, 1935-11-25
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Young and lovely DANA WEST
BROOK. born and reared abroad.
comes 60 America after n death
of her parents 20 make her home
with her gF~nndmotheR. whom che
has never seen.
Years before, Dana's methea
eioped. leaving her husband and
nm Infant daughter. NANCY WAL
LACE. After the divorce abe n
married young WeHtbr0ck and q
year later their daughter. Rameo
Dams for her father. was born.
when Dana reaches the oid
southern home ahe ts welcomed
cordially BY her great aunt. MISS
ELLEN CAREWE. but ia cOldty
received by her grandmother and
hRIf-niater. Dann decides unhap-
ply. ~They don't really ssast me
shouldn't have ONE.
MRS. CAMERON Hhrewdly ne
gins plans 10 Introduce Dana 20
society hoping hat Dana VIII
marry well. Nancy hides what
she believes to be n hopeless love
for RONALD MOORE. rich and
handsome. when the old Gamer
ON ear breaks w IN front o.
hIa estate. Ronald bTinEs Dana
home.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER
NANCY was sure she would never
y again be surprised at anything
in her whole life. The rigid bar
riers that had been erected against
even the slightest extravagance In
the Cameron household were sud
denly forgotten IN preparation Tor
the coming party And Nancy. de
spite her resentment at the reason
Tor it-Dana-would not have been
human II she hadn't enjoyed the
temporary recklessness with the
family funds.
She was going to have q new
dressl
Only a day before Nancy had
been thinking unhappily. "Whatn
| wear2 That old pink organdy.
I suppose. | wish IL would fall
into holes so I'd have 10 get q new
evening dress. | wish ] had nerve
enough to spill ink down the front
OF t."
And then there was her grand
mother saying. Il suppose both OF
you girls will need new dresses.
[ think your Aunt Ellen and ! saw
the very ones for you. Twin mod
els at Burger-G oodlett's. They are
white. which | think is prettiesi
for young girls. And" tMrs. Cam
eron had not completely forgotten
her thrifty habitsl "you can wear
white longer. II is less conspicu
GUS and II can always be dyed"
A Burger.Goodlett frock! Nancy's
big eyes widened In amazement-
This was something. indeed. Oh.
It was going TO be grand TO appear
in something besides that e~verlast.
ing pink rag. to feel decently
dressed for once IN ones life.
when do we 60 for our nt.
tings?" Nancy asked. her voice
husky with emotion.
ANY time you wish. The dresses
have been laid aside for you"
Nancy could scarcely wait She
wanted to rush from the room and
race 70 town. But when one is n
and has spent several years cult.
waiting a pose Of indifference II will
not do to drop the mask all al
once.
FL guess I'll take a nap. I'm
awfully sleepy" Nancy said. man.
aging a quite natural yawn. She
went 20 her room and threw her.
self across her bed. Impossible 70
sleep when one was as excited as
this. visioning oneself In a long.
lovely white formal.
THE house was very quiet and
presently Nancy drifted Of TO
sleep while listening 20 the drone
OF the humming birds in the red
honeysuckle vine. II was 3 o'clock
when she awakened.
Now she could leave the house
without Grandmother and Aunt
Ellen suspecting she was rushing
OF 70 see the new dress. With
elaborate carelessness. she left the
house. swinging q tennis racket.
Perhaps she should have knocked
al Dana's door. and asked her 70
come along for q fitting. too. But
that Nancy felt would be q weak.