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DECEMBER 13, 1935.
SERIAL STORY-
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"I wish I could take you back with me, Jerry”, 'sald Barratt,
REGIN HERE TO-NAY
answered by a full dinner plate and arresting loveliness or languid, wistful who would see to it that he was fed appeal. in all ways.
When Barrett reached home he Marcin had been a criminal and found Higgins waiting with several archaeologlet. The fret to grvel him is he so hnd Barrett himself! But he had meg and asked Mr. Barrett to tele- Mrs. Radnor had tele-
Marcis had a son whom Barrett edented. She hated rich men's
is worried because the boy's tutor ht threatened' her with blackmail and declares
BARRETT COLVIN, 35. returns to New York after finer years' absence. He la riete and bas male, a name, for himself a m
half-sister, MARCIA RADNOR, Younger, selfial and rolled. Marcia is happily mar-delt that his success might be made phoned and Fied now. Years before. Starrett shielded her by a trip to the Gobi, and in that phone her between six and seven. A when youthful dirtation ended disastrously. | belief time had le cons, he could called. He had not been willing to
alm right. lle
le young gentleman named Dexter had his explain not be one. Archaeology was not
his mission to Higgins but hobby but his work and a work to had promised to call another time. which he devoted his entire energy. Barrett's square chin became danger- It was absurd, he realized, to reproach ously not. He did not know what STAFFORD nero the street and offer tuimself with the fact that he leshit Mould want of hini but ho know ex- Gerald's erstwhile tator, Dexter, drive her hunts. Ellune, 20, has brett rallie not stayed at he's chill. Yet he nelly what he wanted from Dexter
home to play muran. on her woultby nunt, MISH ELLA SEXTON. maid to his All Bits Sexton'a relatives (with the ear had known his sister, and his com Clan of Elinor) are everly" Awalting ber
her husband will never foretive her. if he learns the truth. Barselt agree to deal with the tatur, IAROLD DEXTER.
As Marcin de lemowing, whe soc ELINOR
death, hoping to inherit a share of the Sexton
furtune.
Marcia and Elinor depers. The girl, instead »f going home, goes to vish her crusin, PHILIP SEXTON, and on him $20, Philip kna been disowned by his ant. Elloor the only one of the family who remalna
friends with him.
CHAPTER IV
punction persisted.
Marcia hadl
promised
that through old Annic, amald who knew of the affair, she would watch over the boy. could discover So for us. Barrett Annio hnd not made even one trip to Mrs. Cooke's farm house. He felt in- creasing resentment, reminding him self that he was a fool to have placed the slightest trust in any of Marcia's Two days later Barrett Colvin, in Connecticut, stepped into his low (as he would not, kept by common easy promises. If he reprenched her roadster. His word, who at nine sense from making futile motions) years was beginning to stretch to the Marela would probably murmur, "But famed Colvin height, stood near
thouging gone.
Barry-1 really thought looking at Barrett wistfully. "I do Annis
I told her to go wish you could stay longer!" he said. I'm certain, dear!" And, this mur- Then, with an effort, he forced_a smile, come in. It was nice of you to mur-made, he would be done with
glad you came!" Barrett leaned from the car to take hant. "I'm coming, back!", Dust and we're going to have some good times!"
the
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the matter. Barrett shook his head. There was no understanding bow any- one could shake responsibility as Marcia did.
ness. L
Barrett would enjoy the solace of ho intruded-or tried to intrude,
pitching him out and he had not seen the man he could not deal with in this way if he wished to.
Higglus walled. Quite obviously he had something else to say,
"Well Barrett prompted a little. shortly. He had been put out by Dexter's daring to call. The matter was closed; he had dismissed Dexter. "Miss Ella Sexton sent you a note at noon, sir." Higgins said. "I
went over to tell her you were gone from town and she sent back word through Craven that she would like you to rend her note as soon as you returned,”
(To Be Continuad).
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The boy was appealing too. En: CORPORATION LTD He was tremerdously attracted to Gerald
who was elever without being sagingly unspoiled, obviously a truth- too serious,
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Gerald would turn nesses were not common for him. out well, Barrett knew, if he had his but feelingly. He could not remem
"Damn!" said Barrett, half-aloud Reserve Fund chance; and the visit had strengthened her being more shamed and irritated. the intensity of Barrett's vow to give Shrimed at having had part in an ar Geraid that chance.
"It was fine of you to come. Mr. and irritated by Marcia's running rangement so patently unsatisfactory Barry,
and to send me all those curl when you were
away I'd prettyre, na she always did, to her selfish nearly forgotten what you looked like.vilization? The devil with it! You see it was a long time ago that Allowing such tangles to be hidden, you went away."
making them things to hilde! Barrett was weary of lien, evasions, unfuir nose to those who could not declare A their rights. He Hic for some time of these unhappily
"That's truc Barrett agreed, con- tritely.
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dark,
"Are you going to stay here while now the boy #Ahd. tried, without success, to make his facts. Then the feeling of the that question casual.
quieted him. a little, a feeling until is never found by those who must nvo company and "something going
"I will, I promise, Gerald, it's easy for you to let me k
"Gee whit, I don't see how you can
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over go thon Jerry commented, The sting of the first hurd frost for use only on board P. & 0. and B.. smiling.
"We all freckle that way," Barrett pumpkins, puckered
was in the air. A few neglected Home Llus sicrmers, and at Ports of Call thought. He lightened his hand on by the bitter night, gleamed between
shrunken British Income Tax Recovered.
Executorships and. Trusteeships undertakes. the boy's. Nico youngster! Desery shocks of corn.
W..J. WADDINGTON, Wind rattled cerlly of overything square and good through these, making, beside the purr
Mamaror. Odd how it made you feel to
Hongkong, 18th November, 1935. Ace of motor, the only other sound in the
ing
TOBI was
•Was)
wood where
family traits intensify. rather stillness, melted a heart and made you humble Ahead in N hollow which for the thin want to make up severed by the twisting, allvered certain things you hadn't had, to be
macadam. woukl be no gaps in the modest eaks, clinging tenaciously to unfolding life.
"I wish I could take you back with summer garb, made brown patelies in
the me, Jerry
of blended boughs and treet Barrett without trunks. said
gray knowing that he had meant to say it.
"Gee whiz, wouldn't that be great!" to have a go at the old world in spite Yes, it was good to be alive and Gerald answered. Its eyes brighten of everything, Barrett dreided. Sud- donly again he saw Elinor Stafford's
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"I will-some day!" Barrett stated, young face raised to his. The vision and his chin aquared. "And I keep disconcerted him. He had never had my word," he thought, looking down the least use for "old. on Jurry: "I wonder whether you know.
fooln
hovering that 7"
thinned locks, thick waist lines and spring flowers-men withi
anow
shortened breath who danced attendi Mrs. Cook, in whose house Geraldance on pretty young girls. made his home, appeared at the door. way. You'll catch cold without your hat,
Gerald" he called sharply. class physically. Ho
It was true that he was not in that Gerald's
had kept re- face changed; Barrett frown-
markably ft. A man can not wield ed, pulling on his thick gloves. He a. pick under a desert sun without was not at all satisflod about the same return in hardness!. Still he situation Gerald had admitted that was 35 years old and Elinor Stafford he would
tutor like a
that he had not "exactly liked" Bff. Dexter.ould not be more than 20 at the most, Playing checkers with Barrett he had tim decided-perhaps for the Aftieth
This is fine. I like to play checkers but, you soe, nobody ever had looked four years ago but the has time to play with me."
Rolling toward New York Barrett lan covered and dimmed the He remembered suddenly that wondered perplexedly where he was to Elinor's mother had been called at that find the now, right home for Gerald, time the most beautiful woman in a home ruled by some comfortably, New York and that everyone, seeing pertly soul who would know that a hor with her daughter, had wondered small boy's needs, aro not entirely at the daughter's lack of grace, of
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