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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930.

Innocent Cheat

THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Helen Page feek Indebled us and in love with her guardian. Leonard rent. Thail ter change his plans for her future after meting a dying bear, Netlin, and tells the girl she is heiress of a millionaire named Cunningham Brent takes Helen to the kanels uld man and offers proofs which Cunningham serepts, as he had been searching for his Aroonx Belen's new friends are Eva Enna and her brother Robert, who falls in love with her. Brent becomes jealous of Dub and plots to win Helen quickly, especially after fading another locket like the one he had taken from Nellin to prove Heien, the heiress. Hearing that a sudden shock would kill Cun-

dead daughter's chil

And the servanta And the old man dead in

Marry him.

Ruth Deway Groves

a dressing table to inspect herself in the mirrow.'

"One wild night and not a grey hair to show for it," she mourned with mock sincerity,

From the mirror she wheeled to face Helen again. "I wish you'd let me talk with him," she urged excitedly. "I never was fond of dear Leno-though I admire him tremendously."

"No, I've got to hear what he has

ningham, Brent slyly administers the shock to say," Helen replied. "I promis- Ded. Then, by clever acting and appealed--to keep him away last night." her loyalty, Brent wlas Helen's promise to She did not add that she had ex- Later, she and Bola disaver their true love pected a great deal of the night for each other and he is furious when she that was now being put to flight tell him she cansol break hez enxarment even though she lures him. Maunderstanding by the rising sun. her Trasuna, Job Airts with Shalimar Morris, school friend of Helen's. He does nut know

that she had tried to break with leent and that he had made threats against her he

plaesi.

CHAPTER

XXXVI

Helen was turning to flee. to her room when Shalimar chanced to look up and caught the glimmer of her pale garments.

them,

"Well, I'm going to see him any- Way." Shalimar declared. "But to be in perfect working order 1 must get some sleep. Goodnight. darling. So far I've had a wonder- ful time at Bramblewood-and elsewhere."

She was gone, laughing over her shoulder, and carrying with her a vision of a drooping golden girl that saddened her not a little.

"I wonder if it's because she feels she's get to marry Leonard Brent or because she is in love with Bob Ennis, that Helen is low" she asked herself.

"Hi," she yelled, "we're home!" Helen wheeled back and leaned over the banister to look down at "Stay for coffee, Bob." she said cheerity, and if there was a sob under the bright overtones of her

The next morning, or rather voice it was too soft for those he

later on that same day, she was low to hear.

In still pondering the question. "Sorry,"

with he answered

on her mind when lightness to match her own, "Break-fact it was

Brent was announced while she fast will be waiting at home."

dinner, and Helen were lingering over a "Well, invite him to Shallimar," Helen sang back, and late breakfast. rushed blindly for her room.

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When Shalimar came up a few minutes later she was sitting in bed with her knees drawn up under) her chin and her arms clasped around them, proudly blinking back her telltale tears.

"Did you have a good time?" she asked perfunctorily as Shallimar seated herself on the edge of the

bed.

She jumped up when Helen left the table and insisted upon going with her to receive him.

He greeted her with a coolness that barely escaped being uncivil. Shalimar was not bothered. "Why," she cried, "you're looking fine! Not a day over 501"

Brent glowered at her. "You're tooking quite young yourself, Miss Morris," he returned icily. "1 Positively intriguing." Shalli- should say that pink rompers mar enthused. "The boy's unique would come pretty close to indicat- Wants to fall out of love with you,ing your age."

Helen's cheeks flamed red. "So were discussing me?" she

Helen."

you flared.

Shallimar laughed. "Helen is No fortunate to have such a dear, fatherly guardian," she coned on: Shalimar raised a calm eyebrow."one who hasn't forgotten his own. "Why not?" she inspired, "but youth. I'll bet, even if it is a long there's one thing I forgot to ask way behind him." him, Helen. Why did you turn him down? Money?

"You know better, claimed swiftly.

Shallimar

Helen looked at her appealingly. but Shallimar was not to be headed Helen pra-off. "It will be so nice for Helen's

husband when she marries not to] "} nodded.

really have to go to a stern parent about | didn't think so," she admitted. it. You will understand that she is But he's a catch for any girl who rich enough to marry any young has money enough for two, Helen. Iman she earos for, won't you? I'm Besides, that boy may be pre-sure you will, you're such a dear sident some of these days. He has old darling."

a lot of things that weren't passed Brent could have killed her, and out to the average man."

[most certainly would have tried to

"There was something in the annihilate her with words had not way." Helen confided. "I can't tell there come just then a telephone you what it is. Furthermore, he call for her. stayed out all night with you. That "I hope it's from Bob Ennis," proves he is easily consoled." she exclaimed when the maid toid

Shallimar made wry face.her of it. "Thanks for the nifty, dear. And

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TWO MEN ARRESTED AT MESSRS, COOK.

Amsterdam, Feb. 3. Owing to the vigilance of Messrs. Cook's office here, two Mexicans have been arrested.

to show you what a sweet disposi-{ She hurried away to the library, tion I have, here is where I turn only to find that it was a wire the other cheek. The boy hasn't message from her home, in answer fallen an inch for me although to the one she had sent when she he's going to subject himself to my decided to remain at Bramblewood, charms whenever and wherever it After it was read to her she sped Some weeks ago certain, banke picases fate to arrange it for us back to the living room. Helen and and Messrs. Cook received letters

But Something may come of it.

Brent had gone. She went to a purporting to be from the Bank of tell me, was the something in the window and saw them walking in Montreal nt. Mexico, ordering them way one Leonard Brent?"

the garden.

to pay sums varying from £3,000 to She thought they looked as £3,000 to two Mexicans. She had purposely chosen to take though they were quarrelling, as: Messrs. Cook made investigation, Helen off her guard in order to sur- indeed they were. Helen was at their Head Office in London, and prise a truthful answer from her charging Brent with forcing him were informed that the letters had

But Helen said nothing; only herself upon

He answered been forged. The police were warn her. expression was an admission of the bluntly that he had a right to do ed, and when to-day both. accuracy of Shallimar's shot.

appeared at the office they were seized. They denied that they had been guilty of any offence.

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"He was," the lafter answered herself. Well, Halan, I thought you would carry that idiotic infatuation se fur that you would let it interfere with your happiness."

"She ceased speaking very sud denly because she saw that Hulen's face had become deathly white. "What is it?" she cried. What's the matter, Helen?"

"Nothing," Helen denied. "There is! Was it your previous]

Lena who telephoned just before

dinner?"

was

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"And what's more, I want you to get rid of that fresh Morris kid," he demanded.

men

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Helen retorted.

"I shall do nothing of the kind." "Pride. I вее. That's fine. "Anyway, you Well, I'm glad she's going to stay. shouldn't pick on Shallimar. In a She is indeed an ally." sense she's an ally of yours."

"Is this all you wanted to do, Helen was sorry the instant she just torment me?" Helen cried, had spoken the words, because stopping in the path between the Brent would not let them paas un- dahlia beds, and turning upon jexplained.

Brent.

"No," he said quietly; "I had something I wanted to say to you." "Then say it, and go, pleasc.' Brent stood still and studied her

After repeated failure to elicit a

atisfactory explanation from her he began to draw his own con- clusions,

"She isn't!"

"Yes, he did telephone," Helen admitted

"Let me se he mused aloud: "You seemed to be having a diffi-"to be an ally of mine at thla par- ticular time she must be in favour cult time with him."

"He insisted upon coming up," of our marriage."

"There Helen explained. something, he said, that he'd made up his mind to tell me now. told him you were here and that Eva Ennia was coming over. You heard me, but he said he would come anyway unless I promised to be at home to

receive him this morning."

"I'd tell him to go to the devil," Shallimar exclaimed.

before speaking. "I don't believe it is necessary to say it," he ob served at last; "at least not now."

"But you made a great thing of it last night when you telephoned," Helen reminded him.

"Then she must, in some way. and between you and any other

That was," he said. "last night, ans you have. A plan that would Fortune has rather changed things put me out of the picture. That in my favour since then, I fancy." buat concern young Ennis."

Helen returned his gaze de- Helen began to turn hot and cold fiantly. "Nothing could change by turns. "Oh, please stop your my decision.not to marry you," she stupid deducing." she exclaimed declared. impatiently.

For the answering smile that "Stupid?" Brent smiled. "You swept over his face she could have would not mind it if it were incor-clawed at his handsome features, rect.

ir so good. Now didn't I hear the held her inactive. She was fast So it is young Ennis! So had not breeding and inhibitions roung lady say that she hoped her learning that we hate those who made idle threats, and he seems so all was from Ennis? I did," he rendor us helpless. sure of himself now."

"nswered himself, as Helen re- Shallimar drew herself off the mained atonily silent,

"I don't mind telling you," Brent went on quietly, "that I feared you bed. "I suppose you mean he has

He chuckled,

might lose your head and decide to refused to give you up. Hope you

"Foaching on your grounds, is marry Ennis at any moment." aren't fearful of any threat to do he?" he went on. "And you won't "And if I should?" Helen chal- himself off". Her voice was high-end her kiting?"

lenged him, with diadain as she walked over to' Helen's chin went up in answer.

Helen dropped her eyes. "Some- how I dread to see him," she said half to herself. "He has never

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