Cleveland County herald., 1919-12-25
 CHAPTER XVIIl-Continued.

But a moment later, as ne turned from the shelves of glass jars against
 the wall, with the potion she had ask
 ed for in his hand he uttered an eX-
 clamation: "For goshes' sake, Miss " And, describing this adventure to his fellow boarders, that evening, "Sagget pretty near to the counter, she was" he said "'F I hadn't been a bright,
 quick, ready-for-anything young fella she'd "a fummixed plum! 1 was watehin' her out the window-tall1in' to some young s'iety fella, and she was all right then. She was all right when she came in the store, too. Yes, sir; the prettiest girl that ever walk ed in our place and took one good look at me. I, reckon it must be the truth what some you town wags say about my face!''
 At that hour the heroine of the susceptible clerks romance was en- gagged in brightening the rosy little coal fire under the white mantelpiece in her pretty white and blue boudoir. Four photographs all framed in decor Ous plain silver went to the anthra- cites fierce destruction-frames and all-and three packets of letters and notes in charming Florentine treas ure box of painted wood; nor was the box, any more than the silver frames, spared this rousing finish. Thrown heartily upon live coal, the fine wood sparkled forth in stars, then burst in- to an alarming blaze which scorched the white mantelpiece, but Lucy stood and looked on without moving.
 It was not Eugene who told her what had happened at Isabel's door. When she got home, she found Fanny Minafer waiting for her-a secret ex- cursion of Fanny's for the purpose, pre- sumably, of "letttng out" again; be- cause that was what she did. She told Lucy everything (except her own la- mentable part in the production of the recent miseries) and concluded with n tribute to George; "The worst of 1t is, he thinks he's been such a hero, and Isabel does, too. and that makes him more than twice as awful. It's been the same all his life; everything he did was noble and perfect. He had a domineering nature to begin with, and she let it go on, and fostered it till it absolutely ruled her. I never saw a plainer case of persons fault making them pay for having it! She goes about, overseeing the packing and praising George and pretending to be perfectly cheerful about what he's done. She pretends he did such fine thing-so manly and protective-go- ing to Mrs. Johnson. And so heroic doing what his principles made him even though he knew what it would cost him with you! And all the while it's almost killing her-what he said to your father! She's always been lofty enough, so to speak, and had the greatest idea of the Ambersons being superior to the rest of the world, and all that, but rudeness, or anything like a scene or any bad manners-they always just made her sick! But she could never see what Georges man. nerS were-oh, it's been a terrible adulation :. It's going to be a task for me, living in that big house, all alone; you must come and see me I mean after they've gone, of course. I'll go crazy if I don't see something often as you can. know you too well to think you'll be sensitive about com ing there, or being reminded of George. Thank heaven you're too we'll balanced" Miss Fanny concluded, with a profound fervor, you're too well-balaneed to let anything affect you deeply about that-that monkey !"
 The four photographs and the paint ed Florentine box went to their crema tion within the same hour that Miss called her father in, as he passed her door, and pointed to the blackened area on the underside of the mantelpiece, and to the burnt heap upon the coal, where some metallic shapes still re- tained outline. She flung her arms about his neck in passionate sym pathy. telling him that she knew what had happened to him; and presently he began to comfort her and managed an embarrassed laugh.
 "Well, we'll" he said. q was too old for such foolishness to be getting into my head, anyhow"
 'sNo, mol" she sobbed. And if you knew how despise myself for-for ever having thought one instant about ---oh Miss Fanny called him the right name: that monkey! He is!''
 "There, I think I agree with you" Eugene said grimly, and in his eyes there was steady light of anger that was to last. "Yes I think agree with you about that!'
 "There's only one thing to do with such a person" she said vehementiy. That's to put him out of our thoughts forever-foreverr
 And yet, the next day, at six o'clock, which was the hour, Fanny had told her, when George and his mother were