Show 4 n r A Ring i ganda and a li 9 0 Ring 9 A f V By DUFORD DUFOR D JENNE f fr r Copyright LINE looked op up with a sudden A ALINE start of at Interest from the couch where she bad been reading at the shy rosy face of ot Beth as she entered the room Beth something has surely hap paned What Is It Aline Allne asked The bobbed blond head nodded I and Beth Bethi held out a slim sUm hand band andon and andon on the finger was a diamond ring Aline Allne sat up So now v you have gone and done It I Engaged to Dick But are you sure very sure very sure sure sure- you sure you oU want to spend the rest of your our life with him The Tile smooth cheeks deepened In In color Of Ot course I am Im I'm going to have a home of my own I 1 she al almost almost nl- nl I most sang the sentence Aline Allne mused older wiser trained d In the tine wn ways s 's of ot the great city somewhat somewhat some some- what c cynical herself because of what she sine hUll had seen and known she wondered wondered wondered won- won dered to herself if this haired golden I lass was more mor in love with Meer- Meer Meeri ley than the thought of a n home Probably ably loved her ber as a l man should he seemed to but there was wasTed wasTed wasTed Ted Hansom who also loved tier her Aline Allne sighed as she said Goodluck Goodluck Good Goodluck luck to you Honey noney Lets Let's see your precious stone Beth held out tine tile slim sl slim l finger and andAline Aline Allne looped looked at ot the the stone stared stared- and anel then looking closely for a moment moment mo mo- ment went patted Beths Beth's hand it a beauty Aline Beth asked her tier eyes dancing It ought to be he to be In keeping with you ou you pretty thing Aline AlIna said with finality But the moment Beth had gone from her room Aline Allne rushed to the time room roam of her special pal Rut Ruth Graves and blurted out to the astonIshed astonished aston aston- astonished girl Ruth nuth can you ou Imagine It That Tha t gabby l has given Beth a n glass glas diamond engagement ring think ring think of It 1 The other girl stared then luu laughed hed I dont don't believe belle it AlI AI Al- Al I haven't worked in a Jewelry store stor e for Cor ten years my dear clear without knowIng know know- Ing one of these fakes fales when I see It IL But But l Yet et Ill I'll make sure SUle Ill I'll II get It from Beth by hV hook hool or crook clook and then Ill I'll find out Aline thine did so that evening ening o on orti the pretense preten e that the setting seemed to tu tobe be he a n bit loose and the next mornin morning I sire went weal promptly to Ted n Hansom n at nt atthe the diamond counter In the store sture Ted here Is Beths Beth's engagement ring that gave gate her I know knowd it is rubbing ragbag It In a bit to come to you jou but you are the expert here hele I want to find out nut if It Is real His gray fine eyes darkened and his hand hind had a 8 bit of tremor as lIS he be took tool the ring Aline noticed it and ancl j l j said In her impulsive Va way Ted she site ought to he yours why dont don't you ou try the old caveman theory theor He smiled faintly What I love I would not wish to hurt In any uny way He picked up the ring And she loves him and him and he seems to he a 11 fine a tine finc chap Ill I'll look this over carefully and let you know lenow Aline Test Just now antic I have e havea a 8 rush rash order When she came for the ring Just lust before starting home he handed It to her It Is all nil right Aline AUne that Is I the lie real timing tiling T ht There re was nothing to do but to believe he- he lieve neve him but she looped looked at the ring the She moment she reached ranched her room roam and a again aln she stared at nt the symbol s n o love Ime which In this case promised cJ Just t the thc opposite to h her r minI mind As she sine pondered Beth bursa burs inOh InOh InOh In Oh Aline AHne did you Ju say suy the ring was wasa a 11 fake fake did did you ou did you Ruth Muth hits has gossiped i Allne Aline thought with sudden dread Dear I did think It was but bit I t guess uess I J was wrung You Von wait wail a n moment She went to the hall hull phone a a. a tiery determination landing flooding through her and culled called Ransom Hansom at his apartment and as fIS his plen pleasant H t voice nn answered she he bade him hini conic come to th the house When he cattle carne Into luro Aline's sitting room his friendly fare face changed still sud nl as he saw sav Beth and Beth corned to look at him hun hungrily Ted Terl lets let's have the truth ring I tool took to you had a fake stone static in it It It I timid and you n know it It This ring rind bus hus a I beautiful stone In It and and and- you find jou put it In In place of that fake fale Aline Allne said ald I bluntly y I r Aline Allne heard a faint g gasp SP from froum Beth but hut Ted said nothing except I am anti sorry jou ou discovered It A Aline II 11 e Bet Beth h deserves J a more beautiful one une than even en that and I could nut not quite mien fare the thought ln of nf her wearing that dint tation tatton If Besides Besides- Besides Aline said quietly you Ile never Iler r thought ht if f what must he hein In III the thc heart henrt of n a man who gives the tile girl irl he loves a fake ring I think of It he- he cause I am mn a woman I suppose She turned to la Beth Hon Ilan do you want that runt fake ring hack 7 T Never Never l Oh Aline I 1 hn have bean bec so doubtful too and this settles it It I-It I 1 know dour dear I 1 know NW iok I Im I'm rn going out of this room room and I w nt you ou two to tn patch up tip your oUr old nil frit-nil ship and II afterwards ls well we'll Ita have e u regular r feed here to celebrate Ill I'll get et the fixings She closed the door softly behind her and started down do the hall Iw tin an old sauna maid and Im I'm tough These uteri men dont don't fool me she advised d h herself ending her sentence with a n hit bit of son sin thru that rose to her lip from her heart |