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EARNINGS STATEMENTS.
COLORADO SOUTHERN.

COLORADO SOUTHERN.
, September .,n Of,
Opera ting incone... ]60,sSS Inc. Z4''sSs
op rr1 revenue. ioe1o.,2l Inc I.22e. sos
Operating Income. ss4.s7o Dec. ooi.ibs
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL AND SAULT
STE MARIE.
September 80. 40.
Operating revenue. ..sAsae.77I Inc. sss3 90, 81
Operating income... o8o,IIS Dec D''9oo
From January l. M. os-
Operating income. 4e2.2f4 Dec. S,6l4'o2O
PACIFIC COAST COMPANY.
September
CROSS sarninss..... ss2s.s92 mo. s142.e24
Net earnings. $4,000 Inc. ooa
Cross esrnings..... i.5fs.227 Inc 22S. 1875
Net earnings. 20o.iSs Inc. 26.so4
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Operating revenue. .$i4,120.1so Inc. ~. $50 1856
Operating income... i.70o.bo7 Ino. l.SO3.7o3
From January l.
Operating revenue. .104 .056 .b66 Inc. l39 Ips
Operating Deficit. 77S.lo7 Dec A,02S,9'S
YAzoo AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
September
Operating revenue. s2.is2,o55 Dec. 500. 95s
Operating income... <1.fo2 Dec oli's0S
Operating revenue. n. 7e2.e54 mo. 3.792.oio
Operating income... 1S0.17I Dec 2,slo'lel
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westchester.
sxRAM LAKE HEALTH FARM,

Mt. KIsCO, n. Y.
When III or convaiescent or in need OF rest
or recuperation. Ideal location among the
westchsster Hills. All milk. eggs. vegeta-
bies and poultry from own Farm. Resident
physician. New York office. f3f East 18th
6treet. Phone Plaza 4973.
The discriminating only Invited
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dwelling at 25S West l36th street.
l6.sxl0O.
George Ehret sold to Curtis Smith
the three story dwelling at 2l14 Madi-
son avenue. 20xS0.
New Country Club for Rye.
The Rye Marine and Country Club
has been formed by several wealthy resi-
dents Of Rye and Mamaroneck, who have
bought the George c. Park estate on
Post road. Rye. with large frontage on
Long leland Sound and several hundred
acres OF rolling land. The charter men,
bers subscribed $4,000. They include
Mayhem Wainwright and Col. Anthony
j. Drexel Biddle.
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SALES AT AUCTION.

SALES AT AUCTION.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
D EI,.I Tn,;STu OF THE
public AUCTION SALE
EQUIPMENT AND MISCEL-
lANEOUS ARTICLES
CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING PUMP
wEsrKeN puMPiNo STATION. NORTH
sInE0r DRUID LAKE. pR S r HILL i rAEK;
AND OLIVER STREETS. BALTIMORE. MD.
TO BE SOLD N As ORDER NAMED.
Monday, November 9th, 1920
COMMENCING AT
1890 O'CLOCK
AND CONSISTING IN PART OF
2 4-MILIION GALLON woRTHrNoToN
io-MILLIoN GALLON woRTHINdToN
aoo.H. ?. MHTioNAL wxTER TUBE
1oo.a. p. NATIONAL WATER TUBE
Ioo.H. p. ATLAS WATER TUBE
) STOW STEAM PUMPS.
DEAN STEAM PUMP.
wORTHINGTON WET VACUUM PUMPS.
! wORTHINGTON STEAM PUMP.
wORTHlNGTON RAM PUMPS.
wORTHrNGTON AIR COMPARISON.
MISCELLANEOUS STEAM AND WATER
$50 tons OF cAsr.IRoN SCRAP.
TONS OF whOUGHT-rRON SCRAP.
5000 POUNDS BRASS SCRAP.
500 POUNDS BRASS TURNrNoS.
1900 POUNDS CUNMETAL SCRAP.
LOT OF SCRAP RUBBER. LOT OF CAST
IRON PIPE FITTINGS. LOT OF VALVES,
OIL BARRELS. STEEL CABLE. DER
KICKS AND MISCELLANEOUS SMALL
coal TREsTLE. SEVERAL HUNDRED
FEET IN LENGTH; BUILT OF HEAVY
TIMBER5. ETC.. ETC.
AND
TO be razed and removed IN accordance with
the specifications now on /thibk<ion ct the
water Engineers Office. City HAN (MY. O.
X. Leavertonl. or ~ the office OF the auo-
tioneers. N. q. Lobe q Co.. 323 West Baiti-
more street. Purchasers must cenfeFm with
all provisions set forth IN said spsclfSsaetSas.
Terms OF Sale: A deposit OF - OeS cent.
of the purchase price viii be rucH4ru6 81
time and place Of sale. balance % Be paii
upon conforming with specifications ssgdred-
PETER z. TOME,
N. u. LOBE 4 CD.
AuctionssN.
Daitirnors. Nd.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.
Ny brand new $4,000 restaurant. equip
ment almost brand new. Lease expired.
must vaeate.
Equipment consists OF ~ kara top tables,
rs dozen bent wood chairs. 80 mirrors,
s3-x7S", and fixtures attached thereto. 2
mahogany wall fixtures. mareis front
countsrs. show eases. water and 2 eeffee
cash registers, q I'M tee bcxes. Glad
ranges. steam tables. scales. rilverwsre,
large baks ovens, Reed mixer. dough diyider.
full equipment Of baking utensils and full
sitehen equipment Of copper cooking u'en-
siis, &c.
Open for Inspection Monday, Nov. a.
sale Tuesday. Nov. Q. at II A. NJ. and
will continue until entire equipment Is sold.
Goots 20 DO removed Immediately after
sale.
Cash deposit required.
H. g. HARRISON.
AUCTfONEER.
THE MODEL BAKING RESTAURANT co.
1919 BOARDWALK.
ATLANTIC CITY. ~. J.
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Business Troubles


The following judgments were filed yester-
day. the first name being that Of the debtor:
MANHATTAN
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An advertisement IN the Lost ond
Found columns Of THE NEW YORK
HERALD offers a real possibility Of
recovering yosw lost ,rcsersy.
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Tho first name Ia that OF the debtor, the
second that of the creditor and date when
Judgment was filed:
MANHATTAN.
Ribner, Louisa. A. Cohen ct al.
January ~, 1917. ef27.5l
Michel, Ethel and Daud-Broad-
way Trust Co.. June IA, fsi6..... 4o5.54
Boucicault. Renee-M. L. Freeman,
May 10. 1920. Northumberland. 1,4sl.U7
June !, 1920. ................ ioso5.se
mon. August 3. 1911. ............ $4,000
Same--Guardian Finance and Trad
Ing Corp. June %, 1918. .......... f.fe5.e0
World Film Corp.-K. Gordon, Feb
ruary Y. 1920. Observation-Disclosures. 1872
Dreyer Michael, Michael Senft and
Leo Ginns-S. siegel, Oct. 20. 1870 i.+isso
THE BRONX.
Bloom, Benjamin-I. LiDskits. May .,.
II, 1919 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. p2.eo
Cerussi, Michael and II. Peter Co
russi-A- Thomson. Feb. 10. 1919. ee0A
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Daitimore. Nd.
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Resale 81 the Anderson.

The Anderson, a twelve story apart
ment house, eox1o2 at 1o2 West Elgh-
tieth street has been sold by the Dor
mond Really Company. Inc. and Bend
helm Bros. Inc. to the Irvington Hall
Company. Charles Tannenbaum presi-
dent. Cohen Bros. attorneys. repre-
scented the buyer.
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business Building Market.

VIM. II. Whiting & Co. sold for
the estate Of Euphemia whittredge
and Katharine Foot the five story
building. 23.sx1o9.7, at So Beekman
street. extending through to 50 Ann
street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06

Tho Manhattan Storage and Ware
house Company. whose building covers
the easterly block front on Seventh
avenue, from Frfty-second to Fifty
third street, has Increased It's Fifty
third street holdings by the purchase
Of the six adjoining dwellings. on plot
1la4x1oo6. at 40 and LEO. The prop
erty, which was acquired from George
c. Atwater. gives the purchasing COM
pany control Of frontage Of sos feet
on this street.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18
Wire Briefs

NEW YoRk---Eirhsy.f,ve radical
aliens. from as far Yves; as Portland.
Ore. arrive AT Ellis island for dcpor-
tauon.
MADISON. wiss--M Ly.
uauxh. policeman. held In tio 900 bail
for killing OF Carl y. Jandorf. stu
dent
MrssoUr.A. Mont--waiter Vol.
hard and party. tourists from II
COMA we're held up and robbed OF
ts25 when they camped near Dixon.
CADILLAC. Mlch.--wheat. bean
and corn crops bligh,.d by grasshop-
psrs. with estimated loss Of $1,000.
600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18
BANDITS ESCAPE
after ROBBERY.
Take $3.50 From Father
and Son

After an aIl-night search OF the
city trunk roads leading northward.
local police and deputy sheriffs OF
King and Snohomirh counties had
failed Friday TO find any trace Of tho
two bandits who robbed T. II. Nelson.
iiaf w. soth st. and his son. Charles
Nelson. OF $3.50. In their garage
Thursday night
The bandits escaped in Nelson's
auto. and highways were bang
searched Friday in the hope OF find.
ing the car abandoned.
The Nelson's had returned from the
Family theatre. i4th ave N. w. and
w. saith ST.. which they operate. and
were about to leave the garage. when
two men stepped In and, with ieveled
guns. gave the customary command.
Hands up
They searched their victims. cut
the telephone wires leading from the
house. dssnanded the key 70 the auto
from the elder Nelson. and apeeded
away In the car.
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Says Sound Fish
Being Depleted

Charges that fishermen are depict
Ing the salmon Of Puget Sound BY
catching Immature salmon will be
made shortly by Prof. T. Victor
Smith. Of the University Of Washing.
ton. TO Gov. Louis r. Hart thru Fish
Commissioner l.. III. Darwin.
Professor Smith declares small
fishermen ar- using giIl nets and
seincs TO the extent that the indus.
try IN gradually being undermined
in the waters OF the state.
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Saturday morning at IL o'clock
construction will be officially begun
on the new landing field at Sand
Point Claude c. Ramsay. chairman
OF the board Of county commission.
ers, will turn the first shovelful of
earth.
! This was announced at n banquet
given at Pig'n Whistle by the Aero
club Of the Northwest and the civic
bureau of the Chamber OF Com
merce. the two agencies that were
most influential In finally obtaining
a flying field for Seattle.
Commissioners Ramsay. Thomas
Dobson and Lou Smith were honor
guests at the banquet, in recognition
OF their services In securing the air
drome after the city council had
failed TO accomplish anything.
The requirement OF the Sand
Point site WAS declared by S. III.
Hedges. president of the Chamber OF
Commerce. TO be one of tho most sig
nificant public achievements In the
history OF the city.
other speakers on tho program
included the three commissioners. ID.
u. White, president of the Aero club:
Edward McGrath. superintendent Of
mails: Frank NJ. Fretweli. aviation
expert. and George d. Lamping-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18

FUNERAL SERVICES for Alfred
Boulder. retired railroad man. who
died wednesday Mt che home OF his
son. Alfred w. Boulder. r. soth st.
and sist ave. N. e.. will be held Sun
day at 4 y. m. from the Home Tn.
dcrtaking company. Cremation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18

NAVAL RESERVES will take
summer cruises from Bremerton TO
British Columbia and Columbia river
ports. according TO authority re.
ceived Mt the Puget Sound navy
yard. First cruise starts July 1.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18
Harding Club Is
Organized Here

Rainier Valley republicans have
organized club TO boost for the.
election OF Harding.
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Towns in Alaska
Get Census Returns

Tho nrs official 1850 census re-
turns for eities OF southwestern
Alaska received here were an.
nouneed yesterday by w. 7. Iopp.
chief Of the Alaska bureau OF the
United States department Of edu.
cation.
The figures rfvcn are: Anchor
age. lac: cordova. sS5, decrease
OF III per cent: Seward. ss1. In
crease Of - per cent. fAtogche.
COS; Valdez tss. decrease OF ga
per cent: Fort tIscum. iss. de-
crease of SIS per cent.
Anchorage was estsbiiehed since
the 1910 ccusuA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-18

Iris. Rose, Beige, Navy and Black.
Regular $3.50 and 1915 qualities,
special at $500.
200 Blouses of fine wolfe and
dimity. As fine in fabric, as trim
in style, as refined in detail and
as well fitting as the much higher
price models. These would regu-
larly sell at 1896, but fortunate
purchase enables us to offer them
for $3.50. Sizes SO to 46. A dozen
models from which to choose in
this lot.
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800
for thosepr fering Them
New
Cold
Evening star., 1920-03-14
RIALTO-"The Stolen Kiss"

Moore's Rialto Theater will this
week. starting today. present a double
feature bill. the chief attractions be-
ing Constance Binney. in her latest
Real Art production, The Stolen
Kiss" photoplay based on Little
N1sss By-:heDay." by Lucille Van
Slyke. reinforced with Charlie Chap
lin. in his original 'million-dollar
comedy. "A Dogs Life" one of HE
best and funniest comedies.
In The Stolen Kiss" Constance Bin
ney portrays with quaint charm a
little Brooklyn girl with French ac-
cent. who is kept in ignorance OF the
simplest things in life by her mis-
guided though affecGonate grand
father. Miss Binney has a dual role in
the production. She portrays both
Felicia Day and her mother Octavia.
Some remarkable double exposure
camera work is seen in the picture.
Minor films and orchestral music will
be added features of the bill.
Evening star., 1920-03-14

Irish" in which FRITZ Brunette ap-
pears in the leading feminine role.
The story was written by Monte NJ.
Katterjohn. and was directed by
Ernest c. Warde. The initial scenes
have their locale in Glengarry. Ire
land, where Kerrigan is first seen
as farm lad. The action subsequent
ly moves to New York, and the farm
lad becomes policeman. subsequent
ly becoming party to conspicuously
romantic developments. Today the
added feature will be Dead Eye
JEFF" Fisher animated cartoon.
while, beginning tomorrow. Larry
Semon will be pictured in The Gro
Gerry Clerk"
Thursday and the remainder of the
week Wincheil Smiths comedy
drama, The Fortune Hunter, will
Evening star., 1920-03-14
KNICKERBOCKER-"The Forbid.
den Woman"

Clara Kimball Young will be pic
tured in The Forbidden Woman" for
the first time in Washington, also at
Crandall's knickerbocker Theater to-
day and tomorrow: Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Katherine Macdonald one of
the beauties of silent drama, will be
screened in Robert w. Chambers
forceful tale. THE Turning Point"
the story of a young girl thrown into
conflict with poverty and the gos-
samer illusions of love. Nigel Barrie.
Kenneth Harlan and Hedda Nova be-
ing Miss MacDonald's support.
Thursday and Friday, Naomi Child
ers and Charles Clary, in the photo
dramatic version of Basil Kings
story of modern life. The Street
Called Straight" and Saturday.
Olive Thomas. former star of the
"Follies." in her latest picture. 'Out
Yonder.'
The daily program will be COM
pleted with minor film features and
special orchestral settings.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
PALACE-"Alarm Clock Andy.

A new Charles Ray picture, Alarm
Clock Andy is the Offering at Loew's $
Palace this week beginning this aft
ernoon. 1t is supplemented by a
comedy, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter De
Haven, in Teasing the Soil.' an
orc hestral overture and added screen
and musical attractions,
Alarm Clock Andy" is by Agnes
Christine johnson. directed by Jerome
storm. under the supervision of
Thomas H. Ince. Mi1liceht Fisher, a
newcomer to the screen. has the role
opposite Mr. Ray. 1t tells the story
or Andy Gray. a bashfuE and stuttef-
ing salesman of motor trucks, who
not only assumes the part of the
firms star salesman. but also dares to
faii in love with the boss daughter
and gets away with both
Evening star., 1920-03-14
COLUMBIA-"Jack Straw. "

Robert Warwick will be the picture
star at Loew's Columbia Theater to-
day and for four days in lack
Straw" by W. Somerset Vaughan. in
which John Drew scored a notable
success. on the stage. The featured
production is supplemented by added
screen and musical attractions.
Jack Straw is the story of an ice
man who falls in love with a daughter
of modest family and sees her re-
moved from him by the family's sud
den acquisition of wealth. Later the
girl and the iceman meet, but this
time he's waiter. The girls moth =
er. imposed upon by a trickster. is
introduced to the waiter, who is rep
resented to be an archduke, but lust
when she thinks she has discovered
his identity and is about to have him
cast into outer darkness an event
transpires that proves him to be. A
real archduke. merely posing as an
iceman. Carroll McComas supports the
star.
The last half Of the week The
Bra nd-of Lopez" the latest starring
vehicle for Sessue Hayakawa. the
noted japanese star. will be shown.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
STRAND-"His Temporary Wife. ,

His Temporary Wife" picture
leap year romance with an all-star
cast including Rubye De Remer. Ed
mund Breese. Mary BoIand. Eugene
Strong and W. T. Carlton. will be the
attraction a Moore's Strand Theater
today. 1t is a new Levering picture
based on a magazine story by Robert
Ames Bennett. His Temporary Wife
Rubye De Remer. a ZieSfeld Follies
beauty. won public favor on the
screen as the star in Rex Beach 8
The Auction Block" and also while
co-starring with the late Harold
Lockwood.
His temporary Wife" is society
drama with elements Of melodramatic
action.
Minor attractions and orchestral
features will complete the bill.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Forbid.
den Woman"

The Forbidden Woman" in which
Clara kimball Young will be pictured
at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater
all this week, supported by Conway
Tearle. is the story of the life and
the loves of Diane Sorel, a reignine
star of Paris opera. Through no fault
of her own she is made to appear a
wanton who trifies with the affec-
tons Of her admirers. In the end
however, the injustice of her lover s
accusations is exposed and happiness
comes.
Shorter film subjects and orchestra
accompaniment will complete the
program. -.-
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Marguerite

Today and tomorrow Marguerite
Clark, in "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy;
Tuesday. Corinne Griffith. in Dead
line at Eleven" and Montgomery and
Rock. in "Loafers and Lovers; Wed
nesday. Owen Moore, in "Picca dilly
Jim; Thursday. Bessie Barriscale. in
The Luck of Geraldine Laird: Fri
day. Bryant Washburn. in '"The Six
Best Cellars; Saturday. J. Warren
Kerrigan. in The Lord Loves the
Evening star., 1920-03-14
American.

Today. Anita Stewart and Earl
Williams. in Sins of the Mothers;
tomorrow, Charles Ray. in The Clod-
hopper: Tuesday Alice Brady, in
The World to Live In: Wednesday.
'"The Miracle of Love-: Thursday.
Geraldine Farrar. in The Flame Of
the Desert: Friday, Mystery of the
Yellow Room" and Saturday. Doug
Evening star., 1920-03-14
GARDEN-"On With the Dance" !"

"On With the Dance" featuring Mae
Murray and David Powell, will con-
tinue at Moore's Garden Theater this
week. its third week Of consecutive
showing
Excellent orchestration, together
with short film subjects. go to make
up one of the best bills Of the Garden
season
Evening star., 1920-03-14
6ceae from The Lord Loves The Irl5}Iss

be shown with Earle Williams in the
title role. This is one of the real pic
lures of the year. =
Other features, pictorial and musi-
cal, will complete the bill.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
CRANDALL'S-"The Lord Loves
the Irish.'

]. Warren Kerrigan's most divert
Ing camera drama will be shown for
the first time in Warrington at Gran
dalfs Theater the first four days Of
this week, beginning this afternoon
at o'clock. 1t is The Lord Loves tho
Evening star., 1920-03-14

Fair and Warmer: Thursday. Wal
lace Reid, in Double Speed; Friday
and Saturday, Mary Pickford. in POL
lyanna."
Evening star., 1920-03-14

Today. Buck Jones. in The Last
Straw; tomorrow. Viola Dana, in
please Get Married.; Tuesday, Ses-
Prince; Wednesday. May Allison, in
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Apollo.

las Fairbanks, in When the Cloud.
Roll By
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Criterion.

The Adventurer.' which will be
shown this week at the Criterion.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Circle.

Irish" and comedy. knights and
knities."
Evening star., 1920-03-14

POT so long ago producers
of photoplays were content
10 build their effects entirely
L within the bounds of their
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CHAPTER lIl-continued.

Mr.. Sidney never liked to have his
vicarious drinking interrupted, but he
always was good natured.
swell, DOCTOR" he said, "what now
Is Jed drinking too much for my
health"
At that moment no possible amount
Of liquor would have been too much
for Jed. The wretch must have thought
was a ghost.
sled may drink himself to death,
for nll me-" said. THAT probably is
the best end he can come TO. think
he N gallows meat, bot / want to talk
to him when you can spare him."
"We cant spare Jed to have him
hanged" said Mr.. Sidney. Hes too
useful. Who else could drink my wine
Of an evening? Go along with the
doctor, Jed, and see what he wants.
It's probably matter of pills or pow
ders for me-"
Jed was recovering from his shock,
but he still showed the effects of 1t.
mo hurry" I said. "Td rather wait
a half hour. I'll be In my ROOM"
went there and wrote two letters.
Both were to one point. They related
clrcnmstantially what had happened
that afternoon. One l addressed to a
lawyer / knew. and the other to DR..
Brownell. Jed knocked at the door as
finished them. He was still I'M
nerved.
II have something want you to
read" said, and gave him the letters.
He read them and molstened his lips.
"You don't need to talk, jed" / said.
"Tll do all the talking that's neces-
sary. | am not going away. am GO
Ing to stay right here, and you'd better
be very careful of my health. These
letters go out tonight. The men who
get them will keep their mouths shut
so long as I am alive. II anything
should happen to me. whether you had
anything to do with II or not, you'd
have a difficult time with jury"
ut was a mistake" he said. IL
would not do you any harm. shot at
q rabbit"
"Twice with pistol. when you had
shotgunf" said. You did, i was
the rabbit.
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lsobel Used Me to Gain Her Liberty.
well-it is really wonderful. II is al
most a complete description as well
as charming appellatiol. adore It."
81 object to unnecessary freedom"
said.
"But II helps to deceive Jed"
Nothing deceives Jed. He was de-
celved only for a short while. Then he
tried to kill me. He apologized after
ward for his mistake. He knows the
character of our engagement"
.Just the same. he has not bothered
mother since then as he did before"
THAT is because he Is coward and
| have him where can control him."
Mrs. Sidney did not understand her
daughter. That was not astonishing
Isobel was a young American woman |;
Mrs. Sidney had Spanish traditions.
Isobel came naturally, through her
father, TO candor which never ceased
to amaze aDd-occasionally-to dis
tress her mother. Isobe said what
she thought. Her frankness came
from honesty Of character. Her lovely
mother regarded life as something to
he managed by reticence and denial.
Mrs. Sidney was esthetic. and II fact
were unesthetic, she denied IL and put
Il out of her consideration. 1t was. to
her. the only proper thing TO do.
Isobel was a clever tennis player
and l poor one. She beat me three
or four sets every fine afternoon. She
liked TO drive car and ride a horse.
drove and rode with her.
When Isobel said for the first time
that she wanted to take me for a drive
In the car, her mother made a gesture
Of dismay. Isobel stood before her a7d
smiled.
you know we are engaged. mother"
she said
| thought Of the hen at the ponds
edge seeing her brood Of ducklings In
the water. Mrs. Sidney was not In a
panic and she did not iutter. but her
distress was acute. She knew the girl
had TO develop and she knew that she
had 10 live in North. not South Amer
lea. But knowledge is aot a complete
lne.iyne 70 pain
ISanel took her mothers hand and
kissed 1t. and then her lips. She smiled
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