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By OREN ARNOLD
YESTERDAY: Embarrassed and angry whisn Mr. Bailey tells him Andre is taking Ronnie .to the dance, Wes hurries ay: then decides to go to the party anyway, alere, stays with her. Suddenly Ronnie break) in en their conversation: #1 fas you had a date with me tonight.” :
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then he inanely. “I—I—you--good evening! I-—" “But Wesley, I thought you really said you'd take Was I simply—stood up?” said it earnestly, and glanced once at the Mexican girl. : “Oh! Oh no!
pardon me, Miss, uh, Miss Mon- |
toya, Miss Bailey, ahd—uh—" | “This is Andre Rsmal Miss Montoya, and Dr. York, I thought
daddy said, you and Andre came together and iso knew each other,
Wes. But I'm all mixed everything, it seems.” / Lona Montoya had /only
up about ¥ 4 s nodded.
body else spoke, ejther, and afier waiting for, Wesley to stop point: ing awkwardly —§% her and trying to say something, Ronica sudden- . ly smiled. ‘Musi¢ resumed at that instant, and so she took Wesley's hand and put/ her arm around him. (of “Lot's dance, then talk, Wesley. All right?” / +, “Oh. /I—yes!! We must—I am afraid /I dgnce very poorly indeed.” doing beautifully. It’s easy one-two one-two #asy as walking. We won’t y frills if you don’t want to. /Come you tell me what happeried now? Didn't you really have a date with me?” “Oh, -Ronica!” She- laughed then, dancing very close’ to him. “You are sure it's that bad?” “No. XI mean—I did think I had . & date, but—=" Ronica sighed elaborately. “Okay, pal, no hard feelings. I think I _get it, even though it stings.” “But Miss Bailey, you don’t understand!” Wesley was appalled. “So you've started ‘Missing’ me again! Shall I go back to ‘Dr. York’? I thought we had become friends.” It is doubtful if ever a young man suffered any more acutely than Wesley York suffered during this dance. His distraction inevi- " tably caused him to stumble, too. Twice he stepped embarrassingly on Ronica’s dainty slipper, not much, but too much, even When ‘the dance was over she had guided him back near Andre and
“Professional dancer, aren’t you, York?” Andre grinned broadly. “Hush, Andre? Sarcasm is rude. I'm sorry you are injured, Miss Montoya.” Ronica looked at the other girl and her crutch. But Lona’s answering gaze was calculating. ; ‘“Rudeness seems to be contagious,” Lona suggested, in flat tone.
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‘did not hear him ask you to dance!” : “Oh!” ; “Please,” Wesley put in now, *let’s not misunderstand any~ body’s. uh, intentions. I am sure - that—"
Andre interrupted, sarcastically, |.
“Oh, no indeed, ladies and gentle‘men. Let's all pick daisies! Now seriously, Ronica, let's get this straight.: I want to know who—" “Okay, boys!” TRonica's words were clipped now and her chin went up, a signal Andre Girardeau at least recognized from past experience. “We're all sparring around the point so I'll talk plain1 5
y. “Dr. York asked to take me to this dance. He came for me, I know, but somehow Andre managed to shoo him off. I still don’t get that. “But as for you, Miss Montoya, I did have a date with him and he won’t deny it. If he wants to jilt me, he darn sure can. Buf he and I will have words first, and we're going to start right now! Andre, you stay here; Wesley and I are going off to stroll in the moonlight!” : Lola and Andre watched them go. The little clash had passed unneticed by any of the other colle s present. ; Aridre sat down, uninvited. He was a trifle ‘white at the corners of his mouth, but he turned to Lona and forced a -sort of genial smile. “Peppery kid, Ronnie,” he began. “Mustn’t take her serious- ” - Lona bit her lip, and her eyes Andre glanced quickly around. Despite the unfortunate personal element here, this was premeeting with Iona Montoya that he had wanted. Logical, and natural, so as to arouse suspicions from no one. He forced himself to be reasonable, reminding himself that the fellow Wesley York, was probably just some passing whim of Ronica’s, a boor not to be taken serihe could deal with that later. Now, here at hand was this beautiful Mexican girl who was, in addition, carrying the very ‘badge of intrigue he had been told to geek. The crutch at her side was definite proof that she was working for his own employers in the precarious business of espionage. But—perhaps she was not! ~ Perhaps her crutch was a coincidence, her sprained ankle genuine. Sudden realization of that possibility rather frighgened him. He wondered if he ought to look about town for another person with a lone. crutch. But no—no, he could at least test this girl, delicately, and make Sure of his ground. “pepper kid, you call her,” Lona was saying. “I think it is spoiled, Pr?
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