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CHAPTER XXIE

"Why, hello!"

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Thad proof of the character Dan had

ascribed to him.

Dan waved buck.

"Why don't you throw him a kiss?" Alester said anevringly.

The words were spoken in pleasant surprise. Dan Harvey tood on the steps and greeted Ales.

"I ought to kins his shoes," Jerry ler and Jerry so. But his eyes flick-f ered keenly about the acene before snapped back. him.

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"I'll get a pair and send them to Jerry sat quietly on the hammock,you," Alester laughed. seeking, enough self control to en-

"If you did they'd serve to

rn.

able her to speak to him calmly, mind me what a brute you are," Alester covered her silence with a she fired at him. casual: "Oh, hello, Dan." What brings you here?"

Dan hesitated a second.

Alester's laugh broke off

short.

"I don't suppose you'll ever for- Jerry give me," he said and Jerry was saw his eyes linger on the table-surprised by the unexpected hu the dayilght saving time afforded mility in his voice. sufletent light for this inspection "You can be aure of that," she though it was much after eight replied emphatically. o'clock.

"Well," he said. 1 happened to

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bear you tell Marsh to leave these Alester had been driving fast; he slowed down' lo 12 things her. I was out in the eat-now bat, amusing myself around the miles an hour.

"I know all you feel like saying paint when I thought I saw a light over here....'

to me," be declared in tones of "Nonsense," Alester broke in genuine self-reppach. "Let's can- rudely, "we haven't had a light." sider them said, and I'll admit "Thought it might be a tramp," they're deserved. That leaves my Dan went on erenly, taking no no-detence: I've got to offer some, tive of the interruption." "Must Jerry.. A mere apology won't win have been the reflection of the sun forgiveness, I know. But you've an the windows."

Alester scowled at him. "We've plently' of watchmen," he said shortly, if necessary I'll send wae over to guard the place."

Dan strmed not at all impressed

words.

got to remember that I took it for granted that a girl of your class doesn't expect to marry into mine. That's brutally frank, but I can't help it; its what I've learned from the world."

"Your world, you mean," Jerry corrected acidly.

"Y" Alester admitted; "my

with the eurtress of his employer's world, but that's my excuse--I was "There was another reason why trained in a world of people who I came," he said, and Jerry noted know that money can buy nearly a change in his voice," tele-verything.

I made the mistake of

phoned Miss itag's home to inquire thinking it would buy everything. if she had suffered any ill effects You ought to be able to forgive me, Jerry, because you're so beautiful from her..

immersion.. and someone told me she had gone

Dift.

"It deurred to me, this being the first Sunday since they left, that

would tempt even a man who knew better to lose, his head over 312"

I should

"You needn't matter me," Jerry She and Miss Crane might have told him coldly. "And I'm not gome inck to get something they'd blaming you entirely.

leave have known that .... a Forgotten. People often things," he added, with fall appre- waster like you would to some- of his thing like this." she added, grop- riation of the absurdity

ing for a word that came to her words.

He knew by Alester's scowling anally an an echo from some no- expression that he appreciated it, tim picture title she had read.

"Don't be an idiot," Alester ad- He hoped Jerry would under-1

"You tamil also. She did. And the un-manished her sharply.

the red of weren't in any more danger with derstanding brought

me than you would be with any shame to her checks.

other man who loved you as i do."

Day was still chaperoning her He didn't think she could take care

"As you do." Jerry repeated

HUS

That's just ' il, of herself. She forgot, for a few meaningfully. secunds, how she had weleoned bis Alester, "You've criticized me for whistle tion mere than five minutes not believing in love; well, I'd A Then she remembered, and rather not-belleve in it at all than alise the word as you have done. her eyes turned away from ria.

Anyway, I don't want to talk about She could read his thoughts," she continued hurriedly clearly not. He had guessed that Alter started to speak. "I've got Alester wanted 10

bring her think about to-morrow. You've hack. And he had watched, caused me enough trouble already.

at there in the Sound in his cat-1 lost my job because bat [1 Wh bumiliating Shel

uhin't sit sill under his eyes while roke off, sorry she had said so he came to the inevitable conclusioni that he had not watched in vain.

much."

#she

But it was Fog Inte. Alester plied her with questions until he; *“You should have conia in soun-) had the story of the tunte from her er,” she cried, jumping to her feet, "Alester and I are just leaving."

"Sorry dappoim you chout the tramps, oli nan," Alester put in raicastically. "Thrilling things, resents I take it you hoped to proteel the young ladies as well as the chairs and tables." He neghed, but Dan maintained an evil com-

"At aus

unwilling lips,

"You've got to let me du come. thing for you," he exclaimed when she finished.

:/

Jerry said no, very firmly, "Do you enjoy making me feel like a end?" Alester reproached

her.

"You might ask yourself about rate I'm glad to know that." Jerry retorted. "I can't help that Miss Ray is safe," he said, it if you feel natural."

"Just the same I'm going to de tar coald have choked him had it something about it," he returned. been possible. Jerry said nothing. "Oh, not with money," he added She was jamming her hat down quickly to forestall an expected

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Ferry looked at him inquiringly, Take her home! Would Might he not insist upon driv. sceptically. He saw that she did ing to the tolling Stone Inn ort trust him.

Paris, July 32. "There's no catch," he assured somewhere else? That WAS

The affair of the drugs is; chance she must take, for nothing her. "I just happen to have a shert af abject fear of him could friend in the theatrical business, developing, Behind the discovery Pulled of heroin in the boxes of the gause her to, appeal to Dan for the producing end of it.

of Afghanistan He further protection. Once they were him out of a hole last year and he Minister on the highway she would be safe hasn't forgotten it. So far I've deeper issues, it appears, than bination of facts lately revealed cription of a college hero who is Island,

not asked any favours for my help the breaking of French law and leave little doubt that Moscow thrown into the maelstrom of the and The National City (Bank

abuse of diplomatic has financed

and directed the "I must hurry," she said Ber- but I'm going to see him about i

to be place for you in his chorus.

He's privilege.

business world with nothing to vously. "Aleater. I want

putting on a new show this fall.”

offer but an armful of trophies, back early."

"But I

don't know anything According to information obtain

In the first place Ghulam Nabi

won in athletic contests. He glowered at her. But, there!

returned there na

He soon realizes that his record was no choice for him except to about the stage," Jerry exclaimed.ed by the Matin, there is ques- Khan, who

tion of an important political Minister in January, had come do as she wished, with Das leok-) "You don't need to. for the plot for polsening the peoples of direct from Moscow to

of winning the hundred yard dash Paris, ing on.

chorus," Aleater replied encourag the British Empire, the object of The 124,000 to pay for the heroin is no earthly use to him as a meal Jerry left without saying more ingly. "You've got the appearance, than a bare "good night" to Dan and I know that you can dance. If which is to make India a dump could not have come from the ticket, and he taken a job as 8 but halfway to the gate she turned you can sing too you'll get a real and distributing centre for drugs: coffers of the Logation, which has insurance broker.

Yet Filled with bitterness; he en- suddenly and waved her hand at chance, but at any rate this will be That the Sirdar Al Ghulam been notoriously hard up. him. If he wanted to take it as a better living for you than you Nabi Khan was only a tool in the Minister himself has

gesture of gratitude, let him. Hot from the lace_counter."

the game is proved by the state-appeared to be in financial straite, counters nothing but defeat and She'd have liked to thank him

Jerry was thrilled. She wouldn't ment which the dragoman of the and only recently is reported to at lust becomes a life guard at a Authorised Capital 111,000,000.

beach, However, a Reserve Pand only he had made her feel so cheap let Alenter nee that she was and Legation, Nathan Haim, has made have spent 150,000 francs (81,- fashionable the night before, when he had of course she couldn't think of to the police. When the famous 200) entertaining a party of his tiny mite of eight, and a simple-BRANCHES

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minded glant Inject sufficient on- hinted at just what had come to letting him do anything for her boxes arrived

She had jeered about he would be certain to demand Nord the dragoman was charged

Another circumstance implicat-thusiasm Into the youth to make wanting his help, too."

Bomething in return, but the stage to collect them whilst his mastering the Soviet is the presence him realize his mistake and to She couldn't show him, now how... no dull evenings in a drab waited at the neighbouring cafe here of a former Bolshevist Com buckle down in earnest and play she felt toward him. He might, furnished room, no early morning

After the Customs officials missar, who was sent to Paris the game. think he was a second string-to be alarm clocks!

years ago to collaborate had rofused to aurrender the Home

nuss

remembered only when the "other, "You're not going to say no, Alester, had falled her. For surely Alester begged. "Give me he must know, when he learned that chance, Jerry, to win your for everything had come to an end be-giveness." tween her and Alester, that she'd

(To Be Continued.)

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