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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. UTAH HEART HERITAGE Joseph McCord CHAPTER IX CHAPTER VIII Continued 9 "Dale, lovely!" Lee exclaimed, as she carefully opened the box and brought to view a mass f pink roses. "How did you know rthat my mother loves flowers better than anything else in the world?" days after Christmas, as Dale stood at one of the windows in the Locust Hill Trust Company depositing a modest check that had been a gift from his father, he was conscious of a touch on the arm. A man in the bank's uniform was at 'Just couldn't think of anything else good enough for her." "You've no idea how she will appreciate it. I wish she were here mow to thank you. You must me a minute while I take care his elbow. how "I didn't," he smiled happily. "I ex-icu- se (of them." "I had the very dickens of a time finding a little something for you," Dale remarked when Lee returned to the living room. He held out a lemall flat parcel as he spoke. "Save lit for tomorrow." "Indeed I won't!" Lee's brown 'eyes were shining. "I never could fwait until Christmas morning to look at my presents. Please !Her eager fingers were already 'working with the ribbon that bound 'the package. Then iLee was gazing in breathless delight 'at a small painting held in her two 'hands. "Like it?" "It's adorable. I'm afraid I don't iknow how to tell you. It's so beautiful," she added softly. Dale gave a relieved sigh. "Then I'm glad. I had just about given it up. Then I was browsing around over in the city and happened in a funny little restaurant 'down in the Village. Some artist had a number of pictures on display there and I saw that one. As Isoon as I looked at it, I knew it was iyou. Do you know what it made me think of?" "Of course," Lee answered quickly. "Our trip to Staten Island. It's that same soft haze over the water. The same coloring and that old house. I wish I knew how to thank you." "Can't you think of a nice way?" (was Dale's bold retort. By way of answer, Lee laid the UiC la LUC, ftwiuic vaiiiuiij' crossed swiftly to Dale's chair, leaned down and touched his cheek lightly with her lips. "There. You're thanked." ..." tissue-wrappe- d ' ; "Lee!" j WNTJ Dale was still under the spell of that first little kiss when he reached Ithe parsonage and found Pink in (the kitchen staring moodily at a jdressed turkey that reposed on the (table. "That's the fourth one of them s jthings sent here today by the flock," the cook explained "The ice box is lousy iwith turks. Come on out on the porch a minute. I want to show you somethin'." The something proved to be a small Christmas tree concealed at the end of the refrigerator. "It sort of had me bothered," iPink offered in some perplexity. "You know the dominie always insisted on your havin' a tree, same as he always draws the line against oin' out anywhere on Christmas. Of course you're pretty old for such dofunnies now, but I figured you mightn't be here another time and maybe he'd sort of expect it. What do you think?" "Mighty thoughtful of you. Pink. I'll help you fix it, if you like." "The dominie looks pretty good these days, don't you think?" "Fine. Why?" "I dunno. Look here, kid. I don't think it would hurt none to tell you he's been glad to have you stickin' so close to the house lately. Goin' places with him and everything. He thinks you're makin' a swell job of yourself. Pretty tough if you ever was to let him down." When the tree was decorated it made a brave showing, its base heaped about with sundry parcels and packages. Jonathan Farwell gave a brief tribute to its beauty when he entered the parlor later, but Dale caught a sudden light in his father's dark eyes that made him understand that Pink had been right. Dale's remembrance from Lee was a small wallet bearing his initials in gold letters. The memory of their ride to the island prompted the selection. Lee had not forgotten, either. Rather to his surprise there was a second and bulkier parcel bearing the greeting card of Cassius Brady. The contents proved to be a book, but a note within the leaves in the lawyer's crabbed handwriting furnished an explanation. domi-jnie'- . dog's-eare- d My Dear Dale: When I was about your age, this old companion was one of my favorite. It teems to be out of print nou; so I'm asking you to accept this disreputable copy with my best wishes. I hope ymi'll like O'Malley. You remind me of him after a fashion. Faithfully, C. B. Before he extinguished his light in the small hours of Christmas morning, Dale had taken the Irish Dragoon into his heart. It was good of Mr. Brady. And Lee . . . Lee. A few "Excuse me, Mr. Farwell. Will you please step into Mr. Marble-stone- 's office? This way." In some surprise, Dale followed the messenger to a private office at the far end of the ornate lobby. His surprise deepened when he saw Evelyn smiling from a chair near her father's desk. Marblestone greeted his caller with a genial salute. "Hello, Dale. Draw up a chair. I've been intending to ask you in for a chat. Evelyn happened to see you when you came in." The banker cleared his throat impressively. "We'll get down to business. When are you leaving?" "I think about as soon as I can get ready after New Year's." "You're taking over some sort of a school job for the spring months, I believe you told me." "Yes, sir." "Um-m- . You know, Dale, I've been thinking about you since we a fttt "Kid! Snap out of that!" Dale's head stirred restlessly on his pillow. A troublesome dream held him. Pink coming to his side, shaking him roughly and telling him he was late for school. His eyes blinked protestingly. Why was the light burning? "Kid! Kid!" It was Pink. A heavy bathrobe thrown over his green pajamas, hair standing grotesquely on end. Calling in a shrill insistent whisper. "What the deuce is the matter?" "Pipe down. You'll wake the dominie. Get down to the phone. That Brady girl wants you." Dale groped his way through the lower hall to the telephone, located it and jerked the receiver to his ear. "Yes?" he called guardedly. "This is Lee." "What's wrong?" "Dale, I need you. Can you come over right away?" "Sure. Want me to get word to fir if anybody first?" "No, no. Hurry! And bring your car." Within minutes Dale was backing the car from the garage. He had waited but long enough to don his shoes and trousers, supplementing his costume with his father's heavy ulster as he hurried from the house. As he leaped up the steps of the Brady porch, the front door swung open. Lee, her face white and drawn with anxiety, stared at him pitifully. She seemed unable to speak. W1"What's the trouble?" Dale demanded in a low voice. "Is it your mother?" 'It sort of had me bothered," Pink offered. "Yes I don't know. She and had that visit at your house. That pleading note in Evelyn's voice. daddy went away this morning" profession of yours may be very in- "I've been so happy thinking what Lee broke off with a nervous sob. teresting and all that. But you it would mean to you. I never "Take it easy." Dale's hand won't ever make much money at it. dreamed you would turn down such caught her slim shoulder, in a comAnd I've got a good opening here a chance." forting clasp. "Try to tell me about for you No, wait!" He ges"I'm sorry." it. Where did they go?" tured with his cigar as Dale start"Couldn't you try it, if if I asked "To Trenton. Oh, Dale! Take me ed to speak. you to?" there as quick as you can!" Lee "Let me tell you about it. I've "That wouldn't be fair to fafreed herself to drag her coat from often wished Evelyn were a boy, or ther. He asked me to thinkyour it over that I had a son. But it's too late and I will. But I know now what the hall tree with shaking hands. "Something has happened," she to do anything about that. What I the answer will have to be.'v managed. "The police they found mean is, I'd like to have somebody our car. It was empty! Oh, you I could depend on around here. I'm "By the way," Cassius Brady in- will take me!" beginning to need someone like that formed his family casually, as the "Why, of course." Dale sensed the more and more. Mixed up in more three of them formed an things every year. You can undercircle about the living room fire, urgency forof the situation without further explanation. Nor waiting stand. Whoever I take on will have "I heard a bit of news today. Our did Lee trust herself to speak until a chance to get somewhere and to friend Dale is to down settle going make some real money. See?" in Locust Hill and become one of the Farwell sedan was slipping swiftly through the empty streets. "That's awfully good of you, sir. the leading citizens." "It's so good of you, Dale. I'm But . . ." "Put down paper and tell us all right now. I can think, with "I know. I know. You're think- what you are your talking about." you here. You see, daddy left on a ing tha you've invested a lot of Brady obliged cheerfully and com- business trip and he thought the time and money in a profession and menced refilling his pipe. ride would be good for mother. She that you can't throw it away. You "Henry Marblestone was telling was to spend the day with some won't be. Scientific training never hurt a business man. Not these me this morning when I was in his friends and they were going to drive office. Said he was taking Dale into home before dinner. days. It's a good foundation. I'll the bank to learn the (TO BE COWIMED) ropes." bet you've learned to look into things closely, study them. You'd do the same thing to business propositions. After you had a little Lack of B Causes training here in the bank, I'll wager in Body, you'd be a hard fellow to put anything over on." Vitamin B is one of the vitamins as neuritis or polyneuritis, results "It never has occurred to me to change my line of work," Dale ad- which cannot be stored up in the from lack of Vitamin B. The word mitted uncomfortably, conscious body to be used later it must be polyneuritis is defined as "a disthat Evelyn was watching him in- taken in daily quantities, and while ease of many nerves." Vitamin B is known to be present tently. many of our foods contain this vi- "Of course it hasn't. 1 wouldn't tamin, one of the most abundant in seeds but to be absent from rebe interested in you if I thought you sources is fresh vegetables from the ' fined cereals, like polished rice, were around at your garden, especially greens. Lima Milk, eggs, and most vegetables age. And I'm not asking for any beans, it was recently discovered, supply it. In natural food the Vita- decision now. You go to your job contain large quantities of Vitamin min B is said to be remarkably and give it all you've got. Then B. The University of Illinois sum staple in the dry state. The loss to come back in the spring and see marizes the story of Vitamin B thus: be expected during canning is less me. And while you're making up Vitamin B is necessary for the than for Vitamin C, but the Vitamin your mind to say yes, don't formaintenance of life and vigor at ali B content of a cooked product may get this. In two years you'll be ages. Lack of it promptly prevents be decreased by the use of soda or making more than you will after ten growth, impairs the appetite, af- by discarding cooking water. Some of fussing with rocks. You'll be fects the organs of digestion and concern has been expressed lest the somebody." Vitamin B content of the American reproduction, and causes malnutri"That sounds very alluring," Dale tion, particularly of the nervous sys- diet be inadequate. The supposed managed. "I appreciate it, I'm tem. In the latter stages of this deficiency is due to the increasing sure." He rose to his feet. type of undernutrition, nerve inflam- use of refined foods, sweets, and "That's all right, my boy. Just mation and degeneration often de- fats, all low in Vitamin B, for diets you keep it under your hat and I'll velop, causing a partial or complete largely composed of such items be looking 'for you to report on the paralysis of the hind quarters of may bring the total Vitamin B injob about June. If I don't see you animals, and in poultry even more take perilously low. In huagain before you leave good luck!" characteristic symptoms. As Evelyn and Dale loft the priman nutrition a lack of Vitamin B Elects President Each Year vate office, they almost collided with will ultimately cause a disease In Switzerland each year the naCash Brady. The lawyer lifted his known as beri bcri, a disease com- tional assembly elects a member of hat to Evelyn and bestowed a mon to Oriental people whose chief the federal council to serve as pressmile on her companion in diet consists of polished rice. In ident. He is ineligible for a conpassing. Dale was conscious of a animals a similar disease, known secutive term. five fSferF ... ... after-dinn- YOU up in? two new designs, one for sure to Here are play and one for afternoon, that are so smart you really should have both. It costs so little, in time and trouble, to make them for yourself, with these simple designs that even beginners can follow with no difficulty. And of "23 Mrs. Brady stole a troubled glance at Lee. "Had you heard about it, dear?" she inquired gently. "No, Mother." The brown eyes were watching the needle. "Maybe it's a big secret," Brady observed. "Henry didn't say so, though. He had just been talking to Dale. As I went into the office, Dale was coming out. Evelyn was with him." "Does that mean Dale will not go back to school?" Mrs. Brady asked. "Not as I understand it. According to Henry, he's going to finish his work and come back here in the spring." "I think I am rather sorry to hear that." Mrs. Brady said the words slowly. "So am I, Brady admitted with a frown. "I wanted to see the boy go on with his own work. Always had an idea he might make some sort of reputation for himself." wish that he had not met Lee's father under the particular circumstances. "Dale!" Evelyn exclaimed, when the big roadster was in motion. "You don't know how thrilled I am over the idea of your coming back here to stay. I think it's wonderful for you. I'll like it, too." "It does sound wonderful. So wonderful that I hate to turn it down." "Whatever do you mean!" "It's decent of your father to give me time to think it over. But I know what the answer has to be. I can't do it." "Surely you're joking, Dale." Evelyn swung the roadster to a skillful halt at the curb in front of the parsonage. She shut off the motor and sat eyeing her passenger reproachfully. "No," Dale observed thoughtfully, "I don't think I'm joking. I've put in four hard years preparing for my own job. I like my work. I feel sure that I can make good in it and I don't know the first thing about banking. There's another thing, Evelyn. I want to make my own start in life, first. That's why I know I'm going to decline your father's offer. I don't want to be carried. If you know what I mean." "I don't know." There was a 4' Service. A Play Outfit; a Basic Dress something new to dusty pastel shade; calico, r0dawdle need in or to dress cale and pique are g A 39-in- ch nUl 1482 1557 course you can splurge on some really luxury fabrics, when you sew your own. Play Suit and Sports Frock. This new design gives you both! The play suit has beautifully cut shorts and a nice bodice top with the sunniest kind of sunback. 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