Show 4 L 7 bu JE PHI OPPENHEIM PS Copyright hy ii LITTLE DROWN BROWN and CO PAULINE SYNOPSIS fleeing from a brutal stepfather an unhappy home and a proposed husband she he detests myrtile younk young r french IT ench girl stands in a court country try rand rai on the verge of desperation halted by nn an exploded tire two young englishmen lord gerald dombey and christopher bent are attracted by tho the girls lils dig appearance she begs bags thorn them to take taka her away from her misery in a spirit of adventure they do so corn conveying eing tier her to monte carlo and leaving her with friends myrdle speaks english aier her mother having been anvill bated woman gerald sees bees ft a beautiful young woman in the gambling rooms and Is fasal bated but can only learn thil that she to Is called pauline paulina do vondere and la Is with tier her aunt ile ha la Is unable to secure nn an introduction christop christopher her and gerald decide myrtleo shall not go back to tier home lady mary geralds glater secretly in love with chrls I 1 copher disapproves disapprove e 0 f tile tho young men mens 0 guardians guardianship h loof ot myrtile Myrt llo CHAPTER IV contin continued aed 5 here was a sollie somewhat what hectic silence for several moments madame lenore could sr sani arcely cely conceal tier contempt for tile the crudeness of tills this puritanical englishman myrelle herself lier felt us its though a n dream of 0 prim illse were fading fadine awny gerald because lie wits good gdud fellow enough at heart felt further insistence impossible lie was quite content to drift into fanger lie was not basult enough to evade a plain warning well I 1 suppose wo we shall have to let this disagreeable fellow fiade ills fits way lie do eldred take tier ler bolong lim in adame plue find and see what you can do you ilear hoar iiii in y friends idea plain blue serge buttoned up tip to the thront ca cashmere shiner stockings bloc kings and square toed shoes thero there will bo be a compromise madame declared firmly and ana for the rest little one do not trouble too much alib whispered hs as she led away 1 I shall keep heep theiu ticu clothes just as aa they tire are until tile otiler other n ims has made up tip his inland to yn meddle eddle no longer come to me ino when you tire are ready I 1 can mako inako you look so GO that ellord will tuko take notice of 0 no other minnii oin nii myrtles My Aly rUles rilles eyes were swimming with tears it iwas just for him that I 1 to fo keep these liesee clothes she said 1 I wanted him to take tile 1110 out and to feel that I 1 looked like other girls As for monsieur Christo christopher I 1 detest lilii il in ili the showroom outside out glde neither or of ilia the two young men was pm disposed tor for conversation christopher felt a distinct return of f lila his list ampre herty lou concerning geralds tilds attitude towards Myrt myrtlia Myrtt lic lc while gerald himself avils was conscious of h hagap nibe of re ii estment at its ills frlic friera tho cuore poignant in ili b ccaruso of its wisdom til 10 lo t in n tile na iia turo ture of nn an explanation between tile the two was rendered impossible by the um smallness allness ot of thili room rind the presence ence of tle te slip assistants so gorald gerald contented himself with lighting fighting a elgi aga tga rette frette while christopher studied a book 0 of fashions presently came put to them once more the transformation was still but the blue sergo serge cos tume ume was absolutely plain except for I 1 18 is thick edging of braid ond tile little toque elih its duric dark blue quill absolutely free from ornamentation yet it seemed almost fA incredible credIble that ahli alil grit eaul girl who cuino came towards them it 11 little shyly hut but with perfect set sel po possession ases slon should indeed be lie ilia lie ast 1st 1 put child who had been under tl their I 1 air faire care for rather less than twenty four 1 mademoiselle Is trans transformed formed maddine Miu lame lenore lanore declared she has natural elegance ele Kance in the simplest dollies clothes I 1 could give tier site keill create cren tean an Impress impression fort I 1 have alime iny best milord and anions monsieur leur I 1 brust trust that you tire are satisfied 1 I am going to take myrtila Mr to ciros tr lunch come along Christo buld suld gerald chapter V the two women bromen sat bat on the lie merruce of their wistaria covered billit madam tie de Ilon lere hunched up in ili far liar spi oldrig I 1 throng gh Kli si long tube pauline raut lne tier lier reputed niece iter ronee corree all and dtta rette alike neglected gazing fixedly seaward their immediate linin edloe environment suggest sus gest ell ed fit at once a taste for luxury and the lie illeana to io gratify it the linen and stiver silver on the ilia little table tit at which they ther hai had lust just lun lunched cheil was of the finest pos sible fonner lace bordered lund and lid orned with fl a coronet A howl fit it pink reses roses occupied the center of tile lie trible table the coffee had been served in little cups of the finest devres in tile background it a alle servant was waa standing dressed in plain black livery aery a ili gasn grey gray haired and with lined fate face but tall and of powerful build ile iio posses possessed qed to the full the immobility of feature of the trained Eri glish servant but their was something entirely foreign in his lah L fitti attitude tude and expression lie ile had the air of one who neither saw no heard 8 save ave nt at his mistress orders 1 I nin ani wenry weary of everything here except the sun bun pauline declared deliberately libera tely tile woman opposite knocked the ash from tier her cigarette wag waa an aged and withered file face but her black oica eyes were still full of life and fire tier her long thin liand hand on which hashed flashed several strangely set rings was vaa suddenly extent extended iod toward the waiting ser vont without a word he bowed and disappeared I 1 ono one must wait madame de bonlore declared for what tile the girl asked idoly the older comans womans ans eyes glittered for a moment lor for what will surely conic come slie she declared I 1 the portents are all there fliche tile writing Is no longer upon the wall lt it blitzes to tile the sky A and n 1 I meanwhile pauline murmured tile sun shines chines my heart boats bents in tune to it and I 1 feel nil fill the time linie the lit weariness of the days dais 1 it I Is the lie insurgence of youth the older woman conceded indulgently 1 I suppose the greatest must most feel it some day site she thrust ri another nother cigarette into her tube and tit lit it with tile long regular breaths of tile confirmed er cr her del delicately leat ely sh shaped aped but talon like fingers were stained with alth nicotine arrives this week she announced noun ced 11 fillIne yawned dawned more mysteries she murmured moro more false hopes finoro exam exaggerated erupted erp ted i SK there will be ba a compromise compromis Com promis madame madama declared firmly stories nothing good will come of visit but the money lie b brings ring unless by any chance tie lie lias has news of Ste stepin piu benr in adame 1 I bore myself I 1 rather wish ish that 1 faiad faunl been burn born tin nn Amor american ienn the woman showed no sign of linger yet sone somehow how or slie she seemed FL lied to lo diffuse an atmosphere of contempt it la Is perhaps per liapi it 11 pity silo she admitted that you are descended from one ot of tho aliu greatest ailers cifers ali the horld dvoria lins has ever known it Is perhaps it n pity give tile me something to rule over tile hie girl declared and I 1 viii be repent nut tile souls had liberties of 0 i ik few ta illion people or tile the heart henita pt 11 few men I 1 mil aut tinty three cars olo unit und tle tile sun still la Is bario anil and then there la Is the lie music our one reso arte when w hen therea Is to watt alli fiut Is lai the 1 I Q use of mada ille to to line winf lives the ba drs it simply makes one pull tit it atheni it little harder linn ler I 1 nin i is badly off on ns its stepan til I 1 ansett who loves me ine from froin behind the fortress wulla walls sometimes I 1 wish that I 1 were there with th him Madi inic dt de reached for un tin ivory lopped stick and rose tu to tier her feet almost os as though fly by troll from somewhere within the lie dim fill cool rl re bessea at vr the afie rodin beyond the groy gray hall ell inaus erv jin I 1 was wa by tier her s side ide she leaned upon ills his arm we drive nt at four ocl ocic silo gald after we will watch watch the ciny nt fit the spott ani ing tang club pauline it her L r shoulders it wits was the hie yesterday uy afternoon anti and every tiny behind it would probably pro bubly be the stino saine she looked intently across the narrow nut row korge gorge toward that thai other oilier villa A two seated car had turned in from the road and wa waa craft ting up the winding ri venue sh he stretched out her liand land for the field glasses which lay tm en the table able by her side tile tho figure of the young man maff at the whorl was familiar to her pauline rose to her feet almost ts as mysteriously as an the mant manservant ervant lidd had appeared a fow few moments before a block black robed lenald hastened toward her pauline shook her head this afternoon I 1 do not wish to rest silo sha decided 1 I eliell walk la in the gardens pauline descended the stone steps crossed tho the drive and plunged into a narrow footpath which wound its way through a plantation oi of stunted but sweet smelling pine trees downward toward tho the sea bea the path was not an epsy easy one DM end and paulines shoes were scarcely designed for such on an adventure nevertheless she persevered at last she gained her end sho she stood upon the little strip of sand bes beshlin plin tried kled with rocks which bordered the sea only a few yards away the shim blue water rocked toward tile the land in little waveless wavelets wave lets site she turned end and locked back bacic the villa from which she had come like a dolls house shining out of its sheltering clump or of cy presses store more directly above tier her now was the tar far more extensive residence of lord lora she looked toward it searchingly there were several people upon the broad veranda randa ce amongst theu them tile alie slim figure of a young nitin man at ai its further farther edge gazing intently in tier alk y cotlon she a little as she picked tier her steps stepi across the yellow ellow sand to tile edge of trip the sea end and clambered on oa to a rock A queer fit it of heedlessness was ivall upon her silo she stood upon the top of tile the slippery rock finding a strange pleasure in ili the salt laden air and the wind which brought it thousand alp of fight to the trembling blue sea which blow blew her skirts about rind and even brought disarrangement to her smooth ly hound bound hair this tempering of the sunshine brought a sew now joy to itil ita warmth ulli sim sho stood there busking basking in a purely sensuous pl pleasure ensure forgetful for a moment of the depression of tle th 0 tp morning orning the sound of tumbling blin stones in the lie little gorge behind scarcely arcely ic disturbed tier her it was not until silo bhe heard footsteps upon jile alie strip of beach that silo she turned tier hep head corning coining toward her already only n few yards uway away was a young man of personable appearance and unwontedly determined expression express loft for once in its his life gerald had made up ills intond although he was in reality brimful i of confidence in nil all his relations with tile other sex gerald had sometimes a 1 I not altogether unattractive un appearance of shyness lle lie stood bareheaded for a moment look looking fiig up at pauline ne 1 I inn am sorry if i t startled you ne he aa said d it 1 w was s looking fur for roy my sister I 1 inott this Is 13 n favorite place or lr hers and whon I 1 saw you standing there therb 1 I rather jumped to uie conclusion that you jou must bo be she 11 really pauline replied are are we so BO much mike then not in 14 i the least lie ho i declared frankly I 1 seems to make your esplana 1 tion ion a little not pauline remarked gerald settled down to business 1 I hilow that A J ought to back lie li ii said but bui jitter hll hil it t much more naturel nn na tuii of pie tie to come cohe on I 1 1111 hae 0 been fryling to fry ing fing ever since I 1 irit bmw B IW you to get someone to intro dubb inel me tte ive tire are after all as I 1 have i just discovered to my great delight and ills Is the riviera not berkeley Rei keley square may I 1 tell you that iny ninno t Is gerald Don bumbey ibey that roy my father an and it sister have the ilia villa u up p there pit aal tant from rom the moin moment ont I 1 saw you hare been nn t to leake your site sho looked at him iri silence for a moment hali critically lial hal i thought fully theril was nothing absolutely discouraging in her attitude and yet et gerald somehow conceived tile the idea laa that eliat this might riot nor after afier all be so pasy easy tin nn allair iba had hoped are you rou used tj your acquaintance q ua 0 I 1 in ll 11 this manner site asked 1 I very 1 seldom feel the desire deall e to do 10 io so lie he ass urcil liar her dont don t ile be an noyed please I 1 on am rotell bilte a respectable spec ANc spectacle table period I 1 wilt will caal cuji upon your slie will gle give ine pernile per nils slon I 1 iny or the fars n time pauline I 1 it rather it 11 lold cold smile but the foet flat that eliat it wits it smile ut all ris niico eime r biging 1 I fancy titta yel you 0 lind better dla dis miss thiet from your niland she oie said my mint anea fi not ot il receive belve here unit am slie site certainly bould out not eliop welcome eli up you iu us its it caller bly not berald n little perturbed you pry a young rann 1 lint il ore are tva tuang tUn anita ng which iny alrea 1 any 1 tiling fase ela in III life alff a bad throat 64 for or hergel ft young olen lien for ine 14 I 1 1 don dont 1 l see flow she can cal t 1 heep young men away front from you aito ul together gerald dec declaim larM you ilont lork t wind mind tily my saying saI iR do you ou that you are the sort birt of girl whom hom young men would want ant to knowl know her smile returned she p Inu glIed shoeing shelving some very wonderful teeth Imi really tily you are a most singular person she observed do all englishmen tall talk to in casual acquaint ances in this unrestrained fashion N ns 11 a puzzled fauline wn baj not altogether falling into line with mth the lie conclusions he had arrived at a on berning tier her la Is evidently as tive ai as the tha if will gerald ba able to brek bre ak through her re reserve erve TO DE BE CONTINUED |