The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-10
SYNOPSIS

BARRETT CoBvIN, back in New York after years abroad,
 ms In love with 20-year.oid . ELTNOR STAFFORD. Barrett is 4 S6, wealthy, and has made . name for himself as an archeol.
 ogist.
 beautiful mother, has kept tho \ girl in the background, wanting
 attention for herself. Lida is $ carrying on Q filtration with VANCE CARTER and constantly | scheming to keep in tlte rood 4 graces of rich MISS ELLA SEX. TON, her husbands aunt. in or- der Co inherit . share of the Sex ] ton fortune.
 Years before Barrett shielded
 his half.sister, MARCIA, when . youthful romance ended tiisas. trously. Marcia had Q son whom Barrett adopted. She tells Bar.
 rett that if her husband learns of z her.
 Lida goes to Miami. Ellnor Is glad, Knowing that with her mother away she will have some chance to hold Barrctt's interest. She sees him frequently during the three weeks her mother is |. away. Then Lida returns uncx. pcctedly. She enters the apart. ment, hears Elinor talking to q
 man and listens, deliberately
 eavesdropping.
 CHAPTER XII Lida leaned forward, listening Frankly. She wanted to know what Elinor and the young man were saying. Her eyes' took in a huge bouquet of red. roses on a able in the hall. Beyond, in the
 irawing room, she saw butterfly orchids in Q silver bowl.
 Then she heard Elinor say, But, I3arry-!"
 It was Barrett colvin, Lida real- zed. She did not want to have Barrett Colvin devoted to Elinorl ehe wanted him to admire her; to fecite her good qualities to Miss Ella Sexton who was devoted to Barry and obviously easily inc Rluenced by him,
 A tragedy 1t would be, Lida dc- elded swiftly, for Aunt Ella to leave the bulk of her fortune to |1linor. And Aunt Ella was quite likely to leave large part of 1t 10 anyone Barrett Colvin admired. |1linor's tastes were too simple; 1; |1linor would have been perfectly happy living on the smallest allow. lnce while Lida simply had to have money; Elinor. of course, would give her mother what she heedod but Lida did not want her Laughter in the position where she could give, nor have her capable bf spending what she pleased and where sho pleased. Ellnor would De altogether too generous with luch people as the Thropes and Philip Sexton.
 Any young girl is botter off for fontroi," Lida thought often. She ,ould always make herself com- fortable concerning any lie and as- bure herself. that whatever she wanted was the thing that was light.
 She tiptoed c little closer to the |irawing room doorway and stood flose to q hiiiowing curtain, press. ed against tho wall. Elinor was say Ing, "But I've never known anyone Eo fne as you are. Barry. It's ri- |ilcuious for you to keep harping bn ege as you dol"
 He blurted out, T want you to have the best!"
 There was Q silence. Then Lida hoard his deep-drawn breath md knew he had Kissed Elinor.
 T didn't mean to do that be. fore-", he said and, hesitated. Ho was going on, Lida was sure, to say before I asked you to marry me-"
 Oh, but she could not have that! Lida moved swiftly toward the l irawing room door. On the thresh- bld she paused, knowing tho pic- Eure she made.
 My dear, dear, dear child!" She exclaimed tremuiously. She saw he color drain from Elinor's face