The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
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; ELLEN ROssTTER, beautiful
: 2O-year-old, loves LARRY HAIR
: ROWGATE, young artist. When
. he becomes engaged to another
Z girl Ellen agrees to marry
: STEVEN BARCLAY. 81 years
: old and wealthy. Her impoverish-
ed family is indebted 10 Barclay.
q Barclay has been married be-
fore. Scandal accompanied his
Mexican divorce from LYDIA
y GRAYSON. DANCER. To avoid pub
= Lefty Ellen and Barclay are
:, his Long Island home, deserted
/, except for FERGUS. the butler,
+ There Barclay suffers heart at
1. tack. LOUIS SYMES, Barclays
lawyer, arrives with doctors and
Il nurses. Barclay dies at dawn. =
.t Symes tells Ellen her marriage
Is not legal because papers prov
(, ing Barclays divorce have been
y stolen. Ellen yields all claims ON
Z Barclays fortune to avoid scan
dial. Then she learns Larry Har-
rOwgate is Barclays nephew.
Hcartbroken. she returns home.
s Ellen distrusts Fergus. She re-
:. turns to work at her old job as a
+. hostess at Drcamland dance hall.
Z Larry comes there, tells her he
! loves her Ellen lacks the cour-
E age to tell him of her marriage
I. to Barclay. She and Larry, go to
e buy the engagement ring.
= NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xiv
L AT luncheon which they ate in a
(. quiet, candle lighted restaurant,
z Larry began to tease Ellen about
. the wedding ring. II do believe you
selected that plain ring to save me
!. money. You felt guilty over this
one"
!. He flicked the solitaire with his
{. thumb nail.
!. Il do feel sort of guilty." she
+. admitted timidly. You're too
; good to me-"
= What whopper!"
+. Its true"
! Get that out of your head.
darling. and instantly. No one
7. could be too good to you or for
= you. You're the sweetest, dear
& est. most honest
. ''You might not know
i He laughed at such foolishness..
:. What are you thinking about.
!. sweet. with your eyes SO big and
. your face so solemn?" he asked
!. after while.
!. Ellen put down her coffee very
i carefully II was thinking that
aim not nearly SO good as you
!, think ! am" she faltered. Il
= was thinking that don't want you
!, to feel that way about me. 1t isn't
= right. 1t would break my heart to
+ ,ail you.
= II suppose you're limiting at that
= lark past of yours" Larry teased.
= Well, I'm willing to risk it,
Are you?" she asked so ear
estly that he was sobered.
= What are you driving at?" he
.manded. What do you mean?"
II don't mean anything" Ellen
/ seeing the relief which lighted
!. IS face.
~ Girls are that way she ex-
:. aimed. They can't be happy and
s cot be analytical, and pretty soon
ney're unhappy wondering if
hings are too perfect TO last. silly.
sn't it,
Darn silly
:. Presently after the melon had
been served and the minis and
:. lingcrbowls had come and disap-
pcared they arose and left the
,lace. Larry was looking tall and
handsome. Ellen was so near to
him that the mingled sweetness
of her youth and freshness and
, the Indefinite perfume shv wore.
emerged delightfully."- with the sharp,
spicy smell of the big flower at her
. shoulder.
r They were to stop at his studio
. TO see an apartment next door
(which Larry thought might do"
, ror them. Ellen was deliciously
drilled at such concrete evidence
= hat soon they We're to be married
stlnd have home of their own.
!. She was thrilled at Larry's desire
u or her advice though she knew
: nything he liked she. too, would
=. Ike.
- The superintendent was not to be
- ound when they reached the build
:, e. After consultation they de-
y. ded to wait in the studio. Larry
= ew the vivid curtains in the cheer
:, |. slip-covered room, lighted can
4, cs and knelt to lay a fire. The
= ON SO dear to Ellen, SO full of
a. SmOTleS was tO-udy especially
(. .ar. In this room she had begun
a , love the tall, handsome man she
as to marry; in this room she had
: lit so desolate that she had lost
y i'm. Always before the studio had
lelonged in part to her, too.
- As she leaned back againts the
et,eep-cushioned divan. so far back
hat the tips of her shoes did not
s&ouch the floor, and watched
Larry lay the fire. Ellen felt an al
most binding happiness. She
thought of Larry in days to come
at work in this room. Of herself
helping him. She thought of sit
F., ting at breakfast with him dis
cussing his plans and her plans
for the day, of sharing his prob
lens, his thoughts. his dreams.
She knew suddenly and quite
simply that the dream she was
building would have to be built on
a foundation of truth, of absolute
truth. Why. she must tell Larry
everything. There was nothing else
ito do. There would be no doubts
now, no hesitations, no evasions.
Larry she called. Larry.
lust a minute. darling"
A small pile of mail lay on the
long oak table by the fire. He
had paused there and was ruffling
through the envelopes. He frown-
ed at a cheap, greasy, looking one
with his name and address printed
in queer. crude letters, hesitated
and then withdrew that envelope
from the others. Ellen, looking up,
surprised an add expression on his
face and was diverted from her
own problem.
do you mind IL l open this?"
he asked, still frowning family.
Certainly mott
Puzzled. little apprehensive,
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