The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
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 BERYL BORDEN, secretly in love with TOMMY WILSON, de- lays his elOpemcnt with her haIf- sister, IRENE EVERETT, but fails to convince him that 1t is his duty to finish college.
 Irene wants to be a radio singer and is furious when she fails and Beryl succeeds in secur- ing contract, Beryl's debut wins applause and new friends but she cannot forget her hopeless love though she goes to gay parties with tho wealthy PRENTISS GAYLORD. Irene attempts to win Prentiss' interest when Beryl be- comes i'll. He Is deceived by her pose of childish innocence. Irene uses every vile to force him to declaration, as she has promised 10 marry Tommy in Q week.
 TOmmy's aunt dies and her hus. band sells his theater which leaves Tommy without job. When Tommy tells Irene this news she breaks their engagement.
 Prentiss proposes and Irene half promises to marry him. She tells Prentiss that Tommy Is i'm love with BeryI when they come home one night and see Tommy waiting on the porch. Irene stays in the car until Tommy leaves and then goes in and tells Beryl she Is engaged to Prentiss.
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 So that was Irene's secret! Beryl was speechless for a moment. Irene engaged to marry Prentiss Gay lord! The younger girl waited for her sister to speak but Beryl only looked at her. Irene wanted Beryl to say something, to show by some sign that she was impressed.
 She stirred restlessly, but Beryl seemed not to notice. As matter of fact she had forgotten Irene, standing there in the doorway. She was thinking of Tommy.
 Tommy was free now. And Tommy was broken-hearted!
 Beryl sank back on her pillows and closed her eyes.
 well" Irene said and her voice betrayed her disappointment, T wanted to tell you in a sisterly way. but you wouldn't have 1t. So I guess you don't care to hear any more.'
 Beryl did not answer. After wait ing A little longer Irene stalked out of the room and went to rouse her mother and tell her the good news.
 They whispered together, paying no attention to Mir Everett when he said he wished they'd shut up and let him sleep.
 Her mothers excitement made up to Irene for Beryl's calm acceptance of her important information. Her self-approval was restored, her ruff fled feathers smoothed, and she felt once more like a princess in fairy tala. One of the good princesses. Lef Beryl take the news any way she liked! Mentally Irene turned up her nose at the thought of car ing about what Beryl might have to say.
 That was because she didn't guess to whom Beryl would chose to express herself.
 While Irene discussed with her mother the glory of her new estate Beryl dressed herself and slipped out of the house. She had to go by way of the front porch roof, but che was adept at athletic stunts, So she found sliding down a porch pillar no trouble at all.
 she hastened as fast as she could straight to the Hoffman house. There she stood a moment, sur veyed its darkened windows and considering a course or acton.
 Tommy'd had plenty of time to get home. But had he time to get fn bed? No, he couldn't have gone to bed. Beryl decided. He wouldn't be wanting sleep. Was he in the house? Most likely he was not. should she sit down somewhere ana wait for him? Then she re- flected that if he were inside she might sit there all night and not SC him.
 She wanted to see him. She was sure that Tommy needed her.
 Presently she gathered some small stones and tossed them at his window. There was no re- sponse except the sound of the stones as they struck lightly against the glass and then fell back
 seryi walked around the house to the kitchen windows. No light there.
 were wet from the dew-soaked grass, but she did not think or possible consequences to herseH. Tommy was somewhere near. IL was awfully late for him to get out. Maybe she could get into the house and search for him.
 She would not admit it, but she had A vague fear that Tommy might have come to harm: or ne might have gone away. She seized ,Inon this thought hungrily. It was so much better than thinking that he might have might have....
 Beryl tried all the outside doors and found them locked. Then in despair she sat down on the front steps and thought about life With out Tommy. He might never come back again. There was nothing to hold him to the town.
 Presently finger of pink pointed upward in the eastern sky ana Beryl realized that day was dawn ing. Here she was out on the streets. clothed in beach pajamas, and ali alone. She might even meet the milkman. He knew her, and Beryl had sense enough to under stand that he was likely to put a damaging construction upon the incident. She arose and hurried away, keeping to the shadows or the tree-lined streets.
 Getting back to her room was not quite so easy as getting away from if had been but she managed, with a goodly tear in her pajamas ana a skinned knee.
 Quietly she changed to sweater and skirt, and left the house once more. This time she went out