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BEACH CLUB GIRL
By MABEL McELLIOTT
***Goth, but I'm sorry about the other night.” Hardy said.
Jikes Dools and fails to Invite her to big
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
the whole town, everybody in it. fresh print from its hanger, began hurriedly to dress. It seemed to her BOOTS RAEBURN, 18 and pretly, tries not The Juniors, indeed! to be jealous of the other girls in her crowd } She felt as though everyone must that her fingers were all thumbs" to- Sick fable sien et al.be looking at her, pointing at her day. Her hair, usually so tractable, RIVERS, richest girl m town, dia "Thore's the girl who was dropped refused at first to assume its usual party at the Yacht Club. Boots accepta by the Juniors." Oh, it was intoler-gentle waves. Then she broke
stocking, lastminute Invitation Trum MRS. WATER-able. She wouldn't couldn't endure fingernail and Jagged a MAN, eintly prominent, to a dinner at the [ it!)
enusing her to abandon the only decent club that same night..
There was just one small drop of pair she owned. Oh, well, why dress Quite Innocently, Boots La thrown Into NA embarrassing situation by HARDY WHIT comfort in the whole terrible affair-up for Hardy? She compromised on MORE, one of Hylvia's quests, who had been her mother was going away. She was white socklets which everyone wore, drinking. le tries to indice Boois too leaving on the afternoon train for anyhow. Her slim barnished legen ailing with him and, when she runs awaz, g off in a bout alone and falls overboard. Boston, to visit Aunt Nedda. Mother were like copper,
Sho Fils Pesene curs considerable excitement and would be spared the nods and smiles Sylvia is furious, he resolves to punials of pretended sympathy. Boots and mallolously repeats the story in a way to discredit the other air to Mits FERNELL prominent member of the Women's Club.
CHAPTER VIII ·
wondered vaguely why she wasn't more excited. Hardy Whit- "It will have blown over by the more was making a formal call upon time she gets back," Boots thought, ber-the first he had ever made. And Poor Mother! She was so proud and she couldn't, somehow feel that it sensitive. The whole thing would bemennt very much. She had been a nightmare to her. And Boots could stunned by the blow of the morning. not bear the thought of the inevitable, Mrs. Fernell, she told herself, had bravely.interminable conversations. "My dear, killed something in her. She would
I think it's a shame. You're perfectly never really trust anyone again. right. I wouldn't stand minute."
Rants faced Mrs. Fernell She was en.iling but it was a desperate little smile. "I don't know what you
mean.'
it for a
•
"HI" in a matter of fact tone.
When Hardy's long, low, aleck "Yes, I think you do, Barbara dear." Well, the very instant Mother came black car drove up she was on, the Boots had never liked Mrs. Fernell. back from Aunt Noddn's Boats would porch, apparently deep in the pages She was what Isubel, with justice, go to the city, would find a pinco for of a new magazine. She managed called poison sweet." There was herself. She would show them all. the most casual greeting. She lifted usually a burb hidden somewhere Meantime, thereans the town to face, hor hand and let it fall. She said. under her sugared words.
with head high- "It has been brought to my atten-
Hardy was palpably embarrassed. tion," Mrs. Fernell went on swiftly "What did Alice Fernell want, Why, Bacts wondered idly, had she and smoothly, as though she had re-dear?" Mrs. Racburn was packing been so thrilled last year and the hearsed it all before a mirror, "that shabby black bag. "I hate to go off year before that to have even a sulle some of the Juniors have been in all this heat, she rambled on, not from him? True, he was exceeding- countenancing or shall I say really waiting for a reply. "But Nedda iy good-looking. He had a charming entering into drinking parties."
AL sent me
the ticket. She said she manner. But to-day she could look Boots' quick [rown and gesture of wouldn't take no for an answer beyond that, see that he was idle as denial she went on blandly.
Daddy's so worried about the busi well as charming and that already "The Yacht Club, dance is an ex-ness, too it just doesn't seem the there were lines of dissipation in that ample. A certain young man-no time. But he says I need the change, smooth, handsome face. names are to be brought-into-this, Did you see my datted swiss, dear? | To-day he was immaculate in white mind--had too much to drink. A laid it on a chair half a minute ago flannels. His crest of fair hair young woman went sailing with him and now it seems to have disappeared. gleamed from valiant and recent He fell overboard. The young woman I thought I'd wear my gray on the brushing.. His preposterously long- left her party-was seen to arrive train. It doesn't show the soil. | lashed gyes were fixed upon her, ni- home inter with a strange escort. "And so on and so on. Boots most appealing
"Gosh, but I'm sorry about was spared the necessity of answer Mrs. Fernell, staring at the rounding the questioning about Mrs. For other night," he began without pre- table draped with the lace cloth, an nell.
amble. Boots lifted her eyebrows object whose ugliness would have
Hor "You'll get along all right, child? with an air of nonchalance. fascinated her young visiter at any Linda sald she'd conte in and do the attitude seemed to say, "The other other time.
Shu did not look at Boots. The heavy cleaning. I declare, I think I night? But what about it? I simply Firl's face was scarlet.now, her hands should have asked Florida Fleming to can't recall.
stay with you. She'd have been giud clenched tight at her sides. She was to. The meals at the Inn are nothing
reathing deeply,
"If you mean fac, Mrs. Fernell," wonderful and she could have the Bouts said with a sort of frozen guest room. It's the coolest one in
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Bacts shuddered inwardly at the thought of entertaining the valuable Miss Florida at this dlicult time.
"I'm glad you didn't. Honestly I'il manage beautifully,"
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"I mot Isabel to-day," blundered the impeccable Hurdy, feeling at a loss. She said I'd made a blooming fool of myself and hauled you into it. If there's anything I can do
Boots laughed, not nitogether agree- ably, "I think perhaps. Isabel hos been using her imagination," she said lightly. If they thought-if any of them thought she was going to cry around, ask for their sympathy they
childish hauteur, "I did dance with Hardy Whitmore. I did go out of the veranda with him. But I didn't know be was drunk. I didn't go sailing with him. The sume thing might have happened to anyone else, there."
"Ah, but my dear child, it didn't. of green vegetables. Daddy aughtn't were greatly mistaken.
thin weather. Hardy looked rolloved. "Swell-o." There's the thing," said the older to eat much red meat Mrs. Rac-) (Sho did wish ho
face,
"What you mean, Mrs. Fornell, in want me to hand in my that you resignation to the Juniors?"
"No, but that is what you wanted to see me about, isn't it?"
Ok, I know you will. Have plenty
His blood pressure...
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on the voranda with a hollion."
wouldn't say woman in a sort of melancholy triumph. "You must avold even the burn fluttered about, folding, packing. "well-o"), "So what do I do now?" "And don't stay too much in the sun, "So you do nothing at all," Boots appearance of evil---you should havai known better. Our girls must be wise dear. I think you girls spend too told him, as though already pred
I was read with the subject. as well as protected, don't you see much time on the beach.
"But Isabel was jammering about Bcota stood up suddenly, tiring of ing the other lay some place that the
after o certain how all the old witches in town were this force. Iler colour had ebbed now un really horma and her eyes were enormous in a white point. Her fair brow was after you skin, all because you waitzed
creased in worried lines.
"Don't worry, darling. Everything) Boots shrugged her shapely shoul- will be all right. I'll stay away from ders. She could make this young man the beach if you want me to," said squirm, she reminded herself. The "I didn't say that.. "Now it Boots apathetically
thought was pleasant in itself, but "Why, baby, I wouldn't think of sho wasn't going to pursue it further. was Boots who was the anore composed it! Of course you must have a good "Sure there's nothing I can do 7" of the two.
me. I only wish you could get Hardy was seated on the topmost away to the mountaina this year. The step now. Quito casually, his lenn I've known your mother for years," change would do you good. You've brown fingers played with the tos- Alice Fernell began quickly and been looking-I don't know kind of selled lace, of her buckskin ties. A to washed out," Bald the older woman. year ago a week ago-Boots would volubly. "It's all very painful
At long laat Boots waved good-bye have been thrilled at the very thought but there are certain
to hor as the castbound train moved of such nearness and intimacy. Now athies..
She said a great many things Boots did not really hear. But She turned back to the battered she looked down at his bright head Her words echoed as if from a great sedan. The thoughts which all after-coldly, feeling insulated against his
Ideals oon she had been keeping at bay charm for the moment, at least. distance."our girla
"Nothing at all!" To-morrow, she a very high standard of conduct. swooped about her now like so many
The only thing in the world birds of 1 omen. They frightened told herself, she would be remember Boots desired at that moment was to her. What was she to do? It seemed ing all this, wondering why she hadn't be clear away from this stuffy onto her that the shadow of disgrace smiled at him, hadn't made herself with its silver framed photographs hung over her blackly. And she had a delightful, amusing companion. and plump chairs, away from this done nothing to deserve it. That was Why, she'd been mad about Ilardy in secret for years! Why couldn't the cruellest thought of all, her dreadful, amug woman
The day grow hotter, grew breath-aho respond to him now? Maybe her monotonous voice.
John Forsicil works in Mr. Riedra' less. Curtains hung limp in the life whole future--her chance of getting. office, Boots waa thinking bitterly. loss air, lawn sprays played every away from Larchneck depended on
where, shades wore drawn against the this half hour. She doom't dare to offend Sylvia piiloss, battering sunshine. In the Just then something happened. to Isabel sone right. I am in bad of silence of the darkened houso the rouse hur from hur apathy. how unfair how bitterly unfair phone rang shrilly Boots, emerging
me.
with
from the shower with yellow fead
It..
As she walked home through the still damp, her thin dressing gown sunny streets her head was swimming clutched around her, went to answer An a kind of hot vapour. "Oh,' abo
could fight the whole think, of course, """Yan, Yos, Whot"' Hor faco Hardy would be decent--tell what had sltered Imperceptibly, as did horr happened that she had been com- volco. "Hardy? Why, you, yes. I pletely innocent in the, sorry uplaode.
quese no. No-not right away. Half But she wouldn't fight. Let them tolk an hour. about her as they would. She hated
She flow to, the sloset, anatched a
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