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BARGAIN BRIDE
BEGIN BERE TO-DAY
BARRETT COLVIN, 18, returns to New York after four years' amenco. Ho rich and he raade a name for himmelf a do archeologist. The fire to great him half-later, MARGIA HLADNOR, YOUR STK. elish and apollod. "MARCIA ↳ happily married now, Year before Barrett shielded her when a youthful Rirtation ended dina astrously, Marela, bad, a son whom Dazreti Adopted. Be la 'woerled because the boy's Intor a threatened bar with blackmail and declaren her husband will never forgive her If he learns the troth. Barrett arbet deal with the tutor, ANOLD DEXTER
A Malcis 14 louring she sees ELINOR STAFFORD acrom the siroot and offers to drive her home. inde, 20 and very pretty, has been calling on her wealthy noit, MIAS ELLA FEXTUN, Barrett bad known the girl as a child and in ansased to see how beautiful she has becOTES.
CHAPTER II
Barrett Colvin turned impatiently to his desk. It was ridiculous of him to keep thinking of the girl. In an offort to put her out of his mind he opened and scanned a letter or two.
A few years ago ho had thought| that if the small group who under- stood in work felt it was good ambition would be reached. Now hore he was-rending all these words of praise and instead of feeling pleased he was wondering what li would be like to take a girl of Elinor giaforis
tlie sort to dinner or
He pokal bills into pigeon holes, decided to get rid of Dexter promptly and as soon as he could to ninke a to the Connecticut farm house where his ward lived.
trip
Probably, Barrett, reflected, he would bore such a giri as Elinor Stafford. He had always despised wildle-aged men who devated then-: selves to young girls. Why the devil; was he giving the matter so much thought, anyhow? There wasn't a chance in hundred of his taking this particular girl anywhere. Of course he might happen to meet her al Mias Ella's
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR,
Ho pushed aside the letter he was reading, disgusted with himself. He wrote his age, 35, on the desk blotter. Elinor Stafford was 19 or 20 he Judged. Of course she would marry going to be house-bound soon and man pushed aside a bucket without some youngster, some youth in her Perhaps you'll be good enough to raising her head as Elinor went by to see me once in a while." her. Elinor's "Thank you" made her own net. She would have a home, come
Elinor's eyes raised. The look up with dull and wondering sur- children, all that she should have, Again
obviously pitiably lonely, prise. girl was Lord but the house seemed quiet!
At the head of the third floor stair had much gentle eyes. She Marcin continued. "We'll find some-
Elinor tapped upon a worn door, be very sweet with children. thing amusing to do"
"I'd love it, Mrs. Itadnor!" Elinor "It's 1. Philly," she said." wishing suddenly, TOND
At the head of the third floor stal r Elinor tapped upon a worn door..
(To Be Continued).
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he wore back in the desert, wrangling answered with young intensity.
"Well then, that's that. You live have with soine native who would ΠΟΥ Mon Park Avenue, don't you?" sacred ground disturbed-for the price "Yes, but Elinor faltered, “I offered. Dreaming
bathtub an of brushing the sands of time from the was on my way down town. Would shin bone of n dinosaur. But he you mind dropping me somewhero wasn't in the desert and, until things near Washington Square if it's not
way?" cleared up-the question of Gerald's out of your
Not at all Marcia answered. CORPORATION LTD future settled and Marcia's baby burn "Are you going in for artists, my
te would not go on any expedition,
dear? Personally I think they're Authorised Capital no matter how tempting.
Subscribed and Paid-up Again Barrett Colvin settled at his rather over-done."
The girl did not answer for Reserve Fund desk. Then he drew back sharply.
when Marcia turned Beneath the figuro 35" he had noment and
Aho saw that Elinor was flushed. written #10 or 20,
Marcia laughed - delightfully! "You
ly child!" she broke out, think. you're having an affair!"
"Oh, no, roally!"
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Marcia, meantime, turned to look at Eliner Stafford. "She has young beauty," Marcia thought.
Marcia thought, amused, beauty muted by the wrong sort offene, how embarrassed who is?" clothes-A-girl with Elinor's colours. Radnor, Elinor. added ing and her chestnut brown hair quickly, "I would rather not have should not, of course, wear gray anyone know that you dropped me twoods. With her youthful slimness down town."
and slightly angular lines she needed "No one shall know. I'm absurdly softness. Perhaps, Marcis reflected kind about keeping secrets," Marcin with that keenness women have in
assured her. measuring one another, it was Elinor's "I knew you would bel" thu giri mother who was responsible for the guid with a grateful look. girl'a ill-chosen costume. That would
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"You were calling on your aunt7"/ 2. triße. The flush showed with but for use only on board P. & O. and D.L
1 hint of warmth beneath her gar Marcia questioned. She was only denia skin. Secrets and keeping making conversation. Mentally Mar- them-how she loathed the thought
was telling herself that she must How Dick loathed them. He would cin bring Barry to her point of view
forgive her, nover about the boy.
she mustn't let h
herself brood over
shy way.
An easy order! hope she is as well as usual?" che could do to THE Marcia went on. Of course she knew Marica was impatient with the whole Mias Sexton's relatives could not world, doctors included.--. really be wishing any such thing.i "Did you know. I'm going to have How they had hovered, like human A baby? she asked, vultures, around the autocratic and neid old lady who made the changing of hor will a favourite indoor sport!| "She's quite well, thank you, Mrs. Radnor. She saw you drive up and spoke of how well you were looking" They say, Poor darling? as though The Dank of England Midland Bank, Lid
Marcia's expression became slightly it wore something calling for sym- strained. She had always suspected pathy. That's the usual reaction." that Miss Ella Saxton knew more "I think it's a most unpleasant Bangkok than anyone else about the secrets of reaction."
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Those bridle paths and Lon Moore
I'll love to have you." riding behind ker-when people were Marcia responded. Speaking into near. She had been a little fool but the tube she told Jensen to stop the so hungry for romance. There had car. been little of it in the great house] After Elinor had disappeared in ruled by her stern father.
the crowd and the car was moving Fixed Deposita at. Kales thai may be Racer on again Marcia wondered about And now, why had young Dexter, the girl and why she wanted her trip the boy's companion-tutor, come to down town kept a secret. Marcin her? But Barry would fix that rather hoped the youngster wasn't Barry always did fix things. Half concerned in anything disagreeable, of his acquaintances must owe him Elinor was so young. So much could money! Oh, of course Barry must come to one who was so young, so come around to her point of view, much Getting the child away, far away, which one was not ready for yet for one was cager! Marela closed was the only wine thing to do. Some- her eyes for a little time. She drew al where in South America, perhaps. deep breath. If Dick over know, he Completely away from everyone they would never forgive hor-Dick" who
was a fanatic about the truth.
knew.
"Las there been much going on for you young people?" Marela ask ed, suddenly remembering the girl Sonde her.
"I don't know, Mrs. Radnor, Ipuddles were raw stretches on which
haven't many friends
Elinor turned into a side street that had once been an alloy. The moist, chill of the day had touched It. Grays were deeper, cobbles slimy, were printed tho, untidy habits of right! You're those who passed a bit of orange peeling floating here, there an envo- The gratitude that finshed in Elinor lono or scraps of a torn letter.. Stafford's eyes took Marcia for a The building into which she turned second beyond her troubled self. She was old and marked by, the hard laid a hand upon the girl's.
years it had known. Stairs tilted for "Child," she said quickly, "I'm ward, their edges splintered. A wo-
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