TE OMINECA HERALD, "NEW HAZELTON, B.'C., WEDNESDAY,

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MANE 16, 1998 a

ting our ‘hands on iim, inside our own
gates we cin be sure of being cundls-
turbed.”

“y know, * Deborah said suddenly.
“Joe. ”

“Toe?”

She turned to Bryn, “Yes, Joe is
our nearest neighbor’s “boy. Before
you came,” she explained, “when Joe’s
father brought us any mail from town
or anything we didn’ expect, he used
to sound a call on a horn he has
there, a kind of hunting bugle he made
himself out of .a deer horn. He's ter:
ribly proud of it, and he’d love to do
it, He’s tought Joe, tco, and you can
hear.it’for miles: Why not why
not have Joe watch the rozd? Noth-
ing could get past him especially if you
told him enough to make him see how
serious it was. And the minute he
sees the car he can. sound the horn,

tates,

err) TAA) SERVICE,

Continued from last week

And now for Deborah’s story. What
she has told you I do not know, as I
mentioned defore, but lookimg at the
matter from her point of view, and try
ing to be just and generous, T am for-
ced to the conclusion that whatever
she told you must have been both ex-
negerated and biased. I was very
much disturbed over the whole busi-
hess, and sp@at all my shore leave
when in San Francisco trying to find
her and explain, but of course it was
an impossibility to do so.

I don’t know whether it has occur-
red to you, Mrs. Larned, to think how
cumpietely ignorant of the world and
its ways Deborah is. I was prepared
of conrse, for a certain amount of un-
sophistication, knowing, to some extent
how she had been brought up, but I
did not realize that any girl could pos-
sibly, in this day and age, remain so
entirely unaware of all treands of mo-
tlern times. I have, of course, every
respect for the manners and customs
ot the times of my parents and grand-
parents, as E am sure you will know,
but having lived a normai life, I have
naturally progressed with others of
my generation to an acceptance of the
manners and customs of the present
day. Deborah has not. This was ob-
vious to me on our first meeting, from
her appearance and from her absolute
inability to meet an ordinary situa-

and we'll have almost fifteen minutes
.|to prepare.”

“Well, there you are,” Bryn ‘said,
smiling down at Deborah. “We're all
right aren’t we?”

“Were all right,’ Deborah  snid,
and her lashes dropped to her cheek at
he look in his eyes.

to be, from your point of view, an ab-
solute necessity. I have examined the
list of securities named in the will ag
the source of your present income, and
.as you doubtless know only too well,
most of them are comparatively worth-
less. How you have managed for the
past few years is a mystery, and may
possibly explain Deborah’s appearance
and obvious lack of advantages. In
any case, no mitigation of your cir-
cunstauces may arrive except through
me, ond although I was ‘deeply-hurt-
{I think I broke his jaw, Bryn said
happily) deeply hurt and mortified,
not to mention my disappointment and
the general disruption of my plans, I
am willimg, for the sake of the friend-
ship ‘which has existed between our
families for so long, I am willing to do
what I-can to make things easler for
you.

I have obtained from my command-
cr an extended tenve of. absence, and I
am leaving San Diego tomorrow morn. ter time, Deborah ?”
ing to drive up the coast to your home.| “Ob, * she replied, “it’s beautiful. I
You may expect me at the latest by love it. We get ever so much snow,
Wednesday ‘noon, unless I meet with {Just here in the valley, but it doesn’t
unexpected difficulties along the road. ‘last long, When it comes it makes ne

; Yours sincerely ; think of Lorna Doone. - Do you re-
“STUART OGDEN GRAH AM, member? When the snow was “30
a et . heavy and thick, and they were ‘all.

Bern folded the letter. Tubby thrust | Vinter-bound?”
his hands into his pocket and hbegan| “What do you do with 'yourself when
to saunter up. and down the room? 70" are snow bound ?”
whistling. beneath his breath. Simon|_ “There was always plenty to do.
put his hand behind his head and ;Mending, you kuow, sewing and keep-

Bryn. very boldly, had proposed a
starlit walk to Deborah, and to his
surprise she had made no excuse, She
had been pale and ‘weary after ‘the ex-
citement of the letter, and now that
some solution had been reached, she
put it behind ber with relief. She
walked along beside him in _ silence,
holding to her face, from time to timg
the sheaf of clove pinks he had gath-
ered for her beside the walk, Their
perfume, heady and sweet, drifted up
to him.

“I's o, beautiful night,”
steadily.

Tes, a9 .

“Whut's it like up here In the win-

he = said

tion with ealmuess. I grant you that
it must have been difficult for her to
come down alone to meet me, and per-;
haps if I had known just how difficult '
if I had realized Deborah's state of
mind and lack of understanding of
modern life as it is lived, I should
have been able to overcome her objec-
tions: and explain. away her difficul-
ties. As it was I could do nothing.
Deborah was in a state of frantic ter-
rov before I had a chance to see her at
nll, and by the time I reached her, she
was beyond ordimary reasoning. I am
bitterly sorry for it all, and reproach
myself that I didn’t guess what to ex-
pect, and so ‘prepare the situation ac-.
cordingly, Tt seems to me I might
have been warned, Mrs. Larned, of
what I should have been expected to
encounter.

Kiven as .it was, I: might ‘have. been
able to overcome . Deborah's « childish
terrors had it not been for the absolu-
tely unwarranted interference of some
unknown person in the lawyer's office.
Jeborah will ‘probably’ have mentioned .
lilm to you, and made some satisfac-
tory explanation as to her conduct, IL
was certainly pained and astonished to
discover that she, had. so. little... good

taste oy to be: willing to take: vp.at -

onee with a stranger. The fact of Mr,
Lulworthy’s presence was all that re-
conciled me to leaving her, angry as I.
was, I may add: ‘that, the, ‘time, will
come when. I will mi grit m my. buginess
to discover this stranger's identity and
settle with him for the insult offered
me.

However, this is all heside ‘the point,

The really serious: question. between.us) !

is that of your “sbusband’s will and De-|
borah’s | estate... “With, : my copy of: the’
will I have consulted a lawyer, and it
ix his opfaion-.that under. certain cir-
cumstances we: might make -a- fight for.
the eutate that. would ultimately prove’
suceessful. The clreumstances, are of

courge, a: ‘marringe between Deborah: Ye

tind myself which would. take place
with | your "approval. This, unless
there are aspects of the . case’ with
which I am not familar, seems to me

-Jubby, never was-your strong point,

\stared ut the ceiling, Sally was tremb ing the house in order.”
| Hing with excitement and clutehing at |“But in the evenings?

She glanced up at him. “Sometimes
it is a little dull,” she said. “But joe's
father brought us a load of logs each
his fall, and we put one on the fire, Gary

“4g | ‘and I, and sit beside it reading, Ox
‘playing chess,”

“Tt sounds very pleasant,” Bryn suid
“We'll get a radio this winter, shalt
we? And how about a kitten or two?
A hearth isn't really complete Ww ‘éhout
a kitten.”

‘She murmured something under her
|breath, Bryn bent toward her. I beg
lyour pardon?’ |
“I sald,” she replied lifting! ‘her voice
©] sald you would probably be bored.
The read will be impassibie as soon a8
the rains set in. You will find it vory

i Simon’s knee. And Madeline wnriked
slowly acruss and dropped down beside
Deborah,

“Well.” Tubby said, buttoning
cont and squaring his shoulders,
he's got to Le kept away, he’s got to be
kept away, and that's all there is to, it.
After all, tuere are four men ‘of us
‘here and Bureh. Five against. one.
‘hat ought to be easy.”

“You tuk as if: we were going to
fight abont: it,” Sally. said qeartuily: |
“With guns, -It isn’t half as hlunder-
ing ns, that,”

“Not half,” Madeline echoed. ‘“Phis
is going to be strategy. And strategy,

if you will remember.” She smiled up

ut him, warm tender smile that made }2uil. + Shut away from the world go
him blink and look as if. he saw her loug.’ " ;
for the first time. “But you'te a datt- No.” he said, Td be looking at

you,”
She caught her breath.
tired of that.”

ing, Tubby, nad | your loyal and strong
nnd worth a Jot more than one of those
slippery. strategists. ” “uy ‘ ;
“Well, gee,” Pubby. said, bewildered, . “Td never get tired of looking at
and: ent: down: i 90 Don't you know how beautiful
“We might bar the road? i" “Pubby| y sb Are Deborah? vow te the prettlc
said hopefully... “Put a. abate across it, jert ‘Oh, rn ‘nae a
you. -kuow,."- ©. :
“Someboily would have to. guard At }. inks emt ne hen ine Uitted tie
: -Bryn ‘said, ‘thoughtfully, "I . er lips, She held them there
“and. ne want to know: why he ‘could 8 [Debora : Be Bee
le “Yes?” oy re _ ;
"Do you like me at all?”
She did not nuswer. ,
“Bryn could heur
| pounding. He waited.
* She. stirred, “You have, _ been: mare};
‘than kind ‘to me,” she. said,, wand ‘to |!

“Youd ‘get

aot

if

ry |

‘Wiat - you're

you,” ‘gs he held’ the’ door. Once in:

disregarding Tubby “isto let him come. aide sha went directly: up “the atalrs,

here, all unsuspecting ; but we've’ got
to know- ahead of. time, We've got to fem if phe wanted to et away

let’ him come ‘here to make | sure of f get. .

‘lI must say I was taken completely by

“hig . ‘own heart :

a mt “fo

Por a Tong” time Bryn stood nt the: Mig “about, ws ‘iunoeent and kind as #
‘foot of, the stairs, thinking, wonder: stick of dynamite ‘with np fuse burning’
ing, remembering. Then ‘slow!y,, “he! “Oh, ‘don’t be
svent on up, apd down to Tubby's room “got- “into you anyway? - You tsed te
Bryn shut: the: door. behind him and, like her. You satd_ she was o good
sat down uninvited. He Jooked cat “spurt. and n lot’ of other things. ° You
Tubby. “You do a lot of thinking ‘ud ‘she were : great: pais.” =

these days,” he said commiserating]y. | “Minn,” Tubby agree. “So we were
“ust be hard on you.” . So we were, But why? That's what
“Huh,” Tubby retorted, meeting his I found. out when you pulled your lit-
gaze, “you don’t look any too peaceful tle stunt. She didn’t care two pins
yourself, And yet, here am J, doing ahout ime. The only reason she ever
at least half your thinking for you. spre end herself nbout me was because
and darn near all the worrying. Lord, she thought it might make it  ensier
your slow, Bryn. I never saw any- for her tou pet i¥on, See? And that
thing ‘like it! -I suppose you haven't night ° “vhen I went to tell her that you
told her yet how you feel about her, werd “iiurried, T-caught her off her
have you? ‘Using the-correct technic,” guard. Never again. (I wouldi't ze
“What do you mean?’ ~ | near her with n suit’ of boilerplate on.”

_ | Bryn folded the note and. put it back
"Well, one of the first rules “is for - San the table: °°

the gentleman to confess his tender.
passion first. I suppose

“ And now.” Tubby said, watching

“you” bad him, “she knows where. you are.”
sense enough. to. do that?’ i *And what of it??..
aa f don't;

Bryn drew a deep breath. .“Nitliug, Nothing’ at all:
know, I can't remember, I don't ‘think ' meéoning old pinhead.”

80. What I wanted was to find ont |
how she felt, “I know now, I feel.” |
“There you go, old ‘dunderhend. She “Say ‘Beyn.” Tubtiy salil at last ‘did
doesn’t know how you feel, does she I yyy -hear what Madeline raid to me to-
That is, you couldn't expect her to be night” boop pee a ly

any more sensible than you, under the ; “What did she say?”
circumstances, and yowre ag.blind us| «yey, nothing much,” Tubby
an owl. So you just asked the git! gworoq, embarassed. “It,was the way
where she stood and. omitted to men- : she said -it,. You. kyow, “Madeline's 2
tion your own stite of affections first? “gain nice girl, I never-really thonght
Bright boy. Women love that kind of jyyeh about it before, sort-of took ber
thinig. it Hives them so much ground , pop ranted, yon know, But she’s a rent
to stund on.” j peach.”

Bryu_ gazed at him, daxedly. Tebby ! Prey got up leisurely and went to
gvonned. IIe reached over to the table! ine qour, THe opened it, Bryn moved
beside him and lifted Pilar’s letter, | yeposs ‘the hall and tapped at Made-
open, its words leaping out from the sine's dour, Tubby -sat- np, stiff with
paze, “Read that,” he ‘commanded. !
“If anything can’ sober you up that |

Gp on

Bryn took out bis case and lit’n cie-
arette,

heavror, ¢

: “Sindeting”: Beyn ealled through the
will. ‘keyhole. ~
“T don't want te rend it. It hasnt) - payer |

anything to do with me.”

“That’s just what you'd like to think
Let me tell you, my son, its got every-
thing to do with you, It may be ad-
dressed to me, but if 1 hadn't been
here with you, I'd never “have seen. it. |
She knows arn well ru puss the Ww ord
on to you.

“What word?”, pee wet la Pet

“Take it. Read’ “its” Ste Continued on Page 4
Bryn took it, and sighed, but setlled
down to it.

“Mideline, Tubby says he likes you.”

sat ap in hed. “How much?" she in.
quired after a moment.

Bryn turned, “How much, Tubby.’
“Bryn, if you nrn't the daumerlest
fool’ *' °° .

“How much, Tobby?" Bryn ald i in-

rit

My Dear Tubby:
I do hope you fire having 2 pleasant
visit away up there in the mountains.

surprise ‘to hear that you had gone,
and without telling anyone your ad-
dress! But Bryn would not want the
world ‘to know the location of | his}.
jdyllic retreat, Isn’t it romantic? I
think it is too thrilling, and together
with everyone else, I] can scarcely wait
to meet his -bride.. I- hear she is very
beautiful nud completely charming,
and I am‘so glad for Bryn. ; Do give
him my kindest regards, and blve De-
horah my love.

Somoneis of eile toed ha

PRE-EMPTIONS

VACANT, unreserved, surveyed Crown
lands may be pre-empted by British
eubjects aver 18 years of age, and by
_alions on declaring intention to become
British subjects, conditional upon resi-
dence, occupation and Improvement.

Full information. coucerning - Pre-emp-
tions ia given In’ ‘Bullotin No. band.
Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of
Which can be obteined free of charge by
addressing the Department of Lands, Vic-
toria,
, tion, Vietarla, or any Government Agent.

Records will ‘be granted covering only

€,000 feet par acre west of that-Range. =,
pre-emptiong are. tO be

know ‘Debornh’s name? . How does she
know yow re here, with us?”

"*“P IT" bet a@ nickle she’ searched the
records of the leense bureau for the
mnswer ta your first ‘ question. And
-lfor the other, Sally and Simon left ks
forwarding address, .Pilay would get
What she wanted or die in the attemp.”
: Well, Why, shouldn't she?" Bryn de- |
minnded. ‘tSha should” have been told,
as far as that goes, I thought you

lications. for
guateased to the Lend Commisaioner of .)
@ Land Recording Division in which the
. ita” “applied”. for, is altuated, on printed
forma obtained from’ the Commissioner. Le
Pre-emptions must bo occupied for five
\ gears and improvements mad6. to value of =.
#10 per acre, including clearing and culli- .
vating at least five acres, before a Crown
Grant san be recelved. }
‘Pre-emptions carrying part “time, cond! -
fons of ocoupation are. alno. granted. | .

at
not being: eer

. an leo of first-class
Wonld’tell. hét’ something'to satisfy her) PUES .od"te 45 per: "sere, and recond> ~
She's one ‘of the gang, isn't she, and,| tlass, , (erazing) lend, Seon i Bulletin.

after all, we did go around together
pretty. steadily, ‘Tubby. If she’s upset,
I don't blame her much, It . would
have been only common courtesy on
my part to write and tell her the whole
story, but-it was too damned ‘awkward
1 tried.” |

“And, the Feason , it yas awkward?
Tubby “said ‘eveilly, ‘hvag _becnuse ‘she|- ed
\Wwasn't Just one of the’ gang, and -you| MEGS, be i
knew: perfectly: ‘well. that: she expected Gah Spoor hs

“pyrehase and Lease

»: partial, ‘palt measure, reverted.

“Tykes acquired by purchaso in ten...

tands: fay te’
ben nn two” years :
. are paid when due mid improvernents are.
gmade | during. the first twa years 2 not,
“ase than 10% of the appraised ba ue,
b factor ‘
nimter Tand, . not exceeding 40 acres, may:
= bey? rahasod or leased, thi
i spayment of jatumpage: ; :

Hy

” ethe: first: year, obtained after”
sald boldy, "ts a air Tuber Grape, 00. Tain ei ‘raie-|€ marry you. fn the end. Didn't yout] “Rie a me ae vee
ture. him, then -disposé ‘of. him ‘finally. ful.” te “Dart & cask er, fo." be eens pxaring an Gag teary ‘ey be
Of ‘eoirse it doesn’t: ‘matter.’ Any'of’us - She put her hands beside her on the | OF ie qu ; e.” Jontod hy ome person oF & CODE. a
4vould. gladly: oblige, -but ‘it’ would tel: wall And - jumped lightly down, “rl be Braker old ite J was in love ith a ager. eo Geese atalciate and the
nlee-to. know ‘your plans ‘fist, We: think we... ought | to. eg tn” she. said. er, “I wasn't {n love with ber.” I've - Sige edmintstcred under grazing reeves
might draw:lots to ste who would stab. quickly. ; jnéver ne a. ae ute He : 1 Seer ta Annus, Cre eniy.
him, . ‘That's ‘the :falrest: way, reilly.” ‘She did not-spenk’ on the. way Kack'|Jovked Gown at thé t's avery) ales pat bead ot 8 Bernnity 18) gEBes
“What: we've got to’ do," Bryn ball a, to: the house extept to murmur ‘ephank} kind note, under the elrenmatances,” ee Pit given to realdent stork

he said, “she might. perfectly well hava era ky farm aanocine.

ae ins ¢ Fran ot,
written’ te to me. tT don’t, ‘wt jhe | ea rea permits 8° oe for kia
didn't. ee, ee why. 4 e Varapere Gil Pravlies » ‘up & .

that: note," " rubly sald eltoratet, — 8 '

fl fool: Thbby:- What's .

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“Ob” Madeline. said, and obviously ,

B.C. Bureau of Provineta! Informa. 4)

‘ . Yand: suitable “for ..agricnltura] purposes

Affectionately, within reasonable distenca of road, school

ae ae Pllar |. and marketing facilities and which fs not.

won ~-}. timberland, 16. carrying Ber O00 oad

‘ Feat per acre east 9 :

"Bryn looked up. “How does she F