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Show erite Hurt er N ErEHs in thi: stor Sirh-,r.-. i ' secretary, 7 ' 11 -i- 1 '''''' '' "' UfkRJiu,- i1""1 ll,s" IE 1 , nTB"that i.'ii rN''M in .1 . !' h' LJ:BL1 ... r- : 1 1 Fl wL knoch "" '"' "' '' 1 rsBB?rncV ,. , 1 ... .1. but fl VKoor f-r Jnn'i f'-fCKi- Jero' w & ' Klled rue. llHfca3 ar :-.vUv.;. 1 Vsftli- ' ' Ken- - 1 '" Kir:' fess 01 j('. i A I UP tins ' ' id tin hmy J !' j, , . kh tZ Ehc sr. .' - Erivnt i'1, IP fljs. Bt '1 5 fee-! e oi' TcnV, ii IP" H ' la tii b Pd "'' --El QUlred Mc'r'-.T e. Ran'l' . r.-ir mpar io!i B tv -N' ' Kami big '1 facts . ttnenty. Jane for enlaivi; LWMwBl a good i ' B of Iustoc kholdei I." htie?" lookliiK about the tmall fl! I sliall just take : ti officer and direc tor, and r sen i t i '; . bat fce you a block of stock, lying for it yourself, for need know. Then, when , you assign it to me. It's done ever) day." r will explain It? just brm. I want your name lubscrlptlon list. It's a lave a nice block of stock to start off By the way full name''" he asked ilm She always disliked ddle name, too. I whole Thing very' light-king light-king a memorandum of the foolish middle name Jtter. No copy. We'll )w how," Jano confessed BVery stenographer knew back In his swivel chair He was very good look-in look-in once. alnee Jane ac-sitlon. ac-sitlon. shf had wondered! good for her to be so many of" this fascluat-of fascluat-of her sphere certainly, raveled from Florida to ack to New York was mand respect! lion I be very rich Jane thought. The contracts con-tracts sho drew up mentioned such large sums: Th- mortgages were also large! Jane knew little about mortgnges, bile sho knew bow big an acr was. Hre wis i loan who own ci ibousanili of aprea! IIr imagluatlon r.ni rim With th. bcauiliul descripli.Mis. Randolph Ran-dolph dictated for the circulars, (.range groves. Gods-own sunshine, etc., etc. Jane lived in a one-room kitchenette a back View and no sun' She would lnvi to havi ,.n,- o. (o,r--own BUnahihe ' for her mother, and as for ortingi.- groves! They paid ten cents . t n- orangci Randolph owned whole proves of oranges: Jane hated the social order of things at I hut moinont. She felt the red urge! Whv siioubi )i have .-o' mucli, ami b, y,, little? Aside from the oranges, this rebel-1 Hon at fortune aimed higher. Mi 1 Randolph's engaging smile had set! strange thoughts In Jane's head Ho wns handsoi.o Puffing a cigarette, hd umlled and politely offered hiH goid-monogram-nacd case. Elave oife?" he Invited in sua v.- New York fashion i eoumn t. It suggested Intimacy however In in was disgusted with herself for not being shoc ked. Randolph went back to the busi-ness busi-ness ot blowing little ring of smoke Jane drew little eats and dogs over her note-book , . psych. . -a n.i Ivst might have said she i,ad a great fle- slrt lor dogs and cats. It was pleasantly intimate to he alone with Randolph in the office this wa The smoke seemed an aura of masculine presence to Jane Every now and then, as he pondered over the contracts, Randolph would run his fingers through h.s thick mop ol hair ills hair was what Jan.- r ailed temperamental." tem-peramental." She got he,- ftiea from the heroes in many mov,. s. Randolph was OS handsome as any, Jane rcflet-t- ed with covert glances across the d'.-k J. in had o broth,.,. She and her mother lived ij:o tw old ijds with a canary and a few goldfishnot gold-fishnot even room for a cat Thcv were lonesome Jane wonderco what t would he like to have a man about KsssaSr1 joi,yin:'" hk This time instead of drawing '.us and dog. Jano sketched a little pipe On her note-book. It meant a great deal to her. but she was aroused by a very sharp and practical question. ques-tion. "Arc you married or divorced "" Randolph inquired. "Xo," Jane blushed. "No, what? ot divorced?" "N'o. l mean I never " "That's tin. : You're a splmter then Insert that in the deed, if you please insert your name in full spinster!'1 'I don't understand." Jane protested "Nothing to it, little girl." lie said easily. I don't understand the whole thing1 Why should I have stock or land?! " hv should I sign my name as spln-i sicr0 It's nono of anyone's business'" I Jane was cross, she did not know' why' Randolph leaned across the desk and her hand. His touch wr vcrv warm. I "How could you be expec ted to understand un-derstand it? You're new in the real estate business. My old secretary Miss Johnson, always took title to my property. prop-erty. That obviates my taking "record, then when I turn the stuff. I get the broker s commission. See' J" """ an a'.', t. w.,d , .... ,. r nothing, frcept perhaps the funny little stripe In his very fashionable fash-ionable red cravat. "Miss Johnson. ' "Randolph went on was ;i very clever girl. She married, of course. They all do:" He gazed at Jane keenlv. then added ad-ded : ' This is a great trust I am placing m you. Hu should appreciate it" Thank you," Jane blushed. (Copyright; 1922 by The Pell Syndicate, Syndi-cate, Inc.) Another Pine Installmi ni ot This story Tomorrow country' in the world." was tho mod-! jest reply. "Go right ahead. You can't mistake it." So the three of them kept on. Beauty is all a matter of opinion. but if anyone had asked the Twins, what they thought of Verdure Vllh-I Vllh-I when they came to It, they would have jsald it was the ugliest city in the world and that King Vordo's palace wa tho ugliest house in It, (To Bo Continued) I e ( Copyright. 1922, NBA Service) |