The Washington times., 1936-08-10

OdTllIlS, L nave W 6AldAlA yOu
for introducing the dearest man
in the world to mel" exclaimed
Luana, gathering the tiny monkey
in her arms and putting her cheek
against his fur.
Chou Chou gurgled and made
funny little faces.
"As a reward" went on Luana
gaily, you shall have a banana
and two fat walnutS for your
breakfast"
She got out Of bed and on the
mantelpiece she saw an envelope
addressed to her. Jimmy's mes
sage of last night, sent from the
Vandaveer penthouse!
Her heart rose. Tonight she
would see him again!
She fed Chou-Chou. had her
bath, then breakfasted leisurely.
"Chou-Chou, I'm going to re-
ward you further for that marvel
Gus introduction-I'm going to
take you on the top of the bus to
the shop, and then to very smart
restaurant for luncheon"
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A society crowd was at the open
ing of the famous roof restaurant.
Luana stepped out to the balcony.
and to the right of her was the
shimmering line of the East River,
and to the West the Hudson. Be-
tween lay New York city in daz-
Zling panorama of tall buildings
topped by roof-gardens and pago-
daS. and cupolas.
"The hanging gardens of Baby
lon!" thought Luana, whimsically.
She remembered how she had
half jokingly reprimanded Hand
some" last night, about taking her
up to the top of a mountain and
offering her the earth!
When she returned to the shop.
there was a package for her, and
it was in jewellers leather box,
with neither name nor address.
She pressed the spring, The lid
flew open. She gave an amazed
gasp.
On bed of satin lay a gorgeous
brooch that was shaped like a bas-
ket, Of diamonds and, emeralds
with flowers Of ruby and sapphire
spraying from it!
Luana stared at the brooch that
was the first real piece of jewelry
she had ever received.
She had opened the package in
the dreSsing-room, and none of the
other employees of the shop were
present. That was lucky!
She lifted the brooch from its
bed Of satin and examined it close
ly. 1t was real! 1t was set in
platinum!
1T must have cost loads of
money, and it's perfectly beauti-
full" she breathed
Handsome? Had he sent it?
She examined the little box and
its leather cover and it's outer
wrappingS, but they yielded no
clue.
Her name, and the address of
the shop, were written on the
brown paper in capital letters in
ink.
It had not come through the
mail, it had been delivered by
somebody or other. She would
find out who had brought it. If
Handsome" had left it for her, of
course she must return it. That
was the honorable thing to do.
II can't keep it. I mustn't
keep it! It wouldn't be fair to
JIMMY"
But her heart sank, just the
same. To be the poSsessor of this
tallsman of joy and wealth-and
give it up!
Luana told herself it wasn't be.
cause OF its intrinsic value that it
drew her, fascinated her, but be-
cause of its sheer beauty, it's pris-
matte loneliness. ..
It was as though two natures
were warning within her.
She loved Jimmy Randolph,
knew she loved him with her
whole heart.
She told herself that for all
she knew, the gift was from
Jimmy, pledge of their love?
But one look at the expensive
gems shattered that thought.
Well, even though Jimmy
meant everything to her, hadn't
she a right to a piece of jewelry,
like the other models?