, 1935-07-18
rs TAM z! ::

10 DARIEN. mnimhInK mrr mrms
yeas On college tenrmm her father
10 onf % woFk 10 gets q lob NJ
bookkeeper On q smaii marine
supply house she On enEaEe9 90
BRET PAUL athletic Q
DOUGLAS HARSH. hana-ome.
wealthy. cemeR 90 tine store 90
buy equipment fol the summer
colony he o. establishes 80 Great
Lake. 10 works overtime. anHint-
tnE with the order. an6 Mmrnh
asks hrr g0 have dinner vita him
she nRreeH. Whrn Bret telephones
10 tells him nhe hmB extFn werh
to DO fhat niwht.
marnh takes hes 60 q fnanion-
abte resfnurnna. He sefls her
nboua AS aummrT colony at Great
Lake and alters Jo ne tob @t
homfrns there. Scarcely able 90
believe surh Eood iurk n se-
eepts-
Next day. foIiewinE sar.hs N
stru~tiens. 10 buys the clothes \
win meed nc Crest Lake. ehmrwtmM
them o. a mrwly opened account.
Bret comes co see her. tells mer
M knows about her new toh BFet
On very angry.
now co ON WITH THE sTORH
CHAPTER TX
QRET went on You we're buy
ing new clothes weren't jour
why why. yes
and this millionaire you
dancing with last night. iust 70
help out your employer-hs paid
for them. ! SUPPOSED"
Under Bret's whitening and m
castle questioning 10 grew angry.
Yes. he did pay for them" she
said slowly. 'In tell you the
whole story II you'll try 10 believe
me instead OF - OF Babs Mont
gomery"
Still Bret did not move from the
door. and still his eyes were
clouded with q half puzzled anger
I'd like 70 hear II. I'm sure"
Briefly 10 told him how she had
met Douglas Marsh. told him about
her new Job M Crest Lake. and
Why she had needed q new ward
robe. But all the while she knew
that Bret wasn't quite believing
her All the while be stood there
watching her as though she we're q
girl he had never before een as
though she we're someone he was
trying 10 place. And when she had
finished he said only. You expect
me 90 believe that?"
IL don't expect anything" 10 re
torted hOtly. I'm telling you the
truth. Bret And II you Won't be
lieve me I'm lin not sure | care.
His eyes widened. so that's ~
You'll admit you don't care. now
that you've met this bird with lots
o. dough" He smiled bitterly I'D
heard thar girls would change like
that. overnight-but I'D never be
lieved u much. And least OF all
I'd lever have believed II OF you
"Bret. that isn't H. You know
that's not H. But II was a chance
for me TOTO really get along BY
myself and TO help the folks. too
might be able 20 save a little and
start school again next year" She
faced Bret suddenly. put her palms
against his shoulders. You know
me better than to talk like this.
Bret"
Il only know this. 10. A guy
doesn't come along and offer $500
a month and a 6ock OF clothes to q
girl he's never seen before. unless
he's got something In mind"
10 sighed. and her hands fell
nelplessly to her sides There was
40 way TO make Bret see Douglas
Marsh as she saw him. II she tried
TO tell Bret how Tine Marsh was.
then Bret would only believe she'd
fallen for Marsh completely
Bret. whatever you think OF
Douglas Marsh. can't You trust me
70 take are or myself" she asked
TIE looked down az her. 4
- thought I could But I'm not
50 sure. now that I've seen the way
you've fallen for this racket For
TWO cents I'D write your father and
nave him stop you from going into
this thingi"
The Organization IN Bret's tone