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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

1935

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SERIAL STORY-

BARGAIN BRIDE Canadian

"DECIN HERE TO-DAY

BARRETT COLVIN, back in New York after four years, meets 20-year-old ELINOR STAFFORD and fall in love with her. Bar rete la 35, wealthy, and hea ́made a name for himerit an archeologet.

Elinore beautiful mother, LIDA STAF- VORD, has kept the girl in the background, wanting attention for herself. Blda la carry. Ing on Nirtation with VANCE CARTER and is contiantly scheming to keep in the good gracen of M189 ELLA BEXTON, her hus band's aunt, in order to Inherit a share of bates this the Betton fortune. Einer hypocrisy,

Barrett's half-sister, MARCIA RADNOR la terrified for. Lost, ber husband will learn of an unfortunate epleode in her pael Years before Darrett shielded Marcia when a youth ful romance ended destrously. Marela had A won whom Darruit adopted. The boy la nine years old now. Marcia Insats that if her husband learns the truth ho will never forgive her,

the DEXTER.

boy'a tutor, HAROLD

AL threatene blackmall. Barrett, hinting knowledge of Dexter's past fall of which is bluc), frightens the man into promking he will not make trouble

At Mia Ella Sexton's home Barrett novis Elinor Sufford again and takes her for a drive.

CHAPTER IX

A few moments later Barrett tucked Elinor into the green roadster which he had had the foresight earlier to onder left before his door.

she murmured. "What a nice car!"

He was absurdly pleased that she liked it. He settled beside her say- ing, "Must I take you straight home or can we have a short drive?"

new

"I'd love to go for a drive!" Elinor answered. The way she said it made Barrett want to put his hand over hers; wanted to do this with a and shakon Inteurity. He had found The anesthetle, he realized. troubles of the past few days that had been haunting him were already. growing din.

"Do you like to drive?" he asked. "Yes, I do--but not in a glass cage," she answered. "I like open cars in which yeu seem close to the earth and can feel the wind on your face

do 1," Barrett agreed. Elinor wondered what to say next; she never did know. Barrelt, too, was wondering whether she considered him n dull, middle-aged bore. He wished

"Can't we go again?" Barrett asked as casually as he could.

the thickening twllight by holding its suddenly as lightning flash that suddenly flares to reveal a landscapo unsteady mirror to the lights.

"I've never been here at this hour. hidden by darkness. "I know you

he had learned moro about women I think it's beautiful!" she said softly.

one of them he had known,

would." He did

He had had many interests to which he had given generously, of his superb

Barrett thou not speak and bol energy. He had thought sometimes; from itted falteringly a moinent he did not need to. He had working with his crew and sustained

that he was not so an

he.

the

He had a

valuable

by the hope of discovering a never felt so completely that ever and, that he could never know such thing was as it should be.

me absorption in any other way. Now he I flash of misty memory: the same

very knew that old hopes had been frail, feeling that had then his anast his that all past interests would be peles ваш bay with his face

thought. And then all at once they accustomed to the chills of

didn't

Misa Smythe? She thought she understand Miss Smythe Barrett said, he didn't understand Miss Smythe elther. And Craven, she said, made her feel embarrassed too. The anyonely

Did he

ho

had.

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She later, "I'm afraid you'll be bored cause I never know what to say "

Ile aughed delightedly. That's good to hear," he said, "because was afraid you'd be wearled on Ramo score big, amazed eyes

everything to mother's shoulder. That phase had if he had the chance to care for this She

"Better go slowly," he warned him- hin. For a

a second he ignored the licen short. She had died just after girl, in give her

within two birthday and traffic to look down and his heart told his tenth

fortably warm, Miss Stafford ?" him that she was a darling child and years his stepmother, Rita, had begun solf, Aloud he said, "Are you com

never grown quite

Yes, thank you," she responded in he had her rule. lia

the

an undertone and not quite stendily. who climate and had remained ere beside her was a man

She had were talking.

would not Ho, who was strong and She didn't know why it was, Elinor heatedly Spanish to the end,

never gentle and kind. As a child she had coqueted or ignored but had con- admitted, that she always felt

like seen him as a child. "I've been lone adored him. Now she was doing it strained at her aunt's. Did ho

ly," Barrell realized wire again; willingly, humbly and with all No.

And never even knew It!" He was not, her heart,

"Do you remember giving me a box I've never talked this way to of candy years ago 7" she asked. lonely now.

before," Elinor admitted "No, I don't."

"Well.

one day I was at Aunt way he called out her name when she

Though the words were close to Ella's. There were a lot of older entered the drawing room. know the picture of the frog in "Alico-his-lips Barrett did not speak them. people there and you came in and in Wonderland"? Craven looked so. "I love you!" his heart was crying found no sitting on a stool turning The DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd.

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The girl was entirely unconscious dropped to the floor beside me to make Barrett had headed the car, down' town into the narrow streets that are of all this. She rodo beside him, the most amusing comments on some drinking in the beauty of the fading of the pictures. I'm sure you must silent and open to echoes on Sundays, day. Across the bridge in Brooklyn have shocked Aunt Ela torribly, people well), made her tense.

They passed a corner of the street the same streets that hum on working Barrett set his his car to a speed in Then you went away and half an hour days. Here and there in windows

"I must go thought wore lights, muted by the late after-keeping with the sedate bush of the later liggins appeared with a won where the Thropes lived. "Dear Aunt

streets, He had always been cerisinderful box of candy. For me! A Bessie," the girl noun to pale lemon, but most of the that successful marriages were made pink box with a ribbon on it. I've to see her soon." The tenderness that was within hor was spreading Perhaps she would cloud-brushing buildings slept. The after a calm consideration and selec never forgotten it!"

"I'm glad to hear you say so, he over wide area.

have such an afternoon as this comparative stillness made Barrett tion. He had thought often, "If I feel alone with the girl. His doubted

ugalt. Well, she could remember it "I've never forgotten it," she as (the thought coming to him in a flash) ever marry it will not be

have been

swept off my feetuse I murmured.

as she had that rosy box of candy and whether most men the throes of an Now he realized that he know no aured him, "and I never shall

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She turned toward him. "My aunt bed. will be admitted after

and uncle live in Brooklyn," she said. Then she flushed. That mast have

No

the Goods have left the Godowns

Bounded and not seem to think so, and all Goods remaining undelivered

But ho

"The Thropes?" he asked.

"Yes,"

ho stated.

"I like women of Mrs. Thrope's type tally wonderful! I love

She's been very kind to me." They have boys?"

her.

after the 23rd December, 1035, will be subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 0th January, 1030, or they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bond- "Yes, three of them. Getting along ed Warehouse Regulations consignees to college age. You'll see them at must have a Revenue Ofleer in atton- Aunt Ella's some day, I presume." dance when damaged dutiable, goods

Again Elinor hoped as she had a are examined.

And All

chated, damaged Aunt Ella would thousand times that

ybe left in the Godowns, put the Thrope boys through college. Goods Bra Uncio Jim never seemed to have any where they will be examined on the luck. Everything seemed to go bad 21st December, 1035, at 10 a.m., by for him. Sometimes Elinor, in hor Messrs. Goddard and Douglas

No Fire Insurance has been effected. young way, felt that she couldn't en-

counter- Bills of Lading will bo It if Aunt Ella didn't give the Thropes the help they so deserved. signed by, They were no good, so kind, all of them.

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ment building she called homo and Including To-Day

never felt to be a home,

"I've enjoyed the drive so much!” sho sald as the roadster nosed its way up Park Avenue.

"Really?" he asked probingly,

"Oh, yos. Really:{"

"Then can't we go again?" he ask-

could.

ed, as casually as ho

If

you like."

"I do like?" he assured her almost sharply." "I'd like nothing, so much

as to be one of your friends.”

"Oh," she said, that is so kind of

You

He put his hand on hers; he could not help the gesture. * Elinor return- ed the pressure frankly and warmly. Barrett's heart turned over

(To Be Continued);

Only

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