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Show I UTAH LEHI FREE PRESS. LEW. o o o o o o o o o o o G O O O O O O O o MU LBERRY SQUARE Oagrrttrai Ifacraa-Snal- LIDA LARRIMORE Do. U. SYNOPSIS T tl kousahold of Doctor Ballard, la atulbarry Square, youthful Dr. Hush Xennedr, cornea aa aa assistant. Janle la the nlaataaa-year-ol- d daughter of loetor Ballard. Har older enter. Cella, a. petted beauty, la away from home. Hash rerarda Jania aa a amall chum, ftat aba baa a far deeper feeling for Mm. Cella, returning bom, accept Hash's opaa admiration aa bar due, Just on more la bar trala of adrnlr-rTorn McAlilatar la another, and Carter Shelby la a third. Following a lilt bf Shelby, Cella I vlalbljr Euerb and Cella uneipectedly ar.uounce their encasement- - Janle, heartbroken, returna to college. 8he la aummoned bom when her father la seriously hurt la an auto accident Hush blame himself, feeling responsible, for allowing the elderly to drive at night, hi eyesight not fitting him for the task. Kennedy had been at a theater with Cella, (he Doctor BaInsisting; on hi going. llard' apln la Injured ao that he may never be able to walk again. There la hop tn an operation, for which he muat be taken to New York. Cella meet Carter Shelby again. Tba doctor 1 taken to New York, Mr. Ballard going wltb him. The operation I and Hugh announcea hi determination to atay "a long aa the him," even though physician need that mean tha poatponement of hi wadding with Cella. Sha resent this. a. phy-aloi- CHAPTER IV Continued 10 "I didn't expect this.- - he said. "I thought you would both be In bed." He smiled wearll. The smile caught at Janle's heart It reminded her of Father's smile. She realized, all at once, that Hugh was like Father In many ways. She hadn't thought of It before. "You didn't mean It, HughT Cells bad left the armchair. Her hands were clinging to the lapels of his coat "You didn't mean that you would stay on here In the Square?" "Of course I meant It" There again was that finality In his voice. "I'm tired. Cella. Must we talk about It tonight?" "Yea," Cella said firmly. "You can't sacrifice your whole life. It's morbid. It's unnecessary. You can't do it, Hugh." "Docs It matter so very much?" He led her to the davenport, drew her with a weary sigh down Into tLe circle of his arm. "Let's Just be quiet tonight." "Listen to me, II ugh." "Please, darling Hugh's weary sigh, his look of patience was more than Janle could bear. "Cellar It was an almost soundless protest But Cella heard. She looked at Janle. There was no mistaking her meaning. Janle slipped out of the room with Kiltie hugged tight In her arms. ..." HI "Why, Janle Ballard ! Janle, huddled Into a heap on the stairs, blinked and opened her eyes. "I was sleepy," she murmured "I couldn't get any farther." "It's one o'clock." One o'clock I Then Cella must have been talking to Hugh for an hour. "You come straight on up to bed." Cella brushed past her huddled figure. Her heels made a clicking sound on the steps. A door opened and closed. The light from the living room fire shone out across the hall Janle heard a sound of somebody moving, the creak of the davenport springs, a long weary sigh. Hugh I She walked q nletly to the door. Hugh had flung himself down on the davenport The position of bis body suggested complete exhaustion. His eyes stared at the dying Are. "nugh," she called softly. His eyes turned from the Are, brightened, were somber again. "Aren't you sleepy, Uugh?" , "All but my head. That keeps on spinning around." "Do you want something hot to "1 really want to, Janle," Hugh said earnestly. "I couldn't leave him. No matter what It costs" Costs I Janle was breathless and still "It's the disappointment Hugh seemed to have forgotten Janle. He was talking to relieve bis own overburdened mind. "It Is hard for her. She loves gayety. She wants to go abroad." Janle made no comment She Just nestled closer until her bead lay tn the curve of bis arm. He was stroking her balr. She could feel bis Angers. Like Father's Angers, gentle and Arm and caressing with a touch that made her tingle as Father's Angers had never done. A wave of happiness swept through her, a wave of misery. Hugh was caressing her hair! "1 didn't think she would take It like this," Hugh said presently. "I thought she would understand But It doesn't matter. Even if I lose her, this is something that I am going to do." Janle saw his Hps close In a determined line. She saw the torture In his eyes. She bad to help him somehow. "I guess," she said slowly, "If you are as beautiful as Cella you do expect more from life. You can't bear commonplace things like Mulberry she added, "if Square. you've been tiught to expect It all of your life." She was thinking of the people who had taught Cella to believe that she was sacred and set apart; Mother, Aunt Rose, the boys who had loved her. She had often thought that.Jt wasn't entirely Celia's fault For years she had kept that thought tucked away In the back of ber mind so that It might comfort Hugh tonight It did comfort him. A look of peace crept into his eyes. "It's there." he said drowsily. "The hidden beauty. I'll And It some time." He was quiet for so long that Janle thought he had gone to sleep. She glanced up at him. The look of peace had vanished from his eyes. They stared somberly over Janle's head Into the glowing flames. Presently he said only half aloud, "But suppose It Isn't there. Suppose I made It up . . , mirage Janle gasped and sat very still. "No, that's not true," Hugh said firmly. "I'm not being fair. But Janle darling, I can't play games." "Games?" she asked, bewildered. "It's a waste," he continued slowly. "I want to live serenely, honestly. I I can't bear scenes." There would be many scenes. Janle was sure of that Cella had a gift for creating scenes. Hugh would be hurt over and over again. It made her wretched to think that Hugh would be hurt She loved him and she was helpless. There was nothing she could do. She rested her cheek against his hand and winked back the stinging tears. "What would I do without you?" Hugh asked. "How could I bear it at ..." alir "Silly ing In P she whispered, a happy feel- her heart because there was, hurdy-gurdy- f aa i I 'AT,? -i. til,! 0KS drlnkr . He shook his head, lie looked at Janle, sleepy and small In the, doorway, tender concern In her wide clear basel eyes. A brown little girl with a , . dog. Sweet, funny kidl. "Come here," he said. She crossed at once to the davenport She looked at him with a tenderness tn her eyes. She said nothing ' . at all "Stay wltfi me," Hugh said wistfully. "I hate being alone.",. She made a nest of cushions on the floor and settled herself among them. By lifting her eyes a little she could look directly at Hugh. . "Am I being heroic?" Hugh asked. "Tell me, Janle. You always seem to know about things. You don't really know," he added. "Yea feel Uow do you feel about that? Is It morbid of me to want to stay here and help your father ?"V She knew that he was repeating things which Cella had said. "Have I a martyr complex? Is t a theatrical gesture? Tell me, young fellow." ' "I think It's splendid " she said. He liked that He had liked her to admire him doing stunts on the hickory limbs. He was only a boy who bed made a mistake and wanted to make up for' It Janle felt very bis Intention of staying on the Square, she bad not been able to shake bis determination. There were times when be had wavered, times when she bad been almost confident of success. But be had never entirely yielded. "You're sacriAcing your future, Hugh." "I can't see It that way." "Father wouldn't expect It" "I shall stay as long as be needs me." "Don't you love me?" "I adore you. But this is something that I Intend to do." How she bated the finality In bis voice, the tight line of his lips, the stubborn thrust of his Jaw. It was absurd, unreasonable. She was sorry about Father, too. But Hugh's sense of duty or honor or whatever he called It was fantastic. Nothing had been able to shake his determination. She had stopped wearing his ring. lie had noticed it but bad said nothing at alL He seemed purposely to neglect and avoid ber. He shut himself into his room or drove with Janle In that outrageous car they called "Horatlus." It was more than anybody could be expected to stand. Father had been removed to a sanitarium In the West There would be another operation. And then there would be the sound of a wheel chair In the ball and the gilt and green parlor would be turned into s bedroom. Cella shivered. She stood at the window and looked down Into the Square. She saw nothing lovely In the foliage of the small mulberry trees, in the mauve plumes of the lilacs, in the new pushing green of the grass. She couldn't bear it to live here all of her life. Of what use would Hugh's money be or her own fragile beauty If she must stay in Mulberry Square? She wondered why she had become engaged to him. A dozen reasons, creditable to Celia, presented themselves; She overlooked the fact that she had been piqued at Carter Shelby's Indifference, that she had fancied Muriel was gloating over her. She told herself that it was because Hugh had loved her greatly and she had pitied him. She recalled the promises he had made as they sat together In that ridiculous car tn the scented Intimacy of a narrow side road. His ardor had thrilled her, had restored her wounded pride. His Into a dazpromises were peep-hole- s If she could possibly zling future. have foreseen . . A hurdy gurdy was playing a familiar waltz. Cella identified the tune with a sudden swift lifting of spirits. She had danced Jo It with Carter Shelby on New Year's day at "Sportsman's Hall" She hummed the words softly. . . . "Come with me where moonbeams . . ." Carter Shelby I He had told her that he would do anything to make her happy. If she should go to him and say simply, "I'm very unhappy, Carter. My engagement was a mistake," would he take her away to those far lovely places which he had so beautifully described? She thought that he would. Thoughts slipped rapidly through her mind. Fate, she decided, was . turning the handle of the All at once the three shadow Cellas nodded their golden heads. The real Celia, after weeks of toying with an Idea, had made a final decision. She glanced at her watch. One o'clock I She could take the 2:20 Into the city and make connections with the Washn ington express. She had made up ber mind and she did not waver. As she' bathed, she assured herself that she was doing the best thing for everybody concerned. Mother would understand. It was her dearest wish that Cella might escape the Square. Father wo.uld be satisfied If he knew she was happy. He wanted them to be happy. Dear Father I She would send him books and an Inlaid chess board and baskets of beautiful fruit Hugh would be terribly hurt but she thought he rather deserved It And Janle, dear little Janle Well Janle could never understand. She decided to take no luggage. Her suede bag would hold a nightgown, her tooth brush, her Hp stick and pow-de- r and rouge. It was better to get away quietly. She could send later for her rlotb.es. She hadn't much money. Enough to buy a ticket to Washington, She wondered Idly if Aunt Lucy and Muriel were at home. Should she leave a note for Hugh? What should it be? She couldn't say flatly that she refused to live In Mulberry Square. She had never said that She, didn't quite dare to write that she was going to marry Carter She decided not to leave a Shelby. note. Her engagement ring? she opened the tiny plush case. It twinkled at her from Its nest of satin. She She left It left It on the dresser. with much regret It was a beautiful ring. Before she left the room, she tore the flap off one of the square gray enIt was marked. In his own velopes. writing, with Carter's Initials and his She tucked It Washington address. Into lur has and. fully equipped for conquest, siie cloivj tw .Joor behind n "Do You Want Somethino Hot to Drlnkr after all, something she could do for Hugh. He needed her a Utile.. He needed her very much. "Don't leave me," he said, -- If I happen to go to sleep." "1 won't" she promised. "You're a Joy In the world, little fellow." The words came very slowly. "There Isn't much to you except your hazel eyes and your lovely smile," he added, smiling at the drowsy droop of her lashes. "But I like you In spite of that You're a Tory good little CHAPTER V Celia wandered restlessly from window to window In her cream and lilac room. Hugh was simply Impossible. In all tiie weeks since he had announced her t--i, A Uv fact n, WBlaVCU VV " th v he thousht as she stairs. rida Dollshed ar sentiment She worked up a feeling of UP &ne house. brick old fnr tha ra Pit There were tears on her lashes when she closed the . front door. . ti, ict imi She broke a iear from one of the mulberry trees and crushed It in her band. It "aae stain on her pale gray glove. She dropped it Indignantly, r.roat-iincl- e Charlie was standing be side the ticket wiudow In the station. "Little trln. Cella?" he asked, sweep- Ine off with a gallant gesture his dilapidated felt hat "I'm coina to town." She wisnea that he wouldn't make her so conspicuous. People were smiling. Uncle Charlie was a dreadful old man. She opened her bag. The flap from the gray envelope fluttered down to me hue floor. She did not notice it asked for a ticket to Philadelphia. The train was rumbling Into ue station. Great-uncl- e Charlie saw the flap of the gray envelope. Ue picked It up. Because It matched Celia's costume, he thought that she might have dropped it It didn't look important He slipped It Into his pocket and thought nothing more about it ..." Rha looked un at him quickly. "Celia Scedi of Black Lo Food for many-nUrDoJr- taxi-drive- r, of-h- - the pheasants, mt,.,, W Northwest reports the CahJlH Department of Agricnltart dcttus are rated u f mora valuable foods for il"4 Ruffed rrous mourning doves In the yL N 4 several of the lareer of the East also eat thenC S rd . She fancied his voice had an edge. "Did you come to sea mer n Besides furnishing I food fa, birds, the black locust tr 51 timber for the farmer m the honey bee. It grow. JJH post, pole, and timber size, to 1 speeches she bad her mind. Shs left prepared abruptly saw that he was annoyed. Her nails, under cover of the cloth bit into tne palm of her band. "Of course not" she gala suu I thought Aunt Lucy was home." The servants are there." he said. "Mr. Grove goes back and forth." She hated him for suggesting the servants. He wanted to dispose of her. But she must not let him see that she cared. "ri! stay with Mary Lou Miller. She had invented the name. She saw the relief in his eyes. "I have something to tell you, Cella." He leaned toward her over the table. All the careful trtcate root system H' is well for holding soil and cheWi sion. As a member of tht uJ?J family, the locust tree flxei enriching the soil. . With these several po favor black locust is one of tl 5 vorites for planting woodbO J groves, eroded areas and ptJj odd of waste land about the farm ft account of the presence nf tnsocts In certain localities, ltd it! uh visaDie to consult with state fofF agencies before planting on W i Bcaie. Your local dealer carries Ferrri' vegeraoie Seeds, only 5 cents a package. Adv. rure urea Too Trua "It Is a mistake for a motorist ! over a "Yes, It often proves a grari gJ take. Cincinnati Enquirer. rmii try to beat a train lU33,hlfti;ii Cella ... e t II walked confidently through the Washington station. People turned to look after her. It gave her a feeling of power. "What a beautiful glrll" she heard a voice exclaim. "Is It Marilyn Miller?" a younger voice asked in a thrilling whisper. The pleased dreamy expression crept Into Celia's eyes. She smiled faintly. Her manner was detached. Inside she was simmering with excitement If vou were beautlfuL you could take what you wanted from life. She discovered that the flap lrom Carter's gray envelope was not In her bag. It didn't matter very much. She consulted the telephone directory. There was his name. Carter Valentine Mrs. Carter Shelby. Shelby . . . The Charleston Shelbys, of course. Lovely little thlnz . . . Her Oncers trembled as she dropped a nickel Into tne telephone slot The moment of waiting seemed verv lone. A voice at last Carter's voice, low and thrill ing. His South Carolina accent. "This is Celia, Carter." She steadied her voice with an effort "Who?" "Celia." She was annoyed. He should have recognized her voice. "Oh . . ." Only that A moment of hesitation. Celia felt that her knees were growing weak. "I Just thought I'd call you," she said. "I happened to be In town. Can you meet me somewhere?" "I m leaving at midnight" Another hesitation. "But wait Til meet you." He named a hotel Celia's knees were steady again. He would meet her in half an hour. It was a rather shabby hotel In an undistinguished street When 6he had there was very paid the little money left in her dainty suede bag. She sat in a chair In the lobby and was annoyed with Carter. Snrelv. 6he thought, he might have suggested a more glamorous meeting place. For the first time a devil of doubt scampered through her mind. A man across the lobby was staring at her admiringly. The devil of doubt scampered away. She was confident again. The moments dragged by. She glanced up expectantly with every whirl of the revolving door. At last she saw him, tall and graceful and dark, hurrying to meet her, making all the other men in the lobby look thick and dull and uninteresting. "Celia!" He was smiling down at, her, holding both hands. Was there a hint of apprehension In his eyes? She preferred to think there was not "It's lovely to see you. Carter." The silver harp strings were singing. "When did you arrive?" "At seven." "Have you had dinner?" "No." She was hungry. She hadn't thought of it before. The dining room was dingy. Carter gave an order. Cella removed her gloves, rested her elbows on the table her chin on her folded hands. She smiled at Carter through a pink blur of light He was looking at her hands. "You haven't" He paused. She knew that he had missed her engagement ring. "I've been very unhappy," she said plaintively. "I found I had made a mistake." There was no hint In his eyes of the Joy she had anticipated. The devil of doubt and his fifteen brothers were scampering through her mind. An uncomfortable silence fell Ilnnn (hum The waiter brought an assortment of rooa cella ate without tasting. She found It difficult to swallow. .Why are you here?" Carter was smoking a great many cigarettes. 'Tve been unhappy," she said slow-ly- . "I had to get away." He looked at her strangely, "Mrs. Grove and Muriel tmi in he said. "Oh . . - I Gam Tha si u tree, which has been at W in this country. U eS2,.5 able as a producer for game birds, H it, sought In bad weather bUS! white, the Hungarian KEEP COOL SAVE TIME SAVE WORK SAVE MONEY with the THIS ti Coleman boa ffl Mve you mot time and work dan i $100 JX) washlna machinel ltviUamTov strength .. . help you do better ttOQug easier and quicker t leu cor. II "Did . . . no tat Instant Lighting ... no wtltira. Tlx 'fog You with match e or torch d double pointed hue fam garment! with fewer itrokei. Urge U mooth base slide .easier. Ironing tane Heats itself. ..met reduced one-thiranywhere. Economical, too . . . costs onlj Yt4 an hoar to operate. See tout hni war or housefirnishing dealer. If tool dealer doesn't handle, write us. STOVE CO. THE COLEMAN LAMP AND Kara.-- , Chwwo. BL; Dept. WU3M, Wiehita. Fa.-- . evenly-heate- to See Me?" Ha Asked. Come 1 am "Muriel and I are engaged. leaving for Ashvllle at midnight" She was furiously' angry. She tnew that anger was not becoming. She controlled her face with an effort Her nails bit deeper into the palm of her hand. "Muriel hadn't told us," she said She bit Into a macaroon. It evenly. tasted like sawdust and clue. The engagement will be announced when the Groves return to Washington," Carter said, at ease now because she was taking it calmly. "Mr. Grove is pulling wires to get me a diplo matic appointment Muriel thinks It will be amusing to live abroad." carter and Muriel livinz abroad. She couldn't bear it I Her hand, re- leased from the biting nails, tore at tne frills on her blouse. She must not let him know that she cared. "I hope you will be verv hannv.' she said. "Thank you. Cella." He looked at her through the mist of shaded pink light His eyes softened. "You are lovely," he said. iter hand fell away from the frill of her blouse. It pleased her to think that whenever he looked at Muriel across- - a table he would be seeing cena as she was tonight with a knot of violets pinned airalnst her annrf She was able, through the diminishing surge or anger, to feel a little sorry ior mm. "I understand." she She wore her "Saint Cecelia"' exprei Kion. &ne ate another macaroon. She stlU felt sorry for him as the - d . Tw n amCU, mm an nour later, through the ornate lobby and out Into the mild spring night Carter called a cab. "What address, Cella?" he asked, "I'll tell him." She settled back against the upholstery. A passing cab stopped for a moment beside the cab which Carter had called. Cella caught a brief glimpse of a profile that looked familiar. Before she could be sure, the cab had passed and was gone "Where to, Miss?" the driver asked. g.aVthlm Annt Lucy'8 aMress, shall I do now?" she asked herself as the taxi threaded its way through the traffic. "What shall I do now?" TO BB CONTINUED. Amarican Human Ai.ociatloa The American Humane is a consolidation of variousassociates formed at Cleveland, Ohio, In societies, 1877 coming a national organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals children. The initial work of the s2 ciety was to regulate the cattle transportation the railroads" and to secure the b, passage of stata laws looking to this end. It offered efm thl Los Aneefen, Calif.; FhOaoejphta, KM Toronto, Ontario, Canada SALES REPRESENTATIVE WANTED Th 0.HforTilPerfnnieCominj has worm ing In this territory for a capable, indusuWu resident Bales Lady. Write tie today. 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