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NESTLE

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LAURA LOU BEDUKIJAN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY, Calia Mitchell, 17, face a new life when she leaves the home in Baltimore, where the ħas ired with her seamstresa mother, Mar

sant Borers, to Sola Ber father, John Mi chell, and her grandmother in stately New

York dwelling.

The girl had not even known her father, whe Uving. Until the day he came to the Balti

apartment Celia had supposed Bob

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her faker. Mitchell ofend Cela a ilfe of

Bogen via periously it and she left Barbry

be married.

She le lonely and it al mac the fat dir In her new home. Late in, the morning Kro Thomas Mitchell, "her aristoëratie grandmother, senda for bar.

CHAPTER XIV.

Mrs. Thomas Worthington Mit- chell bent over a desk writing. She beard the light tap on the side of the open door, looked

up and beckoned to Celia to enter. Then she continued to write.

Now it was Celia's back which straightened.

"I don't know what all this means," she said, "but if you're talking about my mother!"

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1930.

When they had finished, Celia waited to hear plans for the after- noon.

Apparently thère were

none. Mrs. Mitchell spoke vaguely

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of an engagement and disappeared. THE CHARTERED BANK OF to dress. Celia went to her own INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. room and wrote a long letter to her

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erence to Barney. Shields, but a Paid-up Capital child could have seen through thee Food mu......... 4,000,000 Beveres Liability ‹of Proprietary .. 1,000,000 hat, took the letter and went out device. Then Celia put on her

of the house to the corner

of the block, where she found a mall box. Returning, Cella met Edward in

BANGKOK BATAVIA the hallway. He told her Mrs. BOMBAY The girl's cheeks were white,

Mitchell had gone out. There was CANAON

CALCUTTA "Hoity-tolty, child! None of Hogers, her mother's second husband, to be that! Who said anything about nothing more to do but return up NPORE

COLOMBO wealth and immediately army thing changed your mother, I didn't. Just tell-tairs and wait until it was time

to dress for dinner.

DAIRAN She left ber mother, unaware that Margeting you it's common to have al

DELID The evening meal was quite for- Shickk, the young newpaper photographer pretty face. And it is. None of

HAIPHONG who from that some day he and Cella would the best families have pretty faces,

mal. John Mitchell and his mother HAMBURG appeared in evening attire, but HAKKOW None of them!"

Celia wanted to laugh. She con- but come downstairs in her long-BONGKONG

there was nothing for Celia to do (North Manchuria) trolled the impulse as she said. demurely:

sleeved brown silk travelling frock. Po It was her "best" dress. "Excuse me."

"Going to take this young lady "Your father probably has told shopping, aren't you, mother? you I've given up going to the Mitchell asked, apparently trying on your to lessen his daughter's discomfi- country this account. I see now it was a wise ture. plan. We have months of work "I've made an appointment with ahead before you can possibly Charlotte for Monday," Mrs. Mitch-it

ell said. "Charlotte," she added. make a debut.""

"Grandmother! You mean-me with a nod toward Celia, "makes than Celia's room. The

all my gowns and I consider her a debutante?"" the floor was from a Persian loom, "Why, certainly! You're a Mit-shop much the most satisfactory and the furniture was elaborate in chell, aren't you? You'll have to in town." a style much admired in the last take your place in society. Only, "Satisfactory" was not the word Capital (folly paid to) ... 100,000,000 decades of the 10th century. AI can see now it's going to be a Celia would have used to describe | Swerve Fund fireplace with marble mantle and great task!"

her stately grandmother's ́‚black | n large mirror above centred one Both of them were silent for and white lace costume, but she! wall. At the left was a door which time. Then Celia said,quetly, lowered her eyes and, following Celta decided led into Mrs. Mitch- "Father didn't say anything about the mid-day lesson, did her best Andria

Sataris ell'a bedroom.

-society. What do you want me not to appear to enjoy herself.

Bombay

Kobe With

Londen to do?""" 3 stacato flourish

They withdrew to the drawing Tuence Arre

(Temporarily Los Angeles woman laid aside her pen.

The light of generalship re-room and Edward brought the cof-

closed) Lyons "Now,

Calcatta. elderly woman's fee. Mitchell was soon reading a

Mantha then," she said, in her turned to the

Canton

Nagaki sharp voice, "good morning, Ce-eyes. "You must do as I tell you newspaper and his mother began Changshan

Nagora she said imperiously. "In Sep- her nightly game of solitaire.

Datron (Day) Newchwang Fenttien we'll tember

abroad. Six go

Célia found a volume which in- [Mrkdeni Osaka months in the south of France terested her and began reading. Hamburg will do more for you than years in She forgot her surroundings until le boarding school. After that the Mrs. Mitchell announced it was Hongkong

Mrs. Mitchell's sitting room was at the front of the house on the second floor. It was much larger rug on

the

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Hongkong. 19th September, 1910.

lia. Come nearer and sit down." Though the white-haired woman scorned glasses, it was evident her eyesight was impaired, for she had a way of leaning forward and par- rowing her eyes when speaking. future depends upon how prompt-time to retire. The girl bade her Resol Vladivostock (Temporarily elceed)

"Good morning, grandmother, ly you can learn." I can do much, father good night, kissed her the girl answered primly. She but I cannot work miracles.. The grandmother dutifully and mount- arose, moving to a chair beside the real responsibility rests with ed the stairway. large oak desk at which Mrs. you!"

The day on the whole had been Mitchell sat..

Mrs. Mitchell talked on about dreary, but Celia was optimistic! "Sleep well?" the woman asked.details of the household. Lunch-about the future. She was awed, #Oh, yes I really didn't mean eon was at one o'clock each day but thrilled by the shadowy vision to stay in bed so inte. I felt and dinner at seven, She men of her grandmother's plans. Im- dreadfully to have missed break- tioned the servants and named agining herself in beautiful gowns BANK OF CHINA.

them-Edward, the butler, who going to parties-surrounded by had been employed for 15 years; admirers! Martha, who had served Mrs. Nothing in the least glamorous charter of The National Governmetz' or Mitchell even longer: Aline, the happened during the next two days. parlor maid: Hannah, the cook; The weather was

very hot, and and Jane, kitchen helper. There Mrs. Mitchell, in spite of her Fald-Up Capital was also Thompson, who drove the boasted good health, was indis-Rare Funds cars.

posed. Celia wandered through the Luncheon was announced before big house, watched the children Mrs. Mitchell had finished.. She playing in the park and thought She said it so sternly that Celia had a way of abruptly turning about home. hastened to agree that a tray at from one subject to another while

Thursday evening just before and large connections in the important com- 9:30 each morning would be en-talking-often without the least dinner was announced John Mitch-martial centres of the world, we are able to tire.y satisfactory.

hint that her mind had taken a ell found his daughter alone in the dammatic and foreign banking and exchange, different track. This made it diflibrary. Undoubtedly there were other Public Funds of the Chinese Gerarn- ficult to follow, particularly for tears on her eyelashes. Celia, to whom almidst everything] the woman said was foreign.

fast!"

Humph-it's no matter! Always have breakfast served in my room, and your father doesn't take any- thing except coffee. Aline has or ders to bring you breakfast at 9:30 each morning. That's a good sensible hour. Makes servants restless to be having meal times changed around.

Mrs. Mitchell sat back in her

chair.

"Now that you're here," she are you said to the girl, "what going to do?""

"Why, I-that-is-I--- The elder woman nodded her head with an "I-told-you-so" ex pression.

"What's

the matter?" he manded.

"Nothing. Nothing at all!"'

Mitchell had to accept this an-

de-

It was remarkable, the girl; thought, to hear another person use exactly the same words she herself used and make them sound swer.

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so entirely like another language had come from Barney Shields? "You don't know!" she said, em Nevertheless Celia listened atten- phasizing each word. It's a great tively. Her social training had Mitchell had never even heard of responsibility to have a young girl begun.

To cover her confusion. Celia ke you in the house. Do youf Luncheon was appetizing and realize that? I don't minut telling Celia, having breakfasted hurried- tried her utmost to be cheerful at you hesitated when your fatherly, ate heartily.

the dinner table. Her father fre talked about bringing you} Once Mrs. Mitchell embarrassed seemed unimpressed. As soon as here. But youlie Mitchell, and her by pausing to remark:

possible he excused himself and I hope I know my duty when I see!

"I'm glad to see you know how disappeared into the room known it! Now, then, the zestion to eat. Your

as his study, what are you going to do?"

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"But, grandmother,

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presently. "Evelyn, I want to see "Certainly, but it is better form. you to-night." about yourself. What did you do my dear, never to enjoy anything."

(To Be Continued)..

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There was something vigorous

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"Well, I've never done much of anything except go to school. studied stenography."

"Augh-stenography!"

Mrs.

Mitchell's hands raised in horror.

This was, I suppose, in a public:

school?" she asked.

The girl nodded.

"As bad as I thought," the older woman sighed. "As had as I thought!"

Mrs. Mitchell rested one arm on her desk and tapped her pencil disconsolately. Then she rose and

paced back and forth across the ruom. After a moment she halted? In front of Celin and looked at the girl intently.

"I really don't know if it can be done," she said solemnly. " wonder-"

Her expression and manner seemed to say clearly that Celia, was a disgrace. Under this frown- ing displeasure the girl could al- most feel herself shrinking smaller and smaller. She would have. liked very much to know what was so dreadful.

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