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Show 1 lf:l!iVf' ovvn'i in the I tl-' SUS SUPPOrtd her. I Cnf who docs not un-' un-' pUtlo..s In ofrue.j I !jUe. hu hired only! BeV' era I '. r.h,, fucao ' 1 I 1 T (1 ' "U 1,0(1 l I B in Jer7 kThens blu' VljJJ S; . :. -ho has had, ' - , J in.' ..' v ,' ,:,(.J Jan.- in ten at .' . ' she bujns a new dress ? j 'hfekefn his appointment.. . ;"lnTltM Hattle and L lining with F I" m .Ik ' i:h Han U.UXMEXT XO -" 1 If i . Hari I ' n'l U i : , . - Itrlcoo t, i.h Hai r w hull i ' uromls to appear 0 afternoon. s f : i,. i i But 1 n iv t i-n y' 1 erU ' - citr ui. i" her d si ! ' I E'aDfiii H a tv." he shi -.' : . tt ' ' ' J I t "rm rol,!;hI i e cro Ing mi .- , ' ili to. 1 buoend and find nut whoi ' . . hypL-i rites:' J '. cTrj-.-; snouted ",j . I KSe3 i S'-: Roi d .... ! ffciytmd In; ' ntly. I Tti a? iu hi'-' f'en '! . ' 9 Last tiv been h tone's eye Thi i award KB' hr jir.idv l- Bfib world fl aguniM m I i J Ij"' : 'id . bkonibly I m is hand tcn,lr!v H jjfctsfctlpjou Yo-jr f.ulu r T f Hf san! Inn lo hi ,a I it'i "n sir ;r )1 Itea: i;.rr flush er. ' nl 'j M iti1 Ctrl could maK a ma -i . i i- '. 1 f n '' J la- 1 bi'.' ... T Stkj thit Jan e embarra&s- I !h! Enirc hi - bad j fcr 1L- Rcberis I IM l his and fall fl ic ' h..v nj -' . i out. h ' It. j r I ': i 1 ; i' '! in apology-. mt i'.... J li'fe: word, oun? man; I'm t 'L' '-f ' tJ sjy In the pn sti ot I1 forth P3 ' mine, do yo i undei - Harry stood loaning against the door with a sneer n his race MIt"a all right. DaAy But -n darn Unorllflnal! ihl darkrn-the-door stuff sn t being ,lon.- thi eoaaon YoW know thut. old man. don't jou""' Not anoihor word!" r Roberts .-. m rf d Hnrrv paid little heed Instead he walki d neater to the deak and aaked in h wnecnlllng tone Vou re not really SOro. are vou pad? ou ought to understand nia by 'hs time. To,, brought me Up thi-1 i . u oucni to Knou I've pot tu !lk ' K-'JUi:..,,.,.!. 1! ,Jlff, r. ent with you You came from a common com-mon dirty farm you weren't used i to t hlnn I Roberts set his Jaw hard and rang 'or 'h- office poi er w HtU another word lliur he directed in a cold voice: Show my son to the door and nevei admit hun affuln to this office. ro v0u understand "" -Yea. slrl" replied the respectful fellow in br.-ss-b'.utoned livery. Harry refused to accept ihC .situation .situa-tion ' Ha a . israret?" he e-asperatingly. e-asperatingly. Roberta ertarad v,a,-t- him mitt, tu IhaVdneae of atcel. '.nod day." was all h- said. Harr; paused at the ddor to laugh uhnleasahtly. "if mother had a divorce it might not be bui Ii bad idea to nmrrv I the girl yourself. But 1 m on to you I ,Iad.' Whatever, oUr game In. I won't he I hi Idind, see 7" ; Mr. Roberts leaped up from Ms desk like a wild thing, and onlv Har- 'f.vs sudden sprint into the hall and I ithe intervention of the portoi saved a Itragedy. I It wail dreadful! Jnne felt thatl she could nevtor face Mr Roberts again He lingered In the outer office I tor some llliie. iinj : ....!; Tint a worci 'whn he returned to liU desk. j Jane spent a wren hod hour. Pag- after page of work turned out. but j scarcely a word of it could she de-I de-I cipher; Mechanical!) ?he 'appt-.l the keya but inaccurate!;. 6ver and over again in her mind tlarry'a terrible word- wero rinr.ns. If my mother liad a divorce, you could marry the 'girl yourself." , later Mr. Roberts left his desk and came over to June. She d.eaded his approach. As he put his hand on hoi shoulder .lanr grow w.irm at the touch. He aald kindly. ' Pay uo attention to Harry. He didn't know what he was salng' H" was drinking! ' I'm soi ry he doesn't appreciate What u wonderful fri ht-r you are!" June stammered, trying lo meet his jrn jee . ';.'s Impossible! I've done everything every-thing in tho world to save , that boy. He Inherit a a sad taste for pleasure that will meah dnljr his rum." If he would only iry " Jnne be- pnn, s. inpathctlcally, but he broke in Impulsively, "He's impossible! The who'e thing is lmpo?s.blc! Some days 11 think life isn t worith living! He paused bitterly and finished. "No one tc lov'e me no one to love! Nothing 'but money to mock my days. It's just I mockery I tell ou! A living devilish mockery." ' Jani Blghed with sympathy. He confronted con-fronted her tenderly, j ''Little Jane, you serin to be Hv only one that understands mt. I wlvh i I wjsh1 " He stopped brokenely. "I think you had better Ki home, mv deaf Tins ha.i been a terrible da:.'" Copyright. 19'.'. by U'll Syndlc.ite. Inc Another fine Installment of this I story tomorrow. |