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Show Tactful Person Easy Winner in Lifes Game Starting a silver spoon and tact from scratch in the race of and perhaps for life, I should say that long before the race Is ended tact would prove to be an easy winner, with not only a pleasanter existence, but with a larger share of the material advantages of the world, said Mr. Cato Ninetails. Tact makes friends, and, with its usual ability to undergo popularity with patience, association with tactfully selected friends tends to make money ; so it glides by in its luxurious limousine while the is left standing by the roadside trying to thumb a ride. But it must be remembered that the tactful, like the poets, are born, not made. 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P. o. Box 1708. Mailing envelopes and prices furnished on request. Office 229-23- 1 Salt Lake Citys Tewest Hotel 4 CHAPTER X 13 Bruce was coming for Christmas. Barbara asked Stephen if she might Invite him, as she sat facing him across a small table In a tearoom one afternoon a week before Christmas. Who is Bruce? Stephen asked, when she had shyly made the request and sat waiting for his answer, her hands clasped tightly under the edge of the table. Hes a friend of ours, she answered, wanting to tell him all about Bruce, wondering why she found it a difficult thing to do. . Father liked him. An artist? He will be some time. Her voice was warm with enthusiasm. Father said he has a great deal of talent Young or old? 1 About twenty-five- , guess. She said twenty-fiv- e as though It were not so very young. Stephen felt an odd sort of pang. There were times when it did not please him to be reminded of his age. This was one of the times. 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WNU W 2933 Perhaps, he said and his eyes, under brows that frowned a little, were grave and vaguely troubled Perhaps thats what she thought" Barbaras .eyes danced with mis chief. Isnt that funny? she said with a miy little wounding laugh. Bruce came on Christmas eve. Barbara went ii tmMi with Thomas to gayly, avoiding each others eyes. If they might be alone, Bruce thought wanting to apologize, wanting to find fWfE! He Was Very Proud of His Little Fillette. ' She pulled off a soft suede glove and showed him the ring with the small gold heart That makes me feel better, he said, relaxing against the upholstery. "Ill have to get you another," he That isnt added after a moment gorgeous enough for an elegant young lady. Her Bruce I I love it him. close against him. Sally Sez her again. Stephen watched them and wondered. Bruce was a nice looking boy, he thought, and seemed to be on intimate terms with the Thornes. But Barbara wasnt in love with him. He felt that he would know it if she loved this nice looking boy with the charming manners and somewhat shabby clothes. Stephen, as Aunt Edith observed, had much to learn about women! When the tree was trimmed, Barbara, Stephen and Bruce sat around the library fire. Stephen was charming to Barbaras guest. If he would leave them alone, Bruce thought looking at Barbara curled in an armchair beside the fire, wanting to kiss the dimple that woke with her gay little smile. There was no opportunity to be Bruce thought, Tomorrow, to Barbara, being good night saying polite to Stephen. "Tomorrow, Barbara thought saying good night to them both. But tomorrow was just as bad. There was no opportunity to be alone. The children claimed the early part of the day. There was company for dinner, an elaborate one, which lasted a very long time. When it was over, Barbara and Bruce escaped to the conservatory. Are you sure there is no one here? Bruce asked, pretending to look behind the ferns and under the orange trees. No one but the love birds and us. Barbara dimpled and smiled. She Must loved Bruce when he teased. you go today? she asked, a wistful expression in her eyes The eight oclock train, he said. Already it was growing dark. They had so little time. He held her close, trying to find her again, if only for a alone. moment. Come with me, Babbie, he said. She was so small and very dear lying A bird against his heart nestles in your hand, yours to keep for always. Open your hand and the bird . . . Couldnt is lost in the sky. you. Babbie dear? 1 cant. Her eyes were Bruce. wistful but her chin was very firm. I cant while the children are here. She sighed and lifted her head from his shoulder. Bruce heard the sigh, felt her drawing away from him. Dont you want to? he asked, frightened and hurt by the soft quivHave you changed your ering sigh. mind? Dont you want to marry me. Babbie? I havent I do, she assured him. He felt that the words lacked conviction. I cant give you things like this. It would be a come-dow- n to live with me over the fruit store up four flights of dingy stairs. You know its not for me, she said very close to tears. Its because of the children, Bruce. He didnt know. He couldnt be ... at- tempt to fit her Into one of the pigeonholes in his orderly mind. A child? A woman? He didnt know. He thought of her merely as Barbara. She had come to be very dear to him, gay and amusing, grave sometimes, finding adventure In com of laughmonplace things. The-gi- ft ter. It gives him a jolt, at times like that, to realize that she was just past eighteen years old. Yon would like Bruce to come? he asked, knowing that he could deny her nothing. "Oh, yes, Uncle Stephen, she assured him. "You see his family lives In the west and he wouldnt have time to go home. The children like Bruce. He just about lived at our house in Provincetown. And you like him. Babbie? She looked down at the hand which wore his ring. Dark lashes curtained her eyes. Oh yes, Uncle Stephen," she said, the pink in her cheeks deepening to rose. Why couldnt she tell him all about Bruce? He understood things so nicely. Some time she would, when the visit was over. She couldnt now. There would have to be explanations It was nicer to keep it a secret What was she thinking? Stephen wondered, watching the curve of her lashes against her cheeks. Was she in love with this boy? Invite him for Christmas if you like, he said. Theres always plenty of room. The dark lashes lifted. Youre nice. Uncle Stephen," she said, giving bis hand an affectionate clear-thinkin- 4 bara asked as they walked through the station. That wasnt what she wanted to say. She had a feeling of strangeness. She didnt quite know what to do. The train was crowded. Bruce hadnt meant to say that. What had they done to her? This pretty young lady so smartly dressed might have been his Babbies elder sister. They are, at Christmas, I guess. Barbara felt a lump in her throat He acted so stiff and so very polite. Yes," Bruce agreed. Holidays are bad times to travel. He resented the soft fur jacket she wore, the muff, the smart little frock of honey colored wool. He resented Thomas, In uniform, the big closed car, the air with which Barbara entered it, as though, already, she was accustomed to luxury. She wont want to live in my studio after this, he thought miserably, loving her, feeling that he had lost her. It was easier in the car when Thomas had turned his back and they drove out the Parkway in the clear frosty twilight Bruce kissed her and held her in bis arms. Are you glad to see me? he asked. Oh, Bruce ! He thought that she was. He felt her small left hand no longer tucked in the muff. Its there, she said, knowing the thought that prompted the gestpre. her across the small intimate table. He saw admiring glances directed at their table, heard admiring comments. He was very proud of bis little fillette. He had long ago given up any 11 meet him at the station. He didnt look quite the same. He had lost some of his tan. His eyes brightened when he saw her. He smiled and looked a little more like Bruce. Did you have a nice trip? Bar- The folks in Cuba do not care What we folks do, or how we fare, Well get on better when were learned. To spend our money where its earned PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY HEWiCET.TiS THIS WEEKS PRIZE STORY Start your dollar rolling in the right direction and it will return to you! If you spend your dollar where they buy western raw material and use western labor it is a foregone conclusion that your business will feel the stimulus of a dollar Buy Intermountain Made spent wisely. Goods 1 MRS. HAROLD DAVENPORT. Parker, Idaho. l,FORESTiDALE2foMC!ips Russias Spy System Before the World war, Russia's spy system ranked with that of France and Germany as the best organized in the world. WHY BE AILING? Regain Health by NATURAL METHODS Normalize Rejuvenate R. M. L. BIOTONE Eczema, etc. R. M. L. LAXATONE Are you sure? he asked, wanting to hurt her because he was being so terribly hurt Bruce saw her tremble, he heard a choked little sob. Tenderness conquered the bitter thoughts. She was so small, so very dear, too small and 'And dear to be hurt He went to her Darling," she answered, feeling the swiftly, drew her into his arms. strangeness vanish. I'm "Babbie! he said brokenly. She hadnt changed, he thought, sorry. Of course I know. I shouldnt holding her very close. He gave her have asked you that question. the gift he had brought, a bracelet She clung to him, sobbing. with a golden heart to match the birth1 cant bear it when you dont beShe lifted a face damp lieve me. day ring. I love you so very much. They were happy together during with tears. 1 know. the short ride out from town. But he Bruce wiped away the felt that he had lost her again when tears. 1 didnt really doubt you. But the car turned through the stone gateIve wanted you so. And this house. way and followed the winding drive. Its just that Ive been so afraid of The house was a vast dark shape losing you. Will you forgive me, He sweet?" against the deepening twilight had not thought it would be so grand. The wide brown eyes forgave him. Im frightened, he said, when the Quarreling has Its advantages, car stopped at the entrance and she said, standing on tiptoe to press Thomas sprang down to open the door. her cheek against his. Its so much Silly!" she whispered, holding fast fun to make up. to his hand. The touch of her hand couldnt banEmily and Stephen sat before the ish the feeling that he had lost her library fire. They were alone except again. It persisted through the chil- for the little professor, pottering drens noisy welcome, through a din among' the books at the other end of ner which seemed endless to Bruce in the room. Emily had looked forward spite of Stephens efforts to make him all day to this interval with Stephen. He resented Stephen She bad tried not to be feel at home. disappointed who looked younger than he had hoped because bis gift to her had been books. and very much more attractive. She would have liked something more Isnt he lovely? Barbara asked as personal. She kept hearing Barbaras they left the dining room. voice . . . Uncle Stephen Dont Who? Bruce asked, though he you know that you shouldnt have knew very well whom she meant given me seventeen Christmas presUncle Stephen. ents! . . . Bruce was jealous of the shine in The interval alone with Stephen her wide dark eyes. was not proving to be all that she bad It was kind of him to let you Invite hoped for. She found it Increasingly me, he said stiffly, knowing that he difficult to find subjects for conver had hurt her, wanting to hurt her besation that were of mutual interest cause he, himself, was hurt She had never experienced that diffHe was sorry a moment later but iculty before Well, yes, before the then it was too late. He could not children came. Conversation with find her again, though she was there Stephen had been easy and delightful. beside him, small and very lovely in Now nothing seemed to interest him a frock of golden brown velvet Bruce except the children. Emily was hearthated himself for his jealousy. He ily sick of the Thornes. But because could do nothing about it that was the only way to bold his atIt was an nnhappy evening for them tention, she spoke of them kfndly with both. They trimmed a tree for the a show of humorous affection. children in the schoolroom, talking TO BE CONTINUED.) 1 1 $1.00 Corrects Constipation by vitalizing the intestinal muscles. 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