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BY MABEL McELLIOTT

DEGIN WERE TO-DAY.

She had sent Bob away. All after- Susan Carey, 20 and beautiful, has become noon they had walked in the park, anange to Ernest Heath, her former gcarcely knowing which way their ployer, His perretly in love with Bob Dunbar, mitilonaire son, whom she met at steps led them. They had argued It business school. Heath sonds her must south but Susan had been adamant. to decuperato front an illness and the air was no use. Sho could not break

grateful. Ben Lanipan. Suma's rejecte auitor, shouts tiimit after wounding Heath, her word at the eleventh hour, He reovare and way. Bob tries an Aucerenfully to a Ruan," I seen her at the theatre one night with Heath and becomes angry. Denise Ackroyd, debutante, Ib for herself. Susan meci ol at a to her mished ball and be anakes lova Deniae appears and says she and Bob are engaged. Busan runa KWAY. When eat? Urges an early marriage she agrees. Waring talle Heath that Hush care for another Almont on the eve of the wedding Hoh comes

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CHAPTER XLIII

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There was something of the martyr in her, purhaas. At any rate she had nit iwan able to bring herself to give Bob the promise wanted. He had, been angry. He had enid some cruel and cutting things. And then, looking sideways at her downcast profile, he had begged her pardon. There had been a poignant sweetness about this in- termittent quarrelling and recon- clliation. A true lovers' meeting." But Suann had stiffened her sping and sent him away at last. What she was to do later when her high conrage ebbed, she did not dare to think.

Ernest Heath did not fully understand the Impulsc that drove him to call on Susan before dinner. He could not have ex- plained it to himself, but here he was rushing along in taxi througl

shabby the familiar,

Mia. Milton was in the dining streets. It was curious, he mused, room helping a young coloured girl that this drab environment could to lay the table cloth.

any

a

►

have produced a girl such na "No, you've got it on upside Susan. You could be proud down, Feeny," Mrs. Milton said pa- of her in

company,tiently. Turn it over again. You he thought. He glonted the prospect of showing her the world. It would be like opening a trinket box to the gaze of an ad- miring child. At this time next week abe would be his bride. They would be sailing on blue waters with the future stretching ahead of them a paradise.

at may as well do it right while you're

about it."

Bud-

ex-

Ile felt suddenly humble, denly afraid, He had never pected life to be so good to him. He had given up hope and now, amazingly, a whole, new vista had been shown him. All at once he was

impatient to sec Susan and toll her something of what was in his heart. He was not an inarticulate man but he was shy and it was often difficult for him to conquer his inbred New England reserve.

It was early spring twilight. The western sky deepened from rose to mauve and then to lilae. Almost without warning night closed in. The taxi jolted over the old pave-

arcuts,

Corner

Heath dismissed the driver at the

and paid the fare. Suddenly he began to feel rather foolish about his unannounced visit. It was simply that he ไม่เ Telt he must Bee Susan at once. There was rhyme or reason to the impulse. He was moved by one of those in- xplicable promptings which oc Pasionally change and colour an entire life.

no

His steps quickened as he came in sight of the Miltons house and he went up the steps lightly, on enger foot. His hand was almost on the Brass knob of the door open- Ing into the tiny vestibule when he

topped, arreated.

That was Susan's voice. There was trouble in it and pain, too. Without meaning to, without con- scious design Heath listened. What was that she was saying?

"I can't possibly do it now! I've given my word and I mustn't go back on it."

The listener stiffened at the re- ply. A man's voice, pleading yet dominant, said: "But darling, we've gone all over this before There's no sense in it. It would be much more honorable for your to tell him you love someone else. He'd be a good sport about it."

She followed Susan into the room which the girl was sharing with Rose.

"That Feeny doesn't know whether she's coming or going,"

Mrs. Milton complained. Then her

attention centred on Susan, “You haven't been wandering around in that outfit!" she exclaimed, scan- dalized.

Susan was aghast. She bad com- pletely forgotten she was wearing her wedding clothes. When Bob had come earlier in the afternoon and urged her to go för a walk no

they might talk, Susan had agreed without thinking. Now it seemed to her she had been intensely dix. loyat.

"I completely forgot," she mur- mured in confusion.

Mrs. Milton's shrewd eyes nar- rowed. "I said to myself when ! heard the front door slam, 'Susun has got rid of that caller in double Then I waited and quick time." waited and when I went into the living room and didn't find you I you'd couldn'L imagine where gone."

Susan was scarlet. "I guess I'm fairly witless," she said.

To her relief, Mrs. Milton quizzed her no further. The wo- man said ns ahe turned to go, "Well, I guess a girl has a right to behave queerly the week before she's married. Most of 'em do, I notice. Just don't mislay yourself. That's all I ask.”

"I won't." Susan promised fer- vently. With the door shut on her hostess the girl went to the mirror

and stared appraisingly at her own reflection. Surely the dullest ob- server could have guessed what had happened." Her skin glowed with were starry under their preposter a new luminous quality. Her eyes ous lashes.. Her breath came and went quickly as she thought of what Bob had said. He had been

masterful and she liked him to be, But she was glad to remember that she had stood out against him proudly. She almost laughed, re- membering the fierce, set line of his jaw at what he had termed her

tubbornnes8.

The girl's voice sounded · IS though she had been weeping; termining to put this seene away She shrugged her shoulders, de- "I can't! I can't, I tell you!'

Willy the words went on, "Oh, in some quiet corner of her mem- why did we find each other too ory. She could not with honour go late? Why couldn't you have told on thinking of Bob. With a new me all this last summer? It would soberness she took off the lovely have been so perfect then."

The man in the shadow waited to hear no more. Quietly he went down the steps. So that was the way of it then! He felt no anger, only a deep and abiding sadness. What a fool he had been! Of course

suit and hung it away, slipping into her sober office dress for the eve- ning meal. To-morrow Aunt Jessic Would be home and the hours would be crowded until Monday morning When she would be married.

Married! The word struck on her

the child would turn to someone heart like a knell. Susan was glad

of her own age. Why shouldn't ahe? It was as natural as a flower turning toward the sun. He had been blind and selfish idiot not!

when Rose Inlstled in a few minutes later, bundle Inden and bringing with her a breath of cool, night air.

to have seen it earlier. Waring had "Is your man coming to-night?" Rose wanted to know. Susan said He had had to go to

warned him and had been right.

For a long while Heath pondered he wasn't. how to find a graceful way out. Hea dinner at the club. must manage to save Susan's pride "Well, I won't say I'm sorry," as well as his own. A servant tip-feried Rose. "We can have a com- toeing into the library. Inte that fortable, gossipy evening. What night, found Heath still at his writ-have you been doing all day?" ing table. The crumpled papers in

Susan said, "Nothing much." She the wastebasket testified to agonies had been for a walk. She hoped

f literary composition. Heath was her voice did not betray her. folding several thick, creamy sheets

"This time next year you'll never

and putting them into an envelope,

"I wish you would take this and "et foot on the ground, I suppose. You and your limousines" sald Rose with affectionate raillery.

mall it at once, Simon. I don't want it to wait until morning. And by the way," as the servant turned

Susan said, "Don't be an idiot." to go, "I'll be leaving to-morrow in- Under the current of talk all ove- stead of Monday, so be sure to have ning her thoughts reverted to Bob. my things packed by noon.""

What was he doing? Whom was Simon began to ask questions he talking to? lier heart throbbed but is employer stopped him with a slow and steady pain. Bob brusquely,

was reckless and angry,, Siw had "I've changed my plans, that's sent him away-to what? Busan all,” he said. “Get along like a good did not sleep well that night. boy and drop that in the box."

Idling beavy-ayed at the break- After the man had left Heath ast fast table next morning sho heard for a long while with his bond in Rose fling back from the hall, "Sue, lila hands.

here's a lotter for you. It looks Im- portant."

Susan let horself into the house and stood for a moment to gain Susan's pulses leaped. She seized time. Bho dared not show her the envelope with trembling flushed face and luminous eyes to fingers. It was addressed Ід the inquiring Miltons before she Ernest's handwriting. had a chance to compose herself.

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