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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,

1938.

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CANADIAN PACIFIC.

THE BRIDE WORE RED

Meuq Golluyn Mayer T

Copyright 1977-Know's "zno,

ByNorma: Anni, a singer fr waterfront cafe in Trieste, is in fashionable Torrento, posing as

woman of means. Her adven ture ta only for two worka and in the result of the wealthy Count Armalia'a,whim, who ha ✡ theory that chanco alane makes people what they are, Annt hot Gullio, the village postman and is involuntarily drawn to him but as they con- varao in the moonlight Nude Pol interrupts them. Af dinner that evening Anne had received a note from him schtch who had de stroyed, read. She is unawara that Rudi se a triend of the Count's.

Chapter Four

SEATRICE FABER

PLA

Rudi

anticipation and then, apolce again, the floor rooked be nonth hor.

"ignorina Vivaldi, may I pro sent the Contessa di Moina and the Bignoring Monti, my fianceó?"

Fiancee. Bittor laughter roso to her throat and was checked. Ah, but ole might have known. It was Just nuch fragile, sheltered young women that the Rudi Pals chose for their wives. Sho was work with disappointment. Then she grow aware of the Conteran, There was actual dislike in to woman's

glance. This brought her up, gave her courage. Intuitively, she know that the Contessa was on the do- fensive for her friend, Maddelena. Evidently abo considered Annt a. dangerously attractive woman.

Rudi waved to the Admiral. There was a mischievous gleam in his oyo. "And Admiral Monti of course, you know intimately."

Bbo Bremed to rise in statura a Unobtrusively, Anni withdrow hory memory's terribly poor, Ad- she saw the man's perturbation. fingers from Gullio's. She watched miral. Forgive ma."

a twinkling star and thought how

unimportant human beings must He bent and kissed bor hand. Roem when viewed from the "Why should you remember an old heavens.

"Good night, Bignorina," Gullio Hold and she heard his foot retreat- ing swiftly over the grass. The tumult that had been momentarily in her heart for the postman, died, leaving bor with the emptiness of

regret.

Rudi's dark eyes were fixed on hor pleadingly, "I have come to apologize to you. It's about that note. It was my very good friend, the retired Admiral Mont), who neat it to you. He imagined he know you from somewhere,”

In quick terror, Anni demanded, "From where?"

Ho said bratlly. "Please don't give

duffer like me, Bignorina? But how wonderfully well you are looking."

Seated at their table, Anni skill- fully fenced with them na their questiona enmo thick and fnot. Yes, she said aquably, this was her first visit to Torrento in many years. The last time had been at the ago of five when she had come with her father and Count Armalla, Bur- priae. Exelted queations. Did they have mutual friends in Tricoto? The Rainhardts? The Kalmaus? No, Anni was sorry but apparently they did not.

Through It all she was aware of their eyes. Rudi's and the Admir al's, admiring, Maddalena's, noct-

It a thought. The Admiral has ally friendly and the Contessa's, bare-

the impetuousness of a middle-agedy velling her antagoniam,

man with nothing to lose. Do any

you understand"

Anni's staro was long and steady. Toll the Admiral accept he apology," she said coldly. "And thank you for bringing It." Deliber- ately, she turned her back and gave her attention to the ellvery lawn, "I uh was also to invite you to join us, to have a fiquer." Sho was Elient, "Please don't be angry." We're really very pleasant people." At that she faced him. Euro of. herself now, tho was handling him rightly, Hia peraletence was the telling result. "But I don't know you, I'm not accustomed to sitting at strange tables on command."

Ho bowed. "My name is Rudolph Pal and plcano bellovo do it was

Rudi had asked Maddelena to

She danced and soon it waa as if the really were alone

with him.

dance and she had pleaded fatigue. "Yes, thank you." Anni said as ho turned to her, and they glided to the dance floor.

reason

Rudi looked down at her and asked, bis voice oddly husky. "Any particular alone?"

why you're "Yes, I want to be." "Too bad."

"What is?"

"You're not going to have what you want from now on." A night pressure about her waist. "You'ro not going to be alone from now on."

It was on the tip of her tongue to make a caustic reply, reminding him of abligations, of his lancér. But her throat seemed to be closed,

an invitation, not a command.” shutting off words, Shas danced and

Sho ked the clipped, cultured accents of his voice, his eary gal- Inntry. An attractive fellow, she ad- emilted to herself. That disarming grin, for instance. It could not a girl's heart to fluttering.

noon it was as if she really were alone with him. The music was shimmering, frothy foam on which they Clonted together,

The hotel was already quiet with alumber az she entered her room "At least we know each others' again a while later. Maria, flopped names," she murmured. There came to a comfortable chair and smok- the sound of the poorant mausteing a cigarette, was waiting up for again and plercing through the her.

muted harmony, was Gulilo's flute) "I'm so tired," the woman moaned carrying the melody into the night. good-naturedly. "But it's still better Her fingers curied into her palina, than carrying half the merchant "It's lovely."

marine around on He amifod. You'll get used to it night."

your foot all ko the bull frogs in the pond Anni's eyes were like stars and

at the back of the hotel. After she seemed as far away. "Maria, while you don't oven notice them."

It's wonderful to live like this. "Buf I want to notice f. I ko Lision to how quiot it is." Sho the music."

could barely speak. "It would be "You ke it at first. Then it nice to live like this forever." becomes stupid and naive and of! "The best thing that could hap vious like the peasants themselves." pen to you. Maybe I could get you

She traced a pattern on the rail-! à job jika mine."

ing and sold wistfully, "Thoyre) "Like yours?" Anul'a laugh was having a plenio tonight.

metallic. "No, Marla, not like yours, "Boggy black bread and wot thank you." She was on her feet, RTAAN. He shook his head. "I'm talking feverishly. "You're happy fabionable I know, to think that with your silly trees and mountains the simple and bumble things in and your stupid nights with the life are best. They're nothing of moon and wet grass and cardinen." the klad. In my opinion, most pao That was because Maria had never- pla prafor mardines to enviar alm- tartod vintage wines and danced ply because most people have never to a wonderful orchestra with Tested caviar,"

handsome and elegant gentieman

She had heard him out in silence. who kissed one's hand good night- Now she quivered a little as the "Maria," she said tansoly, "I'll never force of confilating emotions bat- go back to the Cardillera Bar." Eled within her. Guillo, Rudi, Two "Anni, have you gone crazy?" so differant Yes, yes, just a short Maria starod hor astonishment. time ago the moonlight and a post-Then her lip curled cynically, "Bo man with crystal-clear eyes had that's it. I knew that would come." mesmerized her senses. But that) "Why shouldn't I stay as I am?"

had bova Anal, the girl from Anni demanded hotly. "On top, Trieste. And she was Anne Vivaldi with these clothon, these people, who wanted caviar and all the this life? Am I any different from things of Rudi's world.

them? Do I look, do I act any dif

"I think you're right, Bignor Pal," forent?"

she said slowly,

He held out his arm. "Everyono

Maria looked at hor sadly, "No Annt but you are."

calls mo Rudi and the musle has I'm not. I'll prove it to you, I'm started for dancing. Ploa

not. I don't know how or whon but

Her chin went up and her eyes I'll prove it to you. I'll prove it to sparkled. As they moved through them

the brightly lit salons aho felt m She flow to the window and gazed now Basuranos, a vague kind of pur- long and allently at the distant pose that showed itself in the very mountain peaks. How proud they wet of her head. What her goal was, were, how lofty. And so could she aha noither knew nor cared at the bo proud and secure if and now moment. It sumoed that there was] alis dared to tell it to herself — if one, Its gummering, outlues faintly she were the wife of tudi Pal. His. indicated.

position would be hers. It was time They had reached the table at that she needed. And she had only which at the Admicat Monti and two weeka. the two women that Aani had nollood before:

Gayly, Rudi addressed tham, Wha fafantry has manóweded where the

"Kayy: falled. Who Le-style

Añnik End a recond of delicious

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(Anns hos et horealf a daring pourae. But she has overlooked Gullio. Can she forget him and give her love to Rudi) Ron for morrow's thrilling chapter.)

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10 A.M. Cyclists were "well-away." Crouch- ing over the handlebars, chanting breathlesily, treading the pedals purposefully, they headed South It was hot -outriders of an army of sea-hunters. work pedalling.

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