| Show BUYING BARBARA 1 By ur Julia pro Cleft Addams SYNOPSIS r Barbara Quentin arbitrarily summoned summoned summoned sum sum- to London by her her arrogant fi fiance nce Mark arrives in the midst of ot a revel to which she is not asked d. d He even draws a maU malicious fous ca caricature of ot her As she runs from the house she overhears a man she believes to be Farrell Armitage Marks Mark's host bost call Mark a bounder She breaks b by letter the agreement she he had with Farrell wh who that he might t try for a y year to establish establish lish Mark Bark as an artist so that Barbara could uld cho choose choose- C between them without prejudice judice Then she demands that Mark meet her at the National gal gal- lery CHAPTER 39 The Crash Cruh So S So sure was Barbara of ot I 1 Marks Mark's rk's coming that she did not appreciably ly lengthen her pace and it was five l e minutes past 11 when she turned into Trafalgar square As she he across to the people pc-ople scattered upon the steps of ot the buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing a car passed her with ith Mark in- in id tlde She watched it sweep up to the steps but but Mark did not descend Her HerIt It heart Jart art her suddenly suddenly suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose he had bad brought Judy She c came me steadily on and pr presently drew level He was alone Rotten R Uen of ot you to keep me waiting he exclaimed the moment his eyes ten jell upon her You haven't been here two min min- mm- mm Ut tit ut s she returned and got in The car was very ery room roomy very plainly equipped Is Is this thi Farrell Armitage's car carOne carOne I One of his cars child You have no conception of at the resources of ot a i millionaire evidently Just as liS well perhaps for your our poor neglected true love eve Michfield Is is' is waiting tar for you Jou to teU him where to drive to To the outer circle of ot Regents Regent's park please and drive slowly vly round The car rolled awa away R t smooth obedient obedient obedient obe obe- movement that seemed to make speech easily You wired me to come to you OU Mark Why Because I hungered for the sight of ct you But last night she countered and to her dismay there was a sob in her breath last night you insulted me before your friends frien Last night aught i You weren't there futile Mark You saw me You know v I 1 was there He had bad let himself slip toward her herand and amt now laid his bis face against her shoulder houlder Id had oceans too much to drink Dont Don't loathe me for it beautiful You looked so prim prim and dull dun and hard hardworking hardworking hardworking working standing there gaping at all the naughty naught people And you OU know I cant stand it when you look like that tHal You hurt me too much Mark Really too much Barbara Again she turned and look looked dO down at t him The car cr was alongside the curb People will see you Mark Sit up He He lifted lilted her hand drew off oft the loosely fitting glove and raised her palm to his lipsI lips I l I have missed you so so beautiful Mark af at his most kind most dear How v could she ever for tor one instant l have ve wondered wondered have have doubted She relaxed a little The traffic jam broke and the car started forward again Oh darling Mark I ought never to to have let him take you oU away from Irom me me Lets Let's be married at once Mark This week He flicked aside her hand and hauling himself himsel erect sat back corner Him Him Tan Farrell Armitage It sounded so splendid his offer to house you YOLI and help your work and perhaps improve I your our health But this is u taking away with one hand what he gives with the other 1 This Do you mean my party All your parties all you go o to and andall andall all 1111 you ou give gi l if they're like last ni ht's He He was sil silent nt She could not In Interpret Interpret In- In I his bis silence She went on You must see ste e it Mark You must agree that for for tor for whatever re reason lon Farrell Armitage is definitely trying to vulgarize your our career You think so murmured M Mark Mirk rk I see last night the kind oI O eople he had brought to his house an and the kind of entertainment he provided pro vided for th them m mIhe The Zhe car had turned Into nto the park now and was sweeping slowly along th the outer circle Unique commented Mark Ab unique you are Barbara she searched his face lace You mean Im I'm foolish Im foolish I I mean mean- his lip lifted at one corner cor cor- ner you ner you are arc possessed of a unique and sad quite amazing nen nerve e. e She She drew herself up Whatever Ive I've done or said that's stupid you must not speak peak to me like like- that But her voice shook badly So SQ you are re going to carry me off and aid n marry me are you Because you ou dont don't approve of ot the company I k keep ep And Im I'm to be allowed a avery very few lew really respectable little folk to play with me now and again and I get gel geta a a. beer a-beer beer and tobacco allowance I supt sup sup- Up- Up pose t if no not I t put It too sweep sweep- f gly perhaps I know Im I'm naturally bossy people people have nave told me so But I want to take you away from Farrell A before beCore he utterly spoils you and I 1 think that that- whatever yoU say you do really want to come i f Mark Markk glanced out of ot the window He waved a hand languidly to an ac ac- nce He watched a dog frisk rik ac across the road she begged I dont don't know what is in to 10 your mind L This That when we marl marry and dont don't forget that last time I asked you you ou refused me when we marry marlO it will be I who decide where and how I shall live afterwards I 1 may mayor or may not be a cripple by then but if it I 1 were twisted into twice vice the funny knots I am am already I 1 will be absolute mastel maser mas inns tel ter er of ot my own life liCe If It that doesn't suit you you get get out o of it ill it You dont don't know what youre you're HI sap log ing ng You dont don't mean it You would be e living one kind of or life I another She tried to smile It wouldn't be bercal bereal bereal real marriage at atall all an And yet pursued Mark Malk no other kind of ot marriage would be possible with you Barbara Youre You're bossy as you say yourself I wont won't either boss or oi be bossed I i Then she said still slit smiling The whole question is shelved indefinitely indefinitely in in- definitely he suggested Or no Youre You're one of those people who insist on being C given Cen en a date Lets Let's shelve shelvet it t then for Cor a year ear In the meantime you can leave me to steep sleep myself in vice under Armitage's Armitage s 's able guid guid- guidance ance He laughed amusedly and and you can go 10 back to Excellent Excel Excel- lent place for good little girls to be good in She put her hand to the speaking tube ube Stop please she requested Getting Gettin out Barbara The car drew into the curb and the thc chauffeur came cLIme came to the door Should you ou really be so vcr very final do lo you ou think Mark went on I mean wont won't you OU have a terrible lot lott lotto t to 6 unsay when you want to be engaged engaged en en- to me again All AU that tin- tin chapel talk about Armitage Armitage- She looked at him blind blindly Michfield Mich Mich- fled field had returned to his wheel and she he held the thc open door in her hand In n a moment she would shut it upon Mark Hark and his cushions and his laughter laugher laugh laugh- ter er and let him go when one of the most satisfying things about my party part was wac that it drove him out of ot his own house in gentlemanly dis disgust He didn't come Brandish place until an hour ago Her hand tightened on the door She said said almost violently Youre mistaken I saw him standing standing stand- stand ing ng in the doorway of at your studio about bout 2 o'clock looking on I heard something he said about you You saw him clearly Not clearl clearly no From behind His build is very like Pooles Poole's his secretary It was Mr Watchdog Poole you saw And the only reason m Im troubling to mention all an this this tO Marks Mark's voice shrilled suddenly the only reason is that before belore you ever dare are to talk marriage to me again agam you'll apologize for believing that a minded cash clod like Armitage could ever ver begin to influence me mel Armitage vulgarizing my career on n the sly Armitage choosing the wrong kind of ot friends for tor me That that that clerk His free arm swung wildly and he tore the door from her grasp rasp and crashed it shut Through the he window her eyes ees hung upon his hisor for or another moment and then the car slid lid into gear and he was gone But Barbara was beyond response Dimly aware of ot someone at her shoulder shouler der er she turned It was as if the emptiness emp emp- and the sunshine turned with her the world spun jolted and then slanted into space She slanted with it t and the sun went out Copyright 1933 Julia Cleft Addams Farrell searches tomorrow for tor one he loves Ions 4 |
