Evening star., 1932-09-18
INSTALLMENT XXXV.

abandoned all work and made
immediate arrangements to take
~ her away. They would go to
Biarritz in the pieturesaue Ie
amusing people who were spending the
season there and, OF course, 'ney
would meet Americans.
Jean agreed to this, though she could
not be called interested. They went up
to Paris one morning they would
stay here few days perhaps Sean
would like to shop that always
pleased a woman. No. she had too
many clothes now. 1t was IN the RITZ
bar that her great soul sickness cul-
minated in the only thing she really
wanted to do. There were Americans
there, as always, voices that might
sound strident and over Wholesome to
Europeans, but to Jean were the sweet
est music she had heard since she left
the New York harbor.
change in her, saw that something had
happened Shall We go?" he asked,
and she nodded.
Outside, she turned to him with the
first request she had made since they
were married Would you think me
terribly ungrateful If I asked you to take
me home-back to American"
Darling. no! Not if it will make you
any happier. Shall we go now and look
up Sailings?
They sailed the end of the week. Vic
tor cabled Marcia that they were re-
turning. She met the boat and when
she saw Jean she was so shocked that
she almost betrayed the fact.
DR.. Junet had made reservations at
the St. Moritz and it was not until they
N1j nd IN
that Marcia could satisfy herself that
she had no tangible maady. She clung
to Marcia is if she would never let
her go.
Jean fell asleep and Marcia slipped
away to join DR.. Junet in the living
room
Tell me everything she said.
DR.. Junet admitted that Jeans love
for Martin was killing her. He would
give her up to Martin, if there was
still time and Martin would agree to
forget his impossible theories.
1t was nearly three weeks after Jean
and Dr. Junet were married that Mar
tin learned of it. He and Lillian and
Mr. Walker were dining at their hotel
in Honolulu.
Lillian said: Il had a letter from
Adele Clement this mornug-she says
DR.. Junst. married that girl who used
to work for you
What girl?" Martin could not by
any chance have thought it was jean.
She had been on his mind for days
now, 50 poignantly, that he could think
OF nothing else.
Don't pretend not to know-Miss
Rogers, of course. Adele said they had
a very grand wedding-their pictures in
all the papers, and they sailed for
France
Martin was a strong man, and en-
tirely we'll but he felt suddenly weak.
'I hadn't heard Of it." he said, finally.
Lillian was not encouraged over the
effect of her piece of news. She saw
that Martin was off his head about
Jean still, but maybe now he would
forget her. In the days that followed,
however he was moody, morose and
irritable.
For once life had beaten Martin. For
once he did not lend everything to his
plans. even though his way might be
the best the mcst sclenthc
You can't play God, " Victor had
said. No, he couldn't. He had made
a mess trying Now, Jean was Victor's
wife. He couldn't stand the thought.
She was actually his wife, and he was
realizing it now, knowing that nothing
under heaven or earth mattered but
just that.
AS much as Jean had suffered, Mar
tin had suffered equally. One morn
ing, no longer able to endure the social
rounds through which Lillian dragged
him daily. he turned the hotel topsy-
turvy in getting packed and making a
boat that was about to sail. And just
before he left he received cable from
DR. Junet:
Jean is seriously ill-come home at
once.-Victor
The long, leisurely trip through Pa
cific waters to San Francisco was sheer
agony Martin felt that he could have
swan the distance faster.
He called Victor long distance as
soon as he landed.
How is Jean?" he demanded, as if
she belonged to him, instead of Victor
Just the same-don't worry. She
will be here when you arrive"
Does she know I am coming?"
No, I am not going to tell her until
after YOU get here and I have a talk
with you-everything depends on that" :"
I'm going to fly. There's a plane
In three hours"
I'll drive out to the airport and meet
you. When will you arrive?"
Thursday at three. Thanks, old
chap Good-by"
The fact that Jean was back in
America did nothing for her mental
condition. She remained in bed, de-
spite every effort of Marcias to rouse
her She was daily growing weaker.
When Marcia tried to revive her in
terest in life. she would turn her face
to the wall and simply say, I am tired,
Marcia-please don't bothe--'
This continued resistance to her own
good finally determined Dr. Junet 10
cable Martin. He and Marcia con-
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