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I 0., r THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD Of LUVIr ' '-"' CHAPTER XV 'j?TELL, anywevs," said Earl, V, want to tell you that (tlrla of Sf-out tTD are aometlmes their own -rat anemies see? And, moreover, rJ U majority of men are just sheep In :f Ire' clothes." "ptrhaps he knew that he was en- TVJ riKDE aoouc wax.; out aiarj j'raacei, though she said, "I know. I kaow lots about men," had no such 1 wisdom. -OB, yean r 'mere was a smue in Ma voice, and he did something to aar chin, rather like chuckina It, tbongrb Mary-Frances decided that It could be interpreted aa a lover's caress. "Well, anyways," he con tinned. "I want you to cut out this datlnit up see? I on the square, 1 got a feeling like I kind ot want to protect you or something see? I want you to promise me, for your ewa good, that you u cut It, and cut at ean see" Promises! As It should be. Pro ewtifln and nromises and evervthinal "I promise," said Mary-irances S aolemn.ly. ttii 'No kiddlne." he admonished. "It'i W test absolutely for your own good, mn little gin. eee?' 'Our first oromlse." said Mary' Trances. "I s'pose we should seal it -It with a kiss, shouldn't we I mean, hnr since this had not sounded Quite lady' II is like, "people most generally do, don't itey 7" nde Ha kissed her aulckly. "I guess It be said, almost at once, "that it all eomes from your being of such e food family and like that. nU. ''What does?" questioned Mary' ipri. Vvnnnnl. di (With honesty he answered, "I S don't know. Say," he began again, ' "are vou sure you aren't kidding me about being 18 years old? It doesn't IVkardlv seem possible." g "I don't," said Mary-Frances, and vaere was an opportunity for the ne ' elected coyness, "think it is so very hklnd of you to doubt my word. Earl. Ail wouldn t doubt your word lor any . . tblng." f "CriDes." he said. "I didn't go to i foubt your word, hon honest. tGonrse. I come of a rood family mv- f eelf. and all like that, but batting i f-.around the world the way I do ana I ; eiL I haven't contacted many girls )j Bke you seer loull have to u. ... ... ft "Certainly," said Mary-Frances po FHtely. "And sometime. Earl, I want TOO to tell me all about your family, and your mother and father - and .. rvrendoarents snd brothers and sist- ,. ten and all yonr relatives. Will t yon?" , "Well sure," said Earl, but doubt- jcfklly. V5 "And all about your wonderful Frances. ...-' Well, that's kind of lousy right ow," he confessed. "I was in vau deville doing pretty good, too, until th bottom dropped out. I and an- vuer guy uau a sweii mup uuwnn act see? Well well, anywnys, the bottom dropped out Then this other gay, be got a bug about being t alpsmnn till thinea picked tin fel low talked him into it see? Selling," Barl brought the words out with vir nlfmee "educational desks!" "JlMnry-Frnnces asked, " "Weren't twy good desks?" and tried standing the sides of Her tcet. V'Vl truess they was nil risht, far as tse kinds of things ro; but nobody ,A wants them see? Much chance of i selling those desks as we d have cell f me neanuts at a nraver meeting. S well, anywnys, we was In Denver (when we started, and thia other guy S name was Clnrence Buttlngei" he a-well, he got sick see? He had to W to to the hospital see? He figured ;:acd be there about 60 days. So he t Bays for me to light out with the car jl (Butt, he'd made a kind ot deal for a it with another sruv) and come on out M te the Pacific coast like we'd been Wad of figuring on doing see? Well, J the damn pardon me desks would- a"l go any better out here than they Jk wm in Denver. No more culture nor anything bum steer. I hung around J tar a wnue, and then I got a chance aa hook un with those lousy hams. aad I took it. I didn't have to see? il wasn t stoney. I am t yet. I got fa piece of change put away In the ibank. but I am going to keep It there t ee? I got a use for it. So I'm ;ftlcking with this gang, snd maybe ff B lucky at that, until things open ... ittfw Soon as they do, I got an idea " '.for a swell act That s what I m snv' fiat my dough for . . ." w ig f ' llary-Frances's feet were two n learning lumps of torture. The back- jv .drop was to be made of wide stripes partner (feminine) who wns to feed S;Earl in front of it wns to be dressed Ja stripes of gold and black. Finding Ctba partner for his act. was going to " aa most difficult. Sometimes he reared thst it was going to be lm possible. He stayed awake at night, often, worrying about it. He knew fwhat he wanted: he would have noth- ilnaT else. He wnnted an nwn-iew na type very much Mary-Frnnces's ?own type; precisely her type, come r jto think of it, who wouldn't hog the 'jet If she got a chance. Look at jDolly and Dick Diamonds. They had (the goods he had everything. Whnt KUd Dolly have? Nothing. Nothing ibot n shape and a swelled hpad iflS "Enrl," Miiry-Frnnces interrupted jaeaperateiy, "it In perfectly fascmat in to listen to your proresainnnl conversation and everything, but I've A just got to go in. My sister's out vwltli her boy friend, and she s sure Jta be coming home now. and if she .aboiild find me out here, 1 well, I ;Jost can't benr to think of what jMurht happen. ay. hon. he demanded, your JWas are all right to you ain t they? llaey ain't mean to you or anything ifare they?" I "Oh. well" said Mary-Frances J mlgnedly, brsvely. It hsd just " come to her, with a shock, thnt she bad forsotten ail during the evening to tse any term of endearment while addressing Karl, It wns a regrettable isht. but not an Irremediable "Thev mean all rlsht. I think. n't worrv shout it. dnnrot " ' I'ripesl'' he snid. "You're a reet an awful sweet little girlie." I ine instant he left she'd pull her uppera on and not take one sten them. Good night, heart's brlov- '," she suggested. "Nou't you give me a teeny-bitty kiss for good nicht?" he asked. ; 8he should, she supposed. People .always did. She lifted her lips to his am) winced ss she went up on her aaffenng toes. . T.oodhy. hon," he snid. "And don't fnrtet the little promise about dates, will you?" ' "I won't, dearest," agonized Msry Irances. Thnt Inst tiptoeing hsd Jarned the final intolerable screw. Bt please go now, dearestl Dear pat, please go!" fc He turned and walkd quickly away. Mary-Frances stook stock latia. One does not willingly sten out red-hot knives. She wonM wait aatll he was on the sidewalk, and shed take off those sliitnera. i she didn't csre if she ruined her toclusge and But why didn't CLEAVER U U ) Ml W CTDAU AKI he go on? Couldn't he hurry even a littler He had glanced over his shoulder, hnri Btonnfld. He cams back to her. "You'd ought to go in. baby," be said almost tenderly. A small, strained, "Tea, dear," was the best she could do. "Listen, sweetness." he asked od dly, "would you like to meet me here again tomorrow night?" If she said yes she'd be rid of him at once. But Grand's speech, deliv ered during dinner that evening, re mained strong in her mind. "I can't tomorrow," she said. "But day after tomorrow, heart's dearest, I can. Goodby." "All right," be said, and If mag nanimity were there Mary-Frances did not notice it. "You're on. Same time, same place, and same little sweetie." At the first cllo of his heels on the cement sidewalk Mary-Frances pried otr tne suppers and said, Uuch! Ouch!" and when her feet flattened and spread on the cool grass she moaned aloud with the felicity of her relief before she yawned, picked up toe euppera. and went paddling to ward the house, composing "He saids and 1 salds for the nn plumbed depths of Ermintrude's ears Cecily half opened her eyes and said, "TJm-um-um 'Smatter?" to Ann, who was stealing across the bedroom toward the, bureau. "Nothing," Ann answered, and picked up Cecily's alarm clock and puslied tne Indicator to the "Silent' side. 'Go back to sleep, dear. I'm up. anyway. I'll get hrenkfnst this morning and call you in plenty of lime." "Um-um-um, angel", Cecily mur mured severlv tempted. Still- there was something, wasn't there? oomerning ditterent and exciting? Something wonderful? Barry! He was alive and here in this city, and there was another engagement, bliss fully definite, for this very evening. Brightly, eagerly awake, she scrambl ed out of her bed and perched on its edge and reached for her elippers. "He thinks you are beautiful, Ann. And he'a fussy about beauty. He doesn't think Marts ia even good looking. And he things it is so fine that you aren't vain. He ssvs most really beautiful women ruin their Deauty 6y the way they wear it like flowera pinned upside down, you uow. ne says "Who does?" said Ann. Cecily gasped before she laughed. 'Lindbergh," she answered. "Who'd you suppose?" and reached for the old dingy bine bathrobe on the foot of her bed. (Ta Be Continued) MAPLETON. Jan. 1. ( Special) On Wednesday a nice large tree was taken to the gym for the community gathering that evening. The program begnn at 8 o'clock and was as follows: Welcome, Mr. Plowman: invocation, Rev. Strange; song, by audience: pageant. The Little Fir Tree": vio lin solo. Mr. Beers; song, by aud ience; Dickens Christmas story, par ticipated in by 85 members of the community; appearance of Santa Claus, followed by the distribution of treats, which consisted of large sacks containing candy, nuts, and oranges. There was a large attendance, there being representatives from Indian Creek. Rain Rock Knowles Creek Sweet Creek. Tiernan, down river people and Alapieton. Gifts of money, canned fruit, pota toes, spples and other thinga are to be distributed to any in the commun ity who need assistance. Mr. and Mrs. Collls entertained Mr. and Mrs. Yount on Christmas eve a tree being the center of attraction. Mr. and Mrs. Wnlthers wont to Portland to spend the holidays. George Hurd, who assists P. S. Jtice on the ranch, is looking after their place during their absence. Psul Robinson spent his vacation nere with nis parents, Mr. and Sirs. H. Robinson, and his brother, Herb and family. C. C. Beck hnd bis Christinas plans somewhat upset by entertaining the flu the past week. He is improving now nowever. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery were in town the first part of the week en route to the home of Mrs. Montgom ery's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad uosbnek, or t'ushmnn. . Last week Lenora Cot attended the wedding of her brother, Lionel, and aims itanaail or cottage Urove. A large covered bus from Cottage Grove drove through town lost week and went down the river expecting 10 do aoie to go on to Uushmnn for a load of fish. After going about two miles down the river the driver found he could go no farther and had to back back to town all because the sign post directing the way to the road over the Mnnlcton hill, was taken down as a Ilnlloween prank. A number of people have enjoved the sport of catching steeihends with hook and linn in the river above town. Mrs. Walter Severy cut her left thumb very badly Inst Tuesdny when she wns getting some kindling rendv to slsrt the fire. Her thumb was given immediate attention and is healing nicely. Pn Wednesday a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Doster nnd the young .Miss was at once named Vnds Bell. Mother and child are doing nicely. On Thursdny morning the float house occupied by the E. Lewis family broke from its moorings nnd went floating down the river. Hav ing hsd so much rain lately there w quite a current and It was not long iieutre 11 nan gone nearly a mile below town. Ed Huntington, with his gns boat helped to get it to the bank and tie It up across from the mouth of Hndsell creek. ' Mr. and Mrs. Hosroe Plnwmnn drove down from Salem on Tours day to spend Christmas with parents. ir. ana .urs. u J. 1'lownion, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wheeler and Bonnie went to C'ushmnn to snend Christmas with Mrs. Wheeler's pnr rnts, Mr. and Mrs, Jack Sanborn, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Neil came back to Mnplelon to spend the holidays with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Heck ent.e. tained their relatives on Christmss eve, A dinner wns server! snrl than all enjoved the Christmas tree and pieasnnt social evening. There were 23 present, amonrr them lin the following: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Neely and family. Mr. and .Mrs. W. W. Neelv. Mr lr. I t v..nt.. and Tommy. Mr. and Mrs. J. c'lleclt ana grandchildren, Mr. snd Mrs. Neil, Joyce Ward and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. jiecs snd iamiiy. 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