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Show ii , j Communication ; ! Kdltor TelegrHm: In your paper of SMiird;iv there j was a report of h fir Juwt off North J Temple, the article atattrttr that :m j nltwonian hurt to atiind Mlv hvjnvlj ' vrrt tm Utttttw Tmrn m rTT7S erouno:. I ! Tills wa true. J myself and others ! I were there I hurl to do the same ' I thin a few year ro. I,ater I hart j to rdand ind see my Iwrn burn. I I 'hy? Braum" w navf nn wiitrr. f J Thp firrmrn way w otisrht in hav j a plus; hT brHtis thry rnn't fin . lanytins; nfirr rominr Th rttv f I coninnnlnhTn think u po)l ovr S I f h river ran b rilnhfl anhliv ! j have hart firea rtchf around hore and f I roiiUI not hlp onrwlvein The fire - men rnepondert pmrnptlv, lut they, ' P like ua. iotild not do .tnvthinc. -f CMir rlrln are motentt-d hh thev rome ' home from work he-anne of the lur'tif of afreet llrhta. ft la a dicrre thnt i & miwh eonditlona ahouM prevail four- ! " lfn block from Main Ptrr-cl. . -' t-an"l even keep a doar for protection 1 1 without belnr faxed for the privilege P. And vet wa helped lo put Ihrae men tn offlea. Wa hava reaponded tn everv call 1 f ; that haa been nrnde, yet we- cull and , f ret nothing. Thea peraonn who talk ahotit our ft "beautiful rlty" ahotild he aent four- ' teen blooka went on Xrth Temple. !b Tha poor have rlarhta we .a ft Oie rjrh, hut we have tn fight for tt "TtTTI We are Jut nn cod rit :zum. L IMeaae put youraelf In nur place. We , r on'v demand our rlRhta nn cltir.eni" and taxpayera. M. A. 11. j "Tourn. Mothr Rivr 1 oxrlalmnl. ! and I tniiat bhv looked the imm- ! mne I felt. "Why, what had you to ' S do with" ' j y "Mother!" Bettr Interrupted nn Mm. j fj Ray wan ahont to annwer. "please, j b denr. leave na alone. If Jark Isn't ' IP willing; to take my word for everything p thafa happened. I'd rather you wouldn't kav anvthlnip!' i fij "No. Hetty." the dear old lady shook j A her head determinedly. "Jack's rlht. lie's your fianre and IIP. "Ami as niv finnce he ahonlJ ' lj me"' and Iteity turned on me anarllv Lf: ".lust the same. .lark," continued ,rt Petty'a mother, lannrtn Retty's pro- I Ej test. " think vou're within your rtchts. ' r As said hefnre. it wns mv ftnina. I ! 1 don't know whst hrouuht Archie here ' !Uj In the f'rst pl.toe, hut the poor vfmn fellow was In an awful condition I, hnle lo sav it. hut he was- drunk'" ' Kli At this Hetty walked away to Ihe'S window and looked out aa her mother Fl continued: J JF "To think nf poor Pally Orover'a i g hov Sally who used lo be the most Dr active- arlrl In town, now Hn Invalid ft who can't atand even a rainy day with- out a sethack - Kettlnr himself In that ' (r conillllniir llo was nil hruHuM trro r had a fall or aometh'nK So I pot him tn hed while I cleaned up his clothes and made some poultices fur his face" j Hetty hadn't told her mother what j really had happened Carefully I ! glanced over to where Btty stood, but j ahe persisted in gaslng steadily out of ! the window, her hack toward us, as 1 Mrs. Hay went on: "He was ao uaed up I kept him In bed all day. too. thmmh when nicht came on he lnwlMed on getting up and trolng away. Seemed to have sume-: sume-: thing on bis mind- I don't know what j it was. thouvh I think he told Betty." , "f'leaie mother plceV cried I Betty as she whirled on us. Ion'l i 1 ytu think you can Irave ua alone I now ?" j 1 "I'm golnff." said her mother, "onlv j :I couldn't let you two quarrel oyer soniethinc that waa my dine " It aa a verv detcrtnined looking Bettv whom I now faced. j "Vetl,' she aaid at(griir. "Are you, Silt lafted T' i I w;Kn't and f said ao plainly; '"What wan the awret tliat Archie ' f Jrover couldn't toll your mother, hut ! conM tell you" "That." aaid Hetty, and-In her voice' there wan a note of defiance I'd nver ! heard before, "that la something which , concerns Archie ( rover and no one ete. He came to me for reasons bent known to hlmaelf I'erhapa I can help 1 ! him - I don't know. When the time j cornea that I can tell you. Jack. I will, j Meanwhile you must trust my word that nothing I do for Archte Grover In anv way affects my love for you" i Her eyes, brave and true, looked up at me with a challenge and a tear. 1 saw love In them and yet a love that demanded respect no meager measure meas-ure of faith. In a flash It came to me that I hadn't been altogether fair In my estl-mstes estl-mstes of Betty's devotion. So. fightinr back my desire to ak further n"t'oo and maaterlng" the ansrer which even the thought of ArcMa O rover aroused, I said: i -All right, dear. V wont d -.. mi It further. 111 expent an explanation whn as you sajr you can give It to me." CHAPTER 3ft. etty looked at me critically as I tittered the words that pledged me not to expect. from her aa exptaAauatt of e f the myaterious vUlt of Archie Orover until she felt free to give It to me. "If I could only believe you'd keep that promise. Jack, and really trust me. I d be the happiest girl In the world." "You can behee It," I said sincerely. and In that moment I meant every ; word I aid, "I'll never question you ! again about Archie Cover. I'll do , more. I'll engage never to mention the subject unlcsM you do first. I'm willing ! hereafter to take him on faith." "As I did that girl In VYilcng'p whose ! hand you were holding so Interestedly I the other day" she flashed. I'm afraid I flushed. Inm-cent as that episode had been, my proximity to the flaring- Mtas tied In gore hadn't left me cxnctly easy of mind. But I tried to maak mv emlarraitient with a laugh, as I returned: ' h, tha uhv. there's nothing to explain, really, hut " "Why try then." Itetiy countered btrinsTlv. "Well, you ee " I hecan lamcty. I "Heally. Jack. I'd rather ou didn't."1 Betty interrupted. "You see. dear, ij trust you and " "Hut I inniM I began, and then there was a. diversion from an unexpected unex-pected quarter. So Intent had Betty and I been In our little argument that neither of us had noticed a summons at the front door or that Mrs. Kay had answered It. . "Betty! aaid a woman's voice. 1 looked around and the next Instant thsre was a delighted squeal from Betty: "Marlon!" And in a moment the two girls were hugging each other happily. Mrs. Kay amilingly looking on. my presence fur the moment forgotten by them alL " "Oft your things off quick at you can. Marion. IHnner'U be ready In a minute, said Mrs. Ray, hurrying towards the kitchen from which came a delicious odor of dinner neaiing completion- , That was a wonderful meal. Betty and Marion had ao much to teft each other that I waa left to satisfy the appetite- my day in the country had given me, r Marlon Hartley ta Betty's beet girl friend, the fact that Marlon has lived In a small ' town twenty miles from here is the only thing that has kept them from being; constantly twice tw-ice t her. "Yes." Marlon was saying, "mother's going to viait brother Tom at college and I've come to live with you for a few daya. IT you'll have me." "If well have you!" Betty's voice waa delightedly excited. "You dear goose, you know we'll love It- How's Turn'."' Marion's face clouded for a moment. Then, evidently having; made up her mind about something, she said, decisively: decis-ively: "Tom's pretty well. But well there's aomething I want you to get I Mr. Bower' opinion on. Tom's been a hit foolish you know he's only a boy. Well, it seems he's bought a lot of expensive things from a man at col- i I lege things Tom has no right to buy. I j promising to pay for them out of his f estate. He comes of age in ten month!". I was perfectly furious when I heard about it and told him to take the things I right back gold ciRarette caae and all that foolish kind of truck. Over :oQ worth, my dear can you imagine!" She paused to let the extent of brother's derelictions sink In. "(ioodneas!" exclaimed Betty, "I hope he took them back at once." i "He did. my dear." continued the ! businesslike Marlon, "but the man refused re-fused to accept them. Well, I just won't pay the bill, that's all. You know I handle all of Tom s money, and If that man thinks he's going to make me pay" "He can't." aaid betty decidedly. -He can't mike you pay and he muat take back the jewelry. We had. a caae In the office Juat like this a few months at. Tom's a ns'nor and can t be held to a contract to buy things that aren't necessary to existence. And as for his pmmtae to pay when. he comes of age, that isn't binding ether. Bolns; a prom -iae made --while stilt a minor it isn't valM in law." I listened with Interest. Never before be-fore had 1 realised what" a capable buainess assistant Betty must be. No wonder Bower has made Betty secre- tary of his water company. " To be tontlnuedj , |