South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 280, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 7 October 1917 — Page 20

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v. r- . ' - 1 ' STUDENT HELP - - By Jane Osborn

Irwula ! i n 1 watched th pilnripal -:t -f the e'.er.ing with interest. It wa-, the new in-trutor of psy hd- -:. Jerr..'d f',r'i-', v ho was ir.tr or..-:5red for th" vac am y in Rrof. ludson's de-partme nt at Rroa.pton ollt v(-. II. had c n. - from f the larger M.-i'm eolie,-. arid broa-ht with him nrwl ry fiUvIou.ly h'iwf-,1 in Mi mann r and bearing cor-idr.vdy ir.or" of urbanity than was I'oss' .-'x- 'I by tii(.t mrn''rv cf the Rrompton college fae- : My. At the head r.f the table sat I'rof. Jwlftn and ul tli- ath r rol Mis. Judson -'residing e,vr the t ;iups. for Rrornptr.n families -till rank t a with their ew-ning meal, and had thf eta service -! r--.i.l !-lor1 1 1 mistress -f the hou-e in as tately array as the meat j 1 ri 1 1 - i and -arIng things v. re spread at the othr end of the t;ib!o before toe host. The rnlf of t ii tj 1 1 that directs tho ho-tess to Mat I; r r man 'UM of honor at h r rR-ht and the man JTi t of honor at the lmst'.s light appare-ntly did no- trouble tho Judsotis, for JVrroId Cr" sat -here it was meo-l ron enb-r.t for tli1 prof"wrr to talk with him at Iiis own right, and .Mr. c,r-ig's elder sister for this si-fer, ho, irj the vent that Mr. irrig- reeeR--,! the appointment, we.uhl i" T 1 1 - had f his l)';i.-''li dd. had come with him .-.it at .Mrs. .lud on's hft. Crandluthcr and (Jrandrnother Judso.n

THY NEIGHBOR

Idnnlle moved into Iiis bachelor ipartmc.its on th 10th r.f the month. He had had a suite down', at th exclusive Walterrnerc on Vashint;ton .. when Alston Co. Mvo him the order for a book. It was. to de.il with New York life on the group system, sho vim- how tho tity was livided into little neigh borhood villages, e-.-pecially among the poor. Yeumg Alstem had sui:gf--teI that he move over t the r;-t side and study conditions among the submerged tenth at tirst hand. It ; bad not appealed to Rinriello. Re wa.. not of the tramp-poet ariety. I.ven while he liked to be a denS.en ef the obi Gre.-nv. ich illae. j rtill his fjiiattf rs were on the north ' side of the fjuarv, I low e ve-r, inj tl.' interests of art, he had cross, d ( the dead lines beyond Third a v. and srnight a temporary eyrie routh of Thirty-fourth st. Thus it j tame to pass that ho loeame an in-j

THE WAR OF GARDENERS

i iv Loi isi: ou i:r. 1 :r d sniffed uneasily :s h- turned the corner from the sv ;,.:. There v as a faint arenna td something cooking, ju.-t what lie could not yet tell, but h knew- that It came from bis eiwn kitchen as surely .,s he .Knew that the sun was coming up ext morning. As he came nearer bo was aide to distinguish It more learly tomatoes in some process ff preservation! How w .try lie was of this canning. Kvery night and every night it seemed for weeks and months past it had b -n the same thing. He bad come home to lind Raura verhe.ned, eivertlred. not dressed, and her temper at the snapping point. Mot rover, th" houso was beginning to show neglect and he was beginning to feel it. He bad not hail a square m al at heme In dear knows bow- long. The hur.gabaw a -i he a ppr -ac hod

CAMOUFLAGEING

Charlie ;pp. the oiynpla's p. er-j Je.-s press agent, leaned against the Soor j am e.f dress-ir.g ro.ua No. 1. i-:hbng his hands loefal'y and 'Tining at peace with tho w orld. Futbe stock company had closed their s immer engagement, ami now his Imair-.atR genius was slven full yl.iy. Yaudevdle had returned to t heer bit:; up a r.d give him ideas--c".u los e f them. "C'mot: out.' grant. 1 Andy S -1 eh. the property man. staggering t.nder a loan cf a heavy h.. "I Kant to get in there. " "e vt.tir.Iy certainly." as-, nt- 1 l l.arlle, stepping nimbly o;;t of thv. ay. Then he followa-d Atury into the room. "Kindi like old times. a. Andy?" he inquired, pleasantly. 'Thugs are gonna hum in a week IT SO." "Hum to Pari; mu h." saori- d . Andy, straightening his labor-stiff --:i-d frame .tnd waving a me i-ur.t: b::ge-r in Charl:e-'.s face. 'This l a: R pbti: ho", with '.-." "Ho .v ...;" ;.sked 'h.itlb . in:.oatb. . "Vi ii'i- p:' hi:" .:bi. our.u f. The ;.,-. v.- v. ,;i ; j : p.f ,11 .i - i i . r." 'UiLi the he. ut.dfd Ai.-iy.

had their usual places on the other shb- of the table, and Rodney Judson. i r -!'. Jud-mn'-. lIf.-?t sein, who had Lit recently graduated from hroirj.t"!!, sat letwe h th: yo'lng a-rdrant arid Iiis si-.tr. So th'-r' vr a jrod many dihs ffr ori- small pair of hands to wah onaid- d and :t pf.l many potfl nri'l j-ans !iaI had to ! um-1 in ro;.a ration for thn iw il. and in Mrs. JmlsiinV hou.'hdd iio jots and puis, ho'.fr st::l'i-firnly thoy had r si-tf-d th fir.-t a'dutionM we rt c-v i 1 ft "to y.ak" till tho next day. I'rj-Mla was still at hT work "vh-n th clock on the kitchen sh-l." Ioir.t-d to 'j Vdock. lizard .1 rr-a k incr Found to.vard th; hai'k ytairn and . ishrd that thi lih: of th- solitary oil lamp shd ;i mor-far-rr.'H hin ulov. To n a door di-tin-:tly op n d. Yc, It was th hack stairs Joor, and a man' I'.k'uro thit v. a - T!-!th-r that of Prof. Judsori iar liia sun fmi" out of th shadow. It was tlio jiiun,' oa.-t-rn professor, and ho stopped toward Ursula with a doirreo i' emliarrassmt nt that vas i,ot in v-ry roorl kopim; vith tho apprar;uv' of jierfet selfposs. ion and poi--' that ho had shown at dinn r. "I jUt thought mayho yn:l WMMlld uivc .no a triads .f ivater," l:e heean as I iula i oi d h-r yes at him ir unfr-inod surpri'-o. '".Mrs. .Tudoa. I file's, forgot to p;t any in my

inatr lie would not call it resident of the D'.irgs apartments. At some time Mr. Diggs had felt the wi::ht of Iiis millions preying upon his mind ami had placed model apartments for the deserving poor in their midst. Rut strain-' to say the l'Hal Inhabitants refused to move out ef their familiar rookeries, nr:d th- throe great Georgian buildings with their patio courtyards and Italian gardens en the roof, would have gone a-beiring for tenants had not little Rohemia sw.pt In to the rescue, and taken p '-ses.-ion. After the third day In bi-s now lodinvs the monotony palb d on him. He had prowled around the neighborhood and made the alarming discovery that Instead of helm: in the midst of tangs and night hawks he was in the midst of highly respectable obi settlers, instead of the-ir being peculiar to their kind, they regarded him as a rnra it looked so bare and clKcrless that ho vas almost tempted to turn back lj the statiem and take the Firs train away from tremble. The porch boxes that last year had been a varlcoleired mass of foliage and trailing vines were now lnrmoent f so much as a oat of paint; the awnlr.gs. so bravely and che rfully strlpeel n ye-ar be fore, hung stained and desponelent from ilry, dusty eaves; the f!wer beds formerly gorged with ponies. big orange poppies, roses and a thousand varieties of everything, and the elosec lipprd merald lawn, had given way to a vegetable garden, in turn a desert of furrowed brown loam, then a heterogeneous e-ollectfon of cornstalk-, potato vines and hean poles, and now at the- end of summer a desolate waste. Rut Fred's, thoughts were bitter, not so iaue h on account of tin- war Ire- of the house as with condi ' I mean back here. Here we open a week from t'day an Stensen eptlts th ;.uut shop and joins that camutiage corps. An' we ain't gd a ne w ba k-elrop In th' place." t ' a iiuoul!age ?" puzzled Caul lie. aloud. "What's tliat French pastry, er rlnt?" "It's a citioh it ain't takin' care ivory," re-marked Andy, with a sniff, "or he'd stay home t' take care o' pu'.r knob. If you'd r ad the parts o' th paper that ain't got nothln' t' elo with show stun' e! know that all th' artists an' scene painters have com in th' array t' fool th' RuUh." "I s.c I see." replied the other, sagely. 'alas don't wank no more. They're gonna shoot paint from th' tr :u lies. "If I thought yo-u wuz kiddin' me," growb-i Andy. minously, "I'd put a ile -nt in jour bean f let th' air in. Rut I see ou ain't. Th' more I think .' some pre .-s guy's salaries th mole I think o' th' war's waste. Cet rae iaw Camouttace means fa kin' draw it.' so-mry that can be hung up in th' ;.ir so th I)ut-h'll shoot h . ig i i .-.ix' n..x o :r bo. .-' Sten- - ..ti i t - tii' -Aar bug in his be-tn and row little Coriiibe that's some o'

room, and I didn't want to l other any of th" prjphs ut"tHirs." he fah-iiat-il. and thn mnc truthfully: "Tho-o country ooll?o folk certainlv Co to hel with the chicken;." "Thoy always drink tho spigot. ater," l.'rsul a commented with a voi'-o that marked no Inflection. Kven from the shadow in which .Mr. drei,' wa.s standing sho fouhl see that he. w.is watch In l' her with an interest that was not eutiiely nece.- -ary. Sh" moved toward the tray, where stood a neat array of perfectly shiniinr plas s. ai d tool; one. '"I no had to h'iv to u.-e a (lean one," sjh.e.'ted the proley-or. "I reiifin'ifr wh'ii w wer. younirsteirf the -..o; at home n-ed t make ;is drink, out of a t'n cup hated to have to j i-lih ex ra tuml'Ie;-', yon know." Ursula made ra -omment, tilled

a paass and handed it to trio in- ! trader. J "Ituf, then, that conk was very evo'-s." said tli man, trjini to inake Iiis oice nound jerfectly lf- , possessed, hut ijot su' c cdin. "anil ' thi-s cool; i--n't cross, is fho?" I Still Ur.-ula made no comment, .h riadd U.i ii drank the water, ' for which ho had no thirst, and then wat'hed Ursula intently a." sho ordinuaI 1p r tc.l: at tJio sink. "I ii'til to l'lj that cook of oars ill) dishes." ho pre aricati d. "and mis, lie was buying green popper. and fresh tomatoes from the little Greek Mario at the corner and an- ; severing his questions idly, v.honj he becalm aware of another cu.-- j toan r w ho .-renu d highly amused ; at his impii-dtion. "Yon :-tay cry lon-.V" ;i!;od .Mario. "For .iW hile." "What do you do for a. living? Write? Play the music? Pamt? o.ulp.' N'oV .Iu--t jrof-ssor. huh?" I.ilim Hi felt his face redden US the giil smiled. "Must one edve an eur. for IP -ing h'ue'"' ho aske l. And .Mario let it pass. 1 1 earing lh girl rfie her addre-s.-, for the livery if goods, I.inr.elle r aliz'd that he had a neighbor. He eau-ht eme swift ulance from big may eyes that smiled at him as he passed on. When his own goods were delivered via th dumb waiterthere was another basket thereon. Mario's vou called up asking him to be so gocid as to ring .Miss tions within. He thought of Mary Ann, that precious family jewel who had oome to live with them after the honemoon. and of the three delectable meals he and laura had sat down te every elay. Mary Ann had left at Christmas, and with war In sight, tbiur at -K a sack, potatoes at more than that a bushel, and eggs to be mentioned only in the same breath with the seven-blllion-dollar appropriation, they had decider! not to replace her, just as they eleeieled not to have new awnings and Howe- bei.xes. The same spirit of eeomuny had induced them to spade up the perennials to make rotun for turnips-. Rut the worst of the whole thing was Raura's Insatiable penchant for canning. The summer bt ire efficient Mary Ann had given her lessons. and from tho time the first pal.-, timid strawberry had appeared in market Raura lead been at it.

CORINNE

her stuff there is howling for a new Oriental drop, an' Forrest's givin' me a bawl in ut cause I can't lish it eut o th' air." ' What's ska' do. this Corinne?" demanded Charlie, nosing amongst the star's effects. Song-n dance?" "Sh-lt." admonished Andy, peering anxiously out the door. "Ivm't let P.er hear you say that. She calls the act 'Temptations of Terpsichore" It's high-lrow stuff soft music incense all that you know." "Ych. I know," grunted I'harHe. unimpressed. "Song-n dar.ee wrapped up in tin foil one o these hoity-toity hiddos with a wibl-cat elispositiiui - spouting temper like O'Rricn givin' th devil F his second ilddbs down there in th' orchestra pit." "Gue-ss again." retotteel Andy, indignantly. She's th' frest and th' puniest youngster that ever champed in oiympia's flies-. She's sh-h. here she cemts." A bright-eyed, trim little tigure in a moelish jown of flue elvt. with a saucy little hat perched at a coy angle1 above a wealth of go'.denbrown hair, an! a snappy, pi.piant face, entered the room smilingly. "Well. Andy." she greet.d him. happily. "i my ick-drop nearly ready? Who's this gentleman'." Andy introduced Charli" Zopp. who bowed o:-ce'iitiously. and re-

I don't seo why I ."shouldn't help ; ou. Uveryone has gone to Ltd and I am supposed to he In my mora no one will know." He had taken a touel from the rack and had he'un to dry one of the pans that Ursula had just wa-ho.J. "Io o-,j know." he venturfvi. omo'ir-a-ed le. . auo iTrsula had not repulsed his effort at hclpfulnev. "Jo you know, wm are the most extraordinary pretty irirl I've rfeen in a lone time. I noticed you the lirst thint; we went into the dining room couldn't keep my eye off from Jim, and J fancy I made a jumhlu of what I said to the professor ju.-t hocnuso I was so intent on watching you.' "You see.ned perfectly self-pos-se.ssf-.d." romrnented the 'at, without a smile. "I should judso that you are one of the tort that usually docs ke p a pood deal of self-pos-esslon." A pause followed, ami then fjrieir, takiui: another pan from tho drainln-T rack, trot back to his llrst track. "Von are really too pretty. A uiil pretty as you arc ha noplace in a kitchen. In the place I come from she wouldn't stay in a hole like this for a minute. Hands like yours Weren't made fur this" sort of thiner." Then, as the next pan was transferred from the so.ipy di.-h water to the draining rack, he ttied to s ize the slim uhite hand

Fra.'-er's hell and hand it to her. He found her name on the door if a little apartment down the hall and took the basket to it. making note d' its contents on the way grape fruit, peppers, cucumbers, oranges, endive and nunaine. it only p.eeded ambrosia to place her on the celestial vegetarian diet. And she was not in. He carted it back to his own apartment and it made him nervous. It broke up his entire morning of peace. Why the diekens couldn't she be In when she knew she was having goods delivered? He felt responsible for her lunch and went to her door si veral times unsuoce-s-sf ully. Then just as lie was starting to write down a new idea, his telephone bell start d to r ing madly. Tt was his neighbor. Mario had told her ho had left her goods with Mr. Rinnelle, apartment 1L Would he? be kind enough to let her have them ? Rlnnelle smoked savagely on his return. She had been smiling at him again in that cool, appraising. The cellar was full to groaning, but still she kept on. "For goodness sake, can't you ever Ret through?" Fred had asked despondently th-; day before, when Laura, up to her neck In pear butter, had set him down to a frie-d egg and potato on the corner of the kitchen table. 'Goodness, no! There ar the tomatoes yet anel picalilli ami catsup!" "Then why can't we eat some of them?" "Recause they're for winter." Fred elid not argue. Rut ho smelled the tomatoes now and predicted another triangular meal in the kitchen. He was right almost except that tonight's meal had but one dimension a baked potato. "I was Just toe" tired to cook, Fred," declared Laura wearily. And then Fred said things he'd never meant to say .bee. it coming e eived a winning smile in return. The n Andy aough-d and looked nway. "Sony. Mis. Corinn." muttered Andy, his hack turned. frantietlly busying himself with some props. "I'm afraid yu'll have to take a black curtain. I've combed th' town for a scener. So's Mr. Forrest. "Oh. what shall I elo?" poute-d C "rinne in despair. "I've worked so harel on this act. and now It's going te- he spolleel. Mr. F.rrest promi.-ed me he',1 fix it." At that moment a tall. s -rious-vlsaged veiling man, his gaze bent a--usual en Corinne. appeared in the doorway and sh" turn- 1 to him v. ith a worried leok. "oh. Frank." she pjaale d to aim. "What am I to do? I can't -jet my scenery. "If you ask me," h replied si ,wly. his Kuze full upon her. "you ma know what answer to exnct." "NoW. Frank, be reasonable." sh pleaded, wistfully. "Ron't begin that again. I'm going through with ! this. Now, you're an artist you know hits ef cthers in the prof -ion. Isn't there someone you knowwho'd do this for m i'ir you. if yu askeel them?" "The ery thing!" chimed in Charlie Zpp. beaming brightly. "Mehbe your friend'll paint th' s.--:..-for you." Corinne; and Frank Arnold turned

that held it, hut, thanks to the sea, and water, It 5-lld oasiH from his Krasp hack into tho sud-,. Then there wai a silence hroken only hy the splashing of the water In Ursula's dislipan; and I'rsula's deep 'due eyes, as she washed pots and pans with her unwclco:ne assistant at her fide, penetrated elt-p through the dish water into the. regions of hrown ttudy beyond. "A ienny for your thoughts" was the way the youn? professor broke the sileneo. "I was wonderir.q- whethcV oi knew anything about the 'irls in the college out here. You know it is a coeducational place." "I'm not especially anxious to nievt them." sighed dries. "A man doe -n't care much for that .;ort of girl brains don't count for muth in women not half so much as a pretty face like yours." Ho was looking intently at Ursula who for (die fleeting second was tempted to rub the self-satisMed pmile from his face with one swoop of her soapy dish cloth. Instead she looked at the kitchen clock. The hands pointer to a ejuarter after nine. She knew Rodney vould be back from his call on tho college president in a few minutes and until that time she could manage the I rofe -sor-e!ect alone. She assumed a yielding smile of co.ju.'try. "Oh, some of the girls

amused way. lie plunged at his work with avidity, trying to ban-1 Ish the memory of a slim young person in a rose linen smock with curly, dark hair. He made the discover,- the next morning that from his windows on the Inner court ho could look over at her windows. Quite acainst his Instinct of good taste he found himself doing so onstantlv. She, had window boxes where spring bulbs bloomed profusely. Long cream scrim curtains hung within in cottage fashion, and when tho wind blew he caught a glimpse of daffodil -tin ted cretonne. She came twice a day to water ner plants. Then she would stand for a long while looking titraelfastly up at the s.uare patch of sky live storied above. Ho used to wonder if she coubl be a sun-w orsbipper. Tho shaft of sunlight Just struck her windows as it phone aslant down the court, and sho drank it in even as her flowers elid. So passed the weeks and their acquaintance ripened. He insisted hom. t a mussed-up house and a diekens ef a hiking wife, and flung out cf the kitchen and out of the house, unco out in the street, le" wanted to go back but he didn't seem to know how. He felt foolish but knew that he wenild decidedly more so if he returned home. HoM fge down toward the station, ask for an express box and by that time he could go back with dignity and make it up at home. Rut just as he; got to the station the C:10 express to town came thundering in. After all he was hungry, anel had a right to his elinner. H tigured that he could get something and be back home in an hour. It would be just as eay to fix things up then with Laura, perhaps easier, than if he'd return right away. So he climbed on the train, got a seat on the river side, and settled back for his ib'-minute ride. Suddenly sornr one le-ar.ed forward a scornful gaze upon Charlie, and ho ejuaihd. "Tho idea!" snapped Corinn", inelignantly. "Mr. Arnold here is a famous illustrator not a common scene painter." "Sure he is'" chimed in Andy. "How can you sugc-'-t s'.edi a thing?" Chaitie- Zcpp in disgrace, slunk from the room. but still obsessed with his idea he hovered outside the room, hearing snatches eif c-onxersa-tion now anel then. und. pieclmg them together, deduced that Frank Arnold was In love with Corinne. and that he- wouldn't lend a helping hand to widen the ibtar.ee between him and Ids sweetheart. ( That evening. as Charlie Came' upon Arnold in the lobby, where the latter waited fer Corinn. he doffed his hat P'dit"ly and sidb-d up to the 'arti-t. j "I'm sorry. Mr. Arnold. If I of-j ' fetieied yu this morning." a polo-1 giz-l Charlie. j Arnold hoiked at Charlie w.lh a! friendly smile anel thrr.-t out his hand. i "iK.nt let that .verry you. old tep." Arnold. "I w ish I could , follow e-ut your suggestion." J "You do?" lemanded e.hrl:e. 1 "I c.-it.iinly do." ;tse! t .. the ( "thr. "Rut .-be won't Ut m. She v. arts to see this th'r.s through

nren't so bad looking," she paid, "t-'ome of the poor farmers daughters take places in the profesors families. In teturn for working three or fcur ?murs a day they get their board and keep and they eat with the families all except when there is extra company. They call them 'student helps.' For a moment the young man rtoked alarmed. "You don't happen to be one of those irls?" he usked

hurriully. To flirt with a girl. who might later be a student in one of his classes and who possessed the. dignity of being a candidate for a collso elegree was quite another thing from passing a few otherwise dull moments with a forlorn little kitchen maid whose' youthful charms happened to take his fancy. "I don't look it, do I?" asked Ursula in a wxy that dispelled the instructor's an:ienties. "Of course, you don't." he as sured her. "When I get this Job' out here in the fall I'm golnir to; manage somehow to see more of j you. Perhaps my sister will get you to work for us Instead of the Judsons. No one need know that I arranged it, and somehow we can manage to have a few good times together. I .-ce you aren't going! to be cross with me, are you J "Then you are really going to get' the appointment?" Ursula asked upon emptying her waste basket for her when the garbage bell rang at 7. He always carried Mario' basket to her door nowadays and often' at night they passed each other in the Itulian warden em the roof. Hero was a place where dreams might ome true. Reyond its mystery ef shaelwy pergola the lights of the city decked the skies, indeed like "jewels in the Ethiope's ear." The brilliant crescents of the three bridges over the river were like necklaces on the bosom of the night. He rarely spoke to her up tar re: but he felt strangely comforttel to watch her leaning over the parapet, her face turned toward the sky. His book was hearing completion toward the middle of the summer. Alston remarked to him one day that he could leave his east side len very soon. All the way back across town the prospect of such a thing troubled Linnelle. It would mean separation from her, his neighbor. lie aad linner at a lit and s-aid in his ear, "Yecu're getting bad; early, my boy." Fred turneel in surprise. It was edd Mr. Rrompter, the senior partner and by lorg odds the hanlest worker in the :irm. in spite of his age. He was very rich and lived in a fashionable section two stations beyonel Fred. Fred said some-thing about his dinner, but the old man was deaf, somewhat; mere over, he was changing his seat to talk to Fred. "I was just thinking," the old mail was saying, "that onr young men in the otliee weren't taking the Interest in the business they ought to, but it seems I'm wrong. I'm glad to see, my boy, that you arc willing to do your bit in this sudden extra pressure of work." Little by little; it was soaking in. Old Mr. Prompter took it for granted that Fred was going back to the ollice to work like himself. Aral without my help. 1 wish I aubl gd her to quit." "See here." cut in th other, with seeming irrevt-rance, lielja ever hear o camoullage?" Arnold's face- assumed a puzzb"! expression, as he nodded. "Then Ave'll camoullage Ce. rinne fake her to a standstill." answered Charlie. "I'll sneak you up In thj scene loft tomorrow morning and you do the rest. Thon the act will go through." "Rut. then." protested Arnold, "that's the very thing I don't want to happen. I'll lose her sure." "You may know art." interrupted Charlie, giving the other a pitying look, "but you don't know women. Why, man, when she hears of i: she'll be so tickbd she'll eat you right up." Arnold shiverc-i with pure delight, and lie gripped Zepp's hand like a Vl.-e. "I believe you're right,"' h .-v.M. "I'll trv it. anyhow." "Yer set's finifhed." announced Andy'Fcobell a, the door of Corinr.e's room late Saturday afternoon. "It's a. beaut." Corinne straightened up from tn? trunk ar.ei turned a beaming face on tho property man. "Is that true'."' hc- asked, delightedly. "Hew did you manage it?" "Oh. leave that t' li'l me." answered Andy, consf-uuentially "1 got

v.-ith feigned enth.:siam over the prospect. 'Purely. Did you hear me pulling the wool ov?r the old man'ss eyes? I did mar.ape to make a good impression, even i: you. yi little beauty, were doing your to rattle me. Tiu only person standing In the way of me, I understand, was that son cf the professor's, Rodney Judson. And. of course, he wouldn't stand any show a trains me even with his own father." Young Mr. firicg had abandoned the task ef assistant and ttocet very close to the girl's side where he could see every radatlon in the coral flints that camo and went in her checks under his rgaze. "Oood night. Mr. C.rieg." she said as she heard the first footfall of Rodney Judson outside. "You won't send me rway without a better good-night than that " that was what the young Instructor intended to say, but he never said It. Tor before he could say more than two syllables, Rodney Judson stood before him In the kitchen. He made a rndly calculated step toward the back stairs. "Don't hurry away." said Ursula very sweetly, turning to the professor's son who was in the kitchen by this time. "Rodney, Mr. (iricg has been down to get a glass of water. Mr. Grieg, it will do no

By tle Turkish restaurant on Twenty- , sixth st. It was nearly 9 when ho put his passkey in the loc!: of his own door. Suddenly he heard his name called. ! "Oh: Mr. Rhiuelb." It was Marjorie Iraser, her face pale and anxious. "I wonder if J could ask you to come and look nt my window. I just got home myself, and it looks as if some one had entered the apartment." I.Jnnello followed her, down the hall. 1 In her little living room the scrim e-urtains and daffodil valance lay in a crumpled heap on the l'oor. the upper window pah had a round hole through its center as If a minute ball had passed thremgh. "Do you think any one Is here " she asked, standing in the door way. For answer Rinnt lie glanced around quiekly and picked up a . baseball that had rolled under the ; team heater. "There's your burglar." he laughed and laid it on the ta'de. She sank into her chair with a I -'red was too paralyzed to enlighten him. "After all." though Fied. "it won't hurt to let him think I'm a little tin angel. I've been after a raise and this may help some. I'll go get a bite somwhere, telephone to Laura anel humor the old chap by working like a sailor all evenin?." That night Fred no tiptoeing in at 12 eiYlock fearfu' .f waking his wife, bat she was silting up sewing beside the living room lamp and looking like his honeymoon wife of last year. She was dressed in a gown he liked and her hair, always lovely, looked prettier than it had for months. So me' way the whole room has the old homey look. There were flowers in a big bowl on the tabic and a plate of sandwiches, dainty and appetizing, he? side. it. There- was a smell of coffee, too.

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the best little scener in This burg and hurried him hp.' "Oh, let me sec It," she urged. Hying to the door excitedly, but Andy barred the way. "Rlease-." he "p.ceg.d. in sudden alarm, "don't look yet. I er it's " "Nonsense," she answered him blithely, and slipping past him, sho darted up the steps leading te tho bft. At her approach. Arnold straightened up an l darted behinel a pile of canvas, but not before fche had entered the room and stared at him agha-t. "Frank!" she cried. in surprise. 'and he emerged, meek I v. from his ! hiding place, anel faced her with a. 'quer smile, his face and hands be smeared with green and yellowsplotches. Th"n she turned a vonelering gaze to the immens ranva and pointed to It dumbly. "Did you "Yes," ho confessed, sheeplishly". "Why?" sh askd, -imply. "Because you wanted It." he told her. matter-of-fact. "You had your hopes all built up. So to keep your plans from falling through. I Jumped in the breach." "Rut Frank," was all she said, and as two big tears welled in her eyes, she turned her face away from him, and started towards the door. "Corinne." he called after h-r. In alarm. "You're not angry?" She stooped still, and he darted to

harm to tell you that Mr. JuJ- a aral I am et: gat cd thougn as . t we have not told even Rodney'-: parenti. 1 am sure wa- can 'p r.d on your coniidenc. I v. ;u.t telling Mr. .;rlog .ibout o.;r s t f i . of student helps and I w.i toi:;., to explain to him tht i.' it ; e not for the .system I would r.e have had a ehance cf eiming to ( oi!ego or ev" me. tim: yeU. II"-: -ney." 'Splendid idea." stamme; e.i M-. Grieg. "y all means you tn tru-t m" ami then, curing tl.--empty tumbler, he hurried up the back stairs. "Good news." said Rodr.oy wl.o'i they wero alone. "The preside-.: tle Ided against Grieg when h" saw him this afternoon. We.ul !i; L gio his reasons. And he called ru over tonight to tell me lie would give me the appedntment instead. Too bad for poor Grieg, but it means we won't have to wait .narr month more. Of course, they'll pay Grieg's expenses ut here, huv I'm sorry for him. He didn't scm like a bad sort, did vuu think so"" "I don't believe lie would r'T have litte d in here at Rrompton. ' Ursula commented. "He Aas:': jast exactly eur sort." And being wiser than her years T'rsuU nev. had another comment to make ci the rejected instructor. i'Gopyri'ght, 1 1 1 7 .

Lois Wood sigh of relief. "I'll be so glad v. hen this ; over," she said. "I've soaked i local atmosphere until I'm si. and tired of it. and 1 want to homo. You see. Mr. Iinn. lb. I' an actress and I have a perfect dandy part in 'an ut h r.-' i production. 'Children of e'lay.' only cam' down her to IP..- a:, catch the spirit of the east side. I it hadn't been for you living s near to me I'd have been seated death." "If it hadn't been for ;an liv4;.. so near to me I'd have been bote to eleath," returned Rinnelle. going back to Washington f . n week. My book'-- Jjst finished, can't tell you what it h all rmant me down here. I'll always h" the place becatr-- of you." Marjorie was silent. He st-pp toward the ooor and turned. "Come np te the roof." he "I want to tell jou there." Anthey went on up th live night- o stairs together. (Copyritrht, 1 9 1 T . I

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from the kitchen. Re-fore Fred could say a word Lama sprang up. "Roer dearie, yo i must be tired. Come on and si: down ar.'l we'll have one of r.;r old parties. I've beeii an awful person to you lately, and I'm never, never, never going to put up another thing and neglect my house and husband as long as I live, war or nor war.' Fred took her in nis arms fand patted her head tenderly. "R:str , elearie. it's tho best investment yo'i ever mad-. Old Prompter got worked up when f was the e-niy ono who turned up for work that ho you'll never guess it he took in into the tlrm. That baked potato meant thousands ef dollars a je,, to us. You'd better put it in alcohol on the mantle." And the two war gar.b.-r.--kissel tenderly. ("Copyright. IMT.l her side, then she turn- i and ; herc-'f into his arms. As Arnold v.-a!k"d w ith (.'..m r, I toward the :i;es the follow ing Sa: :rday night he came :j.or. Z-rpp. l u 1iVaA In .- ?rrirnf::l attitud. . a chair. lie "topped and laid a ' :.- rae.ely hand on the other's -h,ab-. "Why so blue, Charlie V be ;.-'.;. i. snd the other turm d a mo irr.:"- 1 face to meet hi uvn Lapp-. :.- tented one. "Th' Los-' sore and he's t'r it out on me," groan e.l Zpp. "H -mad 'caus" Corinn car.ee!-. . act. an' h'rt got a lot o wasted as on his hand.s." "Wasted?" echoed Arnold, gr.anin? good-natirdly. 'Complimen tary, I'm frure. Ml pay him fit. It's worth it." And he ; ut hi arm around Corir.nc's ylldiuc ure. "I'll make you a present of t: drop. You can sell it for wht if worth." "Sell It!" echoed Z.-pp. scornfully. "I'll keep R for a souvenir. Rut saif you eJon't mind that i may I er sell the story?" h" a-ke-d, Rf. t-dently. "Help yourself." granted Air.ol i. then he turned and kissed Corinne as she started toward the stage to make her final bo v..