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The Melody Girl. 50
By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.
Author of "The Innocent Cheat," etc.
L
REOIN HERE TO-DAY.
She really
1804 was a nice boy. heryl Horden hopes that a radio rawer wloved Tommy. But the Prentina help her forget her hopeless inve for Tomms Wilson who is engaged to her half-sister, mansion was the finest house in Irose Evertit, Toung Prentiss Gaskord par town. Darn Derry Mende anyhow! ## aitention.10 Beryl until Irene learns that be
Why didn't he stay where he be longed and not go chasing after young married women.
a rich and tries to win him. Finally the suzeeds. After a hasty marriage they de part for Gaylord's western home, in Tommy drinks, heavily lose his job and
joins fyll companions.
When
ks
Irene was working up a state of indigontion against
Tommy N."*
Beryl develop throat trouble which Axgravated when she goes-to seek Tommy to righteous perande, him to leave the bootlegging gang. Derry. He was to blame for all Ifer throat bromes worse and the doctor w
Gaylord's father had been ber singing days are orez. realfars that Beryl has inade this series to going to give her a car of her own save him be reforms, sits another job, and choice next summer. He'd oven starts night coarses to Inish college.
anti irene quarrel with hinted about a generous settlement Heade on both mother and child when the ant comes homme to walt for divorce,LE Slowly fear grows in Beryl's heart she first Prentiss grandchild should ar- rokitzen Trene de sexing to win back Tommate rive. lova. Mrs. Everett questions Irene about the dally better sha la receiving from Irene decides to dispose of Derry's
Berylin
'rantine Gren this with Derry
CHAPTER XLI
Berry.
Irene had consumed two muf- fins before she decided she might as well begin immediately with her plan for getting rid of Derry Mende.
Will you press my green dress?" she asked her mother, want to wear it on the train."
"On the train?"
WILS
Irene.wondered if she hadn't| been hanty in making him under- stand, she considered it for. too. early in her life for her to think of having chlidren.
"That's all old people ever think of when their children get mar- ried," she remembered complaining to Gaylord. "It's perfectly disgust silking! Don't they suppose a girl "I wants to have a little pleasure in
Ilfe before she settles down?"
She had not quite understood the way Gaylord had looked at her on that occasion.
"Yes, I'm leaving this afternoon for Oukdale. I've some, business there to attend to." Irene · added importantly.
fter mother
worried. "Three's nothing wrong, is there?" she inquired anxiously.
Trene shrugged. "No, it's just Homething want to see
Gaylord about."
The porter helped her off the train and Irene gave him a quarter. He pocketed it with no warmth of gratitude in his mumbled, "Thank you, Miss."
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The young man had been staring at her, at first openly and then, ap- parently remembering his manners, more guardedly, ever since she en Trone had been a difficult passen-tered the place. frene was flat- ger. She had fruit and she wanted tered. She accepted this interest retrived Capital it kept on fee. She had flowers and nan compliment. Her fur coat was Fald-Up Capital Her mother's face cleared and stacks and stacks of magazines. Enstera mink and if the youths Pande.. Irene guessed that she hoped there She'd bought them all herself and didn't know that he couldn't help was to be a reconelltation. Irene taken a drawing room besides. But knowing it wasn't cheap. Her had intended her to hope this, she did not deny her fellow paslite hat which barely covered the thereby making her own departure sengers the pleasure of looking at own of her head and allowed her easier
her flowers. She kept hoy drawing room door open and the flowers a display during the day. The frait was brought to her after meals in the dining var. Tea was served to Irene smiled over her shoulder her in her room and she sent back as she asked for a number, and several times for dainties she she pouted prettily when she failed thought she would like.
* Mrs, ilverett did nui question ber further. Please don't say any thing to Beryl and Dad until Fin gone,” Trene asked. “I don't care} to talk about my plans."
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Bruncher sad agustine ni After that she was free to amuse | Alexanëris raturn to Tommy, making plans for tion picture magazines prominently their future together and even in sight.
herself for a while. Suddenly it ateria planning their wedding. She'd In company on the trip there occurred to her that the young wear a gown of delicate pink with were several fascinating young store clerk might have some inter- Caluita just the softest tint of yellow in men who picked up magazines and esting gossip about some of the peo-cartes it. A satin with deeper
bo Changshen rose opened doors for Irene, who gave ple she knew. It might even slippers.
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(den) Really it wasn't so far to Oak-the only proper place for her on like to have her return. She'd play
Hamburg dale--not half the distance it had the train was the observation plat her part in reconciliation if Gay-
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She must watch out for that Those who remained on the train little station they called Old Town, by the time it reached Oakdale where Oakdale had been before it were sorry to see her go but the moved up the hill. She would get porter was not.
aff the train there and telephone.coupla measly dimes." he krumbled that it is much easier for a poor Surely there would be a telephone to a fellow porter.
man to imagine himself rich than in the station. It wonkd be too The other porter showed a dollar for a rich man to imagine himself great a risk to go on to the Oakdale from a lower berth passenger and poor. station where she would be sure to grinned. "Tse laughin' ins' he encounter some acquaintances.
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Across the street there was a She was still trying to make him She thought of the prominence of small general store. Irene wont talk when the telephone rang. the Prentiss family, Tommy Wil.over to nee if she could telephone
(To Be Continued.)
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