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SYNOPSIS This is the love story of JOYCE DARING, a modern American girl whose home is taken away from her when her parents separate, and who is thrown on her own at the age of 18. She gets Work as a telephone operator at a hotel, •rid rooms with GLADYS WARNER, a cheek girl. She is pursued by "BUTCH” SELTZER, a liquor gang leader, and in an exciting fight her mother is shot accidentally. Her father gives his blood to save his wife’s life and Joyce attempts to reconcile the pair, but her mother mysteriously disappears, leaving her five thousand dollars, and telling her ahe had been a tool of Seltzer's gang, tor the easy money she got to give the girl little luxuries. Two other boys are In love with Joyce, DAVID TOMPKINS, a childhood sweetheart, and HENRY DEACON, a boy unspoiled by his father's wealth, who is away at college. Young Deacon introduces Joyce to his Older friend. CARTER DELAND, a bachelor clubman and perennially the "best catch" of the town, who rushes Joyce and bewilders her with gilts and parties. He introduces her to society and there she makes a fast friend in FRANKY STARRET and an enemy in CATHERINE SHERWIN, who is jealous of Deland’s attentions to Joyce. Gladys reveals her tragic marriage to FORRESTER MALTBY, wastrel heir to a very wealthy family; upon his death, Joyce reconciles MRS. MALTBY and her son’s widow, and is befriended by the grateful mother. She makes her first social appearance with Carter Delaiul at a concert and supper dance, and on the way home he kisses her. She leaves his automobile hating him, and enters her apartment in agitation, to find her father waiting for her. Now continue the story. CHAPTER XXXI Tlie Search Begins "Dads!” A world of surprise was in Joy’s tone. But she went to her father and kissed him. "Has something happened?” She wondered why he was here so late. It must be after one in the morning. John Daring got heavily to his feet. He looked at Joyce, then pulled out his heavy gold watch. “It’s towards two o’clock, Lass,'.’ he said. "Are ye often out this late?” There was no reproof In his tone. But there was real sadness in his eyes and Joyce felt her heart soften toward him. "No, daddy dear, I’m not,” she said coaxingly. "But tonight I went to a big concert in Masonic Temple a.nd after that to have some supper and to dance. All of us got home late.” “Who takes you to these musicals and dances now that old A. J. Deacon's boy is gone?” he asked, sitting down again and looking intently at Joyce. “Tonight I went with a man named Carter Deland, a friend of Deke’s,” said Joyce a little uneasily, remembering that long kiss that Carter had given her. “Is he a good man, Lass?” her father questioned. “Oh, my goodness, how do I know?” cried Joyce, irritably. “I’m not going to ask about the morals of every man I go some place with.” She flung off her coat and sat down, knowing that the sight of her low evening dress would further anger her father. John Daring conquered his aver-, sion to Joyce's appearance. He had come on a holy errand. He must let no sight of Joyce in modern dress distract him from his purpose. ‘Joyce, lass,” his voice was tender. “Do you miss your home?” Joyce caught her breath. For an instant she saw the little flat on Seventy-Eighth St. with her father and mother there to hear her ltitle exeriences, to comfort her woes, to admire her achievements. “Yes. I do, father,” she said in a low tone. “Ye call me ‘Father.’ ” said John Daring. “Have ye outgrown the old baby name?” “I think I have.” “But ye haven’t outgrown the need for a home,” he went on, halfquestioning her. “No, I suppose not. I just feel older, and since there isn’t a chance now of my having a home, I don’t think about it.” Joyce felt very weary and wished this interview might end. Besides, there was the problem of Carter’s kiss to think about. What had it meant? Had she really liked it? Her father’s words came from a great distance. “I have been a great sinner,” he was saying. “I have connived at the breaking up of your home. No matter what your mother did. so

long as we two stayed together ye had a protection against the wolves of the world.” Queerly enough Hie word penetrated Joy’s sleepy mind. Was Carter a wolf? She found herself thinking of an answer to this while her father spoke on. “And because I have sinned and robbed ye and your mother of a home I was going out to And her.” Joyce woke up. What was this? “To And her,” John Daring went on firmly. “And I will never rest easy on a pillow until your mother rests beside me and ye are sleeping in a room nearby, or at the side ■of your lawful husband." “You mean you have given up your work and are going out to look for mother?” Joyce asked incredulously. "That is what I shall do,” said the old man firmly, his voice gaining in strength as he continued. “It is natural that she left you the sum of money she did that she will by this time have had to seek work. The work she knows best is that of a restaurtpt. And if she wishes to hide she would naturally go to the biggest city she could find, New York. There X am going and I will never rest until I have looked for her in all yon restaurants.” “But how will you live?” she protested. “Have ye no heard the Scots are canny, Lass,” he said, smiling at her and letting his Scotch burr sound clearly In his speech. He took from his pocket three savings bank books, bound together with elastic. The entries In the first one were dated fifteen years back. There was no single large entry, sometimes a notation of five dollars but mostly credit of one dollars, two or three. The totall was now close to fifteen hundred dollars. “I’m drawing that out in the morning,” he said, “and I’m taking the train at ten. I can live on very little and I can always earn a living honestly when Agnes Is found.” “Let me help you. Take some of the money Mother left me,” Joyce urged. "That’s wicked money,” said John Daring. “Ye may use it if some dreadful thing happens, without hurt. But I could not touch it. It would scorch my fingers.” “Will you write to me?” Joyce asked. “Each week, and tell ye of my. progress. Joyce, Lass, be careful. There was not much care I took of you while I was here, but at least I was nearby if you needed me. Now that I’m going far there’ll be none of _ your kin close by. Be careful Lass. Remember that this night ye stand before me a pure girl, a virgin. That purity is priceless. If ye lose it, or throw it away, it is gone forever. Ye can never regain It, if it Is lost. Ye are alone, pretty, lonely for a home, in peril this instant perhaps from the desires of evil men.” His voice had risen. Now feeling that he was perhaps going too far he stopped and took Joyce In his arms where she lay wondering why ahe felt so little emotion. She did not fee', lonely. She wanted her father and mother to be reunited of course and It would bo nice not to have the. responsibility of making a, home for herself. But she loved this freedom of hers. It seemed all pure enticement to her. Now he was kissing her. She heard herself promising to meet him at the bank at 9 in the morning to draw out the savings money and to see him on his train. When he had gone, she undressed and went to bed. And it was not of her father and his strange, almost grotesque journey, nor of Davey, nor of Deke, nor of Gladys, nor of Franky, that she dreamed. It was„ Carter Deland who seemed to be offering his marvelous fruit on a golden platter. Only whenever she reached out to take it, she saw her mother standing behind Carter and shaking her head. John Daring, carrying an oldfashioned valise, took the morning train to New York. He kissed Joy

many times and begged her again to be careful, to remember his counsel. Then he was swallowed up in the crowd and Joyce found herself really alone. Gladys left on Sunday and Joyce came back to a littered apartment. While she was tidying up, there came a knock and she opened the door to admit Carter Deland. He had a great box of fall chrysanthemums which ne said he had stopped by to leave. Joyce asked him in and the fastidious Carter peeled off his gloves and helped her dispose of the clutter that lay around the living room, and then made tea and served it to her. “Come now,” he said as they sipped tl.ei rtea,” I’m going to teach you to smoke. And as a reward of learning, I’m going to give you that long green jade holder I mentioned so long ago.” He lighted a cigarette and showed Joyce how to keep it lighted by drawing one deep puff at the start. “Don't try to Inhale at first,” he said. “Just take the smoke in your mouth and blow it out. You'll learn to inhale it naturally after you practice it awhile.” Joyce did as she was told and made a wry face. “You funny child,” he said. A little later he leaned toward her and said, "Joyce, do you really like me?” “I like you and—” Joyce hesitated, hardly knowing how to put her feeling into words. “And you’re a little afraid of me?” he queried. Joyce nodded. “It isn’t I that you fear really,” he told her. “It is life.” Joyce thought about this. Presently he spoke again. “I find myself wishing that Henry Deason were not my friend,” he said. "Deke’s coming home Christmas,” said Joyce, idly. “If he were here to stay, I wouldn’t feel any scrumples about taking you away from him,” Carter answered. “You seem very sure that you can,” said Joyce. “Suppose we make an agreement, you and I.” Carter stood up and went to the window, thrusting his hands into the pockets of his striped gray trousers. “Suppose we agree to be good friends—pals, you young folks call it, I believe —until Deke gets home. After that, may the best man win.” Joyce found herself shaking hands with him. After he had left, she wondered for instant just what it was the best man was to win. Did Carter, after all his philandering, really want to marry her? In the weeks that followed she saw him often. Never by word- or gesture did he step over the bounds of his agreement. Joyce found herself trying to giye back the same impersonal interest. But, however she tried, there was always the memory of the slow, lingering kiss between them. Others noticed Carter’s devotion to her. The girls In the reading circle were openly envious. Franky was puzzled. She spoke of it to Joyce one evening when they were alone in the apartment and Joyce was sewing. “Joy,” she said abruptly, “has Carter ever asked you to marry him?” Joyce felt the color flood her face. “No,” she said, “but he's always been very—very respectful, is the best way I can express it, after the talk I’ve heard about him.” “I don’t get his game,” said Franky. “I was all ready to call his hand if he tried any fast stuff with you. But, golly, he might be your big brother, or your best friend, or even your fiance, for all ahe evidence he gives of anything sporty.” “I like him,” said Joyce, defensively. “I guessed as much,” said Franky, dryly. “But don't kid yourself about Carter Deland. He knows

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had been conscious of footsteps that paused as she entered the doorway to her flat. She did not speak of this to any one, setting it down to her imagination. Then occurred an event which drove all else from her mind for the time being. She had a wire from Deke. “Father had a stroke last night. I am coming home for good. I will see you Tuesday. Love. DEKE.” TOMORROW: What will Drke’s rrturn honu> to stay mean to Joyce During? For one thing, it will give t arter Deland a free hand in his hid for Joyce. Which man will win her? And what Is the new shndnw gathering about Joyce, symbolized by the strange automobile watching outside Iter apartment? Read tomorrow's instalment of "JOY,” the love story of an American girl. Copyright. 19'*fi Famous Features Syndicate. Inc.

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