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Fass badd wRFASSSR B2 ae! ee 9 6e58 F585 brehehassa e% lengths and was so dim you could nW a regan and nero Copyriaht, 1922, by (Continued From Page 1) and = calculating workd=-with a theroly modern, tIhbalanced —equlp- Ment—that doesn't hug the road Uke this old car of mine, x cept,” he paused, then added, “that she has the inherited intelligence, the intuition, the instinct ‘of woman in all the ages . . . Tho real ques | tion is, What will she do with it?" They swung off at last on another eoncreted road and finally nosed down the middle of the sand neck that hooked about Duck Harbor, As) they drew up off the road, in a clump of stunted Long Laland beach plums, they were astonished to see, | & couple of yards ahead on the sort of corduroy road of boards to the Deach, Ruth's racer. She had taken | &@ short cut and Deaten them by Many minutes. Perhaps a thousand feet further they could see a houseboat at anchor | nd between them and tife boat a Knot of young people im bathing Buits on the beach. As Garrick and Dick strofied down the shore, it proved to be Glenn and | three or four other fellows In various @tages of college careers past or present. They wore class numerals | @r other marks on their bathing | Glenn was the only one with college letter—for five minutes of play in the game lost to Princeton. | Buckley was a rather handsome tad | tm spite of his evident satisfaction with himself, tall, slender, with a @emeral impression, “I love the la-| @ies and the ladies love me.” In spite of competition he was Monopolizing Vira Gerard. A jet Shock of bobbed hair set off bic) Hquid dark eyes, eyes that, if they Were the windows of the soul, had a Gepth that was baffling even to the Photographic lens, eyes that domi-| Rated her splendid features and gave) her that today priceless “camera | you know this ts a pri of the ‘With a girl, alone. As she beached it stepped out, it was Ruth in a f swimming suit of violet and that set. off daringly her per fectly shaped sender limbs, ‘The encounter had reached a dan- point, much as If some upper- had discovered a freshman @ some immemorial at least two college generations. AJ stopped. however, as Ruth @rew near. She made a glorious pic- them—but eecccccce? (Oeprright, 1922, by The Seattle Mar) e MOUNT RAINIER N at Garrick us “What do + Mr, Sherlocko?” xclusively nifty! smiled Gar. rick, then turned quickly as one of a think of | the youngsters muttered, “Snooping again! What does he want? You can just bet he's not here for a swim . . , Come on, fellows. He's been here long enough, | move we put them off the beach. Hey, all) ready . . , let's = give «them = the bum's Push! A general laugh followed. There was an uncertain motion, Ruth flared. “At least we can show Guy and | Dick we're not so exclusive that We're rotters’ I feel partly respon: sible for their being here, I raced them on the road and dared them to | follow—and here they are-—eh, Glenn? Just thin once, boys. They'll not bother us again. I'll sponsor them. Come on, Glenn, smile a lit tle and be nice.” Ruth capered over to Dick, took him by the arm and started up the beach. Guy followed with Vira, while Glenn sulked, “I wish you had your bathing mutt, on, Dick. Id enjoy a swim across the harbor with you this hot fore noon.” whe nodded vivaciousty back at Garrick. Even ff she were doing a bit of hasty figuring on the way of thelr presence, thought Guy, she was perfectly at ease. Her graceful limbs showed fascinating lines thru the folds of the cape she had carelessly thrown over her. “No wonder Dick's frantic over ber,” he thought. “She's a dangerous com. bination” Sti chatting, Ruth and Vira stepped into the canoe with Dick and Guy, while the other plunged into the water and swam. They soon slipped alongyide the houseboat with its gilt letters SEA VAMP. Garrick realized as they mounted the ladder that the marine engine had materially changed the old-time houseboat from @ mere scow or barge with a low flat house on it moored in a bay or river and only with difficulty and expense towed from one place to another. Now the houseboat called the “Sea Vamp” was really a fairaized yacht. She was perhaps 60 feet long and most attractive craft with a hull hty In appearance and of a type which could safely make long runs along the coast, a staunch, sea- worthy boat—of course without the speed of a regularly designed yacht, but more than making up In com- fort for those on board what was her over carefully. One of the first things he noted was that strung from twg masts forward and astern was the aerial of a wireless, ‘They clambered aboard, and dragged up the canoe. At the stern they saw 9 stockily-bullt man in sea tog making fast a dory, and taking out a rather complete set of fishing tackle and other duffie. ithin the Cascade Mountains, Near Tacoma, Mount Rainier vers over fourteen thousand feet; Its snow capped all the year. COMET-LEGS, WITH HI S EVIL PALS, STARTS MISCHIEF For a week folks on the earth down into the corn field, where I must have thought Mr. Peerabout,|was sure I saw Flop Field-Mouse the Man-in-the-Moon, had gone | sneaking along with Muff Mole. The |moon was dark and I couldn't mee weather! And the moon|so very well. acted as if it had lost its senses.| “I was just about to take two One night the moon was dreadful, It came up as clear as a bell and round as a ball. The next minute ft wasn't there at all. After five minutes there it was again, but with freckles ali over it. Then it went away and stayed for an hour. And the next time it came cut it had moved over three house After while it| but was wearing | carcely see seared up a bit, ree collars! Mr. Peerabout was distracted. i His telephone kept rin < and) inging, and letters! Well, you jould have seen ‘em. Complaints tive dozen, Oxcar Owl was dreadfully snap- Ipish. “My goodness! What's demanded. wrong?” “last night 1 flew nice bites, when something flew at me like fury. It was Wasp Weasel and I was glad to get away with my life.” “It's not my fault,” declared the Moon-Man. “It's Comet-Legs. He and his friends, the Nuisance r les, are playing hob with my plans. “Flere it is late epring and every. thing should be lovely, but between Jack Frost, Howly Thunder, Jumpy lightning and Old Man Storm and all the rest, the whole season is ruined. “But never mind! There's a good time coming. I've got two helpers, Nancy and Nick! I expect them |to catch old Comet-Legs any minute now.” “Well, 1 hope #0,” growled Onear. (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1922, Seattle Star) (TS Too PAD “THAT GLORIA AND HER MOTHER HAVE To PUT UP Wht STAYING AT THIS BOARD AND Ri ASYLUM « I pe IMAGINE “WESE SHIRT SLEEVE | caught eight of Guy and Dick end siowered under bushy eyebrows, “Who are they?” he growled under his breath, “They're with me, Captain,” ex- plained Ruth. “Mr, Garrick and Mr, Defoe, Captain Brock, Just a couple of friends who are interested in how I spend my time.” “Well, so long as {t's time they are looking for, all right.” Garrick could not resist a startled second glance as, tucked away in | the duffie with great care, he caught right of an electron tube, with fila ment and grids, precisely the latest type used in radio receiving. He nudged Diek, but Dick was, equally quick. The fishing pole was equipped with a miniature aerial and he had noticed it. Neither betrayed efther interest or the burning curiosity they felt as Brock clumped forward with his stuff. Why, when Brock was even flahing, away from the “Sea Vamp,” did he carry this compact wireless receiving st? What station must he be always fn touch with, or what mesenge did he expect that he must be listening in? us. Wel go down below. Get the shaker and some ice and Dick, who shrugged at the uncon ventionality of it all, then made a opened the door, Inside hung & neondesertpt array of old clothes. on the floor where ft had been thrown, lay a giri's cloth hat, He picked it up, smoothed it out, then with a suppressed “Ouch™ drew his hand away and loosened a pin caught in its folds, H'm—a diamond clasp—tnitials | ¥..G-—Vira Gerard™ | iamond clasp... thats one of the pleces of missing jewelry.” whispered Dick excitedly. “Say— hold that hat again as you had it. | There. By Jove, it’s not only a hat. It's © bag! Tomato color. . . they |said the girl at the Radio Danes put |the stuff in a little tomato colored bag. By Jove!” “Here's & camera, too,” was all | Garrick answered. He turned the jcamera over, saw the number “6,” then deftly unloaded it and dropped | the roll of film Into his coat pocket. ‘There was a step on the com- panionway. Softly he cloned the door, rolled the hat tightly and atuffed it In his hip pocket under the tail of his coat. ‘The party thawed a Nttle bit as the ice in the shaker thawed. Final. y Garrick took advantage of a lull in the conversation. “I may as well teM you just why we dropped in.” he remarked, casually taking the diamond clasp from his pocket. “Is that by any | chance yours, Vira?” Vira looked at the clasp a mo- ment, then gave a little scream. “My lingerie clasp—that they tore | off my shoulder strap—at the dance! | It was all—almost all—that stood | between me—and the board of cen- | sormhip!”* | In the laugh that followed, Ruth | was the first to speak. “Where did you get it, Guy?” | Garrick assumed @ knowing alr. |"One of the eaddien at the elub came up to me this morning and | tried to sell it to me. I thought if you could identify it, I'd watch him.” Garrick was unable to figure out whether or not there was any air of relief at the explanation, At least there was some connection be- tween the “Sea Vamp” and the rob- bery. “Was little Rae Larve at the dance?” he emboldened to ask after a proper interva “No,” hastened Vira. jill, at Beth's house.” “And Jack C ” ‘eo was there, He came “She was | “Oh yes. | politely late. A buzzing interrupted. Vira turned quickly to Glenn, who was now keen By a I'm tired of trying to live by that old budget. I guess we didn’t make it out properly. Anyway, I seem to have some necessary expenses: with no fund to draw on. For instance, when I make candy to give to the off on their summer girls starting travels, soroe of the cost is for sugar and belongs In my food bill, but what am I to do with the price of the love- ly boxes I pack the candy in? When Mrs. Herrod went away, for Jack's sake, 1 made a wonderful gif. I packed some marvelous WITH § LOOK AT’Me TILL In the back corner, | THE SEATTLE STAR BET HE HAS CREASES IN HIS GOCKS = GLORIA SAYS WE WAS A VALET sD LIKE TD FE HIS VALET I'D DRESS >G ors ‘RusHER™ TUNES UP THE ! | on crossing swords with Garrick as ja Indy Killer and had resumed hus monopoly of Vira, “That radio, Glenn.” Enver eager to ehow off and please, Gleen drew a curtain off « built-in sideboard at the end of the saloon | disclosing a very complete set, in | cluding the loud-speaking horn. Ho adjusted and tuned end twirled knobs and dials until at last he had it. From the loud speaker |came a girl's voice. | “It's Rae!’ exclaimed Ruth. “Big- |nal back that you get her.” Glenn officiously played the radio operator, | “A few minutes later came the voice, much clearer, from the loud speaker. “Now—Glenn—get up closer to |the loud speaker—no — no — you | know-—not your cheek, Glennie—" ‘There was # suppressed laugh |Gienn smiled, rather sheepishly. | But he turned his face full toward the little horn. Garrick bad divined what was coming. “Sort of Freudian. I guess,” he whispered to Futh, re calling her mother’s repetition of Ruth's psychoanalysis. “Huh! laughed Ruth, taking no pains to modulate her tone. “More like the terrier—Hils Mistress’ Voleer" “Come now-—pout your lips, Gienn,” came from the loud speaker followed by a laugh—then an un- mistakable radio kiss, Disconcerted after his arent at- tention to Vira, Glenn for once looked an tf he would have dropped thru tnto the hold. Ruth glanced quickly from Glenn's chagrin to Vira’s stony face, then saw the humor, “Never mind, Glenn, She kissed a couple of thousand on that wave length then!” (Continaed Tomorrow) f OUR FIRST YEAR Bride CHAPTER XXXV—BILLS AND BUDGET candied fruits In an elegant box; tt cost me $4.85! Fortunately, I had it charged so I can take my time to decide where it ought to be credit. ed in my account. Or fs it debited? Not yet have IT had the heart to show my bills to Jack, and the pile grows higher the Ist and 15th of every month. The dear boy has just finished paying for the overstuffed pieces. I asked him whom he had insured to get a percentage big enough to pay that bill, And then he owned up that he had had to draw on his savings accounts had UPHOLSTERED WITH JACK = CMAT PLAT TIRE |) RUNS OUT OF COULDN'T ARN |/OIL Hes Gor | | A DIME HIMSELF, SELLING LIFE LTS ATA CHINS =: DOINGS OF THE DUFFS TOM, | WENT To A SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT AND TWO GUYS CAME OUT ON THE STAGE - ONE HAD ON A STRAW HAT- THE oryre Syeet ved IT OFF Like is~ sa | | | | } | ‘BY AHERN. W CASE HE ENOUGH ow His THEN HE MADE A (Seeentemeearose a Page SEREPTA AND THE In Peggy's own side of the playroom closet there is a big lot of girl toys; dishes and dolls, car riage and cradle, wee tea-cart and | table and chairs, and such an as-| sortment tht one would think nothing was lacking to make a little housekeeper happy. But most any little girl knows how it ts, tf there is something in the real housekeeping which you haven't, you just simply do want that very thing. So that's how it happened that Pegry calmty announced at the breakfast table, “Daddy, will you please get me a ‘ectric washing machine? My Martha doll does be the dirtiest child." Everybody laughed, and Perey | looked ready to cry, only of course she wouldn't cry about a Uttle thing like that, and Grand- mother said, “I am not a bit sur. prised, I will be on the lookout | for one for you, dear, Ibm sure you need it. “I wonder !f you and Davie would like to hear about a funny early day washing machine 1 heard about the other day, “On the bank of the Cowlitz river, in 1856, there stood the home of Mr. Wallace, To the door of this home one day in Cs EE nen? | He told me #0 sweetly, didn’t seem to be sorry, altho I know he hated to disturb his savings. Ho said once more that he ought to be earn, ing double his present sale course I must have things like | them I did my best to comfort him, told | F him not to worry even if some of his friends are already in the five- figure class, with no better start than he had, I made him laugh by saying I'd be content with a “two- dander” car tis summer jnstead gf AND DROVE IT RIGHT ROUGH THE CROWN LIKE ar Qeattle * : + | OV, 34 By Mabel Cleland 2 F A new one car 80 very much, I have decided to let the bills remain in my desk a of | while longer. other |cost much more then my furniture, | about Bonny. | people, and it's up to him to provide and if Jack managed that, L guess | poor old dear didn't know which way he can manage the car somehow, | to turn, Veins will trust him for any-| Bradshaw is trying to get Bonny to! best with me, Only this afternoon I} room like an enraged lion { seem to have discovered a way to to Bradshaw, win" @etrid of those miserable bills-with be says, and toll him-to keep. away, PAGE 11 BY STANLEY, =i LUCKY NUMBER WITH EVERY POUND OF TEA 12 PRIZE “HANGING LAMP’ ZN? PRIZE-FIVE POUNDS OF SMOKING TOBACCO THE OLD HOME TOWN - FIGGERS AND MAH RABBITS _ FooT |S JUST NATURALLY Gon “TO HANG THAT LAMP IN: MY ROOM -YOU ALLAM JUST AFTER THAT HE HANDED IT BACK To THE OTHER GUY AGAIN = “THE HOUSE , YES AKO JUST WENT CRAZY. Yau STAYED CRAZY! | EVERETT. TRUE WHEN hy eaHeaD “NO” X MEAN “NOS Yes, MR. RUG, a t Know, Sur,-— kK 701 POUNDING-BARREL spring, there came a tired and pitiful family. “My girl is sick,” Mr, Taylor, the stern father, said. “She's hav- ing chills regular, and she don’t get any better, so we just picked up and moved over here to see if the change wouldn't help her.” “It was a rough trip we made from Portland, part way by pack train, and the rest by canoe, and @ lot of the time we couldn't ride at all, but had to lead our horses and climb over the logs and brush the best way we could.” “We're awful dirty, too,” Se repta explained, feeling her honor as a housekeeper at stake, couldn't keep as ewan on way. I'd giv nything to get a washing don Mrs, Wallace patted her shoutl- der mother-fashion and said, “And so you shall, child. You will fo to bed and get some sleep to- night and in the morning you can wash all you please, There is the whole river full of water and all the soft soap anybody wants.” The Taylors were perfect strangers to Mra, Wallace, but as soon as they arrived, the house party was on, and in the morn ing, they would “wash.” (To Be Continued (fF SHAKINa MY &GAG ISN'T GNOUGH, out ever letting Jack know about them, jut it’s part of a secret, a And because TI do want a Nttle | Most astonishing secret, one I never must let Jack know about. | It's Mr, Twarle’s! He came to see this morning full of trouble | It was plain that the, from Bonny. But if he does, if he interferes with her, she'll do some thing else equally scandalous, like eloping with the chauffeur. He say he can see that she’s bound to elope with somebody, arg he'd far rather it would be the chauffeur that Brad- jshaw, but neither is the man he'd pie “Certainly IT haven't used my brains to make money for a man like G, B, to spend,” he stormed, “And I couldn’t disinhert the chilat T couldn't! So Bradshaw expects te To Be Continued , a A small car wilt not |me {is credit is so good, any merchant He has found out that George So I should worryt elope! Just as I suspected! Mr, Things usually turn out for the |Tearle paced up and down my living Of course he can go to Bradshaw,