The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-06

H CHARACTERS:

LINDA AVERY, receptionist at ;
New York models agency, start
to rebuild her romance with
RONALD STAFFORD, her child
hood sweetheart, who ha!
"swung his way to fame on
trumpet" but
SARAH MARLEY, W H1
GLAMOR GIRL, is TRYING {
Ronald for herself. Meanwhile
ROBERT BARTON, young engln
eer, strikes up a friendship VIII
K TOAPTURE shrdlu cmfwyp
Linda. He ierto dreuoscnth cn
Linda. He introduces her TO
TERRY ADAMS, publicity man.
and Terry's sweetheart,
CAROLINA PICKARD, who mas
been unable to find work. Life
is complicated by
NINA NEVINS, a famous actress,
who is determined to m a
Robert. She believes Linda is
romancing with the young en-
gineer.
YESTERDAY: AS business mana
ager, Linda accompanies mdels
from the agency to style shows
in the middle west, and is gone
from New York for a month
On the day of her return, Ronnle
syas he will come to her apart
ment that night for dinner. Sarah
Markley calls d tivioesLindanvE
Markley calls and invites Linda
to a house party on her yacht
Later, as she waits for Ronnle
to come to dinner, she sees him
running down the street to hel
apartment.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
The tall yellow candles gloWec
in the blue dusk and the bell calico
to prayers in the monastery across
the garden. And Linda sat smll
ing at a Ronald whom she dldn'1
quite know. His eyes were gay anc
tender and he smiled sometimes
without moving his lips.
In the little pool of candleligh1
Linda felt nearer to Ronnle thar
she had for a long time. The out
side world slipped into shadow
The theaters were dim places, far
off, instead of rows of playhouses
beyond Times Square.
The show was closing in another
month, going on tour, he told Lin
da, and maybe the clause in the
contract would expire.
"Sure you will want to marry
me?" he asked.
"Of course. Why?" She was
pouring coffee into small rosebud
sprigged cups a a few drops landed
on the cool white cloth and made
a borwn place.
"I wanted to know"
He reached over and patted he1
hand. Darling, you're swell. ]
love you. Don't forget"
When he had gone away, running
again because he was late, Linda
remembered that he had apollo
gized for his hardness at dinner
BY the time he reached the top o;
the stairs she had forgotten anc
known only that she was glad te
have him there.
He had explained that Sarah hac
suggested inviting her on the
cruise the minute she learned the
other girl was back. II wasn't 60
ing along" he said, 'but when this
came up in changed matters. Hole
tight a little longer, Linda"
Now he had gone. Humming e
foolish little song from Ronald's
show, Linda put away the table
and the pink-sprigged dishes. She
bathed, slipped into a lavendal
negligee and curled up on the stu
dio couch. A long evening, free O.
demands, Vas a luxury. And day
after tomorrow she would S
away for two whole days. Not ever
Sarah was an enemy at the mo
ment. Maybe Sarah was nicer thar
her hard, outer shell led people t
believe. Maybe she knew when sh,
was beaten. Or maybe there wa,
something else now.
Oddly enlugh, Linda remember
ed that Rob was to be on tn
party. Well, if Sarah wanted him
of course she had a right to tr,
for him. But he was too nice, to-
long and lean and Drowned ant
grayeyed for such a little vixen
Bella r