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CATE MAT COITKTY TIMES. FRIDAY. JAKUARY 22. 1928

abaII I do about tha utory" - %iir asked Mrlbtrootl lIHcd hi* bead from ala pa|» i - Why. K ahe Isn’t icoinr to lavrst. »e rant* aay sh.- l». of: mutw I tut about the party and Gian. Hi rt\f that ahat It’s worth j -Jtbe’a a very aplteful woman. a ben sbr a aasry. rrldentlx Hut [ that - n«.t ftranye Mt»t women j are “ <4. Hemaott spoke with

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Brst

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i Ibe ,

'.in -Hooray. Ih> i'ii »l bin aud it

1 knew y. - . .mid aboa

her drek | K ad' Ibdut He liurst Into talk. "TUi* la the ; n,y tor th* line I'se bad the nerve ■« vnrkine on"

■ ltd are you 1 kwow you'll

have any use for me alter | . bo tellln icbtbouse earapade Hut 11 „ r ^ ^ , Hlirxjll

e Rood

4). I with me but you. We do bat «be D a«wt to Inlenlew ■KH.| UBH . S p^e 1 ber. dowl we— MA BTAIT, a ptwtalaeal s^| v^ee waa ahnoat pleadine ty wwaann, aa a rvwl estate prw- -Sure thins. klddo.“ Vioietta ad

* by •»»re , » Arm. | juat.d the spirit lamp for tlx ! 1 came to. I was lytns with my WhOr tbrrr Hr*. Btarj** BrnM re-i nntelh time and turned her hack head In the i-faryannthemum basket Areas ta tbe bkm - Voa . n<] „„ » tt , nM .-<ii! on the table, about four o'clork

are. aben you went off and

left roe. with that bird Jeffrie* ln-‘ trodured to yon. I t hour it tbe . ••-•IWC was wreeked acyboa. and: I'd just have a drink or two When I j

U base a nine stain reBarbara eanneets tbe wineArts., a Mb tbe rvmAbaase

•f HalUarlL

to tbe tavetara by • sir! aha has a beerstraiabl ejelsvbrlate far a rvrtala

l Risen by Hes. Mar) aud hadI* tbr Rarst of be oar. i Mp- Mary’s oAer Ior. Braet auasioa U at all tbe invests ban- deported, rs. Mary asks Braee abat he has a* GO OS BITB THE ATOtf t'HAPTRIt XXII I IU'CE frdw ned "Nothtns at ail.' be answered -Barbara's an oh ritnd of mine I Uka her Ten ncb--An oM friend of jro-.rs:" Lydia * sice was cmlily. Stnagr you (dnl laMifriTi the .'act when 1 in educed you." -Well.- said Bruce slowly, -we sreYT been tbe tMM of frttaals tor une time. There wasn’t much for s to say to each other toniyht “

to pal around tacether

about her head, lin her slim shoulders over the rlusAnc dish

"Violetta." he raid. ~«l!l you tell

r. *<aii rthlait'-

"SulV tbiaR. if I know It.” sbe

nest morning There had ta-en a death IB the ptare and everybody hnfced ill had rlean.d out hmc t-fore

leu. Brace, are you in love with trace shook bis bead an that the lit from tbe fbtneae lamp tell m aa unruly lock of hair stahd- : on tbe crown of hi* brad "lad's [ talk of such serious thine* dta." be said. "Let's Ju»t enjoy rselvee. It's nice belna here

Lydia bent nearer to him “ rou really like bcina with ro. ■be asked, her brieht hair aim ouch las his. Braes- slims] uneasHy -onrue I do. You're tuiebty Rood mmpany. Lydta. " She drew back, her eyes nar ns "Good rompauy.- she r. p- ated rhea sbe IraneJ bark, her shaal iweepHu: la loae. lazy Itnes down from her ahooMer* -Ton aee. Bruce.- she said licht ly. “if make* a rood dial of ditr if you rc^ly like sue BiRbt U aMIr In help

him eaoAeh In clve berself to him aitbout Iboucht of anythtnc else' Or I* (be world and its M-hero.-.- always la her lbour.hu while she Is

lortns httu —

Violet la considered. “Well, aben I'm la lot-a. Ux-re isn't anythitir else In my mind at alt." she said "I'm just plain cuckoo Whut's the une in hRurinR all those tbinrs out anyway" Love'* love, and Ux-re's nothinr else in tbe world like it. That* cnoukb for me" Hrure was starinr at hi-r fizedly Her eye* were la.zr and childlike Suddenly be crossed tbe rx«ra and

leamsl over her.

Before sbe could cock* what he iotesdbd to do. hr had kissed her and abruptly cane away. When she beard tbr door slam. Violetta rushed to her bed and flunk herself upon it. Rirzlmf: hysterically. After a lew moment* of laurhler. she rose and searched in a tumbled dre*ser drawer between a topless cJd sr and a stack of soiled ponder puffs, she pulled a tattend

hit of newspaper

was a passage marked

"Be always sympathetic, lief hha tell bis trouble*. Invite him in to tia and let him talk about himself And. above all. he feminine. Men

m orried about what yon'd think of roe that I went out and ;:<a drunker still. Haven't tawn myself since Guess tbe hooch wax hod stuff. New UaMleRRer. You see there * no use pretetK'iinc my lips had never touched liquor before, but I do want you to know I'm sor.y you

ere bumUialcd.'

“Thai's all right. Sinhad ' replbd Harbaia "It was pretty had. but I don't hold itradRc*. "

"Von

stain, tboucb— be querlid. Barbara only smiled ter In the day she look the scarf front tbe lower desk drawer and wrapped it carefully in paper When she went went hotur that nicht. tbe parcel was in h. r coat pocket. CllAPTKR XXIII ’T'lti: day* that folloaed India's * party brought a flurry of work to the Telegraph'ottec Bsrhars came Into tbr edltoiial room one stormy afternoon to Iron MclliTmott waiting for her. "i ome into my office. Miss Hawley." hr said. Hi* desk was covered with I'hristmas praters and clipplnR* "I'm Roinr to give you the special rbrUtma* page tor women.” be told her. "See what you can do lo make it attractive—madonna stuff Yuletide rbeer and all that. And maybe a picture of a fat baby for tbe centerpiece. You know tort of thing women carl

alone."

Barbara looked up at him. "That depends. M: McDermott. There are

just ph-ln woman - . «•«» «-u.en .bo would he no more The v lipping n ax from the love-1 attraev .-d by a fat and tmilinc Uabv lorn columa ot tbe Telegraph. I than a picture of a tractor. Me rc

. not all the lank arnUmrntalixt* * * * I you think urn."

McDermott was deep in tb. McDermott .awd her vie. aside morning paper* whin Barbara; ani ] nonsense:" lx- sa'c!

opined the door of bis office next' Thi-rr'* not a woman in Ux- world

roornioR He looked up. mith a «bo sunt *top and look at a pic halt smile that alnaya betokene f j |urt . a The ro-naal oovn preoev upatioo. | n 0 penly. and the abnormal rax * -Pardon ox-. Ur McDi-rmott.' | do „ .ben everybody's bark is she said, "but I ban- a message fo: | IUI ned. But they all do It. That's you from Mrs. Stacy Nt* told ux IllM M-nimx ntallly - It to ask you to call her this morn | UirUa,. » a * about lag. Bbe waaU lo give vou an | diznantly. hut McD. raiott U gau

j discuss ai tides and type sin* I

They *ay -be i* ! Jj,- Jiagr "And suppose

put a great deal of mrax-y | <IU | (or .nn,,. peart throb feature

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"Good for Lydta." said McDermott. "She will make rood ropy out id Ox deal, where notssly else could And if she C«x-s into It al

i I'll fc

i women intrude in such matThat's .fay I »e«il the guesiv

and you can t

your*, anyhow. By the .a) ho. .a* the party' Worth a Rood yam*- He .aa rattling the re-

ceiver txxik

"NoUuug extraordinary." Bar buia replied But I ran mak. « riadable story. either lor Mr. Well, or for the aorlety column."

Uiterruptid

mas." be added. “Gel a lot of 'poix kiddy' stuff and some mother love stories and anything else rak uialid lo ' 'ill at the heart strings ahinc Ibis time of year." Uarhara grimaced "I I

,u I UcDeraxitt sir,it* d at lx-» "Why | N struggD* A .omaa's .hbl ialue i * to a ni .spaper is bvv heart throb ^ reuse Sbe furntabra Ux eiixdiima! 1

“Well,"’ said Brme. “We haven't been the best of fi There wasn t much f.»r us to say to each oilier foiii^’iit.

P»per isvmpx le " Barbara nmdr a hoi pie** «*•*! and ..-Iked to the dour An unoaualiy large pile of h lorn mall lay on be! desk

khe sighed t

greet Mr* KUx-y over the U-b -J jeflrx. Lv. rybodyV trtUnr lro*y

. phone Barbara .atch.d ham H' 1 un I'bristnuss p -wnt* : : lislened patx ally tor many mo- uia . M| rTU ,m-) patterns i j OM-nt*. fat* face zro.ro* more and | m „ taB dy recipes '

, PHZaDd “It s bard lines. Bah

* T . ’ | At laid be put up tbr receiver and |

iT do to mix , ... n... ,, -rt

"That a qu..i

said "The lady W cool aa I [ Say* she ha* rhang

rail tt."

•Thanks. word*, first tiro roan admit a wor Ml Dermutt say*

fboM- Uni

« hie It) bev-al liiro to you. am! reftpunsibilitv."

pretty mas] sort type Id i-x|ki1 yiw in. All frivolity sponsible. He In. :lip|x rs. flguratU. "DubT worry • I Barbara »puke a

BtoiHx-d. mtle. Bat. .

l-.-en With us several . be said, “and I'd like a better chance to show • an do. Wells likes your he hair, to admit It. He omen on the staff.

be ax good a man

roy on tbe stafl." replied Bar- '-• "He didn't .ant to be fiicnda. ■ n I think he's given In now " 'I've been talking with him." '•>utinm-d klilx-rinott. "and .• -gned that .hat tbe Telegraph mid* I ■ more human Interest f«a-tun-a. You ure tbe beat man on tlx- staff loi those. I know you don't like soli Aories. but you know a rood oro- .Ix-n you see It. I derided that. Ux- day you brought la itw \\. i Plain* wm-k stuff. I've told Mills | smild cake >-.,1 Tea*-ire idlfor and relieve you ..1 • Vi-rythlng else esre|4 tbe lo**lorn column on xhlrh. by the way. »o'1 n- ibiiug a good joli." Uithara's eye o|x-ued very vide. Uila-iinolf l.s.k-rl amused. "A I aise gix. .Ith It. Miss Hawley.

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j Ball mean .bi.lv "pur. ■ only tx-n er than pure* , ***'*’ Dvr i piixture ol I a good ID*

Hank the fello*

Brum- rallied a smile "OMy au revtdr Igd said, with a hint of fatigue

i iled Batliara. '"That t.* > any harm to try. Ux- way. have you i more about the •I’ Me ought lo tx-

. but I II watch

laughing baby

I Barbara, siatl-

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