SERIAL STORY
OF BRIGHTNESS GONE
BY HOLLY WATTERSON CTaWik'tti
TUB TORTt Peter Waaler la
fa the aaaappr altuattoa of fctlMK
In love rtlla Caadnca Heck, r?aa
le ensaaced ta Martin Corbr
Wter'a roeMBtate la medical
araaot. Sae aad Teter hare area
ralaed tog-etaer. for Belle, the aee
,: ana niie oi ietera zataer, le aa
aaat of tae orpaaaed Caaaaee.
1'eter aaa retaraea treat a aaat
anera aoepltal Joa to Had Caa
daee entered la aarae'e ttatalna.
kit father alatoet peaalleea and
aeparated front Belle, era haa re
fnied to tarn over their eonatrr
anna 1a her aaabaad ta aatlalj
credltora.
THREE'S A CROWD
CHAPTER X
"PARLY In the lummer Peter had
promised himself that his first
i act for the fall would be to got
himself a single room. It would
be more expensive, but there was
, no reason men to win inai ma
allowance would not cover it
He had had another reason, only
half-admitted to himself, for
wanting to make a change: in
Uune at Tuckaways he had felt
that he would have given any
thing to be able to erase his orig
inal mistake In having brought
bout a meeting between Candace
and Martin; he did not intend
that they should be thrown to
gether again through him. And
if he continued to live with Mar
' tin that would be almost unavoid
able. AH that had now been changed.
Rather than increased, expenses
would have to be pared down to
a minimum, for one thing. And
(or another, he meant to stick
closer to Martin than a brother.
But he was due for some bad
times because of the arrangement,
he knew that Having to con-
Kruiuitiic inaruQ titm ueen lougn
T enough. He had been afraid that
; he might not get through it de
cently, that he might somehow
slip and Martin would realize the
' true state of things. But Martin
j was too wrapped up in himself
' at the moment too far gone in
J' a delirium of rosy dreams to have
' noticed anything.
' Having to see them together,
i however, was something else
again. He most dreaded the first
: ; occasion. He spent hours specu
! tating on the best way to carry it
i off, whether to be out when she
I rvas expected and casually walk
' In later, whether to be there in
t the first place, or what It turned
' cut to be easier than he'd dared
i. hope.
i They were all there, including
I Chip Wilson and Bill Ward and
' the landlady, Mrs. Prosser, who
' was very particular about what)
j went on In her house and who'
, must of course be introduced.
f And they were all charmed. They
made a party of it The boys
I went out and got wood and made
: a fire in the fireplace and Mrs.
i iProsser sent up hot cocoa as a
i mark of favor. Candace sat there
r looking all that was lovely and
' beautiful, she was delighted and
i delighting, and the boys were
; willing jesters and everyone was
very gay.
; ITYURING the week Martin,
:. whenever possible, would go
; over to New Jersey to Candace.
(but on her day off she usually
fcame to Manhattan. Occasionally
ithey managed a movie, but for
jthe most part they sat in the al
cove and just talked. The two
younger boys were frequently
away, but Peter, in spite of hints
tram Martin, refused to absent
Jiimself. He would sit in the other
loom, honestly trying to lose hlm
jself in his books; and all the time
ine would be achingly conscious
jof the whispered conversations in
iwhich he could have no part Or
lot the sudden pregnant silences
snat were even more difficult to
bear. .
j One evening when they came in
.peter thought Candace acted wor
ried. She seemed to be wanting
a chance to talk with him; she
loitered about the desk where he
sat picking up and idly looking
at the titles of his boks, and when
'Martin tried to lure her away her
none wnen sne answered him
isounded slightly sharp.
i The old camaraderie of the
Ibrother and sister relationship
gain existed between Candace
nd himself. He asked now,
Adopting the old familiar tone of
(raillery, "Just what weighty prob
lem is on your mind this mo
ment?" Candace started.. The frown
Sines disappeared from her fore
Jhead and he saw she made a de
liberate effort to smile. "Nothing,"
she said.
Martin grinned at her. "If any
Ithing, I'd say indigestion, prob
iably. We ate at the Greasy Vest."
She said, "Sir, you Jest My
(digestion is such that it could
(take care of a grand piano, swal
lowed whole." But she sounded
absent-minded, her thoughts ob
viously weren't with Martin. After
an instant she said to Peter, trying
to make it sound very casual,
"When did you last see your
father, Peter?"
So that's it, Peter thought She
iguesses about Dad or she knows.
. . He leaned back in his chair,
idraping a leg comfortably over
lits arm, and drew with elaborate
(concern on his pipe. "Oh, one day
Jast week. When did you?"
She said seriously, "Not since
the day I told you about, when
the stopped off at the hospital. I
haven't been able to get him on
ithe phone, cither. I've phoned
'him several times when I've been
In town during the day and his
secretary would always tell me
that he was busy, or away, or
something." She apparently de
cided to plunge. "I phoned again
today. A strange man answered
who said ho represented receivers
lor something. Peter, there's some
thing very wrong, isn't there?"
, "I'm afraid so,", he admitted
iqulclly. "Dad is, at least tem
ipofarily, busted." :
nTARTIN looked shocked and
sorry. "That's tough lines,
Pclp."
L "Tar him, sura, peter said. I
"But he'll come through an right"
Candace realized from his man
ner that Peter didn't want to talk
about it; she asked only, "How
can I help?"
Feier smiled. He said cheer
fully, "By working hard, and by
being a good girl so that you wont
be worry on his mind "
She started for home soon after
ward. The brownstone where the
boys roomed was on West 15th
street and the understanding was
always that Martin would put her
on the Tube at West Ninth street
and she would take a taxi when
she got off the train at the other
end .When he came back from
the walk Martin was looking
thoughtful.
"Do you suppose this will make
any difference with the Good
Samaritan appointment Pete?" he
ventured finally.
Peter was annoyed. He said
testily, "I don't see why it should,
do you?"
Xtariin looked surprised at his
tone. He said reasonably, "Well,
it was such a cinch before. All
your dad had tc do was to put
in a good word with old Harts-
home and you were all set "
"Theres nothing to stop him
doing it now." Peter said, "if I
wanted to work that way. I dont
Where the hell'd you get the idea
I'd use my father's connections to
get me an appointment, anyway?"
Martin was annoyed in his turn.
"You don't have to jump down
my throat when I ask you a civil
question." What he felt to be
Peter's superior attitude irked
him. "A guy who has a liveried
chauffeur toting him around in
a Cadillac can afford to look down
his nose at the bird who has to
fight for a seat in the subway,
too," he said, "but you must ad
mit that there aren't many who
can afford sucn a luxury. There
are lota more of us who have to
fight.
"As for me," he added, "I've
had to fight for everything I
got I can't afford to be squeam
ish. J go cut to win, and I fight
with no holds barred "
(To Bo Continued)
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The vegetable "sounsh" elves
its name to the sport of the same
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By William
Ferguson
com. trust
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JAPAN
PROOUCES THE
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ON
EARTH...
AND WE'RE
NOT REFERRING
TO THE PEOPLE
THEMSELVES,
FOR. WHOM
WE HAVE
OTHER. NAMES,
BUT TO THE
SPtOEJZ.
CZAJ3t A
CREATURE
WITH A IO-FOOT
LEO SPREAD.
SABOTAGE"
A PORCUPINE GNAWED A
FIRE HOSE THAT WAS BEIN&
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FOREST FIRE. AND PUT
It WVT Of CCWW5SION..
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a
To GET GOOD PEACHES
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HORIZONTAL
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novelist
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8 She is of
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South.
13 One of her
leading male
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14 Behold!
16 Man's name.
17 Compass point
18 Parent
19 Female sheep.
21 Opera (abbr.)
22 Blemish.
23 Short sleep.
25 Obese.
27 Attempt.
29 Negative
word.
31 Within.
33 Affirmative.
35 Electrical
engineer
(abbr.).
36 Him.
37 Seine.
39 Beverage.
41 Anger.
43 Stitch
together.
44 Cleverness,
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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48 Barrier.
50 Standard of
value.
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63 Cover.
55 Above.
57 Slender slick.
59 Goal.
60 Jumbled typo
61 Male.
63 Persian
provincial
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65 Bind.
66 Enacted a
role.
67 More
attractive.
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1 Measure of
distance.
2 Transpose
(abbr.).
3 Chicago
(abbr.).
4 Demigod.
5 Russian
stockade.
6 Lieutenant
(abbr.).
7 Pound (abbr.) 58 Father.
8 Near. 59 Animal!
9 Arm bone. 60 Dessert.
10 Golf device. 62 Sodium
11 Hour (abbr.).
12 Loud bellow.
15 Possess.
18 Tap lightly.
20 Dine.
22 Entangle.
24 Peer Into.
25 Enemy.
26 Be victorious.
28 Still.
29 Born.
30 Morning
moisture
32 Novel.
34 Dry.
36 Edge of dress.
38 Gratuity.
40 Exclamation.
41 Irritate.
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nurse (abbr.).
43 Sorrowful.
45 Sailor.
47 Take posses
sion by force.
48 Dull.
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53 Inventory. j
54 Dock.
56 Friend.
(symbol).
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