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Show THE BEAVER PRESS BEAVER, UTAH s "4. , til lass Mark By Lewore J CHAPTEB IH ?1HB STOBY Tllt'S FAB: After visiting McKinnon si a bkhiucuhi iuij vli Todd Mcninnon, ueor- rop. hit ancle, ttyetb, and her small daughter, jine CHAPTER III took a deep Mrs. Peabod Veath, and her gaze on Todd deepened. "Then Misa f illsit died, you couldn't call it unexpected, exactly, when she was eighty-twand had had one stroke already, but we all missed her. Gilbert felt very badly. She was nearer to him than anyone in the family, and he'd been like a son to her, did business for her, that sort of 'thing. The very morning she died "he'd been in to the county seat on "an "errand at the bank. He'd he brought her something. I neVer said what, out of her safe-- f deposit box. I saw hin. for a few 'minutes at noon, and he just j o s mentioned it." f "He saw her in the morning, then?" Todd said, almost absently. The pink flush burned again in ; i'Nella Peabody 's cheeks. "Yes. He i as I remember, he said he might go in again that afternoon, for a minute. Miss Adeline had seemed s preoccupied in the morning, and rather tired. i i t "I remember wa so lovely that afternoon. It and hot, and the trees were all out in full leaf. Peo- - pie were worried about the situa-- , tion in France, but somehow on a . , day like that you could tell your-self that it was far away on the i 1 i ; I I J J 1 UtviCC visited Mn. Peabody, friend at Dyke'.. Mrs. Peabody lived In a crumbling monstrosity of a Victorian mansion. They accepted Mra. Peabody'i Invitation to upend the night. In the morning Mra. Brby, came out to see the Judge after Miss Adeline died, to see about the funeral arrangements. The servant said she'd heard them talking about an autopsy, and she got the impression that the doctor wanted to do one on Miss Tillsit. He could not have been sure that was wrong, don't you see,anything because surely in that case he'd have gone ahead without consulting the Judge? He just thought there might be something. He might have known he would never get permission, because Uncle Theron hated the idea, and always had; and besides, it was a member of his family they were talking about that would have been enough just by itself. The doctor must have been afraid he'd have one of his attacks, because he dropped the subject and I suppose, made out the death certificate, and Miss Tillsit was cremated. The Judge wanted it that way." Georgine had sat looking at her with pity, with wonder and a sort of sympathetic anger. Now she got to her feet, stretching after the period of concentration. "I !ng must go and check up on Barby," she remarked. "You haven't asked all knew invest in You he'd persuaded her to the drugstore for him. might call it borrowing on his inheritance, I suppose. No, we all knew how she'd left her property. Nobody was disappointed. There wasn't any hurry, you can see that, can't you?" "None at all?" said Todd, as If to himself. Mrs. Peabody laid down the napkin carefully. Her voice was not quite steady as she replied. "If anyone had wanted his inheritance badly, it would have been Gilbert. It meant that he and I could be married at last, that we'd be sure of a roof over our heads, and furniture, and all the things we'd been too poor to buy before. He was just getting out of debt for a a fnmily illness, and all I had was what I earned. And I can vouch for it, Mr. McKinnon, I can promise you faithfully that we'd never have been in that much of a hurry, never." "Of course not," said Todd. His eyes were still intent on her face. "But, d'you know, I still don't see why there should have been any suspicion. How did they think the old lady had died?" deep-se- t "At first, everyone simply 'houpht it was another stroke. Afterward poison." said Nell a Peabody softly. T"dd kept bland eyes on the cigarette as he asked, "What kind of Pfi vm did people suspect was used wwhr old lady?" "I don't know. How could I know? She looked as if she'd sunk into a coma, and died naturally, cut a few months afterward, the th queer feeling began. People ere S I "At first everyone thought it was another stroke," Nella said softly. for my advice, Mrs. Peabody, and I don't often volunteer it, but in your place I'd be tempted to track down those rumors and make people give me some proof of their or else eat their suspicions words." "Oh, I thought of that," the older woman said wearily. "I tried it. And do you know why I didn't get anywhere?" She turned and faced them, with a semblance of composure. "Because they're fond of me; because they're kind. Tell them it would be kinder to talk the thing out, and they simply say, 'What thing? What is there to talk out?' What are you going to do then, when all you get is silence?" Georgine excusdd herself and went toward the front of the house. For the past half hour she had been hearing, with that extra ear bestowed on mothers, the sound of Barby's voice and footsteps. The child had been talking to someone else ; but in the last few minutes both voices naa aiea away. It was all right, though, she saw as soon as she reached the front door. Barby and her companion had gone across the street and were surveying the site of the house that had burned. The other child, a somewhat older girl, seemed to wear a proprietary air. concession as if the belonged to her. Barby saw her coming, and at once shut her eyes and screwed up reher face, in her usual effort to introductions. about member The effort ended in triumph. "Mother," said Barby with terrific my formality. "I want1 you to know friend V i r d e 1 e Bacon. Listen. Mamma, she used to live here! Sh- - lived right in this house that burned down, lookit, there's still some of the cellar left." "Well, don't fall into It," said "How do Georgine automatically. live here Did you you do. Virdetfe. ruin-showin- g yo-y- booklet gives Instructions Our for making hooked, woven, braided, crocheted and other types of turs. Send 25 cents (coin) for "New Ideas for Handmade Kurs" to Weekly Newspaper Service, 243 W. 17th St., New York 11. N. Y. Print name, address, booklet title and No. Vir-dett- ingly. "See? He can't sav thn t' nt all. Now tell her why you aren't in me army. 'Barby!" said Georgine sharply. "I mean one of the funny ones. Mamma. He's told me about twenty times, and it's never the Why aren't you, Toddy?" turf. The new un amiable, Toddy complied. "You see, Miss Bacon, I have an stomach. It doesn't bother me at all, but the officers couldn't get used to seeing me stand on my head to eat. They said it upset discipline." Virdette looked at him for a moment, and then giggled wildly. "See ?" Barbv re m a r k e d "I told you he was proudly. funny. Now, Virdette, you ahowl us where everything was in your house, just like you were telling upside-dow- n f f I w rugs are among the simplest to make yourself. InThe foundation expensive, too! may be burlap or discarded linen; 1 ' W.'JT' A Grantland Rice slogan ought to be "Join a ball club and see most of the world." The Cardinals are firmly set at St. Petersburg, the Red Sox at Sarasota and the Tigers at Lake Wales. The Yankees hit St. Petersburg around March 12. The Reds report back to Tampa. Arizona gets its first big league training test with the Giants at Phoenix and the Indians at Tucson, where a warm, dry sun ought to help. But we like the training Idea of the Cardinals, Red Sox and Tigers best. They go directly to one spot, from which point they have only a short traveling range to meet high grade competition. Smart ball players begin working out their legs before spring training starts through golf or hunting. Ball players could use better legs. Watch a pitcher after he hits a triple. He winds up at third, puffing like a volcano and it often takes him an extra inning or two to retain his pitching form. "This here." said Virdette, o in a graceful' shooting the curve toward the north, "was our front parlor, with the dinin'-rooright in back, and the kitchen back o' that. Here, where we're! The Cardinal System standing, was the parlor that we The St. Louis Cardinals have hardly ever used. The piano was in the best idea of the qualities that here, though, and boy, did 1 see go into the making of a good ball plenty of this ole room! Was I glad player. Their farm system was arwhen the house burned down, it on the general idea of givburned all my good clothes, but ranged ing experience to young players who it got the piano, too, and I didn't could run and throw. For the past have to practice any more." 20 the average Cardinal "Did they keep you at it?" Todd couldyears run and he had a good arm. asked gravely, seating himself be- Hard hitters or big hitters who side Georgine on the cement of the were slow, rarely stayed around. ruined foundation. Ball players with bad arms were "I'll say. They were going to not wanted, no matter how good make one of these child prodgidies they might look otherwise. out of me, see, because I remember The arms of Terry Moore and things. The music teacher at Slaughter in the past school, she got all excited when she Country have been as deadly as twin rifles found out I could play a piece once and both were fast and then not forget it, so she told on their feet. When aextremely starts Cardinal Mom I ought to have special trainfrom first to third he usually ing." it. And when some rival "But when your piano burned makes from first to third he is starts you had to give up the idea?" quite often cut down short of the Georgine inquired. some was before that. bag. "No, it Branch Rickey and Sam Bread-oThey decided I was too old. I was were the pair who worked out nine then, so I couldn't ever be a this selective plan and now Rickey real prodgidy." is it for his Dodgers. Experiusing Barby felt this to be very un- ence is a big factor but a brace of show profitable. "Listen, Virdette, and a young throwing legs young me where the things were in the kitchen. Was that chimney for a arm are also useful. fireplace, Virdette, or the kitchen stove? What was out back there?" Dodgers Are Younger Eddie Dyer and Durocher are both "Aw, just a garden. There's some hyacinths and narcissus and banking on speed and good arms this season. The Dodgers have this stuff in bloom right now." "Let's go see," Barby said, drag- advantage they are younger. More than one Cardinal star is now deep ging her off. "Get ready to come In pretty in the veteran class and speed soon, darling," Georgine called doesn't increase with the years after her. "And if you tear your not even with a Terry Moore and new coat, or get it dirty, something an Enos Slaughter. If Robinson makes good at third, very unpleasant will happen. That or wherever he is used, his addiclear?" "Honest I'll be careful, Mam- tion will Increase Dodger speed. Teams in the National league hopma," said Barby, recognizing the voice that meant business. ing to crowd out either Brooklyn or "Keep an eye on them, will you, St. Louis will need more speed Todd ? I want to help Mrs. Peabody than they have shown so far. A clear up, and then we really must large number of ball players can be getting away." get In better condition and stay in "Wait a minute," Todd said better condition than many do. For lightly. "She wants to be alone for any daily competition that runs a while, she told me; and I'd like through 154 games demands the to talk something over with you." best sort of physical condition. This Georgine resumed her perch. can be obtained much better by "What'll vou bet I know it al sticking as long as possible to one ready?" she said, grinning at him.! spot, rather than through extensive "You want to stay up here and traveling around. scrape up some grist for the mill." "Not far off," said Todd imper- College and Pro War turably. There is now an underground, unI and "Well, why not? Barby can go home on the bus; that suit- declared war between the colleges and pro football which may break case isn't a bit heavy." into the open any day or any week. "I don't want you to do that." The colleges are charging that the "No," Todd said mildly, "I don't want to stay without you." pro leagues are taking away star She looked round at him quickly. football players, who have from "Will you stay, Georgine, you1 one to two years left for college and Barby? You know what I've football a direct violation of not to take any man who been thinking? I wondered If we hadn't made a mistake, putting off is eligible for the college game. The pro leagues are charging that our marriage even this long." "But. Todd, we had to. There college football coaches and colhad to be a few weeks to get Barby lege athletic associations are holdused to the idea of a stepfather, ing players in college, or trying to and then you were called north to hold them, long after their classes be executor for your brother's es- have graduated. This argument or feud of course tate, and since you've been back-- do I need to tell you about the dates back to the war. I happen to know that when the war came housing situation?" "That's it. Mrs. Peabody and her along, many southern coaches were Gilbert waited all those years for a something more than mildly upset roof over their heads, and missed over the fact that Army and Navy far too much of each other. Maybe had taken away their best players. we've been a li'le too particular Unless he actually wants to finabout finding the right house. ish a college education above everyMaybe we're foolish not to be mar- thing else, I can see no reason why ried right away, as soon as they'll a man of 25 or 26. especially those issue the license; three days Isn't with families, should stay on in colit? We can take a chance on find- lege to play football. Under these ing somewhere to live. circumstances. I would say that he j vcr talking, but never to to Gilbert or me. I can't tell you how I knew that, maybe you just absorb that sort of thing 10 Miss Bacon took her time about inrough your pores, but there was She was a stout child a answering. story." She leaned forward, twelve, with blond or eleven her hands on the edge of of coping in a multitude of e table. Above the blue china hair done up look of great coma and anri the curlers, yellow checked tablecloth. hand conHer right "?r face showed white and petence. but a Pinrhod. stantly manipulated be"The Judge lives on the farm, she did not once look at its was it very 'J kn"w. with the farmhands and wildering gyrations; nouse servant or two. One of the impressive. "Yes'm." she said finally. "1 was levants was within hearing, may- wi purpose, when Dr. Crane bom here, and I lived here right me-n- rug shown is made by The hooked binding together a number of desired. squares In any size and shape to make tun Easy and along until the place burned down spring map. iasc year. The Giants move from Miami to "Here's Todd v." Rarhv Phoenix and travel as far wesscreamed excitedly. "He and Mam- tward as Hawaii. ma are going to get married, e. The Cleveland InThen he'll be my stepfather. dians shift from bet-ter- 'n ne can piay tne mouth-orga- n Clearwater, Fla., to t ' anybody you ever heard." Tucson, Ariz. The Virdette accorded him, after Yankees tour Cuba this recommendation, far more in- and sections of Cen- - terest than she had m'vpn fipuru. tral and South ine. Barby displayed her family's America belore arm ner acauainranrps' tnionta at St. with scrupulous fairness. Sav 'lit- - landing reiersDurg, (ia. tie bottle,' Toddy," she command-- ! The Dodgers leave ea. Florida for Cuba "Li'le bo'le." said Todd nhHc- - and other Latin n (TO BE CONTTJfUTpl Is entitled to leave college and get the best job available. sal- vaged from old clothes and blankets. A gorgeous color combination would be black for the border, pinkish beige for the background, two shades of blue for the "ribbon;" for the flowers rose, gold, orchid, green. BASEBALL has grown restless. nected tier hatband, (iilbert, with that Especially in the spring. This time death, (albert was now In the army. will be playing and training as Mra. Peabody asked Todd'a aid in solving they far apart as Hawaii and Cuba. the mysterious death. Teams will be shifted all over the m "The safe-depos- material for hooking can be ia Peabody told them abont the. death at Adeline Tlllait, and how rumor had con- yo-y- I she died. it ry in the box, and there was some money for Horace at least, there had been, but we MAKE VT me." minutes after that." doctor was present when Well, that seems normal I enough, so far," Todd said. He I sounded casual as ever, but his at-- I tention had not wavered. It was I almost, Georgine thought, as if he J were listening more to the over-- I tones of Mrs. Peabody's voice than J to the words of her story. "What I made you think there was any-- I thing wrong? Miss Tillsit hadn't I by any chance, she hadn't been f threatening to change her will?" I "Oh, no," Mrs. Peabody said I quickly, seeming relieved. "Her j will had been drawn up years be-fore, and everyone knew what was I in it. Most of it they could have I guessed even if she hadn't told J them, because it was traditional I in the Tillsit family that the or-- I chard and farm property should I stay in the oldest generation. That part of her holdings went to the Judge, of course. And we'd Gil-- I bert and I had known for a long I time that he, Gilbert, was to have ! this house and all its contents. Mary Helen was to have the jewelj Z Glenn other side of the world and could not touch you. . . . "It wasn't until about seven that 1 heard Miss Adeline was sinking, They'd got hold of Horace and Mary Helen, and Susie had called Dr. Crane, but he was out in the country attending to a difficult confinement, and he didn't get here until eight or so. She died just a few ITT gt Easy and Inexpensive to Make Hooked, Woven, Braided or Crocheted Rugs 94. 2iileMl Quitting Time "Why isn't Bill Jones at work this morning?" asked the foreman one Monday. 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