The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
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FLYING COED

ing him because he picked the
wrong father" Dick continued to
tease.
"Oh, it is more than that"
Georgette defended herself. ut
wouldn't be so bad If Tony were
decent sort himself But he Is
simply awful. His good manners
are so overdone, so insincere. His
good looks are kind of oily, and
he makes my flesh creep"
Dick laughed at her vehemence,
but went on, "And still your Anne
has fallen for him!"
"She doesn't realize what she Is
doing" was the heated response.
"Tonys new and different, reck-
less and exciting. That's all. I
know the only reason she ran
away was because she was SO mad.
He urged her on and probably
dared her."
She glanced ahead through the
windows OF the cab. We've got
to be on time. We've got toll"
AS they hurried UP the steps OF
the courthouse, the cab driver
called loudly, Good luck and a
long and happy lifel''
The marriage license bureau
was at the end Of long hall.
"If they've already been here"
Georgette said, "well try and
catch up with them before they
get to Justice" =,
The opening of the door ahead
interrupted her. Anne came into
the hall, her face very pale against
the soft fur of her coat collar.
At the sight of Georgette and
Dick, she stopped suddenly, one
hand pressed against her cheek.
Tony appeared just behind her,
his look triumphant. For mo-
ment, he failed to notice the
couple who were coming down the
hall, his whole attention focused
on paper he was folding care
fully.
Georgette recognized the paper
instinctively. 1t was, it must be
the marriage license.
She moved quickly, and before
Tony realized her intention or
could stop her, she had snatched
the license from his hands and
torn 1t into small pieces. He
stared at her for an instant, star
tied. In that moment, his self
imposed air of breeding slipped
from him. .,
"You interfering, dirty little
snob." He clenched his fist and
struck at her. "I'll show YOU"
Dick grabbed the appraised arm.
In a second, Tony checked him.
self, but it was too late. He would
have given anything he owned to
take back that brief, revealing
moment. He caught his breath
sharply, tried to undo the damage.
ooh, Miss Parker" his tone was
unctious, II forgot myself, I'm
sorry"
AS he paused, he realized that
Georgette was paying no attention
to him. She had her arms about
Anne and was pleading desperately
with her friend.
ANNE, Anne, you can't do this.
Please"
Anne stood as If dazed, notion
less. In that instant of Tony's
uncontrolled rage, she had learned
what she had felt instinctively all
along. She had been on the brink
of making the most hideous mis-
take of her entire life. If Geor-
gette and Captain Douglas had
arrived a few minutes later, she
would have been married to Tony
Scott.
Now, since that moment In
which the mask had slipped from
the man she had been about to
marry, her only desire was to get
as far away from his as possible.
Yet, that other side Of her nature,
her stubborn pride insisted that
she 60 ahead with her original
plans-if only to show how little
she cared for the influence OF
others.
She looked up at Dick Douglas
standing silently in the shadows OF
the dingy hall, and she was con-
scious of strength and power
that she must respect. But his
presence Infatuated her. Who was
this man who was trying to inter-
fere with her life? What business
of his was it?
She turned toward Tony, bland
and smiling beside her, and re-
membered his face as she had seer
it in that moment of anger. She
felt cold and weak and dizzy.
But it was Tony who saved the
day for her. His native shrewd.
ness and cunning had conquered
his rage, and he felt that to give
in now would be to gain victory
later. One wrong move and Anne
would be lost to him forever.
Anne dear, these people may
be right. We don't want to b
married this way, do we, Sweet
heart. Not as though we were
running away"
She smiled at him and the colo
came back into her face.
you're right, Tony. Wen wait.
That was when Dick stepped vi
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