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BY WINIFRED VAN DUZER
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They gathered aronnd the tire
after a timf, talking, telling lor
ies, aingthg. And presently a car
drew up near the mansion.
"Nell and the girl from Spring
GardenoJOaa murmured. But
ahe'did not more though greet
ings were- shouted and the two
called thai they were going tor a
dip at once.
The group watched idly while
the man ran out on the spring
board and dropped Into the lake
wit,b a splash. Then the girl fol
lowed alowTy, standing a moment
on tha swaying end ot the board
before she threw off the long
coat she wore. A gasp went np
from the crowd.
She stood there In the bright
ness, an ethereal figure, graceful
as a nymph, the light touching
her pale head, glancing down the
straight, mender lines ot her
body. If she were clad in white It
was not apparent to those on the
shore, brought to swift, vivid at
tention. She raised her hands in a slow,
beautiful curve and Ere thought
of the sifter fairy .on Ken's radi
ator cap; then there was a flash
of light aa the girl struck the
water. Ken's arm stiffened be
neath Eve's fingers as hts breath
whistled between his teeth.
"Gosh!" he muttered. "Oh, my
Lord!" And his to ice shook.
A little icy chill coiled round
a ad round Eve's heart. She never
knew what made her whisper "the
Southwkk girl. Oh why? To
night . . . Pass Southwlck."
There It was the strange twist
that life gives to events. Happi
ness tor an hour, shining softly
aj the starg; then a. flash and it
Is broken and gone and nothing
it as it baa been ever aagfn.
A pale, statuette ot a girl, all
irory and gold, poised ia the
moonlight; a wlerd. incredible
beauty kindling the imagination of
an artist; Intuition, bora of lor.
crying a protest.
Ken did net bear. He was
training forward, following with
his gaze the gleam Pt a white
body cutting through the water.
plashing a wake ot little sifter
ripples all across the lake. And
Era watched him with on band
clenched against ber heart.
Pierson came ashore and threw
himself down by Elma, laughing
and shaking-himself like a shaggy
dog. But the girl turned and
a warn out again, circling the lake
before she finally approached the
fire, hesitating like a young, wiia
thing fearing capture.
She approached the dancing
light, holding her hands to the
warmth, and Ere saw that she
wore a little Jersey." flesh-colored
and hardly more than a girdle.
Moisture clung to her hair like
sparkling jewels and aha dropped
her hashes la an embarrassed way
while Pierson brought the long
coat and nut It around her.
Puss Southwlck . - . How had
Ere known the slim water nymph
was the kitten they had met in
Lake view? Long afterward she
wondered, but never could tell.
'And now when Fuss sat demurely
fa the fireliabt. saying little, very
gracious and flattered by atten
tum Ftb tried to convince her
alf that she was a great goose:
-A Jealous wife that's what
I'll be it I don't watch out. Fly
ing aft every time Ken looks at
anybody. Of course it waa sort
of startling, the way she came out
ana tnrew oft her coat lika the
star making an entrance In a play
but she's a aulet little thing.
Niceyes. she is and I'm aroina
to like her. Not be a big silly
So It waa that Eve mad an
effort to be gay, to laugh and
chatter and be especially nice
to Puss. But an the while the
chill waa at her heart. And pres
ently Ken was beside the little
blonde, watching her in his eager
way, twisting the streamer ot her
coat in his sensitive hands. And
when It was time to so Eve was
ready to sob with relief.
But now everybody was pairing
oft after the manner of The Lane,
choosing partners for the ride
home, and Ken was llneerinr.
looking at Puss who fluttered her
lashes at him and wiggled Ilka a
kitten.
Elma hooked her arm through
Niel Plerson's and they started
off. grinning backward. "So lonr.
ruffians. See you anon, maybe."
Chuck called. -Hey! Who's
going to take me home? Hands
off little silver-heels, Wllmer; I
saw her first."
"Not any." Ken's voice cut like
a whip though he laughed. "Run
along. Daddy Time, you're an age
and a halt too slow."
Then while Ere waited in a
deadly stillness an arm was flung
round her shoulders and she was
swept along toward the path. "I've
picked my girl." Nory told every
body. "First choice for me and
the rest of you can scrap it out
among yourselves. Up and doing,
not to say discriminating that's
me." And he pretended to scuffle
with Pierre and then with Chuck,
as If keeping Eve for himself
were a very difficult matter in
deed and they left in a laughing
confusion. Eve moving proudly
along at his side.
"You're wonderful." sh told
him a little breathlessly. "Always
doing something mice eh, the
dearest person "
The dearest. Eve?" Be leaned
over aa he helped her into the
flivver and his tone was strained
and hard. "The dearest to you.
Eve?"
She beat down, fumbling with
her drees, trying not to cry. 8h
felt bis long look before ha went
around to the front of the car and
cranked the engine and when he
swung in beside her she was sit
ting very straight, very. composed,
staring at the road ahead.
Other cars passed the rattling
old Ford, sailing by with a deris
ive whoop and each one pulled
her chin op sharply, brought her
eyes aronnd all too quickly, too
eagerly. She would peer and make
her lips smile and elt back, wilt
ing. For none of the cars was
Ken's. They were lingering back
there by the lake. Ken and th
water nymph, loitering in the sil
ver moonlight; two left alone at
the too of a magic world.
-Norv began to talk after a lit
tle, telling about his next story.
"I hope youH help me with It,
dryad. The woman's viewpoint
you hare a, touch. Too had you
wouldn't do a little writing on
your own."
"But why, do you think I
could? Ken said well. I'm afraid
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you meet htm.
She was thrilled by the pros
pect. But attar hf h4 told her
gooanignt ana ana- naa gone into
the silent, lennly house aha could
think only Ot Ken. Ha waa going
to Spring Oardeik ten miles ov
er there taking his time. Dagalod
by a new fact, a gin who came
before then all with bar thin,
white body exposed to the moon
light and their startled gate.
Would it; always bo this way.
Ken falling. Into one Infatuation
after another, atraytnr. coming
back to her inly to wonder again!
All the beaaly ot the night van
ished tor her. wiped out. And now
she was alone in the house, wait
ing, wondeilng when ha would
coma.
At least aba would not let him
know h miaded. She could do
this, keeping him. from guessing
the wag hurt.
WlUf a dreary UtUe eige. Eve
osdreeeed and got into bed. And
wham Ken tiptoed In houri later
aha was lying with her face to
ward the wall, eyes closed.
She listened to him moving
about Softly, taking great care not
to awaken her heard him steal
studio, rustle about.
new inspiration ana
t bitterly. "I ahoald bo
this, something will make
t to work. I suppose it
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w Puss Instead ot Flfl
with her face on all the covers In
a few weeks.
Ken was like a child with a new
toy when ha talked of Pass. "A
striking type, don't yon think.
Eve? Wade'll be running in cir
cles, tweet little thing; ought to
hear her rare about you. I'd like
to dolier standing on the spring
boardlwith the moon at her back."
And aa time went along Eve
had t admit that Pass was an
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Kan's wife felt she might hav
preferred Fifi's constant move
ment to Puss testaclea. he r cease
less baby talk,
"Darn little clinging vine! If
oo doin make poor itlo me look
like big, bold girl, bad mans?
Its mimicked to herself. "How
does Ken stand it? Going around
hypnotized.
Yet she eould not dislike Puss.
Despite the kittenish cunning
which impelled Pass to fawn up
on Eve, the little thing -was hope
lessly dumb pathetic someway
surely too stupid to make any
real impression on Ken. Eve
thought of her as a pest, one
hadnt Quite the heart to exter
minate, annoying but harmlesa.
And then the tribe went on a
mountain climbing expedition and
took Puss along and Eve changed
her mind.
(To be continued)
MOTOR TO WASHDTGTOX
LIBERTY, March 12. Palmer
Williams accompanied by his sis
ters Lily and Valrea motored to
South Bend. Washington Friday
where they visited their sisters.
They were accompanied on their
return by their mother who has
been spending the pact week In
Washington.
MINTS DEFEAT
PORTLAND. Ore.. March It.
(AP) The Oregon tan la a signed
article tomorrow will aay lumber
men are considering the advis
ability of selecting a strong can
didate and supporting him for the
republican nomination for United
States senator against Charles L.
HcNary, incumbent. The move
ment, the newspaper will say, la
the outgrowth of the general feel
ing ot dissatisfaction of the in
dustry at the failure to obtain a
protective tariff on lumber.
A meeting ot prominent lum
bermen was held .here today to
canvass the situation and similar
meetings will be held at Eugene,
Coos Bay and Klamath Falls. -
It a candidate is selected the
official filing must be made by
April 1. This will require an la
tensive campaign, but the lumber
men, the Oregonian will say, point
out there is an organisation ready
to go into Immediate action for
everyone in the industry would be
actirek '
Tiia only matter mneerUta. the
newspaper will continue, ia the
finding ft jn suitable candidate.
Several names will be said by the
uragoniaa to be nnaer considera
tion and these wUI bet discussed at
the meetings ta Eugene, Marsh-
field and Klamath Falls. The
newspaper will say it is consider
ed desirable that the candidate
be a resident of Mnlnomah coun
ty, where a 8 per cent ot the reg
istered voters live.
Liberty Pupils
Win Awards tor
Writing Progress
LIBERTY. March IS Liberty
school is proud of the progress
made in the Palmer method of
writing.. Those who received Pal
mer buttons, the first award,
Esther Cammack, Verda Rains,
Helen Tucker, Margaret Channer,
Constance Stark, Rosa Kittson,
Leslie Ladd, Fred Murhammer,
Lucille Brunlidge.
Merit buttons, second award,
Esther Cammack, Lillian Davis,
Helen Murhammer.
Progress pins, third award.
Helen Murhammer.
DniBIN OF FlfiE 13
DECLARED
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NEW ORLEANS. March 1.
(AP) The Mandeville dock, s
wooden structure, stretchlpg three 1
blocks along the Mississippi river,
burned late today in a mysterioaa,
tire starting under the structure.
It was tilled with lumber . and
staves and waa believed to-be a'
total loss.
The flames spread to the
steamship Manairea ot the Mua-
son line, tied alongside and It
burned until tbo fire tugs Samson
and Deluge cut her loose and tow
ed her across the river, where
the fire was put out During the
rescue the Deluge caught fire, but
escaped with alight damage. An '
early check failed to disclose aay
serious injuries to persons.
VISIT IX McMIXNVILLH
RICKREALL. March IS Miss
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were the Sunday guests pt their
sister Carmon at McMInnville.
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