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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH. UTAH To clean berry stains from the grating- cheese, rub a bite into a cut lemon. to it. clean teeth, over the grater potato (Hope your face straightens out ) Sprinkle talcum powder on a Should the cane seat of a chair ribbon- knot that you wish to sag, wash it with hot water, then loosen. set it out in the air (not in the to dry. The cane tightens as windshield old sun) an If you have dries. it washwhen used be it may wiper, ing the windows of your home. Clean stained bronze ornaments with hot vinegar or hot butof a paper spoons Keep package in the medicine chest. Use for dol- termilk rubbed on with a sofl oil and medicines brush oy cloth. Rinse in warm waing out fish-livand you wont have to worry about ter and wash in hot water and or stained "silver spoons. soapsuds. Wipe dry with soft cloth. After THE STORY THUS FAR: Zorie Corey is expected by her employers wife, Mrs. Folsome, to deliver thirty Invitations to tea In person. She calls at her employers home during a rainy evening and picks up the Invitations. She has a date this evening with Paul Duncan, her fiance, but fears she will be late for it. Utterly despondent about delivering the invitations, she leans against a telephone pole and cries. Suddenly a man appears. He listens to her story gravely, then rips the invitations from her hand, tears them up and tosses them into the trash basket. He hails a taxi and Instructs the driver to take her where she directs. Pauls ancle, Admiral Duncan, calls on fully sorry. In haste of departure lost your tea invitations. Please duplicate and send me bill. And she had sent a telegram to Jimmy Hoffbrower, saying: Your term paper finished. In drawer my typewriter table. Hope you pass all courses with flying colors. Her thoughts drifted to the big, bronzed young man she had met in the rain. Although she now knew who he was, he remained mysterious. His full name was Stephen Decatur Duncan and he was, Pau had told her in the plane, in dis Zorie. grace. Steve had been living in His political sympaGermany. CHAPTER IV i. thies were very He hac a Steve was rascally reputation. What did you say? he demandtaken back to Uluwehi by his ed hoarsely. What did you say to being who, Paul said, was McGonigle? Did you promise an en- grandfather, with him. disgusted dowment? Steve is in the doghouse, Pau I dont recall just what I said, had and the less saic explained, his grandfather answered vaguely. the better. But its all right. She slipped into sodden sleep. It means Ill lose my job! A series of bangings aroused her. What of it? I have better ideas Three men were in the stateroom for you. On that plantation? Paul asked and they were depositing luggage hoarsely. He was breathing hard. Yes. Theres a fine opening for '' you better than the one I men, pro-Naz- tioned. I dont want it! Paul cried. Well, youre going to take it hm? You have just time to pack and meet us at the plane. Look at Miss Corey, he said, smiling benevolently at Zorie as if she were the final proof of something. Shes fill ready. Aunt Hannahs voice broke in, with sleepy irritability: Ready for what?" She came down the stairs, holding her pink quilted dressing gown about her short, plump figure. This is my Aunt Hannah Admiral Duncan, Zorie murmured. Ready for what? Aunt Hannah repeated aggressively. Good morning, Aunt Hannah, Paul said in a sardonic voice. My grandfather has just decided to take Zorie to Hawaii. Aunt Hannah stared. What for? Shes agreed to help me write my Admiral Duncan anmemoirs, swered. She stared at him, then at Zorie. How how long will it take? she gasped. At least a year, said Paul. Its a dandy job. But whats to become of me? Aunt Hannah wailed. I cant afford to run this house without the the assistance that Zorie gives me. She said coolly, What are yon Rent a smaller house, said the here? admiral coldly. Aunt Hannah at this moment uton the floor beside hers. It was tered a small scream. She was beautiful of all shapes and staring past the admiral at the sizes, but luggage all of a pattern, a soft stairs. The admiral turned and faun color with bright glanced at the stairs. Paul was bands about it, and all stamped in looking at the stairs. Zorie turned gold with the initials A.L. and looked. Zorie sat up and gazed at it. A man was slowly down. There were at least ten coming In his left hand was one of Zories pieces of suitcases. The other was hugged this handsome luggage. Then a girl came sailing into the under his right elbow, while, with room a girl of about Zories age his right hand, he was balancing on and size, and she was slim, dark his shoulder her small trunk. ' The man descending the stairs was and beautiful. She had brown eyes and a dusky lovely skin. She looked the big, bronzed, fblue-eye- d young as if she might ' be Spanish or man to whom she had talked in the rain. He was smiling mysteriously French. She hardly glanced at Zorie. She at her, with one eyebrow up. He said coolly, What are you doing in looked sinister. She had the kind of accent lere? The mysterious young man walked that associate with sophisticated you Aunt leisurely past Hannah and out people who have lived a great deal of the door. abroad not English, or French, or Zorie! Aunt Hannah bleated. German, or Italian, or Russian, but Zorie asked huskily, Who, is a smooth blending of them all. that? I I thought this was my room, Wed better be moving, Admiral Zorie answered meekly. Duncan said cheerily, We mustnt The girl glanced at Zorie again, miss that plane hm?" then stared. Her eyes seemed to Zorie Who, repeated, is that? Thin - lipped, Paul answered: grow huge. Her lovely color faded Who are you? she gasped. Lets just call him an evil force in My name is Zorie Corey. motion. That is my brother Steve. Where are you from? Zorie! Aunt Hannah whimConfused by her sharpness, Zorie You cant desert me like pered. told her. this! The girl stared at her a few secZorie wondered at that moment if the three kisses she had bestowed on onds longer, then her color imShe laughed and said the brow of the cast-irBuddha proved. Well see about this. I paid for had anything to do with all this. exclusive occupancy of this room When the two stewards had placed her two suitcases and her small and I intend to have it. She was, once again, sharp and trunk in the middle of the statevigorous and sure. She was the kind room, Zorie Corey tipped each a of girl, Zorie thought enviously dollar and wondered if it was whom people dont push around. enough. From their smiles and their The girl sat down on t.4 unoccuthanks, she assumed that it was. Never having traveled, she was ig- pied bed and snatched up the telephone. She asked sharply for the norant about such things. She closed the door. She took a purser. When she got him, 'she said deep breath and looked about the vigorously: This is Amber Larfning Stateroom 221. room which was. to be hers alone someone else for in here. I paidTheres for exclusive occufour days and five a It was nights. pancy of this cabin and I insist on cozy room done in ivory and pale green. There were twin beds, each having it. I was supposed to have excluagainst a wall. There was a dressing-sive table occupancy, too, Zorie said with triple mirrors. meekly. She wondered what Mrs. Folsome Amber Lanning glanced at her was thinking about the telegram she with raised eyebrows. She said vigher from Salt Lake cu ?eilt orously: The person whos in here had been tempted to send City. one says she also paid for exclusive 5 saying sorry. Going to Ha. Well, do Yur invitations in corner ; it!What? I cant travel with trash basket. Mother person. I The one she had sent said. Dread red-and-bl- ue oi . oc-Snc- V For some time Miss Lanning lis- - tened with a bored expression to the explanation from the pursers department. She hung up the phone with violence, jumped up and said, with gestures: It isnt even a mixup. He says theyre packed. He says the government demands so many cabins every voyage for defense workers and navy wives and such and that were lucky to have accommodations at all. He says hell try to do something about it. Well, hed better. She tipped the three waiting stewards. She glanced at Zories worn old suitcases and her battered old trunk. It was the size and shape of a modern field trunk, or foot locker. Zories father had used it on camping trips and it looked it. Are these yours? Miss Lanning asked. By One Day Youre always late, boy. How said Zorie. If there had been any other place to go, she old are you? I er er would have gone. But there were no other places. When were you born? Second of April, sir. Zorie sat on her bed while the There you are late again! girl briskly unpacked her bags and hung things up. She Reminder hung up dresses and skirts and He was reading the evening paper. gowns and nightgowns and lounging What a debt we owe to medical pajamas and coats and other things Icience!" he said. in both closets until both were full. Good gracious , replied his wife. Then she went about hanging things Havent you paid the doctors bill yet? on hangers about the room until there wasnt a hook left. Useful Zorie was sure she was hanging Have you ever got into hot up a great many of these things water? Yes, plenty of times. needlessly; that she would not have a chance to wear a fraction of this Well, I wish youd advise me. What did you do? wardrobe on the trip. The telephone rang. Amber fairly Had a bating eaped across the room to answer it. It wasnt long after the wedding Yes? she cried, on an ascendthat Spivens discovered that he Who? scale. a Wait soprano ing minute. She glanced resentfully at and his wife always thought alike. But his wife always thought first. Zorie. Its for you. Zorie tremblingly took the phone-- . Thats Easy She was relieved and happy at the Mrs. Peck Now Miss interruption. Lanning but she never Shes very pretty, could shower or dress or do whatsays a word. I cant ever she wanted without the feeling Imagine why so many men are hat every movement she made was In love with her. Mr. Peck I can. eing watched. Yes? Zorie said meekly. Hullo, honey. It was Paul. He sounded in much better spirits than when she had last seen him, and she 7rtV) JJ'1-hoped he had had a couple of drinks, although Paul disapproved of drink- i er m t AFTER THE WAR s ft CLARION RADtOl Y-ye- s, dark-skinn- ed ONE THING I KNOW I am GONG TO BUY And its a wise decision shes made, because all the engineering and manufacturing skill that have helped us do a good war job will be applied to the production of fine radios for civilian use. A great line of table and portable models, farm sets and combinations will be available right after the war. Itll be worth while waiting for Clarion ! RADIO WARWICK MANUFACTURING CORF. 4640 W. Harrison Street, Chicago 44, Illinois ing. Make yourself beautiful, Paul said, and come and join us in the admirals suite for cocktails and dinner. Well dance afterward. Were dressing. Will you? Of course, Zorie said meekly. Its number Twenty-seveon B Deck, Paul said. Make it snappy, darling, will you? Yes, said Zorie. When she turned from the phone, she saw that Amber Lanning had not taken advantage of her privacy at all. She was wandering about the room. Zorie was, she realized, caught in another trap set by her meekness. She did not have the courage to go about the relatively simple job of undressing, showering and dressing, because this girl, with her simple egotism, her unquestioning had her buffaloed. Zorie glanced at her wrist-watcIt was almost six. Ten minutes must have gone by while she sat there, unable to move, frozen by whatever the word is for the exact opposite of confidence, sureness and courage. The bed on which she sat was shaking gently, but this was not entirely due to the state of her nerves. Even as she wondered about it, the stateroom tilted ever so little, and she realized that, while she was sleeping, the Samoa must have left its pier, and that when Miss Lanning looked out of the porthole and made her ecstatic remarks the last of San Francisco was to be seen, and that they were now at sea. (Miss Lanning leisurely took from hangers and drawers the things she might or might not be intending to wear this evening. The telephone rang again and she answered it. Yes, Uncle Win! she cried Yes, dear. But of course dar ling! She seemed very excited She spoke rapidly in Spanish. Im sure. Shes just a nice sweet little American girl. AH right Ill see you in about forty minutes. Zorie glanced again, at her watch Forty minutes! The time was now 6:28. More than halt an hour Paul had phoned. But she could move. She was chained to her not bed by her meekness. Zorie started to get off the hen relaxed again. There was bed little she could do or would very do until her roommate was gone. So she waited and and fumed. Miss Lanningperspired took a lone shower. It took her forever to herself. She came out of the dry bath room, all pink and glowing, and sat down at the dressing table. wm DOiHfctCT lor 6SUlts n, 10 J3l" oil ASK MOTHER. SHE KNOWS . sm self-assuran- ce h. (TO BE CONTINUED) S s'jjs. v s ..mm Jo o1 QUICK reKef 5ootIun& gently warming m Ben-Ga- y muscr contains uo to gPydght, 1944. by Thos. Lceminjr & Co- - Inc. H&DdlSEB ftm ii sE |