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The Melody Girl.

By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.

Author of "The Innocent Cheat," etc.

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

Beryl Borden, secretly in love with Tommy Wilsors, aucrveda in delaring his elopement

with her half-slater, ferne Everett, but fall convince him that I le ha duty to bla Tally to fulch college,

of several, brothers and slators and Tommy did not receive much..

Irene told her nothing. Beryl did not ask questions. It was like the crisis in an illness. She held hor breath and waited. She was un certain. Would Irene think of ommy now? Was there a streak Tommy

of fineness in her character deep under the shallow exterior?

In her generous moments Bery] wwwwww} { hoped this was true-and rebelled jagainst It in a flash. Irene could Tommy had laughed at her. never make Tommy happy. No "Carried away by a sound-huh? matter what he thought, that was That's some imagination1"

{true,

Now he did not laugh. Did death) Iren told her nothing because give you 4 new

sense someone she did not want Beryl to know Later Irene prapon the marria da else's death? Bewildering thoughts what was going on. bellevinur she to become radio nges. Recuring ke audition, she permita Beryl ta go-and he had to telephone Irene.

.

Suppose Beryl knew that Tom-

to the studio with her, Whis waiting in an How did he feel when he had my was giving up college? She'd inte-room Berri site down at a plano and ement marioties. One of the diretors heam talked with her? Back In his room heard Beryl express herself on her and gives her a private test. He prov

mises an interview with Mr. Gaylord. Irene the tears unchecked now he was this subject with a talent for words falls and is furious when she hears bee sister not conscious of any effect upon that Irene had found toe searing has been given a test. Her hoses himself from Irene's words. What to wish to hear repeated.

had she said to him? Certainly Irene had a habit of shrugging. nothing of moment, nothing to be both mentally and physically. She remembered,

shrugged aside what reproaches

radki ekteer dim sa на word comes the studka

At last & letter arrives and the wipe away for her interview. Nervous during the arden Beryl la risted when presented with a muni tract. Her geletoer (la) bitter-owner for der family and Tommy bellays who pohled Items of her chance. Beryl's debut in m aucers, and

laden with furn) Arthaten. Turning with war. irene deeldes la marty Tosary.

CHAPTER XVII

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Many people came to the house, her conscience urged upon her in Irene, of course, and Beryl, too, this matter of Tommy turning his the returns home in Mr. Gaylord's limousine There were many things to do, back upon higher education for her Tommy felt bewildered. Death was new to him. New and terrible. She had promised to marry him Bery! told him in conventional If ho would accept his uncle's offer her how to take over the management of For this elopement Tommy and grieved she was for him. Her Hoffman's Motion Picture Palace as

УОКОПАМА Irene kept theby plaus

KUALA KANGSAR ZAMBOANDA secret, voice was steady, but what she sup- a permanent job. taking to chance of interference, pressed

(Phillysine a.) would have stonished i

(Perak FB.) Beryl saw her sister sewing on a Tommy.

Mr. Hoffman had induced

Forulan Bachange and Ganaraz Baskiun | HONGEEW

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Irene hat deglared openly against Irene to place this

conditione tranched

Current Apponta creusd and Fixed De IPO braidered organdy (Trenz sowed the the tyranny of a fate that upset upon her consent by bribery. She is received for one yang at shorter periode ribbon, hows on; her mother had her Beryl had learned then and Tommy would, he had

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J. STUART made the dress and noted the mys. what these plans were and what come to live with him and the

Acting Manager, serious smile that accompanied we that mysterious smile had mennt. Hoffman house was an attractive

Jengkong. 28th May, 1981, work.

frene did not sees to mind that Ernestine, who had been keeping dwelling. Aunt Emma's sister Why that tile, she wondered, Aunt Einmi was dead. She was] Irene and worn it on her suft red annoyed because her plans were house for him would be going home lips condantly in Beryl's presences spoiled,

She expected to take a lot (for the past three days, It was be- Beryl had dreaded to hear what of her sister's things with her but Hoved if you Ind 2 sorret you. Tommy would say. Would he like he would see that they were left. exsized deceber 29. should keep it or let it go, not keep trene, think of himself? Would he They were old-fashioned things and it hanging abou

about you half

For have less regret for the passing of he understood people, were making ernled, half revealed,

things at the one who had loved hini berause fuss over such The dress had been made tur- that passing interfered with his ed to have urged further. Reverts Pants

He need riedly but trenge was always want plans?

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knew, with an elation she found in Beryl fosen har among Hery might have guessed the it hard to hide, that it was breause Hoffman helilooms, Irene thought. Owl to our numerous branches in Ubias truth but her work kept her tool he had not thought the She remembered Beryl had once and far conostoma in the important cum- busy to give mirli thought

watched him with Irene and could said she hoped Mrs. Hoffman woultimele entree of the world, we are able le to our alles special facilities for Irene's affairs. Tommy's clation སྐ་༥་

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not man hadn't done anything of the both at bons and abroad. since Trenc hnd agreed to the elope thinking about her.

kind. ment. Irene would not take that with Beryl it was as though she Irene derided to give a huncheon chance. She wanted to make Beryl lived on the edge of a deep, black for Beryl, bringing the Lowestoft suspect there was something in the abyss, never knowing at what mober food on it just as though it

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Perhaps her mother would cook he was frustrated. On this occa. mean before their first attempt to would let her have a maid for that. alon the interference came from a ran away and be married. That giim source. Death stepped in and scension had opened her eyes and A smart mail in a black dress and dataria I put an end to the affair.

lace apron and cap. she had not been able to close them)

Berlin Queietly and without a word to

"I haven't a lot of relatives like | Borabar completely since.

Emma had." Mr. Huffman was say-Calcutta anyone his Aunt Emma died. His, anele enlled him an hour before)

Once when she was a little girling, und Irene's mind snapped back Cauton the time he had set to slip out of there WHS " the house to meet Irene. It was said she would never

thing Beryl had time to grasp the significance of

his words. do. Later morning. A heavy, foggy morning she did it.

She and Tommy would live with of the kind

great sin which people with asthma find is BILft, it she had learned a to breathe.

seme slight piece of mischief that him. They could remodel

house as they liked, because sople isho had since forgotten-but from day it would be theirs. It wouldn't t Uncle George

2 lesson. wake Aunt Emma, Tommy ran to less, was that abe might say she

The be any fun fixing the house but see what he could do. Presently would never do so-and-so-again but they could tave a decorator from they called a doctor. Before the that did not make it a fact. She New York and that would munke

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