The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-29
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MONA MORAN, reccptlonist In
 a Wall street law ofsce. goes with
 ncE childhood sFcelheart, STEVE
 SACCARELLl, Co Q popular sup-
 &zt resort, the Halycon Club.
 Mona lives on Third avenue, sup-
 porte her invalid father, mother,
 I.Itlc sister, KITTY, and ne'er-
 'D-Well brother, BUD.
 Steve has been mysteri0usly ab-
 e1fs1 from New York for three
 2cars. Now he appears, well
 dressed and prosperous. With no
 Thought of impfopriety he has
 ordered q gown and wrap sent to
 Mona which, after much inde.
 cielQn, she decides to wear.
 At the office thnt day Mona has
 met BARRY TOWNSEND, rich
 and socially prominent, but rec
 fused to dine with him.
 HOTTIE CARR, a fashion mo.
 del and friend of MOna's is at the
 BnlcyOn Club. She and her cs.
 cOft join Mona and Steve. Bud Moran comes to the supp per club to see BUCK HARKINS the proprietor, who has under world connections. Mona sees her brother and is frightened, fear < Ing Bud is assOciating with gang
 stefs.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER Tx
 The dance ended as 1t had been Threatening to do for several bars. 1t died away in a long low wall of the violin as the yiolinist stood alone in the spotlight, eyes closed, shoulders swaying with the melody. Several couples, flushed and en- toying their own skill, danced on oblivious to the music's ending.
 Steve and Mona left the floor and returned to their table Mona's eyes were troubled but Steve's re- assuring words rang in her ears. "Ill look out for Bud" In some way or other Mona knew that Steve would keep his word.
 "I'll forget it." she thought to herself. T won't spoil Steve's even- ing. Only I do hope it wasn't Bud l saw!" It had been Bud, the girls heart told her. She was sure of that. Her problem would have to be solved from that point.
 Steve will take care of every. thing" Mona argued with herself determinedly. Suddenly she found herself laughing. Their table was occupied.
 Lottie, vision in delicate pink her carefully scalloped golden hair filling her head like metallic cap, was seated there alone. Blue eyes, wide and ingeni- ous, gave Lottie's delicatefy pow dered face look of startling inno- cence.
 It seemed that her escort had made an abrupt departure. Lottie explained that he had been crab- bing all evening. He had not been Tn the least entertaining and sud- denly he had wanted Lottie to go else and hear the sad story of his life.
 eCan you imagine it?' she de- ms nded. When there is so much fuH right here! oh, well, you know .hose college boys!"
 My dear, 1 know you" was Mona's inward thought. Steve oolis rather good to you-now that he has money!"
 But Mona did not say all this. She reproached herself even for the thoughts. so derogatory to her friend. After all. Lottie was a friend and a true one.
 Mona aroused herself from her to hear Lottie treading on rather tactless territory. She was scolding Steve for not letting 1er know of his intended return to he metropolis.
 "I'd have met you at Grand Gen. ral with band!" she assured him.
 Mona's face whitened. That re- mark could have but one con- lotation. Lottie's tone, the way Ihe laughed over the words Grand Central was filledewith innuendo. By Grand Central she meant that Steve had come from Sing Sing.
 But Steve was not to be dis urbed. He answered easily, II lidn't arrive at Grand Central sta- ion. My boat docked in Brooklyn ,arly one Sunday morning while ,ou were probably at church"
 "so you're just vagabond 
 'Lottie, do hush." Mona began. .ottie knew perfectly well that she vas misbehaving. It was bad enough inviting herself to join hem but to talk to Steve about we'll things that certainly weren't rue-was the limit!
 Lottie apparently thought so. too.