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Warrensville News

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Palen, Of
Nebraska, were house guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Faw last
week and visited other relatives
in the county while here. Mrs
Palen is the daughter CT the late
Judson Jones, a former resident
of Ashe county moving to South
Dakota about 40 years ago.
Mrs. Charles Biller is recover
ing from recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Brewer
and family have moved into the
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~ V0lette Kimboll Dunn ~

, included even Mark, although
reason told her he had nothing to
do with it. The last straw was
when she looked up and found
him laughing. Men seldom laugh
ed with, and never at, Elise.
"Scrry-but you should have
seen yourself" said Mark. II
mean, the way you looked when
we started, and the way you look
ed after a couple of bouts with
the breeze"
Elise managed a kind of smile.
1T must have been terribly fun
n.y." she agreed.
II suppose you're wondering
why I've carried you off," she
said. She had almost mastered
her temper.
Mark was not quite so success
full at hiding his curiosity over
the whole proceeding. "Of course
it was sweet of you" he be-
II simply had to see you. And
gan.
it's practically impossible to get
you to myself even for a minute.
Of course, I simply adore Valerie,
as you know. And Miss Treadle
is-well, of course she's quite
stimulating-ify you know what !
mean"
Mark nodded. He didn't in the
least know.
! She hurried on without waiting
for an answer. "You see, I can't
beg, lure, or even abduct you to
my apartment. I can't think what
you're afraid Of"
"Perhaps it isn't exactly fear, %
he explained. maybe I'm cater
ing trifle to the tongues of men
to say nothing of women. Silly
rot, I know. And even if one
doesn't 60 in for stereotyped
mourning, it does curtail social
activities a bit"
you're just talking off the tor
of your mind" said Elise sadly
keeping me on the outside. JUS
as if we hadn't been friends fol-
ages. 1t isn't fair-when I mis-!
Ellen so anyway"
| Mark was Mortified, after the
fashion of men, to see her loose
one hand from the still strug
Cling hat and wipe her eyes on {
gay bit of chiffon.
"I-I'm frightfully sorry. Tn
probably a clumsy brute" He
laid his hand over hers on the big
hat, and held it closely.
Elise looked up a him from un.
dampened | a h S. She ever
smiled plaintively.
mo, darling," she sighed. cts
just that you don't always think
OF course, I know you can't &C
dashing around to parties. Anus.
ing your self like that. But sure.
ly nobody could criticize you fol
coming to see me! AS a matter Of
fact, it's criticism that made me
hunt you up. It's terribly hard tt
tell you. You are $3.50 sort oil
sweet, Mark. But when others are
involved"
Mark asked a surreptitious
question of his wrist watch. He
was appalled, to find only half an
hour had passed since Elise met
him. 1t seemed to him that he had
been shut up here with her for
weeks.
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she looked, and how even mid
summer became her.
She laid her hand on his arm,
and loked up at him reproachful-
ly. Don't go conventional, dar-
ling" she said. Mark decided he
would never get used to darling
as the current output in saluta-
tons. I'm quite sure what your
opinion is of women who pur-
sue men to their offices. But how
else am 1 to see you? And I truly
must. Will you drive me home?
Oh, Harmon, just take the car
back. shan't be needing it again
until tonight"
Mark almost put out protest
ing hand, as the man touched his
cap and drove off. Elise was NOV
ing flowingly toward his roadster,
and there was nothing to do but
follow her.
81 don't think you'll be very
happy" he said opening the door.
picture hats and chiffons don't
mix specially well with roads
ters."
She tucked her flowing skirts
around her and leaned back with
wistful sigh. ''But I adore road
sters. And you have the top up,
so l shan't be too terribly wind
blown. Don't stand there staring
at me, silly. Aren't you getting
IMP"
Mark brought his thoughts
back with an effort. Il just re-
membered- telephone call. Ex-
cuse me a second. I'll be with
you"
He was halfway up the walk
before she could answer. He felt
childishly defrauded as he called
his house from the superinten-
dents office. He had hardly real
lied how he counted on the hour
in the pool with Valerie and
Lucy. He was glad when he heard
Chiltern's voice. Sometimes if Val
erie happened to be passing when
the telephone rang she answered
just in case it might be Mark.
"Please tell Miss Tredway ano
| Miss Valerie I've been detained
and to have their swim without
me-" he said. "And Chiltern-]
say-tell them I'm terribly sorry
will your"
eyes, sir" said Chiltern. evil
you be coming home for dinner?
"Yes?" said Mark loudly. He
felt his voice would Danish the
faint fear that seized him at the
question.
II see, sir" said Chiltern
''Thank you"
Mark almost suspected he real
ly did see. He would not have
put it past the man!
He said ''Thank YOU" and went
back to Elise. He got in beside
her and started his car. The wind
lifted the light brim of Elise's
enormous hat, and she caught il
closer.
She could hardly imagine g
man with chauffeur and three
closed cars driving himself to
work in two-year-old roadster
like any laborer. It was difficult
to look out from under a shadowy
brim with lustrous eyes, when
that brim surged and beloved in
playful leaps that kept both her
hands at her head.
Finally, as strongest gust til
ted it coyly over one ear, she took
the thing off entirely, anchoring
it firmly on her knees, and thank
ing heaven for a hair net. She
was struggling with a rage that
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he told her. II suppose it's stupid
of me. Do you mean somebody
we know is talking about some
body? They generally are, aren't
they? Who is it this time, and
what are they saying?"
They're talking about you,
darling, of course. Did you ina
CINE you could bring an attrac-
tive young woman from nowhere,
like a rabbit out of a hat, and put
her unchaperoned into your
house, and nobody would talk
about it,"
Mark drew up by the side of
the road and stared at her. ''Do
you mean-are you by any
chance telling me - that Lucy
Tredway-"
"Who else? Really, Mark, I adj
NIT your right to do as you
please. But after all, you're over
ten" She stopped, a little fright
ened at what she had said. She
had never seen Mark angry be-
fore. 1t was distinctly disturbing.
eff people are over ten before
they begin to make up rotten
stories out of thin air, hope l
never grow up!" he declared. Il
never at my worst moments ina
gined anything like this! A
young woman paid salary to tu-
tor my daughter"
Elise again laid her hand on his
arm. The arm quivered, as if he
were thinking twice before
throwing it off, like the boy she
accused him of being.
Dear heart" size purred,
please don't bark at me, After
all, haven't done anything. At
ter all, this is an adult age"
I'm darned if what you say
sounds like it! Well-go on-you
might just as well tell me all
there is of it,
"There isn't any more" said
Elise.
Mark was staring at the hori-
ION. His face was quite cold. She
began to be very much afraid.
Perhaps the idea was not so
clever as it had seemed when she
invented it.
Cali I mean u.s." she went on
rather sadly, ''people seem to
! think you're not being quite fair
to Valerie" Watching him close
| ly, she could see that the shot
went home. She continued more
confidently, "After all, the chilo
is very young, and susceptible tc
impressions. It doesn't seem quite
playing the game to let people
I gossip-Of course it's only fol
Valerie. I'm just a little afraid
nobody is bothering a great deal
about Miss Speedwell-"
Mark turned on her like a man
who has suddenly had enough
''The name is Tredway," he said
There was something in the way
he said it that made Elise jump
"Of course it is, darling! You
know what an imbecile I am
about names! The point is, well
she she doesn't seem to be SO
terribly popular with the few
: people who have met her"
Il wonder if it keeps her awake
nights. She's popular with Val
erie, and after all, that's what
she's at Wide Acres for. The
child has been made over new
since Lucy came. I hardly know
her. And that makes her popu-
lar with me. Lucy, I mean. Dam
ned popular, if you want to
knoW!"
Elise grew suddenly cold. 'But,
of course, if you're in love with
her, darling" :
The words were hardly cold
before che knoxx1 what fo+o1 Wis
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Elise emerged, cool in pastel
chiffons, under a huge hat. Her
dark, rather heavy eyes were
yelled as they rested on him.
They made him vaguely uncom-
Portable. This was his frequent
reaction to Elise these days.
He wished ridiculously that he
could take a running jump into
his car and be off, waving his
hat as he went. Instead, he found
himself telling her how charming
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PAGE SEVEN

mie Miller were business visitors
in West Jefferson Tuesday.
We are glad to say that Rich
ard Ashley has recovered from
recent illness and is able to 60
back to work this week.
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CHAPTER TX
SYNOPSIS

After Mark Alexander's beauti-
full wife Ellen died, her whole
family became interested in VAL
erie, Ellen's daughter by for
mer marriage and in the trust
fund left Valerie. All are anxious
to adopt Valerie-all, save Shir-
ley-but Mark will have none of
it. Mark hires Lucy Tredway to
tutor Valerie and keeps Lucy in
the house, much, to Elise's dis
may. AS Mark comes out of his
Office, he is surprised to see Elise
pull up in her car.
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During the past few years, the
quality of sheep kept by Watauga
County farmers has been i'm.
proved decidedly, reports C. G.
Farthing, assistant farm agent Of
the N. c. State College Extension
Service.
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GOOD TASTE
TODAY


An Illustration IL ho~ one Ne.
hitusl act 81 rudsnsss can result
In sensstiv.nsss 10 the impulses cf
ooortssy 10 sccd.tsmreredly given
In the following letter; 4 believe
YOU will see the funny side ~
what happened 10 me lately. all
because | took courtesy ON the
part of my hosts for granted. In
this certain house the hast did
the carving al table. and he asksd
aloud. without looking up from
the roast chicken he was carving
WIN you have light OF dark meat.
or perhsps BOTH naturally
thought he meant me ~ was the
only woman Gusst at table. and
even though not being directly
addressed I answered. quite un.
aware ~ speaking out ~ turn.
Dark meat. n you please In
stead Of letting 90 ana II least
saving the situation. his answer
almost finished me. II WA. On.
meant Mary MARY 10 his wife,
ana Mary II was who was served
firstl"
To what have already said
above ! should add perhaps that
The point Of view Of the husbs nd
nj ...tf- -. sssrn Sssrttfsr -
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Bread Can Be Put
10 Variety OF usex

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BY BETTY WALLACE

suzanne bers for a chance 10 win
Paul back. asks Martha To step out.
Martha surveys the Nreckage OF her
friendship with Paul. realizes the tor
ture he has undergone. Hut she IL
determined To stop seeing him TO
make him understand their friend
ship IL ended.
CHAPTER VIII
At 3 o'clock that day. Martha
Marshall was still enmeshed in
the coils of her inner problem.
How could she indicate to Paul
Elliott, without hurting him. and
yet without letting him know the
rael reason. that she preferred not
to 20 out with him any more?
There was pile of unfinished
reports on her desk. There were
letters she should have answered;
and the article for the engineering
periodical which the Chief had
asked her to type. Never before
had she been so slow. 30 ineffi-
cient.
She opened the desk drawer
YEARLY. Shed catch up tomorrow.
She took her compact out of her
handbag. Her eyes in the tiny mir
ror startled her. So wide and dark,
so brilliant with misery, as II she
had a fever
Paul opened the door TO his Of
flee. and Martha seized her powder
puff hastily.
Ready to leave. Martha ," he
called. Wait a minute, III be
right with you"
She steeled herself She looked
up at him. Don't bother about
me, Paul" she managed to say.
II don't feel awfully well. ]
want TO 90 right home and get in
bed"
He was all concern. immedi-
diately. She wanted TO kick herself.
She should have told him some
story of being expected somewhere
catching a store before IL
closed anything.
I'm all right" she repeated
tonelessly. Just a headache" The
phone in his office rang. There q
your phone" She got up and
slipped out while ne was still talk
ing.
The next morning she avoided
his eyes. was thankful when he
had to 60 down 10 the production
department TO strsighten out a
tangie. II might take all day. Pro.
duction was a hectic mess, most
OF the time.
But at quitting time. ne wal
back in the office.
Feel like some chow mein ,"
No. lin going nome and
COOK Butch some hamburger. ".
got a lot 10 do. I'm svfully tired.
His face fell. Il was booking
/ forward to II. After ali, there's M
one waiting for you"
There's Butch"
Suppose We stop off and ouy
the hamburger, you fry It whil'
walk Butch, and then"
Martha ayerted her head. pre-.
tending to fish out the eraser anc
the pencils from under the legs d
her typewriter. mo, Paul. Tn.
thanks. anyway
But why not"
No" This time. her voice wal
sharp Paul stared At her. his thicl
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she reads your letter and profits
BY what you have 20 generously
taken time to say.
Undoubtedly she will be much
happier In the long run II she
refuses the older mans offer of
marriage. Some nice young man
IL more than likely 20 come
Along-just as one did In your
case-and then she viii he. oh
30 thankful that she needed the
warnings given her.
Youth IL q precious thing that
should he hung on TO as long as
possible. II DISTRESSED" mar
rie~ this older man. she will he
throwing hers away. And once
she has Lost her youth. she viii
find II next TO impossible to re-
capture IT,
Dear Miss Grey: We are moving
into an apartment soon and 80 will
have to find a home for our a
year-old cocker spaniel. We want
very much to locate a good home
for her. She ia a splendid watch
dog.
MRS. r.
II any readers Of this column
feel they would like to provide .
good home for this little dog,
they may reach Mn. Il. nj 1921
Ea. h. ST., Garland 1915.
Dear Miss Grey: Last week a
lady wrote asking what to do for
chapped hands. am sending along
a simple remedy that is excellent
for keeping the hands soft and
smooth. / have used it for years.
II contains equal parts of bay
rum and glycerine. A druggist will
put up a 25-cent bottle for her that
will last a long time.
Al ltt Waeiiiilb anu vi yAit Ahs
hands. apply this solution, rubbing
1t in thoroughly. This can be done
several times day IL the hands
are badly chapped, otherwise be-
fore retiring is quite enough.
WANTING TO HELP
Dear Wanting to Help: Thank
you 10 much for the recipe"
Since II Ia NO inexpensive and
lasts such n long while. l am
sure that ever 20 many of my
readers Will appreciate knowing
about It.
Dear Miss Grey: / saw the let
ter in your column from a person
who wants a dog for a pet. We
have a small dog. year old. that
we would like to find a good home
for. w. II.
For those who wish 60 get in
touch with W. H. w. Hiller)
his address Ia Rt. /, box 1876,
Graham, Wash.
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Today's
Recipes

CHOCOLATE DnOP COOkIEs
y cup butter
y cup brown sugar
egg. beaten
Ia squares Chocolate
3 tablespoons water
. cup sour milk or buttsrmiik
cup All-Bran
cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
!. teaspoon soda
\ teaspoon sal,
u cup chopped nut meats
Cream butter and sugar. add
egg. melted chocolate. and water.
beat well. Add sour milk and ALI
Bran. SIT flour with baking pow
der. soda and salt and add 10 first
mixture with nut meats. Drop
from teaspoon On creased baking
sheet Bake in a moderate oven
1918 degrees ~ for IS minutes.
Yield Two ard ons-hsif dozen
cookies two inches In dismstsrD.
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Ry CYNTHIA GREY

Not long ago-March to be exaet-his column printed
letter from young girl Is years of who in love
with a 36-yearold with daughters in their
Our her question the ACCESSIBILITY of their
rage meant to discourage that step. Here letter
from reader who agrees with what told her. What
has the subject doub interesting because she
speaks from personal experience. Her letter follows
Dear Miss Grey have just across the letter from
Distressed don't suppose anything that say
would change her mind about the she she loves
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SERIAL STORY
CONsCRIPT'S WIFE
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dark eyebrows a straight line over
his brown eyes.
She walked home. A long walk,
with her head high and chin up.
She hoped there'd be a letter from
Bill waiting in the box. But there
wasn't While she fried the meat
for Butch. even while she walked
behind him, later. she remembered
Paurs surprised eyes. his set
mouth.
Mrs. Kelly. the cleaning woman.
WIS waiting for her In the hall
when she and Butch returned.
Gould you let me have a dollar
on what you owe me ?" she asked
Il know tomorrow's Saturday. but
can't wait for this" Her grand
child. she explained, WAS III. II
gotta pay at the drugstore for pre-
scriptions"
"oh. that's all night. I'm sorry
he's sick"
Martha said, disliking to tell her
now. but knowing 1t had 10 be
done. I've been meaning 60 tell
you. about the cleaning. There
isn't as much TO do AZ there used
to be. and"
oh, yes there Isl" cut in the
old woman argumentstively. That
friend OF your husbands, he still
comes, can tell by the news
papers on the floor. and pipe ashes
all around and didn't he cook up
a mess Of something sticky In that
skillet like he always does7"
Martha remembered the concoc-
ton h. called "slumgullium" he
had insisted on making that night
they played two-handed bridge.
Her face burned.
Mrs. Kelly" she said evenly.
Mr.. Elliott will not be calling any
more" The words seemed very
loud In the suddenly still room.
The cleaning woman eyed her
shrewdly. Those little blue eyes, In
their bed Of wrinkles. were like
the eyes Of a bright. inquisItiye
bird. "Oh. 20 Hr. Elliott won't be
calling. eh e? How disappointed that
Miss Trent upstairs Is gonna be-
Her with her tattling about him
stayin' all hours" She folded her
fat, chapped arms. You're a
smart girl, Mrs. Marshall. Hus-
bands friend or no husband
friend, IL don't do when . man
pays too much attention to a
pretty woman all by herself"
4 think we'd better get back 10
discussing the cleaning"
"Yes'm." Ars Kelly ssId. de-
flsted.
I'D like you 10 come once .
day. just To 1st the DOG out. and
feed him"
I'd have 10 charge by the
hour"
Long after Mrs.. Kelly had gone.
Martha stood there IN the foyer.
motionlsss Everybody. everybody
had the ssms idea. How stupid
she had been! How blind. But AZ
long sS II wasn't trus-as long "a
F., she wouldn't 70 out alone with
Paul sgain-.t didn't matter.
/ Bill was the only one Wbo
counted He had never dreamed of
such thing She held 10 that,
desperately. That Bill had trusted
her. that he'd trusted Paul lie
knew them bOtn more intimately
and with more understanding than
! anyone else on earth. She seemed
! 70 near again his voice a. ne said
az the station. Take care u her.
Paul
Suddenly shs wanted 10 hear his
yoio. again. she went to the phone
Operator. I'd Ike 70 tpesk To Mr..
+ William Marshall a. Camp Nc
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