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.
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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,
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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?”
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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,
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“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,”
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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”
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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
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entire glove of novelty or
the wide flaring
ou wish to Sarr}
» beyond this »
the
velvet,
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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. The total
gight or
ed at
nt his own council,
learned the nu
4 » glone
+ went there,
island
incaler
he explol ted, vet
mposed of
difficulty
But
ere is an
the 18 onl
hh
le ¢
ply of |
mos
other manuf
colored
work
all parts of
value of the
th )
the i
product in
eventually avallable is estimat
£400 O00 000),
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