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é aoe a toe uaoy waenthe wher she came fa, ale eheeks a little flushed. arms uti of flowerg, vegelablrg and ait from the market-~the drat ] utghases for Tre new Gat. Ope of her most endearing Habies wee. an acthusivem. for t¢ which frte's savage blows ver sgtirely diminished.” Shir vag always prepared to make the vest af direpmatations. and to ree wed each sew page ag the open- “goof & better end brighter JDaARae . fe The new Rat, which was some- ‘vhat. armall, a@. ditthe dark, and aned with typical * furnished partment” furnitare Bnd §l- Mee ad eve been Ortensely jopragsing. Meltoda’ refused 19 wk aid: te hes depression and indeed seemed to regard it ag 3 ari of ghaflenge. She would find something good Tht HM, and wrote ta her sigter, whe hada most delightlul flat io Paris: “We siinply gdore our apeviteent THis'is "ibd fret time i have Hved in the middle of # city tur years and [ simply love 4. Never mention the country io Mig-again excep, for wowk-ends aed hohdays” Boor Melinda! With (oat ‘spint che really did deserve something hetter af Nite Last time fi ocsaw her We-sild good-bye to her in Heneva acd arranged that. she shomld came tovstay eith as in Paris Bul. giitigugh we wrease to dash’ other a few yiotes- she did pot come, and tial. waa, it fact, ihe last dime T saw ber, The Rex? ine ) went to Geneve 2 Was i Cepott her diwapnearacce Alter ghe hedge july setled dows in Geneva. Br ynather per suaded Her-to WBe a fong real nnd except for few days 1% whe fad“ hever seen Melinda sc. dow Ig-sptyits,” she spent most af Névember and. December” ie’ England having jeft the children er‘ig Geneva, =": ginyed with Landon to see: ee » FRAIOWAYS reise ROADS Oo MULES HEY WENT TO SKI - ‘ HERE T “i A good spot for contacting someone tarther east ? her doctor, ber galidiiers and fer bankers. She made a beginning with sl! the things she bad intended tw do, Sut made na great progress with any af them But she en- joyed herself and. as she wrote, Psow almnoxt averybody 2 ever anew ane had aulte @ whirl’ .. Melinda took the children A happier year? Bhe eceturned je Geneve two days bclore Christmas, and thead, on Junvary 1 wrote to Harriet: * Fhonk Godder anew gour 4 guuldart pave Deen happier 10 gee TO2 go Mother and be cele Brated aQnuietly with a Settle af champagie atid @ miniature tog fire, and in our strange optimistic way falibal perhaps [i443 might’ be better for us al. “We survived Christmas ontt more). am trails. getting dread tt and Mather and i could hardly wart ta throw ewer all Christmys decorations; only the Crristinas: trae remains. year Tam going to send the boye away with their school friends cu ge skiing trip. The next few manths passed aujetly. and, #0 far os one knew - at the dime, uneventiully = Nrs. Dunbae felt Geneva on January Paris oaith ber Sister. Fare ttt: iceerencmemmemcmnmnmmntnmnnnnniarennnte nme mee. ay tor the United States and did not felurn fe Swiperland patil iiree and a balf monthe later. In. the fuller koowledge whack we tow have af Melinda's: dis- appeuraiee, this period assumes an importance which if did gat appear to bald at ihe me fndste Pebruary or early March ben] Suanenmeser. & mountain resort close 16 Gstaad, where she foited an English feiend and ber nwo little girls for # forinight’s ski- ing. Soon after she got back tw Geneva she wrote to Harriet: “fam dae disatalipy uastable sigte aoq have the horrid frel- ing almost .nyihere might eush me avert ine wresmice Tf} cas avly haag of for another :¥@ae mw, this eryplic and, ane sow feels, with oo further ¢am- wicked, . “eh r inguigies after ment sberween _Harrieva new baby and informa. a foochildeys se ember cities: Yignificaal Hide pasesge. sate : suddenly . “her holiday plans. aan a ean eeerennrrernnettereerneeeerstreneceesrererrianian How ebout Melinda's youasedt The Visit to. Saaneomdser,- to whieh she was to return && oiysteniotaly four sronibe later, may have been extremely tne eit wa Hing Village WHO three or four hoels and balf a deen villas in a feng sweoth valley where there is excellent skiing. {& te pot widely Koown. it i# guiet, diseree¢ aad whhin easy reich of Geneva, Monirenxs and 1k ts possible thet it was. there that the Brat ventas ‘tive approach. to Meliode mex Me have been made. Sean ‘after: Mrs. Dunogar. and. Melinda’ had moved lo Geneva. they received a letter frony ea Ameritsy friend named: Douglas BMacKillan, who had setiied -in Majarea *- : . 4 Surprised | mother if they would like an excelient geusule holiday, ne wrote, he would be delighted to take Chem AN: om ail-as paying suests doring Whe. SU MMITIEr. ; Before Mrs: Onopar feft for America ghe and Melinda had pol reeched a decuion Early in a¥ Meg Ghobar reached Parka her way bark from ie United Sinise Ste telephased to Meloda im Geneve aad dar- Wig Pwr conversation Melinda teld Rer mother that she thoutht . ; ob wonld be an excellent ites if There was fo explanation. of they aocepind Mackihlon’s invitation ‘This, coming out of the blue, “somewhat surprised Mrs. Dunbar. 4 [World copyright? ey prnenonehnneednanhaa neces praises ead changes