Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-13

| GarDrlelle dc fleury, OF All aTlSCOC-
ratio old family, whom you met in
Paris a year ago when we were both
studying at the Sorbonne. You have
asked me to come and visit you. I
shall be your house guest"
jeans mind reeled.
"And first, you will give a large
party for me at home," Gaby con-
tinued firmly.
Jean protested: "But people will
find out you sang in a dive! Green,
the proprietor, will talk! And Tommy
Alden, tool"
81 have sure means of stopping
Green!" Gaby declared. The burning
resentment returned to her dark eyes.
"He will not dare to trouble me. And
as for Mr.. Alden, he told me at the
club that he goes to Florida on Thurs
day, for the winter, with his family"
So Gaby had got in with Tommy,
had she? A nice forerunner of femi
nine tactics ahead!
con Thursday" she went on, "a
French steamer arrives here. You will
inform your stepfather that am COM
ing on this boat. But first you will
give me some of your clothes, Jean.
I am going to call you Jean because
you are my sister even if you do not
like it! And you will buy me an out
fit. For the party in my honor in
your home, I shall need a gorgeous
new DRESS"
Jean thought dizzily-she simply
couldn't yet take in the relationship:
"This streamlined jinx has got me
where she wants mel"
''Now about Pedro de Moraes," the
other proceeded briskly, in the tone
of one who has won. 81 had very
little money when I graduated from
the convent, and I heard he had in
fluence in getting young singers
cheap into the conservatoire, in Paris.
So I go to him. His wife was kind.
They had the first child then, a son.
I make little dress and cap for him,
but Pedro oof!"-hands thrown
up scornfully-"he is a mad egotist
he did nothing for me! Nothing!"
Jean remembered the night that
Pedro had stared at this girl in the
smoke-filled Blue Owl. And immedi-
ately he had left!
Afterwards" continued Gaby, che
was put under contract to the opera
in Milan. Two more children arrived.
Then they went back to Paris. He
keeps his family in the country home
outside the city, for he believes that
a great artist should have many lady
admirers. There is also a sweetheart
in Cuba! I know her! Had you sailed
with him, you would have had trouble
with that one!"
1t all fitted in. The caught look
in Pedro's eyes when challenged at
the gangplank! And he hadn't re-
manned at the railing, he'd disappear
ed.
But all that faded into insignificance
when Jean thought of herself and
Laurel, and what this girl could do to
them! Laurel could be repudiated by
Rupert, and thy'd have to start prac-
tically at zero again!
eff you will be my friend, 1 will
not harm you." Gaby's voice, insinu
ating now, broke in on her thoughts.
"For is not blood what you call thick
er than water-my sister,"
The night before Gaby's arrival on
Park Avenue, Jean went with party
of friends to the opening of new
night club.
The thought of tomorrow made
her cold. Not that her stepfather had
raised row about visitor. He had
looked skeptical over the prearranged
story of first meeting the young
French girl while studying in Paris
at the Sorbonne.
Hard to put anything over on Rup-
ert! She should have thought of some
thing more plausible. His suspicious
would be deepened when he saw the
luscious, lovely Gaby. 1t was horri-
BILE position for Jean, but it would be
worse for Laurel when She got home!
The thought of writing the story
of Gaby and their meeting to her
mother had churned, daily, nightly,
in JEANS brain. But it was Gaby
herself who insisted that Jean was to
write nothing that would upset ex-
listing arrangements. She was deter
mined that Jean was to promote her
socially, financially, professionally.
Well, dancing, even with tears in
your eyes, was a swell panacea for
taking your mind off your own and
other peoples troubles, Jean told her