The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-06
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DEftHlN nGktE VO-OAI MONA TOWNSEND, beautiful young widow, inherits her hus- bands millions with the provi- sion that she must not rewed. Her marriage, arranged by her husbands lawyer, who was Mona's employer, was . strange affair, leaving her free at the end of q year to become her sus- bands wife in actuality or secure Q divorce. ona, in love with Townsend's nephew, BARRY TOWNSEND, agreed to the mar riage when she thought Barry was lost to her.
 She employs LOTTIE CARR, Q fashion model, as he secretary companion and they set out for South America where Barry and STEVE SACCAREIIL are part ners in a diamond mine. Mona's brother, BUD, works at the mine. Mona hopes for recon ciliation with Barry. She also feels Barry is entitled to a share of his uncIe's fortune and wants to find 8 way to arrange this legally.
 Learning that Barry and Steve are on vacation at Holiday Is- land the girls leave their boat at Port of Spain. There they meet Bud who takes them to Holiday Island by plane. They the noon meal. The young Tpen are cordial but their greeting lacks warmth. Mona wishes she had not come. Barry does not ask for explanations and she can not make them.
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 CHAPTER XII
 Barry nodded. '"Then it's in the ear. The boys will bring it up later.
 Where do we go from here? 2" asked Lottie taking her hat and purse from the chair.
 Well mostly we sleep until three pr so. Then we'll have tea. After that it's cooler and we can walk, pr drive around the place. It gets lark fairly early, you know, and i've don't have dinner until it's too lark to do anything except eat and sleep.
 "But I thought you came here tor a vacation!" Lottie exclaimed.
 "This is a vacation. There are cts of things to do here. Golf, for instance, and we're planning a landing field"
 "We fish and ride horseback too" Barry put in. "Well-see you at lean'
 The girls felt definitely dismissed.
 It had been so different from the vay Mona had hoped to meet Bar ry again. Here in the brassy glare bf sun at midday with her hair umpled, her nose needing powder, her frock wrinkled from the jour hey from Port of Spain.
 She had dreamed of such a diff Ierent meeting. At evening, per- haps, in the moonlight. She should have worn silver gown and there should have been music in the bffing. She had dreamed of an adorr Ing Barry whose heart brimmed With the same breathless love (which she herself felt! She had reamed of that moment in his rms when all the misunderstand- ngs and cruelties of the past l1onths would be swept away!
 Here she was and here was Barry. As formally polite in his Hammer toward her as he would ayu been to any casual guest. There had not been even g. fleeting limpse of his earlier warmth of Keeling.
 Barry's voice, directing the maid ,ho followed with an armful of loft towels, rose to them as Flor lnce,. lowing, opened @ door.
 Barry said, "Take Mrs Townsend Home hot water, Josie"
 Mrs Townsend! We'll, why not? that was her name.
 Madame will kindly enter?" the haid said softly. Mona brought her elf abruptly out of her reverie.
 Lottie said, "What a lovely oom! We'll, do you think the boys ere glad to see us?"
 The maid had brought Mona and Hottie up the uncarpeted stairs Into the wide halls above. From he landing swung huge window t shutters which. open now and Yhade fast by means of a rope, poked out on riot of blossoming Hibiscus. Intense greens were |otted with crimson, pink and vel Aw. A soft breeze stirred the lees. sending in showers of per- lme.
 The rooms on the second floor Here high and, above the doors, Here latticed to the ceiling. At ther side of each door there were huters spaced to let in air. The X4fect was one of marvellous cool Hess.
 You can't tell secrets here!" Lot Zie remarked, eyeing this arrange ent. Heavens, a whisper would s, all over the house. I hope mo- jody uses an alarm clock"
 From the windows of the bed . bom they could glimpse the sea.
 lay shimmering like a softly 'vaying bit of blue satin trimmed sith silver. A necklace of palms Hinged the beach and white boat ivung with the lazy tide.
 The room contained few pieces
 furniture. A huge bed draped 5ith netting stood in the center or he farther wall. There was a a.esser, two. easy chairs of rattan Ind a table. Mona noted with satis- ction that the room was lighted 5ith electricity and that the bed hd c reading lamp attached to it's Had.
 "But there's no bath" Lottie Mlied, pointing to a wash stand. bsie had hung towels about and Disappeared with two huge pitch sL Lottie's room. connecting by door Md by outer balcony, was similar
 Mona's. MA knock on the door announced le arrival of the baggage and
 orence entered, dragging suit ses and hat boxes after her. The bys, she explained. had brought
 to the door buts it seemed best pt to allow them to disturb Ia dame.
 Josie appeared almost imme-- Iately carrying pitchers of hot Hhter. Mona and Lottie bathed, Laninp suitcases in search of pa-