The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-14

fa{rU and later tells him her n7ar- r11ee Co Phillips was . mistalxe. She declares she cares only for him. Jim trfcs to remain loyal to Gypsy but soee 1Garcia frequently. Gypsy wor- rles. She sprai1ls her ankle In an automobile collision and during the days while the sprain Is healing Jim i5 unusually attentive.
 Alan Crosby comes to sec Gypsy ax>d telsl her he loves her. JiIn's sa31vad1 interrupts the interview. Gxpsy meets Alan . second time Hs3d sends him away, telling hlm she tgYin love with Jim. She goes home tos tell Jim she has been cured of tl1e old infatuatiOn. He arrives and ads her to divorce him.
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 CHAPTER xLvI
 Gypsy could not believe that she had heard the words correctly. 'fYou want what?" she asked lean iug forward.
 n want you to free me. Bring an end to this farce that Is sup posed 10 be a marriage. Break k off. We both should have known better in the first place than to try such crazy thing. think it's time we became sensible--"
 "oh!" the girl interrupted him. fQh, see! You mean you want mo to divorce you. Go away. THat's what you mean. isn't it?"
 Jim nodded. tD suppose it would be better if you'd go away. I can if You don't want to. Reno is still the quickest place. Of course Til expect you to bring charges against mo. The usual thing-dessertion or tntompatibility."
 s.You want a divcrce!" As the xirl hreathed the words they were barely above a whisper. Its Marcia, isn't itg she went on.. 1xou're going to marry her ?''s
 SJim met her eyes steadilys r1hat isn't quite settled yet. It couldn't be as matters are. thought you'd be reasonable about this thing. supposed you'd see it was the best way for both of us"
 sSypsy's lips were trembling. "OA, yes" she said, trying to steady them. T. see that it's the best way"
 They heard footsteps and both turned. Matilda stood in the door way. Dinner is served. Mrs Wall lace" she announced.
 Gypsy glanced toward her hus- band. wen come,"' she told the servant and arose. Jim followed her into the dining room.
 There was the table with its snowy cloth and the gleaming ta- pers. Gypsy herself had placed the candlesticks. There was the low centerpiecs of daisies and pink aSkers that she had arranged. There was food on the table but Gypsy knew that she could not eat. Mech arically she sat down as Jim drew the chair out for her.
 As long as she lived the girl was never to forget that meal. Jim's face, darkly tanned, and his eyes avoiding hers, directly op- p6site over the mass of flowers. The eutlandish candles. symbols of fes- tivity. The knife in Gypsy's heart that was turning, turning 50 that she coulud have cried out from sheer physical pain.
 There was so much she wanted to say to Jim. The words tumbled tos her lips and then suddenly were silenced. Nothing could be said now. Nothing!
 Matilda seemed constantly at her side offering dishes which Gypsy merely looked at and shook her head. Was the meal never to end? Jim made an effort or two at conversation. He was doing it, Of course, for Matilda's benefit. 10 keep up appearances. Gypsy recognized this fact but could not play up to it.
 She heard him mention the fact that she was ssnot eating.
 sI had tea down town" she told him. How long ago that seemed now. Two hours? It was like a lifetime. At last the travesty of eating was ended.
 "There are a few things we rested. "I suppose there's less chance of being interrupted in the
 Gypsy nodded. As she stepped forward one nuttering end of the drapery at the side of her skirt caught in the doorway. She gave a little exclamation. Jim bent down and unfastened the silk.
 The girl stifled an impulse to brush her fingers against his soft. sandy hair. Sc walked ahead of him into the library and sat down on q chair facing the desk. Jim took the desk chair.
 "You want me to go right away. I suppose 2" Gypsy asked.
 "Suit your own convenience. I was under the impression that the sooner affairs could be arranged the better it would be for both
 Gypsy nodded. She was looking at the floor. Presently she said slowly, "So 1t really was true about Marcia after all? sup- pose when I was sick you were 1ust = sorry for me and that's why you tried to make me think you didn't care about her. That's .why you talked about going away for q vacation" g ,v"oh, don't bother to impute high motives to me! I don't de- serve that. We tried something ridiculous and it failed. Whether I happen to be in love with some one else or not isn't the question We made a bad bargain and I'm asking you to let me out of it."
 spn let you out of it," Gypsy told him. Will you tell me how I'm to go about it?"
 "You'll have to have q lawyer. I'll arrange that" He went on explaining technical details of the divorce. Gypsy tried to listen to what he was saying. Sc found instead that she was looking at the modelled perfection of Jim's chin.
 aTm afraid I'm not going to remember all this" she told him :. 1T think I'm tired. We don't have t6 let anyone here know about the divorce until after I'm gone. do we?"
 Jim said < that they did not, !, "About the alimony'--he began.
 ~I won't accept alimony! l