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Show cRUTH TIUS HA8 HAPPENED BEBTIE LOU WARD marries ROD BRVER, who bad previounly been engaged to LILA MARSH. . Xil make life mlsemble for the bride until she meets a rich MR, LOREE and marries him. Then he ask Bertie Lou to forgive the pert t Trying to keep np socially with : wealthy friends plunges the Bryer In debt and Rod become depressed. XJ1 seizes her chance to persuade him to accept a higher salary from Xoree. Shortly after she asks Rod to put some Jewels to the safe daring her husband's absence, They disappear and Rod wants to notllj the polios, but Lila instate that they keep the matter secret, pointing oat that suspicion against him might spoil his career. Bertie Xon finds but that he lila secretly and is heartbroken. She Is called home to her sick mother and catches a train without seeing Rod. The separation added te Lila's plotting, causes a coldness -- 1eWneinVTBiiWThe ' other to make advances or explana- V .V. - ; ". And then, before he had come to any decision about what he should ro, It came to him" with a shattering impact that Llla was right! Bertie Lou had not kept their agreement. She had broken her word, her vows, end destroyed his last remaining faith in hen. v , Rod stood there, helpless, for a " black period that never could be measured, While the degrading eon-- ) viction of Bertie Lou's guilt rooted Itself deep in his soul.; It was like soiled fingers tearing at all that ' was clean and decent in his life, A " bitter nausea swept over hlmand Tjs leanedweaklyagaInstTa -- wall - lor support. Bertie .The maid, come out-o- f Lou's room and turned In the other direction without seeing Rod. It Is likely that even If she had seen him she'd have mistaken him for one of the party. He looked precisely--like a drunken man at the moment His head hung on one aide with his chin upon his dress shirt front and he appeared ready to collapse. , i - After a bit he attempted to pull himself together. It was in his , mind to face Bertie Lou and even took a few steps toward her door. But he did not reach it before he turned and walked daszed- ly, staggeringly, away. what was there to say? He could not bear to see beri perhaps to fail down and beg her to deny what nts eyes had Seen. Rod dared no longer trust even himself. No one was decent no one was right He might make a worm of himself. And Bertie Lou might let him do it might lie. They might begin living a hell of married life that was without respect-witho- ut faith, utterly unhallowed." -- . I .v v DEWEY GROVES himself, from accepting the hor- - that" she was deliberately working rible truth pf Bertie Lou's un-- I for a renewal of their love for each faithfulness. The , temptation to-- ' ether- .- He bad been warmed by plead for a lie from her, a lie that their friendship and understandwould admit him to what he woffla ing. If he had come to believe himalways suspect .was a fool's para- self in love with her again it was dise, was too great to be risked. because she had reversed his opinWhy he suffered so terribly over ion of her and compelled him to he what had discovered Rod did not admire and respect her as a truly isk himself. Perhaps he thought noble creature. His desire for her, that :: now vaguely, that 1t was. the pain one feels upoiL learning of the false- rankled in his memory like a poiness pf the world. Two women-On- sonous weed, had not been noble. whom he had. respected as a But at least , it could be said for person who would keep a fair bar- him that he had held it In check, gain had proved herself a cheat; never so much as caressing her and one he had loved and believed slim fingers. Rod did not fee) a reaHy noble character had shown ashamed; only humllated. that he had wanted to take her in his arms herself to be even worse. r Rod climbed Into his taxlcab and and kiss her.- r was driven back to the city In a He took upon . himself the full mood as hopeless as any the human blame - for - having' killed Bertie she mind ean encounter; Everything Lous 1ove.H saw it how was gone. His position, his friend- must have suffered over Lila. Who ship with Cyrus Loree though he ' could tell to what lengths Llla had this-at" hardly-realiz- ed the time. It was the devasting .destruction In him?' He'd never sought to find of his faith in the two women whs out why she had gone back to Wayhad meant lmndf lot wne wIthouT saying word to htm. him that reduced him to a feeling ; He found It easy now to yndej-lgaof unspeakable disgust and loathing stand why he hadn't wanted an ex . . ... for them. planation upon her return. He hirsself the painful Strangely, it was Bertie Lou who did not spar drew his blackest - thoughts- - He remorse it cost him to admit that could have killed her, if he'd had it' was because of. Lila that he his hands on her throat then,- h hadn't wanted to take up their life told himself. Her - smooth white where hehad broken It off when ' --- . - . - damnably kissable sne ieu. wia. wia again, wiui throat! The memory of it was tor- tier , subsue insinuations against Bertie Lou, her play on his natural ture to him. ' 'r '"zIZZZi:: resentment the Rod sank upon davenport The' driver turned. He thought hisface heard a roanjWell, it might have andburied ' been. Queer fish, this fare of his. as he had In the' taxi, and the that comes at least once to Reeling but of a house like a man pdayer who'd seen Into hell, and now he lmost every human being's lips sat back there, his head dropped burst from his in an agony of reIn his hands and swaying to and sentence. "Oh God, If I only had f ro to Jbeat the devil. "I'll tell 'em, it to do over again- how-How tenderly, dearly, he ni be glad to drop him and how," would cherish Bertie Lou. For a he told himself. moment he that she had Rod did. not speak to him during been false forgot the of beyond breaking ' town. the drive back to Time her vows that she had broken seemed to mean nothing to him their to give him jacttqhertellpromise now. The driver asked him, when him when another warning, they reached the Queensboro bridge, man had entered her life.. where he should take him and Rod Rod groaned over It, when It did gave, him the address of his apar- come back to him, as was Inevitatment?" ble. It was too late now to make -- When they got there he stumbled amends to her, to pray for forgiveoutDf the cab and handed the driv- ness. He could only that his er a bill which the latter stuffed In mad obsession, pray his infatu- to his pockets with a surprised grin atinn fnr T.llit ftri-nn- t cursed 4riimn x?n iS'iuce gates of happl- ask for his change ness. There must be a chance for - He climbed the stairs to his floor her. like an old man. Bitter, disilluThere was nothing left for him to sioned, sick. An epithet had at- do but make it as as possible tached itself to Bertie Lou in his for her. Clear out easy that was it mind and he repeated it over and .. ,.. over - with madenlng monotony. And even as the thought came "Money-hungr- y cheater." to him Bertie Lou was - on her .w1rln If be woulii -oe Mere or out to breakfast ; . love too. RodT won "r" wanted Lala when she got In. If only-shcould dered, with a stab of pain through have breakfast with him . , . .shut his dulling misery, If Bertie Lou your eyes Bertie Lou and think of wanted it too if ' she lovea ta. something else. . , ' t ' Marco Palmer. She wareadfullyahgryTThe "But she didn't have to do It tna. tray was untouched in her room way," Rod muttered, aloud. "She at the Palmers, ehe supposed.' Uncould have. hadher" freedom n-, less Marco had ordered removed to marry young Palmer. . . . Oh, when he discovered thatitshe'd left God, Bertie Lou.". It was likely. He'd gone to his own The cruelest thing that ever happened to Rod - happened . then. He knew that he loved Bertie Lou. He knew why Lili and her treachDONT FORGET ery to Cy, her trickery, and her profane offer of love had slipped out of his mind. Bertie Lou was TO DANCE all that mattered to him." She had been all that mattered to him, ever. He forgot the epithet in thinking at the of her as ' Marco's wife. ' , throat ; .her :::.:rr:. ::: - - y I Sack Flour t. 1 48-l- 48.1b. Sacks Flour' Sack Unity Flour b. 'J. ' ......-r-.....- d n for. one. When he was gone, promising-tdress and rteurn to breiikfaat with her, Bertie Lou hastily packed her sultcaseTmd hurried down to the garage and bribed the chauffer, who had been up for all night ' duty in case" kept a guest decided to leave, to take her to the railroad . station, She was not far behind Rod. fiuf far enough to make a great differ' eneejn their lives. o FAVORS SHARKEY, LOUGH RAN LEXINGTON,-Kentuck- y, Aug. 9 (UP) Jack Sharkey - or Tommy Loughran will annex, the hcavy-weijfni uue in tne opinion of Tom Sharkey, veteran boxer, here for the "Blue Grass" fair racer f The stake board will conduct table for .display of all flowers en tered for prizes by individuals. An other added feature wJU be an auto tour of" the of the staked taking place at o'clock in the afternoon on the day of the flower show. Keen 'interest is being shown in the cultivation of flowers and -- the - beautifying of homes Ihrought the stake and decided improvement is noticeable since the flower project' work has been conducted in the stake. , en FIREMEN END ..... v ' Boyd Sorensoh" and" Clarence Silky" Knudsenj Provo boys who left recently on all automobile tour of the east and south, wrote tothe ventlon STATE CONFAB ;'::r- - r;'-:- ; ;, iGitPFetere 151 NORTH UNIV. AVET PHONE 114 BINGHAM, Aug. 10 Utah county at the Ircmen's ' convention", which concluded -- Wednesday after three days of Interesting events. Tooplc was named as the 1929 con- Utahstato "' your clothes quickly and safely, this new Rotarex way. For f'tlrrs;-8tutidy---gpeedr7- m . Kemoaelmg program is 'gettingintp shape cut make room. J r- Gy rator-typ- washer e mg. makes childs play of the usual family washi A ing. ' mm : standard.- - A few special New Spring Suits, hand., ..,$15.00 HART SHAFFNER & MARX SUITS load (equal to 30 pillow slips or 60 Worth $35.00 towel6)is thor- CI 7 CO ., . ' tpll.jU oughly cleaned in from 5 Pants Suits to 8 minutes. THE APEX SHOP Center St. 7f 11 Size 14, 15 and 16, worth $17.50 If you want them take them at! BOYS' B. Vf Phone 361 . BOYS' LONG PANTS 25 ......... . . . :49c Men's $1.50, $1.75 Dress Shirts . . . . WstM is! 99c Children's $1.75 ... ... Shoes r; $1.19 . HOSIERY Price Discount L. D. S. GARMENTS Men's and Ladies' 69c $1.00 grade ' SHOES $6.85, 5.85, $4.95, one or two of a kind left. Cut to ....v.:.:. - CI QQ ...i)1-T- O Worth cut to v $1.50, $1.75 .... .. Men's Shoeii $3.00, $2.50, Dozens of Beautiful French Dolls .. qq iL.... $1.98 cut to mefchandisc: are cutting prices all you want orr good seasonable When we cut everybody gets the cut. ; ; This 6tock consists of the best and newest Spring and Summer Merchandise. JMen'a Suits, Boys' Suits, Men's and Hoys' Underwear Ladies' Silk Underwear, Hosiery, Shoes for the whole family, everything in Men's, Ladies'' 'and Children's Out-- r : '. itting. merchandise. te j--- ill Be Given "A way" To the Lucky Ladies D CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S WASH SUITS LADIES' FINE DRESS V By Request CASrtANDfBEE.DmVERjr - fIiee delivery Up cities were aj'.h 408 West At o Not The Same Old Thinsr X1 orse 1 mn&fs ForUs ' CYUATOR "f-- ? PeiS.: 3 1 0 etf.z--'idlI- Reed-Bosba- ROIAREX ' FLOUR Alfred Smith of Spanish Fork re ceived a certificate for life mem bership In the state association. The Springvlile firemen's band was one of the ouUtandng features of the mammoth parade held Wed- , nesaay morning. -- American-Poi k f Utf UeBaTtmeht members won the motor hose coup ling contest which was included in the sport events. Officials In these competitions Included Fife Chief of Provo, C. ' W. rd Booth of Spanish Fork and Charles Kelly of American Fork. ' Sorensori went to the Gene Tunncy- - the; new and "fast 1 BUY BETTER Evening Herald recently from Palm Beach. ia., telling or me progress of their interesting trip. At the time of the letter, August 3, they had covered 22 states, In addition to a trip into Canada. Experiencing good roads all the way, they report their trip as an ex tremely pleasant one. While In New York, Knudsen and " Another Doll Nite Dance $3.35 $2.65 $2.35 $2.35 $2.45 $2.45 lba- - MANY STATES cut to $1.70 ... Itoedjarickea Feed r..,.: 100 lbs7Whb!e Corn 100 lbs. Cracked Corn'Z.,..:.v;..-..100 lbs. Fine Ground Corn lot) ing-gow- $1.65 $3.25 UnitfFlcr,.: Sacks 100 lbs. Lay Mash 48-l- . - 2 2 ' TONIGHT QUALITY AND SERVICE 8-lb. . BOWERY . l-4- herntBarMaetaoln ed denly took her In his ' arms and tried to kiaa her! Bertie Lou was angry. She'd told hlmJaheL.dldn'tUke that sort of thtngrr But Marco had only laughed at her. This was In her room, aftei they'dot outjof thoir bathing suits in the shower rooms downstairs and come up in dress Marco-haasked for a cigaret and Bertie Lou bad let him Extensive plans are being madi for the third annual flower show at Spanish Fork, sponsored by the Relief societies of "Palmyra stake. The project "workers of the various wards are in readiness for the com ing event which will take place comAugust 24 In the city pavilion, " mencing at 2 o'clock. An added feature this year will "some unlqun be the featuring-oprojects, as follows: The First ward will depict a home with the proper flower cultivation and arrangements? Second ward will show the Thurber school block- - parked and beautiful flowers, shrubs lawns, etc; the Third ward will show the L. D. S.chapel as ltls intendedJta.bo made beautiful by. the statedec oratorand the Fourth ward-wi- ll show a miniature city park, properly beautified with flowers and ' . b. - Tom Heeney championship fight. Sorenson and Knudsen report They have passed through Chi- that they plan to return by way of cago, Detroit, Toronto, Niagara, various southern states, the Grand Boston, New York, Philadelphia, canyon, and. Fish, Washington and also the chief cit- canyon, Bryce '..' v. lake." :'';".:.ies and resorts of Florida. PROVOANSSEE PLANS MADE 3vu denly-kiss- su How clear the glass is retrospect What is " easier than looking backward? It is like solving other people's troubles; to see where you made yesterday's mistakes. Rod knew what had happened to knew that Lila had fashim cinated him. The old appeal, that had lured him to her before he learned to care for Bertie Lou, had never perhaps burned Itself com' pletely out He. had hated her, as she said, because Bhe was selfish ' and scheming. v - He faced It frankly, even admitting to himself that Lila's deterFear drove Rod out of the house. mined pursuit of him might have Fear of the depths of degradation flattered him.' No, that was not Jo which he jnlght sinkto 4vm so 1 he-- honestly- - had not-- known - H - -- JLJ ROWER SHOW quarters to. dress on their way back from the swimming1 pool. , They'd gone for an early dip when the. party finally broke up at dawn. Every one else had gone to bed. The water, was cold but fresh. Marco had ordered the pool filled that night though It had been emptied for what his parents .be lieved would be the last time for the season Just before- - they went abroad. 7. Bertie Lou kadenjoyed the few minutes they spent in it after dive from' the springboard. Marco had spoiled the appetite it gave her for breakfast though, when he sud i " 7" k9 aj tions. Rod goes to the Lorees without her and Bertie Lou goes out with MARCO PALMER to retaliate. One evening Rod finds her packing a at the Fal-snltcase for a week-en- d mer estate, .and admits to himself that their love Is dead and that be - Is Infatuated with Llla. He Is stunned to learn that Llla deceived him about the stolen Jewels when a connoisseur admires her pearls at a dinner party. Confronted, she admits that she ' gave him an empty case In order to make him dependent on her generosity and to win his love. He repudiate her treachery and disloyalty to her husband and she sneering-l- y reminds him that Bertie Lou Is at a house party with young Palmer. He leaves her and drives madly out to the Palmer estate. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY . CHAPTER XXXV ' For half a minute Rod failed to grasp the significance of what he heard, or xather the Import of hear-In-g Bertie Lou's Voice at that time and In that room. He stood where he was. hesitating about breaking In upon her while the maid was present nmrnr pttd A'pto n n PAGE SEVEN PRQVO EVENING HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928. -- NO TRASH. . . SaturdayAugust--H - . A we are "cutting the prices ho wc want to close out all spring and summer merchandise. 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