jrEPFOTiri MTTL TUTBTJNT, rEDFOTin. OREGON, WEDNESDXT, 5IAT IT, 1932.
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BTNOPSIS: Oarfleld Fret It
tending flowert to Marot Vrotby
or Icatt, to hit utt, Kitty, tut-
Jectt, aht ttoet not realltt that
'arot ft gaining a hatd on Oar
through tht lit lit theater work
they art dolnj. Though Oar Alt
Hket hit half-brother, David, Rft
til rematnt loyal to Davii t Mnd
thlf. Chapter 21
DOM A PRINCESS RATf
PTTTT put th Incident of tb
' orchids out of htr mind. Marge-
; any on of a nun-
wore them often :
ber of admlrera might hare aen
tnem to her. "And, anyway, what
If Oar did?" ahe asked of herself,
feeling rery tolerant and under-
tending.
Chrtatmaa occupied her time and
thought.
In a bureau drawer ahe had hid
don her gift for Oar. It waa
orayon aketch of a New York sky-
line. "Granite Mountains," Kitty
had thought when the first eaw It,
and the rising peaks had made her
think ot the Panther range at dusk.
Gar would think that, too.
She planned how Gar and she
would celebrate this, their first
Christmas together. They'd hare a
tree, of course. They'd trim It and
light It Christmas Bre.
But Our laughed when ah aaid
they'd hare a tree,
"We won't be home long enough
to look at It, Kit. Marge la throw
ing a party Christmas Ere, at the
theater sort of christening. And
mother'!! want us orer at the house
00 Christmas Day."
Kitty would not be dismayed.
She only smiled when Oar called
ber a tnnny little kid.
Oar's time waa glren otw more
than erer to the Players. It was
necessary for him to go to these
last rehearsals, he explained to
Kitty. Erery day he went orer to
the little theater; there was always
aomething or other there to de
mand his attention. He talked end
lessly of one thing or another, the
' new drop curtain, the lighting effect,
the little coffee room next to the
foyer, who waa good and who
wasn't In the cast, "Walt until you
aee Marge! She's perfect I" He con
fided to Kitty that Somerset waa a
bum. But Marge was handling him
properly! And Kitty listened, ho
llering she was really Interested be
cause Oar waa ao Interested.
Oar had been Insisting that she
buy a new erenlng dress for ber
elt. "Call It my Christmas pres
ent. If you want to, Kit." She'd
consented, finally, on that under
standing. But Oar was too busy to
go with her to select It. She bought
a (limy white and allrer thing.
Throe days before Christmas ahe
ran Into Dorcas In one of the
atoros. Dorcas' arms were full of
bundles. She nodded down at her
burden. "These ara for my family.
I always hare a party Christmas
Ere. Wish you could come."
They'd talked only for a moment
for Dorcaa waa In a rush.
Kitty felt a moment'! enry for
the merriment they'd hare In Bor
eas' room. Darld would be there, of
'course
Well, ahe wea glad Darld wouldn't
Ibe alone!
And she'd hare ber tree. She'd
bought It; the janitor waa going to
help her stand It In a corner of the
llrlng room. She'd trim It before
Oar came home. She'd hare an espe
cially nice aupper and they'd eat
In state. She'd put on the new dress
Oar's Christmas gift. And then
they'd light their tree
Snow fell steadily the day before
Christmas. At dusk the city was
eorered with a soft blanket.
She trimmed the little tree, lor
lngly, sniffing at Its fragrance.
Her aupper waa ready except (or
the switching on ot the oren beat.
She pat on the new dress with
considerable excitement. Oar would
like It.
The telephone rang. "Kit, I'm
down at the theater tied np In
knots. I Just can't gat away. Will
you be awfully lonosome It I don't
get home until late?"
"But, Oar" .
I "The racket here won't start an
tU midnight. I'll dash up In time
to get dressed. Hare my things
ready, will you? Looks like It was
going to be some Christmas, Kit!"
1 Kitty put down the telephone.
Her llpa quivered, tears brimmed
In ber eyes. Christmas Evel She
turned her back on the little tree
and went slowly Into the bedroom.
It Gar had sounded more eorry iat
be was detalnedl He hadn't ex
plained what kept him. Unpleasant
suspicions leaped to ber mind.
But she met them defiantly. Of
course aomething bad come np; sbi
understood how they all turned to
Gar In any emergency, depended on
him. She was proud that tbey dldl
Oh, she understood. She said aloud:
"It's all right" It would be only
a matter ot two houra or so and
then he'd come, he'd dress, they'd
go out to meet their Christmas
gayly
Thoee "two bours or so" loomed
threateningly until a sarlng thought
came to her. She'd go to Dorcaa'
apartment, surprise them all In
their merriment. They'd be glad to
bare her come. She ordered a taxi
cab. "92 Ketchum Street." She sat
rery erect in It, smiling In antici
pation of bursting In upon them.
She'd see Darld.
She heard laughter as she entered
the old house. Dorcas' door stood
open flooding the narrow upper
hall with rosy light. Kitty stood
In the door for a moment before
anyone noticed her. With one swift
sweeping glance her eyes took In
the familiar room, the familiar
faces, the little white-haired man
sitting in the chair of honor, the
Christmas tree twinkling at the
further end of the room, Dorcas
and Mrs. Gentle and Mark In the
alcore fussing over the table laden
with food, Darld, his back to her,
standing before the fire.
He turned as If some wordiest
greeting had reached him across
the room. Hor coat had slipped a
little off from her sboulders reveal
ing her to him more a vision of
mist and silver than the flesh and
blood reality that waited, smiling,
for a word to bid her enter.
The others saw her before Darld
could speak. She was drawn Into
the room gayly. "I didn't think
there waa a dog's chance of your
getting here, Kitty," Dorcaa cried.
Ehnll and Max were pressing her
hand. Everyone seemed to talk at
once, everyone except Darld. Ha
still stood by the Are but his eyes
bung on ber, his smile met here.
I can't quite believe you're real,"
he said to her In a low tone when
she stood beside him.
They made a place tor her In
their merriment.
Mark passed the plates which
Mrs. Gentle bad heaped with food.
Max filled the coffee cups. Darld
put his pillow next to Kitty's chair.
"Does a princess eat?"
She accepted his compliment with
a rlrid blush. "This one does. I'm
ravenous! Oh, It's nice, being here
with you tonight"
She waa relaxing happily, the old
security sweeping orer her. It waa
nice, this feeling ot belonging to
this cheer that prevailed. She tor-
got what she had fled from)
Darld seemed particularly nice
tonight a different Darld than she
had known, ready to laugh, ready
with nonsense that made the others
laugh. She liked this David! She
liked the look he gave her now and
then which was so wholly hers. It
had something of Tubby's devotion
In It It waa tbe new dress, of
course, she thought
Presently she took alarm at the
lateness of the hour. While she was
bidding each one good-by and ex
changing wishes for the Christmas
Day Darld went down to the street
to hall a taxi. He put her Into It
and leaned for a moment In the
open window ot the door.
"I hare a little thing for you,
Kitty. It's a promise. I'm going
to finish that hook."
"Oh, Darld, that'll be the nicest
thing of all! Tou know how much
I want it"
Aa the taxi rushed her back to
the Tudor Arms she thought ol
David's promise, feeling a - little
glow of satisfaction that It had
been made to her. Darld had let
her in. the slater who was ready
with affection and pride and con
cern for his success. Ot course she
really could help him more than
Dorcaa could because their feeling
tor one another always stood in
their way; It made Dorcas more
critical, Darld less-confldont
Oar had not yet come In. It waa
almost midnight almost Christmas
Day. The lamp which Kitty had
left burning touched with soft light
the waiting Christmas tree. Kitty
stood tor a moment, looking at It
Bofore they rushed off to the party
at the theater she and Oar would
take time for the ceremony of
switching on the lights.
She went to the bedroom and laid
out Oar'e erenlng clothes. She
hoard a key In the door Oar! 8he
ran out to the entry ta meet blm.
Tubby and Red Harding stood In
the open door, supporting Oar be
tween them. Gar's head waa hang
ing limply, sldewlse, his ftux
blotched. Idiotically blank.
Copyright, Jant Abbott)
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has haop.n.ilf
too Witt on Monday,
r till
Kilty
and whet
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JOBLESS STAGE
WELUNOTON, New Zealand, May
11. (AP) Rioters ouUlde the houae
of parliament bombarded the build
ing with bricks and stones, breaking
150 windows before the police took
control.
The trouble began when a parade
of 4000 unemployed, which up to
then had been orderly, reached the
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started.
Police aald there wea only about
SO men Involved In the rioting. A
number of theee were arrested. Some
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the Ignatur of A. A. Schramm, nut
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SHERIDAN W.V BtVi will open
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