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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH cuver of this on?" Only a slight betrayed her under-chiJLion.te interest in their answer n The 0 Honorable Unc!e Lancy "There's do Ca. nl CHAPTER I 1 Aunt Olympia, the Senator's wife (Mrs. Aiencon Delaporte Slopshire, properly but rarely pronounced SJupehur) went to Iowa for the funeral. Even in their sorrow, the three girls tragically orphaned in the double bereavement took plaintive pleasure in that. It was no more than she should have done, being their mother's own and only sister. Still, she was a senator's wife, and young as they were and little aa they had seen of her, the girls had learned that senators' wives, even more than officeholders themselves, make unlimited use of the safe alibi of "bills pending." This was an important session, too, it being election year. Aunt Olympia flew out from Washington. This added definite importance to her coming. Although Aunt Olympia was a senator's wife, not by any imaginative flight could political significance be attached to her attendance at the funeral. The Senator had no constituents to be placated there. Iowa was not his Limpy was a young lady about like Helen, perhaps. Ar.d here she found that Limpy was neither the one nor the other, but poised expectantly between the two, with eyes turned alternately one way and the other. "How old are you, Limpy?" she demanded suddenly. "Oh about seventeen," said Limpy. one tnir.g " said Helen bravely. we "The cn m-.;- m us nicely ur.tJ rr school. Fa the girls have this year teach rr.e let trier wouldn't last year college finished I though became Ixense. state and have my re.t he thought I should get a good . after my operatic! for appendxi-tissubof But I get a f cod deal next and town ir. stitute work here of my .own year I'll take a school Adc-busiress. to down and settle course. of Limp will finish college, will finish high school next mont- hof finishing heard "Whoever school in the middle of the winter? to said Aunt Olympia. "A poor way run a school, in my opinion." "Don't blame the' school," said Rather blame Adele, smiling. minuses, young seventeen-year-olwho simply will not study math and year after flunk it consistently, d By ETHEL HUESTON Mba-Mea- or.Sy freshly laundered the hall curtains-shofour doors, three standing invitingly open, one closed. Aunt Olympia took one look at the closed door and turned quickly away, dabbing furiously at her eyes. "You are to have my room. Aunt Olympia, at the end of the hail," Helen said gently. "I moved in here with Adele . . . That's Limpy's room; it's so tiny there's hardly room even for one." There was no need for her to say they could not not yet bear to put anybody, not even Aunt Olympia, in that room behind the closed door. "Their room," it had been, their father's and mother's. "Mother's room," they had always called it, though shared by both. On the day of the funeral Aunt Olympia was strangely quiet. Her voice, when she did speak, was soft, almost tremulous. Her oddly keen, pale blue eyes were gentle. Though she watched everything that went on about her, she made no comment. She objected to nothing. She broadcast no scathing whispers. F'or the most part, she watched the girls, all of them together and each of them separately, Limpy in particular. She noticed their mannerisms, their movements; not even the intonation of their voices escaped her. She scrutinized their clothes and the cordial and sisterly understanding between them and did not overlook the very apparent affection shown them by everyone who came to their door, whether on errand of business or sympathy. The church was packed for the funeral. It was their father's own church, the biggest church in town, and both the minister and his wife had been warmly loved. The suddenness, the tragic shockingness of the manner of their passing, the double bereavement, even the double casket and the double interment first in the history of the the morbid interest even of strangers. The district superintendent conducted the service. They would have had the Bishop, but he was away with his secretary, making a tour of the Holy Land, gathering material for a report on the state of the Armenians. Their own church choir sang. Even in their sadness, the girls, in somber black, felt satisfaction that Aunt Olympia, the Senator's wife, was with them, she also in respectable but more expensive As they passed down the black. aisle they could hear among the stifled sobs of their friends, among the tender murmurs, "those poor dear children" . . . "sweet girls" . . . "the darlings," other words that gave them a sad pleasure: . . "their "the Senator's wife" aunt" . . . "flew out from Washington." Aunt Olympia displayed a proper, customary sorrow during the services, frequently patting her eyes under her veil with a very fine, perfumed handkerchief. When Limpy shivered suddenly and was seized with a spasm of nervous trembling. Aunt Olympia put her arm around her and stroked the slim, black-claknee with tender sympathy until the tremor had passed. The parsonage was in quiet readiness for their sad return. Sister Alhard and Mrs. Cox, family friends, had remained away from the funeral in order to attend to those final domestic rites. The extra chairs, borrowed from neighboring houses for the influx of visitors, had been returned to their owners. Pieces of furniture had been restored to their original position in the room. A cheerful fire had been set blazing in the, grate and a bowl of roses brightened the low table in wed e Pec - or War a i .W!. .v, Diesro .,int war deadlier than veteran, the entire Nova went through But without even a seratrh. j.peiio. fd'p Joit : P returning to suit, he got a rock hours later when killed peitJ fe N More vUBCV Karachi, India, municipal ration has decided to cut of water supply to the 1, the one in Sind course, only runs a weekly r,ice nr.E is purely a gambling eoncer, has ruined thousands of says me cuuucu. fell on him. . Ten per cent of the l 0f w produced in the United Sia'e 9 100 Languages is recent estimated to years conducts its ' The Salvation Army gone into cold storage. to-.a- services in 100 languages. Tnfinished Business -- Unfinished BusiIn a study of re-- 1 one authority America, ness" in railroad grade poru that 200,000 to be eliminated. crossing are yet are still Without nAnnrtfmn of five families out one telephones, cent lack a radio, and only 38 per is developed. water S. power U. of Boy's Toy Members of the Charleston branch of the Boys Club of Bosto. have completed a teleseom for exhibition at the Boys Qua America's annual convention in Het York city. The boys construct the telescope in club science cUssm even grinding-- the optical mirror. 59-in- "Sixteen, by the family Bible," corrected Adele. "Seventeen, minus a small fraction," insisted Limpy. Life Is Real "Sixteen plus, and not a very big Dizzy in Donee al six A Burman, aged 110, has had plus either," argued Adele. One Man's pass on Slieve Leag he wives but was never "Oh, well, sixteen plus is 17 miyear." life is the Donegal, Ireland, is the only claims, and the simple nus, according to the mathematics "Don't you think it is very inconin the world where one can lie M I flunked last year. I prefer mione's face in the grass and look gruous, Auntie," said Limpy. in her lung one. nuses." own defense, "that the highest in down a drop of 2,000 feet to the set Basket and Rope Callers came to the door almost I. Q.'s should be the lowest in geombelow. constantly. The women kissed the etry and algebra? You can't help new thrill for visi-fa has Poland eigirls all round. One raised tentathinking there's something wrong Wild Flowers on Rainier 7aVonane: a rope, and basket tive lips to Aunt Olympia but was ther with the school or the teacher." A total of 556 varieties of from Kuznice to service deterred by a sudden tightening of "There just couldn't be anything passenger bloom on the alpine s mountain peaks of the Carpathians, the full, flushed face. wrong with the pupil," said Adele. an of Mt Rainier, iu nut aerial journey "Funny thing," she remarked "Well, naturally not! Look at my elsewhere in eastern Europe. snow peak in Washington state. later in her resounding whisper, I. Q.l" "how kissing seems to go neck and America Milk on the Hoof "Anyhow, Limpy finishes high neck with bereavements. In my said Helen. 6Vi bought in One next school milk month, state. every person probno is there i In Sicily a kiss is not a bit more Brother Rasmusson, a deacon in opinion, college. That was the way lem for visitors daily see milk de- pair of sun glasses last year, re"Then, a handthan sympathetic carhearty we'll and had fawe just the church that had been their planned, livered "on the hoof." Goats are ports the newly organized Sun Glass shake and not half as hygienic." ry on. Maybe we can get a small driven to one's door and their milk institute, whose members produced ther's, drove over to meet her at Dr. Ainslie, "Brother Ainslie," the or a floor of house somewhere the airport in Iowa City. Their own 20,000,000 pairs in 1938. before the called him, the district superrooms and use our is drawn from them car would never run again. It lay girls housekeeping of their Conference, came, intendent a I take if own furniture. Even in the garage of Bill Blakely one First White Visitor school away from here next year, of their members a twisted and too. And as if by prearranged On March 6, 1521, Ferdinand MBuilding the neighbors trooped in Biggest Adele and Limpy can go right ahead charred mass of metal from the col- agreement, in Europe is agellan, the first white man to go U from over all The building the kitchfrom house, ends biggest week and I will come home lision with a drunken driver at the the Palace of Justice at Brussels. the South Sea islands, landed oil . corner of North Square and Main. en and dining room and from up- . . . We'll have to give up the parcovers an area 12 per cent great- Guam, the southermost island of It of course." On prayer meeting night it had sonage right away, of St. Peter's at Rome the Marianas group. Aunt Olympia drew a full breath er than that happened. The three girls, Helen, 1 twenty-one- , in once for But and Adele, nineteen, and opened her lips. Limpy named for Aunt Olympia her life, someone spoke ahead of three years younger, felt tearful sorher. It was Adele. row, even shame, that they had not "Helen," she said, "I don't want gone to prayer meeting with their to go on through college. I don't parents on that fateful night. When want to teach school. And we ought they went to prayer meeting if not to use up that insurance money even one of them went their father as we go along. We ought to keep always stopped at Karl's Kandy HfiTFK it for for emergencies. Last week, Kitchen for an ice cream sundae on it never occurred to any of us that Just A Few Hours From NEVADA, stop it the RENO. in When the way home. "Reward of merit," Reno's largest and sudden and terrible things could HOTEL GOLDEN he called it. "Baksheesh" the girls most popular hotel. HIZZARDS Id BEACHES happen to us, upset our plans. Now, said it was, having gleefully adopted we know they can happen. We must the word from the lecture of a reHotel Plandome Salt Lake save as much of that money as we Rates SI to S2 turned missionary trying to raise 4th So. & State SU for just such unexpected crican funds for the further evangelization I want to take a business ses. of heathen Near Easterners. Hotel Bannock Pocatello course, Helen. I always did want to. Sl.SO to S5.M Cafe and Coffee Shop On that terrible Wednesday night, It won't cost much either, and won't if even one of them had gone, the take long. I'd so much rather go BROKEN LENSES DUPLICATED half-hospent over the sundaes at into business than teach school." Wholesale Filled the Kandy Kitchen would have deOculist's Prescriptions Aunt Olympia started to speak Broken lenses duplicated by mail Prices layed their parents' arrival at the THE OPTICAL SHOP, A. E. Fehr and then, wisely, thought better of corner of North Square and Main Salt Lake City. Utah vacation it. This was the girls' business, not 914 Boston Building Imagine a and there would have been no colclosed She so hers. her 14 lips that full tightly lision with the big car careening gives days in SURGE MILKERS that only a pale blue line remained Southern California time madly along the icy streets, with Let us prove and show why SURGE, the of their fullness. "poor Bob" Saunders drunk at the to soak up plenty of sunfastest milker ever built geta MORE and But that night only their "I don't want to go to college, CLEANbR milk with less time and labor jvheel. shine time to see all the for information. father and mother had gone and now either," said Limpy suddenly. "You Write WALLACE TAYLOR. Distributor know Father admitted he sights time to play and always they lay together in a double casket 22 So. West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah was going to have trouble with me. in the Allan Funeral Parlor, awaitenjoy life. That's the real "How about the future?" You can see I couldn't very well ing burial on the morrow. Both MARKET EQUIPMENT boon of air travel and the teach school when I can't even gradhad been instantly killed in the stairs where wre interestedly cost is low. This year & they Best" Butchers "World's Supplies Equip uate on time. I want to take my nent Harrington Saw & Chopper Service. crash. "Poor Bob" had been tossed unpacking Aunt Olympia's bag and FLY SOUTH. 24 of the Hoar Service. Fur Farm share door the and insurance and across Equipment. money through flung up drawers and closets with to a big city and take some kind HARRINGTONS. 172 W. 2nd So., 8. L. C. go thirty feet of ice and snow, and had tidying license bereavement so of an exciting course in something incurred only a broken wrist and a that fond accords. ELECTRIC MOTORS REPAIRED blessedly bruised brow. and" Dr. Ainslie shook hands with evwork guaranteed in minimum "What kind of an exciting Satisfactory The girls, watching from the wintimeon motors and transformers. SCHRAGA murmuring words of sym141 ELECTRIC course?" Aunt asked dow of the parsonage, saw Deacon eryone,couched CO., Pieruont, Salt Lake Olympia, who in Biblical phraseolon Limpy's every word. had Rasmusson drive carefully up to pathy hung as far as possible, and then INEXPENSIVE MEALS their curb, bringing Aunt Olympia ogy "I don't know exactly," admitted "Shall we pray?" said, did the from not, as airport. They The best food in Salt Lake is served by Limpy. "But the more exciting the All dropped to their knees beside The MAYFLOWER CAFE in normal times, run happily down their chairs. better. Stage setting, or dress deat 154 South Main POPULAR PRICED They had gone through HOTEL BEN LOMOND the steps to greet her but waited or acting, or play wriLuncheons. Dinners and Sandwiches signing, bereavements knew and what many decorously inside the door while the was expected of them. ting" Helen n Deacon assisted her up the icy, TRUSSES "Have you any talent for any of rather uneasily toward Aunt glanced steps. those demanded Aunt instruments. was things?" Surgical Hospital and to relieved see Supplies, her Trusses Manufacturers of Abdominal SupAunt Olympia, who had turned Olympia with the Olympia. not rest, kneeling Elastic Stockings. though porters. violently red and sniffy at the sight without some trouble in her smart "I don't think so," said Limpy 4 W The Physician Supply Company 2nd Smith St Salt Lake City. Utah of the sheaf of wheat and frozen gray skirt which had not been fitted honestly. "But everyone says they lilies on the front door, broke into for prayer. are very exciting and I may disOFFICE EQUIPMENT open sobs in the presence of the cover some latent talent not yet Dr. Ainslie went into a detailed three girls. They looked pale and exposition of the NEW AND USED desks and chairs, files, even me. by suspected, Anyhow, typewriters, adding nidi's, safes, tragic event and young and frightened in their slim dwelt at ardent length I won't go to college and I won't 9. L. DESK EX.. 35 W. Broadway. Salt Lake on the rare black gowns, Adele, both in mourn- virtues of the deceased teach school and" and parents was and the out, ing beauty of the the pathetic estate of the three "You won't get a share of the inKODAK FINISHING family, but Helen's quiet dignity and sweet girls until he had them all in surance till you're eighteen. Lim- PHOTO-KRAFmaternal gentleness were appeal- tears. Aunt Olympia cried, too; she the living room. Food had been pre- py," Helen said uneasily. "Brother ECONOMY FILM SERVICE ing and the quivering eagerness of couldn't help it. Wilton will have charge of that, you But when he and the table laid for their Any Roll Developed with Limpy's youth, half brave, half ter- reached the final and prolonged pared, meal. know." evening 8 Quality Prints 25c rified, carried her straight to Aunt amen, she rose as When they had finished their dinExtra Prints hastily as she "Well, if he won't give me the 3C Olympia's heaving bosom. could in her tight skirt and left the ner and sat, Wrap coin and film carefully distraught and ill at money for an exciting course in 35S Rrama .ISA R.tk. . ti nil to 11.01 Aunt Olympia had a series of emo- room without a word. ease, the four of them, before the something, I'll take a business SI M DRUGS tional expressions, with which the Family Rooms for 4 persons me I'll go with fire Helen had freshly stirred to course," persisted Limpy." "Please excuse Bo Air Cooled Lnnnire and Lobby 749 girls later became amusedly famil- Auntie," said Helen, wiping her life, Aunt "You must go to college, Limpy," Olympia said with some Salt Lake Cily. Utah Grill Room iar and to which in time they acCoffee Shop Tap Rod said Helen. "And Adele must finish abruptness: corded the dignity of statistical eyes. Home of She followed Aunt Olympia silei.t-l"How about the future? Have you and then decide what she wants. She numbers. The first of these the "L D. S. Training Pays" Rotary Kiwania Executives will be older then and will know up the stairs. The upper hallway, got any ideas made any ked Exchange Optimns one that swept over her at sight of NEXT YEAR Chamber of Commerce and Ad Out" and wide Will You Be Just A Year Older? spotlessly anything out in your minds better what she really wants." the wheat and lilies on the parsonclean even had And will you be qualified for the about what to kindly want neighbors do you from finest (TO BE COMTIM-EDage door manifested itself in a sudHotel Ben Lomond Vi:l7lmn the 6e,d f busineS8 den quiver of what would have been Come aa vou are Let us train you as we have a double chin had it not been for trained T. E. Fitigerald. Mgr. thousands of other successful young men the vigorous hundred strokes waged and women. upon it three times a day by the inL D. S. BUSINESS COLLEGE defatigable Olympia. This trembling Salt Lake City. Utah WNU SALT LAKE Week No. 4001 under-chiwas followed by a of the deep flush that descended swiftly Serials, like politicians, depend upon public favor for their success. We are confrom the roots of her hair out of sight below the neckline of her vinced your ballot will be cast for "The Honorable Uncle Lancy," a new story Your friends will thank dress, accompanied by a hissing ' Ethel Hueston which begins today in this you tor , s - 1 I We by further are which convinced of she the that paper. suction lips, finally you'll them directing to an vote it the "serial of the year." Apartment brought under control by catching the left corner of her mouth be"The Honorable Uncle Lancy" is the story of the amazing Senator Aiencon Hotel for tween very strong white teeth. On Slopshire, his wife, Olympia, a politician born and made, and their three orphaned rare occasions of absolutely uncontrollable emotion, as now, this exCOMFORT nieces, the sage Helen, the beautiful Adele and the Limpy. pression spent itself in explosive Senator Slopshire is running for CONVENIENCE against Governor Willie, a sobs. if there ever was one. The Governor has seven of the most SERVICE little Aunt Olympia never surrendered brats unspeakable that ever lived. He takes the whole kit and boodle of them along with him and has them long to emotion. One after another 4 ! she drew the girls to her in a passit on the rostrum with him, waving lollypops and shouting, "Vote for The Papa." sionate embrace and began divestIt is up to Aunt Olympia to lick the brats and the Governor. The three nieces from ing herself of her furs with a busBELVEDERE t. are Iowa are the heaven-sen- t instruments to elect their "Uncle Lancy." tling show of energy. couldn't take her Aunt Olympia APARTMENT HOTEL So begins the gayest, maddest tale ever written of American politics. It's eyes off Limpy. Limpy had fairly and funny, romantic and adventurous. You can't help but vote for "The Honorable taken her breath a'vay. Aunt Olym'ei: $2 50 Day. $15 Week Up Uncle Lancy." pia hadn't a very clear idea of what she had expected Limpy to be; m Mmnm,t ,llll mm i'Sottth S' S. Sal. Lak, City U,J sometimes she had thought of her Caivm 0 Jack, Mg' IT BEGINS TODAY SERIALLY IN THESE COLUMNS es the child being spanked for her mischief; and then, remembering the years, had reminded herself that six-inc- h d n mea-ow- three-mile-hig- i'"-cate- d h Glare-Conscio- town-attra- cted ur Fly South ek . d ash-strew- rjlij 'lis - T SCHRAMM-JOHNSO- PHOTO-KRAF- . . . y plans-wor- n "20-30- " Dear Voter: A. " Dela-por- te - 1 ! fast-movi- nu i i " - |