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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH Prudences Daughter By Copyright by the Bobbs-Merrl- ll ETHEL HUESTON Co. Aimee Glorian, of the angelic sweetness, slipped at once from the table, THE MODERN GIRL and drew away Jerry's cloak, which she piled with the others on a chest This Is a 'story of love and heart near the door. Interest without a villain in it. a What will you haver She turned story of everyday people, their problems and --Joys; a story of delito the table, with Its brave hospitably cious humor, of cheerfulness and cf bottles and glasses a nondisplay a without Pollyanna optimism those last, of every conEthel of lot, descript character. The stories Hueston are Immensely popular. ceivable size and shape, and Including Her Prudence, in Prudence of the These are three cracked teacups. Prudence Says So" Parsonage, them am I blossoms bemaking orange and Prudences Sisters," has for myself, I cant stand Scotch come one of the famous girls of fiction. But Prudence Is no longer plenty fot you, too, If you like. Imane a girl. She now has a grown Is mixing highballs In the Allerton daughter and this latest book al-In kitchen. And theres apricot brandy the series Is mostly about her, with cream If you want to start easy. though Prudence still figures In It as Joyously and as charmingly as Duane, bring the highballs, the girls of yore. This daughter Is a modare here! she called, prettily Imperaem girl, typical of the times and tive. Then to Jerry again, Youd betlike so many girls of today enter stick to orange blossoms with me gaged In a search for what she calls freedom, soul expression, etc. three parts gin to a whiff of orange The story opens In Greenwich Viland you can love your wickedest enheclage, with Its picturesque and emy. Carter Blake has gone down for tic life. Then the heroine, having learned several things about life, liell be back In a minute. champagne. goes back to Des Moines. Yet What true love seems to be the same hardly know. Jerry flushed, whether In Greenwich Village or stammered a little. In some confusion. Des Moines. Aimee swept her a quick, appraising look, and smiled In friendly fashion. I see," she said. You want apricot brandy with cream, and mostly cream, dont you? Who called for a highball? I CHAPTER Duane Allerton came In from th kitchen, laughing, his cuffs pushed Jerry Was Not Deceived high, a bottle in one hand? a medicine It was lacking but twenty minutes glass In the other. Mixed, or cf midnight. At the top of four stagstraight geringly steep flights of dusty stairs Aimee laughed softly, slipping her the stud.'o apartment of Carter Flake hand coziiy Into th curve of JerryV was ringing with unaccustomed blaze pretty, bare, white arm. and blare of wild hilarity, supplanting weak, oh, awfully weak, the dull drab of steady si very at the she Brandy, told him. She hadnt registered easel for the first time In nearly two when I called you. This Is (thodc La years. little protegee from the Middle At twenty minutes to twelve the Fayes West Jerry Harmer. Isnt she beaugayety was at its height. Duane? Miss Harmer, this to On a stool In the center cf the room tiful, Duane Allerton. Hes nice enough, but a small phonograph shrilled out the Hes In business, Isnt that stupid. melody of the latest tango, and three disgusting? Duane, since Francy Isnt couples danced Intermittently about It, here tonight, why dont you take Jerry Stopping at will to light a cigarette, under wing and make a little to drain a glass from the tray on the love to your her? Youre so good at table, or to join for a moment In th Like his looks, Jerry?' Dont conversation that went on among the be bashful. If you see anyone you others scattered about the room. like better, Just say so. Youre comAmong the cushions on the wide pany, so you can take your choice. couch, her feet crossed beneath her, Oh, no really I think In a startling gown of orange and Well, I think myself youre getting black, a girl with vividly reddened the pick of the party, Aimee agreed hair, with crimson cheeks and Impec- pleasantly. Try him out, . :.yhow. Jf cably painted lips, leaned drowsily you dont like his method, bring him against the shoulder of Korzky, the back and Ill give you Billy Sparr. And young Russian sculptor, her slender welcome. He does nothing but stand profile lifted to bis face. In her slim, over there and measure chins and nervous fingers was a cigarette, which ankles with a pencil. Now show her she held first to his lips, then to a good time, Duaney. Give her branown, with easy Impartiality. dy, and keep It weak. She hasnt the In the window-seat- , alone, strum- slightest rudiments of a real thirst Aimee touched Duanes arm wara-inglming soft southern melodies on a caressed Jerry with a light banjo. In discordant defiance of the blatant Jazz, half reclining upon the fleeting gesture, and turned away to cushions, lay Mary Donya, a glass on reach for a cigarette. the window sill at her side, a cigarette Jerry lifted her blue, bright happy dropping futilely away to ashes In a eyes and looked at Duane Allerton. tray, while Aimee Glorian perched like With that lock, she forgot the great a pretty, angelic imp on the heavy, d room. She forgot the table against the wall, strange effrontery and the flagrant her fair face seraphic in Its gentle Intimacy of the looks, the words, the sweetness, swaying to the rhythmic attitudes, of those about her. She motion of the cocktail shaker, of which gazed into Duane Allertons eyes, and ehe had proclaimed herself officiating a great happiness swelled In her gentle goddess. breast. At twenty minutes to midnight, a He took her hands, both hands, yellow taxi stopped before the en- smiled at her, seeming In that smile trance, four flights below, and Rhoda to draw her physically, Intimately, Into La Faye, In a golden cloak, her golden the affectionate warmth of his charmhair an aureole in the reflection of the ing camaraderie. sprang out at the bright street-lightYou beautiful thing he whispered. instant of Its stopping, her sharp eyes Jerrys heart sang within her. on the registering meter as sh said: He put his arm about her, and they One seventy I Right I danced twice across the room. Not She hurriedly pressed two one word could Jerry speak. Twice bills Into the hand of the driver. she lifted her dark misty lashes, and Come, Jerry I she cried, with the lowered them quickly, thrilled with quickness that characterized her every the breathless pleasure she felt in his word and motion, and thrust out a touch, In the light of his eyea intent nervous, hurrying hand from the folds on her lovely face. of her cloak. Fairy Geraldine Harmer As they came up to the door on the clasped It eagerly, almost shyly, as she third round, he guided her neatly Into followed breathlessly up the four long the small kitchen a scant and Impovflights of stairs to Carter Blakes stu- erished relation to the kitchens Jerry dio on the top floor. had known and came to a stop before Rhoda lifted the knocker, let It fall the bottles on the rickety table. You cant have a real good time heavily, and, waiting for no response, door ran and the In, drawing when you are thirsty. Aimee said opened her. with were Jerry They greeted apricot brandy Its trash. It takes with a burst of merry laughter, noisy hours to get happy on It and then welcome. Bertrande Rochester, aban- youre not. I know what yon want. He tilled a small glass for her, a doning the discussion before the picture, joined them Immediately, catcl-in- large coffee cup for himself. Jerry Rhoda about the waist with a deft sipped at It daintily, not liking it, arm, and whirling her unceremonibarely able to repress a shudder of ously Int' the dance around the pho- distaste. But under the warmth of his eyes she steeled herself to Sparnograph. For a moment Jerry stood alone, tan resolution, and drained It to the slender and lovely, with glowing, ques- last drop. And rejoiced that she did so, because he smiled at her gladly, tioning eyes, and quickening pulses. "Its Jerry I Jerry Harmer Rhoda as he tossed off his own. He put the glasses back on the table tossed lightly over her shoulder, interwould she BerIn what again, took her hands In his and say by rupted trande Rochester, who kissed her as glowed upon her. Yon are beautiful, yon are perfectAwfully nice littls they danced. From Iowa I We wen to school ly beautiful, he said. HIs vghje was kid caressing, his eyes very together until I got fired 11 Part One WNU Service direct and very earnest. He lit a cigarette and gave It to Jerry, lit another for himself. Jerry had smoked before. In college for fun with the girls of her sorority, behind stuffed keyholes and carefully blanketed windows. That was mischief. This was another matter. But she took the cigarette when he gave It, tugged at It determinedly but with distaste, and was ashamed because she got smoke In her eyes, and because bits of tobacco came out between her lips. She wished he had not thought of It seemed such Idle waste smoking. to use those tender fingers of his for holding cigarettes. She liked that intimate, boyish way he had of catching her hands In both of his when he said: You beautiful thing. Is Is It your studio? she asked, suddenly embarrassed because she said nothing. Your voice Is Just like music, he told her, and the earnestness of his voice was almost like a sadness. But he smiled Immediately. Lord, no! I wouldn't have It. Looks like a barn to me. I hardly know the chap. Some artist. Carter Flake his name Is nice fellow, he seems, too. They Just asked me to come along, and so I did. You seem so much at home the way you go from room to room I thought perhaps you lived here. Duane smiled his pleasure. lie liked that type. Ingenuous, artless he knew what unerring pains, what constant alertness, it entailed for a girl to re- - love-makin- h-- one-doll- g 1 1 1 d, Sweetens the f breath, removes food particles from the teeth, gives new vigor to tired nerves. Comes to you fresh, clean and full-flavore- Practically Impossible Carter Blake, seeing her In that moto wear ment for the first time, amazed and delighted with her loveliness, put both arms about her nnd kissed her again and again, until Duane pulled him away, reminding him that he hnd The Wonder Sole for Wear. signed but one contract nnd was takTOOAY 5g YOUIV REPAIRMAN ing the privileges of a score Soles USKIDE Then they had supper, a generous, jlso Demand Shoes New on conglomerate supper, erratic In Its vaUnited States Rubber Company Russian riety, sandwiches, soups, forstrange things en cnsserole, quaint eign pastries, Italian Ices, nnd cheeses from every land. Duane nnd Jerry sat together, very close, very quiet, In the wide window-sent- , looking out over the East river to the misty midnight towers of New York on the other side. have n very weak stomach, nnd The others talked of art, of colors, Becclvims Pills are ubout the schools and contracts. But Jerry and only laxative 1 con tuke that does Dunne In the window heard not a not nauseate me. word tha was spoken, and hardly 'I have also found thorn beneficial talked ;.t all. to my children. One especially, R cut Into a particularly long and who inherited her mother's weak sober silence between them when Bhi stomach. There is no remedy 1 value as much as Beecham's Bills. Are an artist? said, you I have tried others without Duane laughed. Oh, Lord, no. Fm ci iprpcQ knows on Wall Street. And heaven Mrs. A. HUMPHRIES Its where I should be any place but! Methuen, Mass. Theyre fleecing me right and left. For FREE SAMPLE writ e B. F. Allen Co., 417 Canal Street, New Yorlt Who are? Jerry was almost reIn behalf. Buy from your drugs Ut In X and $o boxca sentful his For constipation, biliousness, sLk headHeaven knows. Somebody. At least aches and other digestive ailments take It would seem so. Fin getting tha not Fm ragged edge of It on all ends. slick enough. I never catch on to SMWwrriiffiT whats going on until Its gone. And then Its too late. Dont make me talk about business. Fd rather go on thinkThe New Freely-Latherin- g ing how beautiful you are. After a while sjmeone started tho once more and they phonograph danced. And he took her again to the kitchen, where she had n tiny highForTender Faces ball, which she barely touched to her Emollient medicinal antiseptic lips, and he had a very large one, and another, and then another. And finally, laughing at what he called her InNo Leisure temperate temperance, he drained her Blinks Hows business? glass as well. Jinks Good Im as busy as a can They were a long time In the opener In a kitchenette. kitchen, laughing for no apparent reason, looking at each other deeply, with pleased and Intimate understanding, while Duane drank and smoked. When they went back to the studio, the lights were dimmer, the music softer, the voices more subdued. Aimee, with the face of angel sweetness, dancing by the door as they came In, released the tip of the bearded mans lips from between her lips t call to them: Do you like him, Jerry I Pretty well satisfied? And Rhoda paused In the midst of a particularly daring rendition of the t! Bayer-Insistango to wave a friendly hand to her. unJerry flushed deeply, with the Headache For Colds conscious, Instinctive recoil of her InHer nocence and her inexperience. Pain Lumbago eyes clouded a little. But she smiled forgivingly. Rheumatism Neuralgia Rhodas really a very nice girl," to Duane. she said apologetically Accept only a They are all nice, of course, I know Bayer package they are. But I have known Rhoda a Is she and or, really, quite long time, which contains proven directions 6he Is quite proper. Of course, Iowa Handy Bayer boxes of 12 tablets would be shocked! Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists Duane drew her closer In his arm, Is the trade mark of Bayer Aspirin so that her breath, with the slight are of MonoaceUcacldcutcr of SaficyUcacld sfcent of her first highball, touched his face. He did not leave her. The Some of the most disgraceful acts others came and went at will, flirted are performed by the most graceful here, and loitered there, but Duane sinners. held bis place at Jerrys side, kept her slender hands within his hands, touched the velvety folds t the seductive gown with tender finders. And Jerry remained blind to the careless familiarltj of It all, deaf to Its blatant noise, seeing his warm eyes alone, hearing only his gentle voice, feeling but the caresslveneas of his wandering 6 Bell-an-s touch. them out USKIDE Soles I Three Generations Find Beechams Pills the Only Remedy 1 r Giticura Shaving Stick ! He Put His Arm About Her and They Danced Twice Across the Room. smoke-cloude- 1 too. more good. Note how it relieves that stuffy feeling after hearty eating. Beechams Pills r s, For luck. Didnt you ever seo s ship launched? Its a contract party, ns 1 told you," explained Rhoda. IIow Is she to smash the bottle, Carter? Some one hastily brought an electric Iron from the kttchen, and Duane held It for her. He smiled at her anxious uncerBe careful! Hold the bottle tainty. away from you when you break the neck off; dont soil your gownl Then Just throw It over the contract" Be ready now," cautioned Carter. It lacks but a minute." The clock on the mantel chimed the hour, nnd on the last stroke. Carter fired his revolver Into the air. Quick," whispered Duane In her ear. With a 6trong sure blow, Jerry struck the neck from the bottle nnd flung a stream of the golden fragrant liquor over the contract on the easel. The others applauded gnyly, clapping their hands, crowding about Carter to shake his hand In congratulation. The girls kissed him, many times, telling him how wonderful It was, and how hnppy they were. When Jerry was drnwn up to him In the pressure about her, Oh, It Is Just wonderful, she breathed ecstatically, still but half comprehending what It was all about. But because the others did, nnd because lie seemed to expect It, nnd Jerry would not for the world have hurt his feelings, she kissed him, tain that pretty assumption of artless innocence. He admired one who could do It, one who would take the trouble. It was the type that most Intrigued him. are adorable," he said, and smiling, his arm about her, he her Into the dance once more and Into the studio. the doorway they encountered Carter Blake, hatless, his bottle of champagne wrapped In a handkerchief, Just coming back. Come on, quick," he called to them, without waiting for Introduction. Youre the girl from Iowa, arent you? We want you to launch the contract Heres the champagne. Itll be midnight In a minute." The phonograph was turned off, and the others straggled over toward the easel In the corner. Carter Blake pulled It about until It faced them and they saw a printed contract securely fastened upon it with brass thumbtacks. The girls ran quickly about the studio to fetch the flowers from every vase and jar, piling them in a rosy heap beneath the precious bit of paper on the easel. To launch the contract? Jerry was greatly puzzled. r contract with InIts his ternational, explained Aimee, who stood near her. Picture a month for five years I Thats what the party Is for, yon know, to celebrate the contract They only signed this morning." They pressed more closely about the easel, Jerry standing out before them all, the bottle of champagne In her hand. Now, Just a minute," Carter Blake ordered briskly, Ill fire the revolver on the stroke o t twelve. Then yon souse the contract Sfotse It? Jerry was deeply anxious, not understanding. 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