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Mad

Marriage.

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By LAURA LOU BROOKMAN.

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Gray Mellride, 19-year-old New York office, meets dim Wailace at the home of her wealthy rousie, Anne Throw Bridge. Cipper is miserable because ale bas Trained Alun Crosby, hack from a year and

half is Paris ludyt

rare for her, Wallace Latin Gypey that he has been led by his fanese, Tes wolle, the Kirl he rares for he seks fixes to marry him. They are married next morning and depart At Jin'a home they Are Worted by his ant, Mine Ellen Wallance, who immediately harom hostile to the girl, After a

for Forest City, hie Hume town.

Irw

ciny Min Wallace moves to cottage down

THE

facea but the vision persisted. Gypsy's anger had melted long ago. Wounded pride was slower to heal. She was grateful Jim for de- fending her but now his gloomy silence was frightening.

They must have driven for an hour and a half before he slackened speed. Then he glanced toward her and asked, "Cold?"

"Just a little." Gypsy admitted. "Time to be turning back," said

the alreal, he arrancers family didim. When they reached the next party at which Gypsy meet the other rela

lves. Mr. Haphronis Nicholson, who is in cross-roads, he swung the roadster aunt, and Lucla Wallace, bis cousin, to the right. Gypsy had no idea of

Signsy while another count. Abbie Mattheir whereabouts. She was sur-

Al the dinner table (iypay

friendly.

sir hat worked for a living. Jins, resents the prised when soon after she saw a reaction to this news and Jungs to fret briliantly lighted thoroughfare

Jahead.

* * *nough of this?" he excialis.

CHAPTER XXII

Once before Gypsy had seen Jim Wallace angry but that had been nothing like the white-faced far with which he turned on the group at the table.

"Where are we?" the girl asked, "Hampton." Jim auswered. "It's not much of a place but they have

Tair restaurant. Thought we'd} better stop and give you a chance to get warm."

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The restaurant looked quite or I'll tell you what I think of diary from the sidewalk but inside you!" he cried. "I think you're a Gypsy found tables covered with bunch of snooping. small-minded snobs. Do you hear that? Trying less linen. Everything about the long room had an air of cleanliness trouble, that's what up you're doing: Well, it won't work The proprietor came to meet then

well it here and you might na

know

"Belle, Joe." Jim greeted him.

here?" Gypsy asked. What right have you to And now. look down on a person who works "How's the effects

to stir

to

"You can't get better. You know

"Do

you

Pohere

She

spared, Gypsy o'clock,

Matilda returned with the tray. thought bitterly. Still, it was a

She turned, noting As she set the dishes before Gypsy Juvely Kown. the trim, graceful lines of the skirt she said: "Cora ean't come to with antisfaction.. Well, the high morrow. She sent word by Sam," Saturday was the usual clean- "Why can't Corn be and mighty Wallaces could say what they wanted to about her ing day. ewly past. She had a better figure

"Sam says her mother's awful than any of them.

take ever to It was a long while after she sick. Cora's gone for a living? What right have you?

telephone the Remind me to think you're better than anybody that the man said, smiling, and had put out the light and crest care of her."

into bed before Gypsy fell asleep.

"WIH else? I'm ashamed of you. Gypsy offering the menu.

Dest "we'll give it a try," Jim or When she awoke

morning agency," Bypsy answered. and 1 can get along without you all

dered coffee for twen with cheese the room was flooded with sun-you bring R my notebook from right. We'll do it too-

"Now wait n' minute! Ben Wal-sandwiches and rullers. After the light. Gypsy sat up, rubbing her the desk, please?”

The coffee had been boiled too lace's lone was conciliatory, "You man had gone dan went an, “dov's

table pointed to 10 tong. Gypsy hoped Jim's had been the bedside

better. As she ate the toast the don't mean all you're saying. Jim German. His wife des the euking eyes. The hands of the clock on

"Ben, you keep out of this and you should see her! I'll bet she minutes of ninc.

She was out of bed instantly. girl listed tasks for the day and Luela Wallace delivered the com- weighs 200 pounds.”

clothes. It was wrote out the dinner menu. Then often?"

pulling on her mond to

to her husband sharply.

arkel. Jim Gypsy Before she could say more

"Oh, only when I happen to be the first morning since Aunt El-she went to the kitchen and con hail turned toward Gypsy. "Tome!

to breakfast with Jim. She hur-be bought, on," he said. "We're going home" in this neighbourhood. Haven't 's departure that she had failed suited Matilda about supplies to It was nearly 10 o'clock, Gypsy Ellen Wallace's face had slowly been here for a long while."

Aeress the ruum Gypsy caught ried out into the hull, The door of

Jim's room was open, revealing hurried upstairs and put on street spoke,

down congealed as her nephew

"sight of herself in a mirror. Now her cheeks were scarlet.

agnin she saw the postman coming never thought I'd live to see the drew out her vanity case and busied over thrown back on a tumbled clothes. When she

Matilda was clearing the table up the walk, and went to meet him. wn brother's sun could herself with the tiny powder puff. day my

"Any letters?" she asked. this way!" she ex-Before she had finished, steaming talk to me

Yes. The postman smiled. claimed. "I'd never have believedjem of coffee were set before them when Gypay reached the dining

"Smells good," Jim said, sniffing room. il possible!

have believed the fragrant aroma. "Didn't know

********girl asked. And I wouldn't

was hungry.but I guess I am.” invite guests to your house

Over the coffee and sandwiches to sucer and make fun of someone,

Ellen, Jim shot back. "Well, Gypsy told him what she had been since they had You can talk to your trying to heart's content now, only we won't left his aunt's home. "I want you to know I appreciate what you did." be here to listen!"

the she said slowly. "I don't know what Harriet, coming

frum kitchen, heard the last werds and would have done without you”

Jim looked down. "Forget it," he dropped a tea cup. There was the

(said shortly. "Don't think any sound of erashing china.

dim put his hand on Gypsy's armor it was

purily my fault." There and led her from the room. was a moment's delay in the hall Gypsy protested, "I don't want to for wraps and then they were out make trouble. I shoukin't have said

what I did." of the house.

"Laten Jim Wallace snapped- The fresh air was comforting against Gypsy's smarting checks.the words out. "Lucia was to blame It WBN

cool and invigorating for that breeze with a faint hint of spring others. Oh, I know Lucia

you'd

Aunt

go ahead.

about it

ever

titess. She started thei

in it. Twilight had turned into right: evening and pale stars giimihered of things and

in the cloudless

was very still.

•

+

It's time she heard a lot I'm glad I had a sky. The street chance to say what I did. P've had about as mich of this business of

He was!

Neither spoke. The sound of relatives mixing into my affairs s their footsteps was exaggerated by I can stand! Maybe they'll begin du the silence. Gypsy east a quick, realize it?" sidelong glance at Jim.

The blue eyes snapped angrily. walking with his head up, lips in a it was almost as though she were Gypsy straight, drawn line, his eyes d-looking reétly ahemi. Jin seemed entirely thought. This was not the kimily, considerate Tim she had become unaware of her presence.

al

A

stringer,

She had meant to

It was less than a block to the accustomed to. Wallace home. They turned when show that she was grateful and all they came to the brick sidewalk that she had succeded in doing and walked up to the porel. With was to infuriate him.

They left the restaurant soon

his hand on the door Jim hesitated.

"Want to go in?" he asked, "argafterward. The drive home was shorter than Gypsy had expected would you rather drive?"

even though Jim kept the car af

•

way with

She was sure he was enger to get lower speed. It was necessary be the car out. "I'd rather drive," cause they were on a main high- 4472 almost constant. Gypsy kept to her side of the sent.

she said."

He left her to get the roadster stream of traffic. Gypsy waited. hidden in shadows.

all the car rounded the side of The night's events bad set her to the house. Then she went out to thinking how little she really knew. the drive and Jim held the door of Jim Wallace. Instead of bring- ing them closer in sympathy as open and she entered.

The roadster shot forward with one might have expected the breach a jolt. Gypsy snuggled low in the between them had widened, fim seat, turning the fur of her collar had his troubles and she had hers. up about her cheeks. They left the Wae be thinking of Marela Loring, tree-lined avenue for a cross street, the girl he should have married, Soon they were on a state highway. Gypay wandered. For the thon- The speedometer was registering sandth time she tried to guess 50 as they cleared the town limits, what would be the outcome of this Some minutes inter it had soared to mad adventure,

The roadster turned into the Long after Gypsy was to remem-avenue on which the Wallace home ber that drive. She remembered stood. Gypsy glanced at Aunt as they passed. broad atretches of darkness sweep Ellen's cottage

55.

ing off to either side of the road There were no lights at the win- with here and there tiny, beckoning dowa.

remembered specks of light. She

Jim stopped the car for her and the sharp, whistle of wind around Gypsy get out. She unlatched the the windshield and she was never front door, went inside and switch- to forget the frozen certainty of ed es the lights. When Jim re- destruction when suddenly a huge, turned from putting the roadster binck outline loomed before them. away for the night she was wait- It was only a bridge but for in in- ing in the living room.

Think I'll read a while," Jim

stant It had looked like eloral announced, picking up a news-

met few travellers. They

lunged powerfully against paper from the table, roadster

Then I'll say goodnight." Gypay the ribbon of pavement. Above

the roar of the wind and throbbing told him. Sho went through to engine Gypsy would have had to the kitchen to be suro Matilda had shout to make Jim hear her. Each bolted the rear doors. As the time she looked at him his eyes passed through the living room again Jim was slumped behind his were on the road ahead.

It was good to be out in the night newspaper.

like this. It gave Gypsy a chance to think. The chill wind beating Upstairs in her own room Gypsy against her face seemed to wine reverently infd aside her new coat. Away some of the feverish humilia tion of the dinner party. Locla Wal-She had forgotton about the ex-

pensive costuma until the reflec

Ince's hateful valce still rung in the tion in the full-length mirror re- girl's enrs. She knew she ahouk minded her. The money might as forget that nightmare of accusing

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semi-official message were several envelopes and There 矗 folded magazine in the assort-that in order to facilitate an im- "Yes, Ma'am.“ "You can bring me my break- ment he handed her. The post-provement in the existing com- "All I want is man touched his hat and turned mercial air services and institute new alr routes, the National Gov- fast," Gypsy said.

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