Show A A D E by evelyn campbell copyright by E evelyn elyn campbell service THE STORY linda Haver hills neer do well father dies when she ehe la is seventeen leaving her little beyond some orne worthless stock tock utes these he takes take to her others al hers friend senator converse to dds pose dosa ot f after a whirlwind X cour courtship ip linda morrie marries courtney roth too late she ere he I 1 la Is a penni lebe r living by his wits roth dies in switzerland linda continues to live like a woman or of wenith the benator supplies her with money keeping up the fiction action that her stock Is melding it on a trip she meets alian an ansley efey he helps her out ot of an e embarrassing m bar situ situate atio linda win lenins the real reason for or cam converse eme t a fri friendliness the senator resents her friendship fur aai aliey tey linda nas has a few days happiness happi nebs in Ana company CHAPTER VI to 10 tan tangled led dreams linda coul could not tear tin hut v IMS I M iq i S q from tile lie f fascinating ISCIl lating hat li it was vas tile the ingli est lint hat on tile lie avenue and he in knew how it would look on if her she heard what brian said vaguely 1 I must haie baie it slie she crie cried I 1 gaily and went antu tile thy shot shop hi it follow at once hut bill site she was already in fit one ot of the little gray booths before it 11 mirror find a slim undulating creature crea nire dna bringing the hn ha sin smaller aller even at lose close view than it ind been behind plate glass it was on lindas darl dark heno sli wore a short fur coat and tier lier an fn fare ve tipped the edge of tile lie high lint flat palle mole collar like a dirk dark rose roe iler her color lin hi I 1 come bak ind find the look of wear weariness inels that had been on tier her race face when brian met her was gone the hill anade her bloom 1 I love it site she said looking up p at brian and then ilien to the saleswomen 1 I think I 1 will voll wear it today and you may send tile the other was an embarrassing moment a pause the del delay ay iy was imperceptible cep tible but bill it aas as there the saleswoman sent a secret glane glame toward the tall good looking young man atio ho had come in bilth mrs roth kolh ond and idan hilan cons conscious clou of if this wondered why she stood there holding bindas discarded list hat rather contemptuously awny away from her linam lenori arose she loike lo ike hie worn WOM on an straight in ID tile the eyes and igind tier her own were proud and guileless y you may send the other hat to my address tile the st sevier slie she said gently nod and began to walk abay tile saleswoman followed tier lier fj fright ened but bill determined but mrs roth perhaps you tin had better see cadime ma Ilia dime darne there Is nothing else suld said linda A ott tranquilly and left tile the shop she wits was exquisite under her new crown of pale jade hut Lr arill ill wits looking loo liing nt at tier lier face pale again with lips a little breathless something had been wrong in the shop but lie he could not grasp the exact meaning of tile the T little scene it was ridiculous hut li it was almost as if the hie woman had not DI wanted to sell the hat to linda linda was glad to get gel away from the bhoj she had been abrald for 1 a I moment but flick luckily ily the niile alevo maa bad been it a stupid person tier her ne ac count was larne large hut bill site she would send them if a check fr fir f ir r something ll 11 soon a her own came from S evens by this time viah is almost il ildved at the broker MS its if tie he lind had been keep log ing tier her finc gincomo omri from her purposely bely look so solemn slie she cried meeting brenos troubled eyes 11 1 dol 1 believe you ahe my new hit hat after all why didel you tell me it was unbecoming this was so artificial that they both laughed find the file unpleasant moment was forgotten 1 I 1 wonder why I 1 teel feet so li arri spon sible when I 1 um am with son iou lindi bindl asked though slie nhe as so tail lull and their ates were not nearly on in a level and she had it to look up nl ni ahlm this gave h er a peculiarly pecullar ly appealing expression if that la Is so I 1 will keep you away froni from hie file shops that sell tie ie inhered lie he was hippy in fit spile ot it his gravity A 4 queer rushing riis liing nes neis that madr everything levill i cha chaotic latic the people on the lie avenue the shops tin the countless i were flo frothing thing out but shallows to bilm ill vision wits was title filled miah linda a sti linge woman tie lie se bedin d to lo have leave kaiml 8 al i ways and far better than tiny any one lie else in the world yet tie he realized lie knew new nothing about tier lier who wits was tile the charming girl you danced with lul lal la l night she questioned there was a tiny note of jealousy lea lousy to in lier bee voice they had been dancing together when slie she left the alie wl restaurant uran with will ill lie senator I 1 brian an old friend ol of ista mine daisy 1 fentress entress linda had liellie of it the Fen tresses so hild had everybody else they were rich enough to have their names in III tile paper every day and that hat la Is some thing to be rich without being abeln and the fen our Is an all achievement tre greses ses were impeccable slie site knew that simon ren dentress tress who kind inobe of 01 the money its as a 8 facret power 11 in washington converse had often tier apo eliken ken of hlin him envy tor for his own OWE wealth was a little tiling to in coid purl son bon the memory of the young girls face blond inexperienced with every thing to give sent a little shiver ot 0 pain to her heart jj i ilie heiress site she said dully dally yes tea I 1 know slip sit like to be called an heiress explained brian anil nn ashes it wonderful old pal id like you to meet her some rome time linda anade a wry face unseen ti hy film bore me slie site said indof terentiy lorent terent ly dalsy he blundered tin nn innocent child aoud oud he be liv fly her old oil fashioned cushioned notions slips s very much against 1 binda inda revo pred herself tie he hurt halt said about a decision Ildon you my mv opinion about borne taw aid softly ini ill abrald if 11 will lie ile worldly hut hill I 1 ail like lliel you know I 1 ivr eyes chilleri ch alleri ed him it lo 10 th dico umer cr old about tier hi if file lighted ild did you retti pin her that I 1 1 qaid that are you surf sure I 1 on t here bore you talking about rny my S saif 1 I hant In rit de be limed well thon if 11 ou iu care tp te li alln r llis ovar eliger i irr eyes eye sought tin found hers holding them in of it i hundred stra tiger ees hat flat might line hate b ixon an she did cure care she caret fared enough to t eisten to sin mi ill i ilna lillig lie ile h had ld I 1 I 1 hii I her eyes lot toll mole gioie than slie she dren ined vic ive been ordered on erod a post hilin telling ling its his story sory dip lonin tie nud and I 1 ini at on the file fence whether to take fl attl 4 esa F I 1 V o 0 J my who was the charming girl you danced with last night it or let it go past along with other things lt ita q a tiling ive wanted for years and now that its here a dozen reasons rei sons have sprung up why not nul not a nice appointment site she sym it was jutt jut a trivial opinion afler all that lie he wanted splendid for me its not that but I 1 told you I 1 rich I 1 id have nothing but my pay and ive begun to wonder if I 1 could make a go K of t it she gave gaie a silvery laugh so span tadeous that he looked ills his surp surprise 1 I beg g your pardon lie said stiffly 1 I have begun tills this ilow could you possibly understand ills glance trav traveled e fell OV over er her rich furs the expensive little hat her gown reflect ing its extravagant maker in ever every line removed her from the stigma ur oi economy how could she understand tanu what it meant to he be poor and linda laughed again understanding lar far more than he would ever know 0 go o on tell me about it she en coni aged to hide bide the tremor bereath beneath tier her gaiety TO HE BE CONTINUED |