THE LITTLE GOLD RING 8 By COSMO HAMILTON ©. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU Service AREWOOD was startled by = sudden urgent volce, “Is anyone awake?! If so, wlll he or she be good enough to speak to me at once?” There was something in the peremp- tory volce of the man below which, although perfectly polite, suggested the right to disturb people, however late the hour, He was standing on the berder of bricks that divided a bed of ger anlums from the path. His profile was clegr-cut against the sky and there was something in it which stirred the memory of an offensive in- cident in Harewood's retentive mind. “What's the trouble?" he asked. “My wife and I are driving to Dover -—or trying to, rather. Trouble all the way. We've now come to an abrupt full stop at the bottom of your lane, I saw a light in your window and so I've stumbled up to ask you to help us if you will.” “I'll come down,” sald Harewood. “Only too glad, of course.” He made his way down the narrow winding staircase to the flagstone sit- ting room. “Come in.” “George Lamberhurst’s my name. ‘What a charming place.” He shot a glance at the man whose sleep he had ruined and whose face was in the light, “My God,” he sald to himself, turn- ing away quickly to hide an uneasy flush. “Clive Harewood! , . . If he remembers me we shall spend the night in the car.” Harewood's examination of his un- invited guest had failed to open the chapter to which he seemed to belong. Before, during and gfter the war he had met dozens of similar men and yet he felt pretty certain that there was something not altogether to the credit of this one In a mental pigeon- hole. “Where's your wife?” he asked. . * # Relieved and not a little astenished at having been forgotten, the confl- dence of Captain Lamberhurst came back to him, “Sitting in the car. tern of sorts? I nearly broke my neck coming up your jolly old steps.” Harewood led the way down hill, The ear, was in the middle of the and there, leaning against its near-side door with f cigarette In her mouth was a most attractive girl, very young. “My wife,” said Lamberhurst, after a brief hesitation, Have you a lan- the as dead as mutton, lane, He added “You forgot to tell me your name. “Harewood, Clive, Major R. F. A" He was glad that his dressing gown was a smart one. He had never seen f more attractive girl, A clear voice, round “How-do-you-do? You ing us, 1 afraid late” “The and warm. must be curs- am it's frightfully najor has been kind enough to open cottage for us. If you'll carry your dressing Diana, I'll take mine, and our host, if he doesn't mind, can bring up your small trunk.” “Thanks a thousand times" She took the lantern and flashed it coolly at Harewood, What she saw she liked. She liked the cottage, too, and sald so, both to herself and to its owner as soon as he arrived, » » * his CaASe, When Harewood put down the suilt- case he noticed that the initizis on It were not D. L. but D. B, “Honeymoon probably,” he sald to himself, “No time yet to have ac- quired married luggage, Lucky fel- low this.” He was therefore much surprised when the young bride drew away from her hushand’'s affectionate touch with a cutting expression of scorn. “Will you have something to eat?” he asked. “I'm a wizard at scrambled eggs. Or would you prefer to go straight to your room?” “Don't bother about food, gratefully, “and I'm far too wide wake to attempt to sleep tonight. I'll sit here and read one of your books, “That's absurd,” said Lamberhurst. “May 1 explore your house, Harewood, or will you lead the way? Appearing to accept the unspoken suggestion that argument was barred Mrs, Lamberhurst took a cigarette from a silver box and tapped It ex- pertly on the nail of her thumb, Harewood picked up the cases and put his foot on the stairs, He sald, “Bring a candle, will you?” but stopped when he heard the two quick questions which were asked by his visitors. “Diana, what's the idea?” “Did 1 never tell you how much I detest a liar?” “1 must wait until you come,” said Harewood, reminding them of his presence on the stairs, And as Lamberhurst followed ime mediately he proceeded on his way. He was astonished and curious. The look of disgust in the eye of that girl seemed to be an amazing one to use on a honeymoon. “And where on earth,” he asked himself, “have I seen this man before?” . "0 The spare room was charming. Lamberhurst put the dressing case, with an air of complete satisfaction, on the four-poster bed, “I'll unpack for my wife,” he sald with a smile, and opened the case, she said “Good idea,” sald Harewool and returned to the sitting room. He found the girl with her back to the fireplace. It made a queer frame for such a youthful figure, She might have been married for Years, so unruffled and cool she was, She asked a most curious question with a perfectly steady look. “It there a key in that bedroom door?” “Yes,” he sald, “why do you ask?" *I like a door with a key. . . , Are you a relation of the Major Harewood who commanded a battery near Vil lars Cotteret and was cut off during the great retreat in March? He picked up my young brother who was badly wounded and brought him safely in." “Then the B I saw on your luggage stands for Banbury,” he said. “What I heard about you from your brother made me like you very much, How-do-you-do once more?” ® * ® She laughed and held out her hand. It was a frank and trustful gesture which pleased him very much. “lI thought I liked you In the light of the lantern. And now I know that I do. Small place the world.” “And the odd part of it is that I seem to know Lamberhurst, too.” “I thought I did,” she answered. “But I don’t as it turns out.” Which added another block to the picture puzzle that he was trying hard to build, He felt bound to let her hand go. It belonged to another man, » * ® “All In order,” sald Lamberhurst. “Toddle up to bed.” He watched her wave her hand as she mounted the creaking stairs, But it was with an expression of great heard the key turn in the lock of the spare room door, He had been locked out, he knew. And as he bent forward over the em- lined against the flicker of the logs. Dugout! which wet sticks were burning rain. That frightful night In March, offensive incident had stirred In wood's mind, “You never del sald. “Four of my offcers my men might still have been alive, It you attempt to added, “I'll let this act be Diana's a friend of mine. She is under my protect! on. 1 don't know why but It's quite obvious that I'm to her from you,” * * » known. There He Lamberhurst sald nothing. was nothing that he could say. had saved his own skin. case, went out and disappeared. No nearer to a solut zle, Harewood gave It up. He the thought that Diana wa more charming than he had I her to be In his dreams He found her as fresh as pal the morning (on the sitting room. She received him ! the hand and a rather heard him go” ion of this puz- even mischi ' she said, “And I hope that it won't be until week-end-—that band, “He swered you'll * he sald, is not my husband” You gasp, and 1 knew that you would, You see, I'm a full-blown modernist, I look upon marriage as a stuffed Victorian canary under a dusty en- closure of glass, All the same, of course, I'm human and so I fall in love, | imagined that 1 was in love with George—it was my first great his wife to you and so ruined the thing at the start, 1 detest a liar. And so this is where it ends” - » - Harewood was appalled and angry but he kpew that ridicule was better than indignation with children of that age. ; He sald, “There's a dangerous streak of lunacy about the modern You and the rest of you don't know it-—what do you Kknow?-but out of date. You and your my dear Diana, haven't been watching the water which has gone under the bridges of late, The most modern modernist, as a matter of fact, of whom [ happen to be one, has discovered that the little gold ring has become the fashion with what, you'll be amazed to hear, is love” Whereupon he left her sitting bolt upright and hoped that she felt a fool. He hoped that during the whole of that day and the next one she would think the episode over and emerge with a grain of sense, And when on Monday morning he took her to her father’s London house optimism was still with him. And there was something else, “What are you doing next Friday afternoon?” “1 thought of hiring a car and breaking down in your lane.” He sald, “God bless your sense of humor.” “God bless yours,” she said. And that's really the beginning of the thing. The Picture “September Morn" The plceture, “September Morn,” was same model was used for this picture as was used for a similar painting en titled “Twilight,” The latter did not prove popular, but “September Morn" became exceedingly popular in the edi tion of the print published by Art com pany of Elizabeth, N. J. The picture was painted prior to 1910, LAIDED, striped, ribbed, lusterful or lus. terless, thin and supple as chiffon or stiff with ele- gance or mayhap with glint of gold and silver running through its weave -—how will you have your velvets, ladies? For in this day and age you can velvet, informal to most formal, according to needs and tastes, Which is why the world of fashion has taken to donning hour of the day, However, it is not about formal vel most velvet are so In- trigued with the plalled and checked striped yelvels which designers are working up Into stunning and rie ’" for we #1 practical daytime es we would tell you ab it them. These swagger new novelty velvets are sim. irresistible. And to our we are {lh ng here with a group of charming velvet fash- fons just turned out by leading uriers, The bow-trimmed velvet, prove istratl dress of checked shown at the top to the left In the plcture, bears house of Mainbocher., It is t which style knowing are choos ing to wear when the urge comes to spring In thelr gown of the new year. Spe comment should be made In re gard to the bow-tie fasten down the front of the blouse. Not only are the stamp of the he type women “frst” ngs dressmaking theme for the newer costo effects also are tured, The coat-and-dress ensemble, to the ght In the group, will probably start its career at some fashionable resort this winter, but it will be sure to carry on into the spring when its wearer returns to the north, The dress (s mes, b i bein a black with whi checked velvet for the cos nd the trimming on the bodice—a likable wrap to wear with other frocks, t For t ¥ ! tered in the forem . Lelong ie pretty oon dress, cen brown velvet stripe. Bias « cut of the vel with a beige pin. 1 with a straight 1 vet adds a most pleasing ntraste designful toue! For a blou with your black or dark brown, vel brief ! ade ailored sult sou will find a 1y-striped velvet won We have made 8 wlel of this de you how clever th fancy is at the ittons 1s necy blouses of plaid may be, urs, for sorta of sc ! made of vel is and stripes as ones, such Inter. and-scarf sets, gloves to match, If not as strik cessory items whicl vels in gorgeous well as in ex In this category belong esting items as hat usually with the velvet then at least cuff is of If 5 the ensemble idea belt and handb is often added €. 1934, Western Newspaper Union. entire glove of novelty or the wide flaring ou wish to Sarr} » beyond this » the velvet, € ag of SHOES IMPORTANT WARDROBE ITEMS Here 1s a little style dissertation we shall go Into feet first, shoes being as important as any item in the entire wardrobe. Raoul makes a sort of sandal pump in brown kid and black patent leather. There is a swirley movement with the patent leather In quarter-finish stripes from the instep of the shoe at the vamp, to the outer side between the instep and the toe. Half moons are cut around the side and through these a narrow strip of leather is laced In and out twice. The rest of the shoe is perfectly plain brown kid for the heels which 1s in black patent. Greco has a new cut-out oxford In navy blue kid that bas no systematie reasoning for its motif. In the front there are two leaf-like holes fastened together with a metal pin about an eighth of an inch long and a sixteenth wide. From this is extended and final ly appliqued to the toe of the shoe an unevenly cut strip of leather in the shape of the letter L. Loveliest of Footwear Is Fashioned of Gold Kid Nebody seems to be talking anything put gold these days—and as was to be expected, fashion follows right through with economics. We have gold sequin trimmings for evening gowns, gold lame collars for afternoon dresses, and gold kid mules for wear when there's a spare hour to relax at home. Some of the loveliest footwear in the loung: ing footwear departments this season is done In gold kid, and it reaches the helght of luxury when it ia trimmed with silver kid bands and linings. There are alse Interesting colored kid boudoir slippers to match or contrast with different negligees, These little metal kid D'Orsays or mules are being shown by the shops this season In the most tailored styles or fashions dressy enough to suit the fluffiest taste, Old New Colors Colors of the old Godey prints, snch as old pinks, cocon brown and violet, are seen in some of the new evening gowns, “MUDDY” PASTELS By CHERIE NICHOLAS If you are studying up on the color question here is a tip for the future. “Muddy” pastels are being shown In cruise clothes In midseason collections, It is also predicted! that they will be very important for the late spring and coming summer months. With the dress of rather dark yellow crepe here pictured, a large white picture hat, white gloves and effective white kid sandals are woMn, Which is good news, for most every one likes sandals and when made of perfectly finished kid they are not only delightfully com. fortable but they carry an alr about them which stands for refreshment and high etyla THE CHEERFUL CHERUD I rade one good resolve todayy — Just Food will win the war "tis said So Ive resolved that 2ll this year I'll Feed my dog on whole wheat bread. RAGA She-—Mr, evenly, He—How 807 She—He dances mostly on your left foot, Clumsey doesn't dance ON THE CHIN you laughing at now, » Hubby NOs ist thinking marriage, | ison, makes rest of one's trou look like a fun- ny joke. THIS WAY OUT how ‘There's one thing about me, when asked to si 1't say 1 can't, I just go ahead.” “1 see, and let out for them ng, 1 doz the company find It selves” IT MUST BE First Youngster—Is golf a better Recond Youngster—It must be. You are allowed to play it on Sundays, COULDN'T TAKE IT “Wot wuz de matter wid you an’ yer pa last night?” “Why, 1 ast ‘im how ter spell hip. popotamus, an’ he thought hard fer a minute an’ then got mad an’ licked me fer botherin’ "im." STICKY FINGERS ss, “1 see they hive caught that tellow down In Florida” “What did he do?” “Tried to Tampa with the malls™ * so LUCK SMILED ON HARRY JOHNSON Ocean Island Is well named, It is a speck of land about four miles round in the Pacific ocean, Yet it might have been named Eldorado or onanza or Golconda, or any other name associated with fabulous riches, because it is probably the richest plece of land in the world, At one time it was a ecalling-place for South sea whalers, and one of these casual visitors took away with him a plece of the rock of which the island mainly consists and submit- ted it to the manager of a New Zealand guano firm which had an office in Sydney. The manager thought little of it, and used it to prop open his office door, Presently a man named Harry Johnson, an expert in phosphates and other fertilizers, called, and, be- ing attracted by the appearance of the manager's door-stopper, obtained leave to tal and subject It to tests, proved that the pure phosphate of ke it away These gtone was almost but, from Ainager had come from Ocean He found the it! Here was ilable wealth if only it could Johnson had great in financing his project. reward wi y delayed. almost late sUp- vhosphate of lime, and It is the t powerful fertilizer known. It is used alse for match-making and acturing processes, Totlay about 2.000 labor- ers, under about 50 white overseers, hosphate and ship it to the world. 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