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youIl step ii next door with me
ana join me IN = glass or tvs"
1T take a drinkg Bin was
all CONSERVATION.
yep. That's what I said. Er
-er sometimes b man needs =
little Dutch courage" He caught
hold Of BilTs arm in an under
standing ana compelling way.
Bin Takes : Nip
They entered the hotel bar.
They were seen BY many. Which
was what, Pop Strivers wished.
Before they. emerged two hours
later, Bill Nreeling slightly. the
news was all over town that
Bill Wicket had been drinking!
al fact which was. more than
confirmed by his appearance
when he arrived at his farm
and found Susie waiting.
He lost his nerve a. little az
he climbed out and advanced to
meet her. Had she been plying
and kind she might have bound
him to her forever. But she
was neither compassionate nor
forgiving. Instead she dashed out
at him with her tongue and he
trembled in his Shoes.
I'm sorroy, Susie" he mum.
bled.
You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself" she roared at him.
"You dirty rum guzzler. You go
right to bed, and don't ever let
me hear OF you touching another
drop again.
''It's the first time" he stam-
.ans.ad
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this town today, and out Of 1t
for that matter, who'd be ticLIed
to death to be el@ed to you.
Don't forget that"
.Shucksv Bill naumbled to him.
self come moments later as he
climbed into his car outside the
store and headed for his farm.
"Shucksr' He wondered how he,
had ever found courage enough to.
propose to susie. e wondered in
fact, how It was that he and she
were engaged. He could not re-
member having actually asked
her to marry HIM ASomehow 1t
had happened two nights before
at a dance.
she had said something about
being lonely, and he had ad.
mitted that he was a little lonely
at times out on the farm by him.
self. The next thing he remem-
bered was that Fin some manner
Susie was in his arms, and her
lips were raised up to his, and
she was saying, 'tBill dear,
wen never be lonely again.
When they had rejoined the
dancers a few moments later she
had turned to him and whispered:
'sShall I tell everyone our secret
now?" Before he could answer
she had announced their news.
And now 1t was an accomplished
fact. He and Susie were engaged.
They were going to be married
in three months. Just as soon as
the farm house should be reno
waited and redecorated-accor
to Susie's plans and ideas.
Hurried
1t was all rather hurried. And
Bill didn't relish being hurried.
Besides, too. he didn't like some
Of the ideas Susie entertained
about alteration to the old farm
house, which had been his home
and his fathers before him. But
already he had found that 1t was
little use, TO say anything Susie
was accustomed to having her
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NoW Continue

. ing I'm Queen Victoria, and
went back to her chair.
Peggy turned to Peter with
laughter lighting the blue depths
of her lovely eyes. Isn't that
rare joke? She thinks I'm s pro-
fessionaI singer that mother
Phelps hired for the afternoon!1
she lifted.
Peter glared at the back Of
the woman ID gray.
a Valuable Voice
.aThe idiotg he nuttered, but
Peggy stopped him with q smile.
No, It tickled me to death 70
have her think itY she told him.
Doesn't u prove that my voice
isn't So bad. after all ~
Before they could settle the
question Peggy heard LOlIy'g gay
little soprano "A her ear, and her
hand holding 3 ciearstte daintiiy
between two fingers, came down
on Peggysg shoulder.
Come here d minute. darling,
I want you, she said. You'll
excuse her for second, wont
YOU Peter?0 And she guided
Peggy through the close.pa cIed
room and up the broad cafpeted
stairs to her own room.
81 just wanted to get you away
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Tense Situations Thrilling CImaxes and the AmOurs Of
HOt-Headed Youth Feature This EngrOssng
and Exciting Serial Novel

e t43S9
. from peter WIKI" she explained.
flicking the ash from her cis-
arctic with 8 fingernail that was
like . pink jewel People say
such catty things and III did
look queer for you to rush across
the room to Peter right after
your song. as Il he were your
nusband!''
Peggy flushed. 'But Ranny
wasn't in sight
II know he wasn't! ! know he
was out III the sunroom with
Mrs. Brackett! Loily took the
words out of her mouth. But
that All the more reason you
should have hunted him up Ia.
steadvof going to- Peter. "
She stopped and turned toward
the door. There was 3 sound Of
tapping on its sivory-Nhite pan.
els. Who's tlnere?' she called,
ana Ranny stepped into the room
His face was ike = thunder
cloud.
.sFaere,s Gloomy Gus"
,9ello, GLOOMY GusI What's On
your mind?' LolIy asked innpu
IDENTIFY, making room for him to
sit down beside her on the bench
before the dresser.
But he stood looking at Peggy.
his hands thrust into his trous-
ers pockets. did mother per
snade you to sing today, or was
Il your own brilliant idea28 he
asked her.
She looked back at him with
flushed face. and her nervous
fingers began to fidget with the
soft lace that frosted her dress.
'.Weil, I should fall OFT the
Christmas tree and smash my
seffy' exclaimed Lolly, her eyes
wide. For heavens sake. why,
shouldn't she sing? should
think you'd be. tickled to. death
because you have & wife with q
voice like Peggy's
Ranny turned on her with
look 81 disguised annoyance.
'sWill YOU please get out Of here
and let me talk to her without
baItting IL g's be asked. Like most
brothers and sisters he and Eolly
always spoke their minds to each
other with extreme .bluntness.
The Selfish nanny
mo, 1 won't goF Lolly re-
tOrted, her chin and her nose
high III the air. This fsny room
and I'll stay Ii II Is long as
want tor
Just then the door opened and
ii came Mother Phelps.
Well, this il q family gather
ingis, she said. sLoIiy. my dear.
you'd better run right downstairs.
Peggy. they want you to sing
again. Why aid you run away
ike this?" She stopped, and
realizing that something was
wrong. looked from one to the
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own way. And. as he rapidly dis
covered. she had q temper which
he did not care to. arouse.
AS he guided his car down the
length of country road which
separated his farm from the main
highway, he sighed. 1t was not
a happy sigh. And that was the
trouble. Bill wasn't happy. He
didn't want to marry Susie. He
was afraid Of her. He feared
her dominating nature and her
overbearing ways. He could fore.
see that once they were married
-he would have no say whatsoever
in his own affairs. She would
be boss emphaticalIy the boss.
Already they had had some
slight differences of opinion, not
alone over the contemplated
changes in the house, but over
other things. Dogs, for instance.
Bill loved dogs. He was the
owner Of two pedigreed Irish
settlers, an atredale thoroughbred
besides "a sheep dog and one
hopaeiy mutt which answered to
the name OF Scraps. Susie
could not abide dogs. She had
. let him sec that. when she had
come to live with him the dogs
would have. to 70.
She did not like cats, either.
Fluffy" and Goal" Bills two
cats, also came under her ban.
;. Yet he and Susie were engaged.
I'm a DANCED fool" said Bill
to himself modify and turned the
car In at his gate.
Days Of Misery
Susie was awaiting him on the
yeranda. Although still only his
fiancee. already she had assumed
command of the house. She was
clearing out rubbish. The rub
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ENGAGED to one of the
- finest girls IL the toac1-
svsYnO9se said so sUlt1t mas
Tia matteY aCitk Bill that he
did not appreciate hers or did
re, perhaps, appreciate her only
too avell?
66UTEIL, Bill. / certainly wish
you much happiness. you
ana Susie. You sure picked OUT
one fine girl when you picked
her her pom Striyers. proprietor
OF EIlsyale's dry goods emporium,
came ont from behind his little
iron cashiers cage to shake the
hand 81 an old neigfbor,s son.
Bill Wicket grinned sheepishly
parent beneath the tan OF his
neck. Thanks. Pop. he said.
II know that. ;"
Fine girl: sensible too. The
kind thafM stand no nonsense
either. She'll make you q. good
wife, BILL And that's what d
wild oats and is ready to settle
MOWAs GOR 6LElNGIB AAQ8AtSA al
his own little joke. It was a
welIsknoWn fact that Bill Wicket
was the steadiest Of steady young
men. Never drank. Never smoked.
Did not even chew. And q
church member. Wild oats and
Bill were as far apart as the two
poles.
Bill continued to grin little
awkwardly as BELTS a young
man who il receiving congratula,.
tions on his engagement to a gill
as well thought Of as Susie
Wales. II hope III. be, worthy
Of her." he said humbly.
No SLOUGH Himself
HIS nien was. not altogether
pleasing to the other man.
YOU'RE not such a SLOUGH your
self" he sid. Not by. a dang
sight. There's many girl In
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y 4
other Of the three faces. uues.
tioningIy.
I'll don't believe Ranny wants
me- 10 sing, Peggy faItered az
last. He seems to think made
q fool Of myself BY singing that
one 4ime!'
Ranny flushed and shifted from
one foot to the other.
Mono. ! don't think you made
b fool OF yourself. he admitted
grIldgingly. Your voice IS all
right III It's way. but + don't want
my wife to sing III public. have
no Use for these women who read
or sing at teasa Womanss place
ii III the home. not gadding
around showing OFF. Peggy has
enough to do taking care Of the
baby and keeping her house
clean.
LolIy Boyle made noise that
was halfway between snort and
laugha sc0rnful sound.
Hugh! You don't care II she
gives music lessons. though. DO
your she asked him. her eyes
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By Beat rice Burton
Author ol IrIapner sVfke. p
GiIded Kisses and
ssFOOtIooser

doggy looked around for Ranny.
Bue be was nowhere Is sight
ETe and Mrs. Bracket had left their
place beside the stairs. Where
could they be? Probably across
the haIl, IN the dining room,
having some tea and sandwiches.
i wonder Il Ranny asked his
mother 70 invite her here today, z,
Peggy thought idly.
Then she noticed that 3 slim
woman III gray who sat with
group Ia the bay. window, was
speaking % her wing some
thing that Peggy couldn't hear
shove the chatter and the clatter
Ok tea cups. The woman got up
and came Toward her.
Your voice q perfectly love.
ly.p she said In 3 sugary voice.
EDO let me have your telephone
number before you 80. may
want to have you sing FOR me
some time. I'm Mrs. Churchill.
you know.
she said It as II she were say
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DoBBY. Bunny and I sat at
ID a bowl of nuts. and you
know how long you can do that.
Finally, Bobby ate so MANY
nuts that / told him he'd better,
stop, and he said:
"oh, Foxy Grandpa, just one
more Of the Brazil nuts"
"All right" / laughed.
I'D just like to go down there
to Brazil and sit under q Brazil
nut tree and eat all the Brazil
nutsI wanted to-"
Don't think that would be
very wise" Ventured Bunny.
Why?" asked Bobby.
Better wait until you get
down to Brazil and find out for
yourself" was all that Bunny
had to say.
Later on we did go 10 Brazil,
and one day when we were out
in the woods, Bobby said:
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4 IL Story I ll.,s Far

PEGGY STARR been engaged 10 RANDALL PHELPS for
when he asks her 70 free him because he's fallen A love with
her chum FAY SHIRLEY.
Heartboken Peggy gives him 70 the great satisfaction g
AGONY old reared her. Aunt agony calls
Ranny h and lazy and he'll never Be true TO any woman
She Peggy PETER Wk the bachelor bOher q
her best friend. MISS SARAH WIKI
Aunt AgOnys opinion Of Rank seems TO be the correct Tor
suddenly their and he Peggy
all The settle down in tiny flat that Peggy calls The
Nest and before long Ranny is back with his r0nie
gambling most Of the family funds Then &c has second
fghty when Peggy breaks the that
going baby leM and behaves
himself for times Fay her engagement to EDDIE
CARTER and mares him
Shortly after the birth of the Ranny nick
him. Ranny back his old tricks and Peggy has to-
gy music lessons tO the household bills Then Ranny falls
M love with divorces MRS. JANE BRAGKETI who works
FATHER PHELPS rea estate He that he s only
interested Mrs. Brackets husnesa and Peggy decides
her old teacher.
Fanny has been to his father And Faher takes
THOMAS BOYLE who married Rannys L0kIY
Tie firm This angers Ranny but doesn't reform him BE gves
ess SlOg month ana comes home only q sleep ana
minds him she having hard time keeping the house going
Of the house.
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going 70 make YOU Do ii Sarah threatened Agg bs

said. II want t. talk 70 Peggy
Tor moment.
she followed him % the door
ana locked IT after him. Then
she came back to Peggy. and
cupped her chin IL her hand.
turning her face up so that. she
could look straight At her.
IT'S It true that YOU are gtvinE
music lessong2 she asked.
Peggy closed her eyes over tile
tears that were gathering IL them
and nodded. q
How long has this been goinR
on2 Mother Phelps asked then.
Nearly q year., Reggy Wiit
pefed. Her throat acled with her
wish 10 cry. About 70 months
II think.
How did you happen to start
it?' the relentless voice asked
again.
Peggy didn't answer. Her love
Tor Ranny rose up in her and kept
her silent. Not Tor anything would
she tell Mother Phelps that RaIlIiy
didn't give her money enough g
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BEATRICE o.

keen BODY and soul togethef that
be didn't even support his own ~
But Motlisr phelps VA nOboay's
81 sss. she said Quietly after
two or three minutes pauss.
think I see.
She drew Peggy down beside her
u rose-and white bed and put
mp arms around her.
a Mothers Love
ny dear. she began, ~ care
more Tor my boy than do for any
one under the sun. But i know
his faults better than you do, !
think You shouldn't have put
your shoulder to the wheel as you
nave done You eaouldn't have
tried Is earn money That's Ran.
nyss part 81 the marriage job. and
the kIndest thing yoll could DO
would IS Is make him 40 that part
DO YOU SO what I mean
II insi6t that you stop giving
biaro fessons Mother Phelps
vent 81 sharply r sSu don't I
an going - Rannys father about
i. RAINY makes plenty Of money
Is keep you and the baby and
you're only spelling him ~ not
taking your ehare of his money.
NOW. then. about your singing
She drew : long breath.
Yonr voice b 4 gift she said.
when she spoke again Gift
that you ought 70 Use e give
pleasure 10 othsrst Don't pay any
attention to what Ranny says
about not singing ii publici He's.
like an men. They admire women
who sing and write ana do things,
but they don't want their wives
to do anything brilliant!
Peggy went downstairs.
And she sang again. She sang
the s0ng she had written TOR
Ranlly.
it was while she was singing
the words, When everything
said. and verytlling' done. there's
one that / love and you're the
sofie. that she heard him starting
his car In front Ok tie house.
Angry; he had gone ana left
herl
IL was 8 week later that Sarah
WINK offered Peggy heE house Cor
the summer.
she and Aunt Agony came to-
spend the day, which happened to.
be unusually hot for May.
sYous1l never Be able to keer
the baby IN this atuffy place al.
summer long!'' Aunt Agony said
Is Peggy IS they sat tanning
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HERES FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

'Crack it open. Foxy Grandpa,
and you'll see" replied Bunny.
1 cracked the hard she'll on =
rock, and what do you think was
packed tightly inside oft? Twenty
Brazil nuts!
''Well Of all things!" said I,
taking out a nut and reaching for
a stone with which to crack it
open, ''I never knew they grew
like, that" :.
''They say the tree is beautiful
when it Is in blossom said
Bunny, ''and these nuts grow
from the blossoms. In fact, they
are the seeds Of the tree"
AS I cracked the nut open and
handed It to Bobby, he said:
Nothing like having UNITS after
dinner wherever you are, ls there,
Foxy Grandpa2"
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and selected another tree a lit
tie distance from the big one
under which we sat down and
started to eat our lunch. /,
Bobby was just about to start
on his second sandwich when
bang-went something which
sounded like a cannon-ball drop.
ping on the. ground; it fell with
a terrific thud. right under that
very big tree which Bobby had
!. thought would be such a good
place for, our. picnic.
Bunny jumped up and said:
'tJust wait a minute. I'll show
it to YOU And Off he scampered.
In few minutes he came back,
staggering under the weight OF a.
big ball which looked like q cocoa-
nut.
"What Is thatT' Bobby and I
asked
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II wonder IL there are any
Brazil nut trees around here"
Sure to be-" Bunny declared,
We wandered through the
woods and when it was time for
US to have our lunch, Bobby
said:
Here's a fine tree to have
our lunch under. 1t will shade
our heads perfectly from the
SUM-"
Yes, and do something else
to your heads beside shade it,
said Bunny. IT wouldn't sit I'M
der that tree for a whole field
Of radishes."
And why not?" argued Bobby.
Just let's sit over here a lit.
tie distance from that tree
suggested Bunny, land you'll
see for yourself
So we followed Bunny's advice,
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x STORY OF real. LIFE
COMPLETE IN THIS ISSUE.

some actor What are yDr
going TO do now.
Back to the farm for ne, e
said Bill. I've neglected the
old place sllannefuily. Then he
went out and got into his ear.
He was singing, actually singing.
and he waved benignIy st friends
whom he saw.
Since that day Bin has never
touched another drink and the
townspeople cannot understand.
But neither can they understand
how, having once won as won
derfllf q girl as Susie, he was
not man enough to hold her.
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she eIcI0lmeo. ~ tTIkUu8It VIII
your!
Bin shuffIed back into the bar
which he had inst LETS Pop
Strivers was standing just I'm.
side the door, 8 grin on his face.
ssCongratulations, Z said he soft
~.
Bill grinned back OF a sud-
den ne. was remarkably sober.
eft was dirty trick. I suppose
but the things done. I've wit
nesses that Il il she who broke
things Oh.
boy, grtnned Pop. You're
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The Cork Harvest

oNDoN the hub world and takes the greater
part 81 the valuable Of Spain and Portugal the
and climate especially favor tne growth
of the cork oak.
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This Day Il. Hist orr

gTs Is tie avefsary sc birth Of John Constable u IT'D
h founded az Landscape painting h
genius was recognized Many q me- pest
arein this country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-25
NEW MAGICIAN COMEDY
TO OPEN AT THE OHIO

Douglas MacLean comes to the
Ohio next week in the, leading role
of Hold That Lion farce comedy
written especially for the star by
Resale Mulhall and directed by
William Beaudine.
The picture covers a lot Of terri
tory and keeps MacLean bouncing
around from the opening scene to
the final flicker. The action starts
in New York, where the girls are
beautiful and unusually blonde, but
winds up on the African veldt, where
the lions are plentiful and unusually
hungry.
AS might be expected, a girl is
the romantic cause of MacLean's
hectic activity. He first sees her in
a New York office building, but she
starts on a round-the-world trip
before he can get acquainted
When he does catch up with her
in Africa, the meeting proves to be
somewhat inopportune, as he Is
minus his trousers at, the moment
To hide his embarrassment Mac
41cdu uOllo a Pe1lu u oSOISA HNAAS-'' DNS
his laughable efforts to live up to
his disguise only involve him in
further complications.
The browning blow comes when he
joins "cat" hunting expedition and
discovers that the cats are lions.
His hide-and-seek experiences with
the beasts, ending with his capture
Of lion in a novel and unexpected
fashion provide unusual fun.
Constance Howard, a screen new
conner, is the girl for whom MacLean
braves the unsociable lions, while
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-25
'THE STRONG MAN" is
BOOKED AT THE CIRCLE

The attraction at the Circle, be-
ginning Sunday, will be Harry Lang
don in his second starring comedy
for First National Pictures, entitled
1.-THE Strong Man"
The story was written by Langdon
and his associates, as was Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp" shown here some
time ago, and was directed by Frank
Capra-
The star is seen in the role of Paul
Bergot, frierdless young Belgian
soldier whose only happiness is re-
ceiving letters, candy and gifts
from Mary Brown, an unknown
American girl, who has adopted him
during the war. Paul is so filed
with dreams Of this unknown girl
that husky German soldier has no
difficulty in making him his prisoner.
At the conclusion Of the war, the
captor and captive have become great
friends and Paul persuades the Ger
man, who Is a professional weight
litter, to go to America, taking Paul
with him as his assistant.
Paul hopes to find Mary Brown in
New York. but upon his arrival at
the address which she had given him,
finds that no one knows the girl.
With only her picture to aid him,
he starts search for the girl in all
the towns where the Germans act
has been booked
How Harry meets blonde bandit
vampire, how he finds his Mary
Brown. how he persuades Mary's
father Of his worth, and how he re-
forms a 1awless town are all told
In this comedy
In the cast supporting 1Angdon
are Priscilla Bonner, Gertrude Astor,
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CUSTER s. LAST STAND SHOWN IN MOVIE At COLONL4

to be shown at the Isis the first
half of next week has Hoot Gibson
as the star, in one of his quaint cow
boy characterizations. Hoot is said
to introduce a surprising number of
new thrill stunts in this picture. A
Bray Photograph, THE Magician"
and a Pathe Review will be subsidiary
films. Special entertainers will in
clude Watson and Lee in "No-So-
Ology," and Joe Elliott, monolguist,
offering a minstrel oddity entitled
"a Study In Black"
The mid-week change of program
on Thursday will sevre to present
Flashing Fangs," drama featur-
ing Ranger, famous canine star of
the movies in a story that boasts a
brand new theme for a picture of
this type-that of the redemption of
a human outcast through the influ
ence of dogs devotion. The scenes
are laid in a little mountain commun-
ity. In the cast are Robert Ramsey,
Lotus Thompson, Eddy Chandler,
Clark Comstock, Ada Mae Vaughn,
George Rehms and Mary Dow. An
educational comedy. "Creeps" and
special entertainers Will be added