PAOTC STX
OX CRAZ
SYNOPSIS: A eudien imiilin
hurriea Uope Roae on to the boot
Wirruing her Irlend. Jitttv, on her
ofleimocm. Dickey Dale, whom
Hope wed only to halo the mar
riage Bet aatde by her father, alio
it on boardand Hope hoe decid
ed to find out whether he ettlt
eare tor her.
Chapte 31
BADGE OF CONQUEST
SIN her bod Hope found tha usual
dally telegram from her moth
er, and an envelope of ship's sta
tionery. This she tore open tremu
lously, finding It only an Invitation
from the captain to lunch with hi in
the next day.
She went the next noon, mostly
because ber winnings had caused
such excltemont among those she
knew, and partly because Judy and
Tom were also Invited, and It was
necessary to show Judy that there
was no 111 feeling.
Others had evidently been Invited
and bad foregathered before ber
arrival. Evan as the captain him
self came forward to greet Hope
and Judy and Tom, Hope saw. Saw
jHlckey standing, glass In hand,
watching her. Saw Dickey rise.
The captain turned to Introduce
them, but Hlckey came forward,
hand outstretched.
"I know Miss Ross," be said ge
Iltr. "I've been tempted to speak
"I hate you!" Hope's voloe
efore on this trip, but our meeting
aas so long ago I was afraid "
"Why, who could forget you, Mr.
Dale?" Hope smiled up at him, her
heart beating a trip-hammer. "Or
Dickey? How do you do, Dickey?
Is It too late to congratulate you on
your show? Please meet Mr. and
Mrs. Post. My old friend, Judy
Hunt Perhaps you remember. And
Tom Post, who Is almoit nice
enough tor Judyl"
Automatically she felt herself go
through the motions. But though
tbs captain was a masterful host,
and Lillian Toff's punchlng-bag con
versation kept the room bussing,
Hope held on to tha arms of her
chair, and simply could not roach
out to accept a proffered cocktail.
She beard tuo captain's words
and beard herself answer:
"I'm afraid I'm seasick. I must
ask you to excuse me. I'm sorry."
Unsteadily she started to rise.
And blessod Judy for the gesture
that causod Tom to sink gracefully
back In bis chair Instead of leaping
to ber assistance.
Anothor form rose swiftly. An
other hand was under her arm. An
othor voice was telling bei to watcb
tha narrow, twisting stairway. . . .
Quite gontly bo guided her down
the corridor and threw open ber
Btatoroom.- She caught at his arm
for support ro that he bad to enter
with ber.
A white stroak loaped from the
berth. And Bossy, huge and proud
and sott-eyed, scratched at the rug
and bowed before them,
Hope had not noticed. Her one
thought at the moment was a breatb
of thanksgiving that Millie Sea
brook was not In the cabin. But she
roused herself as she glanced at
Dickey, who was .gailng, with an
ugly expression on his moutii, at the
cat.
"That that's Sassy!" Hope
laughed weakly.
"You still lug him around, huh?"
demanded Dickey with a sharp and
vicious resentment. "Oh, I've beard
about HI You wanted me to bear
about It, didn't you? Flaunting It
up at Hnrmouth, so that It was the
Joke of tha ccllegel You've taken
htm everywhere and showod him
off, trying to make me a laughing
stock "
"But. Dickey "
EUOENB, Ore., April 8. (AP)
The Bank of Commerce, established
more than 30 years ago, Monday was
taken over by the state banking de
partment for liquidation.
The bank has 3000 commercial
account and about tfiOO savings ac
counts. Deposits declined from a
peak of Si. 300.000 In man to tJ.
000 at the present time, necessitat
ing action by the state to save the
remaining resources.
A. A. Schramm, state superinten
dent of banks, said that with prompt
and carelul handling of the bank's
aaaeta, losses. If any, will be kept to
a minimum.
Dick&y, however, waaii't listening.
He was bowing to the cat with i
deep flourish.
"A triumphant badge of con
quest!" be said flippantly. "But
I've long ago got over the rub!"
He turned, blttor-eyed and aloof
to Hope.
"I'll call your stewardess for you."
And without a second's hesitation
he left!
Fur a second Hope stood quiver
Ing. Then, her hands outllung and
flats tightly clenched, she screamed.
Screamed at the top of her voloe.
"I hate you!" her voice rang out,
and she gloried In the full power of
her throat. "I hate you! I bate
you!"
Millie found her roommate around
four that afternoon, face downward
on her bed.
Judy came, and th'j school teacher
obligingly erased herself from the
scene. Judy sat beside Hope and
tried every known process. And
when Judy was quite tired out and
quite nervous about leaving Tom so
long, Hope turned and said:
"If you're all finished, Judy,
please don't lot me keep you."
"Oh, all right! " At the door Judy
hosltated and sighed. "Will we see
you at dinner?"
"Sure. Of course, you'll see mi
at dinner. If you like, you and Toe
can call by for me at sovon."
rang out. "I hate youl"
"You worry me, Hope. I've nevei
seen you quite like this."
"You needn't worry," Hope rosrl
wearily, and pressed her imall
hands against bar burning foreheadj
"You soo, It's all ovor now."
She know, even as she spoke
that aha was lying.
- "Now you're talking sense, kid.
Well you'll come out of It. See
you at seven sharp."
Sassy leaped up on the berth and
put his front paws up tr Hope's blue,
and gold negligee. With a sharp
gesture of revulsion, Hope's thin
white hand brushed the oat swiftly
away.
How could Dickey have said that
she flaunted the cat to Irritate him?
With quiet deliberation, she sat
down and wrote two radio mes
sages. DEAR RUSTY
"IF I STII.L MEAN ANYTHINU
TO YOU WILIi YOU JOIN MB IN
PARIS AND WE'LL 110 MARRIKD
STOP I'LL TRY TO MAKE UP TO
YOI! FOR ALL TUB. UNHAPP1
NESS I HAVE CAUSED YOU.
"HOPE"
And anothe to Mama Ross, who
could baroly guess the pressure of
dry-oyed grlof that traced the
words.
MAMA DARLING
I AM HORRIBLY MISERABLE)
AND I HAVE ASKED RUSTY TO
MARRY MB IN PARIS STOP
PLEASE COME TOO STOP TELL
PAPA HE HAS WON AND I HOPE
HE IS SATISFIED LOVE
HOPH.
In black velvet Hope appeared
that night. To sit at a large round
table with the Posts and the Car
tors at dinner, and drink cham
pagne, celobrnte her winnings, and
tell tunnlor stories than she lis
tened to.
And to laugh uproariously at
the funniest story ot all, that cama
In the form ot a radio laid on tha
table beside her chocolate son ma.
HOPE FAIRFIELD ROSS
S. S. TARIS
CARE OF FRENCH LINE
RUSTY MARRIED HIS FATHER'S
SECRETARY THIS MORNINO.
GOODY.
(Covyrloht, Grace Perklnt)
The radiogram throws Hop In a
rtckiaia fnvar, and aha bitrsye
Saaty, tomorrow,
FAMED FLIER SEEKS
E
RENO, Nr-v, April 8. (tfj Ror
Q Williams, famous aviator who tie
acrcaa the Atlantic from Maine to
Samenrler, Spain, In 1899, flM suit
hfre todaj to divorce Mra. Carrie T.
Williams, whom he marrlM in New
York nearly fourteen years ago.
Nnmlnate Hull.
WASHINOTON, April . The
Tlie nomination ol John A. Hull of
Iowa as aaaoclate Justice of the
Philippine Ulanda' supreme court
was approved today by the senate
Judiciary committee.
Dr. Chat. P. Johnson uas moved his
dental office frnm the Phlppa Bldg
to the Jscasoa Count) Ban Bid-.
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The Prince Hasn't
Why Does A Fish Need
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OREGON, TUESDAY,
Told Everything!
Washing
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Hook, momev is safe
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(CopyriRht. Wi. by Tbt Bell gyhdlcm, tnc)
At That
APRIL 5, 1932.
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MR POTTS TVE &OT
"M all the confidence j
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Trifl Wrk Reg. U. S. Pt. Qffici
AND FOR. A MAN OF
AFFAI03, NOUUE SO KINO
ANO COW5IQtRATe-IVE
WAD NO ONE. TO SO TO
Aovice since mv Poos fritz. I tno mv aoviceonlv
Ol EO. HOPE VOU VWONfT
IP 1 COM6A
IN OCCASION
ALLY" FOR ,
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By (ILfcNN C'HAFFIN
and HAL fOUHtST
sg&sSm hal racers T-
By C. M. PAYNE
By EDWIN ALGER
By SOL HESS
COME IN ANN TIME. VOL) N
l K,wDA CHEER THE. PLACE UPl
Rur ,P OQuRe LIKE MY
FDf? X, vnu VUQrJr CARE
VuiufM , ASKffi MUITM
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tfjfriaY'
By BUD FISHER
By George McManus
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