The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-10
ORPHAN IN DIAMONDS
BY
LORENA
CARLETON

ferently. Behaving Hike the worst
sort of overly-nagging, overly
suspicious wife. He did not intend
to put up with it. Anette could
imagine his face when he had writ
ten it. Jaws outslung, that double
crease between his eyes, perspirs-
ton trickling down his forehead, in
that desert town Of Yuma.
Gradually the tone of the letters
changed until, in the last one, he
was frankly begging her never to
leave again, to try and forgive him
for being such a disappointment.
On and on. Il won't send word, Or
dering you to be here for the pre-
miere of The Kashmir Song but
l am hoping you will be-"
She rang then and, after a while,
heard someone almost running
through the hall. II was Emma.
She began wre c h e d apologies.
"Oh, Mrs. Peyton, why didn't you
let us know you were coming
home? Why didn't you ring SOON
err? Where is your luggage?"
'In the lower hall. Miss Lyndon
helped me bring it in" Still hold
ing the latest letter in her hand,
she asked, Emma, when is the
premiere Of The Kashmir Song? ?"
why it's tonight, Mrs. Peyton.
At $50"
simultaneously both women con-
suited timepieces. The maid raced
to a closet and came back with a
frothy-skirted dress of sequin-dot-
ted yellow tulle. ITS a good thing
you have this new dream dress"
Anette ripped off her one-piece
travelling frock and began what
passed for a bath, hurried cleans
ing with liquid cleanser and cotton
pads. Emma was selecting the gold
mesh sandals and the diamond and
yellow sapphire jewelry that
matched the tulle gown so per-
fectly.
Waits Telegram, to which she
had paid scant attention again en-
tered the girls mind. Emma, has
Doctor Kirkwood arrived?"
Eyes. He came last week" The
woman was brushing Anette's back
curls. Hes been here at the house
ever since Miss Drake married Mr..
Beekman, Didn't you get her mes
sage?"
The girl shook her head Il guess
II will come tagging along after
me, like Mary's little lamb"
Late as she was, she stole into
Larry's room for Just a second.
She saw the book instantly, an
outspread copy of BarringtoRs new
war novel. She stopped and picked
1t up, keeping the place, and began
to read The penciled- passages
were not those Of Steven; they
were Mona's. She kept reading.
Once Emma came and tried to get
her to 60 on to the theater.
I'm not going" she said, with
out taking her eyes from the book.
Find out where they are having
the party. I'll meet them there,
later"
When she Joined the enormous
crowd later, she and Larry kissed,
both for the pleasure Of being to-
gether and for the pleasure Of the
photographers. She then greeted
everyone, including Sandra, who
was very slinky in a tight, white,
long-sleeved dress and black pearls.
Naturally her greeting to Wal
ter was more cordial than to any,
one, but 1t was much later in the
evening when they we're able to
talk seriously. All he did was touch
her shoulder with the tip OF one
finger. But it made her know how
tense she was.
Annette, why don't you make an
appointment with Doctor Scho-
feld?"
Her eyes were horrihed topaz
circles. She backed away from him.
Walt Why-Walti Isn't he the
doctor for mental cases."
Ito Be Continued)