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THE EUGENE REGISTER. GUARD LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE H.W 0. K. Aloft By HAROLD GRATA ICORLEY MUITKK XIII .. out it. " man' t, ihP.Pp1il"d "ther vaguely, L, in the heiBht of good .pints. ft.5 tart returned from Iwi- ?' i ' ,:w .state, wnere lie Had 'il without much auccesa to ..niA in aid In financing tj-ing machinery for the mine. I.k. won't need your uncle's J-.- . .nnnunreti. 'tomorrow L to .11 .Vt. Who can tell?" F . wiitr did not seem to -But what am I do- i.inpH. "Not a thint "T Ke was ait?usien urn bTd provided the bunineas and fcinH were cuii." "v" T. inld bo expectea ,he time tne mo n !. eood nature waa re- DB'W " tHth nrlde that in such KdinRB Steve was perfectly at P-rr mn disnlaved va- f....'ns which they had L rc,m South America while ftelvet divan. Mona smiled and find Barry listened, now and interpolating du j -fo Bfrvcd In front of the T Dimes. imiij Him R ri.i.ich cipflrets brought from American Virpin Islands Thoy i iiflin vi - v. I mammoth diamond found by liotne nunc f. - nf thp lnreost ever found 8 r . . t t i: i :'h America. DHrrj mihuihhi. c..r' nf course, thouen ne V ipeaks of it as 'ours.' He I ii n 4iif ns vou misht nick toll hall. It's worth a fortune. Homy a worhuij. mih " ju here has made his pile, r pile." Steve said shortly. Tt sin to be seen he was not en this turn of the conversation. -m t nrned Barrr evenly. It Efed that the stone had been op on limn minru iu wioc uj finrine their first year at the in lien of essh payment of aal- bat made the Empress Steve's. mn De womiermi io nitr nia i rijrht out of the ground,' Lot i dreamily. ft rose, carelessly thrust aside kjtry. twirled the knob of a 1M drew oui a i ii in mmiK ui .in- utones which he held for a Int ajtainst his palm. vii a cnain ot diamonds, ine riHMd in dplieht. Steve fitted liin about Mona's neck and she FtM. cunDin? her bands in front Lr it though she expected the itrinit to break, f -re the mirror she twisted and M murmurinR excitedly. "This Is itirt I re ever been to a dia- (npklace: Sttve collected those for you, " Barry tnld her. "Every week l(i he'd ndd another. Used to them around in a little chamois Find every so often he'd count Ini looked at Steve who stood her, silent. The necklace, catch- l Hehts, shone no more brightly Mona's eves. re nodded, "Yes, they're yours, flushed, started tn sneak and kes met TiOt tie's. Then Mona d MKidenly. Why, how silly for think even for a moment could take them!" She unfast- the catch snd let the necklace h into her hand, holding it out 'Te. ifre nprfectlv heantlful. Thnnk Steve, for thinking of me but of i you know I enn't." ie looked on in bewilderment. A aa necklace and Mona was pnss op like that! ill tt a birthdnv nrespnr " Sterp fated. rat mv hirthdnT. i could Mona refuse Steve any- hen te smiled that way, Lottie 'red. 'iit your birthday? Be smart snd hare another!" Hut hn tnnU pcklace, elowly returned to the ra tossed tne (tlitterinit hnndful JlllottoH nnr Than ha aIax. and came back to the embar- i (roup. Q're a fool fnnt" Ttft ATi K shortly. "lire a darlinp, Mona," Bnrry 1?tly. But he too knew that DlQ been inPTnrnaaihlv liiift )p frfnpal to accept his gift. ;0nt thfPP fpnA hnrA rnori Steve had been spurred on -vUKiu oi me jrnt tnat some COUM lnr nf tnn.. fA.f IIA her Min then and what ft we girl he had painted! ,uui(i nimseij wishmff .Mona MTe accented tliP ixn-rlR irliilo ' lame time hp linrlprctnnrl If powihle. Q ns The Kmpress, Steve," . M'd to hide her confusion. 1 '! h'chted. He raised his "I'd love to ice a fortune rolled up In one stone the size of a peanut Lottie aighed. Steve said nothing and Barry put in briskly, "There aren't many like this one! Steve keeps it right here in this apartment." "Risky, isn't it?" Mona asked quietly. "Hisky? Sure. What isn't risky nowadays? It seems," Steve'a voice became suddenly bitter, "that it's even risky to offer a gift to an-old friend. If it hadn't been for you, Mona, those diamonds would never have been mined. I wouldn't have finished the- job without you to think about." "Save the necklace for a wedding pHnent I" Barry suggested hastily. ''Maybe she'll wear it then." "Will you, Mona?" Something in Stove's voice fright ened the girl. "Yes," she answered, "I will. If only you don't stipulate whom I shall marry when the time comes." "I'll leave that to you," Steve said gravely. "But about the Empress," Barry reminded. "Even I don't know where he keeps that." "The Empress? Oh, yes." Steve straightened. "Tell you what I did with it. Remember, I know a thing or two about crooks. There was a man in the old gang named Bridgie Hay den. He was a 'dip' used to stenl jewels right from the necks of women who came into the supper club. Time nfter time police would be called in but no one could ever find the dia monds on Bridgie. He'd sit there drinking ginger ale and maybe eat ing a sandwich before a bowl of crncked ice. The table would be cleared right under the eyea of the police and there were the jewels, hidden in the bowl of ice!" "Ia the Empress to be found among the sardines and maraschin os?" Lottie asked. Steve smiled and shook his head. "Not exactly. I put it in the top ice tray of the refrigerator." "The refrigerator !" Even Barry gasped in amazement. Barry had not guessed Steve's biding place. "Yes. I bent the tray so Morgan couldn t take it out very easly and would be sure to use the lower one when he needed ice cubes. The Em press is as secure there as it would be locked m a sate: "Oh. Steve vou didn't! Worth fortune and you left it waiting to side into somcoony s ginger ale: "Let's see it. Steve!" "Wait," Steve said mysteriously. He rose, twirled the dial of the radio and strains of danc music floated into the softly lighted room. He and Lottie whirled Into a dance while Mona and Barr.v sat watching. The dance ended and the four had a few hands of bridge. The same was going merrily when the telephone rang. Steve answered to return witn a serious face. He looked at Mona sympathetically. "It's for you," he said seriously. "Bud's downstairs and wnnts you to come home. He- has a cab waiting. Said he'd rather Barry and I didn't come along. "I'll co with you." Lottie said, dis appearing into the region where they left their, coats. She was hack with Mona's wraps before the other girl had gathered herself togothor suf ficiently to speak. "Don't worry," Bnrry begged as he helned Mona into her coat. Bud appeared then at the door of the apartment, "it s nothing really, he said. "Ma just felt bad and wanted vou home. I'll get a doctor if you say so. I don't think it's anything serious, though." The three stood waiting for the elevator. "Mona. Steve said, "I'm sorry Bud thinks we shouldn't go with you. Telephone us, will you. when you set home? We'll be here." He paused uncertainly and then added. "Oh wait wpVp dne lit the club. Telephone us there if you don't hear from us." Mona agreed. Ihe elevator ar rived and the anxious little group dispersed. "The club?" Barry asked in a pui zled tone. "Are we going there?" For answer Steve shook bis head mysteriously and shoved Barry into the apartmentc- "Do you think I'd have let that girl go home alonp if I thoiichf her mother was really ill?" Rapidly he examined the outer door of the apartment, a incKer oi an novnnce passed over his face. "Then you said that ?" Barry be- pan. Steve nodded. "Exactly!" He point ed to the door. "Mnran took an im pression of the lock while he was waiting. He'll go back because he thinks we're going out. Are you game for a little reception party.' "They're coming for the Empress, Steve?" , , Steve nodded. 'They are! But don t worry about that." Looking around Steve rubbed his hands together. "N'ow," he chuckled, "we'll show Mr. Buck Harkins we're ready for him!" (To Be Continued) The Best of the Nation's Human-est" and Funniest Comics On This Page Daily TIM TYLER'S FLYING LUCK HERE WE ARE , OOC AN OLD-FASHIONED, SQUARE-RIGGED SAILING SHIP- IP THAT'S MOT CUTTING OFF ALL CONNECTION Wm-I THE MODERN BUSINESS WORLD, I GIVE UP- WHAT DO VOU THINK OF IT ? " I f A FINE OH. SURE - tV I ( THE MRS. THINKS WE'RtfN f-1- N. ( VE9- ANO I 1 IOEA- AND If ALL FITTED UP I I f GOING ON MV REGULAR J f VOU SES BBLISVS VOU If I I A MOST AS A YACHT- BUT A VCHT- RADIO TELEPHONB- I I M THIS CRAFTS ARS WVEKY I COMFORTABLE THERE'LL BE NO A &ICV PARTY- NOISE- J J IN PERFECT OOOO CONOITION I VESSEL, RADIO NO WAV I BXCITEMENT- SMS Ml CONDITION ALOFT. TOO. 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