The Washington times., 1928-11-03

Gus moment OF 1nexpreSslnie Joy
awaited him. She was probably
kissed BY other young men, he
realized he was not quite fool
but II could have meant notn-
ing "a her. Probably. Mhe had
kisaed lightly, fo0lishly. but Wlaan
his lips should meet hers Tor the
first time, the whole universe
would b born anew for both cf
them. It was q realization 20
poignant that Il became painful.
Ho found her wide awake and
looking &C him.
ibid you enjoy your nap9v he
asked smiling with an ease which
he certainly did not feel
haven't been asleep at al. "
she said, honestly. tive been sit
ting here ana thinking how pleas.
ant II Iii IN this house"
Again his troubl0ug conscious
srn0te him. = haven't ph0ned
your father." he said.
am glad you didn't she in
formed hina frankly. He would
only have been worried and am
quite sure, now, that am per-
fectIy recovered
''HOWss the headache2''
Much better, she told him.
But it's not gone entirely. I
think II you give another Of your
wonderful treatments It would
leave ana then you could take
me home" She smiled ct him
with an easy c0mposure that was
- = $3.50 ~ ~. $50. $3.50 &~a,,,.
bling as he crossed the room and
went around again behind her
chair.
TITS not comfortable for you
standing behind me ana bending
over" she said. ''sit ON the arm
Of the chair.
she stretched back her head
with her eyes closed. A tremor
ran through him as he sat on
the arm Of the chair and touched
her forehead with his hands.
with her head toward him, ne
was very near her now and there
was some vague, sweet fragrance
radiating from her body. Once
her skin was under his palms:
his fingers touched her soft hair,
and B slow progress Of torment
ing delight. In the faint light Of
the room her face. 30 near his
eyes, was like 4 magnet drawing
closer and closer.
She felt his body shake; q mat.
ter Of inches only separated them.
Tor the first time she felt her
self drawn BY some force that
was allen to her Judgment amd
common sense. Not consciously,
did she move closer to him but
there was q gradually narrowing
Of space between them. Eddie
knew he should draw away from
her but there was something
automatic, and too compelling to
be resisted, in their neaFness.
Her lips we're sIightly pale ami
he could see, under the satin
skin Of her throat. q little vein
pulsing like signal.
All at once he could wait no
longer. His arms went around
her shoulders and his face bent
until their lips were no more
than q single inch apart their
lips. suddenly, were pressed to-
gether.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
A tumuIt OF wild disbelief rushed
through Eddie. Nothing 90 ex-
uuisitely violent had ever bet0re
swirled around him.
Abruptly he felt az though his
whole nature had changed and
that he had discovered q new
inner-man within himself: the Ed
die Regain Of New FORKS noise and
jangle ceased to exist as an iden-
tity and another personality took
his place. Dating from this In
slant he could never again Be as
he were betore--he had stepped
into q new world where lIOye flow
cred all about him with tender re-
sp0nsiVeness.
you're the sweetest girl-in the
world 49," he nurmnred, half-cOhsr-
emily.
Was in the grasp OF exquisite
emotions, q swimming OF the
senses that sent his mind revolv-
ing ia gi6dY Whirls. He was nm
able 70 fathopa tns mighty. 90 Incl.
dence that had brought Them ~.
scther--rhe fnysfeEiTIos 5nte1lscinG
OF human sections that had exiled
him from New Kork's pavemenfs
and brought him miracuI0usly
Into this realm Of starry rapture.
In his arms, as he half sup
tomato creature Of response.
What she did was beyond the con-
troll Of her will-indeed, she had
made no call whatever upon her
powers, Of resistance but had all
lowed, In almost q trance.hke
state. the delicious madness OF
the moment to sway her. Her
body pressed close to him with .
nesting movement in a bewiId-
ering uprush Of tenderness. IN
his embrace she suddenly relaxed
and fell away, her breath fasr
and feverish.
Eddie looked down upon her
but his vision was ohscured by
q halo Of the senses. There was
in his brain only q burst or light
and warm throb. Once more ne
bent over her, but her hand
against his shoulder pressed him
away.
PLEASE"
She looked at him steadily and
very slowly he could feel the
spell that had been upon him be-
gin to evaporate. Rational thought
came to them both but neither
was Immediately calm.
'sWhy did we do that?" she
asked him, her voice tremulous
with mystificati0n,
lit was difficult for him to
find words. 81 couldn't help it,"
eft wasn't your faulti IL was
mine," she whispered. He could
think, only, Of three words: II
love you."
II shouldn't have let YOU" she