The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
SYNOPSIS

dlslikes BOOTS RAEBURN
 whose family has little money.
 One night at the Yacht Club
 Boots Is put in an embarrassing
 situation by HARDY WHIT
 MORE, ono of Sylvia's guests,
 hnd been drinking. Sylvia mali.
 ciOusly contrives to force Boots
 resignation from the Juniors. Humilinted Boots withdraws
 from the crowd. She goes about
 with RUSS LUND. the swimm- ing instructor. Russ falls in love
 with her and announces he's gO- ing away. He begs Boots to elope with him and she asks for time to think it over.
 Mrs Racburn returns from
 visit and Boots dreads having her mother hear about her resig- nation from the club. Out for
 morning walk, Boots. meets DENIS FENWAY, young author, and they have n long talk.
 Russ secs them together and is
 jealous.
 CHAPTER XVI
 Boots faced the young man squarely, a small, erect, defiant figure with her white skirts whip ping back from her rounded figure, her dark eyes blazing with sud- den question.
 T don't know what you're talk ing about" she told Russ Lund slowly. "I-and Denis Fenway? Why, couldn't sleep. just came out for breath of air-I happen ed to run into him. This Boots averred, lis only the second time have ever spoken to him."
 "You seemed to have a lot to say to each other" Russ accused. He had been running. He had caught up to her just where the path dipped away from the water. Hat less, his ,rown hair blown every which way by the rising morning wind, he braced himself on hill- ock just above her
 "Oh. that!" A sudden revulsion of feeling swept over the girl. It was absurd-this whole situation. Had she really been lying awake most of the night, turning over in her mind the possibility of marry ing this square-shouldered young man with the unsmiling dark eyes? She must have been mad.
 Let me pass" she said coldly. Vt SOI No SNl llpiilN' AiNS NOA' know where I am."
 A screen of trees hid this par ticular spot from the main road. Russ tool two great steps and his hands were on her shoulders.
 "Let me go!" she commanded. "You're hurting me!'
 So that's the way it is,' growled her captor. You've been stringins me along. two-timing me with this 1a-de-da fellow from the big city,
 "Oh, can you be so silly" Pettishly she said it, striving to shake herself free. "1've told you you can believe it or not, just as you like-that I barely know him.
 Russ released her. Hes rich" he pursued grimly. No wonder you like him better. You've probably been laughing at me for the nick I an."
 "How can you say that?" she de- manded indignantly. But it was true that in the few moments she had talked. to Denis the contrast between the two men had flshed upon her-one so easy and suave and polished. so lightly sure of hin-self, the other big and male and adoring. Yet it was Russ who had made her pulses beat faster. .. They were beating faster now in spite of her annoyance.
 Her mood changed. She was his champion, his friend.
 Don't be cross," she said softly. TT told you I was fond of you yesterday. Why can't you be satis- lied with that?"
 She threw a feeting glance over her shoulder in the direction from which she had just come. If Denis should take it into his head to stroll this way it would be rather awkward. Please, God, have him go the other way. she prayed.
 Russ had his arms folded now. His head was lowered, he was staring at her fiXedly.
 You're my girl" he stated. 'No- body's going to take you away got me going ." Inarticulate. fumbling love-making but Boots was touched. There was something irresistible about his clumsy suit. She began to tremble again.
 "You mustn't say such things" Her laugh had nervous note in it. "I belong to myself. I haven't promised anything"
 Suddenly the cloak of his anger seemed to fall from him. His voice took on a wooing note.
 Don't you want to be my girl, Boots? Don't you want to come away with me? Oh, we'd have grand time of it. I'd show you places you've never dreamed of. We'd have nothing but fun to- gether."
 TT don't know" whispered the girl. frightened at the spell of his nearness, his touch on her arm. T can't think when you're near me. Oh, Russ, it's too much to de- eide all of sudden, and I'm too
 But suddenly the world was gay and beautiful place for her again. The song of birds was freighted with loveliness intended only for her ears. She forgot her problems and her worries. losing herself in the kiss he gave 10 her. Then she tore herself free.
 "Russ-let me go! I tell you, we're both of us quite crazy. I promise to see you at the beach, about three."
 Then she was gone, slim white figure running wildly down the shaded path between the birches.
 
 Denis Fenway fingered over his breakfast in the pleasant dining room of his cousins house. Jean. the pleasantly starched and smiling Scotch maid, in her blue and white print and rubber soled shoes moved swiftly to and fro. The dishes were blue and white and the chintz at the awninged windows. There were yellow roses dropping in low bowl. def1ected in the shining surface of the dark mahogany.
 "Honey. Denis?"
 Dr Hart clipped the top from his egg and turned another page in inc rnnrni1n ranar