E SHANN
CHAPTER X
Cherry Pyecroft. member ot
tile Waal's, hurries to London to
the apartment of her friend. De
nise, who had married the man
she loved. On arriving ■•he leailt'
that Denise no longei lows Si
iilon and that she is leaving that
night to avoid meeting him "n
his return from a trip to Ameri
ca. Cherry admits she Ini' !,eei;
in love with Simon. Denise a-dm
her to stay and greet her r:u'
band with the had news, sinieii
arrives but Cherry withholds me
news. Learning that the train to
Bristol has crashed the tr.au:
that Denise took Simon ami
Cherry drive there, identity Do
nisc’s charred suitcase, anil as
sume a badly burned hoe. .~
hers. Months later Simor .ml
Cherry are married, hut Cherry -
happiness is spoiled at linn ms.
Denise’s engagement ring !
draWei . . . nroying to 1 >
that Denise i> -".ill alive. 1 h i •
finally shows Simon the *.g 1 s
tells him all the facts: He - ’
hitter about it and they -ep.oate
Later. Charry asks tot U’'A
hours' leave to >ee Simon a l.,r
don. Leave is granted am! ' e
meets Simon, who gieei- ei
coldly.
“1 cabled a man 1 ecu
New York. 1 found he ■., ■ a
liien.l of that fellow Sche
“Toddy SchetukV Ha mu
■lorry Miller told me tiad - h.o!
Somehow she couldu': a - .tg '
sell to say it to him “ had gone
oil’ wh Denise." She data
know i:ow sin* felt about now
badly ;t still hurt.
1L* noddl’d. “Vis. that'' the
mail. Pvi h at ned that ia was ot.
his way havk • to Krylas m -at
two months ago'. 1 hi -mn wm
t'orpedoeil and he lost - d'e
iso mat puts an end ••
in • uu anytliing from Idi.v •; m.
I iiiMr oJia.U'o ot : i ■
.lot'.nifek if Denise w .ae
deai! was tnc-H firilhe. ; ■
l hail i\er. Di-appoi n* n.v :
uvi-r ( holly, swampe .
:u ”0. lOlloY. Oil. ll '.-a- .
allow hor to hohevo
s. i'. .g luoned out. a nil t l: < •
alio to toll hor noth.: v
■■.lint. Simon. ulmt gm
ilo u- V U o know
Wo dal last time wo moth
11 o lit a cigarette
know. (hfny. hut 1’
tl' int.is'v t'hai pertiap- 1
She thought .'urgent I.
Ilo want- mo. to... He's i hi
t.lo without -mo. A- i..:-oi a hit. 1
holivv. . as I am w.: hem lam 1! -
not that ho doesn't love !>■.■•
V O • no know. |o MCI o. , a’,
how !ln chancy. was hois, she
Wouldn't' ho an> reiil happit.e-s
hotwoo.il thorn. Aiwa.; - tho.ro
W...(.1.1 ho t-ljat. aw fill atoilha It
ha. l.i h*. nut 11 oi Oil mi muofi ■won
. I. • It.nl -hooi. tho on * V "In
ivlt il. iitit if it wore ■■ ■•;
[In in. it a.. w oi o Sin.- 1 Sa nm
i.o To . m. i.oi IV
i Osu im't'. 1111*l ■ Hu
would always he
them: Denise'- .
aii> .lay. any inn
ifh. m ai.y lunger
.,.1. ht
Simon s.aiil, "I’ei liaps now vo.u
ha\ .. . h.uiigeu youi oiiiui
She Will nit' hoi iiaint- "In. r
lin!!, it-.' not that."
"Th. >• what is it'.'"
It's s„ .lilViolIlt to oyniai.li
ill. I.rows ilrow tngelhei Ho
sa.il or.i s lv. -no yn. m ofi-i this
present state of alVairsV Perhaps
yoll’i'o having a good time with
■( If .’..in so I 'in not,' sho ' i d
angrily. "It'- simply m Simon
doa rest, when things come rig lit
hotwoe'n us. I don't want tho
lotut tiouht in youi mind a- to
l lie* rightness <>f mii hoinir togoth
or. You Won't In’ happy other
"1 11■ t that l"i me to deride. '
She leaned toward hin;. "Si
mini, look at me." An.I hi- eyes
mm hers. ■•('an you toll uie hon
estly that you won't always t.o
worrying, that you'll ho cinii
pletely sure that it'-- right fm
you ami mo to ho togethei■?••
Ho made an impatient go ture
"Oh what'- the good of aiinlyz
ire.- it in this way7 Don't you
thin). I've uI.no all over this
counties- times since that giiast
iy Sunday? Can't yoii just agree
with me that it's better to he to
e-ether under anv circumstances
than to ho separated a' we are
She said -l<>wly, tears in her
eves, a twisting pain in her heart
“It might he for some people,
hit* not for us. Simon,"
“Then you won't come l.u-kV"
"I want to more than I can
say. Hut I'm not going .to. be
came I don't believe that undet
the e conditions wchl he happy.
Perhaps I can find out some
thing,” she said desperately, not
knowing in the least how she
would go about it.
“If I can't. 1 don’t see Imw
you can.”
She didn’t answer. There was
truth in this. Rut something
might might happen, she didn’t
know unite what. All '■lie was p
sure of was that it \va.~ her turn tl
In make some kind of effort. t
.Simon .yluneed at lus Watch. ■’
"lA.e — nt things to do before 1
eateli. mv train. I'm sorry hut I y
oilyht tu y:o and sec about them. .
Sue tlu-licd. She felt herself i
he i
once a train it was yood i
h.oi
fee-. ••!'!,
> ou'ii let
w ondet iny
atony \ot
bye I And till' tune
fault. Site rose: to lie
ovi. then. Simon. You
me ki'ow how you are
how >ou were yettiny
kruiwiny . .
■Tee been all 1 lybt And you
"I'Ve been a!, fiyhi too.
U hat were they. !»v polite
friends about to say yyoodhyo o
eaeh othei V They’d be shaking
baud', iie.vt "<iood-bye Mu I n.
don (rood bye. Mrs. I.indon
•'I.e' me know when yutl’ie 'uo-k
. I.oinion." 'W ii\ yes. I will,
we miyht lnneii toyetiier.
lie took a 'ten toward her.
heriA - (’he11 v I‘te -
She drew a ifuiek in eat it. h
ev trace of coho drained iron:
hei cheeks. For a moment she
hesitated. A trait: came that diead
fli! weakness, as if every none .u
tie: body were meltiny Fite loved
him so. He lov'Od hot too
Tiiot-t resolution came back to
.a-. 1 till ally -lie till tied from nun
without a wan'd and wont out in
to tile blazuiy sunshine oi a ware:
'ini.me: day . know iny only
Jlei re ait that deeply thouuh site
w... iuirun.y herself and him sue
w-ur U.yUi III ! flow .tty she had it"
Vaicile. lane
i day out toyet.it
the’, had the:
. » 11 Iust bo four e
; ." Flake —id in
they planned yvhut
fat preferable."
di and a dellNciv
esp:;;
WOltl
i vsidv
illle ..J ( l!f.i - • • Mi.};"
in *uitht with ■ ■ ■ s;s;u • ■ I !.<•
. t'"!.c;ith thf apple • i (•••
nearby. Shi'ii '111' m am!
t : "i them! Shit > "h li-i bi.-1-Ju;
I i ' 1 1 1 If 1 .mil I'i.lf'
\ ., I. r.f |m
\. ..i; ami
mm nj1
them
r.-ii ! In
f rciiif ml
•t al l I if .11
■•Ill;
mill W'hf
\\ hf'l. 1
\\ : i«t .Ill ah'.' it
"I'm Till mil
f i n i t liiit i 1 ti*i
.1 h
tla! It,a th
A l.fa.i iifipi-i.itn! at .uU' ..f ti <•
.! ' A h.it.A~. thrl, 111 h It j' j it1.11
4. aflti thf Ilf St lltflllf lit thlMf
All.
the
!.friiiniiVf them.
"Well. arm. tlii' I- a I'lfii'
alit 'til prise. IM just 111,p|H*»t ill
11. -akf a ,|uifk tlii't artnm.il.
There. iiiiu. all ytui ■> tini.iu la.lies
\vill he •.fail'ilia -• • iut- tea. I'll he
( I,(M l \ 'Milled. \\ e WiillHI
love - ■ me. Mr-, dreeiie, it' you
can manage it."
The girl> admired everything
'.Kiel fully jii t-iending that they
didn't know there wu> any
breach 1.etween her Wushatid atiil
Cherry. l.alie 'aid: "It only l)f
• ck and 1 could timl :. littl" place
like tl;l- to e.oiiie to when we're
!Hit'll oti' (Lite !"
It e la I'tsed CheiryM mind t"
i\ hi 11 e i 1 \ they eiitild mine to
•Ns (die if they wanted, now that
’ri* and Simon were no longer
(.thci . She e lanced from the
>.\ indow and -aw Mrs. Creene
tJ!kintr the deck chairs mu into
the garden. ■'I'oine along. girls."
she said. "Tea will lie ready in a
minute.'
Mi's, Creene was warming' the
teapot. As Cherry had 'iirnti'Od.
she popped home to tret them
the fnort w underfill tea i'magitia
able.
"I do hope we're not putting
sun to ton much trouble.' I hei
"Trouble l’- Mrs. Creepy scof
fed. "Why I'm that delighted to
see you! As thing’s arc. I don't
fed I'm i amine mv money. Hut
I had a bit of an extra turnout
'ere the other day. iil'iil. I hope
that was all right. You know
that bureau in the sitting room'.’
I pu' fresh paper in all '1 o
drawers. There was a few odds
and ends of letters ami hills and
thiifgs 1 was going to throw
them away, hut as you're ‘etc.
perhaps you'd just take a look at
'em, please, ni'ni."
Chert v glanced through the
odd snaps of paper. Suddenly
her heart faltered. She nicked up
a hill from among the rest. Oh.
Cod, what had she found? What
was this she was trading?
It was a jeweler’s bill. "One
ring (eopy of original), two
Is .hi
Sin! A !u
Die a pi
\\ a
\l I -
-111
at IH':
v! - >; ■
A!: -
*11." Silo looked at tho
. it iiaif icon made at
u- Sim,.ii ha.i betyi m
\\ hat did it mean
rot'ei in the t in.u Denise
■ i11e at the time >>f the
tins was what she
nut. Site nuet it'" le
lei's .uni show him the
was here ;it the eottaue
aii original. m a eopy.'.'”
it ever he might answei .
make uhe like It ? l ack
t iu.ee doss't: 1 He I ill:;
ii .li t his hill
• ni.ssil-.e that here at
a was in learn the trail
I , : ee e [nuked ItiteB.t.ls
y "is tlu-ie anythin;
ink i'Ae iiumii soin.i'tljine
n ea'est importance. < <h
ene. it' I have
t i reel: e poured ^ hnilup.
ttn'e.wi; a As ay the papers
ins .. tn- up that he *ta»
it All's. I.imiui! ha,
: iv! ., ilal'-hnu, n,
tin meant': me. I hei .' ";,r
pstait' She pulled open tin
..i awe ::: the dressing 'a
; ummaee,! t'nt the h,,\ am
■ t the • .. SinVit
vs fiei e - a Jet , Suit lint h1 hai
it,,- siek at heal t nil t Iha
as: iA- Su laials !•, ei.ie c. hat. ta
me • Site had itieteis 'tad
■ .... ■ a'u.i.M! v lie! si ha
tu.he.i
M • ..]!<•'■■ VMl
-tati >. i’w- :ak
'hat
■r. iia mini. I
V. i \ t
eh* ’all! |\ they 'lei i.It'.! tll.'V
vva> fV’.i i'iiH'l) jn iilili-inal
The', ha* I in f !•«>,«. lit’’*
111 A i'll'. ! hr!: little -i'Ol !
ti'fi'i e lull”' ! l.t-\' v. i’it* had
.• ; v!t;, or til eat i'l
- hr t'.ii i- t hex v. hut "i
■" K. '
•V.-. 11
sill i II 1<1 hr Wei
* I .itiil'ii next -tn|i
To Be Continued)
mi- . *• ia*| ... ' T ,.‘,1 t'.'i 1 i\ t*
. . iMlu-trii ! alenliul. -yi.'in'
lii ml her. atmla'li"- tmv. > 11-j
!•;•.’ 101 jUnnt' e-lt.ss. '1
tell us.
ml.
State College Hints
By RUTH CURRENT
Ii.itl tvni|>(‘r? 1.1,1.k !m Mot;
1 think we ail . . . i, an->
wiu'ii* |u*npU- alt* i-.ii.-tiir i\ nil
ill- i*ai h nther. mi i ,ik. “!>,!
illy; ! an k." !V|-|ia|'». it u 0 i.nik
into tin* illi’t. wi- iiu, \ »i • i { tin
:ihm\v cl . : >• i human In , n . - not .
a> m.uul 1 *iiiii a.' tin pi- ai.*i tin
ii>w an.I .'tln*i t'anii
r 't aiiv timin' today
even eake that liiis gone ih'v. It
rm in' made to taste like it lias
i .fell liaked Wrap dim a
.mi- . "ill ;md |Hii it m a slight
ii w.. m o' a > i until tl:e riot It is
1.1-1 like ne" . 11 \ it!
To i epaii edgy- of a ruu that
a. "am Or traved, loitumlioli
■ • .. ad flared along I he edg
/y.itu: .1 r.i'.r
Hi.: on satii.t;
.0o.;k)<) Mil-.
pet It i it'll i;: '
I: shippini; e
Ch'.l-.iu nit:.!
1 ‘iV.ms 111 l)i
t ions m t !i< s ,
from Chile :ir
i ! if :i i:::”ion toils
no:! is Is inin ule to
:id •: V
St! :i tit
:v he nr
Oj-is v.s !
be i'lhoilt :is nni-h
V. .:s -l Vf,.r. Blit
’• to stipply all st-c
If you ca:
want it, r
tempo rar i
Chilean nitrate when you
the inconvenience is only
.any li -loCGtions due to war.
Chii
toh! !
t-a'vemrr-ivt.
•a: 1 eunntity. hut. like
r.- it IS told anti wht'H it is
*U> wHfi
»<
j
'* Flour It's the
PROTEIN that counts
LiW (>*-*'’, vc ry imporuni to rciium
1 im i'KjIm bm- Hours murli r»l ihc
•K'HM.J \ is sacrifurJ /</ attain
i M* urmn flic Hour \nu bu>
<*** * i V HKOlilN content .
4-1. ».%r ksv r b.r I 1C,11 1 ( KIM'
M.f'L'K . . if $ riih tmnty nihite
i*J„r :4yam PROIMN VALIJtf
LIGHT CRUST S RICH, CREAMY WHITE COLOR
IS YOUR ASSURANCE OF PROTEIN VALUE!
FLOUR
ITS RICH, CREAMY WHITE COLOR
MEANS PROTEIN VALUE"
More Town and City
Gardens Are Needed
Commercial ve«etahle (jiow
eis and canning |> 1;»111- wall pvoh
alilv not . he tilde to product and
O' I" > ii > ,a : . be* . ii**e ol • lie
lain : . a"i . i ,* - 0 •;... all
w ill l'ei .'Ole mii'v I I IIII at as ad
dilional men are d'afted,
liepnrt.- are leadline' the
State i alleee Kxtensiou Service
that many town and city people
tile tl'ihktllr of Hot "low.! a
ptild'H tin- yea' herause ol the
I I , u eat hei iii.il a niniel ;i ml 1 lie
fat I that the. were t.bio to -vet
a II the i * uet a hit ; |,e\ needed.
I ' • . • o, |. I 1 Sei'allh Will ns
, .a : n-i '-nel f ,|s.p • •eahiiiinp ami
'• . !>o * iiattei • ■; vital he
. *!>:.. I a-t
real none that one '.h:jlr ol blit
I reel; \eavtablto vor • jjroWh
b! l home at,i dells and I he need
’his o'ttt it* Ian In pel cent more
garden- ami Mot (lower tfardiMiV
lire I (h ector siy*
He points out that last year
till records were looked m the
miinhei .of gardens g-rown and
the amount of the food produced
In North Carolina alone it is esti
mated that there were at least
•">11.Pis wardens. producing- ap
proximately $t>S,l I s.aOH.oo worth
Scliauh recommends tltt.l eve
ryone in the towns and cities
make an eflort to produce some
food, even if only on a very
small plot. and that farm gar
dens l>e enlarged where the need
exists, lie also recommends th:*1,
a siiciesioti of crops he planted
in the Kin ilen so ns to giv'e n
continuous supply of food thru
a large aiiiniiiit of 'extra food by
suggests that tanners can suppl}
the Mini liter ami into the fall. Me
I' I a 111; a • • wardens in their tobacco
plant beds after the plants have
heeii pulled.
POTATO TESTS
I lie State College Krte.llsiol!
service is comparing fresh cut
potatoes with suheriv.cd and
whole seed potatoes in relies ■
of tests, ieports -I. V. Lassiter,
lx xt elision I in rt icult uris-t.
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