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The Evening World Daily Magazine, HEDE, THERE AND [Deep Water Doings % % ra EVERY WHERE, | BY EvEBayvDowP “Marriage is a lot like an auto.” bats Ale HES dat ay gael 123 “The initial cost in both cases is only a fraction of the cost of upkeep.” {EB misfortune of others touches I George Cord’s heart, but it ne touches his pocketbook, tract is good with any man unless he Old Fork eays The Hedgevitle Editor. : can gain an ad- that @ verbal con- vantage by changing his mind, Mrs. Derks says that her husband for- gots his key so much when ne !s out at night she has to keep a door mat on the window sill, When you are a boy you brag abou what you are going to do when you grow up, and when you grow up you brag about what you @#d when a boy. Rey. Frost it 1s @ good thing that @ man doesn't make as many real sacri- fices as a woman does, because he would worry everybody to death talking about It, Hock Henderson that his wif hasn't the magnitude of eome other women, but she is more superfluous. oF asked. asked the caller, child sighed, “Mother tr “My ancestors came over in the Mayflower." “Mine waited till yours had made America fit for them to live in.” sflort “Why does the tide run out?” STANT POSTMASTER HANNUYM, accord- z to the story he tells, front of the postoffice the other evening when he was approached by a tall individual who was laboring heavily under the tnfluence of dining not wisely but too well, says the Denver Times. Ne lurched !n Hannum‘s direction and, making « orave effort to put the brakes on, said “Pleash tell me whersh the unton and between hj «For you or for me” as standing in sh-station num, “and wound It's only about ten “Maube some bather trod on tts undertow.” Proofs That Didn't Prove. HE actentist T who proved beyond all @oubt that the dite of @ mad dog is not fatal and that there 48 no such disease as hydrophobia, dled from the effects of a mad dog’s bite, Another sclentist published a treatise tn which ho proved past all possible Shadow of doubt that steamships could Rever cross from England to America, for the simple reason that no ship was large enough to carry suMoient coal for so long @ journey. His treatise was carried across the ocean on the first steamship that made the transatiantlc trip, Benjamin Franklin proved that @ man could draw Mghtning down from the skies by means of @ kite and silken cord, with no injury to himself, And HILE awaiting the coming of her friend, | the mother, a visitor to Baltimore house- hold was holding a desultory conversation with one of the ttle girls in the drawing room. “Where are your two little sisters?” “Oh, they," observed the little gtrl, with the air of one upon whom responuibilities rest heavily “they're out somewhere to have what mother calls ‘mischief’ and what they call ‘fun,’ “And why didn't you go to share in the fun?" according to Iippincott's. sme so dreadfully,” “that I can't have much fun,” Tuesda y. esnonnny THicK IM Ow THE THAVE. WILLIE-TH OIE AW THATS JUST A REGLAR DORG.HE AINT NO LIFE SAVER +6 ITH THo A LIFE THAVE R ' i ” ( Ly h XX We fi by EN Mh August 27. — THe/ > MUTT! \G iT OUT 7 q 1912 PoP He wut pdahddal Copyright, 1912, by ‘The Pres Publishing Oa, (The New York World.) F500 | DONT KNOW ANY NG ABouT BOXING - But LL MEET You FOUR | the caller | The she explatne!, | Mr. Henpeck—Did you ever know me to be right in my life? Mrs. Henpeck—Yes—once, when you | admitted you were wrong! i} Mr, B.—No. e doesn't seo why one od times together nt in a public Mbrar tink so, 1f the girl knows the or two in-) girl 4 would hurt] Yes [ the engage and let it Ko at that, WORMS with BE GIVEN To THE FISM ROUNDS pit Me tp HRESHER NOTICE Mrs. Broke—! suppose you are worrying because you owe so much? I'm worrying because they won't let me owe any more! ).@ % ByC. §. Bedell) The An Adventure Rom coer 2012, by the Outing Publishing Co.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALSOBNTS, Harlan, & compunch up to the appar eat Wine hve ber White be te igen i in fe dead apveery, tn, the “ore Toung. and, be ath Har caren in the house, man asleep in oe CHAPTER Vil. (Continued) The Reformation of ‘‘Two- Gur” Harlan. ARLAN'S eyes gleamed with a qutet satisfaction. “I reckon your name's Taggart™ he | continued. “Correct, again,” said the latter. He now emitled. “Was you lookin’ for some one?’ he interrogated. Harlan stepped over to the wall, took a chair and placed it near the door. Then ho seated himself, leaning com- fortably back against the wall “I reckon It's the other way round,” he said, when he bad glanced gravely at Taggart. “You're lookin’ for me.” Not as I know of," declared Ta; You're managin’ the Two Bar L’ questioned Harlan, breaking in abrupt~ ly, his pe curing impatiently. “T reckon." Harlan,” said the latter. the president of the Two | Bar L, over in Lae Vegas, said he'd wrote about me.” “Why, yes," aald Taggart, his eyes Nehting with recollection, “he did, But that wae @ix weeks ago. I'd got over expectin’ you. An’ I was hopin’ you wouldn't come!’ Harlan’s amile swept slowly over the ma . “That ain't just the right way to talk to & man who's come here to work for you, but it's one way of lettin’ me know that there ain't goin’ to be any love lost between us. I don’t know as I'm obdjestin’ to that. I've got along for quite a long spell without lovin’ hard-sheR spectmen: ‘Taggart’s right hand moved slowly Gownward. But Harlan's voice came suddenly cold and menacing, “Don't #poll this cosversation, said, hi eyes alert and glinting. “I've | 608 some more to ss; He leaned forward the chair, pull- ing our of @ pocket a totaceo tag and some rice paper. Then he deftly rolled a cigarette, He wae tall, lithe, with enormous breadth across the shodders, end rather better looking than most Dunchere thet Taggart bad seen. About hin turked an atmosphere of latent force that eeemed to be curtously con- tradioted by the almost slumberous ex- Pression of the eyes. Mia features were requies, Ht not jacking character, for hie mouth was firm, the lips straight and hard except for a slight downward curve in the cor- ners which might have meant either in- tent humor or frony. A heavy wootien abirt, open et the throst, showed « well- arched chest. A cartridge belt, sgsing at the hipm with the weight of two {heavy revolvers, enctroled his alim | watet. He fintehed rolling the cigaret:o 4nd looked again at the manager. “I reckon Sofbridge told you that I was to have 4 free hand?’ he eaid. “Look here,” anid Tagwart coldly, “we ain't got no room for @ man who don't work, The outfit te down the Ute, an’ you can go right out an’ ”—— “You're talkin’ reckless,” @neere? Harlan. “I ain't figgerin’ on goin’ with afy outfit, I'm goin’ down to the bunk. |heuse an’ get some grub an’ take « rest, To-morrow I'm gotn’ to look around a little, An’ you don’t need to worry about my time, Solbridge toll nt to your friends | ine that the ‘Two Bar I. could afford one gentleman.” ‘Tle emailed, bis eyes | SMATTER 1 Triangle Cupid By Charles Alden Seltzer (Auther of Two-Gun Man*’) nce of the Big West didn't you kick htm out? she said, her eyes flashing. ‘Taggart smiled with straight Mpa “I'm gettin’ too old to take risks, Mary,” he said resignedly: ‘ be yp cage with @ man that's considered his guna in workin’ position by fant -) second faster than any man in the Territory. I never did risk much on men that shoot from the hip. AR’ when"——— He paused and looked her gravely. “That's ‘Two Gun’ Jan, from over at Las Vegas. I reckén you've heard tell of him before.” ‘The girl's face grew ao trifle paler, She caught her hreath ae she tock @ sudden step backward end her hands. “What is he doing weeks ago, tellin’ me he was comin’ an’ to give him @ free hand.” “That means that he ts to go end come when he pleases,” said the gtri, her eyes narrowing. “That's just moment she stood silent, heking: resenttully teward the bunkhouse, inte which Harlan had disappeared. “There nending that man here,” she eafd pres- ently; “Higgine—"* “I reckon’ Joe's tn for tt,” sald Tag- @art. “There ain't any of the big cattle companies got any use for a nester. 1 wish sometimes that I'd never got: Into this uainess.”’ The girl turned from him and walked to the door, gazing out into the sunlit world. Taggart looked after her for a moment and then turned to his desk with a sigh. After a moment the girl came away from the door, her lips set with determination. Taggart caught the expression as he looked up at he Why, what's up, Mary?” She turned and walked to the deor that led into the ranchhouse, pausing on the threshold, her eyes lehting strangely. “I was thinking of Joe Higsins’s wite and bahy,” she sald. She was gone, the door closing behind her, while Taggart with another sigh, wae turning again to his desk. Just before daylight the next morning Mine Taggart opened the door of the ‘Two Bar L ranchhouse and paused for an instant in the opening. The men had all gone up the Ute with the wagons, taking even the dlackamith with them. to the corral cleverty Mise Taggart proceeded toe gate, taking down the bara and roping her pony. ho swiftly saddled and Ddridled tt, Peering meanwhile fearfully into thé? shadows for signs af men. There were none. She breathed easier as she swung Into the saddle and walked her pony past” the bunkhouse and down to the far wide of the corral, near @ cottonwood clump that would hide her from view of the bunkhouse, She was some minutes reaching the wood, but it was accomplished finally, and once on the plains she sighed with relief and urged the pony into a sharp lope, making for the river trefl, Fol- lowing thin traf! she rode for more than two hours, while the day broke tn the wt and the sun began its climb up into the great arch of the sky. Then suddenly, an she emerged from shal. low valley around a sharp bend tn the river, she came wpon addbe hut that snugsied the water's edge. Ghe drew up at the gate of a emai! corral, her pony’s hoofs ciatterime in’ the clear morning alr, Before she could dismount a man came out of the cabin door and Murrted to her side, taking the bridte rein and hitching the animal to the fence. “It's Mary Taxmart!’ catied the man an he came near her, He turned toward the door he had left, call! ; “Kittie! A woman of thirty appeared in the doorway, At sight of Miss Taggart her face lighted with pleasui “Come right in, Mary," she saiw smil- ing; “you're Just in time for break- fant.” Miss ‘Taggart left the corral fence and walked to the cabin door, standing beside the woman. The man had f% lowed, ‘What on earth ——-?" he bey But something tn the young woman's face allenced him. be only one reason for Solbridge © many @ man has since lost his life trying any | eit yen ha + “L don't want any Dreakfast, sho " f th young man attends her school again alert t lets you out, It ! r that same "sate" experiment. A famous gin: aaeibn uitans | 24 mounds inganinus and/ib maybe int G. M." writes, “If two persons of | you remember that you'll be heip'n’ eis, fers tt HM + on one r nol jon, a p i y Cd Qn relf 1 ol e m > pel A pe, Oo proved conclu tlons from @ mare Milt wont Rumored Engagement. Mfferent religion ara to marry, can @) yourself to keep out of @ heap of 118 00 Sve oe te tell vou, she IP WAS AB safo as an ried man, ast f the peace perform the cere- | trout An’ you needn't bother to keep aie breathlessly, “that it has come, automobile if certain simple precautions macray be. her Without Introduction. “L, 1H." writes: “When T was ; my ume; ['m dota’ that myself. 1 ‘one Two Bar L ware observed, A month later if that fame aeronaut was Killed by an aero- plano’s upset. Just for Fun. Company has sent a j for JR." writes The pr educati of] my nf met an old friend, and together a good as been employer whom worked fora ber of years whom reckon that's all.” He rome, stretched himself to . yawned laatly, and stepped out Two aninutes later Taggart sav that w of th uld be a very| situation, nal high like a large famil A ine 4 between us should not be widn't that justify ld tht nays y sho has}our ¢ that troduct! neces#ar Wwe in the doorway paled, nding rigid. “We ought to have gone away, whe said, quaveringly, late,"" "writes: "A ways that tt ts a gentleman to walk be es; Hosays he whould Joe," “Now it's too student for xt young man gtoa deference to ® ‘ lie t , usd Bday + Taggart turned in his chair ‘The man's face had paled also, but ne may not _ . 1 outside, Which ts cor daughter, Mary Tagsart. ho smiled grimly. “I've got a hundred THE POLICY OF MANY. ee ALWAYS LUCK, any harm by an Picked Up From Her re and There. t the doorway that conneoted jeqd of steers,” ho sald quietly, “and A good many men seem to think that! “Do you believe In: Inck > oorasional invita Bis rig with the ranchhouse, Her they're all mine, There ain't none of the best polley ts to go as far as p98] “Yes, air, How else could 1 account| Hon to lunch, But t {8 @ censorjous BYSSINIA uses American crackers. | just 4 a8 around. vere large, her » pale, * them been rustled from the Two Bar [, @ without getting Into Jall—Chicagol for the success of my neighbors?” be, | world in which We live and we can't be many } thousand vie BK" writen: “Mhould T accept m reddened und lowered his eyes UN> Or any other company, ‘This ta day rds Pree Pi a / f mien 9 tal adult wh . ineh f restden . ernment land, and I've taken wu evord-Herald, iene Free Press. t99 caretuh a * - i la Rp i LsUnen vaaident n Moterun’, Mary." he sald Senment laad, ane Eve Sten Seco NOT REGISTERED. | ne us Way dN We pt : fifty and @ arried sand are limited and T can't afford a | in a , Kot some pretty nice bulldings, It's size for not turning | THE WAY MOOSE RUNS. ause such affairs froque The wellknown tricolor of Vrance) tu nwhen [have to pay for| “ve heard every word addy" going to take more than a Two Rae 1, ny is "[t {# said that a bull se-can run | the sume man's faintly is out of dates fram the revelut a Hotand's flag : PP Sue she returned. She came out into the gun fghter to get Me out of here oy arty } ike lightning.” town and rather lo: r Then 4 will be most un |imce and stood before Taggart, every ‘The woman drooped uncertainly; the aj She--Oh, weren't you ‘there?=London “Yes, but It runs from, not to."—|he thinks his faithful Ut tenographer! Great mad ! ‘ ¢ at becun a 1 ept any attentions from|musele in her Hthe body tense and girl smiled approvingly. Opinion, Memphis Commersial-Appeal, de rather Worn out by the hot weather, die Liked the Dutch so much shat ne te ithe genticinan of whom you speak, ‘trembling with indignation, “Why (To Be Contiuued) ats cin nt iii ele nn M “i tie “e rami