Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

He put an abrupt hand on her arm.
mo, Kitty, don't I was stupid to put it
like that. I ar very stupid sometimes, I'm
afraid. I'm sorry. Lord! L What an awful
thing this Is to say! I don't want to marry
you, Kit Cat Probably If I wanted to marry
any one it would be you. Butt don't, you
see believe in getting married until the stars
are al right for it. And mine aren't now.
Forgive me-maybe that's al nonsense, to say
to you. You'd turn me down m a Jif1y.
wouldn't you pretty Kitty? OF course! And
I'm just saving my face!"
Laughing, he gave Kitty q chance to laugh,
too. It wasn't q very successful laugh, nor
was the evening a great success. In her room
at last Kitty flung herself on her bed and cried,
and said 10 herself that she hated Kenny, the
conceited fool, and wouldn't see him again.
AS a matter Of TACT she didn't. Not for sew
4 eral weeks She woke the next morning
with what may have been belated case Of
fiu, and may have been Just fatigue and dis
courzgennent. Whatever it was 1t kept her in
bed two long weeks, and she was only able TO
60 back to the office at the end Of a third.
Once there, Mr.. Hopkins asked her TO come
in and talk to him. He was 50 sorry, he said,
but they were laying on q good many people
until Fall Naturally they had to choose those
who had been with the firm the shortest time.
If Miss James would care TO come back to
them in October they would welcome her. In
the meantime unless she meant to take a vaca-
recommendation Kitty hardly heard his
kindly voice. s.a1
Coming blindly out Of his Office she ran
into Kenny, who had sent her couple Of
amusing letters, but whom she had not seen
all the time she was ILL
"Kittyi In person! And looking so WE'LL
I think the flu was a fraud. Lunch, won't
you?"
She wanted to say no-and said yes.
Blacks grille again, where many Of the
Rrfa of oFS And
Kenny, as debonair as ever. across the table
from her.
Kenny. I'm leaving Hopkins & Wright
Leaving? Well don't know how the poor
fellows are going to make out Because I'm
leaving. too Next week"
You arei"
Eyes ma'am! Me- 1 had a confidential chat
with my bank book the other day, and it was
kind enough 10 tell me that am as well OF as
could be expected. So I'm away. Eight months,
at least, In France. And then home again TO
spring my book on a waiting world Wish me
luck, Kitty"
Luckl After an, kitty was only barely twenty.
Her job gone-Renny on to France for the
better part OF year, and apparently without a
thought Of her In spite Of herself her eyes
filed with tears and she spoke bitterly.
You don't need luck, Kenny. You've got It
But If you need little messages Of Godspeed
now and then III send them to you from
Clarksburg. MY mothers coming down this
afternoon, 10 persuade me 10 go NOME anu
guess she's going to succeed. I guess III go
right back with her"
Res1ny, for the first time since Kitty had
known him, seemed actually at loss for words.
He drank some water, and then hooked straight
at her -
kitty, dear little Kit Cat, +. You know
I'm frightful1y fond of you But I'm afraid you
know I'm pretty fond OF myself, too. Too fond
of both Of US TO get IN deeper water than I
think We can swim. And-Oh, let's not play
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