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Show t!EDL Joe of their arrival. Tony went to the door and did the honors. The world was one wide glitter of hot sweet light now, and the young vDd the redflaSSed terrace backdrop of blue sea looked their loveliest Tony Introduced herself to Professor and Mrs. r, and Doctor Herrmann, and Frau Dr. Knecht. Tou had lunch all ready for us!" lamented quiet little Mrs. Unger. We only turned It Into dinner," Tony explained. And then we went off on a hunt Its all here, waiting for you. We could sit out here on the terrace, she added, If it werent so horribly wet underfoot I'll tell you And she went quite simply for a broom, and quite simply surrendered it to young Doctor Herrmann when he offered to take It Yes, swish all that water off, she said, and all those leaves, and well move the chairs back that one, Professor Unger and those two, thats it." When Joe presently came hurrying down, with his round face moon-ie- r than ever and his fair hair very sleek, she took the women upstairs. No, I live In San Francisco with a brother and aunt, she explained to them. Im a newspaper woman. But my sister lives In Monterey, about ten miles from here you must have passed through It on your way down and I come to her nearly every Saturday, and manage usually to be with Joe on Sundays. fdf Califcf.' Un-Be- Continued XXIV ,PTER 21 jjMes being time, H this Tony had bun- e the for up thrown herself j had Into g edly, npon arriving, lie ,! for Joe's guests. a.d built up the fire, bad Protestant, J.lf ten-mll- had fried ,jj straightened, chickens and rubbed salad bowl of gay the js And then f yjssian wood. Wine bad brought the t o fcad r thtp, "M. Adltt-- the Unger party tJnfl j t pour-ba- they If A t rrive OTH t: irdia-- come 'pot (1,1 rel down In this It cleared Bnc ' after Immediately onij Mnmjt tear it will, ( mouse. : wash said Tony, Look, clearing shower. So we'll simply hold this h a jj )n e jt until night. The chicken Uen better, the asparagus at done, the rolls Ill put nervcc. tucei them and bake icebox stinalc 1 to- - u J bcwi. ka ec spring i spoouk y put her gown and js; slippers Into Joes spare had nstipsc Ugdt; white shoes gray apron 'rirolous ruffle of white that made her p andthroat dark hair look baby-- I a cneeks were flushed with niter, excitement; It was old checked wore s:e risp DSC at Joes, playing house her feel like e i. de i. again. a nice a happy little wife like .for me, you Joe Tony, lie heaven this place for me, the girl had for the moment no place In the world to bis one. When you bring ' to our garden, and our shat a She Had Built Up the Fire. '"d our sea, gome sort of ,'7 ndover me simple and Youre ?oe Dld you ever 5 rtten or mean or ij. P lour whole life? my E'rl." -a- good, Joe. ' ilght, 80 estrardlnary, and loving Potatoes at the turned at these hlm over her ad i .. rUnd falr face dev m3 V of expression. J"st w you love . ii t If 8 time.1? r ,'nt that 11 en W "d: harry?" L, the i nk J1 mfi km,w. hpr ,1, It l' Dt Joe' Tony y scnr' lsnt that. efter a long Have you said, rubbing the brown potatoes lu J'1 d'you " ' " ' :,'e : e,rI'ect, Tony? "'ililng and iej,, everything , answered, r laugh- - W, le ffd,e moment r hrmv and sat with tl" nn"'ls h,lsy ns firm berries. 'hlnK-she said In- ovPf nZi Eo ,'-- crandinotli-k,- sleep Suppose Larry was out of It, would I have a chance? Joe, dear, even with Larry In It, youd always have a chance! Youre one of the finest men I ever knew; youre the sweetest-tempereI didn't know there was such a d man unthing as a til I knew you. My father was very excitable and exacting, sometimes, and sos Cliff. And Larrys well, he's not But still Its no one but Larry? No one but Larry. He was silent for a while. Presently he said: Well, youve never fooled me. Youve never let me think there was any chance." Tm going to put all these papers Into the box; theyll have read the papers Tony called, from the adjoining sitting room. What did you say, Joe? I didnt hear you. Nothing, he said, opening the kitchen door to take great drafts of the delicious wet air and watch the little trees swaying In the rain. They had scrambled eggs, Irish bacon, jelly, and toast for lunch, and then Tony belted herself Into an old coat of Joes and pulled a knitted cap tightly down over her dark hair, and they went down to the beach. The rain curled her hair, and the wind drove a bright color Into her cheeks. Tony shouted like a child to be heard above the waves that came In on a shallow level rush, tumbled Into foam on the rocks, slid away again. Joe steadied her. She laughed as she stumbled helplessly against him, or when a pursuing wave drove them Into a wild huddle of escape together; the wet blown strands of her hair almost touched his face; the youth and sweetness and vitality of her were almost in his arms. Presently, suddenly, the sun was out hot between showers, and then again a soft fall of rain was blown warmly against their faces. Again came the sparkle and shine and steaming heat of the sun, and Tony asked, wrinkling her face: Will they come? Who? The smartles. Your friends. Oh," Joe said' ruefully, they may. It may be clear up In the city. They may be on their way now." Its three. Maybe we ought to go back and clean up and be ready for em. And Ill tell you, Tony said In her animated way, as he gave her his hand for the last hard steps np the cliff, If they aren't coming, lets telephone Bendy and Alvin and have them come over for supper. All that chicken, you know, and the delicious asparagus." he said, as they Must we? walked along on the soaked new grass of the cliff. sweet-tempere- 1 Well" Its so nice you for tuk K?y 1, I that, Beatrice Her name wouldnt bp Bertha I Beatrice jkating furiously down out-)name would be Antoinette." Her the kitchen indows, Tony, looking at him, bit Into a warm and comfortably great berry. She said nothing. morn-kthe wild vYoil ' Aty time now. At least from what Caroline wrote. They all reached Baltimore ten days ago, you said? That was the last I heard. Carolines wire said that Gran had not minted the trip at all and was com fortable, and that the end might be at any time. But theres poor Aunt Ruths estate to settle, you know. It was a remarkable will. She left more than a dozen legacies. A beautiful thing to do, Tony said. Ruth had some some quality; I dont know what to call it. Dignity, bigness; one didnt see It In the little things. But In big She looked at a ring things on her brown finger; two great pearls flanking a deep green emerald. To send me she said slowly. That was my grandmothers. So, if you ever liked me, Tony, It could be handed on to our little Bertha r any when me and the dog." Its you and Shedding their wet outer garments and leaving their soaked shoes at the door, they went into lifeless warmth, to sudden almost of stunning silence after the riot the winds and the sea. There's a telegram there, Joe. and Probably theyre not coming, ! we might have finished our walk shower! Dibs on the Not waiting until he opened the to yellow envelope, she ran upstairsInto changed room, the chilly spare her velvet frock, and came down with decorously 20 minutes later Into her sttll damp hair brushed room shining rings. The sitting was deserted and the fire burning, a the guests Just descending from door. the at car big parked With a call upstairs to inform "Sit down a minute," he said. dear. And yon, know my big sister. Shell telephone in a few minutes. No, sit down," he said. And then suddenly: That telegram that was here when we came In. It wasnt from the Ungers. Wasnt? Nine-twent- No. Oh 'Ach, h 1" Tony laughed, and Doctor Knecht said Gut! ap- provingly. When they were putting on their wraps upstairs at nine oclock for the long run home, Mrs. Unger said shyly to Tony: May I hear news?" it If Its good The look In her kind brown eyes, the Inflection in her voice, told Tony what It was she asked. The girl flushed as she answered regretfully: No, It isn't Doctor Yanderwall. I wish it were. We like each other But but It happens so much! somebody else." Does he know it?" the other woman asked in quick concern. Oh, yes. He knows the man." .Oh-h-h?- " Mrs. Unger murmured in disappointment Im glad yon would have liked for I know you like Doctor Tony said. "I love him, of course; theres no one like him. But but It so happens that Im theres it ," not " whole and fancy freer Ellen Unger finished It with a little philosophical shrug of her shoulders. "Well, never mind, my dear. We have to take these things as they come. Then the guests had gone and Joe. The sitTony was alone with had had so ting room, where they so satisfying a and dinner a good talk, looked somewhat disordered, and the fire had burned low. Joe the returning from farewells at two door, threw on another log or three logs. The flame started said: up again, and Tony warm and Ah, don't let me get to right out have go We lazy! Into It again." In a low Joe had rented himself leather; of shabby chair fireside no attenhe seemed to be paying first time tion to her, and for the their friendship of course In the Tonv had a moments uneasiness abstractabout him. What did this Hure-lmean? manner ed ' unsmiling Joe wasnt going to frighten her, ra make her feel that this constant fids easy in coming to his house, not quite as safe as was timacy. Brenda it was? she tried to persuade Heart v 411 $ material. Send yards of 35 or 15 cents for the pattern. The Barbara Bell Pattern Book featuring Spring designs Is ready. Send 15 cents today for your copy. Send yonr order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Montgomery Ave.. San Francisco, Calif. h f ,j 'i wis- Aound the House Higli-Waiste- d She looked at him expectantly. "And am I to know what It was? she asked, in the tone of a good little girL I have to tell you," Joe said, looking at the fire, his voice devoid of expression. It was from Larry. Larry!" Her voice was only a whisper; the quick blood came up into her suddenly radiant face. Tell me she said with an effort, hes here? No, It was from Baltimore. I said It was from Larry, Joe said; It was signed by them both. It was signed Caroline and Lawrence. For a long minute Tony Rooked at him steadily. The color slowly drained from her face, leaving it drawn. How dyou mean? I mean there! He stretched a long arm, and she took the folded yellow paper from him as If she were afraid to touch It. What Is it? What does it says?" she said thickly. Her eyes fell on the printed words, but the message Usually theres Sunday company, Tony went on, laying out a comb and powder and wondering what they thought of her, but today was so stormy When It began to grow cold on the terrace they went In to the fire, and Joe propped the kitchen door open so that they could all talk together. He looked tired, somehow, and Tony stole a moment to ask him In an undertone If he felt well. Fine! he assured her cheerfully. The chicken was bubbling again In Its rich creamy gravy now, and Tonys fluffy biscuits were In the oven. The whole house was filled with the pleasant smell of baking, of asparagus, of wood smoke. Brenda telephoned; had the company come? If not, she and Alvin were going to suggest Oh, they had come? Was Tony coming back that night? Yes, Tony would sleep at Bendys. Joed bring her back early. And had the cuff link shown np? Yes, he didnt eat It after all, the darling, Brenda reported of her first born. Tony went back to dinner preparations, pleased that the little interlude had come along to answer any curiosity Joes friends might have about her. Not but what the UDgers appeared completely Indifferent to the state to her morals, and Dr. Herrmann, the least Imaginative soul In the world. As for the big German doctor, she looked as if she were entirely unconscious of the minor details of life about her; anything could happen without disturbing Fran Dr. Knecht Dinner was a succession of compliments for the cook. They were all hungry; they had never tasted such a salad, such chicken, such new potatoes. The German woman spoke, and Tony turned to Joe. What did she say?" She asked If you could auch bread machen, said Joe. Dress Heres an Adorable Thats Easy to Make for Little Girl Bell Syndicate. WNU Service, Sweep rugs the way of the pile. Brushing against the grain tends to brush dust In Instead of out. 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Waters, An Abode,., renowned President West the Throughout Salt Lakes Most Hospitable HOTEL Invites You made ps a pal V IS - 1 DIZZY THANKS FOR THE BASEBALL, WILL YOU SIGN IT WHILE I'M GETTING THAT MESSAGE OFF THE TELEGRAPH KEY FOR Pin 7 hi ii HES OUT IN M I SURE WILL SON THE YARDS M HAND IT THAT FREIGHT! THEY'RE BOTH I COTTA ON THE SIDETRACK, SAME TRACK I JOIER -- look. Oh, no she breathed. It doesnt let me see It The crumpled telegram lay on the floor. Joe made no move to get It. Thats what it says. she whispered. That Larry They were married today. I dont believe it! Tony said Her cheeks suddenly, panting. flamed. Its hard to believe. Oh, but Joe, no I Not without a letter not without a line "Caroline!" she said, breathing Shes shes beautiful, But shes older than he much fast yes. old- He told me so! No, shes not as old as Larry. Shes about thirty or thirty-one- , Caroline. Shes only two years younger than I am. Shes older than yon are I Shes had two husbands She wanted him because she knew I she knew I I hate her, Tony said weakly, bending forward to rest her head against his own, as he knelt beside her, with one arm about her. I hate her. I do. Her voice broke Into wretched tears. Weeping she got to her feet and began to pace the room, her knotted fingers at her lips. Oh, why didnt I think of this! It would have made It easier It would have made it easier! 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