Evening star., 1933-10-22

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in the chair next to Sues.
SYNOPSIS OF RREFg .REgED1No INSTALL
Sue ssntry's New York employer Henry
ness and takes her along to hep Mathilda
Petherstone. @ ,, his secretary Athoush, they
weeks, Sue and Matty see nothing OF it,
having to grind away at their .tvpewriters.
Sue a 5sssGss assa rssa
turning to alarm and time clocks, As the
the compartment they are in is ENGAGED
for the exclusive use Of 4 youns man.
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curtly refuses That night, aboard the
liner Toulon, Sue falls asleep in he, deck
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c ana me Randa cas the ho shp fes doctor
Though jeffrey is sympathetic and thousht-
fu next day when her sprained ankle con-
asks & sSs 3 ni45auee s5ekiss
drinking daughter, Delphine, 10 JEFFREY.
INSTALLMENT ".
TIME deck. The open sky. The
Cpe+l sea. This was living. Sue
pulled off the beret she was
i wearing, ran her fingers through
brown curls clustered by the
salt air, breathed deep. The world Of
Office routine, of dictation, of tapping
typewriters was millions of miles away.
There was only now, and now was de-
liriously happy.
I'm about to take couple Of turns
the magazines where Sue could reach
them. That is, if you are comfortable.
Got to walk off some Of the poundage
I'm acquiring in the dining salon. Un-
accustomed as I am to opulent uv-
ing
Don't worry about me, Matty. I'm
the crest of the wave"
Mathilda was of, striding down the
deck Sue picked up magazine. 1t
fell open. Polo on Long 1sland OF all
the things that might touch her life.
polo was the least likely. AS for Long
Island. she had been invited once, to
swim at Long Beach. Bring your own
sandwiches. She had not gone because
her bathing suit had given out, and
she could not afford another.
Swell ocean-if you care for oceans" 4"
Sue came back from her reverie.
Mathilda's deck chair was occupied
again-by lanky girl with weary eyes
and a sullen chin. I'm Delphine
Cragston. We're at the same table, or
We were until you got lucky and es-
capped"
"Oh-yes." What did one say to
Delphine Cragston?
ITS sorta rotten-about your ankle"
Delphine lit a cigaret from the one
burning out. You're wondering why
I barged in on you. Had to do it,
Muth-Mrs. Cragston, the materials
been annoying you. know"
Your mother hasn't annoyed me.
mo? All she wanted was for you
to tag me on JEFF Randall. Pay no
attention to 1t. Muth-the mater-is
slightly balmy. She's been stung by
social bee. Grand family. the Cragstons.
Plenty of money, but no listing. Not
a line in the Bible-beg pardon-the
"She did speak to me about introduc-
ing you to Mr. Randall"
She would Look-strikes me you
are a fairly good sort of egg. Forget
Muth, will you? I'm not interested in
I give a go-hang about making
curtesy to old King George and his lady
with the trick hats"
"Of course, if you'd rather not"
Swell. Shake" Delphine Cragston
extended brown hand. Maybe JEFF
Randall is knockout. don't know.
But I've been knocked out by the only
man I'd fall for. He runs a garage over
in New Jersey. Not a nickel to his
name and the Social Register is just
another Gull headache to him. But
the Standard Motor outfit think well OF
him. He has invented some gadget
they think will do them good. He's
Boston Tech"
He sounds-regllar. I'm so glad you
told me-
He is regular" Delphine dragged
on the cigaret. please get me right,
Miss Santry. When you see me guzzling
flock of cocktails and what have you.
it's not because I want them particu-
larly It's because I've got to forget.
was hauled abroad by Muth to forget
Larry-he's the man-and ever since
I've been doing what I can to forget
being hauled. The minute land I'm
going to start to renember-and If you
listen closely you'll hear wedding bells
In the general direction of New jersey"
Sues hand was extended. The brown
hand of Delphine Cragston thrust for
ward to meet the friendly gesture.
Hold everything" Delphine muir
mured., She was no longer frank youth
appealing to the justice. to the under
standing of youth. She was sophistica-
ton, inexpressibly weary. Here comes
Muth."
"My dear child" Mrs. Cragston was
accusatory. I've searched everywhere
for you. I'd no idea you were here with
Miss Santry-with Sue"
II was Just going" Delphine snapped
her cigaret toward the ships rail.
But you must stay" ingratiatingly.
Miss Santry-Sue-has arranged for
you to meet Mr.. jeffrey Randall. I
saw him in the grill. I'm sure he'll be
here any minute"
THE grill? That reminds me-" Del
phine rose, stretched like lazy kitten.
II have a date"
But, Delphine, my c.Sld. I've ar
ranged"
Mark it Unfinished Business Muth.
On the level. have date-I'll be see
ing you-when."
II declare, don't know what's come
over her" Mrs. Cragston watched her
daughter lounge across the deck, disap-