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r? THE HEAVER HERALD. I1EAVML OKLAHOMA The Gross-Gut By Courtney Ryley Cooper Copyright by Little, Broun A Co. FARRELL BTf?OPS!R-At Thonton Pair child's death his son Itotcrt learns thcra has been a dark period In his father's life which for almost thirty yean hat caosed him suffer Inir The secret Is hinted at In ft document left by tha elder l'alr chlld, which nlro Informs Robert he U now owner of a mining claim In Colorado, and adtlilnx him to sea llrnry llcamlsh, n lawyer Ileamlsh tells Itot-crt his clilm, n silver mine, Is nt Ohadl, thirty eight miles from Denver, lie also warns hlrn against a certain man, "Squint" Itodalne, his father's en emy Iloliert decides tn ko to Ohndl On the road to O'tadl from Denxer I'nlrchlld arslntn a Ctrl apparently In a fremy of haste tn change n tiro on her nuto When nhe has left, the sheriff and a posse appear In pursuit of a hnndlt ralrehlld. bewildered mlslends them ns to the direction the Klrl had taken At Ohadl I'alrchlld Is warmly greeted by "Mo'her" Howard, bonrdlng housa keeper for his father's sake from Mother Howard I'nlrclilld learns something of Hie mystery connected with the disappearance of "fllssle" Inrsen, his father's co worker In the mine He meets the Kill he had assisted, but she denies her Identity Hlie la Anita filch mond. Juries Richmond's diuchter Visiting his claim, I'alrchlld Is rhndowed bv a msn he recognlres from descriptions ns "Piulnt" Ito dalne Hack In Oliadl, his father's old frit nd. Harry Harklns a Cor nlshmnn summnned from Unglnnd by llenmsh to help ralrehlld, halls him with Jov The ptlr find the mine flooded and haxe not sum dent funds to have It pumped dry I.nter In the day "Puulnt" llodalne announces that he practically saw Harklns fall Inlo the flooded mine, and evidently Is drowned llaiklns being a general favorite the entire population turns out to clear the flooded mine When Hie work Is practically done Harry appears It had been a shrewd trick, nnd the men take It as a good Juke I'alrchlld learns that Judge Rich tnond Is dying, nnd that he and Anltn are In t ho power of the Ho. dalnrs. They h'Kin. ns pirlners. to work the mine In their hearts both fear tjirsen was killed by Thornton I'nlrclilld and his body hurled by a cave-In which destrnxed the mine At tha "Old Times Hall" Pntrchlld dances with Anltn to the discomfiture of Mnurlca Itodalne, son of "Squint " supppscd to !e engnsed tn the girl A bindlt holds up the dance nnd shoots a merry maker Maurice llodalne claims he recognised the bandit as Hnrklns Tha latter Is arrested PnlrchUd Interferes to save Anita from the bullying of the two Itodalnes, nnd Is m) stifled at Anltn'a apparent Ingratitude CHAPTER X Tlio I! nil ii I tics Neii' on tho sldcxxnlk when rnlrclillil cuiiic fnrlli fniin the nicliiiiiiiiil home, mill true tn tils In-, structlons frnm thu frightened glM. he brushed pnst tlit'in swiftly nnd "on I on down tliu street, tint turning nt Hit muttered Invectives which cninu from tlio crooked lips uf I lie older iniiii, not stcmlng oxen to nutlet1 lliolr piosoiici) ns lie Inirrh'tl on tovvnid Mother lion nrd's hoarding lionst1. In his croak) bed he sought to think, lint In wiln. After lionrD, daylight begun to stre.ik I lie sky. rnlrclillil, tltill, worn liy ex citement mill fiitlgut1. slrnxe to rice, then Itild lilx henil on (lie pillow for Just n itioinent of rcM. Anil Willi Unit perversity whkli extreme urailm1 mi often exerts. Ill ejes closed, mid lie slept lo wake nt lint with Hie renllznllon Hint It was lute morning, nnd that some one wiih pounding on the door. I'nlrclilld tulscil tits hend "Who Is Itr "No one, jmi Know jet. I'e enme to tnlk to ynu ahum )ottr partner. Mnv 1 cotnp In?" "yes." Knlrchlld wns fully nllxe now to the activities tlnil Hie dn) held before lilin, Tliu door opt ned. nnd n joung man, nlcrt. almost coik) In limn tier, with hlitck, sunppv exes showing liehlnd hom-rlmmed glasses, eniered mill reached for the sole clnilr Hint the room contained "My name's I'nrrell," ho announced. "Itnnilolph P. I'nriell. And to make n Ionic story short. I'm jonr law) or "My lawyer?" Pulrehlhl slured. "I linxcn't mi) Inwjcr In Uhnill. 'lite onl. " "That divesn't niter the fnet. I'n jonr Inw.xor and I'm nt jonr set Ice. And I don't mind tolling )ou that It's Just nhotit my first cnc Otherwise I don't guess I'd have gntloii it." "Why not?"The frankness had driv en other queries from I'nlii Mill's mind. I'nrrell, the nttornc), gi limed cheerily. "Recnuse I tinilcrstntul It concerns the Itodnlnes. Nearly uver.vhod.v has n llltlu money sluck Into tlnlr enter prises. And seeing I have no mono) nt all, I'm not llminclnll) lnterelid And not being Interested. I'm ulmllj Just, fair nnd xxllllng to light Vin to n stnudstlll. Your pnrtner'H In ,tnll, its I understand It. (lullt) or not gull- tjr "Wa wnlt it inlnutn! Who hlreil j ou?" Then with n sudden Inspirit tlon: "Mother Howuid didn't go nnd rlo this?" "Mother Howard? Vnu tnenn the woman who runs the boarding house? Not nt nil." "Hut" "I'm not exactly nt liberty to state." Suspicion hegiin to assert Itself, "Under those conditions, J don't bo Ilex h "Don t sny it I Don't cet stitrtetl nloiiR thoM1 lines. I knoxx' whnt joii'rt1 lliliiklnt? Knew (lint wns what would huplieii from the start. And nkiilnst the wishes of the persnii who hired me for thl xxork, I well, I brought the oWdence, Here, tnke n glimpse1 mid then thrnxv It nwn tenr It up swallow It. or do nn) tiling )oii want to wllli It, Just so nobody else sees It. Itendy? Look " Ho drew forth n stnnll visiting card ralrehlld glanced. Then he looked and then he sat up straight In lied. Tor befort1 111 id were the engrnxed words' "Miss Anltn Nntnlle Wclininnd." While ncross the card xxns hnstll) written, In n hnud dlstluctlxely feml nine: ".Mr. rnlrclillil: This Is my good friend. He will help )ou. 'Jliere Is no fee nttuched. I'lensu deslro), "Aiillu Itlchiiiutid." "I!u but I don't understand," "Yun knoxv .Miss or the writer of this curd, don't )ou?" "Hut w It) should she ?" Mr. I'urrell grlnmd bniudly. "I see )oil don't know Miss the writer of this card nt nil. That's her nature, llesldes well, all she's got to do with me Is crook her linger and I'll Jump through. I'm none of your business. Itut, nil) way, here I am" I'utrchlltl could not restrain n laugh 'Ihere xxas something about the man, nbout his ucrxous, )ct boyish xxuy of speaking, about his c'nthuliism, that wlpetl out suspicion and luxlted con lldence. The owner of the. I Hire Top py mine leaned forward "Itut )oti didn't finish jour sentence about the xxrller of that cnl." "You mean oh will, there's notli In,; to that. I'm In luxe ultli her. liceu In loxe with her since I'xe been knee high to a thick. So 're you. So'h ex cry oilier human being that thliiks lies u regtihir'man, So's Maurice Itodnliie Don't knoxv nbout the rest of )on but I hnxeii't got a chamc. Don't let It bother ,xoii. The problem right mux Is to get )otir partner out of Jail, How much mono) linxe jmi got?' "Only u little more than two thous and." "Not enough. There'll be bonds on four charges. At the least, Njcll liu nround n thousand dollars npleie. rrubabllltlcs are that they'll run around ten thousand for the hunch llnxv nbout the ltluu I'opp) ?" "I don't knoxv what It's worth." "Neither do I. Neither does the Judge Neither does nn) one eNe 'Iheiefoiv, It's worlh nt least ten thous nud dollars. That'll do the trick I'd suggest now that )ou get up seize jour deetls and ncconiputi) me to the pn'oce of Justice. Otherxxlsi1. that partner of .xours will haxe to eat dinner In n place called In undignified language the hooogoxv!" Soon I'nlrchlld xxns dressed nnd wulked huriledly up the street with the xnluble nttoruey, vA half hour more nnd the) xxeie before the court I'iiIhIiIIiI. the lnw.xcr and the Jail-worn Hairy his uiiistnehe llntU'rln' in more tllrecllons than exer. Nol guilt). Your Honor," said (tnn dolph 1. I'nrrell. "Jltij I ask "he ex tent of the bond?" 'I he Judge ndhistpil his g'ftses nr.d studied the Information wHch the dis trict nttortic) bad laid hrfoio hliu. "In xlew of the uuiiihvr of charges nud the scrIousiies of each. I must fix nn nggregatc bond of tlxe thminud ilnlliirs. or twelxe hundred lift) dollars for each case" "'lhiink )oii; xxe bad conic prepnred for more. Mr ralrehlld. who Is Mr Hnrklns' pint nor, is hete to nppeur ns homlMiinn. The deeds are In his name Miotic, tits partnership existing, us I findfi stand it, upon their woid of lion oi beixveen them. I refer. Your Honor. In the deeds of the Illue I'opp) mine. Would Your Honor cnio to vmiiiiIuu them?" Ills llonoi would. Ills Honor did I'or n long moment he studied UK in, and I'nlrclilld, In looking nbout the lourtrooin. nn the bailiff In ronxersn tlon wiih n tall, thin man, with t(iilnt e.xes and n scar-iuniked foiehead, A mmiient luler, tliu Jmlgu looked oxer Ills glllSM'S. "lliilllIT!" "Yes, Your Honor." "Haxe jmi an) Infnrinntlon regard ing lite xnluu of thu l'dtie I'opp) min ing chiltns?" "Sir I haxe Just been talking tn Mr, Itnilalne. He mijs they're well worlh the xnlue of I lie bond " "llnxv about Unit. Itoditlne?" TJio Judge peered down thn courtroom. "Thej II do," was his answer, nnd the Judge passed thu pupris to the clerk of the lourt. "Itond nccepled. I'll set this trial for Nox ember 11." "Very well, Your Honor." Then he turned with n wide grin to his clients. "Tlmt's all until Nnxeinbcr." Out they tiled through the nnrrow nlslo of the cMiirtrcoiu, I'uiichlld'H knee brushing the ti outer leg of Squint Itodalne ns they pnscd. At the door, the nttornev turned toward llieni. thtn put forth a hand. "Drop In tiny day this week and we'll go oxer things," he nnnouni-cd, cheerfully. "Wo put one or on Ills ro)ol JoUots that time, iui)w!iy, Uutes mo from the ground up. Worst xxe can hope for Is a conxlctlon nnd then n Supreme court rexcrsal. I'll git him so tiiad he'll till the case with errors, lie used to be nn Instructor doxxn at Iloulder, and I stuck the pages of u lecture together on him one iluy. That's why I nsked for nn e.irly trial. Knew he'd glxc me n late one. That'll let us haxe time to stir up n little faxornhte exldence, which right now xxe don't pnsM'ss. L'mlerslaud all nloney that comes fiiim the mine Is held In escrow until this ense Is decided. Hut I'll ex plain that. Uolng to stick uroiind here and bnsk In thu effulgeniu of really possessing u case. S'longI" And he turned hac Into the court room, while ralnblld. thu ilazcd Hur ry stalking beside him, started doxxn the street. "'Ow do you figure It?" nsl.cd the Coinlshuiau nt last. "Whin?" "Itodnlnc. '15 'elpcd us out I" I'ulrihlhl stopped. It had not oc curred ty hhn before. Hut noxv lie saw It: that If Itodalne, us nn expert on mining, hud condemned the Illue I'opp), It could haxe mcint only one tiling, the denial or bond b) the Judge nnd the luck of freedom for Harry. I'lilrililld rubbed a hand across his broxx. "I can't figure It," cnino nt Inst. "And especially since his son Is the nctuser and since I got the best of them both last night 1" "Hot Hie best of 'em? You?" 'I ho story wns brief In Its telling. And It brought iio explanation of thu Middin amiability dlsplii)cd by the crooked faced Itodalne. They went on. strlxlng xiilul) for n reason, at Inst to Mop In front of the post olllce. ns tlio postmaster leaned out of the door, "Your nnnic'M ralrehlld. Isn't It?' asked the pcfon of letters. "Yes." "Tlnwght so. Some of the fellows nld )ou was. There's heen a letter for )ou here for two da.xs!" "I'or mo?" Vaguely I'nlrchlld xcnt within nnd recelxed the mlsslxe, n plain, bond envelope without n re- ku' offy "Dond Accepted 111 r.et Thlt Trial , for" turn nddress. He pJmed It oxer nnd oxer In his hand before be opened It then looked nt tlio postmark Den xcr. At last: , "Open It. xxhy don't )on?" Ilnrr)'s tmislnrhc wns tickling his ear. ns the big miner stared oxer bis shoulder. Before them were figures and sentences which blurred for a mo ment, tlually to resolxu Into: "Mr. IlnLvt ralrehlld, "Ohndl. Colorado. "Dear llr: "1 aid empowiied by n client xxhose name I n.n not nt liberty to state, to mnke you an offer of jj."ll,000 for your piopeily In Clear Cieck count), known as thu ltluu I'oppy mine. In repl)lug, kindly nddress your letter to "Hox IbO, Denxer. Colo." Harry whistled long and thoughtful- I). "That's n 'ole lot of mone) I" "An iixxful lot, Hurry. Hut why was the offer made? 'I bote's nothing lo liaso It on. There's " Then for n moment, as they stepped out of the post olllce, he guxc up the thought, uxeu of comparative I lilies. Twenty feet nxxii), u man unci a gill wore npproiuhlng, talking ns though there never had been the slightest trouble between them. It was .Maurice Itodalne nnd Anltn Richmond; they mine closer, her e.xes turned toward Knliihlld, and then Shu went on, without speaking, with out taking the trouble to notice, ap parently, that bo hud been standing there. After this, there was little conxersn tlon until Harry nnd Knlrchlld bad reached the hoarding house. Then, xxlth Mather Howard for nn adviser, the three gathered tn (ho old parlor nnd rnlrclillil relntcd the exents of the night before, adding xxhnt had happened at the post office, xxhen Ani ta bud parsed him without speaking Mother Howard, her arms folded as usual, bobbed her gray liend.' "It's like her, Sun," she announced at hist. ".She s n good girl. I've known her exer since she xxns a little (nil not big enough to xvull;. And she loves her father." "Jut " "She loxes her father. Isn't that enough? The Itodalnes buxo the mone) nnd they hnre nlmost exer) thing that Judge Richmond own. It's oas) enough to guess xxhnt the)'xe done xxllh It tied It up so that he can't touch It until thej're ready for hfin to do It. And thc)'ru not going to do that until the)'xc gotten what they want," "Which Is r "Anltn! Any fool ought to be nblc to knoxv Hint. That stroke Inst night was the sscond one for the Judge. Then? usually nln't nny more nfter the third one. Noxx. can't you see xxhy Anltn Is xx tiling to do nn) thing on enrtli Just to keep peace nnd Just to glxc her father n little rest nnd com fort nnd happiness In the Inst dn)s of his life? You'xe got to remember that ho ain't like, an ordinary father that )ou can go to nnd tell all your trou bles to. He's ln)lng next door to death, nnd Anltn, Just like nny woman that's got n great, big. good heart In her.i Is xxllllng to. face xxorse than death to help him. It's ns plnln to me ns the n e on Hurry's face." "Which Is quite plain," ngrped t'nlr child ruefully. Harry rubbed the II lnj'(l pioboscls, pnwed nt his mils tnebe and fidgeted In tils chair. "I undertnnl that, nil right." he nnnounced at lavt. "Itut xxh) should nnxbndy want to buy the mine?" It brought Knlrchlld to thu realiza tion of u new development, and liu brought forth the letter, uncu mote to stnru nt It. "Klft) thousand dollars Is a lot of mone)," cniue nt last. "And whut then?" Mother Hownrd, still looking through uucolored glasses, took tliu letter nnd scanned It. "You two nln't quitters, nre you?"' "'Oo, us?" Harry bristled. "Yes, j on. If )ou nre. get )our selxes n piece of paper and write to Denxer nnd tnke tliu offer. If jou ain't keep on lighting." "I believe jou're right. Mother How uid." I'nlrchlld had reached for the letter again nnd was staring at It as though for Inspiration. "That ninount of money seems to be n glent dent. Still, If u person will offer that iiiui.li for n mine xxhen there's nothing In sight to show Its xnlue. It ought to mean that, there's something durlc In the woodpile nnd that the thing's worth lighting out. 'And personally speaking, I'm xxllllng to light I" "I nexer quit In my life!" Harry straightened In his chnlr and his inus tuche stuck forth pugnaciously. Moth er Howard looked down ut him, pressed her lips, then smiled. "No," she announced, "except to run nxxny like n whipped pup after you'd gotten n poor lonely hoarding house keeper In loxe with )ou!" "Mother 'Ovxnrd, I'll" Hut the laughing, giii) -haired worn nn had scrambled through the door vvti) nnd slammed the door behind her, oul) to open It n second later and poke her head within. "Needn't think because you can hold up n dance hall mid get awuy with It, )ou can usu cave man stuff on me I" she ndmonlshed. And In Hint one sen tence wns nil the conversation neces sary regarding the charges against Hariy ns fur us Mother Howard was concerned. She didn't bellexe them, nnd Harry's face showed that the world had become bright and serene ugalii He swung his groat arms lis though to looen'thu big muscles of his shoulders. He pecked nt his mus tache. '1 hen he turned to I'alrchlld. "Well," he nked. "what do xxe do? 00 up to the mine Just like nothing 'nil exer 'npponed?" "I'.xnctly. Wnlt until I change my clothes. Then we'll he' ready to start. I'm not ex en going to dignify this let ter by replxlng to It. And for one principal reason" he ndded "Hint 1 think thu Itodnlnes have something to do xxllh It." i '"Ow to?" "I don't know, I'll be ready In n moment." An hour Inter they entered the mouth of the nine I'oppy tunnel, once more lo stmt the engines nnd to re sume the pumping, meanwhile strug gling httik mid foi lb with timbers from thu mountain side, ns they begun the tusk of rehabilitating the tunnel where It had cuxed In Just hc)ond the shaft. Hour after hour they lulled, mull thu gray mists hunB' low oxer thu innuntnln tops, until the shadows lengthened nud twilight fell. Thu en gines censed their chugging, the cough ing swirl of the dlity water ns It enme from thu drift, fur below, slopped. Sloxel) two xveary men Jogged down the rut ty road to the narrow, winding highway which led through Uenltiek) guli h nnd Inlo town. That night Knlrchlld did not lie nwake to state about him In thu dark ness. Ills e)es closed weurlly, jet with n wholesome fatigue. Nor did he wake until Harry xxns pounding on thu door In the dawn of the morn ing. Once more the pumps; once more, tlio struggle against the heavy tim bers; once more the "clunk" of the nx ns It bit deep Into xxood, or the pounding of hummers ns great splkeii wero ilrlxen Into place. The timber ing of thu broken down portion of the tunnel Just behind the shaft had been repaired, nnd Harry Hipped the sweat nvva.v from his broad forehead with nu action of relief. "Not that It does any pnrtlcular good." be nnnounced. "Hut It's room we'll need xxhen xxe start working down below, and xxe might ns veil 'nxn It fixed up" He ceased suddenly and Van to the punis A peculiar gurgling sound had come fiom the ends of the hose, and the llow depreciated greatly; Instead of the steudy gusli of water, a slimy silt xxas coming out now, sprn)Ing nnd spluttering nlwut on the sides of thu drainage ditch. Wlldl) Harry xxnxed n monstrous pnw. "Shut 'em off!" he jelled to rnlr clillil In the dimness of the tunnel. "It's sucking the muck out of the sump I That menus the 'ole drift Is unxxntered." ""Then the pumping Job's oxer?" "Ych." Harry rose. "You stay ere and dismantle the pumps, go we can send 'em back. I'll go to town. We'xe got to buy some stuff." Then he started off down the trail, while Knlrchlld went to his xxork. And he tang ns he dragged at the heavy hose. Work xxas before him, xxork xxhlch wan progressing toward ' goal that ho hud determined to -ek, In spite of nil obstncles. The m)storlous offer which he had recelxed gaxc exl dence that something nxxnltcd hhn. that some one knew the real xnlue of the Illue I'opp) mine, and that If he could simply stick to Ids task, if he could hold to the unwavering purpose to xxln In spite of nil the blocking pitfalls Hint xxere put in his path, some (lay. some time, the reward xxould he worth Its price. More, the conxersntlon xxllh Mother Howard on the previous morning had been comforting; It had given n worn nil's x lex point upon another xvomnn'i nctlons. Ami I'nlrchlld lutultlxel) bo Hexed she xxns correct. A shout from the road, accompanied by the roaring of n motor truck, nn nounced the fact that Hntry was mak ing his leturn. Klve men xxere with hhn, to help him enrr) In ropes, heaxy pulle)s, weights nnd n large metal shaft bucket, then to move out the smaller of the pumps nml trundle nwny with them, leaving thu larger one nnd the larger engine for n s'ngle load. At last Harry turned to his pnraphcriiallu nnd rolled up his sleexes. '"lire's xx here xxe xxork 1" he nn nounced. "It's us for a pulley nnd bucket nrrnngement until xxe can get the 'olst to working and the skip to running 'I-lp tne 'enxe a few timbers." It xxns the beginning of n three dn)s' Job, the building of n henxy stag ing oxer the top of the shaft, the affix ing of the grent pulley nnd then the Attachment of the bucket nt one end, and the skip, loaded with pig Iron, on Uie other. Altogether, It formed n sort of crude, counterbalanced ele vator, v which they might lower ihemssUft into the shnft. xillh xnrlous hiimpliigs nd deln.xg hut xxhlch xxorked successfully, nevertheless. To gether they piled Into the big. Iron bucket, Hnrry lugging nlong spikes nnd timbers 'and slc!gesnnd ropes. Then, pulling away nt the cablewhlch held the weights, they furnished the neces sary gravity to trnxel downward. An eerie Journey, faced on one side by the crawling rope of the skip ns It trnxeled nlong the rusty old truck on Its xxntersoaked ties, on the other by the still dripping tlmheis of the nged shaft and Its broken, rotting ladder, while the carbide lanterns cast shad ows nbout, while the pulley nboxe creaked and thu eroded xx heels of the skip squeaked and protested! Down ward n humlrrd feet and they col lided xvlth thu upward-bound skip, to fend off from It nnd start on again. The nlr giew colder ldoie moist. The carbides spliitteicd and tlnred. A slight bump, nnd they xxere at the bottom. Itefoie them the drift tun nel, dump and dripping nnd dnrk, iixxnlted. seeming to tluovr buck the Hare of the cm hides ns though to shield the trensiues which might lie be)oud. Harry started forxxnid n step, then pausing, shifted his cnrhldo nnd laid n hand on his companion's shout der. "Hoy," he snld slowly, "xxe're start ing. nt something now and I don't know where It's going to lead us There's a cnxe-ln up 'ere, nnd If xxe're exer going to get nil) where In this mine, we'll 'nxe tn go past It. And I'm nfrnld of xxhnt we're going to find when wn cut our x)e through!" Clouds of the pnst seemed to rise nnd Hunt pnst Knlrchlld clouds xxhlch curried visions of n white, brok en old man sitting by a window, xx ail ing for deolli, xlslons of nn old safe and n letter It contained. Kor a long, long moment, there xxns silence. Then enme Hurr)'s xolcengnln. "I'm nfrnld It nln't going to be good now s. Hoy. Hut there nln't no xx-)e to get around It. It's got to come out sometime things like that xxon't stny Million forever. And )our father's gone now gone where U can't urt Mm." "I know," answered Knlrchlld, In it queer, husky xolcc. "Ho must htno known, Hnrry he must linxe been will. Ing that It tome, now that he Is gone. lie xxiotc me ns much." "It's Hint or nothing. If xxe sell the mine, some one else will find It. And we can't Mt the vein without folloxxlng the drift tn the slope. Hut )ou'ro the one to make the decision." "He told me to go ahead, If neces sary. And we'll go, Hnrry." 3 THF KITCHEN CABINET ( UJi XXtl rn Mnypuper Union ) rrai Kl (. 7V flower In the crannied wall I pluck ou out of the crannies, I hold jou here, root and all. In my hand, I-lltla flower-but If I could understand nai you nre, root und all, and all n ill, , I should know what Cod and man Is. Tennxson. 6EAS0NABLEPICKLES AND CONDIMENTS In most fiimlllcs fnxorlte recipes nre Landed down fiom generation to gen- crntlon. aomo or us like xnrlcty and xxould enjoy tr)ing something which hns been recommended by others. Mi itard Pickles. To one gallon of xlnegnr add one-half cupful of dry mustard, one cupful of salt, two cup fills of brown sugnr. Stir until dls solved and pour oxer the cucumbers, cover with horseradish lenxes and drop In the well-washed pickles ns they are picked each day. Mushroom Catsup. Wipe corcfull)" but do uot wnsh, fresh mushrooms. I'ut In In) ers In n stone Jar xxlth salt on each hi)er. Coxer with a clotli and let stand In n warm place twenty four hours. Wash nnd strain by press ing through n slexe; to ex cry quart of this liquor and pulp add one ounce of peppercorns nnd boll thirty minutes xery slowly; ndd one-fourth ounce of xx hole allspice, one-half ounce of sliced ginger root, one dozen whole cloves, three blades of mace. Cook fifteen minutes, tnke from the fire, strain again and put Into small bottles. Cork and seal with parnllln. . Tomato Soy. I'ecl and chop one peck of ripe tomntoes, put oxer the heat with one-hnlf cupful of whole cloxes, one-half cupful of allspice, one cupful of salt, one tablepoonful of pepper, three red peppeis, three onions chopped Cook for one hour, add one quart of elder vinegar; nfter straining the cooked mixture, reheat nud bottle. Oil Plcklej. Slice one hundred small green cucumbers impeded nnd three medium or six small onions, sprinkle thickly with salt and let stand oxer night. In the morning rinse off the suit nnd place In Jars. Cover xxlth tlio following: Two quarts of xlnegnr, two-thirds cupfuls of inustnrd seed, one tnblespoonful each of celery seed nnd ground pepper, nnd one cup ful of good ollxe oil. Mix xx ell before pouring over the pickles. SHigl "Yes, I know who did It, and I know who got killed. It was Slsile Larsen and he wa murdered" (TO BE CONTINUED ) World's Finest Diamond. The folloxxlng Is a list of the most famous dlnmonds In thn world: (!) the llraganzn, (2) the Dudley, (3) th Klorentlne. (4) tlio Oreut Mogul, (.") tlio Uope. (C the ICoh-l nor, (7) the Nnssuc. (8) the Orloff, (Q.) the Plgott, (10) the rltt or Itecent. fill tha Snncy, (12) the Shah, (13) tli. Star d the South. I When we cultivate the power of fo ouslng all our force on any single act, we are cultivating also the power of throwing our whole mind from one subject to another The power to con centrate Is tlio attribute- of genius. Thus xve can forget worry, grlof, dis couragement In happy work. BREAKFAST DREADS AND CAKES I'xen during the fall da.xs there nre occasional xvurm do)s when the warm weather il I sues are acceptable. Cooling fruits and sliced tomn toes nre delicious xv llli liain or ba con for breokf.sst, and n bid muflln Is not rofiisiul Sally Lunn. Tnke four cupfuls of flour, three eggs, one tenspoonful or the butter nnd Hour with the )enst and two cupfuls of milk. Hent the .xolks of the eggs until light, Ulr In the butter nnd flour with the )ensr dissolved In n little of the milk, nml the milk. Hent the whites to n stiff froth and ndd at the Inst. Set to rise nnd when light drop in hutleied miillln pnns; let rise nsaln and buko In n moderate1 oven. Danish Pan Cakes. Separate tlio xv bites nnd jnlks of three eggs, bent well, to one cupful of flour add enough milk tn mnko n thin batter, one-hnlf tenspoonful of soda, n tenspoonful of xlnegnr und the eggs, xxlth suit to taste. Try as usual. Blue Gra Waffles. Toke two cup fills of thick sour crenm, two cupfuls of flour, threu e'gs xxell beaten, one half tcuspopiiful of sodit sifted with the Hour, mix nml fold in the whites xxell henten, the yolks beaten huxlng heen ndded to the crenm. Ihiku n golden brown on hot woffle lions, Newport Dried Beef. Prepare n crenm snuce, adding the dried beef and nn egg; xxhen well-cooked ndd one-hnlf cupful of stewed strained to miitoes nnd n tahlespoonful of grated cheese Just before taking from tho, tire. Heat thoroughly nnd serxu ut once on buttered toast. Raled Fruit Doughnut. Cream to gether one-fourth of it cupful of sugar nryj two tahlekpoonfuls of butter. Ds so'xe. one-half of a )cnst enko in one cupful of milk Hint hns been scalded nnd cooled. Add ene-hnlf tenspoonful of salt und combine, milling two cup fuls of Hour. Let rise until double Its bulk, then add pne-hnlf cupful of sugar, u hnlf tcaspoonfnl of cinnnmon, n grating of nutmeg, one-hnlf cupful currants nnd tho smue of rnlslns with a little citron; add a pinch of nllsploo nnd two scant cupfuls of flour. Add one beaten egg, knead thoroughly nnd let rlso until light. Cut or tenr off pieces of dough thu size of an egg, drop Into smoking hot fat nnd when browji drain on brown paper. Itoii in sugar xxhen cooh lluxA 7w &.