The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-14

 just what to say, in exactly the right tone.
 What's Denis doing with him. self these days?" Edward wanted to know, signaling for his check. "If we want to see that Garbo pie ture we'd better be barging along" he added briskly. Edward was a | restless soul. He had to be going places, doing things all the time. He liked the little fair-haired girl at his side. She was sweet, he told himself. There was something darn sweet about her.
 q haven't seen him for ages" Boots made 1t sound very gay, very casual. Denis had in effect, "practi- cally dropped' her. she told her self Never mind, one of these days she would be big buyer for smart shop. She would go abroad she would learn how to order head walters about. Even Kay, with her cool arrogance, should not daunt her then ...
 Edward tucked her hand in the crook of his arm. Flows for walk ing across town? It's at Fiftieth Street."
 "Oh, I'd love that!"
 Edward told the door man he would pick his car up later. Very good, MT Van Sciver; yes, the big blue one. I know it; sure I do. You're cute, do you know it?" Edward told her contentedly as she matched her smaller steps to his great ones.
 Boots reflected that she liked Ed ward a lot. He was pleasant to be with. He made you forget your | troubles. His conversation was the ! light talk of the day. He knew all the newest restaurants, the lat est catchwords. Door men, elevator starters, the captains in big res- taurants all had an expansive air | and a wide smile for the rich young man.
 The big motion picture theater was crowded. A tall cadet in a braided and buttoned uniform led them across the chastely simple foyer. There were modern pieces of sculpture, ;.ngled. creamy white, all about. There were deep piled eastern rugs on the marble floor. Somewhere great organ boomed 1 and trilled and thundered. .. | ''In the back. We like to sit in the back" Edward said firmly. And presently they were seated side by side in deep upholstered chairs, the screen a bluish square of light half a city block away.
 Nice" Edwards big hand found her small hand, gave it friendly pressure, released it.
 | Boots settled back, signing with exquisite relief. The big, cool, vaulted place, with its dimmed lights. it's hushed and waiting throngs. suited her mode exactly Presently the film began to wheel past. A story of love, poignantly simple, devastating. The girl found her eyes wet with unwilling tears. Why. this was what she didn't want to be reminded of-how over whelming force love could be. Only it wasn't Russ the picture re- minded her of. The tall, disdainful young man in the hussar's uniform, keeping his cool, aloof profile turned toward the watching thou sands, was ever so little like Denis. | T must be mad" she told her self angrily, with a little shrug of disgust. Denis is certainly noth- ing to me. He was merely kind. Fl didn't even like him at first. Besides he belongs to Kay"
 The picture had played an odd trick upon her. She could not shake Denis image from her mind. And beside her Edward Van Sciver, big and brown and wholesome and rich, squared about in his seat to watch her. Edward. too. was think ing new thoughts. The girl who had been just a delightful playmate for odd hours now presented her self to him in a new light How lovely she was in this half light with that mysterious. provocative little smile playing about her mouth! Edward touched her warm hand again and it remained in his own as simply, as confidingly as a child's might.
 She's darn sweet" Edward told himself again. But the words had Q new meaning now He felt an urge to protect. to guard her from the world. Poor kid she was hav-