The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
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 love with TOMMY WILSON, de- lays his elopemcnt with her half sister, IRENE EVERETT, bct rails to convince him that it is s.eS duty to finish college.
 Irene wants to be a radio singer. She secures an addition and takes Beryl to the studio with her. While waiting, Bcryl croons melodies at piano. A director accidentally hears and is charmed by her voice. He gives her test and offers a contract which cIates her but her joy is bitter-sweet for Irene fails andthe family blame Beryl. Irene again promises to elOpe with Tommy but his aunt dies and the marriage is postponed.
 BeryPs debut is success. She tries to forget her hopeless love for Tommy by going to gay parties with PRENTISS GAYLORD, wealthy son of her employer. Irene attempts to win Prentiss from her sister.
 Beryl becomes i'll and the doctor warns her to stay in bed and guard her throat. Irene meanwhile avoids Tommy and tries to captiyate Prem tiss.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XxII
 Prentiss arrived with his arms full of flowers and Mrs Everett was kept busy for the next half hour getting them into proper containers
 Beryl heard his car stop before the house but no one came to tell her he was there. The flowers were placed in the living room. No one thought of taking them up to Beryl not even Prentiss. Bringing them was only a polite gesture with him. He was thinking of Irene and when she told him that Beryl was resting in her room on the doctors orders -oh, no, it was nothing serious!- he apologized again for keeping her up so late the night before-and forgot about Beryl.
 Prentiss had not been in love since his adolescent days, but he was not in any degree a woman hater. He had liked Beryl and had found himself wondering on few occasions if he might not be fall ing in love with her. He was ready to fall in love, wanted to fall in love. The bugbear of most young men who consider love and matri- mony-lack of funds - did not pothCF Aliili. 1lC iido ChOuSh lIlOhSy to make any reasonable girl happy as far as money was concerned.
 He liked and admired Beryl, had thought for a time that they might care deeply for each other but this affection had not come. Was he going to be one of those persons who never experienced it? At times he was afraid this might be true. And he believed that the greatest thing in life would be missed if one never met an overwhelming pas- sio1, never was swept off ones feet carried away, submerged, drowned, lost in love.
 He didn't want to live like a stuffed dummy. He wanted to fall head over heels in love. If the girl wouldn't have him-all right-that too would be an experience. What was life without experience? Expe- noes of all kinds. You might as well be dead as to live uneventful- ly. It was the same thing. So thought Prentiss.
 When he met Irene he knew that he'd met new experience. Up to that time he hadn't known whether it was true or not true that love sometimes came with first sight.
 He was falling in love with Irene. But how could he tell her that without engendering the belief that he was fickle? Hadn't he been pay ing rather marked attention to her sister?
 4 nice girl like Irene wouldn't understand He'd have to waste time breaking it to her gently that he hadn't been serious about Beryl. Thank the Lord he hadn't made love to her! That would compli- cate matters. A girl as sweet as Irene she'd not want him if she thought it would hurt Beryl.
 Side by side they rode in the black and chromium roadster. He: ''Yes, I'll have to watch my step" She: "If he wouldn't be so slow!"
 It was that delightful hour near the end of summer day when the sun retreats before a pale moon and the long shadows fresco the earth, when there is stiffness as though all things stood at attention while the sun sends up its farewell banners of red and gold, purple and blue.
 Irene and Prentiss were gliding along with their young minds seeth- ing with thoughts. They had noth- ing in common with the serenity of the countryside. It did not touch them. Prentiss was thrilled with his thoughts. Now he was awake! Now he was alive! Here was girl who could prove to him that he'd been sleeping.
 Habit fastened itself upon him. Am I an egotist?" he asked him. self. What does the girl think? Does she know anything about this pounding in the brain. this power full urge to take another. certain. human being in your arms, to know through the sense of touch an