| Show n k Innocent Ph ID iL DD 7 AUTHOR OF 1 RICH lOOR ET Elt JL 1929 BY BV NEA SERVICE IN INC 5 S. S S S S 5 t. t f m iM JL l n PAse te fe roth la hop leuly In Jove lovo lt b d. d me Leonard who ha e J cl obe Jen a to hi neL Reliance A meeting a. a dying begar I N Un who who tella teila a aS atory S S Mr l tory Brent iret to change his bli plans plan for tor HeI future futuro t LOn tOnt Helen en reminds remind J er S uan l lU U thit t l I I. I a pr promised to reveal her Ir r S p ezit c AO And li Is d' d en ho tells h erel rh he l 1 Is ot or Cyril x Cunningham and And ea say the time has baa hascom S com eam to Uko tako her t to Win hm Brent Brant Intro Intro- u her hez to Cunningham M Is his bla grand grand- 5 and otters offers as u proof IL a locket containing a. a picture or Cunningham Cun Cun- which he be had taken from the theS S Helen lau remains her grandfather wb who gives elves her iI LL aJ new new car Sho She accidentally accidentally acci acci- dentally hits hit's 1 gI Eva EnnI who JIM haS t JIla n to the Heen Moen meets meet brother r. r ert who ho fall falla 2 In love lovo bar he f but bot Ue is still devoted to S R ia M a party party- hd ahan on- on Bounce that Heen ft a M hi hi A thUd and MU Br Brenta hour of S followed d b by fear lor Tie for fInds alo lot locket which exactly tho ODO one He lii had bad taken from When mIen Jia find that l. l n 1 Ii I. wearing u he ha es her hel lOs to take It ott r NOW KOW GO O oy nl WITH STORY CHAPTER CRAnER Er within he was c compelled to veto veto- Helens Helen's suggestion ug ot of nfl an early eady mC morning Inn S 'S t V Miss MS Ennis S T 1 I m must st be in ty ear earI early he be said ald I i have artt an art t appointment with my dentist S He Ho added th the excuse x uso lest test Eva misunderstand i and consider that he was wa trying g under under- undercover cover cover- to tomake make an all eng engagement with her lier Hel n J to hide her ier p- p eaid id it was a So silly illy p notion ioto Her Her- H r manner corn com J IY IYe e d d. d J Eva Brent Br nt w s 's s glad that Bob arrived a later and arid broke oft off his 1315 sisters Ung lingering d departure Br Brent nt observed the young oung m man n and H when leri los J hen Bob Dop joined them but th there re was nothing In the greeting greet greet- ing Irig to toi disturb him S Hel Helen n was politely detached and Bob Job was tv s sr r restrained In Ills his mann manner maimer r. r An And 15 t there ere was plainly IY 10 wl wish wIs b. b on his his' part part- to tarry under tinder the tho Cun root S 2 felt Brent Brent Brer t felt c of certain Helen at that moment nom remained It It now nov for fr him lr iO to p y li his cards with s skill lJ fl Cunningham was falling failing fast fast- To on one Ofle reasonably could d' d give hint him ver very ver mUch time tI to live Uve Brent BrentS S feigned ed the probable d date t of ot his his' d tb with U. U calculating coldness cold cold- ness n ss of nature and tind decided he hen n must k keep ep I his li rel relations relations' with Helen HelenM Helenda HelenS as da M they w were re e until that event oc oc oc- oc S urr d. d For M Cunningham m lie he was con- con ed would not consent to a marS marriage mir mir- mar mar- S rings between him and and Helen len 5 But But for all his jils planning his planning wh when ir he heher 5 ft her that he was a n. shade shado w warmer nier fow toward rd her than he he ha had hadS d be been n before b t re They were In the rose roseS rosc S S ga garden lenand and there was wag a a. soft gI glow w of colo In th sk sky p that lent a roman roman- 1 tic tji to the setting Helen reacted to toil it with longing to start a- a anew new with Ufo new day S f Y S y could f take ako ke LOnGS Lena's CIT car she car she thought and drive away nowhere away nowhere S there everywhere t. let their heil jour Journeys Journey's end nd be what it may 5 Dreaming Brent said taking her hand S 1 Helen Heien sighed S So many ninny girls would bo be wildly S excited to have had a a. fairy wand waved caved over their heads heds Brent went on Think of ot it ft dear you O will wUl willbe S be very very rich some day Money Helens Helen's voice dripped 5 with contempt for the word B Brent smiled at her u Im rm glad to be acknowledged as my mothers mother's daughter Helen said quickly kly and I cO couldn't think of ofle le leaving leIng Ing my grandfather now Hesso Hes lies S 50 so feeble and I II know Brent said gently Helen looked up tip p pat at him But you will wUl go awa away she said you will have those wonderful trips wo we planned together you together you have d done ne e everything you promised cd my father you would do for tor me you me-you you are aro free now Brent hesitated fol effect and an his own voice when he lie spoke Wits was vibrant vibrant vi vi- vi brant with feeling lm im afraid 1 he said that I cannot go away away away- that I 1 cannot leave lea e you Helen Helen reached up UD un her Iter hands and I ho clasped them tos- tos together tl cr and rested his lils forehead upon them Helen Helem swayed ever so little yearning tobe tobe to b be taken in his arms BI Brent nt w was S' S aware of her Iter desire desize but ho did not satisfy It ft You are areso areso so so young oung young 1 he whispered I 1 cannot be bo sure suro that you know your own heart h art I know that It Is Js aching Helen answered S M My dear dear he breathed my dear my dear You Tou are aro so 80 sweet and beautiful Many men will wUl love lovo yoU you Xou know v nothing of life I must not take advantage ad of t you ou Q We e will wUl vaIt S I Helen closed her eyes ees to shut out the tho world and all but Brents Brent's end en endearing en- en d dearing words Y Your Tour Ul grandfather would riot not want vant ant to lose you s so so soon soon after after findIng findIng finding find find- Ing you you ou Br Brent nt continued craftily And he lie Is very frail Anything would be a shock o to to him if It it brought back the memories of his breaking with your o r mother I think it woUld be unwise to tell him of ot 5 this this' S. S Helen nodded her iier- iier S head against his chest Brent suppressed a sigh of orl re reI rell re- re ll lief I lf t. t jVe We will Keep our mt I lovea vea beautiful beau beau- secret lie Ite said sald softly and again Helen nodded In ass assent nt I IFor 5 5 For weeks after that night she lived in a a. wo world ld apart from that In which sh she m moved ved as Helen Nel Nel- Un ha There w fewer were ro and few fewer i trips to town with Brent owing to her grandfathers grandfather's s 's increasing feebleness feeble feeble- e bl ness He wanted her n grew to depend upon her for tor many many small that formerly had b been bOen beena en a apart part of M Marks Mark's duties H S But Br Brent nt did n not ot allow the Imo the they spent together r to be dull Helen wa was always eaSe eagerly gerly ly Impatient to be with Wilh ith him lm as again in And nd as the tho day seemed to draw near when near wh when n n none noone no noone one wo would ld stand between him and h his s plan to marry the Cunningham millions he ho grew even more ardent in his lovemaking under the guise Got of giving H Helen Ien the tho sympathy anc and and- th t-h needed n-eed n d. d He drove up ono oho one Sunday to call convinced that at ho hn o would v Ud find Mr Cunningham m greatly gre fly on oh the decline He was was' to to the sick mans man's room Immediately Much to his surprise our Bur prise he ho found him sitting slUng In his ch chair lr at the window w. w Brent had expected to 10 find him In bed bcd He HeS saw at once that the tho ng aged d ma man was was upset S He greeted Brent cordially enough and then revealed the cause S of his lils atIt agitation Uon S Sim rm im worried d about Helen he explained been out o on the lake with Miss Ennis much longer than she said aid she would b be goneI gone I wis was Just about bout to se send d Mark to see if It anything hs ha has gone gone gona wron wrong Brent still sun standing turned to toward toward to- to toward ward the tho door Ill go We fe offered I wish you would Mr Mi Cunningham Cun curi agreed Helen Is always prompt about coming to me when 1 I expect her lied Brent hurried downstairs tot pot In fear that what h ho lie considered a 3 sick mans man's misgivings might have a S foundation In fact but because hewa he wa wanted ted to be with Helen Iel He had but little time to spend at Bramble Bramble- Bramblewood Bramblewood wood on eon this occasion and he hie iUd did not wish to waste It on an invalid Evas Eva's presence presence there was vas n a Ii Jar- Jar jarring ring note but it was not hot uncommon mon mon that they bey at metat ct at Brani Bramblewood lewood I and Brent trusted himself t to carry I off ott the situation satisfactorily Jb He found a situation however that he lie was totally Uy unprepared to meet Out In the lake Jake th the canoe canoe floated bot bottom om side side up up- and fora orl a a. afew few s seconds conas he had a 8 terrifying t fear I that a a. fatal accident might have hav occurred I Then he saw Helen an and nn Eva on th the shores shore partly hidden by bya a clump of ot flowering shrubs He rushed over ver and before h he reached them he discovered that they were were not alone C V S SC S Helen was standing taco face to tac fac 5 with Bob Ennis her hands in his In a S' S grasp sp that filled filled Brent filled cold anger Eva saw aw him before Helen did S and Br Brent tor a that she w Was s going g to fling rs he-rs herself into his arms He looked p past past- st her at it Helen Hehm and Bob Bob S What has bas happened 1 he he demanded de demanded de de- mantled noticing In a a flash sh that t th the Et S clothing of or al all three h ee was w 8 dripping wet S Helen turned to him for forthe the he first time in many weeks she e did not hot give give- him cj of oJ restraining herself with Ith difficulty from rushing to his arms arms S We We Ve upset the canoe Eva Eva- ex C. C I pl l ed H Helen l n and X I. I Brent lifted an eyebrow Ares S cue cue cue- cuer But t thought you both could swim 1 know Helen can H Helen gelen len said nothing although S Brent looked at her and no noV not at Eva I Yes but Helen was caught un der the canoe canoe Eva E told him Her J hr 1 S scarf scar got wound round rounel her Iter neck and somehow p when we went un un der del It caught on and held her there I r couldn't get get her free freer or r turn the canoe anoe over overl I dont don't I know 6 know what would have if B Bob b hadn't como come along g just jut In time S SI V VI I I 1 see H do you do do Brent said sald coldly Helen ard regarded d him with a a. startled expression He H He caught it and nd Instantly got himself In hand Plucky thing How did you manage It ithe I be me asked Bob Dont D nt r really know Bob r returned returned re- re turned shortly S H s 's a a. wonderful swimmer Eva iEva Eva contributed Innocently Brent frowned Your Youn grand grand- grandfather father Is Is' worried ab about ut you he said sald to Helen Oh 0 h I forgot how long Ive I've been away from him she confessed Come oh on Eva I I. Ican can let you you have sonie some somo clothes Sh Sho p paused used and turned to B Bob b adding But 1 d dont V know what y you u will do Ill Til dry out In the sun while Im I'm waiting for Eva Bob told her Do Dont nt be long sis S The Tho two girls irs hurried away and Brent excused himself to to Bob with Bob with the plea that ho v ho wanted a talk with Mr C Cunningham B Bob b was glad to see l him Im go And that's that s' s the t fellow vas Evas al always tit tit- S ways Lys raving ingabo about t p ho thought though t contemptuously as as' Brent strode down the path Looks like a n. fIrst fIrst- class crook to me met me Eva was not thinking of t Brent at the mom moment nt She Slie was was O concerned nc with th the thought tho of ot other her dress a anew n new hew chiffon that d from the bath the tho lake Mother will vIll scold scald mo me mo now she said to Helen She h isn't yet forI forgiven forgiven for for- I given Elven me me for lo losing her lo locket ket the night of ot your OU 1 birthday y party I To be continued |
