The times-news., 1937-07-23

Maine tearoom.
ROGER---Joy,s.. ,6anee; rising
young designer.
ANGRLA--Jov's rivd in love.
DIck--wealss, young play
boy, Rogers rival in love.
Yesterday: Dick proposes to
JOY. Then she learns through
Peter that some mysterious rela-
tionship exists between Dick and
Ggger.
CHAPTER VIII
TUESDAY: Days fly like the
wind here too busy to make
note of all the thrilling things
that are happening at The Col
den Anchor and in its envirOnS.
Summer colony ali excited about
Serene Shores. Asked Cal why
he says the police are watch
ing it hints that il is linked
up with some international snug
Cling ring, but they can't get the
goods on them declares that
some excitement may be expected
there any day. Seth Bradshaw,
the original owner of the proper
", sold il to some New York man
for summer home before he
left for the Far East. Coming
home Unexpectedly, he discovered
that the fellow was only a dummy
buyer. and now the question is,
who is the real owner and Just
what sort of u resort is it?
Cal declares there's a mighty
pretty girl who is very interested
in one young man who's vacation
ing there "the fellow that
brought you the news about Pc
ter that day he tumbled into the
lake" was how he described him.
Of course that's Roger and
from something Peter said Pm
certain the girl is Angela. Won
der what she is doing there .
Must check up on that; but
what's the use?
Later. Went out with Dick
again tonight didn't want to
stay at home with my thoughts
!. it didn't do me much good
though for we'd hardly got into
his car till he said:
A"See the papers today?"
"No, I'm giving newspapers a
vacation just now"
"Too bad there was some
thing you should have seen .
might have convinced you that /
know what I'm talking about"
k...Better tell me you know
l can't bear to be kept in sus-
pense."
a"Afraid | can't quote to you
verbatim, but | guess it's only a
Question of hours till Angela's en-
gagement to Roger will be an
nounced."
''IS that so?" l said, rather
fatuouSly. Wonder if well get
invitations to the wedding"
know it sounded silly, but | did
not want Dick to know how des-
perately | felt He twitted me
more than once about Roger be-
ing his rival.
Everyone knows it's Angela's
money that's the drawing card
there" he said in a SNUG tone.
Hes made up his mind to get
ahead and | guess he realizes you
can't go far in New York-or
anywhere else for that matter
unless you've lots of cash behind
you. Isn't that SOP"
For a moment my heart re-
belled, then as though the future
spread out before me and | saw
Roger going farther and farther
away from me, ! said:
Guess you're right, Dick, about
the money. It's terribly neces-
sary."
"Well, how about helping me
spend mine?"
"0h, that mightn't be such a
bad idea," | remarked, trying to
forget that | had ever loved
Rover.
"Of course it's not, darling, for
I'm wild about you there isn't
a thing won't do for you, if
you'll only promise to marry me-"
He slipped his arm about me
and held me close. "Tell me YOU
will" he pleaded.
know | should have said,
NO" for | don't love Dick, but
ever as | said, Yes" | felt this
might truly be my answer if
saw an announcement of Rogers
wedding to Angela. So now Pm
engaged Dick wants me to
marry him right away tells
me we'l start at once an a year S
honeymoon around the world .
/ told him I'd have 10 stay home
till September. "If that's all
you're worrying about, I'll fix
that" he declared.
Somehow don't quite like this
rush, in spite of my girlish
dreams of lover who would SIM
ply sweep me off my feet and
carry me away to his castel with
out so much Us a "by your leave"
;. am / getting too old, or is
there some reason for the feeling
of uspicion that comes to me now
as sit and write this entry in
my diary?
Peter told me that Tad-and he
have rugged up some sort of tow
er on their fortress suppose |
ought. to go and see that it's all
right | don't want any broken