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Heart of Liane

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

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IR must beautiful, yes

dinner with Molly Gronin, a neighbour, and twa of Molly's men friends. The ten mex

was wonderful. But then she was

ND fearful that Liane wouldn't be properly

guarded. protectext.

quarrel wird une a shot. Llane frantically he wanted life-giddy, brim-1 send a note to her mother, Cas Barrett, ming life. She said to herself Baking her to comm 15 oner. Due to the that maybe she was a bit tired of mother's piendiar Вале McDermid, the

policeman in charge, relegare the girl,

Cass is rather Faded actress impuges protection. Not that she wasn't

In a stock company, She and Llate go to grateful to Mother! Oh, no.

the theatre and beter that evening the giri:

eneuthters a handsome stronger wha enlla deci

by onmr. A few days later Cam and Lianh!

Wow diream. 1. 1. whore Cane kan

She was interrupted in her roy-

erie by a soft voice at the

an chewgement in a small summer theater, dow. Linue looked up to see

potted by the wealthy Mrs. Gleespaugh. Elle Minter. Ingenue, Intndures ane to strange man standing there.

win-

re-

Clit Clempaugh. Lixon la employed - to garding her fixedly. A lean man whare box after duties with Market Tædd, I society girl. Blue McDermid come to tall with a goft grey hut, palled well

Blane that the man wounded in the gun fight down over his cyes, -

wi live. Liane in arently relieved. Muriet "Too late for the fun?" he ask-

Lali inviten Liene to n dintier party at

her home and there the girl ngwin morts ed.

the handsonir siranger who spoke to her al

the theatre, in pay Is Van Robard,

Mr. Cleempanha C

let Llane

"I really don't think it would be

atay, with her in the fall. Cass promises to worth your white coming in so

ender the.

Llane told him. When Lane returns from late,"

Muriel's Harty ved lele Case about meeting Rebard the maler behaves strangely and begs about

be to have nothing more to do with the night?"

Jane promises with reluctaner,

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CHAPTER V.

Liane stood in the wings.

"How

tickets for to-morrow

"I've come all the way from town. To do a review for The Sphere, the lean mat: amplified. Her"Give me our in the rear. there's

mother was just coming off the good girl. I can get some of it, stage, rather triumphant after her anyway."

bout with those impudent lines "You have redentials? Lianel asked, grown up and important.

from Congreve.

"Nerve they have--putting on The lean young man looked faintly this stuff. famed Elsic, settling jamused. He pulled from his pancake hat on her curled wig pocket n solled and battered police "It's supposed to be awfully funny card which gave his name as Char- but I think it's terrible!"

les Desmond.

Our picture taken in the Daria Cup contest between France and Britain shows the game between H. W. Austin (right) and J. Borotra, which Austin won 7-5; 6-3; 3-6; 7-5, H. Cochet best F. J. Forry, 6-4; 1-8; 9.7

6-3, however, thus giving France the victory by three matches to two-(T'imen copyright.)

Liane said innocently that some "AB right. Mr. Desmond." of the play had seemed amusing Liane punched a blue ticket with

Muriel's fingers shooks a little as but that for the most part abe due solemnity and handed it to with her the faint, sweet odor of

Jasmine. She was all in white.she wrote. "My friend for life." she him. Then she locked up the thought it was rather dall.

"Oh, you wouldn't know what it cage, opened the front door cauti-white taffeta frock swirling around told Liane, dramatically, handing was all about anyway." Thus El-ously and showed him to a gent. her ankles, creamy white velvet her the missive.

wrap, pearls at her throat, a sparkle Deamond cocked a humorous eye aiu, in disgust. She flounced on Muriel was off duty to-night s

of crystal at her small, high-arched at the tall girl who bent over his and Liane went around to the Linne was doubling for her.

white slippers. Dazzling Liane shoulder with the folded slip. "Thanks." The young, man sei- j

the deep voice said She front to her station in the box,

A thought her, as she stood there. office.

tied down in a lazy posture.

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lously to redden her fuchsia-colour- el mouth.

"Don't tell anyone you've seen Ime," she cautioned as she tripped

down the steps.

Liane went back to her counting. She felt curiously drab in her last year's blue crepe, a very Cinderella

was panting, a little, as if she had lactin and reveral dowagers mulling over the amabers. How rich

by yet?"

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goof.

and lovely and full of life Muriel The second act was nearly over. Liane fled back she had an impres-been running.

turned to glare as Liane slid out. There was only a bare chance that sion of long legs, a shabby grey

"You didn't expect me, I know," Muriel was strolling restlessly up seemed. Llano scarcely noticed the some latecomer might arrive, de-sult which somehow suited the mmanding tickets. Linne crept rangy figure, the scent of Turkish he said, smiling. "But I just had and down, her taffeta skirts crack-door open and the lean young man Tell me did Chuck stopling. She turned to stare at Liane, flash past. She must have been sit- lo come. through the darkened house toj cigarettes.

"Thanks," she said. "I'd have died tine there five minutes when she "Fresh, but laughter

rather nice,"

she

"Chuck?" the tune of well-bred

if I'd missed that message tonight was startled by the appearance of from the subscribers as the bon commented to herself. Too bad

"Oh, heavenly day Muriel evi Haven't seen him since Wednes Van Robard, hatless.

"Chuck Desday."

"Seen Muriel?" he cried breath- mota were tossed over the foot- Murlel. had missed him. Muriel denced impatience. lights. The lobby with its

Then she threw back her headlessly. The dowagers were by now mo-professed to a "yen" for newspaper mond from The Sphere. Grimes dernistie zigzags of silver on amen, thought them "so frightfully told me when I get in from grand and laughed soundlessly at Liane's beginning to stream out, staring at

Well, AB-romantic." zlate-blue background. Its

maybe they mother's that he'd phoned he was amazed look. "Yes, I'm absolutely the handsome man who stood talk- didn't know

heels with the young ing wildly to the pretty girl in the much on his way. I'm mad to see him.hend over tonishing mural showing Circo were. Liane

Where is ha?"

box office. man," she explained. "Don't be a among her swine, made her catch about them.

But she wondered how. Muriel

He's the most absolutely "Come along," he cried as Llane her breath as usual. It was such

Muriel's eyes wero starry. Her n bold riot of colour and design. could profer any man to the ro-

marvellous. Of to Don Knowles, the company man- She took her place demurely be muntic looking Van Robard, whose young bosom heaved with excite priceless lamb. Gh, you should hear paused to turn over her enah box course, mother'd have spasms if shonger. Knowles smiled at her humor- hind the gilded bars and fell to dinner clothes fitted him as if he ment. Liang thought she had never

know I was seeing him. She caught ausly, knowingly, "You get along sorting stube with an idle hand. had been poured into them, whose seen her look so lovely.

་་་ Liane was in a dream, remember-gardonin top hat and stick made

said ing the party of the night before, him a perfect, pleture of What the he put himin ., on the left," me at ten at the Colony last winter with your boy friend," he said, automatically.

with him, wanted to know who his finish here." "Now, look," began. Muriel por-grandfather

rot. all that

Whatever is it all about?" Land Van Robard bending over her Well Dressed Young Man Will

Mas tentously. "I'm going in to sit with Chuck just laughed in her face wanted to know as she ran, stum- hand. His dark eyes.... full en went.

She went to the screen doors him. Wait! Who's here tonight? Treated her rough. She forbade me bling in the dark, beside Van Ro- hara,

to ace him.

Forbada! How's board on the way to his car. No, she had said he meant noth-and looked out into the sweet The Wakenings or the Baids or

that for a laugh? If I had my hands "Muriel's run away with that But that scented night. It was infinitely the Stapletons?" ing in her young life. was far from the truth. She had dark.

Liane wrinkled her brows: "Let's on that money-grandfather left mo newspaper chap," Van growled, slip- Only a faint powdering of thrilled to the touch of him. His far-off stars hinted of a sky soc? No, none of those. But your I'd run away with him in a min- ping the motor into gear. Liane's vodeo had stirred her in an odd, arching that black velvet darkness, cousins, Grace and Sylvia Masters, ute. If he'd have me? There are heart turned sick with pain and

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dozens of girls after him. Too dov- | Jealousy. It was as if he had "disturbing way. It wasn't so What a night! As she stood there are down

"Oh, hell, I don't want to be stating?"

twisted a knife in her side. What much what he had anid as what he Linne heard a faint whistle, anw

did it matter to him it. Muriol went had left unsaid.

a cigarette describe an are in the seen," muttered Muriel, rebellious.

Liane stemmed the tide momen-off with another man? Muriel hnd cooed with a stab. dimness of the circular drive Bely. "Those old scarecrows will be

sure to run to mother the instant tarlly. "He seems attractive," "I don't undoraand" she be bing note under her sweetness, fore the theatre.

"Hello, there," called a gay she arrives. But I've got to ace she said.

gan, on a note of faint protest. Re- "Made & killing, haven't you?"

him. Look, you romp in and tell "Attractive? Is that all you can sentment coloured her tone. Smiling Llane had protended not to know voice.

She peered out. "Oh, it's him I'll wait in the car. Down at give him? Why, my dear, ho's abso little grimly, the man in the what she meant. She wanted to: keop Muriel's friendship. Why, you, Muriel?" She was conscious the end of the drive. Tell, him to lutely a knockout, a smoothy. I'm driver's seat half turned to look at she was the only young thing of a vague feeling of disappoint leave early and we'll break away. so afraid someone will run off with her. Liane know in all the length of mont. Whom she had been expect. Or no, you can't say all that. The him before I have a chance that Long Island. And Liane was ing she couldn't have said. The whole gang will stop watching the lonely.

She needed friends. other girl came out of the darkness show and flaten In. Give me some Motherwell, of course, mother with a rush and a swirl, bringing paper and I'll write him a note."

"Don' you, sweet?" he said, soft- I can't sleep nights" She went to ly. "Don't you even want to help the door, threw away the half-me find the little divvil?" smoked cigarette and began moticu-

(To be Continued)

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