The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-12


 wnB almost translucent, Her fine br0ws were dollcntoly arehod and her whole face wor0 cust0marlIS m expression of careless dlsdaln All her belongings, the fur, tho bag, her waddod llllo gloves bronthod n scent that was olusly, and plQunnt. Susan thought lt whl inimosa but wnsn't, surcT
 She felt t0nguo-tlod and won. dcrod why sho had como. Why hadn't ahO thought of m excuse z What dld thls girl want of horY Dotorminodly gho brought her at. tontion back tO whnt Denise was saying
 Sorry to have broken up the party that day you and Bobby were lunGhlnR,' Bho snid, Suan n pfotondod not Co remember,
 "Oh, well, then, it d0osn' mat. ior'" Denise AnId AWeetly, 1T thought there wna n chnnoe you might bo taking him seriously and thnt would bo bad, !"
 "W0uld it2 WhyP" Susnn's voice wns grave, Denise laughed a Hllycry, Ilttlo trlcklo of amusement,
 "WhYY sho asks mo that" Rho raised hor eyes in mock HmnHo- mont "Suroly you know his ropu' tntl0n,"
 susan dipped her spoon Into tho clear soup md hS0d hor candid RnSo on the Othor girl, ''i know very little about hIm," sho snld quietly, except that he's pleasant and friendly"
 "Oh, my donr is that nll 2" There wnB the fnintost cdgo in DonisoA tono now, "IIo'H charming, thnt mnn, He's q lamb but you hnv0 i0 know hlm through md through as l do tO--w woll, to appreciate him. We've practically, been rnisod lo. gCthor," sho wont on, 'and his father, well, he's m old darling, n pet Iis fnlhor has, always OK. pcctod uH Co stop off some day"
 Susan dIJ not reply, Iiy some miracle sho managed t0 keep her fingers Hlondy, If this were only over, sho thought, wildly if there were only somo quiet, friendly cave Into which she might creep and hide herself, anfo forever from tho sound of thnt clear, arrogant, tor" mcntlng voice, Hut sho was not 10 bc let off so easily, Denise rIpplod on,
 "Its not settled, Of course, nc- tunlly," ,sho said, '"rhLt is, we haven't named a dWatc or any. thing like that, but--woll, l don't know, think perhaps I'm too young 10 decide Just now"
 susan managed a stiff-lipped smile,
 "Im just IS you know" Denise poutcd. "Of course 1 know most girls marry during their first Sea son but l cant make up my mind, "
 Susan murmured something con- vontional, Afterward she could not have told what her partSin the con vcrsatiOn had been, She lOnged only 10 escape from this bright, warm room and from her torturer.
 "Of course there Is no question about BObby's ideas on the sub- Ject", said Denise, preenlng herself aS naturally as young peacock. She interrupted herself for mo- ment to bow prettily to several el- derly women in black, proceeding in stately fashion toward n corner table.
 "Dreadiul old hens" Denise mur- mured. What was 1 saying?"
 Susan prompted her, automaton- like. You said there was no ques- ton about MT Dunbars feelings"
 Denise smiled, diverted. Do you honestly call him that? How fun- ny!" she trilled. "I thOught-that is, 1 got the impression the other night you knew each other rather we'll"
 Susan's heart unaccountably frightened. So Robert had been speaking of her! This was balm.
 He thinks" continued Denise spitefully, that you're smart That's what he said. At least that's all 1 remember. don't know how you happened to come into the con versation. We are driving and talking just babbling on you know how it is---and he said that
 Well. if wasn't much but it was something. Susan decided. She glanced at the watch she wore bound 10 her wrist by plain.