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TELECRAPII. TUESDAY, OCTOBER

16,

· 1934.

BEACH CLUB GIRL

By MABEL McELLIOT"

"All right. If you'll find yourself something to read in the sitting room I'll be along in five minutes."

"I'll go over to Sixth Avenue," he aldeasily, "and pick up elgarettes. Be right back."

lung herself gratefully, when she was of sunlight falling athwart the shabby CHAPTER XXXI.

bureau. If she refused she might sit weary and discouraged. Batts had never known a summer

Mre. Mouney, satisfied, went out, alone all day companioned only by like this one. Back in Larchneck it rustling in black taffeta, and pres- pride. After all, what did it matter?! and been warm, certainly; but there ently Boots heard the door ainm you had had awninged rooms, the blue after Mrs. Dawson who had smiled Sound itself to splash about in stiffly and primly at the young girl in Gates, shaded porches, playing white with her gill curis spread fan- lawn sprays, children skipping de wise over the chair back. Boots was firiously under big trees in the care utterly alone. The big, empty apart of starched and aproned nurses-all ment was very still, Mrs. Mooney's this had meant summer to Boots. You nther roomern, two silent, stalling had a big house, of course, and Irish boys who worked for a big chain

breezes windows with the

blowing store uptown, had taken their rattan There suitcasen and departed the night be freely through the roants,

яome hilarious *** wore iced drinks in the big refore, hound on

frigerator in the roomy, shabby pedition to Summit.

noun-

Boma

Mon, she reminded herself after he had departed, despised girls who were an easily available as this. But it didn't matter. Denis thought of her wanted to talk to her about Kay, any- merely as A friend. Probably ho how. That was it; that was why, he kitchen. Salade, erlap rolls,

Boots was alone, Presently, she had come..

She was ready in 10 minites, if not tainous custards tempted your AP told herself drowsily, she would take polite. Bath salts foamed pink or her little blue teapot (from the dime in five. Her striped brown and white green in the big tub and the feeling atore) from the cup board; she would linen sult was fresh; the organdic of crisply ironed silks next to freshly ge out to the silent, scoured kitchen blouse (from Lacy's basement) frilly! powdered, sun-browned skin was in with its eternally dripping tap and its and erlap. She crushed the small linoleum; she would make herself brown straw down upon her fair hair finitely delicious, per

and crumpled clean gloves in hor some tea and nibble crackors.

hand.

Ile had a rather shabby little road- But why was it, Boots wonder.

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All this was changed now. Mit

Well, she looked all right. Not Mooney's rooms baked and sweltered under a broiling sky. Mornings were

But the peace and the silence were smart, of course, as Kay Chillingford brief interludes of peaceful coolnoss

have did, but nice. Dents needn't ho but before 10 o'clock the store itself too much for her. She must

Was .on Rome ashamed of her. was an inferno. At noontime you fallen asleep. She Went wanly in search of food, but dream voyage, vague and plesenat, -nothing

Inviting. was

ed, as ho helped her into it that it lettuce leaves in the cafeteria, the of a voice,

the "Sorry, but no one answered the seemed infinitely more likeable than bowls of sandwich mixtures at

Edward's long, shining car with the fountain lunchroom appalled you. At bell,

She sprang up, startled, all con- powerful engine? She wondered idly NEW YORK SERVICE night, dragging a weary homeward way on blistered and swollen feet, fusion. Her hands flew to har riotous Kay rode in this car. It scarcely

OLAUOUS Fresh, dewy, she seemed possible. Kay was so ole- you saw soiled children playing in hair, to her broast gutters strewn with dirt and chaff

gant, so impeccable. Someumer a fire hydrant played, and then the street urchins were delirious tattered soaked, with joy, their clothes clinging to their thin bodies. There was one solid week in June when the sky was an inverted bowl of brass-merciless, unclouded.

Then on Saturday rain fell, drenching the parched and grateful earth in the parks. Newspapers published a toll of "heat victims." But Sunday dawn- ed faintly cooler and a cry of grati- tude went up from a million throats,

It was on this Sunday that Bocts, mp, tired, yet weekly thankful for the interlude, lay stretched at length In her sagging chair with the day's: лезня sheets scattered about her. She had just washed her hair and it curled and sprayed about her pale face in which the brown eyes were

faced the young man who, in palo gray flannels, his panama in hand. stood on her threshold.

They left the hot city strecla bo- hind them and ran over the long "Ah, how you frightened me!"

bridge. Presently they were on the It won Denis and he wore that Parkway, the green country allpping aloof, faintly mocking smile she re-post on either side.

Like this 7"** membered so well.

The dark, narrowed eyes sought "I rang and rang," Denis told her. saw the door was ajar so I walked! here amilingly, Boots nulded. trou- right in. Where's Mother Mooney?" bled at the unwilling happiness which "She's gone to Jersey to Rock came to her whenever she was with away, I mean," Boots stammered this man. Donla! And she was wearing this old rag of a white frock and her slin feet were thrust into heelless blue leather slippers and her hair was all over

the place She гли skilful Angers through its curly confusion.

"Don't-al, don't do that." Deals Bad with that dangerous soft note like it that in his deep voice. " way."

unnaturally dark. She was wearing cla" The mocking An old frock of white linen, many times washed. Boots asked nothing to-day ave peace and coolness and

You!

note

(To Be Continued.)

Now Swimmer and Cyclist Too.

Woman's Astonishing Experience, Now full of life and glowing with

"Like?" The lush,

a deep rose, health,

a Leeds woman, Mrs. I. her thront, her cheeks,

Berry, uf 20 Cexhill Street, Leeds, Enl

England, here tells how her fe has disappeared and Denis faced her heen completely changed from that smiling oddly. "You're not shy of a sick, ailing girl to a keen, benthy me. are you? Where have you been

the time in which to rest.

"Even as child I was weak and "The papers say hot again to-keeping yourself all these monthsportswoman.

If he thought he could march right

and had morrow" Mr. Mooney volunteered,

illness after illness. I was sixteen thrusting her red, good natured face, back into her life like this, sheng," said Mrs. Berry" into the angle of the half-open door. thought, with a rare spurt of anger, weeke in hospital with diphtheria, and later 1 had scarlet fever. Time went, "I'm just off to my sister's down to be was mistaken.

"I've been around!" Her tone was entered my Leong, and how I Rockaway. Would there be anything you'd want before I go! Mrs. Daw-light but there was a subtle under-longed to be like other girls! Then one day a friend advised me to tako Hou in still in her room but she's current of resentment takin the 2:10 for Toaneck.

Deals said, "I've been working like Dr. Williams Pink Pills, mad on the book. It's finished."

"Being only 100 glad to try some- won't be lonchome?"

"Really?"

Polite interest, nothing thing different, I started taking the Mrs. Dawson was the gray, silent,

pilin, and derived much beneßt almost elderly roomer who bowed to Boots more.

think I've been going immediately. I continued with the remately when they passed in the hall. "Yes. I

now. pills and they gave me new energy, Mrs. Mooney offered the information around in a fog. That's over

new vitality: in that she had "three married daughters I want to do things and go places. new strength and

What would you fact, my whole body seemed to wake in Jersey but she won't stay with a How about it?

think of a drive out on the Island7up to a new life." wan of thim

Mra, Berry is now not only "I'm enjoying it this," Boots Maybe a swim T

n fine swimmer said, indicating with A gesture the She's away, Boota said to herself keen cyclist, but

are run down breeze rifling the mended curtains, rosentfully. He hasn't anything bet. also, if you too the quiet and order of her smail ter to do. Just the same, because she through illness, lack life and spirit, domain. How strange it was, she had was young and lonely, the temptation suffer from headaches, aches and pains in the limbs, lack of appetite, been thinking only a momont ago, war_great, that this room had seemed so for- "Come along," he urged. "Do you indigestion, or other maladies attri

butable to impure weak blood, Dr. bidding, so even shabby to her aight Kood:"

Williams Pink Pills are the tonie months before. Now the sagging

you need, bed, the worn cushions and coverlet

She teased the golden cloud out of

Begin taking them to-day. Your

all spelled sanctuary to her. It was her eyes, staring thoughtfully at the upon that flat, narrow bed that she worn place in the carpet, the square chemists relis them.

Child eats big meals...no

MOTHER IS HAPPY NOW longer run-down or cross

DOCTOR, SHE WON'T EAT, WON'T

PLAY. SHE'S RUN DOWN AS YOU CAN SCE, NERVOUS AND CROSS,

WHAT IS WRONG?

NOTHING SERIOUS, JUST GIVE HER A

LITTLE CASTORIA TOMORROW MORNING.

Doctors know what is usually wrong when a child won't eat, is cross and weak, Intestinal ubsorption, occur- ring even when a child's itabite may soem regular, poisons, the system, upsets the nerves, impairs digestion .So a little Castoria is prescribed,

Three Cheers!

HOW YOU'RE HUNGRY

FOR FOOD, NEVER CROSS. OR FRETFUL,

MOTHER'S HEALTHY, HAPPY GIRL!he

This marvelous pre- paration, which tastes so good children beg for it, gently and swift. ly cleanses the system, Battles the stomach and restores - nerve-polse.

THE LONG AWAITED

George Arliss

COUNT THE

“TELEGRAPHS": EVERYWHERE

HOW SHE HAS IMPROVED!

WHAT IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU DONE TO HER? SHE LOOKS S0

MUCH LIVELIER AR

AND

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GAVE HER CASTORIA

ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS):

IT'S MARVELOUS!

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| FRETFUL SPELLS,

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DRY AND EATS LIKE A LITTLE BEAR!

Then Nature does the rest. Appetito return. The child can't get enough toest. Disposition improves and soon the little growing body fills out and becomes sturdy and airung. Now when your cblid won't eat, won't play, is cross and fretful-let a little Castoria restore buaynat health. -Results will surprise you.

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