Evening star., 1933-03-12
"A Strange Young Man"
By Margaret G. Herxog
Another of The Star Magazines First-Run Stories,
Written by New Author.

pings. the SOUNDS OF waves tapping,
birds settling down for the night
and distant dance music. The girl
was there, too. pleasingly blond
and in just the right frame Of mind.
But In spite of these many blessings. Peters
Thoughts were scarcely in keeping with his
romantic situation.
1t was with difhculty4hat he bent and lightly
kissed the inviting lips. and it was only with
the utmost restraint that he refrained from
hurrying his companions reluctant footsteps
back TO the dance flor.
When some one lad cut in. mne iiately, as
he had known they weuld. Peter left the party.
oh Lordl" he said softly to tho night
It was not the first time that young Peter
Halrday-28 rich mans SON, pride Of the
jeunesse dofee-had walked through the dark
muttering "Oh. Lord!". to the night and his
troubled, spirit
There, had been, Felice and Eve and little
naxen-haired Anne-who had remained indif-
ferent to him for so lcng that his hopes had
gone rocketing high There had been a Partisan
Interlude two: and then there had been
other kinds of things well-polo. stunt ny
ing. and before that. even. school activities.
But IL was always the same. The zest Of life
was the quest, tho struggle. Once a situation
had been conquered land ncthing seemed to
hold out very long against young Halliday all
curse Of a granted prayer, he called it.
Back in the hotel suite his man Cartwright
met him with inquirng eyebrow. 1t was
only just past midnight.
Shall We be moving soon, sir?" he asked
wistfuy the personal maid down the hall
having caught his fancy.
Peter nodded,
\ ARS HALLIDAY was at their Lake Tahoe
uh Sha hare come otto
stating that he leaving the Rhode Island
resort. She sent him wire.
= Hare you ever considered pisiting yoUr par
ents before age 'reRders .EieBa -hnrecognisable
Stop Tahoe is pleasant NOR although there
is little suitable material TOR you Stop Do
come Stop Your rcry deroted
MOTHER.
After she had sent the wire Mrs Halliday
sat out on the white sands with Ursula Evans
the young daughter of her best friend. She
was a terrible child realIy-Ursula-c i'm
polite, dsrespectful-all OF those things In
fact which are banded together under the
much mislsed heading modern" She wasn't
ev;n very pretty; but for every four meaning
less Exaggerated remarks, she would come out
with one astoundingW plthy statement. Her
figure was a poem; and II, at times in bathing
her short hair hung trfie' straight, there was
a certain dash and chic to the way she swept
it behind her ears. '-----.-
Ursula amused Mrs Halliday. who had con-
sented to chaperone her while the girls mother
vacatpned in Europe.
Have one Of your sane interludes, viii you
child?" she now begged. Il want to talk about
Peter. I do adore him and he's such
strange young man." She locked out over the
blue water.
How do you mean a strange young man?'"
the girl inquired.
well, don't know what really interests him.
he never sticks at anything. Oh! don't mean
giving up because he's unsuccessful. Peter does
any number Of things remarkably we'll. His
tather and I just get to thinking: There now
We have another Lindbergh in the family when
he suddenly switches to writing. He vegetated
one entire Summer Cape Cod, sold two
short stories as result of his endeavors, and
so far as 1 know, has never set pen to paper
since!"
Ursula said, thorehtfully: Hes interested as
long Is it's hard. He's fighter And there
was admiration in her tone.
DETER'S meeting with Ursula for Of course,
{ his mothers wire did bring him) was ANUS
ing The girl was lying out on the beach where
she spent most of her days in front Of the
long low luxurious bungalow which the Halh-
days chose to call camp. --s :, - -
The heir to the Halliday millions surveyed
her silently for some minutes thinking that she
might be sleeping. - 'a@ ~---' =
But Ursula spoke, after an interval without
removing her arms from over her head.
You approve Of my figure, young man." she
said but you're going to be horribly 0sep-