Show THE STORY influenced by loneliness n chicago lillta forbes young and pretty yields to the importunities tuni ties 0 harvey torrence whom bhe fancies herself in lov she discovers ats true character nd leaves him taking retuce with an acquaintance gertrude watson lillta Is accosted by the on of the wealthy owner 0 the apartments fred watterson he insists on driving her to the tore on the street torrence Is waiting and the two men en aage in a battle in torrence Is killed lillta spends a night ot misery in a police cell she appeals to her father but he answers hat he never eints to see her again next morning the ludge at the instigation of a lawyer a stranger to lillta dismisses the case the lawyer gives her and an un signed note her that college tuition has been paid for a year he refuses to give the name of her benefactor she takes up short etory writing and meets mr lillta writes a short story which mr praises highly miss prangle a member of the class harshly criticizes it the atory Is sold for miss disclose lillta s real identity Dl scour aged loetta decides to give up the struggle and sets out tor a cafe she allows herself to be picked up by a youth in an auto and taken to a roadhouse there her escort insults her she Is rescued by her unknown friend returning to her room she finds there he tells her be loves her and asks her to marry him she makes no promises but the avowal heartens lillta and she once more resolves to attempt to come back CHAPTER VII continued 6 11 tou liked him positively lies so distinguished looking and hes got the nicest eyes and he was so worried about you oulion t leave the house until you had come back paced around in the halls or hours he said something about shaving seen your sister here I 1 dlan t enow you had any sister I 1 haven t I 1 d decided that people baad about forgotten that scrape I 1 got luto and remember eliat I 1 looked like so I 1 stopped dying my liala band dolled DI self up it was the first time that be had seen me that and in the half light on the binding 1 lidded him along a bit you ought to of he was worried to death atell I 1 told hla I d duna when I 1 got back he was still here I 1 that Is he asked me to marry him hot dog that s slick gee im glad to hear that girlie loure a larn good kid and there s no reason why you should be hounded beranse of that one little scrape you got into I 1 boull be awfully hippy she sighed heavily bet you 11 be getting married yourself before long lillta said soft ly her heart going out to this some abat peculiar woman i don t kid yourself she again I 1 marry the best man alive they re all alike lillta laughed what about your gray eyed friend asked mrs hardy looking up as she remembered the fellow lat pays your rant here won t be raise con of a muss if be hears you re engaged to somebody BO much per chaps that the other fellow hlll hear about him lillta s face darkened how long has it been since ties been here about a month hes due to show up and pay another month s rent in ad vanee for you do you know who he Is 0 o I 1 the slightest ei apt eliat when he came liere for the first time he seemed to have known fume one mho bad known me because lie was perfectly sure blut he could tell me all about you without my net tang sore or anything tie seemed to think the world and all of you and was awfully pleased when I 1 was thetla over your story instead of hard boiled as some women who alved as much as I 1 have would ol 01 been desm lillta looked oft through the window out into the rain he has done a lo 10 for me he got me out of the place I 1 was ever in in my life and I 1 II 11 be to him for it until the day I 1 die but t cant lei him go on paying my bills any longer there a really nothing be us t on the level exploded mrs hardy es on the level 1 lillta s voke was a little impatient she could not understand eliy anyone think that there was adv tiling between her alf and cray cies i pardon girlie 1 mean noh ahng only men the devils they want value received for they do for believe vou mb sol she added and the words alth a look hiis 0 o sincere that lillta at her and impulsively out and her hand 1 want you to tube HI dollar cheek if you will get H ached for me at your bunk and kap at week s romi rent out of it ami n the ann with the gruy lyes sh ws nip tell him that my benl Is ill paid I 1 lu not feeding feeing back to sc aai anore go he wont have to any HII chiore tuition there and gradually I 1 hope to pay him back tor ayery cent hes on roe shuts the spirit encouraged mrs hardy rising don t owe ein thata the best way no mailer how by jack woodford W N U service copyright ake they look alth which sophistry she went out 0 the room 1 BUS a little that mr arrall had not yet lulled but 11 came to her that doubtless the reason for ailts lilts nus hat he would not rant to wake her and wis waiting until lio was sure she would be up ue gouid be down at the newspaper office at this time of the morning she knew she decided to call him there going downstairs sho dropped a slug in the clione box and gave the number of alie aper presently she heard pleasant voice arrall speaking good morning she breathed into the phone her heart hammering good morning came bick in a tone so stiff and cold that she nearly dropped the receiver unable to think of a single thing to say in view of this unexpected tone from him she mur aured inanely how are ou fine thanks but 1 came very near being bumped off when I 1 left your place last night 1 hid no sooner got down alie stairs tinn a rough char actor walked up to me and hit me as he flung the one word walt over his shoulder and closed the door hard as he could in the face be fore had time to warl T the blow hen I 1 was down he bent over me and in formed me that if I 1 ever went near you again bcd bump me off amb ably an emissary of 3 our friend who tomes up litre to see r a onie in a while I 1 had supposed before from what he had said that was noth ing between you and him but I 1 e noticed that of late he haan hadn t been coining up anymore I 1 never occurred to me ass hat I 1 am that he was jealous of roe mr arrall 1 you can t really be aeve 1 I in afraid 1 can miss corbes and I 1 must say I 1 was never eo ed in my lilt 1 canedi oll lots and I 1 could corive ion your oilier er contretemps but li 0 little loo much ith trembling t t s 1 allta put the receiver back upon its hook evl dently oft of the men who had brought her buck in the car the nuit before had remained downstairs and had seen her meet arrall the window on the second I 1 in the hall her heart lie that no anie man could be blamed under the circumstances fur jumping to the conclusion that both sirs hardy and arrall had jumped to she went back to hei room to dress hurriedly one though in mind she must acee the man velh the dray ries at once and get th thins out she would to out to lie and gander ie evidently had something to do for he had walked around as though he owned the place in a ver scort time she was in a burely things could be straightened out somehow mr ar rill could be ande t understand nud how could undone him for not understanding after all it did look bad almost before she knew it so intense were lier thoughts 1 allta again found heiselt herselt before alie old ramshackle house with the deceiving exterior 1 the fr nt floor of the old house she stood and waited for to happen almost im mediately something did A min stink his head through a panel in the inner door and 1001 ed out at her hat do you want be asked BUS ant to see the boss ahe returned 1 I he boss les lie seemed intensely surprised and from the annel another head appeared aliat liat do ou mean buss the newcomer asked and lien paused to look at her closely s w that it was one of he four men who had taken her home the night beffie oil he said ou dunt want to see the boss you want to see 1 I tie big guy he nent here but well wait n second lie from the panel soon however he returned and opened the door and made a motion for her to follow down n rear light of stairs her guide led her and through a bonx dark passageway into a bollt darker one that smelled d imp and foul danly it became pitch black and I 1 olin ran into her guide in the bl ick ness keep a hand on me he her and right aladj nothing iou could trip on and no mure stairs I 1 allta compiled slie became aware eliat they were in an underground for they taud walked awlie alie length ot the old house and in one direction only bhe beann to grow a little and would hae stopped to question her guide if he had not suddenly himself stopped and switched on n LOOK ing past him she saw a of stone leading up ie started to mount and motioned to lier to follow to lobita s amazement they presently emerged into what was evidently the kit clien of a well furnished hoire lin mediately aliey passed through swing ing doors along a up a flight of thickly carpeted stairs and fin illy wound up in u room on he second floor sit down said her guide gruffly she sat down in a chair and he turned toward the door as he opened the door and was about to pass through he flung the one word waif ovet his and closed the door al most immediately lobita the lock turn all ing to the windows to see where she was she discovered that each window was heavily barred was however another door in the room she walked swiftly over and opened it it lead into a sumpta bously furnished bedroom passing in she examined lie window in alie bed room tills loo was heavily barred for alie first time she felt fear aulle definitely suppose this gray eyed person were in love with her as every one seemed to think 1 she returned to the other room and sat down to wait soon she heard steps ascending the stairs and suddenly felt herself in alie grip of terror suppose it should not be gray pies at all suppose that if it were gray ayes he should prove not to be the kindly decent ape of man that he had so far to be suppose almost anything in this locked and barred room far from an other dwelling the key turned in the lock the door swung open lollen s tood up and presently found herself face to face with gray res her arst thought upon facing the man was he same one that she had had alien slie first siw him tie 1001 ed somehow familiar et she could not convince herself that she had ever knoon him tie crossed alie room with quick firm steps and held out his hand to her lobita put forth her own hind and felt it gripped firmly in a manly he sat down lillta sit down and turned toward him resolutely lor some moments there was silence lo 10 allta was u little disconcerted she had thought to h indie lie interview very easily but this quiet man so forceful so purposeful it was some how like talking to a school teacher he finally prompted her you wanted to see me yes birst of all 1 want to thank iou for having gotten me out of the most terrible situation that I 1 was ever placed in in my entire lifetime I 1 shall never forget that as long as I 1 live he unclasped his hands and 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