STELLA DALLAS
By Olive Higgins Prouty.
SYNOPSIS. #
After NMm jrarn *cpnmtinn JUrlla
l>nllHt> I* rfqiipMed by her hu*»ijHn<nT at
- fornev to ic^t a divorce on the around
of desertion. When sho rcfiiwe* **he i«
*■ told the alteninntive will be an action In
which *!ic will be rlmrxed With immoral
conduct with Alfred Munn. an old admirer.
^ from whom *h* received attention while
her daughter. Lnurcl. 13. wa» vifliting her
* lather. .Stephen Italian, in New York. She
indignantly denlen wrongdoing and de
clare* *he will fight. Stephen In deniroun
I of freedom no that he may marry Helen
MorrUon. a widow, but after threat by
. >t#)lla. under adilce of her attorney, to
name \1r*. Morrinon a* corenpondent In a
* counteraction he tell* the latter marriage
*** is impon*lb!e.
(Continued from Yenterday.)
—. They didn’t find the watch. They
hunted until it was dark on Stag
, Island and paddled bark by the light
v of a slowly rising duly moon. They
hardly talked at nil. Richard was
aware <»f a high current of feeling
that seemed to be coursing through
this mysterious girl ever slnc^ the
first moment that she had noticed
that her wrist was bare. It awed
and silenced him. •
It wasn’t until they were return
ing from Stag Island that, he re
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Harked, “You must think a lot of
that watch."
She replied, "I'll never forget
you’re coming to help me find It." '
"But we haven't been successful."
"That doesn't matter. I'll* never*
forget It. Never, never, never, neer.”
A similar high current of feeling
coursed through Richard, too, at the
sortnd of her low voice, earnestly re
peating the single word to him.
It whs nfter 9 o'clock when laurel
and Richard reached the pier for the
second time that evening. It was
deserted. So, too, Laurel observed,
with a fresh wave of gratitude for
the boy who had saved her, and her
mother nlso, were the rustic seats.
“L’m going in by a side door,"
leuirel said to Richard. as they
walked toward the lighted hotel. "You
go in the other way. Y’ou see the
crowd. I want to go right up to my
mother as quickly as I can."
"But you'll be down again?"
"Not tonight."
"You haven't had any dinner."
"I'll have some sent up."
"But—"
“Please."
"Shan't I see sou again tonight? '
"Not tonight."
"When shall I see you again?"
In ten—in five minutes, when "the
crowd" told him, he wouldn't want
to see her ever again.)
“Tomorrow," she managed to
smile.
"Yes. Don’t forget. We're going
to have lunch together tomorrow."
“I won’t."
"I've only four days left." he went
on eagerly, "give me the morning
before lunch, too, will you? Please
We've so much to talk about, and
I've only four days left. We'll go
somewhere alone.”
They had reached the rear door
now. Laurel had one hand on the
knob.
"Will you? Please answer. Will
you?"
Ixmrel turned and looked up at
him. and nodded.
"Right after breakfast?"
She nodded again.
"Promise?”
Kor the third time she nodded,
then suddenly reached out her free
hand and touched Richard tlrnsve
nor on his arm, drew her hanil back
quickly, and whispered, "Good
night."
Her- eyes were as black as the
lake beneath the moon.
"Laurel!" Richard moved toward
her, but she had turned, she had
gone. The big door with It* heavy
spring closed softly upon him.
CHAPTER XVIII.
1.
Ixitirel found her mother propped
up In bed.
"Well, of all things! Where have
you been?" she exclaimed as Laurel
came Into the room.
"Didn't any one tell you? ’
"Not till just about half an hour
ago; then that Mrs. Grosvenor sent
a bellboy up with a note, saying not
to worry, you had lost something and
had gone back to the Island with
her hoy to hunt for It. What did
you lose, Laurel?"
“My watch."
"Your watch? Why don't you re
member you said this morning you
wouldn’t wear It because it might
get wet? There It is on the hureau!"
"Why. that is so."
"Gracious! What's the matter
with you?"
"I must bo losing my memory, I
guess," smIUd laurel wanly.
She crossed the room and slipped
the watch onto her wrist.
"Had a good time today?" Stella
Inquired.
"Wonderful."
"You must tell me about it. Every
word! I’m crazy to hear."
I "I will. How have you been,
I -nother?”
"Where have I been, you better
nsk."
“Well, where have you been?”
"Downstairs" she announced with
a triumphant nod of her head.
"Downstairs!"
"It's a wonder you didn't see me
I saw you. The doctor was here this
morning, and said It would do me good
to get up and around as soon as pos
sible now. At first I thought I better
not till tomorrow morning. Then I
said to myself It would be fun to.sur
prise you. So I dressed about 4
o’clock, and sat around on the
veranda for a while. I felt Just fine,
snd when I saw all your party com
ing down the lake in the canoep, I
walked down to the pier to meet you.
I saw you when you went off with
that young man, heaven knew where.
I supposed you would he right back.
I waited for over an hour In that
little lummer house at the end of the
pier. I thought It would be »o rice
to meet him like that, offhand, and
I was looking rather well."
Laurel, occupied before the mirror
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—pulling off the lavender sweater
over her head, removing the soft felt
tamo-'shanter that matched it. giv
ing her hair gentle little presses and
pokes—Inquired causally. "Did you
stay downstairs to dinner?”
"No. I didn’t. Though 1 felt all
right. But I thought, this way—It
would be nicer to meet nil your friends
when you were around to Introduce
me. I’ll go down to breakfast with
you tomorrow morning. I feel just
great."
"Then you didn't meet anybody?"
"Not yet."
"Mother." said Laurel, turning, to
ward her from the mirror. "I'm going
downstairs just a moment If you're
all right. I won't be long.”
"Mercy! Don't think about me.
Stay as long as you want, and have
a good time. Gracious, you deserve
it I'm as contented us a dam. so
long as you are happy, Lollies But
you can't go like that, in that wrin
kled waist and your hair all rnussy .”
"Oh It doesn't matter.”
Laurel did not take the elevator
downstairs. She walked. The eleva
tor would leave her the whole length
of the foyer away from the hotel of
flee. The stairs came down just be
hind it. Iarurel felt fairly sure that
none of "the crowd" would be near the
office at this time In the evening
She was right. Nobody was near
the office. The clerk was alone.
"We re leaving tomorrow," she told
him.
“Leaving: 1 thought your moth
er—”
"My mother Is much better, and
something has happened that make?
it nece?sary for us to go home im
mediately.”
"Why, but—
"Oh, I know we've engaged the
room for the season. You'll have to
charge us for it. If that Is the way
you do. We’ve got to go, anyway."
There was something very convincing
about. „Laurel. “We’re going on the
early train.” she said.
"Oh. but the early train isn’t neces
sary. The train that connects with the
Boston Pullman at the Junction. 60
miles below her*, doesn't leave until
evening.
That didn't matter to Laurel. If
she and her mother preferred leaving
on the early train, thpy could do
so. couldn't they, and pick up the
Pullman, when it came through the
Junction at night?
"Why, of course—hut it would be
very foolish—nobody ever does it."
“We re going to," Laurel announc
ed.
• n
“Mother." she remarked 10 minutes
later, “you must lie there in bed and
watch me pack the trunks.!’
“Pack the trunks!"
•“We're leaving this place tomorrow
mornirAf. at half-past seven.
"What -are you talking atiout'."’
"We're leaving. We’re going "
"What do you mean?”
"What I say. I’ve just been down
stairs and told the clerk.”
"Have you lost your mind, Laurel?"
A faint srniln drifted across Laurel's
features, softened for a nionunt tier
firmly set Jaw and chin.
"Oh, I’m sorry, mother! I'm ever so
sorry."
"What's happened’’ What's the
meaning of this?”
"Oh. I Just don't like it here any
more.”
Stella's eyes narrowed. She nod
ed her head, slowly up and down.
"Humph! Sounds mighty like a quar
rel with your young man to me."
"Oh, don’t say 'my young man.
mother.”
"There you go! Just like your fath
er again! Criticizing my language
every other minute! Well, then
Richard Grosvenor. Sounds mighty
like a quarrel with Richard Grosve
nor. to tne."
“Mother," said Laurel. "I never
want to see Richard Grosvenor again
as long ns I live!"
"1 knew it! I knew it! Come.
Laurel, don't be a little goose. Mercy,
I never saw such a pepperbox! You
can't fly out of a hotel like this, on
a moment's notice, just because of
a little lover's quarrel. Heavens
alive! You come to bed and sleep on
it. You'll feel entirely different in
the morning. So will he. fSraclous
i know how those things work. Qua:
rels make the heart grow fonder.
There's a saying something like that.
You come to bed. Laurel."
"Xot till the packing is finished."
said Laurel.
Site turned her back upon Stella
crossed the room to th" bureau, pulled
out a lower drawer, and removed a
pile of underclothes.
"You don't mean to say jou'te
going to park up and clear out of the
only place we ever had a lookin'
at?"
"Yea, mother."
"Where do you think we're going
to at this late date?”
"Why, back to the apartment."
"Back to the apartment in July!"
“Yes, mother.”
"Do you mean to say, Laurel
you're thinking of putting me In t
train In the condition I'm in?"
"I stopped and asked the doctor.
He said It wouldn't hurt you to travel,
hei thought.
"And what about the expense of
this room?"
"The clerk said we wouldn't Jiave
to pay for it. But even if we did.
It wouldn't make any difference. r»h,
mother, don't talk. Don't argue. We're
going, anyway.”
Igturel was emptying all the
bureau drawers now. Stella, from
the bed. stared at her speechless, as
helpless, as powerless as If she were
the child. She recognized that look
in Iarurel’ eyes.
"I've brought'you up ail wrong,"
she sighed.
Laurel made no reply to that. Swift
ly. effectively, she sorted and piled.
Swiftly, effectively began filling the
trunks
"Laurel, you're doing » crazy
thing." Stella broke opt afresh, "and
for the life of nte, I don't know
how to stop you.
“Don't let's go all over It again."
"You're throwing away the best
t III and cross last night
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