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BEN AMEE
WILLIAMS
1936.
Small Town Girl
(FROM WI (OR. METRO-GOLDWEN-MAYER SAR MADE A MOTION PICTURE)
THE STORY THUS FAR
Kay Brannan, late of Writer- ley, leaves a wild yachting party with Bob Dukin, medical doctor. Metering her back to Boston he drunkenly insists on marrying ker. But sehen he sobers he re
herself and Hob. But one after- noon Priscilla calle. She is quite amiable but annoyed that Boh and Kay hava not accepted her invitations. Then Bob walls in
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be Bob. But when she opened the Bob! I've never seriously thought dode she saw Genevieve,
nbout the possibility! At first i just | And the other girl looked at Kay, grabbed him because he was my last and said with quick amusement: hope..." She hesitated, her eyes "Heavens, child, you look as though for a monent shadowing. "And 1 you'd d seen a ghost. Am I no terri-meant to hang on to him like a-like lying?"
in leech. But after I met his people, thought you were Dob!" Kay I was ashamed of myself, and I'd have ambers Priscilla Hyde, hin confessed.
let him go, if it hadn't been for fancer. The Dakins are, mer Genevieve nodded, her eyes shrewd, Priscilla I swore she should never
I saw him on the side-walk. With
have
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TO SAN FRANCISCO pectedly kind hut Priscilla in i
Priscilia. Putting so Koy brgs Bob to wait!
"But I never thought I might be until Spring for divorce. He "She called on me," Kay explained, in love with him. Till to-night" She Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama,
"And her car didn't come for her, so smiled reluctantly consents but their
in a wry fashion. "So the Honolulu, San Francisco, l'anama Bob hand to take her home.”
joke's on me,
it's after all; and marriage is to be one "in name
Canal, Havana, New York. enis As the months pars Hob
The other seemed about to speak, Priscilla's turn to laugh becoines mura and more enprat then held her tongue. Sho canie în i And Genevievo could paly Bay, Pres. Lincoln Midnight Apr. 7th Pres. Jackson ned in his medical
10 um. Apr. 18th Fres, McKinley and Kay closed the door behind her. angrily: "If Bob had any sense in Pres. Hoover work. Kost and
8 a.m. Jest dropped in discovers that he is correspond-
.." She was too wise Pres. Cleveland to ay howdy," him at all
May 6th Pren, Grant A a.m.
May 10th Pros, Jefferson Genevieve ing with Priscilla but wisely re-
you in a Xplained. "Haven't seeni to argue against the certa n fnot that Pres. Coolidge
8. Juse 3rd Pres. Jackson frain from usking questions for
you in werk She laid aside her Bob had stayed with Priscilin, in- Prex, Taft 21010, 24 deep and growing com
stead of returning here, and that he urged "Your hat, too. Genevieve. Stay," hud Bed to Kay, has arisen hetween] panionship
The maid was clearing away the So they walted; and Kay, twisting tea thing: and Genevieve demanded her fagers together, confessodr ** a cup. While they sat together, she used to think that if Bob ever did watched Kay thoughtfully; and Kay get a chance to do this operation, I saw her scrutiny and said a life wanted to be there, and see him, breathlessly: "Bob" will want 10 and be proud. Maybe Priscilla went have a visit with you. He'll be to the hospital with him! Do you back in five minutes or so."
suppose she did?" But Bob did not come. Instead he But Genevieve laughed at that telephoned, regretfully, "Kay," he suggestion, wholly incredulous. said, "I've got to go to the hospital And Kay wished to telephone the An emergency. One of the nurses hospital to make sure they had found has an appendix. Don't wait dinner Bob, but for me."
Genevieve would not let July 14
I'm sorry," Kay told some inquiry wished to telephone
inquiry about the has been away these last two weeks him. "Can't her appendix wait a the operation, but Genevieve ATHL July 27 and I'm doing double duty. Got a
to break away this afternoon,little while, and give you time to damant chance
Kay did call Dr, Dakin to demur tell him what Bob was doing; but for once." Priscilla had risent, and he she mustered her resolution. "But Childers reported that Dr. Dakin was took her handl
of course not. I know you have to himself at the hospital, that Bob bad "Bere," said Kay. She handed him
go. Genevieve's here with me. 1' summoned him, and Kay reported a cup of tea. "Bob Hkes his strong try to keep her for dinner."
to Genevieve, with teak puta in +this and black an ink," she explained "Sure,"
Bob agreed. "Do that. her eyes and in her tons. Amilingly.
Keep her till I come. I haven't seen "He
have "Yes, i know," Priscilia assente,Gen for a long time."
called
me, too, she admitted: bhe
dand Bob nat down, ; in a dry amusement.
Kay, returning from the telephone, "I'm na. worried as if I were the on the edge of his chair, precariously.met Genevievo's eyen, She Kid), patient's wife, instend of the doc "What you need, Bob, is a cock with a little laugh: "That's the way tor'at Genevieve, I want so much for tail, Priscilla suggested. "You're with doctors. You never know where Bob to do it, and have everything go low "
prevalent?" he asked.
Prisellia's brows rose in an amus. ed grimace. "Have you acquired vir tue?" she exclaimed. "Aud-do you And it is its own reward?"
"No virtue involved
CHAPTER XXV.
Bob stopped on the threshold, and Priscilla looked at him and he at her; and Kay said quickly:
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"Why, Bob, you're early!" "Dead tired, ho confessed explained to Priscilla; "Dr. Fabre
"Oh, Bob,
cat?"
But before he could
Be grinned. "Is' that custom still they'll be. 11e has to go operate and added humbly: "And no will t
in this," he
a nurse,"
Genevieve lighted A cigarette.
!
WAR
Dr. Dakin will be so proud!"
All right, I'll stay. I accept your telephoned to leave word for Bob that After an hour or two, the Clinie Invitation, child. We haven't had a they had located Dr. Chandler, and good gal time together for months. that the other man would be on call If you could manage a cocktail, the to-night, so that Bob would be free. told her. "Ta doing so much work scene would be complete in every of tug took the message.
tafl."
I'll tell Dr. Dakin when he comes "I'm sorry." Kay confessed. "We home," she promised; and she turn- haven't anything in the house... You ought to make the chance!" - She sat abstractedly,
her ears atd away from the telephone with her
shining. "I will, sonic day," he agreed. "Atunes to cheerful conversation. Till on his way home" she good old-fashioned bender might help | the older girl anid ot inst: a lot." He grinned at Kay. "Mean while, another cup of ten, Kay. I get a len jag, anyway."
nowadays,
I nover get
let down. "You
he
A chance to
eried. "He's finished it! He's on hiat
home?" And she explained:
"Kay, snap out of it! Bot must have had hurry calls before."
Ami: "Of course," Kay agreed. "1 "That was the Clinic. ile must have nsiced Dr. Chandler--that's his as- sistant to he 01 call; and that means ho wants to celebrate!" She raced
know...
Priscilla looked ле her watch "Stephens should have come for me They were at dinner, Kay still and ifteen minutes ago," she said. "Was white, Genevieve ebulliently cheerful, e outside when you came in Bobt" when the telephone rang again. Kay away to her room. "I must wash my He shook his head. "No," he con was on her feet like a flash. Til eyes, be ready for him!" she cried. fessed. "It I'd Beep your ear, I'm take it, Anna," she told the mald, and afraid I'd have gone to the Clinic." darted into the hall. Genoviere, "Why" she challenged. "Afraid from where she sat, could hear her
words. tired for social amenitics," he told her evasively.
of
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Kay suggested: "Why don't you run Priscilla home, Bob, if her car. pause. Then: docan't come? I know she's In a hurry."
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But Bob did not come home; not in five minutes, nor ten, nor in half an hour, And Kay while she waited faded like a dying flame; and Gene vieve suggested that Bob must have "Yes. This is Mrs. Dakin..." stone home with his father, "Oh!" A breathless, interminable Kay bravely agreed that this must be n white They the case. But after
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"I gave them Priscilla's number," you two!" stupid."
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Bob urged: "Walt a minute! I want Kay smiled at her mackingly. "I know, child. I know. But an audience, Gen. I'm going to brag "Bob, you ought not to seem so re- wait..."
and blow!," sho warned him. "Run
They waited five minutes, and "Kay will listen," Genevieve 05- then ten; but the telephone did not sured him. "To hear someone speak- In the end, Bob surrendered; and ring again. And suddenly Kay salding of operatlens never did have any when the thing was deelded, he put in weary submission: "He was ex appeal for me." She said good on a surprising vivacity, laughed in there!" n fashion strango to hire of late. And her head dropped forward on Priscilla bada Kay good-bye most her crossed arms where she sat at Kraciously.
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sho said. "When he's so "Please, please, Kay!" she beg I'll send him right back to Why, there isn't the least hurry" Kay assured her. She closed the door behind them, heard their quick voices, their laughter as they descend- ed to the street.
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"Just the thing I'd worked on," he Kay looked up at her, with swim-assured her. "An embolus on ming, tormented eyes. "I can't help saddle in the left femoral, and
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got hold of Father, and.Doctor Fabre, Genevieve, full of a deep sympathy to watch." He plunged into and understanding, stayed with Kay what i Bay! She was still standing there when till Bob care home. Kay after a "What a kick I got out of it, presently she heard other steps re-little was composed again. turning, necending the stairs; and "It's really an awful joke on me!" her, heart began to pound. It might she confessed. "Falling in love with
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