Show V MANI BEGIN HERE Margie Garver Carver had always had at ather her lies feet all the men she knew at home in Detroit On a two weeks' weeks vacation from Crom her job as interior decorator with the Colton Construction com corn pany Margie went to California fa determined de de- dc- dc to crowd all the excitement possible into the trip With a propitious propitious start Margie bungled her plans b by falling in love with Dennis Killian also from Detroit and proceeded to tomake tomake tomake make herself miserable because Dennis Dennis Dennis Den Den- nis was already in love with Zinna Keating Zinna had changed her mind about marrying Dennis and let him hirn go of off to California alone on the trip that was to have been their honeymoon DennIs Dennis Dennis Den Den- nis had told Margie that he would have nothing more to do with Zinna but he makes no effort to get in touch with Margie after the vacation Edith Garver arver far 1 Margies Margie's ies ie's stepmother warns Margie that Zinna is the typical woman woman wo 0 wo- wo man mem men cant can't forget Then one day da Maury Stone Margies Margie's boss asks her herto herto herto to go over plans for decorating an apartment with Miss Zinna Keating Zinna is charmed with Margies Margie's decorative decorative decorative deco deco- ideas and rushes to bring her fiance Hance to see the apartment Margie steels herself to an attitude of impersonal impersonal imper imper- friendliness as she hears Zinna returning with Dennis I CHAPTER FOURTEEN Miss Garver may I present Mr Killian Dennis grinned with genuine Unaffected unaffected un un- affected delight Why Margie I didn't expect to see you here The warmth of ot his voice oice the pleased pressure of his hand made Margie want to cry Instead she said calm calm- 13 ly Had you forgotten that I work for the Colton Construction company company com corn pany I Of course not noti I just didn't connect connect connect con con- it with the fact that this was one of or their apartments When did you return from California Oh Dennis For shame After you had promised to telephone Margie answered coolly Wondering Wondering Wondering Wonder Wonder- ing what Zinna would think when Dennis explained MI I 1 met Margie on the train going west vest We had some great times together Great times Looking down from Twin Peaks at the weaving serpentine lights of San Francisco listening to the waves beating against the rocks staring back with longing eyes at drifting diaphanous clouds of fog WHAT A CHANGE There had been tears in his eyes ces that da day He spoke of it now casu casu- all ally We took the same boat from San Francisco to Los Angeles Oh did you murmured Zinna He had ki kissed sed Margie on that overnight overnight over over- night boat trip Had whispered Im feeling better all the time It didn't seem right that he should stand here proudly possessive saying to another girl If II you like Uke this apartment apartment apart apart- ment meat dear you know It will be allright allright all allright right with me But Zinna who had been exceedingly exceedingly exceedingly exceed exceed- enthusiastic before Dennis Dennis' arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival seemed l less s certain now Its It's going to be dreadfully expensive expensive expensive sive Dennis We could find something something some some- something thing for less money probably 1 We can afford it if you like It Dennis insisted Well I dont don't care much for lor the colors you are planning to use in the living Ihring room Miss Garver We can use any colors you prefer preter Miss Keating Of or course Dennis cried impulsive sive- sive You girls can certainly get together on that Margie wont won't care what colors you use His enthusiasm was so youthful It made Margie feel old Ill stop in the office he promised I and sign the lease I Perhaps wed we'd better look some someplace someplace someplace place else first Zinna said definite definite- definitely ly lv Y dubious I You haven't time to look anywhere else today Dennis reminded her smiling This is the first place youve you've cared anything about dear and Im I'm going to see that you ou have it HOPELESSNESS They left together leaving Margie alone She knew why the other girls girl's enthusiasm had evaporated so rapid rapid- l ly Zinna had been perfectly satisfied satisfied satis satis- fied fled with Margies Margie's plans for decorating decorating decorating ing before belore Dennis came She was annoyed and suspicious because Margie Margie Mar Mar- Margie gie and Dennis had met on his western western west west- em ern trip That trip Zinna should have shared shared- with him A lot she had to worry about 1 If she only could realize how impersonal Dennis had been Never once had Margie felt she he really registered as a girL Even when he kissed her he had called her his pal and when he returned to Detroit he had com corn completely completely forgotten her Had even forgotten forgotten for for- gotten that she worked for the Colton Construction company or that he had promised to telephone i Looking out over the waving tops of trees Margie told herself the SItuation situation sit SIt- was hopeless The sooner she realized it and put him definitely out of her mind the better Whether or not he would be happy with Zinna was none of Margie Carvers Carver's affair Resolutely she took up her yardstick and returned to her ber measuring She was in the office at one o'clock when Dennis came in to sign the lease His business was with Maury but he stopped at her desk on his way out Had lunch yet Margie Margic When she admitted she hadn't he said Good Wont Won't you eat with me mc and then you can tell me rae about your plans for the new apartment Miss Keating tell you Margie asked as they left the office Dennis smiled DENNIS' DENNIS FAULT Zinna has gone to Canada We hadn't much time to discuss it IL They ate in the thc Fisher building driving up to it In the same cream colored roadster Mar Margie ic had seen parked before the Whittier a week weel ago But not until after they were seated and waiting for their order did t Dennis mention his renewed engagement engage engage- ment Were you surprised to find I had come back into the fold so quickly Yes I was I didn't think you yot would after the way she treated you It was a lot my own fault Mar Mar- gie kie ie If I hadn't been so mad I would have realized that Zinna was frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened and reassured her instead of ot rushing oft off as I did without giving her a chance to change her mind Margie looked at him gravely When did she change it She called me mc In Los Angeles the night after we had dinner together I 1 thought so She told me she was sorry and wanted me to come home he explained explained cx- cx ex ex- with the charming tenderness which was always in his voice now when he spoke of 01 Zinna I was much too hurt to do that As a matter matter matter mat mat- ter of ot fact I told her I wouldn't come until I was damned good and read ready read But ut you were ready the very next day I received a night letter Jetter from the theoffice theoffice theoffice office the next morning Dennis reminded re reminded reminded re- re minded her Dont you remember Margie I am sure I must have told you you 1 TASTES IN COMMON ION COMMONAs As if she could forget anything Dennis Killian had ever said Margie nodded saying bravely Of O course Im I'm glad everything is fixed up since it has made you happy again Ive I've never seen anyone so changed in all my life She did not add that it was the gloomy erratic moody Dennis who I had stolen her heart I must have been pretty rett awful he admitted When I r first met you u i I didn't care what you or anyone else I thought You were so hurt she said warm warm- l ly I 1 would have done anything to comfort you Dennis laughed as if it a little embar embar- You certainly were mighty sweet to me he said As they ate he asked her about her visit to Los Angeles if she liked it as aswell asvelt well velt as she had San Francisco and what about her adventures Th There we weren't ent any after you went away Margie confessed Did you ou get my roses Yes I kept them until I left Los Angeles They were so beautiful Dennis Yellow roses have bave always been my favorites Mine too he said Eaid Which goes to prove we have another taste in common I wish you were a man Margie We could be bc such good friends ZINNA WOULD OBJECT Margie put down her fork and looked at him with serious blue e eyes cs Why cant can't we anyway I The question seemed to astonish him Color rose in his alert eager face He stammered Well you see Theres There's Zinna You mean Zinna would object to it I am afraid she would You see sec it isn't as if we had been old friends for years She knows that we wc met on the train when I was with her It sounds ridiculous for me to tell you this but the fact is Zinna thinks we are much too chummy for such new friends For the tho first time since she had seen him again Margie laughed The lady flatters me mc Dennis looked relieved Margie took her courage in both hands Why did you ask me to lunch with you ou then Because I wanted to he answered Ill tell teU Zinna about it of course To Be Continued Cop Copyright Register and Tribune Syndicate 4 I |