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JADE GOD 3 (f V Mary Imlay Taylor a ft % CHAPTER 11 1 SYNOPSIS Released from prison afte serving' fifteen years for a mur der he didn’t commit, Mark Gran gees to the office of a lawye: named Fosdick, where he asks foi a legacy left to him while he wa: in prison. ’ Desperate when Fos dick tells him he will have to wai until tomorrow, Mark is temptec to accept when two well-dressec men offer him five hundred dol lars to go with them to a party One of the young men, Teddy has bet the other, Archie, that he can take any man he meets to an exclusive party being giver by. a woman famous for her care ful selection of guests. Mark considered it, a faintly malicious twinkle in his eyes. There Was an element of risk in it that appealed to him. He was to see one of his uncle’s old friends, by this odd chance, but the man—old, fifteen years ago —would have forgotten him. Men forget the boys they help to send to jail! As for these two. Ted, he thought, was little more than a boy, an idle young fellow spoil ed by wealth, he imagined, but at heart, good tempered ancf fair. The older and taller of the two he did not make out so easily. “It’s a bargain if I’ve nothing else to do—nothing but try to pass a famous hostess and spend an hour at a social function.” “That’s all, absolutely all, on my honor, unless you hit the bull’s-eye and get a bully dinner,” said Ted. “and it’s five hundred dollars and your clothes.” “Done!” said Mark recklessly. But .Archie swung around in his chaip and struck the table sud denly with his flat hand. “It’s done—if you keep your part. Mind. I’ve got to take you in, you can’t break in, and you may be honest, you may be a—a—” “A hold-up man, suggested Mark cooly, meeting his eyes with a bold look, “or a murderer. What then?” “This,” said Archie, “if I catch you at any hold-up tricks, at any thing ungentlemently. I’ll call the police.” “Oh, come,” said Teddy de precatingly. “Shut up!” snapped Archie, “this is my end of it. I mean what I say. Mr.—” he looked hard at Mark. His attitude was so natural, it 'as so much to his credit to feel J^ieasy at the shabby trick they had planned, that Mark Grant al most liked him for it. “Suppose you tell me your names first,” he said cooly. “My name’s Theodore Banks,” said the younger one, reddening a little, “they call me ‘Ted’; this is my best friend and relative, Archibald Landon,” he chuckel ed irresistibly, “one of the old Landons. That's why he's so pat with the lady; he’s sure to get to the dinner; he had a grand father! I’m on the democratic side of the house; I’m Teddy Banks, and she doesn’t like it. Sounds common, don’t you see, like mudbanks, eh? Now, what’s yours? Mark hesitated for the twen tieth part of a second, but his case was ancient history, these two young fellows would not go back fifteen years; still there might be others—yet he scorned a falsehood. “Mark Grant,” he aaisi As he had supposed, it con veyed nothing-. “We’ll change it for tonight,” Banks said, frowning and trying to think of a name. ‘‘She doesn’t care how tough a fellow is if he’s got some old name, Dutch, Hugue not, colonial—some old thing.” But Landon broke in again. “Mr. Grant hasn’t anewered me. I’ll throw up the sponge if he doesn’t agree. What c*o you say, sir?” he added sharply, turning to him. Mark threw back his head and looked at him; there was a mock ing little deril in his eyes, he saw that the young man, for all his blustering, did not see that he would be at a stranger’s mercy. If the wager was betrayed he would be socially damned. “I agree to go to the function and behave like a gentleman,” he replied, and again he laughed; the situation seemed to him full of amusing possibilities, an ex convict at a select affair, the first day out! But Teddy Banks jumped to his feet. “That’s a go!" he cried; “Come on, we’ll go get the clothes!” The preliminaries of getting clothed, coached by Teddy Banks and hurried from pillar to post, took up the brief interval before the entertainment. It was late in the afternoon, in fact, when Mark found himself in charge of Archie ^•vlon, on his way to earn the y in his pocket. He had no tlK: to even consider the miracul ous change from twenty cents to five hundred dollars, but he was aware that—clad like a man of the world—he had more than passed muster with Teddy BankB. When that young man saw him in the prescribed raiment he had gi«en vent to hilarious delight. “By George, you’ll do it— mu* "It’s a bargain if I have nothing else to do.” Mrs. Lynn will think you’re a I rince in disguise!” Then he sobered for a moment. “I say, who are you, anyway? You be long to—what’s the saying?—the clothes-wearing race!’’ “It’s quite a while since my an cestors left oil' feathers aiid a blanket,’’ Mark had replied dry ly He could still hear Teddy’s ap preciative chuckle. Now he saw that I,andon was observing him, too, with apparently conflicting feelings Mark fancied that he was relieved that his charge look well, and yet Archie was not at ease. It might 'be that he was afraid that this p resentable stranger might go too far toward winning the wager for young Banks. He was taciturn enough, but he had to explain some things that Banks had overlooked. “Of course I can take you in— that’s easy,” he said tersely, “but Mrs. Lynn won’t like it. She likes to lie asked ahead and to know who the man is; it’s one j of her rules. But that’s not the test. After the reception she asks a few', a select few, to stay to dinner. Ted’s wager is that she’ll ask any man in a clean shirt; he swears she will; I know she won’t. She’ll probably freeze you at the start. Ted will lose, but you’re paid. The point is this: “I’ll be out, too, (because I’m bringing you in unvited; that’s in the wag I er, too.” Hard on you, said Mark, “as far as I can see it’s up to me to make such a good impres sion she’ll ask us to dinner.” “I hope you don’t, that’s all!” Landon retorted acidly. “I don't mind losing the wager, but— confound it, I don’t —well, 1 hate to do the thing!” Marked stopped him. ‘‘Sup pose we call it off; “I’ll give back the cash.” Landon shook his head gloom , ily. “Cant. It's made with; Hanks. I'm in for it, but—’’ he i turned a hard, cold look on his, companion—“if you trespass on ' this, I’ll—” he stopped, some thing in Mark’s look stayed him. “I say,” he added hurriedly, “you look like a gentleman, I admit it, but I hate the whole darned busi-! “Being a gentleman, I know you , do,” Mark retorted grimly. “I’d as lief give it up myself.” “Too late, We’re at the door!” | Landon wavered his walking stick toward the long striped cat erpillar awning stretched across the pavement from a fine house on the corner. Mark looked it over curiously; it looked like a monument of dol lars^ “So, that’s it?” Landon nodded. “That’s Bur leson’s; Mrs. Lynn receives for; him; he’s her brother-in-law, a widower, no children, he’s the I guardian of his wife’s niece, that’s all.” Mark said nothing, but he was ; aware that Landon gave him an- j other uneasy look, then they en-1 tered the awning and fell into line with the piests who were already ascending the carpeted steps;’a few were coming out; many were going in. Archie was greeted here and there as they went up to the wide open door. He seemed to have many friends; some stopped for a word, but Mark noticed that he was not presented and smiled a little to himself. But his thoughts were busy; he knew Burleson, had known him well as a boy: Would the great man remember the seventeen-year-old lad he had helped send to prison? Mark thought not, but if he did—Teddy 1 Bunks would lose his wager! They were in the house now, it was softly lit; the wide hall and stairs showed growing plants, the atmosphere was sweet scented, hot; there was a buzz of conver sation, the alluring sound of dis tant music, beautifully gowned women, distinguished looking men, a notable, assembly. Mark saw at a glance, and an ex-con vict for a guest! Landon, turn ing on him at that moment, saw his cheek hones whiten, but he did not know the cause. It was not Burleson; Mark had sud denly /perceived the girl who stood beside the stately, white-haired hostess. There are moments when the rush of emotion makes a man change color; Mark Grant —knowing how he came there and why—went white when he first saw Pamela Rodney. The next moment Landon was reluctantly presenting him to Mrs. Lynn. Mark noticed that he omitted the words, “my friend,’’ he said only: ‘Stewart Bryam,” the name Ted dy Banks had given him. He w'as aware of a handsome, worldly looking woman; her fine eyes seemed to appraise him keen ly, but her manner was charm ing. She held out a gracious une 01 tne uuea tiyrams, i presume?'” she said. Maik bowed; he was only con scious of the presence next to her, and he hated the whole business! “I know one of your aunts, I think, ’ said the suave voice, and Mark cursed Teddy Banks for i laying some trick on them. Then lie heard .Mrs Lynn again. “Pam, dear, let me present a friend of Archie’s, /Stewart, Byram, Mr. By rain, my niece, Miss Rodney.” Again Mark bowed. Pam had just passed Archie Lan don on to a young girl in pink, and she turned with a radiant smile for the newcomer. Mark scarcely heard the words of her little con ventional greeting; he was listen ing to her voice; it seemed as love ly as her face. He had been too long in prison to turn his tongue easily to social inanities, but he found something to say to her. "I’ve been out of the gay world so long I feel dumb,” he told her. "hut Balaam’s Ass spoke when the angel stood in the way.” His bluntness caught her; she laughed delightedly. "I wonder where you’ve been?” she said; then she caught the fire that played in his eyes and flush ed prettily. “You look romantic; as if you'd journeyed far—in strange lands and done—” she laughed again softly—“strange deeds. “YruTe , joht,” said Mark, “I’ve been to Nomansland and lived in a castle there.” Pam laughed back at him, her eyes shining. She was small and slender, with an erect head and bright brown hair. Mark thought he could lift her with one hand, but she had a face like a flower —some flower of his dreams. “Did you slay the dragon?” she asked drolly. “No,” he replied sturdily. “I’ve come' out to slay him—or per ish.” “Where will you find him?” Here?” iShe swept the crowded room with laughing eyes. “In the ballroom? In the conserva tory?” Mark followed her eyes and saw the distant ballroom; they were dancing there; beyond he glimpsed the screened aisles of a conservatory. He looked back in to her lovely flushed young face. JERSEY ANSWERS COUNTRY CALL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION "WHI I’ll'll11 III III I i i ill .. . r Jersey Increases Production Silken Vive Glow Dinah, a reg istered Jersey owned by Ralph W. Keller, Richmond, Washing ton, pictured with her, has broken all existing world’s records for 12-year old cows milked twice daily. In her production year finished at 13 years of age, she is credited by The American Jer sey Cattle Club, New York, with an official record of 17,336 lbs. milk, 5,88 per cent, 1018.77 but ter fat. Her phenominal produc tion is almost six times that of the average dairy cow in Ameri ca. It comes at an age that most dairy cows have passed on to the happy hunting ground. Owner and bossy alike receive the hearty cheers of a nation made milk pro duction conscious by the war em ergency. Dinah didn’t wait until she was 13 years old to go to work. She has been in D. H. I. iA. for three years, producing 920, 751, and 1,012 lbs. fat respectively ail on twice a day milking. In the past four years she has had a calf every year between the dates of November 15 and December 2, this in itself showing remarkable breeding efficiency for a cow her age. Dinah was chosen as Wash ington State Jersey Quneen for the years of 1940 and 1942, the only ccow to be so honored twice. The new world’s record cow,is sired by a son of a Tested Sire whose daughters average 11,724 bis,lbs. milk, 6-09 per cent, 714 lbs fat, and out of a Tested Dam whose three daughters average 13,615 lbs milk, 5.86 per cent, 798 lbs fat. Her own dam has two good records of 551 and 661 lbs ' fat, she being by a Tested Sire whose 11 daughters average 669 lbs fat and out of a Tested Dam Whose 2 daughters’ and 2 sons’ daughters average 677 lbs fat. The evidence of good breed ing, proved transmitting ability, and great brood cows is ample and evident in the now twice a day milking world’s record Jersey. He could not keep her here, guests were already crowding in; she would :be swept away from him. “I haven’t danced in fifteen years,” he said in a low1 voice; “few do in Nomansland. Hut will you sit out one dance with me—just one?” “Not danced in fifteen years?” she breathed her quick surprise: it seemed immensely long to her. “Why. I was only six years old.” Then she blushed furiously; “you’ve made me tell my age! Yes, I can give you this dance; I kept it for Teddy Banks, and Archie Langdon's just told me he can’t come—” She stopped short, glancing aside at her aunt. Mrs. Lynn, in the midst of new arrivals, had turned to a tall, gray-headed man who had just taken his place beside her. Mark stared at him. He knew that pro file, but he scarcely knew the face. Could this old, stooping, broken man be Burleson? Fifteen years had wrought fearful havic; he looked forty years older. Could this be the man? The man who had testified against the boy of seventeen? (TO BE CONTINUED) ! SIX INCH SERMON ] REV. ROBERT H. HARPER I' Jetu» the Bread of Life. Lesson for January 31; John 6:8 14. 30-35. Gclden Text: John 6:35. ' The disciples had wanted to j send the people away—to avoir! the responsibility of feeding them They evidently desired to “call it a day.” But the whistle should t never sound for us so long as men j are in dire need, j Only one among thousands, ! he\ - like carried his lunch to school that day—school of the Great Teacher. But the disciples didn’t see how his lunch could feed a multitude, though Jesus would serve. And we may fail to meet some great need now if we forget that the resources of heaven are at the command of those who truly believe it. The boy’s lunch would not go far in a restaurant but in the Lord’s hands it became food en ough for an army. The value ; of anything depends upon what is done with it. Transmute your selves into the gold of service by consecrating them unto the Mas We readily believe, though the record does not say, that the lad willingly shared his lunch. And we will gladly share with others if we first take Jesus as our Brtad of Life. This was the sign that Jesus gave his questioners —Ins coming as the Bread of Life, as heavenly manna to the soul far surpassing the manna of the wild erness. .And the whole of the day’s lesson will profit us much if we join with the people of long age in the plea: “Lord, evermore give us this bread.’' GET WORDS AND MUSIC OF NEW TUNE HIT Freddie Martin, celebrated band leader, has selected “Shadow of a Doubt’’ as a coining tune hit. 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