New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-23
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Since the time she was IL, Merry
has always had men galore at her
feet. She has no ambition beyond
love-making and a good time.
At 20, she fails In her business
course, to the disgust and disap-
pointment of MONS, her mother.
When her father suddenly dies, she
takes job in LILLE DALE
beauty shop. At that time she is
having the first real love affair of
her life. The man in the case is
TONY GAINES, serious-minded
young lawyer, who wants to marry
her.
One night Merry, in a fit of jeal-
GUS rage because Tony is spending
the evening with his mother, let's
DERRICK JONES make love TO
her, just by way of getting even"
with Tony. Later she goes out
with a new man, BILL ERSKINE,
a wealthy bachelor. When Tony
hears about it, he stops seeing her
and later Merry hears that he has
gone to Montana. A letter comes
to her from him, but is lost in the
house before she has a chance to
see it. However, she returns his
ring and tries to forget him.
Helen, her oldest sister marries
BILL HEPWORTH. CASSIE mar
ries MORLEY KAUFMAN. a rich
broker with whom she quarrels con-
.stantly, and JIMMY. the youngest
sister, annexes DERRICK JONES.
Bill Erskine becomes a devoted
sutton. He travels for a paint firm
and he sends Merry lovely gifts all
along his road. He lends her the
money to buy d share in the beauty
shop. Lille moves into the house
as a boarder and when she sees
Bits picture She tells Merry that
she used 10 know him at Palm
Beach, years before. At that time
she says he was poor and fortune
hunter. But Merry feels sure that
Lille is wrong about Bill. She
knows he is no fortune hunter. or
he would not be wasting his time
on a poor girl like her. When he
comes to see her, she decides to
find out if he really is serious in
his intentions. and she tells him
everyone is asking if she's engaged
TO him or not. instead of answer
ing her, Bill flies into rage and
says it's no ones business whether
or not they're engaged.
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CHAPTER XXXI
Merry was furiously angry. But
there never was anything sweeter
and more gentle than her voice when
she answered Bill.
You don't need to get so peeved,
Billy-Boy," she said softly. you
know how it is - / never go out
with any man but you. I haven't,
for nearly year. So isn't it only
natural for people TO think I'm
going to marry ybu?"
In the violet dusk her eyes were
wide and shadowy and appealing.
Her face, as she lifted it to his,
was as frank as a wide-open
morning glory. She was all limo
cence and shvness
She looked like ANYTHING but q
girl who is doing her best to
jockey a man into proposing to her.
But that is exactly what she WAS
trying to do - and Bill Erskine
knew it! Girls had tried to land"
him in their nets before
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he growled in n disguised tone,
.Drhe minnie a man looks at q eirI
everybody starts wondering when
he's going to marry her II makes
me sickr"
"I'm sorry make Won sick
Merry answered with tears in her
voice "hut It's hard on me 70 have
IN ten neople that we're NOT en-.
gaeada when we've been going TO-
eetber so long" Her voice broke
an drv sob
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