New Britain herald., 1927-02-19

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In the world where Dobbie ha
been brought up, when ma
wanted to see a great deal of
girl, he asked her to marry him
1t was he-not she!-who paid tn
rent OF the little house. and tn
two of them lived in it and KEEP
house.
! What was Gus driving at any
way?
II don't believe / want to taxi
this house, Gus" she said, deep Il
thought. II don't think 1t woult
be the thing to do - and thu
neighbors would think 1t queer TO-
girl to live here all alone witt
just a housekeeper."
She remembered how Aunt Ger
trude had scolded her father fol
1 going to see the Widow Parkins 81
often. 1t didn't look right for q
man to run in and out of the house
of lone woman so often. Aunt
Gertrude had said. And Bobbie
knew that that was just how most
| people did look at things like that!
She shook her head In its smart
shabby little hat.
You don't trust me-" Gus said
/ suddenly. his sullen eyes on her
troubled one. You promise to do
what I tell you to do-and then you
tell me to go to the dickens when
advise you to take this housed"
well. I don't think I ought to
take it." Bobbie answered stub-
bornly. Il don't think It's right
for a girl to live all by herself.
especially II she has man friend
a two. And what's more. it isn't
right, and I'm not going to do it,"
Gus watched her in silence for
another minute while she stared
back at him.
And If you don't trust me. you
certainly don't care for me-" he
said as If he were finishing a
thought.
"Yes. and you certainly don't
care for me, either" Bobble famed
out at him. She was furiously
angry, all Of a sudden. III you
did. you'd ask me to marry you IN
stead Of framing up some way to
see me without anybody finding
it out! We'll, I won't be a sneak
if you are! And you can take your
darned old part in your darned old
movie. and give 1t to Monica
Mont or anybody else. Because
wouldn't have 1t as a gift-now!"
She started away from him, kick
ing the gravel walks of the little
garden as she went. He did not
move or try to stop her.
At the side OF the house, in
little bed of sweat peas, lay
crumpled ball Of gray paper. 1t
caught her eyes as she passed, and
she stopped to pick it up.
1t was the letter she had seen
Gus reading in the studio an hour
before.
CHAPTER XVIII
There is probably nothing in the
world that is any sillier than
lovers quarrel.
The only tragic part of them Is
that they never seem silly while
they are going on.
And so Bobbie felt as il her heart
and her pride had just been broken
as she walked out OF the grass
grown driveway OF the little white
house and started down the quiet.
sunny street.
Then she heard Gus starting his
car, and she quickened her slow
pace. He drove alongside Of her
and called to her.
"Bobbie. come on and get in" he
begged her, opening the door of the
roadster. II didn't mean to hurt
your feelings. just thought it
would be nice for you to have a
decent place to live"
Don't speak to me-" Bobbie
raped out, her chin in the air.
And with a shrug of her lovely,
graceful shoulders and a curl of
her lip, she walked on.
His car crept along beside her.
going at a snail's pace.
Come on, Baby. don't act like
simp," he coaxed her. You act as
if I'd insulted you or something"
You did insult me-" Bobbie
gave him a sudden sharp glance
from her gold-flecked eyes. But
you'll never have a second chance.
See 2"
They were near the corner now,
and Hollywood Boulevard was only
a~few yards away. In a minute or
two Bobbie would be swallowed up
in the Sunday afternoon crowds,
and Gus knew it.
"Bobbie" he called desperately.
Darling, won't you talk this thing !
over calmly? Pleased"
But she simply shook her head,
and walked on with her eyes
straight ahead of her. AS she |
reached the corner, the engine of |
he green car gave a sudden roar,
and Gus started off in the opposite
direction.
She hadn't expected him to CIV.
up the ship SO soon, and she was
leeply surprised as she watched
him so. And she knew that her
chance to have movie career was
going with him. in all probability.
But I don't care," she thought |
as she stood teetering on
Ter high white kid heels on the
,dge OF the sidewalk. He needn't
hink he can treat me the way he
reated Stella Delroy and get away
With it," No doubt he once had
,een desperately in love with
Stella. too, but not enough In love
o ask her to marry him.
She walked along the Boulevard
md up into Griffiths Park. and sat
IN a green hillside idly watching
he lovers who strolled around.
land in hand. arm in arm.
At sunset she went back to Mrs.
1angan's and made lettuce sand
siches for her supper.
The Mangans were out, and the
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