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CHAPTER xxx Continued


He took a quick step forward,
leaned down and pressed his lips
hard against her. An encircle arm
prevented her from pulling away.
She said a number Of things
while he held her. Bob mentally
closed his ears But he didn't
breathe freely until he felt that her
struggle to release herself was les
SEEMING and saw that she was, actu-
ally, on the verge of tears.
Don't fight me dear" he plead
ed. You're mine, Helen. Don't
you know that?"
Helen dropped her head to his
shoulder and he held her tight for
the precious moments of her sur
render.
They did not. of their free wills,
break it up. Mrs. Wethering came
in to say that Helen was wanted on
the telephone. The call was from
Mrs. Ennis. "She said it is some
thing very important the house
keeper announced.
CHAPTER XII
TTELEN ran to the telephone
L 1 Mrs. Ennis would not call her
on a trivial matter, she knew. 1t
must concern Eva.
This is Miss Nellin-Helen," she
cried when she picked up the re-
ceiver. What is it. Mrs. Fnnis?"
The voice that came back to her
IN answer was fraught with fear.
ais Bob there2" it asked.
''Yes, yes" Helen said. DO you
went to talk with him?"
please" The voice was growing
fainter.
1T is your mother" Helen looked
up at Bob, who had followed close
upon her exit from the breakfast
room, and her expression frightened
him.
What is it?" he asked hoarsely.
Helen did not answer and he re-
peated the question over the wire.
whats wrong, mOther?'
"Oh, come home son, at once"
she entreated him. Il don't know
what's the matter with Eva. She
is she is ="
III be there right away" Bob
Jumped up, not stopping even to
put the receiver back on the hook.
Wen take my car: it's faster"
Helen said, Fastening along side
him
Mines at the door," Bob re-
minded her.
$50 is mine was going to drive
over and find out why Eva went
home so early this morning"
True, the car was at the door
They lost not an unnecessary second
in getting it started and headed
toward the highway.
Helen had taken the wheel be-
cause she felt Bob might think too
much of her safety 10 drive as fast
as he'd have dared alone.
Knowing every foot OF the road
gave Helen supreme confidence.
Where the traffic lights were sta
toned she slowed up just enough to
see if the road was clear, then she
shot across, red OF green.
In her mind and in Bob'S was the
same thought. Eva was desperate.
No one could tell what she would
do. Her quiet, sweet exterior COW
cred, both knew. tenperamental
fire.
Il was revealed in her music, in
all that she did and said that was of
herself and did not touch intimately
upon the rest of the world
Suddenly, few blocks away from
the house, Helen brought the car to
. full stop. She was white and
shaking.
Il can't drive the rest of the way"
she said. 1T it's too terrible"
CHE did not say all that was in
~ her mind; did not tell the dis
traught brother how CHASTITY it
seemed to her that they should
have mended their broken love af-
fair as a result of EvaS d1sillusion-
ment.
Bob raised himself while Helen
sid over into his seat. He had no
time to get out and so around the
car. AS he slipped under the wheel
Helen put her hands to her face and
held them there until his home was
reached.
She could not bear the thought
that she had been partly to blame
for whatever had happened She
wanted to shut out the vision Of
Brent's evilly handsome face.
Why hadn't she broken with him
altogether when she discovered
what G promiscuous sort he was?
His life had been filled with women.