The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
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 KATHARINE STRYKHURST, beautiful. %, becomes acquaint- efi with MICHAEL HEATHE- ROE, riding teacher, and ack- knowledges an unwilling attrac- ton toward him. She is worried over the progress of an affair between ZOE PARKER, her best friend, and GIBBS LARKIN, of whom ZOe's parents disapprove.
 Katharine and DIR. JOHN KAYE, friend of the Strykhurst family. take Zoe to a night club where she sees Gibbs with noe torious woman. Zoe threatens to kill herself.
 That same night Michael is inc veigled into taking SALLY MOON, local coQuette, to the same place. Sally, arriving home late, informs her father that she and Michael are engaged.
 Zoe takes poison. Dr. Kaye works all night to save her life and succeeds. Katharine hears that Michael is going to marry Sally Moon.
 CHAPTER xxx
 Katharine said, persistently, T want to get away, Daddy"
 Victor Strykhurst drowned. T don't know what gets into you girls nowadays" he complained. "Zoe Parker has to be dragged all over Europe and even when she gets home she's not satisfied; why, you've got everything in the world you want"
 Katharine listened patiently. Stubbornly she went back to her argument.
 'Theres nothing for me to do here. Frankly, I'm bored. I'd like Q job"
 The snowy eyebrows shot up. "What could you do? No, it's non- sense: wouldn't have it. People'd say Bertine hadn't been good to you. And she has been good, has, nit she?"
 It was almost pathetic, his de- sire for approval of Bertine, Kath- arine thought. Dryly she said, "Of course. But, Daddy, couldn't I have some of my own money now the money Mother left in trust for me? It will be mine anyhow next year"
 The merest shadow crossed his face. "Eh? No, I think that would be irregular. The bank prob ably wouldn't hear of it."
 "I thought you had it in charge"
 His high color deepened.
 Little girls shouldn't bother their heads about business. Your money will be paid over in due time."
 He rose, terminating the inter- view. Buy yourself new hat and forget about 1t, my dear"
 That. Katharine told herself, wanda ring out into the morning, was that. She had been a fool to think she could do anything with her father.
 Hut how could she bear Innicock now?
 Bertine's words of the day before reng in her mind. Was it true? Could it be true that Michael Heatheroe was going to marry Sal- ly Moon?
 Incredible! Katharine's mind her heart-rejected it.
 Bertine had said coolly, "Of course the Moons are up in arms. But what can they do? The girls always been a wild one. And undoubtedly the mans fortune hunter. Sally Moon will have a very tidy little fortune of her own some day"
 She had dismissed the whole matter. Somehow Katharine had got out of the room. No one, she was sure, had noticed. Not even John Kaye, who saw everything, usually.
 She made the day pass somehow. Strange how empty hours could be when you hadn't anything to look forward to. Swimming, tennis, French lessons sitting at the wheel of some boat with an atten- tive, bronzed young man beside you. It was all dream in which you moved and spoke automati- cally.
 So Michael Heatheroe was a for tune nuHtcTs SOuiu SAo pSiiSNc that? Michael, with his lean, tanned face and those eyes that were so shrewd and kindly-could a man like that be really mean and base?
 Or had he fallen desperately in love with the bundle of feminine fiutter and curls that was Sally Moon?
 The town buzzed with the sensa- ton for several days. Have you heard? That crazy Sally Moons gone and got herself engaged to the man who runs the riding club. Of course he's a nobody. my dear, but quite good manners, and so good-looking! Oh, we'll, the Moons are really outsiders, anyhow. Her mother was girl in a shop, some place And so on and so on. Small town gossip. Picked up avidly by the lunching, bridge playing women at the country club. tossed from mouth to mouth.
 Katharine thought it would drive her frantic. at first. But she steeled herself to it. After week-two 4 weeks-she found she could bear the thought without fiinching.
 She had not been back to ride since the formal announcement in the papers. Therefore she had not met the slightly puzzled, unhappy look in the eyes of Michael Heath eroe. She had not been compelled Co see Sally's triumphant smile or air of possessiveness.
 'sWell, I know one thing, my dear" she heard Bertine say inn prcssively to Mrs. Romantic. T know if she brings him to the club I I shall complain. I shall certainly expect all the members who know the man to cut him. It's not de- cent"
 Rage had choked Katharine. She had flung herself out of the house, unable to trust herself further.
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