Show I i cu I r rare warn 19 II I i I y n ny y w 4 j I T J Jl l ts r rr r k sj 4 o J 1 g r- r 41 Y k s 's A i el s sA A b bored reci clerk handed her a pen and pushed the hotel register forward I want a pleasant room wit with bath she said loftily BEGIN HERE TODAY Barbara Haw Hawley ley 25 25 Jilts Bruce Reynolds her fiance fiance because she wants to see life lite She gets a Job on The Salt Lake Telegram Adventure Adventure Adventure ture begins In a roadhouse where a a. prominent man kills llIs himself By Bya a 1 red scarf Barbara connects Lydia Stacy wealthy widow with the case Mrs Stacy likes Bruce but he repels her advances so o she she tells Andrew McDermott editor of The Telegram that hat Bruce's realty firm Vale Val Acres Is crooked As though to Justify justly her charges Manners Braces Brace's partner absconds Barbaras Barbara's Bar Bar- Barbara's Barbaras Barbaras baras bara's mother dies so the the girl takes an apartment with fancy McDermott's daughter Bruce weds wed VIoletta Cranby factory factory factory fac fac- tory girl through Barbaras Barbara's lovelorn lovelorn love Iove lorn column Barbara Balbara plunges Into bito work to try to forget torget She I meets Manners while she Is covering a women's club convention and has hashim hashim hashim him arrested He Implicates Bruce brute Barbara tries to get Mrs l Stacy to testify for tor Bruce She refuses I B Barbara confronts her Ith with the red led scar scarf At the last moment 0 ot of th the trial Mrs Ils Stacy surprises every everyone onto by clearing Bruce f n y weds Jerome Ball man about town and goes to Chicago Barbara Is lonely A child Is born to VIoletta and Bruce and this adds to Barbaras Barbara's loneliness She Is offered of- of of offered t- t a a. position on a New ew York theatrical magazine Bob Jeffries her friend and former pe police re reporter reporter reporter re- re porter for The The Telegram Is now working on a e. York dally daily She accepts the Job and In packing her trunk sh she comes across a picture of Bruce NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER Barbara paused a a. moment then tore the picture sharply across ClOsS and threw it In the waste basket where the pie pieces es lay face tace up th the eyes of Bruce smiling from one of ot them Until late that night Barbara packed with furious h haste ste ste. The closet walls were stripped ped bare shel shelves shel es were denuded draw drawers ers w vera were ere emptied until at t midnight when she he stood surveying the rooms there seemed little left to do but turn them over to th the auctioneer and his his hammer She went to bed so 0 tired that sleep came at once for the first time in months Three days later she looked about the empty rooms rooms of ot the apartment for the last time went out and turned the key behind her hel She ran down the steps lightly and cUm climbed be a Into a waiting wafting taxi Whose front seat was vas was piled high with new luggage a suitcase a shining bandbox and a smart smart week-end week bagAt bag bag- At the station she looked around half halt expectantly But there was no noone noone noone one in sight that she knew except the travelers' travelers aid secretary whom she had Interviewed for The Tele- Tele gram The woman smiled brightly bright and Barbara waved wa to herThe her The train was vas not yet ready Barbara Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara walked through the waiting room glancing at nt the group of ot people people people peo peo- who stood about One of th the doors from the street swung open and a crowd of laughing boys ana girls entered The laughter and talk seemed to center about a gillot girl gill of ot possibly 20 20 bright bright eyed eyed radiant laden with magazines and boxes o of f candy A clust cluster r of lavender orchids or orchids orchids or- or was pinned against the fur o oher oher of t her coatAs coat As she swept past an escort a at t either elbow Barbara stepped back bac tt t hastily Faint perfume hung in thair th thair the theall e air all The girl a and d the youths W were Wf M- M eq q te followed b bi by an older man and woman woman wom- wom an n whose whose- eyes were fixed on her proudly Barbara caught snatches ot of f talk about Utah toot football ball Thanksgiving holidays The young men len s seemed emed to be bidding for dates during the holiday hollday season Almost against her Mill vili Barbara Darbara followed them to to the platform A porter orter came grinning with the girls girl's s bags and the men fought for forthe forthe the he right to tip him At last they swung wung her aboard and shouted farewells as the train pulled out The he girl stood on the rear platform waiving her handkerchief until the train rain rounded a curve and hid her herom I from om the group on the platform Barbara turned back to the waiting waiting waling wait wait- ing ng room She entered It with lagging lagging lag- lag ging ring steps and strolled aimlessly back jack and forth At length she went to o the news stand and bought three magazines and a very large and brilliant box of chocolates With these under her arm she returned to the platform and found her ler train waiting She did not look back as the train pulled away from the depot She looked around for tOl someone who might prove an Interesting traveling companion The only persons In the car were a half halt dozen stupid looking traveling traveling travel- travel ing ng men and two women one of them an old woman with wavy white hair and a brooch of ot twisted gold he holding a real lace collar theother the theother theother other a middle aged woman mannishly mannishly man- man dressed and weary eyed The elder woman was dozing with her head drooping against the back of ot the seat and the younger one was burl burled buried d in a trade Journal with a dull gray cover Barbara Darbara went on eating her chocolates choc choc- She explored the box of candy investigated the silver silver cov covered cov- cov ered pieces daintily sampled th the e etiny tiny sugar perfume balls scattered through th the layers She looked out the window as the thelast thelast thelast last bit of ot skyline faded out In Inthe inthe inthe the distance The grandmother across the aisle had h-ad awakened and was watchIng watchIng watching watch- watch Ing Barbara When the girl turned a away way from the window she met the gaze of a a. pair of bright blue eyes over a point lace collar Impulsively Impulsive Impulsive- ly she held out the box of ot candy The old woman blushed delicately delicate delicate- ly took a piece piece- and thanked her 1 Its Its It's very nIce nce candy she said nibbling It it Barbara Barbala smiled an and d the box again Are you sou OU going far far asked th the e woman formally To New York replied Barbara with a faint taint suggestion of ot pride Oh my what a big for tor you to ba bs Ji fr alone Or are ale you going to be with friends there Not until I make some sad said Barbara 1 But don dont don't t j you ou hate to leave your family One place I I 1 haven't any family Is as good as another The old woman looked curiously at her but was politely silent She went went on nibbling the candy Im I m going to visit my son In Denver she said Her lIer voice too was proud Hes He s a cashier In a a. bank and he has a real nice wife and three ee kiddies I go to see them every fall faU I have a lot of or toys and things In my satchel She pointed to an antiquated antiquated antiquated an an- I traveling bag In the opposite opposite opposite site seat Barbara looked at her wrinkled face with Its placid blue blu eyes above the little twisted gold pin Raymond always come down to meet me in his closed automobile she added contentedly Its wonderful wonderful won won- tp to have such a good son I dont don't know what Id I'd have done without him after his father tather died I never had any other othel children except except except ex ex- ex- ex a girl that died when she was just a baby She selected a covered chocolate-covered almond and bit Into It carefully But you dont don't see him very often do you you asked Barbara Only once a year but I know hes he's In the world and nd he loves me That's what keeps me going Iddie Iddie Id I'd Iddie die It if there weren't anybody that belonged to me I thought Id I'd die dle when his father fathel went But you dont don't You Just live along whether I 3 youre you're happy or miserable Only youre you're not nearly so if It theres there's just one person th that t Belongs i to you Raymond is ie a good son son I j Do iDo you live by yourself asked Barbara I Yes Tes but onI only because I want to said the woman Raymond and his wife wite are are always asking me to come and live with them but I thInk they're better off ott alone Id I'd spoil spon the children so give so-give give em eni sweets and rock lock em to sleep and all That's not the style any more mor Anyhow I like my little bungalow bungalow bungalow bunga bunga- low pretty w well ell And then there theres a always alwa's this trip to look forward to Soon's I get home I begin to make makeI I plans for tor going back pack next year I I should think you would be beI bevery very lonely ventured Barbara I Well said the woman tilting her head meditatively sometimes I am 1 But Bait It there are always to reme remember ber like when was a baby or when his fath father r I went to the Worlds World's fain ji know It Isn't what youve you've go goat gom t counts when you jou get to be my s my Its It's what youve you've had NOih ever evel really lost when OU eJ i had hod It it It stays with you Its It's Ital people that never nevel had anything t tIm Im I'm sorry for j Barbara stirred uneasily looked out the window windo window v lights ts flashed on In the car and waiter walter came First tall hall for lor dinner Two c forward he called Barbara rose Wont Won't to dinner with me she asked askea old woman across the aisle V The blue eyes gleamed d. d but Continued on following page SPINSTERHOOD s Continued from preceding page woman shook her head No thank you u. u Its It's very nice of If you Im I'm sure cure but you see Ive I've brought my sup- sup Iper per cold cold chicken and cake and tr fruit lt She produced a hamper from beneath the he seat If you dont don't eat too much in the dining car maybe you'll be able to enjoy a slice of 0 Imy my fruit cake when you get back Barbara smilingly assured her that she would The mannishly dressed woman I paid lad ad down her trade paper and pre pre- leared re- re pared ared to go to the dining room She Looked looked at Barbara and the old woman v man with listless eyes as passed I Barbaras Barbara's friend nodded her head One of those cranky business a women omen Ill I'll bet she aid said unrolling unroll- unroll ing ng a chicken sandwich 4 When en Barbara alighted from the theia train in ia Inthe the Grand Gland Central station phe she was breathing deeply an and her 4 ch eks were pink A porter snatched q her er bags front from of the Pullman Pull Pull- Iman man n porter and anam made de of off m Barbara Ebara seeing her new Dew bandbox I earing arOuni a. a corner r er dart- dart after aftel it t ta madame sa Td d I ib h boy loftily as she caught r p wit vit with h himA him lum A taxi please she said The hO he full vista of the station burst ct r upon her view lew Itt its arches its innumerable alco alii al- al ii co coves s its great open spaces flanked tb bY Jines lines of glittering shops and r restaurants res rea- the unending rush of peo people p pl delighted and confused her is was a wait on the curbing tor f a taxicab as traveler after tr traveler veler secured his cab anti and stepped 1 i 1 ahead ahad of her The porter was becoming restive at the wait When at alast T last an empty cab approached he he thrust Barbara and her bags into ity t snatched her tip and fled The Carlmore said Bar Barbara ara to- to the he driver Her voice was still stillI I weak The taxi wheeled out of the tation driveway into a street lined with towering buildings un in less than fh five e minutes the trip was over and Barbara found herse her- her pelf se sf t being handed out ot of the car and ushered Shered with much ceremony Into th he hotel lobby A bored clerk handed her a pen pend and nd d pushed the hot hotel l r register for for- ward yard I 9 ftC IA I r Want a pleasant room with Kath bath batho said Barbara as loftily as She she could He nodded and handed a. a akey ey to a a. bellboy s Barbara threw her hat and coat coatTon d Ton on on the bed and looked about her the Uie window There I I Then n en she ran to Was the famous Manhattan skyline skyline sky- sky line etched in jagged relief against a a abright bright sky The hotel seemed I t to be sn st in a thicket of ot towering I buildings I She he twirled on her toes and t ii clapped her hands She opened thee the e door and inspected the j mining porcelain and the thick If white towels I She ran to her suitcase and pu pulled led ut lit ut an evening dress sadly wrin- wrin 4 elf sled led l d Next came an evening cape fI tJ io so the worse worse- for the journey She ing is' is for a bellboy and sent too tie two i to be pressed I I W Then she sat down to think the book in her lap J fA A A. moment later she was talking put the telephone operator at toe fJ 0 eader ader Herald May i. I speak to tob ob b Jeffries s in the editorial de- de she s said id d To be continued I BATHING BEAUTY c 4 S Sg g t Miss Holder as Betty in My Son Ralph bill billat at Wilkes I |