Evening star., 1933-08-30
PUPPY LOVE
bAlua SIOUX Scarbeny

| after Mrs Binney left him he did the
thing he had done many times before
to bring back his waning courage. He
reviewed his life-the 20 years Of tor
ture and longing; his broken home ana
his lost wife.
Slowly the picture Of innocent Mary
faded and his own lost youth and the
took its place. It was not q pleasant
thought sacrificing Mary to pay her
father But 1t was a means to an end.
He must marry Mary Sawyer. That
was final. Nothing must stop him.
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Mary lay in bed as long as she could.
She had such a tired. weary feeling she
! wished she'd never have to get up and
go to work. Never had her mind been
needed her mother and father 50 badly.
! She wished she hadn't promised Curt
not to write them of her engagement.
He had been afraid they wouldn't
understand-and might disapprove.
And they probably would suspect him
Of an Interior motive-just as Tommy
had. Why was it no one ever gave
millionaire credit for being honorable
in his intentions toward a girl? II she
wrote her family that she was going to
marry her newly found benefactor
daddy would come out to Hollywood as
fast as the train could carry him. Mary
| grew wistful thinking Of her father and
wished he would do just that. Hop on
the first train and come to her.
/ She loved her mother with deep de.
votion. But her father had always been
! the one she'd gone to with anything
that bothered her. Every one went to
Mansfield Sawyer when they were in
| trouble. There was something in his
! rlIdGv faro that q y,iaI
! spect-aAd made you know he'd do
everything in his power to help.
Claire and Gwen had kept their
promise to Dumas not to show Mary by
word or look that there was anything
unusual about a girl her size modelling
with them. 1t had been, Dumas knew.
little mere than difficult for them to
stif1e their desire to question Mary
about Curt. Only fear of being fired
saved Mary from many catty dig.
When Dumas arrived and found
Claire and Gwen at work is minutes
early she smiled inwardly. If they
hoped to find out anything about Curt
Little's party before Mary arrived they'd
have to ask questions. She had no in
tention of supplying the Information
without lead from them. Their in
terest was too amusingly obvious.
1t was Gwen who broke the ice
]
"Oh-have a good time at the
party?"
Marvellous Dumas picked up some
black material and walked over nom
chalantly to drape it about a>dummy
Claire gave Gwen a knowing look.
and when Dumas remained silent,
pursing her lips and studying the
model she was making, Claire ventured
airily:
And is the big city slicker having
any luck with the little Virginia waif?
| Or doesn't he do his stuff out in polite
society?"
! Dumas turned suddenly and caught
! the two girls locking at her hungrily
for lnformat ton that would satisfy their
curiosity. She gave it to them with
bang.
Curt Little is 50 madly in love with
Mary Sawyer that he's going to marry
her"
'Of all things!' Gwen sat down.
Claire stood with her mouth opened to
speak, but said nothing. Both had a
mocklng little look Of unbelief in their
eyes. Dumas said seriously:
You don't believe me, but it's so. He
didn't tell me, but I know. A woman
always knows those things.
Gwen laughed harshly.
We'll It's darn nice of him"
! And Claire added felinely:
! Boy, you got to hand it to those
little dumb hicks from the country
They sure know how to rope guy into
anteing up with a wedding ring
I They were amazed when Dumas burst
out passionately:
Shut up! You don't know thing
wrong about Maryland I won't have
you talking that way about her If
you'd seen her last night you'd have
lealized that any man who didn't fall
in love with her wouldn't be human
Curt Little loves her Why shouldn't
hea She's beautiful child-and charm
ing"
The two models quaked in their boots
They'd never dreamed Dumas was on
Mary's side. But before they had a
chance to apologize Dumas swept from
the room. And even the couturier her
self couldn't have told why she defended
her Little employe so hotly-when a few
hours before she had almost hated her
fo- being SO young and lovely and inno-
Gently seductive that three men had
eyes for no one else.
That morning DR.. Sawyer took the
first train out of Millstream for Holly
wood and Mary. A cold fear cldtched
at his heart and every few minutes he
took the picture Of Curt Little from his
pocket and studied it. If it were the
man he thought it was-he hoped he'd
be in time.
CTo be continued)