The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
SYNOPSIS


SON OF q New York millionaire,
meet IN Memphis and fall In
love. They become estrnnged
through the scheming of BAR
BARA COURTNEY, n popular
society girl who Is trying TO win.
Bob for herself.
Joan goes 20 New York 60
search Tor PAT, her younger
sister. who has run away after
an unhappy love affair. Joan Is
hired rs q masked singer I'm a
night club. Believing Bob lost to
her. she becomes engaged TO
BARNEY BLAKE, owner of the
night club.
Pat reappears and becomes
Barney's secretary. IL Is not long
before he realizes he loves Pat
instead OF Joan. Joan sings at n
fashionable entertainment and
discovers she is in BOb's home.
Bob recognizes her voice and
traces her TO the luxurious
apartment she and Pat share
with Barney's stepmother. Bob
leaps to the conclusion that Joan
Is living there as "Mrs Blake"
filings her from him and rushes
away.
Joan tells Barney of her love
for Bob and learns that he loves
Pat. Next day Barney and Pat
are married and sail on their
honeymoon. Joan, who does not
know the reason for Bob's jeal-
Ous rage waits for him to re-
turn.
CHAPTER xxXIII
More than once Joan moved
toward the table where the tele-
phone stood. 1t held a strange fas-
cination for her. Presently the
telephone would ring and she
would hear Bob's voice saying.
Joan, I'm sorry. Or perhaps it
would be merely Joan, I'm COM
ing for you. Be ready, will your"
There were never any evasions
with Bob. He scorned them. He
would not say Joan, may I come
over?" when he knew that she
was waiting for him.
She glanced down at her wrist
watch. Eight o'clock. He was
just finishing dinner. There
might be guests. She mustn't be
SO nervous, or impatient. She
must wait!
The telephone rang and she ran
to answer it baeathlessly. But it
was only reporter from morn
ing newspaper asking about Pat
and Barney and about their mar
riage.
Joan heard her voice, hard
with disappointment, answering,
But there aren't any more facts.
It's all been in the papers already
She was trembling when she put
down the telephone.
At $3.50 Mrs Blake suggested
that they go out to a movie. She
spoke casually. as though happi-
ness were not trembling in the
balance for Joan. All the kings
horses could not have moved
Joan FROM the vicinity of that
telephone.
At nine o'clock the living room
which had worn such gay, ex-
pectant air dropped forlornly,
like a woman deserted by her
lover. Joan could not bear the
thought the silence suggested.
Bob must be coming!
Her heart pounded at the
thought. of course, he would
come. She couldn't doubt that he
loved her. remembering the light
in his eyes. remembering his
stormy response to her whisper,
You found mel
After a while Joan made a de-
cision bravely. She would tele-
phone Bob. Too much unhap-
piness had come about through
pride and conventionality. She
would say Bob, please come. l
can't bear it If you don't"
l.
would talk over everything. All
the foolish little things of which
estrangement. had been built
She found the number and
dialed it. Somewhere in that big
horne the ring of telephone was
shattering the stiffness. A voice
answered and she heard her own
voice speaking. Then, "Mr Rob-
ert Weston has left New York"
A dreadful pause. How long
will be be away?"
II couldn't say, miss. He has
gone on a yacht cruise.'
"A yacht cruise!" Joan stared
at the telephone not seeing it
clearly. After a while she went
into her bedroom, closed the door
and began, mechanically, to I'M
dress.
In bed she pressed her face
against the pillow. Fighting hard
against the sobs that clutched at
her throat. smothering them in
her pillow. After a while, she
gave herself over to her desola-
ton. crying deeply, passionately.
allowing the bitter tears to come
unheeded.
Bob was not coming. Not ever!
He had gone on a yacht cruise.
Perhaps at that very moment he
was dancing on a brightly lighted
ship deck with Barbara Courtney.
Two amazing things had hap
pened in the Warning home. A
long letter had come from Joan,
telling all about Pats marriage
to Barney. And an hour later a
telegram was delivered which
read "Arrive tonight. Meet me.
Love. JOAN"
Mrs Warning was ready to ac-
cept Joan's explanation about the
romantic triangle. Joan had writ
ten sketchily, briefly about her
own romance with Barney. The
whole affair had lacked reality
and definiteness. Now all that
was changed. Mrs Warning was
glad to think of her little Pat
safely, happily married.! Pat had
"done WELL" wonderfully we'll ac-
cording to Joan's descriptions. Bar
ney Blake was a successful young
business man, attractive and we'll
educated.
Mrs Warnings eyes were suf-
fused with tenderness and pride.
But what about Joan? Joan was
coming home after making such
success with her singing. Pat had
written all about that. Pat had
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