The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-23

Her throat felt dry and tight.
isn't it? Thrce-seventy-five over
the counter of the Novelty Shop"
THAT so? Humph-they make
those things pretty good, don't
they. It's own mother of glass
wouldn't know it in that setting
from the real thing"
After moment he said absently,
you like stunning things, don't
your"
WHO doesn't?"
But yet you say money doesn't
make much difference to YOU" 9,
That's never what l said. 1t
would make heap of difference to
me. only said 1 wouldn't marry
a man just because he was rich
and could give me all the things
I'd like. / wouldn't INarry a man
unless I loved him so much that
1 couldn't be happy moment
without him."
He nodded, winking: wouldn't
be very hard to love fellow who
breakfast, a country estate for
IuIlCIl anu d uLdLAlOIIu ACChLoSS All
dinner, would it,"
She sighed, but all her pulses
grew warm and quickened. She
said flippantly: May 1 take this
as a proposal. Red, you wistful
thing?"
You may not, fair one. This is
a mere notwithstanding the
depths of the crystal spring, as it
were"
"Then 1 can afford to be truth
full. suppose, though poor, proud
COILS like me find lies much better
economy. Well, I'll say that one
Helena Bryce could much enjoy
country estates, limousines and
diamonds. AS for marriage, how
ever, I'd just as lief dispense with
it for four or five years"
You would? Why?"
Marriage is the beginning of
The end. No more adventure, no
more gayety. 1t always seems to
me that a girl just goes down into
a tunnel to live out her days in
darkness"
Optimistic, aren't you? But if
she brings enough love with her,
isn't that supposed to light up the
dungeon?"
80 they say. But / think the
love light only blinds her, so that
she doesn't know she's going into
the dungeon"
He laughed and took the words
from her: Until she strikes her
foot against a cold, rough stone
and stumbles and the light goes
out. Then she knows what she's
of that tunnel today. People enter
it as they do gambling game-O
win. If they lose, they quit"
That's terrible, l think"
well, l guess your plan is right.
If you've got to go into a dungeon,
be sure you bring the wherewithal
to make it darn comfortable. If
the light goes out, at least therem
be cushions and chairs and grub
around, and perhaps diamonds to
give sparkle"
Within her an excitement that
she couldn't understand made her
answer breathless: II never said
anything of the kind! l never
once said l wouldn't marry a poor
man."
"You did, too! Humph, a girl
has a right to expect few things
when she signs up for life. Eel
low'd have a nerve to expect her
to sacrifice for him."
They say when you love, you 8
ache to sacrifice-that you even
want to suffers
Would you. Ghickie?"
81 don't know-Id be afraid to
think much about IT.
He had hold of her hand and
they faced each other, their eyes
mingling in long, startled glance
that she felt going down like a
silver blade into her heart. With
a frightened bewilderment she
found herself trembling, staring at
his eyes, his rnouth-waiting
breathless and hoping. She said
abruptly, with a little nervous
laugh. well, take a good look,
my dear" 80
IT did! A pippin of a look.
So it goes!'
They started walking down the
wet, glistening sands. Chickie
dug her toe into the softness,
sent the grains flying. She