New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-10

attraction that james Randolph long
ago had told her about. All she'd nc
complished in that bitter year since
she left Rodney had been to make an
other man fall in love with her!
II was natural. Of course, that the
relation between them. after that,
should not prove quite 50 simple and
manageable. There We're breathless
days when the storm visibly hung in
the sky there were strained, stiff, self
conscious moments Of rigidly enforced
~politeness. Things got said despite his
resolute repression that had, rs reso-
lutely, to be ignored. But in the inter
walls of these failures there emerged
II new thing-genuine friendliness,
partnership.
Ii was just after Christmas that Abe
Shuman took her away from Galbraith
and put her to work exclusively on
costumes. And the swift sequence of
events within u month thereafter
launched her In an Independent bust
ness: the new partnership, with the
details of which, through Jimmy Wal
lace, you are already sufficiently ac-
quainted.
Her partner was Alice Per0sini. She
was the daughter of a rich Italian
jew, Il beautiful-really ii wonderful
person to look at, but II little unac-
countable, especially with the gorgeous
clothes she wore, In the circle of woin-
III VIII" did things" of which Rose
had become II part. Rose took her time
about deciding that she liked her, but
ended by prcferring her to all the rest.
But the fact that they had become
partners served, somehow. to divert Il
relation between them which might
otherwise have developed into IA first
class friendship. Not that they quar-
relied, or even disappointed each other
in the close contacts of the days work.
But AT the end of the days work they
tended 10 fly apart rather than tn stick
together. More and more Rose turned
to Galbraith for II friendship that real
" understood grippcd deep.
There We're long stretches Of days.
Of course, when they saw nothing of
each other, and Rose, as long as she
had plenty To do, was never conscious
of missing him. But the prospect of
an empty Sunday morning, for in
stance. was always enormously bright
cncd if he called up to say that it was
empty for him. too, and shouldn't they
go for II walk or Il ferry-ride some
where.
All told. she learned more about
men, AS such, from him than ever she
had learned. consciously ut least, from
Rodney. Shed never been able to re-
gard her husband ms a specimen. He
was Rodney, sui generiS, and it had
never occurred to her either to general
izc from him to other mel or to ex-
plain anything about him ON the mere
ground of his masculinity. She began
doing that now Il little, and the exer-
else opened her eyes.
In n good many ways Galbraith and
her husband We're II good deal alike.
Both We're rough, direct. Il little re-
ii'bi StItN>, anu thtIt Wis Ill DtlIl VI
them, right alongside the best and
finest and clearrst things they had, an
unaccountable vein of childishneSs.
Shed never been willing to call it by
that name in Rodney. But when she
il in tialbralth too, she wondered,
Was that just the man of it? Did a
man. rs long rs he lived, need some
body in the role of-mother? The
thought all but %suffocuted her.
one Saturday morning. toward the
end of May, Galbraith called up and
to know if sh" wouldn't colnc
over to his Long Island farm the fol-
lowing morning and spend the day.
She had visited the place two or three
and had always enjoyed it i'm
1nenscly there. 1t wasn't much of II
farm. bun there was !; delightful old
Revolutionary farmhouse on it, with
reilings seven feet high. and easement
and the iloorS of all the rooms
IN different levels; and Galhraith,
here. was always quite nj his best. His
and her husband. whom he had
brought over from England when he
the place. ran ii for him. Rose
accepted eagerly.
Galbraith met her with n dOgcart
md a fat pony, and when they had
their way to their destination.
hey spent what was left of the morn
ne looking over the farm. Then there
was a midday farm dinner, which Rose
herself by dealing with as
t deserved, and by feeling sleepy at
he conclusion of.
Coming into the vcranda about four
and finding her, Galbraith sug-
.ested that they 20 for IA walk. Two
ours later, having swung her legs over
/ stone wall which had Il comfortably
INVITING fiat top, she remained sitting
here and let her gaze rest. Unlicensed,
n the pleasant farm land below them.
After n glance at her he leaned back
Igainst the wall ut her side and be-
,an filling his pipe. She dropped her
Iand on his nearer shoulder. After
II these months of friendship it was
first approach to n caress that had
'assed between them. you're u good
she said; and then the hand
hat had rested on him so lightly sud
.enly gripped hard "And | guess
.eed one"
He went on filling his pipe. ANY
hing special you need n f0r?" he
sked.
She gave a ragged little laugh. II
ueSs not. Just somebody strong and
teady To hold on to like this"
Well" he said, very deliberately.
you want to realize this: You say
IN a friend, and ! am, but if there is
nything in this friendship which can
q of lIsa 70 Won. YOU'RE entitled TO