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tkmjweei5bisbwakkraiuotohw aj j i i i i 1 ji i 0bay uaw9k irt 1m 7es3 mm qhj jffn jjirrub tttjort inr nu i r i i the fairfax tradition anna nhowkll dunaway ly you hare t rlfht to be proud of jair bmlt proud of it for what nancy found herself wondarinff honestly it wu true ttiit she could count the name of euht grandmothers and the family had paid an enormous rauarah fee bub after ell what did it prove merely that ana was descended from a lady in waiting to a queen i viewed in the light of harrietts tiimondi and nanay peattotv could tmesfplata dlagnntli there really seemed little k out from the station to the tadywood private school for olrls nancy noticed the rlns on the finger orthettrt opposite jt waa a striking rlnf with a sllv inlaid cold band atuddad with thirteen diamonds oan you lmahna such an ordinary leokhis dri wmrtnff a rlns like that thought nancy curiously she herself did not possess a rlnr with thirteen her ancestry back to uary beaton one of the four marys who were ladles in wntinff to uary queen of soots the vlrl opposite wore a straw hat althouch it was the first of september he was a square built younf person who seemed far removed from family crests and heraldic toarlngs such as nancy possessed kancy waa inordinate lyproud of herself nancy waa lnord- dlnately proud of her ancestry for a crest was somethlns one could not buy cither one had it or he did not pardon me said the fflxl opposite iranlns forward do you know if we are anywhere near wentworth avenue the next stop answered nancy briefly thanks the lrl began hastily to ft bar belongings tve never been 6ut this way before im going to ladywood only her breeding kept nancy from betraying her surprise probably one of the newly rich she thought turning her back and collecting her luggage when the car stopped in front of the imping grounds nancy alighted and hurried through the great iron gates she beard running footsteps behind her and the girl of the ring caught up breathlessly so were going lb be schoolmates she said with a merry laugh quite a coincidence isnt it im harrtec fairfax of downers grove she paused expectantly my name is nancy beaton nancys voice wafas cool as an ice cube after that conversation s to lag battet made one or two attempts and cjult snobbish she thought with un erring judgment very ordinary decided nancy having formed these snap judgments the two girls parted in the lobby nancy was assigned to a double room on the second floor when she was shown to it a few minutes later she found that her roommate had preceded her a girl bent over an open suit case nancy all but gasped audibly fine was no other than the girl of the ring i oh hcuo called harriet with a little amused laugh so were roommates she stood with a hanger in either hand hjt blue eyes in her small square face reemed to be looking nancy through and through there was no pretense or sham about her she was blunt as her finger tips but genuine as the stone flashing from the strange ring it seems so said nancy recovering her poise the boasted poise of a lineal oescradant of a blueblooded ancestry she could only make the best of it after all a lady was a lady i imagine said the other bluntly that you never would have picked me out for a roommate why i i kor i you continued harriet good- humoredty we might as well be honest with each other you think i am ord inary really stammered nancy really and i think you are snobbish now were even but you know first impres sions are not always lasting i think we shall like each other of course murmured nancy i am sorry i seem snobbish after aa noble birth imposed the ob ligation of noble conduct ii seemed superfluous howrver to tell harriet about mary beaton the girl simply would not understand such subtle dis tinctions nancy began unpacking there was her note paper with il crea her silver toilet articles whats this we hare here harriets voice broke in on the silence she had picked up s created silverbacked brush and was studying ir amusedly well well heraldic bearings i no wonder our motto said nancy proud y is semper fldrlls and so mary beaton of the old song is one of your ancestors harriet began humming lets sec how did u go there was mary braton and mary draton and mary carmlchael and me the four marys poor dears they were all imprisoned in the tower werent they or did they lose their heads of course not nancys voice was coldly furious harriet put down the brush and laughed speaking of a coat of arms aha said i know of a family who got one because one of their ancestors who waa chaplain to henry i had the ability to get through bis prayers in a hurry really- said kancy coldly i know rm democratic went on harriet but to me tt seam kind of funny courage onsnetsr win power brains td rather have those gift than aome bauble from an ancestor oh you mnssbl mind me rm to be vainglorious about still the best people had crssts and harriet had not despite her unusual ring nd her sturdy nobility of character one day for the flrss time nancy noticed that the ring was missing from harriets finger you havent lost your ring she exclaimed no i left it to be cleaned when i went borne last weekend its such a beautiful ring tea it is and thereby hangs a tale it isnt mine you know really she sprang up as a bell jangled oh my mathl i have to hurry i was excused said nancy you know im going home this weekend oh you ore harried paused in the doorway yes its my dads birthday tomor row i wonder if you would mind bringing my ring bock with you asked harriet i really dont know when ill be going again its at peacocks just call for it but what if i should lose it or some thing nonsense laughed harriet well ill be seeing you thanks a lot nancy coming back on the omnibus from chicago with the ring nancy held tne velvet box tightly clasped in her hand she was afraid even to trust it to her purse for fear some pickpocket might snatch it so she sat with it in one hand a letter she had forgotten to mall in the other and a book in her lap tho omnibus would take her to peru corner only and then she would have to uust lo hick to get a taxlcab out to the school what if i should have to walk the two miles nancy shivered with this valuable ring the omnibus was taking on more pas sengers a young man dropped down in the vacant seat beside her hie girls fears deepened with a ring like that in her possession nancy trusted nobody she was trying to read when the omnibus lurched suddenly throwing her ogalmt tne seat ahead book letter and ring slid to the floor nancy stooped to it trleve the ring just as the young man in the scat beside her did likewise and their heads knocked together violently j i beg your pardon he said smiling is this yours he was holding out a small square package oh thank you nancy seised it thankfully he handed her the book and the letter pretty rough rood he remarked very agreed nancy i travel it quite often nancy murmured do you and opened her book at random she waa lather disconcerted by her flashing smile and democratic manner she wondered if he hod observed the crev on her uuonery yea he was even now bend ing over to examine it semper fidelia he read aloud always faithful a very good motto he laughed shall i tell you mlne7 what is it ont olt and owptlon i dont happen to know the latin for it nancy flushed she had the uncom fortable feeling that he was laughing at her i never heard of that motto on s coat of arms she said cold y i probably not i have no coat of arm i never thought much of this idea of resting on the laurela your ancsfors you dont believe in family then flsahed nancy in family yet but not in family trees after all everyone who reads i his bible can trace his ancestry back to adam and j suddenly above the whir of tne motor came the conductors voice shouting peru comers pe roo corner nancy sprang up and made a frenxled dash for the exit the omnibus made only a brief stop already she beard the warning siren nooa of the starter the conductor swung her down im patiently and left her standing alone at the intersection of two dusty roads suddenly she remembered that she had left her bag nor was that all in her mad rush the ring had slipped from her ongers btopi she shrieked running after the omnibus stopl already however it was disappear ing oh moaned nancy oh oh ohl how could she ever face harriet how could aha hope to regain the ring some body anybody could pick it up and keep it perhaps she had dropped it when aha alighted aluvwgh she retraced her steps however dtggjng over every inch of the road the smell square package eluded her search there was n to but to telef phone every omnibus stop along the route asking the conductor to loo out for the ring she spent almost twenty dollars telephoning in the station at indianapolis when she finally stag gered into her room at lodywood white and disheveled it was after midnight its gone she cried wildly shaking harriet by the shoulder your ring is gone what are you raving about mum bled harriet sleepily let me be listen harriet i lost your ring you would have to wake me up to tell me scolded harriet after au ltt just a ring come to bed cant you she was asleep again before nancys head touched the pillow nancy how- ever lay awake tossing half the night you look like a wreck harriet told her thernext morning she was surpris ingly serene and sensible about her loss forget it cant you jm sure it will turn up some time well advertise in the lost and- pound i dont think an heirloom as well known as that can es cape the ponce its hot only heavily insured but marked and fingerprinted as it were you see it once belonged to oeorge wsallngton what gasped kancy well what of it what of it nancy burst out incred ulously why everything do you mean to say that you belong to the famous fairfax family and never told me t happen to be the eldest unmarried fairfax girl to date said harriet of course you know the story of the ring nancy shook her head well it goes something luce this it seems oeorge washington had it design ed for his half brother lawrence on his death the father of his country gavo it to lawrences widow anne fairfax washington anne willed it to the eldest unmarried girl in the fairfax family upon condition that when she forfeited the fairfax name through marriage she must also forfeit the ring to the oldest unmarried fairfax girl harriet cried nancy humbly you make mc ashamed of all my little shams and pretenses you are absolutely the finest girl i have ever known but that doesnt alter the fact that the ring is gone and how can i ever replace it i might be able to in money but never in tradition tradition fiddlesticks laughed har riet snapping her blunt pink fingertips i dont care a fig for tradition nor for the fact that rm a fairfax youre what you are not what your ancestors were a week went by without any news of the ring one day then nancy received a bulky package by parcel past and a letter she opened the latter first the handwriting was unfamiliar nancy read it with growing amazement i am taking a chance in mailing a package to the return address i not ed on the letter youvleft behind when you left the bus at peru comers the parcel contains your bag your book and a small square package i found on the floor the return of these has been de layed because of urgent business in another state you will doubtless remember me as your seatmatc on that memorable ride to peru corn ers x happen to have a suiter at tending the school at this suldress and i am hoping for the pleasure of seelrtf you again when x vultherln the very near future sincerely yours william fairfax ohl cried nancy feverishly untying the package its the ring i and its the young man x met on the bus and he sayp he has a sister here and it must be your brother here read it imagine thatl calm yourself smiled harriet perus ing the letter why yes x can imagine it especially sinew my brother lsa sales man and makes that run periodically why x think its niarvelous broke in nancy dreattlly he was so so ordinary is the word ijieueve sup plied harriet her blue tym twinkling and putting two and two together ihe continued with a roguish smile it looks as if you might be forfeiting your noble crest one of these days or is our math teacher right wrong declared nancy with twink ling eyes but you are right harriet about real values x mean pttat the kindergarten teacher was telling her class about the canary bird can any little boy tell me what canary can do that i cant aha asked a hand went up all right marvin he can take a bath in a saucer care free heating can be your this winter imply by attaching the old company heat control to your present furnace it will mean more even heat more healthful more comfortable living easily installed and very quickly paid for out of fuel saving 2495 automatic heat control without installation j b flivnni si coal and coke lumber builders supplies contractor acton nione 48 oranges navels sweet medium large oak delicious flavor dozen mc potatoes white 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