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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1934.

BEACH CLUB GIRL

CHAPTER XLIV

By MABEL MCELLIOTT

If Verity won, said Miss Florida, awed, the lattery ticket would be worth something "In the neighbout- hood" of $160,000.

į great nows of the winning horse was earnestly, "that's the sheercat non-

manned over the wire, Duta Baw haense."

"Lot you know about it!"

newspaper headlines over a man's shoulder in the subway:

"Verity Wins."

She flushed and was Bilent. Ho aver goved hand a contrite pat.

"Sorry, 'Mun's mean to be rude. haum ou my leed."

Sho caught her breath, at first un- "Not that I think there's a slight beleving. This--this was surely the chance, even, of his watining." Bits. moal extrarginary thing that Raeburn put in with a shule. She ever happened to anyone traca. had a wire from some lotally unknown freedom, security, for all of them fo "Yes, & can ace that," people at Bay Shore, Long Island, who the rest of their lives, if it had back the tears. Why do we have to She stared s.raigns ahead, winking wanted to buy a sf whare in her happened a few years ago how difery out at each other bike the, like Interest for $1,500. It all seemed en things might have been the two badly bennyed chadren? se nak famy preposterous. The ticket, just might have me Lens on a diferenteu herself. n it stood, had already netted them ousts., he might have come to know $3,500.

her well before he'd ever seen Kay, for Den.s

"Stalie, do!" he begged in what The old shingled house was electric she sighed.

was a positively abject with expectation these days. Did What's wrong with you?" France. She rewarded him withi nu Aped friends dropped in to congratulate the Gawireye wanted to know. "I should merriment were oddiy bended.

Husn in which halt-ried tcara and Raeburns. Boots' mother fairy glow. think you'd

throwing your "You're the ed. She had lost years, it seemed, but up in the air.”

Wurst crosspatch, with the Altroke of luck which had "Oh, I aml It's too marvellous: 10neltis. I never know when you're befallen them.

gomg to up at me." I keep pinching myself to maxo Denia came

"I'm a bear and you're an angel," over to congratulataj certom It is tru

|beconceded, them and he and Boots had

"Now everything all A fow No more worrying about bille now!

right nguin ?". unsatisfactory moments together alone No more shabu hata tor her mother in the living room

"I guess no.” while the girl's or trayed sheets and pillow cases on

The mother was casted to the telephone. The wide, int old-fashioned boda.

"What are their plan?"

There would be little luxuries for her She smiled, shrugging. "They're parents, little piensure to smooth ever trying Lo rent the house. Mather illness and approaching age. There says she will have a ling on the would be frean flowack and tittle Jars $3,500 no matter what eqines. Sne of honey and jam on the breakfast wants to go to California. We've table. There would be scented soaps had people

streaming through all and bath sits by her mother's tub,"

"It's ahrenk at last," Boola told week, telling us what's wrong with the house. It's a very humbling ex. Frances. "I'd given up believing perience."

luck but here it in-on our necks al

He was staring at her oddly, in-Ins:" tently.

"What on earth's the matter?" "Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, Do you know you've grown up to be n very grand young woman these days?"ì

She Aushed.

"Must you always poke fun at

mc7"

"On your necks is right!" Frances crowded. "Wish it would land that way on mine."

·

She bought freesia and fenquils at the florist's shop in the station arende that sight. She added a box of hot- house grapes. When she slipped intu the empty seat

the 5:25 she saw Denis staring at her from across the way. its face lightened.

"Celebrating?"

"But I'm not. Pa deadly serious," Hin dark brows were drawn together. He was no close to her that she couli sed the nervous pulse heating in his lean brown throat. She longed ta "I'll say i didn't have time to buy say, "Why can't we really be friends 7 a hat, though. On every important Why must there always be this armed, occasion in a woman's life she requires trues between us?" But she

was a hat," silent,

"Hook going well"? He threw up his land in a char- acteristic, Irapiation we ture. "Rates ten. Haven't had an idea for weeks. I'm going to sped."

"Why do you stay on here then 7"} abe que Honed holdty.

"Oh, I'm comfortable, Besitlus" "Besides what?"

His dark eyes narrowed, laughing|

nt her.

"Oh, nothing!"

"This one is all right." There was something warm and intimate by the gaze be bent upon her,

**This all thing 7" She touched the brim of the brown straw disparaging

"Very good looking_kat,”

15.

"You telling ine ("Slas felt silly, felt light-hearted and school girlish, Denis had not seen her lu this mood befure,

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train jogged along, full homegoing commuters. Never, thought Buuta, had the sky seemed bluer, the budding grass more dedentely green. The whole world had a glaze of new- ness upon it.

dod drove her home, ilelping her Denis had his car at the station out, he held her hand an Instant longer than was absolutely necessary.

"I'm forgiven?" "Of course!"

"Glad of that. It's something I'll wart to remember." She was puzzled by the look he gave her, driving away. She gave herself a little shake at her she'd never see him again the way he fancifuiness. One right almost think behaved.

GRA DEWA

She's almost forgotten the marvel-

ahout the Now she made up for this by rush- aweepstakes. ing into the house and Binging herself

upon the excited trio.

"Darlings. Isn't it too wonderful?" And yet and retif Denis had been angry with her the news would. have lost its thrill, would have gone completely flat.

(To Be Continued.)

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