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BARGAIN BRIDE
CHAPTER XXV.
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
Then, looking at the small clock on looking beautiful!" Barrell reflected. the mantelpiece, she hesitated, I seeing Elinor above the soft confusion, was only one o'clock. It seemed in- of bloom. credible that her whole world could have changed an it had in the space
They were served a clear soup, deliciously seasoned.
Higgins - disappeared silently.
"You won't!" Barrett answered, of an hour. She wanted to go down peu fer don't touch the floor
Elinor and firmly. "The most important thing in that I don't want to bother you. Not in the least!". Lord, how he wanted to kiss her, to
ироп nay, "Don't be afraid of me Wall but she did not want to intrude
Barrett Technpa ho world "not want when you're perched on that chairs do our best to make a go of this us her to come down before she must do they, denres long as we must!"
As sho hesitated she heard a tap on the butler re-entered the room.
I did this masquerading very
Instead he patted her hands. "Powder. your nose," he sait briskly, "and come down to lunch. I suppose It's to be a bang-up affair. The cook will want to show you just how skillful she is. And I heard Higgins ordering enough flowers for a hot house. By the way, the bath is be hind the door to the right." He turn ed to sweep the room with critical eyes. I left those shelves empty ao you can fill them with the books you
the door. She opened it to find Hig Kins, the stolidneas of the perfectly trained vervant's face erased by the
mile he could not subdue.
denrest?" Barrett asked as
nicely, Elinor thought. She flushed.
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dear, they don't," alie admitted. Higgins had been standing at his Mr. Colvin, said the butler, had elbow staring at the contents of a
word that he wished to speak dish he offered. "Soufle, sir," he re- E/Japan
| Jan. 14|Jan. 16
Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 with Mrs. Colvin. Would sho join minded after cough.
Jan. 20 Jan. 81 Feb.
0. 4 Fab.
Feb. 15 2 Feb. E/Asia Barrett said, "Oh, yes, to be sure! him down stairs whenever she was
1 Souffle." She had said that "dear E/Canada Feb. 11 Feb. 13
Feb. 10' Fob. 18 Feb. 25 Mar, ready
"Thank you, Higgins,” Elinor and quite convincingly, Barrett reflected. He disappeared and after
Mar. 14 3 Mar. Feb. 20 Feb. 28 Mar.
1 Mar. a deep This is one of cook's special dishes." | E/Russia breath Barrett was standing at the foot of darling."
ste stepped into the upper hall, he went on. "We are being honoured,
Mar.
Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 19 Mar. 24 81 E/Japan
April 6 Mar. 20 Mar. 221far. 24 Mar. 28 Mar, 28 the stairs, one hand on a newel post,
E'Ada looking up at her.
April 8 April 10 April 17 April 22 E/Canada April 3 April
4 May E/Russia April 17 April 19 April 21 April 23 April 25
May May 8 May 14 May 19 8 1 May May E/Jupan
June E/Asia
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want. Meantime there is really in my room from which you may be able to choose, something that will send you to sleep, Is that
Higgins had never heard "the like night light working, i wonder?"
He moved toward the head of the fur Look out for that treacherous!
he called warningly, He found of it." Most young married people narrow, four-posted mahogany bed to he could not keep his eyes from her hid such moods and tried to seem only pull the small chain. "Yes, it's all as she came down. He had never seen casually interested in one another at
her looking
first, hid
them even from their ser- more beautiful. right," he and with satisfaction.
#1've He was at the doorway when she
May 15 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 23 you!" be an-vants, And Mr. Barrett was usualty "Eve good nounced. his
At halted him. "Barrett-
words she paused, so slow to voice a feeling!
June 3)Juno two steps up, her face level with his "Higgins," said Barrett, "can't you
E/Canada May 20 May 31 "Your father's nurse--Miss Hem-hunt up a small footstoo! for Mrs. E/Russia June 12 June 14 June 16 June 18 June 20 inlagway, I think-answered my call Colvin? want you to be perfectly
July 1 July 3 July and said that for the first time your comfortable, dear," he added across E/Japan June 20 June 28 father has shows real improvement." the table.
"Thank you, darling, you are ne
S/Asta July 10 July 12 July 14 July, 10 July 18 "Oh" she whispered on a deep in-
July 29 July 31 Aug. thoughtful!" she murmured. take of breath. I'm so glad!"
Sudden E/Canada July 21 July 20 ly they bath laughed and then, as tddenly, sobered. In light moments
He wheeled, again moved toward
"Yes?" hey can't thank you enough for all this Hor face, lifted to his, was infinitely appealing in its grati-
tude.
"I'm awfully glad you like it," he said. "I had a suspicion (smiling) that
you might be rather fed-up with Chinese red and chromium
modernistic furnishings in general,
"I was," she agreed.
your
"I'll telephone to ask how father's been," he said, "and report
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"I wanted you to know right away because I understand what it means to you."
"It means everything." she stated
in a bush.
seem a joke but for of them, for one shaken stretch, it hud been too real.
Higgins came back to raise the Venetian cut work cloth and push at luncheon. It's to be served at. Ho smiled down at her. "Suppose a small stool in pince for Elinor's hal past one if that suits you." we go into the library," he suggested. | feel,
And thank you so much "You haven't seen it yet, have you?
"Is that better, Mrs. Colvin?" he Odd how old houses insist upon hay asked. He smiled at her from the door-ing libraries, isn't it? Remember the "Yes, thank you, Higgins." way leading to his room, gave her an hushed, important way Miss Ella The butler bowed. The new niry saluto and was gone, closing the always spoke of her library?" mistress was going to bring spring) door after him.
The girl laughed, nedding.
and sunshine to the old place, he was She liked the rear room to which sure. Already the house seemed he led her. Its solidity spoke of all changed And never had he seen. For a moment she stood staring at she had missed without knowing it, a sweeter, lovelier face. the closed door. Then once more she
The room had look of plenty and After the ment was finishet Eltior around her. It turned and looked
peace. She could not imagine her and Barrett parted. She was to was a lovely roam. Lovely!
that arder Hutten to bring the car around It travelling bags had been mother whining for money in
room or anyone planning to deceive when she was ready to go to are her placed in the adjoining dressing an old lady in order to be remembered father, Barrett was going to look in room. Elinor opened them, and in a will. looking over her frocks, suddenly wished she had something that was to very, very pretty to wear down luncheon. She finally selected a Яoft tan silk frock which brought out the warmth of her hair. Celeste had it
was becoming. She must remem ber to tuck Celeste's handkerchief into her sleeve in order to show it to Barrett.
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"I think you must have been very
sank into a chair.
upon Marcia for half an hour or 80, he suggested doubtfully. happy in this house," she said as she whaps,
could keen eyes on her face, they have ten together at a little after For "don't suppose," he said, "that there to force upon her any more Intimacy Amoment his face cloudied. four. He spoke casually, anxious not are many old houses without some un- thn. she liked. They could talk then happy echoes. Let's hope that we about several business matters thut shall not add to them."
settled. If this did not suit, The table in the stately dining he went on, they could put it off until room had been arranged with, the another day. best
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She dressed her hair in a roll at
the house afforded. Higgins It suited her perfectly, Elinor as- the back of her neck. She had worn it that
way during those falsely had seen to it that the bowl of faint sured him. With quick-beating heart happy days when Bargett had spent pink roses in the centre of the table she saw him turn from her.
"Until later then," he said. so much time with her. He had was a low one neress which hungry, admired it that way.
enger eyes might
(To Be Continued)
meet. "You're
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