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ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER

AT THE auditorium door, Rose Meredith bade the last of the "actors" good night. She had already telephoned the light com- pany and everything would be fixed by morning. Then she turned. "Last as usual, Andy?”

"I guess so." He leaned against the wall. "Gee, it was a terrible show, wasn't it ?"

She spoke comfortingly. "You know what they say about bad dress rehearsals. It means the show will be good."

"Mmm." Then

he leaned forward and

there was desperation in his face.

"Rose,

will ya let me ask a favour ?"

She didn't reprove him for the "Rose" this time. He hadn't even known he had said it,

"Lemme walk home with your to-night," he begged.

She looked of bin know- ing that he was walling for the sick, awful disappoint- ment of her "no." Then she said, quite impersonally "all right. Let's go."

They Bauntered down the street and sukidenly they were at the Carvel Park Gardens with a white fountain all silvery in the moonlight. Andy looked up at the sky. "Gee, It's-n-sweй- night."

.

She quoted softly. "How sweet the moonlight steeps

upon this land,

...Look how the floor of henven Is thick inlaid with patines of

bright gold...

His per-

He was staring at her, fascinat- ed. "You know," he said huskily, "I used to think Shakespeare was all a bunch of

inch of junk. But when you say it, it sounds different." face clouded with honest plexity. "Now isn't that peculiar."

Suddenly he reached up to the bridal wreath above them and shook the blossoms In her hair. "You look beautiful like that." He gazed at her in wild worship and said hoarsely, "I wish it was or- chids."

"Why, I think this is a lot nicer Andy. Orchids are a little obvious don't you think? They cost a lot of money, yes, but there's more poetry to these."

"I never thought of that before." His face twisted and suddenly he seized her hand. "Gee, will I ever again meet anybody like you? Gee, when I'm grownup, suppose I only meet the orchid kind? I want somebody like you, Rose." He bent suddenly and kissed her hand.

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THERE was pity in her eyes.

"Andy dear," she said casually, "let's sit down on the bench."

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I have ny kind of a chance with You?"

She groped for the right thing to say, "You're a very attractive boy, Andy, but my dear, there are 30 many barriers between you and

me

I know you "But you like me. do. Oh don't you understand?" he cried. "I'm trying to ask you to marry me." With trembling fingers he brushed back a lock of hair. "It's kind of an important step mean. I've tu take, isn't it? never thought about marrying he- fore. And I've never asked ony- body before, either..

Thank you for the compliment Andy," she said slowly, "but I must be honest with you"

I

He jumped up. "Don't don't. know what you're going to say." He struck one fist with the other. born "Why did I have to be younger.

"Andy, listen to me "I won't listen. I won't go on with the play. I'll hop a freight

anything

but out of town, Fl do stay here, won't stay here."

She rose and grasped his arms and gave him a little shake. "Now

"Khul,** stop

He was quite still and she smiled at him. "Don't ever try and fool me, that you'd be quitter. Five hundred people are coming to see us to-morrow night and we're going to give then the best show we enn. But we won't do it if we get confused and emotional and led Into knots to-

They faced the pool with its night." water lilleo floating 01 the sur- face.

"Are you going to lecture me?" Andy asked.

"Why, I think that would be very unkind."

Then can I tik? And can I be sure that you won't laugh ni mo?*

"Have I ever?"

He shook his head and tried to still his young pounding heart. "That's one of the things I like about you. Weil," he didn't dare look at her. "Rose, can you be lleve anybody my age can be in

this

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love? I can."

His voice was steady. He was speaking almost like a grown man. "I want to get a job mer Rose, start earning my own living. I'm younger than you, but you're not much older than me. What I wanta know is-"He act

"Could his jaw and struggled on.

"know"

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"Listen Andy, to-morrow night after

the pilny's over I want a few minutes with you alone. want to tell you story, Andy, and then you must make your own answer to the question you asked me to-night." She put out het hand. " it a deal?"

him.

He grasped her fingers, "Ok," ho aald quietly. "It's a deal." She turned away from "Now I'm going down the path to my house, alone. I want to think. Goodnight Andy.”

WHEN she was out of sight,

he began to plod home- wards. But as he was walk- ing up the front steps he realised foverishly that he must talk to Dad again. Now ho had something really im-

portant to say, now there was a decision to be made.

As usual at this hour, the Judge was in his den. This time. Andy wasted no time in coming to the point. "Dad," he said directly, "I decided it was only fair to teil you I'm making some plans for the future."

From the heaviness of his own heart, the Judge forced a smile.. "Come young fellow sit Now then, what plans?"

down.

Quickly, Andy told him. He was going to get a job. He had a few things in view and he had decided nut to finish high school. College, of course, was completely out. There were more important things than that in life.

The Judge stroked his chin ner- vously. "Well, maybe you're right Andy" Handling this, he realised. was going to be louch and go. "May I ask why you're making these changes?"

"I wanta get married."

"I see. Well, Andy, your mother's going to ask this so 1 might as well. To whem?"

"Rose Meredith."

The Judge digested this "Hm," gravely. "She's a nice young lady, of course, but don't you think the difference in your ages—?”

Andy got up and began to pace the floor. "Look Dad, what's a riifference of five or six years? I'm pretty near seventeen and she's twenty-three. I'm thinking of the future when we're both past thirty and settled down to grow old gracefully together."

The Judge's eyes were serious but warm with affection. "Andrew, listen to me a moment. Do you want to lake on premature respon- siblities? Do you want to grow up suddenly, instend of wisely? Do want to make that transition you in one foolish leap?"

The sooner you get married. the sooner you grow up."

"Thousands of young people have tried that theory and crippled thcon

for life."

་་1 know what you mean," Andy muttered.

"Oli

Уса you do. At forly you don't want to find that you were trapped into being an adult, you don't want your life filled with the bitterness and tragedy that passes through my courtroom every day, you don't

Andy stepped back Ds if he were at bay. "Dad I do know what you mean but it's just an though some- thing Inside me kcops saying, 'he's wrong, he's wrong, don't listen.""

The Judge's gaze held infinite pity. I know what that voice a. It's Springtime."

Andy's faco was long with misery. "I guess_this_is_once you and I just don't hear each other" Dad. But you're Al swell guy and-"

"When are you going to ask the young lady?" The Judge held his breath. Maybe he'd been wrong about that girl. Maybe this was one of those things that he won't going to have any way about, after all.

"I did. To-night. She's gonna answer me to-morrow night."

"Andy; I hope that no one gets hurt."

"Andy's smile was tender and far off. "Oh I wouldn't hurt her." Then he looked at his father, "Gee, I wish it was to-morrow night."

"Andrew, Andrew," the Judge cried. "A year from now you'll remember this monent and you'll wish

you'd tried to see it my way."

Swiftly, Andy went to the door. He turned once. "Goodnight Dad," he said sorrowfully and moved toward the stairs.

LONG past midnight, Judge

Hardy was still sitting there in his den. Andy, the all board meeting-it was jumbled together in night-

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Toward down the door opened softly und his wife stood there. She came to him and put her hand on his head. "What's wrong, dear?"

volca "Everything." His

wns thick. Then he began to speak in miserable confession. "Emily, I've been a fool. I smelled sono illnes in bloom and I got to dreaming. For the first time in my life I got greedy."

"I don't see any harm in that," was the staunch reply.

"But I've lost a lot of money. And you know how hard it is and how long it takes us to save. Half of it belongs to you and I've lost I. But that isn't the worst. I've led others in this town in with good faith because I endorsed the deal. And there's no way of pay- ing them back their money," he went on brokenly. "We don't have enough. Yet I'm responsible."

"James dear," she said, "there's always to-morrow, There's always- another chance, another opportu inliv, ta find some way out."

Ho groaned.

"Does it? Suppose you come

with me and sec. She drew him to the winduw. Outside, far, fur to the cast, the sky had paled to "Darkest belore a timmery grey.

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hours later he was on

his way to the Court- house. So deep in thought was he that he hardly noticed Don Davis' greeting until the man's second try. Don but- ton-holed him,

"Say listen Judge, I'm a member of the Citizens Protest Committee and we need some legal advice." "Protest Committee for what?"

little "We're going to raise a cain with the Pubile Worka Com- of the road mittee in the charge building campaign.”

"Why"

"Well. Here we're paying expen- sive taxes for all this work to be done and you know what Jeff Adams

that discovered? That dumb committed 1: importing gravel-get that bringing gravel in from mother county to be used on tur roads at a price that'll make your hair curl."

The Judge was thoughtful. "Bringing in gravel

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"You'd think they were buying gold dust the money they're pay ing out. And who pays the bills? We do, the taxpayers."

Did you say-gravel?" Hardy asked in a curiously hushed

then Dan

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yes," And

Judge

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crazy. "Say what the "

"Gravel" the Judge yelled and he began to wave his arms like a madinan. Then, without a word he turned around and began run- ning back to his house, his cout tails flying behind him in the breeze. For one hour he tolled feverishly over his law books. Then he left the house to pay n few visits. His first stop was at the headquarters of the Protest Committee. Next he went to the Public Works Bureau of the Town Council, And finally, it was time the for the Board Meeting of Carvel Aluminum Corporation.

Standing at the head of the directors table, he faced the men who had been his partners in the

he venture. "Gentlemen,"

sald gravely though-for-the-first-time in days, his heart was, light, "Mr. having Wills and Mr. Hansen been called out of town, it is my unpleasant duly to bring you bad news."

"Bad nows, Judge?" Benedict asked susplelously.

"The City of Carvel has issued us an ultimatum. Either we sell the nqueduct property to the town for its nominal value as a source of gravel or the town' will condemn

take it over." the property and That was the idea he had worked out in his den and the Public Works Bureau had heartily en- dorsed 1. It remained now to con- vince these men that it was the only thing to do.

But all Ave of his partners Im- mediately started an uproar. Hig- ginbotham was ready to tear the town apart, Anderson wanted to fight. Miller yelled that they'd Court. carry it clear to the Supreme Co

"Just a minute boys," Benedict said quietly. "Frankly, I'd agree to fight to protect our money by fair means or foul if he turned to the Judge and smiled. HIT you weren't In thin with us Judge. Isn't that right men?" There was a hesitant murmur of assent. "I don't think any of us wants to sco honest Jim Hardy fighting tax payers of Carvel"

Judge liardy moistened his dry Jips. That's a mighty fine senti- ment but " now he forced the truth from himself, "gentlemen, what I have just told you is tru -but it's based on a lie. I've been trying to save my own face but I can't go through with it. -Willia and Hansen have disappeared and taken our seventeen thousand dol lars with them."

**There way a gasp of horror. "ut what about the chemist's re- port?". Benedlet demanded "The land has eight per cent. of alu minum."

"I checked The Judge nodded, that yesterday with a friend of mine in the State University. The entire surface of the carik is eight He smiled per cent, aluminum,”

"But it's commercially "Well, I'll be Biggered," Higgin- botham gasped.

Practical to extract it.”

Judge Hardy wiped his forehead. "The

will buy the land for town gravel. We've been saved by the skin

of our teeth." "Buy nothing of the kind,” Bene- diet cald warmly. "You can't tell me you didn't dig up that kien of selling to the city."

The others heartily backed Bene- illet up. Then they raliled round

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That remark, it seemed, promptly reminded Benedict of his daughter Polly's debut in the school play that night. Then each taller there proudly told of

of his own off-apripn's share in the play.

Finally MacMahon asked, "Judge, are you represented in this high school play too?"

"Represented? Why my non An- drow wrote the play," the Judge boasted, "and he's neting the lead- ing male role. Not only that, gentlemen, but ho Invented u vol- cano for the third act. I warn you, Carvel can expect anything to happen to-night,"

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