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BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG ALISSEN, SULLY -- OON'T UET THAT { B\G HORSE'S NECK LET'S GI\VE YA THE SHAKES! YOU KIN LAY HIM FLATTER'N A L S~ WHE AT- CAKE! '-\/:‘ i eome 454 SYNOPSIS: Though Sondra you again, SondrZ—it was rotten Kent and John Anderson love being ill, but all the time at the each ather, they remain faith- back of my head there was an { ful to' Sondra’s sceret marriage | ungraleful sort of thought fthat {if only I was ill enough, T might 'be. sent home to you.” Hc looked a very different man to the one who had said godbye to ‘her a few short mouths ago, ;but Sondra knew that every day * 7 to Mark Merriman. The mar- . “Piape is' ade ‘public 'when Mark teturns, 11, frem the Congo. § Neither ~Sendra’s sister Flora 7§ nér her friend Beatrice réal- v ’ ‘zé'"Johnt's honorable aftitude. | he was gaining strength. CHAPTER 32. e simply only a question of | A D ENT MAN | time"—the doctors had told her. “] ‘suppoSe we all do things on “His heart is naturglly weak, bul the impulse sometimes—" Beatrice with rest and care he aught to sighed. “I very nearly ‘€loped my- get quite fit and well again.” self once. So thankful T didn't Tt was a week since he had been theugh!” |brought home. A queer sort of “Sondra seem2d devoted enough week it had seemed to Sondra, tc Mark,” Cass said bluntly, and end cven now she had not grown he wondered if it was not possi- used to being addressed as “Mrs. ble for him to warn Sondra that Merriman” or to the sight of the this girl was anything bu{ the wedding ring on her finger. friend she pretended to be. ! It seemed a long cry back to Most women were cats, he de- that rainy morning at the pier and (ided—thank the TLorc he had to her own dread of seeing Mark mwanaged to escape their clutches. |again, Sondra thought. And yet ¢+ . “Sondra is simply wonderful” at the first moment of their meet- Beatrice gareed with enthusiasm. ing, pity for him, and a faint re- “I'm going to tea with her this turning of the old love she had afternoon—Mark is allowdd visit- once felt, had chased all other ors you know, and he says I'al- emotion from her heart. ways cheer him up.” | Since then she had many times » _ “By the way—" Cass said with trifed ‘to understand herself and o desperate effort to turn the con- that failed. versation. “What has become of She knew that her heart and Mrs, Lomax?” happiness were in John Ander- «I' really don’t know—I always son's keeping, and yet she knew thought myself that she must have also that even if now he had been L] {~gone away Wwith Jacelyn Farr, but willing to take her away, she that can't be right, because he's could not have left Mark. *still in town.” | “I suppose there are several “I don’t see why, because wo- kinds of love,” she thought hope- f » fian chooses to leave her husband, lessly “Or else I'm not capable it must necessarily be with an- of loving one man with my whole » other man?” Cass objected. | heart.” ““Beatrice ~laughed. “You dear, Anderson had been to the nurs- funny old thing—what other rea- ing home several times, but she son could there he?” {had never spoken with him alone. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THEIR CORNERS FOR FINAL \NSTRUCT\O FROM THE REFEREE ! HERE ARE THE WENGHTS -~ SULLY-- 345/ THE "TERRIBLE TURKZ=-37{/ BOY/-L\SSEN TO ; THAT CROWD.' onN/ GO/ ‘Oh—and did he tell youflhat!you. .. I dont believe in love. 1 am married?” | “And mnow we're both lying,” Flora said. She laughed. “I won- der what will become of us, Son- |dra?” CHAPTER 33. A ROMANTIC COUPLE “Yes. .. you little fool, sandra,'} She got up suddenly and cross- Flora said. “I know you're mar- ‘ving the room, she laid both hands ried.” on her sisters shoulders. “Look The hot blood rushed to Sondra’s |at me,” she said. face. Sondra raised her eyes slowly. “What do you mean?. ..” she “And scme day you'll run away asked angrily. “I thought you of |—as I did,” Flora said. “Only un- all people would approve of a ro- |like me, you'll have someone 1o mantic love match.” un t meone who won't send “Love maten'!’ Flora shrugged You away. her shoulders. *“You don't love| Sondra’s lips quivered Inio a Mark any more than I love Ben,'smile. | \ { | | | “So you're In love with him, you poor kid.” Flora said. “He wouldn’t have me. T mar- ried Mark because I wanted to, |and Johh says. .. it's cowardly and yet....” she paused a mo- ment, then added half defiantly. “I'm going back to him.” “Going back— to him?” |to turn one’s back on a mistake.” “ycs—" Flora took off her hat,i ‘How long has John been such and tossed it aside. “I'm sick of |@ moralist?” I'poverty and ~indepéridence,” she ‘I dom’t know... but T think| said in a hard voice. . . Wait til he’s rizat” Sondra said. “I mar-| ried Mark Merriman because I you've tried it for a month or two | with Mark, and youll hate it as much as I do. We're not meant {tc be the wives of poor men, Son-l | | dra. Patrick was right.” | ™Mark Merriman looked at his| | Sondra was staring at her with mfm fmha:h: tg::é‘f:hw;l;nela:? |wide eyes; she had thought a . G o wanted him. . . and so I shall stay with him as long as he wants me.” At a rufe she came to see him WO« Chal] “] very nearly eloped myself once,” Beatrice told Cass. v He shrugged his shoulders help- ilessly “I don't understand wo- # men,” ~he said/ “Seems to me| {itheyre a rum lot.” | He was unutterably thankful ‘when Beatrice said she must go— {he breathed a great sigh of relief oas she joined a party of friends who had just come in. " A nasty, dangerous gil, that's { what she was, he decided; he hoped ¢* devoutedly she would not make it {her business to- ‘talk to every cne as she had just done to him. Of course he had always known that John was in love with Sondra _put well, if she didn’t wish/to marry him and preferred anothar fellow, it couldn’t be helped. Cass jiked Sondra, and was sorry for her—she hadnt had much of a Pm’ There wouldn’t be any harm in warning John anyway; if Son- ‘dra was happy with Mark Merri- Aman it was no use taking chances hat might lead to the destructioa n! that happiness. It was all very { perplexing; this marriage business ceemec to be the sort of thing of which wise men steered clear. ,She had sat and watched him | while he talked to Mark, a queer little pain in her heart, and yet |she was always glad when he went .away. ' “What’s the use? What's the juse? she asked herself hopelessly. {1 can’t ever belong to him, and |it's my own fault, so I might as !well make the best of it.” But it was a difficult best—at night when she went back to her irooms at Mrs. Sears, things wers not so easy, and yet in her own mind was the strange feeling that none of these happenings was real —that it was just a strange phase through which she was passing. ‘Then one evening when she had Sears came knocking at the door. “A lady to ses you, Miss—" ‘Sondra looked up without inter- est. “Who is it?” “She wouldn't give a name—but she's quite the lady, Madam.” “Well—ask her to come up,” Son- dra said. So few people came to these come in, tired and dispirited, Mrs.| It would have‘added greatly 1@ |unpretentious rooms to see her is perplexity could he have seem!that she naturally felt a little Sondra at that moment. She was'exeited. “eitting beside Mark, laughing and| *The lady Miss—" Mrs. Sears ‘talking @s if she had not'a eare{said rather resentfully, and Son- *'n the world. Her eyes wWere pright—a little too bright, ful observer might have 2 and one of her hands held his. «And when you're able 0" be, moved—" she was saying «Mr. Anderson is going to lend the litle house I told yoir about gt the shore. It's lovely 3 ‘and the air perfectly gfiu, You i 4 Mark smiled— “I feel a differ-' a_care- | gaily, ! dra turned to face her sister. There was a little silence, then ré laughed. “Where have' you been. |how 'did you find me?” asked. “Do come Sondra “I rang John Anderson and he ent man- already, since I fcundtold me.” ? § “Behold how the mighty are ) And |stood twisting her hands togeth- at one another silently till| . . “How diditime there was a touch of genu- great deal about her sister lately ;—thught of her with admiration ‘and now--after all she was going back to Ben. “You needn't stare like that,” Flora said calmly. “You ought to be glad. It will make things bet- ter for you. I suppose you haven't any money, as you're living in this fawful place. ... Sondra, why in heaven’s name did ydu marry Mark Merriman?” “I dont know.” “You're not going to tell me you care for him?” Sond:ia winced. . .. “Yes. ... in a way I do.... I married him anyway.” “And John Anderson?” Sondra was silent and Flova said in a hard voice: | “I've learned a lot since I waved the flag of independence in Ben's face and in a -way I'm glad. .. " she laughed. ‘“Because now I'm quite willing to go back to feather- bed luxury.” “And Ben?” Sondra asked blank- 1v. “I wrote to him at his bankers and they sent it on to him—he's still away. He sent me a cable, and he's on his way home.” “He wants you bhack?” Flora’s lip ecurled. - “I believe he'd take me if I'd committed ev- ery sin in the Bible.” “And—Joselyn?” crossed - Flora’s face, then she laughed again. “That’s all over. . He wouldn't have me. I do not believe in love any more. Mon- ey is the only thing worth having in Mfe. Tve come to that con- clusion.” She looked ryound ‘the unpre- tentious little room. “And you're going to live like che sald. “I wonder.” Sondra said defiantly. “When Mark is well again, John is going| 'to find him another job. Of course he can't ever go back to t.hecon't I call that very noble of {him,” Flora said cynically. “John is kind,” Sondra said. “He she broke off conscious of the betrayal in her voice. She job? e There was an eloquent silence, ine emotion in her voice. “I'm not in love with him"— 'Sondra said defiantly. For a moment a look of paia; "mB for the rest of your life”, “Johm is going to find him @l —— directly after lunch, but it was| now a quarter to three and there | was no sign of her in the quie! street which his wendow over- looked, | Tt was a warm, sunny day, and |for the first time Mark was par- tially dressed and sitting in an easy chair. A moment ago the nurse had |said to him: “If you go on at |this rate we shall soon be losing {you.. You've made such wonderful | strides curing the last few days.” | “I shall be glad enough to go,” ,Mark answered with a little grims j mace. “I know it's only a forts night since I came here, but if iseems a lifetime to me.” T “You mustn't go too quickly,’ 'she cautioned him as she went away. “You're not strong enough by any means, and too much ex: fcitemen? will be bad for you.” “I feel as if I could jump over the moon,” Mark answered. ' | It was. not quite true, there were {times when he felt both weak and depressed, but he was so utterly |happy that he rather ?ver—esmr- | mated his strength. Everyone had been very good td 11th Annual i Southeast ! Alaska J FAIR | JUNEAU September 14 to 17 t DON'T MISS IT! i} CONNORS MOTOR Harry Race DRUGGIST i, s ey THE ‘DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 3. 1932. N YOUR CORNER! MEN -- AN’ wA\Ts' . FOR THE BELL! ) his room was filled with flow-~ people had brought, and terday John Anderson had been in to tell him that as soon &s he was fit and well again 'there was a job waiting for him. “At hcme?” Mark had asked eagerly, and Anderson had laughed. “Well, not too far away. I am sending vou to Italy for a time— we have an agency there and I think you are just the man for the -post.” Tialy!! Ttaly with Sondra, for of colirse she would be able to go with_him. Mark lost himself in happy dreaming. He had not de- served such good fortune—Andes- son was a man in a thousand and it was all due to Sondra, but for her Anderson would never have been interested in him. If only she would come! When- ever she “was the least bit late he was filled with anxiety. Sup- posing something had happened to her? (Copyrignt 1932 by Ruby M. Ayres) Beatrice’s gossip has reach- cd Mark’s mother, and she brings it to Mark in the next installment. e —— Tt has just been decided by a| London magistrate that the owner is not responsible for the dam- age done by a dog to a neigh- Lor's garden. ——— .- | Mixing coal with oil for tood purposes the object being to in- BILLE DPE BECK MEALS Fui SUNDAY Breakfast " Cantaloupe Egg Omelette Bran Muffins 'Orange Marmalade 'Coffee Dinner Tomato Juice Cocktail Fot Roast of Beef Buttered Carrots Mashed Potatoes Bread Pickled Beets Peach Pie Supper Ham Relish Sandwithes Watermelon Hot Chocolate Butter Coffee Pickeled Beets 4 cups cooked sliced beets, 2 cups Sugar, 1'% cups vinegar, % cun SAVINGS bank where bank is here in often! of B HAVE A GROWING | | ready when you need ‘it. regular deposits . . . . account growing .. .. and build a substantial cash rescrve thie will enable you to do the things you want to do. Have Your Own ACCOUNT Let your money earn interest for you in a Savings Account at this it will be saf¢ aad Remember, this to help you. Come First National Bank JUNEAU SAVINGS ACCOUNT I Mixing with knife, slowly add wa- ter. When stiff dough forms, | break off 2-3 of it and roll out and fit into pie pan of moderate size. Add peaches and cover with remaining crust which has been rolled out. Make 4 cuts in top. water, 1: cup bark cinnamon, 2 ke 10 minutes in moderate oven, tablespoons whole cloves. Loosely tie cinnamon and cloves in white muslin bag. Boil sugar, vinegar, water and spices 5 min- utes. Add beets and boll 5 min- utes. Pour into sterilized « jars and seal at once. Remove spice Ibag before pouring into jars. Peach Pie 1% cups flour, % cup lard, % teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons cold crease coal eonsumption; is pro- nounced a ‘success in England. 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