New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
THIS HAS HAPPENED


 orphanaee since she was four is Harmed out" to Clem Carson. Sh- meet. David Nash, athlete and stu dent, who is working on the Carson farm during his vacation. David strikes Carson crushing blow when he makes lnsinuations about David's friendship for sally.
 They run away and join q carnl- ,al-pavid as cooks helper and Sally as Princess Lalla.' crystal gazer. In Capital City, location Of the orphlras,, Sally is recognized by one of a crowd of little orphans who come trooping into the show. ,haperoned by a beautiful woman she learns from Arthur Van Horn". an easterner who annoys her with his attentions, that the beautiful rhaperon is Enid Barr wealthy New York matror.
 Sally is puzzled a' Enid's interest in her. David and sally flee from the carnival and ln the county seat are "half- f-married" when the cere- mony is stopped by Mrs. stone, ma 'ron of the orpfanaee. and Ehil Barr. Enid contesses sh, is Sally's mother but that she believed her child 70 be dead until recently. Enid separates sally and David and for tho next two years sally is placed in !. finishing school. When Enid sends out the invitations for Saly's com- St.l 1,.. ff. keep q promi-a made two years pre- NOUS and send David an invitation, At her party Sally waits eagerly for David 10 come. When he arrives, she rushes 10 hlm but he seems changed. Later she asks him 1T h." does not love her any more. He tells her she must forget him. They are interrupted by an unexpected vlsl- or. Arthur Van Horne stands at the dool.
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 CHAPTER NLNl
 Please don't go. David ,' Sally ispiortd. but he mistook her dis tress,f occasioncd by Arthur Van fIorne's entirely unexpected appear ance for a plea for longer inter view which he knew would only cause them both pain.
 He shook hls head dumhly and strode to the door. He paused there a moment to bow jerkily first to- ward Sally, then toward Van Horne, who was watching the scene with amused, cynical eyes,
 Pride nlcrcifully came to Sally g aid then: she closed her lips firmly over the question she had been about to fling at David with des- perale urgency. She even managed 10 wave her hand with what sht hoped was airy indifference as Da- sid opened the door.
 "So!' Van Horne chuckied when the door had closed softly. ''lt's still Sally and DaHiI. isn't it" I'm glad was vouchsafed slimps, of this paragon. Astonishlnely good looking in a Morse viking sort of way, but rather bull in 8 China shop here. isn't he? But I pre- sumc that is why Enid fondly hoped when she allowed him 10 come. gather that she did invite him? A very clever woman Enid. I've al- ways said eo.'
 sally's teeth closed hurtlngiy over her lower lip, but she said nothing. The pain and horror of DayIds unconpromlsing rebufi were still too great to permit room in her heart for fear ot Van Horne. Of course lle had recognized her at once. had undoubtedly recognized her from her pictures Ill the papers. but what did it matter nowo Davi1 Has gone gone-~lle had not even kissed hfr---
 "stiu afraid Of nc, Sally" ." Van Horne laughed, as her eyes rc- lnalned fixed on his face in 3 bind, tli~eclns stare.
 "AfraId Of you ." Sally echoed, har voice struggling strangely lroush pain "ph. you mean--1'' She tried 10 collect her N its. 70 push aside ih. increlibl. fact of D4Ni1's assertion, so that she could concentrate on Nan Horne and th" frightening sig ificanco ot his pres rnca herr coupled with his kuonI ed@ of her past.
 Dear linl" sally" Van Horn, -&Id ''udarly aud Sally clrnche,I fer fIS' in strik- him for using 'h" wor1- " hrch had b~'1 heavenly -n"o' ri.n David had uttered them 80 long ago. "l told you th. last tim" say you that you had no' seen inc last of Arthur Van Horne. ! meant il. but | st.s you my ord l hardly rXpec'rd tn find >ou here spent rhs deuc. of a loi of time and money trying to trace you att-r >ou l.'t the carnl- tal. old 5yi'a- finally told me that >ou'd run away and had prohahl, married ,our David. SO I took my broken heart .to China, Japan Egypt and God knows where. And uop like th@ chap n no sought for tho Holy Grail l find you at hom' ual'iu- .or he"
 q wasn't waiting for Nou" Sal, ;
 "as nliIus for Da1IJ and he. just told mo tha, ha doesn't "an' Me. aored I'd never aee yol agaiM.''
 "W1.y, sally SalIy.' Van Horn, chided r his black eyes full o' inockIh- lumor Don't you real ize 'ha. I'm .hn oldest friend yo' have m this ncw life of yours? really haven't got used 10 'he Idea yet oi your being LniJ Barr, daughter Of course I knew there vas something mysterious ahout her oNerWeenlng interest ln I'rln. cess Lalla.' but this thick old h'as oi mine wasn't ioning very well in those days. My heart Was too full Of that same lovely llttI. crystal-gazer. Eut when I read th' rather nasterly lit of fiction il L.