Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
moon Of DELIGHT
tg Ma1QAIG1 Bell H0x4tose

SAY goodnight % him FOR me. SAY
Just got home.
Emmy Jean and Trigger rode home
in Kinks car. Emmy Jean they drop
ped IN town. Trigger lived next door
to Kirk. Great success. Trigger"
Kirk managed 70 say at parting. he
would have had the ride alone with
Juanita If they had not climbed into
the car.
He was alone with her in the dark
hall. Silently he caught her to MIN.
flrmly, thinking she would resist. She
did not resist Her kiss met his. In
the dark and silence she chung 70 him.
"Juanita--ycn are cryingI"
She shook her head Again she
kissed him. 'Good-by," she whis-
"0ood-byp" he questioned huskiiy.
why did you say fhat?''
Il don't know" bewilderedly, 1T
said itself, Let me so, dear. hear
some one moving"
You couldn't. The marQuesa's IN
bed. and the servants sleep in the
yard. Let's not 90 up vet"
him. I'm afraid tonight"
Afraid" his arms Tightening. He
himself was q little afraid That
word 'good-by" Had she really not
meant ftp Afraid, Juanita?"
She nodded I'm afraid sometimes"
What are you afraid of. honey
He thought she would say. "Of going
back TO Spain" But she said, "Of
you"
why Of me, Juanita?"
Because l love you; Let me
You must.
'Ill never let you so, Juanita.'
'You-see why / am afraid Of you,
she whispered You try to hold me.
II will be hard-beeause / love you.
But you can't hold me. I ought TO
have known that at the start I did
know. only forgot Good
night, darling. II you love me.
let me so. I'm 20 tired. I'll see
He released her. In the dark they
went up the stairs, their steps nsiseless
on the deep carpet. At her door he
kissed her again-gently. She was
tired. She would see him In the
morning.
Juanita, in her room, stood an in
slant. leaning against the closed door,
feeling Kinks kiss still on her mouth
Somewhere back In her mind moved
the singing thought that Ledbetter was
gone--gone before he had remembered.
Kirk would not know now-eyer-any-
thing
She put on the light beside her bed.
. shaded light that would not disturb
the marquesa, whose room was con-
nected with hers by q short arelsed
passage without a door. She moved
about, preparing to undress.
Suddenly she paused, hearing q
sound. Once before-Etanding with
Kirk In the hall--she had heard that
sound, sound as Of some one walking
in stockinged feet. Then il had seemed
to be In the upstairs hall. Now IL came
from the room on the other side Of
theirs--Nelly's room. The marcuesa
had a way OF walking about In her
stockinged feet Perhaps he sound
really came from the naarquesa's room.
Juanita entered the arched passage.
''MarqueSai" she whispered There
was no answer and she switched on
the light The bed was empty, the
bath also
Tuanita, who had done no more tna~
take of her wrap. stepped noiselessIy
into the hail. Nelly's room did not
open into the main hall, but fronseu D
separate passage Juanita, remember
ing the way, felt along the wall In
the dark till she reached that passage.
Nellys door had not been tightly closed,
and opened softly. It was dark in here,
but light filtered beneath the door Of
the dressing room beyond. There was
the sound Of a drawer being shut.
CTo Be Continued.)