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UTTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
Trouble Ahead
By HAROLD GRAY
(Art Bract
CIUlTEB VIII
... In discovering
nflwa of M
trs 75 "
rii... how Die!"
Lry, w n'.nt to admire
I iu
L. the snore.
f, MrsuaJe her to go for one
F ..,. A stiff south-
C over and dipped
P .v. .m Ardath
P r! .,r.dr,irodp.r.
P rsi.thermor. when
Kihtoth. open tnd met
1111 from beyond Cap.
I hecarae extremely ...
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11 " w,n btd not w-
L'.mirit..tnrd,.nd
Liu panl renamed It Irene,
Lnl . tie auelnt New Bnf
froa whom he hid bought It.
1, found, the weeks i psssed,
i bolt was Bllt O"1' T,rrion
put ef refuge.
II ni becoming "" '
L Mtend that life H the Till.
U, ilons smoothly. There
I to be a thousand little sources
Ltion that had not existed be-
hitationi teat g"w ' "
l.tiU mounting diaaatlifaetion
It life ha waa leading.
Coontesa dl Marco and Haggle
true aeemed to be underfoot
itlj. He and Ardath would be
i( breakfast on the balcony!
r would hum In the drive, they
hear footetepe on the gravel,
... .and lie the countess" roice.
Cwlbly fay and cheerful "Hel
Eji, are yon np?" And pres
ET would be on the balcony with
Luqniaitely groomed ana, j
nHir a little artificial perch-
Iti. table and inundating them
Be detalla of so-and-so'a party
kta-lnr-name's recent divorce ;
he first thing Paul knew tie
kt and Ardath would be planning
Eimnion or fete together and
kid find himself drawn along
khem like a helpless skirl May.
the wake of an ocean-going tug,
ft" the countess failed to show
ktrle waa aure to sppear. He
saunter up the lawn from tne
irtnning and impudently sore of
leleome, with his weary, old-
face looking like the face ot a
red cherub; he would say, airily,
i, inks," and sprawl on the grass
them: and then, before he quite
blow it had happened, Paul would
put he and Ardath had hurried
n to change their clothes for
Isr trip to Jnan lea Pins or some
in were dozens of villas along
test, and Panl and Ardath bad
teted, danced, lunched and gone
ram balls, it aeemed, in each
them and had, in turn, pro
fit similar functions in the V OIa
utarete in return. There were
score of casinos, night dubs
muir attractions within two
rMe of the villa: Paul was
r with all of them by now,
Itiem to the distraction of bore
Wold remember in bis sleep Just
at lead waiter in each one flour-
He menu card, lust bow each
pom-Broadway bluea singer roll'
F eyes, just how each trap
er tossed his sticks In the sir
M them again.
N't we," he asked Ardath an
, as they emerged from their
we sea and made their way
villa, "aren't we seeing just a
aore thn we really need to of
people r
did not answer nntll thv bad
Pi the door of her
iouow her In, and tossed
a robe over a chair.
wrest, need we go all over that
ahe ssked we.rily. "We esn't
ite here In solitude, you know. 1
people are nice. Ton used
1 m . . . hick In N'nrthnmliF. "
d, Indeed. Paul refle cted TT,.
M which the.v rave to the un
it Stuffiness fit mUm Utm V.J
f infinitely refreshing. But
he ii,l
r them all th, time)"
P removed h,r bathing cap and
K!u r "fr carefully.
IMld you nrefer t r..i.
''"" ah' said. Paul flush,
raembermr ,he mor,itylnr out.
to last effort to transfer bis
J to s Bore t,rlou clag(1 of
"" she aaU. ),..-.
" U harm m Mn, m."
oeftl r. ir- .....
tS ? waterfront dive is
Fesee 0( c! . .
It." she
we hrH;.r::. w
ef5 wnt: .n . t .
like . " .S"m.w "V
iil , i. i " """Kier cloud
P ''T in,; lrKDB"ti08a, a
T ef fcJM Whetlcal, hi .
rn. B, rT?alB was aa It
I , " trew hint.. v
tk. v , that Paul
aw,.r" iud.ut a night
""""J then, Tbjtrsi
time ha did it followed a more than
ordinarily heated spat with Ardath;
sulkily, ha collected sleeping gar
ments and toilet articles and went
down to the snug little cabin ot the
Irene. Ha awoke the neit morning,
feeling unaccountably free and light
hearted. Ba tried that remedy rather often
in succeeding weeks. Ardath seemed
Dusted, at first, but she never uttered
a word of protest. Paul began to
suspect that as long as aha was left
free to guide them through the tor'
tuous mass folio ted by the Countess
dl Marco and Reggie Van Twyne, the
did not car greatly what be did. And
bis boat cam more and more to seem
Ilk a haven to which he could escsp
st Intervale tnd renew his strength.
It wts after one of these nights on
the Irene that Paul unintentionally
brought about one ef their sharpest
quarrels.
The morning wsa bright and fresh.
His body wtt tingling from bis plunge
la the bay; and ba strode up to the
Tina whistling cheerfully, feeling that
life waa simple, after all. He went
to Ardath't bedroom. She was prop
ped up among the pillows, glancing
at the morning mail and tipping a cup
of tea from a bed tray.
Paul aat down beaside ber and slip
ped bis arm about her shoulders.
"eDarest," he said, ene smuea ana
nustled hit chest playfully.
1 bad a caller this morning, on
the boat," be said. "A little ragamuf
fin named Pierre. He's about 10
years old. HI afather runs that little
.tobacco shop at the end of th quay.
Pierre swam all th way out to the
boat to tea me It must have been
half a mil. He came aboard as naked
a cherub. I put my bathrobe on
him end we est there and discussed
th fishing business. He suggested
that I take the Irene and go into
th trad in earnest; he offered to
be my manager and said he'd look out
for my interest ashore and see that I
got the best prices."
He grinned. Ha s a great kid.
Then he tightened his arm about ber.
'Ardath eouldn t we have a boy of
our own?"
She ssld nothing. If she stiffened
slightly beneath his arm be did not
node it, so intent was he on devel
oping th idea that bad come to him.
"what a place to bring up a young-
star!" h ssld. "He d grow np brown
aa an Arab and strong aa an ox. We
could get a tutor down here, and when
he wsa older he could go back to
North umbra to school. And we we'd
hav some point to our lives then,
something real and great to bind us
together and
Paul! ' she said, drawing away and
turning to face him. "Are you In- j
sane V
He stopped, taken completely aback,
and stared at her.
'A baby!" ahe repeated. "Paul,
what are you. thinking of!" .
H looked at her in mounting dig-
may.
'All because torn street urchin
swam out to your old boat! Paul,
what could we do with a child If we
had on? How could we bring one
up here? And besides " sh put a
band on hit wrist "I'm getting on
for 40, Paul. I'm not one of these
healthy farm women. I'm" she look
ed down at her slim, delicate body "I
couldn't. It might kill me."
Little red spots wers glowing In her
cheeks. Panl sat for a long minute,
looking Into her eyes, reading there
nothing but defiance and angry sur
prise. At last be stood up.
Tm sorry," he said, coldly. "I
won't mention it sgain." .
As he went to the balcony to wait
for breakfast he let himself feel, for
the first time since he had left North
umbra, that giving up hia throne had
been a terrible and Irreparable mis
take. (Ta Ba Continued)
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The G-Man's Watery Grave
J IN m fTRIOININd ROOMT
By ALEX RAYMOND
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By MARTIN
Vida Notes
VTBA, Jan. 20-( Special) Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Iflsa of MeKenzle
Bridge were recent dinner gueits at.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cof
fey here.
, Howard Ivarson and Iver Myre
nard hare been doing carpenter work
at the borne of John Magin in Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Bamnel mistrom re
turned home from Marehfield Fridey
night. Ardith Haines, their danghter,
who baa been boarding at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Clover daring
their absence, returned home also.
O. K. Iverson and Paul Tromler are
planning ta cut wood for Thomson's
lodge this winter.
Cardan Club Meets
Th McRentl Garden club met
at Mrs. Boy Psyne's home Thursday.
Anefl Davis waa a week-end guest
at the Harvey Daughenbaugh home.
Mr. Daughenbaugh returned home
from the Oakridge CCD camp where
he Is employed. Mr. Davis is also em
ployed there. They both returned to
the camp Sunday evening.
Th snownlow has been kept bnsy
during the past few days, clearing the
enow from the highway In this dis
trict and farther np the river.
Mr. and Mra. Virgil Clover and
danghter WUherta are living In the
csMns en tbe Harley Hall place. They
have as their guest, Damon Clover,
who It tpendlng several weeks Tlaittng
his brother.
Mr. and Mr. Arthur Minney of
Oakridge, formerly ot this district
haTe named their baby daughter Glor
la Joan.
AT BELLFOUNTAIN
BELLFOCSTAIN. Jan. 20 (8p
da) Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bradl-y
of Albany and Mr. Bradley's father.
T. M. Bradley, who Is staying with
thea during the Illness of J. M. Brad
ley, were Bellfoontatn callers Sunday
and Rnaday evening dinner guests of
Mrs. Bradley's brother, Mr. and Mrs.
J. V. Bala. J. M. Bradley Is reported
to be recovering nicely from a recent
operation at th Corvallls hospital.
Mrs. Etta Langlolt It vliltlct it the
home ef Mr. tnd Mra. Badley and
daughter, Mist Blanche Badley, who
tr near the Chlldren'a Farm Home,
where Misa Radley is employed.
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Planning a Clean Up
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