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fBOY CRAZ?S
LI lv GRACE pfhktV.s .
..tUl'SIb: "Dkey tl'.il caret
. r.te?" Hope Koai e.skt her
turner farer'ln'lao, Wlckry Dale,
bet hat tailed ott tht tame loet,
rotina to rteet Vlckey, Hnpe hat
f.M learned that her father de-.-M'?d
her ttheH he- htt her mar.
t.aue annulled, attd that Dtrkev
v prevented bv ir. Rott from
reaching her.
Chapter 3S
SOMETHING BLUC
HtCKEY laughed. A crooked
broken laugh.
"Your picture ti still In hln
ratch-caae." he Bald slowly. "Go
md ask Mm to show It to you.'
For one second Hope stood poised.
Then, forgetting Sassy, and forget
ting Hlckey, she turned and raced
out of the room.
Hope was on a wild-eyed search.
All over the boat, from bar to
salon, up and out on the decks,
without bat or cape, fighting her
way through the wind from one end
ot the ship to the other. And find
ing him, eventually In a forbidden
spot, which meant that she had to
climb chains and railings to get op
to the bridge where Dickey stood
with the captain.
"Dickey," she cried. "What time
Is Itf Tell me, honey, what time
is It?"
They brought her, still demand
ing the time, down to the captain's
suite.
"No. By your watch, Dickey,'
she Insisted. "I must know the
flme by your watch!"
Dickey went gray around tbe
lips, and turned to the captain.
"I don't think Miss Ross Is well,"
he stammered.
"I understand." nodded the cap
tain. But he didn't quite. Until
much later that evening.
For Dickey and Hope, with so
muoh to say, so many questions to
be answered, so many questions
that didn't need answering any
more, suddenly found that hardly
a spot on that huge vessel was sa
cred to lovers.
Meanwhile, Judy, In spite of
Tom's white-faced annoyance, was
marching grimly tor Hope, sending
the Carters In one direction, and
any steward within sight to search
out every known corner. And when
at last Hope rushed up to Judy and
nearly knocked her over with hugs
and kisses and breathless explana
tions, Judy almost fainted with
relief.
Quite unplanned and unexpected
was the round up In Hlckey's suite.
Nobody knew Just who made the
suggestion that they got married
thon and there by the captain. But
Dickey leaped at the Idea, his eyes
lighting up Into that old blue spark,
and a broad shy grin gratefully
hiding the scar of stitches on his
iaw.
"Will you, Hope? Will you marry
mo right now?"
Hope tried to say yes. She really
did try. But her face wrinkled up
Into a childish pucker and she nod
ded her head Instead, gulping back
her happiness.
After that, there was a general
mad-house. Everyone had a sug
gestion, everyone a gift, everyone
was talking at once.
Not even to change her black vel
vet would Dickey permit Hope to
leave his side.
"Listen, cricket," he said with
that memorably bossy air ot his.
"Last time you married me Just as
you were. Thla time you're going
to do the same. That's orders,
baby I "
The old pet name, tbe old ring In
his voice, and Hope was glad ot the
contusion that prevented the need
of answering. For suddenly through
her tired, happy, confused mind,
there rose a picture nf her old home
In Westchester, ot the brook that
ran beneath her window, and the
weeping willows that bent In the
broexes. ... Of the times that
Dickey would call for her In a mon
strous atrocity of a roadster, and
of that long ride from the Country
Club to the Justice ot the Peace
where she had found neither fust
ic nor pence. . . .
"Something bluel You-all must
wear something blue!" drawled a
voice In her ear. And Millie's south
ern leg went up to be stripped of
a blue-satin garter.
"Something old," Hlckey piped
In as he drew the cork ot a wine
bottle. "I'm something old, and by
thunder, I ought to do for any wod
ding." "Let'a it alerted." suggested
Dickey as he slapped his father on
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PORTLAND. Ore., April 7, AP)
An alliance of lumber and pulp
manufacturer of the Pacific north
went with operator In the eouthern
itatee. in the interest of an Import
tax on lumber and pulp, waa pre
dicted by Oregon lumbermen here
today. The ainate finance committee
will be urged to Include auch an
import tax in the revenue bill.
Representatives of the north weat
will Join with thoee from the aouth
In personal appearance before the
aenate finance committee.
CAHCAOIA Cameron a w mill re
turned, opexatluua,
:ha KLo-ider and m.-rly spilled the
wine. "We can drink all the toastx
later. Come on, Hope."
"Oh, Lordy!" walled Millie as she
grasped tbe arm of her westerner,
and watched Hope and Dickey head
down the corridor. "I Just have a
feeling something awtul's going to
happen. . Now Isn't that too
silly, but I can't help It. It's like
a premonition!"
"Shut up, for heaven's sake,"
snapped Judy as she followed
Hlckey. "Or there'll be murder at
sea."
Flight after flight they climbed,
the whole gabbling crew, joined by
every person they recognized, or
who had known Hope and Dickey.
Joined by everyone, that Is, but
Lillian Toft, who was perched on a
table in the bar, swearing that she
Intended to sue Hope for alienation
ot affections. . , ,
At the narrow twisting staircase
that led up to the captain's room,
Hlckey commanded the party to
halt. Up he went himself to an
nounce the excitement, and to re
quest the captain to make way for
& wedding.
For the longest time he was gone.
Gone behind the door of the cap
tain's room. While at the foot ol
the staircase stood Hope and
Dickey, side by side, breathless,
wordless, listening to all that wai
said, and grinning Idiotically.
The minutes dragged. A sens)
of restlessness ran through thi
crowd. Tighter became Dickey's
grip on Hope's clammy hand. . . ,
And at last the captain's door
waa flung open and Hlckey ap
peared. A crestfallen and sad-eyed
Hlckey, gaxlng down on them.
With the captain smlllirg quizzical
ly behind him.
"You can come up," announced
Hlckey sorrowfully, "but you won't
like It!"
Dazed, Dickey and Hope looked
at each other.
"Whv. In the name of God?"
shouted Dickey from the toot ol
tbe staircase.
The captain pushed his way to
the front. Explaining, most apolo
getically, that stories, tales and re
man co j notwithstanding, he could
not read a marriage service for
them. Not even considering ths
friendship he felt for both Dickey's
and Hope's fnthers. Only when on
Is dying and wishes to marry an
other ao that the estate might bs
Inherited, or when the ship was
doomed to sink; only In cases of ex
treme emergency was such a mar
riage permissible.
To the selected few who were In
vited up a few moments later, the
captain went on to placate the dole
ful lovers.
"It Is not a ruling ot the steam
ship companies," he sighed with
true sympathy. "It Is a land rule.
You've no Idea how mnny requests
I have for wedding services. And
no idea of what troubles and en
tanglements it would mean It 1
compiled. Just figure tor yourself!
I would like nothing better than to
oblige."
"Well," Hlckey filled In the
blank silence that followed the cap
Iain's ultimatum, "It's only four
teen hours until landing time."
Hope and Dickey gazed at each
other tragically.
"Gee," Dickey breathed heavily.
"Wo's waited so long. Darn near
live years now."
"Say, what's the matter with you
two?" Hlckey grumbled with
feigned Irritation. "Here you kids
have a happy ending, and still
you're not satisfied. You're worse
than the show business!"
"1 Just knew It!" Millie's voice
poured Itself softly through the
room. "I Just knew something ter
rible would happen!"
"Aw, will somebody step on
that?" pleaded Tom Post nervously.
'Judy, do you mean to tell me we
can't get rid of Hope tonight?"
'Well," Dickey grinned as he ac
cepted a special frosted glass from
the captain. "This makes twice
I've been done out of a real wed
ding. Believe me, tomorrow we're
going to make the rounds. We're
going to get married civil, church
and evory way they serve It."
Hope looked wistfully at Dickey
close beside her. "I'm game," ah)
agreed. "But what wouldn't I glvi
right now for a nice rhaplalnl
And I don't mean Charlie!"
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