The Washington times., 1918-05-27
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
OspyriEht. 1918. star cO0PSHy.
CHAPTER LXI.

CHAP Eh ENis
-YHEN Milton and Cynthia had
w disappeared into the library
W across the hall. Gerald
turned to where Dora stood as II
uncertain what to do. He held his
arms out to her.
-DorAF' he whispered.
That was. all. but she went
straight to him and looked up into
his face.
Tt has all come oYt right after
Gll-hasn't it, she murmured.
"And I thought It never would"
You do not know" she confessed
later. what I suffered that. after
noon when I sent Cynthia into the
library to see you
Il suffered more than you did"
Gerald told her, for I felt that I
had given pain TO you as well as to
myself. never meant to tell you
that loved you. You were engaged
60 my best friend. and l would have
considered that any man who 80 far
forgot HE honor as 10 make love to
his friends hances was an utter
cad But when I said something
about hoping you were happy, and
I saw the tears come to your eyes
It was all over with me. I just had
70 blurt out the truth. I was horri-
FED when I heard myself do this,
until I saw the look on your face.
Then"-Fith an unsteady laugh
Il lost my head still further and
took you in my arms But it was
snly for n few seconds"
And in those few seconds mother
saw US through the window" Dora
exclaimed. 'Oh!"-with a shiver-
'show frightened was! Do you re-
member howl pulled myself away
and tried TO be angry with your
And then when, a minute later.
Gym came up the front steps, l ran
out into the hall and made her take
my place in the library. Poor Gym!
It was not quite a fair thing TO do
to her; but thought you were in
love with her, and she with you-in
=spite Of what you had just dOnA--
You thought. even then, that
sSved herr the man asked reproach-
fully.
Dora nodded. Il persuaded my
self that you did. and Mother had
said you did. I thought perhaps
you had guessed shat l cared for
you and had been sorry for me-that
was an. Yet" more softly. ''in the
bottom Of my heart 1 must have
known differently. But I did not
dare let myself examine my heart"
Did you tell Cynthia about that
GftsrnoonT' Gerald questioned.
No." Dora replied. Il did not
dare. Now, however. I don't care If
abe does know It."
Your father told Van and me
Of what he called your mothers
mistake that day" Gerald informed
her.
7 suspected that. he had. from
what he said the other night. Then
Milton asked me about the time
that Gym got home that afternoon.
I tell you I wGs in an awful state OF
nervouanSGH Perhaps that was
what made me suddenly rebslliouG.
was tirsd Of cheating. tired Of pre-
tending 70 bS happy when I was
uIsorablo- oSuld not stand II any
longer. tried TO talk TO Gym about
Il when We were out in the car to-
Esthsr. and I went all TO pieeSA
came home and tried TO make
Mother see things right-and she
and Father GcoIdsd me, and made
ne desperate again
7 owe = lot 10 Gym II she had
not been 20 honest never would
have had the courage 10 be- She IL
q starr
'shs certainly la her companion
agreed
And DOW We Gre-you and L
engaged again. and 10 each othsr!'
Dora exclaimed Can you believe
ST. And what viii Father and
Mother SayT
Never mind about them just
AeW." the man said Let IL think
shout the hrBt part OF that sen
esaea ef yeura. that which GealH
with the fact that you and / are
engaged 70 Be married. So-I can
hardly believe Il darIinE-and yet
II ] we're to ind that IL was not
true all the SOY would 60 out OF
life for me-
Upstairs, Mrs. LivinEGtonS read
steadily for an hour.
Then. struck by the silence on the
lower door, she arose and uPtOOd 70
the door Of her room and stood lis