The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-24

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 Don't you ever see David, Gar" she asked once.
 Not any oftener than I can help.
 What does he do?"
 Not much. Thinks he can write, but guess nobody agrees with him"
 Where does he live?"
 'Ill drive you past his apart ment some day and then you'll see what I mean when I say he's a waSh-out But why all this inter | est in David?'
 4'He's your half brother, Gar" ''Well, that's nothing to me, or to you. Kit.'
 She dropped the subject of Da- fvid. But her friendliness toward him stood against Cars scorn.
 David had been kinder to her 1 than he knew. He had done more to help her through a lonely event ling. He had given her new atti- ltude toward Gar. That it had in lit something of his mothers in- dulgence did not come to her. She counted only it's effect-under it Gar became the examining lover he had been in Bridgewater. He had gone with her to buy the Inew dress; after all, Kitty decided that was the way it should be. Do you like it?" Kitty would ask. anx- Iiously, each time she appeared from lthe fitting room to meet his inspec- Ition. Gar was prompt to praise or disapprove, speaking always in a Imasterful way that gave Kitty It, tie glow of pride. Finally his choice liked on a corn-yellow gown of ex- Iquisitely soft chiffon.
 But it was ninety dollarsl Kitty had gasped at the price.
 t'Gar, could buy two dresses for lthatr
 tStuffl You can have all the dresses you wantl Take it. Let's get out and go somewhere for Ilunch."
 I She had worn the new dress that might to dinner at the Country Club. She had felt gayer in it. Tub Iby had told her that she looked like a million dollars. Marge had ad- mired it.
 ''You made a hit tonight, Kit That's what clothes can do," Gar had told her afterwards.
 When Gar insisted she consented to a lesson in golf. She was not much inspired by it and she knew she was stupid in sensing what thc instructor wanted her to do, but il
 was pleasing Gar
 Gar had not gone yet with Red
 to see the man about the new agency. For one reason or anothe- their going was delayed from day to day He always had ready plau-
 si0le excuses, Red was busy ont day the man was out of town
 another.
 Frequently she sent Gar off with. out her, usually to play golf. "I'vt everi so much I want to do. I wont know you're away" shed assure him And she'd busy herself quite contentedly With Pounds hely she re-aranged Cars room more tt her liking. Pound talked about the
 country while he worked. She wrote long letters home
 happy letters. She wrote to Sally Withers, telling her of the new
 dress that had cost ninety dollars She did not tell Sally she had pait for it out of her own money. She had lost much of her feelins of timidity in the house, before
 Cars mother, even with Carol. Shs laughed little, thinking how, ex cept for David, she might hav' stayed on the edge of the house l hold.
 One day, passing the half opel door of Mrs. Frews sanctum ant hearing Cars voice from within she ventured quite boldly across tn threshold.
 "Kitty?" There was a hint o a inquiry in Mrs Frew's tone.
 might have been Pound intrtldinl
 and his mistress asking: What i it, Pound?" But Kitty managed smile. May I stay?" Unbidder
 she sat down on the arm of tn Ichair in which Gar was sprawlec Il She felt little shaky at her darin
 and instictively she leaned close t Cars shoulder. She did not notic the curious kindling of Mrs. Frew'
 eyes as they went swiftly from he so Gar.
 The severe simplicity of the roon surprised Kitty, held her attention It could serve an ecclesiast for hi meditations!
 q think it's very splendid c d hem to have asked you, Gar. S Kitty's attention came back to MT = Frew and what she was saying.