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BEACH CLUB GIRL

CHAPTER XXXVII

By MABEL MCELLIOTT

The routine of the shop began again. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Hurry to the street car, to the Lime clock, to the washroon, Hurry to lunch, hurry hack, Boots' 19th birthday passed al; most without, notice. If she paused to think about the day at all it was to reflect that she felt at least 10 years older.

Occasionally she saw Denis. These were the bright apols in her life. Denis was working hard on the book. gave himself a daily stint and kept to it religiously. And there were, of course, parties to distract him. So it was only a rare glimpse of his charm ed life that Boots observed. Now and then he spoke fleetingly of Kay. Sho was going to be something or other

She went out into the now- burs of Larchneek, not the meek, encrusted streets Church bells were weary elerk of the chintzes at Lucy's. ringing all along the way and shu

passed hurrying groups of people, She had not realized she was so bundle laden. It seemed to her that hungry, Everything tasted delicious. quiet city, the only person quite alone, who expects and gote perfect service. she was; in all the big, strangely | Edward was the sort of young man

She wandered aimlessly over

Fifth Avenue, n slim figure in her dark blue coat, the fur collar pulled up mugly about her face. She would have a brief walk, she told herself Later she would dine frugally at that Ifttle French restaurant near 10th street. She could not quite keep the tones from coming to her ayon. It was dreadful, dreadful to be alone in New York on Christmas Day.

•And Desis who might have called

forgotten her. Not even

A

Ile tran noileitious for her comfort. Would she like a footstool Was that father mixed a salad dressing like no salad dressing to her liking? His

other.

"It-all tastes marvellous la me," Boots told him. "My regular haunt

the Coffee Pot,"

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Edward gave a great shout at this ingenious revelation.

t #nol." "Oh, but I assure you, 12 15.

is. P'm a working woman, you know."

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in the Beaux Arts Pageant. Faywin hat might have looked for her. was going to paint her. Faywin card, thought her exquisite. Or Kay was She squared her shoulders reno-proving you can earn your flashing off to Paris for a brief bust-lutely, facing the wind.

nos

tremendously trip. "Sha'a clever business person. You'd never suspect it," Denis said innocently Roots saw her name in the social lists Mi Kathleen Chillingford. "Kay Chillingford swished into the Stork Club the other night, very oo-la-la in A black not straight from the Rue de In Paix," wrote Willy Van Suydam in the Evening Streamer. Yea, Kay had n foot in both works,, She was success in business and a social light as well. It was merely because of this that Boots envied her. She anured herself of this fact a dozen

times a day.

a

The big car which had been travel- ing slowly near the curb drew up with whine of brakes. She heard her name called in loud, cheerful tones "Mrs. Land"

Wheeling, she faced the pleasant brown face, the sturdy figure of Edward Van Selver, inuffled in a great coonskin cont.

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"No, but seriously," he protestol, squaring about and facing her. "You have family up Westchester, haven't you? What are you doingr living Como clean, my tass,"

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"Husband dead, eh? Denis told me," inuttered Edward, made un- comfortable by her show of emotion. NEW YORK SERVICE

She nodded.

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"I thought it was you," he said

I'HEMIUS "Now let's not talk about me. with his big, boyish laugh, "It's Christmas Day, and you're giving couldn't quite be sure. What luck!ne & grand party and I sly on your

was feeling forlorn as a stray pup, shoulder. That's not fale.” barging along. Then I saw you and She could not talk of Rusa to I wasn't quite sure

He was urging her gently toward in full the The Christmas rush Wax

car us he spoke, his big, gloved The store was a night-hand under her elbow. Bouls pro-willingly enough to force new. mare of harried elerks and frantle

tested fulutly. shoppers, ragged lists clutched in gloved fingertips, Extra clerks were tired; new stock was crowded in, You ran from one plaer to another like a driven thing.

"Ah, but you must come along and have some chew with me," the young man stated Armly. "It would be a Christian net. I was just about to ake my threat out and cut it, I was

Christmas came. The day wis so low." ghostly one for Boots. She Badi

His family, he said, was still away. bought a start und some gloves and He had refused half a dozen invita frent them to her mother. Unth the | tions for me reason or another, Now,

very last moment she had an

on the great day, he was quite alone, piring hope that her father would

"But Denis send for her, would ask her to come casually. home for the holiday inner, But he didn't. Mrs. Mooney looked in upon her about 12 on her way to "ate

church."

"We're having a turkey," she said robustly. Y must come and help us ent ."

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him-or to anyone,

Her companion, who was grateful for the change in atmosphere, began describe his activities. He'd been skating a lot. but on the Island, he told her. They had a big freeze the week before. It was grand sport, Did she ski, he wanted to know. He was going to Lake Placid Inter for the winter sports.

Boots liked all this. Of course she

Perhaps she could come. Kay would be at the Tappens for one week-end, at leant, and perhaps Denis, Why couldn't she come up, too? Elise Tappen was his cousin. Boots hegn She must meet Elise. "He's at a house party ap neur wouldn't be naked to the Tappens. Tuxedo with Kay chillingford and Of course she wouldn't see Placid some people," Edward told her. Still it was fun to be with Edward

Her heart plunged sickeningly. It Van Sciver and listen to his was nothing her, she reminded thusiastle planning.

"Thut in, I suppose. Deuls and Kay herself sternly. If Dents spent all his time with Kay there days. Hadn't will be there," Edward interpolated. shy known ages ago that he was in "Unless they're married before that. It was so kind of her, Boots said, love with Kay? She, Boots, was the In that care it probably be Ber

merest acquaintance. Besides she muka.. but she was going to dine with some had sworn never to love another in. friends in Pelham. She told the lie What Denis did was no earthly affair bravely. Not

even Mrs. Mooney of hers. should pity her.

Presently she found herself o After Mrs. Mooney hat departed posite Edward in a big, dim, softly Boots dressed haatily with only hung restaurant with famous, murals Well, it served her right for let ensual glance at herself in the mirror. on the walls, with the truffe of Parking herself think of Denis for a single If she had ever been thought pretty, Avenue shipping sedutely below them,inute. She had no dignity, ng she decided, she certainly had lost any Edward unfered, consulted, laughed Integrity. She had been Russ's wife claim to that distinction now. The easily. He was a pleasant person ton few months ago. Now, with a delicate oral of her face was trans-ise with, Bonts thought gratefully, shock, she realized that already Denis parently pale; her eyes were ringed She could pretend for a little while mattered in her life.

that she was renily the old Boots Itae- by shadows.

(To Be Continued.)

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Alhambra Theatre to-morrow with the First National picture, "Manda Ing." It in set in the picturesque background of the Orient, in that saction of Burma where the whites come in contnet with the natives.

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Boots scarcely heard the rest. Her head was swimming. Her heart had taken one sickening plunge. So it was as close as that, was It Denis and Kay!

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duction but the white man, and going to circus. I enjoyed every particularly that breed of soldler of mute of " Fay Wray, strangely fortune who turns to gun running, tiny for a girl who has undergone so trafle in women and other eit many horrific adventures. for the trades: The theme concerns a beauti

ful Russian girl, an exile from her screen, similed reminiscently. "He's own country, who is sold into virtual Hilse a bug overgrown boy, playing | slavery to a resort keeper by her own tricks on the others in the cast and lovers. Her escape, on

A boat making a joke out-of everything. Mandalay and her pursuit entails You have to work with him in as the picture. Colourful scenes

Home of the most thrilling netion la intense scene to realize, that under place in the night club resort which neath the fun there's an earnestness

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