The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-26

Well, it does" she insisted If you-if you loved me you would want me to be happy. You surely wouldn't try to make me stand by-by the greatest mistake of my life"
 He looked at her silently for a moment, then he said: l Perhaps I am considering Mer- riman a little, even though you Iapparently do not
 And it doesn't matter about me at all I suppose" she accused him fiercely.' .
 "You have always seemed per- fectly capable of looking after yourself" he answered unemotion- ally. ] She looked at him with blazins 1 eyes.
 You mean that live always let you look after me suppose" she storm med. How dare you say such things to me? III make you sorry for it-I1l make you sorry"
 Perhaps I'm sorry already, Sondra, Anderson answered.
 She hid her face in her hands, crying softly.
 You're unkind. don't under stand you. You've never spoken to me like this before"
 "Perhaps I trusted you before. :" be said heavily Its not pleas ant even for me, Sondra-to find out that I've been made fool of "a catspaw-" he broke off sharp ly. ,u
 There was a long silence, and presently Sondra whispered
 osI'm sorry, John. :. sorry. sorry"
 He laughed mirthlessly.
 Not for me, I think" he said For yourself, I daresay.-"
 He walked over to the window and stood looking out at the nar- row street, and Sondra watched him with tragic eyes.
 After moment she said, Well what do you want me to do?''
 zHe turned round and looked at her..
 z IFS not what I want you to do-it's what you want to do."
 What do you mean?"
 T mean that you've got to stand by Merriman, he's too decent a fellow to be let down; besides he's ill.," for moment he seem- ed to lose himself as his eyes rested on her tear-s stained face then with an effort he went on q suppose you haven't told him that you-that your marriage with him was a nistake?"
 She shook her head.
 I'm glad of that; we all make mistakes, but it's not fair to ex- pect innocent people to suffer fo1 them. Besides-you may. be quite wrong, Sondra Vixen you sex , him you may find that things are all right-Im not a sentimental. listy-btitf it seems to me ii vol cared enough for him to marry him, you can't have changed st soon" f She sat silent, her eyes cas- l down, her hands tearing at hel , baridkerchief She wanted to say l sIe Ahever cared for him, John } but she was afraid. Tt was he who broke the silence speaking in matter of fact tone !. once again. '' And now about you, do yol , want to stay here?"
 T can't afford any other place, s Why don't you go down to th' r sea for a week or two?' he sug
 gested. "A change will do yo1 r good, and it need not cost an, r more than these rooms. Merri
 man can't be home for montl '' or six weeks at least" }. She looked up at him with = faint smile.
 t i've got another idea" he saic o There's cottage of mine at tn o shore. An old maid of-of Eve
 lyn's lives there, but she'll b h glad to take you in. I'll wir ] to her if you'd care to go"
 T should love it but you've don ! too much for me already shal I never be able to get out of you | debt"
 ,s1 The tears started again, bu is Anderson pretended not to SC o them.
 'La think it will be the yer t thing" he said. '11l. run yo ;" down in the car' 2 1T Well, what do you say? Sha n we go down on Saturday," S If you really want me to-
 He laughed at that. T don d want to bully you into doing any
 thing you don't wish to do" d She raised her eyes. Don
 you?' le He let her obvious meaning pas