The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-30

The Threads Of Fate Begin
to Interweave Their
Tangled Strands Around
the Characters of Bar
gain Bride" Already 1t
Is Too Late for Them to
Retrace Their Steps or
For You to Stop Read
ing This Serial Once
Begun
SYNOPSIS

RA0RE1L NO1NANp U0CA w
New York after four years, finds
himself much attracted BY 20. year
old EI.INOR STAFFORD. Bar
name for himself as an archeolo-
gist. Elinor's mother, Ida STAT
FORD, Is beautiful and, because
she wants attention for herself, has
always forced her daughter to wear
unbccoming clothes and keep in
the background. Ida schemes
constantly to keep in the good
graccs of her husbands wealthy
aunt, MISS ELLA SEXTON, In or
der to inherit share OF the Sexton
fortune.
Barrctt's half-sistcr, MARCIA
RADNOR, tells him she Is terrified
for fear her husband will learn OF
mn unfortunate episode In her past.
Years before Barrett shielded Mar
cia when n youthful filtration end
cd disastrously. Marcia had son
whom Barrett adopted. The boy
Is nine years old now and his tu-
tor HAROLD DEXTER, has
threatened Marcia with blackmail.
She declares that II her husband
learns the truth he will never for
give her.
barrett goes to visit nine. year.
old GERALD. his ward. He de-
cides to discharge the tutor and
find new home for the boy. When
he reaches home he finds note
from Ella Sexton.
CHAPTER "
Barrett took the note and reas
} il. "Lordl" he muttered com
plainingly. Higgins looked his
sympathy - head on one side
lips dropping - and the pietur,
he made restored Barrett's gooe
nature.
Summons to Miss Sections fol
tea" he said. smiling. mo get
ting out Of it, l suppose. Yor
know what to lay out for me.
He paused. then asked. rs Mis-
Smythe still with Miss Ella'"
Eyes, Mr. Barrett"
When he was a boy. Barrett
tGGAAAG0p NAA0S 9Aht tkAG SiaQ pSSii
Miss Ella Sections secretary and
he had always half-dreaded her
A cold, bloodless creature. OF
Miss Ella he was really fond. She
was q snob but likeable in spite
OF It.
Half an hour later he was be.
ing ushered into the old-fash.
toned. high ceilinged parlor.
How delightful" Miss Ella
exclaimed. "Come in. Barrett
And to the butler. "That will be
all. Craven. Tea as usual"
Barrett crossed the room to
bend above Miss Elias hand. She
had acquired q cane since he left.
And she had learned the art OF
greeting a guest without rising.
Four years had changed her con-
AZ S"Dear Aunt Eila!" He used
the name he had called her as a
boy. The faded blue eyes
brimmed and she turned a with
cred cheek. He stopped, kissed
4 IT,
II am growing old. Barrett"
Miss Ella said. her voice family
unsteady. land as one ages one
fears slipping from the world. II
h IL not things 1 have done thar
trouble me but those I nave not
donev'
"My Lord" thought Barrett
Miss Ellass human after ALI"
"Not unladylike things" she
hastened to add. But - there
\ was q young man, Barrett.
don't mind saying 1t pow. Your
father"
my dear!" he murmured
I touched.
you're like him!" she con-
fided and then turned to wipe her
eyes. Almost Immediately her
mood changed. After tea" she
said crisply, II have an affair OF
\ business to discuss with you, Bar
(. rett."
He wondered uncomfortablly
3 what this could be. The last
thing he wanted was to have any
one think he wished to be re.
membered" in the long talked -oi
Sexton will. He was about to put
a question when Craven entered
with the tea tray. Old Spode
and silver. A pound cake. AS a
hov IA rreft hal a1wava heeu do.