Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1931, Page 26

The luck that had brous Lawrences to California SR Sl S8 b et §.000-acre Fanch: their holdin smali farm ang :fl'o« o had forced the urning of the Law: Stebbins. Phil's best friend, had of the house. Van had supper wi danced later with Gail at & nd within a week asked her for a week end at Los Gatos with the Chipps, his uncle and aunt. INSTALLMENT IX. RIDAY afternoon Van stopped his flat open racy-looking road- ster at the library at 4 o'cl and Gail descended the steps. She looked charming in her cld brown coat, the fox-skin Mary Tevis had given Edith, her own brown hat, Ariel's best blouse with the frill, and new chamois-skin gloves charged that day at Muller's. Van leaped out to take her suitcase; they were laughing, delighted to be'to- gether again, as they siowed it in the rumble. One thing still disturbed her. When she had come downstairs that morning she had found Ariel lingering over breakfast and Ariel, after some inter- ested questions regarding the day's plans, had said suddenly, “Did you no- tice what happened to the Challenge last night?” “No——" Gail had sald with a puz- tled expectant glance. “I got rid of it!” Ariel had announced in a conspirator’s tone. “Got rid of it? What for?” “Because——" Ariel had murmured ‘with a cautious glance about for pos- sible eavesdroppers, “because it said that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chir.y had ne down to their Los Gatos place on esday and were opening it for the Summer.” “Oh——" Gail had stammered with 8 suddenly deepening color and a sickly Iaugh. “Oh—" Her voice had dropped flatly. She, the mentor, the guide, the example of this little sister, had stood shamed and detected trying to find am: ‘what was a most painful and humiliating moment. don’'t blame you!” Ariel had said. “I was sorry to—to- have to do that. But 1t isn't—it isn’t as if Phil were my father. He has no right—and Edith has no right— “Neither of them” Gail had recom- menced, with a little difficulty, “neither of them understands how much—how awfully one wants to go place things— “Phil, who runs around with Lily ‘Wibser!” Ariel had helped her scorn- fully. And the younger sister had given her a sudden, passionate kiss. “I love * you, Gail Ariel had said quickly. But this rare demonstration from cool little Ariel had brought no responsive happiness to Gail's heart. To have Ariel protecting her, abetting her in deceit, in dealing with what was not F open and fair, had given her a wretched k sensation that the solid ground was " failing beneath her feet. f Driving along the country roads that ‘were smothered in Spring beauty, her spirits Tose. Nuthtnf could prevent her having a week in a Los Gatos country house now. On Sunday evenin, 'v she would join the family at the din- ner table; on Monday she would be back at work and everything would re- s turn to normal. But she would have 24 th%s wonderful memory as so much pure gain. She was always in a gale of high b spirits when she was with Van, an i it was impossible to be oth he was the gayest of the ga; Joke of everything, his life was one long ssar?’x for amusement and entertain- ment. But why shouldn't he? Galil would sometimes ask herself, looking un: the with him wherever he went. He was not a fool, for all his frivolities. -Over and over again the girl was struck wise. “: He laughed at everything, he made a |ing , by the real wisdom | La behind his nonsensical-sounding words. She found his the most fascinating personality &:elsndh ‘:v(er known. She ques e. “Who else will be on this along. party, Van?” as they drove |darl house “There’ll be the Chips and three or | thing four good auction players—they have to have those. They'll play all this eve- | smil ning, all tomorrow morning, all tomor- row night and all day Sunday. In be: tween games they’ll eat and ask if any one wants to swim badly enough to take the bother of undressing. “Then there’ll be Lucia Tevis; she’s a cute kid; she's 18. She goes East to Vassar next Fall." b “‘Miss Mary Tevis’ niece?” ‘Yep. Then there's Mary Spence; she’s from Boston. And Jim Speedwell and Pred Hunter—Fred's a polo man, and a wide sittl’l:l.gk room. “Take any of these room: h, they're all full of suit cases,” V:‘:.ld peering in at doorways. ‘Here—here’ one—this must be yours, Make your- self csm{omble. Are you going to but he broke his arm, so he’s resting— | swim?’ and Bill Bllings and maybe his sister and the Duchess—Lenore Phipps—Mrs. Phipps. She was Lenore Murchison. My mother married hqr dad. when she was about—oh, well, she’s a year sounger than I am. But she's livedfrock, white wl’l‘l‘"'m not. Not—well, maybe I She decided against the swimm! and walked out to meet Van 10 mlnum later, her prettiest in a white oes, & white hat. A girl immediately got up and hurled her dripping self at Van, who flung her instantly into the pool, leaping after her himself just before the feet of several of the others could assist mostly with her grandmother. She’s getting a divorce!” “Already. It seems to me she was married only yesterday.” “She married an awful rotter, I didn't get all the details, because I was away at school, but I know my mother and dad and every one were all for Lenore. He tried to kill her one night.” “Oh, horrors!” Gail said. But she felt no sympathy for the upknown Tenore. They drove through Los Gatos, sleepy in late afternoon sun and ringed with wooded hills, and turned southwest on the boulevard that led to the ocean, 26 miles away. The car mounted slopes, rolled smoothly under mighty oaks, left the paved highway for a comfortable |inf dirt road. Few houses were visible now. But the gates bore names, Jackson Farm road, Hidden Paradise road. The gates into which Van at last turned the car were marked with several signs: “Murchison Farm road. A. E. . No admittance. A. E. Chipp. No fires. No thoroughfare. Keep - A B Chipp. No shooting over this property. A. E. Chipp.” And, like an after- thought, the name, “Far Niente.” He drove about the shoulder of a hillside neatly planted to prune trees and down a slope toward a heavy forest of oaks, redwoods and bays. Gardens d roads and forest were broken here Ppatches of lawn, and with perhaps 10 or a dozen cottages. Bits of roof and awninged windows were visible on all sides; smoke rose from a kitchen chim- ney into the afternoon sunshine. There were fruit trees here, too, scat- | tered in among the natural forest trees: there was & tennis court, dappled with shade and light. Flower scents were everywhere, beauty was everywhere. Below the mountainside on which the cabins were perched a canyon fell steeply away; its sides, clothed in ris- files of redwoods, were already velled with purple gauze. Beyond, the | west and the ocean flamed together. Under a rose vine on one of the gurr.hu four persons were playing ridge. Gail, as she and Van ap- hed, recognized one of these as er hostess. Mrs. Chipp looked up at them sharp- ly and, without changing her position, LO™ 1™ F anp G STrEETS hands and him in the plunge. mbolllnnflnllnthemnplfl\. walting for her, was trim in a black bathing suit, with a towel across his shoulders. They went up toward the swimming pool together, hearing, as they approached it, the oddly echoing sound of laughter and voices near water. Boys and girls, as wet and sleek as seals, were sprawled in the late sun- shh’;a on the grassy ramp beside the pool. 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