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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938.
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Business called George E. Nickles
to Lincoln last Thursday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Nickles.
Mrs. Bessie Nickles of Omaha was
a visitor in Murray and at the home
coming at Rock Bluffs last Sunday.
Victor Wehrbein was shelling and
delivering corn from last year to the
elevators at Murray early this week.
Lucean Carper and family were in
Nehawka last Sunday, guests at the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Carper for the
day.
Ed Polin and wife of Lincoln were
visiting at Murray and also attending
the Rock Bluffs homecoming last
Sunday.
Ray Creamer, who has had a horse
afflicted with sleeping sickness for a
time last week had the horse die the
early part of this week.
George Spangler of Lincoln was a
visitor in Murray last Saturday, com
ing to attend the funeral of his
brother, E. H. Spangler.
Mrs. John Farris who has been
holding her corn decided to dispose
of it just recently and so shelled and
delivered the same to the elevator.
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Don C. Rhoden and Fred Duckerj
whoh ave been in the north assisting
in harvesting and threshing, with
the completion of the work returned
home last week.
James V. Holmes who has been
staying in Murray while the wife
is visiting in the east, was a visitor
in Plattsmouth last Monday where
he is staying now.
Mr3. Luther Womack was out in
the state last week for a time visit
ing J. J. Lohnes for a few days and
found him busy with the crops which
are fairly good this year.
Wm. Gerner and two brothers were
in Murray from their home at Bart.
lett, Iowa last Monday evening with
a truck load of musk melons which
they were dispensing to the people of
Murray.
Mrs. Lester Shrader who has been
in the hospital at Omaha for some
time recovering from an operation,
is reported as being somewhat im
proved. 'Mr. Shrader was in Omaha
Sunday to visit the wife.
Charles Ellington and wife of Om
aha, former Rock Bluffs residents
EDAKkSE
at MURRAY
Ziaiui'day, Aug. 27
Everybody Welcome A Good
Time Assurred
Admission. .25 and 10
who have been making their home
in Omaha for many years were among
those attending the homecoming at
Rock Bluffs last Sunday.
J. D. Kelsey and wife of Shen
andoah, Iowa, uncle and aunt of Mrs.
George E. Nickles were guests for
the day last Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. 'George E. Nickles. Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Shrader arrived in
the evening and enjoyed a visit with
the Iowa visitors and Mr. and Mrs.
Nickles.
Cecil Comstock of Plattsmouth was
a visitor in Murray last Monday,
being guest at the home of Mrs. Mar
garet Brendel and son, Richard as
well as at the home of his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt. He
made his home with Mrs. Brendel
and Richard last year when they at
tended the state university at Lincoln.
Iowa, where they enjoyed a family
reunion. They had thought of hold
ing the gathering near Murray and
Rock Bluffs, but as the Rock Bluffs
annual picnic and reunion was held
that day the members of the Lewis
family resorted to Waubonsie where
they enjoyed the day most pleasant
ly. They enjoyed a fine dinner and
with reminiscences of the happening
which has made history and also a
happy life for the members of this
excellent family.
Visited Friends in Missouri.
Roy Gregg and family were down
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Gerking just over in Missouri last
Sunday. They enjoyed a fine visit.
They tell of Mr. Gerking having a
very excellent corn crop.
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er nnH Miss Eileen Jov. of Salem.
Neb., the intermediate room teacher.
Many Attend Spangler Funeral.
Many of the people of Murray,
relatives and friends of the late E. H.
Spangler were over to Mynard last
Saturday attending the funeral of
Mr. Spangler at the U. B. church.
Mr. Spangler has spent the three
score and more of years near My
nard. He was superintendent of the
Sunday school there for many years
and had labored long and faithfully
in the church.. Not alone was he in
terested in the Bible school and
church but was interested in the wel
fare of the community in all laudable
directions. He was interested to
see that his neighbors and friends
prospered and was ever alert to lend
his aid to all in that direction. The
people have indeed lost a friend.
Gives Fine Address Sunday. ,
Mrs. Robert Troop with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Sherman, all of Lin
coln were visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop and with
them attended the homecoming at
Rock Bluffs last Sunday.
Mr. Sherman in a few remarks said
that the historic features of King HilJ
should be preserved and the eminence
made a park for the people of the
state.
Mrs. Troop was called upon and in
speaking of the early settlement of
this portion of the state told of the
early life of the pioneers and their
struggles for a living, of the manner
of life and the crude instruments of
farming compared to modern equip
ment and the modern home as com
pared with the way the early pioneers
had to get along keeping house. She
said that when the people were en
deavoring to make a start that hard
work was one feature which won and
that hard work and plenty of it de
veloped the country and that good
hard work now would solve the ques
tions confronting the people today.
Her address was received with much
appreciation, and applause.
Friends Visit Together.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster now
making their home south of Murray
but formerly residing in Murray,
were guests Sunday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sey
bolt. where they were joined by Mr.
ar Mrs. R. A. Noell. They all en
joyed a most pleasant evening as well
as a very fine six o'clock dinner.
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Showing Some Improvement.
Noah Parker, who has been very
poorly for the past number of
months has been showing good im
provement of late and with the fam
ily was able to be guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed P. Schu
macher between Murray and Union
last Sunday. The families enjoyed a
very fine visit during the day and
an excellent dinner at the noon hour.
Enjoyed Family Reunion Sunday.
The Jefferson D. Lewis family
which numbers forty-five last Sunday
not together and drove to Waubonsie
lake and park southwest of Sidney,
Most every one has several
hundred dollars invested in
household goods and personal
effects.
Are Yours
Insured?
If your home burned to
night, could you replace what
you have?
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Plattsmouth
Birth of Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Towner Livingston
are the proud parents of a son born
Monday at an Omaha hospital which
has brought much happiness to the
family circle including Mr. and Mrs.
Parr Young and Mr. and Mrs. B. V.
Livingston, the grandparenst. Mrs.
Livingston was formerly Miss Mil
dred Young.
KULLUM K10THING KLUB
The members of the Kullun,
Klothing Klub held their meeting in
a picnic form at the cabin of Fritz
Siemoneit near the Platte river on
Friday, August 12.
Our roll call was telling things
which we had learned about 4-H
work. All members were present.
We had two demonstrations. One
was the Mellmara embroidery given
by Berniece Halmes and Bessie Svo
boda. The other was How to Make
a Hemstitch which was given by
Betty Halmes. "We also looked over
the dresses which each girl had made
and made plans for our achievement
day which is to be held at the home
of Bernice and Betty Halmes.
After the close of our meeting, we
girls enjoyed ourselves in the sur
roundings of the cabin and after
having a grand time all departed for
home.
HERTHA POTSCHIES.
News Reporter.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
Many Nebraska residents will learn
with some amazement next Sunday
(Aug. 28) that only a relatively few
years ago their state was officially
called "The Great Desert" and that
school children were taught that it
was a groat and dangerous waste
land, probably with camels running
at large.
This discovery of John Mix, famed
creator of "Strange As It Seems." is
to be the featured dramatization of
his weekly broadcast, presented by
the Union Pacific railroad.
Just how one of the richest areas
in the United States came to be re
garded as a desert will be detailed
on this program which can be heard
locally from WOW (Omaha) at 2:00
or KOA (Denver) at 4:15.
Spososcosoocosooscooooocor.
b Locking Toward
School Days
New Sport Shirts
500
New Sweaters
950 to $a.so
New Trousers
Part Wool Pleats Caffs
$1-45
wescotts
Where Quality Count
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Weeping Water
Mrs. Edward Dowler has taken
over the dining room at the Fair
Havens hotel.
Amos Bates and family were at
tending the funeral of E. H. Spang
ler at Mynard last Saturday.
Miss Ida Cappen and Miss Anna
Kilpatrick went to Elmwood last
Monday to assist at the eating house
of Charles V. Seeley.
R. M. Dennis of Elmwood was
looking after business matters in
Weeping Water and meeting a num
ber of friends Tuesday of this week.
Last Saturday Bernard Allsman, a
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Binger
making his home at Falls City ar
rived and enjoyed a visit over the
week-end at the Binger home.
Dr. C. O. Herman and wife accom
panied by their son, Jack, departed
last Sunday for Idaho where they
will spend some ten days on their
vacation and will visit with relatives
at Bern.
Wm. Spangler and wife and Miss
Isabel Wiles were in Mynard last
Saturday to attend the funeral of
E. H. Spangler. George Wiles and
wife and B. F. Wiles were also in
attendance.
Bert Fisher who for a time oper
ated an eating house and tavern
which he sold to Miss Mayme Hillman
some time ago, was passing his 4 5th
birthday anniversary Tuesday of this
week and was quietly celebrating the
same and receiving the congratula
tions of his many friends.
W. 1. Homan who has been work
ing at the quarry, but who has not
been feeling the best was overcome
with the heat and had to be taken
home where he was kept quiet and
given a rest which resulted in his
recovering to some extent. With a
rest he went back to work.
Mrs. Seward Day who has been
visiting relatives ana with the two
children enjoying a vacation, return
ed home last Sunday night. They
were at Estes Park where they en
joyed the cool weather. On Tuesday
they moved to Lincoln where Mr.
Seward Day has been employed.
Opens Elmwood Restaurant.
Charles V. Seeley who has been
working about Weeping Water get
ting the odds and ends completed
since selling of the Weeping Water
Republican to Clair Wolfe, having
completed the work which he had on
hand, made the purchase last week
of an eating house in Elmwood and
last Tuesday with a complement of
help in the matter of some of the
young ladies of Weeping Water as
cooks and waitresses, opened the
place in Elmwood. The opening was
just at the proper time, as it was the
first day of the golden jubilee in
Elmwood.
building done on his various farms,
and other improvements, have re
turned to the west coast where he
makes his home during the school
year and will be there to enter the
children in school at the beginning of
the term. They departed early Mon
day morning.
Enjoyed Family Gathering.
J. E. Kenner and family were in
Plattsmouth last Sunday attending
the Renner family reunion at Garu.u
park where some fifty members of
the Renner family were gathered.
Return to the West.
Mr. and Mrs. George Towle and
family who have been here during
the summer, Mr. Towle having some
Mrs. N. J. Dixon at Hospital.
Mrs. N. J. Dixon who with Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Dixon went to Missouri
to make their home some time ago
was stricken with paralysis which
left this excellent woman- In very
serious condition. A, letter to a friend
in Weeping Water told of the condi
tion of the aged lady, and Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Boedeker, Mrs. Boedeker
being a daughter, and Herman Dixon
and wife, immediately departed for
Springfield, Mo., to be with the moth
er and render what aid they could.
They left for the south last Monday
night.
C. of C. Receives Charter.
At the Wolcott park last Tuesday
evening the members of the Weep
ing Water Chamber of Commerce
were enjoying a picnic supper and
a meeting in which they celebrated
the reception of the charter and list
ened to an address by Herbert Mc
Cullock, general manager of the
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
comapny. A large number of the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce and their friends were gath
ered for the occasion.
TEAM AND PITCHING RECORDS
Whether your printing Job Is
large or small, it will receive our
prompt attention. Call No. 6.
The local Merchants won 12 of 14
league, games during the current ball
season. The winning percentage of
.857 was the highest in the league,
and the Merchants are Twin Valley
League champs.
The Platters played 13 games,
with Eagle forfeiting their second
encounter. In the games played the
locals clubbed out a total of 138 hits,
of which 43 were of the extra base
variety. The Merchants tallied 93
times, 41 being earned. The team's
batting average was .271 from -38
hits for 507 attempts. There were
a total of 355 put-outs, 118 assists
and 4 6 errors, for an average of .911.
"Gabby" Street was not only the
leading hiirler of the locals, but he
was also the outstanding pitcher in
the league. "Gabby" was charged
with one loss, losing at Ashland 4-2.
He gave but 4 hits, all in the first
two frames. Ashland tallied twice in
each of the first two innings; all
runs being unearned.
"Gabby hurled 101 frames with
"Stub" Scdlak appearing in 12 Va
innings. "Dusty" Rhoades pitched
four Innings and "Tink" Wiles re
tired no men. "Gab" in his 11 games,
gave but 10 earned runs. "Dusty"
gave 2, Stub 1. Wiles 0.
Name W L R II Walk PO
Sedlak 1 0 10 11 7 12
Street 10 1 35 58 25 159
Rhoades - 0 0 3 5 1 3
Wiles 0 1110 0
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LUCY HUFFAKER.
Based on a story by MARGARET CULKIN BANNING
STORY SO FAR:
Stephen Holland, brilliant
young lawyer and tiis wife Cyn
thia are divorced because he re
alizes she is so selfish and dom
ineering their, marriage is a
failure. They have a five-year-old
daughter, Ellen, Stephen's
mother regrets the divorce. She
is devoted to Cynthia. In Wash
ington Stephen meets and mar
ries Maris Kent, She is -warned
by a former resident of Maple
wood that when she goes there,
she will be in "enemy territory."
Copyright 1838 by Locw'i In.
Chapter Two
It was Stephen, of all people,
who first made Maris see there had
been wisdom in Mrs. Kingsley's
warning. The second day after their
arrival in Maplewood Maris went
to Stephen's office. She had gone
out with an agent to look at houses
and she was so delighted with one
he had shown her that she could
not wait to tell Stephen about it;
perhaps he would be able to look
at it too; she did not want to run
any risk of it's being snapped up
by someone else.
"Even the address is charming,'
she said laughingly after she had
told its many advantages. "Nine
teen Cameron Drive."
"Oh," said Stephen in a flat tone.
"Why the sudden gloom? Is it
haunted or something?"
"The agent was a fool to show
It to you. He knows that Cynthia's
people live at fifteen ... Just two
doors away."
"What of It?l They wouldn't
throw their garbage in our yard,
would they?"
"You don't realize, dear, the dif
ference between large cities and
small ones, where people know their
neighbors. But if you've set your
heart on it ... I was just thinking
of you... and..."-.
VForget it," said Maris. "I'll go
out again tomorrow. But you'd
best make out a chart showing
which neighborhood will tolerate
us. As long as we are together,
it makes no difference to me on
which side of the tracks we live.
And now, I'm going to step along."
As she oDened the door, Stephen's
secretary was just coming in to an
nounce that the nurse was in the
reception room with Ellen. Step
hen told her to bring tnem in ana
Insisted that Maris stay. Ellen
rushed into her father's arms.
"Ellen," he said as he put her
Sown on the floor, "this is Maris."
"Hello," said Ellen with a smile.
"You have a funny name... but it's
nice, toe."
Ellen asked Maris if she liked
her shoes and was told they
wer probably the nicest shoes in
the world. 1
"I bavo a pair of scandals, too,"
a!d Ellen. "What makes you laugh
..dcn't you like scandals?"
"Not always, Ellen, but I'm sure
I'd like yours. Goodbye. I must
be hurrying off."
Stephen followed Marls to the
door and asked her to stay longer,
but she said she thought it best to
wait until later to know Ellen
better.
Mrs. Hollaed said she wished to
give a party to introduce Maris to
her friends, bat as she had a cold
and Stephen and Maris were busy
moving into the house which they
had found. It was postponed. They
had been In Maplewood two weeks
when Stephen said it was high time
Maplewood and Maris should know
each other, and so he had engaged
a table at the club for Thursday
night. It was to be a special occa
sion, everybody would be there.
Thursday evening, Maris spent a
long time on her toilette. Her bands
were cold and trembling. To reas
sure herself, she tried to blleve
that all brides were panicky when
they were introduced in towns
familiar to their husbands, Strang
to them. But not until Stephen
came in and with his eyes as well :
as his words told her she bad never !
looked so beautiful, cou!d she fats
with assuranca -the fact that she
was going into "enemy territory."
No matter what happened, she said
to herself, Stephen would be with
her.
But, by chance, she - was alone
when something happened to put
her courage and dignity to the test.
Stephen had given his hat and coat
to an attendant and gone toward
the dining-room to see if their table
was ready (before taking Marls in,
when some one spoke behind her.
"Good evening, Mrs. Holland."
Maris turned to see who could be
addressing her, just' as a pleasant
voice answered the greeting. So...
this was Cynthia. Just then Step
hen returned. He greeted the man
who had come in with Cynthia.
whom he had not seen. She took
a step toward him.
"Steve," she said, "I want to meet
your wife."
Maris held out her hand. Cynthia
barely touched it. A woman, who
had just come in, called to Cynthia,
saying she had something to tell
her.
"I am not staying," said Cynthia,
"I think it's best not to. I'll call
you in the morning."
There was a moment of silence.
It was broken by Maris.
"I am sorry," she said in a low
voice to Cynthia. "If..."
Cynthia turned as if she had not
heard and with her escort started
"Thank you, but I can't" was all
Stephen could say then. But when
ne and tyntnia were out or tne
room, he spoke.
"I wish you wouldn't do things
like that," he said. "Ellen never
questioned my going until you men
tioned my staying. She's too little
to have our problems become hers,
too."
"I'm sorry, Steve. I don't know
why X did it, except that I couldn t
help it. Ellen and I have been
alone today. . .my people away and
your mother out of town... I didn't
want Christmas, of all days, a
dreary one for Ellen... it is hard
for a mother..." her voice trailed
off.
"I know you wouldn't do it de
liberately, Cynthia," he said kindly,
"and I don't mean to criticize you.
It is just that a child's happiness
comes so easily and goes so quickly
and I don't want Ellen to have any
unhappiness we can avoid."
"Of course. Steve. Thank you.
And I'll be more careful."
Stephen did not tell Maris what
had happened. He did not want
her, either, to have any unhappi
ness which could be avoided. They
were so gay and happy over their
first Christmas dinner together that
he did not think of It again... for
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"Steve," said Cyntbia,
( ? fgf r "l want to meet your
toward the outer door. Suddenly
she wheeled around and came to
ward Maris.
"Please make Steve happy," she
said in a voice where impetuous-
ness and restraint seemed to be
warring with each other. 'I hen, as
if italicizing the words: "Please do."
"Well, I'll be..." Steve began, as
Cynthia walked out the door.
"Don't look as if we'd been
slapped," Maris interrupted. "We
have to run the gauntlet yet."
The evening was not altogether
unpleasant. A number of Stephen's
friends stopped at their table and
were so gracious to Maris that she
felt, while she lived, she would be
grateful to them.
Maris and Stephen had planned
to go to Washington for the holi
days with her grandmother, but an
important case prevented that. Two
days before Christmas, Stephen told
Maris that he had had a note from
Cynthia, asking him to come in
late Christmas afternoon. Ellen 'had
made him a gift and wished to
present it, herself. Maris, who had
hoped they could go to the lake
for the day, was glad she had not
mentioned it. Of course, she said,
Stephen should go to see Ellen on
Christmas Day. ;
'Ellen had given her father the
clay ash-tray she had made for him
and they had had a good romp,
when the nurse came in to say it
was time Ellen had her bath and
supper. Stephen started to leave.
"Bye Daddy." said Ellen. "Some
more Merry Christmas to you."
'Wouldn't you like to stay, Steve,
and have dinner with us? If,veu;
will. Ellen can sit at the tabls this ,
once, instead of eating In the
nursery. , 1
that night, at least.
Cynthia did not tell Mrs. Holland
of the Christmas day incident
either, when she went to see her
on her return. She had something
oi more importance to say.
"But you can't, dear," Mrs. Hol
land said. "You re as smart and
intelligent as any woman could be
but you have net been trained for
any work and it isn't easy for a
woman to make a living for her
self and a child. Whatever made
you think of refusing to take all
mony? But never mind... Steve
wouldn't hear of it."
"He might be influenced. You
know sometimes second wives..."
"You're all wrong, Cynthia, if you
think Maris resents Steve's taking
care of his child. She had shown
delicacy in a situation which is not
altogether an easy one for her and
she is generous. I'm sure she would
be as much against such a ridic
ulous move as I am."
"I hope you are right. Mother.
But I've heard little things. She
has friends here with whom she
may be a little more frank than
she is with others. Forget it. I
will. After all, it can't be true.
You know Maris... I -don't. You
wouldn't like a woman who was
cruel and selfish."
Mrs. Holland did not believe that
Maris had interfered in any way.
but the conversation with Cynthia
made her uneasy, sne was triad as
the weeks passed arid Cynthia not
only did not mention it again, but
continued to accept the generous
checks sent her by S-tephen.
'Tex goinr to tak tfcs tfterneen
off. . .want to meet me for luncheon
and do something g::ddy later on?"
asked Stephen one morning.
Maris said it was a splendid idea.
In the late morning, he phoned that
he couldn't get away as early as
he had planned. Why didn't she
have luncheon at the club? It
would be more convenient for him
to pick her up there than at home.
She wanted to suggest another
meeting place, but she knew Step
hen was busy and she should not
hold him on the phone, so she
agreed.
They had been to the club just
once. They had never mentioned
what had happened on that night.
Perhaps Stephen had forgotten it.
Or perhaps he felt that after these
months, the memory of it had so
dimmed to Maris that she would
not mind going. She did mind. But
she went.
When she reached the club, she
saw the dining-room was crowded
witn women, having their luncheon
at card tables. The head waiter
seemed nervous aa he explained
there was a charity bridge sched
uled for the day. A woman who.
Maris knew was an intimate friend
of Cynthia's, came to her and said
in a voice which was too sweet.
that she was sorry. ..the commit
tee had not know that Mrs. Holland
played bridge... she had come to
tne club so little they had, not
thought of asking her.
Stephen's mother, sittine at a
table with Cynthia, rose and came
quickly to them.
"If you'll have luncheon with me,
dear," she said, "I'll be so glad.
Alex can find room enough to set
a table for us."
"Thank you," said Maris, shaking
hsr head.
"I wish you would, dear."
tl'd rather not, really. I just
stopped by. . .Steve is coming for
me soon. Please go back to your
luncheon."
As Maris walkedaway, the wo
man tried to explain to Mrs. Hol
land, but was cut short.
"I don't like stupid cruelty," she
said. "She has every right to be
here. I hope and I expect that this
sort of thing will never happen
again."
When Stephen drove up, Marij
was waitine for him undir th
portico. She agreed with his sug
gestion that a drive Into the coun
try would be Just the thinir on snrH
a glorious day. She smiled when
oue saw me reason lor tne drive
a beautiful house set in several
acres of lovely land, Just outside
the city. It was, she agreel with
Stephen as thev insDeetert it. lust
what they wanted.
"No more rented, furnished
places" he said cheerilv. "W wm,t
a home, not a house. And this is
He looked at her and anw ita
was no happiness in her face.
wny, wnars wrong?" he crifed.
I thought you Were en,thnsfnetJrt
about it, too."
"I can't be hannv Tiam nnv
where until things are straightend
out. I've been wondering if I
shouldn't go to grandmother for
while."
"Maris!" he cried? "Ar vnu tnlV.
ing of leaving me?"
"Not for alwavs. T'm not fnm-
plaining... of course I had warn
ings enough that I was comirj intf
enemy territory, but I loved sru
so..."
"Don't vou ?ov m nft-?' Rtrv.
hen's voice was strained.
"More every day. Knwinar
thing. I'd do lust the :it
I thought I was marrylr.y a rrun
and I find I married a I'Mvnm-xi
couple. I'm an outsider hero. . .wilb
tne town... with your mother...
with you. Don't try to st.vp in
You're still tied to Cynthia In a
thousand ways. You cant break
away. They won't let you."
Stephen took her in his arms.
"Would vou reallv leave w.e.
Maris? Go home and leave m
alone to solve all the problems?"
She looked at him steadilv for a
moment, thn Uid her head on his
shoulder and broke into sobs.
No! No! I will never leav vou
as long as you want me. But I
dont know what to do.. I dcn'l
know what to do."
(Continued Monday)