New Britain herald., 1929-09-30

matned standing still, her eyes bright with excitement fixed Upon tho face of the lean youns saNo- rhonist
 The music ceased and Ralph Henderson spoke.
 I'm awfully sorry" ho said, T seem to have hunglod that"
 But she did not seem aware that he had spoken, for, with an i'm rulsiye gesture, sine laid a hani upon his arm and murmuged, I'll bn back in a moment" and mmc- diately she was making her way towards 1hc little raised dai3 where the ships orchestra was sitting.
 Watching her go. Ralph Hender- sons surprise gave place to anger. Ho felt fool at being deserted in thc middle Of inc dancN floor, and it was especially Gailinr that if should have been Barbara Landon who had done it. because of all girls on that ship Hhn was tho one he was most anxious to impress.
 When tho ErENsrman had first stepped on board he had surveyed the girls critically. wondering which of them managed to com bine beauty and wealth. Barbara, it appeared, was the only one who possesscd both these rcquiremonts: SO, from the first day out. he was icr devoted attendant
 She had not appeared 10 object 10 his monopoly. In fact, sho had seemed to "Hcouraro it. Certainly. at lunch that day. when she bad discovered that he had tipped thc steward to alter his place 90 that he might sit beside Eo". sh" had only smiled mp gt him and murmurcd that she hoped a closeup of her profile would prove worth the $10 hr had paid for it,
 The couples were rapidly leaving the dance floor. Young Hcnicr- son glanced uncertainty towards Barbara. wondering how much lonEcr she intended convorairG with the fellow who played the saXophonc.
 She looked very small, he thought, as she Uocd there, almost clfinlikc, her red brown hair glcam- ing pure copper under the electric light as thought it had taken on q reflection from the vivid copper rcd dress He considered her very at trartivc.
 Presently. as she showed no signs of reicinjng hin, Henderson moved over to where Ter chaHprcn, Mrs. TrcN;on-lonoa, sat rlncidly in her deck chair, feeding herself on candy.
 He hoped that he Woul1 find an ally in Cora Trcnton-Jon"S. She had herself marr,e1 an Erglish- man and had lived several years in London. since her husbands fairly recent Iclth sho had returned 10 the United States. where she had been comfortably v"grtGtjnG in a small apartu urtil Harh&ra he'd forribly pulled her un by the roots and tran9plHntod her cntN the Si''flStli' N'll'l''''"' 'p'I'h ''' h Mediterranean cruise.
 "Hae Barbara tnaor'cd you again." el,c ay'.od t@r'lc9ely.
 ''fIn seems to r@vc hean shit ten with a suG1"n c~tAusle@m for tho ch2p who plnys the S"'.onhonc." he remark d tartl". "Shc'a been talking 10 him for the last 10 min- utoi."
 Mrs. Trenton Jones smiled.
 "That's ike Barhara. We nearly missed this ship because at the last moment she discovered that the taxi driver. a terriblc-looEing fellow, was Russian bolshcvik with original views on most everything" The Fnglishman smiled. but if was a wintry effort. He did not approve of women who made them selves noticeable in public and he i vas beginning to realize that an ! American wife, even with Barbara g wealth. might have certain disad- v?NtHECs.
 still, he reflected it should bc