THE EUGENE REGISTER-QUART)
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
Just Call Me Oliver
By HAROLE) GRAj
bu MABEL MCELLtOTT
-ruPTEH XIX
. ,ivr utood outBide the door for
I IANE '! "atchinir her breath. She
BS .nd nrienehed her .null
I;H., h,e her." he id to her-
bff07,lhr Kow "he wished she hadn't.
h,r .Inter. hPr t least a
""ttr,i"? BHemrthert room
J'.hn he d"or 1T bind
B0W and Bhnt ' e The ahadows
ber- Ch., evea had almost disap
mi'TA Lia-.v had a sudden wild de
.natch her up. to dash back
fir',S .r little flat in West 08th
where ihey had been so pov
.trTeken and oftentimes so happy.
ertj-stniKen h colllin.t do
1ut. ''vo e m Co through with
Sf. nrepos erous asreement. She had
" word and she must keep it.
"berd that Mane girl look
, rnnv Amberton was sayinK
Ukel hJ.hed her abort black hair
.Sd'pressed U.. wave in with skillful
Pon't know," Tresaa nr"d
.. .w 'T,ike no one I know. T by?
,b25 father perplexing." mused her
wrurRlinis into a b jck : net
"I could swear I've talked to
t known her before. But of course
Nonsense. She's little more than
.Nineteen." Tressa said and lauirhed
wtlv "A highly improbable age!
'Wv dear." murmured Fanny Am
. . . "n firantlv. do you realize
CHve winje soon after the firat of
T,T"' There was something un
i ...nf nhout Tressa's brief lnugh.
P'V nv n X up her lips, meticulous
It "'He'll have well, millions!" she
"Tressa's smile was confident.
Ktrof'chanelbottle against
her mnK-H ui" A nrV
"T il CPt in uwiin- ---i.iV"
.he said. "Why ever doesn t
Eva have a properly
Tre ."k one" of 'those colleens to
dare m.r'j mim to tnnele
E Hi "iner. in the lace and rip
" .'Tm'simply no good at It either'
Fsnnv Amberton announced flatly,
"all that eirl and have her hook
J" "?'.',. ...He. enme Into
Tre.a's eves. "Ton do have an in
spiration occasionally, d"!"1-,.
i.j n. in a button. It wtU
the' perfect touch. Unless the
She sronn mnr- u
,rn,entof chiffon and hand run
luce as r.i. fil1r.
KcKndMBarrettto
me. that's a conn giri. 7""
lightly. "At once. It b rather 1m-
"mTen Liane arrived Tress, had
ilipped the esouisite beige lace frock
over ber head and stood eyeing .its
artful simplicity, the manner m which
It prisoned her curves and flowed
aw.iv into lines 01 iwer
"Oh Miss Barrett, do hook me up.
won't you" Tressn asked in a drawl-
"Certninlv." With dignity T,iane
managed the Intricate fastenings.
Sh stood up. "Is that all?" I.mnc's
tare was like a wnite mnsu. uj....
nor was chill, impersonal.
"Thnnks so much. Ip lady a maid
could have done better."
meir Kiiim-t-B in.-., ..............
"You're nuite welcome. Liana met
the insolence with studied unconcern.
But as she left the room her heart
was hammering with anger. It was
to be wnr then. War to the teeth!
Wane stood like a trnpped young
! rnmK in one i:mn;i ui uic ...........
! Van Iiobnrd fnced her, grim In bis
; Black and wnite, nis apienum ueo ni
"Tnn've eot to hear me out," he
; was sayinc dojreedly.
Ii.. .Hmmp,l "Tl,. others are
! eoniinir. Miss Lord Muriel they'll
V. n1),!. nGtn'f find
ui." She cast despairing Rlance
around.
He said, coldly resolute. "They're
iirs. Amberton is at. backcammon
with my aunr. You ve ot to stay.
J ve neen trying for montns 10 ex
pltiin. Tlmt'a whv I rnme tonisbt."
The youne eirl drew herself up
troniily. "There's nothing to explain."
ThU funny thing called love?"
The ftirl Kround her nails into her
prf'nd. Slie repeated. There's noth
ing you need to eiplain. is there?"
She even smiled.
The man in the perfectly fitting
dinner coat folded his arms (trimly,
staring at her.
"There Is." he said. "And well you
know it."
Liane sat down suddenly, meekly.
Sue pnssed a shaking hand before her
eyes. "Go on, then, and do be quick
about it," she said faintly.
"You knew." Van Robard said
softly, "that I was mad about you
last summer. It was Hke a fever. It
hit me hard. Like nothing else Tre
known. You knew that?"
Liaue noddtd. Pride and reserve
were swept away. She forgot this
man was betrothed to another girl,
forgot everything except the burning
fact that they bad five moments alone
together and that they loved each
other. '
"Well' Robard struck on rlenV
ed fist into bis open palm. "Well,
that was that. I meaat to, wonted to
tell you. Then well, I got tangled
up In this hideous mess. Muriel ran
off with that actor fellow. Blue. You
know. His wife turned nasty, threat
ened to sue and name her as co-respondent.
Adele nearly went frantic.
I happened to be in Atlantic City
that night. She wired me, asking me
to stand by. She flew down and made
a fearful row. Got me to snv I would
tell Mrs. Blue it was I Muriel had
gone off with. I did and the dreadful
woman professed to be satisfied. Rut
she said unless our engagement was
announced before the week was out
she'd carry out her original threat.
I was the goat." he finished bitterly.
Linne felt quite ill.
"You you were under obligations
to Mrs. Ladd?" (she asked, her thrdnt
constricting as she formed the words.
"Oh, you've heard that gossip?
Liane. eweet, you mustn't believe all
you hear of me. Indeed you must
not! People have filthy minds and
filthy tongues, too."
She looked up at him. She wnnted
with nil her heart to believe him.
"Well, it can't make any difference
now, anyhow." Liane said dully. "Be
cause I've promised to marry an
other man."
He stared. "You! Sweets, you
haven't!"
Lianp twisted her fingers. "Yes, I
have. It's done."
"You dcu't want to tell me who it
is?"
"Not now. I can't. Ita a secret."
He flung himself atwut. "Ah, I
was mistaken, then. I thought you
cared, thought I'd seen something
real in your eyes. I was wrong. For
give me. I've been wasting your
time."
He bowed low. Lian started to
speak, started to fling out her baud.
The moment was shattered. Tressa
Lord, trailing her lacey draperies, en
tered the room.
"Ah, a tete-a-tete! So sorry." Her
laugh was brittle.
"Not at all." Van's laugh was ugly.
"Miss Barrett was just sending me
about my business and rightly, too.
You arrived in the nick of time."
Tressa gave Liane n sharp glance
of inquiry. "At your old tricks. Von?"
she said, letting him light the cig
aret sho had thrust into a jade holder.
His handsome fnce in the flare of
light looked lowering.
"You flntter me. my dear." he said,
lightly. "I'm growing old. My tech
nique is out of date. Can't try it
with these youngsters."
"Your technique always has been
grand, love."
"Charming of you to say so," he
dawled.
"Truly, I'll never forget how mad I
was about you the summer before the
summer before last," said Tressa
mockingly. "I thought you were sim
ply swell. Prince Charming. The first
time you kissed me "
Vnn winced with a side glance at
Liane who stood white-faced and un
comfortable. "Now you are flattering me." His
voice was low. "You know I never
stormed that citadel."
"Ah, my dear, would you flint a
lady's memories in her teeth?" Tres
sa's groeu eyes shone with malicious
pleasure as she watched him squirm
under her raillery.
Lian1. with a low toned exclama
tion; slipped from the room. She
passed CJive on the stairs.
"You're not leaving us so early?"
he asked in polite concern.
"I must. I have e fiendish head
ache." (To Be Continued)
Not Hard, But Not Easy
HORIZONTAL
,1 Delicate
feather trlm
, mine.
1 During whose
' administration
;a the Slav
ery Amend
ment pro
posed? 13 To maltreat
U Born.
16 Seaweeds,
classified as a
hole.
17 To rerent.
18 Yellow bugle.
19 Carried.
20 Notion.
21 Part of a cask.
23 Action.
24 Devices for
sowIhr seeds.
26 Drink of the
gods.
Auto shed.
34 Lote like in
strument 25 Producing
motion.
36 "Little
has lost her
hcep"7
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MESH ROW ESSa R
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D1EICIA M P WHO R M E N T S
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rIeilIa y iwIeiutI IueIgIs
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40 To curtail.
43 Eyes.
47 Horse.
48 Sepulchral ,
chest.
CI Dark-colored
spots on the
skin.
; Light brown.
lJlece of furnl
Hire. ?5 Exultant.
56 Sooner tban.
67 Asiatic.
6S Arguer.
city.
VERTICAL
1 Where !s the
Tomb of Presi
dent Harding?
2 In bed.
3 Law.
4 On the tea.
5 Wager.
6 To combine.
7 To depart
8 Projection of a
lock.
9 Lump of clay.
10 Hideous giant
11 Alley
12 Implement
used In sewing.
15 To elude.
21 Cbcrubs.
22 Infested with
ergot.
24 Surfeits.
25 Silk.
27 Selt
28 Mug.'
29 Scarf.
31 Edge.
32 Vestment'.
33 Driving com
mand. 36 Developed
rapidly.
!7 Gloomy.
39 Derivative of
pine tar.
41 Animal.
42 Principle.
44 Part In a
drama.
45 To tattle.
46 Caterpillar
hair.
48 Box.
49 Wading bird.
50 Dtd kith.
52 Matching
group.
64 Japanese fish.
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