The Washington times., 1926-05-07
Thrills Aplenty
In This Love
Story

be very unhappy and uncertain
about IL. She saw that he was
under some kind OF powerful ex-
element. His hands were clasped
together on. his knees and his
mouth twitched from time TO
time.
The Bitter Truth.
He turned to her at last.
"We've seen q lot Of each other
the last few months. haven't we.
She nodded, silently wondering
what he was getting at.
Remember the first time We
ever came here together? he
asked. and once more she nodded.
why, how could he think she
would ever forget that night last
April when they had come TO the
park and had found this very
bench under the lilacs?
The night had been white with
moonlight and the park had
looked like an enchanted forest.
Even now that night seemed a.
unreal as dream TO erthaE
night when Ranny had first
drawn her close to him and
kissed her and told her that he
loved her.
She remembered how she had
not been able to sleep that night
when ne had left her at her own
door, but had lain awake, shaken
and throbbing with the memory
OF those first kisses.
And many and many times
Rk<s.-sw~., hssaxfra f70fna
with her or forgot 10 call her
up for days at q time she would
comfort herself with the memory
of that night-Wl1y, she'd never
forget e 90 long aa there was
breath In her body!
"Of course remember Il per-
fectIy," she managed to say.
finally. What makes You ask9''
He was silent again for q
long time, while he ground the
pebbles Of the path under his
heels.
Hard to Tel Her
ooh, LordF' he said. suddenly.
putting his head down into his
hands. .sI don't know how I'm
going to tell you this
Peggy,s laugh rfppled IN the
rain like the sound Of q brook.
She laid one OF her cold. damp
hands on Ranny'g shoulder.
why, there isn't anything you
cant tell me. old boy, Is therelS
she asked. What have you done
lost your Job or something
Ranny,s Job, was q joke. He
worked FOR his father, selling real
estate for the firm Of JamisOl1,
Phelps e Son, on Fulton Street.
Only I never sell any, he
would cleeffulIy admit. When
4 comes to wofking I'm joe
re laughed now, rather BIT
No, / haven't lost my lob.
That's wished ON me for good. I
guess he said.
you've robbed bank, then,
or gone into the n1OyieA! Peggy
ci1affed him. doing her best TO
keep her voice light. She Was
blue and miserable all Of q sud-
den because he was blue and mis-.
cradle.
He eroaned. what I've done
Is worse than that. = he answered
A Change 81 Scene
He Jumped up from the vet
bench and pulled her up with
him. For one shining moment
Peggy thought that he was go
ing to draw her up to him and
kiss her. But he let so OF her
hands abruptly ana turned TO.
ward HIS car.
Come along, hop in!s he said.
roughly. wen go for skid
around the corner. can't talk
to You while you sit there star
ing at met"
Peggy caught her breath with
sharp surprise.
In All the years she had known
{ Ranny he had never spoken 70
her like that. What in the world
was the matter with him?
''I'm not staring at you! I al
ways like to look at the people
I'm talking tot" she began, and
then stopped.
Through the thichening dark.
ness she caught the look on Ran
ny's face-the unhappy. puzzled
look on it.
'sWhy should rase him when
he feels like this? He's In trouble
about something" she thought,
ana without another word she
climbed into the roadster.
They had driven along the wet,
lamp-lit streets for fully - min
utes before either Of them snoke.
what ais you tonight, Ranny?"
Peggy asked him. then, very
softly; i've never seen you like
this before. What's the natter"
She leaned close to him and
laid both Of her hands over his
gIoved one.
He seemed to Gag down low
over the driving wheel. as II he
were afraid or ashamed to meet
her eyes or even see her face.
Peg" his voice was muffled.
Peggy" I've done about the rot.
tenest thing to you that a man
can do TO q girl; guess
In two minutes he had biurted
out the whole story TO her.
'sYou know I've been racing
around with Fay Shirley for the
last few weeks, don't your" he
asked.
Peggy hadn't known. She hadn't
even suspected such q thing. She
had thought that he was 20 deep
| " in love with her as she was
with him, and she had gone hap.
PLY about making her plans Tor
their wedding In June.
Ranny had always seemed to
care for her. She had never,
never dreamed that he would look
at any girl but herself especially
at her very best friend. Fay
Shirley. Why. he had never seem.
cd to notice Fay any more than
he noticed the rest Of Peggy's
girl friends.
A Surprise Tor Her