PACE SIX
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SAI.KM. OREGON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929
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Chapter 35
EXIT AN ENGLISHMAN
On the drive home from the Ironi
cally futile vigil before Rita OU
more apartment, Barbara defi
nitely decided to marry Henderson.
A sense of bitterly hurt pride
drove her to this decision. 8be
decided on telephoning him the
first thing In the morning. For the
remainder of the night she would
try to sleep.
She did try. She tried In a per
sistent, determined fa&Mon. But,
in spite of that, she lay awake un
til dawn.
Eventually, when she did deep,
a, nightmare tormented her. Sud
denly she opened her eyes, Imme
diately conscious that her tele
phone was ringing.
She picked up the receiver.
"That you, Barbara? Ifa yeur
Uncle Henry. I'm coming right up
to the house. Must see you Im
mediately." She felt more than surpriied.
Mr. Vandaveer Landon was aa ev
ceptlonally busy man. It was most
unusual for him to honor his niece
by a visit during an hour usually
reserved strictly for business. So
Intent was she upon not keeping
him waiting that sm) completely
forgot to telephone her decision to
Henderson.
Mr. Landon was pacing, the sit
ting room when she finally came
down.
"Morning Barbara. Can't say that
you're looking well.
"Late night," she explained.
"Been out with that fellow Hen
derson?"
"Yes. Why?"-
Her uncle cleared his throat.
Then, in characteristic manner,
came directly to the point.
"What's aU this I'm hearing
about you and him?1
Barbara stiffened and turned
slowly to face him.
"Meaning that we've been seen
about a good deal together?1
"No. I've Just heard that you
intend divorcing Ray in order to
marry him.
Barbara's eyes widened. Mr.
Landon decided that, whatever she
Intended doing, she dldnt look
too happy about it.
"Who told you that?" Barbara
asked wonderingly. "I only decided
it myself last night."
"That so?" Mr. Landcn paced
the carpet once more. "Then
there's been some fishy business go
ing on, my dear, and I think you'd
better hear of it."
As he spoke he threw himself
down into the only rocking-chair.
"It's like this. Yesterday a fel
low, name of Freeman, called into
my office he arranges loans for
those In need of financial assist
ance. After he'd hemmed and
hawed for several minutes he In
quired, as discreetly as possible,
what truth thera was in the ru
mor that my niece Intended to di
vorce her present husband and mar
ry Ralph Henderson, Then he told
me, after I had bamboozled him
Into it, that the fellow had been
obtaining loans from him on that
understanding."
"You mean that Hcndy'a been
, borrowing money on the strength
of marrying me?" Barbara's voice
was one gasp of amazement.
Her uncle nodded.
Barbara didn't fetl shq could be
lieve it at first. Too absurd It was
ludicrous almost. Henderson of
ail men! How contemptible to bor
row money with the lnteution of
eventually paying it back out of
hers I
She remembered how repeatedly
he had sneered at rtay for the
method he chose to make his live
lihood. How, under the circumstances.
find he dared rrltlrlre Rav? For
the first time Ray's desire lor in
dependence appeared commendable
instead of annoying in her eyes.
Mr. Landon awkwardly patted her
shoulder.
"There, there, my dear. It must
have been a nasty shock to you,"
his voice was purposely gruff to
disguise the tenderness behind It.
"Damnably unpleasant business."
"But uncle, surely they wouldn't
advance money ort such s flimsy
proposition?"
"They seem to have. And I've
no doubt he made out a good
case. There are always gamblers
willing to risk money on the chance
of some presentable fellow carry
ing off some heiress with whom he
Is known to be frequently associated."
Her anger had passe 1 Her chief
emotion was amazement at the ef
frontery of the man. Suddenly, no
ticing a vase of mauva orchids she
burst into a mirthle-'s laugh.
"I suppose even those orchids
were eventually to be paid for out
of my jnoneyl" Then, a moment
later, "Why did he do It? Ray
would have died rather than have
done such a thing 1"
The last remark had slipped out
of her unconsciously. Immediately
she regretted It, hoping tliat ner
uncle would let It pas without
comment. But he didn't.
"Your mention of your husband.
Barbara brings me to a point about
which I have been meaning to
speak to you. You've decided upon
getting a divorce?"
She nodded, staring straight
ahead of her down at the carpet,
as though there was some mystic
writing on it she was trying to de
cipher, "On what grounds?"
"Incompatibility. I think."
Not even to her uncle could she
bring herself to tell of Ray's seem
ing unfaithfulness.
"Well, that's up to you, Barbara.
Cant say that I thought much of
Ray myself. No head at all for
but loess and I can't see that he'll
ever make much money at that
composing of his. I hear he's play
ing in some night-club orchestra
now."
As she dldnt speak be brushed
the tobacco ash off his waistcoat
and rose to his feet.
"Sorry, my dear, but I must be
going. Business, you know. Cheer
up. You re young yet and remem
ber that line out of the Mikado.
There are lots of good fish In the
sea.' But I d give mat man Hen
derson a wide berth in future. If I
were you.
That oreclscly. was what Barbara
did. She was not at home when he
telephoned; neither was she at
home when he called.
Finally, when he wrote begging
an explanation, she told him can
didly what she had learned from
her uncle and, lor lurther lnrorma
tlon, referred him to Mr. Landon
himself.
The next she heard of Henderson
u his name on a passenger list
as among those returning to Eng-
land. She was surprised to find that
she was only mildly Interested in
this item; Indeed what amazed ner
most of the whole affair was how
little the discovery of the worthless
ness of Henderson had hurt her. It
only showed how little she had
cared for him.
She was beginning to recognize
that her liking for him had been
MtUe more than the gratification of
her own vanity. Slowly she was be
coming. In some measure, to realize
the colossal selfishness of her out
look in the past and the guilty
though occurred to her. Might Ray
have been Justified in leaving her
as he had?
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ing the pages of the London Sketch,
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