1935-05-24 — Page 11

Music On The

Hill

(Continued from Page 9)

Sylvia felt that if she had come across and human beings in this. wilderness of barn and byre they would have fled wraithlike from her At last, turning a corner gaze." quickly, she came upon living

1

her.

thing that did not f from Astretch in a pool of mud was an enormous saw, gigantic beyond the! town-wuman's wildest computation of swine-flesh, and sperdile alert to resent and if necessary rene! the unwonted intrusion.

it was sytas tura to make an anobtrusive retreat as sãë turesg ed her way past riekyards and cow»

wald, anees and lux mann

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started suddenly at a strange sound

the end of

ONS golden and equivocau Jän, the only buy employɩu, va ing Jurm, a tow- beaded, wizen-faced yonel was vis2- by at work on a polaw gearing Half-way up the nearest

when

hall-side,

„Urtainer.

qutsuvaed, no other prozabe or "po- Anew Di sible begetter of the hidden mockery that had ambushed Syria's retreat. The memory of that untraceale echo was added tu her other

a furtive 02

tha nung

pressions "something"

Yessmey.

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sinister around

from

Of Mortimer she saw very little; farm and woods and treat-streamms seemed to swallow bim up dawn till dusk Once. following the direction she had seen him take in the morning, she came to an open space in a nut copse, further saut in by huge yew trees, in the centre of which stood a stone pedestal sur- mounted by a small bronzé figure of a youthful Pan.

was

It was a beautiful piece of "work- manship, but her attention chiefly held by the fact that a newly? cut bunch of grapes had been placed as an offerings at its feet Grapes- were none too plentiful at the manor house. and Sylvia swatched the bunch angrily from the pedestal.

• Contemptuous annoyaare dominated her thoughts as she strolled slowly homeward, and then gave way to a sharp feeling of something that was thick very near fright; across tangle of undergrowth a boy's face and was scowling at her.. brown beautiful with unutterably evil eyes.

It was a lonely pathway, all pathways round - Yessney were junely for the matter of that, and she sped forward without waiting to this to give a closer scrutiny sudden apparition. It was not till she had reached the house that she discovered that she had dropped the ininch of grapes in her flight

"I saw a youth in the wood to- day," she told Mortimer that ever- ing, brown-faced and rather hand- some. but a scoundrel to look at.

gipsy lad, I suppose."

"A reasonable theory," said Mor- timer. "only there aren't any xipsies in these parts at present."

Was be

asked

WDO

Syly, and as Mortimer appeared to have no theory of his own, she passed on to recount tér finding of

the votive offering.

I suppose it was

your doing,"

abe observed: its a harmless piece of lunacy, but people would think you dreadfully silly if they knew of

"Did you meddle with it in any wap?" asked Mortimer..

-I-I threw the grapes away. It seemed so silly," said Sylvia, watch- ing Mortimer's impassive face. for a

sign of annoyance.

"I don't think you were wise to do that," he said reflectively. "Ive heard it said that the Wood Gods are rather horrible to those who molest them.”

"Horrible perhaps to those that! believe in them, but you see I don't,"* retorted Sylvia.

"All the same," said Mortimer inf his even, dispassionate tone, “I should avoid the woods and or- chards if I were you, and give ̈° 21 wide berth to the horned beasts on the farm"

-It was all nonsense, of course, but in that lonely wood-girt spot non- sense seemed able to rear a bastard. brood of uneasiness..

"Mortimer," said Sylvia suddenly, "I think we will go back to toves, some time soon."

Her victory had not been so com- plete as she had supposed; it had carried her on to ground that she was already anxious to quit

"I don't think you will ever go back to town," said Mortimer He seemed to be paraphrasing- hiz mother's prediction as to himself..

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MRS. JIGGS! IT'S

SHES FINE

NICE OF YOU TO IN-:|| SHE'LL BE

VITE ME TO DINNER TONIGHT-ILL BE THERE-HOW'S

YOUR DAUGHTER?

GLAD TO

SEE YOU, COUNT-

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|HOW DO I LOOK? }{YOU'RE FAR FROM BEING

|| FEEL UNCOMFORT-|| A MOVIE IDOL-AND DON'T

ABLE ENOUGH TO

BE WELL-DRESSED-

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SMOKE THAT HORRID PIPE-YOU'VE GOT, THE HOUSE FILLED ≈ | WITH SMOKE

NOW-

[EXCUSE ME A MINUTE- THAT'S

I'LL GIT AN ASH-

TRAY TO PUT THEM

CINDERS

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Bringing Up Father

OUR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO MARRY COUNT DE SABILITY-IVE MADE UP OUR MINDS ABOUT THAT-HE IS CALLING TONIGHT-

TO LIKE TO BE

ON AN OCEAN LINER-

THERE GOES THE DOORBELL:

I GUESS THAT'S THE PEST-

JOLLY NICE

OF YOU

WELL! OF ALL

THINGS!

OLD SOCKS

YES-WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH ME?

THIS IS AN OUT-` RAGE-GIVE ME MY HAT AND

E-E-K!

COAT-

GEE! IF

WHAT CAN WE DO, DADDY?! DE- TEST THAT COUNT- I'LL RUN AWAY BEFORE I'LL MARRY

THAT FEL-

I BEG YOUR PAR-

DON, BUT I AM COUNT DE SABILITY.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO

SMOKE?

IT SHOULD. BE ONLY A MISDEMEANOR TO BEAT A GUY LIKE THAT-

THAT'S ALL RIGHT-YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOL-

OGIZE

OH, DADDY! WASNT IT || IF HE DOES GREAT? I DON'T THINK || HE'LL NEVER HE'LL EVER COME BACK-

LOOK THE SAME-

ADO WANT TO MAKE UP WITH I'LL CALL ON DOESN'T MAKE UP

A LADY TO SEE YOU HER NAME IS ALICE- SHE SAID YOU'LL

KNOW WHO

SHE IS

IT- CAN YOU THINK OF A, WAY, ALICE?

OH-GOSH! | GEE IF ROSIE

TELL HER 1 | EVER FOUND

IT-JUST WITH ME I'LL GO |LEAVE IT TO MAD-

ME, ROSIE-

WHY, ALICE! YOU SAY

ARCHIE DOESN'T

DON'T WORK OUT SHE CALLED WORK THERE

HERE ON ME, THAT ANYMORE-MAY-

ANY-WOULD BE THE | BE HE HAS

MORE

END-

GONE

AWAY-

HE'S OUT OF

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REMEMBER, BOYS-NO FAIR KICKIN' IN THE FACE-KEEP THE

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