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"Ife got the most insane idea! Ho Susan Carry, pretty seerotary, in love began to rave about a girl he'd mot with Rob Danbar, young millionaire ahe at some frightful business school. I mel at busluens entlege. At a party given fixed that!”

Hot in ant for her. Hol uchta with Bon Lampma, nother

by Denise Ackroyd, muciety girl, en tralizes Waring's tone became softly ad-

admirer of Susan's miring. "Clever child!” Ernest Heath. Bozan's employer, happens "It was a plot really," laughed

along and excorts the girl back to the Ack. royde har. Mr. Heath, bitteris Jenious. Denise excitedly.

Inter threatens to

* Sun for alienation

of affections, Jack Waring, Heath's naletant, fur.

"It was lola of

I had this girl and hor gang

Is able to prevent this by producing a come out for a week-end and show- Incriminating letter. Hrs, Heath

Mao 25

It was simple." "Did she eat with her knife?"

to forget Holed her up. Reno fratend, Susan trien

in the next Kay Flattery, stenographer offer, confiden to Husan that who is heart. married Broken becky" Webb A outlier. Husan's chum, Boer Milton, pleas ite give apa career for the nann sho lover, Holi comes to the office but leath interrupts his conversation with Swan. On Christmas rye en enlla in kee Busan, Angered bee\XƏ willing kiera en her lips.

Denne pouted. making fun of me."

"Now you'ro

"On my word of honour I'm not. How did Heath has sent her flowers, he forces un-I'm vastly entertained.

you show her up?"

CHAPTER XXXI

"Are you with the Gledding's party 7"

Jack Waring smiled down at the heart shaped face tilted up to his. "I am."

Denise narrowed her long at him. "I thought you Laura Gledding said they having a very smooth man out for the New Year's shindig."

"Oh, things happened," said Denise vaguely. "I spiked it any- way."

Silkily the man said, "Aren't you being the dog in the manger?"

Deniso stared at him. "I don't Of course I know what you mean. eyes like Bobby and you have to marry He'd were. some time. We'd be a pair. were let me go my way and well, any

His way it's virtually settled. father expects it and so does mine." "It sounds prehistoric," Waring commented, onering her a cigarette. "It's not. It's a perfectly good arrangement," the girl said coolly. noticed, hadn't, Waring She touched any of the various tempt- ing dishes which had been set be- fore her and whisked away. Instend she devoted herself to her cigarette and expelled the smoke in clouds. All about her at other little tables

Waring continued to smile mock- ingly. "And I'm the only one who answers that description I sup- pose?"

Denise shrugged. "Well, pretty much. The rest are mostly infants home from college for the holidays: You couldn't really call them men." Her disdainful glance swept over the bright room.

"Not even that one?" Waring in- dicated with a lift of one eyebrow flower-faced girls were doing the a tall, fair haired young man glow-same. ering in the stag line. "He looks fairly grown up."

Te-

"They're a decadent lot," Waring said to himself. He scarcely

of role

mature the lished the

"Oh, Bobby 1" Denise took trouble to throw a provocative philosopher this evening.

"Let's dance, shall we?" he said: glance in the stern young man's di- rection. "Of course I wasn't count-abruptly. As Denise slipped into Ing him. He's special."

"Reaily 7 I didn't know." The music had stopped and the dancera began to drift in the direction of supper. Denise clung to Waring's arin, her costume of pale green vel- vet swirling around her.

"Laura had some really good ideas for this party," she chattered. "Tables for two. Don't you think that's neat 7"

"Splendid," the man agreed. "It's a good party. But won't your young man mind if I carry you off like this?"

Denise said. "never mind about him. He's in a fearful temper anyhow. I' let him cool off."

his arms he murmured, "What did you say the girl's name was in this comedy-drama?"

"I didn't any," Denise replied. Old Papo "You're a funny one. Sherlock."

his ormg Waring tightened around her, using that seductive tone he had found so successful, "Tell Papa Sherlock," he coaxed.

"I love the way you dance," said "Not that it matters, but Denise. since you're so inquisitive I don't Her name IH mind telling you. Susan Carey."

Having learned what he wanted him- They found a little table just to know, Waring exerted

Underneath his under the balcony in the big hall. self to please. The man noticed with idle interest blase exterior there was a current that his companion's frock was by of excitement. He liked meddling It was one of far the most outrageously reveal-in others' affairs. ing in the place. In front the the diversions le permitted him- bodice was demurely cut but there self. Remembering the expression was the merest ribbon at the back. on Susan's face that day he had Dunbar, What he could not know was that spoken to her of young Denise's mother, a futile, nervous Waring felt the thrill of the dis- He made no plans. His little woman, had spent hours try-coverer. ing to argue the girl out of wear-mental processes were essentially He began by employing ing it. What were young girls simple. thinking of nowadays, he wondered, methods which had succeded with idly. They wore gowns which 10 chorus girls, shop assistants, and years ago would have been dared ladies of the great world. only by women of the half world.

"What makes you so beautiful?”

Denise laughed, recognizing thin

What are you thinking of?" The he began. long lashed, provocative eyes of the girl opposite flashed at Waring form of attack and enjoying it. "I love that," she said. "You've been challengingly. She was really

me all evening and extraordinarily effective in an ex-staring at otic way, the man reflected. Like you've just come to."

The man steered her toward a A Michael Arlen heroine with that

"Look," he said. "this cend white skin and scarlet mouth. corner.

is pretty dull. How about He knew the answer to that one place and promptly supplied it. "You, of barging on to Tony's out

Or we could slip into Waukegan? town and see what's doing."

"All right. I'll meet you down stairs." Denise's eyes sparkled with excitement. She knew her chaperone was sitting in the dress- ing room but she was equal to man- aging poor Mrs. Fleury,

Curse."

A waiter filled their glasses with ale, sparkling, golden liquid. The girl drained hers thirstily.

-

near

For a moment Waring was con- scious of engulfing boredom. Why had he come? Surely if there Waring felt no scruples about was anything melancholy in the leaving the party without excusing world it was a New Year's eve himself to his hostess. party. He supposed one had to do bothered about such things nowa- something but these youngsters lays. Te waited for Denise at the urbane, made him feel like Methuslah. foot of the staircase, at

No one

in a

"I know your boy," he said distinguished-looking man abruptly. "That's young Dunbar.

It was one of War. con skin coat. isn't it?"

ing's whims to dress like an under- She nodded. "Good number graduate. Bobby is most of the time-when he's not in a state."

Denise came fluttering toward him, her vo aminous wrap of white

Waring wasn't interested but he fur clutched around her. Sho took threw the conversational ball his arm.

again.

"What puts him in a stato?" "Oh, nothing-anything. He's temperamental. I'm going to marry him one of these days, so he'd bet- ler snap out of it."

it."

"You're not such a slow number," she approved. "I said when I saw you, I like that man's looks. He looks like a bit of a rogue."'

Waring handed her into the car. "I'm flattered."

Something clicked in Waring's "Let's go places and do things," mind. "You're going to-ob, 1 Denis cried. "Let's have fun. You sec! I didn't remember hearing haven't a snifter about you, old

timer, have you?" "It hasn't been announced," Waring slid the car into gear be Denise said. "It's just one of those fore he replied.

ret ta things."

"Better wait until wo "You don't seem too enthusias-Tony's," he advised her. For an tic," the man said.

instant ho felt n surge of distaste Denise's glass had been filled for the whole affair. Then he re- again. She sippell at it before she membered Susan's stricken look replied. "Well I am and I'm not. and grow resolute. Why shouldn't It's like this. Bobby's always been he meddle if he wanted to? my property and I get steamed up

if ho plays around with anyone cloc."

"Does he do much of that?" Waring was finding this crudo child amusing now. Furthermore there was something he wanted to find out.

"Don't be that way," Donise ad- monished him. "Of course he doer but I never worried about it until a few months ago."

"What happened then?"

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