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shaken him as a terrier shakes
rat.
But the practice Of restraint kept
her standing silent, waiting with
bated breath for Irene's answer.
Irene laughed-a dramatic. taunt-
ing laugh. Then, That's all there
Is to it, is it? Just like thatl Irene,
will you come with me?" she
Knocked. You've got a nerve,
Tommy Wilson, to ask me that
when all I've heard out of you for
keeping me waiting here is a lot Of
crazy talk about a gang of kids
kidnapping you. A hot one, that
isl"
She paused and turned to Beryl.
But if I'd known that you were
mixed up in it, I'd have believed
him if he'd said wolves had got
him"
AS Irene faced her sister. flaming
with outraged pride, Beryls anger
against Tommy abated. She could
not blame him so much, after all.
Irene was magnificent when in
a rage -- the only time that she
was anything but insipid, in Beryls
estimation. Her blue eyes we're
dark and flashing, and there was
life with thousand facets revealed
IN her furious gestures, in the play
Of emotion upon her features, in
the red Of her mobile, trembling
lips
IF only he we're not equally in
fatuated with the marshmallow
Irene, I could forgive him." Berry,
thought
We'll" she said to Irene, NOV
that you know it was all my fault,
why don't you go with Tommy"
She was suddenly weary. If
Tommy couldn't be stopped-he
couldn't 1t was all up to Irene
noW-and it would be a relief to
know how it was going to end
I'll tell you why!" Irene ex-
claimed, her fury still at a high
pitch But now she was direct
ing her attack at Tommy. you
wouldn't tell on her, would you?
Just a gang of kids
Il might have known whose
gang" she added bitterly, whole
album of memories in which Beryl's
young friends had played a part
rushing TO her mind.
n n
DERYL looked at Tommy. Queer.
ID funny Tommy So he had tried
TO shield her. Her eyes thanked
him, though he did not see it.
For him there was no one in the
world but Irene-Irene who, for a
runaway marriage, had dressed her
self in pink chiffon and picture
hat and looked for all the world like
a Dresden doll cor at least she
would, when her anger subsided)
Lets 60" Tommy begged, wen
be too late to catch train to New
York at all"
You can take Water Baby"
Beryl offered, pretending to forget
that Irene had vowed never to ride
in the rattlety old car Anyway,
where are you going in New York?
You can't be married tonight"
Her voice was earnest, and Tom
my answered her. We're going to
a friend Of Irene's," he said, so We
can get down to city hall and be
married first thing in the MORN
1 ing"
oh, we are, are we?" Irene Jibed
well, we're not You can't treat
me like this and get away with it. )"
Poor Tommy" Beryl murmured
softly, "just because you wouldn't
tell on me"
Tommys temper, which until
now had been dormant, was slight
! ly aroused.
| Don't be foolish" he said sharp
w to Irene, and right there his
chance of coaxing her into a good
humor went glimmering. To have
him anything but humble and
pleading in Beryl's presence was
more than Irene would tolerate.
1t all ended with the elopelnent
being indefinitely postponed and
Tommy going home, torn between
disappointment and anger toward
/ Beryl.
She offered to drive him back,
but he ignored her completely as
he strobe out Of the room in high
dudgeon.
The sweet scents of the night and
the serenity of a pale moon meant
nothing TO him as he Stalked mood
lily down the tree-lined street TO his
aunt'S house.
or course Irene had shown a lot
OF temper-but who could blame
her with a sister like that? The
kid always had been bossed and
badgered by the older sister.
Why, if only half the things she
told him were true he wondered
that she hadn't left home to make