The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-09
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 MONNTE ODARE, who works
 in . drug store in Belvedere, q
 small town, helps to support herr
 KAY. and her brother, MARK.
 She goes to the aid of her older
 brother, BILL, WronefulIy are
 rested in a garage holdup, and
 CHARLES EUSTACE, handsome
 newcomer in town, becomes her
 friend. DAN CARDIGAN, who
 says he Is in love with M0nnie.
 neglects her and M0Eiiie believee
 SANDRA LAWRENCE, q ricli
 girl who has prefended to be her
 friend, Is trying to get Dan away
 from her. MOnnie learns Bill
 plans to maxry ANGIE GILLEN,
 q cheap, goOd-natured sort of
 girl. as soon as Angle gets her
 divorce. Dan stops in to see
 Mornie at the store but she Is
 cool to him. Kay is discontented
 in Belvedere and Monnie worries
 about her.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER VIII
 Monnie made herself proud and cool. answering him, "Yes?" she
 
 Dams voice over the wire sounded hurried, vaguely embar- rassed. "Monnie, listen, I was in such rush today. I wanted to talk to you but you know how Mother is. She won't wait"
 He paused, evidently waiting for encouragement. Monnie felt a new scorn which somehow buoyed her up and she did not help him out.
 After a few seconds he went on eagerly. How about tonight? We could drive out some place. It's hotter than the hinges out here at the club but 1t will cool off by z. We could take a picnic basket, go out on the River Road"
 Every pulse in the girls slim young body was hammering. Every nerve urged her to accept the in- But pride held her back. Coolly she said, "Im sorry but I have another engagement"
 It cost her a great deal to say that. It was not true. She had nothing on earth to do that eve- ming but it was time Dan Cardigan was taught a lesson. Time he knew that he could not have Monica O'Dare's company for the mere of his fingers
 "Oh, I see." Dan sounded flat, crestfallen. Monnie exulted in. her triumph. But after she, had hung up the receiver, after she had gone quietly back to finish her she felt little reaction.
 What did he want?" Mrs O'Dare asked nervously. Her policy in all her childrents affairs was one of "hands off'' whenever possible. But she could not help noticing the change that had come over Monnie since Dan Cardigan's return. With and anger foreign to her quiet nature she now regarded the Cardigans. Wasn't Monnie, who was lovely and gracious enough to catch the attention of a prince, quite good enough for young Dan Mrs O'Dare had lived in Beivedere all her life. She knew, with bitterness and little sardonic the rigid rules that govern small town society. She knew Monnie didn't belong now that she worked in Mir Vernon's drug store. The Cardigans would look higher than the little cottage on Denny street when they put the accolade of their approval on a bride for Dan.
 "Just asking me to drive out with him tonight for a picnic sup per-" Monnie returned in an in- different tone. T told him l was busy"
 "Monnie. forgot to tell you."T her mother cried with animation. 'Mr Eustace stopped in this morn ing to ask if you and Kay would have dinner with him tomorrow night. He included me. too, but I told him I'd rather not come. You young people can have a better timO by yourselves. He said he was asking some others. l don't know 
 That was foolish of you. He asked you because he wanted you" Monnie told her. Somehow this took the sting out of Dans left-handed invitation. Eustace. who was cultivat- ed and rich and handsome, didn't mind letting the whole world know he was friendly with the O'Dares. even if they were poor and lived in a shabby little house