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Quality Guaranteed TEA MARRYING MARK by Violette Kimbail Dunn SYNOPSIS After Mark Alexander's beau- tiful wife Ellen died, her whole family became interest- ed In Valerie, Ellen's daughter by a former marriage and in the trust fund left Valerie. All are anxious to adopt Val- erie all, save Shirley but Mark will have none of it. Mark hires Lucy Tredway to tutor Valerie and keeps Lucy in the house, much to Elise's dismay. As Mark comes out of his office, he is surprised to see Elise pull up in her car. CHAPTER 17 Elise emerged, cool in pastel chiffons, under a huge hat. Her dark, rather heavy eyes were veil- ed as they rested on him. They made him vaguely uncomfortable. This was his frequent reaction to Elise these days. He wished ridiculously that he could take a running jump into his car and be off waving his hat as he went. Instead he found himself st ou B . e-jt g T Calumet's double-action gives you double leavening both dur- ing mixing and in the ovsn. This exclusive feature permits you to use less aud still get better results. Easy-opening, von't-spill container, with handy measuring device under the lid. AND THE PBICE IS SURPRISINGLY LOW. telling how charming she looked, and how even midsummer became* her. She laid her hand on his arm, and looked up at his reproa.cn- fuly. "Don't go conventional, dar- ling," she said. Mark decided he would never get used to "darling" as the current output in saluta- tions. "I'm quite sure what your opinion is of women who pursue men to their offices. But how else am I to see you? And I truly must. Will you drive me home? Oh, Harmon, just take the car back. I shan't be needing it again until tonight." Mark almost put out a protest- ing hand, as the man touched hit cap and drove off. Elise was moving flowingly toward his road- ster, and there was nothing to do but follow her. "I don't think you'll be very happy," he said, opening the door. "Picture hats and chiffons don't mix specially well with roadsters." Mark Has Caller She tucked her flowing skirts around iier and leaned back with a wistful sigh. "But I adore road- sters. And you have the top up, so I shan't be too terribly wind- blown. Don't stand there staring at me, silly. Aren't you getting in?" Mark brought his thoughts back with an effort. "I just remembered A t-!ephone call. Excuse me a second. I'll be witli you " He was half way up the walk before she could answer. He felt childishly defrauded as he called his house from the superintend- ent''- office. He had hardly realla- ed how he counted on the hour in the pool wita Valerie and Lucy. He was glad when he heard Cull- tern's voice. Sometimes if Valerie happened to be passing when the telephone rang she answered, just in case it might be Mark. "Please tell Miss Tredway and Miss Valerie I've been detained, and to have their awlrn without me" he said. "And Cliiltern I say tell them I'm terribly sorry, will ypu?" "Yes sir," said Cliiltern. "Will you be coming home f;>r dinner?" "Yes." said Mark, loudly. H* felt his voice would banls the faint fear that seized him at the ques- tion. "I see, sir," saiU Chiltern. "Tuank you." Mark almost suspected he rc il- ly did see. He would not have put it past the man! He said "Thank you," and went back to Elise. He got in beside her aud started his car. The wind lifted the ligut brim of Ellse's enormous hat, and she caught It closer. She could hardly imagine a man with a chauffeur and three closed cars driving himself to work in a two-year-old roadster, like any lab- orer. It was difficult to look out from under a shadowy brim with lustrous eyes, when that brim surg- ed aud billowed in playful leaps that kept botli her bauds at her Finally, as a stronger gust tilted it coyly over one ear. she took the thing off entirely, anchoring it firm. ly on her knees, and thanking heaven for a hair net. She was struggling with a rage '.hat In- cluded even Mark, although rea- son told her he had nothing to do with it. The last straw was when she looked up and found him laughing. Men seldom laughed with, and never at, Elise.. "Sorry but you should have seen yourself," said Mark. "1 mean, the way you looked when we start- ed, and the way you looked after a couple of bouts with the breeze." Klise managed a kind of smile. "It must have been terribly tun- ny," she agreed. "I suppose you're wondering why I've carried you off," she said. She had almost mastered her temper. Is Someone Talking? Mark was not quite so successful at hiding his courioslly over the whole proceeding. 'Of course it was sweet of you " he began. "1 simply bad to see you. And it's practically impossible to get you to myself even for a minute. Of course I simply adore Valerie. as you know. And Miss Treadle Is well of course she's quite stimulating if you know what 1 mean." Mark nodded. He didn't In th least know. She hurried on without waiting for an answer. "Vim see, 1 can't heir, lure, or even abduct you to my apartment. I can't think what you're afraid of ISSUE 41 '41 "Perhaps It Isn't exactly tear," ha explained. "Maybe I'm catering a trifle to the tongues of men to say nothing of women. Silly rot, I know. And even If one doesn't go In for atei-otyped mourn- ing, It does curtail social activi- ties a bit." "You're just talking off the top of your mind," said Klise, sadly. "Keeping ine on the outside. Just as if we hadn't been friend* for ages.. It isn't fair when I miss Ellen so anyway " Mark was horrified, after the fashion of men, to see her loose one hand from the still struggling hat and wipe her eyes on a gay bit of chiffon. "I Im frightfully sorry. 1m probably a clumsy brute " He laid his hand over hers on the big hat, and held It closely. Ellse looked up at him from un- dampened lashes. She <-ven smiled plaintively. "No, darling," she sighed. "It's Just that you don't always think. Of course, I know you can't go dashing around to parties. Amus- ing yourself like that. But surely nobody couk. criticize) you for com- ing to see me! As a matter of fact. It's criticism that made me hunt you up. It's terribly hard to tell you. You are so so sort of sweet, Mark. But when others are involved " Mark asked a surreptitious question of his wrist watch. He was appalled to find only half an hour had passed since Ellse met him. It seemed to him that he had been shut up here with her for weeks. "I'm afraid I don't understand," he told her. "I suppost it's stupid of me. Do you mean somebody we know is talking aibout somebody? They generally are, aren't they? Who is It this time, and what ar they saying?" Scientists Find Potato Rot Cure Drying Process to Prevent Soft Rot In Potatoes Will Save Millions of Dollars An- nually Tlte Armour Research Founda- tion at the Illinois Institute of Technology announced Its scien- tists had perfected a drying pro- cess to pravent bacterial soft rot In potatoes which it said would save millions o( dollars annually for the potato growing industry. The announcement followed a 14-month Investigation which snow- ed that the outside skin, through heat treatment, underwent an In- crease In the number of cells that formed a barrier preventing en- trance of soft-rot bacteria. At the same time, the drying process it- self killed a certain number of bacteria but did not actually ster- ilize the potato. The process itself was develop- ed from a primary pattern used by a group of Florida growers who employed a type of dryer which basically was a conveyor belt run- ning through a hot-air blast. The announcement said they noted that the rot had almost totally dis- appeared. The Foundation's experimental dryer is 20 feet long. Two 10- parallel wooden chambers through which air current circulate are con- nected at one end for the ex- change of air blasts, the other end serving as an exhaust through a window. Foundation scientists said the process could be adopted cheap- ly and effectively for wide use. Britain Wants Forestry Men Expert forestry men from Can- ada are doing so splendid a job in Great Britain that the authorities there would be very pleased to see a lot more of them over there. Sir James Calder, adviser on wood sup- plies to the British Ministry ot Shipping said recently. Sir James, who is on his way home attar visits to Washington and Ottawa, pointed out that the production of lumber in Great Bri- tain was 50 times greater than in peace times and that all available skilled help had been exhausted. He told of there being 1.500 wo- men being used for felling trees and "sneddlng." With reference to reforestation work, Sir James told of one hugo tract of land which had been planted with young trees and the efforts of the Germans to set It on fire. So far they had Called. He pointed out that there are great stands of timber as yet un- touched in Britain and yet ships were forced to carry timber to Bri- tain. If the amount of timber im- ported Into Britain could be cur- tailed, the space available could be used for the shipment of food. One way of Increasing the produc- tion of lumber In Britain would be by getting sawyers and lumber- jacks from this country. TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS A Happy Thanksgiving to All Yes, we have many things for which to be thankful: for our homes, our churches, our grand Dominion and noble Empire. 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