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by Laura Lou Brookmar

CHAPTER XXXV

It was 10 o'clock and the dance at Parkurs was in full swing. Milli Saunders, in her red blouse, hend bent, swaying slightly, was pounding shrill notes of relentless rhythm from the battered piano. Roy Purdy's violin joined in, none too a.endily, but Tony alueti's accordion WAB unfailing. Tony himself, bobbing like beamed at everyone.

Ed Vogel

The black-haired youth was a better but instead, a squarely-but, bulky uncer then tava, who knew two or ngare loonied bestdo nor, three simple steps and never varied said, "Come on, koy," and the ge them. Gare and her now partner Asepped into. nus arms. They danced cireled the floor twice before the away together, Kuoy looking back, music stopped.

"Say, you can dance!" the dark youth said, clapping vigorously for an encore.

smiling, over his numer.

* to dance 7" Steve asked. Gate sand, "I'd rather not. Don't you think it's awfully warm in here? As there

n to don't dance often enough. But so sluity place where the air ten'l

"Not very well," Gate told him.

you're an expert"

aort

"Let's take a look?" Slovo nald, Couples circled the floor, nome with

The clapping rubsided. There was He led the way to a smaller room hends close together, scarcely moving not, apparently, to be an encore. The at the front of the building, others whirling and dipping, still young man naked, "How about some of entrance. It was deserted now. others happing grotesquely, The thing to drink?. There's A place A Biagio globe hung from the celling, dancers Awayed and jostled and got across the street"

lighting the room rather dimly. At in each others' way, but managed 10.

"No, thanke,"

e," Gale had halted, ene siue there was a counter where REL again. A youth with brond was looking across the room. "I decasionally, soft drinks were sold. shoulders and tho prodle of a Grock think I see my brother," she went on. The wall behind It was athlete clasping in his arms a gamin-11 you'll excuse me

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"Much better," Galo agreed. "I'll get some che

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faced little brünette. A short, aqun { She crossed the room to where Edvertising various beverages. But man in a suit too large for lin. A

Phil was

Lalking carnestly buxom girl with dazzling yellow girl boside him-Ruby Griffith wear- hale dressed in pink satin and towering a bright green, sleeveless dress ing above her companion. A girl whose and shimmering green earrings, Phil features showed the delicate perfection didn't notice Gale as she came toward of an ancient esmen, visible one mohim. He didn't see her until shu ment and then lost in the whirling touched his arm. Then he swung throng. Couples who joked with those around and suld quickly, "Oh-h'lo."

Gale stopped him.. "Don't bother." she said. "Look, we can sit here." about them laughing gaily, and

"Hello." Gale included the other She swung herself up to the broad couples whose lips were silent whose girl in her greeting. "I didn't knowledge of the window. Steve took his eyes sought each other's exchanging you were coming to the dance to place boside her. "accrels. Couples of middle age, or night, Phil. Why didn't you tell me?"i The music, coming from a distance,

past and youngsters scarcely in their Phil's face was flashed and his sounded less strident.

Stove, looking teens. A varied crowd. A jolly words were not as distinct as they down at the girl, hummed the melody crowd. Dark heads, tow-heads, sleek should have been. "Didn't know it softly. He said, slipping his hand hends, froway ones.

Pros, Adams myself," he said. "Decided on-spur over hers, "Well, have you been having i The shuffling feet kept up a constant of the moment. Why didn' you tell a good time?" obbligato to the shrill notes of theme you were coming?".

Gale nodded, smiling. musicians. The warm air smelt of "But I did. Don't you remember?"! They were silent a few moments.

"Must be mistaken. Must have Then, Steve went on, "You

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A ind who evidently fancied himself been two other fellows" Phil laugh-awfully pretty to-night, Gale. Did

crooner caught up a sheet ofed and Ruby joined in as though the you know that? You're the prettiest! music from the piano, held funnel worde were some hilarious jest. shaped to his lips' like a regaphone: "Honest, Phil," she said, and Kang the cords of the tune Mitlle scream. Ien't be was paying:

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Little bit nier and little bit naughty. Little bit proud and little bit

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girl here."

"Sly!"

She

though you're n turned to Gate. "Isn't he just the

mit?"

But it's true. There isn't one of them who can compare with you for looks. Not onel"

"I don't think so," Gale told "I think

her.

well

Now was the time, Gale thought, to tell him what she had made up her mind to say. She had tried to say it earlier in the evening, had put it off.

"Aw, now. Ginie, don' be a Somfone caught the megaphone and blanket!"

the crooner tried to recapture it. "I'm not. Phil. Really, I'm There was a scuffs, ending in loud Only" laughter. Gale, dancing with Steve asked, "What's going on?"

not. But there was no use delaying any

longer. Steve had been as patient, waiting for her answer. He had

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She heard someone behind her and proven himself over and over again, "Nothing.". Stove sa "Just Ted turned. It በዚ Steve. Ho said, his fine qualities, his devotion. And Frisbie clowning around the way he "Deen looking for you, Gale. Thought Steve was the man she was going to always does."

I'd lost you. Helle, Phil. Hello, marry. A couple danced toward them and Ruby."

Her fingers, clasped in his, tighten- the girl nised her hand from her "Hello," Ruby Griffith sald, her ed. Gale" antit, ulmest in a whisper. partner's shoulder, waved it. It was eyes on Steve's. "I'm surprised to "Do you remember-?" Jale and ruddy-faced youth with ree you here."

Almost as ske spoke the last notes smail, good-natured eyes, Josie was "Why?"

of the dance tune ended and the wearing the brown dress with the new "Oh just surprised, that's all." shuffing feet came to a halt. There plaid collar. She called out, "Where've) Ruby glanced down at the toe of her was a buzz of voices from the room you been? I've been looking for your high-heeled green sandal, then looked within, a buzz that grew lauder. all evening?"

up ngak. She was smiling that Suddenly, a single voice rang cut, "We only came a little while ago," einile that seemed to indicate she shrill, high-pitched. A man's voice, Galo told her,

knew something very amusing which angry, defiant, "Some doncs, isn't it?" Jonic he was keeping to herself.

Gale sprang to her feet, the colour grinned. "Everybody's' here -- Mattie Saunders' fingers crashed gone from her face. "It's Phil!" she Other dancers came between them, down on the battered plano keys once said. separating them. Katie Schantz and more and Tony's accordion caught the Phil Henderson's voice rose again her young husband passed, looking 10 melody. Steve said to Ruby, "Dance from the room beyond. "Let 'em try happy that Gale stalled. Katie saw this one with me?",

lo stap ma!" he shouted, "Just let her and smiled baek.

"I'm sorry, I can't." She went on, em try it"

"We've awfully Gale caught Stove's arm. drawling the words, "I'm started to say, "Steve, sorry," Gale, watching her, under- got to do something!" she said. "Oh. twards for: think" but n black-eyed youth with stond-why-Ruby, who wasn't really-a Steva-

Without waiting, she ran into the mrk hair plastered back severely, cat pretty girl, invariably had admirers. in and took her away so that she Gale supposed it was Phil whom duce hall..

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