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THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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KOW GO ON WITH TUB "TOIIV
CHAPTER XII
THE) room waa warm and coijr.
In tho flrcplacs flames leaped
and crackled, but not loud enough
to drown out the sound ot the pelt
ing rain. Involuntarily Dana drow
toward the flro. I
"Let's talk." she said to Scott. :
"It won't do any good to worry.
; And the storm can't last all night. "
Sh felt she must not add to
Scott's uneasiness.
"What shall we talk about?" he
asked.
"Oh things. ' Tou might tell me
about yourself, (or Instance."
"There's not much to tell."
"But there must be. What about
this house, your professional train
Inn, everything "
- He grinned at her unexpectedly.
"Well, that's a large order every
thing! It's Just the usual story.
. My father waa a physician and sur
geon. I grew up in this town, you
know. My father was hurt In an
accident and died. After that
Mother didn't care about living. I
know she tried, for my sake, but
she couldn't
"She.dtdnt r
. "No, she didn't kill herself. Some
thing snapped the will to live, I
guess. They said she died ot heart
trouble."
"Then?" Dana persisted.
"There was money enough to
send me to school for a while, and
by that time I had this medic germ.
So here I am! Now what about
yon?"
Dana told him. There bad never
by Mary Raymond CopyrljM NEA 10)1
"Staying uui uil Uuurs with Ron-
she thought. "Maybe that's
nlo,"
Dana's method ot getting blm.
But," her lips curved scornfully,
"It I wanted a bona lido weddina
ring on my finger It wouldn't be
mine."
a a
T-JANA bad propnred herself to
-glve a complete recital ot last
night's happenings.
But the necessity for telling ot
ber adventure did not arise. It
anyone had told Mrs. Cameron that
I she could be influenced by sugges
tion, she would hare scoffed at the
Idea. Rather, she would- have con
signed it to the Umbo ot Impossi
bilities in no uncertain terms.
S-j-nh had tapped at her door at
i o'clock, bringing a tempting tray
and a tomptlng idea, "Might be
mighty good fer you, 01' Miss, to
have your breakfast in bed. Might
be good to stay there, takln' things
quict-llke. Twan't doln' you no
tood. gcttln' a wettln'."
"Sarah, you "havent an ounce ot
sense In your old head," Mrs. Cam
sron retorted. "My dress wasnt
sven damp."
"Ycs'm." agreed Sarah pleasant
ly. At the door she shot back.
"But twan't doln' you no good.
You alius was mighty eaBy to take
sold."
A breeze, pirouetting through
the window ust then, brought a
bit ot last night's dampness. It
:aught Mrs. Cameron, sitting up In
ber nightgown without the light
knitted shawl that Sarah general
ly placed about her shoulders when
she had breakfast in bed. Mrs.
Cameron promptly sneered twice.
Perhaps Sarah was right. Con
cerned about herself, Mrs. Cam
eron forgot that Dana had not been
home the evening before. She
went to sleep again, believing Dana
had been with Ronnie.
Aunt Ellen hadn't questioned
Dana, As for Nancy, "Freedom for
all," would have been a perfect
motto for that independent young
woman.
Thus the' episode was to remain
known only to three people Dana.
Scott and one other.
Dana did not receive her nsual
telephone call from Ronnie that
morning. It didn't occur to her to
wonder why. She had Inherited
her mother's naturally Joyous atti
tude toward life and her father's
been much money, but she and her optimism.
father and mother had had gay ' But Nancy knew Ronnie had not
times. She remembered her mother i called. If Dana had cheapened her
as laughing a great deal. With a self by staying out with Ronnie
shine in her eyes. She remembered, , until the peep ot day, Nancy
too, the funny little foreign houses ' thought, she has only herself to
they had lived In. The floors were I blame.
always hopping np on different
levels. And there were picturesque
gables and unexpected stairways.
Dam said she supposed they lived
In such places becauso her artist
father hated things that followed a
circumscribed pattern.
And your mother liked them he-! scented disaster. "Is Ronnie sick?"
cause he did," Scott added. ) she asked Dana on the third morn-
Dana said Impulsively, "We have ' ing ot Ronnie's defection.
The Idea never entered Nancy's
brunet head that Dana could have
been with anyone except Ronnie.
For Ronnie was In Nancy's mind
nd heart.
When Ronnie's absence length
ened, however, Mrs. Cameron
something In common, haven't we
the devotion of our parents?"
a m
A FTERWARD she wondered why
she had said that. Ber face
had flushed, her pulse quickening
strangely when Scott's hand closed
over hers for a moment.
' The fire burned lower. After a
while a silence closed down, broken
occasionally by Dana's voice and
then by Scott's.
"Funny," Dana thought, "It's not
necessary to talk with him unless
you want to. There's never any
need to pretend." And yet she
had never been so alert. There was
a feeling of vibrancy in the silence.
Scott said. "It's 12:30. Suppose
yon He down on the sofa while I
keep watch. I promise to wake
yon as soon as there Is a sign the
storm's letting np."
Dana went to the comfortable-'
looking divan In the corner, tucked
a pillow under her head and pulled
a coverlet over her. It was knitted
In bright blocks. She suspected it
was the handiwork of Scott's
mother.
"Good night," Dana said.
"Good night," Scott said.
For a while she watched Scott.
His blond head rested against the
cushioned back of a deep chair. His
eyes were on the fire embers. How
attractive he was. And how nice.
Then she must have slept.
She waB awakened by Scott's
voice, "Everything's shipshape."
"The storm?" came Dana's sleepy
nuery.
"Gone where all storms should
go." He had a long raincoat on
his arm. And when Dana stood
up, he supported her with one arm
while he slipped the coat about her.
. a a
QOTSIDE it was calm and still,
but evidences of the tempest
were everywhere. In the battered
trees, In the street strewn with
Drenches, In the water which was
deep In the low places. More than
once Scott lifted Dana In his arms
and carried her. while he threaded
his way through debris and water.
A cor coming along the quiet
street slowed down ot a corner.
The lights were turned for a mo
ment toward them. Dana followed
the car with her eyes, thinking the
outlines ot the car were familiar.
"It's 2:30." Scott said. "Or I
nearer 8. Your family will be off
their heads."
, "No. Grandmother never stays
op for us and Aunt Ellen isn't the
worrying kind. Nancy"
She stopped. She had been about
to say, "Nancy wouldn't worry
bout me." But it didn't seem a
sisterly thing to say.
"It's a sort of self-governing
household." Dana amended. "In
some respects at least. And In
other rcBpectB it isn't."
"I hope this Is one of the self
governing occasions," Scott said.
He fitted her key In the lock care
fully, "Thanks for taking such good
care of me," Dana said in a low
tone, "t roally had a grand time.
And here we are." .
"And the gossips none the wiser."
Scott said, with a short laugh.
"That's something roally to be
thankful for." Ho pressed her
hand hard, and then was gone.
Dana stood Inside, with the door
lightly ajar, watching him. Pres
ently his tall figure merged with
the darkness, She shut the door
ajuiotlr and wont up the stairs.
In her own room Nancy had been
awakened by the sound of Dana's
cautious ascent.
"1 haven't ' heard." Dana
swered. "I don't think so."
For the first time, the girl was
troubled. Was Ronnie angry with
her? And If so. about what? Had
she said or done anything to wound
aim?
(To Be Continued) -'
Stewart Lenox.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cham
bers, Sr., of Klamath Falls were
visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Wear last week.
Forrest Duncan of Spring Lake
spent Saturday night with Earl
Wear at the Ted Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harring
ton were 111 the past week- with
tonsilltls.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Stearns of
Klamath Falls were Sunday
guests at the- home ot Mr. and
Mrs. Cal Ridgeway.
Floyd, Lyle and Carol Ann, the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Steers, are ill.
Mrs. Mary Son was a dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fry
Sunday.
Mrs. John Beebe has been con
fined to her home with an attack
of septic sore throat.
J. A. Majors and E. Ivie have
been sawing wood for Al Poin
dexter the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Leitrltz, who
were employed in Klamath Falls,
have returned to their home in
Lenox.
EaYl Beebe was a visitor at
the home of his brother, John
Beebe, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. "Red" Kvan of
Weyerhaeuser, were guests of
Mrs. Frances Luttrell Sunday.
Gastroliths, highly polished
stones swallowed by ancient
dinosaurs, as digestive aids, have
been unearthed in Montana.
Baikal is the
Asia, having an
square miles.
largest lake In
area ot 13,600
Sea-urchins, curious animals of
the deep, sometimes walk on the
tips of their teeth.
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there's no fear of a weigh.
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