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•F F v fc,/. A Story of the Builder* 'iwi .*• '"'T ^tadk ivv^W S&'i IRVING BACHELLER Caprrtrht. Irvine t r f - - CHAPTER XVIII--Continued. --17-- They saddled their horses and ted and rode up to the door. Aftthelr acknowledgments and fare- Is Brimstead came close to Samn and said In confidence: "I enjoy ' a millionaire for a few minute How an* then. It's as good as goiu' ' (o a circus an' cheaper." "The feelings of a millionaire are v lllmost as good as the money whiltj tey last,* Mid Abe Lincoln with * ugh. K At early candlelight they reached j|he sycamore woods very hungry. It s a beautiful grovelike forest on e shore of a stream. The crossing %ras a rough bridge of corduroy. A .lirude log tavern and a cruder store Stood on the farther shore of the freek. The ta*em was a dirty place ;jifrith a drunken proprietor. Three ifagged, shiftier farmers and a half- "Sreed Indian si.t in Its main room in 'jjfarylng stages of inebriacy. A welldressed, handsome young man with a -diamond in his shirt-front was lead- JtoR a horse buck and forth In the %tsb!c yard. The diamond led Samson 'jjo suspect that he was the man Davis whom Mrs. Brlmstead had spoken. •f)ur travelers, not liking the look of the place, got some oats and rode on, #amping near the farther edge of the • oods. where they built a fire, fed and ^jethered their horses and sat down Kind ate from the store lb their saddle- Then with their knives Abe and Samson cut big arrafuls of grass from the near prairie for the horses and a bed upon which the three matt lay down for the night. Samson had that gift of "sleeping ^>ith one eye open" which the perils of the wilderness had conferred upon ,f>e pioneer. He had lain down on side of thpir hort near the horses. 'Jjrhich were tethered to trees only a lew feet away. He had gone to sleep Mth his pistol under his right hand. lUte in the night he was awakened fey an unusual movement among the Jiorses. In the dim light of the fire " / |ie could see a man In the act of P'l ,vi>ridling Abe's horse. 'I "Hold up your hands." Samson J ^ Shouted as he covered the man with is pistol. "If ye stir a foot Fll bore hole In ye." The man threw: up his hands and g^; • Irtood still. ' In half a moment Abe Lincoln and it" Harry had got up and captured the 5 t tnan and the loosed horse. Th'8 1« part of the entry which . fSamson made In his diary a week or m ' - ' %'i V "®arry vP ut some wood on the fire ¥< **1$ "i*/'while Abe and I led him up into the * !.'A 3 •Hold Up Your Hands," 8houted. Samson light Be was one of the dirty white men we had seen at the tavern. -Til give you four hundred dollars for a hoss in good Michigan money,' te said. 44 It ye cap't steal a horse you're wlllln' to bay one,' I says. N 'No, sir. I only come to boy,' says he. "I flopped him sudden and asked him why he was putting on the bridle "He owned up then. Said a man had hired him to steal the horse. " That man has got to have a boss,' he said. 'He'll give ye any price ye want to ask. If you'll give me a few dollars 111 take ye to him.' - " Ton go and bring him here and ni talk to him,' I said. "I let the feller go. I didn't sup .pose he'd come back, but he did Came a little before sunrise with JJjat well-dressed feller we saw at the tavern. " 'What's your name? I says. "He banded me a card on which i •pad the words Lionel Dajpltv Real Estate, Loans and Iusurance, 14 South Water Street, Chicago, III.' I ** Thereto one branch o' your busltbat isn't mentioned on the feard,' l^says. •"What's that? says be. " 'Horse-thief,' aays L 'Yon sent that feller here to steal a horse and he got caught.' j " 'Well I told him If he'd get me a good horse I'd give him five hundred dollars sad thai X didn't care how he «at hist The fact la Tm desperate. I'll give you a thousand dollars for one of your horses.' " 'You couldn't buy one of 'em at any price,' I said. 'There's two reasons. I wouldn't do business with a horsethief and no money would tempt me to sell an animal to be ridden to death.' "The two thieves bad had enough of us and they got out."„ That night our party camped on the shore of the Kankakee and next day they met the contractors. Lincoln joined the latter party and -Harry and Samson went on alone. Late that afternoon they crossed the nine-mile prairie, beyond which they could see the shimmer of the lake and the sunlit structures of the new city "There it is," said Samson. "Four thousand, one hundred and eighty people live there. It looks like a sturdy two-year-old." Tiie houses were small "and cheaply built and of many colors. Some were unpainted. Near the prairie they stood like people on the outer edge of a crowd, looking over one another's shoulders and pushing in a disordered mass toward the center of interest. Some seemed to have straggled away as if they had given up trying to see or hear. So to one hearing it the town had a helter-skelter look. Our travelers passed rough boarded houses with grand-looking people in their dooryards and on their small porches--men in broadcloth and tall hats and ladies in silk dresses. It was six o'clock and the men had come home to supper. As the horsemen proceeded larger buildings surrounded them, mostly two stories high. There were some stores and houses built of red brick. Beyond the scatter of cheap, wooden structures they came to streets well laid out and crowded and busy and "very soft" to quote a phrase from the diary. Teams were strugg in the mud, drivers shouting and lashing. Agents for hotels and boarding houses began to solicit the two horsemen from the plank sidewalks. The latter were deeply impressed by a negro In scarlet clothes, riding a horse in scarlet housings. He carried a scarlet banner and was advertising In a loud voice the hour and place of a great land sale that evening. A sound of many hammers beating upon boards could be heard above the noises of the street and behind all was the constant droning of a big steam saw and the whir of the heavy stones In the new grist mill. It was the beginning of that amazing diapason of industry which accompanied the building of the cities of the West. - They put out In the livery stable of the City hotel and at the desk of the latter asked about the price of board. It was three dollars a day and no politeness la the offer. "It's party steep," said Samson. "But I'm too hungry for argument or delay and I guess "we can stand it to be nabobs for a day or so." The hotel clerk had a Register of the Residents of the City of Chicago wherein they found the name and address of John Kelso. They went out to find the house. Storekeepers tried to stop them as they passed along the street with offers of land at bargains which would make them millionaires in a week. In proceeding along the plank sidewalks tbey were often ascending or descending steps to another level. On La Salle street they found the home of Jack Kelso. It was a rough boarded small house, a story and a half high. It had a little porch and dooryard enclosed by an unpainted picket fence. Bim, In a handsome, blue silk gown, came running oat to meet them. ^"If you don't mind I'm going to kiss ou." she said to Harry. "I'd mind If you didn't,** said the young man as he embraced her. "We ipust be careful not to get the habit," she laughed. I'd enjoy T>eing careless tot once," said Harry. "Women can be extravagant with everything bat carelessness," she insisted. "Do you like this gown?" "It Is lovely--like yourself*** "Then perhaps you will be willing to take me to the party tonight. My mother will chaperon us.v With these clothes that have Just been hauled out of a saddle bag?' said Harry with a look of alarm. Even rags could not hide the beauty of him," said Kelso as he came down from the porch to greet them. "And look at her." he went on. "Was there ever a fairer maid in spite of all her troubles? See the red in her cheeks and the diamond glow of youth and health In her ej;es. You should see the young men sighing and guitar ing around her." "You'll hear me tuning upi" Harry declared. "That Is father's way of comforting my widowhood," said Bim. "He has made a wonderful beauty mask and often he claps it on me and whistles up a band of sighing lovers. As a work of the Imagination 1 am a great success." "The look of you sets my heart afire again," the boy exclaimed. "Come--take mother and me to the party at Mrs. Kinzie's," said Bim'. "A very grand young man was coming to take us in a wonderful carriage, bat he's half an hour late now. We won't wait for him." So the three set oat together afoot for Mrs. Kinzie's, while Samson sat down for a visit with Jack Kelso. The Kinzles' house was of brick and larger and more pretentious than any In Chicago. Its lawn, veranda Nearly all the festive company wore diamonds. They scintillated on fingers, some of which were knotted with toll; they glowed on shirt bosoms and morning as well as evening gowns; on necks and ears, which should have been spared the emjphasls of jewels. Col. Zachary Taylor, who had just arrived from Florida and was presently returning with a regiment Of recruits for the Seminole war, was at Mrs. Kinzie's party. He remembered Harry ahd took him in hand and introduced him to many of his friends as the best scout in the Black Hawk war, and, in spite of his dress, the young man became one of the lions of the evening. Alter refreshments the men went outside to smoke and talk--some with pipes--of canals, railroads and corner Harry Looked Into Blm's Eyes. lots, while the younger people were dancing and being proudly surveyed by their mothers. As~ Hurry and the ladies were leaving Col. Taylor came to them and said: "Young man. I am the voice of your country. I call you to Florida. Will you go with us next week?" Harry looked into Blm's eyes. "The campaign will be over In & year, and I need you badly," the Colonel urged. "I can not say no to the call ,of my country," Harry answered. "I will join your regiment at Beardstown on its way down the river.** That hight Harry and Bim stood by the gate talking, after Mrs. Kelso had gone into the house. "Bim, I love you more than ever," said the boy. "Abe says you can get a divorce. I have brought the papers for you to sign. They will make you free. I have done It for your sake. You will be under no obligation. I want you to be free to marry whom you will. I would be the happiest man in the world If you were to choose me. I haven't the wealth of some of the city men. I can only offer you my love." Be careful and, please, let go of my hand,'1* she said. "I'm not going to say a word of love to you. I am not free yet. We couldn't marry If we wanted to. I wish you to be under uo sense of obligation to me. Many things may happen In a year. I am glad you are going to see more of the world before you settle down. It will help you to be suite to know yourself a little better and to be jrare of what you want to do." ' 1 I think that I know myself fairly well," he answered. "There are so many better men who want to marry you!, I shall go away with a great fear In me." "There are no better men," she answered. "When you get back we shall see what comes of our little romance. Meanwhile I'm going to pray for you." "And I for you," he said as he followed her into the hou»e, where the older people sat waiting for them. Harry gave the papers to Bim to be signed and attested and forwarded to Mr. Stuart In Springfield On their way to the hotel Samaon said to Harry: "I don't believe Bim Is going to be carried away by any of these highflyers. She's getting to be a very sensible person. Poor Jack has caught the plague. He has invested In land Thinks it will make him rich. He's in poor health, too--kidney trouble-- and Bim, has a baby with all the rest --a beautiful boy. I went upstairs and saw him asleep In bis cradle. Looks like her. Hair as yellow as gold, light complexion, blue eyes, handsome as a picture." Thut night, In the office of the City hotel, they found Mr. Lionel Davis In the midst of a group of excited speculators. In some way he had got across the prairies and was selling bis land and accepting every offer on the plea that he was going into the grain bus! ness In St. Louis and had to leave Chicago next day. He choked the market with bargains. The buyers began to back off. Mr, Davis closed his carpet bag and left "It was a kind of horse stealln',' said Samson as they were going to bed. "He got news down there on the main road by pony express on Its Way to St. Louis. Til bet there* been a CHAPTER XIX. Wherein Is One of the Many Private Panics Which Followed the Bursting ef the Bubble of 8peeutatlon. Samson and Harry saw the bursting of the great bubble of '37. Late that night, Disaster, loathsome and thonsand- legged, crept into the little city. It came on a steamer from the East and hastened from home to home, from tavern to tavern. Great banks had suspended payment; New York had suffered a panic; many large business enterprises in the Bast had failed; certain agents for the bonds of Illinois had absconded with the state's money; In the big cities there had been an ominous closing of dewrs and turning of locks; a great army of men were out of employment. The little city was in a frenzy of excitement. The streets were filled with a shouting, half-craned throng. New fortunes had shrunk to nothing and less than nothing In a night. Lots In the city were offered for a tithe of what their market value had been. Davis had known that the storm would arrive with the first steamer and In the slang of business had put on a lifepreserver. Samson knew that the time to buy was when every one wanted to sell. He bought two corner lots In the city and two acres on the prairie half a mile, from town. They got their deeds and went to the Kelsos to bid them good-by. After hearty farewells Samson and Harry set out for their home. They were not again to see the gentle face and hear the pleasant talk of Jack Kelso. He had once said. In the presence of Samson, that It Is well to remember, always, that things cannot go on with us as they are. Changes come--slowjy and quite according to our calculations, or so swiftly and unexpectedly that they fill us with confusion. Learned and wise In the weighty problems of humanity he had little prudence in regulating the affairs of his own family. Kelso had put every dollar he ha/J lind some that he hoped to have into land. Bim, wljo had been teaching in one of the schools, had Invested all her savings in a dream city on the shape ^of an nnconstructed canal. f (TO BE CONTINUED.) ^ ; AIREDALE DOG NOT SCOTCH Breed Had Its Origin in Yorkahi**» England, and Is a Compar. ative Newcomer. Your alredale Is not a Scotch dog. He Is not of Scotch ancestry and no blood of, Scotch dogs flows in his veins. He is an Irish and English dog. The name of his breed does not come from the County Ayr" In Scotland, but from the River Aire In Yorkshire, England. Nor Is the alredale an old breed of dog, as such things are measured in the dog world It Is neither an old family nor a "first family" among dogs. The alredale is a newcomer. Dogs of thlc breed were first exhibited at Shipley, in Yorkshire in 1876, and they were then called, not alredale, but "waterside terriers." ^hese dogs were produced by crossing an English ottei hound with an Irish terrier, believed to have been a red terrier, and latei adding a dash of bull terrier blood. The combination produced a dog second to no other dog In intelligence, bravery, gameness in a fight, loyalty to his master and his master's family, and kindliness to children. The word "alredale," as the name of this new kind of dog, was first used In 1883 at the national dog show at Birmingham. England, where these entries were described as "alredale* or waterside terriers." The name waterside terriers" fell Into disuse. The English Kennel club was slow and conservative In, recognizing thU as a new and distinct breed of dog, but referred to them as "brokenhaired terriers." OBJECT LE* Mod MartFSK In Van* « • small hour tripped and fell "on a grating set la the pavestssS the other night A dime, which had been clutched in his chubby hasd, fell through the grating. He atood there, crying. One of the city's rich men halted besid* the boy. "What's the matter, patSY* be inquired. . The boy told his trouble. -» The man peered through the grating. "I see your dlme.'j he said. The store with which the areaway' below the grating was connected was closed. The man pursed his Hps and knitted his brows and considered for a ment or two. And then he smiled. He stuck his cane down between the bars and found that he could reach the dime. He searched his grackets ahd found a penny. "D'ye know where yoa can get a stick of chewing gam?* he asked the youngster. The boy nodded. When the boy had returned the man said: "Chew it good and then stick It on the end of my cane."' When this had been done the man knelt down on th6 pavement and after many attempts brought the dime up. He gave it to the boy and went on his way. Before he had gone many paces a friend caught up with him. "I've been watching you," the newcomer observed, with a broad smile on his face. "You got the kid's dime for him, but it took you twenty minutes to do it. Why in thunder didn't you give him a dime in the beginning and let It go at that?" The rich main looked at his friend In silence for a moment before he replied : "Did you ever in all your life see a better chance to teach a kid the value of money than that, was?"--Louis-. vllle Courier-Journal. 5' ? ; v- u A Shop of "Handmade"1 Books. "There has been in existence in Moscow since October, 1920, «a "Bookshop of Authors," gelling books in manuscript. Owihg to printing difficulties many Russian authors have had to copy their books themselves and even illustrate them. Among the authors taking part in the "enterprise" are Andrei Blely, Boris Zaitsev, Ivan Lazurevskl, P. Muratov, Feodor Sologub, Georgi Tshulkov and -A. Yacovlev, all of them writers of repute in RusmIu. The appearance of the books presents a great variety both in form and material; white and colored paper, millboard, ana even bank notes, sail cloth and birch bark are being used for text and cover as well. There is no less variety with regard to the tyjie of the books. There are being "edited" novels, poetry, memoirs and studies on art. P. Muratov is producing the' third volume of his "Visions of Italy." The prices of the handwritten books vary from 1,000 to 2ft,000 rubles in accordance with market prices, which in soviet Russia are rising continuously.--Christian Science IfooHer* ||s# •WW I 7.* "y Next One yoa want io concentrate on a piece of work Just slip astickofWRlGLEVS between your teeth. irsa Wonderful help In daily tasks --and sports as welL ' v ' rjir- /74Vcm' iMirs;'"'-" flavor s Mt l . Hazards disappear and bard places come easy, for WRIGLErs gives you comfort and poise--it adds the zest that success., A streat deal -••.for 5c SEALED TIGHT J « KEPT RIGHT I ... v-f. - MM* jM-. m Hie ftend-Off. George Creel, the publicity expert, was discussing Lord Northcllffe's world tour. "The Northcliffe press," he said, "the London Times, the Dally Mall, the Dally Mirror, the Evening News and so forth, are full of this tour-- columns of It very day--but the rest of the English press takes no notice ot It at all. "Lord Northcliffe reminds me of a story. • certain clubman, after a year's absence, returned to his dub, where he wasn't a very prominent ot popular character, and proceeded to greet acquaintance after acquaintance with noisy and effusive warmth. . "As he went from chair to chair, slapping this man on the back, seizing that man by both hands, a cynic said In an audible aside: "'Blank's giving himself a hearty welcome, isn't he?' "By the same token," wound up Mr. Creel, "Lord Northcliffe has certainly been giving himself a fine send-off." "Rapid Transit" in the Old Days. An illustration of the more or lest rapid transit facilities between th« "villages" of Brooklyn and Flushing as late as 1819 Is seen In the announcement of the stage driver who begs "to inform his friends in the city of New Yo.'k and the vil'Age oi Brooklyn, Newtpwn and Flushing that, notwithstanding the opposition which has lately been set up against Lim, b« still continues to run his stage between the villages of Brooklyn and Flushing ih sn equal if not superior manner to that which he has been In the habit for many years past. He has Improved bis team with an additional span of very fine horses which enable him to perform his route In a space of 90 minutes, being a distance of 12 miles. Those who wish seats In the above-mentioned stage will please apply at W. A E. W. Nlchol's store. No. 8 FUlton Slip. New York; John Bedell's, Brooklyn, and Samuel Lowerre's. Flushing. Fare from Brooklyn to Newtown. 37% centa, to Flushing, 80 cents." "Silencer" for Ducks. A small portion of quicksilver Inserted In the gullet of a duck has the same effect upon the bird as a Maxim silencer upon a ,gun, according to Chow Lowe, Chinese, of Berkeley, Gal. Lowe's discovery follows that of scientists In effectually quieting mules used on the war front in France. This was explained to the Berkeley police by Lowe, following a complaint that the Chinese kept a brace of ducks at his bmne, which disturbed the neighbors by their quacking. Lowe explained his "invention" to the police, and promised to apply it to his ducks If they would allow him to keep them. Action was postponed ten days to give him an opportunity to demonstrate. Bll -I*- Shinfng-up Days Are Hera STOVE POLISH la Wonderful Simple Explanation. Mary and her cousin Susan were placed in a room by themselves to play with their dolls and picture books. For half an hour all went well, then there was a sound of lamentation. Mary's mother opened the door to learn what the trouble was and found Susan seated on the floor loudly proclaiming her grief to the celling while Mary, leaning on her elbows, chin resting on her hands, was gazing nonchalantly Into the back yard. "Now, what's the matter?* mother asked. "Well," answered Mary, turning her face toward her mother, "both of us wanted to look out at Um both of us- couldn't." ,'^i Polite to Dog. Little Jacky--Look, mother! Tbat bulldog looks like Aunt Emily. Mother--Hush, child! Don't say such things. Little Jacky--Well, mamma, the dog cant hear it.--Boston Globe. The truest test of friendship to stt In words, but In actions. An Opportunity. "I never saw the equal of tboea Jagsbys next door," said Mr. nibbles. "They are always wanting te borrow something. I honestly believe we've lent them everything in the house except the piano awl «if twin beds." "I'm sorry you are so wrought up," said Mrs. Bibbles. "Mr. Jagshy hM Just sent over to know If--" "Don't say It I Don't say it I" -<• "If you have a few empty bottles you could spare, pint or quart else.** "Out of the way, woman I I'll take them over myself."--Birmingham A£t^ Herald. Up to Dad Now. "Daughter," said Mr. Grabcoin, "has the young man who is calling on yoa at frequent Intervals any prospects la life?" "Yes, father," replied the beautiful girl with a strange new light in hat eyes. "His prospects are Just splendid." "How do yoa make that out?* "I said 'Yes' last night."--Birmiaf ham Age-Herald. -- *"•*- there's and parlor were crowded with people 1 panic In ihe Hast *Ie> awafce^it^ in a wwfwi verier cf :.nat--xa. ' the others are still dreantnY* r jf Laboring Unver DHflcultiafc "There must be something wrong with the clarinet player In this orchestra. Every now and then be blows a •our note." "He's married to the Ingenue. Every time she kisses anybody on the stage be forgets his music." ? r:'^ "LatKudinartanA" This name was often applied to a school of Eifclish writers in the sev enteenth century who sought to recoa cile the Church of England and th« puritan element upon the basis of sub ordinating differences in doctrine|s the broad essentials ef raMgtoe Power From Sewage Gaa. From Australia comes a plan, reported in Popular Science Monthly, to generate an Industrial gas from the sewage of towns. The British ministry Is Investigating the claims of the Inventor hs to the yield from this source. Analysis of the gas shows that on an average It consists of 00 per cent methane, 17 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent hydrogen, 14 per cent carbon monoxide, and 1 per cent oxygen. Experts declare that there Is no reason Why. properly controlled, advantage piiwuiu net be taken of the biirt#>rinirtgleal action of sewage In septic tanks. Tests made to determine the horsepower developed la engines resulted very successfully. Peculiar Execution. ' Babberueck Wagoner --"On year right you see the tablet marking the spot where Paul Revere stood, waiting for the signal to be hung in the Old North church." Sweet Young Thing --n>h. dear, what a shame! And why m .they pick, J}>» » t» hang him ^ 3 i ^ ^ ' ' * t' * ' V-4 mm. Why should you follow a crooked path ? ; * Often a cowpath haa been allowed to become 1 • milage street, and as the village expanded, tradition has made the winding way an m|W eion of a cow's will. Habit is always forging chains to enslave tn, : SO that what has been found bearable by the fathers is accepted by the sons. Who cannot recall the coffee-pot Mother fWt on the stove early in the morning, warning ®s a not to let it boil over? As children, we were not permitted to drink tea or coffee, because it would stunt our growth or make us nervous and irritable. Whan older, however, we craved a hot drink with meals, and 1 custom gave us our tea or cofiee. Finally upon the instructions of the doctor. Mother gave up her tea and cofiee. But that meant nothing in our young lives. Our vitality waa then strong enough to throw off any ill effects. But our time came, and we learned by experience that we could not drink tea or coffee. When we had it for breakfast it put our nerves :: on edge. When we drank it at the evening meal, " ' o«s tossed about in wakefulness most at the night. And then we found Postum, s pure cereal beverage, free from the harmful drug, caffeine, in tea and coffee. We liked the rich, satisfying flavor ' of Postum--and also the. better heahh which ra» , suited. And, too, we were surprised to find how many of our-neighbors had made the same discovery-- had learned the value of " health first," Poatum conH in t»n fersss: Instant Poatam(in line) mmdm instantly in thi cap by th« addition at boiling t in Or«tl (in p*ckag«a of larger bulk, for thnu who prafar to make the drink while the tnaal is Mng pranendl •HKUby boiling for 20 miautae. Sold by all grocacs. Postum for Health "There'# a Reasott" ***-*• • i .m ;V!s! i*. tJi. gJ tsi-'.C,* *' ' • i?• vt. ^ ^*