The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-04
SYNOPSIS

ELINOR STAFFORD, %, falls fn love with 3S-year old BAS- RETT COLVIE who has made . name for himself as an urclle- 0loKist. He is about to ask her Go marry him when her jealous, ocIleming mother, LIDA STAF- FORD, fnterferes and succeeds in breaking up the romance.
 When ElinOr's aunt, wealthy MISS ELLA SEXTON. dies she leayes her entire fortune to Bar rett Then drunken VANCE CAR- TER shoots BENTWELL STAF- FORD, Ellnor's father. Barrett, who does not want the Sexton will marry him and live as a guest i'm. his homo for . year he will give the entire sum to her to divide among the relatives. Knowing the money may save her fathers life, ElinOr agrees.
 The marriage takes place next day. Barrett finds himself more in love with ElinOr than ever. Then one day he secs her with BOB TELFARE and his suspi- cfOns that she Is heartlcss flirt are renewed.
 The doctor orders a change of climate flor Elinor's father and she goes to Aiken with him.
 Years before Barrett shielded his half-sister, MARCIA, when a youthful romance ended disas- trously. Marcia had son whom Barrett adopted. Barrett has promised Marcia never to tell any one the truth about the boy.
 Lida Stafford asks Barrett for 42n 0n0 and hn she sets detectives on his trail. They fellow Barrett when he goes to sec his ward, GERALD
 CHAPTER XXXIV
 Barrett, riding homeward after his visit with Gerald, decided that he would run down to Aiken with out forewarning Elinor of his coming. It was small form of spying, he knew. He quieted his conscience by telling himself that he might thus discover the extent of her failure to keep their agree- ment and to deal with the situation before any gossip had begun to be whispered. He did not want her a subject for gossip. It would de- stroy her last chance to amount to anything.
 Yes, he would go down with out telling her that he was com ing And he would then learn months before he had warned what one is looking for.
 Nearing the suburbs of New York he decided to make the trip by airplane. The need to be there was urgent. It was partly his ardent wish to see Elinor and save her from the danger into which her undisciplined feet might lead her and partly his flaming, jealous determination to put Bob Telfare in his place.
 He would show young Telfare where he belonged. He would show him that Barrett Colvin's wife was not to be involved in cheap flirtations. Where had she been those long afternoons spent with Bob Telfare in New. York? He told himself he must not think of that now if he did he would go mad.
 So he came to the conclusion that the sooner he reached Aiken the better. He would say
 IINuOI. duI lluCA OAuCI Shdh you are. I have decided that for the rest of the year while our marriage endures you are not to see Bob Telfare."
 As coolly and as kindly as he could he would say it. She was young. She had had little chance. suddenly he heard Elinor's low voice saying, "Check!" and saw her impish smile as she looked across the chess men at him. Again he was aching for her.
 Higgins packed his clothes that night and made a reservation for the air trip. The plane was to leave at 10 o'clock next morning. He would arrive at Aiken between five and six in the afternoon. Bar rett spent busy evening. There were several matters to which he must attend before his start. It was just possible that he might finger at Aiken. It all depended. The house had been lonely and quiet and he had. he thought with contrition now, been rather hard on Elinor. After all, she was little more than a child.
 He would reason with her