The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-04
SYNOPSIS

BOOTS BAEBURN. 10, elOpes
 Uifn RUSS LtIND, swimming in-
 F|IHctor. When Russ goes to
 '0fiiln, promising to send for
 her later, Boots goes to work tn
 department store.
 Russ does not write. Months
 Unss and yhen cnsncs word that
 no has been killed In motor
 b0Rt accident.
 Boots meet DENIS FENWAY.
 Toung author, and EDWARD
 VAN SCIVER, wealthy and so-
 cially prominent. She is in love
 with Denis and jealous of beau
 4Efnl KAY CHILLlNGFORD.
 Boots gets job in q book
 store and goes home to live in
 order to help her parents finan-
 cially. Edward repeatedly urges
 her 10 marry him and finally she
 M0Hees. On Christmas Day they
 &o for q walk in the fog and
 Edward Is badly hurt, saving
 Boots from a reckless driver.
 Mrs Raeburn learns she has a
 winning ticket in a lottery and
 plans to take her husband to
 California. Boots and Edward
 arc to be married as soon as he leaves the hospital. He tells
 Boots the engagement between < Denis and Kay is broken.
 CHAPTER XLVI
 They were packing in the old house at Larchneck, and it was long, wearisome business. Upstairs Miss Florida was in tangle Of tennis rackets, curtains to be sent to the laundry, crates already nailed up and market for storage. The house had been rented to some people named Blair from Potts. town. They were coming in on the first of May. Meantime everything which could possibly be packed was in that state. Old books, mag azfnes, china that had not been used for years--nor would be akain-was being sent to Salva- ton Army. The big rooms had bare, unlivcd-in aspect. The cat proWled uneasily about, aware that great changes were taking place.
 Mir Raeburn was staying at pr FIart's during the general upheavaj and his wife, turbaned and apron ed. went briskly from task to task with an energy she had not known X0Tt XGdISs fN<OlOl Cd ASloSh came in 70 hep push things around" and left nightly with such treasures as old panama hats,faded pictures and chocolate boxes whlch had been allowed to gather dust Ill the attic.
 Boots had finally given up her work in the Bay Tree and was quietly making her marriage prep arations. It was the first week in April. Edward had gone back to the house in upper Fifth avenue. Next Friday-in three days-Boots and Edward were to be married, very simply. without fuss or furry in the church near Larchneck Square. Their plans had been kept secret. No one, with the exception of Mrs Raeburn herself, knew what they were.
 ..Want this, Barmara?"
 Boots glanced up from the bun de of lampshades she was consci- entsouslyswrapping in brown paper to soe her mother holding white linen frock many times washed and troned, limp from its frequent visits to the tub.
 IT don't think so." Then she remembered. Yes, of course. That was the dress she had worn that aarly. summer morning when she had first met and talked with Denis Fenway. On an impulse she picked it up, hugging it to her.
 Think I'll keep it. after all. I was always fond of that dress"
 Denis. Denis. Two weeks had passed and still there had been no word of him. Where was he and what was he doing? Would she pver be able completely to forget him, with his dark brows, his slow,