The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-21
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MONNIE .O'DARE rushed
home from Europe I'm response
TO o delayed letter from her
only to find him dying from i'm
juries received I'm an automobile
accident. Moreover, just before
the accident Dan had married
SANDRA LAWRENCE, design
ing siren who pretended to be
MOnnie's friend but led Dan to
believe Monnie no longer cared
for him.
The O'Darcs have little money.
MOnnic works TO help support her
mother, younger brother and sis
ter. BILL, her older brother.
works In a garage. On the Eu-
rOpean trip, MOnnle was the paid
companion of her old friend,
MISS ANSTICE COREY.
ARTHUR MACKENZIE, rich,
middle-agcd New Yorker, whom
she met on the trip, asked her to
marry him but she refused.
After Dams death Monnie tries TO
pick mp her life anew. She takes
a job In DIR. WATERWAYS
office. CHARLES EUSTACE, the
doctors nephew, who has been
friendly with her, now seems
aloof and cool. Arthur Mackcn.
zie writes frequently.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xiv
Monnie was at the telephone the
Following Monday morning, trying
to get a blurred connection.
Long distance calling" the OPP
orator droned. Calling Miss
10 Dare"
Then came a mans voice, leis-
prely, deliberate. "Monica?"
YES"
This is Arthur Mackenzie. I'm
passing through your town tonight.
May l stop to see your"
Almost before she knew 1t she
had answered him and the brief
connection was broken. A step
bounded behind her and there
stood Charles Eustace."
Sorry I interrupted"
She smiled at him. "You didn't.
It was just friend" Then she
hought, How stupid of me to be
ike this with him!" She explained,
1t was Arthur Mackenzie. He's
cropping in to see me tonight"
dropping in?" Charles voice
vas sarcastic. Prom London or
Parish"
She flushed, lifting her chin.
Neither. Merely from New York.
Why don't you like him."
Charles shrugged. Hes all right.
me of those picturesque buccaneers
f finance. Rich enough for
For what?" Monica prompted
him.
For anything" Charles tone
ropped the subject, Cautiously,
8 one stranger to another, he
sked, ''Is the doctor in?"
mo, he's not" How odd, she
hought, that he didn't know DR.
Waterman had gone to Chicago
or that conference. Surely she
lad heard him tell Charles only
yesterday about the trip.
II won't stop them" Charles said.
lie was gone with q cool and dis
ant bow in her direction.
II hate him!" Monnie said, aloud
n the quiet room. She was fur
bus;y angry. No one had ever made
uarrel with him violently, ats
yingly.
What did you say?" Charles was
n the threshold again, lean and
legant. He had heard her!
"Nothing!" She stared back at
i'm, all defiance.
"Oh, yes, you did" Suddenly his
hce was not two inches away from
CIR own. He, too, was angry. His
ps were set grimly. Monica de-
berately pouted her own, in the
hape of a kiss. Almost before she
new what was happening he had
inned her arms to her sides, was
issing her fiercely, angrily.
"You asked for that"
"Oh, obi" She painted, struggling
pr release. How dare you?"
You wanted me to-" He tainted
err with that, letting her go.
She would have struck at him
Indy but again those strong
rms pinioned her as in a wise.
Saving them for Mackenzie, eh?"
Monica flushed deep scarlet.
Tot only the words but the tone
,ere insulting.
you = you're insufferable!
ont know why ever thought
GU were my friend"
"Friend!" Charles laughed soft
Y. "You must know that's rot -
friendship between man and q
irl.' Either they're in love and
now 1t or-or"
"Or what?" She was still furious
nth him but curiosity had her In
IS grip. She must know what he
neant to say.
"Or they're in love and don't
now It," Charles finished shortly.
lie walked over to a mirror,
DOLLY Strengthening his tie.
SORRY. 1 didn't mean to behave
Ike a cave man." he said. II just
tapped in, really, to say goodby.
leaving day after tomorrow.
Beiore I go may wish you health,
happiness and prosperity--all that
ort of thing?"
"Thank you" Monnie was
rembling all over. She could
carcely stand but she was deter
mined he should not know 1t.
he wedding"
II don't know what you're talk
ng about"
His voice was harsh. Don't you ?
marry himhrts- "Hyohlaweretn-nj
Miss Anstice says he wanted you
marry him in London and that
you'd almost made up your mind"
"Really? Who's listening to
kossip now" She wanted to put her
hands on her hips and shout at
him. She had never felt such q
passion of violence In her life.
zone hears things" Charles III
h cigaret, watching her coolly.
"And you assume / couldn't re-
sist the charms of great wealth.
what girl could ?"
Monica whirled on him, a verit-
able small fury. you mean what
poor girl! Oh, how dare you talk