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LEAP YEAR BRIDE

Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

abb i write short stories or a

He

of wealthy parents, falls in fere with Da fut for him in reporting.

Cherry Dixon. Hirty 9-year-old daughter 10; Dan says there isn't any; Phillips, newspaper reporter, he tinctel

write for magazines- with the Thtler Blaut Unn. leaves honte sad. Waits to

aking advantage of Leny Year, ak to marry her.

Damas bocks. Do you think he cau

Cherry finds out what it most to hack money. somtime. Do you think he can They are married and for the first time do 17 I don't mean right away but Her struggles with housework are discourado if he works hard ?**

Dixie Shannan, movin crit of

News friendly with Cherry, he meets

landene Max Vention, who alan works T: cigarette was glowing now.

the News.

Cherry receives a letter from her mother Penson exhaled a cloud of smoke enelusine cheque for tide. She returns the befo he answered. · cheique became prie will not let her kret

it. A young wons ving the N

pital, Cherry studs the gir

come flowers and while down town Pearson who invites her to luncheon.

meets

t' diflcult question,"

he avartiorni building attracts malete and told ar. "Hard to any. Practically

Uvergnewspaper mun in the coun try-oman too-is sure that he or she a turn out the great Ameri- can wel. All they need is a little time A chance to get away from

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CHAPTER XXIV

Max Pearson studied the "Like scallops?" he asked.

menu.

A

the sea food is very good hero."

How handsome he looked to-day

the jud and write. They keep

taiki about it for years but some- how w of them ever get anything done Oh, I'm not saying all this Cherry, meeting Pearson's calculan, understand! I'm talking laneet down again quickly at the bonhe great majority. You see,

card before her.

self.

"I take more ton," he went

on, I just can't seem to get to warezy. I guess,"

"I'll have the shrimp patty," she writ; is hard work. I know be said, "and watercress salad. Coffee've sold a few things my- [ later.”

Hoentioned a couple of essays They were in a restaurant new to Cherry. It was an attractive place, that appeared in

a magazine obviously more expensive than the of h literary standing. catablishments she and Dan bad patronized. Cherry looked about and noticed there were more men than women diners. All of them fashionably. prosperously dressed. The restaurant had a sub- relief dued, quiet air that was from the street.

Pearson seemed thoroughly at puttithings. home there. The waiter who took

were

"Bout Dan Cherry per- later

"clever," Pearson went on.. "Danvritten some well atori Has an original way

I don't honestly

news of

knowie'd be any good at fiction, As An aeg 1 didn't know he'd ever tried The only way to find out

the order greeted him quaintance of long standing.

"Now then," Max said when the he make the grade is to try. ntention of food inad been settled. He'll to be willing to work

"naid Cherry slowly, "that tell me what you've been doing?"

"Just the usual things. Trying will to be my part,

To help to remember to saft the potatoes him y and how to open a can without ent-

Ausiness," ting myself. I'm still one world's worst cooks!"

You are Pearson began and then checked himself. The did not have to expect rejec finish the sentence but sait, "Where's that waiter? I want him, to bring some matches."

of the

The

"Itisenuraging Perrned, "Even the most

neces authors get lots of their a back. When you're be tiens,

The podkled. **I suppose so," ishe at. "I suppose so."

Appealing to the taste and pleasing to the throat!

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Was

(Continued on Page 9.)

SHORTLY AT THE QUEEN'S.

The quiet between them He began Lalking of the office

interri by the appearance of and Cherry was interested. sense of wariness--the feeling that the w

He placed ices before she must be on her guard with them toured the coffee. Pearson-left her. There was no

"Love," said Pearson brisk- use telling herself that he should why were

alone again, not have been there. Cherry knew "I've Jad an idea. Didn't Daning my car?" very well that she was enjoying say ther evening that you like

him for the luncheon and said good- Then she said, "He told me some- What indeed? this luncheon. It was pleasant toto driver

Somehow Cherry hye. She WILS

ቤ። smiling she thing else to-day. Max thinks you couldn't sit across the table from auch un

Cheriled. "I love it!"

the Argument, hoarded the street car. Pearson had just given her a de-i

can write. I mean short stories- attractive, entertaining young man

"Thee's my idea. That buscious lunch.

"I was wrong about Mux Pear- for a novel maybe.” and it was certainly a treat to eat of minds in the garage more him.

She could not offend son," she told herself. "He only "Did Max say that?" food that she had not herself pre-than he time. I never use it

wants "I do it," she agreed.

be friendly and helpful. Yes, she was enjoying the during ay except on Wednes- certainly very kind of you." pared.

Oh, it's going to be wonderful to luncheon.

days. nay day off from the

have a car to drive again l" She told Max about the kitten oflice them at the garage and he seemed amused at her de-they're you have it whenever

True to prediction, Pinky

scription. Somehow Dan's name | you wat

located. rived homo. He came running to- "One of the boys will drive the car ward her on his slightly unstable Cherry "Oh, coukin't!"

out for you," "Conbhat? You could cer-They're darned obliging. sudden inspiration. She

he assured her. legs, meowing as loudly as his little leaned forward.

tainly it, and there isn't

That's lungs would allow. Cherry picked There's something I'd like to ask | reason he world why you about using it this afternoon?"

the reason I keep it there. How him up, filed a saucer with milk you," she said. "I've wanted to falk shouldnan's one of my best She told him she could not. She efforts to drink the milk and at the and watched the kitten's clumsy to someone about it for a long time., friendst know. I'm sure he'd had left the apartment in a hurry same time wade in it. I believe you're the person."

like to ou get out more."

"It's all kind of you,"

and there were a dozen things to Cherry but I really can't."

"You you don't want to?" Obviousvas hurt,

"It hat. "It's about Dan." the girl went don't thhada.” on earnestly.

"Oh,'re the sort of "I want to know if

entered the conversation.

L

"Fire away!"

Pearson was holding a lighted match to the lip of his cigarette. His eyes. intent on the Blaine, did,

hot wave,

¦

rage and where it was

He told her the name of the ga- feeling neglected when Cherry ar-

he done. Suddenly she thought of lunching with Pearson and about She told Dan that evening about the kitten.

ex-

"Poor little Pinky," she I mein well. have to go right away!"

claimed. "He'll be starved. Oh. I'll Pearson looked at his watch. too," he agreed.

Time for me to be getting back

girl

you think he can write. I don't who tapearances are mere mean just things for newspapers. importaan anything else? I nan do you think he might be. Well, wrong about you driv

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"Darned nice of him!" Dan told her. "Didn't I say Max is a prince?" "But do you really think I should. Dan?"

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