The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
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SYNOPSIS
 GALE HENDERSON, pretty and g, works iB . silk milf. She and her 1e-year-OId brother, lHIEs support si'cir invalid fa-
 STEVE MEYERS who also WDfks ln the mill asks Gale tO nanrEy him. Sire promises tO give him an answer ln . few days.
 Later that evening Gale gOcs slEaftng on tlse river, goes through tho Ice and Is rescued lV BRIAN WESTMORE, whose father, now dead, built tlle min. Brian aSks Gale Co walt while hc gets his cnr but when hc rec tnrssg she is gone.
 BTinn has como lsOnlc after tw0 ycars iB Paris, convinced he can HcveP be an artist and eager to gO iO work ln tIIc mill. VlCkY THATCHER, daughter of ROBERT THATCHER, gen. craI npanaRer Of the mill, schemes to capture Brinn.
 Brian sees Gale iD the mill and recognizes her. Next evening hc asks her if ne can walk home with hcr. Gale refuses hut Steve secs her talking tO Brian. Steve is jealous and lle and Cafe guar. rel.
 CHAPTER XIV
 Gale had said to Steve, T never want to see you again"
 But of course she did see him. At noon next day she came face to face with him fin a corridor of the mill. He was standing with q group of men and one of them-Tim Re- gan-raised a hand in salute and called, "Hi. Gale!"
 Gale looked at Tim and smiled. Hello" she said, and hurried past without q second glance.
 She saw Steve again at closing time. He was standing outside the big gate. talking to girl in a green coat. Gale didn't know the girl, though she'd seen her. The girl was little and her bright red hair fell in bangs over her fore head. giving her q childish look. She had brown eyes and a pointed chin and she looked pretty when she laughed.
 Tho girl was laughing as Gale and Josie Gridley came down the walk together. ,
 "H'm," Josie said. "looks like beating your time."
 I guess you're right. Gale agreed. She went on talking rap- idly about the difficulty the Shultz- es had had. finding names Tor their new twins.
 They passed Steve and the girl in green. Josie said. "Hlo;" but Gale had turned and was looking an
 
 ''sa- -ay" Josie exclaimed, you and Steve ain't had a quarrel have youw
 "No."
 "Wcli, gee. 1t looks like 1.-the way YOU went by without even spcakin'. Whats the matterY What'd he do to make you sore?'
 It wouldn't do to have Josie GridIey broad casting the situation. Gale said, "There's nothing the matter orly--well. Steve and l have been seeing too much of each other lately. don't think it's a good idea"
 "Iisten, you can talk" Josie said wisely. "b,it you aren't foolin' mo! You two've had a quarrel and you'd hetHar 1et over 1t. There aren't many guys like Steve around. Gee, if | thought you was really through Td make a play for him nyself!
 eco ahead" Gale told her. ..
 Rut Josie shook her head. "No." slre said. "You don't mean any or that you've been sayin'. That's just taik. But if I was you I wouldn't risk loosin' Steve. Say" with sud A1n interest, 'it isn't anything about that red-head back there that Dolores What's-her-name, IS it?"
 Gale was annoyed. She didn't 1,ke fhia question. "No," she eaid. "Steve and didn't have a quarrel over another girl, If that what you want to know" ..
 .sWell, I can tell you one thing. Josfe went on sagely, there are plenty of girls in this town who'd he tickied to death to go around with Steve Meyers and, if you dont look ont. one of 'em will snap him up when you aren't 1ookin'. These 'inderstandings' between fellows and girls that drag on for years are the bunkl First thing you know somebody else comes along and the ruy steps out on you. That's the way it was with Ella Martin. You Enow. her and that Collins boy
 "Yes, I know" Gale agreed
 "A xirl's a fool to let herself in for anything like that" Josie went on. "If you're crazy about a guy md he's crazy about you -- say marry him. Everybody's gotta take chances. If you don't, whcre1l you be? All by yourself. that's where An old maid. There ain't enough x,a an An on around fheHA daYR-nOt