Evening star., 1934-01-15
INSTALLNIENT XI.

- UDDENLY another car came
whizzing down the drive. Charity
sat up with a start. She saw
~ when the machine came to a
stop with grinding brakes that 1t
was a girl. She stood up uncertainty
as the girl jumped out of the car, and
seemed to leap to the porch.
Hi there, yourself" the girl grinned
and Charity saw that she was tall
beautiful and red-headed. "And who
might you be?" -,
Tim Mrs, Temple" Charity said
woodenly.
Suddenly the girl threw herself at
her and gave her hug, which almost
Hello, darlin'! So, you're the bride
I'm Billie Miller"
She stood back and surveyed Charity
with her head to one side. Charity
eazed back silently at the clear blue
eyes-the naturally wSvy auburn hair
the strong, clean face. In moment
they both laughed. Charity nervously.
Then Billie's straight little nose wrink-
led in funny grin.
Gosh, I'm glad you're human" she
confessed then, and wiped mock per-
SpL llOlIl llCl bio"' "AS
scared to death you'd be hoity-toity
and all that sort of thing
Charity laughed. She felt relieved.
As though she'd found an old friend
after being lost a long time among
strangers Meaning what?"
Billie lowered her voice. Give any
of these gals a crack at the Temple
millions for a few days, and they'd be
hanging with loot from the ears down.
thought you'd meet us with a lorg-
nette and your best London accent"
and confessed. I'm scared stiff, too.
Miss Miller. think they're all going
to high hat me-
Billie to you" The red-head low
cred her voice again. Stick around
me. l know how to handle these
babies. It's the first chance several
of them have had to get square meal
in weeks. Most of them are rehearsing
or haven't had a job in months. I'm
q dress model So eat of and on. y
Charity laughed gayly, and took
Billies arm. You're my bodyguard
this week end. Come we'll find your
ROOM
During the evening that followed
through dinner, dancing, moonlight
walks along the beach - tWosomes -
Charity might as well have been a
stick of furniture. None of the guests,
except Billie, seemed to know she
existed.
It was all vague nightmare to
Charity, until she went to bed to sleep
11tfully. She slept late the next morn
ing, and awoke to find most OF the
crowd had breakfaSted and were anus
ing themselves Some on the tennis
courts, others on the golf links. Sew
eral were at the stables ready to go
horseback riding. A few had wandered
down to the beach.
Doug, she saw, was playing tennis
with Chickie Belle and another couple
He seemed to be sticking quite close
to his model. Charity thought. And
was little glad that he could take an
interest in some one besides Yanner
Vandergriff.
She breathed easily after lunch time
when neither Yanner nor Batch had
shown up. Since no one paid any at
tention to her anyway, she decided to
avoid the crowd and keep to her room
It was there that Billie burst in upon
her late in the afternoon.
Say, where were you all morning."
Billie demanded. throwing herself into
a chair and picking up a magazine to
fan her flushed face.
Sleeping" Charity yawned hzily,
"and wondering where you were"
If I tell you how I've been spending
the day." Billie laughed, you won't
believe me. I've been out in the house
keepers cottage helping her get the
vegetables ready for dinner"
Charity looked her surprise. isn't
Mrs. Muggins a darling? had dinner
with her last evening, and spent the
night in her cottage"
Billie looked wistful. "She reminds
me SO much of my mother I just had
10 get acquainted with her. Once a
farmers daughter-always farmers
Were you brought up on a farm,
too?" Charity asked eagerly.
kansas" Billie wrinkled her nose
again. But it's better for my business
to say I come from Boston. Where
were you born?"
In the sticks of Iowa. Charity
grinned and held out her hand.
"That makes us brother Elks." Billie
got up and gave Charity a resounding
slap on the back which is why I
sinking around hiding from these mugs
any longer. Everybodys on the beach.
Get your bathing suit. I'll get mine
and come over here and dress"
Before Charity had a chance to hesi-
tate Billie was out the door. There
was nothing to do but go-although
Charity turned weak at the thought.
No one would believe it would be the
first time man had ever seen her
in bathing suit. It would be ter
rifle ordeal to walk on the beach.
Charity was changing into her bath
ing things in the bath room when
Billie came back to slip into her frill
Of a black suit. In a moment Charity
walked out in blue. She stepped back