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h pffflfeByHEASeivlce.1nc. & ANNE AUSTIN 4
.... uapPPNED
TH8 hntnul aeore-
f L"AND80"E harrv;
kM of I W H lu" "rwB
.ng.0mnt to Jt
LI Borden oomee aa.
H'-ii and greet, wun in win
rf.rl.tloa ! "o ''.oman
K beautiful contralto voice"
fS. rtith get 500 from th.
' "ftwo tlokati with drawing.
C : Winter Haven lor Borneo.
niio ninhf Blub danoar.
J riVmpanBordao to th.
fl tJti i during- the morning.
J ft N.r I MRS. BORDEN,
5 f2-itirt wife anal mother or
t Irtfdren. Borden foroea her
1 I W. ?'"!. h.f monthly alimony
f.rUli te. Learning Borden
i a! wlte agraea to return
7'i30 but before etie leavee
ViYei a pistol In Ruth'a desk.
f ?Pfllta leaves Borden wavee
the torn half of bank
Eh with the torn half of a bann
rrTmlndlna her of oertaln
t,r While R"th la taklnp, Bor
Z? dictation he make, a playful
f ' "I" .j .ha aoreame. Jack
Irti opposlto office hearj her and
,, 'violently angry at Borden.
L. her bank book and rushes
ft, the offloa where .he brulaea
ti. She ha a difficult time
1,1 tin! Jack that Borden mo not
E btr. While they are lunching,
C discovers he has left the the
ttlUeta on his desk and ho re
L. 4 out them.
L flO ON WITH THE STORY
CK made an Impatient geature
.l- I,.... vkn had Itll I.
, .. ,1,. nki. order oad In hand.
tdiBiert. But yon ran bring the
& . . What do you mean
Etai" he demanded of Ruth, In
odd, coneiniiu-u -1
; wo, removing Ruth a dish of
UmI Ice cream.
Innk ao aueer that I
Lilt yen might have tand a quar-
loll of the waiter's presence. Oh,
t wnat IS we mniwri vu
limr
Let frowned, then poured himself
imp of coffee with a hand thnt
MM slishtly. "Why should I
him? Natcmng iorueu wui
iarorlte Indoor sport!"
pit mart have realized then how
ktat hi, veiee was, ror ne aori-
d It lliaueTliy. ineres nuiiuiiK
Bitter, honey. 1 Just thought
nther op eome work to do over
week-end." and he pointed to the
Milled brief case he had propped
Licit the wall.
Km're suing to work tomor-
kV Rath nsked slowly.
Ink united nt her. with oddly
k teat lips. "Just during the day.
1,11 have our evening together.
Inj to have kept you waiting,
ffftaeart"
She tried gallantly to play up,
t-- ujsh her heart felt like a atone in
breast. "Poor Lettyl Bhe'a like
host, lent she, dearr A drab,
. old ghost, haunting a acrub
ami a raop. But I'll never for
Letty. You know, darling, It was
' sweetness to old Letty that
M ma first realize that I loved
Hit emile became more natural,
Kn. 'lesi I thought you .aid
t night you'd loved me aince the
nt time you flaw me, when you
in feeding the pigeons."
."Of course!" she nodded, almost
p stain. "But I didn't realize
B'Jl the other dav Tneadav. waan't
I How long ago it sccma now!
ten yoa were showing me your
llflcei so proudly. Remember?
load lent Mias Hester out for a
tut of hot chocolate, and you
poor old Letty have aome,
g .
fOH, Utty and I are pal.," Jack
! vlaaihed. "Ever since her firat
ff In the building, when I noticed
"t ihe was new, and told her I
' ! to meet her, ahe'a thought
wt precious Jack a "really re
ntable fellow.'"
And be lsl" Ruth cried, com-
heppv again. "Oh, Jack!"
canght her breath sharply on
i beloved name. Then ehe
mi softly, her blue eye. limpid
J love. "Darling, IU never forget
comical you looked last night
' came back Into the room
'out my epectacle., with mv
Jia tamed looae and that awful
UowUh powder acrubbed off my
71" ws a mean trick to play
'1?, Js,k chided her tenderly.
f hi? jet blmseU engaged to one
f and then find himBefl .addled
an entirely different one!"
in jog aorry, dnrling?" .he
,r "mple tugging at the
"f her beautiful little mouth.
ajppo in hnr(, to mak(! the
I"1,.01 too." Jack retorted. Then,
.m waiter. "The check? Oh,
nwh. watching h(, fare becauae
l"ed It i0, ,aw a frowo ,
'. lw " "s hia eye. amnned
Ana "'ia J". I'd rom
; . . Bhe tried to grasp
wmt: - in, not Jac-n
erSPv" h!' !"'. .".?
."e elevator bdvs "
L .U"' . ber eyes, leat
!!." "", " small. . . .
j 7!d not have borne thatr-not
uS, 0 Jack " h 1 Ruth were
lh oeavy bag with
' IomL b"nl'," Ro" thought
St e, ".'J.' wl,h dl.t.te Jl
titt in J!" Poor d'"' doesn't
t A" n man,
fcerfl'" "t married!" ahe de-
"fpt"- Jy. "Of
SjwV. ! wh' bill dla-
HeV'r.k1"! "'T'1 tt;
t ,ad T..' ,Ch"'k oat h'
wiifc"' "r' ('hck ""
. "itfl a rriT- iv-.l't i J
Jkv "I bfdTl K.. lf !
tk. "7 6" on nl ki
J" tli; Perionnanc.
K"r fi:R. u"ire( wnen making
It i. p ",1 11 dlaappolnt
th. ,1 " murder mystery,
H,?"h ,"k,lt"' to
Ibe-in.. . . ;l h bad wanted to ace
when makin
at--.
iJ ,'h 'md wanted to ace
P' 'ti '""''"milarity with the
P'''r.it,t Proo,aur,, but un
O'H aim ! 'k",.?',l,r' attorne;
fd ut hi. in hr
fcri-, k. courtroom.
t! I'll. """id act ahe burst
at" ,rr"'1 , hard that
J1 te:,.1 lokd at b4
Wn ti . j d,""',P''o-sl.
W , k.,,,rn- Als mouih tight
':-. I b""er than vnu
tie tt', .V. airendy gue.,e,l
r" aajwaj pmtii
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
Sitting Up
Bx HAROLD GRAY
obvtona, and tf . rather a sordid way
to ap'tid our big aitornoon."
"Mo, Uf. .tay," Ruth choked. "I
I want you to gat your money.
worth."
When she had .aid ft all. could
haw bitten out bar tongue. Her
only excuae u that by tola time
ho waa ao nervous and ill aha
moat be taking a dreadful soldi
that aha hardly ksanr what ah waa
saying.
'I'HBT. nt through rho third act,
1 their hand touching only once.
And ah. bad dreamed all morning
of that glorlou. opportunity for
holding hand. I
"Let's go to th. earing, bank
flrat, then on to my apartment for
dinner," Rath enggeeted, almost tim
idly, when they left th. theater. "I
want to cook for yon to get Into
practice,"
Thaf. the .ph-it!" J.ck ap
plauded, trot the .mil. on h Up.
scarcely touched hi. .yea. what
oh, what, had happened? Ruth won
dered desperately.
But In the bank, open Saturday
afternoon, for earing a bank depoa
itora, ha aeemed more hlmaelf again,
teasing her about her thrlftinesa,
and gallantly relieving her of her
handbag while ahe made oat her de
posit alip and endorsed her aalary
check.
"Peeking to see what kind of
lipstick I nee?" she laughed at him,
when .he left the teller', window.
Jack dosed her little brown
leather handbag and flashed as If he
had been caught in the act of steal
ing. "Just curious to see what a girl
Btuffa into a handbag," he grinned
at her. "I never saw one that
didn't look ready to burst I noticed
that the little Inalde mirror broke
when you dropped your bag in the
hotel dining room. Are you super
stitions T
Ruth shivered. "Seven years bad
lock, you mean? Pooh I Tou can't
BCAre met I've juat entered on
seven years divine luck and aeren
more and aeven more and aeven
more " she chanted.
Jack, mobile, aenaitive face went
grave agnin, almost ahadowed. "Pleaae
God you're right, dear."
And do what abe would that eve
ning and the next, Ruth Lester
could not long keep the shadow of
trouble, even fear. eut of her lov
er'B eyes. True, tie ate the dinner
thnt ahe cooked for him, and praised
her culinary art extravagnntly. But
nfter the dishes were waahed and
restored to the tiny cupboard in
the miniature kitchenet, he slumped
into gloom again, forgetting to kiss
her tor an long as half an hour at
a time. She spent moat of Sunday
in bed, but contrary to her fears,
nn actual cold did not develop.
There was just thnt odd shiver thnt
ran along her nervea at the most
unexpected moment.
CTJNDAX evening they ate dinner in
the little restaurant to which
Ruth hod taken Jack the first time
they had ever enten togother, in
obedience to hie whimsical request
that ahe ahow htm where ehe got
such potent crumbs that the black
pigeon would eat out or ner nana.
"Oh, Jack, the poor pigeons!1
Kuth remembered the birus con
tritely. "I waa so happy yesterday
that I forgot to buy peanut, to feed
them before J left for the week-end.
I nioant to do it when I was out
getting Mr. Borden's money and
fieketB. Poor Satan! Do rou think
hell Rtnrvc to death before Monday?
I'll tnke a lot of crumbs with me
in the morning "
"I don't like that black pigeon!"
Jack Bilrprlscd Ruth by anying the
absurd words grimly, lie loous too
much like hia namesake, 'Handsome
llarry.' "
"Darling!" Ruth laughed. "I do
believe you're Jealous of the black
Elgoon! He's a greedy aenmp. But
nve you noticed how the little white
?igeon adorcn him? Slie'a never far
ro mhis aide, although she's too
timid to eat out of my bend yet. 1
wonder If most of the pigeons aren't
ladles who are In love with Black
Kntnn. He atrutB about as If he
were the lord of creation. ... I
wwr . H aa " .1, A mil.eit. "kftW Ritfl
Dubois' la enjoying the week-end. I
know she doean t really care for
Harry Borden
"It's not talk about that man
again!" Jack Interrupted vehemently.
Then, aa Ruth's delicate little face
flushed and quivered: "Sorry, dnr
Hngl I'm all on edge. . . . Keyed
up. I suppose, to my new responsi
bilities Shall we go out to Grand
bury with Cowan next Sunday and
look nt the lota? Oh, Ruth! I do
love vou ao I Forgive me for being ao
difficult laat night and tonight. I
lotB on my mind. Got to plan a
future for Mr. and Mrs. John Cnr
rington Hayward. Love me? Say
it, Ruth!"
It was not until she waa dressing
to go to the office Monday morning
that Ruth realized Jack had not re
minded her of her promise foreign
her position aa Harry Borden sec
retary, -mil wuj
mind me?" ahe reasoned. 'He knows
km i. nenmiM. and I can un
derstand hia not wanting to talk
She arrived at the office at 8:1(1,
though Borden never required her
presence until half pat- And his
train waa not due from Winter
Haven until 12:10. There was a
rreat pile of lettors on the floor,
Beneath the slot In the door, tat
there waa something Ruth had to
do before she opened, read and
enrtert the mall. She had not for
gotten the pigeon, tola time. Benny
Smith had not arrived, although he
was supposed to open the offices at
nine o'clock sharp. Of course he waa
taking advantage of Borden a ab-
SPIT. ... . .
Ruth took th. dried sponge out of
th. little gl.M dish on her desk,
then emptied Into it an envelope of
peannta and a larger package of
crumbs. Satan and hia harem should
have a feast and not have to wait
until noon for It, either!
Smiling, ahe opened the door be
tween her office and Borden', pri
vate office, and, with the glass dish
In her band, atepped atroaa the
threshold. ... . v
The ghastly spectacle that met her
evea robbed her of all power of mo
tion for the Moment, and the pigeons
of their meal. The glass dish fell
to the floor, the peanut, and crumbs
scattering upon the thick velvet rog.
ne n,,ih AiA not see tbem. for
her' eyes were fixed In a trance of
horror npon tne ining uwi iy near
the window on the floor.
(To be Continued)
A mnrder In Harry Borden', of
fice. And th. victim but read the
next chapter.
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THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
Sketches by Knotz; Synopsis by Branoher
GRIZEL HUME
i
A message was written to the American troops di
recting them either to stop the fire or advance it be
yond Major Whlttlesley's position on the Bois du Beuge.
The dispatch was tied to the legs of three of the
pigeons, but the birds never were heard from after they
were released.
C v 1 i
Then the "lost tat
talion" sent its last
pigeon, Cher Ami. The
message was placed In a
little aluminum capsule
and tied to Cher Ami's
left leg.
Up Cher Ami rose until
he was high enough.
Then he flew In a bee
line, dropped Into th
cocp at headquarters. ,'
Thus was delivered the word that saved the re
mainder of the battalion from annihilation. But thai
was not th only deed that won th silver medal of dis
tinguished servfo for Char Ami.
am. a nK ierH am tk. one ei,.(To B Continued) axj
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
By AHERN
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A QUICKV OH Vou, mistaH
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VotlR CAT2P6T- SWEEPERS
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CAkI PAY Me ALL, OXZ PART,
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A SPECIALIST AkT EXPERT
nil SPrYTX- mm. WHAT'LL
TAKE GRAVY AM' KETcHuP
OFF A VEST? I WoM T
'miMiillLF o . esv flMM X i'Kl
THE TINYMITES
By KNICK
I 'UM Tinlee honf on to th. rope
1 and ttcoutr erl.A "At la.t there',
hone. All we need do la work toward
shor., nd drop down on th. .and.
The Sea Man s helped ns once acaln.
Ile'a verr hand7, now and then. Come
cm, now, foUoiv me and we'll move
fast, hand over hand,"
Along the rope tb.7 worked thetr
war, and Mister rJ.a Man Tailed
Vturrajl Yonr troublea aaen .11
over, 'caoae you'll ahortl, be on
shore." Then, aa tlier dropped down
on the .and, each Tlnr ehool: their
good friend'. le.-ut "Eon op and down
the beach," said he, 'and dry our
cloth.a one jvore."
Th. Tlnjmlu. replied, "All Hfht."
And with the old .un ehlnlnc brljht.
It wasn't long till ther were drr and
feeling very good. The Re a Man then
said, "I most go, and I Just want vou
all to know, fd like to take joa all
along. I only wtah I could."
Into the stream he qnlcklr ran.
"WelL welL there foe. the old Bee
Man,77 eald iBconty. 'Now let', try and
find those Trouble Tof a real quick.
We'll catch them, and then spank
them good, Juat aa, no donbt, ther
know we should. Twill teach them all
they shouldn't play another funny
trlet"
Then scampered np s near-try hflL
Then Ooppy whispered, "Welti Be
.till. I see the ToU all Branding In the
nlley down below. Lot', sneak op
quick. Don't make t nolae. We'll .are
srrrpril. thoie nanghty boys." But,
aa th. Ttnle. draw op neat the ToU
all shetrted. "Ohl"
And then they sen np to . Mrrl. The.
nelt thing that the Tlnlae heard wee
merry ahouta f laughter, aa the Tot.
'rose toward the aky. Their quick ee
oape wa. very peat They merely
grabbed the big bird's feet, and aa
the bird winged out of eight theJToU
all jelled, "Good-bye." 9
(Real An tWl tjies eoAe the pletsrs).
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