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By ELEANOR AIIERBUR Y She Knew How to Walk Home if She Had to, Even Under Adverse 'Circumstances' Illustrated by Henrietta McCaig Starrett “Well, rancy finding you here," he said. Cilia clung to her branch and groaned as she watched him settle himself on the little bank “Os course, it was Just luck that Lish Gibson once showed me this short cut. Otherwise, we might never have metr— like this." Deliberately he lit a cigarette and leaned back against a tree. “Nice night for a swim —especially after a long walk.” Gooseflesh rose In little welts along her arm. Gregg stood up. “Say, 1 have half a mind to Join you." “Oh, the water’s reaily quite cold. You k RED HAIR and DIMPLES * Cilia Had a Temper and Showed If, but' e Slow-Plodding Tom Knew How so “I’ll take those clothes," he said evenly, “and i promise from you that none of this gets talked about.” Gregg shrugged “Big talk from small boy." Tom stepped Back a little. “But It packs a wallop," he said and Cilia could hear the sharp crack as his fist amal gamated with Gregg’s chin. JT ONLY lasted a minute. Then Gregg went down in a hunch and Tom had to pull him to his feet. "Now— the clothes.” Tom gave him a shove tov.ard the black roadster. “And then beat it." In another moment the black and sil ver car roared out of the yard and down the road. Cilia watchec Tom heap the bedrag gled blue formal and the little wad of underwear into the Ford and drag out his own rusty black bathing suit. He alwayr kept it there WTapped around his tennis racket, “just in case." He strode as close to where she shiv ered as he could. “Put this on." he said, and flung the suit at her. Cilia managed, by nearly drowning herself, to wriggle into It. “Come on," he urged as she swam slowly toward him. He was pulling off his coat. She tried not to let her teeth rattle. “Oh, Tom, it’ll spoil your coat.” “Put it on." She obeyed mutely and followed him tc the car. He didn't say anything. Just got in beside her and started the engine. Her feet were freezing and she felt the tears coming. She tried to sniffle si lently. “Here." Tom thrust a big handkerchief at her. • "Thank. " Then suddenly .she was sob-_ '>m noisy, blubbering sobs Well, what a fa .vuu UawUug aouutr Tow growled goiter a couple of miles. “I'm —I’rr sorry." * “Guess that wnn’t help nuatters much,” IjbJpß; ¥. PyJIInHK;; 3 gfflHHf! 93e|| fplf ' ~ Overcome That TOM'S usually sunny blue eyes glow ered savagely now almost a foot above Cilia's tip-tilted nose “1 Just don't like his kind, that's why.** he said sternly as they waited for an encore Tom loved the dimple in her chin and the way It always quivered when she was mad or sorry, but he could have shaken her now, right here in the middle of the dance floor. “Go peddle your papers ” Cilia stamped a diminutive blue sandal A girl with hair like a sunset sky should never have been named Priscilla even if It did sound nice with Preston. “Who 1 dance with is my business. And I’m not asking you ty mind it." “Well. I do mind If you prefer Gregg Duncan's company to mine, that's just dandy.” Tom should have known better. Orders from any one always sent Cilia's temper absolutely A. W. O. L. But he was too mad to be slowed down by any danger signals now. “And just what do you mean, 'he puts the rest of us at the end of the parade ?" 'T’HE music began again. Tom swung * a long arm around her waist. It was good music. The gang pronounced it "smooth.” Lish Gibson knew how to throw parties, all right, and the gang could be depended on to catch them. . "1 mean,” Cilia explained, "that the men in this town are as Interesting as cigar-store Indians. If you weren’t so prejudiced, you'd appreciate an oppor tunity to contact a true cosmopolitan like Gregg ” Tom's dancing, even when she didn't despise him. rouldr't be called exriting have followed his steady pojndtng in her sleep That was jn?T ft. */She allfeys knew exactly what he would
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