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THURSDAY OCTOBER 3D. J ‘'47 THE WILLAMINA TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON nice electric company SHERIDAN. OREGON . > •!« O .u •• i « . ih hotlv “ 1 don 't tin , m uch. I hate to have her th in k I m d e rita n d » word of ' w hai v o u v e | fic k le . or feather-m inded. o r any th in g lik e that. She gave me this been saying and what s n io ie 1 c a r, you know, as an engagement don’t believe you do eithe i I th in k you’ re a tile d and unreason»!' e p resent.” “ M aybe yo ur plan is the best. It c h ild who never should have been le ft here to p la t at running this Standish comes back and finds you gone, h e 'll—” place alone I ’ ll telephone M ad re — “ No, 1 see now that w ouldn t do She rose " I t I were " c a r in g your I f s ch ild is h . It's cow ardly I thin rin g . Kent, this is where I d take it I 'l l stay in bed a day or so and get off and hand it to you Don t ca ll rested up F or breukers ahead, you your m other, and don't slay on here ." to look after Peppertree Inn If k n “ o I w 'l l te ll you a better idea. You there ever was an engagement be don’t w an t to stay in bed w ith yout tween us. i t ’s broken now " own thoughts What you need is di “ It's not broken, you d a rlin g little ing Rosemary. v e rsio n : get your m ind on some id io t' A rin g ” You bet your sweet th in g else ” life you're going to w ear m y rin g "W h a t would you suggest? A j C H APTE R XV a fte r th is! Good-bye n. w ®weet- m u rd e r a t the inn, or a Are. oi h ea rt! I ’ ll have to d riv e like^ the m e re ly a few more eccentric | “ Do you object to our liv in g w ith d e vil to keep m y appointm ent g ue sts?" dad re, Rosem ary?” Bob asked Rosemary stopped her c a r at the “ No, I ’ m th in k in g of a day a t the j hought you liked each °^her. entrance to the grove and spoke to ra n c h ." wo. I t ’s a large house, and M a u rt man m co veralls. cmi«» “ R a n ch ? " t i l l gladlv tu rn it over to us M » a "C an you te ll me where M r. t-llio i “ I t belongs to the Judge. It s up i n a tte r o f fa ct, she plans to spe"a in the Verdugas. about th irty -fo u i is ” j i great deal ol her tim e an tin c He jerked his head b ackw ard m ile s fro m town Say we gather up j sister in Georgia It seems a little “ Somewhere down there. W ant me a few choice s p irits and d riv e out —w ell, unnecessary lo r us to set up to get him fo r you?” e a rly in the m orning We can rid e — j yn our own but if you w ant to “ Please. T e ll h im M iss B ris to l th ere are horses Or fish—there s a "N o , no! Please let me ta lk . Kent. would like to speak to h im if he stre a m We’ ll have a m idday dinnei 1 do like your m other. I th in k she s as is a d in ne r The cook weighs , 't too busy.” a grand person. I wouldn t o bject a, is n Bob came s trid in g up to the car n e a rly th re e hundred pounds but he a ll to liv in g in her house if —u a few m inutes later. sure can get around the kitchen " I f w hat, R osem ary?” "W h a t is it. Rosem ary? M ore Does the idea appeal? I ’ ll round up “ I f we were m a rrie d , you and r trouble at the inn? O r is i t ” —he a couple of cars fu ll of desirables B u t—piease let me finish, Ken but I wonder if we re a lly do w ant to sent her troubled little face a We’ ll take E llen, of c o u rs e -G ra ham e. too. if you want h im be m a rrie d . N either one of us shrewd look—" is it Standish? "G e t m, w ill you. Bob? I f you can H er face had been b rig h te n in g as thought of it u n til the Professor s spare me a few m in utes? ” she listened money vanished into thin a ir i Bob. I th in k th a t’ s w on de rful! you wanted to take care of me. and W ill your m other and fa th e r go. do m a rria g e seemed to be the on \ you suppose’ I wish they w o u ld ' w ay. I'm not b la m in g you. 1 loved you fo r it. . . only. only not "T h e Judge is tied up a ll week on , a law case but I'm sure M other w ill the way a g ir l should love the m an go Come on now. let's m ake plans who is to be her husband " How m any, and whai tim e shall we "Y o u ’re s till angry- w ith m e: then? Look, I ' l l ca ll up E llio t and s ta rt, and how long shall we stay apologize fo r what I said to him last It was a d ifferen t Rosem ary who , night. I ' l l nam e m y inns Bideawee. re tu rn e d to the inn fo r dinner or By-the-Sad-Sea-Waves. or any “ W h a t’s happened to you?” Ellen other darned th ing you w ant dem anded, unfolding her hapkin I "B u t you’d s till build those inns, "Y o u look as if vou’d had a fortune K e n t? " ' . . . le ft to you.” He stared. “ O f course I 11 build R osem ary told her about the ’ em. Why not? Is that w hat you re plans fo r the next day A pur objecting to. Rosemary? B ut I told poseful lig h t shone in the other s you m y p a rt in the w ork is alm ost eye. finished. In three m onths I 11 he " I s th ere room for another in your back in P hila d elph ia, a ju n io r p a rt c a r or have_you and Bob got it all ner in Standish and H erriot-—— fille d up?” " I ’m not o b je c ts S to your inns "P le n ty of room Why? o r anything else you do. I f you d “ I have a friend com ing to nig ht only let me explain and not keep to stay here a few days W ill it be in te rru p tin g me. You said I ve been a ll rig h t if I take h im along to the confusing C a lifo rn ia w ith other ra n c h ? " things. M avbe I have. B ut I th ink “ H im ? ” u. I know —th a t y o u 're confusing your ” 1 m et him at A rrow head. His inns—w e ll, not only the inns but nam e is Jim H a rkle ss.” w o rk of any k in d —a job, w ith m a r "A n d he’ s com ing to. v is it you. ry in g me. I f s a ll p a rt of your new E llen , you’ re b lu s h in g !" life , don’t you see? You’d been “ I am not! I burned m y tongue d riftin g about ever since you le ft “ And you asked me on th is soup, th a t's a ll. He s nice, college; enjoying yo u rs e lf but know je a lo u s !” though, Jim is. ing th a t p re tty soon you’d settle “ I can spare you the whole a fte r- down to som ething interesting, noon if you w ant it. W hat's up? Outing Proves som ething you could get your teeth “ I ’ ve broken m y engagem ent to into and th a t would ta x a ll your Good Preserint:on powers. W ell, now you’ve found it, “ On account of last night? Rose The p arty returned to the inn la t or i f s in sigh t anyw ay. Being m m a ry , don’t look like th a t! I ’ll see th a t night, tire d , sunburned b ria r you» fa th e r’s firm , I mean. You scratched but unanim ously sure know th a t sort of w ork, you lik e the Standish, I ’ ll te ll h im ------” “ No, i f s not because o f last nig ht. there had never been a hannier day idea of succeeding your fa th e r, you love know ing th a t your m other is I t wasn’t a real engagem ent, not since the w orld began. Thev had the rig h t sort of one, anyhow. As rid de n along shelving m ountain pleased.” , “ Stop, R osem ary! F o r Heaven s b rie fly as possible she told h im oi roads. They had caught fish and eaten them , c ris p and brow n from sake, stop and let me get the d r ift her ta lk w ith Kent. He nodded. “ I ’ ve th ou gh t a ll the pan, at d inner. , of a ll this. Of course I like being “ I feel as though I ’d had m y m ind taken into the firm . I ’m tic k le d pink along it was lik e th is You w ere a t the ve ry idea. Of course I ’m glad rig h t not to let m a tte rs d r ift any aired and cleaned.” R osem ary told M adre w ill be pleased. A nything longer. I take it that Standish was Bob as thev stood ta lk in g fo r a last few m om ents beneath the pepper- w rong in that? I t isn ’t possible p re tty w ell cu t up o ver it? tree. "T h e w ind today blew away you’d lik e me to stay out here su a ll the scraps of resentm ent and perintending the construction of the Bob Suggests w o rry and u n c e rta in ty th a t nave inns? I th in k you’ re obsessed on the Need of Diversion been bothering me Y o ur presenp- subject, d a rlin g .” “ No, th a t’s ju s t it. He refuses to tion has done the p a tie n t a ll the “ No, no! I t w ouldn’ t have m a t tered w hat started you to w o rk in g ; believe I ’ m serious. He says he’ ll good in the w o rld . D octor K lllo t. He telephoned her before ten the bookkeeping, or landscape garden •be back in a few days and b rin g me ing or acting in the m ovies The a rin g and th ere ’ ll be a fo rm a l an next m orning. “ I'v e got to run Into L. A. for the point is th a t when you did get nouncement—a ll th a t s o rt of thing.. started you were lik e someone She caught her breath. “ I don t Judge. W hat do you say you ask w ho’ s ju s t been w a itin g to run a w ant to go through w ith it. Bob! E lle n and the gent fro m Arrow head race. Y ou’re off now, and going I ’m not m uch of a fig h te r and last to come w ith us’ We’ ll lunch at a fast. You said yourself th a t Pepper- n ig h t and th is m orning have left me place I know about th a t has the best tree Inn and B ellevista are ju s t p re tty lim p . Do you suppose—sup Ita lia n food in C a lifo rn ia ’ “ I ’ m to play hookey fro m the inn stopovers. And I ’m ju s t a stopover, pose I could run away? Ju st fo r a too, K e n t; or som ething you’ re t r y little w hile? ” again today?” “ Whv not?” he asked reasonably. “ Run away, Rosem ary? Where? ing to keep w ith you as you ru n .” “ 1 thought—thought m aybe your “ Is there anything on th e , docket Rosemary Breaks m other would take me in fo r a few th a t D urham can’t handle? “ I suppose not, but you don t fool days. I can’t ju s t go somewhere and Her Engagement m e. Bob You’ re try in g to keep me take a room at a hotel----- ” fro m th in kin g u n til Kent and his “ T ryin g? I ’ m going to keep you “ G reat Scutt, 1 should say not! m other get back. I re a lly should w ith m e !” M other would be glad to have you, She sm iled. “ I ’d only slow you of course. But look, dear, do you stay here today and brood a bit. I ’m getting fe a rfu lly behind in m y down, m y dear. You’ re not re a lly re a lly w ant to run away? Would you in love w ith me any m ore than I feel com fortable about it a ll a fte r brooding.” . . “ I ’ ll help you,” he assured her. am w ith you. You’ve had me a ll Standish had gone? I don’t believe m ixed up in your m ind w ith your you would. B e tte r stay and face the “ I ’ m one of the best brooders to be found outside of a chicken ranch. p artne rship in Standish and H e rrio t. s ic !” „ “ You’ re an id io t, she said, but The trou ble is I ’d stay m ixed up m u “ I ’ll s tic k ,” she said b riefly. added s o ftly : “ a nice one. though.” a fte r—when—if we were m a rrie d .” “ Good g ir l! I was sure you “ Here we are, R osem ary dear, He stared at her. “ And you asked would. I t m ig h tn ’t do to w rite said E d ith S tandish’ s gay voice. me if 1 was je a lo u s!” ?” “ You don’t look a b it lik e the hero “ I ’m not jealous at a ll ! ” she told h im “ That least of a ll. He’d ju s t tele ine of a robbery ” h im w ith d ig n ity . “ I w ant you to go phone me that he was com ing to The g irl gave the older woman back to P h iladelphia and take your ta lk it o v e r; and then h e 'll come, a shy kiss. “ Oh, I w asn’t the hero place in the firm . I w ant you to and his m other w ill come, and----- ” ine There w asn’t even a hero; ju s t m a rry a g ir l you fa ll in love w ith as “ You seem m ore upset about tw o v illa in s who were caught yes K e nt Standish, of Standish and H er rio t, net as Kent Standish, needing M rs. Standish than you do about her te rd ay in Sacram ento. D urham has ju s t been te llin g me about it. Where a job to ta ke care of Rosem ary son.” “ I am , in a way. I ’ ve alw ays is K ent?” B risto l. D o n 't you see, m y dear? (TO BE C O N T IN U E D ! respected and a dm ire d her so Can’t you understand?” SYN O P S IS The loss ol thWr (snttly lortun» 1« copied stolrxlly by lb» B rU tol (am ity. In rlu d in t l’ ro(essor Bristol, 4r_ cheolotlst; his daushtet. Roscm sry. and Simmon», a ts m .ly “ tx « « r« ." The property salva»ed la Peppertree Inn. ana the Bristol» move lo C alilornla to oper- aw It. Rosem ary experiences the beetle tu rm oil o( an Innkeeper s existence and Is »ratefnl (or the aid o( Bob K lllot. I « leaves when Kent Standlsb arrives as m a n a te r Kent envisages a string » Inns and departs on a survey trip gala dance party ends disastrous!' » en thieves rob the Inn Kent, at first (url- ous. later tries to rush plans (or m a rry L ocated 2 m iles E ast ol W illu tn in a on H ig h w ay o WIRING — MOTORS — LINES — SERVICE CALLS O Wo h a v e C om plete E lectric Lino B uilding E quipm ent WILLAMINA TEXACO SERVICE G as - Oil - M ariae Lubrication A ccessories • Tire Repairing 6:30 a m. to 9:00 p.m. H A R V E Y O. MOEN WILLAMINA. ORE. 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