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Show THK PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON Shelia had been with Robbv lu.d.f not th, at either Sheila or Piter n merr.bered Rot by afterward, a, M1 Ptter had taken immediate pot-- . cf her, they had watched t' e yacht races together, they had been together alone in the mob at the !'il . . Kathleen Xorris 0 KATHLEEN THE STORY THUS h,,ell welcome reddish-hatre- Odden;7 hut 'Si Ui. Ft NORRIS WNU Job in NPA Typiealv i uhi-- , ..ih, - "It waiting Ar'erw.ud there had been silence: the dying fire, in i ii Ih e g.an'tg ever firel g! t e . J the s. ft and rush of " e s u. Silt had teen carrying tir , icki think, through tins mnrvih i witk of bturh holiday, and she i ent d it to find a pencil and a d paper, and had scribbled tor nan.e and ad Iriss, there in the firelight. f r Putt r to carry away. "I've g t to get back," he had said. "1 m driving three fellers to Coed Gnund " "I'm g. mg up to town in the she had said. morning, "We're going Monday. Well, I'll see you in town, he had said. And that had been the end. No word from him, no sign from him, no knowledge of him until tonight. And he was to marry Gertrude Keane on Tuesday. It was long after midnight when Sheila fell asleep. And after all it was neither Gertrude nor Peter nor Frank, nor even the intractable "Ma, on whom her last thought fingered. It was Judge Paul Me Cann, blue-eyehonest, generous, good the only conception Sheila had ever had of kindly human fatherhood. He would discover that he had been deceived In her, that she was a liar. Her cheeks burned with fear and shame, and her dreams, when finally she slept, were only a hundred troubled versions of exposure. said Mrs. Me Cann to Paul, her husband the following evening, when they were in their own magnificent room just before dinner, "the goodness of the poor breaks your heart. Ye got to see the Carscaddens tohe asked eagerly. day? 1 made it a matter of duty. Papa, Mrs. Me Cann said. Well, ye found thim? In a httle place Mrs. Me Cann sighed, and repeated her former It would break your phrase. ft.ee about - t . i r U' 'r - c IIlf Mc i Mrs. ) a' d! o Ht'U r gen- - h add with "e C(J ",l.h si-- ,Tre Monica's and she'll be mi glad new ones, .'i get to f n "' in ht1Pd Sheila, as she the She smiled at her brought Mamie 'it 'lingered hote , uil( PI.UI, CMS convulsive one rdi I shame ,eise of Bad i onik, hung her l.ead them. It was Their warmth, before muz deep-secon- were their goodness a Nn T l6D Sob j bat dear, and the ltd tell Mamma that one of your ja as and that I 11 he i purse, Ala tier V in. Si - rostra hdSc little talk nickel have a to you've your Bqsi vice m -J" Mrs. ifjy kind to me, could only mum-;saplete- ly abandoned TRAIL other ne.ther of the 'Aonriis notice the omis- - to ,p! 101 anted Fniaq Lilt It the Lord Ellen Me She went with wide hallway dear! When pod to me, jy.the ANTE! m ed fcjr i .rrps i item. W 2 ii darkened J a beyond the library some smaller room :s : but now, indication of dim i laughter and voices. Mrs. Me Cann ifthe big front door for subdued b02tt I I)s ion AL AH LKERS IV HAPTER ft! ess uaa ES e had doorway just after who had been ug man who en-;n- sd ad-iiT- as "Mr. Ha"l L of Ax. ;e b i Cm and stairs, at the door, said. He stopped Cann He be d over 105. ,? K' Frank, g, central ppl? Salt leave was about to la )R. Dpi ait U rather dark broadened at beta. "Well, you look observed. "Mother, "I'm going out to (or about an hour. I his i smile J HADE jipme; lady young his is I ti ' Vi. mother Broa!' ;o IMEj 'g'ady lives in Spuyten said to Sheila, some-vel- rght on your i UK I' UB OPtL'j "d Ml m KRAF could," his way. she'd telephone nug, Mother, Frank u Suddenly he laughed, 'ft looked at him in sa.d SE( JA I Frank? Ispef t sa.d. 01 ftl NSON T8t I''1 it URP HiOB DAI-- 3 a "I'll I'm taiette." cy love!" Mrs. Sheila. "Mv o home," she Me son said, ethan the subway t have him! Sheila 'mug. Prank asked, pulling not a tdnot even glance at Bjt '! w'as look stui.rung dcoat! Gertrude them. "You it!" " "Im dont for ,tekea Grandma weddmg, I've got " S 111 look she added. sur.k If i AW! H said, keep 'frug, Frark" ;!Cfe Sheila's f'J.but Cac e s'- This l.eart could V're a fsaunt fr ihe ' Air Cc.e out, '!?ou ( ivi.r--- " going, a ." d Mra. ; while 'usky tor.e tr,v ct'1P1. Lded 'to occmnry m vo ATIC alone 20)r: 10 . jicflf w, r( r dr.te Vns'h' r 99 'w, Mr ,;e s,t TAGE5 yd5'J ic 10 was her, !escendir,r d ., big tepj c lsy ' mb " the ,a slood d Ulen' she Ui p., ,arr rdr I ;v,de .nhery,;1 !f you1" p I , . mum Fr.uk nas r r lP to Bft n s g 'o mar' rSJyvd-Frank f s j there art p , 'i ' ari, I, ".it I,.,- t M m:, 'i i e i i ar.n; stnti thi - !. - .(, s ; r t r. e tout t. e e is,' t! ri e m ie ,t " si.eila (temj-dehsr td semes, he table, the ght hr, ght in hi r eits, tic shining, Ihuit'ned Sui gi.r,g and up n of hair across her furthead, "if Mis Me CMim curies turnon ow. will y 1 t;uk poor? I will not1 Mrs CarscndJen an- swered. "If you choose to draw down the anger of God by pretendin to be in thrcuble whin you're not, thin itd be a fine job draggin' your mother into it! "Mamma, if you'll just stick to the truth but sort of make a poor mouth of it, begged Sheila after an interval of unhappy thought "I had us all but starving in the streets! "Well, theyll find out we're not thin. Theyll not put their little toobs down my childrens throats. he was? Ah-h-h- top floor four-thirt- had written. step-by-ste- i 1 Mu,. lid ! v l V other one his name. remember ? Frank said, as one he "I remember, awakening. mused aloud, 1 remember his telling me when he got back from that visit aha! He fell silent; Sheila could not speak. "You knew that Peter was getting married on Tuesday? Oh, yes. Another silence. Peter told me that he had met you I suppose it was you, Frank observed. He stopped the car at the forlorn dark Bronx doorway. he said, a little Well, good night, at a loss. Sheila said, 1 thank you, and and was out of the good night, car, and heard it roar and hum away as she mounted her own steps. Her thoughts stopped her feet suddenly; she stood still in the odorous thick atmosphere of the dim lower hall. About and above her was crying; the banging of pots, the sound of radios, phonographs, quarrels, voices echoed from behind closed doors. Her heart smoldered; she stood still. One look at Peter Me Cann, and the agony of that enchanted summer day and night they had had but the one was upon her afresh. He had lied to her, kissed her, and she had believed him, waited for him, while he had been courting and winning a rich man's daughter, a beautiful girl in a slim suit and furs, who could lose fifty dollars without ever knowing it. And now beside all that. Sheila would be made contemptible in the loved eyes of these friends who had her father, who wanted to be kind to Mamma. They would discover that that she had been a she had been hypocrite. Even before this oldest son she must appear as an impostor. She was no such artless little angel as she had seemed in the Me Cann house. Mamma would bawl her out tomorrow; the President himsed couldn't make Mamma lie. Ard then all of them, Mrs. Me Cann and know Gertrude, and Frank, would that their pathetic little beggar had been no beggar at all. just a blufftr Mamie would know, and Peter wou.d hear them discussing it She suddenly rememberid the t u in her hand, unfolded it, at hall the it light. read by "Be at the Maritime Law Lihrarj you. n rm I . i , .'I mine. Ho hpr I, iii's,., 't g '1 J himself, Sheila decided. Peter and Gertrude, he resumed, were a little quicker about it. Theyve grown up like brother and sister, of course; were all devoted to Gertrude. But Miss Kennedy and I wanted to be sure. We havent so very long to go, now. June. Then I think well run over to Europe and stay until September. It sounds wonderful, Sheila observed respectfully. Well, its time I settled down, Frank said. Im twenty-seveHe laughed, with relish. Are you four years older than Peter? It had slipped out. Sheilas very soul shriveled with terror. There was a sudden change in Franks voice; it became less sure, less patronizing, less satisfied. He spoke surprisedly: You know Pete? I well, I met him. This summer, at Tillers Beach. But I didnt know until tonight who he was. play-actin- ioat po n ; go-- I .1 t' - Sheila sat silent beside n n, u' d could make no answer. "We've been engaged five yout;, Frank went on. Thats a long time. Its a good test of mutual a.Ti the man said in sat.sfacti m. This handsome oldest son of Judge Me Cann was well pleased with You didnt know who "We only knew each day. I didnt remember And maybe he didnt S M . : g I ru-",- , onlimn d IV,PARIM ENT D.h er, and Angela, her crippled sister j ,, ot so happy evening Angela fintls fifty n . s They are both happy at the d s ,s purse. Carscadden tells Sheila the nottI'S.Mis d.srr-initials and street number are on tie t to tre perc t money dressed tn an ancient o itl.t ,, ,e'er Jfferei j r liberally She looks upon the ev ' ',r she enttrs the magnificent home, f ,r t, lw 2 n family, old friends, now ueabtu the ''e i Ttter, her acquaintance of lie pu.i p. 1,Ud there s e t i 1 heart" "It would, eh? he asked uneasily, reluctantly, as he sat up on the edge of the bed. Three rooms, Papa. And you could put all three into this one. ! he muttered, as if in pain. He shut his lips, brought his feet to the floor, and began to walk up and down the room. "If you could see the dignity of the mother, Paul. No whining, no hard-lucstory. Just one long tale of how good God has been to them, and of what a wonderful son she has, and that Sheila the girl who came here is Sheila ought to be an actress, the way she carries on. She made a joke of It the child's honesty, and her returning the money "I knew the minute I saw the child itd be something like that, he said. "God be good to us all! was won"Paul, was thinking dering, since this girl has lost her job, whether shed come to us for next week? We're going to be simply rushed out of our senses. She could keep an eye on Veronica she'd be the greatest help to Katie. Then I could get some idea of what she can do, and what they need what is it, Gertrude? The last phrase was an abrupt inGertrude, clad in a terruption. QUESTIONS AllAA It Is better to steam vegetables. Vegetables in boiling lose 30 to 50 per cent of their mineral salts. over the bust, where you want it. If steamed only 10 per cent is lost. The waist is finished with a narrow roll collar, and three darts chopped, candied ginat the tops of the sleeves broaden gerSprinkle over thin biscuit dough. Then the shoulders becomingly. spread the combination with soft A style equally becoming to butter. Cut into strips a fourth of both misses and women, this de- an inch wide and two inches long. sign (8G54) makes up smartly in Bake quickly. Serve hot. wool crepe, flat crepe or silk print, and will be nice for street cottons Try tinting your ice cubes with later on. It is easy to make, and vegetable dyes. A spring salad, sew chart includes a for instance, is delightful to look with complete directions. at and unusually crisp if it is set Pattern No. 8G54 is designed for in a bowl of green ice cubes. Dessizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. serts may be worked out in the with short same way. Size 16 requires, sleeves, 48 yards of material; with long sleeves, 4a8 Tack several thicknesses of yard con- heavy cloth or paper over the coryards without nap; trasting material for collar, if de- ners of the table before covering sired. Send order to: it with new oilcloth. The recovering job will then be easier and SKWINO CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. will look much neater. e s h Ai g HOUSEHOLD 4 a and 21, loses her suggestions to her boss a ATURN barbecue and clam-baksupper, they had danced at the Casim: strolkd out into the moonshine to talk. d..nced again. The i thers had been singing; Shtl-lis and Peter had sung, too, and it a had seemed to them that their very sou's had risen to Heaven on the sire's of There's a Long. Lot g Tr. and The End of a Perfect SERVICE FAR mirso UTAH p 30-in- 149 New Montgomery Ave. Calif. San Francisco Enclose 15 cent In coins for Pattern No Slz Name Address riace a piece of zinc on red-ho- t coals in the kitihen range or furnace. The vapor that arises while the zinc melts will remove soot from the chimney. Decision If'as Quite Just, Considering the Evidence The magistrate was deaf, but certainly not deafer than the two men before him. The first man leaned forward earnestly. Sir, he exclaimed, this man tT.4 Itl owes me a grocery bill amounting Clean away the muggy film and to no less than $20, and refuses to leave a silken lustre pay it! Polish to your dampMother, dd The second man sprang up. ened cleaning cloth and apply that to dull Thats a liel he cried, indig- snd listless furniture (woodwork or floors) nantly. My dog didnt bite him." just hit you'd wash them. Soon the ugly There was a pause while the film of winter dirt is gont and yout lovely a than and magistrate reviewed the situation, wood smiles back at you with for then he announced his decision. gtnmnt: warm, aoft silken lustre. Ask AN EXTREMELY smart and Gentlemen, he said, "I fully simple frock, this has triangu- appreciate your feelings, but I can 0-(eda- r lar pockets, which make it news. see no reason why you should not VLPolish Buttoned down the front like a combine to support your mother. coat, it's so easy to slip into, and MOPS, WAX, DUSTERS, CLEANERS AND FLY AND MOTH SPRAY ha3 attractive belt detailing. The Fully Educated skirt seams extend into the bodice, so that you get fullness A man is not educated until he Preserving Grin has the ability to summon, in an Care to our coffin adds a nail, emergency, his mental powers in no doubt; and every grin, so vigorous exercise to effect its pro- merry, draws one out. John Wol--' cot. posed object. Webster. V Jlsk Me Jlnother 0 A General Quiz "Ah-h-h- k It was long after midnight when Sheila fell asleep. or tell me how many pairs of shoes I'd buy thim in a mont, with some dim yet still smouldering memory workers' settlement of long-ag- visit. j Sheila began, now "Mamma, genuinely appalled, "Mrs. Me Cann isn't a charity worker! She's com-- ' 1 mg as an old friend how could stop her! If youll only be dicent to her, Mamma, if you'll only be just polite Polite to one and all I'll ever her mother began, in an unbe yielding tone, "but beholden to one I niver setn "Oh, Mamma, fur heaens sake! Eeholden! Sheila was t.rcd, emntiorally shaken, close to tears Joe spoke suddenly. You made her think we were something we aren t, Sheila, and even if it was my a joke, it seems to me that it sn't fair to drag Ma into it. If Mrs. Me Cann really does ci me tomorrow, which she Mamma will pr, bab'y won't, why, that it was to her lam to ex; have of yeur nonsense! some just "I get a t .m.ce to meet people it! like that, and then you queer Sheila malti red bitterly. "hr. vbe she'll just think it was fai ' v, Sheila'" Angela sa'd. would ever think of "Who but v who enor-r- r tKh a thine'" Cecilia, .uov ado rrd the spirit of the i. hr k.ng her head. r g.:l, c ' 'r h it pc' Mrs Carscadden e f r Sheila ; i c tragic ling. "Aunt Ellie, he's not! He was to go to the tailor, and meet Frank and pick out the ushers' pins and everything, and then he was going to meet me at the Pauiists and he hasn't done any of it! He said he had to go to the library at half past four and he would meet us at five. We telephoned the tailor, even, and Frank is just about fit to be tied; he says he's afraid Pf tor's been Tmw! The Answers 1. There the wedding ceremony consists merely of eating cake together. 2. A palindrome. 3. Libel. 4. A dude. 5. Canada, Brazil and the Unitinn' ed States, in size according to the ...i i OVpr 1040 ly order named. Hello Company 6. Water chickens (Florida are birds about the size of a chicken, squawk like hens, swim, but rarely fly. They are of the rail family. Wise Among Fools 7. Two years, between the ages Sign of Spring of eight and ten. Those who wish to appear wise Love knows no winter; no, nol 8. Molars are back teeth. Front among fools, among the wise men It is, and remains, the sign of teeth are incisors. seem foolish. Quintilian. spring. Ludwig Tieck. s) n I LIKE ALL THE MILDNESS IN MY CIGARETTE. I CAN GET CAMELS BURN SLOWER AND SMOKE SO MUCH CAMEL'S SLOWER WAY OF BURNING MEANS SEVERAL DEFINITE EXTRAS' IN PLEASURE-A- ND EXTRA SMOKING hurt!" "Oh, for heaven's sake Judge Cann said, annoyed and impatient. "Dont lose your wits!" "Well, Uncle Paul, all I know Is that tonight is the n.ght of the dinner dance at the Cahills' our last ,, before we are married, and it's to in renc t lib'" cor.fi- start sharp at seven, because were s she w i nt to be d all going up to the Country Club, n of and look it's twenty afKr six now! clous j, , ,rs raged m her Ah, don't laugh at me do someWon't you do won't you u Gt rtr .ue. because thing, bed th r d v something0" t "If ever I'm given an thor life on J she tinted Pe r. l ed b.ri this earth, Judge Me Cann said t d set ' - r g to the piously, rt aching for his coat "I v e A' gi a to htpe I'll have ftwer throubles! ( ItDER AND COOLER PER PACKJOO Me ; - '! t ar "I see myself going!" Sheila mut dc As it tered. th t g Fortunately, even after enter. e15 In art n.nn few a the kitchen, she had J e ;u V s in which to recover herself. "d h lV.f murthere, were and Cecilia Moore else ter, ore No muring at the table. was in sight. Presently Angela and Mamma cr he and then the new ccat i. n V' admi.e and hat had to be handled and the story told ard retold. n "The loveliest pet pie you ever so hajiF saw, Mamma they're all he? bed he and so kind, and laugh ng together th nrr.imber "Paul Me Cann, I name well," Sheila's mother mimed fftr' vv "He was a square-bui.- t a head of black hair on um. ''r "That's the one, Ma." c Mrs "They were fine people. i T:.o h'- -' Carscadden said i rf a face and loosened hair, had entered the room without announcement. "Aunt Ellie, do you know where Peter is? "Do I Peter? Where would he be? "Well, hes not home; he's not here! "Hes on his way home then, dar- 1. How does a wedding in the Samoan islands differ from our ceremony? 2. A word or group of words that reads the same backward or forward, as Able was I ere I saw Elba, is called what? 3. Which is written, libel or slander? 4. What is a popinjay? 5. Which are the three largest countries in the Western hemisphere? 6. What are water chickens? 7. How did Benjamin long Franklin attend school? 8. Can ones front teeth be referred to as molars? I I fr ndl tomorrow, to.'! s to sie got "I've rr. i tNrly pride, and b desire v i ca n were Idnt srp that she claimed, c.la Mt the but for rPi ar v of Ft ter. and with , dressing-gown- The Questions rr! . -- - . gt rt-- r '.five Sheila was nervous m the office Itl recent liboratorf trK CAMFI S burned 25 'c ilouer than the average of the 15 other of the largeit-sellibrands tcitcd slower than any of them. That means, on the average, a smoking (iui equal to GpEXTRA SMO,KS TR PACK rr -r lunch; (TO IF. COM IV 1 1 wv ar 'wnm s 'fOS3 f? JtRM tor1 vfq SLOW-BURNIN- COSTLIER TOBACCOS |