nolds entered and was confronted by his buxom neighbor. "Sh-h." warned Mrs. Collins. "Your wife's 111. Don't wake her." "111? Why, what has happened?" he asked anxiously, "Nothing's happened. Nothing seri ous. It's Just a headache. I came over to seo what I could do for her." "She's in her room?" "Yes, lying down." He pushed past her to hts wlfo's door. "Why, Jane," ho exclaimed. "I'm so sorry. What's wrong, dear?" "Nothing very bad, Bob. I Just sort o' seemed to go all to pieces today. and my head Is splitting." "My poor darling!" "I'll bo going now," called Mrs. Col lins. "I do hopo you'll be better soon. "It's From tho Butcherl" Mrs. Reynolds. I'll run over In tho morning:. It there's anything I can do before then, let me know." "I will. Thank you awfully much, Mrs. Collins." Reynolds hurried out of tho bed room. "Let me see you to the door, Mrs. Collins. I thank you, too, I am suro. I'll pull Mrs. Reynolds around all right" He did not repeat hts wife's Invita tion tor the morning call. Somehow Mrs. Collins did not entirely appeal to him. Ho knew that she had been neighborly and a friend to his wife, but ho was Inclined at times to doubt the valuo of the friendship. Neighbors wore nono too plentiful In their colony and, such as they were, tho pressing duties of the home kept most ot them pretty closely confined. Ho know that his wife was in need of company ot some kind so he tried to keep his Im pressions ot her quondam friend to himself. But husbands have a way of divining tho truth about their wives' acquaintances and ho was suro that such Influence as sho exertod over Mrs. Reynolds wns not of tho best. Her ludicrous efforts to appear fashionable without tho means, her lack of toato and her obvious proferenco for tho pot ty city llfo she had left bohlnd stamped her, to hts mind, for Just what sho was. Ho had grave fears that his wife, ties Bplto the superiority of her Intellect, sooner or later, would become Imbued with tho poisonous discontent that emanated from her neighbor and ho dreaded tho day of Inoculation. CHAPTER IV. A Confession. "Bob,1 up," called Jano, "I think I'll get "Oh, you musn't, dear. Stay right whero you aro. Do you feel as If you could eat something? I'll bring It to you." "Dut it I tell you something aro you going to bo cross?" "Cross with you, honey? That's im possible." "Dut If I'vm dono somothlng awfully terrible, do you think you could forgive me?" "I don't believe you could do any thing I couldn't forglvo." "Supposing I h&d told you a fright ful, black, InexcuMblo fib?" "Why, Jane, what's on your mind? 'Fess up. I guesa I can stand It all right" "I haven't got a nick headacho at all." "That's fine. Whit woro you do ing, Joking?" "No, it wasn't a Jofco at all. It was Just a plain He. I went to tho matlneo with Mrs. Collins and forgot all about tho dinner. I was afraid you might bo angry. You'll forglvo mo, won't you, Bob?" Ho stooped and kissed her. "Of course- I will, dear. You know that I think moro of you than a dinner any tlmo. Was It Mrs. Ctlllns who sug gested tho headacho?" "Now, don't ask questions, honoy; I'vo confessed and you said you wouldn't be cross. But I'm awfully sorry about dinner." "That's all right, Jano, only" "Only what?" "Thero's Dick, you know. It's Wednesday and he hasn't mlssod tak ing pot luck with us on his night off since we've been here. He's the only other membor of our family." "I know It, but I forgot all about him, too." "Well, don't mind. Oet yourself fixed up and I'll make It all right with Dick." A welcome shout outsldo announced the arrival of tho guest Deacon Dick and Deacon Dick, Rey nolds called him, for ho was nlways preaching his wild theories and yet was cheerful about them. His very presence seemed to urtiirf a ray ot sun shine in tho Reynolds home. It all socialists could mako their listeners smile as often as Dick did tho host of converts would swell materially. "What, hoi" called tho visitor as he presented himself at the window. "Lowor tho portcullis while I enter with a ptckle and a bunt" "What kind of a bun." laughed his friend, raising the sash. "A Wednesday bun; a regular day oft bun. Gangway for tho i"oo of the 'system.' " "Go around to tho door, you loon. What's tho matter with you?" Bob stepped to tho door and throw It open. "Como In, como In, and wel come." "Ah, landlord, what'ehoor havo you tonight? You see I do not come empty handed, Horr Host," and Dick dis played a huge parcel. "I do soo, Herr Most What's with In?" "Food and drink; cheer for you and tho missus, and threo cheers for mo." Reynolds reached for the package. "Walt," said Dick. "I deslro the housewife to be in on this that she may pay duo tribute to her guest. This Ib no meager token ot my regard. It Is the sum total of a dollar's raid on a delicatessen shop." "What's tho idea? Don't you think wo havo anything to eat here?" "Certainly, but thoso are delicacies dear to every woman's heart and tongue. Here is soma Wednesday night tongue; pickled tongue, It you will," and he held up a Jar ot It "Here wo have the Invention ot old Mr. Dili; ono that has never been Improved upon. More plcklo. And here Is con densed all tho aroma ot bleating goats and sheep, breathing tho spirit ot field and farm, and Introducing My Lady Llmburgerl But where Is Jano?" "Sho's lying down. Had a headache, but she's hotter now. Sho'll Join us In a minute. Sit down and take off your gloves. Has tho system got your over- 'coat?" "It wouldlt I gavo It tho chauco, but I haven't bought ono. Jano," ho called out "not sick, aro you?" "No, pick; I'll be with you right away. You can help Dob set-tho table." Reynolds stepped to his wlfo's door. "Jane, dear, What havo wo got for sup per?" "Now, hush," sho answered ; "you Just tell him yourself. You sold you would." "All right" Ho returned to Dick. "Young man, for a child of your years you aro blossed with a wonderful fore sight Your plcklos are as welcome as you are. The fact Is, my wife baa been to the matlneo and It was too much tor her. Thoro wasn't a thing in tho .house to eat till you on me." "Shades ot Don Juan I If you've turned cannibals I think 111 bo going. I like to bo popular, but not so much so. I brought this for protection." He pointed to his feast "Won't it suffice?" "Perfectly I never could dlgeet so cialism nnd I'm suro I couldn't digest a socialist Como on. Let us preparo for tho royal and hilarious debauch." Dick assisted with tho cloth and sil verware. "Ha," he exclaimed, "I know It Tclopathy. A dynamic thought wnvo on tho corner below told mo tho Ice box wbb empty. With such hunches I could piny the market and beat tho systom at Its own game." "Forget tho systom on Wednesday night, Dick. You need a rest." "I can't I mo! a friend of yours today who is part of it" "Who?" "llrnnd." "Brand? Who Is her "Oh, you know him. Join Brand. Ho's tho big man In tho Hudon Co ntent company. Said ho know you. Used to go to tho samo Bchool." "Oh, certainly. I should say I do know him. That was several years ago, though. I didn't recollect tho nnmo at first How did my name como up?" "Just tho usual way. When you In terview n member of tho system ho wants to talk about everything except "You See, I Do Not Coma Handed." Empty- what you want to talk about My pa per Is Interested In thoso big dams that aro being built down In Pennsyl vania and out West. Brand, through his firm nnd tho subsidiary companies, has practically got a monopoly on the. cement part ot tho deal. Tho paper sent me against him, but ho talked about everything 'from tho time he first grabbed the bottle till ho got his college diploma and that's how you came up. Ho mentlonod bis clasB at Cornell and I knew it was yours, so I thoughtlessly asked him If ho knew you." "You bet ho did." "Yes, nnd I'm sorry for it" "Why, didn't you llko him?" "Oh, I suppose ho's no worse than tho others. It's Just tho breed, that's all. Got tho knlfo nnd carve the tongue. If I get started talking about Brand and his kind I'll lose- my appe tite." "Well, Dick, I'll own up. I was lead ing you on when I told you I didn't re member him. I wanted to see what lyou know. I saw Brand yestorday, though that was tho first tlmo since wo left college. Strange wq should run Into him at tho samo tlmo. Ho's romlng out hero tonight" "What for?" "Why, becauso ho wants to, I sup pose. Didn't ho toll you wo wero schoolmates?" "I know, but Brand Isn't the kind that comes out to Staten Island to re new a social acquaintance that's been dormant for years. He's got something on his mind and you'll havo something on yours If you get mixed up with him. I'd advise you to get out the little old armor of boyhood principle and virtue and encoso yourself within. Take it from me, when the system smiles at you, you need protection." "Don't worry, old pal; I guoss I can tako care of myself with Brand. I was always a little stronger than he at school, both In studies and out Be sides, I don't think ho's coming pur posely to seo me. Ho sold he had to get over this way Wednesday evening and would drop In. I think It's curl' ostty to seo how I live as much as any thing.' "Poor Bob! Blinded from tho, start Tho curiosity of Mr. Brand and his like concerning my friend Is limited to tnqutrlng Into tho capacity of his bank roll. It's the bank account first and humanity afterwards, and a long way after, Don't flatter yuursolt that Brand Is Interested In you orxl your $3,000 bungalow unless ho thinks ho can uso you or steal the house" "All right, Deacon. Take your seat on the tall of tho cart and preach away. I know It all by heart and might save you tho trouble." "Memory, Dob, not heart you stand corrected. When you havo It In your heart, I'll lead you to one ot my silent places and let you placo tho bomb. I have some sweet ones picked out" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Alibi for London Burglars. "London burglars havo things down to a fine point now." "How so?" "They take a 'movie' outfit along. If thoy are discovered entering a house, it's a picture film. See?" "I see." "Then after they havo looted the m tabllshment, thoy leave scaie sruBra gatie literature behind." BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBH I I W-tmSBOS ssssssssssssssH I a' bmM WINTER ARRANGEMENT OF FEEDING SHEDS i2f .sssssssawillLsr v "yfr yjv"ssBsssA J as lSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBk BSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 'SBBHBHs9s9bSS9QsBBBBBBBBBBBBBbI BBBBBBBBBBBBBBPBSKSbSs ljsjswHBBBBSBBUBBBBB' IBMBSSBaSsTBwrTPjSeiASSSBBBBBBBBl BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBFVbBbV uBBBEBBBBBBSsf99aBHKBp!BBBBE..4BBBflBBH-SwfiBBBK2K! IBBeTBWSBPsWsSIBBSwIWBBtJSlSSWessWBBBBW Feeding an Orphan Tho winter arrangement of feeding Bhcds and 'yards Is ot tho most Im portance ot any phnBo ot business. It posslblo, thoy should bo fed Inside ot the sheds nt all times. Feeding racks may bo placed sd that thoy will form partitions for tho va rious enclosures, thus doing away with timber used for tho purposo. A good practical feeding rack may bo made by splitting ono. long polo or using two smaller ones, nnd through theso should bo bored holes about four Inchos apart nnd'ono Inch in diameter. Tho rounds, which should bo mndo about three to threo and one-half feet In length, may bo mado cither from sawed lumbor or round stuff. Tho horizpntal poles should bo placed on stakes about ono foot from tho ground and form a rack about two feet or three feet In width, A similar rack, although presenting but one sldo, may bo constructed along tho sldos ot tho shed. When constructed on tho sldo It will not need tabo more than one-halt as wide, as only ono-halt as many SUCCULENT FEED IS REQUIRED BY EWES Best Pasture on Farm Should Be SaVed for Them Ram Also Needs Good Attention. It a big crop ot strong lambs Is to bo oxpected It nevor will coma from owes that aro halt starved at mating time. Often tho owes aro run down by nursing lambs and then going on bare pastures to fight files after wean ing. They soon draw upon all of their sparo or stowed up tissues and bo como weak and thin. If bred In this condition thoy do not tend to produce twins, but have singles and theso of ten are puny and dlo at birth. For a crop ot big strong lambs, mado up ot doubles and triplets, toed tho owes generously, and also tho male. They should havo tho best pasturo on the farm, specially saved for them, and here they should also havo a mixture of whole oats, wheat bran and oil meal or cake. It also Ib well, if possible, to supply cabbage or roots or an abundance ot green fodder. At first the ewes may have halt a pound each per day ot the grain mixture and this may be Increased to three quarters ot a pound a day, if the pasture Is good. A little more may bo fed, If tho grass Is poor and tho ewes aro down in condition. Feed the male In tho samo way and tako him to tho ewo pasture night and morning. Do not allow blm to run with tho ewes. The extra feeding ("flushing") ot ewes and ram should commence two or threo weeks prior to tho mating tlmo and continue through that period; then the owes Bhould bo well fed In winter. Give them plenty of exerclso every day. Prefer mixed clover or alfalfa hay to any other. Keep tho ewes from eating much coarse, bulky slough hay or timothy hay, or weathered corn fod- dor. Supply a succulent feed, such as roots or sllago, allowing not over two pounds per day of such feod for each ewo. If this Ib dono and the ewes aro kopt from wet and storm, good luck should attend tho shepherd as the reward ot his labor. Feeding tho Calf. The essential points to bo kept In mind are the following: Do not overfeed. Feed warm milk. Feed Bweot, fresh milk. Feed each animal Individually. Feed regularly. Keep the palls and quarters whero tho calves are clean. Wintering Wak Animals. Tho weak colt, calf or pig ehould havo special attention at this season of the year, if they go Into tho win ter weak their chances ot making a good animal are slim. Prices are too high to tako any chances on theso young animals taking up tho slack without special care. Increase Capacity 'of Silo. The deeper the silo, the greater the pressure and therefore the moro compact will bo tho contents, Nat urally this Increases the amount that can be stored per cubic foot by the Use of a Bottle. shcop can feed from It at tho samo tlmo. Although wo may vary the forms of tho feed racks to meet tho condi tions ot tho buildings, yet ono point should bo kept in mind and that Is to build them so that the Bldo tho snoop feed from shall bo uniformly perpen dicular, In ordor to prevent tho dirt from falling on the lambs and becom ing mixed with their wool. Tho rounds should bo placed sum clcntly close to each other to prevent tho introduction of tho lambs' heads into tho rack. If pormtttcd to do this, thoy will only select tho choicest portions of tho fodder and waste tho rcslduo and then thero Is some danger ot them getting hung or Injured. Troughs for feeding grain and roots, mny bo conveniently made by nailing together two narrow boards and plac ing them In an opening sawed in tho shape- of a V In n thick board. This makes a convenient and por table trough, sufficient for overy prac ticable purposo. FEED MILL ON FARM IS A HANDY THING Grinder Is One of Best Economiz ers Farmer Can Own for Preparing Grain Feed. On any farm where there Is stock to feed, whether cows, sheop, hogs or poultry, tho feed mill or grinder Is ono of tho best economizers ot food ono can havo. These mills aro made In various sizes and suited to the largo or tho small farm. With such, a mill one Is In a position to glvo va rloty in form of feeding that is im possible unless ono Is prepared to buy various kinds of ground food. -Where corn constitutes tho mala food, ns Is the caso on most farms, It Is plain to eeo that It Is not advls ablo to feed It In tho same form all tho tlmo. With the teed grinder It is possible to mix the several grouud grains In small quantities which one would hardly buy. Whero poultry keeping Is a part ot the farm Indus try thero will bo found abundant uso for tho feed grinder and It will pay ii good profit on the Investment. Rough Feed for Weanling. Timothy and clover hay mixed will mako a good rough toed for tho wean ling foal. Wheat bran Is a mild laxai live, and contains a goodly proportion of mineral matter for bono building. Oats are a bulky feed to feed as a grain ration. They prevent over-eating and aro an excellent nitrogenous feed tor building muscle and blood. MubcIo and bone aro required moro than fat In young horses, so too m'lch corn should not be fed, as It ,1s a fat and beat producer. Prevent Hog Cholera. It is much easier and cheaper to prevent hog cholera than it Is to cure it; its control Is largely in the farm er's hands. Keep your hogs in a healthful condition by cleaning up, dis infecting and using care In feedlrg and watering, it is well to keep coal screenings, which can be had at a small cost, by tho hogs constantly. Look to tho health and comfort ot your hogs and you will be well repaid. Dry Quarters for 8wlne. Young pigs neod dry, clean quar ters. The farrowing sows should have dry, clean penB, preferably with board, floors, and very little bedding. Mnny moro young pigs are overlaid and Bmothered by their mothers, through getting tangled up In the bed ding, than are Injured by lack of bed ding. Condition Makes or Unmakes. Condition makes or unmakes th horso, and on Us proper conditioning depends tho development ot Us mus cles and Us powers ot enduranco, and on thoso depend Us speed develop ment. Prepare for Winter. If you need new food hoppers, get thera now. Nothing like being pre pared for winter when it comes. It wo keep putting .things off wo ore vt to forgot them altogether,