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Heart of Liane

DUMABEL-MCELLIOTT

BEGIN BERE TODAY

Llave Barrett. 18 and beautiful, trise in Yan to forest, Van Robard,, wealthy polo parte Endi

when he engagement is announced to popular dahutants. Lane's mother, Cias Barrett, le an actress and it k during Case' engsaement in stock at a fan

hianella Long Island summer salony that the Barvitset Mw. Cleespruch, wealthy widow. When Cass woes on tear In the fail Liene become Mrs. Cleespruglih poslal pector

"Yes." He and it quietly us one might speak to a child.

"I—I just wanted to 'say good night."

He came towards hier, so big, so tall, so stern-lipped. "That's right.

forgot."

He bent and touched her hand. "You keop

tary. Clive Cleespruch, the widow's only "Our agreement holda," he said not inherit his father's fortune unires he mag-in a curious

sun, maka Liane to marry him. Clive Can

voice.

ries before he a 25. Lians accepts, sareeing the your part of the bargain.

marriage to to be a matter of form only.

I'

He wheeled and the

fabard, whose monds are changeable, keep mine." Lane to break the engagement, but she re-door closed on him. Liore heard fines. Tresna Lord and her plater, Mn, the lack click faintly. Amberton, sume ta ylalt Que Gleespaughs and Tomas, who wants to marry- Ülive, begīna lo

In her own room she looked

make trible for Liane. She copies curiously at the hand he had held a gang of linckmailers but a friendly police Heutenant, hane McDermid, Interfire. At the fashkabla hund bali Liane la klúnapped to be

held for ransom. She la rescued by Dermid and CHvo.

CHAPTER XXXIV

Ho

As the newly married pair drove through the village the Christmas carolers wandered through the

Bnow.

for an instant. Strange while here was cool and steady, his had been trembling!

She awoke to a sense of drama the drawn and danger. The strange room, frock folded across the back of Amask curtains, her

| Louis XIV chair all brought her

back to the present.

"Neel, Noel, oh night divine,

"I was married yesterday," she Oh night divine, oh night when reminded herself. Christ was born.

She stretched, luxuriating in Along the road lights

glim-the big bed, the Ane linen, the mered frostily, the blue

and mauve coverlet Sho threw these crimson and silver of lights

o0nside and swung herself over the little trees in friendly housca. The adge, cramming her toeg into world was very beautiful. A plane those gift crusted mules. A knock zoomed above the travellers, its sounded at the door. Before she motor throbbing in the night sym- said "conie" she dove frantically phony,

into the folds of that exquisitely "Do you mind," Clive asked, fashioned negligee. "If we stay at the Bleeckman to- night?

"Comel" she called again. ap-

I didn't tell anyone where palled at the prospect of a strange we were going, bút I thought we man in her room.

might start south to-morrow if A housemuld, not the one of the

you liked. You said you'd been to Florida I think.

that suit you?"

never night before

Does Cleenpaugh maid

wanting me."

She

"Anything," Lione agreed. was conscious o of an overpowering lassitude.

appeared. "Mr. you might be

"Oh, yea, I do. Will you have this pressed for me, please?"

"Mr. Clecspaugh said to tell The suite into which they were you breakfast will be up directly. presently shown was suave

He has gone out but will be har pale green damask and French in a moment," parroted the printa. Llane scarcely noticed all vrnt. this.

Her things were laid out

ser-

"Thank you." The tone dis missed her but still the maid the painted bed with the damask lingered, pretending to straighten coverlet when she came in from then curtain. She studied Liane with sitting room. The blonde satin a covert giance. night rebe with the darker Jace,

The dress had not been rom

the negligee of sleeves dripping turned when Clive came back and more of the same. the mules crusted with gold.

"Anything more, madame?" asked the demure girl in uni- form.

so, with an apology, Liane pre- sented herself at the lable in the lacey robe.

"I hope you don't mind," she murmured.

Liane said no, flushing under the maid's interesed scrutiny.

"Mind!" He laughed at her openly, "You look exactly 75 0 "For two pins," Clive said bride is supposed to look." genially when the door had closed behind her "she'd phone the re- porters our headquarters. Only 1 got there first.

I bribed her my self."

Liane Blood before the Oval mirror rearranging her rumpled

air.

"We can dine up here," Clive suit from the doorway. "Unleas | you'd rather go downstirs."

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couple went by, the girl pale and nesa in it,

alim in her cont of, supple dark I went into fur, a spicy scent drifting after open. You her. as a sort of busi-

eyes

this with my

"Don't mistake me.

agreed to this ness arrangement.

Outside in the crisp air the boy I knew you cared or thought you cared and girl swung along. "Our train for Van. And that you thought it leaves at three. We have time to do a few things. Would you like was hopeless."

send some flowers to your mother?"

He sat down. "Here, let's be

She turned, catching his ingin. Unless I'm spoiling your ap

to

(petite. Don't let me do that. She glowed. "How sweet of you tent gaze upon her. "Oh, here."We've got to straighten this out. to think of it She's having Ver- murmured. "It would be "I expect only few things of non and some other people for

she

much pleasanter. Although - why

of dinner at the apartment. It ought to be easy.love it." not interfere,"

Loyalty, an appearance you.

we should dine at all I don't know. happiness. Certainly I'm not hungry."

"I am," Clive announced. "I've eaten nothing all day and ravenous."

I'm

She'll

He ordered long stemmed rose, freesia, vicleta. In another shop huge off the lobby he added

box of candy to the array.

盘

She Interrupted him, her head high.

"I'm willing to give all of that, You know that." Menus were consulted and pre-

"I was going to say I'd not in- sently a trio of solemn waiters ar-terfere with any of your pursuits.

Only this. He's bad medicine."

Steer clear of Van

"Do you think it's necessary to

at his watch. say that?"

"I don't know. I'm telling you, "Lord, we've got to hurry. that's all: He's stirred lots of pack, too." hearts, but his own is always

rived bearing small trestle tables arrayed with silver covered dishes. Liane had thought she would not be able to touch food, but her healthy young. appetite asserted itself and

she ate with zcet.

It was 10 o'clock when the tables

were borne away, the check with

its appalling tatal signed.

rapher, strolling dolefully about They walked. A soclety photog- caught a glimpse of the pair and snapped them, grinning. This was his lucky day!

Clive looked

calm enough. Maybe you think He commandeered a taxl. I'm not sporting to tell you all jolting flung her against him. this. I like Van. He's a swell guy; flushed, "Sorry."

Must

The

She

10

it

"A family might live for a if you like him. I always have. I How silly, she thought, an in- week on that amount," Linne mer know his waya. But I'm not go- stant later. The smile he gave velled.

ing to have him make a mess of her had a wry quality about it. Clive laughed at her naivete. things in my home."

around her He put at arm "Ah, but they could! You don't

How starn he looked with his steady her. know what it is to be poor." She Jaw firmly set! Liane could not was. Friendly,

in bearing

She relaxed, regarded him with a gravity ho down a certain pride found utterly charming.

this young man's nume. "You'll never have that particu-| Faintly she said, "I'll play fair. not act like a giddy schoolgirl. lar sort of bad time again," he Don't worry."

reminded her. She smiled at him.

A casual touch

so stilf, so on

othing more. She must not be guard. She must

He

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"I don't know why you're so good; He smiled. Held out his hand lon. Only his hand remained, to me," she began, and broke off, across the breakfast things. "That's warm, somehow reassuring, colouring again. It was difficult, right, partner. Now let's talk her shoulder. keeping their discussion on the about pleasant things.

Have you

Back the hotel rooms there impersonal basis they had planned. forgotten it's Christmas morning?"

embar- Clive Bid abruptly, "You're "I had. For the first time in all was no time for chance

rasaments. She, flung har things tired. Better turn in, hadn't we?" my life."

into her bugs. She dared not cram In that Inst bottle of scent.. It might spill, stain her things. She called tho tuald_of_the_morning.

"Would you like to have this?" Sho held it out, the silver, and black bottle sending out breaths. of heady fragrance.

hands. a circlet

and you're

The "we" startled her.

Ho put a box into her **Yea. I suppose

should. The lid lifted, disclosed we She rose-In-the-pale-green-room, of diamonds. the door shut against him, she "It's too beautiful paused. She caught the filmy too good to me!" night things to her and fled into "Nonsense." the bathroom whore in a maze of The maid whose knock had not jade, and onyx she bathed and heen haard entered on this pretty brushed out her tumbling half tableau. WIth the flowing robe of "biscuit} "Golly!"

thought, dienp sho stuff clutched around her

"For Christmas. I hope you'll she pointed.

"If I'd come a minuto have a happy one. trailed across the boudoir, timid-later he'd been kissing her." ly opened the door.

Something in the girl's She hung the biscuit coloured

drab The sitting room was quite frock in the closet and tiptoed out, face touched her. Something wist empty.

"Just like the movies," she told ful, yearning. She called, "Clive. Oh, Clive." her young man when she met him "And you, madame:~~~I-hope

The very sound of her own voice lator that day. "Him a bit like terrified her.

Robert Montgomery, and the Mrs: Braces dangling his broad sort of like Joan Crawford only shoulders looking broader in the prettier: stiff white of his shirt, he appeared; "Some bave all the luck," the in the other doorway.

maid muttored.... She stood at the

"Oh thank you, madame. That's lovely."

you'll have a happy married life If you'il pardon me saying so."!

Thank you." 7

Clive heard. He stood in the doorway, faintly smiling,

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