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Tony and Ann moved rhythmically, unelly on the crowded floor,
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY ANN BOLLISTER, pretty and 20, the facully authors to pay debta of her father, Tate cloth. On the day
of the male a young „numz, stopped by motor trouble, enne to her home ta telephone. After be scarea Ann Andy A bu vase mining and in ite place a note
K.* mal $50.
TWRY RAMOND
placing a hand on his shoulder. "Sur "No need to ask who the lucky devil prised?" she drawled.
ls. Are you sure? Tany's an awful "Hello," said Tony. He introduced risk." Ann to the girl-Eileen Walisco-and; her escort.
The name meant nothing to Ann. But she was amazed to feel a little anger when Tony reached up to take the girl's hand and continued to hold, IL.
Ann gets work brartin and became friendly" vekh BAHAH KENT, also comfoged at the Theary. She meets TONY HICKLE, consetelel ärtat, and to attracted by him, While Arin was talking to the though Barch warna her that Tong is ekle girl's escort, abu hoard Eileen Wallace and Irresponsible
isay in a low voice, "You promised to
cuil. You didn't.
The chle! libarian seada. Ang' ta res rich CM PETER KENDALL, factory owner to "Busy as the devil-all day." Tony adelain perms'kalon to open a branch library in $. factory community, Ann in
Returning.
rar almint
de, with n remate driven by * young
answered.
"Yes, know,"
He is the young man wha muppet Who is she, Tony? PAR,
Ant's bome in Gurata, They Falk Ond Aan dielom ber alle de interview the Factory wher
When they were gone Ann asked,
Later word comes that Peter Kristall her agreed to the opening of the trary.
And seared she la fallfest in love with *131*
CHAPTER VI
Tony and Ann became engaged the following Saturday. Lying in the sand, his blue eyes warmly approved Ann's firmly moulded. healthfully tanned young body. Tony said. "It looks n though that contract is a cinch. And a very good thing for Us."
He lit a cigarette before replying. There was a touch of irritation in his voice.
1 introduced you.
"thought Eileen WaEnce,"
Ann, nettled. suid. "So you did. But an introduction doesn't give one the picture."
"ile's going to sutile down. Wall Load mee,"
"Oh, yeah! Well, when do 1 tiss the bridegroom?”*
"Soon," Ana Bald vaguely, remem- bering Tony had said, "Seon."
Sarah, not too optimistically, walled for signs of Tony's "settling down." They were not forthcoming. Tony went blithely and gally on his way,
Aan explained loyally that Tony had to have recreation. He was working himself to death over his new contract, trying hard to get ahend
Bot Ann was troubled. There were shadows under her eyes. She and Sarah almost came to an open! quarrel one night when Tony, assisted ; by an obliging taxi driver, arrived at the apartment. "3 won't have drunks--no matter who they are cluttering up my Hving room." Sarah. declared.
Tony had been on repentant after- ward that even Sarah had felt faintly
"Oh, you want a character sketch." She had been nong top sympathetic Tony and easily. "Well, then when Ann mode black cotice for girl-all-town' nicely sums it up. Tony, drove him home and then came, Look here, Ann, you're not going back to cry herself to sleep. jealous on me, are you? How I hate a Jealous woman!""
"No, won't. That is, I won't show
said Ann. I promise I hopeful.
But September passed. October It's showing it that is so horrid. I'd waned. November came and went never be a shrew." She Inughed a and it was December. Stil Ann wore "Why?"
little uncertainly. "Our house
was no ring. "You like to eat regularly, don't between twa families who made a lot! She told heracif she must be son- You?"
of noise. On one side, kids whooping rible. How could the down payment "I do" uld Anu, her gray-brown and yelling. Darl and I didn't mind ever be managed when Tony was so that. But on the other side a man extravagant about flowers, dinners, eyes turned, steadily seaward as a
and dancing? warm tide of colour crept upward in and his wife were always rowing. It
To-night, for instance, they were was awful. Dad said it was a good planine to dance at the Blue Jug. her cheeks. "But what has your confesson for me, that I could learn to dicble Wilson's orchestra was playing tract to do with me 7"
about noisca."
Tony said, "You're
little phi- A
"Little nat," said Tony. "I're- "discriminate-
there and, no matter how extravagant, conding not to understand. You know
Tony would not raiss his favourite. we're getting married, don't you?"
"L," Sarak said, coming in and Ann turned and met his challeng.osopher. Ann." Ils reached over and tossing her hat aside. "Well, won't ing eyes. Her happy laugh was we may row like the devil, but I'll seen such a mob wanting books. Oh caught her hand, gripping it hard, this a day? I don't know when I've Anothered suddenly as Tony pulled her close in his arms, kissed her lips,
always love you." eyes, hair and soft throat.
She drew Icaping to her feel. "Tony, we're on the beach!""
"I don't care," he said. "Besides we're engaged, aren't we
"No," said Ann. "Rows are out." Ann. I have a message for you! !
met Tony and he naked me to tell you They finished the celebration by something important had come up and dancing. What matter if they were he couldn't make it to-night, Said he'dį part of a motley crowd? They were explain later." alone, Tony and Ann, clinging closely to each other, moving rhythmleally, easily on the crowded floor.
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Bennatt girl must be leading Kendall around with blinders on She cer ininly has him fooled.".
You mean he isn't coming?"
"Petor's the original one-womETA "That's what he said."
She put on her new sky-blue dress,' man," Sarah explained. "While "Ruce you to the point and decide
"Funny, didn't phone." Loving each other so, they couldn't
powdered her lovely skin that was a Valeria Bennett-" on the way," Ann said breathlessly.
She stopped. They reached the point. Ann was ever really row, Ann told herself, to be conventional? Anyway, here's had worn off, and went--not too one of the great Kondalla," Ann's "Goodniens, you don't expect Tony pearl satin, now that the summer tan "Surely she should be satisfied with more breathless, her heart pounding Things, people, couldn't natter a break. Moe called this afternoon happily. Joyously. Tony, not winded at all, people like Eileen with her predatory and asked me to scare up a date for, It was while Ann was dancing that
valce was puzzied.
"Did you ever know a woman to be gazed down at her eagerly, ex eyes.
Dick Randall, a customer of his. she met the eyes of Peter Kendall, satisfied?" Mae asked. pectantly.
At 12 o'clock Ann kleked off her Dick blew in with four tickets for. He saw her and grinned, and Ann "Or a men either," Sarah retorted, "Is it yea?" Thon, without waiting pumps and slipped into her sheath Heble Kilson and naked Mac to got fted her band in gay saluto as she "Look at the blonde nt that table in for her answer, he crushed her to himke gown.
him a date. I've been working Iny, whirled past. again.
"How you can keep up this page," poor brain overtime. Is there any "There's Peter Kendall," Sarah aaid old gentleman."
the corner, pulling a Mae West on the Sarah grumbled sleepily, as Ans good reason why you shouldn't be inter. crawled into bed, "I don't see." Dick'n dala?"
"It's yes," Ann wuld simply. They sat down on the sand, her head against his shoulder. Sho was a little sobored in spite of the joyous excitement. She had known Tony Ruch a short time. And, although they had been seeing each other every day for weeks, he was in many ways still a stranger.
She tried to explain some of this to him, but it was impossible with his lips an ardent barrier against her words.
Tony said frankly, "I never thought | I wna amarrying man. With so many marriages going on the rocks iti seemed a lot of trouble and waste of time to tie yourself up with a wedding and then go to the expense arul trouble of Saving somebody cut it for you. Sea?"
Tony Ann didn't exactly see. didn't bellove marriages could inst Perhaps
not.
even theira! The thought made her a Bttle sick.
"Maybe ours will be different." Tony conceded as the silence krew, "Anyway
married, we're getting
Soon."
"When practically.
soon? asked Ann
"As och na I can put aside enough for the down payment on a ring. It won't be a headlight, Ann. Jost a little glimmor."
They were walking toward the bathhauses now, Ann gave his arm a squeeze. It wen ва perfectly darling of him, thinking of the ring. Later, eating dinner in the mavillon, the first litulo rift in her happines come. Ann became conscions of thei girl «n«*ed af-n table near by, For some reason, the disliked the sim girl with, the dark evas, There was no Grenson for this areant that her store was so bold, no direct, and at times a kalampaking evalla, shout-hum-linn,
When the girl and her escort press to leave the girl stopped behind Tony,
"I won't much longer." Ann Inunched her bombshell, "I'm getting married."
"Ann, you're not!" Sarah was wide awake now. She reached for the bed lamb and flooded the room with soft light. Ann's luminous eyes
met hers.
"I don't know"
"Who is Dick Randsli?"
It was just as they were leaving
Is the girl with him Valeria that Ann heard Tony's laugh. Tony Benpest?" Ann asked.
and his party were getting out of a
"It would be ly to sit here Just The girl in Peter's arms was dress car, as Mac turned his ear from the because Tony's tied up."
ed in while. Her eyes y'ere blue, and, curb, large. Her full, curved Ups. vividly) Ann had time to recognize the girl rouged, did not go with the Madonna-who was holding Tony's arm, smiling like eyes.
up at him. It was Elleen Wallace. "Who elsa?" Dick answered. "The
(To Be Continued).
"I really don't think he's so hot. lie goes with a pretty fast bunch, but what do you care 7 It won't hurt to
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