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July ... 1933 PAGE SIX KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Bargain Bride by KATHARINE HAWLAXD-TAYLOR CHAPTER I A HER eyes blurred. Barrett h llpi tremble. "But whit I It that's wt Tu to thinking abou' ill tblir he asked, leanini towar. ber. "Well partly It's lnc so bjui-' ot Dlrk'i family and Undine on bow they (Ml about thing. Tl Radnor are ao truthful It'a almof a trial to dine with them. Tb other day Dirk found a new ae vant had lied and be dismiss taer!" "Ha dldnt lor her,' Barre. pointed out. mllinf a little. "No. but could be love ant on who Hedr Marcia questioned. . break In her role. Sha want Quickly without waiting (or an an awr. "But that's only part ot i In January I'm going to hare . child!" "My dear!" Barrett leaned (o ward to lay a hand upon hers. To. so happy (or yon!" Sha smiled and (or a moment the mile dispelled the somberneas that could so easily Klips ber dark. Spanish beauty. Her hand turned beneath his to grip his angers. "Thanks, Barry. Sweet of yon. But what I wanted to say Dirk's my child must not be threat ened!" "How!" be asked, perplexed. "I don't follow yon." "Well. Mr. Dexter brought th boy to town th other day," aha stated. "But I dont ttTTE brought blm to see ma H presented himself and the child in tb most assured manner. Dwight waa away, thank heaven! A new maid whom I dismissed Im mediately let him in. Mr. Dexter aid ha thought I would want to sea my brother's ward. There was something In tha way ha said it. Barry - "I'll attend to that." Barrett promised angrily. "What hap pened r "Well, ha said your check for his salary had been delsyed and that ha needed tha money." "Ha lied. Did yon gire bim any thlngr "Tea. All I had at tha moment I think a little orer $200" "That was very foolish, dear," Barrett commented lerelly. He tared, frowning, at a rug at his feet. "I' was In terror for fear he'd stay nntll Dick came. There's a strong family resemblance about the boy. He looks so much like yon. Barrett. He's going to be tall and lean and strong and be has the same square eh In. Anyone seeing blm would notice It They couldn't tail to. I want yon to get him out ef tb country" Sbe leaned toward ber hslf traaex. "Barry you'll help me?" atked. Sb added, weakly. -Tier a a one else to whom I can txrm. Sm on else!" Barrett ros to hi feet to pace tie rasa. He waa aware of His rma catering, carrying a shaker atad taH-stemmed glsss on a tray, f Hirrrns mending the fire and tip4seixg away, Marcia. a small, saaoaidering, dark beauty, sagged fceek m the chair she made seem iarre- 6he sipped her cocktail, set tt down on a nearby table, and the click of glass meeting mahogany was loud In the heavy stillness. At last Barrett spoke. "I cent promise you anything," be said al most harshly. "I'll hare to see whst Is best for the boy." "Barry, you're not going to be unreasonable about this?" she asked plaintively. He smiled a little mirthlessly. Anyone who dared to oppose Mar cia waa Invariably "unreasonable." But, poor child, that tu not her fault She bad been pampered, pet ted. Indulged absurdly, and that fact had made her tragedy. "I must do what I feel to be fair to the boy," Barrett repeated, "end I'll start by Bring Dexter," he end ed grimly. - "If people see him and hear he's your sdopted son they'll think he's more than adopted." Marcia pointed out "He looks so like you now!" "I know that," Barrett asreed. "I've always known It We have trong characteristics as a family. But I'm not worrying about that, Marcia. I want to be certain to do the thing that Is best for you. for him, for everyone." "Oh!" she murmured miserably. For a second ahe closed ber eyes. Opening them, she glanced at a small. Jeweled watch that ticked against her wrist She rose quick ly and Barrett rose. "I must be oft," she said In almost ber natural way. "Ws've a dinner engagement And, dear, when are you coming to see us? Not that 1 quite know when we're free, but I'll look It up and let yon know. Will you come to dinner?" "Of course." "We haven't time now to settle anything but I know you'll corns to my viewpoint TouU realise It's the only one!" "We'll see. I'm only trying to be fair!" "You won't be fair to me If you keep me In terror!" shs contested hotly. "I think we'd better not dlscuas II now, dear," he said firmly. She raised her slender shoulders, her chin went high. Without a word he turned toward the hall. riROWNINQ, he followed her tin- happily. He saw her pick up t pair of gloves from ths table, watched her pull them on with two sharp tugs. He hoped Mar cia wasn't going to leave him an gry. She raised ber heavy eyelids for moment to give him an Insolent chill glance. Then she melted, to cling to bim sobbing and laughing. "I am a beast, Barryl But you Bust help me!" "i do want to help yon, deai be assured her. He patted ber shoul der reassuringly. "Will you," (she mopped her dsrk eves) "come and have a long talk with me soon?" "Whenever you have a free mo ment telephone and I'll come run ning!" he promised, "Barry, you are so sweet!" she broke out and, to his embarrass ment kissed bis big, tanned hand. H held her mink coat a moment later. "I worry, too, Barry," ah was saying, "because the boy looks so much like you. People who hear that he's your ward will think you know that he is your son. hid den to save shame " Marcla'a back was toward him. Barrett realised ah waa hoping by repeating this suggestion to fright en him Into exiling her eon. email Gerald Moore. She should have known him better than that!" "As I said before, Marcia," he pointed out slowly, "I realised that possibility when I adopted him. As a family we are a rather pro nounced type. But my own peace and comfort would never let me hide him." "Oh. well t" aba lung out petu lantly. Us followed ber down the steps, tucking a aleek rug around her knees aa the chauffeur waited Instructions. Standing at the open door Barrett felt the beat reaching toward blm from the ear In which orchid trembled In their silver vase. Vanity ease, mirror, cushions, foot rests, cigarets. lighter all were within tb car and th win dows were firmly closed to keep out any chill Barrett thought "Un natural and wrong. Makea too much softness, too much shielding Just as I have " Marcia Interrupted his thoughts. "Dick Is longing to meet you. Yon will come soon?" she asked. "Any evening you name." "She glanced idly across the street turned quickly to the chauf feur. "Jensen!" be said crisply, "please step across the street to ssk Miss Stafford If I may drive her home " T ARRETT felt hla heart rise. Coming down the steps of the house opposite was the girl he had seen before. The girl wbo had been "little Elinor Stafford and aa ngly duckling. She was beautl ful now, he saw, as she crossed the windy street followed by the stiff ly deferential Jensen. "I'll wager you dont remember me!" he said as ahe n eared the curb, "Oh, but I do!" the girl con tradicted shyly yet with a tush that he did not understand. The grip of her small band waa strong and honest Her deep violet eyes met his lerelly. Barrett felt sud denly within himself a glow of aa almost forgotten warmth. "It waa so kind ot you. Mrs. Rad nor, to offer " the girt began. Marcla cut her short "Hop In, child!" she said. "I'm late now. I meet Dick down town every day to ride home with blm. Isn't that incurably romantic?" "I think It's nice," said Elinor. Barrett laughed; a laugh prompted by pleasure. It waa exactly aa be would like her to think. "Nice." "Aunt Ella wants to see you, Mr. Colvln," said Elinor Stafford. "I'll go to see her very soon," he replied, "but you used to call me Barry" and I resent the change. A man should bsng around to keep the home fires burning." She smiled at him. Marcia, con sulting her smsll watch again, murmured something about having to hurry on. The door of the car was closed, a moment later the mo tor purred and Barrett watched them disappear. Elinor Stafford, he decided, was the sort of youngster one needed to meet on a day when the air was weighted by chill mist and one's temples were growing gray. She was so different from Marcia with ber genius for finding tight cor ners and for dragging everyone near her Into those corners too. Poor passloiate. Impulsive, blind and selfish Marcia! Well, this time ha would think first of the boy who deserved first thought After all, be and Marcia, though comparatively young, bad not tb years ahead of them that th child had. Marcla's child, his ward, Ger ald Moore. The house seemed strangely emp ty as he returned to it, rather dis mal snd, la cplte ot a comfortable temperature, a little cold. For some reason be did not clearly understand a vision of Eli nor Stafford's face remained before blm. He wondered when he would se her strain. (To Be Continued) ALGOMA Miss Thula Barrett, daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. llrltton Harrett, anil Hflnrr I.emmnn of Klamath Falls were united in marriage on Saturday, July 1, The young cou ple will make their home In Klammath Falls, where Mr. Lerr nion Is employed at th Kwauna Box factory. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grey mo tored to Salem over the holidays. Mrs. Ruek Lewis and Irene con quergord went to itoaehnrg Sat urday and returned with a new car. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chrlsman and Mrs. Hlnklcman escaped with minor injuries Sunday when the Chrisman ear turned over on The Dalles-C'alirornla highway near the Ketsilerer home. A blowout caused the accident. From July 14 to 17. 1911, 8.1B Inches of rain fell at llagulo In the Philippine Inlands; more than 45 inches fell on one day. 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