The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-11
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 ANN and CECILY FENWICK have for years supported them selves, their younger sister MARY FRANCES, and their grandparents known as "Rosalie" and "Grand". Because of this financial responsi- bilify, Ann, who is 2S, is unable to marry PHIL ECROYD, young lawyer to whom she has been en- gagged for eight years. CeclIy, 22, 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 in school, strikes up an acquaintance with EARL DE ARMOUNT vaude- vile actor, and meets him secret Iy. He tries to persuade her to become his stage partner.
 Ann and Phil quarrel when she hears LEFTY KING, who works in Phils office building, address him with cndearmcnts. Ann tries 10 forget Phil by going around WlINh aItu attentive. CcciIy Is disturbed when she learns Barry has left town without telling her about it.
 Mary-Franccs fails fin an ex- afninntiO and meets De ArmOunt. stagc partner.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 
 CHAPTER XXXVII
 "Eut, Earl" breathed Mary Frances. you don't honestly and truly think that I--that We"
 Think! Say, I do better'n think. l know-see? You've heard the crack. maybe, about opportunity knocking once on the door? Well, it's knocking right now. and it's knocking hard. Offering us fame and fortune on silver platter. Will you take 1t? Naw--you want to stick here and go to q lousy camp with a bunch of kid girls"
 "Why, Earl DeArmount! I don't either"
 "-and just moulder away, bury ing your beauty under d bushcl and, like you said, misunderstood and drab and all. Well, all I got to say is, snap out of it. snap out of it-sec? I got to be beating 1t. I've waited around here more'n a month on your account. It's eating into my capital. 1 can't stick around any longer-see? Snap out of it, Frankie. That's my last word.'
 well" demurded Mary-Fran- ces.
 Earl repeated masterfully "snap out of it."
 T was just wondering" said Mary-Frances, what my family would do when they found out I'd gone"
 DO? Say, listen now, hon. Try and be sensible. In the first place, 1utely nothing. And from what you tell me l don't know as they'd even try to do much. And in the second place, if I start in to get you out of here and away from your family's interference and all, I'll do it--see? Now. listen, hon. After supper tonight you tell your folks that you're going over to stay all night with your chum again-see? And then you put what you'll need in a suitcase and sneak out of the house, and I'll meet you-well, say down about Fenwick and Spruce see? I'll talk around the garage anc say I'm going to make Blue mont tonight. Fast is, we'll go in exactly the opposite direction see? Throw 'em off if they did start anything. But they won't. Not them. Now leave me sec" He took road map from his pocket.
 T could write note,' unused Mary Frances.
 NO, no. Nothing like that, Frankie. Absolutely not That's out-see? Way I'll work it is so they won't even know you're gone till way long to-mororw-Wedn day, sometime, and we'll of left Mendel Springs early in the morn ing and have a long head start. I got to stop at Mendel Springs kind of get myself in shape again. But after we leave there-We'n go. That bus of Butts, leave me tell you, is some goer. He had to have one that would ee?--causc- well, that was the kind of one he wanted. Well, we'll make the Springs tonight"
 Earl" faltered Mary Frances, 'I wouldn't want to start tonight. Not Tuesday night"
 Earl lighted his third cigaret "All right" he said. "Tm through see? Wait till l get that damn Chink to give me the check. I'm through-sce? He made an ugly gesture with the flat palm of his hand and twisted his features queasily. q should have known betetr Aw, weli--whats the diff? You're just like all danes. Yel- low"
 "Why. Earl DeArmount. l must say
 "Ali right. Well. what have you been doing? Swinging me along. Playing me for a sucker. Keeping me hanging around here, eating into my capital. I got a heart. ain't I? I'm human, ain't 1? I been talking business today--see? Prac- tical-see? Why Because I didn't want to work on your feelings nor anything, I wanted you to come into it with your eyes open and all