The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-01
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ragged at the delay, refuses to elope with him.
 Later Tommy rescues one of Beryps gang from drowning. The girl is blamed by her family.
 Irene receives the offer of an auditor over radio, and again refuses to marry Tommy. She con- descends to let Beryl accompany her to the studio. While waiting in an ante.room, Beryl sits down at the piano and dreamily crOOns melodies to the father who died so long ago. Accidentally hearing her, one of the directors is charmed and gives her a private test. They like the vclvety tones of her voice and assure her of 8 contract with MIR GAYLORD. When Beryl tells Irene. whose test is failure, the latter flies in a rage and says Beryl has made fool of herself.
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 CHAPTER XII
 Always that thrust from Irene, Beryl winced inwardly. Could her sister have guessed how she felt about Tommy Wilson-how he was the greatest thing in the world to her in spite of her appreciation of his limitations?
 We'll, whatever Irene thought shed never get the truth from her lips, Beryl decided, and remained silent.
 Irene stormed on until they reached the Pennsylvania station, tehn verbal exhaustion forced her also into silence. But once they
 
 train she took up her grievance again, impelled to questioning by her curiosity.
 Beryl would not tell her of the chance she was to have to sing for MT Gaylord, the soap manufacturer. After all, she had her own pride and some sense and if MT Gaylord did not like her voice shed never hear the end of it from Irene if she told her of the trial beforehand.
 Irene was still talking angrily when they arrived home. The scene then ensued, with their mother 1n- eyitably siding with Irene, finally sent Beryl to her room to save her. self from crying before them.
 "The hard-boiled ingrate," Irene characterized her as Beryl disap- peared up the stairs, her head high and an air of jauntiness disgusting her heartache.
 She wanted someone to share her unexpected good fortune-to thrill with her over its possibilities. Beryl was not one to enjoy happi- ness alone. As she was eager to share other peoples sorrows and joys she was just as eager to share her own. She liked sympathy when she needed 1t, and plaudits and con- yratulations when she deserved them. And now when she had something tremendous to share there was no one near and dear 10 her to share it.
 If in the forlornness of her posi- ton she indulged in a little self pity no one knew it and when next her family saw her there was no trace of the tears she had shed. Rather she affected an unconcern Tn regard to their sullen, criticizing silence that furthered their impression or her heartlessness.
 Mrs Everett had warned Irene to kaep quiet before her father He'd had a trying day at the store with out Beryps help and his wife knew the instant he entered the house that he would not take part with anyone who started a row, regard less of justice. MT Everett dreaded her husbands displeasure for, like many mild but strong-minded per sons, he was loud in battle and she feared his words would be over heard by the neighbors. Next door a. family had built up close to the property line, and in summer time, with the windows open
 Don't get your father started, she had whispered in an aside to Irene just before the family gath cred for dinner.
 Irene had been upstairs taking shower bath and dressing for the evening. She had te1ephoned Tommy to come over after dinner-Beryl had heard her-and when she came into the dining room she was palpa- bly made up to please him. She looked as fresh and dainty as daisy in dew. Beryl, who had been help ing her mother in the kitchen, was more like flower beside a dusty road.
 MT Everett, too, looked the toil- CT. Beryl offered to make him tomato cocktail and when she brought it, filled with fine ice. he thanked her with grateful glance.
 He was to tired to sense the undercurrent of i'll feeling that his wife and daughter shared. Other wise he would not, perhaps, have been so tactless as to ask Irene how her auditor had come out.
 Ut was fiop," Irene answered. and it's all ." Behind her fathers back her mother shook a warning head at her. She checked her speech but her eyes glared daggers at Beryl.
 "Why, that's too bad" her father said sympathetically. but her did not question her further. To a man who had been on his feet all day after sweeping out grocery store - lifting. heaving, stopping, dragging. weighing and wrapping packages. trying to give service to make up for lack of superior stock, a daughters aspira- tions were less interesting than the prospect of rest. Especially when he could leave her future to her mother. His wife could handle these things better than he could. he'd always argued, and so he had bene more or less lift out of con- sderation when Irene's career was ping discussed.
 Mrs Everett felt no such com fortable acceptance of her daugh-
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