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BEGIN HERE TO-DAT

DARRETT COLVIN, back in New York

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR:

Oh, but she could not have that! Resale Thrope, Miss Ella (who would a moved swiftly toward the talk, talk, talk), she her father for

aftar your abroad, fell in love with drawing room door. On the thresh- whom she had to wait. When Elinor Barrett la 5, old she paused, knowing the picture returned sho found Darreit still standing, looking rather white beneath year-old ELINOR STAFFOnn. wealthy, and has made a name for himself aho made... as an archaeologist.

"My dear, dear, dear child!" she his heavy tan, and with now lines beautiful LIDA

Eilnor's

the around his mouth. He said, bowing

.that he must leave. face and colour drain from Elinor's

STAFFORD. wanting attention for herself. Elde & carry ing on a dirtation with VANDE CARTER

mother, has kept the girl in the background. | exclaimed tremulously. She saw the that have you done 7". Elinor and constantly scheming to keep in the root or byes grow big and dark. Biino anked as she heard Benson close the

Erken of rich Mish ELLA BEXTON, her husband's sunt. In order to inherit share of

the Sexton Fortune,

Years before Barrelt shielded a balls -sister, - MARCIA, when a youthful romanes anded disastrously. Marela had a son whom Barrett doped. Female to will never Barrett adopted. She tells Barrels that if her

forgive her.

had on a new dress and was wearing

she

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"But what can you mean, dear?" Steamer her hair in the way Lila had declared outer door after him. to bo absurdly theatrical. Barrett Colvin did not like the interruption, Lida questioned in turn and with an she saw. He was flushed and looking assumption of innocence that made that he would thank her and later, happened. what I ay, Mother." Her sullen. But she would manage it so Elinor know something very bad had

mean voice shook. "Can't you just for E/Asia Lida goes to Miami. Elinor la gĺnd, know. with a litle more managing,

E/Canada ing that with her mother away she will have could bring him to heel. some chance to hold Darrett's interest Bhe The envious toalice neserted itself unce-be honest? I love Barreti

tinge of pink to Lida's Colvin and he loves me. He was lovely skin. It would be an absurd going to tell me so when you came in E/Rusala The child, Elda saw wearily, was E/Japan marriage for Elinor, she decided.

E/Asla Elinor would be far happier married

poor man, puttering about at going to make a scene. Elinor was

crying, shaking. housowork as Bessie Thrope did, try- "If he loves you, doar, of course E/Canada April 3 April 6 ing to stretch pennies and nickels, he will tell you so. What could my [ E/Russia April 17 April 19 April 21 April 23 April 25√ than attempting to manage the housecoming have to do with it?" hold of a millionaire.

see him frequently during thi thee weeks her mother away. Then Lida returns une expectedir. She enters the apartment, her

and man Elinor talking to a

lens, deliberately eavesdropping.

and brought

to some

Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 19 Mar. 24 April 6 24 Mar. 20 Mar 28

April B April 10 April 17 |April 2a May. 4 May 0 May 8 May, 14 May 19 May 16 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 201 E/Asia

Juno 3 June June 12 Juno 17 E/Canada May 29 May 31

May 1 May Elinor laughed suddenly, hysterical- E/Japan "Be a little glad to see me, please, ly. Then, sobbing deeply, she turned dear!" Lida begged wistfully of and left the room. Elinor and very tenderly kissed her.

*

• CHAPTER XII Lida leaned forward, listening frankly. She wanted to know what Elinor and the young man were say- ing. Her eyes took in a huge bouquet of red roses on a table in the hall.

a qucation in Barrett Colvin's,

Barrett walked blindly, without супа

1-July butterfly orchids in a silver bowl.

which

July there by Elinor's Stafford had said (it came back slowly

Juna 20 June 28 E/Japan Then she heard Elinor say, "Butian) had been Barry

turning a cool check for that kiss.

July 10 July 12 July 14 July 16 July 18 It was Barrelt Colvin, Lida ren),

Lida laid her small hands on Ell- at all too clearly): "It is so good to

July 20 July 31 Aug. 7 thanked her, a trifle surprised at the

E/Canada July 24 July 20 ized. She did not want to have Barnor's shoulders. "I can't tell you how find you here with Elinor!" He had E/Asia` rett Colvin devoted to Elinari She goat it is to see full and throbbing. I was

my darling," she

sho nd spoken the words.

ал the went afraid." Kaid, her

Voice "I've missed you so much,

hesitantly as he sat down, "that Bobby Telfair might be here. Ilis influence is not at all good for my little Elinor. Shea, I must confess, quits modorn Can you got enough without-help. used to what these youngsters call

Mr. Colvin

Beyond, in the drawing room, she saw She saw she knew (with satisfac-knowing where he was heading. Mrs. E/Russia Juno 12 Juno 14 Juno 10 June 18 June 201

wanted him to admire her; to recite

her good qualities to Miss Ella Sexton who was levoted La Barry and obviously easily influenced by him.

A tragedy it would be, Lida de- cided swiftly, for Aunt Ella to leave, the bulk of her fortune to Elinor. "Darling," Lida said, pulling of

"It's going to be ridiculously easy." Lida thought. But she mustn't leave them alone until she had had a chance to speak to Barrett in privatel

of to anyone fur mother?"

And Aunt Ella was quite likely to her gloves, "would you do something had cleared his thront. He had leave a large paired.

of

course,

Elinor'

་

Barrett Colvin inates were too simple; Elinor would

Elinor stood like a stick. All her have been perfectly happy living on grace had been wiped away by resen the smallest allowance while ing meal and growing fcur. Yet surely, simply had to have money! Elinor, the girl thought, trying to down the would give her mother what nehe that was beginning in her heart, the needed but Liun did not want her he cared! fle was too true, too loyal daughter in the position where she could nor have her capable of what she pleased and where al-

spinor, would be

together too generous with such people

could always

nurmured a stifled, "Why no-",

Lido "Elinor is

is so appealing." continued in

in a troubled way. "Every- one likes her, especially older men, She flatters them mercilessly into the

feeling

that they're young again and laughs about it afterwards. to be influenced now. If he could be Yonth is so cruel, don't you think?" changed by her mother he was not the she had believed him to man: she

bo. could be then as she had Life would be--oh, it would

nas won the thing closer to the They're all so absurdly anxious about unhappy problem.

В

ile had moistened his lips, nodded, "Little scamp!" Lida murmured and Highed. "Promise me you'll use your influence with her!" she appealed,

"I'm sure, as the Thropes and Philip Sexton. be horrible!

He made no response. young girl is better off for

Her

cried out,

"Please Bar-Lida admitted laughing and ruefully,

that I Lida thought often. She

oneretit Ples

understand!"

won't have to cough loudly lierself com- make

Lida

room in which went on, "I want you to tele. whenever I enter fortable concerning any lie and phone Aunt Ella to tell her I am back you are along with Elinor!"

a short herself that whatever shome safe, sweet. And dear Cousin She sat ellent then for

that was right. Bussie and, of course, your father time, apparently given over to her Sho tiptoed a

"I am, Mr.

Colvin," she confessed drawing room doorway and stood close my safety she ended, turning, to with a sigh, a rather old fashioned to a billowing curtain, presaed against Rarrelt. the wall. Elinar was saying, "But Without a word Elinor left the sort of person, I fear. Some of the I've never known anyone so fino as room, her knees weak. For the first -amorous tableaux Elinor has pro- you are, Barry. It's ridiculous for time in her life she had been truly vided

aly vided for ms have quite broken me up. you to keep harping on age as you happy. For the first time she had but her Hpa trembled. He saw do!"

realized what ife might hold. And her fumbling for a handkerchief and He blurted out, "I want you to the moment before she could hardly saw that she could not go on, that have the best!"

realize it now--Barrett had kissed her. she had, all she could do to regain

As she left the room Elinor could control.

Elinor came in then. Barrett could Lida see, without turning her head to look

and back, that har mother was holding not look at her. He could only stand out an appealing hand to Barrett. dully, aching in every fibre and feeling Until that moment Lda had ignored a cheated fool. Somehow, he realiz am, apparently completely absorbed ed in the chill of the outer air, he had

mado his escape. in her reunion with her daughter,

"

There was a silence. Then heard his deep-drawn breath knew he had kissed Eliast,

"I didn't mean to do that before. be said and hesitated. He was going on, Lida was sure, to say "before asked you to marry me."

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