1933-09-25 — Page 15

SEPTEMBER 25,

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XXX

"Eve tried to conceal her dismay, "Dick," she said nervously, "I need $200 and I must have it to-day

This noon if possible!"

lota-one at a time. Real estate | ing his Gladstone!

him because he can lay his hands her: is the thing, he says. It's real to "Hallo, sweetheart!" he greeted on it. He thinks the little investor

has no chance at anything else and ing him regardless of bystanders,

"Darling," she murmured, kis he'd think it was a good less And in the taxi riding homo she stocks so far," answered Arlone.

izo in child portiniture. Oh, I swored, "Nothing but a cradle with know I'll have to study years and a cherub in it"... years and work very hard-but I

together Eve said, "Marya, this is don't mind that!"

Later when the three girls were

Eva. was always to remember that. On the way home who said do you think we will ever have a to Dick In a wistful volco, “Dick,

"I'm sorry," he told her, "but for me to lose what I've put inaked many questions except the a story-book house! I expect to lovely home like that?"

I haven't that niuch in the bunk."!

"But I must have it!" she insist ed.

-Dick did not embarrass her by asking questions. I've just paid an insurance premium," he explain od. "I could take up my policy but that fa made out for your future protection."

"I be afraid to have you, do that?"

"Well," he went on, "I might

borrow on it"

"Oh, Dick, plense do!" "It will take about 10 days to complete the loan,” he explained.

one uppermost in her thoughts Sho took her loss like a good where he was to work next? sport, Evo conceded but she could not shake off the feeling of guilt because it was she who had intro: duced Arlene to margining on the stock market.

Dick had brought her an ivory cloisonne compact and she was de- lighted with it. Always, she told him, she had wanted a really bonu tiful compact and this was doubly It was a

great relief to Eve precious' because he had chosen it when Esther's money came.

She for her. took the $200 to the brokerage office

Dick unpacked his bag and Evo and protected her stock for the poured a cup of coffee for him. time. Eve tried to save all she Then it was time for her to go to. could in order to pay Esther in a the office. He drove her down in lump sum. She recalled the con- the roadster.

tempt Dick had expressed for peo- "Guess I can chauffour for you That made the plan useless. Eveple who borrow a sum and pay it for some time to come," he re- had to have the money immediate back in dribbling amounts. "The marked. "That is, if you still Ins. ly She was sorry that she had person who made the loan has dif- sist on going to work."

uld anything to Dick about it.ficulty getting the original amount "What do you mean?" asked Evo, Her only remaining recourse seem together again and it is just about her heart pounding with suspense. ed an appeal to her mother: a total loss to the lender who saved "I'm not going to have anything. Eve put through a long distance it in the first place," he had said. to do for a couple of months, he call to her home, it was Esther Esther's husband would feel the answered. who answored and told her that amo and Evo was quite sure

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their mother had fallen from a step Esther had told him of her appeal, Marya and Ray had returned, ladder that morning and wrenched Eve had much faith in her invest- from their honeymoon and twice her back, hence she could not comment and looked for it to lift her Marya had lunched with Eve and to the telephone. And it was Ee-from petty financial annoyance and Arlene when she was down town ther who offered to lend. Evo the constant struggle to heights of

on shopping trips. $200 she needed without telling prosperity.

high

their parents Esther would go to. Soon Atlas Coupler recovered and the bank in the morning and send gradually went on to a new the money by telegraph. Eve re- for the year. solved to do something handsome for her sister as soon as she was able In order to show her gratitude.

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That morning sho telephoned to Eve at the office. "Now that we are settled," Marya said, "we want you and Dick to come out and have Eve was worried about her dinner with us. We're Inviting mother's health. She was anxious Arlene and Sam Holeridge, too: for her vacation to arrive so she Ray-and I both like Sam." might be with her. Esther was at When Eve repeated this invita- She found Arlene looking ex-home and reported favourablo pre-tion Arlene protested. "But Sam tremely unhappy when sho return-gress, although their mother suf- Is likely to be three sheets to the ed to the office. "What'll I do?" fered. Both Kate and Hank Bay-wind! I wish Marya would ask Arlene implored with awan smile. less found their household bright- George Bliss instead. I can't think "I should raise $60 on 24 hours' ened by the presence of Esther's of n greater inducement to matri- notice when I couldn't raise it in baby who was toddling about the mony then submitting a man to the 24 days!"

house and beginning to talk,

influence of Marya's romantic bungalow And I'm going to wear my rose chiffon too.

"Can't you borrow at home?”, Eve suggested..

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Arlene word it, entrancing Sam who called for her in a long, pow- erful roadster,

"Want the top down?" he asked." Arlene agreed enthusiastically and they sped along Lake road, hatleas and windblown, with laughter on their lips..

And Eve was, concerned about "Not at my home!" Arlene 18-Dick, too. The building which sured her nirily. "I'm lucky to be housed the theatre was completed on the board basis there. I used to and Dick left for Chicago to clear hand over my entire salary cheque up some loose ends of business in to Mother each week and she paid connection with the building. He my expenses. But I put up anch awas in conference at the company good sales talk for handling my headquarters, for several days and own money a year ago that I final the time until his return seemed ly won out. Since then I've paid to Eve interminable.

Marya, in bouffant pink batiste, board at homo and occasionally Much would deped upon his was a delightful hostess. The din make wild prophecies about my next job, Dick had made clear toner table was laid with light green bright financial future. No, I her before he left. It was scarcely damask, ivory dishes, amethyst couldn't borrow without telling my likely that the, Chicago firm would glassware and Marya wedding sil- parents why and if I did that I'd have another long contract in Lake ver. The food was delicious. never get the money !"

City immediately. Dick's next job "I truly believe Atlas Compler will might be in another city or oven recover and we will be glad that another state. Eve again reft ed wo hung on. Arleno. Why don't to consider this possibility until you tell your father about it? Ishe faced the actual facts, think he'd see you through."

She met Dick at the station the "My father! Oh, that's precious, June morning he returned from My father only believes what he Chicago. How handsome he looked Rees. So he goes in for houses and as he swung down the steps carry-

Sam praised Mhrya's skill as an artist and then offered to arrange. for the sale of her batik work at the store where he was employed. "I hadn't planned to do much of that sort of thing," Marya said, "but it would give me the oppor- tunity to earn some money for art lessons, My ambition is to special-

"That depends!" he answered. wakon any moment and find out that I've been dreaming. Surely. But he did not say on what it de

pended, you have nothing to wish for!"

Marya, smiling serenely, an-

(To Be Continued.)

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