Sweethearts #86
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The Brady brothers are in the trucking business together but Tom insists Steve take time off to finish writing his book. Tom meets Rose. The two fall in love but Tom won't marry her until Steve's book is finished. Rose resents Steve and wrongly accuses him of theft. Tom is so angry he refuses to see her again. Rose won't let go of the relationship and to prove Steve's an untalented parasite, she takes his manuscript to Professor Dodd, hoping he'll condemn it. Dodd however thinks the book a masterpiece. Meanwhile, the trucking business has met financial ruin. Overcome with guilt and remorse, Rose makes personal financial sacrifices to send anonymous monthly checks to Steve for his support until the book is finally published. She later meets Tom who has learned of her generosity through Steve's publisher. The story ends with a hint that their relationship will be renewed.
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