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was givan..
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THREE KINDS
F LOVE.
BEGIN RRGE TO-DAY.
unable to marry Phit Bewed, young lawyer
to when the fan been engaged for eight
to harm their tenton,
*audeville actor whom without
by KAY CLEAVER STRAHAN
The
latest bombing plane
built for the U. 5. Air Force. It is capable of carrying ton of bombs and four passengers, and has a speed of 190 miles an hour.
I'm telling you, you wont be and more anxious than I am. see-"
"Let's go fast," said Mary-Fran- ces. "Fast na we can."
"She'll do 70 or better. Wanta risk it?"
Mary-Frunees wished to risk it; then they went riding along to- gether at 70 miles an hour.
Undoubtedly it was more or less dangerous to speed on the highway and in a car with uncertain tyres. But fortune favoured them. In the end they arrived safely at Mandel Springs and got out of the car near the stonewalled well. While Mary- Frances stood off a bit, and held her handkerchief to her nose, Fart drank three cups of the horrible melling water. Then he rejoined her, and they went together up the j steps and across the wide veranda and into the hotel.
Cecily and Ann, arm in arm were walking up the front steps to the porch. Barry, in his car was circling the turn-around with the old broken, fountain in its cen- tre.
Cecily repeated, "Ann. I am | sorry," and added, "but why in the
They
Japan will be represented by Etsuko Kamakura, at the Olympic swimming contests,
The U. S. S. West Virginia, leading America's battle flost in this unusual, morin? view as it steamed westward from Los Angeles toward the Far East. The fleat will be in randiuess in case it in needed to protect Americas in the Sino Japanese war tons. Front to rear, the warships are: the West Virginia, the Colorado
and the California.
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bathroom."
"I guess so," said Mary-Frances. world were you frightened, angel? Ann and Cecily Fenwick háve fgt.. years
Soon they came to a town named It is only half-past six right now." supported themselves, their younger plater. Cutter and sped through it like a
You'll be so happy. So happy. Mary-Frunnen, and their grandparents, known
"Cissy-I can hardly breathe yet.
"I suppose I'll have to take that Homalie" and "Grand Beerser of the steak; but just beyond Cutter I've pictured you at the bottom of nnnneln! Freponsibility. Ann. who is there was a long detour, and the every ravine in Oregon. I've never break it to Grand and Rosalie? overnight bag. We're going to "Yes, bul--Ann, how shall awful old suitcase, as well as my rond was very bad, and they barely had such an hour can hardly
Albany to-morrow. Later In the engineer, but when he prapuse she refuses until finally, they reached a little dressed-but in your bathrobe!!ness! They've gone out with the a trunk; but I won't want to have yeam. Cerly, 22, kavo larry Mckeet. moved along for miles and miles, breathe. Of course, if you'd been Barry said just to say-
"They aren't here, thank good-week we'll come down, und I'll pack wriding date for the place foolishly named India. Here telephoned the hospitals. Mary-Frances, 16, wat will by school, Earl bought gasoline, uid reassur- acted as if they'd never heard of Carmichaels for dinner and the to rush about it. Yes the old believes tell in love with a denied Mary-Frances na to how straight such a thing as an accident, Good evening. They are cheering Grand suitcase and my overnight bag. I the knowledge of her sisters. He urges ber, he was going to treat her, and re-ness! Cissy, where have you up. I know, so they'll probably play can leave the sultense in the car quchre and be away late. You can to-night. If you'll get them out, just go. going to thank him to her dying "Up in the hills. Let's stop here Just go. Il tell them when they inter.
I would, if I were you. dear, I'll decide what to put in them a minute on the porch, Ann. I--
I suppose there isn't any Mary-Frances answered. She Did you have
a bad time with come home. They'll fuss, but I hot water?" anid, "Yes," twice, and "I know,"
Cissy, after the past Grand after I left this morning don't care.
hour it would take more than time or two; but her grey eyes
a that takes too long. I'll run down "Ind? Terrible. .Ile declares were wistful, and her sighs were that you pushed him over-struck scene to shake me. Now that you and put on the kelile and bring it
are alive and happy, nothing clac up and he refuse, She comes home to and deep drawn,
him down, he says, in the ball—” nake telling her that "Gram" and On the highway once more, Earl "Remali" have gone to end the day with
"Ann! I did not! Oh, my word!! seems to matter. Really it doesn't. friends, Anna frixhtened because the la said, "Listen, sweetie baby, I'm go- I suppose I am in for it. Well-It Come, let's go in. No one's
ing to idle along a ways, and you can inst only so long. Wait
home. Not even Mary-Frances."
to drave home and became his lake partner minded her again that she
Ann and Thịt quatrel when ↑ she" bearE Jetty King, who worke Jat Phil huling, address him with endearaiezta AM
Erie vo forgel hil by going about day.
Kenneth Halth, rich and attentive.
Mary Frances agrees to go away with
De Armuunt. The same day Ceelly Quarteis with-her grand-father and driven sway with Barry in his ear
a
Kenneth Smith anka Ann to marry film
hat no word from Crelly.
Kary-France
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a
was been?"
min-
4
at
"I'll light the gas heater.
No,
"You will not. I'll do it myself,"
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They started for the door and there was a small tussle. Cecily
In the lower hall Cecily said arrived there at the same time, and
and de Armount leave in and I is going to have a little talk-ate, Ann Angel, I-I hope you "Angel, angel, angel Ann!"
see? You act like you was kinda are going to forgive me. Barry la worried or something-see? I want coming back in about half an hour,
CHAPTER XLII
Mary-Frances sighed and found
De nuts deep in a linty corner of
- Ver coat pocket, and ate it.
a
In the upper hall she auld, "And said. "You get the bags, angel.
I
to tell you I'm crazy about you and I'm going with him-and I was afraid to tell you! Then you and I'll put on the kettle. I won't sec? And you are about mo, and we're going to be married. Wait don't think that I'm frightfully have you running up and down all. Just the same, I'm going to let me tell you. He got the licence velfish and all that? You know, stairs, waiting on me. The suit A man with a piece of red cloth nee? And if I don't, I hope I got We've been talking and talking and
treat you like a pal and a buddle in Albany yesterday just think. You understand that I'm not really caso la in the cast room
letting you down?"
think. My bag is in my closes in his hand stepped out into the mine. Hore's another thing.
"Cissy! "Clasy dear! Of course I don't deciding all day. We either have mean, I do I mean whatever thought. It isn't.
I've had an awful road and stopped them. Mary-loving, trusting little sweetie like to marry or give each other up en-
Mary-Frances. Frances, for a minute, was fright- you is just about going to be the tirely. There's his book his books, I do mean, I'm just glad that's went to Ermintrude's to spend the ened; but it was only that road making of me-see? Just about and his future. Everything. I' all. Glad for your pluck and every night, and I'm sure she has taken work was going on and that one the making of me, and I'm
thing. What are you going to your bag. She keep on working, of course, and pay
always does." way traflle rules wore being en- "Earl," Mary-Frances Interrupt-
what
Weart. Oh, Cissy, honey-you "But I must have it. I can't, 1 cent forced. They had to wait there for ed, "I'd rather you'd go faster. I heat at make very cost of it, in must take those lovely undies Fann positively can't take that old wood-
minutes, and then the man gavo like to go fast.”
Johns sent me last Christmas. Laten brush and black comb of mino- a success, and
and it bound to be, we them the plece of red cloth to da-i
my tollet things- "Sure, I know. But say, Itaten, can help a lot. We're coming, both me see-my gloves are nower than nor any of liver to another man, who took it baby, you ain't sore at me nor any of us, on Sundays to clann house. yours. You take them. And my they're disgraceful." at the far end of the bumpy thing: Only-I want to get to houses, and-You said you wanted
best stockings I haven't worn Barry says he's a slick cloaner of them. Now, let
"Don't worry. I'll telephone to stretch,
"No.
me sco-you'll her right away to bring it home. "It is getting Inte," said Mary-Mondel Springs. 1-just want to me to marry, Ann. You
wonr your new
this tan remem-H
evening. You'd want to tell her goodbye" Frances, "and Mendel Springs is so get there."
won't you? I would, If I were you. "Of course. I'll call her while bor, the other day, you said" fRY."
"Little sweatics cutie baby," he
My beads are swoot with it. I'm I'm downstairs, You get the sult- Sister's sweetheart! Of course I Want should let her out to said, with real tenderness, "I with said so, and I do. Dear, in caso glad you washed your hair yea- case, dear. But don't All it with sixty, hon? She can do it, and to gosh we could get married right, Don't think anything else--don't today. What do you want to take, your things. I'm not going to take better,
"Earl sold.
now, open and aboveboard, But talk so-so humbly.
I'm glad honey? I'll be putting the things all your things."
Are you?
out on the bed 'while you're in the (Continued on Page 11.)
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