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Thousands of spectators are shown in this striking picture gathered inside the hangar of the "Ahron." world's largest mir- ship, at Akron, O., to watch Mrs. Herbert Houver christen the new craft. A crowd estimated at 100,000 attended.
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1.
Heart of Liane
by MABEL MCELLIOTT
CHAPTER XIX
"I get in some good work to
night," ས}༥་ rail. Why ever
Liane, stocki outside the door for doon't Eva have a properly trained: a moment, ratching her breath. Thench maid to turn over t Us: She clencheut and unclenched her 1 wouldn't thure ask one of these- mi hans. "I hate her," whe colleens to book me up. They'd bei said to here][". "Oh, I hate her! sure to tangle their big fingers in
She had said no to live's pro- the lace and rip it to bits," posal that they ansace their on- agement before the arrival of Miss Lord and her sister, Now The wisted she hadn't. That would have given her at least a sort of
Been E1 wand have standing. protection rained us.
1
She went into her mother's row now and shut the show softly be hind her. Can was steeping, The shadows an ler her eves hail als Line bad a most disappeared. sudden wild desire to match her LP to dash back in the shabby little fat to West 651); street where
"I'm simply no proud at it either," Fanny Ataberton annved flatly. Call that girl and have her look
Unless
A look of pure alice mine into Tresa's cyto **You do have an finitation areazionally, irting star drawled, pressing a button li will be the urfect touch. the youre woman turns malish."
She stood there in a single brief garment of chiffon and land run
'The m mas eu answered, are frankly at the beautiful fig. in the chemise, "Send Miss they had been an insertstriken Barrett to me, that's a good girt."
offentions apps, Bm she Tresa said lightly. knew that stay couldn't do that. So, rather important." she must go through with this pre- posterous astreerdent. She had given her word and she met keep it.
"At once, It's
When Janne arrived Tressa had slipped the exquisite beige lave rock over her head and stud eye- ing its artful simplicity, the man- ! ner in which it prisoned her curves and flowed away into lines of sheer innocency,
Who does that Lane girl kes Franny Amberton like?"
was
"Oh, Miss Barrett, de hook me saying as she brushed her short black hair and pressed the wive up won't you?" Tressa asked in a in with skillful fingers.
Tressa ansWITZE "Don't know," ed shortly. "Like Why
drawling voire,
"Certainly." With dignity Liane one I know, planged the intricate fastening She stood up. **IN that ull? "It's rather perplexing," mused Liane's face was like a while mask, her sister, wriggling into a blacker manner was chill, inpersonal.
"Thanks so much.
No Indy's "I could swear I've: not frock.. talked to her-known her before, aid could have done letter."
leur
Amberton significantly. "do
you
•
Line atammered," "The others!
REA
A close-up of the stand before the "Akron" when Mrs. Hoovar chrittened the glant ship. Left to right are: Mrs. Hoover, pulling a cord to release a flock of pigeons from a coop above, signify- ing the christening; Mrs. Frederick Butler, secratary to Mrs. Hoover; P. W. Litchfield, president Goodyear, and Rear Admiral William A. Moffatl
Ane,
Treasa gave Liane a sharp glance of inquiry. "At your old, tricks,
"Ali, a tete-a-tete! "Oh, you've heard that gossip7,
So sorry." The run in the perfectly Atting! dinner coat folded his arms grimly, Linne, sweet, you mustn't believe Her laugh was brittle.
ail you hear of me.. Indeed you "Not at all." Van's laugh was staring at her.
"And well must not! "There is," he said.
**Miss Barrelt was
just People have filthy ugly. minds and filthy tongues, too." sending me about my business ami you know it."
You arrived in the rightly, too. Liane sat down suddenly, meekly.
She nick of time." She looked up at him. Their glances met, clashed. She passed a shaking hand before But of course it's nonsense, She's)
"You're quite welcome.", Lune her eyes. "Go on, then, and do be Wanted with all her heart to be little more than a child."
lieve him. and met the insolence with studied un-quick about it," she said faintly. "It's all so confused,” she mur-|Vas?" she said, letting him light "Nineteen," Tressa said
concern. But as she left the room "You knew." Van Kobard suid laughed shortly. "Ahhebly in her heart was
"1 hardly the cigarette she had thrust into a hammering with softly, "that I was mad abett you know what to think, what to be-jade holder.
mured, uncertainly, probable age!"
Janer. It was to be war then. War; last summer. It was like fever. "My
murmured FREE to the teeth?
His handsome face in the Hare of It hit me hard. Like nothing else lieve. Anyhow, the fact remains
you're bound. Muriel is seeing to light looked lowering. I've known. You knew that?" realize Clive will be 25 soon after Liune stood like a trapped young Liane nodded. Pride and reserve
that. Only the other day she asked
"You fatter me, my dear," he the first of the year?"
suid, lightly. "I'm growing old. thing in one corner of the library were swept away. She forgot this to be one of her bridesmaida" "do."
The man's face twisted in a There wus mething Van Hebard faced her, grim in man was betrothed to another girl, aucer. unpleasant about Treena's brief his black and white, his splendid forgot everything except the burn-in I'm mad about you and was try it with these youngsters."
"She asked you that? She My technique is out of date, Can't laugh.
head arrogantly lifted.
ing fact that they had five moments
"Your technique always has been Fanny made up her lips meticu
"You've got to hear me out," he alone together and that they loved turning the knife." lously. "He'll have well, mil was sating doggedly.
each
"She does mean to hold you to it,grand, love."
"Charming of you to say so," he lions?!" she said.
Robard struck one then? Linne asked,
drawled. Trosas stood in the doorway of fare coming, Miss Lord-Muriel elenched fist into his open paint. He threw out his
well-
"Truly, I'll never forget how mad the bath which connected the two they'll be in any minute. They "Well, that was that. I meant to, shaped hands in a gesture of de- I
"You know how She mustn't and us. She cast a de- wanted to tell you. Then-well,spair.
she is. was about you the summer before rooms the sisters occupied.
snil wrapped a citron coloured negligee, spalving glines around.
i got tangled up in this hideous flows hot one day, cold the next" the summer before last," sheer and tight and dripping cream-He
Haid. coldly resolute. iness. Muriel ran off with that ac- "Well, it can't make any differ-Tressa mockingly, "I thought you coloured lace, tightly around her. They're playing ping pong in the for fellow, Blue. You know. I
Bis ence
now, anyhow," Linne said were simply swell. Prince Charm- The first time you kissed Her silver blonde hair, adroitly game room. Mrs. Amberton is at wife turned nasty, threatened to dully. "Because I've promised tog
the backgammon with shingled, glistened against
my aunt. sue and dame her as co-respondent. marry another man." background of raspberry tiles.
Van winced with a side glance You've got to stay. I've been try- Adele nearly went frantle, I hap He stared. "You! Sweet, you
at. Liane who stood white-faced Fanny exclaimed artlessly, "Mying for months to explain. That's pen
pened
to be in Atlantic City that haven't!" in the why I came to-night."
night. She wired nic, anking me to
Liane twisted her fingers.. "Yes, and uncomfortable.
"Now you are flattering me." coloured advertising Tressa ginnced at
proudly. "There's nothing to ex-a fearful row. Got me to say I
"You don't want to tell me who it His voice was tow. "You know I Blue It was is?"
T
never atormed that citadel." la rather good," she observed, Her"Oh, my sweet-" Was there a Muriel had gone off with. I did "Not now. I can't. It's a se-
"Ah, my dear, would you fling n teeth?" long-lushed green even had the brenk in his deep voice? Llane and that dreadful woman professed crot."
lady's memories in her sleepy look of the well fed cal: steeled herself against It, against to be satisfied. But she said up- He flung himself about. "Ah, Tresen's green eyes shone with She laughed again. "Must get the charm this man hokt for her, leas our engagement was
pleasure na abe watched some others like it for my trous-Across the hall the radio was wail-nounced before the week was out cared, thought I'd seen something him
Ing mournfully:
sho'd carry out her original threat real. in your eyes. I was wrong. Linne, with a low toned exclama- Sho Fanny looked arch. "My dear, I "W]m! →→→ (8 ~~~ this — thing — I was the goat," he finished bit-Forgive me. I've been wasting tion, slipped from the room.
our time." called-love?
terly. hope it won't be long now."
passed Clive on the staira. Tressa's smile
"You're not leaving us so early?!! was confident.
Thla-funny-thing called love 7** Liane felt quite III.
He bowed low. Llane started to
her ho naked in polite concern. "Don't worry, old thing. I'll sure- The girl ground her nalle into: "You-you were under obliga. speak, started to fting out
"I must. I have a flendish head- ly pull it off this time." She dat her palins. She repeated. "There'stions to Mrs. Ladd?" she asked, land. The moment was shattered. blad the stopper of the Chanel bot-nothing" you need to explain, is her throat constricting AS Bhe Tressa Lord, trailing her lacey ache.' tle against her pink-lobed ears.
(To be Continued.) there?" She even smiled.
draperies, entered the room.
dear you're like in the young girl drew herself up atand by. She dew down and made I have. It's done."
"
long mirror of the door. "This cag plain."
would tell Mrs.
formed the words.
an-was mistaken, then, I thought you irm under her raillery.
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