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THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 14, 1930.

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Innocent Cheat

THIS RASĖ. IAPPENED,

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sukanny when - her

Helen classmate accuse har of being in love, with ber handsome Kuardian, Leonard Brens.' But he representa all that she knows of and family and she adores him blindly.

Hrent changes all his plan for Helen's future after a chance meeting with a dying

berger, Charles Owens Nellin, who all

strange story, which Brest is able to por« Juborate to "some extent by`s it to Yon kens.

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On graduating, Helen reminds her guardian of his promise to reveal her parent- age and is amared when he informs her thai Cunningham, nod. that he promised her Earents to take her to him when she was 18. They go to Yonkers and Drent introduces her

she Ja heiress of a millionaire, Cyril

to Cunningham as hit randdaughter. offers as proud the locket containing picture. uf Erangeline Cunningham which he had taken from the dying Nellin.

Itelan remains at Bramblewood while the lawyer Investigate the story, Cunningham presents her with a car which she drives everywhere. Une day she accidentally strikes p girl, Kvw, Ennk, who has to be taken to the

hospital, Evi's brother, Rober, izrada 'Helen for her alloh, recklessters and then, matfag her abelrong condition, offers to drive her home. Cunninghamn receives him gracious-

hlar to spend the evening, ly an invites

The piking, couple go far a canoe tide,

CHAPTER XVIII

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One of the things that Robert Ennis was ever

to be grateful for was the fact that he did not kiss Helen at that moment.

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Be knew the desire, the urge comes like an avalanche, sweeping, all before it, diiregarding restraint, taking costs.

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That Eva extended in a touching, friendliness,

"How are you?? she inquired Anxiously.

Eva smiled at her.

Very little pain this morning, thank you," she replied.

"I telephoned into last night and they told me you were sleeping." Helen said.

Yes. After Bob loft. He came in. late." Eva's eyes were shining with excitement`ns she looked at lielen. Bob had told her that he'd been at Bramblewood-told her how wrong he had been in his first judgment of felon. Eva was delighted, be- cause nothing could make her be lieve that Helen was entirely to blame for. the accident..

She attempted to express this opinion.to. Helen. "You know I should have looked before I stepped into the road," she said, "and do want to think you for all this." She waved a hand to indiente that she meant the private room and the private nurses.

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"It's nothing, my dear," Helen said - hästily.“I was spending. "I owe you a great deal for the pain, you're suffered. You must let me make it up, to you, And now I want you to meet a very dear friend of nec int l' ming. I shopli have asked permis- Esion to bring him here, but he's someeng you will are a great deal of in the future, I hope, thought you wouldn't mind meet- Ing. him now".

He knew it, and the mastered it, for one thought renmined clear in his mind. This girl was "not for him. His life was devoted to Eva.] It was for her future that he was working. She depended upon him. And he could not day a hurdened future at the feet of a girl like Helen Brent, even had he dared to take her romantic gesture serious- ly.

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Brent stepped forward and Helen introduced him to Eva. Be took the slender hand she held up i to him and gave a gentle pres- sure.

"Pretty kid he thought, and his smile deepened.

Her hand flattered away from his

Eva's hand flattered back upon and a flush stole quickly into her] the cover, but her eyes remained checks. Had he deliberately re- upon Brent. He spoke of the acci-, pulsed her overture? Did he still dent, expressed his regret and consider her a devil-may-care mod-Į wished her a speedy recovery, ern?

Eva sensed a warmthin the cus-) An awkwardness descended upon mary phrases that was unusual. them that lasted until they reach-She was a bit thrilled, though she

had no dea that Brent had been | ed the boathouse. Helen fatind re- lief in helping Bob get the game attracted by her appearance." launched,

Her mother had brought some of Eva's own garments to the hos-, pital,that, morning art had spent, an hour in doing tl things for her daughter that no ong else ran think of,

The commonplace phrases they 'used banished much of the restrain that had fallen upon them and gradually, as they glided gyur the smooth water, the spell of the night"The soft, curly brown hair was rewove itself into their minds brushed until it gleamed and the shell pink jacket Eva wore was HOL finer and softer in its silkim-tex- ture than the round young thrust. that rose from it

Tu Bob Helen appeared to be anf ethereal creature from another land, Her white dress merged into the background of man-silvered water like a part of the moonlight itself. Only a glint new and thien from the spangled jacket when she stirred | slightly hinted of reality.

He was glad when she began 10 sing, in a low, melodious voice. His) sense of having been transported out of his own world was becoming -uncomfortably convincing,

The blue eyes were shadowed with the marks of pain but their blumens had not faded and there was even a faint tinge of pink un- derneath that deligate skin of the cheeks,

She looked very sweet and deli- cale, very appealing and feminine. Rather a novelty to Brent, meeting a girl like her. It struck his fancy

Conversation seemed not to sug-to give it attention.

gest itself to either of them. They Een tie her eyes away from

were living their hour, not discusa- | him.

ing it as they would when they,

The doctor says I may go home

"I come for you," Helen prom-| ised, "

were older and sought to recapture in a few days," she said to Helen, The rapture of an awakening that never can be repeated. Old lovers talk, relive their dreams. Youth dreams. They were enteni with silenge the silence of sung,

Presently Helen- said they

A few minutes later she oft with Brent. "What do you think of her she asked when they were (out of Eyn's hearing.

"Sweet, Brent answered indif-

must go back and. Bob headed-rerently. -- the canoe Toward the boathouse

out

A cloud passed over Helen's fake"| withony vocal protest. But every as answer. Of course she couldn't have experted him to ad- mire Evd. She knew too well the' | type of woman to whom he bowed

in admiration.

instinct in his nature cried against parting so soon

Their good night was strictly for- mal. Bat the thoughts with which they fell asleep were not, Bob was

Brent, wanted to know what was wondering what it would be like back of the secilent and Helen ta bury his faer in that alluring, told him frankly that she had been wealth of buic and Hefen was think-lored to desperation by the life at ing that well, for snee Leonard | Bramblewood. Brent did not get her good gight thought.

But the morning he came to Bramblewood and his stavely force- ful personality caught at her waver- ing interest and fastened it. curely upon himself again,

He

Brent understood what she left unsaid that she had been long- ing for him. Secretly he glowed with satisfaction. But when he spoke his Voice was tinged with sadness,

"I'm sorry you haven't been appy." he said, “because I believe our grandfather is getting to love

He Nou."

Helen told him about the acei-] dent to Eva Ennis and asked him to drive to the hospital with her. Brent was quite willing to go. did not care to remain long at Bramblewood, either to engage in conversation with Mr. Cunningham or to be entertained by Hélen. He feared both..

Again shadow passed over Helen's features, "I'm afraid he is," she agreed. "And I'm very fond of him, too-in spite of, everything."

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Brent sighed. "Well, my dear,

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so"Yes," she said simply.

Who is he?" Brent naked, and |Holen was conscious that tlio ques-.

en had snapped from his lips.in irritation.

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"He's Eva's brother," she said quickly.

"I see," Brent muséd, "You have met him?"

Mr. Cunningham's questions wore you must not harbour resentment.

Helen felt uneasy. Oh, but I that she hesitated a second before dangerous and Helen's company He is not the same man who was as well. He must vold the appear unkind to your mother. She would think my accident has made me answering. ance of having anything but a pa- forgive him if she were here and realize that I mustn't think ternal interest in her and this be I'm sure she would ask you to do much about myself," she said could not do without harm to his the same."

quickly.

That simple word, uttered 'as plans if he spent much time with her. For certainly an aloofness on had planned for and dreamed of," hear that little Ennis, girl say

"But it's so different from all I Brent's face darkened. "Did

Helen uttered it, told Brent more than Helen herself know.it con- hle part would engender a similar Helen protested... attitude on here in time, he rea-

something about a chap she called he turned her head and regardtained. It set his hair-trigger brain ed him in amazement. Was he (to work to save his scheme froen soned.

Brent took her hand and gave it Bob?" he asked. a reassuring

jealous of hor? Strangely the smashing on a natural Hazard, squeeze. "Never They were admitted to Eva's mind," he said promisingly; "we observed Helen's change of express as it would hays been a few days"wouldn't you like to come in and Out of the corner of his eye he thought was not so pleasing to her "Helen, he said suddenly, room without delay. Helen went can play again when everything ission. It was very slight, but it earlier. She was aware of dreads go to the theatre with me swiftly to the bed and took the hand' adjusted."

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