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Show CEI3LB 1" la IF EVIIL 1 la j Tankt. - ie ya, 6 Pe lf woic the co; apes t apS to0lpeKfor anes Btler' Kav, of necessity, Is scantily clad while Ba'rney """Kay frequently stays with Mrs. Ruth Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton fond, and her daughter Margaret. heron life, anir read s 1 f trails, or g round live t; ' the of vhnm arfier 1 'etui . hyon of the Gardens following the death of her markab a local dance. Kirk Reynolds, a ne'er-do-we- ll of Reverb' " f iown and Kay go for a ride. Kirk's car collides iilh toat of Halv ktlhTthe and during the ensuing argument Kirk whips out ' Kay Is completely stunned by the tragfdy K?rk threat nopular engineer. If she the tells even her Terrsfmken into thing father. g her she the next time she goes out with 1 ?o remain silent. However, She tells him nothing. Mrs. Emma Kavl something is wrong Forrest klnriTv positive and demanding. Her father is exactly the 15 hrng. While at home Kirk Reynolds calls for her. and she KCeS ?o Jo s the circumstances make her family Drotests. tnm despite it nee- her to marry him so she cannot be forced to him if he is 'Jot Jacksons' murder They drive to a neighboring towfand are mamed tells Barney she loves him, but is ext time thev are together Kay married to to teU him why she married the fi. She refuses but he Miss Sonia ('Babe") gambler Meanwhile. understand. J' o Henkel, Beverly be Jmy 7:or of questionable morals, and intimate friend of Kirk Reynolds; berates Seived the idea Life ns Aof Tempting Fate? Bergen Takes Horse Doctor He Shall Be! Work over the hand writing with heavy, bright colored embroidery thread. Chain stitch, as shown here at the upper right, gives a good strong outline and may be done quickly. Use a different colo'" for each kind of towel. Colored facings of prepared bias binding used flat as shown at the lower left make a practical edge finish. If you use flour and sugar sacks for dish towels, these suggestions for adding color will be especially useful. GOOD NEWS is hre for every homemaker. SEWING BOOK No. 3 is now ready for mailing. It contains 32 useful homcmaking ideas, with all directions clearly illustrated. You will be delighted with it. The price of this new book is only 10 cents postpaid. Enclose coin with name and address to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. ; . was t Star Eust By OCTAVUS ROY COHEN COHEN SERVICE a0CTAVUSROV WNU occu- "She couldnt know that. Shed only know that youd be willing to do your best. He said gravely. In this State woman may testify against her husband. The law merely says that she cannot be compelled to. You mustnt, Jim. But I must. Why? sessing great technical skill, he had Because Harvey was my best planned and supervised. friend, thats reason number one. Margaret Hamilton was young, Secondly, Im fond of Kay. slender and unobtrusively beautiful. Margaret was staring off into the Her hair was and she night. She hoped that her voice s wore it close against her small, steady. Suppose you knew that perfectly shaped head. Her eves Kirk killed Harvey. What would were gray, like those of her brother. you do? At the moment they were soft and Im not sure." He paused briefgentle, perhaps because her hand ly. Then, dear and try rested confidently on the muscular to understand.Listen, A man cant just sit arm of the young man at her side. back and do nothing. I cant . . . He helped her into a little bateau and neither can Barney. which was tied informally to a Barney? stake. He seated himself beside Of course. Hes all shot by this her, and handed her a paddle. WeU marriage of Kays. both have to navigate this craft, he You and Barney have been dissaid lightly. Unless you want me cussing it, havent you? to sit in the back. Of course. As a matter of fact, A boat came out Qf the darkness we havent talked about much else. and purled gently past them. A "And so? womans voice, freighted with a sigh We feel like a couple of prime for the things that might have been, came to their ears. The voice said, saps. Or perhaps that sounds more Did you see that young couple? It flippant than I intend. What Fm must be wonderful to be young and driving at is that for everybodys sake we dont intend to let Reyto be here in the moonlight. nolds get away with this. Margaret Hamilton touched the You know hes dangerous. hand of the young man. The place What of it?" was overpowering in its beauty. Unbelievable. Tiny islands, flaming This, Jim . . . and Im trying not to be selfish. The past few years havent been easy for us. You didnt know Dad so you cant understand what his death really meant. Then grc survey cnn Kay. mflrrvmg iconoc and e! ines. eea Continued CHAPTER V --7 numbe 3,1b i. was So you Jackson." Pipe down on acidly. thinking aloud. till Harvey Spoke .;e t" She show e prf ties. In times of stress his emotional reactions were betrayed by an excited bobbing of his collar-butto- n beneath a prominent Adams apple. He was a keen politician and a member of a family which at least half the votes in Beauregard County. He was shrewd, keen and conscientious whenever and wherever con-troU- was with of What you that night. it?" plenty. Now get this, Kirk, and I dont give a hang rt straight. ... with other women, but conscientiousness was not calculatthe harpoon into ed to deprive him of votes. In a en you throw court-roohis very awkwardness get sore." La' made him effective, and he held the So what? tl to I know why you mar-- 1 reins of office tightly, doing the maSo plenty. And there are some jor portion of his job with astonishP Bl this girl soot I not .os Im standing for. This is ing efficiency. For instance, he was genuinely of them." anxious to find and convict the killnot I you're threatening me, EL er of Harvey Jackson. That, he felt, would be an excellent move. HarRat Take it any way you want, furn vey Jackson had been one of the ere is she now? Salt popular young men in Beverly, It just most Xone of your business. middle-clas- s son of :ens I dont mind telling you LS an able parents, young engineer and out to the Gardens t she went a man highly regarded by maidens served Hamilton kid. that a and others. And because Mr. Dixon Making you look sappy, eh? PRIC was sincere in his desire to con1wicht cut into him. voice vict, he at first said nothing about If that doesnt suit the odd little ,e shrugged. compact which had been found on the road beside Harme all right. What vey Jacksons dead It suits body. Of course, Sr nt suit me is that you didnt the whole town knew about the comminai ire what you had up your pact, and discussed it avidly. The pan; ve." man who had found it failed to keep City Since when did I start shooting the secret. to you? Now grab my mouth Solicitor Dixon investigated Babe, Im in a tough spot, to make shrewdly, endeavoring i you might as well know it. lairt, sound evidence of that compact. He , Okay. learned that it possibly belonged to In this State," he said flatly, a Katherine Forrest daughter of Ane cannot be made to testify drew Forrest. He couldnt prove it, .inst her husband. of course not then because he unsTESS ne said, "You did kill him, didnt derstood that it was a type of comGiv CO. pact which could be purchased in I'm telling you for the last time: City. any of several New York cosmetic off that! Im not talkin to any-shops; the sort of compact that tour.AT see, not even you. ing ladies might have carried. Then Id like to help he discovered that on the night of I in Then keep ire v your trap closed. Im Harvey Jacksons demise, Kay Forg nothing. Let the saps talk if rest had gone riding with Kirk Reyp C. want. But dont you join in the nolds. ClU The evidence was still too ms. He looked up at her. And circumstantial, but it indicated seviRA t go soft on me. eral things to Mr. Dixon. He beI won't. Ive played around with lieved that Reynolds had kiUed d a Refr a pretty Jackson and that Kay Forrest had long time, you know. the ,ake Teh, I know. Youre on the level witnessed the affair. and Im Beverlys hard common sense, glad youre not doing a out Though if you feel that plus verbose interpretation by Sogo to it licitor Dixon, gave a fairly proper ie tt e I said, Its dont picture of the tragedy. Mr. Dixon though. iirn ' that CO. this marriage of yours ain't was quizzed. Cit J to swallow all of a sudden, You reckon Kirk Reynolds killed a. whether you like it or not. I him, Gabe? KS t enjoy the idea of you being in He might have. am. book Then why dont you have him Si.O ie took her hand with what was, S arrested? Lakof him, a great demonstration No chance of convictin him. Not c'uon. Youre not so bad your-Bab- on what weve got. So snap out of it knew all the time that was You I will. She waved and went out Kay Forrests compact. Why didnt door. on him befo? So he a for country you light ditches me of " Lots gadgets like that. Any of Her fists clenched. Well, he these tourists might have lost one t get away with it. you do it 1 y, ... -- J - e. CHAPTER VI Gardens were nearing It was understood that 7 would be ready for the public (oon as the azalea season had sied its peak. More reclaimed amP, greater and more bewilder- Busi-- s beauty. More tourists. men were delighted, persons didnt quite know how 5ccept it . , and godly souls lived in the very rural districts adered it a disgrace. Country achers declaimed against this sorted iniquity from the pulpits of hands were churches, J high in horror, the name of Devil was bandied freely and h Unetion. And town and coun-ai.kthe people pointed unwary at what had occurred since ' completion of Ruth Hamiltons ;m.e to beautify ugly swampland at the same time earn a fair 'me for herself and her two chilli r ere had been, for instance, the jfdor of Harvey Jackson on a y country road. 'e H.irvcy Jackson It ' 'ailed that at supper-tables-Mystery. , at JJ meetings, at church socials. It he Lotus ipietion. non-busi- o e thus dubbed in front-yar- con ''tans and at gathering places ' air flay Store and the Bon n ool Room. It was denounced 7 lCslllme and disgrace, and the inquired frequently and ve ently v,hy Qnbe Dixon didni about it. y n.Dnnn was Solicitor of the VP n " Judicial Circuit, of which a County was a part He is similar." But you could have tried him, couldnt you? That wouldnt have been smart. Hed have been acquitted, and then he couldn't be touched again. with a hopeless gesture Well Look what hes done now. He's gone and married her. He sho has. And I cain't make her testify against him. Smart boy, this Reynolds. Smartern you, eh, Gabe?" Mr. Dixon was unperturbed. "No-o- , I wouldnt be sayin that. This here marriage with them not even livin together tells us plenty. Its just about the same as sayin that Kirk killed Jackson and Kay Forrest saw him do it. They mights well have advertised in the Gazette. And lisdone ten, when you know a man has a crime, when you know it, mind of time beyou, its just a question fo you git the evidence to convict him with." Cathedral Gardens was bathed in silver glow. Moonlight limned the A sign, old house sympathetically. tacked to a pine at the entrance into the Gardens, announced that last the was night of asmuch as this would be the full moon, no tourists admitted on succeeding days after seven o'clock. the A young man and a girl left water. house and walked toward the The young man was tall and straight He walked and broad of shoulder. the alslowly and gazed through of the Garbeauty most unearthly dens witn pardonable pride. Jim Owcnby. landscape engineer, r,s,dent designed and built Cathedral of had town the Bev of lv had 'ho was tall, lean arm Gardens. To a Beverly man of having distinction the d l,v misty, shifty eyes been given spot. Working ' restless fingers mid feet created this beauty or cnl idea, 9 g I'.mvlum's Mrs fIC,cc ,0 s, r "bite eol fn.m nri liculous little white MLh fired by youthful ambition and pos ash-blon- the financial collapse and the sympathy of our friends which was the wrong kind of sympathy. And Mothers worry over Barney which led to our coming down here so he could get away from wealthy friends who were too kind." She paused and he touched her hand reassuringly. I know. Plenty tough sledding. It is. Beverly has done a lot for all of us. Ive been happy maybe because I found you. But whatever the cause. Im jealous of my happiness. I dont want it destroyed. Virginia Vale ISy plan under way THERES a dramatic radio offerings may reach the screen, with you, the public, selecting them. Guild Productions, Hollywood, is behind idea is that monthly will be held, the contestants writing to headquarters and giving their reasons for thinking that certain pro- Radio Inc., of it. The contests glasses, china and pots and pans should have their own towels. Here is a simple way to make that logic work. Write across the seNo screened. be should grams of each towel with a soft corner rials included, just plays that are pencil the purpose for which it is complete in one broadcast. to be used. Use a soft pencil and At the end of three months, the best script with the tall letyour would be adapted for winning script at ters least two inches high. the screen. Prizes will be awarded contestants. Madge Evans, of movie fame, with Sidney Kingsley, the playwright, in between performances at summer theaters. Shes worked conscientiously and done well, but when she found is sandwiching her honeymoon r i ! , 'ft C'" i y ' 4 . EVANS MADGE CHAPTER VII 'T'HERE is logic in the idea that that she was billed for A Bill of not long after the Divorcement elopement took place she backed out not superstitious, its said, but just didn't like the idea. Barney said, Im proud of you, My mother is proud of you. Margaret is proud of you. The cook is proud of you. Kay laughed in spite of herself. William Powell is back at work she inquired. The third waffle? again, in Another Thin Man, apPlus grits and shrimp and what parently completely recovered from have you. his serious Illness. Asta, the dog, The girl rose from, the breakfast-tabl- e has a prominent part in this sequel and joined Mrs. Hamilton on to the famous Thin Man, and a the veranda. The morning was brilyear-olbaby makes its debut. A young man and a girl left liant; pleasantly cool and crystal the house, clear. Dozens of tiny bateaus were Tyrone Power and his bride, had a sort of busmans holifor passengers, with blossoms, seemed vague and waiting patiently in Italy, touring the Italian seen could be several and already day no dimensions. unreal There were movie-makin- g center, Cinecitta. The nosing quietly through the placid laJim Owenby propelled the little goons. high spot of their stay in Rome craft into a sheltered bayou. Here Barney came from the house and was their presentation to the Pope. they were sheltered by a midnight joined his mother and Kay. blackness, and his arms went about National Broadcasting Company Kay looked up into the clean-cuthe girl. He said nothing. He did is grooming a new singer for radio into town? face. Going boyish not kiss her. Here was a commun- she asked. stardom. Her name Is Dinah Shore, ion which transcended the desire for and she hails from Winchester, Tenn. Needs must. Heavy business. if demonstration and caresses, and a shadow of appreShes a pretty girl with a distincwas There their bodies were vitally alive if hension in her eyes. tive style of singing. At present Shopping? they were acutely conscious of each she is being featured three times a "Yes. For Mother. Strong finother that was because they were week over both the red and blue netarm. "And closed about her very young and very much in love. gers works you might listen in and see thats all, Chica. My word of honor. 1 And then he said, gently. of her talents agree,s if opinion your Kay followed him into the house, s. the thought we could talk out here with on alone Hamilton the leaving Mrs. I understand. Lets go back, be- veranda. Mark Warnow, the Hit Parade concause we must talk. A bateau approached the shore, They found a seat in an arbor navigating an eccentric course. In ductor, is arranging with a large music school for a scholarship to be which was mantled with wisteria, the double, seat amidand Margaret said, Now we can ships, Mrs. Hamilton saw an elderly awarded to children who show the most promise at playing a musical talk. couple, and even at this distance it instrument. Its about was He took her hand. apparent that the woman was Kay Forrest, he said. more than a trifle nervous. The boatDon Ameche and Dorothy Lamour knew I that." man was Margaret nodded. ina white, long, angular life miserable for Im sorry for her. Sorry as helL dividual who paddled the little craft have been making rehearsals of that at all." Bergen we are Edgar So to the further discomfort Charlie by razzprogram, McCarthy Ive al- viciously, Jim Owenby hesitated. of his passengers. Mrs. Hamilton he freways known Kay. Since she was a recognized the man. Jeff Butler, ing him because, although never he went fishing, swell. quently kid. Shes pretty she remembered and she had nevfish. any caught sulHe Barney thinks so." had seemed a er liked him. The only way he could stop it was Jim changed len and resentful person. She knew Well, hes right. to give up fishing. Nowadays he's You know, instinctively that something was the subject slightly. his exercise by riding horsegetting I think he didnt stuff has this Barney wrong, and suspicion became back he can always catch the when uhder hed go I had. thought when Jeff drove the nose horse! but certainty of the boat far up on the sloping Kay married this Reynolds tak-ing during the past week hes been bank with a last powerful stroke of Fred Barron is the first male memit on the chin like a man. his paddle. of his family in six generations ber Weve been watchShe nodded. Mrs. Hamilton rose to greet them. He who didnt become a docter. I. and Mother It's too, she inquired. ing him, Anything wrong? So he got a Instead. for voted acting what tough on him, but perhaps its Yes." The man spoke in a high, role in the radio serial, The Life he needed. A sort of tempering of excited voice. Who's in charge and Love of Dr. Susan, and found the steel that we know is in him. around here? hed been cast as a doctor! him. for Im terribly sorry I am. Why? y Why did Jim shook his head. fellow who had us in his while convalescing "That Dave Elman, Kirk Reynolds? Kay marry boat . . ."He gestured toward the from an appendectomy in a Fargo, Margaret said, You tell me." He was drunk. N. D., hospital had the unusual extell- lagoon. be and . Ill only . . Right Ruth Hamiltons eyes narrowed. perience of listening to his own proin Beverly ing you what everybody with the "Im terribly sorry . . . Hobby Lobby, gram, is saying. She was forced to marry wife substituting for I was so frightened," interjected Presidents couldnt she testify him so that I didnt know him. to be the little woman. against him if he happened Ken Carpenter, who also had his what was going to happen. I thought murJackson's for Harvey tried every minute he might drown us. appendix out, had trouble pursuad-inder. the doctor that he ought to listen That wouldnt be likely. The wa"Of course. his program. The doctor was on in shallow in most that ter is very places. She was with Reynolds afraid hed laugh so hard at Bob matters. Sit But that doesnt rectify night. She saw what happened. She designated chairs. Burns that hed break the stitches. down Do you blame her for being He finally got a script of the show Tell me just what happened. afraid of him? for Carpenter, figuring that, after the He from acted to queer right And No. Shes just a kid. hed read the Jokes, they wouldnt we And when got into see a murder . . . Shes in a rotten beginning. be so funny. He quite forgot Burns the fact the boat, he was ugly rehabit of making spot, but that doesnt alter ArAnd insulting, wasn't he, marks that the script writer didn't that unless were wrong about Kirk Reynolds murdered thur? think of. V was my best Quite. He kept paddling us, fast, Harvey, and Harvey to stop and look at we wanted when F.SDS Joan IllomDll ODDS friend. AM) He wouldnt do what we and Dick Powell could have hud the things. I see . . . Ar.d so? 1 wanted he said bitterly, leading roles in a new musical show on And so, tiroiidu ay this fall, but turned it dun n his on where breath. And had they he stand liquor matters let can't . . . Spencer 1 racy and Sir Cedric third-uirhwant w when to he "Then talk Kay got angry to very are. I want make it worth your uhile to no in. us to truth Now, we're told him bring to see if shell tell me the to Stanley and Lit in fislone" they're She not complaining . . . hand. his both excellent , . , And don't miss the Margaret pressed But you have every right to com , t said quickly, You mustn t. spectacular 'Four leathers . . . I I the man and don I one is back at Metro, working on plain. I know Why? to like him. I'm glad of this deflmtt last and lunnus in uliith he It isnt fair. Kay came here in excuse to let him go. uiih Ann Solhrrn . . . 7 he Old the nasty from gossip away get Maid, with llette Dm is and Mu nun . ." . "We don't softened. woman our The guest She's Beverly. Hopkins, is mirth seeing. . tKcle .mcd by Western Newspaper Union.) But suppose she knew that she want anybody to lose his lob . ItE COMIMLUl (10 was going to be piuteclcd?" Kay. d SAY KELLOGGS BEFORE YOU SAY CORN FLAKES Copr. W39 by Ktlloeg Company Greatest Want Judge Not lie that wants hope i3 the Forbear to judge, for we are est man alive. all. Shakespeare. I I in IIS MORE t, ... poor-sinne- I Jv s I, r . - f I1,;4 tyj! J'ft Vj iy star-maker- high-backe- d i ... i d Use ' 01 T " . Jlrt e Quaker State Motor Oil will run farther before Your car regularly. need add a to you quart . . . you save on repair bills. These results are assured because every drop of Quaker State is ac e. 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