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BARGAIN BRIDE

CHAPTER XXXIX

KATHARINE HAVILANDİTAYLOR

They were in the living room and be In, newspaper headlines the heat wave had just given her the cheek whan took precedence over all other events. Lida arrived wearing black crepe Eilner appeared in the doorway,

Marcia, however, left her Long and looking tragically dramatic. She

"Inopportunel Lida murmured. Island home on a train bound for murmured brokenly of being "10 She trailed off languidly. Elinor's New York. She had not seen Elinor nione now," of the long para sha and expression khowed mild surprise but or Barrett nince their return from Bentwell Stafford had known togo- nothing

more than that." Barrett | Cuba and she longed to be certain ther. Elinor listened and her ex-understood that her sense of loss was that Barrett's happiness, Indicated so pression chilled,

so great she scarcely noticed any plainly in his letters, had made him To keep Lida Stafford from per-thing around her.

her daughter would bo a secuting

forgive what she called, "my little genuine task, Barrett saw.

Sho After dinner on the evening of her arrivai Lida asked Barrett to walk with her on the terrace. Unwillingly he found himself pacing the close clipped grass by her side.

"We must have a frank talk, Barrett," she began

"It can't be a long one," he said bluntly. "Elinor may want me."

"You are quite devoted to her, aren't you?" Lida questioned. He noted in the half-twilight the bitter mennee of her smile,

She want with him without obire. tion. They were to leave for New

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Kobe *ski He drew her arm through his "Como outside." he urged. I want was not comfortable about the Steamer

matter. She had gone to Dr. Arthur to talk to you."

Leave Leave Leave Leave Miss Hemmingway hact said, | Palmer, rector of the church sho hud "Divert her. Do all you can to divert attended for so long, expecting to E/Asin

Jan. 29 Jan. 81 Feb. her thoughts,"

pour her problemt into sympathetic cats. She had been sure that he /Cannia Feb. 11 Feb. 13 would absolve her after she had given something in atonement to one of his E/Russia Feb. 20 Feb. 28 Mar. favourite charities.

But her

Mar.. visit had not taken the E/Japan Har pattern she expected it would. Dr. Aza. Mar. 20 Mar, 22 Mar. Palmer heard her faltered tale with- out a word.

E/Canada April. April 6 "I am burdened!" Marcin ended a bit dramatically.

E/Russia April 17 April 10 April 21 April 23 April 25 You will

be as long as you re- E/Japan May May

May 8 May 14 May fune ta tell the truth," he answered.

She stiffened.

E/Azia May 16 May 17 May 10 May, 21 May 23 E/Canada May 29 May 31

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July June 26 June 28

York the next day. After that her father would be gone for all time Elinor could not forget that she had clung to him at her aunt's funeral She had felt that she and her father alone of the large group-shared the same emotions. Perhaps her "I love her with all my heart," he father was the only person who anid loudly.

would ever understand her, the only Lida's comment was a dry, "De-soul who would ever comprehend lightful!" Suddenly, she forgot her those needs that can not be voiced. A tragle role and laughed.

|hunger for trust was one of them. don't understand you, Mrs. She could not feel that Barrett- Stafford," said Barrett, coming to an thoughtful as he was quite trusted abrupt standstill,

her. And love without trust was not love at all.

"You will," she assured him suave ly. I shall be happy to explain!"

Leaning gracefully against the balustrade that guarded the terrace from the sheer drop, who spoke of Gerald and the woman in Connecticut, "I know only the bare facts now," she admitted as she finished speak. Ing, "but I can easily fill in the gaps of the tale-it I need to fill those kaps"

That,

Barrett realized,

that he did not see.

meant

*

*

Ho settled with her in a broad, low, cretonne covered awing. Dropping an arm around her shoulders, he drew her close.

"Mind that?" he asked. "No."

"ilave you ever been to Cuba?" he wanted to know.

She and she had not.

Would

"I think you'd like it," Barrett went on. "It's a gay, port, laugh having Marcia's story broadenst toine sister of Italy. Suppose we start the world. He stood with teeth set down there in a few days? I'm cer on his lower lip and scowled at the tain I can get reservations easily. clustered lights in the hollow, lights Travel's all going the other way just

you like it, dear?" ft sounds very pleasant." "It may be a

bit warm but the wind alw

always blowE.” She felt she would like warmth, she said, as she shivered.

"We'll take long drives. You'll love the country."

The tale might mean the end of Elinor's happiness, for he had pro- mised Marcia that he would not tell Elinor the true story.

"How much is it you want, Mrs. Stafford 7"

She laid a hand on his arm and at the touch he drew back. "I'm not

"It sounds pleasant," she repeated

going to be unreasonable," she said du tightened his arm.

smoothly, but

when

I

do like to think that

really need help I can come

to dear Elinor's husband

"Suppose we.omit flowers," he sug- gested dryly. "I asked how much you want for silence."

Lida admitted that she really did need a little help. Things had gone so badly for her in a financial way, "But I think I could manage with $30,000," she told him.

After a moment's canalderation ho promised her his chock.

"Suppose," Lida suggested sweetly, "we attend to it now?"

Barrett

dear?" ";"

He

"I don't want this house." "I know you don't!" She began to cry again softly. drew her closer. In a was elinging to him and his heart began the pounding it knew so well,,

moment she

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me here thinking I could be helped by giving generously to one, of the needs about which you know

sho BO Wall

Well," sald. "Give

Instead to the E/Japan gonerously leaned forward toward her. "What need you know," he responded. He E/Acta. Jaly 10 July 12 July 14 July you have done in unfair," he went on, S/Canada July 24 July 20

will "because same day the facts

E/Russla Aug. 7ÏAug. 9'Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 15 come out and make trouble for your Those facis are sure to be brother. misunderstood. If that happens they will break his heart. Your brother' wife has seen too much deceit and honesty to forgive it easily. Un- you are brave enough to tell the whole truth she may read a lie in the circumstantial evidence. That lie will end her happiness as well as the happiness of your brother who has

long shielded you!"

AQ

Hands trembling, Murcia plucked at the clasp of her bag. "I certainly did not expect this from you, Doctor Palmer!" she said shortly. "I ex- pected help!"

said sternly."

"I am trying to give you help,” het She rose. "I presume that even with you, Doctor Palmer, such affairs are private and personni matters?"

"Even with me. be admitted. smlling a little

wearily.

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After he saw her out he went back to his study, dropped into a dren Но chair and smoked thoughtfully. could understand

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WON June in New York was hot, Houses beating his head against a stone wall with drawn shades told the world that would never yieki. How Elinor affair, he their Inhabitants had departed for Celvin would take this the seashore or mountains. Stay-at-dreaded to think.

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MOTOR ACCIDENTS

POLICE INJURED IN FIGHT

TWO PERSONS FATALLY WITH STUDENTS

INJURED BY BUSES

Shanghai, Jan. 20 Several motor accidents, resulting Three Chinese police officers were in the death of two persons, occurred Youth is served in Paramount's

in a during the Chinese New Year holi- new musical

romance, "Coronado," injured, two very seriously, which is now showing at the Queen's fight between the police and 30 stu-days. Theatre. Betty Burgess, who has the dents of Chinan University, nized by

On Saturday afternoon, a six-year feminine lend, is only 18 and was several hundred villagers at Zao- taken from her classes in a Los kadou, on the outskirts of Shanghai.ald lad named Lum Yeh-wah was Clubs and bricks wera freely used killed by bus No. 606 in Kennedy Angeles high school to be starred in! her firat screen appearance. Johnny in the fight which was a sequel to Town. It appears that the boy wa Fowns, who will be remembered as the students' campaign to excite the playing with some others under the the All-American Boy of Hal Roach's villagers against autonomy in the verandah and suddenly man into the

roadway in front of the bus.. first "Our Gang" comedy series, and North of China.

It is understood that the police! who has had parta in several recent Paramount successes including "So had arrested a number of commun Red The Rose," finds himself in a ist agitators just before the arrival star role at the age of 21. Eddy of the students, who attacked the Duchin, one of America's most popu police under the impression that they lar dance band leaders makes his were arresting their

Router. film debut in "Coronado" with his orchestra, at the age of 20. Duchin has been a band-leader since he was

Causeway Bay, near the terminus

of the No. 6 bus route, was the scone of another fatal accident on the same day. Bak Hi, a woman, who had comrades, been worshipping at the Tin Hau Temple, was struck by the rear of bus. No. 024, and received no severo injuries that she died almost in-

22, having captured the fancy of New Every Night at Eight" deviaten stantaneously, York's society crowd while playing from

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at the Central Park Casino. The most screen musical comedies by

Thanks A Million***

Car Overturned

Cronado" is one of the best of this having an entirely original and time. Five persons were slightly injured. Yebra' musicals. It introduces a newly theme as the background for it in an accident which borell public car hit tune "You took My Breath Away" story. Capitalizing on the amateur No, 190 at Aberdeen, on Saturday. sung by the petite Misa Burgess-hour rage that has been swooping The driver of the car, it is stated, at- which is said to be one of the biggest the country, this filmusical not only

public hit tunes of the last ten years. brings it from the air to screen for tempted to overtake another

the first time but wees, it as an hilari-vehicle, No. 756, and finding himself unable to do so, endeavoured to get our sequence in the picture. Threo back to his side of the road but There are a million dollars worth and Patay Kelly, lose their jobs in a that the car overturned.

girls, Alice Faye, Frances Langford, served too abruptly with, the result of stars singing, dancing, kidding mint pulep factory and decide to try and romancing in the new 20th Cen- their combined harmony singing tury Fox musical spectacle, **Thanka a.Billion", now at the King's Theatre: talents in an amateur radio haur con- The driver and his four passengers were thrown heavily on to the road. test. There they meet up.. with With Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak George Raft, a hard-boiled, amateur They were taken to the Government heading the featured cast, the now dance band leader who wins the Civil Hospital but were not detained. Darryl F. Zanuck production pre prize. However, he takes them in A woman with a scalp wound was tho! Whiteman and his band

The volricho was badly damaged, and to fame and fortune on the other mona, Rubinoff and his violin, Ray waves with them, Raft as an or one of its tyres buruk. mond Walburn and the Yacht Club Boye

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ing and each bold a butcher's knife, wallo the others had pieces of wood in their hands. As soon as they entered, two of them caught hold of him while the other two with knives

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corn whom she worals at every turn. MURDER. AT KWANTI were dressed in European-style cloth The story is not without Ha romancos and share of love tangles in addition Dinohart, Benny Baker-playing

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the jealous Mon. Darryl F.. Zanuck personally freshest and liveliest comedies of the pears on the scene I produced the 'film.

season, is scheduled to be the next rival of Miss Blondell for the affec- main

at the Queen's tions of handsome Gargan. Hugh For the comparatively small sum stabbed him several times in t nutraction Theatre, with Joan Blondell heading Herbert has never been funnier than of: $39, four robbers committed mur "Every Night at Eight"

$10 Frances Langford, internationally the all star cast. The story by as the inebriated Inventor of a tooth der at Shatankoki Kwantl Village, one robbers then took from him a famous radio singer, makes her screen Frank Howard Clark is delightfully paste with cocktail flavours. Grant

and after having looted the notes, an 24. January manticovery Night at Eight," re-breezy and Whimiscal, with hilarious Bitchell does: excellent work as the the night of. Chinese New Year, wallet containing three Longkong mantic comedy drama set to music, situations and a, most unusual climax. conservative toothpaste Manufacturer

The victim was Chan Sam, aged place, fed in the direction of Shatan-

kok. The total loss was $90, which opened yesterday at the Star The dialogue is anappy and the ac- who thinks that women know nothing s4, P.W.D. road coolie, and just Theatro. Overflowing with tunefulsion swift frym start to fulah. Joan about business and Al Shean, plays before he succumbed to his wounds. The unfortunate man was left lying with comody Blondcil, in the title role, is as full the role of the up-to-date manufae he told the Police that he was alone unconscious all-night until he was moments from start to finish, of pop and ginger as over. William turer with great humour and skill and asleep in his quarters on the found by a fokl to the morning, "when" with romanco generously mixed Gargan plays opposito Miss Biondell, Ruth Donnelly also adds to the comic night in question when four men en-ho was rushed, to Kowloon, Hospital, with

other two ingredients, as the star salesman of a rival con dy as the mother of Miss Blondell.

tered his promises. Two of the meni.but died on Saturday night. “

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