The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-03
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 CAss BARRETT, actress. and her 16 year old daughter, LANE, go to Willow Stream, IL. l., for the summer where Cass is to play stock. SHANE AfcDERMID, young policeman, comes to tell Lanc mat the man who had been shot m a speakeasy quarrel, at which ldane had been an innocent by- stander, will live. She is relieved. At Q party given by MURIEL LADD, debutante, Ldane meets a handsome man she has seen once before. He is VAN ROBARD. When Cass hears this she asks Ltane never to see him again.
 Idane and Van go searching for ( Muriel and CHUCK DESMOND, a reporter, one night when MuriePs mother believes they have eloped. This proves untrue, ELSIE MIN- TER, the ingenue informs Hane that Van is attentive to MRS LADD. The girl is heartbroken and tries to forget him.
 Liane goes to stay with wealthy MRS CLEESPAUGH when Cass goes on tour and finds CLIVE,
 
 ly and companionablc. She hears Murtel has announced her engage ment to Van. The same day she gets . wiro from a Philadelphia hospital, saying Cass is gravely i'll. Liane rushes to her. Cass i'm her delirfum babbles of her dead sister, LUISA, and also of Liane. She is nursed back to life and comes to Mrs Clcespaugh's for conyalescence. Cass hates to nc. cept so much from strangers. Give asks Hanc to marry him and because she realizes this will please her mother she accepts. Muriel comes to see Lianc and boasts of her engagement to Van, Give offers to release Lianc from her promise but she insists on standing by 1t.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Liane sank into a low chair, turning on @ lamp at her side. Give began awkwardly, thrashing at his boots with that ivory handled crop of his.
 i've been thinking things over. I'm afraid I rushed you into this affair. It doesn't seem quite fair to you"
 'In what way?" She was pug zled frankly.
 He stared moodily ahead of him. "Oh, don't know. It isn't pre- cisely a young girls dream of TO- nance. This marriage of convent ence mean"
 A wave of scarlet dyed her face. He put out a protesting hand.
 "It is that, isn't it?"
 She drowned. "I suppose so. Only I hate the sound"
 You must forgive me. I ex- press things very crudely. What I am trying to say is that you de- serve happier fate than being tied to a stick like me-"
 You're not stick" Liane's tone was almost angry. She meant what she said. She would not permit him to talk to himself in this fashion.
 Thanks" His laugh grated. "But I've never been much of a success with women. I just don't seem to have the light touch."
 You've never tried to be SuCCeSS, dS you Cdll IL.
 He glanced at her gratefully.
 How did you know that" he asked.
 She smiled, Eve's wisdom in her Smile.
 "I can tell" Liane spoke with the air of one experienced.
 You're sure you want to go through with this thing? I'm sev- ~rat 1yaaro oIdar fhap unt, ara member. I don't want to feel I've taken advantage of child" He looked pleased, but unconvinced.
 Do you really think I'm that?" She threw back her head, regard ing him coolly. She felt years older than Give at that moment.
 "No, I don't" His level gaze met hers and there was surprise in 1t. You were 6 month or two ago. But you've grown up."
 I'm standing by our agree ment," Liane said calmly. "Unless you no longer wish 1t. Unless you've decided it's not what you want"
 But I dol was only anxious to be fair to you"
 She held out her hand. He took it in 8 handclasp disconcertingly strong.
 "It's all settled, then. The en- gagement stands"
 She was more than ever deter mined now to go through with 1t. First for her mothers sake. Now because Muriel had come to crow over her. She would show her and the world how much--how little she cared!
 CHAPTER XVIII
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