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THIS HAS HAPPENED
MEL EN PACE fuel unhappy
j,7 the girl at the Spam boarding
iJSil tt 'm her tout being Miss
Eeallclty Just JP'ea" her hand.
I autrdlan. Ltuwnu ontNi,
( smart irou -; """i"
JL- Paris for her by 1 woman
uut whom Helen hat never met
The fact that he ha never permit
u her to meet any of hie friends
Mirlea her, too. But the will not
ntlon hie reason even though her
Miniate, SHALLIMAR MORRIS,
unto her about shrinking btok
dthoat speaking one afternoon at
tki 1 RIH when they tea him there
ith 1 striking looking woman. Shai
J' '. I0cuses Helen of being In love
,1th Brent; calls her a fool to give
i smoking, danolng and parties for
:r ends bv a a v I n n that
: There's something wrong with the
;.ctura."
i u. time Brent takea bar out to
ijlsaer, Helen bege him to tell her
kit he refuses until after ahe grad
she beas. and then oblsctt to
I Hire home early when he tells her
C ! hat an engagement. He It ttern
t u d tells her "There It one thing
NOW 00 ON WITH THE STORY
NU CHAPTER U
JIELHi awnyed a little, eteadying
H herself against the impact of
isneing couples. She wat too dls
aayed to speak. What had ahe done.
k. h,1 hflr imnetuout words meant
It; , t,r guardian to cauee him to end
fW their dance abruptly and apeak ao
m rtemU to her?
k wil she searcnea ner mind ror
Su answer Brent led her back to
thdr table. She eat limply in her
k Aiir. waiting for him to explain
I Ua admonition.
13 n. tturted to apeak bat the waiter
u . 1 J ;k ttM malAn nH Kraut
IP Mi his tongue. But the instant
Ir they were alone the words came
ki jl quick and preciae.
1 "Interference, be eaid. He
s ivir.. tht I will not tolerate.
; "Interference?" Helen whispered
, tie word with difficulty.
B "Tou must never queatlon me,
P Brent went on relentlessly.
, "But Kno, 1 mav w
pu. Hlm. Ton must asten
. ... Yon have been groomed at
Miss Bpanns ior roio ma require
t Implicit faith in my decisions. It
t will be necessary at all times for
Jon to accept my wuru auu ...j
idxment without question. Tour own
-.h.. will hA teoondarr to mine.
e n. miurd and retarded her Intently.
t'j Helen sat quite ttilL
"If you tninK tnai ww w n
sosiiMe that yon cannot submerge
mn, avn onlniont and desires we
1 will not go on. Ton may choose your
& Km mth. But von muat decide now.
; It was brutal. No one, not even
the girl before him, knew eo well as
is what her answer would be. For
tmo he had taken an evil ettitfac-
1 tion In his domination of her: evil
hettuse he knew it waa bssed on her
' tremendous capacity for loving, her
Inability to curb or limit her affec
tion. It aeemed to her that he ques
tioned her loyalty even to give her
the choice he named. Why, she be
longed to him. Her life was hie.
She lived for no one or nothing
: else.
i "I'm sorry," ahe aaid elmply.
' "Then please remember what I
hire told you. And now eat your
melon like a good girl."
i ftnt TTaThti rA not eat ft. Tlie
very atrength of her that sent her
' devotion on t to him In whole-hearted
neuure refused the humiliation of
kstag treated like a child. It
founded her but she forgave tt,
though the melon ' retained
tanrliMl.
Brent vrae too eelflsh to notice.
Re ate hit own to lnn with relish,
j Before they were served again her
mtrested another dance, neien De
clined and ho did noL urge. He
eeuld read her mind aa though It
t; s book. Best to turn the wnoie
Incident off lightly, make her forget
n.
80 h i,t MmKtlf tA entertnln her,
tnd when they arrived back at the
fhool Helen wet again In a rap
turous state of mind. It would eoon
he the end of June and she would
10 sway with Leno somewhere to
be with him every day. It would be
ieet to have nothing to do but live
for him. nothing else to think of
hut ways to delight him, to keep
01m with her elways. Ana pernaps.
cms dsT. hA would discover that
he waa a woman and not a child
to longer.
Brnt drove back t tfew York,
Mtlifitd that be could pull the strlnga
ner neart as he wistiea. uui m
heart Itself. There he wae troubled.
It seemed so eaay for her to be a
good kid. Had ha nvardone It. wiped
out forever the chance to ehape her
MJtlny to suit hit own ends
His nneaslnest was reflected In
fh reckless speed with which he
dro through the night.
"But damn It all, she's perfect."
he ald aloud, aa though be had to
)"t!"r hla course to his inner judg
ment. "Bhe'a as convincing as a ewe
laob, absolutely above ensplcion.
The last conchiaion ended In hla
Jnd. It waa not leonard Brent'a
'hit to give free voice to his
thshts.
But, plasd as be wes wftb the
jeenlu of his plan to brlug up a
Jormer partner a daughter In re
Jned surroundings, he carried a
yobt to bed with him that night.
!J eculdn't ehake off the feeling
h't It was not going to be easy to
Jrient Helen into the waya of her
The Important engagement be had
afn 0? to her slipped his mind
tirly before he retched the city,
awl in the morning be found it
esMry to telephone an eiplana
. Dn. His excuses were accepted and
another appointment waa made. Brent
Mn't have bothered but this
eatn had been useful to him in
ae past Soon he eiperted not to
d hr but it woold be unwise, be
Jjfleeted, to let her know that too
Ihroptly,
e e
At t.rtn that night be started to
' arartmnt to dine with her. On
"e curb before hit hotel he raiacd
P:8 arm to aignal a taxi: then changed
' mind. The balminess of the
't!i.r t.mptrd bira to walk. It
nit far but hie direction lay
rown. bringir-g him to less fash
thorougbfarea than the one
1. .
'Ahmit half war to bis detinstion
J -sih.r charged abruptly as it
New York and a spatter of
2 a'wp, warned of a showr t
Brent i?jped and lookd
, "wjit for a cab. There waa none In
he stood waiting, knowing
I w,)uld undoubtedly be aiong
I "I;'111''', be maa approached by a
i i a-i''" with a plea for a dime,
i "as about to tnt over a coin
' tii.j , blary-eyed wretch when a
1 ! ':gur loomed npon them, a
. k-.'"'!'" Parsonage in blue, with
"1 buttons.
0IB.-POOQaiRu;gTC
S wi1h"yeV"Md"'
The, niA -11 t .
--.-.. v urru, L,OOkI Ilk'A ruin'
he commented good-n..T, Ji? tam'
Xne .",.1 Brent faced
Hon S, I00' L" "rec.
non for a cab. He uw, a few
r,n?Kt.h '$tU b'"
'K .1i,",'"' .
convenient dooty. TOUP" mo
Brent hesitated. A enitanee to
bother with it. But fte rain ww
coming down betvier. Might as well
I '00kv V the old bum whus
he eonght shelter.
f.11 -m7jd' k"?"' Wt
rail of ra ndrops, down to where the
old man lav inert In his dirty rag..
Brent would not touch him. With
?w Te h,K pu,h:'1 at
fce obred the ray-white
Another meat for the morgne, he
thourhe. vr.n .n,iui.
iscover him tnd bother with It. He
uj.uci.ro go. a taint sound checked
him. When he looked back the old
fellow had stirred. And he wae
moaning weekly.
Brent stooped over him. "Come
out of It," he anapped unfeelinglv.
ine moaning ceased and Brent
atraightened up, having decided to
bo on his way.
The prostrate man stirred again.
mweu nis erm, ana tirent saw that
something bad fallen our nf hi .?.
tered ahir", something that gleamed
,,llv 1 J :
On an Instinct that he did not
stop to analyse he atooped to pick It.
up. There waa a atring attached to
it. a string that led round be old
man 1 neck.
. Brent gave a Jerk but tie string
held. And the vagrant opened his
oyes. They were dull and unseeing.
But Brent realised auddenly that
he wae doing a hazardous and ab
surd thing. Robbing an old beggar.
11 wnsu 1 roDoery reauy ;ust curi
osity to see why the creature had in
hie poaaeeeion an oid-fashioned locket
with a good-sised diamond in it.
But undoubtedly it would look like
robbery to anyone seeing him take
tt And he wss likely to be seen at
any moment That officer might be
back.
Brent smiled to think what t
lucky officer he would be U he
could catch him, Brent, in a crime.
It had never been done.
But he wanted that locket. Kot to
keep it but to satisfy hla curiosity
by finding out what It contained.
He gave another and viciously cruel
Jerk to the string. It parted this
time. And as It did so Brent be
came aware of the words that were
issuing from the blue lips.
They caught his Interest He
leaned closer, but he did not forget
to thrust the locket out of sight in
his pocket. He heRrd the word "dis
inherited" repeated over and over,
and the name "Evanegllne." Wiat
he understood of the mutterings,
pieced together, implied that aome
one bv that name. Evangeline, had
been diainherlted.
The thought fiasnea tnrongn
UrMt't mind that neonle are not
disinherited except where there la
wealth disowned perhaps, but not
disinherited. And where there was
wealth there wst a hunting ground.
He was no longer loath to touch :
the poor soul at hla feet, though he
exercised faatidioua care In hit next
move,
(To ee uontinueuj
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Island, where only the btrk of eetlt
and breekere of the Bering eet dis
turb the stlllnets of "the top of the
world," radio binds email com
munity to the outaide.
An isolated outpoat Ice-bound for
many montha and even without a
cable to Join It to the mainland, Ite
only connecting link It the rtdlo
ttation mtintained by the U. 8. navy.
The radlo'a miasion It to enable
strict government surveillance of the
setl herds whose only lend home
lies on the islands of St. Peul tnd
St George, 40 unlet distant
French Scientist
Find Old Mound
VERGT, Frtnce. 14 Archeolo
gists ire digging Into a mound top
ping a hill netr here, believing It the
Buritl place, of a forgotten Gallic
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of vaults or caves deeper down. J ne
site is about 25 mllea from the birth
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Recruit' Debut
One Hit Victory
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from the IndiinapolJe sandlots baa
loined the Bction-ue
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Lot 7, blk. 4, Glentdt. II.
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OUR BOARDING HOUSE
By AHERNITHE TINYMITES
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By KNICK
'IJfJRJlAHl JPonr ponlet," downy
criod. "There't one for each of
nt to ride. Come on, let'a try end
catch them. They may scamper right
away. I'll catch mine. Juat be sure
of that, unltsa be klckt and knocks
me flit Be etreful now, you Tiny
mltes. Tbey trt acting rather gay."
The ponies tctmpered htre and
there. They felt ao good they did not
cars Just where they went. Twta
fint to run out on the open ground.
One little fellow kicked rctl high. It
seemed bit feet would touch the tky.
Then Coppy shouted, "Hey. Come
here. Where do yon think you're
bound?"
Tbe carpenter, the Ttnlet' friend,
ttld, "Bay, my ltds, yon can't depend
on eras? wooden ponlea. I Imagine
there's no hope of catching them
right now by htnd. Ta sure not one
of them would stand. The eaier tnd
the better way would be to ute a
rope."
Ko rVoutv grtbhed a rope, neerby.
and ssld, ''Just watrh me now. I'll
try my luck. You'd better stand far
back or else you might get hit. The
loop la thle it big enough to very
nicely do Its stuff. I'll drop It o'er
one pony't bead. I'm sure twill fit
reel snug."
ftoon every pony stood reel stfll
'reuse Scouty lassoed tnera with skill.
The carpenter then shouted. "Kach
ona pick tbe one he likea." Ine Tiniee
did tnd hopped thntrd. Tbey tat
queer their kind friend roerei
ha id be, "Excuse my Itughing,
t ti
but
von'r ftinev looklne tlket.
,ow ion vera una I in nit pmrw,
well try tnd htve t thrilling rice. . f
Ride to that big oak tree tnd back. JijV, an..
Twill be a heip of fun. Tbe first rTXv -. -
one beck, of course, will win. Now wJ3enetawi
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(RsU th Story. Thai Celer Ike Mtlirei
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