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· HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936.
SERIAL STORY_
BARGAIN BRIDE Canadian
CHAPTER XXII
Barrett sald decisively, "Show Me Streeter to the hall, please, Benson, and tell him that (—Miss Stafford's flance will neo him there,"
KATHARINE HAYILAND-TAYLOR
sweater, a hat or two, and an amazing hoard her fluttering, excited conument total.
jand, after he knd put down the tele-
for the man explained.
"They were bought by Mrs. Staf- phone again, pausod thoughtfully. All this was not going to be entirely easy. Yvette?" "Um-aro you Madame
Then, hurrying to the hall, ho light-hearted. Barrett questioned. He felt absurdly picked up his hat and set out once more. He had to seo Arthur Palmer Mr. Streeter grinned sheepishly, who was both a personal friend and kind of the clergyman of the church the Col- vins had attended for years.
The butler, after one frank look of surprise, stify piloted the bill collec tor toward the front of the apartment."You have to have
Elinor had risen, Barrett rone also and stood looking down' at her. "Thero name," he replied. is no other way out of all this for you or me either," he reminded her gently.
ship
some
rett. "Miss Stafford and I are to be "I am Barrett Colvin," said Bar- inrried soon. Your bill will be at tended to. I'll send you my check as Roon as Miss Stafford, becomes Mrs.
satisfy you?" Colvin. Does that
Ife heard the man's assurances that
"I don't suppose there is, agreed.
"I hope you don't mind my making the decision for you?" he added.
"No," she answered. "I don't it did. In Barrett's mind the words re-echool, "Mrs. Colvin—Mrs. Barrett There
moment's silence Colvin-Elinor Colvin Barrett broke it with. "Elinor-I shall have to call you that, you know" He paused.
"YCA."
WON
"I don't want anyone to know of this arrangement of ours. Least of all, your mother-"
Neither do I!" she agreed with такр.
li was settled, he anw. He had done it! "Because of all that has happened." he went on, "1 think wo should be married as soon as possible. Would to-morrow be all right?"
"Oh-1
"At what time to-morrow, Elinor?" She moistened her los. "I don't care," she whispered. "Whenover you | like--whenever you think best.'
Then noon if that suits you." "It will mult me as well as any time." she answered. She was deeply shaken, he saw, and afraid.
not secret," "The engagement Is Barrett went on, "but I do not want this interview renorted. Do I make myself understood?"
"Oh, certainly!" Mr. Streeter as- sured him. Suddenly the collector that Barrett was obviously happy and melted and, became human. He saw excited. It took him back to his own courting days..
"I'm sure you're going to be very "Mr. Colvin," he said weightily, happy!"
Barrott
laughed delightedly,
"Thanks," he said,
"The signs are right!" Streeter nssured him, bowing from the door-
way.
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Twenty minutes later Palmer, pleasantly, athletic type of man with Steamer keen, kind eves, roso from behind a litered desk. What's up?" he ask- ed. "Another trip to Gobi?""
"Better than that!" Barrett answer.
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ed, dropping his hat and gloves to the one cleared space on the desk. "Will you marry me to-morrow at noon?"
"Will I Great hat! Of course I E/Russia will. Who's the girl?"
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Barrett sat down and told him. | E/Japan "Know her?" he asked..
His old friend nodded slowly. "I E'Acía know of her," he said. "I've always finest men I know but I'm darned if looked on you, Barry, as one of the
you aren't lucky. I've nover under- stood how Miss Stafford could be the much to help her but she's beautiful sort of girl she in. She hasn't had inside as well as out. I'm glad for you. Barrett
Thanks. awfully." "Did
happen suddenly 7"
"Rather."
"And for her, too, I suppose?"
to I'm all right," Barrett answered, thin When Barrett loft half hour did I might play the credulous fool inter it was with the consciousness again but she doesn't." that he was to be married to Elinor Arthur Palmer wondered whether Stafford at noon the following day. Elinor Stafford know of the existence Ile had Marola to tell, a clergyman of his friend's ward and the truth of to see and a ring to buy-no, two that matter, He hoped so. Other rings to buy. Her room must be wise the facts could so easily be mis- arranged in his house. Her room understood and lead to difficulties, He "I think so!"' she responded weak-the one that connected with his own, had seen Gerald at Barrett's request. so that the servants would not suspect He had helped Barrett find a new how things were.
home for the youngster and had been struck by the fact that the bay re- sembled Barrett so closely,
It stepped closer to her. "Look up at me." he ordered. She obeyed. "Do you trust me?" he went on.
ly.
"You must. you know," he stated inflexibly. There must be no 'think' about it, and you can! I want you to understand that."
She nodded: be my she could not trust herself to speak.
"I'll see that man now," he said. "Ob-If you would!" she answered, nile enlmed, "I've had nothing but that sort of thing all day. It's been dreadful. It makes me so ashamed. I hate cheating"
It was a bit upsetting to realize that within 24 hours he was to be married to a girl with whom he must masquerade every sign of affection, a girl whom he could not respect na he should, a girl who did not love him and whom, he did not love.
Arthur Palmer considered socaking of all this but dismissed the thought.
would mention it later, he de cided.
"Noon, you said?" he asked, flip- An noon as he had reached home in the leaves of an engagement he said sharply, "Ilggins, get Mrs. book, Radnor on the telephone for me,Yes. If that suits you." please."
"Grent hat, you know you can have
L
"Do you?" he thought bitterly, Marcia, he knew, could direct him your wedding when you want it! I'd staring down at her. But he would to someone who would make Elinor's do anything to make other matters not let himself brood so.
room as attractive as it should be, lo suit. Want to be married in the "Wait here, will you?" he asked. was determined that verything church 7" "I want to see you a moment before should be made pleasant for the girl "I would," Barrett and slowly, "I
during the year in which together that's what she want wait," she promised.. *.
they must make the world believe "Why not telephone her?" Palmer Mr. Streeter, the determined col-their lie.
auggested, pashing the instrument lector, gave Barrett a long, itemized Marcia was amazed. She repeatedforward.
bill headed, "Madame Yvelte,” On it again and again and again that she Barrett called the number. were Ilsted frocks, underthings, alwas “so happy for Barrett. He
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