The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
By Selden L, Haynes

was not quite 90 much In command OF the
situation AZ she had thought when ~
told him to 70 on and talk she had han
guessed at his feeling and could not resist inc
temptation to try to make him tell It. But
she had never expected this direct sort oil an
attack. He was still the hold-up man even
Il be had reformed! She did not Know
Just what to do, 10 she took refuge IN tns
usual feminine evasion.
ct am sure you do not realize just vhs
you are saying" she said sweeuy' sno
am equally sure that / ought not 70 hsten
TO you. Probably you are entirely misua.n
in your feeling. At any rate i DO not cas
q di.cuss Il. Please let me drive On Aho
9TH that sbs started her car and aetuaAy
dro,. .,sy. lesyins roer David vstchine
her bopelessly TN hG car 6sesss1ss s'''>s
q curve.
TIE M10HT net havs eeen szah~ ~
IL Les n be could hsys sssn kG -
van, ,Iovly benswsri. Tor NE1U eegtn
"a ,,,l,,. now what she had not sssn vnnas
:. ,du,st "a bsrssH before, that the seos-
,h,n, which she had felt bad hsppsnsd -
her an the night Of the hold-up had esss
,rtu,Ily an attack on her heart. Nsf thss
,b. would ever let David know II wsn sos
for /, long time, anyhow. bot Just the ~
al. wa. rlad hs had felt the name way soeo'
:. And that was a. far as she LETT herself r~
nancy soon came 10 realize, however, that
&. w,. .oins to be difhcult 70 handle her
L.,5.un man. he developed q genius fsf
.n.,,in, where she was, and soon he
$50, h.x,p 10 smile agnthcsncy.
at wish YOU wcold stay away from Ne,
al. ,toru,ed at him once. when De esinp
,npropriated her at dance snd sVunt mn
,wsy from the crowd.
Are you sure you DOR be ASKED quieos:
,.,l,rs down st her, and thoush sns aho
~. vas sure she knew in her heart th,f ne
=. nothins Of the lind. But David esslf
-, u.n.s. 10 bring her 10 any nSrs 0s-
-,,,,on Of himself and his feeling Nhs1-
80 n, bessn Il she sinply slipped s~sy and
10, him. and Il began 10 look as though 10
va, never foing to get any further.
Then the old recflessness came 30 In ae-
Ana one evening ut another party At the vssg
en-. hou,. where be had hrst been prcpep
,..-odrr,d IN her. DAVID danced Ssncy svt
,h,ou.h q conveniently open door 70 n
arm and hurried her down the steps b whsrs
bi, car was waiting. stu without werd
h. literally lifted her into the sat- and BE-
fore she actually know what was hsppsna,s
they were flying along the road
SIT won't do you any good 10 fuo, n
said with the same sternnes she reneDberst
~ well. I'VE are roint to have this thtnl
out once for all. You can cal this sncths'
foId-up if you like, but VIII not Be pus
Of any longer.
THERE was silence for a little Whine. snx
i then he drew up and stopped under some
trees she recognized. Nancy tried to storu
at him and demand that she be taken bsei
again, but somehow the words would no
come. David turned toward her. "fsS
know very well i love you," be said, "sn'
want you to marry me as quickly as ysS
can. For heavens save, look at me and tel
me whether you love me or not. can't besl
this suspense any longer"
lie leaned over toward her and Name.
tried for a moment 70 shrink away from
him. but somehow her eyes found themselves
lifting toward his, and at what he saw ther,
David suddenly grew bold and gathered hei
in his arms.
After a while. q good While &c was, too
when they were driving back much NOR
slowly than they had come out Nsnc.
looked up at him and laughed. well
David" she said, II have heard OF roo
many hold-ups, but / never beard Of one be
fore that held as long as this one"
NO" be answered, NOR OF one that 1
going to 60 on holding forever" and drov
on with Nancy contentediy resting again,
his shoulder.