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CHAPTER THIRTY-sEvEN

CHAPTER IHlfl Y SEVEN
STRANGELY, Anette and Lois
were compatible to a degree that
amazed both. After the first few
strained minutes, when their con-
versation touched upon nothing but
the weather, the view and the num-
Der Of miles from somewhere to
somewhere else, they began to talk
of other things. 1t was then they
discovered the similarity Of their
thoughts, likes and dislikes.
The blonde girl said, II see your
admiration of the great actor Pey-
ton is not the only thing we have
in common"
Laurence Peyton's wife received
the remark in the spirit with which
it had been offered, a mixture of
truth and apology. Laughing pleas
Iantly, she agreed, then said, Il can
remember when despised August.
Now she is one of my best friends.
I've put in many hours despising
you. Now, it looks as though we
might be friends. At this rate, I'll
probably be kissing Sandra Owens
on the brow in a couple of months"
Making an outright admission Of
Larry's new interest seemed to ease
her distraught feelings. She felt
extremely proud Of the flip man.
ner in which she had spoken the
girls name, much as If she had
tossed burnt match aside, instead
of letting it be apparent that some
thing horrible was sending tenta-
cles into her heart.
Lois Lyndon wrinkled her short
nose. Nope! Not Sandra. That's a
little too much" She snatched a
quick look at her companion; then
Instantly, her blue eyes were back
on the highway. in my case, there
were a few deeply imbedded prin-
ciples, left over from childhood.
You know, at my mothers knee
stuff. They beat at my conscience,
IN spite of my trying to adhere to
my fathers teachings. Then I had
Jimmy beating at me from the
other side-but this Sandra person
-ha. That gal doesn't know what
a chastened conscience is" Artfully
she swerved through the traffic
that led into Santa Barbara. and
if she gets to play Mona, I'll bust
wide open"
The dark-haired girl asked with
frowning curiosity "Mona?"
THE Spanish heroine in Barring
tons new novel," she explained
rather impatiently. For Pete's
sake, haven't you read the book ?
Then do" she said, after Anette
had admitted her ignorance. You
will understand why Sandra would
be about as good for Mona as Min
ME Mouse. That's why it Is so ri
.diculous for anyone Of Larry's the
'atrical ability to claim she could do
the part"
Anette did not allow any Of the
shock she felt at Larry's sponsor
ship of a poor actress creep into
her answer You mean Criterion
Us going to make the picture?
mo. They're Just bidding for
picture rights, because the charac-
fer Of Steven is perfect for Larry.
But 1 happen to know Zenith. Inc,
Is dickering also. Jimmy and 1
adore old Mr.. Carruthers. He is
president of Zenith, you know. and
lives at the Imperial in a bungalow
right next to ours. We do a lot of
'back-fence-style visiting. Carruth-
ers is mighty keen to produce it
and he amt a guy to be crossed"
She was parking. Il want to 20 to
the Santa Barbara Mission"
They went, not only to the an
cient S santa Barbara Mission.
where the altar lights have been
burning for more than $50 years,
but also to others up the trail. the
missions Santa Ynez, Ia PaHisin4a
Conception, San Luis Obispo de
Tolosa. San Miguel Arcangel.
The trip was one Of aimless wan
dering, They crisscrossed, They