The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-22
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SYNOPSIS


10 DARIEN, finishing her frst
year In college, learns her father
As out of work. 10 hunts q Job
and secures part time work I'm q
marine supply store. There she
meets wealthy, handsome DOUG
LAS MARSH who offers her the
job of hostess at his inn at Crest
Lake. 10 accepts and this causes
. quarrel with BRET PAUL to
whom she Is engaged. 10 breaks
the engagement.
She goe so Crest Lake. Marsh
wnrns her that many people con-
slider his mother eccentric. 10 is
sure that MRS. MARSH dislikes
her.
BABS MONTGOMERY, a
school acquaintance who is jeal-
GUS of JOS popularity, arrives
with her parents. PETER FRA
COMET, motion picture star, and
his wife, ais oengage rooms at
the inn. Marsh takes 10 TO the
station to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Fragonet.
CHAPTER XIII
The Fragonets walked hurriedly
70 the car almost before Marsh
had a chance to get out>of it.
''Doug!" Fragonet cried jovially.
EF7ow glad we are to get off that
Wasted train. I hope your place is
Forth 1t. I'd have flown up - but
Mdna doesn't like planes"
Mrs. Fragonet laughed. IT think
Pete can get me into a plane when
Ms time to return to Hollywood.
y How are you, Doug?"
"Great, Edna" Marsh told her.
he turned to 10 Darien. This is
Wiss Darien. I think you two will
De great friends And this,
DO, this is the one and only, the
Stupendously charming, the colos-
Sal
"Never mind, Doug" Fragonet
stepped forward, grinning. my
name is Peter Fragonet, Miss
Darien."
10 liked him at once. She de-
cided she liked him better off the
Green than on, for now he seemed
zeal and natural and without pose.
His voice was wholly unaffected.
1t was, in fact, quite ordinary and
without the deep quality esh had
heard in the sound pictures.
EDNA and I will sit in front"
Douglas Marsh said. IT hope you
and Pete won't mind the rumble
seat, Jo."
"She'd better not" Fragonet
said. smiling at 10. "Me, like
rumble seats" He helped 10 into
Che rear compartment and hoped
IN beside her. AS the car pulled
away from the station, he heaved
o great sigh. Its certainly great
to be here" He turned to 10 with
q sudden troubled expression. mo
other Hollywood denizens at Crest
Lake, are there?"
mo-" 10 told him lightly. 1.-THE
best we can boast so far is a de-
partment store owner and long
distance aviator
"Good," he said humorously. ct
don't like other Hollywood people
asound. Especially movie people. I
want to be the whole show" He
grinned at her. his hat pulled down
against the wind. They might as
well have ben alone in the car, for
Marsh and Mrs. Fragonet seemed
absorbed in their own talk, but
against the sound of the motor and
the rush of wind the two in the
rumble seat could not distinguish
their words.
"You know" 10 confessed, 1T
don't know what to say to you.
I've thought of movie stars as
people from another world"
y well" Fragonet laughed, "we're
from another world. possibly. But
it's a mighty human world just
the same. Look!" He held out his
wrist. "Pinch me-and you'll find
I'm just like anybody else"
Her eyes twinkling with delight
aS Fragonet's bandinage. 10
pinched his wrist and raised her
eyebrows in mock establishment.
"You are!" she exclaimed. Then
she grew suddenly serious. Hon
estly. though. I've enjoyed your
pictures lot, Mr.. Fragonet."
"Don't you dare begin that!" he
warned her. Then: "Have you
known Doug long? I don't seem to
remember you being with him
when he was in Hollywood-and
Tn darned certain would remem-
Der If you'd been there"
"Your memory's still good. I've
known Mr.. Marsh only a few days.
You see, I'm working for him."
3 "Oh, I see. His secretary p
Fragonet asked.
mo I'm the hostess at
Crest Lake Inn"
"And a delightful one, I'm sure, II
Fragonet said.