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AFTEUWAHUS — for «lavs. in
fact — Karen vvili to leitiemher
what Martin llaliday li.ul raid in
parting when they 'ia«i met. I«>t
the second tint"', on l.i-t bench. lie
had told licr that In- knew v. ho he
was. wliti Iht lather w;is. \\t.• • . he
lived. "all there is tn know al>oiit
you." 11 was amusing and ;it the
same time annoying.
It was conceivable that anyone,
no matter who in- was or where in
came from, might know who Jim
Moll was, since her ilail was not
only so well known in the south,
but was practically a national
uro. The big house, wit!' its tower,
was nut just a landmark, but al
most a tradition. As for Karen, her
name ami photograph frequently
appeared in society columns, smart
magazines, and ti.e rotogravure*.
But no other person cocld possibly
know all there was to know about
anotlu-r. A person did not know
that much about himself!
Certainly Martin llaliday was an
odd specimen. Karen knew that
much about him. Maybe it was be
cause he was so different from the
young men she hail known, young
men who had been born to all the
advantages, to assume established
places in the business and social
world, to inherit largo estates and
fortunes. Martin llaliday, she :u;
sumed. was "of the people." Not
that that was anything against
him, but it made him different, in
her eyes, at least, although that
was not all that roused her cmi
osity.
There was some sort of mystery
about him. she felt sure, lie could
not have come down hero to live
in h trailer just to look at the
ocean. She did not believe lie had ,
come for his health, either. Bather
she was inclined to credit her sup
position that he had something in
his past he wanted to forget or es
cape. It might be nothing more
than a love affair that had turned
Out badly. But he did not look or
act like a young man with a broken
heart.
Oh, well, it did not really matter,
nor in any way concern Karen Bell.
Their paths had crossed, might
cross a time or two again, but oth
erwise she and a man who lived in
a trailer could have nothing what
ever in common Jt was just that i
he managed to annoy and amuse i
her. and therefore pique not only a
natural curiosity, but a lively in
terest. But if she never saw him
again it would not matter, either.
Her father was pleased when she
joined him for breakfast. It was!
tin- one meal served in the big I
house that was diversified and in-1
| formal. Karen usually had hers op
u tray l>y her bed; Cou.-in Kllvn,
[who made lier home with then: and
i was housekeeper, liud hers—sev
eral cups of strong lofTec—us she
I planned nu niis and outlined duties
in the servants' wing; house guests
drifted down at all hours as tiny
rlicsc.
"You look as psrky as a daisy."
her father beamed over the edge of
his morning piper. "Though why
that phrase was created Is beyond
iiu- I've seen many a Held of daisies
tii.it looked anything l>nt fresli. lint
the point ir. ymi look mighty goo,I
in n.i- and no one would cvi-r gue ->
>•■■11' ! ti. cn ilaneing all night, as 1
a:-: nine you were, .vincc you you::g
folk nowadays s tart out at nix,id
the time we oldsters Were put to
lied."
Karen thanked him for the com
plimcnt, stooping to brush his
> heek lightly with a kiss as she
sliil into a rltuir. It struck her that
In- was inordinately pleased that
she had < <>uic down. Stic : aid. "You
still worry aliout me when I'm out
late, don't you. darling, even when
I'm with l'aul? I've been up for
..jtcs, even had a dip. And since it
has made me feel much perkier
than any daisy possibly could I'm
going to do it every morning from
now oil. I'll keep you from reading
your paper and pester you with
questions and refill your cup. if
you'll pass it to me, Jim."
She sometimes called him that ;
because she knew it tickled him
even when he claimed lie thought j
it disrespectful. In many ways her
dad remained exceedingly olil
fashioued, such as in fussing be
cause she stayed out until the wee
small hours. She knew he never
went to sleep until lie knew she
was safely in. lie reminded her of
a mother hen. when she was the
one who ought to be mothering
him. I
"Tint's quite a resolution." His
eyes twinkled behind their thick
rending spectacles, which he
moved now, folding his paper at
I he same time. "The news will keep
if I have my daughter to rest my
eyes, lint Jan will never allow you j
tlie privilege of pouring my coffee,
my dear. That sixth sense of his'
tells him the second I'm ready for
a refill."
Kven as he spoke, tlie heavy1
swinging door opened to admit the !
old servant on his silent fe't. P'oi j
Jan was an cstahli.»'ied pait of the j
household, too. lie had been with,
tin in as long as Karen could re-1
member, and apparently meant to
stay on as long as he lived.
"Just half a cup now, Jan!" Jim i
admonished, with a sly wink at j
Karen over the old man's bent j
head. It was a standing joke that, j
although this was the order given, j
the big cup of ancicnt moustache
design, that held double the portion
of any other, should be completely j
relillctl, just as it was Jv.n's cus- |
torn to scold because it was. claim
ing Jan deliberately disobeyed him .
every time.
"I swear," her father continued, I
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I with the servant out of hearing,
"that Jan has c:uv uiui eyes in the
bark of his head. "le's loo old tor
any labor, but In- has a faithful
heart, which is what «mints.
Karen agreed tli.it it was. But
she was «;l.nl that Jan no longer
served I he other meals He wus so
slow and unsteady that the many
courses dragged interminably. She
thought it was her father's faithful
heart? rather, to keep anyone on
when his uselessr.ess was passed.
She found the old man's snooping,
.is she latieled it privately, some
what trying at tines. Hut of
course Jan eor.uli 1..1 the family,
and all that v. as connoted Willi
them, his l iini
She would almost have lieen will
ing to bi t that Jan knew already
that she had become formally < n
gaged lo Paul last night. No doubt
the old servant had eavesdropped
during Paul's conversation wit!i her
dad tcgarding making the an
noun< ' inent at the Moonlight K« s
tival. Maybe .Ian « v.-n had watched
her with the binoculars she knew
lie kept on a pantry shelf, talking
with i strange young man on the
beach this morning.
Sixth sense, indeed snooping',
that was what it was. Hut there
was no use in Keren's letting th.it
bother her. She knew that nothing
she ever could iv would convince
her lather that Jan ought to be re
tired from all • nice in the big
house.
Bui it vas because of the old
servant, hovering behind the
swinging door, that Karen post
poned what she w nited to sav to
her father until after breakfast.
She told him she would like a few
minutes with turn in his study be
fore he got busy with his secretary
behind its locked doors. Jim Hell
had retired, but he still maintained
morning business hours at home in
order to preserve a certain "mo
rale." as he termed it. llis large
holdings and varied interests tool:
this much time. too.
"Of course 1 11 grant you nn in
terview," Jim said now to his
daughter, catching her arm in the
croak of his elbow as they left the
enormous, and somewhat gloomy,
dining room. "H-sides. it so hap
pens that 1 have something of ma
jor importance that I wish to pre
sent to you. First, though, we'll
have whatever it is that's weighing
on your mind, niy elilckailec."
lie smiled tolerantly at this, as
though lie knew it could not be of
"major importance," as he bad
*alil of bis rews. lie had meant lo
keep it awhile, but now had decided
lo share it immediately with
Karen.
lie thought l.i knew what Ka
relia news was. Paul had talked
with him. A liv young man. tl at
lad. None better. Already like a
son. Hut Karen would never guess
what her father would have to tell
Iut in exchange. Something that
gladdened his heart, as well as sad
lined it. A nn.- .ige cT>ntain"d iu a
niblc lie had received lite la»t
night.
(To 15c < sntinned)
AMERICAN TROOPS ON THE SHORES <)[•' SICILY
One of the first pictures to reaeli this ecuntry showing the actual invasion of Sicilv t»y Allied forces, shows
armed and ready American troops splash on the sh ires of Sicily after desponding landing craft ramp.
The American forces in Sicily are being led by l.t. General (irorge S. ration. Jr.. unci the Hritisli forces by
General Sir Bernard I.. Montgomery. The Allied ami .Vmcrican invading troops have already captured
important towns and ports including Syracuse. This is a I . S. Army signal Corps radiopiiolo. (Interna
tional .Soundphoto.)
AS TANK LEAVES BARGE FOR INVASION OF SICILY
Tills is one of (lie first pictures to reach this country of tlir actual invasion of Sicily. It shows a tank
leaving a barge ready to Invade (lie shores of Sicily. Note the helmcted solilicr atop the tank. Also note the
ship on the riElit, with Its ack-ack cuns pointing •" • |,f' *•*>'• The Allied forces have captured important
towns and purls, iiuliidiui: Syracuse, as well as (lioilsa'ids of prisoners, inosllv Kalian. Tills is a I'. S. Army
Siena I C'orpos radloplioto. (International Souudpholo,)
EMERGENCY CRADLE OF THE n^£P
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Italian Navy is unite as Ik- hy <t;kIU' slrcli !h from the <U*
stivyer Nuriimn t>> tlio British cruiser II .vl S. Ki'/ii/u in 'niii-occan. il«
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