Show Jr r 1 Of I 4 U u b A AETHEL J ETHEL ill HUESTON J WH T. T r BO S-fl S J f BEGIN HERE TODAY Y To daughter of Ella Sir Oln er and tep-dau tep of the thet to t a and nd indulgent fanner Phil t van Doom organized a a. Junior Coun Coun- club in the to town n of Red fled Thrush V Wn li Ju Just nt t. t to Keep beep life mc among the set t from becoming too loo dulL I Bard Baid Hollow Holloway ay a 3 young joung artist who around the country was in to Red fled Thrush Attracted b by mar be he agreed 1 to stay tA and paint and decorate the ne new club club- gaits He gave gac the name Jole Jolt dc do i bo Ie to the club and suggested undiD to Chicago for NIcolo CalenO Cal- Cal leno enO sp who could cook and sing and andr andi guitar a r i But NIcolo could not come In his arrived three of his countrymen country country- i men Angelo could play Pietro could coot could sing sine tn Gringo tool took th them m on Beginning to realize he was vas wasis is in lore JO with Gln Ginger er Bard U s suggested It leaving But Phil PhU knowing Ginger persuaded him to st stay y as their guest But for Gingers Ginger's good she Tote wrote to Speed Roncy Roney a 1 former friend of Gin Gin- and United invited him She felt he could give Bard some competition Ginger thereupon Invited Patty Scars Scar's to take care of or Speed but Patty Patty Patty Pat Pat- ty ty wouldn't wouldn t come pleading loyalty to Eddy Jackson Whereupon Ginger went to Eddy about It Getting word that tha Speed was bringing his sister sire she persuaded both Eddy and Patty to come rome Eddy Ed dr however hov decided to ball things up by making things miserable miserable miserable mis mis- erable for Ginger and keeping her herand md nd Bard separated J Meanwhile Benito had made a trip to Chicago and returned with a plan to kidnap Ginger Ginser and hold her for ransom When Speed and his sister arrived Oln Ginger cr got another surprise Sisters Sister's name TV was as Cotton She was as different from what hat Ginger suspected She was as si a little IIttI afraid that Cotton would prove pro attra attractive thc to Bard and Eddy Bard and Cott Cotton Cotton Cot Cot- lII de devilishly arranged for t ton n to be together while hUe he stuck luek to o Ginger and paired patt Patty off orr with S cd Sp Speed d tells Bard Gln Ginger er and Eddy ore ere In love lore and Bard plans to leave c as is Eddy l keeps up his mischievous ous pot plot NOW rOW GO O ON NITH TIlE THE STORY STOnY Chapter Ginger ever er so 50 faintly Eddy why hy dont don't you jou ou go o fishing with P Patty If conversation Is all she wants heaven hea Knows s snows you'll talk an arm oft off her You Yop got both of or mine lon long ago agol I II I haven't ha got time said Eddy u with witha a finality t that left no room loom for ment I want to help heap you jou ou make up the lists Ginger wilted willed a again She was long past struggling There was Just no overcoming Eddys Eddy's newly ly developed de spirit of ot management Cotton appeared on the piazza her face tace flushed and a new light tight of ex excitement ex- ex sparkling In her e cj eyes cs cs Ginger Ginser she said come and walk with us In ln the woods We want to talk to y you ou u T- T Ill come too said ld Eddy cheerfully cheer cheer- cheerfully fully Come along Bard Dard A little mUe nice fresh forest will wUl do us all an good No thanks said Id Bard I want vant to finish that sketch h Im I'm doing of I shant shan't t be Benitos Benito's corner I fancy I-fancy fancy here much longer lonser and I want to finh fin fin- i bh ish h it lt today I I sup suppose a you'll want to go JO right back to New ew York York now now said Ginger I faintly I suppose so he said coldly Como Come along Ginger Ginger we we want Jant you called Cotton Impatiently Yes come along alon Ginger said Eddy Were going for a a. nice long walk In the woods Cotton laughed Youre n pot not t she said said Youre not Invited 1 Wo Just want Ginger We want to tell her a a secret You stay ri right ht where you jou OU are arc Eddy Jackson Jacson and go so on running things I Eddy pleaded but Cotton was wa la l laughingly excitedly adamant Just Ginger Just Ginger she Insisted In In- In silted You cant can't come Ed Eddy h you OU spoiled thing o 0 o 4 I Ginger stalked grimly out of ot of the house and down the steps She was wan mopping her brow Thank God she said devoutly de Lets go so and find a cool spot pot In iii the woods and sit and sit and sit And not say a 3 word As soon as anybody be begins ins to s speak ak any more It makes a cold shiver shi run down my back It makes me think of Eddy Jackson Jackon Life Wee of the party part Her voice died away In an Inarticulate murmur Patty Bard and Edd Eddy stood silently In bt th the doorway and watched as the three walked slowly Into the woods Cotton Colton In the middle one ne hand In Speeds Speed's the other arm elapsed closely closet about Gingers Ginger's waist When they had disappeared among amon the trees Eddy took Look Pats Pat's hand In his I Bard he said cordially amuse any way you jou ou see sec fit Pat and andI I arc aTe going to retire to the forest to seek eel a much needed rest Were We're about worn out out And he led lcd her resolute resolutely down Sown a n forest trail in the opposite direction from that the others had taken Bard was glad to be alone He lIe got sol out jut his easel and stool and planted himself at what he hc called Benitos corner orner of or the house to finish his last sketch ketch For Ginger Everything he had noel done was for Ginger His every i thought bought was for Ginger It seemed incredibly cruel that he should feel fecI such leaden sorrow here in these I same mme scenes that had given Iven rise to his keenest Joy If It only he could have gone one on for a while In ln blind and blissful ignorance feeling that Giner Ginger Ginger Gin Gin- ger er was his until his until he had gone from all ill these dear and wd lovely lo places place their pleasure measure together had made so sweetly sweety sweet sweet- ly y sacred It was a n el lovely scene b before fore him end and scarcely less lovely lo as he lie trans- trans f erred cried it to his canvas There were the he sun and the rain bro browned shingles shin shin- aes of the house the stones atones of or its Us foundations the flamIng flam- flam lamIng Ing ng flowers lowers on the vines Ines that draped the he porch as Benito had so w tenderly trained rained them There was the slurring slurring slur slur- ring lug shadow of a humming bird darting dart dart- dart I in ing ug from blossom to blossom and andon on n the thc sill of the attic window under the he drooping caves cs sat a fat sleek bird gray green her head hunched low ow upon her thick neck her plumage plum plum- age ge rutted ruffed up against the breeze Bard smiled unconsciously as he lie sw swiftly If caught the thc birds upon his canas canvas can can- vas as but his thoughts did not smile with rich his lips Ups Only his eyes took in ln inthe the lie beauty of or color and line for his thoughts noughts were down that forest path where there Ginger was walking with Cotton Cotton Coton Cot Cot- ton on and Speed And the thc still sUll s sweet silence hence of oC tho the earl early summer enrol- enrol enveloped ped house and woods It was nearly an hour later when hen hena a L shadow fell athwart art his cam canvas can as He Bc looked up Cotton and Speed v s eio cro coming oming toward him from the river hand in fu h hand nd They were laughing H All ll cheered up ch eh ch he called to them pleasantly antly Yes Cotton Colton nodded with gay em em- Ginger Is the thc greatest little lit little lit lit- tle tie confidante you jou ou ever rr saw But If you jou think we looked cheered up you jou ought to sec ee her She Is ls down on the boat landing cheered up al almost almost al- al most into convulsions She has laughed he herself Into genuine tears Wheres Where's Eddy She wants to sec ace him She would said Bard coldly I Ido Ido Ido do not Know where he is He went for a walk In the woods I dont don't know whether hether he hc has come bad back or not not and and I dont don't care o o o Cotton Colton went wont to the window and called Inside to ak ask for him but Eddy had not returned and n nearly another mother hour elapsed before he sauntered sauntered un- un slowly from the woods with I Patty Wheres Oh Eddy s she io was as looking for I the tho landing 1 you jou ou She was teas down at ever cr so 50 long ago She probably got tired waiting Well Ill I'll have ha e a look he said cald t Its Us something to have c her want vant me mc And he strolled off toward ard the river rl B Bard rd did not raise his eyes from his canvas although he had finished the thc picture nor l d' he lie heed the littie little lit little lit lit- tle tie cries of or delight that went up from the others at nt sight of it It was for Gin Ginger er and Ginger did not care Eddy came back Ck in a a. few minutes to report that Ginger was not on the landing nor anywhere In sight and they all lounged Idly in n the pleasant shade of the big trees until BenIto ame to announce that luncheon was ready early el d Find Miss Ginger Bonito Benito said ald Patty of off somewhere by her her- self in In- Inthe the woods I fancy Maybe Mabe upstairs Benito went to the edge of or the woods roods and called as only he could call all but Ginger did not answer Well come along to luncheon said Eddy cheerfully When you jou know Ginger as well as I do you'll know never to cx expect ct her until you jou ou see sec her She's that sort But I dont don't think Its It's company manners to eat without the hostess protested Cotton COlton Well its it's no company manners for the hos hostess ess to stay day a away ay from the food insisted Edd Eddy o o 0 a aShe o 0 She was low toda today said aid Patty She probably w went ent of ot off f Into the w woods to mope In comfort and fell asleep She wasn't low when we left her said sald Cotton Colton We cheered her up and left her on top of the world She Shell come when she hc smells smelts chow said Eddy Jackson I 1 never knew her to miss a meaL They ate their lunch luncheon n In soothing soothing sooth ing silence but Ginger did not come One o'clock Two I feel feet uneas uneasy said ld Patt Patty This I Isn't like Ginger a bit You Know they were always taught In the parsonage par ar Eddy that they had to be benice benice benice nice to company no matter how blue they were I 1 w wish Ish shed she'd come Shed better come came if it she's going to invite ln the crowd ou out tonight sal said Eddy It It does docs seem a a. bit queer Suppose we cut oft off of Into the woods and have a a. look for her Maybe M she has fallen and lent hurt helf herself lf You'd better sta stay with me Pat We dont don't want two babes In the woods And Ill I'll keep kC p Cotton Colton with me If you dont don't mind said Speed They dont don't grow crow woods like Uke these the In to Washington Washington Wash ington square and she doesn't know her wasp ay around I So o they struck off ch cheerfully enough Into the woods In directions singing whistling calling her leer name name- They were not alarmed not alarmed not yet et They knew that Ginger had been low for tor or a few few- days They didn't blame her for or w wanting nUng to be alone with her sadness But when an hour later they met again at the cottage and had seen no trace of her they could no longer hide their uneasiness Certainly this was Jas not like Gin Ginger er To be continued Tariff duties of automobiles im J ported Into England l last t year averaged aver averaged aver aver- aged a car Lar Large e all oil deposits were discovered recently south of at the Orinoco er ri nerin in hi Vene Venezuela ela |