The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02

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her face but all the while she
kept hers lowered. Now she
smiled: You could. A man
So can yoil, Chicisie. At %?
You can for you ala no violence
to your spirit
Her cheeks blanched as though
the blood sucked back. For sud-
denly she felt that Jake was GO
ing over all her life was weigh
ing her; her love and her giving
ana that he knew 1t all, even to
the words they might have said.
This was 20. for he went on:
fhere are some who are In
wardly hurt by such an expert
ence. They cant rise above the
worlds opinion. They're weak
and so they are crushed"
i am one of them"
Jake,s hand gripped hers. "You
are not. The pressure OF his
fingers made her vince so that
she raised her eyes and found his
flashing: You are not, Helena,
my dear. Don't try and stall like
that on me. | saw You In action.
Come now-what shows have yo,r
seen-What movie stars have you
"oh-why, you know,
what shows have you seen?
She looked at him, pleading:
Wilde and / don't 60 to shows.
We take long walks. at night.
lis 80 lovely down here, ana
you'd be surprised at ali the stun.
ming colors that go trouping over
the hills. love that"
And when were you to q !,
show. did You say? The last
time, ] mean"
Maybe a year ago."
Call it q year and 4 day. Hell.
ena: Tomorrow night we STEP"
mo. I'd rather ride with you,
Jake. want to hear about iona.
tnan-every single thing-and
ABOUT you and Janina--every one.
/ I'm starved for talk
You shall be filled. There's
time. Wen ride tonight. Which
OF the drives down here do you
like beSt?"
full"
And you know none of them p,
Again his eyes surveyed her, kim
ding and tender. I'VE shouldn't
have let you come alone, Helena,
dear, should we?"
II guess you think I've not
been very brave, Jake, don't YOU?
You think I've Just sunk down
and haven't shown any heart at
all? Maybe that's true. But
thought / should keep ito myself.
thought that was The. only hon.
Z est thing to do.Dp !. :sa.Ss i
''Why2s. NJ $50
"Ob--if people II. knew thav.
Wouldn't want me. But I'm not
going to tell any one, 30 / really
haven't a right to friendship.
It's like stealing. :"
Jake answered, II have great
respect for clever thief" And
as he smoothed The frilly collar
OF Ehickie's sport. suit he wills.
!. pered, Il could teach you a thing
ortwo about stealing. Helena
II looks as though I'll have tor
They drove through che Topan.
go canyon. and there was the
great wall Of mountains h, their,
right and the gorges, wooded,
seeming wild and black under the.
night. They climbed, and the sky
OF delft came near-vast and
silent with its mystery. Suddenly
the ocean was before them. all
luminous. the way the moon went
walking. like some magnetic -tant
queen, trailing robes of silver from
her shoulders.
Chickie gave a little CRY. s'I,he
water-Oh, I've longed for IT,"
Jake slumped down coziIy. max
ing a place for her with his arm.
You missed 1t, Chickie? You
miss home and all?"
oh, so much"
II had an idea. I'll carry il
/ out some day." He laughed. "I
was coming down here to- fetch
you with the yacht. Oh, 1t WAS
to be quite fine. Jennie and Jona-
than along. They'd like it.
Chickie. I wonder why you don't
send for them?"
."Oh, no; / couldn't do that-not
yet. Jake. Well, it would lie even
harder-I mean for them. Yes, 1t
would. They're just anchored
where they are" m
do you think Of coming baclx?''
Yes. but then il picture myself,
getting a job-away from Mont.
gomery street. Then some one
remembers about me and all and,
tells it. and you know how that
would be and how the YIlsrl would
stare; and things they would
think. I'd never never find any
path, open then. Isn't that .rue?"
For long while Jake was silent.
He kept his eyes on the water, his
hand clasped on hers. He said
sadly: I'VE don't always know
what we. are doing, Helena, +
want to ask this Of you'll such
a thing happens and you feel that
no paths are opened, will your
send for me2"
She didn't answer, suddenly
filled with foreboding.
viii your"
She said, breathiess, You're
sorry for me, Jake. You pity me-"
He, smiled u Maybe. Call. II
that. But I won't stand by and
see Life play the bully with you,
It's an old trick Of hers to. lay
her club on the white and the
gentle. Now listen"
And he began to tell her q
hundred bright Incidents; an old
woman who dabbled in stocks.
He gave her q tip. She won,
played another tip, cleaned up a
hundred thousand, then asked
him. Jake, the lord, IL he'd like
to marry her! Shed leave him
all her money
Now, II was downright hard
refusing the venerable dame; l
mean doing It with eclat--drop-
ping to my knees and pleading
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