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BYSOPS1S: JniM llmon, III,
t'emt to ttt doing veil tnovgh in
hit taut prurlirf. but tor tht
"cairn" of tht tovm to bthavt a
lit dott it ditconcerling to all hit
Aunt Sarah't trtendt Theu havt
ehot'n Jnnt Northrup tot him. and
ht prettrt uttllt tlarrlt although
Jan It rich ind l.'tlit It tht daugh
ter it ilrhnLn printer. Aunt Rarah
it ail inn a d'tnrina partv. hnvever
aid hot atkrd Jane tor Jamet
utlhaut consulting him.
Chapter 18
MOON GODDESS
THE cotillion led to much planning
and plotting and contriving of In
expensive but original favors be
tween the two leaders.
James found blmself evening after
evening, when be wanted to be with
Leslie, on bis way to the North nips
In answer to ft peremptory telephone
call to discuss some vital matter
concerning the dance.
James appreciated that Jane was
giving a lot of time and attention to
helping his aunt and naturally be
was grateful and bad to be decent
about It. Jane excelled In this sort
of thing and gradually fired James
with her own enthusiasm and am
bition to make this the most suc
cessful party ever given In New Con
cord. James tried to explain all about
It to Leslie and why he went so often
to the .S'orthrups, but for one he
found Leslie Incredibly difficult. She
apparently was not at all Interested
In his movements or the whys and
wherefores of his not coming to see
her.
indeed she had been so busy It
seemed she hadn't even noticed bis
comings and goings, James, aghast
at the callousness of woman, was so
unhappy ha wanted to die.
It was a very beautiful party,
danced on the Stlmson lawn to the
soft muslo of violins with Japanese
lanterns everywhere trying to out
rival the midsummer moon. Jane
was the first arrival. She had a new
dross, a filmy thing of white and
liver, with. a circle ot brilliants In
her dark wavy balr.
"You look like a moon goddess,"
James said to ber as ha groeted ber
on the portlcoed front veranda, "like
Diana horself." .
"And you as the perfect host have
played Jupiter and provided me with
my chariot," Jane laughed, waving
toward the moon.
"See how clear the lady Is tonight
I am certain she Is pleased with our
party. Look, she is telling us we
must be a little mad tonight, that we
must search out a moonbeam and
dance up and up . . , Will you go
with met Will you help me search!"
"To the ends of the world," James
answered gallantly. And turned and
aw Leslie Harris framed In the
spacious doorway, the ubiquitous
Bam Fletcher Just behind her carry
ing her wrap.
Leslie was In flesh-colored organ
die ruffled from waist to hem. How
weot she looked; as sweet as a tea
rose, as sweet as his grandmother.
But damn It, he wished she wouldn't
mile up at Sam In just that particu
lar way . . . with that smile he had
thought she kept tor him alone. . , .
"I hope wo are not Interrupting."
siil (I Leslie coming forward. "I'm
afraid we are a little early and 1
know you and Jane have a lot of
things to talk over. We'll corns back
later."
"yOU'RE not early," said James
hastily. "Jane and I settled
everything a week ago. Here, let me
have your cloak."
"I'll keep It," Sum answered grim
ly. "Leslie and I want to take a
walk, to see the grounds. This Is too
well a night to waste poking around
Indoors."
"1 agree with you," Jan said
lightly. "Hello, 8am. How lovely you
look, Leslie. Did your mother make
Ihul dress? Shu's ft wonder If she
did."
"1 made It myself," Leslie an
swered. "You'ro gorgeous tonight,
Jane dear. James Is right; you do
look a moon goddess. The party can't
help but bo wonderful with Dlnna
anil," she paused and gave a little
throaty chuckle, "and Jupiter In
oommand. Come on, Sam. Let's go
and explore. Perhaps If we're lucky
wo'll find a moonbeam ourselves."
She cniictit Sam's hand and ran
with Mm down the stops out Into the
scented moon-drenched garden, her
laughter floating behind her. Jane
slipped her arm through James'.
"I'm afraid." alio snld lightly, "that
Lesllo Is making fun of us. I'm afraid
1 was ft little sentimental about the
moon. Uut It's a night for sentiment.
1 can stand It If you can. And per
haps we ought to go In and find your
Aunt Sarah. As a matter of fact, she
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AT
BALKM. Ore. (UP) The most Intel
ligent students at Willamette uni
versity are those who have to truf
fle to atay In school, announce.
Dean Frank Ericknon aftor tabulating
the rmulta of an aptitude test given
!rehn.An students.
The averse aoora for the whole
eliM wa 177. The average for boys
who are remaining In school by dint
Of SEK A work Waa 1B8.
Of M boys In the class placed on
probation In the first wmwtr. oni
elrht were 8EKA workers.
"The results would aeem to Indi
cate the boys who are willing to work
for their eduratlnn are better stu
dent than the others," said Dean
Hrkk-wn.
iSEHA essldtanr Is given student
who would not otherwise be ab.e to
remain tn colhe. The avcrags month
ly w&e la 19 or 110. I
II T RICHES
I sent me out here to bring you back."
"Oh, Leslie didn't mean anything.
She just likes to laugh."
"Oh. didn't she? Well, perhaps
not Leslie's head la probably turned.
It will be step up for ber, big
step. If she marries Sam."
There was a call then for James
from his aunt The guests were Ar
riving and be must go Inside and
greet them. He was grateful he did
not have to answer Jane. A step np
for Leslie! That mutt! But she had
no right to smile at him as if she
. . as If she . , , But ot course she
did not Well, If Leslie wanted to
dance on ft moonbeam he'd find her
one. Sam wouldn't know ft moon
beam from a power station.
But James bad reckoned without
his duties as host Ha did not see
Leslie again until he was on the
dancing platform leading the grand
march with Jane. Afterwards he
made many attempts to favor Les
lie. But she never seemed to sea him
or catch his signals until ha was
tight before her. And by that time
Sam or Bud or Jackson had grabbed
ber. When James Anally danced
with her be found ber distrait and
unresponsive, vehement In ber
praise of Jane's beauty, Jane's
charm, Jane's cleverness.
'Look here. I don't want to talk
about Jane. She's all that you say.
but I want to know wby you are
treating me like this. What have I
done? You've go; to tell me. You
know I'd rather cut oft my right
hand than , . ."
Jimmy dear, don't be so tragic.
You haven't done anything. And I'm
not treating you any other way than
I always have. But one cannot mo
nopolize one's host."
"Monopolize? You call It monopo
lizing . . ."
THE! waltz ended abruptly loavlng
Leslie just beside Julia Millard.
Leslie linked her arm In Julia's,
could not be pried away. Time and
time again during that hectic and
endless evening Leslie eluded
James' attempts to get her alone.
James felt he never could have
endured the sharp and continued
disappointments If It had not been
tor Jane's gallant support
Good old Jane 'never failed him.
After every perfidious anub from
Leslie there Jane was, calling him to
some neglected duty, claiming ft
favor, laughing up at him gaily,
telling him how distinguished he
looked . . . not handsome exactly but
distinguished. She assured him that
he was an aristocrat to his Anger
tips; no one could mistake It
James, naturally enough, was di
verted for the moment from thought!
of suicide on the Harris' front
lawn. Nevertheless, even while ht
glowed and purred under Jane's
flattery, he never forgot tor a mo
ment that he meant to have It out
with Leslie this very evening.
It was late and supper long over
before James' opportunity came and
Leslie was anally persuaded to cut
ft dance and stroll with blm to the
edge ot the spacious lawn to Investi
gate whether the far famed river
view was living ua to expectations
In the moonlight
But luck was against James that
night Hardly had they reached the
edge of the shadows when James
heard his name called.
"Your aunt wants yon," said Lea
He. "Oh no, she's calling Tom," lied
James shamelessly.
"I distinctly heard her say James."
"That's because you wanted to hear
It And even If yon did It's nothing
more Important than to dance with
some wall flower or say goodnight
to some dowager.
"But 1 tell you right now I am not
going to let you out of my sight until
you tell me why you have treated
me these lastuwo weeks as If I were
some nasty little bug trying to crawl
down your neck."
"Silly! I never ..."
"Sssssssh! Someone's coming this
way."
Hastily James pulled Loslle Into
the darkest shadow and stood In
front ot her to ihlold bur light dress.
As he did so bis heart gave a great
glad leap the first In days tor his
divinity did not protest but stood as
obedleutly still and quiet as the
great black oak that sheltered them.
Nor did she move whon James
reached back and caught one hand
and held It tight
"James, James, where are youf"
called MIrs Sarah anxiously. "Oh,
there you are. 1 am so relieved. That
dreadful drunken Mr. Harris . . ."
ICopvnght. last Uattel it. ramhaml
Jam, oo.t through a difficult
scent, Monday,
PINE BEETLE IS
SALEM, Ore. (UP) The western
pine beetle destroys elcht times as
'much pine timber as forest fires, a
survey of the United States forest
service allowed, for Oregon nd Wash,
lnnton.
The estimate, over a five-year pe
riod, revealed that the beetla cause
sn aiuiusl loss of approximately 1..
000.000 bnard feet. All the pine mills
In that stnte of Oregon do not cut
much more than halt the amount
lost due to the activity of the in
sect. Areas moat ffertM by the rsvases
of the pest are the forests of Klamath.
Lake, crook. Deschutes. Orant, Jrtfr-r-son
and Wasco counties. In the state
of Washington, Yakima, Ovanonsn
and Kerry counties are also heavily
damsced by the beetle.
Timber attacked by the western
pine b-rtle files quickly. nr,i Is utmost
totally unalva;able, due to the blue
taint and check.
WINDS OF SPRING
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OVERHEATED FLUE
SALEM, Ore. (UP) Early spring,
with high winds and sudden changes
in weather, always brings large num
bers of fires from overheated chim
neys and flue fires, warned E. A. Tay
lor, deputy state fire marshal.
"Accumulation of soot In- both
smokcplpes and chimneys during the
rold winter weather arises from slow
ly moving smoke from slow-burning
fires. By spring many chimneys are
already for flue fires, even though
, they were cleaned In the fall," said
I Taylor.
! "Particularly In western Oregon.
where the fuel contains a large
amount of pitch, the soot collection
Is large. Improperly constructed
chimneys will also gather an undue
amount of soot. When smoke pipes
, run level or without much pitch, or
j with numerous turns, they retard the
smoke and cause more condensation
and collection of soot.
"I have seen fires where soot burn
ing In smoke pipes had made them
white hot, causing them to sag and
pull out of their connections. No
matter how tightly a pipe seems to
' be when forced Into tne chimney It
will loosen as soon as you have built
' a few fires. It Isn't enough to merely
wire a pipe to support Its weight. It
should be wired so that It will not
pull out, I
"As for terra cotta or metal flues, j
they are so dangerous that even care- i
ful Installation and use cannot make
them safe. The secretary of a large In- 1
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POPPIES FOB LEGION
SALEM. Ore. (UP) Thousands of
disabled world war veterans are al-
ready hard at work In hospitals and
j workrooms throughout the country
manufacturing the 10.000.000 little
red popples which will be sold by
(the American Legion on May 25 on
the annual benefit Poppy Day.
Only disabled men receiving little
or no federal compensation, or those
with dependent families are allowed
to earn money by making the little
mementoea of Flanders Field. Work
ers are restricted to making 800
flowers per day at one cent each.
The lump earnings of the nation's
veterans will total approximately
8100,000.
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A GENTLEMAN
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FAIL THEM. SO
ANGLING CLUB QUITS
OREAT FALU9. Md. (UP) A "for
sale sign, has been tacked on the
porch rail of the "Anglers Club,"
famous sporting rendezvous of Wash
ington nota.tj.ea.
The club was organized for flshlnj
on the Potomac river by a group of
Washington sportsmen In the earlv
'70. The fishing, however, la no
longer good, and the remaining mem
bers have decided to disband.
Presidents Warren Harding and
Wood row Wilson were frequent visi
tors at the Anglera club. Harding we,
attracted there by "old fashioned din- 1
ners" served by a negro cook. Wilson
liked the cold, clear water drawn
from the club'a well. j
TT. fl. Webb, attorney-general of
California, at 70. has been elected tr.
nine consecutive terms for a tot :
of 3J years. j
are you Sure ,
he ain't smokin
a cigar or a
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