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Helen Page feels hopelessly in love with Leonard Brent A chance her guardians, meeting with a dying beggar, Charles Nailin causes Drent to change hi plank for Helen's future. Soon after he tells her that she is the only grandchild of a raillionaire, Cyril K. After all, she too had kissed wretchedness in his voice that Cunningham and offers proofs which the
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She nodded her head in assent, BRANCHES. Bandjarmasin, Bandowns W. H. Ball, Esd Among Helen's new friends are Eva Ennu Her sense of fairness compelled And her brother Robert, who falls in love her to curb her outraged pride and with her. Brent Ads another locket like try to become calm enough to Helen as the heiress. He also becomes fex-listen to him. leus of Bob and plots to secure Helen for A thought that he might be in "old" man, in position similar to her own came out of the way sad to her, bringing an immensely that Helen has been killed. His plan works quieting effect. How simple that and when the attendant returns, Cunningham would be if he were in love with le dead. Then Drent appears as friend and this other woman!
the one he had taken from Nellin to prove
himself quickly. Hearing the doctor say that, a sudden shock would kill the Brent gets the servants rumbes into the sick room shouting wildly
former guardian of Helen and cakes charge of arrangements.
Brent tries to break of love affair with Eva without arousing Itetens auspicions, and Hob reveals their love for each other Meanwhile, a chance meeting between Helen
In another. Next day Helen goes to Brest apartment to ask him to release her and finds hrow When Brent returns, Carmel throws
but she tells him she has promined hersulf
Carmel Serru there acting very much at
herself in his arms before he sees Helen.
Brent was somewhat dazed by the smile she turned upon him. confused him. But his hands did The chameleon-like change in her
not slip from her shoulders until she said that they had best have a talk and turned back to the living
Toom.
He let her go then and followed, to take a seat beside her on the pale green leather divan. He let her start the conversation.
CHAPTER XXX.
Carmel was in Brent's arms. She had long herself there be- "I'm sorry I intruded
upon a fore he could stop her. But he date," she said, a little stify; "but was used to her impulsive demon-you probably won't have strations and generally accepted trouble fixing it up." them without fuss.
Now she went a bit farther than gual. She twined her arms around his neck, forcing his head down until she could press her lips to his in a lingering caress.
any
She opened her bag and brought out the engagement ring that ho had given her. "This will con- vince her that there's nothing be- tween us any more," she added, holding out the ring to Brent.
wishing she could have been hard- er toward him.
He did not waste time. In a moment he had joined Carmel. "Get out,' he said without pre- liminary courtesies.
She laughed at him, "Much dam- age?" she mocked.
"You will pay for it if it is irre parable." Brent. threatened. ..That little sap?" Carmel sneered.
was convinced that he was in earn- "Hurry," Brent told her. Carmel
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"That's my affair," Brent, replied with a finality that closed the ar- gument for the time being:
Carmel left him and stalked into Something of the fascination she
He took her band instead and had always held for him stole over curled her fingers over the flash-the living room to get her things, Heggkang
ing gem. "Let me explain," he Helen did not look at her, althongh touch of gusto that filled the heart begged; "you mustn't judge me un-she tried for a chance to ancer at
the girl. heard." of the watching girl with loathing
Helen drew her hand away and!
When the front door closed be. for the whole situation.
Carmel made the most of her op-aid the ring on the stand beside hind her Brent came back to Helen and seated himself beside her Carmel's cigarette holder. portunity and did not let him go
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"It wouldn't do any good to ex- plain, even if you could," she said quietly: "for I enme here to ask must talk to you with a BPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDEN you to release me from our enguge-rankness that I deplore but which
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Helen's eyes asked him why. "Why?" Brent exclaimed, his; Carmel had released him and fear of having lost her growing
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On her face was tion,
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and sweet and straightforward; Brent's right to be direct with him. The without the complexities that are eyes took in the erect figure of the necessity for softening the blow bothering most members of your girl whose eyes blazed at him with was gone as she saw it and she was sex to-day, but your difference has other parts of the warld uiter scorn, he too stood still, glad that it was so.
unfitted you to judge a modern silent in his consternation.
man." Brent did not shrink from it as Helen made the first move. She the would have done had he loved "Don't preach to me." Helen flung out a hand, as though sheher, but he was dissembler enough protested. She realized that she pushed away on encroaching dan-to force a good imitation of pain had given him an advantage in ger, and started toward him, to into his expression.
consenting to listen to him but pass through the doorway where Helen waited, but he said noth-had no intention of letting him he stood to get to the outer door. ing. There was only an intake of make unfair, use of it. "You Brent caught her by the breath in a series of painful gasps should have thought of what I am shoulders and held her with a grip to tell her how her words had hurt. before you did something you that hurt. Behind him he could "I'm sorry," she said suddenly, must have known you never could) hear Carmel's soft laughter as she "that we made such a mistake, but explain to me." vanished down the hall to another we can be thankful for the rest of
room,
"Helen," he cried, "wait, dear, wait!"
Helen looked at him with an expression that would have shrivel- led his pride had he had any of the kind that could be shrivelled.
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Brent answered now, with great feeling. "I haven't made a mis- take," he declared. "I love you Helen, and you alone in all the world." "I won't let you go until you hear
"Please, please, Leonard. me, Brent went on, and Helen member what I saw!" knew that truth lay behind his stood Brent cried, with the help "Oh, my dear, if you only under words. She could, of course,
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