The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
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BERYL BORDEN, secretly fin love with TOMMY WILSON, de- lnys his el0pement with her half. sister, IRENE EVERETT, but fails to convince him that 1t is his duty to finish college.
 Later Irene p0stpones the mar riage believing she is to be star radio singer Securing am auditor she permits Beryl to go to- the down at plano ana croons melo- dies. A director hears her and grants a private test. He prom ises . contract later. Irene fails and is furious when she hears of Beryls success. Time passes but no word comes from theh studio. At last letter arrives and Beryl slips away for the interview. She is elated when presented with a con- tract. Her victory is bitter.sweet for her family and Tommy believes she robbed Irene of her chance. Beryl's debut is n success and she returns home laden with floral tributes.
 Burning with envy, Irene de- CddeS to marry Tommy immediately, but his aunt dies and sO the mar- riage is again postponed. MIR HOFF- MAN, TOniny's uncle, wants q
  for an carly marriage.
 Trying to kill her love for Tommy, Beryl accepts invitations from young PRENTISS GAYLORD, who takes her to party. Irene is waiting when they return that night.
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 CHAPTER xx
 Irene. waiting up for her? Beryl looked at her sister, lovely cre- ature in (the nerve of herb sea- shell pink lounging pajamas that were Beryl's. The flood of soft light that came from golden shade was flattering to Irene.
 Beryl turned to Prentiss with a feeling that she ought to shout warning to him. Of course he could see for himself, but he couldn't read the signals as Bery1 did. He would see only the golden hair shining in the soft light, the gleam of n satiny shoulder, the childiike pose of inno- cent sleep.
 Prentiss wouldn't know that the lounging suit was taken without permission from its owner and that the wearer had waited up for her sister for the express purpose of meeting him or, failing that, to talk about him.
 | Of course, Beryl realized, she herself could only guess at what was in Irenes' mind, but she knew her sister very we'll She felt she had made a fair guess.
 Beryl wanted to let Irene sleep but even as she put a silencing finger to her own lips Irene stirred and opened her eyes. Seeing Prem tiss standing there staring at her Irene sat up in pretended embar- rapsment. There was no reason for genuine embarrassment. Her cos- tune was complete with its yellow coat and she knew her sister would understand that if she had not hoped to be caught in the pajamas she would not have worn the coat on a hot summer night.
 Irene had learned through pain fu2 experience not to face Beryls coSl gray eyes when she was en- gagged in tricks. There was some- thing about Beryl which made tricks, even the most commonly practiced ones, seem cheap and tawdry. She wasn't going to have her plans spoiled by Beryl so she smiled sweetly and apologetically at Prentiss.
 "I wanted to hear about the party" she said. in the voice of Q Cinderella who had no parties in her. own life.
 ''Do you want drink, Prentiss ?" Beryl asked in a matter fact tone.
 Prentiss answered vaguely. "A drink? Oh yes. yes of course. I was thirsty, wasn't IF"
 Hth Irene pouted, still the little sister who'd be suppressed if other people she hoped Prentiss would get. Irene had learned that most men enjoy being protectors, or imagining themselves such. She was young enough to look helpless and appeal ing.
 Strange that little shallow minded Irene should know so much more about men than her branier sister. Was it instinctive knowledge that comes only to primitive minds? Or was it that much talked of wo- mans intuition? Beryl wondered as she made her way to the kitchen for the refreshments what Prentiss would say if she were to ask him about this.
 OVer the mixing or the cool drinks she smiled suddenly and said to herself: "Beryl, don't be cynic. There must be men in the world somewhere who don't care for baby dolls at any stage of the game. Maybe Irene is just as clever enough to pick her men,"
 Then she remembered having heard someone say that youth is