The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-04
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q saleSgirl I'm Barclays Depart
meIit Store, lives with her extra
VACANT mother, MOLLY ROSSI.
TER, her elder sister, MYRA,
and her young brother, MIKE.
The two girls support the fam
lily. Molly foolishly spends money
saved to pay the rent. Ellen de-
cities to work Mt night at Dream
land as a dance hall hostess un.
til the sum Is made up. The hos
tesses must wear evening dresses
and Ellen owns none.
STEVEN BARCLAY, q man OF
81 and Ellen's employer, sees tho
girl crying and discovers the sit
uation. Obviously interestde, nc
loans Ellen q lovely white taft
feta frOck when she refuses to
accept II as gift. Ellen fOrgets
her wealthy employers Kindness
when at Dreamland she meets
handsome LARRY HARROW
GATE, an artist. She accepts
Larry's invitation TO tea. In the
morning flowers arrive from Bar
clay. Ellen, distressed that the
gift Is not from Larry, quarrels
with her mother and sister. Then,
sire confesscs that she Is deeply
interested In Larry Harrowgate.
Myra shows her O newspaper
announcement OF Larry's engage
nncnt to ELIZABETH BOWES, a
debutante, Broken-hearted, Ellen
decides TO break the date for tea.
She also decides to return the
borrowed dress to Barclay.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
At the first reference to Larry
Harrowgate Ellen was pink cheek
ed and starry-eyed. From her po-
sition on the edge of the bed Myra
saw the sudden radiance that light
ed her sisters. face. She knew then
that Ellen had found the real
thing. God give her luck" whis-
pered Myra In her soul. give her
more luck than I've had" She smil.
ed at her young sister.
Go ahead. Ellen" she said
calmly enough. Go ahead about
your man before curiosity kills
me-"
"There isn't much to tell"
Ellen confessed In he rshy, eager
voice. Nothing serious, / mean.
All 1 know is that Larry-likes
me-"
But you"
you haven't any idea how l
felt, Myra when first saw him."
Ellen admitted, dropping to the
bed beside the other. Hes tall
did ! tell you?--and red head
ed. He was coming across the
dance floor toward me and all Of
IA sudden something went click
II Know" murmured Myra
sympathetically, meeting Eilen's
eager gaze. II know exactly what
you mean"
Ellen abruptly remembered
Bert. Into her own happiness
came sudden sharp pang for
her sisters sake. But underneath
wac the selfish little thought that
different as Larry was different
hated herself for It but there 1t
was.
Flows BERT" she asked I'M
comfortably. rs he coming to-
niFht?"
"Bert's fine. He's coming"
Myra answered listlessly. But It's
you I want TO hear about. When
are you going to see this tall. red
headed man again? Did he say
anythtng-dehnite."
He did," answered Ellen proud
ly. I'm seeing him this afternoon
for tea and Ill bring him out here
awfully soon. You'll love him.
Myra. ] know you will. He's just
grand! cna't tell you much about
him really. | have to learn first my
self. But I'll come home with heaps
Of news this afternoon"
Aware that her sister was re-
luctantly coming over TO her side,
she added. Hes not at all the
type of man you think would go
10 Dreamland. Nothing like that.
IIe's--well, he's n gentleman" she
concluded awkwardly.
do you know what he does?"
You mean" Ellen laughed. do
I know II he has any money? Pm
almost sure he hasn't. He's an
artist and they're always as poor as
church-mice, aren't they? But ]
don't care"
She raised her young arms above
her head and stretched luxuriously.
How could love, delightful. shining
love be fetered with care or trou-
BILE? What did money matter?
Both girls began to dress with
the speed of long accustomed
practice. II was nearly half-past
seven.
you didn't tell me his name"
observed Myra, as sch pulled over
her head dotted Swiss dress
limp from many washings.
Ellen paused in the act of put
ting on a shoe. She had been re-
flecting that somehow she must
manage new ones.
tits Larry" she said shyly. Lar
ry Harrowgate. Isn't that grand
name?"
Larry Harrowgate!"
do you know him, Myra?" FL
len exclaimed. delighted. Wasn't
right? Isn't he darling?
Where'd.you meet him."
The dress dropped over Myra's
head. II hardly displaced hair
of the smooth couture but Ellen
thought her sister looked pale
and tired. Older than usual.
1--WE never met Larry Harrow
gate" she answered In an odd
voice.
Then why were you SO sur
prised?" Ellen asked casually adj
justing her stockings to sheer tight
ness and standing up.
She was not apprelensive. Myra
sometimes had way of being
mysterious over trifies. But as the
silence heightened she felt herself
growing absurdly nervous.
"What Is it?" she asked anxious
ly. DO you know something about
him ?"