The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
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 BERYL BORDEN, secretly in love with TOMMY WILSON, de- lays his elOpemcnt with her half- sister, IRENE EVERETT, but fails to convince him that 1t is hi sduty to finish college.
 Irene wants to be . radio singer and is furious when she fails and Beryl succeeds in securing a con- tract. Beryl's debut wins applause and new friends but she cannot fOr- get her hopeless love though she goes to gay parties with the wealthy to win Prentiss' interest when Beryl becomes i'll. He is deceived by her pose of childish innocence. Irene uses every vile to force him to a declaration as she has promised to marry Tommy in a week.
 Tommy's aunt dies and leaves him less money than he had ex- pected from the famiI yestate. Her husband loses some of this by un- wise investment but permits Tom- my to kepe his job as manager of the theatcr and tells Tommy to look for another job. When Tommy tells Irene his bad luck, she breaks their engagement.
 Prentiss asks Irene to marry him, an dshc half agrees.
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 CHAPTER XXvII
 Tommy waited by the gate, long, ing for a glimpse of Irene, see- ing lights in the house and trying to believe that she might be there rzyic hn,d late oc if xuoc or writing a note to him perhaps. A note to tell him that she didn't want their engagement broken and wuold marry him as soon as he liked.
 It was a ray of hope, but Tommy wrapped it around himself and en- deavored to imagine it a warm cloak. Should he go boldly up to the door and ring the doorbell No. he had not that much courage. Irene might come out to him if she knew he was there. He whistled softly, then a little louder.
 Behind the curtain of an upstairs room a girl peered out at him. It was not Irene. and he did not see her. The girls heart was pounding like a ip-hammer as she knelt on the floor beneath the window, the better to see him.
 Didn't he know couldn't he Then Bery1 saw that Prentiss had parked his car little beyond the Everett gate. And it was the limousine. Perhaps Tommy did not lords. Beryl thought that perhaps she wouldn't have known it herself if it hadn't had the same motor as that in Prentiss' roadster. It was too dark under the trees for her to see distinctly.
 But surely Tommy could sec and know that it was not a car that belonged to the neighborhood. Could he see Irene with Prentiss?
 Beryl shivered with anxiety as she knelt and watched. No, Tommy couldn't know yet or he would not be whistling there in the dark. But at any moment Irene might get out of the car with Prentiss and start for the house. What would happen then?
 Beryl was thinking less of the scene that might take place than of the hurt that would follow for Tommy.
 Would Irene care enough not to cause it? Would she wait with Prentiss until Tommy had gone away? Surely she had heard him whistling?
 Beryl prayed that Tommy would 20 away. But he didn't. He stayed and she could see the glow of one cigaret atfer another as he lighted them and threw them away after puff or two at each. Poor kid, what an awful state he must be in! She wondered if Irene had broken a date with him. Irene had not told her family of the breaking of her engagement to Tommy. but Tommy hadn't been around all that day. or telephoned, and Belyl was puzzled.
 too was praying he would leave.
 This was true'enough. except that Irene was turning the occasion to her advantage. When she saw Tommy at the gate she had been fairly petrified for a moment. Be- fore she could think of what to say Or do Tommy's whistle broke the stiffness around them.
 If startled Prentiss. Nervous. he asked sharply: What the deuce is that?"
 Irene sank back in his arms "It's that silly Tommy Wilson, she said in ulSSuSt, III Hiihu'o AS a serenading her"
 "Serenading who?"
 why Beryl, of course" Irene sighed. of he only know how she makes fun of him!"
 Prentiss' brows knitted in doubt. "I thought you said shes crazy about him." he reminded Irene.
 Irene hesitated. seeing she'd made this error, but excuses. alibis and explanations were second na- ture to her. She was soon ready to explain the apparent discrepancy in her statements. ..
 "Yes," she said lightly. "but you see Beryl is a level-headed person. She calls most most demon- strations of affection nonsense"
 And Prentiss, remembering that he had been unable to fall in love with Beryl, thought that it might have bene because she was cola. Not at all like the warm little Kit ten in his arms.
 He frightened his arms and Irene snuggled closer to him. Her sud- den melting, which made her safer from discovery by Tommy. seemed fully warranted now that girl like Beryl had been painted as harsh and unfeeling.
 Irene was well pleased with her self. She had said that Beryl made fun of Tommy because she herself was exasperated with him at the moment. It was the first thing that