Evening star., 1935-10-22

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will Mrs. lie Masters think of me?"
Jim Carter moved over on the bench
and motioned for her to sit beside
him.
Don't let that worry you. It's the
shank of the evening"
Not where I came from. It's posi-
lively indecent"
Cart laughed and lit his pipe. ''Tell
me-" he sat back and feasted his eyes
on the lovely girl in the moonlight,
''how did you happen to be placed in
the orphanage, Sugar? Did your par
ents die when you were small?"
Sugar shook her head.
II dont-know. Some one left me
there in a basket"
you've no idea who your parents
were?"
Not the slightest. There wasn't a
thing about me to lead to identifica-
ton"
Tough" Cart said shortly. But
you can be sure of one thing"
"What?"
"Your parents weren't ordinary
people. Any one could see that"
Sugars heart warmed.
It's kind of you to say that. But
all I've learned I owe to Mother
Friddle. She's a saint. More like a
mother to me. She even gave me her
name. Otherwise I wouldn't have
any. Everybody loves mother
That must have made it lots
easier" Curt pulled at his pipe. Il
thought all orphanages were like the
ones I've read about in books"
Most of them are. guess. But
don't think any of the kids are un-
happy with Mother. She makes them
all feel welcome"
They fell into silence. 1t was on
Just such a night that she had sat in
the moonlight with Johnny, and
Sugars thoughts turned to that hour
she could never forget. She remem-
bered Johnny't kiss and her promise
10 marry him, and her heart grew
heavy with longing. It seemed so long
since she had seen Mother and Johnny
and Felicity and all the others.
So much had happened in a few
short days. 1t didn't seem possible
that she had met Scoop that afternoon
and they had become such good
friends. Determined to put 1t out Of
her mind, she tried to think of other
things, of the Scoop she came to know
as they talked about her life in the
orphanage.
Nou che woe eittino IN tho y,ooor.
light with another man. A rich college
boy who had proved to be such good
friend. Scoop was right. Truth was
stranger than fiction.
What are you thinking?" Curt in
terrupted and brought her back to
earth.
Just incoming" Sugar turned with
a smile. Thinking about all the things
that have happened to me in one
short week. New friends. All the
new things I've done"
Have you decided it's a pretty
swell world?"
"Oh, yes" she nodded Taking it
all in all. it's been a wonderful week"
Jim Carter leaned toward her, and
she caught the perfume from his
tweeds. A healthy, masculine odor
that she found very pleasant and new.
1T doesn't take much to make you
happy, does it?"
1--WE never thought of it. I guess
I've never really been unhappy, except
when started to think. And usually
kept too busy to let the blues get me
down"
Cart felt her nearneSs and his heart
began to pound uncomfortably. He
moved little closer
You look like little angel, sitting
in the moonlight in that white dress"
he told her huskily.
Thank you, sir" she tried to be
nonchalant ''It must be the moon
that has blinded you. Or zanie Lou's
dressmaker:"
"I-mean it," the boy said breath
lessly. "Tve-never had girl affect
me like you do"
Sugar stiffened when Curt suddenly
reached out and drew her into his
arms.
"Don't!" She tried to push away,
but Cart held her fast and buried his
lips in the softness Of her mouth.
Something new stirred in Sugars
blood, and he kissed her again to
the singing in her veins,
"oh!" she sobbed breathlessly. You
mustn't"
She trembled and Cart realized he
had frightened her. With a tremen-
dous effort he released her and ran
his hand through his hair.
IT must be crazy!"
Tim sorry" Sugar put her hands
TO her flushing cheeks. "You--