The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

hours, paid her no least attention, yet Kay had no need to Dc lonely. There were always Genevieve's friends whom Kay made her own. She said to the older girl one day; How many men do you know, for Heavens sake, Genevieve? There's a new one every week!"
 Genevieve laughed. "You don't know the half of 1t, yet" she con- fessed. You've never even met Paul Drake, or Mat Conley. He's in the movies, now. Or Luther Perins, or Bob Dakin, or Ed War refl, or
 rye heard of Bob Dakin," Kay admitted.
 80 many people have" Gene vieve agreed with dry humor. Being heard of is Bob's speciality. He's Q cousin of mine. His fathers my uncle. You know, Doctor Da- kin, the brain man." Kay did not know. He cuts bullets out of brains as easily as you sharpen 8 pencil" Genevieve assured her. He's 6 peach, really; Retired now, of course. Just consults and occa. sionally operates on king, or someone equally important. Bob's in with Doctor Fabre in the Clinic" She added, half angrily: He'd be a good man if he settled down to 1t. Doctor Fabre told me 50. But Bob's wild as hawk. If he's not cutting out some woman's appendix in a hospital, he's practising 6 little pri- vate osteopathy. Bob has parked his car on every back road in Mas sachusetts in his time"
 He was supposed to come to Q party where was once," Kay re- membered. But he didn't come!" He never does" Genevieve as- sured her. And she said wistfully He makes me 50 mad, because he could be Q wonder if he wouldl And his father and mother are so proud of him, have so many plans for him, so many hopes ."
 Kay in her next letter to Emily spoke of Bob Dakin. Emily and George had been married in June: and Will Brannan nowadays was working as a clerk in Georges store. Kay wrote:
 ". Bob Dakin. He's one of those legendary figures you hear about but never see. You must have heard of him when you were at Wellesley. Genevieve says every- one has heard of him, and guess that's 50, because whoever you meet Is almost sure to mention him. Oh, I remember, he was the man with Helen that night she got arrested, so Of course you know about him. It's hard for me to realize. Emily, that two years ago you were down here, doing so many things, seeing so many people; and now you're keeping house for George, and go- ing to have baby in May ."
 Her pen stopped, and she re-read what she had written, and then shook her head and took fresh sheet of paper and copied the first part of her letter over again, omit ting this last passage. Then she crumpled 1t in the vast basket at her side. Genevieve saw the ges- ture and said in a deep amusement: {:
 Must be a love letter, Kay, if it's so hard to write"
 Kay nodded, smiling. Tt is! It's to Emilyl" she said. You know ] adore herl She was at Wellesley and did so wonderfully there; but now she's married the grocer up ir Carvel. and going to have baby started to say something about fl to her, but 1t would only make her feel bad" Her eyes were hot. "Oh, 1t makes me so madw
 T like grocers," Geneyieve pro- tested cheerfully. They have such nice vegetablesl What would we do for vitamins if there were no grocers, child?"
 Kay laughed in spite of herself, "She was in love. when she was in college, she said. You know Helen Ripley. It was her brother, Dane. I've never met him. Helen told me last week that he's coming over for the Yale game. He must be a peach, or Emily wouldn't have liked him as much as she did. He gave her rush down here, but then he never followed 1t up |. And then there was @ boy up there, Tech man. But he moved away. So she married 0eorgei"
 And that" Kay agreed grimly, "is why I made Chick Rantoul give me job. I won't go back to Car vel, ever, positively"
 COpyriRht iO35 by Ben 4. Williams
 Kay has made . positive deter mined statement to Genevieve. Has it something to do with Chick Ran toul? Is she really in love with him? Don't miss tOmorrow's thrilling in- .A.-aa