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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934.

BEACH CLUB GIRL

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CHAPTER XXXVIU

felt sot crisply on her fair head sopheart, amote her very buling, that the curls on ono sido were fully "I should have come before," she For Boots the world had become a exposed. She looked, nothing at all said later to Miss Florida, helping the beautiful place. Colours, sounds, ko thú proverbial prodigal daughter. latter with the evening meal." scents ni charmed her. She had The lag in her hand was of roat "Well, yes. Your mother's been walked to a sense of lightness and pigsklo-Edward's birthday gift to carrying a heavy load." Miss Florida happiness. That night at the theatre her. She had been sending part ndmitted. . "Sho's worried more than with Edward had been wcet,har anlary home each week since her she will any. 1 know that." so infinitely gentle and womanly andį mother's visit 'and against Mr. Bit by bit, when the invalid had Interested that the big fellow had Raeburn's protest. Burt Masterson hoon settled for the

night and the bron enchanted with her. She seemed was a generous employer, and Frances two women were downstairs in thic to burn with an inner light,

Gawiryo's report of Boots had been shabby living room, Bouts drew from "You've grown up since I met you."flattering. She had had a ratae since her mother the truth about the family The marvelled. "You were just a kid coming to the Bay Tree that rainy finances. Taxes had gone up fright last spring.

summer morning.

fully, Mrs. Raeburn said, twisting her "I' 20 now," she reminded him.

Miss Florida come to the door, thin fingers, nervously. The endow I've earned my living for more than welcoming her with bmbarrassed ment policy had practically been caten a year. I've had a serious illness. effusion. "You dear childt How well up. She didn't know whether whe You're noticing the scars=""

you look."

would be able to hold on to the house "Oh, that!" They were in his big,

or not. Boots figured swiftly, wildly! hining ear now, homeward bound. It was true and Boots was glad on the It took her hand. "You've been There would be critical eyes to gaze could leave Frances, cone out here. back of an envelope. Sho putting me off for some time now. at her from behind the chintz draperies | Thirty-five dollars a week was How about marrying me in Desem-all along the streets of the village. a great deal, with commutation and bern

"Raeburn's girl who married badly, lunchen taken out, but the residue But she could not answer Edward and whose husband died." She threw would help. Just then. True, Dents had walked her head up proudly. Well, she lind "How much do we owe, expetly 7" out of her life last night with Kay's escaped from this narrowness and ller mother looked at her with eur- name on his lips. He had said, in pettiness. She had done something. prise.

This was now daughter, effect, that he belonged to Kay and made something of herself. They resourceful, businesslike. She went: Kay to him. But Boots ignored this wouldn't recognize this probably be to her desk. The She had the memory of that moment cause working in a hookshop didn't she explained, but there was a con In Denis' arms. That, she argued, round impressive. But she could hill. She had run up accounts at the had "meant something". No, she was wave Edward Van Sciver's name in Fernwood Market. She just couldn't not really so grown up as Denis and front of them any day now if she help Edward Auxpected. She had been wanted to and that would impress Boots fell a constriction of the singularly untouched by her brief them. Larchneck had heard of the throat. All the time she had felt experience with marriage. The very Van Scivers and their big, blank-faced No courageous and so resourceful, on NEW YORK SERVICE fact that Denis had crushed, her to white stone. house on upper Fifth her own in New York. Back here him she believed Indicated some bond avenue. Boats had gone there for tea they had been actually struggling for existed between them.

the day before and Edward's corpu- | their lives. She went about in a sort of dream lent, didactic mother had been polite Well, things would be different in which objects, people, places and to her; his sisters frankly curious and now. She would throw herself val thine were only half-real. The only interested. reality was a tall young man with à

ently into this new adventure. Meantime here was Miss Florida, would be the man of the house. Oh, mocking smile on his lips. One of her lank loops of vily hair planed if only she were clever, were older! these days, she told herself, he would back in the well remembered nantior, These parents of hers wore in a sense't walk into her life to stay. Everything greeting her.

her vory children now. She had them would be straightened out. Any

"Your mother's upstairs with your in her charge. moment now she might pass him an father. The furnace has been acting richt

If only she the street; that man stepping out of up," Mian Florida explained. "They The thought flashed acrosa a taxi might he he. That tail person have a Httle of stove lighted in hisund with ghtning quickness. Ef with his back turned to her in the room."

ward She had restaurant might face suddenly about, Boots had not remembered that the off, fighting for time, not wishing to been staving hin revealing Denis*

heart-breakingly stair carpet was so shabby. Where come to any decision. beautiful eyes.

the brass rods fitted it had frayed "What did you say, Mother?" almost completely away. The wall. Mrs. Rueburn was weeping openly, Meantime it was pleasant to have paper in the hall, too, was spotted frankly. "It's a shame. Kiri you BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Edward about, to listen to his con- and in places had pulled away from age...ought not to have the responsi versation, to lean on his arm, to smile the plaster. There were evideners of bility."

taxes were paid,

She

wery

her

was going to

nt him. It was pleasant to be ad- decent poverty everywhere- the Boots straightened her shoulders. nired. to be wanted; but presently she mended curtains, in couch springs that She had failed them before, hud hurt woubi hays to explain to Edward just support to the Dour, Boots' heart their pride. Now she how things wers with her. He insensibly as she mounted the make amends. Edward or no EL wouldn't mind. He would be sure to dozen stairs comprising the second ward, she would see them through. - understand. ...

half of the fight.

(To Be Continued.) It was in this mood that she listened

She hadn't known, hostn't dreamed to his questions about an early marri that things were like this! The age. December? No, she didn't house smelted of coal gas and dust, think so. She smiled at him mistily The room in which she stepped was and the square shaldered man smiled wide and bare and shabby. The man back at her protectively. Poor little sliting in the rocker, a bright ofghani kid he thought. She mustn't be over his knees, differed in almost all rushed into this. He must be patient, respects from the henvy jowled, ruddy father she had left behind A year One blowy November week-end and a half ngo. He ha smaller. Boots went 切除 to the houre in thinner. He had a gray stubble of Larchneck to see her

parents. Her beard on his chin and his voice faltered mother had written to say that her when he spoke. father was anxious to see her, als There was no awkwardness. Thai though he wouldn't admit it for the "Daddy" was "different" Boots was world. Rather nervous about her ready to neknowledge. The old reception, she had walked down to thundering accents were gone: the old the big shabby, shingled house, truculence had vanished. "In its place The forsythia whips drooped bare and was a new weakness, a bumility which disconsolate below the porch. There hurt her more than the other ever had. were a few scarlet barberries on the It was terrible to see the gaunt, gray,

hedge lining the walk. low strange this man--a pathetle shadow of his "Tell Yu' Mummy To Get

it was to return and find everything former self-deferring to everyone. just the Bame when one had beel]μt was pitiable beyond words. away so long!

- She was ̈ ̈ smart little figure In Hoats had not known" things were

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