The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05
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6E6LA BURDEN, secretly m I0ve with TOMMY WILSON. suc- ceeds in delaying his elopement with her half-sister, IRENE EVERETT. but fails to convince him that 1t is his duty to his family to finish col- lege.
 Later Irene postpones the mar- riage date believing she is to be- come 8 radio singer. Securing an addition, she permits Beryl to go to the studio with her. While waiting in an ante-room, Bcryl sits down at a piano and crOOns melodies. One of the directors hears her and gives her a private test. He promises an interview with MIR GAYLORD Irene fails and is furious when she hears her sister has bene given 8 test. Beryl's hopes of a radio ca- reer dim as no word comes from the studio.
 At last letter arrives and she slips away for her interview. Nerv- Ous during the ordeal, Beryl is elated when presented with contract. Her victory is bittcr-sweet for her family and Tommy believes she robbed Irene of her chance. However her 'gang'' console her and celebrate by putting on a show. Bcryl proves n cuccess, and the enyi0us Irene quar- rels with Tommy when he praises her. A crowd gathers at the house to greet Beryl after her first broad cast.
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 CHAPTER XVI
 Irene and Tommy, their walk end. ing in a quarrel returned to her her home few minutes after the party that had gone to the station to meet Beryl.
 Mrs Everett was about to give herself over to anxiety when Irene took her aside and declared that it was no more than they could ex- pect. Look how Beryl had treated them all along-not saying word -springing the whole thing on them is if they were outsiders! That was just what they were to her anyway. She didn't consider herself one of them. If she hadn't felt that way she wouldn't have kept her fathers name; she'd have called herself Beryl Everett.
 Just the same,'' Mrs Everett protested, its not like Beryl to say one thing and do another. And she said she'd be home on the 11:57 She could just make it from the studio, she said, if she hurried"
 Irene laughed. "If she hurried" she repeated insinuatingly. Maybe that's the answer. Maybe she didn't hurry"
 her mother walled, but Irene made house there was a sudden commo- tion.
 she's here!" someone exclaimed. There's a car stopping before the house."
 Mrs Everett ran to see who it was and just as she reached the door between the dining room and the living room Beryl came tum- bling into the hall. Came tumbling literally. for she had cartwheeled through the front door on a rug that slipped When her mother reached her she was sitting in a healp of flowers. stifling a laugh in the sudden embarrassment of find- ing herself unexpectedly facing a roomful of people. She got up, let herself be congratulated and praised, and then apologiZed.
 "I didn't expect there'd be any one here but the folks" she ex- plained, land I couldn't hold in any longer"
 "No one would expect you to be dignified dear" Irene said sweetly.
 Beryl did not appear to hear Someone's got to come out and help lug in the flowers" she in- vited. ''They're dumped on the curb"
 'sWhy didn't you have the taxi driver bring them in?" her mother asked.
 "Taxi driver?" Beryl repeated. Then she laughed. That was Mir Gaylord's car and his driver" she said and stuck out her chest in unabashed boastfulness. Think of