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1935,

Summer Sweethearts

"Because," the man said with de liberation, "1 loved you"

"Ah, that!" She struck ono palm against another, as if in fury.

|doesn't mean anything."

"Katharino-darling,”

I

know," he said. "Tips won't know a he ald, thing."

CHAPTER XXV Michael said quietly, "Tricked you? don't be like this. You were so The miles flow by. The rain pelted i No"

sweet a while back. I thought down wildly, a storm of drops against

windshield. auch sweetness.the "But, you did!" Katharine insisted. I had never known

puddles Brown Her eyes were wide with a sort of You were a statue come to life at gathered along the road, There was horror. Oh, if you knew you'd ne-last."

an oak leaf pasted against the glass- thing to fear why did you make me "I wish I were dead," she choked. Michael had to reach out and brush como off with you like this? You in rage. "I'd better be.".

It of. The hfternoon, darkened. Tho aqid you wouldn't go unless I went What a strange wedding day! The aftermon of her wedding day. Dld with you."

sun had been out, but now the clouds over any girl have a stranger one?

Her mind was confused. Could were lowering. Thender in the airl

"Do you remember," he asked, "the Michael ba aura these men meant no day the rain drove us into the cabin 7" to him? He seemed so confident, Mutinously she refused to answer. Was it bravado? She could not tell. "The drawling voice went on. "You She was conscious, at

at the very core

feeling were no high and mighty," Michael of her being, of a sick Heatheroe said "I longed to teach apprehension Sho would have FO you a lesson. Little wildcat!" much to explain to Bertine to her a poor llar. "You didn't

you you didn't taunted the girl. father And she was

Would some local correspondent for a "That wan

he told her. "New York paper pick up her name was afraid of you."

from the marriago license record of You could never Sho had kept her eyes resolutely that obscure town? ahead, but now almost against her tell will, she whirled and stared at him. The emotion that flared between them WAX

at white heat onger fused with love. Her composure broke. She

was in his arms, half-sobbing, half-laughing.

in a queer sort of love that doesn't trust isn't open and aboveboard."

This is," persisted Michael Hea- ree. "Ah, don't let thères.

anything come between us now

"But why the detectives?" pursued Katharine, in that bewildered tone. "Why should they be looking for you, without reason?"

1

"We can go back," the man said "and find out what it's all quietly, about.

It has been different when sho had thought she was racing off with a vagabond, a fugitive. The whole affair had worn a sort of brave air. "Michael, Michael, why do Now what could she say to her quarrel like this? How horrible stepmather, to all the others? She un had married Sally Moon's fiance. "I don't know. Let's stop it.” Katharine Strykhurst, the girl who Inspired a filt

five

hate you!" she cried wildly, striking

at the hand she had caressed minutes before No, you don't, Katharine." She thrust him away. "I do. I swear it,

She was close to tears-perilous, {

angry

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No good to worry, sang" the tires; no good to worry. For better, for worse she had taken this man beside Fate had been too strong for her. them both.

Inniceck's church spires came into of view below a rise of drenched wood- land. The pin oaks on the old Regers place swept in the wind, like curtsey- ing maidens in darkgreen draperes, as the little ear drow up. There was no one about.

She straightened, dabbing at wet eyes with his big handkerchief. It doesn't matter

what you've done. Some power hrought us together. But

one thing I've got to ask you

"What's that?"

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"Goodbye, Michael-dear." He was out of the car, standing

"Good hatless in the rain beside her. hye, my darling."

She gave

ono swift look about. slipped the ring from her finger. "Look, Michael, you must keep this for m

r me.—I dare not . . .” Frowning little, he slipped the ring into the pocket of his cont. "I with you needn't take it off."

"We mustn't Announce our aar-i She His eyes darkened. Quietly he; said, "Very well. That's for you to decide."

choking tears. But she wouldringe now." not let them come. "What they'l say of me!" she raged, "And It will be true. A fool

"Does it matter?"

She did not deign to look at him "Of course, it does."

"If you're sure it's ali right for you

We can

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to go back-and you must be sure, Her glance flew to the porch. The Michael-come along with me now. two men she had seen in the village, That, my dear Katharine sald We'll go on as if nothing had hap-now hatless, apparently at home, the ma

man beside he in a coolly con pened. Meantime you can break your were emerging from the screened versational tone, is your trouble. engagement with Sally as painlessly doorway. You have

a pleture of yourself as possible. Then

"There they are, Michael." make others see you. You are continually plans

seemed to her they could hear the altering that pleture to suit your "It would," anid Michael thought-wild pounding of her heart. "I told audience, living up to it. It's too fully, "be easier in some ways. But you hard. Snap out of it. Be yourself." I don't like it."

"Oh, ohf" she choked with rage. "How dare you talk like this to me? After all, I"

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The words almost flew out, "After all. I am your wife." But she check- ed them.

"We've got to do it this way," the girl said. ""It's the only thing."

She started the car. The sir was full of a soft, fine blowing dust now. The thunder started, in a long rull,

Katharine spoke seldom during the drive. Once she allowed her hand to dare." uld Michael Heatherer, slip into Michael's lean brown one. because 4. Jaya-you. Don't shake and at a stoplight her eyes sought your head. It's true. I've loved you is, He smiled. What a cool, since the first day I saw that mu- restrained creature this girl vas! tinous rel mouth and those con-The man who won her lave and em tradictory, cool eyes of yours. karw you were my girl the only one I'd ever seen and wanted."

Some dangerous softness touched her heart but she steeled it against him.

"Good talk," she scoffed, "but

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dence could be proud of himself.

Tips-will-have said-1-went-off with you," she said once, musingly, during the drive.

But Michael raid Tips was far too clover for that. "He can play dumb itas beautifully as anyone you ever

He glanced coolly at the intruders. "So they are. Well, what of 17"

"Michael, perhaps I'd better wait

I'm terribly afraid."

I'

He shook his hund, "You mustn't.

tolephone you

followed the

She had to be content with that.. They parted without another word. Katharine backed the car out of the lang in a trance she read liväril kome,"

She had Bertine to face the lind an endless tissue of Bea before "Der Just she was not thinking of this as slic turned into her own drive way. She was thinking of Michael Heatherne's klx upon her lips. What lay before them both she could not guess, -

(To Be Continued).

Miss Vanable also proves a stellar Pallette, Nat Pendleton, Ruth Selwyn performer in her role, with Reginald and others are in support. Denny turning in his usually -gooi work.

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