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DEGIN BERE TO-DAY..

Ho-he sald it if you don't mind. dreadful things." She felt the man's arm stiften under her fingers and hastened to amend what she had in said.

she

Busan Carey, 10 hil beautiful, works in the office of Ernest Heath, Chicago architent One of her admirery is Don Lampman, a moody young musician, who asks her to marry him, Bhe refuses, Jack Waring, who worka the sanse ameo, nak Sean to go driving one

"Oh no, don't be angry," ulah. Waring kuses her and Bunan resolven

"It sounds woreo than it never to go with him again. has fail in begged.

are with Bols Dunbar, young million was, really. He insulted my friends

clixl.

She

schom she owt AL business believes he is engaged to Denke pretts debutante. interest in Susan but his wife dislikes har. Denise Ackroyd asks her to attend a week-

Ackroyd.made fun of then-and then he Heath tools panai insinuated-"

Bob

"Yea" the mnu's voice prompt.

end party and Rose Mition, Svan's best ca. "Insinuated what?" friend, lends her a sultable wardrobe. Donhar appears at the party. He drinks to

Auch and engages in a fight with Ben. Later he demands to know if she is going tary Ben.

"He--he'd beon drinking," Susan club. told him. "It was at the Then he and another boy fought. Oh, it was horrible!"

"Sounds rather rowdylsh," com- ented Heath dryly.

The whole affair offended his sense of fastidiousness.

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- CHAPTER XXV Ernest Heath was in his library alone. With a sigh of disgust

"I shouldn't have come," the girl he pushed back the plans on which he had been working. Odd how rushed on. "It was all a mistake.

to My aunt said and she sometimes everything seemed

Pitcously she demanded, go stale, he thought. He had rigl been fighting off this feeling of "Do you suppose older people al futility for weeks. He awoke with ways know best?" it in the morning. During the day he seemed able to shake it off but when he was tired or when his brain lagged as it did now it ro- turned in full force.

"I've heard it said sure it's true."

I'm

not

"Well, anyhow, we were driving and he asked me if I was engaged to Ben. Ben's poor,' she interpolat- cd. "He doesn't belong to this crowd any more than I do."

"What I need is a holiday," he told himself. He rose and strolled

"Well, what was it he insinuat- about restlessly, picking up small objects and putting them down. He ed?" Heath asked. "Whoever the supposed Ruth would be quite late. young cad was, ho needed a thrash- They were almost at his own She was playing bridge at the ing. Hamilton's and they had planned to, front door now. The lighta stream- go later to the club to dance. Heling out of the lower windows iliu- might as well go to bed but since mined the girl'a pale face. he was not in the least disposed to sleep he wandered Into the garden. He stood there gazing up at the cold, remote, inaccessible sky, as if it might provide an answer to his problem.

"What he said was that I was a flirt-that I wasn't being fair with Ben," she told him with passionate indignation.

"Was that all?" Heath was 90 relieved his voice WAB almost amused. tho "Al?"

"That's Bho echoed. enough! It was so stupid anyway, The whole evening was horrid, not I expected. It a bit like what wasn't any better than a west side dance hall," she finished with superb disdain.

It was a perfect fall night. There was a cool, high wind from west and a strange stillness seemed to brood over all. It was always quiet there but to-night seemed especially AO. Thus it was that when a splitting sound suddenly rent the stiliness the listening man felt his nerves tingle with annoy- ance. There was a grinding of genrs.

Heath had led her to the garage and was helping her into the car. -R There wiis, just once, "So you thought we did things here, eh?" be inquired faint cry. Heath began to run in better up

Down sardonically, "Too bad you were the direction of the noise.

tall disappointed." He turned to glance the lane he went, hatless, a

at her and saw that she was strug man in a dinner suit.

Tears glit- When he reached the interacc-gling for composure. tion of the main road he was tered on her lashes.

"I thought-oh I don't know breathless. He looked to right and left and for an instant could see what I thought." she altered. and I've nothing. Then a little way beyond] "Anyhow it's over now

*

he caught sight of a lean, grey-learned a lesson." hound shape at the side of the road. He walked briskly in its He began to race the engine just

as the lights of

direction.

another car For a moment leath thought th showed on the drive. Heath was Then just ahead" disturbed. Bad luck Ruth's get- ear was empty.

he discovered what his nearsighted ting back just then. Ruth would eyes had previously missed. Two, be certain to misunderstand. He A girl and a turned off the ignition. muttered tall, young figures.

man. Relief surged over him and "Excuse me anger, too.

"Young fools," he muttered. "I might have known there was noth- ing really wrong.'

a moment," to Susan and jumped out. The lights of the Hamiltons' car swept around the drive and he could see Ruth, hold- ing her furs superbly about her, going up the flagged path. would have to explain. It would be better that way. She turned as saying he hailed her.

He started to return to his quiet garden when something about the girl's pose arrested him. A frag-

ment of what she renched him.

WILM

"I thought you'd be in bed hours

"I tell you I'm not going. Noth- ago." ing could induce me to!"

*

"Don't bother to ring. I have a key," he told her.

There seemed to be something She faced him in the hall, flick- tremulous and appealing about, ing her eyes insolently over him. the voice.. Heath squared his] "What on earth have you been shoulders. He was a shy man but up to? Your hair's blown every a conscientious one and he thought way."

he had no choice. Hia long legs He began haltingly to tell her brought him in a few strides to the but she interrupted him. quarrelling pair.

"I beg your pardon," ko sald quietly, addressing the girl whose face was only a white blur in the darkness. "Is there anything I can do? I thought I heard crash-"

He was shaken when the voice that answered proved to be that of

"Some girl from that Ackroyd child's party?" she inquired. "Yes, they were tearing things up at the club, Ronny said. A rowdy young crowd. I can't think why Letty Of Ackroyd permits it to go on. course she's never home and Mrs. Fleury is just a figurehead."

Patiently Heath pursued his nar Ruth. This girl-she's Miss Carey." "Mr. Heath!" that voice said. "I

"Who on earth--7" Then the hardened. "Not- wonder if you would be so.awfully woman's face

too good as to take me back to the oh, you can't mean-this is Ackroyda. I'm staying there and funny!"

"It's very awkward," he said the others have gone to another party and have a raging head-quietly, "but of course I'll see that ache."

she gets home all right.”

his secretary. Trembling, excited,rative. "But you don't understand. yet unmistakably Susan Carey's.

Heath concealed his surprise. "I His wife's eyes parrowed. "She's should be delighted," he said, ig-eleverer than I thought," she said noring her escort and wishing he felly. "She's determined to be no- had not left his eyeglasses on his ticed. This was as good a way as study desk. These tall, young ruf- any." fans all looked alike.

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"I should be delighted," he re-sharply. "The girl's as innocent peated.

as a chlid."

Ruth dropped her wrap on chair and reached for a cigarette. Her brows were stormy.

"The wholo story sounds absurd," she said, "and I warn you if you take this girl home now It will be the worst night's work you've ever done in your life."

The youth said something in a low voice, too low for Heath to hear. The older inan waited, em

Then he felt a light barrassed. touch on his arm.

"Shall we start now?" Susan said. She was trembling.

"You'd better keep hold of my arm," he admonished her. "These ronds are full of ruts if you're not familiar with thom. I can walk them in my sleep." His manner was as calm as though nothing un- usual had happened.

"We'll go along to my house and pick up a car," ho continued. "It's too far to walk all the way and you're cold."

She began to speak all in rush. "I think I ought to explain.”

Coldly he said, "Don't tell me unless you especially want to.".

"Oh, but I do." She was shiver- Ing now with excitement and fatigue. "I'd like to tell you about

"I don't know what you mean." He turned to go.

"Don't you? Well, perhaps you will one of these days."

There was

a note

of menace under her mocking laughter.

(To Be Continued.)

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