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Show ! I I BEAVER PRESS "I'll come for yon early tomorVan presently said. "How's nine o'clock? That gets us to the ranch at noon, easy." The girl felt cold, unresponsive, ly deep voice would not let her be at peace. She was gnawed by hung er for Ariel, Incessant and deep. row,' y$ &fm Kathleen Morris S "til, 2LH I t this accelerated The Ljrv burned her up. pace, new Lasures enchanted her, but never strain-jj- . Satisfied, leaving her always for more; which Indeed was Ji, position of them all Lenore, say nothing of Wj Van, Fred, towent everywhere, elders. They heir lujwhere, they did anything and leverythlng that might promise fun. on the Macclelshes' "Breakfast Ccbt, for example; life on the yacht had nothing to do sailing or the water. The yacht Height as well have been moored n feet underground In a coal ever lulne, for all its gay party of the sea. Yet there was sometjta about being hing distinguished lasted to spend a week-enon a I crafty folk via ' 9 j it"' Continued V CHAPTER to in Wis Life, d " tin, Ireal yacht I I spread far ahead Toe glory of it Gall saw her far behind ae in the Cllppersville Challenge jtore than once during this amaz-fin- g summer, listed among the guests fit affairs whose distinction a few months back was beyond her wild-lo- t lit, tad dreams. then She bad a mo feverish feeling some-'tlme- s of having lost Edith, lost ind Sam and Ariel, lost touch ler work at the library and Phil with her "duties at home one could not live tiro lives, after all, and Van's very pactions were a delight, an answer to her wild young ardent prayers of last spring. Nothing mattered but that she should please .him, should keep close to him. j One night In late August she and Van walked home from a movie In Cllppersville. The night was insufferably hot, and the audience was (lad enough to straggle out into the black darkness of the Calle, where the air was some degrees tint cooler. was That "Whew! frightful," breathed. "This is a snorter!" Van commented. "Los Gatos tomorrow, hey? And Into the pool." The moon had not yet risen, but there was an odd light In the world Gall at nine away was my brother Phil was In Dobbins' there." "Your brother Phil was!" "Yes. "Way over in the corner, in one of the twosomes." "Why didn't we yell at him?" Van asked simply. She had to have sympathy; she had to test him. With a sudden letting down of the bars she said, "Because his girl was with him." "And don't you like her?" Van demanded, with his delighted air of discovering something amusing. "1 despise her!" Gail answered somberly. "Not really!" he exclaimed ecstatically. "What? Phil's girl?" "She's not a girl really, and it's very serious." Gail said, determined to sober him. "She's a divorced woman, and she has three little boys about three and two and one " "Oh, I love It!" Van said with relish. "Phil! Old sober-sides- ! I adore It! I'm crazy about it!" "Van, how can you say so!" Gall reproached him, hurt. "She's a terrible girl; she comes from Thomas Street Hill; she was one of the Wlbsers." I think It's perfectly "OJi, grand!" Van snld, with his raw, Joyous laugh. "Think of the trouble and expense saved his family all ready-made!- " But suddenly perceiving that she was not amused, and that a genuine mood of anger and disappointment was keeping her silent, he changed his tone and said rallying, lightly: "Why, what do you care who You don't your brother marries! have to marry her! It's his funeral." "I suppose so," Gail conceded after a moment wearily. "Want to jump Into the car and rush off somewhere and get cool?" "It would take too long, and I'm too tired, and I promised Edith to be home early. She gets nervous." The car was parked a hundred feet from the Lawrence gate. Gail went to the fence that had once been their meadow fence, and leaned on the bars and stared into the night that was now lighted by the moon. 'Phil's marrying would simply wreck our home," she said, reverting to the topic deliberately, desper-atel- o'clock; whitewashed surfthe adobe walls of the oldest buildings wore an odd pale glimmer of white. "Maybe we'll go over to the beach Sunday," Van said. "I wish we were there now!" "Take you In a minute!" he off"Oh, forget It! He won't marry ered eagerly. The girl laughed. her," Van assured her easily. "A hundred miles," she said drily. "I think," she began a little "And we'd get so hot going over, thickly "I think what worries me She's proud, she's so seIs Ariel. aces and nsitive" "Shucks! She Isn't any prouder or more sensitive than you are!" lie Van said unsympathetically. hated to be serious, Gail knew. He was hating It now. "The thing about Ariel is," Gail Is pursued resolutely, "that she running around with that Buddy Raisch crowd of course they may be a perfectly decent crowd un- derneath" school "Why, she's nothing but a child!" Van said In distaste and displeasure. "Well, she's not such a school child but what she lets Buddy roaRalsch take her out In his dster" "Oh, I love It! 1 think It's priceless!" Van exclaimed, laughing, as Gail's troubled voice fell still. 'I don't know what to do about was wonIt," Gall began again. "I H Might Easily Have Put His Arm About Her. ,nJ he so tired coming hack, e wouldn't gain much." cream at Dobbins'?" he Se.U'd. "Kind of mussy." toward the that Bug- - Rut she turned drug store none the es; the opportunity to be seen jJ 'I'lns- -the town, having soda at with Van Murchlson, must 11 lot he overlooked. All nippersvllle came In and out w Hohhins- - on a hot summer eve-ln- . and she kept wheeling about n hf,r "what dering," she added timidly, I ought to do, think would you Van?" an He was Interested now, but In He of way. sort reluctant annoyed, said quickly: "I? For heaven's sake, what seems should I know about It? It Rhe likes to me If she's such a fool like to run 'round with a bounder !" that, why, let her do It "But you don't understand, Van, Gail said patiently. "She's only seventeenshe won't be eighteen until next Christmas." "That wasn't no hindrance to the Van relate Miss Juliet Cnpulett" minded her Joyously. was Gail laughed faintly, and tiih stool to greet library ""lualntaricca friends. Tt'W all saw n and neighbors and . 'She'll never forgive you that as as you live, Gail!" Van exclaimed In the laughter that followed. Gall laughed, too, but she felt hot and uncomfortable. In all It was an uncomfortable visit; the least happy she had ever had at Far Niente, even including the first, with Its nervousness and this time tomorrow night," she thought, when she was In bed. read ing. "There's a moment when one isn t. and then suddenly one Is, That's all there Is to it. Girls do get engaged; almost every girl gets engaged." She thought of the Fosters and the Delahantys. Three, busy, homely unmarried sisters In each famTwo In the post oflice, two ily. teaching school, one In the library, one a stenographer. Gall's heart failed her. It was not fair that some girls should travel, uo nlaces. do fas cinating things, and that other girls should drudge away at the library, year after year, while hope died and youth faded and enthusiasm was spent like the Fosters and the Delahantys' enthusiasms upon church fairs and preserving fruit "It's not right," Gail said solemnly to the shabby old silent room. through whose windows the hot smell of pear trees and burned grass was penetrating from the dark night outside. "There's nothing In character, if It only nets you what the Fosters and the Delahantys have got! "I'm not sure," she decided darkly, "but what Ariel's in the right! I'll bet she gets ta London before I do!" VI next day she rose and dissatisfied, and dragged heavily through her prep arations to go to Los Gatos, as It the prospect were anything but In vltlne. It would have filled her with ecstasy a year ago; she felt dull and doubtful about It now. Ariel, all helpful sympathy, came out to the gate when Van parked there, honklnc wildly, at ten 0 clock "Here." he said, leaping out, "I'll take that." He stowed Gall's suit case in the rumble. The three stood smiling and gossiping in the soft fonirv mornine. "I wish I were going with you!" Ariel said frankly. "Well, why don't you come?" Van exclaimed, suddenly fired. "Oh. no. I couldn't I've got a date with the crowd tonight," Ariel protested, "and I couldn t anyway, I'm not dressed! And I couldn't anvwav." For an Instant the matter hung fire, and Gail did not know whether or not In that Instant Ariel sent her a glance of wild hope. Immediately the younger girl settled the matter, and was running back Into the house shouting, "Have a good time 1" Despite her sister's protests, Gall felt like a murderer as Van's car shot away across the long bare road, away from dusty, dull Cllp persville Into the beauty ana snaue and coolness of Far Niente. The thought of that quick, hopeful glance of Ariel's that glance that nilirht not ever even have been sent or been thought of haunted her. Not that Ariel could have come, no. Obviously that would have been a mistake. I5ut Gall kent wishing that she. Gail, had urged It, had Impulsive ly, ridiculously, pressed It. It would have made no difference In the outcome, for even little Ariel knew that she mustn't expect to go places Lint because Gall did. She wouldn't have come. She would know that thev mluht snub her. And yet the memory ot the little flying pink figure and the shouted "Have a good time!" In Ariel's odd- - THE hTh'b LYlnof th. . ru.b ""n le.m.To -- v. deserted th. present luit hv. nhrunk to a .mall ,mi1,. Tl 1. In th. Ph I. tw.nt,-flv.- . in 'clipper. bom. amllr old and th. n f.a the bright wave of tawny farm ' Bam work.. u Iron cilDDer.vllle'. Iara.it wr over Call's ear. d pullllc library Hon;.do of a wealth, family, return, from Y.I.. "Take our .tore. Toiing Vm Lawrenc. hou... Arl.l places," Gall said, Dick "We're done!" for joy rldea, Gall, who would marry steb01nV""h. h" She walked mttlni "h proX- - In hi. affection.. Phil along beside Van feel, .he I" In the t0 ,upPer. Gall nd Edith feel .h. I. not g(rePt. xhe man kept vi.ln Lily P his -nd "Vn'cl. Ind .unl. Bh. I. r.c.lved coldly. A. regular mrenm of chatter r.Hpectabl.." ''r minute; a roadhoU... t midnight. Gall somehow It Jarred to- - at Lo. Oato. ,0 b""t , Neit day Ariel admit. h. wa. th. hou.. Prty Gall broke across It 7'hfdrunken AtZ . Gall 1. gloom, a. .h. con.ld.r. th. family'. -- .ration. From ,..Ilni,i get-rt"- " "k," .u..t. Ca. J""'"f l - -- Th reason wanted to come outlook. fif f .... address recently said: "Scouting was designed to offset the softening effects of modern civi lization. It elves boys an opportu nity to hike, to camp, to swim, and to work out In the open, under tne leadership of trained outdoors men. In so doing, they develop, strong bodies and clear minds, and the which and courage were so strongly evident In our pioneer forefathers. Today there are more than 2,000,- 000 scouts In 73 countries. CLARK self-relian- BOYS! GIRLS! Read the Grape Nuts ad In another column of this paper and learn how to Join the Dizzy Dean Winners and win valuable free prizes. Adv. long in silence. Gail felt tired and blue; discouraged about Phil, about Ariel, about her own hopes and plans concerning Van. "1 may be engaged to be married Doetnn f.owrstnresl to California u L By GRANDMOTHER Walter W. Head, president of the Boy Scouts of America, In a radio Gail. THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING that she was with Murchlson. Arid came In and put ber slim pns nho.it Gall from behind and They were standing close together at the old fence rail; he m'ght easily have put his arm about her. But he never attempted that sort of thing; Gail wondered sometimes If it were some queer lack In her that prevented him, or some missing quality In him. Going into the house she determined that she would not go down to Los Gatos at all tomorrow, and felt a great relief in the thought. If they wanted her they could make a special overture next week. She wandered away to her own room, returned in pajamas, brushing her thick mop of tawny-golhair. "Phil was at Dobbins' tonight," she said suddenly, "with Lily." Edith opened her lips to speak, made no sound. They stared at each other. "He wasn't!" Edith whispered after awhile. "At Dobbins!" "In one of the twosomes the alcoves." "He's crazy," the younger sister said darkly. They brooded upon it CHAPTER CROCHET COLLAR Van's mother proved to be a thin. dark, smart woman In a beautiful transparent gown of orange and black. She greeted ber son with a fretful "Van, 1 suppose you know your father's furious at you, and making life simply wretched for me?" and gave to Gall only an abstracted frown. 'I think you were In school with my mother, Editha Peirie, In San Francisco?" Gail said, trying to seem at ease. 'I was In school with nobody's mother, and I won't be Incriminated, and I am praying the Lord to grant me a long and prosperous thirty- one!" Mrs. Murchlson said, to the company at large rather than to heavy. BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT MILE A MINUTE n. Definition The happy mean those who take pleasure In saving. Crocheted collars are becoming more popular each day. They are very attractive and add so much to The collar personal appearance. shown here received Its name from the combination of crochet stitche by chewing one or that work up very fast. The term more Milnesia Wafers mile a minute" has been applied tor ona weak' liberal supply FREE to crochet work of this type for Sand SELECT PRODUCTS. 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But In the end It was decided that the three men and Van should leave before breakfast and go there alone. "That Is, I would." Van said, "If I didn't feel It would leave Gail In the lurch !" "We'll take care of Gail," Mrs. Chipp said. "We'll ijst leave her here to amuse herself, and the boys will be back for dinner, and we'll all go home Monday afternoon." Gail had to protest; her library Job would stand no more trifling. She must be back Sunday after noon, positively. It was arranged. The bridge players plunged back gladly Into the mysteries of vulnerability and redoubling. The young men played and tennis and Gail watched laughed and applauded. Later, going to the cabin to dress. she heard Mrs. Chlpp ly reproaching somebody for some thing. The voices came from behind a screen of shrubs and tall flow ers, where the hammocks were. I It was dreadful mean It was unmistakable. . . mean It was enough to make him furious," said Mrs. Cblpp's amused. Indifferent voice. Another woman's voice spoke quickly In answer, laughingly and Indifferently, too, but with more Mrs. Murchlson's voice. vigor. Gall could not hear the first doz en words. But the last trailed through ber consciousness as she out of escaped, scarlet-cheekehearing. . . with a Cllppersville girl! The tone, the emphasis of the voice, Interpreted the whole to her perfectly. Van's father would be furious with him for going with a Cllppersville glrL It served hlra perfectly right wasting his time with a Cllppersville girl. It did not matter whose feelings were hurt or were not burt; It was only a Cllppersville glrlt Her face blazed, her throat was thick and dry. Her heart seethed like a boiling pot, and her thoughts went round and round dizzily. 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What did It matter what that vul gar, smart rouged, thin, dark worn an said or thought I It did not affect Gall Lawrence; It did not af feet Van Murchlson. It did affect Van, of course. Wandering about the room In a thin cotton kimono, she addressed herself aloud. "You poor fool I You thought you might be engaged tonight "Well yon may be. "I'd like to be, Just to get even with ber I I'd like to be so stun nlng. so smart, so popular that sne was wined out of sight . . . . No, I don't wip-"1 hate ber. . . . Yes, I do. poRe I hate her. "I despise her I I'd like her to break her leg. I would. I wouldn cancer exactly, want her to get But I'd like something to happen to 1 her!" ITO BE CONTINUED.! A Distinctive Residence An Abode.., renowned Mrs. TJiroughout the West J. R. Waters, President Salt Lake's Most Hospitable HOTEL Invites You RATES SINGLE $2.00 to $4.00 DOUBLE $2.50toMS0 400 Rooms 400 Baths THE Hotel lVcwliouse W. E. SUTTON, General Manager CIIAUNCEY W. WEST Asn.t. Gen. Manager |