Show S 5 t lat 2 til Nb OF P ETC HAS 8 HA HAPPENED i Helen irel n Page t fees el Indebted to and Inlove Inove In Inlove l love ove with her fu guardIan r Leonard Tho The lAtter r chances t. t hl hla plan for her hr u fu fu- t turn urn after meeting a A. dying elrar Kel- Kel Uri Un and feUs ells the girl he theIn hebi J holiest of at ofa I a ft millionaire named Cunningham Brent to t takes take her to th the lonely lonel old man and o offer which Cunningham accept a as a. s lie he had searching for hl hI his dead d duhl aughter's child Among Helens Helen's n new nw friends are aro Ev Eva EV and ber her brother Robert nobert who ho ho faU falls falla fallaIn In I n Iov lovo Iov with lUl her becomes Become jeal jeal- o ou ul of Dob Dob- anI and plots lots to win fin Helen q quickly e after r finding another l Ibe lie lic had taken n from frain to t proTo proTe roto Helen the Hear m lot Ing i tit that a I hoCI would Cun Gun i Brent slyly administers the s hock bock and the vervain find the tha ol old otti man dead In bed Then by clever noting acting a and nd- nd appeal to be her loyalty Brent wins I Helens Helen's prom promise Iso to m.- m. L Later she ebe and Dab Bob discover their true truelove truelove l love ove for or other and ho 10 io la JI angry sh s hon she she tell tells JIm him iba ibs cannot cannoe br break breaker ak h her er engagement ent oven cven though t eh she loves love b him Un Bob fleta with Morris n not ot knowing knowing- that Helen has tried o o 0 oeL b bea break eL k with 1111 Dr Brent nt after r discovering that h hf he Is I. continuing ono one of oC hI hl numerous affair with other oIlier women and that be bebas b bas baa aa against her hilo happiness I If t she eho throws him over o NOW ow CO Cia o o OX os WITH TilE THE tS STOUT ORY CHAPTER I If If you Ou should chuck me mc over o for tor EnnIs r an one Js Id I'd b bo ho forced to take revenge rC ion On n you nty dear child rent t said to Helen Ills Ills' voice e- e was arf as' ai oU oil ami antl his manner 1 perfectly calm cairn but there was an und underlying threat t of menace that Helen did 1 no not miss ou do at J himI him lm I 1 Ip meant manto a 1 to t tell lf you OU when I telePhoned teler tele phoned la lati last t night Brent rent but as s Ive I've said said said- 1 1 have changed mind my Ini What Is It It Helen Implored Something So to toldo d with J It Is lg to wreck your hap hap- pine h her l' l but I Ido Ido Ido do not ot cho H to tell YO you inore more t about bout It t rP time lime I shall never tell t n you ym OU unless you 1 0 tc It Give Ghe up this up-this this Ennis sho give up to to your friend if Jr she aho he wants wanli and him him and your our life win wf run lun aIon along h happily cn enough ugh Helen to satisfy any normal girl S Helens Helen's mouth set let In stubborn silence S Let Lct mo me caution you rou more more against losing your hood head Brent W pat on oil on y S S 'S n Suddenly lichen Helen threW V her den I iJ i do y sho she cried J No N matter said shortly oil I I Imagine j have havo you u lost film nim anyway any way to 16 MIsu Morris but r rC that yOU you promised not t to doan thin thing thing- final without first letting Jetting m me know know- You Yon cant t afford aCCord to gamble amblo with your our entire life's lifes happiness Helen It would 1 be bo worse than gambling with Jt it to merry you she sho retort retorted tI I t should be miserable miserable- person per per- per S son lion on earth should 1 show you no consideration whatsoever Brent Brent ret retorted thinking J Jt It would b bo be a 1 J l umro spirit low b by bi tellIn tell tell- In Ins Jno her tho the truth abo about l the tho Cunningham Cun Cun- hunt Inheritance better judgment held him bun buck back Ho no knew full Cull well that she aim would not hot c consent to tn carr carry on the fraud ind md nd while there thera was wait hope that ho bo might win her lie ho did not want to chanco at the tile motley money Cyril had left leCt her S Cs C's S I I want ant no consideration from you ou Helen Helen I wish you ouM lea leave leave- inc ine Wont you back to the city lY with r Brent coaxed Your Y ur von you that you that n Iii it if I Ennis is Is available for time the day Well We'll JUh 1 In the time oval ul room robn at the tho Ritz ri arid and d do o a matinee Come on Helen P Pon Pont t jc be a n t f ol 01 and mope around here because of ot ota a a. young a ass a who's an on even even worse chaser than the much I abused average man Please go 0 Helen begged bogged and I turned to Ito walk back to time the house Brent followed In fn silence An And I soon afterward rd took took his his departure But Helen lichen was vae ns not to be bo rid of ot ci him He telephoned twice a a. day dal sent many gUts gifts and called three ol or four jour times Umes a u. week SIte She knew wo on occasions tha that L ho he was seeking to discover Just how hiou far tal hat had got with Bob Bot Ennis v herself Helen n did not know Hmar had i ce ceased sed to confide In her hel herat r at nt tho end of oC the first week Shallimar Shalli- Shalli mar wa was encouraging Brent so so sho turn turned d to helping Bob Bol forget torget herewith a a will wUl Not Not- that lie ItO was vas succeeding not succeeding not at all nil v v no now that any at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt t todo 6 so 6 was only a a. farce ceo But ReIch Helen did did not know this She drew away avay from as 38 much muchas as possible p and nev never r mentioned Bob Vh could avoid doing so so- Eva Ennis wag furious But Helen would not let Jet her hel talk About mar She simply shut hut herself behind be he- I hind a a. barrier barrier- of or aloofness that Eva could not penetrate At be best Eva's Evas efforts had luul not been whole d. d l For or she was concerned con- con a roBs ot her own own She SIme I had lied be n for ed to acc accept t the fact th that i t fit avoiding v l UnS' UnS her A A. few e 1 I times time on omi hi lier visits to New NOw York she iSho Ind stayed away from froni him hInt of oC her will whilE But latel lately she hc lint hind I unable t keep his apartment as soon foo as a she hie got to the city JD f Invariably tho o answer had been tho tim same Mr Br Brent nt was out And site she hod had few 10 opportunities to tosco see seo him at Bramble wood Helen was wait too unhappy to be bo lable nd Eva a did not care to ItO call uninvited In Iii the thc evening Brent seldom camo caino In tile aft afternoon To 10 bo be o continued |