Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

know" she said. II suppose we've both
of lis grown up lot lately, Steve. /
always thought you we're just a kid,
before
L like that" he said. Indignantly.
I'm q. I'm two years older than you
are Trudy Ware"
"Oh. but wonaans always older than
a man the same age" she said
II don't know about that" he said.
You've changed lot, anyway. Gosh
loves a queer thing. isn't 1t. You're
always falling in love with people you
don't like half as well as people you'd
never even think of falling In love
with"
YOU and me both" said Trudy.
Isn't it the truth? Why. can remem-
ber-"
She didn't finish.
ssThat's funny" said Steve. Il say.
Tridy-were you thinking about the
other times you'd been In love, too?
was. I rnean-well--the times thought
/ was in love. I wasn't, really, guess.
Not ike this. I guess never VIII De
again"
Trudy shook her head.
81 won't either she said. II can feel
that" But then she raised her head.
I'm not gazing into nunnery, though.
why should you?" said Steve. He
sighed, a long. deep sigh. I DON'T
KNOW suppose I'll get married even
maybe"
$50 shall l." said Trudy. IF meet
some one / like, and he understands
how it is with me. and that III never
be able TO give him anything but liking
and calm. quiet affection"
YES" said Steve. That's just what
I mean. too We'll have to tell VINO
ever it turns out to be, though, won't we
/ Trudy? / meant wouldn't De square
not 10, would It? And IL would be pref
ty hard on them, If they cared a iot
and we-eouldnt."
Maybe well each find some one WIZ
| has suffered the same way we nave,
| said Trudy. After all. suppose you
/ and I aren't the only people in th'
world who've been Tilted"
| NO" said Steve.
Trudy went To the mirror, then, ant
! began doing what she could about hel
/ IockS. and steve cat down and watched
| her. She felt lot better. he could see
| and he did, too. 1t certainly was great
| having her TO talk 10. He'd been goint
around all day as If he were tickied Y
| death. and IL had been pretty thick
/ Trudy was-well she was sweet. He't
tell any one that This thing has
softened her a lot.
Trudy fixed up her face and her hair
| not, 10 be sure, TO her own satisfaction
| but as well as she could. And wheI
| she asked Steve If she'd do. ne jus
laughed at her.
You'll knock EN- dead" he said
Gosh, Trudy. you're better looking thar
Betty ever waSi"
"gtegei" she said. Don't be idiotic
Betty's a beauty, and look Ike TIA
! wreck Of the HeSperus today"
You do mott" he said, st0utly. "Yo'
look great. You wait and see, Shouts
think anybody'd be- in love with yoni'
She took chance, anyway, and wen
back TO the wedding. what there wa
left u it. With Steve close beside her,
They did go 10 the dance at the club
the night Of the wedding together. The
went off for ages, TOO. 10 talk. And the
drove to New Haven for the Har
ward game. and it got So before Ions
that they we're doing everything 10
gether. and. naturally, there was tall
What it came 70. mostly. was that
was about time for those two TO ind on
what every one else had known for age
! that they were In love With eac
other
They heard the talk, Of course, an
J laughed at IT, together
/ 1T just shows you how careful 20
! ought 10 be about believing anythin
I you hear" said Trudy.
; YES" said Steve "But-~Trudy-
t look here nean~yom know how W
talked that day AT the wedding Abol
8 meeting some one else and expIainin
! and eperything7 Well mean 10 say
J we-you and I've wouldn't have
: explsin would YEP Because We kno
j / already. And / mean -Trudy~~I don
love you. Of course, and know yo