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l‘ ‘I wlulilalned as the; walk-

lia hutelz. u, iliollflh old) -=» Ilih .19“ _ e0

w; Mrs; Glarke

l.‘ i: figs. ‘ "Do i! ll

I ,.- y... lulllllfld-‘f-l

. u r WBMlY-Illlllle ‘fanvily, la‘ i‘, rhildfiaud a motillelsln-lbw.

,_ . my! Well, don't; take too. your; wedding udwilatcver else." e’li in- ~we'_ll halls it over

where Jay our-

. limo burl!!!

wand U193 slip off 5°- , h |_ Where sh l!‘ it be—— , truer: law»

hi; luu

m “fairy rings", ht flocks of sheep heplififdll with

blue and brown

lei country and tum-air ‘was

, m! wlnc— 9y sound e." Pan said; lllnally,‘

‘can't all this make you any. to run away and marry nle?" lge asked with a wistful smile.

es,“ the gicfflnawomd. "If

‘i seem to care, it's because I'm

eriel-Ily happy as ii, is." ‘ crfectly happy?"

‘es. I can't imagine ‘being hap-

orge carried away- gem. = as ‘hislalst impression of his banished for the oi the day, for Mrs. Clarke had Pan and her ldlflfse trove at once to her

ee. ‘ was .~ insistent that

tomlnpd ‘one house. And iha

' , and kissed .him

“" er to wntcbthe ‘ “wmf Md the Jewel.‘ . away, from we. nice,‘ I ‘was having cergmom out“ v1}? ti?" l" l" belpleds in

thagpounded loner-a c thedraln,» " town flouting but‘, ylqlltint houses. . over crooked‘ llttlo streets, where pos ‘horses to stop, a seaside hotel with rolling nine.’ lilhellllld wherp lhlle Rinse

in charge .. i!!!)ltks ‘and is, a place hlkh in]. e Scot: mountains where the hadorws

loively. I‘ couldn't

you wear should. ibellolnty and-‘l ~ I "Illnostontatlou, -.- Pen ‘Ilnlllled for the ring.

never owhed any "jewelry ‘iielor she observed, and twisted her fing-

“Wlll til e be much fuse an George asked. He felt thg hands of Mrs. That romantic minded dy was perfectly’. harry at last. lSho had trleu hard to marry off her ilwo nieces, so for without success. She had taken-Pan now in place of theriaughter she had always unant- ed, and was almost. as happy “plain- ning this iwedding as though Pan really had ibeen here. ~_ “We could dodge it." said George ‘lit you- said, tor-instance, ilhai you wanted your family at the wedding. 'l‘hen.wg could. elope to America- r-ight a/way—~wouid ou like that!" ' "No, I ‘shouidnltl-ke it." Panob dented mildly. "i-lirst of all it would be mean to spoil Mrs. Clarke's pleasure. she's doing so much and she's having such a good time. . ~ . _ . "And [shouldn't rwunt my family —no, I'd ll-kelniy father of course. I-Ie . would» underslanih-lhe others-J’ - ., ‘ _ ‘ She broke off, and sat llilletly for s, moment. They were seated on‘ the long couch in Mr. Clarke's “atudy", a lbig shabby affair that Mr. iilarkg ,adored~ lying on full length, albook on his chest and his eyes focused lat a most un- healthy angle for reading. . "It's probably- wicked of me," she-went ‘on. "But the others "bt- long so entirely to another part‘ of my ilie that I want ' to ‘keep them out as much as possibiefromtbis new life. That is, I should like to set therrrnow and- then and hear from them, they were good to mo, i -suppose—"

over heather

"Not very, when they worked you hard and did everything they could to‘ hurtyou." George would naturally always be resentful to- wards the ' aunt-and _ _; uncle and cousin. ‘ __ w. P‘ .

"Your father o liken-I thin-k. in»

t whimsical,‘iinpracplcelhlovlng sort,

l sometime.

‘ i

l- '.l-lll~. Orienlal Cream

called them. After a discreet ln-_ tervai she entered the iroom.

"Some ,eople. have already ar- rived.” she announced. "So ‘I must tear you away, poor George l know is ready to hate me. But, children, I have a good idea and wanted to speak to youberfore we went out and were hosts and host- esses. why don't you take our- ierm for-your honeymoon? We shanit go down there for weeks yet. It's quiet and secluded and pretty, no one there but the servants. You can be as far from the world as you want."

IPan looked her joy at this, and even George was pleased, ll. was an ideal spot to spend a honey- moon! ' ' GOING AWAY.

Chalpter 100

So, ‘it was decided that after the wedding “the l'arm""~wnilld belong to George and Pan for the honey- moon. George was delighted, for be hated big hotels. particularly those in desirable "Summer" re- sorts. Pan was delighted, for the ramlbling farm house "with its ancient oak beams, its quaint pic- ture-‘book village and its rolling green country , had appealed strongly to her ‘imagination.

And Pan, full oftlle lmportanc of he,- recemt gagement and ex ceedingiy conscious of iho Illnge where-on the new ring glittered went out to greet the _ guests who were there to congratulate her. lit was practically the same party a; bud first assembled to meet her —‘—the two glrigwlho were ‘so obvi- ously trying to look smart, and who hadn't any ids-a as to how-to so about i-t, the youngM. lP. and ‘Neil.

otcourse, thmllh. l’ know bow she 196M" it capnl. - ‘out some days ll!" when Pan and . George We "um" our are green-meadows with the neat heare- we'll»! 1*" ' ‘flay had been married . iI-v» ' peace togiieorsgfllld n _ . “waxy-life “it ilthat make! me ‘so specially‘ ‘irapuyffihe said l! oheypuuscd on a little h‘lll top l0 yam]; ti"; sheep dotted over the

ever grovrinl

| have 5 place in the world new. lbecaueg Izfbeiong lo ybll- "38""- "l was oif- no use willy!!!"-

"A RETURN ‘ Clnnter 101‘

"My darling children." Gloria wrote from slot-once. “he Ia balmy as you -ean-, my blessing. orrfll-‘l-Wl‘ our< hleesingh-ls with you every minute. I am so.glail ii has turn- ed out this‘ way. 1i is the ideal thing for you both. . Pan nee!!! someone strong to lean her troll little etrelllll! "DWI- anrl George i8 always happiest. when he has some- one to take cal-emf and worry about. Goodness knows I did my best to supply him with an ade- quate amount of worry l0! 8°!!!“ years! t .

"As for my _ darling Frankie, he

paid Pan as iliey-setitleihthrmselvel in Lhotei suite

of ever growing in"

‘say life is begluningPGeorRe ask- ed with some amazement, watching her-unlock

drawer. . country uliib- film hectare 1.10.911"

' (‘That wasn't being really married

‘ on rue‘ WAV.

ca . .

. “"39",, “Th-ls is really beginning life."

' i

in the city alter brief trip to the "farm." "Why do you wali"‘“untli now to

a suitcase and- tlefll!‘ place piles of garments-in abureeu "You've been married one‘ than a week. Life in at least thatold for me." - "Oh, that was only a honey moon!" Pan dismissed it lightly

'l"hi| ls much more like it. We've three moms . all to ourselvosfnl most a home, in fact." v , "Almost," George laughed, ioung. ing against ‘the window and watch ing her-at work. "Which reminds me ‘that I must cable my aunt the day of our arrival, so she'll have tin-id to seitlel herself."

‘lsettle herself!" Pan perched herself on the arm of n cillilr, look- ing distressed. "OI course! Bui Im depriving her of a home—thut seems so dreadfuL. Couldn't she stay? Slick, looked after you ‘for years. She'll hate me now fol‘ pntilllg her nut."

"She vron‘l!"‘ George assured her. "Silo thinks all men are superfluous, though I'm less so than the average. Her ideal in life

scenig determined. to loin a wed- qlrlglpflriiy sumeh f Fralikie is, nly conscience‘: I am always feel] ing so badly about him. What can in my frlenxris _,i'irlnlr of the way I've deséyted lilm? Are Yflil sure. P. n, ypit doqt mind takingl him h o with you‘! For if you

iloin us. V

going to Athens by steamer. Fancy actually standing cu ground. where Pericles stood. and- Demosthenes ‘ and ‘Alcibiades! Santiey says I've become an en- thusiastically gushing school girl~— and indeed, Pan iiarllnB. l d0 IBBl young.‘ I used to be centuries old! So being in love makes you grown upl. Well, lt has the qpposlte ef- fect-upon me. Who knows, when we are all together in New York. you might have to wear my orange velvets nndjblack satlns, while I adopt‘ your’ pjnk n tulle and flowered tafietas!’ ' . .

"Darling Hahgyou deserve a lot from this life,‘ and I feel you are

1 "We're

do, l'li come xetraigh-t back after‘ we" m a soda, and hlm-“nd brlng mm down new“) event to the clubs she lectur

is h mnnless home‘, _all ' tubby cafe and spinsters, with occasional lec iure tours to women's clubs. The only times she finds mcn usefu‘ are as railway porters." Pan laughed a bit. George's alintdlri herself very well when she travelled, she was a fashion as educational in. Pun hall once, seen her depar ure for a tour, with two trunks. two suitcases. a small valise and a blanket rnll. ll maid and the maids luggage and an army of porters. “lShe won't mind. She's always wanting tn live at a woman's club." George went on. "Her conscieme bothered her about me. That's one reason why she stayed on." "Weill" Panwas partly saolsiied. She returned to her unpacking. directing her attentions ‘to George's lug age. ‘ - 1" t seems odd to handle mascu line shirts and collars." she said "Yoursare so much larger than Frankie's." "it's a shame for you to bother." George was apologetic. "Wholl

‘nulls, watching carried into-bedrooms. remarked again:

in beginning.

first returned suppose‘ ‘ have enough room here."

prised eyes . on him.

After‘ months in Gloria's tiny fiat and moremontlis in hotel suites-

Well,‘ wait and! will soon expand." he based that he could‘ only answer that in his friends’ experiences, "they always may . . .

place clothes than they all"‘the fuss and

the bigger

true, I'm not‘ like

"You're awfully

the firm idea torelgners" were illleef- ‘ stood in the trunk! bolus that 61w

hat all ‘ was when Pan.

home now. ‘This e, isn't )1. deer?"

_ cashew rm. " ‘ Chapter I03.

. "We're realllfi

George had ‘said.’ when they ‘to the studio: "I we'll more. we won't At which Pan turned round‘ |ur-.

“Room! There's oceans of it!

huge. does it? ‘st-e, your ideas

"This deems

And whemPan asked him what assumption upon‘.

"Most women want a huge to ‘entertain and more can wear and feathers of life. And the more money they have. ‘ Isplashtbey like to make with it." I I "I don't. If what you say is. most women". Pan‘ answered with an impudeut little ‘smile at him. "We'll see!" George laughed. feminine, you know. Pan, and you‘ did secretly rejoice over my defeat on our wedding plans." "That was because I always wanted a ‘W-hlte satin gown with tiny pearls and orange blossoms. and mine ' was a dream," she answered "I couldn't have worn rlt if we hadn't had a regular wed- ding. But that doesn't prove I'm like most women." "You're much nicer." the man said. half teasing, half tender. "Where are you off to now? Aron’; you going to come and kiss] me good-bye first?" "I‘m going to take Frainkle to a school near here, whore Gloria al- ways intended to have him go." Pan told him. “Then i'm\ going tn Gloria's office to see if there's anything I‘ can handle for her, and I'll behome to see the»! you have a nice luncheon." , George, seated lligll up on his

one hour, two

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few minutes at night-just the little‘ time v w you need to put the clothes to soak in rich}, ‘ eoapy cleansing Rineo nude-

levee you houre of rubbing, and wearing out the clothes and yourself on a metal washboerd next day. because you just rinse the dirt away-the clothes are already washed by Rinao.

Do not pour the Rinao straight into the tub: Make the Rineo liquid drab-thin is very import- nnt-Thcn it guarantees wonderful results.

IF YOU USE A WASHING MACHINE

lock your clothes in the Rineo nude n usual-fee hours, overnight, or as long an con- venient, then add more Rineo solution and work the machine. Rinle thoroughly and dry-you will have a dean. tweet. new white wuh.

At . "V Grocers . All - U 0

Made by the‘ makers of LUX

painters stool; detained her gent-

ly with an arm around no, should- #1

at this feminine reason. "I bought from

ence urge

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going to havqglt all now. kmiglad ta have waited-smut you are ten years younger, you know. it's com-_ ing to ynu eylijly. , enough to give you years ar.‘ years of happlrieesl and contentni Rt, but not too.early for you not to hp reciate ll. "What sentime ial nonsense I write! Deargvvifre lo atop in Lon dnn a few vweekseftor we return. until. Santeiy can “settle up his business. Then“ we'll 5R" home. if you'll hondfinoon o- little longer l'li lbeuhereifo take Frankie from you. ‘if, you lnslstmn sailing honie ‘either-let mql! me ior him, or put nim in a bo ' ‘Johnny-he'd like that)‘. ,. ‘ ~ ..IShe roamed. gravel-all school-s for little boys. -. » BatrPu chit reluctant i tolls’. Frankie go. Indeed, she missed him 9n thelt ‘jet’ honeymoon week "Hashim with me," sire-said. "Anrl-nflloria , "The eter ‘ . laughed. .."§;ll_right_, we'll take hini ‘ulellm, Odd-MUHtHPanZ» The more‘ I eoe you the. better I like you." "You're got‘ ‘ txrgo on that way,‘ Pan infnrmefhim gravely. They llaci iakemlunch In a basket and a the place. along with an uIrI fash-

ahe foundlthis lnuierkll for half price some people Gloria deals with. It was the i-nd of a piece, and then I had it ulade up through her firm. so she'll get a commission 0n lit.“

After- lhat, she gave her atten- tion to the bedrooms, which al- ways worried her. George had done his with a Simplicity that nlay have been Spartan, but that looked bare to his young wife. His aunt, though - she dld hcrsoll very well = in clothes. had nothing - fem mine about her surroundings. A straight wooden bed, handsome "hut plain as she could iinil. straight chairs. a stingy sized mlrl'or, one armchair by a table lmd shelves for her books—-tho "tilird room was fitted with oddly and ends and I-‘rankiehad it now.

Pan Spent days among furni- Lure stores,‘ seeking inspiration and combining an. idea here with another idea there. a hint from a magazine, something -IllK§'G$l9_f|‘ by a pattern of a ch IIIZF-lhéfl llOldly swept out the lot and put in tile dark mahogany and quaint cretonnes she loved so; carved pedestal tables, a desk with low

t! Merits n amount of Juggling trunks again. Frankie was ti- his earl! ' dinner and; then - were $0980. brig and baggage he Clothes- lid by, rthd time Frankie is‘ in and Iflvotunlpacked again, and B lied dinner. tllere'll' be no for yolll-l. she told George “mum . . . .- - George iwundercd into his , rwd newspapers and played gne ofibilllarlls, dined and tWlth n couple offrlenrls to a he didn't in the least want to ll"! bllflkato his club again. re he sat pr a long time in one l"? Brent ‘ ther chairs, long _ stretched straight out,- cigar. "lowly lo- fllfi finférhpélfnfl linted, ‘wit-h home flmuigmgng Ills weakness of a strongman ore ' - . lowers lmrtraltllaintcr whose "will? Gwrge greatly deslred, the centre of a small admiring up atrthe ‘other side‘. of the“ ill. lie 'wae“a wonderful talker, rge ordinarily would have gap. llle keenest ‘pleasure in listen- to him. _ But not tonight, ho a little resentful because Mrs. rile was

and the others. l'li might dn-form you. that ‘I-" had Pan selected for my NedfflMi-s. Clarke fold George as they stood together for a moment watching the guests. "And i must , sayNed d'ldn‘t seem unwilling." George smiled a llitleJl-Ie didn't say that Ned's namecomlngc again ‘and again, in Pan's letters, hud up- set him enough to make him rush . ___ , ,t'lrough his work lo return to her. ‘ canon‘ ak-‘ng gamut new“ Heflllgiy tp such a feeilng,~hut Georg: doesn't care for anyone in thenxfv ainigfilugm ‘Rigs? except W“ “'°l'ld m" “'3' b“! l‘? ' mm "ll lie was rather silent during the along lwithout me ‘, for years at iilavenlm“ watch," p“ Wm, n", “m” “n5 “o! be "Maw!" rm no leyes. She seemed rather different like that. I want People. and‘ 11m“ him. pThatmnlght two letters 3W1‘: ll°i "l flllllllkageryywol; With-liven: written to Gloria." "Glorld. Balncgfflwm’ - °" —Y°‘,1- °P .9‘ sltting in the Plncian Gardens with r She-had an odd‘ little trick .of ff§5o§§n",,‘.°',$§§§' “'},‘l,,'"i,fj,‘,jl,‘,f Q33 tucking her hand, into his as theyq-ead than, aloud ,0 Sana” ‘ snttogetheF-a llnblt George liked’ -- 9 ' - Ibecause it was simple and sweet " Tin“ ‘is T? Georgi] l 1d ~ , - _ . . "_ '=' you a convon nna eae and! igllldtlike, like heragil, g tlwbo“, the” th.mgs_ pd '33,‘. your“ ".'.'.l..i.'.'i."'...'é’l sl.“°-r.‘wr@. a": n’: "W "m" - ~ marr age. u now yOll won't tthhzgurvtfiezhgoulngszk you shall mind-besides neither of you asked ‘I _ . _ " me to yours, so this is retaliation. l lmd 5 "m." "'9'" Allin‘- MW“ MN. Clarke is doing the honors,

ere, until a small bored voice from the doorway asked: "Pan, aren't you ever coming?’ And Pan laughed and slipped a-way. George heard them chat

thi-ng in the apartment, herself weakening utter a ten daysor so.

First oi all, there was the mat- ter.of the bedroullla.. The apart- ierlng together down the hail merit was so arranged that most and then the door closed and he of it was studio. This room was was left alone again in the greatltlle height of the two floors, alter studio with his perfectly correct the usual manner of artist's flats. butler‘ and his severely correct It was very large with a great maid, just as he had been in his studio window to the North and bachelor dnya. ‘T-lie perfect quiet twb low ones at the oldie-whiz of the place, once soothing to him enough lo swallow up the easel and an inducement to work, rath- and model stand, the grand piano cr‘ worried ‘him now. lie liked to and divans, and so arranged that hear his wife's qu-iok little foot many people could ‘dance when steps as she went back and forth furniture was‘ pushed back to tlfc on the great numbers of small walls. ’ things she always was finding to il‘he“long hail that ran up to it do. life even llkcd the shrill lit- turned so it ova!‘ possible, by shut tie voice and rest-less pattering of ting doors, to close of ftlle _I‘00lll the beloved intruder, Frankie. from the-rest of the flat. an ideal "Still. he couldn't work. though arrangement ior undisturbed he had several things to do, so he work. It opened onto the hail and began cleaning brushes and tile dining room. to reach which palette; and‘ sorting out bent and one crosed the foot of the stair. dauibed tubes of colors, and ex- Wily The dining room was big, but amining-framea and canvases, and half the height of the studio, and so Irept himself lzsauliiiully busy with its tapestries and old oak, Now m“ ‘ ‘on m your club’ 0-‘, until the 1 oclock luncheon. Pun thought it perfect. Pantry somewhere. _ rm “m: m M" “fir; rol- Pan. she itrgotted dgwnl kitchen and servants room tom. Clflrke-H . .10 have m, . a son Avenue to o vys ac oo plated the floor»

- and entered Frankie, feeling very

zillll _ ‘ do.- pr-r- lllltl. that tnlll

we're home, I've got a man who will ‘do all that."

"'1 like lt," his "There's something a-pnut it. lust because these thins! belong to you. Once~l helped Ann‘; ‘Mllllllfl unpack, forGiadys and Morton, willie we were settling their house and they were BWlly. on their-honeymoon. -It seemed al most a sacrliigious familiarity fo -me to touch li-ls shirts and ties. bu Aunt Maude had nousuch delicacy! S- he paused, .. ‘smiling .1 little "They ‘were ‘mostly lavender lltripes‘to‘o, and he had reddish hair." “

George gave-a shout of laughte ‘and ‘Ealilémiohéfflrom the‘ window putting his hands on her should ers. . . . . ..

"When .a woman criticizes a. man's taste in ties and shirts, she's no longer in love with him. he exclaimed. Pan, do you like what ll have?"

‘free-i- gflB screed. turning llor face so he could kiss her mouth ‘ii like everything about you.