Tell Ten Tell Puts Up a Sulky D Defense fen e While I i Tells Hun Him Just How She Feels V i Nol No Mr Brown By Gertrude Knevels n Iii Synopsis 1 at the a emert emer- emer g her job lob f t aP w juf pr Jr Dag bureau burea u retires to the old r old SSi old dy-old with w women Zora i in Bangs need a and of 1 r roil Ull r gar DdS employment as ae part part- to Mrs Van sE Elden whose h hi J W Ten Tea ir Parker hopes soon to la- la i irom W ts uncles uncle's estate Bill Brown Broom I t kit prom bureau Is really a wealthy the at t greally f kr ar charitable or or- I j. j l g mn sn hie Ord ca m or t adds D e st Glamorous or J G W enn I II Wr r 1 I ware aware of ot W hie hI identity tries to interest In April and prejudices I a Brown A tj let Brown making a play forr for r AP S 'S el Ten Parker jestingly I he he- ebl e. e bl engaged to o April to placate his hili dIr epo bo approves es his hie choice Bill ift b m does dow no not favor the engagement i CHAPTER FOURTEEN 1 When Shen the excitement was over hen beD Alice summoned from thet the t had slipped into her nurses nurse's dice ce and taken her place by byr 11 mothers mother's r bed as she always did h tunes of illness two guilty young people went down to the dining i room LO to a belated luncheon April lid had a chance after Bates had hadI tl I them them to to tell Ten what sheI she 1 thought Bought of him The boy listened I I In to stolid silence putting up only r- r a i sulkY my defense i i Now ow April leaned her elbows on the he lace tablecloth s sunk her chin between her hands and glared at ather ather atler her ler fiance over the centerpiece of vie vie- Ten Parker she groaned I jhu his Is Js ab about about- ut the worst jam weer weaver we wener aver ner got in l Youve said it Ten grinned I With nth unusual chivalry he added jm m B taking all the b blame l I a am m e e. e of I course ourse this time i e. e t 1 Til see that you do Only not r right away you bow sow Ten cut in hastily Ive Ivest jOt st an idea about how to get us out of this April April- Were We're engaged for or the present Then we stage a abig big tow and and and- Engaged Were We're no such thing Youve You've got to go and explain it as a mistake IMY My dear Muffin Ten was mildly reproachful Have a heart How ow can I walk in on my poor lick ck elderly aunt and tell her things lik like that right tight in the mid- mid de le of ot a a. heart attack Tomorrow then No mo not tomorrow Bishop said Auntie untie would be in bed a week at lei least east t and she mustn't be excited way I suppose it'll be wo weeks well weeks well after my birth- birth I woo da iy j before before tAre Ate Are you telling me me April ex- ex pJ oded cd that Ive I've got to stay engaged enraged en- en raged to a worm like you for foro two o weeks While I 1 L said Ten with dignity dig- dig ty Y must remain affianced to a for foJ an equal length of oftie toe tie e. e He was attacking the ragout which was really too good to n neglect A After e a Jm moment nt h he iId down his f fork rk and looked at 11 with a grin the use of our grouch- grouch g ig Theres There's one side of it you youw mow how w that's not so bad Yes His fiances fiance's sarcasm was Intense ense f What I mean is isTen Ten persisted eve weve got a chance hance to put it over overn an n anybody we want to put it iter itter er ever on Who for tor instance April was instantly suspicious Well the crowd The Theres There's es e's one girl 1 who'll find out she cant can't keep I dangling ng ngon on a string forever en Parker April clutched tm b heir crystal tumbler longed to I hurl burl it at his head If I thought If f I dreamed that you'd done donett dones tt Ws s thing thing made made your aunt ill ilI anc anctot and j J tot rot me in this hole all for the sake ike of trying to make Gwenn larding Harding jealous jealous- t- t Oh now of course not I didn't mean it that way way way- The lads lad's response response re- re was far from satisfactory You did mean it that w why way y I April insisted Ten Im I'm going up to see Alixe this minute and andell tell ell her everything Aprils April's fiances fiance's mouth was full fun of cheese This is swell Roquefort Roque- Roque fort ort he murmured You ought to o try it April left him to his cheese but at it the door she could not resist a aast alast alast last ast jibe Dont imagine Gwenn's going to care whether youre you're engaged engaged en- en or not She's crazy about Bill Brown And he about her Ive I've heard tell ell Ten retorted Tough on you my Muffin April did not reply She rushed upstairs to have it out with Alixe but could not get a word with her Alixe was too busy and sent Adato Ada Adao Adato to o say th that t. t April could have the afternoon at at home to rest She i went back to the Hill HilI but did not sleep that night Next day sh shwas she I was vas allowed a moment with Mrs Van Elden but no conversation I was possible as the invalid though calm and happy was drowsy from the sedative she had taken Alixe who who was itching to get back to her work April knew was knew was installed installed installed in in- stalled with her sewing beside her mothers mother's bed She congratulated the young couple without too great enthusiasm That very night at home on taking up the Fairmont News April saw her own name glaring fr from m the headlines Ten Parker was a Van Elden and the Van EIdens Eldens Eldens El- El dens were page front-page news in Fair Fair- mont April flew to the phone called Ten and demanded if he knew who was responsible for the notice Those things get out was his only explanation An even more difficult moment for tor April came when Mrs Van Elden summoning the young couple couple couple cou cou- to her bedside produced her jewel case and made Ten disinter a large and particularly hideous ruby and diamond r ring ng This he was ordered to place on Aprils April's finger Take it it my dear the invalid insisted Ten coUld not buy you anything so handsome and a family heirloom is always suitable You will find engraved inside your ring ring- April the name of my great- great aunt Euphemia whose lover was killed in battle A very valuable ring April Guard it carefully With a load of worries on her mind anxiety darkening her blue blueeyes blueeyes blueeyes eyes April looked across the desk at Bill Brown He was staring at ather ather her or rather at the slim brown fi fingers on the the desk the he big ring ers with its ith its rubies rUbie and id di d diamonds o d April Bill d demanded why did you d do this You lied to me Bill almost shouted it it forgetting his surroundings You told me at your house that day you you weren't nt engaged to Parker Youve You've got on that fellows fellow's ring It isn't Tens Ten's rl ring g. g said April d Its his drearily great-great- great aunt Euphemia Her er lover was killed in battle Mrs Van Elden says but Ten thinks he shot himself rather than marry Euphemia April will you pay attention to me I dont don't know why I should I II II II I- I I dont don't know what right youve you've got to come here and shout at me Aprils April's voice wavered She was furious at herself for the turmoil turmoil turmoil tur tur- moil in her heart for her secret longing to throw hers Bills Bill's arms and let him hint Ih finda da a way out of her difficulties Well here we ar are said Ten sI I I bet we look more married than engaged Why Because were we're both so bored ored Ten Eyck Parker was calling on his fiance at her home The usual procedure was for him to drop Inon in inon inon on April for forms form's sake and then go his way to spend his evenings elsewhere Tonight he declared himself too comfortable to move April got out paste paste pot shears and her house pause book and settled herself at the center table I don't dont know that Im I'm so bored Ten rem remarked Listen April Apr l. l I knew there was something I wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to talk to you about I think wed we'd better have the party parry here What party April looked up aghast Why our engagement party Ten grinned Its really Aunties Auntie's idea dea not mine What she wanted was a formal dinn dinner r party I guessed you'd think that idea was pretty foul Simply ghastly what I told Aunt Buzz What I mean is is I explained to her hervery hervery very ery nicely how shy my my- dear little fiance was about meeting people formally Oh get on with it it Ten will you You'll be late at Gwenn's or wherever youre you're going Im not going to She's got a date I told Auntie that I thought you'd prefer a nice in informal informal informal in- in formal gathering of young people at your own house Dancing and supper and and and- Ten Parker You didn't April groaned How can I give a party in this house The rugs are worn out The paints paint's peeling off the walls There arent aren't chairs chairs' enough to go around I cant can't afford nice refreshments Why I haven't even got a party dress Ten was persistently cheerful Such notions went down the drain before the great war Want me to tell tell you what's necessary for a good party First youve you've got to have a floor to dance on take up the rugs and throw em out the window Then something to dance to youve you've got a piano After that some simple eats eats and and some not quite so simple drinks No No drinks Ten Not if we have havethe havethe havethe the party here Oh all right all right Now the question is who'll we ask Ten grinned at his fiance Your whole difficulty is that youve you've parted with your sense of humor Why not enjoy this situation Anyway Anyway Anyway Any Any- way dont don't lets let's go staging that quarrel before we have to Im ready d fJ for that h s scrap right ht now She held up her ring Remember Remember Re member I Euphemia's lover died in battle Something prophetic about that Shall we start Oh no no ling dar Ten drawled It takes two to make a quarrel and Im I'm too comfortable to scrap tonight Say what would you do if I fell in love with you 1 Slap you said April promptly Slap you hard as Iv Ive I've done before Listen Ten how about the adorable adorable ador ador- able electrical Gwendolyn I forgot forgot forgot for for- got to ask you about her reaction to your engagement You were right about that that Ten sighed She never even blinked an eye Truth is Gwenn's all het up over some new man man Wonder Wandel who it is is April pondered To be continued Wednesday