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 And then she stopped short. and whatever she was going to say about Gus remained a mystery. Let's go back to the party" she said suddenly. and with a light little laugh she swung Robbie around and they went down the stairs and out of the house.
 When I know her better I'll ask her what she was going to say. .'' Robbie promised herself. She was dying to ask Lottie then and there, but something held her back.
 The driveway was filled with auto- mobiles, and the house as crowded when they went back into it. CHAPTER &XIII
 Ito. the Jap servant, and another Jap went solemnly about with sand wiches and cocktails.
 Everybody was drinking and smoking and dancing to the music of the radio in the living room. There were wild bursts of laughter and song from group of men, with Joan Joyce Tn their midst all in heaven blue silk that matched her eyes.
 From the doorway Robbie saw Gus raise his glass and toast her: Here's to Joan! Long may she
 wave!
 When she smiles on the screen All the movie fans rave"
 Kill him, Kill the poet" shouted Roy Schultz, and lunged at him. They fell over on the rug, wrestling like couple of school boys. their hair wild, their faces red, and their legs flying In the air.
 Telephone, please said Ito. the Jap. in Boobies ear and waved his hand in the, direction of the tele- phone booth under the stairs.
 Robbie wondered how he had known her name-the Japs surely were wonderfully clever in their own way.
 She picked up the receiver.
 "Can you come right home?" It was Mrs. Mangans voice. strained tense. 'I can't get Stella awake. She's lying on the floor-1 think she's taken something-Tve called her, and I'm afraid to go near her"
 The floor seemed to slip and slide away from under Boobies feet, and the light In the little booth danced like firefly.
 She put both hands over her eyes, letting the receiver fall from her fingers. But through the purple darkness that seemed to gather all around her she could plainly see a little brown bottle in Stella's fingers.
 And through the ringing in her ears she could hear the last words Stella had called out to her not two hours before:
 Tell Gus Happy New Year for me-"
 Happy New Year!
 CHAPTER XXXIV
 Trembling so that she could hard - ly stand, Robbie walked over to the door of the living room and tried to catch Gus's eye.
 holding his cocktail glass high and smiling down at her. She smiled up at him. her blue eyes gleaming through painted black lashes. One of her hands, sparkling with rings, lay on his shoulder and she half-leaned against him.
 Even through her excitement. Robbie felt stab of jealousy, cold and sharp as steel Was it necessary for Gus to make love to every pretty woman who came near him?
 She made her way through the crowded room to his side. But it was more than a minute or so be- fore he saw her, he was so busy tell Ing Joan Joyce that she was the greatest movie actress in America.
 Gus let me talk to you a minute" Robbie said when he finally turned to her. Come out into the hall for a minute"
 But instead of that, he drew her into little sun-room off the living room-a room she hadn't seen be- fore-all red Chinese lacquer furni- ture, red and white linen cushions. and palms in great jars of Chinese porcelain.
 It was very bright, and all the brightness and the red color seemed to rush at Robbie, like an unfurled banner. She caught at the door to steady herself.
 Through the ringing in her ears, she heard Gus say: For Lords sake, what's wrong? Are you sick? Whats happened?"
 Stella" Robbie could't say the thing that was in her mind. AL though Mrs. Mangan hadn't said so,