The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-20


 Dnna's half-slsteF, has loved Rom nls hepeIessly for yeark
 Dana had left her husband, be- Iisving he loved PAULA LONG,
 Scott thinks Dana was tired of being peOr.
 He becomes . partner of the towns outstanding physician, DIR. OSBORNE.
 pr. Osborne hears that Dana and Bonnie are tO be married
 He telephone Scott, who Is out of the city.
 Racing home to prevent the marriage, Scetts car crashes with another car that had taken turn on the wrong side of the road.
 Scott escapes injury. He takes the injured occupant of the other car to the city and grimly pre- pares to operate. He pleads with | fellow physician to bring Dana 70 the hospital.
 Dana hears of the accident and Fukhes to Scott, leaving Nancy to break the news to ROnnie. Rom Iiie asks Nancy tO run away and marry him, and she agrees.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER xLvII
 The roar of Ronnie's car brought Mrs. Cameron to the hall. A silent hail, heavy with the fragrance of flowers. "Ellen" she called, Hook in the girls rooms and tell me what you ind"
 Aunt Ellen, dressed in soft gray, which was reserved for state occa- siCns, obeyed. Her voice quavered, They're pretty much tumbled.'
 "Yes. expected thatl What are the girls doing?"
 'sThey're not here, Agatha. Has Ronnie come?" Aunt Ellen hoped the guilt in her heart would not sound in her voice.
 Hes come and gone" Mrs. Cam. eron said. "So far as can see both girls are gone, too. You might as well come down. I have an idea we're going to eat dinner alone"
 Aunt Ellen suspected 50, too. She had heard the telephone earlier in the evening, and she had felt fair ly certain that l. was Scott calling. Then the voices of Dana and Nancy had reached her. She couldn't hear what they were say- ing until just at the last Dana's excited voice had risen - asking about the car key.
 Hurrying steps and then the front door closing.
 Dana had gone. She had expect ed her to go, but in @ different way. She had pictured Scott coming and carrying her of, gallantly and dar- ingly. But modern young people avoided embarrassment and trou- blO If he had phoned Dana to meet him somewhere, that was doubtless the best way.
 But what was Nancy doing? Had she and Bonnie gone chasing after the runaway Dana and Scott? Aunt Ellen's blue eyes held an excited sparkle. Absently she dipped a powder puff into a box of scented rice powder and dusted her face. Then judicious application of perfume.
 Goodnessl What was the use of all that when Agatha would be the only one to see her? Two very much dressed-up old ladies faced each other across a table centered by a bowl of yellow roses. Anyway, Aunt Ellen was think ing, as she cut into her broiled chicken, 1t was nice to have the table look as pretty as this; the silver so bright and shining and the best damask on.
 At least she was going to enjoy this good dinner and then perhaps she would clear her conscience.
 Dinner over, Aunt Ellen pre- pared to unburden. Agatha" she said solemnly. I'm going to tell you something that will shock and hurt you. Dana's not of getting married to Ronnie.'
 Tt wouldn't surprise me 8 bit. If she isn't" Mrs. Cameron said, her voice unexpectedly calm. Some strange things have been going on in this house lately. All because Scott Stanley is the kind to jump walls. He never stays put"
 Aunt Ellen swallowed hard, but said nothing.
 Tt was strange when you got up enough courage to leave the house today and let Scott know Dana was getting married"
 Agatha" Aunt Ellen stammered. her face crimson Agatha, l." She waited for the storm to break. "Yes, know" Mrs. Cameron's eyes glinted with amusement. You were sure Dana was going to ruin her life. So you took things into your timid hands and went out to warn Scott"
 'Agathap
 Mrs. Cameron raised her hands imperiously. But the strangest thing of all Is that you didn't take tnlnBS lntO your nanuS, aS you Sup- posed. You never would have gone, but you were sent off, Ellen, by another woman aS romantic as yourself a woman, heaven help me, who waited until she was 70 years old before she got romantic about anythingp
 Agatha, you knew? You don't care. You wanted me to gol" . T do care. I'm 6 Saddened old woman who has seen her hopes smashed and whose heart is trou- bled. But I'm human. I couldn't sec my own flesh and blood suffer again. When I saw that silly
 
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