Show Telegram Fiction n Hearts Hearts' Haven Theres There's Mystery and Romance Roman e eIn In Nn Telegrams Telegram's New Serial By RUTH ROSEMARY CORBY CHAPTER ONE Two hearts I Julie Holt Emerson glanced down at her cards and and- sighed Impatiently In the last hour of of bridge she had already already- learned that her p par partner a rt n e r Selby- Selby Wil Selby-Wil- Wil- Wil liams Iiams would bid just for the fun of it and it-and and yet be hurt when tulle Julie failed to support her She regarded Mrs Selby Wil t liams' liams hands across the table still sorting the cards and sighed again with distaste Why did diamonds diamonds always look vulgar on pudgy hands She was glad her own Hands once hands once nce called the most expressive on the American stage had stage had retained their slen- slen She glanced toward Mrs Mar- Mar Marbury Marbury bury on her right Mrs Marbury Marbury Marbury Mar- Mar bury too was plump but her Softness was the appealing kind Julie thought Even though it was an effort to smile when Mrs Marbury said again as usual I think hearts is such a nice sort suit auit sort of romantic I just wont won't b bid spades although I probably could But they're such ugly things f Talking across the table i The woman at Julies Julie's left thin and m looking looking usey tant Julie had immediately labeled labeled la- la a- a her was her was plainly irritated by Iby this type of bridge But she I 1 had arrived only that afternoon lat at the Ocean Park hotel and would Julie thought leave the next day She had already complained com- com bitterly of the cobblestone cobblestone cobble Istone stone beach the impossible food and terrible service By mornIng morn- morn ling Ing she would have enough comPlaints complaints complaints com- com plaints to justify breaking her reservation Chooses Hotel For Benefits Privately J Julie u I 1 i e Emerson agreed with agreed with everything she said But she had chosen this hotel hotel- for t the e Intangible benefits it could bring to herself and her Evangeline Prentice What did poor service matter If if you were served in the same room as Mrs Theodore Theodore- Marbury Marbury Marbury Mar- Mar bury and her niece Who cared about the beach if on the bridle path Eve might bump into an eligible young man She had been in far more uncomfortable hotels Julie thought sturdily al although although al- al though not she remembered with a shudder at thirty dollars a 8 day Oh Mrs Marbury did Marbury-did did you see that little gold heart Eve has hason hason hason on on her charm bracelet Julie felt the the thin woman at her left squirm impatiently and permitted permitted permit- permit ted her glance to rest on her just justa a 8 moment The woman wilted and Julie went on hinting rather broadly that the golden olden heart was the gift of a rejected suitor She could do this thing to perfection per per- Julie was saying to herself herself her- her self elf with inward satisfaction Not for nothing had she played dowagers dow- dow Jagers gers agers on every stage in Amer- Amer lea Ica J But she knew when to call a ahalt halt and give the game a chance With infinite tact she led her partner away from hearts and into into diamonds Her bid gave gave the dour woman a chance to set her five hundred points and Julie took Mrs Williams Selby heavy Sarcasm with a good grace During the next hand however however however how how- ever she managed to lead Mrs Marbury on to talking about her niece As she had hoped the thin woman got up suddenly and with a hastily murmured excuse fled from the room Julie laid down her cards with pleasure I know you dislike three- three handed bridge and there doesn't seem to be anyone who isn't al already already already al- al ready playing she said with satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction sat sat- as she glanced around the room room More bridge did not suit her purpose at the moment she wanted to talk with Mrs Marbury I believe you told us you wanted to get back to your room carl early Julie added to Mrs Selby dia dia- That lady looked at her studded mond-studded wrist watch with an of surprise Why its it's much later than I thought My husband said he wanted to have dinner early to tonight tonight tonight to- to night and perhaps I have time for just a short nap nap nap- Her voice trailed away as she hoisted her plump lump body from the low bridge chair and ambled slowly out of the roo room Julie regarded her going with scornful eyes Her own stage training had had its difficult moments moments moments mo mo- ments but at least east she thought with sudden gratitude she had learned how to enter and leave leavea a room without waddling We haven't seen much of your Eve Mrs Marbury looked at Julie with an expression that was suddenly shrewd Well these young things you know know- Julies Julie's expressive hands excused youths youth's shortcomings Im afraid Eve is just a little upset right now Not a serious love affair of course but if I hadn't dragged her away when I did did did- Mrs Marbury's romantic nature nature nature na na- na- na ture was touched as Julie had foreseen Nevertheless Julie glanced hastily over her shoulder shoulder shoulder der to make sure that Eve had hadnot hadnot hadnot not come in unexpectedly and overheard any part of it Eve was being difficult it was true but Julies Julie's explanation was born of impulse and Eve would probably have denied it at once if she had heard it There was no sign of Julies Julie's tall dark- dark haired however and Mrs Marbury accepted the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- of a broken romance with alacrity Never mind my dear shell she'll thank you for this later on Gina too too too-that's that's my niece you know know- has hes had her little flirtations but butI I always think that if you can keep young folks amused and interested interested interested in in- they keep out of mischief mischief mischief mis mis- chief so much better That's really why Im I'm trying to persuade persuade persuade per per- suade Mr Marbury to let me buy an old country place on an island if we can get one like that I would prefer to have it quite rundown you know and let Gina help me redecorate it I think it would bring out her homemaking instinct But of course she course she she laughed with an in intimacy intimacy intimacy in- in that delighted Julie Julie I I wouldn't let et her know that for forthe forthe forthe the world All she t thinks h i ink n k s of now is parties and tennis and horseback riding you know how it is Praises Eves Eve's Talent For Decorating But how perfectly clever of you Julie broke in admiringly I wish Id I'd thought of doing that for Eve You know she really has a little talent for interior decoration But of course Julie shook he her head head my my in income income come is not what it was Mrs Marbury once on the subject bubbled on about this search of hers for just the right type of house She recounted her disappointments in looking at places said to have been built long ago adding Of course Im I'm no authority on the subject but even I could see they'd been built as late as 1830 But how old do you want this house to be by Julie inquired a 8 little puzzled She wouldn't consider anything later than revO times Mrs Marbury explained It was we wasa a period of American architecture architect architect- ure that was particularly appealing appealing appealing appeal appeal- ing she thought Besides she went on these really old places should should be preserved as a a. r record cord of our nation Anyway now she had engaged a young man who knew everything everything everything every every- thing about early American architecture and he was conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting the search for her His name was Brett Rodman and she had heard only the day before that hed he'd found what he believed to be just the house Julie tried to keep her attention attention attention atten atten- tion from wandering Old houses For her part she liked a good hotel Yet Mrs Marbury and her niece seemed to be the social center of the summer colony at Ocean Park and Julie lad grimly determined that they should serve to introduce herself and Eve to everyone worthwhile Believes She Is Too Difficult So far Mrs Marbury had done nothing to further this ambition ambition ambition am am- beyond an occasional afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- of bridge in which Eve refused to join them Really Julie thought not for the first time Eve was being too cult And were we're going to have Mr Rodman come over tomorrow afternoon to tell us about it Mrs Marbury was saying Since youre you're so interested in old houses why dont don't you and your niece drop in to our suite about five o'clock Gina will probably have the place packed with her crowd and we wont won't be able to hear anything but you and I Ican Ican In can n talk to Mr Rodman in some corner For a moment Julie was al almost almost almost al- al most caught off guard The in invitation invitation invitation in- in she had been angling for Why wed we'd love to she said eagerly too eagerly That is she added with more of her old caution if I can persuade Eve to stop moping for a few hours Its It's very kind of you to ask us she went on with just the right note conveying a tacit understanding between them Im sure if Eve could meet some new young people people people peo peo- she would get over this this this-this this infatuation much sooner Yet one has to be so careful in a hotel hotel- Again Julies Julie's hands expressed her thought for her Mrs Marbury Marbury Marbury Mar- Mar bury immediately caught the in in- in Julie JuIle wanted to get up and run from the table so that she might tell Eve at once how successfully successfully successfully success success- fully her plans were working out But she forced herself to sit quietly while Mrs Marbury went wenton on describing the hazards of having having having hav hav- ing too much money She felt felther felther felther her smile getting stiff as she agreed for the hundredth time that one couldn't be too careful nowadays At last the other bridge players began to drift away and Mrs Marbury recalled that she had promised to have dinner with some friends Julie went to the elevator with a sigh of relief When Julie reached the room she and Evangeline Prentice had taken for the month she found it deserted She settled down before the dressing table of imitation mahogany mahogany mahogany ma ma- and picked up a rubber spoon-shaped spoon instrument with which she proceeded to spank vigorously the slightly fleshy line under her chin The sound of the door opening cut across her wandering thoughts Is that you dear she asked turning her face toward the sound Pads steeped in ice water covered her eyes Her appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance would have startled anyone anyone anyone any any- one less accustomed to the sight than the tall haired dusky-haired girl who was crossing the room with witha a swinging grace Eve as a matter of fact barely glanced at atthe atthe atthe the apparition that Julie Julle presented presented presented pre pre- and the grotesque effect of the pads eye-pads was completely lost on her Of course she answered Julies Julie's question her tone lifeless Julie heard the creak crook of the springs as Eve threw herself hersel across across' one of the twin beds I Since Julie Holt Emerson had hadj j appeared in Eves Eve's life after her mothers mother's death the actress had been a good friend Eve had to admit I But Julie could be difficult at times too This idea of hers about marrying well for in instance instance instance in- in stance was one of the most tryIng trying trying try try- ing for Eve to endure Didn't Julie know that love could not be beckoned at will The few thousand dollars they had won with that funny little soap contest contest contest con con- test jingle were melting rapidly in this expensive and uninteresting ing hotel If only Julie had let lether lether lether her do what she wanted open her own decorating shop and at least try to to make some provision provi provi- provision sion for the future Julie removed her pads eye and sat back for a moment contemplating contemplating contemplating con con- the girls girl's long figure graceful even as es it sprawled on the white counterpane I have some good news for fo- you dear door she said To be continued |