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LADY BY
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD
1 TBI) STORTl I loaa my tnfcer
ttaar. of ,OO0,OOO If I ot
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fcaaaao-aa para Carl, ramona
writer aa rnmmeatator, la lHana
Tacktr, Itkm aanr aaa Impnl- ,
alrtaraa, aa aaa tola ar rmnloTar :
Rleaard Tliarpa o
kava aaptnrea Iila faacj-. "Will ;
yov -aarrr ma for alx wontha aaa
tlo.Ooof aa aa. cola on o x
alala laat laa womaa aa lo-rra la
lurried ta another man. Diana la
maaed, Anallr aonalilrra Ma onr
a a knalneaa proposition that will
aalra the problem of tlndlnff a Joa
ao that aha nil! not haT la re
turn to her dowaatata farm home, t
Cart aaka her to come with him I
to meet his atepmother, Kllen ,
rart, wha must paaa JudmeBt om
A CHALLENGE TO ELLEN
f CHAPTER V :
TJ7HEN Stephen Curt ushered!
" her Into his stepmother's!
presence Diana thought, Thlsi
Isn't real. It's a play. Old ladies
like that are only on the screen.
It's make-up that causes her to;
look like that!"
' But when Ellen Curt spoke
there was no mistaking her genu
ineness. "So, Stephen, you've
come to your senses at lastl I
didn't think you'd let the money
get away from you. Sit down,
both of you, and tell me where
you found this girt."
Diana sank Into a small, an-'
dent, overstuffed chair, but Ste
phen strode restlessly about. Mrs.
Curt sat on a straight-backed sofa
as if she scorned anything soft
and yielding.
' She was small and fat, but there
was an alertness about her that
centered In her little twinkling
black eyes. Her hair was gray
and curled neatly. Her gown was
gray, too, of a stiff, rustling ma
eorfni and on her tinv feet were
twirl ffrav satin slippers. I
"Well, begin, Stephen! Tucker,,
you say the girl's name is who,
is she and where did she come
from?"
Disconcerting, being discussed
as if you weren't present. Diana
didn't like that She sat forward!
on her chair. "You'll let me tell;
you, won't you?"
Diana glanced at Stephen, saw
him stop his pacing to watch her
face. She hoped she wouldn't say;
too much, but she couldn't lie to
this clear-eyed old woman.
"IVe followed your stepson's
work for a long time," she said
lowly. "Both I and the members
of my family have admired him
greatly. We think he' a very
great man."
' "Of course he's a great man,"
Ellen Curt repeated, tapping her
little gray slipper.
: "Today I met him for the first
. time."
j She thought the black eyes;
opened wider, and for a moment:
khe expected an outburst of in-;
idignation, but after a short pause;
the old woman sam imperiously,;
"Goon."
"Mr. Curt was in the office;
where I worked when I lost my1
lob. I think he must have felt
korry for me. And so he explained!
the terms of his Inheritance to,
me. He asked me to marry him.
That's all. I see you're greatly
surprised, but I don't see whyi
you should be. After all, he's be
ing forced into a marriage that!
means nothing to him. Do you
think that s fair?"
a a
("ILD Mrs. Curt gasped. Could
the girl have suspected that it
was she, herself, who had per
suaded her late husband to insert)
that clause in the will? Anything,;
she thought, was better than hav
ing him fall prey to some adven-.
turess. Many brilliant men dldj
especially when the woman they;
loved had married someone else,!
and had their careers ruinedl
thereby. Stephen rould be saved!
that. She meant to choose his
wife herself. But this girl whomi
he had brought for approval was1
(something quite outside her expex
rience.
i "It's nothing to you, young lady,,
whether what I do is fair or not
It may not have occurred to you
that I have a very good reason'
In wanting to secure Stephen's
happiness. His father was con
cerned only with his welfare."
"But didn't think enough of his
Judgment to allow him to choose
a wife for himself!"
"That's enough. Evidently
you've agreed to the proposition,,
or you wouldn't have come here."
."Not at all," Diana answered
coolly. "Stephen said you wanted
Ho look me over, and I certainly
klaim the same privilege. I have
Inot made a decision one way or
(the other."
' Stephen's eyes were dancing
Idellghtedly. Not in years, he
knew, had anyone spoken to Ellen
Curt in Just such a way. He rather
lauspected that old Ellen was en
ttoying the tilt, too. From the way
her eyes snapped, from the way;
Khe little gray satin slipper tapped
(the floor.
' "Oh, I suppose then you'd have
(to approve of me?"
"Certainly, You wouldn't want!
someone in the family who:
wouldn't like you, would you?"
"Humph! Well, then what do
you think of me?"
Suddenly Diana smiled. She
had seen beneath the forbidding
exterior. "I think," she said, "you
could be rather a darling if you'd
let yourself."
Old Ellen Curt actually looked
embarrassed. It had been so very
many years since anyone had
called her a darling! She did not
ee a great many young people
and Diana Tucker was like a
breath of springtime. Pretty, the
aid woman thought, and like
Stephen she recognized the
strength of character in the girl'
face. Stephen had been a fool for
picking a girl at random like this
but surprisingly, it was going to
REQUEST
NIA SCRVICC INC.
THEY talked together for long
time Diana told about her
people and the farm and old
Ellen nodded wisely, "Good, plain
stock," she muttered, and at last
she said, "You'll do. You must
marry Stephen at once!"
But Diana answered quickly,
"I'm sorry, but I'll have to talk
to my father about it first"
"Very well," Stephen said,
"when can you leave for home?"
"Tomorrow."
"That's Sunday. How long
would you want to stay?"
"Until about Wednesday, t
think."
"All right Give me Instructions
as to how to get there and 111
drive down for you on Wednes
day. I can get back for my broad
cast Wednesday night"
"Yes, I'd like that We could
talk to my father together."
And so it was arranged and
old EUen Curt sat on her straight
sofa and watched them go. Her
little black eyes were alight with
interest Nobody's fool, that girL
No cringing before her, either,
suing for favor. Straightforward,
honest Already Stephen was at
tracted to her going down for
her on Wednesday. Old Ellen was
smiling as she went to her room
for the night
Stephen drove Diana back to
the rooming house and it had
never looked so shabby before.
He held her hand warmly at the
door. "You're a good sport, Diana
Tucker, for even considering it"
he said gravely. "I shall see to it
that you're not sorry. Thank you
and goodby until Wednesday."
When he had gone she went
.slowly up to her little room and
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perforating
the skull
(surg.).
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tension.
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18 Feminine
name.
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22 Incursion
24 Artificial
positions.
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28 Gallon
Answer to
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(abbr.).
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cattle.
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31 Division
(abbr.).
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cloth.
86 Verse;
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39 Neither.
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.point
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S3 In foreign
countries.
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national
monument In
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begin to' put some of bar thmga
Itnto suitcase. Then she called
her landlady,
. Tm leaving tomorrow," aha
isald. "I dont think I'll be back.
IBut will you keep my trunk until
II call for it?"
Why had aha said that? she
wondered. Had she already mad
up her mind?
(To Be Conihraed)
More than one-half of the
world's rubber and from one
half to two-thirds of Its tin
comes from British Malaya.
The United States sends most
of Its exports to the United
Kingdom, and most of its im
ports come from Canada.
Miami Beach has banned
strip-tease in burlesque shows.
Oh, well, the bathing beaches
will be open as usual.
Headquarter for
Bicycles
Tricycles
Wagons
Lionel Trains
A Small Deposit Holds
Anything Until Christmas
POOLE'S BIKE
SHOP
222 S. 7th. Phone S320
Previous Puzzle
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stoned army
officer (pi.).
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well known
to s.
17 Journeyed.
19 Volume.
20 Prolific.
23 Lava.
25 Viscous mud.
27 Palm lily.
30 Consumed.
34 Exclamation.
35 Measure of
area.
37 Four (Roman)
38 Musical note.
41 Species of
poplar.
43 Wriggling
45 Tantalum
(symbol)
46 Recede.
47 Make a
mistake
48 Boy's name.
49 Baglike part
50 Color.
51 Males.
52 Editor fabbr.)
54 From.
55 Calcium
(symbol).
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rails.
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3 Lode.
4 Wayside hotel
5 Lieutenant
(abbr.).
6 Size -of shot
. 7 Money of.
account
8 Opposite of
east
9 Kind of salt
10 Invaded.
11 Right (abbr.).
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(abbr.).
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