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CHAPTER 1
(Continued).
Barrett glanced at the hand holding her cigarette, noticed how it shook and glanced quickly away. "Poor child!" he thought. "Poor child!" The pain of others always aroused in him n blend of fierceness, tenderness and strongth.
Marcin drew another deep breath before going on with her story, All "Dick's extremely conservative.
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his life his father went to his office at exactly each morning and loft it at the stroke of 4. He never still varied. And Dick's mother feuls that no lady appears on the streets before d in the evening with n bare throat. She wears those boned net collars. Dick Hule Jenny
I know
iL all adores her, and-oh,
terribly mixel sounds
up!" She can't second, sagged back for a Meem to tell the story but they're that way, all of them, about every- thing Never getting away from the path of what they're supposed to do. I wish I could make you under
"think I follow better than you suppone," Barrett put in gently.
"I hope so. Barrett, I'm so terribly alone"
It was Marcin's old cry, always voiced while someone cle shouldered burdens. "You see," she went on, "for man, Dick has lived with such absolutely certain decency. He's
A
I was completely innocent and in- experienced when we were married. Oh, Barrett, if he know the truth he'd never get over it! I'm afrnici to risk it. 1-1 can't live without Dick-now."..
Her eyes blurred. Barrett saw her lips tremble. "But what in it that's set you to thinking about all this?" he asked, leaning toward her.
"Well, partly it's seeing so much of Dick's family and finding out how they feel about things. The Radnors are so truthful it's almost a trial to dine with them. The other day Dick found a new servant had lied and--he dismissed her!"
"He didn't love her." Barrett pointed out, smiling a little.
"No, luit could he love anyone who hed?" Marvin questioned, n break in es voies. She went on quickly with: ont waiting for an answer. that's only part of it In January I'm
child?" going to have a
"But
"My dearl" Barrett Jeaned forward to lay a hand on hers. "I'm
for you!" happy for
She smiled and for a moment the smile dispelled the sombreness Blut could so easily eclipse her dark, Span- inh beauty. fler hund turned beneath? his to grip his fingers.
"Thanks, Barry. Sweet of you. But what I wanted to say-Dick's my
be threatened!" child-must
"llow?" he asked, perplexed. don't follow you."
"1
"Well, Mr. Dexter brought the boy to town the other day," she stated.
"But I don't see--"
A
ELINOR STAFFORD
"Oh," she murmured miserably.| Barrett felt his heart rise. Coming For a second she closed her eyes. down the steps of the house opposite Opening them, she glanced at a small, was the girl he had seen before. The jewalled patch that tieled sgainst girl who had been little Elinor Stof- her wrist. She rose quickly, and ford" and an ugly duckling. She was Barrett roRU, "I must be off," she beautiful now, he saw, as she crossed natural way, the windy street, followed by the "We've a dinner engagement. And, stifly deferential Jengen, remember dear, when are you coming to see us? Not that I quite know when we're free, but I'll look it up and let you
SARI in almost
know. Win you come to dinner?"
"Of course
eyca
of her
"I wager you me! he said as she neared the curb.
"Oh, but I do!" the girl contradict. ed shyly yet with a flush that he did
Thu
grip not understand.
And honest, any mail hand was strong "We haven't time now to settle a thing but I know you'll come to my Her deep violet met his levelly. view point. You'll realise it's the Barrelt felt suddenly within himself uglow of an almost fergullen warmth. only one!
"It was so kind of you, Mrs. Radnor, to offer the girl began.
Marcin cut her short. "Iop in, child!" she said. "I'm late now, meet Dick down town every day to Isn't that in- ride home with him. curably romantic?"
"1 think it's nice," said Elinor. Barrett laughed; a laugh prompted by pleasure. It was exactly as she would
"Nice." fike her to think.
Ella wants to see
We'll see.
I'm only trying to be "You won't be fair to me if you keep me in terror!" she contested hotly.
think we'd better not discuss it now, dear," he said firmly. She raised her elender shoulders. Her chin wen! ward she turned high. Without a toward the hall.
"He brought him to see me. He-Frowning, he followed her unhap presented himself and the child pily. He saw her pick up a pair of Dwight loves from the table, watched her manner. the most assured was away, thank heaven!
new pull them on with two sharp, tugs maid whom I dismissed immediately to hoped. Marcin wasn't going to let him in. Afr. Dexter said he leave him angry. He had looked for. thought I would want to see my broward eagerly to seeing her, his small ther's ward. There was
sigh, he stared down at her, so pro-small, no seemingly frail but expable, and artfully he know, of bitterness wrought plans for revenge
She raised her heavy eyelids for moment to give him an insolent, chill lied. Did you give him any-glanca. Then she melted, to cling
himi sobbing and laughing.
the way he said L. Buy in
half-sister and only relative. Stifling
mised
attend to that," angrily. What happened?" "Well, to warn your check for he
been delayed and that needed the money."
ቢ
to
"Yes. All I had at the moment. I "I am a beasi, Barry! But-you think a little over $200-
must help me!" That
was very foolish, dear," Barrett commented levelly, He star- ed, frowning, at a rug at his fect.
"I in terror for fear he'd stay
"I do want to help you, dear," he her. He paited her shoulder you" (nho inopped her dark
me
sald Elinor Stafford, Mr. Colvin," sale
"I'll go to see her very soon," he re
to enll plied, "but you used
and. resent the change. A 'Barry
fires burning
home should hang around to keep the
home
She smiled at isim. Marcia, con-
on.
sulting her small watch again, mur mured something about having to hurry
The door of the car was closet, a moment later the motor pur- red and Barrett watched them dis- appear.
by
Elinor Stafford, he decided, was the sort of youngster one needed to meet on a day when the air was weighted chill mist and one's temples were growing gray. She was, so different from Marein with her genius for find- those corners ing tight corners and for drugglag everyone near her into
blind time and selfish inrcia! Well, running" deserved first thought. After all, he and Marcia. though comparatively chin. Anyone seelug him would notice "Barry, you are so sweet!" she
young.
the years ahead of it. They couldn't fall 10, I want broke out, and, to his embarassment, them that the child had. Marcin's you to get him out of the country-kissed his big, tanned hand. She child, his ward, Gerald Moore.
She leaned toward her half-brother. had, always beon as extravagant in The house seemed strangely empty "Barry—you'll help me," she asked. showing love as hate. Barrett wished as he returned to it, rather dismal She added, weakly, "There's no one he had not had to remember that fact, { and, in spite of n comfortable tem- else to whom I can turn. No one] He held her mink coat a moment perature, a little cold. Glact"
until Dick came. There's strong eyes) "come and have a long talk Poor passionate, impulsive,
too. family resemblance about the boy with me-soon.”
He looks so much like you, Barrett. Whenever you have a free moment, he would think first of the boy who He's going to be tall and lean and telephone and strong and he has the same
room. He
I'll come
square he promised.
laian.
again.
not
IN LONDON
later. "I worry, too, Barry," shc For some reason he did not clearly Barrett rose to his feet to pace the was saying, "because the boy looks understand a vision of Elinor Staf
was aware of Higgins so much like you. People who hear ford's face romained before him. He entering, carrying a shaker and toll- that he's your ward will think you wondered when he would see her stemmed glass on a tray, of Higgins know that he is your son, hidden to ntending the fire and tip-toeing away, naveshamo
(To Be Continued) Marcia, a a small, smouldering, dork Marcia's back
"was toward beaut
sagged back in the chair she Barrett realized she was hoping by- made seem large. She sipped her repeating this suggestion to frighten cocktail, set it down on a nearby him into uxiling her son, smati Gerald table, and the click of glass meeting Moore. She should have known him mahogany was loud in the heavy
that! better than stillness.
"As I said before, Marcia," he At last Barrett spoke. "I can't pointed out slowly, "I realized that promise you anything," he said al- most hrably. I have to see what-ibility when I adopted him. As a we are a rather pronounced Is best for the boy."
type:
But my own peace and comfort you're not going to be un- would never let me hide him." e about thla?" " she asked
"Oh, well!
-!" she hung out petu- plaintively
lantly. He followed her down the ile smiled Д little. mirthlessly. steps,
tucking a sleek rug around her Anyone who dared to oppose Marcia knees as the chauffeur waited instruc
door was invariably "unreasonable." But, tions. Standing at
at the
Open poor child, that was not her fault. Barrett felt the heat reaching toward She had been pampered, patted, in him from the car in which orchids dulged absurdly, and that fact had trembled in their silver VABC. made her tragedy.
Vanity case, mirror, cushions, foot
"I must do what I feel to be fair rests, cigarettes, lighters all were to the boy." Barrett repeated, "and within the car and the windows were I'll start by Airing Dexter," he ended firmly closed to keep out any
chill. grimly.
Barrott thought, Unnatural and If people see him and hear he's wrong. Makes too much softness, too
have? your adopted son they'll think he's much shielding-just as
Marcia interrupted bla thoughts. --more than adopted," Marcia pointed out. "He looks like you now ! "Dick is longing to meet you.
Barrott
asked. agreed. will "I've always
Laye "Any evening you name" strong characteristics as a family. She glanced Idly across the street. But I'm not worrying about turned quickly to the chauffour. "Jen- that, Marela. I want to be certain son!" sho said crisply, "please step to do the thing that is best for you, across the street to ask Miss Stafford for him, for everyone."
if I may drivo her home-"
know that it. Wo
come soon?
You
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