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BEGIN JRRE TO-DAY,

BARRETT, COLVIN, 35, returns to New York after fout your abeenes. Be a rich and mide, a name for hirowelf as an archeologist. The first to reef Him behin MARCIA RADNOR, Ponger, weiflat and apolled. MARCIA is apply married now. Years beture, Barrett shielded her, when youthful Airtation ended de

trously. Meela hub »"son whom Barrett. adopted. She worried because the " bay's tutor bad threatened her with blackman) and declares her husband will never forgive her if he learn the truth, Barrett- agree to deal with the tuipe, NANOLD DEXTER

A Matein. Ju leuetral when poes ELINOR STAFFORD achum the string and offers to drive her home. Ellner, 20 and very pretty, has been oalling on her wealthy murd, MISS ELLA SEXTON. Barrett had known the girl as a child and le amazed to see how beautiful she has becom

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CHAPTER II

Barrett Colvin turned impatiently

to his desk. It was ridiculous of him to keep thinking of the girl. In an to put her out of his mind he opened and saanned a letter or two.

A few years ago he had thought that if the small group who under- stood his work felt it was good his ambition would be renched. Now here he was reading all these words of praise and instead of feeling pleased he was wondering what it! would be like Lake of Elinor! Stafford's sort to dinner or the Lientre.

Ho poked bills into pigeon holes, decited to get rid of Dexter, promptly and as soon as he could to make a trip to the Connecticut farm house where his ward lived.

Probally, Barrett rellected, woult bere such a giri as Elinor Stafford. He had always despised middle-aged men who devoted them; solves to young girls. Why the devil; was he giving the matter so much thought, anyhow? There wasn't chance in a hundred of bis taking) this particular girl anywhere. Of course he might at Miss Ell happen to meet her

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

He pushed aside the letter he was reading, disgusted with himself. He wrote his age, 36, on the desk blotter. Elluer

Stafford was 19 or 20 he judged. of course she would marry going to be houre-bound soon and man juished axile a bucket without Home youngster, same youth in her perhaps you'll be good enough to raising her head as Elinor went by Cume to see me once in a while." her. Elinor's "Thank you" made, her own set. She would have a home, Again Elinor's eyes raised. The fuck up with dull and wondering sur elildren, all that she should have,

girl was obviously pitiably lonely, prise. Luri but the house, sected quiet!

Marcla continued, "We'll find some- At the head of the third floor stair She had such gentle eyes. She

Elinor tapped upon a worn davr. would be very sweet with children. thing amusing to do

Td love IL. Mrs. Radnor [" Elinor "It's T. Philip." she said. Barrett rose suddenly, wishing

were back in the desert, wrangling answered with young intensity.

"Well then, that's that. You live with same native who would not have

on Park Avenue, don't you?" Enercil ground disturbed-for the price клет

YOK but Elinor faltered, "I uffer. Dreaming of a bathtub and

down town. Would brushing sands of Line from the was on 13

mind shin bone of

of a dinosaur. But he you

Square if it's not out of Way?" your "Not at all Marcia answered. you going in for artists, my

At the head of the third floor stair Elinor topped upon a worn door.

he

wasn't in the desert and, until things near WORLD ne somewhere i

cleared up the question of Gerald's future settled and Marcin's baby burn --he would not go on any expedition, dear? Personally, I think they're

no matter how tempting

"Real

Again, Barrett Colvin settled at his rather over-done."

not answer for a The girl did desic. Then he drew back sharply

when Marelu turned flushed. Beneath the figure 35" he had moment and

she saw that Elinor was written "19 or 26.":

Marcia laughed delightfully. "You "I think Marela, menntline, turned to look ly child!" she broke out, at Einar Stafford. "She has young you're having an affair!"

"Oh, no, really!" beauty, March thought.

Marcia thought, amused, “Hony- beauty muted by the wrong sort of ens, how embarrassed she is!” clothes."A girl with Elinor's colour-

Radnor, Elinor added ing and her chestnut brown hair quickly, "I would rather not have should not, of course, wear gray! tweeds. With her youthful slimness anyone know that you dropped me and slightly angular lines she needed down town.!

"No one shall know. I'm absurdly softness. Perhaps, Marcia reflected kind about keeping secrets," Marcip with that kvennes women have in measuring one another, it was Elinor's assured her. mother who was responsible for the girl's ill-chosen costume. That would be exactly like Lida Stafford. Yes, indeed!

"You

"I knew you would bot" the girl said with a grateful look.

(To Be Continued).

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Those bridle paths and Lon Moorei "Darling, I'll love to have you," riding behind her-when people were Marela responded. Speaking, Into noar. She had been a little. fool but the tube, she told. Jensen to stop the Bu hungry for romance. There had car. been little of it in the great house After Elinor had disappeared in laterest allow on Current Accounts mod ruled by her

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the crowd and the car was moving Fixed Deppelte at Hates that may be neger-

tained on application. on again Marcla wondered about

R. KENNEDY, And now, why had young Dexter, the girl and why she wanted her trip the boy's componion-tulor, come to down town kept a secret.

Holigkong, 28th July," 1985. Marcia ber? But Barry would fix that, rather

youngster rather hoped the

Wasn't Barry always did fix things. Half concerned in anything disagreeable, of his acquaintances must owe him Elind was so young.. So much could nioney! Oh, of

of course, Barry must come to one who was no young, 53 come around to her point of view. much one was not ready for, yet for Getting the child away far away.

vay, which one was enger! Marcia closed

was the only wise thing to do. Some her eyes for a little time. She drow a where in South America, perhaps, | deep broath. If Dick ever know, he Completely away from everyone they would never forgive her Dick whe knew.

was n fanatic about the truth.

"Has there been much going on for you young people?" Marcla ask ed, suddenly remembering the girl beside her,

"I don't know. Mre. Radnor. I haven't many friends.".

Elinor turned into a side street that had once been an alloy, The moist, chill of the day had touched Grays wero deeper, cobbles slimy, puddles were raw stretches on which were printed the untidy habits

rently, that's not right! You're those who passed a bit of orange

Elinor, quite sweet."

peeling floating here, there an enve gratitude that flashed in Elinor lone or scraps of a torn letter. Stafford's eyes took Marcin for a The building into which sho turned xeennd beyond her troubled self. Sho was old and marked by the hard laid a hand upon the girl's.

years it had known. Stairs tilted for. "Child," she said "quickly, "I'm ward, their edges splintered. A wo

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