Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
EmTKENrH INSTRUMENT.

~ ATnEEN rose, gathered UP the
wen talk about you and me
~ later, Ken" she said. LOOK,
peopie are beginning 10 come
A for tea. And there's the dinner
Mlver 20 get ready.
she busted herself with the tables.
conscious Of Kenneth, disapproving, m
"a 49, lovs kenneth Hall, Cathleen
aslrsd herself. she did not know. she
had glspected that she loved Neil Nell
sen. Yet she had turned from him
quickly, without regret, when Men
fhat she feared and disliked had shown
her how impossible it would be Tor her
70 have any permanent and deep-seat-
"a love for him. Real love did not die
90 easily.
what was the bond between herself
and Kenneth Hall For there was q
bond and a strong one, Congenlality
n rairdsp was this the foundation
lipon which lasting love was huilts She
enent hcuEs with Kenneth, sometlmes
whole DAYS, turning the binoculars on
fhis and that phase Of life. Striving,
honestly and eourageousiy, TO solve the
r3dfles Of the universe. Usually there
vas & oneness 20 their point Of view.
And when they differed they did not
quarrel But maTTIaae marriage meant
more than mental harmony.
And what On earth would We live
on?T Cakhieen wondered. Kenneth
hasn't anything. Not even 3 JOB.
At . o'clock that evening MIS-. Hail
insisted that there wasn't another
thing Cathleen could do for her IN the
aRs kind TO my boy" she whispered,
untying the small white organdie apron
Cathleen had insisted on wearing Ike
the two mattresses in the Nook. ANY
thing he wants It is my happiness 70
So Kenneth had told his mother
that he had proposed TO her. MTG
Hail wanted Cathleen 10 know that the
added financial burden Of her sons
wife would be acceptable to ner--tnat
the qualification OF her sons wishes
was all that mattered.
shall We wander down to GYPSY
Estrellassn Kenneth asked, when Cath
ieen Joined him in front Of the Nook.
1--WE can get . table 70 ourselves"
Lets stay out Of doors" she sug-
gcsted, pushing back her damp hair,
s,lddenly conscious that she was weary
IA every limb snd al but stified BY the
heat
"Our bench in the parka" He was
eager, hlfrxying her along.
She felt sudden repugnance to the
place. After last night
Just the SPOT" she heard herself
saying. She did not want Kenneth 70
know that she had hidden there until
dawn. He'd ask questions. He as
snmed, naturally enough, that she had
gone last night 20 the home OF one Of
her friends.
they we're IN the park now nearing
the bushes that screened the bench. A
shadow. moving, stealthy. The man
with the sling glot2 OF course not.
silly. Only 3 branch novtng In a
stray breeze. Strange how, after one
terrifying night. place she loved could
be- peopled with feaTsone ghosts.
Kenneth drew her down beside. him
% the bench, and put his arm about
Wen barge down to the license bu-
geau tomorrow morning early and avoid
the rush" he said, his arm tightening
Cathleen thought OF the little room
under the leaves. the blue painted chair,
the flowers on the window sill. Her
oasts OF freedom. Her haven from
hands that reached for her, from hands
that pushed her about. She must get
70 that haven, to the peace. the safety,
the promise Of IL. One way or another.
she must set to It. Kenneth. was say
Neither will give us her room in the
Apartment, We can fix 1t up to suit
enrseIvesp
In Kenneth's mind her future was
settled. she was already his wife. How
could she tell him what she must tell
AlKa-that she meant to go on alone.
she must make the plunge. It was
che emily way.
zen she said, and dgey put Of his
enCiftling arm, u can't DO Il She
xeft rather than san the surprise, the
1ncredultty In his eyes s.sF can't have
your mother worrying for me. It isn't
1air. rd be miserable. WHY should