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MEDFOBD MAIL' TRIBUKE, BEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932.
KITTY
by JANE
HrNUFHts: A quick, hot quar
reland Kitty Frew in left alone
to wait tor her husband, (far. to
return home. Pear overtake her
when he does not arrive. The
main trouble lies in her efforts to
make Oar settle down and be
practical, while he U'fl"!i to have
o good time. They have been mar
ried only a thort time, but already
the hae foamed that efie daeen't
fit into the crowd. The cool and
mannered girls and etclt-paced
boye are very different from the
young people of her email home
toon. Oven though the trtee to
learn new points ot view. Oar
finds Kitty stiff and prim before
hie trienda. Ilia mother's leashed
disapproval to the marriage makes
Kitty uncomfortable and atrenoth
ena Mrs. Frew's determination to
maintain control over Oar. Uttll
waiting tor Oar. Kilty goea into
the hall to find a shabby stranger.
Chapter 8
CONSPIRATORS
"f IE LLP, who are yon?"
The man's tone was casual.
his manner equally so. He ap
proached Kitty quickly, concerned,
for he had seen her face whiten,
her hands go to her throat
She shrank back from him.
"Who who are you? What do
you want"
And then Pound appeared, smil
ing. "Good evening, Mr. David. It's
sice to see you. But your father
has telephoned that he's left for
New fork. You'il stay! Mrs. Gar,
sere, will like your company. Din
ner Is ready."
"So you are Oar's wife?" David
Frew laughed.
"And you are David?" . And be
cause he hadn't come to tell her
that Gar was killed Kitty laughed,
too.
"Kitty. That name fits you rather
neatly, Mrs. Gar,"
"It's really Katharine, though no
one ever oalls me that."
"Of course not, you're not big
enough yet. Ton may grow Into
It"
"I'm quite grown up."
"And wise and experienced, ot
eourse "
Kitty laughed at his teasing. She
had laughed frequently during the
eourse ot the dinner which Pound
'erred to them with as much care
as though they were guests of
state. She had eaten heartily, too.
8he bad felt at ease with David
at once. PerhapB, she thought, real
ising that ease, It was because she
had not speculated on meeting blm.
Through the yellow glow ot can
dlelight over the table she observed
him with Interest He was not like
Gar, nor like his father. His face
was thin, with high cheek-hones
and a long Jaw; his eyes were deep
est under heavy brows. His thick
hair and his skin were of a weath
ered brown that made his gray eyes
almost colorless in contrast "He
Isn't a bit nice looking," she ap
praised, until he smiled. It wasn't
Oar's quick, charming smile It
was slow-coming, lingering, trans
figuring, a thing to share.
She gathered from what passed
between David and Pound that be
came infrequently tike this, to have
dinner with his father, but only
when he knew Mrs. Frew would not
be at home.
"I am an Intruder, you know,"
he had said to Kitty, lightly. "I'm
hsre by Pound't grace. We con
spire, the two ot us."
And Kitty had seen the adoring
look Pound bent upon David's
shabby back.
When they finished their dinner
they went Into the library.
Pound had kindled a small fire
on the open hearth. "It's cheerful
like," he explained.
. "Does he think we need cheer?1
David laughed.
He drew a chair up to the hearth
Children's Friend
Called By Death
BOCKTORD. Ill, April 18. (AP)
Julio- Latlirop, the benign 74-year-old
welfare worker whom Jane Ad
dame appraised as one of Amr!c
most useful women. U dead. Death
comet to her Saturday at a Kocktord
hospital following an operation tor
removal of goitre int. terminated a
career devotd almoet wholly to the
well-being of the children.
Negro Kills Cop
In Street Fight
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. April IS. (AP)
Patrolmen George W. Schrameyer
was shot and killed and two other
policemen were wounded tonlftlt
when police attempted to arrest
James Tucker, negro, who was stand
ing In the street firing a revolver.
Tucker, wounded sis times betore
being captured, was expected to die.
FREW
ABBOTT.
and motioned to Kitty to- take It
He himself sat down on the rug be
fore the fire, half-facing her, his
long legs doubled to his chin.
"Now tell me all about It."
"About what?"
"Why you did It why you mar
ried Gar."
"Why, I wo "
"Loved one another so very much,
of course. Well, what are you go
ing to do with blm, now that you
have him?"
Nor had Kitty answer for that, at
once, and David finished dryly.
"I guess the boy's got some good
stuff In him if you're given halt
a chance."
"Of course." She had words now.
"He has all sorts of plans. But he's
going to begin In his father's office.
We'll have a little home ot our
own, then."
"And just now Gar Is loafing, eh?
Honeymooning?"
"He's playing golf this afternoon
I didn't expect him back to din
ner." She spoke a little coldly.
"An Ideal wife for a golfer."
Then his smile vanished. He
frowned Into the Are, holding to a
long silence from which he spoke
presently with a mocking tone.
"Mrs. Frew has been very sweel
to you, haBn't she?"
"Oh, yes. She's been darling
'm hereby
Pound's grace.
We conspire, the
two of us," David
uld.
Lots of mothers, caring for Gar at
she doos, might not have forglvei
me. I can understand that now
But she's been very nice about It
"She's allowed you to sit on th
edge , of her throne. But she's lei
you see that hers Is a prior claim ui
Oar, hasn't she?"
"I won't listen to you it you talk
like that," Kitty answered spirit
edly. David patted her hand. "Don't,
then. But I'd like to see you stand
square on your two little feet, as
long as you've walked Into this
thing. Now let's talk about you.
I want to know about Brldgewater.
Did you live by any chance In a nice
friendly old house with a picket
fence around It?"
"Why, I did a very old house,
and a very old fence and both need
repairing most frightfully."
'a nice big kitchen that amelli
very pleasantly of baking end
family room with good, old, hon
orablo things In It?"
Laughing, she admitted to the
good old possessions of her father's
home, to their honorable shabbl
ness. "I like a place like that," David
said slowly. "A place that seems
to put arms around you when you
walk Into It I've got one out on
a by-road In the country."
"I'd love to see It," Kitty said
softly. She bent a tender glance on
David's head. There had been a
lonely note in his voice that made
her sorry tor him.
And presently, with an eagerness
born ot a loneliness deep In her
own heart she was telilng him
more about Brldgewater, ot Its gay
etles, of Sally Withers who was her
closest friend and of Phil who'd al
ways been Just, like an older brother
to her, ot the store and how hard
her father worked there and of her
mother. And David listened, smil
ing, his grave, deep-set eyes fixed
on her flushed, happy face.
She told him ot the kindergarten
class she had had the lost winter.
"I loved working with the chil
dren, they were such darlings."
"You foolish kid," he commented.
But he did not explain his pity and
before Kitty could resent it hi
sprang to his feet In mock alarm
Copyright, Jan Abbott
Does Qar get home Mfttyf
Trouble threatens, tomorrow,
Thomas Adjourns
Hearing On Rates
PORTLAND, Ore., Aptrl 18 (AP)
Adjournment until May i was tak
en Saturday in the Investigation ot
Vie Oregon Ptibllo Utilities commis
sioner Into affairs of the Norhwest
ern Electric company for the purpose
or forcing a lower rate schedule.
Charlea M. Thomas, commissioner,
ordered the adjournment to permit
the company to prepare Its side.
Brewery Expands
In Anticipation
8EATTLK, April 18. (AP) Offi
cials ot the Hemrtch Brewing com
pany today announced plan to es-
psnd the company's facilities for the
manufacture of near beer. Including
the erection ot a nee; (sctory to coel
lia.ooo. and preparations for the an.
ticlpated legalisation ot real beer,
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TOWARD HONSKOMS
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OF CHINESE
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rORTHrr DO
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THEKARE TO B
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