The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-29
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By Mabel McElIiott
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SYNOPSIS

KATHARINE STRYKHURST,
daughter of wealthy VICTOR
STRYKHURST, is deeply at
tracted by MICHAEL HEATH
EROE who runs O riding school.
Katharine is discontinued and
restless under her stepmOther's
rule. Thrown from horse, she
is taken to the home OF VIOLET
MERSER, who once was in love
with Katharine's father. Violet
is drawn to the girl and they be.
come friends
DIR. JOHN KAYE, just back
from Europe, visits the Stryk-
bursts.
ZOE PARKER, Katharine's
closest, friend, is in love with
GIBBS LARKIN and persist in
seeing him in spite of her par
erits' objections. Katharine asks
DR.. Kaye to help her keep Zoe
from clipping with Gibbs. They
take Zoe to a night club which
has opened nearby. Gibbs Is
there with a beautiful woman.
CHAPTER XIV
Tier compact, an expensive and
lovely trifle, did not catch sight
If Gibbs Larkin for another min
ate.
When she did, she took it 'like
u little soldier" John Kaye said
nter. Her color came up. The
ghost of a gasp rose to her lips
Gibbs had followed the tall, sinu-
Gus young woman in black net to a
table at the very edge of the pool.
He was, plainly, absorbed in the
conversation. The young woman
had the candidly revealed figure
of a show girl. Her black hair,
growing in a bold widows peak,
was drawn demurely back from a
white forehead. Jewels dangled
from her ears and her bare arms
were agleam with narrow brace
lets.
Zoe stared. Quite frankly and
childishly she stared, as If in a
horrid fascination. Gibbs sleek
head bent toward his compan-
ian's; he hung, as if enraptured,
on her every word.
Katharine wanted to turn her
eyes away. The naked misery in
zoe's face was terrible. John must
have heard something he
must have known, or at least be-
lieved, that Gibbs could be found
here! How extraordinary was this
quiet man with the easy voice and
the supple surgeons hands! She
nlarveled at him.
A waiter came up and John
said something to him in low
voice and he went away.
Zoe said, 81 think I must be
getting back"
That was all. There was dig
nifty in her bearing, and pride,
too.
"Just as you say" said John.
"You see 1t once and you've seen
it ALL"
Gibbs, with his back turned,
was somehow made aware of the
attention of the little group. Per-
haps the young woman in the ex-
travagantly cut black dress had
told him that three people at a
nearby table were gazing at him.
He whirled. his rather heavy
body pivoting at the waist. His
eyes met Zoe's. There was sick
ening moment in which Katharine
felt the utter folly and useless
ness Of attempting further con-
versation. Zoe had risen to her
feet and John with her. In mid
flight Gibbs met her.
"Hello, hello, hello!" But you
could see the discomfort behind
that insouciant pose.
Zoe did not answer. She was,
thought Katharine, a little like a
doe caught in a thicket-they had
seen one last fall in the noun
tains. Zoe's eyes had the same
stricken look.
well. who would have thought
Of finding you here?" Gibbs
breezed on, determined to brazen
the thing out.
zoe could not find her voice.
Katharine said, 1--WE were only just
going"
''Ah, SO soon ?" burbled Gibbs.
"But it's a very jolly place, don't
you think? Such amusing peo-
pie :"
.svery!" cried Zoe. very anus
ing
DR. Kaye took her arm. 1t
wouldn't do to have her break
here. A scene at the Blue Sky
Bath Club would be material for
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