Show ET L T T durif 5 NA L illustrated 6 grayr PAY I 1 W ICY av cam rr SS SYNOPSIS 3 hull flail arlint prepares ire pares for HIP flip ija jayn u lit in hit bli ito hn la is by ribilla fidlier Fi slier r ills his us flit 1 of f 1 11 t party ii hu IS to give lit I 1 t tl ii t bat n night pairly h mill 1 I d vial lit liln in li IK had shaw mr mi Do dortinus Dore reinus inin attorney ant justive of 0 alit v baell rall calls aud anil informs hall hint liln nal roil roillie lim win will lins has left win him un 11 that eliat lie he before lila him taa ten ty tv which hiBl nii sit at 11 ineil ITI that night CHAPTER 11 continued A tried to speak hesitated 1 I think so bhe he finally got 1 ot out then timidly yes im mire hure she alio voul dt lly fly joyo jovo ill try it he be exclaimed who la Is she ahe flodia almost brolio broke down don she crept up to him film timidly why why y you on know mr Doni stelle dont 3 oua on why ly you ou must know its home sho bho stopped stopp Ril and swallowed someone sonio ono you see bee very often jahe t look him in ili tile alio face but stood waiting fearfully trembling lord it I 1 could to do it hall went on to himself four millions lonal before befaro midnight HB paused razing gazing at a corner of the belling cel ling oil oh by jovo jove lie ho exclaimed sud suddenly su ducly dely 1 I know now flow you monti moan rena ilena royalton lloy alton why I 1 never thought of her before befogs of course yes yea thata a fad fact she lid call mo me leall tile last thaia I 1 saw tier lier fifick ila ho turned to flodde seu sao hero here flodde youre clever liow how the deuce did you know kno clutched at tier her heart anti and bit tier her lip to keep back tile tears ile he put lint it to tier direct Is it mrs airs royalton Koal tou Fl Ilo odle dlo Fl Flo dlos adles smile was a triumph it had in fit it a dozen doen different nipan ings it was waa wonderful in its beautiful renunciation cia tion but bat it 11 took a full for her to control herself and olie busted herself with the tray tra yea tes silo elie managed to say eay finally ill biily and choking liiK site alio walked rapidly baek t nto into tho the office hall flail stood and thought it over ito he took out his watch and too looked ed tit at it anxiously it wits vitt already ten oaire he kahook ills head it was too outrage outrageous outi chett tile the humor of the affair seized lafin aina ito ho laughed harshly aloud godles Flod I 1 lod les white face appeared in the doorway what la Is it sho she cried ive got bot if it lie ho shouted well have the lie wedding tonight the guests tire aio invited already and they call cant t get gel at I 1 i yes im sure she ilia rice bilows that wont that be greatt great flodie usher fisher ouva saved my life ilo ila grabbed tier her anti ami whirled tier her round in a crazy waltz till sho eho broke away in anguish oil oh mr air alio began ill just have to tell you I 1 cant boar bear it at that moment there was it 11 round ot of tho the hall door bloor opening what la Is it hall flail said anything I 1 can do for you want to be a bridesmaid or what turned looked unil arld a saw aw oh nothing she put her hand to her head as aa it if it were aching there she la is now the she sighed airs roy hoy alton good pell fell her ill bo be ready in just a nall hall rushed into tile the dark room to lo load tits his plate holder holders went wearily into tile office with a curt good morning mrs roy i ilton allon and made a br brava a ve attempt to lo nille mile CHAPTER III f sirs royalton lloy aKon was waa plump and nam flam lokant handsome band some atone mind her pop eyes which were brown and she was a sleek bleek and glossy woman dressed in ili tile the extreme of style apparently quite assured of tier lier awn charma her motions were pleas slow blow she moved about with a lately stately swanlike carriage tier her vocal lones too were slow and smooth tull lull of a sort of sentimental unction vastly wais waa ani 1 11 royalton Ko valton to tier fief suave and flattering tu to those site bho admired 11 S sl i ware ore white altha n lial 1 chata the matter hald c ileen been vir varying yIng haven t you iona what wha t in tile the orld does doea a girl like you ou lime have tp trouble you lon 1 oil waltons orl on for one thing flodde tossed tier her head like a filly mrs Aloy ll oulton niton di 1 I ii 1 t l apparently got the sarcasm WH you ou dont seem to wait on them very ay iy much lant ian t mr air 11 ons tell p read randy y for foi tile inc yet set flotilla ani beld to reply then changed tier mind 1 I font dont know she said ill tte was blinking front I 1 HIP he dark room loaded plate lit III liand hand olt oh mr boniske Hon latello ila flodia ahls 11 lerch ered oti oil arent going to to ter ire you oil oh dont ilon t dont please mr well oll haita tilt matter now no I 1 hought you wanted mp to 0 oh but I 1 ilont dont now no flodde Fl odle youre arnzy dont you worry orry 1111 be it u happy happ day da for you little girl when lien im married ill bee be that you ou get fiet a better job that than this say Iier oa that other plate holder 1 over on oil that shelf oil oh mr honl 8 toile be awfully unhappy I 1 know knott you ou will ho stopped till jill I 1 iel itly unhappy with four millions flodde with a private yacht it 11 c country ou gitry eliouse a villa lit in italy ital per i tin leaps as au aps fps a valet by b jovo jove I 1 fues not tier her face was as absurdly distorted w till pain and anxiety tier her lists flats ero ere clenched she summoned tier her courage tor for the last despairing oh 01 silo paints mr air Doul stelle site she paints tier lier face like a clown cloft ii you t hull laughed aloud pur fur heavens 8 anlie a he in 18 that troubling you oua now I 1 suppose chos the only botnan ainan wito who does doca it lit in all new york ork I 1 vel all 1 put your our mind nt at rest lost flodde biodle ill promise pro nilso to reform her after were mar inar ried tell tier her to come COLIC in mra royalton wandered into the kudlo slit slie began as usual ith a inizer aud a n smile I 1 dont don t know that fiat I 1 ought to shake hands ith you ou mr Doni stelle youre oure a bad had boy boi why you ou been to see aee tile nip sill nil this long Mh ul lle ille slip she filled the alie place with alli her hei dulcet personality 1101 inspected tier lier sagely bagely its IB ono one in a valuably object lie la Is expecting to purchase seeing tier her as it re ter for the first time ills ilia first drat re murk lacked conviction oil oh ive ie been busy ilena that 1 hat RH barely barel saved it dusy olt 01 youre always too busy for poor little me IM I 1 in sure you 11 take a horrid picture of me ine and I 1 did so co want nut to get it 11 good one today mrs royalton alton rattled mattied on taking off tier veil ell and inspecting tier hair lit in the lie achaval chaval glass ginsa site she twitted twisted eflin on oil lila his impoliteness abe hi made tier big ryes eyes bigger site did tho the spelled child hall half still distrait ile he broke away nervously nonous ly nail went to icek ork it was aa hla his custom to mange engage ills object lit in conversation permitting tier her to change lini igo position talk drink tea flirt or gesture as bile while blie bile uns unaware anti before site she began to wonder bihy ihy hy lie did nut not begin to have managed tilt exposure of some dozen doisen plates platea front one or two tivo of ellich lie he was as prett ure sure to a triumph of f art and naturalness bit t tit nl the mercy of tits liia obsession this alila method was impossible today flail bial wai too bils busy making up his bis mind arill ami could not ilo two things at once youre you re not ila paying ing a bit or of attention to me die seiti ah pouted mrs royalton babyish was a for a cynic hut but hall was too engrossed lit n his own on though tB lit ite caught tier her with alth an all linger finger arld tl ere ind and slipped in ft a plato plate ill hi fact Is IB I 1 all it a tilt bit worried today lie he confessed just look it ft bit over that WAY ati right finel lie he deftly pressed tile tho bulb she went up to him flint and patted tits arm olt oh you poor dear man mail 0 oh Is I 1 wish ish I 1 could enold help win ailin out 0 oh h no im afraid aou ou cant liell help me ho he said irritably 1 I wish lah to to heaven you could now no took up lie ho commanded then lie dived under tile focusing cloth anti and einer emerged ged to say its ila partly you that thai im ili Norr worrying ying about though rena ilena about me maa no mrs royalton was aa yes I 1 am realty really ile he went up to her and adjusted tier hor jabot babot lier HOT eyes went vent oft off tit at like a double shotgun lit in an all explosion of coquetry 1 I suppose you tell that to every woman you know ile ho was in toy for it now nov nonsense its true rena silo sho opened tier her eyes still wider what lit in the world do you mean she sha was waa hungry for more walt wait till I 1 get another picture hall flail wheeled hla his camera into a now new position wondering what to say next silo sho was animated enough now tier her big eyes fairly blazed the tigress had scented the antelope for some time lie he held her oft off white alln she teased for further turl lier revelation lit ili tive tantalized ritually lie sat sal down beside tier her on tho iho couch coach under tho the wandow stretched clied out lits hid hund hand obtained hers without much trouble and felt felc of it softly site she stared tit at ailin excitedly you know rena nena tile the why ully I 1 been to bee you ou dont you oil borne other woman im sure auro no I 1 just dare I 1 tile the cour courage slie le drew tier her hand away biati er r n ailt t ed it to be recaptured with nith case 1 I you 0 1 I 1 knust know what ive been thin lilno ing lie he went ant on oil you vou must munt hue have spell it in my eyes eves thyi yolar oui eyes ees look nil all light mr I 1 silly idea loiro talking about she was a forty year cearold old baby now 1 I alah I 1 could see sortie home of it in fit your eyes rena ona what it in tile the world orld see what ive you ever I 1 ural first baft you ou lleita lle iia lie he plunged pluri Ked lit in no now over tilt his hend head lie shut ills his eyes foi tile jump to give it 1 I cant get you ou out of my wind 1 1 I love you hrna you ou know that thai slie she move moved dawny away AS a it if a bit alarmed and withdrew tier her timid hand why wh mr clr ron bon liall I 1 imd had no ile idi yon thought of me in ii in that way it h ibs you lini ent cnown me ine but it a fin 11 ekr beks oh live ivo known you ou long 0 11 0 ive been desperate about it liall hall almost to nivan incan it ibena hi nil youre the only woman I 1 ever loud itell slit elie paused and gave lihn him a long languishing rock fook ali why I 1 danl can 1 2 I 1 N V then you like me a little renat s belloe believe it if when lid you ou first discover that you ou loved tile inc fiall slie site coded cooed dra draving iving nearer 0 tills this stopped film for a indin moment elit why since since the second tin time I 1 think it ans you think it 1 I was mia you yon mean that unto alino you ou cattle to dinner wh why I 1 thought you pro ere much more inore inter sted lit in carolyn dallys dallas dont ou oil boiler believe me rena I 1 tell you ou I 1 cant stand it uny any longer ive got to hino have you vou dont say M tin no et ct just listen olve ino some en coura gement just a bit slip looked tit nt him iolli you poor boy bo softly soft ohp pitted tits lila hand then do like ilia tile a little uena ire iio seized her hand fir tilly iteria As plea soll and happy radl mit ant to think fiat oure in love knitli alth just poor pool little ino inc thell hen you ou will say lay yes es and ald milu make in nip tile the happiest man in ili the world orld the richest man lit in the mrs alra royalton rio alton would squeeze epry precious deop out of the orange do you ou really nally love loe tile nib so eo ciuch olt oil do 10 1 ia why rella I 1 simply cant wait alt 1 want to marry you im ili modia mediately tely as soon na as possible today ten oven venn pena toss rose olt oh immoss ifer voice lolie lost its ili unction and became bec imp matter of fact bupt dont dent bo be silly liall why I 1 havn hav bay fint n t said bald yea iea yet I 1 t must have time to think it over oer time ilme halls race face dropped 1 I 1 want to ile be suro sure tills this time she shook tier her head in swift retrospection dont torture tile me rena you know how ho I 1 must stiffer buffer think of my mv being df priced deprived of tin tilt opportunity of of what again tier pap gaze disconcert tell him film oil oh of everything of you on of hup hill of or of you ou know 1 lie looked at tier her helplessly silo she still singled sin llod fled proud of tits ills ardor something in her pleased eyes encouraged him an and lie he put tits ills arin about her shoulder tried I 1 to draw tier her causer had ills his lips ready for tile tho kiss when lien sr slit sprang up ill TO OL BE m |