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SERIAL STORY

SILKEN SPINDLES

by Laura Lou Brockman

He turned toward her and for the first time Gale could see his face plainly, lighted by the fire. It was

Brian Westmorel

BEGIN MERE TO-DAY

FRAUred her cheerfully. "Although, my life," she said again. "I wish I GALE HENDERSON, pretty, 23, worki in at that, the crowd seems to have could thank you. I wish I knew how A sük mill. Gole dan had two yan. of gone the other way to-night. Wish to say " college training. hoped to be a terher. some of them would show up no we The gray eyes were looking direct When her father became ill she was glad to take any work she could get. She and her could get you something to drink. 19-year-old brother, PHIL, support their in-

father,

ly into his. Serious gray oyes, be- weath wide-curving dark brows, Gray eyes that glowed richly, warm-

#TEVE HEYERS, who also worka In the! Galo said, "Oh, but you needn'tly, that suddenly sent Brian West-

loyal friend, and auddenly realised how cold she more's pulse to speeding.

ms and le proven himsel ala Gui- to marry him, Bhe feels she can

screams.

CHAPTER II

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You mean you're not going back ?" head. Brian Westmore shook his

"Keep it. I'm all right

re-

But she insisted he must wear the

her

来 Brian Westmore whistled as ha

tat e t'hi and her father, Braily promise was. She was trembling. Her hands to give Steve his answer in a few days. and feet felt atif, as though she

Later that evening she goes skating on the couldn't possibly move them.

He stared back. The gli was river, Gets skulen far away from the other. "Here, take this coat!" The man pretty! He hadn't realised before Suddenly the tee eracks. Horrified, she had peeled off his leather jacket with how attractive she was. The oval its upstanding collar of fur, A face, the full lipshe liked the way holding it out to her. "No, that's all her head was set on her shoulders, fashionable people in the world there, mind waiting alone?", right-take it!"

He liked the outline of her cheek

"af" the dowdlest, Then "No," Gale sold. "I don't mind." He helped her out of her own coat, against the dark coat collar. There and samo

"Okay. It won't take me five The man said, "Steady row. Slowly into the dry one. "Keep moving," he was something famillar about her, yet there are the museums and the shops, - take your time. Усв

that's instructed. "Don't stand still for a vaguely elusive. Had he seen her and the sidewalk cafes. There's the minutes. right"

night life, too--though not so much He turned to go but sho called minute. Keep moving all the time before? Where? He was lying on the leg, stretched). Galo did as she was told. While Brian leaned forward. "Never mind of it as you might think. I went him back. "Your

coat" she there to study, but that's all over minded him, slipping It from her out at full length. He held a long he gathered branches und dry sticks about that," he said. "I want to

shouldore. which he had and knelt over thera, coaxing the tiny know more about you. Who are you shoved forward no Gale could reach glow into flame, sho twisted her skirt, and how did you happen to be skat

ringing out the water. She stamped ing here to-night? Were you with "No," he said. "I'm not going back. cont. Her own was almost dry now, She gasped hysterically. She had her feet and clapped her hands to friends?"

"No Sho turned so that her had a foolish notion I could be an Besides, the fire would keep pulled herself to the edge of the gether. broken ice. Behind her the water

back was toward the fire and her artist but I found out I was mistaken. warm. shone, inky black. Her wet clothing could feel

The fire blazed higher and Gale face in the shadows. "I came alone. I'm here now to stay."

its warmth. She drew It was such a beautiful night I wanted

"What pro you going to do?". drove the coupe along the wooded clung to her.

nearer, held out her hands.

"Oh, get a job. Try to find out rond. to be out in it. like to

The girl was "I can't," she stammered. "I

pretty--the "You saved my

what's been going on here while prettiest girl he'd met in weeks. life," she said alone." can't do it~pi

slowly. "You"

I've been away," "Do you? Sometimes I do.

There was something about bor--- "Steady!", the man's voice went

The words died. He had turned But you took a risk-getting so far it isn't so easy to get a job these He laughed suddenly, remembering on reassuringly. All right. Try toward her and for the first time away from the others."

dnys," the girl told him solemnly. he didn't even know her, neras. And again now!"

she could see his face plainly, lighted

"I know that--now,”.

No, I suppose not.. Look here. she didn't know his.. Well, they'd Smoothly, calmly. Like a general in by the fire. It was Brian West- Ile zaw that she was trembling we shouldn't be standing hero talking sottie that in a minute now. This command. The voice steadied the more!

and cursed himself. No need toilko thin. You ought to be where it's was her home; he'd see her often- giri's senses. She managed to push I just happened to come along remind her how herself along. She could feel the ice at the right time," he said easily disaster she had come,

terribly close to warm, get into dry clothes"

This must be about the place, Ven

suppose I should."

The decided. Brien stopped the car, straining, but it did not crack. It "And I know what to do because

"Tell you what?”. Brian went on. "That crowd," he went on speaking

through the trees. You, there was cautiously-on toward security, couple of times. Rivers are tricky nili village-from the other side of a few minutes I'll dash down and go the bonfire.

"I can't!" Gala cried out once places skate. Never can tell where town. Youngsters and young fellow my car. It's parked across from the "Hi, there!" he called, and rav again in terror, And then, a moment there's going be thin spot in the land girls who work in the silk mill. side of those trees, I'll drive up here

boat house. There's a road the other forward. later. "All right—I—I can make it!" ice. Look if you'll stars over here I haven't skated on this river in years.

But there was no one in sight. "Of course you can." the man said. I think you'll get more of the heat. Used to when I was a kid, every win- and that way you won't run any "Once again now fle was puffing, Sho moved, as he had suggesetd. ter. To-night happened to think danger of getting chilled. Do you tugging at his and of the branch. Yes, it was Brian Westmore. Ho about it and hunted up an old pair Together they moved slowly, across looked almost exactly as she remem- of skates. I've been away from home the icy surface. At last the man said, bered him at State University except for a while. Oh-do you live here?" "All right!"

that she had never seen him wearing "Yes," Galo told him. "live Ho reached for her arm. "It's alla skating cap. The brown sweater here." right," he said again. "The ice la fitted neatly over his broad shoulders. "Funny, I haven't seen you before. solid here. Oh, those skates-"

Sho noticed how tanned his face was Guess you must have come while I He was down on the ice again, and the way his dark hair turned, was away." unbuckling the straps about Gale'a ankles, taking the skates off.

"They made me clumsy." the girl said. "I couldn't seem to mova." The young man was smiling. In Paris, I spent two years

You're all right now, the man told "Feeling botter now?" he asked. there." her, helping her to her feet. "Boaked, "Getting your wind back?"

"It must have bean wonderful," though, aren't you? We'll build a The girl smiled, too. "I think so," Gale said slowly. "Sometimes I've fire and get you dry. Ought to have sho had. No doubt about it-this dreamed of going abroad. What's something hot for you to drink, too." was Brian Westmore, all right. But Faris like 7"

"Ok, no," Gale aald. "I just of course he wouldn't know her. "I want to get home. I shouldn't have guess I was more frightened than come so far away from the othors. anything else," she went on. I didn't think. It happened quickly"

did not crack! Inch by inch-slowly, I've seen the same thing happes rapidly. "They're mostly from the "If you don't mind waiting alone forumped out and pushed his way

as though it wanted to curl, behind Gale did not answer that. "Away?" his ears. But Brian Westmore was she repeated, raising questioning supposed to be in Paris!

eyen.

"

Brian laughed. "Well, it's about as different from this town as anything

10 Who wouldn't he? Bat you kept you could possibly imagine. What

"I say it did," the man agreed your head." grimly. I heard you call just as

camo around the bend,"

r

"If you hadn't-1" Tho girl lookel at him, wide-eyed.

"Somebody else would have," be

you find in Paris depends on what "No," she told him. "I'd have made it if you hadn't kept tell- It's beautiful, of course-wonderful pever you're looking for when you go there, ing me what to do."

"Nonsense} You were plucky."

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