Show Serial Along Came Cinderella Roger Thinks Of Or Lovely By VIVIEN GREY YESTERDAY Lovely Daye Dare with three o or of her cronies stopped by bJ of the on the Hudson above New York And while their tbell steaks were broiling Roger Cosgrave chance to picnic on the property came down from the big house to ask them to move on and on-and and changed his hI mind when he saw Lovely Back Beck at the house Roger is having some trouble explaining why he changed his mind to his mother and to Emily Em Em- fly ily P Perry CHAPTER TWO That was what Roger said But Buthe Buthe Buthe he was thinking of Lovely Daye with her brilliant smile and striking blondness The gleam of the large diamond he had given given given en Emily caught his eye His pulse started queerly In exactly one month he would slip another another another an an- other ring Into place beside the diamond The second ring was already In his possession possession-a a circlet circlet circlet cir cir- cir cir- clet of diamonds He thought he remembered a ring on the same finger linger of Lovelys Lovely's hand the faint gleam of a chip diamond In n an ornate setting I hope we wont won't live Jive to regret regret regret re re- re- re gret this generosity of yours Roger his mother said easily Its Us so dry if a fire started started- But dinner was announced so wha whatever er e Mrs Cosgrave would have said about fire died aborn aborn- ing After dinner Roger found reason reason reason rea rea- son to make an excursion to the kitchen Was there much Ice cream left he asked Quite a lot lot sir from the but but- ler Enough for four And as theman the the- theman man Please pack It In Inice Inice ice and send It t to the wood lot near hear the dam There are some picnickers picnickers there Id I'd like to have haveit Jt it- it Roger Suddenly Appears Again Gee That was swell Ice fee cream Lovely was on herback her herback herback back on the hemlock needles her hands clasped behind her head Roger had hal come so quietly along the path that he had been in their midst before the pic picnickers ers had known it Lovely was the first to speak her brilliant brilliant bril bril- smile pointing up the beauty beauty beauty beau beau- ty of her face as she looked up at him She didn't move Her thin snug silk sUk blouse lay smooth over her curves Little of her sultry young loveliness was left to the Imagination Roger Cosgrave Cosgrave Cos Cos- grave was acutely aware of her Her beauty reached out to him like hands and gripped his heart It was such a real thing Almost as if you could take it in your hands hands- cradle it there and says say Here for the first time I look upon lov love It swept him as he remembered remembered remembered the fall faU before a hurricane swept swept- the swept the apple orchard clean dean of everything that had b been en there but the fundamentals the gnarled old trees lifting their branches skyward All of the apples apples apples ap ap- ples that thai had been blossoms that spring lay rolled in a bruised useless mass down th the hill He felt like Uke that orchard Swept clean of everything that had gone before He smiled at Lovely His Words Point To Lovely Did Did you like Uke It Im I'm so glad He had tried to Include all of them but his words made their way to Lovely alone Like it from Katie Say does a blonde like a sugar daddy Does a steno like Uke her boss Roger laughed and Bill said All I can say Is shed she'd better They all laughed then and Roger made note of the fact that he must have b been n wrong be be- fore There was no Jio ring on the third finger of Lovelys Lovely's hand He was aware of a sudden lift No engagement ring C i f g gar a r e t n Lovelys Lovely's hand moved straight up Into the air Cosgrave was standing almost di directly directly dl di- above her He looked down smiling The rest of the party seemed shut out Just the two of them there together Thanks he said his tone a little different as his hand touched hers hen It was Just a fleeting fleetIng fleetIng fleet- fleet Ing shadow of something sweet and tender that lay layover over the moment moment moment mo mo- ment and then was gone Ive got a tea date Time I push along Some other time It was almost like asking for a definite date so Intent were his eyes Are you always In such a hurry Lovely asked an audacious auda- auda dous clous note in her voice Not always have to prove that to me Id Td like to quickly Well you didn't have to get fresh Joe said to Lovely as Roger made his way back to the house howe And you could of set up Wouldn't hurt you none to act as If you were a lady Lovely ely laughed blithely Why should 1 pretend tall taU dark and daring Anyhow Ill I'll bet hes he's bored to tears having girls always act like Uke ladies ladles The guy probably could do with a little variety Well let some other dame take care of that You dont don't have to You wouldn't be telling me what to do would you big boy Lovely sat up the smile wiped from her face Katies Katie's quick eyes moved from one to the other I didn't mean anything honey honey honey hon hon- ey Joe apologized Then dont don't say things that dont don't mean anything Lovely snapped All right Ive I've apologized haven't I What more can I Ido Ido Ido do Get down on your knees and knock your head on the ground Lovely was wa on her feet Her voice was Imperious even though there was a suspicion of laughter laughter laughter laugh laugh- ter in it Joe did what she ordered with promptness that was ludicrous They all laughed then and the threatened storm passed with no apparent harm dOn done But Lovely was quiet on the way home that evening At last Joe turned to her and said matter honey cat got your tongue Lovely was distinctly distinctly distinctly dis dis- annoyed but she answered an- an quietly as riding head thrown back she looked up at atthe atthe atthe the star shot hot pot velvet of the sky Captivated by Country Atmosphere Its Just too lovely to talk talk talk- the stars and sky and the sweet smells and all Her voice was dream swept There was honeysuckle bloomIng bloom bloom- Ing trig along the parkway and I weighting the night air with its fragrance There was a sweetness sweet sweet- ness rues of drying grass Joe thought she's swell In that mood Wait Walt till we get home He was content to give all his at attention attention attention at- at to the wheel from then on Anticipation was a marvelous thing But when they reached the shabby walk walk-up where she lived Jived with her married sister Lovely was In no mood for lingering farewells Not tonight Joe she said as he would have kissed her Something Something Some Some- thing about her mood the star strewn night the sweet freshness freshness freshness fresh fresh- ness of cut grass the pleasant cultivation of Roger Cosgrave's voice still echoing somewhere within her made her shrink from the enthusiasm of Joes Joe's caresses Even the tawdriness of far West Twenty sixth street had not destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de a certain that held her Joe stood back and looked at her u up he asked a Continued on Following PK Pare Along Came Cinderella Calendar Continued from Preceding Page queer note in his voice Nothing Joe Dont Don't mind me tonight Its It's just that thai everything in my brain is so beautiful and so dreamlike that I dont don't want anything real to touch it Its It's been such a swell day Could Not v 1 Hurt Joe She laughed softly There was wasa a tender note in the sound She didn't want to hurt Joe He washer washer was washer her kind all too familiar with the kicks and cuffs the cuffs the seamy side side side-of of life No use adding anything anything anything any any- thing to that experience if she didn't have to But there was something just then she couldn't have Joe coming into You see still with that little littie little lit lit- tle tie laugh that was meant to placate placate placate pla pla- cate and satisfy him I know nothing real could be as lovely as the stars and sky and summer smells and soft wind against my face Its It's been so grand today Joe Sure has honey A low urgent urgent urgent ur ur- ur- ur gent note in his voice as if strong emotions were surging against a barrier of will You dont don't mind just tonight do you softly Joe had kissed her countless times when shed she'd rather liked it but tonight it would have done something to a dream that was too lovely to spoil Not If its it's what you want kid The thing your little heart desires is the law of my life Lovely His voice was very earnest earnest earnest ear ear- nest on the last And he was to remember having said that And live up to It in future years sweet of you Joe Her hand fluttered against his face caressingly for a moment She turned quickly toward the shadOW shadowy shadowy shad shad- OW stairs There were four flights of them Good night she swung around on the first step to say 9 Quarrel Upsets Her Dreams Good night Lovely See you tomorrow night He said it with easy assurance When Lovely reached the top of the fourth flight the dreams were suddenly wiped from her face Voices came from beyond the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of her sisters sister's flat Voices raised to a quarreling snarling note creepers Do you have to rave just because I bought a ahat ahat ahat hat Her sisters sister's voice was shrill Hat Hat Hati Ring Mulcahy's S 'S voice was viciously viciously- derisive She calls that Happy Holligan thing a a. hat Spending the money I sweat for on jokes like that Why didn't you wait till February February February Feb Feb- 14 and wrap yourself up and send yourself to me Spending Spending Spending Spend Spend- ing my hard earned dough on funny Valentines Looks like something you'd run Into that had stuck to you All right go on knocking yourself out If you think its it's getting you The minute min minute min mm- ute Sunny Is big enough Im I'm getting getting getting get get- ting me a job and earning my myown myown myown own coin Yeah try and do it Ill Til do it all right You and your money Money Money Lovely could hear her sisters sister's voice gathering fury She knew the scene by heart She could see them in there quarreling little Sunny who should be in bed staring wide eyed and solemn Not really alarmed because this was just life to her Poor little Sunny Lovely felt she almost knew the exact words they would use next And she did Money Gert was going on all I ever hear from you You'd think I was pouring it into the gutter when I never spend a cent I dont don't have to What If I did buy a new hat yesterday A womans woman's got a right to something something some some- thing new once in a while hasn't she To be continued |