The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
 GALE HENDERSON, pretty and a, works iD . silk nill. She and her 1o.year-old brother, PHIL support their Invalid fac tlley.
 STEVE MEYERS, who also works in the anili, asks Gale tO marry hlnl. Sllc promises tO give him nn'answer iIl few days.
 Gale goes skating, breaks through tllc fec and Is rescued by BRIAN WESTMORE, whose fa. thcr, now dead, built tho mill, 0ale disappeprs before hc can learn her nnThc.
 VICKY THATCHER. general manager Of tile mill, schemes tO captiyatc Brian.
 Gale and Steve quarrel, later
 make up.
 sunday Brian calls and per. siades Gale tO go for q hike. They stop tO rest and talk and suddenly Brian takes the girl in
 CHAPTER xxx
 Gale drew back, staring at. Brian Westmorc. She said, 'I shouldn't have come"
 His hand on her arm frightened almost roughly. "Don't!'' he said. You don't understand. love you, Gale"
 But yon can't! You mustn't say that"
 Why not?"
 Because you--mustn't."
 Brian laughed. That's not like you. Gale. You know that's no req son at all. It's" he paused sud denly, and then went on in dulled tone. "Oh. I guess understand You mean you're not in love with me. Is that 1t? There's someone else 2"
 Only the night before Gale had heard those words. "Someone else Steve had said them. And she had assured him that there was no one else with whom she was in love. She had told herself she was never going to see Brian Westmore again. She couldn't be in love with him. And here Nhe was waiting, watch- ing her with that hurt, anxious look in his face.
 She said, "It's not that"
 "Then what Is 1t, Darling?"
 Her heart beat n mad tattoo. "I'll always have this to remember" Gale thought. "I'll always remem- Der he called me Darling" She loked up and said, You know it's impossible. You and l can't be in love with each other"
 But that's nonsense. l think I've been in love with you from the very first time l saw you. Does that surprise you? Well. perhaps It does. It surprises me, too. l didn't know--1 didn't realize until a minute ago. but oh. I've been crazy about you all alongl"
 Ho would have taken her in his arms again but she drew back. You keep forgetting so much" Gale told him. You forget you're girl who works in the mill"
 "YOu're just the most wonderful girl in the world; that's what you are"
 Gale smiled. What girl wouldn't. with Brian looking at htr like that. Well" she sald. "the most wSnderful girl in the world wants to go home"
 Not now! tell you Pm in lovo with you, girl! l want to turn cart wheels and dance in the streets. Oh, Gale, you are so sweet2 You've done something to me, do you know thatY Hypnotized me, put me under spell. haven't been think ing about anything for days except when l was to see you again. You can't keep me away from you from now on, the way you have been. You've got to let me take you places, got to let mo como to see you"
 Vt,iI Iat .,a,, ,ho ,.,n,..i.oa .,., prised at herself, Out We really must go now"
 Want to get rid of me. don't you?"
 She smiled, "No, It's not that"
 Want to get rid of me--ever?" Maybe not"
 It was ns much of an admission as he could coax from her. and he hnd to be satisfied with 1t.
 They started back along the, path. It was narrow, hardly wide enough for one in some places Gale walk cd q few steps ahead and Brian fol- lowed, talking eagerly. Most of the time the girl did not trust herself 10 answer. Once she looked back and Brian said something about her eyes being brighter than tho stars. He said good many ex- travagant, delightful things.
 After while Gale asked, Brian, didnn,t you say there was,a short "Yes. we'll come to 1t in 0 few minutes. Take the turn to your left. See here, you said we hadn't found my treasure to-day. You sweetest. most precious thing in ali the world! of course I brought my treasure with mel"
 They reached the short cut and presently turned in to the open road. Walking along the highway. back in the everyday world. their conversation took n more matter Of-fact turn. Brian talked about the new advertising campaign the mill was going to launch. It was ambitious, expensive, but 1t was sure to widen the mills market, Brian described one of the adver- tisei,,ents in detail.
 "Whnt do you think of itY" he asked. "Think 1t will appeal to women? They're the buyers, you know. They've the ones we're try Ing to get Interested: We want them to recognize the Westmore label and ask for It."
 '.rhen don't you think there should be a picture of the label in tho advertiseHientY Large enough so everyone who sees it will know whak 1t is?"
 By Ueorge, you're right! You're absolutely right about if. I'll speak to rerkins in the morning"
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