Show lie be handsome ci ri d s 0 M e man by MARGARET TURNBULL tn aa illustrations by invin myers V M V U imam iiii i FORE afe coors I 1 dl I 1 tit or 5 at ot h lir it inar I 1 tot her t 1 1 there u is ia t gad od lad dl 1 UK to it bt r plit wealthy eute stites with lib on ills ert rig longi for i t 0 I 1 almost be blip IV will lj IMI lion an sit 8 them for 21 li 11 aj I 1 Ar ranall or of of the th house 10 he b his hi 41 a dill with ul 1 I whom ili writ to ah br her interested in if loons nan man M ac to introduce intro duc ali next day aroll roll 1 li the ati aad fd bli his aroll robert roberts jai i construction ott Ray raymond it ic charge hirce 6 they tt lalk talk buil wm wounded to the ih I 1 d 1 in adl ri r i hot continued eded tiled but it dey j vere were after kay it was we mj my ein my W I 1 bim him with a rk a lot of 0 your LID 1 remind n jou you lighter daughter and cun al if ny my theolas then rye kid id tingle single knows aoi ALy thing to onallee back at P secretary and 41 at the abeen fd lending sending me 11 it floied at it alte a few eo 0 e dauty important to an L too you know knew I 1 hen I 1 all can t help my f I 1 let it ahle t as a trouble in a young dorl egure ure that make spit from sheer J 1 handicaps handl capa I 1 it to yoe you the ed fould you cl of a beanpole roared 1 ye just prayed I 1 once I 1 was sev ione we more lach inch wa f dirien ten it do the tie work IL 1 froum like staller Lt 1 Aller im not grand nd height but k and d as for the k do lo 10 you not fair of when you look beof t 11 led a at t him in I 1 look lonk in I 1 see ites my defect defects aced 1 clr and nd he be tt beth ih in n all exve on one e eye na hn can the oilier I 1 I 1 fille he too lont long to give you a irh 1 helen evelow BOW your face feet 1 think III 11 t iid thank RI gd lor for u far time kb fun for to tit al itle lifee ael I 1 at a him ques J mean anat 3 biryer pi ryer be mr whole le get up liah are part of yourself da dain ineil 4 inin tit younger man tik 1 I feared I 1 of your but I 1 have UY G 11 ll 11 sandl sandi N tf t I 1 per il 1 would rit N you 0 changed chin ged sort n of t an ei affect 1 fou sl il it downs down at iu plu to it to get about naione be 1411 1 kapok k at blob for fier r more thao Is I 1 few w hour flours out leasure to help out fitly ills lere deore at um ddlly fire fa wron wro rig 11 tit i iary pry eure sure 1 IOU u alli t 11 k of I a even ten h har i fe lit id i a aked ked 1 you 0 rob I 1 4 I 1 she made trade ald the i ill blitch rt n arin nn la 12 ham keithly kei tuly aej yi dont like roberta over audi sir george flushed dashed she ie ike like taj oi joa IOU mean meath I 1 think it irr it mom won attractive Mac Ilac ileth meditated i a few moments in to ell elkie crice lien then appa dismissed lot but jhb busl bust nets ness la in hand from his mind end mid said 11 miu hut about the police illi ills secretary hesitated 1 think your daughter world ld rather not have them culled called ln lui alil he be frowned why should aine not opt want lite police rolled far 1 sir ceorge waited a moment and then mid said slowly s 1 I 1 drinell d ni know be you could flud out III leave 1 you to question her bm he ile vent went through the tb window ai as ilni 1 1 v cwm her failer father touched lou clied ie tse bandaged hand lightly doctor cen seen it nal be asked roberta shook her head iles lie coming soon she hesitated and looked at tier her father imploringly 1 I think I 1 id d like tu to fee tee hm h ni here 1 I 1 ere you are I 1 Ill ought tint jou you could keep him rom filing tiling anybody how I 1 got ot ray my hand hurt id rather not hae base people know I 1 think it was wa jud just some poor frightened boy who bail bid been hooting shooting at a rabbit or la chawk its tunny funny then her father eald said tat be should shoot the top of sir Geir geigges Oe orgee hat lisit so neatly roberta arned pale pole oh no the he said sold be mean to do eliat it wa was ion accident that it happened go it looks ilia 1113 intention to me her father mid said 1 I think my girl 1 11 abelik to ti the 1113 self iut not especially pec lally about this but about keeping an oi u lite lie construction construct lou camp I 1 ran can say I 1 on afraid of pf bt not legging among the workmen or kmen if you like rome nodded that inight de do bhe paused and went toward the tile brinlow rin low of m cor ne father I 1 dont don t want to male make things harder or more dangerous for sit george but I 1 think hes lies all excited about american gunmen and thing things like that and Is inbae to imagine 11 any little Is part of it big pint plot to W get tiani youre not going to send MM tira up with that money are your here amea the doctor and your aunt robert warned her then in answer to her question ao alo in that ny iny late lam ive got to send somebody V N by not my secretary re tary froberta ll oberta shrugged rugged eh tier her shoil shoulders dem her tier father looked at hr hor sternly wondering did she as his secretary had hinted know more than she told he could hardly credit that roberta li gald impulsively do you know any tiny rasor why sir george should be roada a target r she ber tier heal fles 1 I cant 11 understand it at all her father felt the sincerity in her voice well be d 1111 its a puzzle 1 sir george strolled back and forth back and forth trying to azle oot out whether roberts had bad or be hal I 1 not seen the man who tired the shot his ills mind continually rejected the thought that the girl with nil all her bad manners and temper could play such i a part and yet unable to ado do you know any ny reason why sir if george should be made taide 2 target 1 I 1 decide lie me 11 finally OIlY to stop thinking about it it tire could tell it seemed impossible that the I 1 hubert robert Macli ethe daughter could be in league pith alth her father fathers enemies anil and let othni hat else did her el 81 lence dueon sir operas waa post tive despite espat esp lt tier carefully worded an anavera ana wera sers oat at she he had tied seen ducq 0 the wan who fired tile lie eliot shot to know or r suspect much more than ehe she bad badi cared to tell fell CHAPTER vill T SATURDAY night p dinner A AT dance robert Kiln rt aleithe th though stall tui u prisoner tu to billip chaise tongue will wn josing jo ying III self ire re 1 nily Alldis ull allo nai gas linking haing an ill tri kniph looked about her secret acre satisfaction the boward ike the ther 1 gas as hung liun wh w ith elet lan tyrni the best be irn pro latest J arable JAI ya playing tile den danof and 3 ca caterer from be the katy will in to the ati kitchen 81 sir r george even loberta lober tu led it wits a su duj 1 rul old to 0 o en on party par he lie had it intriguing b 0 it deme inor dat teat madr mado him popular oi ular not only oni with the bins but with the be men Des desville lille the lie fact that he dancel well 1 giving up to 0 o the he joy ft of it in it ausy a It oberta had not elK ellid he lie hall danced only onte alib alti roberta him SO to tier her guests guesta both young nod and old who aho nere ere it seemed to huberta natle nattered red ly 11 ills his attention jack was vies net not here berei had nu sd to come to a ale would like to parade him la in front of them all especially her fil fathera thees secretary stobert machott th locked with pride at elih graceful young figure and her flushed gushed face falth ith iti its soft halo of red curl curls as i the she danced the great hall and living ming room he lie lm ird ingling praise of her beauty frolo from tie ulder older meu men and knew fron their aalon that tie tit younger ceo thought her tier lovely lie beckoned his sister to him and laid said 1 I it jot move from froin here until they so go lo 10 to supper and then you can send ai at just jai to take me to the library them the inn n can join me biere actea at icart least those near my own ou are a cu enjoy ing yourself agal aist fine the 1 people seem to be having a good time tool there as a question la in robert maebeth mac lethe lulic are they not noil listen to that I 1 tile sound of eunit voices and appl applause aiLse came froni from the hall an aej thing II 11 ing one of they hey lassies Is te alling bir george some awful like dane lii ite the black bt tom its did ou eer eser hear bear the like hob rob and the rest of them are standing stun ding arlund singing and clapping its fair awful I 1 yet somehow raj my laddle makes it look louk graceful you like him do you not noti hob rob she site asked it with a little touch of anxiety in her vice like him hob rob roared at her I 1 fair dote dole 4 n hlin if I 1 vere were only sure he aad the brains to stani up against young ameri amerl can bub business liless men wen id be tempted to elve give him a big boost in my business 13 ale looked at tit ber her brother v ian a withering born beairs ei eyoul to cope with tom imer ferkans mer kans itans bitters It menh 1 did ye not brina brin our an own beaire s froia role across tile walterr ii vater calm yourself youre YOurl elf elti agy g n and go and look after the guests it nast be time to start them in to supper r now I 1 fear for 0 our ur senses when its a question of that lad after r til 11 Y aji jj are nothing but his stepmother mt her s UPs eyes his blazed zed rin far more thai that thal I 1 M the only friend be hes bolt and him the salt of the earth I 1 hob hae we ye any idea bow how lonely that ladd laddies les deeni be scarcely arcelY seventeen seier teen years old when tie ile was thrown into the nar a alth all his IS class Just schoolboys and him the only one of them to con come ne out outi I 1 think of that I 1 all of jour lour young men over here have friends that they in made ade at school or college but my poor lad has cone tone many nady a one ones a ready enough to make friends with but ite its not dot the same thing and here there are few left on the other side to push him alone along but bell he II 11 go i back with his bead high ft alth iut but their help heldor or yours well vell robert macbeth SIa cBeth admit ted ed you make a pathetic case out tor for bour our young M seal but as tar far ns as I 1 tan can see from here hes cathlo on his mind but having A i royal time learning a new dance 1 ye that a Is all you see or any utti outsider it takes a woman to know the of a man then maybe better bad and a woman women bud lind sing ong his praises to lier her I 1 W d quick look took at tit hia hl sistr and taj spirit of mischief learning in his hi eyes aily liy nt ant all pick out roberts i 1 still hae base my merses his sl gis ter lold told him aly 1 I don dodt it nose dose off and went eat my may rally aa as well know klow rob that yua you I 1 jont think llo bertae rias any thought of ilie young mea men hereabouts the lads here are ai as fine one as its an any F shell oll tee ID n a mouth of sundays but tile e an old sti tory ary to your lady daughter iter I 1 can see her taking far inferior or goodli ast because th new ashes tuo to young to judge for or herself be began bean an ber her father SIT cert cettl lel ell hob rob try ne no 20 10 mak mald a complete fool of yourself what ches she knows B be sure after every lassie does dm though sa may oot not eire give it a name eve i to herself hut but some are am lucky enough to take tali it aben hen they see it it im in feared that 11 alti jt Js not hint sort sorl baes hes alt it of if the kind of youthful arlle I 1 hat that III lei let a her mouths wa we by bough though alq dish co lerit bering ig tor for it pat to prove to her kit self and others that no carina that she ran can tike take it or leare leate it its it nil if one for aal it wis is a lonii iino sho drew eliuth lath and wall waited ed fr for lier tier brothe to show allow ids ills understanding lt 8 little tin obliged aged to you aggy ft fill your put hns hn ai 1 girl hirl hut hill vare re of my illy tier r own OW wily out sit A 1 an aej I 1 ae re safe sate aitay trust her tier now f M I 1 lind 1 ilip site 5 lo 10 really un uehl hl alicee ill take ht hot away butwell but well site lie dest look tonic hl no admitted ills bitter sister with a 1141 jerk of her tier firm chin for what v as the ue use of tr tiding ing to how show a R man who could not sett seel she does ines not but looks are not deverr every i thing J As the willed walked away from him rob bad had to adinie to himself obit AW aggy had find bran as well tell as VMS cure ence and vai rast a hoe too domall for tot her ase ae lurerta herts law saw her aunt bearing down upon her now and nd tot or one moment she lie ibe she waa wa coining coming to potest aut about the dance nut but lady knalson hadan biad nn ucb such idea It Koli eberta erti she be all sall and find for all her presence pree ence she he wai wall a little fervors one never knew juat just bow how roberta would receive a suggestion do you think you could start them toward tile lie supper room after the neit next dancel baleix ba leit thing you know aunt ant roberta Ilo herta told her pity she turned to roger who had been pursuing her roger ll oscr th the 0 L I 1 A 1 dont have to explain severy thing I 1 do to you leade that the intermission tor for supper come comes after the next dance 1 then than dint vt anybody cut in on us until ae get there said sali hoger 1 I to carrr carry the aw CW sage sell oh I 1 cant promise A anything ny thIng roberta oberta ll told him 1 tell you one tiling the I 1 lie W nun an who takes me over to the musIc musicians lons and delivers the message his has the rest of the dance dance done 11 sir georges voice said and tov towering erang oi er roger he gently replaced him as her tier partner utterly ignoring another youth who tried to cut in he had itoe erta swiftly over by the musicians and gae gaie her message to me he leader then noberta roberta suddenly udden lj r found herself lifted oer tie tl e 1111 sill IIII of the long open window behind the no ma a and out on the terrace what on earth did you do that arr she asked indignantly you dont don t want to dance ith me not ot just now he frank y admitted though later on ill 11 enjoy it it very touch much thank you As they vent went toward the edge ot 0 the tf tarrace arace he eald said softly 1 I thought you might want to go 90 with ath me down to the little landing lending placer chyr 1 I think see aay hy if yon YOU go down there I 1 dont know bether I 1 you on want your father r to see too tom ill 1 I don dont I 1 know what yoo you copin 1 I believe belleve you sir george eald sald simply sud zad heart heir till though most people wouldn 1 1 ca can a make myself i a little pla laer perhaps by directing your att antho to tho canoes 33 ft we came come toward them you oa will notice mitt ali on one e of the canoes Is I 1 mccu occupied pin and that the tile occupant Is PM pi noling a 8 alga cigarette rette and waiting waltin rathar impatiently I 1 may wily be wrong but I 1 think hes bes vi nailing alting for YOV you I 1 roberta shrugged her tier shoulders how can I 1 N help IP it in as largo large a party as this there always likely to be at least one mooncalf this s cne one of tie ue anew he told her dryly or if it li 14 lag one w who ho I 1 been at the it house ouse yet Ito bertas e face stiffened in the aloon moonlight light as ehe she stifled an eldell mation and took tk t k a hurried step toward the little dock he lie followed her donn doun As the neared the dock ho homeier weier roberta stopped and hesitated ayou must go hack now id rather meet bit alone arry but I 1 cant do that thal 0 ol 01 fth absolutely not roberta faced at ed nim an rily 1 I dont hare have to explain plain everything very thing I 1 do do to you louve absolutely tiu thing to do with me and my af falm absolutely richt right I 1 but since IOU on are freid of your own fa faffer tiers oe pr or you jou would brint itil fellow into your our fat falber ibers houe houte you TOO will pardon ine lite if I 1 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