Show SERIAL STORY i II THE rHE GIRL r from forn rom 1 i fi f HIS ws TOWN i 1 i If By y MARIE V VAN VAIN N VORST L Illustrations b by M. M I. I G. G KETTNER i Mrs Jj n W l 1910 lO by l ihu 1 Co SYNOPSIS lJ 1 Dun Dan Blair the J yar 22 year old old ear son of or the dollar million doltar copper king of or Blairtown Blair Blair- town Mont Is a guest at the English chore of or Lady Ludy Galore Dans Dan's father had been cn courteous to Lord during Ms ds visit to the United States and the courtesy Is now teen returned l to the young man The youth has an Ideal gIrlIn girl girlin girlin in H HP He meets Lily Duchess of or ater a beautiful widow who no 13 is attracted attract d by his Immense fortune and taker eF a 1 liking to her When Dan was a oy a girl fl sang n a solo at a church and he the had never cr forgotten her The Ga- Ga Lily and Dan attend a London theater ter where v.-heie one Letty Lane Is the star Dan s her as as' as the girl from his town lown and going behind the scenes Intro- Intro himself and she remembers him TU- TU e learns that Prince l ll Is suitor l tor and escort to lu Letty Lord LOld Ga- Ga rry Ga-rry v m-v and nd a friend named Ruggles deter- deter to protect the w westerner from LIl Lily and anil nd other fortune hunters Young Blair roes to see Lily he can cin talk of nothing bl l r Letty and this angers rs th the thc Duchess Duches Tl 71 f westerner finds Letty ill from hard or but she recovers rs and Ruggles and Dan Invite her to supper She asks Dan Danto Danto to eta r a i home homp for disappointed the- the tria people Dan visits Lily for the time tune forgetting Letty and later anT an- an T his engagement en to the duchess i CHAPTER XIV Continued Why the old duffer is as happy as asa asa asa a house s afire said Bald the boy Not to boa loan boast t. t I Ive I've e done the whole thing up as aswell well Nell as s I 1 knew how Ive I've got him into t that t health RIth resort you spoke of of and the girl teems seems to have got a regular education vice She wants to study something EO so she's going to school Go on talking the actress Invited I love to hear bear you talk Dont Don't change your jour our t twang yang for SOT KaT this beastly English drawl what what- ever ever you rou do You have though Miss Lane 1 I dont don't ont hear bear a thing of Blairtown In the theay ay y you speak And the girl said passionately I Iy y 1 wish vish to God I spoke it right through T j wish I 1 bad had n never vcr changed my speech or r anything in in me that was like come ome And the boy leaning forward as eagerly exclaimed Oh do you mean Think how crazy London Is about you Why if you ever er go back to to Montana the they w will carry you from the he cars in a triumphal chair through the town She Sae waited until she could control the emotion In her voice Go o on telling me about the little girl She was so eo trusting as to give ghe the money up to me aid aDd I guess It will draw interest for her all right Thank you smiled the actress you ou are terribly sweet The child got L blU w LO ly rep iet oer lute imo my room one one day after a a matinee I f haven't time lime to see anybody except then mere Here Higgins made her appearance In the room with an egg egg nog nog for her lady which after fter much coaxing Dan succeeded succeed d in getting the actress to drink Higgins also had taken a away way the he flowers and Letty Lane said to Dan aDan send fl-send send them to the hospital they make me sick And Dan timidly asked Mine too This brought a flush across the Ivory pallor allor of other her cheek No no Higgins them In the next room And with an abrupt change of subject she Basked Is the Duchess of ot ter ver very charitable And Blair quick quick- fly Oy replied I f Anyhow she wants you yon to sing for tor torr der r at a musicale In Park Lane when youre you're fit Miss Lane gave a soft little giggle Is Is- Is that what you call being charity charlta able ble Dan blushed crimson and exclaimed exclaimed- Well hardly hardly- Did you come here hereto to to- to ask me that I cameto came to tell you tell you OU about our mutual mu mu- lual poor You'll let me call them that wont won't you because I happened to to be In your dressing room dressing room when they struck their vein rein Miss Lane had drawn herself up in the corner of the sofa and sat with wither l ter er hands clasped around her ber knees sill all s swathed around and draped by the knitted shawl her gold golden n head bead like a radiant flower appearing from a bank of or snow Her fragility her sweetness ler Mier er smallness ss appealed strongly to the big tig young fellow whose heart was Warm toward towal the world woId whose hose Ideals were high aud who hid had the chivalrous caging In all 11 good m men n to succor to protect and above all to adore dore No feeling in Dan Blair had b been en as strong as this to take talce her in hi arms nt to lift her and und up tip carry he her hera r a away 8 Wiy ay from Crom London and the people e who bo her from the te people ti n I riched her hel anti au from n Tie Tie- ie was wa ell engaged to the Ule o of f Breakwater And as far as his being g v o do d anything any thing t for Letty Lane he lie could only offer otter her this politeness from rom the woman oman ho he was going to marr mar mar- r ry I never sing out of the theater Her profile was to him and she looked ed steadily across the room Its a perfect per feet teet fight to get the manager to consent con con- sent Blair interrupted and said Oh Ill I'll see sec him Ill I'll make mako it all right Please dont don't she eho said briskly Its purely a n business affair How much will she pay Dan was rather shocked Anything you OU like And her ter bad humor faded at his tone and she smiled at him Well I II I Ill I'll 1 tell Roach Ranch that I guess it'll make my singing a sure thing She changed her position and drew drewa a long sigh as though she were very tired leaned her blond head with Its soft disorder back on tho pillow put both her folded hands under her cheek and turned her face toward Dan The most delicate like coral color began to mount her cheeks and h her r gray eyes regained their light Will two taro thousand dollars be too much to ask asle she said gently If she had said two million to the young fellow who had lead hadnot not yet begun to spend his fortune which as far ashe as ashe ashe he was concerned was nothing but a name it wo would ld not ha have have vo been too much to him not too much to have given glyen to th small white creature with her lovely flushed face faco and her glorious hair Whatever Is your price Miss 1 Lane goes Ill sing three songs one from Man Man- you worry about it a bit bU It If youl you'll come come com I I and sing we will make It right about aboud the price and the charity everything I shall go your wa way She Sho was seized upon by a violent fit of ot coughing und end Dan leaned toward her and put his arm around her as 0 a a brother might have done holding her tenderly until the paroxysm was past Gosh he exclaimed fervently its heartbreaking heart to hear you cough like that and to think of your our working a ayou ad you do Cant Can't you stop and take talce a a. good rest Cant Can't you go somewhere To Greenland's icy mountains she responded smiling I hate the cold No no to some golden sands or other ho he murmured under his breath And let me take you there But she pushed him back laughing now No golden sands for tor me Im I'm afraid Ive I've got to sing in Mandalay to to- night Ho looked at her In dismay She interrupted his protest Ive promised on my word of honor and the office box-office has kas sold tho the seats with that understanding By her sofa leaning over her In a choked voice he murmured You shant shan't sing You shant shan't go goo gowit wit o t tonight Dont be a goose boy she said saidi Youve no right to order me lik like that Stand back please As he did so she she whisked herself off oft the sofa with a n sudden ardor and much grace Now she told him severely since youve you've begun to take that tone with me Im I'm going to tell you that you come here day after day as you have have j i iG I G n 11 ft S Sk k C. C I 11 R RS S Il I M J s p j 1 Jf r t I I Didn't Think You'd Act Like This to a Boy You'd Known All Your Life dalay an English ballad and something something something some some- thing or other I dont don't know what now and I expect you rou dont don't realize how cheaply you are getting them She laughed and began to hum a a. a familiar a-familiar air I wish you OU would sing Just one song for tor me For Foi another thousand she asked lifting her eyebrows What song isit IsIt is It t And as Dan hesitated as if It unwilling Ing ng to give form to words that were so full of ot spell to him she said deliciously de- de deliciously Why can you see a alon L Ledon Le- Le don lon room drawing-room listening to me slag Presbyterian hymn tune tunc Without lifting lift lift- ing ng her head from the pillow sh she began began began be be- gan In a charming undertone her grayeyes gray rray grayeyes eyes fixed on his From Gr Greenland's Icy mountains From Indias India's coral strands Where Africa's sunny fountains Roll Ron down their golden sands ands Blair near her turned pale There rose ose in him the same feeling that she had stirred years ears ago in the little church and at the same time others He had lost his father Cather since then and he lie thought of him now him now but that big sad emotion was not the one that swayed him Please stop he pleaded dont go jo on Sa Say theres there's something in that hymn that hurts Letty Lane unconscious of how subtly she was playing laughed laughe and suddenly remembered that Dan had eat sat before her that day by the side of ot old Mr Blair She asked abruptly Why does the Duchess of Breakwater Break Break- water want me to sing Because she's craz crazy about your voice olce Is she ohe awfully rich Um I dont don't know Letty Lane flashed a look at him Oh site she said coolly coony I guess she wont won't pay the price then Dan said Yes she will yes she will all right Now Letty Lane went on if it it were a charity affair I could sing for tor nothing and 1 I dont don't doubt the tho duchess IF ir s she e is as benevolent as you say she Is Is could get me mo up some kind of a charity show Dan who had had started to rise now leaned toward her and said Dont Don been doing I l guess you know It dont don't you He stood his ground but his bright face clouded They had been so near each other and were now so removed I dont don't care a n damn what people say he replied She interrupted him She could be wonderfully dignified small as she was wrapped as she was In the woolen wool wool- en shawl Well Wen she drawled with a sudden indolence and indifference in her voice I expect you'll youn be surprised to hear that I t do care Sounds awfully awfully aw nw fully funny doesn't It But as you yOU have bave been coming to tho the theater now now night after night till everybody's talkIng talkIng talk talk- Ing lag about it It- It You dont don't want my friendship he ho stammered And Letty Lane controlled her desire desIre desire de de- de- de sire to laugh at his boyish subterfuge No I dont don't think 1 do Her tone struck him deeply hurt him terribly H He threw his head up defiantly All right Im I'm turned down then he said simply I didn't think you'd act like lIlee this to toa toa toa a boy you'd known all your our life Dont be silly you know as well asI as asI I do that It wont won't do I Ho did know it and that he had already already already al al- al- al ready done enough to make mako It reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able for tor the duchess if it she wanted to to break their engagement Slowly preparing to take his leave he said wl wistfully Cant I help you in anyway anyway ani aniway any any- way Let me do something with you for your po poor r Its It's a comfort to havo have them between us and you can count counton on me She said she sho knew it But Dut dont don't come any more to tho the wings get a hab of not coming TO BE BE CONTINUED |