VERSUS YOUTH B Y MARY HAMPTON MILLS ' (Continued from last week) 'Seveiji'. I wish you would be hind and come with me for a ride vou I ,''"""!"' ?'ve- wanted to ask t. ' f. o"' ,u[, you "'ways manage to a fellow with your unan fiii la'Kn-*?' Ua,thcr clcver, hal + ? i tongue s end a word so fit tmgly lengthy, what?" . Cynthia's ready laugh was a per fect graduation of a musical .scale did t ll'""y1. wish il. ' shall be fc ad to 8o with you. I haven't seen old itinnny Pearson for quite awhile, day?" e'lanee on your list to !*? fortunately. There is S?> TJ'. ?">er call to be made to ll,!:.; 7 l'? JOU s?y "> 'i long Hi n" s"P.Pcr ,n Hendersonville Tl?. ' S'1 , 'Vm f n,onn tonight. I lie 1 Ido back will be wonderful 1 he last two words were added with perturbing directness. ,'k i!" pance toward the ab nn t\ C"u,,le ,nK here and there . , eourt. Sears was laughing at a badly managed play of Dorothy's and nor piercing voice was antagon '*'1. "?! *'lp atood at attention for his next strike. A taunting laugh as his ball went wild. "Told you X was the better player1 t'Z; judgment was sound doctrine! Hurts to be beaten, doesn't it. Boy?" ' "Don't ci\ll me that," was the savage comnTand spoken in a low ??,Ci 2ien as lf bearing her quick mind? You are a capital little plav er, ut that. Too infernally hot for another game. Let's rest a bit." ; Her smile was like sun in his eves. How bout going to the dru* store for an ice cream soda? How are you Dr. Bailey? Didn't I clean bears to a finish? Men are such darned conceited things." Cynthia laughed and ignored hear s frowning glance directed to ward (he doctor by saying lightly; il you will wait until I change my dress Dr. Bailey, we will ^ o . It will only be a few minutes." ? Don't hurry. We have plenty of time, ' the beaming doctor assured ner as she moved away. Dorothy blew a couple of kisses from the tips of her fingers and ran a I4cr departing Sears. "Your granddaughter is quite a flushed player." The doctor offer ed the Col. a cigar, which was ac cepted with easy, old-time grace. "She is,, isn't she? Necessary, if ah? would gain victory over Seara." Few more pleasantries and Cynthia came hack to them, drawing on her gloves as she walked. "I wasn't very long, was I? Don't sit out here nny longer, father. It isn't good for your rheumatism. Tell Dorothy that I shall not be back until late." "Don't hurry, you are in good hands and you need a change. She stays at home with a grouchy old ?father too close, Bailey; I wish you v.-ould take her to tas!;. Don't spare her." It was quite late when the doctor said goodnight to Cynthia, giving her the most ardent of glances from beneath bushy brows. They deepen '?mv6 flush on her cheeks. "Vou are going with me again and again and again," he announced with ix smile a little more warmly personal^ than his usual professional one. "You need something in your lif'j to stir you a bit. You've been m a lethargic state too long al ready. You must get out and mix ' with others. Do you good ? do you good. A woman of your type should not selfishly deprive men of your companionship ? er- ? er ? good night, Mrs. Earle." Cynthia wandered in the moonlight toward the summer house, reluctanl to go inside. There was an amused smile parting her lips. It was rather flattering to be appreciated by a man like Dr. Bailey. A low, provocative laugh floated from the shadows and stood arrest ing Cynthia's steps. Two figures emerged from the shadows and stood clearly silhouetted against a back ground of rambler roses and wis teria. "You are a dear nut. Sears!" Then with seriousness ? "I know thai I can trust you not to mention any thing until I give you leave." "But Cynthia ? shouldn't we tell her? Would it be right to keep her in the dark under the circumstances? I'd hate to have her think " "Yea; she will understand. Cyn thia is old enough to know that when a girl truly loves, she sweeps every obstacle from her path when it means a future spent with the be loved. She has known the i illness, the wonder of perfect love. She won't blame me and she won't blame you after it is all over with. Why should she?" Cynthia drew herself back of s xpr^ading pine as the two figures caw> forward slowly, fully absorb ed in their low spoken conversa tion. They stood on the steps for a few moments and then Sears said goodnight and came swinging down the prth into the street. Cynthia shivered with sudden chill. Th'. lure of the night was gone al though the sky was powdered with stills and the moon was still high in (5 hor"roonm. ? hurriod insidc and called!"' y?U' Cy"thiu?" Dorothy " '? I- Why?" old dear?" HaVe # ?ood "J he drive home was lovclv1 Did IVrfoctl'v ?? i ? ,y.,MPPin(f! Sears audi ; ' a food time, too. He staved ?"l>Pcr un,| afterward we went 0 the movies. May 1 come in voS, loom and smoke, Cynthia?" IJ ,'r!,thv."'La,,,,ruVu J"1"' smoking, - t o' it wi l,ut if you ,i '. r., , ? come on. I'm surprised .(iat ihclnia would allow it." i w\i'lyi- no^? indulges occas- 1 k row BuTtw Kr'. h""or '"ijriH. I only have a few in ii><. jfarn"1!? tht;y Wouldn't be wasted ~o^\o^Xrfcari i'ZA"LtZjhrm'"? dnyMnK I hope that you mean it, dear lan* i" i 00 tin"' ?orothy, for ?Mng and cigarettes." "Maybe so. Isn't Dr Bailev a ' v" ? 'poking man? Scars called! town" iV h"' which was rather low iaugh. 'm' What? A "He is nice, very nice," Cynthia font ' b'"i,linfr her hiiir and care o"bin^.U1 * enda with the vSfo'&P'SK" -? ' ^jemaeksrss' With Dorothy's chatter ceased. "'''J?'? .s'eePy yawn she said a brief rood night and went to her room 3 !"01"tal|y tired. And ! i, u. J* a?selli>)tive rnwmw about1 cr heart. Was life really worth the ?nee to anyone? One shipwreck she already?right in the midst f msuspeeting happiness, loo-and hrou?5>nl'lfiVou never thought of getting ..lamed again, Cynthia? Moth? H'f" heart is buried in uncle i LI Vram' but that's P?fect such ?I ,.C pr0?nt. knows no V 01. ^?"5 ncy a"d 't s a good thing. '?.u need someone to care for vou , Take DrWn iy?U 7hen y?u afe old. , ,,1! ?uV Baile.v.. for instance. You ? ! m ln w,th mightv little ? :,vr?att- 1 !a thai. ! i?e has a most benevolent : took?ng browa."P,te ?' his Do^y^'fra-^/- a"hd | country. ? I would ask you to come ? ?e?"of &i 'a' but there is a mat 101 of vital importance I want to ! 'hscuss with Sears this afternoon." 1 k n!ffht Dorothy nsked Cvnthia : r?n J00'" for ? tilk and Cynthia ; followed, wondering a little at the ftirls rapid-fire of disconnected re maiks^and the brightness of her eyes Dorothy pushed forward a chair disrobed"^ Aft lisht. ch?tter as she uk robed. After a short silonce she asked in her direct manner, "Cynthia 1 tV* "In'! kvnow when one truly . Jr ey VNhen you gave up vour mfnd ta ,!?r UnC,f Iioh"rt' rtid you mind in the very least way?" . , For just the merest fraction of an j r"in"" Cynthia was silent. A little ' When one is quite willing to be all ' ?" 'whoi ?nt,i ,,"'rsoh 'to shut "it : "h0!? wori''- if one needs ! ? ^"hat is just what Sears said He vcry dependable for one of his jears don't you think?" I BeaT Be^dWhhi,7"d.:! "o?t. u Bcat* troublesome heart hprs. Her head went up a lit Je ? Td hf (i, !CI' splrit had never trail ed in the dust, nor should it now -'?"answered calmly. ' r* T^?nty five is not so very vounc asTt'frn'k. dependable. 'ChftlmCrS (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) EASY CHAIR FOR EASTER If you wish to make the henrt of f rit *??l husband fflad this Easter present bin-. on? of our newly and beautifully upholstered easy ?.im?rs. It will prove to no his sn nr I*. arbor of refuge vent shopping : in the city with her mother, and her J first experience in an elevator. "How i did you like it?" asked the father ! . on her riturn. "Why, it was so funny, daddy," ? answered the child. 'We went into . a little house, and the upstairs came down." ? Clipped. "Why did you tell that stalled auto party that you hadn't any gas joline?" "Well, you see," replied the old ? farmer, "I wouldn't have made over (fifty cents on the gas they wanted, while I got a five-spot off them for | towing them to the station." "Children," said a teacher,. "be diligent nod steadfast, and you Will succeed. Take the case of George Washington. Do you remember my telling you of the great difficulty Geor?r? Washington had to contend with?" "Yes ma'am," said a little boy. "He couldn't tell a lie." ? East Grim stead Observer. "I don't know what's got into ?that young clerk of mine these days, II can't get any work out of him." I "That's not surprising. Spring 'may quicken the sap in the trees, I but it slows up the sap in the of i fice." ? -Boston Transcript. A schoolboy's essay: "A goat is about as big as a sheep if the sheep is big enough. A female goat is called a buttress, a little goat is called a goatee. Goats are very useful for eating up th s*gs. A goat will eat up more things than any animal that ain't a goat. My father had a goat once. My father is an awful good man. Everything he says is so, even if it ain't so. That is all I know about the goats." ? Epworth Herald. "They're still very much in love with each other." "Are they?" "Yes. When she's away she writes letters to him whether she needs money or not."? -Clipped. "I see the tailor has a lawsuit against him." "Breach of promise?" "So; promise of breeches." ? Ep worth Herald. Grocers arc accustomed to answer ing penetrating questions about the merits of their wares. Mr. Jones was no exception to the rule. A lady came into his shop to buy some eggs. "Are they really fresh?" she asked. "Oh, yes. ma'am!" he answered. "Are vnu quite' sure, because I''vi so afraid of bad eggs. I must have them really fresh." "Boy!" called out the grocer to his helper, "just run to the back room ar.d see if this morning's eggs are cool enough to sell." ? Clipped. A Scotch man who was about to fct married informed the minister that ho wanted th?? ceremony per forate ' in the* poultry var 1. ? ,*.d the i l-rgvjpan. "We?l. th- rice will f, e l ih? hens." !r." p' ? ipective bridegroom. ? Pathfinder. Edna afcked her grandma whom .-he was visiting if sht couldn't have an egg for supper. "But. ' said grandma. "your rrt?t he- to oat li'.Thi sup pers." "Oh *">. Grandma, she lets me have of thing* darker than eggs." i Tipped. v OIL COMPANY PLANS TOUR .A new Ber'viiMj which is expected to bring many visitors into thi$ lo cality wiil shortly he ' announced by. th ? Stand: rd Oil Company (N. J.). Rcnii/.ing ihht vacationists now de pend on their automobiles for most their outings, this Company has ar ranged to extend very unusual help to any one planning a trip, whether this journey originates within the area served by the Company's marketing organization or not. As a preliminary to this new de parture, an experienced cartographer was engaged to make a personal survey of road conditions up and down the Atlantic seaboard, as a result of which two specially drawn ma pa, one covering the states of Maryland, North and South Caro lina, Virginia and West Virginia and District of Columbia, the other New Jersey, have been printed. In formation collected in connection with this work has been put oji file in sin office opened at 2?i Broadway, New York for handling inquiries. if it were possible to resurrect <-he nomadic tribes of Egypt and offer them a new beginning in one of the aggressive states along the Atlantic seaboard, these famous travelers of ancient civilization would have to leach their trade all over again in tlie classroom of the American motorist. Down through the .-ages have come great' change in transportation. In the last decade the garage has taken the place of the railroad depot as ?the starting point of most family outings and vacations. There would be endless other strange things and situation with which these- venerable citizens of the Nile Valley would have to acquaint themselves. How many of them, for instance, would be able to comprehend a touring ser vice, which requests all who travel ttie roods', north, south, cast and west to let it assist them without charge) "Standard" Touring Service with headquarters in room 208, 2G Broad way, New York, has been established to aid the motoring traveler in plan ning and completing trips. Except, in cases of unusually heavy demand the touring service office will answer within twenty-four hours all in quiries coming by mail, telegam or telephone. It will furnish routes in detail, based on the latest information re garding road conditions. It will name scenic points to look for along the course of travel and describe the condition of roads which will be encountered by the prospective traveler. The scope of this service embraces the United States. It is available in general to the motoring public. Maps with routes tracod in color to make the driver's task easy will accompany the answers to all inquiries when ever possible. Distance barriers have long since been broken down. The automobile i villi its almost unlimited travel range lutti contributed largely toward bringing this about. Hut improved .roads, stretching out in every di rection and tin- availabilty of those petroleum products needed in . the operation of a motor ear have made this possible. 1 here is no article of commerce, frtiii pjjoii to poatiiflje n tumps', no easy to purchase as gasoline ami motor oil. One night think that the auto mobile was a stationary consumer judging by the pains which have been taken to have petroleum prod ucts dispensed at most convenient points. Tlu? mountain hits been taken to Mohammed. Now through ''Standard" Touring Service the nomads of 1927 Ameri ca have another convenience, sub ject only to their beck and call. Mrs. Alice liuer Miller, New York novelist, ranked highest in a recent mentality tost, in which many prom inent men and women were examin ed. v ? 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