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IIXUHTRATBD KKATURE SECTION— June 21. 19S0 the IRRESISTIBLE VBKMA 'Jhe Story of a Girl with a Strange, Brown, and Com pelling Beauty SYNOPSIS V» i m M tutti to a l i m a r l i a b ly t o i v l l l v l d a r k b io w n ( i r l , (b a •n o i|« U < • m f e ltt o u i *»»•( im a ll ig a m m am bar • ( a n o ih a r w t o * •« w tb to a a a n d l u d if a n i f a m ily t h a t l i t * * Ut Ih * *< M ll «ha* fe In H illy U v a l L a i n in N u i r u b u r i n h * o f a l l I N a l l H a th c h ild r a n to ih a o n ly o n a t h a t i n o u u U l o a u y l h l n g a n d w a rn lo b* ao n tabi d y W b i U r i a« a a i M fo r a rtol* » h * U f a m il y , atm mmmm a i o n n d h a t a l l at ihm «nod t h in g * at Ufa a n d taan to aa t o h a * * ( h a m fo r h a r a o lf t o n a d a y C o m in g l a raaM aa ( h a p u a t i o f b a r irra a iM ib i* w i m a g n a lla m . ah a faato a u ra o f b a r a b ilN y l a rtoa atoo** b a r lo w ly *10(1011 Ha» m m h a r w a ftla b ar l a m a r r y D ic k C o lv in , a n u n g a in ly un« «1 M urad l a b . u n M ia rafo a o a h im on a a v a ra ) o c c a a lo n a t»»«k ( a b a a V a r n a l o (h a m o tto * o n * « r a ttin g a n d o n lit * w a y h a m * pio fK iar« l o h a r agam n h * ra fu a a a h im a n d a n r a g a d . h * tarma» ha« to h im h im A l a h a arre am » in ht* a m b ro « « a m a n to a pa f r o m ( h a d arfen« a* a n d fenoah* Ito c i o n t N n ( H t r i t K 11 < !• (H i W ith l b e M tary WALTER GL ASTON Brilliant Negro fictio n W riter Verna Encounters Handsome “ Don” Baxter who Makes Violent Love to Her. Can She Resist His Persistent Attentions? . m rdO w ai to th e ro a d s te r H e h e lp e d h e r e to B illy O o a t L an e. D on b ro u g h t " W o n 't you let m e d riv e you s tiffe n in g a t h it p resu m p tio n h a ste n e d on. "N ow d o n 't g e t a n g ry. in. lu m p ed u i beside tier, s ta r te d llie th e ca r to a s to p w ith a lu rch an d I ’m n ot go in g to g e t fre s h I lu st pow er u l m oto r to ro a rin g a n d s w itc h h elped V e r n a ou t. T h e m oon w as f a i t s la I « y e W lw n V r r iia looked Into U m U i - a ..„ i _ . . i , „ i w an t to la k e you h om e; lust w a n t ing on th e lig h ts d ash ed d ow n th e h o p e le ssly b u rled In a b an k o f clou d s " W e ll t I I 1 don l k now , sh e rep lied ^ k|tuw Tuu »„<, cfkU V<(U „ iv frien d lo a d th e g e a rs sin g in g as th e y w ere now . a n d th e n ig h t w as very d ark t r u d r r a I « * , h er B r il th o u g h t n > h - l t n u m t ' r S h e h a te d to h av e h im , - You ^ VernM V r9 ^ ov„ sh ifte d V e r n a sa n k dow n in th e T h e g irl sta rte d u n ea sily w h en D on 's -Mm handaosne h r U ' He * u tall sof cu sh io n s t h a t lu x u rio u sly In fo ld ste e ly g r ip closed a ro u n d h e r w rist ue Hilly O o a t L a n a an d th e sh ack Uie w orld b u t n e ve r h a v e 1 e ve r m et b io v o . im n a u -u liU lr d rc rrr d . u n ru f- In w h ic h sh e w as fo rce d to liv e Y e t a girl to co m p a re w ith you A n v m an ed h er an d g a v e h e rse lf u p to th e S h e cou ld fe e l th e In te n sity o f h is M . mu » a p p a re n tly • i u U n i i . n w ith th a t k ee n fe m in in e tti.tln c t w ould go m ad a b o u t you a t first sig h t e n lo y m e n t o f tills h e r first rid e In gsae upon h e r an d h e r h e a rt b e at II th rille d V ern a. w h o h o d M W w ld c h eras g re a tly d evelop ed In h er. i Quickened. W as sh e to h a r e a n o th e r re a lly d o n 't see h ow you do It a re a l au tom ob ile k n o w n Ih r gla m o u r o f t lil v t l r y m id a d v e n tu re th is e v e n in g ? W as sh e to r o w .n o » , to h av e a y ou n g k n ig h t escap e on e m an o n ly to be a n n o ye d bou nd out o f Uie d ark n r a* to her by a n o th e r? S h e sh ra n k p r o te stin g - rescu e ly D on w as a u ick to n o tice it and loosened h is grip f o r a m om en t he P a rd o n m e, your nr lad» ;" tie a d - h ad fo rg o tte n h im se lf drraaed h er In r r a o m tlt *o lre , ru b - b ue h i . lr.ui-.rd k n u rk lra "I lunrr I " D o n 't be frig h te n e d . V e rn a ." he d id n 't d o an vU iliur yon d id n 't w ant said In a sim u late d h u r t ton e " I m il-me I lust aaw th a t fe llo w a n n o y not a ro u g h n e ck vou kn o w " in g you m il I waa fr e s h e n o u g h t<: " I'm n o t frig h te n e d " sh e laugh ed . 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In Utlly u ra b ly so e sp e cia lly sin ce sh e n oticed Clonl L u n h e u su a lly c a m e o u t the H is s A n n e R ic h la n d lo o k in g ou t o i V ictor III. a cq u a in ta n ce » avoid ed th e h ack bedroom w in d o w V e rn a o u a i trla w ith h im w h en th e y k n ew he tossed h e r h e ad proud ly a n d stepped w a . arm ed w ith n M ad e Now he Into th e roadster. It w a s every w h it m oved io« in d the .H u n g e r dou bled as e xp e n sive as th e R ic h la n d 's ca r. t o a d a n g e ro u s cro u ch , th e k n ife b lade and sh e w as g la d to let th em see th a t g litte rin g in th e m o o n ligh t som e N egroes h ad tust as good th in g s 11 11 yo u I" lie gro w led . " I 'll atop a s som e w h ite lolk. yo u fro m b u ttin ' In w h ere sou a m t got IIU bUMIie.su." A fte r t h a t first eve n in g. Don w as W h en he . . . a lm o a l upon Uie a p e rsiste n t su itor. E ve ry n ig h t his all niter, th e m an ..Irpm-d b ark a c a r w as a t th e R ic h la n d 's b ack door p a ce, re a c h e d u i th e bosom o f hlu E ve ry n ig h t h e took h e r d riv in g to eua m id w ith d re w a sh in in g a u to a d an ce o r to a m o vin g p ictu re He m a tic revolver. T w illin g It on Ida sp en t m on ey like w a te r. a cco rd in g to fin g e r, h e stood n o n c h a la n t b u t a t- th e sm a ll tow n s ta n d a rd s of N orris- te r u iv r . a g rim . h a rd , cynical sm ile burg. a n d t h a t im pressed th e colored p la v ln g a ro u n d Ids line g ir ls o f th e tow n m ore th a n a n y th in g D irk stoptied In h is tra c k s, click e d else T h e v m a rv e lle d how V e r n a h ad hi k u lle sh u t, sh o v e d It In Ins ca p tu re d him . and tried h a rd to flirt p ic k e t a n d grin n e d sh e e p ish ly "W e ll, w ith h im th em selves. T lie y soon b ro th e r. 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Htir looked a t hlu c le a n - r u t in g to go to g re a t le n g th s to w in her fe a tu r e s , a c c e n tu a te d bv th e m o o n lig h t a ffe c tio n , b ut h e w as n ot th in k in g o f g iv in g h e r h is n am e. H is a tt e n un d h er h r u r t skipped a beat. I ’r r - tu in ls le- wa.. li.iud.*.oine b ill tin it- tion s w ere n ot v ery h o n o rab le He w as w illin g to be a good p a l but not w a s so n ifU iln g a bou t h is fa ce, a c e r ta in exp re ssio n o f ru le u lu tln e h ard a h u sb a n d . ’ V h v sh o u ld he m a rry , ne.ss t h a t w arn ed h e r to be c a re fu l. he o fte n a sk e d h is frien d s, a n d tie A l l e r all. sh e m igh t n ot be as sa fe h im se lf d o w n to on e w om an , w h en w ith th is m an as sh e h a d b een w ith th ere w ere so m an v h e co u ld h a v e , ‘With a Kroan Dtck Colvin »at up and rubbed hi» ja w . . . then slowly rose.” ju s t fo r th e a sk in g ? D irk . M en w ere so fu n n y. Y o u cou ld n e v e r fe ll a b o u t them V e rn a Is C y n ic a l ' M v n am e la D o n a ld Ita x to r." he slie k n ew th a t sh e m u st n o t le t h tm * w tth o u t a n y m akeu p . I t m u st be a * D o n a ld ch u c k le d to h im se lf a s he H e w as lu st h ere In N o rrisb u rg u n sa id q u ietly . Ign orin g h e r w arn in g . go .She m ig h t n e v e r g e t a n o th e r Rift. d rove W lia t a sw ell ch ic k e n , h e m u r til th in g s Q uieted d ow n in K a le sb u rg . " D o n a ld lla x le r Irom K a le s b u rg Ju st c h a n c e to b ecom e a c q u a in te d w tth a T lie r e w as a rin g o f sin c e r ity In m ured to h im se lf, g la n c in g Mac-wise P r o h ib itio n officer- a n d th e u p lift ra n o v er to N orrtuhurg fo r a little m an so w ell dressed , so o b viou sly at her E or a w eek n ow h e h a d b een fo lk h ad fo rce d h im to su sp en d M s m i a n d v a c a tio n . A w fu lly g la d Ui c u ltu re d , so m u ch o f a ge n tle m a n , h is voice a n d h is eves re fle cte d It. o p e ra tio n s fo r a w h ile a n d he h ad w a tc h in g her. h o n in g th a t som e w ay V ern a h u n g h er h ead enquetU slilv be o f se rv ice to von. I a lw a y s sav a»' h e n c e so d esira b le as a frien d . little to w n as a sa fe I t w as « ic e to h e a r su ch tilin g s said w ould be fou n d to s tr ik e u p a n a c com e to th la t h a t a m an h a s n o biuilnesa k issin g a " P le a s e le t m e ta k e you hom e. V e r a b o u t o n e 's se lf w hen on e h ad a lw a y s q u ain ta n ce . T h e e v e n t* o f t il” e v e h av e n . W ith p le n ty o f m on ey p le n ty g irl unto ia -h" w an ts b u n to do it n a ." h e p lead ed " Y o u n c e d n t he been to ld by o n e 's m o th e r th a t on e n in g h a d se e m in g ly b een m ad e to o f c lo th e s a n e x p e n siv e ca r, a liv e ly A ll ca re sse s o u g h t to be v o lu n ta ry . I a sh a m e d o f H illy O o a t L a n e Y o u w aa a b so lu te ly n o th in g an d a c a p a c ity fo r a How teal- o rd er fo r h im . N ow . e v e n -tilin g w ou ld im a g in a tio n th in k . T h a t's w hy I In te rfe re d w h en set* I k n o w w h ere you live." W h a t sim ple little good tim e a t a ll tim es, h e co u ld th in k ou s th e g irls w o u ld be w h e n th e y saw be c le a r s a ilin g I sa w you w e re n 't a p p ro v in g o f our o f n o th lm b e tte r tita n iittll/iii-* his “ H ow do von k n o w m y n a m e a n d h er k een in g co m p a n y w ith D on ald co u n try girl co u ld re sist ,h c b la n d is h fr ie n d 's a tte n tio n s." m en ts o f th e fa m u li: D on B a x te r , v a c a tio n to p la y a t love. How n ic e ly h e sp o ke! J u s t lik e th e so m u c h a b o u t in c? " sh e asked, c o n B a x te r ! R ich la n d * . A n d how w ell d ressed sum ed w ith cu rio sity w h ile h e r big. B u t as th e d av s g re w Into w eeks, " 3 u re. vou c a n d rive m e h om e." b ootlegger a n d intm bier e x t r a o r d i He sm ile d sa rd o n ic a lly and w eeks o f h e a v e n ly p le a su re in th e h e waul lo o k in g b eyon d him Into black e ve s op en ed w o n d e rin g !?. h e a greed reso lu tely. He m ig h t g e t n a r y ? sent th e specx.'Vtnefcr n o to s ix ty In th e d ark n ess, sh e saw th e o u tlin e o f rh a rtn in g V e in a 's co m p a n y , h e be " B e c a u s e I sa w vou th e flrat n ig h t re.sh a n d w a n t a kiss o r tw o she a low ra k ish ro a d ster g a n to re a lly fa ll in love w ith h er I c a m e In tow n fe ll h e ad o ver heels h ou gh t. b u t - w ell he w as h e r Ideal h is m om en t o f e x h ila ra tio n . " ’n u ll's inv e a r ." he sa id lookin g In love w ith vou. a n d lu st h ad to o f w lia t a fello w sh ou ld be. "V e rn a , vou know I'm g e ttin g w ild Hon M ak e s V io le n t l o v e dow n s o ftly 11 is 111 h er w o n d ro u s b row n s a tis fy m y c u rio s ity ." He n o tice d h er DonnlcT sm iled b ro a d ly a n d led th e B v a ro u n d ab o u t w av . th e y ca m e ( C * a tt a i t * i a r a t i S H I T h e O in g r r r a a M ir . b e a u ty 1 Im m e?" I’LL GET YOU HE GROWLED