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Heart of Liane

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

BEGIN BERE TODAY

Liane Barrett, and beautiful, less

with live New York Apartment mother, Cam arreti, a rullier Inden welzen, On a hat nicht Line in the distans with

Mully Crust, lutibour, man ten of Mily men Celends. There is a sheetlase sad the ght

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Lo her mother - TIVER and restines,

Shane McDermid, the young pelinum, charge. thus Liane, de interest of doing. That night at the theatre where C

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hot mumber" and considered thei characterization entuplete.

"He's not bad looking really," Linne summed up her companion. Entirely she overlooked the charmIN of this devil-may-care young man in the rather noisy suit.

I'll be seeing you," Chuck Des-

mond said, patting her hand as the

le playing blene varauntsm badge, taxi drew up at the theatre.

strangry when her

hus

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Desmond fold the driver to hot- foot it for the station. He would just have time to make the first! art of "The Frolic." Well, bis eve- Morning hadn't been wasted entirely.

A few by Inter I' Willow Stream, I by where Case bas as engagement is dealt mer slentre spoor view sored by wealthy Mr. Leespatch with one n. Cilve. Elane work, in

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Anche, stranger who spoke to her in the Abratio 15 in Van Halend.

when she speaks of film to Ches her mutlusty maker Lone

to lure anything more to b

provice hech with him.

Mr. Chinugh enke Cass to Jet Lag sing with her during the winter.

Stormi Jensen

Basic wanted to know. "Who's the new boy friend?"

Liane said demurely, "y mother used to know his mother."

"Olt. that bologney!" Elsje lost

the theatre une sine with Cock Bestond interest. Shas went on, "D'ye know,

we're checking I've got

newspaper man, and Muriel's mother facesine P'm kind of sorry, wet the two have eloped, auks Roland to Bad Bars. Van cat-ta. Ida's aid. The girls hang-out of here next month.

phones al day from New York hot 1

where ale car the

Lane trive to fargel Holaasi.

with Curtle Blae, utica star

Mortal Sires

roken later when Mir spile her start beard to the smell of new-mown hay. wh to be Mrs. pa bones i

mixed with my carbon monoxiile ready anal 1'11 anix it. Still, there's noth- in Times Llaze ding ik September 1

There's a feeling in the Stare air. I don't know-as if seme- thing were just about to happen, † Something big.”

with Demand and finds b'm Palero stimu

CHAPTER IN

Chuck. Destnonil old 1H 11 entertaining disser companion

kusi it Having summoned

handed Lixuo in with a Hourish

"I know," said Liane dreqmily.

know just what you mean bitt | seldom is happen.

tell Elsie winked "Never cau

and demanded to be driven to Wish gelarately, Believe it or 2101, waters, the sea-food palace down there are plots hatching!

aimund

on the shore. He promised Cass he there that don't meet the eye." would have her daughter home in Lane, thinking of her adventur good time for her evening appears that afternoon. shivered a little.

Elsie, not noticing, ance at the theatre,

continued.

It was all very surprising and! That Muriel girl, for instance. I Linne enjoyed it. The young mange a fast worker? Believe it-or- talked easily and wittily. His was not, she has little Boy Blue eating- the vernacular of the newspaper out of her hand. Wait till the scun- city room, crossed with the world dal columns get hold of that. Which of sports and of Broadway. He was Junior Leaguer is that way about as cynical ns stage manager, in what drama star" some ways as artless as a child of six.

"Muriel will-well, she'll crown mo for this." Liane said, laughing, as they sat over their coffee,

Desmond lifted an interrogative

eyebrow. "Says which?"

You're often heard of the ax- tinel dodo, and above you se one, the only known restora. tion of this strange bird, com- pleted by Prof. Homer Dil, above, of lowa University.

Hail the new champion! Ray.

E. A. Sandifar, Baplist pastor

into who talked himself

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world's marathon record by preaching 581 hours.

Her

This picture, smuggled out of the Soviet Union and taken to London as evidence of condtions in the northern lumbar camps, shows a young Russian gir) trimming a tree. Note her heavy boots and masculine attire. It has been charged that young girl workers like this ane resolve only two scanty meals day for their arduous toll.

Cave men in Oregon do the job properly. The leaf garment be ing fitted on the centre figures can be had in many styles at a re- markably cheap price.

derellas of the world hadn't a ehance beside such rivals,

She put her head down to hide the rush of tears that threatened 1o.come.

he was "Good girl,"

saying huskily."You were the best man- among us."

She felt those words were her accolade. The girl in, the black

A shadow fell across the book dress was whimpering. Somebody Well, she'd showed in front of her. "Don't move, cheered, Don't say a word," warned a them, anyhow, hadn't she? Sho menacing volee. "Sikde up that might be a beggar maid but she

wasn't a coward.. window and give me the cash!"

The startled girl looked up' Van was carrying her into the office now. He was all toward Liane. The girl with him into sombre eyes under a pulled-little was small, treciously blonde. black frock was daringly cut away down cap. Trembling she obey-solicitude, the blonde girl forgot- "She only met him this after at the bark to show a rounded paired. Her fascinated gaze walch- ten. There was a terrife hubbub of golden shoulders. She talked ing the blue barrel of the gun he all about. A women, was having WAS un hysterics. Men wore rushing to Hom." Line protested.

cover of a cigarette dangling levelled at her. There "Yes, I know. But what that animatedly, dame does with 24 hours is no-from the corner of her geranium- electric tensity in the little foyer, and fro. Under

She looked bored Two other men, both armed, stood noise Van murmured. "Tried body's business," said the cynical stained mouth.

in the doorway. "You people get you to look at me before to- Elule. "Mrs. Blue's little boy may and exotic.

give up all you're got," command- night, but you viera sorbed in ed one. The women, whimpering, business."'

he hooked before he knows it. He's

"Oh, all this!" Liane indicated not used to these high-powered

the dancing floor mirrored and debutantes. I don't mind," she ex-

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The look of faint reproach Liane gave him was tinged with mockery.

"I saw you, sho murmured, "Hadn't you better go back her?"

to

Linne's heart was beating so had begun to strip themselves of of their rings. One screamed and smooth, on which a few early couplained, "If she'll lay off my Clive, rapidly It almost stilled her. plen were even now executing slow. But Muriel's a natural born ponch course he must know she was there was ordered summarily by

steps. snail-like

The tented top fe, and if she thought she could but he wouldn't even look at her. white-faced escort to shut up.

Linne fumbled at the catch sparkled with lights. Cars were burn me up by going for him, she What a fool she was to mind! On, she hated him, she hated him! beginning to buzz into the drive, would." their wheels crunching onl the Lisne had heard a great dent of Linne had a sudden wild longing that awung open the barred door dark of the cage. Underneath the shelf this in the past so she lent a mildly for green fields and cool Desmond regarded his cup indif-inattentive car. "I wouldn't worry, places where she could bury her was a short, ugly weapon to be He flushed angrily. The little ferently. "Nice girl, Muriel, but she said, absently. "Yes, hirs, Grid- face in long grass and weep long used in case of emergency. She doctor, bustling in with his black

thought quickly.

bag Interrupted their tableau. thoughtless,"

he observed drily icy, of course I've got your tickets and satisfying, unheard. "You were pretty sweet to come ready."

"I can't budge this," Liane said, "Here, here, Mr. Wells thinks I'd better look you over. Any Instead she had to sit there, pas-with child's with me on a last minuto bid."

Elsie took the hint and drifted

querlousness.

bruises?" "I was delighted," Liane told along in the direction of her dress-sive, immobile, In hor hlm. She meant it.

Iress, feeling like a shadow on the "You'll have to come around.".

Van, defented, shrugged him- ing room.

"No funny business,

10w,"

self away. Liane submitted to "Well, it was my luck. No fool-Muriel's supposed to be helping edge of the pretty painted throng.

How she envied all these young warned the man in the cap, back the physician's ministrations. ing, I do hate to hang on the nose me tonight. What a fake she is n bag when I'm alone: There's geniusin working girl," Liune grumbled girls at Willow Stream. They had ing off. As Llano opened the

that door of the coop, she brought her "Right as rain," was his verdict for you!"

resentfully to herself as she smiled everything--money, family, She couldn't tell whether he was her set smile, punched tickets and vaunted and elusive thing called good right hand down suddenly "They tell me you were a brave laughing at her or not. Not thrilled; made change. Poor little rich girt, background. They could reach out This invnder foll with a thump.. young lady."

and take what they wanted in their nos all-over gooseflesh and cold playing at being useful, that's

greedy little jewelled hands with All at once there chilla and spino as when she was with Van what asistant had been mostly the nicotine-stained fingers. No fusion in the lobby. A woman scarcely listening. Liune thought,

office

hind

hey desired, a flobard. Just pleasantly, quietly

picturesque fiction. She appeared matter what they satisfied with things. Chuck Des-ate and left early. She never al-sapphire, a trip of Europe, a hand-shrilled "She got him. A gun "right as rain except for a grðat mond, who had been given the glad towed business to interfere with some husband, there was almost al barked once. There was a rush jbruise on my heart." eye from the Battery to 12th pleasure. Liane couldn't help being ways some adoring-malo to get it and a scurrying. Four men were street, would have been amused at resentful. The work meant brend for them. What did they know of grappling with the robber

Chicago, Aug. 27. *her estimate of him.

and butter to her. She could not striving, of heartbreak? What did had fired his gun while the other

The gambler, Lynch, bas For his part, Desmond thought,

shirk

they know of saving up for a win- made a precipate rush for a park- afford to "Good kid!" affably measuring The little coop grew stifling as tor cont, wearing some friend's ed car.

A giddiness swept over Elane. turned home, unharmed. Liane's pleasant slimness, the sig- the evening word on. Linna sat stiff castoff shoes? No, they had their

their half a She stood staring at the slumped He declared he had remained nificant width between her soft, and watchful, smiling her profes- little ermine wraps dark eyes and her engaging trick sional smile at the late comers, the hundred Parts frocks, their per- figurd at her feet, "Take him blindfolded but was comfortably horses and their away, somebody sho moaned treated, and denied that any 1 Hstening with a breathless air of women all smartly cropped and fumes, their

No wonder when

weakly. Everything swirled black- ransom was either heavily acented in their frail chif-planes.

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