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BARGAIN BRIDE

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

DANNET COLVIN, lack in New York

after yeara kurot, falls in love with 20-year-

ald BIJNOR STAFFORD. Harrett

wealthy, and has made a nams for himselt Re an archaeoing!at.

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

เ

Canadian Pacific

Sailings for 1936

questions. "And you knew perfectly smartness of her own black attire. well how she felt--who telephoned?" She studied Barrett Colvin who was "Craven. Miss Smythe la pros-staring at his hands, gripped between knees. It was amazing, Lida thought, Smythe, prostrated! How to realize how easily he had been delicious! Your father can't go to managed. She supposed she was in for a bat half hour with Vance Carter Finer's beautiful LIDA STAFFORD.

who would remind ter of that pro- mother, has kept the girl in the background, the office? He knows that?"

"YOR" wanting attention for herself. Lida is CRYTY-

"He'll probably be cut off without mise to divorce, Ventwell-n thing she Ing on a flirtation with VANCE CARTELL and constantly scheming in kman in the gooi.

man appeared. Ilow white prarce of rich MISS ELLA SEXTON, bera cent-as you kuusw. And of course intended to do in time but only when And how stuffy Bontwoll himband's sunt, in order to inherit a where you know why too but, even though the

decent looked. Sentimental fool-be of the Sexton fortune.

Years before fartelt wide his hat he gets nothing, he must keep Hp Elinor was sister, MARCIA, when zouthful romano appearances. I haven't n

What a perfect old dodo the clergy. D/Japan Jan. 14 Jan. 10 ided disastrously, Marels had a son whom black dress. Has Bessie Lelephoned?" actually blinkingl

"No." "That's odd. I suppose she thinks tann was! Well, Lida knew her share Elinor mother to Miami for three ince they will be the heirs that we wouldn't be diminished by him, who, E/Asin werks. When abe return she deisberately ate beneath notice. No doubt she's despite Miss Ella's stern disapproval, tries in break up the romance between Barrelt heard of your part in what happened. had had candles placed upon the

my negligeet Another altar. mo and Elinor and rucecola. The air is heart} Hand

Betreft adopted. She tella Barrett that if her husband ever learns of the affair he will never forgive her.

Jan. 20 Jan. 31 Feb.

E/Canada Feb. 11 Feb. 13 E/Russia Peb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar.

broken because alia does not hear from him whom Lida had summoned | brought nothing into this world and it Japan Mar. 0 Mar. 81

Jarrett and Eltor meet inexperteily, al Min Ella Sexton's. Ho offers Lida elgarette and she refuses, declaring she does not smoke Hebellious at her mother's hypocrisy, Ettnor takes clgarette, thereby offending her aunt who once more decidos to corian her will

CHAPTER XVI

The staren

of

+

a moment before, appeared then and Lin exclaimed, "I've been waiting 10 minutes, Celeste!"

26

The clergyman was drouing, "We we carry nothing out. is certain The Lord gave and the Lord hath inken awayed extremely pensive be-

Lida

Van-

Hung

Kong

Steamer

Was

Leave

Shang- hol

Lokvo

Naga-

Koba maki

Leavo Leave

Yoko- ham Honolulu

Leave

couver Victoria Leave Arrive

1 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Feb.

Feb. 16 2 Feb: 4 Feb. 6

1 Feb. 10 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar.

Mar. 14 3 Mar. 1 Mar.

Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar.

24 Mar. 24 Mar. 28

10 Mar. 24

April

21 April 23 April 25.

14 July 16 July 18

April 8April 10 April 17 | April 22 May 4 May May 8 May 14 May 10

June 19 May 21 May 23

June Juno 5 June 12 June 17 June 29 16 June 18 June 20

July July July 9 July 14

July 27 July 20 July 31Ang. 7 Aug. 12

1

3

Mar. 20 Mar. 2 Mar. E/Asia E/Canada April 3 April 6 She must hurry to the house, Lida

enuse she wanted to smile. So ter-

E/Russia April 17 April 19 April realized. There she would have, a

1 May the satisfaction of treating Missribly apt, that remark!

May E/Japan Just an hour or two more and Elinor had never had such a session Smythe with the con te, the sing felt

they'd all hear the will. Thank God,

May 15 May 17 May suspense would be over! She E/Asla with her mother as that on the drive for her.

"Are you going to run my bath, that homo from Miss Ella's. She sald

Lid demanded. The had heard. Mr. Grotner speak to again and again, "Mother, people are Celeste?"

the service to ask him to stay for the E/Russia June 12 June 14 June shabby negligee,

chlid. staring but it made no impression.maid looked at Eliler who seemed, in Barrett Colvin before the opening of B/Canada May 20 May 31 June 26 June 28, The chauffeur's face reddened front her

men and women in the Celeste knew that she could leave but reading of the will. It had made

July 10 July 12 July Lidn's voice was Elinor could not. Ah, but Celeste had Lalu a little uneasy. But doubtless E/Japan

walnut bureau or a steel engraving car to and high-pitched it could be regretted it when the visita of that Aunt Ella had loft him a gilt-serolled so loud

E/Canada July 24 July 20 heard through the glass. "I pity that tall, fine-looking Mr. Colvin ceased.

Elinor went to her own, much of Plekett's charge at Gettysburg.

The drive to the burial ground was kirl" the chauffeur thought. Tho thought was an old one that frequent-smaller room. She sat on the edge tone and cold, despite the heat in the snow that had lain for cara. The by became a chant when the servants of her narrow bed and stared

worn rug. Perhaps she had ruined several days had a coating of soat. were together.

Lida felt the all hope of rest for her father.

She heard her mother leaving, heard The open grave and the damp earth

was depressing. Even angry orders flung across a shoulder. dreariness in such passing. She saw

She must

Elinor and saw Barrett Colvin's dress, she Then there was quiet.

delayed,

Then the coffin was lowered. There have done to her father by was the thud of earth on its lid-and sickened by the thought of what she anxious eyes on the girl.

Now Lida was laughing--a shrill, neering, hysterical laugh. So far as the chauffeur could hear there had been no reply at all from Miss Elinor. lio sympathized with the girl even deeply an he opened the door of the car a little later. Lida swept inte the building, brittle and strong from

more

knew,

but

At a

her finming anger. Elinor crept after that que cigarette. He de the gloomy affair was over.

her, her facs paper-white.

"For a moment," the chauffeur told the baller later, "I thought she was going to fall-poor kid?”

Elinor's renctions were divided. In one way she was glad that sho had done what

Hame of her aunt's vast for- He had worked hard all his life, driven by Lida's never-ending

tune.

needs.

Elinor twisted her hands in misery. Celeste appeared. her eyes pitying. Ah-she with all the rest knew the story!

house at Cannes for the remainder she had. For another

reason she deeply regretted it. Lida had sail, eyes narrowing and glitter ing, "Think of your father! The way he has sinved all his life. And now you-with a cirgaretiel-have burned every chance he ever had for rest and Independence!"

Elinor would even have lied to give her father all that he deserved. She would have fled gladly and as wel as she could. But it was too lato.

Barrett Colvin had not once looked at her. This

realization crept he tween every separate recollection of She had stolen side the afternoon klances at him, unable to help it. Each time he had seemed coldly com

entirely unaware of her.

An hour later Mr. Grotner stood. long fingers tapping the chenille cover of the library table. They were all there before tim-Bessie Jim, Bentwell, Lide, Barrett Colvin, Miss Smythe, and the servants.

half-smiling. Lids, assured und was thinking that she might take a of "I brought a little breakfast for you

Bessio -chero Mademoiselle in the small the winter with her share.

was hoping there would be enough to room an

Mademoiselle

In the tray."

ile must eat, Celeste re-make things easier for Jim. Jim was minded. For a second she forgat she considering a house with more room was a servant to remember that Elinor around it. The children needed space Barrelt Colvin was young and suffering and alone in which to play. She Inid a hand on Eliner's shoulder. thought of nothing but the fact that he must not show what he felt, must "Thank you, Crieste!" Elinor tried, because of Celeste and not even look at Elinor, sitting be sida her father who reoked of Scotch her anxiety, to cut as much the and swayed a little, walking. could of "the little breakfast."

Mr. passed slowly.

Grainer cleared his throat. day

She rest of the played chess with her father, wonder-The rustling and motion ceased; ten- ing if she were really as guilty as her son was in the air. Mr. Grotner mother said. Memories of Barrett began rending a long preamble in which Miss Ella rendered to God her Colvin sitting stiff Miss Ella's drawing room haunted the gratitude for being all that she had girl.

Then the servants were mentioned. There followed another sleepless "So stuffy!" Lidin decided, twisting seem to sleep. On the morning fo): night; another day of much the kame her gloves which she had taken o

pattern. The third day was knowing

how Fer drear

looked hands the black she wore. most miserable, with against

She perhaps the

nervous ami sullenly morbid, heard the amounts which had been Everyone knew that nt-four-they left the man vants with growing re-

pointless, Lida T would go into the late Miss Sexton's eniment. So

flected. Such people were happier drawing room and there a little Ister

working. Imagine $20,000 for Craven! the will, would be read.

At length the long stretch war And the interest from a soundly in- vented $100,000 for Miss Smythe for ended.

Tho funeral was gloomily rorreétife. It was amazing. No one went except Craven, who was old, and Bessie Thrope, looking a little again. more bedraggled than usual in her the resti shabby black, Lida was aware of the

posed long days and longer nights

stretched ahead. Elinor could

no!

lowing the second night Lkin awoke to

girl standing by her bed. ind the at-1-187 Lida furg petulantly. She loathed being dis furbed so early.

"Aunt Ella's gone-" Elinor said. Lida sat up. She laughed shrilly..

pretty time you chose!" she began. It was the old story Elinor had heard so often during those two dreary days. A story of her having ruised her parents' future.

Lila punctuated her diatribe with

and

cold in

been.

The lawyer cleared his throat Ah-now they would hear

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