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Show 1 11 -- Y B 5 .'I mPTER XV Continued -2-3f Gay's Conover, smile I'd She leaned back against Ser upholstery, looking out lot dance floor where cou-jS- d to a wash of artfully led light. I me up one day and take you dancing," con- caUed e to kfodd. luse he was magnificent in ii but no use at all on a dance me. As I And you took subject of aviation was i! jcki , mentioned Not all added thoughtfully, between us. Yes a months, at least. itrue," she 'liave something" I'd try not to be threat deaL You could iach in evidence. a part of the landscape, Utt! jernie L COff.J I Jc!" she cried in soft protest, at him, her eyes aned to look e thoughtful, a her lips. had stopped. It began gut'iul ;irusic k'a familiar tune. A voice, 3'y tender, sang "Red sails in the sunset Far out on the ;t eyes met. bribed them to leu '4 tune. You When you spoke to the thai ago " jt i few minutes el He smiled with a fair ite! I in his hazel eyes. "Will you til half-smil- rauU rg across sea" t in" I lift me, Gay?" they Ence walked to the edge She slipped into his a accustomed to his dancing ae that her position, her informed instinctively with hey circled out across the Joor. ALS Rhythmically, with practiced Roving as though they were red-brow- n head jrson, her his blond head, her dress of nit do a I tAT li WOO! lace, starched fragile as frost-wor- Icolored fcs, as to k, silhouette against the evening clothes. lyoc H'.'s the way it is with us. does ff.e said after a moment "No StOE ,'f.arts, no stepping on each toes, no necessity for apolo- jfcate his c! '1 ! Irather dance with But life isn't all you than dancing, L 1 m eration and smoothed back her hair When she turned, she saw the letter a cream-colore- d oblong on dark desk pad. She returned to the desk stood for an instant holding the letter in her hand, then, moving swiftly and quietly, went out of the room. The night doorman spoke to her at the entrance of the apartment. "I'm going to mail a letter, William," she said. "Shall I mail it fo' you?" he asked. "No, thank you." "Must be mighty important letter," he said, with a drowsy grin. "Very important, William." She went out through the door he held open for her into the quiet street. There was a mailbox at the corner. Her high narrow heels clicked on the concrete pavement. The air was balmy and smelled of the river. The sky was sown thickly with stars. The letter made no sound falling into the box, but the click of the lid against the slot when her hand released it startled her as though a shot had been fired through the night. Walking back to the apartment to the doorhouse, saying good-nigman, going up in the lift, she marveled at her composure. Whenever, during the last three months, she had thought of making a clean break with John, she had anticipated the pain it would give her. Now that she had written and posted the letter, she felt only a sense of relief. Had she gotten over it without being conscious of the process? she wondered as she prepared for bed. Nothing in the mechanical movements involved in writing and posting the letter had shaken her except the click of the mailbox lid. Her hand, as she brushed her hair, was Her face, in the mirror steady. was comabove the dressing-table- , posed, thin as it had been all spring, the cheek bones accented, shadows under her eyes. No hint of the shattering emotion she had anticipated. She felt more tranquil than she had for months, physically weary, as though she could sleep forever. She lay beneath a light coverlet in the soft narrow bed, her arms crossed beneath her head, looking up at the disk of light that the lamp printed upon the ceiling. At some time, during the past three months, had she stopped loving John? No, not that But had she accepted the inevitable? Had she been recovering all these weeks since she had returned from Maine? Had the decision she had avoided, finally made, brought tranquillity rather than the pain she had anticipated? She didn't know. She felt sleepy, blissfully released from tension and strain. She turned, pulled the lamp cord. Darkness pressed against her closed eyelids, heavy and soft blotting out objects, smothering thought, welquieting as an opiate, blessedly accome. Her hand, moving to an customed position beneath her cheek felt heavy. She sighed, murmured and was asleep. i . c... vu.uuuismiiUJi given each other were not comparable to the suffering she was enduring now, to what John would suffer when ne read her letter. She imagined him tearing it open in the hall of Dr. Sargean't home, eagerly, because he loved her letters, anticipating m the envelope which bore her a momentary release from work which was, to him. uninteresting and exacting. Sitting on the park bench, she tortured herself by watching his expression change, seeing the brightness fade out of his face, his lips quiver with pain, the agony in his eyes . "I'm going to marry Todd, very soon, by the time you receive this, perhaps" But she wasn't going to marry Todd, not very soon, not even as long as John lived and loved her, as long as she loved him with this aching intensity that throbbed with every throbbing beat of her heart. She was not going to marry Tcdd. That was settled the night she and Kate had arrived at the cabin, when John came in and she had watched his expression change from brusque inquiry to astonishment, to the soft and Joyous radiance that had shone in his eyes. But why shouldn't she marry Todd? She loved him dearly, in quite a different way. But wasn't that hand-writin- ing imi in!' is a symbol. other." head troubfe turned, We under-c- h drew a little him. .piwc i) that she could look at CM met hers steadily, ifre'd be sailing and h i ,8 "Friends, a home, want them, friend-Ipey'r- e good things, Gay." B good things, Todd. But are t iugh for you?" 1 3 you, I'm conceited." He gently. if you k, DSi Is dancing," his none; odj' "t a rou, pnk-- darling." Gay?" ril try-- I'll see" . . . wrao sliDDed from the floor. She desk between you killed a auicklv. She "erself, selected a sheet of per, drew the Den from its evening fell to across to the tows. When you killed it "Go on and pack." way more lasting? She might hurt Todd but he could not hurt her. There would be children, lovely blond children in DePinna play suits filling her life. Why shouldn't she marry Todd Two children ran toward her. 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When laundering curtains of. voile, scrim or any material which' has to be ironed, if they are folded so the selvage ends are together and ironed, they will hang per- -, I fectly even and straight, WW "The house was yellow," Gay murmured, slackening the speed of the car. "I don't see any yellow houses. Are you sure this is the right 9 Skip-py- I I ' - ' f " wtt r-A?- ' i; 'k r- -' -- 4 Upward Trend h. f " - us " v ;'W,.V-;j'- ... 1 fit ,"vvrr i ' i i g ,fIter f. 9 4 post-offic- e 1900-190- 4 red-tap- e ' false-prid- 4. 1900-190- )3r V - "",li"'is hav-,,',yo- -- S - - e ma- terials will not fade if before being washed they are soaked in' tepid water to which a few drops' jf) hat" street?" "I've written the address a good of them stumbled and caught at her many times. Oh!" Gay cave a litDark eyes tle . to keep from falling. cry. "There are Nat and looked up at her from a thin dark This is the house. They've had a lurch. She I SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Ave. I Calif. San Francisco - I liage, running breathlessly, excitedly, to a cab. to Maine, to John. Kate came out from the dining-rooas Gay burst into the hall of the apartment. "Where have you been?" she asked. "I waited luncheon for an hour. You're out of breath. Have you been running?" We "Yes, I've been running. mustn't lose any time." Kate dropped down on a love-sea- t in the hall. "What do you mean?" she asked. "We're driving to Maine." Gay tugged at her arm. "Come! Pack what you must but not much." "I'm not going to Maine. I'm going to stay right here and finish 1 Anthony Adverse if it takes the rest i of my life." be "Don't silly. We're going to Maine." "I went to Maine with you once and you know what happened." "All right, then. I'll go alone." "Wait a minute." Kate quickly caught Gay's arm as she turned. "What is this all about? You're the most head-lonyoung lady I've ever known." "I've got to go, Kate. I wrote John a letter last night breaking it off, telling him I was going to marry Todd." D EMEMBER how nice you used "And now you want to beat the to look and feel when you letter to Maine?" off to school in a fresh tripped 1 can. I'm "If I Anyway, going. white blouse with a sailor collar? told Suki to call the garage and have Well, if you're in the junior size my car sent around. I must pack." range, you can take upon yourself PullAnd I've only my "Oh, Gay! that same naive, engaging charm, man case here!" Kate wailed. "It's by making this frock with sailor as big as a trunk." collar and rows and rows of braid. "What does that have to do with Design No. 8738 has very soft and my going to Maine?" feminine lines, however sailorfled "Well, you don't think I'd trust its spirit, because the skirt has you to go alone, do you?" smart unpressed front fulness and "Will you go with me?" Gay the blouse is gathered to round caught Kate's hand and gave it, a out your bustline. squeeze. "Kate, you are a lamb." Carry out the nautical idea by "Nonsense!" Kate pulled her hand it up in blue chambray making on and pack." away. "Go with white braid, white linen with face. Her heart gave it painted white." smiled and started to speak, but the She drew in at the curb, pulled of out child raced on, beyond her, the brake, shut off the motor. "Helher reach. lo. Admiral Byrd?" she called. d CHAPTER XVI She pJ A letter mailed at midnight (TO BE CONTINUED) could drive to Portland in ten hours no' bench in Leaving now, she would Gay dropped down on a or less. .wn darline" Tho nor, m and glanced at her be there before midnight Or she Consumption of Cheese Park Central km- across the sheet of cream-MP1 I wrist-watcTen minutes of two. Boston as tonight far as might drive Shows Paper, beneath the have had luncheon with- and go on to Portland in the mornengraved would Kate of are eating more I her mother's apartment out Americans was. her, wondering where shecalled ing. Her heart beat quickly, hope- cheese, says the bureau ave hurt each of agriculhave too other M few a would rapid steps probably hit Todd r'd too fully. She took The upward trend economics. tural often. It isn't vour She He had said last night forward. ,fculi1 mine. in consumption has been especially I love you. letI have sighed and put it out of her mind, But John would have had the you noticeable during the past seven or have tried, but mat' the to wasn't She he? trying her weary glance returning ter by then. Would good. I'm going to marry Park. So children rolled hoops sure. And to go dashing up there eight years. y scon, In depression years, from 1929 to combine pink would be a concession. He had not by the time you again. Why did they the per capita consumption of 1932, Perhaps, we will have green geraniums with those striped did all come to her here. They had parted, ,rr'ed. Hp llllrinntunrf. in his cheese dropped slightly. Since then Where had she spent red time plant? and dark after the has" been sharply upward will. There can be the strange-lookinpeople one saw mother's home, not entirely recon- the trend J" or ideither take which and last year it was 25 per cent it them you or me while come from? How long did between distance a ciled, in 1930. ."w to fight something that a letter mailed at midnight to reach both' recognized but which neither greater than five years the use the r us. something past he If During which Portland. Maine? had made an effort to close. or control. He of cheese has averaged 5.34 pounds afther late the in wanted it and receive Would he loved her. "' Dear compared with 4.59 lor myseu. ernoon delivery today? Was there a hadn't been able to leave, of course. per person, 1925-2In in the and it injuu, reperiod. had pounds Why t vnn, afternoon? But now that Dr. Sargeant delivery In the 4.28 pounds and 1910-1it averaged above this lifted chin the in life the J)a eventually, Gay's turnedhadn't she called the average was 4.04 in unand I, together, will ere-- ' morning when she woke and realized the scarf knotted at her throat e bitter person. per t there dark flannel pounds or der the jacket of her what she had done? Wouldn This upward trend in the U3e of nt reret to She wouldn't humble herself having loved have been time enough, then, suit the bureau points out has wouldn't-Wcheese, m"sl not hy of She regret what has stop the letter? All sorts to return to Maine. j in contrast with the trends been It Was h"dn t been she? pride, she and shouldn't supposed, of many other staple She ? iimes we've had and for- - she the wilful arrogance she in consumption sure that she wanted it stopped food weri the products. Consumption of but that was spite of had fought against wasn't sure now. In and .ts the the past five years was ter during last the faint-neSit that, Was ached pride her? way her heart as In the pre-wa- r same the about half cam. t to her so weary, had compelled which made her 1910-1night but considerably of thing, the Todd she would marry him, years 1 u "u wniien. ii hadn't she done the right and In Uie pas: in than cos-'-- ' less John John? to Pretty Trite f the letter Th"e w oib. D t Wng for both herself fn per capita contrend the 40 But of the years rob you of course. stupid to let pride fr.oui;;, . p:.ncr name- - She There was Todd, more than any-E- sumption of meats has been downlomcd the sheet of you wanted Pretty stup.d ward. L !n'!"SPd il f" an enve- in the world. beau-tifu- l By types, consumption of Ameri something let to Dr- John L" and obstinate or Cheddar cheese has shown can Dr cT anil fingers iV slip through your address ibiiiB i" increase. From 1930 the greatest to hhed it. Wr,tinK was clear. ctter to jonii i..." ,,.tinB you were accustomed fl'ier h to 1937 the increase was 33 per cen! It roctfnllv he way-Swilfu! and own , u,n;i and carefuiiy lent to-- . deeply when made This cheese is the principal type Hit d.d not know when she y'd nosin of em-- i was noi ...,lil e u..i. this morning . aha. produced in the United States, mak aware of that. There shi woke tha t she naa n-- "decision. She was hardly . ,s her-- I How ing up over 71 per cent of the total found she until Sat she had h!.rf rinne. This morningrecent years. The second largest in to led the mn, park f running through Vwould it take a letter increase 32 per cent has been In on tTid h .ne " C0CK on the she m.gh which l reach . to at 7 hher bPd, Better little oiiiT n inicht of cream "hr nearest point or cab, a tall beautiful the consumption t0 hail o wait until of ' cheese. neufchatel imf. Moinc' Consumption a and u.ntton ', jn a dark tailored suit had words she a Swiss cheese has increased 23 per s'''ped, picked cicn -hurt abng running have We ,. Thal small bright hat, r,'P Mandinc be- - curred to her. fo cent since 1330. too often "rr"r. shp walk beneath sun dappled slippod it on. other too much and paved me i " aslin. ut:s with dciib. was true. But tne hurts tney t EPARTHENT 35-in- "It's nice, isn't It?" Kate said as Gay turned the car into the street on which Dr. Sargeant lived. "They're elms, aren't they? Did you ever see so many, so tall?" "It's nice now." Gay's eyes strained ahead for the square frame house which she had remembered was painted yellow. "When I was here in March it was pretty bleak. There was i blizzard." "That must have been jolly." Kate regarded Gay's profile. "Aren't you glad I made you stay at that Inn last night? You look fresh and rested, though I still don't care for that bed-stan- tin Nl navy braid, or beige with scarlet. It's a good style for checked gingham and sharkskin, too. Send for the pattern right now. Be among the first to wear it! Pattern No. 8738 is designed for sizes 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19. Size 13 marequires 44 yards of terial without nap; 8 yards braid. Send order to: two keys to a cabin paTaTr o r r :j i fOSt 1ATTFD JK-o'ktanr- al See how you're helped by delicious crangesl Hardly one family in two now gets enough vitamins and minerals to permit radiant good health. So enjoy oranges liberally daily t tit them fof healthful refreshment Of keep ready a big pitcher of fresh orangeade. An glass of fresh orange juice gives yon sll the vitamin C yon d of the pitamin Bt. It also supplies normally need each day-a- nd titamins A and G, and the minerals cahium, pbtspbtrut and inn. Sunkist brings you the pick of California's finest-eve- r crop of summer oranges. Buy a supply next time yon buy groceries. one-thir- CopTrKl, 1940, CtUonk rrall Croxa luhuf |