Show o y rob eden BEGIN HERE TODAY Julie Jule Brett heiress heire to t millions milon is I earning her own ow living for three months month month to prove to t Max Ma Sherwood Shero that she is I not utterly useless Two T weeks week have passed pad and Julie Juie works work at Newmans Newman's Ten-Cent Ten Store and dances In ill I the evening at the Golden Slipper Julie Jule has his fallen fole In I love with wih Donn Farrell Fel who with Angela Agela Wells Wel came to the Golden Slipper SUpper to see ee what a t public dance hall hal was wa like Uke Donn asks ak Julie Jule to go riding on Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day and takes kes her to t the Wells Wells' Wels' Wels Westchester West West- Wet Wet- chester home for tea tn NOW GO ON WITH WIm TIlE THE STORY CH CHAPTER 15 is Angela met them in 1 the hall hail She was WI prettier than Julie had remembered remembered bred or perhaps it was wa the dress dres she he was wearing A long trailing black chiffon with full ful lace ia sleeves Her Herskin Herskin skin ski white against again t the dark of her dress drs her hair hai more gold cold old than tha ever This Thi Is I Miss ML Brett she said cooly clI cool cool- cl- cl iy y as 1 she nodded and then smiled at Farrell Frel I Julie Jule saw sw her appraising the brown dress saw sw her eyes wander from the cheap collar clar to the shapeless shape shape- less le ess soft rn felt hat then to her pumps pump with their brown bows Sh Sl 51 was wa miserable mis mis- mi erable ashamed under the scrutiny The Te first fist time in I her life Ue she he had really eally rely been ben embarrassed Angelas Angela's lovely dress her well wel kept hands had her smooth sleek coiffure the guests get she found fond later In the living room rom A dozen don or so 50 The girls girl In I soft chiffon or late lat Sunday night dresses The room rom well wen furnished comfortable The maid trim tri in her dark dress dres and apron wandering through the crowd with one tray try of sandwiches after an an- iother other The elderly woman at the theia tea ia table putting her lorgnette with wih ts Its It Jeweled handle to 10 t her eyes when Jule Julie came in i. i The Te silver service shining resplendent resplendent The thin cups before her Then the Introductions for tor Angela Angela Angela An An- Ten gela was wa careful about abut them The elderly woman who turned out to be Angelas Angela's mother the girls looking her over as Angela Angela had First her dress des then her hat then her shoes The Themen Themen men frankly curious some tome of them watching her all al the thue te One of them e especially a tall taU blond man with wih a l. l blond well wel shaped mus- mus ache tach Peyton eyt Wells Angelas Angela's broth broth- er Cr e. e tachO Olden Older than tha she se older than Donn A NEW NE EXPERIENCE Why Wy had had Donn Dnn brought her here when he must mut have known she would be b e embarrassed when he must mut have known she wasn't want properly dressed He even wasn't at her side to t comfort corn com cm- cm tort ort her for Angela had dragged him away and they were sitting on the bench ench before the grand piano talking laughing and she was wa alone In a corner corwith cor cor- ncr ner with a cup of ot tea ta on a table be beside beside beside be- be side her and a a plate of ot sandwiches I In her lp lap Now Angela was playing the piano pimo and Donn was wa smiling at her as a she turned toward him Julie Jule wanted wante to run rn away but somehow she She felt weak and ind she didn't want these people whom sh she had ha never s seen n before to t realize her humiliation Ha Haying ig a good go time Peyton Wells Well had lad sauntered up and had sat down dow beside her Julie Jule smiled bravely She was wa having having haying hav hay ing a horrible time but she se so o. o Mrs Wells Velis Well was wa using her lorgnette again agan in I her direction The Jewels jewel were ere flashing The woman was wa at attractive attractive at- at at but Julie Julle Jule didn't like Uke her eyes Rather a new experience for you ou he was saying smoothly What Oh tea and all al this thi I dont don't understand understand-t Angela said you ou danced at some dance hall hal A PUT UP JOB JOBI JOBI I 11 do do- do do What difference did It I make to t him what she se did Then It t came to Julie Jule all al of a 1 sudden Wh Why he ie had asked that question queston Why he had thought this th was wa a new ex experience experience ex- ex for her Of ot course coue How dumb she had been ben A girl who danced at the Golden Slipper wasn't wat asked usually to Westchester Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon teas tea A new experience when she had her been ben cen life going to teas tea and giving them all al I 1 wonder If I you'd tell tel me something some thing and then she hesitated Probably Probably ably It was no business busies of hers but bul Donn had said Agel Angela wanted her to come today I 11 wonder why why why- No she couldn't say it i. i and besides Angela's Angelas Angelas Angela's Angelas Angela's An An- gelas gela's brother wouldn't know You wonder why you were asked today tay Peyton had read rad her thoughts thought She didn't like Uke the laugh that followed this any more than she had his eyes Some people Julie Jule instinctively liked as she had liked lied Max Mx Sherwood Sherwood Sher Sher- wood wo from the first As A she had hd liked Donn Don Farrell Frel She didn't like Uke Peyton Wells Wels She knew kew that quite quie den deli 1 Yes Ye Oh Angelas Angela's Agelas Agela's curiosity of or course couse he drawled as a he lighted a a very ver curious sort ort of a girl girl Wanted Wante to t see se how you'd act at I sup sup- pose She got Farrell to ask t ak you here We talked It over Fiday- Fiday Friday Friday- Fiday Friday 1 That was the night Donn Dnn had come back to the Golden Slipper Hb His Invitation had b been en so s genuine she had thought thought thought-thought thought It really realy was And he hadn't hadt meant It at all al He had ha only asked ake her to t go out with him h to t satisfy Angelas Angela's Agelas Agela's curiosity EXI EXHIBIT IT A So Im I'm Im exhibit exit A Her voice ole was trembling as a were the fingers with which she picked up her teacup At first rist she hadn't wanted any Now she shedid did did something se something hot hot I 1 guess ge you'd call cal it that tat She Julie Jule Brett on parade at a Sunday tea ta pat party I Mother doesn't dot know kow about abut it it- it it shed she'd be shocked to death death torian toran and ad all al that I think sh she senses something wrong though be because because be- be b- b cue cause she's ses se's been looking over here for the last lt five minutes Donn didn't tell teli tel me until today today- tay- tay That Tat was part of ot the scheme child I ho hope you dont don't mind mid I 1 shouldn't have told you 01 Angela Agela will willbe wi be b furious Angelas Angela's always Is doing silly things Were We're getting gettig so we ex expect ex- ex pet them of her noV now Like LUe falling In I love with Farrell Fel 1 in I love with wih Dnn Donn then The Te agony of that moment before he answered ered Bt when he w was lighting an an- an a- a other Another sip of hot hot tea Lea tn Has IHa he told you hes he's in I love lo with wih you Parrying Paring with wih her when she wanted wate the truth No NoWell No No NoWel Well Wel then you know kow as much muchas as I do I 1 assume aume hes he's in love with wih her because he's hes with her all al the time Angela hasn't hant confided In me how how- ever Mrs M. M Wells Wel W was beckoning to t Peyton Peyton Pey Pey- pey ton tn and ad he excused himself hel and ad went wt over r to her Julie Juie saw sw them talking then hen in a a dream deam saw Peyton come over and a n sit down dow again agi near her he JULIE LEAVES Mother wants wat to know kow who you are She cant can't quite quit place you In this thi crowd crowd I told her you were a friend of Fa Farrells For Angelas Angela's Angels Angel's sake I 1 didn't tell tel her about about the Golden Slip Sili per She doesn't dont don't like Ikc Farrell Farrel so s much anyway my way because he hasn't hant a nickel in inthe inthe the hc world and now she him hi less les You'll Youl excuse my frankness frane Julie murmured something he couldn't hear Angela and Dorm Donn Don re remained xe- xe r- r maie at the piano his h dark head close clo to t her golden one Like to go out ut some night Peyton Peyton Pey Pey- ton t was wa as asking Im Im busy every ever night Sorry The insolent way he said sid it I. I t. t his hi eyebrows raising a trifle and his hl mustache twitching Julie Jule was wa finding that it made a difference when you were ere Julie Jule Brett the he granddaughter of Silas Brett and the heiress heires to all al his money and plain Julie Jule Brett Brett who danced at the Golden Slipper and who worked days daysI In I Newmans Newman's Ten-Cent Ten Store Ill 11 see you later and he walked off of to sit down beside bide a girl at the opposite end of the room rom Angela came over presently Have more tea No thanks thank One thing about abut Angela Angela Angela An An- gela that was different from Peyton and Mrs Wells Wels Her blue eyes ee weren't as a cold as a theirs They shone with wih an inviting warmth arth as she sat down in the seat her brother had vacated so casually You were very nice to come wih with Donn when she pronounced his hs name her eyes eye grew even cven softer and anda a 1 slight smile smie trembled on her crimson crimson crim crim- son lips FI I F II II I think Id I'd Id better be going Angela called caled Donn Dnn Miss Mis Brett wants want to t go home Will you take her heror heror heror or shall I send her home In my car Ill take her herThen her her- Then Ten you'll come back Voc vc Th The cold cold farewell Mrs Wells gave her when they went over to the tea tea table Peytons Peyton's cynical smile smie as he hemet hemet hemet met them near the door dor and ad walked with wih Angela to Donns Donn's Dnn's car I And something Julie Jule hadt hadn't been meant to t hear as a she had ha left the living liv liv- lv- lv lug ing room Something a girl had said rather more loudly than she should hould II Not bad manners manner my dear and Im I'm Im really realy disappointed That had hurt almost more than Mrs Wells Wells' Well frankly curious stare as n she murmured some banal baal good Not bad manners What had they expected her to do These guests of Angelas Angela's Agelas Agela's who had watched her so closely cosely all al the time she was wa In the room rom Dusky Jusky twilight when they rode away Julie sitting up very straight In the car and ad Donn slumped over the wheel wheel A star shining in the east east The same star that had shone last lat latS S Sunday night when she had haq been ben driving with wih Sherwood Shero Julie Jule was wa remembering Not once had Donns Donn's eyes eye met hers after that first greeting when he had drawn draw up to the curb In his hi car Even when Angela had asked aked him In the livina room rm whether he he was wa going to take tak I Ih h her r home or whether she should be besent sent sent Her fingers figer caught the door as a they turned a curve swiftly and held to it tightly long after they were on the straight road again The comfort of pressing something holding holing It i as ashard ashard hard as a you could could She was bitin biting her lips to keep the tears back bak Donn Dnn couldn't see her cry To be continued Copyright Syndicate Re Register iter and Tribune |