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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,.. DECEMBER 17, .... 1935..
SERIAL STORY-
BARGAIN BRIDE
BEGIN WERE TO-DAY
HARRETT COLVIN, back in New York after for yours, Anda hleself much attemetes by, 20syenreolA ELINOR STAFFORD. Baryl la 30, wealthy and has made a name for himacit a an archeologia Elinor's mother, LIDA STAFFORD, is beautiful and, became who wants attention for herself, han nimenya Forend her laughter to wear unbecoming clothe and keep in the background, Lide achemas constantly to keep in the goot gruere of her husband's wealthy hunt, MIS ELLA HEXTON, In order to lüherit a share of the Hexton fortune.
Harrett's Half-sister, MARCIA RADNOR, tells him abe de terelied for fear her husband will learn of an unfortunate episode in her pant. Years before Barrett shielded Marcia when a youthful firtation ended dicastrously,' Marela hnd a son whom Barrelt adopted. The boy site years old now kas tutor, HAROLD DEXTER, has Dhreatened - Mare with blackmail: thé dretures that if her husband learns the truth be will never forgive her.
Barrel Kors to vkli žlne-year-old GERALD), 1 ward, He has decided to discharge the tutor and God a new home for the boy, Jie call on Mins Elia Mexion who tell him whe can not deelle to whom to have her money, llarett refumes to wire her. As he a medi he meets Lin Stafford, Eliner's mulher, the sumpecta dižu Interest in Elinor and determines to put a stop to. It
Elia grew on to meet VANCE CARTER who kuin love with her.
CHAPTER VII
Vance went on smoothly, "CATTÁ and Hat Woodbridge want you to go down with them to Miami for a week or so. They spoke of it last night..
You will, won't you ? Then I'll come
Inter,"
"I don't
know-Vanec.” Lida Stafford said the words hesitantly, her egos nverted,
* "Please, denrest!”
Lida protracted the moment, If. though she knew she would go if Carro and Hal went down jn their Proteseted the berging, was
plane, "La Palome
iament becaus
at
The waitress suffed at this
horride here."
drawi
“And
il comment." Lida continued, they're a bit heavy, too. It's rather late, you know.",
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
"You mustn't worry, Marcia," Barrett inaleted, "PI find him
somewhere."
young Dexter he would end this per- seration of
outrn-
Marcin. It was gun! Diek adnor, Barrett thought, was the sort who could care deeply enough to forgive a lot. He burl seen Dick to
to chat nur in Dick's office. On the other
with him for n short
half
hand, he knew Dick's family and
reputation for its mild their Whatever happened, Marcia must not
return. ddin'ny more of these
so really satisfying. This was the ndulation and attention she craved.
A waitress wearing a black dress, rather worn and in need of pressing, stood by the table,
tapping on pencil her pad, waiting to take their order.
Vance had completely forgotten that at Aunt Ella's Bessie beard, "Mush they were to have tea. He exelnimed, rooms for a large family, Bessie, are "Oh-see--what do you want, Lida ?ive form of food. The
"I don't know, klear, Won't you frankly, nonze+ my!"
idea of wowing them out. quite under?"
She would take hot chocolate with "English mutins?" He frowned whipped cream and try out in brend the card.
upon
Bessie things, decided. It didn't do any good but just the same things weren't
always fair. Meantime, in another part of the de city. Miss Ella
Barrett Colvin hal
situations, Barrelt decid- toustelephone to Marela.
Phome from
Sexton's tued, until she was in completely good
health again. "I have
n only "We haven't any guiva Jeliy," the talk," Marcin said with nervous haste, to few moments
He ran his hands through his sandy waitress put in wearily.
Life could be so dumnally "I don't "Oh! Vance scanned
know when Dick will coze the card again, heavily
in. 1 lidded
I didn't go to meet him. I've epes moving felt swiftly up and down. His emotional miserable all day Barry--?"
"Yes, dear ?" starvation was taking from him any ability
to deal with foods. And this
"That Dexter person called again!" which Tada had relected be almost barked the question.
what purpose?" Barrett cause none of their set came there, was
"I don't know. I wasn't here. sadly mismanaged place with in-left his card and wrote on it wait, efficient service, no selection of foods I have it here sonsewhere, dere it is. and mediocre cooking. All the distasteful to Vance. And yet-Lida
"Well, how about thin, dry and gunya jelly7"
ten
"For
dear!
Burro de
was beside him, his arbi ever slightly touching hers. Vance set freeth on his lower_lip.
will
dear"."
He
hair.
dilleult!
טננן
And what ind Lidn Stafford meant by anying that her daughter, Elinor, liked the wrong sort of young men? He would have been willing to wager
is Inst cent on that girl. Barrett! wished Elinor's mother hadn't said that. The whole day had been a suc- cession of irritations. First the visit to Gerald and the problem of getting the youngster a new and better seri of home. Then Miss Ella and her miserable, suggestion that Barrett should suy on her relatives. Well, he'd quelled that, he felt sure. And
Dexter!
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"You're and the waitress. on twisted high Do you kurs where he is
askere dining in, sir?" Higgins
Trom the doorway" heels, made. her way toward the kit-}*****
don't," Barret 21 ehen. Lidu had deliberately asked, you
dmitted, "but usual liesit
liesitant cough. mustn't worry. I'll fish him for every variety of tea that she knew somewhere and, Marcia, don't have realized, but the thought for some ren- Of course he was dining in, Barrett she would not find in the
fint is discomfiture, come to see me,"
en him admitted again. Tell him Joying the Lida always found satisfaction in
dis- concerting others, no matter how unimportant the others might be.
"Sorry it's such a loathesome mess," nee said as the waitress returned and put the food down before them. Again the
plainly indi eating her
"Lida," Vance went on, "about this Miami trip don't want to nag but you will, won't you?"
"I don't know, Vance?" "Please, denres!!”
But you see, Vance-" "Darling, I'd have some chance to see you there! I can't stand much mare of this sort of thing. I mean
Bessie Thrope who had come puf- fing into the ten room with a string bag full of purchases, Including tooth paste, hard water soap, n bag of caraniels handkerchiefs for Jim and a 10-cent vase for the dining room, settled herself at a table and looked #round.
to son was irksome. He didn't want to|
Lalk with men this evening and he agreeable company either. He had a
I hope quick dash of Elinor Stafford's face
and
knew that he could he would
thank you, darling!"* "Never mind about that. you'll feel better soon." worried me go."
"I will--I do already! All this has have hurried eagerly to fetch her and
her grimly."
"But you're not" to worry!" he told
*
He left the telephone do stride down the floor, smoking determinedly, When he had a chance to deal with;
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She was glad she had come in,| although she knew she shouldn't spend even the few pennies her refreshment. Mr. W. 11. 14:1, Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, DATAVIA would cost. She was going
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She scanned the menu, then looked) BANGKOK across the room to see her cousin, ATAVIA Lida Stafford, with "that Carter CALCUTTA
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