Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1926 — Page 3

9 FTy I ~_ I W> GIRL in the MIRROR I Elizabeth Jordan J®

9 The SWK? H o.p-ER I —Ea-r tara Devon'* wed- ■ C3 tnd detartur. on her honeymoon ■ * , * h ,r tr.ib.r 'Laurie," eucce.e---9 bu ‘ • jm * wh * t 1DOll " ,d ■ '‘‘Jdn.ee without her r«.tr» nll.« ■ H'« theatrical awoclat.., ■ aIIJ Jacob Epeteln, ■ <<”U - .>• on him." ■ IL — Laurla who la 9 to aown t 0 9 *'ri S In. Intention of reel- ■ ’.s..eking adventure." From I m hew York b. .... th. ■ -Jtkn Os • beautiful girl In a mlr- ■ th. houe. oppo.lta ■ suiPTER ! —Drvon learn, from ■ ... ,*, v .tor toy In th. girl', hous. ■ « 1» Mayo- Again *n th. ■ “J/m ref. t .n h. .ee. her with ■ JTvolver a.’d fear, .he mean, to ■ irnr-lt lulclde. He break. Into her ■ rt-.-tnJ winning her confidence, I SX her n !un. h w ith him, though I £t warn* blm of "dang.r.' ■ rutPTUI : —Perceptibly agitated ■ M th. arrival of a man In the ■ it.ur.nt, she mutter, that he has ■ her Learning that .be I. ■ „m.rrled ard the man ha. no claim ■ ,t her. Laune Incensed, accost, the ■ Itnucer- ■ CHAPTER V— Accusing th# man of ■ U tio)ing MH. Mayo, Devon warn. ■ Mm to end hl. espionage. The etrang- ■ »r I. politely sarcastic, but from him ■ Uurte learns the girl's first name I. ■ Doris. Sb. tell, him her persecutor I i Herbert Ransome Shaw. I CHAPTER VI.—To Louise Ordway, ■ jt s invalid sister-in-law, and firm ■ friend. Laurie admits he Is "Interested” I (j Doria nut revealing her Identity. I CHAPTER Vll.—Doris resolutely de- ■ .Hues to meet Mrs. Ordway, and I iternly vetoes Laurie's sugge.tloa of I ipplylng to th. pollc. to protect her I from Shaw. I ''With considerable help Samuel reI ftfei the ditty: I Bey hey. ve gangsall here, Whalahaloo we care, iJt Whalahaloo we care, liw— wow —wow —WOW —WOW! srte!*' fa spoke with sudden austerity, a relief from his mental " Laurie explained. “Any doc--11 tell you that." the hos’tl, however, things asa different aspect. Still firmly g Hullen R. J. by the leg, and g a steadfast eye on the surSamuel took In his Immediate ndtngs with a dawning susIn his soul. Having two men lights on his face and look his throat had lost Its novelty. Sonya hud assured him that rful views were to be seen there he alone could reveal. Also, tn seemed hurried, and didn’t o look at Hullen R. J.’s throat. Samuel warmly recommended »J!) short, the situation had become BWtef.' i; . smiles around him were WMfnl-looklng things, all except pfarte's. With an appalling howl 'lpnel detached himself from the Wfeon's grasp and fled to Laurie, pi picked him up and bold him firmff >fil comfortably In hla lap until n ■df In white came with something L Or S amue l 1° smell. the next thing Samuel knew was ivrat he was in bed In a strange room Bl! gulped and discovered that his throat was sore. He sat up, distended his mouth for a yell, and then Vtry slowly closed it Prom every corner of the room faMllar figures were hastening to his side. The lady in white, Sonya, and bls mother all reached him at tho •line moment. On the pillow beside him Hullen R. J. awaited the honor of his attention like a perfect lady. No howls from her, as Sonya Immediately pointed out. As she thus •oothed, Sonya was kissing him. Tho lady In white was offering him something pleasant to drink. His mother ffas patting his hack. Nor a long Instant Samuel took In she gratifying fact of these activities. Then he assorted his features, grabbed Hullen It. J., exchanged his yell for • large smile, and permitted himself to be waited on. Deep In his masculine consciousness he had realized that his world was normal again. Hangs and Laurie walked up Fifth avenue together, stopping at a floHat’s to purchase the man’s entire •npply of roses for Mrs. Ordway, angs also discovered some masses of Poinsettia and chrysanthemums that, * said, “looked iike her." Laden wltli these spoils, they took a taxicab 0 the Ordway house, where they 'mnd Jepson exuding an atmosphere reassurance. lessir, Mrs. Hordway seemed betpr. She 'ad n more restful night, han’ -usanne said was quite bright this 'ii'rnfng. Hos course she'd see Mr. e 'on, hand prob’bly Mr. Rungs, also. Jepson would harsk at once. Jepson moved ponderously away to ,° So ' w hlle Rodney, opening his big jjx in the hall, drew out the poln- ’* Ha and chrysanthemums and prokSfitlftd to_nrray>»;. them In a. gorgeous

armful. Bungs "had uuexpeeteirTasFe In color and arrangement, as Epstein's stage-directors had discovered In the past. Laurie watched him with polite Interest. "Making a picture of yourself, aren’t you?" he asked. "doing Into the sick room with your little hands full of flowers?” But even as he scoffed he was unwrapping his own flowers. Bangs was right. The act of handing a pasteboard box to a sick friend lacked esthetic value. Jepson returned with a cordial message. Mrs. Ordway would be charmed to see both young men. hut she received only one visitor at a time. Would Mr. Bangs come up now? And perhaps Mr. Devon would drop in again during the afternoon or evening. Rodney grasped his floral offerings and mounted the stairs two steps at a time. He was excited and his brown eyes showed It. It was most awfully good of Mrs. Ordway to let him come up In this Informal way. Standlug by the chaise longue where she lay. he told her so, his auburn head shining among the flowers he carried, like a particularly large chrysanthemum. Then, selecting some empty vases, he sat down on the floor beside her and began to arrange his flowers, while she watched him, at first with surprise, then with growing admiration. Rodney had no social airs and graces, no parlor tricks. If he had been formally sitting on a chair, holding his hat, he would have been u self-conscious and unhappy young man. As It was, with hands and eyes busy, am! wholly at his ease, he talked his exuberant best. "How about Laurie’s romance?” Louise asked at once. Bangs told her about the vision In the mirror. As he did so, luncheon was served, and he was casually invited to share It. Susanne, moving shuttle like between the table in the sick-room and the dumb-waiter In the tipper hail, presently confided to a young footman a surprising piece of news, which he in turn confided to the incredulous Jepson. Young Mr. Bangs, who was lunching with Mrs. Ordway, must be as amusing as young Mr. Devon himself. He had actually made the mistress laugh both times he came. She was laughing now, as Susanne had not heard, her laugh for weeks. To be sure, this was one of her good days. But It wasn't easy to amuse Mrs. Ordway at any time. Jepson summed up the situation In an oracular utterance: "Henny one that’s a friend of Mr. mistress expressed the same thought to her guest In a different way. ‘‘Come’often." she said. "You have given me a new Interest. I don’t think you can quite realize what that means to me.” When Sonya arrived at five that afternoon, she found Jepson still exuding reassurance. With two doctors within call, a nurse In the house, and Mr. Devon and Miss Orleneff to telephone ‘ to at a moment’s notice, “nothing much could ’appen." So reasoned Jepson. He beamed approvingly on Sonya, informed her that Mr. Devon was In the sick-room now, and waved her through the hall with an effect of benediction. She found Laurie Just leaving, and they had a moment's chat on the up-1 per landing. Mrs. Ordway, he told her, was rather restless this after- j tjoon, but she seemed better than she had been yesterday. However, he didn't like her looks at all, and he fancied the nurse was disturbed. Suppose Sonya sounded Louise about cabling for Warren? Surely Warren would want to know, Laurie thought. For the moment Laurie's striking good looks were slightly dimmed. He was hollow-eyed, almost haggard. | Things were coming Just a bit too fast for him. The habit of carrying the burden of others had been taken on 1 too suddenly. Under the strain of it, his untrained mental muscles ached. It was the irony of fate that Sonya, looking at him with the clear brown eyes that were so much softer than Bangs', and so much less beautiful than Doris’, should misinterpret hts appearance, his emotion, and bls reaction from the high spirits of the morning. He was again, going the pace, she decided; and, mingled with her pity for him, rose the scorn of a strong soul that was the absolute master of the body In which it dwelt. His newly aroused perception carried some bint of this scorn to the, hoy, covered though it was by the friendliness of Sonya’s manner. The knowledge added to his wretchedness. ’ He had a childish desire to explain, . hut he conquered it and hurried away. I Some day, if not now, Sonya would . understand. i What lie himself did not understand ,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926.

WLi Uie iotig str.de he ih , the moment when he felt ufid reiettrd her unspoken criticism Heretofore his attitude had been one of ex- < preseed and sincere Indlfferefieo to , the opinion* other* held of him. He wanted them to like him. bet he didn't csre a hafig whether or not thty ap ' proved of him. Novt, suddenly, be 1 wanted Sonya’* respect a* well a* her 1 liking. The discovery added to bla mental confutfon. 11 If Sonya, when she entered the etch- i room. wa» (hocked by the change in ; the appearance of her new friend, i she showed no *lgn of it. Sitting down betide the chaise longue, she' entered briskly upon a description of the recent experiences of Samuel. When she left the hospital the house surgeon was obediently endeavoring ' to look down the throat of tiullen R. J., and every nurse on Samuel’s floor was scutterlng tn and out of his room. Nevertheless the Infant, though graciously accepting these attention*, had demanded and received Sonya's personal assurance that the particular game of the morning was not to be repeated. There was an unpleasant element In that game which grown-ups might not notice but which he. Samuel, had caught on to. Louise laughed and expressed a hope that Samuel would now be able to breathe without disturbing his neighbors. Sonya came to the real purpose of her visit. "He and bls mother are going bark to Devon house Saturday." she said, "but I've got to stag In New York tor 1 few months, on account of my liter- , ary galumphlngs. I wondered if you— j If it would be convenient for you—to , put me up. I hate hotels and —” Louise lay silent for a moment Then she reached out and took Sonya'* hand. “Yes, you unskillful prevaricator," she said. “You may come —and see me through.” Sonya held the hand tightly in her own. "There's one thing more," She went on. hesitatingly. “Laurie and Mr. Bangs and I wondered if perhaps you wouldn't feel more comfortable If Mr. Warren came home. You know he himself would want to—" Louise closed her eyes. "Yes,’’ she said, "Bob would want to. If he knew.” She was silent for so long that Sonya began to think she was not to have the answer to her question. Perhaps Mrs. Ordway was leaving the decision to her. But to leave to other* decision*' that concerned herself was not Louise Ordway's habit. Instead, she was fighting a battle In which the lifelong devotion of a supremely self-centered nature was struggling with a newborn unselfishness. Though new-born ft was strong, as the Invalid's next wqprjs showed. (TO BE CONTINUED) KENNY MCNEAL WINSCONTEST Grade School Boys Hold Weekly Athletic Contest At Central School Kenny McNeal scored the highest number of points >n the weekly athletic contests, held by grade school »<;bpol giwind >*e* *.*. *-■ -X.vC. Friday undei the uirecvlou voacu H. L. Curtis. McNeal scored a total of 38 points. His nearest rival was Carl Lose, who scored 23 points. The other point winners finished as follows: Herbert Bentz, 19; Jerome Meyers. 10; Jimmy *Lose, 8; Jimmy Cowan, 8; Johnny Haines, 5. Coach Curtis stated today that all boys who have been attending the ! morning classes should report to him at the city swimming pool at 10 o’clock Monday, Wednesday and Friday, to be instructed in first aid and swimming. I Following are the results of the various events in the contest held at | the Central school grounds yesterday: Dribble in shot (basketball)—Carl Lose, first; Kenny McNeal, second; Meyers, Haines and Cowan tied for third. Game of 13 (basketball)—McNeal, first; Carl Dose, second; Meyers, third. 50-yard dash—McNeal, first; Bentz, second; Cowan, third. | 100-yard dash—Bentz, lint} NfNeal, second; Meyers, third. | Foul shots (basketball) — Cowan, 1 McNeal and Carl Lose, tied. I Push pass contest (basketball) — 'Carl Lose, first; McNeal, second; Cowan, third. Running broad jump—Bentz, first; McNeal, second; Lose, third. Chinning contest — Meyers, first; Lose, second; Bentz, third. Underhand pass (basketball) —McNeal, first; Carl Lose, second; Meyers, third. Bounce pass (basketball)—McNeal, first; Meyers, second; Carl Lose, third. : GENEVA NEWS I I D. J. McWhirter was painfully, but not seriously injured, last'Wednesday Evening When the car under which he

was working came down on him Mr. McWhirter had run the front wheels of his car up the hank of his lawn in order to make more room under it while he worked. A alight jarring of the wheels caused It to back down. Hi* arm was badly bruised and bls elbow jammed against his ribs. Mr and Mrs. George Webb of Sumrper, HL, are visiting here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Studer. Mrs. Herman Brunner is suffering with heart trouble again, being confined to her bed. Miss Christine Boids, of Fort Wayne, is visiting here at the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Briggs Miss Ruth Shoemaker went to Matoon. ill., Wednesday, where she is the guest of Miss Marie Cox. Miss Shoemaker wl.l return to her home here Monday. A fine boy baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Huey last Monday. C. M. Chrisman, son. Lloyd, and daughter. Mrs. John Eicher, of Fort Wayne, left Thursday for a trip to Kansas City. They are making the trip by auto. Mr. Chrisman will meet a sister there, who he has not seen

" " ——l"- —I I ■! „ , — There is no Saturation Point for Honest Value Honest value is a priceless commodity. Every purchaser seeks it, but not always with complete success. During periods of careful buying he takes unusual pains to find it, and products of inferior merit fail to attract his patronage. Reports then circulate that the “saturation point” in the automobile market has been reached, when in reality there will NEVER be a saturation point for honest value. During the first six months of this year, for instance, Dodge Brothers sold 207,115 motor cars and trucks. This represents a gain of 49.3 per cent over the first six months of 1925, and continues Dodge Brothers in the enviable position of THIRD IN THE INDUSTRY. For the three weeks ending July 17th, 23,862 motor cars and trucks were delivered to customers —an increase of 62.4 per cent over the same period last year, and impressive evidence that Dodge Brothers great sales gain is continuing through the quiet weeks of mid-summer. The more carefully people investigate and compare, detail by detail, the factors that constitute genuine motor car value, the more inevitably Dodge Brothers market expands and will continue to expand, year after year. SAYLORS MOTOR CO. F’hone 311 Ni Ist. Street. . <«... Pmroniztj Your Neare&t Br&thtrs Belief Dodge Brothers MOTOR CARS ft — / .Qa— r . r -‘4- 2.

for forty years. A!) the brothers and , slßters and step-brothers and sisters in his family will be together for the first time in their liven. The meeting ’ will be at the home of Mr. Chrhiuan'* step-mother. i The ten year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cook wan kicked in the stomach by a horse last Tuesday. Al - though the lad was thrown backwards i with considerable force, a physician failed to find any broken bones or in- ; ternal injuries. Russell Cox, of Bryant, visited here at the home of his brother-in law and . Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mattax, Tues • day. Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Price had the former’s nephews, Russell and Edwin ■ Price, of Convoy, 0.. and Owen Price i of Dayton. O. for their gusts Tuesi day. i Mrs. Ray Fowler, of Fort Wayne, is visiting here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lindsey. Roscoe Eckroat, Geneva lad, got I in bad in Bryant, Thursday night, t when he appeared on the streets in > an Intoxicated condition. He was ar- - rested and paid his fine. t Q i Get the Habit—Trade At Home, It Pay*

Laport — Two hundred dollars worth of fountain pens were Included in |GOO worth of loot taken by bandits who robbed a drug store here.

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