New Britain herald., 1928-09-20
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IsN NNNeNN "V ~ cradled his face against her legs.
 ''I should think" she told him icily. that you would appreciate the need of keeping your indepen- dence for the sake of other roman tic adventures. Why write 'finis' after this one?"
 She took his elbows in her hands.
 Get up please. Rich. Please. Come sit in our deck chairs"
 Once she thought he had gone to sleep. The watch changed. and men walked past their chairs. A bell rang. And, by and by, a little breeze stirred, so that she shivered in her dress of thin stuff. But when she moved. he put out his hand to keep her. And presently he got up. and found a robe. and tucked it about her.
 Its almost dawn" she said. T don't know what Nab will think. l ought to go"
 But I can't let you go. he sroaned. We've got to stralghten this thing out.'
 Fifteen minutes later he spoke again.
 We're going over this from the beginning" he told her. And I'm going to try to be truthful with YOU. Men are never truthful with women, any more than women are absolutely truthful with men. But l shall try to be honest. And ] want YOU to be as fair with me, Sybil. Will you?"
 "Yes," she promised meekly, "rll try
 He leaned back then in his chair. his eyes on the morning star.
 See, darling' He pointed. How dim it grows as dawn's pale fingers come creeping up the sky. Shall we stay until the sun comes up, and the last stars gone?'
 q don't know what Nab will say" she faltered.
 The devil with Mab." he nut tered, and throwing back his long blond hair, began his favorite sub- ject.
 The trouble with marriage" he proclaimed, lis this - there's no sense in physical attraction no rhyme nor reason. It's blind as bat People mistake a powerful physical attraction for love, and so they get married, and expect the thing to last. That's idiotic."
 Listen to me-" she directed. I've a few ideas on the subject myself. I quite agree with you on the importance of honesty. l be- lieve that if love could be honestly discussed, there'd be a great deal more happiness. think that every human relation should be based on decent understanding. There is never any harmony unless there is understanding.
 T was going to say that we bring all our little deceptions and pride full follies, about which we've builded all our lives, right on to love and marriage. And that, oi course, is disastrous. That's wh, marriage founders. Lack of hon. est understanding.
 You can't expect compatibilit, if you haven't understanding. Ane incompatibility is back of ever, divorce. Back of infidelity. and the thing that masquerades as 'crue1 and abusive treatment Back of de- sertion and non-support - back of everything that takes men and women to courts, to throw dirt, and cry for freedom. Men and women who loved each other.."
 When she stopped for breath he laughed at her seriousness.
 Darling" he bragged mockingly I'm the only man who's ever beer perfectly honest with you. I have thrown discretion to the winds. anc begged you to marry me. But Tn rot telling you, Sybil. that my lift will be ruined if I cannot make yo, listen to me. For there are othel women as beautiful, and other wo men as charming.
 But you're here. And I'm here And. oh, my dear. you'd search thu wide world over before you'd fint man who could love you so." Richard" she assured him sol emnly. "1sl sure you're crazy"
 Listen, darling" he besough her. Did you know the captain could marry us - here in the har bor?"
 Look. Rich" shrilly she inter rupted him. Moro Castle througl the mists. Over there beyond thu fog, Oh, Rich, isn't it thrilling"
 Thrilling" ne snapped.
 And now" she told him calmly I'm going down and take me , shower. so I won't look like a wreck And I'll see you on deck in IS min utes. Tn bring Nab up with me And we'll ask John Arnold to 6, dSlloIS NllQ uS-SudIl We
 Darling" moaned Richard, an' turned his back on Morro Castle there are times when I could sla] your pretty face. But you're goini to marry me today, so I'll hide m wicked temper"
 CHAPTER KY Mornings are dazzling things Il 1 Havana. The sun shone on castle and forts and houses of rainbow hue. It sparkled on the azure sea end the coiored boats that rode tn waves
 Sybil and Mabel stood at the raj | spellbound with the beauty of il And, when they had caught thei | breath, they laughed aloud for yer 1 joy.
 i Natives put out in boats to gree | them, and sailors on the lowe ! deck scrambled for little whit l cards that were tossed aboard.