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lost: d. you see. She's gone. Refuses
to visit the family OF the scoundrelly
flnancier. It's you I've come to see.
little Winnie"
Your WHISKY. sir" said Alder:
gently.
Eth? Put 1t down And, I say
He jefked his head in the direction OF
the door. Albert ignored the instruc-
ton He set down the whisky; but he
remained within reach of Winifred.
The stranger. supposing himself obeyed
turned to her again.
Why. Winnie. You're getting TO b"
there? told you TO clear out. Jus;
clear out. will you?"
No. sir" said Albert quietly.
What's that?"
I'm stayin here. sir" said Albert.
In, lookin after the lady"
THE stranger came threateninely to-
ward Albert. who was dwarfed.
But Albert did no. finch. He was not
even afraid.
You keep them ands down" Albert
said. Keep them of o the lady. tho.
D you ear me, I'll give you clip
side OF the cad.
The stranger sent sweeping blow
that. II IL mad caught Albert. mus;
have mown him TO the ground Alder,
heard stified shrek from Winifre0.
He stopped IN time. avoided the blow
and stood upright.
Get OUT" commanded the stranger
You first." cried Albert
That showed he had los, his temper
When all was over. he admitted: Il
didn't ought to o. said tina; 10 him :"
Blu. this was afterthovght, For the
present. he merely said: You tirst'
And quick about IL
What followed was q whirl. Alber,
could never recollect the details. He
only knew that he suddenly was al!cd
with mad rage. that he grew cold with
anger. instead OF hot.
The stranger came violently toward
him and Albert stood his ground
There were ns,ieufgs. One blow bruised
Alberts ear and then grazed his chin.
bat ls had for all his useless sparr;ng
one beautiful direct hit. A lovely punch
upon the strangers chin sent him right
OF his feet Crash
That was how It vas done, Albert.
looking sharply a. his knuckles. saw
that the skin vas un6roken- He heard
gasp from W!n..red. The stranger
lay cutie still
Ere. Get up" cried Albert.
Hes hurt" Winifred pressed close
RI give him a drop O whisky Some
O this syphon in his face"
"Oh. no; I'm be sticky" Wint!rcd
put out protesting hand. Both were
too excited 10 smile AZ her considerable
ness for the fallen foe
Swiftly Albert iucSed y, the hmm
body until i. lay AZ fun length He
took napkin. wet H. and slapped II
across the s,ill face, He was trembling
now~~w.th n sight fear. There came n
definite sigh o! relief when the stranger
moved slightly and grnaned
"Oh-o-oh!" sighed the stranger.
Hes all right" said Albert He vas
quite master OF the situation, He dld
moi know q, but he assumed a master
full air He turned 10 winifred jest
send that Girl IN the kitchen down Ia
Annie's The doctor'll still be theye.
BY the time the doctor arrived. Alorrt
had the stranger sitting IN q chair and
was Spongins wound In the back o'
his head As he had supposed, thr~s'
was no danger At all. The wound Wa
nothing and the shock Of II had conf
n'ctely sob"red the visitor who bltnsea
sHliy about him. forge'tul Of all thai
had led To the accident But Albert
tool the doctor aside,
We don't want him stavins here
VIII he he all right IN SO cne Ne's so
= car outside"
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by STERLING HEiLIG.
PARIS, January 7. 1928

T6tNAJt iSSof
YOHE PAUL JONES. the Father
Of the American Navy" II TO
be honored by statue near
~ where he died. In Paris
Al the same time. group OF
Americans wants 10 erect statue To
him commanding "A point on the Brit
lsh coast where he unanswered The
f1rst American Warhhip~ and won!
The American Chamber Of Commerce
of Paris has his gold medal inscribed
In Latin The American Congress 10
Naval cmdr John Paul Jones
Again, Count Rumfofd plain Benla-
min Thompson. Boston store boy be-
come great seientiat and Bavarian
statesman, In To have his statue where
he lived In Paris. and perhaps IN the
English Park at Munich, which he
i0undedl
They were the flrst suprtrnmantic
Americans today In great public no"
tee because Of their Atatues
They became intimate friends OF MI
ropean royalty, ana even their Euro
pean marriages were remarkable,
No, from lust~Dubllshed correspond
ence Of Cstilerine the Great, We have
been learning how John Paul Jones
Was furi0usly bel1yed by The famous
Empress ~ Russia. III fact. he vent
10 Russian service on her request
Thomas jefferson. then IN Paris. being
her spokesman
Few knew, however. how Benjamin
Franklin warned Countess de H0i.deIol
that no woman could resiht jam Paul
Jones" then IA fliri0iisly beloved In
Paris by The rich and lovely girl.
Duchess NJ ChartreA. greal~gfand'
daughter nj i1uis XIV.
Probably Jnnss actually maTrisf the
~ Teiison daughter of Loiiis XIV, whom
he cherished through The nrsi blood
shsd of the French Revolution and gave
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she raised An objection But ron--
an can't 60, married as easily rs yoI
seem 10 think You sp=ak az I. she'd
ONLY nave 70 snap her fingers
m not talk.n about women" sad
Albert Il g;re that up before vas
IS I'm talking about YOU"
Well. me. then I cant GET"
Yes. you can" said Alocrt doggedIy.
There vas pause Albert stared
straight before him.
Would YOU mary mes" asked Win
fired az las. 6!eath.essly.
Like shot would" cried Albert
"Cnly. Ycu SO. ! 90, 2 sor- o: manly
nesltat:on about asEi1' you mean"
He ierked his had severa! times
and relarSed INTO silence The s.,erc.
Vas terrible. L vas unb.a-so.e. /,
vss ch7s,ly'
Pleas Abr said w!n!.-sd a.,
!es'. laughing almost hyster!cz!iv.
Couldn't you couldn't you-sore.o-
manage to-oe a little less many
Aocrt b'insed. He cleared his ,n-oz,
hump. thunip, t.lun,p vent his rss-t
= vas ike little clock ticking u his
Oh, see" he said az last Fl
WIN tho, ne pr; both arms aoou, her
I'm afraid II break you." =.
aEnsred. You're such a delicate LIZ
lie ti!3S
But yl"n she vas in his Arms
nesting lac li,,.e bird II n. cayx-
ncSS. With Tn Stars shining overhssa
aAc clear breeze Blowing from 80
Too-.an5. A'oa-t forso, MS f.a-S Ar
Hli-Gcc arms crec- ID u-!l ,n.y
we're esssnAd hshInT his had
NY II queen whispered Ales-+
NV III queen Fc-~-rr V-ha, :
o:san'ao-l mean VIA, a day It's b:r,~
VF~ayTs-rs ya.S
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A RED-HEADED KNIGHT
By Frank Swnnerton

oh" said Albert thoushtlessly. An
old sweetheart. I scr"
He cid not know what had made him
say that. As soon as h" had done 50.
he knew he had blundcrcd. Winifted
flushed deeply. She seemed diatrcssed
Nevertheless, she corrected him cont
poScdly enough.
NO" she ans cred, Although"
Il beg your pardon!' cried Albert
hastily Il wasn't thinkin' what
WAS"
Il do feel little excited At seeing
him." admitted Winifrcd He hasn't
broke off sharply. For quite per-
ccptiblc space of time she could moi
speak. When she had recovered COM
posurc. You're q very strange man,
Mr., Jones" she said. MS X she were sur
priscd. Il found myself speaking to
you. then, rs If Id known you long
time
There's something about me. miss"
said Albert modcstly, Il dunno what
Il is. but ole ladies talk To mc In the
train. and young fcllcrS tell mr. about
their girls. and-~wcll. there II is"
Il think 1t must b. that you look
flectively, almost archly AS we'll rs
Albert could take compliment ms
we'll as anybody.
I'm burstm' with IT," he agreed.
Winifred laughed outright. 'No-~you
know what mcan--Im like that. No
credit to me- don't mean the ole
tots 10 start"
But I'm not an ole tot,' she pro-
tested
You're q very nice young lady" re-
piled Albert And wish YOU could
ave seen ~" battle, Because l WIS
horn to it. The longer STAY ere, Miss,
tn lonse, feel it's like my omr.
can see mcS"lf buttlin here every dav."
He was warm with enthusiasm Hc
spoke encr:ctically. Into WinfrcdS
smile there crept a little trcmor that
showed that she had been inexprcssibly
touched
You've been splendid" he cried
1t was at 9 O'Clock that she aban-
doncd expectation of her guests and in
vitcd Albert 10 sit down and share the
meal with her.
AS they dincd Albert told Wnifred
about his carly life. and heard her
low EXPLANATIONS at its distresscs: while
Winifred q, last began. TO tel Albert
something about herself and her own
life
We've lived nHre almost as long as
can remember" she said though l
was away at school for "Hverai years
My father had terrible disgrace
though he didn't know, deserve 1t
and he came as far as he could from
The world he knew. My mother Is very
sensitive. and she has never left here
al all sine" ! was a child She's told
me something about my father--he took
the blame, or il was nat on him. for
some wicked thing Mr.. Jones. I've
never told ANYBODY else about this"
II wouldn't say word. Miss"
hrcatk"d Albert open moulhed
Il wonder-I wonder /. YOU'D mind
not calling me Miss" she faltered
You're not my butler now, you know
You're my guest"
She said this with so winning
smile that Alberts heart seemed 10
Jump into his mouth
Il will. Mias!" cried Albert heroical-
iy. There ! go again I'm awful,
aren't I? But go on with what you
was-~were saying"
II was saying 49," Her voiced failed
'Oh. ! meant tina; that's why I've lived
here since was about Is. Its made
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"You." cried the young woman.
Il mean. I've lost me way" said Al
bert. See? ] got a dark suit In that
bag on me bike 'avenT got a card
or a testimonial with me. but give
you my word I'm honest. The silver's
all right"
OH" gasped The lady. The color
came and went In her cheeks.
What about ~" demanded Albert.
I'm not proud
4 3 they walked along together. Al
bert several times glanced at Miss
Winifred: and. whenever he did so. he
found that she was looking away from
him with suspicious piumpneas In her
delicate cheeks. as II she had been
caught smiling
Rather funny" he yentured. me
arriving like this. mean was lost
Admit the least notion where I sas
TIL saw To Hnpe. ] Mile Well.
hopes good. isn't ~ I mean it costs
nothing"
TIM afraid Hopes rather disap-
Doin.ment-~the village. tina. is" said
Winifred, smiling outright. Your
coming and your kindness~~iS fortu-
nate for US
ITS q funny thing. miss" reflected
Albert. "Eext u bein an engine
driver. I've always wanted TO be a
butter. Always want 10 stand behind
chairs, and lay the plates ard MI the
glasses ard listen 10 all the things
that's said
"Oh, but you mustn't do that. Mr.
JONES'" she cried, in mock horror, The
brown eyes twinklec with fun. al
/ least you must pretend not 10 listen
But the visitors always Ike IN sec
ihe servants kmiie'" protested Albert
! I've Aeen EN- tryin' hard 10 make The
waiter laugh. I've done IL mysrlf~~wiili
WsitTessAa,"
I'm sure you've succeeded, But
thats different" explained Winifted
bubtslsng With laughter
H0% fi1st he Jaw her In daylight
/ Albert could tell That she vas fully Is
but. WHEN she laughed she lost all The
slight wear!ness that WAS beginning 10
/ give her features their settled look III
| maturity In another I'VE years. when
her t6lGf went che might look thin
/ bat there wss no sign st This moment
/ 81 o,6smsidisbnsss She became quite
! child very appealing IN his chiyalfy
, Albert's heart Eottensd ~ her
IN bs'am all night" he said con
/ fdsntiy Il bin 10 banqieLs. and 80
cislA'-ni ought 10 be- able ~, al my age
! I'm 40 Never hin married Never bin
/ IN prison Never bin out of work d"
But YOU take jobs 80 readily" said
/ Winiited You ask fof them, MI
| JonTk"
Ar ~ thE Mr. Jones" yennifed Al
bert What you soin la call me ~
front ot tiissa~~thih company o yours
Cant cali me M Jones
Perhaps We can get along without
calling you sHythiGa?" suggested Wini'
| fred
! iFni ~ Albert E1iinds ~ u YOU d
Anr~n ma since yoa Ssk 1hiid Well
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Masqueradns as Butler in Strange Place.

of course. you 'avcn't. Nor anything
like t.
Winifrcd turned to the right. They
came out upon rather steep. white
road Before them were some gates
and behind the gates was wide path
way--almost "drivc"--lcading to a
stone house.
There was no reply to his speech
about Jones" Albert Just caught an
amused glance.
She don't 'alf think I'm a caution!"
he though demurely to himself, We'll.
that's right enough: am. Watch mel"
Seven O'Clock arrived. Albert. dressed
in his spick- dark suit stood
back from the table he had so carefully
laid. The oining-roo was long and
its ceiling was low. Two lamps of an
antique pattern shed delicate light over
the table and picked out In beautiful
CLEANS the silver and other polished
surfaces Every detail of the table did
him credit
There's nothing l can't do" cried
Albert admirinelv. I'm wasted at
Smcrricks. tell you what. me boy.
ought to ave bin a butler all my life!"
He spoke aloud Then he looked
up and saw Winifrcd. In a plain. old.
evening gown of pale green silk. stand
ing in the doorway. watching him and
smiling at his satisfaction. Check
ing himself Albert stood respectfully
upright. 10 show that she was hence
forward to regard him as the butler.
1t all looks beautiful" said Wlnifred
Thank YOU miss" Albert inclined
his head Il wish 'ad a tai-coat."
When the bell rings. would you
mind answering the door. bringing the
guests ina lady and gentleman
and. If they have chauffeur, telling
him where to take his car? III look
after thH guests. once they're indoors
Really. ought to ca that" said
Albert. You'll pardon me mcntion;n'
It."
Again Winiired smiled. Then. with
out replying, She went ont OF the room
as she had ccmc. leaving Albert blink
ing at her fairness
EIGHT O'Clock came; and still Albert
- listened i'll vain for the bell Half
past g. Nine O'Clock His temper
remained good tbatter than that Of the
his spirits were depressed. 1t had been
good fun to think Of PLAYING the butler
but the fun had sunk with the paSSa~ 90
OF time He cXer:ed himself To brig
that happy. a!mos; mischicyou5. smile
back 10 Wlnifred's face.
Il suppose they're lost same as me. -
he observed. Il was rcg!ar mudiled
with it. One bit looks exactly like an
other 10 me-
They'll have map" W!nitrcd OBJ
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Statues to Heroic John Paul Jones
And Count RumfOrd Planned Abroad

Then, after all his hrilliancy, comes
Count RumtordS last astonishing ad-
venture with women
After the death Of his friend, the
elec,or. he took up his abode In Paris,
All his lie beloved by beauties, pf,n-
ceSscs and perhaps reignirg duchess
he finally found nothing more thtell'.
gen, To do than marry the widow at
the illuStfious chemiS; lAvoiSier The
result became epochal' lie Mas 81
roughly handled by the middle -ased
widow that he had to appeal 10 Ma
poleon the Great, then retGnlng, ,M
protection against hcr'
Il hope" ran his petition, that his
majesty the Emperor has too hish AL
opinion Of my taste 10 believe me
capable Of wishing To raSS the rest
ot my life IN the close eon,ranlonSh'r
ot such wicked womanE
lie got hts separation and desnteSs
che rest oi his life to charity Rnmtord
soup tall kinds of vesetahlrSA u Nlli
popular ev It's name IN Paris RAM
Fofd ehtmneNs are stu IN use Paris
stree, Is named after him, and Cueler,
the naturalist, pronounced his panessfic
before the institute
Ills Parts home Was the suburban
villa IN Auteuil where hentam.n Frank
lin courted Mime Nelvctius II al.
ready bears \ commemorative tAhlet
each for Franklin and Rnmsard Now
he Is 10 have his statue AS Count Rum
lord he. henlam,n THOMPSON, sosmeg
hnaton atare hswl
And john Pam Jones, Father NJ the
American Navy. Is Ia have his statue
IN the rue do fMlrnon, elcSe ~ the
present French Senate and the tn<em-
honrs state GALLERY 1T paintings
where, with other American works.
hang masterpieces et whistler and
Sargent
John Paul Jones and Count rum.
lord the two ifst supsrtcaan,ie Amer.
leana
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jected (Which you hadn't. Mr. Jones. "
Now, miss" said Albert authorita-
lively have you ever tried TO recognize
a piece OF land from a map? It's like
getting a blind man TO understand
what rainbow like once tried 10
tell an old blind man that. Never
again. tried 10 tell him all sorts OF
th!rgS~-stoopid ole man. he WAS.
couldn't understand anything giYe
II up Well man with map on a
moor is just the same. You see what !
mean. don't your"
Quite clearly" laughed Wlnlired.
Al the same time. the man who's COM
ing Is not AT all stupid He's been here
before~~many years ago He's very
old friend
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noan. he. humble Boston store boy and
school teacher. went 10 Europe and te-
ured with romantic brllliancy III royal
courts almost equal 10 that OF John
Paul Jones
The young American was such a
handsome fellow and 80 able, IN
England, he was early knighted by
George III And such was his prompt
friendthip with British royalty that he
had Ia obtain King Georges personal
permission tn enter the service Of
Charles Theodore. Electof Of RavsFia !
A, the Ravarian court his brilliancy
with women eaualed his astonishing
science and craftsmanship Holding
many ON aiai positions. he rose Ia b..
actually, minister Of war and chief
Of the general staff of Bavaria, lie
founded the English Park al Munich ~~
IA lac had founded the Royal inSiitn.
ton Of Great Britain and the Rumtotd
chair ni phyAifa a. Harvard,
A. project nj police IN Munich. Rum
ford arrested aS00 htgaa,s on New
Year dn", iTan when ali beggars
we're busy such heins the great
starter of his law against mendicancy
Az the same time. he furnished the
poor with foo |. shelter and obligatory
Inducements 10 work lie established
homes OF industry which soon yielded
u handsame proilt lie was the father
at the modern wnrkhonse. the founder
of modern dicteticai
Rumford, IN fact made himself poar
by teaching economy Ia others, he
practically made the London Fa,lngil,ng
Hospital and did So much for hospitals
IN Ireland that the lord mayor ot
Dublin and a grand Jury Of the metrop.
oils rendered him thanks!
There IL already a monument ta
Rumtord In tie beautiful Park III Mu,
nieh erected by citizens IN appreela.
lion Of his valuable use of waite land
In making IT. Now u IA proposed 10
put his statue Al The ether end,
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Dalcd. Quick as thought. he took ;neii
plates. their knives and .orks. Ih,n
glasses, and crammod them .nti tnt
cupboard OF an old Welsh oaken side
board against the wall
Into the same receptacle he threw
their napkins. Before the bell rang
he had brought fresh knives and forks
The table lay once more spick an
span, as though It had not been uSeo
at all But Winttred. as II CaZcG, coll-
tinued to stand alone by the table.
The bel! changed ominouSly.
AT first glance Albert knew every
thing about the man who stood rather
unsteady in the porch. He was a
tallish man His hand was upon tbs
side OF the porch. resting heavily.
MiSt-~Mist-Staplcs,' said the
stranger thickly.
Drunk, Not drunk. but dangerously
quarrclsome!y near it.
Yes. sir This way. sir A lad;
with YOU, sir?" Albert answered him
pecring into the dusk.
Lady? No" said the stranger. HI
stepped into the house.
"ShuVvcr outside. sir?'
Chauffeur. Yes. Where's Mis-;
S,aples9"
Here I am. Bernard" She hac
come from nowhere and was beside
them. small and rather frightened
There was silence. Then:
"Winnie?" said the stranger. In hi:
thick. rather stupid way. Why. you've
shrunk. Winnie. Let's have look al
YOU"
He caught at her arm and drew hel
into the light His head was thrown
forward. his lips purSed. There couic
be no doub. o. his intention. Win!!rec
drew back little. and the mar
laughed As she withdrew he followed
still gripping that slender arm Alber'
had a glimpse of Winifred's alarmed
appealing face as she struggled 10 free
herself Instinctively his foot shot oat
and he trod upon the strangers nearest
foot. There was a cry. Winifrcd was
released. and Albert received the
strangers elbow in his chest.
Your coat. sire" remarked Albert
coollv. urmoved h. . menrcing stare.
"You trod on my toe!" cried the
stranger.
Beg pardon. sir. Shall clip YOU
Oft with your coat" asked Albert, He
now had the coat firmly in his hand
and gently tw!tched i, W!nifred had
backed toward the dining room.
t~5Nt our NAY aaf4 9~IutiS@a's 9SAS
Alle stranger
You'd like some sunoer Bernardo
This vas a ncw W.nitrcd. She was
cold. she was frightened.
Supper" cried the stranger. No
no. no. had dinner an hour ago~~twc
hours ago~~T don't know We've been
lost since. ! say Here. fellow" He
addressed Albert. &c, ne a whisky
will vou7"
Alhcrt's bvop's shot up Hr loosed
quickly n; W.nitrrd. saw her nod
turned to the sidcboavd The stranger
eat down against tho edge Of th~ table
and stared at Wtnifred laughing
silently. as II at some wonderful secret
lest.
SO this is Winnis," he satd rcfec-
tivele. where's your moth"r?"
she never leaves her room
Bernard"
What. You're alone" II was 'ht
strangers turn to show surprise. Their
he smiled oh. but this is lie
stopped
Il thought your wife vas coming
With YOU" said Winifred Always
when Albert looked az her. he saw that
appealing glance in his own direction
Don't leave me-" II seemed IN say
We did hts best 10 ,caSsure her by mods
but his heart was low
My wife? POOH" cried the stranger
ID YOU see9 I've came 10 see YOU,
Winnie" He went into ~ OF 0nie'
laughter Rut his eyes followed her
movements anpreciat!veiy. My wlfe's
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come after nightfall. when his days
work is done. That's what he likes.
He drives over and talks to my hus-
band. Well. john he says and stays
an hour He says gardeners are ike
doctors--Speciallv In an old garden like
Mrs Staples They know lot about
diseases. Then he offs back again to
Beconton. DR.. Ogilvie. he is, A hearty
man. thought he'd marry Miss Wini-
fred but he never did | think her
mother told him he wasn't TO. He
married somebody in Beconton. More $
the pity. I'm fond OF Miss Winitrcd.
These old tots suggested Albert,
are cracked about their children mar
ryin' My mother was Just the same.
But there was none better.
We'll. Miss Winifreds an angel"
said MS hostess Just prctcnds She
likes 10 be lonely and slave 10 her
mother Even TO mc.s she pretends
that"
Huh. An angel. is slle?" Albert
nodded. An old maid angel I suppose. "
"J,lst sweet" said tho woman. en-
phatically. Il envy any man that could
make her run away from her ma. He'd
never regret IT,"
There came knocking at the door
Miss Winifrcd!" cried the hostess.
Albert heard the opening door. another
voice. a murmur. Hes very bad, Miss
Winifred Very bad" Albert cooked
an eve over his shoulder His hostess
had drawn the door 10. but he could
catch a glimpse of her visitor. A small
slim woman of perhaps 35-very tiny,
rather fragile. fair pretty. with quick
nervous manner
oh. what can do" he heard the
stranger say L don't know what l
can do. Annie. I've only Just had tn
letter. Spofham must have brought it
this morning, but IL was left in the
Kitchen. It's so important. I felt sure
john" Her voice dwindled. You
sar he can't stand="
Dear. dear" Albert heard his host
cSs club her tongue in perp!cXity. Il
Cont see how he can, miss. He's had
10 so To bed"
Poor John! It's too bad he should
suffer SO. No. l quite see. But is there
nobody else?" begged Miss Winifred. Il
know that YOU must wait for the doc
tor. You can't leave John. But what
can do9''
Without knowing that he was going
TO DO so. Albert stepped 10 the door
You'll pardon me-" he said hcarsely,
4 can't help hearing that you're in
trouble OF some kind I'm on me oil
day My timss me own, Is there
an''thirg I can do"
He was looking directly at the young
woman. He saw the color come to her
checks saw that she shrank and hesi-
tated at his sudden appearance The
brown eyes met his. above straight
nose and charming little mouth
This eentleman's stranger, Miss
Winifred-"
Alder; laughed.
I'm, no gentleman Name Of Jones
Albert Jones. miss. / got me bike
here"
The young woman returned his
glance"
"It's-it's awfully kind" she stam-
mered I'm afraid it's nothing you-
YOU see. we've got some visitors COM
ing. Unexpectedly. They're - they're
rather special visitors We're not pre-
pared for them. We've only one maid.
wanted Mr.. Grupp TO help by waiting
at table
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q long drawn "Oaoh." He laughed
again "Well--why shouldn't T."