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Show THE RICH COUNIT REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Dont Guess But Know By RICHARD HOFFMANN Copyright by Richard Hoffmann . Youd never need to tell me you loved me so much youd die for me SYNOPSIS ry CHAPTER VIII Crack put would you. No, she said. Youd mean me to know you would, ust by saying you loved me wouldnt you. Yes. Without changing the composure of his tone he said : But you wont shake off the wrong slavery of a spurious bargain with your father and with a man who has no claim upon you; you wont risk a little time of trouble in your conscience, of unrest in your disillusioned duty to a figure of love that had his best life in your own fancy as a child; youd die for me, but you wont do this other, wont even willingly listen to me tell you why you must, how you can. , She looked at him, the dark awe of alarm taking her eyes more deeply: she said nothing. But under the very heart of her look, he saw a shining, liquid fullness that had come so slowly she herself might not have felt it. And before the tears could form, he had her warm and mortal in his arms. Thats it, he whispered, feeling her soft cheek wet against his. You cry, and when youre cool and calm again. Ill show you the simple, honorable, little things that are all we need to do Following his fathers criticism of his idle life, and withdrawal of financial assistance, Hal Ireland, son of a wealthy banker, practically without funds but with the promise of a situation In San Francisco, which he must reach at once, from New York, takes passage with a auto party on a share expense basis. Other members include an attractive girl, Giles KerBarry Trafford; middle-age- d rigan; Sister Anastasia, a nun: and an Individual whom he Instinctively dislikes, Martin Crack. Barrys reticence annoys him. To Kerrigan he takes at once, but he distrusts Crack. He finds his intimacy with Kerrigan ripening, and makes a little progress with Barry. Through a misunderstanding, Hal is directed to Barrys bedroom, instead of his own, and they exchange kisses. Next day he tells her he loves her. She only answers that she' mustnt love him. Crack brutally insults Kerrigan. Hai forces him to apologize abjectly. On his insistence, Barry tells Hal that, at her fathers urging, she had married a man many years older than she, and had promised her father, on his deathbed, to stick to her husband, no matter what happened, for ten yetrs. That was four years ago and despite her knowledge of her husbands unworthiness, she is determined to keep her promise, though admitting her love for Hal. No argument he can make will move Barry. That night she begs him, in a note, not to insist on seeing her, as he has declared he will. He disregards her missive, and goes to her, in her room. cross-count- to have the world to ourselves, for always. She shook her head against his shoulder, but not, Haf triumphantly felt, with the same stubborn convic- is Continued 18 it away, brief embarrass- - dull-witte- about it. The shy smile slipped over Cracks face again, and he said, Look, Ireland, we dont want to get A hot swirling you in a lotta trouble. under Hals composure made him hold himself hard; in Los Angeles, in the room alone with Crack, he would remember Well? double-derring- old-fas- h 1 if er Own or Your Familys Well-Bein- said Hal, Spose you dont. stops right here in this room between the three of us. If you wont, we gotta go to Uncle Frederick. An after that, its court an the newspapers. Thats a program anyway, said Hal Push item number one off, and go to Mr. Ireland. Is that all you want to know? Dont you wanta save yourself trouble?" Yes, you bet, said Hal, and the casual readiness of his own voice for-- I tified him. But I dont see any trou- I ble. You dont, said Crack. You dont wanna stop this right here? Hal welcomed with vicious pleasure the undertone of impatience. He said, By paying you money? I I - member this. You can get Genuine Bayer Aspirin at any drug store simply by asking for it by its full name, BAYER ASPIRIN. Make it a and see that you point to do this get what you want. Yes. Hal puffed the fragment of a laugh through his nose and said, Wouldnt pay you a nickel even if it meant any-- I thing to me. Maybe you dont think I know youre Irelands son, said Crack, his voice breaking peevishly as he raised it. I havent denied it yet, said Hal. Anyoned think you didnt want to go ahead with this. Crack watched him again and liked it less. The cunning in his eyes tried for a space of minutes to challenge Hals unworried look, then suddenly the peevishness blew to a hot ember of malice, hissing in his frords like a coal settling through snow: By G d! 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The style of rocker was thereafter copied and known as the If He Had Expected It, He Pushed the Paper Into His Pocket tient Sister Anastasia was delivered at her sorry destination; and in Los Angeles, a free agent, he would be his fathers his own Providence in this, in the room of a city hotel, alone with Crack, he might remember those immense, riven compositions in defiance through which they had minutely traveled, scenes in which it did not mat ter what happened to a man. And while these flashing things tumbled past Hals bitter attention, he said quietly, If it interests you what Fred erick Ireland would think, Id ask him. You know him bettern I do, said What do you Agger hell Crack. think? How well do you know him? Dont know him, said Crack; but youd ought to. Youre his son, arent WNU MomingSickness sickness is caused by an acid condition. To avoid it, acid must be offset by alkalis such as magnesia. 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Hal asked Abraham Lincolns first Americar Or a request for information." ancestor with the name Lincoln set Dont seem like you were exactly tied in New England. The last mat descendant of President Lincoln bear denyin it. No." said Hal, I dont remember lng the name died in New England baving denied it, since - Ive known Thus the story of eight generation? oi American Lincolns opens and closet you. He glanced at Barry as he reached in a New England setting, says Lin coin Lore. Abraham Lincoln made twr for a cigarette. She hadnt stirred. Youre Irelands son, Crack said visits to New England, one in 1848 anc On the other in the spring of Frederick the big whack. was a political mission in the interes Sure," said Hal confidently. And you got no idea what hell of the Whig party, and the other think when he hears you been caught which had as its objective a visit t in a married womans room by her bis son, Robert, then in school in Net husband." 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Heres the thing, Crack said: if youll talk dough, the whole works rat-tis- I Dont Entrust Your fair-skinne- d door-latc- h d is SAFE? you wouldnt believe it, said Hal, as d if Crack were being a little I ment bringing some of the drowsiness back to his eyes. Thought youd prob-albe sensible, he said. You did, And said Hal drily. whats there to be sensible about? The small check in Cracks return to basking satisfaction did Hai good. Hal looked at Barry. She sat on the edge of the bed, knees drawn up, legs tightly encircled by her arms, golden head a little bowed over her dark, sullen stare at the washstand in the corner. Well, said Crack, with a sort of sly modesty in achievement: we can use dough an we can use publicity. You got the say which. Youll have a h 1 of a time getting money, Hal said out of his listless calm, so shoot on the other, if you think Itll get you anywhere. I guess Itll get us somewheres all right, said Crack. But I figgered Mr. Frederick Irelandd sooner make it dough, if you wouldnt By G d, what a dirty trick on the Old Man, getting him into a mess like this! . . . Shame like an instant of fright, held Hals veins and made his lungs seem to shrink. Providence, you Ireland: Providence! Let a narrow, white bug leer at you in the rotten trap you walked into, and leave Providence to take care of the Old Man. Christmas! Leave Providence to take care of your hate, too. Look at Martin Crack, named for a saint, no doubt-lo- ok at him sitting there, a venomous lackey of evil : dont fight him, dont match your pristine wits against his basking viciousness, dont disturb your fine, wounded spirit now that the first fury is out of you. Hal thanked God his revolted calm .had stayed steady upon him till he saw what he must do. He could stall, somehow, for another day, until pa- As If he had expected It, he pushed the paper into his pocket, said good tion. Clear footfalls ringing on the sidenight to the clerk, and went upstairs. There was light around Barrys door walk opposite reminded Hal that the and he knocked softly. He heard the lighted room must be in plain view bed creak, her deliberate footfalls of anyone who cared to look at the But one of the shades come, her low, resigned voice admit windows. she knew who was there evep as she wouldnt stay down; so, back at the door, he cursed the Impossibility of asked. it, and turned out the light. locking come to he out, Barry, youve got The glow of the street against the said. Hal, no, she said, gently pleading. ceiling showed the meager furniture, "Then Ill come In. He pushed the and Barry waiting for him. He went to door, and as if she had expected that her. , It cant happen eVer, she said, as too, he felt her weight against It to herself. And you must go away, if less she said, Dont, Hal, surely; for the love of heaven, please dont, in a minute soon, before oh, God help me, my darling. ll come out to you for flve minutes. Her good lips turned quickly to his. come out, No, said Hal. If you He held her close her whole, surrentherell be no conditions. And if you loveliness living against him dered dont come out, I come In." . was as if she gave the best treasit Hal, Im tired; Ive got a headache ures of her life to the keeping of his please, oh, please, my darling. exultant body, as if their nearness You havent a headache, and youll found its way of growth to inseparable forget youre tired. Barry, Im serious communion, miraculous and destined bs death, as sin, as happiness; if you both. She would forget he must go; wont come to me, Ill come to you. and he knew he must not Do you understand that?" A quick, single creak was all the He waited a few seconds for her warning that came from the hall, to speak again; then he pushed the bringing Hal to a sense 'of time door against her strength until she elapsed, to sharp, premonitory alertdropped back from it and he stood in- ness. Docs ugly growl was begun as side, closing it behind him. There was the clicked; it broke into a no key, nor any eye for the bolt to enat bark the sound of a step in sharp gage, so he left it and faced her. the room; and the door crisply closed She turned from him as if the room again. A key scraped metal, found the bad grown too small, murmuring, keyhole, and turned the lock over, "Dear G d, if you havent given me plucked smartly out again. Then the a way to keep him out, you must want snap of the switch put light in the him here. frugal room, and Hal was looking into Hal took her arm above the elbow Martin Cracks light-blu- e eyes, their h and turned her to him, 'then held her lazy, private smiling harassed by a other arm too and shook her once, intensity, as of hate and fear and study triumph all together. Only his voice gently, to stir the that held her eyes. You believe there was still drowsy as he said, I kinda is God? he said. thought itd be tonight If 1 do, she said, meeting his look For a moment Hal was afraid that steadily, you dont know better than the bursting of hot poisons in him I what he wants of me. must blind him, gag him, nauseate him Her chin was up bravely over where beyond any power to act. the parting of the little stiffened colYou little snooping son of a cat lar showed her white, firm throat; be- he said, the heavy savagery of his tween the turbulent bushes where her voice somehow saved from trembling. golden hair ended, her cheeks drew a Whatre you doing here?" little inward to compose her full lips Indolently Cracks hand slipped into in their faintly pursed pride. side pocket: Hal knew the sight his - As he held her before him by the of that evil little golf ball would snap arms and looked into the living blue the last shackle on his control; but of her - eyes deeply strengthened Crack drew out a stubby to point at him, and a small, against him, yet never blind to the wonder of what had occurred there preposterous agent of reason remainfell suddenly across his heart a bad ing in Hal noted how that shadow, as if somewhere a silent sig loned weapon suited Cracks nal for hurry had been made. His tidiness. voice sounded too slow, too undisci You guess what Im doin," said plined for his quickened purposes as Crack in sly, almost sensual mischief. he said to her; Angel of heaven, its The bed creaked. Hal became aware nothing to tell you Id die for you his arms, hanging down beside him, of is it Love is as much as you said it drained of certainty, ready to trem was, so that all its old meanings have as after great effort Then the fallen away and I can speak it only ble, physical revulsion under his fury ab to tell you 1 love you; and to say choked Itself, left him to a for you is ruptly love you so much Id die miserable numb, disgust a tainted nothing more is it blood that would pass for of His voice made no Inquiry, but his And in it there throbbed only one calm. known the for hers eyes waited upon emotion to command such faculanswer. Her quiet golden head moved sur$ as , were undrugged hatred of ties and her a little aside and back again, steady and uncomplicated, Crack, him.' understood look gravely deep live independent of Cracks to seeming "Barry,' do you love me? of him, Cracks private gloating nate mouth at the that down looked She Hal heard his own ,.,d asked her that. theD back at his in bis degradation. In contempt careless and voice You quiet said, ees a her hare whisper the nodded at derringer: You God forvrive me for letting as he know need that d n silly thing. " dont you heavy-lidde- Whether the Pain Remedy You Use WNU Service anti-aci- d, Professional samples sent free to registered physicians or dentists if request is made , on professional letterhead. Select Products, Inc., 440? 23rd St., Long Island City, N. Y. 35c & 60c bottles ' 20c tins , TAe Original Milk of Magnesia Water s |