The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-13
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 WILLARD CAMERON, DANA zvM8TWBOOK hanErieg Dh SCOTT STANLEY, struggling Momng phyBlcian.
 nefora haF nnaTFiage, rich ROM Ann nGO0RE has been ln love with her. NANCY, Dann's haIf- alsler loves RenaId, but hides her feeling behind . dlsdainfui at- filuls.
 PAULA LONGS lnfatuatlon for Scott finally ar0nses Dana's teal. susgs After . misunderstanding, she returns Co her gTandmOthers 1I01nA Mrs. Cameron uses her lIl. Muanco tO make the separation permanent, and the break be. tween the young couple widens.
 Ranule ia Q comforting friend, but Dana remains 0lscOnsolate. Wlnnlly. believing Scott loves Paula, Dana decides e divorce him.
 Scott believes Dana left him be. eamBe she was tired of being poor.
 He becomes . partner Of the ei1y's most successful physician, DFl. OSBORNE.
 pr. Osborne is called whom Dnma's grandmother becomes ilL Scott gees in the other doctors piaee. After he leaves Dana hears q Iow whistle from the garden and she Ftlnhes there, expecting to Ind Scott.
 NOW GO ON WITH TEE STORY
 CHAPTER XII
 The bench was illuminated by Q winter moon. The path where Dana and Scott had danced two summers before was . broad white ribbon in the moons cold light. But there was no ono at all in the garden. No hatlesa, blond man with c teasing light In his eyes and an itnpudent grin.
 0aunt trees, shorn or their leaves, rustled eerily in the wind, and strange, stark shadows moved shout her. Dana walked slowly to- ward the house.
 ID the doorway stood Aunt Ellen. "Danal What could you be thinking of--c0ming to the garden on q November night. couldn't imagine what had happened when you rushed down the stairs. 50 l followed you, and then I couldn't believe niy eyes. You mustn't do this again. You might have pneuinonial"
 Tt is cold out here" Dana answered in Q lifeless voice. No. I won't come again."
 After all, when you came to the garden, there was nothing. Per. haps . mooking bird in the tree had initiated that whistle 50 clear ly. 4 mocking bird.
 Aunt Ellen looked tired and discouraged. Dana slipped her arm around her aunt. After Bup- per you'd better tuck yourself Into pod. This has been stiff day for yoM"
 "Wcll, eyerythingB all right now" Aunt Ellen said. Now that AgaLha's going to pull through"
 Dana was remembering some- tt.ing. Grandmother was going to got well, fl she would diet and keep quiet n few days. But Dana had made a promise, and she would stick to it. orandmother had said it was best for her to marry Ronnie. drandmother wal right, of course.
 Aunt Ellen had thought that Scott would come around and plead for forgiveness on hiA knees. That was the way men did in the eighties and nineties. But Grandmother was wiser. She knew that in these days . past love is quickly forgotten.
 Dana dressed carefully that even- ing, touching up her lips to extra brightness. She wore q dress Ron. nlc particularly liked--a dress of sky.blue, made on slim lines with youthful collar and big sleeves. The girl in the blue dress, irl the mir TOT, had bitter eyes and her red lips had n inocking curve. All the touching up in the world could not hide that.
 lsonnie was waiting downstairs. When Dana appeared he would notice the blue dress. Ronnie was going to be one of those husbands who noticed clothes. Scott got only on effect, missing details en- tireiy. Ronnie would notice, too, the subtle change in her tonight, Te would not know that every thing sine had done had been planned. That the invitation In her eyes was as deliberate as her previous efforts to discourage him had been.
 "Dana," said Bonnie, as they sped swiftly along in the crisp night air, T went away last sum Tner because I wanted you to miss me. stayed away hoping you would miss me go much that you'd never want me to leave you again. ChiId's stuff. But that was the way 1t was with me. That's the way it ia now. I guess one place is as good as another to tell you. l want you. Will you marry me?"
 "Nice of you to want me, Ron- nie." Dana said in q husky little voice.
 Dana, say yes"
 Dana smiled, and nodded her head.
 Bonnie stopped the car Make t Soon," he pleaded. i've been SO lonely. I want you 90 nuchl There isn't any use in waiting, is theyc?"
 "eoon," Dana laughed. "rhat's thc way I always make my mar giages."
 Even in the gloom, she could see the shocked expression on EOnnie's face. "Ronnie," she