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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH gBB8EHM3tttfflg3TO ymyynn The Recluse of Fifth Avenue ' .CHAPTER VIII 15 looked into the amethyst eyes of a He had looked into lovely girl. hes a sneering many eyes, but these were different, and me only this baffling, alluring, inviting, repelling. were mere- He had barely time to see she was tall . Said that only and slim and golden-haireI hear, said his "hiothers placid men like Alf and service. I hope voice, that the oldest Raxon girl is Not exactly, but swine. Told Bradney morning that ly parasitic growths. timidity drove husky me Into domestic there's a time when hell think differently. Milraan wants you to familiarize yourself with Raxons private rooms. From an Interview in a NewTork paper, It appears he lives in a tower. He does.' Since Ive been here, not even his wife has ventured Into It I go In regularly to carry cedar logs for his open fire. The doors are fitted with special locks. Ive taken an ImAlf goes to pression of the keys. town tomorrow. Hell fetch them. Im not worrying. Nita and Peter I never noticed those names rhymed running this show. Raxon expects a great deal from you. He says you are the only expert he ever got for nothing. men-servan- . Continued good-lookin- Mrs. McKimber, whose fortune had enabled her husband to become one of the wealthiest men in a wealthy state, enjoyed staying in new houses and meeting new sets of people. She saw In this Invitation to Great Rock the opportunity of discussing . reduction to music,, fruit diet, and the gospel of calories. On each of - these points Mrs. McKimber had her experiences to relate. Her son Robin, a man of did not welcome new friends unless he knew all about them and that knowledge proved satisfactory. On the drive from the hotel In New York where the McKimbers always stayed he kept questioning his father about the Raxons. Why should his father waste a week here when he could be touring the state and strengthening his political position? Robin desired to be a senators son and taste Washington life under the happiest conditions. Although Raxon had planned that McKimber should visit him, the manufacturer had no Idea of It. McKira-be- r on his way to Great Rock felt humiliated with the knowledge that he'had 'VIrtuatiy asked for an lnvita-- ' tlon here. A few months before such a thing would have seemed Impossible. McKimber had learned suddenly that Paul Raxon was working to gain a primary nomination for the exalted position McKimber believed was already In his own grasp. At first he laughed the Idea to scorn. But his campaign manager had. showed him Innumerable clippings filled with Interviews in which Paul Raxon had spo-- , ken enthusiastically about beautifying American cities so that the Old world sent her tourists to see them.-Raxohad spoken before a federation of womens clubs and had been very well received. He was described as a ready and eloquent speaker. , Hes got a peach of a press agent," said McKImbers campaign manager gloomily, and his line Is absolutely new. Its making a great hit with the ' ; t Influential wotaien. He cant win on that stuff, Me-- , KImber growled. He was one of those e politicians who distrust women and underestimate their power. Maybe not, but he can split the party vote, cant he? His platform Is a winner. He promises the building trades plenty of work and he has been their man for twenty years. As Ive said, the women will vote for him, and so will the Intellectuals. . I tell you, John, hes got to be stopped. If he Thats runs, our party loses out. sure. What sort of a fellow Is he? Nobody seems to know. Youve got to get under his skin. No good going to his, office. In another mans office the cards are stacked against you." Try the social end of it. Hes just bought Belllngtons place ,and is going to entertain. Ive got it. I know Herman Loddon pretty well. Ill work It so he asks you for a week-enHow about it?" In the end McKimber agreed this was the best plan. Eventually he, Mrs. McKimber and their son were asked for a week. McKimber ,dld not look forward to his task. But he did not doubt his success. He had been used to dealing with men, and he would have little trouble with dreamer with a better architecture complex. Robin refused to be one of the party. He agreed to drive his parents to Great Rock, where they would make : his excuses. Im sure you would enjoy yourself," I cant think why said his mother. Do stay with so particular. joure us, Robin. The McKimber car described a sudden, alarming lurch. If - youve accepted,-- I suppose I ought to stay," said Robin. Gee, what a beauty His mother agreed, Isnt It? thinking he had obtained some new view of the big house they were approaching. But It was not a view of Great Rock which influenced him. Just for a few seconds as the heavy car swung round a ourva Robin McKimber had good-lookin- g n old-tim- d. . 1 , he said Indignantly. Good-looking- She Is a peach!" When did you see her? Mrs. McKimber looked at him curiously, I mean Ive heard she Is a peach, he explained. They lived In Paris for some Mrs. McKimber added. I years, Imagine they are chic. You bet, said Robin heartily. McKimber sighed and spoke for the first time for some miles. You nearly ran us off the road a while ago, he said. There was a drop of thirty feet at that point. I want to go to Washington. I dont want to end up here. I must have the wheel tightened, Robin answered. He hoped he was not flushing. He had thought himself to be above such displays of emotion. But then he had never seen such a girl before. Until now he had believed that writers who described heroines eyes as violet or amethyst were merely lying. He knew now he had misjudged them. They too must have seen the eldest Raxon girl. It took Robins utmost composure to keep his face becomingly wreathed In smiles when he was Introduced to the Misses Raxon. They were nothing; usual types, overdressed and badly made up. When they suggested he might like to see the estate he agreed readily, so readily that the eldest girl dismissed her sisters wtth i As the eldest 6he was to gesture. have the first chance. Robin saw the golden girl as he crossed the golf links. One of your house guests?" he asked, as he hoped, without apparent - interest Thats Miss Brown, said the on girl. No, she Isnt a guest. Rax- A neighbor, perhaps? The eldest Miss Raxon laughed ma. liciously.'' Shes ,a sort of housekeeper-secretary- . Mother and we girls havent time to think about ordering meals or . firing servants, so we hired her, Miss Brown had a mashie and was practicing short approaches. Of all the nerve, said Gertrude Raxon. "Ill see mother stops that. She cant learn how to play golf here." Robin watched Miss Brown swing. The ball cleared three pine trees and nestled within putting distance of the bole.- - As pretty a stroke as he, a scratch man, could ever hope to make. I Imagine she has learnt a good bit of golf somewhere else," he said dryly. Gertrude Raxon became more and more distasteful to him. She was an empty-heade- d little flirt and could not interest him. As soon as he could he went back to his room. His reward came at dinner. Miss Brown was there, quite well dressed. They were not Introduced, and she sat some distance from him. Robin determined to get an Introduction after dinner. After dinner came a dance, and the evasion of the two elder Raxon girls was not easy. Robin looked sourly at an animated and gesticulating Frenchman a viscount, as he recalled it who carried on a long conversation In his native tongue with Miss Brown. Only once Robin stared Into the violet eyes. They seemed to look through him. But he was sure Miss Brown remembered that moment when there was a reasonably good chance of the extinction of the McKimber family. He wished he could dance with her. He detested very small clinging girls like Gertrude Raxon. And since he was himself dark, he preferred the blonde type. Of course the Raxon girls were And well they might be. jealous. Probably Miss Brown had a hard time to placate the furies her charms and beauty aroused in her employers daughters. Finally poor Robin had to Introduce himself. He did it very well. It came in the nature of an apology. Robin . 1 Answer 1 WYNDHAM MARTYN 7 Costs less than $1.00 to decorate a room with Questions No. 1 6 Is the name of the highest peak In Canada? 2 Who was the leading Jockey for 1920? 3 Who was the Union general at Copyright ia tbs United W N U Service the battle of Gettysburg? 4 Who was Kit Carsons was so that most girls forgave him minor breaches of etiquette. ' My name is Robin McKimber, he began. "And as I know you are Miss Brown, we are Introduced, aren't we?" And this Is your Idea of an introMiss Brown spoke without duction? enthusiasm. He was a little staggered. Ilis smile was what people usually termed Infectious. I had to Introduce myself, he returned, because nobody else would. .Exactly what was the necessity? she demanded. I wanted to apologize for nearly running you down on the drive this afternoon." She was not making It easy. Im afraid you exaggerate," she said calmly. I was standing on a rock fully two feet above the road level when you turned the corner so His face fell. She could recklessly. not help smiling ,a little. But, of course, if you really do want to apolo. gize for being so careless I do, he said Earnestly. Then you must apologize to your parents. They were in real danger and I was not Im a most careful driver, he said. "Ask my mother. What happened today never happened to me before. What was that? There was a trace of a smile which passed over her face and was gone. I saw that eyes could really be vioHe looked Into let, he answered. them admiringly. I forgot everything. You should lose your license, she said severely. But there was no doubt that she smiled as she turned away with a slight bow. She was more used to verbal fencing than he had imagined. On the whole, he decided he had behaved This was no browvery stupidly. beaten dependent thirsting for kind words. Robins evening was spoiled. John McKimber was puzzled concerning Paul Raxon. He had known of Raxon for years, but he had never met him nor believed very much in his Influence. McKimber had thought of him as a younger man who would look up to him as one having long ago won his spurs, r McKimber had come here sure that victory would be his In the struggle. He was uneasily aware that Raxon was not easy to Impress. The younger mans knowledge of politics and politicians seerqpd uncanny. He was without reverence for the dead or respect for the living. Once or twice McKimber believed his host was laughing at him. It would not be advisable to start any serious discussions until the two were on more friendly terms. Raxons would not be the first political aspirations that McKimber had nipped In the bud. That was the duty of all sound machine politicians or popular government might creep in and destroy the machinery. Raxon would see he was wrong to Imperil his ambiparty because of his new-bor- n tions. For almost a generation now John McKimber had been the mainstay of his party In his own section of the state. 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One evening while he was dining with the council of the Royal academy a messenger arrived from Victoria saying that she desired his presence at Buckingham palace. The prince merely nodded. Half an hour later a second messenger said the queen was waiting and required the prince to return at once. Again he merely nodded. In another thirty minutes arrived a peremptory order : The queen commands your royal highness immediate return. Cool and phlegmatic as ever, even under this final humiliation, the prince again dismissed the messenger with a nod. He remained with his hosts of the evening and, sleeping elsewhere, did not return to the palace that night overhear what he would say to McKimber when, the hour came to which he had long looked forward. There would be no tinkling telephones to interrupt. He chuckled as he thought of McKimber. He knew the manufacturer for an honest If stubborn man, who had long been regarded as a valued party prop. 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