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CHAPTER XXVII,

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Helen's lips twisted into the semblance of a smile. "Would it Bob took the dish Heten offered be right to marry on just a little him and put it on a nearby table. I love she asked. His eyes had not left her face,

"Better than on none at all," Bob Helen felt his gaze levelling the declared. "And you don't love this intangible barrier that a moment man. I know you don't. Not even before had made them merely two a little bit. You are mine, Helen. hungry young creatures turning Right now I could kiss you-no, their search for food into a kitchen don't pull away--I won't do it, but lark.

She knew that Bob had discov happen--that you didn't want it to don't say you thought this wouldn't ered something new in her--some happen. Be fair to me. Three times thing that overwhelmed him. For we've been together outside of his understanding glance had fol-casual meetings and each time lowed a look of slow-dawning sur we've been drawn to each other as prise.

though one of us....

It was as though he saw her for the first time, and the vision had startled him. Then there flashed into his eyes the eternal truth of love. He saw the girl he knew he must have. Saw her without the forbidding background that had

He paused and laughed shortly. "Well, you are the magnet, dear.”

Helen's hands had grown chill as ice in his grasp. His words fright- ened her for in her heart she knew the answer. She loved him.

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Perhaps it was the domestic called her school girl infatuation Paid-Up Capțial touch; perhaps the hint of laughter for Brent by that sacred name. She at the corners of her mouth-mat-felt herself shaking with hysterical ing laughter, the soft, satisfied laughter.. knew that in a moment notes that are heard only in the it would peal out mockingly to be-

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haps it was the exquisitely fem- Bob's arms offered her a haven. inine line of her creamy throat, It was impossible to stave off her perhaps the effect of her appear- aucunting hysteria and fight the ance in an apren had something to temptation to have him hold her do with it,

close at the same time.

Whatever it was Bob kissed her. Helen was gasping for breath when he released her. He had not let her go voluntarily. She had struggled out of his arms, though she was never to be without a yarn- ing to return to them.

And she wanted to be there, her head on his shoulder, forgetting her mistakes. Surrender was too

wect to be resisted.

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The instant she lost her battle Bob's arms slipped about her. But "Don't expect me to ask your for he did not kiss her now and she giveness," Bob said as she stooday passive until the soft, broken aff from him, desperately trying to sobs gave way to easier breathing contrul her voice for speech. "My and the beating of her heart was love for you is something I will less the pounding of a trip-hammer. not apologize for."

In spite of the flood of despair Then she lifted her hands, placed that Velen felt engulfing her, she the palms against his cheeks and experienced a thrill of happiness raised her head to press her lips to ever his declaration. This was no his. Bob needed no words from her toy lover, to kiss and say "I'm to interpret that kiss for him. It sorry."

sent the message of her love to him mare convincingly than any Buenos Ayr London thing else could have done.

"No," she said, "no, I would not want you to. Only.. "Her choked utterance Broke and left her help- less, with only her tear-filled eyes and unsteady tips to tell him that she must strike at his happiness.

"What is it?" Bob was ruthless with the rush of premonition that came to him.

Before Helen answered he burst out bitterly: "I didn't get so far as to imagine I could have you, Just wanting you was enough to blind me to reason."

And yet he knew that it was a farewell caress. The bitter-sweet anguish that filled Helen's heart

lowed somehow into his own.

*

When she drew away from him he did not seek to hold her. The old knowledge that he could not possess her had caught him in its helpless grip again and he was against the inevitableness of their parting.

"Yes, you were blind," Helen

"I love you, I love you, I love cried; blind as could be, clse you you." The words pounded over and would have seen that I did

not over against Helen's quivering lips want this to happen.”

but she refused them utterance. Bob's answering laugh was as

Bob would know it would be mirthless as a dirge. "So you easier if she did not say it. ticipated it?" he asked.

with

Helen looked at him ashamed honesty deep-seated

her unswerving gaze.

"Helen," he pleaded in a rush of un-despair, "you aren't going through in with it? You aren't going to marry

anyone else?"

"I thought of it," she said sim-

ply.

"You say that, and expect me

trifle wild.

"I must, if he still wants me," Helen told him.

"Of course he will want you! But not to kiss you again?" Bob was can't you see what a beast that would make him if you tell him you don't love him? How can you. think of marrying such a man?"

Helen hesitated, drew in her breath sharply and said: "I expect you never to kiss me again."

Bob too hesitated, weighing her. Helen could not restrain a faint tense sincerity for its true value smile. "Perhaps

you misjudge

"I do not obey injunctions as him," she said, and he may not blindly as I love," he threatened. care so much as you think."

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"I shall tell you why I make this "You know in your heart that he one,

," Helen replied, fighting to does," Bob retorted. keep her voice level and clear. "I "But mean to tell him about am engaged to marry

She ... this," Helen appeased him, stopped, unable to bring Brent's "and ask him to break our engage- name to her lips.

ment." Bob stood as though turned to steel.

Bob locked deep into her eyes Across his eyes pain flick- ered back and forth like a shadow, before answering. You kissed me Helen turned her face away and goodbye a moment ago," he said that, gulped back the sob that rose in quietly. We both knew her throat. His silence was an un-Helen. Why do you try to deceive Batavia

me with false hopes now?" bearable reproach.

"Oh, I'm not, I'm not,"

Helen Canton "I thought once," she said with a fierce desire to defend herself, cried. "I'm telling you all the alpong "that it would be

But I'm afraid. You have, Kobe that I'd like truth.

in a way, called all men beasts, for Kovicon to have you kiss me."

She heard him stir; heard his you say any man could seek to hold half-surpressed exclamation. She me hold the girl he loved- put out a hand. "Walt, she en-whether she cared for him or not." treated, Bob did not move,"

"You knew you would have to "That was when I first met you," refuse me before I said that," Bob Helen hurried on, scarcely aware answered.

Helen swayed against him. and of how she was bearing the truth between them; "but I.... I thought he fought with himself to keep I was in love with someone else." from crushing her to his breast.

"And you promised to marry

"Yes," she admitted scarcely him," Bob supplied, too painfully above a whisper. "Yes, I knew unhappy to be conscious of his lack that, Bob." "How?" of originality.

Helen's head dropped in assent. “I don't know. It was just a feel-! "You can't keep such a promise ing, but I'm daring to hope that I now," Bob cried, reaching out to am wrong that we will be al- grasp her shoulders. His fingers lowed to take our happiness." sank deep into her flesh and Helen

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"That's up to you" Bob retorted The Bank ofEngland & Midland winced, but she did not struggle to rather harshly. "This isn't the day Bangkok free herself: "You can't, I say!" for foolish mistakes about love, Batavia Bob raved, "Helen, do you know Helen. If you are sure about your-flombay what you said? You thought you self-If you know that you do not Colombo loved him! Don't you see what love this man-it is unforgivable Deh

Colla that means?"

of you to marry him."

Hongkong Helen tried to answer his honest Howrah gaze with one as equally frank, but she knew that the complexity of her situation was worlds removed business tratancted, from the direct path he pointed out to her....."

"I've promised," Helen said weakly.

Bob's hands fell to hers, held them tight. "Helen," he pleaded, "Helen, why didn't you give me a chance? I love you so. I might have made you care for me a little."

...

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Ente Descalt Bazis (vsztál

she owed to Leonard Brent.

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