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GONNA GIVE OUR TOWN

SERIAL STORY FUNNY BUSINESS

LESSONS IN LOVE

~ By JERRY BRONDFIELD

YESTERDAY: Faced with the problem of entertaining an Indian, Barbara plans to take Dugan Blake to a formal party at| the Starlight Terrace. Barbara admits that Dugan is really quite presentable! but she enjoys the prospeet of showing! him off to her friends. Dugan assures her that he has formal clothes for the function and Barbara is rhagrined to discover that Dugan's regard for her circle! of sophisticated friends is mot too high.!

CHAPTER THREE

“NOTHING like relaxing after inner,” said Uncle Hank, pulling “Beautiful night, t00.” | , especially,” Dugan said . tur his head skyward. | rbara noticed his profile and it bothered her. “Surely your Okla- | homa stars must be much prettier,” |

he said loftily. | He turned to her. “Yes,” he re-| plied slowly. “They are. You'll have to come down | them semetime.”

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“Quite,” he assured her. “You have my guarantee.” “What's it worth?” He walked up to her, very de-| liberately. “Much more than those lot of my friends by| vears ago.” { d 1s of his comfort- | Uncle Hank groaned.| told him he had en-] tle tap much. ! ed Into Dugan's room | A etired. “Well, Dugan hat do vou think of her?” | an grinned as he yanked off | “Hank, she’s the most beau- | thing I've ever seen. Looks igh she has more spirit than , but very obviously,

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= HANK GRUNTED. “Spoiled . . | y obviously. All my fault, too. I] since she was kid and I] e toc much time to de-| She's had everything | lv too much. And believe | ’ he added, jabbing a! )v finger for emphasis, “the n that gets her will need a plenty | g rope and a high coral.” Dugan Blake was inclined to] ggree. The lovely Miss Chase, he} understood, had talents on end.| Dugan Jidn't like women to nave too muct lent. | arbara thought it strange when ncle Hank told her Dugan would meet her party at the Sea-| side Terrace. A business conference | i tied him up later than he had| expected. Larry Grover came along to pick! her up. “Sorry I'm a little late,” he} epologized. “One of my ponies came down I fever.’ | Bar showed her disgust. “If; You paid as much attention to your] business as vou do to polo youd be | one of the greatest architects in the! country.” “Correction,” he said.

reatest. But lo is more fun.” £ “Tt must be. RS haven't called in | the western sky now after sunset.

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two weeks.” i I'm flattered that you noticed,” some reason or other?” one of the| he laughed. | girls queried. ~The whole crowd already was Dugan leaned toward her slightly. there when they arrived — Sue “He changed his mind, however. I Bishop, Charley Gilroy, Ina and fold him I would cut out his heart Bruce Meade, and a half dozen and throw it to the dogs.” i

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the guest of honor?” | they chorused. “Don't tell us he got! SOMEONE knocked over a water cold feet and beat it back to the glass. Barbara tured to Dugan, hills,” Charley said. | friendly. “Your costume is color-: “He'll be here,” Barbara promised. ful, if not correct.” #@ = & { “It is not a costume and it is IT WAS a matter of seconds later correct,” he replied evenly. “Evethat they heard the commotion. Ning clothes are supposed to be Over the hum of excited voices on the finest one has. These are the] the other side of the room she could finest an Indian can wear. This hear the high, flat voice of Henry, feather,” he added, “was part of the head-waiter. (the very correct ceremonial dress] Then Barbara gasped. Henry's I wore when made chief of my back appeared first, and then as he tribe. And now—may I be honwas swept aside with one impera-.ored with a dance?” tive arm, a buckskinned, moccasined| Barbara looked startled. | Indian strode into view, a solitary! “I think I can manage,” he added! right blue feather arising from a significantly. head band | His assurance was an under-| They sat in stunned silence as he statement. His dancing was smooth, ! approached and bowed, arms folded, superb, as good as that of any man | before Barbara. {she had ever known. { Barbara knew she had to say, There was a bright flash as they something but words just wouldn’t!glided near the end of the ficor. come out of her mouth. She looked Someone had taken a picture. past Dugan and saw Ina Meade’s! At the table Sue nudged Larry eves standing out like bugs. {Grover. “If he's an Indian, it’s Barbary finally recovered. “This me for the great open spaces,” she wthis is—-Chief Leaping Water,” said enthusiastically. “Ever see eyes tne stammered, introducing Dugan like that . and look at those all the way around. shoulders.” Dugan bowed again and they| Larry grinned. Then he sat up each nodded dumbly. All but Sue.istiffly. “If he’s an Ind—" Her pent-up breath exploded. “What did you say?” Sue asked. “Boy! Isn't he the item!” “Nothing.” he said curiously. : Dugan, sitting down between Bar-! Larry took them home when it bara and Larry, smiled. “I seemed was all over and bade them good to have a little difficulty in getting night. in. Especially with the head wait- Barbara let her wrap slide from

er. her shoulder as Dugan opened the Sl vr Stat “Allow me to say I had a

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“Is that what they mean by rounding out an army career?”

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very fine tirke,” Dugan said gravely. “It was very interesting.” “Interesting?” =Barbara “I'd say it was slightly on the riotous side. I

echoed.

I won't hear the end of this for months, thanks to you.” “Thanks to me? You had planned a show. S60 we had a show. But we have a saying, Miss Chase . . ‘the whip can strike from both ends.”

(To Be Continued)

(All events, names and characters in this story are fictitious.)

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