The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
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ExENoR GTAEFoRD, 90, falls n bye with DARRETT CoLvIN. DB, who has returned to New York 1fler years abroad. Barrett has mzade . name for himself as an affection but her jealous, schem- sng mother, LIDA STAFFORD, brenkg up the romance by con- Sfncing Barrett that Elinor Is Q HeHrffces fiirG
 When Elinors' aunt, MISS ELLA SEXTON, dies she leaves her en- efre fortune to Barrett. Then drunken VANCE CARTER shoots BHNTWEIL STAFFORD, Elin0r's father. Barrett, who does not want the Sexton fortune, tells the Btrl that if she will marry him and live i'm his home as . guest Tor . year he will give then entire sum to her to divide among the Eeiatives. Ellnor agrees, know- ing the money may save her fathers fife.
 The marriage takes place next day. Barrett, still believing the lies Llda has told him, finds him. self falling fin love with Elinor again. Years before he shielded his half-sister. MARCIA, when Q youthful romance ended disas- trously. Mnrcis had . son whom Barrett adopted. She Is constantly in fear that her husband may learn this and she forces Barrett to promise he will never tell any. one the truth of the affair.
 CHAPTER xxvIII
 You lost your Queen," she said severely. "and there really wasn't any reason for it."
 As Barrett made ready for the night he heard Elinor moving about in the next room. She had not turned the key in the lock, he realized, and by that small omis- sion had made plain her trust in him. He dallied long over his cigaret.
 He would make her as comfort able in his home as she could be, he vowed. She must have all the pretty things she had lacked. He would tell her next day that he had transferred to her account the exact sum that had been left him by Miss Ella Sexton's will After that, he reflected, he would probably know further disillusion- ment. She might pay the bills for her fathers illness, decide $1,000 was enough for the Thorpes and keep the rest for herself. That, however, was not his business. He had done all he could to return the fortune to Miss Elias relatives.
 And sure enough there was trouble about the money, but not the trouble he had expected. Three days later Barrett arrived home toward the close of the afternoon to find Elinor waiting for him in the hall.
 She said, Barrett, will you help me? I'm sorry to trouble you but I've worked and worked and nothing comes right. I'm so stupid!"
 What am here for?" he questioned, slipping from his coat with unusual haste.
 "It's about Aunt Elias money" she explained. She sighed, q never was at all clever about fig ures."
 we won't worry over that" he oomforted her. "We'll fix it in no time."
 Tue gratitude in her glance made him look away.
 "I wish you knew" she said, ''how fine I think you are-how wonderful you've been about all thisj''
 My dear child. that's ridicu- lous!"
 "No, 1t isn't. It would kill me if you fell in love with anyone and were hurt by-this. don't know what I'd dol"
 She was twisting a handker- chief, staring at him with eyes not yet worldwide enough to be able to veil any tragedy.
 You're an adorable child" he said, and you're talking non- sense. Now suppose we go to the library and look over your problem?"
 They settled side by side be- fore his big desk. Humbly and with some embarrassment Elinor gave him paper on which she had written very carefully large figures under the names, Bessie" Mother" Father"
 He considered these as his brows frightened. But you'll