Show LA fkr A ca J 0 I 1 MRS farnsworth si If Ichard searles Sen rles sue BUC ful 1 american playwright confides t to 0 his friend frien 1 I bob singleton tile the fact act that inspired by the genius 0 of a young oune actress whom lip lie hid had slen seen in london he has written a play lady larkspur ith the thought that she should interpret the leading character this girl violet dewing ling has disappeared singleton an alator Kt lAtor tins just juat returned in milled from france 1 ranee his uncle aitio mona ona Ras liford 1 a wealthy man hid controlled contrad ted a marriage carrl ike a short time before ills his death while on a nitta to japan ile he left singleton a ly small of money anti an I 1 the privilege ot of rest resl aprice in the garage Ki riKe 0 of ills his summer bummer home borne 11 clarton irton on th the e sound aili ms mish liford ford is be bleet to ln lie traveling lg in the orient the ho household ebow at barton Is made up of lipken don do employees 0 of a N cw aih hotel where bashford Bash tord mide his honie home goes to mirt voth alli him blin the tha manu BI ali t of anili there lia he firtl the ie Iou thIl 1 stran stir angly sely upset acome ne 0 of it its members embers ni being fust acted by I 1 thir commies on inde of pro gein im antoine lie lied lead d of tile the aln win that he has h ban ed cd by tha th some ne whitt te ions 1111 alb ifsits ot of a stranger sarn ge r dual w mil I 1 ily a foreigner foreign er seeking nh mis antoine ha his form foamed file bidlo members gilbers of 0 alie 1 he I 1 houi ci lie id lilt into 1 I a 1 h g nd aid for pro 1 tion lonoise nee 1 s lawr str informs In furnis singleton that airs II 11 1 frd 1 Is in an merli iri 1 and may be pt at I 1 haiton 3 I 1 I 1 at iny any 11 lime e sit I 1 gi I 1 it 11 I 1 ij ad i h S alis play find and tl thinks inks bighley of f it 11 aunt lait allie alice li i ll 11 s u uni lewdly 11 ind metis with an il bob Is mystified to find lc 1 er a couns ung and altia ati til alie 1 oin alln jt 1 A CHAPTER 11 II continued 5 tah lails struck ini file as ill pi ib hijii thing imaginable liidi though I 1 was ais still dazed and iny 1115 tongue it to liae have died lit in nii lily ino ingulli ulli till 1 I ills girl gill tills this llull wholly hariting ha anti delightful boung oman wai i the inon brou trou being I 1 had conje elured till 11 it us the klobe globe trotting biow aldow ulio luxl had and nin clarl led illy Illi clel lol not only ll 11 hall sill she married in illy uncle and in due conise burled idin she had been bv 11 it midow idun whon alii n she in married him tho thing us sniggering si shig imn gering in mie he uns is cl di baily nil to lie friendly but nothing that alint I 1 it ad thong lit nc if to ini iler tilted tit l situation in ill hie file fint pi icy I 1 filially itigan 1 I siut apol apologize gize fiust bly fai tit till 1 if I till kllc sun alit lo III mill ir nou MU hit flight mr ill 1111 had ll 11 id to lu lit li t HIP tit llull alwn you iii wild irilli r here but bit I 1 I 1 p amit aini l ir forgotten die atun it I 1 lilt hid ilo t tred to ID n frici iTi s huu linuse e to lo illow and 1 91 1 1 link inick until tile llie lief v las is dolle 1 ui nry mi soil orry not nt for the hip zoild orld kulil I 1 liane 1 IL that hi it sli be null ill a i liun inerny I 1 hallil lal m lIl li it Is ii i i purl 1 11 I IN I elicious I 1 and all it aws 1 fill ill I 1 lilt I 1 mt 0 lu o 1 day d 1 it you iou ln and si ml 11 int biks ag i t I 1 in nil mi tont live tin lilt IT 11 but I 1 ali IL iy t ay IllI ting oil I 1 uld arli 1 i ester flay ali anil you alno wv wi 1 ii il i sti nic bilings tu halI h apin 11 in amerita I 1 dont t st ani ii i naly li if si people ill fit the aliu ate its in N to jolly all doua to kill 1111 it us lint but 11 flot sn ailt t il latter 11 oli ll would sill iho ajoku ja deiy li it lIo Never I 1 did III lily in bist bet t it is 11 1 i i lit ih to iila ln tile ali ner li it ness S it il tin tile everall elt ete 1111 rall servall sei nii th mil tewil IK n dl lisp lilay i or of olence Nf her ar arioni ilni m luida ali it 1111 ill ay iy flint MJ e should soon kiwa 1 11 11 2 bout the bailies pai lies aso 1 anil n 1 ali quirles had so alar ined i and lii ili i alii I 1 told bel ich it all 11 alio llio t liun iiii I 1 could throw liili aln ile it I 1 oc n f liv if e brilling dil llin ol of thu Imp 1111 of the llie uncomfortable lid Liri tin tile killed furce S ciul ill alln teutonic minority on the vI aviate ate it ivas da dan I 1 if if i mr ila cifor I tit ti ie inalle ovi 1 l e a file for foi t lensu I 1 lel 11 ilir wu ailt lie really cally the llie kindt kind t smil juul ilin if it ever err lived site slid soft I 1 slie she gazed si irani ianni nini I 1 i sav sa tile glet ot of ti ovals ns on 11 her ion lashes mi aly uni h ellid UK ifield 11 noI ini ini lIt soul ething to herl lui I 1 no 0 o ono lit in sl ciui ci cil or out lio hane the adventuress adien less uncle iti elih li is i gentleman iliin a 11 mill imin of estilette esti letle lat s aind file girl wits was mm n h inisi things thin hail had lit in the tilston history of love loe and imir ringe p than chilt 1 it to such persons per in ili 1 I 1 f flu tu coiner of tile horld mould lioi hoti otly enre for ench otice ayou un nt lit Il aini artford 11 I 1 inin bre 11 biting ion you have ide there not sot one I 1 lind a iff to milk julns Tul ns lust last lionia nt at and hearing lui irin that lir ile li had id loveil lit hartford I 1 nirm Iliin ii there to rr ty if ic ln lin ais IKUI bel 11 olle of if my lily lii hiroms you ou kno kanom our introduction is tp I 1 ittilio 11 ll I 1 apts cut isiler our oui i 1 l lf alil 11 friends 1 I rather thought we understand island each cadi other she said aid in her even eon tones yon know we ve lial had I 1 your tour photograph out kust a very alv good one oile it seems so I 1 haid un nil idel idea of ewt v 1 lat yot ou i looked like lie ile ns as very cry fund fond of you iou llo ile was ns very deiv proud that you jou ind had gone into the war vat 11 1 ll I tini nm glad to heir bear tint that I 1 thought I 1 lie disapproved of tile me for re to po go into business ile he offered tile me a substantial la interest before lie sold out 1 I know diio that but I 1 think lie he liked you better for refusing it business with lh film wits ts inertly a moans to fill an mcl end and it was ais doubly sad that he should die just liun lie was as free to enjoy enjo the beautiful things tie he loved loed it was tit at the tip of tily nii toli tonsio gile to tn say that eliat the lie loss of her companionship companioni I 1 was uns even more rileous Ri gr lewus leNous but lait nothing in her manner invited such a comment site she talked for sonie some time of uncle hiilis life in III tile the kist eat of ills his short s anil and quite death lilt but im ill keeping 1 piling you ou site sti ax c sudden ily bolh front from 1 ire I re ill 1111 and I 1 must lin lili lily ii As s nc c v walked ilan to lo the house I 1 tills his vred ared her alm ilm iii eions about the nelli giorl 1 and to telephone torr nce clinine irately bitely of her tir rival you on will wl have luncheon with avith us its or milie dinner mould ix be better or hoth both 1 I think you ou reent m illy vo binin illing if you dont line dine nt the hie lion lione bouse e every i day di mrs I 1 rs fa II I 1 N 1 I I 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 in I 1 ay iy friend nal bild Is a very cai lit in fer jereting eting tt vo omni illan I 1 arti arn tire anu iu mill 1111 like flke her hiir the 1 lie information that sito v was is pro in tier lier youthful by li i ans ns imparted no tilly it haq is really imich 1111 lails anny i sin she iid lier her annd we e shall expect you ton nt sein I 1 found thru then of on the vel iii anda ili slie icino III liml ine inc a slender figure lin ure in ili N al u 1 ap I 1 7 IC Z 1 I might even boast of it my aunt replied she mie d tillor tallor in alite is as slip she took a few fi slops tiina nl ill ine I 1 wits MIS altire of it I 1 ba li nl f i nils stil ut lit the shore shoil A Y young avron but us its cor alil flit lilt annl friendly as in tin the bright In orning ais mrs mr mi mrs mis I 1 ill all was is 11 lit is int ii faced lih calra wol lIll in lili it ie L fill tino dark byl IMS 14 if hie ie po had lein cli lf if mrs mis farnsworth had li id hoen lily uncle binl cholee of a nore llo tile ibo situation tuition sl would gulve been enuch mole benl I 1 inot liked mis jr sin she uttered dutli led n I 1 feu cs in an ini common pluite tone without patting pati p iusti ing in ili her in i knitting mis airs Ml Ilford flad li id anin knittell knit till to anil as sh she e s it I 1 t slie she took look up lier hoi mini anil li celles ifer fill illner of knitting was clinin in III mie he knew that hint I 1 anvil wili ching liei her binds land mid and remarked boiu irked it grace KI ne fill tuii till of I 1 tile be blead lu ai ifor aoi oil english boy I 1 I 1 began be in hy by fur for mv lily broviller lioi bro lur iller find and colis busini ou sini lill lut kut bei blead ln sin hont lover loer lint illint for tile to lo flo do lily more tier her pes eav turned upon me ile lor for a mnnie moni ent nt were bright will mill tais fears it ind hall heon mrs the house houe lind had known a comons lining and it wits tow how it had he vollie it it 11 let 1 e N v I 1 ur ill 1 lie L long ions i liin for bidding tind ipen inn icilin cd to cosy coi proportion liy ity biens bwl n round eithle r ili ilir III sive olivin ol ilin ill nil lIll ill lint ani i i Us as it gilld broll lipi n linell ann hn howle IY in ilir nepi 11 is 1 I rolind foil id iho liivi kiy i aln iii n it in mi gunot garret will all thoi it 1 ve v e i is mill 11 ll enjoy them and that lang laing tao jar you see on the sideboard to be hidden in the vault 1 I a ana pa sure uncle bash would be b happy to know you ou care for or these things so much I 1 said noting that the white roses site she had chosen for till th jar I 1 knew the choice was hers tinned berged to emphasize tile the deep red ot ol its esq exquisite its te glaze 1 I atut am among the rei remarked nark sirs mrs F Fains arnsworth north when I 1 ani am told that such things are beautiful I 1 nm lim immediately convinced I 1 say they hie are ar 1 beautiful cauti ful anil and that tha t Is enough tha hut t has nil ays been enough for me e I 1 replied p lt e ti 21 my uncle le used to ifie ma irinee try tr to interest t er e s t me e but t lie gave gaie it up when lie found that iny soul was WH aroused ly by nothing but pottery idols I 1 am n hent henl 1 I tim am gratified that you ou male make the admission so frankly sald said mrs MI Ft laina l aina lills worth 1 I have always alwais been a great admirer of the Lw heathen athen nut but you ou know mr singleton alice and I 1 never ner ca can n agree as to just nhat hat a li lienchen enthen is 18 all our squabbles have hae been about unit that I 1 ulu am disposed to include all nio bo bellee believe in fairies good or bid bad and pel persons sons who ho honestly believe in signs ameni find and lucky stones anti till who bo have bap the receipt of fern tern wed sed and walk valk invisible theres peare for that 1 I think said mrs Il ashford soberly so beily that I 1 lime bae always alas believed in irlies witches it lies and if I 1 gnp on belloy bellev ink ing I 1 shall sh ill sop see one some lay day we liall find anything 11 in this world bild that we c bellene in hard haid hie was talking epry pr gravely Kii cl as a thou li witches itches mcie the tople topic of ailini lint bilt lind lii ID cies turned upon her lit in frank flank Nv vendor onder ohp laughed lit my in lot let us its lie be honest bon cst with you mr singleton sin aplon mrs explained mil and tell you ii that 0 we o me just jilt testing IOU ou it fully mi bu be a breach einach of hop ity annl you iu tire arc but a but bill we vo tire curious to know alno wh ellier you fire of that small com compline comp pliny iiii of the f fi fioria 1 v ored orid of hemen who lio can play nt lit lulu beill ii lintle alice Is 1 very MI near idiocy yuu YOU that ailep 1 I not only adinie it but anit I 1 tillight boast of it illy in ining rill d at the Ille lillon rt of itt lies lles I 1 lind antoine elo dossan doss ill ln us fig lr he turned tinned to the ali I 1 vallre alint I 1 ii iise sf bud beell startled tart led by 1 tin ill drift of fit flit talk mrs mis fal aind ili rny lily alint each other as though they viere co III ill po 1 I anil it avia as alice and con tanco hete liet cin thein As the ifill ran exhaustively 1 tile HIP lore line it if knitch s alid goh nl fins I 1 had hoped that our one or the other oil drop bottle clue alii wi sis to tin the offs of iny in in aunt it was us its as day di that sit slip and mrs mis farnsworth indulged lit in for the joy of it anti and her zat cst in the ion of wi witches telie carried on oil while lille antoine served the table lips aln atly comprised and with nn nil amis ot if lus his stately tread was ns the more mor startling tart ling front from flit fact that mi lily aunts tans its a moman noni lit it anns a li onie with ith a liili high ared nir air w billil 1 I 1 1 not at look lit at nil lilt like a 11 pe beroll roll ulio ii af ild d discus I 1 escuss it lies clies as they alic hill annl been the tople topic of the day il ly by tile new and ihen the shape of a itches chin lilt hie le point if lis eui don knew it wn ns in I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 es maikl eliat sue such 1 Ms I I 1 un nil an to the invin ory or of raymond mis r friis I 1 ories ts bihun eyes rs park led lilt the lulor color deki in III lily ali mints tits lurks cheeks us ivi r uell atlis it lis und tile thereof I 1 auld a frlix fici nd I 1 in cul col ige 1 l nilo usall to til Ill Julge lit III tile sallee auw rt lit of IIII ling hill that lily bios i ios lier ber I derly companion 1 dill ghi lil in suli suh ilind llis lie milored nn ine I 1 lilt li il itell in i n illy in as mis nit ba 15 liford it IL aenied to 0 o call nil tier lier aunt auni alid kal o lind ill III alln lint of butir tilie 1111 lit it 1 asi to abet r me ire ne icil ii il ty and ami dinall ii bt ing I 1 li 1 id just uttered tit HIP mrs mis hell sin MILI 1 u in I 1 lit f nd I 1 nn it tind said aid kael unit anil 1 in lilet it of Y inake ahe it alle bob I 1 think allitt lie be it a lot I 1 experienced a curione in ions nutter flutter of ill alln allet the list ofle 1 I tried it if but lifter that it bellille very easily she 1 as I sl 11 nii milly the alio jol jolliest liest prett let gli i hill had vt ever r kissed my in horizon lioi lun and to in lie ile talking tu to across file SIM ive tile 1110 thrifty thrifts compared with etli aich ling out of clouds cloud in ili nn an ile I 1 is binl I 1 v u trucking v it air pastime I 1 lur or old alil ien we p had li nl coffee on the HIP veranda allee alice Ill might it would ild ile be nicer anil us antoine sac gme mr ilie mv illy cill up lit be eilger iii v to nn lily chair it in parly sir if ac lie ona avii J tile troops not to attack aar an minis fp I 1 salil sald amid enough fur for flit alic nt ill lids rs I 1 lo 10 I 1 lipar ais mr iii lonc ronce nce hlll fit li bf licitly lio itly anil it le ile anno annii NI ln n g to lo liao have ailin ushered uslie iod in ili on oil it a shut i td er 1 I 1 kno ali hy tills Is tile the land of the brou frou in ind thu the home of tit alio brave I 1 alice one has to be brave biava to HM liere here those women are am playing a trick TO 10 UL continual CONTI NUEl |