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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH Does It make a noise?" Jamie asked. A loud noise like thunder? Not actually, I suppose." But China isnt right across a bay from Mandalay, Kit said with the air of an experienced traveler who had first hand information about flying fishes and palm trees and temple bells. But It must be. Kit" Barbara joined the discussion. ENTHUSIASTIC It was a wretched play. Long before the Interval the audience began to boo and hiss. But there was one man who clapped his hands vigor- ously. I say," said the man next to him. youve got a nerve to applaud this shocking play. What can yon see in It?" The man smiled. Its not the play Tm applauding," he replied heartily, its the hissing." London Answers. The SILVER . FLUTE M&cr&e-Smlt- Ouch I Spinster Why dont you get marroom where his female patient was ried, Mr. Oldbach? Oldbach Why marry a woman reclining in a chair. I can buy a parrot for $5? when I see Ah, he murmured, you, Yes, that shows once Spinster are looking very much better today.-Yesmore how the men have the 1 the doctor," patient said, of us women. We cant buy have very carefully followed the In ftructinns on that bottle of medicine any kind of a bear for less than $200. Pathfinder Magazine. you gave me." Let me see, now," said the doc-co- r Soaked Him What were they? thoughtfully. I suppose at the efficiency ex"Keep the bottle well corked. came the reply. Somerset (Eng.) perts wedding you didnt do anything so wasteful as throwing rice. Standard. Oh, yes we did; but as a concesto his teaching we had the rice sion I Gone Tourist (having looked over his- done up In cotton bags, each missile toric castle, to butler) Weve made weighing two pounds. a stupid mistake. I tipped bis lord-shiPOETIC EDITOR Instead of you. Butler Thats awkward. Ill never get it now. Wall Street Journal. i Cant Expect Much Passenger Is this train ever on lime? Sir." replied the guard, we never worry about her being on time. Were satisfied if shes always on the rail. Edmonton Bulletin. SYNOPSIS On her eighteenth birthday, Barbara, motherless daughter of Christopher Thorne, artist, receives a birthday ring from Bruce MacLain, young artist friend of the family, but more than friend to Barbara. Bruce tells her a story of a gypsy boy, a little gypsy girl whom he loves, and the song of a silver flute. She knows it is her own love tale. Hdr father is killed In an accident. Relatives arrive and take charge of things. To her dismay Barbara learns that sire and her two brothers and small sister are to be separated. Desperate, the four children plot to run away to Barbara's godfather, Uncle Stephen Drake. Stephen Drake, bachelor, forty years old, still has vivid recollections of Barbara's mother, whom he had loved eighteen years before. He had made up his mind to propose that night to Emily Trent, so that his household well-order- might have a permanent head. But the children arrive and the proposal Is Interrupted. Stephen feels his heart warm to the small daughter of his early love, but he tells her he must send them all back. Kit Is taken 111. Stephen finds himself unable to resume his lover-lik- e feeling for Emily. The children's relatives appear, highly annoyed and vociferously disapproving. Stephen paclfles them. CHAPTER VIII Continued 14 Worldly Advice Sororitj Frosh He is all the world Poet How do you like my poem to me What would you advise me on spring? to do? Been There See a little more of Editor Its like spring Itself. Poet Hows that? the world, njy dear. Montreal GaEditor Very fine In spots. zette. Would Prove Heredity Maybe on WLS That mean thing called A board was testing the mentality mother a cat. Id like to scratch her of a negro. Do you ever hear voices without eyes out. Hub Dont try it, my dear; shed being able to tell who is speaking or have too good a comeback. Boston where the sound comes from? Evening Transcript. Yessuh," answered the negro. And when does this occur?" Over the radio. Curious What would happen if this elevator Almost Human should drop to the bottom? asked An old fowl was recently discovth. nervous passenger as they drew News ered to have two hearts. near the top of the skyscraper. Gosh," exclaimed the elevator girl, Item. Id Sounds like the bridge partner 1 turning pale at the very idea. had last week. Smiths Weekly. lose my job! Wife CROSS-WOR- Company h WNU Service OBEDIENT 'The doctor smilingly entered the It isnt". It must be or Kipling " By Lida Larrimore PUZZLE D I miss Father so much. And 1 miss Im dreadfully homesick at night I do get homesick, thinking of you, because home doesnt mean or any special place, but just wherever you are. I put myself to sleep every night by telling myself a story. Do you know what the story Is, Bruce? Its the one about the silver flute. If I keep very still I Imagine I can hear it. Is that silly and sentimental? I suppose it Is, but Tm that way. If ever the flute stopped playing, I should simply want to die. Dont let it stop playing its one lovely song . . 1 love you, pretty gypsy girl with the roses in your hair. . . . Do you see this blot on the paper? Thats a tear. . . . I couldn't help it. I want to see you so much. Wouldnt it be wonderful if Uncle Stephen would keep the children and I could come to New York? I know theyd be safe and happy here. He's so lovely and kind. But I dont suppose he will. His Aunt Edith doesn't like us. . She wishes we hadnt come. But its Uncle Stephens house, so she doesnt say anything, but I know shed like to, just the same. I havent a nice disposition, have I, Bruce? But what can you expect of a gypsy girl? I dont suppose they ever have any manners. Theres another bloti I do love you so much. But I havent told Uncle Stephen, He might think it was ridiculous because I am only eighteen. Its a beautiful secret and no one knows it but you and me, and the ring with the little gold heart. Heres all my love, except what, belongs to the children, tied up in paper covered with stars with a huge silver bow. It makes a very large package. Keep it, Bruce, from you, too. n , S. Your Babbie, who loves you very much. I asked Uncle Stephen to P. call me Babbie instead of Barbara. He does. Hes very accommodating. "P. S. No. 2. He isnt a crusty old bachelor. Hes nice looking. But old. I guess he must be forty. P. S. No. 3. Heres a kiss for goodnight. Know something? I love you. CHAPTER IX Vertical. Horizontal. 1 5 9 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 24 28 28 29 30 81 J4 d, 27 88 40 41 44 48 48 49 50 61 62 i i I 1 Splendor Caprice 2 3 Reward for services Morning Motor car organization 4 (Ini- tials) Heavy coat Tendons Feelers Burden Southern state (abbr.) Sense of responsibility Register showing rank of service casts malignant One who glanoes Alas I Exclamation (poetic) Ridge of sand peculiar to Sweden Cudgels To convince Scent Worthless Extremely small particle What youngsters delight to hear but adults dread (two words) Girls pet name To disjoin Affirmative Sky blue Mournful To look pleased Sends out Kit gradually improved. The school room became the center of the house. There was always a fire in the open 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 20 23 25 27 81 32 grate and cheerful red curtains shut Snakelike fish Embroidered girdle out the dreariness of the late November days. Jamies electric trains were set up on the floor. Gay played games with Kit. or Barbara, curled on a shabby red sofa with comfortable curves and hollows, read aloud to the children. Aunt Edith paid an occasional visit to the room. But the children, with the exception of Gay, were somewhat constrained with her. They knew Aunt Edith wished that they Benediction person Treasurer West Indian plant Emperor To steer a ship wildly Rage Fall flower Woman who leaves a will Indispensable Mans nickname Rover Backward (prefix) One of our most valuable organs Goddess of the morning (Greek) Spoils of war A mysticism among MohamFlery-temper- hadnt medans 33 Involuntary convulsion through! nose 34 85 86 39 42 43 45 47 Attract Extreme To bury Middlewestern state (abbr.) Old English gold coin A city pf ancient Palestine Matters (Latin) Wheat state (abbr.) ' come. Stephen went to the schoolroom, first, when he returned home in the evening. He was always greeted with rapturous cries and lusty embraces. He looked forward, each day, to the hour before dinner which he spent with the four Thornes. They told him things which had happened during the day. Kit would have a sketch to show Jamie would have him, perhaps. found a family of kittens in the old sleigh in the stable. Gay would want to dress up for him in a hoop-skir- t and flowered bonnet she had discovered In the attic. Barbara would ask his advice about Jamies cut finger or Kits appetite which wasnt what it should And didnt he think that Gay be. should learn to spell ten new words every day? There were arguments fbr him to settle. "How can the sun come up like thunder? Gay asked one evening, and Stephen knew they had been reading Kipling. I suppose it means suddenly, Stephen said when he had thought a little. The children's questions some times embarrassed him. They expect ed him to know everything, because he was a lawyer." Is It Uncle Stephen? Stephen sent Jamie down to the library for an atlas, and the argument became a geography lesson conducted by Kit The four Thornes argued about anything; modern painting, pirates, what made seeds grow when they were planted, why the kangaroo had two short legs in front They had been encouraged, Stephen thought whatever the limitations of their training, to exercise their minds. Aunt Josephine calls arguing talking back, Barbara said one evening, But it Isnt, Is It Uncle Stephen? Of course it isn't Stephen said. Every one has a right to his own opinions. Even children, Kit said thoughtFather always liked us to have fully. our own opinions. Stephen liked It, too. He found the Thornes, as they became rested and more accustomed to their surroundHe ings, increasingly entertaining. was pleased, and a little flattered as well, because they accepted him on Intimate terms. They were never reserved and polite with him as they were with Aunt Edith. It gave him the feeling of having shed a number of dreary years. Barbara delighted him especially. She was such a bewildering combination of rather precocious wisdom and childish simplicity. She had no airs or poses. It was Impossible to judge her by ordinary standards. Sometimes when she romped with the children, cheeks flushed, brown curls tumbling, she seemed the youngest of them all and, sometimes, her manner was quaintly grown up and her eyes wefe too big for her face. But the unhappy times never lasted long. Barbaras spirits were elastic. She was odd and exquisite and unaccountable. She had the gift of laughter. It was pleasant to do things for her, to see her eyes brighten with pleasure, to hear the singing notes in her gay young voice. Youll spoil her, Stephen, Aunt Edith said when he continued to bring her odd little gifts. She can stand it, I think, Stephen I ' want her to be happy replied. while she is here." And then he forgot Aunt Edith. Barbara was coming downstairs to meet him, looking small and demure and very pretty in a bodieed frock the color of a primrose. Did you have a hard day at the office? she asked, smiling up at him with the disturbing dimple at the corner of her mouth. Come up and put on your slippers and let me light your pipe." Of course she was only a child, Aunt Edith told herself. But Stephen was She thought certainly bewitched. kindly of Emily as she watched Stephen and Barbara walk upstairs, her gay young laugh drifting back to Aunt Edith. Stephen shouldnt be allowed to make a fool of himself. Not If she could help It. Stephen took the girls on a shopping expedition. It was Natalie who put the idea into his head. Theyre pretty, she said, having tea with Stephen after a visit to the schoolroom. It would be fun to dress them properly. Arent they properly dressed? Stephen asked, smiling with pleasure because Natalie thought his guests were attractive. Natalie thought more than that. She thought that the children were good for Stephen, in spite of the fuss Aunt Edith made. He seemed younger and more well, human. She and Bob had agreed that Stephen needed to be Jolted out of his comfortable rut But she did not put her thoughts into words. She stirred her tea with a thin silver spoon and smiled at Stephen through the firelight Men dont notice such things, I suppose. But little girls like pretty clothes. Will you let me take them shopping? Stephen agreed, in an absent-minde- d fashion, and presently changed th subject. But he did not forget wha Natalie 'had said. Barbara," he said that evening, finding her alone In the library after the children had gone to bed, wouldnt you like to go shopping? I thought you or Gay might need something. Dresses, slippers something like that Im afraid we cant, Uncle Stephen. Why not? I we havent any She flushed. ' money. Stephen knew he had blundered. Id like to buy them for you," he said. Her lashes lifted. She looked at him gravely. Oh, no, she said quickly. Thank you very much. But we I I cant let you do that. Why not? How could we ever pay you back?" Must you? Stephen asked, liking ner independence, wondering how he could buy her the clothes she needed without hurting her pride. Of course," she said, as though there could be no question at all about that. But we are shabby, arent we? Her fingers touched the worn frock. "I don't want you to be ashamed of us." Im not, Stephen said quickly, watching the pucker, soft as a wrink)-isilk, between her curving brows. , (TO BE CONTINUED.) Roses Cover Up Variety of Sins aiity and charming flattery . know that there are allow a woman to work and skimp and deny herself out I proportion to necessity if sharing fairly-a- nd ,1' get by sending her :l or telling her how beautifH derful she is. And there tJ.M sons, and daughters, too, who the same system with a foolish 11 1 ent and got away with it Taking as her text, Getting away with it," a woman writer of note delivers the following short sermon, which we think our readers will ad mit contains some food for thought: T dont think Td like to see any of these men go to the penitentiary." Oh. yes--the sending ofros(,J A girl said that about a gang of ers a multitude of sins. Th ' a in held her who captive kidnapers & with it. hours until away basement for twenty-nin- e , 1933. Bell Syndicate. WNU they collected from her father a ransom of $30,000. They broke into her home and forced her to go with them, they shackled her with handcuffs and kept her in a basement, they filled her father with terror with threats of her fewest Hotel fate if he did not pay. they robbed him of $30,000. And she would not like to see any of these men go to the penitentiary. Why? 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