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cess, He has given it his life. He Tin in aide ui, A irk oa, Page 2 THE Ar ee Yes UPRy: AON ------+ ; di j 2 L 3 \ jconscious only of a wholly irra-| sung, and at last Wilson, after: Ea BE OY RE TS } tional delight, |kissing his friend on the cheek! i z 5 OF As the next forenoon passed|and whispering, "I like you, Un-, The Recognized Mine Authority Grant found \ himself glancing cf REA RT See he took ae Ono Mining eater eNO one ee esau H with increasing frequency toward| teddy bear under his arm and; with 21 years experien d ae The NGG Rea htineee Sear T E ® ® the end of. the| field where the| plodded homeward. { inside of all mining daveloniments'? a yi cotowet or came he WFoothill little boy might be expected to} The next morning he came a- ite pte first hand. Every care is taken to make it as reliable as a A Novel of the [Foothills appear. But the day wore on/gain but mournfully and slow. T IE All mining investors should read it weekly. without sign of his young friend) There were tear stains on the Hi | % By ROBERT STEAD and furrows which he had turned) little round cheeks. NORTHERN MINER eS ly at: nine were drag- (Whe ef : e $3 a YEAR = ' E Bs TORONTO, ONT. so joyously a e€ were drag Why, son, what has happen ti) Opa ce Aes . |ging leadenly at eleven. He had|/ed?" said Grant, his abundant z COPYRIGHT BY ROBERT STEAD with all its advantas cannot| "@°t thonght it possible that' a/sympathy instantly responding. The spirit of the West, especially of the prairies and foothills of Western Canada, be- comes a li thing through the medium of the pen of Robert Stead, He was born west of Winnipeg and for 30 years made his home on what is now a disappearing but not quite vanished frontier He served alternately in farming, commercial and newspaper lines until called upon by the Canadian Government to occupy a responsible position in its immigra- tion and colonization work While still in his teens writing poems inspired by the tawny prairies, the foot- hill trails, the great limestone cliffs and the hardy settlers of the region, for the Canadian Magazine These poems were collected in a volume and published under the title of ' The Other volumes of poems which appeared were '"'Prairie-Born,"" "Songs of the Prairie' and "'Kitchener and Other Poems."' He has also written a number of interesting novels about the country the better known titles being "The Bail Jumper", "The Cow Puncher,' 'The Homesteaders" and ighbors."' He visualizes the zestful, virile characters who conquer a wilderness and make it fruitful. His prose has the graces of diction and beauties of sentiment to be ex pected from one who has excelled in poetical he was Empire Builders." later expression His latest novel "Zen of the Y.D."' is the fruit of a mature skill acting upon stirring in- Ts that true: "T believe it is. The East has greater profusion--more varieties --but the individual qualities do not seem to be so well developed" duplicate. "T see you know something of Eastern flowers,' she had said, and he fancieds he had caught a note of banter--or was it inquiry --in her voice.. Then with an- other abrupt change of subject, j|she had made him describe his |house on the hill. But he said |nothing of the whim-room. "I must go," he had explained at length. "I left the horses tied in the field." "So you must. I shall let Wil- son visit your frequently, if he is not a trouble." Then she had chosen a couple child could so quickly have wona way to his affections. He fell to wondering as to the cause of the| |boy's absence. Had Zen. after a! |night's reflection, decided that it| was wiser not to allow the ac-| quaintance to develop? Hadj Transley, returning home, placed| his veto upon it? Or--and his! heart paused at this prospect -- had the foot been more seriously hurt than they had supposed? Grant told himself that he must go over that night and make in- quiry. That would be the neigh- borly thing todo... But early that afternoon his heart was delighted by the sight of a little figure skipping boyish- ly over the furrows toward him. He had his hat crumpled in one hand, and his teddy-bear in the | sobbed. of blooms and pinned them on|other,and his face was alive with his coat, laughingly overriding his{excitement. He was puffing pro- |protest that they consorted poor-|fusely when he pulled up beside ly with his costume. And she had|the plow, and Grant stopped the At, was marked by the simplicity, worshiper of success--"what he , simplicity wa cidents and characters of western life that have shaken hands and said good-by in come, more or less, under his actual observa-/the manner of good friends part- tion. Where so much of a thrilling nature and); g. c e ed, a vyhere human types 3s =. Ppa wo much flor existe and where Bama WP Fe more Grant thought of it the author to employ his story-telling ability'the more was he convinced that without drawing greatly pen BY imagintiet: in her case, as in his own, the pa ee ee oe sates rae figure Years had failed to extinguish the a rather unusual man from the eastern part of Spark kindled in the foothills that the United States. The heroine is a typical/night so long ago. He reminded girl of the plains. jhimself continually that she was |Transley's wife, and even while granting the irrevocability of that! nip ane fact he was demanding to know You!" I am surprised--I had why Fate had created for them not known--' She had become },oth an atmosphere charged with confused in her greeting, and 4 unspoken possibilities. He had color which she would have given turned her words over again and worlds to suppress crept slowly geain, reflecting upon the abrupt through her cheeks. }angles her speech had taken. In "J am surprised, too--and de- their few minutes' conversation lighted," he had returned. "The three times she had had to make little boy came to me in the field,'a sudden tack to safer subjects. boasting of his braces." Then What had she meant by that re- they had both laughed, and she ference to Eastern and Western had asked him to come in andtell flowers? His answer reminded about himself. him how well he knew. And the The living-room, as he recalled'confession about her husband, the| CHAPTER XVI appropriate to the summer home, | calls success'"--how much tragedy with just a dash of elegance in|under those light words? the furnishings to suggest that] The valley was filled with sha- a matter of choice|dow, and the level rays of the and not of necessity. After sooth-;setting sun fell on the young ing Wilson's sobs, which had man's face and splashed the hill- broken out afresh in his mother's,tops with gold and saffron as team while he got his breath. "My! My! What is the hur- ry? I see the foot is all better." "We got a pig!" the lad gasp- ed, when he could speak. "A pig!" "Yessir! a live one, too! He's awful big. A man brought him in a wagon. That is why I could not come this morning." Grant treated himself to a humble reflection upon the wis- dom of childish preferments. "What are you going to do with him?" "Eat him up, I guess. Daddy said there was enough wasted about out house to keep a pig, so we got one. Aren't you going to take me up?" "Of course. But first we must put teddy in his place." "T'm to go home at five o'clock sharp," the boy said, when he had got properly settled. The hours slipped by all to quickly, and if the lads' presence did not contribute to good plow- ing, it at least made a cheerful plowman. It was plain that Zen had sufficient confidence in her farmer neighbor to trust her boy in his care, and his frequent re- ferences to his mother had an interest for Grant which he could not have analyzed or explained. ; jeresis z arms, she had turned him over, within his heart raged the age- to a maid and drawn a chair con-|old hattle.... But as yet he venient to Grant's. |felt none of its wounds. He was During the afternoon the merits of the pig were sung and re- "You see,l ama farmer. now", he said, apologetically regarding =] == =_L--S=aaAA SSS SS S05 his overalls. "What ll a i have come! # : Her Airy-Fairy changes But.I don't understand ; I thought 2S] SSS a OOS SS SSS 8 you were rich--very rich-- and! that you were promoting some| By Betty Brownlee kind of settlement scheme. My i - husband has spoken of it." | Summer breezes may waft] "All of which is true. You see, thyme and myrrh--but they also waft heat. Wherefore it behooves jall women of wisdom to weigh | warily the question of airy dress 'for impending weeks, which hold |athermometer threat not to be | ignored. An example of apparel ideal for | the torrid times in petto is the airy-fairy type of gown sketched |by our artist for this issue. It is It's my whim, designed to profit by every linger- ing zephyr and insure comfort- ably dressed coolness for the wearer. It is a one-piece affair with a peplum, and the material I am a man of whims. I choose to live joyously." "I know." And it was then that their eyes had met and they had fallen into a momentary si- lence. "But why are you farming?" she had exclaimed, brightly. "For several reasons. But most of all because I love the prairies and the open life. and | follow it." "You are very wonderful', she had murmured. And then, with startling directness. "Are you } : : happy?" jis navy sheer fabric superimposed "As happy as I have any right| Over CO ENOS taffeta slip. ake to be.. Happier than I have been| Simple as is the dress, it is de- since childhood," She had risen and walked to the corative in a conservative sort of way, with its edging of printed mantelpiece; then, with an appar- White pique to trim the neckline, ent change of impulse, she had the front closing and the cuffs of turned and faced him, He hadjthe sleeves. Shoulders and neck- noted that her figure was rounder} line, too, are gathered, thus em- than in girlhood, and her com- phasizing the softnes of the lines. plexion paler, but the sunlight The skirt is gored and very full, still danced in her hair, and her, 2%4 a self-belt completes the out- |ribbons must not be forgotten. a Summer Gown : broad band and long, fluttering reckless force had given way to|fit, although a_ wide-brimmed, a poise that suggested infinite fappy, sun-shooing hat with a resources of character. "Frank has done well, too," she ; a had said. : "So. I have heard. I am told that. he has done very well in- deed." | "He has made money and he is busy and excited over his pursuit! of success--what he calls suc- pes of nothing else--" : he had stopped suddenly, as "tho gh her tongue had trapped Rough and Dressed Lumber, into saying more than she had ended. ~QWhat do you think of my mer home?" she had exélaim- uptly. "Come out and ad- he sweet peas," and with a hs e had | Haileybury Lumber Company, Limited Shiplap, V-Joint,/Sash, Doors and Interior Trim, Shingles Sheetrock, Insul/ Board, Wall Boards, Roofing and Roof Preservative, Sheathing Birch and Pine Flooring, Papers, Etc. "Teddy's spoiled," the child "T set him on the side of the pig-pen, and he fell'd in, and the big pig et him--ate him--up. He didn't 'xactly eat him up, ei- ther--just kind of chewed him, like," "Well, that certainly is too bad. But then, you're going to eat the pig some day, so that'll square it, won't it? "T guess it will," said the boy, brightening. "I never thought of that." ' "But you must have a teddy for Prince. See, hé is looking around waiting for it." Grant folded his coat into the shape of a dummy and set it upon the hames, and all went merrily again. That afternoon, which was Sat- urday, the boy came thoughtfully and with an air of much import- ance. 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