Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
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Story No. l
Little Monte Carlo
NoveIization by Hugh C. Weir.
Plot by George Bronson Howard.
Copyright Kalem Company.
Continued from Yesterday

THANK YOU" said Stanley, as Hol.
brook grudgingly gave him the check.
Iere are your memoranda"
Holbrook stopped Mona for moment
as she was going out.
Tonight! he whispered.
she nodded. And then she went out
with Stanley, and they turned to one
another with a laugh. 1t was not long
check: Stanley with his reward for the
| part he had played so well, went off,
entirely satisfied. and Mona with the
rest of the money, hurried to Mary,
who was delighted.
and look" said Mona. "Tve got my
Idea now, Mary! Look at this letter h
got from his father"
Does he mean to get married."
asked Mary, after she had pieced the
! letter together and read It,
of course not--it was just a trick
to get, more money" said Mona
Let me think" said Mary. you're
right, Mona-you must be! There mus;
be some way we can turn this to ac-
| countw
Il knew you'd be able to think Of
something, Mary! That was why I got
the pieces of the letter."
1t was an eager young man, de-
termined to forget his jolt in the ma =
ter of the l. o. T., and to make up for
that by his conquest of Mona, who went
to the apartment he had taken. He 'et
himself in, and called, as soon as We
was inside the door: "Bettyw
An old suit case was there on ,
| floor and there We're evidences ?
someone had been in the room. Eagt @
| he tore aside the curtains that hid .
other room. 1t was empty! Save ..r
4 note.
when you boast about any girl" ne
read, be sure you Know the girl"
lie went back to his own apartneN
in black rage. And there, to increas1
his anger. he found Stella waiting.
Stella Worth, the girl he had cast of,
| He felt moment Of tenderness at tho
| sight of her-she mad trusted him SO
fully, she was so different from this
other girl.
What do You want?" he snarled
"Oh, Charley" she said, plea dingly,
"My dear-aren't you going to be fair
| to ME now?'
Fair to YOU" ne Knocked. you've
got no claim on m"!'
There's a reason" she faltered.
"Charley-can't you understand"
He had decency enough In him to ne
affected by the revclaton--and to real
ize that she was what he should always
have believed her to be-a good girl.
willing to make the only amends that
were in his power Even while he
stared at her, however, there was =
knock at the door. Hc answered {
MY dear son: Came in on busin So
tonight and am at this hotel Am go
| Ing to bed, so do not call tonight.
Call tomorrow and bring your b.. :
TO me.
lowance If you marry at once,
Father"
Holbrook stared ~ the letter in . g.
may. And then he looked up and say
Stella, trembling, fearful. Sudden!y :
saw way out.
Stella" he said. "Tve behaved like
beast to you, my dear. I can see {
now! Would you marry me-toni ght -
She could not speak; she could only
throw herself in his arms.
He rushed out. And in a little while
| Stella took the telephone, and called
for Mona and Mary. II was Mona who
answered.
"Oh-yes-yes-he's going to marry
ne" said Stella. But I'm so afraid
of what he'll say when he finds out"
Hell say nothing" said Mona. Be
cause I've written to him to explain {
lllE-and to let him know that he's dona
he only thing that would reconcile lir1
with his father, too. You wait, Stella
Il believe he'll settle down. now ana
turn into a pretty decent sort of hus-
band in spite of everything! And ]
know you're going to be good! Then
she hung up.
"He may not stay, reformed" said
Mary to Mona. IT think he's bad
egg. But 1t was worth do'ng, anyhow.
We collected some 90 our bill-and
we've made that little -rl happy! That
vas worth doing Mona"
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