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ese ROI RRSP TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1950 IT’S JUST THAT MY FEMININE INTUITION DON'T TELL ME You BELIEVE IN THAT NONSENSE // You GIRLS AND YouR SILLY INTUITION 4 YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH & T KNOW BETTER / THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Hearing Is Believing — KF SWELL-LOOKING Mans, YUMBER ,4OU Say ? COME IN , JED / A BUSINESS HAS COME UP WHICH CONCERNS 4Oou / A MISS BLAINE (S VITALLY (INTERESTED IN 4OUR VIDEO CAREER / JUNE 7, 1692, WAS JUST A ROUTINE DAY IN THE OLD PIRATE CITY, PORT ROYAL--- QUODENLY--A SHARP SOUND GURROUNDED WITH WATER, THE PIRATICAL BABYLON WAS SHAKEN TO PIECES--- -- AND DISAPPEARED UNDER THE WAVES! HERE IS PORT ROYAL AS IT LOOKS TODAY “THIS IS ONE OF MY Chapter 2 A RATHER nard woman's voice : came from the open doorway. “I might have known you two be out there sitting in the dark pretending it’s summer. Don’t I get any welcome at all?” Roger groaned. “My dear Cel haven't you any gentler moments?’ “Don’t you ever have any ener- Retic ones?” she retorted. Anne leaped up. spilling her pea is. She ignored them. They could be swept up tomorrow. She threw both arms about her older sister as if to make amends for many things. “Celia. why didn’t you tell us you were coming? You said you were staying in Chicago and— Celia kissed her in the way of a woman who used kisses prac- tically and to a purpose. Her voice was still hard, though it was a beautiful voice at the same time. “Chicago is no good for an ac- tress. New York is where I need to be to get ahead in the world. Don't stare at me and get ready to argue. Say hello to the twins instead. At least make them feel they're welcome.” Anne's eyes lighted up as she turned to them. They stood close tongehiae: hands clasped. blue eyes wide with wonder. They were dressed exactlv alike. Mary stood back. stirring spoon in hand, star- ing at them. Anne knelt down and encircled them with her arms. “Oh, I'm so glad to see you both, I haven’t seen you since|honoring us with a week's He ne shin, ete noring ith a visit, caug! o = “Does that mean you intend vou were babies. and now look at|my dear Celia?” you. Two big strong men.” She faced him her head high. “Don’t tell them about their|“I have every right te come to father They think he just went|stay with oy i I choose to bring with me. This ’s better that way. I can’t away. It’ be theres trying to explain|was my mother’s house and she death ologians don’t understand it.” 'y crossed herself and mut- @ prayer. The two boys spoke in unison. “Ts our daddy here?” to kids when all the the-| left it to all of us.” OGER smiled. “It was left to me, your father, specifically, my dear. I am delighted to = G ;.} come you to my house.’ eir_ mother pulled off their He Rela out his hand 5 caps: “Can't you see he isn’t|She ignored it and caught at the here?” twins. who stopped laughing at Anne. still kneeling, touched|her touch. their curly yellow hair into place. “T'm here. quainted? Do or kiss first?” They hesitated. then both held And Granfather is out | thrust out into the street the same in the garden. And Mary. Now | as we were in Chicago as soon how ‘do we start getting ac-|they realized your “Come along. We are being lather didn’t we take off coats a any more. People are all alike.” The twins pulled away from un chubby faces to be kissed.|her and clung to Anne, who Anne had no chance. They were | caught them both up in her arms pulled’ back to Celia, who bent|and took them out into the yard. over them. Mary brandished her stirring “Anne. I don’t want you to| spoon like a soldier preparing for start spoiling them right away. | battle. They need to be trained properly, not cuddled.” She vanked off their coats as|I she said it, Like released animals, they leaped to Anne’s waiting arms. Celia’s handsome dark eyes flashed. “Ain’t you ashamed to talk to your father like that, Celia Blake? thought your poor man's death would have taught you some hu- ility and bowed your proud ing will bow my head. I “IT can see how spoiled they’ll|am Celia Gould now and always be inside of a week,” she snorted Her father spoke quietly from the open doo: hi will be.” “Until you find a new husband. h he filled.| That ain't hard to see.” Both held up chubby faces to be hissed. t about 4 ounkes “What kind of a) ‘ (Te be contimerey She sh: and left the damp, Pea ve your anciemh father a =, £5 oun yi y ed uway om lial thi its fal and come beak He chuckled. “You brought boys here. You knew Anne 3 take them to her heart” She marched inte the living room to look st the event per. Anne pore in the who were bubbling with They climbed cate eons red excitedly. “She said you'd toll us s sary A big stor; shall we have?” a hy “We'll start with « "2S eyes twinkled and he sang Oh where, oh where @ mp Sele dog gone? Oh where. oh where con he he? With his cores cat hort ond Oe tail cut long Oh where, oh where con he be? lapped thete Senda Tue twins led at ~ Mary Ove } An jad * yeors bert, @ piidtem to being © hone Ab does. It & | sunshine TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL comine Ce rf ., . >, AYERYBODY GOIN 10 ) MAY LINQUIRE,) Sup ACTRESS FRIEND 4 (Know America) Continued From Page One, ‘ EVENING OFSEPHICN \S THAT DON'T MIND THE Gen, Hoyt Si dandenbergh, u. TUdse Coro. _ oo © ISTICATED MAZ BUGS S.-Air Force: chief, born in Mil- ster questi BOGRTAINMENT Bet al - watikee, 51 years ago. beabvalie acnie ~d =. @ Cae ?, Charl O. Williams, of Washing- j;ania onan ;_ = ton, D. C., noted ed: or, born the . 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