The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
BEcrx HERE TO-DAY.

&&N&EsM E1lLA 1OhfLkVEH, 6aee11ter of . minister and step 1agghicr Of fl1e wealthy and fn. 1elgent former PHIL VAN Do0nN, organized . Junior Coun. 1fx club, in t1sc town of Red Thrush, yoanger set from Becoming too dull. ACCordlng1y, slsc purchased an old farm house and renlOdeled it.
 BAIRD HOLLOWAY. . young artist who was fobOfng around the country, stopped in Red Thrush. At. tEacted by Ginger, he agreed tO stay and paint portraits and decorate the new club house. He gave the name "J0lc 1e vIvrcr to the club, and he auegested sending to Chicago for NfCOLO CALLENO, who could cook and Slng and sfrum . guitar.
 But NlcOlO could not come. In l1is place there arrived three of his cO0ntSymen. ANGELO was mu- siclan; PIETRO could cook, and BENITO could sing. Ginger took
 BaFd began to realize he. was in love with Ginger. He suggested leaving. But Phil, knowing Gin- ger, persuaded him to remain long. cr as the TOIliyers' guest. But for GiDEcr's good she wrote to SPEED ROEEY, . former friend of Gingcr,s, and invited him to visit them. She felt he would give Bard some com petition. Ginger thcrcup0n invited PATTY SEARS to take care of Speed. Hut Patty wouldn't come, pleading loyalty to EDDY JACK- SON. Whereup0n Ginger went to Eddy about h. Getting word that Speed was bringing his sister, she persuaded both Eddy and Patty to come.
 And Eddy decided to ball things mp by making life miserable for Gin- ger. Meanwhile Bcnft0 had made . trip tO Chicago ard returned witt. . plan to kitlnap Ginger. Knowing her stcpm0tlscr has a lot Of money, he plans to hold her for heavy ran. som.
 Speed and his sister arrive. Her name Is COTTON. and she Is not at all like the girl Ginger expected to scc. Ginger was n little fearful that Cotton would prove very at- tractiye tO Hard. Eddy arrangcs for Bard and Cotton to be together. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xxv1I
 1s3ACt WAb AOHCDb CuouBf- tG admis that Cotton was genuinely nice, very cordial, very friendly. most amusing. And for all Ginger's sus- picious watching. she could not dis cover that she put herself out in the least to attract favorable at- tentions of Bard. Indeed, among the men she was more personally attentive to Speed than to either of the others. listening attentively when he spoke, dancing with him very often, and betraylng an affec- donate and slsterly interest in him that was most becoming
 Also Ginger was just conceited enough to be pleased because Cot ton. in Rpite of her Greenwich studio. her New York life, and her lighted with Joie dc Vivre.
 She could scarcely take her eyes off Benito booming in the corner. ShD declared the spaghetti was the beat she had ever eaten. And when Ginger told her about Ben and .Jenky-8itting modestly apart nt small table in the pay window, Benito having insisted that they make part Of the party an q leave the work entirely to him and his companions--she wanted to be taken over immediately for an in- tfoduction, an office which Eddy was deftly commissioned to fulfill.
 For several minutes she sat at their table, chatting cheerfully, to the shy delight of Benny and tho nuttering excitement of his wife, after which she wanted to go to the Kitchen to meet the chef at close range.
 "Eddy," she whispered, ''how about something to drink?" Eddy ran q nervous finger around his col lar. Well. think l can arrange It." he said. "The girls don't drink. of courge.'
 No. but we do, don't we? We do, but can we?'
 "I think VIC can. I'll see what can do.''
 He winked at Pietro who poy- ousiy admitted them to his private retreat behind the big kitchen door, and filled their glasses from a huge vinegar jar.
 Not bad" said Cotton approv-