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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

DECEMBER

21, 1935.

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MESSAGERIES

NEGIN BENE 'TO-DAY

BARRETT COLVIN, back in New York after four yeah, moets 20-year-old ELINON STAFFORD and falls in love with her. Ear rett la-35, wealthy and his made a nume for himself an arched

Rinor's beauüfdchef, "DA STAFFORD, has kept the wiriíín súd background,, wanting attention for herself Lida's la carrying on a Birtation with VANCE CARTER and, le rom atantly scheming to keep in the good geneen of MISH ELLA SEXTON, her husband'a kunt. In order to inherit a share of theBeston fortune, Elinor bates the hyprocray,

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July 14

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Darrett's half-later, MARCIA RADNOR, Sa terrified for fear her husband wil learn of An unfortunate eplode in her past Years before Barrett stilelded Marcia when a youthful romance ended disastrously. Marcia had a son whom Dartett adopted. The hoyning your old now. Marcia inalta that if ber hosband learns the truth he, will never forgive her.

bor's DEXTER the HAROLD

hinting threatens blackmail. Barrett. knowledge of Dexter's past, frightens the mar Into prumking he will not make trouble.

Barrett lakes Elinor Baffent for a drive, She seems no nitracted toward him hol toward bet.

CHAPTER XI.

the Ellier rose quickly and left room. She returned, flushed and amilling, fran the telephone conver- sation with Barrett Colvin.

"He wanted," she said, "to know if I didn't think it would be better to take our drive to-morrow since, the We were weather forcenst is clear. going go Tuesday."

la

"Did it take seven minutes for him to say that?" her father asked.

"Oh, but that Elinor laughed.

ile said he hoped 1 wasn't all. nadn't been chilled driving this after- noon and he said he'd never enjoyed an afternoon more and thanked me

for it. And I thanked him and sald

I'd

enjoyed it too-"

Twenty in June, weren't you, dearest?" Bentwell naked.

"Yes, but why bring that up?" sho replied lightly. She

happy!

fulness.

of

WAS

на

Lids heard voices-Elinor's and some

- frankly,

man's. She stopped to listen

arm.

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Carra had sald, eyes narrowing, "Lida, if I wore you I wouldn't play much more with Vance Carter. It's rather cruel, don't you think?".

room Lida They moved to the called the library, arm in

cracking to the had only said, "Eo. sure to dress the same house with her, she had Stafford's heart was

found Carrn disapproving of "no- SLA small, sharp shivers that cut at each warmly enough to-morrow. beat. He didn't want his little girl, Barrett looked at the clock; tossed thing at all," stiffening with each day to grow up, to fall in love and leave his cigarette into the fire. At this and becoming more and more comba

night he would be tive. him. But, on the other hand, he did time to-morrow want her settled and away from her with her in that pleasant, small inn

Ich

Marcia had sald WAB mother's bold lies and frail deceptions, from his drinking himself to forget-changed. He'd telephone ahend and, order something special. And wear

tweeds

ho liked about In the blg room Elinor turned to the London

You well as anything he had. Ho de

And Lida's innocent, "But Carra-- put her arms around his neck.

feel sorry!" she entreated. clded suddenly that he had been can't think what you mean!" had but make the other "You're Arst! You'll always he first neglecting his wardrobe for a long do tothing

while. Have remedy that. See woman look at her with a disconcert- with me, darling!"

lie held her close, laid his cheekhle tailor to-morrow.

Caneing stendiness, laugh unpleasantly To-morrow seemed a long

and say bluntly,, "Don't be a fool! against her soft hair. And when she stood away she saw that his eyes away. He studied the laggard clock. You know damned well what I mean!"

No foolish!" she as- What an adventure coming home were wet. "I'm

Aol would be with her in the house! The visit had, as. this continued, made you mitted. "And I've Aren't we being rather dramatic over What a magnet, she would ha! Ile bosa rather disappointing.

the saw himself slipping from his coat,

room, Lida loathed trains and the people hurrying into the drawing nothing? 1 don't know what's

arms, one saw upon them. She arrived in matter with ine!"

Atooping to take her in his Her father knew what was

Was it fair to her to dream this way, New York in a smouldering mood to matter and the recurring possibility not knowing how she felt? He must find that the motor for which she had

brought Colvin's hurting her tuu heti "Thank God," hold himself in a bit. But he had wired was not waiting for her. address he thought, "Lida will be out of the never wantil anything very much Faming within, she gave a taxicab

without getting it, he reassured

him- chat

chauffeur the Park Avenue way for a while!" If only they could wolf: He knew he had force, and if and planned the stinging reprimand and would voice to Bentwell have everything settled before Lida he thought he could make her as she

of

should have seen that that course, 01

kappy as she should be ho would use Elinor. They return-ared for Elinor as she that force. Then together for the she was Calvin-really-

She let herself into the apartment- care for him. Then rest of their lives! His lean cheeks Keemed to would be all right. If the affair were warmed, thinking thus.

with her key, taken from a bag Carra If she could ever say, "I love you!" had given her-forced by Lida's en- still in the air when Lida returned she

voiced admiration. vious, loudly could--and would-mask it if he would ask nothing more! her-her Stafford knew

Later Carra had said to Hal, "She's Lida, in a way, had enjoyed Minini. hopeless completely without pride Vance Carter had been there, as de- and a schemer. I can't see how I was vated as usual, and she had been fooled for so long!

Inside the apartment Lida paused jamused. True, his infatuation had A few times made him dificult for even a moment in the foyer. Then she March had telephoned, Barrett her to handle. She had had to make heard volees beyond, Elinor's voice Ho! Promises she had never intended to and some man's. Sho couldn't place learned when he arrived home.

voice. These bothered her a trifle, the man but she knew it was not called her for the second time that although time, Lida bad found, often Bobby Telfair who had long been de- day day that had been stretched to untangled the webs that follow the voted to Elinor. unnatural length by worry

Deliberately eavesdropping, Lida and first decelt. Still she did with Carter ecstasy

That the unpleasant inter hadn't made her say she would di-stepped to the door to hear what they view with Dexter had occurred only vores Bentwell to marry him as soon were saying.

(To Be Continued) that morning he could hardly believe aa Miss Ella died.

"Is that you, Marcin ?" he said into the telephune.

Yes,

wished. strength, her lack of principle which made her the must formidable of foes, her willingness to stoop to and

use any weapon.

She wrote Miss Ella dutifully, toll- ing her that the cough which had Thank you so much forced her to leave #dear Bent and for calling. I wanted you to know Elinor" was almost gone. She knew that I've been so relieved and happy Miss Elia approved a mother who re-

membered her obligations. since I heard from you at noon.

"I'm glad of that," he answered At the end of three weeks Lkin gót but he could not feel the situation as reservations for the trip north. Carra he had before; the menace of it, the and Hal were going on to Havana, hopelessness of it. He could feel|They had spoken of it frequently and only the understanding and loveliness a bit too pointedly, with eyes fixed

who had above Lida's hond. and gentleness of the girl ridden beside him in the gray of the

Lida told Carter that it was tragic early evening and the truth that had how friends disappointed one. Sho come to him so muddenly that he was had really liked Carra until, living in still dizzy from its strong impact. "Dear," he heard next, "can run up to have dinner with as 7 had an engagement but we begged off.

you Wo

For the first time in his life Dar- hett lied expertly. He couldn't talk to Marcin this evening. He had to ba niono to think!

He said goodbye to her and then

Elinor.

you dining in, air?” Higgins | questioned a short while later.

happily

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Higgins, Barrett answered Before he left the room he candy, pink box" on

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