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thursday october m 1031 the acton free press page tbrxm nfl ouaveb locked troubled i dont aeo how you oan glvo tho party hero alio said vour grandmother in recuperating bo alowly from uiu lal hoart atuu it that i really don t think ho could aland tlio iioum- a ahadow crowed her daughter face always over since irothy wu a little girl her grandmother b alrk mmuii hod upitet family plana out i v already aaked uio guciita alio bagon rotwulloudly when a mam wry of the miff or tug aco in uio room above wtoppod uio word in her up oil but it really dooant mat- tor he howtcnod la add mitytoo bun can have tlwm at her houe x u tun up now to htu grandma l lier broui rdy a mbiut lulor dorothy stood breddo the alck bed nd watched her grandmoth er toy uatleaaly with tho dabitlly arranged tray against the pillow her white curl formed a halo around her spiritual oval face her cbar blue oye regarded the allm glrr by her aide affectionately yet npcculotlvelfl m m aorry about your party alio maid quietly your vcrtrcs carried to inn you ace and havo net me uilnvbu oouldnt you have it junt tlie kama x really couldnt auoid the nolae here but there 1 the barn whore there u a will there 1a u way- you know i never thought of the barn you resourceful angel ill run down to mo uhat mouier think a half hour later dorothy was busy writing her invitation can you come to my whore thoro 1 a will there 1 a wayf halloween party it will bo iwul in our barn from eightthirty until twelve saturday even ing october the thlrtiyflrat tto not vrtax your best clothe- dot aruvc daya of planning and preparation fol lowed twenty- four gucet had accepted tlio bata in tlo hevdoy of 1u youth had housed twelve or more uqblpagek and back of the part not anlde for carrlag were many atoll for horsen and cows tlicae were jteldom uhed now except in aeverw winter weather the big loft liowever wan full of sweet amelllng hay and uio entire build ing wan in good repair 11m interior of tlw barn downntalre was paneled in atalned redwood ihl largo main part mo cleared out nwept ganilahed and imng with ovorgroon lantern and pumpkbi headit long tobies and benchi were arranged at one end for the supper while tlie center wait left free for gamoa nd 1 halloween ttlvluc tjorouiy a few liour before uie tlmo mt tor uie party stood in the doorway and proudly aurveyed her worlc melvln eparka who had boon her chief hlp in silii upare momenta alao gave a lout ap proving glance around weve certainly worked wonder he declared boastfully and well have ten time the fun wod huvo at the houso doeint my witch look appropriate lie referred to a bundlo or hay he had arrayed in a dahbig block and yellow witch ooatunih it stood upright wearing high peaked hat and a long flapping coat i may be lato thu evening lio con tinued hut ill get hero if i break a leg ive wiin riding with the ahirlffb poio all morning thoy are looking for a man from acroui uio arizona border oh i fluo asked me to tell you that nho cant come bho a- eight with poison oak ut uil hiaiion but slw still exiwcu her cousin lionel hogum from iw angeles and if ho cornea nhf11 tihtp him along juki the name anything more i con do before i dnah off dorothy nhoolc her head ihank you no youve bet n a treasure luid i think vc have cverytlilng ready at eighttwenty dorothy drvuwwl in a gay yellow gown muwmi in the barn door way to receive her toienta- tlu tabtan were laden with haladfl kandwlchii in dividual apple plck molasjw cake and llattrn or ualted iniu and raulnlf hack of her the barn wuu a mellow glow of light and color a figure htrodo maidenly out of the gloom a tall young man in a rumpled bmartly cut tan suit came swiftly up the road and entered blithely mikw oraveft he queatloned ytia ajiaworid dorothy and you rnuat be ijonni rogern i am no norry bue couldnt come but im imfo yohll enjoy youraclf anyway thu unt ut all formal alfalr j the yountf man hurvayel the bedecked barn with a rapid glance thu u groat sie exclaimed auftto of warm apprecia tion in hu voice your invitation nald not our btht clothes no i took you at your word you ace bite glanced from hu clothofl to tho clear gray eyes above and amlled iliere u an anxious uxpremilon on hu face but he smiled bnck where tlwre in a will there u a way he continued thats a great line it never came lunno to me that it mount all it docs until i read yofcr note tlie arrival of two cam full of young people cut abort the con vernation doro- thy introduced tho strong and hu soon one of a gay and laughing group by the time twentythree young people bad gathered tlie party wasln full swing melvln however was late wheres mel askel some one well be here ho expected to be a few minutes late answered dorothy tbo other were in the midst of a game when melyln arrived a bit disordered nd tired looking- tha- guest were bbstoi in big rmg on the bam floor ilaipld brown stood hi tlie ooitru of tin ring wllh a bt an bog in lib hand thu lie was aiming at different peopln in turn counting uai rapidly any one who could t give a iilogun beforv ui i n wah tniud wds out of ule game a hand some baaket indian wenvii wiut to go tlie last rtmulnlng porwui dorothy was just clutching the lw an lag and saying broathlejwly hav you llttln inury in your lioine win n mlvlii walktd in don t atop he said i u stiuid a moment and look on am tm giunn pro- greukd mi smilingly biirvuytd the lrcle uuihlnnly lui titllfuued and hu miillu died lrt mo play he demanded i ii throw 1 v met vorylody dot but the iiewromer in tail oh i thought you knew him lieu uiles roualn llmiel itogcm lhu u melvln hpurks tlie two tmiwed mrl- vin somehow overlooking lionels prof- fared hand ilm incident poomm un noticed iari he luul juit caught a couplu of flung btsiui begti lie took hu rlajul it uie centre of the circle and began almliuf dixtrously mrst to sfarold urown who was now eligible to try for tlie prize second to uoiw itogeril uoul calght tlu bags skllirinly and song out slogans uul again and again in tho few minutes of pluming ulat fol lowed it was linger melvln singled out to aim at with the boon bog until ruially tlie latter ronr lie could not think of another ologmi and was abtomatloally out hie baftkot finally went to one of the gtrb and tho young people scrambled to their feet for a new game melvln sought dorotliy side hay dot how do you know that u hues cousin lie aslred jib eyrit were ojl the wiw guest wlio casually while round big one of the tables liad uirusl a wliolo uondwich bito hu moutli ho must bo hungry answered uie girl a huts the fourth tlmo lus nibbled nuts or sandwiches in passing of course hes sues cousin tllllyl lie got tivy invitation didnt ho lie quoted it and of course ho u anyway i dont lute hun answered melvln shortly well aaid dorothy i admit his manner 1a a little hurried and he isnt always at caii but lie is a gentleman mel and he bt my gucet fo you be nice to him jut the name melvln however wan not himulf lie iitoad apart and wutched uie atranger who if ho were aware of uie scrutiny gflvo little sign of any uneanlnesis mo was a good mixer and in spite of a certain lock of calmness wait noon quite the life 01 tho gatliorlng when dorouiy dimmed tho llghu to tell a ghost story melvln slipped out but ho woj back by tho tlmo the ughui were on again few minutes later a girl bearing candle aloft to peer into a mirror hung on uie wall to find uie face of her future futu lifted the flame too high a banner of gay yellow bunting caught nro lor a half inroad wild panic relgnml tho fllmiwy decaratloini all seemed doomed if they went uie burn would lgnlto and tjio loft wlui its iitackod dry hay would be rich fuel for the flames to fore it could spread before any one hud tliought of definite action in fact the atranger iiprang forward with hlii two bare handn he toro down tho gayly colored paper he rllnumd up pillar and pried and sloshud tho uncaught portions loose- a second later the otlur men wort smothorlng imd stamping out tho flaming mahji on the floor and lionel albnbed down to find himself a hero hut i didnt do anyuitng ho htainmorwd proteitlngly bee im not vvcn corched you were pretty quickwitted though romirkcd harold brxiwn admiringly i we hatl bettor oat now and g on ulth the stunts later suggentcd dorouiy lier vloce slightly umiteatly x don t know about uie rest of you but x fool half hysterical i think food will restore our equlllbrlunl again just oh the young people had ranged themselves around tho long tablet how ever away down tho road there sounded tho notes of a dutant siren youd think tho fire department liad wind of our scare tald ono of tlio girls melvln sprang up i have a great idea for a game jfore you mr hero and lie bowed to lionel don thta witchs costume and dash up to uio loft a mo ment ive thought of a planl iio pulkd tho witchs garments off the bundle of hay he had decked earlier li tho day and wrapping uio long cloak around the stranger buttled him up tho loft htalrs you remain here in thu spot concealed behind uiu hay ho directed and dont you stir until i toll you to i liavo a peach of un ldcalv obediently xjonel sot tied back and melvln hhrrled downstairs again now lotties and gentlemen ho announced mounting hi bench wo are going to liitmdyce to you a new game tlie siren sounded outside again near er it came shrieking up the road straight to uio scene of festivities it cut short mel v ins speech it swooped down on the building and came to a swift top prom a large dark car eight do- termuied men sprang down they entered the gailydecked ban dorothy went forward to meet them what u ltj she asked wideeyed whats wrong mr meyers bhe recog nized all tho men it was uie slier hi and his posse we are hunting for on escaped crim inal 2iu crossed tlie arizona border tottt brbffwlim around hen wo caught him oil re to day in a good r presumbaly stolen un tlie desert some how he got out of jail and made a clean gctaway tkmio one ul phoned us lie hero im sorry mb a raves but if you folks havm l seim him well have u ju or h the plare i nrwrrymiik rs hung luck burprlsed u orful i he man in tlui loft was forgot- irouiy said sweetly you or at liberty to snarx h of course but i am quite ta rtnjn your prlmini r u not here we wt nt through your house and uuragr mr mryt n told h r n one but tin re are a ut of utolu liere juld hide a fugitive im horry utough miim here vou lxys take uiu talbi atk tin uft and lt d you lcud on the right and go htraight through ami out tjjrk to wariji 111 take thu loft wlui ooimoni jiiul mulligan 1 11 help you offonyl melvln and grabbed up a lantern ho led the way i teluplioned lui said ajilv mount d lie stairs itut is was a false alarm fiherlff ii r al certain tho iarty you ant buit hern ill take thu end ho we con make it snappy you thr divide up tho reit of uiu loft btguli uirowlng hu loiitecns rayn around on tlui loosened hay tliat lay about wtmlld he nnd uie ntraiigvr whera lie had left htm or would he liuve tried to make hu cicap1 oautuiijly melvln rounded uu pile bock of which lie had hidden lluncl lher he still lay his face wring white hu grey eys black be- the lanterns rays 31o was about to rue lutpeburftly when melvln made a cautious gctture for quiet and passed on a minute later steps receded down the stulrs a few xecond1 ufu r with an apology for the lntrruitlon tho sheriff and hu men left stating they would thrsah uie ground before returning to town when tliey hod dbtupp orcd melvln ushered uio gilciits liock to tllo table ive lost heart for the wltrh gome said wliut wo ull need u food wltliout delay ill call lionel down keop on your witch costume he whupured to uie other a momentlater junt in case our frleildt cnm back it jjonceau you pretty well you see i was slats diary by hobs farquhab friday i gess pa u getting bstnt- itndedrr evry day in the party uiat caught you early thui afternoon uo i know you were you w shall ducuss it later gome and eat i havont eaten bi a day and a half said the itrangr andhe took hu placo ut uie table melvln passed the sulodji and uie laden trays of luuidwlcllli began to circulate while uio bceiit of hot fragrant coffee filled uio air whom are uiey after mel young lloyd demanded anxiously some chop from arizona kscaped bi a stolen car llvey uiought they had found hbn thu arternoon picked up some poor tellow out on uio desert who aniwered uie description but he wasnt tho right man tlie man uieyre looking for has u nearly luolcsa loft arm been partially paralyzed from a gun batuo two yam ago the man they plckotl up to day can mo his left ami as well as hu right as lio ha valiantly demonstrated they picked up our witch friend uiere and they wcro miles off the track kxcltcd exclamations broke out among tho guoits dorothy voiced the general tumult you mean lionel she asked well for pitys soke why didnt you explain that to the slierlff kxplsui it to a pack of wolve said melvln would they lliten to him uiu afternoon ihoy would not hes tho dead ringer for this- ouior chart name weight iwme lielght iame coloring xlut bos not urn man nor yet tt lio bueii coutln uo admitted the ntrangcr hu face red beneath tho witch hat when you numod mo that mliti oraves x c rtalnly wtu indebted to you i didnt know wlu i wan nuppoied to be i junt took a clunce on mingling with a big party and no es caping detection until my family could come to my rescue i picked up an invi tation of yount that mr ilparkii hud dropped and when i got out of that jail window i dorlded it was he aven sent that whore there u a will uioro la a way certainly hit homo i hud to eiapo and thu tulul mn over im not tho man tho polno wonts but uiey wouldnt bellove me im porter carlton of pasadena and tho car is my own 1 jmt got dtalled on tlie desert uien my rewmblanoo to tho hunted man proved my undoing my only crime has been masquerading as uio mumntf xjonol ilogent irom out of tlio gloom of tho driveway u bicycle skimmed into vlow from it a meeheiujor boy dtimounted ivirtsr oarlton here7 he demanded thu wire just camo for him ojire miss oravot oravei barn and ho handed forui a jellnw envelope yen i took the liberty confessed the stronger i slipped into the wuitern union office and wtit off an s o a to my father thais when i know i was going to he an uninvited guest at your party thu ut his answer and ho read aloud the few wortu keep up your courage leaving at onoo dad hu voice broke on the last word sud denly he put hu head down on hu arms and hu shoulders heaved hot novt r fulled me yet ho said you dont know tho struln ive been under dorothy slipped from hi r place and put a comforting hand on hu ahohldcr we all know and were glad you came to us jwo sure ore aild melvln and ive been u chump posodona isnt so far away uiat we cant all be friends lots rechruten ourselves uie where tliere u a will club and take in drlton as a member what say everybody the response was warm and immediate but melvln was not yet aatufled the eye he had looked bito during the tense moment in the loft still haunted him he touclied porter carlton on the shoulder nlte after ma had wi nt to bed she oat pa to set if she hod left the light ml down tares and pa hun ted up hu flish lite tut lio cud iu ti weaulet the uu wu tunud on or on baterday wi 11 nu postponed hor brulgo party loday on acct it he did- tli nt gtt no ex- oepttiu ui ui- x brldgn party thin thu evnlng lie found lull thoj ivltashmuf4n imwt aaai ptujot at fit i niiy buddy thhiks it was a pl want uvnlng hi re they diiit mutch lltnuuy i am olwmt ruddy to qule going to uunday skimd fr good i am ut iovim puumi afur uie liuuioil tiki lupl ait inn to get up in fruut of uie bkool und tell about the libitum nu i got up mid reu h in my pockrt to git my hand- i rclieaf to wipe the ihmkalet off my month and it wiuun nt my handerthruf a toll it was my idiert mm i day wim ry all are famly in slrk u iilttt on acct of uie supe they cat i 14u a ant in uie mipe and i bprlnkled a llttln ant powtb r on it i showed prjnu of mine and dldduiit eat none or it i mnt stand anu lursday ant temy was reading in uie puper wluro in new york they are a man gu hit by a olto evry fifteen muilta bh km alio dlddnnt see how ho cud stand it very lotig i gms it u becous of the kind of kant ho tat mebby w nsday jaica put a tuck on my seat today and whi nlut down x yelled and tho teechef cum back and said nho wanted to iue wlmre i sot on tlie tack the skalrt mo for a mlnlt but slie just wanted to look at the noat thlraday xaxty durkla says slio has pur feck control over jlmmlo witch her 3 years old nun uho says hio juit tflvo lilm a good bust bi tho mouth then hit as sum tiling to cry fcr at nmy llate douglo kgyptlau liniment n re- rommended for uiro necks galls duunp- or calo4iseii and spralnn hemovi n proud fleidi and hoof hot btoiwi blood ing instantly im sorry iw said wiftly i wuli awfully we could be frlendii in uie warm handclasp uiat pajjied be- twteii the two men mime thing else pasuid too a reeling of klnihlp that won to llglt uicm down through all uie 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