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Show p&rf 11 finite Hurt er . .afcfrru- in s stlCHAIiDS. private sccre- K ha her rw- or.. m.-.I in I ho R-orU' "ni1 kopt ,,Ui' there" Kcr i r ' :,"t . - W)'k' h hires VJCntj ' - ' ' ' ' Indllng Kfn'-T ' ,j, B j.i tlwB?r''.:l L , Mr !:- "old's oi !C Tv.-Jjni. ho i n nea.i was always at her : ge: er., lion .1:.:. L.ko lio w .'.. 1 I"""' Ed oon.plaininu voice that Should echo in Mr K. fL !ho .lirinn want him f marl WM,k,:. Tno snl-Kuch snl-Kuch hut v'h' warned to Lb' ho ouldn't bear to fcd fa.o h-r mother wi..-fcklv wi..-fcklv salary There was r ;h- grocer, to - y no' ii- I dreadful landlord Hur L becoming st'low working in that crowd-K, crowd-K, office for eighteen tr .Mr K I"1-Is . am-- "j'. ' Iv'a:,. , r.l. witlv.o guested Jam to accom-, to his lawyer's office. Ed her hat and coat , I Erith Ihc "Boss and I ,,; ti o h id stcnogrj i-t i-t come bach all aftor-Ej- was a sharp-faced Ht-; tv Jic lo.jl.t.l ..I Ja!i o'i. per of his eye with an ! that she knew meant. Kullty until 1 can rove ; ft pair of b.lack-rim mi d ' yr. !.L the n.incrs i Y K fi!. fc.lilf itjKeyr. ' 1:1. .. Eu lilt! , .'fill b.! i" iSlong ' '- LtOIC. . juKjong r a?LV Her t'MMnt 1 '''' JKfl the J very v. ?!HaBmatV 7 HP TTh-i ,m si,-i ' artmil Bf dl I ""fcndcj in' JHppei.1 table furlouSlv n't p't get .. rMiBSpV too fright ' no , nn-(UlBord. nn-(UlBord. T ..!.' Mr nr. m . .. hrrl her hand :n a klmi v. ifiiKnUit ':. i" '-.re ).. i Btc. you know, when talking HI. '1 !. !..us alt iit- fjfMt did it i l.o.id r8criptlon Mm for t lu i .... Mfc?" The l.i v. . r. i" . I rfjhk Kndo ph ; i r Randolph a. married man "' quickly, staring J.m full j2 t'u tv J"-that- 1 know ( jgHptld Randolph in any or form, make himself agre to you !n , , . B i'or take fc" Jane an-v,. , , j , i.JeJIy. M '.: VOU?" l1 know i- hat you mi --How did M,ii n-iv to .1" r - ' This' fiu doubt a , ,,. answer might ; Mr. By this time, she had JfH1 fc violent dialike to tho and even to Mr. Reynolds TOiuint; her to l.o bullied in PJrym path lea ruahud back to Randolph. How could she bollevo Reynolds? Maybe Randolph wasn't guilty after all! Her explanation of how she ns- signed all the papers and deeds .lid I not snt!sfy the hale man; however. "The facl Is, your nani-.' remains on record. Ho haa the other deeds, but they are not recorded Foil must appear as defendant. We. of course, realize that you were meroly acting .is , dtammy, but I repeat young lady: Why did you do tlv- ' xoa are too smart blindly to si;n Importanl legal documents. Did Mr. Randolph give you money? yen. of course," Janw admitted honestly. Reynolds cavp her a auspicious gla ice, and the lawyer smirked 19 mucli a8 to sjy. 'Ieive it to me'" He did give ou money.?'! he :,,-phasized. :,,-phasized. 'I said he iiai." Jane retorted. i He tapped his pencil on the desk nervously "How much? ife snapped. 1 went; -f e dollars a week, it I was a good salary." I '",iJt! Tut!" Reynolds broke in "The hi's honest all right That was only her salary. 1 tell you she was an innocent dupe The fellow's a scoundrel." 1 see." The lawyer gargled. Then he busied himself with more papers, and finally dfsmissed Jane with a reminder to call again the next afternoon at three. When Jane got home that nl-iit she was a nervous wreck. Her mother was very kind and consoling, consol-ing, and put her to bed with a lirht supper of hot milk and toast. Bui Jane could not sleep. That horrible little lawyer with th9 beady, black eyes and the hulj-sllt hulj-sllt way he had of closing them. cmed to haunt her And there wis something else! It was Mr. tlandolpli's snuie and the memory of the touch of his hand There is something romantic. I snp-pose, snp-pose, .a being a martyr for a handsome, hand-some, wicked man. Jane determined that she would stand by Randolph and do all she coiild to save him from dlsgraco. She was almost willing to iak' blame on her own shoulders. It was certainly a case of mental tcle- patny 1 1:. t micht. Jane thoupht if I Randolph s.. strongly not ton minutes later the telephone rang, and her mother said: ft was Mr Randolph " He said ho wanted to see Jane at once, and asked permission to call. By the time she could get into her new silk dress, an 1 brush up her ha:r a bit, hfe had arrived. I He looked better than ever Lo-. Lo-. bonair! A white carnation In his 1 button-hole. - He shook Janes hand heartily. I and came so cldse that, for a nio-I nio-I ment :ihe thought lie might kiss her. 1 Jnno blushed terribly, but jum then her mother, came, and she had to Introduce In-troduce Ji!m. After rather cold, small talk, the mother, left the room, and Jane burst out with the Whole story of how she had gone to work for Reynolds and I what they were planning mj do Randolph was terribly , surprised and Paced up and down the room irantlcally for a while, and then sat down beside Jane on the sofa and took her hand. . "Do you believe I am guilty, little girl"" he asked gently. Jano looked into his fascinating blue eyes and shook her head. no. Ami then he kissed her Jane never could understand how it happened Of course she drew away at once, and he recovered hlm- self sufficiently to explain everything. every-thing. He said that the reason he went away was because he had fallen in love with Jane! ' What about Mr. Reynolds " Jane reminded "My little sweetheart' These; things happen every day! Reynolds is an old fogy. My attorney can beat him all the way," he said confidently con-fidently 'You .-imply don't understand under-stand these thing- ' "And they can't arrest you" Jane sighed with relief. ' Would you caro what happened to me'.'" He pressed Ben time n tally. Jane blushed foolishly. "It's Just a bit of lunch ' thought you might like " Mis Richards interrupted. in-terrupted. Perhaps it was her way of making up for the hllly reception She liad given Mr. Randolph. "It'x most kind of you." He ac- opted suavely. "You've no idea how a man like 4. -on who misses a home. I've just been telling your daughter here that I Intend to marry." (Copyright, 1922, by The Bell Syndicate. Syn-dicate. Inc.) Another Fine nslalLpicnl of 1 ins Storj Tomorrow. 4 00 |