L
The Melody Girl.
By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.
Author of "The Innocent Chrat," etc.
Hein Her To-day.
superior stock,a daughter's aspira- Beryl Parien, secretly in love with Tewtions were less latoresting than the Wilson, urevents bis attempted ebrement with prospect of rest. Especially when her half-sister, Irene vreelt, by kidying he could leave her future to her bin with the antistenen til her "sensue+" Ing in envince him of als duty to nish mother. His wife could handlo llege and nut didnt he wont these things better than he could, leta Tammy return to Trutin who, enraged 84 | 505 the delay, refuses in elope with him.
he'd always argued, and so he had
Fall
Later Tranny Festes one of Bergian From trawning. The girl in blamed by ter Carolly.
been more or lean left out of cons aideration when Irene's enreor
Irene perelem the offer of an edition over was being discussed.
radio, med gun refusen, to marry Tommy.) Mrs. Everett fell no such com-
ha entilencenida to Jet Usty) arcompany her
Plano and
in the adsen. While wailing is an antfortable acceptance of her daugh streamily croons Brindles us the father who ter's first failure. But she was able
exim, Beryl all dows at the
lled wi lung sau Arridentally hearing ber to hide her disappointment from
k
of the director la charmed and she her
her a privata Lest. . They Rhe the vederly tones: of her valce and secure her of a contract with Mr. Gaylord, When Hery! tells Irene, soul in Failure, the latter is for page And mayr Beryl dan made a fool of hermell,
CHAPTER XI
Always that thrust from irene. Beryl
wineed inwardly. Could her sister have guessed how she felt about Tummy Wilson -
• how he was the greatest thing in the world to her in spite of her ap- preciation of his limitations?
Well, whatever Irene thaught she'd never get the truth from fer Tips, Berst decided, and renalard
alent.
husband because of
her
belief that Irene had been dealt with unfairly. She still believed what Irene had told her--that Beryl had got them both laughed at at the studio. Beryl had not denied it. Another Limo and Irene would succeed.
The dinner that
Mrs. Everett had prepared as a feast to cele brate Içene's triumph was enten in wan the first, to allence. Trene leave the table to wait for Tam- my on the front porch,
Beryl, realizing that it was hopeless to expect assistance from her, washed the dishes in haste fur Frene
stormed on Int they she, to, had made plats for the armebed the Pennsykash station, evening after she'd beurd rene them vorbaal exhuastion forced her telephoning to Tommy, Irene bad also into silene But one they | hinted brondly to him at the time) were seated in the Long Island that she had some trouble to paste train she look itp Jun Prievance to bin and Beryl had guessed again, impelled to questioning by that she meant to heeuse her
everything short of murder.
her
**
curiosita pot te her of the
For her part she'd go to her gang and tell them her out news, The kids would appreciate it.
bry we
Well, she wasn't going to siny chanted she WILS to have to sing for around and get an earful of what Mr. Gaylord. The set muut tur Tommy thought about it. Tommy all she had her own was freno's man and she could ex- Aller pride Atul same sense and it Mr. fret him to sympathize, with her. Gaylord did ni like her vore sister.
never hear 18e end of it from trene if she told her of the triad beforehand.
Trene was still talking angrily
Whim she got there all together when they arrived honne. The scene she wore them to silence and that ensued, with their mother in- then confided that she was going evitably siding with Trên, finally to get a chance to sing on the
Beryl to her room to save her- radio, "And we'l
make up self from crying before them,
she said exelteilly, vode.
Mike The hard-boiled ingrate." rep some of the cadly announcers do characterized her as Bery? disapu they can tell their wives when penred the stairs, her head high they'll be home and then I ran
tup the sed
ale of jauntiness disguising send messages to you.' her heartache.
"Aw, you're go sing; not talk.
talk
nobody' Bisten to you.“
wwwme.
o
11
BODN *N
Sie wanted someone to abure her unexpected good fortune to Bheill with her Over its possibilities, "Well, I can elegh." Beryl was not one to enjoy happi- "When you going to do it?" tess alone.
As she was wager" to
let you kn share other people's sorrows and [Pas hired and don't forget not to jays she was just as eager to share breathe a word of it." her own. She like sympathy when They asked her a lot of ques sho needed it, and phudits and continus bus she wouldn't keep them gratulations when she deserved out late enough to give all the an them.
And now when she had
I was still too early to something tremendous to sharego home, though. Tomay there was no e near and dear to sure to be there. her to share it.
If in the forlorness of her posi- She dismissed her gang tion she indulged in a little self went for a walk along the beach, pity no one knew it and when next it was penetically deserted and her family anw her there was no Beryl loved it when she had it trace of the tears she had shed. alone. There were big taldera Rather she affected as educera | Strowa along it--me in particular in regarit to their sullon, criticiz-upon which she liked to perch and ing silence that furthered thefe im stare at the lights twinkling pression of her heartlessness,
across the and. But to-night cupied. and by
Mrs.
ik
•
and
Everet had Warp she found Irene to keep quiet before her Irene and Tommy, Father. He'd had a frying day at They did not see her as she ap the story without Beryl's help and his wife knew the instant he enrouched in the darkness, nor did tered the house that he would note ser them until she was close take part with anyone who started ugh to overhear their conversa tion. They were arguing al
Was
ber
a row, regardless of justice. Mrs. what Berst heard Tommay say se Everett dreaded her husband's dis her heart singing with happiness. pleasure for, like many mild but He did not, apparently, agree with strong-minded persons, he und in battle and shy fared his sister's chances at the broadcast
Wene that she had ruined words would be overhead by the station. He seemed to think neighours. Next door a family had
absurd. built up close to the property line,ene's surmises were
Gosh. Irene," he said "Bery!
in summer time, with the win-wouldn't deliberately do a thing arud dows open
"Don't get your father started," like that."
11 wasn't a very warni defenen,
she had whispered in an aside to and it was made with a bit of re- Irene just before the family gathetance, as though the defender ered for dinner.
Irene had been upstairs taking a were forced to make it by an em shower bath und dressing for the tion of which he was not proud. evening. She had telephoned Tom Beryl knew that he was taking her my to come over after, dinner-part against his will and for a mo- Beryl had heard her and when ment she loved him without re- she came into the dining room she servations.
was palpably made up to please He can't help it!" him. She looked 48 fresh andh dainty is a daisy in dew.
"He has to be fair," she exulted.
Reryl.
What Irene was thinking of his who had been helping her mother was distinctly different. To make
the kitchen,
was more like a sure of his allegiance she had flower beside a chesty roul.
in
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WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
OUTLINED,
Tuesday, June 30th.-His Excellency
Tokyo, July 4. Sunday, June 28th. Mr. A. E. nude herself an Irresistibly at-
Sir Francis Lindley, arrived this Wood left Mountain Lodge. His Mr. Evereti, too, looked the toil-tractive as she could. Tammy had er. Beryl offered to make him a been impressed-she had reen that morning in Yokohama to take up Excellency the Governor and Lady his appointment as British Am-Peel gave a supper party on the p.s. tomato
cocktail and when she at once-and
begun bassador. he had
It is expected that he Kay Sing brought it, filled with fine ire, he again urging. her to marry him will be granted an audience with thanked her
grateful She had felt certain that he would the Emperor early next week. the Governor and Lady Peel and a glance.
be as furious with Beryl as she Router. វីដ was too tired to sense the was. undercurrent of fooling that ha And he had dared to differ with wife and daughter shared. Other-her.
how
with
amali party attended a performance of the British film, "Rookery Nook," at the King's Theatre. she found it difficult to keep from
Thursday, July 2nd-His Excel- wine he would not, perhaps, have As her hot words poured out speaking of her secret.
lency the Governor prealded at the And then suddenly one day she mestings of the Executive and Legis- been so
tactless as to ask Trone into the night Bery! turned away her audition had come out, with a tender smile In the con- realized that it had been quite a lative Councils, "It was a flop," Irene answered, nors of her mouth. An impulse while that she'd been waiting. Friday, July 3rd.-H.H, Mr. Justice "und
IL'S
All "Behind her toward joyous expression sent her After that, na day after day went Feetham and Mr. Macintosh arrived father's back her mother shook a cart-wheeling down the beach by and no word came from the stu-at Mountain Lodge. The following warning head at her. She checked where the sand was smooth and dlo, she began to wonder if Irene dined at Mountain Lodge:-HH. Sie her, speech but her oyes glared hard.
were right and someone had been Joseph Kemp, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Southorn, Hon. Mr. Alabaster, Hón. daggers at Boryl.
From that night she did not fooling her. "Why, that's too bad," her mind the attitude of Irene and her That didn't seem like Mr. Barn-Mr. Shonton, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, Hon. Mr. Paterson, ` Mrs. father sald sympathetically, but mother. Nor did she tell them of hoff, she told herself. "I guess Potter and Major Dowbiggin, he did not question her further. her prospects. But they felt a they didn't like my volca so much,
Saturday, July 4th.H. Mr. To a man who had been on his suppressed glow about her and after all,” she decided.
Justice Featham and Mr. Macintosh all feet day aftor sweeping out a Irene resented it as a manifesta- From that moment
It became left Mountain Lodge. Captain grocery store-lifting, heaving, tion of envious satisfaction,
hard to endure, Irene's continuous T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.C, represented -stopping, dragging, wolghing and As the time Beryl expected she taunts about the rosult of her His Excellency the Governor at the
wrapping packagos, trying to give must hear from Mr. Barnhoff drew test.
American 'Club in conmemcration of service to make up for lack of near her exeftament grew unt!! |
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