Show L c ROB EDEN r ij T THE TUE E STORY STORM SO FAR FAIt Sally Bally Blair and Peter Douglas ar arI are arelie I I love He lie gives her a R ring for for- belonging to his m mother an and icy sey decided to be married and IDy ith Rh th Mrs Douglas until Peter ter earns cam jore re e money Sally Saily t feels ls that Mrs docs does no not like her but sh she MC lID Fill do anything for or Pet Peter cr Sally Devious to meeting Peter had dc deg de- de g to attain e success raving we e out of ot her plans She he hc tells Ann her roommate that she abe Is islet tot let t going on with her scheme an anif and if going to Rive give up tip her position J OW DW GO ON WITH THE TilE STORY V r CHAPTER ELEVEN iThe girls were cre catIn eating their break break- 1st t about ten the tho next morning hen lien the door bell tang rang Sally rap rapped her kimono tighter around tr Er er slim dim body and went to anVer aner anver an an- ver er It Why Mrs Douglas 1 I the she ex ex- ex aimed thinking of ot the havoc o oie of ofle ie le e room the bed spread out still stil amade the table with the tho pot o oot of ot coffee the screen p pushed hed away awny om the kitchenette its array o of hes stove to and supplies In full tull w eWe Mrs Douglas stepped gingerly st t tho the davenport bed and gave like Uke to tok le ie room one look Id eak k to you OU alone Miss Blair Blah she he hed Jd Lid d frigidly Sally glanced helplessly at Ann ho was in the same amo attire as S her her- lf u. Sunday Sunda morning was a lets lets- ely 1 one for the girls They usually ose about 10 had breakfast t and cleaned the apartment hat there was of It IL Ill 1111 dress and go out Sally Ann to to the quickly I I have ha go arc oro anyway to get something With at tat Ann was We-s up and In the bath- bath om Sally Iy pulled out a chair for Mrs DUglas and tried not to think of ofLe ofle le e horrible homble room tried instead to I ake easy conversation Mrs l Doug- Doug s 5 5 however did not respond Her Heres Heres Heres es wandered from the open cup- cup bed and back ard to the unmade the cupboard again Sally saw an uncontrolled shiver 1 ver pass over r. r LEAVES N LEA YES She was ashamed of course that e c room was so 50 untidy dy but she and andUl m Ul n never ne had visitors on Sunday The only day In the week ten ien they could sl sleep p late breakfast tee e. e A glorious morning usually After a while the thc girl made no oro Dro attempts to be entertaining Mrs Douglas didn't want be bo entertained She was waiting r Ann to leave I If only tho the room had been tidy only she had been dressed when ter's mother came to make her u n. Sallys Sally's hands were cold and although the room was hot below in the court a radio radios is s playing loudly and somewhere ove ave a a. couple was quarreling rau- rau She thought of or the tho Immaculate der ier of ot the Douglas apartment T Tie The e lAirs airs j just st ro so the dining room tablet table t so beautifully Why hadn't Mrs uglas phoned before coming hat did she the want anyway Ann Mm came out presently dressed d td hurried away closing the door behind her Mrs Douglas d Ld acknowledged the Introduction Ann with an imperceptible nod of r head bead When they were ere alone Mrs Doug- Doug 3 settled back a a. little in the chair Uy y had pulled out for tor her The Thel l 1 was ws sitting on the only other ice ce t to sit Qt the davenport bed Its EtS DOUGLAS DISAPPROVES Is 18 this where hero you ya live Miss air Yes What was as coming Could be possible that Peter had asked S mother to come That must be How I w horrible and Mrs Douglas visibly as if It It were ery very d. d And ind she had to live with this man for several years Be with r I. r. r Sally's Sallys hands clenched but she Int answer You must wonder why I called caned las ss Blair Blair- Yes Mrs Douglas expected an answer iwer 1 because she paused atly otly My son n told me this morning morning- at tat had happened Sally tried to smile but failed ruts ruts- ably If It only Mrs Douglas wouldn't ik k at her so w o coldly 1 If It only her face Mild uld light up with some rome kind of PC For surely now Peter had hadit it tt her 1 I was was well well m ru put It ft mildly as- as I haven't overcome the rock oct yet yel I probably never shall haU The black gloved hands tight tight- l d over aver the handle of the suede ede Ire trac Bally aIly could say nothing There is 11 nothing to say MY She could only Lit Lit and look at the black clad fig fig- is b before herI her I knew nothing about It until this so I came here herc imme- imme telY n VE VE DOESN'T rATTER MATTER Does Does Peter tu know you came Sally Iced ed quickly lot Of course coutU not but I knew you OU OUd did ild d listen ten to reason g U LV tYe K I have other plans pIans for Pe Pe- plans r-plans pl s which you dont don't enter Into aU Peter is 15 a fine splendid Ve e love lore each other Mrs Douglas girl cried fiercely So this was game amel I To break up their love lat liat doesn't matter The Tho well weH voice was higher now and andi i shrill and the tire brown eyes were Jg f dangerously Peter cant can't cantry canta ry a typist I 1 wont won't have It A who has nothing to offer him u you JOU have nothing to offer him you ou Living like in this this ore room I cant can't understand nd my Peter was as thinking of ot He Hei i DC be crazy Peter Is U all I have In Inand Old ld and I have great plans If U I had bad thought for tor a moe mo- mo t e other evening evening- She ed overcome with rage ly remembered that this was mother and said nothing ab alQ al al- lh b Q ahe was seething Sho She might known that Mrs Douglas would I for Peter Pete She had guessed P tuch h the evening c she had met Zut aut Ut list Jut night Peter had bad been It his hla mother would learn toI to toSo ril r. r So S sure lure everything would I right t. t r your 11 scheming kind Mrs las went wenton on relentlessly You 1 Peter had money were sure ure 1 e A thing but what hat he makes and it tak takes all al that for or him and ma me to live TOE TIlE RING IS RETURNED rD Useless to say she knew the truth and that she didn't careIn careIn care In a few tew months Pet Peter r would tire tir of ot you Hed He'd be ashamed of ot you I know my boy Ive I've Iud had him for 2 25 years and Im I'm going to have him until Im I'm ready to give Ie him up Innot Im I'm not no going to give c him liim to you ou 1 I Do you yoi ou understand that S Sally Uy sat there mutely glad that tha Ann wasn't present That Ann couldn't KC uc her humiliation last night Peter gave ga you ou a n ring he said He had no right to give I Ito It to you the hard shrill voice olee wen went on It was mine and he gave It without my consent consent- He said you OU gave Save it to him years yean ears ago ago ago- i I fir did but he has given it awa away without my consent 1 I wish wh it back please The please was vas not a re re- re quest It was a command Sally fingered the tile ring Peter had put puL on her finger linger the night before Their engagement ring Suddenly she Jerked it off oft quickly and handed It t to Mrs Douglas She didn't want It t any longer after this She couldn't look ook at it again she knew without thinking of ot Mrs Douglas The black suede purse opened with witha a snap and the ring dropped In Then the purse closed How could you love a ring one minute and loathe It tho the next Only that morning Sally had kissed it passionately and now she me had returned returned re- re turned it as hastily as she could MRS l DOUGLAS LEAVES If II Mrs Douglas would only go But Mrs Douglas had no Intention of leaving caving yet She wasn't quite through The Tho prim lips were smiling triumphantly although the brown browneyes browneyes browneyes eyes were gleaming as coldly as ever er Some o of their anger was gone how how- everI everI ever I want you oU to understand that If you marry Peter you OU will have me to contend with as long as you ou live jive with hIm ilm Miss Blair And you ou wont won't live jive with him very ery long I promise you that hat If It Peter had become engaged to oa toa o a girl I approved of ot I 1 would have done everything I could for tor her But my son ron Is far above marrying a mere typist who earns twenty dollars a week Ill I'll go now Sally didn't take her to the door but her eyes ces followed the block black figure as it moved past the bed Followed ed It H until the door closed behind It with witha a quick slam No goodbye Nothing i Mrs Douglas had gone as she had come quickly Ann must have been waiting In the hail lall for she hurried h Ji even before Mrs Douglas could have reached the elevator levator What did she want Sally You should have guessed Sallys Sally's olce voice was quivering with anger She demanded my ring and I gave It to her You gave it up Ann sank on the he bed and looked at Sally with unbelieving un un- believing Incredulous e eyes es Of ot OZ course cour e. e SALLY SALIX IS ANGRY But Peter Perer gave it to you I And his mother wanted 1 it back I You arent aren't going to give up Peter Pc- Pc ter I 1 am Ann Ann Ann- Because of what she he said Sally Youre You're a fool when you ou love him so Not because of what she said Enid but what she did cUd When I gave up the rIng Ing I gave ga up Peter What chance of f any happiness would we have anyway anyway anyway any any- way with her And Peters Peter's tied to her forever I see sec that now nos I must have lave been blind last night She couldn't meet Anns Ann's eyes yet et couldn't see ce anything but the untidy room and the chair beside the coffee pot where Mrs Douglas had b been n sitting Im not good enough for Peter Douglas she continued bitterly Youre angry now Walt Wait Why should I wait I see sec it all allo so o clearly Mrs Douglas would never even ven try to like me Shed She'd hate hato me and nd Ann Id I'd hate her I know I would She wouldn't rest until shed she'd wrecked my life and life and I couldn't ever tell Peter because he loves her because be- be cause ause she's his mother Its It's so plain l If f we wanted to get married shed she'd make us wait forever I kno know And wed we'd both be so 50 miserable Id I'd be so ro unhappy Oh Ann the humiliation the ie shame shame- I II know dear Ann r reached hed over and ind patted Sallys Sally's shoulder She was wai thinking o of the letter she had re receIved received revived re- re from Macs Mac's mother only last week welcoming her into the Tierney family telling her she was wasso so pleased to o have another daughter daught r. r And Sally bad had to stand this this this- SALLY ALLY KILLS HER LOVE LOVEI If I I didn't know now so well how things would rould be Id I'd go on but Ive I've my pride too too- You may be wrong dear She may learn cam to like Uke you ou as Peter says Ann was trying her best be bc comforting but ut she know in her heart that Sally was right Mrs Douglas stern stem unbending unbending unending un un- un- un bending ending hard selfish No fiNo I know now It would always as be behe bethe bethe the he same until we we separated separated I Walt Wait a while while- tI the use We of or waiting and I making everything harder If I 1 wait walt thIngs will only be worse Harder for lor fortne Peter me-Peter Peter will have become such a aneed aneed aneed need to me that I cant can't give him up You cant can't forget torget love in a minute blot blot It completely out of ot your life lifelike lifelike like ke you OU say Im go going ng to try Sally arose and nd started flinging the tho pillows oft off the he bed and shaking up the covers Youre making a mistake mistake- Its my ray life We Ann What about Peter 1 We couldn't coul nt be happy the way things are ate Hell He'll see It sooner or I later ater So It was over this love between between be- be tween her and Peter Over as us spring Ls Is over summer is 15 over The swift passage of the season Sally Sally Sally-dIdn't didn't know mow then that you cant can't get over love ove as ps quickly as that but she he was to learn earn later Were going right out now Ann Arm and look for another apartment I II cant can't stand this hole bole any longer If 11 I cant can't have Peter Im I'm going ahead 1 with my other plans with plans with a aen vengeance yen ven enI I I I to To be co continued ti Monday In Mondays Monday's instalment Sally g goes es esto to look for a decent attractive apartment |