Show 7 J agu OPPE N H E 1114 CopyrIght by y LITTLEE ROWN and CO TAKE mel SYNOPSIS fleeing from a brutal an unhappy home heals and a proposed husband liua band she 14 dotes dc teats a young arch girl stands in to a country road on tho the verge ot of desperation halted by nn exploded tire two englishmen lord gerald youn 0 D aby and christopher dent are ara attracted by the girls distracted appearance CHAPTER 11 II continued 2 1 I 1 have never been tit there re monsieur he 10 answered with tier her eyes fixed wn pon gerald night after night when hen my work Is done I 1 come here ind nd I 1 watch tile rond road just where it fades ades away but I 1 have nover never traveled long it I 1 invy over never been c further ain han the first village bovyn in tle bollow ap bertild dime cattle a step nearer to her I 1 ie ie leat loaned ted agal rist the the gate post ills his tone one ind and manner became unconsciously j ca caressing tessIng it ws was generally po aiu when rhen he spoke you vou tire are in tr duble mademoiselle lenald basald so ti 0 till es even ever a stranger way my help she looked down tho the road where alic lie flut 0 mobile was jacked up yes elie admitted 1 I am in grout great trouble tio uble no one but a stronger could tip me I 1 have no friends be brave then and speak on cerald enjoined there had been no previous time in er life when myrtile imd had been re aired to til irshal tier lier thoughts and peak unaccustomed words yet tit at hat mon moment tent clearly and angly she told tier lier story site she pointed 0 a the he weather stained cottage behind belil nd 1 1 live there slie aId sald with three ulf alf broghers and sisters and a step tot lier my ily mother was the village hollm bistress she married for the time a bad man and site she died have taken core care of those children have kept the house clean and tidy hayd have done what the cure told me las as my duty and all the time I 1 have toted it why christopher asked asbed simply she looked across as though sur sue decd at his intervention Te Pec nise caise the children are marse course ral greedy find and ill mannered she exi lal neil 1 I wear myself out olit trying to like ike them thein differ ert but it Is use Is it Is in their blood beca because use my prather 8 borge wore often tie he drinks 0 0 much brandy lie Is quarrelsome 0 o Is 1 never und kind there Is not one oe joy in life only when I 1 escape r B 9 title little tinie time anti and conic come here and down doliva the rood rond which lenila leads to erth and wonder what may me lie nt at e other side of the li ellla alfs there you 61 I 1 have read books many books 1110 ther and father fatlich r were both well rated I 1 know and feet feel that the 1 I am lending Is terrible there ere la is cometh ling beyond all a gerald said gold thero there Js Is some e of instant trouble in your face win for a site she was volee voice w a 11 white dumb tiling thing stricken ele it with horror it was that which hod surprised we tw her breath ns its site she spie led w with un unuttered soba y ate blo light honic home front from village age tolli gill the widow ily y ne ile Is to lier her bobring to 9 to 10 tre the are citrin ile ho brought too the lie keeper of the bor ill lesch all VS gerald mur softly goon 30 on ho girl 1 eadd ea ed her herlies lips but bilt tile the to stick in her hep throat 0 lle tu to beti itil asked yi quick under r almir S aill ans in tile 01 dereyes he reyes S ulea jim i i drinks 3 0 cora le mettr C nanela SS ft apoll iw ev I 1 arl 1 I f ge corp morp orp to re you V 1 11 1 t wt ahi I 1 koligat ifft i W N 4 sha vi lle here fr she ae lie wl abid jiin und wa t of wa tharl t roly ay biow t it e fd t tile lne and I 1 tu hu L take ake me gitil bod hl are coln ayup were Sy UP to io where I 1 h e r e t tora Il dIng gerald d did gilld not kac ailt ile e stepped to the dri driling jing wheel ho be beneat the sent seat by bahls ills bitle said dve to tile will urt start ill ine ile it how OW aro d ro ov N 1 fill S frfd rfd fe ba ot life you oft on it t ta I 1 la be wora eIli 1 l store moio loi you tanin alan willit lint iou ell leave behind 11 yik the gli I open tile lie gate aria and bilto tile cm citi like n tiling gerali till tinned liei his lie he nl ld tile lie corner of the farm three illi fl ng tires iiii showed thein silus throe three olca two ta rati cotis ellid ink cirill f culled called for there pio threat the llie girl gil cowered b by geralds Cic iilda side start I 1 she implored start please I 1 achl however ll ocer 1 I billik dil lik tie lie bald r ild I 1 c should first hear what aliat liat these lino ilac tn to sn citey lw have after nil 01 some conlin upon the lie girl it twilight bo be lile to to III ald 1 l lier liei without bringing ang tier awny aroi loin leonle citing to garald ifer her eyes cco IV ere cie pools of entreaty start blended there Is 17 hing for tile ruc but escape eselle wb does the lie other mind get in ill theres 11 good fallon fell ow G irr wr tild begged wo we dont want mint 11 to hae it ia auw these 0 yokels yokel okel tile was un nl renly in tile dickey behind belil nl eyes cios Ini chrystopher to tn talve take the place by tier lier slide side with ills bis foot feet till on hie road liou lie leaned across tier to ger gar a I 1 d gerald cerald ll 11 be tills this Is n moie serious than oil seem to think mio la Is going to look after tile child lian illien we G ret get to monte ciulo carlo you con can if ion like ans ns the colre ecsi ae reply im not thinking of aln play ing the lothario Lot harlo if that is 18 aholt amt you menna word of lionor honor word avord of lionor honor dont he be tin nn ft ns ol 01 old d chap its I 1 ll 11 1 to us to give gc tho girl a chance 11 christopher stopped oft off ills copt sim ind I 1 it vien V I 1 ft li I 1 lit I 1 all ll 0 lk 4 C le 10 11 it I 1 1 I speak a attle english I 1 understand very well he took tile ati place fly by her side gerald shred allred in the clutch and they gilded 0 off ft the twilight overtook them thein si swiftly ifal F the lights of monte carlo 1 us they commenced the lie long dese dessent lc hront ent avre k ere like pin pricks of fire ahrn t through li rough a flap bilie carpet Ivr whose i rap evvs hinl hild been fixed upon the flying nille stones leaned forward now with A little exclamation cla mation of wonder vonder it la Is fairyland I 1 1 shi alii clel 1 erald looked down tit t tier influx gently you live so near und and you have never been evin as far EH au in rB asked led it Is 18 ns nf I 1 hav hnis told you slie she tin nn pi vered 1 I 1 bove never ten kilometers from froin tile the farin annn lit in lit iny y life Christo christopher was RIl lost gerald however nodded cally nl ly bohli youns young men imd had taken it for granted from aiom t alie he arst that their charad understood inder stood pa F En in flunce they tire lire like that tant geraid remarked it is tile gnus abat count nut but tilts tills child slip silo frig christopher Kf kait it for tier her clothes clot lies there a tiling thing IV suggest ti die lic she blip Is like n clilia ellid madonne nn nw newl el who leiis stolen into the tie clothe of it a girl irl gime aw for tier first 1 I should st still ill II if c e to linow know bilat you lire ire going to do lier eiten wi we nr rive Clid stophel elske lynnly iare arc you going to t ulce her to the villa laj latar r on wils the lie care lass lass reply not tills evening why not christopher persisted part apted tour alcier 8 iary very ki tid it long ns we TP have the he seems seeing to me as girl on our hands that she la IR the ui pr proper 01 I 1 demon to look after hw gerald still milled fed my sear chris ho he othild you and mary tire polls I 1 know but I 1 atu aiu not sure sine that you ni altogether together understand lier her site she like we pit anve e tile way ny a little before we ask fur for tier her help tell myrttle mi i alio had anul been looking from one to the lie other oilier of tier her two to companions ith a sense of growing trouble in tier her eyes Mes messieurs she interrupted lt it was ind wrong of tile me not to tell you ou before I 1 it little english I 1 understand MII cry w all you tire are a most amazing cli child lidl gerald echi lined looking don doin at tier her in genuine gentline astonishment you have biever been ten tell kilometers from froin your find ion speak a language that comes of biating n stress s for a mother I 1 su suppose however Ho eui he no fear we je shall dispose if YOU ou plan antly Toi nono slit solid said 1 I can ciul oil Toni orrow lie be han hanged gedl I 1 gerald replied aioo look about you on little one wa tire aro entering the town tomi it if your hiir story Is tru friio aind we e know th alint it it Is he addid added lini 11 you jou see for tile lie first arst hiep shops villas hotels liou ls the llie bull build d ins ing in III front of us its Is the casino now ion see the lights that fringe the ill har ly it h Is ninn lii mirello murmured they drew up ill tit t the side door of tile lie hatm where alicio the lie two to young men weris were to san stay gerald descended take liiko care of the cliff for a few ini minutes mites chris lie begged 1 I nm am boing to interview one of the housekeepers lie ilo into the hotel sir tile led ills tall slim figure I 1 it was us lost to sight eight thom then the four fear reunited to return she 1 I lint inn a n trouble double to him site blie faltered lie ile will luite hate tile mo for it I 1 only mount that you should drive tile me somewhere kiriu where I 1 could lose myself nii Belf per ier imps I 1 lind hall better go monsieur can I 1 not slit anity before lie he returns ile he would ile be very cry angry if you did christopher As tier her ilo ile tin lias gono gone to arrange for some one to look after you ion for the night tomorrow I 1 think ou hlll do well ell if you try to find some work aik oik if you ou wish s it I 1 will help you ou her eyes ec still devoured the door to 0 r through gli which li lh gerald lind in tell tile mo ills name silo alio begged 1 ills nnnie christopher replied I la Is gerald annesley Anne Dot dombey silo felip kited it after hlin him a little 1 I always think of him film as aa gerald she i hp it is a very ory pretty nahne till tell me ine why hy did the chauffeur say your oui lordship because tie lio Is the eldest son of an earl carl and lie Is entitled to be called lord Don ibey 1 lie ile la Is noble then T nm not sur blip pul ile he seemed like ilke that to roe e and you ou monsieur may I 1 know your lour name my name Is christopher bent replied plain christopher bent Is it very ery nice name she said with alth a trifle tittle of unconscious condescension but of course it Is not like gerald silo looked longingly back tolvar dd the crowded oded ci doorway and tile the young nian who stood by tier side was aware of a curvous aurous tind altogether inexplicable sens sensation aaion lie he suddenly found blin himself self envying geralds careless but fascinating manners hla his good looks ills bib light debonair manner of speech nen even tills this little walf alf picked up tip at tile the roadside was ai a i maready under lila fits spell then christopher remember sd d other things about ills his friend and ills his face grow grew stern gerald returned presently with a bently d essed oung wo komoll moll ile he held field out ills his hands to and aal assisted tier her to allgot it Is all arranged child he announced noun ced annette Is a chambermaid here she will all take you to some borne moonia close tit at hand where you will be made tomorrow morning eaily christopher and I 1 will come and see YOU ou mademoiselle will be entirely well filleted Fill ted 11 the alie young woman declared it Is but a few burds awny away tyrelle Ayi tyr still wrapped in chrasta Chrls ta pher s ont looked a little pathetic a as s six stood apiu the pam ent by annet bettes res side 1 IT I shall not see PCP you iou ngon a an tonight till n lord she sha aski ot tonight lie be and genila 1 Is enough from you ou petite tomorrow we HP will have a ion iong tall talk have no fear far you not to the lie faun faim unless it la Is your wah l li Ally rille sto and with a su suchen dhen gesture tits lils hand to rn 1 tier lips ills ilien slip sli dra ged annette allnet orr ailt without imeln hel bellind lind gera gerald d A n little our iq 1 somei somewhat hat demonstrative III tie chii Cn ii in chris A cockell while thel y un litick our mir clot lies ive ie tele ph neI to the lie ollit we in a lu guv dinner there firt first lint blit after fter ward I 1 will hi ou yon on the iiri liml I 1 where lacre ill HIP ilal isidre celers of 0 tile world orld have thell tel livie myrtile is on her way to life out want kind of life Is sit she e to cee at monte carlo nn ap rt 1 |