New Britain herald., 1927-01-31


 off-hand fashion. She was used t
 Andy. who treated her as if sh'
 were saint on a pedestal and th' only girl in the world for him.
 Please take your arm ava, from me-" she said coldly. "Ant I've got to go back to town now I'm to meet Monica at six o'clock
 Fair enough!" MacCloud's voice had an edge to it. He leaned for. i ward, started the car and was off down the sharply curving road like a shot.
 | screamed. Her teeth dug into her lower lip, as the car dipped around a turn and swung onto lower level at mad speed.
 You wanted to go back to town, didn't you?" MacCloud asked sul- lenly, "and you are getting there so why sing grief?" Because I want to live a little while longer," Robbie cried. T don't want to be killed In this auto mobile. What's the matter with you, anyway? You drive like a crazy man."
 She knew perfectly well what was the matter with him. He was angry and humiliated because she had not let him have his way with her-because she had not let him make love to her up there on the hill
 And MacCloud knew that she knew it. So he did not answer her.
 In silence they swung through the lamplit streets under the pep per trees to Hollywood boulevard.
 The car stopped with a jerk in front of Paulais', and Robbie jumped out
 Goodnight" she said.
 The door slammed, and without a word MacCloud was off down the wide street.
 Robbie was still waiting for Monica forty-five minutes later.
 
 Ter up and was turning away, Mo- nica came rushing around the cor ner. She was all flash and move her bright colored hat to her gaudy high-heeled slippers that fairly shrieked to be noticed. Her bead handbag glittered, and the tails of her white fox scarf swayed and swung with the move ment of her shoulders.
 Monica always made Robbie think of shimmy dancer. She was fever still, and when she walked her hips swayed, her shoulders swayed, her ankles seemed to twinkle.
 My stars. Where have you been? I've been standing here for almost an hour" Robbie said to her indignantly when she came up to her.
 Well. for Pete's sake, what if you did?" Monica asked. Did you think you'd melt or something, if you waited too long? Are you perishable freight or what?"
 She laughed suddenly. so that her white teeth flashed in her olive face. Gosh. you wouldn't blurt at me if you knew where I've been." she said. i've been get ting kicked out of the place where I board!"
 She pushed open the door of the
  restaurant and Robbie followed her inside. All the tables were filled | and they had to wait at the top of the shallow steps that lead down | into the dining room.
 How did that happen?" Robbie asked.
 Monica shimmied with her shoulders. "Oh, the old hen that runs the place got peeved because [ was behind with my room rent" she explained cheerfully.
 Robbie looked at her. Monica was shoddily dressed and yet her clothes had cost real money.
 White fox boas cannot be picked Up for nothing. Neither can bead oags, chiffon stockings, and cut steel slipper buckles. Monica had Ill of these things.
 T didn't have red cent except he fifteen simoleons I earned yes- erday and today" she ran on, talk ng so loudly that people near her turned to look, "and I knew I'd leed that for food and gas for my ,ar."
 How CAN you afford a car?" 3obbie asked the question that she lad been dying to ask Monica for wenty-four hours
 Monica laughed and her blue .yes crinkled at the corners.
 "Oh, that's easy,' she said, T 'ented it in the first place for one week. Forty dollars for the week vas the price-but I've never paid t. I paid twenty in advance, and
 She slowly winked one eye. "I 90 around and keep promising the ,ld duck that keeps the garage ! little money every now and then. And then I tell him all my roubles, and make eyes at him and le pats me on the shoulder, and keep the car. It's just as simple Ls ABC. Now, don't look mortified. Prick up your ears and listen to ne. and I'll give you you first les on in How to be a Gold digger You'll need 1t if you're going to tay in Hollywood and keep your ead above water!"
 She stopped talking, craned her eek, and peered above the heads f the people near them.
 Look who just came in!" She ave Robbie poke in the ribs as , he spoke. And look who's with , i'm. Well, that certainly stays le"
 (To Be Continued
 The whirlpool that Is Hollywood egins to draw Robbie into its . epths in tomorrow's chapter of 1! his story.