Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-16

nothing TO Tony. and she had let the
play go too far now to convince him
that she did not return something Of
his feeling.
She looked down Mt him now, con-
tent to be alone with her and at her
feet, and hundred mixed emotions
stirred her. His feeling for her was
not only pitiable and absurd In him,
but II was rapidly reaching the point
when II would make her absurd and
pitiable, too. Nina, instinctively
seeming the affair, had already ex-
pressed herself as hating that idiot :"
Ward had scowled, of late, at the mere
mention of Tony's name. Even her
husband, the patient Richard, seeing
the youth ensconce himself firmly be-
side hei in the limousine, had had
aside his mild comment as this young
man fixture in our family, dearf"
you should be playing tennis,
Tony" said Isabelle.
tennis - A look of distaste crossed
Anthony's face.
Please-Cherie! he begged.
There was a silence trimming with
sweetness and color. Tony laid his
hand against her knee, CROPPED until
her own warm, smooth fingers were In
his own.
"Does Mr. Carter play golf tomor-
row." he asked, presently.
IL suppose so"
"And you--what do you dor"
"Oh, have full day! People to
lunch, friends of Madame Carter
The boy laughed triumphantly.
IL knew you'd say that he said.
"Now, I'll tell you about tomorrow
You and are going to slip away, at
about one o'clock, and go off In the
gray car. Wen go up towel. some
where, and Wen have our lunch under
the trees. Wen he back at about four,
for the tea callers, and they may have
you until l come back for dinner
After dinner wen walk on the terrace
---as we did two wonderful, wonderful
nights ago, and perhaps" His voice
had fallen to rich and tender note,
his eyes were rapt. Perhaps" he
said, "just before we go I'm, at the
end OF the terrace, you'll look up at
the stars again"
"Tony!" Isabelle interrupted. her
face brilliant with color. "My dear
boy-my dear boy, think where this
Is going TO end. In all reason--ln all
reason"
isabelle. what In Gods name has
reason to do with IT." He knelt be
fore her, and caught her hands, and
Isabelle had terrified fear that
Ward, OF Nina, or any one else, might
start up or down the terrace steps and
see him. 1.-THE instant you realize
! what YOU and l are to each other, my
darling" he said, you begin 10 talk
Of reason. Love isn't reason, Cherie
It's the divinest unreason In the
| world Cherie, there's never beer
another woman for me; there never
! will be! can't live without you;
don't want to! You're frightened now
you don't know how we can manage
II. But I'll find the way. The only
thing that matters Is that you mus
belong to me-yOu shall belong to ms
AS to you In every fiber OF my be
ing"
'Tony--for Heavens sake lisa
belle was In an agony Somebody wal
approaching. He had gotten TO hi
feet, and was gloomily staring at thu
river, when Nina Carter, followed b!
a great white Russian hound, came
flying down the steps.
Mother" Nina, tall, overgrowl
girl, with spectacles on her stralgh
nose, and straight, light-brown hair II
thick bralds, stopped short and CAV,
her mothers companion look o
whitening dlstaste Mother" she be
gan again, "aren't you coming up 70
tear
ASK Betty Allen TO pour" sat
Mrs. Carter, regaining her composur
rapidly, and assuming the air Of host
ess at once