Evening star., 1933-05-28

UE." Bob Lyons said violently, Il
H( will not stand for it.
Sue Thomas, who was engaged 10
Bob LYONS and who, therefore,
j cbould have been disturbed, sprawled
- on the warm sand. After wnne
she said indolently:
Darling. you're so stuffy!
"Stufy!" Bob was outraged give you
credit for being smarter than most girls sue.
Rut Is minutes in Timothy Royale's company,
and you're ready to make fool OF yoursen
like the rest of the women r..
Sue continued to sprawl. Bob got 10 MS lee'
with great dehberatlon ,,,
"J,n going up to the hotel he said cololy.
Sue bv all the tenets, should have followed
his tall splendid figure up the SAND with ols-
consolate eyes. But she didn't. so,
Her chum, Carol Burkhart, looked scandal
lied nj ,.r
+;nuouslv And YOU did sit the float 1or
IS minutes alone with Timothy Royale
Bob" Sue said fatty makes me SICK.
"we1l, Carol said better women than you
have thrown themselves at Tim Royales leeI.
She regarded the back of Sues bright head
With avid ewes Darling what did he say to
YOU. out there on the doat?'
ooh" Sue broke off, blinking up at the
Young man who stood before here.
Timothy Royale smiled gravely. i thoushe
Sne flushed a little She was acutely con-
scous that the eyes of score OF women were
ON her and the popular motion picture acVor.
She laughed and turned to Carol
Darling" she said, ALLOW me to present Nar'
Royale." .x.
Carols freckled face flushed brick-red She
was too overwhelmed Sue realized, to make q
proper response. But Timothy Royale smheo
disarmingly .,
1.-TWO lovely ladies'" he said land not rival
NEau elf
Carol moved f1utteringly to one side. making
room for him between them. AS he dropped 10
the sand and lay back on his elbows, Sue re-
garded him Speculatively.
I lERE was man whose ability TO make love
n had thrilled the hearts of a million women.
Here was man who could have, practlcally,
any woman he wanted. And he wasn't, Sue
decided, in any sense a handsome man he
had an indolent grace OF movement tnat 1as-
cinated women. He had a voice that could be,
oh so tender; yet there was sharp masculine
rush to his speech. And he had dark har tnat
tumbled about in unruly waves.
No Sue decided, he wasn't handsome man.
He didn't need to be.
And now he smiling at her ruefully.
Scrutiny completed?" he quer1ed. Am 10 pe
trusted or am not?"
"With your reputation?" Sue laughed.
His eyes shadowed. "It's awfully exagger-
ated." Suddenly he smiled. "Tel me- are you
dancing tonight?"
Before Sue could reply Bob Lyons voice CUT
In sharply:
"Yes she is But she's dancing with me-"
Sue looked up angrily; Timothy Royale
scrambled to his feet I'm sorry" he said.
"You know, I really thought she might dance
Just once with me. However, He shrugged
Sue watched him move away with his unhur-
ried easy walk. A little farther down the beach
she saw dark, beautifully formed woman wave
10 him; saw him pause, saw him laugh, saw him
drop down on the sand by the womans side.
Sue was suddenly contrite. Bob" she said,
Elm sorry. Please don't let's fuss any more"
"Ah,' Sues partner, lanky senior from the
University of Southern California remarked
joyfuy "a moonlight waltz! Am in luck?"
Sue smiled mechanically A moonlight waltz
with a man she scarcely knew and didn't
care if she never again. Then voice,
whose tender cadences were known the country
over said firmly: "D'you mind II cut in?'
Mind? What If the 1anky senior did mind?
Sue stepped out of the arms Of nonentity into
the arms of romantic notoriety.
After while Timothy Royale said softly
"Can we slip away somewhere? Just for
minute 1 see interference bearing down on
US
Sue glanced over Tins shoulder. At the far
end of the room she could make out Bob Lyons
erect figure weaving its determined way through
the dancers. They were near an open door.
Timothy Royale led her to a distant and dark
sned corner of the veranda. Sue made no effort
to stay him.
She leaned back against the rail and Tim
othy stood close beside her The dim light struck
his half-s verted face, thinning the famous pro-
file
Sue" he said slowly at last. will you try TO
believe me If tell you something?"
Sues heart, despite her inward scofhng began
to pound "I'u-Iu try" she said.
"It isn't easy to say Tim went on. "It
sounds so darned conceited It's about women.
I have to be nice to 'em, you know Still, I'm
not "a lady-killer, really. Oh" he said mis-
ersbly that sounds, fottenl mean, have to