The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, September 21, 1929, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Texto G felnnocentCheat 3 4h-Iwy0vwM Cf 'rich 0KS.-PCCO aiei THIS HAS HAPPENED MEL EN PACE fuel unhappy j,7 the girl at the Spam boarding iJSil tt 'm her tout being Miss Eeallclty Just JP'ea" her hand. I autrdlan. Ltuwnu ontNi, ( smart irou -; """i" JL- Paris for her by 1 woman uut whom Helen hat never met The fact that he ha never permit u her to meet any of hie friends Mirlea her, too. But the will not ntlon hie reason even though her Miniate, SHALLIMAR MORRIS, unto her about shrinking btok dthoat speaking one afternoon at tki 1 RIH when they tea him there ith 1 striking looking woman. Shai J' '. I0cuses Helen of being In love ,1th Brent; calls her a fool to give i smoking, danolng and parties for :r ends bv a a v I n n that : There's something wrong with the ;.ctura." i u. time Brent takea bar out to ijlsaer, Helen bege him to tell her kit he refuses until after ahe grad she beas. and then oblsctt to I Hire home early when he tells her C ! hat an engagement. He It ttern t u d tells her "There It one thing NOW 00 ON WITH THE STORY NU CHAPTER U JIELHi awnyed a little, eteadying H herself against the impact of isneing couples. She wat too dls aayed to speak. What had ahe done. k. h,1 hflr imnetuout words meant It; , t,r guardian to cauee him to end fW their dance abruptly and apeak ao m rtemU to her? k wil she searcnea ner mind ror Su answer Brent led her back to thdr table. She eat limply in her k Aiir. waiting for him to explain I Ua admonition. 13 n. tturted to apeak bat the waiter u . 1 J ;k ttM malAn nH Kraut IP Mi his tongue. But the instant Ir they were alone the words came ki jl quick and preciae. 1 "Interference, be eaid. He s ivir.. tht I will not tolerate. ; "Interference?" Helen whispered , tie word with difficulty. B "Tou must never queatlon me, P Brent went on relentlessly. , "But Kno, 1 mav w pu. Hlm. Ton must asten . ... Yon have been groomed at Miss Bpanns ior roio ma require t Implicit faith in my decisions. It t will be necessary at all times for Jon to accept my wuru auu ...j idxment without question. Tour own -.h.. will hA teoondarr to mine. e n. miurd and retarded her Intently. t'j Helen sat quite ttilL "If you tninK tnai ww w n sosiiMe that yon cannot submerge mn, avn onlniont and desires we 1 will not go on. Ton may choose your & Km mth. But von muat decide now. ; It was brutal. No one, not even the girl before him, knew eo well as is what her answer would be. For tmo he had taken an evil ettitfac- 1 tion In his domination of her: evil hettuse he knew it waa bssed on her ' tremendous capacity for loving, her Inability to curb or limit her affec tion. It aeemed to her that he ques tioned her loyalty even to give her the choice he named. Why, she be longed to him. Her life was hie. She lived for no one or nothing : else. i "I'm sorry," ahe aaid elmply. ' "Then please remember what I hire told you. And now eat your melon like a good girl." i ftnt TTaThti rA not eat ft. Tlie very atrength of her that sent her ' devotion on t to him In whole-hearted neuure refused the humiliation of kstag treated like a child. It founded her but she forgave tt, though the melon ' retained tanrliMl. Brent vrae too eelflsh to notice. Re ate hit own to lnn with relish, j Before they were served again her mtrested another dance, neien De clined and ho did noL urge. He eeuld read her mind aa though It t; s book. Best to turn the wnoie Incident off lightly, make her forget n. 80 h i,t MmKtlf tA entertnln her, tnd when they arrived back at the fhool Helen wet again In a rap turous state of mind. It would eoon he the end of June and she would 10 sway with Leno somewhere to be with him every day. It would be ieet to have nothing to do but live for him. nothing else to think of hut ways to delight him, to keep 01m with her elways. Ana pernaps. cms dsT. hA would discover that he waa a woman and not a child to longer. Brnt drove back t tfew York, Mtlifitd that be could pull the strlnga ner neart as he wistiea. uui m heart Itself. There he wae troubled. It seemed so eaay for her to be a good kid. Had ha nvardone It. wiped out forever the chance to ehape her MJtlny to suit hit own ends His nneaslnest was reflected In fh reckless speed with which he dro through the night. "But damn It all, she's perfect." he ald aloud, aa though be had to )"t!"r hla course to his inner judg ment. "Bhe'a as convincing as a ewe laob, absolutely above ensplcion. The last conchiaion ended In hla Jnd. It waa not leonard Brent'a 'hit to give free voice to his thshts. But, plasd as be wes wftb the jeenlu of his plan to brlug up a Jormer partner a daughter In re Jned surroundings, he carried a yobt to bed with him that night. !J eculdn't ehake off the feeling h't It was not going to be easy to Jrient Helen into the waya of her The Important engagement be had afn 0? to her slipped his mind tirly before he retched the city, awl in the morning be found it esMry to telephone an eiplana . Dn. His excuses were accepted and another appointment waa made. Brent Mn't have bothered but this eatn had been useful to him in ae past Soon he eiperted not to d hr but it woold be unwise, be Jjfleeted, to let her know that too Ihroptly, e e At t.rtn that night be started to ' arartmnt to dine with her. On "e curb before hit hotel he raiacd P:8 arm to aignal a taxi: then changed ' mind. The balminess of the 't!i.r t.mptrd bira to walk. It nit far but hie direction lay rown. bringir-g him to less fash thorougbfarea than the one 1. . 'Ahmit half war to bis detinstion J -sih.r charged abruptly as it New York and a spatter of 2 a'wp, warned of a showr t Brent i?jped and lookd , "wjit for a cab. There waa none In he stood waiting, knowing I w,)uld undoubtedly be aiong I "I;'111''', be maa approached by a i i a-i''" with a plea for a dime, i "as about to tnt over a coin ' tii.j , blary-eyed wretch when a 1 ! ':gur loomed npon them, a . k-.'"'!'" Parsonage in blue, with "1 buttons. 0IB.-POOQaiRu;gTC S wi1h"yeV"Md"' The, niA -11 t . --.-.. v urru, L,OOkI Ilk'A ruin' he commented good-n..T, Ji? tam' Xne .",.1 Brent faced Hon S, I00' L" "rec. non for a cab. He uw, a few r,n?Kt.h '$tU b'" 'K .1i,",'"' . convenient dooty. TOUP" mo Brent hesitated. A enitanee to bother with it. But fte rain ww coming down betvier. Might as well I '00kv V the old bum whus he eonght shelter. f.11 -m7jd' k"?"' Wt rail of ra ndrops, down to where the old man lav inert In his dirty rag.. Brent would not touch him. With ?w Te h,K pu,h:'1 at fce obred the ray-white Another meat for the morgne, he thourhe. vr.n .n,iui. iscover him tnd bother with It. He uj.uci.ro go. a taint sound checked him. When he looked back the old fellow had stirred. And he wae moaning weekly. Brent stooped over him. "Come out of It," he anapped unfeelinglv. ine moaning ceased and Brent atraightened up, having decided to bo on his way. The prostrate man stirred again. mweu nis erm, ana tirent saw that something bad fallen our nf hi .?. tered ahir", something that gleamed ,,llv 1 J : On an Instinct that he did not stop to analyse he atooped to pick It. up. There waa a atring attached to it. a string that led round be old man 1 neck. . Brent gave a Jerk but tie string held. And the vagrant opened his oyes. They were dull and unseeing. But Brent realised auddenly that he wae doing a hazardous and ab surd thing. Robbing an old beggar. 11 wnsu 1 roDoery reauy ;ust curi osity to see why the creature had in hie poaaeeeion an oid-fashioned locket with a good-sised diamond in it. But undoubtedly it would look like robbery to anyone seeing him take tt And he wss likely to be seen at any moment That officer might be back. Brent smiled to think what t lucky officer he would be U he could catch him, Brent, in a crime. It had never been done. But he wanted that locket. Kot to keep it but to satisfy hla curiosity by finding out what It contained. He gave another and viciously cruel Jerk to the string. It parted this time. And as It did so Brent be came aware of the words that were issuing from the blue lips. They caught his Interest He leaned closer, but he did not forget to thrust the locket out of sight in his pocket. He heRrd the word "dis inherited" repeated over and over, and the name "Evanegllne." Wiat he understood of the mutterings, pieced together, implied that aome one bv that name. Evangeline, had been diainherlted. The thought fiasnea tnrongn UrMt't mind that neonle are not disinherited except where there la wealth disowned perhaps, but not disinherited. And where there was wealth there wst a hunting ground. He was no longer loath to touch : the poor soul at hla feet, though he exercised faatidioua care In hit next move, (To ee uontinueuj A . NAVY RADIO POST L LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE The Boss By HAROLD GRAY . . vwv V-tCV T TO f-V Tfc TMCTH TH" COUNTS KV&S, fcVVT- Iff' Voomt TOfViT N fNWt - CAN v otvi tv' C'mvttes- oust Vtvs. rr TO rt. - kV Tfh.vVt rtvtac Sit tVNUVt - pakTTV . ' 1! I I CfVwxl k QO 1U k A t . V-v . 4? r- ... ?tKV TO rAt V fcS Si-VPK V4 TO TO COKA; OVtt. TO LU VeT OU6HT1X tV.VMfXS X.OTS fAO to nTvtw 1 SALESMAN SAM Maybe He Tosses Around nor f ev om s work-twcwtv furs fjer. Rve scooTefis -t'tA ct-eveR. al fSUST PICK to UP "WIS BUWCH ESKItAO WHO UVtS (H TVT CLSSte5T t&LOO CVefA. By SMALL WA SHTNGTOTf UftOn St. Psul Island, where only the btrk of eetlt and breekere of the Bering eet dis turb the stlllnets of "the top of the world," radio binds email com munity to the outaide. An isolated outpoat Ice-bound for many montha and even without a cable to Join It to the mainland, Ite only connecting link It the rtdlo ttation mtintained by the U. 8. navy. The radlo'a miasion It to enable strict government surveillance of the setl herds whose only lend home lies on the islands of St. Peul tnd St George, 40 unlet distant French Scientist Find Old Mound VERGT, Frtnce. 14 Archeolo gists ire digging Into a mound top ping a hill netr here, believing It the Buritl place, of a forgotten Gallic "Ancient maaonry haa been uncov ered. Tapping Indirttee the presence of vaults or caves deeper down. J ne site is about 25 mllea from the birth pltce of Cyrtne de Bergertc Recruit' Debut One Hit Victory INDIANAPOLIS. W A from the IndiinapolJe sandlots baa loined the Bction-ue basebalL . v. He ta rrenuce """1, In his first P''"10e'1.'lA Indianapolia to 1 one-bit victory over Mnwautee. The first batter wae REAL E8TATE TRANSFERS Kuth Leppert et vir to Lane Co. Lot 7, blk. 4, Glentdt. II. L E. Mann et ui to Lece Co Lot 7, blk. 4, Cilenada, -'John C. Horn et uz M. W. Oerf. et al Tract tp. li S R V iT H. Mulkey to G. T. Beck Tract tp. 18 8 R 4 W. 1X f E. Nlghswtnder et el to L. B. Johuwn et u-H lot 4, lou 6-7 bik. 1 Glenada, II. - L E. Johnson et or to Lane Co. JTrt7ttp. 18 8 R 12 VT 1 j H MtcDonali et ui to Sonthert Ptrific Co-Trtct In Uk. S3. Lu- V LlBerry et nx to John S. Win? et tl rtrt lot 1. bik. 27. Gross tdd. EWLM.,n,toD.W.Ri!; et ux t art lot 1, oim. votw, hz SLeePs on a Beo OF FU8. SKIMS, 5" eeex lomo- m' io peer fcV3o eLp,fAeo uch Fen. J SAW , I I SOA'i VtT W X 4? . 1 ' BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES Help Wanted! 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Ko rVoutv grtbhed a rope, neerby. and ssld, ''Just watrh me now. I'll try my luck. You'd better stand far back or else you might get hit. The loop la thle it big enough to very nicely do Its stuff. I'll drop It o'er one pony't bead. I'm sure twill fit reel snug." ftoon every pony stood reel stfll 'reuse Scouty lassoed tnera with skill. The carpenter then shouted. "Kach ona pick tbe one he likea." Ine Tiniee did tnd hopped thntrd. Tbey tat queer their kind friend roerei ha id be, "Excuse my Itughing, t ti but von'r ftinev looklne tlket. ,ow ion vera una I in nit pmrw, well try tnd htve t thrilling rice. . f Ride to that big oak tree tnd back. JijV, an.. Twill be a heip of fun. Tbe first rTXv -. - one beck, of course, will win. Now wJ3enetawi ifc III. . I HI i (J. . Mt. ma mrvici m In I in, bnt 4"n't bg io until I rfr li.. t .lit I. ill. n.n - ID! UlSUBe. wu w tij wi.wti t- (RsU th Story. Thai Celer Ike Mtlirei (Clown messes on the rtc Is thenext story.) (Copyright, 1J1, NTkA Dervlc. 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