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if ' F^GE SIX. Ei-, m tl* «moke-cl*aded ttridlo. far op, look* in* oat over Eaat river to th* bravo H*hta of New York. She retained to the time and the place violent atari when the tow car InT dood of duat swept op nhreast of her, and atopped with a crunching and grinding of brakea. She atopped out brlakly, with her naual cordial nolle for one of her father's employees. M 1 can’t Imnglne what’a the matter." she began brightly. "It'si- deader than—” The smile froze upon her face when she met Duane Allerton's eyes, her voice became a still cold thing. "The starter won’t \york. Will you take me In quickly, please2!* Dunne got out and stood beside her. "Why, bow do you do?" he said. "I -wwtticw . Copyright by the Bobba-Merrill Co. SYNOPSIS - PART CUE CHAPTER I.—At r merry party in the studio apartment of Carter Blake, la Maw York, Jerry Harmer, Prudeftca'a daughter. mcete Duane Allerton, wealthy Idler. He becomes slightly In toxicated, and Jerry, resenting his as- aamptton of familiarity, leaves the party abruptly. CHAPTER II—The etory turns to Jerry’s childhood and youth at her home in Des Moires. Only child of a Wealthy father, when the Is twenty she fee la tbe call of Art, and her parents, with some misgivings, agree to her go ing te New York to atudy. CHAPTER III—In New York Jerry ■takes her home with a Mra. Delaney 4"Mlmr’), an actress, who, with The resa, a painter, occupies the house. Jerry takes an immediate liking to Theresa, and the two become fast (rlanda. . P CHAPTER IV.—The friendship be tween Jerry and Theresa, who Is ec- pentrlc but talented, grows. Jerry poses for Theresa’s masterpiece, ’The Ocean Rider.” Allerton calle on Jerry. The girl, recalling his conduct at the studio party, refuses to see him. CHAPTER V—At a hotel dinner Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of bla admiration but refuses to changt her attitude toward him. Jeriw be comes convinced she hafe not the ability to become an artist and offers her ex pensive painting equipment to an al most pennlleae girl student, flreta Val, who cannot understand her generosity. A painful scens results. CHAPTER VI!.—Returning from an evening of gayety. Jerry Is ehocked at hebrlng from Mlml that Theresa has ' killed herself. Mhe also learns that Ml ml Is Theresas mother, and la pained at the seeming'frlvolousness of (he older woman-In the face of the tragedy The ‘present’' Theresa had promised Jarry P5»>ves to be her pic ture, “The Ocean Rider.” Jerry Is deeply moved. After the funeral of her friend she decides to go hums. CHAPTER VI—Jerry, with Theresa s help, -convinces Greta of her good In tentions. sad th* two girls "make up." At a party Jsrry again sees Duane, and will not recognise him. Theresa hints that Jerry should go home, and promises her a "present." PART TWO CHAPTER I—At horns Jerry te en- tboeiastleally welcomed by her ador ing parents Hhe wins their sympa thies with the pathetic stories of The- and of Greta Val. CHAPTER IT—Unable to settle Into the routine of everyday life In her home city, Jerry Is dissatisfied. CHAPTER III.—The ‘■sameness," the lack of Individuality In th* house* In th* city, has shocked Jerry's artistic Instinct* and given her an Idea. She determine* to create a atandard of beauty In house building, borrowing money from her father, Jerrold Har mer, to do It, and Incidentally deter mining that the work shall be her "ca reer." A letter from Rhode I .a Fay* Informs her that Duane Allerton hasi lost hls fortune In Wall Street and Is practically destitute In pity and sym pathy she write* Allerton. offering him a position In her father's automobile factory. CHAPTER IV.—Alierton applies to Jerry's father for a position, partly ex plaining the situation, which Mr Har mer. In a measure, understands. He Is jratlier favorably Impressed with Aller ton. and after a btief Interview tells him to go and see "Prudence." CHAPTER V.—Mrs Harmer. under standing muefi mme of the situation than Al.’arton reallaeo akes an . In stinctive liking to the young man. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) Duano had been In Des Moines one full bitter month without a word from Jerry. And then one morning there was u telephone call In the machine •hop, and Dunne knew It was Oppor tunity calling for him by the modern, mechanical contrivance, us It seems •he often calls. The boy turned from the telephone and called out to the man In charge of the repair shop: "Send a tow car for Miss Harmer. Bhe Irok'e down out on Eleventh, oth er aide of the park. She’s In a hurry." Before the man In charge could make a move or give an order, Duane was on his feet “Hold up that call a minute,he said with Impressive authority In his tone. ‘Tve got to speak to Mr. Har^ amt. I’ll be right back.” He broke into the sacred precinct of the president’s office without cere mony. V "Listen, Mr. Hsrmer," he began with boyish eagerness. "Her car broke down—Jerry’*—and she phoned for a tow. May I go after hern Jerrold looked at him, laughed a little, shook hls head. "Sure you may. And God help you!" e • » • ' Jerry sat patiently behind the wheel of lie: handsome little roadsteg. be neath tlf groaning branches of a great maple, n skeleton in the late fall, and waited for tbe tow car. Her thoughts i were far from the quiet lows street ay, fti Brooklyn, in a lit- “The Starter Won't Work. Will You Take Me In Quickly, Pleaeer think I met you once before—in Brook lyn." i “I don’t recall it." "Good I Let’s both forget it and start afresh I It will be so much bet ter In the end." "Will you hurry, please? I have a tuslness appointment" She consulted the platinum and diamond wrist watch with s mpst professional alertness. "You’ve changed,"'he told her. not heeding her words, hls eyes on the slender contour of her face. “You are paler. Perhaps' you use less rouge here than In the city." "I don’t use any on my car," she said, and turned her back upon him. Dunne got out the chains and fastened her car lo hls. but when be had finished he came to her again. “You're Just as beautiful us ever," he said softly. Jerry did not turn her head. "I'm afraid you will have to sit In your own car to steer It,” he said re gretfully. “I'm sorry. I'd so much rather have you ride with me, but—" **I don't mind. I’d rather." She slipped qulokly Into her place beside the wheel. He stood beside tbe car, very close to It. leaning upon the door. She did not meet hls eyes. “Jerry,’’ he said very softly, "don't you think you’re treating me very badly?" '- She hesitated a moment. The ap peal of his voice uas a positive pain to her, but Jerry had listened to that appeal before, to her sorrow. Her tone uas low, her accents Incisively cold as she answered: “Yes. Why not?" He could not hut smile at the direct coucJusiveness of her retort. He turned about and started for the tow car ahead. Suddenly she leaned for ward. and called after him. "Mr. Allerton,” she sai<L.. and ~bA came back tb fier with hopeful eager ness. "I wish yoO would go awny again. I was vei*y foolish to send for you. I—didn’t realize how It would be. I will pay your way back to New York ond give you money enough to-7 to take care of you—until you get started again—’’ "No. thanks, Miss Harmer, I am staying right on In Des Moines,’’ he said quietly, without smiling. “I—I wish you would go," she said pleadingly. “It—it makes me very un happy-having you here.” He shook hls head. “I nm sorry. I have a nice position with your father. I shouldn't think of leaving." Jerry’s chin lifted defiantly. "I shall tell my father to discharge you," she threatened. "Then when I come begging to your back door, will your maid refuse me a crust of bread to stay my hunger?" he asked lightly. "If my father dismisses you and offers you a ticket home, you will te glad enough to go." "if your father dismissed me and gave me a ticket to Heaven itself, Jer ry, I would not go without you. I shall never leave Des Moines until I take you with me." ’ *TH go away myself then." she cried furiously. "I don’t have to stay here to be Insulted —and humiliated— and—" , , r- - "I shall wait until you corns hack. Jerry," he said soberly. “Hi never come back I" "Oh, yes, you will come back,”. h« said softly. "As long as yonr Pru dence Is here, you will come buck." CHAPTER VII In Jerry's Citadel. Jerry announced s sudden desire te visit her twin aunts in Mount Mark, down la the southeastern port of the Min and PrttOsnon with bar usual gentle willingness to please, acquiesced at once though with secret relucts nee, for Jerrold said .he could not possibly accompany them, and pleaded business without reluctance, nor returned to him without Joy. From the hours of her earliest recol lection, Jerry bad assumed a solemn share of her mother’s responsibility for all the aunts, and for thelt hus bands. and their children, their homes that Connie had remained awajt when Jerry w»i tn New York, that she hafl gone so suddenly and remained so long. And when she was alone with •TirM*,*. I. Wi th, TMr, ef their PrmtaM. M id, WTrint* I'rmJcttc. b.0 never left blm | . Too thInk SS lecting Jerry, jlris—in »ny way. Yon see, they had been talking of making that trip, anyhoqr, so—( Just wrote and begged them to go at once—and to linger as long as possible.’’ The twins stared,'then laughed, then ^ . lightly shrugged their shoulders. "We mJh '^h baD h her might ha\e known it," was what they mother brought them up? Prudencs ' bad accepted Jerrold ond Jerry as a bountiful, beautiful dispensation of s generous nnd living Providence, and in them felt only on Implicit confidence and Joy ..But.her sisters were a sa cred tfuaf, accepted In all solemnity and retained with •aid. | "But Prtdenbe," -protested Lark, ( wheij, she had thought it over, "she , could have made it so pleasant for Jerrftl y didn’t go to be pleasant,* , Prudence defended herself; “She went « AM . a 1, — fidelity, to f ree , and she. said herself she “1 A P ,* r ' I"? T ! »« free If we put her li Con- " * J, 1 * * rare. Beeldee-lf her life Uj In that obligation almost before she could talk. there, she would have found It. But „ . _ . , .V . if there was nothing for her In New So WbeQ Jerrs MUl brtettj., U, ,he Tork _, w>ote(1 And ne way, mother, wed tetter run down to Mount Mark nnd see what those twin Prudence could only aunts are up to.' yield, Carol was Jerry’s favorite, a fact she tried with kindly Intention to conceal from the general knowledge of the family. She loved the quiet hush' of Carol’s life, and found a thrill of ex altation In the knowledge of the gentle widowhood that followed the riotous und a can - of oll -.a youth of the merriest and most mia- y> ualie J — "ftudence and Jerry have gone one but Jerry could find that out Prudence ..and Jerry had left Dee Moines eh the early morning train, about half past six or seven. At half past nine that same morning, Jerrold called Duane Into the office. “How’s business?” he asked cheer fully. ' "Fine. I’m learning the trade from the ground up. I picked up four tools cklevous of nil the minis: The tender Immersion of her entire life In that of her orphaned baby, Julia, after the frivolous vanities of lier gay girlhood, seemed to Jerry a tiling divine. Baby Julia herself, now grown to a moody, misty-eyed, dream-enwrapped girl of fourteen, had fascinated Jerry from the first, and never more than at this time In the light of her new wis dom and understanding. . Jerry looked at her keenly, noted the murmurons, far-away tone of her voice, remarked the subtle depths of her dreamy eyes. She shook her head ominously. “You keep an eye on that girl, Aunt Carol.” she said warningly. "You keep an eye on Julia.” And when Carol laughed at her, tell ing her that Julia had never given her an anxious moment In all her life, that she could read her Inmost soul like s printed page, Jerry grew only more anxious. "Dm. that’s the kind," rhe said. “The thing you think is h*“r Inmost soul isn't soul at all. It’s Just a little borrowed cloud put on to hide what's going on Inside—like a smoke screen." "Jerry, that’s not nice," protested Julia’s mother. "Julia has nothing to TAX NOTICE! a ** TAX LEVIES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE YEAR 1925, hide from anyone. She Is the most honest child, the least deceitful, the—” "Oh, It Isn’t Julia’s fault,” Jefry In terposed quickly. “Don’t think I am criticizing Julia, by any means. She doesn’t know what's* going on Inside her, any more than you do. She’ll be ns much surprised us anybody ode of these days." And later she said, "Perhaps, after nil. I'm Just bom to be n gorgon lady with snaky locks to feed the fires of somebody else's talent." And when her uunt did not under stand. and said site did not enjoy rid dles. she explained. Incomprehensibly, after this manner: "I think she's got It, poor child! The divine spark! It will burn her up." “Prudence, what In the world Is she talking about?” Carol turned to her sister for enlightenment. "Genius," went on Jerry moodily. "She’s the only one of the tribe that bus the earmarks, but It sticks out all over her, and believe me. Aunt Carol, I know the symptoms. Such a pretty girl, too. Isn’t It a shame?" "Of course she. Is a genius," said Carol complacently. "Everybody says so. Why, she’s been writing poetry, and books, und plays—even tragedies, where everybody dies nnd commits slll- Cldq—ever sines . she eotrid’ hehP' C pencil." • . - down to Mount Mark to visit the aunts and cousins. How wopld you like to come,up to the iiuuse^and stay with me in their absence?. I can only ad mit, with all due modesty, that we have a good cook." Dunne flushed with pleasure. 'Td like It, if you’re sure I won’t be In the way," he sahturtth great eager ness. "Not a bit. I’m glad to have you. The bouse Is like a morgue without them—they talk so much." "You know I don’t really know Jerry very well,” Duane explained cautious ly. "I’m only in love with her, that’s all.” “You’re sure of that, are you? Sure ft’s not Just a little infatuation that lingers on—from pique—because she remains recalcitrant.” Duune iphook hls head. “I'm. sum Surer than deaffi since I met Pru dence." And then on a sudden thought he said, "You—you are sure Prudencs will not mind." “Prudence suggested it. my boy. Pru dence suggested It." And he added dryly, "When you’ve known Ih-udence as long ns I have, you'll know that she bus a nasty habit of thinking of things first." They went over to the hotel at once and got Duane's hags and then drove out the lovely avenue toward the great house, showing broad and white among the bare maples that hedged it on •very side. Jerrold led the way Into the living rtsirn, where Duane had sat once be fore with Prudence, and called Katie. "We're going to have Mr. Allerton with us while the family's away,” he explained amiably. "Now look after him nicely and make him comfortable. And tell Mary I’ve been bragging about her cooking. Mr. Allerton is a par ticular friend of Miss Jerry’s, you know." Katie smiled broadly. "I know," she said, with the respectful,- friendly fa miliarity of long und devoted service. "I heard her tell you about him.over the telephone.’' ¥ Both men laughed, and Duane blushed boyishly. "Well, he’s a friend of mine any how, so be good to him,’’ said Jerrold. ’ "And mind you say nothing to any one—" - ' “Oh, no, Mr. llarmer, I wouldn't." 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Xhll , den the end of the hull is Jerry’s Idea," he explained, in dicating the beautiful lounge at the head of the stairs. "She says It seems so sordid Just to divide a house with a hall—so presto—a lounge. We’ve built the house over three times on Jerry’s account. When she was born, to make her a nursery. When she grew up, to get rid of It. And the last time when somebody gave her The House Beautiful for a Christmas pres ent, to make the magazine look like thirty cents, She says she did every thing that the magazine made fun of, Just to show It up. This is where we hung out. I’d rather have the measles, myself. Well, we’ll Just have to make the best of it, Aunt Carol, so try not to worry about It. If It proves too much for you. I'll back you." And then she said, "I learned one thing. The gods seem to scatter their good gifts with a free and lavish hand, but I tell you they demand payment In full. For every genius, a human sacrifice. Blood, I tell you, heart’s blood! A~mother, a lover, a friend, somebody has to be offered up on the altar of every talent." Carol looked at Prudence. '‘Site’s sick, poor child You ought to do something for her." Jerry laughed. "Don’t worry about me. I’m no genius and thank God for it I’m' Just a commonplace maker- over of other people’s houses, and I’m glad of it—and making mopef/lnto the bargain. But I know wbht I’m talking about. To keep a genius going, a hu man heart must feed the sacrificial fires. And If I’m not much mistaken, poor dear little Jolla will be calling for kindling one of these days." Carol and Julia went with them te the country to visit Lark ant) Jim on (TO BE CONTINUED ) Notice of Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that I will file my final report with the Hon. Jno. K. Snelling, Judge of Probate, on the 24th day of November, 1925, as ad ministrator of tbe estate of Julia A. Templeton, deceased, and petition the said Court for an order of Dis- their lovely Iowa farm,. Lark’s three , h d Letters nismissorv children Jerry Inspected with solicitous g setters Dismissory. Interest, pronounced them very olds, very healthy and quite human, thank God, and washed her hands of them. But site hovered constantly over Jnlia with a passionate pity which sent the aunts off Into peals of merry laughter and exasperated Julia herself Into seething fury. It was pleasant to be In Mount Stark, among the old friends. In tbe old home, discussing old days Yhd deeds with the mischievous members of the par sonage family. They talked of Fairy and Gene, they talked of Connie and Prlnce and their miraculously golden trafficking in ott. Xhe twins said it J. M. TEMPLETON, Administrator. Oct. 22, 1925—4t. ^ , ■■■ CAIAJAIw ; j I* 'ten caused li; j r > mucous linuiii ol . Tuot!. When this tube Is have a rumbling sound hearing. Unless the Intlaunnation can bs reduced, your besting may be de stroyed forever. 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