The Washington herald., 1921-11-06

SIS RECOMM
ened m sching desire to share ones vibrant
response with one other. Provided Just the
right combination Of auditors, heaven itseh
could have given no kssner bliss. Al It was.
Becky ndsstsd and Andy looked oovertly at
his watch
Nsvertheae1, vhsn they returned home
and saw the deisyed motorists playing cut
EN-. yoG'd never havs surmised from BecAy's
tone and manner that hsr afternoon had
known any hack. shs gxSs . rhapsodic de-
scrtptiou- wasn't Il glorious, Andy?-
Andy nodded s0irmatisn-
But tts . shame ysu peor thinss have
missrstingiy.
Now Corinna didn-t rs,ish being called .
= poor thing At this juncturs, and she didn't
relish the nsw intimacy connected BY Becky's
use Of Andy's Christian nams, %. though her
memory Of that dry would ever Be . sort Of
and boredom indescrfhabaa, she smiled Q
svsst dsn4,l and sasd warmly:
20. we dldnt haSs . bad tine 1t an II
really was fun. wasn't n. Nickr-
Nick corroborated her. - . sentiemaa
should
And I learned to drfvs-Nck,s the most
wonderful teacher" Now It vas her turn to
rhapsodise-on N3cks amazing knowledge,
his technical skfn. hts fnnnfte patience. When
she stopped for bessth, BECKY started IN
again, this tiune on the mornings vaIk.
Neither duezist v.s to Be outdonA. They
d.sed, untn the party hroks ~ to dress for
dinner.
whAn Cnrinna rsappsarsd downstz4fa,
dressed IN someth4ng as soft and fragile and
indednabiy ooiored - moonlight, Andy w.
waiting 10 intercept her.
1t seems I'm f.ted to see nothing - IN
q you On tfzs trip.- hs complained.
-wen. thst haue. oompeetsay ruined yor
visft. has mr. WIN . brilliant snisa sls
dkifted toward ths piano, Andy follpvtng.
she. seated herseff, toschsd the key..
-or do you dsmand . oomp,ete monopoly
e de ladies.- sans tnquired
See here, CDrinna-- But she g4anosd
up and interrupted HIM
why don't you III down. You're 50 sort
a unsettled lookms-you don't strike the
nees Of reposs everything here earls for"
Andy dragged up ahsavy chair that wasn't
~ ~
scraping the polhhsd~noor. and nuns him.
ssff In Il
You've had q n4cs day. haven't your shs
proceeded aniabiy. lingering light airnles
runs snd striking random chords. You and
Becky seem to have got on famousiy-I no
ttcs she's o.siing you Andy already.
knew you'd hke h.r ss soon as you got to
know her. Shes q sweet thing. isn-t shef-
She's . good sport" Andy said.
Yes, and mon always like that corfnna
nodded. Men always IKE Becky"
well, women ought to IKE her. too-she's
they but know n
Had thsrs been . guardian angel there 10
wh1spsr 10 him that his remark was tactiess.
hs wou1d probably have oountered that he
w.s merely voicing ths truth as he'd expert
sncsd It and that he wasn't the one who had
I'D the topic to Bsoky, anyway. However.
there w,s no guardian angel Only corinna.
And sbs choss. hssptng her voice angelic. 10
lad him On.
I'm gtsd yoa appreciate hsr-you rather
un<.rv,lued her NJ first youI know"
Yes I did" admitted the male in his
honest stupidity.
ITS going to Be . heavenly night" she
said softly. Think IN ask Nick to take me
down to the beach after dinner-the moon
win be wonderful coming up over the Sound"
why don't you ask me?"
why should IT. smiling a vague. dreamy
smi8e out Of the window.
-wen, should think you'd have had
almost enough Of Immet for one day-that
you'd be fed up with him"
She shrugged defcateiy. lis It your ex-
pertence that one always gets fed up with
a person just because one has spent hours in
that persons society,""
She rose. then. and walked slowly over to
the window, pushed aside the swaying cur
tains and stood gazing out toward the Sound,
presumably visioning its coming glory. Andy,
In his turn. stared at her, palely silhouetted
there against the outside dusk. her dark hair
merging with the shadows. her eyes with
that soft. flying away expression he OWNED