Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

think 1 could kiss you" he said earn
| estly.
| MilIy leaned back, increasing the
distance between them. No" she
said. Somebody might come in. The
Misses Cholmondeley had taught her
how to meet this occasion. One does
not embrace in a public place" the
elder Miss Cholmondeley had said.
under, any circumstances"
| Besides" Milly continued. II have
something to tell you. My family
doesn't approve of you. ! promised
to tell you that you mustn't call on
| time
| Eric laughed.
! They're quite serious" Milly
! warned.
You mean they won't let me see
| you now that were engaged"
Il should say" Milly said. that our
| being engaged would make them even
less wiling
THAT rather puts it up to me,
doesn't it?" Eric frowned thought
fully.
They're SO terribly particular"
Milly said. And they still think of
me as a child-you know how parents
are?'' GOO
YES" said Eric. Il see that it's
going to be difficult"
| 1T will be quite awful when tell
| them I'm in love with you" Milly
said.
But the fried chicken came just
| then, and they forgot everything ex-
| cept that they were hungry and that
! they We're together
! 1t was after 10 when they were
| ready to start back Eric produced
thick rug from the rear compart-
ment of the speedster. He wrapped
the rug twice around Milly. picked
her up in his arms and put her in the
car and tucked an end snugly under
her feet. you ought to be warm
| enough" he said judicially. He took
her hat and dropped it. in the COM
partment. you won't want that" he
explained.
| Put your shoulder against mine"
Eric commanded. wen have to hur-
/ ry along and it will be bit bumpy."
| Milly snugg1ed close. He turned
| switch and the low car gathered
speed, and they went rushing through
| the cool June dark. Milly felt the
| wind lift her hair, loosen it, -tangle
| it. She felt the speedster lureh and
sway and plunge. But she only snug
| gled closer to Eric and half closed her
eyes and gave herself up to happiness.
| x X X X
1.-THE house in Langmore street was
lighted from cellar to garnet.
Milly saw it, and, seeing it, she was
no longer a woman in love. She was
a little girl who had been naughty.
Such is the tyranny of parents.
ut looks to, me. Milly," Eric said,
"as If they were getting ready to- re-
ceive you"
ITS no joke" Milly said. The
prospect of facing an outraged fam
, ily sickened her. She knew she could
never explain. She had put bar
r;ar between herself and them-for-
| ever.
I'm going in with you." Eric said'
| and reached for the gear shift.
mo. you're not" Milly said. They
would only make 1t worse
Eric put his arm around her. come
| with me now" he said.
Milly's head dropped to his shoul-
der. Would she ever see him again!
Her mother would be quite capaoie
NJ sending her to Europe or back to
school.
| eve can drive to Chicago by day
hraak and be married as soon as the
nIace where you get license Is
open"
| Milly shook her head.
"Why not chuck 1t all, Mhly! we
aren't children. And falling IN love
isn't a crime. Why don't we get
marriedr"
Mu,v raised her head, freed one
h.nd and stroked his cheek. Il don't
tnow Eric; but just can't
.But we'll have to elope some time
yes" said Milly sadly; Il suppose
we will"
| why not now:
81 want to give them chance to
Ito accept it," Milly said.
"Rut YOU know they won't"
YES" Miily said: Il know they
won't"
land in the meantime they'll be
nasty. why. they'll kick about our
writing to each other. probably"
"Tll have to promise not to write
to YOU. and you'll have to promise not
to write to me-"
l ."You mean I'm just to run away
and not see you again or hear from
your
"You have my promise, Eric. You
know I love you. And Twill marry