The Washington times., 1925-01-01
By Eleanor Meherin
The Biggest and Best Story q
Her Career.

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.5Ysr his face-knew that
z -. the wide. scarlet i lips
: wefs parted: But he didn't raise
tfs head. He was seeing a girl
: In cherry-colored hat and dress
with. a pale face uplifted to his.
eyes Itrelnulous, with a. divine
sweetness; he was hearing her
say: Dane, would 1t hurt II you
4and I should kiss each other?"
When they stood wrapped in each
: others arms he had felt bound
: and .eonsecrated In an eternal
oneness--then and afterwards. He
s had told her Of this.
The face before him now was
the very same; the eyes more dear
and beautiful: the hand in his as
: aim. Yet all that joyous Ger.
8 tainty that they belonged only to
8 each other was gone.
: He said, troubled: 81 love you
; As I did-more. II that could be.
But you have altered"
Il .sNo-I'm only older" She laugh
led again I'm that soft, mJrmuring
way. All the tumultous doubt
land wondering OF the past year
were gone swept aside in the real;
Dane was real-the swagger Of
Ibis shoulders, the laugh in his
eyes, were the things she wanted.
She glanced at the acQuiline fea-
lures, tanned like an Indians: at
the strong. full lips. She thought
with a twist in her heart: TITS
good you don't know how much
ssI care-mighty goodE"
She thought again OF Andrew
and her mother. They could un-
s5aerstand. Dear Andrew folding
his arms so gently about that
lovely, weeping girl.
- She said, impulsfvely: ''Oh.
Dane-yes,: do love you. I'm
sure Of 1t. Sometimes-oh, we'll
hut all that's gone"
q. 'You know you doubted 1t while
II was away? I knew you did.
Mora Lee. I could read It in
your letters Nora Lee. you
knought OF Max and Richardz's : :
'Naturally-they were around a
good deal"
Either one could give you
more than L"
"oh. hush-we don't have to E
think of that"
Yes, we do. In q few months
I'll have $50 salary. We could
marry then IL we were both VIII
ing to sacrifice -.
Dane. you don't know how
nuoh It costs to Hve-especially
Cor two people
: "I want to marry you. Nora
Lee. Three years is long time
Ito wait. It's been three years
since you promised"
She answered. troubled: Let us
have this lovely evening. Look
ssEhat lavender on. the hills"
3 His lips Strengthened: But IL
SOU loved me, Nora Lee, would
you want to keep putting it Off"
s'We're young, Dane. I wouldn't
put It off, but II we try to do 1t
:son such little wen only grow
ssnnhappy and wretched. Well get
into debt, and that's the most op-
pressfVe and killing thing In the
world. I know. I've been there.
II you were willing to have me
keep on working. we could man.
age. So many girls do. today"
& That's not the kind Of a mar
rage we're going to. haye-you
look at-the gloomy side" =
!. ''No-at the truthful side"
Lots Of couples get along on
$3.50. You'd still have the rent
OF your house to do with"
SCI pay for the automobile out
Of that"
YOU'D have to sell the car; Of
course"
Her eyes widened and q pa1lor
spread over her face.
He went on, needless: ''It would
be hard in the beginning, but
think Of all the happiness. We'd
have the real joys even If we
had to- give up material things.
.lA4d, OF course, it wouldn't last
long, for I'll soon be earning
plenty. Then I'll dump the
world in your lap. Nora Lee.
Then Wen get a real kick out Of
wealth. Let's begin soon. 1t
doesn't cost me much to live.
{ Nearly all earn would be for
you. can get along on almost
nothing-really. I can. And If
we were married I could do with
still less"
They were standing. her hand
In his. His lips frightened and a
: misty tenderness warmed his
eyes: Look up, dear Nora Lee
every night I'll play for you.
That won't cost us a cent. And
you like it, don't your"
The nearness Of his facets
clear-cut youngness, the sweet
ness of his mouth went into her