The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-25
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beautiful ELLEN RossITER

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employed at Barclays Depart
dance hall hostess. She lives with
her mother, MOLLY ROSSITER,
her elder sister, MYRA, and her
baby brother. MIKE.
STEVEN BARCLAY, 81 and
owner of Barclays is in love
with Ellen. Twice she refuses to
marry him because she loves
LARRY HARROWGATE, an art
list she has met at the dance hall,
She loves him despite the fact
that his engagement to ELIZA
BETH BOWES, a debutante, has
been announced. Larry asks FL
len to meet his mother, then
sends a note saying he can not
keep the engagement. He also
says he will be unable to see her
for some time. Heart-brOken, Ed.
len reads in newspaper that
Elizabeth B0wes had returned
srOm Europe.
Ellen filings herself into work,
trying to forget Larry. Gradual
ly she becomes to think less OF
him and more of Steven Barclay.
One day Mt the store she receives
a message that her brother has
been struck by a truck. Rushing
home she finds the child Is dan
gerOusly iii.
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CHAPTER XVII
The, Doctors DISTRESSED eyes peer
ed uncertainty at the tense, trembl-
ing girl. He bad known Ellen for
years.
"My dear child, a private room
isn't necessary" he said. II know
you we'll enough to tell you you
can't afford it. Mike might be
little more comfortable II things
were otherwise. but he's getting the
best of care. You understand. Ell
len, private nurses, private rooms
those things have to be paid for
in advance"
He had put it all as gently as
possible but the girl burned with
agonizlng shame. She wanted to
cry out to him that 1t wasn't neces-
stiles she wanted for Mike but all
the luxuries, all the comforts that
only money would buy. Instead
she turned abruptly away.
Come on, mother" she said
quietly. I'VE must CO."
When they reached home Molly
was still crying bitterly, softly,
hopelessly. Stevens car stood in
front of the apartment house. Lo-
rene must have told him what had
happened. Ellen saw him before
the others did and thought that
never had she been so glad to see
anyone.
She ran from the cab to meet
him. AS she felt the clasp of his
hands and looked into his anxious,
troubled eyes she thought she could
break into tears of thanksgiving.
From then on everything went
as she had known it would. There
was no need for her to ask any
thing. Steven arranged 1t all. He
teelphoned the hospital and or
dered a private room for Mike.
He arranged for special nurses
He made an appointment for his
pernonai physician to call at the
hospital to see the child. He re-
served a room at the hospital for
Molly SO she might stay there II
she wished.
They saw Mike that night. He
was conscious but tired and wan,
too sick from ether and exhaustion
to smile at those who loved him.
He only turned his rumpled. boy
ish head and looked at them.
The girls left then but Molly
stayed on.
Queer, topsy-turvy days followed.
Molly spent day and night alike at
the hospital. The two girls went
on working but with Molly and
Mike away everything at home
seemed different.
The sisters spent SO much time
at the hospital that there was
no time to keep the apartment
going smoothly. Still Ellen re-
fused Stevens offer to provide
maid, refused also to take vaca-
ton from the store. With debt spill
ing UP so rapidly she dared not.
She knew Steven did not consider
the money he had spent for Mike
as debt but she was determined
the sum should be repaid.
One thing Mikes illness had ac-
complished. The immediate EXT
gencies had thrust into the back
ground of Ellen's mind all thought
Of Larry Harrowgate. When she
remembered him 1t was with pain
but pain was routine now. Larry
had gone with part of her own
youth. The gayety and laughter
he represented were gone forever