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SUSAN KANE
3
A N EW LO V E SER IA L
Story of a N eglected C ountry G irlW hoSought Her F ortune in W ashington
le r « r ip upon h e r w ork, even if it
m e a n t p iav in g up U> T u n .
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for h e r
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lip tued in Hlie fo u n d E d ith s illin g
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#r. U l« d l o t h * r
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alt* n i i i l l y
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I u m a l f l * l ( a l t u i i l o g o l h « l l t * « l f « o n »
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n i t a l l y slie r a m e tiark a n d sa id . “ I
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Ju st w ent to 111* th e a tr e . '
a n d H u í a n ar * a Kd t h « « I k l h g « h ' f t g t h «
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CHAPTER VI
P r« r r l u l t h r d * t HuMMi'ii lirn r t ua th e re wav th e f a in t ponribllity . . .
H he co m p ro m ised by sa y in g n o t h
T urn Urovr lirr h o m f ttight lUiftU. Wlu"
E d ith seem ed n u x lr rs te ly in
knew UiAt KdiUi h a d
h # r »itl» ing
■
ire-'.
ll in th e
book on h n
..ip
T om . knew th a t tlw* o ld rr irtrl would
H
usan
w ent In to th e b edrix.tn a n d
n a tu ra lly I n fe r tlia t n h r h a d a r t o ut
lo M tare h im for lic ra rlf Hhe f ra r r il beg an to ta k e off tier rlo th e* . hop in g
H l i l h a m ood, th e h a r r h , ruM Ing a g a in s t lio|x* t h a t tlie o ld er girl
Hord-s w h ic h m iKht | w m b rtw een w ould lo rg c t l h a t sh e h a d asked a !
th e m T h ru frU itd ah lp wax U«» |irrc - 1 q u estio n .
W h e n sh e w alked b ark In to th e Itv
litin a IhltiK lo b ; b io k r n up 111 th U
.ng room , sc a n tily r ls d . lu lith looked |
w af.
up a t h er In m ild a m u se m e n t B u san j
If wornr r t n i r to worat, Huskfl f\|f- w as m v stiflrd
u rrd Ah»- would ptohublv h a v r to Hnd
E d ith
fin ally
e ip la ln e d
"Y ou
u iioU irr place in w h irl) to live
l lc i know , six- said g a ll), th is evening j
)nb k i t
(a irly aafp. alnce T om 1 saw sonirlw xlv d riv in g
al ug l '
i t * m r d lo ca re for h r T u loar th a t
.street
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I«i3iUiit) would be traiflc.
.she h a d T om a n d you
I t was d a rk , th o u g h 1
never b efo re re a lia rd ju a t how m u ch a n d 1 c o u ld n t a rc very well
It
It ha<l m e a n t lo her. H ir re w ere ao w aan l T o n i's e a r. th o u g h . 1 could see
m an y )f*ble*. p ro pie in W aaliln g to n
tlia i ltiis w as a I1U) T ool sp o rt* I
mi rely alar could n o l afTind lo Join tixsrlslrr
H is e a r is a C h ry sle r
Bo
men»
Now t h a t a h r h i d com e lo I kn-w It w aan l lie
th a t rra llf a lk in . a h r m e a n i to do
H usan am tlrd w ith relief
"D o n 't
a n y th in g w h ich would Five h e r a h e l w orry. ' sh e said
"I m n e t e ra * - yet
And vou o u g h t to know w ell en o u g h
hv now th a t I d o n 't r a r e for T om
oiv* wav o r a n o th e r
H e's Ju st a
boas to m e. a n d bosses give m e a
pair. In th e neck "
" I gu s* you re r ig h t t h e r r " said
E d ith T h e* b o th w ent to bed a few
m in u te s later
H,
R U M A M I» U W S O X
SO
”
ROMANCE
ENTERED THE
I.IFE OF
SUSAN KANE
She noticed him when he
came into the cafeteria. Me
was tall and rujfKed, fairly
well dressed.
Her eyes
hardly left him until he
had Kone. She smiled when
he cautfht
her
looking
st rai ght at him.
C H A IT E R VII
' I K . i i 1 m e n tio n It. ' lie said
A udi
• p i n e ' My n a m e ts J a m e s K e n t—
I t w as n o t u n til p rrlia p a a week
th e y call m e J e r r y for som e re a so n
la te r t h a t ro m a n c e e n te re d In to th e th e n lie w as gone.
U ro lito
life of R u u n K a tir
T o n i M orrow stro d e p a s t Her a W h a t » yours?*
H r cam e Into th e c a fe te ria one (lav m o m e n t la te r .
"S u san S u san K an r "
for t h r firs t lim e sin e * S u s a n ha<1
• You o u g h t to be m ore c a re fu l.”
H e took h e r to a th e a tr e o n V
b een em ployed th e re . He w as ta ll lie elu d ed
a n d rugged. Ane fe a tu re d . fairly w ell-
" I 'm so rry M r M orrow ," sh e said S tre e t a n d th e n to a very n e a t a n d
i 'r i u a r «■ uoM r
d ressed
B usan
n o ticed h in t w hen R u t In h e r lie a rt sh e knew sh e in ex p en siv e c a le a ro u n d tile c o rn e r
O i i k m , I « » » «r I M
m m ’
Y o tl
(B U M
| he fits! cam e In th ro u g h th e sw in g w asn 't.
A cross th e ta b le h e looked a t h e r
c»rr 1 •
«f
• • •
ing door.
w ith a d m irin g rye». S h e w as e x
«in«
M Y » T 1 C
HUAHUA K B » IIV «
T h e y o u n g m a n did n o t re m e In q u isitely p re tty , h e th o u g h t.
lle wa» so very good looking, site
M in ili Y M A Ü N V IIC !
H e m arv eled a t th e s h e rn of h e r
l o u r «T C *N B » H ä l t
th o u g h t
His | . . s U im - » .is ilia i u! one ag ain to r M i r r a i d a y s B u t w hen h r
V
A m ai Ilf
rom p«
• h o h a d bolJi feet p la n te d
flrm lt did. h e h a d a r lir e r y am ile for S u sa n d e e p brow n h a ir . S o m e th in g about
V
m
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L ivr
L O D V rO N U
. r# 1 o|Min th e g ro u n d
Hla h a ir w as d a rk w hich sh e r e tu rn e d w ith in te r e s t As h e r d a n c in g eves w ith th e tr long
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CVfti t
a n d wavy, h ts eyea brow n. T h e re w as lx- fin ish e d h is m eal, s h e fo u n d h e r - I <hiek black la sh e s In trig u e d him . lie
p#opi« »• • »•« >\v r n r i ' t . U ' C à f
a f a in t fu rro w b etw een Ills brow s self s ta n d in g a t th e ta b le o pposite decided th a t she was th e m ost ad o r-
o n « t o p r « * » n l H*<1 L u r k . 1*11 « n i
s f o r t u n a , « n i l It*« o t h e r t o « t t r a e t «•»•' h
t h a t in k ln i s tr e n g th a n d d r te r m ln a - hls, cleat m g It m ech a n ic a lly b u t p ay - »hie girl he h a d ev er seen
1««« H ap p in e rt an d rio * p « rite
L'or h e r p a r t. S u sa n to u n d h im
Uon to hla fine featu re a. He looked Ing n o a tte n tio n lo h e r w otk. He
y »I «1 f o r t h « t « o W i t h *«Ju«»*»*
F ft ICE l*ay |K>» I m a n 91 91 a n *
i very In te re s tin g
H e w as a clerk in
tw e n ty -fo u r o r tw e n ty five y e a rs old looked u p a t h e r su d d e n ly .
a f # o n deitvorv
I t a tla f a c tio n or
• How S tile girl lo d a i ? he ask ed » » m ill ra d io sto re n e a r th e c afe-
r a f u n d a d . Y o u f a n »•« L U C K Y ) O t J e r l
S u s a n sm iled a t h in t a little s in ly
lO H A V I
Not d ro p p m g an y m ore silver, arc te rta . a tte n d in g sch o o l a t n ig h t. In
o n ce w hen lie c a u g h t h e r looking u p
a«, r R H I K » AC O e n r r a l P. J .
I J u n e lie w ould tin tsh h ts se n io r y ear
U r n T i . B l O O k i l N, N Y.
| fro m t h r ta b le w hich she w as su p y o u ?"
N O T IC E ’
W«
absolutely
O C AH A N T 9 K
S h e sm iled . "Of course n o t." she A nd w h a t d re a m s h e h a d ! S o o n lie
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11F Mio L i a h m a
I ode aloi»««
" I 'm so rry U iat h a p p e n e d ."
| w ould possess a sh o p of h is ow n. a n d
a i a AI.F v EI J«l«t « h a t y ou » a n »
for l h - y
a t h im
C o n fu se d , site b r u t quickly said
» r«* I h a ME At. T I I I N O P O W B K P U I - » M O H
T h e y o u n g m a n was m ore frank ! be h irin g m e n Ju st a s som eone h ire d
I to h e r work
lie w a tth r d h e r a s h r
I N M Al I N E I UJI O U T Y O t H U t N O W I
" T h e t r o th I s 1 h im now. R a d io w as a g r e a t b u st-
ate. S h e w a s c .n a rio u a of h t s eyes " I'm n o t. h e said
I t gave m e a c h a n c e ness to be In. I t h a d a fu tu re . H r
| u p o n h e r a s sh e inovrd a b o u t, try in g th u t I in g la d
describ ed t h a t f u tu re In glow ing
to sp e ak to y o u . D o you m in d ? "
n o t lo look a g n m a t him .
S u s a n fo u n d h erself s h a r
T o S u s a n h e d id n 't so u n d like a t< rm s.
H r llm sh rd Ills n tra l am i arose to
ing h ts e n th u s ia sm .
| go. S h e w a n te d
Ju st o n - m ore flirt. T h e re w as som ehow a n honcut
As
th
ey
fin ish ed th e ir m eal, h e
rin g in Ilia voice. P e rh a p s, S u sa n
g la n c e a t h in t b efo re h e left. S u p
th o u g h t, h r w as alm o st alone In llic g lan ced a t th e clock su d d e n ly an d
pose h e sh o u ld n e v e r com e a g a in !
in d ic a te d t h a t it w as tim e lo r h im
city Ju st a s s h e w as—a n d lonesom e.
S h e w en t fo a U ttered ta b le h a lf -
"N o." s h e said finally.
" I d o n l to b - going.
| w ay betw een w h ere he h a d been s lt-
" I 'm so so rry ." h e said , " b u t gee
: lin g a n d th e c a s h ie r's desk, a n d b r - th in k th e re 's a n y h a rm in I t ."
I c a n t sec y u hom e now. 1 ve got
S u s a n w as am azed at th e ra p id ity ¡0 illlrrv alo n g to school. Do you
| g a n to c le a r It o f used d ish e s an d
j silv er. As h e cam e p a s t, sh e sto l ■ a w ith w h ich ttie ir Irtriid aliip p ro g ress- m in d ? "
M ind? O f course sh e m in d ed . S h e
A personal messa«« to I .ly g lan ce u p w ard . H e w as lin k in g ed a f te r t h a t , f lia y o u n g m a n be
s tr a ig h t a t h e r. In h e r c o n tu sio n a cam e a re g u la r cu sto m e r a t th e c a fe - h a d n 't sp e n t su c h a p le a sa n t ev en in g
sixain a n d se v e ra l knives d ro p p ed je r ta a n d It d id n t ta k e m u c h to see j n(.e alie h a d com e to th e r tty . It
|i» at h e h a d to louve so
[ fro n t h e r lin g ers a n d c la tte re d to th e lh a t he w-as a ttr a c te d n o t by th e fixxl W1U,
j floor. S u sa n a face flushed a d e e p n o r tlie aervlce, b u t by S u sa n h e r e a rly .
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are
s c a rle t as s h e sto o p e d to pick th e m
" R u n alo n g to sch o o l." site k id d ed
•Iv« p a i n « f e w d « y a « a c h m on « K. o r If y o u
a show w ith h im . w ith s u p p e r a f t e r h lm . "I guess I c a n find m y way
up.
•» a b i a « u l « r o» de la v e t l , t a k a tit« r e m e d y
«If h t o r e f t e * tih « — F M M > ( jf .1 * « n d |« I
Q u ick as a flash, a s If h e h a d b een 1 w ards. I t h a p p e n e d to bo h e r ev e h o m e all r ig h t.” A m o m e n t la te r h r
re lie f f hie o l d p t e n rl p e t n n h« a l u m i f l i t
h o p in g a n d p ra y in g for som e su c h n in g ofT. S h o u ld s h e a c c e p t?
left h e r .
L a p r l n e e a t o ih<n*«n<le o f a o m t n . Ineiet
th in g to h a p p e n , th e y o ung m a n
If sh e d id n 't. It m e a n t e a tin g alone.
o n t h « f> t l a i n a la i u l u n u i n e . R a d ««peulee
As s h e w alked h o m e th a t n ig h t,
In ye l l o w K> a. A t all d r u g atotea.
im u n crd u p o n th e sliver w h ich lay a n d
th e r e tu rn in g hom e to a n S u s a n w as su rp rise d to And th e
s tre w n a b o u t th e floor
H r h a n d e d em p ty a p a r tm e n t. K dlth h a d a d a te w orld su d d e n ly b rig h te r a n d sw eeter
h e r a a p ro n a n d a knife. S h e h a d w ith T o m . I f sh e d id , It m ig h t tu r n T h o se frw h o u rs s p e n t » 't h J e rry
recovered th e o th e r k n iv es h erself.
o u t to be a very p le a s a n t ev en in g h a d m a d e a tr e n irn d o u s d ifferen ce
" T h a n k you.” sh e sa id , tim id ly ,
S o fa r. th e young m a n h a d Im pressed in h e r life
S tic h a d a f rlr n d now -
l i e sm iled a t h e r —» fine, clean h e r w r y fa v o ra b ly
N. P la n t e n A S o n , Inc.
| a flue frie n d
Not a Jealous frien d
M.tlie t h a t c a rrie d resp ec t.
• 3 H e n ry S t.. B ro oklyn, N . t .
" I th in k I 'd love It," S u sa n said.
like E d ith , n o r a n u n w elco m e frlr n d
S-ALWAYS HAVE LUCK’ S
WOMEN
r
like T o m T h e th o u g h t of s e n n v him
.g u n q u a ken ed h e r p u lse
S h e war
\ s a u lu ig w h en sh e clim bed to t h : lit
J* ap art* n * n t w h ich sh e s h w e d w ith
E d ith .
I n th e d a y s t h a t follow ed sh e »aw
terry o fte n d u rin g w cxkm g h - u rs He
b eg an lo e a t tw o m eals a d ay a l th e
- s f e te r ta
w h ere sh e
w orked. S h e
| w aleh ed for him . an d ltv- whole day
i b n g h t ned w hen h e cam e th ro u g h
1 th e d o o rs
S h e could n o t sp e ak to
him th e n of co u rse - th e w aitresses
were n o t allow ed to ta lk to c u s t.n .e r s
a id e r o rd in a ry c o n d itio n s—b u t »he
I ~ould look, atid w hen slie looked. It
was a lm o st alw ay s in to o n e of h ts
fra n k ly a d m irin g g lan ces
TTiey w en t o u t o n se v era l occasions,
a n d S u s a n fe lt very p ro u d to be w ith
h im
S h e a d m ire d h im fo r hi» a m
b itio n
He h a d a serio u s p u rp o se in
life, a n d was w illing to m ak s a c r i
fice» to ach iev e It
T h e re w as n o
d o u b t >n h e r m in d t h a t som e d a y
h e would be successful. H e w as t t i a t
‘ ypc.
O f co u rse sh e w as so rry t h a t th e y
co u ld n o t g et c u t m o re to g e th e r. J t
th e re w as Ills w ork a n d h ls school
to b e ro tiM d -red I n th e few m o m e n ts
w h ich th e y did »h are to g e th e r, ho w
ever. th e y fo u n d t h a t th e ir frie n d s h ip
h a d rip e n e d in to love. I t w as a n o dd
c o u rtsh ip b u t It m a d e th e m b o th
liap p v T h e ir eyes w ere alw ay s ta lk
ing to e a c h o th e r, se n d in g m e s sig e s
of I jvt acro ss th e litte re d ta b le s of
t h r r a le te r ia
W h a t a p ity t h a t tliey
could n o t bo to g etfier!
H u t school would soon be over a n d
J e rry w ould h a v e Ins ow n busin ess.
His ev en in g s w ould be free,
n ia t
| w as so m e th in g to look fo rw a rd to.
T h ey c uld go o u t o fte n th e n . S u sa n
couldn't th in k of a n y th in g l h a t
could m ak e h e r h a p p ie r
O n ly one th in g clouded h e r h o rizo n
now
T h a t wav T o m M orrow
S lie
c o u ld n t s ta n d him . t h a t w as v 11 A n d
y et h e c o n tin u e d to sh o w er h ls a t -
tr n tio n s u p o n
h er.
ta n n in g
up
! E d ith 's yealousy to fev er p itc h .
A n d E d ith —yes. th e r e w as m o re
lh a n t h a t cn e tro u b le
E d ith
had
seen J e r r y w hen h e first cam e in to
th e r a le te ria . S he had
w itn essed
tile e n tir e little d r a m a w h ich h a d
ta k e n place before h e r eyes S h e h a d
»ceil S u s a n c h a n g e g ra d u a lly a s s h e
h a d fallen d eep er in to love w ith h im .
S h e h a d seen how te n d e rly J e rry h a d
com e to re g a rd her.
S h e sa id n o th in g a b o u t It w h en
th ey w ere a t hom e to g e th e r, b u t th e
r if t b etw een th e tw o g irls w as fe lt
n e v erth eless. T h e fe a r t h a t lu rk ed
in E d ith 's h e a r t t h a t S u s a n m ig h t
ta k e T o m aw ay fro m h e r w as » m e .
b u t In its place h a d com e jealo u sy .
S h e saw J e rr y d a y a f te r d a y ; sh e a d
m ire d him s h e w an ted h im
H e b e
longed to S u sa n , b u t w h a t d ifferen ce
d id lh a t m ak e? S h e would ta k e h im
any wav.
W h en h e cam e in in th e ev en in g s
.»he w ould delay h im a t h e r p o rtio n
o f th e c o u n te r a n d ta lk to h im a s
long a s s h e possibly co u ld w ith o u t
d a n g e r o f re p rim a n d fro m T om . S h e
used a ll th o se little fe m in in e tric k s
u p o n h im to get h im to n o tice her.
And it seem ed a s th o u g h s h e w ould
succeed.
B u sin ess h a p p e n e d to be p a r tic u
larly d u ll o n e evening, a n d T o m h ad
c o rn e re d S u sa n a n d wax try in g to
d a te h e r for S a tu rd a y . S h e refu sed ,
n o t b ecau se J e r r y h a d a lre a d y ask ed
h e r o u t. b u t because s h e d id n o t c a re
to go a n y w h e re w ith T om . H e trie d
to p e rsu a d e h er. T h e y ta lk e d h e a t
edly fo r a few m in u te s, a n d w h en sh e
refu sed a f te r th a t, h e c h a n g e d tile
su b je ct.
J e rr y cam e In a few m in u te s la te r,
S u sa n w a tc h e d h im fro m th e c o rn er
T lie p lace w as p ra c tic a lly em p ty , y et
lie h a d n o t seen h e r E d ith w as se rv
ing h im now . sm ilin g a n d ta lk in g in
h e r b e st m a n n e r. H e .r ln n e d back
a t s o m e th in g she said , a n d fo r sev
e ra l m in u te s th e y sto o d th e re a n d
ta lk e d w hile S u sa n , p a in e d , looked
on T liey seem ed to be g e ttin g alo n g
fam ously.
F in a lly h e looked a ro u n d a n d saw
her. B u t th e im p re ssio n h e g o t wax
t h a t sh e w as s ittin g w ith T oni, an d
l h a t T o m w as ta lk in g so ftly In to h e r
ea r H e tu r n e d h is h e a d back quick
ly to E d ith , n id d e d ch eerily , a n d th e n
sa t d o w n to e a t h i silence.
W h a l w ill Jrrry th in k n t Snaan
» o w ? And huw fa r w ill E d ith g rl
w lth h r r drxlre to w ln h im fi-om
Muaan?
C o n tin n r th e d r a m a tlr
llfe s lo r y o f S t'S A N
R A N K in
n r x t w vrk's in stu llm r n t.