New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

been so friendly-so everlastingly
 nice to her?
 You're talking out of turn" she
 snapped al him, because she was
 hurt and resentful, and wanted to
 cry It's all right this once, but
 don't do 1t again. And take me
 home-or put me in a cab."
 For answer, Jack suddenly turned
 the car in toward the curb and
 brought it to a dead stop.
 They were just under a street
 sign. And all the rest of her life. | Honey Lou remembered the way
 1t looked that night. with the
 shadow of dancing leaves thrown
 on 1t by the arc light on the cor | ner.
 All the rest of her life she was
 never 10 pass that corner without
 feeling a thrill of the joy that came
 10 her there, that still and starry
 September night. Whatever are you stopping for?" she asked. Didn't tell you wanted to go straight home?" For one awful moment Honey Lou was afraid that he was going to take her at her word, and start the car, But he did not. and she breathed again. T want to talk to you" he said, turning in the seat so that he faced her. T can say all I want to say in five seconds, Then I'll take you home.
 When I first saw you, Honey Lou, l fell for you. I wanted you, the minute l looked at you"
 And l did you. too," Honey Lou answered him, in her heart. But her lips did not move or open. Her nervous fingers twisted and pulled at her handkerchief. as she Iis- tened.
 Then that night-when you got out of my. car-and wouldn't let me make love 10 you, I fell in love with you, the real you"
 He stopped. and Honey Lou knew that he found it hard to go on. It is not easy for a man of Jack WaIlack's type to talk about the love he feels.
 T was crazy about you. You seemed so different from the kind | of girls I'd always known. l | thought you were the stranghtest, l sweetest little kid I'd ever seen. I | even fell for your line of bunk l hn'lt ri man kiss you. Lord, I even fell l for that.'
 "Bunk?" echoed Honey Lou and | In the darkness she was frowning. 1
 Yes, l fell for it." Jack repeated | firmly T never doubted you until | that night at Angela's house, when | you smoked and drank, too. Then, | Of course. l knew you'd been string | ing me, and I'd been joe enough about you to fall for it."
 Swinging your" Honey Lou echoed, once more, "why, 1 had told | you the absolute truth about my self. Those drinks were the first ones lid ever tasted in all my life and I wouldn't have touched them. only Donegal said they were orange juice and Angela told me they wouldn't hurt a baby. I had just two-''
 You had seven or eight" Jack broke in, disgustedly. "Why try to lie to me? I know how many you had"
 "I had two!" Honey Lou blazed at him. Don't contradict me! I know what I had.' She was glor- lously angry now, herself.
 T suppose you think I let Joe Meadows kiss me, tool" she cried. She was tearing the little handker chief to shreds now, without know Ing 1t. T suppose you believed that story you heard Ann Ludlow shouting in the office this morning, reckon you want to believe ii. fou want to think beastly things about men'
 Her tongue and her peppery lit ,le temper were running away with her.
 Look at the way you rushed out ot the house. that night when Steve Mayhew had left his pipe there, snpose you thought I'd been let ing hlm make love to me, too, well. l hadn't! The only man ever wanted to have near me Is 'ou- Her heart swelled with pity for herself. as she paused. She lad been so true to him, and this was her reward.
 She pushed him away from her Nlth her fists. "I hate you nowi hate you now" she repeated rant1cally. T wouldn't look at iou' if We were shipwrecked on a iesert island together. Not if you were the last man on earth-T "ouldnt!' And she burst into Nild hysterical sobs, her head Town against the leather back of he seat.
 Tier face was wet and salty with Ter tears when Jack pressed it eack against his shoulder, and ooked down at 1t in the glow from ne arc light above them. Her mouth, with the deep curves that llways made him want 10 press lis own hard against it. trembled with her crying. Tears slipped rom under the jet-black fringe of ashes.
 T hate you now" she sobbed ,gain. weak Rut cha did not