Show THE GARLAND Shifting SANDS tr Sara Ware BASSETT Copyright by The Penn Pub Co ' WNU Ssrvice “Thank you Elisha — thank you a hundred times” There was nothing more to be paid Ileath bowed once again and the two men walked down to the float where they clambered with the luggage Into Elisha’s dory and put out Into the channel Sylvia loitered to wave her hand and watch them row away but Marcia as If unable to bear the sight waited for no further farewell But by noon she was to outward herself She had entirely not been able to be sure to banish her pallor or the traces of sleeplessness but she had her emotions sufficiently under control to talk pleasantly If not gaily That day and the next passed In much the same strained fashion It wap not until the third morning that the harriers between the two collapsed Marcia SYNOPSIS The youthful and comely "Wldder" Hard Howe has as her truest her late husband's niece Sylvia Hayden stranger exhauated find hie way to home lie asks her to hide a JIarcla’ package containing jewelry She does o Elisha Winslow town sheriff brings The news of a jewel robbery nearby stranger gives his name as Stanley Heath 8ylvta discovers the Jewels and believes Heath is a robber naturally Maicia but decided to say nothing feels she has too deep an Interest In tier guest but Is powerless to overcome It Heath wires "Mrs S C Heath” He also New York saying he Is safe orders a man named Currier to come at once Sylvia In her room bedecks herself with the jewels At Marc la's approach she hides them there Heath asks Marcia to bring them to him They are gone' Sylvia rentores the Jewels to their original hiding place Elisha Winslow discovers them and fas qq doubt they are the stolen gems and Heath lit ’a ffilef ‘’Deriving' the Jewels he makes plans for arresting Heath Currier arrives Marcia overheats Heath describe how he acquired the and is forced to believe him gems guilty of theft Currier Investigates the hiding place — and flnds the gems' He returns to New York w'lth them but his references to "Mrs Heath" have convinced Marcia her tender dream has been a foolish one Elisha and Eleazer come to arrest Heath The Jewels of course are not to be found To Sylvia Marcia admits she loves Heath and has faith In his Innocence She tells him Bhe believes him Innocent but urges him if he Is guilty to confess He admit nothing but compels her to confess she loves him also telling her he is giving himself up to the sheriff She Insists this must be the end of their association and he thinking she will not face the "disgrace’ reproaches and leaves her CHAPTER X— Continued —14— she swayed caught at a chair and shrank Into It her body shaking and her breath coming in gaspsobs ing hysterical The clock ticked on the surf broke In tnflffried undertone the light faded the candles burned lower flickered and overflowed the old pewter candle sticks and still she sat there heMear less dilated eyes fixed straight fore her Then Having no Inkling of a change in relations that had for delightful past week prevailed In the the atmosphere that greeted Sylvia when she came down the next morning was a shock Stanley Heath stood at the telephone talking to Elisha Winslow and on the porch outside were grouped his suitcase overcoat and traveling rug He was plainly ill at ease and had little remarks except the most commonplace to offer In way of conversation Marcia had not slept as her pallor and the violet shadows beneath her eyes attested Although the girl did not understand ehe sensed Marcia’s need of her and Into the valiantly gushed every awkward pause with her customary sparkling chatter When at length the meal Was cut ehort by the arrival of Elisha Winslow all thiee of the group rose with relief unconcealed “Wal Mr Heath I see you’re pectin’ me” grinned the sheriff pointbeside the the luggage toward ing door “I am Mr Winslow" Are you ready “I've got my boat to come right along?" “Quite ready” Heath went to Sylvia and took her hand “Thank you very much" murmured “for all you’ve done for he formally It more I appreciate than I can me M vv c" — — “Fnj “And you too “I wish you luck Mr Ileath" called the the Sylvia “Thanks” “And I too” Marcia rejoined In a voice scarcely audible To this the man offered no reply They followed him to the door It was then that Marcia sprang forward and cuught Elisha’s arm "Where are you tatting him Elisha?" she demanded a catch in her voice Mr Heath has been Ttemember You must not risk Ills getting cold or any discomfort” suffering “You need have no worries on that Marcia" replied the sheriff score noticing the distress In her kindly “I’ll look out for him" face " “Where Is he going?" “To my house for the present" El“I’ve a comfortable isha answered spare room an’ figger to put him In it 1’ve questioned blm aulveriflvd his story “Meantime nobody la town will be I ain’t even tellin’ May the wiser Ellen why Mr Heath’a at the house If I choose to harbor comp’ny that’s Not a soul ’cept Weaver's tny business In on this affair an’ he’s keepin' mum U hen him an' me decide we’ve got the utb well act— not before" "That relieves my mind very much dr Heath is— you see he —" “He's a friend of yours — I alnt for gettlE’ that I shall treat him ’cordln'l Marcia” had gone Into the living room to write a letter She sat down before the desk and started to take up her pen when Sylvia heard her utter a cry the matter dear?" called “What’s the girl hurrying Into the other room As nearer Marcia Sylvia carne bowed her head upon the desk and began to sob as If her heart would break how “Oh could he!” moaned the woman “llow could he he so cruel 1" “What has happened Marcia?” “Stanley— he has left a check — And money— throw n it In my face! did It so gl idly— because I loved him Yet he could leave He knew that were a common this — pay me — as If had rather he struck me — servant a hundred times rather" The girl took the heck It was tiUml out- In Stanley Wealth’ clear strong hand and was for the sum a hundred dollars of “How detestable of him!" she exclaimed “Tell me Marcia— what happened between you and Mr Heath? You quarreled — of course I know that not wanted J have Hut why— why? to ask but now — I’d “I’ll tell you everything Sylvia rather you knew I thought at first I could keep It to myself but I cannot I need you to help me dear" Marcia unfolded the story of her blind faith In Stanley Heath her love for him— a love she could neither resist nor control — a love she had known She from the first to be hopeless confessed how she had struggled to how be himself conceal her feelings In had resisted a similar attraction her how at last he had discovered her secret and forced her to betray It “Of course I realized we could not “That bravely go on” she explained we loved one another was calamity enough All 'that remained was for him to go away and forget me— return to his wife his home and his former life Soon If he honestly tries this Infatuation will pnss and everything Men forget more will be as before easily than women Absence too will help” “And you Marcia?” “I cannot give up my love It Is all Oh I do not mpan to I have now mourn over It pity myself make life I shall be glad Instead unhappy You will see This experithankful ence will make every day of living You need have no fears for richer me Sylvia You warned me you know" concluded she with a pathetic little smile “I was a brute! I ought to have shielded you more" the girl cried Well I have had I realized thank heaven can yet do something Give me that check” "What do you mean to do?” “Return it of course — return It before Stanley Heath leaves town I’ll take It over to Elisha Winslow's now this minute” “I could “I wonder— yes probably that wlU best You won’t I suppose be allowed to see Stanley" speculated she timidly “If you should — ” be “Well?" “Don't say anything harsh Sylvia Please do not blame him or—” “I’ll wring his neck I” was the emphatic retort “Oh please — please dear— for my I can’t let you go if you go In sake that spirit” pleaded Marcia In alarm “There there — you need not worry for fear I shall maltreat your Romeo richly as he deserves it" was the response “I could kill him — but I won’t — because of you Nevertheless I ( w:arnyou that4U get theehane shall tell him what I think of him He Is terribly to blame and ought to realize It No married mnn has any business playing round with another woman" “I am half afraid to let you go Sylvia" “You don’t trust me? Don't you believe I love you?” “I am afraid you love me too much t— — dear” I never “I do love you Marcia dreamed I could tare so Intensely for anyone I have known for so short a time What you did for my mother alone would make me love you But aside from gratitude there are other I love you for your own reasons Please do not splendid self dear fear to trust me I promise you I will neither be unjust nor bitter” “Take the cheek then and go I wish I were to see him” "Well you’re not! Let him do the Let him explaining and apologizing That's what he grovel at your fee ought to do!" “You won’t tell him that” ‘I don't know what I shall tell him” reYou promised “Please Sylvia member" Some pf tht mad will “Don’t tret be taken out of me before see Mr me link Kiss me and Heath Marcia You do believe I vj11 try to he wise “Yes deni von?’ Yes!" dear “That’s right- me you know souni Yon really I’m not so TIMES can bad trust as I - Tucking the check Into the wee pocket of her sweater Sylvia caught up her pert beret and perched It upon her curls “So long I" she called looking back over her shonlder as she opened the I’il be back door “So long Marcia) as soon as ever I can" The baste with which she disappeared suddenly precipitated her into the arms of a yung man who stood upon the steps preparing to knock "Hortle Fuller" cried Sylvia breathlessly “Hortlet Where on earth did you come from?" Her arms closed about hi neck and he had kissed her twice before she swiftly withdrew rearranging her curls and saying coldly: "I cannot Imagine what broeght you here Horatio” CHAPTER XI “I can’t Imagine” repeated Sylvia still very rosy and flustered but with her most air “what magnificent brought you to Wilton— I really can- not” “Can’t you?” grinned Horatio cheerfully “No I cnnnot" From Ids superior height of two he looked down at her meager five feet amusement twinkling In bli ey es Sylvia however was too Intent on putting her curls Into place to heed big glance “You wrote me to come didn’t you?" he presently inquired ' “I wrote you to’ come!" “Well at least you led me to suppose you’d like It If I were here" persisted Horatio “Toward the bottom of page two you said: T am posiand In the middle tively homesick’ of the back of page three you wrote: Tt seems years since I’ve seen you’" "What if I did?" answered the girl with a disdainful shrug Nevertheless the dimples showed In her cheeks “And tha Isn’t all” Horatio went on “At the end of page five you wrote: ‘Would that you were here’l" Sylvia bit her Up "That was only a figure of speech —what is called poetic license’ “Then you didn’t mean It when yon said you wished I was here" Horatio was obviously disappointed “Why of course I am pleased to see It is very nice of you to you Horatio come to the Cape to meet my sunt and—" "Darn your auntl" he scowlea “I didn’t come to see her I am not interested in aunts” “Take care! happen to be very keen on this aunt of mine It she didn’t like you you might get sent home Don’t be horrid Hortle I You must truly am glad you’ve come make allowance for my being surI haven’t got over it prised yet How In the world did you contrive to get away at this season? And wbat sort ' of a trip did you have?" I stopped “Swell overnight In New York at the Gardners Mother wanted me to deliver a birthday cake Is to Estelle who you may remember the mater’s She’s a I hadn't seen her since pippin too she graduated from Vassar“ Sylvia listened She did not need to be told snout the Gardners They had visited Horatio's family more than once and rumor had It the elders of both families would be delighted were the young people to make a match of It "I'm surprised you did not stay longer In New York” Sylvia observed at her white shoe gazing reflectively "New York wasn’t my objective I came on business you see Dad gave me two months oft so I could get married” Sylvia Jumped "I was not aware you were enmurmured phe In a formal gaged” tone “I’m not” came frankly from Junior “But I'm going to be In fact I chance to have the ring with me this mlDute Want to see it?" “I always enjoy looking at jewels" was her cautious retort Iloratlo felt of his pockets “Where on earth did I put that I haven't thing?’1 he tuuttercd lost It Oh here It is" He took out a tiny velvet case and the catch sprang "Oh Hortlet Isn't It beautiful t” “It fairly takes away Sylvia cried my breath" " on It "Try She shoo her he' “It woulan t fit me My hands are too small” Here “It'S a stiiwU sing I’ut it he toward her on" urged holding “Well I suppose I might try It tv But I know it will be too please yoo GARLAND UTAH JifTy Knit Sweater With Matching Hat PATTERN No 5512 Leaning Tower of Pisa Only a Second-Rate- r in Slanting of heavy But Always High The wages of ln are never agreed on beforehand Bare will be Any warm as toast in this rweater and enp set The sweater’s a “Jiffy” knit —Just plain knitting combined with yoke and sleeve of easy lury stitch an-finished almost before you know It Tbe enp done In a straight strip gathered at the top also Includes these two stitches adding a pert pompon for good measure Choose a colorful ynrn and thpreil be o “insisting” she wear It In pattern 5312 you will find com plete Instructions for making the set shown In sizes 4 0 and 8 (all given In one pattern) an Illustration of It and of the stitches needed material requirements 15 In cents Send stamps or coins colns preferred) to The Sewing Umtatd Ait cDepL Fourteenth St New York N - Coughs ' from common colds That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough chest cold or bronchial irritation you can relief now with Creomulslon get Serious trouble may bo brewing and you cannot afford to taka a chance n with anything less than which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed memas the branes phlegm Is loosened and expelled Even if other remedies have don’t bo discouraged your failed is authorized to guarantee druggist Creomulslon and to refund your money If you are not satisfied with results from the Very last bottle Cfeomulslon Oct 'right now (Advj A Black Maria a Taxi As If going to jail wasn’t bad enough passengers In the police patrol wagon of Columbia S C are going to be charged a taxi rate for the ride Mayor Owens Instructed I’ollce Chief RavvIInson to “see that a 50 cent charge Is imposed on everybody who rides to the city Jail In the patrol provided they are convicted tn the recorder's court ' ' 'Ml Gt- Elimination of Body Waste Is Doubly important la the crucial month before baby arrive it is vitally important that the body be rid Your intestines mull fnwo- ' regularly completely without griping ' of waste matter tion— Why Physicians Recommend Milnesia Wafer are These pure milk of magnesia in solid form-pleasanter to take than liquid Each wafer t approximately equal to a full adult dose of liquid milk of magnesia Chewed thoroughly then swallowed they correct acidity in the mouth and throughout thy digestive system and insure regular complete elimination without pain or effort Milnesia Wafers come in bottles of 20 and 43 at 35c and 60c respectively and ks convenient tin for your handbag contain-ing 12 at 20c Each wafer Is approximately one adult dose of milk of magnesia All good drug store sell andrecommend them using thesu delicious effective gently laxative wafers today Professional samples sent free to registered physicians or dentists if request it made on- professional letterhead Select frodvcH Inc 4402 23r4 St tong Island City N Y Start 35 A Cuthbert of Idaho kil Idaho aid: “I have taken Dr Pierce' Golden Medical on ereral occv Discovery when my system ions had heroine rundown This tonic quickly gar me an appetite strength- ened me end helped to build me up ao that I felt like myself again In my opinion then is nothing that pep a nun up and drive away sluggishness quicker’ liny now New sue tablets 50c liquid $100 k $U1 & ” 60 ten bottles 20c tins GIVES PEP BUILDER John L St pARMERS everywhere are enthusiastic in their praises of the Firestone Ground Grip Tire — they say it’s the greatest traction tire ever built and so economical How was it possible for Firestone to build such a remarkable tire? 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