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THIS HAS HAPPENED Mildred Lawrence meejs Stephen Arnitage when he rescues her fox fur from a thief. Their friendship Krows until Pamela Judson, daugh- ter of Mildred's employer, tries to lure him away from her. Huck Con- nor becomes infatuated with Pa. mela and she plays both men. brother, Harold. is in love with Mil- dred, who tries to keep him from Ballnlxl'm! with Huck's crowd. Whe:1 tephen continues secing Mildred, Pamela cables her father to discharge her. Harold tries to prevent this but fails. Pamela suc- eds in poisoning Stephen's mind againet Mildred and the latter ary days in search of woi amela tries to break with and and Stephen are engaged. She tells Htephen that is the only way she can et rid of Huck and pleads with him to confirm the engagement. Huck commands Hareld to pre- vent Pamela's marriage to Ste- phen under fear of exposure con- cerning a forged check. Harold says he can't force Pamela so Huck plans to dispose of Stephen. He has one of his pais ask for a demonstration of & car by Stephen and they set u trap to steal it from him. He goes back to his office expecting to be discharged but nathing is to be done until after a full investigation. Pamela insisis on Stephen at- tending a dinner that night in honor of their engagement. CHAPTER XXVII NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Pamela was stirring rock candy in her demi-tasse when Stephea Jjoined her in the dining room of the Judson Hotel. She orderd a cup for him and Stephen told the waiter to bring u regular size. Pamela tilled it twice for him. “Nervous?” she smiled at him across her own particular table which had fresh cut flowers on it. “Bad day.” Stephen replied. Pamela pouted. “You don't look at all as if you liked being cn- gaged,” she said childishly. ie remark irvitated Stephen: always made Then Huck " him impatient when Pamela stepp1 out of character. He preferred her as the rubtless little demon he knew she was under her exterior of angelic beauty. But the beauty made him tolerant. And tonight she hand enhanced it with 81l the art and skill she could com- wand” from high-priced beauty specialists, She had siept until midday. golfed all the early afternoon to wake her | up, and then had come home to give | herself over to becoming a fairy princess for the night. Suddenly Stephen and touched her reached out hand. “If T lose you, Pam,” he said, “I'll never get | over it Pamela looked ishment. * ton at me? suspiciously at lhim in aston. re you rattling a skele- she asked. “You sound like a person with a Not a past,” Stephen confided, “hut a darned uneasy present with & most uncertain future.” Pamela laughed. “Don't let it get you" she ad “marriage isn't such a responsibility take it you're thinking of how you'r going to pay for my stockings. Ihaw: about all a toiler's salary is supposed to be goad for with rich gels, isn't it? But really, 1 think I'll use it to buy bath salts for my Peke.” Stephen did not smile. “Don’t joke, | " he said carnestly. “I'm in a | Tam, hole. Pamela shrugged. “Well, what of she returned lighth. “Dad will | gt you out.” Stephen groaned. out, you should say.” he said miser- ably. “Your father will never let ¥you marry a man with no future.” *Oh. what is the trouble?” Pamela exclaimed impaticntly. was beginning to feel hored. Stephen told her all happened that day. 1 #poiling our evening unfeelingly. “I thought something serious.” t will be serious when old . A. M. gives me the gate and I've no- where to go,” Stephen declared. “Don’t be silly; you'll find other positoin.™ “That's only half Ftephen persisted. *( dear carn? Pamela lookel at him with melt- ing eyes. “Of course. Stevo, dar- ling ” she whispered tenderly. But “He'll get you She that had that what she it was an- the trouble,” an you, Pam live .on the money I'm able to MOST people depend on Bayer Aspirin to make short work o” headaches, but did you know it's just as effective in the worse pains from neuralgia or neuritis? Rheu- matic pains, too. Don’t suffer when Bayer Aspirin can bring complete comfort without delay, and without harm; it does not affect the heart. In every package of genuine Bayer Aspirin are proven directions with which everyone should be familiar, for they can spare much ncedless suffering. GASPIRIN Apisz o 1he trade srk o Berer Manulsctuse faces | when he objects tells him she | anymore. 1| ceried | there was no more sincerity back : words thun real softness in rt. She hadn't, as a matter the barest idea of what Itving vn @ small galary meant. But all such matters could be adjusted after she and Stephen were mar- vied, she felt. Stephen belisved her; at least he helieved that she would try to meet him halfway, His burden bhecame lighter, but he'd have sunk instant- Iy to hopelessness if he'd known that the man who had furtively watched his d=parture from his ho- tel was at that moment in his Stephen's, room. on, a silent and malicious errand. Or that Carl Short was more than ever convinced of his guilt. = Short had not been able to get in touch with Lefty Flint, but his failure did not occasion him any surprise. 1t only confirmed his helicf that Ste- phen had warned the man he was under suspicioi. But Shert wasn't worried over tht, eimer. Sa long as Ntephen felt himselt sccure it would be pos- uible to reach Lefty Flint simply by shadowing the former. What | Short wanted was information that | would prove beyond a doubt that | Was a suspicious character. This he got casily enough { He learned that Lefty had a po- | {lice record. Before hecoming a rum runner he'd been in trouble over a | stolen car. That was enough fo; | Short. Which was exactly what Duke Broggan and Huck Connor had had | in mind when they polished off | their plans for framing Stephen. At this peint in his Landling of the case Short went home and bed. But he did not*zo to slecp. { While he thought over the stantial cvidence against | that young man was the een- |ter of interest among a group of | Pamela’s friends. He'd almost for- gotten his troubles, But if he could not se cloud that was gathering yhead the, | teartuny tall him. When Hareld had gone to Mil- | dred after his visit to Huck's room at the time Huck had avowed his {intention of ruining Stephen, e was in a pitiable condition indecd | His resistance was at a low bl and | Bis tewptation to unburden hin.scli | {to Mildred was almost overpower- irg. His knowledge of her love for Stephen alone held him back. He couldn’t depend upon her to keep | bis secret. Aal even if he did not jtell her that Huck had threatened | | S'ephen he knew that she would | not remgin silont with Pamela in | danger. | Harold bad no mercy for himself in comparing his cowardice with Mildred’s s'aunch spirit. But th matter of dnciding what to do wus not left to his cringing will. Mildred saw at once that he was in an unusually anguished state of mind. She almost feared that he {was verging on madness. His face pale alternatley flushed and paled and he couldy't hold his hands y enowgh to lizht a cigaret. | sat down, got up ) walked to the radio. tuned it i tuned it out, sat down again, got up Mildred contdn't stand it. She | |#ignaled Connie out of the room | {and then she told Harold to sit ' down. pointing *o the big arm chair that was now back in the living room. He sank into with an audibla &roan and Mildred flew to his side, | She put her hands on his shoulders {in a comforting way and bhegged {him to fell her what was wrong. “Something.” she said frankly, | [“has to done for you. Harold. | {1t you refuse to let me help you | |1'm going to Mr. Dazel and have | | him cable your iather | Harold jerked up his head. “Tor God's sake, Mildred, don't do that,” | e sereechied hen tell me what Huck Connor |is doing to you.” Mildred bargained ta| And reum- Stephen the black | over his who prayed would not he- was one that harm | 1—“Canada Dny" is made from high-qual. ity Jamsica ginger and through our exclusive extea process retains oll the flavor and sroms of the inger root. 2—“Can: Dry” is made from sbsolutely gredients, anced in ex- A secret process of earbonation ensbles to retsin its sparkle long sfter the bottle is epened. to assure its purity. Leading hospitals serve it. Leading Phymm s prescril is & better, purer ginger ele. again gct semething that . | called to her but NEW 11t Harold sank his face in his hands and Midred waited. Her heart ached f him but she be- lieved that a more level head than | his nor. With a painful gulp in his throat Harold lgoked up and spoke. . 1T don’t want dad to wee,” he said and his terror drove him 1o gance about at his simple surroundings in a quick way thdt revealed to Mildred more than arything else the magnitud of his oppression “No one's iistening.” soplbingly. “Weat e more wus needed to fight Huck Con- she said tell me 1 her hands him, Mitdr ed, and cold. “pt over the girl. she whispered, Harold griy afraid of a sickening and Har- {old's abjeet fear had communicated itself to her to such an extent t ural, “He can make Harold told her beastly coward, me do anything,"” wildly. “I'm his excitement. “You out long! I'm no good! 1 won't save my sister, and maybe it's just because you love him that 1 won't save Armitage cither! I'm 100 rot- ten to know what's decent. i “Stephen!™ The name burst from Mildred's passionate cry “Harold. what has Huck Coanor ne iips in a to do with St | phen 2 She was shaking the hoy's thin shoulders furiously. trying to make him speak, Dbui Harold’s crazed confession was at an end name had made him realize that she would fight for Stephen at any cost Her fingers clutched painful through his clathing: he heard I voice break. 1t was unbearable. He had to tell her somethi “Stop shuking me,” he tricd to pull away, “Then tell mes tell he Mildred pleaded <1 wiil said, me about St Let me get my breath.” ShE her hands and i Mildred dropped waited. Harold did not look “He's going to marry lan reluctantly 17or @ moment there was a ghast- ly, tast silence. Then Mildred turned away with a choked sob. Harold litted his face, saw her at the door, in flight. He stood up and she swer Presently she sent Connie to ask him to excuse her. USis seems to lave acute ind some- thing.” Conpic said, a bit peeved because she could not understund Irama that she sensed was be ing played in their flat Harold left provaked Connie into going back to stion or the immediately, which | | | | | At lthe Amel her voice came strained and unnal- |wigespread surprise but Captain Ha- | do you mean? What | Mildred's | | reaction to the mention of Stephen’ did not an- | PVIN DAILY HEL g AMERICANY HAVE Play for Famons Ryder Cup, | With a team selected |play tomorrow. the | tuning up to their games and await- | gallery. Mildred.” His voice | way growing londer now, showing men at my comman ought to kick {vantage to America in the gutter where T be- | was faken for granted that even land Al Watrous, the other players " he saiu | Join Mildred and trying to make her alk. Vinally Mildred reached out fo her sister's hand and clung to it i @ way that silenced Connie, But luter. with Connis sympathy and comfort as best she could without words. Mildred told her about Steohen’s engagement “And I love him, Conni: added. a world of pain in t pered words Connie said nothing. only pressed closer the arm she had thrown pro tectingly about Mildred. But after a while her feelings got the hettes of her and she burst out angrily “He'll get all that's coming to hir with P money! offerin e Whis- nela Judson! “Connie, he wouldn't. He lo her” “Aftor knowing you? me liugh.” Her words were Mildred who night througn regretting that she had not made Harold tell her what Huck eunor could do to Stephen “Tomoriow.” she told herself Don't miake swiall comfort to lay awake all (h at The reasons for its quality and deliciousness MELLOW as Indisn summer . . . refreshing as the crisp air of autumn . . . sparkling as sunshine—this is “Canada Dry.” You will find it the world over ... New York. .. London . . . Paris. Countless homes throughout the United States and Canada serve it. For its marvelous flavor has won the approving nod of connoisseurs. Try it today and learn the thrill of drinking “Canada | ' “CANADA DRY The Champagne of Ginger Ales | l | | Marrying for | 411 23, 1920 left out of the lineup for the four- and lost [somes, would play in the singles [six. lost on [Saturday, although Captain Duncan | Surpri has announced that the eight men (tion of th |in the foursomes will also play 1h |cight singles matches for the Lrit- lish. | Charles Whitcombe 1 {Compston will carry the |hopes in the first match Johnny Farrell and Joe Turn: were partners in the last {tional matches at Wi |brey Boomer and G oppose Diegel and Al Espinosa and Abe Mitchell and Fred Robson, who have played many matches to- . try conclufions with Gyne and 1d Dudley, a new- on the feam. Ernest Whit- somos, opening the Ryder Cup golf [combe and Henry Cotton have for | {their opponents John Golden and | Walter Hagen, who played tozet) Jat Worcesier. titot, self, 1'll go to Huck Connor him (TO BE CONTINCED) - was consider Archic s such British against awho interna- ter. Au- | Duncan andy FINAL PRACTICE heir But financial |pros as a lionaire: [team the and Golf Trophy, Opens Tomorrow »— the four- | pense, larger gate 1} | London subur! the si Moortown, Eng.. April \ for Leeds, American with their pro- ‘essionals today gave final € the foval rallways trial cities four fonrsomes tomorraw will introduce play more familiar to 1he team than to the visiting ax foursomes are not often Ul'nited States where the favorad medium for e the opening gun of the defense of the international trophy Cloke and hard fought matches were indicated when envelopes con- | ining the selections of the two cap tuins, George Duncan and Walter Hugen were opened and revealed the lineup. The in Pome ag- iion played Hull [ Liverpool on playir e dr two Shet in h il is I'rom best b feam player Wi ol train \ball. 1 oursomes player tike alternate strokes with of Horton Smith her an opening lincup can absence {82 trip by town. | Scotland, The t matches oi {holes, as will thie 1ch counts one point {halved each side is credited with | disposed of the |o: It point. The Ameri- |1 to the best ad- [eans won the last international con- said Hagen. It {test at Worcester, Mass., in June B mlhil 15 to 214, In the fourson [the United States players won thre, will e singles and If a mateh is and post gen offered no explanation of the e presence of the Joplin youth in the e course “1 think T have of one out and 6.402 yay neral and halved one. 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