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Hampton

Porter and Blanche TIMBER were
business callers In Linton Tuesday.
Paul Mausehcund was u caller at
Linton Saturday.
Enoch Becker aud Lester Schlan
gen If Linton were callers in this
vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Steve Koppy were
callers at Fort Rice Saturday be
tween trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Joeb were
shopping ut Linton Saturday.
Chas. Buck, Jr., who is teaching
ut Los Angeles, Cali, this fall came
home Monday to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Buck, Sr.
Laura Reyes, who is attending
school at Menominee, Wis.,, arrived
ut Cannon Ball Saturday night to
spend Christmas with her parents.
Edwin Morford, Henry KNITTED
and Lois and Blanche Wallace spen,
Sunday evening ut the KOppy home.
After the heavy snow and wind
the roads are SO badly drifted the
mail carriers in this vicinity are
compelled to give up their cars and
use sleds.
Enoch Becker and Willis La Paugh
were in this vicinity Monday on
! busines
Ferman Busby took a load Of wheat
to Linton MONDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Suverly wen,
! by auto to Cannon Ball Monday
From there Mrs. Suverly took thu
train to Mandan and Bismarck.
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Schrunck

Leroy Marchant visited his friend,
Andrew Meters, Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mauch visit
ed ut the Chris Hen home Tuesday.
John Witt visited at the r. G. Mar
chant home Wednesday evening.
Pearl White is visiting at the
George Mauch home this week.
Herman Seilinger sold his Dodge
sedan to D. +. Mcclellan.
Fred Smith was in Regain last week
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seilinger arc
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Seilingcr this week.
John Kuck moved onto the place
recently vacated by Jake Wentz.
Bethel Bailey left for Duluth, Min
nesOta, to spend the winter with his
brother, Vernon, and family.
John FOde visited at the Il. G.
Marchant home Thursday evening.
Mrs. Fode and son, Henry. were
Wing callers Friday afternoon.
Leroy Marchant called on John
Fode on Friday afternoon.
Marcella and Andrew Meters visit.
ed at Marchant's Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John Skei and fam.
lily spent Sunday evening at Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank HOmberg's.
The Mauch children visited will
Pearl White and the Helm children
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Helm visited
with the Hartman family Sunday.
John and Manuel Fode and Andrew
Meters visited with Leroy Marchan'
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Witt and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Seibel visited
at Herman Meters Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Marchant and fam
ilv visited mt Herman Meters Mon
day evening.
Herman Meters visited at Jak'
Wentz's Saturday evening.
Herman Meters was in Wing Tues
day.
The Hindbouch children visited a
Vim. Kyan's on Sunday afternoon.
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Jack Frost showed his might up
around here few days ago and sur.
huwed ~ what he could do. II kept
most people close a, home. The
roads up here have been blockadcd
TO-, auto travel, bat 4 few are going
through again now.
Joe Fischer was 4 caller ut Mr.. A..
Carlson's home Friday evening, going
through by truck.
Henry Miller and sons, Harold and
Robert. and also Mino Harms were
Bismarck shoppers Saturday.
Senus and John Harms drove down
to Menokcn Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Elmer Lundquist
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Widger
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Miller and
family visited the Ed. Walworth
home Sunday
Mr. Ed Walworth was q Bismarck
shopper Monday
Henry Miller drove down TO Mr..
Victor Mognicr's to do some butcher.
ing for him. Mr. Miller used to work
in Il butcher shop. and knows the
trade.
We read of the death Of Mr.. Ed
Dictzman in the Sterling items. MIR
Detzman was "A resident of our town
, ship for Il good many years. We ex-
tend our sympathy to all the fam
ily in their sorrow.
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eitis last week. is reported doing
nicely.
Mrs. r. II. Ferry spent the week
end in Bismarck visiting relatives.
The A. O. L. W. basketball team
played their first game on the
local floor Tuesday, Dec. FL.
Mrs. Morgan Of the Painted Woods
district made 4 business trip to Bis
marck Friday evening.
Van Ficgel, editor Of the local pa.
per, has been on the sick list.
Mrs. Ole A. Olson and son, Jim,
Of Regain, spent the weekend at the
j. W. Olson home.
There will be services in the church
Sunday morning at 1880 and tha
children OF the Sunday school will
give Il Christmas program at the
Grand. Sunday evening at 1880.
Mrs. j. Albert Johnson called on
/ Mrs. Art Ferris Thursday afternoon
! Miss Betty Nafus. assistant at the
First National bank, was called to
her home AT Van Hook Tuesday dG'
10 the sudden death nf her brother.
i Mr. ana Mrs. H,ll Marley ;tfr've,
!, IN Wilton sunday from the west
| where BIN has been working tn,
past three months.
! DR.. ana Mrs. H. G. Thompson
mntore to Mandau Tuesday 1" visii
ut the c. W. Stewart home.
Clifford Richard has been On tn.
sick list for the past week.
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was III. Mr.. Baker is feeling better
now.
Agnes Brown spent Thursday in
Menoken on business.
Hector Mclean is recovering from
u short illness which confined him
To his bed for few days.
Charles Johnson has been hauling
hay in this, vicinity with tractor.
taking two loads on sleighs each
trip.
K. o. Knutson hauled coal from
Menoken Wednesday.
Ray Baker spent Saturday and
Sunday with Gordon Mclean.
dwight Ferris was = visitor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Mclean
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Neugcbauer
spent Sunday evening in Bismarck
visiting with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Raker spent
Saturday in Bismarck doing Christ
mas shopping.
MIR. Charles Dean was caller AZ
the Otto Dorman home Tuesday.
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ployed as nurse in a government hos
pita.
u. Uhde and u. r. Maths. who have
been in Bismarck for the past two
weeks, spent the weekend at their
respective homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Rhodes Of Wing
visited at the J. Lundberg home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mccullough were
callers 1T the G. T.. Rhines home sun
day.
Jack Wilson has been i'll the past
week. but Is better now.
Mrs. VIM l'hac was a caller III eht
A. II. Lundhcrg home Saturday.
Mrs A. Fisher was shopper II
" ton Friday.
The Misses Mldren Funston AN,
| Marskc spent the weekend in Bis
marck.
Miss Mahle Knudsom spent tn,
week end ut her home near Regain.
The late A. NJ. johnson of Still
who died last Thursday al his home
was well known in Regain and thu
sympathy Of the community is ex
tended to his family.
Mrs. Blcckreid left last week 70
an extended visit with relatives am
I friends on the west coast. She ex
poets to be gone most Of the winter
I Miss Runcy and Mrs. Brown Of Bis
marck we're at the Regain school las
week to conduct the health clinic 70
the school children.
| Services were held in the loca
church Sunday evening.
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Clear Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Newland and fam
lily returned home Tuesday from their
visit in Kidder county among rela-
tives.
The Misses Vivian Shaffer and
Myrtle Christensen are staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Of Dris-
coll while attending high school dur
ing this cold weather.
Harry Wentland of jamestown
visited few days at the Albert
(, Christensen home the past week.
Albert Christensen. hauled some
coal for one Of his neighbors Thurs
F, day.
I; Mrs. Alfred Olson spent Friday
with her neighbor, Mrs. ]. w. Boyer,
while Mr.. Olson delivered some pouk
! try to the B. f. Paisley farm on his
way to Driscoll.
! John Mcrringdahl was passenger
to Bismarck Friday.
/: Miss Title SchOOn was Bismarck
shopper Thursday and Friday.
4! A number from this vicinity at
!. tended the Christmas program Mt
Drisc0Il given by the pupils Of the
Driscoll school Friday evening.
Mrs. Christ Scho0n spent the week
end ut Bismarck with her husband,
who Is one of the jurymen.
William Stiles was a Sterling call
,er Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Hansen and
daughter, Mildred, are visiting rela-
tives and friends north Of Steele over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Olson called
on the Schoon young. folks Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Henry Nelson is enjoying q
visit from her brother Of Duluth
MINI. He is here taking treatments
ut Mandan.
Bernice and Paul Paisley enter
tanned the following young folks
Saturday evening: the Misses Hazel
Nielsen, Ordella, Elma and Alpha Ericl
son, Myrtle Christensen and Lena
Deslevy, Earl Erickson, Harold and
Arnold Christensen, Olaf Olson, Mar.
vim and Julius Klucksdahl and Roy
Smith. The evening was spent in
playing games and at midnight 8
lovely lunch was served. All report
q very good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hargrave
Mrs. Frank Shaffer and Miss Viviar
were Christmas shoppers in Bismarcl
saturday.
Mrs. Henry and Alfred Olson en-
Itertained number Of neighbors anG
friends at a six o'clock dinner Sun
day evening in honor. Of their hus
bands and little Wayne's birthdays
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Belle were
Sunday visitors at the John Mer
ringdahl home.
i William Stiles called on Ole New
land Sunday morning.
The men of Clear Lake township
are planning coyote hunt Tuesday
We all wish them success.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stiles ant
family spent Monday evening will
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Newland.
Miss Hazel Nielsen spent severa
days the past week with the F.
Erickson girls.
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Painted Woods

Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Brown were call
ers in Wilton Saturday evening.
Marie, Donald and Violet John
son were Sunday guests at the Law
renee Johnson home.
Joe and Lester Brown and Frank
johnson visited with the Cleveland
boys Sunday.
Ralph Smith Of Bismarck, who has
turned home Friday by the way of
Price.
Rudolph Hagen and Harvey James
called at Gunder Hagen's Sunday.
Mr.. Llyod Maynard motOred to Viii.
ton Sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Ebba Cleveland and
Marjorie knowls Of Wing visited
Sunday at Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Cleve.
lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axcl Stcinquist trans
acted business in Wilton Friday
afternoon.
Little Ronald Anstrom. who ha
been staying few weeks at the home
turned home Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Arthur Hanson m1tored ia
Mandan Friday after Mrs. Hanson ant
O0Vt udOkuteI WIN udNC OCcu NbSlt
ing at the home Of her uncle, Mr.
Emil Safstrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anstrom
daughter, Mae. and nephew, Ronald
Anstrom, spent Friday evening at tht
home Of Frank Erickson to listen t.
the radio.
Sam Fairman made short call II
the &. W. Brooks home Thursda!
afternoon.
Oscar Anstrom and Walter John
SON assisted Lawrence Johnson will
his butchering Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hagen, Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Hagen and Alfre'
Hartman, who spent few days II
Bismarck. returned home Tuesda,
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson
with their uncle, Mr.. Gus Larson.
lily visited Sunday ut the home of he
! Wallace and Townley AnstrOn
spent Saturday and Sunday with En-
met and Orval Brooks.
A very pleasant evening was spen
Tuesday evening ut the home o
l OVUUSOU ~ CCSCDI0LC SbG III ~
days Of Mrs. Johnson and son, Donald
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Dave Dixon, Glee and Ge0rgetta, MI
and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Winni
fred and Pete, Mrs. Oscar Anstrom
Mae and Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anstrom an
daughter, Mae, motored to Wilto
Saturday afternoon to visit with hi
mother, Mrs. Sophia Anstrom. it bein
her birthday.
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NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS

Grant county's All club girls to
Fargo to attend the seventeenth an
nual institute, writes the following
about their trip: I'VE left Leith
Monday morning. In spite Of the
extreme cold weather we all enjoyed
ourselves every minute, and listened
to some very educational talks rela-
ting to club work. The representa-
| ton shows wonderful work all over
the state. We appreciated the kind
ness shown US and hope to be there
again next year. Broadcasting over
WDAY was enjoyed by all and diff
ferent counties listening in wired US
how much they enjoyed our program.
The Commercial club of Fargo en-
tertained US at a banquet in the Elks
building. We also visited several
business places through the courtesy
Of the Fargo business men,"
High School Notes
The Parent Teachers assoc lat ion
held its third monthly meeting in
the auditorium Monday evening. The
following program beiAg rendered.:
Musical selectiOn--Leith band.
Piano solo-Irene Hurley.
Business meeting.
Roll call-with Current events.
| Piano Duet Marjorie Anderson,
Fay Mossman.
Musical selection-Leith band.
| Adjournment.
Our next meeting will consist Of u
debate 1.-THE topic Of which has not
been definitely wOrded) on prOhib-
itiOn. The following are the debat-
ers: !. McCarty, D. Herson, Simon
Peterson and Robt. O'Connell. Con
sidering the topic and debaters, thin
promises to be very interesting
meeting.
High school students have beer
reviewing week now for their exam.
nations in January.
Grcmmar Grades
Sixth grade balloted last Friday
afternoon to see who should decorate
the Christmas tree in our room. The
three having the highest vote were
to have the honor. William Nelson
Grace Anhorn and Marion Ticker wer.
the lucky ones.
We were glad when our room wa!
again full of pupils Thursday an'
Friday.
The boys and girls. drew names
Friday so that they might buy ;
present for classmate.
Eighth grade memorized "A Christ
mas Sermon" by Robert Loui
I Stevenson, and forgiveness" b!
John Whittier during the past week
winter Pictures" by Lowell AM
1.-The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe.
Some Of the original Christina
stories written by the sixth grad
We're remarkably good; We rattle
liked Frederick AnhOrn's and Marvi
! Mossmann's stories best.
Since the eighth grade examina
has entered high school. Good 10
Roy.
J, Our room completed our five dol
lar allotment Of Christmas seals las
{ week and turned money in Friday t
!. Mr.. Aanestad, our principal
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T. Hedstron, deputy sheriff, trans
acted business here on Monday Of
last week.
G. G. Klipfel and J. Steinert were
callers in Bismarck on Saturday, re-
turning on Sunday evening.
Mr.. Quambeck Of Neville, this
state, transacted business here last
week.
The Farmers institute held in the
town hall on Wednesday was not very
well attended, due to the extremely
cold weather.
Mr.. Anderson, assistant receiver of
the City National Bank Of Bismarck.
transacted business here last week.
Miss Ella Schilling visited with
Jennie and Odessa Williams at the
A. H. Helgeson on Wednesday eve
ming.
The Regain school gave fine
Christmas program in the town hall
on Tuesday evening Of this week.
Basket ball practice is held in the
town hall several evenings week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Garnes and fam
lily were dinner guests at the II. r.
Rannestad home on Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Rannestad were
dinner guests at the A. L. Garnes
home one evening Of last week.
Mrs. A. L. Garnex entertained .
small group Of friepds at her home on
Saturday evening in honor Of Miss
Freda Uhde, who is home for the hoi-
idsys.
". B. Richardson, Sanger, was q
cf1ler hers Sunday.
c. Warner. Bismarck, was = caller
| " the \. B. Stratton home on Sunday
evening.
ALVIN Manning was caller at thu
r. Uhde returned from Bismarck
last week, whore he spent the form.
or week on business.
Mrs. ]. Fisher went to Bismarck
last week, and Is ct the home Of hel
brother, G. Scott.
Miss Freda Uhde returned to lows
Monday morning. where she is EN-
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MenOken

A Christmas program will be given
by the pupils of the town scnoo's AT
the town hall Thursday night. Dec,
23rd. at & o'clock. There VIII DC
Christmas tree and Santa IS ex-
cocted to bring gifts to the children.
The parent-Teacher meeting was
hold in BOYD school No. . Friday
NIGHT. There was not large CROWD
an account Of the snow and cola
weather. Mrs. Otto Dorman gave !,
reading on the american Homes
and M. K, M. Ludemann gave read
ING on baseball. Part Of the even
inr was spent playing games, also
a nice lunch was served. ;.
Miss Ruth Craven Of Bismarck
snent the weekend with Miss A'ice
Klipstein ut her home here.
WAYNE Warren had the misfortune
If freezing his car during the cola
weather.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Fisher and SON
Warren. spent Saturday evening az
the Chas. Graves home listening ~
their radio. -,,
Mrs. Edd Ebling and Henry Ebllnp
were shopping in Bismarck Saturday
NJ. and Mrs. r. NJ. Ludemann were
in Bismarck Friday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Dance, who IS teach
;r~ the Dietzmann school, is now
boarding at the VIM. Gierke nome
Miss Dance he, been staying at mel
home. but the snow became too deer
TO drive every morning. -, -.
Mr.. and Mrs. August khPstei'
were callers in Bismarck Saturday.
: M. and Mrs. Chas. Graves. Mr.
Geo. Varnum, Mr.. and Mrs. X. q
Aheiein. and Mr.. L. J. Agnewe were
shopping in Bismarck Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Agnew were
Christmas shopping IN BlsmarcI
Monday afternoon. The children
visited at the Hockey home during
their absence. c.:..,
Mrs. q. N. Varnum spent FRIDAY
Saturday and Sunday shopping =
Bismarck and visiting at the reIcr
SON home.
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I1eith

Mrs. Ben Settler was hostess to the
Ieith civic club Wednesday evening.
Owing to the extreme cold weatner
+ several members were unable TO at-
tend. The following program was
Roll call; song by Schumann- Heink.
Paper--Schumann-Heink, Edyt"e
Christmas reading-Mrs. +. y
Paper-"Primaries and Why I'm
portant"-Mrs. J. H. Finch.
Mrs. Martin Ticker received WORD
Wednesday Of the death Of her moth
er. Mrs. w. Maddox Of Jamestown
Mrs. Ticker and son, Martin. left the
next morning from Carson to pc
present at the funeral which would
take place Friday at Jamestown.
r. H. Nichols of Aberdeen was g
business caller here Thursday ana
Friday.
Nellie Emch arrived home Saturday
evening from Dickinson to speno
a1fChristmas at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Of Minor
i were doing Christmas shopping mere
| Saturday. -.
About fifty youngsters enjoyed the
Christmas party given by the 4. y
A. ut their lodge rooms Saturday
Afternoon. The older children gave
choruses and musical numbers while
the following little tots surprised
their parents by giving Volumes
l. shnes and rotations: Shirley GeD
hard. Opal Emch, Irene Fleming, Eliza
beth Kimbal, Bueford Moen, Marcia
Kamrath. Robert Emch, June John
sOn. Marcia Saunders, Racial Jones
Warren will, Violet Brown. Raymond
= Rock. The lunch committee theI
served lunch after which Santa Claus
arrived with present and treats
for every one present.
Mrs. Wheeler and SON OF the Souti
country were callers here the latte
part Of the week.
Mrs. Grace Patterson will Civ
music instructions on Friday for tn
next two weeks.
John Rink returned home Frida'
has been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Guy McAndrews left last wee
for an extended visit In South Dakots
Mr.. James Cofer Of Gettysburg
r.sSo. OAK, Is guest Of the A. i
DWyman home. !,
kr. and Mrs. Richard Schrunfort
Of New Leipzig were callers at tn
LAWYER Studio Friday.
M. and Mrs. John Will motors
70 Elgin Monday. They report n
roads IN very poor condition.
III Rev. Corbett made > business tri
70 Raleigh Tuesday on the trail
Rev. Corbett has been unable to kee
I. his last two appointments at ths
place. After leaving Leith last Sun
day We understood the balance
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Z !.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. -. Flynn visited
at the Fred Mitchell home Sunday
afternoon.
W. !. Richard made 4 business TRIP
10 bismarck Saturday and while there
lie called on Fred Thhcts at the III
,narck hospital He rpnrtcd Mr..
Tibbets rs being very low.
The many friends Of Mrs. Sophie
Ansttom will he glad to hear that he
is able tn be up part Of the time.
Wilton is to have "a community tree
Friday evening in front Of the Grand.
The children will all receive treat.
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Mis-, Mary kcrber and Miss
Frances Lynch spent the weekend
in Bismarck shopping.
Miss Ila Bigler of Bismarck. who
underwent IN operation for appendi-
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-19
SONIA D.a.:;s:: a s:s.: ;s,. {,

His brown eyes stared at her
hungrily, as if they were begging
more than his lips could voice.
you laughed at me Sunday and
l swore I'd never mention it again,
but every resolution I'd made was
Jared by this accident. SonIa,. 1t
might have been you. Won't you
tell me if you love me, now?'
She was touched by the honest
passion of his words. Yet he would
have gone away without seeing her
again. He had come only because
she had sent for him. Oh, but he
was strong. Unbreakable. Like
stone wall!
won't you answer me?'
She sighed.
What can I say? I think you
are the best man | ever knew"
But you don't love me?'
She could not bring herself to- an
open denial. She was surprised to
find so much affection pleading for
him.
"Supposing I do?" she faltered.
LlSnt swept over MS cOunleHdnCe,
lending it a sudden, magnetic
beauty.
"If you do, honey, our problem is
all solved
''How do you mean?"
He held her fluttering, restless
hands in both Of his.
You can go to Berlin with me.
You need never face anything alone
again"
She wanted to do it. She longed
to put her tortured, aching heart
beyond the reach of further wounds.
Don could protect her. He could
keep things from hurting. But
Franklins sweet, reproachful esey,
his lips, hurt and wistful, pushed
between thenl
st wish 1 could" she said. "But
I'm afraid 1t might not be fair"
"Why wouldn't it?"
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-19
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

I'm still young and silly, you
know. 1 should be sure to get into
trouble of some kind"
81 wouldn't give you a chance"
II don't feel as If I would ever
take another chance of any kind,
she admitted. But, oh, Don, I-can't
promise I wish you'd decide 1t for
me. Why don't you make me marry
you? 1t would be the best thing
that ever happened to me-"
He answered grimly: I'm no
cave man. Sonia. If you marry me
it will have to be because you want
to-"
But the idea Of making another
decision frightened her. She was
still SO weak. So shattered mental
ly! AS if her will had been broken
into bits.
When he rose to leave her she
clung to him, crying, Don't go!'
"I must, honey, I'll be back to-
morrow"
MAY leave then?"
Eyes, and in the meantime you
must make up your mind where you
want to CO."
But 1 can't go back to the apart
ment. :"
He was very patient with her.
That's nerves, dear. But my ad
vice is for you to go home"
(TO Be COntinued)
The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-19
By Vida Hurst

"Sonia, if you're feeling up to it,
I'd like to talk to you.
Her smile was mirthless.
you mean preach"
mo, indeed" he replied, with
decision. IT have nothing to preach
about. This is as much my fault
as yours"
Her green eyes widened with sur
prise.
II fail to see where you come in
to the picture at all, Don."
"Well, 1 do. 1t was I who in
sisted upon your coming to San
Francisco"
IT had decided to come long be-
fore you suggested it."
Perhaps you had, but how much
chance did you have of coming
without the position 1 hastened to
secure for you? Without my rather
impertinent interceding with your
parents?"
His voice was so bitter she did
not attempt to reply.
''I felt like dog calling them up
to tell them you had been in an
accident, I meant well, but was all
wrong. You should have stayed at
home"
Don't think for a moment that
would. Eventually 1 would have
reached San Francisco without
any ones help"
Don was frowning.
you're too young. My idea was
to get you away from Stockton.
But it was a mistake. Whatever
has happened 1 am artly responsible
for it,"
Sonia half rose to her fiat, smooth
pillows.
tits ridiculous of you to feel that
way. I'll shoulder the blame for
my own mistakes, thank you. Be
sides, what can either Of us do about
it, now?"