South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-12

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while she studied the cards she
held. He looked long and search
ingly, looked admiringly as well, for
Kitty Marstairs was certainly good
TO look upon. The amber colored
satin gown cut extremely decollete.
enhanced the creaminese Of her ex-
quisitely smooth skin-deepened her
auburn hair. The excitement Of the
game had tinged her cheeks a deep
er shell pink than usual and alto
gether she was very beautiful.
To the end OF the game. Jimmy
played rather duly He was study
ing Kitty and specializing as 20 the
why's and wherfOres that had so
quickly wrecked her marital bark
upon the reefs Of divorce.
He had known Jedro Marstairs
very intimately at Yale. and liked
him immensely. A big handsome.
clean sOuled sort of chap: general
all-around good fellow-good at
study-sports and play. His mar
riage to Kitty had been the cul-
mination of a romantic love affair,
and Jarredson shared the opinion
Of their social world in thinking
that the marriage would be an
ideally happy one.
Just three months had the hap
piness lasted. Then Kitty accom-
panied only by her aunt, had gone
to Aiken for the spring season; and
had slipped away from there very
quietly. and gone to some little
obscure western town, where she
had remained until now. when she
had returned TO her former social
world-its very latest divorcee.
ut beats me-" unused Jarredson,
who was very happily married, how
the wings Of love in its flight, can be
so swift"
Jedro Marstairs had been among
the first to join the fighting forces.
He had been "over the top" and
through letters received from mu-
tual friends "over there" Jarredson
learned that Marstairs had won the
| Croix de Guerre for distinctive
bravery under fire, saving, by his
quick wit and action. his entire COM
pany from slaughter. He had suf-
fered severe personal injuries. how
ever, and upon his partial recovery,
had been ihvalided home.
That day Jarredson, during a few
hours stop-over in the city enroute
from Washington to attend the
dance his wife was giving that night
at their country home-had run in
TO Marstairs. and not knowing that
1 H. fatu ~
guests. had insisted upon Marstairs
coming home with him.
Mrs Jarredson always had a well
come for any OF Jimmy's friends.
but there was CONSERVATION in her
/ eyes when she saw who the unex-
pected guest was
Whatever are we to do, jimmy"
she had asked with troubled voice.
as soon as she and her husband
we're alone. "Kitty's here. I'm so
very fond Of her. you know. and
don't want her to have any unpleas-
ant memories of her visit"
ITS all right, dear" Jimmy had
assured her, confidently. 'Jedro
didn't want to come on account of
the house party: but 1 insisted-ex-
planning that they were all leaving
tomorrow, and that we'd have
quiet restful weekend together. He
| finally agreed-stipulating that he'd
have dinner in his rooms tonight
and be allowed to eschew the dance.
Kitty is going on to the Har-
courts early tomorrow, you say. so
neither will know Of the proximity
of the other Although it does
seem the irony OF fate that both
should be in this house, so near and
yet so far apart"
The explanation had pacified Mrs.
! Jarredson, and she had gone down
/ 10 dinner carefree and happy.
/ Dancing was not to begin until
: late. The guests had an hour Of
freedom and were generally scat
tered. Kitty at the end Of the card
game thought she would like a
stroll through the beautiful grounds,
and ran upstairs for a cape.
All out-of-doors was bathed in
the light of the extra hour of day,
and Kitty chose the flower-b banked
winding path that led down TO the
river; and at the last turn in the
road-at a point from where one
could, most enjoyably, watch the
sunset. she found several very spac-
ious garden chairs, and into one she
cuddled.
For several moments she sat
there. watching the ever-changing
hues of the sky. Then she arose,
and paced. restlessly, up and down.
She hated sunsets. Why had she
come? And tonight-of all nights!
The anniversary of her engagement
TO Jed. just such another scene as
this-the river bank-the garden
chair-Just big enough for two
the music of the softly tapping water
and the radiantly beautiful glow
OF the setting sun:
THE glow of her love-" ne had
said would never let the sun set
in his life. It would be shining
for him always in her eyes.
And she, loving deeply. had be-
lieved him. And all the uneven
after they were married, there was
that other girl. Well! she thought
bitterly. she had shown him.
The increasing twilight warned