The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-09
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 | ELINOR sTFFORD falls in i sovo with BARRETT COLvIN, Gha e 20 and he is 35. LIDA ETAFFORD, EIinor's jealous. Eclseming mother, breaks up the rD4nnnce by convincing Barrett that ElinOr is e heartIess filrt.
 When Flinor's aunt, wealthy MISS ELLA SEXTON. dies she 1 leaves her fortune to Barrett. ] Then drunken VANCE CARTER i nI1oots BENTWELL STAFFORD, I ElinOr's father. Barrett tells Elinor that if she will marry him l and live as Q guest fin his house for . year he will give her the ! entire Sexton fortune to divide among her relatives, the rightful 1nheritofs. Knowing the money
 may save her fathers life, ElinoF agrees.
 The marriage takes place. Bar- rett, still believing the Hes Lida has told him, finds himself more In love with Elinor than ever. The doctor orders change of climate for her father and EiinOr goes to Aiken with him.
 Years before Barrett shielded
  NOR, when . youthful romance ended disastr0usly. Marcia had a son whom Barrett adopted. He has promised Marcia never to re- i veal the. boys story. Lida Staff ford learns about the boys exist ence and concludes he is Bar rett's son.
 Barrett makes an unan- nAs BOB TELlFARE there and sus- poets EllnOr of carrying on Irritation with Bob. In an angry scene he tells her that he knows all about her affairs. Later he apologies.
 That night BentweIl Stafford dies.
 CHAPTER XXXVIII
 Barrett arose with a jerk and took the stairs two at a time. The nurse was waiting for him in the upper hall. She whispered, Per haps you can help Mrs Colvin We're worried about her. TheI were so devoted"
 He opened Elinor's door with out waiting to hear more, stepped into the room and closed the dool after himself. A small nigh light was burning by the bed Elinor lay there dry-eyed and too quiet. He crossed the room swiftly to lean above her.
 "Child-!" he whispered.
 T haven't anyone now." she said clearly.
 "You have me as long as you want me. So long as there is any thing can do for you" he assured her,
 He sat down on the edge of the bed and took one of her small hands between his. It was cold, twitching. He laid hand on her bared shoulder and noticed that it was as cold as her hand. She look cd questioningly at him,
 You're cold, Elinor."
 "Am IF"
 He rubbed her hands, suddenly raised her and held her in his arms, For a moment she was rigid. Then she relaxed and he heard the first deep sob that shook
 "Darling!" he whispered. Oar ling!"
 A half hour later Miss Hem mingway entered the room after Barrett's "Come!" answered her knock. He was sitting in a deep chair before the fire he had started. Elinor. wrapped in blan- kets. was in his arms. She had been crying, Miss Hemmingway saw with relief. That reaction was normal and reassuring. The 11rl had seemed to unnaturally contained.
 "I brought another sleeping Dowdsr for Mrs Colvin-"
 ''0oodi" said Barrett. Elinol 1at up, drank 1t and then lay back Hiss Hemingway saw the man. arms tighten as she closed the door.
 .Am I tiring your" Elino, asked.
 "Dearest, you could not tire me ehis way"
 He stroked her hair with a hand slaat had grown unsteady, bent his head until his cheek touched hel pheek that was hot from tears. 'sElinor-"
 S'Yes?"
 ' ~I want to ask you to give m'