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9 Tuesday, "April 3, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON 1 P i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IT IS DIFFICULT to imagine any thing more fasci nating than our new serial story The Joy of Living By Sidney Gowing SYNOPSIS ) CHAPTER I.-Disllklng the prospect of a month's visit to her austere aunt, Lady i-rythea Lambe, at Jervaulx abbey, and iier cousin, Alexander Lanibe, Aimee, vi vacious daughter of the Very Reverend .Viscount Scroope, Is in a rebellious mood. CHAPTER Il.-She wanders into the fark, there encountering a strange youth n trouble with a motorcycle. He laugh 1ngly lnt-oduces himself as "Billy," Amer ican. The two cement the acquaintance by a ride on the motorcycle, the, "Flvlng Sphinx," and part. With Georgina Ber ners, her cousin, Almee sets out for Jer vaulx. On the way she decides that Geor gina shall impersonate her at Jervaulx, Jvhlle she goes on a holiday. Georgina's horrified proteBt is unavailing. CHAPTER III. Happy in her new free dom, Almee again meets "Billy." He tells her his name is Spencer, and she gives herB as Amy Snooks, at presest "out of a Job." Billy offers to take her into part nership in selling the Sphinx. In a spirit of madcap adventure, she accepts. The two proceed to the town of Stanhoe, tak ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage. CHAPTER IV. That night Almee visits 'Georgina and learns that the deception has not been discovered. By her dominant personality she compels Georgina to con tinue the subterfuge. CHAPTER V.-On a trial spin next day on the Sphinx, with Billy, Aimee almost collides with a carriage in which are her aunt, Georgina and Alexander. The pair scape unrecognized. CHAPTER VI. Georgina learns that Lord Scroope Is coming to visit Lady Ery thea and, realizing what will happen on his arrival, is in hopeless bewilderment CHAPTER VH.-While Aimee is secretly visiting Georgina at Jervaulx, the place is burglarized. Aimee escapes. CHAPTER VIII. Georgina learns, with much relief, that Aimee has got away, CHAPTER IX. Police Inspector Panke -decides that the robbery Is the work of " Jack the Climber" and "Calamity Kate," noted thieves, who travel on a motorcy cle. CHAPTER X. Billy, aware of his "partner's" nocturnal Jaunts, la troubled. He follows her, on the Sphinx, to Jer vaulx. He hears the commotion, at once suspects burglary, and follows two figures on a motorcycle who are apparently in a dosperate hurry. Cornering the pair, Billy knocks out a man who attempts to shoot him, picking up a package the fellow had dropped. He discovers the other fugitive to be a woman. Stopping to aid her, she strikes him with a stone, rendering him unconscious, and the pair escape. CHAPTER XI. Recovering, Billy dis covers the package he had picked up is a jewel case, containing emeralds. Realiz ing they must be part of the loot from Jervaulx, he starts for the abbey. On the way he meets Almee, with the police in pursuit. In a secure hiding place, a cave among the crag pits, Almee tells him the whole story. He urges that she make a frank confession to her father, but on re flection both realize Aimee's good name has been compromised by her two nights' fitav at Ivv cnttar CHAPTER XII. Assuring Almee he has a plan to save her, Billy leaves her in the cave and, proceeding to Jervaulx, re stores the emeralds to the astounded Lady Erythea. CHAPTER XIII.-Rejectlng any re ward, after explaining how the emeralds came Into his possession, -Billy accepts the position of chauffeur to Lady Erythea, eeeing in the situation a promise of a way out of the enibroglio. CHAPTER XIV. Realizing what her father's visit lo Jervaulx would mean, Aimee goes secretly to her home, disables the family auto, thus preventing his jour ney, and induces a parlormaid to let her take her place at Jervaulx. CHAPTER XV. Alexander recognizes Aimee as the woman on the motorcycle which ran Into the Lambe carriage, de nouncing her as "CalamttyKate." Geor gina divulges Aimee's identity. Hearing her Btory, Alexander consents to keep the secret. CHAPTER XVI. Alexander finds him self very much in love with Georgina. CHAPTER XVII The approaching vis it of Alexander's sister, Lady Diana twho, of course, knows Aimee) brings conster nation to the two girls. CHAPTER XVIII. Another visitor to Jervaulx is the Viconite de Jussac, Di ana's suitor. Dfftna recognizes Aimee and threatens to denounce her. CHAPTER XIX. - Interested in the Lambe collection of armor, De Jussae, during the night, tries on a suit. Dana, investigating an anegeu gnostly appari tion, meets him. He declares his love, and is accepted. Aimee finds them to gether and binds Diana to secrecy con cerning her affairs. CHAPTER XX. Alexander and Geor gina become engaged. Lady Erythea. be lieving Georgina to be Lord Scroope's daughter, is delighted. CHAPTER XXI. -Billy and Aimee reach an understanding as to their mutual love. CHAPTER XXII. A Scotland Yard of ficial arrives and demands to see Billy. Aimee ovejheara him. Learning Hiliy's whereabouts, the officer goes after him CHAPTER XXIII. Billy finds "Jake the Climber." his leg broken, in the crag pits. He hears tile thief's story and has a feeling of something like sympathy. "Jake" is arrested and the police search for "Calamity Kate." CHAPTER XXIV. Almee, hastening to the crag pits to warn Billy of Ins danger, meets "Kate" and, touched by the g.rl's i devotion to her husband, allows the om- I an to escaDe on the Sphinx. j CHAPTER XXV.-The capture of I "Jake" of course clears Billy of connec- j tion with the Jervaulx robbery. But they are not yet "out of the woods." ' CHAPTER XXVI. Lord Scroope. at ! Jervaulx, is astounded at the bewilder- i ir.g mixup resulting from Aimee's esca- ' pade. Her confession clears up the situ- ation. Lady Erythea's wrath at th de- j ceDtlon is cvclonic j 'Since it Is a fait accompli," salt! I I-ady Erythea to her hrother-ln-law ' almost with a touch of pleading, "he , amiable, Anthony, and bestow your Messing on the happy pair." She raised her ear-trumpet as thoueh to share In the benediction. Lord Scroope looked atpeorglna dumbly and then stared at Lady Erythea. "What did you say?" he asked dlz i!ly. "The happy pair!" said Lady Ery thea. loudly and Irritably. "Where Is my daughter?" exclaimed Lord Scroope with consternation. "Ery thea, where Is ay daughter?" Lady Erythea started. She elanced at Georgina's horror-stricken face, and then, with deep concern, moved to her orother-in-law's side. "My dear Anthony," she said In low voice, "come upstairs and lie down. It will soon pnss off. Do not be alarmed, Aimee. Lean on my arm, Anthony." Lord Scroope shook himself free. Are you In your senses. Erythea? This Is my niece by marriage Geor gina Berners. What Is she doing here?" 1-yes, gulped Alexander's fiancee. "I'm Georgina. I couldn't help it." She collapsed into an armchair and burst into tears. Alexander stood over her like a large and protective dog ; he laid a hand on her shoulder and glared at the others with deliance. uiuy fjrytitea turned pale. It was disconcerting to find two members of the Scroope family simultaneously smitten with insanity. "Where Is Aimee?" insisted Lord Scroope, turning upon her. "Where is my daughter?" The disheveled parlor maid darted In through the door. Aimee's cap was awry, her face was pale, her eyes very bright; the top of her apron heaved tumultuously. She stopped short, as Lady Erythea glared speechless at this Irruption. "Don't cry, Georgie," said Aimee ; "It wasn't your fault." "Have I been transported into Bed lam?" asked Lord Scroope, dizzily. "Or are you rehearsing a charade? What Is she doing in this costume?" Lady Erythea struggled for breath. "This," she said grimly, "Is my par lor maid, Snooks, whom I foolishly en gaged on your recommendation. She has engaged herself again, however, to my chauffeur." Lord Scroope looked at his sister-in-law with commiseration. "This," he said, in the soothing tone with which one would address a de lirious person, "is my daughter, Aimee. I am rather glad to find her in any costume. I began to wonder what you had done with her." Lady Erythea's frame slowly stiff ened. Her fingers clenched the ear trumpet as though it were the handle of a club. Her eyes were terrible. Be fore the storm could break, Aimee in tervened. "It wasn't Aunt's fault, Dad," she said breathlessly, "nor Georgie's nor Alexander's. It was all mine. And if you all want to beat somebody, it had better be me ! I I'm here to explain 1" "Some explanation," said Lord Scroope quietly, "seems , to be called for." Almee, avoiding her aunt's eyes, ad dressed herself to the quivering ear trumpet. "I didn't want to come here. Dad made me. I was frightened of you. Anyway, I didn't think Jervaulx would suit me, and that you'd hate me. So I skipped the car nt Burn Ash," said Aimee, her speech pouring from her like a torrent, "and made the chauffeur bring Georgina on here. And I went olT on my own ! 4t"1 1 , . ueorguiu arrived nere, nnrl you took her for me. You Insisted she was me. And she didn't dare explain, for fear of getting me into a row. That's what Georgie is! She can't lie she cant even act nut she'd let you cut her in pieces before she'd get me into trouble I "l got here the same night, and climbed into her room. And Georgie begged me to own up, and I wouldn't. And I came the next night; Georgie was ready to give it all away and then the burglars got In. I was nearly caught, all the household chased me, the butler tore a great piece out of my smrt. But I got away, and at lust, right down by the crossroads, I ran Into BII Mr. Spencer." Aimee paused for breath. "Wlm," inquired Lord Scroope, in the hush that followed, "is Mr. Spencer?" "A motorcyclist. He hud come across the thieves getting away, liar a fight with them they were too many for him, but he gut hack some of the jew els. I told him the awful mess I wits in. Of course, the police were after me I'd seen their car already. If they got hold of me, they'd know the the silly thing I'd done," said Almee with a gulp. "It would come out that I was your (laughter It would he all over the country, and In all the newspapers !" Lord Scroope, very pule, drew a deep breath, and gave a prolonged shudder. "B Mr. Spencer told me I'd got to go back and make a clean breast of It all. He wanted to tell you. But I didn't dare. I refused to let him say any thing I made him swear he wouldn't. It whs my trouble, not Ills. So he did what I asked; even though It meant the police would suspect him, too. So he took the jewels to Aunt Erythea, and never said a word about me; and when she offered him the Job as chauf feur he took It; so that the police wouldn't suspect him or me! He came hero and drove Aunt's cars!" "And you?" said her father quietly. "What happened to you?" "I wenfhack to Scroope next day. I found Amy Snooks was coming here as maid I made her go to Seahrldge, and took her place, Dad. Just to be safe from those beastly police in the hope they'd catch the thieves, If we gave them time and then they wouldn't catch me and make me explain. And It's Just what happened; Billy Mr. !pencer caught one of them yester day, and the police have got him. No body knows anything ab"ut me, except you here !" Almee panted iik a irer st bay. "And Billy's aked me mi nmrry him, fmd I'm go!' g to!" she 1 . J doprratry 'v. "I love him! There's nobody !;. '"t'lv he's been splendid' He isn't a ! (riffenr ut all till Aunt made hlni i n-. And I'd marry him. even If he as " declared Almee. on the verg of fears. There was a stunned silence. Fur once speech denied itself even to Lady Erythea. Georgina was sobbing gently In the chair. Alexander still stood over her and said nothing. "I seem to find a thread of enlighten ment in this story," said Lord Scroope, slowly. "Yes, I think I know enough of you, Aimee, to understand. I have a question to put. You came here on the day following the burglary. Where did you spend the previous night? What were you doing?" "I was in a cave!" Lord Scroope passed a long white hand across his brow. "A cave?" he repeated, blankly. "Ycu have reverted, It seems, to the customs of our Neolithic ancestors " "It was a ripping cave," said Aimee a little hysterically, "down in the crag pits. All the little rabbits for company. It was more peaceful than Jervaulx, I know It wouldn't have suited Georgie." "May I ask when this unknown young man permitted himself to pro pose to you?" e "Yesterday I" "We will not pursue that matter," said Lord Scroope, gloomily; "this hardly seems the time or place for de tailed explanations. I feel " The door opened and Monsieur de Jussac entered. He gave a slight start as his eyes traveled rapidly over the group. "A thousand pardons! A family matter, I perceive," he said quickly, "I will withdraw" "Don't go, Vlcomte 1" exclaimed Almee. "Anyone who's a friend of mine Is welcome here. You may as well be In at the death." "If I can bo of any service " said Bertrand. He bowed courteously to Aimee's father. "Lord Scroope, I pre sume. "You," said Lady Erythea to 1r. trand, trembling with wrath, "were "You Were Also in This Conspiracy." also In this conspiracy! You appear ta know the whole story I" "Oh, of course lie knows It," said Almee, wildly, "just as Billy knew it, and Georgina, and Diana, too. They all did their best for me right from the beginning. I wasn't worth it but they did." "It seems," said Lady Erythea, grip ping the hack of a chair, "that every one In my household knew all about this except myself and my nephew I Who, through his position and his inne cence, now finds himself" "I beg your pardon, Aunt," said Al exander, pallid but calm, "I, also, knew everything that was to be known from the moment Almee entered this house. I knew that Georgina wns Georgina. I am as culpable as any." Lady Erythea stared at her nephew blankly. A curious expression came Into her eyes. At last she seemed to detect in Alexander the one thing she had believed was lacking the touch of the original Adam. But Lord Scroope's face hardened. "You !" he said grimly. "You also knew the truth? The action of the others, I can understand. But a Churchman cannot lend himself to such a conspiracy as this." "Under correction, Lord Scroope," said do Jussac gently; "a gentleman cunnot betray a woman's confidence without her consent." Lord Scroope winced perceptibly. He turned to de Jussac and bowed. "Am I receiving Instruction from a layman?" he Inquired. "It Is the lust thing I would dare," replied Bertrand humbly. "It Is I who seek Instruction. Does not the Church respect the seal of the confessional?" "I make no claim, and no excuses !" said Alexander suddenly. "I have only this to say. I loved Georgina Berners frotn the day I saw her. When I learned the real position I loved her more. Her loyalty and devotion only Increased my'esteem. She Is the only woman living that I care for; I require you to remember that she Is my prom ised wife. And nobody In this room," said Alexander hotly, "shall address one word of reproach to her!" "Wei! donel" cried Almee. "Alexan der, you're a man. I'm proud of you, cousin !" "Thank you, Almee," said Alexander. "It Is for me," said Lord Scroope sternly, "to apportion the blame. Geor gina Berners la here under " He was Interrupted by the volcanic arrival of Billy through the window, punting and eager, the tuft of hair on top of his head erect like the crest of a cockatoo. "I've been looking for you every- herel" he cried. "You " "Go out I" said Lady Erythea flerce- "Pardon me." said Billy, advancing, "but I guess my place is here. What ever blame is, I take it. Lord Scroope, I know that what I've done is past apology, hut" "Shut up, Billy!" exclaimed Almee. "I've told them everything I've said all there Is to say. And," she added, under her breath, "for once I think I've made a better hand of it than you could." Before anyone could reply, Georgina rose, subbing, and made a dive for the door. "Let me go!" she said brokenly. "I want to go away. I waut to go " Hilly, glancing quickly from her to Almee and Lord Scroope, turned and flitted out again through the window. No one noticed him. All eyes were on Georgina. Alexander Intervened but it was Lady Erythea who, with an extraordi narily determined movement, overtook Georgina. Bussing a supporting arm round the girl's waist, she turned and faced the stupefied company. "Let me remind you all," said Lady Erythea, In a voice that compelled silence, "of one tiling that is in danger of being overlooked.' I am mistress here at Jervaulx I I have listened with an unexampled patience. Hold your tongue, Anthony I I have welcomed the alliance of Georgina with this family, and Alexander will have such a wife as I myself would have chosen for him. Georgina, your only fault is your de votion to the mad creature there, and for that I give you absolution. I re quire direction from no one your mar riage 1th my nephew shall take place as soon as possible." "Aunt !" eXLlulmed Mr. Lambe, Joy ously, "I " "Do not interrupt nie, Alexander I" said ills aunt. She turned to Almee. "As for you," continued Lady Ery thea, icily, "I really find myself in your debt. I can never be sulliclently thank ful that you did not come here as my guest, and that Alexander was spared your authorized companionship! One shudders to reflect on the possibilities. "You appear to have enlisted the services of everyone but me to shield your disreputable escapade, and to have enrolled many simple-minded per sons In your defense. You may have deluded these men," said Lady Ery thea, with a scornful wave of her hand towurds the company, "but you do not delude me! I find In you no qualities but selfishness und deceit and I am glad that your sojourn In my house has been confined to the servants' hall, though I dread to think what your in fluence may have been on my domes tics, from whom I require honesty and decency." Aimee, very white, suddenly broke Into n Hood of tears. The next moment Lord Scroope had his arm around her and held her to him. "Not another word, Erythea !" he said sternly. "You have had provoca tion but you have said enough and much more than enough. Gentlemen, I thank you for what you have done on my daughter's behalf. And you, too, Georglnu. Come, Almee, little girl. Let us go home." He led her away ; Almee clung to her father, sobbing as she went. Before they reached the door It was opened quickly, admitting Billy, who closed It again. Over his arm was a long hood ed driving cloak of Lady Erythea's, ravished from the lobby. "But this on !" he suld to Almee. "Billy," she gulped, darting at It, "you think of everything." In a moment the cloak covered the parlor maid's dress and the hood was drawn over her cap. Lord Scroope stared In surprise at Billy. 'I've told your chauffeur, sir," said Billy, -"to bring the auto round to this side I thought you would like to avoid the front and the servants." As he spoke the big motor slid to a standstill on the drive opposite the windows. , "Mr. Spencer," said Lord Scroope, ?Jftl BHIy Stood to Attention. looking at him Judgingly, "I Include you In my thanks." Mr. Spencer bowed and passed out quickly through the window. He was holding the door of the car open whpn Almee and her father got In. He snapped the door to, and, stepping to the front, spoke In an undertone to the chauffeur. "Keep right away through the park here to the north gates," said Billy, pointing, "and drive like h II." The bishop's chauffeur gave a slight start, and let in the clutch. "Billy!" gasped Almee, turning to ward him as the motor slid by. Billy stood to attention and gravely nwj?. r g m d In til i (Continued on page five) 0. S, ARMY SHOES We have just bought a tremendous stock of Army Munson last shoes to be sold to the public direct. These shoes are lOOCo solid leather with heavy double soles sewed and nailed. The uppers are of heavy tan chdoine leather with bellows tongue, thereby making them waterproof. Those shoes are selling very fast and we advise you to order, nt once to in sure your order being filled. 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