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

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pretty sure, it was he who
had walked her up, although
II she denied 1t, just as he
always did. How do I feelp Terrible!
You sound annoyingly cheerful"
at am he said. 81 don't believe
Kodis any good at breakfasts. How'd
you like me TO send Manuel up to teach
him something about the art OF making
an omelet?"
"Stop it!' said Martha. She laughed
but. there was q puzzled note IN her
voice.
"Ail right. But my mind seems to
dwell on food. Going to have lunch
with me?"
She waited a long time before she
answered.
eff you like" she said, then. Peter
do you know what you'd do, If you had
any sense2 Cross me of your list
right now. Go away-and stay away
till"
Don't be silly" he said, cheerfully.
''Romi's? Or-it's decent sort Of day.
Suppose pick you up and we go some
where in the country?"
"Oh, I'd love toI' she said. THAT
that's different, somehow. couldnt
bear a speakeasy today"
So, little after noon, he turned up
In his long, gray car that in city traff1c
could always be identified blocks away
because it couldn't be driven in high
until it got across the bridge, as rule,
and Martha came down in fur coat
and he made great ceremony Of wrap
ping her up. She nestled down beside
him, and they didn't talk at all as he
outskirts of Queens and came to open
country at last, with last weeks snow
I still white in the fields and in the shady
bitches along the road.
He was headed for place they both
( knew, though they'd never been there
together, 80 miles out, and he was ex-
Z tremely firm when she wanted to stop
at dog wagon.
"Peter-Tm starvingps she said.
You don't know what the :. word
means yet" he assured her. "Wait till
Z you've had 10 miles more Of this air.
+ Talk about cocktaills
IF you do IN screanl" she said.
"Steak?" he suggested, later. And
: hashed brown potatoes? and whatever
they've got In the way Of vegetables?"
Except spinachl"
. "Of course. temper frn1ness with
mercy. Glad you Gamer"
!. Every glad. Peter" she said. you
you're sweet. I thought when woke
. up this morning that ] never wanted
to see you again."
"Ttst," said Peter, sis so absurd that
It doesn't deserve to be answered.
On1y-you had about as much chance
Of never seeing me again as have Of
not getting ptnched If let that car do
its stuff on the way home"
"I suppose So" said Martha. "On1y
-" She sighed. "I am such O selfisi1
beastI" she said. and looked ct him,
very straight, with her clear eyes.
"Why?" he said. Look here. Let's
both be sensible. I'm In love with you.
And you-well, you say you're IN love
with Ross. I'm sorry. Selhshly-be-
cause want you myself. And-well-
because I think it's NOT 50 good any,
way. leaving me out OF It. But can't
see why you should call yourself
names"
Because I've Just made use Of you, -
she said. II started in the nrst time !
ever saw you've been doing It ever
since-if you're fool enough to let me.
I'll probably keep on doing Il"
"All right" he said, evenly. you
can't say fairer than that. Cards on
the table. II I keep on it's my lookout.
it seems to me; II I get hurt It's my
"oh, that's 50 easyp' said Martha.
''It sounds like sense-but 1t isn't. You
don't know-and do. don't want
you to be hurt, Peter. I'm much too
That's something to 90 on with, you
know" he said. Tits rather q lot,
Martha"
She shook her head.
NO." she said. cit isn't. Net really.
you don't"
That's to be SEEN" said Peter.
"Me-Tm taking a chance. I've got
sense enough to know it's big chance.
The odds are against me. Ross-
HE comes nrst," said Martins. Tt
IT'S q relief to say that somehow. Tack
knows it, Of course, and he loathes It,
but I've never actually stiy told rS airn'| Than
why don't you divorce Tack and marry
him? mean, that seems to be the
obvious thing. It's being done all the
time. I should think"
at can't" she said. For lots Of rea-
sons. For one thing, Evan hasn't any
money, ana I haven't enough to 90 very
far. cost him lot, Peter. And
then-it would be o rotten trick to play
Ynother'd never stand for 1t. Hes put
it I'D TO her. It wouldn't matter that
it wasn't his fault. Shed make him
suffer for 1t, just the same"
at see" said Peter, scowling. That
seems to settle that, then. Incidentally
1T lets me out, too, OF course, as long
as old lady Thayer hangs on. Wei,
tllen--there's another thing. you're
not happy. Martha"
Hap nSPP' She laughed. NO. I DOM
think you could call me happy"
why not?" He asked the question
bluntly. After all-?"
She looked at him, puzzled.
MY dear Peter!" she said. ITS not
q situation that makes for happiness,
is it? I'm in love with man can't
marry And" She shrugged her
shoulders
"And-there's little more, too" said
Peter. You're in jana bad jam.
You're In love with this chap. You
can't marry him. But that's not all.
The-1s more TO 1t than that. It's tied
up with that business about the man
at Emma's--I don't know how, and I'm
not-asking you, unless you want to tell
II: can't" said, Martha. That's one
Of the things that would drag other
people In. Peter. dear"
fright. That's up 70 you. Well, any
way, here it is. I'm in love with you.
AS far as can tell I'm going TO keep
on being in love with you for quite z
while. We're In the same boat can't
have you, ana you can't have Ross.
There's chance that thingsH break.
I'm not so sure you could marry Rose
If Tack were out Of the way--1 think
that's part of your jam. And think
you like me pretty we'll
"I do, Peter. I'm not in love with
you, but I like you better than any one
Good I'll take a chance on that
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