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tending she wants 70 buy another
car from him. Then Pamela
meets HUCK CONNOR, who tells
her he Is = broker from Chicago.
Mildred thinks that Stephen Is
forgetting her since the wealthy
girl Is playing for his attention.
Then he invites her to attend the
theater and she accepts, not
knowing that Pamela and Huck
Ccnnor arc 70 be there.
now co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
Pamela and Huck arrived at the
theater after the curtain had been
rung up on the first act, but that fact
did not deter them from taking their
seats at once.
They had places on the aisle. Huck
having reserved these two for him.
self when he gave the remaining pair
to Stephen.
Both Mildred and Stephen were
absorbed in the play. Neither paid
any attention to the newcomers. Mil
dred was leaning forward in her seat,
the better to see around the rather
large and bushy head of the man in
front of her.
This brought her features instantly
into Pamela's view when the latter
took her place beside Stephen.
Pamela settled herself quietly, but
her lips turned upward In a salts
fled sneer that foretold trouble for
someone
Huck reached an arm at her back
to help adjust her wrap. but she
shrugged negatively and Rugged the
ermine closer.
Stephen did not become aware of
her presence there in the seat next
to him until the lights were turned
up. Even then he'd talked with Mil
dred for a full minute before he
learned of it.
1t was . startled expression that
suddenly flared over Mildrcd's fea-
lures that brought him around to see
what had caught her eye. He found
himself looking into Pamela's falsely
smiling face.
Sorry you couldn't join U.s." she
said coolly. better luck next time" :"
Mildred heard her, of course, but
the insult was too covert to be openly
resented. Instead she waited to hear
what reply Stephen would make.
Would he let pass Pamela's implica-
ton that his date with her. Mildred,
had cost him better company for the
evening?
Stephen failed entirely to get the
double meaning behind Pamcla's S
| words. He looked past her as she
spoke and recognized Huck.
His brows drew quickly together in
a sharp line of disapproval. Pamela
saw 1t and believed 1t was inspired
by Jealousy.
She leaned back in her seat and
threw her wrap off with slow grace
The smile on her face was infuriating
to Mildred.
"How's the show?" Huck asked.
Pretty good" Stephen answered.
And he had just been telling Mildred
1t was Z WOW.
Huck more mindful Of his manners
than Stephen, looked past the latter
to include his companion in his next
remark.
''Oh, Miss Lawrence" he said in
pleased surprise. Glad to see you. -
Mildred nodded.
Pamela looked at her then and In
clined her head briefly. Mildred
barely returned the greeting and bent
her ewes over \ pr00rAm
She was painfully conscious of
everything being wrong. Her eve
ming, that had begun SO gloriously.
Was completely spoiled. She felt like Z
wren beside bird Of paradise. Her
new dress might have been q mop rag
compared to Pamela's lovely pink
satin. And the small string Of arti-
ficial pearls around her neck was like
child's plaything in contrast to
Pamela's creamy gems and flashing
diamonds.
Everyone around was either look
ing at Pamela or whispering about
her, with admonitions not to look yet.
There were several reasons for this,
the chief one being her rich attire.
Her truly beautiful honey -colored hair
was another. And, perhaps, not the
least Of all, was her posing. It may
be correct to say that her posing
came first. Certainly there were
other attractive and bejeweled wom-
en- in the audience who were draw.
ing far less attention.
But Pamela had m air, with Huck
on one side Of her and Stephen on
the other. Of holding court. Few Of
those who looked saw Mildred 1t Ill.
She did not glitter and there was only
the beauty Of quiet perfection "a
catch the eye. and eyes are not caught
that way except when there Is Moth
ing more flamboyant to be SEN.
0hO tried TO tell herself that sl1e
mustn't be I fool, that Stephen had
every right to feel Is he liked about
Pamela. But as she saw, throughout
the rest Of the play, that he had lost
interest in II entirely. and that he
seemed to be much disturbed ovet
something, she knew that It would
do her no good 70 deny that she VA
| She couldn't understand why
Stephen had brought her tf be mighl
have come with Pamela and sf
plainly would have preferred II thaa
way. Unless he's just Jealous be.
cause Pamela u here with another
man. she concluded ursatisfactorily.
Il did not surprise her. when, al
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