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SYNOPSIS Jnyrn During is left homeless when her piircnts seimrate. She Rets work 11s a telephone operator In a hotel. Her hiolijer disappears mysteriously, and her Sather. penitent, (toes In seareh of her. oyee lias an opportunity to hefriend Mrs. r.vnnceline Maltby. a wealthy woman. and is introduced to society. She makes a friend of I'ranky Starrett and an enemv of Catherine Shcrwin. Two hoys. David Tompkins and Henry Deacon, want to marry her. Deacon returns from college to take over his father's business and finds another fislit on his hands for Joyce with Carter Deland. his older friend and bachelor clubman. Deland lias lust begged Joyce to let hill) show tier a l airyland of Ills own making, and she wonders whether he. too, \r II offer to marry her. While in I lie hack of her head Is a fear of "Butch” Seltrer, the gangster who is mad about her and whom she believes - spirited away her mother. CHAPTER XXXIV Temptation - Joyce went through the next af--tornoon in a state of suppressed excitement. “T know just where to 4ind Deke and Davey,” she told herself. “Tonight I’ll find out where Carter stands." He was waiting in the limousine sfte left the desk at eight. He held her hand a moment while the "tar picked up speed. - “Will you trust me tonight, yce?" he asked. * “Os course 1 will," said Joyce, revolving to show no hesitancy in her ; search for the meaning of Carter’s intentions. ■ “Then first let us go to your apartPient for a little talk. After that — ■well, that all depends on what you "Want to do.” Arrived at the apartment, Carter followed her upstairs. Opening the door to the living room she was 'greeted by the fragrance of fresh “/lowers. She switched on the light. Great vases of roses had been placed ,Jn the room. Christmas greens were “hung about. Over the center light ' Tiling a rope of smilax and from its Renter hung a sprig of mistletoe. “Permit me,” said Carter, taking her hand. He led her under the mistletoe and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Queen of the holidays and all other days,” he said. “But what is it?” Joyce looked about her in wonder and admiration. “I told your landlord it was your birthday and I wanted to surprise you. So he gave me a duplicate key, which I \gave to the florist, and presto chango.” He walked about the room looking critically at the flowers. “He’s done very well, hasn’t he?” he inquired of Joyce, who had taken off her gloves and was fondling some glorious la France roses. • “It's all beautiful,” Joyce cried. “1 didn't dream this shabby old room could look so lovely.” “Anything can look lovely, if it’s dressed right,” said Carter. l*r helped her take off her coat. 'Then sitting opposite her he lit a Jtgarot. From his pocket he took V small narrow box. “To begin |k th,’ he observed. Joyce leaned Bvward and took it. Within lay pi exquisite green jade cigaret holder with Oriental carvings on its i'ender stem. “Oh. how beautiful,” she breathed. Car.tr offered her a cigaret aittl lighted it, trying hard to enjoy t ■ rani; taste and the choking senration it gave her. After a moment I'arter Look it from her. "No," he sighed. “It’s not your lype. I must give you violets and Sunshine. “Violets and sunshine,” Joyce repeated. “How nice that sounds with till the streets full of slush outside. ’

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“Violets and sunshine, sleeping | until noon, dining ala fresco, dancj ing till midnight, and someone to j teach you the alphabet of love from alpha to omega,” said Carter, dreamI ily watching his cigaret smoke, j He took a second package from | his pocket. “You must shut your | eyes for a moment,” he sai<j. ] Joyce obeyed. She heard the j rustle of paper. Then she felt some- ; thing cool, and smooth slip down her j cheek. She opened her eyes. Cari ter laid in her hands the ends of a ! long string of perfectly matched j pearls. • t “Carter!” Her exclamation was one of pure delight. She slipped the gems off and let them run between her fingers. “How beautiful, how very, very beautiful!” Carter watched her. "Pearls were made for you,” he said Joyce let them drop to her lap and watched them dreamily. What would follow this gift? “Joy,” his voice was eager. “Will you go with me tonight to sail for the south seas, the sunshine, tho violets, the long, lazy day, the —love, 1 spoke of a moment ago?” She looked at him, dazed. “Yes, it can be done,” he said. "We can leave at midnight. Tomorrow wo can be in New York. There you can have lovely clothes beyond your wildest dreams. We can live there together, out of the reach of gossip, of evil tongues, and when you tire of New York we will go abroad and see all the beauties of the old world. You need never come back to this drab life, Joyce. You were made for love, for happiness, for all the beautiful things in the world. And I can give them to you.” Joyce sat staring. Surely this was a dream, this offer of nil that she had longed some day to do. “I love you, Joyce. I want you, I want you as I have never wanted another woman in all my life. You are the most wonderful —and the last.” He took her hand in his. Joyce shrank back from him. She tried to speak. At last the words came. “Are you —are you—do you want to marry me?” she asked with pitiful bravery. Carter laughed gently. "Wliat does it matter, Joyce, if I love you?” “But, but I couldn’t —I couldn’t unless,” she felt a sense of humiliation that he did not make it easier for her. “Tell me,” his voice was commanding. “Tell me, what difference does marriage make? Has it kept your father and mother from being unhappy? Think of the married people you know. Are they happy? No; marriage kills love.” “But when love is gone?” Joyce asked. “Love doesn’t go,” said Carter. “It changes the object of its regard. But once having known love, no man, nor woman, can live without it.” “But do you think you would care for me always.” “I cannot promise that, Joyce, darling," said the man. “I love you now, more than I could tell you. But always is a long time.” “Suppose I went with you,” said j Joyce, gaining courage from his | calmness, “and then you tired of me.”

"There would always be other men,” said Carter. "You would be young, beautiful, rich, for I will settle money on you that will always be yours whether I am with you or not. You might even then be able to marry.” •loyce shuddered a little. She felt far away. Nothing that Carter said was real. These flowers were not real. The room was not real. Carter's words, his offers of luxury were all part of some vivid dream. “I will not try to deceive you, Joyve. I am not offering you marriage.,. Marriage means nothing. An soon as I was sure of, you and you were sure of me we would come to hate each other. As I show life to you there will always be the spice of danger, of uncertainty, keying us both to our best. I must always love you passionately, or you will leave me. You* must always be beautiful, or I will cast you aside. See how frank I am. Look-” He took his check book from his pocket. “I’ll give' you a hundred thousand dollars now, for your own. You need never touch it. I will buy you everything you can want or dream of wanting. This money will be your insurance against a time when you may want to leave me.” More fantasy, more unrealities, in a world grown dim to the girl’s ears. Now he was coming closer to her. Now she was in his arms. She could feel his heart beating loudly against her breast. What was all this wild talk of jewels, furs, money, to her, Joyce Daring? She pulled away from him and faced him, her eyes dilated. "Don’t touch me!” she cried. Carter smiled at her indulgently. “Our train leaves at midnight,” he said. Joyce flung the pearls frpm her. “Go away,” she cried. “I don’t want to see you again, ever.” “Come now, Joyce.” he said in the same kindly tone. "Don’t be theatrical. Domt make a scene. Look at It sensibly. I offer you every beautiful thing there Is on the earth, and I will take you in search 'of it.” "But what are you asking me in return?” Joyce asked, quietly. She felt mistress of the situation now. “The privilege of teaching you all the meanings of love, madame,” he said half mockingly, bowing to,her. "Suppose that privilege is not — is not for sale,” Joyce asked coldly. "Let’s not quibble,” he said, speaking a little more rapidly, his hungry eyes delighting in her glowing color, her scornful eyes. "You have what you call, what the world calls, purity. ’You or* virgin in body. But what does this virginity amount to? Already a dozen men have dreamed of you, have held you in their arms in fancy, have kissed all your loveliness. How many nights have I after leaving you held you in my arms throughout the night? You have

been part of my dream. The reality is more delightful still.” Joyce felt a flame of hate consume her. His words seared her mind. She felt unclean. Then he came toward her. She was held in a grasp like iron. Her head was bent back. His hungry mouth was seeking hers. She was cimshed against him. For a moment she yielded, her limbs turned to water in the strength of his passion. Then like a mighty river her outraged girlhood rose against him. She fought in his embrace, struggled to free herself, struck at him wildly, and suddenly she was free. She stepped quickly to the far corner of the room. Carter was watching her in amusement. “It is not necessary to struggle so hard,” he said. "I seldom resort to force. It will be far pleasanter for both of us if you will be quiet.” Joyce was sobbing. Her rage was gone. Instead she felt very lonely, very small, very young. Carter lighted a cigaret. “Let’s talk this thing over like two sensible people. You are a beautiful young girl without means. lam a wealthy middle aged man able to give you all the experience and all the loveliness in tho world. What is wrong with that offer?” “You don’t really want me,” said Joyce scornfully. “What makes you say that?” queried Carter, interesedly. “Using your own language," said Joyce, “my price for such an arrangement would be marriage, net a check for a hundred thousand dollars.” “Fine!” said Carter. “Now you are talking sensibly. I held that marriage means nothing. Respectability never brought anyone any happiness yet. But since you put so great a price on it, let me say that I would be glad to marry you if you insist.” “Yes?” questioned Joyce. She was nearer the telephone now and felt freer. “Yes,” mused Carter, “I would even marry you. Unfortunately I am already married. I married a girl a long time ago and in three months we hated each other. I don’t even know where she is now. But I could probably find out and divorce her, if you insist.” “I insist on your leaving,” said Joyce, coldly, her hand on the telephone. Carter made a sudden movement toward her. “If you touch me I shall call for help In the telephone,” said Joyce calmly, “and that will make you feel ridiculous.” Carter paused. “You are really quite priceless, worth several divorces, in fact, for you you are intelligent. How did you know that I

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