Evening star., 1933-08-27
PUPPY LOVE
HAlma Sioux Soarbery

| act of his own-a show of benevolent
solicitude-that he saw nothing OF the
drama that went on under his nose.
| Suddenly Tommy realized how r1dlc-
ulous his old wreck Of car might look
to Mary beside Curt Little's machine
and he saw with stab that made him
sick thst Little was as fascinating
looking as any man he had ever seen
He did not look old-and he did not
look wicked. He looked everything q
young girls heart might desire.
Mary had an impulse to cry out to
Tommy when she glanced terror
stricken out of the corner of her eye
and saw him standing there. staring
after her-taking it like man. Right
on the chin. She had expected small
boy Mysteries and there stood the old
back home Tommy. Looking so sweet
she'd have given anything in the world
for the courage to jump out OF Curt
car and run to Tommy's arms.
Curt saw that Mary was white and
drawn, and looked down at her with a
fatherly smile:
You're tired, Mary. I'm not going
to let you stay up late tonight. I just
dropped by to pick you up and drive
you home"
You're awfully kind to me-" Mary
smiled at him tremblingly and wanted
to crawl into his big arms and sob. Il
guess I'm still just little shaky from
my attack of sore throat"
"Of course, you are" Curt tucked her
little hand under his arm. 1T takes
several days to get over anything when
you've had a touch of fever"
Tommy found himself getting into his
car-and was surprised that he seemed
to be doing it naturally. 1t eased his
pain to know he had acted grown-up,
That he had stifled the impulse to run
after Mary and knock Curt Little across
Hollywood boulevard into the gutter
He was through acting like a spoiled
baby. He'd wait a few days and If
Mary didn't telephone him meanwhile,
he'd make another attempt to see her.
Maybe, now that she had seen he was
able to control his emotions, she'd look
him up.
Tommy was sick at heart-but, like a
bulldog he made good resolutions and
stuck to his determination to take
Freckle's advice and act grown-up.
Freckle was dumbstruck when Mary
ran into the apartment and through
the living room without saying good eve
ming to her. In little while she tip
toed to the bed room door and saw Mary
She shook her head helplessly
Tommy again! Maybe he'd gone to
Nine. Dumas and made a scene. She
wanted to comfort Mary, but thought it
best to wait until she controlled her
self.
Mary sensed that Freckle was standing
there. She sat up and wiped her eyes
with an apologetic little smile
I'm sorry 1 just had to get it out
Of my system. Have you ever felt like
crying-for no good reason?"
Sure Freckle agreed amiably,
sitting her curiosity. every few weeks
1 bust down. Don't mind me. You
rest. I'll get supper"
You're an angel" Mary lay back on
the bed gratefully. I've just got to
write letter to my father and mother.
And while you cook I'll DO it."
Freckle took her stationery from the
writing desk and handed Mary her pen
Its about time you penned bit
OF an episode to the old folks You've
certainly acted like a bad attack of
writer cramp lately. I'll bet they're
wild to hear from you"
Freckle was glad Mary was going to
write home. Perhaps her cry had been
because of homesickness. It would do
her good to get it of her chest.
Mary was innocently unaware of the
fireworks she was about to set off as she
wrote that never-to-be forgotten letter
For In it she told Of Curt Little-of his
kindness to her and of the wonderful
time he was showing her in Hollywood
Then, as an afterthought, she went
to movie magazine and leafed
through it until she came to a picture
of Curt. 1t was a stunning likeness
one of the few he, for reasons best
known to himself, had permitted to be
taken.
Smiling, Mary slipped it into the
letter
1t was the same night that Curt Lit
tie decided what course to pursue in
his mad plan to wreck the happiness
Of DR.. Sawyer.
He had definitely decided to marry
Mary Sawyer. After that-what? 1t
was hard to decide. That would all
have to be planned later.
(To be continued)