The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08

CORY an old friend Of The
0Darcs, TO try to forget DAN
CARDIGAN with whom she a m
love, Dams purcnfs want him 10
marry wealthy SANDRA LAW
RENEE who, while pretending 20
be MOnnie's friend, has been try
ing to win him from her. Dan
has been In Wyoming with
party including his mother. sis
ter and Eandra. When Monnie
received cool letter from Dan
she decided TO accept Miss Cody's
invitation to 70 to Europe rs
her companion.
M0nnie does not know that
Dan rushed home 70 see her. mr..
riving just after her train left.
She and Miss Anstice 70 to the
tlicater In New York the night
before their departure and n
handsome stranger offers them
his car In the rain. The stranger
Is ARTHUR BACKENZIE and
ne sails next day ON the same
boat they take.
A message for DIonnie from
Dan reaches the pier too late to
reach her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xxxIII
As the trio watched a messenger
boy came trotting down the ramp,
waving q yellow slip.
Some beggar's missed his mes
sage" commented a fat man be-
side Monnie. She listened DREAMY
to the harbor sounds, watching the
piers slip past. She was on her way
to adventure. The messenger boy
and his tardy telegram meant
nothing to her. How was she to
know that Dan had sent her wire
at the hotel and that IL had been
forwarded to the boat?
Dan had said, Forgive foolish
letter: Waiting to hear from you.
Dan said grumpily. "reil her I'm
out"
The new maid stood in the door
way, irresolute, as Mrs Cardigan
murmured protestingly, "Daf you
simply must go! It's disgracefui."
Frowning. he arose and went to
I've been terribly busy. I'm
afraid" There was pause DUR
ing which Dan grimaced at the
table against which he was rest
ing. Then he said, none too grac-
iously, "Oh. all right. Around z?
Bye. Be seeing YOU"
After the servant was out of
earshot Mrs Cardigan, majestic in
her morning draperies Of trailing
lavender, presiding, with elegance
over the silver coffee pot, began
lightly to take her son to task.
Underneath her bantering tones
Dan detected real earnsstness.
Danny, it's really too bad of
you. Sandra asked you to that big
dinner last wednesday and you re-
fused. She'll begin to think you're
a boor." She smiled at him, hold
ing out her hand for his cup.
mo more, thanks" Dan re-
works. on him his father, his
mother, all Of them. He was thor
ougaly out of temper and fed UP
with the whole business. he told
himself. He'd half mind to get
out---go to South America--any-
where on a cattle boat or q
fruit boat. Sandra was all right.
She was swell girl II you liked
the type. Dan was just out OF
tunS with the universe ever since
he'd made that quick trip back
from the west to find Monnie gone.
He'd sent q wire to her hotel
in New York. having ascertained
by telephoning to the News office
whore Miss Anstice Cory was to
stay. But Monnie hadn't answered.
Dan didn't understand It. That 10,
he didn't until Geraldine had
dropped some OF her nasty hints
a few days later.
II see your girl friend has gone
abroad" Geraldine had crowed,
rs,u VIM tha tOvur nm nar ot him
Dan had growied, "Don't know
what you're talking about" He
had been furious. Geraldine had
lifted her eyebrows. looking su-
perior in that maddening way she
had. Great mistake. sending that
girl east to school!
"oh. you dont?" she had
drawled. Monica O'Dare's gone to
Europe. Don't ask me how or why.
Guess maybe Charles Euetace
could explain"
Dan had interrupted her. his
eyes flashing. fists clenched. Even
II she was his sister, by the Lord
Harry, he'd make her eat her
words. What do you mean?" he
had barked. Geraldine had been a
bit frightened. Dams temper was
nUt 10 DC IOuSGu unlniuAiH8tys
Nothing at all except that PEG.
her." she had said hastily, land
that he's grooming her - seeing
she has certain advantages before
that happens"
"Rot!" Dan had not under
stood clearly the blind rage that
flowed over him. Why, Monnie
was promised to him! She had
understood that. Then In a fash
he remembered the letter he had
written her from the ranch. What
had he said? He couldn't quite re-
member. Something about having
to change their plans. He had
thought, OF course. he would see
her soon and expalin to her that
the precarfous condition of his
fathers business and their de-
pendence on Mr. Lawrence's good
will made 1t necessary to "sit tight"
for while. Then to come back and
find her gone 1t was like slap
grievedly, forgetting utterly that u
was he. who had struck the hrst
blow.
And now his mother was work.
ing on him, reminding him with
out saying so, straight out, that
It was up to him to keep Sandra
happy SO Dad could ride along
with the bank crowd, 80 that they
wouldn't press him too hard just
now.
"I'm going to the darn din
ner," he observed sourly, but
don't ask me to like It,"
His mother gave him her Arm.
toothy smile - her = "clrbwoman
smileb Dan thought Il.
III ADDED FANNY Cave.