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Innocent Cheat

THIS HAS HAPPENED,

Kelen Pare thinks she is in love with her guardian, Leonard Brent, who changes him

plats for her future after meeting a dying man named Nellin. Brent presents the girl to a millionaire,Cyril Cunningham, as his heirose and offers prost which the lonely old

mand accepta without mach' question.

Among Helen's new friends are Eva Ennis and her brother Robart Brent Anda another locket like the one he had taken from Nellin to prove Helen the heiress and plots to get

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is true I shall renounce the fortune myself!"

"Oh, you will?" Brent sneered. "Well, my noble young lady, do that trifling little thing and you'll have plenty of time to repent behind the bars."

"But you can't prove that I—" "Are you really so dense that you

Cunningham out of the way quickly. lis slyly fail to see your position itself will administers a shock which prover fatai und | the servant find old men deus in bprove it for me?" Brent cut int

Than ho wind

Helm' promien

marry him. Later, she and Hub aiize they gazed. She tries to get runt to release her, but he refuses and makes dire threats if he

love each other, but she tells him who

dafer to marry Bob.

Eva resents Helen's treatment of her brother. which has driven him to flirting with Shall Helon is engaged to rent. She collapse after admitting that Brent has been making love to her and the in a fit of hrileris tring to take poisen, but they prevent it. Ifelen cad Brent is, but Eva' inaista that she must see him, Helen decide to see him first, and they quarrel When she says that she and Bub have made

mar Morria. She scola Bob and he tells her

and Bob try to tell her what

up, he sells her that she is not the Cunnig ham belers but the daughter of a noted crook and if she refuses tu marry him he will capose her.

CHAPTER XLIII.

"Bob will believe me!"

You

the burden of defence on you, and Concession on my part will throw

what will you fight with! haven't a penny of your own. And you will need money, and friends. Public opinion, public sympathy, will be against you from the start- taking in a dying old man-giving im Judas kisses-lying to him, just waiting for him to-"

once

"Oh, no, no,” Helen walled.

pressed on. "Daughter of

'A pretty picture, no?”, Brent

famous crook comes into her own as queen of imposters. Blindly in- fatuated young law student remains loyal, turning his back upon his career for the sake of a bewitching face. Not so bad, eh? I

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Helen declared her faith in her dramatic enough, don't worry!" lover's trust without

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Helen bowed her face in her head in agreeemnt. "Won't you sit hands and Brent observed her "I've some-shaking young body without pity. thing more to say to you." He "On the other hand," he said at glanced at his watch. "Or perhaps last, "you can have everything. you'd better send your friend and love is not a lasting thing, Shallimar to the station we go on with this."

before Helen. Don't be hoodwinked by that notion. It's been exploded too many times. Astonishing that any- one continues to believe in it. You will forget Ennis, even if it takes time. But you never could forget the world wouldn't let you that Brent left to do her bidding, but you had ruined his life, robbed him

a in the face-that seems to be the

Helen sank into a chair. "She's in the breakfast room," she said weakly. "Tell her I'd like her to take a later train; I can't see her off now."

was quickly back. He noted, as the chance to look every man

soon as he entered the room, change in Helen. Given a few mis-jabsurd ambition.of any number of. ments to think she had decided he brainless idiots," he added dryly. was lying to her, tricking her.

"I don't have to marry

How simple it was, of course, She him," Helen gulped. "I can give felt like laughing, only somehow the money back to Mr. Cunning- there was, strangely, inexplicably, ham's lawyer and go away some- an odour of truth about it all. She fought against it.

"I hated to tell you this, "Brent began, deceived by her manner into thinking she was not going to take it so hard after all,

Helen threw back her head and held her eyes fastened lovelly on

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"Yes, if the police will let you," Brent agreed.

"You will tell, whether I marry Rob or not? You wouldn't let me restore the money and--"

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"Certainly not," Brent returned firmly. "You will either marry me or face exposure. And I warn you, "I don't believe a word you have Helen, I won't stand for any non- said," she stated emphatically. sense. You'll come through all the "You don't?" Brent came close, way or you'll take the rap-under- grasped her wrists with cruel world jargon," he smiled with mock strength, forced her down into the apology. "It means plenty. You've chair and towered over her in aled a sheltered life, my dear, you menacing attitude,

know nothing whatsoever of the "You don't?" he repeated. "Then hell that awaits you if you let your- listen to me.

I can prove that youself in for a stretch up the river. are Helen Page and not Cunning- Better give it a lot of thought be- ham's granddaughter. That will be fore you decide."

ENFORCEMENT. easy."

"There isn't anything to decide," Helen still defied him. "But you Helen said brokenly. "I

Ottawa, Mar. 15. cannot prove what is not true," she marry you."

In a two hour speech cried. "You cannot prove that I

in the For a moment Brent gaid noth-House of Commons, the Prime had anything to do with your ing. Then: "You may feel differ-Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Mac-i fraud."

ently about it when you've had kenzie King, emphasised that the time to think it over. In the mean-Government of Canada would no time you might go into social serv- longer consent to be a link in the "It will not be necessary to prove ice and find out at first hand what chain of "rum-runners and boot- it,"

Brent

retorted. "1f persist in marrying young Ennis can arrange it-go take a look at laws of a neighbouring country." you happens to gaolbirds. And-if you leggers who live by defying the shall make your story front page the poor devils in prison. Don't newspaper stuff inside 24 hours settle your fate blindly, without second reading of the Bill which The Premier was moving the What then? You aren't Helen knowing what you're doing. You'll prohibits the clearance of liquor- Nellin, don't forget that. "You'll be toppled from your

never be able to undo it. You'd laden vessels where it is evidently high and in the marvae in no time at all their intention to land the liquor mighty seat to the gutter-possibly after they let you go with your in a country where you'll have a chance to learn what prison pallor and your

its entry is women's prisons were built for."

prison-forbidden. marked soul. "But you...

you." Helen stam-God, you'd become a dose Gend!" A girl like you! mered. "You would go to prison

Jelen shrank down into too."

He pointed out that in present conditions Canada might be em- herbroiled in complicated interna- chair. The back of her hand flew tional issues if American agents to her mouth to stifle a scream.

were killed by rum-runners who

husband

Con

!

"Don't be a fool," Brent snapped at her. "I'll be safely out of it. I think life with me would be had been given legal clearances You'll be left to stand the gulf alone. preferable to that," Brend Your exposure will come through tinued. information that I shall supply in-should be far more interested in

"As your

from Canada.

Mr. Bennett, the Opposition. directly to the authorities. I'll give your fortune than in you, Helen. leader, criticised the absence of a the whole thing to the newspapers am not, fortunately, in love with quid pro quo from the at the same time. Let your boy you."

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friend stand by you then. Suppose

"You mean,"

States, but promised to support Helen looked at the measure.-Reuter's American

you went free-there'd always be him hopefully "that "ou wouldn't Service.

a doubt in the public mind about want to live with me?" your innocence. What would that

mean to Ennis?"

Helen saw at once that it would

• * *

to con-

there were other

heirs-a real

I've had her searched for prac- tically all over the face of the globe."

"Do you expect me to believe that?" Helen blazed at him.

Brent shred. Having gain Helen Nellin-Evangeline, rather. be irreparable injury to his career, ed a point he was wil but only the deepening pain in her cede one, as promises meant noth. You see, you never had her name. eyes anwered Brent. It wasing to him. Helen's question sig and not Evangeline Helen as you Helen is your only given name, enough.

nified that a weakening wedge had "Do for him, wouldn't it? Even entered her horror-filled mind,

supposed." if he believed you, and there's a giving him his first tangible ad-

"Evangeline," Helen repeated good chance that he won't." vantage.

after him. "I can't believe you Helen had one lucid thought. "He Her next question was less yet. Leonard, but if there is a will believe me," she said, "because plensing.

"Why?" she asked, real Evangeline Nellin I'm going he will know that I wouldn't have couldn't I give you half the to find her." dared to think of marrying him if money if.. if you can prove "Don't get excited," Brent ad- this were true and you held me in that I am not Helen Nellin, and vised. "I've attended to that. your power."

1 decide to keep it?" Brent regarded her admiringly. He did not add that it was his "Rather clever," he praised. "But intention to gain possession of het not weighty enough. "He's apt to jentire fortune in time. imagine you thought you could The ray of hope, if she'd really handle me."

entertained it, Inded out 01 "Oh, you are fiendish!"

Helen's mind. "Merely determined, my dear, honesty conquered it. that no upstart like Ennis is going "I can't do it," she sobbed. it's hopeless; Helen, She's prob to spoil my plans now."

"Snap out of it," Brent com-ably dead, and if she isn't she's "Then you think I will consent manded harshly. "I'm not an not likely to turn up. Thore Is to go on with this deception...ogre. I'll keep out of your way, no reason but a mad infatuation this imposture?" Helen cried, It is merely a matter of

con- for an abscure fortune seeker amazed that he should know her so venience."

why you should wreck your. life little he could believe such a thing Helen wiped her eyes. "But if and make it a hell forever." possible.

I'm not Helen Nellin I can't keep

Helen jumped her feet. "For the sake of millions, and the money," she declared.

"Oh please go," she cried; "and your liberty, yes," Brent admitted. "Why not?" she declared you let me alone,**

"It's unthinkable!" Helen storm-consider it on the basis of fair- In a moment," Breat said; one thing

(To Be Continued.)

"Well, you know that Mr. Cun Her native ningham could not find her. And if he could not, how can you? No,

Different more."

ed. "You will have to prove what ness, you have a right to it. The "but first there is

1 you have said that I am not Helen right of possession. Cunningham's daughter and if it perhaps even I will admit it—if

"י :

NO SCORE IN GREAT RUGGER DUEL.

ENGLAND HELD BY SCOTLAND.

CO.

CHATER ROAD.

The game proved one of the fierces fought battles over staged at Twicken- ham and proved scoreless owing to the grim deadliness of the tackling.

The Scots were hammered time and time again by the English at- tacks right up to the final whistle when they mustered in their twenty- five to keep out the great English final thrust-Reuter.

are now

London, Mar. 16. There was a crowd of 60,000 at Twickenham for the annual rugby

France Jubilant. Calcutta Cup match between England and Scotland which ended with no

Paris, Mar. 15. French rugger circles score on either side,

Jubilant and are planning to best His Royal Highness the Duke of Wales on April 21 and so win the York was present, the teams being International championship for the presented to him.

first time. Hundreds of Englishmen, The match was a critical one, for and Welshmen have already booked an English victory would have meant seats for the match which will be a great chance for the championship. I played here--Reuter.

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