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BEGIN BERE TO-DAY,
GALE HENDERSON, pretty, 23, werks In silk mill she and her brother, FRILL 19, support thele invalid-faitær,
STEVE HEYERS, who also works in the mil, arka Gale to marry him. She promises
to give him an answer in a few days."
That night Gale com skating on the river. The lee breaka and abe lo rescued by BRIAN
bula WESTMORE, whose Interno
the mill. Brian aka Gale to walk
le be
- wets his car but when he returns she is gone.
Meanwhile, VICKY THATCHER, daughter of NDBERT TILATCHER,, general manager of the mill, hears that firlan has come horse. Vicky changes her mind about taking a trip
dianharged
Next day MARY CASSIDY from the mil. · Gale goes to Mary's, hoone that night. The baby him, croup. Gele and
nelahbour work to save the child's life.
CHAPTER VII
The girl in groen leaned back in her chair. "Weil," she said, "I soo Vicky's out for gams.”
"Vickey Thu.ener? What do you mean Tho httlo blendo with the braids around her bosd put the ques- tion.
"I mean she's out to land the town catch-Brian Westmore, Haven't you seen them?"
"Ob, was that Brian Westmore?" The little blonde leaned forward ex- citedly. "I anw her dancing with a man i'd never seen before. So that's Brann Westmorel Good looking, isn't ho7 They say he's been in Faris—”" "Yes, my dear, ho's been in Paris. And he's frightfully good-looking. And he's the hour to the Westmore fortune. But don't let that excite you. Vicky Thatcher's made up her mind she's going to have him, so hands off! If you don't!
The young man standing before ther raised his cocktail giasz and drank. "I don't seo why you girls all pick on Vicky," he said. “I think she's a darsed nice girl."
Vleky Thatcher.
"Oh, of course she lat" the girl in green went on hastily. "Sweet as can be when averything goes her way. When It doesn't watch out! I remember the way she treated Sally. Troy at the Lawrences' house party. of The Troys left town a couple months later. And that Evans affair well, I'm just telling you. Don't, evor get in Vicky Thatcher's way! answered, smiling, but did not pause. a dangerous little flirt!" When she wants anything she goes She said, raising her
eyes to "Why, brane after it and gets it."
Brian's, "Let's get away from this "That's what you are and you know mob, Some place where we can talk."."
"Vicky's a brunette with a blond temperament and a red-head dispost- tion," put in a third girl who had come up and Joined the group. "It's a dan gerous combination."
"She's so pretty," the little blonde enid, "its no wonder men like her." They do," the girl in green agreed, "She treats them abominably and they love it. Why is it, will someone please tell me, that girls with the most detestable dispositions are in variably surrounded by fond ad- mirers? It is because they're so hate- ful, or in spite of it, that man fall for then I'd like to know."
A short, heavily built youth' ap peared in the doorway. "Oh, there you are, Marj," he said to the girl in green. "I've been looking for you? How about dancing this one with mc7"
Strains of a one step-the song hit of a new Broadway show-reached them. The girl in green arose and sald, "Of course, Johnny," She put her hand on his arm and they went out into the corridor. -
It was 11:30 and the Country Club dance was in full swing. The big: room was filled with dancors-most of
a huoneita with a blond temperament and a red-hand disposition.
"Of course I don't mean anything of the sort. I like you a lot."
He followed as she led the way to "You—you mean you don't like me, the glassed-in veranda. Now the Brian " musle was beginning again-a waltz this time, mellow and oversweet. Couples who stood, grouped about the dour, begon to drift toward the dance flour, Vicky and Brian sat down on a low seat.
The veranda was dark except where patches of moonlight fell on the floor. Vicky leaned far back, sighed com. fortably. "Now then," she said. "I want to know all about it."
"About what 1"
"About why you left Paria." "But I told you I've given up Bitlying. I told you I found out never could be an artist
"But that's not true, Brian! Your pictures were gorgeous."
The young man loughed—not a mirthful laugh. "your opinion, he raid, "does little credit to your ability! as a crit, those pictures were pretty terrible.""
"I liked tum," the girl assured him, "Still, I'm not sorry you gave up the art. I'm really glad, Brian."
"You are?"
At
"Yes, because now you'll be here
Brian "No, I don't think
them young Girls in scarlet, in where I can see you. You aren't go. silver, in yellow and blue and a my-ing to be so busy, are you, that you riad of other colours moved about the won't have time to play now and floor in the arms of their black-clad then 7" partners, creating a gay, constantly shifting pattern. Couples moving, I'll be too two-by-two, heads thrown back, laugh- Ing. Couples dancing slowly, arms. and shoulders closely touching, Couples that bobbed and swayed and couples that moved sedately,
On the platform at the side of the room the orchestra feader had raised a megaphone to his lips and was sing ing the despairing chant of a cast-off love, to the throbbing accompaniment of piano, banjo, zaxophone.
Vicky Thatcher smiled into the eyes of the man with whom she was dancing. "You do say such nice things, Greg," she said softly.
"Oh, but I mean it! Vicky--I wish you'd pay attention to me."
"But I am, Greg,"
"No, you're not. You're not even listening
The music came to the final noto,
"Good." Her hand touched his for
instant, withdrow. Brian took a cigarette case from his pocket,
opened it. "Cigarette?" hel offered.
She
took one and he struck of match. A moment later two
tiny flames punctuated the darkness.
Well, I'm glad to be back, too," Brian said casually. "I, it was a dis- appointment--nding. I couldn't do the thing. I'd set my heart on. But that's all over now. I'm glad to be: | home again."
•
Vicky said. "That girl you in- the red hair. What's become of her 7" troduced us to in Paris-the one with
"Rebs 7"
ended with a erash. Vicky said, "Yes, that was her name. I re- "Darling, do you know what I'd like member now."
most in all the world right now? A Haven't heard of her in months," the Brian wald. "She took it into her cocktal--one of those with chorrion, not the other kind." head to go off somewhere. Scotland.
"All right," said the young man. "Come along--"
But Vicky shook her head. "No," she said, "you get it. You get two cocktails and bring them into the lounge. I be waiting for you."
"I won't be a minute" the young man agreed, turning away,
I think. "Promised to write but never heard from her,"
The girl's volco went on, casually, "She was a carefully-controlled, pretty girl, I thought you were rather fond of her." There was the faintest questioning inflection.
"Oh, I was," Brian assured her.
Vicky flashad a glanco after his "Reba's a good sort." departing back, then crossed the room! "But you weren't-in love with:
to where Brian Westmore was stand-her?" Ing with two other men. He saw her and came forward.
Vicky sald, "Brian, I'm bored with this party."
"Lord, no! By the way, what's this I hear about you and Greg Her- men 7"'!
The girl laughed-a aliky, rustling "Sa soon? But we've only just sort of laugh. "Greg," she said, "is comal"
A nice, boy and I like to dance with know, but I'm bored just the him. If you've heard any more than
that-
Bana."
She took his arm and thoy moved; I've heard he's lost his head over toward the door-the door opposite you."
the one lending to the lounge. Bev- "Ridiculous." the girl said. “We're : eral heads turned watch them. Just good friends, Greg and L
"Well, he's a nice fellow." Brian so tail and broad-shouldered, so
ensually correct in his tall coat "Of course," the girl agreed. "But Vicky resplendent in shimmering, he's so young, I like mon, Brion-| silver with a twist of scarlet, in her men who've been: nlaces · and, knowi dark hair.
what it's all about.”
She was vory near..
in the dark- nëse. The fremmance of her hair
A group near the doorway broke into loud laughter and one of them reached his nostrils.
A man-called out to Vicky. She
Brian, said, "Vicky Thatcher, you're
Vicky's hear drooped back, resting against his shoulder. "That's what wanted you to any." she said softly, hecause Brian, I like you, too."
(To Be Continued.)
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