The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
BY HELEN WORDEN
CAST OF CHARACTERS

MAKE LA III
exclusive dress shoppe, lives on a
barge.
DAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES son Of
a rich Irishman, in love with Marie.
TOMMY RYAN-Leader of the
truckers fighting Marie's father.
LYNDA MARTIN-Society debu-
tante, wants to marry Dan.
BAPTISTE LA PORTE-Marie's
father, owner of a fleet of barges.
YESTERDAY: Mr.. and Mrs. Don.
ovan receive guests aboard their
houseboat off South Carolina. One
of the guests suggest that Dan and
Lynda seem to be making a match.
Mrs. Donovan is delighted, and
overjoyed when Dan wires, "I've
found the girl I'm going to marry
CHAPTER V
"I'm very lucky to have caught
you," Dan said, plotting Marie
through the hurrying throngs that
surged back and forth along 57th
Street. When he met her at Var
nets trade entrance he had auto
matically taken her arm and turn
ed east.
But I don't understand" she OBJ
jected, as soon as she could get a
word in. I'm going home"
'No, you're not" he said. you're
coming with me to Larue's for a
cocktail. Then, if you insist, I'll take
you home; otherwise, I hope you'll
have dinner with me-"
He took long strides and he held
her arm firmly. Tall, though she
was, she had to walk fast to keep
up with him. Her breath va soon
coming in short, little gasps.
please" she begged. I'm all out
of breath and 1 do want to have
something to say about this"
Contritely he slowed down. I'm
sorry. It's terribly selfish of me, but
I was afraid I'd lose you if I didn't
hang on tight and I hurried be,
cause I wanted to sit down and talk
with you. There's SO much to say,
I don't want to seem to kidnap you
but you will come with me""
She felt shy and happy and proud.
Eyes, I'll go. But I have to be home
by T."
He asked her where her home was
but she changed the subject. She
was sensitive about living on a
barge. The girls at the store had
teased her. She had her fathers
pride as we'll as his temper. She re.
scented the curious questions people
always put to her when she said
her home was a canalboat.
She talked with v:sacity as they
headed toward Par1 Avenue, he
watching her, seldom saying much
himself, but the tone of his voice
and his eyes showed his interest in
her.
Occasionally people turned to look
at them as they stepped along. They
were obviously enjoying life anG
each other.
It was a warm, early spring night
While the street lights we're tE, the
pale green evening sky still held 6
faint golden glow. An old woman
at Fifth Avenue held her tray o.
flowers up as Marie and Dan pass
ed.
Hold on" he said, Il want tt
get you a bunch of violets. I dom
know much about clothes, but il
seems to me they'd look pretty swell
On that red suit of yours"
She laughed. ut isn't red. it's
blue. But that's all the better fol
violets."
She pinned them on the lapel oil
her trim jacket suit rs Dan gave
the old woman a SIS bill and told
her to keep the change.
"You could have the whole tray
of flowers for that, sir" gasped the
old lady.
"Never mind, sell them again.
he called over his shoulder, steer
ing Marie across 5th Avenue agais1
| the lights.
1--WE already learned three things
about you," she laughed, lodging 6
taxi with him. you're impulsive
you're extravagant and you like te
take chances"
Doesn't sound so good, does it?'
he asked, as they swung into 5Stl