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BRUARY 23, 1938

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Continued from last week

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The boys eye caught Bryn’s. He call.
ed out. “You don't want to buy a good
dog, do you, ‘mister? This /here. one's
for sale. Two dollars.”

“What is it, a cocker spaniel?” Bryn |
asked, regarding the floppy ‘ears, the

water-waved coat, the thumping tall.” _

“Yessir, a real cocker,
pretty eolor?

“What's the matter with it?”

“Well,” the boy told him, dropping
his voice, “it’s a lady dog. And,” con-
fidentially, "you know what they're
like,” |

“Oh. A lady dog. What's her name?

“Garbo,” The boy grinned. Just
take a look at her.” He made a noise
with hig tongue. Justantly the dog sat
up, Paws crossed Hmply before her, 1ts
mouth closed andits silky ears droop- |
ing, her eyes sad and mournful and
pleading. Bryn looked. He began to
laugh silently.

“Well,” Bryn decided,
Here's your money. ”

Aint that a

"she’s sold.

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CHAPTER v

Bryn, on the morning after his trip
to town: with Grandmother, paused in
his systematic and careful” examina-
tion of the ground, leaned against a
tree down at the lower corner, lit &*
cigarette and considered.

The men who were coming out from
town to make a garden out of this wil-
derness would have to work carefully,
All throngh the thick grass were scat-
tered rare shrubs, beds of flowering
plants, plots of hyacinth and crocus
bulbs, crescents of iris set into the cor
ners, But his main consideration was
not directed toward the garden. He
was remembering Deborah's face when.

they returned from town, he and the -

grandmother. White and cold, she
had met them in the doorway and led
Grandmother into. the small sitting
toom to ‘rest for a moment before re-
moving her-new eoat and hat. » Debor- :
ah was no longer angry, While they
were away she hat obviously come to.
some agreem@ant with herself; Bryn
decided, ad she smiled faintly and took .
the boz of chocolates, ags-she put it
down without a glance upon the small -
table beside her, that ‘he preferred her ©
He -had awung on his heel,
leaving her ‘there with Grandmother,
and gone out to Gary. Gary stood in:
the drive, his parcel laid on the grass,

watching the puppy roll over and over, "

wild with excitement, and yelping with
joy’ at her: ‘release: from the’ car,
“Perhaps: you'll. tell Misa - Deborah -
that the puppy is for her.” Bryn said‘
curtly, and went back up to hig room. '

But the puppy. wasn't: having any followed with his.eye the line.of the

difficuity in petetrating: these frosty: ;
layers and discovering the real Debor- :
ah. From his windows yesterday af-:
ternoon Bryn bad witnessed their first
ineeting.. Deborah, ‘had -come. out: to.
Gary- and: at? her ’ ‘appearance ‘the! ‘ptippy:
had rushed upon her with a ferocious
threatening growl whieh ended precip-
tately as the little dog fell over her'|:
own feat and tumbled, ina:heap' before
questioning as!

Arms, “Oh, Gary,” she cried, “isn't it,
tt darling?” Tsn't_ it.a Marling puppy?!’
She ‘bugged: it close, and. 4t ‘snuggled’|!

_ for & moment: comfortably: ‘baer wher’

chin, “Bey de rdeep breath,
Wher she; -bboke nie: her, voice: way,
not like. that.’ Where ld,» At; come |
from, Gary?”’..": i
“She's for Fou

Mie, Deborah, Mr.

-house, down” to" aa f: ‘hidden nook of |

. The bank Manager was sending them

‘lon! the ‘path: Beata

Bryn brought her out from town."
“Oh,” “Deborah said, “Of covrse 1
might have known.” But she did net
drop - ‘the. puppy. She. Stood. silent,
thinkingvhi ‘
. “Now,ad: tl, Miss Deborah,” Gary be-
gan, “I gt iin be means any harm
after allbershin oniy acting. natural.”
“Ob hionfesslomorah eried stormily,
‘stamping he. *-4. She held the: pup
close and rat: Myeptinith her, back of the!

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“im Sorry, You Fell and
Hurt Yourselt .

continue ebsorbedly with his
He was spared the necessity of making
a choice; for, a moment after the w-
j heeded warning, the rung upon which
‘he was standing, collapsed’ ‘into splin- |.
ters, and Bryn fell: neatly | through.
He heard Deborali' seregm;; Che PUPPY |

her own ‘which. Imarsiseomed tobe
her chosen place of: ize.

That had been yesterday.
Bryn went down. and ‘got into ‘the

into oblivion.

car, steading on the drive, He drew] swe awoke a few minutes later, with |

from his pocket the torn piece of pa- something cold’ dashing across his fore
ber “which—was It. only, yesterday

jhead, and the sound of Deborah's

thorning?—~hnd caused Deborah such | voice saying in a whisper, “More, Gary
WO {. -lget tore quickly.” The ‘sound ‘of foot
‘Hils eyes travelled down the list on steps. Bryn lay motionless, collecting
the paper in his hands: magazines, cat . :himself. He was not hurt. He knew
alogues, tea, servants. Gardeners, yds “he was not hurt. ‘The grass was thick
here, and. he had broken his fall; bis
head had probably béen whacked just
hard enough to put him out for a min-
jute or two. ‘He did not open his eyes,
Deborah. was: beside him.
band .on- his. forehead, lifted. the wet,
hair . back from. his ‘Drow. |.

FA She bent.over. him, “Don't, die." " she
is next,” Bryn said, unheeding. | “Well | wht like... breath. “Don't. die,

out a3 soon as he could find them,

. Gary came out to him.

“I must say.” he-sald to: Bryn, “you
bot a way of getting things. done. .And.,.

~I'd like to thank you for that tobae-
co, sir.”

“T suppos the electric. light altuation

, again,~

work. |'

She put her]. -

: . | words could form, themselves she | was
‘pone. © * "h

“Very ‘nice aight,” Bryn said for-

mally.
ment... ~~
She glanced: op at him in the mdon-
Hight, but his face. was cool. and un-

‘{moved.' Wordless, she’ followed - his

lead, walking quietly beside him.. They
went slowly dow dlong fhe brook:.

They were almost at the ead of the
path. He had not spoken. _ She lifted
her head. “Ti?**1'm Sorry ‘you fell
and hurt “yourself,”
delicious low" voice with - the tiny break

“] “didn’t . hurt myself, “a Bryn ‘gaid
calmly. “Sorry to cause a éommotion.”

‘They reached the end of the path,
Eryn. ‘turned. Deborah hesitated, but
after. a:.second, turned beside him.
Half. way. to the house she hesitated,
“It- was***kind or you to remember
tobacco. for Gary,” she said. “I didn’t”

[realize why he wasn’t smoking.”

Bryn didn't reply. a
; ‘Almost back ‘at- the house, she spoke.

dan't it?" she sald.
“I. think it’s a little chilly,” Bryn
replied. “Do you suppose your Grand
mother thinks we ‘have been | out tong
enough’ now 2 .

She’ stopped and looked up at him.
and as he looked down at’ her, . she:

“Yes,” Deborah agreed atter a mo:
: ‘lwerld, “and “was ‘thoroughly miserable.

‘she. said’ in that

sonar nad left hint.

fee

* ans vat “

alcony, surveying the
thanges taking place in her little old

Evergone seemed to be in a conspiracy.
against her. Day by day, slowly, but’
inexorably; ‘all ‘that reminded her of
the old peaceful. happy- ‘life was being
removed, and noone, seemed to. realize
or care that she was belng-left alone
im a vacuum... Even. Grandmother did.
not ‘care.. Grandmother. VAS, very. hap.

py-: her cheeka- grew. pinker , every, day, 4

her. appetite. bad” _improved. ; _Grand-

mother, of course, thought that Debor- «|
jah was happy too.She'didw’t begin tu © |
realize how .empty life was now, and - |
how. lost ;and- forlorn, Deborah was be-.
gluaing to. feel. It. hadn't occurred. 0.
her. that this, dremm,of-hers which bad

" lovely night, ; ;

turned away with: “2 little droop in her}
barked furiously; and. then he dropped oo, ;

lcome true had never been Deborah's

-dream.. .
', Yes, Bryn was + making ‘Grandmother

-happy +. -but, that -was: frightening. Be: A .
- cause,-at. the: end ‘of, the .year

And one couldn't dream of making a

‘Her voice held a hint of des-:bargain with him to continue the pluy
7 peration;: “Te***it isa

acting. until***nntil Grandmother did-  .
n’t need anyone any. longer. That __ i
would be years and years, Deborah
hoped. | And he had. his .own life to
live, , his career. to, carve. out, bis. own*
*#Wwell, his. own. girl. to. marry: . rn

- Deborah ‘fell, to wondering what hix ag
own girl was like. She would be beaw- --.
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_WHEN SHE

I think I can fix that myself,, Several please don't die" a
"years of enginering ought :to, Prove of }.
some value. Lead on, Gary,"

In the small square house where. the.
dynamo stood, greasy. and unrespon-
sive, Bryn detached a pair of, overalls
from a beg on the wall. and climbed in-
to them, “Now,” he said, when Gary.
had given him the pathological. history
of the ‘electric plant, “if you'll go. and
prepare a large and delectable. dinner,
and leave me alone in my glory, Fl
see. what's to be. done, . Gary.”

ed his hand, .He would fina - -hers*#*
with his wedding. ring on it**he would
hold it firmly, and tell. her***her little,
white hand***he. ‘groped : for it.
Something: goft and Hight fell on hia
cheek, a .delicate, gentle _ touch. He
caught. his. breath and held it.
touch came again, gentile, on his creek
at the side of his mouth. He threw
off .his.. pretense. of “Weakness, put. his
+} Hand. up: quickly,.. opened. his eyes, his
“There was, ag. Bryn -had’ suspected,.| heart thumping; and found himeelf
nothing. seriously wrong. with .the en-| clutching. with both handa.the puppy,
gine of the electric plant, . He. opened | nosing him .in an. anxiety of curlosity,
the cocks to drain: ‘out all’ the old oil, Deborah. was gone,

cleaned the connectionsand.:made ‘a|. | He. got up with the. puppy, under hig |
‘note of the few ‘parts it would be ne- arm. and strolled: ‘grimly around the,
vessary to replace. Before. the métor torner, to meet’ ‘Gary,.. wild-eyed, ap-
was ‘started, he decided, it would be|proaching with a beaming. dipper. of.
wise td inspect, the connections at the | water... |.

house. | He removed the greasy over “¥ou,. -arn’t.- hurt, gi? Gary gasped,
‘alls, hung them.on.the peg, He: went brenthlessly,. “Aren't: you .hurt?”

to the” kitchen and got.a drink, - Gary | “Nota -scratch,”..Bryn replied, “Bo
‘was shelling peas... All morming: Gary sorry , to frighten , you,” as

‘and Deborah had spent making straw-| ..“Well, that is. good,” Gary said with,
berry, jam;,.snd..now. every _ window |heart-felt. motion.’ “I. gota terrible
‘sill .was filled : with ‘small: ruby Jara | fright. And. Miss. Deborah was .com-,
‘which caught and held:'the sunlight. jing to. ‘the house: and saw. you fall.,
“Where's there a ladder?” -he asked |“She**®” he stopped: °

“Out at the edge.of the orchard,” |~ She. what?” ‘Bryn, aeked | ealmiy..
Gary told him. "But. youbetter be| “She's crying). ...,'.

“careful ‘of. dt. at isn't as J a Evening, came; on again; + dinner C, wan
-rajeht ter {5% 8 it]. B. ‘aga ¢

. Bryn went out bebnd the house and

mother’ was happy,, tonight, gay., and
‘eléctiiowires as, they roased the trees, -

‘and: brook., He. went. out to the orch-
ard, lifted, the. ladder: lying half-hidden | .
‘in- the ‘Brass, carried it back and ‘pro

she wanted. to, ‘BO fora little stroll...
It. was. a. ; glorious night, ; ‘The! moon,

Ded it’ agaiist' wall..of the house, be-
neath, the place where the wires” enter-
ed. : Tay ing:, each rung. ‘cautiously, he
Went. Up -the Mddeniye ise bes
As be reached, the top he: tirned half
around as: he’ tools 'the: pliers: “ftebit ‘hts
Pocket, . and: “Wag: iJuat: “in tine’
Deborah Jemnerge, from -her.z
the bridge: 1H: ‘did. nbti

lowest hill. The ‘sky was deep. blue,

nba ward silences, She. walked to the cor
Gok at tier, | Der -of the, hougs,.qnd : there, gently...

There waga: ‘amide pre crack

ing which ‘nearly -heard;.: “he, dow.
‘Was’ listening“ to Dabo “fo ta. pened night see
ing in.now., cee q

e,!

‘whettior’ $0: Yoo dawn,

He. moved hia :head. taiutiy,. and: Aig. :

The |:

now with a host of tall, tapers, Grand |

light hearted... When dinner..wag, over fo

D- had “already. risen, and. hung). a |buge ‘ih
silver lamp, Just over the.,top., of the |:

Grandaipttier , leaned,,0n,. Bryg’s,.arm ;|:*
- Deborah Was, on. hor, other. siden), tng fA
“They came back t the front poreh:|;”
at.Jaat,’ but Grandmother ° ‘did not stop: |
She did not: peemito: notice ‘thelr awk-:

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