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The Character!
Nint. a nic pirl with flaxtn
hair, meets a young man at
party.
David drivf htr hom, eon
lln(7 he eraihf i. th party and
it an automobilt salesman. Ht
ha copper hair and a dog.
Honey, Nina plump, youthful
mother, bringi horn a nu hui
band, unannounced.
Blchard, Nina's Mpathr.
Cordelia, Nino's closest friend.
Chapter Threa
A Drink To the Bride
"IT'S true all right, I'm happy to
say." Richard drew Honey to
him in a very sweet way.
Something that had felt all taut
and constricted her heart maybe
relaxed in Nina's breast
Honey was saying: "And I have
the heavenliest last name."
"What Is it, darling?"
"ChaUoner."
"Oh, my, yes. It's very, very . . .
something, isn't it? 'Richard Chal
loner," I like It; and Honey Chal
loner,' too."
They were still standing in a lit
tle huddle in the upstairs hall.
"Would you two grinning things
mind coming in and giving me a
little data?"
Nina looked at Richard ChaUoner, critically, for the
first time as he bent over Honey.
But when the three of them were
settled in a row, with Nina in the
middle, on Honey's sinky; pillow
strewn couch, It appeared that
there was very little data to give
out
They had met at a dinner party
given for Honey, In Chicago, by
Ellen Surtees, her hostess. They
had fallen in love, immediately,
and had been unable to figure out
any reason why they should wait
to do something about it
"Just one of those things," mur
mured Nina, smiling.
But she thought: "Oh, no. No
reason at all . . . only me; and the
question of whether they're really
suited to each other; and the dif
ference in their ages (he must be
at least 10 years younger than
Honey); and a few thousand other
little items to be considered. . . ."
Richard's 'Nervousness
TOU do think It's fun, our hav
ing done it and surprised you,
don't you, darling?" Was there a
pleading look in Honey's blue
eyes? Did she know she had been
bad?
"I do," answered Nina, prompt
ly. "When did it, happen?" It
hurt her terribly to think of her
mother standing somewhere, say
ing: "I do," without her , . . giv
ing away the whole rest of ner
life to a stranger.
"Day before yesterday."
"And you'll be going away now
tor a while, I suppose. Suddenly,
t terrible thought struck her.
"Look here, you two aren't going
to live In Chicago, aie you?
Richard ChaUoner said, quickly:
"No, my dear. I should have told
you that right off. I'm not going
to take your mother away from
you . . . only for a few weeks."
"Whew!" Nina breathed again.
1 feel better. Let's have a drink
on this." She crossed over to a ta
ble, lifted the glass top and began
to do things to the Dottles and
glasses.
Richard came to help her.
"Of course I know that I don't
Intend to beat Honey, or make her
miserable, out you nave no way
of knowing it You're being a mar
velous sport and I certainly ap-
Jireciate it ... I may as well con
ess that I was terribly nervous."
That was his first speech. He
hadn't been nervous at all; eager
to make a good impression, cer
tainly ... a Tittle amused perhaps,
but never nervous.
Nina felt Inclined to dislike him
SAN rRANCISCO, Oct. 30. (API
Russell Q. Smith, home to the Bank
of America where he Is vlce-proai-dent
snd cannier, from the conven
tion of the Amerlran Bunker aaao
cletlon where he wa elected presi
dent of the national banks division,
warned business today against tak
ing the stock market too serloualy.
Smith said western business should
not allow the stock market to upset
Its sales and merchandising plans.
Be found the east considerably
disturbed by the market's perform
ance. He aald:
"Comlna from the seat to the west
was like coming from fog Into sun
shine. Whatever the reasons for the
psychological (ear which is reflected
o
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onivanu
fry MAKCAMT CUION HERZOG V V
for the Insincerity, and as he bent
over Honey with her glass, she
looked at him. critically, for the
first time. Sleek, dark hair and
eyes, and a thin line ol mousiacne
on his upper Hp. ... A deep chest
and broad shoulders, covered by
an almost too-well-tailored blue
suit . . . Custom made shoes. Nina
thought she had never seen any
body more sure of himself; who
looked more as though he would
know the right thing to do in any
conceivable situation. . . . And then
she smiled, because he had said
the right thing after all. He had
put on a little show for Honey,
just as she, Nina, had been doing.
"Nervous! Isn't he ridiculous,
Nina? How could you help adoring
him?" ,
"I do believe your mother is
prejudiced."
And Honey beamed.
"Well, don't be too sure of me,
young fella!" said Nina. "I'm only
taking you under advisement un
derstand, and the first black and
blue mark on Honey . . . pht! you
go out on your ear!" She raised
er brandy. "Here's to the bride."
Her glass tinkled in the open
fireplace, and a second after, Rich
ard's. .
Honey looked so radiant and
young, that it was absurd to have
her for a mother.
She drank to her new husband.
missed the fireplace with her glass
and KnocKea me ear on a cnmi
cat on the sea-green taffeta cush
ion by the hearth. After Richard
had found it and had assured her
that it could be, glued on again
. . . Nina suggested bed.
Nina's Room
"IT'S after five. Honey. You don't
look it but you must be dead,
darling. There's all tomorrow to
talk in. , . . You two run along.
I'll lock up."
"She's right, sweetheart," said
Richard. "You've had a big day,"
and he took his wife's two little
white hands and pulled her up off
the low couch. . . . Honey never
could get up alone.
Nina kissed her mother and
whispered a "God bless you," as
her father used to do, and as she
had done ever since he died; and
then she felt her hand in Richard's
firm clasp, for a minute.
"Goodnight ... my dears," and
she ran out and down the stairs
partly because she had to put out
the lights on the first floor, but
mostly because she couldn't bear
to see her mother and Richard go
down the hall and into the big
double room that Honey had
shored with daddy.
But when she had touched all
the switches, and bolted the front
door, she had to come up again.
Her own room was on the third
floor; and as she passed net
mother's, she heard Honey saying;
"Do you, Richard?" and then hn
low laugh.
Ten minutes later Nina lay in
her own bed.
She had the large front room
over the library. Two windows
faced north on 74th street; the
hangings were of heavy satin. At
one window they were all draped
over to the left side and caught up
rather high; at the other, they
were swirled to the right One was
peach and one was orown. The
walls were the delicate color of
the inside of a cockle shell There
was not too much furniture; some
of It was satinwood, and some of
it was painted quite beautifully,
the same shade as the walls, with
designs of deeper peach, and
brown, and touches of soft green
In a way, It was a decorator's
room but not really, for Nina had
clone it herself.
(CopitrigSt, 1931, Margartt Btrtop)
Nina dreams of her father and hie
charge to her, tomorrow.
by the reactions of the stock mar
ket, all Indices of western business
show firmness and steadlnesa.
"Thla should reassure business
men on the Pacific coat and
their guide as they look forward."
TRANSIENTS BEAT. ROB
IN
KLAMATH rAUJ, Oct. 26. ( AP)
tuls Hsgfmsn. 60. Klsmsth ranch
er. wis in critical condition t s
hopltsl today, whils authorities
si-ourrd the country In seitvh ol
three powerfully. built transient who
aturked Haneman In his home last
nijht snd stole In currency nnd
ftmall chanse.
Hageman Mid he had Inmed the
three men Into hla houae to luten
10 the radio. About B o'clock ona
of tbcm got up and lurued off tba
l-fEDFOHD MAIL
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For farther proof address the author, inclosing, a stamped enTelooe tor reply. Reg. TJ. .8. Pat Off.
MN6 fltOttefeTST
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OtfCt PAV1NBP HIS WkTcH
VMfcH RftN OUT t
BlffKPst Athletic Crowd
Strange u It seems, corn husking
Is one of America's major sports. In
1938 the National Corn Husking Bee
drew the biggest crowd ever to wit
ness an athletic contest In the U. 8..
and the second biggest ever to gather
for an Amerlcon sporting eventl
Over 100,000 persons turned out
on the muddy fields of Alva Oyler's
Licking county, Ohio, farm Novem
ber 10. 1036 to see 18 contestants
husk corn In a gruelling, BO-mlnute
battle for the 13th annual cham
pionship. The omy larger crowd
that ever turned out for an American
sporting contest was the one of 168,
000 spectators who witnessed the
llghts and then all three assaulted
their host.
The farmer, who was able to give
minute descriptions of his assailants,
said ell three were potato pickers.
COMPTROLLER REDUCES
STAFF FOR ECONOMY
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. (AP)
Officials disclosed today J. F. T.
O'Connor, comptroller of the cur
ri -
Jr.
TAILSPIN TOMMY Dirty Work on the Mountain Trail!
Tommy and
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TWO GUIDES HAVE
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ACCIDENT HAPPENS
TO OUR THREE-POINT
FRlEMDSj HAVE
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PARTY, AT A POINT
OVER A THOUSAND
FEET HIGH AND A
HALT IS CALLED FOR
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Vet is incbpfte-te
fcoXlHfl
1936 Memorial Day automobile race
at Indianapolis. This, of course, was
not an athletic contest leaving the
husking bee still top attraction In
that division.
Winner of the 1936 husking bee
was Iowan Carl Carlson, brother of
the 1035 winner, Elmer. With 21.04
bushels, Carl husked little more than
half the corn his brother husked In
winning the contest the year before.
This was largely due to bod weather.
Royal Mocker
An Inveterate gambler, King George
IV of England ran out of cash while
attending a cock-fight Incognito at
Hocley-ln-the-Holft and was forced to
rency, has asked for the resignation
of ten of his employes to effect
economies.
The workers have until January
1 to find other Jobs, officials said,
adding that O'Connor Is aiding them
In seeking work with other govern
ment agencies.
Tufts of feathers form the "horns"
of horned owls.
Since 1930 an average of 50,000
Hope?
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bo.ooo wm&xQife ,
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UtVnj, SyWsraU, la.
I borrow money on his gold watch
iruui mc luiiutuiu oi tiic vHblio tav
ern. A few days later the tavern
keeper received a royal warrant from
the king, conferring on him the right
to lend money on pledges. Ever since,
the three gilt balls and licence of a
pawnbroker have hung over te tav
ern's parlor doorway.
Word Derivation
"To eliminate" Is derived from the
Latin "llmen." meaning "threshold."
Originally It mean 'to thrust out of
doors."
Tomorrow:
viiKlon!
Saving Texas From In-
more persons have left the United
States annually than have entered It.
Argentina recently haa put Immi
gration on a selective basis in place
of the former "open door" policy.
Administration of the Virgin !sanda
was transferred from the navy to the
interior repartment in 1931.
Garlic salt gives a piquant flavor
to lamb.
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TiE AMD WIPES 1MA6INARV STECKS 0VT FACE StRUtiHV. SHIFTS AUD FID6ETS All OVER CHAIR.
fEElft HE MUST J0 SOMETHIKS AHp MAKES SUP
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