The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
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SYNOPSIS

20 DARIEN, finishing her first
year I'm college, learns her father
- out OF work. 10 gets a Job as
Dookkeeper i'm a small marine
supply house. She is engaged to
BRET PAUL, athletic star.
DOUGLAS MARSH handsome,
wealthy, comes to the store to
buy equipment for the summer
colony he is establishing at Crest
Lake. 10 works overtime, assist
ing with the order, and Marsh
asks her to have dinner with
him. She agrees. When Bret tele-
phones 10 tells him she has ex-
ira work to do that night.
Marsh takes her to a fashion.
able restaurant. He tells her
about his summer colony at Crest
Lake and offers 10 the job of
hostess there. Scarcely able to
believe such god luck, she ac-
cepts.
Next day, following Marsh's
instructions 10 buys the clothes
she will need ut Crest Lake,
charging them to newly opened
account. Bret comes to see her,
tells her he knows. about her
new job. Bret is very angry.
CHAPTER TX
Bret went on. "You were buy
ing new clothes, weren't you?'
'sWhy-why, yes"
"And this millionaire you were
dancing with last night, just to
help out your employer-he paid
for them, 1 suppose?"
Under Bret's whitening and sar-
castle questioning 10 grew angry
"Yes, he did pay for them" she
said slowly. "I'll tell you the
whole story if you'll try to believe
me instead of of Babs Mont
gomery."
4 Still Bret did not move from the
door, and still his eyes were
clouded with half-puzzled anger,
I'D like to hear it, I'm sure"
Briefly 10 told him how she had
met Douglas Marsh, told him about
her new job at Crest Lake, and
why she had needed a new ward
robe. But all the while she knew
that Bret wasn't quite believing
her. All the while he stood there
watching her as though she were a
girl he had never before seen, as
though she were someone he was
trying to place. And when she had
finished he said only, "You. expect
me to believe that?"
II don't expect anything" 10 re-
torted holly. I'm telling you the
truth, Bret. And if you won't be-
lieve me I'm-I'm not sure 1 care"
His eyes widened. $50 that's it?
You'll admit you don't care, now
that you've met this bird with lots
of dough-" He smiled bitterly I'D
heard that girls would change like
that overnight-but I'd never be-
1ieved it much. And least of all
I'd never have believed 1t of you"
Bret, that isn't it. You know
that's not it. But it was chance
for me Toto really get along by
and to help the folks, too.
] might be able to save little and
start school again next year" She
against his shoulders. You know
me better than to talk like this,
Bret"
az only know this, 10. A guy
doesn't come along and offer $500
a month and flock of clothes to a
girl he's never seen before, unless
he's got something in mind"
10 sighed, and her hands fell
helplessly to her sides. There was
no way to make Bret see Douglas
Marsh as she saw him. If she tried
to tell Bret how fine 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
to take care Of myself" she asked.
He looked down at her. 'I
thought could. But I'm not
so sure, now that I've seen the way
you've fallen for this racket For
two cents I'd write your father and
have him stop you from going into
this thing!"
u The determination in Bret's tone
startled 10. If he wrote her father,
10 knew, Arthur Darien would GER
tainly prevent her from going to
Crest Lake. He would be as
quickly suspicious as Bret was
now. JOS eyes narrowed and her
chin tilted upward a little.
"You haven't the right to advise
my father about this" she said
quickly. Because because you
and I are finished"
Bret looked az her a long time,
silently and contemporary. Then
he said quietly. "All right, 10.
Goodby." The next moment the
door had shut and he was gone. 10