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"TH "THERE are some things," said the gadget of mine. He arrived this morn- could he How ing unexpectedly. girl, "that money can't buy.” Paul stared at her, conscious of a know I had a niece? If you don't be ainking sensation inside of him. There lieve me, I'll show you
it was again. That damnable refer- dence." enco to his money, the implication that he measured all things, even humair emotions, with dollars and cents..
our Corres-
Janice sat down." She felt she would have fallen if she didn't. Her uncle was telling the truth. He had never The girl tugged on her bathing cap. lied to her. Accused, he had previous- She Paul said: "I'm sorry. My reputation ly always admitted his artifice. has apparently preceded me."
felt humiliated, and cheap and alto- gether foolish.. There was only one He had arrived at the hotel, that thing to do. morning. He hadn't met or talked. with a soul. save middle-aged and Twenty minutes later, attractively portly Henry Van Sayre, whose inven- dressed, Janice informed the desk clerk tion he had come down to investigate. that she'd like to speak to Paul Thomp- Completing his business. with Van son on a room phone. Sayre, he had walked down to the
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beach and seen the girl with the ash; "Mr. Thompson left. a half hour coloured hair. He had meant only to ago,' be friendly,
Janice felt defeat, and defeat gave
"It ban," said the girl, tartly: "It's her a desperate gullty sensation. hard to believe that any man, even a ""Where can I reach him? He must dumb rich one, would think he could have left a forwarding address.” exalt himself in the eyes of a girl sim-
ply by agreeing, to finance her uncle's The room clerk shook his head. “Mr. worthless invention. Some girls, still Thompson always has his mail forward- do have pride, you know."
ed to his New York office. His secre- tary handles it.' She turned abruptly, heading for the water, Paul, his eyes wide, watched Janice bit her lip. It wasn't as easy
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a breaking wave, and strike out for prove the sincerity of her purpose, if the float. His mouth closed. firmly. A she were put to some trouble. cold hardness came into his eyes. There called Paul Thompson's office on long
By Barbara Ann Benedict
was a determination in his stride as distance. A woman answered.
Mr. he hurried back toward the hotel. Brown, Thompson's secretary had gone to Ocean Side for the week-end. No, Portly Henry Van Sayre was con- she didn't know where Mr. Thompson tentedly musing over the pleasantries could be reached. that the royalties' on his invention
would buy when the door opened and ... Janice hurried, from the hotel. The his benefactor strode inside. Henry regular afternoon. amphibian was just did not like the expression in his bene about to take off for Ocean Side. There factor's eyes. Too often he had seen was one seat, left. She reached the such an expression before in the eyes resort at 4 p.m., spent an hour locat- of the other possible invention-finan- ing Mr. Brown, only to learn that he olers.
hadn't the faintest idea where Paul Thompson was.
"I'm retracting my offer," Paul said abruptly. "I'm no longer interested Depressed, Janice returned by train. în you or your bright ideas. Especially Now the sense of defeat was overpow- am I not interested in any ash haired aring. She would never, she knew, nieoss you might have.”
have any peace of mind until she had accomplished her purpose. To-morrow she would call New York again. She would call every day until she was able to locate Paul Thompson.
Dangling her bright red bathing cap as she headed back toward the hotel, After dinner she went down to the
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was nice, though. What a pity, ho ful. A figure came toward her. “Well, tried to buy my interest. Oh, why do Miss Money Maker!” There have to be millionaires with such
klean, and why did I have to bave an She ramped. Hot anger surged in- ungle who invents silly things that no- aide of her. She suppressed the im- body ever can› use ?” '
pulse to retort.
She was in a strangely depressed "You're here! I've gone to no end. mood as she mounted the veranda steps, of trouble to locate you. I want to Ten mood vanished at sight of Uncle apologise. I'm really sorry. I didn't
the know that-that-
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