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Heart Hungry
LAURA LOU BROOKMAN AUTHOR OF DAGH ROMANCE
© 1930
Barney Shields, the young man her direction. beside her, stole a quick glance in
"Swell breeze," said Barney, Celia agreed.
BEGIN HERE TODAY. Celia Rogers, lacking one month of being 18 and just out of high school, spends a hot and weary July day looking for a job. Her
"Wonderful! Oh Barney, look--!" mother, Mugaret Rogers, is 2 They were driving through Draild widow, employed as a seamstress till Park. Lights in the distance in a dress shop. They live in glowed and sparkled. like many, Baltimore. Mrs. Rogers' meagre many necklaces made carnings have been their only fire. Celia pointed to the dazzling of balls of source of income since the death vista. of Bob Rogers years beforç.
"Isn't it like fairyland?" she Celin is unsuccessful in her asked eagerly. "Don't you think search for work because of her lack it's beautiful?" of commercial experience. She
"Yep. but I like the breeze bet goes home and prepares the evening ter. Lord, today was so not I didn't meal. Mrs. Rogers arrives with a
think I'd ever cool off again!"
letter which she conceals from her daughter. Barney Shields, lives nearby, comes to take {for u drive and Margaret.
alone, reads the letter..
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was a suitable companion for her daughter.
So Cella' had gone to motion pic- ture theatres with the young pho tographer and for many drives in the little car which was Barney's pride and joy. Barney always ex- plained that the car was a business necessity but the constant care he Havished on its shining green sur-Pald-Up Capital face and his eager attention to JAMII Fund
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Cella liked him because she nev- er hocame tongue-tied or ill at ease. wondering what to say next BATAVIA when she was with Barney. She BOMBAY had other boy friends, met through CANTON school acquaintances, but most of CANTORE them talked only of sports she had COLOMBO never been so that she felt stupid HAIPHONG never played and places she had DAIRAN
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He was, furthermore, 23 years
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were by KLANG His hair was KUALA KANGSAR means classic. Lights from other motor cars no
Perak FM.S.) who twinkled in and out of the winding dark brown and worn slicked back Celia highways. They added to the ill-but there were unruly locks which KUALA LUMPUR left slon of unreality. "Like giant fire-no amount of brushing could keep business transacted.
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from flopping over his temple. He Current Accounts cpened and Fixed De outį posita racalved for one year or shorter periodi "Have a good day?" she asked. had grey eyes, which looked Barney nodded. He had, to Ce-from dark lashes and won your const rates which will be quoted on applicaties. lia Rogers' way of thinking, the fidence. most exciting job in the world. Barney made pictures for a new paper. He was one of its staff pho- tographers.
That particular afternoon he had been photographing a golf tourna- She knew every ward typed comment. Hot work. Shields assured cisely in black on the page of letter the girl, but on the whole satisfac- head stationery. She knew those tary. He had got words and yet her eyes would not negative on the holly contested 26th leave them. The entire letter had hole as he'd seen in a good while. been seared on her brain since Mostly a matter of luck, of course, morning when she had first torn he added modestly. open the envelope. It was all just "The match? Oh, yes,.Dorgas meant much. the same with the same hideous won. Yeah--the match was all meaning..
right."
They had passed the park and Canton
Changchun Nagoya Certain phases jumped forth. Always the pictures were to Bar-were driving northward through a Daires (Dalny) Newchwans "Better for the girl"—"offer her ney Shields of prime importance. suburban district. Both the youth Fengten
(Mukden) overy advantage"--"in a position to He might photograph a president, and the girl were bare-headed. Tambar do much" "consider her welfare," a brutal murder scene or a film star Shields drove with one hand on the now Those were some of them.
but Barney's interest was alway in wheel, the other arm resting casu-Horg The letter fell to Mrs. Rogers' the magical little black box that ally on the back of the seat. Kenotatu lap and then to the Hoor. With was to take back a "snappy- shot"; Overhead the dark sky was stud- with hands she gripped the edge of to his city editor. Others of his ded with starlight. The throbbing Lihas beri. Fear welled in the great calling rated Shields a good man.
brown eyes, sweeping her other For six months Celia Rogers and hum of the motor was the only features and contorting her face. Shields had been friends. The ac-
NOW GO ON 'WITH THE STORY. CHAPTER II
"Margaret Rogers read the letter through a third time. She sat on the bed in the small, dimly lighted room and bent over the sheet of paper which still trembled slightly as she held it.
have her
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He knew and sympathized with pretty a Celia's efforts to find a job. Hel
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"No!" The cry was partly rebel-quaintance had started shortly af-would be peaceful, Celia thought, ion, partly a moan. He shan'tter the young man had moved in-and oh, so heavenly restful, to ride
to a rooming house across the street on and on like this. "Harmless enough the manuscript from the Rogers' flat. It was quite an unruly tendril of her hair that She turned toward Barney and oked, lying there at her feet. It unconventional. Celia saw him for! was down-soft touched his check. was only a few paragraphs typed the first time one January morning Instantly the girl smiled. pushed on respectable stationery. The let-when she was having a distressing the curl back into place.
encounter with a snow bank. She "My dear Margaret: The sub-hadn't expected the snow bank to jeet I am about to broach is one be there and then all of a sudden Barney did not smile. His eyes which has been on my mind for there SHE was! Seated uncere- were set on the road ahead and several months. You will under-moniously in a pile of cold, damp neither he nor the girl spoke, stand I would not take this action snow floundering and trying to get without considering its many angles, to her fact.
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"I refer to Ceclia and your plans Of course she thanked the quickening pulse beat. There was for her future. I am willing to strange young man who helped her something magical about to-night. take the girl and offer her the ad-rise and collect her scattered books. It was in the air. She could not vantages of education, foreign trav-He was grinning and sympathetic understand it but could sense the el and a home of established social and Celia liked him instantly. It difference. Never, never had there We also handle the lane of Bonda and position. You know, I am sure, wasn't just the thing to stand and been a night like this before! Celia that I am in position to do much talk, to be sure, but the stranger was radiantly happy. She drew a for her. She will soon be 18. The helped her knock the snow off and deep breath and thought that the time has come when her future who can be strictly proper after a very breeze against her cheek was must be considered.
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