Show V MN I I BEGIN EGIN HERE 1 I I During Margie Carvers Carver's vacation tion in inI ornia she meets and falls in loveth loveth love loveth th Dennis Killian an nn electrical en en- eer icer who is also from Irom Detroit The Thep p would have been a honeymoon Dennis If it Zinna Keating hadn't her mind at the last minute gle gie strives to efface Zinna's Zinna s image m Dennis Dennis' mind and succeeds Inking in king cing ng the trip rip pleas pleasant until Um he ts a long Iong distance call in Los Anes An An- les es and rushes back to Detroit b by Y inc e. e Dennis thinks no more of Mar Mar- until he meets her in a business s To Margie's Margies s chagrin he heager her sr r ager ager at the Colton Construction pany assigns her to decorate an for or Miss Keating Miss eating it develops is planning to arry Dennis Killian This time the edding is set for September Zinna first likes Margies Margie's plans and md anden anden en disi dislikes s th them m once she has found It t about Margie's Margies friendship with Innis When Zinna goes to Canada r t a house party Dennis invites Mare Marl Mar- Mar l e dancing He says that Zinna wont won't fad Ind d. d She will be having a gay time self Dennis kisses Margie play play- Uy ly while the they dance and Margie rems re re- ms the kiss wholeheartedly She inks Dennis must surely realize now w she loves him and suggests that sy y shouldn't see sec each other again t Dennis insists that it is all aU right d promises to telephone her Wed day i CHAP CHAPTER SIXTEEN TEEN Vera era was sitting up in bed bcd pretend pretend- to read Her smartly bobbed blond ad rested against a yellow satin hion her eyes ces were almost closed t as the door of the apartment eked she sat erect Margie Who would it be Come here and give an account of largie appeared at the door heavy heavy- id d with fatigue Not tonight Im I'm too tired Youve You've been holding out on mo me Carver Garver You told m me you yount l Int nt meet any interesting men I I told you I met a man who took to dinner in m San Francisco What this the same one Jean met drew the blue frock over r r shoulders and sighed Yes but what does docs it matter Hes been in Detroit all this timed time d i you ou never told me me Wh Why should I 11 Hes He's engaged to torry Try rry Zinna Keating So that's it it Vera Vcra said softly hats hat's the reason for the sudden si sices sices si- si ces Ices and sighs and tears IE rE UNATTAINABLE Margie argie looking like a little girl in brief bric dancing set cried wearily dont don't know what you mean I 1 heard you crying cring last night ra said You poor kid With as ny men as there are arc in m this world y should you OU fall for one who is cady early taken 1 Wh Why should I You answer answer era rera era let lct the book fall faU and satning sat satning satning ning and beautiful in her frail silk ath of ot a gown Margie that's life Its It's always the attainable we vC want He is attract e t o of course but the fact that else wants him is what really kes him irresistible to o Oh you and md your our theories make tired grumbled Margie climbing o bed f it hadn't been for Veras Vera's wedding g and Veras Vera's insistence that she shear shear ar it it Dennis might never have ced her to pose as his bride If H hadn't her interest might never ve vc been aroused At least not to toh toh toh h an extent Oh what's the use the girl sirl thought disgustedly For Forget et him What's any one man Veras Vera's s probably right If I 1 could have him I wouldn twant t twant want him Before she went to sleep she had decided not to go with him Wednes day But her first waking thought was What shall I wear Nothing could have kept her from going Nothing that is except what actually occurred I VIC PLEADS She spent the dl day at the new apartment apartment apart apart- ment The painters had started and Margie wished to be sure they achieved the precise effect she had In mind for the roughly plastered walls The bedrooms were to be papered She supposed Zinna would want to choose her own o patterns and dreaded the he hours they would have to spend together discussing them Zinna's It taste ste was exacting She would not be easy to plc please lse but Margie was determined determined deter deter- mined to do everything possible to tomake tomake tomake make the apartment satisfactory It would be a point of ot honor with her to gratify every whim of Dennis' Dennis bride She returned to her own apartment apartment apart apart- ment that night feeling exhausted When Vic telephoned to ask her to go goto goto goto to dinner with him she refused th the matter Margie Margic Tired she answered Its been so warm and Ive I've been working all da day at those thoe new apartments at Six Mile Road All the more reason you should step out tonight Vic VIe Insisted Come Cometo to the Boat club with me and well we'll go swimming and have a nice quiet dinner afterward Too tired to swim she protested but weakly for the prospect o of a anice anice anice nice quiet dinner was alluring Ill be right over Vic said He had been right The swim in the outdoor pool refreshed her Margie was too wholesomely happy by nature nature nature na na- ture to remain downhearted When she met Vic Vie again dressed for dinner din din- Iner ncr ner her eyes were shining with the same ea eager er zest for living lhing which had first appealed to Dennis Youre beautiful Margie Vic Isaid said I wish I didn't want you OU so much Oh Vic Vie please Dont you love me at all he pleaded A CALL FROM JACK Margie told herself it was probably i because Vic Vie realized she was unattainable unattainable unattainable that he was letting himself himsel become humble and tender instead of dominating and commanding as he used to be But his ch charm rm for her had been his insolent devil may care attitude atti atti- tude She didn't want Vic to be beg for or her love Of course Margie said a trifle impatiently But not in the way you mean At the moment Im I'm too hungry to seriously consider anything but food When they returned to Margies Margie's apartment Vic said he was coming in for a Just one then Margie said re re- relentlessly Im a working woman you IOU know He had seated himself at the piano plana and was strumming softly The devil was in your our heart but Heaven cn was in m your our eyes when the telephone rang Margie answered hoping it was Dennis knowing knowin o of course it wouldn't be She was surprised to hear the operator saying saing Chicago calling Just a moment please Is that you OU Margie came a pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant masculine voice Yes and you Jack Carrol he answered Im Imon on my way home but Ill I'll come by De De- troit i if you'll promise to see me I Margie was thinking fast ast When will you be here Jack TilE THE GREEN EYED MONSTER Tomorrow morning I can probably probably probably proba proba- bly arrange to stay over the Fourth But tomorrow was Wednesday Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow To To- morrow Dennis had promised to take her dancing again I have an engagement for tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row night Jack Im I'm dreadfully sor sor- ry His voice changed Do you mean you'd rather I 1 didn't come Not at all Id I'd love to see you OU but Im I'm busy tomorrow night If It that's all Im I'm coming anyway Perhaps I can persuade you to break that other engagement Vic's Vies face was like a He said fiercely This Thi I take it Jt is the heavy lover from New York Jack Carrol Mar Margie ie admitted On his way home from rom Los Angeles Of OC course By way of ot Detroit Margie nodded Vic No thanks But I 1 thought you said you OU wanted one dimpled Margie Ive changed my mind Vic said with dignity taking his hat hat- hatI I suppose suppose sup sup- pose the reason you OU were so anxious to get to bed early was because you had another engagement tomorrow nI night ht Perhaps Margie Marsie admitted cruelly He was so sullen so childishly openly jealous that that she she ran to put a comforting hand upon his arm Dont be mad Vic dear I like you just the same You dont don't like me at all he con con- This fellow from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York has changed you OU He has not not Margie answered truthfully Im not in love with Jack Carrol Corrol Oh please Vic dont don't be this way way- I dont don't see why we cant can't at least be friends Friends Vic repeated shrugging drama dramatically He stalked from the room and Margie Margie Mar Mar- gie thought disconsolately Hell probably never come back Vera Vcra was vets in bed bcd but she had heard the telephone conversation If you ou have ha another date Margie perhaps I can go out with your boy friend Of course Vera You'll like him Hes He's a peach Dont say anything about it until Ive I've seen him Vera Vcra commanded Ive been disappointed too many times in my life You wont won't be this time Margie assured her Let Vera have Jack Carrol She would rather be with Dennis Killian even cven i if he were engaged to another girL They weren't yet et And he promised to go dancing again with Margie To Be e Continued Copyright Register and Tribune Syndicate |