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dignified, facing the avenue as
though it cared nought for the
smiles of the younger generation.
There could be no estimating the
number of aDartment bound per-
sons who had passed. waved a
hand in it's direction and remarked:
Bet it must take young fortune
to heat place like THAR
That, oddly enough, was just
what Nancy thought when she
turned into the road walk.
Her fathers home!
1t must have been this walk
that he and his bride the circus
lady had trod when they came
home after their hasty marriage.
1t must have been down these
steps that they hurried away
when old Montgomery Deane dis
owned his SON Nancy had given
little thought to her grandfather
"A grandfather was someone she
didn't know much about. She
had been told that Montgomery
Deane was a banker.
Every rich banker she had ever
known or heard tell OF was al
WAYS a "closely-cropped" man.
Their mustaches were always iron
gray and clipped short, their
hair was always iron gray, too,
and some of them wore swallow
tailed coats.
They were rather terrorizing
men to Nancy because they were
the ones who one went to for
loans and mortgages. Interest
had to he paid to them. In small
towns they always lived in the
big house far up on Main Street.
As Nancy walked up the steps
she had no more feeling of he.
longing to the big house. than
she would have had toward a
public library.
What would happen if she
should ring the bell and say to
the maid:
my name is Nancy Deane.
I'm Mrs. Deane's granddaughter,
ONLY she doesn't know it. ] am
MONTY Deane's daughter, born
after he had deserted my mother.
And tell Mrs. Deane her son is
diving in Appleton. | have a wire
in my pocket saying So"
The very though of such
thing frightened her. 1t would
he a terrible thing to do. Mrs.
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But he would not let his
thought mill again. He had made
his decision and he would not go
back. not even to a point where
he could think about her.
Yet, it was very slowly that
he returned to his cabin. tossed
the contents of the tray into the
CRATE and began to fill it again.
Diana visioned him there. watt
ing for his phone call. Not once
did it occur to her to question
his story; not for an instant did
she sense his doubt of her. She
had given him all of her love
and her loyalty and her faith,
and that she held his In return
she took for granted.
In spite of the hundred flirta
tions. Diana Rand was not enor-
mously wise
The party was on a yacht,
gaily trimmed with colored
lights; a dream craft, which
seemed to float between sky and
sea on the soft strains of a
stringed orchestra. And it was
not Till late in the evening, when
Diana stood alone at the rail,
gazing into the broad. golden
path the moon made on the wa
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, tie and slammed shut the drawer.
That settled it. He would not go
to the party; he would not again
60 anywhere Diana might be. He
had had enough, and this was the
end. Remain here alone this eve.
ming, and tomorrow they would
return to town, and he easily
could avoid this Juvenile crowd
Ii things had been different-n
for one little moment he had felt
sure of the girl! A glorious crea-
ture; one to steal into the heart
and take possession Of. a mans
whole life. But, because this was
so, he must go his way apart
from her way; even a filtration
would be unthinkable with the
conviction he held.
He went to the big bungalow
where the others awaited him,
and was greeted with cries of dis.
may when they saw he had not
dressed. Only Diana. with her
new little, happy air of possession,
laughed and warned him to hurry.
wen be late, Benny dear. Do
rush. like a lamb. Well wait in
the cars
Sorry" he lied, and shifted
his eyes from her level. brilliant
look. You see, 1 have to wait
for-for a phone call. A business
call. So sorry"
1t did not require Hanna's
swift glance to draw Ann out OF
the crowd. already moving away,
and send her stealthily to her
room. Hanna broke into chatter.
saying a great deal of nothing
noisily. and swept everybody to-
ward the motors.
But Diana, trying to smile
away her disappointment, caught
Benny's hand, gave ii quick
pressure, whispered. wait up.
darlingv' And before he could
find an excuse for refusing she
was gone, waving at him.
He waved back absently. and
stood there watching, bitter and
uncertain. What a girl. If
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He laughed again, said OF
course he liked her. Who could
heIp IT." he demanded.
sBut, she went on gently, =
don't care about about anyone
else. It's just that / thought
WELT
He did not wish to hurt her.
This wistful child Diana
had done that. Perhaps Ann
thought he had listened to the
other girl, been influenced by her
iibes. He must make her under
stand this was not true.
And to this end he assured ner
OF his liking, gazing into the tire
A. he spoke. He could feel her
rehx with eontented little sigh.
lean against him trustfully. Moved
by a brotherly sort of affection,
he brushed her hair with his lips.
Ann drew back, a startled ex-
preston crossing the blue eyes. II
was as il that kiss had struck
down barrier, brought to her an
awareness homogeneous with her
pure, ethereal nature.
He got up, bewildered, walked
about the room. But her hand
went to her head again. she looked
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so very miserable that he came
back, contrite. and began to draw
his fingers over her temples. And
when she smiled mistily his heart
sweIled with a sense Of protection.
This precious, unsophistica
baby! So ashamed OF being silly,
so eager for his liking. his good
opinion! But now he must take
her home. Get her out of here
before the others came, started
their COMPOUNDED scandaEnlonger-
ing.
He bent over. kissed one Of the
tiny hands with a sort of rever-
ence. said she must be brave. And
she rose obedientIy, begging only
to keep his robe, since, she said
the night air was cool.
She grew panic-stricken once
outside the lighted cabin, however.
1T is spooky, Benny! Truly,
know / heard things. Please let
me stay minute. I'm acting ter
ribIy, but can't help it. Oh,
pleasei''
Very tendesly he tucked her
hand through his arm and guided
her toward the lake.
CONTINUED Monday
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Montgomery Deane, is here. Very
i'll. Wants to see you.
MOTHER O'DAY."
Nancy read the words over and
over again before she could get
their meaning. Her father!
Why she had no father other
than Dairy O'Day. There was
no Montgomery Deane except the
Montgomery Deane who lived In
the mansion on Prospect Avenue.
Nancy stood so still, so white
that Harriet rushed to her.
What is ii Miss O'Day. what
il it? Has something terrible
happened. Is somebody dead?'
NO. not dead" Nancy an
swered. but someone has risen
from the dead"
She almost handed the teIe-
gram to Harriet, but checked
herself.
I've got to go home" she
said. Tonight"
Just then the buzzer called
Harriet to Wescott's office. She
grabbed her notebook and hur.
ried into the front office, leaving
Nancy there. the telegram in her
hand.
Montgomery Deane In here.
Very ILL., Wants to see you"
Could it be true? Could It
really, really he true? Could this
he hoax Of some kind? She
wasn't asleep? This wasn't
dream. was it? Nancy jumped
up and started walking back and
forth across +he office. No she
wasn't asleep. Anyone asleep
didn't feel things, see things like
this.
There was A train for Appleton
At Sis. She decided she would
take 1t. not telling anyone the
truth Of why she was going
home so suddenly She would
tell them Mrs. O'Day was sick.
That would he excuse enough to
get away from the office. She
would have 10 tell Howard Yves.
colt that.
How could she? Already she
had received more privileges than
most girls would have been grant.
ed II they had been employed
for years. How could she ask
Wescott for another favor.
another leave from the office:
what would Harriet Crosby and
the others think?
Even now she could read these
girls slances. She knew she
would have to get down 10 bust.
ness. avoiding Howard Wescott
in every way that wasn't OF A
business nature, unless he want
ed ugly things TO he said about
her.
Il simply cannot go on like
this. she unused half aloud.
She cut her own words short
for like a flash she remembered
this was the day on which she
was to meet Mrs. Montgomery
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resent strength and kindness
though she didn't see it clearly.
But that thought was always
away back in her mind.
She half hoped, he was some
, where near now to give her some
of his strength, to advise her.
Somehow she felt that she could
confess everything to- him, every
little secret and fear and repres-
sion, and that he would under
stand.
Try as she would, she could not
cOnjure up picture of Mrs. Dea ne.
her gra ndmother. The very word,
grandmother, always made her
think OF old Grandma Rixby, back
home who was grandma TO every.
body in the town, whose cookie
jar had made children her ever
lasting friends. Grandma Bixbv
wore frilly white lace caps and
had red cheeks.
Against her own common sense.
Nancy tried to make herself be.
lieVe that the woman she was 60
ing to see for the first time this
afternoon, would he like Mrs.
Bixby.
She started talking to herself.
oblivious to people pa ssing on the
avenue. and more than one sur
prised person turned to watch the
yellow haired girl hurrying so.
saying things to herself and max.
ing funny little motions. az
though she was engaged in earn.
est conversation with someone bv
her side.
At last, through the great elm
trees that bordered the avenue
and shaded the lawns Of the rich
and melfowed homes, quite grand
still, in their Victorian way. Nancy
caught sight Of the white stone
Deane home. Immediately she
slowed up. Something made her
stop, start again. and then go
along at a snail's pace toward the
house in which two women were
waiting for her.
Mrs. Wescott. Nancy knew.
would he black eyed, smartIv
erOomed. middle aged woma n.
She would look like her son.
The Deane house. with it's tow.
ers and turrets. and All the little
cOrnices, gables. bay windows.
had been thefinal word in ELEGANCE
in the nineties. 1T stood now, solid,
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Benjamin Darlington Black
added another cigarette end to
the pile which already overflowed
the tray at his elbow. and decided
It. was time to dress for the
nights shindy. 1t was past time;
he had been sitting here an hour
OF more, thinking long, trouble
some thoughts.
over and over he had lived
again the afternoon from the mo.
EfIent Diana came around to his
side OF the sleek roam and he
gf1atched her into his arms. The
feel of her sturdy young body
the fragrance of her hair, wind
blown against his face; the vivid
warmth. the joyousness of her
these had closed about him, send
Ing his imagination Alright even
while holding him as in a silken
net.
He was beginning to suspect
that he loved her. Many women
had come into his life--and gone
from it again. not willingly, but
because he would not lift finger
to prevent their going. Love as
he had known it had been a va
grant breeze. ruffling the surface
OF his being, leaving the depths
untouched.
But this. he unused, might prove
an undertow to drag him whittier
il would unless he eluded its
danger.
Aimlessly he wandered into the
bedroom, ran lethargie hand
over his collars, his scarfs. auto
matlcally selected one to be worn
tonight. And even az he did this
the satin thread forming a dim
pattern through the silk bright.
ened and drew together in the out
lines OF dozens of little slippers
all fluttering in a merry dance.
all with Mercury wings at the
heels.
He swore softly, dropped the
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velvet tied high about their
threats.
AS Mrs. Deane stood there, talk.
ing to the maid, Nancy absorbed
every detail of her dress. A
grandmother, indeedl
To her mind Mrs. Deane was
about the furthest thing from her
idea of a grandmother that she
could thing of. In her brief
career as a model, she had learned
the difference between gown and
a dress. She had learned what
exclusiveness in women's clothes
meant. And she knew that this
woman was gowned. not merely
dressed.
The black velvet throat band,
the diamond earrings, how ridicu-
lous they would look on Mother
O'Day. Maggie O'Day's poor, ter
ribly old fashioned taffeta dress.
her best dress, how ridiculous
would Mrs. Deane look in that.
And vet they were mothers, both,
and one was grandmother to
Nancy.
After the greeting, which was
neither cold nor warm, simply inn
personal. Nancy had been asked to
sit at the great mahogany table.
Whatever the maid had said
necessitated Mrs. Deane's leaving
for a moment, just long enough
for Nancy to look about the large
and richly furnished drawing
room. Its background was red,
deep, dull red. the carpets, hang
ings. There was a bright red
Chinese chair beside the fire.
place. 1t was the only piece OF
red furniture in the room, yet
how beautifully it contrasted with
and set off the rest of the dark
furnishings. The walls. the very
"oldness' of the furniture. the
fact that things looked as though
they had been there always, and
as though they had life, and were
serene in the knowledge that they
were the right kind of things.
The whole house seemed to
breathe security. -sureness.
Mrs. Deane returned. entering
80 easily. so gracefully, that she
was half way across the room be-
fore Nancy noticed her.. Even her
walk was a well.bred walk. Most
Of the women Nancy had known
had waddled or limned, or strobe,
or minced. Mrs. Deane did none
of these things. If her entrance
was to be described at all. she
sailed. gracefully. quietly.
Now, my gar-ul, if you will
check these lists, I'll leave them
with you for half hour or SO
Ma ncy nodded assent and
watched her grandmother go out
II that grandmother could have
looked back, she would have
thought the gar-ul from Mr.. West.
colts office a very strange per
son for she didn't turn to her
work for a long time. She only
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the role she intended to play to-
night. she could not refrain from
sprinkling a few drops down her
bodice, rubbing bit over her bare
arms.
II was about the time Diana
was thinking of Benny in the
moonlight on the deck of the
yacht that Ann slipped out OF
the bungalow.
Through the open door she
could see Benny keeping his
lonely vigil. He wore a lounge,
jacket and his shirt was open at
the throat and his face seemed
grim. Now he was tamping out
a cigarette; now he was bending
over. putting log on the little
blaze In the crate.
He dropped the log, whirled
about as she tapped sharply,
opened the screen and stepped
into the room.
I'm SO frightened" sh e.
hreathed. The bungalow all
aioue thereon, Benny" She be-
gan TO cry, and he came toward
her. bewildered as II he had seen
a ghost.
"gut l thought YOU went with
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Deane, her own grandmother.
And Howard Wescott's mother.
This was the day they were
to give her instructions in the
checking of lists and the address
ing of invitations for their social
function.
Fate was playing some funny
tricks with her. Her life was
getting to he a regular drama
well. wasn't she an actress? Fate
knew it If she didn't. And fate
must have smiled at the golden
headed girl in Howard Wescott' 8
office the girl burning with curl
Osty to meet the andmOther
who did not know she existed who
was going to zee the father she
never knew.
Nancy tried to imagine how her
father had happened TO turn up at
Appleton after all these years.
What he looked like. How he had
ever found the O'Days. She still
clutched the telegram with its
meager, unbelievable message.
Twice she had gone to the tele'
phone and taken the receiver from
the hook to ask for long distance,
and twice she had told the oper-
atOr she had changed her mind.
If she did call ii would have
to be through the phone OF one or
Mrs. O'Day's neighbors. Nancy
knew that Mud and Dairy must
be in a state OF excitement as 1t
was. That it was an ordeal for
them to hear over the telephone.
Besides by telephontng through a
neighbor, the news OF Montgomery
Deane's return would he spread
from one end Of the town 10 an
other. The reporters would he
there again. asking thousand
questions, seeking pictures.
And what IL they should dis
cover who Montgomery Deane
really was!
Nancy knew now that ii was in
evitable, that II her father were
alive in Appleton. that his own
father and mother must hear OF
il somehow. together with her
own story. that couldn't he con
Cealed forever.
She hurried along Prospect Az
enue, every muscle tense. She held
bit Of square patent leather
handbag so hard that her fingers
aChed. She had opened the purse
half dozen times in as many
blocks to look at the address
which Howard Wescott had scriH.
bIod on piece OF paper. 1t was
silly to do this, too. Nancy knew.
because she had seen the Deane
house before.
In her purse was the note John
Blair had written her so recently.
every time she opened her purse
she seemed To take courage Just
by looking at the strong handwrit.
ing on the enveIOp. How odd. 1t
was, she thought. that every time
she got panicky. she thought Of
John. He was beginning to rep.
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Nancy had felt all along tlat
ne would be there, in fact he said
he would in a note received the
day before. While she was walk.
Ing across the stage and down
the runway she was positive he
must be somewhere. studying her.
He would come back stage again.
But he didn't. His absence
left her with vacant. some.
what disappointed feeling. She
had wanted him there.
dust before she had kissed Mrs.
ODay good night after the revue,
the latter had said:
THAT Blair fellow was 10 see
Us last night. He seq tn tell you
he was called away sudden"
No. with all the success Of the
evening, Nancy wasn't completely
happy.
For two days after the Apple.
ton revue Nancy was walking on
clouds. The style shows at the
other towns on Saturday and
Sunday nights were repetitions of
success. Nancy had made $50.
Sixty dollars for a few nights
work. BY Sunday night she felt
like a seasoned style show per.
former.
With that $50 Muddy ODay
could buy new kitchen range,
almost. On Monday morning the
= last SIS she had earned AVas in
the mail.
Even Harriet Crosby seemed
10 appear more agreeable that
Monday morning.
Nancy hummed as she worked
81 want tn be happy.
But can't be happy
Till make you happy, TOGO"
Harriet even Joined in the
chorus once and Nancy smiled to
herself. What a grand old world
II was getting to he. With all
their faults, people weren't so
bad. 1t was wonderful to he
alive.
Telegram for Miss ODay"
The messenger boy came in
with such slam and bang
sT,6 declared himself 40 quickly
that his sign here. please"
caught Nancy with her mouth
open. still singing. happy
toro-o-"
She tore open the yellow
Come home. Your father
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Of aluTing
Diana Rand-IS pretty,
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keioms the where Diana
Of Bea encounter Ann
ktteMish
in roadster
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Is
in Black introduced the
nv at affair Benny BLACK
by
I'm with him. Ann tells Norman
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cOniesses lie
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CONTINUED Monday
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Dangers on the Way
4 There are, however, grave dangers
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Hrdlicka referred to modern dis.
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1T ii 3 truism," ne said. that
as soon as any being or group
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