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Show Thursday, June 15, 1939 THE TIMES-NEW- NEPIII. UTAH S. HOW-T-Q. 4 Ruth Wyeth ate o By ELINOR MAXWELL O ARCADIA BOUSE PUBLICATIONS Continued CHAPTER XIII 13 The dinner Spike served was delicious, and it was fun to be at Phillip Buchanan's apartment after four solid days of no companionship other than Addie's. Both Spike and Oscar greeted her like a long-lofriend. Spike smilingly taking her hat and jacket, Oscar offering his great paw in a handshake of welcome. The evening had turned cool, and a bright fire of channel coal crackled on the hearth. A table was already set before it when she and Phil arrived, and, shortly after, they were sitting down to English lamb chops, creamed new potatoes and buttered peas. Phil, himself, mixed a spring salad In a wooden bowl, while black coffee percolated in, an electric pot on a side table. "I've already spoken to Anthony Porter about your novel," he said, adding a dash of olive oil to the dressing he was making. "Is he an agent?" Mary asked, biting into a piece of spongy French bread. "Best In New York," Phil replied. "If your work's good enough for Porter to handle, you'll go to town." Eventually, dinner was a thing of the past, and a well-feOscar lay asleep on the rug before the fire. Mary settled herself in one corner of the couch, and began "Storm on the Mountain" in a voice which she knew was a bit shrill with excitest d ment Phil Buchanan, slumped Into a deep chair nearby, filled his pipe from an oilskin pouch, and listened d with eyes. On and on she read, able at last to overcome her nervousness; calmed yet puzzled by Phil's failure to make any comment whatsoever. She hadn't the vaguest idea what he was thinking, and, finally, at the completion of the third chapter, unable to stand bis silence any longer, she put down the script. "Are you thirsty?" Phil asked Immediately. "How about a liqueur?" "Well, yes, I am thirsty for some water, but that's not why I stopped. I think I'll scream In a moment if you oon i say someming anyiningl Tear the story to pieces. If you like only don t keep me in such suspense!" Phil puffed slowly, maddeningly. at his pipe; then removing it from his mouth, smiled lazily at her. "Do you really want to know what I think of 'Storm on the Mountain'?" "Yes I For heaven's sake, say something!" "Well," he returned slowly, "it's greatl I'm crazy about it. The only thing that worries me is can you carry on with the same style throughout the story? There's someabout thing almost breath-takin- g your way of telling this tale. Frankly, I'm fascinated with it; It's held my interest from the very first page." Mary looked at him incredulous ly. "Do you really mean that?" she asked. "My dear child, haven't X told you the truth about everything else you've written? Why on earth should I suddenly go soft? Naturally,' there are a few rough spots that need pol ishing up; occasional sentences to be interchanged; here and there a word to be substituted; but fundamentally, it's darned good. Wait second before you go on with that next chapter; I'll get you some ice half-close- "... WNU SERVICE grasping old man, taking great pleasure in indulging In my favorite sport the business of discovering new talent! And, Mary, I believe you've got the goodsl" "Well, you've done enough 'discovering for one night" Mary replied, a smile curving the corners of her mouth. "Look at that clock over there! It's twelve o'clock, and I must go home!" CHAPTER XIV The weeks slipped by weeks that were almost identical In their pattern, yet strangely thrilling for Mary Loring. She was making excellent progress on her novel; the letters from home were fairly cheerful although her father had not yet found a position; she was seeing Phillip Buchanan two or three times a week, and he was, invariably, enthusiastic over each group of the d chapters which she read to him. This spurred her on to even greater efforts. March had slid into April, and April had brought the publication of "At Sea" In The National Weekly. With it had come a number of fan letters, a glowing article about her in the Hawkinsville evening paper; and a small but significant spot In Phillip's circle of friends. Anthony Porter had now read the first fifteen chapters of "Storm on the Mountain," and agreed with Phillip Buchanan that it was "good stuff." "Yes." he said. "I'll market it for you, providing the remaining chapters come up to what I've seen." It was during the last week of April that Mary heard something rather startling about Jim Ormsby, and after several days of hesitation, il decided to write Lelia an letter, and tell her what she knew. Phil Buchanan had been ber in formant "So Leila's having time for herself in Jamaica, is she?" he had asked, using that belligrent tone which he invariably employed when speaking of Jim Ormsby' s newly-finishe- . air-ma- ex-wif-e. . . "Yes," Mary replied coldly. "Why shouldn't she?"Phil scowled at her.' "Well," he retorted, "it seems a little unfair when Jim's having such rough sled' ding." " 'Rough sledding?' What's the matter with Jim Ormsby?" "Don't you know?' "Know what? How should I know anything about Mr. Ormsby? Lelia hasn't mentioned him over three times since I've known her and then, of course, only casually." "Jim Ormsby's just dropped a lot of money in the Barstow Amalgamated failure," Phil returned, "yet he's kept on paying that ridiculously large alimony he signed up for when they got their divorce." A shadow passed over Mary's face. "I'm sure Lelia doesn't know about Jim's losses," she said defensively. "She's one of the squar- " water." Phil returned shortly, a tall silver pitcher in one hand, and a tray, holding two tumblers, in the other. He poured some of the cold water into one of the glasses and handed it to her, and she drank from It swiftly, greedily. "You were thirsty!" Phil said, smiling at her. "More?" ".. es, please. And then I want to go on with the next chapter." "All right And when that's finished if you still crave a few comments, I'll make 'em." Mary picked up her script and began to read. At last, the fourth chapter completed, Phil left his chair and came over to ait on the couch beside her. "Now, let me look at that" be said, and Mary obediently placed the script on a table he had drawn up before the couch. "There's paragraph In the first chapter about page four . . ." And bending over the script their heads almost touching, they worked over the typed pages for the next two hours. Notes on the margin, notes on the back of each page; whole lines crossed out and, the thoughts of the man and girl working in unison, new lines substituted. "You don't mind my tearing this to pieces in places, do you?" Phil asked, looking askance at the pencil marks that defiled one of the sheets. "Mind?" Mary returned, her eyes filled with gratitude for Phillip Buchanan who bothered to rewrite the sentences she had composed. "Mind! Why. Mr. Buchanan, I can't tell you how grateful I ami You're terribly nice to help me Phil picked up his highball and, with head thrown back, drained Its contents. "Don't be sillyl I'm not terribly nice' at all. I'm a mean, ..." of the last sentence of the last chapter, Mary looked up at the man, a shy unspoken question in her eyes. "Ifa great, Mary!" Phfl ex claimed. "Tony Porter can't help liking it! He'd be a fool to turn it down. It's got everything a popular novel should have love and hate, revenge and vindication, conflict and suspense. And it's beautifully written, my dear." The girl's eyes filled with sudden, unwanted tears of relief and happiness, and, looking at her, Phil thought "Those eyes are like shining dark pools." Quite without warning, he put his arms about her, and drew her to him. "You little nut!" he said brusquely. "What in the world are you crying about?" "I'm I'm so happy!" Mary returned, smiling through her tears. "It's so wonderful to have the novel finished and to hear you say it's all right" The man's arms tightened about her. "But" he protested, "I've said all along that it was good stuff!" "Well yes. But you were so terribly insulting about those short sto- ries!" Phil extracted a big sheer hand kerchief from his pocket and dried two shining tears that were sliding down her face. "I was frank about those stories, Mary," he said, and his gray eyes had grown serious, "because I wanted to help you. I suspect I was in love with you even then, but I didn't actually realize it until tonight" "What!" Mary exclaimed, and, apparently aware for the first time that Phillip Buchanan's arms were about her, hastily drew away from him. "Yes," he said In a low voice, making no effort to hold her, "yes, I'm in love with you, Mary, but never having been in love with anybody before, I suppose I didn't recognize the symptoms! Darling?" "Yes. Phil?" "Will you marry me? I need you It's just dawned on me awfully. how important a part of my existence you've become; how alone and lonesome and lost I'd be without you." Mary regarded him silently, her eyes dusky with bewilderment and surprise. This man was so different from the others; so unlike Jerome Taylor and Umberto Balianci, even Christopher Cragg. He was so honHe orable and straightforward. loved her; he was, well, rather a wonderful person, and she should be elated over his wanting her for his wife yet a vision of Chris precipitated itself before her mind's eye. "Phil," she finally began, "I hardly know what to say. I . . He leaned towards her, and quietly took one of her hands in his. "Then don't say anything just yet he replied, his speech blurred with a gruff tenderness. "Don't give me, editorially speaking, a rejection slip tonight! Wait a while, dearest and think things over. I shan't even ask you if you care anything at all about me. Perhaps I d rather not hear, Perhaps I'm just a little afraid." Mary tried valiantly to regain her "Phil," she began equilibrium. again, "I . . ." But her speech was halted by another blinding thought of Christopher Cragg. Phil flung aside her hand, and, jumping up from the couch, started to pace the length of the living room. "Don't answer me now," he admonished shortly. ''Give yourself some timet I won t force things, my dear. I'll simply wait until you're quite sure one way or the other Listen! You'll have to get "Storm on the Mountain' typed, and Into Porter's hands right away. I'm going to trot along now. It's twelve o'clock." Mary got up from the lounge, and followed him into the entrance halL ... ... DRAW THREADS-WHI- P EDGES OF OPENING- - "My dear child, haven't I told else you've written?" est fairest women I've ever met, and, what's more, I believe she's still terribly In love with Jim." Phil Buchanan's chin thrust forward angrily. "Well, if she is, now's the time for ber to show itl Jim's not only almost completely down and out as to finances, but he's also a very sick man. Ulcers of the stomach, or something. And he's at his Connecticut place, sick, broke and alone except for his houseman." "Perhaps Lelia ought to know," Mary had thought at the time. "I wonder if I should write and tell her. She might think I'm an officious little prig yet I just know she's still In love with Jim, and she'll want to do something about it" It was almost a week, however, before she could make up her mind to write Lelia, and, even then, it was with trepidation that she sent off the letter. air-ma- She and Phil had been seated on the lounge In Aunt Linnie'S living room, and, finished with the reading Sometimes the scientist seems to be spending his time and other people's money on things that seem to have little apparent practical value to the everyday world, and sometimes a few scientists have perhaps pursued the study of the second toe joint of the third left leg of a microscopic bug rather far afield, yet bow difficult it is to be sure In a given case whether research is really worth while Is well shown by researches made on the genes, or Inheritance cells, by the geneticists, writes Barclay Moon Newman In the Scientific American. The gene, or inheritance cell, is so small that nobody has ever seen one, yet by all kinds of experiments on it and by putting together all kinds of findings, an important puzzle has now been largely worked out Today it is possible to say that the remarkable discoveries of the geneticists who work on the genes in the laboratory, as applied to animal and plant breeding and with almost incredible success, have been of practical value running far into billions of dollars. Far greater yields of grains, fruits, vegetables and cotton; far higher SEW HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS When Making Egg Sandwiches. Scramble the egg instead of boil ing it. Not only are more sand wiches made, but they are more Spears NEEDLE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT GROUP V UNDER fir-- ti irr" J. 'TURN NEEDLE BEFORE DRAWING THROUGH K1 easily digested. For High Windows. High windows appear shorter if the hangings are looped back with a slight curve and tied somewhat below the middle. 22 fr "You've been so good to help me with the novel. Phil," she said timidly. "I can't tell you . . ." He opened the entrance door; then wheeled about and looked at her Intently, a worried frown between his eyes. "I hope I haven't upset you, Mary." he said, his voice taut "but remember I'll be waiting for your decision. There'll never be anyone else in my life, darling!" Abruptly, he caught her in his arms and kissed her warmly, tenderly, on the mouth. "I love you. dearest!" he murmured. Then,almost roughly, he released her, stalked to -- the door, and f- j1 rather than wrapped in parchment After Washing Silver. Stand silver in a jug of very hot water tt which a little ammonia has been added, and it will remain bright much longer. Left-Ove- r Velvet. Small pieces of velvet make good alternatives for the manicuring chamois. Classifying Dessert Lists. Dessert lists kept in the cookbook are a help in menu making, especially when they are classified as "hearty," "light," "quick," "good Drawn work for turquoise scarves. for several days," "oven made," and "for children." idea is the result of an each when ordered without the A frinnH finrl a ct white linen sadly drawn work scarves for buffet, Her serving and dining table. dining room was being done over with touches of turquoise blue in the draperies and wall paper, so she had the scarves dyed to match. They were so effective that the simplest part of the drawn work design was copied in coarse linen in various colors for mats and scarves throughout the of - Keeping Dried Beef. Dried beef will keep better if stored in a covered glass jar in the refrigerator or waxed paper. THIS out-of-da- te house. While books. Everyone should have copies of these two books containing 96 HOW TO SEW articles by Mrs Spears, that have not appeared in the paper. Send your order at once to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. DeS' plaines St., Chicago, 111. Mistakes Make Humble The best of men and the most earnest workers will make enough of mistakes to keep them humble. Thank God for mistakes and take courage. Don't give up on account of mistakes. Moody. ASK ME O ANOTHER f -" i?-- Offering Information on Various Subjects the turquoise scarves were especially attractive, those in golden yellow and a bedroom 2. Caesar and his army. set in soft rose were also full of The Questions 3. Savage means untamed; barcharm. The sketch shows how the drawn work is done. If you are 1. What is a Texas leaguer in barian means the state between savage and civilized. looking for something effective baseball? 4. All the colors of the spectrum that is quick to make, here it is. 2. Who crossed the Rubicon? Just pull out the threads of the 3. What is the difference, be- blended together give white. 5. Leo (lion), Taurus (bull), Arlinen to make an open space about tween a savage and a barbarian? He caught her in his arms and ies an The be inch wide. scarf Apricornus (goat). may would kissed her warmly, tenderly. 4. What result if all the 6. (ram), The first usually denotes gohemmed at the same time the out- colors were blended together? slammed it behind him. Mary stood side edge of the opening is being 5. the 12 signs of the ing from. the unconscious to the where he had left her, as if rooted whipped. Just follow these zodiacAmong are four that represent ani- conscious state. The reverse is to the floor. the case in the other. sketches. No other directions are mals. Which are they? 7. To convey the idea that if Unconsciously, her hand went to needed. Use either linen or mer6. Is there any difference beher lips. Phil had kissed her for cerized thread in a matching tween semi- - Cleopatra had been less attractive and the first time and she had liked his color. she would not have enslaved Juunconscious? kiss! "Yet how can I?" she asked lius Caesar and Mark Antony. . 1 Book if for was 7. NOTE: it said Clethat SEWING, Why herself. "I'm in love with Christo the Home Decorator, and No. 2, opatra's nose had been shorter the pher Cragg!" Gifts, Novelties, and Embroid- whole face of the world would eries, are now 15 cents each, or rhave been changed? Mary took "Storm on the Mountain" to a public stenographer's to both books for 25 cents. Readers be typed the next morning. Yes, who have not secured their copies The Answers she was told by the efficient young of these two books should send in man behind a desk in the outer of- their orders at once, as no more 1. A short fly that drops between dolcopies will be available when the infield and outfield, out fice, they'd charge twenty-fiv- e of reach of lars for three copies, and they'd present stock is sold. Your choice both. of the QUILT LEAFLET illustratbind it for her if she wished. 36 authentic patchwork A few minutes later, she was back ing on street, and the rest stitches ; or the RAG RUG LEAFof the day before her. She didn't LET, will be included with orders Plan your trip to the Fairs know just what she wanted to for both books for the present, do, or where she wanted to go. She but the offer may be withdrawn with a "stop-over- " was utterly satiated with writing. at any time. Leaflets are 6 cents at the She felt as if she'd scream if she look to another at even word bad in someone's else novel for at least another week. She'd like to make a semi-conscio- Forty-secon- d sort of holiday, a gala affair, of today, but a girl can't be particularly festive all by herself. She wished that Phil had Invited her to have lunch with him, but he hadn't even mentioned a future engagement when they had parted the night before. A deep red suffused her face as thoughts of that parting recalled themselves to ber mind, and a pleasant sensation flooded her heart as she remembered his kiss. "I've never felt quite like that before," she admitted to herself, "yet it's so silly for me to be touched at all when I can't possibly be in love with PhD Buchanan. I wonder if he'll call tonight" But "Mr. Phil" did not phone, and after eating dinner and reading the Sun, Mary, feeling lonesome for the first time since Linnie Cotswell's de parture, went to bed. (TO BE COXTIMED) Study of Inheritance Cells Proves of Value in Research by the Scientists you the troth about everything PAGE SEVEN quality both In domestic plants and domestic animals of every description and their products, including and wool; InK2 milk, meat creased and sometimes perfect resistance to disease; entirely new varieties of animals and vegetables, and the lessoning of the chances ol famine all these have resulted from the labors of a few scientists doing things which to the average man without an understanding of their ultimate purpose might seem ab surd. In the realm of science it has been demonstrated time after time that It is almost impossible to date In ad vance what apparently valueless research may lead toward billions oi dollars of value to the world. Dormice Found In Old World In England and other parts of th Old world, "dormice" are found, animals These small, squirrel-likeat seeds, berries and nuts. 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