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As Wallie took his shower and dusted himself with scented talcum and applied the various lotions and skin-foods recommended for the complexion, he wondered what the hotel acco Not up to ined, but he decided that he would duplicate this bathroo Wallie's knowledge of Wyoathered chiefly from an atlas he had borrowed from Mr Cone The atlas stated briefly that it contained 97,890 square ave the i, which very likely was the truth, since it had been published in Mr Cone's childhood when the state was a territory

What the atlas oination When he closed his eyes he could see great herds of cattle--his--with their broad backs glistening in the sunshine, and vast tracts--his also--planted in clover, oats, barley, or whatever it was they grew in the country For diversion, he saw hi over the country on horseback on visits to the friendly neighbours, entertaining frequently himself and entertained everywhere As for Helene Spenceley--she would soon learn the manner of man she had belittled!

This frame of mind was responsible for the fact that when he had finished dressing and gone below he spoke patronizingly to Mr Appel, who paid an incooing--and the fact that his aunt did not relent made it the harder It was the first time he ever had packed his own boxes and decided upon the clothes in which he should travel But she sat erect and unyielding at the far end of the veranda while he was in the uests of The Colonial There were tears in Mrs Budlong's eyes when she warned him not to fall into bad habits, and Wallie's were close to the surface when he proets cold weather," said Mr Appel

"I shall succeed or leave !" Wallie declared, dramatically

Mr Appel snickered: "They'll help fertilize the soil, which I'les had ht ahead, gave no indication that she saw her nephew coood-bye to me, Aunt Mary?"

She appeared not to see the hand he put out to her

"I trust you will have a safe journey, Wallace" Her voice was a breath fro suddenly friendless "This makes me very unhappy, Aunt Mary," he said, sorrowfully