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- BY HELEN R. WOODWARD .
conrniaHT. 14I,
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STEPHEN MEETS THE FAMILY
" ' CHAPTER VII
(XN Tuesday afternoon Diana
' V. walked down to Bill Jackson's
iter at the cross-road. Her
mother had sons off -to a mis
aioaary meeting at the church and
aha had become so bored with her
own company that the- could
stand rt no longer.
BQl greeted her effusively.
"Well, this la an honor.' Take the
ehair by the fire." V ,'
He puttered about making her
comfortable, hanging up her coat
and hat Diana laughed. "I
bivent come to ttay a week, you
know, Bill."
'"Now that IVe got you here X
went be letting you go toon." '
. - She glanced about at the or
derly shelves. There wai a little
cf everything in Bill's store.' A
"general" store, it was called.
Canned goods, produce, hams, dry
foods, thread,- fishing tackle,,
overalls the people of the coun
' tryside could buy almost anything
they needed here. Bill was. an
excellent storekeeper genial,
friendly, talkative. They all liked'
him. He was one of them.. And
Diana knew that the business was
slowly but surely making him'
wealthy. . ". ;
As she sat by the fire, she
watched .the customero come and
go. .She knew most of them and'
they all called greetings to her.
They .were interested to know
why she was home, - when she
-was going back. "It's not curios
ity," Diana thought, "just friendly
Interest"-.' . -
r During the lulls in business, Bill
came and sat beside her and
.talked. He spoke interestingly'
and well. You'd think he'd had a
lot more than a high school edu
cation. That was because be read
so much and kept abreast of the
.'.times. They laughed about things
' that happened when they, were in
S school. He told her about soma:
of the boys and girls that she'd!
tost track of. He was in his tie-.
ment here In his own domain.1
; Any: constraint that had been!
present in his manner the night
' before had completely 'vanished.
Here Bill Jsckson was king. -. j
.; t- ' '. e -;,' i ' !
FINALLY he stood looking down!
. . uu cju corneal ana in
, tent, his mouth a Utile grim .at;
the corners. She ' saw a pulse
.beating nervously in Jils brown
mroat - . r ,.- ; , i
dont -suppose it's much use
to -say it again, Diana, but ypul
know I love you." ' . ; i
."Thank you, BUI. I cherish'
; that. But you're right.. It's nol
use. I'm sorry' . , ,. , -
' She saw his shoulders. droop
end was terribly sorry for him.
"Oh, Bill, why does it have to be
like that between us? Iff . so
; pleasant Just being friends with
you like this afternoon. Why
dont you fall in love with some
one who likes this sort of life audi
will make you a good, contented
wife?",- . ....
He said,, his jaw tightening,
; "You know anyone else after you'
wouio do uite twilight after,
lovely sunset" ' :
' She was touched and the quick
tears came. "That was a beauti
ful thing to say, Bill.' But you've
got to get over me. You can't go
on Tike this always hoping be
cause I'm afraid I'll never really.
jovo you list you want me to.
You, see, there's something I
. can't tell you lust vet." .
"You're In love with someone
eise?"
,.' "No It's not that" .'
-. :"Then you can't stop me from
hoping." .
, Later Joey Cowan, the boy who
helped in the store, came In to
relieve Bill and he walked home
-with Diana, stayed for supper.
They played Chinese checker
wim mr. ana Mrs. Tucker until
late.
-Once more In her featherbed
nest with only her nose exposed
to the cold air, Diana drifted off
to sleep thinking, "Tomorrow,
Stephen's coming."
a a . e ' ' ,
; CHE awoke nervous and excited,!
accomplished her packing be-'
fore going down to breakfast Her,
mother and father seemed excited,,
too. -They did not entertain such
a distinguished guest every , day.
John stayed at home from school1
with:his father's consent "You'll
(probably learn more listening to:
;Stephen- Curt," Mr. Tucker said.i
And about 10:30 Stephen's big
shining coupe swung up the drive
way.. Disna welcomed him at tha
door of the dinlng-sitting room.
He was like someone from an
other world, yet perfectly at home
with her father and mother, talk
ing interestedly with young John.
; Drifts ' of their conversation
came to -her as she helped her
another prepare luncheon, or "din
jner," as the Tuckers stiU called
t ' A healthy, substantial meal,
jwell cooked and appetizing.
"Stephen Curt ate as if he enjoyed
it thoroughly, won her mother's
faith regard by . his compliment
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Yet there was nothing strained,
no appearand of striving for ad
justments to his surroundings in
his manner. Easy, charming, dis
tinguished. Diana glowed with
pride in him and the thought that
they were at least friends. "Liked
each other on sight," Stephen had
said. She'd treasure that no mat
ter what their future relationship
might become.
After the meal her father said,
"Would you like to go out to the
barn with me, Mr. Curt? I'd like
for you to see the new calf." And
Diana knew that they would dis
cuss the marriage in her father's
stronghold.
She watched them go and won
dered what wouid be the result
of the - conference. Would she
want to go through with the
strange affair if her father still
could not place the stamp of his
approval upon it? And what of
Stephen Curt? Would he want to
call everything off if her father
did not approve? Would his ap
parent respect for Mr. Tucker
color his future actions? Diana
felt like a culprit who must await
the verdict of a returning jury.
They stayed in the bam for
some time and Diana began to
grow nervous with the thought
that they would not get back to
town for the 6:30 broadcast it
Stephen did not hurry. It was a
good three hours' drive and al
ready it was nearly 3 o'clock. .
At last they came back in and
both men were smiling. "If you're
ready, Diana, we'd better start"
Stephen said.
"Well be listening to your
broadcast tonight 'h'r father as
sured him.
"Dont be surprised if you hear
some of your own opinions,"
Stephen laughed. "You know,
you've given me several new
ideas."
He helped Diana into her coat
and they all stood there saying
goodby. Just before Stephen
opened the door, her father put
his arm around Diana.
"Why don't you tell your
! mother before you go, Diana, that
you're marrying Mr. Curt very
soon?"
(To Be Continued)
BLIND PHOTOGRAPHER
Manila has a photographer
who is thought to be the only
blind cameraman In the world.
He has devised his own method
of judging distance and light
and has developed a very sue-1
cessful studio. !
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
OUR BOARDING HOUSE, with Major Hoopla
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NEWVCTK CITV,
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game.
15 Universal
language.
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18 Convulsive
tic.
19 Bronze.
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in printing. 38 Edict
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29 Salt
31 Witticism.
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51 Compass point
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26 Age.
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glance.
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9 Toward.
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