The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-08
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ANN and CEClLY EENWICk have for years supported themsei- yes, their younger sister, MARY FRANCES, and their grandparents, known as "ROsalie" and "Grnnd". Because of this financial responsi- bility, Ann, who is 2S, Is unable to marry PHIL ECROYD, young lawyer to whom she has been en- gagged for eight years. Cccily, P, loves BARRY McKEEL, an en- gineer, but when he proposes she refuses to name their wedding date for the same reason.
 Mary-Frances, 15, and still fin school, strikes up an acquaintance with EARL DE ARMOUNT, vau- deville actor, and meets him scc- retly. He tries to persuade her to become his stage partner.
 Ann and Phil quarrel when she hears LEFTY KING, who works in Phil's office building, address him with endearments.
 De Armount continues to urge Mary-Franccs to join his act and she promises to give him her an- swer next evening. Cccily is dis turbcd when she learns Barry has left town without telling her about it.
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 CHAPTER xxXIv
 Quite a little one," stipulated ary-Frances.
 Earl said, "Cripes!" when the little kiss was over, but he went on to say. Sometimes it kind of seems to me that you just take it all out in talking, Frankie"
 "Early' said Mary-Frances. Hearts dearest!"
 Sure. know. I'm glad you're that typo and all--see? But what about the promise?'
 "I'll give you my answer on Tuesday night"
 "Nix. hon. Now, Now or never that's a good rule. You got to make up your mind, and that's all there is to it-see? got to beat 1t out here by the middle of the week at the latest"
 q have to think it over some more," said Mary-Frances. T just have to-"
 "How about tomorrow night. Monday, then?"
 well" Mary-Frances acceeded ("Ermintrude, l have promised to give him my answer this very night" ")-"to-mor night, then, beloved"
 "Yes or no, then. tomorrow night. No kidding? No folingo?
 T promise" said Mary-Frances'
 Cecily said. "You know. Ann. do feel sort of better" and pushed away the bowl, emptied now of its hot, stimulating milk, and nibbled at the last crumbs of toast. Not" she explained, "that I'm happier but, well, just spunkier, maybe. You have been good Tor me, angel" after you'd eaten nothing since yes, terday?" and added, Sisters girl" ana picked up the bowl and plate to wash them along with the other dishes piled in the sink.
 I'Il put the kettle on," Cecily sighed. 'I suppose we'll have to do those ding dishes tonight. Mary Frances might have washed them for once. It wouldn't have hurt her." w
 "It is on and boiling. I'll wash them; you dry them. Mary-Frances would have, if you'd told her. She juSt doesn't think"
 "Well, we thought. We had to, when we were her age"
 "I know. But we were different
 "Yes, but why were we? l think we are different yet. And what is the matetr with us, anyway? Other girls grow up and have jobs, and boy friends, and good times and are happy. After while they get engaged, and then they get mar ried and have babies and keep on being happy. Look at us. Quarrel ing with our beaus and everything. Just mess."
 "Well-- Don't pour that water ovor them, honey, it's too hot. Never mind, it was only a jelly glass. What was I saying? Oh, yes. We've had worries and re- sponsibilities all along. Sometimes l think Phil was right when he said that we didn't have any defi- nite point that we could place and begin to hope"
 Hope! Shoot, Ann-thats what we do best. That's what we've al- ways done-wait around and hol- lowly hope. You told me yourself, half an hour ago, not to hope. It is the best bit of advice I've had. Look at Grand and Rosalie-hhp- ing, Two summer homes. and"
 Poor dears." said Ann.
 "Hypocrite!" said Cecily. "l don't see how you bear 1t. angel. Truly don't. If they start acting toward me, now that Barry and T. We'll, if they act about us as they act about you and Phil. will not stand it."
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