Tuesday, February 27, 1923
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
PAGE FIVE
IT IS DIFFICULT
to imagine any
thing more fasci
nating than our
new serial story
The
Joy of
Living
t By
Sidney Cowing
(Continued from page three)
"I've heard of him. They say he's
rather a a rip. I expect that means
he's a good sort. But Diana heaven
preserve us ! Well, she probably
won't know me in this rig, but she'll
know you're the wrong horse. And
then zlzz ! boom I up we all go in the
air! You and Billy, and me and
Alexander !"
I Georglna sat down and pressed her
hand to her forehead.
"Almee," she said faintly, "the bur-
glary, and all the rest of it, has upset
i uie. I don't feel well. I I have head
' ache, and I can't come down to dinner.
I shall go to bed."
"What a trump you are!" said Al
.1'nec, kissing her with intense nltee-
41 ' ':'on' "J''8 "ie very thing. I'm so
I -forry, Georgie. It'll be beastly dull
" I for you in bed, dear."
J "I shall like a little dullness," said
i Georglna pathetically, as she lpft the
I room, "It will be restful. Goodby,
) dear. You will have to keep out of
") Diana's way as best you can."
"I'll take Jolly good care I do," mur-
mured Almee fervently, as she put her
i cap straight. "Even Billy can't help
I this time!"
CHAPTER XVIII
"Cold Lambe!"
Lady Diana might have been the
original of that tedious young woman
who was described by the poet as
"divinely tall and most divinely fair."
She was without doubt strikingly
beautiful, a type of the large and very
pale blonde. But an atmosphere of
frigidity surrounded her, which many
people found repellent.
"My dear aunt," she said calmly,
entering the drawing room and kiss
ing Lady Erythea, "so good of you
to have nie for this flying visit. Alex
ander, how are you?" She touched
her brother's cheek with her Hps.
"You will have a clear field for your
investigations, my dear," said Lady
Erythea, "and I hope the advances
you have made In psychic science
will ah bring you to terms with the
ghost. But I doubt It. By the way,
your cousin Almee is here, as I told
you. But she is unwell and is keep
ing her room. I am rather anxious
about her. Incidentally, we shall have
another guest; I expect Monsieur de
Jussac today."
Alexander left the room.
"Monsieur de Jussac!" exrlaimed
Diana. She paused. Lady Erythea
watched her somewhat keenly. "What
brings him here?" said Diana.
"He Is very anxious," said Lady Ery
thea glibly, "to examine the Lambe
collection of armor. We have a suit
of mail which Is believed to have been
captured at Crecy; there Is a tradition
that It belonged to one of the De Jus
sac family."
Lady Diana looked Incredulous.
"And I understand he is interested
In psychic matters, and anxious to im
prove bis knowledge."
"That Is something in his favor,"
said Diana with suspicion.
"I expect that Is his car," said Lady
Erythea.
A rakish automobile of semi-racing
type was observed sweeping along the
park drive. The Vlcomte de Jussac
had motored direct from town.
A minute later lie presented himself.
Bertrand de Jussnc was tall, and for
his age, rather full-bodied. His com
plexion was healthily ruddy, he had h
little black mustache and a jolly, rov
lug dark eye. In split of his very
SAFETY FIRST
"Going to drive through to Cali
fornia this summer?" we asked a
neighbor.
"Nope," he replied. Going on
the train. There's a lot of grade
crossing races to be run between
here and California and I want to be
riding on the winner." Kansas City
Star.
) "Why
hands wit
do you Insist on shaking
ith me before every drink?"
asked Mr. Jagsby.
"A man never knows what's go
ing to happen to him nowadays," re
plied Mr. Bibbles, solemnly, "and if
I drop 'a ay trr.cks I want you to
linow that ve pr.rt friends." Birm
ingham A e Herald.
Ted: "There are s-ill some things
we haven't found out about home
brew."
Ned: "Yes, no one has yet accus
el the Chinese of making it thous
ands of years ago." New York Sun.
"Where did you get the plot for
your second novel."
"From the film version of my
tiret. Nashville Tennesseean.
material appearance, he had undoubt
edly the bel air. He raised La.dy Ery
thea's skinny fingers to his lips.
"Enchanted, dear lady, to pay hom
age to you sur vos terres. How very
amiable of you to invite me!"
Lady Erythea bestowed on htm the
smile she reserved for elder sons.
"Charmed to have you. You know my
niece, surely?"
Bertraud's little start of surprise
was admirably done. He bent low
over Dlanu's hand, but refrained from
klss!ng it.
"But this is delightful!" exclaimed
Bertrand. "You told me in town, Lady
Diana, that you were interested in the
ghost. Happy ghost ! I, too, am "de
.elnpitig rapidly an interest in the
psychic. I hope "
"I 1 !nilu it was armor that at
tracted you here," said Diana frig
idly. "ile'ns. lrndemolsolle," said Ber
trand, allowing his dark eyes to meet
her pale blue ones, "there are weap
ons against which armor is of no
avail."
"Willi your bent for ancient his
tory, Diana," interrupted her aunt,
"you should know more of the Lambe
armor than I do. Why not show It
to Monsieur de Jussac, so that he may
commence his studies. You will find
most of it in the ball."
"I think Monsieur de Jussac had
better pursue his own investigations,
for I shall be fully occupied with
mine," said Diana, "and for the pres
ent I will retire to my room, if you
will excuse me, Aunt."
She glided majestically through the
doorway.
The Vicotnte's eyes followed Dia
na's departure.
"Adorable blonde!" he mused. "The
invincible phlegme brittanique. But
It Is the icy, inaccessible peak that
spurs the courage of the mountain
eer !"
He sat down and made himself par
ticularly pleasant to Lady Erythea.
When the party of four assembled
for dinner, Lady Erythea was amiable
and resplendent in purple, Diana
frigid and ethereal in pale yellow,
while Alexander at first wore the air
of the Jackdaw of Kheims molting
under the abbot's curse. But Ber
trand de Jussac, looking like a re
vived D'Artagnan in evening dress,
contrived to chase heaviness away.
His merry, infectious laugh and
quick sallies uplifted the spirits of
the others. He made a deeper im
pression than ever on Diana Lambe,
and with the usual perversity that
seized her when in mixed company,
she felt it due to herself to become
the more openly hostile.
"I do not understand how you can
defend the spirit of the age," she said
coldly, in answer to a sally that made
even Alexander smile. "The days of
chivalry are dead. What romance can
one attach to the modern young man?
But in the days of heraldry, when
men were splendid in helm and gor
get and camall ah, then," she ex
claimed, with a rare touch of enthu
siasm, "romance flourished Indeed-
"Talking of mail," said Lady Ery
thea blandly, "the ghost always ap
pears in a complete suit of It, though
his coming Is noiseless as a breath of
mist. I regret to tell you, Vlcomte,
that he came to a bad end through a
romantic passion."
"Why regret?" protested Bertrand.
"I will wager 'twas worth it."
"Because he was reputed or disre
puted to be an ancestor of yours; a
De Jussac taken as hostage by Sir
I'lers Lambe after a most gallant re
sistance,"" said Lady Erythea smiling.
"While here he engaged the affections
of a daughter of the house, and being
discovered, was permitted to don bis
armor and debate the matter with
Sir I'lers. His end was tragic."
"No end can be wholly tragic, If
reached by the path of a great pas
sion. To every rose its thorn. I ap
plaud him!" Bertrand raised his
glass. "To you, nameless ancestor!"
He replaced the glass appreciatively,
mil Mr. Tiirbeaux refilled it. "Touch
ing this ancestor, Lady Diana "
But his hostess had given the sig
nal, the ladles rose, and the two men
were left alone a custom that still
lingered at Jorvaulx. De Jussac did
not rind Mr. Lambe a very exhila
rating companion, but Alexander,
though drinking only water, kept him
at the table an unconscionable time.
When eventually they reached the
drawing room Alexander departed at
once to his library, and Bertrand
found that Diana had retired.
"I must apologize for my niece, Vl
comte, but she has gone to her room ;
to achieve the proper psychic attitude,
or whatever she calls It, for her In
quiries as to this absurd ghost," said
Lady Erythea. "She can, of course,
do nothing tonight. And as It is lute,
and you will not wish to sit up talk
ing to an old woman "
"Most gplrltuelle of hostesses," pro
tested the Vlcomte, "I should like to
sit and talk to you all night, if you
will allow nie -"
Diana put her head Inside the door.
"I told you, Aunt," she said, "that
my stupid maid lost herself at the
terminus, and J cannot re'ire unat
tended. May I have yours" i
"My vn iucumbi aiioe. hag been
aay for two iluy-.,'' ssifd ic-r .Hint
"luit we have a parlor maid who really
al lends to one's hair very soothingly;
she did mine hist night." Lady Ery
thea pressed the bell.
The butler appeared. "Tarheaux.
you will tell Snooks to attend Lady
Diana in her room."
"Very good, m' lady."
Mr. Tarheaux found Almee on her
way upstairs to bed, and gave net
the order. Almee was astonished,
and secretly panic-stricken.
"Thi has absolutely finished Itr
the reflected. "I might a well bolt
at once." Suddenly she came to a
resolution. "But I'd better go. I
shall run against her sooner or later.
And anyhow she'll be alone. Di's
such a fool she may not know me."
Aimee reached the bedchamber,
where Lady Diana had just arrived.
She scarcely glanced at the parlor
maid, and donning a light wrap, seat
ed herself before the mirror.
"Take down my hair," she said
curtly, "and If your fingers are cold,
warm them first at the fire. I abhor
being touched by cold fingers."
Aimee's lingers itched to warm
themselves by a totally different
method. But she held them to the
fire, and then set about her task. She
had hardly commenced when Diana's
pale blue eyes, catching sight of her
"Whom Did They Say You Wore?"
In the mirror, opened In a stare of
amazement.
"Whom did they say you were?"
she said In n grating voice.
"S-Snooks, m' lady," said Aimee,
dropping a curtsey.
"Snooks I You are Aimee Scroope!
Don't deny It !" said Diana fiercely.
"Don't attempt to deceive me. I
should know you In a thousand. What
Is the meaning of tills masquerade?"
Almee surrendered.
"Yes, Di it's me! For goodness'
sake don't shout." For once Aimee
lost her head. "Aunt doesn't know
I'm here, you see. Don't give me
away. I'll try and explain "
"I don't want your explanation. You
will explain to Aunt !" rasped Diana.
"I can see by your manner there is
something more in this than mere
folly I I've had my suspicions, from
what Aunt has said "
"Dl," exclaimed Aimee Imploringly,
"there's no use trying to hide It now
I'm in trouble real trouble. If you
give me away now you'll get me Into
a fearful row with Dad. You don't
want to do that, do you? It It will
simply finish him 1"
"Very likely! It Is high time he
knew the truth about you. I know
a little more of your character than
he does, Almee. His absurd leniency
to you up till now "
She moved swiftly between Aimee
and the door, and pressed the bell.
"Let me out!" said Aimee, rather
white and her eyes gleaming. "Get
away from that door!" She strode
toward Diana.
"I shall not !"
There was a knock at the door.
Diana opened It, and the housekeeper
appeared.
"Was that your ladyship's bell?"
"Yes!" said Diana. "Ask Lady Ery
thea to come here immediately. Do
you hear? Immediately!"
(Continued next week)
MORGAN
R. L. Williams was hauling grai
from lone Thursday.
Mrs. Ross Perry of the Diamond T
ranch, who has been visiting in Port
land for some time, returned houw
Sunday.
Alfred Medlock and R. L. 'Will
iams were transacting business ii
Heppner on Sunday.
Ar'.ess Osfcorn returned hom
from Heppner Sundy wher h
sp' nt a few days visiting with
friends. While there h consulted the
doctor about his iuJuiU eye.
Rev. Haslam of Heppner held ser
vices at the Morgan Sunday school
Sunday.
Inice Chatham was visiting at the
S. C. Runyan home of Lexington
Monday. j
Tranklin Ely and Miss Gladys;
Pierrott were Heppner visitors Sat
urday. .
F. C. Muloy made a business tiSp
to I.ixinpton Monday. !
Mr. ai:d Mr.:. Pnyd'-r of R!k
lug were in town on business Kridiiy.
C. It. Cunzd, prominent banker of
lone, accompanied by Mrs. Ounzrl.
was in Morgan on business Friday.
A program was given at the Mor-
fn school house Monday in hsnor
of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Dut
to the cold weather a large crowd j
was not present, but those who were j
able to attend Berved their "good j
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Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Maloy and son,
Terrence, accompanied by Inice and
Ralph Chatham attended the show
in Lexington Saturday.
Fay Pettyjohn was transactlig
business in Heppner Wednesday.
Mrs. J. M. Fulford left on the
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spend a few days with her mother
Mrs. J. Cox, who recently undenreat
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R. E. Harbison, prominent ware
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