cape may cotnmr times. Friday. February 12.

mix hi.ri: today USA HAWLET, «, *rlf1 talratrt, krr«k. «MI BBL'Ci: KKXBOUMi. > a J»k M tkr rMMrIpUa ‘t, la aiOrr I* «** Mr. IrDEBMOTT. thr , la a fanatr trirmi Me aukn. frtr^ I JEFFRIEM, iMhee rrad tareairti klai ateeU k BALU awa akMt ta«a,

k raam Ike »tory. J9 a re4 acarf Ml la t the aakaawa waaua eMa> at the <k*4 Mka. 1 haa ]al»e4 the f«al e«1 at Maaaera, Stoae aMl i, which U rwaatlaK Aalr _ _ MB—aMl real e*ta»r >r»KyDIA 8T.UT, a rteh wMa-a. 1 ta la real la Tale Arrra.

Aa mm] liMara l*mm I TWttta. rkkh ahe i aaswm la the taTeUra u Me rrafa ai BraeeS awr- . TTOLETTA < RASBY, a J caiyUjee, aa4 rraHtea

M,n -l-rm. VtDUn ~ “ I ... . tuilH fkA rhjM'kr W/> milal I

had anr tmereat in thU Rernolda chap. 1—I'm aorry." Barbara'a face chanced “I havedV ahe aaM. "It'a Just that 1 Bet tired of heartn* Mia aormlae blast reputations fee seen so much damajta uone by aosalp. especially since I re been In this work. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that.' Boh was atulllni Main "Never mind." be said. "My feelings aren't hurt. I know we humans do gel In the hal it of ripping people shreds. Bui Its a had habit. And I try to avoid It. "This time, though. I was talklas Just sort of naturally, aa one newspaper man to another. Poor Reynolds. I'm afraid nobody can damage hia name much further The world will always believe be was guilty with Manners." Barbara pushad her plate away, the food half eatau. "I'm rot so vary hungry. Bob." ahe apologised. ■You'll forgive roe for not eating wool youf These last few days have been Just too much." Boh looked disappointed. But he went on rating bis steak without saying anything. At last the silent dinner ended.

Bob

"It's a l rile uylng hut true.' ! Jelly Jars. Thence she |>a»»»d tu I he bedroom, with Its (urnltun standing slimy shout where thr I motlng nmn had placed it. lli rr,

1 too there was emptiness

i she said In lloh. ' Ihat work U the I heat cure lor woe Whi n I m stav-; ing away for the Telegraph I | haven't a tnorirnt to thll.k of mj

Barbara went back to the living mother. Ifa a blessing, fos room and lay down on the couch. Ihnu ,bls of her would be hard to Bhe covered her eye* to hide the lK ,, r There was never anybody staring pictures and the stiff llke |,er. Boh " 1 i chair, hut she did not weep. .. N , moUl , r and,

It must have been an hour later

I the door bell rang. Barbara .

everybody

leaped from the co**eh and ran to ™

the window. A taxicab was standing In front under the street lamp Thr door bell rang again, and was followed by a knocking on the

mol her. Bahs. | breed, these

I that h. -

... lor you always w i

icp. ndent."

the stknatuie Was I'ti l«.tarrlpt 'i‘o you t wciuau can love es h. :imr aa she do- - the u cried Boh. Troubl Thr young lady has hi

lowntd Ibr iMdrooi

t . have you bc>.-i.' with a trtrbd. I- nnr.lt.-. her raai

om. Boll , engagement to Angel. I here «» H.rUm If !**«*•«** Ilavidaon ha» hern broken off. A l Ude. rtncyH h»«» ht-r tura Ml

•nan who belongs to lila club told I then g me Jerome had slipped oul of the* Jerome shackle, again. ’»>»• “ «

Poor Angela' She'a only one | aay’ Om of many women win. thought they

had that genii, man cinched. But nothing n

j Use the rest.'

tsd in hlg chM,

anything more la

> IT. be rambling along." "No. answered Barbara, "tbere'a

r to aay. but there are

alwaj n.ler w

i* the he*

s.ked

I llarlu

hl»

w girl

i siiaipl’

getaway things i

Is " Bhr 1 Jerome Uaghed. his head thr

bark They h. ard the door c

■ s. Bad ! behind them. Kanry stepped

tide his ‘ the room

al-

i flung »»<

I'll i

r paMlrltj gfvea the

r Ball tells Barbara he is

. t be married,

r mother dies saMealy and she

It asks h

*c-

ahekk jbi.i

re, FAXCT IrliKKVOYT

• art a« ehap-

4 the gtrl. Barbara “ r day after her mother's I. Barbara prepares to Irate

gee.

r 1*0 OX WITH THE STOBY CHAPTER XXXII r hve o'clock next day Barbara rent through the bouse The rooting van was Just pulling y. A woman was sweeping the bead of trash om of the lower Ufcara came down the stairs, ring her hat and coat. She paid woman and locked the door r her. Then she made the ids of the downstair*. The ns 'were bare, an] the blinds

l took Igst look around the ' hall. Then she went oat ana 1 the front door, a she was (tossing through the . ahe saw Bob's car racing a the street "Hello. Babe. Just » to get you. Hop In." Barbara ed at him and obeyed, don't know what I've bee to see anybody as 1 am t(

you might be. Wasn't to let you eat alone t! , anyhow. Well run down ire's and have a steak with ihrooms I told him to broil s • one for us. Then, after dinner, go with you to your new I

turned grateful eyes lord him. “Honestly. Bob. you' mver tonight I didn't know was going to get through It And as for food—the very it of It would have sickened i hour ago. And no wonder if I ate son

paid the check. "We must rush.'

my stuff is stand-

ing in piles right In the middle of

y new apartment. Ml bet." They hurried out of the restau-

rant. The building In which the 1

apartment was located was on

us when I put »a my hat and j •»«- »"? “>•■ »““« ribbon clerk nr.-; coat and go om of this oOce ; U'larrellcg like two alley ca!» ; night that the worst of It ..weeps »»" *•'>< *'hurklln« away, over me." answered Barbara. ,"1 Dathara -errad the letter. Her. sometime., turn unconsciously to- she Iw-gan to answer u tore .i ward the Inlrrurban station Instead up and began another. Altei live

futile efforts, she laid the lav. nd. r |

Ire Iji'ket and made ;

ready to go home Her brow* were ;

tainted

She found the little apartment In i chaan. Every light In the place | was burning. A long box lay on • the davenport. It wit (Issue papei banging over the x.lour tipbol-j alrry. where Eapcy had left it. when ahe s' atebed the flow, rs out !

worry. Barba'a." • - ol oneself Isn'i

Barbara looked In

Just. and * mot bed iw Mdr She glanced

o'clock when the racer landed about the tuifllpdVoom and again at the door and Barbara climbed! ou. lae window. The cab was pull-

Bob took im pipe out of his mouth. “It aounds like rotten sentimentality. Bab/, hut I wpnder K home Is a place at all* Isn't It a person, or persons*" Barbara raised her eyes to hi*. "I suppose It Is. Dob. Fancy MrOermott to a dear In many ways, but she doesn't make thit apart meet home for me—though I mast aay *he make* It home for herself I might, aa well have a apoil*d daughter of my own to wait on as that young ml** -You ought to have daughter* of your own. Bab*. You'd make a good mother." Boh was thoughtfolly' blowing *moke rings. Bsrbara looked at him. startled. "Nonsense.' - *he replied. "I'd make a very poor one. I'm too selfish to moth-- anybody—not selfish with material things, perhaps but selfish in that It Is only own destiny thsl matters to u»

the least "

"I've -heard a lot of girls talk now spending

husbands and kids." drawled Bob

thinking perhaps | She was richly drfctscd and carried you'd rather I didn't. Maybe you ~ ”

■fit in ks. alone I were uiue unui-i sue ut—e ... . Barbara look hi. hand Impui- h.L i * sively "No indeed Boh." she re-1 She held her hand out to Bar- 1 f° ur ' * 0

mTuied. "I wSTyon to come in. bars. -Ita Fancy McDermott. " she! »««» a-rcplng quite hap-| Her body was ,tin with cold

don't mind

. uan ttnWW bu. H-r *"’» “W W ‘»*r «••» , blu. under IU UlU. ..im 01 " "•«“»' *"

oi < • -'I about this destiny -

i are and win

"Well, why don't you give me a chance* I dou i mind telling you where I was \\>- went out to dinner at thr Ij/htlinuse and coming bark we had a puncture and a “Even o. you must have left

thr I. not i

> should I k

• them a startled to*.

• Well I knew you knew him an.l Then ahe Hepped near* thought you might hai • Ixanl she said to Barbara, a'mut it I didn't mean to oft.nd to nnderatand why ? you. I'm sure." The society editor * a lit tost night " retreat w«- .lignl&rd. CHAPTER XXXV w^tS^Sto^^f lUiOMH Mr.M

Fancy or Jerome or of Violetta or £ ^ toward them. Her eyra

Bruce Tltal afternoon her love

lo,n column contained the lest let- ^

ter from Violetu. with WlnnlfndT "IF* all quite plain now.

advice to this effect:

of It.

In the kitchen Barbara found two tiny, unfamiliar glasres e-n the sink She picked them up and smelled them. Her frown deepen.-d She went on into the bedroonf. Here »»s the Mimmtl of disorder. A drees lay on the floor by the tsd. a silk storking was wonnd around the tod i»sl. powder wnrpill aero** the dm ring table and a chair was overtuiu.d. BarlKira stood looking at the ruins Finally »ho /hook her head and began to rtrsighten the ri»n. After two boor- Heady work shat lu-.t rat dow n to a dtnni r cion. In the kitchen. The chop and the salad she had planned for Fan > Mncd ip the Ire!*.'

very ui*»l pine

tortjr i

•ward

-. enlng. Fancy.

Sire work. Barbara.

Site was leaning on the

) table behind Barbara's chair. sUU

gazing ;.t Barbara* whtta face. Jerome luted a reprecaUm*

hand, hut Fancy wheeled upon ! upon him ' Thera'a nothing for you to suy either." she cried. “I

see through you both all right. "Oh. but IF/ lurkly I came borne

! early. If I hadn't. I'd never have

night

Fancy' Iosm-I to r head. "Huh. I don't sec how yon know anything about It. living he.' -• the way you do. Work day In and dry- out. no fellows or fun. Goah--ynu don‘I

you* I d die'

• live that

Barbara billowed her.

Spoken like a very rude and b oh child But it doesn't ma All I rare about Is lot >'»t W have .- your lather wishes. I responsible to him. you know ■HoaV you go and tatlle bars Hawley You II I-

lUrry if

i my to ad a rhea.

nerves tonight. I'm

myself

"Yes. Bahs. i do know. And I'm sorry about It all." The little flat was in exactly the state of chaos that Barbara expected. She gave one look at the boa pec*-up boxes and scattered furniture In the living room and sat down suddenly on the window sill. There were tears in her eyet. "Oh. buck up. old girt." shouted Boh. diving Into the midst of 'the debris. "Veil clean this np In a juffy" But Barbara had to wipe her eyed before she could face him At midnight, the place was beginning to show s'gns of being habitable. Bob paused tn the center of the living room and. thrusttag bto hands tn his pockets, leaned back and looked at the pictures that Barbara had hung "Every single frame's crooked. Babs." be said. Barbara dosccned from brr ladder and stood beside him. "So they arc." ahe admitted ruefully. "Well. I never was meant for a picture hanger anyway." "Man was not made to live

Barbara smiled si him. you proposing to me. Bob!

turned and lied At the door be turned back. "I should say not

Heaven forbid. Gosh no!"

"Weil, that's not so complimentary either" reproached Bixbara.

"But come hack and all t well. I promise not to acecy though you should propose

Bob returned cautiously on tiptoe. and Hood beside her. poised for flight. "Nope. Bahs." he said solemnly "I'm - not a mairying m*» HI never toll. I believe In the iiurtjtution. but not for myself.

I love to stand off and

said. "Dad didn't expect me for l* 11 !-" j went Into her bedroom and go

two week*, trod he * out of town. '' 0h - "'T «• All-knowing. 1 urge stlk .bawl to wrap around j *<•

But I Just got tired of waiting and Barbsr.. "But of courae. her -boulders.

When she had eaten she washed ?•

the dish-a and l-ut them away ‘I*' n> -Ion* ' nr rau into nrr Then -he lay down on the couch j to-droom ard damn,.4 the door in the living t.«ir. In read. .-'".rod* of eobbing cam.- through

Some time laUr she awoke with! the partition

art. The light.' were Hill oni Barbara walk d heavily to the Um hook him--' to tto Bo w.I front « to

j.d off The lamp* and ' cut to tto milk todUr* Sh. picked U(

in the kitchen and

here 1 a

laughed Barber.. “Bui oi murse n

you're wrong again" [ Out in the livinc The argument mas broken off by! ,.hi consulted her watch I

CHAPTER XXXIII Jimmy, who advanced upon Bar-1 nearly one o'clock With a P IE gtrl smiled winnlngly and bars with a ma*; of m»U. "There.* n., u-m-J toaa.d Fanry * and took a step nearer. Bar- Heart's Ease." be said to her] jibe ** itched on the light.

bare recovered from her astonish- W *tlly dozen. Get busy ment enough to meet the proffered Dr* >"** r Ft*"* «»« « rl --1

« ho won! pet and give other* >11." i

found It empty. Then i* ihc front window and lo-'ki The street wu. quiet. A pol;i

Have you liad any more latter* I ., an strolled part, swinging li from Vloleua*" queried Bob. glanc-f ciul Th<r<- wa* ho other hgu

Ing al the many-colored envelopes, in ,i,hi.

Barbara tnrned cold. "Not for a; ]t ,-o< nwd to Barti*-a that ,1

long time." she answered, after a • ,t 0 h

o put it tn A card rttoppro It bort- the Bane "Jerome icy did not appe*' for l.nakh'everal times Barbara ap•hed tor d,«r and paused a

Fancy picked up tor traveling

bag and aJmon danced

room. “Mr. It’s nice to be here. Mbs Hawley.' 'ahe exclaimed. “I've

S"- 1 be, —err U,e

to going to be like heaven.'

"I'm aorry you find the place in such a mess." apologized Barbara.

"I only moved In today." ~Oh. that doesn't matter.

he £r° fS;’ 1 IT r the shore of matrimony like spent

Barbara looked al the eager face .

by the window for ir.au - ''' '

moment. "Ones* wjjcn she tanlltol j hour*. Now and then a bela’-*l | d. »- her yonng man and brought him .-.utomoMIc would round thr r«>rr. , h, ■ • • i • down the aisle beside that red! and come down SstiMn.i StreeC. alnna in to

Barbara held tor breath each limr sobbing an • expecting it to draw up »n front «»: to* * the apartment buildlni But lh»> t:- -b . nd . all pa-ved on. , api c-rtd «l Once Barbara left th< window Teton; pb and ran to pick, up the leleptouu ' Mri'n;. hook She tnrned thn ugh the Itav. -; l-urrtod pa.n I

hastily and suddenly laid the book

Dec!(Jed she d!da'( need me any

1 longer."

They do get s«.lf-«ailsfled after : they’ve made the grade." remarked Bob. “They draw themselves up on

, swimmer, and Just He flat o

the

and the childish eyes. Not tonight.'

she smiled.

right Into bed." Fancy skipped „ lth .. , .. they find hubby stepping out with thmW, Uw IWb, ul l«io loi , ^ k"bb“- ■>» WrlKt, ^ lo „. " -b- tU-l-1. bm I-o Do you .oppooo you hovo a crust of dry bread In the bread |

box?"

. . . . and I didn't recognize It."

-Tto b,o- bo. to. oot yo. tooa unpacked. answered Barbara.

"But I

friends get married, and say 'Bless | cracker* and talked gaily to Barvou. my children.' and then go onj bars between mouthful*.

I about my nice Independent bnsi-

s the stuff, old girl." Bob

er arm

’It's wonderful to have somebody e you to depend on. Bob." she aa they waited for the steak. t> looked at her quizzically i everybody needs someone,

rhnra."

t flushed. When she spoke l ft was upon * different sub"What happened today in the

la Acres story *"

'Nothing much." answered Bob a swear* he's not “You are always urging dome,lity and McDarroott to inclined 1 ttdty on me. though." retorted believe him. tail they sent taej Barbara. "You forget ths* Fm Juit “ ta talk to that guy. Stone, and . *. au< •, of a vagabond as you. And ■U my hat If he lint a* guilty of wings would to a, hard to dtp "ta. Maybe he didn't get any of a> jour* ' boodle, but he knew what was -Bay should anybody want to tg on anu expected to And now down with one n.an. when ■a nervou* as an old maid aunt 1 iberv are so many good travelers ning to the Reynold, kid tor. 4 ,„und. just watting to to friend;. t llfe. Hopes to pull throug ; 1 tot a while and say goodby wlth- . because of the young M-: out tegrvts*" '* good rcputaUon ' B-di was rabbins a bruised Does Reynolds have a good rep- j tj isr1 But ther- s tto trouble asked Barbara, looking Bab*." to said. "You Just trod

somewhat taken aback,

gums wc can And something In the

refrigerator." -' * *

"Don't go to any bother." cried the girl. "It's a terribly unladylike thing to do so soon, but it was loo late to go to a reAhd'^ 1 *- *nd I'm

hungry as a bear^’ ’’

Barbara foraged in the ice box and brought out cracker* and cheese. The pantry provldid fruit* preserved the before- by

Barbara's mother.*

Fancy sat on the tod in her room, clald in an az-.wzing pajama

idc'ShTu -

“tin of Chinese bine:

a firm b>'s connected with Inly thing I’ve beard against him ■ tto choice nr a w iff | "Got married several month; ago k> a gtrl -ttoj *ay »to'» a pretty Cheap sort. Nobody tan ever In cases like Uuae. There arc koantimws circumstance* the world doesn't know ." Hr spoke with calm Barbara laid down tor fork and knife and sat back. Tiow rotten, she said, "to Jump to cuurlusions like that. How do you know there »ere 'circumstance*..'' a* you put h*Bob Hared a( tor amazed. ' Why what on earth. Barbara* I dids t t.acin anything, ildnl know you

“Gee. IF* peach* of you to take _ me In here. You don't known how scared I wa* that father'd pick some old fright of a grandmother to look out for me. You sec. he still ha* that old-fashioned notion that girls need to be looked out for. Isn't It sUly?" She took a prodigious bile of cheese and tat kicking ber heels again,! the chair

leg*.

Barbara smiled. “I don't know, my dear." she said. ' Perhaps they do. But I am too busy to do much interfering with your life. You're to be mostly on your own. you know. I ‘think your father under-

_ travelers and ahe' aland, that." derides to travel away. IFs such) "Hope so." answered Fancy. "If an uncertain arrangement But j he doesn't now. be soon w ’ll." aay bow. it's totter than the hall 1 Barbara looked at her w ith trou and shackle He climbed tto Ud- i bled eyes, but did not pursue tinder. whistling . subject. You and III be good friends ( Fancy finished her lunch and anyway, won t we." asked Barbara, went on a tour of inspection ot the looking up i him trooi ihe fool j apartment. At one-thirty she tumof the Udd-: into lied and called to Bar--Yon tell 'em." replied Bob. till- bara in Ihe hall outside to come ing his toad lu one side and sur-! and pul out the lights vcytas tto picture. | * * . _ When to had gone whistling i Work al the Telegraph ofllr. away, a iUUe after midaight. Ba:-; went on as though the world had tuia sat down tn one of the living, not turned over for Barbara Hawroom chairs and looked about her. ley. the tound hersell rushing This place wa* tors. No echoes'from assignment u. assignment, would sound through It save Iroat j snatching food al odd hours, chat tor own steps | >«>* , * l,h « n ' 1 ‘'•‘M'lhcg »fh Shu rose and went into the little j Mi„ Badger- altogether unable to klu ton. where tto shelves were j rive time to grief during «B* • startled with dishes and pans nud | hour*

shoulder.

"Dosr WlnalfrML" It read. "Here I am again. Yea. I married the young man and wc had a swell honeymoon trip to <'hlcagD. And he turned out to be Just a plain man after all. They all do. "Now I want you to tell me what a girl should do wh<-n her hustond won t let her Invite tor friend, to the bouse. I have some dandy friend* at the place w here I used to work. Bu*. be has heard something about them and tak< n It ou himself to say I rro't have

'em ou:.

"And he's cut my allowance

flier

Itaikrd up

office

turned tor head away, lest he ask her about Fancy. But to came to the door and called after her. "Good morning. Barbara' How are you ami tto youngster making II* I have a dinner dale with her tonight. Want to come along' • ;>o thunk you.” Barbara replied. | and lurto-d her eyes away. The

But she had no time to pood.: ' movement was not lost on McDcr-

the maltar. Assisted by a man. Fancy alighted from the automobile and elarted up the Hep- Hall

way up the man put ! around tor and kissed L-

be ran back down the step* and | non . climbed into the car. Barbara, booth,

pressed her face against the pant When she came

----- 1 tlcbtlv set.

Barbara." cried

uuk like a lion hunting Uaa. What's the mat-

She regal- ' her post by the; window. A car was swing roe In 1 at the curb, its powerful lights, flashing lor a moment through th.- i room m which she stood. Barhai.;

Then!

should stand hy your

husband and .try tn help him weather his business tiouhlc*. Y'ou don't want him to think

you a goid-dtgge . do you*

"I am sure I cannot say whether all women can love a second time a* well as the llrst. - I can only say that there are many women who cannot. And there are many women who

never reallv 'ove at all."

At four-tniny Barbara approach- lesa Her velvet hat ed the city desk. "I'd like to bo over one eye. home now. Mr. Well*. 1 have an Itarba-n apoke with a great efimpnrtant engagement and my. tort. "You're making yourself rlwork Is finished " diirulou*. Kanry." she said. “You'4 Wells gave her a curl nod and better think before you speak, went on scratching copy. ; after this. Your manners and Barbara reached home shortly your words arc Insulting." after Are. She washed her fare Fancy laughed barafcly. "And and 1 lands n-.d ; hanged 1.- " dre*s what If they are? I didn't mean Then she sat down m the living ecu to to soothing. You'll find oot. room to wait. Barbara Hawley, that I'm not such At five-thirty the dnorbell rang a fool as you think, yop and Jerand she opened the door to Jerome ome • BHl. “Y'ou try to break up my affair He was looking particularly ro you can have one of your own swagger and good-humored. He with him. Hot stuff! But I might laid aside his hat and cane with a, have expected It from an old maM lordly gesture-. "By Jove. Bah*, this like you. When they get to be I* great to to here. 1 never thought your age. they're all man Crazy." you'd call up your old pal and In- "I say. Fancy, you'd better shut cite him 'round up." Jerome wa* looking extreffieliarbara detected a note of • ly unhappy, anxiety beneath the flippant word*. "Shut up youraelf." exclaimed -1 wouldn't have. Jerome, without Taney. “Ill not stay in the bouse good cause." another minute with yo.. two. And "Cause?" Jerome lit a cigarette. I'll never come hark cither. Barand then with elaborate politeness, bara Hawley " offered her one. She shook her Fancy pk-ked up her gloves and | MJ1 ri purse from the table where ah* "Ye*, cause. There's no use had dropped them, and rushed for playing drad In this matler. Jer- the hall Before Jerome or B*roroe. I know your game. In short, bara could follow ber she had the sooner you stop running gt.no out a:.d slammed the door, around wtih Fancy Mc-Iiertnott. the They heard her rapid step* on the tw-tter lor both of you." . stair* outside. Jerome raised hi* eyebrows. "Zat Ba. t -ra wa* staring at the wall, so— be mocked. "And who was it her bunds tightly clasped. She mjd so*" i-ecmed incapable of movemrat. Bartora waved ti.i insolence ■ Jerome stood In hi* place looking and* "If you don't drop oul of at her. his glove* painfully pucksUtt a* far as Fancy is concerned- crcd. Al length he took out a clgI shall tell htr lather all 1 know are He and lit It. It puffed once and stout you.' she persisted. ' And I went out He struck another don's think even your imprudence match with trembling Sagers. It, is a match for bin. I'd hate to too. went out. have to bother him. but of course With a gesture of Impatience b« 111 do it. if there-', no other way flung the cigarette toward tto Ora- • place. "Barbara." to said, “what Jerome seemed to to enjoying are we going to do?" his cigarette. "Now daffodil, he Barbara raised her head. “I reasonable." don't know.” ; he said dully. '1 he name raadderod her. She They heard the bonk of a taxi turned on him. "Iront try to bluff horn outside, and Jerome ran dp me. Jerome." she warned. "Just as the window "I *ay. Barbara, sto'a certainly as you keep np your al- climbing Into a taxi." tentlons lo Fancy. I shall tell tor. Tto words brought Barbara IS father everything 1 know about her feet. "We've got to follow bef. < you." Jerome." she gasped, and rqsbMl And what. pray. Is that* Merely Into tor bedroom for a wrap.

He turned twek Into his of-

icc with a sober faee.

Barbara gazed after him and look me step toward hi* door. Then he Kir- -d with sudden determlnalon ana -ent to the telephone

watching Um drive off- j *rtTripplig: footsteps wounded out-1 *■ '

side. Baibara turned toward ill--, door Ju; l In tta-c to <«■ It open and | admit F;-n*}. Fh was pale and : ter.

tor eye* burned One lock <: "Oh. nothing mucl;. tally hair Ml from to-aUi her' t I' 1 ' 'hut all hat acro-> her fare i Hias Badger made CHAPTER XXXIV j d.wk. "Ota MU* H»wt» F ANCY came In ;lowly and closed v itli tto < xtre-:u« ti -. tto door. Sh Ud tad ;>ec Ih»r-] alv.; v, . -rd odde bara until Barbara moved Then > .ra "1 bsvt • a to

that I've flirted a bit and drunk little and generally enjoyed myself. in a comparatively rciK-clablr way. You can't hang a fellow ou Ural, you know. Anyhow, the day Is gone when taitor* have such almUhty power over their daughter*. Bring on your McDermott.

meet him.

Two minutes later ahe and J«*w rume climbed Into the blue roadster and wheeled about. FaryffD taxi 'had slopped to turn around in a driveway and they had Us* almost to catch up with it. » Barbara sat silent in tor corae*. I ll Jerome glanced uneasily at her from time to time. At last bn

• willed

Barbara straighten**! her tboul- spoke. "Barbara. I'm deuced • dor*. "S'm not pretending to know 1 caused all this. What a lit tie anv thing heinous about you. Jer- spitfire- Fancy Is! I didn't suppose ome This Isnt blackmail. But I it was in tor. I'm sorry she said do know you're heartless and fickle those tilings to you." wto-te women arc concerned. And Barbara flashed an angry gtanM 1 know that a kid like Fancy ha* at him. "Don't bother to apologize no chance of holding you for more | to me. Jerome, because si- called than a few weeks. <’ me an old maid. 1 can stand It. “!■ look, u» me as though she The more I see of men the easier v err rattor • riously mnlttra with -pmsterbood is to bear." you l*h. you have a manner, von She leaned forward and saw the know and that'* enough to gel taxi was getting further ahead. *■ aiorn "Hurry, hurry." ahe cried inipaRut you took' that child lost tiiutly. Jerome nodded his head I U< S rnadhmmr tliai U dis- and stepped on the accelerator, so : .i,. tly que; nal-ti Y'ou drank that the car veered and burst fOr- > .UH» tore w ill; her to fore you ward. Fancy's taxi was about two

found the blocks ahead.

her home Barbara began to twist her ite ol ex- handkerchief. "If we don't catch kept her her." she said, “what In Ihe world ; ran I say to tor lather? Ho

left Oh. yes you did

of thing simply- cant t Hiked at her. half-

it amuse me. Barbara. 1 i

f those damnable wc ,c it on themselves

ome winced al the misery In her voice, but -her stony gaze stopped him from speaking again. The two cars sped on. acroea town. Barbara looked out as they

plot om tiii course of tto universe passed a church steeple with « and then *•- - that it govs cccording lighted clock, it said "Six-thirty." to tto plan. She turned hack to thr man be- • Who do you thick you are to side ber. "Jerome!" ,he . -Id. "is iolerfe: with n.y happiue-ss or she going to the depot’ 1 toik/rc

> trying to make the six-forty-

“Don’t try to bluff me. Jerome." said Barbara, tions to Fancy I shall tell her father."

“If you kec*p up your atlen-

“111 admit I'm fond of tor. and I think she', decidedly fond of me. Maybe you'll rcalire that I do care lo; her when I u-1! you that I've broken »itb Angela. Angela's - pa.. . iproeleas namby-pamby- t-i- ! alley I tell you that kid's a knockout, all fire and go. And

looks* land Almighty."

Barbara was bolding tor temper - ti; difhcully. "No. Jerome.'' she .. . "it doein'-t comfort nu- i<I now you've turned the other girl r Fancy. That sort of thing to a tu re- episode in your long career Tto liulie, you've turned down lo-trfto-r lad tow wiitild stretch frenn

five back t

Jerome started. They were rurhlni- through tto warehouse distriet In tto general direction of the station laird. Barbara, she wouldn't do that'." Bari-..- answered coldly "Y’ou cannot tell what she would do ta. this mood. Jerome That's the trouble in tuning with these hotblmidid. heudei.i.i._ girls. Their often they ate bio*n to blu by