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■ By Ruby M. Ayers
Seventh Installment
Then she laughed at herself.
There was nothing in the world
to prevent Barbara from going off
at any moment if she so wished.
She was free, and she had plenty of
money, but there was nobody
with whom she > wished to take
such a journey.
But if she had been married to
Dennis O’Hara—she brushed that
thought quickly aside, and went
hurriedly to her bath.
Jerry Barnet rang up while she
was dressing. Should have rung
before,” he explained, "only I
thought you’d be asleep. Tired
myself this morning. Awful!”
"I’m as fresh as a daisy,” Bar
bara told him cuttingly. "And I
will have to tell you it’s all off
for Wednesday.”
"Oh, I say!”
"Yes; I’ve got some people com
ing up from the country,” Barbara
explained cooly. "And I’ve got
to show them around. Awful
bore!”
"Who are they? Didn’t know
you had any country relations.”
"I haven’t. It’s Pauline and Den
nis O’Hara. They’re tired of rust
icating and' want a change.”
"Well, you’ll want a fourth, so
what about me?”
Barbara hesitated. then she
laughed. "Oh, very well. You’ll
like Pauline, she’s pretty and—in
liUCtnt.
"You think so? Well, you must
judge for yourself. They’re going
to stay at the Albin—deadly re
spectable, isn’t it? I thought a lit
tle supper after a show on Wed
nesday night. Reserve a table
somewhere, will you?”
"All right, but I shall see you
tonight? We’re going to the Ven
nerss’. It seems ages since last
night.”
"All right.”
She rang off, frowning. It
only Jerry wouldn’t be so slavish.
No doubt some women would love
such devotion, but she found it
irritating. He ought to have mar
ried a woman like Pauline.
Barbara spent the morning at
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had some new creations freshly ar
rived from Paris that morning, so
she untruthfully said. . She showed
Barabara all her most expensive and
exotic models, but Barbara would
have none of them.
"I’m going to change my style,”
she said coolly. "Show me some
thing simple—black or white—
nothing Oriental.”
But, madame—” Celeste-was the
picture of grilef-stricken amaze
ment. Barbara cut her short.
"You heard what I said—some
thing simple in black or white. If
you haven’t got anything I can go
elsewhere.”
suppose I’m mad—utterly
mad she told herself as she. drove
away. "But it’s nice to be differ
ent sometimes—it’s as good as a
holiday,” and she thought again of
Dennis.
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day together! For a moment she
let her imagination have full play.
She and Dennis down by the sea,
walking hand in hand along golden
sands with the fresh breeze blow
ing in their faces. They would be
young together, with everything
else in the world forgotten. She
wrenched her wanderng thoughts
back to sanity. Dennis did not
love her and, even if he did, how
soon would they grow weary of
each other? i4o, no, it was far bet
ter as it was. Pauline was the wife
for him.
Pauline was the kind of woman
to make a home for such a man as
Dennis. And yet it was by his
choice that they were coming to
town.
Why had he done it? Barbara
told herself shb did not know,
could not guess, and yet— deep
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buttering hope that it was because
he wanted to see her.
"You’re a fool!” she told herself
pityingly again and again, and
could only remember that it is bet
ter far to be a fool in Paradise
than to be wise and have no Para
dise at all.
Barbara made Jerry Barnet go
with her to meet the O’Hara’s. It
was a pouring wet evening, and
New York looked at its worse.
Barbara slipped a hand' through
Jerry’s arm as they walked up and
down the platform.
"You look very young tonight,”
he said. He pressed her hand close
to his side. "I like you in that get
up. New isn’t it?”
- "Oh, I’ve had it some time!”
Barbara said carelessly, but she
blushed and wondered what he
would say if she told him it was
all new and expressly bought for
Dennis O’Hara.
She had not slept a wink all
night; she had lain awake like an
excited girl waiting for the man
she loved.
So absurd! she scolded herselr.
"After all the experience I’ve had
of men. Of course, it won’t last
—it’s just another of my fancies.”
She tried to believe in her own
words, but it was difficult. She
had loved Dennis for so long—
more, than a year—and a year was
a great time to Barbara. And nbw
Dennis was coming to New York.
In another moment she would see
him and read the usual almost an
gry disapproval in his eyes. She
gave a little stiffed laugh, and
I Jerry looked down at her.
"What’s the joke? Let’s share
it!”
"I am wondering how you will
like my friends.”
"Oh, all right, I expect! Storm
away likes O’Hara. I told you.”
"Yes—did he say anything a
bout Pauline?”
"Only that she was young—just
a kid.”
"Yes.” Barbara’s heart contract
ed. She was so much older than
Pauline, in experience if not in ac
tual years.' She wondered if she
would have stood a better chance
with Dennis if she had met him
A Roosevelt Aide
Stephen T. Early, former Wash
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been named as White House secre
tary to President-elect Roosevelt. He
will be associated with Louis Howe
and Marvin H. McIntyre on the “in
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sooner—before her marriage, be
fore she had cultivated this hard,
cynical attitude toward life, to
hide from the wkirld her bitter
hurt and disillusionment. She had
done it so well that everybody ac
cepted it now as her real self—all
except Pauline, that is—simple lit
tle Pauline who loved her and be
lieved in her in spite of what other
people said.
"Here comes the train,” Jerry
broke in upon her thoughts, and
she drew her hand from his arm
and hurried forward'. Pauline was
at the window, smiling and eager.
Barbara saw, Dennis lay a hand on
her shoulder and heard him say:
"Wait till the train stops; there is
plenty of time.”
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opened the door and almost fell
into her friend’s unresponsive arms.
"How lovely to see you again.
It seems years. We’ve brought an
awful lot of luggage. I don’t be
lieve it will all go on one taxi!”
"I made Jerry bring his car,”
Barbara said coolly, though her
pulses were racing. She introduc
ed them. "Mr. Barnet—Mrs. O’
Hara, Mr. O’Hara.”
Dennis and Jerry shook hands.
"It’s very kind of you to have
met us,” said Dennis, looking at
Barbara.
"Not at all. Get a porter, Jer
ry. I don’t- call this much luggage
my child,” she told Pauline when
it was collected.
They got into the car- —Dennis
in front with Jerry, and the two
girls behind.
we ve got ticKets tor a show
tonight,” Barbara said; "and we’ve
booked a table for supper after
ward.”
"Oh, but Dennis ought to rest,”
Pauline broke out agitatedly.
"Nonsense.” There was a sharp
note in her husband’s voice. "It’s
not nearly so tiring sitting in a
train as it is trying to drag my
self about the house.”
Pauline’s 'face quivered. "Of
course, if you’re not tired—” she
faltered. They reached the hotel
"We’ll call for you at half-past
seven,” Barbara said. "No, we
won’t come in now—you’ll want
to unpack. So glad you’ve come.”
She blew Pauline a kiss and lean
ed back with a sigh. "Take me
home, Jerry. I feel exhausted.”
"You go and dress and come
back for me, and don’t be late,”
said Barbara at her door.
He was amazed, when on arriv
ing again at the flat he found her
dressed and waiting.
"Great Scott!” he whistled look
ing her over from head to foct.
Barbara laughed. "Do you like me?
No lipstick—no earrings—no noth
ing you’ve always been used to.”
He drew a quick breath.
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same—you’re divine.”
She swept him a mock curtsey,
her eyes bright with excitement.
Jerry took her hand and, bend
ing kissed it.
"I’m almost afraid of you, and
yet—” Suddenly he caught her to
him. "Barbara—darling—”
She wrenched herself free from
his passionate arms.
"Let me go—beast! Beast!”
Jerry Barnet was crimson with
anger.
"Anyone would think you’d
never been kissed before—what the
deuce is the matter? Other times
you’ve never objected. Oh, I say,
chuck it, Barbara!” for she had
begun to sob, tearlessly, but with
infinite pathos.
He had never seen her give way
to emotion before, and he was an
gry and distressed. It was almost
as if with her new mode of dress
ing she had changed her nature
too. "Chuck it!” he said again,
with a choke in his voice. "I
didn’t know. I’m awfully sorry.
It’s not as if I’ve never kissed you
before, or any other man.”
"I know!” She struggled in vain ;
for composure. "I know—I’m :
cheap—second hand!” She laugh
ed valiantly. "Don’* take any not
ice. Get me a drink.”
Jerry brought her the drink. His
hand shook a little, and his eyes
were ashamed, though he could not
have explained why.
"Sorry!” he said hoarsely. "Beast
ly sorry! I’d rather have died than
upset you. Awful!”
"Idiot!” She forced a smile, and
drained the glass he gave her. "For
get it.- It’s too many late nights
—n%r nevres are upset. I’ll have to
put some colour oX) after all, I
look a sight.”
She kept him waiting ten min
utes, and he avoided looking at her
as they left the flat togetber.r He
was a bungler, but somewhere at
me uatK. ui ms siow mint: ne .real
ized that "he had hurt her intoler
ably, misunderstood her.
In the car he said: "Would you
rather not go? I’ll explain to
O’Hara.”
"My God,” Barbara said violent
ly. "What do you take me for ?If
you ever breathe a word I’ll never
speak to you again.”
They drove to the Albion in
silence.
"You wait. I’ll fetch them,”
Barbara said. She was out of the
car before he could stop her. In
the lounge she met Dennis.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Bull Not
Roused By
Red Scarf
Chicago.—Sidney Franklin was
in town, so a bunch of newspaper
photographers decided it was a
good chance to have a bull fight.
Somewhat reluctantly and with
thoughts of Sunny Spain in his
mind, the only American who ever
made a success or bull hghtmg
stepped out into zero weather and
accompanied the "promoters’ to
the Union stockyards.
The photographers set up their
cameras around a roomy pen, sel
ected the biggest and reddest and
fierciest looking bull they could
find and turned the bull and
Franklin loose together.
"Now things oughta happen,”
observed one.
Franklin insisted it mustn’t be
a "regular fight” so left his muleta
at his hotel and went into the pen
carrying a bright red scarf but
with only a walking stick as a
weapon. The promoters forgot to
tell the bull that it wasn’t a "real
fight” and relied upon him to
make it interesting.
Everything being ready, the
"fight” began.
Franklin waved the rted scarf
at the bull. The bull began walk
ing toward him, head lowered.
Witnesses held their breath.
Franklin assumed the pose of a
matador ready to make his kill,
left hand down, holding the scarf,
right hand raised with the walk
ing stick "muleta” pointed at the
bull’s left shoulder.
"He’d better run,” said one wit
ness.
The bull neared Franklin The
matador didn’t move. The bull
put his head still lower, walked up
to Franklin and began sniffing at
the red scarf. -
Franklin jiggled the scarf to
make the bull mad. The bull be
gan to lick his hand.
"Such a bull fight” said a wit
ness.
Prat: "He who laughs last laughs
best.”
Spy: "Yeah, but he soon gets a
reputation for being mighty
dumb.”
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of McComb, Miss., as written by
herself:
“I was sick and rather discour
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was not able to do my work as it
should be done. This made me
fret a good deal, and did not help
my condition.
“I had pains across my back
and lower part of my body. My
nights were-spent in rolling from
one side of the bed to the other,
hoping I would soon go to sleep.
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CORRIHER ITEMS
Mrs. C. A. Thompson and small
daughters, Frances and Callie were
Christmas week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Corriher and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McLaughlin,
D. L. and T. M. McLaughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. and E. A. Karriker,
and Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Corriher
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Karriker Tuesday, Dec. 27th.
Misses Louise and Ruby Howell
of Todd, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Graham and family
during the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Corriher and
D. W. McLaughlin attended the
Pomona Grange meeting held in
the gymnasium of Farm Life
school at China Grove, Wednesday,
Dec. 28th.
Among those having the "flu” in
our neighborhood during the hoa
days are Mrs. Jim McNeely, Mr.
and Mrs. W. K. Bostain. We are
glad they are improving and well
on the way to recovery.
Due to the weather, bad roads
and "flu” the annual New Years’
feed of oysters and fish of Corriher
Grange has been postponed.
Corriher Grange will hold their
regular meeting Saturday night,
January 7th, at 7:30. We are ex
pecting a program by our new lec
turer, Mrs. C. C. Corriher and
hope to have all members present.
Mr. D. L. McLaughlin killed a
hog Monday, January 2, weighing
626 pounds. That’s a real hog we
think.
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Washington.—A man who has
;rown) old and infirm in the ser
ice of science set out single-hand
d today to do battle with the ar
ay of research experts assembled
>y the powerful Rockefeller
foundation.
Dr. Charles Wardell Stiles be
ieves that on the outcome of his
snely crusade depends the lives of
housands of Southern children,
’hat is why he will penetrate into
he deep South, amassing data in
n attempt to prove that America
annot afford to relax its vigilance
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Challenge To Experts
Years ago Stiles retired from the
Jnited States public health service
>ecause of physical disability. He
:omes back to the scientific wars
iow only because he believes the
tockefeller Foundation misstated
he case when it announced "the
lookworm disease has been con
juered.”
Twenty-five years ago Stiles was
n the thick of the campaign to
ixterminate the hookworm, work
ng side by side with the Rocke
feller Foundation scientists. He
vas among the van of those who
:ound a method of combating the
nalady that was sapping the vir
ility and the brain power of
:housands' of children.
Then he passed the work along
:o younger hands, hoping to spend
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}uiet of his own laboratory.
Wants To Prove Experts Wrong
But, he believes, the Rockefeller
statement lulled scientific workers
into a sense of false security. He
wrote to John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and received a reply, stating the
matter had been referred to tech
nical advisers.
"Now,” Stiles said, "I start on
an; uncompromising campaign to
prove the Rockefeller Foundation
wron'g. I tried hard to settle the
matter without openly challenging
the ^ Rockefeller scientists. But
there seems no other way than to
come out in the open with it. I
anr.a free agent, and I have decid
ed to devote a part of my remain
ing years to doing something for
the hookworm victims. It is pure
ly my personal affair.”
He believes 30 per cent of the
children in some localities still are
victims of hookworm disease.
Failure to press the advantage
which science already has gained
will, in Stiles’ opinion, blight the
lives of thousands yet unborn.
“Lawd” Wants
Shylock Role
New Haven, Conn.—When
Richard B. Harrison has completed
his role of the "lawd” in "Green
Pastures,” he .wants to play Shy
lock. t
"The role is one, I think, that
Dnly a colored man can play,” said
the 6 8-year-old actor. He was in
New Haven for an appearance with
his company.
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0 Fight Pest
Shoot If You Must,
Grocer Tells Bandit
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Pittsburgh.—Evil glinted in the
:yes of a gunman as he strode into
1 grocery and whipped out an
mtomatic.
"Stick ’em up, fast,” he snarled
it the manager, John W. Guiser. r
"All right, go ahead and shoot,”
replied Guiser, "things couldn’t be
much' worse.
The hold-up man paused, stam
mered, flushed and, with hanging
head, wheeled about and walked out
af the store.
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Every morning take one half
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fatty meats—go light on pota
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in 4 weeks get on the scales and
note how1 many pounds of fat
vsntchpfl
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Suppose you could be seated comfortably
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miles away ... suppose a salesman in one city could add
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(fall “Long Distance,’’ and shortly your voice is making
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That is why friends enjoy the personal touch of a
long distance telephone conversation. In business, long
distance telephone service is being successfully used in
buying, selling and collecting.
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