Evening star., 1926-11-21
With golden dreams. Maybe he'd

with golden dreams! Maybe he'd
Another thought stayed Lee as she
started to speak. She saw again the
cold. angry face of Kent's mother, the
mocking smiles of his friends, Kent's
own shamed and angry eyes. She re-
membered that Kent had always
wanted to take this trip around the
world--and wasn't it whar Kent want
ed that really mattered to her? She
reminded herself that he had asked
to play in her shining palace" for
only a little while.
.'I won't let him in for something
he didn't bargain for!' thought Lee.
and something very sweet and gallant
rose in her heart and looked at Kent
out of her eyes.
"A trip around the world she
cried, and was astonished by the AMI.
nation In her voice. How wonder
full, Kent or course. you'n go"
You advise me to do that instead
OF taking the raiser" Kent's voice
was very queer, 1t sounded surprised.
and something else-was 1t relieved?
.sOh, what's raise to trip around
the world laughed Lea queer
little laugh that broke on the end.
..All right" assented Kent. Its
DFOOdDLy the UCSLs tAlAtiS W 1Os - ~ ~
saw. Old Girls said that if was going
to throw over the job he'd rather |
did it right away. So I'll say good
by now, Lee, and-and thanks. It's
been a beautiful Summer.
He handed her on her car, and
rather stifiiy. raised his hat. Lee
turned to smile, an odd little frozen
| smile, at him.
.'Good-by, Kent. Lots OF luckr she
called.
| THEN she wass home. and telling
the family that she didn't want
any dinner; oh. nothing but a little
headache, that was all.
| Lee didn't cry when she was alone
! in her own room. She stood at her
| window staring out at the gray
stretches of sand. the sand on which
| their shining palace" had stood. How
| bleak 1t was now.
Anyhow" thought Lee. I'D rather
| have shared a~'shining palace on the
| sand for just little while with him
than a solid, substantial mansion all
my life with any other man.
1t got too dark to see, but she still
| stood there staring out into the dusk.
Downstairs she could hear the dish
washing, the querulous conversation.
the creaking of all the usual ma
chinery of family life. These came
to her ears as IL from an infinite dis
tance while she stood there with her
face pressed against the pane, saying
silent good-by to. Kent and happi-
ness and loveI Then Lee awoke to
the vague realization that some one
was calling her name.
"Lee-e-er' Danny was shrilling.
Come on down! You got comp'ny
Oh-h, Le-ee!'
Lee went listlessiy, not even bother
ing to powder her nose. or to smooth
her hair. In one Of the stiff plush
chairs In the strident parlor sat Kent
Davis, gravely listening to Pa Col
lins offer the opinion that you couldn't
believe all you read in the papers.
Kent stood up as Lee came into the
room.
Come on out on the beach
WHILE" he said.
Neither of them spoke again until
they stood there on the sand where
they had so often sat. together. Then
Kent turned to her. His voice was
humble and appealing.
Don't make me do 1t, Lee he
begged. Don't tell me to throw over
my job and be a no-account idler
again! Oh, Lee dear. you've started
to make man Of me--wont you nm
ish the job? I know you hate things
like washing dishes and raising kids.
but"
He stopped. Lee was in his arms,
and his accusation had ended in a
kiss. 1t was some time before he
spoke again
II guess we'u just have . bunga-
low at first, instead OF q shining pal
ace on the sand'r' laughed Kent.
.'T guess well have both" corrected
Lee.
Its rainin' hard. Amt those
young fools got any sense at alp Pa
Collins, at home, wanted to know.
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