Show S E RIA L S STORY fal ts THE GIRL fro from M aji HIS TA 0 it M by MARIE VAN VORST illustrations by M G KETTNER rh afi WO 1910 by the tha dobbs men ill 00 SYNOPSIS nan dan blair the 22 year old son of f the fifty ml I 1 I 1 ton dollar copper king ot of blaar town mont Is a guest auest at the tha anglish home hoine of lady galoney Oa Ga lorey dans dana fattier father had been courteous courte oua to lord galoney during his visit to the united staten and the courtesy to la now being returned to the young man the youth has an ideal girl an fn chis his igind lie he meets liardo lily 1 duchess u chess of 0 breakwater a beautiful w widow w who Is attracted b by y his bis immense fortune and takes taken a ilk liking I 1 ng to h her er when dan was a boyhe boy a girl r an ang a solo at a church and h he had n never v r forgotten her the oa ga lorees lily and dan attend a london the theater itter where one letty lane to Is the star dan recognizes her as the girl from his town and going behind the scenes introduces himself and she remembers him lie ife learns that prince Ponto la is suitor and escort to letty lord oa a lorey and a friend named ruggles determine to protect the westerner from lily and other fortune hunters young blair goes to see lily he can talk of nothing goes but ut letty and this ahta angers the duchess the westerner westerner finds letty III from hard work but she ehe recovers and ruggles and dan invite her to supper she asks dan to build a home for disappointed theatrical people dan visits lit lily tor for the tha time forgetting letty and tater later announces hla his engagement to the tha duchess CHAPTER XIV continued why tho the old duffer Is as happy as a house ahouse afire said the boy not to boast ive done the whole thing up as well as I 1 knew how ivo ive got him into that health resort you spoke of and the he girl seems to td have got a regular education du catlon vice she wants wanta to study so something mo thing so ashes going to school go on talking the actress invited languidly 1 I love to hear you talk montana Blon tanal dont change your twang for this beastly english drawl whatever you do you have though miss lane I 1 dont hear it a thing of Blair blairtown town in the way you speak and the girl said passionately 1 I wish to god I 1 spoke it right through I 1 wish I 1 had never changed my speech or anything in me that was waa dixe ditke home and the boy leaning forward as eagerly exclaimed oh ob do you mead that think how bow crazy london Is about youl why it you ever go back to montana they will carry you from the cars in a triumphal chair through the town she waited until she could control the emotion in her voice go a on n telling me about the little girl she was so trusting as to give the money up to me and I 1 guess it will draw interest for her all right thank you smiled the actress you are terribly sweet the child got higgins to lot her into my dressing room one day after a matinee I 1 time to see anybody except then here higgins made her appearance in the room with an eggnog egg nog for her lady which after much coaxing dan succeeded in getting the actress to drink higgins also had bad taken away the flowers ands and letty lane said to dan 1 I send them to the hospital they make me sick and dan timidly asked 1 mine ine too this brought a flush across the ivory pallor ot her cheek no no higgins keeps them in the next room and with an abrupt change of subject she asked Is the duchess of breakwater jer very charitable and blair quickly y replied anyhow she wants you to sing for her at a musicale calo in park lane when youre fit miss lane gave a soft little giggle Is that what you call being charitable dan blushed crimson and exclaimed well hard hardly lyl did you come licie here to ask MG me t that h at 1 I camo came to tell you about our mutual poor let me call them that wont you because I 1 happened to bo be in your dressing room when th they ey struck struck their vein miss lane had drawn herself up in the corner of the sofa and sat with her hands clasped around her knees all swathed around and draped by the knitted shawl her golden head like a radiant flower appearing from a bank of snow her fragility her sweetness her smallness appealed strongly to the big young fellow whose heart was warm toward the world whose ideals were high and who had the chivalrous longing inherent in all good men to succor 0 to o protect and above all to adore no feeling in dan blair had been as strong as aa this to take N nr hr h r in his arms to lift her up and carry her away from london and the people who applauded her from the people that criticized her and from donlo he was engaged to the duchess of breakwater and as far as ag his being i able to do anything lor for letty lane he could only offer her this politeness from tho the woman ho he was going to marry 1 I never sing out of the theater ifer her profile was waa to him and she looked steadily etea dlly across the room its a perfect fight to got get the manager to interrupted and said oh ill soo see him ill make it all right please dont she said briskly its purely a business affair ilow how much will she pay dan was rather shocked anything you like and her bad humor faded at hla his tone and she smiled at him well ill tell roach that I 1 guess make my singing a sure cure thing she changed her position and drew a long sigh as aa though she were very tired ored leaned her blond head bead with its sott soft disorder back on the pillow put both her folded hands bands under her cheek and turned her face toward dnn the most delicate coral like color began to mount her cheeks checks and her gray eyes regained their light will two thousand dollars be ba too much to ask she said gently it if she had bad said eald two million to the young follow who had bad not yet begun to spend his fortune which as far as aa he was nas concerned was nothing but a name it would not havo been too much to him not too much to have given to this small email white creaturo creature with her lovely flushed face and her glorious hair whatever is your price miss lane 11 goes nj ill sing three songs one from man I 1 r 1 I think act like this to a boy known all your life dalay an english ballad and something or other I 1 dont know what now and I 1 expect you dont realize how cheaply you are getting them she laughed and began to hum a familiar air 1 I wish you would sing just one sorg sone tor for me for another thousand she asked lifting her eyebrows what song is it and as dan hesitated as if unwilling to give form to words that were so full of spell to him she said deliciously licious ly why can you see a lo 10 low don drawing room listening to mo me presbyterian hymn tune without lifting her head bead from the pillow shap eh began in a charming undertone her gray eray eyes fixed on his nom from Green lands icy mountains from indias andias coral strands where sunny fount fountains ans roll down their golden sands blair near her turned pale there rose in him the same feeling that she had stirred years ago in tho the little church and at the same time others ile he had bad lost his father since then and lie he thought of him now but that big sad emotion was not the one that swayed him please stop he pleaded dont go on say theres something in that hymn that hurts letty lane unconscious of how subtly she was playing laughed and suddenly remembered that dan had sat before her that day by the side of old mr blair she asked abruptly why does tho the duchess of at breakwater water r want me to sing because ashes crazy about your vol voice ce is IB she bhe awfully rich urn um I 1 dont know letty lane flashed a look at him oh she said coolly 1 I guess she wont pay the price then dan said bald yes she ehe will yen yea she will all right now letty lane went on if it were a charity affair I 1 could sing for nothing and I 1 dont doubt the duchess it if she la is as benevolent as you say bay she Is could get me ma up somo kind of a charity show dan who had started to rise now leaned toward her and said bald dont you worry about it a bit it I 1 coma com Is and sing bine we will make I 1 it t right about theorice the price and tho the charity everything 1 shall go your way she was seized upon by a violent fit of coughing ind jand dan leaned toward her and put hla his arm around her as a brother might havo ha vo done holding her tenderly until the paroxysm was past gosh goehl I 1 he exclaimed fervently its ita heartbreaking heart breaking to bear you cough like that and to think of your working aa aa you do cant you stop and take a good rest cant you go somewhere T to Green landa lands icy mountains 1 she bho responded smiling emt ling 1 I hate bale the cold no no to some golden sands sanda or other ho be murmured under hla his breath and lot let me take you there but she eho pushed him back laughing now no golden sandi for tor me im afraid ive got to sing in mandalay tonight lie he looked at her in dismay she interrupted his protest ive promised on my word of honor and the box office has sold cold the state seats with that understanding by her sofa leaning over her in ai a choked voice he be murmured you shant gingi you shant chant go out dont be a goose boy she ehe youve no right to order me ilka that stand back please As he did so BO she whisked herself off the sofa with a aa I 1 sudden ardor and much graco grace now she told him severely since y youve auve begun to take that tone with me im going to tell you that you I 1 come here day after day an aa you have hav been doing I 1 guess you know lt it dont don it you he stood his bis ground but hla his bright face clouded they had been so BO near each other and were now so BO removed 1 I dont care a damn what people say he replied she interrupted him she could be wonderfully dignified small email as she was wrapped as she was in the woolen shawl well she drawled with 1 a sudden indolence and indifference in her voice 1 I expect be surprised to hear thet I 1 do care sounds bounds awfully funny it but as you have been coming to the theater now night after night till talking about it you dont want my friendship he be stammered and letty lane tont controlled rolled her bar desire to laugh at his boyish subterfuge no I 1 dont think I 1 do her tone struck him deeply hurt him terribly ile he throw his bis head up defiantly all right im turned down then he said simply 1 I think act like this to a boy known all your y our life dont be silly you know dw as well an ai I 1 do that it wont do ile he did know it and that he had bad already done enough to make it reasonable for the duchess if she wanted to to break their enga ement slowly preparing to take hg leave ho he said wistfully cant I 1 help you in any way let m me do something with you for your poor IVES its a 9 comfort to have them between us and you can count on me she said she knew it but dont come any more to the wings get a haat ha of not coming TO BE 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