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MMHI _ / > By GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM -~W. N. V. Serrie» "Fifty-two." "At any age." said the king; "such eonfeaalons are embarrassing, era bar rassing for both of us. Besides. It Isn't only with Chlypao that I want you to use your Influence. There's the patriarch. De yon know our pa trlarchT" "I hope to. Fm going to Lyatrla In arder to enlist bis sympathies in our great movement." r "And I'm sure you'll succeed," said the king. "Our patriarch is full of tympathy with all good causes, and Cm certain that your movement la one •f the best" —■ — -_( Janet helped herself to some of the real which a waiter was pushing at her in a large dish. The king refilled her glass. She had sipped away al moat half of what was In It. "It's the eaabtlshment of world peace," she said, "through the medium *f tbe United Christian Churches." "In that case," said the king, "you ran count with certainty on our patrt-I arch. There's nothing, absolutely «©thing, he likes better Mian the es tabllshment of world peace except perhape tbe Unity at Christian Churchea, though perhaps he's a Utile Inclined to take tbe view that the ether churches should unite with hi* tnd not his with them. I mean to •ay, he thinks that If therp'e to be « ronipromise, it must he on tbe basis ef every one else giving way. But all I ecclesiastics are like that. Our pa- I trlarch Isn't peculiar." "When we speak of the union of churches," said Janet, "we mean a concordat baaed on tbe essentials of the Christian creed." "Of course," sold tbe king, "and you'll find our patriarch absolutely agree« with you about that so long «« you don't ask him to shake hands with the Mfegallan Archimandrite He might draw the line there, though, as j 1 an Id. he'» always on for anything really good. A good cause almply fas ! rlnate* him. It he has a weakness— as we all have—It Is that he's not so fond as he might be of the things | which aren't quite so good ss the j Causes. Take young men now. As you very rightly said a few minutes I CHAPTER XIII—Coatmued —19— "Even ao." said the king, "you can scarcely expect me to answer that (uestion in detail. Even at the age of forty-five. If you really are forty •ve—" ago. young men are young men." "1 said they ought not to be." "But they are," sal<Ml«e king, "that's wbat the patriarch cannot be got to see. but I am sure I can rely on you to put the thing before him In the proper light. After all. Mias Temple la a long way off. It lan't as If sl»e was In the least likely to turn up In Lyatrla." "1 fear that 1 can scarcely under Janet was sofieirrt», perhaps for the first time in her Hfe. If It had not been for tbe wine, the good food, and the king s charming manne rs, ahe would no doubt have replied to him much more blankly than she did. She might even have spoken fiercely. take—" "1 fear," she said, "I cannot ander take to persuade tbe patriarch that Mias Temple doesn't exist." "Well, perhaps not," said the king. "After all, the patriarch la a very dif ficult man to persuade. I never could do it. I dare my It will really he bet ter lf.be doesn't hear about Misa Tem ple at all. And he sever «rill If Ca lypso doesn't tell him." T shall not consider It ray duty to tell him," mid Janet. "My business "Is world unity through peaceful Christian churches." "World peace." mid Janet, "through the Cpity of Christian Church#*." "Quite so," mid the king, "and even if It had been World Churches Through the Unity of Christian Peace, It would still be far more Important than our little affairs. Still, If you persuade Calypao not to tall the pa If Casimir bad been there he might have sold that the king, like poor old Lear's word daughter, gave "sweet oeillade* and moat speaking glance*" to Janet. I doubt very orach whether «yea at her before. Tbe tr ea tm en t had a certain T shall not," said Janet "advise tbat the petrlarch be told." her « little. She hod drank putting a liqueur glam foil of her to conceal, or help la coo ia har S& to it By way to hi net what he her to he a the hksg. ■tnrtiy. «Bd fm perfectly certain "I thought uot* Mid tbe king. thought not. I'm glad you'ge firmed my suspicion,•• "Fve known many curates." as Janet, "perhaps hundreds of them, I've never known one. yet who haved as this one does. He drink* cocktails In the morning and goes the w "* rotte *» the evenings.'' " Th * Patriarch wouldn't dream dolaK 8ucb thing*," said the king. "Which makes me certain that be'a not ■ CQrat * or Indeed a clergyman at aH " "That." said the king. "Is more j * f>rt ® f wa J * young man like Lord Norheya ral «ht behave." "Very possibly. I don't know Lord Norh «'y«-" - " At th * same time." said the king, "** 18 not °° r business to expose tbe »"fortunate young man. Deplorable aa hla conduct It, I don't see that nwîd wnrn the patriarch against him." J "F® 1- the lu ' k *' of tbe reputation th * Ufiufoh of England." said Janet, "* that * ought to make It clear that he ,a not on * °f our clergy." *' w h * doea anything scandalous wh,,e h * u ,a Lystria," said the king, "klaae* a housemaid, or anything tike ( ,hat * •* co»™« you'll have to tell the • Uà<*s S I ? Éiâ t j _ _ . __ . * if 'f< Mflf * Ml W* ^ ^SSê* ~ çÂ'Rÿÿr' \ |'h|| 1® "U » ffi Uj \ * * j, Hw' • ■ J S I M «ABfocc B 1 MW W* '* % mSÉSÊÊ KÊÊ m vv | U WM I WÊÊ 'S«' M ^ .... _ . . * _ . „ « * PratsHÉI ^ a Curate 6^id 4 * Km ° patriarch and Calypso to«; that he | 8D 't a clergyman. You'd be bound to do that for the sake of the Church of England. But If he behaves with or dlnary decorum— After all. he may have good reason* for pretending to j he a clergyman. I'm pretending to be a head waiter In order to earn my j Hvlng. There'« nothing really wicked about' that T don't see that either' 1 you dr I are bound to tell tbe pstrl- I arch that he's not s curate." . j. | -go | on * «a you know the facts I J don't aee that it's anybody else'* bus- J inesa." • - And T do know them thoroughly." | -, Mt bomA f(1 Janet, "but I don't ace that 1 need tell anyone else" •'•'Than»,. " .„M ,k. Thanks, raid the king. Part ID.—Lystria CHAPTER XIV little party—Tommy, the princess and Janet Church—stayed In tbe best ho tel In Breslau. The king took rooms for tiyem before he went back to Ber lin. a bedroom for Tommy, two bed rooms and a sitting room for the la dles. The bead waiter of tbe Mas cotte la an important person in hotel keeping and restaurant circle* in Ger Tonmy'i party waa treated with the greatest courtesy and conoid It took Casimir two days to com plete bis arrangement for the reception of the princess at the schloss. The ate ay. eratlon. Bat the two days in Breslau were not very pleasant for Tommy. He mw but little of tbe prince**, and be never w her alone. They met at meals; bat Janet Church was always there. Afterward the princess and Janet elth er retired to their own sitting room. er took a walk without asking Tom my to go with them. He get no chance of explaining himself to the princess of Mtaw Tempi« This wor Oa the other hand, the became gradually •e agresabie The ex ward lb th# train gave way ta ar at to friend K MP** . and tbe Unity of Christina have inclined even U he were the calions breaker of another glrTg heart. And Calypao caaae to be doubtful whether Tommy hod roatty broha» Miss Tem pi«'« heart. Janet, when her mind euaM be diverted from the Union ef "I ( Churches, dropped hints about Tommy which set Calypso wondering. She said, for instance, that Tommy waa Id not the man he professed to be. far as Calypso knew. Tommy pro feased to be Lord Norheya, and the thought that be might be somebody to 1 else gave her a queer little thrill pleasure. If be were not Lord Nor of hey*, then be was not bound In honor to marry Misa Temple She began to look at Tommy with-I Interest, at first as a man whom might be her duty to marry, later on as a man whom she might be content to marry even If It were not her duty. Her view of Miss Temple changed I» an odd way. It occurred to her as possible that this London dancer might be one of those wicked women who lure young men Into entangio raents and then bold them to thoir half-made promises. She came by de greet to think of Miss Temple as a nuisance, some one who had no right to be there at all, certainly no right to Interfere with Lord Norheya' life. Tommy could not fgll to observe the change In Calypso's manner, and tbe thought that her feelings toward him were becoming more friendly Ailed j him with a determination to go ( through with hla adventure whatever happened. There were difficulties. One. trt fl,n * ,n * ,ae,f ' bot • ln »" ,ar »y emhar rasa In*, met him almost at once. On the evening of his arrival, while h * w ** rt» 0 * 1 '®* a PiP* before going »0 bed. Tommy was greeted by cheerful, intelligent looking young Bing. Ushman. "Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Col °° el MenrdT" I Tommy was not Colonel Heard any more than he waa I^ord Norheya; but i * ,e knew he had (Tolonel Heard's pass P° rt •« •>!» pocket and hla party were entered ID thq hotel register as Col 0061 and Mr * Heard and Mias Ola hor "«- The king had done that for th J; ,M lH>fore he wmt back to Berl,n - nHme - »«Id'the stranger« *'ia I ^ ^ on 1 think we've ever met** aa W Tommy firmly, thank APeD waa not one of Co ion ai Heards oldest friends, But when 1 * uw y®»*' name In the hotel register," said Allen, "I thought I d '"ttoduce myself. I'm doing Hep «râlions, you know." j Me gave that piece of Information aa ® R formed some excuse for Tiav-" I lng aeen Col ® nel Heard's name In the j register book. Perhaps It ® ua «. Any one concerned with Rep arat, ® na la bound to be filled with cu r,oalty a " d OUyht t0 vestiga ta ev erythln * hc conje * »er®««- How else la he t0 know whether the conquered nat,ona «•" ® r cannot pay the fines lm P°sed ®" th®™? was an ex "I hope," Allen went on, "that youll Introduce roe to Mrs. Heard. Fd Ilka to tel1 my Meter that I've met her." b »t promise to Introduce Allen to Mrs Heard next morning. But be could not he, P wondering which of his two Infixes were the bettor suited for the part. Janet Church was Almost the "** tbat colonels' wives generally are. But Tommy knew tbat he himself Th Tommy could not do anything else many Instances of colonel* of twMjty slx years old married to ladle« of fifty-two, and Janet looked ever, day of her age. On tbe other hand, one of hla two ladles had to pose a* the secretary of the Graves Registra tion commission. Calypso did not look like s secretary and it would be dif ficult to convince any one that she waa chiefly occupied with grave*. Janet, with her face and figure, l o ok e d exactly like a lady who spent her time in typing letters about tomb stones. Tommy made up bis mind that Calypso must be Mrs. Heard T want to thank Mrs. Heard." mid Allen, for all her kindnesses to my slater In 1015. She was like a moth er to the girls la that canteen, and •he kept a tight band over them, too. Quite right They neadad It" Tbe date gave Tommy a shock. In 1910 Caiypeo «ras at the utmost four teen yean of age and could not pow albly have kept a tight hand over any one. except perhaps the Inhabitant* of a doll*' house. T plan. Janet would have to be Mrs. Hoard. But be was by ao tain of bow Janet would Ilka that She had already accept«« the position of hla a «rat, and it la distinctly laid down altered hla In tbe Prayer Book that an aunt may set marry her nephew. Janet, with her strong ecHeatoaticai Instinct*. might very well wojeet to committing herself to a breach of tbe marriage taws of tbe Church (TO OP OOHTUmD.) Do Not F Fiant t has boon growing thriftily U a for b®n« to »* - ef forcing w81 do any perms good During the resting period a plant a bettor if left entirely * too ls s dry, cool edler. A will of te*| accord sad without any attentlo, <rwa any kind hegte to put out bow jrt--, I- «!'« themaalvaa the plant should he glv > wotorlog. « repotting if emery, «ad brought op late If Altar it le ero- tnr be given fertilt*« Slants on Life 27 Tho LttMf o/ Two EviU !*T SAY. Margery I Do you know *hut I've haw# a mind to do Uita m j evening?" I Harold Clarence Bilberry waa at [.table with Mr* Bilberry. I passed tbe fir« anniversary of mar" f ried life. Mrs. Bilberry waa formerly ! 00 * 1 ' ,^, , . * L* "T* tC. 1 „ W ' 1 , . f* nt e * ur *~" t '**■*nobody , ever 8ee ® ® apo ™, Olarencn. j L e , lD f ab * ha " "* u " a|> , , that her hU8 ®* nf1 had oot ! for d }*' De ^- This surprise had . p ' ( ,e ^ t »f®«ir»®«t the ronctlon, *™, n lndu, « 1 »8 •*«' accustomed and TV, deaire to yvnta hla company, , T he wnbod,ed th * int®*'ec er r f* 8or ^ # J no, „. r ° f co " rae 1 don ' t . * upr>ose you 11 *° 1 clnb * M uauat * „ ! enJoy yourself." . "* , ** 1 „ tbou * tlt 1 ■* wl,d P®» * * •' ou ' Rea,,y ' 1 v * haw * • m,Dd *° "** evenIn * wlth you r lls f ' xcl ® m "tlon baa more than one P°" lb lllty. It may express surprise, *** n ' ROrrow - •»»!•»* or a wish. It all ® afH ' n ' 18 »P®* 1 th * *®ne and manner. A thoughtful third person, had one been f rwent m| gh« have drawn an Interest 11 * ronolU8lon from Mr *- Bllberry*B They had No was. were two or thre * ■»Htant* about. Thsy buay clear,n * away - { " Yaaa - Y °u see. It'«—really, how j 'f nK ,a ,tT * mean, you know, since *! ve *b en ' an »venlng with you— In l ^ Bom of ®y f«n>llyl Haw-haw! T|* a, a r,ev * h ,aD '* 1 mean ,h ® °f ray family." Mra - BI,b ort 7 looked at Harold Clar * n,r< ' DI ^" a,ly an<i c *" aor o <J eoother yawn " w by. • don't remember. How ai ,OD « ,a l,r yawn. long is Uf "That'* Just what 1 waa awaking James before dinner. I told him he needn't wait about to dress roe to h "Haw-hawI I Thought I Should Pus xlo Youl" night And i fawncy he has taken an evening out. Haw-haw I When the raft away, the cats'll play—lan't that It? 1 mean when the master's in. the roan rosy go out Haw-haw I" "But what did James sayr "OhI Awl Tass. Jams« said I hadn't spent sa evening at home—In the bosom of my family—since he didn't remerohah when I And that's 1 surely a long time, eh, Margery?" Mr*. Bilberry rase and walked Mow- j ly to the elevator. Harold Clarence 1 following. On tbe first landtag. In a hall sauggery. she settled on a couch j and looked longingly at an open book and a solitaire deck, while Harold Clatence lighted a cigarette and stood Joyously regarding her. In all bis quite uneventful career he had but ooce be fora felt more self-satisfied That was the day be married Margery Oolightly. "Don't you enjoy yourself at one of your clubs— at all of your clubs?" "I should say 1 did ! Only lawst evening, at the Trailers', I heard a conundrum that amused me fiercely Whet is tbe difference.' It went. *bo tween wah and the flood f" "And what Is the difference?" "Why—aw—let me sec. The differ ence? Aw—yes. It was something. you know, about the kaiser and Noah. And it waa amusing. Devilishly so. I assure you. my tfeeh." "It have been " Mra. Bilberry could not censer « yawn this time. But aka foot bar languor in a moment The bail rang. A servant appeared with a card. Harold Clarence took It " 'Junius Brutus Bonk.* Who'* ha? That aoaods Ilka a—aw—aw—a thea ter par se n ." Hamid deren ce turned to the servant. "Aw bar does be "Tea aa appointment with him." raid Mra. Bilberry. "Be Is a theater boot, my rtcah?" "I'm going bock ao the stage." « Pretmr« __ A «aw treatment for curbing high blood pr e ss ura baa been discovered. R hy podermic Injections of extra «to ef the liver. According to Dr, w, J. MacDonald of 8C Catherine*. already Canada, in 88 d laical On the aearnge. he my*, the patients treated have been known to be sob Jecl to high blood pressure for six Patients before tre a t me nt praararea bar« been running year* a — * I ÀMEMN LEGION 1 To his long and successful work in the American Legion, John K. Booth, commander of the department of Utah, has brought the energy, ability and de terrolned effort which has made hla buslnea career aa a self-mad« man an outstanding success. He la a stalwart supporter of the principle* of the Le glon and baa time and again proved h,n,#e,f a true friend of the service man. Aa a boy he worked on the ferma and as water boy when the first city water works was Installed In hla home town of Spanish Fork, He helped to 'ey the first cement sidewalk in Span ish Fork. With the money that he saved from hla work he attended the grammar school* By working In a drug store after school hours he mads hla way through high school. He grad uated In ] tcopf tor rai» o«sartm*«t sopauwi tr to* A marlon L**toa N.wi ftrrioo ) w CAREER OF BOOTH . UTAH'S COMMANDER California, went Into tbe drug business, and la today owner of one of tbe finest drug stores In the state, Mr. Booth married Misa Beatrice J. J licKell In 1917. Mra. Booth came from a family of pioneers. When her hue band went Into tbe service ahe ran the j drug store herself. I Commander Booth first served aa a private in the Infantry. He waa trans ferrsd to the field arflllery and then was mad# a medical sergeant Be was discharged January 21, 1919. Befors a post of the Legion was or ganlsed at Spanish Fork. Mr. Booth took the Initiative in string that vetr •A .It. ■ W A Jp' John E Booth. a™«« were given military funerals. He collected money for floral pieces and borowed guns to fire a military salute, On March 7, 1922, he was one of the leaders In s meeting of service men In Spanish Fork at which a post was or g«nlae<L For three terms be served the poet ss its commander. It has car ried ®n a highly successful program of «elf a* ons of the liveliest and best In Utah, pertinent and national conventions He waa elected national executive commit <««"•» for 1922-1928. He was Instru mental In organizing the flrat county council of the Legion In the state Un der h,a direction the first Legion play Utah activities gnd has won a place for It Mr. Booth has been a delegate to do «round In Utah was built at Spanish j tr ® rtl •" spring of 1928. Through Mr. Booth's efforts Spanish rort chosso as tbs department convention city for 1924. Be waa gen cm! chairman tor tbe convention. At th * closing session of the convention h * w ** Mected department commander ,n récognition of his work in making »1»« conclave a success. He was chair ®* n tb * Utah delegation to the 81. Panl national convention sad Is now • "»amber of tbe national Americanism coramlaslon, appointed for a throe-year term expiring In 1927. Can-Picking Contact And now they have discovered a new champion. This time tbe dlotinc tion goes to Noah Bennett of Belle Plains, Iowa, "champion can-picker up." who won flrat prise in a can-pick ing contest held at Belle Plain« under tbe auspices of the American Legion there tat connection with dean-up week. Noah's genius la exposing the slinking can was positively uncanny; candidly, be rounded up 6384 cans be tween mw and six o'clock on a Satur day afternoon. Local merchants do nated prises for tbe contest. A hun dred thousand old cans were picked up by school boys daring tbs after Encouragement and reward to tbe girlhood of the nation who atrive for th* qualities of acbolarahlp. honor. la being offered by the k mart Legion Auxiliary through Its na Gonal schaol medal award for school girl* The sebooi medal sward plan was recently adopted aa a pan of their ttonal Americanism program. The plan hi to sward « «aeda! to one glri who leads In the shove quantise la «vary eighth grade la «very community -proughout the aattofi. Pag» Three AN OPERATION JftS Ptnkkam'g Veg« Loo Äste»«? •"—jetable Compound for mH what it has done for mo. My mother jgava it to me when I was Ss taken it when I feel _nm down or tired. HI took it for threo month« before my two babios were bom for I «off ere d with my back and epella as if my beert wee effected, end it helped mao lot. The doctors told me at one time ï&îsKfE.'îÿîffiœft X call it, first hi two months I wee ell right end had no operation. X firmly believe 'Pfnkham V cored roe. Every one who saw me eft«: that remarked that I looked so weil. I only have to take m e di cine occasionally, not but X always keep a oempio of bottles by t to women who apeak to health. I have ak> need had me about their your Sanative Wash and like it very — Mrïu B. GomjD 4000 East Side Boulevard. Los Angelas, «»7 WmWI Oir® own rw tt CM. woman whi> fa*« been r e st o r e d health by Lydi a & Phüdwm'e Veg lT--. v Tj--i v&mx mxwwBKia to Irl» * |l SooHiitM and HeAiinq Hons noid Olntmer Again* Communism Dr. Lewis H. Hsney. head of the business research bureau of New York university, said at a dinner: "I am against communism and bolshevism, ceaaea and failures, as we'll always have good weather and bad weather, sun and rain, light and darkness. "Why, if you reduced alt mankind z to one dead level, that level would soon get fall of hillocks sad hollows "In other words, even If you pot the rich man under tbe poor man's feet, the poor man would only Just be walking on his uppers." We'U always have sue Know th « Mofuuromont* Clerk—"Yes. sir; s lady's belt What waist measurer Btgboy—"Oh, about as long aa »y.left arm." Snowy linens are tbe pride of «very housewife. Keep them to that condi tion by using l(*d cross Ball Blue In your laundry. At all grocera.—Adver tisement Knight» of Youth New York school children are Join ing a new order known as Knights of Youth and are following the example of the medieval knights by aiming at high standards of character. Sure Relief FOR • z ■ I i V 294 AND & Weiller aWoller X/MT STOCK COMM/SSfO* so. st. nan. —-Minnesota — FIRST Ml Tl RttffT AMO CHARM Kothtou so mem m aim beautif ul mo* i ttaed. .lag Powder. Mm ■-S2."SÄ te M atom ta (to g.J!» a. *55 ,btel t. wr rses Pearioizr Use Caticnra -i