The times-news., 1935-12-18

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After the death of her parents,
lovely Dana Westbrook comes
from abroad to make her home
with her grandmother, Mrs. Will
lard Cameron. .,.-i'."'
Dana's half-sister, Nancy Wal
lace, resents Dana's coming.
| Mrs. Cameron is elated when
rich Ronald Moore falls in love
with her granddaughter. :" Dana,
meanwhile, has become attracted
to DR.. Scott Stanley. ".-"'
Nancy, who masks her love for
Ronald behind an antagonistic at
titude, unhappily watches his love
for Dana deepen. Just as anxious
iy, Paula Long watches Scott
Staniey's interest in Dana in
crease. ..a .' a>....
Dana and Scott decide to marry.
Mrs. Cameron gloomily predicts
the marriage will not last. Paula
is torn by an emotional storm over
the news thst Scott has married
Dana. o. -...
With recovered poise, Paula be-
comes friend of Dana's and is a
constant visitor at her apartment.
Dana meets domestic difficulties
gallantly, and resents the insinua-
tior of her grandmother that
Scott is not able to take care of
| her.
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CHAPTER XIV
The six guests-Paula included
looked at Dana as Paula launch
ed her surprise. "You had lunch
con with Scott?" Dana exclaimed
impulsively.
Paula smiled. eyes. He had
been to see Evelyn Marston who's
i'll with flu. Our apartments are
on the same floor, you know. l
was going over to inquire about
her and ran into Scott"
$50 you lassoed him and lugged
him in to luncheon supplemented
Ronnie dryly.
Everybody laughed, breaking
the tension.
eyes, Paula nodded. "It re-
Quired my best lassoing. He was
bent on eating at some awful res
taurant, and hurrying on to some
engagement or other, but | re-
membered it was his birthday and
used that as an argument. What
really won was probably the odor
of broiled quail which floated out
at the moment, opportunely."
Ronnie asked Dana later when
the buzz of conversation kent 9th
ers from hearing. "Don't you
really care what Scott does? Or
are you o first-rate actress, as /
susnected at dinner"
"Tho funny part is / do care"
Dana said. 'I'm just one Of those
stuffv wives who want to monopo-
Iize their husbands, especially on
days like birthdays. Isn't it silly
of me to feel simply awful because
Paula had luncheon with MIN and
he wasn't here at my birthday din
ner?"
"There's no real harm in Paula"
Ronnie soothed. "She has her
good points, only 1t happens she
is quite definitely in love with
your husband. And a woman in
love can't always be relied upon.
7 wouldn't bank too much on
Paula's friendship, if l were you,
Dana"
at won't do her any good to be
in love with him. Dana said.
81 shouldn't think So" Ronnie
agreed. .
There was something flattering
about Ronnie's loyalty and ad-
miration. Tonight Dana found 1t
unusually pleasing.
1t was while she was talking to
Ronnie that Dana looked up and
found Nancy staring at her. There
was something so strange IN
Nancy's eyes that Dana was star
tied. All of the old antagonism
was back in Nancy's gaze. 1t was
ridiculous to think, yet it was
true. What in the world was back
of it? Did Nancy think she was
having a filtration with Ronnle!
""If she only knew" Dana
thought. amused, ''that there ISM
a man in the world except Scout
I'd look at twice"
The guests stayed late. Finally
Paula insisted they must all go on
to her place to play roulette on
her new miniature table.
4, Nancy refused, giving some ex-
cuse and Ronnie begged off be-
cause he was leaving town carry
in the morning. 1t ended wlth
Ronnie taking Nancy home ieav- &
ing Ted free to go with the oVlel'
to Paula's. ,oI.od
Nancy Dana thought, looked
pleased over the change IN part
ners. She didn't blame her, lea
When the door closed behind
her guests Dana walked slowly IN
TO the kitchen. Azalea had lett
everything as neat as pin, ana a
low blaze was keeping Scots DIN
ner warm. L.
It had been a successful party;
And Scott had not even arrived
for the tail end of the festlVltieS.
It had all been planned for him.
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