The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-15
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SYNOPSIS

JOAN WARKNG, pretty Menu
phis girl, and BOB WESTON,
son OF a New York millionaire
meet In Memphis an fall i'm
love. Later they become estrang-
ed through the scheming Of
BARBARA COURTNEY, who Il
trying to win Bob for herself.
PAT WARING, Joan's young
CT sister Is I'm an automobile ac-
Cident In which JERRY FOR
RESTER, her escort, Is killed.
Heartsick. Pat runs away TO
New York. Joan follows and be-
gins a search for Pat and also q
search for p job.
Joan is Engaged to sing I'm a
night club owned by handsome
BARNEY BLAKE who proves
himself a steadfast friend. Pat
loses her job as a model i'm q
wholesale house. Barney per-
suades Joan to move into the
the apartment where his step.
mother lives to act as her COM
paniOn.
A short time later Joan finds
Pat very i'll I'm o shabby rOOming
house. During Pats convalesc-
ence Barney and Joan are drawn
closer together. Joan reads that
Barbara Courtney is in New
York and will be the honor
guest at a party given by Bob's
father. Barney asks Joan to
marry him and. believing Bob is
lost to her, she agrees. Some
weeks later Pat becomes Bar
ncy's secretary. She falls I'm love
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realizes IL is Pat he cares for in
stead of Joan.
CHAPTER XVII
Barney, looking down at Pat,
thought she seemed more like an
angel than ever, her hair gleam-
ing like an aureole of gold, her
blue eyes shining, her lips curved.
"Pm trying to decide" he an
swered. But, angel or devil,
don't like to see you running
with Vance Nicholas. Are
you planning to marry that dumb
bell?"
why, we're practically mar
ried," said Pat impishly. "All we
need is a little time to get the
license, a preacher and a wedding
ring!'
She moved behind the desk as
she spoke. Barney came nearer.
when you talk like that it burns
me up" he said hoarsely. when
yon talk like that 1 want to box
your ears. Pat. l want"
Pat began breathlessly, afraid Of
the storm she had evoked, II can't
zee why you have it in for Vance
He isn't especially brilliant but
that might be a point in his favor.
Why shouldn't / marry him il I
want to? He has everything -
money, a town house, a
country place. What more could
I want?"
She stopped then, finding it i'm
possible to go on.
sAll right, If you feel like that
about it, Barney said grimly.
Pats cool, defensive little smile
broke. Barney, missing no change
In her expression, said, pat, what
are You really like - mean the
real you?"
He reached out for her, drew her
c1oae in his arms and pressed his
kiss. Pat kissed him back wildly.
Olis bdIHSyS odIhOy'
"Darling!"
Pat broke away from him then.
arms, which had closed so
ierce1y around her a moment be-
fore, dropped to his side.
Not any more" said Pat, CROP
ing for more words and failing to
ind them.
mo, of course not said Barney.
He went through the door, bang
ing 1t noisily behind him.
Next morning Barney put his
head in the office and said
abruptly, II want a little CONVEX
sation with you, Pat. Get your
nat"
They drove to a small eating
place, a cheap restaurant where
hungry people gathered and went
about the business of satisfying
their hunger, with no curiosity
whatever about their neighbors'
affairs.
Pat and Barney sat far back in
the big room and moved the bacon
and eggs on their plates in a pre-
tense of eating, gazing desperately.
into each others eyes.