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An exciting romance by.

- the popular avikar

BEN AMES

WILLIAMS

Small Town Girl

(FROM WHIÓN METRO-GOLDWYN-MATER HAS MADE A MOTION PICTURE)

THE STORY THUS FAR

'Kay Brannan, late of Wellon. ley, leaves a suild yachting party with Bob Dakiu, medical doctor. Motoring back to Boston he drunkenly insists on marrying her. Seber again, however, he is horrified, for he is engaged to Priscille Hyde. The Daking are unexpectedly kind but Priscilla is ineriting, so Kay bega Bab to wait until Spring for a divorce, Hn reluctantly consents but their

in to be one "in nam Returning from a week's erutan they actite down in an apartment. As the months

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pase, Bob becomes deeply on grossed in his medical work. Koy discovers that he is corres ponding with Priscilla but saya nothing for there is a deep and prowing companionship between herself and Bob.

CHAPTER XXIV

Kay read smilingly; and sometimes

evenings, 1 elther have to work, or { milk, and dry groceries, you see; and 1 nood to go to bed and sloop... hero in Carvel people buy fresh veget- Kay said: "If you'd rather gojablos. It's absurd for farmers to woll without me, Bob, "do no. I don't their fyresh things, or lot then rot {mind!”.

on the ground, and then buy what He protested with some violence their fresh things, or let them rot that she was absurd. "It isn't that and George is doing over so well. I don't want to-go with you,he Ile's director of the bank, now, too. Insisted, too loudly. "I'm busy, I tell you, and tired all the time!" sho made dresses for the baby, and So they seldom went anywhere, sent them to Emily, and Emily send except on rare occasions to a mov-snapshots of the youngster which Kay ing picture, and on Sunday evenings treasured. to his father's house for bridge. Kay had the long days free, and filled them a alto could; and sometimes she saw Genevieve, and once or twice Sally ifnya came in, or Cissie ¡Moans.

Once, in a weary impulse to confess the truth, she wrote Emily honestly that there was no chance of bringing Bob to Carvel during the summer. "We're just waiting till people forget about the way we were married," she scrawled, "Then I'll have to let him go." To write the letter was a relief; but she tore it up, when it was done,

It was Sally who told Kay that Chick Rantoul and Helen Ripley were engaged. "They won't be married till Helen graduntos," she explained, "But they're like an old married couple already. Sit together not One afternoon In late March when even talking by the hour; Just purshe came home from the library. ring like a couple of enta."

Priscilla's card was on the table in "I'd like to ace Helen," Kay con- the hall; and Kay, staring at the fessed, "I wish she'd come in with harmless, pasteboard, abivored as if you, sometime/

were cold. She was not surprised, a ring at the doorbell the maid came two or three weeks later, when ofter to tell her that Priscilla was in the living room. Kay received the an- noncement with mitwand composure, served; but she stood in front of and directed that tea presently be

her mirror to muster all her resourcCH before she went to face the other girl, Prisella, when Kay came into the living room, window toward the river, her back was standing by the

toward the door by which Kay en- tered. Kay had come quietly, so that the other did not hear her, or pretended not to hear; and Kay was

Mr. and Mrs. Terrill, whose apart- ment Bob and Kay were occupying, she said. "I think she-doom's date Sally nodded. "I've asked her to," deelded to spend the winter on the face you! She blames Dano for-all Riviera; so Bob extended their lease, this that happened, you know. That and they continued their routine exis-New London business." tenes here. They were come, Jong xince to a settled and impersonal rela-Dane," she said. "He's that kind of Kay smiled. "She mustn't blaaio tion. Bob had admitted Kay to share a man, that's all." with him his work; he talk

he talked with her about its dally round, and about the of Burnett and Gould

Once when she went to the office experimental research upon which he Genevieve for ten, she encountered to pick up was steadily engaged and sho apent Chick Rantoul in the corridor, and he the dayn when he was away from her hesitated uncertainly, and she was in the library, striving to be intel-quick to congratulate him. ligent upon these matters which were his whole sional concerns furnished them with for you both!"

she explained. "I'm so glad a common ground, provided them with

He nodded, eyes suddenly twink-tho conversation. Kay sometimes thought ling: and he gripped her hand. despite the satisfaction she herself "Thanks," he said. He looked at her experienced in Bob's confidence, that shrewdly. "You know,

you and

preoccupation, Profca-Helen », told me about you

and

first to. Speak. She Fald:

"Good afternoon!"

And Priscilla turned andt smiled.

It was a mistake for him thus to bring | have always talked straight, Kar/She was, Kay thought, an lovely As

his work hane, thus to go over and he reminded her. "When you mar over the events of each day; but he found him slow to follow her when she spoke of other things

ried Bob, I thought-badly of you. take it back. You've been the best thing in the world for him,"

across the room with extended hand. ¡ever; tall, serone, assured. She came "I finally decided I'd have to make the break, Kay," she sait frankly, "If you and Bob wouldn't accept niy

They passed the winter quietly. Kay's cheeks were always quick to invitations!" Dol

was satisfied at last that he flamo at any praise and they did so had nastered the particular prob- now; but she sald swiftly: "Oh, you plained; and she sat down, quick- "Bob's an very bung." Kay 却笑一 lem which had been for a while his mustn't think that, or say that. Bob'sly, so that Priscilla might not see whole concern; but he was full Ane; but everything he's dono is- nowadays of a restless nervus en his own doing. None of mine at all."

her how knees were shaking. ergy which must have outlet. He fle chuckled. "I know." he assent "Everyone's talking about the won "Of course," the other girl agreed. Lurned in another direction, ex-ed, unconvinced. "They taught me derful things he does. plained to Kay what he was trying in college that post hoc, ergo prop anywhere without hearing Dr. Dakin

I can't io do.

ter hoc was a fallacy. Just the "I think if the pain of angina rame, he was running Wild; then he this and Dr. Dakin that." Bho did not could be relieved, it might help pa nurried you or you married himpit down, stood by the mantel, at case, tients, perhaps save them," he auld, and now he's steadied down. I heard

chair before her, "I haven't seen week., Kay, he's going to be a big you," she said, "since last June." man!"

"No," Kay absented.

"It is the main in great degree, that doctor in Detroit mention him, Jast big down at Kay, very small in the]

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She found it hard to speak, nodded under the base of the skuil, to find the and hurried away; and her heart was nerve and kill it or eut it. Extremely hot with pride.

ly composed; and Kay answered as difficult, very possibly fatal. But priscila invited them to dine, to the steady mind again. Priscilla lighted Several times during the winter she could, till she fought back to a I'm going to work it up; and it a theatre, to this occasion and that; a cigarette and finished it; and pre- patient comes along in extremis some but Kay, at Bob's insistence, oachi gently who lighted another, and sat day and is willing to take the chance time refused. "I haven't seen her down facing Kay. I'll try it."

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last spring, Kay," he said. were heavy, and increasingly so. "Except once, by accident and once Fabre surrendered more and more I don't intend to.

when

she came to the office, And work into Bob's hands. Bob noces talk, mighty quick, if I did."

There would be Kay's brows lifted as though in surprise. "Why shouldn't you?" she Kaugeatly changed. He was

thought, sometimes almost hag- Bob. She's almost your oldest friend" wondered why you didn't come be- Kay said: "Don't think I'd mind. countered. She added gently: "I've gard from fatigue, and his eyes were "No," unnaturally bright. The calls upon rather not," and

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outright mendacity neverthe

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"But I expect you're wondering why: came," she said provocatively.

Priscilla, said flatly: "I'm afraid didn't

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Kay smiled. “I really don't know replace those digestive juices former now a stout youngster able to bawi what you mean," she told the other

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"I'm so well now, and health, and able to go about "her" dially walks of life. Bob made expanding his business, buying up the I meant to hurt you, yes," Pris- copious notes of her programs; he had little village stores around Caryel, cilla admitted. I was furiously hurt to write reports of the case for half as they come on the market, Ife can and angry myself. Struck out like

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