The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
The Dramatic Story Of
Chickie's Attempt
to "Corle Back"
Continued from Saturday.

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'But I've lost that knew
that I had"
Come. and I'll be the coolest
kind Of friend-please. Helena. I"
She went. They drove to a hill
where there were many trees. and
the moon hung down between the
branches like q gigantic yellow
diamond. David put a little hoy
in her hand: "a token Of friend.
ship. and congratulations, my
dear little girl"
1t was the first gift he had
ever brought. It made her trern.
ulous and ready to cry. She
couldn't find the knot in the cord
because her fingers fumbled. He
snapped 1t with penknife. And
there was a wrist watch, chaste,
yet most exquisite in platinum
and diamonds.
She loked at 1t and wanted to
laugh, because 1t was so delight.
full.
Il see you like 1T"
But why-oh, David could
not-such costly thing as
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"oh. hush with this and
that He put 1t on her: he
held her hand up ana looked at
1t. Then he said: Sweet hands"'
and, bending quickly. kissed their
palms.
When she grew silent he said:
II may do that! A courtly right
that friend can take! Helena
what do you plan to do now
you'll take a graduate course in
SURGERY"
Il thought of that. but now
I'm not so sure :"
1t Is the thing you must do.
I've asked Mrs. Ellis to give YOU
place. I'll be needing YOU"
She laughed: "Then why am I
asked. since it is all decided?"
"A matter Of courtesy-ladv-
things are all decided, but you'll
be asked a few questions lust by
way Of a little attention. One
thing, as a friend I'd like to
ask Is this: Do you believe anv
one mas ever a right to a second
fnarriage?"
She answered astonished: "Well.
"a NO0AoC' why not
OH agree with you! Now
that's answered. Helena, you
wrote me a letter. It was very
evasive. You can't, in justice.
refuse me good reasons for the
stand you are taking. I want to
know why love and marriage are
impossible for you"
THAT is easy to answer. I
know that a thing will follow me
through life. 1t has so far. 1t
will bring unhappiness. I'm not
going to allow any one else to
be hurt by it. 1t is mine and
I'm the one to bear it,"
You mean that people will
talk? That won't bother me.
III beat them to It. I'll say:
'Yes-what about it" What's
your next reason. Please-won't
you talk, Helena. Surely l have
a right to know"
There might be others besides
just two. / might marry and
have a child. When this child
was grown some one might tell
1t Of its mother and this terrible
thing in her life. You know how
a young girl, for instance. would
be hurt by that-how she might
even turn from me"
mo, she won't, Helena, I'll an
swer for the girl. Give her q
problem, II you like: I'll give her
ways to meet it. And our. young
sters. please God. as Mrs. Toomey
says, won't be such narrow little
prigO. I'll train them better. I'll
give them courage to stand the
gaff Of life. You see, sweet lady,
you won't have all to say about
them.
why, by the same token you
might az we'll refuse to marry be-
cause our children might get the
measles or because you might die
and leave them motherless, or
might have my hands smashed
then they'd get no bread. You
could pick out q. thousand prob
lens more grave than ours-don't
pull your hands away-I said
'ours-didn': you hear? When
my mother died it was a bitter
grief. I thought then no one
had the right to have a child,
knowing that It could suffer so.
But that's foolish and weak"
You were 80 young when your
mother died."
"Seventeen-almost ready for
college. What made you think
was so young?"
II thought your aunt raised vol, {"
Raised mel What In the world
gave you that inspiration? Did
she tell you that? Raised me!
She stuck her face around for
about month and made things
generally disagreeable-then
left for college-if that's raising
me-!
What I mean to say is this.
Helena-you can't remove tho
hazards from life, nor. the pains,
The best you can do is to fit A
child to meet them. Can't you
do that?"
She ran her hand up, trying
to hide her face, for she could
not hold tho tears. He took her
hand away. you know that yoll
can. And, Helena, why don't
you think of me as well as Of
the children"
He saw the little movements
on the lips that were go sweet.
he would have kissed them. but
she shook her head.
Il am thinking Of YOU. David.
1 see clearly, but your eyes are
blinded with your feelings. This
VIII not always be. Oh. you will
come to see 1t coolIy-"
And when he put his arms about
her she held herself quiet and
grave against him.
1t was like this many times in
the weeks that followed. He grew
restless, then anxious. PerharSa
he was rnistaken-she didn't care
for him-but he showed This
thought impetuously aside.
One afternoon his aunt's stem.
daughter, Dulcie Hartrick, the girl
they had picked out as a nro1n,.