Show Is SERIAL i CL s STORY y TUI T 17 A A A fro M A A IS by MARIE VAN VORST by al G KETTNER ivio by T iam dobbs WJ 13 SYNOPSIS dan niala floal the 22 year old son don of tho the efty 1 y malhon I 1 i lion dollar copper kins king ot of blair nl town 1 v il mont lont la Is a guest at the english nome ome of lady galoney Oa Ga lorey dans fattier father had been courteous to lord galoney during ills visit t to the united states anti and the courtesy As Is now being returned to the young voting man the youth has in an ideal girl in its mind up ho meets lily duchess ot of DrI breakwater wr n beautiful widow who la Is attracted by tits his immense fortune anil a nd token a liking to tier her when dan was wag a boy a girl sang bang a solo at a church and he had never forgotten her the oa ga lorees lily and dan a attend a london theater where one letty lane ts is the star dan recognizes tier lier ns na the girl from tits his I 1 town and going behind the scenes introduces himself an ara 3 sho aho rpm remembers e abers him ito ho learns that prince Is suitor eulator and escort t to a atty lord oa ga lorey lorcy and a friend n named m d determine to protect the westerner wea torner from lily rind othor other fortune hunters young mair go goft gob ft to bee lily ho he can talk ot of nothing but letty anti and this angers the tha duchess Du cheas the westerner find Letty III from hard wor work k but she recovers ra and ruggles arid and dan invite ker her to supper aupper she asks dan to build a horne home for disappointed pointed theatrical people dan visits lily ly CHAPTER XIII continued hello you sho nodded to dan 1 I am awfully sorry not to have shown up at five juet got your note just got in at the hotel been out or of town all day dan saw that nono none ot of the people in the room was familiar to him and that they were out of place in the tha pretty brocaded broca dod nest one of them was a jew a small man with a glass eye whose fixed stare rested on miss lane he had kept on his over overcoat cont and hla his derby hat hung on the back of his bis head give mr air cohen the box higgins miss lane directed and bending forward brought her small face close to the glass glasa and her hands trembled as she handled the rouge stick mr air cohen in one hand held a string of df pearls that fell through hla his fat tin nn gers gera as it eager to escape from them higgins obediently placed a small box in tits hla hand take it and get out of here she ordered cohen miss lano lane has got five minutes cohen turned the stub of hla his cigar in his mouth unpleasantly without taking the trouble to remove it ill take box he said rapidly and when I 1 get good and ready ill get out ot of here but not before now see here bore blair began but miss lane who had bad finished her task motioned him to be quiet please go out mr air blair she said please go out mr air cohen la Is here on business and I 1 really cant see anybody just now behind the jew higgins looked up at dan and he understood but he hoed heed her warning nothing would have induced him to leave letty lane like this im not going though atlas lane ho he said frankly ive got an appointment allent with you and im going to stay As he be did so the other people in the room took form forni for him a blind beggar with a stick in his hand and by his side a small email child wrapped in a shawl with relief dan saw that was waa absent from tho the party j cohen opened the box took its con tents tenta out and held up the jewels this he said indicating a string of pearls Is all right aless lane and the ear drops the rest is no good ill take or leave them as you like she was plainly annoyed and excited and as higgins tried to lace her moved from her dressing table to the sofa in a state of agitation take them or leave them as you like she said but give me the money an and d go 1 the jew took from his wallet a roll of bank notes and counted them six he began but she waved him back dont toll tell me how much it Is I 1 dont want vant to know lot let the other lady count it the jew said 1 I dont do business that way dan who had laid down hla his over coat and hat on an a chair came quickly forward his bis hands in his pockets packets and standing in front of the jew he said again now you look hero here letty lane threw the money down on the dressing table please she cried to dan lot roe me have bavo the pleasure of sending this man out of my room you can go cohen and go in a hurry burry too the jew stuffed the pearls in tits his pocket and went by dan hurriedly as though he be feared tho the young man intended to help him but dan stopped him Be before forer this deal goes through I 1 want you to tell roe me why you are alcad lane broke int in my bly gracious grac loue lien heavens venal cant I 1 even sell my lew jew els without being bossed bossert what b eval bial ness moss JS IB it of yours mr air blair lot the man so go and go all or you all 0 of you fliggins send them out the blind man and the child etl stirred too at this outburst the little girt girl a miserable hat a wreck ol of a hat in will which ch shook a feather like ft a broken most mast the rest of her gar meats seemed made of the tha elements of a f dirt and mud mere flags of distress and the odor of the poor tho the room over tho the and scent and smell of stage properties this miserable smell of stage adago properties this miserable smell held its own come daddy whispered the child timidly come along oh no not you not you letty lano lane said job cohen crawled out with ten thousand pounds worth of pearls in tits his pockets packets and as eoon as the door had closed the actress took up the tha roll of notes come hero here she said to the child now you can take dour your father to the tha home I 1 told you of it Is nice and comfortable they will treat his bla eyes there ALIBIS miss lane miss aliss lane called the pa page go boy never mind that said the actress it Is a long wait this net act I 1 dont go on yet higgins went to the door and opened it and stood a moment then disappeared anio into the side scones scenes lotty letty lano lane ruined ruffled the pile of bank notes and without looking drew out two or three bills putting them into 4 91 n J take it and get out of here she ordered cohen the childs hands dont you lose them stuff them down this will keep you and your father for a couple of years take care of it you are quite rich now dont get robbed the child tremblingly folded the notes and hid bid thim them among her rags the tears of happiness were straggling over her face she said fiti finally ally finding so no place to stow away her riches 1 I expect id best bes t put them in daddys daddes dad dys pocket and dan came to her aid taking the notes from her he be folded and put them inside the clothes of the old beggar miss lane said higgins who had come in it la is time you went on ill see your friends out of the theater blair offered ott ered and as he did so for the first time she looked at him and he saw the fever in her brilliant eyes thanks awfully she accepted it Is perfectly crazy to give them so much money at once will you look ok after it like a good boy and see something or other about them ile ha thought of her however and caught up a great soft shawl from the chair wrapped it around her tenderly and she flitted flirted out ll iggins after her abr leaving the rest of the money scattered on her dressing table corne come along said blair kindly to the two who stood awaiting his orders with the docility of the poor the obedience of those who have no right to plan or suggest until told to move on come ill see you home and he be leave them until he bo had taken them in a cab to their destination until he had bad persuaded the girl to let him biro have the money look after it for her come to see her the next day and tell her what to do then he be went back to the theater and stood up in the rear for the house bouse was crowded to hear lotty letty sing it was souvenir night there were postcards post cards and little coral caps with feathers as aa they called her out beffie the curtain a dozen times and each time dan wanted to cry A mercy fercy tor for her ile he felt as though this little act had bad estah a friendship between them and his hands bands clenched as he be thought of at and he be tried to recall that he was an engaged man lie ho had an idea that letty lane was looking tor for allm through the performance she bhe finished in a storm or of applause and cowers were strewn upon her and dan round found himself in spite of hla resolution ol back into the this time two or thre cards wara war sent bent in one by ono one he saw caw tho the j tors refused and dan without SUP any t formality himself knocked at lettie i lanes emall door which higgins opened looked back over her shoulder sho ulden r to give his bis name to her mistress and said to dan confidently walt wait sir just watt wait a bit her lips were affable and in a few moments naomen tB to dans astonished delight tho the actress herself appeared a big scarf ecart over her head and tier her body enveloped in her snowy cloak and ho be understood wite a leap of his heart that she had on bin aled him out to take her home she went before him tri through rough cha wings to the stage entrance which he be opened for her and sho she passed out before mm him into tho the fog and the mist for the first time blair followed her through the crowd which was a big one on this night on the ono one side waited the poor who wished belmany her many ble blessing ssang and on the other side bide her admirers whose thoughts were quite different something of this flashed through dans mind and in that moment he be touched the serious part ot of life for the first time in iii lotty letty lanes motor the small email electric light lit over heads and the lower flower vaso empty ho bo sat beside the fragrant human creature who london adored and know knew his place would have been envied by many al a 1 mart man 1 1 I I took your friends to their place j all right he told her and im going to see them myself tomorrow I 1 ad adi i the girl not to got get married for tori 1 her money say this rs ra awfully nice ot of you to lot let me take you homel home I 1 she seemed small la in her corner comer you were great tonight dan went on simply great the crowl crowd crazy about you thought how does doea it feel to stand t there he r e and h bear ear th them em clap like a thunderstorm and call youe namo name she replied with effort it was ft nice audience it oh I 1 dont knows how it feels it Is rather stimulating hows the other boy she eha asked abruptly and when dan had said that ruggles had bad left him alono alone in london sho she turned and laughed a little dan asked her why she had sent for him today im mighty sorry I 1 was waa out ot of town he said wa warmly aly just r 4 A 6 how does doca it feel to stand there and hear them clap like a thunder storm and call your name to think you should have wanted me to do something for you az ard d I 1 turn up you know I 1 would be glad to do anything what was rt wont you tell me what it was 6 the jew did it for me and dan exclaimed it made me simply sick to see that animal in your room I 1 would wound lipe have kicked him out it I 1 thought that it would make an unpleasant scene foi foe yoi we have pasted the savoy he looked out ol of the window and letty lane replied 1 I told the driver to go BO to tho the carl ton first tto ato DE BE CONTINUED i |