The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-21

Chapter liz.
The roof garden dinner WINS not
the success both had thought and un-
consciously hoped II would be. Pa
trlcia was In a rather reckless mood
simply because she was happy to be
In an Intriguing place with Gates, and
when he asked her what she would
have. ordered so recklcssly that he
had TO reprove her and tell her TO
''go SLOW"
I'm not a millionaire. Patricls.
You've been hobnobbing with money
10 long you forget"
I'm sorry. Gates. n o would
only let me pay for this. Seei can
afford IT," exposing n fat roll Of bills
Ia her purse.
put that upi" His voice was tense
angry.
Don't get cross. only wanted
you to know there was no need TO
deny ourselves n trent for once"
Wen have what I can Rfford-and
pay for. No more he said shortly.
then gave the order. including most
Of the things Patricia had suggested.
But their JOY In their outing was
gone. The few sharp words. Patricla's
Offer 60 pay. had spoiled their eve
ming. They ate their dinner almost
IN silence. then went home imme-
dinteiy. Gates never mentioned that
he had TENDED 10 20 TO a movie af-
terward, and Patricia. not thinking Il
worth while TO suggest they finish out
the eveuinE somewhere. So at cross
purposes. IN they so often were mt
that time. they returned to the nat.
Gates TO fuss about n bit. Patricia 10
read q while. then correct some man
uscript for which she had not found
time at the Office.
II was the way so many OF their
days ended--unsatisfactory. yet with
10 really visible clashing. no quar-
rcls. Perhaps all h more disturbing
because OF this.
For days after Patricla's return 20
the office reither she nor Blaks
seemed TO remember that night spent
beside the road, the night In which
Blake had toid her he loved her. Yet
neither n forgotten, Patricia con-
stantly found herself looking for
some flaw In Blake, something 90
counteract the intrigue he held for
her. but as constantly failed. He
was pleasant. cordial. tactfuH Ho
never presumed. yet always seemed
TO anticipate her wishes. to think {
all her little intimate desires as re-
Enrded the business.
That Il was his way OF appealNt TO
her deeper. more personal feelings
she sensed in a way. yet did not fully
comprehend.
Most men get silly under certain
circumstances" ahe said to herself.
when thinking OF his avowal % love,
MOONLIGHT. propinquity. solitude af-
feet all Of us more or less. He has
forgotten by this time that he ever
said such things Then h won
dcred II he also had forgotten he had
kissed her. when she remembered
that she -shrllled again ms u TO n re-
pcated caress. II might have been hy
comparison. Gates kissed her now
adavs In a ~perfunctory SORE OF n wav.
PERHAPS Blake would be just IN,
seme N he were married 10 me-" She
murnmred, then blushed al th'
thought.
"One can never know how n mar.
riad man viii turn out" She had no
ticed the lire In n manuscript SIN
was editing and read on: 1T is more
or less Of an experiment with all the
odds against its being n success. u
In n trying out OF different Ingredient
n see how the will mix. one cannOI
KNOW how II h going TO turn out
lust as one never can really n
how anything else will ;urr out n
Il Is tried ard proved either n sue.
coss or n failure. one can only hop'
ard do the very best they can. Love
marriage hns some terrific strains pu
upon II, II II the acid test Of char.
ncter. Of disposition. II brings GU
an that IL hes; In one, or all that Il
worst. a man that "A woman ca
bank upon every time. a woman wh'
never disappoints In all that is vita
for happiness md a home are tn
RARE AVIS OF married life. The
have hearts Of gold. II Is only sucl
marriages which make the perfect
/ nnlnn OF a mnn nnh a Woman. AM