Bobby asked Kate quite frankly
at the first opportunity if there was
anything serious between her and |
Mr. Appleton, as she herself was get
ting very fond of him. Besides
Bobby understood, from something
Kate had cnee said, that she was in
terested in ' somebody back east.”
But she really wasn’t. "Nothing at
all, Bobby," said Kate cheerily. "Go
ahead, my dear. 1 wish you luck.”
Still when she thought of how much
she and Appleton had in common her
heart sank slightly—-of how he
sought her opinion, and told her cf
his hopes for the future, and of his
past, including the fact that he had
been the victim of the "Molly Mol
loy” episode. She had not had the
courage to reveal her identity. "And
if you think he's bothering *about
me," ’Kate added brightly, "just tell
him I used tc run the "Molly Molloy"
page in the Montreal Weekly Meteor, j
fhat’ll settle him."
Although generous, Bobby did not!
see very deeply into things, and she
told Appelton at the first oppor
tunity. It did settle him. He was in
clined to disbelieve it, and thought
Kate was trying to be funny abcut
his hurt. He got his chance in the
movies soon after this and made
rapid headway. They heard he was
doing well. He found a place for
Bobby after a time, first as an extra
and then in a minor part. She* had
some natural talent and she worked
hard. And after a time, things hav
ing become so very different. Bobby
fell in love with a camera man and
married him.
