The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 9, 1930, Page 9

POLLY AND HER PALS WHAT SHALL WE NAME- THIS ADORABLE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, I I THINK OF A SUITABLE MONIKER AL LEY: You KNOW., SISTER! 1S FuLLA 4 83 Mejyete Grelag p SYNOPSIS: While Tony is on a flight around the world, Mary Lou goes out frequently with Brynmor, her former sweet- heart. She becomes engaged to Tony so he might obtain his aunt’s financial support for the flight. She had agreed to back him if he won Mary Lou’s hand. Aunt Ethelberta doesn’t know it but Mary Lou agreed to a temporary engagement because she loved Tony, who said he never intended to marry any girl. Tony finally returns, a hero, but he seems like a stranger to Mary Lou. She real- izes this ‘'make-believe engage- ment must end sometime, so she tells Tony at once that she will see no more of him. He seems to desire to continue their play- acting, but she refuses to go out with him—even for one more night. After he leaves, she rebukes herself severely for dismissing him so abruptly. Chapter 26 A NICE DAY FOR CATS Now that she had ended the af- fair, Mary Lou couldn't understand what prompted her decision. Tan- talizingly came the thought of what she and Tony might have done together. She shut her eyes, beat clenched fists against a throbbing head. Was it too late? She could call him on the phone, and tell him that she'd go after all. She started across the studio, but at the sight of the telephone, her resolution wavered. Her body slumped listlessly. No, she wouldn't call. But as she was half way back across the room, the telephone did ring. It was Tony. It must be—Tony calling to ask if she wouldn't change her mind. She almost drop- ped the receiver before she got it to her ear. “Hello, Mary Lou?"” Her heart dropped, and she fell a dizzy feeling of disappointment. “Yes. That you, Brynmor?” “I say,” he hazarded, “I hope I'm not interrupting a lovers’ reunion.” “Don’t be foolish!” Mary Lou tried to force conviction. “You mean that you have time to talk with me?” She laughed. “All the time in the world.” “Well, give my regards to Tith- erington. I suppose he's there now?” “No,” she said slowly. “He's not here now.” Look here, Brynmor, do you want to take me out some- time this week?” He seemed taken aback. “You know I do. I'd have sug- gested it myself, if I hadn't been afraid of treading on Titherington’s corns.” “He hasn't any.” “What do you mean?” “I said he has nothing to do with it any more. The engagement is off.” “Well, I'm staggered,” gasped Brynmor. Then he chuckled. *“I hope you don’t expect me to be sorry.” “Suit_yeurself about that.” Brynmor seemed elated. “I say, Mary Lou, let's make it tomorrow night. T can scarcely wait to see you.” “All right.” She let the receiver slide from her hand. “I suppose I'll have to pyt up " with him,” she murmured distract- edly. She felt numby all over. Some how this was worse than the awful time when Gay Girl was missing. She wished that Tony never had come back. - When Jay learned the news, she couldn't understand it. Mary Lou simply refused to amplify her brief statement that the affair was end- ed. She went to work as usual next morning. Jay had suggested that she might like to take the day off, but Mary Lou wouldn’t hear of it. “I don’t have the mumps or any- thing catching, Jay,” she smiled. “Ever since I told you about it you've treated me as though I had some sort of disease. What do you want be to do, stay in bed and put a mustard poultice on my heart?” “That might help to warm it up.” Gwendolyn Carruthers bounced into Jay's shop just before lunch. She radiated an air of smug en-)| thusiasm. “Oh, Mrs. Jerome, I want the most adorable gown you have in| the shop. Tony Titherington’s tak- ing me to the theatre tonight!” Inside the fitting room Mary Lou dropped a box of pins. “I'm so sorry,” she apologized to| her customer. “Gwendolyn’s exuberant voice be- | came louder. . “Yes, isn't it unexpected? I near-, |1y died of shock when he told me, that it was all off between him and Mary Lou.” | Gwendolyn tried on a dozen dresses before she made up mind. should help her select a frock. She was parading before the mir- ror in a gown of green taffeta, high in front, but reaching to her‘ heels behind. On red-headed Gwen- | dolyn it looked divine. “No, Tony wouldn't like that,” Mary Lou commented without hesi- tation. “He hates girls to wear green.” | Oh,” Gwendolyn said in peevish disappointment. “And I thought that dress suited me, too. What color does his lordship prefer?” “Pink,” Mary Tou replied with conviction. “He loves girls in pink.” She had a vision of herself in the atrocious pink dress she had worn| the first night at the Emerald Dragon. And Tony's opinion of it, delivered weeks afterward! | ‘““Here's one that ought to fit you,”| she added, holding a fluffy geor-; gette of unpleasant rose shade. ' Gwendolyn tried it, but the ef-| fect was awful. She began to be suspicious of Mary Lou’s Judgment.! “I think I'll take the green one,!| | after all” she said decisively. “If' Tony doesn't like me in it, I'll wear’ something else next time. You’ be sure to send it out this after-| noon, Mrs. Jerome? It's important, you know. ! “Oh, is it,” thought Mary Lou “We’ll see about that!” It was a nice day for cats. decided to join the game. “You might pack it and send it off, Mary Lou,” she said sweetly. “And be sure she gets it in time, won't you dear?” | “I'll see to it,” Mary Lou’s sweet- ness was a bit overdone. | Upstairs in the alterations room, ' Mary Lou shook out the green’ dress. before putting it in a box. Spring night—spring moon, and Jay | THE CEILING 1S FULLA SPIDERS AN’ THE CARPETS 1 Gwendolyn and Tony. Her A-NICE-GIRL-() COMES-TO TOWN her| She insisted that Mary Lou | You.AINT SEEN NUTHIN' YET! COME LOOK AT DE ANTS IN MAH KITCHEN! MY STARS, NEEWAH ! THE CELLAR LISTEN, POLLY, WY, NOT CALL IT /BUGHOUSE BY teeth gnashed and she stamped her foot on the floor. That same dress, | she knew, would look lovely ‘en her. ‘And green was Tony's favorite col- or. ‘ A smile spread over her face. as Kshe swiftly substituted the pink| Idress for the green one. Then she | called the delivery boy. “Alex,” she said sterniy, “don’t | deliver this box to Miss Carruthers | before six o'clock, see? Any time after six will do very well.” She reflected with satisfaction, that the shop would be safely |closed by six. No one would be | there to answer Gwendolyns frantic | phone call. Yes, it was a nice day for cats. (Copyright, 1930, Maysie Greig) Tomorrow Mary Lou makes a desperate effort to find com- pensation for losing Tony. e DANCE | Dance at Moose Hall Wednesda, inight. Music by Serenaders. adv ——,———— ‘Try the Five o'Clock Dinner spectals al, Mabrva —adv E}—A-—-—————-——fl The Florence Shop | “Naivette” Croquignole Perm- | anent Wave | BEAUTY SPECIALISTS | Phone 42 for Appointment | — —a FIRE ALARM CALLS 1-3 Thzrd and Franklin 1-4 Front and Franklin. 1-5 Front, near Ferry Way 1-6 Front, opp. Gross Apta 1-7 Front, opp. City Whart 1-8 Front, near Saw Mill 1-9 Front at A. J. 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