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! - - A e o B e L& i s g e rOCRrsees v <A BT oA TR ey COMES-TO-TOWN “d g Megrte el ’ o SYNOPSIS: After she ends hor tomporary engagement with Teny, Mary Lou rebukes herself for having done it. She really Joved him but she hated to con- tinue a make-believe game. Brynmor, her sweetheart of former days, calls and asks her to go out with him. She accepts witheut cnthusiasm. He is elated to learn that Mary Lou's en- gagement with Teny is ended, for he likes her himself. She is werking in the gown shop of Jay Jerome, her cousin. Gwen- dylyn Carruthers comes in to buy a dress, announeing that she is going out with Tony that night. green frock, and Mary Lou pur- posely substitutes a hideous pink dress for it when she gives | the package to the delivery boy. She tells him not to deliver it | until after six o'clock—too late for Gwendolyn to exchange it. Chapter 27 ABOUT-FACE ‘ Mary Lou was miserably uncom- fortable that night at the Savoy. Erynmor had been thoughtful about plans for the evening, but Mary | Lou tried in vain to be grateful. Until now the Savoy had be- Jonged exclusively to herself and Tony. It was there that they had brought Jay and Jerry to celebrate their engagement. Brynmor raised his voice after they had finished dinner. Mary Lou had no idea how long he had been talking. “you certainly surprised me when you told me about you and Tith- erington.” [ “Did 1?” She managed to diver her mind, momentarily from her| private trend of thought. “I suppose you found you didn’t like him so well after he came| back.” “Scaething like that” Why‘ wouldn’t he stop talking about that? She was ready to scream. “I know, because I realize now, that's the way it was between Clar- jce and me—just infatuation. And 1 was fairly convinced from the beginning, that you didn’t love Titherington. Yet IT admit he's| attractive in some ways—" ‘Tony's her | “Generous of you,” Mary Lou head belonged. She drew a sharp laughed. breath. } “Look here, do be serious Mary| “Brynmor, I've been thinking it Lou.” Brynmor obviously was frus- over . The wedding is on.” trated She was dimly aware that Bryn-‘ “I'm™all attention.” |mor was leaning toward her, his’ “I knew it wasn't a genuine af-|face eager and flushed. She was fhir,” he resumed. “Not the sort|only faintly conscious that his of romance we had in the summer.’ “No,” Mary Lou admitted. “ltl wasn't like that.” Brynmor swallowed. “I'm glad you feel the same way about it as I do, Mary Lou.” He hesitated. “—Because we've been seeing quite a lot of each other lately, and I was wondering—please don't think me conceited—whether that had anything to do with your breaking the engagement with him?” Mary Lou didn't anwer. The sup- position was too preposterous. Bryn- mor misconstrued her silence. “Don’t answer, if you don’t want to, dear.” His voice had dropped to the husky note that had thrilled her last summer. “But I want you to know that I —I love you, Mary Lou. Under- neath everything, it's been you all along. Clarice was only an inter- lude. I suppose all men have them at some time of other. What I feel for you is deeper, more lasting . . . Mary Lou, do you—do you feel like marrying me, dear?” She decides on a it has been—rather a shock.” !Brynmor’'s grip lit1” !the stairs that led down to the {course, Mary Lou thought of the | |pink dress—but perhaps Gwendo- | eurved |mor? Was he mad? She had an al- ‘mcm uncontrollable desire to laugh |in his face. Yet, when the first |shock had passed, she began to jwonder. | What cynic had said that the best | way to recover from one love affair was to throw yourself, heart and isoul, into the next? But this one was stale, stale since last summer. | Yet, with a lot of imagination, couldn't she recapture some of the thrill? Wasn't any experiment worth trying to help drive Tony from hpr mind? “You needn't answer at once, dar- ling,” Brynmor urged. “Take your time and think it over. I'm afraid “Yes, rather,” she admitted. “Let’s dance, Brynmor.” The after-theatre crowd already had arrived, but a few latecomers were straggling through the door. “Two hours more,” Mary Lou thought desperately. “I can't very well go before. Brynmor will think | me ungrateful.” | The dance ended, and they drift- ed back to their table. Already on her arm was| slightly possessive. “I'd love to startle him by telling {him what I really think of him,” 'Mary Lou thought, spitefully. “Yet in the end I suppose I'll take him.| Women usually do the sensible| thing—and spend the rest of their| lives regretting it. T'll marry Bryn-| mor, settle down and have a dozen little Brynmors. How I shall hate Just then she glancea across to !dance floor, Immediately she knew |why she never could become re- |signed to marrying Brynmor. For there, leaning indolently against the railing, surveying the crowd with a bored, cynical smile, was Tony—incredible Tony. Her eyes suddenly became bright with eagery then they became grey with a suggestion of panic. Apparently Tony was walting for someone—Gwendolyn Carruthers, of | lyn hadn’t worn it. She imagined Gwendolyn's face raised to Tony’s, her red head fitted into the curve| of shoulder, where | Brynmor | trying to keep triumphant elation “That's ancient history now Tony. “The past never counts.” Mary Lou felt something cold set- {tle in the place where her heart |should have been. Didn’t the past count with Tony at all? “I thought you P | Gwendolyn out tonight.” She could not resist mentioning it. went home after the show. She seemed rather fussed about some {frock not having arrived.” Mary Lou smiled. “You mean you didn't invite her here?” “That's it, Tony chuckled. From the if you must know.” “Wise kid.” moment Tony had viction that Mary slipping out of his grasp. letfort to recapture her attention,| he suggested that they dance. Shv- sprang up with readiness. Tony sat alone, wondering how Gwendolyn had managed to bore him so utterly as she had bored him tonight. Before the flight he had regarded her as an entertain- ing youngster. He bezan to feel that Mary Lou had treated him rather badly. Why couldn't they have continued to- gether, the same as they had before amusing as this fellow Whittamore. His ill humor grew as he watched her dancing with Brynmor. When they returned to the table, leaned across to Tony, from his voice. “I say, Titherington, I'd like you to know Mary Lou and I are en- gaged.” Mary Lou turned pale. She half decided against it. What was the use? He had to know sometime. “Whew!” Tony exclaimed. started to laugh. “What's the joke, Titherington?" Brynmor inquired abruptly. He aid | were taking | “Gwendolyn? So I did. But she| i joined them, Brynmor was strug-/ gling against an uncomfortable con- | Lou had been| In an| he went away? Surely he was as| opened her mouth to protest, then! “The whole situation,” Tony smiled. “Mary Lous sitting be- tween the dead corpse of one ro- mance and the living body of an other!” “I'm glad you can take jt like that.” | “How else should I take it, old (chap?” Tony asked airily. “Con gratulations and all that sort of thing.” Clearly it depended on someon {to straighten out the situation, The [band did its best—or worst—by { bursting forth suddenly into a tun that had been popular the winter ibefore. They were singing it, too l “Let's pretend that I love you, Let’s preténd that you love me. ‘Then all the world, Will paradise be. We can have our fun, Cupid on the run, No heartbreaks when you Have proved that you're untrue Tony sprang to his feet, a reso-| lute line in his mouth. | “Dance this, Mary Lou,” he com- | manded, just as he had commanded at Jay’s party the night before the | flight. And inevitably, when Tony: com- {manded, Mary Lou obeyed. | (Copyright, 1930, Maysie Greig) | Does Tony love Mary Lou, | after all? Tomorrow he is jolt- ed into realizing that he does. — e, . 1 AT THE HOTELS | Gastineau—Robert Porttens, city Alaskan—Mrs. Matt Makey, city | .- | GOES FOR SHINGLES | The Virginia IV., Capt. Matt Nordness, left this morning for Wrangell to take on a cargo of \shmgles for the Juneau Lumber Mills. ————— Britt's Pharmacy 1s having a 'SPECIAL on Stationery. nd" hands were gripping hers. “That’s marvelous, darling . . . so marvelous I don't know what to, Wy . v 7 G | Her eyes still were fixed on Tony. | Gwendolyn hadn't appeared. Well, | let her come now. Mary Lou’s lips in determination. She | was prepared. She watched Tony descend the | stairs slowly. He looked around {for an empty table. The head waiter was about w‘ direct him to a table, when Tony spotted Mary Lou. He came to- ward them, grinning, exclaiming, “Jove, Mary Lou, this is great.” Brynmor muttered something un- der his breath. Mary Lou smiled. “May I join you?” queried Tony. 1 hate to eat alone. Oh, hello, Whit- tamor, hope I'm not intruding—" Brynmor's expression said that Tony was very much intruding, but 'Tony ignored him and waived to a waiter. “I was interested in that flight of yours,” Brynmor remarked, feel- ing that he must make some show She blinked at him. Marry Bryn- n id-July of cordiality. ’ ~ { COATS The CASH BAZAAR 0 SEVEN ~—BIG— These Prices Effective Until TUESDAY NIGHT, July 15th THIS IS THE EVENT THAT MAKES 98c DO DOUBLE DUTY AND HERE IT IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. COME PREPARED TO GET BARGAINS. BUY NOW! SAVE! 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