U serI ACi:,STORY -, At 7- V l
HENRY BELLAMANN
NA aKRVICa, INO. )
rfin ITOATl Forlalloaa Br
'fclrrumaianiwa that mold prraow
allly of vnmv ninilcal Parrla
Mltrhrll, orphan. Trnardlra of
jHoleacenra ri arparalloa. hr arr
frnfl father, from hla ratldaoiMl
iwtflhmrt Henroi death of adored
grandmother Madams TO! Mlal
ftvtetda of rcelnaa Ir. Tower, with
whom Parrla reada medicine, aad
Biorder of Caaaaadra Tower
Parrla' aecond boyhood lara hT
liar father. Tower. Inaaae, feared
' fnaanltr hla alrnnae, beaattfal
anlld. ' Narrow, foaalnr Klnga
How had eloaed tn on him. lar-rta-
acqnalntanca with demeated
I.aer Carr and half-wit Brnnr
Winger Madly, harmleaa atopic
deeldea him on atsdr of meatnl
allmenta, IlrlKhtrr aldo of Kinaa
Row, for Parrl. haa been frtead
ahlp with blithe, rakl.h Draka
Sellwa, forbidden hr cold Dr.
t.ordon to ae Lonlaa Gordon,
Oralce aweethearl. Km Parrla
lenrea 10 atndr medlelno tn Vlra
na. Drake meeta rajr Randr Moa
ariw, old aehoolmate, at atntioa,
I Book Two
l V CHAPTER XTX .
i'j DRAKE DREAMS
n AY I come In, Colonel Skef
L,A flngton?"
The Colonel looked up from his
paper. Tom Carr was standing in
the door. His immense shock of
white hair and great beard seemed1
almost to fill the doorway.
"What" a trp today. Tom?"
, "Nothing special, sir. I'm gomgi
away."
"I wish you luck. How are you
4n 4V,. erin?"
"All right Colonel, all right I;
caved some money. I got me a:
covered wagon looks like a horse
trader's outfit hitched right out'
there on the south side of the
square but it's fixed up all!
light But that's not what I came
here for. I wanted to talk to you.
about Benny Singer."
, "Singer? Oh, yes, that boy
Madame took on her place. How'd
he make out?"
. "All right Colonel fine. But!
he ought to have a job somewhere, i
I'd like to see him in something j
before I leave. Now, Benny's ai
little weak In the head. But he'si
willing, and good-natured. He's'
got a regular hand with growing
things."
"Tell him to come in to see me."
. a .a
rpOM CARR drove out Federal'
street At this moment he had
Dot a care in the world.
A half mile beyond the Mac-,
in tosh place he met a trim, shinyt
buggy spinning into town. He.
recognized Drake McHugh, and)
held up his arm. Drake pulled'
up beside the wagon.
- "Why, howdy, Mr. Carr. Yotfrei
going away, I hear."
'.. "Somewhere west" The old!
man glanced at the good-looking1
lrl sitting beside Drake.
. "This is Miss Randy Monaghan,
esr.vvarr.- :.
" Tom inclined his head politely,
r "I'mSvery pleased to make your;
laemiaintarjce. Drake, what do you
hear from Parris?"
i :"Well,-sir, Mr, Carr, be doesnt
write much.".. ...
, "Well, wheh .y6ti write to him,,
give him my best regards. Youi
tell him I sent him my very best"!
Til do that Mr. Carr. And
good luck to you."
"TfANDY. I want to show
,x something."
"Drake looked down good-,
humoredly into the impudent face
that returned a half-affectionate,,
half-jeering grimace. They
reached town and Drake took a
short cut across some vacant lots
north of the public school.
: Drake pointed, and the- horse,
started nervously. "You see alii
that all this long sweep of hill-.
Bide?"
J "Yes."
it "All right. This land all the
(way around that bend of the;
jereek, as far as Parris' old place1
-4s for sale. Dirt cheap."
g!Tm Just holding my breath for
Che big surprise."
f."Tain't mine yet I wont get
my money till late this summer.
But Peyton Graves and I want to
flo this together."
I "What for?"
Y "Can you imagine what it would;
pe like to have a big house built'
tip1 here right where we are, with
bretty green lawns back of the;
pouse running all the way to the
street, and terraces and rock steps i
leading., down the hill to the!
creek?" -
i- "If would be nice," she con-i
ceded.- -
i SYou bet it would." '"'
ponfjr rich people eouli bulldi
bouses like you're talking about!
6ndave grounds like that"
F "Wen, that's all right Well selli
m to rich people."
' "Sut how many rich people are;
there in Kings Row?"
f "JV-e wouldn't expect to sell all:
of it tight away. We'd hold it"
:. Who does it belong to?"
j "Thurston and Macmillan St
peorge have got a mortgage on
'Funny they never thought ot
cvoloping it They're rieht smart!
about land, and money those
Itwb.'!. v
"You're dogeone smart That's
hat I say."
Vnii ltrinur nll; 4t.nl l.4( 1 l
(on1 the other side of the creek,
kiown below where I live?"
i "Oh, yes! I know where you
mean southeast of town, down
Irbm the asylum?"
"That's the place. I bet it could
be fixed up. Could be cleared and
(drained. I heard Pa say that I
'don't know."
"Well, what in heck could you
do with it alter you had it and
fixed it up?"
' "Drake, there's lots and lots of
people who work in Kings Row,
people in the. tobacco factory, and
the stocking mill, and the clay pits
and the coal mines, who don't own
their own homes."
"Well, gee, kicj, they haven't got
any money!"
.';"Not much. But couldn't some
body buy that land down there
: awful cheap and clean it up and
ell Kttlei jots pretty cheap? It
looks to me like a little profit on
a lot of little lots is as good as a
bigger profit on just a few big
lots." .
"I'll talk to Peyton about it
Course we can't do anything until
I have some cash. Peyton thinks
he could borrow some, and "
"But for all that land down be
low town I bet you could buy
it for a mighty little bit"
"Maybe you're right"
Drake clucked to the horse.
"Let's go, honey." They bumped
and swayed back to the street
Drake swished the tasseled whip
above the horse's ears. "Say,
honey. Let's ride down and look
at that bottom land."
"No, Drake. Not today."
"Why not?"
" 'Cause we'd have to pass right
by home, and Pa's at home by
this time."
"Well, for goodness sake"
"Now, Drake "
"Well, aint I good enough.
"Drake! You were just going
to say, even for me!"
Drake turned bright red.
"No. I was going to say, even
for them."
"It's not because they think you
are not good enough for roe,
but " She looked away and set
her lips hard.
"But what Randy?"
She looked back at him. "Ifs
this. They know I'm not good
enough for you. You belong up
on Union street Your uncle and
your aunt were rich and high
toned. My Pa is a railroad section
boss."
Drake flushed.
"Why haven't you ever gone
with some' of the girls uptown?"
"I was kind of gone on Louise
Gordon once, but her old man
wouldn't let me come around."
"Why?"
' "Thought I was too wild."
"So you came downtown. Any
thing south of the courthouse!"
"Randy, you know that's not so.
You know we mot that day Parris
went to Europe. I was awful blue
and took you riding, and you ware
so nice, and I Just like you."
(To Be Continued)
Bridesmaid
Rides a Bus
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OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
OUR BOARDING HOUSE, with Major Hoopla
IF MOW THATS A V ONE d THEM MEnHER'LL IE ARM
BEARINO FOR LOOKS LIKE A I A THING EVE W A
A COAST QUM J PROFESSOR GUV WORKHsJ' HERE.
CARRIAGE AND AND THE OTHER'l CAM'T.' THEY SHOW
I I ,-. THIS IS A GEAR LOOKS LIKE J YOU A BOLT. THEN
L II FOR A TANK- 1 A SPV.' ; A THOUSAND OTHER
!"m A NOW WEIL go BRIGHT J thinosthen th' nut.
r) INTO THE BRASS 1 LOOKIKJ' l THEM A THOUSAND
HI;; : department,' 1 guys.' y other thinos, them j
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RED RYDER
By Fred Harmon
With gas rationing underway In
Hawaii, one bride hired a bus to
carry the wedding party from
the church to the reception. 10
miles away. Here Is Mrs. Hubert
Brenenwrt, a bridesmaid, leaving
the bus.
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
THIS WAY TO THE
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PHINEAS T
SHOWMAN
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