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CeCe PIA TE TA a a Sa ST il: i | : gil il 41; + ; i fl : = | Ll ; i 4 gs 41 i i INSTALMENT 11 Barbara and Barry had mentioned nore than once the time "when Amy's married and dad comes to us ior a while." It had been tactily un- derstood, Barbara really believed tt such was to be the arrange- ment, ° 2 wut when the first weeks of their liic at the ranch had -grown to months and the holidays were over Barry appeared to feel differently about it. The cold and the constant if exhilarating, struggle to keep themselves warm and fed had made 'this first plan seem not quite so sim- ple. What would he do at the ranch, a gentle old professor who liked his ! morning bath, Barry asked thought- | before | sheer, unreasoning terror, afternoon about a week my's wedding, Barbara's heart gave a fully on lunge of ot even | have dad at the ranch--! "And where would he sleep?" Barry pursued considerately. "He ; be fearfully uncomfortable here." { don't know how wonderful ' { He'll fit inte our arrangements here as well as yi "He's a terribly good sport--you he is. do," ; "He'd probably be far happier at Mrs, Pheland's, "At twenty dollars a week, It would be a ridieylous waste," "Well, he has the 'nent of the house. It would be much the most sensible arrangement, even if you are too much afraid of hurting his ieelings to make it, He comes down here--he has nothing to do--he breaks in en the most important part of my work," ; Barbara opened the stove lid to | put a dustpan full of small sweep- ings into the fire, "Barry, isn't it senseless to talk so? Nothing on earth would per~ suade me to write my father that it ! wasn't convenient to have him here, i I simply couldn't do it." "You wouldn't have to do it, All you'd have to say is that the .roads ' are simply awful between here and ; Cottonwood and that we have nowy bathroom." "He knows that, He was down here with Amy on my birt , On Christmas eve. Dont you da, they Srought me a book from "Other women can be rf simple and natural with their fn ers," Barry muttered, inning care- e the scattere ny fully to re of the he was: squinting at a small threatening ly. "You can't, Youre shvazs imag- ining he's t feclings. Whereas he a a. be act- ually relieved." "Don't talk nonsense," quested shortly. Barr; solemnly, "like the mis- take. of things-in-law living togeth- er, It mever works. "Well, it'll work in this case Barbara Jrovhesied lightly. But she was trembling. : "If your father was needy," Barty pursued, searching on vg wit narrowed eyes for an escaped wheel, "if he couldn't do anything else, ev- en then" _ "Oh, Barry, don't rag about it so. My father expects to come out here with me after Amy is mar- ried, she and Ward are goit to drive south in his car aad send the trunks by rail and I want him to come here, and that's all there is about it." "Will you write your father and put the case to him simply," Barry persisted, "and explain that we know e'd be wretchedly uncomfortable here? If you'll do that and he still decides to come, then I promise you I'll be as agreeable as I can ¢o him." "Why, but that's nonsense. He'd be perfectly amazed and terribly hurt." "Very well, then, don't complain of the way I treat him," Barry said instantly at white heat, "This is my house and I intend to be master of it, I've always liked your father and I've always been kind to your father, but when it comes to his comin, 'd| down here in the first few weeks o my marriage I think I have a right to kick; and 1 think ninety-nine men out of a hundred would kick." "But you didn't say that before we were married," "I didn't know it' before we were married, 1 didn't know how I'd: feel about it, I do know now, and I feel very strongly, If you disregard my politely and quietly expressed wish~ es, if you go into town at 430 in a winter morning with Tomas Bet. tancourt, perhaps catching yofir death of cold, arriving at Yrs, Pheland's before 6, arousing every one and causing a lot of talk, every one probably saying that your hus. band couldn't afford to get a taxi to take you in to yowr sister's wed- ding--if you court publicity and gos- sip that way and make my name a joke," "Now, darling, now, darling, please don't get yourself all worked up, If I went in with Tomas on the milk: wagon I'd adore the ride and I'd slip into Amy's room at Mrs, Phe- land's before anyone in the place was up. A taxi would cost $4, and it simply isn't worth it, Il probably have to come back in a taxi anyway, points to suit every or relative, a 'Wi "Ideal" gift. 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I can op ia up 4a long as he cms hen he suddenly ao up from the table and buttoned himself into his. heavy coat and pulled a cap down over his ears she said nothing, And when he had: gone she put on her own thick coat and soft woolly tam and went out into the wind and rain herself, She walked rapidly along the shore enjoying' the battle of the wild airs, looking out at .the lashed and lash- ing sea as she was blown along, and thinking hard. Poor Barry, He'd return heart- broken, Baked potatoes and bacon for dinner, both favorites, and French toast with guava jelly, The guava jelly. was a mystery, but none the less welcome, Where the fat lit- tle: sugar-topped jars had come from nobody knew; Barry rather thought that a grocer in Cottonwood, who had failed a few years ago, had sent them to his mother as payment of a loan, But he and Barbara liked them too much to care how they had happened to get them. Tonight he should find an espec- ially nice dinner and an especially sweet wife, No allusions to the re- cent storm; just a dignified and gen- erous acceptance of the situation, Of course, she'd have to ga to Amy's wetding, and, of course, she'd have to bring dad back with her, Barry might consider himself fortunate enough if she did mot demand his attendance at the event as well, Her walk disposed of her own nerves and depression and excite- ment in any case; she found herseli looking wistfully for Barry's brown overcoat on the hills or on the shore a she went, But she did not find him, A The potatoes were baked, , the French toast piled in a golden-brown heap, the strips of bacon laid out and waiting by 6, by 630, by 7 o'clock, But he did not come in, Barbara's face, flushed with cook- ing, paled again with anger and sur- rise, She ate her own supper, re- lutely reading a most interesting book, put his potato and toast on a plate in the oven, brushed the top of the store, set the oatmeal soak- ing in the double-boiler and reduced the kitchen to scrupulous order, At 8.30 to the drowsy dripping of the rain and purring of the fire, she went to bed, taking with her the rather forlorn old cat she and Barry had found wandering about, and somewhat tamed, for the occa- sion was lonesome and quigt enough {ta make her a little nervous, The cat purring violently, stepped !| about at the foot of the bed, settled herself, chang her position, and again succumbed, Barbara, finding it so cold in the bedroom that her ex- posed arms holding her book became chilled, put out her light, rolled her- self up snugly and went sensibly off to sleep, Later she started suddenly awake and foupd herself frightened, The bedroom was dark, but soft red fore- light was streaming into it through the open kitchen door, Swiftly, with- out thinking what she did, the girl sprang from her bed and went quick- ly toward the encouraging warmth and light, j There was a couch in the kitchen, and upon it, covered with blankets and his own coat, Barry was lying, only half undressed, and sound asleep, Upon his fine face, painted with ungatural color by the fire, an nary young and beautiful "|| extraor f ith: the lashes ~ lowered, and the , rich crest of his hair in dis- order, there remained a dark and '| angry frown, LE The morning began with the same smoldering silence, The two went to and fro, passing each other, elabor- ately avoiding each other's eyes, Coffee was shared in silence; the meal was unwontedly brief, and be- fore she had fairly finished her last mouthful of toast Barbara was on her feet, putting her chair in its place against the wall, gathering plates and spoons, capably commencing the kitchen clearance, Barry brought in wood; bright sunshine danced through the wide doorway from a sosked and spark- ling world. The cool air rushing in, was rich with spring promise; the smell of wet earth and butter cups, grass and the salt sea, "Barry, this is extremely silly," Barbara burst out unexpectedly when he had gathered together his work- ing materials and was obviously ready to mount to his little work- shop . is dark face darkened still more; he made an attempt to pass her with hali-lidded eyes, But she put her hands on his shoulders, "Barry, we can't keep .this up)" was Jioesant laughter 1a her voice, "It's too utterly foolish," "IL don't think- it's foolish to try to protect the sacredness and happi- Es oh | E Eos Ef : | | ; { : I ness of my home," Barry said sud- denly, in a hard, recentful voice, "Darling, the sacredness and hap- piness of our home is just as dear to. me as to you." Suddenly he broke. "Oh, Barbara, I've been in hell" he cried, "I've been suffering, you don't know what I've been suffering. For God's sake, be good to mel" "Go to you," Barbara exclaim- ed, her young strong arms instantly about him and their wet cheeks to- gether, "Dearest, I've been wretched: er than you about it." For a long luxurious minute they clung together, the man's face drop ped on her shoulder, Then she be- gan cautiously, maternally: "But I have to go to my sister's wedding, Barry, dear--" And instantly he was furious again. He flung her off rather than re- leased her, and his face actually paled with the violence of his ps a of feeling. "Are you going to begin that again?" "Begin it? Barry, darling, I've nev- er stopped it, 1 have to go to Amy's wedding, She's my only sister, I couldn't consider--" He stared at her a moment, his face livid, "You mean Jove going?" "l mean I have to.go." "Then don't, come back here!" he answered furiously, "You can go to hell for all I care" He flung himself from the room. Barbara, trembling a little, and with more than one rendering deep sigh, went composedly on with her house- work, This was Wednesday. Amy was to be married very quietly on Sat- urday morning, (Copyright 1928 By The Bell Syn- dicate Inc.) (Ta Be Continued) HIROHITO INSPECTS 180 FIGHTING SHIPS ---- Yokohama, Japan; Dec, 6.--The greatest display of sea power ever gathered together in Far Eastern waters passed for inspection today before the newly enthroned Emper- or Hirohito, in the grand enthrone~ ment naval review, Approximate ly 180 fighting ships of all classes took part, ranging from the great super-dreadnoughts Mutsn and Nagatso, down to destroyers and gunboats, The Emperor arrived here this morning and boarded the battle eruiser Haruna, He had selected this for his flagship Dee cause it had just undergone a com- plete overhauling and refitting tw bring it into line with latest prin eiples of battle cruiser construc- tion, : The review was an international naval spectacle, for the four other slgnatories of the Washington Naval Limitation Treoty, Britain, the United States, France and It- aly, had envoys present. There were eight capital ships, twenty modern light eruisers, eighty-one deétroyers, thirty-four submarines and more than forty other vessels in the review, There were two aeroplane carriers, WIN SENATE SEATS (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) Dublin, Irish Free State, Dee, 6, ~The followers of Eamonn De Va- lera will be represented in the new senate for the first time, hav- Ing won which they entered candidates, "Pimples Tiched And Burned Badly Cuticura Healed * Pim iT Ed E | £ FH i RL i ] H 1 i if I i Hi I} : '5 {11 8 i i Hit Hit i i the only six seats for | 11,844. compared with that the library was natrons than in~1927, New readers who 364 and of these 228 =iderable increass here new readers was the to amber 1927. Ad General works ....., Philosophy .... Relizion KoclolofY i 0 sane PhilolooY .. conan Natural seience .,, Mgeful arts ,... Fine Arts ... Literature .. History Th sesanan TTTavel .. «v.44 Rioeraphy .... Wotion .. Raference hooks .... oy | Sean The total number of books elr- culated during November 1928, was borrowed in November, 1927, an increase of 4,543 for the month, The number of books circulated. for the eleven months of 1928 was 68,301 as compared with 64.825 of 1927. Thus, despite the fact three months this summer, more books were used by library 'ihrary this November numbered and 136 juvenile. There was a cone 246 *Largely fairv tales. mvths, ete. Standard Anthors As the cirmiation of the hanks has Increased it is moticenble the amount of non-fiction read is great- Big Increase Noted in Circulation of Books at the Public Library 7301 books closed .for 3.476 joined the were adult also, as 157 tal for Nov- ult Juvenile 2 22 15 52 62 4 48 14 an 0 18 16% 208% 5 117 a8 aT 72 2952 mm 20 2 . sox Imy "ear to the ground" and 1 can- er also. More books authors as Dickens, - Thackeray, Conrad, Tostoi, Dumas, Barrie, etc., of fiction are demanded. HARMAN OPPOSED T0 GENERAL VOTE Council Working Out Satisfactorily The Editor, The Oshawa Daily Times, Oshawa, Ontario. Dear Sir:--What is the real pur- pose behind the proposed by-laws re general vote, on election of alderman and reduction of the total member ship of the Council? As I see it, the only alleged argument in favor of either is that it will give the City a "Council of Business Men" Let us consider the whole question from these angles: 1. What is the matter with the present Council ? 2. Will the proposed changes 'give a better and Business Council? 1. What is the matter withe the present Council? Well, I have had ERC ll AT whose name appears rly the advertisements " Rgeary "Have to raise the money," etc, constantly before the no matter what his ability is he would be elected because as Baroum said "the people like to be fooled. No--No Mr. ditor a are 3 the wrong foot." What happened to Board of Education when the A vote was adopted? Where 8a the average citizen go? Why are there no members living south of Ash Street on the Board? Why were men elested who had me more call to fame than the working man? What defeated Tom Stapleton in Cedardale and Alex (Sandy) Brows in the North? They were worki men. Are there any on the now? Why is the largest class citizens in Oshawa unrepresented Oh, of course, they are "represent by the "other class" and perhaps bets ter, but is it "democratic goverme ment" Mr, Editor, And why reduce the number of members of the Coune cil? What is the argument in its favor? I know none. Please Mp, Editor enlighten a poor workingman and at present N tine of business and they hope at every Council meeting that "we get home soon." The second or working man's class concerns himself with the practical affairs of the city (which the "business" class generally ne- glects and ignores) the middle class know every street, every lamp t, every sewer, hears every complaint and investigate. This year more has been done for Oshawa by its Council than in any other year. What com- plaint is there? The workingman on the Council have supported every movement calculated to improve the living conditions of the citizens of Oshawa, including the establishment of a Social Welfare Department, The Juvenile Court, and tha putting of the Police and Fire Brigades on sound footings. Who, Mr, kditor, examined the applications for sewer, sidewalks and pavements? Who sup- ervised the work? 1 answer--the workingmen members of the Council, And this brings me to this: If a general vote is taken what chance has the average man got? Under the old system of wards he could be elected, but "A" (a workingman) unknown outside his own personal circle and the factory where he works, could not be elected in a gen- not hear any complaint, save "we want business men to conduct the affairs of the City" The first and second questions are so co-related that they should be discussed to- gether. I say after three years as an Alderman that all classes of the body politic should be represented. Today our Council is made up, gen- erally, of two classes: --1 The busi- ness and professional class; 2, the middle or working class. Has this system failed? 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