The Brussels Post, 1942-4-22, Page 3.04E BRUSSEI S POST
New Story. Entitled
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The One Man!
By Susan
Redgrave I
CHAPTER I, telling one I've got to go.out and
enjoy ntysetf," she groaned. "Aunt
For Once Not Betty. Aura's: winter rheumatism---"
"Gerda, yOW've simply got to come
do Easbborough with us on 1huis
day; you just must come. The most
wnedertul thing has happened—
about you, 1 mean, and you've got
to ovine." '
onntie Ashfield stood in the
Cheveley'Is'back garden and called to
Gerda at 'the landing window.
Gerda'S fair little face was flushed,
and Gerda'e" thick, fair - hair—
straight ea candles, ,eche despondentlY
milled it -looked even straighter and
More "all ends" than ever. The
sleeves .of her (blue ,cotton frock
were rolled, up to her shoulders and,
Is ,spite •of the redid day, she looked
hot and desperately tired.
Her great-aunt, old Miss Anne
Cheveley, her father's aunt had been
taken with a sudden bout of rheuma-
tidm in the right ehould'er on waking
tids morning, and Gerda had rubbed
and rubbed, until she herself felt
one vast ache'
She pulled down the top sash of
the! window, shivering as an MY
gust of wind met her, and peeped
over the top down at Connie in time
garden.
'For pity's sake don't stand there
SWEET
CAPORAL
CciJ4z-te,Yi1
"THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH
TOBACCO'- CAN BE SMOKED."
"I thought that's what she had last
Tu1y," broke in Connie. "You caul
leave rheumatism, for ever and ever."
"Ob, ean't you?" groaned Gerda
dleanailiy, "You can have winter
rheumatism all the year round if
rou're any Aunt Anne, and feel like
Anyway,, I've been rubbing her •
1lhouklen• until I could drop."
"Let Betty take a turn, the selfish
cat!" Dried' oat, the indignant Connie.
"Gerda, listens You simply must
coupe on Thmtsday, because `listen
I don't believe you're taking in a
word I'm saying," ,she brake off to
complain.
"I am'—'I tan hear every yrord," de-
clared Gerda, raising her listless
head for a moment, and• dropping it
again on, her folded arms on the
wilndaweash.
"You know Dick •Sefls,yn's going
with us?" called .Connie in a stage
whisper that was more penetrating
by far than her ordinary voice.
"Of course he is," sighed the de-
jected Genie, not est if fila presence
could make a Shadow' of difference
to her.
"And what do you think?" hissed
,out Connie triumphantly "He came
rcnind with Ted last night, and asked
if he couldn't be invited to meet
yon."
Up 'shot Gerda's abject fair head,
gone was every trace of languor and
wearnteisls as if by magic. Her cheeks
flushed pink, and 'her great grey
eyes, front being dull as two • stones,
glowed and shone like a pair of
jewels.
•
"He'never could suave said 4La'
about mel" she gashed.
When you kayo been seeretlY
imagining yourself in love with a
very Peesonebie young man from the
day he Ansi carne to the neighbour
]rood, and when, in addition, You
,have never dreamed Ire was so much
as aware of your eratstence, it gives
Yoh a most astonishing thrill to bear
he lies, been manoeuvring to make
your acrluainanca,
"He couldn't have meant mei"
gasped the lmvcu'edulousl Gerda
"But he' did!" Connie exulted. "Iles
,said 'I've been wanting to meet Miss
Cheveley for quite a long time, but,
somehow, I'. never seem to be where
olive ie, .(Cane rill invite me to be
her partner for the Eastborough
party?" Those were Itis very
words,"
"I knew there was a catch in it
aomgw!here," said Gerda, all the
animation dying out of her face
"'•Miss Cheveley.' Of course, he
meant Betty. Everybody always
does mean .Betty." And dowu went
the fair head again on the window.
sash.• ; Alit
"Notlhing of the kind!" came back
Connie'& penetrating whisper. "He
Bald 'Mies. Gerda Cheveley.' There's
Iva mistake, I was, surprised myself.
You know what I mean, Gerda
darling," She put in apologetically.
"I .ream—well, it generally is Betty,
len% it "
"Don't bother to be polite about
it," sang out Gerda from the window,
radiant again. The rose tinge on her.
abeelos and the transformation of
her eye far the second time from two
cillo ozones to two, gleaming grey
jewels again made an Incredible
difference. "Fin used to it being
always Betty. You're sure there's
no mistake, Connie? He really did
mean me?"
"Absolutely certain sure." squeal.
ed Annie Ashfield. "He said you
were coming out of Fenton's the
first time he saw you, wih your arms
full of rusty chrysanthemums"
"Yes, I've been to Fenton's for
chrysanthemums heaps of times late-
ly," put in Gerda, beginning to be
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convinced that it really was she
wlluut (Dick aellwyn wanted to meet.
"I ale see 'him one day near the
shop. In fact, it was the first time
1 ever eaw'ltnari, dle•tty and I—Lh,
at course It. was Betty.
'Dont be stupid, Gerda," Connie
protested with vigour, "It's you
yourself-Gea'da Oheveley—that'Dick
Sellwyn's keen on meeting. He sled
so. And why shouldn't he ba?
Haven't 'I always told you that if
you'd only wave yetar hair and touch
up your ,brows sand: lashes a bit, and
put a touch of red on yourcheeks
and lints, you'd beat Betty hollow for
looks?"
"My hair was straight when 'Dick
Selawyn saw me coining out of Fen.
ton's, and I hadn't done any of those
things to only face, either," pointed
out Gerda jubilantly, "After all, the
most famous film sear of them all
has got straight hair, and it doesn't
keep people from seeing she's the
loveliest thing alive."
"Men," grinned Connie. "1 would
not go so far as to say you'd beat the
queen of the flame, but you'd do well
enough if only you took a little more
paints with yourself:
"It costs a lot of time and money
to do all the things' you say," trilled 1
out Gerda. "And I (haven't got.- any I
4o spare of either. Beauty's fright•
fully expensive to keep up." Aad
Gerda sighed, but somehow she
couldn't feel' really mournful now
-+knowingthat Dick Sellwyn had
seen and noticed and remembered
her made all the difference.
"I'll ask Aunt Anne," She carolled:
"If her rheumatism eases off a libtle,
she may be able to spare me,"
"And if 14 doesn't, let Betty stay
at home for once, and do a spot of
rubbing, while you go out ad have a
good ti.nae— also for once," advised
Connie. "It's tomorrow, you know:.
Father's gob an invitation for twenty
people, and he's hired a 'bus, Loak
as nice• ae you can, Gerda, won't'
you? There's. to be a dance In the
ballroom wlhen the new cinema is
opened. Not evening dress, only
sorb of aftenoon frocks all oomfy
and informal and father's standtug
us s:upPer, all the twenty of us."
"'At ,can't Ibe reap" murmured
Gerda rapturously. "I'll never be
able to go "
"Garde, Gerda, shut the . window
tlluis moment! There's a terrible
draught" shrilled out Miss Chev-
ley's .querulous voice, and her niece
pulled up the each and fastened it.
"Wino Wee, that?" demanded Miss
Clbevley, dragging the bedelotlhea up
to the very tip of .her sharp nose.
"Only Connie, Aunt Annie," ex-
plained.Ger'dla meekly.
"Why can't Connie Ashfield call at
the house in a reasonable manner,
instead of shouting it and letting,
cold air into the house, I'd like to
know? What did ,she come 'for?"
enapped Milers Arne.
"You, know the great new :cinema
into be opened in-Eastborough,
Aunt Anne?" began Gonda plead-
inglly.
"Pm sure 1' do not! Picture
houses have, no. interest , for . roe,"
snapped :back the annoyed lady.
"'Well, go on," .she added impatiently,
"What about it?"
"Mr. AeihflelS has some interest: in
it, anti' hots
'to take.twonty of u5 in a
ems he's chartering, if I can go,
Aunt Anne, could tyou-may T—de
r•nu,"tfiinik?" And Gerda leaned In
the toot of the old-fn,shioned Mabe
any bedstead, Iter eyes& fixed on the
bony old telce ou bite Pillott for more
Imploringly than ,site knew
"Can T—may you—What?" ta!t'ly
yapmed Miele Anne "Don't roll up
las+ainelt oily bed, 1t you please. I'Ve
fold you a these and times that, it
Jars met'
"l$lt sorry, Aunt Anne -4 forgot"
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said the penitent Gerda, reanovine
herself to a safer distance,
"It sounds as if George Ai!hiteld.
will not hire a 'bus to convey his
twenty to tars Picture 'house.bneineSs
u•nlessl you go too," pointed out Mise
Oheveley. "But I suppose you don't
mean quite that
"Rs a sI•mply marvellous cinema."
gabbled Gerda, rolling down the blue
cotton sleeves• aver her slim arms:,
which miraculously had lost their
ache, "With a lovely ballroom,
attached, and we're to dance there
after the ceremony, and there's to to
a wonderful band and everyhing, and ,
.Mr. Atwhfleld is inviting us all to
sl1pmer there."
1'
"Atter seeing a marvellous, lovely,
wonderful picture? queried Miss
Anne drily.
"A picture?' echoed' Gerda va.guay.
"Oh, yes—there'll have to be
pictures, . I'd forgotten them,"
"Rather remarkable, considering
that the object of building a picture
house is, presuelably, for the pur-
pose of 'esfhibiting moving and
talking pioteres for profit," observed
Mises Anne more drily still.
'Do you think you could spare
me, Aunt Anne?" begged Gerda, as
if her life depended upon it, which
was exactly how she felt about it.
"The 'bus;w'ould call for me at via,
and the opening is•at seven. But—'
tut, she flattered, as the sharp -
featured face on the pillows gazed
grimly bask at her. "If you can't
spare me of course, 1'11' stay at
home."
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