The Washington times., 1928-11-03

had tried TO tell her how he felt,
his words would have appealed
only % her mind, and her mind,
inevitably would have re5ected
him. He WAS q stranger, and not,
81, the sIirface, her kind ~ & man.
III her eyes he WAS ntlu GatTe.
Yer. despits rgtlinN ehe was
coming under his sway subtIys
re had begun to reach her IA the
old, primitive way neltEer OWNED
the significance of the alluring
bind that was beginning 20 take
form.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The twilight In the room deep
ened and Marian. reposiug COM
f0rtahly in the worn uphoIatAry of
the chair did not stir. so far an
Eddie could tell, she had drifted
into & light sIumber ana he re-
strained. with 3 eaaiilEe careful.
ness, from making neise.
1t was remarkable ia him that
she had, apparently. fallen asleep
under the magnetic touch of his
hands. and lle suspected that she
was only resting with her eyes
closed. e this were true. he was
immensely fIattered that she could
feel 50 secure and ct ease alone
with him III his darlxened house.
But he was disturbed lest the situ-
alton become no upccnventipna
that she would carry away an In
definite feeling of guilt. and 80
be under q future feeling 0f re-
stratnt.
In his enamorate state he at
tributed to her b finenees Of feel
ing that amounted. had he been:
correct to snohbiahness.
Girls Ike Bernice Veressi he,
Understood without any luysteri-
Gus chivaIry distOrtinS his SOM
mon sense, but Marian TInorndike
he conceived to be Of Infinitely
more delicate substance. She was
touched BY Il divine mist. ana 81
he made the slightest error she
would be lost to him forever.
That Eddie Regan was fired
with love for her ana that he re-
garded her with 4 heavenly re-
Gpect was absolutely clear in
Marian's mind: for the moment,
she did not bother to examine
her reactions toward him, but
she was piquantly interested %
behold his love manifesto atoms.
With scarcely open eyes she
watched him and knew precisely
his thoughts. He tip-t0ed In the
dining room and lie four candles
30 that they would not BE- in utter
darkness. He wanted to save her
from embarrassment and she half
smiled. when his back was
turned. with kindness at HIS
unsOphisticated respect Tor her.
He returned 20 the room and
sat opposite her quietly; she knew
he thought her aaleep. and she
could almost feel his eyes glowing
with tenderness. The light was
50 poor that he could not observe
the narrow opening Of her eyes
and she rested In perfect security
while she measured him, and
found his masculinity easy TO gaze
upon. There were appealing mas
culina contours in his weIl-prppOr-
toned body: his dark, virile hair
was free from the glossy pomades
of other young man; the hOny
structure OF the face underlying
the sunburn was solid and sym
metrical. She rested easily and
thought that It might be deli
ciously pleasant TO pursue all Of
this q BIT further.
A half.conscious resolve formed
in her mind to encourage him q
little. Thrilled slightly with the
consciousness OF her power, the
heritage OF her womanh0od. she
recognized an eifin and Eve.lilze
pleasure in seeing him so help.
less and enchanted.
At the moment she opened her
eyes. Eddie had been I'm the midst
OF a sweetiy anglIishing specula-
ton as to tho Hiss that resided
on her lips awaiting their first
kiss.
Sometime. unless the whole
world was all wrong. that deIiri-