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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH She even smiled a little, to deceive the others In the room. Duane turned hln back upon them, forcing her to withdraw from them a little and stand alone with him. Will you after a little when you are rested? She shook her head again, smiling, not looking at him. I fancy I shall he tired all evening, she said. You are more beautiful than ever Jerry. Thank you. She did not even flush beneath the warmth of his ,es. She would have returnol to the -- table, but he retained her one Instant Then you really el'er the longer. violent Russian method to my more plebeian style? Yes, very much." They abandoned bridge, then, and plnycd penny ante, the seven of them, gambling furiously for pennies. Jerry was very quiet, her hands like Ice, but she kept a steady eye upon her caids, and after two hours was a winner by 42 cents. She said she knew It was playing a wicked poker to win and lease, hut she had an appointment with Theresa at eleven, she must really go. I.eonid also Insisted he had an engagement uptown and would walk hy Reilly's alley with her on his And they went out way for p bus. quickly, the others barely pausing In their play to say good-balthough Duanes eyes followed her to the door. She did not look hack. -- By Ethel Hueston WNU Service Copyright by the Co. ll Bohbs-Merri- "A PRESENT" SYNOFSTS. PART ONE At a merry party In Ihe etudlo apartment of Carter Blake, New York. Jerry (Geraldine)' llarmer. Prudences daughter, meets Duane Allerton, wealthy Idler. lie admires her tremendbusly. and she likes him. But Allerton gets a bit exhilarated, with unfortunate results. Jerry, resenting his assumption of familiarity, leaves the party abruptly. The story turns to Jerry's childhood and youth at her home In Pes Moines. Only child of a wealthy father, when Bhe is twenty she feels the call of Art and asks her parents to let her go to New York for study. With tome misgiving, they agree to l.er going, in New York Jerry makes her homo withact-a Mrs. Delaney (Mlntl"), an ress, who, with Theresa, a painter, occupies the house. Jerry takes an Immediate liking to Theresa, who Is talented and eccentric, and the two become fast friends. Jerry now devotes herself to Theresa, who returns her liking. Jerry poses for Theresa's masterpiece, The Ocean Hlder. Allerton calls on Jerry. The girl refuses to see him. At a hotel dinner Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of his admiration, but refuses to change her attitude toward him. Jerry becomes convinced she has not the ability to become 'an artist and gives her expensive painting equipment to an almost penniless girl student, Greta Val. who cannot understand her generosity. y, Theresa surprised her one morning by asking abruptly: When are joti gdng home, Jerry?" Jerry blushed and marveled that she did so. She would have said she had never thought of going home. I dont know perhaps not at all, she said confusedly. T iftn not think-inof It yet. Theresa, what do girls do when there Is nothing to do and i renso;. for doing It? God knows. Ive often wondered," said The-es- n tersely. She hud tried to help Jerry come into her own, had offered countlers suggestions In that impersonal way c.f hers which kept her interest free from all Int nisi verjess. Rut to every suggestion Jerry had but the one answer: Rut why, Theresa? Why?" For Jerr", still passionately In search of a raison detre, saw no enticement in a hard manual work which would wtnr her out mentady, y for the sake of earning a few dollars she did not need depriving some otli- -r gir' who did need It of Just that same amount. It seemed to Jerry It would be little more than a robg pnys-icall- CHAPTER VI Jealous 1 Continued Not a bit of It. I'm Just tired of supporting, husbands, all." thats ' ! Well, the last two 'were bery. sick CHAPTER VIJ And Jerry Saw Prudence Jerry left Aimee at the entrance to Reillys alley, hurriedly let herself Into thj house, and started up the stairs on a light run. She was impatient to sec the present Theresa had left for her. She noticed no unnatural quiet In the house. And yet when she saV Mimi waiting for her at the top of the stairs, a lovely picture In her bright gown with trailing tinseled fringes, she felt a sudden chilling of her eagerness. Yon startled Oh, hello, she said. me a little. You look like a solemn ghost In silk and fringe." Come Into my room a while, will you?" Mimi asked, and there was a hollowness In her usually lilting voice. Everybody's out. Youre the first one home. I dont want to be alone. Jerry, with her usual willingness to please, followed along Into her sitting room in the rear of the narrow hall, an effective room, which Theresa found unbearably stuffy, but into which Mimi fitted to nice peri action, all shaded lights, with great bronze burners of pungent incense, oriental hangings, silken cushions. Sit here, dearie, in this light. It Just suits you, Mimi said absently, from force of habit, tucking a cushion against Jerrys shoulder as she aad I'm done a hundred times before., You mind my dont frightfully upset. troubling you, do you? You are so soothing. Not a bit. I like It, Jerry fpoke with truth. She loved being wanted. Rut I hope it isnt a real troublo, Just a little attack of moods." Mimi lit a cigarette and san'.. among the cushions on the chaise longue, pulling a cloud of smoke about her. With the light on her face, Jerry could see that she was ghastly pale beneath the creamy layers of rouge and powder. "It's Theresa. tier voice sounded almost irritable. She works too hard, Jerry assentWe must take her in hand, and ed. make her spare herself a little. I wanted her to go to the theater with us, but she would not hear of It." In a way I suppose she could hard-i- j go tonight," Mimi spoke apologetically, the tone in which she always tried to excuse Theresa's abruptness. Dont mind her, Jerry. Sh doesnt mean to he rude. "I dont mind her. I think shes wonderful." Mimi twisted her fingers Into a rigid, knotted gnarl. ' She was woftdert'ul,, but, but she killed herself, she said hollowly. Jerry cried out, struggled to her feet, and then sank back white horrified among the cushions. Mimi uo oh, dont," she cried. You mustnt say such things you T1 eresa watched her moodily during those 'days, wondering what wouid I should say they were. One stole come of It, knowing that eventually When you go half the furniture to hock for booze, Jerry would go home. and the other made love to everybody home," she would say not if, and In the house Including me so you Jerry nlwnys flushed and answered know he was cruzy and neither one stubbornly : frighten me." Rut I do not know yet If I shall." of them earned a cent during their Minil Inhaled a great gulp of cigatheir incumbency, as you might say. rette smoke. Theresa came to her door one night. Well, suppose you go on down now, They have taken her to Miettas at Mind, you make me wild. I want to Jerry was Jist ready to leave, going the corner you know, the one with ork." uptown to a theater with Aimee Glo- flowers In the windows. Im frightIsnt she polite, Jerry? I dont see ria n. fully upset. It it makes a wreck of "Theresa, you go to bed." said Jerry one. how you can stand her. It makes me You look so tiled. I Just crossly. furious, Just to look at her. Jerrys hot young blood ran cold, Mimi trailed out, In a fine hantenr, wish my Prudence could get nold of a great blackness yawned before her and closed the door upon the two you for a few days. Shed make you eyes. step around girls. "This terrible woman is making a I step around too much ns It Is," If you ever get married, Jerry," fool of me," she stammered aloud, InTheresa $suid, dont let Mimi have said Theresa, laughing fnintly. "Thats coherently. ' She shot herself. anything to do with ricking him out the trouble with me. But I am tired, Right in the I am to rest. Jerry. really going She has the rottenest luck with husheart. , There is blood all over the Ill believe that when I see It," floor. She slashed her bands. pictures every said Jerry. "Youre flesh may be one with that little bronze disincliher entire dagger I Jerry professed nation for a husband of any picking. tired but It wont rest. her from Rome. Her room Is brought Youll see, one of these days. Jerry, a I.ut her eyes were cloudy. perfect mess. You you dont mind I have a present for you my talking about It. do you. Jerry? Jerry was girlishly excited. A pres- I can't help It. Im a wrec':. A few nights later she saw Dunne ent for me, Theresa? Where Is It? of course not, Jerry stamAllerton again. It was a studio din- What Of course not. mered. After a moner at Aimee Glorians. While the Leave your door unlocked. It will she could when ment, of the four little speak, she asked other party played be In room when you come back. In such a soft and pitiful voice: Wny bridge. Jerry and Leonid Kornev, one I hopejoin you are going to like It. did she, Mimi? She was so clever. of the new school of Russian actors, Oh. Theresa, I know I shall love It Wasn't -e happy? with whom New York abounds, washed I cant Imagine what oh, Theresa. I I donb know why. Of coutse she and dried the dishes, nnd then turnel hope " on the phonograph, and tagoed gayiy was happy. Everyone said bow You hope what? she was, what a genius. She had about the table in the center of th? I shall love anything yon give "Oh, room where the others were playing. me. Theresa, she gave him up. She said lover a you so seldom do things serve two masters. She Leonid wa obviously enchanted, ..erry like that Rut I couldn't she It Is Just a I tried it, end made a lie held her little teeny scratch hope was gay and not deterring. right. of yours n splash close in his arms, drawing her ardently of on an Inch of canvas If no muddle of both. She was quite right. paint closer at frequent Intervals. Jerry more. I should love something of She didn't mind much giving him up. laughed, thrust a bare white elbow yours. Ive been wanting one so aw- She worshiped her pictures. between them, crooking It Impudently I Jerry brooded over It bitterly. fully much and " almost in ids very face, holdin him a have loved her much more. she could "Youre very Inquisitive, said TheBut she never seemed to want little away. Leonid kissed her arm. resa. But I shan't tell you a thing. said. too much. Jerry Mas looking up, directly Into It will be here when you come back." unfathomable his eyes, teasing, laughing, as they Beautiful, Theresa, Ive a big notion not to go at all, danced slowly about. had underlain that what tragedies I dont care for the declared Jerry. lie shifted his arm suddenly, crush- old show I want to see my present." tense alertness Jerry cried a little. She might have left the pictures," You go along. ing her elbow away, holding her so Theresa tossed her close that she was obliged to tilt back wrap from the chair across her shoul- Mimi chattered nervously, with cold 1 Some of them were fine. her head to avoid his face touching ders. She followed her out Into the lips.sold them a for have could deal hers. great hall and leaned over the banister as I shall bite your chin If yon do stood on the second step below, of money. Jerry Mimi, did she owe you money that again. she warned him merrily. smiling up at her. Jerry, you wished Jerry's voice was eager. That was when she saw Duane, who once that I might have been your sis- Theresa? love to do that parting should in was She and come quietly had standing ter. Do you still? to the memory of strange kindness more than ever. in the shadow of a towering highboy Yes, Theresa to pay her final debts. I wish so, too, In the corner. Jerry strove in min to Theresa acknowl-edgeMini! stared at her, shook her head. Rut of course It throw off the chill of depression, to soberly. Of course not. She owed nobody anysmile with the same assiduous warmth couldnt possibly he, not by any manWe took this house together, She hesitated a little. thing. ner of means. upon Leonid. She could not. has always borne the expense she but the table, quarreling The others at The things that go Into making a the very first" from of a did those over not it, that even and into hand, a Thego fiercely stop Jerry, Oh, no, not by the wildest "Dm, she would," whispered Jerry, to welcome Duane when he Joined resa She laughed disappointed that she was denied that them. When Jerry and Leonid paused stretch of imagination." but understanding Duane the a little, ruefully, and, leaning over, final happiness, argument to hear hurriedly wound the phonograrh and asked her kissed Jerry suddenly on the top of Theresa with the cold but kindly hand. Run along now, and be a her bend. Oh, that is why she said good-by- , to dance. Jerry shook her head. Not now. kissed me," Jerry whispered No. thanks. Im tired. and good girl." uh " . a little . ! 1 . N-n- s- brd-lia- 1 - d nt won "Thats why she said she would give me a present Mimi caught upon the words hopeA present I Theresa said it? fully. Come, quickly., They ran feverishly down the hall to Jerrys room and reached for the Read this Remarkable Testibutton, Mimis hand ahead of Jerrys, mony Regarding Results from flooding the room with light. They Taking Lydia E. Pinkhams saw it Instantly, standing out vivid and bright In the small room, propped Vegetable Compound upon the piano against the wail, TheIf yon only Norfolk, Virginia. resas parting gift to the one who had knew how many women and girls have most desired her the "Ocean Rider," taken your medicine MENTION! a tumult of green and white. Jerry stood before It, sobbing piteously, twisting her hands together. "Ob, Theresa, how could you? she wept. An I then, remembering Mimi, she tried to stifle her emotion, to be She she wasnt quiet, she stammered unhappy about it, weakly. "She was quite gay. She Her laughed at me and kissed me voice broke on the pitiful words. "Perhaps she Is really getting rested, as she said. "Come on back," said MlmL "It makes me nervous. I never liked that There is something so picture. defiant about it." They sat down opposite each other, stiffly, Jerry In the great chair, Mimi lighting another cigarette as she lay tense and rigid on the chaise longue. Looking at her suddenly Jerry realized that the painted woman in the trailing sufsilken gown was fering things Indescribable that her very thoughts were bleeding. Mimi, you loved Theresa, didnt broken-hearte- you ?" That curious, clinging friendship between the young girl with her terrific energy, and the frivolous, woman was the greatest mystery Jerry had touched upon In the great city." Mimi smoked passionately, twisting the cigarette between her lips. Suddenly she tossed it Into the fireplace, lit another. Her fingers were blue. "You didnt know that I am Theresa's mother, did you, Jerry? I dont suppose she told you. That was more than Jerry could bear. She broke Into high, hysterical laughter. by hearing my testimony, it would seem wonderful to you. Every day and every chance I have I advise some one to try it. Jt was in June, 1904, when I had given up to never get well, that I wrote to you. My husband flmOTa rrtrtn f frt the Vegetable Compound home to me. In a few days I began to improve and I have often taken it since. I am now and passing through the Change of Lifewonstill stick by.it and am enjoying derful health. When I first started with your medicines I was a mere shadow. My health seemed to be gone. The last doctor I had said he would give me no more local treatments unless I went to the Hospital and was operated on. That was when I gave the doctors up. Now I am a healthy robust woman. I wish I could tell the world what a wonderful medicine Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is. I will be only too glad to answer letters from anywhere. I wish all sick women would Mrs. J. A. Jones, 317 Colley take it. Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia. light-hearte- d Mimi Dont!" Rllml nodded again. ! She was my to She daughter." began explain with nervous intensity. She called me Mudder when she was a little baby, but she grew up Into such a funny, monster of a child! And In I had my admirers, my career. the profession they want you always to remain young, unmarried and free. It was absurd to lay claim to youth with a great girl like Theresa brandishing iny past In my face. So we fell Into the way of using MIiul nnd Lots of them do, on the Theresa. liked it Theresa liked It. She stage. said nothing, could say nothJerry ing. Poor Theresa! She thought of the terrible, tragic loneliness of the Her mother brilliant young artist. she had sacrificed to youth and beauty, her love she had given up for Art. Now she was dead, glad of her freedom from a life which had only tired She sat moher. Jerry shuddered. tionless, shocked beyond words. Oh, you are blaming mel Mimi You do not undercried suddenly. stand! I tell you.it is often done in the profession. We think nothing of You have never understood me, it. nor Theresa none of usl You were never one of us! I was never really one of No. Jerry did not resent it. She you." was glad. "Theresa didnt mind. She liked It. From the time she was a baby she wanted to be free, to be left alone. She didnt like a fuss made over her. Jerry shook her head, not grasping Children they never know what it. they want. But you, Mimi, didnt you want people to know? You should have been so proud of Theresa. My mother why, she is even proud of mel She when she meets people I have known she likes to introduce herself that way Just. 'I nm Jerrys mother. I was proud of Theresa, insisted "I know how wonderful she MlmL was. But a woman cant stop being a woman Just because she has a baby, can she? I had my life, my work, my lovers. Oh, everyone will blame me! She Rut Theresa liked her freedom should have thought of me before she did this thing she never thought of me Art, always, before everything. "But, Mimi," Jerry interrupted her, if you are her mother, stammering, know must why !" you long-legge- d , 1 Jerry is now more than ever adrift. The natural thing Is for her to go home. But will she? tba Easy IIow can you find out if a girl loves you? Give her little brother a (lime. F0M of his mmr HIE Among the thousands who have publicly expressed indebtedness to Tanlac for normal weight, health and strength, is A. It. 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