1929-10-31 — Page 9

THE SHINING TALENT.

By Eleanor Early,

CHAPTER XXIX.

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Bob was so genuinely distressed that Molly felt uncomfortable for him.

“A friend of Kita's?" she prompt. ed, willing to help him out.

"Oh, no-Lord "no!"

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The things that child picks up! {My word, it isn't decent."

Molly was of the same opinion. The sooner she could get little Rita away from the unwholesome atmosphere of her father's flat, the better it would be,

He took off his derby, and mop-

After dinner, Molly put the ped his forehead. He straighten-child to bed. And, shortly after- ed his tle, and tugged at his collar. ward, protesting, that she was phone "The fact is," he blurted, "she's very tired, asked Bob to

to the ad. §. 1. well, sort of a cheap for a taxi, to take her

little thing. Molls. But she's a Copley. She would stay there decent sort, really. And she's-nw- until she found an apartment. fully good to little. Rita,"

When the cah came, Bob took

"Oh, a nurac-muid,' she said (if her to the door. He was very he would only let it go at that!}[quiet, and Molly was glad that But Bob was honest. Or perhaps he made no further excuses for he was merely cautious,

the presence of Elsie, "

"Well, she's a sort of friend of Before she had driven to the mins," he admitted. "Rita didn't end of the street, she missed her know her. She's not Rita's sort,bag," and remembered that she you

Her name's Elsie--had left it on the divir. She hud Elale Smith. You'll be nice to ner.] the driver turn about, and, when won't you?"

see.

more

they reached the apartment, ask- Molly laughed.

ed him to ring Suite 6, and ask "You don't think I'd be nasty to if he might go in for Miss Burn any friend of yours, I hope! But you ham's bag. A moment afterward, won't need her when I take theshe thought it might be baby. I mean to look for an apartgracious if she ran in for a ment tomorrow. I'll need a bigger moment herself... People like one now. I'll find something near, Miss Smith were so apt to take so that you can see Rita every day offence at the most trivial things. "You're awfully, good, Molly. She ran up the stairs, and reach- expect I'll be a good deal of aed the door as it closed on her nuisance."

driver. She could hear Elsie's

Molly hadn't thought of that be-shrill voice.

She considered the fore. Now

"Have a drink, Big Boy? Your

to her marrow.""

probability dubiously. Well, any frosty fare froze this little girl how, he needn't think he could bring his Eisie Smith around!

When they reached the flat, Elsie Smith, in pale blue georgette, greeted them effusively.

"It was simply grund of you to come, Miss Turnham," she declared; extending a very small, limp hand "Bob cerainly thinks, an awful lot of you, He's talkin' about you all the time. Rita's 'out in the park.

It's so lovely and sunny I thought It would be good for her."

She was almost pitifully anxious! to impress Molly favourably.

fled.

Sh, Elsie," remonstrated

Bob But Molly had turned #el

In the tax she dropped her burning face in her hands, and tears dripped through her fingers, But whether they were for Rita, or for her outraged pride, she did

not know.

of the Copley when she reached Red was waiting in the lobby

there."

"I renkoned you'd come here" he said. "And I had such darn

"Don't you think Bob forks real good news, I wanted to spill it good" she appealed, and added person. Durbin's been trying to get you on the phone all even- quickly, "seein' what he's been through. I've tried to keep himing. He was so insistent about cheered up. Miss Burnham. Bit that I called him back an hour" cause there's no use, as I say, cryin' go. Told him I was seeing you, over spilled milk. And

li

all the and asked if I could take a mess-

tears in the world won't bring the dead back again. Bol beginning: to get like himself again."

She took his arm in proprietary fashion, and Molly saw that he was wincing under her familiarity.

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"Well?" She lifted her tired

face questioningly.

He's

"It's like I said, dear. absolutely sold on it." Says it has Delphine beaten 10 ways.. You enn write your own contract, from Elsie said she had better so all gathered. And he wants to about dinner, and retired to the put it on pronto."

"I go get Rita," he offered.

kitchenette, to elitter pans, and Molly Was very tired. She felt make a great many busy sounds. not at all the way a successful play- Molly suspected that the girl's cul wright. receiving good news, is inary achievements were largely supposed to feel.

confined to opening cans. And the hata Ane." she sighed. meal proved shortly that she was "You're awfully good, Red." right.

She laid her hand affectionately. Molly sat in the divan where she or his arm. I've never asked, had sat the night Rita toki of the because you seemed

s5 reticent disease that was killing her. She could see Rita now, in the big red about it. I've wondered some- chair, with her heat against the times if you thought me

sympathetic. But I've often want- high back.

Molly dashed the tears from here to ask you eyes. Elsie was heating tomato

WO-

"You mean 'about my mother?” soup. And the coffie we buginnig he interrupted. "She's just the to boile She could hear it perco-sume, dear-always just the same. lating. Something had burned. It She'll never be any different, till amelled like toast: She must think she dies."

of other things, or Bob would come

in, and find her crying.

Elsie, nursing an injured finger,

"She didn't hear anything about that silly, rumour ?"

"Not thing.

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dear, Don't

appeared in the door. Her checks worry your little head about that."

were flushed, and she looked angry.

"I never touch it myself," she said. "But would you like a little

drink. Miss Burnham ?"

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Molly shook her head.

"No, thank you. I don't care for

it either."

S

Red took her hands in his.

"See here, old thing," you're all done up. What's the inatter? Did Itita's death hit you so fearfully hard, dear?"

"Oh, it's not just that," she Elsie went back to her cluttering told him wearily. "It's pany. And later, as she took Hitleļøverything"

Rita from her arms. Molly smelled "Can't you snap out of it? Any gin on the woman's breath.

girl who can sell plays like the

Rita was a lovely child. She rest of us eat a meal! Good heavens showed Molly her dolls, and her Molly, what's eating you? You new shoes, and her Easter bunny ought to be the happiest kid in She confided that she wore her pink the whole country." broadcloth boat only for company,

"You're comp'ny," she said. "Ta of worn my old blue one, only you was coming."

dear,"

"Has Daddy tsid you, asked Molly. "that you're going to be my little girl, tong

"Essie told me," announced the child.

Molly smiled.

"I know, Red. Isn't it funny?" "Yes-it's a scream. A per- feet scream. I'm apt to bust my sides, laughing."

you don't want me weeping ot "Well, run along.” she advised.

your shoulder, do you? It is funny, you know. I never felt so much like crying in my life."

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The next day Molly went apart

like "But I shan't be entertaining," She decided to telephone Bob at avoid Bob, un ultra-violet rays for infants, Mar- she reflected. "And the nursery his office, to ask him to bring til she had a home of her own. vellous things, those rays. They're la perfect! I adore my bedroom, little Rita to her. She could not That would be fun, I dess," de. When everything was ready for curing tuberculosis with them And the bath is simply too good force herself to spend another clared the little girl politely, "Will ttle Rita, she would let him these days." we take my daddy and Essie? And know. hy dolles, and the big bunny?"

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But Bob was not in when she She found a place in the Fen- a lie. Maybe she was stupid and

She felt, as she signed the

called. And, before she could get lease,

much Oh, we'll have a lovely party!" way, in a new building. It was gullible. Anyhow, nothing was movie.

like. M very actress, because movie in touch with him, she had en- promised Molly. "And we'll invite very grund, and very expensive too good for Rita's child.", nctresses.

she thought, all had countered Miss Smith in the lobby everybody-daddy and Elsie, and On the merits of the baby's nur- all the dollies, and the Easter sery, she signed her lease

Molly's own bedroom was lovely.ewanky bedrooms. That was an

"Hello," said a strange voice. bunny. But I guess maybe we'd It was a delft blue and butter-Luxurious, and feminine. The idea she had from reading the

carpet was soft, and green, better wait until we get all moved cup nursery, with Mother Goose moss. The taffeta cushions of her

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cur- would consider a green procelain "It's me-Elsie. You're on there were orchid organdy manded Rita.

queer, atraight lines, like goemet tains that were the daintiest tub immoral. Probably. But her # "Such a child!” moaned Miss rical figures. It faced the east, and things in the world, with the morn-father would think it was great tryin' to high hat me, are you?

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visit her. He could sleep on that portant to say to you, Miss Hurn- admit the ultra-violet rays The drawing room was modern, funny cubist sofa in the drawing. mother, used to say, have big cars. of the sun," explained the glib and Molly hated it.

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