The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-12
FOLLY and FAREWELL [:::::: :::::.:: E:
By Marie Blizzard p,oGA ssaiak

wood met Thorne at a party at Mailbu."
 Naturally you met him before I came"
 "Yes, I met him, fell Q little bit in love with him. No, I wasn't really in love with him but he fascinated me ."
 'Likeable fellow, Thorne," Dix said, and Linda thought flee must have been not quite clear.
 T don't think so," she said clear ly. T did then however and I was foolish enough to accept an invita- ton to dine with him at his home alone. It was the worst thing could possibly have done and l deserved the sort of insult I got"
 What do you mean, Linda?" Dix asked with Q threatening calmness.
 "Oh, nothing very dreadful" she assured him hastily. If Dix were coldly furious at this point of her story, what would he do when she finally reached the important point?
 "I'm waiting for you to con- tinue,' he reminded her.
 Linda sighed. Tt was nothing more that time than that he was tight, intoxicated, quite drunk and thoroughly dreadful. As soon as saw his condition left and caught Q ride--nothing less-back to town and taxi. I decided then that would never see him again."
 That wasn't so very dreadful you babyI"
 Tt wasn't very nice. Anyway. to make a long story short, I did see him again - because I wanted you to meet him and because you wanted to. That was the only rea- son I could allow person of his kind to come back in my life.
 And the only reason got in that dreadful situation permitting him to drive me out to location was because I wanted to help you. That would have been all right but now. Dix now he wants me to marry himl And he is spreading the story about that I spent the night with him and heaven only knows with what implicationsl
 And today when I begged him to deny them, he inferred that he would not unless I promised to marry him. You've got to do eorne- thingl" Linda was crying when she finished. She expected Dix to take her in his arms.
 "Be reasonable, Linda" he said at length. "This isn't as serious as 1t sounds. Thornes all right and this is Hollywood. You can't blame him for wanting to marry you."
 "Dixl Linda was calling him from the depth of her heart. Not Dix speaking 50 calmly, 50 callous- ly. It couldn't be.
 "All you have to do is have your lawyer send him a brief note. He got in Q jam once before talking too much. After 8 note like that, you are quite safe"
 "Dix," Linda's voice was so low he could hardly hear her or know that whatever would be between them in the future must depend on his answer, you're quite right but what are you going to do about it?"
 I'm not going to do anything, my darling. I can't. I'm in Q spot. Thorne is giving me the juvenile lead in his next picture. You can see my position, can't your"
 "Yes," she answered with deadly calm, T can see your position. I can see everything about you 50 clearly. I'm I can't talk any more. I want you to go now, Dix"
 Pete Gardiner. Pete Gardiner. His name, his face, the hours of strength and goodness and love he had given her. That last quarrel when he had told her Dix was Q weakling, incapable of caring deep- ly for her, trading on her help, her love. Swaying with sobs for Q dead love. she remembered all those things and heard the name that her heart called over and over again.
 She had to see Pete Gardiner. Pulling a wrap over her negligee, she telephoned for taxi. Pete had been staying at the Beverly Wil- shire. Even if he loved another wonman, she had to see him, count ing on his comfort.
 (TO Be Contlnued)