The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-28
SYNOPSIS


 GALE HENDERSON. pretty, e29, works in . slIlk mill. She and
 her brother, PHIL, 10, support
 their invalid father.
 STEVE MEYERS, who
 works in the mill, asks Gale to
 marry him. She promises to give
 him an answer in Q few days. That night Gale goes skating
 on the river. The ice breaks and
 she is rescued by BRIAN WEST ! BORE, whose father, now dead,
 built the mill. Brian asks Gale
 tU wait while he gets his car but
 when he returns she is gone.
 Meanwhile VICKY THATCH.
 FIR, daughter of ROBERT THAI
 TCHER, general manager of the
 min, hears that Brian has come
 home. Viclry changes her mind
 nbOut taking Q trip to Havana.
 Next day MARY CASSIDY is
 discharged from the mill. Gale
 goes to Mary's home that night.
 The baby has crOup. Gale and a
 neighbOr work to save the chlld'S
 life.
 CHAPTER VII
 The girl in green leaned back in her chair. ''Well," she said, T see Vicky's out for game"
 Vicky Thatcher? What do you mean?" The little blond with the braids around her head put the question.
 T mean she's out to land the town catch - Brain Westmore. Haven't you seen them?"
 "Oh, was that Brian Westmore?" The little blond leaned forward ex- citedly. "I saw her dancing with Q man I'd never seen before. So that's Brian Westmore! Good look ing, isn't he? They say he's been in Paris"
 "Yes, my dear, he's been in Paris. And he's frightfully good-looking. And he's the heir to the Westmore fortune: But don't let that excite you. Vfcky ThatcheEs made up so hands off! If you don't"
 The young man standing before them raised his cocktail glass and drank. "I don't see why you girls all pick on Vicky," he said. "I think she's a darned nice girl"
 ooh, of course she isl" the girl in green went on hastily. sweet as can be-when everything goes her way. When 1t doesn't-watch out! remember the way she treated Sally Troy at the Law rences' house party. The Troys left town a couple of months later. And that Evans affair - well, I'm just telling you. Don't ever get in Vicky Thatcher's way! When she wants anything she goes after it - and gets it.
 "Vicky's a brunei with a blond temperament and red-head dis position" put in a third girl who had dscome up and joined the group. IFS a dangerous combination"
 'She's so pretty" the little blond said, tits no wonder men like her.
 "They do,' the girl in green agreed. "She treats them abomi- nsbly and they love it. Why is it will someone please tell me, that gif1R with the most detestable dis petitions are invariably surrounded by fond admirers? Is it because they're so hateful, or in spite of 1t, that men fall for them? I'd like to know" " < gA, short, heavily built youth ap- pe4red in the doorway. "Oh, there yOn are, Marie" he said to the girl in green. "I've been looking for you? How about dancing this one with me?"
 Strains of one step-the song hit of new Broadway show - reached them. The girl in green arose and said, "Of course, John- n.y." She put her hand on his arm and they went out into the cor ridor.
 
 n k,,Hv club dance was in full swing. The big room was filled with dancers nest of them young. Girls in scar let. in silver. in yellow and blue and myriad of other colors of their black clad partners, creat- ing q gay, constantly shifting pat tern. Couples moving, two-by-two, heads thrown back. laughing. Couples dancing slowly, arms and shoulders closely touching. Couples that bobbed and swayed and couples that moved sedately.
 On the platform at the side of the room the orchestra leader had raised megaphone to his lips and was singing the despairing chant of a. cast-off love, to- the throbbing accompaniment of piano, banjo. saxophone.
 Vicky Thatcher smiled into the eyes of the man with whom she was dancing. You do say such nice things, Greg" she said softly.
 "Oh, but ] mean it! Vicky-I wish you'd pay attention to me-"
 "But I am, Greg"
 "No. you're not. You're not even listening"
 The music came to the final note, ended with crash. Vicky said, Darling, do you know what I'd like most in all the world right now? A cocktail one of those with the cherries, not the other kind"
 "AlI right" said the young man. 'Come along"
 But Vicky shook her head. "No." she said, you get it. You get two cocktails and bring them into the lounge. I'll be waiting for you"
 'I won't be minute" the young man agreed, turning away.
 Vicky flashed glance after his departing back, then crossed the room to where Brian Westmore was standing with two other men. He saw her and came forward.
 Vicky said Brian, I'm bored with this party"
 "So soon? But we've only just 
 T know, but I'm bored just the same."
 She took his arm and they moved toward the door-the door opposite the one leading to the lounge. Sew eral heads turned to watch them. Brian so tall and broad -shouldered, so casually correct in his tail coat. Vicky resplendent in shimmering silver with a. twist of scarlet in her dark hair.
 A group near the doorway broke