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come. But. assuredly, table
was waiting for Madame Bishop;
Madame would have chair, and
wait? It was placed for her; she
sat down, contentedly, to wait.
BY one OF. those chances that
alter history. that chair was set
close TO row OF palms that cut
off the dining room from the
small ante room outside. Inside
four women sat and talked at a
table, Eileen could not see them,
but their voices were vaguely
familiar. And suddenly q sent
ence, sharp, clear cut, came to
her. She knew the speaker. 1t
was Katherine Foster.
Eileen MacVeagI?" she heard.
That lovely moron? My dear
she hasn't an ounce Of brains In
her pretty head, or she'd have
seen long ago what's going on
under her nosev'
''Of course" That was Isabelle
Johansen. Carriers quite con.
cerned-he's so afraid MacVeagh
will make q fool of himself. Why
do men like MacVeagh marry be-
fore they have Judgment enough
TO pick out d woman who can
help them, instead of being a drag
on them?"
They never do Now she
recognized Madeleine Ames's sleek
tone. "And-does 1t matter much
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gar Westerners the mans as
bad as Eileen Z
"oh. no-he's good sort.
Crude. but I like him. IL he had
a different wife
Men like that always marry
nobodies expect to be- able to
force them on us through their
business associations with our hus-
bands"
Poor innocentsl My dear
have you seen that apartment OF
theirs? Tony Larue at his most
bizarre mot place to live i'm
just another show room for
Tony
But have you heard the latest?
She's made him buy house at
Southampton! Can you imagine
that?'
why? NY dear. don't ask me!
To have another place to give
parties people stay away from, !
suppose"
Al murmur OF voices. Then
Katherine Fosters voice.
Sorry for her? Not a bit! +
don't waste sympathy on half
I wits- whats the use? Oh, it'll
work out all right, 30 far as
Johns concerned. They'll take a
trip to ris-there'll be q quiet
divorcehe'i come back here and
she'll 90 home to the West she
eught never to have left"
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By ELENORE METIERIN

making q gallant attempt to
smoke. She didn't care that he
was drunk. Nor even that he
forsook her for Ora. Things like
this-passing episodes, she could
overlook.
All summer long she had been
meeting them. Now with a
wicked audacity; now with young,
insolent gaiety. Oh, what Of a
kiss with golden Nellie Spear;
what of a tropic moment with
Tess? Or even what of an un-
pleasant rowdyism over Jessie
Reinach? She-gay, captivating
Jerry King could compete and
triumph over them all.
And she had. Not as fragrant
as this incident. But in kind. the
same.
The realization that now shat
tered her thought was this: Saxon
Rhodes no longer wanted the
things she wanted. Her dream
was not his dream.
He was not now the lover who
had sat beside her one golden
night in August just three years
ago and murmured with rough,
warm cheek pressed to hers; oh,
Jerry, marriage shouldn't be such
a failure. For US. 1t wouldn't.
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A Story of Wild Youth

of a trick. What's the grand
idea? You've stayed up nights
before. .
He turned abruptly: That's
that" and Joined group at the
table. He poured whisky into a
large coffee-cup-filled it to the
brim.
Jerry dashed to him, snatched
the cup.
That's twice tonight" said he,
raising the bottle to his lips.
Great little mama, aren't WEI"
She turned abruptly, stung TO
+. the heart. Even drunk. the Saxon
T of three years ago would not have
said this. Would never remotely
have felt 1t. She went out and
joined the group at the machine.
You might as well co." said
she, Hes not coming"
You're not going to stick
around and wait flor him, are
your" inquired Inga with flash
ing Indignation. What good can
you do?"
II don't know. None-I sup
pose. I feel like staying-I don't
know why"
The wind lifted the wavy top
knot and in the silver moonlight
her eyes were soft blue flames
IT don't know-but I think I'll
stay" She stood forIornly
gazing at the gravel rubbing it
with her foot.
She knew that she would stay
because she wished to be near
him. She could have went be-
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nowadays? with divorces 20 easy
to get?"
CHAPTER IS
Eileen sat perfectly still.
stunned, motionless. One set Of
instincts, bade her rise, get away.
do something. at least, to make
her presence known to them.
Every bit of training she had
ever had told her that to be an
eavesdropper was to be something
beneath contempt But the fierce
anger that welIed up in her, that
seemed to come from the very
core and heart of her being,
brought with it quite another Inn
pulse. She owed those women
nothing. There they sat, tearing
her to pieces; she had az much
right to defend herself from them,
to acquire, through hearing to
the bitter end what they were
saying, the means of doing so,
as she would have had to shoot
a savage animal that attacked
her.
She thought she had risen, then
sunk back in her chair. But.
actually, she had not moved; the
two swift impulses had net-
tra1ized, Cancelled one another.
Now. in confusion of tones, She
heard them again. She stopped
trying to distinguish the voices.
''Climbers," she heard. "VtIl-
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don't mind-about q quarter to
two. At-oh-they're all alike
Pierre's. shall we say?"
Can come, too? I'll give you
both lunch" said Ted.
NO." said his sister. IT want
to get to know Mrs. MacVeagh
myself. You can ask her some
other time"
Il will" said Ted, aggrieved.
"a fine sister you are though,
/ must say!'
"Oh. well. you might have
worse, she said. unfeelingly.
Goodnight, Mrs. MacVeagh.
Your dinner was delicious think
you're wonderful down here, at
this time OF year
How strange life was, Eileen
thought. Here, quite casually, by
the merest chance, she had come
to know Helen Bishop-she was
going to have lunch with her.
Katherine Foster would give any
thing she had for the chance.
And JoIn--something of her hap
piness went out of her. She
she wasn't even going to tell John.
Not yet. There was no hurry
about telling him. in any case.
For that matter-how did she
know when she would see him
again?
She was at Pierre's a little
early on Monday Helen had not
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power syndicate. But when
Eileen said something, casually.
about the Fosters. they were
silent. Except that:
'tOh, yes; I know Foster" Ted
said, shorty. And:
IT think I have met Mrs. Foster.
But I can't say know her" said
Helen.
Eileen was amused, secretly.
She would have given a good deal
to have had John, in an under
standing mood. overhear those two
restrained, but barbed remarks.
Not that she would dream of re-
peating them TO him. however. It
is mot what people say. but the
way they say it, that matters, in
such case, and that she could
not hope to reproduce convinc-
ingly.
Helen Bishop was going back to
town the next day; Eileen herself
in three or four days more.
This has been delightful
so glad Ted ran across you," Helen
said, as they were parting. II do
wish you'd have lunch with me in
town when you get back. Will
your
I'D love to-" said Eileen.
Then let's make it definite.
How's Monday"
"Splendid-for me-"
Monday. then. Late, If you
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We're not tricked by any mere
lure Of the sense. love you
from your little brown hands
to your wild sweet spirit. we
could make a go Of itp'
Murmuring this to her, pictur-
ing the two OF them in great
studio room, joyously working out
their bright, thrilling destinies. "A
two-fold blooming. Why not?
I'VE can! Oh, Jerry, we wilt"
And docking forward to this
dear supreme. enduring emotion.
Believing In it.
Not this Saxon who cynically
told her: Great little mama,
aren't you? Taking care OF me
already"
Resenting her and brookinE no
interference. He was free man
vet! And glad to be free. Hav-
ing his fling. Earning more,
spending more. Drinking d lit.
tie: flirting a little. ScornfuI OF
wives and marriage. Never los
ing the chance to make a quip
about it.
Tt was this capitalization OF his
attitude that now beat her down
beat her into q still,
frozen apathy. No, use to 20 on.
From one DANA ging episode to an
other till all the tender beauty
was vanished. Oh, she wouldn't
have a love like that! End 1t
now!
ITO BE Continued Monday
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literally, though, tea and canned
milk and biscuit, If they're not all
mouldy. I suppose you're settling
your house. Mr.. Fielding's doing
it over for you. isn't he?"
Yves, said Eileen. Helen
laughed.
He nearly died when wouldn't
let him lay finger on this place. :"
she said. But he does quite well,
really-and you can change things
afterward. He's spoiled, OF course /,
but he has some talent. Are you
living in your house?"
81 am, just for a few days"
said Eileen. Mr.. MacVeagh's
away. I wish--why don't you ard
your brother dine with me to-
night2"
WED love to- said Helen.
promptly. I'VE were going over
to Canoe Place, but I'm dead, and
/ was dreadfng. ii"
Chandler appeared, triumphant.
"Shh-" he said. IT'S lighted,
and the kettles on, but il the kct.
tie hears we want to make tea
it never will boil. Helen-did I
hear you accepting an invitation
10 ul1lHCI
Absolutely; Mrs. Macveagh is
saving my life"
And mine. No man il safe
with an exhausted sister. But /
did hope we might persuade her
to go over to Canoe Place with
us. I think they've got a phono-
graph or something. so you can
dance"
"We-el, IL dinner restores me.
we might see" said Helen. And.
as it turned out. 1t did. and they
did, and the phonograph was
there, and Eileen discovered that
Ted Chandler was the sort of
dancer one meets precisely once
in lifetime. Not since she had
left home had Eileen had so
simple, 50. quiet, so pleasant an
evening She liked both Ted and
his sister immensely. And they
made it very plain that they liked
her.
They knew all about John. it
seemed, and talked of him and his
achievement in breaking into the
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CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
Half past three that still Au-
gust morning, Jerry stole into the
empty living room. The moon
shone through the window, light
ing up whole shelves OF books.
How bright it u.s. she thought.
i never saw the moon SO cold and
bright"
Nothing sad about this, but it
made her blink. She added for
lornly: Il think / can read by this
light
And she tried to. Suddenly she
shut her eyes, assaulted by the
vision of a girl running down a.
dim path; distracted figure send
ing out that gay call: "Saxon-oh
Saxon" The machine speeding
away.
So now 1t was all ended. She
knew that 1t was ended.
She sank in a chair and leaned
her head against the cushions. She
shiyered with the cold. But she
didn't care. 1t was comforting to
shiver with. the cold.
Out OF her chill ache and tumult
a phrase leaped. Her eyes burned
with 1t in her thought. Great
little mama, aren't you? Taking
care of me already"
II was this phrase that did 1t;
this phrase that now blightingly,
ruthlessly awakened her.
She sank lower in the chair,
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Marry again. or course he
win. He might as well stick to
her. He'll probably marry q
chorus girl next
What? Ohhis secretary? Yes
that's what Carter thinks.
She's mad about him, and she
can twist him right around her
finger When she gets ready
she'll gather him in. Y
Fl suppose 80, said Katherine
Foster. II wish one could do
something for John. I'd hate TO
see him make another mistake.
Arthur says, though
We'll" Helen Bishops cool
voice reused Ellen; she looked up,
with b start, to see her new
friend smiling down at her. But,
as she did SO. HeIen's expression
changed.
Ny dear what's the matterg
You look as II something per-
fectly CHASTITY had happened arr
you ill2''
mo no III b All right ii !
You're faint for lack of food,
probably. I'm sorry I'm late, but
was held up everywhere, and
the traffic il getting too a7wful
for words. Let's 20 In and eat
something. shall WEI
CTo be continued Monday.)
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JERRY 7.

lust above, cleaning in the
d pines, was the moon-a white,
midnight moon.
They had watched a moon like
this-that night long ago. And
she knew then that she loved him
that she always would.
She pressed her face against the
cool ivy climbing over the columns.
She was afraid to look for him
afraid to find him.
Now Inga was calling - lnga
running Up the stairs.
ST don't know where he can
be-" said Jerry listlessly, meeting
her. "I've been all over"
TRY a few doors"'
Inga gave a loud knock. Opened
one. then another.
"oh, don't?' Jerry pleaded.
Inga flung open the fourth.
Ora and Saxon sitting on a divan.
The room dim.
Suddenly it was lurid; it was
reeling; Jerry in the center of it.;
in the center of destruction and
havoc.
She saw him spring guiltily.
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, angrily to his feet: heard his voice,
heard her own; knew that she was
stamping her foot, flinging hotly:
We're going home! Now!'
That he started to answer with
the suave dignity liquor gave him:
"Oh, are we? We came to spend
the weekend If I remember cor.
rectly. ."
Then hls voice thickened; he lost
the e>q-enco AMI began to re-
peat.
This was terrible to her APP
palling. she had never seen him
drunk like this, before.
oh" said she, moving to him,
taking his hand. please come,
Saxon. We're going because a
dozen more people have arrived.
There's not room for half of us
please = 40
you jush go If you like-jush
go and see-jush do that"
They got him to follow down
the stairs. The moment the cool
night air struck in his face be
was sobered. Sobered outwardly
and hostile.
mo, sir, I'm not going home"
he insisted, belligerently. Hell
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cause of the terrible maternal
urge she now felt sweeping her
to Unfolding her here.
We'll" said John climbing out
of the car, come on Jer-wel1
go back and get him." He took
her arm in his sweet, 1ovable
way: Don't worry, kid-he's
really not drunk-not very
drunk"
They wound back through the
gardens to the house. Saxon was
not at the table now. He was
not dancing. They wandered to
the swimming pool.
Then back up to that room.
Not there.
They returned to the drive.
Suddenly Jerry pointed thin
brown finger. For a moment she
couldn't speak. Then softly-aI.
most inaudible: rs that he
there?"
She grabbed Johns hand, forcing
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him to run. She called gaily:
"Saxon--Saxon
He and Ora had climed to a ma
chine. They were starting. Fifty
yards distant. Hurry; John
hurry
She called again.
The car leaped with a squirt.
Jerry shut her eyes. She gave q
vague high laugh. Now the car
was flying down the <road-van-
ished.
II guess you had better come
with us"
Yes" said she smiling in Johns
face. II guess / might as we'll"
She sat quietly In the tonneau
with Frank and Kate Noles. She
watched the trees flying into that
black night sky and the white,
white moon shining so brightly.
ooh, my God" she thought sud.
denly, pressing her palms together,
He's gone-he's gone now"
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Timely Topics

The population of France,
which dropped to 39,210.000 in
1921, reached a total of 40,743,O0
last year.
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ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
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GeXKTE'RE just camping out
w there isn't a servant in the
place. he told her. But come on.
I got thrown out-my sister said
was more of hindrance than
help. expect she'll put you to
work
He laughed as they fell into
step together.
81 have the advantage of you,
Mrs. Macveagh. as they used to
say" he said. My names Ted
Chandler. It's all right for me to
introduce myself. don't you
Think"
II think it's very NICE Eileen
said, sedateiy. But why was her
heart racing so?
CHAPTER "a
Chandler led Eileen across the
beach, back among tho dunes,
across a lawn to a long, low,
rambling house the walls of which,
She saw, would be covered by June
with climbing roses. Outside the
front door girl no older than
herself, slight. fair, with a CLEAN
of red in her hair as the sun
struck it, was shaking crumbs.
from a bread box for the birds.
She smiled as she saw Eileen.
Hello. Nell! I've brought your
neighbor to calI.' called Chandler.
Here's Mrs. MacVeagh. who's
bought the Van Marcken place."
"Oh. how nicer said Helen
Bishop. She held out her hand.
I'm so glad you came, Mrs. Mac.
Veagh. And / really do think ]
can manage tea. Ted-see if you
can light that canned alcohol con-
traption without burning down
the house, win you? If you cant
you'll have to make q wood fire
In the kitchen range
Il don't want you to take all
that trouble
My dear. ] assure you I'm
going to have my tea no matter
what it costs Tedr' said Helen
Bishop. It'll be tea, quite
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Puss in Boots
Puss sprang on the mouse
and ate him in one bite.
Now there was no ogre.
Just then the King drove up.
Puss came to the door and said,
Welcome to the castle
of the Marquis of Carabas."
His young master married
the Kings beautiful daughter.
And Puss had a room of his own
in the beautiful castle.
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This Story Of a Girl Who Gambled Her
All for the Love of a Married Man
Has a Punch in Each Line
What Has Happened SO Far:

manifested
talked wld-OO wild.
But John
comeness not the fact that be-
hidden
his ability driving
bargains In business He played the mareand But he also
Marcia And
trouble trng
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This Day in Our History

of legends
- county, Pennsylvania February H. 1875
Chare September 26 1920 He the leader
of the pioneers who settled Kentucky
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And there was a great lion
right by poor Puss.
Then the lion became the ogre.
The ogre was worse than the lion
to poor frightened Puss.
Puss said, II do believe it now.
But you could not be small
like a little mouse"
Before one could think
the ogre was gone and mouse
was running about the room.
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She sat stiller than before and
pondered this. Presently she said:
Its true. He's gone.
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Barbed Wire Protects Hipdus
o prevent the millions 81 pgrimages
from drinking stagnant British officials have been
place entangemens around dangerous pcn
, 1928-01-30

The u. S. S. "Grebe" will sail prompt
ly at 7.3O a. m. on Tuesday, January
31st, from Christiansted for St. Thomas.
all those taking passage on the "Grebe"
for ST. Thomas should be on the dock
not later than 7.15.
Captain M6Ier's yacht ITO Windward"
will sail promptly at 700 a. NJ the same
date and all those going on this vessel
should be on board at least fifteen MN
utes before that time.
All persons going to St. Thomas on
these W vessels should make sure to
which passenger list their names have
been assigned. This information may be
had from the DespatcFing Secretary's
Office on Monday, the 30th.
Returning the "Grebe'' will leave st.
Thomas on Thursday, February 2nd, at
100 D. m, and the To Wiudward" on
Friday, February Bird, at al hour to be
announced later,
, 1928-01-30
Two Clerks Wanted

in the Despatching Secretary's Of
fee, Department Of Finance one
as a typest and general clerk in
the office in { hri5tiansted and the
other as a general clerk and mes
senger in the branch office in Fred
eriksted,
Applications should be made in
the applicants own handwriting
and presented in person to the Des-
patching Secretary in Christiansted
or to the Director Of Police in Fred
eriksted.
Salary range from $4,000 to
5000 per month for each position
depending on qualifications Of &C
cepted applicant, with excellent
chances fer advancement to the am
bilious clerk.
Government of the Virgin Islands,
Municipality of st, CroiX,
January 28, 1928
FRANK T. FOXWELL,
Despatcbjag Secretary.
, 1928-01-30
LOCAL

The mails for St. Thomas, Porto Rico,
and the United States will be closed as
usual at 5 90 p. m. today for dispatch
via schooner RESOLUTION; provided,
however. that all letters and sealed mat
ter prepaid at the first class rate of post
age, two cents an ounce, will be for
warded via SIS. FORT ST. GEORGE if
marked for dispatch by this steamer.
This direct boat may reach New York
Sunday, February 5th. and delivery of
letters in New York City will, at this
rate, be secured the same Gay until IL
.. m. if bearing Special Delivery stamps.
British Guiana should be added to the
list of foreign places with which Special
Delivery service is established. effective
February l, 1928 The fee is 20 cents in
addition to the regular postage, to be
prepaid in stamps affixed, and this ser
vice is available for the exchange Of
letters, postcards. printed matter, com
mercial papers and samples,
The Native Brass Band entertained
the public to an excellent concert on the
wharf last night.
The concluding chapters of the great
Pathe mystery serial The House With
out a Key" will be screened tonight in
the Ch]listiansted Theatre. We under
stand that the film Michael ,Strogoff",
looked Tor by the Catherine" on Satur-
day, did not arrive. Another fine drama