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Show 'LOVELY PRETENDER' BY PRISGILLA WAYNE TELECRAWS GREAT SEW SERIAL U ElBe berer I MM here U beep hews Uf imiiii ta air Hf weeld bwv fcwwi s JkxaaheT. Mary Oale maghed la ptt af herself. "She' )uet unrtrStnt, sad eh a good epertateadent af I Ma laexitetiea. Taa knew IhaL a yea wnMil ta la eUegr "Net L (X eeuree, you aaa 4a aa yea please Mary, But I'd eeve evaet of Uat aaeeey for a Best eg. Ga, at eweree, T4 get elf Sim e . prettty . aiotbae.. Aad maybe rd tehe ata Utile trip Tva arsmy wanted U K U Yel-liaataae Yel-liaataae perk, bwt EIHa aad taa aever got ahead MMrk.' TU give yea aeewey upU Tel-ImUM, Tel-ImUM, Barak. After all taa klad thiaga yeu'va don far ata, I eer-taialy eer-taialy osuid Ma, yea weaX Barak Vila aald suddenly aad with emphasis. "Na. yea may fa yaar way eeeid taa aagry girl bar bold bar tan taa. "Fear Uaaasad aedara, A Ueo-ul Ueo-ul la enough far yea ta fritter away TU aever aa K Mary Gala flared, all tka ataeuldertag loaelt-neae loaelt-neae af tka yaara springing lata flame. TU aever aa tL Mies Higgang took a gulch tar la U torn. bald II epca drVaaaileei-ly. drVaaaileei-ly. Oa ta yaar ream aaa prey rw Ula Ulaf aaa iwiaulit aaaajaaai af ary flala. aa aaaaaaa4 la ia loaat y af yaar Ufa far yaar Mlftakaaaa. Taa am wall aattla tkla far aaaa aa4 aU tUaa." Mary Oala Wrt tka rMw. kar kaa4 IwM klfk. Mua HliftM 414 aat kaa M. aat Ua tala IH aattla4 taat mlaata. tCaatlaaa4 rr!4ay.) (CaayrlcM. 1HT. far Tka TaUaraav) ' t t yaa waaX Taa'ra aa t4 kaarta4 tkat'a aaactly what yaa wal4 4a "Ilk all yaar aaaay yaat fla H away. It'4 aa a Mttla kara aa4 Ul-tla Ul-tla thara, aaUl H waa all faaa aa4 yaa ka4at aay af It la ft. Aa4 tkat Mttlaa M. ra at) p ay aila4. Mary, tkat yaara ata ta aallaya. Taa alwaya wut4 u U aat-r aat-r "WaU, all rlkt, yaa ra rataf l a galaa ta avaka It aiy knalaiai ta aa tkat yaa (at thara. Taa Jaat aaa." Ckaawaa Ha M1b4 Tkat wwtfal aayaaraaea waa a aaaUty af tka flrt. It tataaa4 la kcr Urja, wU akakaa, krwwa tram, U traaikta4 at kar fall Uaa. CUXPTEA OMB OirtavMr Klnf Jr. 4rava kla fatkafi aar tkrank tka Irafrta af tha ally wKk aU tka aaackalaat aaa af a atadara aula, ywaaf. ka fraa aa4 kaeay. "Oat tha a44raaa, Ckrbr Klaf Br. aakad. ralalng aa tha kark aat af tka family UaMaalaa. Ha ka4 atlar faltk la tha an ut y af roanf Chrla ta ylkH car thratiih any kl4 af IrafHa aa4 to fia4 , wnataaar addraaa aa aat aat to flag amaa tka Iaawaaa4a la taa (raal ity. Kla Jr. aao4a4. Maat aa akaat Ultra aaw. But 1 aavar kaaw tkara 1 waa aa arprtaaata 4awa kara. ThataxM I kaaw arary ylaea la tha ally, taa.' "Ua a aharak kaaM. Kapt ay y yrtvata fvada. t rm, Tka flrl kaa k4 kara aaary all ar iU" CkrU kana4 aut to aaelykar aa almoat aalltarata4 atraat asarkar. Traa4 kla car 4awa a a!4a atraat , 'Horn aid la aha, Da4r Twanty. Hrr atathar araufht kar ta tha arkaai wkaa aaa waa )uat a kaba la araia. Tka lathar aa4 ahartly aftarwaH aa4 Ua ahll4 waa aooa farrotua." Twaaty yaara la aa arpbaat' aayhual Pae4 kla. Chrta, ka-knxd ka-knxd af waaKky paraata, wrth aa aaaurad paat, rat aa4 futara. waa trylJ( to Uaaiaa tuat what M yaara la aa aryhaAa aayhiia aauM ka Ilka. 'But, D4, ah Vaaa af ac eaupla af yaara. Una Muat aa a kvckadalalcal aort af paraoa ar tlaa tha kama can't , ka aa had. Burtly aha wauldnt kara atajraa " Ka fUaa ta Oa "Sba tTaduala4 frora high ackaal Thla arphaoaga aaada all Ita chlW 4raa ta a acbaol aparatad ay tha ' church. It prarldaa tha aqulvalant af a high arheol couraa. I knew that Than I guaaa aba Juat ataya4 ao at tha noma. Of, af couraa, aa a a mall waga. Ta kalp wttk tha children. Bhc hadnt any ralaUvaa ar any pUvra claa to ga." 1 "8ha can I ka vary aiack af araon ta ka aatlaflad with aucfc a life. Sha'U prabably ka bow lad avar . my tha lagary. la It vary Bach" "About HO00. Thara araat any tiinga attacbad to K. Bba gau it aU. right . away. Chria pondand thai. Soanda Ilka a kit af flrUoa to ma. Oirl ralaad la aa arphaaaga. VVIUtoat a living liv-ing ralaiiva aa far aa aha know Than a rich aid codger dlaa and laavaa kar Taa. K aeundc hkc fiction. Dad. Had ka avar a aeen fcarT" "N Didn't know whera aba llvad. Langwortby'a baaa daad threa yaara. It'a takaa all af thla tima to find tha glL Tka atary , af hew ka laft kar tha money la fiction la Itaelf, Boa Yaung Chrla laughed. T aup-aaa aup-aaa ka lovad ker not her. But tha other fellow woa ker. Bo" - Tkat'a right. Ill UU yaa the atory. Joha Longwarthy waa ralaad la a mldwaet viUaga. MaryClarvte and David Oala vara kla ackool Biataa "And David and Joha both lovad 4 Mary Dad. that a tha oldaat plot la tha world. CWtetaehie t, ehaebUa. VaHa-tlana VaHa-tlana af It ha eve a (a rrary atary. though. Boa. real ar flrtloa. WaU, anyway. Mary kvvad Davta kMt Tkay war avarrlad and avaved away and Joha acvar aaw a It bar af theaa agala. But that dlda't break Joha e kaart Joha weal aaat. Me atarrlod aad bad aavarai aalldraa. r evaded tka Laagwanky Iran-warka. Iran-warka. "He Jut-remembered "klg-aid baaM hailjM' ho Uaughl af thaea at alL Bat yea kaow Ua atory af Jafca LaagwarUya 4aaU atrvbaa In kla prime, a victim af cancer. While ka waa dying ka bad a bag time to think Ulnga aver and be theuaht af kla youth. Ha Uied to find kla eld Cham, De vld. Aad Uaa ka lea read af Da-vtda Da-vtda eeath aad af Mary-g death Ha traced tha fact that they'd bad a child. Me thought af kla ewa eklldree. Their future waa aafe-guarded. aafe-guarded. -Be ka Wft kla medeet kgacy to tka child af kla eld frieada. If It aaa Id ka located. Tkat'a Ua whole atary aaeapt that laat week the girl waa located at Ula UaU-tutloa. UaU-tutloa. Bhe'a baaa her ataee her daaeerauiy alck mother brought bare kara ahacat M year ago." Tkla la the place. Dad. Chruv topkar aald. bH aging the big ear to the ear expertly. -Well. If Mary Dele to bora, we've got aood aewa far bar, aoa. "VI ary Oala. What a pretty name, quaint aad add. - Want me ta wait here. Dad r "Coma aa In." Chrta Br. aald. Tt won't take long aad It will ka aa Interacting experience. If the poor girl kaa Uved kere all af her Ufa It'a certala that avaa aO-cent place have been rare enough with ker. rive Uoueead dollar will be a aenaatloa. WoBaaliltalaaa "Ootng t (Ira R aB to her, Dad? At encer T euppeae aa. Mr. LangwarUy made aa ebeoiut raatiictlon. Tha arphasage waa a huge, Uree atory frame building. It had aot area a freak coat of paint for a goad many year. One ther had beea a alga lettered la (old paint aver Ua door. Tha alga waa atlll there, but Ua paint waa woefully tarnlahed and dim. The letter aald, THE HOPE CHILD PLACING PLAC-ING BOCIETT. A Heme far mendleae Children." Thing really doat look aa hopeful hope-ful around kere avea If the atga doe aay eoyl. King Br. ebeerved. "tha place look a kit ma dowa at Ua koala. Chrla rung tha ruety eld kel for admittance. Typical erphanege, I luppoee. Wander what Ua girl will ka Uker -What could aha ka Ilka, Chrie? Probably a drab, pathetic Utile thing without a a hade of personality personal-ity I'm aot Uklng Ue Hope Child Placing society. Tha product of a place Uka Ula couldn't be vary muck." A woman opened Ue door. She waa plump, gray-haired and not unkindly In appearance. "Come In." aha aald wbea Mr. King told her Uey wlahed to aee a girl named Mary Gala. Tt'a not vtalttng hour. yea win accept a hit of advtee free me I weald kke to advte yaa to ercept kla auggaat'aa." "That I aheald go ta college T Waata aa E enroll e a Tea. Let me reed that aara-graoaj aara-graoaj af the wUI aver agaia. Thla legacy bt made with Ua boo Uat the child be located la time eo that Ue amount may be aaed la whale r la tort ta further lu ada-aatiaa." ada-aatiaa." Tva alwaya wanted to (a ta college col-lege Mary aald. She held Ue baby very close la her anna, aa though Ue fed af kla Utile. half-Baked half-Baked heady eaaed her kreathlaaa UembUng aver ker good fortune. Young Christ eo her. watching ker. thought be could almost bear ker keart thump la wild excitement at bar (od fortune. -Alat K wonderful r Mr. Ellla Interposed. "Ain't It Juet Ue meet wonderful thing yea ever beard taU of la all your IifeT Hero yea are. you've beea aa erphaa aU your day and aaw kere you are. atlll aa orphan, or-phan, but you're aa belreee, too. The wtstfulnaa af Ua (trie deep browa eyaa was aa ache to young Chrurtophere heart. He hadn't bnowa that any girl aa beautiful, so lovely, could even well, even xlat la a dump Ilka Ula. Suddenly Mary Oala klaeed U cuddling baby. Held blm close to her la wild abandon of Joy- "I wont know bow ta art. Plv thousand thou-sand dollar. Why, it' a fortune." Mr. King smiled. Hecouldn't remember re-member when he'd bad a eeaveraa-Uoa eeaveraa-Uoa that bad given klm as murk pleasure a thla one. -What do yea Intend ta be?" Tva alwaya wanted to take a secretarial course" "Well, why not? You're a high school graduate. Here your chance." "But I wouldn't know where I hadn't avea thought of K before be-fore oh. It Just seems Uka a great big dream. Pinch ma, somebody. Im afraid I'll wake up and It won't be true" "It la true. Mis Gal. You'll have time to Ulnk and decide what you'd ilk t da. There are a number of college Uat offer fin secretarial course. Tne State unlveretty baa ana. hasn't It, Christ" Thrilled Teu're eheagaeble." Mary laughed. Thirty seconds age yea advieed ma net to (a to college. Hew you're advising ma ta ga." Tkat'a kiiaaae 1 kaaw yea aa well. That crack yea made about Yellowstone park aettled ma. fa not going to let that money get away from yea. You're gonna spend K eo you reel, Mary. I bedel Mapped to Ulnk af at before, but Til bet yen aay amount af money Uat Uey" II Uba H all away from yaa kara If somebody doeoa't look out far yaa. "Teu're going ta be surprised at tha Bum ear af people Uat wlU aaed that money aad Ulnk yea aught to let them hare K. Wall, you're aat golag to 4a It, Mary Oala. Yea bear mcT" Mary Gala waa to remember Ue converaetioa Uat very afternoon. She aat la Ua bare, austere afflce of Kste Hlggena. superintendent of the Hope Child Placing society. Mia Hlggena face wore Ua "cweetaeea and light" expression Uat at always war. Ml Higgen was a "good" woman. She believed la mora but kind discipline, and. as ah always aald guile proudly, she also believed la being perfectly frank. Sometimes he waa brutally needlessly frank She spoke with determination. Tea kave aad Ua loving ear af thi Institution for almost year. Mary. New yea kav the opportunity to repay ua. St. least la part, far everything w'v don for you. But. Instead, you tell ma quite boldly quite unfeelingly, that you Intend te spend all at Uat money for yeur-elf. yeur-elf. T fallow goodness know what will af Ue wtap. aelflahly." Mary Gale tried act to dee pise Ue elder woman for ker greediness. She answered patiently enough: "My record anew that my father's ll fs Insurance wss paid to the bom. That certainly paid a part af my way. And sine I was 1( I'v taken charge of a dormitory." -You mssn we're paid you 110 a month ta do It since you were It," Mis Higgen Interposed coldly. Mary Oala answered angrily. A little pent-up dsm af amotion had broken at last. For ysara shs bad wanted te aay eome of Ua things anger was making her say now: "I've worked my way In Ula home for years. Mis Kat. You know It I don't ows the horn anything. Now I'v got a chance ta do eome af Ue things Tva sJwsys longed ta do, and I'm going ta da thsm." Mis Hlggsn stood. Bright spots of angry red flamed Inta her thla, aplnstsr cheeks. "Oa to your room, Mary Gale," b Uundsred. Teu're a wicked. Impudent glrL But you I shall not be selfish. I shall aot allow al-low you to be. Tomorrow youll settl a reasonable reason-able amount of money oa thla borne ta pay for your ear and keep. Then but I (uaa aha aaa aerae Bow Bhe'a one of Ue older girls and shs's la Ua nursery. Tm Sarah Ellis. Ua axexrea." I Tha Interior af tha Hope Child Placing society's building waa mere Inviting la appearance thaa Ue frayed exterior bad premised. Te be sure, the furniture waa shabby and eld and the earpeta ware te the Uread. Bat ther were (ay flowers la vases, bright, aheap curtains cur-tains at Ue wtadowe, aad ane gained Ua laeUnt emerimna that someone la Ue place cared la make K appear homelike aad friendly. "Mary right la kere," Barak Etna Et-na told Ue mea. Baa opened a door Uat gave ante a bxag eorml-tery eorml-tery room. Through the seen deer Uey eeuld aaa bright, Waa linoleum lino-leum aa Ua fleora. Aad whits bed for kttlo children. A tail eu euro -haired girl la a green, maid-Uke maid-Uke uniform was Juet atraightening ap from bending ever one of the beck. She held a fat. diaper-clad baby high la ker arm and ah was laughing la glee as tha baby clutched at her vibrant hair. "Mary," Ua woman aald, -bare lare twa mea t aee you." Mary turned. She still bald the rollicking baby In her arm. Sh came forward, slowly, ta meet them. With a catch at bis Ureal, Christopher Chris-topher King, whose motto toward all women la his (ay young life had been "love 'em and leave 'em." knew Unt so lon( as be Uved ke would never forget the beauty of Ula girl they called Mary Gale. She was a Ull glrL Chris wss Ix-foot twa aad be knew la a flash Ihst this girl would corns well ta hi shoulder. Sh moved with the queenly, free-Urn free-Urn bed grace Uat a Ull. slender girl naturally possesses. Her bright hair fell to ker shoulders In a long, graceful bob and she had tied It back with a bit of black ribbon that gave bar a wistful. Utile girl appearance, j That wistful appearance was a quality of the glrL It glistened In her large, well-shaped brown eyas. ! It trembled at her fuU Up. On ; knew In aa Instant Uat her was a girl who had been lonely all of bar Uf. A girl wb had longed In vain for the thing Uat should be Us tnaUensbl right of aU beautiful beau-tiful girls. I Drab Clothing I Her- uniform, alUough scrupulously scrupu-lously clean, was faded aad patched. Sh war gray lisle stockings stock-ings and shabby oxfords. Her face 1 was devoid of makeup. I TU Uka th baby, Mary-" Mr. Ellis reached out her arms to him. But Mutter Be by decided differently. differ-ently. Ha turned from the matron ma-tron and hid hi face on Mary's shoulder while he hugged her tightly tight-ly about Ua neck wlU his two bare, plump arms. Mary amiled. "He's a new baby here," aha explained simply. "We think he misses hi mother. She I died. He' got a Mil sister. She's 1 la U horn, too. But she' In acheoi right now. He' lonely." Sh aat down, still holding th child. Christopher King Br. wag moved by tha girl' rare, wistful beauty. Ha told bar th story of her good fortune a briefly as b could tell H. He read to her that portion of Joha LongworUy wlU Uat I dealt with Ua bequest and be an-swsred an-swsred th few breathless, Impulsive Impul-sive questions ah asked. "I It te Be paid In a lump sum?" "Yea. If you wish It Tomorrow Tomor-row morning If you com to my office, we wlU arrange tha legal details of th transfer and then K I yours." To pnd a I wish?" Tea. As you wish. Except thsl Ua donor made a suggestion. II Christopher Jr. nodded. He scarcely knew what his father was asking blm. H was fascinated, thrilled, at Ua madonna-Ilk beauty of thla glrL who. less than an hour before, bad beea a total stranger ta him. "I guess Chris doesn't know much about secretaries," Mr. King laughsd. "He's In th law school at th Stat U. Ther are several thousand student there and a good many courses. Th best Uin( for you to do If ta get catalogue from several place and then you can make up your mind. Coma Inta tha office aom time In U morning morn-ing and TU makd th legal transfer trans-fer of th money." H banded Mary his business card. Mary Oala stood at the window of Ue Hope Child Placing society and watched Ue two Christ op Iter Kings depart In Ua big. handsome limousine. This thing Uat bad happsnsd ta her seemed exactly Uk a dream that aha bad read aut af a atary book. Sarah Ellla broke U almost breathless allanc that followed tha departure of Ulr visitors, "Well, If that ain't Just Ilk a fairy Ule, X never heard nothing Uat was." Mary shifted tha heavy baby la her arms. "A king came that' really and truly hi name, Mrs. Ellis." Bh read Ue card. "Christopher "Chris-topher King. So that makes th young on a prince, doesn't It?" "My land yes." Mrs. Ellis agreed ' tnthuslaatlcslly. 'And yon a pHn-. pHn-. cess what with all that money." "What do you think I ought to do wlU It, Mrs. Ellis r Malrea Interfere -I ain't tellln' you," tha plump matron said sympathetically, If not grammatically. "But If I had aU Uat money I'd look twice before I went and spent It on no college. You've got a high school education, educa-tion, hain't you, DearMT" "Yes, but" -Well na but about It. X only want through fifth grade myself and I know my way around. Why, looklt. If you was to gst married mar-ried that money your start you and your young man'." "But I hevent any young man. Mrs. Ellis, do you realise that I've never even had one data la my whole UfeT" Barah Ellis fairly snorted In derision de-rision at that statement "Anybody "Any-body who aver knew Kate Higgen I would real lie that no girl around here would get any chance at a .data. If I hadn't beea auarriad |