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•Wif R£0 vtjfipjfrtl MiiM “THE GOOD BAD GIRL” The Story Of New York— And A Girl. —By— Winifred Van Duzen Chapter It i The telephone awakened Mimsi. I »;<• looked around Merle’s shabby ■ i-; i o in bewilderment. Then every- i ug tamo back; Trixie lying with ! •bhi< . l:ado«3 on her face, clutching! i '"t et in her frozen hands;. Trixie : ini doivn the ctairs on a stretcher; black ghosts. The telephone kep. ringing. Merle ( .irif-r to see if she were up. Doer ii ■'(•. . . .'he reached for the instrument: . , veered in a thin little voice. Not vile. Perry! Me kept repeating, ‘Hello!” And then, “Good Lord, is that you, Mimsi?’ Yes'. I was afraid up home. I .; no over here—” A long pause. He said, in a diT rent, “I’m downstairs. Tell M( r!e I'll be right up.” and broke the con-i Mon before she could answer. An old dressing rohe was tossed i the screen, shed’d moved about i . o eh. She barely bad time to! i: * b it up. snuggle into the folds, be- I I Vry was at iht door. He 1 (>d at her appraisingly, out of 1 eves. •'Win're's Lemuel? •‘Over a.cro. "5 the hall. Have you ;i'anything? Trixie—is she bet Or—have you heard, I’errv *” glanc'd at her bare feet under ! c .re of the robe, lighted a cig >r i I borately. ‘■ v> hi;, was your game! Sort pa king ro you cold chuck your . rl" in o another man’: arms! Nifty r: ’■( t. you're' got! Innocent cour. f'irl s ue. Ye gods! I fell for it! , V. i li.” hr- laughed disagreeably, “Lrve tin ' b era!” t■’ perplexity, and a miser* !f r e of injustice closed on ’! nisi; burned in her cheeks. I!ut 1 . read guilt in die flush and . 1- ' : Cl], ' V. u’rc—oh, you're horribly mis ■ Horry'! I’m not even sure fh t 'now what you mean.” Y/. i knoy,' what I mean all right <" -h! You’re foolish is all! Why < a • atfer-brain. what do you want ’ hr-vv vourself away for on a train ■ rtiat ? What’s it going to get you V th your looks—vou can just about •■he your pick. Why listen. Mimsi.” 1 aid'rather huskily, coming close, 1 ca.i, give you Jungs worth while! i a;'-artnrht over on tire Square— imethirg to think about! You r h ••••■ a car—charge account every re.” die was very white now and he ' ."k h'Id of her arms, awkward in In heavy woolen of Merle's old robe. 'Tin ernry about you, Mimsi. The moment I saw you I said, ‘She’s for You'll never regret it. Why don’t you sav somothing? Don’t you understand?” “Yes, Yes, I understand—now--’’ >■ ruck him in the face. There a muscle in the arm behind her lender hard and the blow sent him reeling. She didn't see him go. And when Merle came in. an hour later, she was ■Hire. white linped ard bright eyed, taring straight ahead. "Willy 1'eiTv's been here. He n,.s omli rMiiwk He said—” S'.e njbbed out the story then. With Merle sitting on the arm of the i hair and her face buried in the rough The matter of selecting an undertaker is often a matter ;>f personal recommendation. Our services have been en gaged many, many times through the recommenda tions of those who had al ready employed them. If you should have occasion for such services, ours are at your call. The Paragon Furniture Company “ON THE SQUARE.” Shelby’s Lending Furniture Dealers and Undertakers. AMBULANCE service. nap of the jacket. Merle, with the understanding eyes, and the long, ar» tist’s fingers touching her . . . “I’ll see Perry. Don't think about it any more. He'll believe me—" grimly. “But he said It to me! I can’t for get!” Yes you can. Yes, Mimsi. Listen, my dear—don't you know that noth mg no suspicion or wrong—from outside yourself can hurt you? It's only what’s insitje your own heart that has power" to injure. You know you did the right thing coining here— that you’re wholly honest, don’t you?” “Yes. Merle—dear.” < “There—that’s fine! My gee, do you care what anyone else thinks as long as you know ? Their suspicions are arrows shot against a sone waH.” “It’s hard to rertiember.’ “I'm afraid many things are going to be hard for you, little Red-head'.'’ His fingers slipped down, lay agaih.-.t her cheek. “Perhaps I shouldn’t say ihis, But—but I’m going to. I’m cd poor as—as only an artist with noth ing hut a lot of faith in himself can be. It’s not for always. Still, the next -tltCJr 11 Of tt j “Even so I could help you over ihe rough places. If you were my wife we could get on someway, until the jolly old ship comes in. It’s out in the blue somewhere, headed home. You wouldn’t be so alone. I “I’m not saying how I feel about you. It wouldn’t be fair. I mean I <ion\ want to influence you by saying that I adore you. I do—but don’t think of that. Would you want to marry me child? ’ Marry Merle! Why she'd never thought . ,. . S weet, oh, sweet’ Merle’s tvee-ncss. Like gold in oil the gray of feqr and disappointment. Gold—a golden light. Billows of golden light all around her . . . This must be love. Not the queer, half shamed tingle she felt for Ferty This Merle, with his gentleness, his strength arid sureness. Strength von never had felt except in Daddy. It rested you so; made you feel strong, too. She wanted to say "Yes,” but tha word caught in her throat. What did she care for shabbiness, the struggle he talked about? Her head cam* up gladly, proudly. Then, through the swirling gold, she sa.v the mantel with its drift cf sketches; it portrait. The portrait of Connie Duer. Connie Duel’s cold, beautiful eyes looking at her out of the frame. \\ ith contempt. Warning. No light now; no gold. Only gray. “Merle, you’re sweet—sweet—” . “I know, dear. I don’t blame you. Well, we’ll be the best of friends ihere ever were!” “Shall. I take you up St. Nicholas venue now? I'll telephone White and he won’t expect you. I’ve a married sister living up in Yonkers. Let's go up this evening. I’ve told her about you. And forget what I said. Just forget, dear!” ■ Chapter 15 m Mimsi aired anil dusted the liMlc apartment; folded Trixie’s things.and hung them away. It wasn’t as hard cs she’d expected it would be. Tht black ghosts were gone. . '■*’ That was Merle's doing He hadjno the ghosts by his kindness. Wonder ful Merle! If only—no, no, no! Bent thing of it for « minute! Do. cue un selfish thing, canV you? Roach owt of the gray and do one unselfish thing. He deserved the best. Not a wife hanging or. his neck like a millstone. Dragging him down. Connie Deci loved him. Surely, surely she loved him! Sh e could smootn his way. He’d go up—up—oh, stop crying! Lucky to have him for a ffiehd! Late in the afternoon Merle came and Mimsi rode to Yonkers in the v-ubway with him and a taxi took them through the town to a low stone bungalow in an enormous yard. slender young woman wrfh tawm skin and humorous brown eyes like Merle’s greeted them with two little children clinging to her skmts. "This is Mimsi. Alice— The young woman took both o. Mimsi’s hands ar.d kissed her check. “It’s kind of you to come. Tom 11 he delighted. Tom! Tom Hart! Where is that man?" Her husband's greeting was as friendly as her o\vn, and they led their guests to the watm, pleasan. living room where Mimsi removed her wraps. Alice Hart looked ut the gnd, a-glow with the crisp air of early Spring; at her flaming hair. “Mv dear, how lovely you hce. Merle said much, but he didn’t say that I was to meet a startling beauty. No wonder WinShrp Whito i» putting you in all his pictures. I’m sure her very lucky to have you for a model. Sincerity, kindness, the feel of >lrs. Hart dashed about, picking np a They were scattered over the of; a small loccmfott**; 4J*>H wi« hair; a yarn ptwdle-dog. ‘I can’t keep those Indians from r ii if . l-gte— i Paying all over. That’s—well, of all things." She stood before her guest, laugh ing. The baby girl was in Minisi’* Tap, tiny arms tight around her neck, vnil£ Junior, age five, climbed up j with his chubby hands at the red hair. “Shall' I take them away? I’m afraid they’re annoying. Unless yo?t like children.” "Piersc—f love them so! Darlings! j darling little lambs! Do you like Mimsi, brother?" She crooned and gurgled with pure happiness. Alice glanced ut her brother. The rapt Ido1; in his eyes made her spesl. quickly: "Have you painted her, dear? You might do a new Madona.” He said, “Sometime,” absently and the baby screamed when her ntjrse came to take hef nwnv “She doesn’t mak. . Tom declared, with frank i. “You must come often.’ Mimsi started To say “Yt Hut all at once she thought, “No, I can't conic often. In a little while ho will marry Connie Finer and she Will come. Alice will kirs her ami she will sit here at Jieir table . . .” It was the first time since she left Tranifuiltty that Mimsi hail sat ft dinner in a real home. Restaurants, the kitchen un St. Nicholas avenue. Njta Mori’s dinging room. Tramping from place to place. She thought, “I'm getting to be a drifter. You drift if you haven’t a home. This is what I love so. Se curity, affection. Perhaps it wasn’t intended for me.” Alice said, kindly, “Your name is unusual. Is it professional?” “No.” said the girl from Trnn quifify. “Mother lived just long enough after I was born to call me |Mim*i. It’s after a gill in a b k. Some Frenchman wrote it. “Mother left word for me that the first Mimsi was happy because she knew how to dream true. Life wah loped her hard and folks though t she never got what she wanted most. But she did—in her dreams. “Mother said your deams are about ali that count for much because your dreams are you. The real you. So it you deam tfue, why you’re true!” Tom was noddim* and smiling, com pletely captivated. But Alice mur ed, “YouH'e conic to' the City of Shat tered Dreams, dear!” “Dreams can’t be shattered,” Mimsi cried. “No,, if you dream true! “And I'm going to dream true. I’m going to dream wonderful thing! about fame tfnd fortune. Anil mayb about love. True love. I must know it is true, no matter what the world thinks about it!” Again Alice glanctwl at her brother. “Dreams about love! Have you iound Gogo, Mimsi ? ” “Gogo?” repeated the girl, “Oil, he’s the boy in' the book, the i n? Mimsi loved. I don’t know. She— rho only loved him in dreams, didn’t she? Only in hfer dreams - . . “Why, maybe I have. Maybe F'v»~ found Gogo.” To Be Continued Copyright 1926-Kings Features Syn dicate, Inc. OFFERS PRIZE FOR NEWSPAPER WORK Oast on in Man Offers $500 Friz? Through North Carolina Press Association Gnsteftir., N. C., *,..y n tb» generosity of Mi*. . if. Separk, of Gastonia, one Oi end ing textile manufacturers .. the S( ulh, a cash prize of $500 for ex cellence in the editorial or reportial. Inparlments, or both, of North/Caro lina newspapers, will be awarded next year, according to announcement piade hefe today by Jas. W. Atkins, president of.tlie North Carolina Press Association. Interested >0 the welfare and i«n 'lirildmg of his native State in things Ivic, educational and ctdturol, ns* well as material, Mr. Scpark believes that the newspapers have a wonder ful opportunity, through their editor ial and news pages, to aid very mat ■risHy in bringing about a still better era in the Old North State. To stimulate the editors of the State in heir efforts to bring about a mere ideal commonwealth he offers this prize. Details as to the definite thing n* things for which the award shall ie made and the manner of its hand ling are left to the executive eom niftCe of the press association. These ICtPiK will be worked out and defin ite hrformaLion put before the ns rccMtiion at its annuni meeting in llickofy in July. It is the belief of the 'xecirfive committee that through the liberality and interest of ether North Carolinians, this prize may be estab lished as an annual award. The North Carolina Press Association is the first state organization of newspapers in the South to offer an editorial prize of this size. Mr. Stepark is head of the Gray Sopofrk chain of textl*? mills in Gas ton county, is an alumnus of Duke University and a member of the board of trustees of that institution ar.d a vast president of (he Gastonia Rotary Club. His private library is said io be <jne of the largest and finest in the entire State'. As a rule it takes unreasonable people to afford momentum enough to accomplish a reasonable reform. Correct this isentence: ,<rWh?n I consult a doctor,” said the man, “I in exactly as he advises.” ild American stock would be to en dow a high chair. I Wo suggest tha<. earn Mr. Farmer I 1'‘•'IT himself by thp following ,ju.: - i tion score cards, allowing a maximum [m K 1-3 points for each question to j which he can answer “Yes,” without qualification. At the same time, Mr - Farmer might lie asked to score h r husband also, and see whthcr her es timate agree?, with his. The id' nl farm husband can answer "Yen” to each of the dozen !‘ iries propound ed icore t rd for Farm I Ins har t:, o ld we wonder how many such "100 percent good” husbands tt.cre are among our readers! ib re is the list of questions: 1. Aj;e you a “good, safe provid. r” ’ Do you maintain worthy tandard , sf living in your homo, such os your finance warrant;;, and yet avoid ex travagance and “time prices” debts, such as might, prevent your being "« good provider" Inter on? Have you made a will and taken out some insur ance to protect your v« if- in ease of your death? 2. Doeu your wife have for her own r.ome fund euch ns fche butter and ?<gg money, and do you let her spend this as she pleases without criticism and without expecting it to buy two dol lars’ worth for every dollar? 3. Have you provided proper work in?; equipment for the home as rap idly as you have bought i for your own work? Is your wife as well sup plied with such labor- iving equip ment as an oil stove, a finders cook er, a washing machine, running water, and electric light; as you are sup plied with two-row cultivators, disc harrows, reapers, gasoline engine*, and trucks ? 1. Are you interested in th ■ ap pearance of your home and home grounds? Do you have house and outbuildings painted, if possible? Do you help cheerfully with the heavy work of keeping the ‘home grounds clean, attractive and well eared for..’ Do you keep your hogs, < a Ives nrd poultry away from the front yard and your wife’s flowers? 5. Do you assume responsibility f , the fuel supply, seeing to it that your wife always has plenty of dry wood and does not have to build fires end carry out the ashes ? 0. Do you provide “mind-food” rs well as body-food for the faniPv by providing r.uoh papers, magazii . ' books and educational recreation as you can afford? Do you average f pending at least “a nickel a day" fi r mind-food.' 7. Do you come’to Vour meals pure-' lually at the hour you expect them to be ready. R. Have you done your part to fur nish a year-round garden, a g< c 1 cow, and plenty of feed for your wi'e’s poultry ? 9. Do you assume vour full shnvc of the responsibility of bringing up thi children—in training and educating them to he honorable, industrious and courteous, encouraging and stimulat ing them in school work ? IIENDKRSONVILLE LOSS BY FLAMES IS OVER S.mUKIO Hendersonville,May 7.—Fire of un determined origin early today destroy* ed the buildings housing Smith’s bak erv, and »'•• Clinu Jarber Shop, on V, in th. neart of the "ity with a ijiS of approximately $50,(500 and only a small amount of insur ance. Other buildings in the district were threatened before the blaze was brought under control after more than an hour’s work on the part of the firemen and citizens who came to their aid. The buildings, one-story brick structures and their contents were completely destroyed. The loss to the bakery is placed at $20,000, in cluding the building i:ml to the bar ter shop at $50,000. For Church Causes Governor McLean is to come in for more praise when he takes time in the rush of state and private affairs to call a church meeting at Greens boro, attend and preside over the cr sion himself and agree to add still more burdens to the already etc r motts pack which he is already carry ing. The meeting, called by the govern or, was for the purpose of perfect ing a Stewardship advisory council for his denominations, which happen1 to be Presbyterian. The organiza tion was perfected, and we bes ref It great things for it. Only prominent business men, fin ancially able to take over stewardship problems and thoroughly capable of serving in an advisory capacity were called into the meeting. Probably the fact that the governor railed the ses sion had much to do with their put ting aside business cares and attend ing the session In ail probability the meeting will mark a new departure in church sup port and financial affairs, if even a comparatively few men who attended ihe meeting catch a true vision of the cause presented there, incalculable good and benefit will be certain to suit. 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