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LLOYD PATT

_ Chapter XL ihli- time on instinctively. 3m’__lo put I-he thought ofllugh __ out of my mind. I suppos Lwiould not have admi3 _QL subconsciously I realized was attracted to him, Here .go ywus man who .might tasks _gideternilnatlon never to marry .i'ii° have a msn in my life In

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her. on the other hand, nav,

-‘i°»¢ an opportunity to say some- illg kind about I-Iugh. In mv ir. .ltion at her a.tti-tude. 1 retniem- _,l’ now thatoften I-snapped out _nie unkind and uirwan-exited coin- nnt u-porn htm. ‘ .1'i°W0V°l'- for the present, I was ‘ooccupied withuny work at the iltlmpion Film Company. As I -if Uven. greater opportunity to ‘£36 good. my responsibility also Gimme -proportlonatei-y greater. -Wlllled very much to succeed. I aalilfy studied w~itb might and

- lin. ,Af nig-ht when I came home, I wrked aga-ln. turning on the light an lrontof my dresser and almost HND! R nervous wreck of myself ‘Y,_ ifyillg to register various emo- ltqnn in my mirror before me. Then -,new worry came to make work -afder. ,Something crept into Mr. Day- . :mfs _.manner toward ine that made to ill at ease. He had a knack, °hic.h many men have, of saying “DES to me which I might under- tnud in several ways. were I to like offense at them, the presir- fit of the film com.pany would l0k amazed at my hav-ing put an npleasant construction upon his ‘nocent words. li' I did not take ffence, he would say to me even

iiore pointed thlngsmore niark» Y- .

I-Ie was an experienced man of le world. I was a child. Yet, per- tps my greatest virtue was that I id a pretty simple and direct ethotl of thought. It is perhaps Ie only weapon with which a girl ay' par-ry this sort of attention. Nevertheless. often anti often I fit I was not doing my best work zlcause of the self conscio-usness Ilicli Mr. D:i_\'ton's presence in te studio engendered in me. lie id begun to ask me personal dues ond. 'He would ask them with

my on air of kindly Interest that

ouid seem ungrateful and un-

eastint for mc not to answer. One dziy Mr. Dayton said; “You wen’-t much color in your face iese days Miss Birney. do you it enough fresh air? We don't ant to work you to death you low. Whttt do you do when you

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so; 'iszfz

Week towards his board. What can earn, Mr. Dayton, is

keeps the family going now, .fiiiiill saves mother's life.

without some help."

Illlt I didn't think they lived breathed. I tell you what I'in to do. I‘m going to declare a. day next Saturda and take

"Thank you," lsaid. “I

need it. I would rather*--"

"IIere!” interrupted the

"I don't see what on've got to

the day just the same, and earl the morning l'li come up and for you in the car and l'li your mother too! We'lI have a

"Take mother?" 1 quiered,

“You mean you‘ll take mother a picnic and a motor ride for

wltole day "

“Good heavens. child! I don’i

little girls, you know."

A vision of the expression niothei"s face at such a treat c

twice in ber life. A whole day fresh air and a picnic with would be an unprecedented t

that I was playing with fire. B tried to reassure myself. I told

. in-ean only kindness, since be eluded my mother In his lnvita and so----

B . “I-lurrahl” said Mr. Dayton, added cryptlcally to himself, " first trench taken." .

. Chapter XLI

from the Champion Film Studios

picnic on Saturday.

“How old is Mr. Dayton,

lie?" she nskcd.

“0h, l don`t know, mother.

said. ‘~l gu-ess hc-'s' quite an man. Maybe as old us father.”

About twenty years old ntys

anything over foi'ly seemed to

ready for the grave.

“\\’ell.” reiiitirked mother. d

_ ioiisly. “I don't hold with old ni fchusing young girls. It nev

N

llooks right to me -:intl _voting giqrpé k__C_w ____‘__ _'__‘___e ____e _mme n_____

l tiuglitn’t to like it. Whenever I

- some young thing standing for t

lii_u'_Emi0nS__u|'_f“n ?m,m_{m are hupplor for the t`rt=.edom.“ ` -_»i.\ to iil>>e__. =:l_-ly- ___ i-_ l “rm sure we'ti all have been soinethlng along with t .it gil--_ grant ,yum happier if my fm]

"l`ztiii`t nature."

I luttglietl :tt mother. “You old silly," I said, as 1 gil

her it hug. "I'm not going to lilui tis iiiiin anyway even if

ll Piobabl Ii

' tl . .

h i ,_ 7-- wou t marry nie. ‘ ' y I ome n gli s _ _ _ __,_ _“__ W

“Help mother clear away the I-Wi -i iiiiie ifig ‘iiii°m°_ ie- _ I _ . t s-lies," I said, “und soinetiines l*iiiii’9 ii ¥iiif€ _Difiiiif __ 5'»iiiii`iiiiY- “.we wllil not discuss ours." And

i \1.p in my molii and read or work

f ont f the mirror"

"l`hut's all there is to it.

I r o . ~ "And Sunduvs""' pursued the ` llllli i00iif‘li ul llle I§l‘llv0ly-

_reultlguu ` ' l "But just you reiii-ember this. N I wulii not help liiiish-ing as i iii’-" “iw *““i' ‘Wing me “'“i‘ y°“` ilowever t-xce t for this one

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9i"e"'i"""""‘i _'_i“" ii‘°“5m "I f"Y Q" ";_;_F ‘§'_.ig_e352§_?.§;_ ;;__.L£:_`___-riilcnt. the dtiy passed most lttlpp D3 I R951 - Tiieie Wi‘i`9 iii” 9 Inland siiiootlily. So hzird did Mr. Du

ys u

lathes and shoes of my younger" illéllll illii’ S00ii_ _Wi_i¢‘ii iii? Willa?

F0ii-lt’-l`S_11ilfi *Ni-HFS Ui ii9_ Diii _ii'i :_‘_{_i_f_‘_’_h_$_'_x"i_;_"‘;_t_‘f_';;_;“_‘_;£_gPF__e;;T:_';x? her could not resist his cordllt

rder; tie darning to be tone' tie ‘ ~ i *_ ity,

eavy dinner to be prepared ’ for iillii S_llI>Ilf'i"S Wiiil W0iil~ Y0ii _iiii:ii; when the mg mmm. h,-ought ay futher lu the mldllle uf the day, I dont know .iiiytligiii __ 0 i;_' buck to our own door and t-be pr . _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ me

‘ 'l I. Ma be I dont. u ve col - _“dent or the (thnmpmn gum (-_om e.tth other Day-tons girl - al- Wf\il‘<S -

si s matter of fact. on bunday I wot t Y _ mrked harder than at any other mon sense. ami lm ulli enoilsil

inte. So-- be your mother. I know lm Yigiiilhoiise she held out her hand grit

,_ . S d Oh, I dun t get out on ull _H_y____ Ag_____ _ _____g__ed ___ ________ P________

told `Mr. Dayton. “You see mo i

about that."

t i to reassure myself.

s not very strong and there is I was ly IIE - _ _ ,leuty of house work to un, 0|, had ti littel common sense o

iunday I tr to help her with it'

own and It whispered to me n

"D0 _ou rléanv uve ou me uay that certainly mothnr was right.

` -1"' euuoueu thu “But maybe he wan-ts to flirt

'Ou get here' qu ith ou nimher," I said “You

iresident curiously. _ W .V - _ _ ‘ ' ___

--Ream, uve on uw 1 repealed, very careful.Im going towatc you

nce so yoti

imazeft. “Before I got It, we had I woift give him 3 qilfi -

0 llv-e on much less. And we did

oo! My fatlier's wages are noi Very bligili and 2lll”ly_ on Satur- nuch. 'I`oln, my b\'oth»=.t's camings. (iii iii0i`iiiiiS Mi- D“!_’i0ii_5 ci“__ d‘_?_‘;f ust. about clothe him, with si dui-‘ “D be-i0i'e °iii` ii°°I~ i Wd? “__ “__

may as well not try.

ar or ii dollar anti a half over a ful day- AS i had iiliflll Se .

-T#”- automobile was a great, heavy. ‘ comfortable touring car. The cha

fetir was in livery. Never before

had such it vehicle stopped at our

i Brin" strength and energy. Restores loot humble rigor,

.nliiy. _;I`he great»:s_t__and kduick:_st.:;~;:_ura:_l;f__t; Mother was an or 8 flutter when

.ovvn. rotovim wi ma c yo u bust. Weaklingl are translorrned into men oi alle sllw ll. l Dill Oll liel' IJOIIDBI and rung nerve: with plenty of will power. Priu ned lt down fl;-mly wtlth a veil.

/1 bux. Three dollars.

lj as eagerly as a Eili`S- T0 me SIN!

was very pretty. I liked Mr. Dayi

- ton better than ever before when

Moovit for all Rheumatic trouble. ls s won- uuuued hlg Courtesy to her. I rrful medIcine._ it goes to the kat of tile ____ k h _ “essnd at Once tha( mu_

Her weary face looked out at

ouhle and ersdicates the cause. Don't suffer I- D 9 5 ith any rheumatic condition; get a box of ther was not strong.

Ioovit. for rltvumatism. One month'l treat- He took several cuuhlouu from

<'°"H°' TW d°"°"` beneath the seat of the car and

made mother comfortable. Wliitr,

ping her warmly in rugs.

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Moovit for Cntanii is the greatest remedy zviud for catunit. Altt-r taking n tt~w dos

‘ I -lit- -d. A lli'n tr tment an

rt a box of this rr-mrdy at onrt-. if you ha Qntnrrli. Price. per box. one muntl\'| trentmen

v

N wo dollars.

.

l'.‘.lillllVll FEMALE P|llS

Cl( These ure it reliable regulator for all femnl

omplsints, for rt-tnrdcd nn-nstruutinns. ’I`iu~

Indlay pain, stud inukc cliiltlbirili very easy.

nontIi'a trcntmrut, I-`ivc dollars.

lllBlllICO llilill

Il you want to sto cltcwlng or smoking, get

| box of Moovit for 'llobn-co. You will be su prised ltow 4-any lt will be to stop. it killl tl

Iesire for Tobacco slid drlill- PIIGG. Th!!!

killers a box.

IIYSPEPSIA

BURNS

ll UIC

2 ed the chaffe

I sat on the othel side of

Z seat and hs sat between us. Then

ouwil fn-In vi mon ca il ilif W9 Wf'l\i~ 'ie estsnh In sont-_ no to your druguist and »-Nm mo fast," Mr. Dayton warn-

ur. "We don't wllul

to bc blown to pieces. We just want plenty of this good air and sunshine. Isn't that right, Mrs.

Iiirney?"

"Well, I think it would scare

before in my life. Hut it's so and comfortable; lt't as good riding on un engine."

I; little lake Mr. Dayton had the

folded legs inside the box.

Interested In watching how vurlous conli'iv:tnces filled gether.

l‘thInk she, too. was thrown

what ing out." and I I saw my mother’s " eyes

“I declare." said Mr. Dayt n. -- .

;Y____ Boundb "ke __. story b0_;>___ __l:_i_tli__:v;>_i_idlt_iyti__li_e be Piitklnx a ba

ou read a out these goody-go d -I »- _ , girls, or gee them ln the luovqei D____2ggfl,,g;‘;Yseii_e__, vélroy! mcelullghed writes Mis. A. Ashby of ooo Yonge

B0iiil¢ tell her about taking out pr iiiiii' women with me. an more than

. I<‘

y liiiilb ‘motnent, robsbl she strug

iibiiiii i'~- Aiiyililw YOU iiiW¢ii'i ii.°i“`ii Igburtesy towards h-er host the full proposition. l'li .pay you for wuu. she kuew (0 be rlguu'

D .

i°K§.FDnyton, I got to tell you. I d i’i°‘ -bald with such things: I think n°. A. l»‘os'rm¢, _ cnnnonftswu w e

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"why “°"?" replied Mr' Daywn' taken mother and me out on a

before me. She had not been in automobile more than unce or tenuous to yuuug gh-lt-_

to ber. Something whispered to

' iii » » ..

self that certainly this man could t had nm spun much nf the wm-

That night when I came home Mrs. Bit-nay," as he told my .mot

told mother about the proposed we allvays make exceptions for 0

Om io this pttrty and I guessed th

it 1- , .

ton. dismissing it with ti gestu

.. 1 _ _ ._ .y *fill-about his ttfftiirs, Nellie" she sa

; to go fast," mother admitted. “l've A never bf-on in anything like this

We drove far up In the woods

and finally, when we came to

stopped and a round motor lunch basket was taken otii by the chaf-

Ieur. There was even a table wlth_

her guard by the surface kindness ` of this main. Ile seemed not to have

Ii thought In his head other than to ]),,lll,,., give mother and myself a happy ,u,,.,.l,_,Pp,

I it ln the basket whenever I'ni

Siitfrouud.

coulda". have kept on n\u¢n'1¢`-m“,- by H __ _“_ Th , --f _ _

_D __ t>_;\__1___i;v ___€_e_E___e _r_;ep_».;a wo___ en _gum At each step forward, he wart

dl-if I going more and more cautiously “ei ' and never with any tone or look

“W1 indeed, but you don't suppo

cum- . _ . . I .

,- ' `» _ _ 1 'QL - Will U0 Illillti wiht 70|-i

'mi' exg harder parts! Km" . l What was I to do? The man was

|\ leverorand more worldly than I

“ll llotlnl 0nIy Knew the Value ol-D. D. D.”

lady, f_S‘t,. Toronto. Write tier for the story se I huw II. D. D. cured her baby of a

cane of ezceina that completely cov-

€ii~.\’ ered the head and face. Slip We keep on publishing these

ntatenients weekly f’rom all parts ol

Y

o Y ~i would tell nie about the handsome C“~“uda_ ,clung uf lu, runny mar-

v

mn for “ 3°°d i°“3 iii°i°i` fide-` young men she has tea with,

d°ii'i you?"

Mother swallowed hard or

P Y.

iii*-V, with what she deemed to be

Y iii then- “ii "'I can’t hel ii," she said "

nlo somewhere in the country." they-,B wlckuup-

III()-

mentarlly thrown off my guard, Quuuler XL”

for _

the

of the Chapion Film Company,

ea' nic and had nientioned his w

|10 veloua results sectlrod by the liquid

wash. \\'hy not get tt. buttln of DJJ.

a I). today oil our positive guarantee?

tlleh Koen like _:Ulm $1.00 I. bottle.

gled Try D.D.D. Soap. too. ‘ her

uuu ~ tunies than the average actress and charges up to us. Dou't be a littel

fool, my dear. I assure you this

Mr. N' I _'_ is entirely business." on'tl .nm L°“°" I" SKI” DI"-” l And so, obediently, I followed l_l,lm

that could offend nie. He kept- mak- ing me feel that if I suspected him, li. wus unworthy of nie. He still tried t9 convey to me that his in- terest.was entirely impersonal.

"Really, Mr. Dayton." I Iii`0l°ii¢0<1

“I d::’:. think you ought to buy -me a bathing suit, and--"

“My dear child." he said, ‘fwe will

put It down to profit and loss. Y0u've nn idea the countless cos-

CENT“'“‘ ”mw'nT0"m do n th boardwalk to the shop lie

_ __.______i--~

. “You mean go away?" I asked.

urban xvnr. Dayton. tits president “oo aw-ay i`°\‘ H couple of day=l'."'

midi “Certatin-ly," -said M-r. Dayton. plc- calmly. “ I suppose you know that ite the 'better your acting the more

quite casually. mother was shock- you would have to be away fl'0m

°i ed. She could not resist telling home to get the propel' iJ2lCli»8i‘0iiDii

“fi” him plain-ly that she did not °"’ prove of niarnied. men paying

ap_ in various scenes. "We'll just take qt. one of tibe directors, ti. good chauf-

lera nitin. two other members of the

‘ii When first she spoke, I feared eumpauy-_ and you and I and gg

me for it moment that we might be ieiii for an unpleasant scene. Mot

iii i site believed herself to be in lily rl it On the other hand altlio

hill down from Friday to Monday. If Sl' we rehearse Saturday we should be

me could he stiff and stubborn when; able to pull it off Sunday. Come

the Friday morning with your bag, will U8 ' .

ti our'

I

ld.| 'Min Daytoirs whole tone ,was

ill- I guessed that Mir, Diiyton’s stand~ businessllike. Wh-at was I to soy? tion artis of conduct probably were On the face of it I knew this was

and I was dependent upon'ltim for

broad. He might well take offence how films often were made. Cer-

“I'd like to o" I said quietly. at my mothers frankness. Since talnly there was nothing in the tone

my' or look of Mr. D3 ton -which could

Y

The livelihood I could not be sure how make nie suppect the suggestion

far the damage would go.

However, for some reason,

ation lightly.

"On ,broalh general prinmipl

el- -‘ - .

my intentions were not very wi

» g ed. You see I brought you aio

in deterniined.l_l'.

_ ages where the man goes his w

was in any way personal. Yet-

the I didn’t. want to go and I hated to

man chose to laugh away the situ-' tell mother that I would have to.

I

‘self should bf;-titer to go away for .1

had designated. `

Chapter XLIV

Half an hour af-ter he had first

suggested it Mr. Dayton had bought me a very handsome bathing suit. I had been appalled at the price he had paid for it. We had walked together down -the boardwalk to u very smart little shop und very quickly, bitt with apparently uu- errlng taste, he had picked out il. black satin costume, cut slightly away at thc throat and with‘ no sleeves. It -looked modest and very attractive.

Having already persuaded me

that it was ti matter of business for me to accept it and to have my- self filmed in it. my conscience, was further druged by my delight in owning anything so pretty. Mr. Dayton had it dons up in a small box and be carried it himself.

“I was In hopes we might get in

for a swln," he told me.as we walk- ed back toward the small hotel where he had engaged quarters for nie and for the rest of the com-

eu_ _ (jhuptur XM" pany. “Let us go down to ttlie bath

houses rig-lit no-w before the sun

her - - ‘

1 --| u _.t .uh . u_ und | _u _ ' gocs down. so that we can get in-

RF 8 ii I0 'i DIi0°9l So it came about that onthe fol- to our min _Q _md ___]m__.h around ..

ur. ‘ i i-~ » ~ <

--wh 0°--1---1. A1-iw-gh 1- iii-.li"1§.“..‘i.§.l"‘.§§..‘?“{’..‘£i.."§.°‘.LT.5§.i§°i.’i I if-cred 0" tv “ref” tiff “lg raw 1 think you ought to believe. the D,,,,,p.,uy_ M., my,_m_ presidgn, waves were iii-salons on the allow-

Cii'lof the Champion I-‘iliii Company. ‘°Y°“ know' lv" "ev" life” in iigi and mvself' went down to the sea- Ulm R-en' I "p",‘,““ded mm' Maybe “il shore io tttlte ii one reel filler. In be scared’ . , .

you wi=re<i\1it<= ii strict wimiililf' l iran 1 rctiilemi lt. the extt~a0rti~ "Oil,-_ “°< i"’“ “'°“‘ he “”“““f“

elf_ "Bill l'0li Siliii you ditln't tell y0lll`. inttry part of the situation was that '"9' ui Mk? "am "1 yo" and In mu wife you were coming,” mother p

have you swimming in no time"

ut- _ . _ . .

the president of the company him _Bm ___ Mme ____ M___ D_____m__,__ e___

I "0h. that-~--!" replied Mr. Day-_ we,,k_,,nu _md pm._q0n,m_\. swne_.v|,_,‘, tirely btisinf~ssli‘ke tnne and look. , _ hu fe" at coinparzit.ivel_\' unimportant film. 'mr some “wsu” I felt '“"°°mr‘"`i` Before i iiiiil gone ii iiimen feet he "Evidently y-on've been tt vet-v lucky “__ ,, I Wag , nw _ the able. when it short time after- "bud joined -me. A.pparentl_v he

_ _ . wev r, . oo ' n . . _

T; wnmun. llrs Iilrney. You don’l work to give ‘his situmiun its fun yards I met him on the beach in humbly bent upon apology. .

i'i' value. I hattl been ti quiet little ny hfiihin-ii ’*ii‘i~ -M‘iii°“gii_ h° "MY ii6lil` Ciiiill" ile Sliifi. i aylum-_snu_ mmm upon u,m.nmg ull X didn_'t stttru :it _me I felt conscious gl\0uldn‘t lmvs done that, It

. ~ _ . of very swift. and apprtlisiili-‘; the brlglit day, and you looked

‘P iiii‘i iii” “'°"iiiii Kimi* ili‘i`»“- Biiiii could .ind improving myself. lli.id ii

had gone his way long ngo." said.

iii* not have believed her capitlile,

liliink for once. from the flllsh th

”" t;{rcsg_

' .on strive io please that even iii

mlpunv blinded mv mother into t

l ful-ly enough.

i she admitted, "and I'm glnd for th

mylcolor in my glrl's face. Tbat's on UW good deed you‘ve done."

But later, when we were alone. "Remember, Nellie..j’ she s

be

do so, we'll'both -be making a b mistake if we go on any more those picnics, though I'd like to

ou no good can rome through a

i5 it young girl." _

iif‘ so, about it week later, when M

point.

mf! fr"

Y

against her wishes to do them."

the

mean ?'

nway, "my conscience tells me

you're such ii cute little 'thing I ju ciin’t."

ms crime to -me again.

big as

S-unday and that -would give you week end of fresh air."

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Mother was amused and vcry .

the to-

nff

P5 "You have given us a fine tiny."

much as you would. But I'm tellin Y . » » oltl married man like that chasin

And so, nltthougb I hated to d

E.

that I did not believe we would b able to go. He came at once to th

"Your mother does not apI>l”0‘/9

of -it . .

"No," I said, “she doesn‘t, an

so -pretty!" He caught me at the ‘ "Too bud I'm so pretty!" I re -peated amnzedly. "What do yo

"Oh," be said easily as 'hc t.\irne~

ought to leave you il-lone. illi

Then in three or four dnys h

"We‘ve got ri one reel filler," h

told me, "that we wont to~pul-I of 'l‘he story Is in at smtill`town by the sea. I think you can do It and l'v put you into it because I thougl we might just us 'wel-I work-.Ove

lmuuu u yew friends ay-ouud me glance with wliich ho swept nie. p_t~etty___tintl you have stiC_li a sweet ii Fhttmpion studios. lhud exchang- AS i‘“` i“"""i"‘ iiiigm ii* ‘WH iiiiie iigiiie in ~"°“i` “iimingv

ier pu lime um,-9 luuu --gtmd morulugg have liooii ni_v futher. I was mill~li_ lntthing suit, thot I lost my -liead. I

ll 1 -- 0| 1 Hs-» lm the mem. too young to be tittrttt'ti~tl by ll promise never to do it again!"

I I v

unt go t n g i w _ 1,9,-t-_ of lu.. (.um_uuuv mul went to soitieuiliiit portly, middle 'tgetl main l luttl rpgttlnetl my lyrgutll gmt]

I ' ' I

‘ie‘ My mother straightened herSelf_ lh'e‘S@uul,mle will, ,ue umm .int-lincd to be batld, ztnd icginnlill,._yoic,, ly this time. ly wltli tt ilignltv of whicli I wouldi Qu the .uljlef uuutl_ fm. w@ek_q_ to show the e\'idenct=s of ycttrs nfl “You friggitencd me." I sti_iil_u_ntl

_ ML Dayton hud been (.0u,-tuuus uuu overezitlng. my lip.; qu vcred as I facet i `

0' Iowever \Ir Dayton ma feelluleauuuu He even hull tukeu uw. Ilowt-ver, as we wztllicil down io-.l“vou fl-igliteuotl me und _

til',_hel. ,md myself on u mmm- y-me ward the shore. where the others sliouldn't have dune it. `You know I - - '- . '. -b'l.hin' I consented to tukell wut; ntruld of the water! I

land a picnic. It seemed perfectly “H9 -i l~.

hétltougli when the tri-p was first _ Hllt file dill’ WILS "D6 fliiii Wiii” te_ mentioned, I had not felt quite After .M-r. Dayton had taught m

it-.omfortable about it. nor had mo- how easy it was to jump a llttl

ther added anything to my sense nt just the ri-ght moment with th

e of security,

e “I don't I-Ike it, Nellie, dear," she water. I began to lose my nervou

said. “A girl should be at home ness. nights. I wish we could spare the I went in fruther and furthe

f _ . . y =p. . . . . . gs If I were to ha/ve to -pay yours. it I were a child in whom be was ii _,_ would probably take most of my particularly interested, but wh

at,naturt\l to nie. there fore, that we his hand. At tilte first wash of t`tic‘.yoti so. I would never have

Wmwr caught my ‘wo hamlsiewept over Mr. Dayton's face thailrllioiiltl sit together on thc tifain wavcs cllriillg iliwili lily iiiiiii€S ii y0\l iolwileii me if I ill\iiii`l

'nw mother had made n home and that the others should keep \\'asIioncS\iylliiiii'¢ ii9Ii'°iiS~ Wiifill jump that wswe`. It was mean ` ilnore or less by themselves. I HOL illio I-lie waiter aliotit to _ill.\' do that just when I was scared."

ln I didn't even understand the half- knecs I realli'/,ed for the first time. "Og cuuyue ll wuu_'~uulu My-_ Duv. uvlveiletl glances' that were cast in the terrific force of the surf.

",;__my direction; or the nddltlonnl I was glad indeed now io cli_ m_|coiirtes_v that was shown -me. I did i0 fi YODB iiiiii i*ii'9iUii9ii im' Oiii i 1_|not guess that lt was because nl- to I-llc -waiter, _nr to turn anti cla lreatly 'these people, sattirzitetl as Mr. Dail/10|! Wiiii iiuiii iiiiiiiis Wii

uq they were hy the ntmospliere Ln I saw what seemetl to me mon

u.lwhlch they \\'o,rked_ culled me to illlllfl ill Wi1ii9 ffiii-Ill fiisiiilig iff*

iwaves and so keep my -head abov

tu ,

“thougili It is a great temptation to you." on the watrm sand. lest I slioul

lg “Well-, we can’t mother denr,’ I catch cold. All tihls wlillo'm._v ei

said "\I ' ex Fuses are to the paid player was ag implirsoulil il# til0\1§-

d money so that I could go down with ‘Several times we cattle out and sat aged mam My good fortune ‘___ \_e_

a

u wage!-l for two weeks. it's silly to had been committed to his care fo B deprive you of things you need for the tlay.

a thing like that. I certainly ought .lust now and again tihat. flash o _

o to tw able to mite care of myself." ai>i>i'alsemel1i- 'iielilillis-__Will°i; We mi" "m" “"1 8°

m

r “Well dear, it's true’ said mot- Slit 10800161' 0|! iilfi “iii “iii

we could hire one?"

- "No. l'li tell you what Ill do.",

outin I said as flrnily as I could lyIcan't ttikeipicfures after it's dark oi' _iigiisvlimlI3lf>`i1___§__i";;l6_____i'i`;;i;__g:

° 'ati J tit t I .i“'“°i'- ‘°

e win\::,r;§ng(:“;_§1i w(l_\?eM§_a1;f;,_ suit clinging to _tilie just ripening DIWIOIL

mm so go to your own mom lines of my girlish figure. _

demrie and read -when your work ‘B“i"i“ “Due M this I was thrown or course' like an 'young “lasik

__ is done. If h_e doesn’t mean rlSlit l;:f'u,1§g`tl1?fT(‘v'ver;`hl?gll‘let;v\lnzlr“fall ltizuelxlilyasnp\l§;itlbllellpl€Ixa$e1e:ll'i&l: tl.ll,ll 'tilt ` -

shes _“__ enough ___0_____e ___ _“___ __:___v;i_i___<_i_i_i __i Sour §____aev__i.v;>_t_i0_____u___e_,;x,_?u_:vg{\yy, *xx t.h__e____s_:~_a__,__ant;___i_\iiIh I was out of the writer and dressed HS w»|l.l3:g.\;tul.l:v,:,Fyt|';ww;]1§l-ggénlvr Mmhervs Wmds "am Z" cloud “ver could not tlilnk of unipleasunt disliked it at the time. had pile

want to do badl enough to g

Dayton suggested another llttle|her with nl sigh “but you certain- 5986 Wwe BI»i'€lCile<i Oiii b@i'0i`e iii9__-_ please be mce_..

*Z

I ' S

lg me "my I0' 9 "im" tim” lthlngs. So, after an hour of this from my niind. During the rest

when We arrived nt me 5e°5h°"’ sport -vdhen Mr. .Dayton took my our stay at the sliore.»Mr.. Dayton

.. . ,_ and I saw what comfortable qtiur- hnml`;md suggested we should go must have made u uuuclul PHO,-t

You re a good “me thing’ mm ters had -been engaged for us andl fllr out for oiie Inst. dlp, I laughing-

Ivlr. Dayton. “Its too had you mnoked ,umugh m`y hols] wtltdnwlly rnn with lilrn. Without a though_t worked ______d ___ _______e-a_______ -S__n_

__ at the sen. sparkling in the sunlight Sllve i`l`-'i' iile SP0" Ui iii” iii°iii”“

U and -the long stretch of lovely yel~ and jumpillg 0V@l` iiiie iiigii “i'“""B mm-nlug_ bl-lgul uuu mrly_'wu

:o\___sand. I ren like tr child on tr_ we_-wo;li_§:;i__;>_;il'___;_"i_y___$li___§‘_‘:i‘i “he tm-tieti to the city. indepti. so

d iottiy. , .wiicr e. i

y I straightened my hair and my Slllirleiliy. BS I iiiceii *iii* °i!"‘“ _ _ t blouse and mn downstairs to meet sea, I saw a more than usually hll<h ;‘_'__hi_‘_‘_i; *\'_i_:___D;*y_;%‘n,i:“;xv;““‘;:__5‘;m‘ M Mr. Dayton on the -boardwalk. It mountalln of water rolllns l0Wf\i°iiB _her __'_______ __ Mother' w’:_0 W____ ____

was curly in the day ond warm. tis. ___,H___;___d to h_'____e me _:fre ,md __`0'_m_| After I had gre-etetl him and naked "Oh dear!" I cried, really frigiii- ' __ _ _ __ _‘ ‘ P blni lf we should begin work right encil. “l'li nevci-_“be Sillli i0 J_iiiiil; M..v7-TJ aI§:_lM';,'e,.`.A t__'?_‘:_g‘__'&`(_|__|m__d

away. ii, sam; ' . . I-nat! om. r. 11-y 011. lflll'» - '_

e flh, ncci. Miss Birncv, tho ca.meru‘l)t:tmliie drown!’ A I fylwn, Rho' ww my hathmg “uit” f- m-:in wants to get his rnticliine in or-` He braced himself with a smile. __;_i;{:;'5 v%___;"_f;‘;_~‘;_____hgifrlwfzsfregellllllgi

do . :t l'n_v ' _ ml bt . Il I ,t the strength of tile iiiif- ' ' " ' ' ii balm tllln iltftlellixldorvr lt'§toonlie‘fl'llt~ llggtnds iilie wnve reached us, be And "ie" “ii i eiiliiiiiiieii thai Mi"- ii if-ill to get cm the job right nwav I lifted me lightly and firmly ubove Diiyifm iiiiii bmigiii ii 90 iiiiii i 'i' meant i.o astk you before wc camo its crest. ’I1hen. as it -broke and miifiii iieciiiiie iii'-"iiHi°iii"-ii i0 iiii‘ a »»tlo you s-wim?" flowed on towards the sliore-stid- m’(:*‘;`0_i_‘_i_iy§n;_ii‘ii“ Oi iii°i`9 Viiiiiii iii

" ' , » .l I llli ' _ Ive never been in the sea in my tlenly, he caught me c ose o i __M___y__e “___ ____ ___g__t_ ____________ _“___

___ lift*-' I llilid. t . o realize ..

._.W‘,N_ _h__n_ _MB zo ___ _ms __________ fv:_c_i_i;__swr;:_>mho__n_:De_I___il‘i_li il_t___0__g___ gold t_l_ul;:ousl.V_; :lui it_ does seem

noon," h__-._suggested, “It would tlo_lhu¢ the surf might have thrown d'_;n'.';“`|F.,,.y ""` “B new' ke business

I you goo .' .muslim A fe; da .

.Dm n _ ys later my mothers ‘:'.;...;:;', ‘:’.;‘.t:;'..'. Su..I.==-'=='==", -=-.---r ,. ...i M.. against the shimmerlnk sand. and' " I to" °"m“ i° ma with a strip °f I cailglit the echo of their shrieks| ,. " '_"` -\ ‘_ wwée pamlebmriis' ,,l of h__“Kh“,__ when the waves broke __ .- ldlng tloltete for the academy, _ over them. I wanted to he 'in the ' he mm me I want yo" t°'l°"‘"“

_ fun, -but-"I Iinvent tt bathing sult.l ' .\lr. Dayton," I said. "hut maybe_

I w ILsoN`s

“ifIa\\'fully sorry. Won't you pletisci f' come oitt with me hi' again, just to let ine

9”", how nice I can -be?"

3' What could I do? I was utterly

__ tinversed. in the ways of the world.

n' wiili the Chamipion Film Comlp °‘ it

- ""F I-l

neatll thewater, I ten, up drawing me stmngsiy towards I knewtiliat t-his was no uiere a °’_“- I “"“8i°ii~ -*~.i>- were

“You dear little -mermaid,"

Billd. “WOD't you give 'me

kiss for alll my trouble?"

'l’he water to which -I was unac- iiiiSi»0m¢d. and his bands upon ` frightened me too mudb for me' be able tu spea-k. I'-ibeat a~t`iils shoulders with my fists. Almost

- n DS

l»l'lfDl hitn t ld

one`

.ms to

lil- once the released me. ~

"Oil, all rl.g~h»t." he said easily and as I managed to reach the Nile and pull myself tc-wards s-bore ~“0li1ib_n°t if., soon It time ‘fr ta saith he sam. 'rm -not get i»°iwi\;_you, It you dqirt wsntims tn.; ’Ilhen-`-#wltii’t.he sound of the surf in my ears, I could .not be sure whether I heard arlght or not- but l thought be said: “Y0'u’re cer

tainly worth waitting for.

l.0

Chapter XILV

Mr. Dayton the president of

Champion Film Comtpany. had the lIii@Stlonabie virtues of patience- After having taken me down to the seaehore, together with other mem- bers of the company. to film n one reel fiIler,_,he had insisted upon buying n1te.s. very handsome bnth- ing suit. He sold he wanted me to _ become. accustomed to the water. and_thus be a good subject for Some sea pictures he infendod to take. To take the one reel filiirwe were to be away from Friday to Mondayj ‘

On Friday afternoon. when

arrived at the shore, instead of go- ing at once to work, Mr. Dayton had suggested that -we take ti dip and rehearse the following morn- ing. On leaving tho company to its own devlces,we two Iintl gone in for our sport upon the sand. All had tbeen well until a particularly large wave had .come anti actually frlgli-_ tencd nie. Then Mr. Dayton, af- ter havlng helped me to "jump lt," clasped me to liim and iisked me t-o kiss him.

Too friglitened by the sea. U0

which I was iinuccustrniied, and the advances of this nnin to speak, I had atru-.gg`Ied away from ‘tim and towards the sore. But he was much too clever to allow the situation to end thus awktwardly `

the

-we

\Vl\S

WHS

S0

wet

my

liil. \‘0il

told let' to to

ton. “I'm telling you that and I’inl

in the wtttr.-ri prove to you

.~ I dont want to," I said child- lsllly. “I wilnt to go liotne.'

'l`licre'»s nothing to make sticli il

e fuss about. 1 thin-k you shofuld_ e giveme another trial."

He was an experienced, middle-

did ny be

0 too good to be true. I fancied tat __ at any moment my-what seemed

to me colossal-isulnry would evap-

d ing able to earn sis much its I

h had .seemed from the first to

f ornte. I feared -terribly to anger

y "All right," I said grudgingly,

“l'li go out with you again, but

"Of course It was," said Mr Day-

I .must say he kept his word. And

.I

I again, the incident. much as I had

ed of

to

be courteous. All next day wo

' day the film was taken. It/I-orngluy

I`(’- fnr

behind did the slip of tt moment

iiim 0U his balance. Bu-i.. as be-' __

&‘:~ I-ti'

___ Mr. Dayton suppressed ti smile._ _,_ "Now don‘t be silly. Miss Birney," 8 he said. “After all yoii’re not hurt

léli

he

:»:~:1 :~:~:- »:~:-: :-:-:- :~:-:~ .;.;.; :-:»:~: .;.;-;. __: . .

l y

chance, you -would swim very well.

WHEN UJING to ride. Aint- r think, If you imti tt,

You must illlow the company to In-' vest this amount of money In you

round fuse.

g("I‘S

Sho

seznsli one r young .\lr. D my p had tl niiittc that I toil g -.1 Noll, i so afraid you‘ll spoil ii if yoti‘rc tvery hard to 'bo glttd. but-l'iii afriiitl there, I thin man.

So. _ . | _ , .

nothing of whttt tr:ins.pii't\d brtweoti liet-tttlso liti it girl. Yotr dont. like the president of the Cliuitipioii »t.o see me titblv to earn its inutzli In

tfotuliztny and Il.ltgli- -that is, you can."

knew the results. in the “'l’Iirt of that is right " :idtiiitteli

_-vciiiiig llugh clinic out tn our Hugh. "lt's liecaiise you’ro a girl. louse

Aftcr lie had grel~tf>d me he took ,hate to see you earning more than

my litiiid and shook it warmly.

ell Noi-l," ho said, "so for so| Sttdden'l_v his face flushed. Ile

Fill nt I only

..W

good. tract.. gtiurai $50 ti tract

the fi Dayton will fire you, contract or

at Odor-iio'¢. Liv

light.

The lunch was delicious. There

was hot coffee anti hot houlllon in

"this is the grandest stuff I ever ite! What's in between this bread Mr. Dayton?"

"Well," he lesghed easily. "I'm

and wholesome day in the sun- toyoui

C' .. ...,...~. 0......

the thermos bottles, and-e W

"My goodness!" exclaimed mo-

ther as she bit into a sandwich. '_

Is awonderful relief for Sunburmlnsect Biies,etc, `

not sure myself. 'l'hat's n lit-tie con- _________c___m . 1 i cootion of my wiIo's. Our chef put "'° -

. _ ,

,. ~ _ I

-I ._.t.’i~"f ' ~'

. . » » '

the president of the Champion Film Comtpany told me, "l' take you down the boardwalk to ti place I know and buy you arenlly good bath ing suit. No. now don’t protest,tllI

,i ‘I tell _von why. “I really am in-