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IfEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEPFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933.
TTSuying Barbara
j Jolla Oeft-Addams f Tovcun
SYNOPSIS: Barbara OuffnHn,
eummoned to London by her
fiancee Ufirk Lodely. find As ie
giving a party, Uore. he ignore
her. unfit finally the etarte toward
the eound of the muito. She nnde
Uark'e mother and indignantly
deniee her euggeetton that Uark
and hie host. Farrett Armitage.
' have bet ae to iohether ehe will
reepond to Uark'e eummone. Ar
mitage ie in love with Barbara,
and toiehee to launch Hark ae an
artlet eo that they may compete on
aven term tor Barbara' love.
Chapter ST
BARBARA IN PLIGHT
ITTELL I'm dashed!" artlar
Mated Mr. Lodelj. "Standln
there tallln' me 700 think better ot
a young teller like Farrell Armitage
than yon do of the man you're goln
to marry!"
Barbara gazed back at her. Her
anger, ber leaping, living pride, van
lihed. She Celt stricken.
Not because ot anything Judy
might say or think. Judy had never
really mattered. But because In
that one spurt ot Indignation her
spirit had taken n eager step to
wards Farrell Armitage and she
knew It and was afraid. , , ,
"Babst"
Judy's tone had changed. Judy
her cigarette banging from the cor
ner of her mouth, sounded almost
timid.
"There's no need for us to quar
rel, Babi, Is there?" I certainly
didn't mean to run Farrell down If
70a didn't" She appeared to real
lie the depths ot her own muddle-
ment "What I mean to say la,
there's no need for any compart
sons as they're always odious."
Barbara walked oyer to a basin,
found a glass and drank some cold
water. The shelf sbovo the basin
was full ot the general mess and
stickiness that Mark's mother
eemed automatically to create. Her
presence lay on the quiet, solidly
appointed room like a film of mould
Barbara had a fleeting memory of
ber little new bouse, with Its fresh,
pals colors. Oh, If only someone
would take Judy off her hands tor
rerl "I'll go up to Mark now," she said,
when she had drunk her water.
"Yon most do as yon like."
"Just one minute before you go,
Bsbsl" Judy bad lumbered In front
of the door and Barbara bad to stop
and listen. "I'm sure 1 don't want
to offend you and everything I do
or say seems to offend you, lately."
Judy was, for Judy, quite apolo
getic, "But as Mark's mother, I
feel I ought to know how things
stand. Ton are goln' to marry
Mark, Dabs surely t"
"Of course, Judyl Why do you
doubt It!"
"Well, Farrell's goln' about saytn'
he well, you evidently ain't think-
In' seriously about him, so there's
no need for ns to go Into It But
there's somothln' I'd like to tell you
In case you're thlnkln' life with
Mark and me might oome a bit too
bard on 700."
"If It's any more abont your get
ting a Job, we can't discuss It now.
Heaven knows what time ot night
it Is!"
"It'a nothln' to do with Jobs for
any ot us. It's about a an Inherit
ance." "Whose?" asked Barbara.
fihe was by now almost dosper
ately fatigued and the cold water,
though It had steadied her nerves
bad brought a feeling ot falntness.
The sandwiches she had had
seemed a matter ot days ago. Judy's
' talk about an Inheritance could
wait, couldn't It? And whose In
heritance? "As to that, rm not In a position
to say," returned Mrs. Lodely, with
unusual precision. "All I want yon
to know Is -that when you've mar
ried Mark, there'll be a good chance
ot us all never bavin' to do another
hand's turn so long as we lire."
"But whose money will It be
Mark's?"
Mrs. Lodely swallowed nervous
ly. I "What's Msrk's will be yours and
what's yours will be Mark's, I sup
pose, my dear gel."
1 Not Ull afterwards did Barbara
realise the evasion behind the
words. She moved Impatiently to
wards the door and Mrs. Lodely
gave way before her.
"I'm going up to Mark," repeated
Barbara and stepped out again Into
the strangeness of the house.
She came back to the staircase
H was still deserted end then a
light high up, outside her vision
.was turned out and everything
beyond the turn ot the stairs was
In darkness. .Involuntarily she
paused In her ascent and at once
Mrs. Lodely's voice whispered be
hind her.
"Tbat's because someone's danc
ln' or somothln', I'll bet Come on,
let's go and see."
Mrs. Lodely, who had dragged a
coat over her kimono and now pre
sented an even more strangely "Bo
hemian" spectacle, pattered past
her and led the way upstairs. Here
a faint light guided them, a light
that set Barbara's nerves on edge,
for It was a sickly yellowish green.
"There I I said they were dancln',
didn't ir
Barbara pressed steadily forward.
She was now In a small upper hall,
over which occasionally the yellow
green radiance glimmered and
threw into relief the forms of peo
ple sitting or standing round her,
servants, probably, for the erratlo
Illumination revealed tired. Impas
sive faces of contemptuous cut The
guests were evidently on the fur
ther side of an open door.
Ehe went cautiously on and found
herself on the tbreshold ot what
must be Mark's studio. The sickly
light Jilt her across the eyes for a
second and ehe could distinguish
nothing. Then her sight was re
leased and drawn to the center of
the big room, where a woman was
dancing.
Barbara felt her face scorch and
burn. She was not prudish It was
not that But there was about this
posturing, these soft padding move
ments, something Inherently ani
mal. The woman wore a mask, and
little else.
"My wordl" breathed Mrs. Lode
ly. "Bit darln' what?"
Before she could say more, the
muslo shrloked and blared and In
groat curving leaps the dancer
sprang towards them, fleeing for
the door. Barbara, .-lower than oth
ers to give way, was for a moment
in her path and, ducking her bead,
she let the sickly light flood full
upon Barbara's face.
There was a screech of laughter
from somewhere and then lights
sprang up Inside the studio, and
Barbara looked over the heads and
recumbent forms of a small crowd
of people, straight across the space
of the room to Mark.
Mark! Her first thought was that
he was 111, tor he was all aakew
upon a -ouch, his fair, tousled hesd
In a woman's lap. Then he put up s
long hand, sotted her hair and drag
glng a Jowolled elide from It threw
It Into a group of squatting people.
She struck at him, treed hersell
and made after It; and Mark, turn
ing on his side to watch her go,
caught sight of Barbara. Mrs. Lode
ly had disappeared In the wake ol
the dancer.
Barbara looked hack at him, wait
ing tor him to welcome her to this
gathering ot his friends.
A young man had captured the
piano stool and was playing loudly
and formlossly. Mark sat up on h's
couch and reached to a table behind
him. He appeared to be writing
something no, he was drawing.
His hand hovered, swooped, curved,
as though It bad a Beparate life of
Us own. Barbara could not look
away. Her eyes were still fixedly
upon him when he spoke smilingly
to a lovely girl whose head was
near his shoulder. She Jumped up
and drew from the wall an easel.
She arranged It and he bandod her
a white square evldontly a sketch
to prop upon Its ledge.
Barbara saw tbe girl look at the
sketch, then towards heraelt In the
doorway; she hoar her squeal ot
silly laughter.
Barbara backed, turned and ran.
Mark was going to be cruol In front
of those people. No, she couldn't
stand that! She couldn't stand
that!
She plunged In panlo towards the
stair-head, pushing aside vague, ob
structing shapes for this landing
was still In darkness. Just at the
turn of the staircase, she paused
and peered back.
She had heard a voice say some
thing about "Snows him up protty
plainly, the dirty little bounder."
and there In the doorway where she
had etood was a tall man's form,
hlg shoulders bearing a brown
head; all else was In shadow.
She plunged on, Ignoring the fact
that there was an elevator, almost
slipping and falling In her anxiety
to be gone from his house. She
gained the big hall there was a
servant here, elderly, upright
Where Is my suit-case, please?"
she gasped at him. But before he
could make cny answer she had
seen It halt behind a couch. She
snached It up, pulled open the door
and ran out
(Copirrtsht. list. Julia Cleft-Addame)
Barbara Insults ens whom arts
should have thanksd, tomorrow.
I
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
Th regultr monthly sceeUr.g of
th Talent District Prultgrowen' club
will t hold t the IrrlRtttlon district
office at Talent Friday evening. Janu
ary 87.
Ther will be a discussion, led by
Prof. Relmer on "How to reduce or
chard operating costs. answers are
requested to come prepared to dis
cuss this subject.
All growers of the Tall ey are In-Tlted.
Will Celebrate
Anniversary Of
Phoenix Grange
PHOENIX, Jan. 20. (Spl.) Phoe
nix Orange met Tuesday night with
attendance of 22 members, and two
visitors. Obligation In the first end
second degree, were given R. E. Den
ser. F. B. Denzer, Mr. Burson, and
Miss Laura Burson. Obligations in
the third and fourth degrees was
given Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pickle.
The legislative committee, A. W.
Shepard. chairman, gave report
of the sales tax, which was adopted.
Program for the lecture consisted
largely of reports of the recent ses
sion of the National Orange at Wlns-ton-Balem,
N. O.
Doughnuts and coffee were served
by the H. E. committee.
Next meeting of the Orange will be
February 14. This will be the sec
ond anniversary of tbe Phoenix
Orange, and special plans are being
made for the entertainment.
A card party Is being sponsored
on Saturday night of this week to be
held at the hall the very nominal
admission charge to entitle each to
the evening of cards and refresh'
menu.
Police Probing
Consul's Death
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Jan. 26
(AP) Police continued their investi
gation today of the death of Raymond
Davis, United States consul, who died
last night when he Jumped or fell
from a second floor stair landing to
the lobby of the Hotel Alcorn where
he lived.
S'MATTER POP
By C. M. PAYNE
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AMENDING BILL
ft ALUM. Jan. 2d. IP Over
whelming disapproval or the proposed!
barber amendment bill was expressed
at a public hearing last night.
Almost a score of barbers definite
ly opposed It, while only two favored
It. Frank Penner, secretary of the
State Master Barbers' Association,
told of the Insignificance of the pres
ent fees which would be further cut
under the bill, and cited voluntary
salary cute taken by the shop examiners.
Local barber examination groups ;
would In part replace the state group
under the proposal, but fear of local
animosities entering the examina
tions was expressed by most of the
barbers.
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Broken
by
windows glazed
Trowbridge Cabinet Works.
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By GLUYAS WILLIAMS :
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SMARTW ON KE
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THE lEN6frl OF RINK
ON JJMSE SKATE, StT
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PURSUES HIM. OUNlOR.
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SKATE COMES OFF EN
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ONE'S ATTENTION TO HIM
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off and Walks
ASHORE
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BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McManua
WHAT IN TUB
WORLD AP?e YOU
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ASOOT- MOTWER?
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KITCHEN ANDTCLL HEM
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