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DEGIN HERR TO-DAY
BARRETT, COLVIN, back in Naw York after four years, Anda klaselt much attraċied by 20-yearold ELINOR STAFFORD. Darreit De for 15, wealthy and has made a himself an arrbeologiat. Elinar's mother, MIDA STAFFORD, la beautiful and, because she wants attention for herself, has always forced her daughar to wear unbecoming ekebes and keep in the background. La scheme constantly to keep in the good greene of her husband's wealthy sont, 18S ELLA BEXTON, in order to Inherit a share of the Borken fortune.
Starratt's half-skater, MARCIA RADNOR, telle him.she la terrified for feat. ber husband will earn of an unfortunate episode in her DREL. Years before Barrett abloided Marcla when, a youthful flirtation ended, dkastrovaly, Marcia had a son whom Barret adopted. The Ixry in nine years old now and his tutor, HAROLD DEXTER, ha threatened Marcla with blackmail. Be declare that I ber husband learns the truth he will never forgive her.
Ilarrett goes to villt rifhe-your-old GERALD, his ward. 2 is decided to discharge the tutor and find new home for the boy. He mike det, Ella Rexton who tell him abe can not dockle, to whom to Joare her many, Darre rofuse 10 tele her. As he is Filnor's Josing he meate Lida Stafford, mother. She aspects his Interest In Elnor and determine to put a stop to it.
Lida Roes an to meet VANCE CARTER who
Low with hor.
CHAPTER VII
Vance went on smoothly, "Carra and Hal Woodbridge want you to go down with them to Miami for a week or so. They spoke of I last night.i You will, won't you? Then I'll come later."
don't know-Vance." Lidd Stafford said the words hesitantly, her eyes averted.
"Please, dearest!"
Lide protractel the moment, al
if though she knew she would go Carra and Hal went down in their plane, "La Paloma." Protracted the moment, because Vance, begging, was
really satisfying. This was the adulation and attention she craved.
A waitress wearing a black dress, rather worn and in need of Pressing stood by the pencil tapping on
table, p
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
"You mustn't worry, Marcia," Barrett insisted. And him
⚫omewhere."
outra-
her pad, waiting to take their order at Aunt Ella's Dessie heard, "Mush- young Dexter he would end this pers
Vance and completely forgotten that they were to have ten. He exelnimed, rooms for a large family, Bessie, are sccution of Marcin. It w "Oh-I see what do you want, Lida 7" very expensive form of food. The geous! Dick Itadnor, Barrett thought, idea of throwing them out, quite was the sort who could care deeply "I don't know, dear. Won't you frankly, amazes mig!"
enough to forgive a lot. He had seen order?"
"“English mading ?” He frostned at the
card. "No, they're horrible here."
She would take hot chocolate with Dick to chat with him for a short half | whipped cream and try not to broad hour in Dick's oflice. On the other upon things
he knew Dick's family and their
dures. Bessie decked. It didn't to any more of thean!
The waitress sniffed at this drawl-do any good but Just the same things
weren't always fair. ed comment. Lida continued. "And they're n hit heavy, too. It's rather Inte, you know."
"Well, how about thin, dry tonst and guava jelly 7"
"We haven't any guava jelly," the waitress put in wearily.
home
for almost brutal honesty. happened, Marcin must not
Meantime, in another part of the be city, Barrett Colvin hul returned disagreeable situations, Barrett decid-
Ella' Sexton's to ed, until she was in completely good' Trons Miss telephone Lo Marcia.
health again. f have only few moments to He ran his hauls through his sandy
hair. Life could be so damnably difficult!
talk." Marela said with nervous huste, I don't know when Dick will come "Oh- Vance scanned the card
in. 1 didn't
And what had Lida Staford meant go to meet him. I've again, heavily lidded eyes moving felt miserable all day Barry--?" by saying that her daughter, Elinor, swiftly up and down. Ila emotional
dear?"
liked the wrong sort of young ment starvation was taking from him any
Dexter. person called again!" He would have been willing to wager ability to deal with foods. And this
"For what
Barrett is last cent on that girl. Barrett
wished Elinor's mother hadn't Ral that. The whole day had been a suc cession of irritations. First the visit the youngster a a new and better, sort to Gerald and the problem of getting home; Then Miss Ella and her
purpose 7"
of
tea room, which Lida had selected be almost barked the question. cause none of their set came there, was "I don't know. I wasn't here. He
sadly mismanaged place wit
with in- Jan.ficient service, no selection of foods I have her, and wrote on le wait,
have it and mediocre cooking. All this was Barry here somewhere. Here it is,
"Yes, doar". distasteful to Vance. And yet-Lida was beside him, his arm ever по "He wrote, I have a matter of miserable suggestion that Barrelt lightly touching hers. Vancy set importance to discuss with you. should spy on her rolatives. Well, And that, he felt sure. will come 'back and wish to see you.'heater! teeth on his lower lip.
"You're dining in, sir?" ligging usual Resitant cough. asked f
from the doorway after hly.
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come to see me."
Of course he was dining in, Barrett
I thought, Barry, that if you knew now A little later the order was given where he was you could talk to him. and the waitress-on-twisted high Do-you-kn Barrett admitted, "but
1-know-where-he-in 7" heels, made her way toward the li- chen. Tilda had deliberately asked you mustn't worry, I'll fish him for every variety of tea that she knew somewhere and, Marela, don't have realized, but the thought for some ren. rho would not find in the place, on him admitted again. Tell him joying the waitress discomfiture.
in dis Lida always found satisfaction concerting others, no matter how unimportant the others might be.
It's such a loathesome tness," Sorry Vance sail on the waitress returned and put the food down before them. Again the girl aniffed, plainly indi- eating her disapproval.
"Lida." Vance went on, "about this don't want to nag but
Miami trip yourance!"
you
will
"I don't know, "Please, denrost!"
"But you see, Vance " "Darling, I'd have some chance to see you there! I can't stand much more of this sort of thing. I menn it!"
Hesnis Thrope who had come puf- fing into the ten room with a string bag full of purchases, including tooth paste, hard water soup, a bag of caramels handkerchiefs for Jim and a 10-cent vase for the dining room,| settled herself at a table and looked! around,
to son was irksome. He didn't want to
talk with men this evening and hei
Ho hai a agreeable company either. quick flash of Elinor Stafford's face and knew that if
if he could he would have hurried cagerly to fetch her and nettle her across a table from him.
"Oh, thank you, darling!" - "Never mind about that. I hope you'll feel bouter soon."
"I will-I do already! All this has worried me go."
"But you're not to worry!" he told her grimly.
He left the telephone te stride down the floor, smoking determinedly, When he had a chance to deal with
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What could her mother have meant by saying Elinor was fond of the wrong sort of young men? The thought bothered him more and more, "Yes, Higgins," Barrelt answered wearily, "I'm dining in-
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She was glad she bad come in, although she knew she shouldn't spend on. Mr. W. If. Bell, Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson, ever the few pennies her refreshment A. 11. Compton Feq. T. E Pearce 24 would cost. She was going to be M. T. Johnson Esq., J. A. Plummer Esq., short ngain at the end of the month.. lakin Fa
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IARDIN get along. Yes, it was Lidn and the HONOKEW way she was acting was shumeless. itOILO No wonder Bentwell drank!, Bessie IPO decided to move so that Lida and her JOHORE escort would hot see her. Aunt-Ella KOWLOON
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Current Accounts opened in Local Currency tale-bearing
Was so unspeakablyUALA LUMPUR low! Neither Behaie nor her hund Fixed Depoalie received for one yeaT OF
shorter periode in Local Currency band, Jim, despite their real need, Stering, on terms which will be quoted on wanted their sons to have money application,
ALBO up to date BAFE DOXES in various gained in that way.
TO LET Hongkong, 1st November, 1985,
by
up the She stopped wearly to pick string bag and moved. No, Lida had not seen her.
Bessie know Lin head told Aunt! Ella about Bessie's throwing away the mushroons that had been half gone when delivered. Lida had fol- lowed Bessie to hor kitchen, raising her beautifully arched brows after A fork at Maggio. Maggle never didi look quite neat. And the next time
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