Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-24

in facing facts"
Sonny's laugh was bitter, isn't
there some saying about not being
able to make silk purse out of a
sow's carr"
Kirk laughed. "But it's such a
nice ear that think it can be done"
you're just saying that to me to
make me feel better"
"I'm saying it because I believe it..
Anything worth having is worth
fighting for. You've got a battle a.
head. With your looks and brains,
it is a foregone conclusion who will
win. Don't be a gutter! You got
into this. Now make a go of it."
Cali right, I'll try, but where do
begin?"
"The first thing you've got to do is
earn Mothers and Dads love.
They're grand people. Make Tom
proud of YOU" He put his hand on
her slim arm. Tomorrow ask Moth
er anything you want about etiquette.
She'll be so happy you want to
learn. Promise?"
II promise"
Kirk pulled her to her feet and
over to the balustrade. Lets stop
talking about unpleasant subjects.
Take peek at that new moon. Look
at it over your left shoulder and
make wish. It's a good omen that
moon. Let's shake on it'll"
Sonny held out her hand eagerly.
Kirk took it in both of his and bent
to kiss it.
It was on this tableau that Janice
Ward broke in. give been hunting
for you two for hours!" She ran to
Kirk, put her arm through his pos
sessively. 81 want to meet Leslie.
She's pretty, Tom says" as though
Sonny had been miles away.
"Here she is, and right nice, too.
This is Janice Ward, Leslie"
Janice kissed Leslie's cheek light
ly. It was an adroit act, made her
a member of the family, greeting its
newest recruit this way. In that
meeting one of those sudden ami
mositieS sprung, almost from no
where. Janice's voice and manner
were perfect, but Sonny felt uneasy,
almost hostile. Sonny was quite
sure of what Janice thought about
her.
$50, this little adventures was try
ing to get around Kirk. I'll fix that
tonight :" These were among
Janice's mental notes.
Together the three strolled back to
the house. Toms friends had come
back with him. There must have
been thirty young people in the hall
off the terrace. Somebody was play
ing the grand piano which stood in
the music room off the hall. Tom
introduced Sonny to everyone at once.
They started to dance. Tom was
doing the rhumba with a pretty lit
tie blond. Instantly Sonny knew it
was the girl in the picture-Ellen
Tarrant. She and Tom had played
together since they were children.
Ellen lived on the next estate.
Sonny watched the scene, trying to
smile. Kirk tried to keep at her side,
but Janice would not let him remain
there long. Then Leslie saw jamie
and he seemed like an old, old friend.
"Come on and Dance" he said. "You
look the tops"
II can't"
Tom called across the room: make
her dance, Jamie. She's improving"
Sonny was afraid to tell Jamie
that her shoes wouldn't stay on, so
he grabbed her, swung her out onto
the polished floor with the rest. At
ter one brief whirl, she begged off.
Everybody seemed to be drinking
good deal. The butler kept replen-
ishing the ice, and Sonny realized
Tom was little tipsy. Kirk tried
to restrain him, but he was going
full steam. In spite of the liquor
Tom was charming to Sonny. Ellen
pursued him, but he paid little at
tention to her. It must have been
close to midnight when he came over
to Sonny with jamie. "Jamie says
you won't dance, Sonny. I'm going
to insist" His face was flushed and
there was a belligerent look in his
eye.
The girls face was scarlet. "My
shoes won't stay on, Tom,," she muir
INJURED.
who's got small feet here?" Tom
demanded. "Come on! Line up!"
Entering into the spirit of Toms
humor. the girls stood in q row. each