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KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
July" 1933
Bargain Bride
by KATHARINE HAMLAXD- TAYLOR
BKUl.X HU TOUAI
ABKBTT COLTM. at, refaraa
re Slew Iwft after fear yeare ae
eeaee, la rlafc aae ha aiaae
aaaia fee eineelf a aa arafce
. elesrlat. Tee tral ta rat Slaa la
aia kall-elaier. MARCIA BAU.NOR.
reaaeev, erlSab aafl aeellee. HAII
CffA la happily mat llai at.
Trn eefave Barrett alleieeS baa
aatee a paathfal Slrtatlee eaSee
Staaet mealy. Sfarrla aes a aaa
wbaai Barrett aeepfre. aha bj
werrlet eeeeeee tba eer tafaa
aaa tarreteaae bav wltb blaakaiall
aa Sealaree baa aaakaaS will
Tfr laidrt baa If ha laaraa fba
rrafe. Barrett aama ta a rat arlib
tba am HAROLD OBITER.
Aa Marrla la leavtac aba aaaa
BI.IXOR ITAP-PORD art aaa tba
atrial aaa aaava ta aita bar
a aaa a. Blleer. SO aaa vary era'tr.
baa aaaa calllas aa har aaaaltbp
aaat, mil ELLA 1BXTOM. Bar
ran ba4 kaawa tba alrl aa a ah 1 14
ea4 la earners ta aaa aaaa baaait
fal aba aaa aeeaeae.
BOW CO OH WITH TBS BTOBX
CHAPTER n
fJARRETT COLTIN turned Impa
tiently to bi( deal. It was ri
dlcnloni at him to seep thtaklnf
of the gtrL In as effort to put her
out ot Ui mlad ho opened and
canned a letter or two.
A few Teen aco he had thought
that It the amell group who under
(tood hit work felt It waa good hla
aahltloa would be reached. Now
hero he waa reading all thi
worda ot praleo and Instead ot
feeling pleased ha waa wondering
what It would be Uho to take a
' alrl ot Elinor Stafford, aort to
dinner or the theater.
He poked bills Into pigeon holes,
decided to get rid ot Dexter
promptly and aa soon as he could
to aiake a trip to the Connecticut
farm house where hla ward 11 red.
Probably, Barrett reflected, ho
would bore ouch a girl aa Elinor
Stafford. He had alwava despised
Btlddloaged bob who derated
thexuelTee to young girls. Why
the dertl waa he glrlng the natter
ao much thought, anyhow? There
want a chance la a hundred ot
hla taking this particular girl any
where. Ot coarse he Bight happen
to seat her at Hiss Ella's
He poshed aside the letter he
was reading, disgusted with him
eelf. He wrote hla age. U, on the
desk blotter. Elinor Stafford was :
1 or 10 he Judged. Ot course she
would marry some youngster, eotne
youth la her own act. She would
bare a home, children, all that she
ahnnid have. Lord but the house
aaauied quletl
Sbe had such gentle eyes. She
would be fery sweet with children.
Barrett roee suddenly, wishing
. he were back In the desert, wran
gling with some oatlre who would
aot hare sacred ground disturbed
for the price offered. Dreaming
of a bathtub and brushing the
sands of. time from the abin bone
of a dinosaur. But be wasnt in
the desert and, until things cleared
up the question of Geralds future
settled and llarda's baby bom
bs would not go on any expedi
tion, no matter how tempting.
Again Barrett Coins eettled at
his desk. Then be drew back
aharply. Beneath the figure -36-he
had written "1 or 10."
a a
KTARCIA, meantime, turned to
look at Elinor Stafford. "She
haa young beauty," Marcia thought.
"Real beauty muted by the wrong
aort of clothes." A girl with
Elinors coloring and her chestnut
brown hair should not, ot course,
wear gray tweeds. With her youth
ful allmnesa and slightly angular
lines she needed softness. Perhaps,
Marcia reflected with that keenness
women hare In measuring one an
other. It was Elinor's mother who
wss responsible tor the girl's 111.
chosen costume. That would be
exactly like Lids Stafford. Yes.
Indeed!
"You were calling on your aunif"
Marcia Questioned. She was only
making conversation. Mentally
Marcia was telling herself that she
must bring Barry to her point of
rlew about the boy.
"Tea," Elinor answered In her
usually stay way.
"1 hope she la aa well as usual r !
Marcia went on. Of course she i
knew Miss Sexton's relatives could
not reaMy be wlshlns ana i-h
thing. How they had horered, like
human Tultures, around the auto
cratlo and acid old lady who made
the changing of her will a favorite
Indoor sport!
"She's quite well, thank you, Mrs.
Radnor. She saw you drive up and
spoke of bow well you were look
ing." Marcla's expression became
slightly etralned. Sbe hsd always
auepected that Miss Ella Saiton
knew more than anyone else about
tbe secrets of Marcla'a past Mlsa
Ella had piercing eyes and a sus
picious, Inquisitive turn ot mind.
How Marcia had flushed 10 years
before when Mist Ella had beck
oned her across the way from the
old bouse to say, "1 saw you riding
In tbe park"
Those bridle paths and Loo
Moore riding behind her when
people were near. She had been
B little fool but ao hungry for ro
mance. There bad been little of
It In the great bouse ruled by her
stern fsther.
ND now, why had young Dexter,
the boy's companion-tutor,
come to berf But Barry would fix
'that. Barry always did tlx things
Hslf of fall acquaintances must owe
hlra moneyl Oh, of course Barry
must come around to her point of
rlew. Getting the child away, far
away, was the only wise thing to
do. Somewhere Ja South America,
pernapa. Completely away from
everyone they knew.
"Has there been much going oa
for you young people?" Marcia
asked, suddenly remembering the
girl beside her.
"I don't know, Mrs, Radnor. I
haven't many friends."
"Why. that's aot rlghtl You're
really, Elinor, quite sweet."
Tbe gratitude that lashed la
Elinor Stafford's eyes took Marcia
for a second beyond her troubled
self. She laid a hand upon tba
girts.
"Child." she said quickly. To
going to be house-bound soon and
perhaps you'll be good enough to
come to see me once In a while."
Again Elinor's eyea raised. The
girl was obviously pitiably lonely.
Marcia continued. "We'll And some
thing amusing to do"
I'd love It. Mrs. Radnor!'
Elinor answered with young In
tensity.
"Well then, that's that Ton lira
oa Park Avenue, don't you?"
"Tea. but Elinor faltered, "I
was on my way down town. Would
you mind dropping me somewhere
near Washington Square It It's not
out ot your way?"
"Not at all!" Marcia answered.
"Are you going la for artists, my
dear? Personally I think they're
rather over-dona."
The girl did not answer for a
moment and when Mania turned
aha saw that Elinor was flushed.
Marela laughed delightfully. "You
sly child!" she broke out. "I think
you're having aa affair!"
"Oh. no, really!"
Marcia thought, amused. "Heav
ens, how embarrassed sbe Is!"
Mrs. Radnor," Elinor added
quickly, "I would rather aot have
anyone know that you dropped me
down town."
"Ho one shall know. I'm absurd
ly kind about keeping secrets, "
Marcia assured her.
"I knew you would be!" the girl
aid with a grateful look.
aaa
ITARCTA flushed a trifle, but only
a trifle. The flash showed with
but a bint ot warmth beneath, her
gardenia akin. Secrets and keen
ing them bow she loathed tbe
thought! How Dick loathed them.
He would never forgive her. never!
But aha mustn't let herself brood
over such things. The doctor had
said, "Keep cheerful" An easy
order! Aa It one could do It at
will! Marcia was Impatient with
the whole world, doctors Included.
"Did you know I'm going to nave
a babyr she asked.
"No, I didn't." Elinor answered.
-Ton must be very, very happy!"
"You are a dear!" said Marcia
warmly. "Yea, I am. But most of
my friends dont feel that wav.
They say. 'Poor darling!' as though
It were something calling for sym
pathy. That's the usual reaction."
1 think It's a moat unpleasant
reaction."
Tea. Isn't ltr Marcia drawled
easily, carelessly. There waa a
silence.
"I think I'll leave at the next cor
ner, please, and I thank yon ao
much, Mrs. Radnor and for ask
ing me to come to aee you, too"
"Darling, I'll love to have you,"
Marcia responded. Speaking Into
me tune she told Jensen to stop
the car.
After Elinor had disappeared In
tbe crowd and tbe car was moving
on sgaln Marcia wondered about
the girl and why she wanted her
trip oown town kept a secret
Marcia rather hoped the youngster
wasn't concerned In anvthlne die.
agreeaoie. Elinor waa ao young
so much could come to one who
waa so young, so much one was not
ready for yet for which one was
eagerl Marcia closed her eyea for
a imie time sue drew a deep
oreatn. ii DjCk ever knew, he
would never forgive her Dick who
was a ianatic about the truth
Elinor turned into a side street
that had once been an alley. Tbe
moist, chill of the day bad touched
It Grays were deeper, cobbles
limy, puddles were raw stretches
on wnicn were printed the untidy
habits of those who passed a bit
of orange peeling floating here,
there an envelope or scraps of a
torn letter.
The building Into which she
turned was old and marked by tbe
hard years It had known. Stairs
tilted forward, their edges splint
ered. A woman pushed aside a
bucket without raising her bead as
Elinor went by her. Elinor's
"Thank you" made her look up
with dull and wondering surprise.
At the head of the third floor
stair Elinor tapped upon a worn
door. "It's I, Philip," she said.
(To Be Continued)
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