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MlQreQ Lawrence meets stephen Armitagc when he rescues her fox fur from thief. Their friendship grows until Pamela Judson, daugh- ter of Miidred's employer, tries to lure him away from her. Huck Con- nor becomes infatuated with Pa mela and she plays with both men. Her brother. Harold, is in love with Mildred, who tries 10 keep him from gambling with Huck's crowd.
 Mildred has to stay home a week because of an accident to her moth- CT. Both men call on her and when Pamela finds it out she tells stephen that Mildred is trying to marry liar. old for his money He defends her and Pamela cables her father to discharge her. Harold tries to have Mildred reinstated. but to no avail Pamela succeeds in poisoning Ste phen's mind against Mildred and the latter faces dreary days in search Of work
 Huck becomes so insistent that Pamela plans to break with him. So she snubs him in Stephens pres ence and when he objects tells him that she and Stephen are engaged. stephen protests when they are alone and she says that was the only way she could get rid of Huck. She pleads with him to confirm the en- gaEement. Meanwhile. Huck sum- mons Harold and commands him to prevent Pamela's marriage to Ste phen under fear of exposure con- corning forged check. Harold tells him he can't force Pamela and Huck plans to dispose of stephen.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XXIV
 The day after the meeting Of Huck and Lefty Flint and Duke Br0ggan in the latters office. Lefty entered the Mettle Agency 10 look over the car~ on display there.
 He seemed most interested in a snappy sports model that occupied the most prominent window space, hut when a salesman approached and started to "sell' the car to hi'H HS t'uty CAplAliCu tiaI iC o' just lookin' 1t over"
 But as he continued to Hook 1t over" for more than a few minutes stephen came up to him and casu- ally mentioned a few hidden merits of the model.
 Leftys interest grew and before he left he asked about a road test. stephen consulted the list of names of persons desiring to have the car demonstrated on the road and told Lefty he could take him out the following Wednesday.
 'All right. put me down." Lefty said importantly. but listen, brother I want a test of the car I'm gonna buy, see?"
 Stephen shook his head Sorry" he said. We don't use all our cars for demonstration. But the sports model you're interested in is from stock, same as the car we'll take out"
 Lefty bristled. "Nothin' doin'. I ain't lookn' for no free ride. l want car. see. If that baby in the window will go I'll take her. but she's gotta go. see." He looked at Stephen and smiled confiden- tially. T gotta step fast in my business sometimes"
 Stephen returned his look with a knowingly raised eyebrow. "Ah." he said and there was an inquiring infection in the monosyllable.
 Sure" Lefty said and managed to assume a pompous air Need any good stuff? Right over from Canada"
 Thanks. I'm well stocked up." stephen lied to avoid being per suaded into buying anything from his customer.
 Well, here's my card" Lefty said good -naturedly. Come around if I can do anything for you. Now how about that road test next Wednesday,"
 Stephen took the card he proffcr- CT and saw in a glance that it bore