Show S IN IN ER ERI I 1 AlEA P 1 j NEA NE 1926 WHAT RAT HAS IUS GONE ORE ORR Both CHERRY n LA IS 18 1 nn nn an luif rU flirt ITH 1 1 LAND LANC 20 O O stay lit Hay nt homo onto drudge dru for cor the lie of six sIr era to non BOB L A who ho eu on his first visit to lo the tho hOu how plainly I that h lit lie I Is Im- Im lin Intrigued with Cher Chier- Chierry's Cherry's rys ry's beauty That Thit after nUel lIatha has lef left Cherry Cheery slips oil out ot for fora a tn ou Je with lIh ILEY w ILEY to o hom flit her liAM liAM- L c lias ILaS the He lie tries to o abduct t Ier Site She screams ArousIng her hel fall fall- cr cr and anil but telLs her hr father Jle i-he docs does not know klow shO ho shOher her assailant us as ns To lie he confesses es hc beg mill not to tl tell lieu her father B II mother In aref ar an er- er erfort ef f effort I fort to make inako up Faith Cherry i to hy Jer material for a whir heu she ohe herself one She homo it is that she well ivell knows cannot wor cx- cx cx pectIn to get Jt It herself l start lo to tell her the truth about tho nd of the III fore forI but Cherrys Cherry's frightened hitch hitch- hitching In ing stop stops her I cr Faiths raith Ift itc II a hon call from JUNIOR 21 f who hiss hAS been arrested te 1 or She pawns every trinket Fhe hie hag to get hint out of rouble without her fath father er anti andIn 1 lie 1 s to tn pay 0 her Int k Cherry Idle ten Faith lio i-lio he ha lilts lies III Iii Iii- lIeu l C 0 U Ii I S T E B I hART Faiths Faith's former hom lio Cherry h has lias assay 11 front her i olster to dinner He lie- In turn lia hta hl 1 11 1 1 to 1 pi S to ft a amo tino mo moIe lc Ie them anil auth hell Introduced Cd to ralth reo re- remarks rc marks mark In ly tood Goodlord Lord I didn't know they thc attic like hike you you fOil any more lI Mios q NOW XO GO O OX WITH Tin rill STORY sTOnY CHAPTER CIlA lTER Ill IlI 1 dont don't know knew what you mean Mr Pruitt PalM blushed with painful confusion contusion George Gorgo Pruitt did not answer Immediately His Ills eyes ees were ere trat- trat trav-dinc trav lIng dIng whit willi lIh greedy Interest over tue tM fine column of ot her throat along the splendid sweep sweet of or he her shout shout- shoulders ders down the rounded bare fore tore forearms forearms arms along alon her perfectly proper proper- proportioned tall tail body to her lIeI lon long lone rIco rIco- der der d r feet teet In their heir heeled Cuban white canvas slices shoes I Oh FaithS Faith'S a led fed Cite Cite- Cher vs v's tInkling hunt l rang rane out I 1 II I II I II 11 her rho hn ou ht to tn reduce red 10 pounds Why she weighs a hun bun lun- lun ired l and five tin She Rhe told I te amateur ir artist this Oils In naive o r rr r I I 1 only weigh ninety ninety- iv 1 Xe hJ- hJ j I n lC lyLord My Lord would you i t i a 11 I Ms-de Ms Ie 1111 Geor George andel If Jt you Ou 1 11 9 9 w t t bait scour 1 l just your t eo pi for for Ir JA 9 rL ne- ne and an b ho w l d said s 0 sa If It Bh she b h in en a 1 ilten frolicking att at nt t feet be able to io Inc Inc Ine my rny surprise at nt finding you here Ier j oi C orpe or re you ott old Id ra rascal al Chester Hart tart slapped lila Ills thigh and nd chortled with glee Blee Some n line that Go h you ou artist t can an get Ret with murder murler When I 1 want ant to tell tIll It a a dame Iva Ive tell fell for her her- r hard all alt I can say sav I In is G Gee e held ld your youre our some Home ome baby hut old tells cm em em they're the tho Venus o m hag o flo lo and hes he's pretty Oh Ob to be 1 in tn arii t ou on better watch this bird ics ic's I thO swift one all alt rl rIght bt all right right Oh Ob take a tu tuck k In your our mouth mouthY George Geor e Pruitt turned on I him Im wrathfully Im Im going 1011 to tn I Paint Lanes Lan picture if C let me I may have t tit sell whole whole- wholesale whole sale groceries r to make mak a living 11 but by golly Im I'm not net going coin to tn pass up tip a 11 rj nce to get pet p a model like you Will W you OU pose poso for Cor me Ml TAns Lane I Faith glanced ft pt Cherry saw that the the- the Utile face face- wa was white and nd with and jealousy Im afraid she be said 1101 as ns If It the words canto came 1 h that I wont won't ont have time Mr fr Pruitt thank nut But thank you just you just the same Cherrys face bloom d SCam With a dees dee's she site present presented ed herself to George Pruitt's a ad ad- ad nIra Lion How ouM you vou like hike me Toe tor for model Mr Ilir Pruitt Thanks sometIme Thanks sometime perhaps I I I 11 z H Ht t i L 4 I M P Aunt Hattie I your own liet- liet back the table I I I I I Geor t Pruitt turned away from her allnOtt rudely and addressed hImself to Faith I 1 suggested to Cheater that we wo aU nU go eo to th the movies mo Would you OU enjoy that Were ero regular mc le tans fans Mr 11 Pruitt Cherry cut In before Faith could answer Of course well we'll ba bo delighted Youre comIng In my car arent aren't you ou ou Miss Else S J Lane George Pruitt took Faiths Faith's elbow os ns they toward tho the two cars p parked at nt the cUlb bo ho j jealous alous Faith Cherry called out gall gaily cally I 1 hardlY hardly hardly think so since Inco he came me to call on you Oll Faith an- an answered answered an answered QUI Quietly thy lIy as she stepped Into racy looking road road- roadster roadster roadster ster The Tha next morning Cherry was as sulking sulking- like a bad Iad child She had hadnot hadnot hadnot not to Faith since George Pruitt and Chester Hart Mart had taken their leave lea at thirty eleven the night before Hello folks Heros Hero's lour our 01 old 1 Aunt Hattie Hattle come to upend the day The Lane Lane family breakfasting chorused feeble unenthusIastic IThe greetIng to the thin mouthed tight mouthed little Mr III sister who lived away over on the South SI Side SIe SId e with Grandpa Ion and Grandma Lane How are y you yell u Hallie Hows How's How sMa Ma IL and Pa Mrs Irs Lane asked In her complaining sighing voice Pretty retty well Hat Hal Hallie Hattie Hat He tie lie Lane Lano took the chair which her brother gave eave rs as if glad to es escape escape ape I I declare Jim youre you're real old Squar up them shoulders o 0 yourn You ont aint nt dead yet et Martha youve you've pUt pui on ten It youve you've ou e put on an since I I you last Youre You're scan scan- scandalous can can- dalous fat rat But nut you look hook better n you Il have hav ve In a coons coon's age arc Been taking that India Herb medicine 1 brought you ou Mrs Er I 1 Aint better betler Hattle flushed darkly and her Lanes TAnea face ace brown eyes snapped angrily I dont don't sl sleep p an hour II a a and the Tain pLin In my legs lets and shoulders Is 3 fierce Easy for tor you Ou to Wf Hattie Hattle you oC strong as a mule Nobody know knows what I go CO through through- Well Veil rit I IC t we w dont don't It aint be- be because because be because hattie Hattle cause you OU dont don't tell us Lane brushed her Tier In law ln a aside brisk briskly Faith Falth pour DOUr me mo a cup of cor- cor coffee cor fee fe And If It youve you've oue got a 0 wee mite mitS o 0 toa toast t left you might pop it In Inthe inthe Inthe the ov oven oven n and warm it up for tor m mr But lont dont fO Co to no T O trouble for tor me inc incI meI I hall hail my breakfast t hours n ago ago- ao o- o Cherr Cherry Lane L n you march right to 10 otho the tho bathroom and scrub that pain 1 ln off oft your checks and ond lips III's 1 The Th IJ ide All Mi up like a 1 Indian I should think you'd oud be b ashamed of yourself What hat youre you're oure or 01 1 to to- to let her poke tier ber head out 0 o- o othe the tho house lookin Ilk Ilka a chorus girl cirl with will them short bal luti ballet let skirts on her garters garters- carters Aunt Hattie I wish Ish you'd your own bu business Cherry scrap d iii i her r chair back from the table and flung her ber napkin violently Into the center cent r of ot the table Cherry Remember your Aunt hattIe's attles alot older than you Dont Don't make Mama Iama ashamed of you Mrs Lane chided the girl tirl hearted half heartedly half I ly i i If It she ha was a child ehUd 0 o mine mine- mine Hattle Hattie Lane nc began beran heatedly bUI Cherry had fled fled from the room her laming beneath the lusting of or mandarin route rouge Hattie Hattle turned her steely bright ee yen upon Junior who ducked I shielding his face with an on arm In in mock terror The lively spinsters spinster's face softened as It always lid did when her Ier eyes es rested resiN upon pon Jim lint Ju- Ju Junior Junior Ju Junior Aint no call lo to act as ns If It I Iwas gain to you Junior j abc rohe grinned d wryly at him Where II In the llio name namo of or did dill you YOI Ilet I get that necktie Looks lIke a lg egg broke up In a bowl ot oh o beet juice Its It a Q batik Aunt Hallie J Joy y giggled d That lay Fay Allen Alien that J Longs Long's ong S around wit with made mader madeI r I for or him You do It with uth Ith paraffin n a paints paint n a n That vill ili 11 do Joy her moth I I I reached over o and thumped the tow towhead towhead towhead head With nth Ith her cr thumb and ind middle finger Go Co to the th bathroom bathroom and wash your our knees t this ls mInute I 1 do- do de declare dare clare to goodness you OU always look like you'd oud been een through the alley And wash sash tho the egg ess oft off your mouth I already washed TOy scuffed Joy Pier her brown lather heather sandals tandala sulkily as she walked slowly out of ot the Iho room Do as I 1 tell lell you and no hack back backtalk tall talk from you young lady her mother told her Heres Her a coddled egg for tor you ou Aunt Hattie Hattle and two nice fresh pieces ot of toast said Faith Falth Faith Faith- hur- hur hur In from the kitchen tier her Ier face tace flushed and anxious Aunt Hattie for tor a Q whole day dayi I Un m Only one of ot the family that's woth woith the tho powder ponder PO det and lead ta take e tu to biow jow tl l brains out and Aunt Hattie looked hooked up at Faith I with twInkling eyes I 1 come over to get you OU to help me cut out my new black and white I voile volle Faith I brought you a n piece Ieee lof of goods too I was wall doln doin a 11 little at the lie Banner Danner store yester yester- yesterday yesterday ester ds day when Cherry herry was buying up that lowered flowered stuff sturt for tor herself Heard her tell the tho clerk that YOU wanted some seine maize malz colored but she he thought you'd like that hat big big- bit t stuff bett better r Hunh Im I'm UI to her tier tricks Open that I bundle on the sideboard nod and YOu like it That young nip that waited on me said eald it was maize colored all right right- right I Oh Aunt hattie Hattle Tears furred Faiths Faith's voice olce as II she lifted the tha love love- lovely lovely lovely ly soft yellow ellow material from froni the wrappings Its exactly what I wanted Youre You're a dallIng to give rivo it 11 to me She flung her arms arias around the stiff scrawny little tsure and Ids ed her on a withered cheek check Hunh Guess somebody's got rot to think ot of o you once In a while Got a abeau beau to lo spring It on oh on Hear that young out where the Lane C family lives live Dont Don't let Cherry walk wall oft off him Ive I've had my my eye on en hip him for tor you OU tor for a month la 6 Now it If you OU lazy laxy toUtS folks have ove set around arlund this break breal- breakfast breakfast fast table long lony enough scoot all scoot all allot ot of youIe you Mo ISle and alad Faiths Faith's Bola ot a pile pileo o 0 work to do today Lets tackle these dishes first first Faith n then Ill I'll red oed up the tho bed bed- bedrooms Bed rooms while rooms While you stick the shear In Inthis inthis inthis this mess o 0 yellow stuff o 0 Yourn ourn No hurry about my black and white voile oll What you round aroun for Junior I t declare I 1 boo be bo lIeve the tho bIg Us baby Wants want ants a Kiss There now Clear out and let us u women folks Bit busy Cherry got Rot her lier dander up UI about this time Aunt Batt Hattie asked as alto ulio he wielded a vigorous dish cloth over an un eggy plate Chester Hart and Ko 1 tero ero over hero hue last night night- night Faith answered hesitatingly Sho loathed go gossiping against Cherr Cherry but It was tas very hard to hoodwink Aunt that Hat thattie Hattle tie lie Chester had como come to see Cherry Cherry- Your beau Aunt hattie Hallie d de demanded Well It if that dont don't beat all all And who's this George Pruitt No kinto them rich Lincoln Pruitt is 13 be bo Their only son aon Faith smIled Chester Invited hint him to como conic and andeo so go to tho the movies with us I sup sup- suppose suppose sup suppose pose Chester Chesler was vas feeling pretty mean about me mc you and know know wonted wanted to make mak It up to me- me me And Aud George Georgo Pruitt tell tell fell for Cor you ou and Cherrys Cherry's Cherry mad enough enough to bite nails In two Aunt Hattie chuckled led triumphantly Well Vell land hand o 0 Id I'd a elvo a farm tarm to seen toa seen a-seen her face tace And hero here I was to myself because I seen you I blush lush when I 1 mentioned Bob Hathaway's nome name There Thero you OU go to again Well Veil Oh drat It Theres There's the tho doorbell Ill Ili answer It When Aunt Hallie returned to the kitchen sho she Ivas was in III her arnis arm an enormous florists florist's boX and her eyes ees eye were snapping with e More II ore flowers Clowers for Cor Cherry FaIth asked drying tier her Ier hands From Bob Hathaway I suppose Guess again young lady Aunt crowed delightedly for Cor Miss hiss Faith Lane Lanel And from the sizo of ot the box I bet they're them stemmed stemmed long American beauties To Be Re Continued 00 00 |