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luying Barbara
by Julia Cleft-Addams Author -too cant massy
BiHurSiB: The arrogant Hati.
Lodelu hae eent hit Itantee Bar
bora Quentin. two curt tc'.egrama
to iotn him in London. Barbara
refueee. until a third, mort con
ciliatory, orrlvet. She dathet tor
her train, and would have misted
it but tor the lilt given her by
Bir Jamet Cane. Sir Jamet flp-
Jieart ill at ease, tlark it living
n Farrell Armitage'e house, and
Farrell it launching him at an
artist and truing to cure hie lame
neat to that Barbara, whom Far
rell loves, can choose between
painter and baneactor on an
equable baste.
Chapter 88
UNWANTED GUEST
ttlJBRB r'axe, tnls," iali the
taxi-anrer.
Barbara got reluctantly out, dl
missed the cab and stood at a loss
In front ot Farrell Armltagas
house.
It was evident that there was
merry-making within. The bouse
was brilliantly ligbted. Barbara
gripped her suitcase firmly and at
tacked the front door.
Mr, Armltage!"
"Mr. Armltage la not at home,
madam."
Bho bad pat down the suitcase
and now suddenly wished that she
could sit down on it.
"Then I should like to see Mrs.
Lodely."
A woman In a wonderful evening
coat was talking to someone at the
back ot the ball, someone who
gleamed and glittered and who
seemed faintly familiar to Barbara.
'How wonderfully tiosti two were
dressed)- Her own grey tweeds and
the pretty scarf that bad looked so
charming on a railway journey now
' seemed merely dowdy. The foot
man was eyeing her doubtfully.
"Mrs. Lodoly bas retired, mad
sun." "Then please tell Mr. Lodely that
Miss Quentin la here."
Barbara, growing Irritated, bad
giren ber name with lntonse clear
ness and one of the gorgeous flg
nres In the background turned.
"Barbara. What in the world t"
It was Leila who came darting
towards ber, a Tory magnificent
ells in a filmy green gown pow
Jerad with gold.
"I oama because Mark wired for
me," explained Barbara, feeling
more than ever out ot place as the
sound of muslo came throbbing
down from the upper part ot tbe
bouse. "Be said be wanted me to
ooms at once Your father was aw
fully kind; be sent me by road to
Taunton."
. ut am ua nuuiwi uu I vvuai
the devil for7" .
I "It Is not unusual for a man to
'want to see his fiancee," Barbara
reminded ber coldly. Why was
'Leila so hostile!
: Barbara followed Leila's straight
bare back Into a room full ot beau
tiful things, shabby things, piles ot
.books and two dogs, all in a com
fortable. Interesting muddle. She
knew at once that tbese surround
ings could never in this world be
long to anyone but Armltage, She
dropped Into an enormous wicker
chair by the fire and tbe two tor
Tiers earns up to Inspect her.
' "Ton look tired out," commented
Leila, very nonchalant on the op
posite side of tbe boarth. "I imag
ine you'd like to rest here till the
party has gone home it you insist
on seeing Mark tonight You know
it's midnight already"
Barbara's annoyance grew.
"It It Is Mark's party, I don't see
why I shouldn't go to It. He prob
ably expects me."
"Have you brought a gladder rag
than that with you?" Leila's glance
at the tweeds and the scarf was
Ijgululcal,
!' "No, I haven't" '
' "Then I advise you to stay down
here, my doar. Mark has no use
for the stains ot travel at tbe mo
ment Let me tell blm you've ar
rived." "Very well!" Barbara knew she
was being ungracious, but she did
not care. "I'll wait here till be
comes. Judy's in bed, I bear? Is
abe HIT"
"Not In tbe slightest She was
huffy because Mark wouldn't Intro
duce her to bis friends. I'll go and
tell Mark."
She lounged oft and the '.errlors
simultaneously leapt on to Bar
bara's lap, turned round throo
times and settled themselves to
.sleep,
She must have dozed, too, under
the warm burden ot the sleeping
dogs. For when sho struggled up
right In the creaking old chair tho
clock on the mantelpiece told her
that It was nearly two.
The Ore had gone out She shiv
ered and pulled on her coat analn.
She felt angry, furiously humiliat
ed, and decided tba travel stalncd
ui not she would go upstairs ana
find Mark tor herself. She bad in
the past conceded too much to bis
weaknesses, bis helpless appeal.
Vaguely aware that she was
changing In her attitude towards
him, she told herself that she loved
him more, not less. Loved blm too
much to let him spoil their happi
ness. Sbe went quickly up tbe big stair
case. A door in tbe upper ball stood
open a little, revealing a long line
of bookcases; evidently a library.
She was a little way up the sec
ond flight when sbe saw, out ot tbe
corner of her eye, the door ot tbe
library swing wide,
"Babst Well, I'm dashed! D'you
know I thought It was you, but I
said to meselt It can't be Babs, 1
said, creepln' about at this time of
tbe nlghtl I was tryln' to find a
book I could read. Are you lookin'
for Mark?"
"Leila told me you were In bed,"
said Barbara, feebly following a
beckoning finger.
Mrs. Lodely led the way down
a aide corridor and into a bedroom
that was most obviously hers. She
was a peculiar figure under the
softly shaded lights. Her mannish
form was clad In flannelette pyja
mas, over which she had wrapped a
kimono very much tumbled and
soiled.
"I bad a row with Mark about
all tbese people he's Invited here,"
she said, pushing a cigarette be
tween her Hps and starting ber
usual hunt for matches. "He says
they ain't ny sort and I eay any.
body's my sort provided they're
nice and jolly and no nonsense
about 'em.
"So I went to bed early, but I
oouldn't get to aleep and, well,
there was some dancln' and slngln'
goln' on so I was just sllppln' up to
watch it when you "
"But you weren't going like that
Judy dear!"
'Well, I don't know why I
shouldn't Mark's very keen on this
beln' one ot those Bohemian sort
of parties with people strollln' In
just anyhow, so I thought " Sbe
broke oft and appeared to grasp
the riddle ot Barbara's presence
for tbe first time. "But what are
you doln' hero?"
Wearily Barbara explained.
"Whatever made him send for
you," she said after a pause, "you
won't see hint tonight it you take
my advice. You don't want to quar
rel with blm."
Why should we quarrel?"
"My dear gel, you know what
Mark can be when he's In a wicked
mood. And he's been In his wick
edest ever since he came here. I'm
not sure Farrell, though be means
well, he's tbe soul of generosity,
so's his young secretary, Poole I'm
not sure Farrell don't dollberately
work Mark up into being well
devilish. 'In fact "
"In foot?"
Mrs. Lodoly hnsltnted.
"Plonse go on, Judy."
"Well, my doar gel, it you will
have it, I'm pretty certain Farroll
bet Mark you wouldn't come It you
were sent tor. And Mark said ot
course yon would. Neither of 'em
really wonted you here at all."
"That's a lie," said Barbara Im
mediately. She had to thrust bor
bands deep Into bor pockots to
koep them off the big, highly col
ored face that gaped at ber. How
darod Judy how dared she I "It
he told me himself he had done It
I wouldn't bellevii It!" she addod
passionately. "He Is absolutely In
capable of a bet like thatl"
A gulp from Mrs. Lodoly was fol
lowed by a splutter and, finally,
speech. . . .
"Woll, I'm dashodl Snappln' my
bead oft like that! All I said was
that I thought they'd bet about It
I'm sure I can't help my thoughts.
As for your gettln' up on your high
horse about tbe rlghtness or wrong
ness ot it I didn't know Mark was
supposed to be such a paragon all
ot a sudden. Personally, I think
It's just the kind ot thing he would
bet about If ha were out ot temper
with you or anyone else. I admit
it's bad form, but Mark's Mark. We
agreed about that a long time ago."
"Mark? I don't mean that I
couldn't bellove it ot Mark!"
"Oh, I see," drawled Mrs. Lode
ly. "It wasnt Mark you were Sar
in" np about--It was Farrell Arml
tage." "Wo may have agreed that Mark
Is cutsido most codes and conven
tions," said Barbara, "but we
needn't suppose other men are all
at bis levoll"
(Copyright, Julia Cleft-Addamt)
Aoalnrt har wilt, Monday, Bar.
hart la fcrcad to appralsa Mtrk at
nia trua vaiua.
Guards Fired For
Escape Of Eight
PORTLAND, Jan. 33. yp) on
erjarg of two jailers tor "gross neg
ligence of duty" and suspension ot
another for SO days, as the result ol
the escape of eight county prisoners
from the Kelly Butte rock quarry
Sunday night, was recommended by
Superintendent o. K. Day last night.
Four of the eight men were recap
tured yesterday.
Beer Tax Levied
In Astoria Fines
ASTORIA, Jan. 39. (AP) Beer
taxes amounting to 16 a barrel were
demanded by the county In an to
tlon filed here Monday against Os
car J. Peterson and Edward Mooro of
Seaside who last summer served Jail
aentencea on charges of operating
beer parlors. The Judgbiont de
clared Moore was liable for taxes on
one and or.e-half barrels of beer,
and Peterson on two barrels.
WAHHINpTON. Jan. M. (P) A
warning that many railroad face re
organization or receivership was con
tained In the report on the Mc-Keown-LaOuardla
bankruptcy bill
placed before the house today by It
Judiciary committee. The bill Is look
ed upon by Its sponsors as bound to
help Che situation of such carriers.
The measure Is backed by both the
democratic and republican leadership
and Is In line with President Hoover's
recent message to congress . urging
revision of the bankruptcy law to
facilitate reorganization of corpora
tions and for the benefit of hard
pressed Individual.
Fender and body repairing. Prices
right. Brill fiheet Metal works.
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Regular dance every Saturday night,
K. of P. hall. New orchestra.
NEWWOOD JOINTS
AID TO INDUSTRY
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25, (AP)
Described as the most important Im
provement In the building ' field In
many years, a new met&od of mak
ing wood Joints will be explained at
the annual meeting of the West Coast
S'MATTER POP
By C. M. PAYNE
f -AT VKTT-a. uzoa l "Hi ) CeuLT) J V A N'CtfEt
ij'y h4 StCOMBHtCTV ,ffek. ( NOT 1 )
(t l (Copyright, 1033, by Th B;ll ByiidlcaU, Ina.)' WLj
Lumberman's Association In Tscoma
Prlday.
As a result of studies just com
pleted, the lumber Industry for tbe
first time can offer engineers exact
Information for wood use in various
kinds of design, the association de
clared. Another result Is tbe new
metal fastenings which will be util
ized practically the full strength ot
both the metal joint and the wood.
Because of these uses, engineers can
forsee wood and timber construction
used at 50' per cent or leas than the
present cost.
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Stay Execution -
Klamtah Negro
SALEM, Jan. 25. (AP) A stay of
execution, pending an appeal to the
supreme court, was Issued for Theo
dore Jordan, sentenced to hang Feb
ruary 8. The stay was Issued by
Judge William M. Duncan of Klam-
ath county, where Jordan was con
victed of murder.
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Get your Texas ftot Tamales. Reel
Chill snd Hamburgers at Coffee Ann's.
Hotel Allen corner.
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