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Bii4 urUirr limiif fca ktM
taxriaa amly tkar tiaaa. It ka aaa
at firtt tight batvaa Ma wa
lraat4 Ufa aaaa awtftly aa4 accUlaf-
ir aas sir i ai gaaaaa aaaai, atata
hraafM aa ia a aaaalltawa, vk aaaaalal
aattia aa.a a aaaaa aa
biMraa.
Tfcara wara mmj limg that tkraat
na thai kappia.aa riafct Iim tfca aa-
klaaiac: Larrr'a partaarahta with a-
irrapmon. bcb mini ia a aaacaiaiiaa
taatara, flaatiag tha stak at tha Ball-
t KaDDly eaaoaay. Larr a aaatiaaaa
taai fraaa Bjrrd'a fatkar, k wti araa
eat af a baak ia Jathaaa.llla; tka aae-
aaaiaa af aarttaa witk a faat-aaaiaa
fera eaaaiatta af Tlay aa Tri Oaar-
jaaa. Jar aa Jfargy Daaeaa. Ch.t EE-
aatf ladia Caaiahall. a- faraar
kwacthaart af Larry'; Larry' graariaf
itravataara, kia raraaal ta break aff kit
b-taa4ht witk Iatla. toatly, , tkair 1a-
raaaiac a a at bar af aaarr.la arar bine.
aar all
4 : iraaaiag a a at bar af aairala ara
fv Wallqaar. avar eara gaaaaa, a
fk,'- af diffaraataa.
IT 4. a-rraagad dariag a v
t v."v paraata. that
T Tgtw'Swfc waa kHti
Tr-' 1 1 SZit af thaaa yauag
i , Uaar witk tkaai. k
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ft
iait - af
Pat. kar yaaaaar
hHtiag tka trail lika
calta. taaaC tka
kaplag th.y waald
ka abla ta atraigataa har aat. 8ha wauld
ta) caaspaay far Bjrrd. alaea Larry had ta
a ! af uwi saw aaech af tha tiasa
a Build. ra' Sapply ailttri. -
Byrd baraata mora aad aaara worriad
tha aat Jack saaaiad ta ka waarlaf
bant bar. at tha bilta tkat hada't kaaa
aid bow far naatba. at Iadia'a rrowini
olC ea Iarry, at Tat'a caaiiag, wklek
nwjcllratcd tkiBaa atill farthar: Pat. witk
rr rd kair aad lava af tpa4. ,
Byrd paraaadad Pat to attend, bnaiaaaa
Ickool, but Pat waan't aathuaiaatic, pat
irularly whaa Byrd aabatauted a tall
red outfit for tka bright clothe aho bad
hist bought, la ii attempt to tieeaaraga
be frieirdakip between Par and Iadia,
Irhich had jtowb up lika a muahroom. Tat
eferred to Byrd a own conduct ea a
aiiain night. One 'night whan Pat and
arry had gone ta a raaeia. Jack l fl
an had forced kia atteutioa on Byrd,
nc a the 'fainted. Pat aad Larry had
karat in. .Now Byrd had attempted to
revent Pat knowiag that Chat had alto
ailed on her. He had come to aoa bar
bout the bad reputation wkiek Larry
nd Jack a project wa getting, but rat
tkdn't know this.
Pat mlajudged th vlaita of Jack
iuncjtn, and later of Chat. wlx tame
n ronault Byrd on what he learnexl
kaa Larry'a dangeroua poaltlon with
egard t the Bulldera supply, which
.ad arotten a bad reputation. Byrd
kaa helpleaa In breaking up the friend
ship between Pat and India, particu
larly when Pat overheard a particu
larly bitter and miapleloua quarrel! be
tween Alargy ana tfyra, in wnich Aiar
kr at,:eil Byrd of vamping her hua-
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CHAPTER XXXI
ROY grabbed Peter but of
Pat'a arm a and started up-
etaira with him.
"You Deed n't bother to come
own again," said Byrd to her.
Wly. "We're going."
Rut Mirrr continued nnatalra
if he hadn't heard her at all.
Byrd knew aha had to make
ome explanation to Pat.
Hut ahe waa to completely up-
let bv Uatkj'b beharlor toward
er that ahe couldn't for the life
her even think what ahe waa
(vlng to aay to her. She couldn't
loss over the whole thin lichtlv.
br then Pat would seek an ex-
lanatlon from India. She would
are to aay something definite.
vvnat in the world could she tali
er? Anything but the truth, ah
eclded. for Pat would immediate-.
r draw her conclusions then about
uarry and the entire crowd he ran
Hth. India could aire her a Int
If misinformation, hut she would
ot be likely to Involve Larry In
mi gaggaa i
her- scandalous -talea, -
They were 'splaailiig down" the
wide aTaaaa, under a Bltit iky. la
the brigkt suallght, when Byrd
cleared her throat.
"Ton mast have heard some of
tha conversation I waa having with
Marry." she "began.
Conversation?" jibed Pat "It
sounded more like a hair-pulling
matchI
Byrd shuddered. Her blood ran
cold at Pat's blunt words, but that
was exactly what It was. 'And be
fore Byrd bad been married, she
hada't ' even talked back to her
mother.
"I was just as dumfounded as
you -were, with - the way, Margy
carried on,", continued Byrd
"Well, you let her get away
with it. I'd have laid' her out aa
flat as yesterday's pancake, " said
Pat, her face all screwed up as If
she were concentrating on. a blow
below the belt. -t
"Jack Duncan spends all his
evenings anywhere but at home
and Margy has ji ever known Just
what to do about It. I suppose she
rags him to death when he is at
home and she watches every girl
like'a eat when they go out. Just
recently he and Larry have gone
Into the Builders' Supply deal to
gether, and we can't afford to of
fend him. He suddenly took to
chasing after me " Byrd laughed
a bit. nervously, "but goodness
knows why, for I've told him in
no uncertain terms that I don't
play around that war. Well, he
came into possession of a vanity
case of mine and Margy found it
In his dress suit pocket and Is rais
ing cane about It. Jack came to
me to ask if I'd help atralghten
the thing out, and you see how
I succeeded."
There were tears of irritation
and worry in Byrd's eyes. Why
had she, of all. Jieople, ever be
come Involved In such a mix-up?
"Well, my advice. Unconscious"
said Pat. with all the wisdom of
the ages, "is to go right to Larry
and tell Jiim the whole story and
let him punch this guy's face."
"But -you must see, Pat," ar
gued Byrd, "that It's up to me not
to cause a breach betwen Larry
and Jack. Not right now. Jack
has threatened to take a position
in Chicago, and that would leave
the whole burden on Larry's
shoulders, debts anu all."
Chet telephoned shortly after
they'd gotten back to the apart
ment to say he was bringing one
of the boys down at the bank, Ed
die Worthlngton, with him for a
game of bridge.
Pat was all excitement. The
prospect of a new man, like a new
dress, sent galloping thrills up
and down her back.
"They'll be here about eight."
said Byrd, starting to peel pota
toes for their dinner.
"India's going to drop In a lit
tle while this evening, too," said
Pat. "We can take turns cutting
in."
While ' Byrd fried the lamb
chops and mixed the salad, Pat
YOUNG CRUSADERS IITOIA BOUlto
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Off to the land of the tiger and cebra wkera thejr will forrweat
the werl4 far five years, nine young men and women, under the
auspices ef the World Wide Christian Couriers, will soon start a
tour of eastern cities before, departing for central India as the
youngest missionaries ever tent to that country. Left ta right,
above, la Miss Anna Leroy, Miss Pauline Rader, Northwestern uni
versity co-ed and daughter of Paul Rader, leader of the crusaders,
and Miss Eva Edwards three members of the party shown examin
ing their tickets.
made the sandwiches and squeesed
the lemons for a midnight lunch.
Pat a tongue ran on incessantly
about India.
"India thinks you learn more
in practical things working in a
big department store. You meet
the nicest people. She watches all
the smartly dressed women that
come to her counter and then goes
and buys something nobody would
have. and. la .a Jew weeks It's the
smartest thing In town. That's
how ahe happens to have such
lovely clothes and pay bo little for
them," said Pat. "She sure knows
her Guggenheims, doesn't she?
She says what I need more than
a business training is a few les
sons on bow to act in a ballroom,"
here Pat giggled, "and what kind
of clothes to buy. She's, going to
help mo pick out my next things."
Byrd stopped to stare at Pat,
incredulously. The child waa cer
tainly gullible. She believed every
word of It! Every single word!
"I'd love lt!"aald Pat. "Nothing
to do but doll myself up and sail
out of the house every morning
and draw my par envelope every
two weeks, just like a man!"
"Well, father'd never let you do
it." snapped Byrd. "I think It
would be terrible."
"I suppose you'll do your little
best to curdle it for me," Pat
snapped back at her. "AH right!
You start something and I'm going
to tell him a thing or two that'll
open his eyes!"
Byrd stood riveted to the floor.
She was shocked. Here they were
quarreling, as they used to quar
rel years ago, when their battles
had narrowed down to "If you tell
on me, I'm going to tell on you!"
"What In -the' world do you
mean?'' asked Byrd, soberly. Her
voice was low, for she had made
up her mind to bold her temper.
"Didn't I say you'd stepped
along since you're married?" de
rided Pat, in a loud voice. ''How
dumb do you Jthink I am. Stupid?"
"Pat, you're just-being mean,"
pleaded Byrd., "I haven't the
slightest Idea what you mean."
"Well, you'll know if you ever
get father, to push along your
plana for me!" threatened Pat.
"Listen to me, Pat," said Byrd
fiercely, "India's been telling you
all sorts of tales. I've told you
she's unreliable, and If you're go
ing to start running around with
her and taking her advice, I'm
through. I'll write father right this
minute that you're coming home
tomorrow night. I mean It!'!
"India haan't said a darn thing"
aaid Pat, stubbornly, but a dark
glow leaped to the roots of her
hair just aa It used to do when
she was caught In an untruth.
Pat always gave her friends the
benefit of the doubt even against
her family, when it came to a test
of her friendship for them. But
when something serious waa about
to happen to the family, then she
threw loyalty and everything else
to the winds.
"Well?" said Byrd, waiting, the
potato masher still clenched In
her right hand.
Pat pretended to be warding It
off with both hands.
"Now, don't go and get all
steamed up over nothing!" she
saM, ae aha aaw little beads af
saoistare ; braatklag aat - Byrd's
forehead. "Bat give ma credit for
goad eyesight and aome brahu.
Tha first -night rat . bare, Larry
aad I surprise yea la' Jack's, arms
and than you make an aagagesMBt
ta take ears at a little business
matter,' and you meet Chat, and
da year . beat ta edge me out of
the-apartment before he comes."
It was all perfectly true. Byrd
pu,t down tha potato, masher and
turned away. She was on the verge
of hysteria. Suddealy Pat realised
that soma worry was stooping
those slander shoulders of Byrd s
and that she waa deeply hurt aad
unhappy.
Pat ran ta her Impulsively put
ting; her arms around her sister.
Pat'a flaming hair seemed moamn-
tartly to absorb the lighter tones
of the, heavy strands that called
like ropes around .Byrd's small
head. JK
. Come on,, darlia', -tell -me
what's bothering you. Something
Is," urged Pat, holding Byrd still
closer. , .
"I can't." said Byrd.- bound act
to give way. but wiping her eyes
furtively. "I think it's going to
be all right, but I want you to
promise me you wont listen to
any gossip you hear about Larry
or me. You'll probably hear
enough from that little snake."
Then suddenly Pat'a whole at
titude changed.
"If India aays one more word
about you or anybody else," she
broke out, "I'm through with her.
and I'm going to tell her so."
Chet and Eddie Worthlngton ar
rived first.
Eddie waa a fresh-cheek. ed boy,
with frank eyes, beautifully even
teeth, which protruded slightly
and gave a faint lisp, and curly
brown hair. He did odd jobs for
Chet at the bank.
Pat fell for him on the spot.
He had a amart, slangy line that
impressed Pat as the moat cosmo
politan conversation she'd- ever
heard.
They had just started to play
bridge when India arrived, but for
the first time that Byrd could re
member, nobody paid the least at
tention to her. Refusing to take
Byrd's place at the table, she sat
at her elbow, silently watching the
game. Then she woke to the fact
that there waa an attractive boy in
the room. But Eddie continued to
ignore her.
"Say. littlest," India said to
him, "I've been trying to think
where I first saw those rows of
matched pearla that you eat with.
You used to work at Butnik's drug
store, right around the corner
from where I live."
India was. perfectly heartless,
though Byrd." Poor Eddie was so
proud of working in a bank, and
here first thing, India has to punc
ture his balloon. Eddie colored to
the roots of his hair.
"I suppose the phlsx you used
to shake up all day at the soda
counter gave you all this froth,"
continued India, laughing her
deep, throaty, devastating laugh.
"You ought to see the cracked
ice I can hand out, too," said Ed
die, recovering from the blow. "It
might not melt In your mouth,
though."
'-What saadeat aaa It la,'
retarawaV - lightly. 1 aaa - yets
learned your Asperta."
"Aad Beachajca's- Little Liver
Pills far people with naetr skins
and dispoaltloaa.' Eddie retorted.
begiaalag te ea joy tha skirmish.
"He had a good Una, but it
broke. aha said, yawning and get
ting up. -
Eddie chortled victoriously.
Iadia started the vlct role aad
broke up tha bridge game. Eddie
changed tha record mad sang ia
his beat vaudeville .' manner, "A
Baby's Beat mead Ia Its Mother;
Paf and BddU brought la the
refreshments, which disappeared
In almost- no time... . The glasaea
were empty. aa4 the sandwich
plate, too."- -i s: -
"Make another batch wtth the
aaaaaae In the ice box." aald Byrd.
as they started again for the kit
chea.
Iadia aat aloweriag bahiag a
magaslae. while Byrd and Chet at
tempted t ocarry on tne conversa
tion. They could hear Eddie and Pat
bowling delightedly at each eth
er'e quips. -
-Ma anatter how-tela vou cut It.
it's still bologna!" Eddie called- to
them. Oaly be proaounoad it -.
loaey." - .
India tasted the lemonade and
made a wry face.
- "Why put us on bread aad wat
r?" she wanted to know. "I need
some synthetic refresbmeat to
- . - . . .!
take the taste out oi my aiaaio:
And ahe made another wry face
at Eddie.
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