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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933. uying Barbara hy JmUm Cleft-Adalaau Aar mf-yov can-t maut 8TNOP8IB ! The targe fortune Bir James Cane took from Bar bara yeare before ha been re stored, and Barbara hat divided it equally between herself, th1- Canee, and Mark Lodely and hie mother. Mark ie a euacesaful London art tat; Barbara a successful London decorator. Their lono-standlng en gagement was broken and Farrell Armitage, wealthy Londoner was Baroara's announced euttor. Now, . without warning, a newspaper . prints the news that Barbara and Mark will marry. Leila Cane, who lovee Mark, reads 'Ye article iust at she starts to work. Chapter 48 BARBARA'S 8URPRI8E MARK and Barbara. After that first swimming moment In her mother's room Leila had felt noth ing emoUontally new abont ft. There had been so little hope, real ly, that Farrell Armltage would be able to come between them, dbe bad not seen him since that day of climax, nearly a year ago, when he had pushed the emercld Into her hand, but Patsy Baonl spoke of him : sometimes. Bhe went np Malavle's dark stairs and Into the room where sue had co leare her hat She had taken a cab, and her eitravagancs had made her almost the earliest arrival. Bhe walked through the empty, sunny workrooms and through a door let tered "Miss Quentin." She knew there was a telephone there, and she thought It would amuse ber to ring np Barbara before she left home. "Wish her luck and all that," ' But Barbara was sot at ber hotel; he was here In the big, bare room, She leaned, palms dowuwand, upon pile of sketches, her pose absorbed and Intent, her eyes blank.. "Oh! Sorry!" said Leila. Barbara started and smiled. The ketches toppled and she straight ened them before she spoke. ' "You're early, Leila. All Weill" "All excellent, thanks. If you don't hear glowing reports of my progress. It's only because I don't eem to be making any." She paused and added, "I came In to nse your 'phone In your absence, as a matter of fact." ' "Breach of discipline," twinkled Barbara. "Good thing I'm her to top you." They regarded each other easily and pleasantly acr.ni the littered table. "Well, I hope you know what 1 : would bar said to yon on the 'phone," managed Leila a', last. "1 don't know why It always Mounds so much thinner done face to face. But there yon are I wish you hap piness. Both of you." Barbara lifted her head sharply. The movement brought It Into shad ow, and lmmudlately the silvery gold deepened and darkened, wave upon wave. Her eyes darkened, too, and grew wary. "I don't understand you. You speak as though I I'd choaon." "Well, according to the paper, you have. Your engagement Is an nounced to Mark." "But it can't bel I didn't send any announcement to the papers, Leila shrugged. . "Well, someone did. Mark, prob ably. You'll have shoal of congrat ulations all day, I don't doubt." She turned away, moistening dry Hps, "But " began Barbara. She looked suddenly very young, a slen der, bewildered child In a dark frock "There's a mistake," she Insisted "It Mark announced our engage ment, he did It for some reason of his own. I haven't said I'd marry him." "But you are going to. Aren't you?" . "Why need I marry xnyboly r I'm happy as I am." , "You needn't, but you will. You're I that kind. Men Mark's kind and .Farrell's kind will always want you. And they'll badger you until you get desperate and marry any one. Malavle, Ltd." ' The tension relaxed. Barbara col ored, glanced towards a door that led Into the great man's sanctum. "Oh, he's thought of It, toot" com mented Leila shrewdly. "Well, there's one thing, you'd And out at last what his real name Is." Barbara gathered up the pile or ketches and took them to Jacques Malavle, Ltd, who, like herself, bad started work at six o'clock that morning. In a room even bigger and barer than hers he now sat with the morning papers before htm and removed a plnce-nes from his schol arly countenance as he asked wheth er she had finished. "Yes. And I think you'll be pleased. But I won't come ont to breakfast with you after all, If you don't mind." "You must reuah food. You had a heavy day yesterday, remembah." "I know. But I've some private business to attend to this morning." She pointed to a paper open at the social column, "1 didn't authorise that announcement, Mr. Malavle." "Not" Jacques Malavle, ltd., like Leila, was not Impressed by the denial. "Ah, well, the day will come, nevertheless." He added with genuine dignity, "You know how greatly you could honor me it you would crown our collaboration" "It Is I who am honored," she re plied. "But It Isn't possible." Jacques Malavle, Ltd., allowed a smile to lift his austere lips. "I congratulate you," be said, "on having ah definitely eliminated one of ns." Barbara saluted the little joke gratefully and went back to her own room. She put on outdoor things and ran down Into the sunshine. Beautiful, these October days! And on the thought there came scurrying the ghosts. Autumn in the west country the wandering leaves, tbe snap of bracken under? foot, the swelling murmur of tbe sea. And for tbe first time In more than twenty years she remembered, here In the dirty little London street, that on such a day as this she bad promised Mark's father to take care of Mark and that she bad bad in ber hands a ball, a gay, big, bouncing thing. Her fingers curved, remem bering it. Barbara found her thought Inevi tably swinging from Mark to Farrell, keeping his steady course, confident and powerful. Barbara told herself that If, after a year, she could not choose between these two men she was answered. She was not meant to marry at all. Old maldT Old maldT tapped Bar bara's heels on the pavements. She shook her bead, protesting. She loved ber life, the life of these last twelve months, but just because she loved It she desired Its fulfilment. "Good-morning, Barbara!" She checked and turned with real pleasure. "Mr. Freret How In the world could I bava passed youl 1 Oh, I am so glad to soe youl I suppose yon are staying at Brandish Place with Farrell?" Well, I thought I was." The bright eyes snapped mischievously at her. "But I'm not at all sure now that I'm not staying at Brandish Place with Mark." Barbara looked amusedly at the distant pile of Farrell'a house, just visible from this part of the Park. "Ah, a year ago you would have apologised for him," commented tbe old man. "You would have rushed to his defense." "He doesn't need defending any more." "He never did; but you wouldn't seeltl Now let us just alt down for a tew minutes on this sunny bench. Don't say. that you haven't really time to stop and talk to me, because I know nobody ever has. Were you going to Brandish Placer' Yes. I have a bone to pick with Mark. About the announcement be put In this morning's papers." "Well, then you will be disap pointed, because he Is not at borne." "Where Is be, do you know?" "I understood him to say last night that he was dining and sup ping with Miss Patsy Baoul. Let us hope," added Mr. Frere noncom mittal, "that her hospitality will Include a morning paper, too." Barbara watched the vicar's stick tapping and churning there In the Ioobs earth, a poor substitute tor his pond. , Mark doos almost everything de liberately," she said after a while. "He guessed I should came straight to Brandish Place this morning, and I expect he wanted to ehow me" She broke oft, retreated along the orderod line of her thoughts and be gan afresh. "I broke with him, yon know, because I felt I bored him." "Go on." "It was wrench for me. It had been so many yeara that I'd loved Mark. And Farrell saw It and didn't want me to feel rejected. So he promised me he'd make Mark want me again. And be has." "Things very often come too eas ily to Farrell, " said Mr. Frere. It was my money, at first," went on Barbara, painstakingly elear about It "When I could afford beau tiful clothes, when I could afford to be amusing and careless and really young, then Mark wasn't bored with me any more. Then 1 bought a part nershlp In Malavle's; I thought Mark would call that stuffy of me and drop ma again. But he didn't. He Is spoiled. He can't bear the thought of my marrying anyone but him; whether he really wants me himself or not, he can't bear it And ao for the last year ha has" "Wooed you," suggested tbe vicar as she hesitated. "A very pleasant old word. I wish I could find as pleasant a one for his breakfasts with Miss Raoul." (Copyright, Ills. Julia Oleft-Adiams) Barbara makes, Monday, an Im portant oholoa. SOLDIER WHO SERVED WITH CUSTER PASSES NATIONAL SOLDIERS' ROMS, 8AWTEUJE, Calif, Fab. 8. (AP) funeral servloea will be held here today for Henry M. Brlnkerhotf. 70, who served with General Ouster in the battle of Pie Little Big Horn, PENDLOTON, Ore., Feb. 8 VP) Mrs. Ulla Kirk, prominent wheat ranch operator of Athena, and Mrs. Armanda Van 'Landlngham were fa tally Injured In an automobile acci dent near Milton late yesterday. Desirable bouses always In Dm olaaa condition for rent, leas ot sal Oall 10S J'VILLE GRANGE PLANS PROGRAM Another splendid program will be presented at the Jacksonville Orange Friday evening. The committee In charge, Mrs. Catherine Wendt ana Nellie Nledermeyer, will present a patriotic program and will be awLst- ed by Mrs. Ray Bunsaker of the Jack sonville school. 'Who has arranged for several numbers by the chool chil dren. The program will begin at 8 o'clock and will be open to the public. Home Economics club will meet at the home of Mrs. Edith Glfford on Thursday . afternoon, February 0. Special work and program has been prepared by the committees In charge. Beet wearing silk hosiery with satisfaction guaranteed service and chiffon 75c ie M.OO 4 ETHEL WYN B. HOFFMANN. ROSEBURG, Ore., Feu. ft. (AP) Clarence W. Steart, 20. former Marsh- field resident and ex-member of the U. 8. marines, la held In Jail here following his confession, officers report, of a holdup in Xtoseburg last Sunday night and the passing of S'MATTER POP By C M. PAYNE FA' UW 4.rtf-a.J IHJ . WtCK-ei. I'LL. J j9ufT ll I ( Twt CewrsT ( NICjCtL. J . TnioT IT -W Don't V V. V. ' ' " ' I TlWD OWE. "VA VJOWT I ffi 1llli CA66 "ltZVA- Mr'' jar ' 0 J l L (Copyright,, by The Bell Byi worthless cheer. The holdup victim, Mrs. J. A. Peterson, had no money for the robber, but ber accurate per sonal description of the youth led to his arrest where he was camped with his stepfather and mother. 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