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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS I jfm gaff ' A HEART" tailored oClngerle for Iflflcdron shoulders, or if you prefer, use ribbon straps and edge with tiny lace.' By JAMES KINSEY A wonderful Susan party! Blankes eyes were shining as she CHAPTER InThe heat In town had teen rolled tense, and Julia McFarlane under e ivy covgratefully. coot The big old house would be brick solid the co was always It walls built over a century since sun with aloof dig-tatshutting out the oft her hat bejerked jvdia fore she opened the door and slid out of the coat of her smart gray suit. She dropped the hat and coat on a chair and was pushing the heavy, moist auburn hair off her forehead when a yell came down the curving staircase. A young yell. Dooley, is that you? Julia sighed. She was so tired. It was five oclock, and she had had She had spent hours in no lunch. an airless office, growing more furious by the moment, and then she had argued for another hour with a young government representative who quoted regulations, almost smacking his lips over them. To her desperate plea that there had to be more wiring for power and pumping on Buzzards Hill, that there had to be more fence if they were to raise hams and bacon for the army, he had smiled a maddeningly superior smile. To his smug vision all this had spelled wire copper wire, steel wire and wire was not to be surrendered, even to a handsome woman in a stylish hat So Julia had come back to the farm, wrung out and exasperated, and now here was Jill yelling from upstairs. Dooley, come up here right awayl" Julia went up the stairs slowly. In the bright little room at the end of the hall Jill was standing on a stool before a looking-glasher slim legs hidden in folds of white jersey, her face full of woe. she wailed. Its all crooked! They stretched it when they cleaned it, and its all in scallops. It looks like the devil. What am I the station-wagoered porte-coche- l'-l- n re y. it Oh, Mother, you know how much attention Ric pays to maternal admonition ! You only had one dutiful child me. Stand still, or Ill never get this right. She was so tired that her legs quivered and her eyes blurred. And now worry was spinning like a dentists drill in her brain. For now she was beginning to know what before had been only a nagging fear, a Now she motherly apprehension. knew that the thing she hated had not died, had not removed itself from her life. It was going on. Richard, her son, bom in loneliness and torment Richard was going on being another mad and reckless irresponsible, not to be believed. You could have spared me this, God, she was thinking. Ive had so much and Ive tried to be patient, Ive tried to do my best Aloud she said, That gets it, I think. But it will probably sag somewhere else. That heavy stuff does. Jill pulled the dress over her head and dropped on the stool, her naked arms round and virginal and sweet Will you tack it up for me, Dooley? Ive got to do my nails and press my suit and theres a spot on the toe of one of my sandals where somebody stepped on me. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I asked Spang to stay here. He hasnt any family at all. I fixed the bed be-- s, going to do? Julia dropped on the bed and at her child. Jills hair was lighter than her own, taffy and sunlight and wild curling mischief, where Julias had darkened to the hue of old cherry wood and lay back sleekly under a brush. Jills eyes were darker, too, almost black under striking, arrogant brows; direct, demanding eyes, impatient, with little compromise in them. What do you want to do, Jill? Cut the hem off and even it?" I havent got time. Its yards around the bottom, though it does hang so straight. Would it look awful, Dooley, if we cut off the worst places and hemmed it? It has to be right, it simply has to. What cooks? Something terribly special? Jill jerked Frightfully special. I angrily at the stubborn folds. Its And the club dance. He ; Spang. has a three-da- y pass. Hes coming on the bus. Its all crooked! she wailed. Do I know Spang? He sounds like some kind of canned cause Mamie was pouty. I could only find one hemstitched sheet, Julia Worries so I put a plain one under. Will Spang be here to dinner? About Her Son If he will, youll have to set the Would Spang be outraged by an untable. Ill fix your dress, but then even hemline?" I have to talk over some things with Dont make gags, Dooley, youre Foster and your grandfather. not the type. Handsome dignity is John I. rode up to mark posts in your line. No, you dont know the woodlot, Jill said. Foster Spang. Hes a turret instructor had to help him on the horse, and right now, down at Rics Field. I that made him furious. Hes bound met him when I went down last to break a hip some day, and then week to see Ric. Hes a lieutenant you and I will have a lovely life. and a flier, but right now hes T.S. But hell die if he stops wanting technical to you, Dooley. to do things for himself. He really But he wasnt christened Spang, doesnt believe that hes eighty. He surely the font would have fallen thinks thats something somebody down. made up. Dooley, I ask you! His name Youre a pet to fix the dress, is Spencer, and he hates it because my love. But Spang is he doesnt like some .uncle or other. Dooley worth it, he is definitely. Maybe He wont look at my dress, but all hes the one. About time! Here the females on the prowl will cut I am, crowding twenty-seve- n and their eyes down, and Ill get an already getting a maiden look complex. And this is im- around the chin. portant!" Dont be ridiculous. You look Is it? Julia was gentle. All about eighteen. Dont forget about right, turn around. But I refuse the table. Mamies been busy all to guarantee results. Remember, day. Im a not a couturiere. Is Ric coming with your Spang? Jill Mustnt Be Jill puckered her brow. Mother, Rics a private. Just a plain An Army Wife Joe, and a casual at that. He Oh, Spangs bus wont be here couldnt get a pass home unless he till eight. Ill give him sandwiches bought one from somebody, and he and beer. Anyway, Mamie likes solsays theyve hiked the price now diers, and all the boys want is a hll it isnt worth it. soft chair to sprawl in and a hot "But do you mean that he came tub. They stand up all day, or sit home last time on some other On a hot curb, and they cant even man s pass? Julia spoke between lie down on their cots till night, Ric Pms, sharply. told me. Of course. Unless it was an In her own room, dim and cool emergency he wouldnt rate a pass. and serene, with the branches of They might want to ship him out the huge old trees rustling close to any minute. the windows, Julia shed the regiBut that was a foolish and risky mentals of a career woman, remmg to do when hes to get laxed in the tub, and put on soft trying into officers school!" cotton stocks. Later shed have to Oh, they organize things, Ric get into the denim and boots that say3 get some other Joe to answer were her farm uniform; shed have or them at roll-caor to tell Foster, who ran the place, Jill turned slowly on hersomething." toes, that there would be no more coplike it, Julia said stern- - per wire! and no more, fence till l y"I wont have Ric jeopardizing the government gave her a priority, fiances. You should have told and heaven only knew when that me looked dog-ratio- ll - before. would b She would have to tell her father-in-latoo, old John I. McFarlane, and he would fume angrily and for hours, to any one who would listen. Working on Jills dress, she hoped this young lieutenant would not be a disappointment, but all the while she nursed the secret wish that he would prove to be only another passing fancy, moving on as so many other tods had moved on, out of ly Jills life. To be an army wife she did not want that for Jill. She wanted to save her child from that heartburning, that dreary waiting, the endless nights, the torturing silences that she herself remembered. And for her the wretchedness had never ended. There had been no finale, no period, no yellow telegram, no shock of grief there had been nothing. Now, after twenty-fiv- e years, there was still nothing. But in these days, with all the young men in service, a girl, even as pretty and desirable a girl as Jill, had little choice. The world was swiftly turning into a confused and dismal place. ' She had told herself so many times, when Jill and young Richard were small and everything was very grim for her, that no child of hers should ever live through what she herself was living through. She had worked so hard: she had even done rough work with her own hands to build up this old farm. She had fought drouth and animal epidemics and insects and discouragement, to make a richer, kinder life for Ric and Jill. And she had succeeded She looked through the window at the white fences marching over the lush green of the fields of Buzzards Hill, and she knew that she had succeeded. Her father-in-lahad helped. She gave him his due in all loyalty. He had been a rock to lean upon, he had been a pillar a fiery pillar, but steadfast. Through all the strange years when no word had come from Richard, her husband, when there had been only silence as baffling as the hollow sky, as deep as the sea, old John I. had stood by her through the grim times and good times. She had lived through it, but she would fight to save Jill from a life like that. She heard the clump of John I.s boots presently, heard him yelling something into the telephone. Ail the McFarlanes yelled, even Jill. There was so much in them that was alive and in a ferment. Patience had been left out of them. It was as if they had a yeasty brew instead of blood in their veins. Richard, whom she had married, had yelled, too. Up three flights in that little walk-u- p flat in Washington why must she think of that just now? Why couldnt she make herself forget, finally and forever? Last year she had determined to forget, and the year before. It irritated her that she, a strong woman, was not strong enough to conquer this thing that haunted her. The dress finished,-- she laid it carefully across Jills bed and got into the faded shirt, the rough clothes that .went with being a She tied her hair up in a bandana and went downstairs. . A Sow Shows Its Teeth John I. McFarlane thin, with small hands and feet, and bright, hot, black eyes was sitting on the side porch cutting tobacco into a newspaper spread across his knees. He looked up as alertly as a robin, and said, Hello, you back? "An hour ago. Julia sat down. The old man snapped his knife shut, slid the tobacco into a red tin and put the tin in his hip pocket. Bet you forgot my bottle of bitters? I did not Its in the kitchen with the groceries. Id better rescue it, then, before Mamie rubs it on her rheumatism. Last time you brought me some she used it to kill mites on a duck. Well, I marked about two hum dred posts. No use, John I. They wont give us priority for any more fence. He drew his white brows together What do they expect us angrily. to do? Teach hogs not to cross a chalk line? No more wire, no more copper, no more steel. Its war, John I. But it makes it tough for the pig business. Would you be interested in growing cucumbers or peanuts or something? I would not! Pickles give me the hives, and what good are peanuts when there arent any more county fairs or circuses? They use the oil for something. I forget what. Did you tell Foster to shut up your prize sow? She ought to bring a good litter. I shut her up myself. Shes a cagy female. She bit me, and I hit her with the pitchfork before I thought, but she wasnt hurt any. Whats wrong with you, Dooley? You look shot, and youve got circles under your eyes. mus-tache- d, (TO BE CONTINUED) Pattern No. 8002 comes fn sizes 36, 38, 40. 42, 44, 46, 48. 50 and 52. Size 38. slip. 2 panties, IV yards of 35 or I cant imagine your Unspoke. cle Will giving a party and on New Years Eve, at that! This is one puzzle that has me stumped! Handsome Douglass Wilson, with whom she was sitting out the dance, nodded agreement. There was ample reason for Susans bewilderment. Never, until tonight, had his Uncle Will demonstrated anything but complete criticism for the younger generation. Even the most simple pleasures of youth had drawn his frown. But tonight, for no apparent reason, he had performed a complete about-fac- e and opened his own home to Dougs friends. The big, gloomy house, silent for years save for the guarded tread of servants, rang tonight with gaiety and laughter! Returning from the city, Uncle Will had brought horns, whistles, silly caps and balloons for the party. And most amazing of all, tonight his usually grim face was wreathed yards. cents for Send an additional twenty-fiv- e your copy of the Fall and Winter Issoe of FASHION. Specially designed fashions, easy to make styles, farm frocks, free crochetinr directions, free pattern printed inside the book. Price Z5 cents. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South WeUs St. Chicago 7, IU. Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. 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She smiled as Doug pressed her hand, remembering suddenly how much she loved him, yet how difficult Uncle Will had made their relationship. Doug had lived there in the big house since his parents died. Now, grown up, he was managing the estate. Uncle Will just began making preparations for the party when he came back from New York, Doug said. But he hasnt told me a word. Im as much in the dark as Sira W" Name. Simp How To Relieve Bronchitis cause i trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell yon a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, B ronchitis teicous RAISIN BUNS you, ..Sue! They were silent a moment. Im afraid that tomorrow hell turn back into Uncle Grouch, he continued. I just cant remember Uncle Will ever smiling before. . . . But let talk about you. Darling, I don care if he is opposed to young peO' pie getting married. Im going to tell him the truth tomorrow. I don care if So you dont care, eh? Uncle Will was suddenly standing beside them, his expression threatening, Youre willing to defy me? In the shadows they were unable to see the twinkling in his eyes. Well, its the only thing we can You do, Doug answered hotly. youre so hard about everything, we have to defy you, since you put it that way. You dont have to, son! Uncle Will had come closer and placed an arm around each of their shoulders. You can marry Susan just as soon as you want to But, we dont understand, Doug Why, only a week ago you gasped. said I said those things deliberately, Uncle Will interrupted. children, You see, theres something havent been able to tell you until tonight, Doug. When your father died, making me your guardian, he stipulated that you were to inherit his estate only if you remained single until January 1 this coming year that is, until midnight tonight At the same time, for some peculiar reason, he stipulated that you werent to be told about this provision so if Id let you get married sooner, youd have lost everything. It was a strange provision that he made in his will, he concluded. But its worked out satisfactor- Melty-ricpiping hot Raisin Buns made with Fleischmanns Fast Rising Dry Yeast! IF YOU BAKE AT HOME use it to help you turn out delicious breads at a moments notice. Stays fresh for weeks on your pantry shelf ready for quick action. Dissolve according to directions then use as fresh yeast. At your grocers. h, 1 Aer OmiAST stay Stays fresh .on your pantry shelf The Advertisements Mean a Saving to You Keep Posted on Values by Reading the Ads ..." ily. And thats Doug was gasping. why youve been so opposed to my marrying Sue? he asked. 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