The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
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Inter Alan breaks an engagement with Gypsy on q plea of business. :. She goes to the tlicatcr alone and encounters Crosby with a MRS LANGLEY. There is scene. Mrs Langley drives away alone and Cr0s- by and Gypsy go home together, GuarrcIing all the way. Next day Gypsy attempts tO apologize. Cr0s- by refers to their romance as q Gypsy Is crushed. When she is criticized for carclcssness at the of- ficc. she resigns.
 To forget her misery she accepts q slinncr invitation from her wealthy cousin. ANNE TROyVBRIDGE. The dinner is bore. While the others arc playing bridge. Gypsy goes for her. wraps, determined to leave. She hcaSs noise in the next room. opens tho door and secs a man climbing i'm tIse window. He is JAMES WALLACE, guest of the TrOwbridgcs. who entered by the fire escape to avoid the dinner party guests. He tells Gypsy he has been tilted by his fiance. She tells him she Ilas been tilted, too, and has lost her job. Wallace asks Gypsy to marry him.
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 CHAPTER XXI.
 'Is that supposed to be a joker" Gypsy asked. She was not smiling. Her dark eyes, studying Wallace, looked wide and childish.
 'sDo look as though I were jok- ing? Never more serious in my life. said let's get married, mean it!'
 'sBut what"
 Listen, this will be the most sensible marriage you ever heard of. Now wait minute"-he saw that the girl was about to inter Iupt and hurried on-- Doesn't 1t strike you as coincidence that you and should meet tonight? And that both of us should be try ing to forget somebody else? For get - say. you and I are just a couple of saps wIfo don't realize how lucky we are! Do you want that guy, whoever he is, to know you're miserable. wishing he would come back to you?''
 No" said Gypsy emphatica1ly.
 'sThen instead of incoming over { him \ prepare for your wedding mOrn--'s
 "I sec what you mean" the girl said slowly. You want to marry nc to make--her--sorry she treated you so badly. That's what you're thinking about, isn't it?"
 Well, what if am? It works the same way for you, doesn't it? - And it's hundred times better reason for getting married than most people have. Romantic non- sense-say it makes me sick!
 You're pretty bitter, aren't you?" Gypsy asked. T don't blame you for feeling that way but I couldn't marry you"
 Why not ?''
 Well, it---it just isn't my idea of marriage, that's all.
 DO you like this town?" Wal lace asked.
 Gypsy considered. T thought did,' she said. I've always lived here; But now l hate it'" morning, myself" said the young man. ''Glad of it. x Two days of New York is plenty. Lord-Ill be glad to be on my way back to Forest City"
 .sWhat's it like there?'
 .Oh. you probably wouldn't think it was so much. Little place compared with New York. We think it's quite metropolis out JneTe.fa1 f1c COlu IeT dOouL thS city 500 miles westward where the <, ,Wallaces had always lived. Forest City boasted a population lof 200,- 1000 citizens. It had Chamber of lCommerce that was boosting" it and two country clubs.
 s.Ill get there,'' he said, "at 6:30 tomorrow night. Then I'll go to. the house and before I've had a chance to get off my coat Aunt FL len will be telling me that the roast is getting cold and to hurry and come to the table," Wallace laughed shortly: There's one person who's getting a break-Aunt Ellen! I've lived with her ever since it was kid Parents died. She was going to move next month Rented little rlace across the street but don't think she really liked the idea. Fond of the old Sa house. We'll she won't need to move now!"
 There was brief silence. Then Gypsy said: Were you to be married soon?"
 UNext month. But instead of waiting month for me the young lady Is going to stroll up to the altar one week from next Saturday with young Brock Phillips, polo player, bon vivant and awfully well fixed with cash Sole heir to papa's millions"
 was t just tonight that she told you ?''
 Wallace nodded. He glanced at the watch on his wrist. "Approxi- mately one hour and a half ago. he said. "You can imagine that 1t rather changed my plans for the evening. Changed them consider ably. At that, I'm not so badly off as you. You're out of job! Why did you give up the one you had? Don't you know that was fool ish?'
 1t again tomorrow"
 What was the matter with the placer"
 .Nothing. Everything! I've worked for the MacNamara com pany three years. Pounding type- writers. Filing letters. Dictation. I',n so sick of offices and the sound of typewriters rushing to work mornings and rushing home again at night-that don't see low I can go back to it. I'm sick :sv;,y and forget there is such rlace That town youwere telling { boct Forest City sounds won fevfui You'll be glad to get back t,a'c. guess"
 wallace leaned forward. You i.n come along" he said. My Ter still holds. And that's some fT.:ng I've never done before--ask s.irI to marry me after she's re- ed once"
 r,.,e girl looked at him. What .S. would have answered must s. ,in a mystery. for as Gypsy rss; nbout to speak each of them
 renlv became aware of the.
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