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by Laura Lou Brookman
* BEGIN HEEN-TO-DAY'
GALE HENDERSON, pretty, 23, works aalt he and her brother, PHILL, 19
support their invalid: talber,
STEVE MEYERS, who also works in the 2112, saks Gule to marry him. She promises to give him an answer in a few days.
That 'ght Ca's gow skating on the river. The fea breaks and she a teseled by BRIAN WESTMORE, whoan father, now dand. bult the mill, Brian aka Dale to walt while he reta hie car but when be returns she i gone, Meanwhile VICKY THATCHER, daughter of ROBERT THATCHER, general maniger of tia mill, hears that Brian has come home. Vicky changes her mind about taking = telp to Eavag
Next day MARY CASSIDY la dietharged from the i'i. Gale go to Mary's home that night. The baby has croup. dale and
neighbour work to save the child's ille,
CHAPTER VII
The girl in green leaned back in her chair. "Weil," she said, "I see Vicky's out for game."
"Vickey Tha.cher! What do you moAnt" The little blonde with the braids around her head put the ques- tion.
I mean she's out to land the town catch-Brian Westm.org. Haven't
you seen them?"
"Oh, was that Brian Westmore ?" The little blonde loaned forward ex- citedly. "I saw her dancing with a man i'd never seen before. So that's Brian Westmorel Good looking, lan't ho? They say he's been in Faria
Yes, my dear, he's been in Paris, And he's frightfully good-looking, And he's the heir 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 offt If you don't!”
The young man standing before them raised his cocktail gina and drank. " don't sea why you girls nil pick on Vicky," he said. "I think she's a darned nics girl,"
"Ob, of course she is!" the girl in groen went on hastily. "Sweet, as can be when everything goos her way. When it docan't watch out! remember the way she treated Sally Troy at the Lawrences' house party. The Troya left town a couple of months later. And that Evans affair well, I'm just telling you. Don't ever get in Vicky. Thatcher's way! answered, smiling, but did not pausa. a dangerous little dirt!" When she wants anything she goes She said, raising her eyes to "Why, brian.” after it--and gets "
Brian's "Let's get away from this
"That's what you are and you know "Vicky's
Brunette with a blund mob. Some place where we can talk." | it."". temperament and a red-head disposi He followed as she led the way to "You-you mean you don't like me, tion" put in a third girl who had come the ginsaed-in veranda. Now the Brian ?** up nad joined the group. "I's a dan-music was beginning again a waltz "Of course don't mean anything| gerous combination."
this time, mellow and oversweet, of the sort. I like you --lot." "She's a pretty," the little blonde Couples who stood, grouped about the sald, "its, no wonder inen liko her." door, began to drift toward the dance "They do," the girl in green agreed. floor. Virky and Brian sat down on "She treats them abominably and they a low seat,
Vicky Thatcher... a brunette with a blond temperament and a
red-head disposition.
love it. Why is it, will someonaj The veranda was dark excent where please tell me, that girls with the patches of moonlight fell on the floor. most detestable dispositions are in- Vicky leaned far back, sighed com variably surrounded by fond ad- fortably. "Now then," he said, "I mirers? It is because they're so hate- want to know all about it." ful, or in spite of it, that men fall for
"About what?" thom? I'd like to know"
A short, heavily built youth np- peared in the doorway. "Oh, there you are, Murj," he said to the girl in green. I've been looking for you? How about dancing this one with: me?"
Strains of a one step-the song hit of a new Broadway showrenched them. The girl in green arose and aald, "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 Alled with dancers-most of
"About why you left Paris." "But I told you I've given, up; studying. I told you I found out I never could be an artist
"But that's not true, Brian! Your pictures were gorgeous."
The young man laughed-not_n mirthful laugh. "Your opinion," he raid, "doca little credit to your ability as a crifte, those pictures were
retty terrible."
"I liked them," the girl assured him. "Still, I'm no: sorry you gave up the art. I'm really-glad, Brion."
"You are?"
because now you'll be here. them young. Gir's in scarlet. in where I enn see you, You aren't go silver, in yellow and blue and a mying to be so busy, are you, that you rind of other colours moved about the won't have time to play now and floor in the arms of their black-cind them?" partners, creating a gay, constantly
Couples maving. I'll be ton
Brian laughed. "No, I don't think shifting pattern. two-by-two, heads thrown back, tough- ing. Couples dancing, slowly, arms) เท shoulders cloacly
an touching. Couples that bobbed and swayed and couples that moved sedatoly,
On the platform at the side of the room the archestra leader had, raised a tnegaphone to hla lips and was slag- ing the despairing ebant of a cast-air love, to the throbbing necompaniment of pieno, banjo, saxophone,
Vicky Thatcher smiled into the eyes of the man with whom she was dancing. "You do Bay Buch alce, things, Greg," she and 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 Istening
The music came to the final note, ended with n crash. Vicky said, "Darling, do you know what I'd like most in all the world right now? A) cocktail-one of those with the cherries, not the other kind."
"All right," said the young man. "Come along"
But Vicky shook her head. "No," shu rald, "yon get it. You get two cocktails and bring them into the lounge. I be waiting for you."
"I won't be minute" the young man agreed, turning away,
Vicky flashed a glance after his departing back, then crossed the room to where Brian Westmore was stand- ing with two other men. Ho saw her and came forward.
Vicky said, "Brian, I'm bored with this party:"
"So soon? But we've only just comet"
I know, but I'm bored Just the
"Good." Her hand touched his for
instant, withdrew. Brian took a cigarette case from his pocket,
opened it. "Cigarette?" he offered.
She took one and he struck o match. A moment later two tiny flames punctuated the darkness.
"Well, I'm glad to be back, Loo," 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 troduced us to in Parls-the one with the red hair.. What's become of her?")
"Reba?"
"Yes, that was her name. I re- member now."
Haven't heard of her in months," Brian said. "She took it into her head to go off somewhere. Scotland, I think. Promised to write but I never heard from her."
The girl's voice went on, ensually, carefully-controlled. "Sho чуда A pretty girl. I thought you were rather fond of her." There was tho faintest questioning laflection.
"Oh, I was," Brian assured hor "Reba's a good sort."
Vicky's head dramped back, resting: against his shoulder. "That's what wanted you to say," she said softly, "because--Brinn, I like you, too."
(To Be Continued.)
THURSDAY
ROMANCE
AGAINST THE BLAZING BACK GROUND OF ERIN IN ARMSI-
POWELL THE KEY
Warner Bros. hill with
EDNA BEST COLIN CLIVE
But you weren't-in love with ALHAMBRA
her?"
"Lord, no! By the way, what's this I hear about you and Greg Har- mon 7"*"
The girl laughed silky, rustling sort of laugh. "Greg," she waki, "is A nice boy and I like to dance with him. If you've heard any more than
that-"
BAT'D."
She took his arm and they moved | "I've heard he's lost his head over toward the door-the door opponite you.**
the one leading to the lounge. Scv-| "Ridiculous." the girl said. "We're eral heads turned to watch them. just wood friends, Gree and I." Brian so tall and broad-shouldered, so "Well, he's # nico follow." ensually correct in his tail cont "Of course," the girl agreed. "But Vicky resplendent in shimmering he's no young. I ke men, Brian silver with a twist of scarlot-in her men who've been places and know dark hair,
what it's all about."
.' She was very near in the dark- A groun noar. the doorway broke news. The france of her hair
into loud laughter and one of them reached his nostelis.
a man called out to Vicky. She Brian sald, "Vicky Thatcher, you're.
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