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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD brown-haire- girl as she welcomed bis eyes her with a cordial handshake. I nounced: d on Lucette ns be an would know that you were Newsflash! Not two new neigh-bors- , sister, you look so like him; Jerrys but is but four, lady. I'm opening the neighbor stuff a Joke? my house next week. Jed Stewart No, Miss Reyburn. we really are and I will keep bachelor hall there. staying on the point. Daphne Fields smile disclosed My announcement doubtless lacks small teeth as perfect in color and the romantic overtones of Fields, but well do our best to make you iza as a row of matched pearls. Reyburns neighbor-consciouShe turned to Sam. s. Ive heard that you are the " visit the office iaWyer, to discuss vke peyburn r. Dane. of the Unwlt-'Sa- r. ted talking to Mark Sl' Dane who has pnhevy of Mrs. had Uved disinherited. Mrs. Dane . huge structure on and divided by her father her and Mark's father and been a fashion expert, J L tr ftd . r . hearing her on shut-in,- " Invited her to caU and de-for her. Mark deep affection Mrs. Dane had threatened L.lt him If be married Lola, fhorn teis now divorced. He says ?ot trust Henri and Clotilde Mi. Dane's servants. He says of tot interested in an offer , to share the estate with him. Job, F her department Store to "go stepplng" N refuses an aoffer man young carefree Field, marry her. At a family must live at Bice she learns she cious tit House alone, since Lucette, her Is taking her Job, her are p lister "bo X young playwright, and Sam. 11 other plan to stay In the city. Jed i Ld- - irk am astounded when they hear nr Mrs. Gregory, a family friend, un-0, he had witnessed a hitherto and Clotilde two i rJl with Henri I, too before Mrs. Dane died. Brooke as she was leaving. 01 Fi irnved Just . that Mark open his part of !u' geests at House, get friendly with Brooke y daj the will. Jed y to find out about ee O' to stay with him. Mark accepts .i. e'i invitation for a family Thanks- dinner at Lookout. Mrs. Reyburn 2 ftfr sees on Thanksgiving eve that she 3 Sam and ten Invited to England. al - e dec.de to move in with Brooke 1 am plars to produce a new play 1 If Jr IJE assr i i IV Continued iHAPTLR K 5 orth looking at were colorless OT to express the grandeur of c i Brooke thought, as, leg oa a Jutting crag, holding ir beret with one hand, skirts kg, she looked down at the jg current, cold and stealthy ihore, e j, t others foaming and green waves ist ledges transformed by the e of the slanting sun into rud- per, dark brown in the crev-2- 1 as a mist j Spray, diaphanous Mr giant atomizer, iridescent is weled malines, shimmered In :1 jgM. Beyond the surf a dozen 'ces, in white-edge- d ig winged gulls floated on tire Ider 1 to amber green wave out-- t hissed. predecessors, Set !d, broke against a ledge, and ei.ped Brooke with crystal k" f rT' - drew her back to the path, An Its 8 cut his handkerchief, and Jher wet face. XiM have known better 1st you stand there. fH your fault I adored e m feel as if every I had been electrified, jt'iat when we are to-- d to be rescued from I want to tliank you -- ', sto P J nt. ,r k"ed at the embarrassed ftf his voice. X except to add that I my hfe to you. There, 6 I promise never to - figain. J , ty the stimulating air, her courage in both Surge! Cos hands cn't you taowi please be friends? I Mrs. Mary Amanda any money. really I Trent. J i1 Mr. f e mMant that she waited for wer, sun, sea, the roar of the ,blotted out- Only bis yes meeting hers ley luehed her heart 'Iw passionately. Then Mark kandkerchicf into ' poketf m 1 Mr' Trent stuff. n TI, " 111,5 same estate 6 me a bank jk.1 account, 7,U.ght t0 us n 1 lt? His voice was buU' I 1 censed a tinge of L ,!,?vd,,teUer kecP going if around tlle point 'iXft 11,t Bc-lu- e . jd,,y v s;etrmothPrandSam What ftci as' wi Be P Spnke wSTh Isles U ' ill. IV did of hlkm2 " vW1 Of course. have her go, but but ?e bow precious she 'ougiit of her so being torother and sister go- - Tky are to be with me is away. n I am so U Will ' u fVarne aps to do. poison-iv. . u d lei-!r"- uedM so I H 'J aiurmg before lfe was so full had Lookout House lliroat-y- i. ,a mean? y the dickens Aunt M that s.rmg tQ live in she didnt My mistake. Trents laugh turned to a frown. What are the town fathers thinking of to allow a gas station stuck out on this road? Has that bouse been sold? Brooke promptly defended brilliant equipment In front of small white cottage. I dont know who owns the place, but doubtless the town fathers were thinking of giving the poor man who has started the filling-statio- n another chance. I heard that he had money, lost It, began to drink too much, and that a friend set him up in business here hoping to steady him. Who told you the story of his life? Henri. Henri! Does he know the man? He will have to answer that question. He asked me to buy gas at the new filling-statioand I do to encourage the poor fellow to keep on trying to make good." How about encouraging honest Mike Cassidy who started the garage at the end of the causeway years ago and has served the public faithfully and unselfishly? He has a wife and five children to support. Why did his voice rouse opposition in her, Brooke wondered. She had doubts herself lately as to the pern manency of the owners reform. Twice when she had stopped for gas, a young Irish girl had reported the boss as sick" and she had wondered if he were backsliding. Mark the Magnificent need not know that, however. Dont you believe In helping a man to come back? she asked crisply. I do, most decidedly, but I believe also In helping an honest hardworking man like Cassidy, who has had the strength of character to leave drink alone, to keep his kids in shoes. Come on. We are almost quarreling. Why should you and I owner?" fight over a Youre right, when we have so many other things about which to disagree. Brookes brown eyes met his, intent and darkly gray; wistfulness tinged her voice as she urged: will Speaking of disagreeing you please behave like a sensible person and take the family treasures which belong to you? Aunt Mary Amanda left them to you. I know, but It isnt right for me to have them, and whats more, I dont need or want them. Id rather go without rings all my life than wear one of those gorgeous things she left, which are rightfully yours. Mr. Stewart has put all the jewelry In a bank vault for you. I have Mothers lovely china and glass and furniture which have been In storage since our home was broken up. Ive had everything which belonged to your family moved to the chauffeur's apartment over the garage. There seems to be very little silver. Terhaps your aunt gave it to you? Silver! Very little silver! She had the Trent service which came originally from England and any number of beautiful pieces. That silver is a family tradition. Where is it? She didnt give It to me. What does Stewart say about It?. He thought that because of the epidemic of crime reported In the newspapers, Mrs. Dane might have become timid about keeping valuables In the house and had it stored in a bank. But he found no receipt for It among her papers. Do you think she sold it? he broke Sold it! No. Ill bet See that great rock off abruptly. to sticking up of I shore? I used imagine it the peak of a submerged island rising from the sea. Perhaps it Is. Islands arise,t grow old and disappear. That isn original. Sam has taken the title for his comedy from it. The first night I spent at Lookout House I was kept awake by the vailing of that distant siren. Now I dont notice it. ' Youll notice it if you stay here told me dining the winter as Jed There do. to you were planning goes the sun behind the city! back to They walked in silence of threshold the On Lookout House. she stopped in starthe living-rootled unbelief. Jerry Field stood Jy Who the fire taking to her mother. girl in blue was the brown-hairebeside Lucette? out Couldnt wait for you to send Jerry At Home cards, Brooke, You reField greeted jauntily. come could I said member that you were to Lookout House vhen you meet to wanted I settled, dont you? to know your family, wanted them line stag in Bure; your Im that Ilis eyes flashed beyond her Mark Trent on the threshold. There a hint was laughter in his voice and could anshe Before of challenge. swer, he commanded: meet Come hither, Daphne, and IS is my This our neighbor. at me Neighbor! Brooke smiled filling-statio- filling-statio- d com-fh- g playwright, Mr. Reyburn, that you have e touch of ONeil's tragic outlook, a seasoning of Kaufmans humor, and a hint of Cowards sophistication. Sam grinned. Is that original, orjLd you get It from the Times? The girl pouted: Of course Its original Why, MarkI Daphne Fields breathless exclamation, the radiance of her face revealed so much that Brooke had the embarrassed sense 'of looked for an Instant at a having naked heart. Trent came forward. Was the firelight playing pranks, or had his face gone dark with color? Where did you drop from. Daphne? How are you. Field?" Why didn't someone say something and smash the strained silence, Brooke wondered Impatiently. It was as if the firelight had cast a spell and tied all their tongues. Her mothers eyes were on Daphne Field as she thoughtfully Pulled her gloves through her hands. Sam, back to the room, was poking at the parrot He hated emotional scenes off the stag. The atmosphere fairly quivered with things unsaid. Lucette came to life. Turn on the lights, Sam, this gloom may be artistic, but It gives me the merry-prankThis has turned out to be day, hasn't It? Whos the dame In the floppy hat Brooke, who looks like a and carries a cane which easily could be mistaken for a shepherds crook? Theres the chance of a lifetime for you to get in a little missionary work as clothes adviser; youd better begin with a streamline diet She thinks everything here, including Mother, charming. It must have been Mrs. Danes friend Mrs. Gregory; they call her the Empress here. So Ehe has called. That means, If she likes us, that we shall be admitted Into the super-animate- d Bo-pee- n In the firelit library of his house, Mark Trent was perched on the corner of the large flat desk. As he filled his pipe he compared the air of dignified restfulness of the room with its deep chairs in the smoking-roomanbook-line- d ner and Its y walls, divided half way up by a gallery, with the charm of Its twin on the other side of the brocade hanging which screened the door connecting the two houses. Jed Stewart, lounging In a crimson leather chair, hands in his trousers pockets, legs outstretched, was staring at the blazing logs, watching the blue and yellow, copper and green tongues of flame lick at the chimney. The faint thunder of waves dashing against ledges, the ceaseless crying of sea gulls stole through the heavy hangings drawm across the long windows. Impatiently he sat up. Weve been here a week, Mark, and we are not the fraction of a degree nearer finding that last will and testament of Mary Amanda Danes If there is such a thing. And the silver; dont forget the silver, Jed. I can account for tha will being lost if there was one but what has become of the silver? Ive had it so much on my mind that I consulted Bill narrison. Whos he? The Inspector In charge of police headquarters across the causeway. Hes been on the force here since I was a small boy. What did he say about the silver? He didnt say, he doesn't talk much. He asked a few questions about the Jacques and said he would drop In here this afternoon to take a look around. Mrs. Gregory Is coming later hope they dont meet I asked her to have tea with us. Met her yesterday on the street, and she let it be known that her feelings were hurt that I had not invited her before. I I asked her to bring Miss Reyburn." Mark Trent slid from the desk and absentmindedly twirled a globe which showed the countries of the world as they had been before the Treaty of Versailles had remade the map of Europe. Do you think Brooke Reyburn suspects that we are here as amateur detectives, Jed? Amateurs! We may be, but youve called in a professional on the Job, havent you? You cant tell what that girl thinks, but why should she suspect our reason for being here more than Fields, and one couldn't suspect that lad of ulterior motives. He always looks to me as if he were on the verge of kissing a ladys hand. Why didnt you accept the lead in Sams comedy? It was offered to you, wasnt it? It was, but long ago I outgrew dramatics. What do you think of Islands Arise' thats the name of the play, isnt It? That It will get a fair hearing, world at least The theater-goin- g as it Isnt so cocky and was some years ago and it may appreciate Sams ideas and ideals. iu the lead, Youd be a knock-ou- t fella. I wouldnt take part In the play if I were aching to act I see the Reyburns as seldom as possible. Thanksgiving day when Brooke staited to thank me for pulling her from under that car, I burned with shame when I remembered why 1 had accepted her invitation. I don, care for this spy stuff, even if I do believe that the gill by some hocus pocus hypnotized Aunt Mary Amau-dtwo-stor- hard-boile- w Neighbor! inner social circle. Jerry, I was so dazed by your appearance that I forgot to ask what you meant by that word neighbor. Sure, wrere neighbors. Daphne and I have taken a house here for the season." "Season! What season?" This winter, of course. Didnt you say that many of the bouses were to be kept open? " Surprise Ye-s- . But why crisped Brooke's voice. Ive been wanting for years toa could hire paint snow. Found I house with a studio here. You dont mind, I hope?" Dont be foolish, Jerry. Of course I dont, only No matter what Brooke thinks, Field," Lucette Im all for it, Mr.will be grand to It encouraged. in the of young kind someone have two and Oh, Sam, neighborhood of your more recruits for the cast of applicants for parts Line play! will please form on the left adore draPlay! What play? I voice and Fields " Daphne matics eyes were eager. "Weve been talking about proSams comedy, Islandss ducing course it Arise for charity. Of our a terrific job. We always paint scener- ywill Hold! Jerry the boy artist enthuFields paint the scenery; box o a siasm cooled "afraid my enough be big wouldnt studio own on is a large empty room Lucette s. to next floor the second to furnish Couldnt decide just how use that We can waited. so It Ive th'Thcre it Getting to be the strong, silent type, arent you, Mark? If you feel that way about her, why did you ask Mrs. Gregory to bring Brooke here this afternoon? You never have been fair to that girL You started with the idea that shes crooked, and you're sticking to it like honey to a glass dish. Trent blew a shrill whistle Btewart through his fingers. laughed. I get you, the stop s'gnal Ill toss her a posy, then Ill quit. I'm supposed to be stage manager of Sams play, but Id sure make a mess of it without BriM as my property woman. She' executive and then some. She never lorgets. When does the play come off? First Thursday in January. Sam thought of New Years eve but gave that up for fear he couldnt lure a fesproducer away from New York tivities. That isnt far off. Well have a cast grand celebration here for thetown. and friends who come from Well invite the neighbors to supper and dance after the show. Have you a speaking part? (TO I1E COSTISUED) b. (r,nd. SarnV' B.o.k. Oldest Chuiill In Americas demanded in the explained and The oldest church in the Amerithe convent of San Francisco, Sa"Yeah, but what does that prove? cas, to have been built by Is reputed the Field do I know whether 11 Cortez in 1520, while on h!s way to they whether Sm can act the conquest of the empire of the lie paused at TUxcalla long Aztecs. oUnV'be avouch, of the bet-tlong enough to convert some Toud Lucette j.bed. chieftains to Christianity Tlaxcalian Found and Jae the family Lostmanners. I and to make an alliance with them Department for your In his war against Montezuma. 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