The daily independent., 1936-09-30
SYNOPSIS

Jake Tysons leave their Texas
home to introduce their lovely
daughter, Vernon called Mag
gle" back home), to New York So
ciety with the aid Of their socially
prominent, though impoverished,
cousins, the RushingtonS. Sadie
Tyson hopes for a brilliant match
for her daughter, but VcrnonS
thoughts arc with Terry Shannon,
young engineer she met on the
train. Nan observation-disclosures s
l8-year-old. ultra modern cousin
hopes to better hcr own flnan-
cial status by being nice to the
Tysons. Nan bemoanS the loss of
her fathers fortune which pre-
vents her from financing the di-
vorce of her latest crush, Sugar
fSarrail. Had Mans mother been
alive S., all probability, would
not have led such a giddy life
Her father was too taken up with
his business worries to bother with
Mans escapades, although he dis
approved Of her gay career. Nan
takes Vernon to have her hair
hennaed and a complete beauty
treatment. Vernon emergeS a
vision Of loneliness. you've got
to glitter! If you don't register at
the start-youre finished before
you've begun!" stressed Nan. And
"glittcr" Vernon certainly did! |!
The two girls lunch at the sWanky
Fizzie Club where Vernon makes
a prctGnse of drinking her first
dry martina bitter potion in her
opinion. Mans Sugar" arrives and
his eyes had a rlouldering express
sion as they beheld Vernon. Mrs.
Sarrial appears and, ignoring Nan,
she tells Sugar" that her father
! has some business to discuss with
him. Everyone grinned at Mans
discontinue. Returning to her ho-
tel, The Splendide, Vc.'nn- again
meets Terry. She introduces Nan
who gives Terry her best come
hithrish look but his gaze is ell
for Vernon. Nan began to think
that she erred in having this girl
from Texas beautifled. But Nan
must have her opporturtunity
with Terry-So she asks him to
accompany them to the Van Suy-
dams party that night. Terry does
not accept but that night Yer
! n~n receives q corsage of gar
.~n.aS with no card enclosed.
Were they from Terry? She could
not understand why Terry, who
obviously cared for her, had not
I jumped at the opportunity to be
her escort. At the party Vernon
ovcrhearS a girl say, Here comes
Terry Shannon! Isn't he marvel
Gus looking?" I'll say he IS, " COM
ments another, but he's Cngag-
ed"
CHAPTER X
Engaged? Terry Shannon en-
gagged? And going to be married
very soon?
The needless words of the un-
seen speakers struck Vernon like
sharp blow. The blood rushed
from her head. She felt dizzy.
Then he had merely flirted with
her on the train? He had looked
on her as easy game-a cheap girl
out for a Irritation? She had run
after him. She had deliberately
placed herself in his vicinity. Ana
he had responded to it in the on.
ly way he thought she would un-
derstand-ha done what she
wanted!
Her mother hadn't been such
fool in her verdict, after all. Why
hadn't she listened to her?
Why hadn't she torn the note
he had sent her through the Pull
man porter into pieces and return
cd it to him, as he deserved? Why
had she stolen back to the obSer-
vation car after her parents were
asleep and spent a couple Of hours
with him, confiding all her idiotic
ideas and views of life to him,
talking her head off?
Because you fell for h'rl, you
little fool" she told herself. And
you thought he'd fallen for you
in return, you idiot"
Tears of humiliation and veXa-
ton came to her eyes. Yet in her
heart fingered a hope. He was
here. Wasn't it possible it was her
presence had brought him?
Her tongue uttered banalitieS to
her partner, there in the Suy-
dams conservatory, but her whole
mind was with Terry Shannon.
When he saw her in this gor-
geous gown, her hair a cisty cloud
about her face, would his look tell
anything? She must think of an
excuse to get out to the entrance
hall-then he would surely book
her for a dance-She would find
out if there were truth in his be-
ing engaged-really cngaged-to
anyone.
At that moment there was the
flutter of a gown of lipstick red
and Whiff of "Peau D'Amour"
and Nan Washington darted past
their alcove with a delightful CUR
gle: Hey there, Terry!"
Nan had got in in advance of
anybody else, her tiny hand that
could hold on so tight to what it
wanted, firmly on his arm, her
great blue eyes, elaborately
shadoWed, lifted to his handsome
face, for all the world like the
picture of the girl in The Souls
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