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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1932.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

by Taura Lou BROOKMAN

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY,

HOT WEATHER

HEADACHES.

she warned the girl that revolt was, Cherry Dixon, 10 and pretty, tolla her futile.

Defianon of Walter J. Dix- mother she is going to a club meeting but on's orders was heresy.

It was instead meets Dun Philips, newspaper re border with whor

in lave. Her sheer madness! The words might wealthy parents do not know she is sequainted as well have been addressed to the

Blame the heat and the bright| Bun-light if you wish but very often constipation in a contribut-i ing

Start cause.

taking au occasional dose of Pinkettes and seo what difference these splendid little apperient pilla make. You must keep yourself vlewa bank rubber's, swentheart. Bhe Wall. blunderw inia underworld headquarters and Aroused to action, Cherry was clean internally during the hotter

bullet irikes her arm. Dan Lakes her to

with Dan. Cherry go with him to Inter

A dietor's office and then home, te u try, all at once a whirlwind. She flow months if you wish to keep free

ing in explain what has happened when Mr. about the room, pulling garments from the troubles the hot weather Vixon appears. Dixon a very angry and from hangers-a dress over her brings. Pinkettee cool the blood, | brandishes a newspaper containing Gierig E

pleture and as bernumt of the shooting. Uehend, stocking, slippers. Sarah fol

which Cherry her un word from Itan

CHAPTER VI

chers.

orden Dan out of the house. Days pass in lowed patiently, helping with fast-cleanse and tone up the stomach, Hver and intestinal tract, help you "But what are you going to do?" withstand heat and humidity. The she asked again. "Where are you occasional cleansing dose also safeguards you against the effects of tainted foods or drinks. Keep fil this Hummer by taking occasional dose of Pinkettes, chemists can supply you.

Sarah entered the room breath-going?" Jessly and shut the door behind Cherry pulled the brown felt over ber. Iler round eyes foretold ex- her head and gave it a tug. "Now citement.

listen," sho said, "I'm going to find The girl on the chaise longue did Dan. I'm going to tell him I not turn. Her peach coloured neu-haven't gone away and all the other gee pulled about the slender figure things they told him were untrue. noulled it gracefully. On her teet Now here's how you're to help were small gold strapped sandals.

"Is that you, Sarah?" the girl asked indifferently.

me-"

an All

fold

"Why, I've called a dozen times! Every day-”

me your messages. Sarah-she's the maid-forma out they'd The conspiracy was planned you I'd gone away.

it was nb. "Yes, Miss Cherry."

muickly. Sarah, her white racevicked of them! And I was no Something in the woman's voice an open revelation, made a recur-jafraid you'd think I didn't want to made Cherry Dixon raise her eyes.noitering expedition to the first talk to you! You didn't think that, Before she could speak Sarah placed oor. She returned to report that did you, Dan? You couldn't!" a finger to her lips, shook her head Mrs. Dixon wog busy with callers. forebodingly and crossed to the Martha was on duty in the front of chaise longus. Then, with Celtic the house but Cherry could escape instinct for the dramatic, she annoticed by descending the paused.

staircase and going out through the door that led to the garden. Sarah'a further part was to busy herself in the sewing room and if anyone in- quired for Cherry to say the girl was asleep her bedroom.

"What is it. Sarah?" "Sh, darling! Wait till I tell you.

It's not right, it isn't, and somebody'll pay for it! Out and but falsifyin and there's blacker words I could use. It's not right at all."

"What isn't right at all? What's happened?"

at the suggestion. "Poor lamb," she finished, muttering. "I'm that sorry for you "

Cherry was sitting bolt upright now.

Impatiently she caught the woman's hands.

lut tell me what's happened!" she begged.

FURT

"They didn't tell me!"

"Then you mean it wasn't be- cause you didn't want to see me? You weren't just stalling?"

How "No, Dan, of course not.

Oh. I've could you think that! been so miserable, so unhappy—”

*

*

"May the Lord have morev on the two of us?" Sarah breathed The words were lost in a sob. fervently as Cherry put a hand on Cherry had turned her face

the doorknob.

The plan proved flawless. Within five minutes Cherry had reached

"Oh, Dan, I was so afraid I'd

away.

"Dan!"

"You darling!"

Phillips drew back for an

said

in-

miss you!" The girl's face was atant, staring into the starry eyes. glowing, her eyes atar-bright.

Phillins did not smile.

Again old Sarah put a warning

"You mustn't," Phillips Anger to her lips. "Not so loud," she enutioned, lowering her tone, the highway and was out of sight any longer. Please, Cherry-look gently. "You mustn't feel badly "If they were to know I'd told-!" at the house. She walked the three at me!" She raised two eyes heavenward ashlocks to the tiny drug store that if expecting the firmament to rock exclusive Sherwood Heights noti There was a long pause and then only tolerated but found invaluable. Slowly, hesitantly, the girl turned There she made two telephone

her head. calla. One was to Dan Phillips at the Neirs office. The other was to

She was in his arms, the velvet taxicab company. Half an hour later the cab halted softness of her warm cheek pressed at a downtown street intersection-crushed them again and again. He to Dan's. He found her lips, herry'n face appeared, peering thought the perfume of her hair Sarah sat down beside the girl through the glass, and a tall young was like incense arising about a "Well, then," she said, plunging|man elad in a grey suit strode out into her narrative, "I was looking from the curb. He entered the cab. goddess. for Martha to ask if the package had come from Wendells' and just as I stopped in the hall I heard Martha talkin' on the library tele- nbons. So I waited until she fn ished. "No sir. Martha says,

Miss Cherry ain't at home and don't know when she will be. She's

Wasn't sure whether "But didn't you know? You must gone to New York. That's what you said Fifth or Sixth street-" havel Oh, Cherry, these Inst She says-it's God's truth! 'She's

His manner and voice were mat-three days have been rotton! I've gone to New York. So when she ter-of-fact, even n trifle aloof. been worried about you. Kept tele put down the telephone I said, 'There was nothing whatever about phoning but I couldn't get any Martha, who la it you're tellin' him to suggest the anguished, des-satisfaction. After 1 while I such untruths to and ain't you pairing suitor.

began to think maybe you didn't ashamed of yourself?"

For an instant Cherry was taken want to talk to me. Couldn't really "Martha came back at me

and back.

She Raid tremulously. "I blame you-but after the things said she guessed it was her duty te had to see you, Dan. I just had your father said-" do what Mrs. Dixon said and what to "

It was at that, moment that the business of mine was it to be in- "Is there anything I can do for tax! driver decided he had endured terferin? Well, a few words passed you?" Still the calm, level tones. enough. For several minutes the between us and do you know what

"Aren't you glad to see me?" The cab had been held up by traffic sig- I found out? It was that young words burst from Cherry's lips un-nals. Now the red light wES newspaper fellow, Phillips-

bidden. "Didn't you want me to glowing. "Dan" Cherry's eyes were flash comic

"Say," he said in a tone not to be Ing. "Then he did call!”

"Why, yes. Of course. Only it's ignored, "where do you people want "Yes, and not just this one time quite a surprise because I under- to go?" nelther. After I'd learned that stood you'd gone east. New York "Anywhere," Dan told him: much Martha warmed up and adr some place.".

"Drive-er, drive out through Jef-| mitted he's been telephonin' the "But that's why I came, Dan! ferson Park." house every tluy, Your mother They didn't tell me you'd called. I The cab moved forward. Cherry's wouldn't let Martha say anything waited and waited expecting to head nestled comfortably against about it and this morning she said hear, from you and there weren't Dan's shoulder. His arm was If he called again Martha was to any letters and you didn't tele-about her. Neither realized tell him you'd gone to New York."hone! It was just this afternoon time was pausing.

"Ob, but Sarah-1""

"You're so sweet, Cherry," he "Well," whispered, catching her close again. he said evenly, "this is quite a sur-The words might have been n prise. I couldn't understand over prayer.

the phone exactly what it was you "Then you do care?" were saying.

"I know, darlin'. It's u black shame, that's what it in. As nice a young fellow as you'd be findin' anywhere, too. It's your father that's behind it. Still in a tempor about what happened the other afternoon."

"But, Sarah, if Dan think's I've gone to New York he won't enll any more! Maybe he'll-think I didn't want to see him-ms/be he'll blame me~!"

+

The older woman nodded, agree. ing soberly. "And what's to blame him?" aho asked. "Young fellows don't like to be put off. They were that way in my day and I guess there's not much difference. It's too bud. honey, but we can't help it."

Suddenly Cherry had sprung to her feet.

"I will help it?" she exclaimed. "They can't do this to me--they can't!" She stumped one of the smail gold heels. "They've no right to tell lies and keep messages from me. I'm not a child any longer. I'm 19-"

| Sarah was on her feet, too, her eyes dark with alarm. She put a restraining hand on the girl's arm. "Quiet" she begged. "Someone will hear you. You mustn't take it this way, Miss Cherry. You'll only make things worse!"

The girl drew back. Obediently her volco lowered but her expres- alon was as determined as over.

"Don't," Chorry said. "Oh" with a rush of anddent emotion— "don't you sco what this moans to me? They're trying to mako Pan think I don't care any longer. They're trying to make him forget mel Well, I won't let them do it, that's all I won't let them! Come

Sarah's protests were #hay fall on deaf ears. Repeatedly

I found out they hadn't been giving]

(To be continued),

how

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