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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1932.
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
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by Laura Lou BROOKMAN
pointed and flashing: Cherry could not endure it. She could not face the anger and hostility that burned in Dan's gaze. He must hate hor to look at her that way!
"All right," Dan said evenly. "Suppose I was at the Wellington! Suppose I did lunch with Brenda.. BEGIN HERE TO-DAY,
and waited for caresses that did
there anything criminal in
CHERRY UIXON,
19-year-old not come. Sunshine faded from the that?". pretty daughter of wealthy parents, marries DAN patches of sky outside the living Cherry spoke as though she had THILLIPH. Newspaper reporter, after a quarrel with her parents, it is a Leap Year, room window. Footsteps sounded not heard him. "All these nights," on the stairs and then died away, she said slowly, "when I thought marriage and Cherry does the proposing:
She and. Dan move into a cheap apartment
critle of the News, la friendly, Cherry mest song."
with her then, weren't you? You've
e
and Cherty's Brat struggles with his work in the upartment overhead a radio you were at the office-special as INCE the commencement are discouraging. DIXIE HANNON. movie orchestra played a brassy "torch signments-extra work-you were of my career as handsome AAX PEARSON, also of the News, The whole situation was ap been seeing her for weeks. Why professional Boxer I have tried who tries to rake love to her. After several
weeks Cherry mother becomes seriously parent now to Cherry. On, yes! didn't you tell me the truth? Why many different tonics but The girl goes home and there is a reconellin
sfan with her parents. Prido wil not allow She had been blind not to see it didn't you say you didn't love mo results were
coldness any more? disappointing, ker to accept Anancial aid from them how before. Dan's sudden
Why did you have to However, I was eventually ever. MR and MRS. DIXON departing His frequent absences. How could
improve the mollier' advised by my Manager, Mr. | benith,
she have failed to understand what
"Wait a minute!" Philips inter- Tan Ngee Yong,
BRENDA VAIL magaal who was happening? to try
rupted. "You haven't my reason Wellnuto and Dan meet lier. She maka
to complain and you can't say I Phosferine, and can testify him to collaberate in writing a play. Dan begins to spend most of his resinge al Bins
The shadows in the room grew icd. I did work on a story tadiny that it has boon of the greatest Vell's apartment. Dixie tries to warn Cherry
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that there i gorelp about Dan and Hirend darker and outlines were
Cherry will not laten.
On an evening when Cherry a tired and in the gray light, Dan came servos she and Ban quarrel. He goes to last. For an instant he stood siloverings why didn't you ask? Yo and trends who tende him to bellovo she is houetted against the hall light. haven't seemed much interested In a long
I love with him. Days pass and the rift
him
een Dan and Cherry wident. She asks Then he touched the wall switch anything I've done for
to invel her Saturday nupt but Dan and the table lamp glowed warmly,while."
does not come. Max Pearson happens along lunch. She rse Dan and taken Cherry to with: Brenda.
CHAPTER XLII
Dan said, "Hello," and dropped Tears filled the girl's eyes. She his topcoat into a chair. He went tried to brush them away. You- to the kitchen, filled a tumbler led to me?" she went on choking- with water and drunk it. Returay. "You lied today and you've ing, he looked at the girl curiously-probably done it before. It was For an instant Cherry thought
What's the matter?" he asked. our wedding anniversary-and I the words would not come. Her "Don't you feel well?"
thought we were going to bo 80 hands, twisting together
Cherry raised her eyes. hidden by the table, were like ice right.":"
and
"I'm all happy. I had everything planned!
You couldn't even remember after
She felt as though some terrible, Phillips seemed satisfied. Ile be-you'd promised to meet me!" chilling force had taken possession
"And I tell you I didn't lie! You haven't made thinga any too agree-
of her. She could not speak. Shegan to whistle softly, sank into his could not move, but sat there star-manmonomodum (UNION able around here lately. All your ing down at her plate.
Over and over in her brain the Watch For words pounded. "Dan-and that woman! Here! Dan-and Brenda
Vail!"
It was only a moment but
for
DREAM OF DESTINY
Cherry that moment was a lifetime. By Arnold Bennett. ·
She raised her eyes then and some-
I get them sometimes. If you'll ea!l
a cab for me---”
talk about not having any money and how hard you have to work! That's pleasant to listen to, isn't
it? Brenda understands
*
The girl was on her feet, anger flaming in her cheeks.. "Don't you dare talk to me about that woman! Don't you dare! She's a
how found her volee. She said! women
imply, "I'm afraid I can't stay for! lunch, Mnx. A sudden headache favourite chair and unfolded a horrible, shameless old vampire. newspaper. There was silence that That's what she is a vampire! was not broken until Cherry spoke. Talking about the play you were Her voice sounded flat and un-going to write together when all Pearson was all solicitude. if he
She bald, "Dan, I waited she wanted was to have you making had noticed the couple so near to natural.
love to her. You know it's true then he gave no sign. He said a nearly an hour-”.
helped few words to the waiter,
"Walted? It's no later than the don't try to tell me it isn't!" Cherry into her coat and then they time I usually get hore."
"I mean at noon. At the library. were outside on the street.
were to
.
"You can't talk that way about Brenda l'
"Oh, can't I? Your wife docan't A taxicab drew to the curb in Don't you remember we
Max have lunch together?"
make any difference but this won- answer to Pearson's signal.
Brenda-1" Cherry's would have entered and driven The young man's face was hiddendorful home with her but Cherry shook by the newspaper. "Sorry," he said. emotion was too much for her. Har turned Couldn't have made it words broke off and she her head. She sant far back "I forgot. against the cushioned seat as the anyhow because I was tied up on aaway.
Phillips said coldly, "If you're cab pulled out into the street. story. They're short a couple men
again at the office.'
ready to listen maybe you'll let ma Blessed relief to be alone!
So he chose to lie about it! Helget in a word or two. I suppose Ilow the dreary afternoon passed she could not have told. She thought he could deceive her with this is all further proof that I'm You've reached the apartment, climbed the the usual excuses. Cherry sat up the world's prize failure. stairs. Huddled in a little heap on stilly, or hands clasped, fingers said it a dozen times before but when you try to drag Brenda Vall the davenport she lay staring pressing into the flesh.
into it-" across the room. Cherry did
"I saw you, Dan!" she said,
"I told Cherry whirled about. The newspaper dropped and Phil- weep. She did not even try to think. The ache in her heart-the lips regarded her curiously. "What you not to mention that name!" she warned. "Can't you stop thinking ache that twisted and flayed and are you talking about?"
"I saw you-nt the Wellington. of her even for a minute? Well, tortured her-was like a physical pain, It was so new and so ter-You were having lunch there with then-go to her! I never want to
Brenda Vail."
see your face again. I wish I'd rifying.
never married you! I wish-I wish "Oh, you did!" Their eyes
(Continued on Page 10.1
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