Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

growing vaster, crowding out the world, BURST
ing across the beaten brain-obliterating en-
quilting the shivering soul in its moment Of
supreme surrender -.
The News Weekly began with the President,
Sam Browne belts and Civil Service eyes in his
background. After that, a blur of racing motor
cycles somewhere in the West After that.
babies in flower decked floats at Atlantic City.
Best part of the show" said Howard, hunci1-
ing himself lower in the seat.
Hello" he said suddenly Look at that
will you? These people work fast. Only hap
pened yesterday-about o'clock"
Malou answered him-to her own incredu-
lous ears, she answered him. How could they
get it-so soon?"
Says the photographer got there Just as it
happened" said Howard What mess!'
What mess-for Malou to look on.
Poor DEVIL" said Howard.
Poor devil. That was Eddie. Somewhere
there before her eyes under twisted agonies of
fuselage and wing. A wisp of smoke wavered
up into clear air. Men stood about gaping.
Moved here and there-pointed. Eddie-some-
where under that Eddie's teasing smile-the
sudden heart breaking sweetness of his mouth
when he left off smiling and his eyes began to
shine His splendid strong proud body i.
Eddie!
What's the matter?" asked Howard Don't
like to look at it? +. don't blame you
makes me bit SICK myself He added pro-
foundly. Il tell you-ths flying games not
any too safe, YETI
"Safe!' said Malou. She could speak-a thin
sound, small but piercing. "You don't know
what they're like" she said, men that fly!
They don't care about playing safe-they know
better"
Howard looked vaguely startled. Was her
voice as strange to him as to her?
or course-got to have your nerve with you
at a time like that" said Howard seriously.
when haven't you?" said Malou.
II didn't quite hear you, honey" said How
ard. "Well-what dye think of that for
back-hander Well played, feller!"
A GAINsT background of well filled stands,
the Army and the Argentine, at polo.
Ponies with stifhy wrapped tails-mallets whip
ping the ara leaping ball, a maelstrom Of
morse and-man flesh. No more broken plane
no more curious, Mortified spectators-no more
EDDIE! Gone-like a spark up q chimneyl
Had she seen the thing at all?
Howard-I think shall have to run along. :"
said Malou abruptly. She felt that another mo.
ment of Towards shoulder against her own
towards pleasant, slightly husky voice at her
ear and the scream at the back of her throat
would tear its way out. This has been simply
100 nice" she said, ''but-I'm afraid must"
waiting for the taxi, Howard slipped his
fingers around her arm. when am I going to
see You again?" he demanded.
Who knows?" said Malou.
III give you a ring in the morning"
Sne nodded, smiling. She could hear the
telephone calling shrilly beside her bed-callino
-stopping-calling. Howard was persistent.
When operator assured him the line was busy.
ne would merely try again minutes Later
When he was told the line was out of order. he
would nave 1t reported. Eventually there would
DC some one at Malou's door. Howard, as well
as another.
II you like!" said she to him sweetIy.
AS her taxi slid away from the curb she
put her ungloved fingers to her cheek Burn
ing cheek-icy fingers. She had given the
driver the name of the hotel where she was
to have tea with Allan Hayward.
III you're In hurry lady," said the driver,
wed better swing over to Sixth"
No" said Malou, I'D rather YOU took the
Avenue"
She and Eddie had walked miles and miles
ridden miles more-upon that avenue. She
thought she'd like one more look
He had had terrible old gray hat that he
wouldn't give up. He wore the brim pulled
down over his eyes. She could see the line of
the gray hat-brim but not the eyes beneath it.
Was it always like this when some one-was
killed? Taken away from you-all at once?
No hope-and no comeback. Did other women
suffer like this, trying to tear through invisible
wells to get back to where love was? Low visi-
bility, Eddie would have called it, Every
hour of that day had hung thicker fog be-
tween them.
People she thought. That's what
does it! Once I'm away from people-and
things-utterly away from them"
She realized as she went up the steps of the
high gray-stone building that her knees were
shaking. She slipped into the dressing room and
powdered her nose, made up her lips. In the
mirroT she seemed much the same. Eyes a bit
shadowy perhaps. In a second shading, she
made her lips redder
Allan was sitting in high-backed Floren-