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Heart Hungry

LAURA LOU BYTESORIAI

CHAPTER LVIII.

Iwas threwd.

She had accepted John Mitchell for the fool he now Jolin Mitchell leaned both elk himself to le. Oh, wildest bows on his desk and frowned at folly! Three days and nights had It was seven opened the man's eyes to Evelyn's the leather pad. o'clock and he was sitting in the hypocrisy.

The Ilving roon of his home.

He struggled with the problem For the again. man's face was shocking.

There were gaps in the past three days and nights Mitchell story, happenings which he was had had little sleep. Dark circles unable to piece together or to Moreover, Evelyn, beneath his eyes told of long, rest- Interpret.

atill all less vigila. There were deep lines thwarted, WA8 in his forehead and his cheeks were jenomy. pallid.

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Mitchell paced the length of the Michell fumbled with a pencil. room. He crossed the flour, turn He did not even know that he wased and stopped at the sound of holding It.

thousandth For the

to think and, time the man tried as always, he came sharply up against the same stone wall.

He was failure. He had alway been a failure. Celin, his daughter, left him just as years before had Margaret, his wife, hind one.

"Oh, God" Mitchell groaned He threw one arm across aloud. the desk and closed his eyes.

tapping on the door.

Who is it?" he called.

"It's 1, Mr. Mitchell--Shields." "Come in!"

the Barney

entered Mitchell sought the young man's face eagerly but found no cause

for reassurance,

room.

"They've lost Jordan!" Barney blurted

DUL. "What?

Barney nodded. "I've just Where was Margaret now? Why could she not understand is tre- come from," he said, men- mendous need of her? it was far-tioning the detective headquarters. unrel's need as well as bis own "The follow who's been shadowing

"Cella was

her daughter, Jordan came in half an hour ago really. 100. Couldn't the woman know she and admitted he'd lost him."

A violent outh burat from was deserting them both?

Shields Joined fresh-Mitchell's lips. A vision of Margaret. checked and girlish, came before sympathetically in the discussion The father was him. He saw her with lips parted, which followed.

glowing with moved to put the whole matter her brown eyes smile that was both gas and eva- before the police authorities.

"May that's the thing to do," sive, Margaret? The young fare was crowned with dark hair ar-Shield said cautiously, ranged in a pompadour. Her gown unless we get senething more to was blue. the same shade Cedia work on don't see how it will

Margaret har help. if i could only wore ocensionly.

"Int

Truiend is that-oh, se long ago!was in Celia's mind as what i

What "We won't know that until we And her. Good God, Shields, 1 tell yot I can't stand this any konger

Mitchell sat up sharply. was the use of this nonseba?

He turned as hy heard a knock at the door. Edward, the butter,

In response to the eal}

"Dinner is served, sir," Edward bonounced.

"Has Mr. Shields enme in 7" "Not yet, sir.”

They talked for several minutes and then Edward arrived a second time to announce that dinner was prepared.

sought to

For two days Barney Shields had been making the Mitchell residence his home. Not once in "The wait until he comes." Again Mitchell bent over his desk that time had Mitchell gone to his and brooded over events of the elee. He seemed to cling to the It was the same story, young man as the one support in past week.

Together they had At every climax of his life he had his sorrow

detectives, recon- taken the wrong turn. It was his interviewed

le structed again and again events fault Celia had disappeared. wax willing, at this late date, to preceding Cella's disappearance untangle the admit it was his fault that Mar-and xuret had gond. He saw himself mystery.

Dinner conversation centred on grown for what he was a man prematurely old, a slave to the the only subject which interested legal clients whose court battles, either of the two men. Practical- every ly nothing new in the search ind hd crowded practically other interest from his life. They been reported.

Again Shields bronched the sub- had homes, wives, and families, those clients who profited by eject of Calia's motive for leaving Akili. What had he, John Mitchell:Mrs. Pareons' home.

"I wish I knew how much she The man cursed beneath his really cares for Jordan! Some- breath. Then he rose and went to how I can't get over the feeling 's small cabinet. Ile withdrew that she went away to marry him.

& decanter, Midd a glass and drank You know what the doornian

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How blind he had been to trust "But tie maid denied there was Celia to Evelyn Parsons! Evelyn a man there. Besides, Shields, I

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the voice demanded, "Colla. Mitchell's

"No, but I'll call him." father?"

Barney turned. The older man was beside him.

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"I can't believe it!"

that Jordan has booked passage

"Salling tonight! "Well, it's true. No-It's someovana and is salling tonight" McNeil nodded, pleased with deviltry of Evelyn Parsons that drovo the girl off. That's what himself. "At 10 p.m." he said.

Oh, if there were only "Em having the boat watched and "It's for you," Barney said, hand-

of dealing with that as soon as he goes on board we'ling over the telephone. know it. Onco the ship put to sen John Mitchell's eyes snapped as you can rest assured that young he spoke. The butler removed the man won't be mixing in any place piates and brought dessert. The where he's not wanted. I guess two at the table were allont for probably he's got wind of the fact

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then Shields that he's been watched and decld-

ed to blow." addressed his companion.

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"This is Lisi Duncan," the volce. sald. "Mr. Mitchell, I wanted to tell you that Cella's gone."

"What do you incan?" mean she's gone!"

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if he didn't intend to make the ing here with me but this after- he wish I knew any way to get trip? We keep close watch of ship noon she went for a drive with Tod Jordan and they haven't come back, arrivata and departures in this her here

"You don't mean that she won't business, you know. I got wind It was nearly four hours ago and come? Oh, I know she wouldn't that Jordan had paid for his pass- I've been so worried. I'm afraid rcfUBO["1

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(To be continued.) "I don't know where she is time before noon. Thought you'd either. I've had detectives be pleased to hear about it!" searching for 10 days."

"Then maybe they're together!"

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Mitchell turned toward Barney Shlolda

"What do you think It means?" Mitchell shook his head. don't think it's possible," he said. he asked,

Shields shook his head. "Hard where her "Cella didn't know mother was. It was a grent grief to tell," he said. "Of course it's To what extent it possible he's worried and wants to to the girl. may have influenced her in going play safe but I don't know seems Margaret's doubtful. We'd have more of on away I don't know.

as idea if we knew where Jordan was disappearance

this afternoon." mysterious as Celia's."

this They were considering phase of

when problem Edward entered the dining room.

"There's a gentleman In the hall,

Mitchell, who asked to

I think your troubles are sonally, see you."

ver so far as that bum is con- "Do you know his name?" Edward handed Mitchell a card]cerned."

and bearing the name of a representa- tive of the detective bureau,

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McNell glanced at a wrist watch. he "It's nearly eight o'clock," said. "Within two hours we'll know whether or not Jordan has walked up that gangplank. Per

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John Mitchell had halted was staring at the detective. Show him into the drawing strange look had come over

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McNeil was the stockily built de-There's no girl by the name of tective who had relieved Barney Mitchell among those mailing."

Mitchell wiped his forchend. Shields from his all-night watch of

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Any doctor will tell you that almast fall digestive trouble is due to excess

Jordan's apartment. Ile was stnad such name listed!" McNeil stomach acid, which ferments food,

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