TAPE MAT COJHTY TIMES. FRIDAY. JANUARY 2H. 1926.

P«fr Thirtrca

MF.«JIS MERC TODAY | puacd lo a lrr*h Oood of cow: that BARBANA HAWLEY, 25, artl-i »"«''•“« trow th» lawn Iwlow •a4 talratrA, (<<r« ap hrr' hrour' t Barbara to the window. RBIH'E RE> aa! The rhlldrea atuod In a aer.il-rlrrl*. rhiUrt aad rrt» a Jab on Uh-i lurnlntt tlx lr hmda upward, wi that —iUd^pbU TrWrrapk. la -rdrr t.l (l ‘<' “^t tr«wn 1h-t window Ml

. j upon tbrlr Imm

AMtREW BrDKRBOTT. aiaaair-1 sh '’ 0 t' !D n “ h - an ’ 1 r^ltar u f lb, Trlrrrapk, Is a' ,)rr * ■ d«>p, cool breath Vacrant nacr (Haad wf her (altor'**. | brewaaa chilled her aud i>be pulled

Mr awkew (ricad, with bob'the robe around her.

CEFRIKX. pallce reporter, and' ttirlatmaa tre»w were silhouetted p Baa) thrilliaa adtratares la-j aitalnat trout window* In the bouses

adlac • diaaer part) at the 1 across the afreet , on a ulrhl when a The children BnUlu-d their alnai cuaiaUI* saicide Ini: and w«ut awa> The ll*ht.« in the story the bouses opposite w Inked out on.

picks np a red scarf left la the] by on. and the <Tiri»tma» tree win- ■ hy the dead Baa's ankaowa . duws became mere black patches, aaa cobibbIob. At the read-' Barbara went back to ber hearth <e she also asakrs the araaalat.' rua. Out of the pocket of ber robe

oO.* w.ih a brlcbter facs: tliaa slic bad worn for aome time. Hob Jet fries was waitlnc for her. “Hrar you're potnc to do dramatic review Inc I tom now on. Bah*.'' be cried “You're certainly commit up in the

I coat, w here she had thrown It I | across a chair al Mrs. Bryan s hrrt | ' alarmlnc n<»* As site picked It i up. two dbratri ti. set* fell out. Slie stoppasl ashari It 'was already * ell |s.-t t. roue time She i ran to the tetopboat and ca».’ a j nutaber ' Hello. Dob. tb'.s Is Bar

I tiara- My motbc

' forcot

I 'm *

- ITorrest Thr-

l»o yoi suppose >.u u-ian and see the la. Will be :anne kind of • leersph tomorrow

stlrrinc up trouble. Bob*' slicj queried. "OK. Well, that's Just a word to j the w ise. There's >:»'n£ to hr some I kind of story. I'll bet ray hat. and If the oi position f. ts It first. Me - Urrmott may blame you." Barbara's ar.oth. i d.d n»t Ini-

prove

The 1; .use becan: r bu*li( d place with two nurses mosinc about si■esitt'. t'.irlr Whit' esnaents Sick . . on the datk .'It! stair and in

It was Mannerst llArTER XXVIII AAANNKHS crept past the window ^’‘without sreinc her. and on. down the tire cacaj-- Barba < stood -.1.11 on the stuir landinc. At last she cauitht her breath

1 u tun. Che i

Ktrwalk Just In ttme to « ah turn into the alley w I

•ape at the tw

butldin:

Barb.ira hailed another

the fr.H

th.

“Yew." she said, happily. "U'nt

*or«eou«T"

"Mac seldom five* that kind of . _ _ .. .

w.,1 |„

“Says they have no sense of humor; and too many prejudices. They also! ' complain about not bavtnx anybody I to CO to theatres with nwnetime* ' ~ Onc of the pensltles for belnc an j tonlcht liu.itlscb.'d woman. Hubs. Even the ]'m ber. women who like men least some-1 "OK.

a a* aympatheti. 11 co. Time to i rante over bare, c. But I'm mlahi. : niotbcr. Is it

nf JERQUE PALI, Baa abwat! abe drew a erampled ruUr of eUp-1 I d wait for a man lo take me I'd

1 pine* and spread then, oa the rucj Co alone If necessary. But anyhow, before ber I ' don't have to. I have my mother Sb. nad them throuch. chla on) She's tbe best company In the ind Then ibe te-can to lauch i world, and I can always depend on

Peals of lanchtcr ranc lhrou*h the ,1 —Utr Br^r W-'

t_»_a _i.s wim; ' sounded la the hall outside nhen

Bob'* voi. Surely. Ibn

"*■ uethlBB vacuc about b

nirfldaB Was m.t pern. , son.e test* in find ou

refrained frotu tclltmt Barbai .-d. "I'm afraid *o r ,.. a i, k

was saytny to you ^,-1^ four ••itId always depend Vr ,

■ippose abs died:" | I110 ., lI1(1

lUb*. don't cross , {t « r ,

I hridees Msyls she'll be lots lief- , lla)

^ retorted Barbara "If I' ,rr *“ ,be morniac. Try to co to,

w iidled to co anyw here, donl thluk i bed and *et

o tbe a

terror that ahMM , ln ,

Uvoiiiinc : road Mat

** rall-

Mi*. Hawley can-d al her from ' to w

rare has Jslned Ike real ewUle i of Hnaarrs, M»ac aad Rej.. K wklck H praawUac Ike Tale, ] * section of tawa, a BaBBotk

sacqaalatcd with MRS-j

rntt uTirv Hek widow .W~ Mr* Hawley pushed the ooor ,

BTS.™-. ^o^,. natlunt

(trace fail* lo respond t. her "" K ~ w ^ ’ h ' ™

Barbara receive* aad priat* la

a*aed Violetta, who ta know ksw U attract a ctwt socially saperlsr' Oa thristarns Ha; Harbaia is a cllppinc to folow ap for ■er. It tells of Ike marriacre lo VIOLETTA ( RAXBY. a eBpiojrr of a bo* factory. Barbara rushes'fi.r Ur tie of the elecrspk and betrias to read t bvelara colaBB lor we«ks back. IOW O© OX WITH THE STORY

n the rue.

crylnc. her body limp

the cllppinc* clutched In one nann Mr*. Hawley croaio-d the roon hurriedly and beat on her daueh ter. "What on earth. Barbara *" sh«

easped

Barbara thrust the clippings toward her mother. For a few moments there was alienee. while Mrs. Hawley adjusted ber classes and puckered ber brows over tbe letters. "What's It all about. Barbara* - she asked at last. “You're not crylnc over these T" Barbara sat up and wiped eyes. "Ye*." sbe replied. “I am. the more fool I. 'They're from the Ctrl that Ilruee married yesterday. U th<- 'superior younr cent' spiaks of. And I've helped ber land him* Site becan to lauch hysteri-

cally attain.

Mr* Hawley Itasped. "Why. Baba, how do you know?" Because I was asked to write a note of the weddinc this morninc And I recocnUed her name—Violetta Franby. I our-htrl to care.' But I do. Yet I think it's funny. me to cive jer direction* catrb him. all tbe time tblakinc he was some cheap twa-for-a-penny sheik. And it waj Bruce—Bruce! " Sbe seized the cllppinc* and be

Just li'

CHAPTER XXVI

leaves of the paper* rustl'd Barbara's bands were shaking a abe could scarcely read tbe ordi! Bbe laid the file on tbe rsk and crouched over Beclnnlnc at a date about three Maths before, the letter* of Vlortta ran through the loiclorn colmas From beer stains and eyetsb curlers to red sr.Un wedding reas. they painted a graphic pic-

ure of the girl wl

Trey told her love story, starkly.]

rithout shadings

Barbara read tbe answer* eve® oore eagerly .ban the letter*. Now ad then ber mouth twisted curt-

“ilL la .ba on™ larja»a_! — ; , „„

id not boar It. Tb« rush of the! „ tlBa ^ vanlB ljk ,

t edition swirled about the ce-

ll waa late when Barbara arrived at the Overbrook station that afternoon. The pocket of her coat held two tbeatre tickets, and she carried a corsage bouquet in a box. Al the telephone booth *be ordered a taxicab for seven-thirty Her brat evening of play-reviewing was to be a gala ntghl It seemed to her that Applet!**Street was very dark, a* »be alighted from tbe car in Overbrook and started toward home. Most of tbe blinds were drawn In tbe bouse* along the way. and most of the street lamps were dark. Barbara put ber band in her pocket and clutched the tickets. A* she walked briskly aloe little abe neared her home, sbe saw that the bouse waa dark, oept for a light lo her moth< room upstair*. Sbe unlocked the door hurriedly and stepped into the hall. At sound of the door, one had switched the light on from upsUtrs. A woman came runn.nc down tbe steps. Bat tiara recognized her Mrs. Bryan, lb- new next-door neighbor. -Don't be frlgl-tcortS " “16 ,Jir woman. "We hope IF* nothing too, serious, but your mother ha* bad ^ some kind of a stroke." CHAPTER XXVII “A STROKE"" Barbara

m :

Jeep. You look!*

half sick ywurx-lf today."

Barbara bun. up tbe recelv. r

and Climbed th. .a.r*_Sbc looked. _ anxiety

*■> ,.. d

Ur*an was alitinc In an arniehair . , ^ .

by the tKd Sh. came lo tbe door ; J ^ub.','. Illness. Bar

"Go on to bed. dearie, she whispered. "Your Mother's sleeping

in be

Etrtnc way lu-r mother

le-gin- j

nicely and I'll salch her for a w hile. Then Mrs Goodhue promised to come back and sleep on the couch here, in rase Mrs. Hawley should wake. You rant stay up. all night and work all day. And If! your mother is sick long, you'll I

nod your salary "

Barbara thanked her with a pres-

sure of the hand and went on to her own room. Her bed »** not I turned hack as usual. She un-l dressed and crawled Into It. Tb.n (

sbe cried herself to sleep.

,.ul Into the

he alley. Manner* • ahead Barbara* ■c-ding. bin the car

i*l it* speed . .ul it did not

u. nt on throuch the . iiy and out Into the -lura was beginning iher Manners meant •..untry In a hired

rab. when she t.olleed that tl.ey werr following ib. railroad tracks. A whistle sound..! not far away The car ahead > hot forward, cut sidewise suddenly and came to a slop exactly on th. railroad track* Barbara thrust her bead out of the

nn at we get the last * Vale Acres gang. Mis* . Manner* skip town in says his office Is lying » h. r. -.bouts, ly and wail for orders, look up all we’ve print- ■ ..f heavy tnvcjtorm. , a sucker list that will ■ ey,cut Mis* Hawley, lanners' home and s«k

i , down within a mo,i.ciit or two. .* dared not Miii.k of what lay a he: J*!.e ■ Inn hid the sb-p.* In t it ! Ite.d Building for tie- third li'

hw bath.o

that sbe I

ha in received a summons from her

mother's lawyer

“Your mother's property has ] C ah and saw a tram o dwinlled 'o practically nothing."! the direction of town he told her. "i suppose you knew j Manners''car Mill

l«-en living on the I rail*. Tbe driver juni| ln*t year." j ran down tbe side of th hara had not know n She ] waving his coal fclsni back to Uic Tclecraph olfl.*- Manners did np» got o.i ■Pen.-d a drawer In her desk ! nrou Harbaia dtudd. re * hi' f full of hill*. She pull—! j rt.iln death lor Hwout and spread Hi. in on the | mxi The train cant. When M. Is-rtni.il came out' slackening of speed

« off.re. .-le- was barnluc on l.xked again Th*- laxl drlv lUtw. staring b..|« te.»ly at the ,,n running ufi and down. Hawley .till! rallMl ^ ‘»b. hi* effic a Tb.- great '

-^,.i , it to . ^ Hie later

rnpty whim she Tbe haughty

nt into it.

•nographi-r cnr corridor "I

r Manner., was n<>t in snapped before Barham o speak. "He has been l.rei- day* and will not lor three more" She diction:.] y down on hi ■

rant b,

threw her head hark. "I l to see Mr. Manners. 1 know too well that he *-n. But I do want lo see

or Mr. Reynolds."

! The woman seemed surprised at

t on the | her sharp retort. "Mr. Stone Is In I out and 1 hi* private i48cc." -he said, "and

rack bed.! Mr Reynolds Is also out of town

his bead j not expected bark until tonight "

t In lb. with no Barbara

work with a

t through the office

He w

bald man w ith childish eyes

pathetic mouth,

ing i When Barbara entered the offinbe start*d up and gave ber a trou-

tbe bled look.

i*-li»pr Saturday.' |

ii tbi

The co-

r where sbe rat. and then the road aad tbe third. She read on. fa rough the little note* from Vloa aad hrr own fijppuot replies. A* last she read them all She fot up aad put the file hark In it# Hare. Wells was calling her ■Where hare you been. Mis* Hawley? IVn been shotting for you

tor half aa boor "

It worked and be wants ti

out.

"Then I advise her how lo ch: him on their first date. Sbe co: hack with a request for more »t met tons in arousing serious Intentions. I tell her flippantly to be ‘all woman.' to drop her own interest* and listen to him talk about hi* lo give him flattery and *duilratton and uasrlhsh

Isn't

that

I tell It

tbe things I'd never do. and

, «s, *b follow* dirertioa* and wins tb.

then looked sbarplyj maB , cvrr maIJlw i And look

t ber. “Wbat's the matter' ou IU. er just tired' You look all

"IF* nothing." said Barbara wearily. Til be all right." Bar was ovTfi abb- lo remember flerwards w hat she did tbe rest of kat morning There was telephone alls, but she did not know to bom lie* Jeffries asked ber quenkmx. but sb* looked at him blankly and did not answer. Somebody r • story to re-wrttr. and ; sent to some building to

■Mtuary.

i. abe was sitting al ber ber tap. Wells Mopped and looked al her curiously a* he went after bis bal and roaL "Going homer- be asked. ■Van I take you anywberr ? You're looking very white. Not fit for rhristmas dinner." Barbara shook her brad, thank you. Mr. Weil* 1 11 get t nil right. I'm Jurt tired." She nad heavily against her dr*k a* rose. Wells frowned. "Don't sick. Mis* Hawley . You're one xir best men. you know. Uett.-r atay borne tomorrow and rest." at That * the last thing 1 want to do." cried Bar-

"But you didn't want him fot yourself. Bab*.' reminded bet mother. "Oh. wall. I'm not crying nboul that IF* everything, •‘■i »° UrKl these days that II doesn't take much to start the Irors 1 like my Job. but I'm that I have lo bite my lips to keep from screaming. "It s oil work rnd no fun And I'oi losing all my friends, becai I've Do time lo giro them It's a habit " Mrs. Hawley looked thoughtful “There are penalties to pay for everything tn life. Barbara My guess I* that If you'd married Itruie. you'd be even more tired of houses ork than you are of news* paper work not

“I i

with a

Impatient shrug and hugan

to prepare for bed. As she turned to kiss her mother good nigh'- abe exclatrard. "Why. mother, you look awful. Have you l»*n overworking on that old CbrtsUapg dlnwsr—

Mrs Hawley lurned away and

walked quit kly to tbe door "Iwm'i i

ly more than a

whisper.

Mr* Bryan nodded. Tbe doctor hasn't come yet. I had just rome over to borrow an egg and I found | her lying on tbe kitchen floor, f She's coining lo now. and I think 1 shell be all right." I Mra. Goodhue, another neighbor, bent over tbe bed in which ber mother lay. Someone had tied a piece of paper around the light bulb, so that It cast a circle of shadow across the bed Barbara could not sec- ber mother * face. She tiptoed to the led The neighbor lurned and pet her finger on ber lips. Mrs. Hawley lay with ryes closed, her face while on Ihc

pillow.

The neighbor Xx-ckoued Barbara out uf the room. In the hall. Barbara grasiwd her arm “Is she dean*" she choked Tbe woman shook her head. "Don't be frightened. dram She's coming around all tight. Had ber eyes open a momsM before you came in. Wr'vr sent for Dr. Graham. Mrs. Bonn thought la- was your faml'y doctiu "Maybe it's Just a faint, t ome on down now aud I’ll give you a ] bite to eat while we're walling lor tar doctor." They found Mrs Bryan already bending over tbe Move, stirring a krtils of soup Tour mother was making this fur dinner when she »as "taken sick.” she said to Barbara. "You'd better take some ol It tight away. You look a* had a* sbe doc* " Barbara shook her bead "I can't sat. Mrs. Bryan When will Dr Graham get here*" "Any mlnulr now. He said fac'd cone right away " . Barbara found herself marshalled to a chair and fed a bowl of stran: ip again*! ber prou

aid. In answer

I introduction of herself. "I a | In the office today I reel l Mr. Manner* I* not here to '

t that •II you

e likely

! "Mr. Manners wi

the! to till me If he were n«re. re- : in j n arked Barbara rooty. The ma.i

the I swallowed with an effort, ited! "What do you moan*" "Just thl*." sbe replied "I saw

saw I Manm r* have this building by th.cablitre escape not tin minutes after

still quite Slick, but sbe could bwar the daw n breeze slipping In at the ..pen rash and ruffling the rnpera on hrr dn.k. Hat hr.: a sat up tn bed and folt for her watch. A flashlight revealed it on tbe table beside tbu bid The hands said four o'cIobR. She lay down again, stretching out wearily between tbe sheets All at oner she was out of bod again A sound came from her mothci '* root.. Barbara snatched a chair and ran night candle Ml the nick room th.rw a red gloat* into the ball. I'-arbnrn stole to th, door and llst.nrd. Someone wa- stirring in<ii She pusbi-d lie* door ope*, night nurse lay asleep on ber cot Mrs. Hawley was sit ting upIn bed. her head on-iplng. Mother dear." wblsprn-d Barter oping into the room :<otsele.- ly • w list's tbe matter." Th. i. woman raised ber h.wd. It Msin.d to Bnrtuira that her mother's eyes were black coals In the red dis k of the room. Her face was white and thin. "Labs dear." sbe said huskily, and Barbara heart almost Mopped. She Mil down on tbe bedside and put her arm around ber mother's shoulders. "Are you feeling worne. mother* Shnll I rsll Mira t'ptow** The older woo..it. shook ber bead, feebly. "No. I want to talk to you. Barbara. Me may not hare another chance." Barbara c h o k i d "Nonsenne. mother darling. Dr Graham told me today you were on the mend. You iniisint let these night thoughts ret bold of you. In a few days you're going lo lx- sluing up by the dining room window, wltb Kiki singing tn bt» cage beside you. Just wait." "Perhaps. Dabs—and perhaps not. Hut anyhow. I want to talk to you

now "

BqrheTa brought a shawl and wrapped It about hci mother's shoulders, adjuiited s pillow at her lock and rat down on tbe bed

"All right, mumsy. hut don't ever say such gloomy things again. They're not true amt I can't stand then. What's on your mind?" •'Ju.*l this. Bat.*." ber mother re-piu-d. slowly Tm worried about

o hr you're living a Day after day. Fro nd feared for yon.

Barbara spread the bills on the desk. When McDermott came out of his office, she was leaning on one elbow. *tanng hopelessly at the mass of papers.

; gineer was Minuting at the j driver, who was running back

I hi* machine.

I Manner* made a bap for | train rteps. the taxi driver wa. hir cat and the car moved off j track*. In a moment the lint W *A.°U abTW Barbara I Manners hurl something nt the

I driver from the plat form on which . : «ur .4H >• girl tod raid he was out- : you. It seeni* h<- stood The man picked up the t>f >. w n. He caught the east-bound; miserable life. , object, pocketed it and drove away j Bruited a^<1 I think there's some- watched you i

! Barbaras driver put his head'thing wrong The bank t.-lla me How long can yon go on like tnu?

through tb.- window "Where to; U'* Just cldaed hi., .'•ccount " (You're mlsslnt everything that

j now. miss*" ! Slone turned gray He . wallowed make* life worth living." ire. • ' "B.j-k to the Telegraph office aa I several times before b* coo Id It-iw Icy rank lower In the bed from

! .-i a> |w—vat- - ) speak. "Now. MUa Hawley let's not the effort of speaking,

i Every idcpbooc wns tn use »ben i be hasty. Great harm can tw done "Why honey . " replied Barham,

»tw entered the editorial room Sbe by Jumping at concltMotis in a lime Tn. not leading such a bard life, jirki-d Jimmy oul of the dictation 1 like this Fbr God's sake. Miss It's long hours and heavy v

! hooth and called the Fraukllni Hawley, give j , Unk dlvlr mailer. , Thl cashier there was a friend ol ' And if the public

' t.-S -Have you beard any mins ('hi* . oa.iMuy, thpuswods ol dollars | Her mother was not listening. . is.ut tbe Manner*. Stone and Hey-! will l*' loat- If the papet.. will only "If I *bould go. Barliara. whot iiold bunch*' sb. ask ul him ] »>. Ip us. will pull through all would b.-.-om.-of you* It terrlflea "Where I* Manm rs* ' ] and explain cv. rylhlng " me. I'm afraid io die because of II. "Haviu'l heard anything about, "The Telegraph will not b.' to.. ; You'll b. knocked around with Moth. company." he replied, "but;-nxk.j.s to h. lp you lilm-flam llw ; l««1y to eare whal happens to yon. Manner* hlmilf just closed his ac ! public." raid HarWa tlowly "It's, "ll Isn't the old maid l»rt of It rounl and heal il In a great hurry ! Bme Ibl* thing cairn- out If you that Is so awlul- M's the being yu.s r pMK.i-dln." all th.- way I want to make a statement as to aloue In your later years—not havthrough What s up— ; Manner*' procedure, ail right mg any place that belong* lo jmm. But Barbara had ngUrnl the) Otherwise, we ll have to go ahead "j IT .frald I should not havena-rer-tver. ' Slone's face w nrk«L Hr put hi* | couragnl you to give np Bruce.” i McDermott was busy with a caller] ''.ad down on his arm* and began Mra. Hawley's bead dropped atdo-

w hi n she left the telephone booth ] h (She pared Hie office restlessly, so] n ! that MU* Badger gave her a dls- <*niee.

I approving look, and Jimmy asked' "On whal iraln do you xpect ( ' the matter. I ^ Reynolds*" she naked the wo-j the caller departed and man in the outer room. ] wbi. c

P loses fl

! but I like il. And ;

t know I

left the 1 i

Al las

Barbara bu:

[ Into

Hi

,-d. She wa>

! in I fie habit

a cheerless kitchm and mad. h-r- he told b*r. Not befor- in ibc self a cup of strong coffer :>iu) a ] nals of Hie Tclecraph had a slice of burnid toaat. She ate al j porter be. n given two Inn costbe kitchen table, staring out I salary in two month across tbe snowy bark yard, with] • • • Its dirty puddle- in the hollows.t The office of Manaerr, .'tom and II* sprawling bare grape vine*.I Reynolds wa* in an uphn Sh.- could see the dining r.»mi | Stour and several business astable irom wbere sbe sat l< was late* Mood In the outer office. I loin and the rood) was da-k She, ing earne.tly Office l«.y turn,d her »yes away ahudd.-r.or j stenographer, an-wir,d lelepl Having told Mr* tiuudhu tbnt | call* ennlinually laid u I.e-.d she would get a nurse hrtore fbrjiaUera Into lb.- private roon.s

day was Aver. Barbara left lor tb. , Malt, interurhan station. j walked Wells greet,d ber wtib a gtow.-r-| Mr Manm mg face. "Didn't see you at the raptor » show last night. Miss Haw I. > ‘ pimui "1 Thought you were goto* to t- vw-w j liwiuatiiu.

of enter

rather not tell you Ibis." the

raid, lor many reasons But I must, ; Manners Just skipped town with his

, ts.. gag, Hts hank >* ' his account tbi* afte ] hi* office I* telling e

"On Ihc eight east." replied Ibc

Barbara hurried hock Telegraph office. ..t.d in'n

k from the Iona anywhere.

Hawley." he ] I'm in now.

If I were tied to in. I'd be kicking

arc* in a year or twe mi for adventure. AmI fie wot-*.' than tbe life

| up. I think An, ! sure ol tbe fart

to hold nIT u

we're not entirely ! bar I, yet. I've de. td.-d is hy

.morrow morning'

iw ly laid d

were curiously sjeej,y. lUrluua clasped Ix r ham pili ot that company anyw. Mine-thing is surely amiss

arly . lo catrb the ci

: llruce."—her voice waa j.-'r proved what non be raying hi* Violetta. You <• thank God yon hacked me

n L» 1

Mrlarmutt laid down nervously He lookid . help Kising none, he rat

W ile *

about roe, Bab*. I'm yurt not I U»eH v

>tn bad taken tbe last snuontul a

day* I Ye*. I v

Tbe i

When be Wa* gone. Barbara ran * tbe file again la) Ing u •*» '! table, abe began u, clip He l iolrlta • orrespondrnie Jimmy, the offir.

came out uf the morgue

•■Whew! Barbara Da«Iey. youll catrb tbe iuimI.i, ! Do* I ym kt.-w "\-v Ibe Old man will botl y«»u tn oil n' '•«

.nd* you re l--« u-rmr ho '••««»“ «'■ precious file.*" McDermott Barbara did not answer b.-“ Her i hi* "

mouth wag tight

A little after noon. »bc gathered ! U, “ IMibst up the rllphincs and •Juust them l‘ u >' *' ,1tuto bir pockM jtr.pbbeerol “Stale warht. beiHg* nsefat “ Th. i ** treble voices uf children Ih—led up! he *“«. *Dd U»- ■res ts below to the room j press “at* I where lisrh.ita sat on th»- hearth | Barbara . wrapp'd in a w«.ly rob, 1„ r ; " bank yt«i

mother s I'fart

ilfaowt raising her bad to tfae -wrolliur

through the w Ibdow class taint

remote a* thorn h from amdhi r to give thl - theatre i world. Inside, the fire guttered j good experience for ; softly i atari tonight “ J rent the carol, the singerr! Barbara went back

isteni urging.

.. ran to the front ot the i house Tbe dortor's coupe waa Just

pulling up

Barbara met him at the door He put hi* hand on ber shoulder

Tt* Tr I. graph staff cam* to work anil smiled. "IronT look like that. da, ..th. typkal Fhrlstma. Barbara It. probably oothrog , Evrrytardy had bod tool sertous Tour tmHher

j ^Th to eat and —De Ud had no I «•- me about It anyhow Maybe

up in the t

begged Barbara "III gel

breakfaai “

Batbara tumid *

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