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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH "Quotations" A $ Emilie IE BQ DO IE MDEkURNG Loring. SYNOPSIS he filled his pipe he compared the air of dignified restfulness . of the room with its deep manchairs in the smoking-rooy d ner and its ed Brooke Reyburn visits the office ot Jed Stewart, a lawyer, to discuss the terms ol an estate she has inherited from Mrs. two-storbook-lineMary Armanda Dane. Unwittingly she overbears Jed talking to Mark Trent, walls, divided half way up by a galof Mrs. Dane who has been nephew with the charm of its twin on disinherited. Mrs. Drne had lived at lery, Lookout House, a huge structure by the the other side of the brocade hangsea, built by her father and divided into ing which screened the door contwo, for her and Mark's father. Brooke necting the two houses. had been a fashion expert, and Mrs. Dane, Jed Stewart, lounging in a crima shut-in,- " hearing her on the radio, had invited her to call and developed a son leather chair, hands in his troudeep affection for her. Mark discloses sers pockets, legs outstretched, was that Mrs. Dane had threatened to disin- staring at the blazing logs, watching herit him if he married Lola, from whom the blue and yellow, copper and he is new divorced. He says he does not trust Henri and Clotilde Jacques. Mrs. green tongues of flame lick at the The faint thunder of Danes servants. He says he is not in- chimney. terested in an offer of Brookes to share waves dashing against ledges, the the estate with him. Leaving her department store job, Brooke refuses an offer to ceaseless crying of sea gulls stole "go stepping with Jerry Field, a carefree through the heavy ha: gings drawn young man who wants to marry her. At a across the long windows. Impafamily conference she learns she must tiently he sat up. live at Lookout House alone, since Lucette, Weve been here a week, Mark, her younger sister who is taking her job, her brother, Sam, a young playwright, and and we are not the fraction of a her mother plan to stay in the city. Jed degree nearer finding that last will and Mark are astounded when they hear and testament of Mary Amanda from Mrs. Gregory, a family friend, that she had witnessed a hitherto unknown will Dane's if there is such a thing. with He i and Clotilde two weeks before And the silver; dont forget the Mrs. Dane died. Brooke had arrived just Jed. I can account for the silver, as she was leaving. Jed suggests that Mark open his part of Lookout House, will being lost if there was one get friendly with Brooke and try to find but what has become of the silver? out about the will. Jed agrees to stay Ive had it so much on my mind with him. Mark accepts Brookes invitathat I consulted Bill Harrison. tion for a family Thanksgiving dinner at Whos he? Lookout. Mrs. Reyburn announces on The inspector in charge of poThanksgiving eve that she has been invited to England. Sam and Lucette decide lice headquarters across the causeto move in with Brooke and Sam plans to way. Hes been on the force here produce a new play locally. After the since I was a small boy. Thanksgiving dinner Brooke tells Mark What did he say about the silthat little of Mrs. Danes silver collection is left. Jerry Field and his sister Daphne ver? drop in and announce they will be neighHe didnt say, he doesnt talk bors for the winter. He m much. asked a few questions about the Jacques and said he would CHAPTER IV Continued drop in here this afternoon to take a look around. Mrs. Gregory is com7 It must have been Mrs. Danes ing later hope they dont meet I friend Mrs. Gregory; they call her asked her to have tea with us. Met the Empress here. So she has her yesterday on the street, and called. That means, if she likes us, she let it be known that her feelings that we shall be admitted into the were hurt that I had not invited inner social circle. Jerry, I was so her before. I I asked her to bring dazed by your appearance that I Miss Reyburn. Mark Trent slid from the desk forgot to ask what you meant by and absentmindedly twirled a globe that word neighbor. Sure, were neighbors. Daphne which showed the countries of the and I have taken a house here for world as they had been before the the season. Treaty of Versailles had remade Season! What season? the map of Europe. Do you think Brooke Reyburn This winter, of course. Didnt you say that many of the houses suspects that we are here as amawere to be kept open? teur detectives, Jed? Ye-But why Surprise Amateurs! We may be, but crisped Brookes voice. on called in a youve Ive been wanting for years to the job, havent you?professional You cant tell paint snow. Found I could hire a what that girl thinks, but why house with a studio here. You dont should she suspect our reason for mind, I hope? being here more than Fields, and Dont be foolish, Jerry. Of one couldnt suspect that lad of course I dont, only ulterior motives. He always looks No matter what Brooke thinks, to me as if he were on the verge of Im all for it, Mr. Field, Lucette kissing a ladys hand. Why didnt It will be grand to you accept the lead in Sams comencouraged. have someone kind of young in the edy? It was offered to you, wasnt and Oh, Sam, two it? neighborhood more recruits for the cast of your It was, but long ago I outgrew play! Line of applicants for parts dramaJcs. What do you think of will please form on the left. Islands Arise thats the name of Play! What play? I adore dra- the play, isnt it? matics. Daphne Fields voice and That it will get affair hearing, eyes were eager. at least. The theater-goin- g world Weve been talking about pro- isnt so cocky and d as it Islands vas some years ago and it may ducing Sams comedy, Arise, for charity. Of course its appreciate Sams ideas and ideals. a terrific job. We always paint our Youd be a knock-ou- t in the lead, own scenery fella. Hold! Jerry the boy artist will I wouldnt take part in the play Fields enthu- if I were paint the scenery; aching to act. I see the afraid my box of a siasm cooled as seldom as possible. studio wouldnt be big enough Reyburns day when Brooke Thanksgiving though. to thank me for pulling her started There is a large empty room on from under car, I burned with the second floor next to Lucettes. shame when that I remembered why I Couldnt decide just how to furnish had her invitation. I dont it, so Ive waited. We can use that. care accepted for this spy stuff, even if I do Wont it be grand, Sam? Brooke believe that the girl by some hocus explained and demanded in the pocus hypnotized Aunt Mary Amans. hard-boile- , same breath. Yeah, but what does that prove? How do I know whether the Field team can act, or whether theyll gum up the show? Dont be a grouch, Master ReyYoud betburn, Lucette jibed. ter page the family Lost and Found Department for your manners. I adore neighbors. Im pleased purple that we are to have two such snappy ones. Mark Trent straightened and flung the cigarette he had but a moment before lighted into the fire. He kept hig eyes on Lucette as he announced: Newsflash! Not two new neighbors, but four, lady. Im opening my house next week. Jed Stewart and I will keep bachelor hall there. My announcement doubtless lacks the romantic overtones of Fields, but well do our best to make you Reyburns neighbor-consciou- da. You show it. Getting to be the strong, silent type, arent you, Mark? If you feel that way about her, why did you ask Mrs. Gregory to bring Brooke here this afternoon? You nevex have been fair to that girl. You started with the idea that shes crooked, and youre sticking to it like honey to a glass dish. Trent blew a shrill whistle through his fingers. Stewart laughed. I get you, the stop signal. Ill toss her a posy, then Ill quit., Im supposed to be stage manager of Sams play, but Id sure make a mess of it without Brooke as my property woman. Shes executive and then some. She never forgets. When does the play come off? First Thursday in January. Sam thought of New Years eve but gave that up for fear he couldnt lure a produce-- : away from New York festivities. That isnt far off. Well have a In the firelit library of his house, Mark Trent was' perched on the grand celebration here for the cast corner of the large flat desk. As and friends who come from town. s. Well invite the neighbors to supper and dance after the show. Have you a speaking part? Mark Trent stopped speaking to stare at the ceiling. Had a door banged overhead, or had he imagined the sound? The servants, Taku and Kowa, were in the kitchen at this time of day; they wouldnt be on the third floor anyway, he had not had that opened up, plenty of room below for Jed and himself. A man entered the room with a purposeful stride. He was ample of jowl, slightly opulent at waistline; he had the flinty eyes of an eagle who can stare straight at the sun. A sense of force was his outstanding characteristic. Here I am, Mark. That Jap outside wanted to bow me in, but I shooed him off. Inspector Bill Harrisons voice was surprisingly soft with a persuasive inflection. Glad youve come, Inspector This is my friend Jed Stewart. Inspector Harrison nodded. How are you, Mr. Stewart. Does he know about the silver, Mark? He lowered himself into a deep chair and accepted a cigar. Yes, hes staying here to help me us solve the mystery. What else have you lost? Why do you think weve lost anything else? Would you two city guys come to WNU Service. Hunt, her name was now, Lola Hunt, he must remember. Say, Mark, Ill be making my get-awa- y. He nodded response to sons mumble. Knew opened the door which print room and vanished. Bill Harriwhen he led to the Evidently the inspector didnt care to meet Lola. Who did? With the question Mark thrust his hands hard into his coat pockets and took a step forward. , Well? The sound was more a growl than a word, he realized, as he looked steadily at the woman who had been his wife. Had been. At last he had come to think of her in the past tense.- - It had taken three years to accomplish that. The shame, the humiliation, the unbearable heartache he had suffered in the years they had lived together swept over him in a sickening tide. What did she want now? She was the type of woman who constantly and everlastingly wanted something. Wasnt he giving her enough? There had been no justice in his giving her anything, but when she had written him that her current husband was out of a job and that she was hungry, what could he do but make her an allowance till the man found work? Her clothing had a cheap smartness; the dark brilliance of her eyes was intensified by artificial shadows; her skin was thick and flushed; her short black hair needed trimming; her mouth drooped at the corners. She pouted lips which resembled nothing so much as a bloody smear. , Dont stare at me as if I were a ghost from out a purple past, Mark. I told your Jap that I was an old friend, that I wanted to surprise you. I hate to keep the gentlemen standing. Wont you ask me to sit down? Without waiting for an answer, she sank into the large chair before the fire. Still pals you two, arent you? Funny how much longer friendship lasts between men than love between a man and woman. Mark, I came here to talk to you. Jed, you may go. Mark Trents hand closed on Stewarts arm with a grip which turned his nail? white. Jed will stay and hear what you have to say. Surely we can have no secrets from the man who saw us through the divorce court. She shrugged.. All right with me. Ive nothing to lose. Thought you might object to having what I say get on the air. Methinks the lady is implying that Im a gossip. Every little individual gesture of goodwill and understanding between one people and another is a gesture of righteousness. John Drinkwater. Nearly all of the misery in the world, if not all of it, is due to the evil in peoples imaginations. Canon Deuiar. It must be confessed that mens standard in women is more frivolous than womens standard in men. Bertrand Russell. If you believe the world can very well get along without religion, you probably mean, without the other mans religion. John Erskine. I honestly believe that a course in Shakespeare will prepare a girl better for marriage than a course in marriage. Mary Ellen Chase. HOW LONG CAN A WIFE THREE-QUARTE- R HOLD HER HUSBAND? have to work at marriage YOU make a success of it. Men may be but thats selfish, unsympathetic, the way they're made and you might as well realize it. When your back aches and your nerves scream, don't take it out on your husband. He cant possibly know how you feeL For three generations one woman has told another how to go smil-- ing through" with Lydia E. Pink-ham-'s Vegetable Compound. It helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessening the discomforts from the functional disorders which women must endure in the three ordeals of life: 1. Turning from girlhood to womanhood. 2. Preparing for motherhood. 3. Approaching middle age. Dont be a wife, take LYDIA E. PINKHAMS VEGETABLE COMPOUND and Go Smiling Through. three-quart- er this burg to stay just to find a lot of silverware? Its more than mere silverware; SALT LAKE'S NEWEST HOSTELRY the pieces are antiques of great value. Our lobby la delightfully air Inspector Harrison pulled himself cooled daring the summer months from the enticing crimson depths to Radio for Every Room J I his feet. All right, Mark, have it your own way, but I aint mixin up in a case where folks are holding out on me. I work best when the interested party works with me. Get that? Marks laugh was quick and disarming. Hold everything, Bill Harrison; you cant walk out on us like that. Sit down again. Jed, tell him what HOTEL Mrs. Gregory told us about the will she witnessed. You understand, Inspector, that there may be nothing to it so its off the record. Rates $1.50 to $3.00 Say, Mark, do you suppose I climbed up on the force by talking The Hotel Temple Square has a my head off? I play, the rules. Spill highly desirable, friendly atmosphere. You will always find it immacit, Mr. Stewart. supremely comfortable, and ulate, Stewart repeated Mrs. Gregorys thoroughly agreeahle.You can therefore understand why this hotel iss astonishing announcement that she HIGHLY RECOMMENDED had witnessed a will of Mary You can also appreciate why: Amanda Danes of a date later than Its a mark of distinction to stop the will allowed ; told of the decision at this beautiful hosteiry of Mark and himself to turn deERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. tectives and of their absolute unsuccess to date. Inspector Bill Harrison blew a WNU W 3537 perfect smoke ring. (TO BE CONTINUED) Did Mrs. Gregory say there was anyone else present but Mrs. Dane Many Famous Personages and the other witnesses when she Born in Summer Months signed? Are you a genius? For all you No. Mark Trents answer was nothing know you may be, and if you were short of explosive. The inspectors born in April, May, June, or July soft grudging laugh, in such marked your chances of fame are much New Remedy Uses Magnesia to Clear y contrast to his eyes, higher than if you were born in dark and Smooths Complexion Skin.Firms brought guilty color to his face. It December. These conclusions are the result wasnt keeping back information not Makes Skin Look Years Younger. to tell that Brooke Reyburn had of large-scal- e investigations by Get rid of ugly, pimply skin with this driven in that afternoon just as American biologists who have exMrs. Gregory had driven out from amined the careers of 10,000 famous extraordinary new remedy. Denton's works miracles in Lookout House, was it? English men and women. By far Facial Magnesia a spotty, roughened comup clearing With of were the them rose. number Harrison Bill greatest Inspector Even the first few treatments a cigar tucked in one corner of his born between April and July, while plexion. make a noticeable difference. The ugly the worst birth month for possible spots gradually wipe away, big pores mouth, he nodded. Ill be going. Guess Ive got all English geniuses is December, says grow smaller, the texture of the skin itself becomes firmer. Before you know the dope. Dont give that Henri Pearsons London Weekly. weathit friends are complimenting you on to idea that and wife the his According investigators, Jacques youve missed the silver. Let it er and climate play an important your complexion. drop out of their minds. When you part in shaping the mental developSPECIAL OFFER have any news, come to headquar- ment of the unborn child. The for a few weeks only of me. affects climatic reminds That rhythm ters, dont phone. change chance to try out Denton's is Here your Know anything about the people our glands, and the human body Facial ataliberal saving. We Magnesia whove started the filling station responds so as to adjust itself to will send you a full 6 oz. bottle of Denthe weather. This mysterious change ton's, plus a regular size box of famous here on the point? No. But I understand that Henri affects the child as much as the Milnesia Wafers (the original Milk of mother, and in some way, as yet Magnesia tablets) . . . both for only 60cl Jacques is recommending them. Cash in on this remarkable offer. Send Oh, he is? That Henris just nat- unknown, the childs brain is in60c in cash or stamps today. I action or the retarded creased must he? by Well, urally helpful, aint get back. He added in his soft per- of the glands. But dont despair simply because suasive voice: Whenever youre ready to come you are a winter child. Possibilities across with the name of the other of genius may seem attractive, but party who was in the neighborhood they are accompanied by an equal SELECT PRODUCTS, Inc. of Lookout House the day that last risk of lunacy. The summer baby 4402 23rd Street, Long Island City, N. Y. will of Mrs. Danes was signed, may be a genius, but he also may Enclosed find 60o (cash or (tamps) for t, while the children of which asnd me your special introductory ! Mark, Im just across the cause- be a winter months stand a far greater , combination. , way. Ill be seeing you. chance of growing up into normal, 1 Name .......................... Dont go yet, Bill! I g citizens. He mustnt leave thinking that he It has also been found that the 2 Street Address and Jed were holding out on him, , Mark realized. birthplace is an important factor. In Jed Stewart grabbed Marks America, for example, where the seasons are the same as in England, shoulder. the largest numbers of famous peoHold on, Mark. See whos here! Mark Trent turned. Surprise ple have birthdays in October, Novbrought him to his feet, wiped the ember, and December quite differsmile from his lips. That couldnt ent from the English months ox be Lola on the threshold! It was. genius. 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