The Washington times., 1930-09-09
CHAPTER 80

childish formed capitals, and
long, curling flourishes of the
pencil on the lavender paper,
that Mr.. Farnsworth was not
feeling well, and went right to
bed, and Mrs. Farnsworth was
to please not disturb him.
Cathie's cheeks began to
burn. Mr.. Farnsworth upstairs.
i'll, while she was kissing Cor
don, telling him she loved him
e. oh, why did she do it?
Why did she? Better go to
see how he was - but he
said he didn't want to be dis
turbed.
At least he might have come
in to say word before going
to bed without any dinner.
Nobody had any dinner "
sCheong didn't serve, LORD.
why not? Did they know?
Did anyone peek in the door?
ALFRED? No, no. he wouldn't
ldo it. He wouldn't do small
thing like that. But he
might have come in, and found
them. They wouldn't have
heard him. .
Imagination Scars
She began to cry again. Oh,
She was so frightened, so miser.
able. That was what happened
when you did wrong
But is it wrong to kiss some
one you love? To rest your
head against his shoulder and
be happy for just a little while
before you say good-by? It
would be wrong not to. You've
got to think of the one you
love. too. It isn't only your
husband
ooh, if my head didn't ache
30 much I'd think better!" she
walled. II don't know what's
right. I told Gordon was
glad, and I am Oh, I'm
fhe most miserable girl in the
world no, I'm not, I've
got Gordon-only I sent him
away p" I've got to get used
TO It But 1 can't II
can't!"
It helped to cry. She lay
face downward on the bed, and
sobbed stormily. While she lay
there, trying to cool her hot
!. cheek against the cool linen
pillow, she thought of the first
time she met Gordon, and now
She had cried, all alone IN the
shabby little room on Clara
street It seemed long
time ago a lifetime. But
it was just a year " a year
fun of trouble. And people
envying her because she mar
ried money calling her
= T lucky girl She almost
laughed! My God, if they only
knew!
Dreams Come True
Well. you can't cry all night!
Shed take a bath, and then
she'd feel better:
The warm water felt good:
She added another handful OF
jasmine salts, and relaxed IN
the fragrant heat. AT !east
there was plenty Of hot water
An this house. There never
was at home. It took 30
minutes for the heater 10 WORK
and then the water wasn't very
not That was one thing
about having money :. all
the hot water and bathsalts
Long ago she and Ruth had
dreamed about having things
like this. They used 30 fake
a sort of game Of 1t, telling
each other the things they
were going to have maids,
and fur coats, and real lace
on nightieS ...
There was real lace on the
one Marguerite had laid out for
her. It was made of deep ivory
satin and it had negligee to
+, match, Pretty" Cathie thought
dispassionately, slipping into it.
sliding her slim feet into small
turquoise mules. She caught
reflection Of herself in a long
mirror. A slim, golden-haired
girl in ivory satin and ecru
lace. and turquoise mules on
her feet. It was a pleasing
picture, and she stood looking
at herself for q little while.
Self.Approvel
She sat down at the dressing
table, and stared at herself in
the large fan-shaped glass. Yes.
she was pretty. Awfully pretty.
Fair.skinned, golden-haired, ex-
uNifsite. She opened silver box
OF cream. How nice it Smelled!
Like a breath from a garden.
Maybe it was this, that had
made her skin so nice lately.
She looked at, her face, long
and tlnoughtfully. It was really
q nice face, aside from being
pretty. To look at it you'd
never know thateit belonged to
q woman who had just. con:
fessed her love for man who
wasn't her husband, and kissed
him again and again.
Funny, to look just the same
4. =. and feel so differentl She
pushed the cream away. It was
q very little box, and it had
cost five dollars. Five dollars
of Alfred Farnsworth's money.
Everything she had, every
thing she was, was due to that
she was, was due to that
money that she had. just told
Gordon she didn't care about.
wen, she didn't. It had brought
lnar nnthing but misery Even