The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
CAST OF
BY RUTH AYERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
MARY CARROLL. - American
fashion expert, in London during
wartime.
VINCENT GREGG - Soldier OF
fortune, in love with Mary.
CkRLA MARCHETTA - A mys'
ferrous London socialite.
DIR. GILBERT LENOX - Sur
geon, serving with British army
i Il
YESTERDAY: Mary is discharged
!; from the hospital. As she prepares
to leave, DIR. Lenox offers her the
use of his apartment until she finds
emplc yment. de is required to re.
main at the hospital, his quarters
} are unusued. She debates accepting
his generous offer.
CHAPTER XII
There just weren't any jobs in
London, Mary Carroll decided after
three weeks search. Even with the
war providing many new types of
employment, there was nothing she
could find to do.
On leaving the hospital Mary
went at once to the rooms DR.. LIE.
nox had put at her disposal, rooms
useless to him because of his re-
quired residence in the medical cen
ter. There, despite her grief she was
slightly comforted to remain among
his entirely masculine possessions.
The little touch of his straight.
shouldered personality that seemed
to cling to the rooms was a source
of satisfaction.
OF the money in Anna Winters
purse there now remained only a
few oversize coins.
"N~inety-three cents!' Mary was
amazed when she reckoned it in
terms of real money" eff I don't
get a job sool-" But she never
!, would finish that sentence.
That her looks were against her
finding work she did not need to be
: told. Nor were her clothes any great
help. Kindly Mrs. Simmons, the
, landlady, had helped her alter them
until they had some semblance OF
, fit and the two had brushed and
, pressed until Mary was passable.
But they were not the clothes of a
> New York fashion designer.
Days of job hunting passed and
Mary knew her chances of getting
work were Simmer and simmer
> England had already settled to its
= unprecedented warfare and much OF
the emergency work had slackened
1t was in despair that Mary Car.
: roll battled the winter winds ant
fought the crowds in Piccadilly Cir
: Gus on her way home after another
! fruitless day of job hunting.
II want to die" she thought il
I despair. whats the use of drag.
I ging on like this? I've nothing tt
look forward to, nothing to hope
: for"
But no. 1t wasn't going to licl
l her. Her Yankee fighting spirit
: arose. "Only towards talk about dy
. ing" she told herself. And for me
TO have such thoughts is worse thar
V ~cowardly. After all Dr.. Lenox ha.
e done for me-after he struggled day
and night to save my life. Is thai
: the way to repay him."
Back in the rooms in Soho street
she found a coal fire burning in the
study crate.
Dear Mrs. Simmons she unused
"She knows l can't afford a fir
And this must be a real sacrifice tt
her, what with the price of coal in
this countryv'
The comfort of the room shut ou1
noises from the outside. Mary Ielt
better because of her resolution C
carry on or to go down fighting
There was a tap on the door.
Come" she spoke without look
ing up. 1t could only be Mrs. Sim.
mons.
Hello. there" a deep masculine
voice spoke. Il hope you'll not re.
gard this as an intrusion. I had a
particular reason for wanting to SEE
you"
why, DR.. Lenox" Mary's eyes
lighted. "This is a grand surprisep
She sprang from her chair, her face
rejecting the ruddy glow of the
Goals.
ION, say. You aren't eating well,
are you? You ought to look more
fit by now. Have you found a. iot
yet?'
mot yet. And I almost gave uu
today"
Poor little kid" He patted her
hand and led her to a chair "orbe
going's been tough for you. hasn't
it,"
IF o only knew" Marv wanted
T to say thinking about her masquer.
ade as Anna Winters.
Instead she said aloud, "You'ye
been so good to me"
I'm glad If I've been any helm
!, You must never let your courage
get low. 1t has made me very hapnv
THAT these rooms are good for M