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BARGAIN BRIDE

CHAPTER XXV

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KATHAINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

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11 did this masquerading very. nicely, Elinor thought. She flushed, "No, dear, they don't," aho admitted.

Then, looking at the small clock on | looking beautiful!" Barrett reflected, the mantelpiece, she hesitated. It-seeing Elinor above the soft confusion Elinor said firmly, "The most was only one o'clock. It seemed in- of bloom. important thing is that I don't want credible that her whole world could They were served a clear soup, to bother you. Not in the least!"

"You won't!" Barrett answered. of an hour. Sho wanted to go down peared, disappeared silently,

have changed as it had in-the space deliciously seasoned.. Higgins Lord, how he wanted to kiss her, but she did not want to intrude upon "Your Teot don't touch the door say, "Don't be afraid of me, We'll

Barrett. Perhaps he would not want when you're perched on that chair, do our best to make a go of this as

her to come down before sho must. do they, dearest?" Barrett naked as long as we must

patted her hands. As she hesitated she heard a tap on the butler re-entered the room

the door. She opened it to find Hig- "Powder your nose," he said briskly, gins, the stolidness of the perfectly "and come down to lunch. I suppose trained nervant's face erased by the It's to be a bang-up affair. The cook milo he could not autdue, will want to "show you just how skillful she is. And I heard Higgins

Mr. Colvin, said the butler, had ordering enough flowers for a hot-sent word that he wished to speak house. By the way, the bath is be with Mrs. Colvin. Would who join bind the door to the right" lle turn him down stairs whenever she was ed to sweep the room with critical ready? eyes. "I left those shelves empty. so you can All them with the books you really want. Meantime there is a selection in my room from which you may be able to choose something that will send you to sleep. Is that night light working, I wonder?"

He moved toward the end of the narrow, four-posted mahogany bed to pull the small chain. "Yes, it's all right," he said wit' satisfaction.

He was at the toorway when she hallod him. "Barrett-7"

He wheeled, again moved toward ber. "Yes?"

"I-I can't thank you enough for all this- Her face, lifted to his, was infinitely appealing in its grati- tude.

"I'm awfully glad you like it," he said. "I had a suspicion (smiling) that you might be rather fed-up with Chinese red and chromium and modernistic furnishings in general."

"I was she agreed.

"I'll to ask how your father's

he said, "and report at luncheon. It's to be served at half past one if that suits you."

"Perfectly. And thank you so much for everything!"

He smiled at her from the door way leading to his room, gave her an niry salute and was gone, closing the door after him.

*

It

For a moment she stood staring at the clored door. Then once more cho turned and looked around her. was a lovely room. Lovely!

He travelling baga had been placed in the adjoining dresslug room. Elinor opened them, and, looking over her frocks, suddenly wished she had something that was

"Thanic you, Higgins," Elinor said. lie disappeared and after a deep breath she stepped into the upper hall. Barrett was standing at the foot of the stairs, one hand on a newel post, looking up at her.

"Look out for that treacherous step!" he called warningly. He found ho could not keep his eyes from her as sho camo down. He had never seen her looking more beautiful.

Higgins had been standing at his elbow staring at the contents of a dish he offered. "Souille, sir," he re- minded after a cough.

Barrett said, "Oh, yes, to be sure! GouЛle." She had said that quite convincingly, Barrett reflected. This is one of cook's special dishes," bo went on. "We are being honoured, darling."

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Higgins had never heard "the like of it." Most young married people hid such moods and tried to seem only casually interested in one another at frat, hid them even from their ser vants. And Mr. Barrett was usually so slow to voice a fooling!

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"I'vo good news for you!" he an- nounced. At his words she paused, two steps up, her face level with his. "Higgins." said Barrett, "can't you

Your father's nurso-Miss Hem-hunt

unt up a small fatstool for Mr. mingway, I think-answered my call Colvin? I want you to be perfectly and said that for the first time your comfortable, dear," he added across father has shown real improvement." the table

"Ok" she whispered on

"Thank you, darling, you are so

July 10 July 12 July deep in. take of breath. I'm so glad!" thoughtful! she murmured. Sudden- E/Canada (July_24|July 20

"I wanted you to know right away ly they both laughed and then, as teenuse I understand what it means suddenly, sobered. In light momente to you."

seem a foko both of It means-everything," she stated them, for one shaken stretch, it had in a hush,

been too real..

liggins came back to raise the Venetien cut work cloth and push small stool in place for Elinor's

Ho smiled down at her. "Suppose we go into the library," he suggested. feet. "You haven't seen it yet, have your Is that better, Mrs. Colvin?" he Odd how old houses insist upon hav- asked. ing libraries, isn't it? Remember the hushed, important way

"Yes, thank you, Higgins.“ Miss Ella

The butler bowed. The always spoke of her

flow her library

mistress was going to bring spring girl laughed, nodding.

and sunshine to the old place, ve was She liked the rear room to which sure. Already the house ho led her. Its

scemed

she had maned without spoke of all changed And never had he seta The room had a look of plenty and

knowing it, a sweeter, loveller face.

After the meal was finished Elinor

have

Was to

in

B pence. She could not imagine her and Darrett parted. Sho

that order Hutten to bring the car around mother whining for money in room or anyone planning to deceive when aho was ready to go to see her an old lady in order to be remembered father. Barrett was going to look in a will.

apon Marcia for half an hour or so. "I think you must have been very Perhaps, he suggested doubtfully,

with very, very pretty to wear down to happy in this house," she said as she keen eyes on her

face,

they could luncheon. She finally selected a soft sank into a chair, tan silk frock which brought out they don't suppose," he said, "that there to force upon her any more intimacy For a moment his face clouded four on together at a little after He spoke casually, anxious not are many old houses without some un. than she liked. They could talic then happy echoes. Let's hope that we about several business matters that shall not add to them."

must be settled. If this did not suit, The table in the stately dining he went on, they could put it off unti room had been arranged with the another day. best the houso afforded. Higgins It suited her perfectly, Elinor n- had seen to it that the bowl of faint sured him. With quick-brating heart plak roses in the centre of the table she saw him turn from her. was a low one across which hungry, "Until later then," ho sald. enger, eyes might meet. "You're

(To Be Continued)

warmth of her hair. Celeste had said It was becoming. She must remem ber to tuck Celeste's handkerchief into her sleeve in order to show it to

Barrett.

She dressed her hair in a roll at the back of her neck, She had worn it that way during those falsely happy days when Barrett had spent Ro much time with her. He had admired it that way.

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sive clinger to the standard of George Bernard Shaw is another dis- bachelorhood. In other words, it's tinguished gentleman whose admira- the man in the case who keeps the tion-Bergner onjoys and it is" with girl and the audience guessing. A his express permission and whole sinister mystery adds the thrills of hearted approval that plans suspenso to romance and subtle being formulated to star her in a comedy, with Powell and Mins Rogers Alm version of this great playwright's joining

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to a strange disappearance been called the peer of Bernhardt When Garbo dances, that alone and a weird murder. "Star of Mid- and Duse, was Inst here in "Catherine should be "news or Greta Garbo night," is based on a story by the the Grant." This film, like the cur actually dances the maturka in her late Arthur Somers Roche, master rent "Escape Me Nover,' was tenth amiversary picture,

Anna

mystery fiction. In the support- loosed through United Artists. ing cast are such well known players Korenisa," which comex to the as Ralph Morgan, Paul Kelly, Leslie Alhambra and King's Theatres on Fenton;

* "Midsummer Night's Dream" Vivian Saturday, though every new Garbo Lockhart, Russell Hopton and J Oakland, Gene

Max Reinhart's super production picture is anyent, the Swedish star'e Farrell MacDonald.

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