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"All right, wen find tavern,
then, or something" he agreed,
and, as he leaned forward to
start his motor, he slipped box
into her hand. Within was the
most beautiful sapphire and dia-
mond bracelet she had ever seen.
''And you designed 1t I know"
She cried, looking at him with
eyes that shone like the jewels.
"Oh, you dar1ingp' Really. he
was wonderful. she said to her.
self, slipping it over her gloved
hand. He was always thinking OF
her. Always thinking of ways To
spend money on her. And the best
of it was that he had SO much Of
it to spend!
And SO it happened that 1t was
not until the next day that Lily
remembered Mrs. Frances note
again.
She remembered it late in the
morning, when she was making
the bed in her room, and she did
not get dressed to go down TO
the Derbyshire Street flat until
after lunch.
with her heart beating wildly,
she ran up the steps. Pat might
be there! She might see him.
She tapped lightly on the door.
and waited for 1t to be opened.
Lily knocked again and waited.
She opened her vanity bag and
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glanced quickly at herself in the
mirror set in its top. Yes.
she was all right. Flushed and
starry-eyed, and looking her very
best, in case Pat did open the
door to her.
She was through with him for
ever and ever, of course. She
was divorcing him. But
even so, she wanted him to see
how lovely she was, and to
realize how much he was losing
when he lost her.
But he did not open the door,
and neither did anybody else. She
knocked again, and then she
ratified the door knob. But still
the door stayed closed.
''Well, of all things!" she said
to herself. ITO send for me to
come down here to get my things,
and then not to be here to open
the door when I arrive?'
She gave it q vicious little kick
with her foot before she started
down the flight Of steps with
their soiled, gaudy carpet. When
she reached the landing a door
at the foot of them opened and
a small, dark-haired woman who
had been her neighbor for six
months, stepped out into the
hall.
Lily did not know her. She
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} the grocery slips from Mrs.
Frances grocery store. It was
Pats mothers writing.
The letter within had no head
Ing. It started right of with a
sentence that went straight to the
point.
pat is getting ready to give up
his flat and there are two or
three things Of yours in It. A
paIe.pink chiffon slip, a lavender
silk cushion, and q box Of things
that you used to make up your
face with. Also q flask and q
cigarette box. suppose the Gig.
arctic box is yours. cannot Inn.
agine q woman owning q whisky
flask, but II 1t is yours. please let
me know. And please come after
the things"
Ii was signed simply. Mrs.
France"
Iiiy leaned back in her chair
and blew a long plume OF cigar.
cite smoke at the ceiling.
Both the flask and the cigarette
case belonged to her. They had
belonged to Staley Drumn1ond and
and he had given them to her on
one Of their secret luncheon par.
ties.
she remembered that his initials
were on them, too, and that she
had not smoked all or the cigas
reftes in the case or touched any
Of the liquor in the flask.
She had seen them when he
took them out Of his pocket one
day at the Park Lane restaurant,
and had admired them. ''The case
Il foo small FOR q mans case"
staley had told her. and pushed
fheYn across the table to her.
Keep them both-I like to think
that YOU have something of mine"
While she was thinking about
him the telephone rang, and run.
ming to answer It. she found hin
waiting for her a. the wire. It
was a marvellous day for q drive,
he said, and he was going to take
the whole day off and get out
into the country IL q certain
beautiful young lady would go
with him. He had something to
show her, he added. Something
I had made for YOU" he said, and
Lily, always thrilled at the
thought Of getting some new piece
Of jeweIry from him, fairly
trilled as she answered that she
would adore to spend the day in
the country-which was certainly
not her idea Of the place to spend
any time at all ever. She hated
the country. Especially at this
time of the year. when it was all
mud and bare wet bushes.
II hope you're not planning a
picnic anywhere" she greeted
Staley, when he came driving up
to the house in his open car q
half hour later. because the
ground Ii too wet and cold to sit
on-or even to stand on while
we boil steaks and make coffee
and things" She knew that that
was Staley'S favorite form Of
picnic. the kind where he could
cook q lot Of food over smoky
fire,
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the main floor were occupied-by
candidates, matrons, members Of
the press. It was early; the stage
was empty, and nothing was hap
pening. Some Of the candidates
had not yet appeared, and those
who were present sat swathed in
their coats, looking overheated
and apprehensive. There was a
subdued murmur Of conversation,
punctured by an occasional treble
giggle. Footsteps rat-tatted con-
tinually in the aisles.
Dolly and Mrs. Minafee seated
themselves at the end Of a row
five rows back from the stage.
There they were joined at once
by Nick Standish. Good morn
ingg he said. ''How's the future
Miss America this morning."
Ssh" frowned Dolly, looking
guilty around. "Somebody'll
think we really think So"
'Well, I do"
"Well, 1 don't"
me either" declared Minnie,
nudging Nick to silence him.
Nick laughed, and chucked the
scandalized lady under the lower
Of her chins. "Oh, Min" he
sighed reproachfully.
Mrs. Minafee said, bristling,
that her name was Mrs. Minafee.
Don't apologies" cried Nick
with gracious gesture. II
should love you no matter what
it was"
He took seat ahead Of theirs
and sat sideways. sDid you get
those clippings, small changer"
II certainly did," Dolly an
swered. "They were wonderful,
Nick. You do write the incest
things about met
Easy" said Nick, Listen! I
want to ask you something. be-
fore I forget it. What time to-
night will you probably eat your
dinner?"
"Why-about seven or seven
thirty, I suppose"
I'm the dining room at your
own hotel?"
Eyes. Why, Nick?"
"a young gentleman was inter-
ested."
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how took gifts like those from
a man. And especially from
Yes, she must get the flask
and the case that very afternoon.
She must get them and give them
back to Staley, so that 1t would
be just as if.he never had given
them to her. VI
Mrs. France was alone in her
kitchen, making gingerbread,
when Lily knocked on the door.
She was singing, too, but when
she looked up and saw who was
standing out in the sunshine, she
stopped abruptly.
Her lips were drawn into 9
thin, tight line when she opened
the door, and she did not look
az X she were capable OF singing
Il got YOUR letter" said Lily,
''but when got TO the nat there
wasn't anyone there, and the
woman downstairs tells me that
Pat moved out yesterday"
Mrs. France nodded. HE did.
and / wrote you IN plenty OF
time to GO that sflverware that
that man gave you, she
answered. "But you didn't show
up yesterday, 30 / just stuck It
into one Of Pats suitcases."
"I'd like the things" Lily said.
where are his suitcases? Up
stairs? I'll run up and get the
stuff out OF them" It came
over her that she would like. to
70 to see the little room that had
been all the home she and Pat
had had last May and part Of
June.
But Mrs. France shook her
head. ''No, he's asleep up there,
and don't want him disturbed.
He's going to work late tonight
and besides, the three suit.
cases that were filled with house.
hold things that you and he
bought aren't here. They're over
at the Jettersons'. didn't have
any place here to store q lot
OF things. The clothes closets in
this house aren't any bigger than
the law allows, and there never
il any place to put anything
She shook her head, and then
said: YOU'D better so over to
the Jettersons' for that silver II
you want it."
Lily hated the very thought Of
going to the Jettersons' for any
thing. And nothing but the
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son, and another halt to curtsey
to the banks of blurred white
faces, to the chaos of the flutter-
ing white hands.
Things like that.
"I'm little bit scared this
morning" said Dolly en- Thurs
day.
She sat beside Sid Frazer in the
fleet gray car, one hand securing
her wrap close around her, the
other holding a silk bag in which
were comb and brush and powder
case. She was bareheaded; her
hair swept in loose black waves
from a central part to two heavy
braids that lay on her chest. She
wore white hose and white kid
pumps, and under the coat a
white and shapely one-piece bath
ing suit.
her observation to Mrs. Minafee
in the tonneau. I'm scared,
Minnie"
"Why?" inquired Frazer. after
what you've been through this
ought not to bother you"
Afraid you won't get in the
last fifteen?" yelled Mrs. Minafee
against the wind.
"she will, all right" said
Frazer.
"Don't be too sure" retorted
Mrs. Minafee, who herself was as
sure as she was OF dust to dust,
but who would not for the world
have confessed It in Dolly'S hear
ing. Lot Of mighty pretty girls
in this thing"
There certainly are" Dolly
agreed earnestly. but that's not
it. It's that I'm scared-oh, 1
don't know. All those judges"
you said you wanted to see
them"
IT do. I'm dying to. But I
wish could just hide somewhere
and peek out at them-Is this the
high school, Sid?"
"This is it," said Frazer, brak-
ing to a standstill. 1.-THE fellows
at the door will tell you where to
go when you get inside. The
auditorium. I've got to park this
boat. See you anon" He patted
Dolly's back as she left the car.
BEST o. luck, old kid!'
I'm need it," smiled Dolly over
her shoulder.
The auditorium was a spacious
place with a balcony around three
sides and a broad. brightly lighted
stage. The general public had
been barred, and only the first
fifteen or twenty rows of seats on
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ITTTIE SINS = By KATHER1NE BRUSH

what young gentleman"
"All l know about him." Nick
said, sis that he drives q car for
one of your worthy opponents in
This Great Cause. know that
because he had on an escorts
badge. Furthermore he Is dark
and seemly, and he drifted into
the press headquarters last night
holIering, Is Miss Manhattan's
manager around here any place?
I was, and acknowledged it.
He wanted to know at which
hotel you were stopping. and If
YOU dined downstairs, and what
time. Said his sister had q guest
who was very keen to find out.
I said, why blame it on the
guest?' with one of my flashes
of uncanny intuition. but I told
him. Told him correctly, it ap-
pears. And he went on his way
rejoicing.
49," concluded Nick, look for
him tonight. He'll be there. or
I'm toe dancer"
He dragged out his watch and
scowled at it, then raked the audi
forum with impatient eyes. Say,
let's have some action here! Won
der what's holding. things up?"
1.-THE judges haven't come yet.
have they?"
"Sure they have. Half an hour
ago. There they are, right in
front of you"
CHAPTER 20
Nick indicated a line Of nascu-
line heads and shoulders in the
first row Of seats and. upon de.
mand, named them off. The
names wer6N familiar and some
Of them were great, so that
Dolly. wide-eyed, caught her
breath little. Fifteen judges, all
told. Illustrators, cartoonists,
painters of magazine covers
"But they look just like other
people," she marveled. "At least,
from the back they do"
From the front they did also.
She discovered that a little later,
when her turn came to stand be.
fore them on the stage.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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Notp 60 on WA TIE Storv.

, asked. "I wonder Il You ever
WilI?"
And then he turned away from
her and went out Of the little
bright, untidy store and down the
street. Lily could hear him
whistling Sues favorite piece,
''Blue Heaven" as he went.
She stood at the door. watching
for Staley, and thinking how she
would have liked to follow Pat
into the darkness.
''TIe's going hack to The Ertz,"
she told herself, wretchedly. He's
in love with her now. and 30 he
hates me.
On b warm March day, some
three weeks later, a plain, cheap
little white envelope with her
name written across It in very
beautiful handwriting, came to
Lily in the mornings mail.
The writing had a familiar look,
and suddenly she remembered
where she had seen it before-on
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In This Story Of Girl Torn Betwixt Two Great Desires
Beatrice Burton Has Woven Vibrant Serial
PuIsating With Romance

knowledge that staley's whisky.
flask and cigarette case were there
would have taken her there that
AFTERNOON : She knew she
simply must get those gifts d
staley's before Elizabeth Ertz got
them ana used them against ner.
mo court would give me 9
divorce from Pat Il y knew
Staley had made me gifts IKE
that" Lily told herself.
Il, And wouldn't The Ertz be
.tfcleled 10 find the two expensive
silver articles with Staley's mi.
tials on them. and threaten to
tell the court about them IL she
A much az mentioned her name
IN connection with Pats name,
as Lily was intending to do?
Eve got to get those things,
that's ALL" Lily made up her
mind, firmly, as she pushed open
the gate in front or Sa6ye's neat,
pretty house.
She knocked on the door. but
no one answered her knocks.
Jimmy, this il my day for find
ing everybody out" she was COM
planning, when Roy Jefferson
came around the side OF hte
house from the back yard.
Roy was In his shirt sleeves,
and his face was flushed and
there was a streak OF automobile
oil on it. He sccwled when he
saw Lily, but she smiled back at
him radiantly. She was
glad that Sadye was not at home.
and that she had only him to
deal with. It was 50 easy to
work nnen--to get from them
whatever you happened to want.
It WAS a pipe" az Pat would
have said.
"Roy," she said. following him
around to the back torch where
he was 1T work at q long table,
Roy, are there some suitcases
Of Pats here-and II there are,
may / look at them, please?
There are some things Of mine In
them"
Roy began to fiddle with some
bits OF steel and wire that lay
before him on the table. How
do I know there are things Of
yours in those cases?" he wanted
to know. MRS. France turned
them over to me to keep for Pat
until Pat wants them again.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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graph, followed her, feted
her, flattered her. AS is the
strange way of Atlantic City
people at the strange time OF
the beauty pageant.
It will 60 to the chtld's head"
walled Mrs. Minafee. eth be
, her everlasting ruination."
But Dolly giggled to Nick on the
second day, isn't it funny what
: ribbon win do? left mine off
this morning and went walking
on the boardwalk-and not one
Of these people glanced at me-"
It was glorious, even II 1t
wasn't real. There were things
about It Dolly knew she meyer
would forget. Never.
Her room, for instance. A hotel
room as big as Mrs. Minafee's big
dining room. overlooking board.
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walk, beach and sea. A bed like
q soft warm snowdrift. and an.
other for Minnie. A glittering
white bath with endless steamy
water. A telephone that could get
you anything at all. any time-a
meal, a maid, woman to mas
sage your face, q man to press
your dresses, anything. Dolly
would fain have had more time to
spend in this room. tits much
too lovely to leave so much" she
said wistfully, every time they
left it.
The MiIIion-DolIar Pier on Tues
day night. The giant ballroom
with its bulb-spangled ceiling, its
fish swimming silvery.green be-
hind glass in the wall at one end,
its elaborate decorations, its two
orchestras, it's amber rink OF floor.
The clamorous, countless folk who
filled the balconies and boxes and
the roomy space below the bal
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Pat looked at her with sudden
blue eyes. Listen to me-" he
said. why don't you be straight
with this man? why don't you
tell him You came down here to
tell me you were sorry about the
piston ring being q failure? Not
that II was a failure, exactly. But
1t wasn't any better than the one
his company have, and they have
the money TO advertise theirs. To
push it-and Roy and I haven't.
We bit off more than we could
chew, that's all.
All right--but please don't let
him see you, anyway" Lily
begged. II don't want him to be
angry with fi1eand If you're out
OF sight / can think Of some yarn
TO tell him"
Pat gave her q still deeper look.
He seemed to be looking way into
the depths Of her heart and her
soul. You just don't know how
to tell the truth, do your" he
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children, though Syrup Pepsin is
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All drug stores have the generous
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We would be glad to have you
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Love in a MiIliOnaire's Mansion or In a
Poor Mans Flat Is Lily's
Problem of Future
Read This First:

daughter Of the CYRUS LEXING
TONS is DRUMMOND wealthy bachelor much older
mothers chauffeur PAT FRANCE.
with cheap
nd do hOugewOrA.
kind piston ana ne and ROY JET
they intend to
It. Pat three four nights week. and be and Lily
everything piston
So duh time Of It, and begins 70 regret her hasU
wildly Jealous
EEcTZ One
invites her to card
ny then
with
clothes with
check FRANCE Pats sister. who
in Lily
easy Pat and day bumps Into Roy JET
friend Elizabeth Ertz Sadye
hears q these people tells Pat
affair wife 9taley
that he her for Ohristnas
After month
her faes house which Z not 20 luxurious % Z was
end finds Elizabeth e hs hspng him g son T. sne
eay backs that buys Pat ont for next to nctng ana
him At the Jettrsons and with him Elizabeth The sight q her
her IL she doesn't leave Pat alone.
60 ,,T
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-09-06
MORTGAGES SALE
OF
DESIRABLE TOWN LOTS

Under power of sale contained in
a certain mortgage executed by Ar
thur Lawton and Bessie L. Lawton,
dated August 81, 1928, and recorded in
Liber No. So, folio 343, ETC., Mortgage
Records of Garrett County, the under
signed was authorized and empowered
to make sale of the property herein
after described in case default was
made in the payment of the principal
debt or the interest thereon secured
by said mortgage. And default hav-
ing been made in the payment of both
principal and interest, l hereby give
notice that on Thursday, September
20, 1928, at the hour Of 1880 a. M, in
front Of the Court House in the town
of Oakland, Maryland, I will offer and
sell at public auction all those two
pieces or parcels of land, situate, ly-
ing and being in Oakland, Garrett
County, Maryland, which are shown
and designated on the plat of Wilson's
Addition to said town as Lots Nos. 40
and so. The same are located on the
Southeast corner Of Pennington and
Bartlett streets of said town, in a
nice, residential portion thereof.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash, but if
desired, other suitable terms can be
arranged with the undersigned.
FRED. A. THAYER,
28-3t Mortgagee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-09-06
Dina in Nel0 York Herald Tribune

er, Pennington, W. Va, and Frances
Eva Cottrill, IS, Brave, W. Va.
William Cecil Watson, 80, miner,
and Mary Zickefoose, q, both of Nor
gantown, W. Va.
Leland Edward Wolfe, 81, clerk, and
Mary Elizabeth Hileman, 20, stenog-
rapher, both of Morgantown, W. Va.
Earl Bailey Austin, 81, derrick man,
and Phillis Madge Livengood, IS, both
Of Little Falls, W. Va.
Raymond Ferguson, %, miner, and
Madeline Martin, 10, both Of Rachel,
West Va.
Ellis George Smith, 27,clerk, Brown,
W. Va, and Adeline Duncan,21, school
teacher, near Wallace, W. Va.
IRA Scott Skinner, %, farmer, Or
lando, W. Va, and Mary Eva Wine,
%, Corley, W. Va.
Earl George Deem, %, plumber, and
frankie Taggart, IS, both of Parkers-
burg, West Va.
Elmer Haulenbeek, Jr., % chemist,
and Lillian Eleanor Sincell, rs, both
of Oakland, Md.
Albert Kirby, 27, farmer, Iris, W.
Va, and Dora Jordan, 10, Smithville,
West Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-09-06
SATURDAY.,
the 18th Day of September, 1928

at the hour of eleven o'clock A NJ, in
front of the Court House in the town
Of Oakland, Maryland, l will offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder all that lot, piece or parcel of
ground situate, lying and being in
District No. Is of Garrett County,
Maryland, containing the quantity of
four acres and ninety-five perches,
more or less, and being the same land
which was conveyed to the said Bur-
delta Barnhart by deed from Isaac
Davis and wife, bearing date the 18th
day of December, 1918, and recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. IA, folio SOC,
one of the Land Records of Garrett
County, Maryland, in which said deed
said property is fully described by
metes and bounds, courses and dis
tances.
Said property is located a short dis
lance from Vindex, Maryland, and is
improved by dwelling and all neces-
sary outbuildings.
Terms of Sale-Cash on the day of
sale, but any responsible purchaser of
the property may arrange with the
undersigned for more liberal terms if
desired.
ERNEST RAY JONES,
27-4t Mortgage.