The Melody Girl.
By RUTH DEWEY GROVES. Author of "The Innocent Cheat,” etc.
CHAPTER I.
"Exactly, and that's why she doesn't want you to marry until you finish college and get a start
She doesn't want me to dub jaway my Hfe in Hoffman's Motion "Now listen carefully and get Picture Palace, either." this atraight. When he comes through the gate, leap, all of you, and leap like you meant It-leap
ke it was n Leap for Life. Doin life." you understand? And don't you dare make a sound."
"Yea'm. Sure. You bet. Any- thing you say," came in a chorus. uf
will you stop that
help I, Miss Beryl,
By lowered volees.
"That's an old foggy idea. a modern girl. We'll make Irene's good.
Beryl laughed shortly. "Yes. Irene'a modern, when it comes to enjoying this new freedom Wo women are supposed to have, but he's a throwback when it comes
I can teely to Beryl's cars to tackling a modern girl's pro-
endir
from the dark or the rose treille,blems."
tinny "the doctors says I've got trickoffen.'
A medley of groans. "Another
big word!
them ?"
Where does he get
"ilis mother lectures Iterary clubs."
That's a aler way to talk about your sister,"
"She's only my half-sister, but I don't enjoy knocking her. I'm just trying to stop you, Tommy, from
making a mess of your life, Irene wouldn't help yan.",
She's "A lot you know about it. fool, going to get a jab until I'm
Myhrough college, then she won't
have to work."
before
"Aw, I know." spoke up a boy in disgust. That's athletic He got it out of a magazine, Dad showed it to me."
"What, the foot?" "Shut up, you kids,"
ordered. venchy
"Here he comes,
All was quiet Instantly, while te
vines.
ויי
Beryl
Beryl Jelt like swearing, but she Get didn't, because, as she said, only mule drivers were original enough make it interesting. She'd rad pairs of bright young eyes never heard any
mule drivers excitedly through the tose euss, but she'd heard about it.
suppar you believe that," Across the poret, down LWP she sighed instead; "at you're steps in a stride, and along the wrong, Tomuny, you're terribly walk straight to the trellis at the wepnje. Trene's had a lot of jobs,
who A young 1734/2
she but something's been wrong with
He appeared to be in a hurry.
Jevery one of them. was carrying a gladstone bag and his hat was pulled down over his eyes for no reason at all excepted. that he thought it was proper för the occasion,
gale
came
When he was quite close, fervi whispered tensely: "Now m ready. Go!"
"She's only been out of high a couple of years," Tominy protest-
Rame
"know." Beryl agreed: "but that was long enough for Trene to find out that she and work dkn't spring Pom the
They're not genealogical tree. (even remotely related,“
"She's never had chance," The thought of Tommy maintained. "She's too Men get fresh with the world would want to take him
ride?
Just what hit hint certainly puzzled Tommy Wilson for the next 10 mutes.
gangsters, of course, but who quest golfve.
For
ft
And he wasn't sure even that his captura were human There
wasn't send, at
*
first breathing of Then the Kuspy physient exertion told him that at least he wasn't at the mercy of fisembodied spirits.
11
that so Beryl said, us though she were deeply impresand with a new angle of the situation. "My goodness."
"Cut out the scoffing, and tako back home." Tomms demanded. "Not just yet, little boy At one point in the tussle his you can't be appealed to for your mind turned to natural history, aunt's sake, you're going to be He thought of an octopus that he talked to for your own. And
All here it is. had seen
in an aquarium.
You marry Irene and those legs- or whatever they were you'll be back in the theatre before called--this was just like getting the summer is over. Your uncir mixed up with one of those fel will pay you enough to induce Down in the tropics they trene tu coax you into giving up tows. had giant spiders-but spiders college. You won't go back next
didn't use automobiles.
H was dumped in RACEFU "Well, say," Tommy drawled: mentously, and the thousands of "You're so sure of everything- creatures swarmed in upon hint.
Say, didn't he know that motort He tried to sit up but was pulled right down again and thoroughly sat on. There was nothing to do but try to remember all the things he'd heard that clever people did in like circumstances,
hasn't it occurred to you that Aunt Em will be all right when She's no the damage is done? hard-hearted tyraat
"I should any not," Beryl broke in the way she treats you, she's You don't Lady Bountiful. deserve it an allowance and a chance for a real
ention" id
"She'll forgive us."
1 know she will" Berg! shook her head. "I don't
Keep con-that was fret ani event the turns-right left aw, complacently. thunder-he didn't even know!
which way they'd dragged him think you know her," she suic before they reached the car.
soberly. "She's got her heart sel That was good, but he'd try an a future for you, Tommy, And
ruse.
she knows as well as I do that He relaxed, hoping to betray his frene will never see it through on assailanta into a lack of vigilance, your allowance-not while your and then surprise them with uncle dangles a good satury under daring break for liberty. But ere your nose. Irene's never had any he could put his plan into effect money, you know."
a cool voice, coming from the
"She' have plenty some day," driver's seat, suid commandingly Tony declared. "With that "Easy does it, men."
voice of hers ... started. "Beryl! Tommy
"Yes, I've heard about that Borden! he tried to say, but the
Then she words were effectually smothered voice." Beryl cut in.
mimicked: "Irene will become by the zealous followers of an
famous if she ever gets a chance? intrepid leader.
If only we could do something to
Hery heard the sound he made. "Let him speak." she ordered.
"For Pete's sake what's got me?" he implored when his head was froed.
"Only the gang," Beryl told him with admirable nonchalance. "Sturdy lille rascuis, aren't they
www
idea, anyway?"
"Nothing, except that you're not
put trene before the public.' 'It's a pity that opportunity uch doesn't come to frene; with it volen like hers.
It makes me
u're jealous because you can't, sing."
"Who wants to sing?" There
in her heart
deep
like to talk about
"You
with Irene Four
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guess your mother's right," "Well, never mind. It's nothing to what they've spared you. You Tommy remarked; "you must be
like
your father." them JL Vote of thanks, "Don't
you say anything about Tommy."
"I don't get you," he answered my father!"
"We've grown up together." she "Well, you're not like your sulkily, but he had an idea what mother, and he was a queer chap, went on hurriedly; "we played
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brains enough to see what people naturedly, but inwardly ahe Russian oil companies whose con- the water levels on the West River, you're a nice one to talk about are like, can I? It makes me wild winced.
"That gives
me the cessions were confiscated by the North River and East River on the that mother can't see what kind right to talk to you like a sister. Sovieta. sisterly nets. How about It
dates named: nephew's duty to an aunt? Mrs. af wife Irene would make for Rut all I want to say is just this: They contend that defendants Hoffman would certainly be you,"
Won't you wait until yogre bought the oil knowing it to have "And I can't see that It's any through college before you get been wrongfully seized by the West River at Shiuhing 10.0 14.8 pleased with your demonstration of your business," Tommy retort married?"
it, wouldn't she?"
Soviets-Reuters American Scr-North River at Samshul 10.0 9.4 That's
I'm different.
"Oh, sister. sister, you're break-winr.
8.7 North River at Taingyuen betraying her confidence."
"You look out," Beryl warned in my heart," Tommy exclaimed
East River at Sheklung 4.1 with mock sorrow, Ne, but you're betraying her him, "or I'll let her have you
The highest lovels recorded aro: "Please, kind lady," Tommy became serious, "but. I'll break
Then he not while we're here." trust. She's investing in you, you began in a boggar's whine, but your neck if you don't let me out muttered.
-Shluhing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen. "You little devils," know."
Tommy 29.2 feet: Samshul, 27.9 foot; Bervi stopped film,
of this.'
Sheklung, 11.6 feet, "No swearing in a Indy's pro- unison from all of Beryl's gang:
"No you won't. mister," came in sence," he was warned.
(To be Continued.)
aving to
elope
you!"
to-night."
not
ed.
"If you mean college, I've got a
ht to an education." "Sho doesn't owe it to you."
"You're like a brother to me, Tommy," she declared and though
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