The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-13
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 have for years supported them- i selves, their younger sister, MARY FRANCES, and their grandparents, known as "Rosalie" and "Grand". Because of this financial rcsponsi- bility, Ann who is 28, Is unable to marry PHIL ECROYD, young lawyer to whom she has been en- gagged for eight years. CcciIy, P. loves BARRY McKEEI., an en- gincer, but when he proposes she refuses to name their wedding date for the same reason. Mary-Franccs, 15, and still in school, strikcss up m acquaintance with EARL DE AItMOUNT vaudc- villc actor, and meets him secret ly. 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 cndcarmcnts. Ann tries tO forget Phil by going around witl KENNETH SMITH, rich and at. tentivc. CcciIy is disturbed when she learns Barry has left town without telling her about 1t.
 Mary-Franccs fails in an ex- animation md promises Dc Ar mount she will go away with him Barry returns and CctfIy, against her grandfather's command, drives away with him in his car.
 Kenneth Smith asks Ann to marry him.
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 CHAPTER XXXIX
 "Now, now, Kenny. How would you like 1t when people came UT and asked to meet your motherY
 "Boloney! You got too many inhibitions. Ann. You----''
 Would Cecily go home to dress and off again to marry Barry without a word to her? Would Cecily do cruel thing. like Ieav- ing note? Angel Ann: Barry and I have been married--"
 "Maybe?" Kenny was persist ing. Maybe. Ann?" >.s
 "No." Ann said. "No, not may be-" Maybe what?
 "Is that right, or fair. or any thing? How'd you know what may happen in the future? You might change. mightn't you? IL wouldn't hurt you to give me q little h ope, would 1t? What is a man going to live for if he can't hope? But you don't care. You don't care how unhappy I am, do you?"
 "I care, Kenny. But, after all. who Is happy? I don't know any one who is, except, perhaps. my grandparents. I'm beginning to think that young people never are. That they have to wait until they get thruogh caring so desperately about everything and come out to the-well. calm, is it?-on the other side"
 "You could make mo happy. But you won't. You're beautiful and crucl--that's what you are. Beautiful and cruel. Crueler than you are beautiful"
 Because l remember that four aces beat 0 full house?" "Check. But what do you mean --exactly?"
 Possibly mean that I can keep my values straight"
 And I'm of no value? All right. I may not be four aces, but I'm no four-flusher, either"
 Ann had time to say only, "Of course you aren't. didn't mean that" before MT Redfcrn came in- to the office.
 He was thin man with pro- truding eyes and a long stretch of wrinkled neck between his too large collar and his nervous chin. He always tapped q pencil when hc talked, and jiggled his foot up and down. and he fretted when he had to listen to other persons talking.
 He said to Kenneth. Don't let me scare you off. young fellow" and to Ann, Anything new?"
 Nothing" said Ann, "except that Mir Isanberg was in to see you about renewing the lease. He said he'd come in again at 4 o'clock"
 "I met him down the street. I'm waiting for him. You may as well go If you'd like to, Miss Fen wick. No reason for us both sticking around here" He reached for the telephone.
 Ann said. May I get the num- Der for you, Mir Redfern?" and nodded at Kenny.
 "I'll wait outside for you." he said, and went scowling to the door and out of it..
 MT Redfern explained that he had thought of calling Black X Mauer. but guessed 1t wouldn't do any good.
 "I called them this morning. They said they'd have to let the discount go--that they didn't have the money to take advantage of 1t this month."
 MT Redfern sighed and tapped his pencil. By the way, Miss Fem