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SERIAL STORY

BARGAIN BRIDE

CHAPTER XXX.

KATHARINE HAVILAND TAYLOR

there had been some offering.

left an hour before., "She was only) "Ohmake it come true!" aho hore a little while," Bessie said. "She! One warming day in the middle prayed. "I can't live without him!" had luncheon here. Elinor says little

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of March Barrett decided to would! "Mrs. Radnor is waiting." Higgins Dick Radnor is so sweet, Barry! Shu Baw him have his bath this morn Mak Elinor whether he had any reminded humbly. chance at all to make their marringo "Oh, yes!" she laughed unsteadily.ing"

He answered vaguely, adding, "Do something morb than an unsentimental She had forgotten. "Yes, Marcin ?"

Elinor went?" business arrangement, to make it-not she said breathlessly a-moment later, you know where only for the remainder of the year Barrett hnd kissed her because he Beasto did not know, I hid the T- but for always. His faith in her had wanted to Kissed her because heuresnion," she said, "that she was go

Iing straight home." "I'm wanted to

sorry, Marcia, been growing. Even to his critical

Hia elation was strangely exhausted. eyes her conduct had been exemplary didn't catch that. Oh, yes for the since the day he had brought her to baby's bath, I'll come right down. Ife said "thank you" and then

The connections "goodby." No, nothing's wrong.

Elinor might have stopped to shop is n.ilttle bad"

6/Asia Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. Feb. The result of Barrett's working or to see some friend, he reasoned;

Mar. Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb, 25 day could have given, to even a less yet suspicions that had been sleeping E/Chanda Feb. 11 Feb. 13

no reason for were suddenly aroused, ambitious workman,

G 3 Mar.

Mar. 14 1 Mar. pride. He dallied over this and that;

E/Russia Feb. 20 Feb. 28 Mar. looked at a stentlte plaque to lay it He settled moodily in the drawing

Mar.

Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Mar. 19 Mar. 24 'Mar. 8 down without seeing the hieroglyphics room by a window to smoke continual E/Japan

April 0 which he was supposed to countderly and to frown. A French clock

Mar. 20 far. 22 Mar. 24 Mar, CA Mar. 28 picked up a seal of freedom to lay that stood on the mantel struck four.

April 8 April 18 April 17 April 20 that down, too. He had ran his hands From the hall came the quarter hour E/Canada April 3 April 1

Sho

May 4 through his hair and then pretended a full day later it seemed!

was usually in by four.,

E/Russia April 17 April 19 April 21 April 23 April 20 to examine a cunciform inscription.

He rose and stood by the window. E/Jupan

May May 8 31ay 14 May 19

E/Asia

his home.

She was docile, sweet, gay. "And -Lord, but you're lear to mel" he thought frequently as he looked at her scross the chess table or listened to her music,

E Acia

Miny

1 May

21

Juno 1 June a June June 12 June 17

May 16 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 20 E/Canada May 20 May 31

10 June 18 June 20

'July 1 July BJuly

He had fallen into the habit of indulging those small gestures which indicate a comradely affection-a hand on her arm, a pat on her shoulder, a shoulder pressed to here as they watched the unfolding of some play. Even, once and again, a hand beneath her rounded chin, raising it to nak anxlously, "Now what's wrong?" At two o'clock Barrett rose, "I'm The lengthening chime that told half

Slowly the conviction had bean going to luncheon, Blinker," he said, past four came from the hall

He crushed the last of many growing in Barrett's mind that she and I'm not coming back to-day was fond him, that she really cared. Have Mian Pringle's American Indian cigarettes and dropped it on a silver She had followed him into the ball donation ready for me. I'll look it tray. Higgins appeared to ask whe

ther Mrs. Colvin would be home for B/Russia June 12 June 14 Iune that morning na he was about to leave over in the morning."

June 20 June 28 E/Japan said Blinker humbly, ten. the house. "I'm going to Aunt Bes

Barrett began, a muttered afirma- sie's after lunch," she said, "but I'm afrai

you'll find it's a fake."

July 10 July 12 July bo back in time for tea. That is-I "I'm afraid so too," said Barrett. tive response but the words broke in 5/Asia w if you'll be here--"

Awkward affair. He the middle of it. A motor car had Rather an

paused outside low, open sport E/Canada July 24 July 20 He was engaged on a research job, didn't like to hurt an old lady who a rather demanding piece of work that wa

and opened the door. Elinor, smiling, had kept him away from the house/anted to do something "worth while car. Bobby Telfair alepped from It E/Russia AuK.

for university museum. Perhaps it descended. 'more than

he liked,

would hurt the university too, She Barrett moved back from the win- Wouldn't miss it for the world," might be the sort who would do dow. So this was the explanation of

nothing at all for the school if they her delay! This TVELS

that her her

collection was worth- Bessie had thought Elinor was going. less. And yet it was impossible to straight homef tamper with the truth, Barrett knew. She came in quickly, her step caper,

Once out of the building, he moved

oved She was late and she had particularly swiftly. He was going home to the looked forward to the quiet ten hour girl whose face

now haunted him with Barrett who had kissed her that he had a chance to be her husband to Philip, who was ill. She wanted to everywhere. Home to ask whether morning because he wanted to!

She had gone from Bessie's to see all time. Home to "I want to

he assured her.

Then I'll be here," she said, Almont at once she had looked away and before he could reply Higgins appeared to say that Mrs. Radner wanted to speak to Mrs, Colvin,

"Just a moment, Higgins." Elinor answered. Barratt, stooping, dissed

her lips..

tho

reason

"For Higgins benefit," he explain-woo you and win you-If I can! You tell Barrett about Philip. She had ed as the butler disappeared. Then don't know how I'll try: how much not as yet. Elinor dreaded his cen- for a moment Barrett eyed her

never will suring Philip for taking as much from know, I suppose, but I'll try to prove her as he had and she had not been

atcadily. "No" he said. "I lied.

kissed you because I wanted to

You mean to me.

it with the years How could he able to nerve herself to combat with endure it if she should say definitely Barrett nor to threaten, through any happiness of their hours together. The fact that she had not told Barrett about Philip weighed her essentially 'truthful mind.

She said nothing but fier smile was that he had no chance? Ilis heart confidence, the growing peace and

a little tremulous, her eyes misty, le chilled. kissed her kanda suddenly as he had But a vision of her face that ver kissed her lips, then turned morning, lifted to him, returned to

hurriedly toward the door.

cheer him is heart had been the She stood where he had left her, beating unevenly all day with hands above her heart, eyes closed.

For weeks she had known something story of that look and what the doorway. Ile turned stilly.

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to mean.

"Barry!" she called eagerly from "I'm so sorry to be inte," she said, moving toward him. Would he king her again? "I was delayetl wouldn't be here now if Bobby Telfair hadn't met me and picked me up-

of his growing feeling for her. She He reached home at three to learn had heard it in his voice which soften that Elinor had not yet returned. I

as he spoke to her. She had seen she were in Brooklyn with Bessie he it in the hungry eyes that followed would call for her, he decided, warm- her. It had been charted, too, In his ing at the promise of the extra time concern for her entertainment, in the with her and the thought of having flowers and books and amusic that had her beside him. He telephoned Bessie her, come to her from him. Almost daily Thrope and learned that Elinor had

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closing the famous Charlotte Bronte's classic, only about half as big as the tun kong house of Komor's "Jane Eyre," which is the

next Inch crabs of the Golden Gate metro-Established in 1863, it is one of the change at the Queen's Theatre is the polis. So they would not do. So the oldest local marts for objets d'art.

In an interview Mr. Komor stated extraordinary resemblance cover company packed up and went on locor ginia Bruce and

youthful counter-tion at San Francisco. "The Case of that the demand for fine and rare part, little nine-year-old, Jean Dar- the Curious Bride" is a startling antiques is still strong," but local col ing. Both of them play the title murder mystery melodrama based on financially, are not in nosition to lectors, having been temporarily hit rale, little Jean as the youthful Jane, a Perry Mason story by Erle Stanley who is sent to the public erphanage Gardner. In the cast are Warren support such a large and choice col-

irelection. by her indifferent foster parents, and William, Margaret Lindsay, Claire Miss Bruce as the more mature Jane, Dodd, Donald Woods, Allen Jenkins, The demand in Englanil and at the time when she leaves the or- Philip Reed, Barton MacLane and America, owing to the great and aute phanage, and takes the position as others. The screen play is by Tom governess in the home of Edward Reed. Rochester. Another remarkable

"The White Cockatoo is' the thing about the two

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"The White. Cockatoo"-thrilling counterparts of Bliss Bronte's fam- novel of Mignon G. Eberhart und

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filled with hair raising blondes, and both, have the austere situations that hold the suspense to English

beauty so much favoured in an unusual climax-is the main at-

Prior to departure, and by special the Victorian era of which Miss traction at the Queen's Theatre Lo- Bronte wrote. Colin Clive playa the day. The White Cockatoo", which request, Messrs, Komor have decided to lending role in "Jane Eyre" opposite has as its locale a French Chateau hold a sale for the benefit of local col- Miss Bruce. The production was on the seacoast of France during the lectors, to enable them to add to their directed by Christy Cabanne from the winter, with the winds roaring, mean collections, before these lovely anti- adaptation by Adele Comanlink. Ing, howling and sighing Incessantly ques are taken away from the Colony. through the trees urrounding the chateau, which haightens the eorie The fine pleces will be packed after To Danger in her atma-heaven in her and dismal atmosphere which per the Chinese New Year and will not be CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. kiss! She's the unknown woman, avades the place. The plot contresan view again here. The sale will

baby-faced doll who comes out of the about the attempts of two bands of end on January 23.

A unique and final opportunity is might looking for trouble and find criminals working independently, to

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low prices. The hire-for what? The amazing secret terious persons creeping about the afforded to acquire valuable pieces at of this mysterious woman being creaky old place at night and sud- unprecedentedly disclosed at the King's Theatre, where denly vanishing as into thin air, a shop will be open ench evening until the Columbin drama, Unknown Wo-hidden chamber without doors, a girl 7. p.m. man" is showing, Richard Cromwell appearing in two places at the same is seen as the young lawyer who botime and other strange phenomena comes involved with the temptress add to the exciting atmosphere. There is an all-star cast with Jean

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