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gas in their neighborhood and the
grocer on the next street was glad
to give them boxes and crates-her
father wouldn't buy oil when he
could get summer fuel for nothing.
And her mothers room under the
sloping roof-hot in summer. cold
In winter.
And her father and her brother
Harry. Both of them hated to
work. Harry had married q cute
little kid he met at q dance. Jerry
had listened In silent anger to
Doris's rawlings about Harry. Harry
had promised Doris love and ro-
nance.
Jerry twisted her lips In con.
tempt as she dwelt on that year
Harry and Doris had spent at home
after their marriage. She could
not forget Doris's establishment
when she discovered that Harry
was more interested In what he had
to eat than in how she looked or
what she thought Of him.
But such q thing could never
happen to her. Her mothers ex-
perience was enough. She had
never heard her say one word
against marrying for love. but
Jerry had guessed at her bitter
awakening.
Once her mother had conflded to
Jerry that she was the only beau
tiful thing In her life and In Jerry's
heart had been born then and there
q fierce resolve to compel beauty
for her mother, to bring some lux
ury into her life.
She wanted. with q longing that
had grown with her through the
years. to rest her mothers hands.
Ito see the callouses disappear and
the broken nails mend. She wanted
skillful fingers to rub out the fur
rows, on her mothers brow. but
above all she wanted to SEQ those
dropping shoulders lift and light
shine In the dull blue eyes.
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A ND for this she had come to
"A New York. She had told them
frankly at home that she was com.
ing to marry money. They laughed
at her, all but her mother. She
warned Jerry gravely against max
ing q mistake.
But New York had disappointed
Jerry. Rich men did not come
seeking brides at Fane's depart
ment store. She met a few boys,
friends Of George. but they were
like the boys she had known In
Marblehead. satisfied to have just
q "job."-nothing else.
That would not do for Jerry. II
you believed in love 1t was differ
ent-you must marry blindly. But
II you were not q sentimental boob
you could make your marriage a
career. Jerry had read somewhere
that marriage was a matter Of pro.
pinquity.. Being what she called
intelligen{ly interested in marriage
she looked up propinquity in die
tionary and learned that it meant
nearness in place or time.
II that was all there was to It
why not benefit by It? Going
around with boys who had nothing
but love to offer. you would marry
for love. For love! Jerry believed
that most people Knew no more
about It than q hen knows why she
lays an egg. It was q nice word,
but you might as well marry for
stardust, or roses, or nectar. OF
anything else that sounds well.
But II you met only the fright"
people you could. pick out q man
whose promises-if he didn't talk
about love-were something besides
wind. Jerry decided to give her
self that chance. This was shortly
after she came to New York.
The best way. she concluded.
since tho mountain didn't come to
Mahomet. was to 60 to the noun
tain. A real mountain. That was
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the advantages Of knowing that mar.
riage was q matter of propinquity
you could choose your field. Jerry
knew she appeared soulless to
Myrtle. but then Myrtle was fool.
she thought. She wondered why
people were so blind when all about
them were the wrecks Of love mar.
riages.
She was not ashamed Of her de.
cision to marry money. She wasn't
going to sell" herself or anything
like that. The man must be some.
one she could respect and like. She
saw no reason why marriage should
be approached in coy, oh-it-just-
happened manner.
Myrtle had scoffed when she ex.
planned this. "Well. I'd rather
marry George than man I didnk
love even II he had Million" she
said.
Jerry had flared back at her.
TITS George because propinquity
didn't make It somebody else. -"
"A Vanderbilt or an Astor, huh?"
Myrtle broke in. Don't be 50
funny. Jerry. ] got enough laughs
out Of you already. You don't owe
me any more. Every time / think
OF you and your shadow strolling
down the Boardwalk trying to pick
up Millionaire / choke"
you've got the wrong idea,"
Jerry had answered serenely. I'm
not going to Atlantic City to parade
the Boardwalk"
''You don't expect to meet So.
cial Register guy in q second-class
hotel do you?"
I'm not going to . second.class
hotel. Listen. Myrtle. What do you
think I've been saving my money
for? I'll tell you. I'm going to have
q week In the best hotel In Atlantic
City. The right clothes, the right
place. and I know I'll ind the right
man:
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People who wish to cross the busy
streets in Paris are to BE- provided
at specified points with Flames"
marked out by two rows Of brass
studs. Motor-drivers must cross
these lanes with care, ~ here the
pedestrian has the first right.
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husband. "Did l wake you up las
night"
mo, but you awakened mother,
and / don't want her running up to
the prison and complaining to
father that married an amateur"
Birmingham Post.
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CHAPTER I

C1AF1EH
THE bag was empty!
But Jerry couldn't believe It.
Again and again she thrust her
hand into the felt folds, poking
and digging In space that could
not long have concealed pinhead.
Her roommate. powdering her
nose before the golden oak dresser,
heard her gasp and wheeled In
alarm.
whats the matter?"
my money 10 gone!"
"No!" Myrtle stared at the open
bag in Jerry's nerveless fingers as
though It were poisonous. Maybe
It fell out. Let's look IN the
closet
The search was q frantic one.
Every inch Of the dark cubicle
was covered.
II warned you not to leave 1t
here" Myrtle said when at last
they gave up. She was exasperat-
ed because she knew what the loss
Of the money would mean to Jerry
Ray. When . girl refused to treat
herself to . soda for weeks and
weeks. why didn't you give
It to Mrs. Addison?"
She knew the answer to that
too. II their landlady knew that
one Of them could save money they
certainly would get that threatened
raise In their room rent.
II thought It would be all right
for one night" Jerry sobbed.
Tho theft was fast becoming a
reality to her. For nearly a year
she had saved that money. dime by
dime. quarter by quarter and dol.
lar By dollar. It had been almost
impossible to believe. when she
opened the bag and found It gone.
that It had been stolen. that it
really was gone. Why, she had
starved for it-for the chance It
was to bring her!
It seemed sort Of funny that only
few minutes ago she had run up
the stairs ahead Of Myrtle. who
wasn't going to Atlantic City. trip
ping over the hole in the carpet
before their door. a. usual, but
with m unusual song in her heart.
Az quick - that everything could
change. The song was . dirge
now.
MYRTLE tried in vain to comfort
~ her until George came. Then
she had to 50. George couldn't be
kept waiting.
Jerry lay on the bed, white and
tense, her disappointment eating
deeper into her consciousness az
her thoughts Travelled backward.
Another year ct the lace counter
before she could have a vacation
again. Another year Of automats
and selfserv1ce restaurants, OF
movieless Saturday nights and not
svsn : late magazine to read.
Myrtle had argued heatedly over
what she called Jerry's crazy idea.
But Myrtle didn't know. Myrtle
didn't want things the way Jerry
wanted them. Myrtle Crane was
content to look forward to Z future
with George n . three-room nat.
Myrtle believed In love. Jerry
didn't
i've seen enough OF it,. she
said whsn Myrtle wanted to know
''how she got that way q know
what Il did to my mother. tt
Just . snare"
Her mother II the hot kitchen Al
Marblohead. There was ma
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| Myrtle turned up her nose. rs
that so? Well, how much will 1t
delay our first hundred to hang up
our hats in that sacred spot?"
twenty-five, the same as here.
The waters Free"
what is 1t. salt?"
ITS a brook. Be sure you boil
it."
How far is it from anywhere"
wait until / get my car" Mr.
Barnes threw a glance at George s
land I'll take you over to look
at it,"
II hope we can walk back ia
camp; won't be any fun off by our,
selves" Myrtle grumbled while they
waited.
Fifteen minutes later she de-
clared she couldn't think Of camp
ing at the old house.
why, we'll be buried here with
out car" she exclaimed, aghast
at the idea Of solitude.
But now 1t was Jerry who urged
She was entranced with the place
A ramshackle old shingled house
with wide porch on one end. q
grove of naples and a few towering
oaks, looked like cool green para
disc to her.
CHE begged with good effect
- Myrtle agreed to stay. George
promised to deliver the tent and
equipment. Mr.. Barnes told them
just where to put 1t so It wouldn't
be conspicuous. but when George
returned with 1t. much later In the
day, the three pitched 1t where they
wiued, which was on the edge OF the
maple grove where the morning
sun would wake them.
Jerry had almost forgotten her
disappointment OF the previous
day. While George was away for
the tent she and Myrtle had hitch.
hiked to the nearest village and
bought a picnic lunch. When he got
back they had it spread out in the
shade, all except what hunger had
compelled them to gobble up.
Myrtle thought they ought to
apologize for. having eaten, but she
stopped when Jerry gave her a look.
1t was nearly two o'clock. They
had breakfasted at seven. Why
should they get a headache? she
asked when Myrtle had said they
ought to wait for George. well, II
would be more hospitable," Myrtle
argued. George. Will be starved
when he gets here"
will he?" Jerry replied with the
twisted smile she used when speak.
Ing Of men.
"Starved!" she asked when
George arrived. Myrtle started then
to explain that they'd been SO fam.
ished they'd just had to eat. Jerry's
glance silenced her.
mo, I had some hot dogs down
the road" George told them and
Jerry laughed. Myrtle flushed.
Here. I brought some along for
you kids" George went on, and
brought out q paper plate covered
with a paper napkin. Myrtle
laughed then.
They ate the hot dogs with relish
and put the spreadout lunch away.
Then they busted themselves with
the tent.
Put 1t right out here" Myrtle
ordered: tits swanky enough cor
anyone"
It was q forest green umbrella
tent with q canvas floor, and George
made short work OF getting II
pegged. When that was done Jerry
offered to put away the camp things
while Myrtle and George drove to
the village for some iodine to put
OF cut Myrtle got on her hand.
Cots, = table and chairs, Z small
gasoline-burning STOVE and Z few
dishes and cooking utensils had
been stored with the tent. The girls
had brought blankets from theil
room and a suit case with the
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things they would need overnight.
The next evening George would
take them to town to get the rest
Of their outfits, which they had not
wanted to bring until they were
sure OF camp site.
TERRY had scarcely got the camp
y in order when she heard Georges
car rafting in at the tumbledown
gate. For feeting moment she
envied Myrtle-it must be fun to
have boy friend with q car, even
a junky old rattletrap. No, why
not real car? Men were all alike,
only some were worse than others.
not better. They should be chosen
for what they had-there was no
difference in the way they fooled
girls about love.
She couldn't see any reason for
Myrtle's beaming after George had
kissed her goodby. What was
kiss? No boy had ever kissed her
though several had tried.
stop looking down the road like
a mooney and show me how this
stove works." she said irritably.
Myrtle was such confirmed nut
about love. 1t made her sick. wait
a few years." she thought. land II
l ask her what she thinks OF mar
riage she'll tell me It's all right but
a girl oughtn't to rush into It"
LET the stove alone" Myrtle said
good-naturedly: land let's 60 for 4
swim. Too bad George couldn't
stay, but he says the trafiic's terri.
BILE and he wants to get home
early"
"How romantic" Jerry muir.
INJURED.
"Oh shut up and get into your
bathing suit. OF course there won't
be anyone to admire you but the
ocean swells but maybe you'll get
kick out Of that"
Jerry certainly did. Out OF the
whole thing, the bathing and the
prospect Of night cool enough for
comfort. She was almost happy
when they sat down. hungry and
tired, to finish what was left Of
their midday lunch. The stove
hadn't worked very we'll and Myrtle
said they would have George fix It.
TERRY looked up at the sound Of
y q motor in the air. "A silver plane
was winging overhead in what
looked to her like the attempt Of
a huge butterfly to find q flower to
land on. "Too bad George doesn't
fly" she said lazily: "you need him
so much"
you'd get to depend on your
boy friend, too. II you had one"
Myrtle retorted instantly.
'Well. I'd like to know what that
guy up there is depending upon,"
Jerry answered, her voice more
serious than her words. Look at
him; he's pointing right at Us!
RUM"
She jumped to her feet and
sprang backward, still yelling ct
Myrtle to get out Of the way. She
heard shrill screech IN answer, or
rather one note Of It, Tor the rest
was drowned out by the uproar the
plane made on its dive into their
camp.
! Jerry lost her balance and fell.
She got q nasty crack on the side
Of her head and what followed I'M
mediately after tho crash was lost
to her. The Arst thing she became
conscious Of was the sensation Of
being Graded in Z very satisfactory
resting place. Her head was held
just right In Z place It lifted Per.
fectly.
But that sense Of security ana
ease was soon lost. A pain shot Hike
IRE across her brain and she erie6
out. Her eyes flashed open - the
agony cleared her mind and 1ho'
saw. with . sensation oho waS nevor
Il forget. IN unfamiliar masculine
face bent over her own
(To 10 Confinne0)
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FAMILY TRouRLEs

"Steven. DEAR" whispered the
burglars bride, as he started on his
evenings work, "try to be q little
more quiet when you come in to-
night.
Certainly, DEAR" replied the fond
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well. say. listen. Jerry, I've been
thinking-ycu'll 60 camping with
me now, won't you?"
Jerry didn't answer.
Gee, you'll like It," Myrtle went
on. II was out there last summer,
you know. I've got the tent and
Everything. Bella sold me her half
of 1t when she got married. We
used to camp together. George
stored 1t in a garage for me this
winter. but didn't expect to use
1t. No fun camping alone. What
do you say let's run out to Glen
Cove tomorrow and see about get.
ting a site? OF course should have
let Mr.. Barnes know before this, but
he may be able to squeeze us in
somewhere"
A flicker of interest passed over
Jerry's face. Myrtle did not see It
but she was sufficiently engrossed
with her plans to 60 on without
encouragement.
There's always a swell crowd
she enthused: "and it isn't far from
the beach. Come on. say yes. You'll
be glad your roll was lifted when
you meet some of the boys that
camp there. Honestly. Jerry. you'd
have had a dumb time all alone in
Atlantic City,"
Jerry did not feel like taking
issue with her about that. It was
all right to argue when she had q
choice. But now II she refused to
camp with Myrtle she would have
to spend her vacation In town with
nothing to do. She hadn't enough
money left to pay her fare to her
home and return.
Before they fell asleep she had
promised to go with Myrtle. The
decision eased her mind a little
She could 90 to Atlantic City next
year. It was a long time to wait
but she was asleep.
ITHEY drove out to Glen Cove In
= Georges battered little car,
built mostly from junked automo-
biles. Jerry remarked the number
lof fine motors that purred swiftly
past them on the highway. "Yeah,
the North Shore of Long Island is
lousy with millionaires," George in.
formed her.
Myrtle gave Jerry a sly glance.
mot bad hunting ground. kid"
she said. III you can get in"
How did you happen to find a
camp out there?" Jerry inquired, Is.
noring her suggestion.
"Why, this man Barnes has some
land In the not-so.high-hat neigh
borhood that he's holding for specu-
lation." Myrtle explained. 'He rents
the camp sites to pay his taxes. On
q hot summer like this his place is
always crowded. / hope we aren't
too late"
But they were. The camp sites
were all taken.
Nov what'll we do?" Myrtle
walled when Mr.. Barnes gave her
the bad news. He didn't know, but
she asked him 50 many times. In
such genuine distress, that he was
driven to think 1t out for her.
"l'll tell you what / can do for
you," he said at last, speaking a bit
reluctantly. 1--WE got q house
down near the shore that's empty.
been empty for years. Beings ]
know you ] can let you camp there.
You'll have to boil the water and
you'll have to keep quiet. I don't
want any trouble with Mr.. Car
stairs
who's he, Mr.. Barnes?"
"Carstairs? Humph. He owns
the place next door. and don't you
50 trespassinE Or get gang hang.
ing around. because Carstairs and
me are going to do business about
that shore property some day. I'm
doing this as = favor to you. young
lady. and don't you forget It. The
Carstairs neighborhood Is no place
] for campers"
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NOV, thinking over all the sacri-
fees she had made, the money
she had wanted to send her
mother and hadn't because 1t was
to free them both from the ugly
confines Of poverty, Jerry felt weak
and defeated.
The room was sitting hot. filled
with the heat OF the city's masonry
that even the night could not en-
tircly release. Jerry had let her
mind train itself to picture the
things she wanted for her mother
and herself. Smooth beaches. roof
gardens, the deck of a white and
mahogany yacht-she had read OF
them, seen photographs Of them,
seen fleeting glimpses Of them in
the news reels.
If such places and things existed
why should she not aspire to them?
Certainly the people who had them
had not been content to want less.
she reasoned.
Her room. by contrast with the
things she had dreamed Of. seemed
doubly hot. And how she hated it
the jaundiced wall paper and
threadbare rug, the curtains that
hung with a listlessness like her
mothers movements.
Tired. That was 1.-THE room
was tired. perhaps tired OF the
stream of colorless tenants who
came and went. their drab-patterned
lives making no imprint. Tired. as
her mother was tired Of the years
that came without event, unher.
aided, unsung. Flat. tedious years.
Years like gray soil that had put
forth one blossom to justify its ex.
istence and then had gone on mold.
ing. dying.
Saving to lift her mother, by the
only way she knew, into q more
gracious world than this, had not
been an unadulterated hardship. It
had been thrilling to watch her saw
ings account grow. Yesterday.
when she had Withdrawn it from
the bank because she would have
no time on Saturday to attend to 1t.
she had felt like dancing out with
It. What were sodas and shows
then?
The risk Of leaving it in her room
overnight had seemed unavoidable.
She was leaving on Sunday morn
Ing. She had worried a little over
It,. there had been a sneak thief
in tho house two years before. she
had heard. but she was too elated
over the prospect Of what lay be.
fore her to think much Of trouble.
Her new suit case was packed
with lovely things. Not . faded or
mended garment In It, such as filed
her share Of the limited drawer
space In the mutually-used dresser.
She couldIsee It now. from where
she lay on the bed. Well. she had
that much to show for her thrift.
Some pretty clothes. Too bad she
hadn't bought the evening dress
here that she had planned to get In
Atlantic City. She had thought It
would be exciting to shop there.
She wondered what good the
clothes would do her now.
CHE was still lying on the bed,
= fully dressed. when Myrtle re.
turned. Myrtle was excited over
1omsthins. Jerry supposed. without
giving It much thought. that George
had been making love to her.
sHow about q little Ice cream?''
Myrtle asked. intending to treat.
Jerry didn't want Ice cream.
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