The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-15
CHAPTER xxXv1

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 It was another picnic-the early evening of a warm September day. The sun, low in the west, was a golden disc. Tn another half hour lt would drop from sight. Long shadows had fallen on the little valley, darkening the green of trees and shrubs and the field stretching of to the left of the shallow stream. Near the waters edge the first sign of fall had appeared-gaudy patches of scarlet berries in the sumac bushes.
 A dozen feet from the stream a campfire smoldered. A girl was sit- ting on log, watching the young man who knelt by the fire. It was Toby and Tim JamieSon.
 Toby wore light tan jodhpurs and white shirt open at the throat, the sleeves rolled Up. Ex- cept for the shirt, Toby was sym phony in tan-throat and arms and face almost as richly colored as the honey shade of her hair.
 She finished the last bite of a steak sandwich. "1t's amazing v she said, smiling. "Who would ever have suspected you, Tim, of having talents as cook?"
 He was also in riding clothes. Tim grinned. You've no idea how talented I am."
 "What is this-sales talk?"
 Tt might be-" He looked up at her, but she had turned and was watching the horses, tied @ little distance away, grazing.
 T wish I could take Happy with me-" Toby said, when l go back to town next week."
 You'll have plenty of other horses to ride"
 eyes, I know, but I like Happy Look, Tim, how pink the sky is getting"
 He rose to his feet and turned at her direction. You're crazy about the country, aren't you, Gorgeous9" he asked.
 "Yes. It's new to me. This is the first summer I've ever had in the country in my life. I'll be sorry to leave."
 you'd be 8 lot sorrier if you didn't. New York's the place to be in the fall. Best time of the year there. I always get a kick out of 1t. New shows opening up, new places to go, new people! The Millheim show opens next week, you know. Going to let me take you?"
 She was looking at the sunset and did not answer.
 "Hey" Tim exclaimed, didn't you hear what I said? Are you going to let me take you to the Millheim show"
 "Why, yes-I guess so."
 "Hm. You don't seem to be very enthusiastic!
 Toby said, apologetically, T didn't mean 1t that way, Tim. l was just thinking about something else"
 T could see that, all right. Must Dc something important"
 "No." Toby shook her head. q was thinking about last year, Tim. About what was doing at this time a year ago."
 "What?"
 T had new job-sitting in the window of flve-and-ten store, rolling up my hair on curlers and then taking them down again to show how the curriers' worked"
 "1'll bet you had crowd at that window! Were the curriers' any good?"
 T don't know. My hair curls naturally anyhow"
 Tim laughed. T guess that's what you might call 8 story to make your hair curl. Do you know, Gorgeous, every day in every way you become more and more re- markable. The crazy things you've done. And the way things have hap pened. Just think of it-in one year leaving the five-and-ten store to be- come the Cinderella Heiress.' Amer ica's most photographed girl. The Darling of the Headlines. They've a dozen names for you, haven't they? D'you know what I read the other day? That movie company wants